Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-06
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

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SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Later Intelligence regarding the progress of
the war in South America between Paraguay and the
allies is contained in dispatches. The siege of
Uruguay has been raised On the 9TH of August
about 1000 or 5000 Paraguayans shut themselves up
in this town, which Immediately beseged by an
army Of twenty thousand Brazilians, Argentnes and
Uruguayans The investment continued over forty
days, the little within having worked day and
night to strengthen its position and its commander
peremptorily refusing to surrender The Emperor of
Brazil and the President of the Argentine Confedcr-
alton went to Uruguay to assist in the direction
of affairs, and to hold n conference with General
Flores, President of Uruguay, who Supcrintend-
ing operations on behalf of the allies. The latter
appeared to be suffering from lack of supplies
than the beseged, and many of their troops had
died from starvation The besieged finally sue
cumhed, when about $500 prisoners were taken and
immediately drafted into the allied army, and com
PEELED to fight against their own country. 1t is said
that these recruits fight well against their own flag
BY the arrival of the Cunard steamship
Java" we learn that another meeting of the ire
presSble holders of the rebel cotton loan had been
held in London, at which statements of a singular
character were made. Erangcr, who put the loan on
the market and Schroeder x Co.. his London agents.
they had received what they had done with it. or
as the of their contract with the confederate
government. A long opinion from an eminent in
ternatona lawyer" was laid before the meeting de
monstrang to the satisfaction of the holders of the
loan the doctrine of State Rights and United States
responsibility; and with this slender ray of comfort
the bondhOders were obliged to rest content. Loud
complaints made that the large and influential
holders of the loan known to exist did not come
forward and the meeting adjourned. Ono in
terested individual made the remarkable confession
that he was always opposed to the South but took
up the loan u matter of speculation, buying the
bonds very cheap
a night or two ago large meeting of work
ing men was held in Faneul Hail. Boston. to help
forward the movement for establishing an eight hour
system of labor Resolutions were adopted, and
speeches made by Wendell Phillips Major Mahon
and others, advocating the movement; and letters
were read from the Hon. A. Ii. Bullock and Generals
Couch and Butler expressing an interest in whatever
may permanently benefit the workingmen of the
country.
At present negroes are allowed to vote in
only six States, viz: Maine New Hampshire, subject
to the conditions white men; in Massachu
setts they must be able to read and writes in Rhode
Island must be worth $l30 in real estate: in New
York must be worth 500 over all incumbrances in
Kansas. and under the radical constitution of
Missouri, they allowed to vote. Nine counties in
Arkansas contain 42,756 negroes of whom 10000 are
CT. .nployed.
1'He Charleston Courier states that a large
,,rbor . Southerners who were about leaving for
fnro;gn conn tries, have concluded to remain in
seouence of the improved feeling manifested towards
the South by the " .>ortherners. Many persons had,
however left for foreigh states; but 1t was thought
but few of those who had at trst intended to leave
will now do so. , :,
In Copiah county, Mississippi, difficulty
recently occurred between the Sheriff and the agent
of the Freedmen's Bureau terminating in the former
imprisonng the latter. Gen. Osterhaus upon learn
ing of this sent thither troops, who liberated the I'M
prisoned official, and the county was again placed
under close military surveillance.
A mysterious box exploded i'll front OF the
wyoming Hotel, in Greenwich street, New York,
Yesterday. killing two men and woundlng nine Others,
besides ,loing much damage to the buildings in the
immediate i7elghborhood. The pohce nave the mat
fer under inves estgation.
The steamer Fung Shuey, which arrived at
Now York from New Orleans, reports having passed,
fro,, Hillsboro Inlet to Saboro Lighthouse thirty
two br cs and one ship ashore, with masts standing,
besides five wrecks of vessels either sunk or dis
masted.
S. T. Glover, who persisted in practicing
law in St. Louis, in defiance OF the Constitutional
test OATH which he refused to take believing 1t to be
unjust and oppressive, was indicted, found guilty.
and fined five hundred dollars. The case VIII be car
ried to the Supreme Court.
The State of Georgia owes fourteen million
seven hundred ami twenty thousand two hundred
and seventy four dollars and eighty five cents, pay
able six months after treaty peace has been rati
fed between the Confederate States and the United
States of America.
The Fort Smith (Ark.) Era says:-Gold
wa, sold at auction at Sl5O. Silver from $li to S54
in th is city the past week. Butter is selling at 81
tb apo' at that eggs dollar 2 dozen; sweet
potatoe, eight dollars bushel; two dollars 2
bushel.
On Tue Sday last young man who had been
on colectn. tour. and had about $4,000 in his pos
session. was ROT bed in the streets of Memphis in
broad dav bv three men. Two of them were arrested
but the third escaped with the funds.
The "Clinner Fac. ory'' located near Wood
bury. Baltimore county. between three and four
miles from the city. was pa, TALLY destroyed by fire
on Saturday evening. The loss Is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Chattanooga Gazette says small pox IS
gradually spreading over that city. There are one
hundred and eighteen in the Pest hospital, and
a number of reported in various parts OF the
city.
Butterfeld's overland coaches continue to
run on the Smoky Hill route to Denver, unmolested
NANN-o
that route making it perfectly secure.
A late despatch from Canada says that there
are COO armed men in Toronto and that many of the
Government officials arc fraternZing with the Fe-
mans.
Shierborn, the Valpole Bank robber, under
So 1tence of ten years imprisonment, escaped from
tba Keene, n. H.. Jail on Thursday, and is still at
large. -,
how. he en- arrested for sympathizing with the Fe-
r;an,s he excitement in Toronto and other provi-
sional cite 'is very great;
O.. Flo tcher. of Missouri, in his message
:. tho Io,;sla ture recommends the payment of the
dobt amo, uniting to about seven millions of dol
lars.
W;rz Is very Impatient to hear the sentence
f,be court before which he tried and says that
onxietv of mind will kill him if he is not soon in
formed of his fate
Nothing was done at the Stock Board on
Saturday the members adjoining over till to-day out
Of respect to the memory of James Lownds, recent!
deceased.
Several inches of snow fell in st. Joseph
Mo-. Monday, and snow storms nave
prevailed in several parts of Kansas within fe"
days past.
The city of Savannah has been turned ovel
to the Mayor and other corporate authorities by the
military.
The Southern Express Company is building
line of telegraph along the route of the Georgi,
railroad between Augusta and Atlanra.
A Pittsburg policeman was shot while steal
The Hampton hospitals have been discon
tiuued, and the patients sent to the city.