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THE DAILY m i'HOM.X. DAILY PAPER #10 A YEAR. 4 "LET.OUR JUST CENSURE ATTEND THE TRUE EVENT." " TRI-WEEKLY* $7 A YEAR. BY J. A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. C., MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1865. VOL. ?-NO. 122"A ---.-.i_, ,-, ,---5-:-^ riATTTT^ nTTrr^^TT-sr i .. JL XXX\i X?VlliI\ ?A_ IS PUHLIRHED DAT!, y AND TR I- WEEK L T. ANDTHE WEEKLY GLEAKEB EV?IKT WRDNESDAT. BY JULIAN A. SELBY. . T E R MS-J N A D V A N C E. SUBSCIHPTIOK." Dailv Papcri six months.SS 00 Tri-Woeklv, " .3 50 Weekly, " " .*.. .2 00 Single copies of the Daily and Tri-Weekly, 10* cents; of the Weekly, 15 cents'. ADVtEVIfrEMENTS < Insert:- d in either the Daily or Tri-Wceklv at SI per square for the lirat* insertion, and 75 cents for&eh subsequent insertion. In thc Woekjy, $T a squajre. ira "Special notices 13 cents a line. Incidents or tHe Voyage to the Tor tn gai. In the course of a pleasant conver? sation with Capt. George W. Dutton, Company C, l'Jth Regiment Veteran Kcaerve Corps, who lias just returned from the Dry Tortugas, we have ob? tained some interesting facts relative to the conspirators and their trip to the rock-bound fortress, which is to be (for three of them) .their last' earthly home. Capt. Dutton, wirha sergeant, three corporals and twenty-six men, report? ed ut the W o-shiiigton Arsenal on the morning- of Sunday, July lb, and, biking charge of the prisoner*, placed thom on board Ibo attainer ?Suite of' Maine, bound ?ur Fortress Monroe, whiey point tiny reached at ip. m., uu tin; 17th. 'IneyTtvere then trans? ferred to Hie irrida, (Japt. Budd, nil on board, with the exception of Gen. l^idd, being entirely ignorant of the vessel's destination. At ?lark. oh*the liltb, the Florida, reaeiunl Port Boyal, ?S. C., where she discharged a cargo ol' cordage, ?te., und coaled. On tho _Tst, she sailed for the Dry Tortugas, reaching that barren und iuhospitable spot on th? '2ith, just ono week utter her depar? ture from Fortress Monroe. During the voyage, all the prisoners were more or less afflicted with-sea ! .sickness, and at one time half of the guurds were unfit for duty. Doctor Mudd and Arnold word particularly' wretched. ?Spangler, although quite sick, was fernen to practical joking. Finding ^ftui wliilc sick he c< mid get from the jBgtrgeon, Dr. Porter, a modicum of French brandy, he-concluded to take sick at various odd times, always wit^ pains for which vint GuUaci sjiiriiua is supposed to bo a sovereign cure; but his trick w;?8 discovered, and he was, .- much to his chagrin, obliged to quail' Jamaica ginger m place of. the inore palatable beverage. He was generally quito talkative, and expressed, himself as being satis lied with thc action of the Military j Commission, but continued to assort his innocence-of j >;trticipaiiou in the crime of assassination. In a conver? sation with Capt. Dutton, he remarked that he knew nothing of Booth's de? signs, aud that even after the murder, wmle Booth was passing through the theatre, he was unaware of the foul deed which had boen committed*. "The fact is, captain*" said he, "Booth was a privileged charucUrat Ford's. l?e had the run of the house at all times, day and nigh:,; bad access to the dressing rooms, and frequently carno to tho rehearsals unannounced, and always by th?o rear entrance. He was a great lavente and spent money freely. Whenever he came with his horse, he always called for me to groom the animal; and 1 have many a time blacked his boots, and done other menial work for him. 1 did not close the door behind Booth. It was a spring door, which you tran see when 'you get back to Washington, and .closed of itself, unless you held it open. *There was nothing unusual in my holding Booth's boise on the night of the murder, foy 1 had done it twenty times before. I didn't see how the Commission which tried me could have decided otherwise ia my case, considering the evidence; but I am not guilty of having anything to do with the crime." Hpangler was very lively during the ? voyage, and several .times ran up.the badder from tho hold, three stops uta time; heavily ironed as he was. He was'quite jubilant over the idea that he would not be a prisoner for life. "I'll come out all right; six years is not such along time, after all," said he. "You need not felicitate yourself on having a short time to'vtay, Spau gler," said Dr. Mudd. 