The evening Argus., 1865-07-14


Richmond correspondent says;
The work of con6scatns property OF wealthy |
rebels was inaugurated in Richmond ON Monday !
last, much 70 the CONSERVATION OF the people oil
that city, by the seizure of the famous Tredegar !
Iron Works by government agents. Descriptions
Of large amount of other property liable to be
con6scated have been taken, the tenants OF which
have been notified to pay no more rent to the
One OF the N. Y. Herald's correspondents who
has lately been through northern Alabama stateJ
that that region almost continuous field Of
cotton. The planters have given their attention
to the business again this year almost as much as
before the rebellion. Al other growing crops
look very fine.
The negroes are working for their former mast
ers for wages and now the labor system appears
to progress very we'll.
The N. Y. Herald's Washington special says:
Judge Moryin was to-day appointed provisional
governor of Florida, and will repair to that state
early next week.
Contrary to the expectation of nearly all famil-
| lar with his past carrier, N. Cowardin, editor and
| publisher of the rebel Richmond Despatch has
been pardoned by the president.
| Returns to the Office of internal revenue show
that uine and half millions of dollars have been
| received in that bnreau since July LIST. Previous
| to that date the expenses OF collection were
duced. The total au cunt now has to be returned
| and the increase is therefore more apparent than
| was thought. The net receipts are su ubstantizlly
| enlarged.
Measures have been decided upon in the inte-
rior department for putting inte speedy operation
| the necessary machinery for the disposal of the
public lands In the late insurgent states applica.
tions and inquiry upon the subject having been
very frequently made to the department. Regis
ters and receivers have already been designated
for this work in Arkansas, and soon as they
be done for other states these officers will be
ordered to repair Immediately to their posts and
open Offices for the sale of lands at such central
points as will be thought most convenient
George A. Benedict, editor of the Clevelan
| tn daV n0atu aefa for
that city. Vice, editor ofthe Leader, the prese nj
| incumbant.
The question of pardoning Col. Lee Of Phila.
delphia, has finally been referred to the district
| attorney, who prosecuted him. Ms. Lee LETT
here last evening for home without being able tC
J obtain pardon.
Atty Gen'l Speed is known to have used hi
} influence to have the president reconsider hii
first proclamation to remit the penalty OF impris
onment.
The N. Y. Tines Washington special has the
following: The story that Mrs. Surratt's spiritua
advisers were not permitted TO visit her unit
\ promising they would not proclaim their belIefIr
her innocence from the Scaffold is untrue.
The government has sent officer to Ander
sonvIlle, Ca, TO make Investigation into the bru
tai and inhuman treatment OF Union prisoner
{ during the with view Of bringing to trIa
before military commission the rebels who hac
a charge of our soldiers when the baroarous treat
ment was practIced-
Some of the guilty parties already in Gus
: tody of the government.
Up TO 7 O'Clock this evening no order had beer
received by Gen. Hartsuff commander of the mill
tary prison for the removal of the convicted
sins Mudd, o'Laughn, Arnold and Spanglsr.
| WAsHIEGToN, July l4.-The following is Gen
Terry's order suppressing the publication of tbs
' Richmond Whig:
WHEREAS, In the issue OF the Richmond Whis
of July llth certain clause OF the amnesty proc
lamation of the president of the UAted States par
donng traitors is stigmatized "heathen
ish'' and the law of this land duly enacted by con
( gress and approved by the president is char
e acterized as "mean, brutal and cowardly, absurt
and unjust,p il is ordered that the provost
a shal general of this department seize and hold in
his possession the office, presses, type and othe
property belonging TO the propretors of said pa
= per and prevent thenceforward publication of th
same
! (Signed.) Mai Gen. Terry.
: The New York Tubune's special, dated Colum
4 bus, Ohio, July 18th says:
Gen. Sherman had a pu bic reception here to-
day. In the of his remarks he hearth
endorsed Gen. Cox and announcing him III
q next governor of Ohio. He also said he 10
Il under any circumstances a candidate for guber
It Material or presidential honors-
NEw YoKK, July IA FIRE broke out in III
: : COTE extract mandatory OF Ackerman Forts
327 West 44th street, yesterday afternoon, b
which houses were burned and 75 families turn
: ed into the streets.
! Loss about $780, 900.
CINCINNATI, July I4.-At festival given Gent
shermhh aho IoA AT COLUMBUS, yesterday, Sher
: man alluded to charges while he was in comman
OF Kentucky. He had demanded for the ca mpair
200. 0O0 men. He said the tact was, when viste
by Sec'y Cameron he explained the diff Guilty O
marching into Tennessee by divergng lines, on
:. to Nashville, and the other to East Tennessee
Y with force largely outnumbered by the rebel ar
: miseIcont-onting him. On of the lines he ha
i but 4,3OO men to meet an opposing force of ,ooo
: When asked by Sec'y Cameron how many mel
= were needed he replied, Tor the present campaig
before he Z
suoJection the government must have zoe, ,00O.-
This statement was m ade in the presence ofSec'
4 Cameron and his military family and was after
q wards published in ea-tern papers in distiac c