The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13
An Imaginary Uprising OF the
Freedmen.
Railroad Communication with the
North to be Restored About
the Middle Of August.
Speech Of w. w. BOyce ON the
Political Status.
Petition for the Pardon of Governor
H9agrath,

Our Charleston Correspondence.
CHARLESTON, s. c., July 8, 1865.
THE TRIAL OF LIEUTENANT A. g. BODINE.
| The Courier of this morning publishes in full
the evidence taken in this trial. 1t is highly in
terestng. Judge Chase figures in it quite con-
spicuously, one of the witnesses, colored man.
stating that he was led to think that he was a
citizen because he was told 30 by that high func-
tionary.
From an expression which dropped from one Of
the officers previous to the publication. was led
| to suppose the accused had been acquitted. 1t
appears that he was found guilty and sentenced
to q reprmand from his superior officer. The re-
| prmand, however, has been withdrawn.
NEW LINE OF STEAMERS.
| company has been formed and large amount
subscribed by Northern and Southern capitalists
! for the establishment of another direct line Of
fast steamers between New York and Charleston.
| MILITARY.
General Gurney's successor as commandant of
| the post is Brevet Brigadier General w. T. Ben
nett, United States Army. General Bennett has
been connected with the Department of the South
! over two years, and has proved himself an able
and gallant officer.
The One Hundred and Sixtyffth regiment New
York Volunteers Ouryee's Zouaves) have sue.
ceeded the One Hundred and Twenty.seventh regi.
ment New York Volunteers as post garrison The
bronzed, hardy, veteran looking appearance of the
Zouaves, in their unique uniform, the first ever
seen in Charleston, created quite a sensation.
They have already become great favorites with the
| citizens, and mingle with them very freely. The
! Zouaves anti-negro worshippers, and are a
| terror to those making an unbrided use of their
/, lately acquired freedom The following are the
/. officers of the regiment
| Lieutenant Colonel, Gouvcrneur Carr Major, Felix
Agnus; Surgeon, George G. Hnbbard Assistant Nathan
s. Putnam; Regiment Quartermaster, Raymond Starr
| Captain William W. Stephenson, Company G; Captain
John p. Norris Company b Captain Charles A. Walker,
Company Al Captain Henry C. Inwood, Company E;
G. Hoffman, Company F. First Lieutenant Andrew Ma
pier, Company First Lieutenant William J. Walker,
pany G; First Lieutenant Walter r Hall. Company d;
First Lieutenant T. Bayard Webster, Company +; First
Lieutenant Thomas g. Tracy Company +; second Lieu.
tenant Hanson Gibson Company A; Second Lieutenant
Matthias johnson, Company b; Second Lieutenant Will
7. Sinclair, Company C; second Lieutenant Frank H.
| Rosberz, Company d; Second Lieutenant William H.
| Lowriz Company F.
The One Hundred and Seventh Ohio, Fifty.sixth
New York and Fifty-fourth Massachusetts, are still
here. The one year men of the Fifty-sixth New
| York left for Hilton Head last Thursday, to be
mustered out of service.
The Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers
and the Thirty-ninth regiment Maine Volunteers
have been ordered to report here to General
Hatch 1t is reported that all the negro troops
are to be removed from this department.
| VISIT OF GENERAL HATCH.
General Hatch has lately returned from visit
| to Columbia, and 10 more than ever impressed with
the necessity for the withdrawal of the negro
| troops from the interior. Since their departure
from Orangcburg and Columbia, the country
around has become more tranquil and the prospect
OF raising q crop increased. Their presence at
those places kept up among the aborers spirit
of envy and admiration for soldiers life, resulting
in general dissatisfaction, decentralization and aban.
d0nment by the negroes Of all labor.
| VISIT OF GENERAL GILMORE.
| General Gilmore, accompanied by Brigader
General Woodford, Brgadier General Kiiburn and
several members of his staff arrived in this city on
| visit on Wednesday morning, from Hilton Head,
on board the steamer w. W. Colt. The band of
the Sixth United States infantry was also on
board, and envened the Charleston Hotel during
| the day with their excellent music.
At six r. M. the party proceeded to the depot
| and took cars for Orangeburg, where they arrived
about midnight, and were well received by the
citizens in waiting for them. In the morning
| General Gilmore visited the Orphan School, where
he met with a most hearty reception from the
children assembled. He expressed himself highly
delighted with the appearance OF the insttu.
tion; and on leaving gave the steward an
quantity of provisions necessary to meet the
wants Of the inmates. The party returned to the
city on Thursday evening, and lett for Hilton Head
| about ten O'Clock, on the steamer w. w. Colt
| HEALTH OF THE CITY.
| Some absurd rumors aioat Of the appear
ance Of yellow fever in the city, The rumors arose
| from the death Of young man who had gone in the
| country and on his return, having got wet sleep.
ing in the woods on his route, was attacked with
| congestive chls and died in four days. The health
| OF the city is very good, the greatest mortality
being among the negroes, who are still dying at an
average OF eighty and ninety q week, as reported
| by the city register. The deaths among the whites
do not exceed six or eight week. The time for
the appearance Of yellow fever has passed. There
| is no danger Of it this year.
| TROUBLES ON COOPER RIVER.
Some Of our more timid people have been dread
fully alarmed lately by reports that the negroes
| were about to do something awful on the Fourth
of July. Ii was said they intended to take posses
sion Of the city, kill General Hatch, Adutant Gen.
eral l.. b. Perry and other white officers ut head
quarters. One excited individual about twelve
O'clock on Monday night, even went SO far rs to
half mile to arouse General Hatch. He stated that
about six thousand negroes had attacked the Fiji
ty-fourth Massachusetts, (colored) at the intrench-
ments, overpowered them and were marching into
the city. He requested the officer of the guard,
who was not at oil in the best humor at being
reused from a sound sleep, to give him transpor-
taton for himself and family to one OF the gun
he certainly et could not think Of letting an able
bodied man like him leave them in such an ex'
tremity, and that he must stay and fight. Mr..
Pussy left in hurry. From DIR. J. b. Irving,
well known citizen and planter, / have gathered
some OF the particulars which led to this silly re-
port.
IL appears that the freedmen Of the plantations
on the east branch Of Cooper river as genera
rule have refused to sign contracts approved by
General Hatch They claim to work the lands as
their own, and along with some Of the freedmen
in the garb Of United States soldiers, have pagee
the plantations on the river. They not only pii
LACED the barns, but killed all the animals, nclud
ing hogs, cows, sheep, &c. Previous to the Attn
il is said, they had made arrangements to come tt
town to stay. Their numbers were fabulousiy es
however, that large number really designed u
come TO the city,
The planters on Cooper river appointed DIR. lr
wing to call on General Hatch and submit q slate
ment of affairs in that neighborhood Genera
Hatch dispatched steamer with number o
troops on board to intercept, and prevent the cit.
from being flooded with, the freedmen on the 4th
! lie also stationed other steamers with troops o