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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05
The Frankfort tCOnyentfon--UniOn Feeling
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FRANKFoRT. KY, June 4.-The Border Conven.
ton adjourned yesterday sine die. after adopting
the National and State address
LOUISVILLE, June 4.-Union flags are con-
stantly raising here amid great enthusiasm.
To-day all flying at half-mast in consequence of
the death of Senator Douglas.
Mr. Crittenden consents to run for Congress in
the Lexington District.
MIR. Mallory has been re-nominated for the 7th
district by acclamation.
From Lagrange Immense quantities of provisions
are going, day and night, by way of Shepherds
vile, eighteen miles south of Louisville, on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, thence be sent
by rail South, if and when transmission South from
Louisville shall not be interdicted.
The Philadelphia Habeas Corpus Case.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-The habeds corpus case
OF tae parties arrested in Baltimore county, charg-
ed with participating in burning the bridges of the
Northern Central Railway, and who were taken to
York, Pennsy lvania, came before Judge Cadwala-
der this morning.
George H. Williams, Esq, of Baltimore, who
came hither as counsel for the parties did not ap-
pear, but Mr. Wharton of this city, associated with
him in the case, announced that the prisoners had
been discharged by order of the War Department.
There were scarcely fifty persons at the hearing.
Union Meetings in Tennessee--ColOneI An
dersOn.
LOUISVILLE, June 4.-Weil attended Union meet
ings were held privately at Nashville on Saturday,
notwithstanding the suppression of Union senti-
ment there by the secesSonists.
The Louisville Journal edtorially says that Col.
Anderson will take no military command here, but
that he goes to the mountains of Pennsylvania on
account of his failing health.
From Havana.
New ORLEANS, June 4.-The steamer Gen. Mira
mon, from Havana has been permitted to enter the
harbor of Mobile, with dates to the 26th ult Busi
dull, and no freights offering for American
vessels. Bills of exchange on New York 2@4 pei
cent. discount.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

A large sea-bath has been lately established in
Paris, on the Seine. An old frgate has been fitted
up for the purpose, and the water is brought daily
in barrels by rail from Dieppe.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

| Rev. Mr.. Stebbins, pastor of the lst Parish in
| Portland, Maine, has written letter to the Far
ish Committee Offering TO relinqlish one thou<and
dollars of his salary the current wear. in conse-
| uuence of the depressed condition of affairs.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

A woman in France whose only son was drawn
for soldier, learned that if she widow he
would be exempt, the prop of the family. Upon
this hint she murdered her husband. Always be-
fore she had been quiet, well behaved woman,
and good vile,
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT-JuDGE PRICE.
TowsoNTowN, June 4.-The ejectment case of
Ann Nesbit ct al. us. John o. Price. MIR. Machen,
the part of the plaintiffs, addressed the jury for
four and half hours, after which time the Court
adjourned until this morning.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.


