Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-13
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BALTIMORE L, MD.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

General Ii. is at liberty to take the gubernatori
chair Of Mississippi, to which he has recently be-
chosen.
Gen. Humphreys was educated at West Point. Du
ing the civilwar he was greatly distinguished for |
skill and bravery and was, we believe, wound
during the last battles near Petersburg lie w
wounded and al home when Gen. Lee cuptulated
deneral II. was, during the war prominent NJ
distinguished as an officer; the war ended he has be-
laborlng strenuousy to reconcile the people Of ii
South to what's their fixed and unchangeaJe destin
feehng assured that this gentleman was honest az
siheere the PRESIDENT has relieved him of all dsab
ties. and he is now the Governor of Mississippi
Inc fur trade at st. Paul, Minnesota is now at
height. The teams of the Red River trappers M
traders are seen in large numbers, alth ough, own
10 the heavy duties imposed by Government OH fun
large amounts are shipped in bond to Canada M
England.
Only three designs for the Lincoln monument hay
as yet been received by the Board of the Nation,
Lincoln Monument Association. They are from
j. Mead. Jr, Brattleboro'. VT; Vim. H. Johnso,
Belair, Ohio. and W. Ii. Mnchen, Toledo Ohio.
Hon. VIM. A. Darling, NJ C. from New York. VIII
Is convalescing from a severe Illness is at Willard
Hotel. Washington. His health has been much i'm
paired by his unceasing labors in behalf of Cuio
soldiers
The buildings and ovens of the government baker
at Alexandria, Va. sold ON Wednesday at auc
ton, realizing over $1,000.
The Hon. John Minor Bolts is expected in Rich
nond Tomorrow and will be the guest of Mr. Charlie
Palmer
The military authorities having removed the re
strictions upon the Richmond C6,aHerciql Bulletin
that journal yesterday renewed its publication o
morning and evening editions. The editors in re
newing their relations with the public say I'VE shall
steadily maintain the paciication policy of the Pres
dent and omit no effort to replace Virginia as al
equal and INDEPENDENT member Of hc EnIor,l
Union."
An order will be issued in few days it is generally
understood, mastering out all of the colored troops
but ten regiments five of which have been ordered 10
report to General Augur for duty in the department
Of Washington. The ordering of the troops to
Washington is looked upon by the officers and mcr
of the Veteran Reserve Corps us indicating the dis
banding of that corps
William Baldwin, citizen of Washington who
made his escape from the Old Capitol prison. but who
was recaptured after an absence of six weeks has
been tried by court martial in that city for stealing
Government horses. and sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment in the State prison at Concord and pay
fine of 81 900.
James W. Marshall, of Coloma. who first discoy
cred gold in California exhibited iftysix varieties
of mountain grapes at the fair recently held in
Placerville.
great cotton swinde, involving nearly twelve
thousand bales OF cotton, has just been uncarthed
at Augusta, Ga. 1t is said that several prominent
military officers are mixed up in the affair
Inc President yesterday signed two hundred and
nifty pardons. under the amnesty proclamati on to
parties IN the various States late in rebellion The
pardon Of General Humphreys was among the num-
Der, and was sent to the State Department
A report from the medical officer in charge of tbc
freedmen in Alabama has been received at the Freed
mems Bureau, from which it appears there are only
43o sick and disabled freedmen in that State who are
receiving medical attendance from the Government
Brevet Brigader General NJ. y. Wisewell late
Chief of tho Veteran Reserve Corps Bureau. and ot
one time Military Governor of Washington has ten
dercd his resignation to the War Department
The Government is about to sell the bridge over
the Tennessee river at Chattanooga.
The Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in session at Hagcrstown, on Tuesday adopt-
ed the report of committee recommending the pur-
chase of the Lutheran Seminary at Hagerstown, and
after selecting Frostburg Md, as the place for the
next annual session, adjourned sine die
The prosecution in the court martial for the trial
OF General BriScoe was closed Wednesday witt!
the testimony of Capt. Girard Several witnesses
were examined yesterday for the defence
Mr.. james A. Dix, many years chief editor of the
Boston journal, died in that city Wednesday OF
consumption, caused by long and close application
to the duties of his position
The Maryland Temperance Convention previous to
its adjournment Wednesday night sine die adopt-
cd resolution for general convention of the friends
of the cause, to be held in this city ON the 22d of
Feb. next.
