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BALTIMORE DAILY DECFMBER 81 1se5
FROM MEXICO.

Further Particulars Of the Occupation OF
Monterey by the Liberals-A Body of
Frencs, Cavalry Commanded by a Grand
do Composition of EscobedO's Forces,
etc.
Brownsville dec. l0) correspondence of the New
Orleans Times.
Since my last we have details of the attack on Mon
terey by Escobedo.
He attacked the place and drove Gen. Quirega into
Ing that force of eight hundred French troops were
near 10y he sailed out to meet them. They were
mostly cavalry, commanded by q grandson OF the
famous Marshal Ney. EscobedO ambushed his troops
and on the advance of Ney his troopers thrown
into great confusion. By the desperate efforts of
Colonel Ney they were reformed aud advanced twice.
only to fresh repulse. His loss heavy and he
treated short distance. The same day column of
Ney, and EscObedo Withdrew before this superior
force, in good ORDER with only loss of thirty
Captain T., of the United States Army, who wasre-
turning from Saltlo reports he in Monterey the
wounded brought in. After leaving Monterey he
up to Escobedos forces at Cenaloe. He says he
has about twelve hundred men, in good state of dis
cIpDne and tolerably armed, though badly clothed
These men are quite different from COrtinaS men,
those of Canales, as they regularly organized
and with good system. EscObeGO is very,determined
and has no fears of ultimate success. He has two
good batteries well munitiOned, guns made by Ames
with the Ames shot and shell.
Most of Escobedo's men were armed with the old
Mississippi rifle, though some have the smoothbore
musket. Escobedo allows no plunderings but sub
sstS his troops by duties levied trains of merchan
disc which he allows to pass He also levies tax on
the country, but it is equitably divided and not as
heavy as the imperial eXactiOns at Matamoras Two
days after he left Escobedo he met TURING with four
hundred irregular cavalry, going to join Escobedo.
MatamOras.
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The Indianapolis Journal says there is
editor in Wayne county, Indiana, whose oath
would not convict weasel of robbing hen-roost il
found in the coop with blood in his mouth"
An agreement has at length been perfect
ed in regard to the Wallabout Bay lands between the
Government and the city of Brooklyn The city will
now have road to the Eastern District by which
that section be reached by much shorter time
than at present.
The Emperor Macmillan, ever anxious
to initiate French institutions, has appointed "di-
rector to the press and chosen for that office priest
the Able Domenech who was formerly employed on
the staff of several journals in Europe. supported by
subsidies from the French government.
james Cosgrove attacked young man
named John Cahll and Miss Maggie Williams, on
Thursday night, in Lancaster while the latter were
returning from party. whereupon Cahill drew a
pistol and shot his assailant in the breast, ncting
probable fatal injury.
"A steamer, constructed after the system
of Winans cigar ship, has been launched at Havre.
Its length is seventy feet and breadth nine it
is provided with eight screws of which six are en-
tirely submerged; these are worked by engines of
twenty-five horse power.
The youngest son of the great Patrick
Henry died in Floyd county, Virginia. in 1854 in cir
cumstances of extreme destitution. The Legislature
of that State was appropriating thousands on mar
BILE statue of the father at the very time the son was
begging for his bread.
On q recent trip of one of the Illinois
river packets-a light draft onethe passengers were
startled by the cry of man overboard!" The
steamer was stopped and preparations made to save
him, when the sound of his voice was heard ex-
claiming, go ahead with your old steamboat! III
walk along behind you"
King George the Fifth of Hanover has
lately composed an Italian opera, "The Hermit of
the Peloponnesus" which is in preparation for per-
formance 10 this end he has engaged an Italian
troupe at cost of twenty thousand halers. King
George, born in 1S19 is not only composer Init also
an intelligent writer upon music
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South Carolina.

