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ffietlhesdaff M?niiflgf Jims 12. All'papers discontinued at the expiration df the' fiino for which they have been peid. 3??* No name entered upon the boots unless the ""*o?a?? *o^yi?a^sia&kKfti???sCc0 ?~_,_ fion- is about to expire. B??" Specimen copies always sent, upon appli? cation. ?^???ii HOME AGAIN. It is proper to state that during the temporary absence of the editor, on n visit to family and friends in Laurcns District, these columns were presided over by the junior proprietor, Rev, W. E. Walters,- Editor of the South Carolina Baptist. We desire to thank him thus publicly for- tho kaid" ness conferred, and at the same time to assure the patrons of this journal that the recreation afforded f>y the recent trip'has increased our determination to labor for their pleasure and profit. FINE SPECIMEN Of OATS'. ThVfallest specimen of oats, grown upon up? land, we have ever "seen in this section, was left at our office a few days ago . by Mr. James Webb, of j ^ThiajjgtficT. Fivc.fcct and six inches is the meas """. uretnent, and. we invite those who may be disposed tC- question th*ft Btttlfm<*"^ ffi~nMHrw im~ftTh.nlTn7jr.TTrrr | ?of this really fine specimen of "black oats" for themselves. _-??* NOT THROUGH YET. EsrSovernor Phrry has written, still another fe'teffor publication. The reader will find it on the first page of this issue. Absence from home, and the accumulation of business during that ab? sence, have prevented our giving this letter proper attention to-day. "Wo. expect, however, to review some of his statement's next "week, and again show . the inconsistency <Sf his^position,' ACCEPTABLE DONATION. We have been requested, on behalf of the poor of Williamstoa and vicinity, to 'return thanks to Mr.. ?."OttAVEi,T, 62 East Bay, Charleston, for the do? nation of twenty bushels of corn gratuitously dis? tributed among them. Mr. G. was among the re . fngees from Charleston during the war, and loca? ted! at Wilfiaraston, where he has many-friends who appreciate-, his noblo qualities of head and heart. His genuine sympathy for former neigh? bors deserves all praise. ? ? THE BLUE RIDGE EAUEOAD. The proceedings of. the Stockholders' meeting, held in. Charleston on the 1st instant, are pub? lished in this issue. Gen. Hahhisok, of this place, was'elected President, and we feel confident that his eminent abilities will be devoted to the inter? ests of the Road. - Under a resolution, the City Council of Charleston has been memorialized in re? lation to the acceptance of a plan to further tho progress ?f the Company in completing this great enterprise. Tho memorial was referred to the Committee on Railroads, and we trust soon to prc a cnt our readers with a favorable report upon the proposed scheme, in connection with the memorial, imd other interesting information upon this sub? ject. SCOTT'S MONTHLY. We had the pleasure of an interview, on last Monday, with Mr. Henbt M. Scott, of Atlanta, Geo.,-and the'traveling agent-of Scott's Monthly, published in that place. The specimen copies of j this magazine, exhibited to us by Mr. Scott, are indicative of an unusual degree of talent and en? terprise in its management. As a Southern publi? cation of the highest order, combining all the ex? cellencies without the odious features of Northern Kteiaturo, we are pleaded.to recommend ScolCs Monthly to ohr readers and"friends. The circula? tion has already reached upwards of five thousand, and its popularity steadily increases. Each num? ber contains over one hundred pages of reading matter, while the typographical execution is wor? thy of commendation. Subscription, $3.00 per aztnnm. Clubs of ten or upwards, ?4.00. We wiH cheerfully forward* the names and money of subscribers when called updn\ -o CROP PROSPECTS. During our late jaunt to Laurens, we had an op? portunity of knowing the prospects of the farming community at this season- in adjoining Districts. The wheat and oat crops are exceedingly fine, and tho harvest of the former began last week. The yield is generally good, we believe, and affords evidence of abundance to relieve the pressing ne? cessities of man and beast. Many farmers are compelled to feed their stock upon wheat, in order to enable them to labor profitably hercrcfter. In some sections, the wind and rain of last Friday tt?H injure the fair prospect, but the storm did not; extend over a great area of country. The cotton and corn crops are somewhat retarded by the backwardness of the spring, but arc growing finely at pre; cnt. The scarcity of corn among the farmers below has caused a corresponding de crcise in the amount of labor performed, and con? sequently the growth of grass is too perceptible in many fields. Altogether, however, the prospect is flattering, and wc arc gratified to state that the frecdmen are generally attentive to their work, and' determined to adhere to business, notwith? standing the enlarged privileges recently con? ferred npon them. '?-:-'?*-'?