Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-02

President of the Fsrusu' Bank Of virrinis
sas attempting 10 gain audience With the Pre-;
dent 20 day in relation TO some epecis. stated q
so 900, now in possession of The Freeduens
Bureau. which be claims 10 be the lawful prop
srty Of the bank. IL seems the money vas sen
70 some obscure locality 10 Georgia for preser
vation . short time previous ts the Federal oc
cupation Of Richmond and was found and t.ker
possession Of by the Bureau ss abandoned o,
Confederate property. The bsnk denies sha. 4
was either and IL endeavoring 70 regain pos
session. r-rr Is .-r
CANAL LocKs cASRIED AWAY.
fhres gates Of the Allsnburg lock. on ID,
Wslland Canal, have been carried away by I
schooner Navigation will be resumed on Mon
day.
AFFAIRS ~ TIE SOUTH.
The Worlds correspondent, writing from Au
gusia, Georgia, says: I Travelled recently fol
eighty miles along the line of Sherman'l
marches, and not bale Of cotton or q gin house
bad escaped the torch ia all that region, but II
was only twenty miles in width, and embraced
but small portion OF the State. There IL nearly
full crop lefs in Georgia. which at two or three
| times the old prices, makes handsome sum for
cur impoverished people The average crop IL
about <0Oveo bales for the State. and about
5000 bales were within the State limits when
the war closed.
South Carolina 10 smaller than Georgia, and
shsrmsn's march was through the larger part OF
her territory. But 200 900 bales of cotton have
yet been found in her limits
The burning Of cotton at Selma and Mont
gomery, by General Wilson and the Confederate
authorizes, was more destructive than the rava-
ges OF sherman in Georgia. But 800 900 bales
VIII De carried to sea ports from Alabama. The
production from Florida IL small and from Mis-
sssppi, Louisiana and Arkansas A large part
OF the cotton had been transported before the
close of the war. The Southeastern States will
furnish 300. 600 bales more
In the western part Of Taxes much cot,on
had found an outlet through Mexico, but from
the middle and northesstern portion the produe-
ton had been large, and neither the Federal nor
Confederate forces had destroyed it, so that 600
bales will be furnished from this State
The present years crop will be but little com
pared to the resources of the Southern States
Peace came too late in the season to induce
planting, and the low price Of cotton. compared
With corn and provisions discouraged its produc-
ton. .
In the journey of 800 miles which ] recently
made through the heart Of the States, 1 saw but
one held of cotton. and the reports from every
part Of the country are the same. A few fields
OF corn were plsughed up to give place to cotton
o0I
was too TAR advanced to make this general Not
one hundred thousand bales will be raised thi.
year in South Carolina. Georgia. Florida and
Alabama
NAIL RoUra REsroRKD.
WARRINGTON. Sept. Among the many
mail routes recently restored by the Postmaster
General are the following: Nashville TO John
sonvile, and Nashville and all inter ediste points
to Chattanooga; War Trace to shebyville, Ala.
daily service; Columbia, s. c., TO Greenville and
all intermediate Offices, services three times q
week
DISSOLUTION OF coURrhARrIALs
Several Court Martials, which have for months
been in session in this city, are gradually being
dissolved; one, Of which General Swertzer was
President, has gone out Of existence
THE Presidents CONTEMPLATED VISIT.
The Raleigh Register learns that Gov. Holden
has received dispatches from President johnson,
in which he states that if be should visit Rich
mond be will extend bis journey to Raleigh.
VISIT TO STEPHENS
BosToN, Sept IA brother Of A W. S,eph-
ems in company with Col. johnson, a friend of
both brothers. went down to Fort Warren this
morning, with permission TO visit the late rebel
Vice President
ENTERED UPON DUTIES OF OFFICE.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin. the newly appointed
Collector Of Customs at the port Of Boston, took
possession Of his Office this afternoon
EMPLOYMENT OF FREEDMEN
Application was made to the Freedmen's Blu
reau to-day for its sanction to the employ m nt
of about 200 freedmen, at fair wages, 10 an Ell
tensive coal mining operation to be commenced
on the James river by stock company Of
Norther capitalists.
TaE SRAUDs UPON GovEEssEsT
BALTIMORE. Sept. 1.-The frauds brough, 10
light here upon the Government, by means of
fraudulent muster rolls, based upon forged de
descriptive lists, issued by Captain ID. g. Breed
with the Assistant Conmisssry's musters for
this department. promise to assume largo proper
tons. Beckwith and a number of bis accon
piices in the fraud are now in close con 6nemsnt
here, and Col. Woolsy, the Provost Marshal. is
actively engaged in investigating the matter, and
hss brought to light important information.
Which fully exposes the mode Of operations pur-
sued by Beckwith.
The Paymaster's Department is in no way
implicated in the affair. Payments were made
according to the descriptive lists and in good
faith The aceomplicss OF Beckwith would per
senate different parties. going from one hospital
to another, assuming TO be sick obtain their dis
charge aud then draw meney from the paymaster
ana divide the spoils With Beck with.
sALK OF lAILRoAD STOCK.
The interest of the city of Baltimore in the
Northern Central Railroad Was sold to day for
1851 ,0O0 II is understood that the Northern
Central Co we're the purchasers.