Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-28
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They have German National Bank at
Memphis. Capital S5OO0O0.
There are two clergymen in Boston who
have been settled in the same parishes for thirty
years-Dr. Garnett and Father Taylor
Warm blood by the tumblerfull is given
to consumptiges in France. The slaughter-houses
furnish an excellent article.
An attempt was made to murder Mr..
Chas Paulus and old and respectable citizen of De-
tro!t. on Monday night in the rear of his store.
General Pillow, now that he is pardoned,
claims that mules captured from him should be re-
turned,
"A twenty thousand dollar organ is build
ing in Boston for Henry Ward Beecher's church, 1t
will be largest ever built in this country
The French town of St. Pierre, island of
Miquelon, was destroyed by fire on the 9Th. One
hundred and twenty houses were burned. Loss four
million francs.
"A shoemaker arrived at Cave City Thurs
day.-Glasgo,y (Ky) Times,
Prentice says-He ought to locate at Horse Shoe
Cave.
"A New York clerk has been arrested for
deceiving customer by selling goods that were COM
posed partly of cotton and asserting that they were
all wool.
"A paper published in Sedalia, Mo-, no.
ting the sale of twenty building lots in that town.
says that four of the purchasers from Ohio three
or four from Indiana. and one two from Illinois
"A move has been made in the Indiana
Legislature towards securing the Constitutional
amendment, making voting population the basis Of
representation.
An Irishman being in church where the
collection apparatus resebled election boxes on its
being handed to him, whispered in the carriers ear
that he not naturalized nd couId pot
There are already more than thirty can
ddates, bona de for the Collectorshp of the port of
New York. The President has thus the opportunity
of making one friend and twenty nine enemies BY
single dash of the pen.
An American colored man named Dun.
capson, artist. has been very successful in Eng
land, and having painted fine picture from Tenny
sons Lotus Eaters, has been invited to visit the
Laureate at his house.
There is great excitement III Washington
Territory, in anticipation of the assorted cargo of
Massachusetts women shipped for that Market
Meetings have been held, committees appointed and
the settlers stand the tiptoe of excitement await
ing the arrival of the lovely consignment.
"A tall woman, short Of funds, appeared
at the detective police Office in Philadelphia this
week. She was six feet six inches in height and has
been exhibited as natural curiosity in California
The police feeling that the SHOW" was worth some
thing, made up small purse for her benefit.
"A little girl in Pennsylvania was lately re-
proved for playing outdoors with boys and informed
that being seven years old, she ito big for that
now" But with all imaginable innocence she re-
piled: why, grandma. the bigger grow the better
we like en- Grandma took time to think.
The Providence Journal having suggested
that Captain Waddell, of the Shenandoah, should be
left to the mercy of the New Bedford whaling CAP
tains the Standard of that city, expresses the opin-
ion that, in that case, he would never waddle any
more.
AT the General Grant reception in New
York the Post overheard practical suggestion from
a young lady. What's the use of all these major
and brigadier generals walking about here? nobody
knows who they are" said She why don't they have
their names printed in large letters on their backs 2?
Hotel keeping in New York appears to
be profitable. A short time since man from Mil
waukie, Wis., obtained an interest in the St. Nicho-
las. and the afternoon of the same day was offered
S25OOO for his partial proprietorship, which he ac-
cepted and retired having made that sum by keep
ing hotel just five hours. o.
"A widow in Fairhaven, Mass, has raised
this year. with the help of her son. aged ten years
twenty bushels of rye ten bushels of corn, eight
bushels of beans, twenty-five bushels of potatoes,
twenty-five bushels of onions, and beets. carrots,
cabbage, and other vegetables, sufficient for family
use,
The Jonesboro Union Fyag announces
the death of the Rev. Samuel A. Rhea, missionary
for the last fifteen years and upwards in Persia He
died very suddenly on the I'd of September on the
road from Tabrez in the prosecution Of his mission
leaving wife and two small children TO mourn their
bereavement.