Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-15
CITY N E w S.

his late residence at Fort McHonry. There were
present many army and navy officers, the Mayor and
| City Council Of Baltimore and a large number of
citizens. AT ten o'clock, Rev. n. II. Schenck D. D..
| read the Episcopal burial service, the Rev. A A.
Reese, ID. D., Chaplain of the post being too much
lndlsposed to ofciate the occasion. The body of
the venerable soldier. encased in metallic burial
was then placed upon the hearse and the escort form
| Gu III procession IN the manner prescribed by the
General Order issued by General Getty and publish
| ed yesterday. Everything being in readiness the
melancholy eortege commenced moving about eleven
O'Clock, and marched over the route indicated by the
| General Order
AS the procession moved through the streets il at
| tracted considerable attention, and everywhere was
eVlnced feeling of earnest sympathy with his be-
reaved family and regret the loss sustained by the
| Government in a faithful officer Arriving at the
| President street depot, the remains were placed on
| board the cars route for Morrisania n Y and
soon after, the train departed The escort to Nor
rlsanla consisted OF Lieut. Smith, of the 18th l. S.
Artillery, and six men, and Rev. DR.. Reese chapaip
| of Fort McHenry. Of the family of the deceased,
there were present one of his sons GOuverneur Nor
| rs, u. s. Marine Corps and two 5ons-in law Capt
| Jas. Glendy Ramsey and DR.. Caruochan. After the
departure of the train, the troops comprising the
military escort marched to their respective quarters
| where they were dismissed
THE RECEPTION TO CoLoRED TROoPs.-Last even
| Regiment
| Coored Troops who arrived in town few davs ago
at the Douglas Institute Lexington street The
regiment, numbering about $50 men, under command
OF Col D. b. Stearns, marched to the hall early in the
evening. escorted by company of coored Zouaves
an independent military organization of this city
An appropriate prayer was delivered by Rev. John
Nj. B. Morgan. after which the troops were cor
daily welcomed home by Isaac Myers in pertinent
address, which feelingly responded to by the
Colonel of the regiment whose remarks elected loud
applause.
An excellent collation. then served to the en-
tire company, every thing in profusion and nicely
arranged. Upon the conclusion of the collation. a
handsome gold watch, valued at $780, was presented
to Captain BabcOb. of Company H. and another to
Captain Reed, of Company G. by Sergeant of each
Company in behalf of the of their command.
Fittingly responses were made by the recipients
The whole affair reflected credit upon the State Fair
Association (coOred) by whom it was gotten up ms
we'll as upon the committee of arrangements consist
| ing of Thos. Bradford. Isaac Myers and William II
Brown.
STATISTICS OF THE ORPHANS CorRr FOR BALrr-
MORE CGTY.-During the fiscal year of the Register
of Wills for Baltimore city, which closed on the 3Oh
utmO, 5S2 letters testamentary and of administra-
ton were granted by the Orphans Court on the
estates of deceased pcrsons 156 guardians were ap-
pointed to 34 minor children 1872 indentures of an
prentices have been approved by the Court and
recorded. The estimated value of the personal
estates, upon which commissions have been allowed
by the Court is S200O0OO The amount of collateral
nheritances subject to tax, is estimated $3SO0OO-
The revenue in these has been considerably
lessened by changes in the tax laws of the State
Isaac P. Cook, ESQ.,, Register Of Wills after paving
office expenses, and reserving fund to complete un
finished work. for which the fees have been received
has returned 5000 to the State the surplus fees Of
his office. lie has also collected in his Office the fol-
lowing sums for the of tha tat of MarvIopd.
On commissions allowed to Executors and
Taxes on Collateral nberitances 9S 3oS ~ III
Making the sum so Isl II
The MARYLAND SUNDAY SCHooL CONVENTION
| This body was again in session yesterday and the
morning occupied with the discussion of subjects
| reported by the business committee. The third
| question was "The best qualifications for Sunday
School Teachers" which opened by L. 0. Hink-
ley, Esq. who succeeded by quite a large num-
Der of delegates and others. The fourth question,
| The Rewards and Punshmcnts of Sunday School
| Scholars was opened by Rev. George W. Burns
and several members of the Convention expressed
| their views upon this question. Pending this dis
cussOn the morning hour of adjournment arrived
and the Convention took a recess until three p. NJ.
