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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-12-23

70 AID
New OdG'

NS" ~oo~
Dry goods, boots, shoes. hats, ~
qusensware, ete. j. II. Yates VI
0ansler have associated themselrub<
to do a general mercantile busins4
will offer inducements to the Ctr
Pamela county TO trade at honk
stock is we'll selected md We hope
rect dealing 10 merit q share nf ~
patronage. Unexpectedly inviis n
all TO cali and examine our stoek srf
our goods. II is our inlenlioa i
goods as low a. aay planter can btI
IN Memphis. We have secured Ties
Of Mr.. q. L. Ratings, Together viie
Of his store. houso. lie is too vel
10 need any comment from rs, and
authorized 10 sell low for Cash. ]
J. II. YATESt7
A CARp.--T take pleasure in ana,
TO my friends and aequaintancss -
couaiy, that have opened my sieft
business for The hrm OF J. II. Yats
and will be Glad 10 serve my ~
and Customers. s.5 tau -
dsc2.tf. O. L. RALLlS
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-12-23
Land for Sale or Rent.
GREAT RARaATN


offer for sale or rent the plantation on
which | reside, one a half miles north on
Pamela, containing about 1900 acres, Of
which about sO0acrcs arc cleared with GOOD
improvements, such aa eleven good cabins
with brick ehimneys, the hcs, barn and ssn.
bic in The county, good well Of water Sc.
| will sell the whole or divide il into lots "a
sol, purchasers. ! will also sell lIorses,
Mules, Hogs, Cattle, oxen, Wagons, Corn
and Fodlar &c. ! will also sol nv FERRY
and Turnpike q, Pamela, and which passs.
through tee above land. ! alao have about
900 acres q land near the mouth Of Cold.
water, and iS0 acres tlrce miles east Of
Charleston, Miss, the last mentioned trsc.
has a good steam mill In operation on Il.
all ofwhieh | viii sell on tcrmsso sni, pur.
ehasrrs. also have steam saw nil. that
Is no, running, Tor sale scfy low.
J l.. FLETCHER.
pas9l New - lsgj. NV .j.tiasl.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-12-23
Notice to the Public.

Having permanently located myself in
Pamela, ! beg leave 10 inform my lriends
and the public vcncrallr that have open.
cd a store opposite the South Wssk corner
Of The Court House square where | hare,
and shall constantly keep on hand a we'll
selected stork Of dry good4< xrosenes,
medicines, &c. Having prccni nv steci
from fret class vholesaie ms!tkAnts. nv
patrons viii find ito their inseres. 10 a..
lect new and fresh gods, az | am deter
mined 10 Offer the newest and best tho mar.
ke,s afford, ard by strict attention 10 husi.
ness, and upright honest dealing 10 merit
= fair share Of the public patronage.
Please call and examine for yourselves Be-
fore purchasing elsewhere.
dSS2.lm. ] W. MARKHAM.
, 1865-06-21
- BORING Tor OIL at alton, Ill,


Not muDy Ut 0uI readers Rre aware that
there Is great bore In the subutbs Of Alton,
our ne'ghbosfDg city, and tbas large com
rany is under organization having for Its Oh.
jtct thc procurement Of that fortnne-m1 1ktng
substance known as petroleum.. But such Is
the fact. We have seen the pumps at work,
ard the great auger Of oil has bten lifted from
The earth in our presence, proving beyond d
doubt, If other facts we're wanting, that the
prospects, for: oil In Illinois are sufficiently
hattcring to induce the expenditure of mon
81 N searchtng for its resting p1aca in the
1owele OF the land.
The property Of the company consists of
under twenty-five yeu:s. containlrs upwards
Of setsn thousand acTes, situated IN Madison,
Jct6iy and Green counties, and lying on Wood
river, Coal branch, PIasa creek md their
tributaries, all near the Mississippi and IlIi-
noIs rivers also, the st.. Louis, Alton s.
Chicago, st. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute, and
the Jacksonville, Alton & st. Louis ra.1roais.
3. N. Hill, Esq, who haa had largo. experf-
cuce in selecting s'oil'' territory In Pennsyl.
ysnfa. Virgins and Ohio, and are the first &C.
1eetcd in this State. Since then many per
sens Of experience have been attracted to rha
ne'ehborhood and It seems to be generally
admitted. bY them that there are Us good i1--
dcatlons for Gil as any undeyeloped territory
that has ever been EXAMINED.
The company are boring on their lands
lcnsed from ]. d. Smith, on which oil HIS
bet l'eady accidentally discovered By Mr.
Smith, while digging for coal, specimens Of
which hare been analyzed by Professor
hla,sh, Of saurtlen, =, college. Upper Alton,
Of an excellent quality.
The company have employed that celeb1a-
ted and widely known geo1oglst, Prof. T. B.
Andrews, Of MARIETTA college, Ohio. to sur
yey their lands and the country in the neigh
Eo.socd, and haYe 1scelyed tr04 hin y51T
, 1865-06-21

