Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-29
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NEARYEAEEs ETESsS.


mill OF MessfS. S;OHebrakeG Cook the Antietam
short distance east of this place. About two wears
since, at period #hen most men would have been
deferred from enbarklng IN enterprise, in this
region, this energetic firm commenced the erection of
their paper mill. Iney have now Of the most
complete paper mills IL the country, with powerful
submerged wheels, Fourdrenier machine Of double
width rotary rig boiler and all the recent improve
ments in paper machinery. In addition to the whole
of the stream, Bney have steam engine to assist in
time OF drouth. The machinery is in operation day
and night, making news vs. and beck Paper. All the
this MILL and the quality is excellent, of which fact
this paper bears witness.- Hq0ersto,on Herald.
Of Mrs frey, On the Williamsport pike, at the out
skirts Of town together with its contents of hay and
the work Of an lncendiary as suspicious character
was seen in the vicinity short Time before the FIRE
broke out All Of our FIRE companies promptly turned
ACCIDENT.-On Monday last, rs the afternoon pas
senger train was arriving from the east, it came in
collision with a wagon belonging to Mr. Samuel En-
inert, Of FunkstOwn which was standing in front of
Messrs: ZeiIcr * Cos warehouse, killing of the
horses instantly, and badly damaging the wagon. 1t
appears that on discovering the team the track an
effort was made by those IN charge Of the train to
6PFakee Hey ed to DO 50, and the TSs, Of the
above stated.-B ""S Dc
H0RsF THlEr.-Last week a man by tho non,o of
james Strong, arrested in this CT " for attamnt
nj erye To sci! horse ana buggy beon ging TO Mr. Price
horse thal had been stolen oebsnipgGn It wasth same
Brent OF Alexa9dra; Va and who sold it
with another TO MIR. Charles +. ]. Howard, this
hours stating st the time that he wanted to 90 to
some little town near Washington, but instead Of
going there he found his way to this city and offered
to sell the horse and buggy to Mr.. Edward Sim As
it happened, Mr.. Sim recognized tho horse as the
aroused the suspicion at that the horse and
buggy were stolen property. Shortly after, officer
Bruhaker received a telegram from Mr.. Price at
Washington, informing him Of what had happened
On the strength OF this, he, assisted by officer Long
arrested Strong and to9k him before Justice Hqkins
who after hearing Of the case, committed him to
Jail to await further examination. At rehaaring
of the case last Friday an agent of Mr.. Price was
present, who recognized Strong tho man who hired
the horse and buggy, which resulted in his recon-
initial to jail.-frederich Ecgniiner;
REMAINS REG0YEp.-IIast Thursday the remains
of Col, Lamar of the rebel army who was killed at
The battle of MGnocacy Junction in July 1864 was
disntcrred by Mr. f; Schroeder, underaker. of this
city and sent home. Col Lamar enlisted in the rebel
army from Louisiana, and was in command of reg-
ment of Louisiana Tigers at the time of his death lie
at one time was member Of the United States Con-
gress.-i.
DEsrRUorIvE FRE.-The new mill of Mr. Jacob
Beard, erected about year ago, near WoodsborO in
this county. entirely destroyed by fire on Sunday
morning the 18th inst with its contents, including
considerable amount Of grain. We arc not advised
result of accident The loss is estimated at S. 0O0
No lnsurance.-iJ.
