The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-18

+, derate States of America.
F WHEREAS extraordinary occasion has occur
, ed, rendering it necessary and proper that the
Congress of the Confederate States shall convene
to receive and act upon such communications al
may be made to it on the part of the Executive:
Now, therefore, ], JEFFERSON DAVIS, President
of the Confederate States do issue this my proca-
nation, convoking the Congress of the Confeder-
ate States for the transaction of business at the
Capitol, in the city of Montgomery, on the TWEEN
tyninth day of April, at II O'Clock, noon, of that
: day, of which all who shall at that time be entitled
to act members of that body are hereby re-
quired to take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
LL S. Confederate States, at Montgomery, this
twelfth day of April, A. D., 1861.
, BY the President.
H. Ioombs, Secretary of State.
The GoAT BoY.-During the last wear and half,
frequent complaints have been made at the detec-
tive police office against lad 16 Years of ace
named Charles Conklin, charging him with rob
bing children. His plan has been whenever he
encountered children in the street who had anv
valuable article in their possession, to represent
that he had beautiful goat few blocks off which
was broken to harness and would perform all sorts
of tricks. By this means he would induce the
children to accompany him away from their home,
and would then obtain from them anV article of
value which they had. Children have thus been
induced to steal watches and jewelry from their
parents, all Of which subsequently, taken from
them by "the goat boy" Some time ago this
young rascal was arrested and sent to the house
of refuge, but the influence of his parents and
Gle soon restored him to liberty. Lately he has
ADOPTED new plan, and pretends to possess beau
uiul Newfoundland dog, which he offers the chill
dren, and thus lures them from home. Complaints
made within the past few days have set the detec-
tlves looking Tor the young rogue, and officers
Roach and Poole succeeded in arresting him on
Tuesday morning.-N. Y. Paper.
SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUTH CARoLryIAYs At Fonr
MoULrRIE.-The New York Herald of yesterday
publishes extract from private letter from
Charleston, which says:
1t is impossible to ascertain with any correctness
the amount of damage that he has done, as all the
| accounts which have come up particularly BIZ
assed coming as they do from their own camp;
but accidentally overheard confidential talk in
which one who had come up from the batteries ad-
mitted that thirty had been killed at Fort Moultrie
| besides great many wounded.
The Charleston correspondent of the Providence
Journal says:
A boat has just arrived from Morris and Sul-
vans Islands, leaving at O'clock and report that
on Sulivan's Island Anderson has done fearful
| execution-thirty Eno,0n to hare been killed
and many ,counded. None killed yet on Morris
Island.
THE CHARLESTON News IN New ORLEANs.-rhe
| Picdy,me says: The publication of the exciting
intelligence from Charleston yesterday afternoon
| created intense sensation in the city, and the
comments embraced every shade of opinion. The
effect on business operations very uufavorable.
| There was, so far could be ascertaned, feeling
of regret that the difficulties between the United
States and the Confederate States could not be set
| tied without resort to arms, but with this was
| sensation Of relief from tiresOme and injurious
suspense. 1t felt that if war could not be
avoided, the sooner it commenced the better; that
| we are not unprepared and, relying the Justice
of our cause, the patriotism and valor of our peo-
pie, the ability and skill of our military cOmman-
deTs, and the calm wisdom and stern determination
of the military cheftain who occupies the
tive chair at Montgomery, that, using every needed
exertion in support of our independence. we could
look to the future with well assured confidence.
THE CoMEr.-The comet may be readily seen by
| means of night glass of two and half inch
aperture, at about 80 degrees altitude, in the
Northeast, at O'Clock, making apex of
| equiateral triangle at the extremities of whose
base are two bright stars pointed to by the two
brightest stars in the little bear and Just below
them. An object glass of five inch aperture brings
out the nucleus surrounded by the coma hair,
! but develOpes no tail. The astronomers at Cam
! bridge will soon inform whether it is
comet or the return of an old one The sixty ysixth
aSter0id is within couple OF degrees of the second
bright star above Spica in the direction of the
! ecptic, but inasmuch as it is of The thirteenth
magnitude, and among many small stars, it would
| be difficult task, even now, for ordinary OBJ
server to detect it; and could not be seen with an
object class of less aperture than five inches.
! MASSACHUSETTS NEGROES WANT TO FIGHT THE
SoUIu.-The Boston TroreHer of Monday evening,
/
| in that city, says:
The colored people of the city are in high
state of excitement, and express their readiness to
volunteer whenever permitted to do So leading
man Of them in a conversation at the State House
/ to-day, expressed the belief that few companies
of colorcd troops plac in the slave States would
soon have army of thousands of slaves at their
back. He hoped, if extra session of the Legisa-
ture should be called, that the word white would
be struck from our military law.
