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<%eMi> Plac? this in ?jour Husband's Watch Case? . . Spank ilu?lj, gct?tJy':'4o'thy wife, . ^hotnow*enough of 6orrow, ? O?, ?wk,not?romea?b petty iii; ? An angry word to borrow. . For in h>- becrf the;-e!s treasured lore, Oh^p^tae ?j? solden, worth ; ?na goati?sv..?:dr ere smile'ef thin?, - Can ever call it forth. When thou art harsh, and stern, and cold, . And from thy own dear home, The, sunshinc, of domestic love In, sorrow seeks to roam, Upon her? bean thy cold words fall, And chill CcraH tender life ; . Then- ob, aiflklit thy trials aB, Splatt kindly to- thy wife. Speak softly, kindly to thy wife, She may have left a homo Of-oherJ3hed lore, and to thine own -f t Bht ?earoe-a year hare com?, Though, fire or ten have told the tim?, AD'I.tkoubast shared ira strife, Whene'er thy fowtstops hajaaeward tura, Sp<?a? Hiadiy.U- thy wife. Speai.kmily, gently to thy wife, , She may he growing bid, And sooa yo both may gartered lia; IrVahadowa of the mould. Spceiger^tl y,.she has loving wcvda T? soothe tb? oares of life ; Ob, then, when trials round thea eling", ' Spoak kindly to your wife ! . Place this in your Wife's Mirror, flavo fiith in thy husband, Confide in bia row ; ..Should bo ?peak unkindly, ^Be true to hi? new*; Thonglfe'en ia thine anguish Thy bright "hopes are dim, Whatever awaits thee, Be faithful to him. . > 5 ' > ie- --? V - ' . .* - - * Bare faith in thy husband, Ncr seek from iby home A balm for the sorrow "Which sometimes 10*7 cona? ; 'Hid all thy dejection" Trust not in another, Bat let us have faith And be kind to each otb rr. Hare faith in. thy-husband, And when he is tried By tr?ala and crosses, Come eland by his side, . And try witb ?ffoction To lighten his heart, There? e'on if thou fullest, 'Tia acting thy part. Have faith in thy husband, . Thy own home within, ' "TVbste'er be his coldness, Truo kindness Kay win :. Though ?'ca in sorrow Thy fond hones are disa, Vat .?titi he may love thew, . Be faithful to bim! ? . i Prom tho Augusta Constitutionalist: The Petticoat Slander. We p??ltrb bciow two articles from thc Kew York VSorld, which n;?l to the wall the falsehood abou". Mr, Dav:3 attempt-in*; es capo in femab apparti. If additional proof ia ceded to pul the matter beyond a doubt to any sane mind, it is furoished by tb- 015 eial report of the officer commanding the f--co that made the capture. The report so-y* th*? camp of Mr. Davis was surrounded ear'y in the night, ?Hid after placing gncrds to render escapo impossible, the raeu lay down to sleep, oed at daybreak they surprised thc ca--ip nn?i u ii* fbe capture. Noi a word is | ?aid ab.* at any attempt of Mr. Davis toes csp*"- in any manner. When we remembt-r the-immense sum off-sred lor, and thc great importance the Government attached to, his capture, with the eclat that was certain lo re douud to tho party making that capture-, wt must beliii-c that erery circumstance which transpired at the time would Bave been made known through the official report. Is uot the Rtct th- n, that no mention is ms^a of -anyaach p'.t^mpt, auOiciont rcfivtaiion pf tbv alandar u> ovcry unprejudiced miud ? TI.-. gtorv ia all bosh. Smisation clap-trap, aaau afactured for the Northern journals, and credited only by stupid block-kt-id:* E^-ry ?ye witness pf the capture agrees in the state ment, that Mr. David wi" eurpri.-ed, and be ing in dishabille-the air being cool-Mrs. Davis 'hr---.r orr his fJiouWeis 0.10 of her shawls and a water proof, and we icwu from a fttrtjrx-c entity * t - *v' iivYnftfl credit, that when the ?hawi was thrown over his Shoul der?, a portiou. ot' it enveloped bia n?-?, which ho immediately threw b?ck and surrendered himself with becoming dignity. What benefit, what honor, or glory was to redound to his immediate captors or the Na tion by tho cirO?l?tion of 6Uch a silly slander ia beyond the . comprehension of any 6ane mind, and we-have always felt confident that it would be utterly refuted, but being of the vanquished side, our voice: would not have availed. We, therefore, thank th? World for ita nobleness in thus espoaing the 'falsehood in the Very home of its paternity.- T Prom the N. T. Y/Vrld, Jane 21. The Jeff. DUT?S disguise Fiction. To Tits'EDITOR or TITS WORLD : I notice, in your remarks tb? morning, de precating the recont coinage of all manner of personally dicreditsble stories regjirdiug the rebel leaders, this sentence : "The m?steriy.fictic?? cf-the War De-j partaient concerning Jefferson Davis and his ! attempt to escape in diajrnise,'r ?tc. . .flej-reeing. entirely in tie spirit of your oli serrations,- and .with as hearty a contempt as you feel' amd express for tho Dractice, too common with a certain class of journals, of " hitting men when they are down," I am nevertheless anrprised that you ckem the etory of Davis s attempt to escape disguised in his wife's, aqxa ?ca?t?wt to be 3 fictioucir eulated from thc War D?partaient, and beg. to ask that you will inform' the public what reasons you have roy discrediting it. Certainly no rignt-fL-eliiig* American wants to believe each a thin)* even of tb? chief reb el ; bat for my part i b&ve- felt compelled to believe*t, aa I think most of my fsJlow citizens have. Will not you tell us what tko facta are ? Tour obedient servant, Our roa-sons fo- discrediting tL- story nf Jell. Davis's attempt to escape m disguise are tkeae; first, the absence of any evidenc** of its truth : second its incongruity with Davit's jiersonal charnctfr, third ar.d chiefly, thc fact that Colonef PritcKti r ^ wi.