Ban Barna1dino Ind San GoEgonio. their sides
,fIingtd With green pines, and their untrcddea
SUBMITS white with pure disentegrated rock,
which glitter Ike SNOW In the distance,
stood IN silent majesty. At the extreme
Dcrthwese qraEtcr On eilher side, q hundred
miles away, the San GoFgonio Pass, the gate
the Colorado, ond The strange country oi flre
AID et1d, desolatioD, death, mystery,
halborlsm, and treasure which are destined
1t no ntsten mt time 10 unsettle the markets
Ct the world, beyond the land Of Arizona Of
our day; or the Cibold ct Spanish romance cen
turtles ago. Al! was silent as the grave; the
siiilnets Eas something terrible ln ita intens-
ity- l could hear every pnlsatlon Of my
heart as stood there leaning against a
crumbiing rock. ~ distinctly as You hear
the coughing Of q steam tug un your riYer
bali a block awuy, and the ticking Of my
watch was annoying In Its sharpness. Had
l stood thcSe on ;he morning Of thu creation.
when "the Garth vas without form ard vol1.S
ruin o. the terrestrial world. the picture Of
utttr desso1atiou, sarage, lonely, Silent, ter
rlhle, !ndescsibable, which Eas presented to
my eyes, could hayc been no more complete.
No pen could do It Justice, and presump-
tueus indeed must that painter be, who would
d0re attempt to transfer to a few square feet
Of canEas the EondEous teene which the Al
which shall endure mfaded and unm AIRED by
toueh OF man, until the archanRe1's trump
shall sound. and heaven and earth piss like
dream away,
1nE.'
The work Of prospecting orpetrolenm still
gees On in California encIgeticaliy, but get
wiihc ut positive results. That coal oil exists
on this coast is an established fact; III 1t 1t is
In quantities which will pay for the boring, is
yet 10 be demonstrated. Professor s'lliman
has said too much and given too 1atter1ng
picture Of the oil regions Of this State, and
:" Professor" Whitney, the State Gepleglst,
LAS said enough on the other hand to show
that be knows nothing of his business, and
80 1ar as he ts concerned 1.-THE result wlli be the
for the State Geological survey, on which we
have already wasted too many thousands
without benefit.
Lie now dty up. ALTAAoSTE.
, 1865-06-21

pass s. stem, We respectfully refer Your E1-
eeucncy 10 the accompanying documents,
being state ments made to an authorized
committee by respectable co1ored men who
hare been the victims Of this system. A
iew dayasEo. Gen. Gregg, whose headauaz-
the Freedmen, In which he tells them that
they have al the. rights at present that
nee people Of color have heretofore had in
virginia, and 30 more" We were so!ry to
see 1h1s announcement, for we supposed that
thc recent freedmen were class ofpsrsons
unAnoWn to the laws Of Virginia, or to any
cd only to special acts Of Congressional
The recent Reinstatement of Mayor MAYO
and his old police force Is deeply regretted by
ns- Dut3ng the whole period VI this teb-i
liop, Mr. Mayo. us Chief Magistrate OF the
city, snd asa private citizen, exertet all his
:nan:nec TO Keep alive the split Of TREASON
ard rebellion, snd to u'ge the pe7p1e to con.
time the ct ntcst. TIE crueltics perpetrated
nEon sick and defenscless Union prisoners at
Libby Prison and upon Belle Isle were openly
ard 6hame1efsly approved by him. For q
long series Of years he has been the Mayor Of
Richmond, and his administration has bsen
markell By cruelty and injustice to as, and
the ola rebel Police. now agafn In power,
hare becn our greatest enemies. It was
Mayor Mayo who In former days ordered Us
to te scouTged for triGing ofIsnscs agalnss
slayc Laws and usages; and his present po-
Lice, Who are now hunting Us through The
stlcefe, are the men Eho rele1tlessly annlfed
the lash to our qufTetfpg flesh, and no they
appear to lake especial pleasure In perserut-
ing aud depressing us,
In justice to Gov. Pe!rpont, In whom we
rccoRnizo true friend, 1t Is proper to saY
that the re-apposntment ef the rebel author
ittee bere Was not authorized bg him. NOR are
they in power BY his advice, consent or do.
When We saw the glorious old Aae again
streaming over the Capitol, we thought tic
poTer Of these wicked msn Eas at An end.
and however sad our hearts may be over ths
prtsept etate Of afhirs, wc hare lost none Of
ON faith In or love ter the Union, or for your-
self as its Chief Magistrate, there
fore. as opprt EFed, obedlent and Low.
ing ehild,cn, we ask your protection, and
upon the loyalty Of our hearts and the now.
er OF our arus yon may ever rely with un-,
bounded confidence and in conclusion let
US respectfully remind your Excellepcy Of
that sublime motto once Inscribed over the
portals Of En- Egyptian temple, "Eno,o ali ne
'cho e7ereise ponetT, that God hats inju,ii:< n
FIELDS CooK. RICHARD WELLS.
WALTER SNEAD. WA. WILLIAMSON,
PETER WooLFoLK, 7. MonH1s CHESTER
NELSON HAMILTON.
I2ithN0nd, Ia, June 10. 1885
, 1865-06-21
Third Illinois Cavalry Mt st, Paul.
Xhsy Forage Rfomltcuousiy.
rE,r,y, tbs a. p,rt Pisa. ,oth

