The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-15
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DISTINGUISHED VIsIroRs.-His Excellencv, Gov
ernor Ellis, of North Carolina, attended by Colonel
Riddick Assistant Adutant General of the State,
and Colonies Hughes and Hammerskold, aids to the
Governor, arrived here last evening, in special
train from Raleigh, North Carolina. They ERE
accompanied by Hon. l.. OBJ. Branch, Hon Sam
uel J. Person, Hon. w. w. Avery, General NJ. w.
Ransom, J. Spelman, E.q., Drs. L. Manson, and E.
| Warren, members of the North Carolina LegiSa-
ture. They here, understand on business
| OF Importance. They are stopping at the Exchange
Hotel as also several distinguished citizens of
Mary land, officers of the Confederate States Army,
&C., &c.-Richmond Dispatch of Monday.
MOB INVOKED IN CHICAGo.-John Wentworth,
| through his paper yesterday morning, was guilty
OF the most disreputabe act of journalism that we
have ever seen in long experience. He openly
and publicly and unb!ushingly called upon the pub
lie to mob the Marine Bank, and take from its vaults
| the money denosted there by thu. citizens. He
called upon every man in Chicago who had no
money and wanted some, to 60 to the Marine Bank
| and mob that institution. and help himself We
| doubt whether in a civilized community a more
infamous proposition published in a news
paper.-Chicogo Post, May II.
THE CRoPs IN WESTERN VIRGINrA.-Itis is gratify-
| ing to know that in these times of and tumult,
! the crops of wheat and rye look remarkably prom
| ising, and the probability is that of those grains
shall have abundant harvest. Indian corn has
only been planted in this latitude, that it is i'm
possible to predict results 1t NAV, however, be
| truly stated that the ground was nrTer in better
condition than to receive that important Amer
lean cereal, and it would appear that anything
short OF an average yield is not to be expected. SO
with potatoes, peas, beans and all kinds of garden
truck and vegetables generally Wheeling Mtettl-
| gspcer.
| THE METHODIST CHURCu AMI THE WAR.-The
| Methodist Episcopal Church North, which is the
| largest denomination in the country, sympathizes
| deeply with the spirit There is not a single
church in New York or Brooklyn that has not sent
number of volunteers from it, and the ministers,
instead Of suppressing the spirit Christian patriot
ism evinced by their congregation exert themselves
in cutivating and properly directing it. The Stars
and Stripes have been raised over many of the
churches, and sermons are preached appropriate to
| the present crisis.-N Y. Herald
The Drvrsrov OF VmGINIA-The Parkersburg
| Nelcs of Saturday says that hundreds of persons
who will vote against the ordinance of secession in
Northwestern Virginia willing to submit the
| voice OF the people and will remain true to the
State. The best men who voted against the seces-
| sion ordinance in the Convention opposed to a
disntegraton ofthe State, and above all to any
OF rebellion. Foremost among these may be named
| Hon. George w. Summers, OF kanawha, Watman
I. Wiley, of MOnOngaia, and Gen. John j. Jack
| son, of Wood.
| An INDIAN WAR IN MICHI "A private letter,
| received in this city from gentleman residing in
| Bridgehampton, Sanilac county, dated the 9Th in
stant states that considerable excitement prevailed
| in that vicinity account of the assembling of
| large number of Indians (about 1907 there,
| who were threatening an attack upon the settlers,
| declaring tnat the country belonged to them
and they meant to have it again" The settlers
were engaged in casting bullets and making pre-
parations for defence Detroit Tribune, 9h.
A FORMIDABLE CoRPs.-rhe Texas Rangers will
be one of the most effective branches OF the SER
| vice IN the coming struggle. The movements OF
Major Ben McCulOch have been already alluded
to- and we now learn that the Hon. Thomas Lub-
book, distinguished citizen Of Houston, Texas, is
raising company of Rangers, who propose to de-
fray their own expenses to Virginia, and expect to
| arrive in Richmond by the first of June. Their
arms will be double barrelled shat-guns and Navy
ix-shooters.-Richmond Dispatch.
REDUCTION OF RENrs.-Mr. George Carlisle, the
owner of the splendid block Of buildings at the cor
ner of Fourth and Walnut streets, Cincinnati, has
voluntarily signited his determination to reduce
the rents charged to his tenants-thOse who hold
upon long leases having several years to run, as
well as mere temporary occupantS-at the rate of
twenty-five per cent. for the current month, and
fifty per cent. for the next, in the pres
sure shall continue.
GUNS HEARD ON THE CoASr-We were assured
yesterday by several citizens, that they heard dis
tnctly the report of several heavy guns in the di-
rectun of the Carolina coast. One gentleman,
who resides two three miles from the city,
stated to that he heard three discharges of eau
non in that direction about five O'Clock in the
| morning. We shall probably learn to-day the
cause OF the tiriug.-Sara"nnh Ne'os, May 10.