- t> aunt'*, ?.-.?o :i? ted with thc ?Ury? hos"n.r"ti H ur V:>: credit it ever bad?vith any on<v ha? . been jnakiiig e^t-r-r^t?s-freni?eatly-^int)*- ai.v arriva] North, none ci wliiuh he ht.s in the IKOMI ?istaot xnanher ntfad?ti to tjc tiieg.tisr-.- On th" coa . .. iu private-, rr? *.?.'.:*;..> iuf.-rm ..' 1 :'. !:,?.:'.; ?i?tblC au-.uur-.Lv hu sp*eak* ol I '! i> .ju* *i>ys 'bili wo ... : - . * ^'-V -V? r-p .-*.rtr'?'*,? .. 1 Vi asoiv?'.t'?.' Besides Ibis disclaimer o? actual knowledge I bj Colonel Pritchard, wo,.are informed, and j beliem that the captain pf the gunboat which ' brr-uglithim, fo;Fortrvss~Monfoe reports Col , uufci Pritchard as having old him repeatedly j that' there was' not a woffl of truth in the j story, bu t some people thought it. necessary I to keep it up. Mr. -Davis was but partly dressed when tho party rushed in. He 6ur i endered. promptly and with dignity* saying/ that he wip . unarmed. When \ about- to'be removed, Mrs.-Davis threw or handed.-hins the water proof which he wore, till put on the gnn-boat. - The ?tory so discreditable to our soldiers,, who were represented in this same current narrative of the affair as having bullied and abused Mr. Davis, is equally- false. They I took no such advantage of their power, but, j On the contrary,' simply mado it impossible ! for Lim to escape, and then treated him as }v))raTe soldiers would and should treat a fallen * : : ; 1" i's we believe to be the -truth bf the mat-' . ' . r a id wc certainly do not consider the fact -rr::.iiry Si?-n'on has sent Mrs. Davis,' - /.. . -cW to the Chicago' fair proof thai ??5. .?'is attempted to escape in disguise, any more than we-shduld consider it proof if he had sent%r. Davis's bonnet to. the'P?ria. exhibition. -, ' . . .,.*.?.?.> - 'fj'M Prom the New .York ^orld, June 20. The Davis Petticoat Canard. The reasons which, we gave the other day for disbelieving th? "War D?partnaest fiction ^regarding.Mr. Davia' capture -and attempt to escape disguised in-his. wife's petticoats, have, not.heen controverted so- far aa we' have' seen, by any. journal in tho: country. Nor baa it been attempted to be denied,- so far aa we know, by even the most facile organ-of the War Departm?nt, that Colonel Pritchard's name, which gave the story all its. early cur rency, bas "Been withdrawn from it.. Colonel': Pritchard never believed* much more never indorsed it. Tbe story is assuredlyfalse,,and no American but whaUwill-be glad to. see its", falsity doubly confirmed in the'letfer below, on the authority of Confederate officers, with. .Mr. Davis t>t the time of bia capture, whose word will not be disputed.: . : PHILADELPHIA, June 27. . . To tlic-Edilors of the World-Sir : I have noticed in the columns of the World, a state- ? ment of reasons for disbelieving the' absurd, reports set afloat in-regard to the cap ture'of Mr. Davis, and having the facts from first, bands, I deem it but right in the cause of truth to let you know them/ Mr. Davis, with ""bis party, consisting -of from ten to fifteen persons/ was.travelling on a different road from that" taken by Mrs. Da vis and her wagons, making.his way leisure ly toward the Trans-Mississippi department, when he was alarmed by. reportsahat'Mrs. Davis was in danger Of being, robbed by straggling bands of deserters,. and left in the road without means of moving to shift, for herself. He immediately set off late ?Ttbe evening, about two days before his capture, and rode alf night to join her. Finding .that the danger was not exaggerated, bo remain ed to protect ber from molestation ; intending to have resumed his separate journey, unin cumbered by baggage, on tho vory morning of his capture. Thc party had no idea of being pursued, and the first notification of it thty bad was from the irruption of the caval ry infti'their camp. Mr. Davis was sleeping in bis wife's tent, and Bad not yet risen. The cavalry were in possession of the camp for nearly balf an hour before they seemed to find out whom they had captured, when some one shouted, " We've got old Jr ff," or some such words. . When .taken, he was in I his dipssing-gown/in r/bich bo bad slept, and ao?.ed with tho dignity which all* wh?> .kn^ anything of bim, irieud or foe, would have expected. He was treated with perfect [res pect by his captors, no scene of any sort tak ing place, and none of tho prisoners .beard anything of .the pattLr-jaal story ?ntU tW learned it from the'nortbern papers on their arrival at F-.irtress Monroe. It Kccins almost absurd lo combat a canard which bas-no responsible author, but is bas ed on the reported dictum of some privates of the Michigan cavalry, who probably -had never before seen a gentleman's dressing gown, -'iitl might very easily bava mistaken it lor c. lady's dress. Yet asa matter of histo ry, acd si ree tbe story has made so much no:s -. it may des&gye this "much notice. It :s io be hoped that.the press of the coun-rv . i'Hve sufficient generosity to acjcuowby .' ;r ?rr-.r f.:id retract thc* c.