The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-07


there to satisfy you of the necessity of such az
your wisdom may judge expedient
The Hospital for the Insane the Asylum for the BIind
also have claims upon the State which cannot be disre
garded. These noble charities have right To sunnort
from the state They should be cherished and furnished
with the means of extending their usefulness and abso.
lutte relief to the State which should not dole ont IN them
some small stipend by way of getting rid Of an importu
nifty Their rghtful claims to public support should be
acknowledged and met in return the great good and
service they do the public o. ~
The same remark applies to the necessity of further
provision for the education of the Deaf and Dumb
Maryland sadly behind other States in this
anu pressing demand is for law requiring levy upon
and city for the support of this class of unor
Inmates. ~ VI "'
The House of Refuge for juvenile denquents, has re-
ceveu ad from the State for which it has rendered the
return in dvertng from the paths of crime
10 usefulness and industry, many who would hereafter
add to the expense of her Penteniary So prudent an
expenditure and such true economy is that which paws
Tor the prevention of crime that appropriation ever
MADE by the General Assembly has been put to better
berality in such things is the surest economy in the
end and respectfully recommend all these institutions
and their claims for such aid as the sound condition of
lie service require Va WIG pun
also submit for your information the report made to
me by John b. Alexander Esq, who was commissioned
10 procure certain documents ralang to the history of
e o5te IN pursuance of an Act of the last Assembly
passed on the recommendation my predecessor in Of
nee From you will learn the condition of this matter
anu from the report of Rev. Mr. Allen, whose thorough
acquaintance with the State records and archives
made him the fttest person to express an opinion Won
VIII see the state of these and the necessity and propre
preservation,
pupcalon OF the more important documents Their re-
commentators deserve your consideration and invite
your speedy action.
The last General Assembly provided for the building
ne proof place of dep sit and Record Office where i'm
d aoeunents and papers belonging to the State
couu DE preserved, without risk from fire, which, that
session. had threatened to destroy the State House They
also made provision for the repair and improvement Of
the State House, and for heating It without the risk of
fires within the building You will not fail to perceive
that these most desirable improvements have been made
as far as the appropriation permitted the os salts
factory The Hall Of Delegates has been greatly
enlarged the wing in which the Library kept rebuilt
he Court OF Appeals provided with suitable accommoda
ton and the whole building made comfortable and
convenient The Northern portion main building
containing the Senate and Executive Chambers needs
extensive repair for which necessary that you should
make provision venture to suggest that an ndisnens
able condition in such appropriation should be that the
senate Chamber with which so MANY asso
clatons and Revolutionary memories, and which is usy
admired lor the beauty of its proportions and decorations
Shoud IN none OF these respects and in way whatever
be changed altered that there should be only
OF what is useless decayed, in exact repetition of
the part taken away so that the NAV remain as il
was when the Congress of the Confederation sat there
anu on the day when they received again the
Republic. va ruehoc oi 'ie
The care of the State House and the public grounds n
now by variety of laws, resolutions and orders left to
uneTeht hands not responsible to any officer having the
whole control care and responsibility recommend ho
passage OF law such as prevails in every State having
Just prde IN the preservation her pubc I'm ldin
repeating existing regulations and providing for the an
of necessary watchmen keepers of the House
ana grounds by competent au thority to which ta
should be directly responsible for the efficient Jiscbar
OF their duty and the proper and good order of the
public property and making regular annrorriati
as no" hereior to be expended under the direction of the
appointing power. VI ''''
The vouchers for the expenditures made ont of tho ~
uar contingent Fund at the disposal of the Executive
are ready, with the accounts TO be laid before tbe
mttee to be appointed for their examination as well az
NOSE showing the use of the appropriated as usua
in 1883 for the reurnishing and repair of the
ment House 1t will be that this was almost entirely
absorbed IN the repairs which from lapse time and decay
had become indispensable for the rreservation of tb
SIDE walls and the building itself preferred to submit
TO the inconvenience of insufficient furniture in order
that the property itself might have more through rena
before many of them should be too late
Inc various reports and returns which have been
made to me- and which necessary your more com
Plete of the condition. detail of various
branches OF State service herewith submitted as
well as certain resolutions passed by other States re
Assembly ~ '''' 'e'o'e 'hS "eherai
have thus laid before you the information have ~
tne condition of the State and of the public wants Many
OF these are pressing and will require ~
cohslderaole sums which, applied now, will save larger
sums hereafter The necessity for these expenditures
which have to be met, renders economy indsnensahe
ana strengthens the suggestion have laid before Won
.a' IL would De unwlse prematurely to lessen the State
tax while such necessities exist That it is not relief
which takes OFF burden for moment, only TO impose
heavier one hereafter. When the good of the State de-
mands It, light one is cheerfully borne especially when
1T Is rendered that it must be- enable us TO keen
th respond to the demands of the public service and
the claims of public charity and duty 1t reourea
also to enable the State to comply with her duties of ro
tec!Gn TO er own citizens, and to place her equal with
sIser states IN progress and condition. in that great
Union forwhich she sacrificed so much which rerogi1s
anu IS oounu TO protect the rights of all and each and
"ch VIII continue under the blessing of Providence IN
work out its glorious destiny despite the idle threats and
VAN fears of those whose only safety within its ample
f' C THOMAS HOLIDAY HICKS
NoRTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH ExpED1r1oN.-A let
Ter from Col l. L. Shaffner, in the London Times
of December 18th, says:
MY expedition for the survey of the North Allan
NC Telegraph route, sailed from Boston on the Doth
u in una arrived here on the 11th inst, having
fnl lHr ccaI, Al
sea. wv - "
My vessel, the bark Wyman, sails finely, and |
hope to reach Glasgow early in November
Inns expedltion has IN view examination of the
route OF the telegraph proposed by under grants
awarded to me by their Maiesties the KING of Den.
