The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-07-07
GENERAL NEWS.

0INLhdL NE Wo.
The President has issued his proclamation APP
pointing Benjamin F. Perry, one of the gentle.
men recommended by the South Carolina dele
CATION, Provisional Governor of that State, with
authority to proceed in reorganizing the State
Government, through the same processes, and on
the same basis, as TO voters, &c, prescribed for
the other States in which Provisional Governors
have recently been appointed. Florida is the
only remaining State of the South yet to be pro-
vided with Governor.
A Brownsville correspondent furnishes state
ment of an exaggerated story of Matamoras
paper, regarding the firing on two of General
Meja's officers by American soldiers of General
Browns command, near Brownsville. 1t APP
were challenged, but deigned no reply. Some
French officer at Matamoras wrote an insulting
letter in reference to the matter to Gen. Brown,
who took no notice oft, whereupoa the French
man felt his dignity wounded, and determined
to advertise his importance in some way, pub
lished a silly communication in one of the Mata-
moras journals.
Advices from Richmond confirm the release of
Col. Guild and Major Darlington, late of the
rebel service. 1t appears the release was uncon-
ditiona, the Government having failed to i'm
plcate them in the slightest degree with the
embezzlement of the money sent TO Union prison.
ers. letter from Richmond says that if Col.
Ould should have been proved guilty it would
have surprised none more than many officers of
the Union army who knew him in the old days,
and were always ready to vouch for HIM as
man of the strctest personal honor.
On Saturday the New York German Schutzen
Corps consisting of sixty men, sailed for BIe-
men, to take part in the international shooting
match at Bremen, which will begin on the 10th
of this month and end on the 23d. The Schutzen
Corps is composed of the best marksmen of this
city, nearly all of whom are wealthy Germans.
Tue company is commanded by Captain Busch
who is a splendid specimen of the Teutonic race
weighing three hundred and ffty-six pounds.
Major Gen. Halleck on Friday relinquished
command of the Military Department of the
James, in compliance with orders of the War
Department. Major General Terry will remain
in command of the Department of Virginia, and
Brig. Gen. Turner will continue to officiate as
commander of the District of Henrico both hav-
ing their headquarters in Richmond. General
Terry will until further ORDERS report directly
to the Adjutant General of the army at Wash
ington.
The Executive is celebrating on the verdict
IF tho Militaru Iii
tbs voluminous testimony closely before render
ing decision. 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent is by no means pleased with the RESPONSE
bility imposed upon him of endorsing the pro-
ceedings, and it is not improbable that he may
quash the affair and order q new trial by the
civil courts. All the prisoners, it is said, were
found guilty by the court.
1t is stated that the receipts from Customs, re-
cepts from the sales of public lands and internal
revenue for the fiscal year ending on the Both
utimo will amount, in round numbers, about
as follows: Customs, $76,OOO 900; from sales
of lands $40, 200; internal revenue, $780,
100000.
1t is stated that elections for delegates to the
North Carolina State Convention will be held
about the goth of August and that the conven-
ton will probably meet the LIST of SEPTEMBER
The convention will amend and alter the State
Constitution and order elections for Governor,
members of the Legislature, members of Congress
and county officers.
The news from the growing cotton crop in
Tennessee is fattering. Mr.. O. J. Hack, of
Giles county, informs the Nashville Gazette that
cotton is very forward in that region. He has
about two hundred and forty acres in cotton,
and blooms are coming out freely. Cotton
planters are always more than satisfied to see
bloom by the 4th of July.
terrible tornado passed over the village of
Veroqua, Union county, Wisconsin, Frustrating
Fifty dwellings, killing seventeen persons and
wounding one hundred. The suffering caused
by the tornado is very great.
The advices from Mexico, received by way of
Havana, are, as usual, quite contradictory. We
are told that the indications in Mexico are that
matters are going from bad to worse that guer-
lila bands are increasing all over the country !;
that the Imperial forces sent TO Tampico were
attacked by the troops of Juarez, and that large
reinforcements of American emigrants were ex-
pected. On the other hand, we are also inform
ed that Negrete, with his shattered army, had
fallen back from Matamoras 10 Monterey, and
that the French were in possession of Saltillo.
The Republican Governor of Michigan has
refused to surrender up, at the requsition of the
War Department, TO be tried by court martial,
some officers who had committed a murder in