-uninits j ifs sided to <iis<fr:rjM.atc concerning a . sort?tes for tho statements ip th??; an Colonel Lubi ock, ex-Goverobr of Tex-'.*, aid Colonel Johnston, eon of General A'tart Sidney Johnstoi., aida de-cainp to Mr. Davis, and captured at the ; same time with him. Both are gentleman of unimpeachable honor and veracity, whose testimouy. no can did than can hesitate to accept- in opposition to the vague rumors.about, tbis matter. They Cannot tell their own story, therefore I speak for them, they-being now, unless very lately removed, prisoners at Fort Delaware, and any doubts as to the facts contained in this communication can ht settled by reference, to them. It seems to me a good plan always to bear both sides before believing a story, especially where the accused is powerless even to speak in bis own defense, if indeed such petty malice deserves to be dignified by a refu tation. ! At'DI ALTEKAM PAitTEM. A tidresH to the' Democracy oV thc United ?States. The Herold's* special says an address to.the. Democracy of the-TJnrted States will be pub-' lished to-morrow, from Charles Mason, Chair man of the Democratic National Association of this . District. It is intended- more as a platform for the future organization of the par :y than as a oall for immediate,, concerted action. The address starts ont with declar ing that at the beginning all Democrats be lieved that peace and uiuon were compatible, and could be secured by conciliatory meas-' urea, and that after the war commenced, the great mass of the Democrats acquiesced tn it as an unavoidable calamity, to be prosecuted for tho sole purpose of restoring the Union, believing that us soon as this object was at tained, the war ought to cease. It takes strong- ground against#conferring rnpon the 'negroes the' rights ?of citizenship, on* tbe grounchbat they-are unqualified by educa tion, and as'a race :so greatly inferior to the wbite race'astoiower the standard of aver age intelligence by iuterinmglfo^ This is deciared.tc/be the-white man's-Gov crwnent, and'the-negroes arr>a foreign ele^ mont, which cannot be successfully, assimila ted. The immediate rc-ajduiission of-rebel lious .States to .the sacred circle,;with all their rights turi privileges unabridged; is also urgod on the^ro?ud that the Federal Gover?m?ntJ cannot exist while a portion of? tbo 'States oompOSUfg it ave fcc, und--another'portion virtually or.su vvi by military .government. T;.? address ri?eteoe .uUr.iited cvii?dcncVin Ihe wi uf-nf integrity aud derttocraoy of .Preside-rt Jobnayn, concluding in eulogistic terms. - ns. ? . -r *.?.*...?.'* iSfS -J- /el .' L?CKK GUI:; A<;.\.V.;- . \ laiu Tera Ortiz lot ti . says ; Puers i's a'o d??bt but thti,t Gwio . . ;" ah prdj<-e?. through. ll'(";-ly AV ^-nature oj- MaxViriHan to b?cpjnc 4: go&? ont us diree!;;!' ^.ta'lln???''y?oBJ-? . . oV'-'Souotfi. G .ihfl?LUir, Durang ?nd GuatcmaUt, with extwrdiairy potygr? . ' ; J and eight thousand French trpopsto . protect him-emigration to be strictly Southern. Ten thousand Confederates are to bo armed and paid by the empire, but kept fn' tho abov?rmention?d Sf a t?s as protection to emi- j gration. .The. Washington Assassin- Conspira- j tors. . WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, ~ ? ? WASHINGTON, July 5,18i:? To Major General W. T.-.Hancock com manding Middle Department, Washington : Whereas by therailiury commissi?ri appoint ed in paragraph No.,4, -Special Orders No. 24, dated"War Department, Adjutant Gener als office,. 'May^fith 18G5..of which Major Gen eral D; Hunter; United .States volunters, is president, the followrng persons', were tried and sentenced as hereinafter stated, as fol l-lowa: . 1st. David E. Harrold. Finding bf the 'specificat on-giuity, except.cpmbining, c?n J federate and conspiring with Edward Spang ler, as to'which p?rt he. is'hc-t guilty. Of the .cha?ge, guilty) except aa to words of the charg?, that he combined, confederated and conspired with Edward Spangler,'as to which part of the charge heia not guilty. Sen tence-And-the Commission^ ; therefore, sen tence him, the said David. Harrold, to be hanged by the neck until he. be dead at such time and pl&ce as the President of tho Uni ted States shall direct,- two-thirds of the members of-the commission concurring there in. 2d. George A Atzerott-finding of tho Epe-, cification--guilty, except combtring, con- j federating-and conspiring with Edward Spang led, of tbia-not guilty. Sentence: Thj-Oom. mission therefore sentence him, -tho said George A. Atzerott, to.' be hanged ify the neck t]il;he be dead, at such time and place L as the President of the United States shall ^direct, two- thirds of.the members of the Oom miasi?n concuring therein. ? '3;.LeWia Payne-finding of the specifica tion-guilty,- except combining; confederating and conspiring with Edward Spangle^ tthis not guilty. Of the Charge, not i&uilfcy, except combining,' confederating and conspir ing with Edward Spangler, of this " nbVjruil tyl" Sentence: The Commission does-there fore sentence, him, the said Lewis Payne, to . he hanged tiliche be dead, at such placo and time-as "the President of the 'Unitod States shall direct, two thirds of the members of the Commission concurring therein. P 4th. Mary E- Surratt-Finding of the spe cification-rgailtj-j except aa to tho recoiving, entertaining and concealing Samuel Arnold and Michael O'Laughlin; .and .except as to i combining, confederating and conspiring with Edward,Spangler, of this not guilty. - Of the J chargerr-gn'flty^ as to combining, - confedera- ' ting and.conspiring with Edward Spangier,' of-this,not'guilty: Sentence-and the.Com mission does therefore sen tance her, the said 'Mary E Surratt, to bc hanged by the neck till she he dead,-at such time and place as "the President of the.United States .shall di; -re'etj two thirds of. the Commission concur ring therein. And whereas, the President of the United States has approved the foregoing sentences in the following order. EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 6,-18G5.-The findings and Sentences in the cases cf thc said David E. Harrold,"G. A, Atzerott, Lowie Payne and Mary E..Surfait, be carrir-d into' execution by tap proper military aathori- ics under the-dirletonloi in? Seen tary of War, on the 7th day of Juiy. 1866, between the hours of 10 A M. and 2 . M. of that day. ANDREW JOHNSON. President of tho Uuittd States. .Therefore, you are hereby commanded to cause the foregoing sentences in the cases of j j David E.' Harrold, G. A. Atzerott, Lewie Payne and Mary E. Sirran, to bo daly executed in accordance with tho President.'* order. . ' - ^ By command ortho President.of the Uni-i fecTStatcs. . [Sighed] . E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G. In the remaining ca-e? of O'Laughlin, Spangler,-Arnold and Mudd, the findings and sentences arc as follows : 5th. Michael O'Laug?ilin : Finding of the specification-Guilty except the werris there of as follows: Audio thc furtherprosecutipa of the conspiracy aforesaid, and its murder - oust and treasonable, purpose aforesaid, on tho nights of the 13th and 14th ol' April, 1865,v[ at Washington City,-within the military de partment aforesaid, tho said Michael O'LaugK lin did then and there lie in wait for. Ulys ses S. Grant, then Lieutenant General and com mander of the armies of the United States, with intent then and there to kill arid murder tte said Ulysses 8. Grant-^nf t'ne said wurdi not guilty} and except combining, confedera ting and conspiring with Edward Spangler of this not guilty. The Commission sentence W. O'Laughlin to be imprisoned athard labor for life. 6th. Edward Spangler. Finding, of tho specification, not guilty, except as to the words, said Edward Spahgler, on the said 14th day of April, A..D" 18G5,. at about tho same hour of the day aforesaid,, within said ,mi|ttaVy. department and tho. military lines aforesaid, did aid' and ib.et.-hirp, meaning John Wjlkes Booth, in tnak?Dg his escapo af ter the said Abraham Lincoln had been mur dered in the mariner aforesaid, and of those words guilty. Of tho charge not guilty, but guilty of feloniously and traitorously aiding and abetting Jehu Wilkes Booth in making his escape after he, tbe said John Wilkes Booth, had killed and murdered Abraham Lincoln, President of thc United States, he, the said Edward Spangler, at the time of the warder, aiding and abetting as aforesaid, well knowing that the said Abraham Lincoln; President of the United States, had - been i murdorcd hy the said John Wilkes Booth as aforesaid ; the Commission sentence Spang ! ler to be confined at hard labor for six years. 7th. Samuel Arnold. On specification guilty, except as to combining and conspir ing with Edward Spaugler-of. this sot guil ty. Of tho charge guilty, except as to com bining, confederating and conspiring with Ed wnrd Spariglcr-of this not.guilty. The Com mission' sentence him to imprisonment for life at hard labor. fitb. D. A. Mudd. Of the specification guilty, except as ^o combining, confederating and conspiring with Edward Spangler-of this not guilty, and excepting receiving,'en tertaining- harboring and concealing said Lews* Payne, John H. Surratt, Micheal O'Laughlin, George ? Atzerot, Mary E Sar l-ratt and Samuel Arnold-of this not guilty. Of the charge guilty except as to combining, confederating and conspiring with Edward Spengler-of this not guilty. The ; commis sion sentehce'D. A. Mudd to be imprisoned at har- laboj for life. The President's order in these cases is as follows : It is further ordered that the prisoners. Samuel Arnold, Samuel 0. Mudd, Edward i-'Spangler anri Micheal O'Laughlin will be con ' fined at hard labor in the Penitentiary at 1 Albany, N. Y. - turipa ?ic poriod .designed '. ir. i heir respective ^eu'.es'cv i (Sjg&l A. JOHNSON-. L . ? President. !.. ?? : . , j iTJie i?x?c'ution of the Washington A';- i cassilis. J All the condemned conspirators,senlericrd to bs l'-.iu7. v.cre hung, at W -' i. -tr-n, July . 7. A. t"i-.-?raphi;-. di-ratet? ? thai. d>-'e jjfcays^ .'. .. \ ^ "r- On pe>il'oi> o? Marv E. cai!ratt,- tito, a } her coimsel.- Messrs, A?^a M Climpi . Judge ?V jiieFflf tie itopr?me Court of thia Dist, ici, i?a'aed a.