Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-28
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SENATF.-The Senate yesterday again largely
occupied with the Stockton case, on u motion to
postpone the further consideration of the same
which was finally refused Afterwards by the recep-
ton Of the message of the President vetoing the civil
rights bill.
HoUsE.-In the House proceedings it will be found
that the prominent matter submitted was the esti-
mony of General Lee before the Reconstruction
Committee.
GENERAL. NEWS.
"A new sporting journal is to be started in
Paris. entitled lie Derby
There are over 10000 Christian commu-
nicants in India 10000 in Burmah, and not far from
10000 in the Island of Madagascar.
The leader of the gang of guerilas who
seized the steamer Belfast on the Tombigbee river
some months ago has been tried in Mobile by a mill
tary commission. and required to pay a fine of S. 900
"A party of eighteen lumberers, in Mich
igan were lately poisoned and all died from eating
batch of biscuit in preparing which strychnne had
been accidentally used instead of saleratus.
Mrs. Charles, the author of the "Schon-
bergCotta Family, is publishing seray in an Eng
lish magazine a story entitled 1.-THE Draytons and
the Davenants: being the Personal Recollectons of
Mrs. Olive Drayton, of the Fen Country"
The new first class hotel at Charlestown,
Mass, is to be built by Moses A. Dow, publisher of
the WaUerly Magazine. He has paid Sc, 600 for the
land and the building will cost $l5O.OOO more
Journalism has evidently been profitable in his case
-Strakosch's opera troupe having been an
nounced as soon to appear in Norfolk one of the
clergymen of that citv has preached sermon de-
nouncing it and warning the members of his congre-
CATION not to lend their countenance to its immor
atty.
Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's second
son. now fellow Of twenty-ono. has just been
promoted to be captain in the British Navy, and
Parliament has granted him an allowance of 900
a year. He is'talked of as the Viceroy of the pro-
jected British American Confederation.
The late Mr.. c. A. Poulson bequeathed
his large and valuable collection of local works and
curiously illustrated books to the Philadelphia Lii
brary and also the of five hundred dollars to pay
the expenses incident to the arrangement of the
books.
A freight train on the Erie Railroad ran
of the track on Wednesday. near Bnghamton, N.
The loaded with petroleum, and one of the
barrels was burst by the conclusion. The fluid spread
over the ground, and little boy touched match to
it "ony for fun" Result four cars of petroleum and
two barns burnt
The annual report of pork and beef pack
ers at Chicago. prepared by Henry Mward, was pub
lished on Saturday. The figures compare as follows
1866 1865
nogS, 1862 I50.l4l
CdltIe, Is, 10 9Z,i5v
The total packing of hogs in the West, it is sup
posed, will foot up between sixteen and seventeen
hundred thousand. against near twenty-five hundred
thousand last year.
"A German paper publishes an anecdote
of President Lincoln. which has not been in print in
this country. lieutenant, whom debts compelled
to leave his fatherland and service succeeded being
admitted to the late President Lincoln and by reason
of his commemorate and winning department and
intelligent appearance, was promised lieutenants
commission in cavalry regiment. He was so en-
raptured with his success that he deemed it duty
to inform the President that he belonged to one OF
the oldest noble houses in Germany. "Oh, never
mind that" said Mr.. Lincoln, you will not find that
to be an obstacle to your advancement"