Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-26

Donations TO PubIic cIRStitutions-Eight
with Indian Iusurgents--R.cr ,..:s.v .:"s.v
Serenadesi by the SpumisF Residents OF
Merida, etc.
By the arrival of the steamship Guiding Star, at
New York, from New Orleans December II, via Ha-
Tana December ~, We have received advices from
fucatan to the 5th inst; brought by the schooner
cqfRtneFf qft 9hcH Seh d c farres: Of exc75 through
Yueatan continued to be attended with enthusiastic
While at Merida Her Majesty donated the follow
ing surs-S2 500 for the establishment of free school
for girls in that city 5000 to the general hospital
S3O to be distributed among the poor, in especial to
such had suffered by the war of cnstes; 1000 to-
ward completing the work on the cathedral, and
smaller sums to various religious orders.
On the 1st of December the Empress visited the
Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition and the fol-
lowing day she was present at the benediction and
Inauguration OF the 'Constancia" cotton spinning
Her Majesty left Merida on the morning of Dec. L.
for the city of Campeche, passing through Uxmal.-
A large number Of the young men of Merida voun-
eered to attend the Empress as far the limits of
the department as guard of honor.
On the 9th of November a body of insurgent In
dams appeared at S8caha, four leagues from Tixea-
cacopuI, and force under Colonel Rafael Lopez de-
spached from Ealladolid to attack them suffered
defeat resulting in the oe2tn of Lieut. Martinez
OF the Engineers; Colonel Lopez was Immediately
suspended and od"red TO answer for the reverse be-
: lure court martial
unon hearing of the affair the Empress sent two
hundred dollars to the widow Of the lieutenant to
assist her until pension can be granted at Mexico
city.
On December, force Of Indian. six hundred
there was no military force stationed in the place
some MY yoIunteers succeeded in repusing the in
surgent with heavy loss, but at the cost of several
dead and wounded citizens.
In evidence of her appreciation of the heroic con-
Duct OF the defenders of Senoto, her Majesty or
dered one months pay to be given to the wounded
men according to their respective grades and five
hundred dollars to be distributed among the faIn-
lies OF those killed in the affair
| The Spaniards residing in Merida serenaded the
Empress and the Marquis dc la Ribera the Spanish
Minister, on the evening of November IS. The sere-
headed q Niaa s,,l
| at Merida, Senior Domnguez. to whom her Majesty
sent a message expressing her qualification ut the
| compliment.
AGATE" the Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, is responsible for the following:
bit Of malicious gossip goes the round of capital
gossps about an alleged response by General Butler
| to the corked bottle figure which General Rawns
was lndisereet enough to use in writing Gen. Grants
General Buter-"it is undeniabe that men in writ
ing often illustrate their ideas by figures of speech
iev arc mos, The opv thing gs Tx kno 1'fo fo
initiate against that idea,' hey continue to quote,
is that the General has never been accused of am
aeF sgiS@' Familiarity '1 the process Of eoTk"o bot
The work of 'breyetting" deserving gentlemen has
6een gong on Tor little time with such a ooseness
that the distinction is somewhat cheapened Gen
erai. said noted Ohio Congressman to Mr., Stan
| tons right-hand man in the Department, rs this
story true about your brevctng all the privates in
the regular service to be corporals?" The good Cen
eral may be very valuable in the War Depart
| ment; but he doesent take joke. He laboriously
explains to the Congressman that btevet necessar-
lily implied previous rank and that therefore-how-
ever desirable it would belt would not be possible
under existing laws to give such honorary promotion
| to the privates!
The newspapers have talked in general of the high
prices OF living here, but have not given actual
figures: Here are couple of cases that may give ac-
cprate IDEAS New York Congressman, living at
the leading hotel gC's into the third story for the
sake OF economy. There he gels little parlor and
little bedroom for which he has only to pay sixteen
dollars day! lie is alone. An Eastern Senator.
who has similar accommodations but has the ncum-
branee OF a wife, pays twenty dollars day-"all bills
| payable weekly.
Man KILLED BY A BEAR.-A young man named
Friester, residing Bear Meadows, started from
his home to the Meadows for the purpose of hunting
small game. taking with him a shot gun. After being
ont short time, he came across huge bear, into
whlch he poured the contents of his gun. The bear
aggravated by his wounds, made at the now defense
less young man, and succeeded in dcvouring all of
ter discovered the bear lay dead short distance
away. having died from the wounds inflicted by the
shot from Friesters gun-Han'tngdon tPa) Monitor.
"YoURE THE CHIcK1E. ."-Philadelphi rejoices in
the possession of a very bright little girl of three
summers, VINO, after being taken by her parents TO
| visit some friends in Germantown, fell i'll with
chicken pox.' After. her recovery some weeks
later being taken again to the same place. she im-
media ely asked to be shown fine brood of chickens
ofwhch she was very fond. Out in the poultry yard
she gazed long and steady at the little things until
finally selecting the smallest and homeliest of the
brood, she lifted her little finger and shook it at the
| supposed offender, saying decidedly: You're the
ute ehlcfe that gaze ne the chicken poe P-Pha
| Sat. Post.
HALF ToN OF SILVER FROM IDAHo.-For two years
past we have been hearing accounts of the wealth of
the mining districts OF Idaho, but of the silver
produced there has hitherto been used in California
| or employed in the China trade. A few days since
| however, shipment of half ton in silver bricks
was received by house in New ork, direct from
| the Owhyee mines. This mass of bullion is the pro
duct OF ninety tons of ore, and was the accumulation
! OF two weeks work at the mines. 1t is valued at
about two dollars and half ounce being largely
impregnated with gold. making the aggregate of the
| shipment over thirty thousand dollars.
NATIONAL Wool GROWERS AssocIATIoN.-At the
recent National Convention of Wool Growers and
manufacturers at Syracuse N. Y, National Wool
| Growers Association was formed. Six states were
| represented and their action unanimous The
| Hon. Henry 5. Randall of Cortland Village N Y
was chosen President, W. T. Greer, of Ohio Secre-
tary, and Henry Clark. of Vermont, Treasurer The
Presidents of the State Associations are ex-offico
vce-P Presidents, and the Executive Committee con-
siss OF from each State Association chosen
| by such Association.
| tTHE WORK OF CoNscIENCE.-The Secretary of the
treasury on Saturday received sixty dollars accom-
| panied by the following note:-
Place the enclosed sixty dollars to the credit of the
government. 1t is from person who believes that
God Will punish in another world those no keep that
| which does belong IN hem "