Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-02

NEGRO FREE LABOR-lAPoRTANT STATEMENT
The Commissioner of Freedmen's Affairs on Satur-
day received the following letter from distinguish
ed eX-general of the confederate army, who has
several large plantations in the State of Arkansas
and on which he is engaged in the CULTIVATION oil
cotton:
have been successful beyond my most sanguine ex
pectaons in engaging labor for all my plantations in
about 400 freedmen, and have full confidence in max
ing success of the years work. l have given to
the freedmen in all cases part of the crop of cotton
and allow them land for cultivation for their own
l,OO0 laborers if 1 had needed that number My
brother, who adopted my plan of labor has also
ceeded admirably in the system of free labor. have
put one large plantation under white laborers from
the North, upon precisely the same terms that |
gagged freedmen. felt anxious to try the system of
white labor IN growing cotton, and therefore en-
e e Gr IN the % the
system OF the freedmen and feeling grateful for
kindness to me, deem it duty t, communicate the
result of my work thus far
The LATEST IDAHO SroRY.-A letter of early Octo-
ber from gold miner in Idaho, reports these won
derful discoveries:
=, "A party that were prospecting on the War Eagle
Mountain, about one mile south ofthe Orc Fino found
one of the richest gold and silver edges ever found
we read of in the history of mines. 1t close to the
Empire ledge, and is supposed to cross it. The new
discovery is named the Poor Mans-it is from to
three feet wide. The Oregon Steam Navigation
Company have got into it. and have ken five tons
OF the ore to the Sinker mill and worked it there
the five tons yielded over one ton of bullion. man
that stops IN the house with me got four pounds of
the rock and crushed it He got eighteen ounces of
dust after retortng They get blocks of native silver
as large as candle boxes, and hammer it out like a
wagon tire. and leave it all shining with free gold
Three parties claim this discovery and battle is
expected at any time.
THE CHOLERA AT CoNsTANTISoPLE.-The United
States Consul at Constantinople under date of De-
cember 6. laboring under the impression that the
nicaon to the Department Of State, from the Levant
Herald published in that city, containing some
full hints in regard to the treatment of the dire
scourge, the result of experience The writer of the
communication gives prescription that has been
used in that city with eminent success, viz: equal
parts of laudanum tncture of rhubarb and spirits of
camphor.
The United States Consul at Fort Mahon advises
the Department of State under date of November
30 that the cholera has nearly disappeared from that
PROVINCE. A few cases only have occurred at Cinda-
celia nau d11g ag5 the week ending Noyember 80 The
much greater than will ever be made known.
A CURIOUS BooK.-Perhaps the most singular bib
liographie curiosity IS that which belongs to the
family OF the Prince De Ligne, in France. 1t is
entitled, Liber PASSIONS Nastri Jesu Christcum
| charaeterbus nulla mateIa compostis." This book
is neither written printed The whole letters of
lum and being nereaved with blue paper it is read
easily as the pest print The labor and patience
| bestowed on its completion must have been exees-
| the letters considered The general execution,
| in every respect, is indeed admirable, and the
yelum is # the most deicats and costly kind
Rodolphus II. of Germany, offered for it in 1910,
IL 900 ducats, which probably equat to $4,000 at
this day. The most remarkable circumstances con-
nected with this literary treasure is that it bears the
royal arms of England but it cannot be traced to
| ever have been in that country.
GHOST SroRY-The Western papers tell in good
faith Incredible ghost story, and back it up by the
If
at that place, whose husband was stubborn disbe-
lever in the manifestations" assured him in her
dying breath that she should reappear to him in her
body his death convince him of the truth of her
belief Several weeks after he was taken sick and
spiritual" rumpus was kept up in the house until
his decease which soon followed Just before his
death, which occurred at midnight heavy and irregu
lar footsteps were heard in the hall, the door was
burst open. and the remains of human body, reek-
ing with putrescence stalked into the room, and in
muffled voice reminded the dying of the promise
and, as he died. fell a horrid mass upon the floor
An examination of her grave proved it to be empty
The story created intense excitement and the house
where the affair was said to have occurred was burned
| by the friends of the family.
A VIRGINIA OLD RELIC-"The Old Blue Bo,ol"-
This old historical relic, holding thirty gallons ant
| which for many years belonged to the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues of this city, glad to int
was rescued from destruction on the ever memorable
Sd of April by an ex-captain of that famous old com
1t is said that this bowl is upwards OF eight!
tween one hundred and fifty and two hundred thou
sand gallons OF egg-nog. Julp, punch, toddy &c; Il
at viii Ss Of the ~
ganizaton of the old company, which is now unde
way.-Richmond Times. r-
RELIC OF CONFEDERATE TIMEs-In common witt
host of others, we have kindly feeling for man;
things Confederate. For some. however we expert
ence hearty disgust A friend m unanimously pre-
sented us yesterday with genuine Confederat
cigar, which he assured made in this city du
ring the SIEGE We tried to smoke it and paid dear.
for the effort The suction necessary to attract tn
smoke to our mouth, caused us the loss of go
plug and started two of our teeth to aching. We ar
in no humor to say more on the subject PetersbHr
| Eaprsss,