Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS-.


citizens of Missouri protesting against the arbitrary
action of the President in restoring the rebelous
States without the consent of Congress.
Mr.. Wade offered an amendment to the Constitu-
ton to the effect that the President of the United
States shall not again be eligible for that Office The
Committee OF Reconstruction were instructed TO in
qure whether the so-called Confederate States had
complied with the terms of restoration laid down by
the President
The Freedmen's Bureau bill failed to receive the
two-thrds majority necessary to pass it over the
Presidents veto.
HoUsE.-Mr Stevens, from the Reconstruction
Committee, reported joint resolution declaring
that no representative from either of the rebelious
States shall be admitted into either branch of Con-
gress until Congress shall have declared such States
entitled to representation. Mr.. Stevens demanded
the previous question upon the resolution. which was
the signal for of excitement and confusion
which continued throughout the session. the oppos-
tion endeavoring to prevent vote.
GENERAL NEWS.
Senator Wright. of New Jersey, is quite i'll
at his home in Newark.
Great fears are entertained for the safety of
the peach and other fruit crops.
Fifteen thousand bushels of Government
corn recently sold in Savannah at prices rang
ing from 40 to As cents per bushel.
Ncu. Lew. w dlldCc Has StlIleu uOWn u
practice law in Charlottesville, Indiana. He denies
all implication with Mexican fibusterng.
The United States Treasury will in future,
redeem the old demand" notes in gold. The amount
yet t-sanding is S31O,245.
The wife of j. A. Gaylord, banker of ST.
Louis burned to death last week by her clothes
taking fire as she walked by the parlor CRATE.
Carl Schurz has been appointed editor of
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next month
George Fay, brakesman, was instantly killed
on Friday, Syracuse, on jumping to the ground
from moving train which was about to be endan-
gered by broken rail.
No stamps are hereafter to be required on
receipts given officers of the Government nor on
affidavits made by or before officers of internal
revenue, in reference to their accounts and vouchers
Continued accounts of desttution among
the poor whites in Alabama continue to be re-
ceived. Their supplies exhausted. and they
look to the Government for support.
Resolutions endorsing the action of the
Union congressman from Ohio were passed by the
Union members of the State Legislature in caucus
at Columbus last night
The President has written letter to friend
in New Orleans. stating that the United States mill
tary forces will pretence be permitted TO inter-
fere IN Louisiana elections.
The track of the Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad Company has been completed from Gin
cinnati to Loveland. The first train passed down
the road on Saturday.
The dead body of a young woman was
found in alley in Cincinnati. on Friday morning
last. The body bore marks of violence, but nothing
is known of the manner of her death.
1t is again reported that secret treaty has
hcen ed hefUeep AuStrio and Erannn hy which
Austria is to send 100000 to Mexico, to take the
place of the French.
There is great demand for laborers in Gu
ba and large importation of coolies is agitated
1000 coolies imported into Cuba in 1865 and there
are now 10000 on the island.
The Legislature of West Virginia has passed
act creating county, to be known as Mineral
county, it being taken from Hampshire county The
very pleasant little town of New Creek is to be the
county seat.
There are 0,000 bales of cotton still in the
hands planters in the interior of Alabama waiting
to come to market. The owners of it. anticipating
short crop this year, holding for rise in the
market. So says the Montgomery Mail.
The project of having a line of steamships
between Philadelphia and Southern ports is about
be c0nsummated. An act incorporating the Phila-
delphia and Southern Mail Steamship Company has
has been subscribed
The Louisville Journal says that on the 22d
of this month grand convention, called by a large
number of the most respectable and influential cit
of the State will assemble at Nashville to ex-
press hearty endorsement of President Johnson's
restoration policy, and declare the loyalty of
the people to the Government of the Union
A recent letter from a reliable source in
E..et Te..s-a~~ says can safely notify your
patrons that crisis is impending in East Tennessee.
If they have newly made bills, unless on old,
doubted houses they will do well to look after them
Even real estate at sheriff sales here will not bring
one-fourth of its real value.
Cheering reports are being received at the
Office of the freedmen bureau concerning the labor
question While few of the freedmen are careless
and upconcelned about the future. the majority have
made their contracts and to be faithfully carry
ing them out Sickness does not appear to be re-
markably prevalent among them.
A duel was fought at Culpepper Court
House, Va, Sunday last at 1910 A. NJ, between
Edward Freeman, Esq. Presiding Justice of the
County Court and Walter Ii. Robinson. of the late
rebel army. The night being very dark. lamps
resorted to to indicate the locality of the cOmbatant
who. after exchanging couple of harmless shots
voted themselves satisfied
The Treasury Department has received in
into the country free of duty by steamboats, and other
vessels the lakes. Vessels purchase supplies in
Canada, provisions and liquors. and on pretence of
having overstock, sell to persons in the United
States. 1t is contemplated to frame the law as to
meet the peculiarites of this method of evasion.
The Niagara Canada Mail announces that
the American Government has taken the necessary
precaution to put stop to Fenian or other raids
which may be attempted, by giving instructions to
the officers stationed at Fort Niagara to be on the
alert. and fire upon parties who may make any at
side of the river is regularly patrolled by efficient
guards and the Mdilsays should any attempted raids
take place the parties concerned will have warm
reception. both back and 'front.'
An agent of the American Missionary So
ciety laboring in Virginia recently called on Pres
byterian doctor of divinity. TO interest him for the
education of freedmen, and the doctor codly inform
ed him that the Northern people had undertaken
that job and it would be left to them when they got
tired Of it, as they soon would then the Southern
Christians would takeit up. The missionary after
wards called upon Mosby, the guerilla chief who
treated him in very gentlemanly way, said the
blacks ought to be educated and there could be no
reasonable objection to it, and gave him assistance in
finding citizens likely to assist him in his work.
Rush of German Emisrants 10 America
Eighty thousand Germans emigrated last year VII.