The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-17
Federal Appointments.

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raj officers in South Carolina have been
made by His Excellency the Provision.
al Governor:
Col. Charles j. Elford, Assessor of
the Internal Revenue, and James G..
Gibbes, Collector of the Third Collec.
tion District of the State, including the
Districts Of Richland, Lexington, Edge.
field, Abbeville, Newberry, Fairfield,
Chester, Laurens, Anderson, Pickens,
Greenville, Spartanburg, Union and
York In each one of these Districts
SUBJ Collectors and Assessors will be,ap.
pointed by the Assessor and Collector
respectively.
Col. j. N. Norwood, Of Darlington,
Assessor and Col. Montgomery Moses,
of Sumter, Collector of the First Collec.
tion District, including Horny, George
town, Williamsburg, Marion, Marlbo.
rough; Darlington, Clarendon, Sumter,
Kershaw, Chesterfield and Lancaster.
In the Second Collection District, in.
cluding Charleston, Colleton, Beaufort,
Bamwell and Orangeburg, Messrs J..
,B. Sawyer and Charles Haskell were
appointed Collector and Assessor before
the Provisional Governor received his
appointment.
( *B. @. Pressiy, Assistant Treasurer.
= w. Y. Leitch, Port Surveyor Of
Charleston. iaet 3As4
Z Fleetwood Lannea5 Commission of
Direct Tax. a't " 4,
w. G. Croft, Collector of the Port of
Geotgetewn. Hr
Hon. Alfred Huger, Postmaster Of
Gharlsston. ,g1
JIG, 5anney, Postmaster of Colum-
bia. st.&
SIG. Donthit, Postmaster of Green.
vile. i1. SF ,f2F,,
J. P. Wells, Route Agent G.& c.
Railroad
Augustine Bacon, Route Agent G. s
@. Railroad. 'sTa ~
CD, Roberts, Route Agent G. & G.
Railroad. '
DR.. Robers Inspector Of Drugs at
Charleston fE2'as ~ n
Garter Y. Pool Route Agents. @.
Railroad tg Eg3
'.} Thos.Miles, Route Agent s. Grail.
road. ' .f 2it Ga
VIC. Meredith, Route Agents. @.
Railroad. f} ~.
TIE ArTEMrTTo CAPTURE GEoReE "
SANDERS 7-MoNTREAL, Aug. 8.---Last
evening another attempt, was made to
lSidnap George N. Sanders and carry
him over the line. The conspirators of
,.fered detective OLeary ten thousand
dollars to assist them, and he pretended
TO agree to- il, but warned Sanders and
the police. He then, in carrying out
his apparent completely, induced San.
,ders to get into a carriage and they
&droye to the suburbs where they we're
attacked by the kidnappers. Sanders
was gagged and O'Lsary thrown out Of
the carriage. h On approaching the toll
gate the police in ambush sprung upon
them, released Sanders and captured
ttwolofths kidnappers, Carlos G. Hogan
and A, Burns, who say they are de,
:tectives. Shots were freely exchanged
with the polices Another Of the kid
.nappers was capturedeto.days u Sii II
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ARREsrEp FOR DisLoy4t LANGUAGE
.--Joseph Hozier, white man, was al
rested in Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday
charged with saying ''that Presiden
Lincoln oughtito be shot, and that b
was glah,he was shot" The eyidencl
showed that che prisoner said "that hi
was like Governor Perry, of South Caro-
lima that he thought it was right ,thaf
President Lincoln was sssassnated, ant
that President johnson had more TO dt
with it than President Davis" The conr
held the prisoner for further examination
,T-- 4-~ 80 S.------- -t---4t'
Governor Brownlow, in a letter Il
the imprisoned Mayor of Columbia
strongly condemns the action for which
lhe was,atrested, endorses General Thorn
Z .as'aetieg, arid declares that The rebeliiou'
people ofTennessee have not yet giver
: sufficient assurances Of returning loyalty
. To warrant the withdrawa, OF the military