The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-29

Il Soou june IS current with respect to a pardon re
n GehI'y granted by Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania
1t seems that worthy and influential German citi
Zen, VINO ieit an interest in a fellow -cOuntryman
named Miller, sent to the penitentiarv NOT lono
since since lot passing counterfeit money, visited the
I state capital about month ago, for the purpose
OF procuring pardon for him. A fter consnIta
tion with Gov. Curtin, he came home with the as
Surance that the pardon would be sent on the fol
omdng morning. The papers in the application for
luoh In the case of young named Mitch
IL a., 'ohnned IN the penitentary for larceny, were
n, vi nle IN Harrisburg, and the Governor re-
bad tL rug MS promise, but cOniOunding the names
mad ~ papers for the pardon of Mitchell
Iue ou', ana forwarded at the time DESIGNATED =
nhether the Governors promise IN onr riIitorv
ist ienu n"S Deen YET redeemed we are not advised
MOI the 0ther pardon should be forwarded nj onca
as MlIler should not suffer through the GovarnorS
PAD memory, when it was the intention IN nardon
MIN. The pardon of Mitchell though the rapsnIt nr
mistake, was well deserved. rs since his release
he has given every evidence ofhaving became tbo
oughly reformed. So "al's well that ends well -
The DEAN OF CARLISLE ON REvIvALs.-In his sar-
mon at the cathedral, on sorrow for Siu on Sunday
afternoon, the Dean of Carlisle warned his hearers
against those ebu tions of fanaticsm and enthusl.
! asm which characterize the s0-calIed religious re-
! vlyals OF the present dav. He condemned "revi-
VaIs as shallow and superficial, and expressed his
leRret that they had been the means of sending
tmneIatl persons to the madhouse He could not
WY they were called "revivals" they were
| conversions, attended with great excitamsnt onJ
! terror. lie thought they should nrav tbat -;
ehouons en- might be restrained within the hounds of
! Ghrlstlan sobriety. For these rapid conversions
ne saw no models in the scriptures: for tbis noss
ing at once from the frantic terrors of hell ond
PIuhging at once into happiness, peace and low
ana gong to convert Others he found no prece
uentS there, unless they were exceptional and thew
must not draw an ordinary practice from practices
winch were very few and extraordinary Cd
lorold that he should say word to check whole
some zeal; as he had often said, he feared NOT at
WHat pace they travelled so that they kept to the
OF Gods " nd hut,F Al I.C.
quences were terrible and fatal.--EnglisA Paper.
The N. Y. TRIBUNE ON rHE BoRDER STATE Uxroy
fARrY'-The Virginia Convention by unanimons
vote Yesterday, expressed its preference for the re-
port OF the Committee on Federal Relations which
VIII DC found In full in our telegraphc dispatches
lt proposes that slavery shall be perpetual in all
the territory South of $50 30f now in possession of
the united States or hereafter to be acoured that
sia!ehGders shall have the right of transit with
thelr slaves through all the States; that fugitive
slaves not given up shall be paid for; and that per
sons ot African descent shall not be allowed to vote
or hoId Office And these propositions it is grave
y proposed to incorporate into the Constitution,
never to be amended or abolished! IT such are the
Terms on which Virginia will insist as a condition
lor remaining IN the Union, We hope she will Sc
be even considered by the free States.
SAD DEATH NEAR OrrowAY, Canaan, Wrsr-R
Gently Mr.. }. NJ. Currer accompanied by Mrs
Currler and MIR. and Mrs. Merrill, left OttowaV
Ior the purpose of visiting the new mills on Long
lsIand. On their arrival, Mr. Currier, having oc-
caslon to transact some business left Mr. Merrill
ana the ladies to inspect the mills and machinery
On returning from the upper part Of the building,
they had to pass upright shaft at the bottom Of
the STAIRS Mr. Merrill, who preceded the ladies
down, cautioned them to be careful of their dresses
coming IN contact with this shaft. But scarcely
were the words spoken, when Mrs. Curriers' dress
was caught by the shaft and herself whirled round
with fearful velocity and crushed to death between
the shaft and the upright to which it was attached
and which appears to have been fixed within few,
inches OF the shaft. 1t is hardly five weeks since
Mrs Currier became bride.
The FA5lTSE INDIA is desolating the North
western provinces for a thousand miles in extent.