Postmaster Cleveland of Hartford, Conn. recent
y roconverted to Corperheadsm, is styled the fire.
agile of edOm the designation taking its rise from
an occurrence thus narrated by the Hartford Tines
April T. 1858; the occasion referred TO being meeting
to celebrate republican victory:
A RAR4i AvIs:--Seene, City, Hall: Time, Tuesday
evening: Dramatic Persou9; Mr. Cid a convert
to the orthodoxy of Biackolitionsm from the heresy
of Democracy, Member of Congress elect. speakers,
Enter congert adDonces 10 'front.' I,a lond Uoice
ioqgt@} Yes, fellow citizens, the oado,, the proud
bird of the CoHieeS: the-the-th--the dnd0r (eui-
phatc) the proud bird of the Condoes (stil more en-
phaticl-the proud bird Of the Condees.' a voice
What kind Of ID & bird Il that" another voife
slightly frustratedbut proceeds But, fellowciti-
zens, The treGgle, Me bird OF edon aloft and
never lights but with undinchng eyes gaZes on the
| blazing sun" Convert colapses with stew-pendOus
emotion. amid thunders Of applause.
| NAVAL AFFAIRs.-There is greater activity in our
snip yards at present than at previous time since
| the close of the war. The splendid new frigate
Sons is being fitted out, and it is expected that she
will be ready for service in few weeks: The vessels
| now being built here sre the Agoma, Antietam and
Pushmataha, all screw sO0pS, each representing
| different class, and The ir0n-clads Shackamaxon
and TunXis The vessels under repair the Aroos
| took Chenango, Metacomet, 0sspee, SaSsacus and
| Shamrock. At League Island the following vessels
are laid up. Iron clads-Atlanta, YazoO. Canonicus
Waxsaw, gatskili, Sunscook. Dictator. Sangamon.
Passaie Cohoesi Koka, New lronsides, Lehigh. Nan
! Sett Modoc, Nahaut, Nantucket, Napa, Naqbue
| Wooden essels-BoIer ST. Louis, Cunarron Gene
| see Mingce, Mendoza, Hornet Kineo, Maumee.-
| Phila. Ledger.
| FoRGoT 1T WAS SUNDAY.-The Southbridge (Mass
Journal says that last Sunday good deacon of the
| Orthodox persuasion, who lives on Lebanon Hill, in
that town. drove into the village with load of pota-
toes, and stopped in front of the pOsOffice, which
place he tried to enter, but found the door locked
! Some standing by remarked that the poStoftce
| didn't keep open on Sunday. Sunday" said the
! deacon, with a look Of perfect establishments; y
thought it was Saturday. and here I've brought load
fpotatoes to SELL Being assured that it was Sunday
the deacon mounted his wagon and stated homeward
with the puzzled expression of wis was be-
| fore so mistaken in all his life.
| The CHEAPEST AND BEST SMOKE HoUsE.-A hogs
head for small family will do. Set a small board in
for PARTITION and put the fire on one side. and the
| meat on the other This will enable the smoke tt
cool before it strikes the meat. Get up little heat
as possible, and as pure smO as possible. You wan
no stencil, no leather burned, or hair, wool. WOOD
| chips are best. Do not scrape up at random, dirt
chips, and all Have besides an unscented hogshead
| For there is much IN smoking ham-lnore than peO;
| not too much. Give 1t time to work through. A lit
| tie care here will give you long term of good eat
ing ham treated in this way will preserve bet !er
to say nothing OF the superior eating.
CURIOUS CoUNTER-cURREYT IN LAKE ERIE.-Tht
Cleveland Hefota, Of recent date, notices phe,
| along the banks OF the Cuyahoga river to see III,
water flowing toward the source whence it came car
rial In the afternoon the river rose about two feet
| being at its highest stGge about o'clock whel
from some cause the water began to flow in an oppo
site direction from the lake. The wind was blownj
stiff breeze from the south, which makes the mat
ter singular. In the face of this breeze it moye
! with considerable speed.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES N NORTH CARoL1HA.-Heay,
fires have been raging in the woods in the turpentin
10Th inst. Tho Newbern Times rays that thousand
| of turpentine boxes have been burned, fences out
houses &c destroyed and the fire is yet checked
! It's rot known how the fire originated but is sun
. Of wood and brush which mad accumulated upoi
| peIshbOring plantations Farming GperationS hav
| almost entirely ceased the laborers being employs
IL bghting the ire.