Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-07
TEsE RIO GRANDE,
The Late Murders Accounted FOr-eseneral
NriSht's Excellent Administration O;
AfsairS-Sienecal Pedro MentES.S Killed

EkceGient ADMINISTRATION
AGairs-General Pedro IlentEe1 Killed.
Correspondence Of the Neto Orleans Crescent b. 26
MATANORAS, Mexico, Feb. Il. 1865
The robberies and murderous outrages which we're
so frequent in and around brownsville previous to
and ar the time of my arrival have perceptbly
abated, the military have come To the aid Of the
civil authorities. and the town is being patroled
nightly.
The assassination of young Barmeister, of Captain
Cook, Of eneral Wright's courieTs, and the wound
ing and maltreatment of Others. it now appears,
plainly enough. Though none of the guilty parties
have been arrested was all done by parties impli-
coted in the Bagdad murders and robbery, who en-
deayCred thus to prevent weaken testimony which
to be given before the military court OF Rrazos
Since his accession to the command of this border
j;Str;nt ri o,n
States side OF the river Gen. Wright has shown
laudable disposition to straighten up and regulate
affairs, much So indeed, that he is complimentari
iy spoken of by the ultra !mperasts of the Mexican
side, whose common pastilne for time past, and
especially since the agdad affair, has been to abuse
the United States Government and its officers and
troops this frontier. The General had his head
quarters for awhile at Brownsville; nov he has trans
Nothing has as yet been made public of the mill
taTy inquiry into the Bagdad affair.
in by drb!e's, showing the desperate determination
and bravery of the Liberals, and their almost con
forces of the Imperial Government
Inc sum total OF all the war news from the interior
IS that the In mlmperiaiists are slowly but steadily
and still more firmly establishing the MaXimlian
Empire.
lately cleared the country back of Tampco and re-
stored free travel ana comm uncati0n to the p0pula-
ton Of large district of country, has since been
killed in an engagement with the Liberals further in
the Interior the news of which reached here yester
day.
to be authentic. that Marshal Bazaine The French
Admiral has suspended the commander of the man
of-war- -Stesiphon or Tysphone, or some such name
for not opening FIRE upon the troops or persons in
United States uniform who crossed the Rio Grande
to the pillage of Bagdad; his orders having been to
fire instantly upon any United States troops that
might undertake the passage OF the river.
The Austrian and other troops stationed in this city
remarkably behaved and give the citizens
no cause OF complaint.
Dr.. DAVID JAYSE.-There are few Philadelphiaus
who will not be panied to learn this morning of the
death OF Dr. David Jayne, after illness of less
thirty years he has been citizen of Philadelphia
having established himself N the drug business on
Third street, below Market in 1886 Shortly after
wards he eommenced the manufacture of those medi-
ciqes which have rendered his name celebrated.
energetic action and advertising pushed forward his
specifics until they we're found the shelves of every
drug and country store in the Union and in every
port reached by the national flag
DR.. Jayne was man who took especial interest in
beautifyng and adorning the thorough fares of Pha
indebted for many OF the finest and most substantial
structures on Chestnut and Dock streets all built of
granite and marble and in the best style of modern
| architecture .ft
For several years past, Dr. Jayne had taken little
active part in business leaving it almost entirely to
the charge of his partners, Messrs. Eben c.. Jayne
| and John X. Walker, who were relatives. During
| that time the Doctor was himself engaged in i'm
proyements, using his large capital in erecting the
| above Sixth and the magnificent mansion, not yet
| finished at Chestnut and Nineteenth streets In his
private life the deceased was held in uniger3ai es-
| teem. H was d member of Rev. Dr. Wheaton
Smiths Church Baptist. and n'rbuted most liber
ally to all Christian and philanthropc objects His
death will be severely felt by the church Of which be
| vas SO prominent member. as we'll by very
large circle of his friends. DR.. Jayne was about
sxty-seven years of age. and leaves wife and seven
children to mourn his decease.-P Philadelphia m
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