The Governor has appointed William D. Black
stone Police Magistrate in the lth.dstrct, in place
of A. NJ. Brown, resigned and Nathan Warfeld. in
the lst district, in place of Hosea Reynolds de
ceased.
In the General Episcopal Convention yesterday the
ease of Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama was resumed
a5 the order of the day, when DIR. kerfoot, of Con
neetcut offered resolution concurring in the action
taken by the House of Bishops. An addition wa
offered by Ex-Governor Fish, of New York. "Provid
ing that such acceptance of the Rt Rev Bishop vii
mer be not consummated. and the consent to his act
ing rs Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama be not given
until he shall have transmit ed in writing the promise
of conformity comprised in the office for the conse
Grafton of Bishops of this Church the Presiding
Bishop of the House of Bishops' The resolution as
amended was adopted with but one dissenting voice
The Dangerfed property in Alexandria, valued al
about $4,000 which was seized by the Government,
has been restored to Mrs Dangereld by direction OF
the President.
The trial of Wirz was resumed at Washington yes
terday, the Court having on Saturday adjourned till
the 18th instant, in order to afford the counsel an op
portunity to prepare the defence Wirz appeared il
better health than last week. but still lies on the sofa
near his counsel Col. F. G. Rufin and Capt. j. W
Armstrong, of the Confederate subsistence depart
ment; Robert j. Kellogg, Major S. b. French of Con-
federate commissary department. and DR.. G. G. Roy
were among the witnesses examined. Col. Rutlin in
his testimony did not know that any of their troops
died from actual starvation but great numbers did lose
their lives from the scarcity and bad quality of their
ratons.
Major General Steele U. s A. has been assigned to
the department of Columbia, and is ordered to report
without delay to Fort Vancouver
An order has been issued by the War Department
he ulnl rofc
ing generals Of departments and districts.
The steamer Agnes" which arrived Yesterday
from Richmond and Petersburg, Va. brought G2S
packages and l hOgsheads Of tobacco; $50 packages
Of merchandise; IS hogsheads and 80 tons of scrap
iron and 30 bales of cotton. She had good compile
ment of passengers and made the quickest trip Oh
record
The Georgia State Railroad was turned over to the
State on the 18th ult liberal proposition has been
made by the General Government to put the road in
order
President johnson yesterday issued proclamation
declaring the proclamation Of July 5th, 1864. estab-
fishing martial law in the State Of Kentucky, no
longer in force.
large meeting was held in Philadelphia on We'd
nesday night for the purpose of inaugurating n
"Freedmen's Aid Commission Addresses were made
by Bishops Simpson, McIlvaine H. W. Beecher and
Mr.. Garrison.
BY orders of the War Department, the Department
of Mississippi is transferred from the Military Diyi
sion of the Gulf to the Military Division of Tennes-
see. The Territory Of New Mexico is transferred
rom the Department Of California to the Department
of Missouri.
The Virginia election yesterday passed off quietly
1t is believed that the Mon candidates for Congress
in the lst and I'd Districts elected.
BurglariOus operations have of late become quite
frequent in this city, and in several instances the
thieves have been successful. Two fellows broke
into Charron Posey's liquor store on Wednesday
night, but disturbed at their work by the police
and taken into custody. revolver and an assort-
ment of skeleton keys found in their possession
furniture establishment in North Gay street was
also entered the same night the safe blown open and
500 taken thererom with which the burglars quietly
walked off.
cotton mill at Hopkinton r. l.. was burned on
Wednesday night. Loss, $50 000
The Patterson Race yesterday for the St. Leger
stakes was won by the Revenue colt Baltimore
The North Carolina Convention was Yesterday oc-
cupied in discussing the State debt Gen Howard
addressed the members of the Convention and large
body of citizens last night.
The. I.sloops of war "Lackawanna" and "Monon.
gahela" now fitting out for sea at the BrookIvr
Navy Yard.
Savannah papers say that General Steadman has
issued circular prohibiting officers from adudicating