Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-13
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BALTIMORE L, NJ d.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

We learn from Mr. Charles Kellogg, Il gen
tlcman Of wealth temporarily soiournng in this city
who, in company with his brother Minor Kellogg
recently made a visit to the oil regions of West Nir
ginia. that Baltimore company during the past
month. in an undeycOpcd stream called STANDING
Stone" struck two fine wells one at a depth of &C.
feet and the other at ~ feet below the surface Bo
wells MIR. H. says. yielding fne qualityo luhri
eating oil. Two other companies. of Philadelphia
and the other Of Pittsburg struck good wcll~ last
week on the stream. OF seven wells old and
new on that creek, in sight of each other, all have
struck oil. The famous Rathbone well yields ono
hundred and fifty barrels day. whilst wells are
discovered almost every week on the old Burning
Springs territory.
Colonel Galbreith, OF Nashville, Tenn, was
arrested on a peace warrant at GalIan, last week,
by General Bate, late of the Confederate army. II
seems that Colonel Galbrcith, in his perambulations
picked up cowhidc in Il store. and thoughteSsly
carried it around the town. He was arrested at the
nstigaton of General Bate; who made affidavit that
he feared and believed the Colonel was about to use
it upon him. The Nashville Dispatch says: Colonel
Gabrcith informs Us that he never had any ac-
quaintancc with General Bate, and was neycrharmcd
by him. and that he entertained an idea Of any
difficulty with him lie was nevertheless held in
heavy bonds to keep the peace. The Colonel takes
it as heavy joke"
in the Freedmen'> Bureau says:
That the people of this State entertain any bat
friendly feelings towards the freedmen may be seen
by the action Of the city authorities at Selma. The
Superintendent of Freedmen at that place refuse 10
take charge of tax paying sick negroes. and informed
the Mayor of his action. On the following day the
Mayor issued an order for all freedmen to register
their names and pay the tax. upon penalty of being
driven from the town. l am told the tax referred to
l. al 70 Int-,aI 81.
ing to the laws of Alabama
Information has been received at the State
Department, Washington, from the United States
Consul at Halifax. that Edgar Burdcll, citizen OF
the United States, who sentenced about five
years since to imprisonment in the provincial peni-
tcntiary for mansauGltcr for stabhinG n policeman
board of the schooner Shooting Star, in the harbor
of Halifax, has, on the appli alton of tho United
States Consul at that port, been pardoned by the
Provincial Government. The pardon most op-
portunely granted, the ground of The youth Of the
prisoner his good conduct while in prison. the long
confinement, and his nirm health
A few nights ago a young man named kib
Bile, while passing the old theatre in Nashville was
struck in the face with fragment of rock thrown
from the opposite side of the street. breaking his up
per AMI lower jaw 1t appears that negro was
called contraband" by another negro, opposite to
him. and he threw the rock with the above result.
One of the gentlemen who were with Mr.. kibble drew
his revolver and shot the negro. No arrests were
made. AIr. kibblc is lying in terrible agony. aud
may be disfgured for life.
On Wednesday night last fire occurred in
Raleigh destroying the whole block of buildings on
the south side of Market Square and occasioning
upwards of $4,000 loss The University Building of
North Carolina was among the houses burned Off
soldiers, freedmen, and citizens generally lent
helping hand in checking the progress of the flames.
and in rescung property from destruction.
Major General Fitzpatrick had an interview
with Secretary Seward on Friday, and another by
appointment with the Secretary of War on Satur-
day. 1t is reported that the General is going abroad
with a commission from the Government to inspect
the European cavalry: but il is more probable that
he will accept one Of the foreign diplomatic missions
offered him.
Stocks were inactive again on Saturday, and
the market, as a whole. was dull and heavy. There
was decline of in gold on the closing sale of Fri
day, and the transactions small. The market
for governments dull and depressed. Nothing
done in State or City g.. and there little in
quiry for Railroad bonds.
Two bruisers, Henry Duffy and Lawrence
Curry engaged i'll prize fight at Gloucester Point
on Thursday morning last Thirty four rounds were
fought in ffty-ivc minutes, when the dsgraccfu cx
hibition brought to close by foul blow given
by Duffy his opponent being down. Duffy is New
Yorker and Curry an irishman.
The various military prisons throughout the
United States are being cleared out rapidly pos
sble by direction OF the War Department. Within |
the past week over fifty enlisted men, convicted by
court martial upon various charges and sentenced to
Imprisonment, have been released and mustered out
of the service.
Extensive frauds on the revenue have been
discovered in the south and southwest principally in
connection with fire arms and whisky, The subject
is being closely investigated and several parties have
been arrested.
The Feniau excitement still continues in
Canada. 1t is rumored that plot had been discover
ed to rob the banks and much uneasiness is felt in
consequence.
The State election in Nevada for local Off
GERS members of the Legislature and Congressmen,
took place on the 7th inst. D. r. Ashley Republican.
for Congress. has about 900 majority.
The number of sick and wounded in the
Government hospitals throughout the country is less
than 5000 Eight months since there were over
100000 patients.
A. p Burr one of the editors of the Macon
(Ga) Journal and Messenger, and journalist of
twenty years experience died on the 30h ult
An emigrant Aid Society is about to be or
ganized in Norfolk. Va.
Five hundred people are suffering for want
of proper household accommodations in Chicago. Ill.
The Episcopal Churches in Alabama still
continue closed under the order Of Gen. Woods.
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