The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-13
ARREST OF CHARLES j. FAULKNER

Shortly before to-day, we hear, the Hon.
Chas. James Faulkner, of Virginia, ex United
States Minister to Paris, was taken into custody
by Colonel Porter, q S. A, Provost Marshal, in
person, at his (Mr. F.'s) quarters, Browns Hotel,
and conveyed to the city prison, where he is now
held
We apprehend that the charges against him are
for having aided and abe,ted the agents of the re
volutionists to obtain arms and munitions of war
in Europe, while himself holding the commission of
an u s. Minister and Envoy Extraordinary. And,
further, on the charge of being about to take the
command of disunion regiment alleged to be now
awaiting his arrival, at Winchester, Va.
Such rumors have for some time past been ahoat
here, we know not on what authority, however.
The above is from the Washington Star. tele-
gram of last evening from Washington adds:
He is not permitted to hold correspondence or
conversation with any of his friends at present. As
to the specific charges under which he is held, they
are, far the public is ned, matters
of speculation; but something has been said about
his having commission as a Brigadier General in
the Confederate army. formal examination into
the case will, however, soon take place. Shortly
after his arrest he remarked that be was not aware
of having done anything to justify these proceed
Dgs, and but for them ne would have had his &C
counts settled to-day at the State Department
which he had visited to-day after his arrival in
Washington on that business, well to call or
Secretary Seward, in accordance with the courtesy
governing Ministers returning from abroad.
SNAKE-CHARMING.-We find the following in the
"Gorilla Book" "The smaller shakes feed on bird,
and squirrels and rats, which am convinced from
frequent obSer alton, they able to charm with
their look. This power of charming had alway.
doubted, but was convinced by one day watching a
venom black snake, over four feet long, sub
DUNG and catching squirrel which sat on the
lower branch of a tree. 1t was back of ObndjI;
town. l had gone out to shoot birds, and my at
tention was attracted by the very peculiar and con
t'nued chattering of squirrel. When saw it
dld not Know what to make of its movements Il
| seemed as though tied to its branch and very
anxious 10 get away. Its head was thrust forward
its eyes liked and glaring; but its BODY trembled
and was jerked about from side to side All the
| time 1t was screaming and chatteripg in a really
| pitlaole manner. Following the direction of it,
| glance l saw the cause Of its alarm The BLACK
| snake was slowly creeping out the limb, and a,
steadily kept his eyes on his victim. The whole
| curious process went on under my inspection fo,
| at least ten or twelve minutes, during all which
time the snake seemed to fix the gaze of the souirre
upon itself. The squirrel came nearer and nearer
until it reached the mouth of the snake, whicl
| made spring, grasped its prey in its mouth, an,
quickly coiled its folds about it.
al have seen many such cases OF charming, botl
of birds and squirrels; and sometimes firing m
gun dissolved the charm, by diverting momentari
| the gaze of the snake"
| No Ice IN WAsHlNGToN.-In this sweltering weath
| er, with the thermometer ranging from one hun
dred to one hundred ard twenty degrees, the ice
dealers announce that their stock OF Ice Is exhaus
ed, and that there is no more to be had there thl
summer Five large vessels, loaded with the pre-
clous commodity, have been over due now NOR
tnah ten days, and the consignees there have com
70 tne reluctant conclusion that the vessels hav
oesn captured BY "the pirates of the gulf" Tn
say aiso that it is impossible to get yes
afraid of losing, in this manner, both vessel an
cargo. So that they have the very pleasant pros
pect before them, of living through the hot month
OF August and September without any ice.
ARREST OF oroR1oUs FoRGER AND CousrEr
A. p. Miller, ons she ost extensive for sa,. ~
counterfeitsrs In the United States, was srrastsd
On Friday eight near the Hoboksn ferry, Ne,