At the afternoon session the discussion of this sub
| ject was renewed, and several other subjects were
also discussed AT night the remarks were of a very
general character and upon the close the Convention
| adjourned sine dc. 1t was determined to hold the
next annual session S 9P the second @ Tuesday of De-
Just closed largely attended than any that
have preceded it, and deeper interest was manifes-
| ted in the objects of the association. During the
sitting the Sunday Schools of the District of Coum-
bia invited to cooperate with the Convention
| in the work undertaken.
| HE FINE ARTs.-MeSsrs. Butler Pcrrigo & Way
have had recently added to their gallery of paintings
three remarkable works of art viz THE exterior of
| Fort Sumter during the bombardment" the Harbor
Of Charleston. and the interior of Fort Sumter"
the drawings made on the spot in the midst of the
conflict and bearing such evident marks of faithful
ness in delineation that all who desire to get a good
idea of scenes rendered forever historical should not
| fail to visit them. They are by John R. Key, ESQ.
| young Baltimore artist of great promise who from
these specimens of talent is destined to take high
| rank some day. Although the execution is rather
| hard, the tout ensemble is certainly very effective
MessrS. Butler " Go. have also very fine engrav-
ing of Churchs Heart of the Andes which admirers
of that splendid picture procure at reasonable
cost. Indeed, the establishment abounds with atrac
| tions suitable for the holidays close at hand
MARYLAND UNION CoMNussIoN.-The following is
exhibit of the work of the Commission during the
| month Amount Of money expended for the relief
Of distressed families and the purchase of goods
S759.21 expenditures of the month previous 81
Total expenditures for two months 81 g6S64 Receipts
S600-makng s., ,36S.6i which advanced by one of
| the members of the board. Number of boxes and
| barrels received 22 number sent to different places
South 10 number of refugees assisted 22 number &C
families assisted in midst g. The Commission is
greatly in need of funds and we hope the public will
| give literally to its support.
| STATE CoLoRED CONVENTIONAL convention Of
colored people has been called by the presidents of
the different delegations from the several wards which
met In convention short time since in this city
1t is to convene at the Douglas Institute. Wednes
| day, the 9th inst memorial for the repeal of the
Code of black laws" by the Legislature and other
important business will be presented for consdera
ton One of the subjects to be discussed is Equal
| ty before the Law and large delegation is
pected from the several counties in the State, an in
teresting meeting may be expected
| A MosT ATTRACTIVE ENTERTAINMEYr.-The distin-
| guished Speaker of the House of Representatives of
| the United States, Hon. Schuyler Colfax of Indiana
will this evening deliver his popular lecture Across
the Continent" in the grand saloon of the Odd Eel
| lows Hail. on North Gay street. The lecture will be
given for the benefit of the Library Fund Of the Odd
Fellows. Apart from tho fame Of the lecturer, the
subject which he will speak should suffice to at
| tract large audience. as it has been warmly
mended wherever heard
| INTERESTING To JUSTICES OF THE PEAcE.-By a
| joint resolution of the General Assembly of Mary
land adopted at the January session. 1865 the State
Librarian authorized, and required to subscribe
| for and distribute to the Justices of the Peace
| throughout the State the first aud second supple
mental Code, which has recently been done by eav-
ing them with the County Clerks and the Clerk of the
| Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore city. These
volumes to be returned to the Clerks at the ex-
| piration of the term of service
FIRE ALARMs.-The fire alarms sounded yesterday
| shortly before o'clock, and last evening about
six o'clock. given for the purpose of exhibiting
| to the President of the Board of Fire Commits
sioners of New York, now visit here, the prompt
| ness and efficiency of the Fire Department. The
| gentleman highly gratifed with the aacrity of
the remen and took occasion to reiterate what has
been often repeated in praise Of the Fire Depart
| ment of Baltimore.
| A DIFFICULTY SETTLED.-The strike" at the Vul-
| can Works, in South Baltimore, which has already
been noticed at length in the Commercial, was yes
| terday ended by the workmen and their employers
arriving at a mutually satisfactory understanding
and the strikers" went to work yesterday morning
This arrangement it is hoped, will secure to Balti
more large quantity of work, which was about being
taken to other cities in consequence of this strike"
| AT FASHIONABLE RECEPTIONS the only perfume
considered regle is Phalon's Might Blooming
Cereus" Two years ago it had almost entirely super
seded the Paris Extracts and, as nothing but miser