The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-07

Four CoUNTERFEIrERs SHor-At Pocah ont as
Tennessee, family consisting of an old man and
his two sons, named respectively VIM. s. Carper,
George and VIM. Carper, and bis son-in-law, whose
name is Gruder, were lately arrested on charge
of counterleting. The testimony-incudng that
of confederate who turned States evidence
implicated them in the doings of gang who are
concerned in horse stealing and robbery, and the
making of spurious gold pieces, which manufac-
ture, the evidence went to show, is carried on in
Memphis. The men were arrested On a charge of
being concerned in the counterfeiting of S212
pieces, and on examination were bound over for
trial. On being released, they threatened to take
the lives of the prosecutor and of their old aSsoci-
ate who had made revelations. The citizens be-
came indignant at this defiance of law, and on
Tuesday afternoon proceeded to re conduct them
to prison. After struggle, they succeeded in dis
arming the men, but on proceeding to take them to
prison, the four made desperate effort to escape,
and exciting scene ensued. The citizens, deter
mined that such villains should not again prey
upon the community, fired upon them as they tried
to run off. The shots were numerous, and not one
of the four men escaped being hit; some of them
were struck three or four times. S. Carper was
killed on the spot; George Carper not expected
to survive Tuesday night VIM. Carper was lying
in critical condition; Gruder was seriously, but
not fatally injured. George Carper was recently
tried-probably in Memphis-on charge of steal
ing trunk containing sixteen hundred dollars.
We give the particulars nearly as we have been
able to collect them.-Memphis Appeal.
THE INTERIOR PORTS OF ENTRY.-The Augusta
Chronicle says: "A private letter from Montgome-
ry to gentleman of this city, from most reliable
source. says: 'My impression is, from the chat l
hear, that the port of delivery at Augusta will be
abolished, and all similar ports in the Confederate
States Mr.. Cobb is opposed to all such ports, so
is Mr. Barlow, and think likely Mr.. Memmin.
GER" The seaboard papers are decidedly opposed
to these dryand ports of entry, wholly unneces-
sary to the commerce of the country, a dead ex-
pense to the treasury, and created primarily rather
for the benefit of office seekers than of the people.
But the inland press go the other way, and even
Atlanta, away up in the northwest of Georgia,
several hundred miles from navigab!e water, is
doing its utmost to get custom house.
TREASURE TRovE-It is said that a connoisseur
has arrived in Paris, from Italy, with six books OF
"Jerusaem Delivered" written with Tasso's OWE
hand; the will of Catherine de Medicis; an original
specimen of the "Divipa Commedia," on which i,
the 'permit' of the Grand Inquistor. This speci
| men-a precious monument, indeed-yet bears al
the strokes of correction which "orthodoxy' in
fcted upon genius. Under the signature Of The
Grand Inqusitor may be read the words Anche Gu
astato; then there are letters of Galeo in grea
number, besides a voluminous correspondence O
several Popes, especially of Julius II. "Since Italy
must lose them," says the Paris correspondence o
the Independence Beige, "let us not suffer them t.
60 to England; for here is a famous occasion fo
rivalry and emulation"