Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-10
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
BAL TIMORE, NJ D.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

idbtc reception ty liie IflSn Americans and other
residents of Virginia City. The honorable gentle
man made a most eloquent response acknowledging
the kindness Of his friends, reviewing his past his
tory especially through the civil war; explaining the
duties of all lawabdng citizens OF he Territory TO-
wards the National Government, announcing his own
resolute independence of party ties, aad his deyo-
ton to what he considered the best inter, ,sts of his
country and invoking in behalf of his admiGistra-
tion Of the affairs of the Territory in the twotod
capacity of Governor and Secretary the confidence
and support of all the inhabitants Of Montana,
whose inestimGble and glorious prospects
he set forth in glowing language. On Monday. Oct.
,, Gov. Meagher formally entered upon The dis
charge Of his official duties.
Thomas Sawyer, of Robertson county,
Tenn, was robbed on Friday, the Sd instant. and
himself and wife murdered, and his house burned
Nothing remained of Sawyer and his wife but their
hearts and skulls. Sawyer was an industrious. hon
est and quiet man. He was thought to have a large
amount Of gold and silver about his house. On
Thursday night, the ID of November, Stephen Bugg:
colored man, murdered and robbed by a gang
of six outlaws. Bugg lived on the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad. not far from South Tunnel. The
Nashville Press art Times says there is no Disgusting
the fact that there is gang of outlaws the debris Of
Harper's and Bakers guerilla bands. operating in
Sumner and Robertson counties. In Franklin, Ken
lucky, on the 5h instant. by the name Of But
Ter shot his brother Samuel Butler, killing him in
Slanly. Al nl@ht some person persons went to
the murdercrS house and killed him. later account
says he attempted to escape from the guard and was
killed.
The report of the President and Directors
of the Virginia Central Railroad to be submitted to
the stockholders at their annual meeting i'll Rich
mOnd, on the 221 instant, sets forth that the gross
earnings Of the Company from September 80 1864 to
April l, 1865 in Confederate money were 81 119 20365
Rent otrca estate same time $4,000. The expcndi-
lures i'll general administration in the same currency
and for the same period were S33S57i17. Excess Of
gross earnings over expenditures S7Sl 3194S. The
gross earnings ofthe Company lrom April to 0cto-
her 1,,lSG5, were SlllG3is2. Expenditures during
same period. repairing damages to road etc. were
$lil ,627.6j. The whole debt of the Company, rem
resented in detail by tabular statement, is 81 637
1885, emitting Confederate bonds and debts due to
the Company by the Confederate States" The re-
port says that the receipts of the road arc nereas
ing-the late monthly receipts being nearly up to the
rate per annum of the average amount for the last
few years before the war;
A most diabolcai murder was perpctrated
last Saturday morning, says the Frederick Examiner
by negro boy aged about II years and named Sam
bold stephen Rozcll Bowcns, upon the body of
white boy, aged 10 years, named Daniel p. Myers a
son OF the tenant on the farm of John Dcrr Esu
three and a half miles northeast of Frederick ad-
joining the Monocacy bridge on the turnpike leading
to Woodsboro'. The coroner's inauest revealed the
fact that he had beaten him to death with club
over the head, the club found in an out of the
way place covered with blood. 1t was also evident
that the negro had wounded him with corn husk
or, Il sharp stick of hard wood, about four inches
long All the circumstances show that it was an uu
provoked and wanton murder of the most fcndish
character
The army train, consisting of fifteen hun
dred and sevcnty-fve mules, two hundred and ffty-
eight wagons, sixty travelling forges and two ambu-
lances, which left Washington, D. G., on the 9th of
last August under the charge of Major II. II. Man
devile, arrived at Springfield. Ill., OH the 3lst of
October 1t was the intention of the War Depart
ment when this train was placed route for Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, to send it across the plains
but the project has been abandoned and an order
issued directing the sale of the mules at auction at
Springfield, and the shipment of the vehicles to Fort
Leavenworth for transportation service or sale at |
that point.
