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" 1 Scraps and Jacts. Geo. Robert Anderson, who was in command of Fort Sumter at the breaking out of the late war, died at Nice, Frauce, od JFrtday last, 27th ultimo. > The two States, most nearly balterad , in point of population are Georgia and Micb-^ igan. According. to the complete official returns, Georgia has 1,184,050 inhabitants, and Michigau 1,184,000?Georgia leading by just fifty. In i860 Georgia had 1,057,286 \ inhabitants; Michigan, 740,112. j t ?-'Tbe-first narrow-gunge railroad con' . structed in the United States has been completed from Denver to Colorado Springs, a distance of seventv-six ohJos, and is cow open for travel and freight. ' T^ opeiati^ of the road are beingaateSfnedwith int#esfe by* officials of othepf&il roads. ; V The honor m^being the richest man in \ the United States lies between William B. | Astor, Cornelias iVaaderbilt, and A^T. Step 1 tell within ten minions what he is worth, and r there B itot supposed to be difference t between tkem. Sixty raillioifc isUJoaediuro estimate of the* wealth of cither of the^iree. Republican journals are abready urging upon her people tho adaption in some ?rm o?the| new theory of miugriiy rep^ntotioo. Tli^ a constitutional r ?r-Tbe Hew York. Journal of Oomuieroe says the piucky Chicago raau who ordered a lot of sugars and syrups in New York just after the fire, and promised to have a store rebuilt by the time the goods arrived, has kept his word. Thursday ne telegraphed to his j friends here: "We enter a new stores-morrow, made siua the fire, and resume payment in toll at maturity." Such men are theviiv-J ing reasons why we pin faith on Chicago, f -7?The weight of evidence is decidedly in support of the charge that the Chicago fire ^^^kwas from first to last incendiary. It is now I Biuthoritativeh declared that the story of the j P^^^oowThat "was said to have kicked over a ker-j oeene lamp is ill a fable. It is said that the fiubily were asleep when the fire broke out, j and had not been in the barn after night at all. The fire of the preceding evening is now said to have been clearly incendiary. Thus the accidental appears to drop out of the ' '?* ' * " 1 1_ chapter &Q0 aesigu cases iuj piace. i \ ? Thebednf teeM issfcsippi River seems to be filling op at a rate which threatens in the course of tune, to seriously affect navigation during the dry season. This year at St Louis, wbwe the surface of the water has been pur feet and one inch above the lowest stage V water attained by the river in 1863, there \s at the same time only about five inches hrence in thedepth of the channel between thu years, showing that the bottom of the most be three feet and four inches high er "v* it was in 1863. So in 1866 tee bed driver was feund to be two feet and tiiree incbe^Mgber than it was ten years previous. -7? Horace White, of the Chicago Tribune, writes: ^4.nd what shall I say of the Christlike charty that has overwhelmed us in our miWbrtune? All the tears that have been shed in Clieago, except those which have flowed for the dead and maimed, have been oalkd to our eyes by reading that in this great city,-tod teat little town, and yonder hamlet, and terms the lakes in Canada, and -down among our late enemies of the South, and beyond fee mountains in Utah and California, and over the water te England and on the Continent, Go<rs people were wonting ana giving to save us out-of oar affliction, lean ^ - -- - ? />n not even write of it, lor my own eyes uu whenever I think of it ? ?j? There is erecting for Pjesi^pnt Grant one of the costliest stables in the United . States, two stories high, pressed brick front, < with Seneca strnie tri Amings, 'and a most elaborately finished qpd beaj^ifolly designed French roof, in the center of which will be built a handsome tower. The outside measurement of the btffiding is 59 by 78 feet. The buiiding is now ready for the roof, which will he pot on daring the week. Marble dust will be used on the front with the mortar, instead of white sand. This will give the joints a brilliant snow-white appearance, which will not have to be painted or oiled, as is generally the custom, as acid will be used to clean off all marks. The stable will cost, it is estimated, $50,000. Mr. Blondin seems determined to invent i a feat in his rope-walking which shall finish him at hist. At a late performance to be givenatt^Ctystal Palace at Sydenham?it . had'mtcome off by^ast ^eedfints?the tall masts'that support the rope were to be covered with fire-works from the ground to'the top. When all these were well s?ing, Blondin wag to walk forth on the rope soaring a gr of pyrotechny "weighing aboutlhree hundred pounds," which he we'd forthwith proceed to discharge from "the Mfode in the centre of the rope." At timeshells and mines were to be expired in every direction, and the advertisemed announces with much gusto that Blondin '*^1 thus be encircled with fire for nearl^-fet minutes." This will doubtless peo??_8fcha?ming spectacle to all who like to ""^see a nan killed. a v/-* a ?-yin a speecn ?t iuuuvkuuicij, intently, Senator Frank P. Blair held that the Sou^ishould be fully represented in the next N atiothj Dem?cratic Convention. In the name oftfie northern and Western Democracy. be protested against the policy of Southern abstention. He thinks that such action would prejudice the cause of the South, and produce an impression Unfavorable to us in the minds of the northern people^ He says that he is no friend to .what has been called the near departure, but is prepared to conform to the ,) action of the Democratic party. He advised the adoption of the political programme carried oat with suceess in Virginia and Missouri. Gen. Blair's idea seems to be that it would be wcU foe the Democratic party to throw their votes for such a man as Graiz Brown or Schurz. Better, says he, would it he for the Democratic narty to vote for such men than tako^a^new departure." News o*ft*0uble and rumors of possible civil war come-tows from Liberia. Some two years ago. the present executive of that country, President Roye>w*s-?lected for the term of four yoar&^recently, however, the Con?? grcss of Liberia passed an act limiting the President's term to two years, and now the partisans of Roberts, who will be remembered as the predecessors of Rove, insist upon the immediate resignation of the latter and a new election by the people, Roberts himself being a candidate for the office. Roye refuses to re??J J&aIokm kio intaiiiinn nf Mrvintr nilt WHVI V|WU*<VW U19 ?UWMV?WM w? w^r* ? "**"?> ??