The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-01

nedEu lbcluentalty tDat Fifth aYenuedam has beer
thrown into ecStacy of excitement BY a rumor that
an adopted daughter of 4 millionaire and of course
4 widely known gentleman, alike celebrated for his
TASTE wealth and palatia residence in that region
~ pa,atai naDitatlons known as Fifth avenue, had
e't the rooi OF her f0sterfathur to iOn her fate to
that OF brave and gentle Andalusian. A delight
luI ven OF mystery and romance has been thro wn
around the affair, and the gossippers are extremely
P%"'eu IN regard thereto. This veil it is not our
tb to raise, but we can venture to say that
| So mas oeen union of hands well as heats n
, | - rlehi, separation, and mys terious disap-
> ,'"'a!ce' T"e blooming damsel dwaIIeth within
Ger a'her'S halls, but the other octor in tb -
; | ~ " Ia me Is not to be found. In these times of
r,U r ,unioFs OF wars it is quite refreshing to
conn tII ~ i'eu ninglng upon love and peace to
MILITARY SENATORS wAsurxoroy.-A Wash
log'on correspondent OF the Providence Journal
tnus describes iunny scene in the Senate cham
Der:
When | entered the Senate chamber the seat,
were mainly filled by New Y ork Volunteers who
| were holding mock session. The presiding Off
Ger was Just putting the question ON a resolution
directing the sergeantatarms to proceed immedi-
ateIy TO the NhIte Hous and to request the Presi-
dent 1t, in his opinion not incompatible with the
puollc interest, to send down gallon of his best
brandy motion to strike out the word ''bran-
| dy" and to substitute cold rye" was voted down
! on constitutional grounds, and because the "Hon
| senator from South Carolina" who offered it.
ndu ooth MS legs on the DESK while the rules only
/ permitted one And finally motion was made to
| clear the galleries, disorderly persons were
| looking On, evidently with view to ridicuIe the
| proceedings, and otherwise behaving in a manner
not consistent with the dignity of the Senate
The New York SEvExrH.-The New York En-
press with the rest of the press urge the return of
the ''White Kids" 1t saws:
- The tide has set again in favor of the Seventh
| heglment lew days ago the ''stay at homes"
including some of the young ladies, were very in
! dIgnant that the Seventh was to return wiibont
| smelling hre; it was nothing to march to the
EApital at days warning, to do this with the idea
tnat they were risking their lives; it was nothing
U" lay tracks for miles, and to be exposed To chiIIip
rams and broiling suns by turns; nothing would do
out the Seventh must be shot at. They were to be
Missed 1t hev returned, even by order of the Com,
mander.in Chief. But il has been demonstratad
that the Seventh were in no hurry to come home:
,hey were prompt to expose their lives again in
virginia, they ready for a secret or public
expedition; the croakers may spare themselves the
hooung at brave soldiers.
In WANT OF FUNDs.-A member of the New York
| Twentieth regiment writes to New York paper
| as follows:
Our first months service expired on the 23d inst
and we have been the qui uire for the Paymas-
| ter The probability, however, that we shall not
| De visited by that functiOnary is apparent and
| although disappointed, we are not disaffected A
little reinforcement in the shape of funds would he
a godsend to our braves, many of whom have not
money enough to buy postage stamp a three
| CeuI paper OI TOBACCO. Our present situation af-
tords an excellent school in which to "learn to la
Dor and to watt
From Turks IsLAND.-We have files from Turks
Island dated on the 18th of May. The prospect of
the salt crops and market rates of the article are
| reported thus:-A considerable quantity of rain
fell the latter part of last week, which has checked
our salt operations little We have, however
an ample supply on hand. The demand this week
has been small The last cargo ofsat sold at this CAY
| brought eight cents. The Royal Standard of la
test date says:-"We regret to say there is neither
Hour, corn, oats, nor any kind of provisions to
be purchased in the colony. At Cockburn Harb0r
tue mules cannot be worked for he want of feed.
MovGNG FROM One STATE TO ANOTHER. W1rE
| HOUSE AND FAMTLY.-A strange spectacle was wit
| messed on the Illinois river few davs ago In tow
OF the ReSoute, going North, was a barge on
| winch reposed two story frame house. This
mouse Is the property of man who lived in it in
| ST. Louis. Becoming alarmed at the late commo-
| ton, he had his house moved stated, and taken
| 10 tree State. His family went along with him.
