The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-20
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cU 1oH EsNMENr LOANS The New York Commercial
OF Friday evening saws:
-, lhe committee of Bankers and Merchants in tn,
utr OF commerce, who have in charge tht
SUBJECT OF the money wants of the Ciovernmppt mo
yesterday afternoon to hear the renort nf tboi,
subcommittee, Messrs. James Gallatin and G eorpt
;. C0e, who went to Washington last waal r.
confer with the Secretary of the Treasury. Tb.
result Of the meeting is found in the public anpea
OF the committee, which we publish this afternoon
to subscribe for the first loan otSS 994 900 on Tues
day next, in the shape of a twenty-yesr funded
! six per cent stock, under the same authority a.
| tie 1881 stock now selling the Stock Exchange
at fair market rates, and to the second loan 5tt
June, of Sl4 900, 900 in the shape of convertible
| Treasury Notes, bearing six per cent. interest
which interest is to be paid yearly on the lst July
| and lSt January, at par, of the denominations oil
| $50 and upwards
We presume that as urances were given to the
Secretary by the sub bcOmmittee that the subscrip
tons to the loan next week will be at such rates as
ne, with the concurrence of the President of the
united States, NAV, with due regard to the public
credit, accent. But to prevent all msapprehension
and dissatisfaction, should bids be- declined the al
Tentative of using the Treasury Notes in place of
funded stock is expressly reserved in the adver-
tlsement of the department. We have as vet
heard no special figure discussed but the inference
Is that the bidding must be very closely to the mar
Ket rates, or on terms which will place the money
win the Government at cost of about per cent.
acceptance OF
The right is not only reserved to the Department.
| by the act of March 2 to seU Treasury Notes in
stead of any of the stock bonds authorized to be
Issued, but to pay them out to the public creditors;
so that the position of the Government is one of
entire independence on this subject. At the same
time, the President and Secretary are understood
to be sOcit0us to meet the wishes of the bankers
and merchants of this city to the extent of the
| $500, 900 to be sold under par.
| BlsHoP MEADE AND THE CRIsIs.-Bishop Meade,
| IN his annual report to the Protestant Episcopal
Convention of Virginia now in session at Rich
mond, uses the following language
| trust therefore, that the present actual sepa-
| ration of so many and such important portions of
our country NAV take place without further colli-
sion, which might greatly hinder the establish ment
! OF the most friendly and intimate relations which
| can consist with separate establishments. | trust
that our friends at distance, and now in opposi-
ton to us, will most seriously review their iudg-
| ment, and inquire whether the evils resulting from
a war to sustain their wishes and opinions as to
single Cnniederacy, will not far exceed those ap-
| pretended from the establishment of a second-an
event Tar more certain than the result of the Anne
rlcan Revolution at the time of its occurrence.
! in connection with this civil and geographical
separation in our country, and almost necessarily
resulting from it, subjects of some change of the
| ecclesiastical relations of our diucese must come
under consideration. There is general and strong
desire, believe to retain much possible of
our past and present happy intercourse with those
| I"h "uoW we snail Oe IN Other matters more
divided. meeting is already proposed for this
purpose in one of the seeded States whose plans,
so tar as developed. will submit to the consdera-
ton OF this body at its present session.
To THOSE WHO THREATEN THIS JoURNAL.-The ed.
itorS, reporters and attaches of this Journal con-
nected in no wav with its political opinions but
engaged for their ability journalists are contin-
ually interrupted and ANNOYED in their pursuits by
anonymous threatening letters or circulars from
the COMMITTEE of Thirtythree," and other associ-
aions symbOlizing their intent ms bv dark dev i
ces, OF which the most conspicuous one is that pic
turing deaths head and cross bones That there
may be no mistakes made it should be understood
that the undersigned is the editor of this journal
and chief proprietor in connection with Mr. w.
Drake Parsons, and is alone responsible, personally
and politically, for every political article appearing
| In its editorial columns. BENJAMIN WoOD.
The above take from the New York DaiH
Ne'0s of Friday. Mr.. Wood is the member of Con
gress elect from the lower wards of the city ofNew
lork-is brother to Fernando, and boldly asserts
| in his paper his abhorrence of the war waged
against the South by the Administration.
U. S. TRANSPORTS following is the list of
the chartered transports of the United States Gov
ernmPnt:
Baltic, CoatzacoaIcos. Columbia, R. r. CuyIer,
Steiner, Boston, Maryland, Monticello, kudar En-
pire City, Star of the West, Yankee, Uncle Ben,
Kill Won Kul South Carolina, Massachusetts,,
Keystone State, Mount Vernon, Dawn, De Soto,
Ariel, Montgomery, Quaker City, Huntsville, Bien-
vile, Augusta. Florida, Alabama, Marion, James
Adger, Roanoke, Star of the South, Woodruff,
Thomas Swan Patapsco, Locust Point, Resoute
Reliance, W. Woodworth, Fanny CadwaIader, Oc-
| torara, Delaware, Rartan, Trenton, PATRON, T.
w. Bunce. Elizabeth, franklin, Farmer, J. B.
