Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-19
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BALTIMO f, MD.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The Wi,z trial was resumed yesterday, when
Judge Advocate Chapman presented an argument fol
the defence Mr. Baker, counsel for the accused, hav-
Ing declinal the duty. letter from Robert 0uld
the rebel commissioner. to General Winder calling
for prisonrs Of all classes except officers, read
Ould inform'd the general that they got rid of Sc
OF miserable yretches receiving in return good ma,
teral. The eiSe will be closed this week.
The cornec stone of st. James German
Catholic Churc, corner of Eager and Aisquith
streets will be laid on Sunday next, with the usual
services
The Missouri Presbyterian Synod, now in
session in st. Louis seems to lack that peace and
good will towards men" and general bearing which
should characterize bodies of its kind An effort
made to advance the interests of Westminster College
was warmly opposed. Rev. Mr.. Sneed. for one, not
feeling disposed to advocate the of the college
under its present status. The subject was dropped.
On the Declaration Testimony" matter, which was
tabled, Rev. DR.. Montgomery expressed his regret
thaany action should be taken that looked even in
directly to further schisms in the Church. He had
hoped that with the close of the war the whole Pres
byterian Church in the United States would be re-
united sand instead of further divisions we should
Rll become one Church.
Sweet potatoes are getting scarce. They
readily bring So per barrel wholesale.
The trial of private Light, 1st Regiment
United States Veteran Volunteers for robbery arson
burglary, absenting himself without leave and break
ing guard concluded yesterday before the mill
tary commission here The finding of the court is
not yet known.
AT the present time there are only twenty
seven prisoners in the Old Capitol Prison. The only
important prisoners among this number, are Wirz,
Duncan and Genl Briscoe.
Gen. Hooker, commander of the Depart
ment of the East, and Gen. Terry commander of the
Department of Virginia, in Washington on spe-
cial business.
President johnson yesterday granted one
hundred and twentyeight pardons under the amnesty
proclamation.
Gov. Parsons, of Alabama, has forwarded
to the Freedmens Bureau copies of ordinances passed
by the late Alabama Convention, changing the con-
stution and laws Of the State in reference to slavery
The ordinances meet the approval OF the officers of
the Bureau.
Cotton has advanced in Savannah from 1G
to l72 cts pound for Upland within the last thirty
days.
In the Episcopal Convention Yesterday, the |
canon preventing clergymen from entering the mill
tsry or naval service was discussed at length and |
finally referred to committee with instructions to |
report IN place OF canon, resolution declaring it
with the duty and sacred calling of the
clergy to bear arms.
The Legislature of Tennessee was occupied |
yesterday in debating whether or not negroes shall be
allowed to testify in the courts.
MAJOR General Houston is en- route to as |
sumo the duties of the Commandant of the post of
Middle Tennessee
Judge Trigg is now holding a term of the |
l. S. District Court in Nashville Tenn.
The sales of real estate in st. Louis during |
the last fortnight have amounted to half million oil
dollars.
Nineteen women are applying for divorce in
one town in Rhode Island.
The eclipse of the sun to-day commences
at So A. NJ and ends about Il NJ
a convention of the most prominent brew
ers of the United States is in session at Concor
dia Hall in this city They are deberating ON their
common interests.
The net earnings of the Virginia Il Tennes-
see Railroad for the year 1865 above operating ex
9enses, were S3Ol, i02.Gl.
Governor Curtin, Of PENNSYLVANIA, has
granted David Gregory, sentenced to be hung in
Philadelphia for murder, respite without day
Col. Irwin has been appointed an Associate
Judge of Clearield county, Pa
1t. Col. Woolley, Provost Marshal of the
Middle District has been brevetted Brgadicr Gene
al by the Secretary of War.
The Supreme Court of Missouri is about TO
lear the case of Father Cummings Catholic priest
indicted in the Pike Circuit Court, for preaching the
iospol without first taken the constitution oath
The Presbyterian Synod of Baltimore are
low holding their annual session in the Second Pres
'yterian Church, corner of Baltimore and Lloyd
treets. The case of Rev. J. A. Lefevre, for non
attendance last year, was disposed of yesterday.
The complimentary excursion rendered yes
erday to dist ngshcd English visitors Sir Nor
on Peto and associates by the President and officers
II the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passed off pleas
ntiy despite the storm which prevailed. The party
proceeded as far Harpers Ferry by rail- and thence
~ carriages to Bolivar Heights. They returned in
he evening, much pleased with the treat which had
oeen afforded them.
On Saturday an adroit thief slipped from the
counter of the l. S. SubTrcaSury in ST. Louis 81 500
id there for a moment by Il gentle
nan to whom it had been paid and coolIy walked out
,efore his eyes!
Messrs. Barry Il Bernard, the former of
have just started journal called the
Daily Despatch, in Wilmington, N. &. 1t is nicely
printed and has look about it that means business
Gold was quiet yesterday, Notwithstanding
IN advance of i to "a over the previous days prices
The sale at both Boards did not reach the riing sum
# $4,000. Governments were irmer than on Tues
lay. 520s issue selling at 0334 Stocks general
y were dull, excepting Bare Hill, which opened at
S3 10 but dropped to $3.50. At the Second Board it
was boosted up to S3a3.05 but tumbled to 81 So So
n stock market We go up-up-up-thenw we go down
lown-downy.