The Sd Illinois cavalry arrived yesterday
morning from st. Louis, On board the steam.
ers sayunna and Victory, there being three
hundred and dfty men with then horses, On
the former, ard tunr hundred on the Inter.
Upon the arrival Of the boats, tho officers,
with majority Of their men, marched to The
fort; I,:t for some unncconntnb.c reason.
they left between one md two hundred strag.
gle1s on tie 1erce, who, as saon as the re-
st,aint Of the officers aud the major portion
Of their comsades was gone, felt themselves
at liberty to "forage." As the men were
Without money, their saloon bills went ua-
pafd, as numerous prop:5eto1s Of drinking
establishments, particularly In the uppe. pof
ton Of the city and on the Fort road, can
Justify. A couple of troopers cndeayorei To
ride into sIeel's Hall, on the corner o! Robert
and Fourth streets, but the psoprIe tors ware
enabled to drive them of. =.
White On the way to the Fort, squad met
Nj. Hoas, f.om Minneapolis, on his way to
the city, and made hin acquainted with the
s'moueT. o1-your. lifs'' tact'ss. Under the cx-
istipg circumstances "a loaded revolver being
pointed at hlm) be surrendered ut discretion,
and handed over his gold watch and a small
some Of money-all that be happened to
have On his person. ". Hoag came to the
city, and procuring IN officer, returned to the
Fort but we did not learn whether he sue.
ceedcd In int3entifying the robbers or not.
\ AG..::~s2 rarsd Cas- Vas ::.:o sc5s:a o.
, 1865-06-21

