The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-06
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! BLOODY AFFRAY ON A Mississippi RIVER STEAM
ER.-The st. Louis papers of Monday give account
OF bloody atfray which occurred last week OF
noard OF the Mississippi river steamer Shreveport
Inc steamer started from the mouth of the NJ issOu
RI river Tor Alton, but the captain whose name is
Northern, incurred the dspleasure of the mate and
| ere" oy refusing to land in Missouri The mate
s"ore tne Vessei should make the landing, but the
captain declared it should not the reason for this
refusal, 1T is said, being the fear of seizure in
faction of certain unpaid debts. The war of words
between mate and captain led to blows, and finally
~ ~ assault with firearms. The captain went down
from his post on the hurricape-deck to prevent tbe
mot rom rom extlnguishing the boiler fires when the
80 80 anu hands rushed at him. He fired at the
tbau ssHn sEn9ing ball through his cheek, and was
When down 70 ba ehe deck by some one unknown
en- cruelty, and would hava 6oan LiIiod n,,,r;,ht
out LOT ALBERT Hardy, the engineer and his assist
ant, VINO interfered. The engines wern then stor
Pt, tne iIes having nearly gone out and the an
chor was cast overheard. When snfIiciant go,
was again made the boat went over IN ~ nI;: ~
shore. The recovery of Capt. Northern is cnnsiJ
cred doubtful. The Shreveport was ioadaJ nith
cotton, which was to have been reshipped at Alton
The GREAT EASTERN COMING AGAIx.-The Enc
lish papers received by the Africa announce that
the Directors of the Great Ship Companv have do
termlned upon despatching the Great Eastern to
New ork on the first of May ensuing. CAPTAIN
John Vine Hall, her commander on the first vow
age, mas been superseded by Captain Carnegie, r.
A., who is to be her future commander Upon
saGh snG oea1h OF Captain Harrison, Captain Hall was
selected as the commander of the great shin on
:eout,I vi tne reputation he had won in the ser.
vice c OF the East India Mail Company, as command
lie W S' Iner steamers. lie had distinguished him.
sci oh several important occasions by the exercise
oi superior skill and Judgment under irving or
eutnstances Upon the successful conclusion of tba
It hrst Atlantic trip of the monster ship, he was
highly compimented, in connection with bis osa
crate officers, for his skifu management dnrinr,
tne voyage. Joining in this testimonial, was Can't
Carnegle, with four others, Captains of the Rovai
navy, who were among the passengers.
ANOTHER CUsToM House SEIzURE-The eighth
seizure OF foreign goods brought to New York
from Confederate port, occurred Yesterday
Among the cargo of the steamship Cabawba from
New orleans, were foreign fabrics valued at trife
over 94oo. Collector Schel took possession of
them, imposed the usual fine of SlOO, and reported
the lacts to the Secretary of the Treasury Had
the value of the goods been $500, the Collector
would then, in pursuance of U. s. laws have seized
the vessel, as he did in the case of the BenviIIe
ne ne CahaWb ba,s line was paid under protest, and
VIII undoubtedly be remitted at an early dav with
those imposed in the cases which have previousIv
occurred. 1t IS not true, as had been supposed
that the Blenville's fine remitted. She was
released and allowed to proceed on her regular
voyage; but with regard to the fine she stands on
the same footing as the other vessels whose cases
are now under consideration at Washington-N
Y. Journal Of Commerce, April 4.
BARON MACAULAY is not the first English histo-
rlan of that name. About century ago fiourished
one Catharlne Macaulay, who wrote and published
a hve volume "History OF England from the crac
sion of James the First to the elevation of the Hons
OF Hanover" The book-clever, piuuant and ca
lumnlous-was an immense success, and brought
the author profit Of several thousand pounds.
which aroused the envy of both Goldsmith and
Johnson Five wears after Catharine Macaulay
published her fifth volume, Gibbon brought out the
irst of his "DecIine and Fall" He did not at the
time meet with the success of his female rival; vet
to-day every body reads Gibbon and very few have
ever heard of Catharine Macaulay.
GAS BILLS AND MErERs.-A panel of iurors in tbo
Common Pleas have testified, within a day, their
upon the meters used by the Phiadel-
phla Gas Works, to guide the officers in making out
thelr bills. Barney Brother, firm doing bust
ness in this city, had presented to them A bill for
S59.63, for gas consumed during the quarter end
ing May II, 1860. As the previous bill had been
bat 81 05, Messrs. Barney & Brother declined to
pay, and as the Trustees insisted upon the reabil-
ity of the meter the City Solicitor commenced suit
against the defaulting gentlemen, and the action
was tried on Wednesday, and the jury, throwing
aside the evidence of the general correctness of the
meter, found verdict for the city for S5.-PhH
Ledger, april 5.
