Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-20
Skilled Tabor.

Every year brings to our shores some hundreds OF
thousands of emisrants from Europe. Such OF them
in their old homes devoted to agriculture be-
take themselves here to the cheap lands OF the IN
terror and become thriving farmers in a few years
But many thousands of them were operatives IN IN
dustrial pursuits abroad, and when they reach mere
they frequently find no corresponding works to
we might test estabsh such lines Of business and these
emigrants would thus become of even more value
than their agricultural brethren.
There is no good reason why we should not go on
steadily establishing these pursuits, II we can nave
such tariff policy permanently adopted as shall
protect these work against ruinous foreign CON-
petition. If we do this the foreign emigration will
possess a new value to our whole country, under
which it must soon swell to far greater magnitude
than at present. We may be sure that if we foster
these branches of industry emigration and native
tt will supply US with all the skilled labor we shall
emigration of skilled labor from Europe so that the
manufacurers may soon be compelled to follow their
operatiVes.-Phila. North American.
BoLP RonFEEY y AL,ExASDR5A EmTRhe virginia
Office of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany at the depot entered by burglars last night
and the safe, containing about 81, 200 in money and
large number of vouchers, and two or three checks
for considerable amounts carried off. The fact of the
robbery was discovered early this morning and search
Later IN the day Mr. Mclean SON Of the
discovered traces of the property in the vicinity Of
Hunting Creek bridge and after the safe itself
the foot of the bluff The door Of the safe had been
literally demolished by means Of coal ehisel and
The money left in the safe. in amount as stated
above, had of course been abstracted but nearly all
ne all 9f ~e1 were San
into the safe The robbers must have been four or
five in number, as the safe, although small pattern,
yet sufficiently heavy to require that number Of
persons conveniently carry it. 1t was lowered
of the ndow in the north end OF the building, and
vicinity and from the marks upon it is supposed to
have been used to carry the safe to vehicle which
| the robbers had at hand.
| PREACHlHG.-Not satisfied with concert and OPERA
circus and play house, and dance, there is growing
disposition push the demand for entertainment up
into the realm of serious things; to require that lee
lures shall be entertaining rather than instrucng.
,- nhrase of Punch and Judy, adapted to people of
ferarv retensions rather than an earnest, serious
discussion O, Important themes; to make the church
service religious entertainment composed OF opera
music and sensational teaching Snndreds OF peo-
Me prefer an anecdote to A. argument, bne voice
to fne thought, flourish of tnc hand to any eAe[
else of imagination of faith the precners par,
The most popular preacher in America owes mos OF
his success to the fact that an actor By nature by
accident OF birth and training ne was dropped into
and he has transformed his pulpit into stage where
he outdoes both Forrest and Booth by the inimtabe
charm and power of his acting His preaching un-
the volume and intensity of the popular desire for
entertainment which threatens to sweep away every
thing precious and sacred:-Chrtsttdn Inquirer
SERIOUS MUTINy IN TER LOUISVILLE CITY Prison.
There was great mutiny in the city prison at
Louisville. on Sunday night, some thirty or forty
prisoners making an attempt to break out of the jail
When the deputy went in to lock them up in their
cells for the night usual, they seized him. took
from him the cell keys, threw him into the cistern
and then set themselves to work with stones, sticks
and anything else they could lay hands upon break
down the doors, windows, walls &C., but they failed
The city jailor, assisted by number of policemen
| nue ed the mutiny by firing voley into the midst
of the rioters, hitting the ringleader named Beau
| mont on the forehead. The prisoners were then
locked into T. Neir cells and heavily ironed. mill
tary guard has teen stationed at the jail to prevent
| A recurrence of the attempt.
ALEXANDRIA CANAL-The following bill passed thu
| Virginia House of Delegates on wednesday, ano
| having passed the Senate is now a law:
| Be il enacted by the General Assemblu, That II l
| shall become necessary in order to repair and max
available the Alexandra canal for the use and trans
| portation of goods. produce and the like, that tn
city of Alexandria shall be required to sell or dspGs
of its stock in the said canal that in that event thu
| BOARD of Public Works hereby authorized T
unite with the Corporation aforesaid by their Councl
| in making like disposition for the best practcab
consideration of the interest by the State In salt
| canal -
KIDNAPPING NEGRoEs.-The Southern correspon
| dent of Tbs Nation has made the acquaintance of
Young Alabama merchant, with this results
I congratulated him on the probability OF hi
making quite fortune from his store and the sale
his cotton and inquired if he knew anything aoou
another speculation-the shipping OF negroes .
Cuba and selling them TO Spanish planters? fes
he said, he had been told about that. and ne "a
geod luck, 10 intended 10 set into u !os3t Wa 70
nassat thing W.