The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-05
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is this from being the case that on Saturday morn
ing, ABOUT two clock, the barn and stable of Mr.
Reed, situated on the Pennypack creek. in the
Twenty-third ward, were set on FIRE and with the
contents including three horses entirely DESTROYED
The loss will reach 81 900. There were five horses
In the stable, and in searching the smoulderinr
RUNS the charred remains of three were found g
Nothing OF the fourth one could be seem While
the re was yet burning, though the light had gone
down, man having horse arrived at the BRIDGE
over frankford creek, but forced to wait a
Whie, as the draw was open. In a conversation
with the bridge tender, this man stated that the
morse had been stolen from person who resides in
hichmoTd, and that he (the stranger) was taking
nlm pacK lie was shortly after this taken into
custody, and awaits hearing. On his person were
found a number of matches, wrapped in newspaper
lie gave the name of Samuel Lukens. An inter
view took place between the prisoner and the Fire
Marshal, when the former acknowledged himself
the incendiary. He also admitted that on Tuesday
night last, he stole horse from Mr.. ThOrp on the
premises of Mr.. Reyers, near Tacony. He sold the
animal at the horse market, and with the proceeds
purchased SUIT OF clothes and commenced indulg-
ing IN rlotous living. His money was exhausted by
Friday noon, and he thought he would steal anotbe,
morse. lie went to the farm of MIR. Reed and at
two o'clock on the same day stole the horse, and
thinking that he could cover up his tracks applied
the match.-Phita. North American, Sept. 3.
TRADE WITH BRAzTL.-We in common with many
other commercial papers, have repeatedly urged
the necessity of establishing line of steamers to
run between this country and the Brazilian ports
cnat we might compete with Eng land and France
Tor the valuable trade of South America Notwith-
standing these appeals, and the array of facts ad
duced by Lieut.. Maury, some time since, in regard
TO commerce with that continent, nothing has been
done IN TINS country towards the establishment of
such line, while England and France more
thoughttul and enterprising, are rapidly increas-
ing their facilities of communication and conse-
quently their trade with the Brazs. The French
have recently established a new line of steamers TO
Rio, while the English have two large lines in ac.
tive operation. American genius and skill are
now employed in Brazil and other South Ameri-
can countries, but all under the control of for
elgn capitalists. An official despatch to or from
our Minister at Rio can only reach its destination
through English steamers and an English post-ofice
In 1851 our commerce with the port of Rio de
Janelro alone was valued at Sl9,065, 900, while in
the year 1855, according to the report of the Bra
Zlllan Secretary of the Treasury the total amount
OF American commerce with all the ports of the
Empire was only l6,l72, ,040. A similar decline is
observable In relation to the port of Buenos Avres,
where our tonnage in 1851 was Al ,233 and in lS55
but 34 lS9-a decrease of 7044 TONS although those
four years were years of great prosperity in Bue-
nos Ayres, for they Immediately succeeded the tall
OF the tyrant ROsas, which gave a new impetus TO
commerce of all kinds.-New Orleans Bulletin
SINGULAR DETECTION OF WILLIAMsBrRG RIM
GLAR-HGs MARRIAGE BY THE CLERGYMAN WHOM he
HAD RoBBED.-Some days since the houses of Rev
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. William NJ. HYDE of the
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, were entered
and robbed OF clothing, iewelry, &c. The case
was given to officer Latinville to ''work up" On
Monday night young man in East New York
named William Garbutt was married, Mr. Cleve-
land officiating. guest at the wedding observed
silver cup, with Mr. Hyde's name engraven upon
1T, on the refreshment table. On Friday Mr. Cleve-
land, calling the house of Garbutt observedsome
goods on the sofa which he recognised as his own
The facts were communicated to the officer, who
succeeded the next day in arresting the suspected
burglar. The newly made wife is said to be nearly
distracted.-Ne'0 York Post Of Monday erening.
The CENSUS CLEREsHps-AppIcants TVuhdra,g-
tnJ.-Great cons ernaton has seized the army of
applicants for census cerkships in consequence of
the rejection Of ten out OF twelve appointees, for
inability to pass the rigid examination to which
they are subjected in mathematics, in general
knowledge of statistical subjects &c. The examin-
ing committee had these twelve appointees in hand
for three hours and a half and among the rejected
ones was a professor in a literary institution -
This rigidity will excellent force of COM
petent clerks, but it has frightened the applicants
so that many have Withdrawn their applications.
Persons who have been in Office here for years, as
high as the chief clerkship of important bureau,
undergo the same minute eXaminatiOn.- Wash.
