The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-28

HELPER AT DISCOUNT EVEN IN ONO. The Day-
ton lOho) Empire, OF the 10TH gives the author of
the Impending Crisis the following ''6rat.rate
notice :"
The Cincinnati Commercial of Yesterday an
nounced that the author of the "Impendipp Cri
SIS, Hinton X. Helper, would lecture in DAYTON
iost hight. The same train which brought us the
information also brought to our CITY Mr.. Helper
and his agent. The former, we are told. sstopped
with an acquaintance and friend up town" the lat
ter called at our office and ordered notice in the
tion, announcing lecture on the Omitted States
! at Huston Hall, last night. The hall was LIGHTED
up twenty-three tickets were Sold and after wait
ing reasonable time for more customers the agent
'shPped away" and the gas was turned off The
proprietor OF the halwas, at late hour last nj oht
endeavoring to find the "Author of the Impendin9
Crlsls, who, 1t seemed, endeavorinp to escape
! the consequences of his own work. We were not
an entirely dsinterested observer of the course of
events, as the agent had neglected to meet an "im
pending crisis" at our counter.
Helper had some printing done at the Empire
| JOB Rooms, which his agent managed to have
taken from the office by downright lying in tempo
| rary absence OF the foreman. The bill was pre-
sented at the door of the hall last evening, when
the agent promised to call and settle it in fifteen
minutes. AS he has not yet called, and we learn
that number ofour citizens are yet waiting for the
expiration OF the aforesaid fifteen minutes we Give
him the benefit fthis notice and tender it our re-
celptin full for our claim against Hinton Rowan
deiper, who entered the political world as the ca
umniator and villifer of his own people. ruffed
into notoriefS by prominent Republican leaders
and now, as when he left his native Stat, s1indles
those who trust him.
L. S.-Just as we were going to press, we heard
rumor that Helpers agent had been arrested upon
complaint OF the gentleman who rented the hall.
CAREFUL MOTHER. Punch gives US tile es-
sence occasionally, which is highly savory and aro-
matte. Mothers and maternal aunts will find the
following tender cpstIe from oae the former To
one OF the latter, pleasing if not wholesome, from
the moral it CONVEYS:
Dearest SHsey: Plantagenet will come bv the
tram which arrives at IL O'Clock Have luncheon
ready for him at II. Mutton broth the inside of a
chop, the thigh of pheasant: he dimes at 2-youn
a little hsh and a snipe will do for him. When he
goes to sleep after dinner put some wOrsted cloves
on his hands; we are breaking him of snckinp his
thumbs. Warm the drawing-rooa sofa for him
ana put three blankets over him. If he cries when
| he wakes (Which be probably will do). buv him
several toys and give him doll or two. He
pulls them to pieces, aud they amuse him. If Won
nave company at dinner, let him have A LARGE dish
OF gravy near him, be always puts both hands in
W hen be is man will leave this off Let a SER
want SIT up with him all night if he wakes let her
nave something hot for him. Be sure that Won
grease his nose for him well before he sleeps.be
Is given to snoring-a tallow candle KIT the Iight
ed end, is best Truly yours,
MATILDA Brown.
The PERUVIAN GUANo CoxrRACrs.-We have the
Following additional particulars relating to the Pc
ruVlan Ouano contracts:
CALLAo, JAN 80, lS6l.-The two great questions
that have for the last two weeks occupied the gov
eminent and public attention, are the onano Son
tract with the house of Gibbs, and the RoI;vian
currency and exchange. In reference tn tho firSt
the government finds itself in a quandarv. owing
=; ~ I,e contract with that firm, which will expire
In December; up to that time they can exnort snch
amount OF guano as they may deem necessary IN
meet the demands of the English and continents 81
agrlcuiturallsts, with the arrangement to the ex
elusive sale CT all the guano that may be On hand
alter the expiration of the right to export from
feru This the new contractors object TO- and have
appealed to the government to compel the horsa of
0loos to suspend chartering ships for the present
as IL would interfere with the operations of the
new contractors. To this the house of Gihbs bo-o
answered, that they shall adhere to the text and
tenor OF the contract, and yesterday the govern
ment resolved to limit the time of sales to the
month OF May, 1862. This also, we presume. will
be unheeded by the house of Gibbs.
When the facile and adventurous artist of the
Illustrated London Ne,c8, Frank VizetelIv was NJ
Caprera, Garibadi expressed the wish to nossass
the collection of his sketches and correspondence
having reference to the campaign in Sicily and
Southern Italy. The originals of both the pen and
Pencl sketches have accordingly been bound in TWO
handsome volumes and forwarded to the Iiberator
Italy. "'''
It is stated that heavy advance has taken nIace
at New York in the price of brandies, wines, gins
ana other liquors. in consequence of the anticipa.
tea passage of the new tariff which enhances the
outy. The stock on hand is unusually light New
vintage VII Cognac cannot be purchased lover than
Sz.90Q3.25 per gallon.
The Emperor Napoleon has decided that move
able Photographic establishment shall be attached
to each regiment in the French army under the
direction of an officer to be perfectly versed in ali
the technical details of the art. Great advantages
topographic and historiographic, are expected from
this measure.
Inc State troops in and near Charleston number
Z,Z4Z, consisting of one regiment of artillery, one
regiment and one battalion of rifemen one regiment
OF infantry, and six mounted companies. Whole
number OF companies 81; average strength II men.
Four OF the companies are Irish, three German and
one Scotch. ~ "''
magazine, called the ControversiqIst, is discus
sing the odd question 'whether the poetry of Ten
| Longfellow.' -"' :"
There occurred in London, during 1860. l2u
res, ZIG firings of chmneys and 60 false alarms 81
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