The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-18
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A curious accident to an English traveller Mr.,
John Burgess, recently happened. He was on his
way from Hopetown, South Africa, with party to
Join DR.. Livingston at the Zambesi He had with
him three Europeans, several natives, and three
wagons, which contained, among other things, a
considerable quantity of gunpowder. On the 22d
of August the party came to halt and Mr.. Bur-
CESS after fatgung himself in elephant hunt,
went to one of the wagons, where he laid down to
rest and smoke cigar. In two minutes after an
explosion took place, he and two natives were
blown up, the wagons destroyed and seven
horses killed. The rest of the party escaped. He
was fine young man, and only twenty-three years
of age.
a book on ''The English London and England" ;" in
which he makes the broadest charges against the
former of general drunkenness. He SAYS it is the
glory of the host to make his guest tipSy The
gish women drink Cognac to excess; they are
the accompices of drunkenness, and he repeats the
assertion of Pillet that every Englishwoman OF
forty years, if she is ''comme IL fam" gets 'biue"
every night before she goes to bed.
The death of the Duchess de Mariner nee Choi-
seul. at an advanced age has occasoned the most
brilliant notices of her life and character. She
saved her father from death during the revolution;
went into exile with him; returned to France at
the restoration; married, and became remarkable
for her great benevolence of character. Up to the
last year of her life, from the moment of their re-
treat she annually visited England to pay her re-
spects to tbe royal exiles of France.
The Cardinal of Naples has denounced three
priests for having preached against the temporal
power of the Pope and in favor of Victor Emmanuel.
He forbade Mancini. the Director of the Opera, to
give the ''Stabat Mater" for a charitable benefit,
| on the ground of proclamation. 1t performed
| nevertheless.
! An American telegrapher by the name of Hugs
(auere Hughes y has been exhibiting telegraphiC
| printing machine at Lyons, by which he communi-
Gated a COPY of his despatch to Paris, at the same
| time duplicating it at Lyons. He proposes to dou-
Bile the despatch of operations and lessen the price
| of communicating.
| in several Catholic churches in Florence, such a.
| the Dome, Carmine and St. Felicite. Vespers were
| interrupted by shouts of "No Pope; live the Prot
! estants." These were answered by those of ar
| opposite character, and the tumult was such tha
the churches cleared and the doors closed
A new edition of Shakespeare, expurgated fo
| family use, is publishing by Robert Chambers.
cannot be denied that there is difficulty in tn
way of placing this great dramatst's works in til
| hands of young people, and it is not usual to d
| so in families careful of training up their youn
| folk.
Immense quantities of rain and snow have RI
! Gently fallen in the Holy Land. The cisterns
Jerusalem have been filled, to the great satisfat
tion of the inhabitants, as they have not been bt
fore in two hundred years.
An Italian sonneteer, Maccolini, has been fine
and imprisoned for having published sonnet d.
! signed to provoke attack on the life of Lou
Napoleon. 1t began with "Stringi Brutus" ar
finished with " Vergognoso stanco."
There is much opposition in the Italian Parli
, ment to the idea of making Rome the capital Oh
deputy said that philosophical ideas would
changed to religious ones, ii they went there.
4 The malefactors in the Papal States, whose Sc
tences were not for more than eight years impri
onment, are to be released by the Pope, to 4
great horror of the people.
Black laces cambria and Lama, the former
good as Chantiily, are now the mode in Paris fl
q | trimming. Lama shaws worn at mornn
! calls, visits to the theatre and evening toilets.
70 CassePs Family Paper contains in its last numb
10 curious.artcle on the character, circulation,
personalities of the New York press,