The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-04

en- VINO were carrying 1T
i - lew years ago, the Know Nothing partv
d ther ~ oe sweeping the whole country before
Z Nav W. STATE ota'e after State, Massachusetts, and
n M nv prk % even joined their ranks
n a. me freshman and the German tho Cotbo1io ro,
i threatened with withdrawal of tho rirbt. od
equa5'ty which the Constitution and the laws 60
+ where then, was the first bold roor1,, o,a .,.o
cesstul uprising in the States for tho anu sue
olic? 'o' 'he Oath-
; 1t was in Old Virginia!
Ill 1t deny the right of the Southern neorIa
TO state their grievances, and to Judge when thnv
may set up government for themselves how cs1
hereafter sustain Ireland and Hungary when thew
snail decide to establish separate governments for
themselves, and to stand to their arms in the
cause? " W
w ILL OF THE Duchess OF kENT-Her late Royal
n'gnhess made her will in March, 1860 1t is a
sPeGlmen OF beautiful penmanship, written in a
So hsD!e neatness and perspicuty and
80 exceedingly brief as merely to occunv a nortion
only OF one side of foolscap psner Tba- -rarpit
"%s sworn under ESQ 900. We add it in full.
~ MS m Is tIe last Will and testament Of me- Victo
ia marie Louise, Duchess of Kent and Sfr,tbnrn
hefeoy revoke all other wills and coaic;Is 80
py me at any time heretofore. | give devisa ond
ori"ta'h I" my dearly beloved daughter her ma
Iesy queen Victoria, all nv real and narsoroI
estate whatsoever and wheresoever whereof nav
oe seized, possessed interested in at the time Of
my decease to hold the same unto NV dangbteT
nv, SHouGs"oTs ana assigns absolutely. l appoint
ny Gearly beloved son-in-law and nephew his
ruy" hlghness Albert of SAKE Coburr and Gotha
prince Gonsort, sole executor. In witness whereof
ior na'e hereto set my hand the goth day of March
iooV.-f lctora. Signed and declared bv her Rorai
| hlShn victoria Marie Louise Duchess of Ksnt
ana ntrathern, as and for her last will and tnstaD
neht' IN the presence of US all being present at
| |tle uh'e) VINO at her reques and in her presence
nave subscribed our names as witnesses + q 60 O.
per, principal equerry to H. Il. II. the Duchess of
hent, trogmore. Ramsay II. Couper, cerk in tho
war "ilce, residing Frogmore.
vi, JOHN BRowN's SON ENLIsrtNG NEGROES FOR THE
| MAR-A letter in the Cleveland Herald from
Youngstown, Ohio, dated April 2S, saws:
| L nave Just learned from canal boat c,ntaip
| VINO reached this place last evening that John
mi;%mn, Ir,, is encamped on Beaver river, about
| midway between New Castle, Penn and the Ohio
river with four hundred negroes principally from
| GEa"ada' Whom he Is practising in military drilI
ine captan OF whom l speak brought large
amount OF hour aud other provisions from pits
purg Tor the camp. He did not learn the narticu
lar ooJect OF the gathering, but presumes it has
SIme relation to visit to Virginia-probabIv
| Harper's Ferry-when the proppr time ForriraSS
me me camp IS not more than days march from the
| HTlrgihla line. The captain further states that
! l,ooo auAltloGa negroes expected to reach the
camp IN lew days They were well provisioned
and supplied generally.
Another canal boat has sinca orr;rod ,rbo,o
captain confirms the report of seeing q large BODY
OF negroes encamped the "Seven Mile Slack
| water.'
ARCHAEOLOGICAL IrEM.-A few days since citi-
1aH
nome Just as his family had completed their siasta
oh tne way nome, "musing, as won't on this and
mat the thought which chiefly possessed his
n.lnu hau reference to the departure of his fellow
| cltIZcns and friends for the seat of war. and +ba
possibility of his following their fo0tstans occnr
ring to him, there fitted before his minds eve an
luea OF himself, with hair closely cropped la Zou-
| %oH, winch, however, passed awav and was forgo+
ten before he arrived at home On entering tho
| Goor ne encountered his daughter who was no lit
..9 Inverted by an incident which had just occurred
'Fapa," said she, 81 dreamt that YOU had voInn-
teeFea 10 go to the wars, and had your hair off
| Gose 10 your head, and you looked so funny And
was te"ihg II to mamma, and said she, Hush
!H"ur nonsense; you did not dream any such thing:
1t was /, myself, that dreamt it lust as YOU woke
| me-" The citizen, who lacks but a few months of
| the age requisite for admission to the Home Guard
scarcely believes this to be foreshad0wipr of the
| tate OF his flowing locks, bat only an illustration
| OF the sympathy Of mind with mind probably
more active in these stirring times than at others
-Mo6He AdUertiser, april IS.
The LoNDoN TmEs.-The London Times estab-
,lshment having been visited by FreDchman
rs rs. described by him as follows: Adjoining the
| eullorlal room, which is large, well-liuhted and
httea with desks comprising every convenience for
wrlung-ls a dining room for the editors, and the
| archlve room, where are stored all the files of the
1tmeS since Its foundation. Mkt to the archive
room are the proot-readers rooms, where are hun.
areas OF dictionaries and encyclopedias in all lam
guages and relating to all subjects. dozen proof
reauerS are employed during the day. and another
| adjoining that where they work and their meals
ar are provided at the expense of the establishment
ine administration OF the Times has nothing to do
with the subscription to the paper Smith of tho
strand sees to the mailing of the papers of which
ne takes thirty thousand daily. The remainder are
bought by one hundred and seventy news dealers
VINO pay In advance.
