Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS,

| SENATE.-A communication was received from the
President transmitting a communication from the
| doyernor of Alabama, asking for an extension of
time for the completion of certain railroads in that
| State which was referred.
| HOUsE-A resolution was offered by Mr. Ward to
allow the Military Committee to report the bill equal
! lziDg bounties at any time. which was agreed to-
| The army bill was reported back, ordered to be
printed and made the special order for the 10Th of
| April
GENERAL NEWS.
Michael Connery, connected with the
Mobile Custom House, has made valid seizure of
| 10000 Havana cigars.
Victor Hugo declined an offer of 500, 900
made by the Soliel of Paris, for his new work lies
Travaeurs de la Mer"
An eruption called "swine pox' has made
its appearance in Milton N. c. Several persons have
died of the disease.
Alexandra Dumas has Just signed a con-
tract with the Free Press of Vienna, for novel
drawn from life in Paris. The price paid is five
thousand dollars.
Two hundred and seventy-ive wagons,
containing emigrants. passed through Springfield
Mo, within a week. One train of twenty was going
to Bates and Vernon counties.
The Catholic clergy Of Boston have given
Bishop Williams the recently consecrated Bishop of
that diocese $S eco to provide his episcopal outfit
and an address pedgng to him their cooperation.
The Auburn On. \. AdUertiSer SAYS that
a son of Brigham Young formerly resident of that
village, was in town last week, looking up sundry
debts of his fathers which he was anxious to Houi-
date with the interest which had accrued during
thirty-fve years
a6-Ihe eqOrmous profits Of the National
Bank Note Company of New York have come out in
recent law suit. During five months in 1863 it paid
dividends from its accumulated surplus earnings
amounting to 80 cent. The $50 shares of the
company are now worth $735.
Last Friday morning a horse leaped over
the side of bridge at Lansing, Iowa with a cutter
containing the county treasurer and his wife and
child. Although they fell distance of sixteen feet
both the parties in the cutter and the horse escaped
uninjured.
Ten years ago, one barrel of petroleum a
week. or fifty barrels year would overstock the
market Now more than two million barrels year
an insufficient supply. If the productions were
to fall short of that amount it would create panic
In the market and largely advance the price.
AT recent hunt in the north of England,
4,6ll pheasants and 5000 hares and rabbits were
slaughtered. 1t is estimated that the number killed
were about one-third the number reared so that in
the preserve there must have been IA coo pheasants
and 1900 hares and rabbits. To grow grain for the
support of the birds would require the cultivation of
246 acres, and for the hares and rabbits LOO acres
"A daring attempt at robbery was made on
Monday in St. Louis. At hafpast seven in the even
ing baggage wagon was observed near the entrance
of of the largest dry goods establishments of the
city. and on being hailed by the watchman with
offers of assistance, drove away. Subsequently the
doors of the store were found unlocked, and about
forty thousand dollars worth of silks were discovered
packed up ready for transportation. The would be
thieves could not be found.
-Chamberss Journal, February "a, 1853,
says: As to be expected, the gales which ushered
in the new year, occasioned much disaster on land
and The number of wrecks reported to the Board
of Trade was more than four hundred but the world
holds its way, nevertheless and men and ships put
to sea in ever-increaSing numbers. Germany, even,
though not maritime country is the move; 95 600
sailed last for the United States chiefly from the
ports of Hamburg and Bremen, and it is expected
that the number will be doubled this year."
"A letter from Aiken, South Carolina, an
nounceS the death of the ex-rebel Gen. Elliott who
long defended Fort Sumter against the Federal
forces. AT the explosion of the mine in front Of
Petersburg Virginia, he had an arm shattered; and
when the war closed, he took up his abode in fish
erman's hut in Port Royal harbor, where he sup
ported his family by fishing, until winter stopped it,
He had just entered a situation a railroad when
he suddenly cut off, In the 36th year of his age.
Major George X. Leet, a native Of Pitts
burg Assistant Adjutant General of volunteers. on
the staff of General Grant, who Was for long time
the Office assistant Of the lamented Colonel Bowers,
has succeeded to the official position of the latter
with the rank of Major in the regular army. which
was the lneal rank of Colonel Bowers. Major Leet
entered the private in the Chicago Board OF
Trade Battery, and selected n staff officer by
General Grant because of distinguished qualities of
bravery and efficiency displayed in the field.
The Lansingburgh gas works, near Troy,
has recently made some interesting experiments in
the manufacture of gas from peat The peat used
was taken from the bed about three feet below the
surface, dried in the sun, without pressing, and
thrown into the retort. The gas was pronounced to
be in way superior to that made from the best
COAL 1t gave winter, clearer and much stronger
light and stood the chemical test WELL Several trials
have been made with the peat each of which were
successful. The bed In Brunswick. covers ten acres,
and is about, average, ten feet deep. Below
the peat is mari bed. which has not yet been ex-
plored.