'T don'twiow where they :;re taking us, but if it is to the Dry Tortugas, there is no inore chance for you*than for me. None of us will live more than two years." Up to this time not a word had boen dropped in r?f?rence to tho ultimate destination of the conspirators; but tliey had occupied themselves in dis? cussing tho probabilities of a residence ut Albany, a trip to some port on thc Gulf,-or a sudden death by drowning. O'Laugh'in was very reticent, rarely entering into conversation even w itu his fellow-prisoners. ? Mudd carried with him a printed copy of the evidence adduced during his tiial, and took great pleasure in picking it to pieces. Ho is described by our informant as M man of good education, considerable shrewdness, and strong rebel proclivities. Ho wa* never oft* his guard, always pondered a question well before returning an answer, and invariably spoke of Mrs. LSurrat as having been unjustly ?xe Teuted. It will be remembered that '-n his trial Mudd denied all knowledge I of Booth previous to the visit of the j lame assassin to the doctor's house; j but to Cap'..in Dutton he confessed that he was acquainted \vitk-Booth for sometime before the murder. "In re? gard to that deplorable crime, he as? serted that he did not know of it until after Booth's departure. Mudd \v:u> very gloomy during the voyage, and fears were entertained by his g.ftird that ho contemplated suicido. He was, accordingly, closely watyhed, very much ?o his indignation. "Why do you keep nae so closely guarded?'" said ho to t?ie officer in chargt of him, "Because," said Captain D, ''I am afraid I may lose yon. '' '.How loose niel, Then' is surely no chang? for mo to escape hero, and you do not suspect that I would kill myself?'" "That is just what I fear; and until I get my receipt for your body from the commander ot the post to which you are consigned, I deem it my Auty to have vour every step strictlv watch? ed." "Well, captain, you need have nc fear on uiy account. 1 would put ar end to my miserable existence but foi the thought of eternity. ? uni afrah to die, although 1 can bear this terri ble life, which is much worse thai death," When oft" the coast of Florida, tin weather being wann, the (prisoner wen? allowed to sleep on deck, am during the day their irons wore r moved. They were very grateful to this unmerited kindness, and showc? their appreciation by giving as littli trouble as possible to those who hat charge of them. When tho steamer cymo in sight d the Dry Tortuga*;, on the 2-itIu and i was made known to the criminals tim this treeless, lifeless place was tv b j their prison, their emotion could no bo checked. They cried like children Mudd and Arnold, in particulai evincing the most poignant grid Thc former paced the deck, wringin his hands', and exclaiming, time an again, "There is no hope for me, Arnold bewailed his fate in piteou tones. He said, "If this were Albany or any other place where my motin and sisters could sometimes see me, might bear my imprisonment, but hot I shall have no one to live for." Mud declared, when his paroxysm of gri< had subsided, that he should lose n opportunity to effect his escup? When asked where he would go if 1 succeeded in eluding the vigilance < the garrison, he cried out, "Hom Government would not touch n there. It would not hunt me don in tho midst of my wife and children. Shortly ?fier the landing of tl steamer, Col. Hamilton, llOth Ne York Volunteers, commanding tl post, proposed to assign Dr. Mudd duty as hospital steward, and Arno clerk, and to' provide the otho with employment to which they we best adapted, i On the following day the Flori ? loft for Key "West, to coal, Spangler sending to Mr. Ford, by Captain Dnt ton, a message to the effect that he (Spaugler.) was innocent. ? The. steamer was detained for two days ut Key West, and after taking in coal, started for New York, where she arrived in due season. [Washington Chronicle, 9///. To Travellers. THE subscriber, having a fSZSfe.