, 1862-09-30

'hN1sh the: hack yzrd sttsehed to
spot where the u11th appeared to ha7e bean
feAhly, opened, snd, upon .e1c&Tating to the
depth ct = foot Or mbEe, discovered u hTge !,
~ q hne 11e gnnPo16er the5e co concealed.
tha$ sha had secreted the powder. Aer
friends, tha rebels, were scarcely supplied |
with ammunition, and ehe Was going to keep |
that package for their use. She thought she 4
could not do less towarda the destruction and
defeat Of the Yankees Being WOMAN, Mn.
was duly confscated, and, its owner Waraed
that she had better behave he7elf differently
in future.
:. Tbs inhabitants Of Randolph did not know.
anything Of the band Of gue1llaa that had
fired upon tha Eugene At least they pre-
let, when dlst fnterrogaEed What was
most singular Nas;i that as many as sixty OF
Faulkner men had a1ept In the plsce only@a
fen nights previous. They admitted, how
ever finally, that the men had been there and
had attempted the capture OF the transport
They also admitted that 6ince, they had trem-:
bled Tor the safety OF the town.
Ea1}y n the dBy theae men, found upon
'hoFeback a few miles west uf the village,
with shot guns In their bands, were captured
by the pickets aud brought to the colonels
headquatess. They could give no valid e:
Menphis, where they rested IN Irving prison
until examined BY: Gen. Sherman. They
were supposed to haTe been q portion Of
Faulkner gang, which has It's present head:
quarten at CoTtugton, the county .Beat 81
Upton county, east OF Randolph, In add
ti1n to these, the man who had decoytd Mr.
Dslzeu into the hands Of the gueriillas, and. 3
Jewish cotton buyer, suspectod Of being q
spy, were made prisoners and brought here,
@aking five IN al Who were 1uade csptiyes At
n the deskot III. Dsnsford wesc found psl
10 the position Of ordnance officer In the rebel
ranks. They were also brought AWAY. >
J: After the inventory had been completed1
the property all removed from the dwellings
and stores, ind everything properly prepared
The match Ess sPPlied to y rne buildings @ IN IN
church-in which the Komeu and children
were to corgregateand the residence of q
Mr. Chspman-Nho Waa In bad odor with his
neighboIs, and suspected OF Union principles
-and IN = few moments the town Of Randolph
WAS in fames. It did not take long for the
built Of infammab1e naterials, aud n an hour
The place was numbered with the things that
II lie W e1pedttion returned here On Thursday
evening, without meeting with further inct-
cident and no accident TO mar the snccess Of
the undertaking. Csl: Wa1cott is entitled to
praise for the expeditions and satisfactory
manner In which be accomplished the purpose
Of bis visit to. Randolph, and the perfection
with which he executed the orders OF his eu
pe1for officer.
MTs1ER1ors ROBBERY.
When the gunboat Beauregard was sunk aa
| the battle Of Memphis, she had on her Quan
| tity Of cotton screwed along hex sides, for de-
fense; MOST Of it was rescued aud sold fol
s64o, (which sum vas dspoeited IN portable
iron safe, and kept IN the pnrsur's Office OF
| the gunboat st. Louis, lying In the middle q
the river opposite this city. Orders tad beer
| received for the distribution Of this Sun
among the proper parties a. .pfize money
when On Wednesday, It; was discovered ths'
the money, safe ard al had BEEN stolen ant
carried of How an iron sata that require.
| two men to carry it, could be carried off from
boat anchored In the middle of the river
| and watched over day and night by watches
set every four hours, Is more than can b.
guessed. No searching or inquiry has ye
thrown Light On This strange and unaccounta
BILE robbery.
FROM ARKAEsAs. -, =:
The Buutin Of this morning says Il has SON
late t1dtngs Of the movements Of Hindman
-Four weeks ago he had his headquarters abou
twenty-five miles northwest Of Little Rock
with force already collected consisting 6
parts Of eleven regiments, numbering perhap
five OF Bi1 hundred men. None OF the CON
pa1ies, except two, we're tn, Thile some b. b.
whole force was armed With shot guns IN
old rifles. Hfndnan Was trying hard to &C
up an army but WAS meeting with but Gttl
| success. He had bad q quarrel with ol
Holmes, and this would seem to lend probs
b1i1ty to the rumor In the GrenAda Appeal I
for disobedtence Of orders. We regard It 6
| certain that the report Of his ,approachln
| Sp1ingfeld, No., Is 8 mistake, belief In Whlc
tie contederates have endeavored to strength
en-. Hindman's regiments are made up I
conscripte, md many Of them are reported |
I wRY, he has been for some time fofled In b
| efforts to raise an army.
TIE CIT And COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Gen. Sherman this morning Issued bis ord
| to the uuoyoraud common council, compellil
them, in the absence OF all other civil power
J. to as6ume the exclusive Jurisdiction Of Il
: province Of justice, not only within the cl
j. limits proper, but within the section in t1
miles from Court Square in each directio
9 siderably. The following Il tie portion rel
/, | ting especially to the duties Of tha recorde'
), :. s.Tha city recorder must take cognixance
aLcases Of The violation Of law and good I
der occurring anywhere where the police m
. srrest, and pfoduee the accused party, vi
the necessary Witnesses.
All the city officers, mayor and alderm
u | Included, must fu1f1n their whole duties OF
a this enlarged district, and In case OF rein
- or failure, will be arrested and punished
u the violation Of these my military orders.
o As the county and State authorities grai
Il ally resume their proper functions. the 9
- authorities can, By the same process, contr.
~ their sphere to the city proper, but In
" Of tie inhabitants demand that crime in evt
"a shape should be promptly suppressed q
~ punished whenever It may occur"
= In the following sections the general 8
Il forth his pc.tcy regarding negroes committ1
- "The civil authority is confined TO- ca
n where ciizsns alone are involved. These {
=. brace the negroes who have taken refuge
~ the, city Of Memphis, Negroes commit
r.. crime must be punished, and Tagrants m
be confined and put TO some WORK that
fn OF Congress are the supreme laws Of the Is
- and make it impossible TO return the fugit
- | slaves Of eTen loyal masters. until the dist
~ court Of the United States il established hl
~ all negroes must be treated as free to &C
- and go; but II they steal, get drunk aud
n, orderly, or commit any other ofenses agn1
- The laws and ordinances In force here, thsy
~ and must be punished So
ia The military guard will not Interfere un
- | there be reason to believe that the polfce
~ abusing their power to restore to condi
m Of slavery negro who:has escaped thefefr
II. md who has not been 'rtmanded by the {
~ competent power, viz: the courts Of the
Ct ted Htates.'s =
IN - Sentiments Of Tory.
ut [WaehIpgtau Correspondence of the Chi