The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-16
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BARNUM's, Jan. IL, 1860.

STRANGE OCCURRENCE AT a FUYERAL-The Chica-
60 Times of Friday last, has the following account
of singular incident at funeral:
One of the strangest occurrences happened YES
terday, at the funeral of Michael Guthrie who was
accidently killed the day previous on the North
western railway, which we have ever been called
upon to chronicle. The family of Mr. Guthrie
consisting OF wife and three children, had made
extensive arrangements for the accommodation of
the friends of the deceased at the funeral A larpe
number OF carriages and numerous assembly of
mourners were present when the undertaken Mr.
Berry, arrived with the hearse. About the same
time, another carriage, containing woman richly
and fashionablv dressed, was driven to the door -
The woman alighted and entered the house To
the establishment of the assembly, to all of whom she
was total stranger, she greeted the children of
Guthrie as her own, and they in turn addressed her
as their mother, manifesting the greatest low
mingled with surprise at seeing her The Wife
on the other hand, COMPOUNDED. She knew
not what to say, nor what to think of this sud
den and strange appearance of one who claimed
also to be the wife of the deceased, and wbe was
addressed. by bis children as their mother She
knew herself to be their stepmother, having been
married to their father in due legal FORM and in
Inc iull confidence that his first wife dead
THIS supposltion being now overthrow by the
sudden appearance OF one claiming to be that de-
ceased vile, the other wife began to upbraid the
children for not telling her that their mother was
living. The real mother (for such the STRANGER
was) assured her that the children were not to
blame, as they, as well as their father, had reason
to believe her dead She had deserted her husband
in the city of st. Louis, where they lived and
shortIy aiterward, caused an announcement of her
death to be published in the newspapers of that
city. But she was not dead. Leaving St Louis
she had lived in Chicago, not knowing that her
husband was here, until she saw the account of
his death published in the papers yesterday morn
ing. She had come to reclaim her children and to
behold for the last time earth the form of their
father.
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-The Chicago Times of the
1lth inst. says:
In the matter of an execution against the st.
Louis, Alton and Chicago Railway COMPANY "A cues
ton came up before Judge Drummond, in the
United States Circuit Court, yesterday involving
the validity of levy upon rolling stock of the rail-
way, as personal property of the company. Upon
amotion to enjoin sale of the stock of said rail
way company. upon levy made bv the marshal
upon an execution issued upon the Judgment his
honor affirmed The doctrine heretofore advanced nv
some OF the higher courts in New York and Ohio
that the rolling stock of railway is part and mar
eel OF the realty and is therefore not subject to
seizure on execution, except as real estate This
doctrine, he said, was rather new one and was at
variance somewhat with all our preconceved ideas
OF the wide line of demarkation between real and
personal property. But he thought it was the doe.
trine which would ultimately become the settled
law in regard to railways. This species of propertv
was new, having come into existence within the
memory OF most OF u.s. and presented state of facts
dlnerlng IRON any which the courts had before
been called upon toadjudicate 1t must be regard
ed in two-fod aspect; while railways were, in
one view, the private property of the companies
and operated for their private gain; they were in
the other view, great public convenience This
public convenience the court ought to take into
consideration in deciding upon question of this
kind Should the doctrine be settled differently
from what he had indicated, much inconvenience
would result to the public by the sale of such pro-
perty on execution.
The motion to enjoin all proceedings of the mar
shai upon the execution was therefore sustained
TIE NAyY.-The U. S. steam frigate Mississippi
Captain Nicolson commanding, is daily expected at
Boston from China. She has been over two wears
in commission, and had received her orders for
home four months ago.
The new steam soop-ofwar Narragansetts trial
trip has proved very unsatisfactory, her machinery
being defective; her greatest speed as only seven
and three-fourths knots per hour.
The following vessels of war are now lying in at
Vera Cruz: Steam corvette Brooklyn, corvettes
Savannah, Preble and Saratoga
The U. S. soop-of-war st. Mary's Captain Por-
ter commanding, at Guayma on the 10Th ult.
American citizens.
The U. 5. steamer Saranac was to sail from PAN
anna for Realejo on the 22d of December
FATAL AoCIDEST.-The Denton Herald of Satur-
day says: We learn that on Wednesday of last
week, whilst Mr.. Aaron Collins was engaged in re-
moving some wood near the steam saw mill of Mr.
o. w kughler, in the upper part of this county his
loot slipped on the ice with which the ground was
covered, causing him to fall with such violence as
to produce death on the Friday evening following |
Mr.. Coilins was young man, without family, and |
was much esteemed in the neighborhood
VIRGINIA PoLTIcs-On the 10th of February
next the Democratic party in Virginia are to hold
a State Convention in Richmond On the 22o q |
the same month, the Opposition party of Virginia
are to hold State Convention in the same city.
NJ. de Lamartine contradicts the report SO ex-
tensvely circulated that he intended to give public