lFEom tho M3tsh4l tllI.) Messenger. 9th-1
The Investigations and explorations Of tho
snd Mining companies each week present ad-
di,ionai evidence Of coal oil. md abundance
Of ccal and other ynluable minerals. On last
THU sday several Of tie officers cf these com
panies together 7lth many other citizens of
Clark and Edgar counties visited the great
gas or Nomtag Ee.i On The fam Of Han. T. r.
Young. TheY placed q tuu1el IS inches at
the base and X inches at the apex oyes
part Of tie ground where this gus escapes.
threw mud around to prevent the gas from
wasting, match was then placed at the 4
inch hole At tho TIP OF the funnel. This re-
suited IN brill ant blaze nearly two feet In
he'ehth md In diameter equal 10 the slza OF
the hc1c.
All who witnessed this experiment, were
thoroughly Convinced that the amount Of gus
emi' ted ftnm ten foot square Of ground Was
amply sufficient to heat up boiler OF capa-
city sufficient to run ~ engine for MILL
The Clark county Petroleum aad Mining
sSd somneneea e sa @;ee;ng 1's near 0et1ss tsis
well. They will prosecute the work
with 1fgor until they ascertain what Ii Is
that generates this gas. Experienced
geclcgists and men who hive been engaged
In the coal oil business are confident thu. oil
viii be found. Nearly every man who visits
this well Is anxious to purchase the stock,
sale.
The Eastern ulinoisan Petroleum and Min.
ing Company a.e almost daily exploring the
lands they Rave leased.-Tbat Company have
ucceeded In finding coal bed AI1 lees thick
en- the land they leased from Mr.. Homer
Nacklln and Wm. Glover. This coal ts one
and quarter miles from the Wabash river,
eight miles blow Tcf1e- e-Haute, above high
water mark.-This bed ct coal Is found at
tie base Of hill ninety feet high, mud Ia
cover with ten os fifteen feet of shale. The
mine can be worked with great ease no hills
or Iavfnes to interfere with the construction
oi a railroad to ths river
The quality Of this coal has not yet been
thIoughly tested, but It bu.ns well ID the
stove. The effIcers Of this Company hare also
found one pond where match viii set fire
TO 81 slmething which will burn for some Sc
cords on top Of the water.
Good specimens Of lead orc hive also been
found On como Of the lands leased. We learn
that this company will continne to explore
and search up the lands placed in their hands |
FIR lEat purpose, and when the indication
ore such as to justify heavy expenditure
they will dig, bore and e1cavate for the pps-
pcse CT bringing to View tue rich mines Of |
wealth now hid beneath the surface of the
earth.
In the localities explored, sand and s,ap-
stone Is found In abundance, also mlca-sla:e
and ehale OF the cea1-neasu1e indications OF
prued0-rolcanic rocks
, 1865-06-21
At11rugul Mr1bumt.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 81, ISIS.
lFos the chlcsao Tribunal o..
THE SOLDIERS XyELCO Mr..

e OF I0c NsUlESRO tElFuEG.i
THE SOLDIERS, yyELEOME.H
Cone home: oh, come home. Long, long hive
Ard watched through the night, tor the dawn
ing OF peic.:
"e'se pEsyed that the parting, 30 long ahd 80
pslt full, 80
viii t.... s.rnsee and h1oodfAsa, forever might
Come home. oh! eour ho=e. The dear has is
Where brzve asaas have borne 1t o'er valley and
:. hill; 49,
You, work is done noblv, for where |. Il p1aotea
The voice OF tho traitor forever is eu11. ;.
Core hoEe. oh1 came home, The warm breath
Lifts toftly the folitgt sud ksecs the doWe.s:
The 1oscs Of June shed their loreliest fragrance
To welcome you back unto homes p1eassa, bon.
And wsIn are our hearts, though mourafully ten.
Fer ,bo.e who bare fallen ere the carnage was
We sign while We sing, We weep ~hile rejo,cfur.-
Their T.QuieM shall blend with the praises
you 'Fe WOE.
Come home, oh! come homs-frou camp and
from prison,
And from the long march which 10 glory yoa 'yc
We weleene you back with on. arms Ill uofo,dea.
And hesrts breathing incenpe OF thanks unto
Godf Mta. E. P. WILLIAMS.
, 1865-06-21

Boiler Explosion ut KeWantes Ill.
Ahou. Y n. on R:u1dAy, three Asgc boil
era used in driving shs Kew.nes FIGURING
Mil and Disli'lery, blew up With tremen-
dous explosion. The boilers were lifted bodily
ftom their Eunds :ou, and torn In pieces like
50 much brown paper. One end Of boiler,
With portion OF the 1le, struck the roof Of
Mr. J Wonders house, some fifteen rods
sauth Of the mill, crashing through to the
second doo-. Another long ssip struck the
house OF Alr. r. Allen about tbs same distance
south Of tie mil, and going down to the first
floor, demolished q rock1ng-cbair from
which Mr. A., who sat in 1t with 4 baby In
his arms, had risen but an Instant before.
The engine house was utterly demolished,
End mest Of the siding tern from that end OF
the mill. hs. White, the engineer, and his
little soD, were considerably sealded- Mr..
R. II. Cox, the owner of tho mill, suffers =
loss of about sc, GOO ty the accident
, 1865-06-21
VVff Nnwx arU.nuf

