The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-15

CONCORD, Nh, Sept. 13.-The Democratic State
convention met here today. After the adoption
of strong Douglas resolutions, the following gentle
men were nominated for Presidential electors -
Henry P. Rolfe, G. w. Shaw, Thomas w. Glmor,
John c. Sinclair, and VIM. o. Clarke.
BLoNDIN IN New YoRK.-The little Frenchman
gave an exhibition in New York on Thursday The
Tribune of yesterday says:
After a delay of an hour and a half, Blondin
assembled one of the masts, between which the rope
"a manila seven inches in circumference-was sus-
pended at an elevation SO great that it seemed to
lie against the armament, and went through a
series of those marvellous leas at which the world
has held its breath, lying out his back hanging
by his legs, and in swing attached to the main
cord turning summersets without any balance-pole.
The wind blew so hard that the acrobat could
scarcely keep his balance, and was utterly unable
to make progress forward. He therefore walked
backward over the course, concluding the per-
formance at o'clock The ascensiOns will be re-
peated every Friday afternoon during the season,
the next to be week from to-day.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST. JosEPH's ORPHAN AsY-
LUM, MA Child Ritled.-Last night about three
o'clock, fire broke out in the st. Joseph's Catho-
lie Orphan Asylum, at the corner of seth street
and Avenue A. The fire caught in the kitchen or
basement, and was very quickly put out, but dur
ing the alarm the children occupying the rooms in
the upper stories, about one hundred in number,
became frightened and rushed out of their rooms
into the hall. One of them, a bright lad, twelve
years of age, named Fitz Baer, out of his bed
room in the fourth story it is supposed only par
TALLY awake, and precptated himself over the
banlsters to the lower floor, distance of about
forty feet. He was taken up nsensbe, and terri
bly, bruised and mangled, and died about an hour
afterwards. notice was sent to the coroners of
flee to-day, and an inquest will be held.-N Y.
Post, Sept. 49,
NAVAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION. - Commodore
GeorgeW W. Storer, Commodore S. H. Stringham,
Engineer-in-Chief Samuel ArchbOld, Chief Engi-
neer B. F. sherwood, John Lenthal, ESQ.,, Chief of
the Bureau of Construction and Naval Constructor
B. F. Delano, have been appointed by the Secreta-
ry OF the Navy, in accordance with special act of
Congress, Board to examine into the condition of
the sailing vessels of the Navy and the of Civ
ing them, any of them, full steam power togeth-
er with the expediency of making such change, in
view of the cost, condition, model, and general
character of such vessels so ordered. They are to
commence their examinations immediately of the
vessels at the Portsmouth IN. H.) Navy ard, and
| then examine those at Boston, New York, Phila
| delphia and Norfolk, successively.
The season of the Springs is fast drawing to
close. The following is stated to be the number o
visitors at the Virginia watering places this week
| At the Montgomery White ulphur Springs there
are only rs visitors; Greenbrier White, 200; OLD
| Sweet, 300; Red, 100; Red Sweet, 200; Allegheny
100; and Salt Sulphur, so. The weather is yer,
| cool.
On Tuesday Charles L. Mewhall, of Southbridp e
Mass, fined $50 and costs by the police Justice
at w orcester, for sending fictitious notice of the
death OF oliver nj. Mason, of SOuthbridge, to the
Worcester SPY. The costs bring his bill up tc
| about $50. He claimed an appeal.
An Italian Journal the Tropatore, states that tn
number of professional singers of both sexes now il
Italy amounts to 1,73O. This aggregate is compo
sed of 4lO prime donne, $50 tenOrs, $50 baritones
| l60 BASES, so bufos, &c. In addition to these,
| Italy has $50 dancers, male and female.
The exports from Paris during the fifty one days,
| from 18th Nav to 9th July, are 6,0O0,000f more
than they last year, and from 9TH July to 3lst
July twenty-five days, 36l ,274f. greater than
they were last year at the same period.
The Norfolk Day Book says that the Great East
is to sail for that port the 18th of October
and not New York, as announced in the European
telegram from Cape Race. 1t does not state its
authority.
During the month ending August 81, there were
brought into Philadelphia by the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad 1854 49S gallons
OF milk, the freight upon which amounted to ST.
0lS.72.
The Cincinnati (Ohio) Price Current says: "a
remarkable feature of the trade with the South, is
the shipment OF cabbages, cucumbers and tomatoes
to Tennessee and Georgia-unmistakabe evidence
of the nature and consequence of the drought"
The American Pathological Society closed their
session in Philadelphia on Thursday evening. Bos-
ton was fixed upon as the place to hold the next
biennel exhibition.
During the sham naval battle at Cleveland, Ohio,
last Monday, Thomas Joce, butcher of that city,
jumped into the lake to recover his hat which had
been blown overheard, and was drowned.
The Lynehburg (Va.) Agricultural Society offer
premium of $l00 for the best drilled company Of
soldiers that may exhibit at the coming fair of the
society. The company must belong to that State
An extensive sugar refinery has been built and
Will shortly be put into operation, in Richmond
| Virginia.
Major Thomas Campbell, proprietor of the Vir
ginia Red Sulphur Springs, died on the 9Th instant