The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-07

STRANDING OF AN ENoRMoUs WHALE.-An enor-
nous whale was stranded in st, Finan's Bay, lver-
agh, between POrtmagee and BalliDskeliigs, and
about ten miles from Cahii iciveen. We have seen
a letter from competent authority, stating that
this ami mal nearly ninety feet long and thick in
proportion. The coast guards from Portmagee at
took possession Of the body, roya atty of the
Crown. However, on Saturday body OF peasant
ry, amounting to over 200, came down and carried
away large quantity of the bubber in spite of the
coast guards. The party in charge have been since
reinforced from the adjoining stations, Gerald Con
molly, Collector of Customs in Tralee has proceed
ed TO Iveragh to take charge Of and protect the
rights of the Crown.-kerrg Post.
Damascus is now almost a heap of ruins, charred
and blackened by fire. A recent visitor says that
be saw not a soul. except here and there law
Arab driving his donkey before him, laden with
debris of the fallen houses This is what the Turks
call rebuilding the quarter! Throughout the length
aud breadth OF what but year ago was far the
handsomest part Of the city, not single house
and converts, European COusulates, DC, were MIA
gled in common destruction. There we're still
remaining IN any traces of the former magnincence
of the houses. Broken marble coIunlns ana plts OF
tesselated pavement were ihicky scattered about
in the court yards, and the walls in many places
we're richly inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold
TIE POPE AND THE New CoMEr.-The Armenia,
the ultra clerical organ of Turin, has the following
The name of comet of St. Peter has been given
by some to the beautiful comet now in the heavens,
because it appeared the 29th of June, being St.
Peters Day. By a fortunate coincidence. more
over, it has been almost predicted by the Pontf-
cal soldiers at Rome on the anniversary of the
nation of Plus lX., by these words: "a star will
arise in the heavens, before the eyes of the aston
ished world And the world is indeed astonished |,
because this comet has not been fnreseen. MAY it
announce happy events for the welfare Of humanity
and the triumph of religion!
The MEXICAN TREATY.-We mentioned some time
ago, the authority OF private letter, says the
Cincinnati GGzette,) that the Mexican Congress
had granted the United States Goverument tn
right to march troops through Mexican territory,
but we were not at that time permitted 10 state 'pe
exact points. 1t is now officially dlscioseu to os
the right to disembsrk troops at Quay mas ana
| march tban, tbrouph Sonora to Arizona lYash.
National hfeligencer.
| NoRrHERY OP1N1oN.-We have suffered the Gov
t 70 mass in to the control of dsunon fanatics,
! - we are but beginning to reap the harvest of
| S1Nola tion devastation and universal ruin which
! Nat psrtv has shown. And the longer this party
/ is continued and upheld in power, the longer will
be continued the misery which its policy has in
ficted upon the country.-DUbHq"e Herald.
The ARMY WoRM.-The ravages OF this worm
have not yet ceased; we continue to hear Of fields
of grain, late OF great PROMISE entirely ruined.
| The blackbirds, themselves pests in corn-hed III
ordinary times, are now useful allies TO the iarm-
ers. They devour great numbers OF these oaliy'-
| Nantucket Mirror.
Discovery IN EeYpr-M. Marietta has discover
ed in the ruins of Memphis list OF siIty-tbret
Egyptian kings, engraved on limestone. Tht
Psris Library and the British Museum have simi
| lar tablets but they not nearly so complete al
= | this which is to be placed in the new museum II
Egypt. This tablet, 1T is supposed VIII settle tn
Egyptian dynastes of the ante-pyramidica period