Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-28
"A Series of MisfOrtunes-The late Victor
Smith and EEIs EaIliIv


letter to the Boston Commonwealth, from Wash
ington Territory gives the following chapter of mis-
fortunes Detailing family formerly residents of
Cincinnati:
~ The family of the late Victor Smith United States
treasury agent, seems to have the calamites of a
nietl1ne tall upon them in quick succession. When
tney hrst came here they lived the beach at the
entrance OF little valley, and one December night
torrent of water which had burst from some accu-
mutations IN the mountains, and swept their house
into the bay Mrs. Smith extrcated herself and four
chldren from the ruins, and got to safe place while
drowned "Ns' "oio
They saved but few of their household eoods
from the wreck. In May last they were shipwrocked
on Roncader Reef, losing most of the clothing they
hsd with M them On the 3Oh of July just two months
after the lTst shipwreck Mr.. Smith was lost in the
Brotner Jonathan" Three weeks ago, their new
h0use on M the hi tarout of the reach Of floods was
Mrs. Smith seized the baby only twenty-four hours
Old and' wrapping it in blanket, walked or STUN
9iec over to neighbOrng house with bare feet and
n IN her night-clothos the night being cold and wet
Strange to say, mother and child are both doing
well" She is woman of heroic stamp. and the skill
with which she manages and discplineS her children
Is a constant wonder and admiration.
A NICE IDEA.-A London lady, corresponding
with her country cousins through the medium of the
press, mentions novel, beautiful and wthal mex
Rensiye, ornament for the dinner table. She says:
Talking of dinners, let me tell you of new idea
vas present at very recherche entertainments the
other day. whereI saw the following arrangement
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square block Of W Wenham Lake ice, weighing, /
should say, at least twenty five pounds. which was
placed on glass castors in dish or trough of some
KIND the dish was rendered quite invisible by being
entirely filled with moss, into which soaked the wa
ter which melted from the ice. Delicate ferns frnged
from the edge, and bright-colored flowers were en-
bedded IN the moss the foliage reaching above the
lower edge of the ice.
The object of raising the block on castors is to pre-
vent the water from accelerang the melting of the
mass Over the iceberg there were two arches pret
tlly arranged, crossing each other they were ap-
OF hoWers The effect was enchanting The at
mosphere was delightfully."- cooled; the flowers were
Hept 1r9sh and the sight OF this translucent mass was
laf preter tnan the most costly centre pieces of gold
or silver plate. believe am right in stating that
TINS novel idea first made its appearance the Or
leans House, Iwickenham. 1t can be so readily
adopted that felt you would be glad of the sugges-
ton.
The FREEDMEN IN NORTH CARoLIEA.-The Assist
ant Commissioner the Freedman'S Bureau in the
State of North Carolina, has transmitted to the Bu-
reau his report for the quarter ending March 81 1866
which contains the following matters of interest: i
The number of destitute and dependent freedmen
has been gradually reduced to such an extent that
issues OF ratons may soon be discontinued. The de-
mand for labor still greatly exceeds the supply Not
WthstandlnG this fact there still large colonies
OF freedmen at Roanoke Island and Newbern who
arc not earning their support The freedmen at
Roanoke Island have been notified that they would
receive no moEe euppes after May 1st, and strenu-
GUS efforts are being mada to effect their remoYal
This not the with regard to the paupers about
Newbern, on ACCOUNT OF the prevalence of smallpox
IN that town. That malady is now decreasing and
Cast Seely, the local superintendent, has alreary
rented farm, upon which he intends to place some
of the dependents and require them to do something
toward their own support 4 paupec farm is in sue
cesstul opera'iOn at Godsboro, under the direction
Of Capt. Giayis, assistant superintendent and the
freedmen camp has IN consequence been broken up
GENERAL CAss DYING FROM SoFTENING OF THE
BRAIN.-The editor Of the La Crosse (Wlsconsin)
Democrat, who is now in Detroit writes as follows
SStiII oil
gathered here in daily expectation of his decease
The General is now in ais eighty fourth year. He
passes most of his time in Sleep undisurbed At rare
intervals he wakens up sufficiently to ask for some
of his old friends who sent for but on arriving
even within the hour. he is generally asleep again.
his disease is softening Of the BRAIN from years of
mental labor in the service of his country He has
all the care attention and nursing it is possible to
give. His family look upon him with the greatest |
reverence and affection, and pray that his last day
on earth may be far distant At times he is able to
converse quite freely and nationally with his family
but this IS the exception, not the rule. |
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MADE SICK BY EATING Poisonous FIsH-On last |
Wednesday man named Emanuel Ritter caught |
large number OF catfish at the foot of Seventeenth
street, in the Washington canal, by using seine
He gave to family Of colored people. who live in |
Murder Bay, mess of them, and they cooked them,
and at about P. NJ, they made meal of them it |
is said, without salt. Seven of the coored people |
soon became very SICK and at P. NJ two of them
had died. A physician attached to the Freedmen's
Bureau was summoned, and had two of the worst |
cases removed to- hospital; These and three re- |
them Is not expected to recover. These fGh feed |
chiefly on the hlth that emptles out ola at that
point and It is not wonderful that they should make
people sick when eaten.- Wask. Chronicle. |
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RUN OvER.-0n Thursday last as hesteamer Cham
pioG was on her return trip to Baltimore off "Gai-
Mr. Daniel Sparkln, capsizing the boat and came
near drowning both Mr.. Sparkln and his son, who |
was In the boat with his father at the time of the col
ision: The morning being very foggy the whistle !
was blown every few minutes to apprze the Usher
men OF the approach o. the steamer but in this in
stance the steamer had gotten so close upon the boat
OF Mr.. Sparklin before it was discovered, the en-
gneer had no time to reverse the engine and hence
the accident. Every assistance was rendered by the
captain and officers of the Champion to rescue MI |
Sparklln and son from watery grave, and we are |
happy to state that their EFFORTS were successful
Denton pI1fon.+ ID |
The LATE VISITATION OF CHOLERA IN p.R1s-
The Paris Moniteur contains list of three hundred
medals, namely: eighteen in gold one hundred and
seventy in silver and one hundred and twelve
Of the Minister of Agriculture. to the physicians who
proved during the late visitation Of cholar tnelr
zeal and devotedness IN the pare OF the sick The
Monitepr points out one hundred and Twenty-Five
instances of private heroism that occasion which
proves that the silence observed by
sufficiently serious nature to justiythe public alarm.
The New ToRPEDo.-The Msssaoe4 a.4 Md pup !
fishes the following communication from Toulon: |
Further experiments with the submarine torpedo |
have taken place hers. The apparatus charged with
marvellous effect. The Vauban an enormous frigate
of five hundred and forty horsepower ashore on the
coast of Casgneau, with her hold full of water was
raised by the explosion foot and half and then
fell over, exposing an immense breach of a metre
square in her side This result proves that the new
composition possesses irresistible power Of de-
struction." |
FASHIONS IN THE PROVINCIAL Townsville Tole.
do (Oho) Blade asserts that there are by actual
count, hundred and seventyve different styIes
any 6ue daY On the street. '' '"'"'s