WoMEN's SPRING FAsHGoNs.-A New York wo-
man "f fashion writes of spring colors:
Lilac, which first inaugurated bv the fair
| Empress Lugenie, with whom it has been the collar
par ecee"ence Is, as ever, fashionable though each
season undergoing some change in shade Ar nre
sent, it is mauve, of the blue violent tint-rather
| an ordeal for some complexions to undergo; stil
Il" Hode whose laws are inex0rabIe wills IT, The
na's are exquisite to the eye; to wear o'est out
re chose "Nova Rose" is very fashionable tint
iatt2riy termed ucha-pink, before which all other
pinks seem faded and yellow. This is also a irving
coior; but courage, mesdames it is not absolutely
necessary to dishgure your pretty faces by wear
ing periorce color which is not becoming There
IS also lovely shade of sea green lust the tint of
the foam crested wave; and white in lace crane
ana tuiie completes the list of the colors in chief
Ior TINS season Fellows, blues and reds are passe
THE STEAMER DANIEL WEBSTER AT New ORtr,vs
by the tug boat Tuscarora which came up this
morning from Pass-aPOutrp we learn that the
steamship Daniel Webster, Captain Minor, from
New York the 18th inst, arrived at the bar about
o'clock yesterday morning and came to anchor
The " ebster bound to this city, but soon after
having come to anchor she received orders to pro-
ceed Immediately to again.
Capt. Minor, however, having on board about 90
P"chages OF merchandise, consigned to various par
tles here, and not wishing to carry them back
ua'ied the Iuscarora to come along gSide and take
them up; Ihe L. acceded to the request but as
the Merchandise was in the act of being taken on
| BOARD oil her. Capt Minor became much alarmed
| oy movements on shor, and weighing anchor. put
to sea again immediately o. Pic, april 28.
Household MEAsUREs.-As all families are not
provided with scales or weights, referring to in
gradients in general use by every housewife, DR..
Brown su6Joins to his paper list, as follows:
Weights and Measures.
Wheat -four, pound is quart.
Indian meal, pound two ounces is l quart
Butter when soft, pound ounce is quart.
Loaf sugar, broken, pound is quart
White sugar, powdered lb. l o. is quart
Eggs, average size, 10 pound.
Liquid Measure.
Sixteen tabespoonfuls are half pint
Eight tabiespoonfuls are one gill,
-Four tablespnonfuls half gill
A common sized tumber holds half pint
Acommon size wine glass holds half gill
LIBRARY OF THE LATE KING OF PRUSsrA.-The pri-
vate library Of the late King OF Prussia Frederick
Wilhelm the Fourth, is valuable and extensive
1t comprises about $4,000 volumes, and contains
for the greater part, works OF history archaeology
and Christian art. The library fills six large rooms
OF the royal palace at Berlin. Humbolt's works
formed a special compartment, called "Humbot
| Press" aud are found in greater completeness
from the large work on America, which cost 900
thalers, to the smallest pamphlet, than when Hum
bolt himself possessed them. This library has been
elt Dy VIII 10 the present King, with the execution
| ol the artistic works, which have been beaueathed
to the Queen dowager. A question arose if all the
illustrated works with woodcuts, &c, were to be
understood among the 'artistic works:'' which
question has been decided in favor of the Queen
The SOUTHERN RAILwAYs.-A despatch from
Montgomery states that the Railway Convention
IN session there the 2Sth, acccded fully to the
wishes of the Postmaster GeueraI and Quartermas-
ter-General, with regard to the transportation of
the mails and troops, ammunition and army sup
plies. They agree to take Confederate States bonds
in payment of their charges it it should be found
necessary. The Convention called in BODY upon
President Davis, who expressed himself much pr at
flied at the interview. All the Southern railroads
will be governed entirely in their action by the
necessities OF the country Every President here
is animated by patriotic spirit and is willing to
make every needed sacrifice for the success of the
government.
RECENT PRICES OF PGCTUREs.-At recent sale
OF pictures in Paris the following high prices were
obtained for works which have an European renu
taton: Children going out from an Egvptiau
School, water-color drawing, by Decamps 81 :
42S. The Defeat of the Cimbri drawing with blocb
chalk, by the same, fl,O50. A small Landscape,
by Marithat, t269 The Reader (Studentl by NJ
MelSsonnler, t563. An artist at his Easel bv the
Same' t4H. The Wagon, by NJ. Ziem, Gigs.
WANTED A Coon FIT, TO BE SHor IN-The fol
lowing incident is related by the BROOKLYN Eagle:
tall, good looking private of the 2Sth Regiment
came to the depot in Fulton street with his squad
Each man was measured for his UNIFORM, ana the
number called out. The man referred to stepped
up and put a coat; he found it too ught. and
taking it of, threw it down. saving, "As risk my
life for coat, want it to fit"
The cotton mills in Webster, Mass, have been