Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-25
STATE AFFAIRS.

We take the following items from the Cumberland
Ciuihon:
HHoBisIERY.-on Friday night last the house of Mr..
@ L. f near South Branch. was entered and
foooeu ol G3Vu in coupon notes of S0 and about Sam
IN currency of various descriptions besides a 6ne
9verSoat , and variety of other clothing After
leaving Lhe house the robbers went to the stable and
took quantity Of harness. and am amhuIance VIII,
when they decamped; Until Sunday no trace of the
shs NE snsr araiGies could be found but suddenly Mr.
hlcaieer came upon the ambulance loaded with the
harness and clothing in the woods below the South
BrsncS ana IN care Are Of boy who had spent the
property were taken charge of and he stafed that
robbery mad been committed by one John Callahan
Efforts are being taken to secure his arrest
FICKPocKETs.-T gentry are plying their trad q
very successfully IN this city at present. and appear
to bt numerous On Tuesday during the sale OF gov
ment properly, some three or four gentlemen wers
relieved OF their vauables, and on the same evenin
MI Trout OF Hampshire county West Virginia. had
cars at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depof 'ne
RETURNING PROM THE WARs.-We learn that unite
cargo OF the deluded negroes who abandoned their
tor freedom and felicity at Norfolk was recentII
landed on the st. Mary's river shore in this countv
IN ma qesta.e ana suffering condition Aged and in
nrm negroes OF ooth sexes, and children, constituted
the bulk OF these unfortunate immigrants-N WGy,'e
Gazette. ~ -'"9 D
The Cecil Wing contains the following items:
FooT-PADs;-For the past two weeks reports have
peradoeS who lurk in the woods and secret hiding
places along the railroad between this place and
Ieduy al all times to attack and
walking the road and steal any and every thing from
the people Of the surrounding country InteIicence
has reached us of the robbery of several persons re-
Gently who were walking the railroad on their wav
to Elkton. but whose names and the particulars Of
the case, we failed to learn. 1t was only last SUNDAY
ing the road from Newark to Elkton. and Rben u q
short distance below Ash's bridge were pounced
upon ny nye desperadoes knocked down and robbed,
and forced to return from whence they came.
WILD GAIA wild cat three feet and seven incbeS
long and weighing twelve pounds, was killed by Mr.
Sampe! sf j. Price, of Elk Neck, one day this week.
Mr. Price and two sons were out on a cunning exne-
dition, when the dogs scared up the cat. When
fairly eornered he turned upon his pursuers and
showed fight and after battling successfully with the
escape. when Mr.. Price shot him. ''''>' MS
A LARGE HoG.-Mr. James II. Morgan of Elkton,
this part of the country. Its live Weights SIS pounds
Mr.. Morgan sold the animal the present week to
Mr.. W. p. Howard for $780,
We gather the following items from the Baltimore
County Union:
FATALITY AMONG HoGs.-A fatal disease has bsen
carrying off number of hogs in this vicinity lately
MIR. John f. Butler. who has lost four hogs by the
Gr informs US that they are seized with pecq
stripe over the nose accompanied by great purgipQ
by grinding equal parts of ginger and aispice to-
day, he has saved the balance of his stock He also
puts tar in the trough as a preventive E. ii. Adv
P II: butler, Mrs. Urban and others have lost hogs
SALE OF PRoPERry.-The "McCullough Mill pro-
perty which was advertised in the Union for several
Wheeler and John 7; Ensor Esqrs trustees, for two
THOUSAND dollars; Purchased by Thomas i. Ensor
acres of land in the Sixth district lying on the Gun
powder Falls with new log dwelling and stone
mill, furnished with two cutting engines and
machinery needs repairing
. DEATH OF AN OLD DETENDER.-Wm. S Canoles
living near Cub Hill, in this county one of the cold
Defenders OF Baltimore in 1914, died at his home on
the ne l9th INST he lived quiet and unassuming life
vanced age of nearly so years One by one of the old
landmarks of our history are passing away