The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-26

DESPERATE ATTACK BY MANIAC-The Hannibal
lMo.) Messenger of the 18th contains the follow
ing:
Sunday night an Irishman with an axe on his
snouldeT entered the residence of Mr.. Thomas Pay
ton, on Palmyra avenue and being unable to give
any satisfactory account of himself Mr.. PAXTON
told couple of brothers named Rollan, stopping
with him, to watch the Irishman until he could
come down town and get the police to arrest him.
Mr.. ?. had not got more than out of hearing be-
fore the maniac, as he afterward proved to be-
made lick with the axe at lady but she dodgi
the axe glanced and knocked the stovepipe down
The maniac next attacked one of the brothers
while the other one, youth of eighteen or twenty
years of age, instead of assisting his brother COW
ardly concealed himself behind goods box. The
maniac dealt his antagonist three blows one on the
shoulder, just back of the neck, another on his
arm, and still another on his hand nearly sever
ing it.
As soon as the maniac had foored his ANTAGONIST
he lett him weltering in his blood, and commenced
on the poX behind which the other brother was
concealed The youth, however, made his escape.
with slight wound on his head, by slipping under
the table and out at the door. Mr.. Ruffner, with
others, hearing the alarm, to the rescue but
before tney arrived the maniac had made his es-
cape. Mr.. Il. snapped his pistol at him once or
twice. Drs. Hewitt and HOrnback were called in
and dressed the wounds of the injured one of
which Is not expected to recover. The maniac was
arrested yesterday and tried before Justice Hixon
lie stated on trial that he had been deck hand on
steamboat, and came here from St. Louis. follow
ed by ga man on white horse" Friday. The
evidence proving clearly his insanity he was lodged
IN the caiaooose to be sent up to Palmyra to be
committed to Jail.
SOUTHERN APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE UNDER LINCOLN.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Express writes to that journal as follows:
AS the 4th of March draws near, the hordes who
aspire to Office under Lincoln daily multiply al
most after the manner of an arithmeticaI ratio
South Tod Nv,
ready, IN certain well selected and particuarly
designated positions, to serve their country. Ten
nessee, by great crowd is prepared to besiepe the
new administration for its favor Maryland Mis-
souri,, Kentucky, and North Carolina, each con-
tribute its quota to the army of applicants Viz
ginia's representatives not quite so numerous.
or earnest; but enough are here to guarantee thai
there will be no lack in that State of such as will
be willing to bear the burden and reap the emoIu.
ments OF her share of the public Offices Other
Ooutnern States have patriots on hand equally will
ing similarly to serve the country; but from the
peculiar position of their several States want the
moral frmness openly to avow their PATRIOTISM
lie hence appears that there are conservative Union
elements dittused throughout the South not so set
against the regularly elected President, but that
SheY VIII cooperate IN carrying on the Federal
government provided they can be permitted to do
SO. Not that these gentlemen Will range themselves
IN anagonism to their States but they will accent
positions IN which to serve, if Northern men will
put SO consider them, and conservatives like them
T.
ing difficulties, to give them ground whereon to
stand and vindicate themselves in their own sec
ton. The problem to be solved is, will Repub
cans accept these allies on such a basis; or will
lney STAND steadtastly by their party dogmas and
repe them unless they will perpetrate the impossi
Dllity TO them, as Southern men, of asserting. in
enect, to the supremacy of those dogmas?
Applicants for office from the Northern States
swarm here as did the locusts in Egypt. Their pc
cullar variety and number eminently interest.
The CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA. The constant and
numerous emigration of Chinese into California
and the fact that they work at very low wages and
are constantly working their way into the mechan
ica branches to the great injury of white artisans
has induced an influential Central Committee of
white workingmen of that State to publish an adj
dress to their fellow -workmen, suggesting such
measures as will effectually remedy the existing
and growing evils In regard to the Chinese they
say: 1t is known that each year adds thousands to
tue oaroarous and worthless people who come from
the Chlnese Empire to conflict with, underworld
ana degrade white labor. Every ship from Asiatic
ports Is laden with these swarming services, over
running the mines, underwriting the industrial of
our own race and degrading the occupations of
thousands OF our citizens by iAterposing the CON-
petition OF seris and slaves They are incapable of
becoming equal citizens, averse to the customs and
proprieties of civilization distinct in color custom
and religion, and the ocast and worthless of their
own nation; they can never become other than A
pestto the State and disgrace to whatever occu-
patton they invade in competition with white men,
They are, and must, in the nature of things, con-
tinue separate people, inferior in custom, color
and instinct, and without capacity to render ser.
vice to society corresponding with the cost of their
maintenance. They bring nothing to the country
but barbarism and competition with white work
men, AMI having, to the extent and capacity of
their numbers, impoverished the State remove
everything. even to the remains of their dead
They wholly destitute of the civilization and
capacity which are the understood conditions upon
which immigrants from enlightened nations are
welcome to the territory of the United States; and
unless the State of California be especially appor-
toned as refuge for the wild tribes of Asia, we
can ea observe no reason why our own government
should not interpose effectua restraint to an immi-
E era which brings with it nothing but barbar-
'n' ana Impeachment of our own people.