Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-07
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BALTIMORE, MD.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

A planter of much intelligence, who ha
travelled extensively since the suppression of the r.
bellion through nearly all the States lately u reyol
informs New York paper that the general cond
tiOn of the South is that Of poverty and destitutio
deficiency of crops of every sort, and widesprea
prostration of agricultural operations, producir
great dependency among the white inhabitants q
many of the plantations the improvements, as we
the dwellings as the sugar houses gin houses an
costly machinery were destroyed. and the stock too
and materials necessary for working carried OF
during the progress of the war; and the planters bC
SIDES finding themselves stagnated by this state
affairs, meet with infinite trouble in the new systel
OF labor inauguratel by the emancipation of the ne
groes. to which it they are not yet able to adat
themselves.
Francis Strahenon young Prussian wit
half dozen aliases, who has been stopping for som
time at the Everett House, y. Y. was arrested las
Saturday, charged with being deserter from tn
regular army. Strahenon had represented himself a
Prussian nobleman, and had been received will
open arms by the upper ten, his disfingue air hav
ing made doep impression on many fond mammas
who forthwith united in race to obtain the hand o
the noble stranger for their favorite daughter 3.
his adroit misrepresentation he victmized grea
many foolish people in large amounts of money Th,
chagrin of the mammas and the would-be countesse
at learning that Strahenon was a runaway prvat,
from the [. 5. army be better imagined thar
described.
An interesting case of fraudulent income re.
turn has just been decided by Mr.. Alexander the
Assessor of Lancaster, Pa The Assessor having rea
son to believe that the defendant in this case had moi
made full return of his income, had the matter in
vestigated, when it was found that he had over
$50 900 invested in mortgages in the State of Della
ware, fwhich he gave no account to the Assistant
Assessor. As required by act of Congress- Mr.
Alexander assessed the back taxes for 1862
1853 and 1864. with 100 per cent additional on the
amount withheld. The matter has been referred to
the proper department for further action.
Official notice was delivered by our Minis
ter at London, the 18th of March last to the
British Government of the termination of the Reel
procty Treaty between the United States and her
Britanic Majesty, in conformity with the provisions
of the treaty and of the joint resolutions of Congress-
approved January IS, 1865. Collectors of customs
and others have, therefore-en officially instructed
by the Secretary of the Treasury that the operation
OF the treaty will cease at the expiration of twelve
months from the time of which the notice was given
The Aquidneck Bank of Newport r. l.,
loses $4,000 by the mafeasance of one of s officers
MARYLAND lNsTITUTE-A novel and amusing ex-
hibitiou opens tonight at the Maryland Institute
Drs. Brown knowlton & Co., will give series of en-
terainmens for the purpose Of showing the effects
Of Laughing Gas upon the nervous system, a number
of gentlemen having volunteered subjects. A
similar exhibition in this city time since proved
a great attraction, and this one will doubtless be
equally successful. We would call especial notice to
the advertisement of DR.. Brown e. Co.
The military authorities of the United States
having, on the 1st instant, relinqushed their au-
thority to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, Mayor Arnold on the same day issued
proclamation notifying the citizens of Savannah that
all the ordinances of the city revived except so
far they conflict with the new status of the negro
He exhorts all good citizens to cooperate with the
civil authorities in maintaining law and order in
the city.
The st. Louis Erening NewS of the I'd, says:
Major General Absolom Baird and Major General
Alex. NJ. D. McCook, are in the city Gen. McCook
has resigned his position Major General of Voun-
teers, and assuming his old rank in the Regular
Army, has been granted one years leave of absence
We understand that he has accepted the office of GEN
eral Superintendent of the Overland TRANSFORMATION
Route to California"
A man named John HI. Maren, who was
recently arrested in New York on the charge of
attempting to pass $40 counterfeit Treasury note
was recognized as an escaped convict from the State
Prison at Trenton. New Jersey, where he was under
five years sentence also for passing counterfeit
money. He was sent back to that place on Saturday
last.
A Mobile, Ala, despatch of the I'd says
The Assessor of Internal Revenue reports that 600
bales of cotton have been shipped from here since the
war closed, on which was collected two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars Orders in existence with
drawing all troops from here The patrols have been
taken from Mobile.
The Rev. Morgan l.. Dix, Rector of Trini
ty Parish, New York. preached sermon on Sunday,
in Trinity Chapel in which he stated that there was
perfect unity between the Southern and Northern
branches of the Episcopal Church at the recent Con-
venton in Philadelphia.
The second billiard match for 81 900 side,
between Dudley Kavanagh and Pierre Carme, came
off at Irving Hall, New York, on Saturday evening
before an immense number of spectators, resulting in
kavanagh winning by score of 1,500 to Carme's
,339. Carme's highest run was us, Kavanagh's l32.
The great fair at Philadelphia, for the ben
eft of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, closed on
Saturday night. Addresses were delivered by Gen.
Meade. Messrs Dougherty and Charles Gibbons
The receipts of the fair exceed SSOOOO of which S22,
900 were taken for admissions.
The Rev. Mr.. Romeyn, pastor of the M. E.
Church at Sloatsburg, was instantly killed on Friday
evening by collision of two trains the Erie Rail
road, near Ramapo, n. J. Two other passengers
were badly injured one of whom, German, had to
submit to amputation Of the leg.
1t is estimated that the fruit crop of Cooper
county, Mo-, the present season, worth 100000
very large portion of the crop has been sold avery
low fgures-apples from thirty to forty cents per
bushel.
Robert E. Lucas, whose case has just been
closed in the Circuit Court of Kent county has just
been acquitted of the charge of the murder of James
Irons, at Church Hill, some time back.
In aid of the Poe Monument Fund, the
chool Teachers Association of this city propose Civ
ing soree the evening of the 10th instant in the
school building on Fayette street, near Paca.
The st. Louis Republican announces that
General F. P. Blair resigned his position in the army
the 1st instant and adds that his resignation has
been accepted.
Regulations for the collection of the tariff
on the frontier after the termination of the reciproc
ty treaty next March. are being prepared as the
prospects for new treaty are rather doubtful.
Major Gee, of the Rebel army, arrested in
Florida, arrived in Washington yesterday, and was
committed to the Old Capitol by order of the Secre
tary of War.
The President has urged upon the respect
i've Secretaries reduction of the estimates for the
next fiscal year to the lowest possible sums.
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, yesterday, amounted to million and
half OF dollars.
Among the literary marriages of late
date is that of Mr.. George Ripley of the New York
Tribune, to Madame Augusta Louise Schlossberg.
Prof. Boynton, the geologist, and Miss Mary
W. Jenkins are to be married in the balloon 1000
feet above New York tomorrow.
A further advance in gold is still reported.
1t sold yesterday at 147@1474 but the transactions
were small the total sales amounting to only about
$4,000. Governments had declined. 520s selling at
the ls Board at 1924 first ISSUE and l0l5 for second
There no transactions of consequence in State
stocks, and Railroad shares were quiet. Our fnan-
cal reporter says, "the market as whole was tame
and spiritess.
Petition to Secretary Seward.
A petition is in circulation in Boston, ad
dressed to Secretary Seward, and requesting
him to make no further demand upon the
British Government for compensation for the