The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-19

adopted.-The Branch adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon at O'clock.
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The ROBBERY OF THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY
The New York Post, Of Tuesday evening, gives the
following particulars Of the robbery of the Adams
Express Company, on the New York and New Ia-
ven Railroad, on Monday night:
Last night, shortly after the New York and Bns
ton train left New Haven, the agent in CHARGE of
the express safes and packages OF the Adams Com
pany left the room where he was stationed and
visited the mail room adjoining, against the under
stood rules of the company. During his absence
an iron safe, weighing about one hundred and siytv
pounds, and containing sixteen thousand dollars
was thrown from the by some PARTIES at present
unknown. 1t is presumed that the theft was ac-
compshed by persons who have been passing up
and down the road for some months watching for
the opportunity to abstract the vaIuabes This
opportunity would not have occurred had the
agent remained at his post. The cxpress-room is
built In the forepart Of the baggage-car, and has
three doors; one upon each side and one leading
out upon the forward platform. A passagc-Way
connects with the baggage-rOom in the rear of the
car, and between the two is the mairoOm. The
parties, who were undoubtedly on the watch, mirht
have approached the safe from either the front or
rear platform, but it is almost a certainty that
1t was thrown either from the front or side door
The agent did not discover his loss until the train
had reached FOrty-seCond street, in this citv He
IS, however, sure that he noticed the safe at New
ihdNth- L he lblOWlnn Is q list OF the prOUPTtN
contained IN the safe far known furnished us
Dv Mr. John lloey: Ten $500 bills of the Atlantic
Bank OF Boston. $4,000 in bills, newly issued
from the Langdon Bank of Dover, New HAMPSHIRE
number OF notes Of various amounts. Three
coupons, of S25 each of the Bank of Cgmmrrcn
New 1ork. Notes belonging to Rathbone Brothers
end some smaller amounts in money. It is the
opinion OF the officers of the company that The saf,
was buried Immediately; at any rate, the thieves
will find hard work to get rid of the notns # thar
should dare to bring thnm forth
nave tins morning paid the amounts called for in
the various receipts, so that their customers do not
lose even by delay. The most strenuous efforts
will OF course, be made to detect the perpetrators
of this bold robbery.
INSPECTION OF THE UNITED STATES STEAMER GER
MANTOWN.-Thc official inspection always held on
man ot-war vessel for cruise, took place on the
United States steamer Germantown, at Norfolk
on Saturday last. The Argus says that the crew
was thoroughly exercised in all the disciplinary
regulations of the service. The call to general
quarters or the exercises at the great guns shift
ing OF the breeching and trucks, removing and re-
placing cannon, loading, priming, and the quick
ana deafenlng roar OF the heavy ordnance, aston
ished many who witnessed the exciting and noisy
scene; and when all hands, with swords pixies pis-
tolls, muskets, &c, called by the trumpet
tones of the commander and the sharp and start
ling sound OF the rattle, to repel a supposed at
tempt to board the ship, the was such as can
be better imagined than described, and gave an
idea OF terocious onslaught, and real, bloody
battle by brawny and powerful arms and brave
warriors of the deep, that almost caused general
shout of victory from those who were so fortunate
as to be spectators of the bclligcrent exercise.
Heavy boarding boats. huge rigging, and all
the varied paraphernaia of a battle-ship were
handled with a readiness that showed the most
thorough and strict discipline and skill.
QUESTION FOR LAwYERs.-The Savannah Re
publican of the l4th says, nice question in law is
about to grow out of the finding Of thirty thou
sand dollars of the money stolen from the Marine
Bank Agency at Columbus. Ii seems that ne
gro, in crossing a small ditch, over which planks
were laid, saw the end of newspaper projecting
from under them. His curiosity was excited, and,
pulling the paper out, he discovered more money
than his mind ever conceived the world contained
Honest Sambo brought the matter to light, and
now the reward is claimed by both his hirer and
owner, and the bank will pay neither until the
question of right is decided Who shall have il 4?
We say, Sambo. The law will doubtless say some
body else, most probably the person who hires him
andpays his owner for his services
The PERUVIAN GIANTs-MoRE EyInEyCE.-We
noticed short time since the finding of the remains
of human head, of an enormous size, in a lot OF
Peruvian guano at Petersburg, Va. The Norfolk
Dag Book, of Tuesday, says that in n lot of that
fertilizer received at that port has been found the
vertebra of human being, about twice the usual
size of that portion of the human frame to be found
in those now living, which shows that race of
men vi size once lunaDted tnat part
of the world The same paper adds that various
bones of extraordinary size have been found, and
in all cases pronounced human. The presumption
is that the wOrkmen have struck burial ground
of some race OF giants and are exhuminp them for
the benefit of agriculture.
GREAT DAMAGE DoNG BY WATER AT A FRE.-Tbc
Philadelphia american of yesterday says that one
of the most scandaous outrages ever perpetrated
was the reckless damage inflicted upon the prop-
erty of Messrs. Bucknor, McCammon & Co., tobac-
-, Nj,
Sunday last. by theft and water, the stock of the
firm is damaged to the extent of somewhere about
100000 When take into consideration SAYS
the same paper, the fact that the firm did not sus-
tain single dollar of damages by fire, the case will
appear in its true light-an outrage beyond extern
uation. The Chief Engineer yesterday suspended
four of the steamers engaged in drowning out the
building. The Northern Liberty. America, Good
Will Hose and Delaware are the companies sus-
pended.
A MAN BURIED IN A WELL.-A sad accident oc.
CURED at the town of dundee, near Chicago. on
Wednesday last. A farmer, named Bullard, sent
one OF his laborers down into we'll on his premises
to examine its condition. He lowered the man
down in bucket and the latter found stone loose
in the siding. He informed Mr.. Bullard and asked
him II he should take it out. Mr.. Bullard replied
that he had better not but the man misunder-
standing him, wrenched it out from its place,
causing the whole mass of brick and stone with
which the well was surrounded to cave in. As
sistance was seLt for, and large number of men
commenced instantly to remove the rubbish, but
the unfortunate man was dead before they could
get him out.
BEECnER AND HIS TRUsTEEs.-Previous to his ser
mon on Sunday morning the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher made statement in relation to the remarks
he had made on the previous Sabbath in reference
to the refusal OF the trustees of Plymouth church
to grant the use of the church to Wendell fhIilps
to deliver his lecture the "Dissoution Oh the
Union" The reverend gentleman stated that nat ne Ls
had spoken under misconception, ana reluaIheu
| that he desired to "take back those relnaiA as
| far as they related to the trustees
JUp1crAL ELECTION IN VmG1NrA.. Fourteen
Judoes are TO be elected in the state OF virginia
on the fourth Thursday of May next. The whole
nnmber of circuits and circuit judges in the State
Bis twentvone: so that elections will be held thi:
year in all but seven The circuit judges are
eIected for eight years, and required to be at
least thirty years of age. Besides these, we have
five Judges of the Court of Appeals, who are elect
ed for twelve years, and who must be at least
| thirty five years old.
The Columbus Journal says that the absccnding
agent of the Sons of Malta, of Ohio, has been ar.
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