The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-07
NEWS VIA WASHINGTON
We take the following from the Star Of
THE NAVY YARD.


This morning, the crew and passengers of the
prize schooner Remittance, captured bv the yam
kee, were handed over to the Marshal and taken
10 Jal AS they were passing up the street the wife
o: one OF the prisoners, who was passing in an
omnibus, discovered her husband among them:
Nhereupon, with sundry female ejscuiaiuns she
plunged out OF the coach, and with her escort
started on GOUbp-uuick for the partv Tho |
schooner has been hauled Gus of the wav al nari
CATION, and no" lies alongside the Auacostia, on
"hich the prisoners were confined. Most of them
were from Port Tobacco, Md.
The Mount Feuon came nm to.dav from, OId
Point Her officers report all quiet at OId pai,,t
and with the Potoma, hotilla. dav or two sinca
the schooner Fairwind, Capt. Wyatt, was boarded |
in hampton on HPaos rs sh' was returning in ballast
from Fall River, whittier he had taken a cargo of |
oats and held in custody UPON the pround that che
was partly owned by parties ding business in North
Carolina ports. The captain has put in coDijne- |
ment.
This morning the Robert Leslie u,ok To Alev,o.
dria a number of marines, and the baltimore h,d |
steam up expecting to 60 on the erraLd
The James Murray, of New York, Capt. Parkes,
arrived yesterday afternoon and takes the place OF
the Forrest, which has gone home. Both propel-
lers are owned by the parties, and formerly
run on the same line. She taking on her riiled
gun and preparing to 60 down the river, having
on board stores for the hotills.
The Pensacola is taking board her supplies
and stores preparatory to leaving the yard.
DISGUSTING.
An ambulance came into the city last niyht with
a smallpox patient, from the camp of the Cameron
Rifles, and the driver, alter vainly iuquiring all
around town, at the central guard house and at
the different hospitals, to the location of the
hospital for contagious diseases, finally reached the
hospital for regulars on G street. between Four
and a-half ard Sixth streets Ii was informed that
the patient could not be received there, and it
seems that one there could tell him where to 90
The patient consequently left in the ambulance
all night, in the heart of the city, and within a
stones throw OF the Avenue
From the wash. Cor Of the Phila. Inquirer Sept 6ti
ThL MARKETS AND BUSINESS OF wAsHINGT0Y.
The ashlnGton MAJ ketS do not seem to be af-
fected in the least by the TACT that all supplies from
Virginia are cut off, the markets never having
been better supplied Fruit is high, and will soon
be much higher, unless the Federal army advan-
ces further into the heart Of Virginia and thus
renders the navigation of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal and the Potomac river safe; but vegetables,
meats, and other provsions are reasonable.
The shopkeepers and hotel proprietors never be-
fore had so prosperous summer Some men have
already accumulated fortunes out of the army of
the Potomac, and others have fair prOspect of
doing the same in the future.
STEAM FIRE-ENGINEs FOR WASHINGTON.
1t Is stated that the Government will order on to
this city two three steam tire.engines either
from Philadelphia New York, or both, Such
action is almost indispenSablv necessary, and no
difficulty would be experienced ia procuring the
desired number. Many of the soldiers attached to
the different regiments tiremen, aud would
gladly welcome the apparatus with which they
were formerly connected.
SALE OF SULTAN's JEwELs.-The new Sultan
ct Turkey not only abolished the harem deposed
a vicious Prime Minister, and introduced to the
notice of the astonshed Turks legitimate heir
to his throne, but sent all the Jewels of Abdul
MedJd to the auction-shops of London to be sold
under the hammer.
These jewels are magnificent, aud Begravia has
had a delectable time in Competing for them at
the auction sales. The Times gives this account
of the collection aud the prices it brought.
"Ihe jewels comprise great variety OF orna-
ments IN the form of necklaces, earrings, brace
lets, brooches, stomachers and head-dresses, many
of them of great magnitude and splena0r, and
oil exquisite designs, representing wreaths and
groups OF flowers OF natural size, composed entire
iy OF hne bTliliantS aud diamonds and in some
cases surmounted with diamond BIRDS presen-
taton boxes of gold, beautifully enamelled. and
richly set with bfilliants and rose diamonds in
clusters OF flowers and other designs watches and
chatelalnes, presenting to the eve masses of dia-
monds Of the greatest taste and beauty: the whole
lor!nlng more splendid assemblage of Jewels than
has ever before been offered for public competition
Ihe following were the more valuable lots disposed
Oh: gold presentation snuff box, beautifully
eaameIled with flowers and musical instruments
the top surmounted with a cluster of rich
brilliants, GS7. A square matted basketwork
gold snuh-boX, very massive, and studded with no
less than two hundred and sixty-four fine bril-
hants, IlSO An oval gold snug box, enamelled
with musical Instruments the top the Sultan's
cipher in gold. surrounded with a circle of bril-
hants, and double circle of rose diamonds and
brilliant Spriggs, the whole ebcircled with bor-
der of briliants and small shaped ditto in yellow
enamel, with groups of flowers and music, on the
top ship at sea, sails, hull and sea composed of
exquisite small brilliants and roses, the border of
festoons and stars of fine brilliants, $50 los
ga pair of zerfs in turquoise enamel with flow
eTs and clusters OF brilliants and roses; two pairs
OF ditto IN lavender enamel with scrolls and centres
oil large hne briliants, and pair of ditto pierced
scroll and homework, with birds, the whole com.
posed of fine briliants and roses f6l5 a uold
watch, enamelled with flowers and enriched with
hne brilants and chatelaine with clusters of bril-
liants. Another, with black enamel enriched with
me brllliants and similar chaelaine, El4S A gold
watch very richly ornamented with briliants set in
gold, with an emerald in the centre, and chate-
alne chain. with brilliant clusters and two brilliant
drops, Gll2 A large spread brilliant superbly
mounted with briiaDts and roses as a ring; and q
very hne rose dismond mounted with small roses
also as a ring, t2l9. A pair of brilliant flower
brooches, Of medium size each with two pendants
45ZO. A Sultana's head ornament of great beauty,
with three pendants of very fine and large brsnts
set in gold, &520. large wreath, composed of
nne orllllants and emeralds mounted in gold, the
dahiia and convolvulus pattern, with festoons and
Hover pendants, forming Sultaaa's hesd-dress of
great magnitude and splendor, f4S0. There were
in all sixty-6ve lots in the first days sale which re.
allied the large sum of f8, ,760.
THE TURF.-FLoRA TEMPLE Us. ETHAN ALLEN
AND MATE.-A mos. interesting and we'll contested
trot took place Thursday between these celebra-
ted horses, over the Fashion Course, l.. l.; mile
heats, best three in five, and won by the team
in three straight heats. Mr.. j. w. Hocklomb,
part owner of Ethan, drove the team on this occa-
sion, and managed them exceedingly well. He
brought out the extraordinary time of 2:l9, which
is the best time Flora made. The second
heat especially closely contested, the horses
coming down the home stretch almost neck to neck.
| Inc rate OF odds at starting about 100 to 40
| against flora: and a fair average OF spectators
were present to witness the struggle In this race
flora mad the pole in each heat. The result of this
| race seemed to give general satisfaction. The fol-
| lowing is the summary:
Ethan Allen (J. W. Hockomb) ~
Flora Temple (J. d. McMann) ....., 2 .
! Time-2:2S; 2:l9x; 2:2l
NOMINATIONS AT SYRAcusE.-The Syracuse Con-