The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-19
POLITICAL.


Official returns of the Ohio election from nearly
all the counties in the State have been received
and show Republican majority of about 80 900
which Is gain OF about $4,000 over the vote of
1851 The returns from Indiana indicate that the
Republicans have carried that State by upwards of
10000 majority. The Pennsylvania official returns
come In slowly, and do not materially vary the re-
suit as already announced, to wit Republican
majority of about 80 900.
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Oct. l2.-By his Excelencv
William IL. Gist, Governor and Commander in
Chief in and over the State of South Carolina
whereas electors OF President and Vice President
of the United States are appointed by the General
Assembly of South Carolina; and whereas an act
of Congress, passed in lS4G, fixed the time when
these electors shall be appointed on dav when the
Legislature of this State is not in regular session.
In consequence thereof, l. William Ii. Gist in the
exercise of the authority conferred by the consti-
tuition to convene the Legislature on extraordinary
occasions, do issue this my proclamation calling
upon those Senators of the General Assembly
whose terms of Office have not expired and those
who have been now recently elected, and the men,
bers of the House of Representatives who have
been now recently elected, to convene at Columbia
on the first Monday in November next, that they
may be present, on the Tuesday following to ap.
point electors of President and Vice President in
conformity to the Act of Congress referred to; and
also that they NAV if advisable take action or tbe
safety of the State.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State,
at Columbia, on the twelfth day of October in the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty VIM II G1sr
Isaac Ii. Means, Secretary of State.
WHAT WE LEARNED BY TUE LATE ECLrPsr.-The So
lar eclipse of July IT, 1850, was more thoroughly
observed than any other that ever occurred In
addition to the great number of trained observers
who were scattered along the line of its path from
the State of Oregon to Egypt, the new art of as
Economical photography lent its powerful aid to-
wards obtaining a complete history of the pheno-
mena In former total eclipses, when the sun
was completely hidden by the moon, while still
brighter objects, appearing like protuberances
| were seen extending into the corona, there had
been much discussion among astronomers in regard
to these appearances, some believing that thev
were produced by the action of the earths atmos.
phere on the suns light others attrbuinp them to
| the moon, and others still, to the sum- Hopes had
! been tor some time entertained that the eclipse of
| this year would afford observations which would
settle these questions These hopes have not been
| disappointed. The corona is luminous atmos-
! phere of the sun, brighter than the face of the
moon, gradually becoming fainter as the distance
from the sun increases, till it fades away in the
SKY without any defined limit, but visible at least
i've hundred thousand leagues from the body of the
sun. The red protuberances are luminous floating
! Clouds floating in the shining atmosphere all OF
| them pretty near the surface of the sum- 1t is a
curious fact that some of these clouds impressed
| their image the Photographic paper thouoh
they could not be seen through with powerful teIe
scopes. This fact is explained on the supposition
that they may have emitted a deep violet light
mostly composed of chemical rays.
The Pope TO Go TO JERUsALRM-The idea of in
staining the Pope in Jerusalem has been broached
! by the French press. They saw that it is no fur
ther from Jerusalem to Jafa than from Rome to its
seaport, Civita Vecchia; railroad would place Je
fusaiem within one hour of the Mediterranean, and
II would be very nearly convenient for the Cath
| o'ic world as Rome is now. 1t would add. also,
| ya'y much to the advance of Christianity in the
East The French army in Syria can easily take
possession of Palestine if the Sultan should dare
refuse demand for it; in fact, they say it would
! De tue easiest way to settle the Roman question.
The Empress Eugenie, since the death of her SIS
ter, the Duchess of Alba, has absolutely refused
TO receive company or be seen in public.
| convention of the Railroad General sTicke
Agents is now in session in Cleveland, Ohio.