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Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-13
GOVERNOR sHARKEY ON NEGRO TIES.
TIMONY.
He Orders il TO be Received in t,,e civil
Courts.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,


JACKSON, Sept. 25, 1860
By an order, bearing date of the 10Th inst.
Col. Samuel Thomas, Assistant Commissioner
Of the Freedmen's Bureau in this State. nro.
poses TO transfer to the civil authorities of the
State the right to Try all cases in which the
rights OF freedmen are involved, either for in
Jures done to their persons or property. This
proposition Is made, however, on condition
that 'the judicial officers and magistrates of
the provisional government of the State will
take 1or their mode of procedure the laws
now in force in this State, except so far os
those laws make a distinction on account of
color, and allow negroes the same rights and
privileges as are accorded to white men before
their courts, by which | understand that
negroes shall be allowed to testify in cases
where their interest is involved. And be-
hevlng that the late constitutional amendment
winch abolished slavery abolishes all laws
which constituted a part of the policy of
slavery, and in declaring that the negro shall
be protected in his person and property, es
tablished principles which of themselves en-.
title the negro TO sue and be sued. and. as q
necessary incident Of such right, that he is
made competent as witness. according to the
laws Of evidence Of the State.
Now, therefore. !, William l.. Sharkey. Pro.
yslonal Governor of Mississippi. with a view
VI nCIui ii9 W Oul clllZcnS lne rights OF trial
before their own officers and under their own
laws, rather than by a military tribunal and bv
military law, do hereby proclaim, and make
known that in all cases, civil or criminal, in
which the rights Of negroes are involved, either
for injuries done to their persons or property.
or IN matters of contract the testimony of ne.
groes may be received, subject to the common
law rules OF evidence. as regards competency
ana credlblllty which prevail in regard to white
persons And do, therefore, accept the pro-
position of Colonel Samuel Thomas, Assistant
Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau of
this State, and request that no freedmen's court
shall hereafter be organized and that those
already in existence be closed and instructed
to transfer the cases before them to the civil
authorities; and hereby instruct all judicial
officers and magistrates TO act accordingly,
until the Legislature shall act upon the sub
ject,
Given under my hand, and the great seal Of
the State affixed, this day and date above
written. w. l.. SUARKEy.
Provisional Governor of Aiississinpi.
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FREE MAsoNRY.-The grand officers of the
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
in Pennsylvania have issued an appeal to the
brotherhood in the United States to renew
the bonds of union. They say: ''We owe our
country and the world the duty of our example.
Let us make it manifest Come among us; we
will go among you. Your temple is our temple;
your masonry our masonry; whittier masonic
teachings bids us 60, let us 60 together
our indestructble Order, by the undying light
which illumines our pathway to and from the
communion of the craft, by your precept and
example, and efforts among, your fellow
countrymen, to begin the great work of recon,
Citation.
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The Iiima1e AZ Minnasntn.

Horace Greedy writing to the TribuHc from
Minneapolis, Minnesota. thus refers to the
climate of that State. The climate Of Mime
sofa is her chief bugbear: and. while | have
little lellow-leeng with the chap who con-
tcssed to "a prejudice against the equator, i
own up to Il slight repugnance to 400 below
zero. And yet the climate with most Mime
sotians is their strong point. Nearly all have
met assure me that they never passed Winters
so delightfully."- in milder latitudes as here:
several spent Winter here as an experiment
before migrating. and found the dry atmos-
phere bright skies and steady cold. so eXhi!-
Grating that they could not thenccloIth live
elsewhere. Several have assured me that they
feel the cold far less here than they did in
Central Ohio. New England. or even in New
FORK City. They say that the Winter days are
almost uniformly still and sunny. and that q
man comfortably clad does not find the cold
unpleasant. They admit, however. that there
are few days each Winter at once cold and
windy and they are most agrceably passed
between a roaring ire-l llace and Il hot stove.
There arc hundreds Lere-perhapa thou
sands-who came 10 save their lives; and all
insist that the climate is an antidote to pul.
mOnary affections and cure for consumptiyeS
in the early stages of their disease. Many are
well who believed they would have died years
ago had they remained on the seaboard On
the other hand, il i said that nervous dis
orders, heart complaints, &c, are aggravated
tina, the atmosphere Is too stimulating Ion
persons thus affected. | only report what
hear. | cannot doubt, however, that this Is &
region remarkably favorable to health and lon
gcyity.
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Touching E'rih';te 10 the aEel,a0ry o. 4bra.
fAans Lincoln.

