Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL MEMS.

"A hundred coolies are reported to have
been killed in mutny which lately occurred on
board the ship Josefta Almira. employed in the
Macao trade, and which put into Batavia.
"A man named Dehart some seventy years
old, died in Champagne county. H. on Friday OF
lastweek from starvation. He living the life OF
a hermit. and had neither food, furniture bedding
nor floor to his wretched habitation.
In New York, the Board of Health have
conceded to the practitioners of homeopathy, one
half the Five Points Hospital and one-ourth of the
Battery Hospital. This gives homeopathy chance
at the worst cases. and offers the best test of the eff
fciency of their practice.
1t is said that Sweden is going to send the
world another nightingale. even more marvellous in
vocal powers than Jenny Lind. The name of this
warbler is Marie Taskatt. The Stockholm papers
say that this ady voice surpasses everything that
has been heard since the time of Malibran.
Miss Polly Brown, aged IS years and FIVE
months, died in Warren. R. l.. on Saturday. She had
always lived in the same house in which she was
born never was in steamboat; never saw railroad;
and was never in Providence which is a remarkable
thing for Rhode Islander.
"A few days ago East Tennessee Judge
sentenced prisoner convicted of treason to fourteen
years imprisonment. and the lower House of the
Legislature has since passed, by Yote of 46 tv H.
resolution declaring that Jefferson Davis and other
leading rebels have forfeited their lives ought to
suffer death, and be held infamous forever.
Hon. Edward Mcpherson, Clerk of the
House OF Representatives, is engaged in prepar-
ing political manual, to contain the leading poli
cal speeches, messages, proclamations orders and
veoes which have been issued since the accession of
PresdentJ Johnson. 1t twill be published immediately
after the adjournment of Congress.
The latest name for "a travelling show is
the Pantecnatheca. 1t appears to be sort of piano.
rama, and we read that ''the great phenomenon of
the moon rising from the is to be witnessed by all,
while in tho storm at sea all the elements in their
majesty to be heard and seen with such startling
reality as to cause old men to shiver and the young
children to cling closer to their parentS!'
AS an Illustration of the amount of lum-
berng dono in Michigan it is said that Titabawassee
river. ranging from seven to ten rods in width, is
filled with logs for ten miles; Chippewa river from
six to nine rods WIDE is filled for seven miles; Pine
river. frem five to rods in width, is filled for
eleven miles. And these streams water only small
portion of the State.
The Denver (Col.) NewS says that Ra-
phsl Grandjean, who has a large plantation on tho
Rio Grande, New Mexico, brought train to that
city, consisting. in part ofsix full grown camel which
we're well loaded with wool. They will be loaded
with stores for return trip These camels have made
San Diego. California.
The coquettish little hats called chapeau
Lambale, resembling those worn by the aristocratc
shepherdosses of Vatican, were seen in great num-
pers at the recent Paris races. The Empress had
ADOPTED lhe style and 1t promises to become fashion
able though 1t does not suit with the chgnon or the
red hair which has lately been the rage Hair fronts,
as well as chignons sold in Paris along with the
bonnets.
"A wonderful aquarium is springing up at
Boulogne under the eye and direction of M. Edouard
Betencourt Boulogne artist The extreme altitude
OF the rocks will be about 20 feet above the nlateau
and the caverns underneath will have at least % IN
feet headway, wherein will be series of reservoirs
into which sun and air are admitted through admra
bly, conceived fssures and in which specimens of fish
mollusca, crustacea &C., the produce of the Channel
and the Mediterranean. will be found.
In Dublin, Cork, Limerick and other
places in Ireland many persons who had been ar
rested under the suspension of the habeas corpus
have april 2 been released from custody on giving
security for their future good behavior This is gen
orally regarded indication that the Government
are anxious as possible to release all the
prisoners who only suspected but not conclusive
ly proved to have been connected with the Fenian
conspiracy.
BY the will of the late Mr.. c. Ewing, OF
Philadelphia Bishop Wood of that city is to receive
lot of eight acres and hundred and fifty three
and half perches of ground at Darby road and
Seventyirst street, Philadelphia for the erection Of
Catholic church Also, lot of ground at Paschal
avenue and seventyfrst street, to st. Joseph's Fe-
male Orphan Asylum. Also. lot of ground at Pas
chall avenue and Seventeth street. to st, john!
Male Orphan Asylum.