- mil of. habeas corpus to Gen. Hancock, commanding him. to produce in cottril, it 10 o'clock this muming, the-body of jiary I!. Surfatt, with' the cause whereol thc ?atta don. TJie^writ was served on Gen. Hancock, at Metropolitan Hotel, at 8 o'clock, tbis morning; by UV S. Marshal Gooding. He immediately consulted with the Attor ney General, and. the Secretary of War. At .10 30 the.General'had not obeyed the writ. This fact was brought to the -notice of the court by her counsel, but the .eJudge said he had ho power.to enforce the writ. Early to- day guards were placed all around the arsenal grounds to prevent the introduc tion of peruons' to > the scene of execution, none being admitted excepting thoso pre viously supplied with: tickets by- Major Gen eral Hancock; ?? \ The relatives pf; Mrsi'Surrait and Harrold spent several hours with them during the .forenoon, and they were also attended by their spiritual advisers, os were, also Payho and AtzerottV -"''}'. ?" "A few minutes after pneo'clock the outer prison doom were opened, and Mrs. Surratr, supported on ber way/tothe gallows-by two military officera,'carhe out.' Next came Atze rott, .Harrold and Pay ne,.- accompanied by ? guard and- their respective ministers of the go?pel. Seats were prpyided for them tin fhe platform ia the following-order :- Mrs. Surrati, Payne, Harrold. and Atzefott. The officers entrusted with'the execution, and the minis ters occupied an intermediate position. >. Major G?nerai' Haris?fiy -who 'has been, from the commencement, in charge of the prisoners, came forward and read an order bf the War Department, .already jiu Wished;,ap-; proving the; sentences ordering, the penalty of deathio bs inflicted. A heavy guard was sUtionedotitiiewallss'u'iTounding the grounds, while below, soldiers were?ormed-bn twe sid?s bf asquare. Several hundred civilians were" present, anxious- spectators of the solemn sceBe* One of- the priests "attended on Mrs. Surratt and n peafed a-short prayer, to which Payne, 'wh?.waaseated next to her, atten tively listened. The minister who had been administering to Payne expressed in the name of the latter, bia sincere thanks to Geueral HartsmT, abd the officers and soldiers who had chargeof him, for. their personal 'kind ness. Thef had not. uttered ah unkind.word nor given an unpleasant look or gesture.but seemed to commiserate his misfortune. The minster then uttered a brief prayer,. asking for Payne the forgiveness bf all his sins, and a passage out ol this world into the joys of heaven. The minister who attended Harrold abo returned thanks for the kind treatment 'pf the prisoners, and offered a prayer that God-would receive his soul. Har rold was ai?cted to tears. The rhinist?r who attended Atzorott a?s?' offered thanks for him to Gen. Hartsuff and other officers for kind attentions, and.then invoked tho mercy ol' God on the prisoners. The condemned were then required to rise from their ' seats, when the chairs srere- removed. They were now all on the drop. Their hands were fastened behind then aud their legs bandaged both below and above the knees, and white taps placed on tiejr heads. Atzerott, while being prepared for tho ex ecution,, exclaimed,? Gentlemen,farewell, take care,'and good bye gentlemen now before me." One of the clergymen "tandi ugh ear exclaimed, :' May wo all meet you in too other world !'?. As soon as the noose was placed around each neck, Mrs Suria'-'s b'ing the last one adjust .xl.'tba ?fetinri of the platform on which they tad been n??? suddenly fell, and the cul-. win wei e ha several feetfrom tho ground Skir^S'ai:--: a.:d Paynes^reply moved a mus ??t-. ' viserai exhibit erf some twitching but y afr l-l .-;.'>s-ed more norvoL-ssfin^ibility than ia? r,{ .;. others.' Tho hodiex hung untjl ife 'xc'nct, and wurc af er ward? given ivor tV-r Vjriul, the rough coffins beir.g already it haud frr'thr- purpose. Thn arrangements ?r ?he extention were perft-ct, Major-Gen. HaL?ck cas present through-^ sst night made a statement in behalf ef Mrs Surratt, exonerating her from complicity, and hat another person subscribed to the affida-1 'it impeaching the testimony of an importan* fitness against her. ? -? **. -: Safeguard for Pardon. The following circular letter of the Attor ley Generalis issued to the several Provis oaal Governors of-the Southern States : After consultation with the President, Ide lire to call your attention to and ask your co iperation, incases arising under the procla nation of amnesty .and pardon of May 20, 1865. While the administration desires to nuke the operation of that instrument as gen ial as possible, His obvious that, great dan jera are to b6. apprehended from a loose or ndiscriminr.te exercise of clemency. In or ier? therefore,' to protect your State and the 3eneral Government from the evils resulting 'rom such use of the President's pardoning power, I deaire to refer to you,. hereafter tho tpplications for pardon, mad<: 'n pursuance. ?f that proclamation; by citizens of your State,, in relation, to which this depart ment lacks information, and lo ?sk from you a re port in each case as to tho propriety of gran ting the