-: MILITARY ORDERS. These documents arc falling thick and fast, and begin to be lookod for as a matter of course. If there be no other good resulting, they certainly serve to show tho wisdom of a people voluntarily choosing to remain under military rule. Upon our outside to-dny will be found General Or? der No. 32, issued by General Sickles, which declares that any person qualified to vote, under the military acts, is eligible to office in this dis? trict, upon taking tho prescribed oallt ; that all persons who itlml! have p*?d taxes for the current, year are qualified to serve as jurors; that all per? sons node* impartial regulations, arc eligible to follow, any licensed calling; that all civil officers flMUt be vigilant and efficient in maintaining or ofer; that post commanders may,: when thoy need it, claim the aid of citizens ; that no person, not an inn-keeper, shall be licensed for tl>e sale of in? toxicating liquors, in quantities less tlmn one gal? lon-to' be dsunk on the premises; that the fees .(othisr than the United States taxes.) collected from licensed persons, shall be appropriated for the benefit of the poor ; thnt no contract hereafter made for the manufacture, sale or transportation, storage, or insurance, of intoxicating liquors, shall be enforced or entertained by any court; that no discrimination because of color or caste shall be made'in any public conveyance, under ?penalty of trial by military commission and dama? ges in civil courts; that the remedy by distress for rent is abolished; and that o!aim3 on produce for labor done,.in its produotion, shall have prefer? ence oy6r any claim for rent or hire. Geiaerot Order N?.\84, emanating from the same source,'. ? <iwi. WifoUiig:to certain officers and tho oonstubuiary o;;- the State generally, wiil also be found in another-column.. ?o mmun ioationff? For the Anderson Intelligencer. Williamston, S. C., May 31, 1867. My Pear Eoyt: As' oat lato venerable Chief Justice QINeal would say, we are here, having ar? rived'on'yesterday morning.. We a<e truly sorr? that you and Walters could not nttettd, as we were infarmoA>w ?"ere expected'. A^ truly you have both missed a rare treat, for wc cannot re? member any two days since the close of the war in which we have enjoyed ourselves so well. ' Williamston is one of the prettiest of all onr Railroad towns ; its neatly painted hctrscs are sur? rounded with pretty grass plots, and fine groves of native oak, and impart a feeling of delicious cool? ness and rest. During the war it was thronged with refugees from the sea-coast, the most of whom have returned, leaving many houses vacant; but the town has a considerable population yet, of ge? nial ladies and gentlemen. You miss very many ?familiar faces, and meet with many new ones, which, with the loss of the mammoth Hotel, re? minds you that Williamston has endured losses and changes. Straying into the new Hotel, we found a very agreeable host in the person of Dr. Epting. We did not test his ability to keep a hotel, but found a grateful retreat under the hospitable roofs of Dr. John Wilson, and Col. D. L. Donnald. The for BKrwisa gu.LU.tit. fo!.j4trt- -in the Mexican WUr, Sod the latter you remember as the gallant and genial Lt. Col. of the 2nd S. C. Rifles, Jenkins' Brigade; the one is a planter and eminent physician, and the other is a merchant and planter, and many in? cidents of our campaigning were called up and dis? cussed. Wandering through the grove to the Mineral Spring, we found the retreat, as beautiful and grate? ful, and the water as purely mineral, as when we visited'it years ago; but a feeling of sr?dness stole over us as we recalled the gaily dressed throngs whom wc U3ed to see congregated (here, but now vanished forever. When our political troubles are ended, and our people are blessed with a return? ing wave of prosperity, some man of enterprise and means will take charge of that spring, and make it one of the most pleasant, profitable, and fashionable of all the watering places in the South. There is no place more favorably located for schools, both male and female. There are ample facilities for boarding at reasonable rales?the town is situated in a healthful and productive ag? ricultural country?peopled by a moral and virtu? ous people?far removed from temptations to vice and extravagance, and accessible from all points by railroad. Wc are glad to see that the people of Williamston are beginning to turn their attention to schools. Jf they will make them a specialty, noth? ing will pay them so well. On yesterday, we went with a friend to attend the examination of the pupils of the Male and Fe? male Academy, under the charge of our old friend, R. W. Todd. We found some forty youths and misses, young men and young ladies, in.attcndance, and the exercises were highly satisfactory, evidenc? ing close application upon the part of the students, and very careful and thorough instruction upon the part of the teacher. Wc have never heard a more satisfactory examination than was given by the classes in Mathematics, Grammar and Analysis. At night, the students gave a very pleasant enter? tainment to a large audience. The young ladies crowned a May Queen in a very original and enter? taining manner, and the young men delivered a series of original speeches. A band of musicians improvised for the occasion, furnished some good music during the exercises. Where all acquitted themselves so well, it would bo invidious to par? ticularize. Friday morning broke bright and beautiful, and a good breeze