The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-14

POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS AT RoME.-The Times
correspondent, writing from Rome on the 18TH
says
You were informed some time ago that when
Gaeta should be taken there would be a demonstra-
ton on the CorsO. In the course of Yesterday the
necessary instructions secretly circulated
through Rome, and the chief of the French gen.
darmes was informed that promenade would take
place in the evening" but that strict order would
be observed. No prohibition was issued, and to-
wards half-past six the Corso began to fill, espe-
claiiy IN the central and usually most frequented
portion, comprised between the Piazza San Carlo
and the Piazza Scarra. The throng increased until
1t became extremey y dense, and probably from l5-
0O0 to $4,000 persons were assembled, when, at
haif,past seven, white Bengal light was suddenly
hred from the Piazza del Popolo. The signal was
responded to by enthusiastic shouts of "Viva
Iltalia! "Viva Vittorio Emanuee"' "Viva
Cavour!' "Viva Napoleonp' The crowd was
CHIEFLY composed of men, but there were some
women, by their dress and appearance evidently of
the better classes, who shouted heartily and as
eagerly as any one The white light no sooner ap
peared than red one was fired opposite the Cafe
Nuovo, and green one on the Piazza Colonna.-
At nearly the same moment, and in a similar man.
ner, the national colors famed up on the Piazza
| di Veneza opposite the Palace of the Austrian
Embassy, on the Piazza TraOna on the lofty stair
| in front of the Trinta del Mont, and on various
| other squares and open places in Rome. In the
Corso many of the inhabitants illuminated their
| windows. There pickets of Papa
| gendarmes about the Corso, one of six men near
the Via degli Convertite, another of eight on the
PlaZZa San Lorenzo, in Lucina, and third lower
| down towards the Piazza del Popolo. When the
heartfelt shout of ''Viva FItalia" ran through the
| air, they seemed good deal taken aback, and as
If hesitating what to do. This lasted for a moment
and then they quietly disappeared from the Corso.
1t was just as well, tor the peoples blood was hot
| last night, great many had arms concealed about
| their persons, and misfortunes might easily have
| happened. hear there one small encounter
in which an o1icious gendarme received box on
the ear, which he prudently pocketed and made
| OH, glad to escape worse. There were bodies of
men walking about in fours, and any ijudged
interference on the part of the Papal authorities
| would have led to serious results.
EDGAR A. PoE-A great deal has been written
OF the life and character of this erratc and errng
son of genius and good deal that is suppostitious
| and incorrect. An English writer, DR.. Mauds
ley, has made Poe the subject of article in the
Journal of Medical Science in which | find this
sentence respecting Poe's parentage:
$50 David Poe (the father of Edgar) bade fare.
| well to law, of which he had been a student, and
with Elizabeth Arnold the beautiful actress, went
forth into the wide, wide world.'
David Poe was actor before he ever saw his
wife. He was young lawyer or student of law
IN Baltimore, who, with one or two other young
men OF that city, about the year 1903, became, a;
the phrase is, "stage-mad." They came to Rich
| mond soon after, and Poe a regular actor in
the Virginia company of comedians. At that time,
belonging to the same company, were Mr.. and Mrs
Hopkins, an English actor and actress, he an admi
raDe comic actor, Sne sweet, pretty, modest little
woman, very good, and great favorite in the
walks of minor comedy, such as Rosina &c. MOI
long after Poe's appearance ON the Richmond
boards, Hopkins died, and year or so after that
Poe married the widow, of which marriage Edgar
was the offspring, the only one, believe | knew
them all WELL Hopkins of classica
education and of much wit; the elder Poe was
educated, clever, and agreeable. / have no recol.
lection of the career fate of Poe and his wife,
left Virginia year or two after their marriage
The Philadelphia Bulletin says "they died in utte
desutution. Cor. National Intelligencer.
DRowNED.-Tbe body of a man was found al
Cooks Point, w ednesday last which had hoatec
ashore near Mr.. John Muir's. An inquest was
held by Jas. N. Wright, Esq, a Justice of tn,
Peace for Neck district, on Thursday, and YER
dict rendered of accidental drowning. The body
was about five feet eight inches, weighing abou
l6O bs.; had on cassinet overcoat, kersey jacket
black corded cassinet pants, black satin vest ant
white muslin shirt; 1913 in his pocketsa SIS note
and S4.3 in change. A letter was also found il
his possession, dated 'December 18th, 1850. Capt
James Shiverell bought of Randolph Golibart 4
Co., 40 feet Is white pine plank Sl75." The body
| was buried in the graveyard at Mr.. John Muir's
From the bill found on the body it is supposed tt
be the captain of the ill-fated schooner Richmond
whichwas sunk off North Point some time in De
cember.-Cambridge Democrat.
Proposals have been made BY an engineer t.
throw bridge across the Straits of Messina bind
ing Scylla to Charybdis, aud clinching Italian
union with bonds of iron. The Kings govern
ment has called for plans and drawings.