The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-06-13


A Fortress Monroe special says jeff.
Davis health is very much impaired.
His medical attendant waits on him
daily. The greatest vigilencc is OBJ
served to visitors inside the fort.
A Washington special says the ru-
mors of disagreement between Secre-
tary Usher and Harlan have been ex-
aggerated.
A difficulty has arisen relative to the
Pacific Railroad Company, who claim
to have completed 40 miles of road as
required by law, and to be entitled to a
certain amount of government bonds,
stipulated to be issued to them when
that portion of the road was completed.
Commissioners were appointed to ex-
anime the road, whose report Mr.. Har-
Ian has rejected, and other Commits
sioners have been appointed.
A special says it is not yet fully de-
termined where to try JEFF. Davis. 1t
may be in Baltimore, or euen in Phila-
delphia. ea
Ex.Gov. Brown, Of Ga, goes home
on parole to try and organize and
bring back the State to its first love.
The bridge crossing the Rappahan-
mock is being rebuilt, and the old short
line from Washington to Richmond
will be resumed in few days.
The long-disputed French tobacco
in Richmond is now in course of ship
ment to France. Most of it was found
unharmed by the great fire in that city.
Col. Geo. G. Rogers, 18th Illinois
veteran volunteers, has been appointed
Rrevet Brigadier General.
There are about 100000 sick and
wounded soldiers in hospitals through.
out the country. This number is be.
ing rapidly reduced by discharges ol
convalescents. A rule has been adopt,
ed in all departments, that when a va.
cancy occurs which it is not essential
should be Immediately filled, they
shall be kept open until some officer OF
soldier shall be found who is compe
tent for the position. All minor plac
es in the departments are being filled
as they become vacant with wounded
or disabled soldiers, and applications
from others are useless.
Admiral Dahlgren goes North from
Charleston in the steamer Dorcin.
The North and South Atlantic
blockading squadrons are to be consol
idated, under Commodore Radford.
The steamer Delaware has beer
wrecked off Fort Johnston, S. G.
A Raleigh letter announces Gen
Schofeld's order removing all restrict
ions on trade. Cotton and naval store.
are now expected to be brought out.
DR.. Samuel Cox of Lower Mary
land, charged with harboring Rootl
and Harold, has been released from
confinement. Col. Green, proprietor
of the Van Nest place, and wife have
also been liberated.
General Milford, United State,
Agent of Exchange, requested all pris
oners who had money or valuablel
taken from them by the enemy at til,
time of their capture, to forward t.
him plain statement of all the fact
connected Herewith, he having in hi
possession a large amount of none,
and property thus taken from Uniol
prisoners.
Citizens no longer need a pass to q
to Richmond. The fare from Balti
more is SO.
Gen. Grant has presented to the San
itary Fair the valuable horse he rod
while Colonel of an Illinois regiment
A small schooner has brought int
Sandusky 250 dozen bull-frogs. The,
are to be put up in cans and sent t.
Pittsburg.
New potatoes are in Buffalo, brt ugh
from Bermuda. They are only wort
81 per bushel.
The much dreaded insect, the II
year locust, is making its appearance
in Central New York. Fears are en-
tertained that they will spread wild
devastation among the growing crops
a company has been started in Rich
mond, with Gov. Piermont at its head
to open Virginia to emigration iron
the North and to furnish allinformatio
necessary.
The Columbia S. G. Phoenir com
plains that that State is overrun wit
robbers and horse thieves preying upo
what substance and property has bee
left to the unfortunate citizens.
A case has come to light whore
poor woman in New York made haver
sack pockets for a firm in that city fo
l J cents a piece. She worked till
o'clock at night, and by this mean
managed TO earn 81 so per week.
The Savannah Herald mentions til
, arrival of Mrs. Davis and party fror
Fortress Monroe, and says Mrs. Davi
expressed great anxiety to go to FL
rope. She also made the remark ths
she had probably seen Mr.. Davis fc
the last time,
The Time YIELDED.-The Tri5ur
ends long article qpon--"What sha
be done with the negro?" thus:
s'There is lust one thing necessary :