Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

On Friday last Mrs General Wadsworlh'
mansion,sat Gencscc. New York, was entered by
| burglars.
One thousand workmcn employed in the
| Iavy Yard at Portsmouth. will probably receive
| tickets of leave on the lst Of December
| There are, at the present time, six men con
fined in the city jail charged with capital Offences
An interesting article concerning them may he found
| in our city news column.
The vote cast in Pennsylvania shows a large
falling off from the Presidential vote of last year. L
is nearly one hundred and twenty thousand less thar
the vote Of 1861 and nearly scventy-fvo thousand
less than the vote for Governor in 1863.
Macon paper contradicts, upon the au-
thority of Hon. A. H. Stephens himself, the report
that he said that Hen. Henry Wilson. Senator from
Massachusetts, had declared he would vote for the
admission of the Southern members in Congress. Mr.
Stephens never made such statement
The Stock Market, our financial reporter
tells us, dull again yesterday, though there was
a little more business transacted than the preced-
ing day. Gold stood at Wednesdays price l47, the
sales footing up but 5000. Governments were more
active and firmer. There movement in rail.
road shares or bonds. Mining stocks were neglected
and business in miscellaneous list small.
The editor of Boston paper wishes it to
De ulSlncty uHueTSJOON lldI ne always carries al
night n-barrelled revolver in his breast-pockct
Warranted to go of, unless the robber does.) a Span
sh steto up his sleeve. and brass knuckles or his
left hand; and that he wears a castron hat and has
two steel spikes in the back Of his coat-cGar He is
also followed-at considerable distance behind-by
a large and very savage dog.
A grand ball was given by the Fenian Sis
terhood at Buffalo on Tuesday evening, which was
largely attended The green flag of Erin and the
Stars and Stripes freely displayed in all parts
of the ballroom. A splendid Irish flag displayed
over the English aag, with the British cross turned
downward, and the rcd Of the flag concealed. On
this was the following motto The Red Cross OF
England shall fall beneath the Eagle and the Harp
The tobacconists of the United States met
in convention at Cooper Institute, New York on
Wednesday morning, and discussed the question of
their interests at length. Statistics given to
show the unsuccessful char actcr of the Government
tax in producing revenue and a determination was
expressed to every effort to induce Congress to
transfer the Internal Revenue tax from the manu-
featured article to the leaf.
The summary of the crops of 1865, published
by the Department Of Agriculture, presents several
interesting features The wheat crop svery deficient
both in quantity and quality the decrease in quantity
alone from 1864, being estimated at 12 1T29H bushels
On the other hand the corn crop never surpassed
ID any respect IN uhltltS dlont tilc cACCSS
crop of 1864 is more than 14300OO00 bushels. The
quality of other crops equal to the general average
of former years and the total excess for 1865 over
1864, is All bushels.
The Tribune Washington special CORE
spondcnt says. yesterday: The reconstructed rebels
remaining in Washington do not disguise their fear.
that the bad faith of many of their pardoned breth-
ren in the South will seriously affect their political
aspirations and interests. The loss of the Executive
confidence, which they admit they deserved, occa-
siOns serious apprehension. and the information
they obtain Of the continents Of Northern Congress
men, the more Get tany apparent it becomes that
they have no chance of admission into the next Con-
gresS.
A young trcnChman. named tharlcS MCCGr-
rail-, and an old German, named Henry Homclshoi-
zen both conyicts in the city Bridewel in Chicago
got into a quarrel last Thursday, when McCarrall
struck the old man in the abdomen with a rock, in
fcting injuries from which he died yesterday. Me
Carrall though not nineteen years DID, is desperate
character and, at the time of the homicide,
der sentence of one year in Brdewell at hard labor
The deceased sixty years old, had been sent to
Bridewell for vagrancy, and had no friends in that
city.
DR.. Chambers Of Kingston N. Y. was beset
by two stout highwaymen in lonely part of the road
a few nights since, and his money demanded. The
had better do it," So he quietly took off his glove,
and putting his hand in his side pocket he drew out
not his pocket -book-but a neat revolver, and
bringing it to bear in instant he shot of the
robbers dead. The other rufian then fired at the
doctor, but the ball went harmlcssly through his hat
The doctor then took his turn again and wounded
the fellow severely. lie then rode back to Kingston
and made known the facts, but returning. the
wounded man.had escaped.
Ex-Governor Magrath, Of South Carolina,
from his place of confinement in Fort Pulaski, has
issued an urgent appeal for release. Mr. MaGrath
was also Judge of a United States Court when the
bellion broke out, and resigned at that time. He
wishes to know what crime more than others he has
committed against the government for which he
should still be kept under lock when every other
rebel governor and Judge is at large He is willing
to give the hest security for future loyalty and TO
aid in carrying out the policy of the government