The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-04

NEWS FROM CHARLESTON.
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General Bennett temporarily Succeeds
General Hatch-The Election for the
State Convention at Hand-Prospocts
OF the Parties-Govsrnor Perry Free
sumes that His Recommendstion foz
the Pardon OF Rebels II Equivalent "a
Pardon-such RseOsnended, Though
Unpardoned, Rebels Entitled 70 . Seal
I'm the Convention. &c.
The steamship Quaker City, from Charleston August
80 arrived at this port yesterday We are indebted 10
Purssr Fred W. Ely for favon
Our Charleston COrrespondence.
CHARLESTON, s. c., August 80, 1895.
The departure Of General Hatch, long anticipated
and talked Of has at length taken place he left here
last Sunday afternoon board the Canonicus
for Hilton Head which place he leaves on board
the steamer Illinois for New York this day. An the Ca
noncus was leaving the United States vessels in the
harbor fred salute Of thirteen guns in honor Of the
General He was accompanied by only one member Of
his stan Lieutenant McMartiu. A. D. C. Az will be seen
by the following ORDERS the command Of the district has
been turned to General Bennett until the arrival Of
Major General Ames who expected here in the
Of three weeks
General Ovdeys-Nc. 90
HEADQUARTERS, MILITARY DIsrsrcr Or CRARLaeNR,
CaAMssroS, g. g.. August 90 1895
headqusrters Of the Department Of South Carolina, the
undersigned relinquishes TO Brevet Bgader General w.
+ Bennett the command Of this distT;ES snMN u.rcu
Brevet Major General United ststes voluptsera
LEONARD B. PERRY Assistant Adtutant General
General Orders-No 81.
HEApouARrsRs, MILITARY DIsrRIcT % CaAhix1oS /
CaAn,Esros i. = G., August e 1895
tes Department Of South Carolina, the undessgnsd
sumes the command Of the Military Bistrict of Charles
The following named officers are announced on the
Captain L. Perry, Assistant Adjutant General United
Captain J. H Moore Assistant QuartsrmAsser, United
States Volunteers, Chief Quartermaster
lunsesr infantry, Acting Assistant ouartsrmas.sr W.
Captain q. Z. Lord, Commissary Subsistence Volun-
teers, Chief Commissary Subsistence.
Major J. + Pratt Thirty second United States oOlored
Captain G. smith, Thirty United States colored
! troops, Assistant Provost Marshal.
Captain George Balch, United States Army, Chief
Brevst Captain R. Brinckls, Fifth United States Ar
Frst Lieutenant h Hagsns, One Hundred and Fifty
fourth New York Volunteers Acting Assistant Quarter
master
| First Lieutenant W. E. Leighton, First Battalion
Maine Volunteers, Acting Assistant inspector General
All orders will remain In force until Otherwise ordered
w. T. BENNETT,
Brevet Brigadier General Commanding
0nicial: LEONARD B. PERnY, Assistant Adj"sant Gen
| eral.
The retention Of Captain L. B. Perry, Assistant Ad
jutans General on the staff, gives much satisfaction
Energetic and untrng in his duties always court
and accessible to military and cvilianA he has become
general favorte In fact he could not be well spared
from this post with the wants and routine Of which ht
is 20 intimately acquainted. Some time ago he was re
commended for promotion, and wu oompllnentsd with
letter from the War Department o6k~ing him cap
tancy in the regular Unes States sssace, or breve
maoIship II n thought he win accept the latter HI
designs retiring from the service consistent
with his duties and the expiration Of his term Of enlist
| ment ,..+..
takes place next Monday, and no full ticket yet out
The candidates FIRST announced have nearly all decline
| the nomination. majority of them decline on tn
ground OF inability to meet the expense OF living y
Az the time the anxiety of the various par
ties 10 bring acceptable tickets increases with the In
difference OF the number Of candidates who decline tn
nominations Some Of the tickets have almost been
duced TO total blanks by the withdrawal of Th
old hunkers or Broad street clique" as they desg
been universally Condemned vsh Thsy haSe coa,roea
every election heretofore and by display OF popu
lar names will doubtless be able TO carry their tickle
| append copy Of their ticket.
The following ticket presented TO the voters Of th
district as suitable candidates TO represent them in th
Henry Gourdn Hon Chas Macbeth
Judge T. Frost, Edw. McCrady sr.,
d. Wagner, ~ W. Ravenel,
Geo. W. Williams Chas NJ Furman,
Z. L. Adams, Dr W. Wragg
W. G Bee, Rev John Bachmann,
James Rose, w. 8 Henery,
| A. q. Andrews W. Lebby,
Hon. H. d. Lessene, ID. L. Mckay
or the above II Is probable not more than i've or 81,
will consent TO be candidates But II the party
ceed with but two three they will have gained the
object. This Is 70 make valid the state debts create
during the These debts amount to between
and eight millions Of dollars contracted mostly after ths
ordinance OF secession, and before the organization
Davis government at Montgomery.
| GOVERNOR PERRY on THE PARDoSisG POWER
| letter from Governor Perry 10 the Hon. WIN d. Por
II you take the oath Of amnesty and apply for par
don is to be presumed after the approval by tha
granted and you entitled TO vote in th
| Convention although your pardon may not have beef
| This while Il meets joyful reception from larg,
class who in doubt Of their qualification voters
has caused another stir among the military who deny
the right Of the Governor 70 such authority
! from the above extract.
The Court OF Ordinary has been regularly opened by
Judge Buist j. W Brown6eld, Esq, Clerk Of The Cour
OF Common Pleas and General Sessions has also entered
upon the discharge OF his duties
THE RECuPT or COTTON
yesterday by the South Carolina Railroad three
hundred and twenty-five bales and Of the two previous
days three hundred and sixty three letter from Sum
ter estimates the amount OF cotton on hand In that dis
trict at from three TO five thousand bales.
vrRsr SPECIMEN
OF the crop Of cotton brought 70 this marke e
Last Monday by two freedmen--Mcssrs Weston and Gail
lard IL was excellent long staple cotton cultivated
the Roper plantation on Johns Island.
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
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Arrest or Negro Pfekpockets-Myster
AFFAIR, &c.