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VOLUME XIV.
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\_ O. F . TOWNEa,
EDITOR.
J. c. SAltrST, Pre'r, and Associate Sdlttf
Nettie's With.
><*r5u : "
I wish x ?wt? fairy,
And bad ? magic i^and:
Td make yon all so happy 1"
Bald little Nettie Bond.
' 'Td change thta cot ao humble
Into ft palace fair,
-And SU tta walla ao lofty
With treaanrea rich and rare.
** Papa ebonld leave hie work-shop j
Mamma should lire at eaae ;
And Ben should go to college,
the darling roguish teaae!
We'd have-euoh heaps of rtlrer,
WUh gold In plenty, tool
0, wo?M we not he merry, <
With no more work to do !"
" My dear, the beet ?f fab-lee
My little girl may be.
And she can bring na dally
" * Rl-h gilts moat fair to see?
Kind tonka, and smitea so loving,
And duties promptly done;
O, these would make onr home-nest
Ae cheerful as the aun.
" Better than kingly palace,
"Bettor than gold, my love,
These precious plants ol kindness,
Which take their root ?bovo ;
They'd lighten father's laber,
And soften mother's oaro ;
And, twining round our heart-strings,
They'd Uvom In beauty rare."
"1 thatfk -yon, dearest mother;
IH try your magic wand,
' And he a redl home-fairy,'*
Said little Nettle Bond.
"And tf we can't have riches,
< We'll have what'a better far?
HctHl full or low ?nd oubonino,
"ilj pet!" chimed in manrma. ,
Important Order
The "following Order from General Can
by vm promulgated on the Slet:
1. Paragraph II of General Order X?i
10, from the headquarters of the 8eeon<
Military District. dated April U, 18C7, i
tnodifjed ae follower.
Judgment* or decree* for the payment r
money on causes of action arising in Nortl
Carolina between the 20th of May, 1881
and the -20th day of April, 1888, and ii
fionfh Carolina between tire I'fHh day c
December, 1800, and the2tlh day of April
M66, ahall not he enforced, try ex< cutior
against the perron or property of the d<
Cendant. Proceedings for such cruses t
action now pending aball be stayed, an
no eoit or proceaa ahall be Instituted c
oommeneed on auoh causes of action unt
after llie civil government of the respeetlv
States shall be e?tahli*hed in accordant
arlth the laws of the United State*.
Paragraph HI of the utme Order ia mod
fled as followa:
Bberlff*, coronera and ennat ablea at
hereby directed to auepend the aale of a
property upon execution, or protect nnd<
. say judgment or decree of a court of tli
o-oalled Confederate States, or of tii
State of North Carolina, rendered hatwee
the 28th day of May, 1861, and the organ
cation of the provisional government <
mid State, under tlia President's proclaim
lion of tba 28th day of April, 1866, or <
the State of South Carolina, rendered h<
tween the 16th day of December, 18(5'
and the organisation of the provision!
government of the raid State, under tti
* President's proclamation of the 80th day <
June. 1866, nnleaa the written consent <
the defendant he enured of record, ar
exeept in cases where the plaintiff or h
attorney, upon oath, supported by eorro
arative testimony, shall allege that the d
fertile nt ie dlepeeing of. removing, or a bo
to r?mof?, hie properly hojond the jurl
diction of the courl, with Intent to defrat
bla creditor-*: Pro*iJ*d, Tliat no auoh jud
Client, to rendered, within the perioda afoi
1 eaid, ehatl be bar to the eommeneeniet
in t State eourh of a new auit npon tl
erne eaute of nation in any oaae in whie
by law. the defendant may remove or a
peal the aame to a court of the Unit
ftUUa.
