The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-28

Inc report that Ballman Rock at Harper's Fer
ry, has been blasted with gunpowder and thrown
upon the track, Is false was inpe rfecty mined
and the train fired, but the rock stands firm 1t is
forty feet above the track.
Five thousand barrels of bacon have passed
through Gordonsville during the last week for the
troops at Harpers Ferry.
NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION.
THIRD DAY-wEDNESDlY, MAY o.
The President called the Convention to order at
IL O'Clock. nv
BY Mr.. Headen-That a committee of five he an
pointed to prepare address. setting forth the
causes that have impelled North Carolina to a SEN
aration from the late United States Laid on the
table.
BY Mr.. Satethwaite-That a committee often
be appointed to prepare and submit, for the con-
sderatinn OF the Convention, an address, setting
forth the causes that have compelled the people to a
separation from the late United States Adopted
Mr. Saunders, of Johnson submitted an ordi-
nance amending the Constitution, by repeating the
An article OF the amended Constitution ratified in
1888, and insert in lieu thereof a clause euualiznp
taxation throughout the State. Laid on the table
| and ordered to be printed.
! The first order of the day, which was an ordi-
nance proposing certain amendments to the Com
sutution by equazing the capitaton tax, was taken
| up.
Pending the consideration of the motion to com
| nit said ordinance to a committee
| Mr.. Holden submitted an ordinance tn amend
| the clauses in the 4th article of the Constitution
! ratified by the people in 1886, and an amendment
to said article proposing to tax slaves according to
value, but no higher in proportion than land.
IrG SMETHiS PoINr LIGHr-SHlP AGAIN-Somebody
Notwithstanding interesting account of the
engagement at Mills Greek, Wycomico River, ia
furnished by Mr.. Lucian Hall, of the Lancaster
! (Va.) Grays:
1t is untrue that any of "rebes'' were killed
IN the recent sklrmsh at the recapture of The
Smiths Point light-boat. On the other hand some
! eight or ten Federal troops must have been killed
! ana number wounded. man at the masthead
! was struck by a Minnie bali, and fell with great
! violence TO the deck. His felow-troops instanta
! nenusly gathered around in great numbers and
! taking advantage of the moment, our volunteers
! let hy another voley at the bunch. Several fell
under the hre. At this time the Federal trOops
became highly exasperated and returned the fire
with much spirit. Mysterious as it may SEEM not
/ a man on our side was hurt. The boat noy hnr
rled oil as quickly possible and not until it was
beyond the range of musket balls did the volunteers
cease to hire upon them. In passing out of the
! "ycnmIco river, the propeller stopped a small
/ vessel and took possession of the captain but
subsequently, let him -. This cR3tain states that
/ the decks were partially covered with blood He
| innocentlg inquired of officer how many were
kGlrd! That's none of your id business" was
Z the reply. The inference is plain that sohaeIody
'7Hs. This is authentic, notwithstanding the will
FULLY false telegram recently sent from Wash.
ington.
Only % or 80 persons were engaged in the Gyht.
and a few of these not connected with the
volunteer company. Had it been possible to have
concentrated the volunteers in time, there would
nave been terrible havoc in the Republican ranks
Gnd Is on our side. Let the Tribune. &c mako
what statements they may deem best; it is trug
that, up to this time, on side, there has been
"nobodJ hurt"
SAD OccURRENCE.-Captai Charles F. Fisher of
the Confederate army, committed suicide near
Norfolk on Friday last. correspondent saws:
! GU were teiegraphed information of the suicide
! OF Captain Charles +. Fisher, of the Petersburg
Cavalry The particulars of the dreadful selt-mur-
der seem to be- that shortly after his company was
put IN motion on Thursday morning, to meet a sup
posed necessity, two shots heard This at
t tracted attention, and, on looking in advance Of
their marching order, the deceased was seen in the
; road, dlsmounted. Almost quick as thought
having has revolver in hand, he discharged anot
barrel of the weapon, the ball taking effect in the
temple, ana expired before those nearest him could
reach MN. on exam ination, two other wounds
were discovered on his heart. la solution of this
affair, 1t Is universally credited that committed
the deed while aboring under temporary insanity.