Governor Curtin, of PENNSYLVANIA, has been |
lying seriously ill for some days at the residence of
Mr.. John Anderson, in Fifth avenue. After taking |
an active part in the late election in his own State
the Governor took the stump for the Union party in
New y ork. He found the labor too much for him. |
and on Saturday taken so ill at Elmra that he
could not go with his address. He went to New
York Sunday. We are informed that his condition
was more favorable yesterday.
DR.. Sayre, resident physician of the city of |
New York, on Wednesday submitted to the Health |
Commissioners the results of personal examination
he has made of the disease which broke board
the steamship Atlanta and of the infected passengers
He says there can be doubt of the true name of
the disease all the symptoms telling but too plainly
that is the Asiatc cholera The Atlanta he statcs
is now apparently in perfectly healthy condition.
all the sick passengers having been removed.
We present in our dispatches further returns |
from the counties, but they are unofficial in their
character, and several days will probably capse be-
fore the exact vote be ascertained. In Anne |
Arundel and Prince Georges counties the democrats
ried the day. In Cecil county some disturbances |
ok place, the judges at Of the polls being badly
cate n, and the election virtually broken up. The
ounty, however, went Union.
The Governor of Michigan has appointed |
the7th of December for thanksgiving. In New York
Pennsylvania and Michigan the State appointments |
have been made to coincide with the Presidents
proclamation announcing that day for one of national
thanksgiving 1t is to be hoped that the Governors
Of all the other States will select the same day.
In New Jersey, Ward, the republican candi- |
date for Governor is elected by from two thousand TO
twenty-five hundred majority. The republicans will |
have majority of one in the Senate and sixteen in |
the Assembly. There great rejoicing throughout
the State. New Jersey is secured for the ratif-
cation this winter of the slavery prohibition amend
ment to the national constitution.
The Senate of the American Fenian oroani- |
zation, which has been in session in New York city
for two weeks adjourned on Tuesday evening Gene
raj appointments finance regulations and business of
an important nature acted during the sitting
of the body. The machinery of the new constitution
is now ready for action
GWgllnl, the famous tenor, died at the lu- |
matte asylum Of Pesaro Italy, on the 18th of Octo-
ber. His mind affected for about two years, and
Lah eli 80, .-@,Az cl.z
buried next day at Fano, his native place. Gugini
was thrtynne years of age, and his loss is much la
mented in Italy and England.
The principal cities of the Union rank in
order of population, according to statistics in the
Interior Department, follows: New York, Phila-
delphia, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Chicago, Boston, New
Orleans. Cincinnati st. Louis, Buffalo, Newark |
Louisville, Albany. Washington, San Francisco |
Providence
Bishop Johns, of Virginia, has issued pas
tora letter to the laty of his diocese in the Epscopa
Church, exhorting them to make proper provisions
for the support of the clergy some of the ministers
being obliged to leave their cures in consequence of
not receiving an adequate support.
The receipts of the New York Central Rail
road for October reached the large sum of 81 100000
or $685. more than in the corresponding month in
1864.
The vote in Connecticut on the 1st ult. on
the adoption of the Constitutional amendment CON
ferring the negroes of that State the right of
suffrage was. 80 4S9 against and 272l7 in favor of it,
By the arrival of the steamer Moro Castle.
from Havana, we learn that Commander Murray, of
the United States navy. has taken formal possession
of the Stonewall and raised the Stars and Stripes at
her masthead
The Ohio State Journal has passed from
the hands of Wm. T. Raggeshall & Co.. to Messrs.
Courly. Robey Smith. who will continue its publ
cation at Columbus.
North Carolina papers publish letter from
Hon. VIM. A. Graham, who declines to be a candi-
date for Governor. He recommends the support of
Jonathan Worth, of Randolph county.
The United States naval steamer Suwanee
has returned to San Francisco after an unsuccessful
cruise in search of the rebel pirate Shenandoah.
Gold was lower yesterday and as conse-
quence there considerable activity in the market
1t sold at the lst Board at 1864 decline of a per
cent. Wednesdays price. Governments were lower
the whole list showing decline of 4.
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