The New York Tribune, of Tuesday morning saws.
After passing State stccks, the market was very Ian.
guid yesterday. and quotations barely sustained
There was no effort made to depress prices but the
ket seemed to sink from sheer In State stocks
there was no important change excepting in Virginia.
which holders forced the shorts IS for advance
OF ~ per cent They were afterward lower, selling in
the afternoon down to 453 We hear that considerable
amount of these bonds have been recently bought here
for the London market.
per cent demand and 7GS per for choice paper
Very good names go at 1OG2 per cent which, but for
the general disrus which hangs nearly credit
would pass freely per cent The banks cannot find
paper enough of the right stamp to keep up their
The following is comparative statement of the cond
tion of the banks of New York city May rs and June L.
Loans s1s41ass nsy Il Inc. sl4sl les
Specie. :...... s6,5o2,4O2 3s62279l J ec.2, ,l2o3s9
Deposts...... eOl97 459 81, i,88l SO Dec .1is7 42O
The bank statement is very satisfactory. showing a
drain during the week into the Sub Treasury and
West and Boston. The average is, however declining
one and the actual amount in bank on Saturday vas
about S3S 800 000 This will steadily again
under the disbursements the Sub and the
receipts from Europe. The line of shows a very
a'e increase Notwithstanding the advances the
new loan The mercantile maturities have exceeded the
new discounts Tn deposit line naturally shows a de-
crease but 1t is not so large as might have been antic
pated
The foreign exchange market is frmer Bankers are
asking 100 for sterling and 5325 for francs They are
buying good mercantile bills lO5G4 The ad vance
in the Bank of England of interest stimulates the
price Of exchange here, but there is still small profit
on imporations Of specie.
The quantity Of -four wheat, corn and barley left at
tide water by State canals during the fourth week in
May, in the years 1861 and 1862, is follows:
Flour. Wheat Corn. Barley.
bbis bush. bush. bnsh.
1901 l.-.... .257O0 1,740,3O0 993S00 II 600
looZ..... 5l,5OO 35O,lOO LOIS, 200 7,I0O
....24 400 Inc .724 Dec. "a 400 Inc 10 500
The aggregate quantity of the articles left at tide
water from the the navigation to the
h May inclusive during the years 1861 and 1852 is as
follows:
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Barley
bbls. BUSH bush. bush.
lsol...... 30 900 3.0I3,l 100 2,060,200 50 400
1S6l..... l59 900 S77 200 2275COO ~ 4O0
400 Inc los 900 Dec 4l4 800 Dec 10 O0O
BY reducing the wheat to -four, the quantity of the |
latter left at tide water this year. compared with
corresponding period last year, shows gain of 354 $50
bbls of -four.
Th- weekly statement of the Philadelphia banks pre-
sents the following aggregates compared with those
Of the previous week:
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

VALUABLE AsSIsrANCE -Im- rspnndent of the
New York Erening Past says that Governor Hicks
of Maryland is now giving valuable assistance to
the government, and is active in disarming the
rebels in that State
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

A daughter Of Mr.. Phalen, of New York, now
residing in Paris is about to be married to the is
count de Gabrac, clerk at the Ministry of For
egn Affairs (Paris).
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

The Washington municipal election took place
Monday, and passed off in a quiet manner. The
vote was small amounting to only about three
thousand. The unconditional Union candidates
for Collector and Register elected, and the
Democratic candidate for Surveyor. The Union
men also elected majority of the Alder men and
Common Council
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

The unlawful of the frankng privilege and
forgery of the of Congressman, has been
carried on to such extent by the Lincoln soldiers
at Washington, that the Postmaster Gr neral has
been forced to order the arrest of all guilty Of the
same.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Rrs,ay. ALTON OF GovARNoe FIsH-A day or two
since Governor Fish rendered bis resignation as
Shotu,an Of The Union Defence Committee of New
Ynrk but no action was taken upon it, and he con-
tinues to act as Chairman.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

James B. Sheridan, Esq, of the Washington Sun
day Morning Chronicle, has been elected LIeuten-
ant Colonel of one of the Chicago volunteer regi-
ments lately accented bv the President.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

The New Orleans Delta says that the papers from
the interior of the State speak of the growing
crops as among the III st promising seen.
Since the embargo upon Western produce, many
planters have ploughed up their cotton fields aud
planted corn. This has been in many in>tanc s,
that considerable deficiency in the cotton crop
may be looked for.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Washington correspondent states that Major
General Banks will be ord.red to a COMMAND at
Baltimore to Fortress Monroe, to Cooperate
with General Butler In the latter case Butler
will superintend the off .Dsive operations ainst
Norfolk and Richmond, under the direction OF Gen.
| Ranks
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

DR.. William j. Walker has given property esti-
mated to be worth 100000 to establish professor
ships in Mathematic. in Williams, Amherst, and
Tufts Colleges, Massachusetts,.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

New York correspondent says: 1t is well un-
der stood among General Webb's friends, tu-dav,
that he has accepted the misstn to Brazil, and
that he will ave for Rio on the lst of July. The
General neither speak Spanish Portu-
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

