Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-04
Farmers' Bank of virginia.

The Richmond Republic of Tuesday says:
At meeting of the Board of Directors of the Far
mers Bank of Virginia, held at their Office in Rich
mond on Saturday. December g. 1865, 1t was resolved
that tice be given TO the public that they will
deem the notes of the Farmers Bank at the rate of
thirty cents In com. or the equivalent In currency
advance twenty cents per dollar in coin, or the
equivalent in currency to such holders; the parties
to receive in addition rateable proportion OF such
amount as may be realized and made available from
the assets of the bank for distribution when its af
fairs can be brought TO a close.
Weneyer could understand. says the Fredericks-
burg Herald. why the public has been kept in the
dark in regard to the financial condition of the old
banks. There is "a screw loose in some quarter,
and parties must have realized largely by the
loose screw. The issues Of the Farmers Bank have
have thirty cents per dollar in 0oldi About twenty
was also the rate of the notes on the Bank of Nir
sinia, until one morning the public found it an
nounced that the mother bank was redeeming them
at twenty-five cents per dollar in gold!
McRDER IN SAVANNAH, GA.-The Savannah Re
pu6Licon of the 2Sth contains the following;
We are again called upon to chronicle most re-
voting mui der. An old colored man, upwards of
sixty years OF age, whose occupation for has
been that of wool sawyer and whose counlenance is
familiar to many OF our citizens but whose name has
diabocaI murders day before yesterday that has ever
stained the criminal records OF our city 1t seems
with a very quick. and, at times. perfectly uncon
trollable temper. On Monday colored man began
to annoy the old man. and finally, after the wood
sawyer had made repeated requests for the fellow to
desst from his tOrmentS he became teartully eXas
perated and seizing sharp axe. deliberately mur-
dered his assa liant by splitting his skull in twain
So quick the terrible and bloody deed perpetra-
ted that the unsuSpectng victim fell corpse at the
feet of his murderer his brains protrudng from the
ghastly wound in most SHOCKING manner
BEAUTIFUL PHENoMENoN.-A late St. Paul paper
has the following: The most brilliant and beautiful
paraselenG or mock moons, that we remember to
have in long time visible last evening"
They made their appearance with the moon about
half hve In the evening, growing constantly
brighter until seven clock: when they appeared to
vie in brlliancy with the orb ITSELF from which they
received their borrowed light
Bright haos of light were visible at right angles
with the moon the horizontal lines uniting the two
paraselenin and extending beyond forming at one
time belt oflght almost entirely around the heavens
The spots tinted with all the hues of the rain
bow, and the whole display was of the most beauti-
lunar CANNES, are said to betoken cold weather.
Their appearance at this time is. therefore, rather
lnopportune.
DEATH From ,CoLD.-The, news is beginning TO
recent snow storms and cold weather. Four men
were frozen to death in Freeborn county on the 18th
inst, one Mr.. James Wood of Rice Lake township.
A lady living near Blue Earth City, in Farbault
county, on the same day, got out of wood and pac-
ing her children in bed started for her fathers house
about halt mile distant across the prairie. The next
house. A Mr. THOMPSON, of Blue Earth City. was in
the same storm and has not since been heard from
destruction of stock was very great
4 ne gay anu ItStlNS character OF the pplp-
bration of New Years day by the freedmen which
reach US through our exchanges and by teIegronb
from every quarter, will efectuay turn to ridcult
those tremuous reports of these bloOdthirsty inten
.ions that were to be developed during the holida,
week. At their watch meetings" thousands assem-
bied, and with glory haelujah's' sang the old yea
out and the new year in. With hearty Misunderstanding
and Jolly laugh clothed in their best attire forget
ting bitter past in the light and hope of the pres
ent, without revenge and with much rejoicing the
met during the day. and marched under bright bal
ners, and in their churches gave thanks for the
great deliverance from the house of bondage.
A French Fenian organization, better know
as the "Sons of Liberty" has sprung up along Il
New York border, among the French Canadian res
dents of that State and like the Irish Fenians, ha'
got to quarreling among themselves. DR.. Cadieu
Of Elmira. who is Of the same kidney as the 0'M
hony faction, spelling for fight" is anxious
plunge headlong into against England, establu
o Canadian Republic, with its capital and depar
Ynents at Elmira n. Y and to invade Canada. tt
other faction is opposed to any such rash action
Head Centre. B. Giroux, favoring annexation al
emigration and advising peaceful agitation of IL
question of separation from England. He dissen
from the Cadieux Fsniau movement.