Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17


bic 70 n opinions el1'ressedbv correspondents.
IOhnsni Meeting Ia Charles Comfy, Md.
ma,s meeting of the citizens of Charles county,
Nd. was held in Port Tobacco on the 10th of May,
to endorse the policy of President johnson.
Colonel VIM. J. Blackstone of St. Mary's county:
General MITCHELL II. Stone and B. Compton addressed
the meeting all heartily endorsing tho wise and con-
servGtive policy of Andrew johnson.
Mr.. Stone earnestly cCunselled his fellow citizens
to be Just to the coored people, to give them all their
rights under the laws. &c
The following resolutions. reported by the COM
nlittee, We're unanimously adopted;
Fesoioed By the people Of Charles county IN anGss
meeting assembled That the course of Andrew John
son. as President Of the United States in, his noble
efforts in the presence of an INSCRIPTIONS and for
mdable opposition, to maintain in their purity the
great fundamental principles upon which this Gov
eminent rests, meets our unqualified appreciation.
Resolued. That the doctrines maintained by those
who in opposition to the President are in pal
pable conflict with the theory uron which they adyo-
Gated and waged the war, ard Inconsistent with the
future maintenance of constitutional liberty and re-
publican government.
Resolsed That we tender to tho President our
gratitude confidence, and earnest support.
WHAT WOMAN CAN Do.-Among the strangers in
Philadelphia, at this moment, are two ladies from
Martinsburg, West Virginia. Yesterday they were
purchasing seed drill moving machine and othor
agricultural implements whose cost in the aggregate
was about eight hundred dollars. Their home was
very close to the theatre of tho late war. Between
the two contending armies their houses and their
barns we've burned their horses and cattle driven of,
their only brother conscripted into the rebel army.
Any one who seeing young lady such
yesterday, had been told that she had personally
plowed and planted many acres Of land, would AVE
LAUGHED to sc9rn the party so informing him. Such,
however, Is literally the We learned the facts
ron Eensemaqa resdlns IN the Vicinity The sm9-
King runs OF the farm upon which these young people
resided had scarcely cooled when the neighbor club
r ge sdr Of fG ha tne log h3nse ana
and the girls with ther OWN hands pl0wed the ground
and seeded it with corn. The crop grew apace, and
with their own bands they harvested it. They sold
1t to good advantage They had owned fOrty-seven
negro slaves. Some of these went into the Union
army. others deserted tho locality. The girls were
Left alone to battle with the vicssitudes of the war
Our informant, whose responsibility is beyond all
question says that these girls produced by their work
IN the field more decided and productive results than
were accomplished by the entire gang Of slaves
They toiied for three years and have cOmforta-
perry; while improvements have been mado upon it
to extent that makes it of considerably more value
man Ge5Gre tne loren OF conflicting armies reduced
rs buildings to ashes. One of the young ladies has
since married. but the theirs still do duty as their
own "9verseers" and they themselves purchased
yesterday and directed the shipment of the agrcul-
tural imp dement's to which VIC have above referred
Inc wonder to the deale was that lady decately
Rloved and attired rs though she had never over
stepped the bounds ofthe boudoir acknowledgement ex
perimentaly and intellisently upon the respective
merits Of the different reapng machines and upon
me comparative values of the different patents for
threshing out the cereals.
dnese yoTng ladies were educated in philadelphia.
ana are well known to mtOy of our best people.
-PhtLa. Gazette.
FROM SERF TO NOBLE.-Says foreign letter. OF all
the romantic Storie IN the Ara ban Nights. there is
none more extraordinary than the little episode that
has Just occurred Mt St Petersburg. You will have
noticed that an attempt made to shoot the EN-
peror which was frustrated by the prompt action of
ayoung man VINO stood noar the would be assassin
Ihat young man, acting from monetary impulse
IN striking down the he saw raised against his
sovereign, was afterwards so frightened at his own
rashness that he away as fast as his less could
hD tn ha
presence OF the emperor, at whose feet he threw him
self in state of abec terror as If he had been the
assassin himself The Emperor raised him. embraced
and kissed him, and proclaimed him Russian noble
IRON that hour The romance of the story is this
Inc new Russian mol bic, only i've minutes before was
poor lllterate drudge in small hatter's shop in
o. petersburg. A week ago, his habits and daily oc-
cupaton were OF the most vulgar and mental charac-
ter To-day he ranks with the most ancient nobility
OF the empire. subscription at once set on foot
to provide him with means sustain his new dignity
ana presents are towlng in upon him from every d.
Teetion Ills phoogranh is displayed in every shop
and retinue of the Cars servants are in con
slant attendance upon him.
DEvELOPHEYT OF MINERALS IN VGEGiXIA.-Jhe
mineral wealth of Virginia has long been known AS
equal If not superior 10 that Of any other State in
the country. Just about the breaking ont of The Ir
fine bed Of clay peculiarly adapted for the manu-
tacture OF queensware, was discovered in Augusta
COUNTY and already specimens of the ware are ia the
market subsequently a rich bed of Kaoline was
discovered IN Nelson county five acres of which were
sold for the comfortable OF S30NO and very re-
offered to unS Ui,i tlat %l!VtUo mad been
fo adding that the sane h9ye the plea
been discovered on the border eff our ogn comnfy om
the farm OF Mr.. Edgar S. Swami near CbiIes6nrg
IN caroline. We have examined specimens of tb@,
haolIne from Nelson and that recently discovered in
caroline. The latter is fairer in color almost IS
white as the driven snow and we should think capa
pie OF being manufacturcd into the very finest porce
lam ware. haone is worth some eighteen or tyyenfv
dollars ton in New York -FrederScksJurS EeraM
A COFFEE CAsE-There is a curious suit IN apre.I
IN me SUPERIOR Court. General Term. 1t appears
.hat the plaintiff, William Newell, sold to the de-
PENDANTS Ezra Wheeler and Others certain rights 70
sell coffee &c., involving the sum of 500 Oh OF The
r Ibidtb ~ n oSPute was concerning an invention by
wnch the palntlh, 1t is claimed improved the yalue
Of the coffee; lie cleaned and polished it by passir
1t through black lead. The defendants bcurbt tbe
tdsnI mace hrst payment of s. Geo. and undertook
10 sell the conee They now decline make fIIrher
payments on the ground that the invention is use
less to them that instead Of increasing tho vaiua
ING coGc, me black lead and other processes give
metallic appearance detrimental to its sale The |
decision OF the courts is not yet rendered-N J. Pos.
A QUEER FIsH.-A curious specimen of the fish |
genus was found near the shore at Rock Crack in |
TINS county, on Saturday last by the Misses I'll
ana " eoster; 1.-THE creature evidently in dynr
Sondltion from swallowing four large goldfish the |
Its length four feet six fms or ppers were Of
tached to its head and body two of which closely
sSenoied human hands, having four fingers and n |
thumo on each the fingers being Joined together b~
thln SKIN Its mouth was twelve inches wide with
tnIee rows OF teeth numbering three hundred mi |
fnreen LIS mead was about two thirds of the whole
nsn IL weighed about eighty lbs. when first caught
Iernaps more than two hundred persons saw This |
singular monster and all were at loss to know in
Hnat ciass OF the hnny tribe to place him It is GER
tulnly d stranger IN our waterS.-.SOmerset Herald
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Young AND OLD sick and we'll men and women. |
a.ke receive comfort. relief and pleasure in the use
Oh HYGIENE WINE. Sold everywhere. myl7-2t
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