Tha aala of real or personal property, 1
' forecloeore of mortgage, la likewlae at
pendod In tha eaaca embraced in pni
' *> graph# II and 111 of aatd Order No. 10
berve amended, eipept \n eaaea where I
tereet money accruing eubaeqnanl to t
Mth of April, 18fi5, akall not have be
paid befpre tha day of aa|e, and all pi
?- ylona peep^ot'.ooe on yaoh aaloa are revoke
paragraph IV of the aame Order la mr
T ? iflpd by antwtilpUng ?b? 29th day of Api
? m*. for the 19th day of May, 1?6S.
Paragraph V of tha aatna Order la mo.
ft#4 ay foltqwa:
A|l prpeeedlnga for the recovery of men
on poptraot*. whether under aeal or by j
rob tha yonaideraiioii of whieli was t
parahaae of alavee, made aubaequant to t
4 let day of January, Igas, are responded,
jodgenenly or <feoreee entered tor an
eanaea of aelton ahall not bqanforeed.
Paragraph VII of the asm# Order ia m<
i?f ified aa follow*;
In all aalea of property nnder e*eeuti.
or by order ot any court, there ahall be
nerved out ef the. property of eay defn
M, who haa e famWy dependent npon
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or Ii?r labor, a dwelling boose 'and appor
tcnancee,* and (If in the country) twenty
j iMhi of land, or so much thereof that tiie
. whole thai! not exceed in value the aurt) of
12,006 J and, la a todro bf eitj, the imHietliate
lot upon which such dwelling houae
W situated ; and necessary articles of furniture,
apparel, subsistence and implements
of husbandry, trade or other employment^
to the value of X>00^ The homestead ex*
eruption shall Inure only to the benefit of
f-rmiliea, In oilier cawi, the exemption
k.tl ?U.S u .l,.lkl>. ...I ! 1?
ments of trade or employment usually followed
hy the defendant, of the value of
$200. The exempt lona liareby made shelf
not-be waived or defeated tLy the act of
any defendant who hat a family dependent
upon him or her for snpport, and the exempted
property ahall he ascertained and
defined hy the sheriff or other officer en forcing
the execution, who ahall eall to hts
aid two Impartial citixena, to make the neeo?sary
approvement, and shall make report
thoreof to the court.
Paragraph X is hereby modified so as to
authorise arrest in ciril actions cz contractu
only in esses where tho demand is past due>
and the defendant has boan guilty of a fraud
ka contracting the debt sued for, or has removed
or disposed of his property, or is about
to do so, with iutcnt to defraud his creditors
?r is about to Icava the State with such
intent.
Paragraph XVI is amended hy adding
thereto : .
All proceedings in any court of North Car.
olina, or ef South Carolina, recognising or
sanctioning the investment of the funds of
minor heirs, or of females, or of insano persons,
in the securities of the lato rebel Government,
or the securities of the States of
North Carolina or 8outh Carolina, created for
the purpose of carrying on war against the
Uorornment of the United States, will be suspended
until the question of the validity of
such investments shall have been determined
? by the eourts of the United States, or by national
legislation. And nothing in ihe provisions
of this order, or of the Order No. 10 above
" cited, shall be bcid to bar or biuder the recov*
cry, by suit, of tho estate of any minor beir'^
>. female or inssne person, (cestui que trust,.
'1 whether in the bends of executors, adminis
s trators, trustees, guardians, masters or clerks
of equity courts, and other fiduciary agents,
f or invested by tbein in their fiduciary charaotcr.
I( II. General Orders No. 2ft, of May 20, 1507f
is rewoked : end on and after tho first dnv ol
j -January, 1808, the distillation of splritou*
| liquor* in thi* Military District, will b? suW'
ject to such restriction* only as are imposed
' by tbe law* of tbe United Btatos, and of tbe
*' State* of North and South Carolina, rospcct'
>( ieely.
