The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-06
POLITICAL,

POLITICAL.
THE DOUGLAS MOVEMENT IN PHILADELPHA.-Or
Monday evening mass meeting of the friends OF
Judge Douglas, for the Presidency, was held al
Concert Hall, Philadelphia. The room was
| filled to Overlooking, and to accommodate
those who could not gain aGmittance, meet
| ings organized at Thirteenth and Chest.
nut and Twelfth and Chestnut streets, at which
speeches were made. Ex-Mav0r Vaux presided
| at the meeting in the Hall, which was addressed
| by Joshua F. Owens, Ira C. Mitchell, Daniel
| Dougherty, and Edward Webb, Esds A series
| of resolutions were presented and unanimously
adopted. The first of these declared the right of
the Democracy to assemble and express their pre-
terences in the selection of their standardbearer
The second is pledge of unfalterinp devotion To
the Union; the third asserts the doctrine of squat
| ter sovereignty as principle to which the party
was committed in 1856. The fourth fifth and sixth
| resolutions read as follows
Resolred That we utterly repudiate all sectional par
tleS we denounce the nomination made at Chicago
purely sectional one BY resolution passed in its Con-
vention the prefix of National their party name was
deliberately eXpunged, whereby it that
their candid tie was sectional and national repre-
sentative In like manner repudiate the disunion
movement of William l.. Gancey and his followers and
protest against their admission into the Baltimore Con-
vention. We regard all dsunionsts as natural allies
one to the other each appealing the passions and pre-
JUDGES of one section against the peace and harmony of
the Union In the language of Washington is mat
ter OF serious concern that ground should have
urnshed Tor characterzing parties by geographical dis
crimnatons-Norhern and Southern Atlantic and West
ern; whence designing men may endeavor a
lief that there is real difference local interests and
views One of the eXpedients of party to acquire nu
ence with particular districts is msreprcsent the opn
ions and other districts You cannot shield vnur
self too much against the jeaouses
which spring from these misrepresentation; they
render alien each other those ought be bound
together by fraternal aflecOn.n
Resooed, That we heartily approve of the platform
adopted by the National Convention at Charleston and
pledge ourselves to the support of the
lected at the adjourned session at Baltimore.
ReSotred, That it is fundamental principle poll
ca Conventions that each delegate by taking his seat
ana participating in its proceedings, pledges himself
abide Its decisions and support its nominees and that
asmuch certain delegates who seeded Charleston
ana Others who sympathise with them, threaten
claim seats Mt Baltimore for the express purpose again
distracng and dividing the party, it will become
perave duty OF the Baltimore Convention, before it pro-
ceeds to ballot for candidates. adopt rule requiring
each delegate pledge himself to support the
as the only condition which they be admitted to
participate in the proceedings of the Convention.
The seventh expresses the confluence of the meet
ing in the integrity, ability and democracy of Mr.
Douglas and the eighth and last of the series thank
that portion of the Pennsylvania delegation at
Charleston who voted for Mr.. Douglas.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY-Two MEN MuRDERED-The
Vicksburg Miss Whig, of the 30h ult., contains
the details of heart-rending rencontre which oc-
CURED at Warrenton, between Drs. Selser and Bell
and Col. VIM. DeGrillin, gentlemen of high stand
ing and well known in that community, which re-
suited in the death of Dr. Selser and Col. DeGriffin
We have heard number of conflicting repor Is
regarding the origin of this sad affair, and have
tiOn. 1t seems that DR.. Bell had been
visiting DR.. Selser's house quite often of late
and that his visits became very disagreeable
to Dr. SIS sister, She requested him to inform
DR.. Bell that his visits were not agreeable
and for him to discontinue them which Dr.
Selser did by note. DR.. Bell in reply, sent a very
insulting note to him by DR.. Petit, and did not
discontinue his visits. DR.. S. did not meet him
again, however, until Monday night, when they
met near the show-boat Banjo, where S. took occa-
sion to demand an explanation for the insulting
message sent him by Dr. Bell. He asked Dr. B.
"what did you mean by the message you sent me?'
DR.. Bell then inquired "What message? ?" to
which DR.. Sescr replied: ''The message YOU sent
by DR.. Petit" Immediately after, Dr. Bell drew
a knife and inflicted two wounds Oh Dr. Seser-
one in the waist and the other in the neck-sever-
ing several of the arteries, from which he imme-
diatey died. Col DeGriflin stepped up and caught
Bell by the shoulder, for the purpose of separating
them, 1t is supposed. when Bell stabbed him three
times, twice In the arm and in the right breast
the latter of which entered the lung. Col. De-
Griffin fingered until about three o'clock Yesterday
afternoon, when he expired DR.. Bell was arrested
by the citizens of Warrenton and held in custody
until yesterday, when the Sheriff went down and
brought him up to this city, where he was lodged
in Jail. His examination takes place here on Thurs
day.