LINCOLN CALLS FOR 2,54O TEoops FROM VIRGINIA.
Governor Letcher received Yesterday a requiSi-
ton from the Secretary of War for three rRLi-
ments of $50 troops each, ''under the act of Con-
gress for calling the militia to execute the laws o
the UniOn suppress Instructions, repel invasiOns
| &C., approved 2Sh February, 1895. The Secreta-
rv should have called for the troops under the
! resolutions of the Chicago Convention. Certainly
he might have done so just as legally, and far
more appropriately. Virginia will send seventy
five thousand troops tc Washington, if need be, in
response 10 this call The appeal to the patriotism
of the Old Dominion will not be disregarded.-
Richmond Enquirer, Apra l7h.
A SUICIDAL FAMmY.-At Eastport, Maine, Mrs.
| Ann Tucker widow of Ambrose Tucker, who some
years since was lost at sea, committed suicide by
drowning, on Thursday. After she had retired to
bed with her child she arose. and, still undressed
proceeded to Burk's wharf, and jumped overheard.
A sister Of the deceased committed suicide lew
months since at Pennfeld, n. s., and the event
seems to have had an effect to induce her to sim
liar course. She had frequently remarked that her
dead sister constantly before heT, ana Sle
feared tn it would make her insane.
A FRENCH GIRL PUT on THE CoNsCRIPTGoN LIST.
The confusion arising from using Christian names
common to both sexes, has recently been iIlustra-
ted in France: A girl named Marie has been in
scribed for twenty years on the conscrlphon regis
ter as male; when summoned lately to draw for
the CONSUMPTION, her mother attended, and al
though she gave irrefutabe proof that Marie was
not man, the municipal officer compelled her to
draw; happily she drew high number, which
ended the difficulty.
POLISH PARTIzAS FIGHr AT THE CARD TABLE.-A
Warsaw letter narratcs another collision IN tnat
CITY a short time since. Some Cossacks and arhl-
lerymen began to quarrel over their play Inc
artilerymen nOisy accused the Cossacks OF striking
and firing at unarmed crowd, and of breaking
the cross. The CosSacks, on the other hand, taunt-
ed the artillerymen with rebellion against the Gar
; From words they came to blows, and the fight that
ensued was so determined and bloody that it is SAID
there were upwards Of twenty killed and wounded
CoUnr PREsENrMENrs OF THE OLDEN TME.-ln
the State Library at Augusta, some OF the ear
lest records of Maine. The following is specl-
men of presentation to court:
"Wee p'sent John West, of Saco up on Suspicion
, of having two wives"
"Wee p'sent John Wadleigh for common
sleeper upon ye Lords day at meeting"
''Wee p'sent Miss Ann Godfry for suspicious OF
uncivill Garages with Capt. Champnoonne.'
THE New YoRK SEVENTH REGIMENT FOR FoRr
MCHENEY.-The New York Herald of yesterday
saws: 1t is rumored that the Seventh Regiment
will be ordered to Fort McHeury, in the Chesa-
peake Bav so as to be near the city OF ashlngton
in case they are needed The members all express
f willingness to go South, wherever they may
be ordered There is no doubt whatever that tney
are true to the Union to man.
RUy's DoryGs-Michael Welsh was convicted IN
Boston, on Saturday last, of the murder OF MS own
daughter, girl of twelve years OF age, py peat
ing her The mother also arrested, out no
bill was found against her. The family was most
degraded one, and constantly drunk on liquors
brother of the victim died from drinking alcohol
they had stolen supposing it to be rum
RATHER SALrY.-Joseph Laiug, of Toronto, re
Gently deceased, was in the habit of consuming a
mound of EPSON salts daily for ten years prior to
his death. The deceased was subject to fits, and
found salts the only remedy for them. The total
quantity cons sumed by him upwards OF tor
: and half Some druggist has lost an excellent
customer.
Excited men exclaim loudly in favor OF war DO
they reflect that by so doing they INVOKE terrlole
bereavement upOn defenceless women and cnlIdren
7 Thnsa are the persons who suffer most, In their
+ novartv. loneliness and desoaon, protracted, II
NAV be- through many years. Dying on the battle
field is not the only form OF sut5r ring, by any
means.
= Last Thursday at p NJ. the keepers house was
:, struck and considerably damaged by lightning
r Mrs Richards, who was in the dwelling house,
: seyenty-fve yards distant from the lighthouse
I was struck down apparently dead Tor halt an hour
Toe lipht-house proper received no damage
Tdmpa ( (Fia.) Sammy Sonth.
+ The telegraph from the city OF Savannah to For
Y Pulaski is Completed and in operation Sixty mile
n of the telegraph line between Charleston aud Sa
e ro,rab have bpen cOmpleted and it is believe