Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09
The Presbyterian Church. south

Whereas. The colored people never stood in any
other relation to the church than that of human
beings. lost with Us in the fall Of ADAM redeemed
with Us through the infinitely meritornus death and
sacrifice OF Christ and participants with us in all the
benefits and blessings Of the gospel and whereas our
churches, pastors and people have always
THIS claim To christian equality, fraternity and
brotherhood, and have rcjoiced TO have them asS,,-
Grated IN christian union and communion in the pub
NC services and precious SacramCnts OF the sanctuary
hes"fr@" l. That the abolition of slavery by the
ciNu aud military powers, has not altered the rcla
tons ~ above defined in which our church stands to
the coiored people; nor IN any degree lessencd the
debt of love and service which we owe 10 thcm-n0r
the interest with which We would still desire to sec
associated with them in all the privileges Of our com
mon christianity.
Il. hegoige9 That whereas experience has inyaria-
bly, proved the advantages of the coored people and
the white being united together in the worship Of
TOD. VIC sec no reason why il should be otherwise
nov, now that they are freedmen and not slaves
Resoirc' s. That should our coIorcd friends think
It best to- separate from and organize themselves
INTO distinct congregations under white pastors and
pastors soon God in his providence shall raise
M men suitably qualified for those 0fiees this church
WI ito all IN It's power to encourage foster and assist
them.
ANEcDoTE or Mr.. LGHcoLN-A correspondent of
the hIep'ddcm tells this little story of the late Presi-
dent:
IT, Is not generally known that the speech always
made by the President upon the presentation of a
foreign lulnlSeT Is carefully written for him by the
secretary of State. clerk in the department gnO-
rant OF this custom was one dav sent TO the White
house by Mr.. seward with Il speech to be delivered
upon such IN occasion. Mr.. Lincoln was writing al
hlS desk a, the clerk entered, half dozen Senators
and Representatives occupying the sofas and chairs
nabie 10 disguise feeling of deicacy in the dis
charge n such an GRAND, the young man approached
and IN low tone said 10 The President: The Sccre-
the sws Minister Mr. Lincoln 70 ad dS DOWN ng his Se" c
auh taxing the manuscript. said in loud tone oh
IN, IS sprigh MI @Eward has written for me. is it:
now 1t goes Ihercupon he proceeded to read it, in
a w4ggish nlanuer, rcmarkng, us he concluded with
>y numor There, like that it has the merit Of
originating.
Ha rYf %EFFLT M9 1H9 PmGe og c?IIGHThs
process of moving the crop progresses. all indication:
go to show that our estimate OF supply of not less
than two million five hundred thousand bales
will he realized. These probabilities must soon cxor-
else an influence un6n the cotton market and the
current high prices OF domestic cotton fabrics. Their
hearing UpOn foreign exchanges is less impOrtant
than might at first sight appear as au increase upon
the anticipated supply of cotton will so far reduce
the price rs to make tho aggregate vaue of the r.
ports about the same as would he realized upon
more limited shipment al higher prices
AFFAIRS - ARK NNsAS.--ThG Little Rock Gn.eh> oI
the 18th uItImo says Occasionally we hear through
the papcrS of some GptrHgeS being committed in the
western and southern portions of the State but.
throughout Arkansas. aud just now when tho rigors
Of winter arc upon NJ, This is peculiarly gratifying
caused by the OWLS which follow war but looking t5
the sad occurrences which constantly being en-
acted in other states we have Just cause to be thank
full to an overriding Providence that We arc passing
along 50 smoothly and happily.
CoMMERcrN HoNEsrY.-In the great financial
crash Of 81 the old and fayorably known firm Of
Merit Wood, dry goods commission merchants. on
Barclay street. New York, went under. A settle.
mont was had and the creditors Of the firm accepted
httS6vC cents on the dollar in payment OF thei,
CLAIMS Ono OF these creditors resident of Chicago
This morning received letter from the old firm an
h tl,.ir
tons, and enclosing draft for S30636S being The
principal of their indebtednes 10 him and interest
thereon 10 date. Such instances of honor are rare
and deSery4 10 he noted.-Cbicna0 -iopnnH.
The Sat,Tdoy Press SAYS the Fenaus,
lately spelling for fight, .re now lighting for The
sroils
AT the funeral of the King Of the Bel2ians,
Queen Victoria was represented by Lord Sydney and
ave generals of the English army Prince Alfred anC
the Prince of Wales were also present.