The difficulties between the South Carolina plant
ers and the freedmen settled on the abandoned plan
taons of the sea islands and along the coast, in
consequence of the latter refusing to surrender the
lands to the former have not yet been adjusted. A
General Sickies' staff officers recently went from
Charleston to James Island for the purpose of hav
ing conference with the negroes. On approaching
the island, however, in their boat, they were con-
tronted by about sixty armed negroes, who would
listen to no explanations from the army officers
but threatened to fire on the first of the party
who stepped ashore.
Two regiments of regular troops were afterwards
sent to the island to put the freedmen under better
suhJectlon The army officers i'll South Carolina APP
pear to be doing all they TO dspel the false i'm
preston OF the cOored people that the Government
u0nS, and General SaxtOn, Assistant Commissioner
of the Freedmen's Bureau for the State, addressed
them on the subject at large public meeting on
Thursday last.
The present week will decide whether the fears of
negro outbreaks entertained by the white people of
not only South Carolina but nearly all the lately re-
belllouS States, have been well grounded. as the
Christmas holidays form the period that has hoen
looked forward to with dread for their realization
correspondent describes the business of Charleston
as rapidly increasing. There are great number of
Northerners now in the city, and the spirit of ankee
enterprise is manitesting itself very plainly.
The Legislature of Louisiana adjourned on Friday
last to the Odd of January without having put through
the usual appropriation bills. Governor Wells has
on the ground that it would afford relief to those who
opposed the national government, and none to Union
men, The report Of the majority of the legislative
committee appointed to consider the necessity of call
ing new constitutional convention has already ap-
peared in our columns, and to-day, in our New
orleans correspondence, we furnish the minority
report.
The former favored the convention project and
the latter opposed it, for the reasons among othors
that the constitution OF 1861 was binding on the peo-
pie Of the State and that all proceedings under had
been recognized as legal and regular by the Presi-
dent. The bill brokers of New Orleans recently in
augurated system designed to impair the credit of
the issues of national banks causing thereby some
city. The President of one of these banks issued
card assuring the public that all who felt nervous
about holding to their bills could have them re-
deemed at the counter Of the institution over which
he presided,
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
RARNIM'S HOTEL.

Carefully corrected as changes occur1
, 70 Washington, by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Depot Camden street and Eutaw strcet-4.30, 7.05,
S.45 and $40 A. NJ, and 800 and 500 and S45 P. NJ
sunday trains at 43O and S.45 A. NJ, and 40 and
To Philadelphia and New York, by Baltimore,
philadelphia and Wilmington Railroad, Depot Presi-
dent street-S and $40 A. NJ, and TO- 4.l0 635 and
30 I. NJ. Sunday trains for New York 7.50 ?. NJ
and for Philadelphia 9.25 P. NJ.
=, 10 Harrisburg, Elmira and the West, by Northern
Central Railroad, Depot corner Calvert and Frank
lin streets, 900 A. NJ and 1910 7.2O and 1000 P. NJ
10 York, by Northern Central Railroad, 7.2O A. NJ.
To P Pa by Northern Central Railroads.&c.
:, To Frederick by Baltimore and Ohio Railroads.&c.
To Ellicott's Mills by Baltimore and Ohio R-62O
and 10 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ.
10 9. Salisbury by Phila. Wilmington and Bait. R R
To DogeT Del. by Phila. Wilmington and Bait.
:, To Wheeling and Parkersburg by Bait. and Ohio R
Express, daily Gncluding Sunday, 10 P NJ.
10 westminster and Union Bridge by Western
MARYLAND R.9.2O A NJ. and $50 and 500 P NJ.
, 10 Fortress Monroe Norfolk and Richmond, by
Bay Line, Union Dock, daily, at 500P. NJ, and New
Line Spears wharf daily. at soc P. NJ.
Shore..,every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday by
individual Enterprise Steamers. Light street Wharf
at 200 A. NJ.