A correspondent of the Chicago TriJme
writing from Florence. Italy, says:
Among the first incidents which met my
eyes as entered Italy were one or two. which
are perhaps not altogether unworthy Of being
read, and one Of which in particular may have
a peculiar interest for Americans readers.
was walking through the narrow streets Of the
little town of Lugano, when my eyes were at
tractcd by a well-known portrait suspended in
front Of a small book store. The portrait was
that Of Abraham Lincoln; and you will not
wonder that the sight alone Of the familiar
features arrested one footsteps. as they hung
there in that quaint. medieval, out of the
way place, looking round upon Il scene so
wholly foreign to that other world. of which
the late President of the United States was so
wildly the personhcation. | Went up by an
irresistible impulse Of respect to look at it.,
and ! was glad did so, for found beneath
it in writing, and in Italian, an inscription
which showed that the little portrait had in
fact been attached to his house by the owner
like sacred image, al once testimony Of his
own faith and feelings, and an appeal TO those
of his fellow citizens. This. said the in
scripuon, Is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
aud so long as the sun shines on men, so long
shall the name Of him who redeemed four mil
lions Of slaves from captivity, of him who,
clutching to his strong breast the taSces of the
American Union, fell a victim to horrible as
sassination-so long shall his name rcsound
great, vcnerated, and blessed throughout the
world -
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ATTTSEyEENTS.

Front STREET THEATRE.-This evening has been
set apart by the management ofthc Front for ben
eft 10 Miss Lizzie Wood. who has won for herself 50
many laurcls during the past few nights. She will
rorsonnte the character OF Putnam in the revolu-
.ondry drama Of the same title, and We hope she will
receive real substantial benefit. The other charuc-
tiers will he ably sustained by the efficient company OF
Air o. i. Doui.
scntatiun Of which drew another large audience last
evening at the Holiday Street Tecatrc is to be with
drawn after this evening to give place to other
novelties which Manager Ford has in preparation.
and which sill be dnIE announced
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Proclamation Of the Observation-Disclosures
No Longer Under Martial Law.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The President of
the United States to-day issued the following
proclamation:
whereas, by a proclamation of the 9TH day
of July, 1864, the President of the United
States. when the civil war was Aagrant and
when combinations were in progress in Ken
lucky for the purpose of melting insurgent
raids into that State, directed that the procla,
nation suspending the privilege of the writ of
habeds corpus should be made ef1ectual in
kentucky and that martial law should be es-
tabllshed and continue until said proclamation
should be revoked or modified.s
Ind rhereas. since then the danger from
insurgent raids into Kentucky has substantial.
ly passed away
Now, therefore, be il known that |, ANDREW
JOHNSON. President Of the United States. bv
virtue Of the au hority vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby declare that the said
proclamation of the 9TH of July. 1864. shall
be, and is hereby modified in so far that martial
law shall be no longer in force in Kentucky.
from and after the date hereof
I, In testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city Of Washington this 18th of
October. i'll the year of our Lord. one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty-fve, and of the
independence Of the United States of America
the nintieth
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Bv the President:
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THE PATERSON RACES.
contest for the st. Leger Stakes-The Colt
Baltimore the Winner

PATTERSON, N. j., October 1O.-The race
1or three year olds, two and quarter miles,
lor tne st. Leger stakes to-day, was won by
the hevenue colt Baltimore. Junius was Sc
conu' ohsta was good third Tor fifth. y
Ihe time was four minutes and fifteen and
one-quarter seconds. The race of one mile
heats was won by Arcola in two straight heats
Time, one minute and forty.seven seconds and
one minute and forty-six and three quarter
seconds.
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ss,e,,.rla 20 SisOOs AKA 0liicer az the Fsresi-


The evening edition Of yesterdays Washington
H-psjiicoa says:
Ihi, afternoon a man went TO the Presidents house
and demanded ot officer Crook admission 20 the Pre-
sidents office. MI. Crook tOd him he could not sec
The President. The man became very disordery, and
the officer put him cut oi the Mansion. As MI Crook
was returning and i'll the act OF closing the door the
man drew revolver and was in the act OF firing upon
the officer when one Of the guards duty at the
Presidents rushed at him with his bayonet and thus
prevented him from discharging the weapon.
By this time officer smith out, when the man
was secured and taken to the Fourth ward station
house. where he gave his name as Robins Sumner,
brother OF General Sumner, and said he employed
in Alexandria $ u watchnan. The officer made 4
CHARGE against him OF assault and battery with intent
10 Kill: out Justice Wallace decided there was no as
aut and battery and he could not mold HIM Tor that.
lie was fined 80 for carrying concealed weapons, and
his pistol taken from him. Having no money to pay
his line, he was locked up at the station
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The Atlantic Base Bali Club.