The WEYMOUTH PoIsoNrNG Case George C.
! Hersey convicted of mu der in the first de-
gree on Friday last. His counsel made a motirn
in arrest OF judgment, and filed exceptions to the
| Indictment. The court appointed hearin, in
! Boston the 18th of June.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

The screw steamer Peerless, supposed to have
been purchased in Canada for the of the Con-
ederates, has been seiznd at Quebec by the orders
of Mr.. Giddings. the United States consul.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

CAPTAIN Brackett, of the Second regular regi-
ment of cavalry who commands the federal pick
cts beyond Arlington Heights, served through the
Mexican war.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

A Convention of the citizens of Delaware will be
held at Dover on the 18th instant, "to give true
expression of public sentiment in relation to ques
tinns which now agitate the country"
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

In New York two or three of the "cheap" thea
tres still keep their doors open to empty benches,
but will probably close for the season in a fort
night or so. year ago this time, there were
eight theatres in full blast-now the war has liter
| ally "dried" them all up.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Dec.....A 400 Inc. .7242 Dec. "a 400 Inc 10 200
The aggregate quantity of the left at tide
water from the commencement of the navigation to the
18Th May inclusive, during the years 1861 and 1852 as
IN
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

A company of volunteers, composed Of natives of
Maryl land and Virginia. has been formed at Mem
phis. Tenn. The company is called the Ringg"ld
Guard" and is under the command of Mr.. George
W. l.. Crook, formerly of this city.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

One of the famous Whtworth guns, of which SO
much has been said, is exhibition the
Park, New York. Four have arrived up to the
present time. The greatest curiosity is manifested
to see the gun, there is an immense crowd around
it, which a guard in charge of it unable to
| re q
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

steam whistle has been fitted up at the light
house Partridge Island, st John, iu the
B ny of Fundv, which can BE- heard eight mi les to
windward. 1t will sound once minute during
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Bobby Lincoln has turned up again. The Phila-
delphia papers say that Sunday last. B0bbs, in
company with a member of the New York Seventh
Regiment, and reporter of city paper, visited
the headquarters of the Keystone Regiment, in that
citv.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

SAN JUAN DEL NutrE.-Ine c1r espondent of
the New York Herald, writing from that place,
says that the condition of the republic never
more Furnishing. Business is brisk, and the gold
mines l.. the vicinity of Chontales being work
ed with profit.
General Paez has resigned his commission
Commander-n.C Chief Of the Venezuelan ARMY, and
would, IN all probability, return to New York
Another revolution was in prospect Trade and
finance were in very depressed condition all over
| the country.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

| AN lMPosTER. Quite number of papers all the
way from Cincinnati, through Rochester to Boston,
! including the New York Tribune, have ben sold
by the statements of a fellow who reports that be
was driven out of Texas for expressing Union sem
tments. lie has told variety OF cock and bull
stories about the hanging and burning OF Northern
men, tarring and feaherng of Northern women,
&c. He figures under various names, and halls
from Manchester, n. II. He brought his budget
OF horrors to this office Thursday, but his stories
fell upon incredulous ears. He tried them here,
but "could not come in - Proridcvce Journal.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Lieutenant Jefferson c. Davis, who was one OF
the officers in Fort Sumter during its bomoaruneht,
has been rendered the command OF regiment VI
lnHi iara limit
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

MARCH OF CIvILnATIoN.-The correspondent of
the New York Express, writing from Washington,
says:
gentleman just from Alexandria informs me
that the Sd Regiment ot Pennsylvania Volunteers
occupy the Marshal House, which was kept by
jackson, the murderer of Ellsworth, and that
everything in the house is destroyed or taken
away. One of the officers, it is said boasted of
having secured two of the beds, which he either
had sent home or intended TO. Every room in the
house is in a filthy condition, officers and men
uniting in beastliness
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