The GREAT METEoRIo SHOWER IN OHIo.-It ap-
pears from the following communication addressed
to Professor Henry, of the Smithsonian Institu-
meteoric vistations of the 1st of last month was
had by gentleman whilst riding into the country,
near Parkersburg, Virginia. The account is high
ly graphic and interesting:
PARKERsBURG, (Va.) May &c, 1860.
Professor Henry-Dear Sir: Having seen COM
muncation received by you in reference to the re-
cent fall of meteOric stones in Eastern Ohio have
thought that the statement of another feature of
this phenomenon might be of interest to you
About noon on Tuesday, the lst instant l was ri
ding into the country in sOutheasterly direction
from Parkersburg, when, just as l had crossed
small covered bridge about three miles from town.
looked up at the sky towards the northeast TO see
if there any indications of rain. The sky was
overcast with ieecy clouds, with the exception of
circular spot thirty five forty degrees in diane
ter, extending from point forty degrees above
the horizon, towards the zenith While hooking
at this clear space huge ball of fire shot out
from behind the cloud towards the southeast, and,
passing with immense velocity across this open
space, soon disappeared behind the clouds towards
the northwest. The ball was followed by beauti-
ful well-defned cone of fire, the length of which
was ten or twelve times the diameter of the ball,
which appeared to be very if not quite as
large as the full moon. The ball, which formed
the base of the cone and the first part of the cone
were of an intense white, while the part towards
the apex gradually approached steel blue Be-
tween one and half and two minutes from the
time that saw the meteor Judging from the dis
tance which rode) | heard an explosion like
heavy peal of thunder, but not followed by the
rumOlDg SOunu Wnlcn was Dearu as lar as CIarkS-
burg, eightv-hve miles east of Parkersburg on the
Northwest Virginia Railroad. The explosion was
followed by trembling of the earth, which was
felt throughout this region, and supposed to
be an earthquake at the time. The nearest known
point at which of the fragments of this meteor
fell is ten or twelve miles northwest of Parkersburg
in Ohio, and the most distant point is on the line of
the Central Ohio Railroad, seventy eighty miles
off in the same direction. The time of the appear
ance of the meteor was IL. so o'clock, Baltimore
time, which is twenty minutes faster than Parkers-
burg time. Respectfully, yours,
WIN. C. WELLEs.
TIE DEATH OF ALBERT SMIrH.-Albert Smith,
born at Chertsey, in England, May a. 1916, died
May %, 1862 in the flower of his years. and in the
very spring-time of happy domestic life. His
father was physician, and Albert Smith was bred
to.the same profession. He studied at the Middle
Hospital and at the Hotel Dieu in Paris and in
1888 was admitted a member of the College of Sur
geons; but he soon found that his vocation was
rather to "medicine mems minds than to heal
their bodies, and, after trying his pen successfully
on some papers in the Medical Times, entitled GAS
per Buddle, or Confessions of Dissecting-room
Porter he made his debut in London in lS4l as a
magazine writer. He led for several years the life
OF popular and prosperous "man of letters in
the English metropolis, but first attracted general
attention in 1852, by his original entertainment,
the "Ascent of Mont Blanc," which was first pro-
duced March Is, in that year, and rapidly won
upon the public. In July, 1854, Queen Victoria
visited the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, and con-
nrmeu ny ner royal appreciation the uo9ue whlch
Mr.. Smith had won for his novel "pcture-ecture"
by the humor, liveliness and descriptive force
which he gave to it. From that time the "ascent
OF Mont Blanc" became one of the "lions" of the
British Metropolis, recorded in guide-books, and
necessarily to be by all foreigners their
way through London. May 8. 1855, Mr.. Smith
for the honsandh time went up the "monarch of
mountains" and shortly afterwards conceived the
project of "trip to China" which he executed in
the spring of 1858. He was married early in the
year 1853 to Miss Kelley, daughter of the we'll
known actor; and having realized handsome
property by his various literary and dramatic
terprises, was just entering upon the tranquil en-
joyment of his income and his reputation. As a
writer, Albert Smith had few claims to a perma-
nent place even in the literature of his day but
his name will be inseparably associated with the
London life OF the Nineteenth Century.-N T.
Times.
The U. S. steamer Water Witch sailed from
Zaza, Cuba, May l6, on cruise. The U. s. steam
er Mohawk was spoken 22d ult off Ginger Key.