Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-20
THE NEWS.
FROM CHARLESTON.


According 10 the Charleston Jtycgry large num-
Der of reinforcements have arrived in that city
Hereafter an armed body OF cavalry and infantry
will patrol the streets of Charleston to preserve
order pick up the straggers aud protect the lives
and property OF the citizens.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE OPPOSITE AUGUSTA.
About eight O'Clock on Monday evening flames
were discovered issuing from the cotton warehouse
Of Colonel Charles Hammond in Hamburg, S. c., and
before the hre could be subdued the entire building
was consumed, together with about fourteen hundred
bales OF cotton. The cotton belonged to private
parties, aud was only partially insured. The loss
on cotton will reach over one million dollars.
Tn Sunday night, ia Augusta, which bears to
Hamburg the same relation Mat Richmond does to
Manchester, there was also an extensive fire. 1t
originated in the large frame warehouse, known as
the Harper Warehouse, located On the corner OF
Ellis aud Mckinney streets, and occupied by Henry
Edmonstop for the storage OF cotton.
There was about eight hundred bales of cotton
in the warehouse at the time, about one-half or
more of which was destroyed. The loss amounts to
about $3.50 COZ exclusive ofthe warehouse, which
was entirely destroyed and valued al about $4,000
IHE-IAlE HEN. y. r. BUTLER.
The Raleigh Confederate, in abiding TO the re-
moval of Butler from the command ofthe Army Of
dutch Gap, and his Punishment to Lowell, SAYS that
there must be, presume; some emeuts among the
factory girls which the courageous Butler is required
to subdue. We had hoped that this famous carrioT
would have been retained in his command. When
Alaric, Of Gothic memory departed this life, AdO-
phHS, his successor, set to work number OF labc-
rers, and having diverted the river from its original
course buried him in the ancient bed of the stream
and the more eectually TO hide the remains out of
the knowledge Of men, he caused the workmen to be
put TO death, and buried them likewise Now in
one point Of view, Butler and AlOric are alike
both are brutes and both barbariahs, and we had
hoped to have given our Goth similar disposal.
COMMODORE sEynfEs.
We learn from the Charlotte Bulletin Of The l4th
that this distinguished commander addressed the
citizens OF, Charlotte last evening, at Treloar Hall
in brief, but cheering speech.
After an absence of four years, looking ON from
the outside, he was now, for the first time during
the war, taking an inside view Of the Confederacy,
aud while he saw much TO be pleased with, he also
saw something which he did not like and could not
commend. lie saw workshops and manufactures
and other internal Improvements going Brskly on,
and he was pleased to all these evidences of our
ability to carry on the war but on the other hand
he saw much gloom and dependency, which, al
though no doubt attributable Chiefly to our recent
reyerses, were yet totally uncalled for by anything
in the present situation of cur affairs.
The prospects of the Coniederacy arc as bright
now as they ever were, and he was never more as
sured than of our ability to achieve our indie
pendence. All that is required now lisa cheerful
spirit, and q united, determjned efbrt.
!, In conclusion, Com. Scmmes gave an interesting
resume of his career on the Nigh seas in the Sumter
and Alabama.
ADVANCE IL TOBACCO
The Augusta Chronicle, OF the Ilth, says; . The
Tobacco Market in this eaion has had an upward
tendency for the past few days. Thcpriceso of some
grades, We are told, have advanced some three OF
four dollars per pound Over half million Of dol.
lars worth of the article we are informed has
changed hands"
NORTH CAROLINA FINANCES.
The North Carolina Conservative learns that the
recent advertsemes ofthe Treasurer ofthat State fol
he purchase of State bonds resulted as follows The
various bids ranged from par to l2l premium-tbC
large bidding was at premium of 1903. The Trea.
surer, however, iYraccordance with the reservation
of a right to do so, which he had wisely made, re-
iected all the bids. lie has since sold about $780,
600 of bonds at from soto l75 premium; and about
$500, 600 at premium OF 200. He has declined
making amy additional sales, until it shall bc
seen whether the five or six millions due tn,
State from the Confederate States Government
chiefly for clothing to North Carolina troops, shall