Smyrna times., 1865-08-30
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The Mississippi Convention adjourned sine
di- on Thursday. They nominated Judge L. |
Fisher for Governor.
President johnson says he will restore the
writ of habeas corpus and remove the troops
in Mississippi at the earliest possible moment
as soon as the State has entirely returned to
the UnioM
There are a great many emigrants going
hem the Northwest to the South.
Harris the owner of the Andersonville blood
hounds, was recently arrested in Georgia, and
is New in the Old Capitol at Washington
Five hundred and thirty four freedmen are
employed on the Government farms in Mary
land.
Hon. f. Joy Morris, writing from Constan-
tinople, says the cholera has reached the city
and become yirulent. Two hundred deaths
daily are reported.
Among the most prominent rebel Generals
who will probably leave the country under the
order Of August 22d, just issued, are Lee,
Beauregard and Taylor.
A dangerous counterfeit of the $50 greenback
was presented at the Philadelphia Mint on
Monday. 1t is well calculated to deceive.
Pittsburg is excited. An unknown man has
been founl with his throat cut from ear to
ear, and Mrs. Grinder has been arrested for
poisoning several of her neighbors.
A Mr. Stowe eloped from Burlington Yer
mont, last week, with the wives Of three pro-
minent citizens.
1t is reported that Price and several other
rebels have been made general officers in Max
imiliau's army,
The ladies of Georgia are preparing peti-
tions to the President to pardon Jeff. Davis.
From highly intelligent gentlemen, direct
from South Carolina, We learn that the question
OF suffrage may prove somewhat embarrassing
to the South Carolina politicians in settling the
basis of representation in that State A strong
party will be in favor Of fixing it on the white
basis, while the low country interest have here
tofore controlled the legislation of the State by
the preponderaDce in slaves To insist now
upon the negro forming any portion Of the ba-
sis of representation will be more or less com.
promising urOn the question of negro suffrage
Fourteen paymasters in the Department O.
Virginia, it is reported, have heen arrested OF
the charge Of being implicated with Col Bin
ney, the Chief Paymaster, for paying soldiers
iii seven-thirty bonds and then buying them III
at a heavy discount.
A defalcatiOn to the amount of sixty-fou
thousand dollars has recently been discovered
III the accounts ola boOkkeeper in large whole
sale establishment III Boston,
Gov. Holden, of North Carolina, having re.
quested General Ruger, commanding at Raj
eigh, to remand three citizens, charged with as
saulting freedman, to the civil authorities
the General replied that he deemed it inexpe
dient to comply with the request, as the magis
trates do not take official notice of unlawful VIC
lenUe to freedmen
Rebels against whom no charges have beer
made will, upon application at the State De
partment, be given passports to leave the coun
try, If they wish them.
K. NJ. T. Hunter has asked permission t,
leave the country, and Wade Hampton has an
piled for pardon.
1t is reported from Missouri that there are
not enough loyal men in the school boards O
any county to 'ganize them under the new
school law.
A Detroit officer, who was taking femal,
prisoner from Saginaw in the cars, left her fo
few minutes to go into another car, when tn,
conductor came along, and the woman reflsin.
to pay her fare, he put her off the train. The
officer was not little chopfallen on learning
how he lost his prisoner.
Mrs Ephraim Griswold, wealthy old lady
residing at Williston, VT, was found in her
barn 6rutally murdered Thursday morning
A large amount Of money which was in the
hou-e is missing.