Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-25
MESSFELANE.

uay morning TO near Kew Dr CnaNln. 10 his regret,
arriving at the church. he found not that eminent
divine but Il stranger who preached cIoquently from
the text, But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of
fever" X. thought he would go to Plymouth Church
in the afternoon, TO hear Mr.. Beecher. There he
found the same stranger in the pulpit and again he
listened TO the eXpounding Of the text. But Simons
wife's mother lay sick of fever Somewhat vexed
at his i'll success, Y, having liberal views went i'll
the evening to DR.. Osgood's Church. What was his
astonishment At being compelled to listen again to
the now familiar sermon. from the same Clergyman
Having occasion next morning to the ferry, Y.
discovered his next neishbor to be the strange
preacher with his sermon under his arm. Il wonder
what that ringing can be- suggested the stranger
modcStly as peal ofbclls was heard from the oppo-
site shore. Il suspect returned Y. savagely cycling
the manuscript, that Simons wifes mother must be
dead. heard in several places yesterday that she
very dangerously :" The rest of the voyage
passed without incident or conversation.
The reformed Presbyterians'' of Chicago
have issued formal protest against the prevalence
Of sabbath breaking in that city. The following is
extract:
BY your criminal love Of gain and teaching of
your employees disregard Gods law for the sake of
money. you have broken down the consciences Of
your clerks, sIosmen warchouscmcn. drivers, col
ectors, cashiers. conductors, and all Others whom
your example has operated effectively. and exposed
them to the temptation to rob you of your time and
money az you have robbed God. The records Of the
criminal Of great cities for the past month
show how awfuy successful has been your mode OF
educating your employees for the Pcnitcntiary."
Under the head of Happiness corked up
in half-ouuce bottles" the Philadelphia Ereaing
Tdcgrrpb describes the habit of laudanuu drinking
in that city: practice. it says, which Is rapidly in
crcasing that the druggists, who may be counted
by the score, are getting rich. No restrictions
placed upon the sale Of laudanum and the irreSpOn-
ibiity Of the druggists dcnounced by the Telegraph
a the means Of shortening the lives Of very many OF
the citizens.
During the recruiting for the war physi-
elan in Boston, taking one person who offered him
self to be Il dc-crter. branded him the breast by
using some c&ustic preparation which burned into
the flesh. The man proved not to be deserter and
brought suit for the outrage. The case was before
the jury for several day, but they could not agree
uIon a verdict. All wanted the doctor put in for
damages but they could agree upon no specified
amount.
The Worcester Natural History Society
has just come into possession Of Il somewhat
specimen Of an owl in a singular manner. The bird
sitting telegraph pole near birmingham, was
shot by gunner i'll an adjoining field just BoS
ton train along. The owl fell upon the tender
OF the engine and was secured by the engineer who
presented it to the Society. The sportsman not
consulted.
Lord Caversham was an earl who dressed
in the country like II riInekeeper, and in town like
butler. 1t is related Of him that at battue i'll
The neiyhborhoyd, i, dandy, miEtaking him for tho
keeper, presented him with sovereign, which coin
he grpycly accepted, and at the dinner that night
publicly thanked the donor. saying that the peeragc
was IA class which IN General sadly overlooked by
the charitable.
--Retrihutiyc justice was mctcd out to one
Buhleer. of Bernc switzerland in singular man
ner # appears that he in the habit Of training
dogs to perform tricks, and sometimes cruelty i'll
treated them. Recently he brutaly beat n little dog
which would not obey his order, and while doing So.
one Of his large dogs sprang forward seized him by
the throat, and bit him 50 severely that he died on
the following day.
Some curious caves have lust been dis
covered in Fife by a party Of Scotch antquarians.
On the wall Of of the were found sculptured
the forms Of elephants. birds fish and other objects.
II Is supposed that in the early ages of Christianity,
these caves were used as places Of worship By an
choritos, and that 81. Adrian dwcIt in one.
