The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-11

A new gunpowdrr has been discovered, which
has efficiency than the old and all the clean
Iiuess of gun cotton. Its composition is wenty-
eight parts of ferrOcyauide OF potassium, cane su-
gar wentythree parts, s,and chlorate OF potash forty
nine. Its explosive gases are twice in volume
those of common gunpOwder.
NJ. Lannau-R0lapd has published in Paris the
first translation of Michael Angeles poetry that has
been made. Among the rest there are some SON.
nets and madrigals of great beauty.
The famous race-horse klarikOh has been burned
to death board a railway train in England.
Lord st. Vincent had Just paid five thousand gu
meas for him. and he was heavily backed for the
Doncaster st Leger.
The Woniteur states that very curious book, OF
great interest at the present crisis in pnpa history,
has just been reproduced by the Denu Publishing
house. This is the ''Monita Secrrt4' of the Com
pany of Jesus-the secret instructions of the Jesuit
Order, circulated among the members in manu-
script form in l66l-wth the Latin and French
Coffton grogipg has been commenced in the
British colony Of Queensland, Oceanlca, with
good prospect OF success.
NotwiI hstanding the American troubles, the
Glasgow HerdId SAYS that there have never been so
many United States ships loading and unloading in
the Clyde at the present time.
The great Italian drAmatist, Giovanni Battlsta
Niccoin is verv i'll at Florence
At the bull fights, of the 10Th and 10Th ultmo,
at Matanzas. single man slaughtered eleven bulls.
THE BRrrrsH FRIGArE MERsEY AT HALGFsx.-In In
terestinq Experiment tcm the Armstrong Gun This
magnificent higate, justly the prid+ nl the British
navy, has arrived here She lett England on he
l2h of Nav for this station. She mounts 40 guns,
S. Founders, tenrcN, aud Armstrong 1904 poundrr>
She is manned by coo men, of hnm 40 officers
and 10 marines She steams thirteen knots at full
power and can maintain a speed OF nine knots un-
der halt seam. As to length, She $50 feet
breadth, 60; depth, 80 feet; tonnage, 700
w hen approaching the Banks, we learn 'uHC ~
Captain Caldwell, G. b on falling IN WIN ; .,ne
cebergs, thought it would be interesting
ment ON them with these terrific rihed cahhoh'
AccordingIv an Armstrong shell was nreu at a
small iceherS about $50 feet high, from distance
of four p,ies and halt. Such was tne nec' 'uHS
bIock of ice Judged to be OF about loo tons, 'eh
- the summit This large weight lAIlhg from
+ba ton of the berg, removed the centre ol
t ponsed the whole fabric to roll over and rock
| to and fro 1t was considered most satisfactory
ot of the vast range and destructiveness Of these
| missiles Further trials were made with other
| nroiectiles supplied to the navy, namely, hollow
| Shot percussion shrapnell, aud time fuze she'll,
molten iron shell, &c, all tending to exhibit one
feature in modern warfare sea, viz: the extreme
probability of every vessel being in flames soon
after she is engaged. HdlDac Chronicle.
THE RIVER AT CIYcINNATI.-C Cincinnati, July O.
The condition otthe river is getting more ana or' @
precarous The local packet trades are a.. 1T .tu.
ming their low water boats, and these nav
in getting along. Business Is almost y eIa,ey & ,,
| pended SteambOatng has ABOUT Playeu ou''
aud those now running are not paying expenses.
te,s du mont is a field fortihcation in form OF
| bridge, to cover the retreat OF an army across
| river.