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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01
Plot 20 Burn a Steamer.

A diabolical plot to burn a steamer,
engineered by Chicago desperadoes,
has Just been unearthed IN Detroit
Chief in it was a Jew named Henry
Miller, who formerly kept furniture
store at 314 State street, Chicago, and
"A boy named AdolpL Dennis, who work
ed with him. The plot was to ship
goods running from Detroit to Cleve-
land, cover them with heavy insur nee,
and then have the boy burn the steam
er and then collect the insurance. In
accordance with an agreement on Sept.
Odd, the two left Chicago and went to
Detroit, taking with them one trunk
and two boxes, which were ostensibly
destined for Cleveland. They were de-
posted at the warehouse of Keath az
Karter, and on the bill of lading Miller
got an insurance of one thousand five
hundred dollars, in the Western Insur-
ancG Company. Miller and Dennis
then wandered about the town all day,
and the latter got so drunk that he went
on board the steamer Morning Star and
fell asleep in the afterhold, although he
had been cautioned to keep his wits
about him and carry out the arrange
ment which had been made. He was
not,sober until about twelve o'clock at
night, and then remembered the pot he
had entered into. Miller had furnish
e1 him with two bottles of benzine and
lot of old rags. These rags Dennis
saturated with benzine, and In order to
avoid detection threw the bottles over
board, while the boat was on LAKE Erie,
off Point au Pelee He Was so drunk,
however, that he did his work so bung-
lingly, and the flames were soon discov-
cred and extinguished. Miller, on
learning of the failure of the plot, alb
seconded, leaving Dennis to care for
himself. The latter revealed the plot
to G.. w. Sutherland, a Chicago detec-
tive.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

New Musle.-At III. N. Hempsted's
Piano Warerooms and Music Pubiishisg Housed
40 Main Street, Milwaukee, can be had all the
latest productions of Vocal and Instrumental
Music. Letters from the country promptly
answered, and orders filed on receipt OF tb>
money.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-01

labor, be sure to use Fl. Egger"s & Co Is
(successors to ii. Johnson) Excelsior Soap
1t is warranted TO wash equally we'll in hard or
soft water. 1t will remove grease. Ask for
Johnson's soap at your grocers. aug23ewtf
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26
M airline JOURNAL
PORT OF BALTIMORE,
THURSDAY. J January Is. 1865.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Thomas Kelso. Russell. from Norfolk-to
NJ Falls Reports the weather in the bay last
Steamer James Brady, Lands, from Norfolk-to
A Shaw. Reports considerable ice in the river
Cleared.
Steamer Thomas Kelso. Russell. Norfolk-M N
Falls ~
Steamer James Brady. Lands, Norfolk-A W
p Steamship North Point, smth-savannah-J
Brandt, Jr.
D Steamer Petersburg, Travers. Richmond-to J
=, schr Moonlight. Miller New York-W Rhoads &
Son.
Steamship Isabella, E Wambersie. Havana
By telegraph to News Room.l
Steamer Worcester. Balm, hence at Liverpool 10th
inst, with loss OF foremost
NEW YORK. January Is, 1866.
Brig Thos Conner. York. from Matanzas was fallen
sails spars, and forward house stove &c. crew taken
off by passing vessel. Captain York was washed
overheard 10th inst, and lost.
Correspondence Merchants Exchange and News
Fort MONROE JAM "a. 1866.
Arrivals through Tidewater lock of the Alternate
and Chesapeake Canal at Norfolk.
Steamer Lane, with barges Harrison and Robert
so4; from Roanoke S river with $4,000 shingles;
cotton, $50 pkgs furniture.
Sloop Jasper, Garrison, from Tar river-old iron
Schr Hail. from Columbia-430O0 shingles
sehr Crttenden. from Elizabeth City, N CSC
bushels corn.
,schr Monterey, from Windsor N C-l3,OOO shin
giles; 5Sl bbls tar.
Schr Sea Monster from South Mills 100 bushels
corn.
Schr Star. from Currituck-30O bushels corn
Schr Snow Storm, from Elizabeth City, n C-9O 900
shingles.
Steamer Chas Haughton from Charleston.
Arrived I'm Hampton Roads.
Brig Muscovado. from Baltimore for Demerara.
Schr Helen Burns, from Baltimore for Ireland.
Schr Holland, from New York for Key West
Schr J Weldon from New Y ork for Plymouth.
Schr Helen, from Baltimore-grain for New Bed
ford.
Schr Horatio Nichols, I'm BaItimore-coal for New
York.
Schr VIM Croker, from Baltimore-coal for New
London.
= chr- Francis Edwards, from Norfolk-wood for
New York.
Brig Susan West, still lays in the harbor bound to
New York. all of the above vessels are detained here
account of the weather
Schr Jane Emson is here, loading bread for Boston,
Sehr ) W Simmons is loading wood at Norfolk
Schr Clara is loading old stores for Key West
Weather rainy all day. wind N E and very stormy.
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ing school. being asked at table if she would take
some more cabbage. replied. by no means. madam,
astronomical safety admonishes me that have ar
rived at the ultimate culinary degution consistent
with the code of Esculapius.''
"A Mr.. Cotterell, living near the Canada
border in New ork, being ignorant of the Revenue
laws for such made and provided stepped over
the line the other day and procured outfits for him
self and two sons and quietly returned home The
United States Marshal got hold of him and brought
him before the Supreme Court at Albany, where he
was fined one hundred and forty dollars. and was
compelled to promise to pay the duty to the district
collector at his home, making the clothing dearer
than he expected He intends in future to patronize
Uncle Sans tailors and let the "furriners" alone.
AT Berlin and London the longest day has
sixteen hours and half; at Stockholm eighteen
hours and half at Hamburg, seventeen hours; at
St. Petersburg nineteen hours; at Tornea. Finland.
twenty hours and a half At Walderhaus, Nor
way, the day lasts without interruption, from the
fls of May to the 23d of July and at Sptzbergen the
longest day continues for three months and half.
At Hamburg, the shortest day has hours; at St.
Petersburg five hours; at Tornea, two hours and a
half
MIR. Pollard's cowhide assault on Mr..
Brooks appears by the evidence before the Mayors
Court to have been made in the true Southern chlval-
manner, with bowie knife in reserve, in case
the advantage of an assault on a man unawares was
not decisive This is like the old chivalroas way OF
knocking man down with a revolver, and then
shooting him in sefdefense if he showed signs Of
slstance- All this makes courage not only essential
10 cniValry but quite incompatible with 1t,
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26
Baltimore Markets, january Is. 1866.

