The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-10-14
News of the Week.

SHOT IN THE Acr-We learn that New.
ton Barrett, n notorious bad character, WAS
shot rcccuty, Il few miles above this place,
while in the act Of stealing corn from tho
field Of widow lady, Mrs. McKan. There
were others in the party, supposed to be
negros. Barrett lived several days but per-
si.tently refused to disclose the names Of
his accom?liecs.
The following South Carolinans have
been pardcned by the President
w. J. Keenan,, II. n. Dawkins, +. J. Por.
ter, J. Winsmith, James Conner, L. {. Gail.
lard, VIM. Ravencl, John :. Braitan, Alfred
lluger, J. NJ. Frierson, George w. VIII.
ums, WIN. f. Henry, Samuel MeGowan,
James rarrow, Charles Macbeth, w. II.
Wallace, Henry Gour5in, Edward. Frost,
John a. Ingis, James B. Carroll.
The situation, politically and socially,
in Mississippi, is graphically described IN
the letter OF n Jackson correspondent OF n
Northern paper. He saws that the corn
and cotton crops Of the State are a failure,
and that the people Of Missppi viii have
TO draw ratiOns from other States for an
other year. The Mississippi River ievees
are washing away, and the stream threstens
TO flood tho whole country adjacsn, to II.
The railroads of tn, State remain unrepair-
ed, and the whole county " devastated.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company have
again comDcnocd working in earnest. No
time has been VISITED in useless regrets
over past failures, but those failures have
been utilized with view 10 future success.
So fsr, the President has refused n par.
don to no man, not under charges, VINO has
made even L respectable show Of clalm 10
the nterposilion of uis Clemency, while he
has again and again granted the favor to
men who were thought To have forfeited all
right to the indulgence by virtue of their
original hostility ~ the Union.
The whole number Of National Banks
now authorized, is !, 1867, with an aggregae
capital of 1897 O66 70I. The whole
amount Of circulation issued to these
banks is SlS6,6sl .72o.
Major General o. O. Howard, Commis.
sioner Of Freedmen, has authorized the o..
tablishnent Of n sort of Court for the ex,
animation INTO ali difficulties arising be.
tween the freedmen and their employers
The assistant superintendan;s Of the bu.
reau, with Two ciuzens-one 10 be selected
by the white citizens and the other by the
freedmen--are to constitute this Court, the
Jurisdiction Of which is limited TO the case
indicated above. u,
The Attorney General has decided not 10
consider applications for pardon ia the fu.
turs feem individuals who have domiciIed
outside Of the territorial limits of the Uni.
led States. Such persons must first re-
turn and submit themselves in good faith 10
the action Of the Government.
Tydrophobia is prevailing to an alarming
extent in Indianapolis. The journal" says
about twenty persons have been bitten by
mad dogs within few days. a number
of cases have proven fatal.
We learn that the Hon Emerson Ether.
idgc viii! be tried by courtmarlal at Mem
phis in a few days. lie is charged with in.
ci ting The people TO rebellion, defaming ard
mol ding up to infamy Governor Browuiow
and President Johnson, GQd desecraling the
na me Of The late Picsident Lincoln.