Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS-.

SENATE.-Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, yesterday de-
liyered speech on the question of reconstruction,
and defended the Presidents policy after which the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the House somewhat protracted but
rather amusing debate took place on the bill to au-
thorize the erection of yard on League Island
in the Delaware river. The bill was, however,
finally passed. The House also passed concurrent
resolution that the two Houses adjourn on the 2Sth
of June. The fote stood-yeas SO. nays So. The
House then adjourned.
GENEasAI. NEWS.
-Probst, the murder, will be hung to- day.
Gen. Peacock, the lively leader of the
Queens Own" regiment in Canada. is the Peacock
who gained some repute in the Crimean war.
About $4,000 was raised for the Fenian
cause at meeting in Faneuil Hail. Boston, on Sun
day afternoon when the enthusiasm was up.
In Chill, in consequence of the war, the
people are to be treated to the luxury of an in
come-tax.
George W. Summers is a conservative
candidate for Governor of tho fort y-eght counties
designated as West Virginia."
DR.. Samuel Wolfe, formerly of Cincin-
natl committed suicide by drowning, at Nashville.
on Monday last
"A man was recently arrested at Cordova
one of the Argentine provinces for the commission
of twenty eight murders He was to be shot with
out the formaity of trial.
The total value of exports from Boston
for the week ending June l. including specie, was
$37 $685. against $595G6 for the corresponding week
in 1865.
An Industrial Expedition, showing the
progress of art and industry in Sweden. Norway. Don
mark and Finland, will be opened in Stockholm on
the 18th.
Won Gumpach Wallace, Pratt, and other
European stargazers are distressing the public
through the papers with their doubts to whether
| the earth is an oblate probate spheroid.
Judge Story's son, William W. Story,
] now in Rome, is of the most prominent of the
American sculptors. An English nobleman lately
offered him $4,000 for one of his marbles.
"A Philadelphia paper says that the Hon.
Frederick Seward is to be candidate for Governor
| of New FORK on the Conservative Republican side
| at the next election.
| Rhode Island has model Legislature.
| 1t adjourned at Newport on Friday, after session
of four days. during which time less than eighty.
| three acts and resolutions were passed.
The Middletown (Md.) Register says that
project is foot by an association of New Y orb
Dairymen to introduce cheese factory somewhere
| in that valley.
The Chicago Journal hazards the extreme
1 opinion lndL tneTe are diinOsL a QOZen muers u
| Congress who have yet offered an amendment t
the Constitution of the United States.
| "A colored man has recovered $3.50 dana
ges from the city of Brooklyn for losses sustained
the hands of rioters in 1868 Several other simila
suits are still pending
No incendiaries with black valises hav,
organized here and started for Canada to fra Mon
| treal Toronto and other cities. But such incendi
| aries oame from Canada to fire cities when W
| were in trouble, and Canada was neutral"
The "Silver Oil Company, in sinking
well for oil near Masontown. in Fayette county, Pa
struck strong stream of salt water, which is kel
to prove quite profitable. Over three hundred bal
rels of excellent salt have already been manufaC
| tured.
= An extraordinary case Of hardship wa
that of the captain of canal boat from up the rive
in New York, whose child died on board the boat o
Tuesday. and who compelled to carry the bod
. around for several hours, in his efforts to comp
: | with law.
/ Pope Plus TX. has just lost his younge
sister. who was married to rich patrician at Av
nano Italy. The Pope belongs to along lived fami
=, He has two brothers now living, and he and tn,
q have passed the 'th.ss.seors and ten" allotted
1 mans existence,