1o. the afflicted rsAe. .ao earn that perfect and
saale., cs!s Sa.san5sa .aa "a. >utoa5 % ii eao
rla.nts melancholy fhourhss deprs.a,on 4 sptrita.
'htess and anguish OF MIND. 1oss ot xleep lss of
1ssr s9.. sso sa @s 81 eefa Il
thsnsetves- Ia,nt1ok nI4 convu!4trn trnmhtlagA In
rosence aud els, UT Of LIE Hear vhat Tho m=dital
inc q iour dssea,e EsoL1sn porAxlo FErstc,Ax
DOCS not as perfect now,eage Ut tic human syslem
l-zma.on from The patient. to explain IT. Original
cause and 70 guarantee IL cure And wh1t Il more
es & gu ss 81 M .s, ti ss
aeai ii*ii 3 ii. n,sas. ei ssv:ss yoa 4say doi-
~. u VII s.ye sorr ltln fsnn beng shortennd oy
MronK treatment The H.t.nic i:e ucdfes Of y;
Sc. to ns1e pefect eafe II Ii rriEste ascre. nd
Tcrrrex dieeatp With out he Of mercury without
e% r. s,ay ID e e a.
Ee1cafs % nor ~ desaI5 nns:a.-no hiss s.: passly
1ameties cure the Eos: obstinate and dangerous
cssea, and sCEorr a1l EeEcuT and othc' 1mr1fit.e1
.jeufnai His irrvcatirr il occns aad A. Il s,oes
rot III se1f. re ~4lh diet o. occupation. ls-psates
w'bou, scknes, or s1no.9ss @ .; q !. certain IN II:
teslth pea*ul!atiors t.srtcs private aaaeoshaea.
u il. oinee aI1 E.st Msalssn n. ,st1.eaW.sls aad
S1n5A! y. Ch'eako u! Consultation Fee: t'as Dollar:
Gnias e Hs.s Lesr i Lie ' III ee - ssas @ Il 10
are IL delicate hea!th. and lose l. nMiiiM x1d i'm
iii .ea esd Z,
ting n:t sno kmir Winning the ID x,,ons Of lie
snns :; distance nay aases c91naH .Ttass
a4ILI II ifs.a, q ny lnsloss osE no;Isa o;iefs fsi
konsnlAt!on fee u each ietss AZ l.ttesz. caranu.
ndentle- No aasveE wtn he Elvtn 70 tette1s nnlsss
or se. J. tna ns,e,se \, 2 r. Aaae.
<tx73, EhicAxp, III. i1e 9ttS k-rLY
, 1865-06-21
MINNESOTA CORRESPONDENCE
The crorH-F Frcm Cen. Sully,s Expedl.
t1cn-lillnoia Soldiers In Lourl-Eer.
rtble Storm.

correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune
ST. PAUL, June II, 1865.
With the exception Of few counties in
this State where the un'uly g1asshorpcrs
have devoured about everything, the reports
Of crops ore very gratifying, aud the psoduc-
uon OF all classes OF grains and vegetables
promises to exceed those Of the past three
or four years. Last week fca-s were enter
famed OF another paralyzIng drought, but
these have been dtspelled by numerous and
refreshing showers, which came before any
material aanlas se had been manifest. Farmers
are, as a consequence, In good splits.
The Press, Of this city, publishes letter
from Its correspondent with sn1ly's Indian
expedition, who writes that two expeditions
are now Ia contemplation. The first will be
almost wholly composed Of clvalry, and will
follow tho Upper Mississippi to Fort Rice,
and thence march to Devirs Lake via Mission
du Chem. telesraphed 5ou some time
since that there was large force Of IudInns
Mt DEVILS Lake, which statement was copyed
sud secuted at by many Of our State jour.
nails. My report WAS based on positive iufor-
nation, hs Is now proven by the movement
OF this expedition to attnck them. 1t Is not
absolutely determined, built Is exp ectcd that
the Sd Illinois cavalry will be sent to DEVILS
Lake,
The design OF the other expedition Is 10
build fort on Powder River, aud open
new road to Montana. It will cross the Mis-
souri, ut Fcrt Pierre, march to Powder River.
and return to Omaha IN the fall The cor,
I have named aunouuc,s two
large EN- grant trains already cn their way
to Montana.
ILLINOIS SOLDIERS In COURT.
The Court House has s,eeu filled today bv
spectators listening to tho preliminary exam |
lratlop Ct t~o Illinois soldiers, memb rs Of |
the 5td Illinois cavalry, who committed tue
recent highway robbery near ttts city. The !
tTdtrce shows that they Ecrc daredevil ex-
Pfris. Nol'ert Paul and James Hepburn !
vc:c committed fur robb:ng German. and
John Grown fnot the I'D marIrrl vas com-
nftted for the robbery of Mr. Hoag, Of Miunc-
lpel!s. The officers and lar1c nalo,ity Of |
The regiment feel deeply mortified at the con
1ucs OF these men. They probably will not
be very heavily dealt with.
TIE STORM.
a Rltat storm occurred in this vicinity last
:ycnibg. IN some localities It did serious
iamnEs. About tye miles from Rcd Wing. q
horse and carrlge were LITERALLY blown
sTay, the carriage being torn to atoms, and
be horse carried to the top Of a the. Several |
houses were prcst1atcd in the same region,
md one woman killed. Other disasters
doubtless occurred Of which am not irf, ,rn-
d. In this ci' ) the principal ipju.y consisted
n tearing up the sidewalks. The am >unt Of
ain lha. iell will undoubtedly swell the river
to greatly improve navigation.
, 1865-06-21