> the term for which he waa elected, in which he ie sustained by a considerable party, and this refusal has given rise to a great deal of bitterness between the two factions. An affray lately occurred at the seat of government between the adherents of Roye^hid Roberts, in which the collector of the port, a staunch supporter of the present incumbent, and one of the most able and prominent r ^n of- the country, was killed. This occurrence has added fuel to the already existing fir**? ad it is feared that Roberts, who is saitl to bj>- d quite a formidable backing, will raise'toe stanaard of open rebellion. ^ As the ruins are gradually beii^gr beared away, the extent of the losses by the Chicago fire and the exact condition of affairs in that city at the present time can be estimated with approximate correctness. From a statement in the Chicago Tribune, we gather the facts that over 50,000 persons have left, the city, making the remaining population abdbt 280,000; one-half of the stock of pork products was consumed ; 1,600,000 of the 5,000,000 bushels of grain were burned; and about one-fifth of the lumber, one-quarter of the leather, oue-half of the coal, and the greater portion of the groceries, dry goods and boots and shoes were also destroyed. A careful average of the larger items shows that the city has,suffered a loss of nijf less than twentygoor. more than twenty-five-por oent-^pn her total assets?real and pemonSt." Tne ratio of increase during the past thirty-four years has averaged ,ten and,a*half per cent per annum. This rat^ouli-festore the status of a month ago, within "three years. Making every due .allowance for the terrible set-back experienced, the Tribune thinks there can be no doubt that foe years hence, at moat, the exhibit of popu-pition, wealth, commerce and manufactures withtavgreater than a month ago. ffo fotk^^ttqaitpr. ^Having drtermined to ' 1 ?iw j* ?iwfnmi '^p AdMiM done in me poet, .we www uuv><u ? that our.office fe now well supplied with new typo of the latest styles, and the best mil-. chinery in use.; and with a choice stock of inks, cards, papers, Ac., we are prepaid to execute as good work as con be done any* where in the United States. Orders for Ball Tickets, [Freight Billheads, Bank Notices, LalMl, Bonds end Coupons, Lew Blanks, ? BilTH&ds. Law Briefs, Business Cards, Letter Circulars, Certificates of Deposit, Letter Headings, Certificates of Stock, Memorandum Billheads i Cheeks, . Note Circulars, Deposit Tickets, ; Note Headings, t Drafts and Notes, Programmes, .Envelopes, ; Policies, FireA Life Ins., i Election Tickets, jShinplasters, ] Festival Tickets, jWedaing Cards, will receive prompt attention, and satisfaction as'to; quality of work, guaranteed in every instance. Particular attention given to fine work in Colors. | * THE SITUATION. The excitement prevailing in town has! measurably subsided since our last issue. Since that time twenty-one arrests have been made, all bat two of which were in the country, and we are informed by CpL Merrill that """" knndred nprsnns have made confes VTW* ?nw f?rx- ? - sions as to their connection with the ku-klux organization. Many who have,made confessions say they. were simply members of the klan, and never toqk an active part in its operations, nor were engaged in raiding or the commission of outrages of any kind. Others say they were impelled v to join under threats of violence, while others give as a reason that by belonging to the organization they thought it would afford them means of protecting the negroes in their employ, in case they should be threatened at any time; and some assert that by no other means could they have been wmuiui WAin^^their plantations the necessary laboring force"tfrWi;^crops. The confessions are almost invariably^xiQ^ panted by the names of those who performed" the ceremonies of initiation, as well as the names of others who Were present on tho occasion. Borne who have made confessions, acknowledge to their participation inihe commission of outrages of various kinds, including murders, and implicate other persons who are alleged to have been present. | The following list embraces those who have ! been arrested since the publication of our last I issue, up to 12 o'clock Tuesday : | S. C. Sadler, , S. H. Sherer, i w H. Suider. Sherrod Childers, W. H. White," R. H. Mitchell, Riley Moss, J. J. Waters, Dr. T. B. Whitesides, J. S. Poae, , D. R. Neely, R. W. Wylie, L. H. Neely, Samuel Stewart, Reuben McCall, Minor Leander Spencer, FrankJ^^Vj H. Z. Porter, CortitfTuB Pride. W. B. Shergr^^ ; ThpJtfdflast named are negroes, who are J^ofinoed in the guard-house at one of the mil! itary camps. The following persons who were J arrested last week, have since been released ! from confinement: Berry Moss, Sillis Moss, j W. G. Gaflfney, Lewis Ramsey, James Rattai ree, Dr. J. B. Allison and W. T. Spencet. i Fjrom the commencement, 103 persons have ! been confined in the jail, of which number 88 \ are yet under confinement in that building, while those who have not been' released, are in the guard-house. Only two of the negroes arrested by the military are in the jail. The following notice was posted on the prison door yesterday: "On and from this date, none but immediate relatives, (wives, fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters) will be permitted to visit theprisoners in jail. By order of Colonel Merm ^ Upou enquiry, we'learn that no time has yet been fixed upon for the accused to have a i hearing before the Commissioner, ; j BREAKING OUT IN A NEW PLACE. On Saturday afternoon last an altercation 1 occurred between Special .Deputy?Marshal -j Dobbins and private Glenn, of company B, ' i$th in&ntry, in which Dobbins was severely i { beaten about the face a&d head. It is also ' j charged that the soldier attempted to shoot { Dobbins with a pistol, and that he rifled his j pocket of- his money during the fight./ Thf j , | soldier has been placed under arrest. Dol- ] j bins is confined to his room on account of the j ! injuries he received. y' - { -1 "UNION AND NOT MARION." 1 I It seems that there has been anjgrror in. all j j the printed copies of the President's proclaI mation suspending the of habeas corpus ; in certain counties of t^bfs St^te. The county ' j of Marion has bee^ jpriuted* wllen Union is the county intended. The Washington Chronicle makes the statement upon the authority J of the Assistant-Attorney-General, who says1 ! the error was committed by a clerk who mistook the word Union for Marion in copying j the original proclamation. | FALSE REPORTS. The condition of affairs in our midst, just at this time, is certainly bad enough; but. many of our distant cotemporaries, we ob-1 serve, are disposed to magnify matters as they ! do really exist The Columbia Phoenix in-! {forms its readers that "three ladies in York have been arrested and put in prison on the charge of aiding and abetting the ku-klux." I Other papers report that ali the roads leod| ing to the Court House are picketed. Each of these stories is untrue. No women have been arrested, nor, are we advised, has such a thing been contemplated. Neither are any j of the roa<ls leading to the town picketed. .] ? v. / THE PROCLAMATION AT THE NORTH. ^ _Sp far as we have observed, the action of the President in suspending the writ of habeas corpus in nine counties of this State, excites , very little comment at the North. Republi-1 can journals, as a matter of course, justify the proceeding, while the leading opposrfionpapers pass over the subject without endorsement or condemnation. ! 