^ III. Paragraph* VI and VII of General Or'r
ders No. 82, dated May .10, 1867, are revoked
^ ard tbe power to grant lieenoea for the sale of
' rpirituou* or intoxicating liquor* is remitted
> to the proper local authorities, to take effect
on and after the first day of January, 1868,
i and te be subject to the following eondition* :
1 The municipal authorities in granting
^ the license, shall be answerable that the
ij paitie* to whom such licens.* are granted,
r together with their sureties, sha'.l he respon1#
sihle persons, and of good moral standing
ie in the community, and that both principal
n and sureties shall be atile to qualify Indi
I. viduaily in donblj the amount of the bond
required, and that the bond shall be a Hen
upon the personal property of both prlrcl9f
pal and sureties, and upon proof of default
g_ shall warrant tho summary seisure and sale
0, of so much of the property of either or both,
i) as may he necessary to satisfy tha forfeiture
i( or Ane and coat*.
Df t. Drunkenness or disorderly conduct on
?f the premises, ahull work the forfrtlurs ol
,d the license and of the penalty of the bond.
jt 8. The owner and keeper of any har
toom, sa*oon or other place at which intox
icsting liquors are sold, and ail other per
ut sons Interested or eonneeted therewith, shall
he regarded aa principal* in any action o!
damages growing out of any assault, Hot
.-.(Tray or other disorder occurring on the
premises, or directly traceable thereto.
>f, 4. All bar rooms, saloons or oilier placei
he at * liicli intoxicating liquors ere sold, shall
h, be closed on the day or days of any general
p* or local e!eeiion, and for the twelve houn
ed next preceding the opening and next sue
needing the closing of the polls at suet
by election; and the sheriffs of Counties an<!
i(. Distrlc's, and the chief of puliee of cltici
a. and towns, shall have power to direct th'
as closing of bar rooms and other places foi
|n. the sale of intoxicating liquors, whenever i
be may be necessary in their judgment to pre
en serve order and quiet,
re 6. T'?e proceed* of all licensee, forfeiture
d. gnd fines, under the local regulations, 01
d- under the provisions ol military orders, wil
be devoted to the support of the poor, anr
as soon as realised, will be turned over U
ibe eommierioiipni or overeeer# of the poo
ol the District, County, elty or town, ii
ey whieh they accrued, and the commissioner
>a- or overseers wil), at the end of each month
he report to the 1'rovoet tlarshal-Qenera
he of the Dietrlot, tlia amount received b;
~ them during the month, epeoifying th
ich names of tho parties from whom it was re
eeived.
?d- 6. The penalties imposed hy this ordet
or by any local police regulations, may b
on. enforced in any alvll or military court, an<
re- i|{K>s con vie1 ion, the eourt may award t
,d- the informer, a sum not exceeding fifty pe
his sent, of tho forfeiture or floe.' And it i
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mad* the duly of all sheriff*, constable*,
and coroner* of Counties and DiMriett, and
tH* police of elite* and town*, to be
ttgilant In the enforcement of the po
Hoe regulation*, and lh* provisions of
tbls order in relation to the aal* of lutoxleating
liquor.
The provisions of this paragraph will be
held to apply to such Iioensesgranted under
General Orders No. S3, to lun-keepera, a*
remain unexpired after the 1st of January,
1,1868.
IV. To promote the speedy trial of prls
oners confined for minor oftencss, and dt.
ralnish iLe coat of their maintenance, al 1
committing magistrates will, on the 16th
and laat dnya of each month, report to the
judge of their County or District Court, all
commitments made hy them during the preceding
half month, specifying the dale o'
commitments, the names of tho prisoner*,
and the offences for which they were committed,
to the end that '.lie judges niny, whene ver
in their opinion the number of prisoners or
Other considerations of public Interest call
for it, hold special terms of thoir courts, for
the purpose of disposing of such cases. The
additions! expense of holding such special
term*, will he a charge upon the State
Treasury, and the accounts therefor will b?
audited and paid as accounts of a similar
character are now audited and paid, nnd If
the^s>lnriia now paid the judges should be
inadequate, in view of the additional labor
performed by them, a icasonable addition,
upon proper representations through the
Governor of the State, will be allowed.
