Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
FROM EUROPE,


from Europe. The pirate Shenandoah had returned
to Liverpool having experienced heavy gales.
0Leary, one of the Fenian Chiefs, has been tried,
found guilty, and sentenced to twenty years penal
servitude. Before sentence was pronounced, he
made speech emphatically denying that he was
traitor. and declaring that he owed allegiance to
the Queen of England nor obedience to British laws
By the arrival of the steamship Cuba at Halifax
we have European news to the 10th inst.
Leopold, King of Belgium, is dead.
Austria and Mexico is said negotiating for the
more speedy enrolment of ten thousand Austrian
troops who to be furnished during the next five
years. .-.
At the American banquet in Paris on Thanksgiving
day speeches were made by Minister Biselow and
General Schofield. The sentiments of the former
were very pacific The latter gave as a toast
Friendship between France and the United States
CONGRESS-.
In the Senate yesterday an appropriation of half
million of dollars was made for the support of dest-
tute Indians. Mr.. Wilson introduced bill granting
one million Of acres of public lands for the benefit of
the public schools in the District Of Columbia. The
Committee on Commerce instructed TO inquire
into the manner in which American vessels were
transferred during the rebellion to British owners,
and as to how they are refurnished with Amcri-
ican registers
resolution by Mr.. Foote was adopted thatboth
Houses meet in the Hall of the House Of Represen-
tatives on the 18th of February next, to manifest
their sensibity Of our public bereavement in the
violent and tragic death of Abraham Lincoln late
President of the United States. In the House Mr..
Washburne reported bill which was passed, paying
Mrs. Lincoln such portion Of the late Presidents
salary as was due at the time of his death.
Mr.. Baker, of Illinois, presented a preamble and
resoIugns relative to class rule and aristocracy
which was referred to the Committee on Reconstruc
ton.
Mr. ThaddeuS Stevens made speech in Committee
of the Whole to-day. upon the status Of the States
lately in rebellion, in which he took the radical
ground that those States absolutely dead to the
Union and must be revived by acts of Congress.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Canadian Bank agencies west of To
ronto have removed all their specie to safe points
eastward.
We call attention to a communication in
another column headed mot one dollar for the
Bishops"
the Virginia Legislature have under con
sideration bill in favor of reunting the State of
West Virginia to the Old Dominion.
A special election is to be held in Wash
ington on Thursday with view of ascertaining the
opinion of the people upon the subject of negro SUI
frage in the District of Columbia.
Burglars attempted a few nights ago TO en-
ter the residence of P. I. Barnum, but his alarm
telegraph scared them away. This instrument must
be handy thing to have in the house.
Some of the capitalists of Erie, Penn, are
contemplating the establishment of line of vessels
between that port and Europe for the transportation
of oil.
The Herald says there is quite an influx of
country Fenians at present in New York, and the
headquarters of both divisions the chief attrac
tons to them. .. d .......
Three hundred barrels of whisky, seized by
the United States Internal Revenue Department and
confscated, were sold at auction in Brooklyn on
Saturday, at S2S9 per gallon.
The degree of D. D. has been conferred
upon the Rev. Alex. R. Thompson af the Reformed
Dutch Church. New York. by the Council Of the
University.
The Canada papers state that the right
wing of the Seventeenth Regiment returned to Hal
flax on the Doth ut from Jamaica. their services not
being longer required there.
Hon. J. H. Beveridge, the Treasurer Of the
National Lincoln Monument Association reports the
amount hand the l4th instant to be $60,S6795-
increase of 81. IS within the las fortnight
President Johnson has positively declined to
accept carriage made for him by the workmen of
the army repair workshop, after their working hours
and it has been purchased by Secretary Stanton.
Kansas is to have State University, to be
located at Lawrence. 1t has an endowment of 49,,
OCO ocres of land and SIS 900 as an iptiatory invest
ment. and its propects said to be very encoura
ging. --r
In the United States Circuit Court at New
York on Saturday Justice Shpman sentenced Fran
cisco Buhagier counterfeiter of United States
rency to pay fine of S5,O0O and be confined in tn
State prison for fifteen years.
Gold sold yesterday at 146sal462 cash, the
demand for it being quite active Governments were
moderately active Saturdays figures holding their
own. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares closed at
S1l1%. Northern Central at S44 and City Passenger
at $2GA.
The election in Virginia to supersede the
present State officers first appointed by the Legsla-
ture to be held on Friday last and afterwards post
poned till Thursday next, has been still further post
poned by that body and is set down for the 10th
of January. -
The Mississippi Legislature recently passed
bill prohibiting freedmen from renting or leasing
| lands. the knowledge of which being received IN
Washington. President johnson directed it to be dis
| regarded, and Gen. Howard Immediately issued an
| order to the above effect. = a l.Ft .'-s
The Director of the Mint has made for the
Secretary of the Treasury specimens OF double ca
giles. eagles half eagles dollars halves and quarters,
bearing the motto, In God we Trust" The secre-
tary approves the designs and the coins named
made hereafter will bear this legend. The smaller
coins do not afford room for the words
| The obsequies of Signor Rovero, late of the
italian opera. were performed in Rev. Dr. Cummings
| Church, N. y, on Sunday noon. A chorus and solo
singer from the Maretzek opera troupe NOW in this
| city), combined with the choir of ST. Stephen's
Church, executed magnificent requiem by Rossi
and solos from Rossnis Stabat Mater. Royero was
L sixty.one years Of age. l'l 'sFafls@a 77f =,