'PERSONAL. We are pleased to notice the presence in our town of Rev. E. J.Mfcjmardie, who visits Yorkville for^the'purpdse of preaching a sermon before the York Chanty Bible Society. The sermon will be pratched this evening ; (Wednesday) at the Metbodist Church. Seven o'clock is the hour fixed for the commencement of the services. * Attorney-General Akerman left this place on Friday last for Washington city. We learn he will not return to this State until the sitting of the Unitflff States Circuit Court in Cofembia, on the fourth Monday in this We have received a visit from Mr. H. V. Redfield, special correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, who visits this place for the purpose of detailing to hisjxapflr tha*rns con dition ofjiS^w-hTvinr midst The Uommer- \, <!ioW5~a "moderate" Republican paper, and j in previous letters from this State, Mr. Red- { field has, in the main, given facts as they ex- , isted, without resorting to misrepresentation , and abuse/' ; 1 'k - TO LIBERIA. Og Tuesday last a colony of 136 negroes leflSfee vicinity of Clay Hill,' in this county, for LibeAfeg&tier the auspices of the Amei?cagjOflHuion S&iety. They toolUhexars yesterday, whence they will go .to Bm&ote, and from that-dity will sail direct to the point of their destination; in the Goleonda, a vessel belonging to the Colonization Society; % Among the number are the following heads of families: Rev. E. Hill, June Moore, Andy Cathcart, Minor Oathcart, Solomon Hill, Peter Watson, John Moore, Madison Simril and George Simril. The entire , number is made up of the most industrious negroes in that section of the oeunty, many of whom, since their emancipation,have shown themselves to be thrifty and energetic, and. not a few of them had accumulated money. - DEPUTY MARSHAL APPOINTED. David S..Russell has been appointed'Deputy United States Marshal for York county, vice R. L. Hope, relieved. ? t ? HABEAS CORPUS. . The writ of habeas corpus was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1679, during the time of Charles the Second. The foundation of this privilege, however, was laid in. the Great Charter which dates back to the time of John, in the thirteenth century. The simple import of the words is "You may have the body." The design which our English ancestors had in view when they passed this law, '^r bill, was to prevent false or arbitrary imprisonment The English regard the writ of habeas corpus as one of their greatest blessings, and a peculiar feature of their government The bill provided that no person should be sent to a prison beyond the sea. "No Judge, says Hume, "under severe penalties, must refuse to any prisoner a writ of habeas corpus, by which the jailer was directed to produce in court the body of the prisoner, and to certhe cause of his detaiuei ami hup two-' If tkA jnU Kfe within twenty^ miles of t|e judge, the writ must be obewd hr tHreC da)^; and "SO proportionably for^reater distances. Every prisoner must beindlctod at the first terra after his commitment, and brought to trial in the subsequent term. And bo man being enlarged by order of court can J be recommitted for the same offence." The people of the United States adopted the writ of habeas corpus as a part of their i constitutional liberty. The right of suspend[ ing it is, however, vested in Congress, and by ! Congress may be vested in the President During the late war Congress granted Presidgnt-irihcoln this power, and he suspended the ' writ from 1861 to 1865.. The circumstances under which it may be suspended are stated ; in the ninth section of the Constitution in these words: "The privilege of the writ of hnhp/ia ?hfi.ll not be snsDended, unless f when in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it" Rebellion means, in the constrtntioiv upfisjpg of any of the citizens Against the law and authority of the government Inva^ian means an attaek made on the United States by some foreign power. . * . largVfabms. i Year after year it is demonstrated to our people that in the present state of things it is I impossible to farm, profitably, on as large a scale as was formerly practiced. With most t of the large farmers of the South it is a con; tinual struggle for life. The expenses are J enormous, and the income very moderate. It j is time that .experience was teaching us somej thing. We believe that we would be a happier people if we would abandon all our old j notions about large farms and cultivate small patchw. There has been no money made in ; the last five years by thoee who have been at| tempting to do things the old-way, whilst I those who worked small farms have increased : their property;" Cotton deceives us every fall, i The price sometimes, is so poor as not to com- j S peus8te fbr the production. % Last year (1870) : tbecrop was good and the price fair, and yetJ motey never waB figfttei Llirfh R been-du^ riig th%e present year. The day may come'* wien it will be practical to run large farms. It is net the case now. We suggest that it wouldrbeto the interest of the whole oountry j< tg malcew. change the coming year. We can- j' bjiot be worsted, if t&e precaution is oniy ; talj^n to produce sufficient breadstuffs to sup- i port the country and enough cotton to clothe it, such a change might cause us to handle less money, butjit might enableil^to hold more ! money. As it is, our large planters- have a large amount of money once a year, and this period is sometimes not very long. All the remaining part of the year they are penniless. Many of those who have been experimenting with large farms have been working and toiling through rain and sunshine, and when fall comes they haul their cottop and deliver it into the hands of some bonding agent. This is simply little better than starving, and no man ' should subject himself to such a state of' things for any other cause than to save himself! and household from starving. i STATE ITEMS. ? The Winnsboro News mentions the death ! t of Mrs. Henry C. Davis, of Fairfield county. J ? A movement is on foot at Anderson Court i ] House, to raise one hundred and fifty thous-! and dollars and establish a steam cottop fac- 3 tory in that town. f ? Several State exchanges mention that an ] effort is making to secure eminent counsel from abroad to test, in the court room, the ? constitutionality of the indiarripuflpte arrests * made under the Ku-K!?