The following appears in the Boston CON-
u.o,,~ecli: 1t Is pleasing instance of the
mission of noble qualities from lhor to that the
two younger sons Of the late Horace Mann, upon tAe
loss by their brother of ms property in the Concord
Bank through the recent robbery. at informed
him that onc-hird Of their joint bequcsL should be
his.
--Nr. Morris r. Reagan, brother Of Hon.
j. H. Reagan, jss.t released from Fort Warren, died
at Austin, Texas recently, from injuries Tccei' cd
from falling from secoul-stpry window. He Il;
talented and energetic man, in the prime Of life.
The report Of the eighth census gives the
number of establishments for the manufacture ofjew-
cIry in the United Satcs at i, employing 1858 male
ard 5s4 female hands. Capital invested, $5Is072}
cost Of material S5lo2,5o and ost Of labor, $26o5,
056 The annual ealHe of products for the end
ns lst june is given at 5io,n5,Sll.
1t is said that jefferson Davis lately asked
an oaiccrat Fortress Monroe whether he thought the
people Of the North desired his execution. The
officer replied that he had been 50 long ON duty he
could not speak those at home but the army was
unanimous III the sentiment thath2 should be hanged
| Consolng!
\ farmer going to get his grist ground at
mill, borrowed bag of one of his neighbors. Tho
poor man was knocked under the water-whecl, and
| the bag with him. he was drowned. When tho
melancholy news was brought to his wife she
claimed: My gracious what fuss hcre'll be about
| that bag"
n letter from Virginia City, Montana
Territory to the ST. Louis Democrat, says over ono
hundred miles Of placer dicgngs much Of it exceed
ngly rich, have been discovered, and and thri
wing towns are springng up in the aurferous region.
"A woman in New orI, while drunk,
bea, and frightened her husband to death. The jury
found that he was consunptve, and that her treat
mcut 'oaly hastened his DEATH, and she was dis
! charged. Lucky murdercss.
The Mattoou Illinois, Gozctfc did not
appc7r week before last and Ia last weeks issue the
editor explains the lie his assistant, his
printers and his devil all had the ague and couldn't
| work.
-Mexco is altogether governed by French
ministers. Marshal Bazaine is the minister Of war
and commandcr-in-chict; NJ LangIais, councillor Of
State. IS minister OF finance and NJ. Pmard is minis
| ter Oh commerce.
! Rebel claimants for cotton who brought
slit in the United States Circuit Court St. Louis
to recover five hundred and ,cycnty-uSo bales We're
non suited last week the ground that the cotton
was lawfully seized during the the property 2l
| the public enemy.
| "A Paris letter says: II can state on sure
| grounds that President Johnsons speech to the
Southern dcputation has produced most favorable
impression here You expect to sec the e..ec' VI
it in an altered tone of the Government press.
A New Bedford paper aays: MI. Joseph
Pittsey who has arrived at the age OF ei5hiy
years informs that he has not been SICK io L''S
years. and every day for tHe 'ast h'o u'oh'ns has
earned his dollar"
- New Oriean, correspondent writes that
o.,-,. steamer that an4yrs out brings an Immense
,,,o,bo of Za.t IN .,. with their pockets tul Of
One Of our Western exchanges is in a
l,5rv Having duuned delinquent subscriber, he
rf only refused to pay, but threatened to fog the
.iitor if lie stopped the paper!
Two men recently put in Jail in Pittsburg,
on suspicion of being concerned in murder, insist
that the Mayor should pay them three dollars day
for the week Of their imprisonment. He declines.
The claim OF ames Brooks to a seat IN
Congress as one of the Representatives from New
| York. will be contested by William L. Dodge. Both
claim TO be elected by about 300 majority.
"A lad who recently died in Goshen,
Indiana, from the kick of Il horse in the abdomen,
lived twenty y-six days without taking foed of any
kind.
The street railway companies OF Clncln-
natl are making trial of steam cars on their roads
So far the experiments have been favorable to heir
use.
The London Times says there Is no doubt
Of the existence of yellow fever at Swansea, Eng
land
The name of the heir to the throne Of Siam
i Pbra Bard sondetch PhTa Paramsndl Maha MopE-
kut Pbra Chom Alau Chau Iu HUa.