V. The pil otagc regulations now existing
in the States of North snd South Carolina,
ere so far modified, that on and after the
first day of March, 1868, all passenger steam
vessels, regulated hy the laws of.tiie United
States, and carrying a pilot commissioned
by the United States Commissioners, shall
bs exempt from the compulsory payment of
pilotage.
VI. So much of the Act of the Genera'
Assembly of the State of North Carolinaentitled
" An Act to rabe monies," ratified
on the 2flih day of February, 18(17, as
makes it "the duty of all persona nnd corporations
to list and pay the (poll) lax of
such persons liable ti the same, as are in
their employment, on the 1st day of April
of each year, as laborers," is rescinded, and
hcreafU-r all individual taxes will be assessed
direetly upon and collected directly
from the individuals from whom they are
i due; provided, that ths provisions of this
order shall not apply to the taxes levied for
the current year, except that double poll
tax shall not ba enforced, if the original-tax
ue pnm on or before tlie 1st day or March,
ISM.
Earthquakes.
During the last three months of the year
iu*t closed, there hat heen a coincident occurrence
of earthquake*, hurricanes and
volcanic eruption*, which have led many
minds to the conclusion, more especially at
the same coincidence has heen observed bes
fore, that they are effects of one general
eau?o. Among tho enriont theories of the
cause of enrthquakos is one l?y a French
gentleman, M. Alexis I'erry, who has for
many years made this a special study, and
prepared voluminous tables of such earthquakes
as have taken place. lie cornea to
the conclusion that tlioy are periodical, and
that there is a relation between the frequency
of earthquakes snd Ilia rotation of the
in?on. lie inaieU thai this relation is one
of cause and effect; the moon, he argues,
" attracts the eentral nucleus of the globe;
the nucleut la thusdra vn towards the moon,
r and presses against the inside of the outer
crust of I lie earth. This crust does not
yield readily to the pressure ; sometimes it
gives way and breaks, or, in other words,
an earthquake occurs. Regard being had to
the earth's orbital motion, earthquakes are
more frequent at the winter solstice than at
the summer." However numerous and di
' verse the explanations of the efficient cause
of these shock*, it is known that various
agents are at work in the interior of the
1 earth, producing chemical changes which
1 act with great violence, ejecting from vol
' canoes, rocks of vast magnitude, and devoU
1 oping a power even beneath the bed of the
" oeean, that communicates a shock to vessel*
1 passing over the snrfaoe. One spot in the
' Atlantic Ocean is spoken of, near the eqna>
tor, and about midway between Guinea and
1 Brazil, where earthquake shocks are almost
r always felt by vessels, passing over, and the
I .f ?1.1.1. ... r.?.a >. ?n..i
to sudden and extreme variations. Indeed
there is no region cf the earth in which
* considerable earthquake* have not been
r recorded, unless it lie in Guinea and SouthI
crn Afiica ; and it Is thought that probably
) not a day perse* without the occurrence
> aornewhere of a aeuaible dirttu banca of thie
r kind.
* The Baltimore Hun call* attention to the
* fact that the earthquake which virited
' a?me part* of tha North at an early hour on
' the morning of Beeetnber 18, ia raid to have
i been flrat felt at Belleville, in Western Can*
ada, at 2.40 m.; at Montreal, where the
"* shock waa quite strong, about 8 a m., and
at Albany, New York, where the laat per
>, eeptihle tremor was felt, at 8.16 a. m. The
o vIbtatious lasted generally from thirty sea
d ondafri two minuter, though at Perth, in
o Canada, two severe shocks wers felt, exr
tending through nearly five minutes. In
,s ome places, heavy buildings were shaken
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to their foundation*, but no serious damage
resulted at any point It (a reported tlmt
the courre o( tlie vibrations, though not In
a direct line, aeemrd to extend fiom the
North-west to the Honth-wcet. There
hocks in the West Indies and the United
Slates are simultaneous witli the usual activity
of the volcanic fires in Mount Yean*
vim. in I BOS and 1859, the Mine concur,
rcnoc of volcanic eruption*, hurricanes and
earthquake* was observed, extending to the
continent The most important earthquake
that ever occurred in this country was that
ef New Madrid, Missouri, below St. Louis,
on the Mississippi, in 1811. The quaking
of the ground continued without iutermlssion
for several months, and over an extent
of territory 300 miles in length, the earth
rose and fell like the waves of the sea, leaving
behind it chasms which have given to
that locality the name ol the " sunk country."
