The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-23
MOVEMENTS IN WASHINGTON.
From the Star of Inst Eyenjuo


From the Star of last Ereningl
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
All Saturday night last, moveable barricad,
| were Delng constructed for the protection of tb
lower story of the Treasury Department, whic
nave since been duly completed. The materi;
Is In command there, and Captain Franklin, U. s
a., is next in rank. We presume that being a
engineer officer, these barricades were constructe
under his immediate supervision. Sand-bag bar
rlcades-the best in the world-have been prepar
ed to be used the steps of the Department nor ii
cos, should that be necessary. At least five hun
| dred troops of regulars and volunteers bivoua
tnere nightly now, so stationed as that they cal
ueiend 1t against storming party of thousands
tne ouliding being well nigh thorough forti6ca
ton IN Its strength of construction.
On Saturday afternoon the Massachusetts, regi
ment was mustered and enrolled at their quarter
IN the Capitol. About sundown the regimen
formed under Col. Jones in full uniform and parad
ed through Pennsylvania avenue to the President
house and back to their quarters. They presented
the appearance of veteran soldiers. and ELECTED tn,
warmest praise from all parties
SHOT THROUGH THE FOOT.
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Rob't Laskey mem
per OF the Presidents Mounted Guards in mount
ing MS horse at the headquarters of the company
got his revolver entangled in some way with t6t
holster, and 1t was discharged through his foot
making very ugly wound.
NEW VOLUNTEER COMPANIES FORMING.
INV uiou outTuS is lDe name or q new vol
unteer militia company formed on Friday night at
old Trinity Church. w. B. Stratton was elected
captain, and Messrs. Bancroft, Gardiner, and Gar
rett, Lieutenants. Thirty-iive members were en-.
rolled subsequently another meeting was held
at the same place, and many more names were en-.
rolled.
On Saturday night meeting was held on Capi-
tol Ill., for the purpose of organizing a company
OF exempts for the defence of the Federal Capital
THE STEAMER GEORGE PAGE.
alnFf fha a
Alexandria, on her last down trip on Saturday
night, she was seized by the Virginia authorities.
sometime during the night she steamed up and
went down the river. Her destination was not
known. Yesterday morning we were informed
that the Page proceeded down the river, and when
opposite Fort W ashington she was invited to stop.
by shot across her bow. She paid no attention to
the rst hlnt but at its repetition she came to at
the wharf, Immediately under the guns of the fort
Another report says the Page refused to heaye to
on being notified, and that shot was fred into
her, which struck her between wind and water and
sunk her IN the channel. Rumor says she had on
board battery for the White House (Indian
dead.) Another report is that her errand was to
mouth of the river.
e OTHER RUMoRs.
report reached w Washington this morning that
the steamer Thomas Collyer left Alexandria last
night for some destination down the river, and on
arriving opposite the fort, summarily invited
to lay to at the wharf there, which was done.
Among the various wild rumors afoat yesterday
was one that the railroad bridge at the Relay House
was torn up. Another that the Pennsylvania di-
vision, under Gen. Patterson was in Baltimore cut
ting his way through the town. Another that the
same division was on its way here from Annapolis
Another that the New ork Seventh Regiment W as
encamped at Silver Spring, Maryland. Another
that three large steamers having troops on hoard
had been signaed down the river. And still an
other, late last night that Gov. Sprague, of Rhode
Island, arrived here at IL o'clock, p. NJ, by the
way OF the Potomac river, and his division was
landing at the Navy Yard. These rumors in turn
sent thousands of persons hurrying in the direction
where they were likely to be verified.
SEIZURE OF FLOUR.
esterday morning, the -four warehouses along
Water street, Georgetown, were placed under
strong military guard by order of the Government.
The Darlington Home Guard and COMPANY A.
Anderson Rifles, marched on board schooner lay
ing at the wharf loaded with barrels of -four and
about to be towed out into the stream. Carts and
drays were employed during the day, and all night
last night, in conveying the -four thus seized from
Georgetown to the Capitol, where it was slowed
away for the use Of the troops stationed there.
THE NAIL STEAMERS.
The Potomac river mail steamers Powhatan
Baltimore, Mount Vernon and Philadelphia, seized
the other day by order of the Government at the
wharf, foot of Sixth street. have since been puard
ed by Companies A and E, Washington Light In
fantry, Captains Towers and Powell. About I0L
o clock last night, steam got up on them, and
they were taken round into the Anacostia channel,
opposite the guns of the Navy-Yard. The guard
still remains on board them.
THE LONG BRIDGE
was guarded last night by United States artillery
and cavalry, in such manner as that an enemy
in attempting to approach Washington by that
route, would have met with warm reception.
strong guard of United States Infantry soldiers
was also stationed near the same spot. An artillery
gun was taken across the north draw, and placed
in position to rake the bridge, and sentries were
posted far beyond.
