Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-06

MIR. Seward Rud the Dominican Republic.
:. When Secretary Seward was in San Domingo. on
ms iate TRIP to the West Indies, he was entertained
mlnican Republic. and had long conversation with
MN upon the reeogn!tlon Of that government by the
United States. President Baez gave an account of
the manner in which he had been called to the Pres
deney, and said that his country being free from
the Spanish invaders 1t had fair promise OF continued
independence and prosperity. but that in order to in
sure the stability Of its government the recognition
of the nited States was Indispensable.
Mr.. Seward explained that neither the republic of
liayt, which had existed for nearly fifty years. nor
that of St Domingo, which was established as long
ago as Ih2l had received any Official notice from our
government till after the commencement of the re-
bellion here. because up to that time the slave inter
est dictated our governmental policy. That this ju-
Ierest had been powerful enough to prevent the re-
cognltlon even OF Liberia, arepuhic actually created
by Americans, under the sanction and patronage of
Their government and not until the overthrow of the
slave power in 1861 by the act of war was that little
republic recognized. With regard to Dominica, he
satisfied that her claims to recognition were Just
and sufficient, ad he would urge their cause on bis
return to Washington, As our readers have already
been informed. President Johnson, since Mr.. Sew
ara return to Washington. has nominated to the
Senate minister to the republic Of st. Domingo.
INCIDENT or THE WAR-During the severe bom-
bardment of Atlanta, lieutenant of one of the Ala
bama regiments was surveying thelnes accompanied
by two pr Yates: Suddenly the we'll known cry of
mind the SHELF is heard" but rather too late and
as the shell struck the paTape the lieutenant and
his two men jumped in one OF the rte-pits On the
oth"r side of the parapet but had hardly reached
this place OF tancied security when another cfy is
heard Lieutenant. mind the she'll" as the she'll
bounded from the parapet into the very pit where our
three men were squattng. At that moment one of
the privateS, who over his lieutenant seeing the
death dealing missile reaching its explosive point
extended his arms over his officer and murmured.
lieutenant, gone, but | may save you"
These were his last words The shell burst. One of
the prvates had his leg shattered and the lieutenant
held in his arms the mutiIated body of the other
whose death had saved his life.-Southern Poper.
GEMS. IMBoDEN AND kELLY.-In Richmond, few
evenings since, at social entertainment given BY L.
W. GlaZebrook, Esq, the following piece OF humor
was gotten on showing the cordial feeling of friend
officers connected with the National Express Com
pany. Gen. ImbOden remarked that during his cam
paigns in Western Virginia, whenever he succeeded
in providing himself with comfortable quarters Cen
Kelly made it a habit to scare him out into the cold
and break up his lodges; and that he had kept M
this unsocial habit until, finally. he Gen II had TO
''ca for quarters But now the tables had been
turned, Gen. l. then acting General Superinten-
dent and he had the right and power well as the
pleasure, of giving Gen. Kelly Orders Tho social
none more so than Gen. Kelly himself
SINGULAR ExPERTMENT-Ex EXTRAORDINARY Use TO
PuT LEGIsLATTRE rove clip the following naive
paragraph from the Denver Rocky Mountain Ne,os,
Colorado
= Mr. Mcclure says that he has had some lingering
tears that his building might possibly give way again.
since ne mestng OF the legislature in ii he feels
over week and the building has not shown the least
sign of falling.
Josh Billings says that there is nothing
touching in this life than to see a moor hut vir
tuous young man struggling with moustache.