* Act. c ? The drug sfcrtc of Messrs. Geiger & Mc-1 Sregor, in Columbia, was entered one night ast week and robbed of a small amount ol noney. An entrance was affected by boring everal holes in the front door around where he bolt catches, and then forciug it back. ? William Stein, John Rogers* Lewis Bogire, F. M. Farr, and John Dawkins?the lasl lamed a negro?of Union, were lodged in the ail at Columbia last week, charged with conpiracy and murder under the enforceraenl ict of Congress. The prisoners were brought >efore Commissioner Boozer on Thursdiaj ast for examination, but in the absenoe ol naterinl witnesses, were remanded to jail arid o-dfly fixed on for a trial of the caftes. ? The Columbia Union of Tuesday morning ast, says: "Thos. Hughes, who was arrested inder the Enforcement Act some time ago a1 Union, and lodged in j?l in this city, jester lay was arraigned befffifoaMn..Commissionei Ftnozer; a hearin? was h?Bv M. G. Worthing on, Esq., appearing fo^the Government, aiid VIessrs. Carroll and Janiiey tor the prisoner He was remanded to jail for trifd at th?\ com ng terra of u e United States Court One e ;he witnessed for the United States swole pos tively that he recognized Hughes as one o ;he disguised parties whouidgd in taking froc ;he jail the Union prisoners, at the time afthi massacre there last winter, the prisonerbeSn| ailor at the time, and coming in mth the die ruised men, with a handkerchief tied &er hi nose and mouth. The mother of one^Ju.t^i murdered men testified toaeeing her son ajfc; be had been bhot and ? The Union Times of last ;week makes & following "correction": "labour ia^.rpf th 13th, we published an afttole headipf *'Ar we in Peace or War?" ffoich we Md dh mueh>iqjustice to J.he solders ifyo we^e sen to arrest Capt J. ' J&nksLyle;; and as at have no inclination to mak$.fal9estatemenl against any oUe, wedeem ifcogr duty to coi rect those in, the article alluded to.J>. W thought the source from, whence we obtaine the informationpe^feotly rebablejOr we s^oul not have published it A gentleman: Wh was present/wK^the soldiem went-to>C*8l Lyle'8 house, and in "Whom the ret anee can be placed, informs as that it true that the soldiers eat the break&et^ pared for the students, uor, did they.Mtc their horsea in the front yard amonff & shrubbery. While tbere they did nothinj-Sf injcve.the premises, or that was discouKeof to the inmates of. the house. That .they ?4 their horses from-6apt. Lyle's crib is tna but they say they are ready to pay for, t| corn when the captain presents bis iplL *-' The paid a colored woman to cook their breakAu for them?the offioere eating in tin TUgi quarters..; We ask those of our cotempoi) ries who published our former statement, i publish this as an act of jnstice to the part* wronged." ? ' ? Jefferson Brown,, a colored convict Ittit State penitentiary,^ came to his death^c Wednesday last, from the effects -of .inbpa^ and barbarous treatment inflicte&Aipon hil by the authorities of the penitentiary^ hy sul jecting him to what is known as^aSliffcrd bath. The following facts were adduced**^ fore the jiuy of inquest: "The decease^ .ha been unruly, and was ordered tohospniln i| shower bath box. He reeistg^ttose havia charge of him, and it was aJj6nt twenty jail utes before he could tajwr ranged" in tfc box. A stick wfis placed across the bo*, voj on which hia chin rested. Five or six backet of water were throw* upon Wra^Ja. bi struggles, the stick broke, and get, mm in >ho wy? , brought, wjp-tfwaa placed WumliEaH /the dep^d> and was dtowa Hp ia^ f h#^y two men? ont*l stood sjpwiAfe toa stick was again, put-undticjm chin, -?*? several more buckets of water pouted upc his head. The.rdpe was lowered, and'he fe dead. One of the witnesses thought that 1 was dead before the second shower was pi upon him. The verdict Df the jury was thi Jefferson Brown came to hfe death froifl^fc human treatment, which he received by beir put into a shower bath after being pftwtrpto and that the captain of the guard, Bavi Foulke, and William Williams, with persoi unknown to the jurors, uere instramental i causing the death of saidBrownu FgaMNftf Williams were .P^dhcejsn bond Al the sum jof $1500 each fbr pearanoe before the court o* general sessioc for trial. * J ? The Columbia Union of Monday bet, i relation to the attempt on the partofa fe disaffected radicals to, dbntest the Cll Council election in "Charleston, saysF"Thi case was disposed of Saturday by Jodgfi Grt ham. The hearing, which was changed fror Orangeburg to .Columbia, brought to thiscit by Saturday evening's train, a large numhfi of the old members of the Bar of Charkfttoi to repreteotu the interests of the party eke Messrs. -Worthington and Hodge apnMgfi^ behalf of the contestants. After' hearing *h return to the writ, Jodge Graham,, $MkrpK liminary, asked for*oopy of thfeprotests t ascertain the groj^tfjKVipon whichfo Wai^ai sed and the action required qf the w^sx City"t%jg^^of Charleston in thertiatf^ Counsel for contestants failed to preetfb?*y protest. There waa/aothing tfu which the court could act, ?nA^e ?Ua ,ww dismissed. The diaiaifl8al'~wae Upot two points: first, a failure to prodpro test; second, that go far as appeared fr|^Jh< which was con tested! dismissing the case, referred to the dedsior of the Supreme Court in the cage of -Gilbert Pillsbury et at, vs Geo. W. Clark, et aL, in which it was held that the C% Council ol Charleston had no right judicially jirj n the validity of an election; that was fur ttacourt, consequently there W^gogrotrnd for convening the City Council. There ifa? nothing, as appeared from the reoord, w^n the^urisdictiSr^ ofthat Body to*4w^wpo&! even if it met It ^as requisiifc therefore that tyie court should, know the specific grounds upon whiph it was asked to iaterf^ This auionrrtajr? be considered te llaalfi?^ the newlv elected Mavoj^and Council will take their seats next Wednesday." ^ NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Ex-Governor Holden's'family hive go?* to Washington cjty to reside. ? Anslem Reid, of Guilford is successfully raising cork trees. ? Thomas R. Tate, of Char!"*** well kpown is one of the most enterp^^ citizens of the State, died at his hrv^e on WedfiesA>y of last week. ? The RaleiV North Carolinian hears it rumored th?