clemency invoked. Tho special points ari whiph information is desired aro : First, is the petitioner, from'Puch information as you san obtain, likely to be a peaceful and useful citizenin the future- Second, have any pi'o 06edings.been instituted against his property under the confiscation act. Third, is any prop erty belonging-to him now in possession of the U. S. authorities as abandoued property or otherwise. . t In cases where reference is made to yon, all the papers on file in this office will be sont to you for your.information, aud it is earnestly de-ired that yo? will give them a prompt and careful attention, and return' them with your report. The President desired these cases re ferred tb you for two objects : First, to do away as far as may bc possible with any risk of granting pardons to disloyal or otherwise improper persons, and especially to'uch per sons as from previous conduct and character are not to be trusted with tho control of th%t class'which has, been happily converted, by rebellion and war, from slavery to freedom, and to which the government looks io tho not far distant future-for support, and from intelligent and loyal citizens. Second, the President desires to strengthen your blands in the reorganization of society in. your State by every means.constitutionally belonging to him. To you, primarily, ho looks for the sup port pf law and order in your State, and for the institution of such measures as will, at thc earliest day possible,place her in proper rela tions' with tho Federal Union, and th ps rester? her to all tho blessings of a government whici we proudly think to be as strong as it is mer ciful. The United States District Attorneyj are instructed to render such assistance Zi may be necessary in the matter. .OPENING or RAILROAD TRAVJBL-It is ? mutter of g iv refill public interest to knovi th:-' th WHnrtiigtim and Manchester Rail . U, '. ?in for freight arid travel :; . : , fl; r .-rt. by or about the''mid ..' ' . .....:.;- .'.?-onctions with th< Jloi it ire (a ? ..' irbnt Wilmington. '.' Thv.t'': v.-aw. and l?arington,.7Rfii]road-ii ronniug'turodgb hom Florence to Cheraw aji'd tho North-eastern Railroad Company v.- i I be prepared to transport pn?ocngers ont fr-jiijlit entire length of that road-tba : v ;'rom Florence to Cbarl^ston-on 4ih Jul] ins1-- ' -, The public convenience c.Us loudly for tin establishment" of mail communication, andi il therefore highly desirable that mails ahoaU be put upon tte road* at once. ."We trust that themil?bary-??thorities- will do theit rjjt most to attain this, result. . Mails-can, reach, this road from-Charleston by . way o? ilia North-eastern Railroad and. the. Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. Company, is pre pared .to carry the mails . i'rom I^gsville .to LUtlpPee De? River,. ? distance o? ninety seven\miles, just as soon hs . they moy bo called upon to do so-r-Columbia Ph?enix. Northern-News.. New-York, July liV-H. 8. Foote, of: the rebel Congress, now in iVL.ntrcal; publishes /a card in the Herald concerning'the-hard '.treatment of Union prisoners, ?? "which ho says, touching the Congressional report re l.ferred to : I h?ve this to say. A month or j two anterior to the date of said report, 1 learned from a-governmcnt oficial of respee ??biliry that prisoners of war tuen confined in-and about Richmond were suffering se verely forwant'of provisions., Hc'r^pid/no I further,thatit was manifest to bim -thaVa systematic scheme was on foot for reducing' |.these poor men te starvation: that the cou-i missary general, Northrup, a most wicket and heartless,wretch, had andreased a. commu nication to Mir Seddon, Secretary of War,. I proposing lo withhold meat altogr-ther from j the military prisoners then in custody arid'to give them nothing but bread and vegetables, .and that Mr, Seddon had endorsed, the doc-' tfment co'ntainiaj!; this recommendation, affir matively. -Heathen'; moved for a committee of investigation in the rebel House "ol'Repre sentatives, bntthis was at first refused ".and, ho waa censured by .several members for ia 5 troducing the subject into the -House at all. He persevered; however, and obtained the ? comrniiteo and succeeded in finding the doc nmenfabove referred to,.signer?;Dy Northrup-! and endorsed by Seddon, the latter * adding j that the timo had come for' retaliation upon -the prisoners of war of the enemy. ! The World's account ofcthc'Bxec?tion says : It.was vrifh'ashurjiler I saty^the qf?'cer gath-', er-ropes tightiy three. t i mes around the robes", j ofiirs^Sorratt qnd bind her ?cidos with cords. * Sho half-fainted and fell-backward upon the attendants, her limbs yielding,'but uttering BO cries.: Payne, with-feet firmly lacad together, stood, straight and braced' himself so stoutly as prevented breakinf ol' I his neck. --Harrold stood beneath the 'drop ! .whimpering^ Alzerott was in a groveling at titude. . - ; The rest said nothing, except Mrs Surratt, who asked to be supported that she might hot fall. [Here the reporter's brief is BO im perfect it-cannot be made out'] All tho me chanical preparations were clumsy and inar tistic and the final' scenes of tho execution revolting. The