CQFFEE.-Colee continues in demand and the
market for it is very strong and buoyant: We note
sales To-day of 150bags prime Rio at 20 cts gold and
and OF 2Uo bags choice do at 2 cts gold but at the
close choice Rio held at q cts gold and good to
prime do at ~ @2g4 cts gold. We still quote La
guayra at 2i12G212 cts gold, and Java at 2S@2SL
Gus sold. Inc stock of Coffee here is about a. 900
LOuR.-Ihere was nothing done to-day in Flour
so far as could learn and the market is without
change IN any respect We stated yesterday that
there had been some inquiry recently for high grades
OF Extra Tor export and We learned oday that there
had been sales within the last two or three DAYS If
some 1000 TO- 5000 bbs of this description chiefly
Tor Rio, at Sll.5NG1l.75 p Dbl We still nnote
as follows. viz: Howard Street at S. 5OG8 * for
super; S9; 25g9.624 for Extra Sl0@l0.5O for Fancy
90; SIl50gl2 for Family: Western at S8.25G8. 70
Ior super, $9@9. q for Extra; $975@1O for Fan
S Sy 49, $llgll.50 for Family: City Mills at
3iogs tor Super; $4,000 for standard Extra; and
slI.Ggdz TOR high grade Rio Extra. Patapsco, Re-
T and other brands of Baltimore high grade
FANNY and Extra still selling at SIS for the for
ine mel; ana Si3 Dbl for the latter Rye Flour is
seithg Slowly at %575, and we quote Corn Meal dull
at I'D YpS ~ POI 19r Baltimore and Brandywine
- ulH!hAN.r or TRAN generally the market this
!3n1hs HsS Jun, put prices pretty well main
talhea. ~ wheat there were 300 bushels offered
puI te sae embrace only 500 bushels good
red at ZZ3g22o 500 bushels prime do af 235 cts and
bring PROBABLY 10 cts and choice white 215920 cts
Corn was in quite light supply the receinfs being
only about 1000 bushels, the bulk Of which w.s vaI
low. White was very firm sales of about ono 5Tsh-
els being reported at 90992 cts but yeIIo 80 5iI
at 75@77 cts. No sales of Rye were reported bnt f
Oats there were some 1000 bushels sold at * IsSSo
cts, the market for them closing dull. -S''
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26

