The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-13

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DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER New OYsrER.BED.-A
couple OF Jerseymen residing at Keyport have re-
Gently discovered a new oysterb bed which bids
falr to create an excitement something similar to
that on Long Island Sound some two years since.
The shell resembles those of the "OId Sounds y
with meat like the East Rivers, and flavor said
to be equal to the famous Norfolk oysters The
two men who discovered the bed of course keen the
locality secret, merely giving its locality on the
Jersey shore, between Coney Island and Sandy
Hook. They fish for them only during the nipbt
ana take them by dragging in over twenty feet of
water Several baskets of these oysters have been
received at one of the principal saloons in jersey
oity, ana Judges pronounce them superior bivalve
N. Y. Tribune
LIBERIA LOOKING FOR KECIpR President
Benson in his recent annual message to the LegsIa
ture, complains much about the treatment Of Lii
IBERIA by our Government, and makes the following
suggestion;
1t is for you to determine this session, if after
Its close 1t can be regarded any longer polite or
even Just for this Government to accord such COM
meFclal privileges to citizens of the United States
as are accorded to citizens of the favored ma
tons with which we have treaties Of friendship and
when the United States Government refuses to ae-
cord to US similar privileges.
OPPOSED TO WAR.-The Paris correspondent of
tho Times says number of senator's and deputies
have arrived in Paris from the departments and II
appears from their conversation that their const-
tuents are all anxious that peace NAV be main
tanned. The French population in the departmants
are unanimous IN their expression that the Empe-
ror has done quite enough for Italy, and that
France can find better employment for her blood
and treasure. The deputies who have spoken ON
the question of the unity of Italy are of opinion
that II 1t be accomplished it will be by the effect of
time, and not by brute force.
An IMMENSE KErrLE-There has lust been com-
pleted at the establishment of joseph Oat & Son
Quarry street, of the largest copper kettles
ever made in this city. 1t is intended for sugar
rennery IN baltimore, to which place it will be
shlpped in few days The kettle, or pan, weighs
about five tons, and is Of sufficient capacity to boil
Z,O0O pounds of sugar at one boiling. 1t is calcu-
lated that $1,000 pounds of sugar be boiled in
1t during one day. Notwithstanding the immense
size OF the kettle, the workmanship upon it is as
| perfect as that upon an ordinary tea Kettle. The
cost OF this affair will be about Sc 00O.-PhHadeL-
| phi" Ledger.
SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH.-Sheriff Murray of
| Clark county, Wisconsin, went on hunting eycpr
| sion one day last week with two friends. They
| separated with the understanding that they sbould
meet at nlght at certain "corner section point"
Two OF the three met at the place designated. but
! oherln Murray was missing. After search tbey
discovered the body of the sheriff. He had gath
| ered noughs and made bed near a large tree
to death while asleep
ANOTHER WIFE PoIsoNER.-William Weaver, of
Bloomheld, Perry county, Pa on the day before
! Christmas last lost his wife, who died suddenly in
! commissions. Three days after the funeral Weaver
| disappeared. girl he had been attentive to was
! missing at the same time. A few days ago it was
! discovered that Weaver had married the girl and
! gone to Black Hawk, Chester county 1t was then
found out that shortly before his wie's death Wea-
/ 10 nnIs 30 l.
rats had died. He was accordingly arrested on the
! 7th inst. for poisoning his wife.
The New YORK TRIBUNE FAvoRs A National
! CoNvENToN.-The Tribune of yesterday, says:-
Our advices from Washington indicate that the
most probable solution of the discussions now 90
! ing on there will be National Convention called
! in a regular and constitutional manner. To such
convention, properly called and fairly elected
we see no serious objection, though we will not
undertake to guarantee that its result will be ex-
actIy what its projectors desire and expect.
| NUMBER OF KILLED ON MASSACHUSETTS RAILROADS.
