Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-18
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BALTIMORE, MD.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The number of oil companies in Ohio, whicl
incorporation under the statut,
of the State for six months ending on the 3Oth O
June, was one hundred and ninety -one-the aggre
gate capital (nominaD being little over $50 900
For the last two years person named w
i. Dempster has been successfully swindline the
people OF Chicago. lie has passed himself off as q
manufacturer of one thing and another an extensive
dealer in lumber, and cordwood, and the owner OF
numerous mills and factories. Among the victims
are H. n. Holden Co.. w. R. Loycjoy, McDougal
Walters. Young. Brother IL Co.. and Richard
arouse their aggregate losses amounting TO $4,000.
The State Legislature of Mississippi or
ganized yesterday by the election of H. J. johnson
as President of the Senate and Colonel SmontoD as
Speaker of the House.
Business is reported as in a fattcring condi-
ton in Texas. The newspapers of the State oppose
negro suffrage.
Governor Wells, of Louisiana, endorses ex-
Governor Aliens application for pardon.
Information continues to be received in
Washington of the injustice connected with the
seizure of cotton in the Southern States
BY the withdrawal of martial law in Ken
tucky she occupies the same position as other loyal
States.
Immense herds of cattle are pouring into
Orleans has fallen fifteen cents. In other parts the
State the price ranges from seven to ten cents per
pound.
The bloodhounds Hero and Jack, used to
guard and rend the Union prisoners at Richmond and
Andersonve, have been bought by George X Good
win, of Boston. for 81 400. Prentice of the LouisrHe
journal, says I'VE should like to buy half of each
and shoot One-half"
Surgeon General Barnes has directed the
q Al. 4 N
Surgeons Abraham Mcmahon, j. b. Cults, Nelson 5.
Drake, r. 8. kenderdine, Morse K Taylor, and G. s.
Palmer.
An opposition Union Convention, held at
TowSontown yesterday made the following nomina-
tons for Baltimore county olices:-Shcriii, Nelson
Cooper; Treasurer, Henry Wilhelm; County Commits
soners, +. I. Forsett, John Zimmerman and Stephen
Miller; Surveyor, Henry Chew.
The Cumberland river is much swollen bv
late rains.
A woman named Bishop was strangled to
death in Nashville yesterday morning
John W. Ridenour was Yesterday appointcd
by the President Assistant Assessor of Internal Reyc
nue. for the 18th division, 9th district of this State
The statement that a son of cX-PrcSident
Polk engaged at Nashville in Il corral taking
care of mules, is untrue. There is no son of Pres-
dent Polk living
The reliable gentleman who is travelling
down South recently gave some important informa-
tlon to the ECdRscWc .jou,aoi concerning the fire.
quent occurrence of late of outragcs upon the cti-
zens of Kentucky, near Cumberland. lie says that
men are seized and hung up until they dvugc where
their money i. concealed"
The Constitutional Union ticket in Georgia
at the late election is said to have received a large
majority.
Eight thousand bales of Government cotton
were sold yesterday in New York, at prices varying
from 3215 to IS cents per pound.
The Quartermaster' S Department in Nash
vile, Tennessee, is being reduced to peace basis
aided by the auctioneers hammer
Jonathan North has been nominated a can
didate for Governor in North Carolina in opposition
to Gov. Holden, the Union Administration candi-
date
William Lloyd Garrison has received a com
mission from the Freedmens Society to represent
that cause in Europe. The LJeroor is to die of fru-
tion on the lst of January Mr.. Garrison will then
be at liberty to cross the Atlantic.
Col. j. f. Jacques has been found innocent
and acquitted
The Major and Brgader Generals i'll Wash |
ington have been greatly exercised for day or past
by rumor, apparently well founded that some one
hundred Generals were to be mustered out of the vol
unteer service. Some of these gentlemen rejoice in
the prospect thus presented while others are 10th to
leave their comfortable places, enjoyed by virtue OF
hitherto supposed military necessity.
The Fenian Congress organized yesterday
by the election of John 0. Mahoney as President |
Four Nice-Presidents and four Secretaries were also
chosen.
Emerson Etheridge, who is pleading his own
case before the Commission at Cairo has pres ented
the Court with statement which admits him guilty
of encouraging resistance to the enforcement of the
laws.
Important advices received yesterday Al
New York from Mckee, show the progress of the
Lib eral cause.
During the present month the Freedmen s
Bureau has restored to twenty parties in Virginia
alone property involving an immense sum of money.
Among this number, to whom property has been re-
Stored, are exrebel Gen. W. D. Corse, John NJ. Orr
(who was Mayor of Leesburg at the breaking out of
the rebellion and more recently quartermasor of
rebel regiment) and W. Lynch editor of the Lees
burg Fashingtoaioa, and late captain in the rebel
army.
The receipts of the Internal Revenue on
Monday amounted to $577, ,S19.27.
One hundred and fifty students from the South
have just entered the University of Maryland.
The President, in his interview with the
treason has been committed there ought be some
test by the highest tribunal to the power OF the
Government to punish the crime, in order to vind-
cate the Government and the Constitution, even if
the Executive clemency should thereafter be ex-
erciscd.
General ellison in command at Savannah
has informed the blacks that they are not to be sub
sisted in idleness by the Government
A. H. Stephens was privately entertained AT
the Revere House, Boston, yesterday. lie expresses
his purpose of fsupperting the President.
The Iowa election returns give Gen. Stone
5000 majority.
The Yachts Henrietta, of New York, and
Palmer, of Philadelphia, are now enjoying race on
the ocean. The result is looked for with interest
Gold closed Mt 1i513 yesterday, and sold Il better
than on the day previous, though the transactions
were light, the sales at both boards footing up less
than $1,000. The market for Governments was |
stronger, and there little activity in Railroad
stocks. Nothing was done in State stocks