SAN Francisco ASA WHALING Posr.-The whale
ship Cora sailed from San Francisco April -, for the
| North Pacific, trading voyage with the In
dians. She will proceed as far north as she can
get for ice, and then freeze in for nine ten months
Her trade will be in peltries, whalebone, warus
teeth, and the like Two or three smaller vessels
will remain in the northern regions this coming
season, having fitted out at San Francisco.
occurred among the soldiers at the camp
near Cincinnati on Wednesday last, in which some
five hundred OF them participated. The enclosure
was torn down, tents rent, and material scattered
to the winds bv the mob. who assailed each other
with fence rails, paings, fist anG skull, turning the
military camp inte pandemonium.
The Liverpool papers congratulate the mercan-
tile interests of that city upon the prospect of
great increase Of their 'steam trade" in c0use-
quence of the difficulties in America. They state
that lines of steamers to direct between Liver
pool and Southern ports about to be estab-
lished.
A donation in behalf of the Southern cause, of
large lot of provisions, made BY the two com
panies of the First Louisiana Regiment, W no pass
ed through Lyuchburg on Thursday morning. The
gentleman in whose hands the provisions
placed, made sale of them, and the proceeds,
handsome amount, applied as directed.
Jane Peterson sentenced at Brockville, Cam
ada, the I'd inst, to be hanged on the 10th june,
for the murder or her husband. She beat him to
death with an axe, and then threw the body into
the river. The deceased had previously made IL
will, leaving her all his property.
Pleasant Battles, free negro, has voluntarily
given S. to the Albemarle Rifles and IS to the
| Monticello Guard, to aid in equipping tn Sc
panies to fight against the enemies of Virginia.
He says he would, if he possessed it, give half
million, because Virginia is right.
At Albany, N. Y, last Thursday night drunken
soldier named Patrick COoney, belonging to a Sar-
atoga company, shot Ed. Webb through the shoul-
der infictiLg a bad wound. Another soldier in
the same town was badly wounded while attempt
ing to pass sentry.
Secretary Seward, day since, received
a despatch from firm in New York, asking
whether their vessel could proceed to Norfolk and
take in a cargo of cotton. The reply was that it
could not; and added that similar requests had
been refused to foreign vessels.
His Royal Highness Prince Alred's tour among
the West India Islands has been rapid. He has visited
Barbadoes, St. Vincent, St Lucia, Martinique,
Guadaloupe, Dominica, Antigua, Montserrat, Ne
Wis, st. Kits, Tortola, st. Thomas, and Jamaica.
The ''Meagher Guards Of Charleston, so soon as
they heard that Thomas Francis Meagher had taken
sides with the North, repudlated the name, and
will hereafter be known as the Emerald Light In
fantry.
On the night of the 9th instant a terrible tornado
passed portion of South Carolina, in
the vicinity of 0rangeburg. 4 large number of
dwellings were blown down, the crops destroyed,
and several slaves killed.
The copyright suit CSlO, 600 damages of Dewitt,
publisher, against J. & T. Brooks, of the New
York Ecpress, terminated on Saturday, in a
dict for the defendant In accordance with instruc'
tions from the Court.
The County Court OF Ohio county, Va has or
dered poll to be opened for Congress, in face of
the Ordinance the Convention One of the
magistrates, A. NJ. Jacob, entered his protest
against the proceedings.
The Buffalo Home and Escort Guard, command
ed by ex-President Fillmore, has in its ranks four
ex-generas of militia, sixteen ex-cooues, thirty
three majors, sixty eX-captai nifty eX lieu
tenants, and thirty five honorary members.
Governor Morton, of Indiana, has contracted at
Cincinnati for eight brass siX-pounders and four
brass eight-pounder howi'zers for firing shot or
shell, to be made and delivered in thirty days.
Capt. Solomon Williams, a native of Nash coun-
| ty, n. c., has resigned bis commission in the Uni
| ted States army, and returned to North Carolina,
to place himself the service of his native State
Neither Justice Catron, of Tennessee, nor JUS
tice Wayne, of Georgia, have yet resigned their
seats on the Bench of the Supreme Court. Chief
Justice Taney still holds his office.
We learn from the Uniontow (Kv.) Ne,cs that
on Monday night last Mr. George PAYNE, of that
county, stopped the highway by four men
and robbed of $50 600.
Ten operatic artists have engaged passage in the
CITY of Baltimore, which leaves for Liverpool on
Saturday next, and few more are expected
to depart in the same vessel
Lieut Andrew Jackson, late of the United States
Cavalry, grandson of Old Hickory, in Mem
phs on the 25th ult., on his way to Montgomery,
to WELD his sword in defence of Southern soil.
Gen. VIM. .. Butler, of the heroes Of the
Mexican war, and candidate for Vice President on
the Cass ticket in lS4S, commander of the seces
sion volunteers in Kentucky.
An extra session of the Legislature of Wisconsin
will be held at Madison to-day. The Legislature
of Iowa will also meet in extra session to dav at
Des Moines.