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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-18

Gpp OvERTHKoWs NATIONS. .--" At What
instant" Gsd spsaksth. 1 nations ever.
throw j. sure. A. al sosrses Or coed are
At HIS disposal, 80 are oil causes Of evil.
When He bids pestileaes, stern, and "a.
mine enter upon their terrible work. vAs
can resist their ravsgesf The dsnsn Of
wsr He csntrols. and svsrrules the wrath
Of man 81 that it shall effect His purposes.
Whs can preserve what Gsd desigaa 70
|des,rsyf He can. muster the vsry sle-
ments ints the war he wages against na-
tien devoted to destruction. The heaysns
shall be brass over their heads and the
rains withheld fer seassn. and The gfsssd
shalt refuse its increase. and Eaunt famine
extirPats : wrstched people. The pssti-
leace shall marshall its invisible arniss
and hurl them, in sweeping ruin. ever the
land. Or. enc gedless sstisn Ne nay
wake His rcd for the psnishnent sf ansti-
er still mars wicked. What il the history
Of the world but the history Of aatisns
planted. and buildsd, and thea plueked
up. pulled dpwa and destrsyedi Has net
this been witnessed Of the Assyrian king.
dem on the banks sf the Tigris--ths CAsl-
deaa on those oi the Esphrates--ths Per-
sian. reisning from the Indus 10 the Ne
diterranean-Damascus and idsnsa--Ju-
dea aud Sanaria-Grsece and Rome The
warlike States Of the Philistiaes, and the
commercial republics Of PAGnicis have ell
asurished and decaysd. Hsw have -
many brilliant creations Of hsnss indus.
try sanishedf Where sre those rsapsrts
oi Nisessh. the palaces sf Psrsepslis, ihsss
teaples Of Balbec and yer~saleni Whsss
the fleets Of Tyre. the dock yard. Of Arsd.
the ~srkshsps Of Sidoai The histsry Of
nations has been history Of rise, progress.
prosPsriiy. decline, decay and fall. Phi
lessphers NAY hunt Ter humaa causes sf all
these disasters and think they have fsund
theH; but = Profouader philosophy. lssk-
ing beneath suriacs theories, unifsraly
finds neral debasement fsrerunnins ma.
tisnal calsmilies. aud. csnneetinr the one
with the ether, risrs TO the coneep ties Of q
ssvereiga, just and ruling God.
| When. zoe anxiously isqyire. BY wha,
power shall We attain peace sad indepen.
dence f--by what power shall the night 81
eur enemies be svercsme, and their par
pose disappointed f--Ws do aot enter upon
the ultimates Of the answer until, passing
beyond kuMas agencies. our faith rests up.
on an intervening God. Admitting hi
being. va cannot doubt that the power be.
longeth unto Hia. Bvuo,us.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-18

keep the Sabbath belly as 10 them. with
the rssslt ~ bis bssks testified, that he
nade more iron in six days than he did
before IN seven that he made mare iros is
proportion 70 the hasds and size Of far
Aace, than any establishment in Englsad
Which was kept in operation during the
Sabbath.
In New Ysrk, the niad Of nan whs
made hall m,lliun year went out il the
sight Of madness ssd IN early grave. in on
y tive years, irom the very strain upon it
g = variety Of enterprises. every enc Of
which succeeded.
sit will take Eve years to clear them oE."
ssld a. sbservant master Of IN 0hio casal
beat. alluding to she wearing sat influences
IN the b"atmen. whs worked Oh Sabbaths
~ well as % ether days. AZ ~ the beat
aen and 6rensn On stesmers ON the Wss-
tern rivers. which never lay By on Sab
baths. seven years is the average sf hunaa
lite. The ssservance. therstsrs, Of the
seventh psrtisn Of our time. for the pur-
poses sf rest. is denonstrabiy . physisis.
gieal aeesssity. law d osr natsrs.
Halle Jssrsai Of HealA.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-18
THE WIDOW MAKER.

