Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-20
Death Of Rein ID. Shenherd.

This gentleman died at his residence near this
place, on Friday night last, Nov TO- in the SD year
house which stood where the Town Hall now stands,
which accounts for his partiaty for that site and his
erection of the Hail. to perpctuate the memory Of his
birthplace. In 1909 he removedto New Orleans and
engaged in the commission business, which he con-
Quoted up to 1873 when he transferred it to his two
nephews, j. Harvey and Henry Shepherd
The late Juda Touro, of New Orleans, appointed
him executor, and from the management of his es-
tate he accumulated much OF his fortune. Ills estate
is supposed to be worth one and half millions He
has left all in his daughters Mrs. Brooks, of Bos
tom hands. who is requested to give the use of the
Town Hall. when completed, to the citizens of the
town, and if this should be made the County Seat
allow +, use to the county. His remains were inter
red Monday last. in the family graveyard in this
n.-Shepherdsto'cn tVa9 Register.
LETTER FROM SECRETARY SEWARD To THE WORK
ISGMEN.-The WOrkngmen's Union held meeting
last evening at No. 267 Bowery. Seventy societies
were represented. Mr.. Stevens said that he had re-
ceIyed letter from Secretary Seward pledglng him.
self to support the Workingmen's Union in such
it might fit to take in regard to the
eight ht-hour movement, and recommending that
committee be appointed to wait upon President ohm
son, who might make mention of this movement in
his next message
Mr.. Stevens also said that Governor Fenton would
probably mention the movement in his annual mes
sage-N. Y Post, 18th,
A JovIAL Ex-REBEL.-A good natured ex-rebel SOL
dier writes to the editor of paper in North Carolina:
Like you, am Southerner-my home was in the
South, my kindred my friends, my interests were all
here, and being assured that right entered the
army Inc logic OF cOu iron, condensed into ten-inch
shells and other convenient forms for aiministerng
has proved the contrary; having nothing more per-
suaSve than they, acquiese, have taken the oath
and Sudden change or not intend to keep it,
This person evidently accepts the situation" in a
GENIAL temper, and therein sets a good example.
DISTRESS IN CHARLEsToN.-The following extract
from letter, written by Union lady of Charleston
to her friends in the North, will give idea of the
cases that appeal for help: .
-, The question arises, how are we to hive !!
we are willing to work, but we are mlseraDy pr pr
pared for it. The suterngs we have undergone have
| impaired the health of all of us cold winter Is
before us, and have nothing to wear TO eat OF 70
burn. After all the struggles we have oeeh through
is there no help for US? poorer set thah we you
cannot conceive of.
| THE DEBr OF VIRGISIA.-A statement has been
going the rounds of the press that the debt of Virginia
before the war was $50 100000. So far from this being
the case il is not one twenty of that sum- The
deht Of Virginia before the breaking out of the war
was Only one million eight hundred thousand dollars
and every dollar of it, with interest will be promptly
| paid.-Richmond Repablie.
| The VIRGINIA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
AND THE OATH.-A Virginia correspondent O
the National Intelligencer says:
"Messrs. Gusts, Chandler, Ridgway, Bar
bour, Davis and Hodge, elected to Congress
from that State, will take the test oath without
| scruple.'
OF the other two, Messrs. Stuart and Con
rad, he adds: ''Whether able or not to take
J the oath, they present the best antecedents, II