The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-29
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New York paper gives the following account
OF Rarey's experience with horse at his exhibi
ton in that city on Saturday night last.
Ills last customer and the worst, so far, appeared
IN the shape OF an iron-gray horse, as big as the
Great Eastern and as strong line ofbattle ship
1t was stated that this horse not vicious or
ugly" as the ladies would say, but he was wild
unmanageable, and, like South Carolina fond Of
having his own way at any price. The horse SEEM
ed eminently disguised with the entire proceeding
| He looked at the audience as if he would sa9
| "What do you expect from me? Don't Won
| think you'd better go home and get vour din
ner ike Christians and not bother your heads abont
| poor brute like the subscriber?" As for Rorcy
the gray looked at him defantly, and Rarev re-,
turned the compliment, as the heroes of the nrza
ring do before the battle commences
vi verify, the iron gray tough customer
40 Pa a morse was he; Rarey mesmerized him
long time then succeeded in getting the hoof OF the
lett fore leg in his hand, and afterwards GOT tbe
hrst tarn OF the strap about the ankle. good deal
more time than usual was occupied in this proceed
hg ana Marcy endeavored to hurry up the deIloue-
meht. The horse, however, did notfagree with this
accommodating spirit o the exhibition Quite the
contrary lie allowed Rarey to 90 on nicely ENOUGH
until he arrived at the buckle wherewith the strap
is fastened when the most violent objections in tho
shape oil boiling and kicking, interposed. The
attempt to strap up the fore leg was made at least
hfty times without success. Once the horse threw
itarey down in the sawdust, broke the straps and
| birdie and stood quite supreme in the enclosure
| On another occasion he broke away from Rarey
| and rushed rapidly from corner to the other
| taking general survey of the audience creating
considerable CONSERVATION among the old ladies in
the front seats OF the parquette nervous gentle
| man in the gallery alaO somewhat exercised
and inquired of Rarey if the people in the theatre
were in any danger. Considering that this philo
sopher was perched some forty feet above the horses
head, his query seemed slightly superG uous. The
groom vas brought in, the bride replaced and the
| contest renewed. As the groom held the horses
head Rarey applied himself to the task of strapping
/ T. IL
now pretty nearly done up. The horse was bathed
in prouse perspiratiOn. which absolutely rained
| down from his body. Rarey patted him, smoothed
his legs, applied the strap as de!icaely Queen
Victoria could have buckled the garter about New
castles leg, but all in vain. With every ATTEMPT
| out came the fore legs. and away went Rarey with
| the straps This conflict continued for nearly
| an hour and half, and Rareys endurance is some
| thing miraculous. Any three ordinary men would
have been exhausted long before the fight ended
Finally Mr. Iron-gray gave in far permit
his leg to be strapped half way, and in short time
| he keeed over Rarey embraced his old foe took
| his head In his arms, fonded him, and made the
most of his victory, such as it was. The gray was
not entirely subdued, but acknowledged that he
had found his master. Rarey mounted him. rode
| him about, and altogether brought him to a reaiz-
ing sense of the superiority of mind over matter.
At the end, the lecture having been unusually pro-
longed by the obstinacv of the iron-gray, Mr.
Rarey announced that the horse had been frighten-
ed by the introduction of the buckle at too early
period, through his (Rarey's) anxiety to finish at
as early period as possible. He announced fur
Their that he would give his farewell performance at
the Academy of Music, next Saturday, donating
half the proceeds to the Widows and Ornhans'
Asylum. Among other equine stars, Mr. Rarey ex-
pected to have for this interesting OCCASION the
distinguished Peacock, and Mr.. Seward 5 Arabans
This lecture" was the most interesting that MIR.
Rarey has given here. His struggle with the IRON
gray was clear fight, in which pluck persever-
ance and endurance won the victory. 1t proved to
the satisfaction of the most increduious auditor tn at
Mr. Rarey fully deserves to wear the laurels he has
| won and which he wears modesty.
THE TARrFF.-We learn from Washington that
| the Senate's Special Committee on the Tariff bill
| vii. report on Wednesday. Messrs Simmons
Collamer and Bigler, have done all the work.
Messrs. Hunter and Gwn have not attended the
meetings, both being opposed to any change. The
Morrlll bill, after close investigation, is pro-
nounced to be excellent in principle and general
arrangement. Nearly two-thirds of the items have
been already examined carefully. No change of
duties on IRON is intended, though some schedules
may be altered to simplify the operation of the law
Efforts nave been made to reduce the duty on pig
| iron and steel, but without success. Woolens are
to pay IL cents per pound, instead of lG in the
| Morrill, bill, which conforms to the rates on raw
material. The Committee will recommend that the
law should go into operation on the lst of April,
and the proposed notifications of the warehousng
! system on the LIST of July. All duties are to be
paid within thirty days after being entered. Mer-
| chandlse for re-shpment can be stored six months
1t is estimated that this bill will produce revenue
| OF S5o,O0OOOO, with average imports. The bill
now contains a loan for sd, 900 00O which is in
| tended to cover outstanding Treasury notes This
Will be increased to $4,000 000 in order to provide
| for objects of special legislation and other items
not included in Mr.. Dix's statement of the condition
OF the Treasury for the current fiscal year.
