Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS.

SENATE.-An interesting debate occupied the time
of the Senate largely yesterday. growing out Of a
proposition to restrict the power of the President in
the matter of removals from Office.
HoUsE.-In the House, Mr.. Julian urged the speedy
trial of Jeff. Davis in accordance with the resolu-
tions offered by him in January last. The Recon-
struction Committee report bills for lines of railroad
~ the NORTHWEST "Hd oeTeand, rosoIut;ons rela-
ting to the restoration of Tennessee and appropria
tions for public works, winding up with more per
sonal' explanations by Messrs. Blaine and Conkling
made up the record of proceedings in the House.
GENERAL NEWS.
"A can of nitro-glycerine was discovered
the other day at st. Louis on board boat about to
start for the Territories. 1t was nclosed in box
and marked "yarnish," and directed to mercantile
firm in Montana.
-Ihe Pennsylvania papers are predicting
a splendid fruit crop in that State In Dauphin
county the peach. plum and apricot trees are in
bloom, and there is every promise of an abundant
yield.
The coming session of the Old School
Presbyterian Church at St. Louis is regarded with
much interest and it is probable that the question of
reunion of the Old and New school branches will be
under discussion.
"A New Orleans despatch says: The New
York Steamship Company claim $4,000 damages for
the removal of evee enclosures. The city employed
Major Clinton, of General Canbys staff to defend the
suit.
M. Victor Foucher, the youngest Justice
of the Supreme Court of France, fell dead of apo
l'lexy. on the bench q few days since. NJ. Victor
HUGO married his sister, and it was in his house the
poet lay concealed during the storm of the coup detat
"A young Prussian officer lately died whose
heart wa on the right SIDE with the liver on the left
and other internal organs correspondngly reversed
H., h,,3 ,3,Ir ario haol o-d JiaI
phus fever.
In accordance with an ancient royal Gus
tom, Queen victOrias Easter Bounty was distrib-
uted this year in Whitehall Chapel London, to forty
seven aged men and forty-seven aged women, the
number of each sex corresponding with the age of
the Queen.
Robinson, the circus rider, was severely
injured. a few days ago, while rehearsing his new
act, in which he is to jump from his horse, while 60
ing at full speed. through stage coach. The New
York papers think this is certainly the feat in which
Robinson is to break his neck
An Englishman in New Zealand has sus-
pended wire across the Moyneux river, to enable
persons to and recross that river. passenger
has only TO seat himself in sort of chair. and, with
but little exerton his part he is carried across the
river in very short space of time.
General Fisk reports that all through Ten
nessee his order of cleanliness among the freedmen
is being carried out in very efficient manner in
anticipation Of cholera. The negroes of Memphis
have subscribed $4,000 for building hospital for
their own use.
The smallpox has made its appearance
among the negroes in Buchanan, Va., and there
some 20 or 80 cases. now in and near the town. The
disease is supposed to have been communicated from
lot of clothing sent to the Freedmens Bureau from
Washington, for distribution among tho destitute
negroes Of the country.
AT the island Of st. Georges, Bermuda,
private company has just completed marine slip
of large dimensions and complete arrangements. On
the 2st ult Norwegian bark of AL tons was sue
cessfully hauled up for repairs. and the occasion
brought together large eoncOurse of people from
St. Georges and the adjacent islands.
Sidney Smith being one day asked his
opinion of certain clergymans sermon, replied.
Just chew biscuit fof my parrot, he appears
to chew Bible for his congregation; but fancy nc
chews all the flavor out of it and though it may be
thus rendered easy digest doubt if they get much
Iourishment from it,
Bishop Whitehouse, of the Episcopal
Church in the United States while travelling lately
| in Spain, consecrated the British Cemetery near
Madrid IN the suburb of Caravanchel, about one
mile out of the Toledo gate The Bishop acted at the
request of the chaplain of the British legation and
very interesting and impressive ceremony proved
to be.
Jefferson Davis is writing book; Gen.
l Lee is writing book; Alexander H. Stephens il
l writing book Senator Gwin is writing a book:
| and ex-senator Hunter is writing book They are
all writing books of for secession and assign
ing for their failure. Ex-senator Foote and
1 the Southern Democratic Review men are out with
l theirs.
One hundred German immigrants and
Iaborers including several families of men, women
and children, arrived in Charleston few days since
from the North. The party left Immediately on a
| special train. The terms upon which these immi-
grants are employed $3.50 per annum with board
| and house. for each man, and 800 year, with
board and house. for each of the females.
The director of the Geological Gardens,
in the Bos de Boulogne, has received present of
tiger cat els ubata from Count Bentivoglio French
| Consul General at Smyrna. This handsome animal
comes from Mecca and is quite tame. He is fond o.
human society, and may be played with without dan
GER though his claws are long. Like all animals o.
his species he hates dogs He feeds on esh of which
he consumes from lbs. to lbs. weight day. "Abou
ALL" to which name he answers, belongs to thai
species which the Arabs Of the Desert train 10 hun
| vssslM and astsinhs,