Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-16
EESEssAE NEWS.


in New York at the new French theatre on the S0th
| of September next
Maine papers state that Fenian bills to
the amount of 81 600 remain unpaid vet in Eastnort
since the late invasion fzzle.
| -Ihe name of the last new color is t'Ele-
| plants Breath" 1t would be hard to imagine the
shade from the name.
"A church and school-house in Henry
! County, Ind, have been burned, because a negro
preacher lately held forth in them by invitation.
Ugh! Him great man! Big brave
Take many scalps!" said an Indian seeing window
| full of wigs.
| "A wag wrote on the back of a fat alder
man. "Widened at the expense of the corporation.
-Ihe young man who saved the life of the
Emperor of Russia has received 900 francs and
large tract of land. beside fine house in St. Peters
| burg.
Miss Louisa Kellogg was recently given a
complimentary concert in her native place Birming-
| ham, Conn.,, from which she realized six hundred
| dollars.
| The regulators" bacl, of Covineton,
| n.y.. need to be regulated themselves. They are
going about armed to the teeth and warning people
| to discharge their freedmen.
| Iron ore has been discovered four feet
rom the surface Of the ground on the farm of L. P
Collins, Esq., adjoining Snow Hill Nd. 1t is thought
to be in great abundance and of excellent quality
"A man has been sentenced in Scotland to
ten days Imprisonment for trying to gain admis-
| sion to a Masonic Lodge, not being a member of
| the order.
The residence of Colonel Rowland, State
Treasurer, at Fishkill. N T. was entered by burglars
on Thursday night, and robbed of largo amount of
clothing silver ware and jewelry reward OF $500
| is offered.
l A do loct E,,o -
Of the heaviest lottery policy dealers in New York
at the instance of victim who alleges that he has
lost over $4,000 by their fraudulent and illegal
| transactions.
| Wheeler & Wilson are building a new
sewing machine factory at East Bridgeport which
will be 80 feet by 370 The iron trusses for the roof
will cost over $SO0OO 2.5OOO0O bricks will be used in
| the walls
| Mr.. Henry Belts, of Norwalk, Conn,
| commenced manufacturing paper from the sedge
found in large quantities along the shores of the
Sound. 1t is said to be as good the best straw
| paper.
| The French munster explains that the
French troops which ere reported as passing Havana
on their to Mexico recruits to take the place
of mon whose terms of service have expired. who
| have been nvalided.
"A curious accidents Happened on Broad
| way Friday afternoon. A man tearing down the
sidewalks of a story house Broome street,
partially suspended from rope tied round his body.
missed his footing on the WALL and was nearly hung
to death before being rescued the rope having slid
over his waist to his neck where the ghtened.
| The printers of the Globe, laboring under
the notion that they have and fat thing of
the printing of the debates, have raised the price to
twenty cents copy to the public. The Government
printer estimates that it can be done at the Govern
ment office for fifty thousand dollars per annum and
in less time. Action tending to the closing of the
| present contract is now being had.
General Fisk has arrived at Memphis,
and has ordered the immediate rebuilding of freed
mems schools and churches, recently burned by the
| mob in that city. Tho work is to be done at the
city's expense, and the General has advertised for
| colored Iaborers to perform it. The commission
which is investigating the of the riot. with
| closed doors, has not yet concluded its labors.
| fla defunct letter recently puzzled the
clerks who act as epistolary sections Itwa address,
ed to Mrs. Jane Henry. Youda Ca midi Co., post" J"
| A young man with unusually clear head fnall y
| surmised that it a freedmans letter. to be sent
| as follows: Mrs Jane Henry, Utica, Oneida county
(No.6 Post street, N. Y" 1t was sent accordingly
and duly received by the sable Mrs. Henry.
| Lieutenant General Scott paid his usual
annual visit to West Point last week. A government
steamer placed at his disposal at New York. and
l
| Butterfeld. Potter. Van Vliet, and Vodges On tht
way up the Hudson, every steamer honorsd the Lieu
ten ant General by ssuting and dipping their coors
General Scott is in rather feeble health.
| "A duel in Presburg has created grea
sensation. It seems that Prince Lechnou.ky and hi
friends arose from table when Count Nemes seated
himself. The latter felt it personal insult, chal
lenged the prince, and duel took place with pistol
at twenty PAGES. The count received his adversary
ata she'd
| and the bail traversed the throat, wounding tn
| windppe. 1t was reported that the count had died
but he still lived April 17th though only faint hope
! were entertained of his life.
The blue room of Buckingham Palace i
| described as very splendid apartment. "papered
| with blue damask silk, in pannels on either side
rich gold bordering. The window curtains hangings
etc. are likewise of the rich blue silk. On bot
sides of the fire place are full length portraits b.
Wintorhalter, of the Queen and of the late Primo
Consort both bearing testimony to the artists pecu
liar grace. All the furniture is elaborately carved
and overlald with FURNISHED gold, and covered ais
with the blue silk. Against the wall are fine marbi
pillars and from the ceiling which is profusely en-
riched hang seven most beautiful glass chandalier
: The sagacity of medical men in cases c
: circumstantial evidence is shown by the followin
anecdote of Sir Ashley Cooper: He was called to Sc
: a man VINO, while sitting in his chair in privat
D. | room, had been mortaly wounded by pistol she
from the hand of an unseen person. Sir Ashley hay
ing done what was necessary respecting the wount
compared closely the direction from which the pist
,, fred with the position of the wounded man. an
he came to the conclusion that the pistol must hay
IS been fred by left-handed man. The only lef
handed man known to be on the premises at the tin
y intimate friend of the deceased, against who
"a | there suspicion, but this observation led
n his arrest and trial, and lie subsequently col
J. | victed of this act of murder.
- "A young lady named Elizabeth A. Lie
If has been arrested in Harrisburg, charged with 70
t. bing Mr.. Daniel Shuler, Of Blan, Perry count
"a of Government bonds to the value of So $50, dur
Ie the absence Of himself and family from home,
es | church. Miss 10y visited Harrisburg few wee
since, stopping at of the hotels. Shortly aftt
wards she offered 81 900 bond at the National Ba
Te To have it exchanged, but the officers knowing tt
ct acids had been used to remove from the boz
thew refused to exchange it and retained it. 1t ha
Of ing been discovered that Miss 10y was from Pei
county suspicion was aroused that the bond proba
OF belonged to Mr. Shuler. He was sent for and iden
of fed it, together with others found in Miss Logs
session. Miss 10y was arrested and held to bail
So 5000 for trial at court. She is relative of
Ehulsr, her sister beips married to Mr.. shulsrs