The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-26

DUMAS THE YoUNGER.-Y oung Dumas, who has
been grow ing hypochondriac for the last few years.
has left for Italy to spend the winter, where he
hopes to restore his broken health. His condition
is not without certain degree of gravity, for no
writer of modern times works more assiduously
than Dumas Jr., and he has managed, by some
means other, to throw his nerves into danger
Gus state of irritation. secretary his father
accompanies him, and the latter will come from
Naples to meet him Genoa, and will then go to
fix him in palace the borders Of the Adriatic.
The fact is, the author of the Dame Cdmelids
is not of the same mette as his father. Already,
at thrty-four years, he has indigestion of life
He needs calm and repose, and for his only emotion
a fishing line suspended in river where fish are
few and far between.
From LBERIA.-By the bark Wcndi, from Liberia,
at New York, we have dates from that republic to
Nov. 20. The recaptured Africans taken out by the
Star of the Union, to the number of 400 had arriv
ed and were doing well. Four Spaniards, with
plenty of money. had landed at Gallinas-supposed
| to be engaged in the slave trade-and President
| Benson had sent government schooner to watch
| their movements, and had also sent peremptory
demand to certain chiefs, in case any slaves had
been sold, to deliver up to him the whole party,
Spaniards and slaves. Agriculture in the republic
is said to be very promising.
SUDDEN DEATH AT PRAYER MEETING.-The New
ork Post of Thursday evening says: About ten
| o'clock this morning old gentleman named Fer
gusson, residing at l73 Bridge street. engaged
in prayer, at prayer meeting held at st. Johns
Church, in Washington street, near johnson, sud-
denly fell forward his face. The persons nearest
to him lifted him, when he was found to be dead
| His body taken to his late residence, and the
coroner was notified. He had been regular at.
tendant at the prayer meeting for long time, and
was highly respected
EXTRAORDINARY RELATION BY MARRIAGE-Not
| long since man in Sauk County, Wis, married
for his second wife his own stepmother whs singu-
lar enough, was sister to his first wife. The lady
is, therefore, not only stepmother and aunt to her
husbands children, but also their grandmother
while the husband is step-ather to his step-sisters
Her issue by this marriage will not only be own
cousins to their step brother, but uncles and aunts
Also; and the lady herself, being grandmother to
her children and nephews, may be regarded as mo-
ther to herself and child to herself and, therefore
her own grandmother.
From HAYTI.-Advices from Port au Prince
Hayti, are to the 5th inst. The anniversary OF
Solouque's downfall was celebrated with great
pomp on December 22d, on which occasion the
Pope's legate delivered an address. The Legisla.
ture had voted budget of 81 ,5000 900 for the cur
rent year-much more than previous allowances
A law had also been passed granting liberal pen.
sons to retiring Presidents and other high ex
officers of State. Markets were dull and over
stocked with all descriptions of goods. Coffee was
still held at high rates, and was in demand.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, records the sale o
four bales of Lippora silk cotton at % cents pei
pound. The cotton was grown by Charles Mccoy,
Esq, of Augusta, and is pronounced by the best
judges the finest and longest staple ever grown on
upiands. 1t produces equal to Petit Gulf seed.
The drug dealers of Philadelphia have formed an
association to be known as the "Druggist's Ex
change" similar in its organization and objects tc
the Corn Exchange.