Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.


"A French lady, the Baroness de Maistre,
has finished grand opera on the subj ect of "Sarda-
napalus."
The Adjutant General of Maine has been
ordered by Gov Cony to proceed to Calais sec that
the laws of the State not violated through the
Fenian demonstration on the border.
Some time during the present season there
is to be trotting match for 5000 a side, between
the famous Chicago horse Cooley and the New
York horse Butler" best two in three in harness.
The race will take place at Kalamazoo, Michigan.
VIM. Robinson, a native of Exeter, n. H. g.,
lately died in Georgia. and left about S2OO,OOO the
bulk of his property, for the endowment of seminary
at Exeter for the education of the female children of
INDECENT parents.
"A humbug, calling himself Col. Hawkins,
is circulating in California. He says JEFF. Davis of
sred $4,000 for his head. 1t is the opinion of the
California press that Mr., Davis must have been hard
up foY head.
"A company of the Arizona 1st regiment
recently surprised large band of Apaches about
twenty miles east of the settlement the San Fran
cisco river, killing about thirty, and capturing two
squaws and ten papooses.
George Cruikshank is an enthusiastic tee
totaller and took occasion the other day. when in
vited to show his remarkable picture the Worship of
Bacchus, to her Majesty. to give Queen Victoria a
regular temperance lecture.
"A child at Calais, Maine, being trouble
some from teethng, given draft of infused pop
pies. which put it to sleep. This was on Tuesday
night last week. and at last accounts the child was
sleeping in spite of all efforts to arouse it. The
physician entertains hope it may recover.
The English language, it is said, has been
officially adopted by the government OF the japanese
Empire, and permission has been given TO have 1t
taught publicly Prince Satsuma is now turning his
attention to commerce, and is largely engaged in the
silk trade.
Two white men and dozen negroes have
lately been publicly fogged in Fayetteville, North
Carolina the local courts ordering the punishment
and the United States military commander declining
to interfere because the penalty sanctioned by
the statutes
There is now a pretty little steamer on
the Thames which runs ten miles hour without
padde-wheel screw. She takes in water well for
ward and expes it aft under each quarter, and can
steer without her rudder and can stop in less than
her length when going at full speed.
1t appears from number of experiments
that the bronze of which the ancients formed their
weapons and other articles was composed of IS parts
of copper to IL parts of tin. 1t is remarkable that
the same mixture has been employed by nations very
remote from each other.
"A new steamer called the "Oregonian, -
intended to ply between San Francisco, California
and Portland. Oregon. has just been launched al
Brooklyn, New York. The dimensions of the new
vessel as follows Length, 275 feet; breadth. AZ
feet of 22OO tons burthen. and supplied with engines
of 50 inch cylinders. with IL feet stroke.
The Rev. Thomas Sewell, D. D., the emf
nent Baltimorean Methodist divine has accepted a
call to the Pacific street NJ. E. Church, of Brooklyn
N. Y, vice Rev. Fred. S. DE Haas. D. d. who takes
DR.. Sewells charge in the Monumental City. Both
gentlemen enjoy high reputation for ability and
eloquence.
"A gentleman in Washington recently sent
telegram to Salt Lake City at 1890 A. NJ and re-
ceived reply at $50 P. NJ. The distance which
the telegram was sent was more than 5000 miles
Another gentleman in Boston has received a tele-
graphic despatch via San Francisco. from Japan
which was only twenty-six days coming. This is be-
lieYed to be the quickest time yet made.
DIR. Haug, who went to India in 1859, and
since then has lived in Poona as superintendent Of
Sanskrit studies in the college there is about to re-
turn to Europe. The Brahmins have presented him
shawl. the highest mark of honor they can bestow
on Pundit. in recognition of his valuable services
in the cause of Oriental literature The Times q,
India this honor is greatly enhanced by the fact
that DR.. Haug is the first European upon whom it has
| been bestowed.
On the door of ore of the rooms in South
College Yale. is the following notice. mo soap need
ed here at present. no nice cigars wanted; no old
clothes in this room, Notice; contributions to in
firm negroes, soldiers and lone widows with eighteen
children. No relief for destitute mariners from re-
turning blockade runners. with small smell of whis
| KY General Notice-To all whom it may concerns
Applicants for charity hereby informed that tn,
occupants of this room have gone fishing, and won
be home till morning. No molasses or pop corn want
ed. No apples, lemons or oranges needed for few
days to come.
Since hostilities ended, about two mil
lion bales of cotton worth about $780, 0OO hav
come forward, and been realized. 1t was though
perbaps something over one million bales might be oh
tanned of what remained in the South The receipt
in the British markets have of late been unprece
dented, and decline has been the consequence. Th
influence on exchanges, and the price of gold, of tn
cotton trade has necessarily been great and is sa
to conclude that the development and productions
the South will hereafter be not less potential on tn
monetary affairs of the country. Hence. the grea
interest that attaches to the ensuing cotton crop,
the Importance Of the paci6gatiop of the country