Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-22
GENERAL NEWS.

amendment, the Senate adjourned
The credentials of the Hon. James Harlan were pre-
sented for the term Of six years from the th of March
1867.
GENERAL NEWS
Gold closed on Saturday at Sl48l
Gen. Sheridan, says Washington special
has been instructed to put stop to the lawessnes:
| now so prevalent along the Texan frontier
Brigham Young, backed by all his Saints
is urging the admission of Utah into the Union as
State The matter is being considered by the Terri
| torial Committee at Washington.
Secretary McCuloch says that he has no re.
collection of having made statement that he had
revised his estimate fcoton supply for 1856 so as
to put it at over l,75O,OOO bales.
Hon. G. ". Julian, of Indiana, received al
Washington, during the past week. inclosed in a
threatening letter large piece of negro scalp with
the hair attached.
The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad has
begun suit against its late President for 81 900
damages. in permitting the Confederate government
to use the road and its machinery during the war.
Theodore Allen, of the late firm of Allen,
Hughes Il Riley, bounty brokers, was arrested in
Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, and taken to New
jersey Tor trial. on charge Of having defrauded re-
cruits enlisted at HobOken last spring of S126OOO
The steamer Plymouth Rock, of the New
York and Groton Line which was sunk off Green
wIch Connecticut, on tho morning of the 10Th inst
was successfully raised Friday by the Columbian
Coast Wrecking Company, and taken to New York.
The loss Of Dean & La Monte in the de-
struction by fire of the Grey Lock wooen mill, at
South Adams, Mass, on Wednesdaylast, is estimated
at from Sl50000 to 200000 which is covered by an in
surance of S125.000.
The tenian imbroglio remains in stain quo.
The Senate is still in session in New York. Their
proceedings to lack harmonv-weY We heard little
else than katy-did and Katy y-didn't-Katy broke the
BOTTLE ever since they convened
The Chicago Republican is ''sorry to learn
that some instances of pocket-picking and larceny
have occurred at the revival prayer meetings." and
advises all who take part in the exercises to leave
home everything that might excite the cupidity of
persons of the description mentioned.
The bodies of the captain, pilot, and lady
passengers of the brig Neva lately wrecked off ST.
Johns, Fla, have been recovered. The bodies of the
captain and pilot found to be mutilated, and the
mate has been arrested at jacksonville on suspicion
of numbering them.
On Friday, for the first time in our countrys
history colored contractor received pay for carry
ing the mail. His route is in Virginia. but he finds
that the Nirginans raise objection to having their
mailbag carried by colored man--if they can re-
ceive their letters in no other way.
The Columbus, Miss, San. states that the
planters in that vicinity have employed colored men
TO hire laborers for them with good results Almost
contracts and all the farmers say they are
getting much labor from the blacks, as freedmen
formerly when they were slaves.
The last arrangement for smuggling whisky
from Canada, invented by the newspaper cor
respondent who has lately turned his powerful mind
30 a.,
bottom of the Niagara river, and pump the liquor
across into concealed reservoirs.
United States Treasurer Spinner has re-
coived several specimens of the new counterfeit
twenty FIVE cent notes. The execution of the spuri-
note which is the last issue of the fractional
currency of that denomination, is very poor and can
be readily detected.
A clerk in the Quartermaster General s
office, Washington. named Jones, remarked the other
day, on hearing of the threats of assassination to
Senator Sumner that he not exactly in favor of
decopdion, but he would like to see him sent TO his
long home. The Secretary of War, on hearing of it.
Immediately dismissed him from service.
Smith o. Schoheld, United States Marshal
for the Western District of Missouri. has published
declarations of warrant and mention" in the cases
of large number of defendants against whom ac-
tions under the confscation laws Of Congress have
been taken. Among the number is Gen. Sterling
Price.
The House Judiciary Committee has not as
yet arrived at any conclusion regarding the subject
of further Constitutional amendments. Enough is
known, however, says Washington special to render
it certain that the Committee will at an early day
report amendment. providing that where black
not entitled to vote they shall not be repre-
sented in Congress.
By official news received at Washington, We
learn that the Liberalists in Mexico have met with
reverse. and that their lately established Capital at
chihuahua has been taken by the Imperiasts, who
advanced against the city in great force. President
Juarez and his Cabinet gone to Ell Paso, where he
enthusiastically received. The news from the in
terror is however favorable to the national cause.
At meeting of the property holders of
Mill Creek Bottom. Cincinnati o resolution was
adopted appointing committee petition the Legs-
lature to empower the city Of Cincinnati to condemn
all the overhowed lands Of Mill Creek Bottom for
the use of the city, The amount of land subject to
overflow is about 900 acres 200 of which is proposed
for the creation of basin and dock for ship
ping. the balance to be sold at appraised value.
As the impression prevails to some extent
that nearly or quite all the distinguished
who active rebels have been pardoned, it is
stated by the Washington Republican that nearly
200 applications are now upon the Presidents table
Seven hundred of them fall under the $4,000 clause
The remainder are classified as follows Members oil
rebel Congress, IS; ex-United States army officers
1872 rebel generals l27 prominent civil officers, 81
ex-ofice1s of the United States navy ll6.
The two men, Augustus Tristan and Thos.
Clark who robbed the Adams Express Company
several days ago, upon being arraigned before the
Superior Court at Bridgeport. CT, on Thursday,
pleaded not guilty to the charge of grand larceny
and were each required to give bonds in the Of
S 900 for their appearance before the Superior Court
fortrial at future session. They failed to OBJ
tain bondsmen, and were eommitted to Jail to await
their trial, which will probably take place at the
March term of the court Mr. Loomis, of Bridgeport
acted for them as temporary counsel.
In the Court of General Sessions, New York
Judge Russell, on Friday administered severe les
son to gentlemen of the burglarious profession, by
sentencing one of the knights of the dark lantern
jimmy and skeleton keys, to t,centy gears imprson
ment in the State prison at hard labor. If tht
prisoner lives complete his term. he will be forty
five years of age when he returns to the underworld
Several other thieves were sentenced by the samt
Judge for two and ive years. The garroting system
was most effectually check in New York some year
ago. by of the Williams being caught and sent t.
the State Prison for twenty years by Judge Russell
The internal revenue of the Government
from theatres and other places of public amusement
in Boston. for the three months ending January II
I returned to the United States Assessor for the
| Third District were Sl59O25. as follows: Museum
] three months, S3s $50; Music Hall. three months
&lO,S3O; Morris Brothers. months. SIG 1885, Buckey's
Octr 267l; Buckey's, Novr So fSs Buckley's. Dec.
| S2,926; Tremeut Theatre. months, $4,373; Bostor
Theatre, three months, $529S2; Theatre Comique
November, 4,llS; Theatre Comique, December. S..
234: Howard Athen@um, October. s.. .956; Howard
Athenaum. November. S. 1868.
| The audacious robbery ofa bank messenge
reported in our New York dispatches on Saturday
occurred in this wise, Samuel Terry. youth of six
teen, employed as messenger in the Farmers an,
| Citizens National Bank Of williamsburg. YVES pass
ing through William street. in possession of sat
chel containing eleven thousand dollars in Treasur
| and other notes, and seven thousand dollars il
| checks, when an unknown man jumped from car,
snatched the satche. from the bearer knocking hi1
down, according to his own statement, and leapin
back into the vehicle in which seated an accom-
plice drove away at full speed with his punder. Th
-&aI 30 h. 81.