Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-21

removal OF the naval Academy but 1t rejected
by a decided vote-yeas 5, nays 80.
| HoUSE.-In the House joint resolution was in
troduced returning the thanks of Congress to Major
Generals Garfield and Granger for gallant services at
the battle of Chickamauga which was referred The
House discussed at length the bill amendatory
OF the habeaS corpus act designed to protect officers
from prosecution in State courts for acts committed
during the war. The bill was finally passed by yeas
H. nays 81. Mr.. Conkling reported bill declaring
money on hand not exempt from taxation where
upon lengthy debate arose, which eliminated in
the bill being recommitted to the Ways and Means
Committee. The case of Tennessee was mentioned.
but without any action thereon, the House went into
consideration of the bill providing for consular and
diplomatic expenses and shortly afterwards ad-
jOurned.
GENERAL NEWS.
General Pemberton, who commanded at
Vicksburg has bought farm in Virginia and is Gull
tivatng it.
-Sixty-fve French and Flemish paintings
were sold by auction in New York last week, realz-
| ing an aggregate amount of over $4,000.
H. B. Chafin & Co. have paid tax on
forytwo million dollars sales This is the largest
business in the country.
The Erie Railroad has discharged l 800
| men in consequence of the falling off in Western
freight and general traffic.
-Gov. Walker has appointed Major John
Beard. of Tallahassee, Comptroller of Public Ac-
| counts for the State of Florida.
"A bully named Mcintosh was shot and
killed in Kingsport, Tennessee, by Martin Roller
| few days since
| One Of the strangest reports is that from
Chicago. Numbers of people emigrating to Utah.
having heard that the Mormons are going to leave
| for mid-ocean.
A LODI, IL r
the western States, says that the popularity of her
journal is due to the fact that people are always
| pecting she will say something she ought not to.
1t is reported that Queen Victoria is seri-
ousy ILL., She received severe shock in the death
of Sir c. Phipps, the Keeper of the Privy Seal and
| in effect her private secretary.
"A correspondent of the Norfolk Old Do
inion says that the Weldon bridge will BIO completed
IN April. The reconstruction will cost about $4,000
original cost double that amount
The receipts of the Partisan theatres in
tho last year amounted to about twelve and half
millions of francs than one tenth of which was
paid out for authors rights in the plays performed
"A New I DIRK paper states that Mr.. H. c.
Jarrett has leased the Academy for the midsummer
weeks, and will introduce the largest and most costly
ballet troupe imported File FLAG" is the ex-
pected novelty.
The bills Of fare at Paris restaurants now
include American buckwheat Cakes" and "Ameri-
can apple and mince pies, and placards hang over
the bars announcing American cocktails and
smashes."
The New York Central proposes to run
three classes of passenger trains, at two two and
half and three cents per mile If this plan adopted
it will be something in the land. and will afford
the petroliaristocracy nine days comfort.
-Apalachicola has received 100000 bales
Of cotton since May last. and exported 65345 bales
1900 to New York, 1l000 to Liverpool and the re-
mainder &c NtaW Orleans. Value of the cotton ex-
ported $13,O0G.0GG.
At the Springfield Armory, 5000 Spring
field rifles to be altered so as 10 be used with Mr.
Aliea's breach-loading Improvement. The cost will
be about s. for each piece and when altered eighteen
shots can be fred in minute.
The Gelena I'll. Gazette says: "Many Of
the peope Of Warren and ohar towns in the eastern
part of the county are using corn Tor fuel We had
conversation with an intelligent gentleman who has
been burning it. AMI ~ko considers it much cheaper
thA' wood"
Vast beds of oysters, equal to those of
Chesapea Ike Bay. have been found In the Gulf of
California. between Mazatla1i and Guaymas from
which California will in future be supplied. They
are planted in San Fr~neiseo Day and ere fatten"h
for the market.