Prfvntc dispatches received In the city nu-
neunce the dea'h,-o ut Salt Lake City OF CIV.
Jamss u. Doty,' oI heart disease, CIV. D ,ty
Was prominent man in lhe .arly history Of
Wisconsin, having been Governo-, delegate
IN Congress. and occufl:d many otSe. impyr-
tant positions. 1t one tins his name gave
vitality to parties in the territory. A oio-
grsphy Of Gov. Doty wod1d necessarily ioyolyc
complete history Of q very Interesting perl
cd In the growth cf Wisconsin. He was 1h..
Territorial: Governor Of Utth at the time Of
his death. Able IN publlc lie, he Was genial,
winning. and popular Ia private life. H.:
loves mony Ee.atiyes In this Stats to mourn
bis loss, ard rciy large circle OF friends
amo1g the early settlers who will drop tear
to bis memorr.--Na,ca,kse Sentin1l, outA.
, 1865-06-21
Grsnt Railroad Case 1t (,etroit,

/, The great case against the Michigan South.
ern and Northern Indiana Railroad, for an
alleged infringement upon patent right
conttrning raiis, commences In this city at
the U. s. Cfrcrtt Court, before Judge Bwarne,
en- Tuesday next. Over fifty persons In the
interest Of the ratlroad have, ,tengaged rooms
It the Russell House. Am ng them arc
Cozzens. assistant counsel, New York; L, G,
Treadwell and Hon. Vim. c. Hebbaed, ex-
pe1ts, OF New York and Boston; J. a. jew
cit. attorney Illinois Central Rsilroad, Chi
cago; Carlos Duton, Railroad Supesintend-
cnt, Rochester,; 8. ". Whipple. Agent Mtchi-
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad,
Chicago besides master mechanics aud fose.
men Of machine shops from Chicago, Cleye-
shall, Mich, ST. Nbaos, Vt, Springfield,
Fltchburg and Farmlngham, Mass, Utica,
Green Island. and Williams Bridge, N. T.,
Auburn, Cincinnati, Jackson, Mich, In
porte, Id, and otheE places.-Ffee Prese,
, 1865-06-21

AN INCIDENT AT CHATTANOOGA. 81epaina
tony door one evening, to take view Of the
varied lie Of Market street, i =aw refreshing
s*ptc:ncle. Coming down the center Of that
shoulder shit, head slightly bent forward
md the step and air Of veteran, WIS q ne
gro bay Of about twenty years, wearing the
amy blue. Following behiud, crowdius
clos. np AROUND, and In . line extending far
bthird him, were about two hundred officers
AID soldiers Of the so-raIled Confederate
States amy. On passed the colorcd sergeant
such YVES his rank-aud onward crowded
the late Southern warriors. Not another
guard about them, not another uenactng
oa1onet in sight The glcam Of the negro's
ahs nd and OF danger behind. saw him pass
On with his charge, never looking behind him,
yet losing none, until he hand:d them over
to tie authorities ut the military prison,
frem which they were next day patolcd.-Cor,
Ht71 YGrt Htroff
, 1865-06-21

the Fort road. He was taken from hIa was-
on AID bis pockets SEARCHED. We heard "a
t1ous statements 1s to The amount Of money
which he lost, one Of which placed it ~ high
as iyr hundred dollars, but being unable 10
find the man We cannot Fouch fo7 the cotrect-
ness of the report.
All the saloons on the Fort read suffered
severely in the way Of fee drinks, but We
heard Of no other acts Of violence besides
these mentioned. During the afternoon most
Of the msn worked their way up to the Fort,
and quiet was restored to tie city.