The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-16

! citizens in all the wards. Hundreds of barrels
! of LIQUOR were rolled into the streets and the
| heads knocked n. The cutters ran with liquor
| frcshet, and the fumes filled and impregnated the
air. Fine cases OF bottled liquor were tossed
into the street from tEird-story windows, and
wrecked into 4 thousand pieces. As the work
progressed some struggling Confederate soldiers,
retreatinc through the city, managed to get hold
of Quantity Of liquor. From this mo'Hent law
and order ceased to exist; chaos care, ard
[ Pandemonum reigned.
PLUMBER AND PILLAGE.
Drunk with vile liquor, the soldiers-said to
belong TO Gary's cavalry-roamed from store 20
store on Main street, followed by reckless
crowd drunk as they. With the butts Of their
nusEe!s they dashed in the plate glass Of the
store doors, ard entering, made wreck OF
everything with the celebrity Of magic. Jewelrv'
stores, clothing stores boot and hat stores and.
confectionery stores we're objects of special at
rcntion to these pillagcrs, who, be it remeIn-
tcred, we're not Federal soldiers, but Confedr-
rate straggcrs.
The following are some of the stores thus
robbed: ]ennct's jewelry store, Mitchell 4 IT,
ler's ievelry store, Scmons' trimming store, An
tonis confectionery store, Pfzzini's confectionery
store, and numbers Of others-all on Main street.
BLOWING Up OF TIE GUNBoATs-BU URNING OF THE
NAVY YARD AND BRIDGES.
About daylight on Monday morning the city
was shaken 10 its foundations by the explosion
proceeding from the blowing II? Of the. CQnfede-
rulc iron cladS in the river. The Patrick Henry
was in flames At Rorkerts and the Navy Yard
and all the public buildings therein situated were
in process OF destruction Several OF the smaller.
vessels were burned al the city wharves.
At six o'clock, the evacuation having bct''
completed as far as the Confederate army WAS
concerned, fire was So: to hayo's bridge and IT."
Danvil!e Railroad tridoc, and these sr:acturcs
were soon in flames and fell into the river.
THE ORDER OF TIE CITY
has hcen excellent sincc the occupation Ly the
Federal forces. We have not heard single
COMPLAINT or theO part of citizens against the
soEiic!s, End we are glad to record that the
soldiers. have found no reason 20 complain OF tie
conduct Of the citizens. We trust this gratifl-
ing State of affairs will continue =.
THE PUBLICATION OF THE WIG RESUMED.
The pnbcatiol of the Wing is resumed this
afternoon with the consent Of the military ar-
thor!ties. The editor, and all who heretofore
ser1rollnd rs columns; have taken their denar-
! lure. Thr proprietor and one cttdche Of the re.
cen: editorial corps remain. The former has had
conference with Gen. Shepley, the Military
Governor who assented u the publication of the
raper on conditions wl?feh will he cheerfuIly ard
faithfully complied with. TIE Wing will, there
fore, b. issued hereafter as Union paper. The
sentiments of attachment to our "whoie coun-
try" which formerly characterized 1t rs journal,
will again find expression in rs columns, and
whatever influence it may have for the reStora-
ton of the national authority will be exerted.
As soon as practicable full and efficient edito-
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