The visdsm Of the wise 10 sometimes
condensed int 81 apathega-a shsrt max.
i'm which snbediss the resslt Of ye.rs st
iabsr ia the search after trsth; aud in this
convenient form passes into everyday
speech, and serves 10 guide he csnduet Of
every day life. Kns~ thysslf. says one.
".Knsw the occasisn." ssys sasthsr. and
the amount Of practical wisdom which
these msxims esntain. has rscsmnended
them 10 the adepiioa sfall succeeding ages,
% excsllsnt notices 70 be remeabsred and
observed. ia the fsrnatiss Of ssr character,
ssd the dispssitisa Of eur plans asd psrp,-
ses.
In like manner. Q nsa's ehssastsr 10
ssssfinss summsd up in sas phrase. sad
. name 10 given 10 hin. a. indicating that
character. BY which be will be known 10 oil
subsequent hisisry, and which will serve
70 disiingsisA his. ~ an individual. irom
all has race. for the possession Of these
gssd sr evil qualities which have MADE his
dssignatioR apprspriate. Thus we have
sseA appsllations ~ 1.-THE Ioos," "tAe
wiss." "ths meek" "the bsld." a. indi.
eating that their psssessors we're distia-
gsished by the exhibition Of these yirtues.
Suck surnames as "the butcher" the
deg" Tho beast" a. appropriate express
stems BY contemporaries VI what must be
the judgment Of history IN The character sI
these who are doomed TO bear them.
But how unmeaning are all these oppro-
prious names, and how slight 10 their sug.
gsstion Of wickrdness, BY The side VI thai
which heads this article. aad which We find
applied by the New Ysrk Day Bosk. 70 the
Prsid.nt Of the United States.
"Ths widow-maksr Wha, eoaeen.
trstisH of all that 10 horrible in the erias
oi murder, 10 TO be found in this "new
name." which the judgment Of his swr
people has added 10 the many by which
that most unior,ussie Of oil rulers is even
now knswn ihroughout the civilized world
We canast dissent ffsm the sppellaiion a
being unworthily bestowed. When we re.
member tn long. lsng catalogas Of hus.
bands who have been hurried ia theiI
graves By The nod u this despot Of the nsv
world. Fer We must hold him guilty y
all the blsod that has been shed, frum tia
Of the frst martyr inthis revelation. dowI
to the last msa who has yielded his life il
this destructive war. Three millions %
men have persisted since the United State
began the invasion Of the South, sn,
Throughout bath sections Of q sncs hspp,
land the vail Of the widow aud the orphal
has never ceased to pierce the skies. Tha
cry ascends day and night. and calls 70
vengeance upon one unhappy man-the Az
thsr Of oil thn misery. And that cease
less cry will be heard aad answered.
net in this world shall come the reIributis
Judgment, At least at the bar Of divine jus
tics the demands OF the widow will be ns
and answered. "The name VI the wicke
shalt rot" but the msnofy sf the wieke
man, "the widsw.msksr," will be "Pl
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-18

TIE NswsrArRR BUSINESS s.-Whstsysr
else may be said Of newspapsr nen, il can
not be said Of them that they are sxtor.
tioners. A few figures will show this. For
almost every article they consume 10 thsir
families or 10 their business they have to
pay prices regulated By Confederate ssr.
rsncy paid for gold coin. At present one
gold dollar demands frsm forty to fifty
t'sniederats dcllars--say forty. We charge
for oar.daiiy paper at the rate Of sixty
Confederate dollars per year, which 10 just
one dollar and half per year in geld. Be
fore the war no man wsuld think ten dol.
lars pee year too much for = daily paper.
At that rate our subscription price should
now be four hundred dollars, and vet ne
cha rye but siriy. When newspaper read
ers murmur at the advance Of the price Of
newspapers let them just think Of this.
The WilmiDsiea papers have Just raised
their rates Of subscription and Advertising.
The daily papers Of that city new are sa5
for three months. and advertising 10 IS per
square for each insertion. The simple
truth is sa newspapsrs viii have t. increase
their rates or step, or else 4 great change
lin other matters must take place. Sons
general standard Of value must be rseog-
nited. and We don't care much what they
nay be, S.as Jgsrns,,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-18

lorried 10 iafamy." high sp.u the rslls Of
those whom earth dstssted. while il fear
ed. WhsG they shall meet at the fsL
(" cemPi." the wi!sw's issk
.shsll hsrl his ssaI from hsavss,
And 6sads shall catch a To-"
, 1865-10-17
The Chinch IsuE-IIoxv to E1Iter111tuptc
the T<FHt.

