The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-27
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snip OF war Sumter, (Iate Habana,) and to get her
ready tor sea Immediately. Lieutenant Fry has
oeen ordered to superintend her fitting out.
Also, the Confederate States brig Pickens 0atf
revenue cutter McClelland and fba VS., @ xta.'
mhoSe repairs are nearly completed The Star ot
snH est VIII no doubt be added to our little navy
"Hich n Is already making very fair show.
Messrs 1ad %ctl'iey prevails at the foundres of
IN u:I SneI are being cast for naval vessels
reoit .nSS Tor the naval service are already beinp
f lieu leu mere by Captain Van Benthuvsep and in
sea and o,; our hrst shp-of-war will be ready for
' anu action, ii necessary.
The 'HERALDs" PLAN--Tbo NJ v,u,- III,
of Thursday says: '" YIN n'|"'"
Inc Government should push On a., o,-or,uto,u,
ing force upon Richmond far .bo n"a nn oNer"GeIm-
government property there and =, ~ Vi tuS
those hostile cannon oundries The rat NV u'sH
occupation should be Raleigh North CaroIPi Po.nt o5
thence to Columbia, South Carolina ga INA INA anu
montgomery, Alabama, the Capital of the CopD
federate States. This expedition with co 'o.n
[d'ihS squadron along the seabOard, and another
Gown the Mississippi, would soon crush ont this
Iormlaaole Southern revolt. In advance of this
o'tient PRESIDENT Lincoln should issue his proc
Iahatlon guaranteeing the complete protection of
an Ioyal Union men and their properly but warn
ing the enemies of the Government of the dangers
ot conflscation, negroes included
IHE ARREST OF CAPT. JEXrFER.-A Harrisburg
etSeF OS 10 TO tne me, Philadelphia Bulletin saws:
SOutharnar hv
birth, and who has been stationed ot Cari;Ia fy fDy
some time past, resigned his position and - :; W.
leged ieit that place for the purposn nf r;i " 81 a.
army at the south information of the strength and
movements OF the troops North. He was srrostnd
prisoner. N'" o"cA as
LIe Governor was imms msdiately telegraphed to.
an" lie ordered the Captain to be brought to Har,
IlsouS. during the afternoon a desnatch was ra
celVed by the Governor, from Mavor portor ~
ing that Capt. Jenfer be DISCHARGED as that aftar
"n gatlon OF the facts there was no evidence
showing an intention on his part to betray his Gov
elhueht INTO the hands Of the rebels.
The Boston Courier of Wednesday saws. vestar-
DAY Mr.. Dehon received the following note from
Hon. Edward Everett, enclosing a check for sioo
IT., r BoSrON, April %, 1861
OF the Committee to aid in raising Mr. Webster's
regiment small contribution toward that object
With great regard, very truly yours,
VIM. Dehon, Esq.
=. FmATEs IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY-A Schooner
ftfe1 INTO and Chdsed.-The schooner Lucas bound
ior Philadelphia, was fired into Yesterday morning
oy TWO Schooners who had no colors up The can.
tam oi the Lucas up the Stars and Stripes and
one pirates continuing the fire, he crowded his sail
ana they chased him, but he outran them His
sails are completely riddIed and several shots have
taken effect in the hull. He and his men only saved
Their lives by dodging behind the bulwarks.-PbiI
"'''F'''" inquirer, APrb 70.
MAJOR ANDERSON MEETS MS DAUGHTER Uxry-
TLCIEDLf f'-on MAJOR Anderson's arrival at the
BreVoort House, New York, he was met at the
door by Mr.. Clark, the proprietor While he was
shaking hands with few gentlemen in the hall
his daughter Abba. beautiful girl of 49, ran down
the staircase. Seeing her, Major Anderson ran
forward, met her midway upon the fight, and in a
moment the soldiers daughter was clasped in her
tather's arms. He then ascended to the apart
mems mehts OF mrs: Anderson, where a most affecting
scene OF reunion occurred.
The Price OF BUNrING.-Little or none of this
Materials manufactured in this country and we are
almost entirely dependent upon the Epnlisb for the
article. The market here is cleared of it. and or
ders nave gone out by the last steamer which will
sweep The English market. The New York Ere
n'ng Post, of Monday, says the demand for flags has
raised the price of bunting from four dollars and
seventy tive cents piece to twenty-eght dollars
and book muslin, usually worth six to ten cents
now brings three dollars yard.
REFUSING TO SELL ARMS AND POWDER TO THE
SoUrn.-The Sharp's Rifle Company and Colonel
Colt have refused to sell their weapons to 90 eth
er directly or indirectly to the South Col H,z
ard announces that he makes no more powder to
60 to the South until hOstties have ceased. Col.
