Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-09
MISCELLANY.

1t has been determined to establish bank on tho
new system in Staunion, Virginia, At a meeting of
citizens lately held for the purpose, books were
opened and some fifty odd thousand dollars worth OF
stock subscribed and measures were taken look
ing to further subscriptions increase the cap
ita to an amoant not exceeding S}C0010 The name
of the bank is The First National Bank of Staunton
During the month of September SlO0OOO worth
of tobacco, bonded ut $4,000, was shipped from
Richmond to Northern ports. One hundred and
seventy thousand pounds of tobacco was shipped
from that city for Europe on Wednesday.
There are some smart rascals in Memphis, Tenn,
who, when they find u horse unmarked, they repre-
sent themselves Government agents. and boldly
claim the animal as u. So horse, that has been
stolen from the Government. If the owner of the
horse claims that there no u. S." marks on the
animal, the rogues produce glass, which they de-
clare is a magnltylng one, and as the lens of this
glass has fcnt u. S" lined upon it, the looking
through it makes the ~. s." visible apparently on
the horse This astounds the of the beast and
with cool audacity the thieves ride off with the
horse they have thus appropriated.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has rem
dered decision the subject of the stamp duty on
play ing cards wherein after referring to the course of
legislation on the subject, he says: Il of opinion
that when the manufacturer of playing cards has
affixed stamps appropriate to the price per pack at
which he sold them, the subsequent vender should
not be required to ax any additional stamps thereto
whatever may be the price at which he offers them'
Of the late DIR. Wayland the Providence Journal
says: During the summer he has been in his usual
health, has revised his Moral Philosophy written
two three chapters for it, and corrected tho
proofs of the edition, which will appear almost
| simultaneously with his DEATH During Commence
| ment Week he made journey to Ashburnham,
Mass, and assisted in drawing the plan of acad-
emy, for which one Of his relatives had left large
| bequest."
| At the last meeting of the National Lincoln
| Monument Association in Springfield, Illinois, tho
treasurers report showed the gross receipts Of the
association including the interest on seven-thirtv
bonds to be 53O0O Of which $1,000 are still in tho
treasury the balance having been expended for Incl
dental expenses
| The Crown Princess of Prussia. daughter of
Queen Victoria, lately had narrow escape. Travel
ling with her husband IN an extra train near Frank
fort collision occurred, and the carriage was broken
to pieces Fortunately no one was injured bevond .
few bruises and Her Royal Highness escaped unburt
| "A man complained of his pillow at hotel in tho
oil regions. Those pillows are made of cork as an
experiment" blandy responded the landlord, ''and
am sorry to say they are failure"
"A church in Springfield advertises for members,
| No more improper than the reply of a church
| committee in II Connecticut town, who when a very
| influential but rrelgious man applied for member
ship, bandIy assured him that the church full.
The official name of Rev. DIR. Z. H. Chapins new
church in New York is to be THE Church of the Di-
vine Paternity" The corner stone, on Fifth avenue,
will he laid this week.
1t stated that the printers of Denver City pre-,
sented the Hon. Schuyler ColfaX on his recent visit
there, with gold composing rule in recognition of
his being an honorable member Of the craft