The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-18

that noble bird, to the very tip of his wings.
One portion of the audience here gave cheers for
the sentiment while another laughed at it.
Rev. DR.. Foley avowed his devotion to the Union
and said he would support the government to the
''btter end.'
The report and resolutions were then put to the
Conference, and unanimously adOpted-the mem
bers rising for the first time, when the vote was
called. Some of the enthusiastic brethren, observ
ing that the ladies stood still, suggested that the
occupants of the galleries should rise and manifest
their devotion to the flag of their country. (Ap-
plause.)
The ladies, lay and clerical members and all in
the ediice simultaneously rose in response, while
the brothers sent up cheer after cheer in testimony
of their devotion to the Union. The scene was
most exciting, and eminently Ia Beecher.
Rev. Mr.. Inskip moved that the Secretary be in
struced to prepare copies of the report to be pre-
sented to the President of the United States; which
was adopted.
A New WAY TO RAISE THE WIND-MAGNET1sM
AND CHLoRoFoRM.-A Mr.. Woodbridge, of St. Louis,
induced by two Hungarians to purchase three
notes of hand of parties known to the former, at
considerable discount, he knowing the makers to be
good. They were drawn, as one of the parties sta
ted, in payment of bills Of goods. Subsequently
the same parties offered other paper to Mr. w. for
SALE but be suspected there something wrong
about the matter, though the signatures ap-
parentIy genuine, and did not at purchase the
second lot, but intimated that he might do so in
few days. Meanwhile he visited the German far
following:-It seems that Block, of parties, as
sumed to be Hungarian nobleman, who had ar
rived in this country with large amount of linen
goods for sale. His plan On going into house, was
to rush up to the members of the family, whether
male or female and attempt to kiss them, and then
place handkerchief beneath their nostrils, follow
ed by manipulations down the arms. This strange
piece of action was followed several times, until
they yielded to his wishes, which were invariably
to ailix their signatures to small pieces of paper,
which he laid before them. The parties themselves
spell-bOund that they could not resist the
r0beman, and accordingly acceded to the request
he demanded. He would then take his departure,
first leaving a small buUdle of goods, worth from
ten to fifteen dollars, and proceed to hunt up new
customers. The notes for various amounts
not over one hundred dollars, the Jurisdiction o.
Justices Courts in Illinois is limited to all sums un
der the last named sum. The parties arrested
and committed to answer.
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.-A horrible affair occurred
the other day Douglas Mills, Allegheny
county, Pa. 1t appears that young man nameC
Bill Jones, half brother of the notorious Char
lotte Jones, who, with Henry Fife, executed
some three years since at Pittsburgh, for the mur
der of George Wilson and Elizabeth MacMasters
threw his wife into the fire while under the inhu
ence Of liquor, and held her there until she wa
burned in a shocking manner. Her cries wer
fearful, and distinctly heard several rods from
! the house. The woman fingered few days il
terrible agony, when death stepped in and relieved
| her of her suferings. There has been no arres
made, nor have we heard that any steps have beel
taken to bring the offender to justice.
The Chronicle in speaking of this brutal murde
SAYS: "The Coroner should move in the matter a
once; an inquest should be held on the woma
! forthwith, and if upon investigation it is foun
that her death was the result of violence receive
at the hands of her husband, the guilty ma
should be brought to strict accountability
! Wheeling Union
PEEsoNAL.-The editors of the Express have re
ceived several notes from the friends of "freedom,
"fee Speech" and ''free discussion of which th
| following is but specimen:
To the editors of the New York Cypress
If you persist in writing your damned secession
articles, your office ,CiH be JIoVn up.
Take ,Carntng an time
One WHO KNOWS.
The Express has now been in existence, in it
present hands, 25 years, and we have twice had
defend it with grape and canister. We hav
many times been hooted at, yelled at, and ha
| mobbed, and just many times, often by the yer
same men, been cheered, applauded and give
| ovatiOns to. Always calm as summers s morn
ing, our ''fghting editor awaits this ''blowin
| up'' as he has awaited thousands OF the Ilk
| threats within the past 25 years-ever ready 10
| it, and not at all disturbed by threats OF lt.-N
Y. EepresS.
The REAL OLD IRIsH GIANT.-As the workmer
employed in sinking a foundation for the enlarge
| ments now being made in the parish church o
| Mullingar, Ireland, were recently pursuing thel
work at the east end of the building they discover
ed, among the other remains OF human beings, tn
| perfect skeleton of man measuring over seve
feet in length, and which appeared from the I'm
| mense size of the skull and other portons-such a
| the bones of the hands, jaw-bOnes, &c.-to nav
equalled in its other dimensions its xtraoTdlnar
height. Its position was considerably deeper !
mother earth than that at which human skeleton
| are generally found. There was barely suhcler
appearance of coffin to prove that it had receive
proper interment, but every thing connected with
indicates its having occupied its lonely tenemer
fer several centuries
BoLDXEss OF THE New York RIVER THIEVES
On the day previous to the sailing of the Unite
States steam frigate Powhatan, from New Iori
some audacious river thieves approached the We
sci in a boat, for the purpose of stealing coppe
from her bottom. Some river and harbor ponce
men, however, were on the lookout Tor then' an
before thev commenced operations gave chase.-
The thieves made all speed for the shore, put wer
so hotlv pursued that they were compelled 10 aoai
don their boat which the police captured ana no
have at the station house 1t was foand 10 conta' a.
hatchets and other implements for stripping oil tn
copper, with pile OF stones TO throw aI 'ne me
on board, if they attempted to interfere
Coal OIL IN LoUIsIANA.-Coal oil springs hay
been discovered in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
The Louisville (Ky.) journal says:
..The oil excitement has extended as far as OF
own State. large deposits having been dscovert
= in different localities. A correspondent at Ca
= hoon Mclean county, informs that the not
e spring in that vicinity, known as the Tar Sprinl
e affords an abundant yield oc oil. company, aft
boring distance of forty feet, were richly rewar
ed by flow of the oil, and they at once erected
r engine, and will soon set their pumps going. 9th
| companies are sinking wells in the same neighbc
d hood with promise of success.
e A Poor WoMAN's IDEA OF A Poor HoUsE.-N
+ long ago destitute daughter of Erin walked il
y a brokers' office, and in very insinuating tc
begged for little aid to support her starving ia
>, lily. "Why my good woman" said the cOmtor
a BILE looking gentleman to whom she addressed b
4 petition, "yOu ought to take your family and go
n the poor house, instead of begging about
4 streets this way" 'Sure, yer honor" she repli
''it wouldn't be aisy to 60 to poorer house n
+ my own" The rich man could not answer .
n clincher with anything less than two shilings,
Norah went out with smiling face
ii PAID THEIR FINEs.-The Lucy r. Waring, of
lis timore; and Julia, of Vienna, Md, two vessels
IS rested some time ago for violation of the insp
m tion law paid their fines yesterday morning,
ry were released. The steamship S. r. Spauldi
al which was mulcted in a similar fine by recent
%. c;sion of the Court of Appeals, also paid over
he amount yesterday y.-NoJok Herald.