mark, Norway and Sweden
nave examined this coast, and find the mouth
OF hamiiton's Inlet to be the best. A telegraph
caole can be brought from the sea into the inlet
through very deep channel with fine sandy bot
TOM. This entrance is so deep that bergs cannot
reach the cable at the bottom.
SIN Inc weather is very fine. We have no frosts,
snow or ice to interfere with our work have
seen enough to satisfy that far as this coast
Is concerned, there will be difficulty in bringing
a telegraph cable to safe landing.
L expect to sail from here on the next chance of
wind for South Greenland, and will sonnd the ocean
as go along will then visit Iceland the Farce
Isles, and thence to Glasgow.
Latitude 54 deg. 30 min, Hamilton inlet. coast
OF Labrador, Sept. lG
A MATRIMONIAL DIsAPpoINTMENT.-A cnrious fer
minatlon of an intended marriage took place at
Il on IN, Sunday last On that day, Henry
Greaves, of Mount Tabor and MARY MitcbaII ri
Gibbet street, in that town, had arranged to he
married at the parish church. The wedding marty |
met before the ceremony at the Spotted Cow Inn. |
olooet street, and proceeded thence towards she
church. When they had arrived at an inn named |
the Ring of Bells the bride found fault with her
intended husband for not having his shoes clean
Ihey, however, still pursued the Journey, but SO |
shocked was she on going along the aisle of the
church in company with the dirty boots that she |
renewed her complaints and setting at defiance all
remopstrance left the church and refused To he |
married; Dinner had been provided for sixteen
ana Tea lot twenty. After the return of the we'd
ding party, the proportion of expenses to be borne
by each party formed further topic of disnutn |
ne disappointed bridegroom refused to paw anv-
thing unless he had the ring, which cost him los
returned, and then declined to contribute more
than one-half. The final issue will probable have
to be decided in court of law.
DEATH OF AN ADVENTUROUS TRoJAN-James Len
non, well-known character, died in TROY n Y
on the LIST inst, aged upwards of so wears He was
a natve OF Armagh, in the north of Ireland, and |
resided there until 1907, when he enlisted in the
british army then recruiting for Spain He went |
TO the peninsula at the very commencement of the |
war, and continued to participate in the tolls the
mlstortunes and the glories the British campaion
nht the last French soldier was driven across the
Pyrenees, and finally witnessed the surrender of |
the French at Toulouse. He retreated with Sir |
Jonn Moore upon Corunna, and was present at the |
midnight burial of that gallant chief When Wei |
ilngton came to take the command, he partcinated |
In all those successes which conferred such INDY |
ing glory upon the British name. He was ct Tai |
avera, Badajoz, Salamanca, and at the stormino Of
St Sebastian. When tina British army was reieas |
ed by the surrender of Toulouse Lemons regiment
was ordered to Canada and be thus escaped the |
honors and dangers of the field of Waterloo. He |
lett the armynot long after his arrival in Canada
and soon after became resident in Troy lie has |
resided here about forty years, and labored dill
gently as masons helper Troy arena, Jan, A.
-, SPIRIT OF SOUTHERN LADIEs.-A correspondent Of
the Montgomery (Ala) Adrertiser, relates the fol-
"Iouching the question of Southern rights, l
was recently conVersing with young lady of this
country, noted for good sense and originality,
VINO was earnest and eloquent in praise of the pa.
trlotc resolutions adopted by the ladies of Rich
mona, that they would not wear any articles of
dress manufactured at, or bought from the North:
tnat sooner than do so, they would learn to weave
cloth with the old fashioned loom, &C. l. of course
agreed with my young lady friend in every thing +
sne sad; but was Il must confessl rather puzzled
to know what the dear ladies would do for "b-ps"
so rather bashfully asked the question: "Wbnt
lctH you do for steel and rass?' Imagine nv dis
comfture at her characteristic and patriotic repy
" White Oak splits foreveri" Let the Virginia Ia
dies take courage!
How PAIR BRIGHT EYES CAUSED You've
NJ AN TO BE Posted AS A DEFAULTER.-The Cincn
natl Enquirer OF Wednesday, says: In our issue of