Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS.

SHNATB.-Mr. johnson presented in the Senate yes
terday petition from importing merchants of Balti
more. praying for exemption from internal taxation
levied sales Of wholesale brokers' cases where
tax has already been paid by wholesale dealers as
such.
The legislative. executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was then taken up. and after long but
rather interesting discussion laid over and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUsE.-In the House Mr.. McCullogh reported a
bill to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company to construct to and within the District of
Columbia branch of the main road from Knoxville.
Md. After some explanations by Mr.. Francis Thomas
the bill was passed. The House then resumed the
consideration of Senate bill to incorporate the Dis
trct of Columbia Sewerage and Canal Company
This bill elected considerable debate. but finally
recommitted to the Committee on the District, and
the House adjourned. 3.
GENERAL NEWS.
One hundred and nine deaths occurred
in Brooklyn, N. Y, the past week.
Queen Victoria has given sitting for the
portrait which she intends to present to Mr. Peabody
"A large reduction of the force employed
in the Norfolk Navy Yard took place last week.
"A man named VIM. Bright, painter, fell
from the custom house in Norfolk on Saturday. and
was killed
"A vigilance committee has been organized
in Albemare Va to stop the depredations of thieves
there.
"A school for colored people has been es-
tabshed at College Hill. Miss by the citizens. who
are said to take great interest in its success.
Gen. J. B. Hood is said to be at the head
of stock company forming capital of $25000O. for
draining and sweeping the streets of the city of New
Orleans by machinery.
There is such dearth of physicians and
surgeons in the Austrian navy that the Government
offers to engage young men who have not yet COM
pleted their medical studies.
There is a rumor from Italy that King
Victor Emmanuel intends to abdcate. after the war.
in favor of his son, Prince Humbert and to take up
his future residence in Paris
"A special session of the New York State
Senate was commenced yesterday for the purpose of
trying the case of Judge Smith. County Judge of
Oneida county. who is charged with malfeasanee in
Office and collusion with bounty brokers. &c. ---
"A resolution has been adopted by the
New York Board of Councilmen instructing the com
mittee on National Affairs to report the advisa-
bility of providing gallery of paintings composed
of the portraits of DISTINGUISHED Americans. &c. "
In the case of 81. Crawford against the
city of Columbus Ohio, the jury returned verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000. This suit
for damages for injuries resulting from the plaintiff
falling into partly constructed sewer, during dark
and rainy night in November last. -
We were shown a letter yesterday from
Gov Paten. of Alabama. wherein he states that Gen
Swayne. commissioner Of the Freedmen . Bureau for
that State. is now furnishing t,centy.fce thousand
ratons week to the starving population Of that
ton, and that the majority of them are whites. The
| Governor says there hundred thousand real
objects ofeharity in Alabama Washington Chronicle
| Mrs. Bgelow gave soiree at the Ameri
can Legation on the 10Th utimo in honor of ex Pres
| dent Fillmore. Among the lions" of Partisan
society invited to meet them were the Duke de Per.
sgny and M. M. Emile Olivier, Michael Chevalier
Provost Paradol. Henri Martin and Gustaye Dore
The Turkish ambassador and several other member,
| of the diplomatic corps also attended
An epidemic which destroyed large mum.
bers of animals in Bessaraba, has reached Constan.
tineple. and is proving very destructive to horse
and asses. 1t has all the appearance of reSula,
cholera and the animals die from profuse diarrboea
Bleeding and preventive purges seem to be the hes
remedies; but the disease is very active, and carrie
off the animals attacked in four or FIVE days 1t doe
not attack cattle. p.
Il have to announce, says writer from tn
| centre of fashion, of the oldest, queeresi
strangest, most curious unaccountabe, nconcevable
incompreh ensble, extraordinary widest and ueles
invention ever devised by fancy or fashion, and tina
| is, false ey elashes.' The Empress has mentione
| themAhas put her seal upon the patent! Imagine
counting lovely Hebe, with a mass of golden curl
covering her neck and shoulders and with long bac
lashes yelling her eyes. like beautiful silk firing.
and then imagine. if you can, seeing one by one
the curs and lashes disappear within the recess Of
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