Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-19
New York Collector.

HENRY A. SMTTHE, President of the Central Ma
OF this port So the long agony over and think
happily over. Mr.. Smythe was never much of DoIi-
iftan, nGt9ngs TO no wing no clique. and had very
at length an eminent merchant of late leading and
successful banker, his hacking was almost wholly
from business men, and his selection reflects credit
on the President who made it the more that his
fit men.
And now, if Mr.. Smythe shall be allowed to man.
age the custom-h as he does his bank. we pre-
dict for him brilliant and honored career If he has
to run the machine" as tender rather than loco
motVe-lf he must make places for this political
paqper and keep that one in the place he already
before him. But let him put in and keep in only sueh
men as he shall find capable and worthy, wedding out
tne other sort without fear or favor and will prove
most energetic and efficient ColectOr.-N Y. Trio
The Herald pays the following tribute to the Presi-
dent as well as the Collector of the port of New
York. in the closing paragraph of an article giving
sketch of Mr.. Smythes antecedents:
, In appointing Mr. Smythe to this important post
the President has inaugurated an entirely new sys-
TEN IN making selection for office. There is no poli-
teal party or clique that can say II did it." Re-
longing to the great commercial class of the country
all interests, commercial and political conservatives
ana radical demoGratlc and republican, have Joined
IN the support of his claims for the place
The President has furthermore paid high COM
phment to our merchants, with whom Mr. Smythe
is popular This class after performing much of the
labor in political moves. and furnishing large share
of the money, are seldom considered in the disfri
button of office. The prominent places. and eSne-
cially the cOllecorshipS are too generally given 70
lawyer or some tricky politicians; seldom to one of
our honorable merchants But two of our CoIiec
tors, who now be recalled. were selected from
among our commercial men,; These were Jonathan
Thomson and Cornelius w. Lawrence who were
without doubt tvs of the most popular and efcient
ones we have ever heard at this port 1t is believed
that Mr.. Smythe will follow closely their examn1e
Herald. i-0
LONDON CAUSE.-THE London Workinon1u saws.
Cab manufacture in London is an important branch
of trade for the first day Of the present year there
were as many as 6.Ol7 licensed at Somerset House
which would probably give 700 or 800 new ones year
London traffic is Of very trying and exhausting ma
ture so that the Hanson horse usually closes his ca
worked during the day. it wants two horses but if it
II going day and night, there must be a relay of
three"
SCARCITY OF MONEY IN UTAH.-In Salt Lake City
Gtslness Is done specie basis though there is
trade money current compared to the demands of
No IN the country settlements, however, there is
10, medium but the people resort to bar
49,. NnedC Is the usual legal tender Horses har-
Se1ices cattle and hay are cash; eggs butter
hiives, stockings and whisky are change:
pulnPklns, potatoes, sorghum moIasses and calves
are taken at a discount ~ anu '"'''s
MAPLE SUGAR IN VERMoNT-Reports from oil ,,or+s
Vi vermont say that the prospects for largo S,aar
crop were never better than they are this season Tba
freely offered In that vicinity at ri d nor saIpn
while IN other sections it is quoted at sfi Ioyar
hgure, and sugar at corresponding rates -
minnesota papers say that party of fifty
Indisns, while out in search of buffalo recently were
al frozen to death in one night