The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-11
IMPORTANT FROM MONTGOMERY


Montgomery Mays:
Although there has been no public announce
ment as to the future policy of the government il
Is believed that during secret session Yesterday
Congress passed bill declaring war against the
United States The members maintain a strict
secrecy upon the subject and it is not easy to ob
tain any definite authority; vet little doubt exists
OF the TACT and perhaps befnre these lines AZ in
pint, It may be geographically announced. 1t is
%eneFeu' also, that bill was passed authorizing =
ue issuance OF letters of marque and reprisal, of
which the usual (say thirty davs) notice will he
gwen Besides this, there was a bill passed to
rdiSe an addition' force, which was partially made
public to-day. F ' ~
AS nave stated in previous letter A strong
effort is being made establish the nsrn,rant ca ,,,
itai at hichmond, Va, or, perhaps | shouId saw
to remove the capital to that place for it is evil
IDENTIFY the design to make the matter temoorarv
| merely. There is no doubt but this movement il
| intended prelude to the occupancy of Wash
ngon city, as soon as it can be captured from the
enemy, or obtained by the tempting bribe of reor-
ganzation 1t is not proposed establish the CA D.
ltal permanently at Richmond, but merely to re-
move there for the present. The locating The seat
! OF Government so closely on the border, seems to
look strongly to an expansion of territory in that
| direction, and unless some good reasons are given
ior the change, should be seriously deprecated.
THE "CoUNT JoANNEs" REcovAEs DAMAGES FOR
| LIBrL.-The Count Jnannes who il otherwise
| known as George Jones, Of Boston has lust recov-
cred damages to the amount of 81 500 from a
Boston newspaper tor libel The newspaper was
the Boston Ddliy Atlas and Bee; and the libel con-
sisted In calling JOanneS "a sol disant Coupt
Resenting this as deadly aIront the Count
brought the case into court in Boston PLEADING his
own cause against Richard H. Dana Jr who an
peared for the Bee. The Count favored the Court
with history Of his remarkable career abroad
J and narrated several stories. The Boston Tran.
script describes the scene:
Count Joannes gave history Of his frequent
ana familiar interviews with the poentates of Eu-
| In nnn nf ~,
| Napoleon remarked to him Count Joannes Won
are the most magnitcentIy audacious man ever
| met. 10 which compliment the Count reSnnndad
i should be extremely sorry take precedence o
your Majesty in that inep The Count claimed that
his honors and titles abroad were literally thrust
| upon him,' while he modestly admitted that his
real greatness as an author and orator was self
achieved by his own talent and perseverance.
"He trlumphantly referred to the fact that OF her
distinguished Americans besides himself had re-
ceived foreign titles. The renowned Paul Jones
was knighted Plain William Thompson, Of Wo-
burn, was made Count Rumford,' and received
honors second only to Humboldt; while Professor
Morse and DR.. Jackson received the title of Cheva-
lier; and though the two latter declined to wear
their hnnors in this country, this was no reason why
Count J0annes should be debarred from the privi-
ltge. we give only the spirit of the Counts ad-
dress, which highly amused and edited crowded
audience"
CANADA REFUSES TO AssIsr.-The following is
from the Montreal Commercial Adrertiser of the
24th ut:
'Telegrams have been received in this city from
the Governor of Massachusetts and Others direct
ing the purchase of large quantities of arms for the
Northern States. Applications have also been made
from the same quarter Tor the loan of the Mimic
rifles belonging to the volunteer forces. OF arms
Tor sale there is no quantity in Canada the appli-
cation Tor the volunteer arms is utterly inadmis-
slbIe. Canada ought net directly nor indirectly to
Interfere in the war between the Northern and
Southern Confederacies
Tine application comes. too, with peculisrlv
ll-grace from people who made so much fuss
ABOUT the Crimean enstmentS, and actually re-
fused passage through its territory by way of
Portland for the very rifles which it now desires US
to lend them.
"The Provincial Government shouId intnrG.ra
promptly to stop the export to either of the bei-
gerents OF articles cuntraband of war, and to pre-
vent all enIisments or other participation in the
contest now going on in the Republic"
THE ALABAMA CAvE.-The Montgomery Adrcr.
tiSer SAYS: Santa Cave, in jackson county Ala
is second only, in extent and vastness to the
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Santa Cave has ey-
haustess deposites of suIphate of nitre During
the war of 1872, it yielded its proprietors two or
three hundred dollars worth of nitre per dav-thrv
having several hundred hands emplGvad in their
work. 1t has been worked on small scale till
very recently.
alre Is abundant and rich bu. ,rnra d;g;N '"'
1t mioht b y. ,um rfniIes from jacksonville depot,
on the Charleston and Memphis Railroad in jackson
county, Ala.
