The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-20

| RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTs.-The Philadel
! phia Pennsylvdnian of yesterday says:-The bank
of this city yesterday resumed specie payments il
anticipation of some Legislative action in reteTenc
to their suspension, and are paying all theil
liabilities in coin. The aggregate of the loans o.
the banks of the city is now but little over S24
O0O0OO, or about So 900 900 less than at the time
of their SUSPENSION while their supply of coin has
increased over two and quarter millions and their
circulation about $500, 0O0. The step has been an
ucipated for some time in view of the large amount
OF gold flowing into the country both from Califor-
ma n and Europe, and it will probably be speedily
State.
Inc banks and sub treasurers of New York, Phil
aGelPnla and Boston, now hold the enormous amount
V'yyHJee mHons an coin, of which $40, ,000, 900 is
neiu IN New York, and the current of coin from
EUROPE; now amounting to about 500, 900, 900 since
the middle OF December last is likely to continue
for some time to come. Under sucb circumstances
continuance by the banks of their suspension was
fast becoming not only a reproach, but a hold def
ance of public sentiment.
From JAMAIcA.-Our advices from Jamaica are
to the 9th inst. The intelligence is interesting.
The ex-Emperor of Hayti, Soulouque, who is still
in Kingston, had published protest against the
acts of President Geffrard. The Assembly had
repealed the prohibition of foreign molasses into
the island Great interest was being made to Sc
cure the recall of Governor Darling, and, it is
said with success. Sir William Trevyllian and
the Hon. Edward Jordon, C. B., the ex-Premier
OF Jamaica, and the principal editor of the Morn
ang journal, were respectively named as his prob
able successor. The House of Assembly had ap-
Proprlated LOCO for the reception of Prince
Alfred. The religious revVals had reached King
Ston, ana were having disastrous effect on trade
The census Is to be taken on the 9th of Nav
DEATH OF Mrs. PArrEN-Mrs Mary Ann Patten.
widow of the late Capt. Joshua Patten died in this
city yesterday of consumption. Mrs. Patten, it
will be remembered by many, was the heroic wife
who some three or four years ago, nursed her sick
husband when Frustrated by illness and incurable
blindness, and took charge Of his ship-the Nep-
tunes Garland in spite of the officers desire to
put into Valparaiso, navigated the vessel to San
Francisco and thus saved much detention, as we'll
as expense to the underwriters. Mrs. Patten had
nearly completed her twenty fourth year, The
ladies who, with liberality honorable to them
contributed purse of fourteen hundred dollars as
testimonial to this little heroine, will be sorry to
hear of her death.-BostOn Courier, March Is.
SUICIDE BY RUINED LADY AT HAMBuRG.-A let
ter from Frankfort, of February 10, says:-"The
day before yesterday an English lady, who had
resided at Hamburg for some time, and had been a
constant visitor to the gambling saloons, where by
degrees she had lost almost all her property left
the town and went to the village of Krdorf, about
three miles distant. She assembled the tower of the
new church there, and having first tied her legs
together, threw herselffrom the tower to the earth,
a distance of about 100 feet. When picked up she
was still living, but was conveyed to the hospital
at Hamburg in an exceedingly deplorabe con-
dition.
TIT FOR TAT.-At ST. Paul, recently, a Rev. Mr..
Fisk declared that "John Brown was second
Jesus Christ" Some sensible men assembled to
consider certain political matters concerning the
domestic interests of Minnesota, and in view of the
above adopted the following:-
Whereas, The Rev. Mr.. Fisk of St. Paul, has de-
clared from the pulpit I" shat John Brown was a
second Jesus Christ" therefore
Resolved, That Mr.. Fisk has made himself
econd Baldam's Ass; provided however, nothing
is intpn tn SIa tha
Iss by intimating that Mr. Fisk is his lineal de-
cendant.
STRIKE OF BoATMEN IN THE VIRGINIA OIL REGION
The excitement growing out of the discovery Of
oil in Virginia continues unabated. The Wheeling
iRtetiJencer saws: "Kanawha river is literally
covered with fat boats, and the bOatmen are now
IN strike. They ask TWO dollars barrel for ta-
king the grease TO Parkersburg. The producers
ire only willing to give dollar and fifty CENTS
Lands are leased on both sides of the Kanawha, at
enormous rates, the leases extending from four to
i've miles into the interior. The number engaged
n the production of oil from Parkersburg and
Burning Spring Run is not less than 1000"
RIGHT OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES TO RECOVER FOR
INJURIES LIMITED.-In a recent case before the Su-
,erior Court in Worcester. Judge Lord presiding,
n which certain parties, employees of the Norwich
md Worcester Railroad Company, sued that COM
,any for damages for injuries sustained by collis-
on on the road, the court ruled that person in
he employ of the defendants could not maintain
n action IOr injuries received through the want OF
are of other persons also in their employ, if the
,ther persons were proper and suitable men for
he railroad company to- employ. The plaintiffs
hereupon became non-suted.
