Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-19
NEWS OF THE DAY,
FOREIGN ITEMS.

By the arrival of the Europa at Halifax We have
advices to the 4th inst. The Fenian excitement con
tinues. The county of Kilkenny and the ports OF
Armah, Queens and South counties had been placed
under the peace preservation act. Lord Lytton had
been petitioned for military force to preventa hos
tile landing at Galway. There had been some fur
ther capture of small arms.
The cattle plague is still increasing,
The Brazil mails reached England on the 3rd. A
battle between the Paraguayan and allied armies was
considered imminent. The small pox has been very
destructive in both armies.
The French journals discussing the Mexican
question. tits stated that NJ De Travernay who had
left for the United States, was the bearer of dis
patches to this Government, demanding categorical
iy whether 1t means to regard protracted occupa-
tion Of Mexico as q casus beui.
CONGRESS.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday
In the House the day was devoted to speech max
ing.
GENERAL NEWS.
Henry D. Seybert, Of Salem township, Lu
zerne county, Pa, hung himself on Wednesday.
John Beatty, Esq, well known citizen of
Harrisburg Pa. found dead in his bed on Friday
morning last
The House Committee of Congress on
Claims has rejected the Utah claim, amounting to
$4,000.
General William Belknap, of the late rebel
army has been admitted to practice at the bar in
Washington city.
The order suppressing the Richmond Eram-
tner has been revoked, and the publication of that
paper will be resumed at once
The obsequies of Bishop John B. Fitzpat-
rick, occurred in Boston, on Friday, with great
solemnity. large number of prelates were present
The Norfolk Dsy Book says that eighty
six rock fish, each weighing over seventy pounds
were taken at one haul in Willoughby's bay, on
Wednesday.
Favorable reports concerning the Indians
in the Territories being received from the Indian
agents and, it is sad they intend to commence agri-
cultural operations in the spring.
The South Carolina Episcopal Convention,
in session at Charleston. has resolved to return into
union with the Episcopal Church of the United
States.
tits said that Macmillan streasuryis empty,
and that the existence of the Empire rests on procur
ing loan of $lOO,0OO00O negotiations for which are
now progressing in Paris.
The Empress of Mexico has purchased, at
jerusalem what said to be the site of the habita
ton of the Virgin Mary. The Empress intends to
erect magnificent chateau on the spot.
The German Republican Central Commit
tee of New York have passed resolution warning
German emigrants against the schemes of Southern
labor agents.
A train on the Hudson River Railroad met
with an accident on Thursday night, by which ono
car was thrown from the track and two were burned
The conductor and woman were slightly injured.
A flag was received on Friday at the State
Department. from the working people of Lyons,
France dedicated to the people of the United States
M Of A hrob
finest fabric.
The counsel of Fernandez and Pellicer, who
recently convicted of the murder of Mr.. Otero,
have made motion in the Supreme Court, in Brook
lyn for trial. the ground of error on the part
Of the court before which they were tried.
The City Council of Alexandria, Va, at
their last meeting resolved to attend in body the
exercises at the Capitol to be held on the 22d inst
in honor of the memory of the late Henry Winter
Davis of Maryland.
The brig California, from the West Indies,
was boarded off Block Island Feb u, by party
from the revenue cutter Miami, and it being found
that there was evidence of her being smuggler,
prize crew put on board, and the brig taken in
tow for New York.
The citizens Of Ashfeld, Mass, are about
to erect granite monument to the memory of the
soldiers from that town who died during the war.
Une SIDE OF the monument Will contain the of
the fallen and the other will contain basin, into
which water will be brought for the benefit of thirsty
travellers.
The receipts of coffee at the port of New
York for the just closed were nearly one hun
dred and thirteen million pounds and into the Uni
ted States one hundred and thirty three and half
millions Before the war the western States drew the
bulk of their supplies from New Orleans. and the
quantity withdrawn from that port was second only
to New York.
The Spanish naval steamers Carmen and
Isab ala la Catoica have both arrived at New York
They cam with sealed orders. which are not to be
opened until he vessels have received a thorough
overhauing in this Port, when it is supposed their
officers will find themselves directed either to proceed
to reinforce the Spanish squadron of the Gillian coast
cruise in this vicinity for the protection OF Span
ish commerce against Chilian privateers.
The great Cincinnati bridge about to be
suspended across the Ohio, will. it is 8ad be the
longest in the world being over two thousand feet
longer than the suspension bridge the Niagara
river and five hundre and forty feet longer than the
celebrated Menai bridge Its total span will be one
thousand and ffty-seven yards. The massive stone
piers tower one hundred and ten feet over the floor
of the bridge and two hundred feet above their foun
dations One year is the period allowed for build.