The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-29


disturbances. IIe was in close consulta.
ton with General Hatch all day Thurs
day. From the information he had re-
ceved the General had been led to ex-
pect q good deal of trouble, and accord
ingly ordered the Sixth regular United
States infantry to accompany him.
Learning everything was quiet, the regu.
lars, on their arrival here, were ordered
to Hilton Head.
ANOTHER ORDER.
On Friday morning General Bennett
issued the following additional order;
General Orders--.No. 62.
HEADo'Rs, Cry OF CHARLESTON
* CHARLESTON, July l3, 1865.
Residents of the city of Charleston,
not in the military service of the United
States, are required, within forty.eight
hours, to turn into the Provost Marshal.
Captain Charles Il. Tucker, at l9l
Meeting street, all the firearms within
their possession. All persons hereafter
arriving in the city will, within twenty
four hours after their arrival, deposit
their arms at the place mentioned.
Guards will arrest any person found
carrying firearms in the city or within
the intrenchments on Charleston Neck.
Persons so arrested, or those neglecting
to comply with the terms of this order,
will be dealt with by military court.
All arms turned in, III compliance with
this order, will be properly marked,
safely stored and receipts given for the
same. They are held for the owner
and monthly return for them will be
made to these headquarters. In some
special cases the commander OF tho post
of Charleston will, when he thinks prop
er, grant written permit to retain
arms,
The carrying Of clubs and sword
canes in the city Of Charleston will be
considered military offence. and per.
sons will be arrested for the same.
Aged or in6rm persons will not be mo.
Tested for carrying canes not loaded or
containing swords.
By order Of Brevet Brigadcr Gen.
rs w. Il. BENNETT,
Commanding Post.
CHARLES +. JOY, First Lieutenant
Fihy.fourth Massachusetts Volunteers,
Acting Assistant Adntant General.
AS the whites. with few exceptions;
delivered up their, arms on the occupa.
ton Of the city by the Union troops, the
order to them will be of little interest.
Every house in the city at the time Of
the occnpntion by the Union soldiers
underwenta q thorough searching opera.
ton by the troops of the Twenty first
United States colored troops, for the
purpose of announcing freedom to the
slaves, the eseizure of firearms and the
capture of abandoned property, furni.
tnre, &c. The number of firearms thus
far brought in since since the publica.
ton OF the order, are FIVE rifles and seven
pistols, mostly belonging to blacks.
The Colorcd Orphan Asylum, after a
number Of changes by the release OF
property to the owners, has at last the
been settled in Memminger's extensive
mansion and grounds at the corner oi
Smith and Wentworth streets. 1t now
has about one hundred and seventy five
members,
THE MORTALITY list
has considerably diminished within the
past two weeks. For the week from
the llth to the 18th June, inclusive, the
deaths were eighty.eight blacks, twenty
five whites; from the 18th to the 24ti,
of June, inclusive sixty.eight blacks,
twenty.one whites; from 25th of June
TO the lst of July, inclusive, sixty.six
blacks, twenty-five whites from End to
the 8,h of July, inclusive. sixty.six
blacks, twenty'two whites, making to.
tai in month Of four hundred and eighty.
five blacks and one hundred and thirty.
four whites, dreadful comparison with
former years. when the whole number Of
deaths in amonth did not average forty
or fifty, white and black. The highest
number Of deaths in the yellow fever
epidemic of 1864, was fifty.nine.
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