^. ^ COMFORTABLE C ARR 1 AGE, (?^^^??^will take pnssengersto Winns boi b or Alston. Ho will also let it bv the hour in the eity. GEORGE CHISOLM, Aug 17 thni'2*_ Arsenal Hill. New Goods. OPENING THI'. DAY, at my Sale Koon <Bf*dcll's Building,) a large stock o fancv aud staple GOODS, consisting of PERFUMERIES, TOILET SOAPS, Hosiery, j Woolen and Linen tshirss, Collars, Spool Thread. Pins. Suspenders, Fine Felt JLifs, Ladies' Gaiters. Hoop Skirts, Gloves, Hooks and Eyes. Pocket Handkerchiefs, Havana Segal*?, <*tc.. which will be sold much below former prices. A. R. PHILLIPS. Aug M 2* mm: A I BRITISH BARK ''EXCHANGE" JL is now ready receive freight. Applv to Aug 1? ? W i f ,LIS* ? CHISOLM. Vi? nable Family Residence, Wi?i ii fitll supply of Furniture, in jim-order, ot p'rieuie Sde. FflHE abor? is situated on Plain street, in : .1 the vieiuityof tho Fer.et1- College, lo- : cate-'; on I,', acres of ground. This .muse : contains eight rooms, with servant's house ? of eight rooms, and nil other buildings re quired, ami a line well of water. Attached io the grounds are a choice variety of fruit , trees and shrubbery. Particulars, with the list of furniture, can bc had on application at mv office. JACOB LEVIN. Auction and Commission Agent, Corner Plain and Assembly street-. ! Aug H il') -I COPARTNERSHIP. ' COLUMtlA, Aron? 15, 15*65. r^ilEjuidcrsi^u^'having formed a luis;- ; J ness connection with th* lirni of! ZEALY. SCOTT .?-. BRUNS, nuder the style ? of HUTSON LEE A CO., for the , urpose of conducting an AUCTION. GEN EU AL COM- i MISSION and EXCHANGE BROKERAGE, 1 respectfnllv solicits the patronage of the pm,he. " HUTSO'N LEE. : Hereafter, the 'Auction and General Com- ? niissi?p Business done bv us witt bc eon- ! ducted bv Messrs. H?TSON LEE & CO. | Aug lt? li ZEALY, SCOTT A BRUNS. ?> TOIEF&I?, Auctioneers, General Com. Agents . and Exchange Brokers, ( M ?LU MB! A, S. C. A NY business < ntrusted to thom will re ce ive prompt attention. (.OLD. SILVER, SECURITIES and BANK NOTES I ?ought anti sold. liefer to Messrs. WILLIS Si CHISOLM and Messrs. JOHN FRASER & Co., Charles? ton. S. C. GEORGE ?.'CHLEY, Esq., and Messrs. F. C. BAH j ?EH .> CO., Augusta, Ga. Messrs. STENHOUSE & MCCAULEY, Charlotte, N. C. ? Office for the present at Messrs. Zealy, Scott A Ennis. Aug Ui CtufS ?7 L. SOLOMON, General Commission Merchant, Serowl Door from Shicer House, Plain street, COLUMBIA, S. C., DEALER in foreign and domestic mer? chandize. The highest market price paul for COTTON and COUNTRY PRO? DUCE in gold or currency. Consignments solicited, which will receive my usual prompt attention. Refer to ,G. Ii. Crump & Co., Augusta, Ga., XaRocho A bell. Savannah, Ga., Gibbon A Co., Charleston, S. C., . Koopman A Phelps, Charlotte, X. C., Fuller .V Wilkerson, Leashing, X. (.'., 1!. 1'. Richardson, Boadsville, X. C., .Tames K. Lea, Yanecyville, X. C., Chambers A Patrick, Danville, Va., Brownly,* Co.. Petersburg, Va., Kent, Paine A Co. ?Richmond, Va. 1?BALD GETTY & co,, AND SOM, MEfiSMA?TS, 126 and 128 Meeting Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. F. A. WILCOXSON. Agent, Orangehurg, S. C. I EDMUND A. SOUDER A CO., 1 Philadelphia, Penn. LIVINGSTON', FOX A CO., Agents, 4 New York. ?1 ? LIBERAL ADVANCES made on COX 1 SIGNMENTS. Aug 152rto* CALL AT G. S. Jenkins' Assembly Street,**' THIRD DOOR FROM PENDLETON. Aug 10_10 CHARLESTON TO NEW YORK. ATLANTIC ?OAST Mail Line! THE new first class steamer MO? NERA, Charles P. Marrhman, Com mandor. Steamer CAM? BRIDGE, J. W. Balch, Commander, Will leave Charleston, S. C.. direct for New York, alternately, THURSDAYS each week. For freight or passage-having handsome Stato Koom accommodations-applv to F. A. WILCOXSON, Agent, * Orang.