The Montgomery ALA Mail says that
Gen. D. P Hill has abandoned lis purpose ofleaving
the country and attaching himself to the cause OF
Maximlian or settling in Brazil but has settled him
self at home and entered upon the publication of
monthly. devoted to literature and agriculture.
They have some sharp rogues in Chicago.
Recently a Spectator named Deverell purchased in
Milwaukee five thousand dollars worth Of -four and
gave in payment check on himself. Returning to
Chicago he sold the -four and ran away with the pro
ceeds. leaving his check to be dishonOred.
From recent scientific investigations in
Europe has been shown most conclusively that in
localities where impure water has been drank by the
inhabitants, the cholera has principally ragged prov
ing impure water to be one of the chief causes Of
cholera.
1t is stated that to eXterminate vermin
from any animal it is only necessary to cover him
completely with grease oil. Any kind of oil will
do 1t appears that the vermin breathe through small
tes situated in various parts of their bodies, which
N sol closes up. and they Immediately die
Nh IS Torrance, an American young lady,
at one Of tie masked balls in Paris. appeared as
Sontb Americ n Indian princess in feather dress
with q long feah er hanging from the top of her hair
which was drawn u IN genuine Indian STYLE and
great ring through he4 nose
The Vicksburg &, otton Planters Gazette
says that, "as soon as the time arrives when the
Southern States shall be ren stated IN tne Union
land we predict that the day Is ot very astanp,
future of prosperity will open up tr the South lar
surprising anything imagined or dream cd OF hereto
fore"
There is to be gigantic aquarium Among
the wonders of the Universal Exhibition, Paris The
front alone is to 100 feet; every sort of fish
is to be collected therein for the amusement of the
public. and even sharks, cod and porposes are to eX
hibit their peculiar habits and customs in grottoes
and caves. which to be excavated in the floor of
the building. and filled with sea-water.
There was almost a riot in Worcester
(Mass) in the small hours of Saturday morning.
crowd of hundred men attempting to a
drunken prisoner from the police, and making it
necessary for the officers to fire upon them Several
of the rioters wounded and some of the Off
GERS received some hard knocks, one losing three
front teeth by stone thrown at him.
The report of Prof. George W. Hoss, Su-
perntendent of Public Instruction of Iowa. for 1865
shows the number of children between the ages of
six and twenty-One enumerated for school purposes.
to be 2S3 SS3 males and 26S all females total 1924
The amount of revenue collected for school purposes
1897 74277 of which 1898 25il3 has been expend
ed, leaving balance in the treasury of $4,4SS.6i
During the year 1866 the sum of $40 2467 has been
added to the school fund
Lit pTdnu hdpluS thlcn.J Euyt6 says
Sarah Pratt, the mother of ten children and owner
of good farm seven miles from st. Joseph, was in
town Sunday last in search of her gay deceiver.
George W. Mcintyre, aged three years and ten,
who won her affections and then told fibs and got
drunk on his wedding tour and left her alone in the
wide. wide world and her search. so far, for the
brute of man has been unsuccessful. Such life
"A case in now pending in Rhode Island,
in which wealthy man married. and, dying soon
after. left will that made before his marriage.
his estate is valued at a million Of dollars and his
-, lon is left an expensive and very doubtful law
;t inst lad of large fortune. Such cases these
70 constan, " occurring, and show the great neces
st. Of liking % step in the intricate mazes Of the
Low 1v;,bout cons lting whose business it is
70 make those nitric, pcies plain.
The following litter was found on the
person of man who had BE- en- arrested for burglary
in London: Dear Old Pail write these few lines
hoping they will find you in pros 1erlty as 1t leaves
me very seedy indeed. There is noting doing this
weather for it is cold that all the gems button up
their coats so close that there's getting at their
pockets and as to the ladies' though they never carry
much money, there's no getting at their pockets any
how am going to have smash at some jewellers
vindnw If iueky ii will be all right if mot