Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-20

The Tennessee Legislature has voted
General Thomas gold medal in commemoration of
his splendid military services" and especially in the
battle before Nashville.
The Memorial of Lille speaks of the dis
covery in the Church of NOtre Dame, at Casse of 4
fine picture by Rubens-the "Apparition of the Vir-
gin to St. Francois d'Assise.'
Glasgow is to be improved" and q, $50
persons will be turned out of their homes by the ope
ration This number does not include goodly pOpu-
lation who will be removed by the proposed atera-
tons of twelve streets to be widened.
In the Indiana Senate, motion to engross
the joint resolution proposing to amend the Consti-
tuition by striking out the article excluding negroes
from the State, was negatved by tie vote which
action practically defeats the resolution.
"A man in Detroit named Russell got on
spree last Tuesday, and taken into alley by
boon companion named Fox and robbed of coat,
boots, hat and cash. Russell thought Fox was only
plucking him by way of joke.
Amongst the patents lately taken out in
France are a hygienic alphabet in gingerbread; a
method Of making head-dresses. caps and pocket
handkerchief in paper mechanical fan, opening
and shutting instantaneousy; machine for cutting
stone by means of n system of points, reproducing
infinitely the relief required apparatus for max
ing deaf people hear and fewer than ten patents
for stopping railway trains.
In regard to the refusal of Spain to ac
cept the arbitration of England in the Gillian affair."
the London Spectator says: If England goes a step
further than advised is very doubtful whether the
Spanish nation would not accept the challenge
Short of force there appears to be no remedy, and
no English ministry would willingly give the signal
for what might prove Il general European war, more
especially while false precedent still unremoyed
would allow Spain to cover every sea with American
Alabamas.
1t is a remarkable coincidence that Stone
wall jackson and Longstreet, Lees two lieutenants
upon whom he relied to out his plans for battle
were both wounded in the woods (Wderness)
in the same manner and by their men. jack
SON it will be remembered, was shot through mis-
take by North Carolina soldiers at Chanccllors
vile, when accommodating in 'front.' preparatory to
making a flank movement. Longstreet shot a
few months later in the Wilderness, when moving
forward in the same manner.
The Cleveland Leader says that the Rev.
Mr.. Gordon, who was so summarily executed by the
British authorities in Jamaica as rebel leader,
was white man and Baptist clergyman, resided at
Kingston, forty miles from where the outbreak oc
CURED, and was guilty Of offence other than that
of advocating the rights of the blacks in the Colonial
Legislature and taking prominent part in the
Baptist reyiyals Of religion the island. He was
seized at Kingston taken to Norant Bay, tried before
a drum head court martial, and summarily executed
This is British justice.
DIR. Henry Zeller, of Williamsport, has
recently figured in case before the Circuit Court of
Washington county, Nd, in which he was mulcted
in the sum of $500 with interest, at the suit of Mrs
Eliza Davis, from whom he took the money, acting
provost marshal without authority, in compensation
for horses which he said he lost by the rebel invasion
Zcller alleged that he beIieged Mrs. Davis
among the invaders and frightened Mrs d. into the
payment of the money, AT the same time falsely
Stunning that he deputy provost marshall
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