The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-12


KuMoRED DuEL.-lt was currently reported last
night that Senator Wigall had left the city for the
purpose Of sending challenge to Captain jackson
OF kentucky. The difficulty grew out of the fac
that, at g dinner party, Senator Wigfall became
very abusive Of Senator Crittenden, when CAPTAIN
jackson, who is warm friend Of Senator Crit.
tenden, resented the insult bv slappine the Texa;
Senator in the mouth.
The above We take from the Washington Repu5
1icon of yesterday morning. The Ereninq Star ha.
the following:
Iae Talked Of Duel-It is generally believed
that the difficulty between Senator WigfaIl. o
Texas, and Captain jackson, of Kentucky, has
been adjusted. The friends of Senator WigfalI say
that the difficulty originated in misurderstandnc no
OF Mr.. WIS language, which, when explained to
Captan jackson, was at once acknowledged, and
the affair thus quietly settled.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Times gives the following account of the difficulty:
Erroneous rumors are aloat respecting duel be-
tween Senator Wigfall and one jackson, of Ken
tGeky. The parties were con a BENDER the other
night. Wigfall said kentucky raised nothing but
asses ana Jackasses. Subsequently jackson slap
ped his face. Jackson woke up next morning with
a bad headache, quite obivious of the prsyions
nights proceedings, until Mr.. Breckenridge in
formed him of his behavior. He said he knew
nothing about it and would apologize: WigfalI.
hearing this, went to see him at once the apoog '
was made and all hands had another spree.
ARRIVAL OF OLD SPANISH CAYyos.-Tbe las,
Aspinwall steamer at New York brought six long
and heavy old Spanish brass cannon, and two brass
mortars, which have been sent by the Government
of New Granada, for sale. They are from the
celebrated old fortress of Portobello. which was
for long time the principal Spanish harbor on
the Atlantic side of the Isthmus.
One bears the name of "El Cesar" the motto.
"Violati Fvlmina Regis" (the thunder of an in.
jured King), the Arms of Spain with the words
..Philip V. Hispaniar. Rex" philip 5th, King Of
the Spains), and "Elisab. Hspanie. Regina. j"
'Saiano Fecit Sevilla Ano de l743." The weight
is marked thus on the end of the trunion: "67 O.
50 L. 81 quintas, 50 pounds), and probably weighs
"El Anival'' (The HanibaD bears the same
motto, The Queens name-"Elisab Fsrnes His.
paniar. Regina" and the date of 7th Dec. l747,
"Salano iect, Sevilla."
Two of the other large cannon are named. Fl
Eitorioso and EI Gerioa
There are two cannon of smaller size, one OF
which Ga French piece) bears the following in.
scriptions: "LeBefroy. A. Douay. Par j. Berenger.
p May, l773, P-2,060," with three feurs-de lis.
A small mortar is named GEL Faisan :" and mark
ed "Soauo fect, Seva: 1742." The weight is Is
marked II Q. 10. l2 another, Gel Canario," IL Q.
80 LIS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.-On Saturday after.
noon the clerks in the Post Office Department as
sembled, at the request of the late Postmaster Gen
eral, Hon. Horatio King, who, in few brief re
marks, informed them that his official Connection
with the Department, of twenty-five years. du.
ration, was at an end, yet he could not say to his
old associates 'farewell." He then introduced
ton Montgomery p. Blair as his successor, who
expressed his desire that their intercourse might
oe agreeable and Informally presented Mr.. Kasson,
VI Iowa the newly-appointed First Assistant Post
master General, as confirmed by the Senate, but
not commissioned WV
Inc recent egislation on postal matters, embodv.
ing several desirable reforms, will render it neces-
sAy 10 issue several circular letters instruction
ana may at nrst cause some confusion
Specimens of an unauthorized nostaoa sto,,n
affixed to letters deposited in the mails in Florida
have been received in this city, Tbev are rndeIy
executed, and are not in any respect countarfa;ts
of the stamps issued by the Post Office Department
-Ndtional Intelligencer.
The VIRGINIA CoNvENTIoN.-We suppose that
not one citizen of Virginia in one thousand, i'm
agined, when the Virginia Convention was elected
that it would be in session more than ten days or
two weeks. 1t has how been in session nearly a
month, and has done nothing yet. The Conven tion
and the Legislature together, as Mr.. Hall, of W ct
eel, has stated in the former body are costing the
people OF Virginia 81, 600 day. We understand
the Convention has cut out work enough for some
months yet. People ask us every day what will
the Convention do. We think they will s'do'' the
tax payers of this Commonwealth to a most unpar-
alleled extent, and will undo themselves in equal
proportion.-Richn,ond Dispatch, March IL.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
sass' s; AN English company is at present negota.
ting with M Lesseps for the land in Egypt which
S SSe'ongs 10 the company for cutting the canal to
IueL. ~ appears that this land is well suited to
,le cuitivation OF cotton. person left Paris on
Monday, for Alexandria, to Communicates with M
Lesseps on the subject, 'A 49,