Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-12
MISCELLANY.

Missouri papers contain frequent notices
of cergymen throwing up their pastoral charge, in
order to escape the test oath.
"A new use for Confederate money has been
found. A lady in Texas stuffed IA mattress with
$5O0,000 worth of it.
"A paragraph cut from an exchange says:
"The Mayor of Mobile has prohibited the railroads
and steamers from importing into that city,.
John G.. SAKE has a new volume nearly
ready for the Press to be entitled The Masquerade
and Other Poems
1t is said that the beet culture in France
now furnishes than hundred million pounds
of sugar, for human consumption.
Lewis Goodwin, an Israelite from Russian
Poland, was murdered Nashville Tenn, on
Tuesday last.
"A correspondent reports that the hog
crop of Western Illinois will not be half as large as
usual.
-''Husband," said an exasperated wife, ~
can't express my detestation of your conduct
well, dear, I'm very glad you can't, was the cool
reply.
The London Telegraph takes quarter Of
column to tell how the Prince of Wales caught his
first salmon.
The Portsmouth Journal has subscriber
that for forty years has paid barrel of apples each
dear. he came manfully with his pippins.
"A sensitive Spaniard in Paris challenged
an editor for accusing the Queen of Spain of fearing
the cholera. It's painful to people giving their
choler license in this way.
New York has one policeman for every
400 residents; Boston one for every SEQ: Chicago
one for 656; Baltimore one for 800: Philadelphia
for 1850.
The Emperor Napoleon III. had mag
nifcent collection of meerschaum pipes, which,
Dr. Conreau strictly forbidsihis making of them,
he gives away to his visitors. His favorite costume
in his study consists of old paletot well and
remarkably shabby.
We feel able to say with confidence that
Mr.. Horace Greeley, who is in this city, has en-
pressed himself substantially in accord with the
President in his reconstruction policy announced
in his message, and earnestly deprecates any division
of the majority of Congress.-Nut. TnteIligeneer.
Referring to Democratic Endorsements, q
few days ago. Mr.. johnson stated, in conversation
with a distinguished Western statesman, that of
course he was very glad of it. If, said he. the
Democrats come to me all right; don't know that
ought object hope they'll indorse me after the
meeting of Congress as they do now
The Journal de Roanne tells a pathetic
story of the effects of Imagination in the of a
poor woman of Roanne who had promised her dying
husband that she would not marry again. After
four years of widowhood she wooed by one to
whom her heart inclined. At the same time she was
torn with secret remorse. On All-Sous day Nov. -
she went to pray at the tomb of her husband. and
there mplored his pardon for having thought of an
other marriage. In her frantic state she imagined
that. in response to her prayer the word Never
came from the grave, and she fell into When
succor arrived she was able to relate the occurrence,
but lapsed from CONFUSION into another, until
she expired.
"A Parkersburg, West Virginia, cores
pondent, under date of November 2sth says: The
past ten days have brought about new era in the oil
regions of Bull creek and Horse Neck. A large num-
Der of wells, long since nearly exhausted and only
pumping from ten to fifteen barrels and less per day,
have suddenly increased one hundred and fifty or
two hundred per cent. during this period new
we'll 81 feet inches deep, in the vicinity of the old
Gilflen we'll, is pumping one hundred and fifty
barrels of excellent oil per twenty four hours This
is the shallowest well record, scarcely two days
boring This extraordinary increase in the old wells
and the success of the new, has created quite hustle
among the oil spectators of Western Virginia, and
where but few weeks ago business looked dreary
and dull; now all is life and hustle.
1t has been claimed on the part of Ma.
tional Bank that the investment of surplus profits in
United States stocks would exempt much of its sur
plus as invested from paying the one-fourth o
one per cent duty that is now being collected semi
annually on all surplusses under the head of 'depo
SITS" 1t has been decided that the words beyond
the amount In United States bonds" as provided il
section A. OF theAct of June 1854 applies to CAPT
tai stock only and not to deposits Here is Genera
Spinner's letter on the subject
TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON Dec 1874
SIRI am in receipt of your letter Of the 6th inst
In which you ask if surplus fund invested in Inie,
States bonds is exempt from duty. 1 reply that I
has been decided that surplus fund is subject to dut,
The act makes no provision for, the deduction
tinted Statss bonds from any dutiabe item, excep
ssr,tAl. Veryre!pectfully,
Treasurer ef ths Cpited States,