~ -H?n- Thomas Settle has resigned his fission to Peru, and ..will return "to Sorti Carolina in a few days, ? ThpSoudiern Honye gays: (C&iplqtfe has it G. depots a steam press capable oi educing the bulk of a bale one-third, antj ompressing 250 bales per day. ? The work of rebuilding the Roc-Jcfish cot ; ton factory, destroyed by Sherman's army | < F near Fayetteville, in 1865, has been commeu- i ; ced by a company from Patterson, N. J. < > . ? A Greensboro distiller having sent five i barrels of .whisky to Raleigh in stamped i casks which had been previously used, they i t were seised by a deputy collector for viola- ' > tion of the revenue laws. * i . ? The coraer-stone of the new church of the I t German Reformed Presbyterians, Rev. Jere- i t miah Ingold, pastor, was laid at Hickory < r Tavern on Saturday with appropriate ceref monies. ; ] I ?The Charlotte Observer is rapturous in its 1 profuse and lengthy reports of the Fair of the i ; Carolines, as given in its columns from day < I to day. _ The fair ended on Saturday last. A t 'list of the awards has not yet reached us. . ; ? Three Deputy Marshals have gone from r Jflfeleigh to Lincoln county with their pockets * ii?!l of Commissioners' warrants for the arrest 1 f of citifcens of that county, on charges of kur -kluxihg. '' ? The Trustees of Davidson College met on f the 24th ultimo and elected Rev. T. D. With erspoon to fill the chair of metaphysics. Dr. f W. Is a native <of~Alabaraa, and has for some time been Chaplain of the University of Vir1 Thirty-four of the leading citizens of LinK on) I) countv have Deiitioned to the President I i * 9 r fcr the pardon of Heniy Baxter one of the ? Kn Klux who was recently sentenced at Rar i!fe^urd^ ?on(^ *?two y?41*8 'n oD B -?The cbarafftristic refinement and liberal* B ity of the people of Raleigh and Goldsboro, 8 'have again been attested. Robinson's circus * cleared $3500 at the former,, and $5000 at V the-latter place, last week, giving two exhi* Hiions fn^aelueity. " ^ ?Bays the Rutherford Vindicator: The * finally of John A. Justice, in this county, wk* H meat severely afflicted. Only fj ;& few weeks since three daughters were burfedr last Monday the father and a son died, ?'and several othm* members of the family are ?The Shelby Bannc*contains the followpfe gratifying an'qpu nee m&it: "We were glad < i ~ tb see Mr. Sbedric Dover, whoee wife left him & iome time ago, come into our office with joy % 4i6gningin is. eyes, saying that he had found t< her, andWas now all right. May his days m .be happy and joy ever beam in his gves." * ! ? W. J. Parker was executed Ink yard % of the Ghilford county jail in jMBpsboro, !? on Friday last, for-the raurdeijPThomas J, Price, Which was committed oh the 4th of Decemiier lut. Parker's accomplice in the crime, t negro named Alfred Gilmer, was ^ Governor unt^ 1st day of ^ \ H. C. Jones, Senator from Mecklen: ^org founty, and the judges of the late elec? tion at Charlotte, were arrested last week anV ?n inHifltmAnt found at the late term of * -U% federal "Court, for conspiracy to prevent & freedfnen from voting, ^he election comntish isoxiers arrested are 8. K Meacham, M. L. * Wrirton, J. H. Ofr, A. H. liartin,. C. H. y Elms and S.Smith. They gave bail. ^ . negro was recently tried in the Superior ^'Chnrt.pfGreene coantyfor prisoning the & well t>f a Mr. Towards. ^ng fo*nd guilty jjjjl -by the jury, be Was sentenced to the epmm^b ie jiiil for tarn months and. to pay a fine^df ten r- hilars* The kidp-hairted and humane Judge f? Clarke, in prono uncing this dread sentence, you are guilty, so I expect you ^^^^^^^^preeentod. Wra. M.Wilson, e < 0f Bnsh pill, Randolph county, received the S premium for the best gentjemens'boots aud tk "Slfoes. A. M. Tomlinson ???Co., of Randolph, >0 get a prdraium for the best ladies' calf shoes. H T)ieee were home jftade entirely, and were 16 *}ual in finish, add superior in material and workmanship ttrany Northern work usually found in the southern market ~^-A mjvel feature of the fair at Charlotte '8 last week, wds the presence of twenty-eight rt ^atbut healthy boys from Iredell county, rauging in ageS from 10 to 15 years. R. F. Si* Monton, Esq.,'of Statesvilie, selected the boys jla spa^gng of "the health and vjgpr of Ii*^ti Dcmocmt doubts not that one of e these boys may yet be President or Emperpr h of the United States, and after reflecting that 18 U. S. Grant has already attained the pfesiv dential chair, it don't seen: to ttyink the boy a will have much jo. hoast of afc lfsk f> ? Tht Sentinel bi^the followingcppceraing nh^kftts ^Tfi twp.n?y.fiPCPr?- I&dialiS of this fair, leave the city { delighte4,with Jaeir vhritj.. We learn froi# Q Tab-se^can-Oo-cumer, who speaks onr lanJL-gdage^weiir^at there are 1500 Indians in f North | Carolina. v About lOjiQ left the State i> last spiingdfor the % west They have been k detained on their way at London, Tennessee, if awaiting transportation. Their is no order a.- "for thair removaK^westand they do not exk|aetthiega Mapy oPd$em areproperty-hold"Srs anaia^i^ye^; and-could not be moved y aoie^M^aht vould suspetM^he writ of habeas (jeofjnui and send Fat Carrow to arrest and j-gke tlj6? we8** '^ie ladies of North Car^wk* <re civilized; they havf&ee schools and h Miches and live by tilling tire soil, and not ' by flying. When they hunt it is not with ' bdws and.arrows, as they appear, on tbefeir ground, buUwith }rifles. Thfey have both \ p^eaoh^rs among them. In * ?%ion they are Baptist or Methodist, andPC; TfWHIKGTON ITEMS,- ' *|?Tb^SWreWfy of 'the Treasury has been 1 ']served w|th a writ of fydjidn&Hi in behalf of 1 fl$he State of Rentu|j$$b compel hid* to sign ' La warrant in payittnt of the claim of that' 1 [fetate for reimborapaent of war expenses inin the "enlisting and equipping of home* Congress will, at its next session, upon , i"the recommendation of Pbstmaster Qenp^al! > Creswell, give a thorough consideration to the ! proposition to enact a law establishing a pos-;1 ! tal telegraph system, to be under the control 1 of the Government, it is stated that the or|" ganization of a new standing committee will ] [ be recommended, for the purpose of consider- i iug all business introduced in Congress in * reference to the subject . 1 wHon. W. B. Stokes, supervisor of interpal e j revenue of Tennessee, has been arrested in Washington, charged with defrauding the i > government of $60,000. He waived an ex- 1 ?fconation, and was admitted to bail in $f&,- 1 Owfor his appearance it) the criminal coprt, now in session. Victor G. Powell, clerk in a ' 'the Second Auditor's office, was also arrested ( and committed to jail on the charge of do- t frauding the government out of $10,000. s ~^*One of the committees of the joint-select t committee on Southern Outrages met in h Washington on Wednesday last to perfect " tfieir report on the debts of the southern a ' dtate?. Senator Scott, chairman of the joint tl Committee, was pqsseqt. It is said the sub- p committees who are taking testimony in the I p jouthern Stages haye not as yet forwarded any I U f * K. >fficial information to the chairmau respectug their progress, but from information revived from members through private sources, t appears they are obtaining a considerable nass of information in connection with the illeged disorders in the southern States, rhey intend to continna. their investigations for some weeks hence, when they will submit the results of tbeir business to the joint committee, who will transmit a report to Congress ?arly in the session. ? The Washington Chronicle of Monday last, B^yS: "Intimations have been made to the President that certain portions of Georgia are suffering from the bold actions of bands of ku-klufc. Members of the Outrage Committee are of opinion that evidence has been produced which would warrant decisive steps to be taken by the Administration in suppressing disorders in Georgia, and, therofore, efforts