To Annapolis by Bait and Ohio and Annapolis and
Elkridge Railroad, Depot Camden street-7.05 S.45
a. NJ. and 40 7. NJ, and by Individual Enterprise
Steamer from pier at foot of Camden street, every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at TOO
For further information, see advertisement of Rail-
roads and Steamboats, in another part of this paper
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HaWthOrn's Thoughts.

seold and blockhead- birthstone and wood-a
good match. "'0U
No fortune so small but that heaven may be imaged
on its bosom. " 1ae W
Nobody will use other peoples experience nor
have any of his own till it is too late to use it,
Comfort for childless people, A married couple
with ten children have been the means of bringing
about ten funerals.
What would a man do if he were co,nnelled n 1.-Two
always in the ultry heat of society and could never
battle himself in cool solitude?
IrIhes to one are matters of life and death to
another as for instance. farmer desires brisk
breeze to winnow his grain and the mariners to blow
them out of the reach of pirates.
All sorts of persons and every individual has a
place 10 M IN tne world and is important in some re-
spects, whether he chooses to be SO or not
Fortune to come like peddler with his goods-as
wreaths OF laurel diamonds. crowns; selling them.
but asking for them the sacrifice of health Of integ.
ware to be paid DOWN. '''@'
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InpoPts-COastwiSa.

New York.-Steamship Patapsco--l0 bbls, plaster
and eases mdSe S. Blaisdell, Jr.; 60 pkgs. soda
cask nutmegS, bags coffee, W. Ii. Crawford & Co.:
Is kgs. spikes, order; 81 pkgs. castings Thomas c.
L. Palmer * Co; 20 tubs butter, Cornell s; Co: 1918
bags wheat. Henry NJ. Warfeld & Co.; q plates yell
low metal, Coleman Bailey; 81 bbls. pork, Joseph
a Yates CO.; 200 pkgS mdse., B. q o. r. r. Co.;
600 do. do 100 bbls: -four. sundry persons.
Boston-Sch l.. II. Tuber-360 doz. buckets. &C.;
c. W. Lord. ~ bdls baskets, II do. mats: H. NJ Beebe
\ Bro; l25 tons plaster, Kelsey & Gray: $50 pkgs
furniture, sundry persons.
Richmond, Na-Str. Petcrsburg-90 hhds. stems
Bros. BOninger; Is bbls. faXseed, W r. Griffith &
Co.; ii do. dried fruit, McClesh Rives Il Co.; g.
boxes tobacco, Prick ~ Ball. % bales cotton, james
Sullivan, 1900 mdse. sundry persons
NorfolkSchr. ); II. Travcrs-3 bales cotton, 5000
shingles. Is tons old iron. bones and rags James Cor
ner Sons.
Hmports-FOrcign.
Nassau, y. P.-British Schooner Coquette-5,0OO
oranges II doG. pines, 1850 cOcoanuts, green tur
ties, punches bananas, master.
Caldera and Carizal.-British Bark Potosi-7,77S
otis copper ore. 5000 do rcgulus 1899 do sulphae
of copper, p hides, order.
NayGssa.- c. c. Clark-lS0 tons guano,
r. W. L. Raisin, agent.
aths 5000 pickcts 3O8000 feet scantling and deals
Kelsey y Gray.
EXp0rts-FOreisR.
Belfast Ireand-Br. br. Kathleen-32,7 94 bushels
corn.
St. Lucia-Br. ,schr. Emma Anderson-5O0 bbls.
