The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-28
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS
INCoNvENIENCEs OF BEING A BISHOP

The last English papers tell good story about
our energetic and Investigating friend Du Chaillu
which recalls another, turning on the same hinge.
We will tell ours first, and the late arrivals
second:
Mrs. }. c. Loudon, widow of the celebrated land
scape gardener, took great deli ght in protractiup
the iavorite studies of her husbands life On one
occasion. wishing TO nnko some rcoearoh.s Il. tie
department of arboricuiture, she wrote to the Duke
Of Wellington for permission to see his Waterloo
beeches (the celebrated avenue planted on his es-
tate to commemorate his greatest vctarv.l Mrs
Loudon's chirography none OF the most leg gible
so that when the Duke read her letter he mistook
beeches for breeches, and supposed the epstle re-
quest for the inspection of that indispensable gar
ment worn by him on the field of Waterloo At
the signature he was again deceived. The II in
Mrs houdon's name he took for n, and accord
lngly read the whole signature 81 G.. London"
which was none other than that of the Bishop of
London himself Accordingly, though much astor-
lshed at such desire the part of a grave eccle-
siastcal digntary, he wrote him in answer a note
which " e may imagine created equal astonshmeut
in the recipient:
"MY LoRD:-My valet tells me that the breeches
| wore at the battle of Waterloo were long ago
given away to Mr. Benjamin Robert Havdon for
the purposes OF his historical painting. Regretting
deeply that have not the breeches to show your
lordship,
81 remain your ordship's very humble servant,
"WELIINGToN."
So much for that story. Now for the one about
''The Bishop of Oxford asked him to breakfast
the other day, and large party to meet him, but
be never came. Upon coming across him the same
afternoon the Bishcp rebu&ed him for his non ap-
pearance. had no invitation said Du Chaillu.
Il wrote it myself aud left it with my own hands
at your bouse,' returned his lordship. NAV, nv
lord only received one invitation for this dav,
and that was from some impudent fellow whom
don't know. Now said the hardy explorer, q
never go to breakfasts where don't know the peo-
! pie who give them oh here is the mans letter
and his name too-Oxon, some Mr.. Oxon with
whom have no acquaintance whatever"
From all OF which we learn that bishops had bet.
ter keep any good surname they may have had
| like other people.
! Our SOUTHERN CAUsE.-Rev. DR.. J. N Waddel
President of Lagrange College, in letter to the
True Witness gives an account of the volunteer
camp near Memphis, and alludes to the number of
ministers OF all denominations, who have given
| themselves to the service of their country and
belong to "the church militant" in a new sense
! He says:
"Now, is it possible that men who go into this
contest under the circumstances which surround
these Southern troops, can be conquered? Never!
never! There is no fanaticsm here. There is the
deep, sern fixed and settled purpose to go through
this contest without a thought to abandoning il
until the righteous ends aim at are ob aimed or
die in the attempt. But We shall not fail. God is
| Tor US, VINO then can conquer Us? We have made
! no aggression upon any. We ask no favors. We
VIII DO no man any wrong. But our rights we will
have. The decree has gone forth and 200 900 war
rior spirits have sanctioned it, by the un-eserved
dedication of their lives fortunes and sacred honor
to the enterprise. - Charleston Courier.
GEN. JAMES H. LANE.-rhis notorious Kansas
ruffiau, assassin and murderer, has been appointed
Brigadier- General in the U. S. army y.-Bridgeport
| Farmer.
The following specimen of Lanes old Kansas
orders will show the man:
Orders No. -
LAWRENCE Nav 1873
10 Captains Montgomery and Eayne:
l. \ gu are hereby ordered to hang or kill every
pro-slavery man in Southern Kansas.
2 To take and distribute all their property
among the free State settlers.
). To capture and burn Fort Scott and hang a,
least fifty pro-slavery citizens.
[Signedl JAS. Fl. LANE,
Commander-in-C Chief, Kansas Militia.
HoNoRs TO FRENCH AUrHoR.-At a recent meet
ing of the five Academies of the French Institute
NJ Theirs, author of the Consulate and the Empire
was awarded the biennial prize of 81 900 presented
by the Emperor, for the work ''that most honors
| the human mind" The vote stood sc against so
many Of the latter thus acting from a conviction
that none of the members should be candidates tol
prizes rather than from hostility to NJ. Thers who
satisfied with the honor, intends to fund the whole
sum, the income from which is to be devoted t.
Academic prizes.
The FIRST SDE-wHEEL STEAMBOAT ON THE CANAL
-ihe new siue-wbeel steam canal boat r. Griffin
belonging to the new Oswego line, arrived here OF
1nuesuay morning, laden with -four and wheat
Que came from O>wego to this city in less thai
seven Gays, bringing two loaded boats. This is tn
hrsC side-wheei boat that has been successfully an
pled to the canal, and its success as p tow an,
freight boat are said to have proved so tboronobI
satisfactory in this instance that otbor vessels y
the same class will be Constructed - ~ W
Tribune. 'o''
DEATH OF A CELEBRATED OPERA srNerR.-Intsl
ligen ce was received in New York on Wadresds,r
of the death of Signor Amodio, the celebrataS It
ian opera singer. He died at sea, on a voyapa fron
Venezuela to this country, of yellow fever, afta
forty-eght hours sickness. Sigior Amodio wa
great favorite, and will be remembered, for hi
immense physical proportions, as well for hi
excellent singing and acting.
Ice ON THE NORTHERN CoAsT.-Navig alton
seriously interrupted by field ice the Newfount
land and Labrador coasts, and in the waters of th
} Gulf of st. Lawrence. Almost every vessel ar
irving from Europe reports encountering more o
compelled to 60 hundreds of miles out of the
e course In order to avoid collision.
Z The Vincennes Und Sun, of June %, says
Most OF our farmers are now in the midst of hal
It hesl, ana wheat is turning out excelently-grai
'"tse ana plump. The yield will be full averag
= @ ine celebrated leaning tower of Pisa is s15 fee
n a;g.. and has an inclination from the perper
- - dicuiar of II feet.
J! "a He estimated force of gunpowder when explot
e9' AZ least IA $50 pounds on every square inc
v VI surface which confines 1t.
d Madrid. the eapit. Of Spain, Is the highest