The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09

buston, about two miles south of Perryvie in tbo,
state. About haitian acre of ground is on fire. and
| mas been burning vigorously for some time. The
earth is composed mostly ola Kind of marI in which
| the heat has made creYices and the smoke NAV be
seen issuing from the Subterranean furnace n dis
tance OF two miles. But the most singular feature
OF TINS natural akeOven is its beautiful covering of
green grass-an oasis in the cherries field of snow
surrounding it. Cattle attempted to eat the grass
Dut nnelng the earth rather warm, scrambled out
suu lelt 1t growing greenly in its hot bed Our in
lormaht pierced the surface with a rail, and fery
Spa Ms cdule up thlckly. sound issues from the
spot Ike the distant rumbng of railway cars. The
place was formerly low, swampy piece of land.
Runaway MATCH.-Yesterdaya a young man. ac-
cOmpanied by boy, arrived here from Ohio left
in the forenoon for nnsyIvania, and returned in
the evening The boy had undergone a pleasant
metamOrphOsing, and instead Of boy there an
peared woman, beautiful in person, happy in dis
position, amiabla in manner, and splendid in raj
ment. She was the wife of her companion. The
male attire was assumed more for the novelty and
romance OF the thing than anything else. There
was no motive whatever, as the young man pleas
antly observed, for concealment, the "parients"
not being at all cruelty disposed, but like Barkis
'wllin'." They live in the vicinity of the village
Oh Grayshot, Ohio, and departed for that place
last evening" Wheeling Union, FEB. 7.
The PACIFIC MAIL SrEAMEEg.-Mr. Holiday,
who has purchased six of the steamers belonging
10 the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, now run
nlng on the Pacific coast, designs to continue the
present steamer line between San Francisco, Ore
gon, w ashington Territory, the Columbia River,
Pugets Sound, &c. Also, to establish line be-
tween San Francisco and San Diego, touching at
all the way ports, and another between Guaymas,
sonora Acapulco, touching for freight and passen-
gers at San Bias, MaZatlan ManZanilla and other
intermediate ports, and making regular connections
at Acapulco with the steamers of the Pacific Mail
Steamshlp Company, running both to Panama and
San Francisco.
A New ARTICLE OF CoMMERCE-A Manchester pa
10 fboFo I:aI. e
Dy the late French treaty is the ''bos duree" This
.'pols duree,' or hardened wood which has been
improperly described as wood softened and then
hardened, is made from sawdust, which, under the
influence OF high temperature and the enormous
pressure OF SIX hundred tons, acquires a hardness
good deal exceeding that of wood. lis of a verv
uhe gram, and fears no atmospherical variation;
put Its principal merit is its adaptation to mould
lnE' anu oy tue most economical processes forms
ana impressions are given which would require in
any other way, considerable labor and workman
ship. " '-1''"
r, How TO PREVENT HoRsES' FEET BALLING WITH
0NoW.-Iake piece of paper and place it on the
shoe as it is fixed the horses foot, with a pencil
On the inside OF the paper, the size of the in
SIDE form OF the shoe; cut out the niece of manor
and mark the gutta percha Allow an EIGHTH Of an
inch larger of gutta percha on each side of the
front part to 60 under the SHOE to keep it fror,
coming out when the horse is at work. Taper the
edge OF the guta percha to facilitate it going under
the shoe, and cut out triangular piece of the
gutta peTcha so as to prevent undue pressure on
the frog. 1t will be found a simple, cheap and eff
tectual rcmedy.-The Field.
Coal IN UrAH.- Coal is believed to exist in large
quantities In the Great Basin of Utah. On the
Weber river, a tributary of Great Salt Lake, from
the western slope of the Wabsatch range, coal is
now regularly mined and selling at the bits for S.
per ton, though the price in Salt Lake CITY is S25
on account OF the expense OF transportation. Should
this coal prove to be good quality one great OBJ
stacle in the way of a Pacific Railroad will be re-
moved, viz, scarcity of fuel for locomotives
wood Is extremely scarce on the plains this side of
the rocky Mountains, while in the Great Basin
there Is even less. The discovery of coal near the
centre OF the projected route, therefore, is exceed
ingly fortunate.
ROBBERY OF THE CINCNNArI Posr-oFFIcP-F0nr
Thousand Dollars Soicn.-Facts were revealed on
Monday, at the Post-oflice in Cincinnati saws the
enquirer, that 60 to show large peculations, thus
lar amounting to four thousand dollars. The rob.
berry was committed by young man in the office
whose name, at request, we suppress. He for
""hhe acted as penny post, but latterly was
stationed at the boxes. He distracted the money
from letters, but who the sufferers are the heads
OF the office refuse to say. The guilty party has
He'd the city, and all efforts to apprehcnd him have
been up to this time unavang. He is still being
pursued by the United States Marshal.
