Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-01
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
ALTIMOR L, MD.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

During the present year little or no cotton
has been raised in the State of Alabama, and not hall
the corn that has been grown be gathered Thirty
million of bushels of corn were raised here in 1864,
but not one quarter of that amount will be gathered
this year. The cotton crop in the year 1859 was over
100000 bales, of $50 pounds to the bale; during the
four years of the war only onehalf of that amount
has been made. The amount of rice raised yearly
used 10 nearly two millious of pounds-this
year only about one-Sixth of the amount has been
raised. One Of this falling of is the excessive
drouth which has prevailed this season. and the other
is the dearth Of help. Sugar-canc and indigo were
raised in considerable quantities before the war;
but little attention to the former, and none to the
latter. has been paid during the war.
The Southern correspondent Of the New
York Times writing from Montgomery, says the rail
roads in Alabama, with the exception Of portion Of
tho Girard road, are in running order, and most of
them are in good condition. The Mobile and Ohio
road, portion of which runs through Alabama, and
Is owned by Alabama, is in fine condition; and so is
the Mobile and Montgomery, and the Selma and Ne
ridian roads. Rolling stock is scarce, but the rails
and ties in good order. Tie West Point and
Montgomery road is in bad condition, and the rolling
stock is poor. The great raider, Wilson, injured this
road to the tune Of several millions The Memphis
and Charleston road in good ORDER and always has
been.
The sale of buildings at Battery Parrott.
Fort Martin Scott and Battery Vermont of the dis
manted Notifications, at Washington, which took
place yesterday only realized SO5 which can be ac
counted for from the fact that the owners of the
ground on which the forts situated accepted the
principal buildings offered for sale in full payment
forail damages sustained by the property The build
ing attached to of the other Notifications have
been turned over to the owners Of the ground who
have renqui8hed all claims for damages against the
Government
From private intelligence received from
North Carolina it appears that not more than two of
the candidates for Congress in that State if elected
can take the prescribed oath, that they have
voluntarily aided the rebellion. There is apprehen-
sion of dearth of food in North Carolina before the
next crop is secured The present crop is very mate
rally injured by the protracted drouh which has
prevailed. The crop has been very limited in some
parts of the State, where there military opera
tions on large scale.
The following IS a complete list of the Ma
tiona Banks in the State of Virginia at the present
time: First n ationa Bank of Alexandria First Ma
tional Bank Of Charlottesville, First National Bank
of Harrsonburg, First National Bank of Iynchburr
First National Bank of Norfolk, National Exchange
Bank of Norfolk, First National Bank of Petersburg
Merchants National Bank of Petersburg First Ma
tional Bank of Richmond National Bank of Vir-
ginia, Richmond; Farmers National Bank Of Rich
mOnd.
The Secretary of War has issued an order
directing that in mastering out the regiments re-
cruited from rebel prisoners, men who enlisted while
prisoners, and who desire go South shall be fur
nlshed by the Quartcrmasters Departmcnt-with
transportation to the nearest accessible point their
homes. Those who do desire this indulgence will
not be granted any transportation allowances what
ever.
The State Department has official intell
gence that the has been very favorable for the
crops in the Island Of Sicily, and sufficient has been
produced for all regular demands, but great com
plants are made in regard to the lemon tree which
is attacked by disease destroying the tree in few
weeks This disease attacked lost year only old trees
but is now destroying many of the young plantations
Should the disease spread it will seriously effect the
expectation of lemons to the United States.
The story that Mr. Allen, formerly Governor
of Louisiana in the days of the Conederacy has been
formally nominated for reelection proves to be IN
correct Some enthusiastic admirers proposed his
name, but his private Secretary, well rs several in
innate friends, publish cards in the New Orleans
papers, stating that Governor Allen will not consent
to run, and that he has thought of taking such
step,
With the exception of Government securi- |
ties, there comparatively little business done
yesterday, though the whole market was strong. At
the First and Second Boards gold sold at l453a145,
an advance of 4 TO per cent. 520s old ISSUE sold
at l03, an advance of 4 previous days prices but
the issue a to 4 lower selling at 1913 to
lOlI. Nothing at all was done in Railroad stocks
The census returns Of 1860 show that there |
in that year in operation in the United States
thirty-three establishments for the manufacture of
carpenters TOOLS with invested capital Of S577 5
paying for labor S25l PSI for material $2li97i
employing 5G hands and yielding annually products
amounting to $751; 43O.
VIM. Bromer and James Howard. first and
second mates of the ship Villafranca were arrested
in New York on Monday for beating and manning
four of the of the vessel The captain of the
same ship was committed for trial a few weeks ago |
for cruelty to his passengers.
A terrible conhagration occurred in Nor |
walk, Ct, on Monday night which destroyed the |
entire block known "Burrills Buildings" Among
them were three owned by A. II. Byington, Wash |
ington correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune, whose |
loss is $4,000.
We learn on good authority that coal is de-
lvered to-day in Elizabeth N j., for S. per ton We
should like to ask the retail dealers in this city why
charged So and $3.50 per ton for the same
article.
The Cairo (Ill.) Democrat says: 1.-The Dem
ocratc gain in five States is about 100000 votes this
year. This will do to begin with. Another 100000 |
gain next year will elect conservative Congress,
and place the country all right"
Seven criminals. sentenced to serve terms |
in Sing Sing, escaped from the Brooklyn JAIL on Sat
urday night 1t appears that they were assisted by
parties outside.
Among the assets in Georgia, as lately re-
ported by the Comptroller, is promise of certain
bankers to pay into the State Treasury SS90O00 in |
confederate notes.
Martha Grinder, of Pittsburg, the female
poisoner, has been convicted of murder in the first
degree.
The Columbus Enquirer says 800 shares of
Mobile and Grard Railroad stock were sold in that
city on Saturday last at auction for $40 per share.
The latest novelty is q Cholera Life Insu-
rance Company. 1t started out West and is now
in operation.
The 3Oth of November has been appointed
as Thanksgiving Day in Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island
The remains of Colonel Dahlgren passed
through this cityycsterday to their final rest
ing place in the Dahlgren family vault in Delaware
Governor Fenton, of New York, has set
apart the 7th of December as day of Thanksgiving
and prayer.
The cotton trade at St. Louis is brisk,
Nine hundred and seventy bales arrived there yes
terday.
The President yesterday morning appointed
T. S. Webb Esq, Assessor for the Internal Revenue
for the 1st district of Pennsylvania
The report that cholera had made its appear
ance in Havana is untrue.
:, The receipts yesterday at the Internal Rev
enue Bureau amounted to 81 ,262, ,274.5S
A mutiny among the negroes at Jamaica is
eported.
DEATH OF LORD PALMERsToN.--The European
steamer City of Boston," which arrived at New
York yesterday morning, brings intelligence of the