Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS-.

SESATE.-The principal feature in the proceedings
of the Senate yesterday was amin mated debate on
the post office appropriation bill, and incidentally
on the power of removals, nothing, however, being
determined by it. The principal speakers were
Messrs. Wilson and Cowan.
HousE.-In the House the reconstruction plan was
debated at length, but without any definite result
GENERAL NEWS.
Canadians are consoled with the reflection
that the Fenian excitement now fast subsidng, will
be of vast advantage if the coloniss gain confidence
in themselves and love of martial exercise.
The different missionary organizations of
England and Scotland have already raised up. in
their various fields of labor, more than 900 native
preachers and about 5000 other native helpers as
teachers, &c.
AT recent meeting of factory hands in
England, it was resolved that workmen ought never
to be content till they get Eight hours work. eight
hours play, eight hours sleep, eight shings day.
The New 7 ork Police Commissioners have
changed the police standard of height from five feet
eight inches to five feet seven inches. No person
will be taken, however, who does not weigh $50
pounds.
The Galveston (Texas) NeUS reports that
there is anything but good feeling existing between
the white and colored troops in that city, and it
would require but slight event to create serious
collision between the two.
An Irish emigrant hearing the sunset
gun at Portsmou outh, asked sailor, Whats that?"
Why. that's sunset" was the reply. Sunset" ex-
claimed Pat. and does the sun go down in this
country with such bang as that?"
st. Louis, Mo-, has now 230, 200 inhabi
tants for whose accommodation there are 81 churches
80 hotels, newspapers, nine of which dailies. 80
public and 81 private schools, universities, med
cal and c0mmerrial collepss hreweries distiI-
leries and l, Isl saloons.
1.-Two negro girls, sisters, residing in Cooper
county No. cuarrelled one day last week about
which should get the dinner. The matter was deci-
ded against Susan's doing so, by Caroline striking
her with an axe, and killing her. Caroline in ial
at Boonville.
The son of New York dentist of con-
siderable notoriety was arrested and locked up at
New Haven. recently, for stealing jewery and wear
ing apparel from clergyman with whom he was
studying and preparing for the Naval school at An
napolis
The London Orchestra says: "We notice
a well-known basso advertises that he has written
and will sing song with the following tite Here's
health to gen'rous Peabody Poor Peabody! 1t
is enough to prevent anybody from being generous
for the next century"
AT grand dinner recently given by the
homeopathic physicians of Paris it was announced
that universal congress of the followers of Hahne-
will take place in 1867, and that ell the works
relating to their system of practice will be on view at
the Exposition.
"A mouse in the meal bin has been dis
covered at Toronto elevator, in the arrest of one
John Huntley. the foreman, who has been doing a
heavy grain business on his own account on his
plunder much to the puzzling of the patrons of the
warehouse who have been greatly troubled by short
LAT =. o,I rotlo So
self in store.
-"Auguste," half brother to ''Gladia-
teur" candidate for the Derby honors this year.
He is described as short uupretendng looking ami
nal. and fine galloper. He belongs to Count La
grange but he is not regarded standing much of
chance to win the victory. However, he may sur
prise the English turtes his half brother did last
year. and carry the French coors to another triumph
Hon. Alexander G. Penn, of Louisiana,
whom we have often met of late, died suddenly in
| this city yesterday. He member of Congress
from that State, and was much known to politicians
as one of the National Democratic Executive Com
mittee during the political campaign of 1852. He af
terwards held prominent position at New Orleans
1 in connection with the Customs Department. Mr..
Penn has been in the city for short time but ap-
peared to be much debilitated from age-Nat. intel
There is now residing in Camden, N. j..
gentleman named Martin Belisle, who. on the Is,
of March last. SO years of age being now in hi,
| one hundredth year. He was born in l766, and al
the breaking out of the Revolutionary war he was II
years old In 1872 he entered the service of the Uni
ted States and served in the corps of sappers ant
miners third regiment, during the war with Grea
Britain at the close of which he was honorably dis
| CHARGED, and, being wounded. was entitled to
bounty of 16O acres Of land. His father Barney Bel
isle was killed in the battle of Bunker Hil and fel
close by the side of General Warren. Mr. Belisle
health is remarkably good for such an aged man. hi
eyesight sufficiently preserved to enable him to rea
large print without glasses and his memory althoug
faulty in some respects. Is quite good.