Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-26
NEWS OF THE DAY,
CANGRESS
The Senate was not in session on Saturday, and il
the House the day was occupied in speech making
GENERAL NEWS

Inc Senate was not in session on Saturday, and in
the House the day was occupied in speech-making.
GENERAL NEWS.
The opponents of the Presidents policy are
going to hold a meeting in New York
! Gen. Logan announces that the use of his
name by the Fenian Congress in session at Pttsbure
| was unauthorized.
The Ohio State Journal says that, so far as
is known, no single Ohio journal of the Union party
sustains the veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill
| Alex. IL. Stevens delivered, a speech before
the Georgia Legislature taking strong conservative
ground. A summary is given elsewhere.
The new steamer Winchester, loaded with
petroleum. was burned on the 22d inst near Pitts
| burg 1t is reported that twenty live lives were
| lost.
A large and enthusiastic meeting, to en-
dorse the Presidents vetc was held at Louisville, on
! Thursday night. Governor Bramette presided and
made a speech.
General Howard has issued a circular to
the officers of the Frccdmen's Bureau, urging firm
ness in the emergency caused by the recent action
| the Bureau Bill
The steamer Madison, from Cincinnati for
New Orleans struck the rocks at the head of the
canal at Louisville, the 2lst inst. The cargo is
valued at 100000, most of which will be saved,
A meeting in support of President John
sons policy will be held at the Maryland Institute
this evening. Senators Cowan and Doolittle will
positively be present and address the meeting.
The steamer Hillman collided with the
steamer Mamie Byers yesterday morning, near
Madison, Ind, sinking the latter vessel Thirty
lives were lost.
o. s. Murray was shot and instantly killed
at Cincinnati. Thursday night, by H. A. Edward.
The affair caused considerable excitement both par
ties being well known there. Edwards gave himself
up.
A fire occurred at No. 62 North Ann street.
on Saturday, in which whole family, consisting of
six members, were burned to DEATH full account
of the terrible will be found in another
place.
The New York bankers, who have been in
consultation with Treasurer Spinner on the rule to
be adopted in having deposit returns have concu-
ded to adopt his recent circular that subet as the
rule of proceeding.
The St. Louis Republican says that within
few days single TRANSPORTATION company in that
city has.made engagements of freight to the extent
of three million of pounds for Montana Territory
alone.
The steamer Gilmore, bound from Nashville.
while entering the canal at Louisville, on the 22d
inst, struck one of the abutments and Immediately
sunk. The steamer was valued at SIS, 900, and the
cargo at $4,000; mostly insured.
cotton factory has been established near
San Francisco. The State Legislature has offered
large premiums for the encouragement of cotton
manufacturing, and the Bulletin believes that at no
distant day California will raise her own cotton and
manufacture all that is needed for domestic use.
The colored population of Nashville cele
brated the anniversary of the Emancipation Procla-
nation the 22d instant. by large procession CON
Of two
thousand colored people. After their parade they
were addressed by Gov. Brownlow who congratulated
them upon their emancipation
At the United States arsenal at Watertown,
Massachusetts, three hundred and sixty men are still
engaged in the manufacture of iron guncarriages, OF
the Rodman pattern. designed for the thorough arm
ing of the forts of the coast from the borders of Maine
to the shores of California and Oregon. The car
riages chiefly for guns of ten ffteen-nch bore
and at present orders are on hand for one hundred
and fifty.
The United States Consul at Manchester,
England. writes to the Department of State, under
date of February 3D. 1865, that as last resort the
experiment of vaccination was tried throughout Eng
land. upon cattle. but had totally failed preven-
titive. In fact, the disease not mitigated.
The utmost precauton has been used to keep the cpl
demc out of Ireland and thus far they have been
rather unsuccessful.
A joint stock company, with $4,000 CAPT
ta is being formed in Buffalo, to establish an institu
ton to treat diseases by compressed air. The opera
i N consists in placing the patient in small circular
room through which, by means of an air pump, one
hundred THOUSAND cubic inches of pure air are forced
every minute, under pressure of fifteen pounds to
the inch The air consequently being compressed to
onehalf its volume. tho p&tent lnhales double the
amount of oxygen.