The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-16
N ewS Summary.

Inc secretary or War has issued orders accept
ing tho designations of Major General q. A. GILL;
MORE, to take effect December S, and that of
Brigadier General GEonoE p. ESTE, to take effect
OH tho 4th instant
The order recently published honorably muster
ing out of service Major-Goneral JAMES H. WILL
soN, at present in Georgia, has boon revoked by
the War Department.
Two important cases were about to bo adjuli-
Gated by tho Supreme Court Of tho Unitod States
The first involves tho question as to whether tho
Presidents pardon RENTS tho sentence of for
foituro OF conlscatcd property and rcnstatcs tho
owner III all his rights thoroto. This case is now
before tho Court. The second case involves tho
oonstitutionaity of tho act Of Congress prcscrib-
ing tho test oath. The latter question will be pre-
sentod in II fow days.
Tho Montana Post, OF October 2s, says: "I.ast
week tho queen trophy of tho mountains WAS
found by DE For & Co., in Dcadwood Gulch This
monster nugget weighed fourteen and n half
pounds, avoirdupois and measures in length nine
inchos; III breadth, two and half inches and i'm
thickness ono and n half inch. The t.pcciincn il
almost entirely free from quartz, and is worth
$4,000 in grccnbachs."
Tho Now Orleans Pic0ya.ns statcs THAT it, il n
consolatory and encouraging evidence of the sym
pathy or our people for tho unrorturatc that tho
Sorgcant-at-hrms of tho Senate is without legs
ho Doorkeeper OF tho House without arms tho
secretary of tho Senate and Clerk OF the House
arc poth on crutchos. Despite these mis- fortunes,
those gentlemen all provo very efficient capable,
and acceptable officers
Inc jackson tAlississippi) Clarion. SAYS: "On
honday last the most sweeping rcpudiating rcso-
luton ever presented to doliberntivo assembly.
was adopted by tho Senate. 1t declares that 4hn
not, and should not, pay any dobt aranst
the state, whether on account of salaries of o51;
cers Treasury notes, change bills, or otherwise
originating bctwecn the 9th day of January 1861
rnd tho 18th day OF October, 1864; and tho Irca
suror OF tho State is horeby directed not to pav
any warrant or claim based upon any such do
mand; and all receivers Of public moneys aro horc-
'y iorpidden 70 receive any such warrant or do
mand for dues to tho Stato'"
lion. dEoHnoR WASHINGTON JULIAN, SAW tho
Olhc'nhatl inquirer, tho man who would shaur
noeraly, IN tho South-who would put to death
A'is' LEE, and ill the other Southern leaders is
illus houcod ny General MBRRDrrH In Q card, since
ne co'oh'ded him. He says: "Dy nature cold.
selfish and calculating-with q pestiforous disnos;
uon 10 poke his nose into the business of ovorv
one who does not pin faith with him. and follow
lpG up his impudcnt interference with bancful
packbiting, misrepresentation and do,rnr;obt
falHehoods, 1t is not wonderful that he shonld ho
spurncd and Rhunnod by oil who know him VOL,
or That hc should bo exposed and written down m
hpcrhdlous counterfeit and chcat--a disgrace ia
humanity-a Kuing, ,oalting LEI"
The Washington correspondent OF The Ba,ti-
moro Sun, of tho 11th inst., saws that tho lone
agony Of tho Senatorial caucus upon tho r,r,n
STEVEHs resolution is at nm end. Riphilv apnro-
henains an executive veto if they passed it, they
put tho thing in tho shape of "Cal for n Joint
committee OF nino from the House and six from
tho SENATE This rs to inquire into the condition
Oh inc south, and report as to tho right Of repre-
sentation of tho lato Confederate States. Under
this arrangement Tennessee will bc likely to como
iii soon, for the reason that tho President is tho
dspcnsor of patronage and from that State.
GltEEIEY has worked like beaver to mako tho Rad
icals let down, and RAYMOND, not to DO outdone
comes out to-day strong for tho Presidents polcv
Thore is great complaint Of tho vast disproportio
OF chairmon of tho committees given to New Eng
land.
a Northern paper makes tho following state
mcnt: Some complaints, and wo believe uniust
censurc, have boon mado Of tho conduct of Con.
I1L'soN as to his management in regard to tho
freedmen and his treatment of citizens of Wilkes
County, Goorgia. Official and other reliable in
H. mation mas Doen received by Con. HOWARD of
tho Buroau of Freedmen, which exonorates Con
T11LsoN. This information is to tho effect that
tho most outrageous conduct has followed tho
withdrawal Of tho military forces from tho county
above namod, and in othor parts of Georgia. Tho
acts complained OF were committed by tho sons of
wealthy and iu1uontial families. Thego 20 in
gangs and oponly doclaro that no negro shall 1.-Two
upon land owned or rented by himself, but shall
1.-Two with somo whito man, or loavo tho country.
Acoa mon OF tho State denounco these acts,
bu. oro "oworloss TO prer""'
ask that tho military for1o may h, o ,,ont IN ,b,
State, md say that if It 20 rcpsovoa tlpro IA no
protection Tor .l,o Or property. In consequence
q representations medo TO him by good citizens,
Cor srEEDMAN has or'aored military force to bo
stationed IN Wilkes County. A letter from Hon.
N. M. REEVE, JuIga of the District Court of Gcor-
gia, dated Washington, Wilkes County, November
IT. states that, at tho request of tho colorod peo
pie and in behalf of respectable citizons, he asks
the intervention OF tho military in behalf of tho
freedmen. Several bands, calling themselves BUSH
whackers, iayhawkers, and regulators, arc por-
petrating the most shameful outrages- shooting,
burning and beating negroes to got money and
for revenge. THOR barkarous acts cannot DO made
known for legal effect except through negro testi-
mony, and therefore cannot bo punished. Hc