The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-11
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FOR DOMESTIC MARKETS,
FOR SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FATAL AFFRAY IN WASuINGToY, n. C.-Intelli-
gence has reached here of assault upon Mr..
John W. Grist, of Washington n. c., by two
brothers named George A. and Charles IL. Latham,
which resulted In the death of Mr.. Grist, who was
well known in this community as a most estimable
gentlemen The affray occurred on Thursday last
and grew out of some former difficulty about poll
tics, which occurred some months ago. On the
day OF the fatal recOntre George Latham came in
contact with Mr.. Grst, when an alteration. fol
lowed, in which Latham feed with a cane; he
arose greatly eXasperated and for the time the
difficulty ended; soon AFTER however, the brothers
Latham got into buggy, and started in pursuit of
Mr.. Grist and succeeded in overtaking him on
Main street in front Of the Bank, when they drew
revolvers and commenced firing. Mr.. Grist mme-
diatey drew his pistol to protect himself, and some
fifteen shots were fired in all. Mr.. Grst received
a ball in the lower part OF his abdomen. Just below
the navel, which passed entirely through, and came
out near the unfortunate mans hip. The ball it is
thought also perforated his bladder. He received
another severe wound in his right leg. The ran
dom shots also struck parties in the vicinity. A
negro man engaged at work a building
near by, attracted by the firing, made his appear
at the front door, when a ball struck him in
the breast, which it is supposed will prove fatal
Mr.. NORM, white man, who near, received
ball in one of his arms, infcting painful but not
dangerous wound The Messrs. Latham then got
in their buggy and drove Off and have not vet been
arrested, although gentleman posted off immedi-
ately to NewberD, where he procured an engine and
rode up the Atlantic Railroad to Goldsborough for
tue purpose OF Teacnlng the telegraph, lie there
sent the descriptions of the accused to all the
riOus points where there is telegraphic communi-
cation
Mr.. Grist has since died of his wound, and it is
supposed that the negro man has died also. A re-
ward OF two hundred and fifty dollars each has
been offered for their arrest, and doubt but the
Governor of North Carolina will offer as much
more for the arrest of the fugitives. Mr.. Grist
leaves family, and large circle of warm and at
tached friends to mourn his untimely end. The
Iathams pta6 az man nf mo
and are both single.-Norfotk Day Book.
WHAT Coon Prince CAN Do.-According to all
accounts the late Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh-
Strelitz was an old trump. While all the rest of
the German soveregns, without a single exception,
sought their pride in being leaders of troops rather
than civil governors, and testified this feeling by
never appearing in public otherwise than in mill
tary uniform, Prince George steadfastly clung to
his plain black coat and his civil duties, and en-
pioyed his army in road making and drain cutting.
Of course the good Grand Duke was vastly laughed
at on account of these doings by the princelv mar
tlnets OF the neighboring countres but he appear
ed to take little notice of their sneers, and never
went visiting them, nor sent out invitations In
his little threadbare suit of black he was seen
trottng day after day for more than half n GEN.
tury the streets of his capital now steppinr into
the shop OF baker and examining the size and
quality of the loaves, and then again looking into
crowded schoo-house, to see il the teachers were
doing their duty, and his little subjects getting on
with their reading, writing, and arithmetic. The
uuchy VI MecklenDnrGn-otrelltZ1S is out very small
country but yet it is something to say in favor OF
the late Grand Duke that he found this country in
utter desolation, in ignorance and serfdom, and
left 1T hourshing little State, within whose con
fines not single beggar is to be found and where
every man, woman and child, can read and write,
and has something to eat q
"The first negro slaves says the Boston Mass
Journal, "ever owned in Massachusetts. are SIM
posed to have been two which were held in BONDAGE
by Mr. Maverick, on Noodles Island, (now Esst
Boston, This was before Winthrop's arrival.
Negro slaves in Massachusetts, were not dispense
from military service. They could take and hold
property. they testified in courts of justice. A
negro slave might even be a member of the church
when church membership carried with it the poti
cal franchise, though it does not appear that any
slave was ever admitted to the franchise.
The men at work on the White Mountain Road
have been driven off by about six inches of snow
and have closed their labors for the season. Snow
has also fallen in considerable quantities the n
of the Grand Trunk railway between Island Pond
VT, and Acton, Canada.
In anticipation of large demand for paper from
England, companies are being formed 10 France
for the purpose of constructing mills large
scale than any that have hitherto existed in tha
country.