The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-09
From the New York Post of TaesdayJ

a.
SUPPOSED MURDER AT LONG BRANCH, n. 1.-The
citizens and visitors at Long Branch New jersey
were plunged into intense excitement at the dis
covery this morning that murder had been per-
petrated during the night. Near the Monmouth
House pool Of blood was to be seen, with other
indications that some one had had been put to
death and then dragged to the beach. A billet of
wood was also picked up, upon which was blood,
hair and brains. Upon following the trail to the
beach skitf was found, the bottom of which was
covered with blood, and giving rise to the suspi-
cion that the murdered individual had been taken
on board ard carried out to find a grave in the
ocean. One resident of the place picked up three
cents on the beach, which had evidently fallen from
the pocket of the unfortunate individual. A color
ed woman, employed as cook at one of the restau-
rants stated that about halpast twelve last night
she heard a noise as of scufe, and two discharges
OF pistol, one alter the 9th er. Several other
persons state that they also heard the discharge
The widest conlectures were rife. 1t was suppo-
sed by some that some female had been the vic
tim, and her body thrown into the ocean to hide
the guilt of her murdcrers; but the hair upon the
stick appears to have been short and of the length
usually worn by men. The three cents found upon
the beach indicate attempt at robbery, though
the pockets had been turned inside out. Inquiries
were made to find whether anybody was missing
from any of the hotels boarding houses; and it
was discovered that two negroes had disappeared
from the National. Measures were at once taken
to ascertain their place of destination, but nothing
had been learned at the time of the leaving of the
steamer Rip Van Winkle for New York city. The
footprints observed leading from the scene of
boodshed, evidently made by bare feet. This
heightens the mystery. The coroner is making a
thorough examination. 1t is supposed that the
victim was one of a party of excursionsts that
visited Long Branch, taking the Delaware and
Raritan Railroad from Newark, and did not return
until late hour. The path of the murder was
traceable by clots of blood from the scene of the
crime to the waters edge.
The Hon. J. L. Orr, of South Carolina, in letter
comedies the the election of Lincoln and Hamlin in
November next, and believes that "the honor and
safety of the South, in that contingency, will ra
quire the prompt secession of the slayeboldinc
States from the Union, and failing then to obtain
from the free States additional and higher puaran-
tees for the protection of our rights and property,
that the seeding States should proceed to establish
new government"
A GALLANT, IF NOT FAITHFUL Posr-oFFIcE CLERh.
"A pretty little French woman was recently Ge,
tected in San Francisco in an attempt TO Slnugg,r r
very nice Brussels lace in newspapers sehv ha " Iace
through the postoflice. The CLERK saw hut Madame
peeping out from the newspaper loIus wet manner
that he couldn't find in his heart 70 of
So he delivered contraband papers, AMI, ref1sed to
Uncle Sans monetary interests ac'uSiiy i''N''
charge any postage!