! The following is the statement showing the num-
ber OF passengers carried over the roads in 1860,
the number of men EMPLOYED and the fatal accidents
| that occurred in that year:
Passengers carried ........... ...,,, 70 o16 574
passengers Killed
Number oil men employed d......,... ...........6265
Persons killed while walking lying the track 20
Coon IN EvERYrHwG.-A correspondent of the
TRIBUNE has the following statement in reference
"Ioa often said that she owed her conversion to
reading Andrew Jackson Davis first book, while
IN the wlds OF California for it gave her curios-
lty to study the Bible, which before then she had
never read"
1t is to be hoped this statement is true so as to
prove the rule that there is good in everything,
tor we never heard of any good of Andrew J 81
vagaries before Phil. Bulletin.
The Cry OF SpINDLEs.-The number of spindIes
in Lowell is 1866, I23, ,696 more than in ali
| New England IN lS26; contained in mills running
from 10000 to $4,000 spindles each, averaging
600 spindles each, consuming 1923 900 pounds
cotton per week, equal to 42,796,00O pounds per
| year, or 3,5J6,OO0 pounds greater than all New
England at the above mentioned period. The Yards
OF cotton goods printed in Lowell, at this time per
week, average $50, 900 yards, 100000 yards more
than all Gankeedom in 1926!
The st. Louis Republican of the 7th gives the
particulars obtained from private sources, of the
murder of Mr. Carey, inofensive citizen of
| Brownsville, Missouri committed on the road to
Knob Noster Mr. Carey formerly resided in Kan
sas, where he took sides strongly against Montgom.
! cry, and his murder is attributed to a member of
that desperado's gang.
1t is said, according to the Paris correspondent of
| the London Times that the French government has
ntmated to the other governments interested the
necessity OF meeting OF their representatives-in
| fact, OF Congress-tO examine and decide on the
situation of Syria, before the 18th of February as
the French occupation according to treaty. ceas es
in March.
NJ Emile Olivier (member of the French Legis-
latye corps recently requested permission to es-
tablish a newspaper. After two or three applica-
tion for reply, NJ Emile Olivier has Just received
letter from the Minister of the Interior, to the ef-
lect that MS request, as well many others of a
similar kind, cannot be granted.
All the blue cockades that adorned the hats of
our citizens before the election have been removed
Those who wore them say they have done all thew
can do by voting for secession, and having thus
given public exhibition of their sentiments there
lgU0T in EanF thn
Norfolk Day Book
"A M,ashngon evening paper of Yesterday has
We have heard a rumor that the budget of Pres
idential electoral ballots to be opened on tt-mor-
row is missing. We can scarcely credit it; but the
result involved Is too important for US to omit
| mentioning the rumor.
A telegram in the Nord says that the Bank of
France has concluded an arrangement with Russia,
through the agency of Messrs. Dutfoi Kinnen, of
Paris, and Wyneken, of St Petersburg, for the ex-
change of sum of f3,O00,000 in gold for the
same amount in silver
Mr. Ward, American Minister in China, has an
pointed DR.. George w. Fish, of Michigan, acting
consul at Ningpo, China, the former consul having
resigned and returned to the United States on ac-
count of severe indispostion.
The old Spirit of the Times entered upon its 31st
volume on the 9th inst, naugurating this evidence
OF its long life by an entire dress of type and
four additional pages to its heretofore large and
attractive form.
Judge Low, of the Land Court, St. Louis, has
decided that paper published in the interest of
religious sect is not newspaper, and that legal
notices published in such journals are null and
void.
The Fish Wharf at Alexandria, Va, rented
on Saturday last at public auction, from the first of
March until the lst of une, to Thomas Javns, for
S2,l25.
Father Kemp's Old Folks have appeared with
success at Liverpool. Children under ten years of
age, accompanied by their guardians, were admit
ted free of charge.
Garibaldi's exploits have been done into verse by
Miss NJ. E. Braddon, of London, who recounts
the eats Of the hero Of Italy in Spenserian stanza.