A phenomenon witnessed ono evening
by the inhabitants of New Madrid,
about this time, was a continued g'ars of
.lightning and inoessant roars of thunder
from a cloudless sky, and which appeared
to proceed from below the horizon. There
are reoorJs of nearly 6,000 earthquakes in
different paitsof the globe?some of them
involving an appalling loss of human life,
and affording Impressive Illustrations of the
immense powsr of the explosive material*
which seem to be in such a const sr. t state
of unrest beneath the crust of our planet.
[rh<enix.
Good News from Alabama !
The Montgomery Loyal Leaguer* Proteet
a go in at the Hmlical Contttmtion ? The Leagxiere
Breaking up oIt orer the State?The
Black opening their tyee and Joining the
Coneerratir*.,.
The Montgomery Advertisor of Thursday
last contains the preamble and resolutions
adopted hy the Montgomery Council of the
Union I.oyal League, denouncing the new
Constitution and culling on tho colored leaguers
to aid in defeating it. It declares thnt
the delogutcs to tho Convention wont far beyond
the province of their duties and instructions,
and framed a Constitution disfranchising
and proscribing a largo portion of the
most intelligent and law-abiding citizens of
Alabama, and characterized in every feature
by a fiendish motive of revenge and hatred.?
They resolve,
First. That in the opinion of this Council
the said Constitution is an infamous fraud
upon the rights of tho people of this State,
and will, if ratified, inovitnb'y result in the
debasement of tho white race and destruction
of tho black.
Socond. That we cannot, consistently with
our obligations as members of tho Uuiou Loyal
League of America, give aid or support, in
any manner whatever, to this nefarious scheme
to destroy at one fell swoop the peace, happiucss
and prosperity for all tiina.tpcome of tho
wbolo people of tho State of Alabama.
Third. That we, as Union Republicans and
as memliers of the Montgomery Council of the
League ot America, cull on all latt-abidiug
and Union-loving colored men of Alabama to
unite with ns in our efforts to defeat the adoption
of ttiis Constitution, which embodies
principles dangerous to constitutional liberty,
promotive of eivtl war between the two races,
and destructive of all the end* of good gov. I
eminent.
Fourth. That wo dcnounco ns+?ontcmptiblo
an effort on the part of a few of tho members
of this Council, who are moro political adventurer*,
to break op tho same because they
have failed to rnako it subservient to their vile
| political scheme*.
The above resolution* are pot for'h by authority
of the Lcagno a* a truo copy of the
minutes of the Council and stgnod by its Secretary.
Serious division* in the Radical rank* are
taking place in other sections of the State.?
The Advertiser of to-morrow will contain a
statement substantially, and from the authority
of citiiens of Autauga county, that Loyal
Leagues hare boon irreconcilably split.?
Cuuso: the objectionable features of the
Constitution framed by the Convention, and
tho caucus of members of tho Convention,
who nominated for State officers all whites,
and nearly all tnotnbor* of tho Convention,
loaving the blacks out in the cold.
At tho eounty site of Kingston but two
Loyal Leaguers are left, both white men.
So far a* hoard from, a split of the Leagues
has also taken place in liullock, Piko and
Harbour counties, from the same causes.
Tho Conservative* aro organising clubs
throughout tho State to defeat the Constitution
at the coining election, nnd certain sections
are recoiving large accessions of tho colorod
element. In Prattville, Autauga county,
on Saturday ovor fllty colored men joined the
Conservative Club, uniting with the whites in
denouncing the Constitution.