flour, % half do. do go bblS pork half do beef u
eighth do beef 10 eighth do. bread, 10 half do do,
hbl. tongues, 33i lbs cheese l65 gals kerosene
1000 lbs. candles, ga do. hams, 1900 do. lard. s
pmcheOns oil meal, 60 bushels peas, 20 do beans 10
do. pran hhds. tobacco, box preserves 800 shocks
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PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE

FHHHE PROPRIET0RS of the New York Museum
= OF Anatomy have determined, regardless of ey-
pense, to issue free tor the benefit of suffering hn
mainly, and suppression of quackery), four of their
most interesting and instructive Lectures on Marr-
age and its disqualifcatOns, Nervous and Physical
Debility, Premature Decline of Manhood, Indiges-
ton, Weakness or Depression, Impotency, Loss of
Energy and Manly Power the Great Social Evil and
those Maladies which result from youthful foliies
excuses of maturity. ignorance of Physiology and
laws of nature. " "
These invaluable Lectures have been the means
enllghteni1g and saving thousands, and will be for
warded tree on receipt of four stamps, by address,
ing SECRETARY, New York Museum of Anatomy and
Madeline. 6lS Broadway. New York G1i 10
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VNHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE.-That the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans Court for
Baltimore City letters testamentary the estate of
JOSEPH KING, JR., late of said city de-
ceased. All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the vouchers thereof the subscriber or before
the 5th of June. 1866 they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of the said estate
1895. TACY 6. KING ''n"ef'
d7-iwlw Executor.
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-Maximilian had better be in hurry and
pack his trunk. We see by our special dispatch from
Indianapolis that the lower branch of the Indiana
Legislature yesterday by vote of ssventy-three to
one. adopted resolution ito clean Macmillan out
Of Mckee,
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SEWING MACHINES:
a PRESENT
Worth Having.

Of course any present however trivial is worth &C
measured by the unseen jewels of sentiment that
imagination invests it with. Still one does not OBJ
lect to present having a high intrinsic value
Where woman knows he can afford she will not
think the less of present from her husband for its
having cost from forty to two hundred dollars. Not
bit of it. Now, have in our minds eye Just
such present as a true wife would like to receive
from her worser half. Such of our own readers as
would see it in its substantial form, may do So by
stepping into the salesroom of Messrs Grover IL Ba-
ker. In of their sewing machines, so perfect in
their construction, and so easily adapted to every
loves his wife, and would therefore tighten her heart
by tightening her household cares will find just such
present he ought to feel bound to at this
season of festvty and gratefulness. The prices of
the machines, which are marvelously simple, and re-
qure no mechanical skill to manage, are from fifty
i've dollars upward; Let every sensible father of
cost in 'weariness and vexation of spirit alone.
nn(S I'm
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E1VARM OF $40 ACRES in Baltimore county
n one mile east of the Northern Central Railway
and York Turnpike, and one mile from Cockeysville
$50 acres under cultivation, balance in oak chestnut
and poplar timber. The land is high and rolling well
watered and fenced, in excellent cultivation and
ING, forty feet square, with Back Building; also,
good Barn, Stables, Corn Houses, Wagon House, Ice
House. Churches of every denomination and schools,
are one mile distant and there are in the neighbor
hood several Merchant Mills that use all the grain
pie Orchard on the farm also, peach trees berries
and variety of fruit. For terms, &C., apply to
W. r. COLE,
N. E. corner Baltimore and North streets,
a leta.
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WINES, LIQUORS, ETC.
EDERKINS, STERN d. co.'s.
CALIFORNIA WINES.

The increasing porularityo our brands Of tbes,
me wines has induced their extensive Imitation ~
AL desiring genuine and pure Wines should see that
each bottle 10 uPOA
The following Wines are now offered by rs with
our guarantee Of their entire purity. ~ 1' WIN
oe ~. WHITE, OR HOOK VINE,
vi light straw color, very delicate fine aa4ora5
and superior as dinner Wine to Hook or Rbine W.
ANGELICA.
bv l PGn ana naturally sweet Wine much admired
MAKES make me Wheys and jellies. 1t is fine dessert
"lne' and well adapted for Communion purposes.
This superb Vino is made from selected cranes T.
Is very qeloate and will rank with the very highest
sweet ines OF Europe;
r rms deep red color, of good body and fine flavor
~ Is becoming very popular where slightly astrng-
natural Wine, 1t will agree with the most delicate
organization.
WINE BITTERS.
These are made in our own cellars, from our own
Wines and will be found agreeable and pleasant.
