The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-19

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AouppiSs Tyss.- Fhe Frenea stereetyps casters
eAst their plates With tbs mOulds In vertical In
stead OF horizontal position, thereby getting
hydrostatc pressure, which assists in filling up the
mould, and producing the sharpness required In
a common method OF csstiog type, the mould ior
each letter consists of two pieces OF steel, Kept
d sr by means of spring, but fitting accurately 10
gether when the spring is pressed betwee; ,ha |
thumb and the fingers. This mould Is ne'u ~ The
left hand of the caster; with an IRON sL ia melted
right hand he takes up portion W :. y sndaan
metal, pours it into the m@uu, oaI NAV penetrate
upward Ter k in order that the ne''' i""' p ..L
av.ry ,Srton of the mould, at the same instant he
closes the mould upon the nuia "asS' sun iu
COMPRISING it, and suddenly causing IL 10 sohuly
~ p.at s,itb the Two comparatively large mass
os If metal which form the TWO sides of the mould
lie then reaxes the spring, and shakes out the solid
tvna In this eight or ten letters are cast per
minute In this operation the fluid type metal is
made to undergo two distinct acts of compression,
and, while thus compressed, the mass OF metal sur
rounding it chls it, and causes it to solidify. To
this circumstance it is thought the sharpness of the
type is owing, aod not to its expanding in the act
OF cooling.
SrECIoUs Excuse FOR PiLLAGNG.-The correspon-
dent of the New York Herald, writing from Fair
fax, says:
The advancing column was accompanied by a
number of Union men, who had recently, with
their families been driven by the rebels from their
homes in this vicinity, and despoiled of their prop
erty. These men, burning with a desire to avenge
OF outrage upon the property of rebels, which they
pointed out. In this way number OF stores ana
dwellings, that had been deserted by their occu-
pants, were rausacked aud paged.
AN ERRATrC CLbnGYMAS.-The extraordinary
Conduct of an English divine attracts the attention
of religious circles The Rev. Mr. James, of North
Riding was found dressed in a drab wide-awake
hat with blue ribbons. lie also broke in colts for
the farmers, visited them, lthe farmers and got
drunk The farmers delighted to "make the
pars0n drunk He also stole money and got into
Maidstone jsil-then into st. Pancras workhouse.
He is a naive of Oxford, and educated at the
grammar school attached ~ Magdalen College.
MIR BREcKrSerDGEs SPEECH The correspon-
dent of the World has the candor to do justice to
Mr.. Breckenridge follows:
Senator Breckinridge's speech in the Senate was
bold, vigo Gus aud determined eifrrt, both in sub
stance aud manner. The audience which gg tn
cred to hear bun, was very large assembling .
those OF other days As an oratorical effort, the
speech Was unsu passed, and was in striking con
trast with some that followed it.
Auction SALE or SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-At Sa
vannah, on Friday last, Messrs. LaRoche d Bel
sold bv auction the cargo OF the British schoone
Adelaide, consisting OF sugars and mOlassfs, which
brought the following prices: 30 barrels Muscvvs
do az cts; II bhus. sugar, at ~ G9S5s cts,
so barrels moiasses at 35@4O% cts pr gallon.
Majnr-Geperal Maneutfe, for his late duel, hat
had been sentenced to tn ee months imprisonment
in the fortress of Magdrburg.
The gamblers in the army, it is said, reapn!
rich harvest, the volunteers taking rapidly t,
card playing To kill time.
Volunteers who desert after having been mu s.
tered into the United States service liable t
the same penalties regulars in the army.
The peach crop in Ohio is almost entirely cut off
but grapes promise abundant crop. The vines
looked better.
TIE Deum was recently sung at Madrid OF
the occasion OF the safe accOuchemem of the Queer
OF Spain.
1t is twelve miles from Washington to Fairfa1
Go art House, and twenty-four to Manassas