A call has been signed by tho colored mon
for the formation of a colored Conservative club
here. It declares it* ohjoct shall be:
r irst. i no cultivation oj a ?|nrn or mutual
confidence ami good feeling between the two
race* in tho South, without which there can
be neither peace nor prosperity nor repose to
either.
Second. To support, in the approaching
election, the policy of our own tried people,
neighbors and friends, whose capital furnishes
us employment and whose roofs shelter us, in
preference to that inaugurated by strangers
and their allies.
Third. To diseouraga by all moans in our
power that war of raoes, which evil counsel*
and ignorance seem to be hastooing, and
which onoe inaugurated will result in our sudden
and speedy destruction.
[ TalUk'tutt* yioridian.
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New York hsirics hussar..
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B'V'jENTS
t86a
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The Burning of Colombia.
A correspondent if tho Ijouiarille Courier
furnishes, in the following extract, aotne official
evidence of tha spirit which animated the
anthnrltiee at Washington, aa well aa the commander
of tha artny, at tbe time of Qeneral
8berman'a campaign through Qeorg a and the
Caroiinaa i
I hare lately boat) rending Bborman'a report
to the "Joint Committee on tho conduct of
tbe war," and am atruek with the total absence
of all deipatchea in regard to Columbia'
8. C. Up to the 13th ol February, 1805, hla
daily ordera, Ac., to hia subordinate* are ?l?.
en verbatim, bat when he gets to that date ml'
ore left out, with the exception of two seem*
ttiyfy unimportant one*, until he reaches
Winnsboro, on the 2l?t of Febrnarjr. No
mention?not a line?not a word hardly?la
tnado of Columbia's being burnt. No mention
of the place for a day or two before he takos
't?nothing afterward. Strange 1 Hut maybe
it was best left ont. His last order of any
importance, before taking Columbia, is, " in
tho field, twonty-ono miles from Columbia,
February 13, 1804"-?then coinos tho two
soemingty unimportant ones of the 10th, one
of wbiob I will copy directly, and then a clean
jump tnado to tbo 21st, at Winnsboro, S. U.,
beyond Columbia. On page 287 of tbisjwork,
(" Conduct of tbo War?Supplement-?Part
I,") will bo found these words, concluding a
despatch from llalie^k to Sherman, and dated
at Washington, December 18, 1861, and addressed
to " Major-General W. T. Sherman,"
written when Sherman's plans woro decided :
" Should you capturo Charleston, 1 hope that
by some accident the place may be destroyed;
and If a little salt be sown upon its site, It
may prevent the growth of future crops ot
nullification and secession."
Now boar Sherman's reply, (copied from
page 201,) dated " In the field, Savannah, Dee.
21, 1864," which, taken in conjunction with
this unimportant order of the 18tli of February,
1864, will explain who burnt Columbia,
and wbo allowed it, if lie did not order it.?
Listen all ye who " hanker arter crow
" I will bear in mind your bint as to
Charleston, and don't think salt will be necessary.
When I raovo, the Fijleenth Corp* will
bo on the right of the right wing, and their
position will bring them uaturally into
Charleston first ; and if you have watched tho
history of that corps, you will have remarked
that they gcncrully do their work up pretty
wall. The truth is, tho whole army is Intro tag
with an insatiablo desire to wreak vens
gcatu-e upon South Carolina. I almost tremble
at her fate, but feel site deserves all that
seems in storo for her. I look upon Columbia
as quite as bad as Charleston."
Now for tbo littlo despatch of the 16th of
February, tho night before Columbia was
plundered, pillaged and burned. It is addressed
to General Howard, (tbo Christian soldi or
(7) to whom an insulted Georgia woman of
his own name said, upon his claiming relationship
with her : "No kin! I thank God,
' (lie blood uf all the Howards' is not in my
veins" :)
*" Dear Oeneral : I seo the bridge ovor
Hroad burning. It is very important that
you effect a crossing to-night. If necessary,
get over tho Saluda tho bulk of the (look out
' crow eaters') Fifteenth Corps, then take up
onougb pontoons to finish one Across the
Broad."
