The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-18

MAIL CARRIER ATTACKED BY WoLvEs-Narro,s
Escape. We gain the following inform alton from
a gentleman who passed through here about
10 o'clock yesterday evening, from Decatur
The mail carrier between this place aud Decatur,
when about fortyfve miles from here, on his return
trip, startled at hearing the bowling of wolves
and turning TO ascertain the proximity of his dam
ger, discovered, at great distance, pack of a
hundred or more wolves, apparently frenzed with
hunger, and with ollingtongues, rapidly lessening
the distance between them and the horror stricken
mail.carrier. Viewing thus his danger, with des
peration lent BY despair, the mail carrier imnedi-
ately put whip to his horse, hoping to gain place
Of refuge ere the bungering wolves could overtake
hin; but the wolves gradually gained upon him
he beginning to think that his sands of life had
nearly run out, when suddenly tree presented
itself to lis gaddened vision for which he rode for
dear life, and finally gained the asylum of his hopes
with the savage beasts close upon him. and jumped
from his horse on to the limb of the tree. The
wolves came up in a moment, and after bowling
with disappointment for short time, the loss of
warm supper, gradually settled down in quietude
to watch their prey. The carrier remained in thi:
awful condition until nearly morning, with scarcely
any clothes on, having thrown off nearly all of hi:
wearing apparel, hoping to increase the speed Of
his poor animal. At about the dawn of day the
wolves disappeared, when the mail carrier, nearly
frozen to DEATH fell from the tree to the ground in
sensible. In that condition our informant, who
came along short time aIterward, found him, and
carried hin to house five miles distant, where he
recovered sufficiently, previous to our informants
departure, to relate the story.
The horse chased by portion of the wolves
and is supposed TO be lost, together with the mail
Boyer Valley (lO1ca) Record.
SAILING OF SOUTHERN STANDARDIZATION gen
Souh.-Two steamers left this city yesterday af
ternoon for Southern ports-the Columbia, fol
Charleston, S. c., and the Florida, for Savannah
Ga. Each carried less than their usual compile
ment of passengers, but both were heavily freight
ed. As far as lays in the power of ordinary obser
vaton to discern the nature of passengers and ba
gage, there were no marked feroeous or warliEt
features in either the men or baggage There
were heavy and stoutly nailed boxes, affordina
large compass for conjecture but all the powers o
clairvoy ance could not have divulged their con
tents. We learn, however, that their freight wa
mainly provsions-pork, lard, cheese, butter, po
tatoes, and the like, which, it is well known ar,
very much required South. People on the dock
who were aware of the nature OF the cargo, ex
pressed much dissatisfaction that the steamers
allowed to go out of the harbor, on the ground tina
the Charleston people should not be supplied will
food from this port when they refused to supply
Major Anderson's little garrison with fresh provis
ions when required. There was no unusual ex
eitement on the wharf.-N. y. World, Jan. II
The Richmond Enquirer says that ex-Presiden
Tyler was the only man in Congress that votet
against the South Carolina "force bill"
A military Company, named the Crittendsl
Rises, has been organized in Washington city,