Cor. Phd. Pen"sy'raniaa
THE SANITARY CoNDlrIoN OF New YoRK-The
Sanitary condition of the city Of New York is
very clearly by the following picture drawn by the
Tribune. Sergeant b. &. Lord of the Sanitary
Police at the session of the Police Board, on Mon
day afternoon reported the premises No. 1928 West
Thirty-eighth street being in filthy condition
and detrimental to public health. The premises
are occupied py bridget Iragoning, hcr two sons,
nineteen pigs, two horses, three goats, and two
dogs-al of which tenant the same shanty 4
warrant was obtained for said Bridget, who was
taken before Justice Connolly and ordered to remove
the pigs and cleanse the place. otherwise he would
enforce the ordinance in relation to piggeries.
The DELAWARE POISONING CASE REvIvEp.-It will
be remembered that Mrs. Solomon Cole, of Wan
tage, Sussex county, Delaware, died very suddenly
ABOUT year ago, and it being subsequently, ascer-
tanned that her husband and DR.. David D. Wick
n 1hI,rrr tba ,EYs;a -t,oo 4alI
had recently taken out life insurance policy on
her life, suspicion was fastened on them. When
an investigation was commenced Wickham fed
Cole was taken into custody, tried and acquitted
it being the generally received opinion that he had
not plotted his Wes death, but merely the ignorant
tool of Wickham. Wickham had not been heard
of until Saturday last when he was arrested in
New ork.
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDENNE.-The Paris CORES
p0ndent of the Trareiler SAYS:
Gone of our fair countrywomen, Miss Binda, a
daughter of our Consul at LeghOrn, carried off
prize at the Conservatory here the other day. She
has been studying under Mons. Beauvalet, of the
French Comedy, and really possesses great talents
as tragic actress. Nine RistOri has as high an
opinion of her histronic talents as Mons Beauva-
let, Which Is saying great deal Our accrmplished
6oIiy 66oGIintly%onan T plays in Italian and French.
next winter. 1t would be odd If she were to proye
star of the first magnitude, and worthy heiress
of RachePs MANTLE"
YELLOW FEVER AT New y oRK.-The New York
Post of Monday evening says:-Three yellow fever
vessels arrived at quarantine tO-day-twO from Sa-
qua La Grande and one from Gienfuegos. at the
time our informant left the deaths had not been
communicated; but it stated that the cases
were severe. Aside from these cases, there are
only four in the yellow fever hospital. The season
has been unusually healthy. The official reports
from New Orleans, up to August 25th, show that
there had been no case of yellow fever in that port
up to the date mentioned. The health of Havana
is improving.
CAPTURE OF A SLAvER.-The U. S. steamer Mo-
hawk captured and brought into Key West, on the
18th ult., the Spanish brig Joven Antonia. She
fitted out for slave VOYAGE, and had been on
the coast, and actually purchased cargo of slaves
but before taking them board, was discovered
and chased by British man-ofwar and was
obliged to return without them. She hOisted the
Spanish colors as the Mohawk approached her, but
soon pulled them down, and hove them overheard
She had good supply of provisions, slave deck,
&c.
DUEL BETWEEN Two BeorHERs-Boru KILLED.
The NatchitOches, La, Chronicle, of the 25th re-
cords the following terrible tragedy:
quarrel arose few nights ago between two
brothers named LonginO, (William and Burri,)
residing few miles above Campte, when propo-
sition being made by one of them that they should
fight it out Immediately with dOube-barreled shot
guns, it was accepted by the other, and firing ST.
multaneously, both of them were instantly killed.
The humors of Savannah find expression in odd
methods, as appears from the following advertise
ment OF boot maker, printed in the Repubitean:-
" | hereby notify the parties who have been in the
habit of taking shoes from the outside of store IA
Broughton street-who, when caught in the act,
wish to pass off as practical jokers-that | will
henceforth prosecute such as common thieves"
A CHECK TO FHIBUSTER ING.-Secretary Cobb
has ordered the vessels in the Gulf to cruise
off the mouth of the Mississippi for New Orleans
filibusters and compel their return This action is
in consequence of reports that large nnm-
bers of men, who are anxious to join General Wal
ker in Honduras, are hastily preparing to leave
A movement is on foot in Louisiana in favor of
calling extra session of the Legislature, for the
purpose of apprOpriating funds to purchase corn
and flour for the supply of the famishing people of
the Planquemines and the Natchitoches districts
where the crops have been entirely blasted by the
drought.
Gov. Gst, of South Carolina, wants to 90 to the
National Horse Show, soon to be held at SPRING
field, Mass, but he can't. The Constitution of the
State declares the Gubernatorial chair vacant if
the occupant leaves the limits of the State during
his term of Office.
The nomination by the Radical Abolition Con-
vention of Gerrt Smith for President of the United
States, and Samuel Mcfarland, of Pennsylvania
for Vice President, will, it is thought, take some
fifteen or twenty thousand votes from Lincoln in
New York, if the extremists really in earnest.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi has affirmed
the validity of thy law making it penal for re-
taiers to sell liquor to a drunken man, and de-
claring that the owner Of the establishment is re-
sponsible for the acts of his barkeeper on his be-
half.
VIM. D. Totty, the man who murdered his sister