Colt has given 900 breech-loadng rifles 10 the
Connecticut troops. Two manufacturing firms in
Philadelphia, who have been in the habit of filling
Southern orders for firearms, write to the local
papers that they have stopped.
MIME RIFLES SEIZED IN New YoRK The pol:ce
visited Adams Express Office, on Wednesday af-
ternoon, and seized five cases of MIME rifles which
were said to be destined for Philadelphia. They
also seized one thousand rifles, directed to Cover
nor Dennison, of Ohio The reason assigned for
the seizure is, that the government have notified
all shippers to report to the police at headquarters
IN order to get permit.
On April 20, the train going west on the Steuben-
Vllie ana Indiana Railroad, broke through bridge
west OF Steubenvllie, killing one man. The train
with troops, had passed east not twenty minutes
previously, and the bridge, which as a new one
had undoubtedly been weakened, in order to des-
,r.ites j{HA Ut5 tBSoEg2g3 on QG2 G32oard ...... 90
virginia has found it necessary to issue a procla,
nation requesting the Southern troops not to ru sb
SO lmpetuousy to arms, but to remain at home
until called out by authority.
A terrible tornado passed over Rankin countv
MISS, on the evening of the 10th inst uprootino
trees, unrooting houses, blowing down fences an5
u"lng great damage to the growing crops. Not 6
single person Is reported to have been hurt.
Brave men, many of those Northern voIuntaar,
the majority of whom left helpless families behind
them to poverty and privation while their natura
protectors are well provided for by the Govern
| ment.
A public meeting of the citizens of Soutbburv
anu Oxtord, Conn.,, was lately held at which \
person was elected to do the swearing for the en-.
suing year. '
convention of the Northwestern counties of
virginia IS called, to meet at Wheeling Virginia.
on the l3th of May next, for the consideration Of
the secession question.
water and gas pipes made of paper prepared
Wlth bltumen, have been invented and used II
france. Ihey are very cheap, and will bear an
! enormous pressure.
Hon. William Barksdale, late representative ir
the United States Congress from Mississippi has
oeen appointed Brigadier-General of the army Of
Mississippi, in place of Earl Won Dorm, resigned
Fecher, the German who Is now playing EngIisI
Tragedy, Is SAID to be of surprising ability In th
character Of Hamlet he has no living equal on tn
stage, and his manner is very original
Drunkenness stalks onward in Philadelphia: six
ty-one drunkards out of seventy-one arrests mad,
IN twentv-tour hours, ending Thursday noon. Th,
! newspapers advocate tread-mi a remedy.
Ehe allowance of air for a man in a prison shouI,
never be less, says DR.. Hutchinson, than 500 cubi
leet: Here is suggestion for the Prison Socetr
of New York.
At Troy, N. Y, recently, young woman ap-
plled TOR situation teacher, and out of twenty
hve words given her to spell, spelled twenty-on,
wrong.
! They put the cigarettes in New Orleans m !,
wrappers, each having print of the Confederate
flag on it.
Professor Munich, the most learned man in Nor
way is a geographer, historian, chartographer
! and poet.
Edmund G. Stedman, the poet, one of the edi
collectorship at the custom-house.
During Charles Dickens's last English provincial
tour, it is stated that he cleared upwards of go
OOO after paying all expenses.
negro barber IN Omaha, Nebraska, last week
| bought for Sc, and married, a bronze-cheeked prin
cess of the Pawnee Indian tribe.
There is scarcely crime, said the English judy
Colerdge, before me that is not directly N
| indirectly caused by strong drink.
| Govarpor M0rTop ~ \ 90, VI L. -,
! seventy-six prisoners, and restored ffty-two per
sons to citizenship, during the past year.
Peter Moran and his wife quarreed and injured
| each other so badly at st. Paul, Mimi. on Wedues
day, that they both died of their wounds
The House of Representatives of Pennsylvani,
| has refused to permit the banks of that State ia
issue bills of less denomination than So.
The Rev. Henry Hovey has been found guilty o
| drunkenness, and with travelling with women h
calls his wives in Wisconsin.
The city of Chicago, at the present time, con
tains within a fraction of 40, 900 bushels q
grain.
A painting by Rosa Bonheur, subject "sheep.
2512 by l712 inches, recently brought EGll in Pa
| ris
contemporary describes girl Waiting as
mere quantity of clothes, with a head and fac
upon 1t, revolving on its axis about the room
Hon. Roger A. Pryor has received a commission
as Colonel in the Confederate Army, and is raispl
regiment at Norfolk for immediate service.
A company from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, ha
| been mustered into the service, which reinic il
the name OF the "Lawrenceburg Grabbers."
Bishop Odir, who has been Tor over twenty wear
blShop OF galveston, has been appointed the
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