Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-07-21
TeIegraphic.
LATEST NE Ws.
Burnside In Washington.

TIE sEwARDs NOT YET RETURNED.
Secretary Seward and son have not yet
returned from their trip down the Potomac
PROVOST MABsuALs OFFICE TO BE CLOSED.
The Commercials Washington special says
the Provost Marsha's office there will be
closed the lst of August
THE REWARD FOR BOOTH
The report that the reward for Booth has
been handed over to Colont Baker, is untrue
4HRoUGH TRAINS TO RICHMOND
The Posts special says: The Grst through
train 10 Richmond, since the war broke out
left to day, via Manassas and Gordonsvlle
DEATH OF BISHOP POTTER.
| Private dispatches, from San Francisco
mention the death of Bishop A. Potter, Bisb.
op of Pennsy lvania, on the 5th inst
TRoTTEG MATCH.
Trotting at the Fashion Course, yesterday,
between Eta Sherwood aud Bruno mile heats
best three in FIVE The entire FIVE heats were
trotted, Ella Sherwood winning. Quickest
time, 2:3O
PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROP
ERTY.
The Tribnne's Washington special saws ::
Since the close of the war the Quartermaster
Department has sold at public auction II $40
mules and ID $40 horses and the receipts of
the sales amounting to 81 6O6 535,92
MR. FORD AND THE GOVERNMENT AurHoRI-
TIES.
| The Herald special says Mr.. Ford had
conference with the authorities to-day, but de-
clines making known the result till be has
seen his counsel, Henry Winter Davis and
William SchIey, of Baltimore The latter
pleed ded at Fortress Monroe the celebrated
Hunt case, after Senator Hale had dropped
It. Ford is determined to test the Legality
of the action OF the War Department, at any
cost
THE AMOUNT OF COTTON IN THE SOUTH
The correspondent says that the stock Of
cotton at the South is overestlmated at the
North.
After careful inquiry in North and South
Carolina Georgia and Alabama, | should es.
innate the quantity in the frst-named at
| 10000 bales; second 100000 third 300
900; in this State, 250 900 In Louisiana
Arkansas and Mississippi, the most has passed
into market, The largest lot iu the South
was probably at Macon, 60 600 bales; next,
Augusta, which was the only city in the
South not visited by hostile force, 35 ,OOO
$4,000 bales we're destroyed at Columbia, and
so, 900 at Montgomery.
| BURNING STEAMER
| We have news OF the burning Of the steamer
Cbattaboochie with over 800 bales OF Govern
ment cotton.
| TRADE IN NoBiLS.
! T. l. ,
nearly all the sores of the place open, and
containing the most worthless small ocks OF
goods. The stores contains cha npaqne,
whisky, and other liquors, and plenty OF can
ned fruits. They have no articles which are
really needed, but they manage to make
enormous profits on their present stocks.
ooEFEDs REFUSE TO SELL LAND TO YANKEES,
The HersId's- Huntsville, Alabama CORE
| spondent Gays that the planters have leAgued
iogether aud refuse to sell land 10 Yanke IS
on any terms. They are afra OF the polIti-
cal influence Of Northern men, and will do
every Thing ia their power TO keep them away.
They would rather convert the South into q
wilderness than allow Yankees among them
several plantations are offsred for rent The
negro schools are in furnishing .ondition
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN MOBILE.
The Worli's correspondent at Montgomery
Alabama, says Montgomery is the wofsl
| governed clty he has seen. A pert ct
saiurnalia OF debauchery and misru e seems
to have set in. Masked balls, for officers and
crzSns, are advertised, drinking shops are
numerous, and the city is full OF idle negroes
and wbire men, The influence of an army Of
occu patton is decidedly unfavorable, and
there is very general prayer for resumption
OF civil functions, il for other reason, to
step in the place OF military mierule
Some persons entertain fears OF conflict
between The whites and negroes, but our
correspondent does not think 1t probable.
though there may be many cases OF personal
difficulty The negroes frequently refuse to
work, and the planters treat them very inso-
ently. Many planters seem to be under the
impression that the Government having freed
them will take them under charge, aud posi-
bly, remove the whole black population TO the
| North, or elsewhere.
| They complain, also that it is hard that
their most aluable property should have
! been stricken forcibly out OF their hands, and
that now they are expected to take the same
care OF them as before, and to give their as
sent TO system which they are certain is
false and sure TO fail.
coSsPIRAToRs ENRoUTE FOR THE DRY ToRTUGAs
A Fortress Monroe correspondent SAYS the
sentenced conspirators, Mudd Arnold, O..
Laughhn and Spangler, arrived here Monday
on the steamer State of Maiae. They were in
charge Of Brevet Brigadier General Dodd,
and wore irons on their ankles. and when FIRST
placed on board at Washington, they also had
on manacles These latter feiters were
removed after the steamer left her wharf at
Washington
On the trim down Mndh and Snannl..