Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS.

SKNATE.-Mr. Edmunds. in the Senate yesterday,
reported adversely the bill to establish another
railroad from Washington to the Northwest, stating
that Congress had no constitutional power TO pass
the bill. The bill authorizing the sale of marine hos
litas and cutters passed. The tax bill
was then taken up amended and discussed, but was
laid aside to receive message from the President
The minority report on reconstruction presented
by Mr.. Hendricks, in the absence of Mr. johnson
but objection being raised to its reception it was
laid over. and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsH.-ln The House yesterday bill was passed
for the establishment of arsenal at Rock Island
ILL., The pension bill was discussed and laid over
resolution was passed insyucting the Committee
on the Judiciary to inquire into the expedioncy OF
reporting bill directing the United States judges
and attorneys in the rebellious States to require
grand jurie' to investigate if there have been any
violations of the test oath By internal revenue and
other officers, and to make presentments of the
same. Tho Indian appropriation bill was passed.
The bill to revise and consolidate United States
statutes also passed. In answer to resolution
OF the House the President transmitted all the in
formation in his possession in regard to the employ
ment Of European troops in Mexico; and also
sage in regard to the transmission of the constu-
tional amendment to the Legislatures of the various
States, after the reading of which the House ad-
journed.
GENS;IsAL NEWS.
The New York Herald coolly tells the
public that there has been no cholera in that city.
"A maiden lady, Miss Eliza Bean, of Hat
boro'. Pa. committed suicide on Tuesday last.
Andrew Tieers, a child four years Of age,
died from hydrophobia, in New Y ork on Wednesday.
Fort Adams, at Newport, is tc receive
$4,000 worth of repairs in accordance with the
cent appropriation of Congress.
Palyo Il
highly respected citizen of Philadelphia, died sud
denly in that city on Wednesday.
Admiral Lennock, just dead in England,
at the age of 81. entered the British navy as cap
ta!n's servant, on board the frigate Blanche.
Specials from St. Paul report the discov-
cry of more very rich mines at Yermillion Lake
Thousands are now rushing to the new Eldorado.
Evidence of a probable modern change OF
level the coast of Florida has been discovered
st. Augustine in Ending cedar stumps covered with
salt water at low tide.
Americans are said to be disgusted at the
small space allowed them in the Paris Exhibition,
and think of getting up a show of their own.
-Anson Burlingame has purchased tract
of land IN Mateo of LOO acres, and proposes
to become resident of California soon as his mis-
sion to China is ended.
1t is said that Gen. Rosseau will be a
candidate before the Kentucky Legislature for the
seat in the United States Senate now occupied by
Garrett Davis.
Five murderers who were recently con-
viced in bingham county. ILL.,, and sentenced to be
hanged made their escape from the county jail Mon
day, and at last accounts were still at large.
Mrs. Dennis, mother of the family afflicted
with trchina at Marion, Iowa, died on Sunday. The
father died Saturday. This makes the sixth death
out of the ten afflicted.
In New Orleans car driver killed a man
by striking him on the head with a loaded whip be-
cause he got street car with an unlighted cigar
in his hand.
The excise law of New York has been
pronounced to be unconstitutional by Judge Car
dozo, but arrests for its violation continue to be
made. Notwithstanding.
-Garibaldi is represented to be in excellent
health. He is calm and cheerful; he walks several
miles every day. in ORDER he says, to accustom his
leg to long marches. His brother died recently
"A woman in Philadelphia undertook, on
Thursday. to punish girl by whipping and in order
to escape the girl jumped out of a third story win
dow and fractured her leg.
There are 470 lodges of Odd Fellows in
Pennsylvania, with membership of $40. The re
ceipts of the Order for the last fiscal year ending
The Hartford Times man received the
other day a couple of Towering Scotch daisies and a
bunch of Sweet Williams taken from the grave Of
Burns Highland Mary" at Greenock, Scotland.
Farmers in the Northern portion Of Ohio
suffered heavily from the storm of Sunday and Mon
day, in loss Of stock. An estimate made in Huron
county, fixes the number of sheep lost within circle
of ten miles at ten thousand.
Recent reports render it certain that the
fruit crop in Central Georgia and Alabama will be
failure. There may be half the usual quantity o.
apples and pears. but peaches and grapes are de.
stroyed.
The gold fever is creating some excite
ment in Georgia. A letter from Dalton says ont
company took out enough. on Saturday, to MAKE
over $4,000. Tho mines in Forsyth and Carol
counties are being worked vigorously.
AT the late picnic of the St. Louis Agri
cultural Association General Grant was among tn,
guests and enjoyed himself without restraint, driv
ing pair of horses several times around the ring
and bantering Ex-Mayor Howe, who is "a old frienC
of his for foot race.
General Longstreet was recently sere
naded at New Orleans. He said he had no platform
on which to address his hearers. If he approache,
Mr.. johnson he was called traitor if he wen
towards the radicals he called REBEL therefor
he must be content to remain on the fence.
"A meeting Of negroes was lately held il
Cherokee county, Alabama, where they bound them
selves together not to work for less than So per da
during the present harvest, under penalty of re
! ceiving fifty lashes. Consequently the white mel
are gathering the harvest at S1.50 per day.
The caulkers are again on a strike il
| New York The employers demanded that the mel
should sign paper pledging themselves never to g
on another strike AID not to belong to the associa
| Hyhi mr. nj ba
| declined to do this, and hence the strike.
"A schoolmistress in Bradford, Iowa, who
was recently stricken senseless at the school hous
| door by lightning. resumed the exercises of he
school as she recovered from the shock, ant
| the children got no holiday out of that freak o
| electricity.
| The family newspaper in Rhode Island il
classed among the articles of prime necessity alon
with pig and potato, and is safe from the food It'd
of commercial disaster Creditors cannot touch it
| the sheriff must respect it. Happy people Happ.
| publishers!
The Indianapolis Fenians cannot agre,
even in their opposition to the United States Gov
| ernment. They held a meeting on Saturday. an
| passed resolutions denouncing President johnson
but before they could separate the resolutions
| torn up in broth of fight"
| There are at present only twenty surgeon
and assistant surgeons of the volunteer force yet
manning in service and all of these in the seryc
of the Freedmen's Bureau. A little more than yea
| ago there two hundred and forty-two surgeon
| and ono hundred and twenty assistant surgeons i
| the volunteer force in service.
| On one little street in Galena, Illinois
and within the space of four blocks at one tim
the business places of six private citizens now know
| as Lieutenant General Grant. Major General job
| E. Smith. Major General j. A. Rawlings Majo
| General A. L. Chetlain, Brigadier General J. A
| Maltby.
1t is stated by Canadian paper that tn
Vision. the little vessel which started off on voyag
to Europe last year. with man. boy and dog, and wa
reported lost. putinto obscure port on the Nov
Scotian coast, while the owners wife collected arg
sum of money from the companies with whom th
| voyager had insured his life.
Last Monday night, the residence of Dl
Webb. at Little Rock Arkansas. was entered b
some one knowing his safe contained over 1880
The Doctor at the time sleeping in his bed wit
| his son, q boy of twelve years. Both were brutal