Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

CONGRESS-
SEHATE.-The bill to facilitate postal and CONNER
cial Intercourse between the States considered
yesterday in the Senate bat without reaching con-
cluson, the bill laid aside. Mr.. Sumner present.
ed petition from the cigar makers of the country.
asking for an increase of the duty imported ci-
gars, and for the levying of tax on leaf tobacco
Mr.. Wade submitted resolution, inquiring whether
the Baltimore Ohio Railroad Company intends
rying out the provisions of its charter in relation to
the building of branch road from the Point of Rocks
to the Di strict of Columbia. Without considering
the resolution, however, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-A communication from the President,
transmitting all the reports received by the Freed
mems Bureau the condition of the freedmen in
the South, was read in the House. Mr.. Stevens in
troduced bill to regulate the admission of the late
rebellous Estates into the Union, which was read
twice by its title and referred to the Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union. The bill will
be found in our Congressional proceedings. The In
ternal Revenue bill was then taken up and, after
a few unimportant amendments. was passed by q
vote of yeas 109, nays II.
GENERAL NEWS.
The little village of Strattonport, near
New York, with only $50 dwellings. has % bars.
After June 1st, internal revenue officers
throughout the country will be supplied with stamps
by express.
John and Jacob Beershan of New Jersey,
having served years Imprisonment for evading the
revenue tax law, and being unable to pay the fine
imposed, have been pardoned by the President.
An oil company in Ohio shows pluck
After boring down distance of six hundred and
ifty-fve feet without indications. the order is
sued to bore away until the drill struck oil China
"A Pittsburger, who has in his possession
the cork leg captured from Santa Anna in the Mex-
can war is said have decided to return to the
old soldier.
Mrs Hating, of Cincinnati, took her hus-
bands cutlass. laid down upon the bed and with
great force thrust its sharp point into her throat
and almest through her neck, causing death almost
instantly.
Recently a torpedo, which was sunk in
Charleston harbor three years ago. exploded in
eight fathoms of water 1t is said to have lifted an
1 immense volume Of water. and presented q grand
/ appearance.
Head Centre Stephens has collapsed into
quietude very suddenly. He will have to hurry up
or his boasted army of 100000 will all leave ireland
for this country before he conquers it for them
| they conquer it for him.
| Several steamers have gone into summer
quarters" at Cincinnati The papers of that city say
it takes three to four weeks for boat to get lead
l and then the freight paid would hardly keep the
| ehambermaid in cologne water, or the cook II
matches, during the trip.
"A correspondent of the Christian Adeo
cate states that from ST. 900 to 900 worth
tobacco is annually consumed by the members of tht
| Methodist Episcopal Church in America. The con
sumption of tobacco in the entire country must b.
very great if single religious body uses 80 much.
| Two car loads of strawberries now arrive
daily at Chicago from Cobden Anna and Villa Ridge
ON the Illinois Central Railroad. There is are,
| of over three hundred acres of Strawberries nov
ripening in those three towns, and promising tn
| heaviest yield that any season has afforded
| Somebody has died lately and left Mr.
Charles Stewart editor of the Jackson county (Wis
Banner, q fortune of half million of dollars. Youn
gentlemen in search of professions should not fal
into the mistake of supposing that all editors ar
| liable to be overtaken by such calamity as tina
: which has befallen poor Stewart.
The Government has awarded a contrac
for raising the vessels in the river and harbor of So
yannah. which were sunk BY the rebels to obstruc
| the channel. The gunboats and other vessels wer
scuttled and sunk at the time the city was evacua
ted. There are in all about twenty, some of thel
valuable, with all their guns and armament boart
"A chap named Minnick sued the editor
Of the New York Sun for libel. laying his damages
$5OO0 The jury gave him fifty. Minnick was charge
Il
= from the small amount of damages awarded, it ma
be presumed that the jury were pretty well satisfe
that the charge was very close to the truth.
1t is calculated American families ca
travel in Europe for twenty-five cent. less than
It costs them to stay at home. Beef is only six pen
. sterling pound in Bremen. Heretofore rich peop
:. have gone abroad for pleasure. but unless pric
It moderate the poor people eventually have to
& | abroad for the sake of economy.
n .
II formed gentleman Just from Louisiana. and now
our office expresses to his belief and conyictic
that of the negroes living in 1860. one-haf are no
in 1865, dead and buried. so frighfu has been and
the mortality among them. For particulars. he eli
that of 2l7 negroes taken by Gen. Butler from CT
\ Dick Taylors plantation and subsequently reator
q, the plantation to work under Government dire
1 tioa. but ss are now olive. The Govsrnmsat Rars
ahmA record Of their DEATHS