New York, Oct. 12.-The Atlantic Base
Ball Club in an official card deny that they
broke any engagement with the Athletics, OF
Philadelphia. They are now trying to arrange
a game with the Athletics at Philadelphia
within the next week. Their card of expla.
nation puts new face on the affair.
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Whaf Ehsiand Has Brought Upon

The London Daily Ne,rs frankly tells the
English that evil results have come of their
conduct during our war. 1t says:
The Alabamas and Shenandoahs were ad-
mitted to all the privileges Of men-ofwar, and
were allowed to pursue their career Of spoila-
ton unmolesed. We are now witnesses to
the consequences Of our doctrines. As we
have sown so are we reaping Nor will whining,
depreciation, or clustering repentance avail
us now.
1t needs little sagacity now, surely, to deter
mine which would have been the more advsa-
bic course-the course which was actually
followed or that which was rejected. No one,
certainly, who has watched the course Of the
war, will pretend that the Alabama and the
Shenandoah either shortened or prolonged the
war one hour. No doubt individuals suffered
great loss but it is vain TO imagine that the
resolution Of the Executive at Washington OF
OF the American people was influenced one lot
by their calamities.
Probably the effect upon the North was.
that the mass of their mercantile marine was
transferred into the names Of British citizens.
The national injury that was done was done by
this country. The people Of the North felt
with bitter pang which it may take years to
assuage, that if their commerce had been de.
stroyed it was destroyed by ships built. equip
ped, armed, and partly manned by British citti.
zens. Had there been no Liverpool and no
Glasgow, there would have been no AIabamas.
What we have done has been not to aid The
North or the South, but to cXasperatc BOTH
The North, indeed, felt that let the British
sympathizers do what they pleased in the way
of supplying fast sailing steam cruisers, they
could not ultimately effect the result of the
war. But it is vain TO deny that the depreda-
tions Of these cruisers reused a spirit of indig-
nation and rancor in the American mind.
which, most happily, is still kept alive by the
obstinacy of the captain of the Shenandoah
Whether or not tits advisable to treat this man
and his crew as pirates we offer no opinion.
1t is natural enough that some who encouraged
and defended those who were engaged in III.
ting out such vessels should be alarmed at the
results Of their doctrines. But they should
console themselves with the reflection that as
these con ncquences inevitably followed from
their principles, it is not improbable that THEN
i,ni,, l.. n,I
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New YORK, Oct. 1l.-Later intelligenc,
from Hayti gives an account of an attempted
revolt in Port-au Prince in favor of ex-Em
peror Souloque. The leaders of the plot in
tended to proclaim the fall of the Presden
and annul the republic and announce the en-
pire, with Souloque at the head The genera
health Of the country was good. The Presi
dent is well. No further military movement.
had taken nlacn
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FoRr MONROE, Oct 12.-The steamer Nal.
vern. the flag ship of Com. Radiord, has been
ordered out of the service.
Commander Lanman leaves in his flag shi,
Yantic to-day for Charleston and Savannah Ia
inspect the North Atlantic squadron.
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Postal Affairs.

We learn that the Postoffice Department has put
into operation one hundred and torty-seven of the
most important routes in the Southern States that in
every case the requirements of the Department have
been promptly complied with, and the service com
menced under circumstances entirely satisfactory
Extensive preparations are now being made for the
great Southern lettings which will take place on the
lst Gay of November next. 'N va ~
Proposals are invited for 3S routes in Virginia 80
E West Virginia 252 in North Carolina l53 in South
Carolina, and IN Florida 50-making a total of SIS
routes These bids be deposited at the Contract
OHce, fostoihee Department, until P. NJ. on the
last day OF this month and the decisions will be de-
clared on the 18th November ~
Inc otner States are arranged for letting in few
weeks thereafter. - "
Wepresume that the number of postoffices which
nave been reopened will reach some thousands As
many more offices would to-day have been in opera
tlon II ,postmasters could have been obtained for
them. The Department is ready and willing to re-
Vve all the former mail accommodations but in nu-
merops instances the men who reside at the points
take the oath of allegiance "--" 0'-'l'o
LEI lhe inhabitants of every neighborhood then
unite IN an edort to select suitable loyal person
man man or woman-who can. assume the obligations and
attend 90 1ne duties, and there may be postoice il
National Rebublican. O-'- 'N'~'''''''
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(ns.nn EiIs Rnrnat!

