Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-09
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WASHINGTON. April 7, 1866.
VISITORS TO THE WHITE HoUsE-DAy RICE MAKES


VISITORS TO TIE WHITE HOUsE-DAE RICE MAKES A
CALL.
The visitors to the Executive Mansion to-day were
quite numerous. Several Senators and Representa-
uvGs had Interviews with the President among
others Senators Guthrie, CoWan, DoOlittle and Me
Dougall. The rneiaborS elect from the State of Ken
tucky called this morning and paid short visit TO
Dan Rice, who has lately returned from an extern
sive tour through the Southern States and whose
opportunities OF judging of the feeling and temper of
the people in that section have been very great had
quite long and very agreeable interview with the
PreSidcntto-day. The great Snowman spoke of the
representations of any of the letter writers to
Northern journals, and the imprudent course ofmany
OF the newspapers Of South all tlcuated 10 Keep
up dlsunlon and strife; and said that he found the
great mass of the Southern people well-dispOsed to
the Government and thought that the policy of the
President would if carried out in a short time re-
all traces of dsaccion in that section: and the
President expressed his conviction Of the truth Of
these statements OF Southern sentiment, and his TAI
in the ultimate success OF the policy he had adopted
to speedily restore the Union.
CHTPPEWAT CONFERENCE.
IN accordance with invitation from COmmis
si2ner j. N Cooley, he chiefs aud head men Of the
Chlprew2y pand OF Igdians from Lake Superior
assembled III the council room Of the Indian Bdroau
to-day, to confer with tho Commissioner aud agents
on The part Of the United States in reference TO the
with them.
Cutie number of persons were present in the
sultatiOn expected to be of an interesting char
actCr. After the eriiCles Of the treaty, which had
been FRAMED, we're read and interpIetcd TO the In
dans, they requested all tho white people to leave
tho room, that they might have The council chamber
for consultation among themselves, which request
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT THE ARsEyAL--oNE NAN
WOUNDED.
Last night about twenty minutes past eight o'clock,
an alarm oi tre was sound Ell frop box No. So at the
Arsenal gate, IRE having been discovered in small
frame hui ding used laboratory, in the eastern
section OF the Arsenal grounds, below the old penl
tcntiaTy. In few minutes the whole place was in
blaze the fire being vis ble from nearly every portion
OF the city. The engines were Immediately out and
[ Arsenal
twenty minutes before bein. admitted Gas our re-
porter was in formed by CHIEF Engineer Se.sfnrd) By
this time the fire had communicated to adjoining
building used a. gun shed auG the c:itire structure
was cnve0ped in flames.
The building was 4 one story wG03ea one. about
hundred feet long. aud WAS filled With mdskas
winch have lately been turned in The cprlucs y re
soon az pFN ana had huiheeT OF Streams upon Tie
ire The oScltement around tho fire was intense,
and many were afraid L. 90 near, .upp0sng that
powder was stored in tta vi"inity-thoush as fsT
could DO aaceraned bat very itti5poNdeT was near
magazine IL tbs upper portion OF The grounds. Some
snail rockets in tle aora tory snd many Of the guns
in the storeroom exploded and caused great alarm.
OUc man, soldier stationed AZ the arsenal. was
struck IN the leg by ball from Of the muskets,
and badly injured. Inc crowd around the gate were
much excited; th9 female portion Of whom were c;y-
ing End greatly alarmed, expecting terrible expi0-
sion
The building was situated near the place where
the explosion occurred about two years ago, when
nineteen women engaged IN making cartridges were
1t was Thought that the flames could be oxtincush-
Ell ~ thc ire department at the arsenal, aud orders
we're given 10 allow no one in Hence it was that the
steamers were Kept wai'In#.
Tao yaIus OF property lost is several thousands Of
At midnight it was reported that the Chief Eari-
ncer OF the steamer RUcEGT and sUOthe: aCjuGr hal
been shot, but neither oG them had received danger
Gus woonds The excitement at the time the mus
kets were being discharged vas intense. and general
CONSERVATION prevailed in the neghborhood.
The fire was 6rSt observed proceeding from the
chemical laboratory. The guard first gave notice by