Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

| CITY on friday.
The State Reform House at Waukesha, Wis,
was burned on Thursday night-loss $3OOOO The in.
! mates all escaped.
We present in our local columns interesting
accounts of the missionary anniversaries of the Meth
odist Church, held in this city yesterday.
man, for beating his wife to death with a
bottle, was sentenced by Brooklyn, L. l., judge to
| on(y two years imprisonment in State prison.
Martha Grinder, convicted of poisoning sew
eral persons will be executed on Friday next at Pitts
| burg, Pa
For the benefit of the poor the President
has ordered the large quantity Of wood belonging to
the Government to be sold in small quantities. at the
contract price which $50 per cord
| The action of the military in forcibly remov-
ing Treasury Cotton Agent and his assistant from
the hands of the civil authorities in Louisiana al
ready reported is sustained by the government.
Rev Thomas D. Fisher. an eminent Epsco-
pal clergyman of Louisville KY, who was attacked
on the night Of the Sth inst and struck with sIung-
| shot. died on Thursday.
DIR. James E. Browne, the husband of Mrs.
D. P Bowers, the actress, died on Friday night last
at his residence in Hooversyille Ammo Arundel
county.
An elaborate plan for the organization of
the regular army. drafted by Brgadier General Jas.
5. Brsbn has been placed in the hands of the mem
bers of Congress.
Hon. Kenneth Raynor, who has been suf
fering from severe Sickness is now convaescent, and
hopes to resume his seat in the North Carolina House
of Commons by Jan. IS.
Colony is being organized at Columbus,
Ca, to go TO Mexico Judge Swan lately of Tennes-
soe and ex-member of the Confederate congress- is at
the head Of it.
On Thursday night last three prisoners es-
capped from the jail in Hampstead Queens county
one is negro named John Wilson, and the other
two twhites) Jas johnson and Alexander Turner
Ihe Iron Moulders International Union.
which has been holding convention in New York
for some days past adopted resolutions on Friday IA
voring the eight hour movement
Washington special says that a Union
Senator has received letter from Kentucky stating
that movement is being organized to return John
T. Breckinridge to the Senate in place of Garrett
Davis.
The trial OF the alleged murderers of Senior
Otero, in Brooklyn, New York will take place in the
Kings County Court of Oyer and Terminer this week
IL is probable that Gonzales will be tried to-day and
Pelhc,er Immediately atterward.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
through the president Allan McLane, has presented
the College of California, of whirh Rev. S. H. Wiley
Arson S. Stiles and VIM Alyord are trustees. with
$1,000 in gold.
A bonded warehouse in n. Y, was entered
on Friday night by burglars and robbed of a ouanti-
ty of velvets and ribbons valued at $500 The po-
lice subsequently arrested four suspicion and
recovered $4,500 worth of the stolen property.
The funeral of the late Elijah +. Purdy.
prominent politician. and known as the war horse
of the Democracy" took place or Friday from St.
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mon on christianity"
There was no very noticeable change in
in the stock market on Saturday Gold advanced a
per cent, closing at 139 The sales were small The
range for gold in New York was from 1851 to 1891
Governments were strong but other stocks were
dull. The general market was quiet
Ut the nine thousand postoffices in the dis
loyal States about thousand have been
Nearly three hundred have received postmistresses.
because no man could be found who could take the
oath that he had not borne against his country
The ladies. though rebeous enough in spirit are
able to take the prescribed oath.
The Burlington Free Press saws, Mr.. Henry
Wilson, of Hinesburgh, has recently lost five cows
out of herd of forty, by 4 disease apparently the
same in each case and terminating in death about
twelve hours from the attack. This considera
bic solicitude among the darymen in that quarter
But yet it is not known that the disease has ap-
peared in other herds.
A somewhat serious trouble has arisen on
some of the Red River plantations the negroes hav-
ing attacked the with the intention of mur-
dering them. The militia succeeded in arresting the
whole party, including the rngleaders. 1t is re-
ported that arms and ammunition in considerable
quantities have been discovered but no satisfactory
ex xplanation of the affair is given
The New London Conn. people take pride |
in mentioning that the recent cold snap had no effect
at all upon their harbor it being as free of ice on
Monday last as in midsummer. Efforts are making |
in Connecticut for strong fight before Congress on
The yard question, in the hope of finally winning
the prize for which Philadelphia and New London |
are the rivals. |
James Stephens, the mysterious chief of the |
Fenian movement, has been heard from at length
In letter to John OMahony he endorses the con- |
duct of that official, appoints him the American Re
preventative and Financial Agent of the Irish Repub
ic, and ignores the existence of the decemvirate Of
Sc nators. The document puts summary end to the
dispute in the American branch of the Brotherhood.
The Mobile AdrertiSer of the 9th inst, says,
that Gen. Thomas has officially informed Gen. Patton
that all the United States troops will be removed |
from Alabama, arms and ammunition furnished to |
the State militia and that provisions for destitute |
families will be promptly furnished to the State The
travail Of the United States troops from that State
also.
The Raleigh IN. c. Sentinel has heard it |
repeatedly rumored since Governor Holden was re-
ieved, that there were good grounds for believing
hat President johnson designed giving him some |
proof Of his appreciation of his services by
enderng him position of ofimportance. Recently it |
las been said that he would be rendered an appoint
nent as Minister to Peru or some other South Anne
can Republic.
An abstract of the annual report of the New |
ork Croon Board shows the receipts ofthe Aqueduct
Department for the 1865 to have been 81 0l $685.
which is an excess of $67,S5S the preceding |
year. Upwards of seven miles of sewerage has been
within the past twelve months. The full
extent of pipes now laid for the distribution of the
Jroton water through the city of New York is two
hundred and ninety eight miles.
The Washington Star of Saturday says
We are glad to learn that Mr. Garrett President of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has as |
ured Mayor Wallach of the intention Of the manage
ment to run the contemplated branch from the Point
Of Rocks straight into the city Seventh or Fourth
street. The surveying party is in the neghbor-
hood of Carroll Cottage. eight miles hence The
idea of reaching the city via Bladensburg is aband-
1ned.'' |
Several arrests were made at Charleston, S. |
T., the 9th inst. growing out of the attempt on the
part of the government to obtain the amount of the
assets of the Bee Company" which will be remem- |
oered a well known blockade running concern |
Turing the war. One of the parties connected with
his company, the agent at Nassau, refused positive
" to divuge anything with reference to the assets,
and he ordered to be imprisoned. The case ex-
cites much interest.
The Convention of New York Chesemakers |
closed its third annual session. at Utica on the Ilth
instant. So much interest in its objects and purposes
has been expressed by persons of other States and
Canada that the society decided to enlarge its field
and to resolve itself into THE American Dairymen's
Association" Arrangements were made for sending
an agent to Europe to investigate the nature and
of the cattle plague and other matters connect
ed with the general objects of the convention. |
Last week. as a railroad train was stop
ping at Gordonsyille to put off the mail, quite
crowd who had assembled there made an assault |
upon the mail agent, who was Northern man-as |
the Post Office Department appoint none who cannot
take the oath. They informed him that they would
not allow any Yankees to their roads. Words
led to blows and the train moving off the mail agent
escaped with his life. On reporting this to the Post
Office Department, Gov. Randall Immediately struck