Distilled from the second pressing of the grape and
Is a pure and desirable article
JK BARNES, the Surgeon General of the Tr-....,
States, assisted by Assistant Surgeon WOODY iRHN
after searching and careful analysis of o. ~ w.
pronounces them all pure, and admiral Nv o5am+Ci
for the use of the sick and debilitated ' auapIe"
Dr.. JACKSON, the ,well-known c.. enlist or Roston
comedies with this opinion. Ai'' u oos'oH'
The Boston Journal, Transcri nj To,-oIro- co4,,u-
gay EVenlng Gazette, New York Evening posi- TT
pune and large portion 81 the press The
country have in leading articles upoR American .ao
T fes eHtolle1 the Superior merits of these Wines
Inc me VINE Con Tention, held at Cleveland Ohio.
% as our nes came in competition with all the
!eddlng brands of Western Wines awarded five
premiums out of six to our Wines,
me indiana State Fair, endorsing the opinion ex-
pressed az Cleveland awarded Diploma and Sill
G. W. PIER i CO.,
No. ~ South Charles street,
Baltimore.
Let Americans support American industry
oc2-tfr
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I1 ~ R k1SHMSHD ivb FR PdPG
MAC Il. RIO IRA VELLERS GOING SOUTH.
TWICE DAILY, LSundqy P. NJ Ercepted1
The quickest and most direct route to Richmond
Va. and the South, via the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to Washington
Potomac steamers from Sixth Street Wharf Wash
ington to Aqua Creek and Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad now entirely completed
from Aqua Creek to Richmond, Va, connecting
there with ira ms on the Richmond and Petersburg
and Richmond and Danville Railroads, for Peters
burg; Weldon, Wilmington, Raleigh, Greensboro.
Salisbury, Charlotte and Chester, S. c..
Trains leave Camden Station at 40 A. NJ. and $50
and P. NJ, connecting at Washington with steamers
leaving Sixth Street wharf, daily, Sunday night
excepted) at A. NJ. and S.45 P. NJ, and arrive in
Richmond at 2.20 p. NJ. and SO A. NJ.
THROUGH TO RICHMOND IN TEN HOURS
Fifty Miles Shorter and ~ hours quicker than ann
other Route.
Be sure and get through tickets via AQUA Creek
and Fredericksburg to Richmond, at Camden Station
Baltimore, and get through baggage checks
Omnibusses and baggage wagons always in readi-
ness to convey passengers and baggage to the steam
CTS in Washington city free Of charge.
A. NEEDHAM & SON.
No. l42 Light street wharf
General Agents.
CHAs. NJ. HANEY,
oc5-tr General Passenger Agent.
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RAILROAD NOTICES.
THE AND OHIO RAILROAD

In FM AHs*5ssE==z=7 On and after SUNDAY, De-
90 - cember 3, 1865, two daily trains
viii run between Baltimore and Wheeling and Par
MAIL NAIL TRAIN viii leave Baltimore daily Iexcent
le9ye daily (inGlqdng Sunday, at 10 P. NJ, and the
for Wheeling daily at GAS A. NJ Except Sunday
These trains connect at Belar and Parkersburg for
all E RR9RF nE MeEf southTest end Northwest
leaves Baltimore daily at 4SO P. NJ. Except Sunday
East-Leayes Frederick at us A. NJ. daily, (Sun-
The ELLIC0TT'S MILLS TRAIN leaves Balti-
more at $40 and 10 A. NJ, and $50 p NJ. and Eli
colts Mills at 7.4O A. NJ, and 11.SO A. NJ, and $40
FOR WASHINGTON:
and desTe a B3t e ct 80 7 S5 and $40 NJ
NJ, 429 and6 P. NJ, Leave Washington at $50, 500
days at 8 A. :, N; and s. 100 and 9 P. NJ The $40
$40 and A. NJ. and 3 P. NJ. trains from Washington
stop at way points, The and SIS 4; NJ. and 40
and 40 P: NJ. trains from Washington connect with
trains on the Annapolis road.