THE U. $. STEAMER MoHAwK.-The u. $. Steam
er Noha,ch which arrived at New York on Thurs
day, has been for the last eighteen months actively
employed cruising on the north coast of Cuba for
the suppression of the African slave trade, during
which time she has captured four slave vessels and
rescued from slavery $50 Africans. She also saved
from shipwreck the American brig Tangiers, and
rescued the crew Of a Spanish brig wrecked on a
dangerous shoal, for which the official thanks of
the government Of Cuba were rendered to the off
GERS and crew. She has also afforded relief to nu-
merous other vessels. Upon her cruising ground
American commerce has been eiectualv protected
against foreign aggression.
GONG TO JAIL on a SPECULArroy.-The Boston
Iroceter notices an incident which could hardly
have occurred out of Yankee land. One of the
bury aeccu 0uIGinIng bonus ain,ign e ' c6uid
probably have done so, but allowed himself to be
committed to Jail He will have to stay there three
months, receiving 81 per day and his board He
will have about 800 at the end of his term of i'm
prisonment, treble the sum he would have been abIe
to earn, above his board, as common laborer.
Mrs. PIcNENs.-The wife of Gov. Pickens. ofS.
u Is said to De an exceedingly fascinating woman,
and immensely popular with the officers of the
South Carolina army. She rather fancies military
affairs, and makes regular inspections of the forts
and camp, where she is always received with en-
thusasm. writer who saw her recently at re-
view, says that she wore ''a dark c0lored French
basque, velvet hat ornamented with a red ostrich
leather veil, sable muif and cape OF the same ma
terial, had dark hair confined by net and carried
parasol."
A Boy SENTENCED TO DEArH.-The boy-murderer
Dew, has been sentenced in Middlesex county
~ JJ 70 De executed on the 4Jn OF AOTll. The
Frcdontdn says it was solemn scene, the audience
being deeply moved the Judge discharged his
painful duty. The boy, however, preserved his
stoIid Indifference throughout. The counsel for
the prisoner, who is only sixteen years DID, intend
to apply to the Court of Pardons for a commute
tion OF sentence from hanging to imprisonment in
the State prison for life.
JAMES RIVER CAXAL.-Mons. Alfred Paul Con-
sui of France, in Richmond, has addressed a long
aud instructive report to the French Minister of
40 A.,
and with admirable ability all the facts of interest
connected with the James River Canal, in connec-
ton with the proposed transfer to a French Com
pany; subject which Mons. Paul believes {" to be
OF the highest Importance, and of nature to at
tract the attention of the Government of the
Emperor. "-Rtchmond Dipatch.
New SUSPENSION BRIDGg-The new suspension
bridge at Grand Falls, N. b., is now open for ira
vel. It's length is 240 feet from bed Of river ll0
feet. This bridge is suspended by two cables of
one thousand wires each, from towers twenty-five
feet IN height. Each wire is capable Of sustaining
l,20O pounds. The bridge was loaded with rs tons
for several days, to stretch the wires. Its entire
cost is $2S0OO.
ANOTHER Sr. MARY's CoNsPnAToR ARRESTED
The Leonardtown Beacon of Thursday, savs:-
Henry Holly, free black, living in st. Georges
neghbOrhood, Factory district, was committed to
Jail on Saturday last, charged in the language of
the committing magistrate, "upon the oath of
Alexander Fletcher, with cOnspiring and attempt
ing to excite to insurrecon the negroes ofthe Fac
tory district"
Bishop Hopkins, Of Vermont, in reply to a nun =
Der of New York merchants, has written very
able and lucid view of the institution of slavery, as
drawn from the scriptures. 1t sustains the views
of Drs. Raphall and Van Dyke. Both the old and
new Testaments critically examined upon the
subject, and all possible light is thrown upon the
investigation.
| The Pittsburgh (Pa.) people have just discover
cd that large number of their tax collectors put
the major part Of their collections in their breeches
! pockets; and that though this speculation has been
going for several years, the thieves have gener-
! ally been re appointed. The Grand Jury Of the
county have indicted Il whole batch of the delin-
quents
A "sheep dressing" match came off in New York
| on Wednesday night. The match was for $50
! side, and the honoTs and money to 60 to the man
who in the breiest space should "leg, pull, skin
and dress five sheep, in market style. The victor
on the occasion completed the task in twenty-five
! minutes and twenty-four seconds-about four min
utes and twenty seconds to each animal.
In the United States Circuit Court at New York
| on Thursday, the case of Gordon HERS, charged
with the murder of six negroes, part Of the crew
| the bark Anna, resumed and concluded, and
the jury, after deliberating threa-quarters of an
! hour, rendered verdict of mansaughter against
! the accused. The circumstances of the case have
already been detailed.
Letters received in Washington state that Hon,
John Forsyth, late United States Minister to Mexi
co, will be sent to that country by the ''Conrres;
of the Southern Confederacy,'' for the purpose oi
establishing international relations between Mexicn
| and the seeding government. This nav be es
teemed very natural fraternization.