The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-06-17


KmportaMtS Proclamation.
q President Johnson.o On Tuesday issued .
proclamation remoyingal restrictions up
on internal, domestic and coastwise inter-
course and trade, aud upon the removal OF
the products of States heretofore declared
in instruction, SO far as relates to Tsnnes-
see. excepting articles contraband OF war.
such as arms, ammunition, articles from
which ammunition is made, etc. 1t is also
directed that on and after the lst Of July
foreign commerce with the ports declared
open by his proclamation OF the I'D OF
May, shall be conducted under the snpervi-
sion of the regularly appointed officers OF
the customs at the respective points named.
While removing the restrictions on CON-
merce the President proclaims the iusur-
rectiop, 80 far as it relates to Tennessee,
as at an end but nothing in the procla-
nation is to be construed as changing or
impairiAg any Of the penalties, forfsitures,
or disabilities for treason incurred under
the laws Of the United States or his proc
lamation of29th Of May last, nor as impairi
ing any regulations relative to the exer-
else of military law, the suspension of the
haJeas corpus, abolishing slavery, ETC., but
on the contrary all such laws are declared
to be In full force. '' q
Judge Underwood, of the United States
District Court of Virginia, arrived in
Washington on Saturday, from Norfolk
with copies Of the evidence upon which
the Grand jury found bills of Indictment
against Lee, Breckinridge, HenryA. Wise,
and some fifty other Rebels, civil and mil
itary. He has asked the cooperation ioi
Attorney General Speed. and intends to
prosecute the trials rs soon as possible. IS
An important step toward the reorganl-
cation of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the Southern States has been taken in
East Tennessee. At the recent meeting
Of, the Holston Conference, Bishop ID. W.
Clark and the Rev. Adam Poe, d. d.,
were present, and the principal clergymen
composing the Conference were, admitted
into connection with the Methodist EPis.
copal Church North. .s1eIsIaI &,
It is ascertained on unquestionable preof
that the explosion of the ordnance boat at
City Point last summer, whereby some sew
enty lives we're lost, and large amount OF
property destroyed, was the work Of Rebel
agents, and was paid for with Rebel gold
furnished from the rebel State Department.
Reliable information has reached the
friends of John @. Breckenridge at Lex
ington, K entucky, that he has arrived safe
in Cuba. How he got there they refuse TO
say. .t;s.a ol..r. ID laqo qe9b H.F
Sixty Prisoners at Fort Warren, under
the rank Of Captain, took the oath Of alle-
glance on Saturday last and were released
from confinement. A number of Maryland
ers and Virginians are among the number,
- A destructive -fre. occurred on Friday in
the Quartermasters q and Commissaries' De-
pot at Nashville. The loss is sariously
stated at from four to ten millions Of dol
lars, but;eyen the lower figure is probably
an exaggeration.g An explosion of ord.
nance stores also occurred at Chattanooga
causing loss of $4,000, and killing ten
or fifteen persons. a. aa,lat)las 5taa
Extra Billy Smith. the Rebel Governor
Of Virginia, has surrendered himself to the
military at Richmond. aaV 70
Governor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, re-
commends that in every part ofthat State,
on the approaching Anniversary Of indie
pendence, special observance be- had OF
welcome to our returned volunteers and Of
commemoration ofstheir heroic deeds. ?.
Attorney Gen. Speed says, by direction
of President johnson all persons making
special applications for pardon must shsw
that they have taken the oath contained in
the recent proclamation Of amnesty :
Gen. Warren has resigned his commits.
sion as Maj. Gen. Of Volunteers, and has
been succeeded in the command at Yicks-
burg by Gen. Osterhaus. INV mol :
In the conspiracy trial the counsel for
the defense brought in a plea of insani.
'ty on the part Of Payne, the man, who at
tackled Sec, Seward. Several eminent Sur
geons examined him but failed to. end any
evidence of insanity. qAlla the witnesses
have been examined and the argument OF
the case has begun. rsa,5ss,s lo.,4,,'-sf,
An immense Fair is being held at Chica-
go in aid of the Sanitary and Christian
Commissions Gems Grant and Sherman
were present one day during the week, and
were, most enthusiastically received. 2
lmGen. Grant has returned to Washington.
Judge Chase, Senator Sherman and 9TH
err leading men are in favor Of comforting
the right of suffrage on the freedmen of the
South.9qqe sai a6 .1ea eAi 10 ieH9l s
It's believed that the recent fires in the
commissary- and quartermastcr's depart
m0nts at various points in Tennessee were
the. work of Rebel incendiariss. The loss
by these fires was much exaggerated. g
Col. VIM. 8. A. Fish. formerly Provost
Marshal Of Baltimore, and some time since
dismissed the service by order OF q court
martial has been restored to his full rank,
with back pay, by the President. .a7ui
Notes Of Third Series Of 7-SOs now
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