will be made to put down these disturbances. Although the President has not been Aiilw a/ltruoH AAnrerninp the exact situation Aissaj nuvww vv? 0 of aflkire iu thatBtatein tliis connection, it is firmly believed among Senators well posted in regard to the South that when the facts come to be laid before the Administration it is not at all improbable that the writ of habeas corpus will be suspended in Georgia." ? A special to the Tribune says: "The investigation >y the United States Court of Claims into wie various Claims against the United States for cotton seized by the Govern-, ment officers during the rebellion, brings out some rem&rkable/Welopments which tend to throw additional.light on the mystery which has.surrounded the Vale-ef cotton by the Government agents shortly after it was seized from the rebels doling the war. The Government realized from the sale about $30,000,000, but the examinations of the Government j agents' books and otfier evidence which has beon obtained through the prosecution of these claims reveals the fact that the cotton was worth over twice that amount It appears that someof the agents at New York disposed of the cotton at 29 cents a pound, when its mMtraf vahfr nf thp time of the sale was 75 cents per pound. Some of the agents appear ito have been in collusion with the purchasers, and the poorest kinds of cotton were shown as samples of the entire lot held by the Government, the bidders getting it by this arrangement at the low figure of 29 cents per pound and subsequently selling it at the market price, thereby securing a handsome profit. The claimants, howetor, refuse to base their claims at a figureless than its market value at the time of the safeumd it is feared that the Government will, in refunding the money for these cotton seizures, be a considerable loser, especially now that the British claimants stand a chance before the mixed commission of being allowed some compensation for these losses. It is now known at the Treasury that several of these cotton agents defrauded the Government oat of large amounts of money. The accounts show this, but what steps the United States will take to recover its just dues have not been decided upon." , ' " EDITORIAL INKLE?OS. Resignation of a Governor. ' Governor Bullock, of Georgia^ resigned his office on the 23wf~tiltimo, to take effect on Monday la$t, and at 3> o'clock, P. M. on that day Benjamin Conlpy, President of the Senate, was installed as Governor. The telegraph mysteriously says that the resignation was written before Bollock's flight to New York, frbm which we infer that bis "flight" is. simply an evasion of arrest for fraudfa pn WK^wofthe State 6f Qfeorgbif- Grear excitement prevails moonie<fttncq of the action of Bullock and other prominent officials of that State. _ _ _ { J!-- .. ... Bone Felon. Of all painful things, can there be any so excruciatingly painful as bone felon?', As this malady is quite frequent, and * subject of much earnest consideration, we give the latest recipe for its cure, which ? given, by that high authority, the London Lancet: "As soon as the disease is felt, put directly over the spoiTa Sy Mister, about the size of yonr thumb nail, and let it remain for six' houroj at the expiration of which tihle, directly under the surface of the blister, may be seen the fe]Qu;wrb}4h.ifMi be instantly taken out'with the point of a needle.or a lancet." The New York, "Fraud* ?t?.The investigation of the conduct of the officials of,the corporation of New York city still continues, and every day discloses new and astonndiu^ development* regarding the j frauds practiced by the officers of the city government in collusion with contractors on public buildings and works. Wm. M.Tweed. Superintendent of Public Works, was arrested on Friday Ja$tf charged with deceit and fraud, and held tfi bpjl ip the pf Another suit of similar character has also been commenced against him. A bill of complaint has also been filed agaihst contractors Garvey, Ingereoll and Woodward, asking judgment against them for over six million of dollars. Kn-Kluxlng In California. A fight occurred at Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday last, which indicates that the kn-klnx spirit is rife in that far-off region. On the occasion of an attempt to arrest a Chinaman a large mob gathered around the Chinese quarters of the town, and attacked the entire population of that - race, numbering about fifty peroons. The mob was resist ted by the Chineee, when five hundred armed men surreonded the quarter to prevent the rtLt *? :? unmese irum cautpiug. x-uk?u vuiu?w?u werr-feMged by lb** mob, *nd their houses fired, though the Are was extinguished before any damage resulted. Quiet was finally restored, but the citizens are determined that the Chinese shaft leave the town. On the 28th ultimo Cbfef justice MpKean pronounced sentence upon Da whins, the convicted polygamist The judgment of the Court is that Pawkins pay a fine of $600 ' and be imprisoned at hard labor for three fears. There was little pr pp excitement in the court room, though the attendance of spectators was large. The Mayor of Salt Lake and two other prominent Mormons have been arrested by i U. 8. Marshal on the charge of mnrder, and i warrant is also out for Orson Hyde, one of ;he twelve apostles, on the same charge, but ! io far he has elnded arrest It is asserted that Brigham Young has fled 1 rom Salt Lake, with the determination to 1 eave the country. rhe State Fair. I ^he Spu|if Carolina State Agricultural i in/1 TUWhaniral Snoifcv Pair will he held at' - rr~~~ 7 yj -j T " "I.TT ~ | 1 Columbia, commencing on the gth and con: j . inning until the 11th of November. It is :) tated that active measures have been takpn ; o make the present one of the best fairs jet i eld in the State. The Columbia Union says: 1 The railroads have already begun to receive J rticles Intended for exhibition, and before j tie close of next week a good list may be execte^ on the grounds. If the weather should ^ rove fine, there is but little doubt that a j irge attendance jyill lie on baud. As these 11 fairs are intended to encourage home enter* prise, our citizens should see that specimens ; of their industry are placed on exhibition, so ; that the prizes shall not all be taken to other States. