Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS-

Grow, Senators elect from Arkansas laid on the
table.
The concurrent resolution against admitting the
Southern representatives being considered Mr. Sher-
addressed the Senate at length, maintaining
that the resolution could confer no power not already
vested in Congress.
HoUsE.-A bill to continue in force the act to es
tablish bureau for freedmens affairs was referred
to the Committee Freedmen's Affairs. A resolu-
On inquiring into the expediency of levyng contri-
buttons the rebellious States to defray the ex-
of maintaining the Federal authority in those
States, was referred TO the Committee on Recon-
struction. The amendment to the Constitution pro
yiding that Congress shall have power to make all
laws necessary to to the citizens of each State
the privileges and mmunites of citizens of the sew
eral States. reported back from the Committee
Reconstruction, and after some debate was post
poned until to-day.
GENERAL NEWS.
The disbursements of the Treasury DEPART
ment last week amounted to $50 295 .9SS
A cotton company, with capital of 81 900,
006. has been formed in Galveston, Texas
Some British soldiers in Canada have been
court-martialed for singing Fenian songs.
The trial of John II. Gee, rebel command.
ant at the Saiisbu prison. was commenced at Ra-
leigh, n. c.. on the 2lst inst.
1t is reported that small body of Fenians
made unsuccessful attack on bank at Stanbridge
Canada East
The committee appointed by the Georgia
Convention to investigate charges of fraud against
Governor Browns administration have exculpated
him.
Mrs. Catharine Fay, an old lady residing in
Rochester. was burned to death on the 23d instant
She laid down lounge to Sleep with matches in
har M o-,1,, -
s44Ihe Trustees of the Washington National
Monument Society show that after paying all labili-
ties against the fund, there is balance of nearly
$4,000 invested in good securities for the monument
From San Francisco news is received of the
death of Hon. Fletcher NJ Haight late Judge of the
United States District Court. He formerly resided in
Rochester, n. Y.
Maximilian Shinbone, who robbed the Wal
pole IN. H. Bank of $4,000 on Nov. 10, 1864
was arrested near Pattsburg on the 22d instant Bu
very little of the money has been recovered.
1t is reported from St. Petersburg that di
pomatic difficulties have arisen between the Russian
Government and Napoleon upon the Roman ques-
ton.
The Navy Department has received infor-
nation of the arrival of the steamer Brooklyn at Ric
Janeiro the 11th of January. This will quiet the
apprehensons that have existed relative to the safe
ty OF that vessel.
The San Francisco Alta says that the cod
fisheries of the North Pacific have already assumed
such Importance aE to warrant the conclusion that
they to be ranked among the prominent sources
of cur wealth hereafter.
A grand reception was given to General
Grtnt at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last even
ing. Subsequent to the reception, the General Wis
tied the rooms of the Brooklyn Club and returned
to Washington by night train.
The Virginia papers complain of the
strange love of litigation which curses their State
One of them mentions an extremely novel case
where citizen actually sued himsef-the suit being
brought in his judiciary character against himself
an individual.
About 1000 colored troops from the De-
partment of Texas are to arrive shortly at City
Point to be paid off and mustered out of service
number of vessels have already arrived, and active
preparations going on with view to carrying
the order dsbanding these troops.
Extensive discoveries of gold have recently
been made near the Missouri river in the neighbor
| hood of Fort Benton. This information has some
thing about it of more interest in the mining way
than that generally received; it is about the frs
instance where the gulches located that the.
can be reached by steamboats,.
Reports from Fort Benton represent affairs
in that locality to be in deplorable state Since th
conclusion of the treaty which General Meagher mad
with them on the 10th of November there has scarce
ly been cessation of the depredations of the Indian
Of the Peagan, Blood and Backfeet tribes. Messrs
4 Hepeke and Lagree went out to the Gros Ventre
camp to reclaim stolen stock. On their return the
were overtaken by storm and surprised in camp b.
| party of Peagans and murdered.
A bill has passed the Virginia Senate unani
mously-and will doubtless pass the Hopse--to pro
vide for the assertion Of the rights of the Common
wealth in its jurisdiction over the counties of Jeer
son and Berkey. The bill provides that in case tn
action of Congress in determining the status of thos
counties is adverse to the wishes of State. the sum
$4,000 ne appropriated to nstitutng and maintain
| ing action in the Supreme Court of the Unite
| States Reverdy Jolnso on is named in the bill a
one of the counsel. These counties have been as
| signed to West Virginia by the House. but the Sen
ate has not yet taken action.
The HerdldS New Orleans correspondent
says that mea from the North and West in larg
numbers. many Of them lately generals, colonies
captains. heutenants and prigates in the nations
army have settled in that city and entered into bus
of all kinds, and under their energy perseyer
ance and industry the old creole metropolis is fas
losing its former French and Spanish characteristics
Notwithstanding efforts of the ancien regime to tabo
| the Mortimer in trade as well as social matter
Yankee enterprise is too much for these latter gentr!
| and regardless of their opposition, is pushing il
1 way rapidly. ready to apply hand wherever han
is nesded. and is fast developing of thrift an
wealth which. under the old order of things, wei
allowed to lie dormant and unnoticed.
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