-hurg, S. C. ARCHIBALD GETTY A CO., 12(5 and !-2? Meeting st., Charleston, S. C. LIVINGSTON, POS .V CO., Agents. Aug i~> .imo New York. Headq'rs Dep t of South. Carolina, HILTON HEAD, S. G., Jei.Y 20, lHfi?. G ENE UAL ORDERS No. 0. IT is announced, for the information and government of this command, that -i!*.N JAMIN F. PERRY, of South Carolina, has been appointed, hy the President, Provi? sional Govu*Torof the State <M South Cafb lina, with authority and Instructions, ''at thu earliest practicable period*, to prescribe snell rules and regulations as may be neces? sary and proper for convening a Convention, composed of delegates to be chosen bj-that portion of the people of said State who aro loyal to tin- United States, and no others, for the purpose of altering or ann-nding thc Constitution thereof; and with authority to exercise, wiJKn lite limits of said State, all the powers Vcessury and properAto enable sueh loyal people of tho State of South Ca? rolina to rewtore said State to its constitu? tional relations to the Federal Gevernment, and to present stich a Republican form of Stat? Government as will entitle the State to the guarantee of the United States there-: for, and its people tr. protection by tin United States against invasion, insurrection ami domestic vit dence: provided, that in tiny election t hut may hereafter be held for choosing delegates to any State Convention as aforesaid, no person shall beipiali?ed as an elector, or shall br eligible as a member of stieb Convention,.unless lie shall have pr?vit usly taken ami subscribed the oath of anim sty, as set forth in the President's proclamation of May 2?), A. D. 18(?5, and is a voter qualified as prescribed by thc Con? stitution and-laws of the State of South Carolina in force immediately before the seventeenth (17th) day of November, A. JJ. lstiO, the dato of the sy-ealled Ordinance of Secession; and the said Convention, when convened, or the Legislature that may be thereafter assembled, will prescribe the qualification of electors, and the eligibility of'persons to hold office under the Consti? tution ?111(1 laws of thc State, a power the people of thc several States composing tin* Federal Union have rightfully exercised from the origin of the Government to tho present time." lt is, therefore, ordered, that all officers and td ber. persons in the United States military service, within the State of South Carolina, aid and assist Governor Pony in carrying into effect the foregoing instrufc tions, and they are enjoined to abstain from, in any way, hindering, impeding or discouraging the loyal people of the State from thc organization of a State Govern? ment, as hereinabove authorized and di? rected. All o? dcrs and instructions now in opera? tion throughout this Department,* whether emanating from these headquarters, or from Headquarters Department of tho South, that are not inconsistent with the foregoing distinctly specified provisions of this order, wUl continue in loree as heretofore, through? out the State of South Carolina. Every needful facility for taking tho am? nesty oath will bo afforded by the military authorities, on forms heretofore supplied for that purpose. Hereafter Provost Marsh als and Assistant Provost Marshals will constitute the only military officers entitled to administer the amnesty- oath, a certified copy of which will, in all eases, be furnished to the indi? vidual taking it. Tin- original oaths will be transmitted, semi-monthly, by the officer administering the saide, to the Provost Marshal General at these Headquarters, by whom they will be recorded in a book kept for that purpose, aud then forwarded to the Secretary ol State. Parsons applying for ?xecutive clemency will send their petition (with a certified