Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-11

the usual acrobatic feas on horizontal bar attached
to balloon 1000 feet in mid air. are coming east.
"A man named Dennis Brennan fell dead
in eating saloon in Oil City on Tuesday last lust as
ne was about to commence eating his dinner. De-
ceased was about sixty years of age and at the time
OF his death was very much intoxicated.
The Montreal Gazette says the persons
who withdrew their money from the savings banks
are quietly returning it to the same institutions.
The chartered banks discounting rather more
freely, but are still exercising very careful discrm
lnation in their accommodations.
"A well educated mana student of medi-
a miserable death in London recently.
from habtuay eating opium and drinking as a regu-
lar beverage mixture of spirits of wine 50 per cent
over proof, and wood naptba
The Legislature of California on the 10th
of February last passed resolutions almost unani-
mously calling on the United States government 10
interfere and overthrow by force of arms the empire
of Macmillan in Mexico.
One day last week Mr.. Matthias Kehr, of
Hereford township. Berks county, Pa. committed
suicide by hanging himself to a small plum tree He
was about sixty of age and leaves widow and
thirteen children.
Returns received at the General Land
Office show that in the month of February 446 ,O23
acres were taken up at the Oregon City Land Office
in the State of Oregon, for homestead and actual set
Element, besides which number of cash sales were
made
"A railway company in France was lately
compelled to pay $780, damage to passenger for de-
tentOn the train being behind its time as to cause
him to miss connection which it was necessary he
should make in order to complete business trans
action.
In Bangor, Maine, on Saturday. national
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displayed from all the prominent places, and from
many private dwellings. in honor of the passage of
the Civil Rights bill by the Senate over the Presidents
veto.
The amount now in the treasury of the
Lincoln Monument Association is reported to be
fraction short of SS0000 The Association is sanguine
that before the close of the coming summer a suf-
cent will be collected to warrant the commence
ment of the monument.
1t is asserted that Prim, the Spanish in
surgent GeneraI, mad three millions of viiufs IN oasb
in his travelling carriage when he started on his wild
enterprise, and that when his lands at Villa
rubia and Molnillo. he ordered general slaughter
of his extensive herds and ocks thus supplying his
men with food at his own expense.
The dedication of Victor Huqos HToil-
of the Sea" is as follows: dedicate this book
to the rock of hospitality and liberty to that corner
of ancient Norman land where lives that little ma
ton of the seal dedicate it to the island of Guern-
sey, stern, yet sweet my present asylum and proba-
bly, my future gravel"
"A queer accident occurred at the Reed
well, on Cherry Run. one day last week. A team of
horses attached to an oil wagon became frightened at
the locomotive of the Reno Railroad and ran away.
The 'gon tongue came in contact with an oil tank
broke throu.rh it, and about 600 barrels of oil was
thus lost.
"A fine wooden factory is to. be established
in Otoe county near Nebraska City. The excellent
water power on Walnut Creek has saen selected as
the site for the establishment. The farmers ct the
southern portion of Nebraska will thus be supplied
with mandatory of wooden cloths and yarns ct
their own doors.
"A Convention of the colored people Of
Georgia was held at Augusta the 4th inst, each
county sending delegate. The design of the meet
ing was to investigate the condition and forward the
interests of the freedmen of the State of Georgia
colored man was appointed to go to Washington to
advocate their rights and see justice done in their
behalf.
"A dispatch states that the Upper House
of the Provincial Parliament of New Brunswick on
riday, adopted resolutions urging confederation
according to the Quebec scheme, which together with
address asking that the question of union of the
North American provinces be submitted to the ac-
ton of the Imperial Parliament. was submitted to
the Queen of England.
In the diocese of London the Goth was
observed by the members of the Church of England
as day of humiliation on account of the cattle
plague. In every church throughout the diocese
services were held in the morning, noon, afternoon
and at night. Toward the afternoon the shops in
many streets were completely closed. and in some
establishments business was suspended during the
whole of the day.
The first meeting of the new society, re-
Gently formed in Paris for the purpose of undertaking
a new translation of the Bible, met in the large hall
of the Sarbonne Wednesday, 21st ult., NJ. Amedee
Thierry, senator and member of the Institute in the
chair. Among the speakers there were, in addition
to the chairman, Catholic cure, Jewish rabbi and
a Protestant pastor. The utmost harmony prevailed,
and every hing calculated to lead to differences OF
opinion carefully avoided.
"A New York letter says the celebrated
Mrs Gaines is spending some time in that city, Her
rights after struggle of thrtyve years at last
confirmed by the Supreme Court, but actual posses
sion of the many millions she inherits s yet withheld.
She is going next week to New Orleans to compromise
for of her property and if she obtains 1.-THE
it she will build superb house on Central Park
which in architecture will surpass anything in the
country.
The Pithole Record says that Mr.. Gould,
of Ttusville requested Mr. Burtis to look after his
wei, on Pithole run, near Dawson Centre, to see il
.'ov was W ILL and when Mr.. Burts went up to re-
connoiter the premises, 10 and behold some vaga-
bond of the baser sort had actuey stolen the engine
tools tubing, engine house. derrick, sampson post
and the entire thing, leaving nothing but the hole
and it is feared the scamp will come back and dig up
the hole and sell it for pump logs.
"A correspondent Of the London Erani
liner writes that interesting discovery has just been
made in an ancient and long neglected library in the
west of England. 1t is fragmentary manuscript of
great age. probably from abbey or monastery,
which shows that the occasion of some early and
destructive murrain, day of fasting and penance
was ordered. just in our nineteenth century. 1t
shows aso that while all were then agreed that the
plague was punishment for national SINS many at
ributed it especially to the sin of free in quiry
Gen. Grants reception at Washington on
Friday night. the most brilliant and successful of
the season. The President arrived at an early hour
and stood by the side of the Lieutenant as
ssting him in the duties of the reception. Alexander
Ii. Stevens was present, and seemed to shun the no
tice that was taken of-him. buzz Of interest was
created when Thad Stevens, the leader of the House
of Representatives. appeared. He exchanged rather
formal courtesy with the President and then passed
along with sarcastic smile his face. The toilets
of the ladies were very elegant.
The section in which lumber is found in
Colorado has twenty-five saw mills. and ten flour
mills have been set up within the past few years.
The quartz mills in the State counted at over
one hundred and fifty. costing S4O,OOO,OO0. They
should average. if all wers running on medium ores
not less than $23000000 per yeaT Wages rule at S.
per day. Mr. Loveland, resident of Golden City,
is soon to erect blast furnace and rolling mill at
that point. The mill is to turn out rails for the road
that is to be constructed between Denver and the
towns Of Central and Empire passing through Golden
City, and probably furnishing one Vt the many links
in the overland railway to the Pacific.