from the East made the temperature gratefully cool. By ten o'clock in the morning, an audience of some three or four hundred ladies and gentlemen were assembled at the speaker's stand, in the spring grove, and a long table gave promise of a Tic Nie dinner. The pupils of the Academy es? corting the May Queen of the previous evening, marched in procession and took scats near the stand. After some delightful music, given by Messrs. William Murphy, Hamilton, Green, Crymes, Bryan, and others, Dr. John Wilson introduced Col. Warren D. Wilkcs, who bad been invited to deliver an address on the occasion. Of Col. Wilkcs' speech, we need only say it was original, at times eloquent, throughout sensible, and at no time uninteresting. The closing por? tions of his address to the young ladies, was per? haps the most beautiful; though the entire address elicited praises from every one. After a tune from the band, the nudicn.ee partook of a substantial and elegant dinner. One feature about the dinner attracted our observation, and pleased us- When the whites had done eating, the table was again spread, and an invitation extended to the frecdracn, who were present in goodly num? bers, to come forward and dine. The day passed off most pleasantly and harmoniously, The young people are now dancing in the hotel, and wc under? stand are going to have a party to-night; but wc cannot attend, and shall leave this afternoon. VIATOR. -. For the Anderson Intelligencer. ERSKIHS COLLEGE. Mn. EniTon: Knowing that you feel an interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the State, and therefore in all her literary institutions, wc beg permission to say a word in your columns about Erskine, (one of the oldest colleges in the State,) and her approaching Commencement. Suspended and greatly crippled during the war, Erskine is alive again, and doing what she can in the great work of educating the youth of the State and country. The number of students the past year has been small, compared with former years; but the exor? cises have been regularly kept up, and a number of excellent young men have been receiving the benefit of the institution. There is ho senior class, and hence there will be no regular Commencement, but still at the usual time, tho second Wednesday (10th) in July, the College will celebrate her Anniversary. There will be nn exhibition of the Sophomore Class, by order of the Board of Trustees. The Faculty will confer the Degree of A. B. on the Class of 18(31, most of whom left (he College for the battle-field, a few months before the time of graduation. Di? plomas will be given to such of the Class as may be present. In addition to the above exercises, the annual address of the Alumni Association will be delivered by Col. R. A. Fair, of Abbeville. The undersigned have been appointed a Com? mittee by the Board of Trustees, to invite the friends ofthc College, generally, the members of the Class of 1861, and all the Alumni of Erskine, to come up to the annual feast. Wc feel that the baro announcement of this invi? tation is enough. A remembrance of tho good done in tho past by the College is enough to make her friends willing to rejoice with her in whatever measure of prosperity she now enjoys, and to holp her in her efforts at reconstruction. Those who arc left of the Class of 'Gl will be glad to.nvect. again on the old College Grounds, and mingle their tears over tho remains of the fall? en and recoust the sorrows of the past six years* The Faculty invite- them to come up and receive theif Diplomas, so long deserved', but which could not t?e bestowed1 until now. And' the- Alumni; they, too, arc invited'. A feast is specially provid? ed for'then*?a rich feast?a feast of good' things. Gentlemen, lay aside for one- weei at least, the cares of business of the hour?come up and liiugh together and weep together oncu more. It will do you good?cheer your Alma Mater, and may help to restore her to the prosperity of former days. The regular Annual Commencement of the Due West Female College will take place next day, July 11. Gen. Hnskell, of Abbeville, will deliver the Annual Address, J. I.BONNER, J. P. KENNEDY, J. L. MILLER, Committee. Editorial Pennings and Clippings. End of the Impeachment Farce. The correspondence of the Tribune, under date of Washington June 3, says: The Judiciary Committee temporarily ceased its labors this afternoon, a resolution to adjourn until the 2Gth instnnt having been adopted without op? position. Before adjourning the question came up whether or not the evidence received by tho-Com mittee justified the impeachment of 'President Johnson, and it was decided in the negative. Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bout well, Massachusetts; Williams, Pennsylvania; Lawrence, Ohio, and Thomas, Maryland ; in the negative, J/essrs. Wilson, Iowa ; Chairman Wood bridge, Vermont; Churchill, New York ; Eldridge, Wisconsin, and l/arshall, Illinois?the two latter the Democratic members of the Committee. Imme? diately afterward, one of the Republicans who voted against the impeachment offered a resolution to the effect that President Johnson was worthy the censure of the House of Representatives, and unworthy the confidence of the people of the coun? try. At first the gentlemen who voted in favor of impeaching were opposed to this resolution, be? cause they thought they would be stultifying them? selves in view of the previous resolve of the Com? mittee, but after a little conversation they with? drew their objections and the resolution was adopted?yeas 7, nays 2, a strict party vote. It is a singular fact that the new Republican member of the committee, Churchill, voted against the impeachment. He was put on the committee by Mr. Colfax in place of Cook, Republican, who was on the committee in the last Congress, and who is said to favor impeachment. Cook was put on the Committee on Elections, so that .Yarshall, from the same State, one of the ablest Democrats in the House, could be put on the Judiciary Com? mittee. The committee, it is reported, did not take all the evidence that was offered by those who were under the impression they could prove the complicity of Mr. Johnson with the assassins of iVr. Lincoln, the committee taking the ground that by the resolutions of the House they were not au? thorized to investigate fully that charge. Most of the members of the committee have gone home. jVessrsr-Rutler and Ashley, the two leaders for im mcnt, feel badly over the result of the delibera? tions of the committee, but they assert they will bring the question up in Congress and have a square vote on it. J/njority and minority reports will be presented, together with the testimony, and after the members have had time to examine both, these gentlemen will endeavor to have every man in the House recorded on the question as to which is right, the majority or minority report of the Ju? diciary Committee. This action of the Judiciary Committee shows conclusively that we will not have a July session of Congress unless some extraordinary event trans? pires between now and the fourth of next month. Those members of Congress who were most zealous in their endeavors to have a Summer Session have become disheartened, and do not think there is the slightest chance for it. The Judiciary Committee will merely meet formally, and adjourn until the the latter part of November, when they will make up their report. There has been no authentic publication of the text of the resolutions, passed by the Judiciary Committee. They are in effect that the President has not been guilty of high crimes and misdemean? ors, subjecting him to impeachment, but that he has committed acts meriting censure. The first clause failing by four to five, and the last prevail? ing by a vote of seven to two. Tho Object of tho Exorcise of "ttlilitary Authority. It occurs to us that the marks below are admira? bly adapted to the time and the occasion. We find them in the New York Evening Post, a Republican paper that hns been somewhat noted for its viru? lence towards the South: The object of the exercise of military authority in the Southern States is not to superccde civil au? thority, or take its place, but to supplement its ac? tion, or remedy its inaction. Congress meant to say to the people of Mobile, for instance, by the Reconstruction act: We wish yoa to maintain and vindicate the laws by your own officers. The mili? tary force shall help you, if you desire and need its help; but you shall have the option to do it your? selves or have it done by the United States Con? gress, did not mean to overturn and put an end to local government in the Southern States on the first symptom of lawlessness"; for such a policy would not offer a cure for the evils from which that region suffers. The army, briefly, is only an additional police force; it is not tho government and ought not to be. So General Sickles orders that all distillation of liquors be stopped in his military district. It is no question of illicit distillation, for that docs not. need a military order to stop it; the internal reve? nue officers do that under the law, and may call on the general to help them any time. No doubt the waste of corn in distillation in a famine-stricken State, is a great evil, but so is idleness, so are lux? uries of all kinds. There are a hundred evils which the "general commanding" cannot stop with an order, which arc better stopped in another way. The people suffer; by their suffering they learn wisdom; and when they have learned it, they will reform the abuses. We arc not, of course, pleading the cause of dis? tilleries, but the cause of liberty; wo should re? joice if there was not a distijlery in the State of South Carolina; but all experience proves that a military ordor, an arbitrary decree, cannot remove such evils, but on tho contrary only increases them. It is of the highest importance that the policy pursued in the Southern States shall be such as to encourago sclf-goverrunent by the people; to oblige the people to think and act for themselves; to show them the absolute necessity of themselves, by their own efforts, maintaining peace, order and security. They must presently be left to them? selves ; our policy ought to be such as shall pre? pare tho way for that event. Generals Swayne and Sickles, with the best intentions no doubt, have acted upon a policy which is fatal to this end. We cannot bring on the millenium by a military general order; there will be misery, disorder, suf? fering, in tho great frontier land known as the Southern States, as in all frontier lands?perhaps for some years to come; and the speediest way to a better condition of affairs- tl'icre is that which will teach the people, by their own sufferings, the impolicy of wrong, and lead them to- such, action of their own as will reform abuses. Mr. Greeley is Offered Another White Hat. Mr. Greeley, at the recent pyess banquet at Ricn mond, said he never owned but one white hat in his life. He said that on one occasion while walk? ing along the streets of New York, he heard one Irishman say to another, "There's Greeley."