The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-26


bayonets, for four shiliugs each. Several hundred
dominoes, with cowls, black and white, were sold
at twelve and fifteen cents apiece. "The Rugged
Path" not sold, but Judging from its appear
ance the "srangers'' who passed over it must have
had rough journey over the rollers.
After the furniture and other articles named had
been sold, the aucti0neer withdrew to the back
room, and proceeded to sell regaia which he said
must not be exposed to the gaze of the uninitated
The mystic volume, said to be large illustrated
octave work, was sold unseen.
The "sacred BATH however, was displayed to
the crowd. 1t sold for 81 So and appeared to he
nothing more nor less than large punch bowl.
In conclusion, the "brothers' joined in song,
to the tune of "AuId Lang Syne," beginning
"when old Matesia first was born"
The crowd dspersed and thus ends the mystic
brotherhood of the |. .. S. NJ.
Translated from the Paris correspondence of the indie
pe'dence Beige, Jan. 81, for the Nee0 York Herqlal
THE PATTERSON-BONAPARTE CASE.
AUTHENTICITY OF IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.
Permit me, in conclusion, to say few words on
the discussion of the Patterson affair." on the sub
ect OF certain allegations which were brought for
ward in the pleadings by both counsel. You
remember that anonymous note in the Moniteur
which spoke in severe terms of the correspondence
published by foreign journals and the extracts
taken from documents, the authenticity of which
was disputed. listened attentively to NJ. Aou's
speech, and among the disputed points so eagerly
published, noticed but two-one bearing on the
Pope's letter; and yet NJ. Allou has not formally
denied the authenticity of that document which
was published by NJ. Artaud in his "History of
Plus Fll., at period when the present trial had
no existence. He went no farther than to say that
be had found no trace of it in the archives of the
empire. The other was in regard to the consulta-
ton held by Messrs. Troplong, Baroche and Abba
tucci but NJ Allou has not positively declared that
that consultation had not been held. He only OBJ
served that the copy which offered not indica
ting authenticity by the signatures with which the
original should have been furnished, could not be
| jroH ht-t HI
add that NJ Berryer affirmed that the consultation
| document undoubtedly emanated from the three
| persons above named, and that the copy produced
| was in the handwriting of one of them.
| NJ. Allou finally complained of the innacuracy of
tde journals which had announced that his Imperial
Highness Prince Napoleon had accepted the success.
| sion OF Prince Jerome only on condition of non
liability for debts when the acceptance had been
pure and unconditional. feel bound to remark
that this'error not committed in the Independ-
ance, but in journal of your city, which, instead
OF combining itself, as have, to simple exposition
| of the facts of the trial. found itself bound to
| espouse warmly the interests represented by NJ
| Allou.
NJ. Berger, on his side, endavored to set aside
| two important documents which did not appear to
him to present the character of authenticate which
| his opponent attributed to them. The first was
the SenotUs cOnsuLtHs which was intended to .place
| Prince Jerome in the rank of a French prince-an
| act which ought to have been submitted to the
| people, and which, not having been so submitted.
| I'll,
| as having legal force. The other was the famous
| decree of Ventrose, which declared the marriage
contracted in America null NJ. Berryer contend
ed that this second act was devoid of the formal
ties necessary to stamp it with the character of
authenticity; for it neither countersgned by a
minister nor vised by the Secretary of State Maret
| nor sent to the Chancellery, nor inserted in the
! BHttettn des Lois. lie observed, besides that at
| the top OF the instrument which had been given
him, were the words "project of Decree" &C.,
which afterwards, it is true, had been erased but
which were no less evident proof that the decree
had never had legal existence.
| DECISIVE ACrIoN OF LIEUTENANT SLEmMER-He
DemaadS the Dtscontiauance cfMe Work of Erecting
| batteries and O6eyed.-A correspondent writes
| the Columbus Georgia. Times from "Fort Bar
rancas," Pensacola harbor, the 18th instant, as
follows
Soon after the arrival of the BROOKLYN, of which
told you in my last the other vessels Belong to
the Gulf Squadron came in sight, and since have
been cruising outsdethe bar never getting entirely
from view. Sunday another bearer of dispatches
| for Fort Pickens arrived and was passed over tn
the fort. His mission must have been peaceful
one, for since, matters have somewhat changed
| The work of mounting guns Pickens is stopped
ana also the work going on at the Navy Yard.
