Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-14
MESSETIA&X

The Cleveland Ohio Union. gives the de-
tails of case of reckless trihng resulting in the
sudden death of youth named Theodore Reeder of
that place, and showing a most revolving state of
morals on the part of several individuals Theodore
lad Of nineteen years, who had contracted vi
ciouS associations and evil habits. On Sunday last
he was in the Star Saloon" and was bantered and
bGdgered into drinking twenty eight ounces of bad
whisky, from the effects Of which he died. The Cor
oners jury say that this whisky was drunk at
the instance of Jacob Gebhart, Henry Cook and 7.
w. Hedges and on a banter made by them" After
having for mere fun drenched their victim with
poisonous whisky till he fell to the floor, they became
alarmed, and administered salt and water and ITO
bacco tea" TO produce vomiting, but they had car
red their fan too far. The boy the only son of his
mother died in the wretched den.
"A. T. Stewart, the great dry goods man,
of New York is represented as being fifty years of
age, and possessed of the happy faculty of writing on
one subject and at the time listening to half
a dozen questions on as many other subjects, all of
which he comprehends and promptly answers, fire.
quently to the amazcment of the questioner. His
correspondence with his foreign partners and agents
each day before the European steamer sails very
large He is said to be regular i'll his business habits
and is a careful observer Of the laws of health. He
is probably of the best examples of thrift to
which the rising generation might be pointed, ex-
ceptng perhaps the virtue of generosity. Some men
like to be lust before they are generous" Mr. Stew
art is Just but never heard him blamed for being
generous.
-"No news is good news is saving, with
all its quannesS which has more force and depth in
it than commonly aware of. For that calm,
unmitigated, unrutiled flow of time, which leaves
little to be told is the happest as we'll as the safest
period of our lives. 1t is like the gentle lapse of
rivers. which, without being noticed talked Of is
permitted quietly to fertiize the soil and beauy the
prospect while the fame Of the rapid and destructive
torrent is noised abroad. In such state we are led
from that which is without to that which is within:
from the hustle of the world to quiet communion
with our own hearts; from that which depends on the
will, perhaps on the capricous and unaccountabe
whims of others to that or which, under Gods good
guidance We may draw upon ourselves.-Bishop
JeJJ.
Next year, 1866, is the centenary of the
existence of Methodistism in the United States, or
the one hundreth year since the organization was
first formed which was afterwards rpened into what
Is known as the Methodist Episcopal Church. 1t
in the year l776 that a small number of emigIants
from the Wesleyan connection in England formed
themselves into society in Philip Embury's carpen
ter shop ON Barrack street New York near the pres
ent site of the city hall Measures are under con-
sideration by the Committee appointed at the last
General Conference for the appropriate observance
of the occasion.
1t appears that the Workingmen's Cen
trail Committee in Lowell, Mass, have adopted the
following resolution: That we have good reason to
hope that the reforms seek bring about can be
accomplished at no distant day, Through the Repub-
ican party and therefore it is nexpedient to organ
ze independent party present separate ticket
at the State and city elections be held the present
year. until the party which has the power to pass
OyUill tO
The leaves of the Elder, if strewn among
corn or other grain when it is put into the bin, will
eecually preserve it from the ravages of the wee
vii. The juice will also kill bedbugs and maggots
Insects never touch Elder bushes. The leaves of
Elder, scattered over cabbages cucumbers squashes
and other plants subject to the of insects
efectualy shields them. The plum and other fruits
may be saved by placing on the branches and among
them punches of the Elder leaves
Patrick McDanald, brakeman on the
Camden and Amboy Railroad. and resident of Bor-
dentown, New Jersey, was ran over by coal train
near Hightstown, on Monday. the 9Th instant, and
died on the following Wednesday. McDanald served
through the war in the Union army. and had under
gone all kinds of hardships. He was prisoner at
Andersonville, Georgia for about eighteen months.
According to the address of the State
Teachers Association Of Tennessee, there are 5000
and 100000 children without school advantages. 1t
seems that one quarter of the adults totally Hit
crate,
Martin Gleeson, a merchant dong pusi,
ness on Broad street. Nashville Tenn, was iounu
brutally murdered in his store on oaturuaS morning
last. The money drawer robbed. About $1,000
was found on the body, which the murderer had not
secured.
"A dashing young bachelor lately appeared
in Central Park with two handsome ponies whose
,1s ware done up look like ladys waterfall and
cooped up in small fish nets. The resemblance was
capital. and the team created great sensation.-
Post.
Seven new sleeping cars have Just been
put upon the Erie Railroad They are represented
as being magnificent affairs-perfect palaces on
wheels"
Over LOO licenses to retail liquor dealers
have been taken out in the District of Columbia this
year This is about liquor shop for every q per-
s7na in tho District,