copy of thc Amnesty Oath attached,) to the President, through thc Provisional Govcr nor at Greenville, South Carolina. Rv command of ? Mai. Gen. Q. A. GTLLMORE. Official: W. L. M. BCKOV.K, A. A. G. Aug 16 Charleston Advertisements. FIRE A^WsiW Insurance Agency ! -SAPPER & LANE 163 MEETING ?ST., CHARLESTON, S. C., REPRE8ENT the fohpwing nrst-ciajss . companies: GREAT WESTEP.N INSURANCE COM? PANY, OF NEW YORK. SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK. PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPNY, OF NEW YORK. MANHATTAN INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YOUR. With aggregate cash capital" of EIGHT MILLION fc? OF DOLLARS. $8,000,000. Risks taken on all cLcscriptious of pro-? perty on reasonable turras, and losses promptly settled. ?S. Y. TUPPER A. A. LANE. Aug 14 26 J. H. HAGGETT ?Sf CO., Factor? and Commission Merchant?, AB G ER'S So L'TH WU i RE. CHARLESTON, S. C. SELL in this MaVkct, or ship to New York or Liverpool, both Long and Short Nui pie COTTON. Liberal advances on ship? ments, and returns made in gold or trea surv notes, as instructed. J. H. RAGGETT. E. M. STEIG HTS. Aug 8 26 C. E. Chichester, REAL. ESTATE BROKER, 18 BROAD STREET, CHARLESTON. AGENT for the purchase and sale of REAL ESTATE in any of tho Southam States. ALSO, For the REPAIRING. RENTING, Ac, of city property. Owners of property in Charleston, un? avoidably detained in the up country, can have their property taken cave of and promptly attended to by sending to above? a Power of Attorney, to' assmro control of the same, until the owner's return. Infor? mation as to the condition of property in? jured by shells, and otherwise, wiTt proba? ble expense of repairing, sent oo application. Ji" Wanted to purchase, for purtles ?ecking investirent bi Real Estate, in Scuth Carolina, several PLANTATIONS*in work? ing orde?, in the upper portion oS tho State. Aug 8 26 -? -?_ Willis & Chisolm, Factors, Commission Hrrvhants, AND s rr rr p LNG A GENTS. OFFICE, MILLS HOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C. E. WILLIS. A. It. CHISOLM. WILL attend to the purchase, sale and shipment (te foreign and domestic ports) of COTTON, RICE, LUMBER NAVAL STORES:to the collection of Drafts, Purchase and Sale of all Securities. Con? signments of Vessels solicited. , BEFHRS YO: Messrs. Joba Fraser oe Co., Charleston, S. C. Messrs. Goo. W. Williams & Co., Messrs. GOJI-^O A. Hopley & Co.. " George Bchlev, Esq., Augusta, Ga. T. s. Metcalf Esq., Messrs. Clark, Dodge A- Co., New York. Messrs. Murray <!t Nephew, " " Messrs. E. W. "Clark & Co.,. riiiladelphia, Penn. Messrs. Pendergast, Fenwick & Co., Bal? timore, Md. * Messrs, Samuel Harris&'Sous, Baltimore, Md. Ans 8 2(5 Taken Up, ON the 12th inst., near tb- Charlotte De? pot, a small BAY HORSE, with sear on lett hind leg. The owner will please come forward, prove property, pay expenses and take him awjv. Apply at thia otrioe. Aug 19 3__; _j_ ?"ffice-GenTSupT W. and M. E. E., SUMTER, August 15, lfif>*>. ON and after August 18. a DAILY TUA IN will run b.nweon Kingsville and Wil? mington. Leaving Kingsville daily at 8.00 a. m., and arriving at Kingsvilki 7.:)U p. m. These 'Prams will make daily connections at Wilmington with 'Trains for any point North. Tliey also will continue to connect with Trains on thc Northeastern Railroad fer Charleston and Cberaw and Darlington Railroad. These Trains carrv both* freiglft and passengers. HENRY M.* DUANE, Aug 16 2wd General Superintendent. FBX\ERrMM?TT&BOWMAN, (Kuc'sors to Hotchhiss, Fenner A- Bennett,) COM. ME?CHANTSt 40 VESSEY STREET, NEW YORE, * .iso MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. rnOS. FEN'NER, H. BEXSZTT, D. W. EOWTfiJi. MR. T. A. TOBIN, who was for a length of timo connected with the old firm of Hotchkiss, Fenner & Bennett, has an inter? est hi the present firm, and will devote his attention prineipallv to the State o? South Carolina. His address will bo Cluitir?, Laurens District. Aug41 Imo