Moleson, Eureka, Fanny Gardner, Chesapeake
Columbia, Thomas Freeborn, Daylight Fanny
Joseph Sparks, Nashville, Ironsides, Back Dia
mond, Anthracite, Matanzas, New York Valley
City, Baltimore, George Peabody.
| These vessels paid for at the rate of from
500 to $500 each per day. Their weekly expense,
exclusive of keeping them in commission, is abou
| $4,000.
who has just arrived here from Virginia
where he has been for the last two months
in all its principal Cities estimates, from his owr
observation, that there are not less than 40, ,OOC
men, well armed and equipped, low in the field il
| that State. From Winchester to Harper's Ferry
he travelled in company with three regiments from
| Tennessee, as well armed and drilled North
ern troops. These men said they were to be toll
lowed by 10000 more from that State, as fast a:
! the capacity Of the railroad will permit The i'm
preston among he soldiers that their destina
| tinn Washington, but the better-informeo
among the officers supposed that 10000 of their
| best troops to into Pennsylvania and
make rapid march for Philadelphia. When this
body moves, equal number, under Davis himself
is to threaten Washington, so that no relief be
! spared for Philadelphia. Our informant further
cess though well informed to the state of affairs
at Washington and in the North generay.-N. Y
Tribune Of Saturday.
REV. Mr.. VAN DYKE AND THE AMERICAN FLAG.-
Some three weeks since, reported in The W0rld
of that date an American flag was temporarily
displayed from the First Presbyterian Church 90
:. J, corner OF Clinton and RemSen streets Brook
lvn, of which Rev. Henry j. Van Dyke is pastor
The flag was shortly removed, the pastor and mem
bers of the church conceiving that its exhibition
l;aE,
mob, Mr.. Van Dyke having been about the SAM
time publicly requested to show his colOrs. Popu
| lar excitement having subsidized it afterwarC
| thought well to follow the almost unanimous pre-
cedent of the churches of the city, and elevate th
stars and stripes. 1t was understood that major
ity Of the board of trustees favored such a patri
otic demonstration. Mr.. Van Dyke protested
| against the proposed action the ground that the
church of Christ not the place for flag, anc
iutimating quite plainly that he would not preact
under the national emblem. His official and per
sonaI influence far effectual, that at the
meeting of the board of trustees on Monday eve
ming, the resolution providing for a banner-rasing
was lost by vote of five to two.-N. Y. World.
UGLY WEAPoYs-A visit to the scene of the Sa
turdays collision between the United States troops
and the citizens on Walnut street, and an exami
nation of the marks Of the conflict will reveal the
fact that MIME balls possess all the destructive
properties attributed to them. The troops were
armed with Minie rifles loaded with the conca
ball or slug, which gives that arm its peculiar char
acter. The crowd were gathered chiefly on the
north side of Walnut street, and the houses on this
side, from Fifth to Seventh, bear the marks of the
terrible shots from the riaemen.
The slugs, in striking the walls, tore bricks for
space of three or four inches in diameter and whel
they struck perpendicuarly, penetrated to the
depth of six inches in the solid wall. One shot
fired at angle to the wall, tore away the o
a brick next the door frame, struck the edge of tn
frame, penetrating through it at least six inches
and went through the door into the building, lodg
ing in the opposite walls. MANY of the balls strucl
the walls as high the second story, caused, n
doubt by the loose firing of the disordered troops
IL is said that seventeen rifles were picked up from
the scene of action.-T. Louis hfetitgeHcer.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A WIFE.-In
the Vice Chancellors Court the other day peti
ton came in re O'Hara's estate and on the par
Of the respondent a most singular affidavit wa
read, for the purpose of showing that Mr.. O'Hara
who as well his wife, is dead, kept in STATE
of complete subj rcion to her. The affidavit stated
that Mrs. O'Hara was in the habit of keeping dan
gerous weapons, especially hammer, with which
she intimidated her husband. She also kept
poodle dog, and was in the habit of placing the dog
at one end of the room and her husband at the
other, using the most violent language, and setting
the dog at him. She forced him to go without
shirt and made him take the dog an airing in tina
condition The affidavit also stated that Mrs
O'Hara often lived extravaganty, both in dress AM
eating and drinking, and compelled her husband
to do the same, though sometimes she almos
starved him, while she and the dog lived luxur
ousy; and that she sometimes compelled him to 81
on the bed to which she sewed his clothes, ant
threatened, in case he tried to release himself, t
knock his brains out. The petition ordered