Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The Mosquito king who died at BlueGeld
last month has been succeeded by his nephew.
n monument is to be erected to Lord Pal
merston in of the public parks Of Southampton
Admiral Sir Sidney Dacres, commanding
the English Channel feet has resigned that position
and is to take seat at the Board of Admiralty.
The CoURTs.-The various courts yesterday ad-
journed in respect to the memory of Hon H. Winter
Davis, and no business was transacted.
The President was much fatigued Yesterday.
| his hand and arm being badly swollen from much
| shaking at the New Years reception.
The OMahony U. S. T. B. Head Centre
was sustained by the Fenan Congress which met in
| New i ork yesterday.
The Nashville Register and Adrertiscr
hosts General Grants name in connection with the
| Presidency.
| Considerable excitement has been created
in Nicaragua, by reported successes at the Chontale
| gold mines, and great emigration was expected.
| The cattle plague has wrought such ravages
in England, that Partisan butchers are now supply
ing John Bull with his beef heaper than be can buy
| it of his own tradesmen.
The official vote Of Wisconsin at the late
election is published. Governor Fairchilds tRepub-
lican> majority is 9,079. and the majority against the
| extension of suffrage to negroes is 9O0S.
Three mates and the boatswain of the
American ship Antarctic lying in Liverpool, have
| been heav fined in that town for murderous as
| sault on the cook Of the vessel.
Two thousand men of the Irish police force
have lately resigned. English papers are quite sure
it is short pay and not fenianism, that has caused
the movement.
Bernard McElhone was dangerously stabbed
by Casper Hover in general free fight, which oc-
-, o,l-
evening. Six of the rioters were arrested.
The obsequies OF Hon. Henry Winter Davis
tool; placo yesterday-Ni,e President Foster Hon
E. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of Var. and many other
distinguished men, uniting in paying the last sad
tribute Of respect 10 the remains Of the deceased
The total home vote at the recent election
held in Nevada for member of Congress 5,907. OF
these. Delos R. Ashley, Republican received 3,69;
H. X. Mitchell, Democrat, 22l5 and Charles A. Sum
ner. Republican, !. Ashley's majority, Las.
a meeting of the members of the Balti
more Bar was held yesterday to give expression to
their at the death Of Hon. Henry Winter
Davis. Hon. Judge Martin presided. and remarks
were made by Mr. Sohley. Mr.. Stirling and Mr..
Harris.
Business at the Stock Board was moderate
yesterday Gold was y to x = cent. lower than on
Saturday, opening at ltiI@1tp4 andcIosing at 1if4
ll2 Northern Central at 5ii1@, and City Passenger
at S21.
The bodies of Captain Thompson, wife and
daughter, American residents of BIuefeld who were
reported in late dispatches from Greytown as
drowned during heavy gale on the Mosquito Coast,
have been recovered Captain Thompson was a Bal
timorean by birth.
By the death Of the King of the Belgians
the allowance of $4,000 per annun, made on his
land. The late King received only &12000 per annuIn
of this amount. bat he surrendered the claim
in case he should be obliged vacate the throne of
Belgium.
4 party of five men who had been out to
inaugurate the New Year. entered lager beer sa-
loon in Williamsburg, N. Y. at an early hour Mon
day. and called for drinks, which being refused
of the party who had musket eveed it at the bar
keeper, John Wechner. and shot him through the
heart causing instant death. The party then es.
| capcd, but were subsequently arrested.
Mr. and Mrs. McGaghey, residing in New
York, came to their death few nights ago from in
haling the gas generated by Il stove in their ronn
On the coroners inquest it appeared that Mr. Hunt
brother of the agent of the house. inserted fiat stone
across the chimney of the apartments occupied by
the deceased. thus cutting of the draught in order
to force them to yscate the premises.
From the report recently issued by the Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the United States
l. o. O. F.. we learn that the receipts for the past
year amounted to S149009257 of which 1851, $3.50
were expended for relief ST. 7lS8S for the education
of orphans sol 1879 for the burying of the dead
and SIT 1924 for the relief Of widowed families
These statistics do not include the Southern States.
The Richmond Republic Of yesterday says:
The recent speech Of General Curtis. to the colored
people Of Lynchburg reflects credit the good sense
and true humanity of that gallant and distinguished
officer The counsel he gave the freedmen was sound
and judicious. lie advised them to make contracts
by the year. and invoked them to put confidence in
honorable gentlemen of the State declaring, tho
result of his observation. that there was every
disposition do them justice and that if they did not
work. laborers would coma from other sections and
fill their places.
The question of the future stains of the
freedmen of the South and the systemazing of free
labor, receives 3 aspect with the new year. The
Freedmen's Bureau has been for some time past or
ganziog system of labor in which all the guar
antees arc not on the part of tho empoyer. We
publish this morning copy Of the contract which
each freedman South Carolina is required to enter
into with his employer, together with letter from
the rebel General Pillow, showing the success of his
efforts in working force of four hundred of them.
An order from Gen. Fisk extending the supervision of
the Freedmen's Bureau to the newly freed State Of
Kentucky. has been issued.
President Murillo, of New Granada having
applied to the President of the United States,
through the Minister of that government Bogota,
Mr. A. A. Burton for two United States engineers
to take charge of a survey of the Madgaena river.
| at various points, with view to contemplated i'm
| provements in the navigation of that stream the
government of the United States has designated Col.
s. a Gilbert and Captain P. c. f. West assistants in
the United States Coast Survey associated engi-
neeT to take charge Of the intended surveys These
two gentlemen, with corps Of assistants necessary
for properly carrying ont the work. arrived at Pana
ma by the steamer Atlantic, the 18th ult., and
will Immediately proceed to Santa Martha.
In answer to late resolutions OF the House
of REPRESENTATIVES. Secretary Seward has submitted
to that body certain correspondence with the MeXl-
&C Uoro;, Affairs which throws considerable lrht
VI Hoi. .ieH -' - - -. -.
upon tne character ol the system ol slavery Ploposeu
to be introduced in Mexico by Naylmllan, and also
the of the subject held by the