Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-12

WASHINGTON, April II.
The Senate has confirmed tho following named
Hrigadier Generals to be Major Generals by Brevet:
Thomas II. Neil, Benjamin j. Hoover, Martin T.
Mcmahon and Morgan H. Chrysler.
Inc Or state % nnS % sem letter TO hepre
Committee on Commerce, showing the necessity for
the passage of the bill amendatory of the act to en-
courage immigration. The first section placing re-
strictons upon visiting passenger vessels in the port
of New York, the Secretary explains is to i'm
migrants of Government protection, and caution
them against the devices of sharpers In the second
section, the provision for summary proceeding
shipboard can only prevent abuses which usually
remain unlnV eStigated on account of the transient
stay of the wronged. II is stated that every passen
ger vessel arriving in New York since the establish
ment of the United States immigrant office. without
exception has violated the passenger acts 1855 and
1860, and other outrages have baen committed. To
remedy such abuses the Commissioner of Immigra-
tiOn is empowered to sue for penalties incurred to
unite in one action all causes of proceeding against
any one ship or vessel to cause the testimony of wit
neSses to be taken before any Commissioner of the
United States, and to compound any such penalties
This is designed to prevent tedious suits and obtain
speedy justice. The sixth section requires all penal
ties to be paid to the and by them
accounted for'to the Commissioner the person in
whose hands it is found advisable to concentrate all
matters in which immigrants are interested. An
other section makes il penalty for masters and CAP
tains to bring criminals TO the United States An ex
empary penalty is Inserted to prevent collision be-
tween masters of vessels and criminals.
The twelfth section requires survey of passenger
ships by naval surveyors who will authorize the num-
Der of passengers, the yercrOwding of whom is
The establishment of immigrant offices is c0ntem-
plated at Boston, New Orleans. San Francisco, Bal
tmore and Phladelphla, with superintendents at
each, excepting that the two last named ports are
placed .nder one superintendent. The necessity of
such offices as to each of these points is fully can
7aSsed. With reference to New Orleans it is stated
that 100000 of public land invite immigrants
to Louisiana.
SALES OF LIVE STOCK BY THE QuARTERMAsrER's
DEPARTMENT.
Reports Of sales of animals received at the Quarter
master Generals office to date show sales since lst
Moyy of n rn,,Iac total
2l2lo3s for which the Government has received the
sum of Sl4,62l,O22
TREATY WITH THE BOIs FORT INDIANS
A treaty with the Bos Fort band of the Chppewas
was signed Saturday by Commissioners Cooley and
L. E. Webb, on the part of the Government: By this
treaty the United States obtains the Vermilion Lake
gold fields, and the Bois band reservation fifty
miles further west The, Indians return perfectly
satisfied with the liberal spirit exhibited by the
Commissioners of the United States.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
Alexander H. stephens, of Georgia. appeared be-
fore the Committee on Reconstruction to-day as Il
witness. and will include his testimony tomorrow
the condition and disposition of the people of
1t is said that he was very deliberate and careful
in all of his replies, and that his testimony is of
interesting character. He will return this week to
Georgia.
The President has not yet appointed Customs
Collector for the port of New YORK, but there is
to believe that suspense on this subject will
soon be removed.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
The enrolled Civil Rights bill was last night filed
at the State Department, and will tomorrow be Off
cially published as a law.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
The following correspondence has oeenreceiVed at
the State Department:
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
ANTWERP. March l3. 1856. !
To HIS Ercelicncv, the GoUernor Of Ant,cerp
Sir-Having been this morning informed that the
cattle plague has recently broken out with much yo
lence in your Province, especially in the ghbor-
hood of this city, and knowing that this formidable
cattle disease is a subject of much interest to
all countries holding international communication,
| am anxious to communicate to my government
any facts relating its nature progress of
arrest which may prove valuable the contingency
of transatlantic Developments. As am anxious
to communicate only well authenticated facts, may
beg you to favor me with statement whether the
| disease has really broken out as 1 have been in
formed to what extent it has progressed, and what
means you have found most efectual in preventing
its spread? have the honor to be respectfully
your obedient servant, JOHN WILSON,,
United States Consul.
| Translation.
Provisional GOVERNMENT OF ANTWERP,
March IA, 1866.
Mr. notwithstanding to a desire expressed in your
letter of the 18th instant, have the honor to trans
| NIT you copy of pamphlet the Cattle Plague,
containing the regulations in force upon this subject
February last, and of the Royal and Ministerial de-
crees as well as the instructions with respect to these
new regulations. The cattle plague to which you
refer in your note had not been observed in the Pro-
vince of Antwerp since the I'd of February but has
i Just broken out again.
It appeared at the same time in three different par
ishes, viz: Antwerp. Staman and Maxem. In the two
first localities the disease suppressed by the sacr
fee of four animals In the last it became far more i'm
portant. 1t found necessary sacrifice all the
animals to the number Of one hundred and thirty-sx
in the stables of dstiller at Maxem The veterina-
ry surgeons state that examinstiQr of the bodies
alter death they found fftytwo animals affected hy
This outbreak has noy been stamped out and every
precautionary measure has been taken 10 remove any
| danger which may result therefrom. Receive, Mr..
Consul. the assurance OF my very distinguished con-
] sideration, The C9oTernor CHEoR PICKE,
/ To JOHN WILSON, ESQ, United States Consul, Ant
| ~erp.
| MlssIssIPPI.-A gentleman from Choctaw county
reports to Grenada paper that in the central and
portions of the county great I'll oven
cheerful industry pervades the people. The negroes
generally are working WE'LL plantations are repaired
and put in order ana good hopes are entertained for
the next crop. The factory at Bankston is to be re-
| built by a new company. The town of Greensboro
is being restored from the ruins Of war, and greatly
improved and the vicinity around is sharing IN the
same good work,