The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-25

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MISUNDERSTANDING AND DETENTION OF Two
NORTHERN BOATS, THE LADY JACKSON AND THE CITI-
ZEN.-The kilograms announcing the detention of
Memphis property at Cincinnati provoked a num-
Der OF our most respectable citizens to adopt a
course which, at the time they were adopting it,
we were editorially adVising-that of making re-
prisals. The Lady Jackson, Capt. Samuel Dean,
from Cincinnati, and the Citizen, from Pittsburg,
waited on and informed that they would be
detained here till such time as the people of Gin
cinnati forwarded the goods illegally arrested
The captains expressed themselves satisfied, and
the boats are now under surveillance. 1t was re-
ported that the goods arrested in the unclean city
were slapped for debt, and Mayor Baugh has tee-
graphed to ascertain. We disbeieve the report,
because the despatch which stated the detention of
the goods asserted that too distinct Memphian ship
ments were stopped, both fOr-debt? All steam
boats are prohibited taking provisions South-for
debG Two steamers, thoroughly armed, act
ing as police boats to stop and search all passing
steamers-for debt? large quantity of bacon
for Charleston via Nashville, Yves taken from steam
er Glenwood-for DEBT :? The debt business won't
explain half, quarter of all this and till tits all ex
planned the boats and all other Cincinnati proper
ty must remain here security. Let it not be iu-
jured, however, in the slightest particular.
late telegraphic despatch from Cincinnati
states that the Memphis goods were seized by the
police merely to prevent their falling into the
hands of mob. We hope this is true, and it NAV
be, but the character of Cincinnati for truth is
such as to leave it doubtful, unless otherwise sub
leeantiaIeu'~"'"PttS az gus, ipFH 10.
BULLETs-PArCHEs.-Th best material for
patches is old loan old cambric; previous to
use it should be lightly creased all over one
side with spermacet stuff, spread it with a
palate knife, and folded until it forms a square
rather larger than the intended patch. In this
state it should be pressed under a heavy weight
between two boards for some hours; then by means
of sharp punch and mallet, fifteen TWEEN V
patches may be cut by blow at once. In using
them it is only necessary to lay one, creased side
dowQwards, muIZlp n he has of
the bullet upon its centre, and then to punch the
two gently into the barrel. One end of the loading
rod, having cavity exactly fitting the upper part
OF the bullet should now be applied, and the bullet
! pushed home at one tbTust without any blow or
violence. There is difficulty in this if the bullet
fit properly and the bore be clean; but no violence
should be used, as besides notching and indenting
the bullet 1t Is almost certain to detection
of its axis and besides that to cake the powder in
the chamber. The instant the bullet is felt to have
| reached the powder, the rod should be withdrawn;
no second stroke, however light, should be given.
| Nothing is more common, both in the use of shot
| guns and rifles, than to the shooter ramming
and humping at the charge, as if desrous of COM
pressing it into the smallest compass. This is a
great mistake; the force exerted by the powder
will ALWAYS be greater if the grains be left uncrush
ed than if they be meaed and caked together. Oh
space must be lett between the bullet and
the wad of the shot gun and the powder; they
should rest evenly upon its surface.
ANN r. BMANsKI was executed at st. Paul { Min }
some weeks ago for the murder of her husband, by
administering arsenic and it is now believed she
was the same person who, on the Sth of November,
| lS49, poisoned Alexander ID. Simpson, her hus
band, in the town of Fayetteville, N. C. In that
case arsenic was the agent EMPLOYED and after the
ueath OF Slmpson his wife was arrested but sue.
| ceeded In escaping to Charleston and thence to
havana, where she remained until Nav, 1850. She
returned to Fayetteville on the 7th Of November
following, surrendering herself for trial. and was
| acquitted. On the trial of Mrs Bilanski at St
| Paul, she stated that she had resided at Pavette
| vile, n. c., where her husband died. The Chris
tian names Of the two women were identical. and
MANY circumstances in St. Paul subseouent IN bar
the belief that she and Mrs. Simpson were the same
person.
New KIND OF LAMA new construction oil
lamp is described in the Mechanics Magazine
The cass of the lamp is tube-whch may resem
BILE a candle-cosed at both ends, and this con
tans the oil, &C., with which the lamp is fed. I'm
mediately under the bottom off is a shallow egg
shaped vessel, the lower end of which is made OF
| platina. At its upper end this vessel communi
Gates by two fine apertures with the reservoir
above, and through these apertures the oil de
scends, and, falling on the platna bottom, which
is heated, Is converted into vapor. This passe!
away by pipe proceeding up from the top OF the
lower vessel or generator into the goir and
the vapor escapes and bubbles up through the Ii
quid in the reservoir; at the top of the latter jet
Is placed, and from this the vapor escapes and j:
burnt like ordinary coal gas. From the top of the
reservoir small Lipe proceeds and terminates ir
aJet under the platina bottom of the generator,
ana at this jet a small quantity of the vapor j.
burnt, and generates a constant supply for the
] main burner.
Blanton Duncan, Esq.,, member of the Ken
lucky Legislature, is enrolling regiment of 500
men for service In the cause Of the Confederatl
| States.