Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May %, 1866.


Senior Don Frederic L. Barr da, who, until year
two past most acceptably represented the Republic
returned, in the character of Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PleDpotentiary of that Republic. H.
was to-day introduced by the Secretary of State to
the President to whom he delivered his credentials,
and made the following remarks upon the occasion:
Si--Ihe Supreme Chief of Peru has been pleased
to invest with the character of Envoy tXtraordi
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary, the Govern
ment Of your Excellepcy. The main object of my
mission is to strengthen and develop the ties of Friend
ship that bind both peoples and Governments. l
know that this task has heretofore been and will al
ways continue to be exceedingly easy, because the
identity of political principles of moral and social
aims IN both countries must necessarily give that
tendency to their relations.
But even if such powerful motives should not exist
for the success of my mission, my personal experience
as to the kind feelings entertained by the United
States Government towards Peru inspires US with
confidence and relying upon 1t. hope to satisfy the
aspirations Of my Government, obtaining, at the
same time, the approval of your EXcellency.
l have the honor TO place in your Excellency's
hands my credential letter.
To which the President replied as follows:
Mr.. Barreda: Your former relations to this Gov
ernment, as Minister resident of the Republic of
Peru are remembered with pleasure. During your
residence here, you were faithful friend to the
United States in time which tried fidelity IN every
quarter.
mitgated by the hope that in a crisis Of political
affairs you might render important service to your
are identified with all the generous aspirations Of the
United States In re-appointing you as her repre-
sentative here. Peru has well understood how to
manifest her own constant friendship to the United
States. That friendship shall be cordially recip-
EATURALIzED CITIZENS.
The Department of State learns from the United
States Minister at Paris that if naturazed citizens
of the United States, liable to CONSUMPTION in France
but for their naturalization, will go at once upon
their arrival in France and report at the district in
which their enrolled producing their evi-
dences Of NATURALIZATION as citizens OF the United
States and ask TO have their names erased from the
conscription list. 1t will probably relieve them from
ali difficulties and apprehensions in this regard.
WHEAT SENT BACK FROM ENGLAND.
U. S. Consul Dudley in letter to the Secretary of
State dated Liverpool, May ith, says: The steamer
CITY of Dublin that is TO sail tomorrow for New
York has fifteen thousand bushels of wheat engaged
as cargo. am told 1t is American wheat. imported
and now being back to be sold in the States 1t
is now being loaded on the steamer. This is some
thing like sending Goals to New Castle "
THE MISSISSIPPI SHIP CANAL.
The bill now before Congress authorizing the con-
struction of ship channel from Pass LOutre, the
mouth of the Mississippi river provides for the in
corporation of dredging company, who are to keep
this pass open, not less than twenty feet deep and
one hundred feet wide at high water, and are au-
thorzed to charge all vessels drawing fourteen
feet from l3 to % cents per ton or passage through to
the river.
The Senate, in Executive session. to-day confirmed
A number of internal revenue officers for Southern
States and Benjamin w. Harris, Of East Bridgewa-
ter Collector for the Second District of Massachu
sets; CaSsus Fairchild Marshal for the District of
Wisconsin, john Cummlns, OF Idaho. Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of that Territory.
Also the following Consuls-R h Farrell at CadiZ;
Willie P. Mangum, of n. e.. at Nagaski; J. B. e..
Smith of La at Athens, and Nicholas Pike of n ew
York at Port Louis, Mauritus and the following to
be Postmasters-Samuel huntington at Burlington;
Charles NJ Oeit, ut New London, Conn.,: Charles Z.
Warner at Virginia city, Nevada; J Joseph b. Adams,
at Portsmouth. N. H.; r. g. Greene, at Petersburg.
Va: Chas. 3, Brayton, at Port Royal, S. C.
SINGULAR SUICIDE.
The Star of yesterday says:-Un Saturday we pub
| lished an account of young man named Lewis
| Rhinehardt, employed in Mr. Herman's clothing
store on ~ street, Island, attempting to commit
suicide by shooting, because he had been accused OF
stealing some clothing which wassfound in hlssvase
was thought by that the job had been put up
and that another clerk in the named Burwanger
was the guilty party, and Saturday fellow clerk
sBore out warrant before ustce Boswell charging
Burwanger with the larceny of the goods found in
| Rhinehardts trunk, which placed in the hands
| of officer Wallingstord.
| Burwanger made aware of the fact, and Satur-
day afternoon he left the store but was followed by
officer Wallingsford the direction of the steamboat
wharf where he lost sight of. Not returning at
4 night inquiry was made for him, but without sue.
cess This morning about sunrise his body was seen
floating near the end of one of the wharves, and off
| GERS Shell and Wallingsford being informed, they
brought the body to the store to await inquest
The deceased had his person silver watch (Which
had stopped at 20 minutes past oclOck) and some
| small change he has brother and some other rel
atyes living in Georgetown. but believe he came
| here from Baltimore. He was about eighteen years
| of age.