The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-04


Mayor Lincoln's address exhibits the present and
prospective condition of the city as highly encour
aging. The aggregate amount of the citv debt il
nearly nine and three quarter millions, and there
are funds on hand applicable to its payment of
about one and three-quarter millions. The debt
was mainly incurred by public improvements,
which the growth of the city for the past twenty
years demanded
j.. Putnam Bradlee was elected President of the
Olty Council, and Otis Clapp Chrirman of the
Board of Aldermen
The Grand Jury has indicted Isaac f. Shepard
Tor embezzing the funds of the Hanover Street
savings Bank The charges of fraud were thrown
out
At the annual communication of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania held in Philadelphia Dec
9th. the following officers were installed: Hop Henry
NJ. Phillips, R. w. Grand Master; John Thomson
R.W: Dep. G. Master; David c. Skerrett, r. W. S.
&. Warden; Lucius Fl. Scott, R. W. j. G. Warden;
Peter Williamson, r. w. &. Treasurer; William
IL: Adams, r. w. G. Secretary. The following
oihcers of the Grand Chapter were also installed:
NJ I: Grand High Priest-Com. Beni Parke; NJ
f. =. Grand king-Com. Harman Yerkes; NJ. f.
Grand Scribe-Com. jeremiah L. Hutchinson; NJ.
E. G. Treasurer-Com. John Thomson; NJ. E. G.
Secretary-Com. VIM. II. Adams.
The Providence Journal says: owe lately men
toned that a twelve-pound cannon-ba had been
found here in q bale of cotton, and we then took
occasion to remark that the substitution of iron for
sand as an article to increase the weight of the bale
showed slight moral improvement in the dishonest
packers. But something worse even than sand has
been found in bale which recently arrived That
Is, luclter matches. They were in pine box which
was partially broken that they could not fail to
ignite IN passing through the picker. Had they
caused the destruction of one of the most valuable
mills in this State"
A DEAR LITTLE HERoTNE-On Friday afternoon
fatal accident happened little girl daughter of
Mrs. Cole, residing miles south of this citv
on the Hernake road. The little girl, whose ace
was seven years, was playing in the house with
her twin brother, when he, in the wantoness of
sport, seized gun and fired at her. seventeen buck
shot taking effect in her throat. She Immediately
ran toward the door, where, meeting her mother,
she exclaimed: "Brother didn't go to do it!' and
died almost Immediately. display of heroism
and fortitude equal to this, in so young child
we have not heard of for years.-Nemphis Bulletin.
Last week millionaire named Scott purchased
small pocket-bOok at a statoner's in Brompton He
was served by young lady of great personal at
fractions so smitten was Mr.. Scott with her
beauty, that understanding she was single, he then
ana there made his fair enslaver offer of his
hand and heart. The sequal is to be found in the
marriage announced having taken place at
Church OF some notoriety in the neiphborhood
last Wednesday, when the pretty shop-woman
stepped into carriage and $50, 900 year, after
courtshlp OF only one day.-London Court Circular.
There lately died in France an author by the
name of Lorel, who once sent to the Chamber of
Deputies under Louis Philippe, a petition 10 the
effect that in view of the fact that great number
OF persons, to the great scandal of the public per-
sisted in killing themselves awkwardlv in public
places the Place de la Concorde should be arrang-
ed every Sunday sort of circus, with a scaffold
IN the centre, where every one tired of life
should have the privilege of guotinng himself
properly and decently. Government was to reap
harvest from the arrangement by charging an ad-
mission tee to spectators.
that the season for excavations in search of antuu
ties has recommended with great activity The dis
coyery of the Venus in the Gardens of Cesar
and the high price which the owner of it received
from Russia have excited many persons to seek for
an equally profitable chance. The Chevalier Guidi
has just commenced digging in the vineyard Man
zani, not far from the place where the statue of Ve
nus was found, and some remarkable objects have
already been discovered which prove that this
mine of curiosites has not yet been exhausted
Gov. Wise, in his address to the Southern medi
cal students at Richmond, said: have been sign
ing patents tor the last three months for the coun-
ty of Ritche, lands which contain unlimited ouan
titles Of the best gas-generatng coal in the world
and if you ask who own them, you will find that
they are chiefly in the possession of Northern men,
or at least will be before twelve months They buy
land at two cents an acre, and one peck of the
RItchle coal will thus purchase a whole acre of
land | would possess ourselves Of these sources Of
| wealth.
| UNION MEEr1NGs-The y. Y. Observer saws the
whole North is fairly aroused to the duty of re-as-
serting the principles of National Union, and re-
buklng the men who by their speeches, their writ
| ings, or their deeds, are disturbing the Epublic
peace. The meetings in Boston, Hartford New
Haven, Bridgeport Brooklyn, New York, Albany,
Newark, Jersey City, Philadelphia, an scores OF
other places, are full of the right spirit, and will
! exert a powerful influence on the whole country.