The Fifteenth Corps was the first to enter
tho city, anil went by Sherman's order and
burned tho city, cither by his order or bis
want of order. .
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HKAiwjuARiKns or th* Afcfciv, Awx-Tast,
ORxkkai.'s Osncie. Washington, December
28, 18(17.? Omrral Order* Aro. 104.?By
direction of the President of the United
States, the following orders are made.
First Hrevet M*j. Oen. E. O. C. Ord will
turn over the command of the 4th Military
Dstrict. to Brevet Mej. Oen. A. C. Gillem,
and proceed to Sen Francisco, California, to
take command of the Department of Cali
foriiin. Second, On being relieved liy
Brevet M?j. Oen. Ord, Brevet Mnj. Oen.
Irvin McDowell will proceed to Vicksburg,
Mississippi, and reliove Oen. Oillem, in coin"
maud of the4th Military Division. Third'
Brevet Mnj, Gen John l'ope is hereby relieved
of the command of the 8d Military
District, and will report, without delay, at
the Headquarters of the Army, for further
order??turning over Ids command to the
next senior officer, until the .arrival of his
succ-ssor. Fourth. MaJ. Oen. George O.
Meade is assigned to liie command of the
3d Military District, and will assume it
without delay. The Department of the
East will he commanded hy the senior of
ficer now on duty in it, uutil a commander
| is named by tho President. Fifth. Offio-r*
assigned in Ihe foregoing orders to the
command of Military Districts will exercise
therein any and all powers conferred by
Acts of Congress upon District Comma riders,
and also any and all powers pertaining
to Military Department Commanders. Sixth.
Brevet Msj. (len. Mager Hwnj'ne, Colonel of
the 4'ith United States Infantryris hereby
relieved from duty in the Bureau of Refugees,
Freednien and Abandoned Lund*, and
will proceed to Nashville, Tetineato-, and
assume command of his regiment.
By eommand of (jen. Grant.
E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
Cuar.i KHToN, Deeemhcr 31.
Gen. Canby has issued an order suspend
ing executions and staying proceeding* in
all eases arising during the war, suspending
^falea under foreclosuie, and providing f?i
a homestead exemption. Gen. Sickles' order,
prohibiting the distillation of liquors
and granting of licenses to bar rooms, in
revoked, and lbs proceeds of such licenses
ara to ba used for tbe support of the poor.
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NO. 33.
Mastiff, December 28. I
Dlrtr'ct Attorney I* V. B. Martin m?t
I Judge Busteed, of the United States District
I Court, this morning, in front of the Coetona
I House, and said: "Judge, will yoa allow
I that indietment against mo to take lk
I course T" Busteed replied : " Sir, the law
I must take its course." Martin then drew 4
I revolver and fired three shota, Bustee'.
I fell, with a ball below the breast bone aa<W
Another in hie right leg. Martin bad been
indicted by the United States Grand Jury
for revenue fraud* and extortion. He in
now in jail. Judge Bnsteed'e wounds are
not considered mortal.
New Oklkanb, December 48.
The following wnl adopted by the Convention
a* the eeeond article of the Constitution,
after two day's diseneeion: All persons,
without regard to raee, color or previous
condition, born or naturalised rn the
United States, residents of this State one
year, arc citizen* of the State ; they ehall
enjoy the same civil, political and pwblie
rights and privileges, and be eobjnet to thesame
palna and penalties The Cbnveattasi.
adjourned until Monday. To-day wee the
twenty sixth day of the session of the Cbwvent
ion, and they have progressed as far m
the second artioi* of the Constitution.
Haiti Ami, with htl nine lira*- of > east,
with an ambition that dofles spv sew inoaa
comes to the front, on the world's-slaps,
the other day bo was the lonely, exile, tide
from his " watch-tower of St. Thomas" sea
reported to look upon all things tui m stria ll
with the eye o( a inau sick of tin world. At
little later bo was found plottiagr to pot hha>.
self at the head of Mcxieo; a<!HM* later yvit
a prisoner, then a convicted State orlmiirale?finally
reported shot and buried. Coming *ylife,
he again resumes his rota-of ex He, smdl
now is proclaimed Dictator- of Yneetair.-?