? "Tut I" says the otherr "that can't be, for Greeley is a naigur."?National Intelligencer. At the time of the Irish dialogae Mr. Greeley has "naigur" on the brain, and said so much about him that the Irishman no doubt honestly thought Mr. Greeley was a colored gentleman. For his an6i-slavery record, the colored people of the South would delight to see Mr. Greeley. For his late noble cowduct toward Mr. Davis, there is another elass South, not very amiable toward old Aboli? tionists, that would treat the "white bat" man o^ the Tribune with great respect, should he see fit-j.9 make a pilgrimage to the land where rebs and rads dwell together in sweet concord, recognizing the situation?more or less. It is seldom in the history of hnman life that one man attracts to himself the merited respect of such conflicting elements as are now doing honor 1 to the generous nature of the Philosopher of the Tribune. No matter what may be the private opinion of individuals with respect to Mr. Davis, all commend the act of Mr. Greeley m aiding to release him from a confinement which ought to have ended long ago, by trial or discharge. It is pleasant amid the turmoils and treacheries of human life to contemplate acts of kindness, prompted by the better feelings of humanity, and executed with firmness in the face of and in spite of the harsher judgments of r,he more unrelenting. Good cheer to you, Mr. Greeley. You have touched a tender chord by your manliness in many a Southern heart; and if you have never had "but one white hat" in all your life, if you will just make a visit to Atlanta, and have any use for another ?'white hat," you shall have it, with all the honors of a public presentation. As Atlanta has worked up some reputation in that line, we pledge you that you shall be well served.?Atlanta Opinion. -* REMOVAL OF GOVEBNOB WELLS. New Orleans, June 8.?This morning, at half past 9 o'clock, Brevet Brigadier-General John W. Forsyth, of General Sheridan's staff, called at the Executive office,. Mechanics' Institute, and told Gov. Wells he bore a written communication to him from the General commanding, which was found to be as follows: Headquarters 5tii Mil. Dist., New Orleans, La., June 7. Mr. J. Madison Wells, Ex-Governor 0/ Louisiana: Sir?Governor Flanders has just informed me that he made an official demand on you for the re? cords of the office, which you have heretofore held as Governor of Louisiana, and that you have de? clined to turn them over to him, disputing the right to remove from office by me, which right you have acknowledged and urged on me up to the time of your own removal. I therefore send Brevet Briga? dier-General John W. Forsyth, of my staff, to no? tify you that he is sent by me to eject, you from the Governor's room forcibly, unless you consider this notification as-equiv.ilcnt to ejection. (Signed.) P. H. SHERIDAN. Major-General United States, Commanding 5th Mil. Dist. After reading this communication, Governor Wells said to Gen. Forsyth : "Sir: I surrender the office I hold only to the sword," and called up Judge Bryan, of the Parish of Rapides, to bear witness of what he said. Without making any re? sponse whatever, General Forsyth withdrew. The new appointee, Mr. Flanders, will therefore take immediate possession of the Executive office. Ex Govcrnor Wells has consulted with eminent coun sei as to the proper course to pursue at law. Gov. Flanders, accompanied by Gen. Foreyth, appeared at the Executive office about 6 o'clock, and entered upon his duties as Governor of Louisi? ana. No ceremony whatever. He stated that his efforts should be to the best of his ability exerted for the public good. Washington, June 8.?The President received the first intimation of Wells' removal through the newspapers. He considers these removals unau? thorized by the law. EDITOR'S TABLE. Frank Leslie's Magazine.?The June number concludes the twentieth volume of this deservedly popular magazine. It takes rank among the fore? most as a gazette of fashion, while its literary merit is unsurpassed. With double-sheet fashion platce, boih plain and colored, full sized patterns of the latest sensations in the way of dress, be? sides elegant and profuse illustre.?ions, embracing every variety of subject, there can be no question as to the character of this magazine. The stories, sketches and general information in ea.ch number are worth more than the subscription price. Pub? lished by Frank Leslie, 537 Pearl Street, near Broadway, New York. One copy, for one year, S3.50. DcmorcsCs Monthly Magazine.?A lady friend styles De.more8t's as the Queen of tho Monthlies, and it is not unworthy of the title. The July number, which has come early