| Lieutenant Slemmer sent note to Colonel Forney
who has succeeded Colonel Lomax in command,
demanding that no more guns should be mounted
| upon the battery which bears upon his fort
AS the demand was made in conformity to the
| armistice, which is understood on both sides it
was regarded as right, and the work upon the bat
terry was suspended. One heavy ten-inch Colum-
| bad was already upon its carriage, another lust
ready to mount, so it will be but little labor now,
shouid occasion require, to place it in working
| der. Near night the Wyandotte ran up the harbor
and sent boat ashore to inspect the work. No op-
position was offered, and they returned satisfied
probably that the battery was good one, even
| II built by volunteers. | learn, also, that for
two weeks past, several men have been busily en-
ployed in mounting seacoast howitzers at Fort Nc
Rae, and in other preparations for defence This.
too, is now stopped. have seen no published ac-
count of the reasons WHY hostiitics were susnand
ed, but presume it has already been made public.
as both parties are acting under truce.
SAD ACCIDENT-A Child Chohea to Deqtb.-Our
Franklin Mass correspondent sends us the fol.
lowing:
"a most melancholy death occurred in our viii
| lage on Thursday last a child of MIR. George
Robinson, about sixteen months old, was choked to
| death, under the following circumstances: He was
running ABOUT the room at play when the older
children were bringing in wood, and as he made
an effert to go out the door he was taken back.
whereupon he began to cry heartily, at the same
tlme. as is supposed; drawing something which he
| had IN his mouth into the thorax. In moment he
was struggling for BREATH Another family, living
IN the house, was summoned, and a young man
nastened away for the doctor, who lived three
| fourths of mile distant. The child grew worse
SO rapidly, and the anxious mother was so intent
upon seeing the physician, that she caught the
| child up in her arms and ran to meet him. She
| proceeded half mile with her child before she
met the doctor, who took the little suferar into a
| house near by, where he expired within ten min
utes The feelings of the mother can better be
| imagined than described. 1t is one of the most
painful cases of mortality that We have known in
our village for long time"
A LETTER ON LOVE BY THE IRON DUKE-It will
be seen from the funess of detail beyond his wont
| in discussing matters, how much Importance the
| lroa Duke attached to the tender subject of the
| following letter:
QUINTA DE S. JoAo, June q, ISL
nave had the honor Of receiving your IS
letter on the Sd instant and it is impossible not IN
feel Tor the unhappiness of the young lady. which
you have so well descrbed; but it is not so easv as
you imagine to apply the remedy. 1t appears to
| me that | should be guilty of a breach of die
erection if were to send for the fortunate object If
this young ady's affections and apprise him of the
pressing necessity for his early return to England
the application for permission to go ought to come
IRON nlmseii ana, at all events, the offer ought
not to be made by me, and particularly not founded
on the secret OF this interesting young lady, But
! TINS fortunate major now commands his battalion,
ana am very apprehensive that be could not with
Pfopflety quit 1t at present, even though the life
OF TINS female should depend upon it; and therefore
think he will not ask for leave. We read occasion
ally ofdesperate of this description. but cam
not say that have ever yet known of Young
| lady dying of love. They contrive in soma mar
ner, to live and look tolerably WELL notwithstand-
ing their despair and the continued absence of their
lover; aud some even have been known to recover
so lar as to be inclined to take another lover if the
absence of the first has lasted too long | don't
suppose that your protegee ever recover so far
but do hope she will survive the continued neces.
sary absence of the major, and enjoy with him
hereafter many happy days. have, &C.,
WELLINGTON.
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS OF New ORLEANs-Mr.
d. Hatch, collector of the New Orleans custom
house, has sent his report to the Louisiana conyen.
ton, through the Committee on Commerce. Navi-
cation and Revenue: The paper closes with few
statements, exhibiting the condition of the Gem
merce and revenues Of New Orleans for the wear
1850, from which We take the folio wing:
During the twelve months the number of vessels
entered from foreign ports amounted to O53; that
from coastwjse ports to 992, giving total of 2O45
entr ances. In the meantime, 264 cleared for for
eign ports, 97S for coastwise ports, the total of
cleararces being 2,242.
The importations amounted to S25 046 1852: the
value of dutable merchandise being Sl6,672 $40;
that OF free merchandise to S. OCT sl4 and the re-
mainder, S3,3O6,32s being specie and bullion.
The total exports amounted to SlOl, 379, 1926; cot
ton being for $S7949,54S, tobacco for Sll ,673945.
and other domestic products for 1927. 9si. Spece'
bullion, and foreign merchandise make up the grand
total.
On the 3lst of December the value of merchau-