Business in the Oil way, following the example of
market was just in that condition that buyers were
not disposed even to make offer. They appear to
be ,Talting for something to turn up, or till prices
WI accord more with their views So far as relates
10 crude we have no sales to record 1t was offered
a. O9 - cts without and with packages Buyers de-
no transactions. The news from the east continues
to depress the market Refined in bond sold in
philadelphia Yesterday at 5O3 cts. the lowest figure
IL mas touched for long time. and was not active
even at that figure We have also reports of crude
sales in Philadelphia at % cts. These are certainly
done In crude. Nobody wanted to purchase and
h0lders were not disposed to force matters Free Oil
note 9e sale Of 10 bbls at 6S cts gallon. Lubri
catng olls-Ihe demand was confined to small lots
to meet the local demands So far prices are con-
eeT bh fhsn e has occurred for some time Sales
at so cts p gallon.
Boston Markets. Jan. %.
s EbhogT 2244 bushels Corn. 1855 do Oats 5000 do
@7 common extra at ss75@a25: medium a. Do at
?lo@l II; good and choice St. Louis at S11@l6 Corn
an9a u Of 6e s9lss Of western mixed bushe
aql, With sales of northern and Canada at 62g63 cts
oppshel and Prince Edward Island at 57@5s cts :
Shorts selling at Sso@se t ne Feed as IT s9sh mel
sales Of gr;m % ~ ton Professionalism is quiet
at S935 Dbl. cash Beef Quiet sales "a ana elear
and western mess and xtra mess at SI9@25 e hi
cash Lard Lard is steady sales in bb at 1915 cts r.
Butter is selling at 3O945 cts for good and ebocs
qualities Cheese is selling at 1920 cts p b, cash
for common TO good quality. ' '"'n'
New York Markets
New YORK. Jan. 25.-Cotton has declining ten.
dency and prices have declined cts; sales $50 bales
at 47g49 cts. Flour has advanced cts sales 5000
bbs State S6S0@8.l5 Ohio SS.40@1030 Western S. so
@S.25 Southern is rmer; sales 800 bbis at S75@Si5
Canada has also advanced cts sales 800 bbls at $3.50
@Sl1. Wheat closed with an advancing tendency:
sales of 1900 bushels; new Milwaukee Club $l.73
Corn-mlxed has declined ct; sales 49, 900 bushels at
sS4986 cts. Oats have advanced ct. Pork is heavy
mess ~ s S29 Lard steady sales atl5Z@ls cts Whisky
Is dull at S227. Sugar is steady. Coffee quiet. Mo-
iasses quiet Naval stores-Petroleum quiet at 3l13
Gus frelghts are quiet 5s@7-l6. Gold 1897.
New Bedford Oil Market
III From the New Bedford Shipping List
Inc market, Tor the week ending January e. is
very quiet. and the few sales which have been made
% sne trade embrace 60 bbs sperm landed from bark
paqfe snd ID If H. SeE York 400 bb Sea whale
ports Of Sperm and whale oil and whaebone into the
bb go 94Tng the past week have been $50
Ihe imports since January !, 1866, have been III
bbls sperm, 222 bbls whale OIL and S. 600 lbs wbs
bone i'' "haio-
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26
BALTIMORE DAILY COMMERCIAr"FRIDAY, JANUARY g. 1866

