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

Secretary Stanton has returned to Washing
ton from his visit to Ohio.
The Keans have just concluded an engage
ment at the Old Theatre, Nashville.
The Newbern Times is the only daily pub.
lished in that city.
Fourteen Government buildings will be sold
at Portsmouth, Va, to-day
Gustavus W. Smith, late a general in the
rebel army, is now the agent of the National Express
and Transportation Company in New York
The wine crop in Nauvoo, Hancock county,
Ill., for the current season. is stated to be $1,000 gal
Ions, worth at current prices $l25OGO.
General Buckner has quit editing and asso.
ciated himself with the grocery house of Harlow ]
Phelps & Co.. of New Orleans
Dispatch from Lebanon, Ohio, announces
that the funeral of Hon. Thos Corwn will take place
there to-day, at one o'clock.
Some of the capitalists of Erie, Penn,
are contemplating the establishment of line of
sells between that port and Europe for the transpor-
tation of oil.
The Georgia Legislature has adopted, unan-
imousy. resolution declaring that President John
son has been magnanimous towards the South.
One paper box establishment has contracted
with paper collar manufacturers to furnish II 900 daily
for one year. This gives idea of the extent oi
the paper collar business.
Macmillan has established drafting in
Mexico The time Of service is six years. and those
liable between the ages of IS and 35. The clergy
teachers and other classes of people, are ex-
empt. Persons drafted can commute for $500.
Hon. Jerome B. Chaffee, recently elected
United States Senator from Colorado. was formerly
merchant in the village of Union Mills, Lagrange
county, Indiana.
The condition of affairs in West Tennessee
appears to be rapidly improving, and the people
to be recovering from the social chaos caused
by the rebellion.
The circulation of the National Banks was
increased by issue of upward of S4O0OOOO during
the past week. The total circulation issued now
reaches nearly $234000,000.
For the week ending December %, the
Treasury Department redeemed $25S 900 in oustand-
ing certificates of Indebtedness and So 79S s. in
interest bearing notes.
A passenger train on the Illinois Central
road went off the track near Eingham on the 18th by
the displacement of switch. The engineer and
fireman, who were father and son, were instantly
killed. None of the passengers were injured.
The New York Tribune, referring to the
bivavuar resources of Virginia says the Governors
most lucrative stews wealth on the half shell, and
escalloped opulence
Smith j. Eastman, whose exploits among
the Sunday school teachers in New York, and sub
sequent defalcation and fight to Europe, created so
much excitement in New York last spring, has re-
turned and is making arrangements to pay off his
creditors.
The Cordington, Ohio ReuieNe says Smith
Irwin, late Treasurer of that county is found to be
delinquent to the amount of about $4,000, by COM
mttee appointed to examine into his accounts He
has paid the deficit but the payment does not release
him from liability to criminal prosecution.
Captain Bunker, of the schooner Lottie,
lying at the foot Of Jackson street, East river New
York. was dangerously wounded in the face about
four o'clock on Sunday morning by pistol shot fired
by one of party of river thieves who boarded his
vessel. The Williams escaped.
The Mexican situation is pleasantly COM
pcated by the claim of General 0rtega to the Presi
dency of the Republic, as he is Iegitimately Presi-
dent of the Supreme Court, which officer by the
constitution becomes the Republics President, if
anything occurs to prevent election. Juarez has
just declared himself President for another term.
though he obtained the Presidency in precisely the
way 0rtega wants to get it.
From report of the Chicago post Office,
pi4'eu " 'ii Ittputttcdn, we learn that forty mil
lions vr letters are received and forwarded from that
Office to other points in the course of year. and the
correspondence of the city amounts to seventeen
millions per annum. This is exclusive of all other
mail matter This report places Chicago ahead Of
Baltimore. St. Louis, Cleveland and Cincinnati The
Chieagoans Justly proud of their post office
business.
A correspondent of the Boston transcript,
writing from Dresden, says A few evenings SINCE at
of the Consular receptions. there were seventy
persons from the United States met together from
California Missouri. Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, New
York and New England. General Mcclellan and
family and Mrs. General Marcy, Mr. Dillon, of New
York, (well known as 4 staunch War Democrat were
among the noted guests, and / have seldom seen a
more attractive assembly.