Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-25

| the remainder of the day will be spent in social
gatherings, family reunions and conviviaity. There
| will bea almost total suspension of business. The
Banks the Courts and their clerks Offices the Munich
pal State and Federal Offices with the exception of
| the Post Office, (Which will observe Sunday hours
will be entirely closed Out door sports and exercises
| will probably be at a discount account of the
unpropous weather; but the good old custom of ex-
| changing the compliments of the season" bids fair
judging from the preparations that have been made
in the way of boned turkeys, game cake etc. etc.
| prevail as extensively ever.
GENERAL NEWS
About nine inches of snow fell in Montreal
| On Thursday, and it was still showing heavily.
A bill is before the Georgia Legislature to
prevent The immigration of persons of African de-
| scent.
The surveys for railroad between Pough-
kecpsie and Copake, on the Hudson road, are COM
plete, and the work viii commence in the spring.
BY order Of Gov. Brownlow a salute was
fired in Nashville Dee 16 in honor of the great vic
tory achieved there by Gen. Thomas, a year ago.
The New Icrz Stock Exchange, on Friday
morning voted subscription of $1,000 to the Gen1
Grant presentation fund
The January gold interest On tho public
debt will be ready for payment on Tuesday the Goth
instant
The Hon. John Minor Bolts is very strongly
opposed to the admission as member of Congress of
any man who has had anything to do with the re-
bellion.
The Governor of Canada has declined to
accept the resignation of Hon. George Brown. The
other members of the government have been sum
moned to Montreal to meet His Excellency.
The total internal revenue receipts from the
Ill O.
000,0OO. The sum will be increased to one hundred
and sevcnty-fve millions by the 1st of January, ma
king at this rate grand total Of 1915, 900 per
nun.
Nearly all the Southern representatives have
followed suit of the venerable Jacob Barker from
Lousiana-gone home-nor will they return until
Congress has acted on the questions pending regard
ing the political status of the States lately in rebel
lion.
The trouble between the Pacific and Central
Railroad routes has been settled and trains from Fol-
som to Lincoln, Cal, will be running. The lay
ing of the track from Lincoln to Marysville, Cal.
will be Immediately resumed.
The Western Mass Railroad will COM
mence building their second track from Springfield
westward next week. 1t is to extend as far rs Wash
ngton, Berkshire county, and when completed there
will be double track through from Boston to Al
bany.
raced list of generals, it is stated, will
shortly be published-the number on the roll at
present being fully double what there any need Of
Gen. Grant is thorough in his ideas of retrench-
ment the President, and the public are greatly in
his debtor therefor.
The French Minister on THURSDAY received
official intelligence from President Juarez of the
abandonment of Chihuahua by tho French e
Two millions Of Mexican silver dollars, col
Paso, deposited on Thursday in o. y z
banks in Washington to the credit of the Me4S 2
Republic
The stock market on Saturday was quite
dull. gold being = to q lower selling at 145@l455s
Sales about $4,000. Governments were firm, 1905
being slightly higher. Nothing done in railroad
shares; railroad stocks steady. Money was easy
to ID cent. CALL to u Z. cent for Commercial
paper.
The Philadelphia Ledger says that the Sec
retary Of State has been notified by the Spanish Min
lister that certainly and possibly two privateers
are being fitted out at New York to prey upon Span
ish commerce under the Chilan flag In thus calling
the attention of Government to the matter, the
Spanish Government expects its action to prevent the
sailing Of the vessel
Matthew Hall McAlister, the first United
States Circuit Judge appointed for California
died in San Francisco the 18th instant. He was
possessed such varied talents as Mr.. McAllister:
fewer still have combined so much that was delight
full in private life with many of the qualities that
insure success in public career.
As a couple ofladies were passing up Mich-
gan avenue, Chicago, the other evening they were
encountered by two fellows, who at once approached
them. One of the ruians took hold of of the ia
dies put his around her waist and attempted to
kiss her. She screamed for assistance, and at the
same time struck the fellow in the face when he let
go of her and seized the other lady She also scream
ed, and the husbands Of the ladies then ran up and
seized the rufians and handed them over to the po-
lice, who had them duly fined for their impudence.
A bill is before the Legislature of Alabama
toincorporate an Emigration White Labor Agency
which shall have authority to appoint agents in all
the States of the United States for the purpose of
hiring white laborers for the planters of that State
1t is meeting with opposition, but has passed the
Senate. Mr.. wilkins, in opposing the bill, argues
that the white laborers proposed to be introduced
would be of poor character and less valuable to the
cotton planter than the labor of the freedmen, al
ready at hand who cannot and should not be driven
out, being worth more laborers than any set of
men in any country.
The annual dinner of the New England
Society in commemoration of the Landing Of the
Pilgrims, took place at Delmonicos, N. Y. on the
is made the occasion of convvial pleasure and the
enjoyment of the best oratory in eloquent eulogy of
the virtues of the Pilgrim Fathers. Speeches were
made by q number of distinguished gentlemen. To
the toast in honor of THE Army and Navy of the
United States" Major General W. S. Hancock re-
sponded in an eloquent and appropriate speech, in
the course of which he paid handsome tribute to
the valor, and esprit de corps of New England
soldiers.
A determined attempt at murder was made
in New York on Wednesday morning by little col
ored errand boy, fifteen years old, named Edward
Brown, who tried to kill his late employer. Mr. W.
W. Broom, with hatchet, while asleep. Mr.. Broom
resides at No. s63 Broadway. 1t appears that the
boy had been discharged for petty thefts and
mitted the act out of revenge. After making three
attempts three mornings the boy gained
access to Mr.. Broom's seepng-room and struck him
in the left temple with common hatchet, stealing
at the same time check for 500 and S35 in cash.
On Thursday the police arrested the youthful offender,
and yesterday he was committed for trial
g. B. Lamar, ST., 6. B. Lamar, Jr., and
General II. w. Mercer, all to be tried in Charles
| ton before military commission convened express
ly for their trial Captain Watrous will act Judge
Advocate. The trial of Gen. Mercer will commence
on the 18th instant He is charged with the murder
Of some Union soldiers, who had, as this specification
reads, "been induced to enlist in the army of and
had taken the oath of allegiance to the so-called
Confederate States avoid starvation, brutal treat
| ment and to offer better means of escape the
assurance that they should be required to take
up arms against Union soldiers which assurance
| violated on the first OCCASION"
The Times Mexican correspondent says that
the whole State of 0aaco is in against the I'm
peraliss and that the Liberasts masters of the
| whole coast between Vera Cruz and Tampico. The
| Austrians have met with several defeats The
Herald's Brownsville correspondent of the 7th re
| ports on the authority of the country people tha
there are not over $1,000 troops in the country
The Liberals had evacuated Monterey on the return
of the French troops from Saltilo. There had beer
no fighting. Many of the Liberal troops were de
| serting for want of clothing. Concerning the i'm
| prisonment OF American citizens Gen. Weitzel ha
informed Gen. Meja By directions of Gen. Sheridan
that if such outrages repeated personal apollo
| gies for them will be accepted. Mejia claims tha
| the persons imprisoned were found in arms agains
| the Imperial cause.
There died suddenly on Tuesday last, o
congestion of the brain, at Weehawken, N. j., maj
| named Theodore Winkelman, Lutheran minister
and teacher in a school at that place. whose paper
and diary bore evidence of very singular trans
actions on his part. From these it appeared that
had made regular practice of stealing from tn
students and others about the school such articles
| L. lov his hands on and paWning them In N Ne