Providence, October 1.-THE Locustyille
Cotton Mill, in Hopkinson, r. l., was burned
yesterday afternoon. loss S50,O0O: insured for
$4,000 in this city.
The Horse Fair now holding here is quite
successful. Tomorrow will be the great closing
dav.
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Ti,e Canadians Alarmed:

special Washington dispatch to the y. \.
Herald says
information has been received here that six
hundred Spencer rifles in boxes were seized by
the Canadian authorities at Niagara City. The
contents of the boxes were accidentally dis
covered in oyerhauling the railroad freight
The authorities report 1t u case of Fenian
smuggling 1t is well known that combina-
tons exist in several Of the principal cities OF
the country for the purchase of arms from dis
charged soldiers, many Of whom on leaving
the service avail themselves of the privilege Of
purchasing their guns at greatly reduced
prices. Depots are known to exist in Boston,
New York, Baltimore and in this city, where
large quantities OF such weapons are stored
The Spencer rife is said to be a favor te
with these purchasing agents, as it is said to
be with tenlans, and very few eXcavalrymen
who have them are able to withstand the
tempting advance on first cost which these
spectators are paying. The Government
charge for those weapons when the soldier
purchases is Sc 90, which low figure has gwen
rise TO the statement that the whole scheme
was devised to place good trelocks in the
hands of Fenians at prices within the means of
the Young Irish Republic. AS the purchase of
Guns from discharged soldiers who have the
Government receipt is a perfectly legitimate
business, Secretary Seward will not ATTEMPT to
break up the traffic.
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The North Carolina convention,

RALEIGH, n. c., Oct. l2.-Gen. Howard is
addressing the members of the State Conven-
ton and a large assemblage of citizens at the
Capitol tonight. The Convention was to-day
occupied in discussing the State debt
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Total Of tons forwarded since lSt of ,1o,o,,,
Ham lot S4,lt

UHtOtFttttO
BoLD RoBBERY.-Last Saturday night the village
OF Mount Pleasant in this county was made the
scene of Very bold and ll-handcd robbery by 4
parcel OF soldiers, eleven in number, belonging To
the sixth United States Cavalry. stationed in the
vicinity Of this place. They proceeded to the store
OF Mr. John ". 0gborn about ten o'clock, and after
ctecting an entrance, deliberately broke the show
case to pieces and helped themselves to about one
hundred dollars worth of goods Of different kinds
lhe nolse consequent upon such an uncercinOninus
system OF plundcring attracted the attention of Mr.
Ogbom, who holsted one OF the windows up stairs
and fired revolver, thinking to frighten them off
he immediately came down stairs and com
menced firing them from the room hack
OF the store lie fired three shots all three of which
were returned by the robbers, but neither Of them
took effect He succeeded at length in retins tLem
out Of his store and they started oil with their plum
der towards camp. As luck would have it, several
oficers OF the regiment, VIII? were visiting in the
nelgEborhoOd came aioEs shortly after the occur-
renee and upon being Informed of it, auekCncd their
speed, and 0yertakrg the scGundres, arrested four
OF their humber tneres escaping by scattering about
the, leius: ne captured party was taken to camp
and put IN the guard house, but through the neg!i-
genee OF those having them in charge, two of them
escaped: Inc remaining two were handed over to
the civil aqthorities, and now III jail awaiting
trlal.-fredertck E.cdmtAer.
m REGISTERED VOTERS N anne ARUNDEL County.
Inc aunher of registered in this county are aS
ioUows First district, 80; second, l35: third 2L
curth. no; NTH. l02; eighth 200 Annapolis city 42j:
number registered 1852. At the election in 1863 the
vote cast for Comptroller of the State was as follows
First district l4S second 202 third 25S: fourth IA:
Hth, ~: eighth, 80; Annapolis 455: total 7U9-
annapolis Gazene.
DIsTREss!NG AccIDENr-Henry W Plummer son
ol Mof9eGal . Hummer, Esq, residing within few
last by the accidental discharge Of gun from his
own hands; This distressing event has caused dee
gloom as TINS excellent young man had many friends
ana Relatives VINO mourn his sudden death-.Hort-
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The Cattle Esi9a'src

The London Times Of The 2Gth saws; The
cattle plague has suddenly exhibited an en-
tirely new and unexpected development, and
the intelligence we publish on the subject this
morning is most startling. A report of Prof.
Simonds. just issued to the clerk of the Coun-
ell, proves that the disease has broken out
among the sheep, accompanied by its most
fatal Characteristics; and further. that there is
every appearance OF the infection having been
communicated both from sheep to cows, and
from COWS to sheep.
The facts of the case are singularly un-
mistakable and complete; the symptoms were
precisely those of the cattle plague, and post
mortem examinations both by Mr.. Simonds
and by other authorities at the Veterinary Col
lege. revealed all the familiar marks of the
same disease. That the plague, therefore, has
broken out among the sheep, Is unquestion-
able"