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, the racing will take place, commencing at 3 o'clock each afternoon. It is probable that good stock will be on the ground to p&rticipate in these contests, when good sport may be looked for. Ample preparations are being made by all our hotels ahd boarding houses to accommodate all who may vist the city." Death of a Noted Indian. . General Stand Watie, one of. the fathers of the Cherokee Nation, died, a few days ago. He was one of the fraraers of the treaty of 1846 between his nation and the United States; a fall-blooded Indian possessing all the ideal race characteristics attributed to his people by the most fanciful author?the taciturnity, dignity, honor, magnanimity and sagacity, which are seldom found in real life. He was one of the most influential men in the removal of the Cherokees from the seaboard States to the Arkansas reservation, and lived to see the last remnant of the tribe that fled from General Scott's troops at that time, coming in voluntarily from North Carolina and West Tennessee, to join their brethren. Gen. Watie derived his military title from his service io the Confederate army, for which he raised a regiment of Cherokees. He was one of the delegates to Washington city in 1865 and 1866, on the part of the soothern Cherokees, and was particularly .instrumental in securing the privileges granted them in the treaty of that year. vHe was apon that ocaaSjon accompanied by his son, Sdadin, then only twenty years of age, bnt who had, nevertheless, servedas his aid through the war,.and who, during his visit to Washington, attracted a great deal of notice. The young man died. the following ysar, and the loss fairly broke down his old father, so that, although nntil ! that time a strong and healthy man, he ! thenceforth lost all interest in lire and gradually declined. He died, leaving be^iird him the. merited fame of a good man, one' of the ."noble red men," indeed. i . : ; . -v. jam&MMUMk , During three weeks of October, nine hundred and forty-two cases and one hundred and fifty-one deaths, took plane in Philadelphia from small-pox. The disease is abating, bat thousands are vaccinated daily."""'"The subject of calling a State convention of all ?Aa in nf hlim'nep the iwlitlpftl tuwa ww ? J ?? r strifcnwbieh have awwed so much discord and unMppiimm among the people of Alabamais bring dhrapari "i Texas editor complains that altar, ipleio shapt Mm have become so numerous )akjg< that the thing is getting | monotonous." ?^.*^fbe fise nianbal of New ! York city rnpmds that fourteen per cent of the fires themaii caused by kerosene. It is said that <1,500,600 of the inhabitants of Germany cam read EnglishrffiV^fft Louis Hasproyided homes 'for twenty thousand destitute people from Chicago.* '?' '"A number of women are said to have been madtindaae by the Chicago conflagration/'" Thie Chicago Post says it is computed that about16,000 workmen are already engaged in clearing apay the ruins in the burned district for business purposes." vv*"?fibri?are being made in different quarters to have both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions held in Cincinnati.""'""The once stylish clerks and boot keepers of Chisago if* now making a living byaelling newspapers upon the streets or serving as private policemen."'"""There were eighty-nine newspaper establ ishm^tsdes- j troyed in tbeCbieage bq rot district, em bracing j daifon, weeklies 4nd monihBea. ?TheJ Hague, the political' capital of HoUauK, is reported to^be "the wealthiest town for its population in the world.' At least one-tbird of its citizens are said to be rich enough to live entirely on their Incomes. The Method* ists of Cincinnati have resolved to contribute 150,000 to the Methodists of Chicagm"*?",One pen manufacturing establishment in Sheffield uses 631 tons of sheet steel a year in making peas/* The 30th of November has been ordered a -day of thanksgiving by the President*"' It is said ? number efCalifo*-. mans will petition Congress at ita next session A? ?" I- ? ?? ? An tilA MlidMilAn w jium iiw?vj i i?hivumw ? wv vw<s>mv of Chineee to this country. -Six old saws and a junk bottle were found in a ''bale of ootton at Wlltofe, N. H. " * Attorney-General Akerman arrived at Washington on Bunday last/"?'"A colored man now mHoo* ton, Texas, is said to bave committed not lees than seventeen murders during tbe last five years. He is only forty-three years old, and ascribes ajl hjs primes to habits of inteinperjance. ' - . . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. M. Dobson A Co.?Great Redaction in Prices. Wm. Knabe dk 6s., Baltimore, M(J.?The Great Southern Piano Manufactory. Carroll, Clark A Co.?The Cash Systems-Make. Settlement?"New Departure '?-Send the Money. TlfE NORTH CAROLINA OUTLAWS. THAT INTERVIEW?WHY THEY WERE NOT CAPTURED. / John C. Gorman, Adjutant of North Carolina, in his reportofhis raid against the Low-, rey gang of outlaws, describes his interview with the gang as follows: Now, as to the "famous interview which the outlaws so graciously favored ue/'^uid of which-ao much na* been said, I vqTrelate: Duringthe first week of my stay inBcuffletown, word was sent to me by a mulatto meiuenger from the outlaws that th^ wished to see and baWA cbnwrencewH^ine.-' At the time I was rather disposed to refuse to agree to anything of the kind, as I knew If was attended With some hawuxL I wasf, however, anxious to know them, in order that on future occasions, should w'e meet, I would be able to identify Htem bevond mistake. After consultation with Colonel Wisbart* and on their secOndjaeesage to the same effect being received, I copcluded to risk an interview, and learn the object they had jn view in wishing' to see In a few days J was told, after cQnsentfn* to meet them, if I would go unattended through a swamp some three or four miles from camp, it was possible that tb'ey would oral me, and on the next day, without informing any but Col. Wishart of my intention, I proceeded thither, unarmed except with a repeater, and unattended. I met them on that occasion, had a conversation of over an hour with the entire gang, which consisted of Henit Berry Lowrey, Thomas Lowrey, Andrew Strong and Boss Strong. When I first saw them they were sitting on a log awaiting my promised presence. They were all heavily armed, Henry Berry Lowrey, the leader,, with a Spencer rifle, and a double barrelled gun, whue within his belt were five repeaters. The balance of the gang had each two double-barrelled guns, and from three to five repeatera. All of them, J belieye, iftao cafrjed a! boyieknife* I am told that this is the usual complement of arms which they generally carry, t they were exceedingly respectful to me dur- f ng the intervjew, and stated that their object <j n wishing a conference was to knoVjf Jt wj{? y rossible for me to grant' them some terms, t rhey express themselves as sick and tired of; o heir manner of life, and longed to be free c rom their present peril and uncertainty, and | u tated that if they were allowed, they would M lepart from the territory of the United States, p assured them that I could hold out no such o nrjucement pi them, nor make auy such terms; o f * ? at they were outlawed by the Legislature, i ruad the Governor, nor any other officer had *| authority to grant any pardon or other escape from the penalties of tne law. I told them, however, if they would surrender to me that I should see that they were not molested except by due process of law, and.ihat I would guarantee them a fair trial by jury* and the -i best of legal talent to defend them, and fur- ? j ther than that I could jiot go. I argued with them, that if they remained' in the swamps ? they would eventually be caught, and in thru event no hope was for them, and that a surrender to me might, to some extent, induce the mitigation of the sentence of the law. I also informed them that I was determined to persevere in their capture from a sense of doty, and that if they persisted in their course, I f would surely finally overcome them^ During the conversation they went into an elaborate defence of their conduct, and of course, attempted to justify rometfthmr murdeie,*nd robberies. Some of the crimes alleged against them, they denied, and oom plained that from s . j the first, they had only acted on tbe defensive. Before leaving them, the^ffitoped me that . - : they would not ambush o?