Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-11-02
B.,r,uonr. Oct. ga horrible murder

BALTIMORE, Oct. ZS-A norrlDle npruer
was committed here to-day. about noon, in.
the Photographic establishment of II. B.
Grove, in Baltimore street. adjoining theof-
ice of the Sun. The proprietor was found
about ten cock, lying upon thc foor..o Of his
operuting room, dead, with pistol-shot in
the back of his head His person had been
robbed Of his watch and other valuables by
the murdcrers. Parties in the adjoining
building testify to having heard the report OF
pistol about noon. No clue has yet been
obtained as to who committed the murder.
The murdered man, Grove, came here from
Carlisle, Pa
It is believed the murderer shot bis victim
whilst the latter was preparing to take
picture for him.
| Late Advices from Mexico states that Ju-
that he Is confident of success. 4 staff officer
| Of the President expresses an opinion that the
French will cvacuate Mexico and let the peo-
PIE settle their own affairs. At last accounts
Matamoras was bcsegcl by Cortinas and
Escabala, but no serious assault had been
made. General Vega had laid siege to Tam
pico. There is no communication with Mon
tcrev, and none on one side with Bngdad.-
General Mciia has force Of LOO men well
armed and equipped, but lacks officers.
gs-Whilc the expenditures of thc>Govern-
ment will be greatly diminished during the
coming year. in almost every department, the
expenses of the Pension Bureau of the lnte-
rjor Department will be increased from S.
OO0 900 to $1,000, 600 over those Of the
present year, which will be about So, 000, 600.
,,.,,n,I;.rrn for tln II
he S265, 00O, 900, which according to present
appearances, will be quite covered by the i'll,
come from Internal Revenue alone
4 SNOWMAN IN LUCK Artemus Ward
has at last found something even more re
mnncrative til "wax fggers" or Mormon
lectures A rich old uncle has lately died il
Loudon--as in the fifth act Of an old comedy
and has left the popular Snowman fortune
of some forty Thousand pounds sterling. 4
letter has inst been received from England
we are told, announcing the intelligence
N Y Post.
A. II. II. Stuart, one of The successful
candidates for Congress in Virginia. say
that the test oath is broad enough to exclude
him from his seat; but that if he had violated
any law Of the United States or incurred any
pcnalty during the rebellion, lie has been ex.
onorated from all consequences by the gene
raj amnesty of President Lincoln, of which
he avaicd himself on the 10Th of May last
taking the prescribed oath, and therefore ht
will decline to take the test oath.
-k.I~The income of the Government from
internal revenue through the past week aver
aged $500. 202 day, equal to Il weekly az
gregate of $6,791 ,2l2. The revenue Of tn
Government from all sources (including Gus
toms) during the first quarter (cnding Sep
tcmber 800 of the current fiscal year amount
ed to $l4S. 600 600, equal to Il yearly aggro
gate of 592 900, 900.
At an extraordinary meeting of the stock
holders Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
held on October II, it was nnanimousy re
solved to increase the capital to two milio
sterling by the creation of 160, 900 ne'
shares at G5 each share.
The long pending controversy in regard t
the acceptance of the first forty miles of tn
Kansas branch of tie Pacific Railroad wa
finally decided and accepted by Preside Oh
Saturday, aud Government bonds will be is
sued to the road to the amount Of abou
81, 900, 600.
Macmillan has adopted the son
; Don Augustin De Iturbidc, and procamr
him as his heir with great flourish of trun
pets. The most liberal terms are offered
emigrants by tho Emperor. ...
,, Another UNION VIcroRY.-The Unto
territorial ticket has been chosen in Ncbrask
n by six hundred majority. ....