fEYfr1 thn NHnEr-~10 f1f1 \ TA7et~n
m n star7,an E,r1,,nr,e- arcansnci ,a.-
of.li. r;tr hos M.Jn i,.corosv roe, 1t,m
tnc h-.cIi,,r nf tho ct;,,ch ~ W.
i;nxn 1;ii ;nata u ~ II ~ na. .ttnrt +et "t ~
ar.dIc.ta +his e,,,sa m ~ t:haat "
.r-;1as ee e,1In3r.. III s.4ss VI "nea4 5'""E'a' Ut
"tt1Fa t.Tas ~ oh;no,' fn, ho-,, a,s,p,-,a -.
,r,,oat ~ ~ .sn'nba, ao a' W. uss.o5ga ns
~ ~ ~. ~ h; sd hn,;a1a W. haaa t9 -
H., ~ hnn ~ nnj ont. dastr ~ a,c eta.s M
h+nn.b hns3are an that na n, eaaoa ao9t T. ao tha
te.. ,.;,, S.,,s., LA. 1es' .son, u tHe
, 1865-10-17

the date Of enlistment Of each soldier, hts rank.
aEr description, nationality, Sc, &c; also the
number Of miles Travelled Gy each regiment, and
pe11 ona] fcru1fEs. The wOfE has been commenced
under 1he supervision Of Col. Nlles Assistant Ad-
jutaut General Of The State.
Col SheetB, for somt time State military Aren't
locatcd ct NaRhs5lte has been mustered ont Of The
aer ioe md returned to civil life.
Col. j. N. Mitchell. Of the 5ith Illinois iuEsptsy.
hae been hfcTetcd BrlgadIcf General by the P.cSi-
dent for gallznt and met1tohops ser5ices during
the war,
George 0sases, convicted Of robbery at the May
term. ls65, Of The Recorders Court, Of your city,
and sentenced to len years IN the Tenitenlary h2s
evidence obtained since the trial that there MS
mistake a to LIE identity hence 1he pardon.
on Saturday evening last thirty s1x ofphan chill
drc1, from Fort Smith, Ark, arrived at the Home
for tho Feudles in this city, under the charge Of
Chaplain FIancts Springer. There are now IN this
benevolent institution. but 60 frcently established,
upward Of seventy Ave inmates. nnsny Of whom are
the orphans Of those who hsse sacrificed their lives
on the allar Of their country during the late war
Gen. ]. A. Logan, recently appointed IN agent
for the collection Of subscriptions tor the Soldiers
OrpLaDs' Home Of this State, writes most cordial
letter to the Secretary OF the Dnard, assurng him
Of fie active co operation with the enterprise.
Mach sickness prevails in this ncighbo1hood at
the present lime Alnost every family has one laid
ur With chils and icycr.
The 10 flowing ccnsus returns have been nled with
the Secretary Of Snte since the Last rrport: Brown
Co., population 12,6U, an increase OF s,759 since
1850; Williamson Co., ,039, an increase Of 1883
siI C. 16Ga Fifty nine counties have already been
heard tfom which give population Of 1tai5, 81
being IN Increase of ass 84j since 1860,
, 1865-10-17
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Restitution Of the Sea Island I4antl..-
The 5Gtll New York IIcgtmcut--Thc
ArProachlnE 1sfection--1n Army Of
Thieves for CllnFleHtOu,