SENTENCE OF MURDERERS AT New York on Nor
day, Samuel Collins, Louis Featherstone and John
! Dunleary, three sailors of the of the ship
Gen. Parkhill, were sentenced bv Chief Justice
Nelson. of the United States Circuit Court to be
hung in the city prison yard on Friday, the 26th
| day of July, for the murder of George w. P, ke,
the master of the ship. The crime was committed
on the high the 25th of FEBRUARY last, while
| the snip was bound from Liverpool TO Charleston,
| ;. g. Judge Nelson adore s>ed the convicts in
| very feeling manner, admnnshing them to prepare
for their tate, and not to be too sanguine in their
| expectations OF mercy from the President.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Il i snnnosed that Col. A. F. Rudler, of Nicara-
,,a notoriety. is now at Augusta, Ca, recruiting
= rnpfpdpratp armV.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

General Twiggs has been appointed Major Gen
eral ConmandDg Military Department Of Louis-
ana, Confederate Army.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

! General Pillow has erected thlrG WIs 80 U
the Mississippi river, at the mouth oI WIN '''OA'
on the Memphis side.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Carl Schurz, U. >. Minister Spain, is at the
Prescott House, New York, and will leave on Mon
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05
Confederate Batteries on the Potomac TO bs
Silenced by Contract.

SiIehceu ny contract
General James, the proprietor of the celebrated
rifed cannon, proposed two weeks since to take one
or more Of his acknowledgement shot and shell
instruments, and go down the Potomac and silence
all the batteries that could be discovered the
Potomac Chesapeake Bay, but the proposition
refused. The proposal was made ain to day,
James proposition, and the General has left for
New ork to execute his pledges. The twelve
pound rifed cannon is more properly for field
vice.
The English Upon Privateering.
The debate in the House of LORDS is all unknd
and unfriendly to the United States. The remarks
ot the noble Lords no recognize the estab-
shed Government of the United States, with which
| they have been doing profitable business for 75
| years, than il we were some kingdom OF Dahomey,
| some wild Indians, who had established some
| sort of dominion upon some desert isle. Jeffer
son Davis Is, IN their eyes, as much a de fdcto
| President as Abraham Lincoln. The de jure ques
ton. in their estimation, awaits only the arbitra
ment of arms.
The above is from the New York Ecening Br
press, of Monday, which concludes its article with
| the following:
1t is suggested in several quarters, in view of the
unfriendliness of this debate and OF the Proclama
| tion, that Lord Lyons, the British Minister a
Washington, receive his passports and be sen
| home.
| 1t seems to us, however, that we have quite
! enough of "war" on hand just now-aDd that any
| future settlement propose to have with Grea
Britain for this unkind and unfriendly spirit, be
postponed to some day more fitting.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE INOoKRUPTI BILITY OF
THE REPUBLICANs.- An individual, says the Gin
cinnatti Enquirer, who possessed the influence at
court obtained a contract to furnish uniforms for
the soldiers to he amount of eight thousand dol
lars but not having the or facility to fill the
order, be sold the commission to house in the
city for a bonus Of two thousand dollars We fear
that the uniforms will prove as rotten as the busi-
ness transactions.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

The number of cattle at Philadelphia during last
week was much smaller than during any other
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Hisrumored that there is to be an extra session
| of the New York Legislature
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-05

Tbo Eranch minister luouveue has written to
,ba French consuls in the United States to observe
the strictest neutrality in their conduct.
lady contributor tn a Richmond paper recon-
mend the Donation by the ladies, OF all their sill
MIA
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12

eomething De certainly wants Wkatsver It nay
be, the hrn full. healshful, assuring, OVerruling
voice of the people viii supply Is Let that Voice
be heard Is shouts be hushed in silenee ss Such
ianeture the blood Of the noblesl government tia
world has seen would not rest on the hea1s Of
fsnatical executive and hiA hArsbrainsd c.unsel-
Ors alone.
We have spoken openly ard plainly on this sub.
j CT because We feel that the great hope Of the
country lice in fully recognizing the ag5uzl peril
and In reSoutely graphing with it. Our sense Of
The actual peril II m &c deep and vivid Il sup
pressed or disguised il should De false TO our
selves, Gno false 70 cur country. We know not
how It may be with hers bnt we ecDfsge the effect
prcdured in uR BY tho nCuIriui Dke GuO I&nic
Of Bull Ran was citation compared With the fsel-
ing We experienced on reading the passage Of the
message which forms the tex Of ese remarks.
Unless the President is speedily hraced up By the
conservative sentiment OF the nation there is ss.
rioas danger that although the re elton be put
down the nation Sil be exiting ulshed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12
mr.. CardweII,s ResoIutieas.

