Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-21
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
THE CHOLERA,

THE CHOLERA.
Inc state department received large foreign mail
Tatya - iIrnng containing additionaintclligcnce
Inc lnted States Consul at Leehorn advises tbn
pepartment, under date cf September Both that the
rVaSeS of the cholera which have for saveroI tb
created such an alarm Throughout Italy and otb
portions OF Europe, as well as in some portions of
a.. ~ naEe almost entirely abated. There have been
~ c4sIS Wlthln the LeghOrn Consular district
lnteillgenee from the Consul at Gibraltar is 70 tbe
enecI that the cholera is also gradually disonneorin
persons have fallen victims to the moIodv SH.or2
cases nave also appeared among the Shipping in the
Intelligence from Smyrna rs late os tbo oa3 of Con.
temDer Is 10 the effect that the cholera has entirely
disappeared from that city after carrvino of ohont
four thousand Of the inhabitants Ii is now soiJ 70
| country. VIZ -ii'ei'or oi tAe
IMPORTANT To SHIP OWNERS.
Inc I mted States Consul at Leghorn, in an official
communication to the State Department under 1T
Of neptem9er 10Th, represents that there is constant
nlu!rng there Tor American vessels which are given
the preference by parties desirous of charterin ht
| sthey cannot be had, others are taken. twelve
american shlps would have been chartered during
tho past three mouths if they could have been OBJ
| tanned. "
SALE OF GOVERNMENT LOCOMOTIVES.
me sale OF railroad rolling stock by the Govern
@ eI IL : Stll cong on at AleSandria at prices in cx-
IS purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Roilrnad
GoMpany The aggregate amount Of sales Of loco
i m"tI'es, Gafs Sc by the Bureau Of Military Rail
roa1s Wthln the last three weeks is upwards of n
million and half of dollars.
Alexander H. stcpbeSE St. IL sFEE4cTSi Ic .o pr..;,.
late Southern Contederacy, arrived in WotIiUgtmm1
on Thursday night and took rooms nj WillnrI's
where he attracted considerable attention. lie WINS
waited upon by several OF his old WASHINGTON friends
Among me visitors were Generals Hooker and Terry
= nttLe utter hine oclGck yesterday morning Mr.
stephens proceeded TO the White House for the mr.
pose o. obtaining an interview with President John
son; who, however ut that hour was in consultation
with Secretary Stanton. at the conclusion of which
nm Aulia I,r+; III
an hour -'''''
VOLUNTEER ARMY REGISTER
ihe War Department has prepared Il register of all
volunteer ohcers who have served in the army Since
ihe commencement Of the rebellion. 1t will be SINH
al TO the regular army register and viii contain the
name, rank, birthplace, time of cntry into tLe ser
wee and date of discharge information which will Eo
ol great Importance to every officer as matter OF
reference and valuable as historical document.
TELEGRAPH PRESIDENT.
Hon. Wm. OrtOn. Commissioner of Internal Pcvn
nue. was on Thursday elected President of the nicd
States Telegraph Company 1t is understood that
Nf prt3n VIII enter upon the duties Of his new office
TIE NORTH CAROLINA FREEDMEN
= Surgeon n. X. IIogcn reports TO the Frecdmcn's
bureau, from Raleigh, n. c.. under date of October
n ~ a. taat ne has % VISITED Wilmington, and inspected
III us Viclnlty camps jackson, Whiting and AnGer-
son, and the rice plantations on Cape Fear river in
possession Of the Bureau.
. camp jackson Is in good location near the CITY.
is composed Of Is frame buildings and contains 70
people. Camp Whiting is an old Confederate camp
two miles from Wilmington, and contains so freed
men. Camp Anderson is situated near Cape Fear
riYer, ard has 80 people who are drawing rations
but. owing to the unhealthy condition of the place
tne camp VII be broken up. and the people removed
According 70 this report there arc fifteen rice plan
tatlon' IN North Carolina under control Of the
bureau, commencing at Wilmington and extending
upon either side of Cane Fear river for twelve miles
.GSoldSb0ro was found to be without a freedmen 5
hundred persons there drawing rations; and there
are four hospitals in operation in the State-one at
one at Beaufort.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
- Colonel Rowland Commissioner of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, is in Washington urging upon the
the interest he represents, II has made application
to the Secretary Of the Interior for the withdrawal
from sale Of the surveyed lands along the line in
Wisconsin, Minnesota. Washington Territory and
Oregon.
m THE PROPERTY OF IEFT. DAVIS.
i me FRESHMEN Bureau ON Thursday afternoon
Davis has written important letter an officer Of
the trGedmenS Bureau Of the State of Mississippi
own but his brothers property the Mississippi
Iiver' which is now proftably cultivated. as it has
active, energetic, intelligent and thrifty freedmen
THE CASE or GENT PAINE.
General f. A. Paine, who was tried at Paducah
and military discipline" was sentenced to be renri
manded by the President Of the United States. The
findings of the court and the sentence were pr1mul
gated on Thursday but in compliance with the re
commendation Of the court the sentence was remit
ted by the President.
THE HADDOCk CASH.
Major John A. lladdock of the 18th Regiment V.
K. Z. and Assistant Provost Marshal General of the
Western Division Of New York, charged with fraud,
malicasance in office. abuse Of official powers com
plicity with bounty brokers. accepting brides and
presents etc. has been sentenced TO be cashered and
utterly disabled To have holl any Office nr employ
ment i'll the ice OF the United States that he pay
aiine OF $1,000 TO the United States, and be mpr<-
oncd al such place as the proper authority may dcsig
nate until the said fine be paid. The period of said
The Secretary of War has designated the State prison
at Concord y. H., as the place Of confinement for the
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