For further infqEmqtioG tickets of every kind, &c,
tion' or at the Ticket Office; "; P. SMITH,
L. M. COLE. General Ticket Agent. de2-tf
q = cnsF NoHrH K.IEwAy,
WINTER SCHEDULE,
TRAINS NURIH WARD.
Leave Baltimore as follows:
York Accommodation, No. 1.............. 40 A. NJ.
Man 800
East Line P M.
York do S33 0
Parkton do 3............... $50 "
Pittsburg and Erie Express.................. 72O
Plttsburg and Elmira Express ..............10.00
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
Pittsburg and Elmira Express 700 A. M.
Parkton Accommodation, No. 2.............. $50
YORK accommodation, No. 2...............1015
IasC Line l2.3O p Nj,
P Pk Accommodation, No. 4, at Bolton 4.3O q
York X ccommojaiion No, I ''''''''''' 2 OK
Mail; Fast Line and Pittsburg and Elmira Express
will not stop between Baltimore and Parkton.
Fast Line, Mail and Accommodation trains leave
daily except Sundays
Pttsburg and Erie Express. leave daily except Sat-
urdays.
Pittsburg and EImira Express leaves daily.
Mail and Accommodation Trains arrive daily ex-
cept on Sundays.
Elmira Express arrives daily except Mondays.
Fast Line arrives daily
- Mail Fast Line, Pittsburg and Erie Express and
Ptsburg and Elmira Express make close connections
with the Pennsylvania Central Railroad at Harris
burg for Pittsburg, Cleveland, Columbus Cincinn att
indianapolis, Chicago, st. Louis, Fort Wayne Louis
vile, Cairo and all points in the West, Northwest
and Southwest. Mail and Express Trains connect at
Elmira with the New York and Erie Railroad for
all points in Northern, Central and Western New
York. ~
For further information, apply at Calvert Station.
j. N. DUBARRY
General Superintendent
ED. S. YOUNG,
nolS-t General Passenger Agent.
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DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BALTIM R E, I'D.


Committee Of Arbitration for December
GEO. n, EATON,
VrvRy W. SIICER, JOSEPH o. FoARD,
WV. H. GRAHAM, JOSEPH S. HOPKINS.
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kNARM OF $50 ACRES in Anne Arundel
~ County, situated on South River, and known as
Boards Point Farm" The soil is of fine quality.
and easily improved location healthy; water excel
lent; line second growth chestnut also oak, hickory
poplar and pine wood sufficient for all necessary pur
poses improved by three frame dwelling houses
log barn. stables. corn house and meat house, ali Of
Wnicn are more or less in bad repair. Water fowl
crabs oysters and terrapins in abundance This is
good point for business it is public landing
Wnere the farmers for twenty miles around haul their
produce. large schooner plies regularly between
tnls point and Baltimore. For terms, &c. apply to
w. r. COLE,
n. Z. corner Baltimore and North streets.
"oN" Sacopd Story
SARM OF 400 ACRES, on or at the mouth Of
~ the Ihreadhayen river, where it empties into the
chesapeake Bay 300 acres Of fine wheat corn land,
or any Kind OF cereal. and about 100 acres of yalua
BILE timber; Improved by fine Mansion, erected at
cost OF $1,000 and all necessary out-buildings.-
two OF the best ducking points in the State, with
plenty OF all kinds of fish within fifty yards of the
door. For terms, DO, apply to
W.R. COLE,
, N. x. cor. Baltimore and North sts.,
C.
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The operating expenses and taxes are, by the above
statistics so 4 ct.
The Company had floating debt on the list of Oc-
tober of 245,6IS. but before its report sworn
had made payment from its foreign loan OF 81 $751;
1866. leaving the floating debt 81 36i 225S 49, or an
increase in its floating debt for the fiscal year of an
equal amount.
The annexed comparative table shows the amount