Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS-,

CONGRESS-.
Mr.. Doolite presented to the Senate the certificate
OF election of Hon. John Poole Senator from NortE
Carolina. which was laid on the table.
The joint resolution fixing the basis of representa-
ton being taken up Mr. Lane of Indiana, addressed
the Senate at length.
The Freedmen's Bureau bill being considered
the House amendment limiting the bill to thu
States where the habeas corpus was suspended wa.
stricken out ana the bill amended that its opera
hons shall extend over all the States. The Other
House amendments were concurred in.
LEGISLATURE
The Senate passed a bill appropriating $4,000 to
St. Johns College, and also Sl2 900 annually for six
years. Also, bill app ropriating S45 900 to purchase
half the property Of the Maryland Agricultural
College.
Ihe House resolutions indorsing the policy of
President johnson were passed by vote of 10 to S.
In tho House the majority report of the Commit
tee on Elections, declaring the Hon. Thomas A.
| Spence to be legally elected Judge of the Twelfth
| Judicial Circuit, was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Registration, de-
claring that no alteration of the registry law should
be made but that its provisions should be vigorously
| enforced, was passed.
| The Senate joint resolution amending the Consti-
tuition so as to pay the Lieutenant Governor 1000
| per year. was rejec ted.
GENERAL NEWS.
Gold closed yesterday at 139! to 40
General Thomas has left Washington to re-
| turn to his post at Nashville.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Chand-
Ter, has left New Orleans and is returning to Wash
ington.
The supposed Oldest man in the United
States Joseph Cree, died on the 9th ult at Portage
| Wisconsin, at the ripe age fill.
Dudley Clary, Daniel Stringer and Frank
| Darlyi co;+i, =ocD
mOnd, charged with stealing mules
The feud at New Orleans between the civil
and military authorities has been referred to Wash
ington. 1t is said that public opinion sustans Gen.
| Candy.
1t is said that that the tone of Congress is
opposed to making any new commercial arrange
| ments with Canada
Col. Ely S. Parker. of Lieut.. Gen. Grants
staff has returned from his tour of inspection in the
southwestern States
Miss Maggie White, residing in Anson
county, N. c., near Wadesborough was thrown from
horse recently and instantly killed.
Rev. Ii. c. Parsons, of the South Carolina
Methodist Conference. died at Wadesborough n. c.,
on Monday of last week.
The New Hampshire Democratic State
Convention have nominated Hon. John G. Sinclair,
OF Bethlehem, for Governor
The Hon. George A. Brayton, formerly a
Supreme Judge. yesterday elected to be Chief
Justice by the Rhode Island Legislature
Yesterday the Government sold at Fortress
Monroe 400 cannon, 36 mortars, 100000 cartridges
and large number of muskets; 10000 feet of lum.
Der will be sold at Alexandria.
The Jumel will case was before Justice n
graham of the New York Supreme Court on Wednes-
day. The amount of property involved is estimated
IN Tba ~
papers and reserved its decision.
The Providence Journal says it is currently
reported that the name of General Burnside will be
presented to the Rhode Island Republican Conven-
ton as candidate for the Office of Governor for the
ensuing year.
The Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the
United Brethren. recently held at Lttlestown, ap-
pointed j. A. Sand to the Conway Street Church. and
H. A. Colestock to the Scott Street Church. in Balti
more.
General Grant and lady have recalled the
invitations which they had issued for dancing party
at their residence in Washington next Monday even
ing, on account of that being the day appointed for
the Congressional obsequies of the late President.
Lord Monck, the Governor General of Can
ada, is about to take up his private and official resi-
dence at thenew capital Ottawa. This event brings
CONSERVATION to the fashionable circles of Montreal
where the departure of the Colonial Court will create
n blank that cannot easily be filled.
A woman named Susannah Abrams was
arrested on Monday last, in New York by Govern
ment detectives, who found in her muff the steel
plate from which, it is alleged, the amount of over
fourteen thousand dollars in twenty-five cent frac
tiona currency has been printed.
The counsel for Pellicer, recently convicted
Of the murder of Senior Otero. in Brooklyn, has
given notice of intention to move for new trial of
he nt tcS Snnic In
excupate the prisoner can be produced. The mo-
tiOn will be heard in the general term of the Supreme
Court some time during the present week.
Benz. V. McKenna, thealleged special agent
of the Chilian Government in the purchase of the
Meteor indicted by the Grand Jury of the United
States. and arrested by Marshal Murray on Tuesday
lie claimed to be privileged from the repre-
sentative of foreign power but was repudated by
the Minister of Chill at Washington.
By authority Of the Secretary of War, the
Quartermaster General has directed Colonel NJ. I.
Ludington, Chief .Quartermaster, Department of
Washington. to sell twenty thousand cords of Gov
ernment wood in quantities of from cord
to ten cords at the low of six dollars per cord in
this city, and five dollars per cord in Alexandria.
The wood is stated to be mixed pine and oak, well
seasoned and of good quality.
The Postoffice Department lately advertised
for bids for carrying the mails on $40 routes in
Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Ar
kansas. Only S04 bids made; and as many of
them duplicates and trpicates. it is not proba-
BILE that half the routes will be let In some cases
the price asked is higher than it in 1860 although
the number of letters carried will be much less. The
South makes haste slowly to supply herself with pos
tai facilities.
The WEEKLY COMMERCIAL for the week ending
Saturday, February 10, is now ready. 1t contains
the usual variety Of choice literary matter, including
an interesting story. poetic gems. and readable mis-
cellaneous selections; paper from Lady Con-
trbutor, which will attract the favorable attention
Of her SEX full reports of the proceedings of Con-
gress and the Legislature; Weekly Review of the
Markets; the Live Stock Market Report; Agricul-
tural information, and the latest telegraphic news
from all parts of the country.
For sale at the counter. in wrappers ready for
mailing; price three cents.
STATE AFFAIRS.