A SAD SEQUEL TO THE DIAMOND WEDDGYG-Everv-
body recOllecs the diamond wedding of the rich
old Cuban and the young New York belle. re-
cent letter from Cuba says: at may interest my
fair readers to remember that Havana is the home
OF SlgnOr Oviedo, the hero of the diamond we'd
ding. Here he is known as a muatto at least half
black, and he is said to be Blue Beard for brutal
lty. lie Is rich; but, as he and his bride are of
course excluded from all good society, his wealth
can hardly compensate his lady for the Sights and
seclusion to which her life is henceforth destined
A sad and dearly-bOught conclusion of so brilliant
a bridal"
An OFrIcE-SEEKER DIsAppoIYrED. MIR. Thomas
W. Field, prominent Republican of the Eastern
district, N. Y, and member of the Board of Edu-
cation, applied to the government for appoint
ment as assistant-engineer in the bureau Of con-
structl0n in the navy-yard at Washington. He was
successful in his application, obtaining the place
ne asked tor On Monday, april lst, rather umin-
official credentials, when his attention was politely
called to section in an act passed at the close Of
the last session of Congress, wherein the office
which had been mere sinecure was abolished
INDIFFERENT COMPLIMENTS BY A FoREIGN CoURrrER.
"A distinguished foreigner, dining at the White
House, wished to congratulate President Lincoln
On the selipOssesson of the hostess and her apnar
ent Indifference to the peculiar vexations of her
new position. Having an imperfect knowledge of
our language, he expressed his idea by saving
g our exceency's lady makes it very Indifferent"
Observing the twinkle of the Presidents eve he
endeavored to correct his language and Immediate
ly said with emphasis, 'Your excellency's ladv has
a very Indifferent face'
Col. j. B. Baldwin addressed the people of Alex.
and"ia at Liberty Hall, on Thursday night:
lie argued for reconstruction of the Govern
ment, which he did not believe for a moment that
the people wanted TO overturn and break up. and
stated his plan, which is that Convention of the
Border States be held and if the North refuses the
mt'mat"m to be by them put forth, then for the
Border States to adopt Constitution and invite
all the States, North and South, willing to adopt il
to come in and thus reconstruct the Union.
The GUNBoAr DACoTAH FALURE.-The United
States steam gunboat DacOtah, according to a let
ter just received from st. Helena, may be consid-
cred failure. She was built at Norfolk and rolls
so dangerously in a heavy sea that her crew dread
to see storm rise. 1t is singular fact that the
two new steamers built at Norfolk for the Navy are
characterized by the 'rolling propensity" to a.
dangerous extent. The Richmond is as bad as the
Dacotah.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN ENDANGERED BY HIS 0wE
NIRTUE-The correspondent of the New York
EUenang Post save: 1T is impossible for the Pres-
dent to pass over political contests and rvalres
with the ease OF a callOus hearted, hypOcrtical
man OF the world, and hence his very virtues are
source of danger to him. The crowd attendant
upon the White House diminshes daily, and there
is ground for congratuation in that fact. In
few weeks the President will be allowed the enjoy
ment OF a comparative quiet"
PARLIAMENT SYMPATHIzEs WITH Mrs. YELvERToY
In the House of Commons on the 18th ult
somewhat singular scene occurred. Mr.. White
side, Mrs. elvertons eloquent counsel, took his
seat for the first time since the opening of the ses-
sion; and the right hon. gentleman, on making his
appearance in the House, was f'verv loudly
cheered from both sides-an ovation intended to
mark his fellOw-senators of his able adyoca-
cy of the cause of Major Ielverton's victim.
Kerosene oil, which in its pure state is not ex-
plosive, has recently been aduterated by dealers
with camphene and other cheap substances, max
ing it very explosive. Several accidents have re-
Gently happened in consequence, causing injury
and even death. The effect of such unscrupulous
conduct in dealers will be to discredit Kerosene,
| and cause its disuse by any person who has re-
gard for his life.
| On the night oil the 23d of February, Governor
Andrews, of Cape Coast, attended by the civil and
military officials Of the colony, placed Latin cross
of white marble, with the letters L. E. l., on it.
had become almost undistinguishable from neglect.
| William Smith, O'Brien has settled down in his
pretty country seat at Cahermoye, where he dis
cusses, for his own amusement, the affairs of the
world. Mr.. 0'Bren is an "estated gentleman -
his income from landed property amounting to S45,
600 annually.
On Monday, an assignee in New York put up at
auction the entire stock of dry goods house, which
had stopped. 1t was sold in one lump for S460 00C
and paid for on the spot. The purchasers were
| Bliss, Wheelock & Co. Stewart was among the
| competitors.
Mrs. A. V. Lowe died at the residence Of her son,
| Ex-Governor Lowe, in Frederick, Md. on the 29th
uIt., at the age of Y years. The deceased was
noted for her intellectual accomplishments, and for
her constant charitable and useful of kindness
to the poor and suffering.
Pemberton Hodges an English Consul at Hako
dadi, has recently read before the London Rova
| Geographical Society a paper entitled can Ac
of Yesso," a locality never visited by Englishmer
till last summer.