TIE STEAMER ST. NICHOLAS,
night before last was seized by the Government,
and hauled up at the wharf, foot of Eleventh street.
The National Guard, Company A, Capt. Lloyd,
has been placed in charge of her, and in perform
ing the duty of guarding her, show that they
understand fully the nature of the service required
of them.
THE GUNS LAST EVENING.
1t is said that the heavy guns heard here about
seven o'clock last night fired from the Vir-
ginla shore, some distance below Alexandria,
The reports startled the female population here
not little, and brought them to front doors and
curious to know what was out.
WASHINGTON DEALER
VISITED alexandria Saturday morning for the pur-
pose of purchasing load of -four; but the mer-
cnants there refused to sell any, on the pretext
that they wanted all they had on hand to feed
troops expected soon to be gathered there. By
some of the Alexandria dealers be was told that
had no further for Washington,
anu ueSlTeu no intercourse Win our cltlZenS.
THE MOUNT VERNON FITTING UP.
The steamer Mount Vernon, one of the four Po-
tomac steamers seized by the Government, and
taken around to the Navy lard, is now being fit
ted up for the reception of several large guns
among which is,a saucy-looking 32-pounder.
TODAY.
AT the Department this morning there was con-
siderable activity. Company B, Turner Rifles
who were not mustered in on Saturday, Major Nc
Dowell being called away by important business
ABOUT II men, under Captain Kryza-
nowSki.
Company +, National Guard Battalion, was mus.
tered in; Capt. W. p. Ferguson, Lieutenants Car
roll, Nottingham and Davis, sergeants, 4 corpo-
rails and 43 privates.
Ten recruits for Company D, Washington Light
Infantry (howitzer company, were mustered in.
Lieutenant Garrett carried up % recruits for
Company G, Union Regiment, Capt. Miller COM
manding.
Quite number of citizens left Washington this
morning with their families to go North, among
them MIR. i. F. Clark and family, en- route for
Pennsylvania. Only three passenger cars were at
the depot, and in consequence many who arrived
late were unable to obtain passage the three cars
being packed full of people long before the train
left
There is great demand for -four this morning
and the prices have gone up from $3.50 to Sl2 ac-
cording to grade. Some of the merchants say they
have none except for their own family use.
telegraphic wire has been carried into the Ex-
ecutlve mansion, connecting with the main lines to
the various sections of the country.
A number of Southern students left Columbian
college on Saturday, and the remainder expect to
60 on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Fort Washington has been put in complete re-
pair 1t was reinforced last week, and is in COM
mand of Maj jor Haskins, U. S. A. Guns have been
mounted upon the summit of the walls, so as to
command the hill on the east, which is as high as
the fort, and which is only two or three hundred
yards distant-a valley intervening.
Senator Douglas, with his family, left here yes
terday afternoon, on his way to Chicago.
HORSES AND CATTLE IN THE WoRLD.-An illus
trated natural history of the animal kingdom has
just been published by S. G.. Goodrich 1t has
2 400 engraviugs. 1t is a highly useful work.
Among other information abounding in it, it con-
tairs the following, which is an estimate of the
number of horses in the world From this we ex-
tract the following:
E8The general estimate has been eight to eighteen
horses in Europe to every hundred inhabitants.
Denmark has forty-tve horses for every hundred
inhabitants, which is more than any other Euro
pean country. Great Britain and Ireland have
Z, 800, 900 horses; France has 3,000 0000 Austrian
Empire, exclusive of Italy, $500, 900; Russia has
$780, 900; the United States have 5000 900 horses
which is more than any European country the
horses of the whole world are estimated at 81 742O-
900. Russia has 22,00O,OOO cattle; Great Britain
and Holland have 1000 900; Austria has 10 600 =
600; France S,0O0,000 United States of America
have q, ,000 900. The whole world is estimated to
contain 2lO,00O,O3O 1t is supposed that one-third
of them are killed annually, so that we have about
2SOOOOOOO pounds, 10000, 600 skins, 14O, ,O0O, 900
horns, 2S0 900 900 feet annually to be converted in
to beef, tallcw, leather, combs, glue, etc.
MoCKING BIRD.-A circumstance has lately oc-
Cured in this city which for "mockery" outdoes
all that before heard of one Of those famous
birds whose mellifuous notes pervade the groves
and mock all other songsters. One of these birds
hatched last year in the month of June and there
fore well qualified to take up and carry on the
joeund song which ever celebrates the bright days
of the young summer, was sent from the South to
lady and gentleman in this city. In due time it