Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Hon E. N. Stanton, Secretary of War, left
Washington on Saturday, for trip Northward.
There is no truth i'll the report that Gen eral
Logan has declined the Mexican Mission.
General Winfield Scott arrived at New Or
leans the 18th instant and was received with the
honors due his rank.
In consequence of an ice gorge at St. Louis,
large number of vessels have been sunk involving
over $500, 900 loss
Four persons were killed and four scalded
by the explosion of the boiler of the steamboat DE
Soto" on the Mi sissippi a few days ago.
Fleming and Corbett, the murderers Of Ma.
honey, hanged on Friday in the county Jail of
Chicago.
The steamer Peerless was burned on the
Mississippi river on Saturday. involving loss on
boat and cargo of 100000.
fire occurred at Chicago on Saturday
morning, destroying property to the amount of
s25000O.
Hon. Philip Allen, formerly Governor Or
Rhode Island, and afterwards United States Senator
died at his residence in Providence on Saturday
The steam saw mill Of Chandler & Wilmot,
Oswego. n. Y, was burned on Friday night. Loss
$4,000.
The Hamilton and Toronto papers report
that there have been further important seizures Of
arms the frontier by the government within few
days past.
We publish in another column letter from
one of our correspondents travelling through the
South, showing the condition of the country and the
inhabitants.
George Grinder the husband of the con.
victed prisoner Martha Grinder, and charged with
being porticeps criainis in the poisoning of Jas r.
Buchanan, has been tried Pitsburg and acquitted
AajorJ. Hennessy, late Of the Fifth Penn
syivania Cavalry, and Judge Advocate of the Nor
folk District. has been appointed Assistant T. s At
torney at Richmond
The New Orleans papers say that the Adams
Exprsse Company has loaned the sum of 81 GO to
the Southern railroads, to enable them to resume
operations.
In our editorial columns we publish an
admirable article from the ST. Louis Republican
showing how our line Of Liverpool steamers are ap-
preciated in that great centre of the West.
The schooner Georgia, of Baltimore, from
New Yerk to Petersburg, with cargo of hay, was
burned on Friday night, Willoughby's Point
Light ship. Vessel and cargo a total loss.
Official information has been received bv
the Department of State of the ratification of the
amendment to the Constitution. by the Legislatures
of Indiana, Georgia and Alabama.
The Commissioner Of Customs has received
information that the Collector at Rochester n Y
has just made important seizure of Canadian
vessel containing contraband goods, whisky teas
dry goods, &c.
We print in another column an interesting
letter furnished by Mr. John W. Garrett President
ofthc Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, from
large importing house in Cincinnati, acknowledging
the invaluable advantages furnished the West by the
steamship communication recently established be
tween Baltimore and Liverpool
General Grant has issued an order 10 com
msnders Of posts where powder is stored to exercise
all proper measures for its preservation and holding
them strictly responsible for the care of all maga-
zines. The war closed with an immense quantity Of
powder in the hands of the Government, much Q.
which will be sold, as it deteriorate9 with.age
jeff. Davis, says Fortress Monroe cores
pondent, has recently been visited in his casemate
prison at that place by his old spiritual adviser the
pastor of St. Paul's Church, Richmond, who passed
an entire day with the rebel in religious
reading. conversation and other exercises, and ad-
ministercd to him the sacrament
Official information has been received BY
the Mexican Minister up to the 18th of November
President Juarez, with his Cabinet and other officers
Of the National Government, designed leaving E.
Paso on the l3th for chihuahua. The French had
retreated as tar as Durango and were about abau-
doning their plan of Concentration.
The Hon. Thomas Corwin, at an entain-
ment given by j. T. Wetmorc, military agent for the
State of Ohio, at his residence in Washington on
Friday night. suddenly stricken with paralytic
fit and fell helpless and speechless into the arms OF
one of tho circle Of gentlemen whom no was en-
tertainins by his fund of anecdotes and wit At
last dispatch Mr.. Corwn not expected to survive
the night.
j. NJ. Bennett late Auditor of Virginia
under Extra Billy Smiths administration. explain.
what became OF the S2 900 of specie belonging to th
state upon the evacuation of Richmond. The Gov
ernor. having first helpel himself to $500 disrib-
uted the remainder among the State officers, giving
each ember of the Legislature the pttance of twen
ty dollars. The auditor publishes long list of the
distributes.
In q despatch from New Orleans, we have
war and rumors ofwar between France and the Uni
ted States. An old and estmable citizen of the Cres
cent City. who returned home few days ago from
Matamoras. says that the French fully anticipate wal
with the United States. The sanguinary struggle
to commence on the Rio Grande, and Monsieur Ora
peaU, has aretod already got his plan of campaign
mapped In theanticpated crossing of the United
States forces over the Rio Grande the French will
abandon Matamoras and the line of the Rio Grande
and fall back to Monterey.
Inc SlOch udIhet "do QulcI again Ou Salur-
lay the only transactions of consequence being il
Governments the sales almost entirely for invest
ment, footing up Sl4.00O. There seemed little. il
any disposition to speculate in stocks. Gold was
shade lower opening at 1l6@l46l4, and closing at
l4ez Railroad shares and bonds were quiet. there
being no movement in eitker-S1llA was asked fol
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. S441s for Northern
Central and $2O4 for City Passenger. Our financial
reporter informs us that. in the miscellaneous lists
the transactions very meagre the mining STOCKS
in general being pretty nearly played out.
The Fenian Senate, in New York, has ad-
ourned and four of the members have gone to their
homes in the country, leaving their contreres and
President Roberts patiently awaiting the ARRIVAL ol
Mr. James Stephens. the Irish Head Centre whom
they expect to assume command in lieu OF the two
Presidents that working mischief to fenian III
terests here. President O'Mahony's party say that
Mr. Stephens will not leave Paris-if h. is In thai
city-and that they expect the assembly of FeniaD
delegates, who will probably meet in New York on
the I'd proximo to depose the ten Senators who have
impeached President 0'Mahony and chosen Mr. W.
R, Roberts In his stead.