^ibegtTai)y of tbe J troops under my eommand, except tbev should be "coruered," in whioh eveot they intended to die game. They [Momiaedthat they '' would not physicically injure any citiiens * thereafter except in defence of themselves, but said they were bound to eat, and as they fv were not allowed to work, they would be V IOrWU Ml UittHO icuuuiuvuo u|ivu { . supplies. They also agreed to consider advice to surrender to me, and aleo stated that . if they did not surrender, and were not cap-*, tured in a short while, they intended^ leaving \ that section; although they had misgivings as " their chanoeaofat all ?odinBsAi%j^||0^^d4 dliahing an mmiml J" ,,JI ? > I ' . V . . THE CIRCUIT COURT. On WedtMsdbr morning of last week, it . , was brought to tuetytention of the court that the petit juries were irregularly drawn, there being no Chaig&n^me Board of County Commissio ?. The coUrtliri^the ohjeetloii .$ well takftvadd the cases upon tha^ civil calendar were continued, exoept than where both parties'were willing to so to trim. .. Judge Thomas brought this irrejwarity in ' jjL the juries to the attention of the gnmi jary, and directed them to in vestigate who was to blame for it and make MNDimeat of them. & The'Judge also chargMtjbe grand jury that XI he bad were paimm m tho ,"% county who knew the persons coboeraed in the killing of Bird McLure, and tkat they had, ' t? sworn together notto divulge the same until they could do so before a military court tie against the civil authorities,and directedthe jr. jury to Uke such practical steps to bringsoeh persons before them as would result in their ffo divulging the truth. To this end, he directed them to call on the commandant of the poet and the leading colored men of the county, *1 i among whom was the Bey. Barney Bum-' . phries, to testify what irifofmatioB they had r t *The result^ the inquiries of the grand Jury will be ibund in their preesotment published elsewhere in this bBnai-j; >.x)-i ffifi ' Thursday and Friday were consumed in tryingthe case of Alexander WUliibrd against James Heffley for a mule. TVelve witnesses on each side swore to its several identities, and 1 one of the counsel wished it was Balaam's are, so it could tell whfoh it was. The jury fbttwi', for the defendant. .1 . - ,! Saturday was token up wi&tbe CM of . Neelv Lipeey against John B. StoketL which resulted in a verdict for plaintiff of fife d*t j Sentenced to: two hundred dollars fine, or eighteen months in the penitentiary, at hold * labor. Robert M<^y.-Urceny. Motion for a | new trial. Sentence reserved. * A^SL?Larceny. _ Twelve months ^ Grew^Porter.?Latoenv. Twelve months'* * in the:penitentiary. - ; ^ v ... * toots were ordered tor the fifteen persons Acre- ' in charged as ku-klux, and for the ten witnesses. ! 1 Since then, four of these parties have been arrested and entered into recognisances to ap-'' -Wb' pear at the Most term of the eooH* > The Sheriff is making diligent search for theoSh- f ere, some of whom are reported to have fled. The proper orders were token as.,to the other matters contained in the grand jury report. The matter of the McLure was referred back to the acnito'bofoner to reassemble his jary and call the witnesses before him', and an admonition added , to commit them to jail iffhgr did not disclose what they khetf. ?. The grand and p^tjurif* were tfcep missed. , . ., Op Monday and Tuesday of this week, Ifie^"^ equity cases were called and disposed of as tor as practicable. [;, ft seems lyird that tart jaries sboold bp -* ' withheld from us by Ae State authorities, and- ' dinary tribunals; and yetmartial law and extraordinary manoeuvres are forced upon' us, as . beinjf incapable of self-government. Not-' withstanding all these difficulties and discouragements, the court has been reguMy held; H and, unaided by the United States or State f" Dvernments, broughttolight fifteen alleged u-klux. Hie State government has proven entirely - Jtr inadequate to the emergency: Had the Cm- > tod States government have expended half ? the-ttten and money in sustaining an ordinary . civil tribute^ which they have in building up A an extraordinary one, it woold have resulted ^ mtfch better for oar unhappy oooatryl X spirit to sustain the Jaw woqlq h^ve been fostered, the^uiky would not have excited syri)forever would have here stayed, willing to risk- *d his fete upon the regular aroaeopatomed tribunals.? Chester Reporter, 2&th ultimo. CHESTER GRAND JURY From the Reporter of last Week, es^lkef ij the following extracts from the report of the " ^ Grand Jar/"tq the pjrcgit Court for phestei; cqpnty, reirentiyTn ^qn/ | " ' I In consequence of our fygjiqg 80?j public press a proclamation of the President bfthe United States stating, in substance, among other, things, that puMio jtiWcs eoold ^ not be administered by either the Stote or Federal judiciary or the officers thereof, and the rights of citizens could not be protected by the ordinary means heretofore provided for mchpurposes, and not being cognizant of a ? ringle case in which an executive officer of theStato or Federal has been resisted by either fVte- /& in individual or combination of individuals . ? in this county, we thought proper to Inquire )f the commandant of u bis post for qny foots _ * Jbat he might Have ascertained which would I <end to verify the allegations contained in the | aid proclamation, The only facts which the 1 aid commandant communicated to tys was joticeq to two freedmeo; one of which is dated lugust 2^d, signed MK. K. SL,M commanding < * hi freed man to leavcthe State in two days J rom the date thereof; the' other, without \ ~ [ate, signed by "K. K. K.," saying that |ie j ras a traitor and that he would' receive a raitoris doom jn two <}*y8> ffith the picture ; j * f a coffin drawn ^hereon. These two' peed* a en were brought before us and examined by ^ . is, and their testimony is submitted (marked j A") with this report, from which it will ap- " car that no violence has been done to either j f them, who still'reside at their former places f abode. We also examined several o^ier . (' f * . ,