The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-29
General SickIes In Command Of the
Department.
Particulars Of the Loss Of the SchOOners II.
B. Tyler and Joel G. Sweet.
Convention Of the Negroes al
Charleston.
SENSIBLE PROCEEDINGS ON THEIR PART.


Our Charleston Correspondence.
CHARLESTON, 8. G., Nov 49, 1885.
General Sickles' Official announcement assuming COM
mand and the departure Of General Gilmore sur
prise TO all but few intimate friends The new CON-
mander arrived here almost incog and taking at
the Charleston Hotel, remained quiet that nearly
everybody believed him to be simply an ordinary
visit
Brevet Brgadier General Hart, who was General
sickles adjuant In Virginia will act chief Of stan
Some anxiety Is felt to tho object Of this sudden
change Rumor Of the restoration OF martial law and
che reassembng the convention by order Of General
Sickles are In circulation 1t Is said that the negro code
adopted by Legislature and the evident dsposio
20 shoulder the debt OF the State have with the
decided disapprobaon OF the President, and that the
State will have to undergo another OF publication
The people In q state Of great excitement believing
Ghey have fairly complied with all the that honor
and humanity can ask from q conquered people.
GARRISON
of the post present consists of the Forty reg
ment Of Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers Fifty fourth
New York Veteran Volunteers, Thirty-third United
States coiorod troops and company of the Thirty
NTH United States coored troops Most Of the colored
troops are stationed in the forts around the harbor
EX-GOVERNOR AIKEN
received the largest number Of votes at the election
the city yesterday for Representative from the Second
Congressional district which includes Charleston Beau
fort Colleon and Barnwe. The whole number of votes
cast was fourteen hundred and six or these Governor
Aiken received hundred and thirteen William
Whaloy three hundred and niney-nve General Elliott
two hundred and seventy nine and l. NJ Aver fourteen
The majority Of Governor Aiken Mr. whaley tho
rival candidate with the highest number Of votes is
three hundred and eighteen The Governors vote will
hs BY a. % three
respectable vote from the interior It may, therefore,
with reasonable certainty be taken for granted that he
elected 80 Is pleasing triumph to the Unonsts
elected.
. General Elliott will probably carry his own district
Beaufort and possibly receive considerable vote in
Colleon and BarnweN; but with the large already
in favor Of the Governor his election considered be-
yond question The result indicates quite change in
the tone and spirit Of the people, and is decided rebuc
TO the old secession politicians,
MEETING DISTINGUISHED MAsoNs
Supreme Council Of Sovereign Grand Inspectors
General Of the Thrtythrd and last decree Of Masonry
Charleston during the Lost week ILL., Bro General
Albert Pike Of Arkansas presided Sovereign Grand
Lieutenant Grand Commander, and Ill Bro Hon. A. G.
Aackey, or South Carolina Secretary General, with
part OF tho Union Among them wore Iustrious Brothers
Colonel VIM s Rockwell Of Georgia; H. Shaw, Of Cali
Torn fornis Henry N BSis " Schroeder and 2 Rush
OF Kentucky Charles T. McClenaghan, of New York
and Lucius R Paige Of Massachusetts,.
This high and distinguished body OF Masons did much
work, their meetings having been suspended during the
war Among other things Of interest to the craft we
may notice that they appointed Ill Bro. Colonel Tai. p
hsner Special Deputy for Europe and elected the fol
lowing persons honorary members OF their Council
His Majesty Charles XIV, King Of Sweden and Norway
His Royal Hghness Oscar, Crown Prince Of Sweden
His Majesty Christian TX, King Of Denmark.
His Royal Hghness Constantine Ncoavich, Grand
Duke of Russia
H. Bro. Henry Buist elected Treasurer General in
place OF Achiile Le Prince, deceased.
The Supreme Council adjourned late Saturday night
eor being IN session several days to continue their SEES
sion on the third Monday OF March, at the city of Wash
The profane world as Masons call them are perhaps
not aware that this Is the Mother Council OF all the ST.
preme Councils Of the world. It. comprises among its
members some Of the most distinguished men Of this
During their stay General Pike, Colonies sharncr and
Pierson were the guests OF Hon A. G. Mackey. The two
latter left with Brother Mackey Sunday morning
attend the meeting OF the Grand Lodge Of the State in
the city Of Columbia which assembled there Tuesday
the 2lst inst General Albert Pike left by the Northeast
Railroad for Washington last Monday morning.
RETURN OF FREEpMEx.
From twelve to fifteen hundred negroes returned yes
plantations on Edsto, John, Wadmalaw and james
islands While waiting for the steamer they spent the
time IN singing and dancing the old pantato jlgs. and
seemed TO be oveoyed at the prospect Of the speedy
return TO their old homes
MARINE DISASTERS
The steamer Cosmopolitan Captain Croker which ar
rived here from Florida yesterday, brought intelligence
OF the loss or the schooncrs Harriet Tyler and Joel
ton to Now York and the latter bound from New York
TO Apaachcola Both vessels at the time OF the dis
aser which occurred on the ed OF October about
eight miles from Cape Carnaveral Florida Tho cargo
OF the Tyler consisted OF seven hundred bales Of
cotton sixty seven bales OF wool, three thousand
hides and sixteen bales of calf skins. The Sweet
had cargo OF lumber. All the officers and crew OF
both vessels took TO the small boats and succeeded in
reaching Jacksonville, Fla, in safety with the exccp
ton OF Captain James McGee Of the Tyler, who unfor
tunaely drowned when but a short distance from
che Shore The steamer Cosmopolitan brought most OF
the survivors TO this city generous subscription Of
eighty four dollars was inado up by the officers and
OF the steamer for the sufferers wholly
destitute. The following the names OF the officers
and crew OF tho harriet B. Tyler
Copdin-Jamos Mc9ee, drowned
First Ofcer-E b. Leyman.
Stesoard-Thomas Michigan.
iSeomen--Thomas Clark, r. Burt Timothy Clark; Jas
Rox, LEFT at Jacksonville.
or THE JOEL @. SWIFT.
Captain Charles r. Marks and three Of the left at
Jacksonville.
Robert Witty drsf officer