! While going up the river the mans dog sat in the
door, the cat recIined laziIy at window, and the
| good VILE carried on the household work usual.
| The Mission To MADRID.-It is understood that
dispatches received from Madrid show that the
functions of the U. S. Legation there were likely to
be suspended IN consequence OF the absence of Mr..
Preston, the Minister, and the intention of Mr. Per-
rv, Secretary OF legation to return to the United
States. II was for this that il became ne
| cesSary that Carl ShurZ should repair at once to
his diplomatic pest; relinquishing his late iaten-
| ton OF raising and commanding a cavalry regiment
in the service of the United States.- Washington
SiGr.
''ArAnMIXG DIsCLosuRts''-The PHILADELPHIA
EtcatEg j"arnGl a strong Union paper bu {
rn.ts ed in support of the Lincoln Administra-
ton, is about to make some Charming disclosures"
in relation to alleged sending of supplies TO the
South by Philadelphia merchants. The Journal of
la'e mas been the sensation print of Philadelphia
publishing the most ridiculous Stories 50 we need
not expect anything very startling from that
source.
THE LETTING THE GREAT BEEF CovrRAcr-The
opening of the bids for the great army contract to-
day disclosed the fact that Hugh Maher, Of Chica-
CO. ILL.,, is the lowest bidder otfei ing to furnish
the beef wanted for the army delivered in Penn VI
Tania at $3.50 per hundred and in this city 81 AS.
| Tha present contract costs the Government S. per
hundred Washington Star, May 20.
Thomas Griffin, of Fail River, Mass, was ar
| ralgned tor assault and battery his wife. The
woman, in testtying to the assault, said her hus-
band struck her and she fell down. She would not
| admit, however, that he knocked her down but
| explained that he struck ber and she fell down
| with dstonishmeN he had never struck her
before.
Mrs. Lincoln. the wife of President Lincoln. has
purchased real came's hair shawl for a thousand
collars, ana real pOlnt-lace one for something less
We may take it for granted know what viii be
the fashion for the season. Point-ace and camePs
hair will be in demand among the fair eegantes of
America.
The notorious Rev. DR.. Kalloch has been in
being closeted in of the private rooms of Ire
mont Temple with lady member of his flock,
named Helen NJ. Howard The vestry, in a rigid
examination, acquitted him on the ground that
Mrs. Howard requested to see him privately, on a
religious matter
1t is singular circumst stance that the first officer
taken in by the federal forces in the present
war should be blood relative of Gesrge Washing
ton. Mr.. Dulaney Ball, Captain of the Fairfax
Rangers, who was taken in Alexander last Friday,
is lienial desc"ndent of the father of Mary Ball,
the mother of Washing
Broadway, New York, presented quite com
Portable sight on Monday. Five horse loads of
gold coming up the street from the wharf at hich
the steamship Etna secured &329,446 or
over Sl627, 600, weight, in SPECIE 1O,25O lbs, or
five tons.
II. X. Brown, sculptor, has passed through
Washington on his way home to Newburg, New
York. he spent winter and spring in Columbia
engaged upon his work the capitol of South Car
olina He fears that the North undertakes South
ern strength.
We hear that Rev. A. B. Wheeler, of this town,
has again failed this time for $50 900. His buu ess
f has been brokerage. How many more this tumble
involves in pecuuiary loss do not know, but W e
hear of several cases of peculiar hardship.-Norh
BridgelCater Gazette.
The wife of Henry A. Bills, of Wnstead, Conn,
r died at the Hartford insane retreat few davS ago
the result of attack of insanity produced by
. the execrations and threats uttered against her
husband in the community where he lived, because
of his sympathies with the Sou'h.
o Colonel Mones, of the United States Army, re-
Gently captured by Colonel Van Dorm, in Texas and
released his parole of honor has been re-aTreSted
and detained at Savannah, Georgia, hostage,
it is thought for the safe delivery of Capt. McDon-
aid, OF St. Louis.
: 1t is stated that Gen. Foot, of Vermont will in
trcduce bill at the extra session authorizing the
President to fill all existing vacancies at West
Point by nomin atons at large. This is in antici-
patton Of a permanent increase of the regular