A LAMENrADLE AFFAm.-The st. Louis Democrat
OF Monday, gives the following particulars of dis
tressng OF suicide of a mother, and her at
tempt to destroy the life OF her daughter, a gil
thirteen wears Of age:-The unfortunate woman
the wife of Capt. William p. Thayer-widow of
Mr.. Towney-had become mea achov and about
year ago attempted to take her life with pistol,
and was prevented from seli-destruction by
want who happened to be present On Saturday
% hprh I. at was
about to die, ard desired that he should come and
receive her farewell. She had procured arsenic,
which she placed in glass OF brandy, aud induced
her daug hter, who invalid, to drink the
poisoned draught. The mother then mingled an
other cup and drank it herself. Fortunately it
over-dos for the girl, and acted as an emetic,
and it was thought she would recover; but the ef-
forts OF physicians, who were Immediately sum-
moned were Intellectual to save the life of the
mother. She died after few hours of intense Suf-
fering.
FLOUR AND PRovIsIoNs We have been officially
requested to warn shippers of -four and provisions
in this city against any inracton of the under
standing entered into between the Ohio authorities
ard several of the dealers here lfthat understand
ing is not scrupulousy observed the supply will be
cut off.
The U. S. Marshal from Ohio was in the city yes
terday, investigating the facts of the shipment of
horr from Cincinnati here, noticed in telegraph YES
terday. The matter is still under investigation,
believe Wheeling hafcLige"ccr, Noy9.
No BEER-EFrEcror OF THE Brock ,DG.-John LaOge
intimates to the public Of Richmond Va, that
his beer has given out 'ln consequence" he saws,
''of the blockade Of the ports of Virginia by Abe
Lincoln, am unable to procure my regular sup
ply Of Reading lager beer, and will close my house
the first of May. If, however, should b. able
to procure beer from another source will reopen,
VIII n the public shall be duly notified, and the day
which the Southern Independence is acquired,
| will keep open house and treat all day"
THE CONFEDERATE STATE CouRrs.-The prepara-
tionS for organizing the Confederate State urt in
this State are actively progressing. la Alabama
l. has already been organized. We suppose these
preparations are rendered the more necessary in
consequence of those measures which probably will
require the action of the Court in connection with
questions OF law arising from war MEASURES
Charleston Courier.
It is reported that the Government has aban-
doned the idea of rec0ustructiug the armurv
at Harper's Ferry. A similar will be built
the city of Rock Island, Illinois, where there is
military reservation high island in the Missis-
sppi river 1t was the site of fortress during
the Black Hawk war.
John Overtou, one of the richest men in Tennes-
see, considered worth between iour aud five mil
lions, has written to the Governor, "Check on me
to the extent ofmy estate to uphold the honor OF
Tennessee"
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett. Jr, has offered the
government the of his yacht Rrbecca. He
agrees to fit it up with Dahlgren guns aud com
penses OF seven additional seamen.
The wealthy farmers of Hatfield, Mass, pre-
pairing to raise large crops of tobacco the present
season. Notwithstanding the facts that the tobacco
market is fiat and there is likely to be better de-
mand for corn next fall than for the weed.
The Charleston Courier says that the great ques-
tion of the day is, " How many old musktts
offered for sale by Live Oak George, and how far
are his political predictions detected by these
musketS"
The Herald says that the steam trigate Niagara
which sailed from New York Sunday last, with
sealed orders, is destined for the blockade of
Charleston harbor. She is well manned and
quipped.
Hon. John GiImer, VINO has persistently opposed
the South until Lincoln commenced his war ot sub
Jug cation, has volunteered private i'll North
Carolina company.
Work has been resumed on the Air Line route
from Boston to New York, and it is expected it
will soon be extended to Woonsocket, r. |. The
road is ready for the rails.
Brigham Young has been re-eected President Of
the Mormon Church. He has delivered a speech
urging the establishment of home manufactures,
$50 as to be independent OF the States
The North Carolina Legislature has authorized
the Governor to tender a regiment OF infantry to
the Confederate States or Virginia as occasion re-
auires.
The story about the encsmpment of large num-
bers OF negroes, under the leadership of John
Brown, Jr., and Fred. Douglass on the Beaver
river, is a hoax.
Advices received per the Africa, by Grinnel,
Minturn Co.. of New York. announce that the
Great Eastern would positively leave Milford Ha-
the lst instant
The New York papers say that there was grea'
decline in the interest of the religious annV