CANADA AND THE WAR-The Toronto Leader
the other day, took on after this fashion:
suppose the war overland it must sooner or
: later come to an end-will the vast bodies of men
VINO nave Deen enrolled as soldiers return all at
once to the occupations OF ordinary industry? Ia
there not danger of marauding expeditions on the
: frontier, from such bodies of men whom no Gov
ernment established at Washington could control
: The signs OF the times to be prepared for
= the worst In short time we shall probably have
y IN the Province 000O MIME Enfield riaes-a
+ most Important acquisition, no doubt, but not
requires to be placed upon better footing and the
sooner this is set about the better"
From NORFOLK.-From the n oriok DGv Book
n OF Thursday evening, we extract the following:
capt: Blordarn, of the Prussian bark Alber-
tine arrived in this city this morning from Curri-
tuck Beach. The bark Albertine sailed from
Lisbon on the 10th of April, with a cargo of salt
bound Tor Baltimore, and on the night of the 2Oth
OF May, ABOUT IL o'clock, it came to rain, aud
blew gale of wind. She could carry no sail, and
e the weather being thick, nothing could be seen
She struck on the outward reef and bilged. The
crew saved, vessel and cargo total loss"
4 The COMMANDER OF. THE CoNFEDERArEs AT NOR
FoLK.-A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer
says:
Gen. Gwynn has been superseded in command
here by Col. Huger of South Carolina. The former
gentleman is uuquestionably engineer of forts,
but wonderfully deficient in administrative abilities
On the other hand, Col. II. has spent most of his
te IN active military service, for a long period
Chief OF Ordnance at Old Point knows the role
with respect to that fertilization, and the exchange
must be gratifying, in scientific sense, to all con
cerned.
. BRUTALITY.-We state the following facts upon
= reliable Information:
= An officer in the Virginia ARMY, who resigned
: his commission in the United States ARMY some
= time since, and whose family is still in Washing
ton, asked permission the other day to visit that
city to attend the burial of a deceased child.
{ General Scott promptly and Indignantly refused,
declaring that if thousands of children to be
buried, no officer Gf the Virginia Army could visit
Washington without arrest.-Richmond Enquirer
The STOLEN TELEGRAPuGC DEsrArCuEs-The
Philadelphia Press says the dispatches taken by
the government are entrusted to but persons
OF known character and respectability, by whom
all private matters will be held sacred Each pack
ct Is examined, and after extracting such despatch
es as are or may become OF Importance to the gov
ernmeLt Is carefully returned to the original en-
veOpe. In that condition the whole will be RETURN
cd to the respective offices from which they we're
taken.
SECESSION ORGAN SroPPED.-The Alexandria Sem
ttnt has suspended publication for the present and
HE Office is closed. The Alexandria Gazette issues
small Extra instead of its former sheet, and an
nouucts that this is only the second suspension Of
its regular issue during an existence of sxty-one
years tne first occurring during the occupation of
the city by the British forces in lSl4.-Cor. " Y.
Tribune.
< From TAMPIco-B the arrival of the schooner
e Matilda, at New York, from Tampico, we learn
r that revolt had taken place, April 9th, among
the soldiers in the fort at that place. in
ct not receiving their pay. Some fourteen or
fifteen OF whom, including some officers W ere taken
S out and shot, when order restored.
The schooner Crenshaw, Captain Winter, from
richmond, another prize from the Chesapeake
DocKadlng squadron, arrived at New York on
Saturday, In charge of Lieut.. Hunter Of the steam
trlgate Minnesota. She laden with tobacco,
and was taken in Hampton Roads while attempting
{ TO run the blockade.
: IMPROVED PRoJrcnLE-Maior j. A Wagener's
improved projectile tested on Tuesday from
the Battery at Charleston, before large concourse
e OF witnesses and spectators, among whom were
Gov. Pickens and many members OF his stan The
. Courier says the result was gratifying success
d The New York Tribune boasts that Northern
/ soldiers will eight like devils" The Charleston
| Courier replies that it has no doubt of it, for
"hpse fallen spirits, according to the Bible, are all
towards; for St. James says, Resist the devil and
Is he ,cW fly from you.
r The Board OF Directors of the Central Railroad
Company of Georgia have contributed one thous-
and dollars tn the relief of the families of soldiers
will give one thousand dollars for the same object
during the continuance OF the war.
The Eighth Regiment Artillery Captain Berrian.
with one hundred and thirty five men and six fine
! field pieces, arrived at Washington in special
: train from Annapolis early Monday morning.
John Winans, the young member OF Leutbecher's 8
MelodeOn Company, who accidentv shot in
Washington by Samuel McClintock, died there on
. Friday night
Norfolk correspondent of Philadelphia paper
, writes that Gen. Butler says so soon as he is
reinforced he will take Norfolk or die in the at
tempt.
, Jealousy among the officers in command at Phil