Bombay papers to the 18th of February contain
the following -
"HorribIc accounts reach US from the Northwest
Provinces of human beings diving at the rate of
4OO or 800 a day; while the desolation is not even
limited to the vast expanse of country from Luck
now to Lahore; for tales are now told equally an.
pallIng, OF the eXtremites to which the population
of the native State of TravancOre in the South of
India, are reduced BIZ the drought which has
caused all the fruits of the earth to wither Ac-
cording to a Cochin newspaper, mothers in Travan-
core are selling their children slaves for 3D. each
!nat they may nave wherewith to purchase bread,
II only for single day"
NARROW ESCAPE FROM CoLmsIoX OF 4 LOAD OF
POWDER AND \ LoCoMoTlvE-A few davs since, saws
the Lewiston RspujIcan, as a six-horse team draw
ing covered sleigh, on which were five thousand
Pouhus ol powder, intended Tor MeSSrS. FillebrOWn
WlRgln, OF this place, about crossing the
railroad near the Auburn Depot, Me-. the driver
discovered the regular afternoon train RAPIDLY an
preaching lie had gone too far with his long
team to think of backing off, and to succeed in
clearing the track in time to prevent the horrible
catastrophe impending by going ahead, seemed
equally doubtful; but, putting whip to his horses,
ne managed to clear the track barely in time TO
allow the hre-iunged engine free track, with not
an inch to spare! How little those who were beipo
speeded hemeward that train realized how close
ly their train ran to the brink of eternity!
A HEAVY DEFALcArIoN.-Iti is'stated on good au
thority, says the New York Post that W. J. Rec, a
shipping merchant, heretofore doing business on
Pearl. street, sailed for Europe on Wednesday
morning on the Arabia, leaving his creditors out of
POCKET to the amount of $4,000 or $40 OOO He
went without WI n! making any provision for the pay
ment OF his debts, except his office furniture which
is worth about $500. Mr.. Rec failed in 1857 for
about S3OO,O 600, which he never paid or even com
promised. He was then a member of the firm of
Meyer kee He is said to have subsequently
swindled Crouch the produce broker, out of
S4,OOO by getting him to buy some cheese in his
own name. 1t is possible that the creditors will
send messenger in pursuit on the Europa, which
VIII sall on Friday. 1t Is supposed he will go to
Hamburg.
TREASON DEFINED IN FLoRIDA-An act lust passed
by the Florida Legislature declares that in the
event of any actual collision between the troops of
the late Federal Union and those in the employ of
the state OF Florida, it shall be the duty of the
Governor of the State to make public proclamation
OF the fact. and thereafter the act of holding office
under the Federal Government shall be declared
treason and the person convicted shall suffer death
This act was approved by the Governor of the
State on the l4th ultimo. We suppose Postmas-
ters will be excepted from the operation of this
law.
The SUCCESSOR OF RYNDERs.- tica Teleqrapb
says that Mr.. Alexander Hamilton Shutz, candi-
date for Marshal Of the Southern District of
New York, to take the place of Isaiah Rynders
was, number of years ago, a table waiter in
Bagg,s Hotel in Utica. He was called among his
friends, Hamilton and it is related that on the oc-
caslon OF Aaron Burr stopping at the Hotel on his
travels, orders were given that Shutz should not
be called Hamilton during Burr's stay, as it was
thought the use of that name would be distasteful
to the ears of Burr.
. kink, who was arrested not long since at Ok
ford, Ind, for the murder of Dr. j. H. Rowe who
stopped all night at Kinks tavern, has been re-
leased owing to the temperance of the supposed
victim. hink extensively advertised his arrest
and besought Rowe to "turn up" and prove his
and Rowe seeing the notice. confessed
Another proof OF the efficacy of advertising.
YorE on THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.-We learn
from the Nicksburg Wing that the clause in the
permanent Constitution of the Confederate States
prohibiting the African slave traffic. was adopted in
to two. South Carolina and Florida opposed the
restriction, while Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and
Mississippi advocated it.
No less than 600 steamboats, run upon the Mis-
sissippi river and its tributaries The total value
of these is estm ated at SEQ, GOO 900. The Misss-
sppi drains an area of 100000 square miles,
washes the shores of twelve States, and from the
Gulf OF Florida to the source of the Missouri it is
500 miles in length, its average depth so feet and
its width over half mile.
A Charleston correspondent informs Policeman
Kennedy, that fuses NOW sent South in metallic
burial cases. This is an arrangement exauisitely
suggestive 1t will be recollected that Policeman
Kennedy, once seized lot of burial cases. but not
susPecting their contents, allowed them to be re-
shipped.
Messrs. Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, on the
Clyde, from whose yard a large iron screw steam
er, the Hibernian recently launched, have
another kindred vessel approaching completion,
and have also laid down the keel of third for the
same firm. The vessels to be employed in the
American trade.
correspondent of the Franklin Journal states
that the use of superheated steam, varying from
450 deg to 500 deg. Fab, has greatly Injured the
pistons and the valve faces in the English Pacific
mail steamers, the engines of which were built
by Randolph Elder, of Glasgow.
A fire broke out, last November, in the cellar of
a candle manufacturer in Paris, in which were 200
tons OF oil and great quantities of candles. The
doors and windows were closed tight and steam
was introduced from boiler by pipe, when the
flames were extnguished in five minutes.
Photographic pictures have lately been taken in
London with Ways electric light 1t is scarcely
possible to detect portraits so taken from those at
tanned with sunlight. Such pictures are sharp in
outline, and the toning is said to be excellent.
The Nashua Telegraph reports that a gentleman
from Alstead, Cheshire county, who has measured
the snow which has fallen in that part of New
Hampshire this winter, makes it ten feet five
inches thus far, with lots more coming.