death caps were, all drawn over the faces of the prisoners and they stood in line in awful suspense between absolU;e life and speedy dea;h. . The officer on thc platform motioned back his assistants and signalled tc the execution ers, and tho groat beams were darted against* the props simultaneously, the two traps fell and the four bodies dropped, when the spec tatotstook a. rush forward. Mrs. Surrat'.'s neck . was broken iraniein. ately, and she scarcely drew one breath. . Payne struggled hard, and was in convui 8ions till nature ceased her rebellion. Harrold also passed through tho sa:?o Struggles, and it is doubtful if his neck was broken.' Ai zerot died easy. Cotton from 50 to 51, Gold uncloged at The Tribune's special says tho Freedmen's Bureau refuges to restore to tho former reb els confiscated abandoned lands, set apart by tho Government for tho use of freedmen re fugees, but finaliy concluded to lcavo tho whole eubject to the decision of the courts. Speaking of the confession of Mrs. Surrattj Rev. Mr. Walters says, not revealing the con fessional, that as God lives Mrs. Snrratt was innocent of the murder of.President Lincoln, pj\T infarct in tim, nr.mpir.iry to m nr. 1er him. The Herald's Washington special says: Tho delegation from Florida headed by i Brooks of App.ilacbicola, and Hopkins of j .'allahassee, are in the city, and hope to have an interview with thc President concerning provisional Government for that State. The two Generals are understood to favor tho. appointment of Ex-Judge Marvin ns Gover nor. Mr. Marvin was for some years Judge of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Although now residing in New York, he has been presented as a suitable person. Florida has been the last to apply for assistance in reconstruction, ar.d is ti;e only ene of the seceding States without a Provisional Governor. # . The New Law of Labor. The Southern Cultivator for July bas an article commenting on the labor regulations of the Freedmen's Bureau, from which \ve I make the.iollowing extract: Tho law which freed the negro, at the samo timi; freed the master. At ihe.same momeut, j'aud fur both parties, all obligations springing out ol.the relation of master and slave, .ex cept-those of kindness, ceased mutually to exist.. If any officer can- make tho master' support tho old and infirm slave, -he can aiao make the slave continue under and support'; the old and infirm master. If he eau compel either, party to do this for a day, or until the end of theycar, he can for ail time to ccme, for at-Christmas, even then the Government may.not be " prepared to support- thv.iufirm and helpkse," and iurther orders" for tho relief of .thc parties mby never come. Their property in this way would "bo all gone^. and they would become hopelessly involved* No,, if.tho negro can desert his late master, he has the same liberty - to dispense with the negro. And r.ow, as to thc scale of prices. Every planter and every householder knows that-in tho present absolute non existence of any sort of money among us, ai:d with no cotton crops growing to bring in money, a man would h? absolutely demented to contract for negro labor at any such .prices- or conditions. ' Be fore we would tubniit to them we would ap peal to Pr?sident Johu?on hirosolf. He'kHbws something about negro labor and its value, whon not compni oiy. JVben whfte men,,ior the time being, ate absolutely ofierin" to work lor their foo' ;?-lono. and b: hg to their work not only muscle, but honest? and intel ligence^the idea of binding o?? s sel?"vnth no money on han'd^-with no prospect of get ting it in October-and a very. dinS prospect of obtaining it at ah, to pay negroes the^e j monthly rates, over and abovo' .ha amount they steal, and in addition to pro', .dc not only food, quarters and fuel, but ari trtdcli-'iro ampunt-bf medical attendanco-ai: ir.; m no sane man would contract td furnish-and moreover, to makc-ho deduction for nbsonco on account of sickness and bad" weather, ?a most perfectly absurd. lu this time of general penury and disircss, when many of our worthy white pppul?tfon aie in. a state of utter-destitution, tho negro Lpamiot expect to escape his' share of p?bKc calamity. He must not look for, b??an's? he will certainly not receivie thc-wag?s<he WDuld if thc country "were--prosperous;' He must not expect as much as ho would-be entitled l'Wj if hq^himself bad moro honesty and in I dustry, or if hie could bc. compelled to work. , His labor is not, worth much ia this transition ! state, while he deems freedom the synonym ; of idleness. Besides, employers have, not th? ability to pay such rate*; lt is moro tbtfn we could afford tOfrivu an honest; liar?"w?r& 1 ?og white ?an, It is for more (hah theS?grc mam of liberty. Tkeidea. then of making awliue man believe that,when .?t^a^rgiveijr^iibji" assent to being relieved vo/ all bis negroes, that after his ablo bodied badidsJi/ftV^LBrt him, there is any lawlor aut?o?ify^'t?* make it a misdemeanor in bim if he turus ^fiLtj^^s.... ane?, is drawing too largely, ph our .character. forcredniUy..:... . ." '/" . ' * - Our peoplbiwili iave^be ??t?fnl >orno, . law upon[.this point, and if it $ anything y*L, . have sworn to- abide by, ..we wil.rsjibinit, Wt , . if- not, we shall certainly-appealiusti:l-hi?.h'"a,<* .authority than the orders of.tbaFceVjtgs-,', ?