What coils upon eoils of intrigue/, what bribing*
and hullyings and beseeching**. have aaatricated
him from his perils and' s4arte<f tidem
afresh, no one but himself known. Wonder (iff
the one-legged hero is orer annoyed by^ ttsen
spirits of tbo unfortunate Texan*/ nrasdawuti
by his direction at the Alamo.
DiSci'SstKO the recent removatA, the Stow
York Triliune says: "The Pltsiidrnt
cessfully plays the game of political' chess?.
The President removes every mso who flavors
reconstruction under any otllei* pi torn
than his own. The game goes on?HAWPresident
winking all the time? nor do< waled
to see that the power which strengthen*
him, i* that of Gen. Grant- Titers is no us*
of conciliating or avoiding fhiir fact?Gwna
Grant is au instrument of Mr. JV>hnson>"ai
will."
Charles II. Carman, fireman on ft lotftt*motivo
on th# New York and Erie Ro?rt\.
waft accidentally knocked uft hi? ertgiu<r?
la?t week, while flying at lightning apeedt.
1I? shot through the open timber* of as
bridge, (ell thirty fret, broke through tfr?
ice, scrambled out, to<>k ft diagnosis of hhnfrself,
and found only ft scratch orr his BeeHc
and his watch stopped.
Oca Mechanic*.?There is an absurd notion
prevalent now a days, that mechanical
pursuits are less " respnctable " than pro
fessiona. The lirighteat names which notr
adorn the annals of all countries a re of the
best mechanic*, who have blessed mankind
with the productions of their genius, All
that is beautiful and grand is the resotl of
improvement in mechanics. Ths pendtt)um,
the main-spring, the barometer, thermometer,
printing preS*, steam engine,
sewing machine, telescope?all, all a fa the
result of mechanic arts.
Uearri.Incurvation.- An excellent hotiickeeper
was ovei heard lamenting that ft
crack had been made in hor cooking store.
For the benefit of all such, we publish the
following ready mode of mending cracks ft#
stoves and iron ovens, as practiced in Get*
many:
" When a crack is Jiseovered in a atofff*
through which the fire or smoke penetrates*
the aperture may be completely elOMed hi ?
moment, with a composition Consisting of
wood ashes and common salt, mads tip hr ft
paste with a bttle water,- and plastered otev
the Crack. The good effect la erj italic eer-tain
whether the atcve be hot or 0>h!. '
Tint curt of the Paraguayan w*T i* announced?the
Paraguayans, Completely e?haustod,
having asked for *?r*pensloW of"
hontili*lee. After a eonterf Af fWA ft***
and a half, which ha* freqitrefcfly tety
bloody, this war r* hsrppily at tin ami,
with the restoration of peaee, of #twfc
there ia so fair a prosper*, It i* stated rhett
the free navigation of all ll.C HrsrWiiVW waters
is to he open to the world.
Gas. Csaav Anorr to A?of,?si* t#* fUra
Wrtt Paoca**.?-It is understood fhat Gen.
I Canity will issno shortly aW order modifying
| Gen. Sickles' famous, order, No.- TO, and detlitilely
setting aside the bail Writ process,
which, Under the InW* of 9?Wth fan.haw, a
creditor has had the power to arrest and held
to ball hi* debtor within the Ptwte, hy making
affidavit that ssid debtor Was ahoat to- leave
tho State.? Churl<?f?.n A'rtrs.
A ncaar. journal has a letter describing
Dickens' readings, in which this remarkable
comparison occur*:
" Mr. Dickons lias a heavy gray moustnebn
' and gonteo, tbo latter spreading out like n
1 broom, which, when ho speaks, has that rapid
1 motion peculiar to a he-goat when oiLUie^
j gtrew."