The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-14
FACTS AND RUMORS FROM THE WASHING
TON CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NORTH


Lieut.. Talbot arrived here on Friday afternoon
from Fort Sumter, and held conference immedi-
ately with the President and Gen. Scott | I'M
dersand that he reports that the condition of Fort
Sumter is not so favorable was believed by the
Government. Twenty-seveu guns are mounted on
the first tier, eight the third tier, and they are
mounting others. The second tier of embrasures
is blocked up. The fort, he thinks, can hold out
lot two months with the present supplies, there
being plenty of good water and fuel for cooking
The supply of coal is short. The statements of
abundant supplies probably were made by the Off
GERS to quiet the apprehensions of their friends
Major Anderson's brother has repeatedly stated
that the supplies were abundant.
Tine Committee of Thirty-three met on Friday af-
ter long recess but transacted business of i'm
portance. MIR. Adams, of Mass, introduced a re-
solution to be proposed to the House, declaring
that to sustain the recent action of the President
a paramount duty.
MIR. Millson, of Va, moved to amend, "that it is
a high and imperative duty"-which was adopted
by two majority.
A vote was taken on the New Mexico proposition
and amendment of the Constitution, when Mr.. Ad-
ans voted against both-one being his own propo-
sition; the propositions were agreed to. The
Committee decided to report on Monday. Messrs.
Tappan and Washburne will present the minority
reports.
1t is fact of some significance that Gen. Dix,
who has just been appointed Secretary of the
Treasury, was number of years ago connected
with the regular army of the United States as a
captain. While serving in that capacity Major
Anderson was his first Lieutenant. 1t will, doubt
less, be source of satisfaction to the latter to thus
have an old companion ofarms in the Cabinet
For fear some reasonable character NAV obtain
admission to the departments orders have been is
sued to each OF them not to allow the clerks to en-
ter before a. NJ, and watchmeu are rigidly en-
Joined to see that all present are excluded at p NJ
An immense throng attended in the Senate
Chamber on Saturday for an hour before the body
met. SO great was the crowd on the floor that the
door-keeper closed the doors against all others,
except those privi eyed to enter the Chamber when
the body is in session. Not seat in the vast gal
leries was unoccupied, while the Hobbies behind
them were also so crowded that it was almost i'm
possible for one to navigate himself through them
SHOCKING lNHUMANITY.-A revolving case of bar
parity has been brought to light near Wiksbarre,
"a. An old man named Isaac Bisbing living in
that vicinity, quarrelled with his son Andrew and
In mt OF rage he seized gun and shot the bow in
the back, from the effects of which it is feared he
cannot recover 1t seems that the old man was per-
feet demon, and some of his acts of barbaritv To-
wards his wife and children would have shamed
the widest savage. He would frequently hang the
younger children up by the neck until life was al
most extinct, and at other times he would hold
their heads under the water until they struggled
in the agonies of death. One of the bows fed to
the house of neighbor one day, badly burnt, and
stated that his father had thrown a red hot poker
into the bed in which the children slept Just to see
the rolic they would have getting out! At another
time he nearly drowned his wife by holding her
head in crock of butter milk 1t would be lust
retributlon If this man should to the gallows;
aud he bids fair to end his career on the scaold-
Pittsburg Post, Jan. IL.