An estimable old lady in Milford, Mass,
mstook the cellar door for leading up stairs and
walked through it into another world.
The internal revenue collections in st.
Louis last year amounted to &c. an increase of
S3.000.0O0 over 1854.
Adam Strauss and David Stenauer, of
Memphis, were murdered recently near Pamela Mis-
sissippi.
Many English merchants and bankers are
said to have agents engaged in the South selecting
cotton lands
New Orleans, after the first of March, is
to be lighted by three thousand petroleum lamps.
The charges of the Gas Company are considered ex-
cessive
Twenty three million dollars of gold Ger.
tifcates have been issued. and eight and half mil
lions remain in circulation the rest have been re-
deemed.
The commanders of thirty vessels destroy.
ed by the Alabama have been summoned as witnesses
in the Semmes case.
"A catamount chased a man in Bristol,
w. lately and so frightened him that his hair turned
white.
Some villains recently effected the robbery
of an old man in Wellsville Ohio, by giving him an
apple impregnated with strychnine. The dose was
too large to kill him.
"A HouSt Vi lleluSe lor negroes mas Deen
established at Mobile where they may find shelter
until employed. Large numbers of them are en-
gagged every day by the farmers from the country
around.
Albert L. Starkweather is on trial IN Hart
ford for the murder of his mother and sister. The
particulars of this case were reported some months
ago.
Letters from Munich describe in alarming
terms the sanitary condition of that city, Malignant
quinsy and typhus causing sad ravages, and the
cholera is rather spreading.
The ambassador of Morocco, who recent
ly arrived in Paris, brought present to Louis Ma
Napoleon, six splendid stations and magnificent
tiger.
Cholera has been raging with fearful vio-
lence in the depthsof Mont Cents among the myriads
of workmen employed in the tunnel. They died like
sheep; many hundreds. too. ran away.
An officer in the navy seeing a sailor pray
ing before an engagement, reproached him with cow
ardice in it. Said he Il was only praying that the
shots might be distributed among the officers in the
same proportion as prize money"
The Richmond Examiner is troubled about
Northern books in Southern schools, and hopes the
orders for them will be discontinued. Nevertheless
New York and Philadelphia publishers are over
whelmed with orders.
The smallpox is reported on the increase
in Nashville. The oldest member of the State Senate
B. r. Peart, of GAINESVILLE died of the disease on the
18th inst The small pox is also prevalent among the
negroes at Cairo.
"A gentleman in New Bedford, his wife
and one of his children. poisoned last week
from eating partridges. 1t is supposed the bird had
fed upon laurel berries. which made portions of its
flesh poisonous; for while those who ate of its legs
suffered. those eating its breast experienced no IN
pleasant consequences.
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26
MEDICAL.
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- YOUTH TO THE AGED
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Or
LIFE REJUVENATOR,


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No matter by what cause any organ has become en-
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BIOKRENE.
The FEEBLE, the LANGUID, the DESPAIRING,
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This preparation is Invaluable in nervous weak
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RALTI-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BALTI-
= - MORE CITY. January "a, 1S66-Elise Wente vs..
heinrich Wente.-The object of the bill filed in this
cause IS to procure divorce yinculo matrmonii
pWyeSeen the complainant Elise Wente and Heinrich
Wente, the defendant
me Dill OF complaint states that in the month of
Lar; LII; tIot the said complainant contracted mar
Gage with the said defendant in the city of Hanover,
n tbs that In the spring of 1856 they immgraed
that m I ana settled in the city of Baltimore;
snI ia uhe' 1906, the said defendant left the said
complainant h and ever since lived separate from her;
tnat ne mas utterly abandoned her and that the sep
araton OF the said parties is beyond any reasonable
expectation of reconciliation. "'i' ie"'0N"'i'
1t Is, therefore by this Court adjudeed and Or
dered that the complainant by causing copy of this
order TO be inserted in some newspaper pub shed in
the city OF Baltimore in each of four
weeks before the 25d day Of February 1866 give no.
tee to the SAID absent defendant of the object and
substance of the said bill of complaint, and warn
him to this cy IL q lei
MAY, 1866, to answer the premises and show cause.
if any he has, why decree ought not pass as prayed
VIM. ALEXANDER,
True Copy-Tes
ia25-1aw4w SAM'L NJ EVANS, Clerk
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DROSPECTUS
THE BENTLEY SPRINGS COMPANY,

