The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-22

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The obnoxious article appeared last Monday morn
ing, in which, in an ausion to Mrs. Gadstane, the
critic said that two years ago she had been dis
charged from the Arch street Theatre. This state
ment Mrs. Gladstane denies, and brings suit be-
cause she has been injured by the publication.
The hearing in the came off yesterday morn
ing in Alderman Beitler's private office. The lady
entered the room accompanied by her attorney,
Daniel Dougherty, Esq, while DR.. Mckenzie was
attended by Counsellor Ward. There were but
three or four other persons present. no publicity
| had been given to the affair.
| The hearing was short task for the Alderman
| by some means Mr.. D0ugherty had secured the
original manuscript of the article and the fact that
the Doctor had written it was affirmed by the fore
man of the Press Office in something less than sixty
seconds. Publication was then proved, and after
Mrs. Gadsane had sworn to the fasity of the arti-
| Gle, the magistrate announced his decision The
decision was that the critic should enter bail in
| 5000 to answer at Court.
| When the manuscript of the article was present
| ed by Mr.. DOugherty, Counsellor Ward evinced
some slight surprise and then objected to its recep-
| tion evidence. Counsellor Ward produced the
law upon libel and argued that because the often;
sive article was written, the writing of it upon pa
per was not publication. ''I might copy such an
article, said the Counsellor ''and if found in nv
desk suit might be brought against for libel"
inns the Counsellor thought a queer construction
OF the Revised Statutes Mr.. BOugherty, however,
declared himself unable to see where the laugh
came in as the exhibition of the manuscript to but
one person rendered it libeous and the writing in
question bad run the gauntlet of the printing
office.
When the hlderman's decision was announced
DIR. Mckenzie arose and declared to those present
in the hearing of the adv, that he now for the
urst Tune, law her oil the stage, and was extremely
sorry that his criticism had been an unjust one. q"
am bound as an lrishman" said the Doctor, ''to
say this much" Mrs. Gladstane took no notice of
the disclaimer. Mr.. Hart, foreman of the Press,
then entered bail for the doctor, the doctor bifur-
Gated the usual fee, and the Alderman went on to
caSe-tle 4 red-hea0pQ
arrested for whipping her husband. Thus ended
the libel suit
HEATING RAILWAY CAR8.-Experiments with a
new system of heating railway carriages, applica-
Bile to second and third-class vehicles as well as to
those of the rst-which have heretofore alone been
warmed in cold weather-haye recently been made
on one of the French railroad lines. According to
tins new plan, the steam which escapes from the
locomotive is carried by caOutchouc pipe to the
first car, and there made to pass through conduits
In copper, placed in the roof and the floor to the
end of the vehicle where it is received into another
flexible pipe, and carried on to the next car, and
on from one car to another to the end of the tran
where 1t escapes. The fixing and removing of the
caoutchouc pipes is accomplished with the greatest
lacllty. and the passage of the steam through the
conduits presents inconvenience to the passen-
gers. BY means of this simple arrangement, a
temperature OF fifteen degrees above zero, Of cent?
grade -htty- nine degrees of Fahi enhet-was OBJ
tanned on an excessively cold day, and that in the
second and third-class cars was such as to render
supportable long journeys in winter.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LiFE-We enioyed the privi-
lege last evening of witnessing one of those Incl
dents in negro life which illustrates as well their
superior condition to that of the poor whites of
Europe, as it does the indulgence and liberatv of
shareholders. 1t was the occasion of the marriage
Of no less person than Thomas jefferson to Mary
jackson The parlors of the master of the bride
were thrown open to her guests, the chandeliers
were brilliantly lighted, the supper-tabe groaned
with the 'deicacies of the season. and the rooms
mad all the appearance of arstocratic wedding.
Many of the fair ladies present were dressed in
white, with wreathS around their alabaster heads
while broad cloth predominated among the rough
er sex. We expect that we arc not az fat in the
fashions, or we should attempt in all the elegant
eehncaities Of the milliner, describe the dress
and appearance of the bride.
The festivities were prolonged to a reasonable
hour, and We believe the music was not the worse
because furnished by fairer hands than even those
of the bride.-Ne'o Orleans Delta, March II.
TRADE IN FRoGs AND SNAms.-There are one or
two articles of commerce in Switzerland which no
Englishman or American ever thought Of Grading
in;" and yet which might be made profitable per
haPs, for the marshes bring forth as abundantly
there as here. Catholics not being allowed to eat
meat on Fridays and various other days in the
year, and Catholics being many in the land, all
manner of fish are in great demand. Frogs and
snails belong to the genus fish, and are collected
in great numbers for closters. 1t is not necessary
to enjon the peasants to deny themselves meat, as
they seldom eat it except on Sundays Snais are
tattened in gardens on certain kinds of leaves and
one may hear the chatterng of their teeth as thev
eat, in passing by. From Zurich they are exported
to Italy in the autumn 1t is only frogs legs that
are eaten, and formerly they used catch them and
cut off their legs, leaving the animal to die pain
fal and cruel death In period of four years the
closter Rheinau disposed of forty thousand snails
and thirty-six thousand pairs of frogs legs.
