Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-18
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
BALTIMORE, NJ D.

SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Mayor Lincoln. of Boston, has heen nomi
mated for e-ecction by the Republicans.
The receipts yesterday at the Internal Reve
nue. Bureau will amount to over 100000.
The body of Collector King has not yet beel
recovered.
Counterfeit SO bills on the Newport Bank
Of Newport, n. Y, are in circulation
There was snow storm in Terryyille, OF
Tuesday, and few flakes fell on the same day il
New Haven.
Among the latest converts to Unionism is
Kirby Smith. who has sworn loyalty at Lynchburg
Va. 1t will do him good.
G. Godfrey Gunther, the present Mayor Of
New York, has been renOminated for the MayOralty
by the McKeon Democracy.
st. Paul, Mimi, sent 400 soldiers to the
army and raised 1925, 900 for bountcs and pur-
poses
Mrs. Huldah Bunce, who died recently al
Hartford Ct. left her whole estate of S20OOO to col
ored people The African church on Talcot street. in
that city, is benefited about $4,000.
A disturbance occurred at Centreville, Va.
last Sunday night, which resulted in Constable No
lar being shot with gun in the hands of a man
named Sym. His wounds are dangerous.
Hon. John V. L. Pruyn has resigned the
office of Treasurer of the New York Central Rail
may and Edmund D. Worcester has been chosen in
his place.
Adiutant General Thomas has been ordered
on a tour of inspection in Mississippi and Louisiana
with especial reference to the coored troops in those
districts.
A schoolhouse in North Mansfield (Vt
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motive being to revenge himself upon his father for
sending him to school, loss of 81 900 was involved
A sergeant and private of the 125th U. S.
c. l. were sent from Louisville KY, to the Dry Tor
tugas on Wednesday. for ten years each with for
feiture of all pay and allowances, for breach of mill
tary discipline.
1t is proposed to locate the Indiana Soldiers
Home in the General Hospital Buildings at Jefferson
vile. The ground can be purchased for S50OOO and
it is supposed the Government will donate the build
ings.
The Cumberland County Almshouse at Car
Isle, Pa was destroyed by fire on Thursday. The
furniture mostly saved. The inmates all es-
capped. The loss is covered by insurance in the
Franklin Company of Philadelphia.
A rumor has reached Des Moines, but is
generally dscreditcd that Clarks train, numbering
about four hundred persons attacked by Indians
west of Denver, few weeks since. Persons who
passed the point report that they the wreck of
large train. 1t is supposed the peoo were captured
The Augusta Chronicle of the Sth instant,
says that the South Carolina Railroad is open to
Hopkins' Station some tod miles from Columbia, and
is in order on the Ausdsta branch sixteen miles this
side of Branchvpe. The bridge the Edsto will
soon be comrieted.
FROM respect for the memory of Gen. James
6 Nadsworth, of this State, who was killed in the
battles of the Wilderness, the 9th of May 1864 the
secretary of War has directed that Fort Richmond
Staten Island, shall hereafter bear the name of
Fort Wadsworth.
By orders from General Palmer headquar-
ters the military district of Western Kentucky has
been discontinued, and Col. Macarthur, commanding
ordered to join his regiment. The different brigades
formed some time ago have also been discontinued.
Regimental and post commandants are to report di-
recty to Gen. JEFF. c. Davis.
The gold market was active yesterday but
not so strong the previous day. Prices nuctu-
ated,from 1863 li7I and left off at H. decline of
4 on Tuesdays closing prices. Governments were
active, the whole list showing a decided improve
ment. Nothing done in State or City IS. Il.
Il O. R. R. shares sold at SIl2 but nothing was done
in N C. Il. r. or City Passenger.
The Tribune's Washington special says
yesterday a Southern gentleman of extended infor-
nation asserts that it has been concerted movement
in all of the States South to elect only such men to
Congress as it was known could not take the Oath.-
They desire to present themselves in solid phaanX
in hopes to overawe Congress by their unanimity.
First Lieutenant Thomas Keefe, of the
Fourth Massachusetts cavalry. who ii will be remem
ho-ed murdered DR.. George Martin. in Nelson
county Kentuck,-, some weeks since, while in pur-
suit of an alleged horse thief, brother-in-law of
Martin has been tried by martial and adjudged
guilty 1t is understood that Major General Terry
has approved the sentence Of the court which that
Lieutenant Keefe be imprisoned for period oi
twenty years in prison to be selected by the Secre
tary of War.
A suit by William McCann against Richard
France and others, in which the Maryland Lottery
Act figured, was tried in the New York Supreme
Court the other day. The action brought
promissary notes endorsed by France, which the
plaintiffs claimed they had taken in regular bust
way. The defendant in defence stated that dur
ing his absence from Baltimore his partner had
largely in debt in their business which was lottery
business, and that on his return arrangements had
been made that France should endorse fifty thousand
dollars worth of notes made in the firm name and
that they should then dissolve partnership; that the
papers for the dissolution had been made out and
both parties being ready to sign, they had gone to
his Office where he. France, signed the notes. which
were seized and carried of by his partner who never
signed the other papers; that he had thereupon pub
ished notices of dissolution. warning all parties
against taking the notes of the firm after the date of
dissolution; and that these notes signed for the
purpose of settling certain matters in their lottery
business. This, twas claimed, against the Mary
land act making all contracts relating to lotteries
void. The Court, however, held that the notes had
not been thought within the purport of the statute.
and directed verdict for $l9,sO5.29 for plaintiff.
Carr and others, against Kendall and others.
is the title of suit trial before the Supreme
Court, New York, and is but one OF several arising
out of a corner which the plaintiffs alege to have
been distinguished above other corners for fraudu-
lent characteristics Mr.. Field in opening the case for
the plaintiffs stated that the defendants had origi
nally started company called "The Live Yankee
Oil Company" based leases for fifty years $4,000
acres, to be located out of large tract That that
Company had started with capital of 000 which
had soon run down to hge cents share. That the
defendants had then started the Napoleon Oil Stock
Company with a nominal capital Of 81 500, ,000-3OO.
900 shares at S. each based one-hId of the pro
perty of the Live Yankee Company. That the de-
PENDANTS had procured the plaintiffs to sell them $40
shares al 81 per share, while they had by purchase
or otherwise control of all the stock, and to borrow
the stock from them to fulfill the contract. de-
posting with the defendants, according to brokers'
usage. $2,500. That they had subsequently asked
81 500 to cover the advance in the stock, and,
again, $1,000. all of which had been paid by the
plaintiffs. but that subsequent demand had excited
the suspicious of the plaintiffs and they had refused
That an inquiry was instituted by the Petroleum
Board of Brokers' and the stock and the defendants
stricken from their lists. The plaintiff thereupon
claims that the matter fraud and conspiracy
the alleged market price being fixed by mere nominal
sales between the defendants and their associates
and asks the return of $4,000. The defendant denies
all fraud, claims that the transaction was bona fde
and that according to the brokers' rule he bought in
the stock at 3D. that being the lowest market price at
the time of his purchase and that he. therefore. has
set off of 0O0 tits understood that similar claims,
amounting in all to over Sl60.000. have been made
against the defendants. The will probably o:-
cupy several days.
ADJUSTMENTS.
HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-This evening Mrs.