The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-26

The LOBBY SLANG.-The following are given BY
Harrisburg paper as the phrases most in use during
session of the Pennsylvania Legislature and
which it is necessary to know the meaning of be-
fore any Legislative favor is asked
A"Divvy," in the language of the SOlOns, means
the proceeds of the sale of a vote. "Gettinp ones
books in" which is understood to be quite recent
acquisition, indicates that an individual one has
been fortunate as to become a participant in q
scheme. ''Ihe Ring" is unhoy alliance, which
Is common, and of course vulgar report says is in
sttuted for black mail purposes. member who
Is "hxed' on any measure is understood to have
had influences brought to bear to such an extent
that he has finally decided ho,g to vote When
project is ''set up" it is known that a plan has
Deen arranged by which success will probably fol
low. Every one understands what a legislative
"snake' is and how liable the "htte Williams
Il. e. bulk are to contain the aforesaid serpents
"Fo satisfy the brethren is to make all arrange
ments for the passage of an act. GA Striker'' is
one who remains in the city and hunts up the game
to be slaughtered at Harrisburg. His is the pro-
vince to suggest to parties interested in corpora
tlons the advantage of little supplement, or an
act explanatory OF an act Incorporating the COM
pany. "a Stake" is deposit made in advance of
the passage of act for the purpose of paying
supposed expenses. "a Contingent is an indefi-
mite form Of promise made to keep outsiders quiet
and mystiiy the correspondent of some newspaper.
GAN Outsider is any one who is not ready or able
to assist in some scheme for punder. "The Twenty
fifth ward is the entire State, exclusive of the city
of Philadelphia. "Merit'' is synonymous with
money. 'Io knock a bill is to defeat it. New
words are coined amOrt every session to meet exi-
gencies. Parties interested further will please
make application to a member of the Legislature.
Prom The Ne,o Fork Yimes.J
a CHILD STOLEN A BEGGAR WoMAN, AND Re
STORED AFTER MoNTH's ABsENCE.-On the 18th
inst, two brothers named Ira and Charles Chap
man, while walking in the woods near the village
of Sing Sing, Westchester county, encountered
party of seven and two women gathered
around camp fire, and apparently leading a Clip
sey life. One of the women had with her little
terly. and whose forlorn and neglected condition
excited the commisSeraton of the young men to
such an extent that they asked the woman to place
her under their protection, where she would re
ceive better than could probably fall to her lot
under the circumstances which then surrounded
her. The woman willingly complied, and the young
men took the child to Mr.. Il. Nancy, OverSeer Of
the Poor Mt Sing Sing, by whom she was kindly
provided for. On Friday last Mr. Nancy observed
an advertisement in one of the city papers, descrip-
tive of a lost child belonging to Mr.. Greenan, a
respectable man living in James street, and believ-
ing 1t to refer to the little waf in his custody he
teiegraphed to Mr.. e. to come up and look at her.
On Saturday Mr.. Greenan and Detective Wilson
went to Sing Sing, where the heart of the former
was made glad at discovering that the child was
bis own little daughter, who had been stolen from
him on the 10th Of last month, although in the in
terVal the hardShips she had suffered had changed
her so sadly that be at first scarcely recognized her.
In their efforts to find the child its parents learned
that she had been abducted by an Irshwoman,
named Ann McClusky, formerly keeper of brothel
IN w ater street, who, having been turned out of
her wretched home, had taken to street begging for
livelihood, and used the little girl to excite the
sympathy the charitable. The woman McCluskv
is still at large.