Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-31
Letter from Washington.
Correspondence of the Daily Commercial ]

correspondence of the Daily Commercial.
WASHINGTON. Oct 30, 1865
Num6er Of Troops Mustered Out-Faneral of Colonel
DohtgreH-Ihe Characterization Embassy, their
Reception Jy the President, DE-. DE.
The Government bakery buildings cornor q and
9th street, were sold at auc ton on Saturday and
brought $500. One hundred and forty thousand bricks
were disposed Of for $500.
Between the 1st of May, 1865 and the both Of Octo-
Der, 1916 officers and Gl,739 enlisted men were
mustered out of the service Of the United States hy
Major La Motto. Commissary Of Master.
Colonel Ben Perley Poore, of the Boston .JourpoI
Is IN town again. lie has invented an arrangement
an improvement on the apparatus employed by the
Economical Hosting Company-by which he dispcn-
ses with the use of the derrick altogether.
The funeral of Colonel Uric Dahlgren will take
place tomorrow noon, from the First Presbyterian
Church. Rev Henry Ward Bcecher, will deliver the
sermon.
The second edition of the ECeaing Star says the
State Department received large foreign mail this
morning. which brought additional intelligence rea-
tive to the cholera.
The u. 5. Consul at Liverpool enclosed to the De-
partment an extract from the Liverpool Post OF the
18th instant, from which it appears that the nhobi
tants OF Epting ten miles from Liverpool) and the
nelghborho0d, now in considerable alarm in con-
sequence of the outbreak of the cholera at Thoydon
a village about mile and half from Epping-
Twelve cases have occurred, and four deaths. Dr.
McNab, who attended the patients was attacked and
died in a few hours.
The Consul at Messina, writing under date of Sept
3Oth says the cholera has made considerable ravages
in the eastern portion of the Kingdom of Italy and
on the shores of the Adriatic. The Island of Sicily
has far been spared of this scourge which is attr
buted to the stringent quarantine regulations
Neither vessels or steamers coming from any infected
parts are allowed to communicate with the shore. If
needed provisions and coal are sent alongside the
vessels, and the lighters afterward sunk.
About noon to-day the Envoy from Tunis, accom-
panied by Secretary Seward and his own aid-de-
camp, Colonel RamerO, and his secretary and inter
prefer. Chevalier Conte, and Mr.. Perry, american
Consul to Tuns, waited upon the President at the
White House and presented IN form the letter of con-
doence upon the death Of the late President Lincoln
and congratulation to President johnson upon his
accession and the return of peace. from the Bey of
Iunis. The interview took place in the Blue Room.
The address, written in the Arabic language, was
read to the President by General Hashem Secretary
Seward in reply, on behalf of the President read an
eloquent and pertinent address, expressing the salts
faction of the President at receiving an envoy from
the old continent of Africa to this new continent of
America.
The letter of coincidence, which was inrosed in
portfolio of yellow calico, richly gilt and adorned
with tassels, presented to the President by Col
Romero.
Mr.. Perry addressed a few words to the President.
assuring him that during late troubles Americans
had been treated with great kindness in the Barbary
States, and that expressions of sympathy with our
Government were often uttered there, which were
very pleasant for Americans to hear.
The President desired the Consul to express to the
embassy his thanks for their attendance his satisfac
ton at the friendly relations existing between their
Government and ours and his wish to cultivate
friendly feeling. lie also assured them that every
thing that is proper should be done for the comfort
and entertainment of the strangers while in ourcoun
try.
During the past week the amount of currency is
sued by the Treasury Department was $2,95i575.-
For the week ending Saturday, the amount Of frac-
tional currency destroyed by the Redemption Bureau
was S349,900
The ground occupied by the dismantlcd forts sur
rounding Washington is to be turned over to the
owners as the buildings attached to the forts
are sold. DR.