The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-17


the burning Of three additional whaers oy inc ooe'
pirate Shenandoah. Vessels had sailed 'ro1n "o"oA
for Ascension Island TO bring Oh the o'o"s ''
there Of various vessels destroyed oy 'ne p"eS
Major General slocum, in despatch TO DesS. Rich-
moud dated AT yicksbu on Thur sday last he accepted
tina nomination by the New York Democratr State Con-
var,,or far Secretary Of State The GW eral says no
axrac,s ~ ma at home before the close o. this month
The stasmship Granada which ari here yesterday,
brought our Charleston despatch9 TO the 18th inst In
OF the troubles along the Ashley and Cooper
vsrs between the planters and the freedmen the for
mar complaining Of ideness End disregard Of contracts
an the part of ,he latter AMI the negroes charging their
employers with injustice and cruel treatment General
Bennett, the temporary commander Of the Charleston
district has Issued ~ order requiring both whites and
blacks Of tie troubled region TO give up Ill in their
possession. Cen Bsunst in his administration Of Ani
hAs given the ossns much sassfActon by rspo..ns all
censorship Of the press and abolishing restrictions
Questionable 70 asm The omesp Of the One Hundred
and sixty-hfth New YORK ~oluntser second Duryes
zouAvss who were tog considerable time kept in con.
nsment ON ohAg6 refusal to deliver up the coors Of
70 superior ooer have been released and returned to
duty. Rx0overnor William Aiken, q South Caroline,
has received his pardon from the President Tho old
itself in the state Convention Of the Delegates
wore congratuating themselves on their belief that
slavery Is not yet dead.
An interesting insight Of the motives and feelings which
governed the directors OF the Danville Railroad Com
pany Of Virginia, during tho recent meeting, lasting
some days. 10 the election Of President is furnished
in our Richmond correspondence The rebel General
Joseph Z. Johnston was the almost unanimous
choice Of the Board and their action hrs nomina
ton watched with great interest throughout con-
siderable portion Of the South by those lately engaged in
the rebellion, as, correspondent states If he had
been chosen and had been permitted by the government
TO hold the position 1T would have been regarded
concession favor of late prominent rebels which would
encourage the lesser lights and the of that fraer
nifty to rally for the purpose of roganing their lost
governmental power It Is said that Northern capital
also was enlisted in his favor but, havo hereto
fore announced the directors being suspicious that the
authorities Washington would not allow Johnston TO
the duties Of the office if elected, deemed II best
not to the risk, and so chose Mr.. A. s. Baford,
member of the Virginia Legislature
The friends of the rebel exGenel Jubal A. Early Of
Virginia. the ofenes and worst whipped officer of the
war; and who knew better than any other rebel general
how fast Sheridans troopers could ride and how hard
they could fight making vigorous efforts TO secure
for him pardon from the President
On Thursday Samuel H. Burch succeeded in procur-
ing the issuance by Judge wylie of Washington, Of
writ of hab'as corpus for the production before civil
of the persons of his father Samuel Burch and his
brothers, Charles and Orlando Burch, confined in
the Old Capitol Prison charge of stealing government
horses and branding them with the loter g. Yesterday
the writ was presented at the prison with an endorse
by President johnson suspendng the habeas corpus
writ in the cases of the accused
JEFF. Davis u consequences Of his impaired health was
Thursday last transferred from his casenats in For
tess Monroe to Carroll Hail. in the same structure, where
his condition gill DO much comfortable his new
location furnishing him with plenty Of room and Gne
Wow OF the outdoor world.
Charges which arc to be Investigated, have rs-
Gently been made against Mr. Dorsey the state Treasurer
Of Ohio Of improper Of the Commemorative funds
placed in his keeping Tho commission appointed by
Governor Brough in June last 10 examine the
condition Of tho treasury ailege in their re-
port that Mr.. Dorsey has boon in the habit
Of loaning large smounts Of money, which he
replaced by government and other interest bearing
rifles and thus secured interest for his and other
peoples benefit both the withdrawn funds and the
bonds which substituted for them The State, II Ia
true suffered no loss, and could suffer none by the
transaction bnt such proceedings open tho door to
speculation and corruption Besides State and county
specially forbidden by law 70 mako such
Of the funds in their keeping and arc required to
keep them untouched and safe in the treasury t called
for by the proper acquisitions The penalty for violation
of This legal regulation IL removal from office and
Apement in State prison
The prevailing distress and threatened starvation
among the negro lsborng population in tho island Of
Jamaica has been heretofore noticed in the HERAD Some
additional facts regarding tho matter given By
Knyston correspondent dcputat;on appointed lnielv
A. meeting OF the negroes waited upon the Governor
represented their sufsrlngs and requested that no
would lay before the English government statement "f
their grievances This he promised to DO but at the
samc time told them that no thought their azness
the principal cause Of their troubles and that il they
would work industriousy they might ameliorate their
condition themselves
The excursion party Of European capitalists arrived in
Chicago Friday night, where they were entertained
by the merchants with prorusc hospitality Last nigls
banquet given in their honor
The annual tax levy for 1896 was presented in the
Board Of Supervisors yesterday From this ii appears
that the State county and city Of Now York city for
tho current year will amount In the aggregate 10
SIS e3S 49, and that the total valuation of the real
and personal property Of the city $6os s55 The
Board adjourned to Tuesday, without taking gua action
tho paper - ~ i
The Commissioners Of Excise will hold their fmiy.
ninth Monday ito morrow at twelve O'Clock
noon IN che chsmbcrs of tho Court Of Common Pleas
and they will hold their aicth and a, session for toe
year in a few days thereafter
In the matter of tho wos habeas corpus caso whoiu
Mr. Lizzie Wolf complained that har husband, 70 whom
she only recently married had been taken from her
by his father Judge Ingrsham yesterday rendered do
cision dismssing tho application Of the petitioner
Mr. william N. Van Note, Joint administrator the
Of his deceased brother Peter T. Van Note, with
the widow OF the latter Mrs. lie Count yester-
day ordered by Surrogate Tucker TO be committed IN the
county jail for contempt OF in not paying TO
his siserin- iaw the surosaos order balance Of
one hundred twolvc dollars due her tho settle
ment Of the estate.
The Government steamship Memphis arrived here yes
terday from Annapolis, Md. Tho Memphis has been as
sisng in the transfer Of the Naval Academy from It's
l,e location at Newport r. L. TO It's old quarters at An
papoua