to hand, is as gor gerous as the month it represents. It is brim? ming full of good stories, fine illustrations, house? hold hints, and gay, seasonable fashions. Not? withstanding that this publication is issued from an Emporium of Fashion, the editors do not dis? dain a glance at foil}' as she flies, and some of the best hints at prevailing frivolities which we have ever seen were found in its pages. To ladies liv? ing at a distance from metropolitan centres, it is especially valuable and useful, and we are not surprised that so many confess it "indispensable." The subscription price is S3.00 per year, with a handsome premium. Address, W. Jennings Demouest, 473 Broadway, New York. BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company of South Carolina, held in the city of Charleston, on Saturday, 1st day of June, 1867, the following proceedings were had: Mr. Gaillahp, the Secretary and Treasurer, an? nounced the resignation of Colonel John T. Sloan, President of the Board, on account of ill health. On motion of Mr. Gouruin, the resignation was accepted. Also, a resolution that the thanks of the Compa? ny arc due, and arc hereby tendered, to Colonel Joun T. Sloan, late President, for his ability and fidelity in the discharge of the duties of his office. General J. W. IIarruon, of Anderson, was elect? ed President of the Board. Mr. W. H. D. Gaillarp, Superintendent and Secretary and Treasurer. On motion Mr. Furman, a Committee, consisting of the President, Messrs. Furman and Gourdin, was appointed to confer with the City Council of j Charleston in regard to the stock of the city in said 1 Company. By order of the Board. p * W. II. D. GAILLARD, Secretary and Treasurer. uFFICTAI. Headquarters, Second Military District, > Charleston, S. C, June 3d, 1867- J GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 34 I. Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police, City Marshals, Chief Detectives aud Town Marshals of the several districts, counties, cities, townsy and other munici? pal organizations, in North Carolina and South Carolina, wffl at once, by letter, report to Brevet Colonel Edward W. Hines, ?. S. Army, Provost Marshal General of the Second Military District, Charleston, South Carolina, setting forth in the re? port the nc-ne of each officer, his residence, official station, duties, postoffice address, salary per an? num, and the authority by whom appointed. Cor? oners, Constables, and other officers, in this Mili? tary District, whose duty it is to make arrests, and who are not included in the force of any Sheriff, Chief of Police, City Marshal, Chief of Detectives, or Town Marshal, will make individual reports to the Provost Marshal General in like manner and form as above required. II. Whenever any homicide, rape, mayhem, felonious assault, burglary, arson, robbery, or lar? ceny?where the property stolen is of the value of twenty-five dollars and more?shall be committed within any city or town in this Military District, the chief officer of police of such city or town shall at once investigate the case and report the facts to the Provost Marshal General; setting forth the na? ture of the crime, the name and residence of the party against whose person or property such crime has been committed, the time when and place where it was committed, the name, description and residence of the offender, if known; and if the of? fender has been arrested, stating what steps have been taken to secure his punishment; and if not in custody, giving any information which may be of service in securing his detection and arrest. Sheriffs of counties in North Carolina and of dis? tricts in South Carolina, shall investigate and make report of such offences, when committed within their respective counties or districts and not within the limits of any city or town, in like manner and form as is herein required of chiefs of police of cities and towns. When an offender whose offence has been reported, shall be arrested, report of the arrest shall be made at once by the officer in charge to the Provost Marshal General. Consolidated Monthly Reports of the above enu? merated crimes will also be made by the respective officers and for the localities above designated, to the Provost Marshal General. Blanks will be fur? nished by him upon application. The first report to include the period from January 1st to jl/ay 31st, 1867. III. Whenever any prisoner shall break and es? cape from a penitentiary, jail, or other prison, in the Second Military District, the officer in charge of such penitentiary, jail, or other prison, shall at once make report of the facts to the Provost Mar? shal General, setting forth in such report the date of escape, the name of each escaped prisoner, his description, age, residence, the crime for which committed, whether under sentence or awaiting trial, whether recaptured, and stating fully the manner of the escape, an? the circumstances under which it was effected. Reports in like form and manner will be made by all officers from whose custody prisoners may escape while being con? ducted to or from a prison. Whenever a prisoner shall be recaptured the fact will be at once re? ported to the Provost Marshal General, by the of? ficer from whose custody the prisoner