Restitution of the Sea Island Iantl..-
!Nc 5tth NcSr York Icgamc1t--Thc
Thieves for Cllnrle.ton.
NEW YoEK, Oct. 16-The Charleston EourI-,
Of Tuesday has the tollow1ng:.
"The ennstz Of AIr. julien Mitchell OF this e,ty-
who has for some tune been labosfously and prr.
tstently rrE1n: upon the Government The p.oprie-
y Or restoring The 1ssand !ands TO their oug,ual
o"ncfs, haxe At last met With complete euccess and
an order Nf! shortly be issued making fnIl rcsiia-
tion in the pennies. 1t Il expected that Ger.
iowsnd i si.i 1hts Department to gire personal
The 36th regiment New Yozk veteran yoluu-
tec1s ar yed yesterday Gu route to New York to ie
as,eeo nus, =; ont Of servlee TIT e the oldest rcsi-
OF The 18Th cn1pe cent here tn JaDuary 1861 II Tas
oIEan1zed IL sf1tsmber: 1861 at Newbuzg, 0rruse
county: county n: !; y nns; Cen, then Col. vanc1ycE.
nero Re9c A18o raised at the same time two frht
baifs,tes, afterwards known as the 9Th and sth n.
lnael,endent Batteries, also, Two cavalry com.
psn1es. aftssward9 lew attached to the 1st New York
as the loth legion: The regiment has now fosty
1a1 ey % volunteering mt md b. bad about 5000 mem
=, "iftvate Edward Graham, Co. q, 56th regiment
n J. .olnnsts.rs. fell between the cans nesr Flor
oa M9hg 'Sa g.a 1gs1b e IT,. the
brought to the city and taken to The orphan house
hosp,,a where Al last accounts be was doing well
New fonk, Oct. 16-Ihe Hra1rs Charleston
correspondent says: TIE election Tor Staic ofIccrs
on the 18Th inst. absorbe more attention than any
work among the people. Men oi he Wade Hamp-
ton school are the favo!ite candidates for emIers
Of the LEGISLATURE: which is to meet on the ssh
Of e1rcttnS Two United Stater Senators. And he
general opinion is that Gov. Perry and Ms. J. L.
Campbell will be cho<cn.
Zen. Hcnnett. commanding In Charleston, has
bern Informed Of the departure for that place from
Northern cites Q! betEeeu 400 End 500 thieves and
11tn OF that claEs. About Forty persons, suppoted
BenEctt'd order,
, 1865-10-17

Gen. Bragg Wanting Pafdon-Loss of
Sfenmer-MystcFIous Tragedy oil a
Mysterious Vessel.

Gen. Bragg Wanting PArdon-Loss o1
a Stenmer-F7ystcrIous Tragedy OIL q
myRtcrtous Vessel.
.,n: ss,s. os 1ahs 1,s steamer brings New
Daniel Dc1nctt, editor Of the P'anters' Fn1nlt;,
Gen. CnDby.
Gen. Dsaxton Bragg took tho oath of allegiance
1n. a the Ma{9Ts ose gn TIC ~ preparatory to up
The steamer Parola, rom Shreveport, with 35t
bales Of cotton, sunk On The ID Inst, eight H1c:
ahoEc Grand Bayou. The steamer Una 1ail bY hel
orthe ri'eI. Tie bal !. tots loss, 6ut ,5e care
taa saved in damaged condition.
The 1be1ytle tPlsqucmine) South, Of the 1lh In
slant, has the following:
tchooner Of lugger, The Three Brothers, Vas moose
It This place On Sunday morning she resumed
her TIP ur The riEeE Two men were aboard, ap
10 ps1ticplas ntseni!on until opposite Magnoli,
about six miles above, She .was here hailed
tssn \. Kenyon, hosost Marshal, 1acatsnsaRi Cd M
EDDY. now in command Al this post Nf perthelot.
Mt. Lstle and Others. The party remained on
beard rome time. examined her pspers, license,
Nothing unusual xas renarked about the boat 81
men IN charge. Her freight consisted il pan oI
-four assorted md fancy groceries, some dFy goods
ETH ss q Hssans aR ess.5 ess
morning: when Lieut.. Eddy vas notlacd
By, Nit. Henry Feltets, residing on The oppoeite
bank OF the river. some distance above here that
the same boat had drilled ashore at bis place, md
requesting that the authorities take Charge OF her
Lieut. Eddy at once directed the boat 10 be brought
70 this point, and placed guard osrr her. when be
toEnd that no rerton was on heard but . em1ll
deck Al the valuable freight had been % removed.
Aarla Of a, violent and desperate struggle
we're everywhere TfsfLle. The hold and
deck Of the vessel wera covered .r}fh
blood. crockery and furniture broken into
Fragments, and trail Of blood led from the aiter
bold to the side Of the boat, uhcre The body or
billet Of wood covered with blood ,sas also found.
No clue Of the guilty party h7s bcGu discovered.
The Galveston bulletin of The 5th says the LIT
SERVICE having only onc battalion Of Texsns On fhr
lilo Grtude. under Msor Eneed ~ '
, 1865-10-17

