The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-17

THE SUMNER CRUISE OF THE PRACrcE-SHIp Ply
MoUTH.-Commander Craven's official report of the
summer cruise of the practice-ship Plymouth has
been received at the Navy Department. The only
point of special interest is his notice of David's
boatlowering and detaching apparatus. The re-
port saws: "The cry of 'man overheard was given
when the ship was going at the rate of eight knots
the lifebuoy was let go, boat was lowered, the
ship brought to, the body picked up, the boat
brought alongside again and hoisted up in her
place, the ship filled away and was standing her
course under full sail in minutes and twenty
seconds from the time the first alarm given"
The report further shows that the life-boat was
loosed from her grippings, lowered and detached in
twenty-five seconds, without arresting the headway
of the vessel. The boat was drawn up and secured
again in one minute.
NJ. BERGER, BILLIARD PLAYER.-M. Berger
gave an exhibition of his wonderful skill in playing
billiards at Phelan's billiard room, New York,
Friday evening. As on previous occasions, he
played on his own table. About one hundred spec
tators were present, and many Others were unable
to obtain admittance, owing to the smaness of the
ROOM After making few remarks, in course Of
which he asked indulgence on account of the
dampness of the weather, NJ. Berger commenced
to play. He made ball 90 round hat and jump
over it, caroming each time on another ball His
skill in drawing the balls was wonderful display
ed at that time. Most of the time be held his cue
perpendicularly instead of horizontally as is the
prevailing method here.
After NJ. Berger had concluded, he and Mr. Phe-
Il
the defeat of the latter by 80 points out of 100.
PRIZE FlGHr ON SUNDAY.-A prize fight came off
on Sunday morning last at point between Bulls
Ferry and Pleasant Valley, near New York city.
The cOmbatants were two bruiSers named Dunkirk
and Malloy. The nominal stakes were Sl25 side.
The combatants and their parties reached the
ground selected by the umpire at an early hour in
the forenoon; ring was quickly formed, the men
stripped and the fighting commenced. The fight
lasted fifty five minutes. At the expiration of that
time, in the 37th round, the battle was decided in
favor of Malloy, Dunkirk having struck foul
blow. At the conclusion of the fight, Malloy
showed the worst punishment Dunkrk having
fought altogether for the head, while Malloy struck
body blows, which proved comparatively harmless.
The affair passed off very quietly, the police having
received no intimation of its occurrence.
The MoRMoXs.-The New York Times says
Judging from the accounts which reach us from
Utah, Brigham Young has very little idea at the
present time of leaving the valley of the Great Salt
Lake with his followers, even for the more genial
climate of Polvnesian or an East Indian Island.
In fact revival of the old Mormon spirit seems to
be going forward, which is likely to lead to more
firm establishment the Saints in that region than
ever before. The Tabernacle, which for some time
after the advent of the United States troops re-
manned closed, has recently been once more opened
for public worship, and Brigh hims elf harangues
the people two or three times every Sabbath. Mis-
sionarles are also being sent out to Europe and
other countries among whom is the celebrated FL
der Urson Pratt.
Baron Renfrew, in speaking of the fremen
torchlight procession in New York on Saturday
nght, said that in no country had he witnessed an
exhibition of like character at all to be compared
withit.
A late letter from the United States Commission
of Pensions says there are now but eighty nine