The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-16
IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.
See Fourth Page.
FOR SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

A NEwsBoYs LETrER.-The following letter was
received BY the superintendent of the Newsboy's
Lodging house, New York, from energetic lad
itself. 1t enclosed another addressed to the news
boys, which we also give:
PITTsFIELD, Ill.,, Sept 10th.
:. Dear Sir: take true pleasure in writing these
lines, ior they ind me in good situation, owing
chehy to your recommendation. / feel myself
bound to express my gratitude to you for your
trouble which you took to find me situation, when
went to your institute and told you all my condi-
ton. am most thankful to you for your keeping
me and giving me little employment to paint some
little things. praise that moment in which
concluded to seek shelter the second time in the
Newsboy's Lodging house. and luckily MIR. M,
from the Chidren's Aid Society, was there, and |
told himl would like to 60 West, and shall never
regret it,. have the best place in town in a good
store, and good board. / sleep in the Pittsfeld
Bank. The propretors Of the business where am
are the best gentlemen have yet, and alto
gether say have frst-rate place. Now, dear
Sir, as l want to tell the boys something too I
finish this letter with wishes for yours and Mrs.
oC's. health, and you may acknowledge me as
yours most truly, JOHN l.
To Mr.. O'Conor, Superintendent of the Newsbovs,
Lodging House.
THE NEwsBoYs.
Dear Boys: As take the freedom to write to
Mr.. Conor, have to enclose a few lines to you
an: beheye you all know me by the name of
Painter. Let me tell you now that the West is not
as some describe it's good country with we'll
hearted religious people, and as you hear in what
nave SAID in Mr. OConor's letter, that shall never
regret for coming out here.
The best homes are looked for, and | am sure if
boy likes to work he will be satisfied | wish TO
encourage every boy and girl to come out here,
and get good homes, and they need not live in want
thing to eat or not. So if you, and good many
others, follow my advice and come out here, and
you are saved. And now good bye, and keep we'll
ana follow the advice of your true friend,
JOHN l..
The DEBUsscoPE.-A small instrument has lately
made its appearance, which seems to be oft great
est utility to designers, draughtsmen painters and
other trades engaged in the ornamental and decor
ative arts 1t is of French origin, called Debus-
scope,lpossibly, we presume, from the name of its
inventor, and can be seen at the establishment of
MT. stone, Glasgow. 1t consists of two silverized
pates OF great reflective power, placed together in
FRAMEWORK of cardboard or wood, at the angle of
~ degrees. On being placed over small picture
or design of any kind, matter hi Y rough, or
whether good or bad, the Debusscop will reflect
the portion Immediately under the eve IN all Sides
forming the most beautiful and elaborate designs
and by being slowly moved over the picture, will
multiply new designs to any extent No matter
what the SUBJECT is on which the instrument is
placed, the result is marvellous there is produced
from the most unlikely objects-such as scraps of
paperhangings, blots of ink, leaves flowers bits of
lace, &c.-an endless series of new and really beau
tilu designs. The Debusscope, although of the
Old
friend the Kaleidoscope. The latter is a mere toy,
as Tar as any practical utility is concerned or at
pest IL Is merely suggestive of any effect likely to
prove useful to designer; there are no means of
retaining any particular pattern which may liter
ally turn up, until it can be transferred to paper
Inc DuDusscope gives the design, and that in such
a manner that 1t can be made stationary at plea
sure until copied it therefore recommends itself t
once as an lnexhaust1be source of new patterns to
draughtsmen, calico printers dyers, paper hangers
palnters and others and it is produced and sold
at price which brings it easily within the reach of
such trades we have no doubt that it will soon he
extensively used. Setting aside the utility of the
Debusscope altogether it can be made the means of
qualification in the drawing-room as a toy and will
doubtless soon assume its proper place. along with
the microscope and stereoscope, as a source of
amusement at once innocenta and instructive North
British Mail.
THE REV. H. q. GUTNNEss-The European Times
tells us that "The Rev. Henry Grattan Guinness is
to be married the I'd of October at Bath to Miss
fitzgerald, near relation of Lord Fitzgerald and
Vesy, and OF the Marchioness of Ailsa. He intends
to complete his mission in America and is to sail
by the Great Eastern, the 18th of October, with
his wife,"
Mr. Guinness will scarcely leave England by the
Great Eastern, for the Carmartken WeekIg Repor
ter says: awe regret to state that the iuspector
of the Board ofTrade has been obliged to suspend
the certificate of the Great Eastern and she will
not be allowed to proceed on her contemplated
voyage to America or elsewhere 1t fs reported
mat the main axle of her screw has sunk; and
there are other serious defects, which will require
considerable outlay of money to make good, and
there is every probability Of the great ship winter
ing on the gridi-on. This untoward event. tbouob
detrimental to the interests of the Great Steamship
Company, will prove a boon to New Milford as
the how OF visitors will still continue"
The Magnetic Telegraph Company of Great
Britain are now issuing small adhesive stamps for
ranking messages throughout their lines in the
United Kingdom. The principle is precisely simi
POSTAGE A
pe written wherever convenient and, after atfixinp
TIE necessary stamp, it can be sent either by post
or messenger to the nearest magnetic telegram
station, and thence forwarded to its destnaton.-
Ihere Is said to be liberal discount on these
stamps IN order to assist in bringing them into
general use. The multiplicity of the American
telegraph companies will inerpose a serious OBJ
stacle to the imitation of this convenient plan in
thls country, yet 1t seems if a conventional tariff
might be arranged for an effort of this kind.
ga LOAN ON CALL."-We know no tran 50 dan
gerous to men in business that technically known
oy the name of "a loan on call" 1t has a very
tempting bait, and is sure during every season of
catching large number of the unwary If the
borrower obtains a loan on time he is likely to ex
erclse some forecast about the method of payment:
II the time be only ten days and he has some hope
OF renewal, he will still look out ior the date of
maturity. But demand loan, like the sword of
Damocles, hangs impending over its victims head
III ne be ready to meet it, it does him no good; if
he Is not ready to meet it, twill surely do him mis-
chlef; Farther than this the day of payment, if
that be fixed by the lender, is certain to he an in
convenient occasion. The very pressure which
Will Induce the owner to call for it. will make the
return OF it more difficult, and this difficulty in
creases In even greater ratio than the pressure,
because IL is certain also to contribute to it-Jour
nato Commerce.
FIRE AT ITTsBURe, PA.-We learn that the en-
gine house of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad
Company, at Pittsburg, Pa, was DESTROYED by fire
at an early hour yesterday morning. At the time
OF the FIRE four freight and four passenger engines
were in the building, all of which were damaged
10 sucn an extent as to be unfit for use The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
A public meeting was to take place in Augusta
ua. on Saturday last the object of which is 10 ap
peal to the President to intercede with the Gov
ernment OF Honduras for the release of COL Rudler
who was captured with Walker, and condemned to
Imprisonment in the mines
Much fear is felt at the continued decline of Nam
tucket. Her harbor is gradually filling up, and in
consequence the whaling business, for which she
has been distinguished, has been partially stopped.
The inhabitants think they must turn their atten-
tion to manufactures.
Gen. Harding, wealthy gentleman residing near
Nashville, Tenn, has park of 800 acres, in which
are ooO deer, 30 buffaloes, and herd of elk.
The officers of the Marion, soop- -of-war, just ar
rived from Africa have been granted three M nths
leave of absence.
The campaign medal manufacturers in W ater-
bury, Connecticut, are making 76, 900 day of the
various candidates
Col. E. l.. Snow, the founder Of the Sons of
Temperance, died in New York on the 23d ult
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