*j Bureau. ' . . : ?..'.-'..>?; "We certainly cannot pay the- n?groes with ? . vi us any. such rates as above directed. We have told them tboy were free-at 'perfects liberty .to leave us. . We should promise thom - no money not r*-?n one cent, -for'they knew""" aa well as we d:d w? had norm ID- give, and were not?t:ali likely. to.be able-.:to pay tbem?'? wages^-so wo should promise none. If they . i-.o.-e to continue on, aorlong. as they did sq. WK would continue to provide food ?ud cloth- ?# ingand other.;u?ual comforts.. Tieybave-all > remained.^-We do not intend to turn ihenp I off, but if they can do any better, and,chose to. go, they are at. liberty :o do so ?at any' time,-and td any' one who . can afford .to gjye. - them a better'chance than we can, ,- "\ . . ;?? IT? ? a :At Mr. Sullivan's old stand, opposite P.bst Office, * * ' EDGEFIELD C. H.,>S. C; Ij*, . -, -*? ?*--'?' - -T 1 '*- .*' WE.would call tho atlontfan~of?' tho citizens ' ; ; and l'ad?o-.?:?f E-Jgofiel-? Co our -. - Choice? ?8Sorti??ittt' of Goo ds, -Which Ware offoring at low pricoB. I.?o?at our. 1 'list: ^k - ?<- . -- . - ?ROCERI23S. JtlO.AND.MOCHA C0JF?E; -'-.-' . . GREEN TEA : ' " : ' ' ' ". J: "^RUSHED* '.AND BROWN {Off. Alt : * COOKING-SODA, t ' CEEAM TARTAR; ' ' '.' SAl/ETLATJOS ; . . . - CHOCOLATE; . PEARL - STARCH-j * CORNSTARCH: Sperm and Adamantine CANDLES ; . . . - Black and Ground PEPPER;'. ' k G INGER, CINNAMON, CLOVES-: * ~ SPICE, NUTMEGS ; ' ' '. " r MACE, FIG- BLUE; ? COPPERAS ; . ' - YEAST POWDERS ; ASSORTED CANDIES; LEMONS ; , DRIED FIGS; RAISONS : .ALMONDS; i ASSORTED EXTRACTS ; . . ?? TOILET SOAPS ; ? CHEESE ; MACKEREL ; Smoked HERRING Sardines r . Frosh Mackcrol, Srr.olts, Haddciok, Striped .Bass, and Oyatcrj) in Cans; FRENCH AND ENGLISH MUSTARD I-Choice Havanna and Florida Segnrs. ' Chewing Tobacco. . Smoking Tobacco. PIPES AND MATCHES; Mason'aBLACKING ; Blacking BRUSHES ; A TiSO, : India Rubber COMBS : Fine COMBS; ?' Round COMBS: Wisk BRUSHES; Spoel COTTON ; Sime THREAD ? Whitened' Black FLAX; NEEDLES. PINS, HOOKS AND EYES; Writing PAPER and ENVELOPES* ' PENS and HOLDERS j 1'ino Writing INK: PENCILS; Pocket KNIVES ; SCISSORS, .fcc; Sec. ATKINSON & SHECUT? _i__--nl>P..itn t>a-u.OiUce. . .Tuiyll tt 2? -. .a .<&> ? ? > . Barter! Barter! WE will BARTER an-of the ab?.ro Gooda fer CHICKENS, EGGS, BUTTER,LARD and BACON. ATKINSON A SI?EC?T. - July ll lt r ll Circular No. 3. EDGEF?ELD, S. C., July-Ith, 18C5. ?IN.a'ccordanco with inrtrnctioh? rocr-ived from . tho Geuoral Commanding, the inhabitants, of nu- Distriot aro herobynoti?od that they will ic** Mc iiately deliver" to Lieut. C. W. UIOOPER, Provost Marshal, all Publie proporty in their pnsHcssion. Any ono failing to comply with this order will be finr-d. '.'?' * ' * ? '* II. No further permitB will bo granted to re tain private firc-arins. III; ?Ubavin? been brought to my noUco that tho Colored people of. Edgoficld contemplate bbtd ing a public meeting on Ibo 13th inat,. I hereby give notice tbat no tuch meeting-will be allowoi. ' - . I? .W. METCALF,. ,( Capt. S2d U. S. C."T.. ? -- ' Comniandiag Detachment. ' Juiy t. , .. st . .. . as" - .; i : , M?l Notice: TJERSONS''?ntendin? tb bavo grain.-grtmndat. - Mr my-Milfs-will please" obsorvo tho following rules: % ?' ' - . . . ' HaVo your names regi^ered, always rtating t .about tho number of .bushel? lo be ground.' .At ~\ ihe time of^gistcring'youx; nnmcs you wUl bc - notifiod of, tho day ?srigc-cd .to you..' '. ; .Persona engaging days,, may, by giving notice of thc -ame, exchange days wi?? path <Jthor, if the number of :bu8bel3 to'bc scn't by c&ch is about tb,e same. " ? ' ???? y ' " .. Any'person may engngo a numbor of di-yp* ' jrbviaod'they areinot consecutive. ?.? 1 On any.dayrif tho grain is all present it will . be'grniiDd in the order of it3 registry.. If not i I will bo ground ju'tho orflpr ofit? -irrival. Havo* your grain>?ll cloaned cud 4ry. -'Be ? punctua'l to yonr appointments^o- ' MI -.>;.! lest, y. ur places, and a new'day^ nruF ?.o'a3signcd to you. ..?'* " . ??:,?> '.-.''.. ?''v V " ' , * Small turns, net ojececding areo, (3) bushels, will have prefore?ee of engr ?emente; . .. ? . R. T. MIMS. . Juno 13 ? g ' Notice. ALL persona indited to the l?gtato of Robert J. Delph. lato nf ?dgefield District deceased, uro'requested to oomo mrward and nSako pay-' ment; and those having demand agjiiMfeesfd r x Estate will pro?cnt'tbom in duo timj, and proper- . ly authenticated. ^ PELLETIER, Adm|r...l , octis : .?ap6^^gw? will dolhuWam^^o-m^^^^^^Tj j, ? Par?es wifeUirigf CTothing..^g^tt.ngMon, ! Tri!! pleaeWn-ca-B?^^ V i the ?sh ignutcenvenienfc ptpvifioraiMl. W> rW f l .! oeived -V? paymiut^t.^urU^refe^', ^.r;- :. F *"?^ _Lj;_-jt,rrgfrz $10 Beward. ' :'white apot.on.-bacK.ot >??*?>.-:? .<; ? ' I .-A rcwerdS.'?f-$lOin ip^w-,wid,U- pam-u^fre- -y ! rocdvery ot said Mule, or (V.r. any ink-raatbiy . , rbeneerning ber so ih.t i ca, ^1^^. "T _T> n JUIT 3 .lt 2S ' I j L'ip'gmiro'g.r. OM jjl'.-Li ir* ' . ll'JAIl ci""'-'" . ? i- Apr 12 '^-ta*^:?- "i'lfl