The resolutions Of Senator CALDWELL declATSto
~ of the POsitiOn Of Tennessee with reference Il
sny contingent proposition, thst may BE- made b
the LINCOLN Government 10 reconstruct the or
Union and reunite her people with the invaders o.
the South, came up in the Senate yesterday Enc
were supported BY bold, eloquent ,saA patFIeti'
speeches from Senators CALDWELL, BAAEoy, Az
DERsoS and LANE, which struck an electric Thrill
in the hearts Of the Senate, HI was evinced BY
their passage without decided opposition. We re
joice that the Senate OF the State has taken thi
bold, manly and high position, in 80 gallant man
ner, which, we doubt not, will be followed BY aim
liar action on the part Of the House immediatek
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12
Affairs in ana about .Eashinr,ou.

WASHINGTON Dee. "A caucus Of the Republican
members OF Congress will be held tomorrow even
ing for the purpose OF agreeing upon line Of poll
cy TO be adopted IN reference to the slave question
Lieutenant Colonel Reg nrlds has besn appointed
resident agent at Port al under the general reg
uissiOn rslsiiye to securing and dispOslng Of tht
property fund or brought Wilhin the territOr,
now and hereafter occupied by forces in the
tlsloOal States. he has been ordered 10 report t.
the Secretary Of the Treasury
Com Poor, OF the BrO,k kim, Who was tried by
joVrt Martial for Ao wing tue escape Of the Sump-
from New O.leARs. has been Acq uitted, and ID,
d ding has been approved.
Gen Patterson bAS made an ofi.ial application
TOR court inquiry INFO that poruon Of Ihe sprin,
smpAigl sith which be vas connected
IL Is still believed that Secretary Chase will Z.
Far A. practicable il his a.aBciAl report pIsc,
plm.eli b-,itS cameron in urging the en- ploy men
I uHiIIVSs IN the service Of ne Govern snt.
Lieut. Hare Of the Thirty-frst Nv York u il
90 a1ement charged win Sle-pieg Eaile o. p!cke,
duty, he Wiliiprobaby be shot II convict d.
NllAon viii introduce into the Senate On Non
day bill 20 organize the allotment system AID :.
invest division commanders with power TO ordv.
court mArEl4ls in Cases not Involving death or ds
missal from the service
The work on the New military bridge across III,
Potomac is progressing rapidly. /. will sOon b,
eEdy for use.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12
MiAcellAneoua.

BOsroN. Bee. 6. The British mail Itss msr froH
Martinique arrived at ST HoRes on the 18Th ult
and reported the sumter At Martinique. The Iro.
quois got up steam and started IN pursuit
The ship Yorkshire. from Liverpool. reports No
Vember - IN lat Al Deg IA NM, Ion gitude 81 deg
passed steamer, bark rugged shoEing the rebei
ntg She appeared as if she had lost her bull
Wsrks. She was steering southeast
The steamer Baltic . lied for Fort Pickens with
the Nv York 75Jh regiment this afternoon.
NV HOsK, Dec 6.-Tne tea ner Bavaria has
arrived. She brought 80 600 stand 81 arms pur
chased IN Belgium for the United States Govern
ment.
letter from Port Royal says tbs 10Th New
York regiment made 4 reeonnois 4nea toward,
Charleston, capturing three batteries ard spikiuR
the guus They returned after having apprcachec
within twenty miles of Charleston A large smounr
OF cotton VISA found ready for shipment but tn,
rebels were destroying mach of it. AoOus coo
eontrabands are about the forts and others are
coming N