The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-05

L ANKEE TRAIN IN EUR0PE.-About three
weeks ago, at the usual quarterly meeting of the
Town Council of the town of Liverpool, in Eng
land, the following letter from Mr.. Train, on the
subject of street-railways, was read by the town
clerk, to whom it was addressed:
"l6 Sr. JAMES STREET, LONDON,
January 81, 1861. I
"Dear Sir Since | applied, year since To
the Liverpool Council to lay down a street railway
in your town, have demonstrated the system at
Birkenhead, which line is now being extended,
and am now shipping from your port two cars
| and two miles of rails, for horse railway in Syd-
ney, ordered by the Board of Trade for the Gov
ernment OF New South Wales. l have also made
progress in England, having obtained grants from
the councils of Manchester and Birmingham and
seven parishes in London. On Monday week
break ground on Uxbridge road line, from Marble
Arch to Noting Hill, and shall open 1t in March, |
mention these facts with the request that YOU will
place this letter before the Council with the hope
that they will consider the application which |
made Ill February, last year. as worthy, at least,
of either negative or affirmative response.
ours, truly, GEO. FRANCIS Train"
NoTICE OF AN "OLD CALlFoRN1AN."-It seems,
says the British Colonist, of Victoria, v L. that
John Butts is in the habit of collecting as many In
dians as he can in little cottage where he lives
near the Congregational church. He then leads off
with prayer, followed by singing hymn. John
then makes short and feeling address; follows it
with another hymn, a collection is taken up, and
the congregation dismissed with a benedction.-
Alter the services dancing, singing and drinking
whiskey are the order of the evening-Butts act
ing as barkeeper with as much grace as he few
moments before oticiated as clergyman. Il is
quite an ingenious plan, and the inventor is, no
doubt, making ''good thing by administering
spiritual comfort to his flock in two totally differ
ent ways.
PEDIGREE IN AMERIcA.-Dr Curtis in his last
State Registration report, speaks of a marked
neglect of the American people as foHows:-"More
attention is given in this country to the pedigree
of animals than of human beings, and many per-
sons can tell the exact genealogy OF tavorite
horse for several generations, who do not know the
maiden names of their own grandmothers nor
wond it be possible for them to ascertain the fact
from any legal records. 1t would probably be i'm
possible for a large portion of the middle aged
men and women in the Uuited States to prove that
their own parents were ever married, and that
they have any legitimate right to the name they
bear"
TRADE AND CoMMERoE OF CHARLESTON We re-
JoIce to see our streets again becoming alive with
trade and commerce. From the large number of
boxes which line the sidewalks in front of our
wholesale stores, it is evident that large busi-
ness has already opened. The spring trade is
opening with fresh demand, and we learn that
supplies by heavy importatons have arrived in
greater. quantities than usual at such periods
our wharves are also assuming crowded ap'
pearance. Cotton is coming in fast and meets
with good and fair demand. Vessels are also in
demand for loading cotton ready to be shipped
| The draymen are busy, and are likely to reap a
rich harvest.-Courier, March 2.
FROM KEY WEsr.-Key West, FEB. 0, l86l.1lt
| is understood here by army and naval men that
in the event the Brooklyn is prevented from
landing Captain Voges' company of artillery at
Fort Pickens, she will return to this place. In
| Taylor, and assume command, he being the senior
captain. In anticipation OF such an event, the
engineer officer is rapidly preparing quarters in
the casemates of the Fort. The defences of Fort
Taylor are now completed The guns are nearly
all in position and the work is placed on war
footing. The force within the walls exceeds 100
| men.
The fremont House, Chicago, one of the very
largest structures in the city, is being raised by
screws. There are five thousand of these under
the house, and gang of five hundred men en-
| ployed to superintend them.