escaped. Failure to make prompt report of escaped pris? oners as herein required will inculpate the delin? quent officer as aiding and abetting the escape. IV. The Sheriffs of counties in North Carolina, and of districts in South Carolina, will at once re? port to the Provost Marshal General the condition of tiie jails, prisons or work-houses under their charge, or in their respective districts or counties, as to capacity, convenience and security, and the names and residences of the officers responsible for the condition and care of such jails, prisons and work-houses. V. All civil officers having charge of any jail, prison or workhouse, in this Military District, shall, on the last day of each month, make a report lo the Provost Marshal General, upon blanks to be by him prescribed, and furnished upon application, of all persons who have been confined in such jail, prison or work-house, during the month, setting forth the name of the prisoner, his description, residence, age, when committed, for what offence arrested, by whom arrested, whether under sen? tence or awaiting trial; if under sentence, by what tribunal tried and sentenced; if sentenced, for what period and the amount of fine or costs if any; how employed; how subsisted; whether discharged, transferred, escaped or deceased; if discharged, by what authority; if transferred, to what place and by whom ordered. The first re? port made under the requirements of this para? graph will include the period from January 1st to May 31st, 1867. VI. All Sheriffs, Constables, Police and other civil officers and persons, whose duty it is under the laws of the provisional governments of North Carolina and South Carolina to serve writs or make arrests are hereby required to obey and execute the lawful orders of the Provost Marshal General, to the same effect as they arc required by law to obey and execute writs, warrants, or other pro? cess issued by civil magistrates. And any resis? tance to or disobedience of the lawful orders of au? thority of the Provost Marshal General shall sub? ject the offender to trial by a Military Commission and, upon conviction, to removal from office and punishment by fine and imprisonment. VII. Duplicates of the reports required Ijy the provisions of paragraphs II, 111 and V of this order, to be made by local officers to the Provost Marshal General, will at the same time be sent to the proper Post Commander. VIII. The performance of the duties enjoined by this order will not be construed to relieve civil of? ficers from the discharge of any of the duties now required of them by the laws of the local Provis? ional Governments. And any civil officer who shall refuse or neglect to perform promptly the duties herein required of him, or who shall make any false return or report of the matters herein prescribed, shall be dismissed from his office, and be subject to trial by Military Commission for mis? demeanor. IX. Sheriffs, Constables and other officers, whose official emoluments arc confined to costs and fees, shall be allowed for services performed under the orders of the Provost Marshal Geueral the same costs and fees, to be paid in the same manner, as is provided by the laws of the local provisional gov? ernments for like service under those laws. X. All persons in this Military District, who may know of any threatened breach of the peace, or of the commission of any crime or offence, are requested to make complaint thereof at once to the Chief of the Police, or Marshal, of tho city or town; or, if the crime or disorder shall be com? mitted without the limits of any city or town, to a Magiitrate or the Sheriff of the county or district; and, if prompt, action shall not bo taken by the officer to whom the matter shall be reported, such persons arc requested to report all tho facts to the Post Commander and to the Trovost Marshal Gen? eral, XI. Imprisonment for default irij payment of costs; fees or charges of court, attorneys or public officers, shall not exceed thirty days. By command of Major-General D. 15. Sickles/ J. W. CLOUS, Captain 38th ?. S. Infantry, Aid-de-Camp, and A. A. A. G. --O STATE NEWS. Murder.?About two weeks ago, some concern was excited by the disappearance of a negro boy, living witli a Mr. Stewart, on the East side of the Catawba River, in this District. Recently, a let ier was put in circulation, purporting to have been received from Columbia, S. C, stating that the missing boy had been, shot in that place, while attempting to steal some property. The circum? stances aroused suspicion, and the colored man who pretended to- have received the letter was at once apprehended. In his examination before a a magistrate, he denied, for awhile, any knowl? edge of.the missing boy; but afterwards ac? knowledged that he had been murdered by two other negroes ou Friday night, the 24th of May, who knocked him in the head with an axe, and that the body had been thrown into the Catawba River. The body had not been found at last ac? counts. The freedmen in the vicinity where this oatrage I was committed evinced a laudable determination to hunt up the guilty parties, and were anxious to administer speedy justice to the prisonen already in arrest, by swinging him to the nearest tree.? Yorkettle Enquirer. We are informed