EFFECT OF THE CRIsis UPON REAL EsrArE.-One
Il the results OF the election of a sectional admin
stration and of the passage of a sectional tariff
ill has been the rapid and immense depreciation
n the value of real estate throughout the North.
n the city of New York, for instance, a mansion
IN Fifth avenue, valued at S45,000 was sold day
-. Al
torres recently erected upon Broadway, with the
expectation that it would be rented for thirtyhve
,r forty thousand dollars per annum, cannot now
'e let at fifteen thousand dollars.-N. Y Herald.
AN IMPUDENT SPECIMEN OF Observation-Disclosures.
Johnson, of Middletown University, was one day
ecturing before the students mineralogy. He
lad before him quite number of specimens of va
'ious sorts to illustrate the subject roguish stu
lent for sport silly slipped piece of brick among
he stones. The Professor taking up the stones
me after another, and naming them. "This,'
aid he, SIS piece of grantee this is piece OF
eldspar," etc. Presently he came to the brickbat.
Without betraYing any kind of surprise or even
changing his tone of voice, This" said he, hold
ng it up, "is piece of impudence!"
From PENSACOLA. Siemmer Catches -Four
fgna'ooyS.-The following despatch was transmit
ed from Pensacola by c. l.. LeBaron, Esq, of
hat city:
Pensacola, March 13, 1S61.-The steamer Wvan.
ote came up to the city about o'clock this after
Rosa Island, near Fort Pickens, and arrested by
Lieut.. Slemmer, who sent them to town to be de-
ivered to the State authorities. The Wyandotte
,ame up to the wharf and handed them over to
hose empowered to receive them.-Moble ADDER
iSer, March a.
ARRIVAL OF A CoRREsPoYDENr OF THE LONDON
lIMEs.-Am@ng the passengers by the steamship
arabia, which arrived at New York on Saturday
asst, was Mr.. W. IL. Russell, the special correspon
lent of the London Times, who has come to this
10 OfU OIL Uin fail and;
partial account of the nature and extent of our
political troubles; and from the worldwide celeb
ity Mr.. Russell has gained by his graphic descrip
ions of the Crimean war and the Indian revolt,
lis letters will doubtless be looked for with much
interest on both sides of the Atlantic.
TwENTY-sIx DAYS AT SEA IN OPEN BoArs.-The
,ark Massachusetts,, of New Bedford, Capt. Green,
while cruising off Rio Janeiro, lowered three boats
n pursuit of a large sperm whale, but night in,
Ind the boats were lost sight of. The bark cruised
several days in the vicinity, without success, and
Imposing the boats had been lost, put into Rio
Janeiro, December IA. Fortunately the boats kept
ogether and reached Santos OF the l0th all hands
live but very hungry, having been five days with
'ut food
PRESIDENT LINCOLN ON FLIEs.-At the White
Iouse, the crowd Thursday considerably
hinner than on Wednesday, yet it seems that the
gratifying loss in the quantity balanced by the
quality of the visitors. The President, at least,
'emarked to friend, who congratulated him on
mentors: "Dont you know that when the aies drop
,f in the fall, those that remain last always bite
Yorst?"
A FABRICATED FuGlrIyE.-A few days since,
great excitement created in Hadey, Mass, by
"fugitive slave," who went about town soliciting
aid to enable him to reach Canada. He found
hearts and hands open to aid him in his escape
from officers who reported to be on his heels.
Towards night it was ascertaned that the fugitive
was a fellow townsman, who had blacked his face
and dressed himself for the occasion.
Marshal Rynders has been called to account by
Judge Shipman in the Federal Circuit Court, New
York, for allowing Latham, of the slave vessel
Cora, to escape. He stated that he gave orders
that no prisoners were to be allowed out of doors
in his absence.
Abd.el Kader is shortly coming to France. He
is expected at the Chateau Maseq, Pau, and
also in Paris. The Emir Is said to have assured
Fuad Pasha that he has no thought of coming for
ward as his rival for the pashalic of Syria.
The Emperor of the French has contributed ten
thousand francs towards purse which the Acade-
my of Sciences proposes offering for the best essay
on the question of the "Reproducton OF bone when
broken or crushed by accident
Near Ont0nagon, near Lake Superior, all the