ALARMING RAILWAY CoLLlsoN-CAR WREcKED-
MULES hILLED-NARROw ESCAPE OF PASSENGERS
The freight cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company caused collision at Second and Dock
streets, on Saturday morning, which was near re-
Suithg IN latai consequences while passenger car
belonging to the Second and Third Street Citv
railway was going down Second street near Docl;
and freight train belonging to the PENNSYLVANIA
hallfoad Company was Immediately in the rear of
Ii. Al the same moment another mule train was
coming up DOCK street. across Second and tile pro-
gress OF the passenger being thus cut off il was
OF course compelled to stop. The driver ierked his
horses suddenly around, and the tongue broke
Inc ANIMALS escaped in this way. In the meantime
the freight train, which was going down Second
street had such an impetus that its speed couldnot
De checked, and the passenger was iammed be-
tween the cars passing down Second street. and
those that were coming up Dock street. The pas
senger car was badly crushed, the platforms being
carried away, the roof mashed, and the car eener-
ally wrecked. The driver and the conductor saved
themselves by jumping, and several passengers who
were IN the car escaped unhurt, but thew were
much frightened. The mules attached to the FREIGHT
tram, on Second street, were thrown into great
CONFUSION, and three of them crushed to dealt
by the cars they were drawing The accident
caused much excitement for time PhHddeIDbia
Inquirer.
VOLUNTEER FOR Fort SUMrER-Mr. r. r. Col
her, politician of some note in PETERSBURG Vir-
GINA, telegraphed President Buchanan on the 18th
INST, requesting from him ga safe passport to ioin
Anderson at Fort Sumter" This act of his baVinr
been mlssppreh ended and construed into desire
to assist in the coercion of South Carolina Mr. c.
publishes in the Eepress of that city a card ex-
Pi!anatory OF his motives, and in which he says he
did not mean "that would join Major Anderson to
coerce South Carolina. That is not what he i,
doing. On the contrary, he is on the defensive
and the policy of the Government, whose soldier he
Is Is not aggressive 1t meant that | willing
and desired to join him in his defensive position
That would do now, and at any time heneeforth,
unless and until the Government adopts a coercive
policy and Major Anderson joins in that
pohcy. beg to say further that the States which
have seeded are not enough in the right TO induce
me to volunteer in their defence, and if the Gov
eminent were to attempt to enforce the laws. it is
enough In the wrong to restrain me from voiun-
teering to give it any aid. They might fight on
and light it out, and | would join neither When
my own State shall have spoken, right or wrong, |
will be with her in any battle she may have to
fight" ~
The STORM UPON THE RAILRoADs-The snow storm
at the North on Thursday appears to have been
more severe on the Harlem Railroad than any,
where else. Between Hillsdale and Millerton the
snow is said to be from eight to ten feet high, and
packed so hard that is impossible to proceed
without digging through. 1t is reported that
drifts formed so rapidly in the rear of the train,
after it had passed different points along the road
that it was impossible for it to proceed either way
until road was dug. To add to the discomfort of
the passengers, the telegraph were Frustrated by
the storm, so that no news could be sent to their
anxious friends. A train left Albany on Thursday
afternoon at four O'Clock, for New York but re-.
turned about four O'Clock the next morning. being
unable to make its way through the immense drifts
The 1915 express did not leave that city on Friday
morning, and notice was given that no trains would
start from Albany until the express above referred
to arrived.
On the Central and Hudson River roads on Fri
day all the trains were time, and arrived at their
destination each way specified in their time ia
bles On the Rutland and Troy Railroad there was
considerable detention, At g., p. NJ, on Thursday
passenger train left Rutland for Troy, and did
not arrive in the latter city until four O'Clock on
Friday atternoon-eeVen hours being occupied in
going twelve miles.
CULTIVATION OF CoTroN IN SoUTH AMERIoA,-A
meeting OF capitalists has been called in New York
at the Cooper Institute, to organize an association
for the cultivation of cotton by free labor: "Mr
IL. ). Sanford, of Connecticut, who has travelled
extensively in Central and South America for four
or hive years. with view to this su beet has lately
given the result of his observations to the public
through the Albany EUening Journal He states
that there is larger cotton territory, of the best
quality, southwark, than the whole area of the
Cotton States of our Union. The plant grows spon-
taneously, and the wild cotton is in common use
among the natives. From Peru, Mr.. Sanford saw
single lot of 800 bales coming over the Isthmus