Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-10-19

III thc $uNNeHtlOn OF ocpt, Ao' "'u :h"e ooilv
regiments willtbe gradually Withdrawn to O.
vita Vecchia some time beforehand. si
/ SWEDISH ENIohANTs lxvIRGISIA Nj
Theslsichmond Times says, the Swedish em-
Iigrntion experiment has worked to the salts
faction Of allparties. The farmers are much
pleased with the Swedes, whom they find in.
[dustrions, efficient, honest and orderly. They
do double the work Of the negroes, and re-
/ quire no looking after
DIsIoYALrY IN WEST VIRGINIA. .
Baltimore, Oct. III -lGovernor BerenRa, of
West Virginia, has issued an important proc
umation in reference to the efforts of evil
disposed and scditious persons in the county
Of Jcfforsor to invite the people there to re-
sistance of the laws of West Virginia, by
holding elections of delegates to the General
Assembly of Virginia,q claiming that county
to be in the Stateaof Virginia. ~ ig,, e
|, The Governor orders the arrest of oil par
ties offending, and calls upon the United
States military authorities to aid the civil au-
thorities to prevent such election. lcdt iju
PAROLE OF LEADING REBELS. 2Ne A'
= Washington, Oct l1.--Ihe following was
issued to-day ll@.pt j.
Executive Office, October IL, 1865. =
n Whereas, the following named PERSONS to.
wit John A. Campbell of Alabama, John III.
Reagan of Texas, Alexander H.. Stephens Of
Georgia, George A. Trenholm of South Car
Iolina,an Charles Clark of mississippi lately
cnga ges III rcbellionugainst the United States
Government, who are now in close custody,
have'madc their submission to the authority
of the United States and applied to the Pres
ident for pardon, under his proclamation and
whereas, the authority Of the Federal Gov
ernment is sufficiently; restored in the afore-
said States to admit-of the enlargement of
said persons from close custody, it is ordered
that they be released on giving their respect
i've paroles to appear at such time and place
as the President may designate, to answer
any charge that he may-direet to be preferred
against them, and also chat they will respect
lively abide until further orders, in the places
herein designated, and not depart thercfrom,
John A. Campbell, in the State of Alabama;
John II. Reagan, in the Stateof Texas; Alex.
. H. Stephens, in the State Of Georgia; George
A. Trenholm, in the State of South Carolina;
and Charles Clark, in the State Of Mississip-
pi; andrif the President should grant Ills par.
don TO any of Said persons such person $
parole will thereby be discharged. ~ Ss5 5
[Signed, ANDREW JnnssoS, President
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
Washington, Oct l2.-Lieut. Gen. Grant
has returned, and it is understood he is now
prepared to carry out the plan agreed upon
for the reduction of the army to standard
required only for the ordinary condition of
the country, and times of tranquility;at home
and peace abroad. t.E,
SOUTH CARoLlEIANs PLEADING FOR JEFF. DAVIS.
The committee appointed by the South
Carolina Convention to ntercede in behalf of
Jeff. Davis, had mn interview with The, Prcsi-
dent today. .,.i.. .".,s mS}a
'f,,, ..,.g ,GENERAI. THoMAs. ,..i 4.,5l q
Maior General Thomas, to whom was re-
fcrred the case of General Palmer for investi-
CATION, arrived to-day ta ia.l1'5 Z
From returns received there is no doubt of
the election to Congress of B. johnson Bar
born, (Union) in the Third District, over John
H. Pcndleton and Others His District in
cludcs the city of Richmond. Robert Ridge
way (Union) is elected in the Fourth, and
Alex. H II. Stuart probably inHSixth Dis
itrict Robert s. Conrad majority in Alex
andria, part of the Seventh District over
Lewis Mckenzie, (tjnion) is Is. Conrad
was one of the sgners of the ordinance Of
secession. aHe avowed previous to the cleo
tion that he could not subscribe to the oath if
elected There is nothing definite from the
other portions of the District, but Conrad is
probably elected. ~ ,@nf@&@A ..
DEATH OF DIR. M'cooK.
4 DR. John McCook, the father of Brevct Ma
,ior General Edward McCook and Brcyet
Brigader General .Apson McCock, died here
yesterday of dysentery, after two weeks i'll
ness. He breathed his last at the headquar.
ters of his son, Gen. Anson Mccook, and was
attended ili his dying moments by his son and
daughter. His son John was telegraphed Tor,
but failed to arrive in time to see lis father
alive. His remains will be taken tomorrow
to his late home in Stcubenyille. .t5.g,s
THE FREEDMEN on TIE SOUTHERN coAsr--GEN
'1 @l@sHERMANs PLAN INTERPRETED WITH
@Maj. Gen HowArd, preyiousto starting on
his tour of inspection through the South, re-
ceivcd the following orders: t'.'' P
WAR DEp'T, ADJ GES'Eis OfFtcE,
. Washington, Oct 9th, 1865
General Orders No l4j0-Whcrcas GER
tain tracts of land, situated on the coast Of
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, at the
time for the most part vacant, we're get apart
by Maj, Cen VIM. I. Shcrman's Special Or
ders No. Is, for the benefit of the refugees
and freedmen that had congregaied by opera
tiorrs Of the war, or had been left to take care
Of themselves by their former owners, and
whereas, all expectation was thereby created
that they would be able to retain possession
Of such lands, aid whereas, q large number
Of the former owners are earnestly soliciting
the restoration of the same, and promising to
absorb the labor, and care for the freedmen,
it is ordered that Major General Howard,
Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees,
freedmen and abandoned lands, proceed to
the several above named States and endeavor
to effect an arrangement mutually satisfactory
to the freedmen, and the land owners, and
make q report, and in case a mutually salts
factory arrangement can be effected, he is
duly empowered and directed to issue such
orders as may become necessary, after o full
and careful Investigation of the interests Of
parties concerned by order Of the President
ofthe United States. f..,..y, ...,,,.....,. /,
.,',As ss'F /. D. TowSsENp, A. A. G.
THE SOUTHERN NAILS USPRoFITABLE.
The Postofice Department is making upits
accounts for the next Congress, and it appears
that while the mail service has been sustained
by the receipts for postage during the rebel
hon, the deficiency when the. mails, through
the Southern States are resumed will be
$S,000l000 h s,,S s9 ,4sI
TROOPS NOT wtTgDR AVN FROM Yryrt,cvy.;