Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-30

"A woman has been arrested in New 7 orl1.
charged with stealing jawcIry at spiritual meet
ing.
"A man named Clark, while going from
st. Joseph to Atchison county. Missouri was robbed
OF $50 600, last Saturday.
Aaron Davis, Esq, of Frederick Md,
has announced himself as an independent candidate
Tor Congress in tho Fourth district.
The Criminal Court at Nashville have
convicted the two men who murdered Byron. a toll
keeper, in December last.
AT Springfield, Mass, lady sent the fol-
lowing volunteer toast: Spruce old bachelors, the
ever-grecns ofsoccty.
The storm of the 18th and 18th was de-
Strnotve to the sheep in Michigan as well as in Ohio
Thousands are reported to have died in Michigan
from exposure.
-Four more cholera eases have been re-
ported within the limits of the city of Elizabet5,
three in single family. Three deaths are also re-
ported.
Mrs. Jane Irwin, wife of William B. Irwin.
of ofDuncannon. Pa, was killed at that plsco on Mon.
day evening last by being knocked off Of tho railroad
track by passing train of cars
Three prisoners in jail at St. Louis eff.
teced their escape on the night of the 22d by digging
out stono weighing 500 pounds from the side of
the window, AMI crawling through the hole
Thomas Darcy McGee, though an Irish
man, refuses to employ his influence to save the Fe
man prisoners from their fate. He says he would
not interfere even if his own brothers wero among
them.
The finest residence in the South is that of
W. u. johnson, Of Macon. Georgia modelled after
the plans of European palaces In order not to know
how much it cost, he destroyed the bills as fast as
they were paid.
On Saturday night man in Pittsburg,
named Sullivan, stepped into a neighbors house to
pacify married couple who were quarreling. He
succeeded in this. but in return was stabbed in the
abdomen by the husband, and viii probably die.
Several cases Of spotted fever, fatal and
much dreaded disease. has appeared in the vicinity
OF Carrollton and fountaintown, in Hancock and
ohelny counties, Indiana each case resulting in al
most immediate death.
-Ihe Maine papers tell comical story
about Marshal Kent, of Portsmouth, who went to
brunswick in disguise for the purpose of arrestng an
elcping couple, and himself arrested as suspi-
clous person. and required TO give an account of him
self.
The survey Of the Valley Railroad, by
MIR. Randoiph'S engineer CORPS is rapidly progress
ing, but from the extent ofthe work it is expected it
VIM taho tho onti-o 20 accomplish it We
learn the corps Is 10 Do inUresvd by the of
News from Mexico, by the way Of Ha-
vana, corroborates previous statements that the po
siion of the Empire generally regarded as preca-
rious. Maximilian is making strenuous efforts to
establish national army and reorganize the treas
ury on firm basis.
President johnson and Secretary Seward
have Just been elected honorary members of the
Sclavonic Brotherhood, new organization. said to
include two hundred thousand voters, and composed
of Poles, Bohsmians, Silesans MoraVians, Servans,
ETC., now citizens of the United States.
"A boy died in Chicago last week from the
effects of swimming in pond where the carcasscs of
animals had been deposited. Large spots broke out
on him. and his symptoms were those of a very bad
case Of poisoning It is supposed he swallowed some
of the water.
The police of Chicago, Illinois, on Sat
urday night made sudden raid on the free concert
and low drinking saloons in that city, and captured
about four hundred male and female persons. They
were all taken to the station houses and locked up
until Monday in spite of the most pitifu entreaties
The Albany argus says that some sport
ing in Ulster county, one citizen of some pre-
vious standing have been held in 81 600 bonds for the
offence of poisoning horse of rival. The
noble animal withs TODD the effects of the drug long
enough to win the race. and fell dead at the judges
stand.
The English papers report that Mr..
Bachelor, said to be from Boston, passenger by the
java from New York. is believed to have commit
ted suicide by jumping overheard. On searching the
pockets of a coat he left hanging in state-room
letter was found addressed to the steward, which
leaves no doubt as to his sad end.
"A woman was found lying drunk in the
doorway of drinking saloon III Troy one night last
week, and was arrested by the officers. The saloon
keeper appeared witness for the defence at her
trial. and had the mpudence to swear that he kept
her sign to attract customers, and to show the
efficacy of his liquors.
"A Canadian journal seems to incline to
the opinion that England will declare war against
the United States because some fool in Congress has
proposed repeal of the neutrality laws. We are
not quite prepared to believe she will do so, because
that would be to open the way to Canada for the
Fenians.
Jared Ingersol, of Philadelphi has
pleaded guilty of purlonng books from the Mer-
camille Library of that city. He further admitted
that he had robbed other libraries The books taken
wore sold for waste paper. The librarian, who de-
tected him putting books under his coat, tcstifes
that during the last seven years $4,000 worth
of books had been lost in this manner
Switzerland is suffering considerably from
the unsettled state of affairs on the continent The
country is full of workmen from Prussia, Frankfort
and other German States who have come to look for
employment, which they cannot obtain in their own
country and still less likely to obtain in Swzer-
land. a great number of men having been thrown cut
ofwork by the failure of their employers.
Many of the bricklayers of Boston have
refused to work in consequence of their master work
men refusing to comply with their request or de-
mand to be allowed to quit work at five O'Clock on
Saturday afternoon, instead of six o'clock. which has
been the usual hour The matter has been discussed
by tho bosses and the workmen for two or three
weols and the former havo declared that they would
deduct hour from the time of those who left off al
five o'clock.
The Japanese papers are indignant at the
execution of Japanese at Yokohama by order of thu
government Of the Tycoon. a drunken French sol
der broke into house in the town and insulted th
very beautiful wife of the owner An inmate 0
the house. or possibly one of tho crowd outside kiet
the agsressor In consequence of this, the husband
had his head chopped off the next week outside thu
Governors prison, and all his relations have beer
made prisoners in their houses-a cheap plan fo
| superseding jails prevalent in Japan.
"A circular addressed ''to the conservative
| Republicans of Iowa." calling State Convention
for the purpose of organizing party to be known a
l the National Union party" has been issued TIL,
| following Is paragraph from the circular. "W,
L
to cooperate with the radical and dominant elemen
of that party in line of policy inaugurated sinc
the close of the war. and which we believe to h
fraught with the most disastrous consequences to h
country. we propose to establish separate organiza
ton, to be known as the National Union party"
| The New York correspondent of the Bos
ton Post says THE preface to the new City Direc
| tory has very unmannerly fling at the F. +. N
| Y.'s in the shape of an intimation that the Oh
| Knickerbocker families. who pride themselves il
| peacock style upon long local pedigree, were no
| of enough consequence single generation ag
| to be even mentioned by name in the Directory Q
that date. Particularly huy ought the -feelin
Stuyvesants to be the horrid statement that tn
| only one of their name who graced the pages of
thirty year old Directory Peter Stuyvesant
| shoemaker" And SO with. many others who the
did journey-work, in spite of their names and oil
genealogies. Manifestly. it doesn't pay to be stuc
4 Rp-in the face Qftbs Old Directory" m