The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-31
WASHING ON.
Response Of tho Governor Of Georgia to tho
Presidents Notice Of Recognition.
Endorsenent BY ne North Carolinians
Of The Work Of Their Convention.
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Secretary Seward Going to Vera
CRUZ.
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wAsHuoros Dec 80. 1900.
yHLEGKAM PROM GOVERNOR JENKINS OF GEORGIA,
TO sRcRETARY STANTON.
Tho following despatch received here to-day
MiIxDcsvnLk Ga, Dec. q, 1885,
Hon. W. II. SxwARD, Secretary OF State:-
Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of your
telegram Of the 10Th inst, together with copy OF .
communication 70 his Exceency James johnson, Pro-
visional Governor Of Georgia
Be pleased To- tender to This Exceency the President
my afu return for his recognition Of the official POSI-
ton in which the people Of Georgia have placed me- and
sssarq HIM u my hxed purpose 70 observe and obey
we'll the Constitution the United States "a the const
tuition OF the State Of Georgia. Express 70 him also my
thanks for the offered operation Of the government OF
the United States In eecting the earliest restoration and
permanent prosperity Of the State Upon this coopera
tion people build earnest hopes Of speedy return
10 their suspended relations with the other States of
Union.
Ihave sir tho honor to be- very respectfully, your
obedent servant CHARLES J. JENKINS,
Governor Of Georgia.
THE VOTE or NORTH CAROLINA ON THE SECESSION
ORDINANCE AND ANTI-sLAvERY AMENDMENT.
II appears from the official announcement that the
people OF North Carolina have declared null and void
the ordinance of secession by vote OF 1897 votes
against 14O 1887 votes cast to ratify the
ordinance prohibiting slavery and 3696 to reject said
ordinance
SECRETARY sEwARD's TRIP.
II is ascerained from reliable that Secretary
Stewards destination in his proposed trip is Vera Cruz
The party to sailed in tho De Soto day. but
were prevented by the forbidding weather.
n THE NEGRO DISTURBANCE AT AUGUSTA. GA.
y telegram from Augusta Ca in response to an in.
quiry says that, after dgeut inquiry 1t cannot be
asccrtaned that there any disturbances in that
section by freedmen during the Christmas holidays.
But on Thursday night squad Of United States coored
troops and discharged coored soldiers made assault
the house Of a widow six miles from Augusta sup
posing her to be unprotected. They however, met
unexpected resistance. Three Of them were nortaiy
wounded and two seriously Colonel Ruth, in command
Of the arsenal, arrived with squad In time to relieve
the inmates of the house, but not until everything in
the lower portion of had been destroyed The colonel
the rescued with the greatest kindness.
The soldiers engaged in the assault expected to be dis
charged in day or two, and then be free TO range
through Augusta and It's vicinity at will s
THE PIRATE sEMMEs. t.,
The War Department issued an order this morning to
the Provost Marshal TO turn oyer to the Navy Depart
ment temporarily the Old Capitol Prison for the combine
mcnt of Captain semmes. But order has yet been
given by the Navy Department for placing him there
His trial will be commenced about the 11th Of January
AMERICAN NAVAL VESSELS AT CAYENNE. -+.
lfo United States steam sloops Vanderbilt and Tnsca
rora tho Monitor Monadnock put into the port Of
Cayenne Dutch Guinea the 9th Of Novcnberro take
In COAL All board the vessels in good condition
THE CHOLERA IN SPAIN. raM
The United States Consul at Port Mahon writes to the
State Department that the cholera has nearly disappeared
from that province and says that the mort atty in Spain
S1.ops ka Lpnxv
INVESTIGATION or CHARGES AGAINST TREASURY
COTTON AGENTS.
Assistant Secretary Chandler and Hon. Harvey Wutter
son. OF Tennessee, have been sent special mission
among the Treasury cotton agents In the southern states
to Investigate the many charges Of fraud and corruption
against them.
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Business at the Office OF the Attorney General with
respect 70 the cxnnina.ion Of applications for pardon
has very sensiby diminished within the past week Tho
only which receiving attention few coming
in under tho special orders Of the President
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. et
volumInous report showing the history OF the Union
Pacific Railroad and all legislation had in aid thereof has
been compiled at tho Interior Department. and will
shortly be published
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from internal for the six months
expiring this day reported to SITS 55s
PERSONAL.
Governor Perpont, OF Virginia, and Colonel Hart Of
his staff, arrived this morning from Richmond
General Il. 0. G. Ord is at the Ebbitt house
Major James P. Martin, Of the Cavalry Bureau, has
been promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
NATIONAL CEMETERY AT BALLS BLUFF.
About sixty soldiers who fell at the battle OF Balls
Bluff have been reinforced in national cemetery at
that place under the direction Of Captain MOORE Acting
Quarterrnaster