An ant-slavery writer in a London paper. ex-
presses the opinion that it would have been great
deal better to have banished Brown and his brother
ruians than to have disposed Of them by violent
death. In the opinion of this individual, then,
Great Britain will be wrong to hang Nena Sahb if
he should be caught, or blow any more Indian in
surrectionists from the cannOns mouth.-NorfoM
Herald.
The citizens of Petersburg, Va, contributed ST..
400 Tor the benefit of members of the Petersburg
Battalion who were at Harpers Ferry. number
OF the officers and prvates of The Battalion have
procured splendidly wrought silver pitcher, with
salver and goblets to correspond, which to be
presented to Mrs. r. S. Brown, of Charestown,
Va, as an acknowledgment of kindness received at
her hands.
The Newark On. d.. Mercury, says that the scar
let fever has been making sad havoc among chill
| dren in that city for some weeks past One physi-
clan during the last six eight weeks, has had
| thirty-Six cases under his In one instance,
| tlur little ones in one family were swept away by
the scourge. The disease is of an unusually ma
| lignant type.
! SINGULAR STATE OF PRIsoN DIsCIPLINE.-The pri-
soners in the Jail at indianapolis, Indiana, held
mock trial on one Quinn, charged with wife mur
der, a few days ago, and convicted him. They then
made rope from strips of blankets and proceeded
to hang him, which they very nearly accomplished,
the turnkey cutting him down barely in time to
save his life.
! New ARRANGEMENF-We understand that the
Directory ofthe Orange and Alexandria Railroad,
have made arrangements with the Alexandria
| On IL
passengers and mails to and from the former road,
will pass between this city and Washington over
the Alexandria and Washington Railroad-AIer-
andria Gazette.
The New Haven Register says that the valuable
library OF the late poet, DR.. James G. Percval, of
that city, has been sent to Messrs Leonard & Co.,
of Boston, by whom it will be disposed of for ac-
count OF the mortgages, at public auction. 1t
talns upward of 10 900 volumes and varOusy ap-
praised at from $4,000 to 100000.
The cold weather has almost closed navigation
upon the Potomac river. Sailing vessels all ice
| bound. The Alexandria and Washington Ferry
steamers have ceased to run, and laid up-and the
Aqua Greek mail steamer passed here at a late
hour yesterday morning, cutting her way through
the ice with great difiiculty.-Aier. Gazette.
In Alexandria Monday at early dawn, the
thermometer stood at 80 above zero; at sunrise il
stood at 50 above zero; and at eleven O'Clock had
moderated to lO0 above zero During the dav the
mercury did not reach higher point than TO-
The sun shone brightly, but there was a cutting
| wind abroad.
! Cassius NJ. Clay announces through the Louisville
journal, that on the 10th OF January he WILL in the
! town of Frankfort, Ky, vindicate the principles
and aims of the Republican party against the as
! saults OF Vice-President Breckinridge and Cover
nor Magoiin and asks all the papers in favor of
justice and fair play to copy his card.
The New Orleans Pjcayme expresses the appre-
hensiOn that the orange-trees in that city and vi
/ trr-on bar-a hnar,
| life bearers of fruit have seriously suffered from
the cold weather All the orange-trees in that
vicinity were destroyed by the frost ten years ago.
Frenchman in California has been detected in
a new swindling operation. He in the habit of
purchasing from the restaurants coffee that had
| been used, then drying, mixing little fresh with
it, repacking, repaperng, and then selling it to the
poorer classes.
A young artist it is said, has Just discovered at
an antiquary's in Basle, Switzerland, amin terestng
painting. 1t is portrait of Schiller, and on the
back are the words "Schiller Mannheim, 1856"
The portrait is nearly lifcsize, and is well execu-
| ted.
target company, at Sergeantsvie, Hunterdon
county, N. j., presented the Methodist minister
at that place, the other day, with a target. Upon
examination of this novel present, it found to
contain S45 in gold, beautifully inserted in it.
A Serb, named Moses Paitsch, is now in Vienna,
where he is endeavoring to bring to the notice of
the world a uniform mode of writing all languages,
which he has discovered. The basis of his system
is the Arabic alphabet.
The Small Pox is quite prevalent il. Boston, and
the city physician, Dr. Clark, has issued circulars
recommending immediate vaccination, bv which
he thinks the epidemic may be promptly termi-