FATAL ArrRAYIN TExAs-We learn that an afray
occurred in Texana, Jackson county, on Wednes-
day, the 9th inst, between Mr. Voolfolk on one
side, and Messrs. G. N. FIournoy and r. S. Flour
noy on the other. Several shots exchanged
with effect, the first named gentleman being killed,
and the elder Flournoy severely wounded. The
tIournoys were arrested, and upon examination be-
fore Judge JONES' admitted to bail in bonds of
So,OOO and $40 OOO This painful affair has created
great excitement in the country. The Grand Jury
being in session at the time, bill of indictment for
murder was returned against the Flournoys--Netg
Orleans Crescent.
The FRENCH MODE OF GRAFrNG.-The French are
practicing new method of grating, knowledge
OF which may prove valuable to American horti-
culturallss, inasmuch as it can be performed at
any season of the year, when the sound matured
buds can be had, whether the sap is in a flowing
state or not; IL Is performed by removing a small
piece OF bark and wood, leaving a smooth and fiat
surface, to which a similar piece containing the
bud, which is to form the future tree is fitted,
which is sealed over Immediately with cOllOdion.-
This forms strange impervious cuticle which Sc
cures free circulation of the sap on the approach
OF warm weather and perfect union of the parts.
HEAVY RoBBERY OF A BAIrmoREAN.-Th Wash
lngton Republican of yesterday has the fOllowin
On Tuesday night, Col. j. D. Stewart, of Mary land,
had his pocket picked while in the Theatre of his
pocket book containing S $50 mostly in SlO0 Bank
of w Washington bills Col S. had recently returned
from Russia and it is possible the thief followed
him from of the Northern cities for the purpose
of getting his money. The officers were immedi-
ately put upon the alert but as vet have found no
clue to the perpetrator.
APPOINTMENTS IN ALLEGANY CoUYrY.-The Cum
berand Telegraph of the 2ls, announces that 1hos.
A. Keller of Frostburg, and Henry b. Bruce, e,ofthat
city, have been appointed mail agents the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad in the place of J. Wickard
and Henry Soyster, removed. DR.. Stewart has
been appointed Postmaster at Frosburg in place of
j. C. Wes, removed. Mr.. Jacob w. Boyer has
been appointed Postmaster at Accident in the place
of Richard Faira, removed.
EXECUTIVE Observation-Disclosures NJ Booth, for
merly editor of Milwaukee paper, whose name has
been before the country much in connection
with the rescue of fugitive slave, of escape from
prison, and the subject of numerous decisions of the
State and United States Courts, has been released
from prison, of the last acts of Mr.. Buchanan's
admin istration. A short time since it was repre-
sented that he becoming insane, but now it is
stated that he is looking remarkably we'll
EXCITEMENT AMONG SrEAMDoATMEN AT New OR-
LEANs.-The New Orleans True Delta, of Sunday,
has the following: The new law of the Confederate
States, requiring steamboats, for "fOreign' ports
to take out cearances, went Lto effect yesterday,
and created no little excitement and comment on
tne WnaTl. ne most important feature OF III seems
to be the fee which the custom house officials
fail to exact.
A BRAVE BoY.-The war cry of the Apache In
dians woke the only family living at Gila Bend,
New Mexico, one night last month. An old Amer
ican two sons, the oldest now fifteen and a servant
we're all the force to repel 500 savages. The fami-
y armed to die hard, but the first shot fired by the
Oldest boy, killed the chief, and the rest instantly
He'd The heroic lad preserves the trappings of the
''brave" as spOils of war.
TAKING A WIFE on TRIAL.-A queer suit has been
decided in favor of the plaintiff at Chicago. \
wellto-do man went to intelligence office, saying
that he wanted wife, and would like to try her
first as a servant He paid So down, and agreed
to pay seven more if he married the girl He soon
married, and then refused the 81 owing; hence the
suit which most justly cast.
The schooner Rialto, Captain Goliath, from
Machias, Me-, for Boston, Mass, with lumber, was
driven ashore during snow-storm near Scituate
Mass, on Saturday morning. The captain and
three OF the crew got ashore safely, but three
others, sons OF the captain, were drowned The
vessels went to pieces.
MURDER At New ORLEANs.-Yictor Garcias killed
walter -, sailor, by stabbing him with
bowie-knife on the 18th inst. This Garcias killed
his own father and lamplighter, five or six years
ago. He sent to the Jackson ASYLUM, then as
insane, and was afterwards discharged as cured,
not of numbering, but of insanity.
The New Orleans Delta, of Thursday last, pre-
sened its readers with the permanent Constitution
OF the Confederate States, teegraphed in full from
Montgomery. The Delta was the only paper in
New Orleans that received this important docu-
ment over the wires.
The Charleston Mercury of Tuesday says: We