Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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SENATE.-In the Senate yesterday. moro amend
ments were proposed to improve the reconstruction
plan, and decided blow was struck at the power of
removals from Office by the President by amendments
to the Postofice appropriation bill.
HoUsE.-In the House. the bombardment of Val
paraiso occupied some attention. also the reading of
the testimony to Southern matters given by Genls
Sheridan and Thomas; the defeat of the army blll
closing the proceedings ofthe day.
GENERAL NEWS.
The production of gold in California now
is said. to be larger than usual of late.
The books of the Louisville and Cincin-
natl Mail Line Company wero seized on Saturday,
for failure to stamp freight receipts.
The thieves on the Mississippi steamers
are very active. They secured nearly $11 600 from
passengers on two steamers last week.
"A young lady in California broke her neck
while resisting the attempt of young man to kiss
her. This shows the great danger of resistance under
such circumstances, and should serve as an awful
warning.
1t is asserted that the celebrated bankers,
Jay Cooke & Co., have determined to bid on the
Southwest Pacific Railroad, with the assurance that
if they become the purchasers it will be built to St.
Louis in two years.
William A. Brown, Esq, an old and re-
spected merchant of Philadelphia ed in that city
last week. He commenced business in the dry goods
trade in 1885, and for long period was tho heaviest
dealer in the city.
"A company has been organized in the
city of New York, with capital of 2500,GO0 in
shares of $25 each, with view to lending money for
the working of cotton plantations secured by mort
cages and by pledges of one half of the crop in ad
dition.
1t appears that the inventor of the cigar
ship has had built at Havre miniature copy of the
Ross Winans in order to secure the patent III France
The model has been in the Channel and this led
to the report that the larger vessel had made trial
trip.
Slavery is rapidly extending in Egypt to
meet the demands for increased labor in the cotton
fields. The slaves brought from the upper Nile.
The average life Of these slaves do not exceed four
years, and it is estimated that three persons killed
for every slave taken.
"A boy was terribly injured in Leominster,
few days ago, by being dragged through the street
by frightened COW. He was driving her home, and
had fastened the rope by which he held her about
his waist when the animal took fright and dragged
him quarter of mile.
1t would seem that matters at Pithole are
not very encouraging at present. The Bouta House,
Of the most substantially built and best furnished
hotels in all the oil regions, which cost 500 0O is the
first prize to be given away at grand prize concert
on the 9Th of June, in that place. The proprietor
takes thi. method to rid himself of it.
The Kansas City Journal says the Mis-.
souri, Pacific Railroad is doing an immense business
From five to six hundred passengers are frequently
brought through single train. The long and
heavily loaded freight trains daily give evidence OF
the tremendous addition to their business made by
completing the road to Kansas City.
1Io o,,{ i 1,
ladies likely to be popular this summer 1t is pro-
posed to establish ground in the Central Park New
York, where fair marksmen may emulate the doings
of Cressy Agincourt and Chevy Chase-usng winged
shafts to accomplish with susceptible hearts the same
results they have long achieved with glances from
their bright eyes.
A present of eight very beautiful Arat
horses of the famous Dio breed is about to be des
patched by the Sultan from Constantinople to tht
Emperor Napoleon. Suleiman Agha, chief of tht
Imperial stud, has been commissioned to replace
them, if possible, by other animals of equal beaut.
and purity of blood. He will shortly leave for Bag
dad on this errand.
"A curious law suit is before the courts IL
MiddleseI county, Mass. Some parties in East Had
dam removed their mill dam, and that. of course. re
| moved the water from land that had been flowed
The owner of the land has been obliged to fence hi
4 o'iN nv" SoSS tuc O"ltlS Oh tle URlna
ges. ltis very rare to have suit brought for dana
l ges for tho removal of fowage
| Col. Babcock, of Gen. Grants staff, ha
started overland for California, via Denver and Sal
Lake cities. on inspection tour that will occup-
several months Gen. Sherman will visit. for SINH
lar purpose. the posts the upper Missouri. eros
over by way of the Black Hills to Denver. and re
turn by the Smoky Hill route. Gen. Sackett will in
spect the posts on the extreme northwestern frontie
| to the British possessions.
The accommodation for reporters in tn,
present British houses of Parliament leaves nothn
to be desired In addition to the spacious gallerie
| fitted up for them in both houses, they have fv
| well furnished apartments in which to transcrib
their notes, and also refreshment room and smokin
room. In the old houses reporters had to stand IL
and write on the crowns of their hats and were eve
then lucky if they escaped arrest the next day.
| Miss Sarah Bell, an estimable young lady
residing in the town of New Buffalo, Wisconsin, die
/ on Monday morning under circumstances that seer
to leave little doubt but she took her own life.
seems that she purchased some oil of bitter almond
being warned that it was deadly poison; retired
| her chamber the night preceding her death in hi
usual health and under her pillow was found a not
containing request that she might be buried 81
was dressed In her dress she had made every preps
ration for death. No cause for the act aside from
health, is known,