H-DnVSIES4AS
THE BENTLEY SPRINGS COMPANY.
frst-cass establishment, to which the citizens of
Baltimore could retreat in the heat of summer, was
sought for in vain during the past To supply
that want and to present at the same time profit
able investment to subscribers attention is called to
this Prospectus.
Bentley Springs is situated at the distance of about
80 miles from the city 900 feet above tidewater on
the Northern Central Railway, which, with its double
track and present facilities, renders to the
most healthy in the United States and the scenery is
scarcely surpassed anywhere in beauty and romance
of character. Magnificent trees, abundance of the
purest water, beautiful rayines, clear mountain
streams and lofty hills contribute to make this spot
attractive, and to point out admirably adapted
for large Summer Hotel. The surrounding neigh
bOrhood aboundS in pleasant walks, shady drives and
delightful prospects.
1t is proposed to profit by these natural advantages
by the erection one of the most eligible Sites and
within view ofthe Depot, of frst-cIass Hotel under
the direction of the Bentley Springs Company of
Baltimore County. The amount of Capital is fixed
at One Hundred Thousand Dollars in Shares of One
Hundred Dollars each, and the undersigned are the
Officers and Directors.
1t is believed that. in asking the citizens of Balt-
more to subscribe to this project are advancing
their individual interests well that of the city
itself.
Our citizens will be waited on by the Directors of
the Company for the of soliciting subscrip
tons to the stock.
Application. may also be made to the Secretary.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
E. A. ABBOTT. Pres't.
Hayward NJ Hutchinson. oliver 4. Parker.
A. l. Knight. Isaac Coale, Jr..
g. W. Burton, Isaac S. George,
Hugh Sisson, DR.. c. <. Coates,
Woodward Abrahams, c. W. Bentley.
u. W. Robinson. Chas. Webb. Treasurer.
T. B. Knight. Secretary. no24-tf
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26

CONE OVER AND TAKE Us."-At the meeting of
the New York State ,Wool-Growers' Association, at
speech on the reciprocity treaty in which he related
the following: Only lately he had c99versed with
take us. Why don't you? We prefer to come than
to remain where we are" | said DO you want to
pay your proportion of the debit" Certainly" was
his repy for it will cost US to prepare for de-
fence than to pay your debt; besides if trouble ever
breaks out from any cause Canada will be made the
like that p said l. Nearly all of them, privately.
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WINES, LIQUORS, ETC.
DERKINs, STERN d. cos.
CALIFORNIA WINES.

The increasing popularity our brands of these
fine Wines has induced their extensive imitation
All desiring genuine and pure Wines should see that
our copy GIFTED label, bear ing name. place Of
business, and the State Seal Of California is upon
The following Wines are now offered by us, with
eur guarantee OF their entire purity.
-, ,., WHITE, OR HOOK VINE,
VI light straw color very delicate, fine favored.
and superior dpp SG ElHe 70 Hook or Rhine
A rich and naturally sweet Wine, much admired
by ladies' and valuable in the sick chamber, as il
makes fine wheys and ieies 1t lie a fine dessert
Wine and well adapted for Communion purposes.
MUSCATEL.
This superb Wine is made from selected grapes Il
is very delicate and will rank with the very highest
sweet Wines of EUROPE
This deep red color, Of good body and fine favor,
1t Is becoming very popular where slightly astring-
emit and DELICATE stimulant is desired Being entirely
anatqral Wine, 1t will agree with the most delicate
organization.
WINE BITTERs.
Ihese are made in our cellars, from our own
wines and will be found agreeable and pleasant
GRAPE BRANDY.
Distilled from the second pressing of the grape and
is a pure and desirable article.
J. K. BARNES. the Surgeon General of the United
States, assisted by Assistant Surgeon WOODWARD,
after searching and careful analysis of our Wines
gTonTSounce' them all pure and admirably adapted
Dr.. JACKSON, the well-known Chemist of Boston.
comedies with this opinion '''A'
d.. Ths Boston journal transcript Traveller satu
bune and large portion of the press throughout the
country, have, in leading articles upon American
Wines extolled the superior merits of these Wines
Inc VINE e., Convention, held at Cleveland, Ohio.
%aefe our wines game IN competition with all the
premiums out of six to our Wines
The Indiana State Fair endorsing tho opinion ex
pressed at Cleveland awarded US a Diploma and Sill
yer Modal.
G. w. PIER IL CO.,
No. At South Charles street,
Baltimore.
Ley Americans support American industry
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26

The Observation-Disclosures received at the
Department of State represents that the cattle
plague has made fearful progress among the cattle in
ending January g. 1866 the cases reported from this
infection amount to 1858, being an increase of 147
upon the return reported for the previous week:
The whole number of thus far reported for Eng
land is 1885, Of this number, S. 40 have either died
or have been killed.
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26

CURIOUS ASTRONOMICAL FACT.-An exchange says:
Those interested in the study of astronomy may
find something on which to employ their genius,
from the fact that during the present month, Janu
airy, there will be two full moons the month of Feb
ruary will be favored with nothing of the kind, and
March will be heralded and expire with a couple OF
matured lunar Examinations. Can any of our scien
tific friends explain when such an event happened
before, and when it will occur again?