George W. Day, of Chelsea. Mass, the
inventor of machine for making shoes. which drives
the shoe thread like pegs making good imitation
Of rcgged work has sold his interest fer $500 900 and
IS to receive per cenaee every pair Of boot.
made by this process.
The Chicago papers publish broadsdes O.
Tho years statistics of trade and commerce. The
following items interesting. The money cx
i'il'l'N VII hlnEN III 1000 was s>DilpNl. lie iOta
valuation Of property is 263 O IL and the tax levied
s3l,29l,00o The lumber receipts were 81 900 feet
exclusive of shingles, iahs and telegraph poles The
wool receipts were 769o.o0o pounds; hides, lS00000
lake fish, 5000 PACKAGE; coal, 9l6.o0o tons; -four
I.lN6.Oh barrels, and wheat H,i65,010 bushels.
The official announcements OF the vote tol
Governor and other officers of the State of Ohio is al
follows: For GOVERNOR. D. Cox 223 633; George
W. Morgan, 1867: Alexander Long. $3.50; scattering
30 Total. 4l1,T2Q Cox over Morgan, @o936. Lieu
tenant yegnnr- McDurnny's majority over Ian.
81 436. TreasurerWarncr's majority over Spence
3259j. Attorney Gcneral-West'S majority over vii
| son. 81 500
The construction of the .Eolan Harp i
very simple. Two strands Of strong sewing silk vel
| waxed, single and double twist, fastened to fou
pegs, one inch high, inch hoard as long as tn
width of your window. At one end the pins Shout,
| have thumbet similar to a violin pin. to enabl
! you to draw it tau. Place it in a window the sasl
resting on the Pins. and when the wind blows yo
| nave such sounds as the angels love.
A day or two since, we are informed, say
| the New Orleans True Delta. General Candy or
dered $4,000 Of the money in the hospital fund to
! applied to the purchase Of blankets and Shoes
| These are to be distributed among the orphans il
! the different aSylumS in the city---a most welcom
| Christmas present. But for the generous treatmen
received from Generals Candy and Sheridan, GU
poor would be in a terrible plight this winter The
cannot be too thankful that such humane and char
| table gentlemen are in command
"A laboring man named KaIe, residing i
| st. Louis shot his wife while she was engaged i
! making the bed. At the time he fired she was in
| STOPPING position. and the ball entering the side
| her nose, passed downward through the lower jav
| RAISING out at the side Of her neck. The wouu
was severe and somawhat dangerous one but
| was not considered necessarily fatal. Kale state
mat the shooting was purely accidental. and his viii
said nothing that would indicate that she suspecte
| any murderOus intent on his part The statement ,
young daughter to the effect that she saw him ain
tho pistol at her mother is the only evidence agans
| him.
| The receipts from internal revenue durn
| the past week have amounted to the enormous sur
Of nearly Sl0,0000N0 This increase over tho exhib
If the previous week 81 so 796 63-is owing to tn
energy with which the officers Of the bureau hav
prosecuted their duties in discovering articles whic
nave hitherto escaped taxation One of the create:
success of the revenue is cotton The tax paid on hi
| commodity at Macon, Georgia. during the last thre
| months, amounted 10 S450000-representing sal
and shipment of $1,000 bales, valued at Sl3GOOfNO
| New York. 1t is expected that. for the months {
| January, February. and March. the revenues fror
the source at the same place will reach NOR
| than S5.0SOOU.
| A white woman recently murdere
| near Mobile by an old negro employed in chopin
wood for her. The lady and the negro started fror
the opposite side Of the bay TO Mobile. on fat boa
| containing thirteen cords of wood and quantity {
| cedar pests He was directed by her on their arri
| val. how to sell the wood and posts which he die
returning to her the of S27 and keeping the res
| for services rendered. When they landed on thei
| return. the lady was lying insensible in the boa
| and her person bruised in a shocking manner Sh
was carried to fsherman's hut on the shore. wher
she shortly afterward died On these representation
| the negro arrested.
The Toronto Globe of January has thi
paragraph We were informed yesterday by tele
graph that the Collector of Customs at Buffalo ha
ordered the stoppage at once of all expectation q
live stock from Canada to the United States, within
his district This closes the traffic at Fort Erie wher
many animals are transferred from the Buffalo an
Lake Huron Railroad to the Black Rock ferry. boat,
We made inquiries at the Suspension Bridge at LOT
hour last evening. and learned that no orders ba
yet been given at that place to stop the traffic.
was expected, however that the order would sneed;I
| be given. but it was supposed that day would
| allowed to pass the animals actually in transit w