Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-13
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In VIrginia.

Affairs In virginia
NEW YogK. July 12-The Herald's
Riehmopd correspondent says.
The difficulties between the freedmen
and planters continue to give the sn-
thorities, both civil and military, much 7
trouble, May of the planters, it is said,
desire to get rid of the negroes alto
gether and supply their places with
white laborers from the North and
Europe 80
The Committee of Richmond men
who visited President Johnson, to en-
deayor to .reseinds the $50, 900 excep-1
tion in his amnesty proclamation, have
returned without meeting with any sue
cess, ,r. e-e - evs~-e st---..s II
The old Virginia State Banks are now
in process. of liquidation, and it is /
thong ht holders OF their notes wn not
realize over 20 cents on the dollar.
Henry A Wise has made application.
to the military authorities for reslora- /
,tiop of his,foruler estates, near Norfolk,
Virginia n
/ Some of, the VirginiaDs propose to
again put up Wise as candidate for.
Governor, rs..rl
There is great destitufiop among the
inhabitants Of Spottsylvania county, and |
it has. been, proposed to send agents to
this city, Philadelphia and Baltimore, to
solicit aid for them. -.a-rg.
The 1smess Washington special says;
Gen, Hooker will at once assume
h command of the Department Of the East
vice Gen, Dix ~ "oi ifst 81 2a C2I
/ There yere seventy pardons granted
| by the President, yesterday, to persons
[ coming under the. $20,0 900 exception.
| SeventY-6Ve petitions were fled. but
Included IN hem are no persons of no.
Assistant Commissioners Fisk of the
| Freedmen's Bureau, now at Nashville,
writes that gebeIs returning from their
| disbanded armies openly avow their in
teution to re-establish slavery after the
| Federal forces are Withdrawn from Ten.
nessee,l, In general, no attempt is made
By the white people TO assure the blacks
that slavery is abolished as conse'
] qpsnee, the ,colored. people, in large
numbers. have left and are leaving their
employers, and the latter have made
complaint to 4he Commissioner that the
negroes would not fulfil their contracts
for labor. !, -'d ~-l-. Sc
[ Gen. Fisk attended a convention of
/ about, Eve. thousand !colored people,
where the subj sct of emancipation was
discussed; and he q ssured the blacks
that their freedom ,gas beyond doubt
/ The negroes were thus inspired with
4. confidence, that they will not be, again
made slaves, and promised, 10 return to
their late employers and resume ,labor,r
n, IT, ~ tot
their headquarters from this city 10 Bal
i timore on Friday, Or Saturday Of this
week, when the General will assume,
command of the Middle, Department. -sss
The troops of the First Army Corps
will be removed from Camp Stoneman
+ to some point in Maryland probably
). Monocsey Jun
In very short time there win be no
troops infthe vicinity of Washington but
the bare garrison. ,5 81,
Orders have been issued for the mus
tering out Of the Ninth Army Corps.
The. TriblIne's Washington special
says one of the prominent counsel en-
= gagged in the later conspiracy' rffsfs AS
81 serts that spiritual attendants wefs de-
MED to Mrs. Surratt's cell.on the dag Of
the execution, nntit Secretary
had received from them a promise that
they would not, on. the scaffoldg proclaim
their belief in her innocence Is y
a gentleman jnstfrom Bortrsss Mon
froe reports The .,healbh Of iJsfb Davis
much better than it, haYebeeHr at ans
/, time during bis inearcerstfoni .s't1is
meals are sent direct from'tte tabig oi
"fDr, Craven, his Iaktgudan ! physician, BY
his daughter, and by her tdefipered tC
the officers having immediate charge oi
him The doctor is keeping a accurats
journal of bis prufssslonAf interviews
. with Mister DAVIS, swbich will hereafter
Throw some Interesting rays of lighs 81
. the im'prisonmento of this aFehstraitor
\ The following issai copy Of ltttered
: dressed 70 :" HiHiBxceileuey, PFesider'
8 Davis, and reesntly received bytah'
:, commandant of the fert: 7sr 's'i a. -
III =. Ny, DEAR FRIEED: Y.oaomuse by tki
time be,nearly, out of money. Isendyot
,oI The enclosed, . Take ibandpayiyoUEifar'
= TO bill with it. aAIt 5sdi ass
The enclosure consisted Of s. in Con
!. federate money. Thea writer OF. the lst
ter ia an ,ex- rebel sobiier7 andiif slight,
theartless, and,a erife sprofsns; ibis iette
serves 10 show thesfsehngs ofahousand
Of JEFF. DaFisis dupssiaud victimss -
-. The report that TJef. ..Dav avislanff G. q
Clay will be- triedsby military commits
sion, does not seem to be without con
b, fEmatjon, It,is said on good sstherit
that at least one Of the members Of tH
> former. court has received an orde
y assigning him. as one OF. the new com
81 mission. u
I, Major,Gvneral Howard received dii
O patch from General Fisk Asfslan
, 1Commissioner Of Refugeeg' and Freed
"a men, at Washington. 70 "
81 20 He saysa that the insolence snd'ii
-sl,4featment from the returning rebels, Z
. wsrd coloFed people, continues to intei
a, ;euperheir labgr on the plantations,
go The HeFuIds Washington specit
4 says:96r soda
= Thereeeipts of the, Treasury from th
: linternaLs revenne, fan a little beloW
il,half millionadaily. -
,ni -Thessaieaof17-30A canpet he sxpecte
8, to keep pace With the unprecedented e.
bII psndituresy The. Secretary has, otheg'
~ tore, 6eeidedsto pay but 25 per cent 1
all allowed clslps, IN currency, and
3, tender tbe5ereditors Of the Govern mlssr
2 , theiremaining-7 IS per cent in certificate
of Indebtedness. .,,T The operation Of To
=. lruls' beganthis morning, - ggF 8
b. = Mr. GrutinE, pf The. rebel Tepnesse
~ Legislature, some time styled the, Eagl
81 Orator, who contested the GoVsrnorshi
.ag of the State With, Andrevl Johnson.
y 1853, is reported to be in the city, d
3 string pardon. -, ,s-,,.... "a, al -
;. 0ther,rebels, of greater. or Less ma
- nitude, are said TO be gpp~, iip sWashin
ton for the same 1ppFpase. Amer
IL them Senator Garland apd, ,Congressul
Rsylstou, of Ar kansas, Gilmers and No
rison of the Lower, House, from Aosi
Carolina. -. ~. =. re
of A Mr. N Smith not iumping Bill