Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS-.

SENATE.-The Senate was occupied yesterday large
y with the bill to establish the West India telegraph
debating its merits at length ALSO with the bill
to compensate contractors iron -clads, and lastly
with the Pacific Railroad bill.
HOUsE.-In the House, the Pacific Railroad bill
was also the principal matter discussed. Mr. Stevens
having earnestly advocated its passage
GENERAL NEWS.
The Free Masons of BROOKLYN, Long
Island. have agreed upon the erection of beautiful
temple in that city to cost 100000.
The tobacco crop in Missouri this year is
expected to be immense one, probably larger than
it ever has been.
1t is suggested that all ailanthus trees
should be pruned this spring close to the roots be-
fore the towering season commences. Their odor
imparts no health to the atmosphere
The prospect for a large crop Of fruit in
the Southern States is very good-better than for
years past the peaches only being hurt by frost but
not materially injured.
According to M. Chevalier, the use of
opium in England is increasing enormously. The
quantity now used is certainly enormous. In lS45
the consumption was 1929 pounds; in 1868 it was
iA,2l9 pounds.
The noble gift of the State of California
to the Washington National Monument, being on
board the Flying Dutchman" wrecked some time
ago. apprehensons were excited that the stone would
not be saved. We glad learn that it has been
recovered and forwarded to Washington.
Cases of hydrophobia among horses are
not frequent, but occurred Saturday last near
Cincinnati. A rabid dog snapped at the nose of a
horse about five weeks ago. inficting Slight scratch
On Saturday the horse became violently affected,
tore everything within reach, gnawed its own legs to
the bone. and died in great agony.
-"What does it costto live in the countrv?''
The New York Tribune says that $2O33 betrayed the
expenses of family in the vicinity of the metrepo
lis consisting of average Of five and half persons
to feed and one man, two women and girl to cothe.
The animals to feed were one horse, one COW, two
dozen hens. and Que bog fatted for family use.
Three hundred dollars in counterfeit
currency detected at the Redemption Bureau
last weekthree fifty dollar compound interest notes
The Government has information that several prom-
nent counterters of its securities have gone to Eng
land with plates to carry their nearous business
there.
On Friday, as a circus was passing through
Westvile. Connecticut the elephants frightened to
death horse belonging to Mr.. Baldwin. of Wood
BRIDGE which was hitched by the side of the road
The horse on seeing the elephants, stared at them
wildly for an instant. and then gave leap into the
air and fell dead.
Captain (familiarly known in Pawtucket,
R. L. a, Grandpa N. G. B. Dexter died in that
place Sunday evening" in the seventy eighth year
Of his age. Mr. Dexter opened and taught the first
Sabbath school established in the United States.
the scholars being the children employed in mill in
which he was also working. He the Oldest and
one of the most estimable citizens in Pawtucket.
The Pittsburg Commercial says a coal
company has now piled near Honesdae $50 600 tons
of coal-sad to be the largest body of coal col
ected in one heap the face of the earth 1t would
require train over two hundred and sixty miles in
length to remove the stock; 100000 carts would be
needed, reaching in continuous line more than
1000 miles. This large deposit will give some idea of
the MAJ nitude of the coal interests of our State
The London Athenaum announces that
Sir John Lawrence has sent three native agents. dis
guised as merchsnts to explore Central Asia by diff
ferent routes Each independent of the Others and
all are keptin ignorance of their appointments that
on their return three independent narratives may be
looked for They instructed to take note of all
they see, to observe the temper OF the different
peoples among whom they travel, whether move
ments are taking place in favor of Russia, and to
visit Bokhara, Khokland and Samarcand before they
return.
Real estate continues to sell at enormous
| prices in New York. The Times of Friday says:
Some idea of the rise in the price of unimproved
property In New York may be gathered from the
rpport of the great up town sale which took place
yesterday. A lot on Eighth Avenue and Seventy
second street. 25 feet inches by 100 feet sold for the
enormous sum of eighteen thousand eight hundred
dollars. On the adjoining cross streets lots readily
went off at FIVE, six and seven thousand dollars with
little available grading, no drainage, no building
improvements, and situated nearly six miles from the
City Hail. This sort of thing may last for time; but
similar rage for real estate speculation has often
before brought ruin in its path-not however to the
original owner who usually gets the fair value of his
| property In his first instalment.
l Charles Dickens is being again Emporium
ed to become candidate for Office Says an English
| contemporary: "Mr c. Dickens should be heard BY
every one who wishes to hear oratory In vain will
he listen in the House of Commons for the like
Gladstone and Disrael have not 1.-THE of the com
mand of the brilliant spirit flowing, uninterrupted
words beautiful and truthful thoughts of our great
| English novelist He has been asked over and ovel
again TO stand for some place another. He knows
anv mart of London would return him. free of cost
and give him statue in precious metal at the same
time 70 commemorate the event. But he will not
tits his pride perhaps. to wash his hands of in
stituton he has so freely rdculed but there is good
still It. and he might honor the House and country
by taking his seat there. If ne still will not. ther
say that the loss and thsyebuks are To the House
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