by an intelligent and reliable freedman a short time ago that three strange ne? groes, unknown by any one here, passed through this place on a Saturday and spent Sunday on a neighboring plantation, where there are some hun? dred freedmen employed. They stated that they were ou a secret mission to warn the freedmen against listening to or speaking in favor of the Southern people?that there were some six thou? sand Yankees near Greensboro, N. C, coming on behind them, who would certainly shoot every freedman who favored or spoke of favoring a South? erner. Of course great fears were excited by this tale, and a dreadful looking for of the bloody butchers who were soon to be here. The tale was implicitly believed wherever it was told. Our in? formant, when he gave us the information, was laboring under fearful apprehensions. He pro? fessed not to have implicit faith in the tale, but greatly feared it was true.?Cltcrctic Adiurrliaer. Corn?The Wheat Crop.?Wagons loaded*with corn are still rolling through our streets. Tho amount of corn shipped to this place, since-the first of February, to supply the deficiency of last year's crop in the district, can hardly fall short of 25,000 bushels. The most of this has probably been paid for. This vast sum of money has been sent out of the district?Tor the profit which re? mains in the merchant's hands is not. so much. It is not missing the fact far, wc think, to say that this year there is under cultivation iu Fair field District two acres of cotton for every one of corn. Pity it was not the reverse. The wheat crop is soon to be gathered, and it is a splendid one to all appearance. Rut in the ab? sence of enough corn to "run" the farms until the next corn harvest, the wheat for bread will be but a moderate crop, as the stock will very likely bo fed upon the greater part of it.? Vt'inusLoro' Xcics. Arrest and Escape.?A young man, who gave his name as John W. Davis, and claimed lo he a native of Camdcn, but recently a resident of Char? lotte. N. C, was arrested at this place last week, by a genlhman from Pincvillp, N. C, upon the charge of theft. As we understand it, a reward of S50 was offered for his arrest, and the thief, suspecting, left the railroad line, and was endeav? oring to elude capture by cutting across the coun? try. Upon being taken before a magistrate and searched, x ladies" pocket-book and note?de? scribed in :hc reward?was found upon his per? son, but nc money. Our jail bc'ng deficient, he was placed in one of the rooms of the Court House, from whicl he made an easy exit the following night.?Lencaftcr Ledger. Wheat 2rop.?From .ill quarters, the accounts received nprcsent the wheat crop as exceedingly ' promising,and giving hopes of a heavy yield. It will come it. time to give great relief in those .sec? tions of the Soutl which are so fortunate as to be favorable for whot-growiug. The upper poriiou of this State, whercthe scarcity is very, great.will Aud? it a liniedy relief?but in our own section we ha\tp no small grain crips to fall back upon, and many months must elmsc before any relief cau be had from want.?Suilcr JYars. A Sad acCIDJXt:?Wc are pained to record the death of Thonos Hill, a native of this District who recenily woit to Mississippi on a visit, and while out hnntirg. was shot by the accidental discharge of his gm. We knew Mr. Hill personally,' and can say Sartatiburg had no better citizen. He was in the 44? year of his ace.?S/'tirlanburg Suoar(ai\. iTTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. The Car of Russia is in attendance ou the Paris Expositin. On Thursday last, while returning from a rview of the military in a carriage with the Empcro of the French, an attempt was made to as sassinnt the Czar. The New York UcralcTs spe? cial Pais despatch, referring to this occurrence, says tht the Imperial party had a very narrow es? cape, te ball passing in a line between two of tho disiin>iishcd personages, and wounding a lady standig in the street. A horse ridden by a groom in wai'ng was wounded iu the head, and the blood spurto on the Imperial uniforms. The assassin attemted a second shot, when the pistol burst. He is. Pole, coming from Belgium, and without acconilices in Paris. The police saved his life from he enraged populace. A magnificent ball was jven at the Russian Embassy the same eve? ning. The Czar with his sons, and the Emperor and Inpress of France, were present. The mem? bers f the Russian royal party were congratulated on tiir escape. * -+. N\v York, June 7.?The Southern Relief Com missn have shipped S.000 bushels of corn to Ohuestonand Savannah for interior distribution. The.'rcasurcr received an appeal for relief from Clamdon District. S. C, from the heads of sixty scv? families, representing 208 individuals. ?jjc lltarkcts. harlestox, June S.?Cotton unsettled, and q,tations nominal: sulea 78 bales?middling 25 dtt. Receipts 470 bales. Augusta, June 8.?Cotton very tlat; sales 20 utvs; prices too irregular for quotations. kw York, June 8.?Cotton without decided clngc; sales 2,000 bales, at 27 cent.--. G?hl 36^. Djmcnial. MARRIED, by Rev. W. J. Grady, on the 5th Jie, 1807, at the bride's residence in Pendleton, >s Virginia E. Hunter and Mr. J. C. Stuiblino, iPickcns District. Printer's Fee received.