E1Qu1 tQ& 4SasutlUG 1lE13 A1u 1lulSs4 Itul
31r. Sexton, younE gentleman from Chi
cugo, passed through our city q few days ago.
10 occupy farm which he has latefy purchased
in Alabama; He WAS for1nerly.a Captain
In one Of the Chicago Board Of Trade Ecei-
ments, and more recently member Of Gca:
4. j. Smiths staff, and Provost Marshal Of
Montgomery. His newly bought farm con-
eists OF nine hundred acres sixteen miles from
this city. lie intends to pns al& the arabic
land-ts5 acres-into cotton, and to purchase
his breadstut1s, etc, outside, thus doyotfng
himself exclusively to the cultivation Of the
great staple He derives his title direct from.
The original owner without any intermediate
con1scatiou or other Interference, BY the
United States authorities. His tather
is an old and respected resident Of
Chicogo and ths sou Is one OF
several enterprisinss men who hare boldly
launched forth into land where the occupa.
tion, climate, h.blts Of liie and associations
Of every Kind are 50 essentially different from
those at the North. A. Mr. sexton does not
believe IN the progression Of the negro, he
will ind no difficulty tn his communion with
his new peighbo1s> He knows nothing about
! farming, and will, of course, hiro an overseer
or superintendent to manage his co1ored ID
/ 1'boreIs. 1t Is By no means certain that the
bulk Of hired freedmen Will enjoy themselves
I much batter than when slayes. It Is only
| after this generation that thu benefits Of thes
epfsaachlsement will begin to appear. !:
, 1865-10-17

Voluntary EnltAtment& Of Negroes
Soldfer~' Committee ClosinsCp Eusi.
ne%s-Tan Drowned Amonw
the 1ndIuuA,
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago T.1bunc.1
ST. pAr17 Oct. IT,
AZ the Chicago Itxnes Ia anxious to hear Of the
negroes rho soluntsdly entered the army, and de-
mics that there aze any sreh. It NAY refreeh that
cunccn to 1eazo that the records ehow seventy five
who went to the credit Of this city o their own tsse
will. II Republicans viii ONLY arouse themselves
tacse men will have the right to rote In this SUITE
after this.
Tie Committee hartas charge Of soldiers have
closed up bu+inces. Eleven regiments and iwo or
three batteries have Ind pcble honor. and dinners
given them and the Committee reports all cxpen-
scr paid z1d tite dollar surplus, Every regiment
sent south by the State has becn welcomed home
excerpt one, and thai orc declined The honor.
a map mined Ihou1as Burke WIS drowned 1t the
hFee. late On ea.rruay night, While endearosiuc
to 20 on board boat. He has tauily living near
GAINESVILLE. Wisconsin. HIS body was recovered
Yesterday.
There are reports nf disturbance among the Chip
pewzk 1T Leach Like uheIe they were assembled
for payment. They claim that The Agent has yio-
lated the trraty. No violence has ocrnzEed. hut
Tho Indians stand their trrty, End refuse to re-
ceive any pay until the matter il adjusted.
, 1865-10-17
TIcartIcss Abandonment Of a Clalld-Xt
Is Thrown into tllc Road autl .1t-
tackled by HnEx.
a.. rn4%n fY..s F.-.J,.,


A remarkable case of intended iuGaaticl,lc
was developed this morning. A few days
since a two-horse wagon with three young
men on the drivsE's scat IN front, aud a young
woman, hnlf reclining In the straw that COW
cred the bed In the rear, passed house on
tile Wildcat dirt road, going from town. The
young men were laughing and chnttiug pleas
antly with each other as the horse logged
i along at rnund trot. Awoman who stood
/ In the door of tho house observed something
drop from the wagon, md going out q few
minutes later, was just In. time to rescuc a
newborn babe from the hogs, which had
already attacked it. The lnfant-a splendid
boy babe-was tcndcrly cared for, and seemed
to have sustained no injury whatever from
It's uncercmoniors tumble from the wagon to
the road. The occupants Of the wagon were
ut once pursued. The young men dfsciaincl
all knowledge of the affair. The young Wo-
man was found In bed very sick, as she said,
with "arue," bnt on being closely question
ed, burst INTO tears, md made a full acknow.
ledgmcnt OF her shame, duplicating q well
known citizen Of Lafayette as the author ot
her ruin. She Is quite young, and has hither.
10 nlated in respectable circles. Her parents
refused to receive thtRrlilld under their roof
hut true at last to her materna1 Instincts the
unhappy mother stole out Of tho house at
night, md walked four miles to the house
where the babe had been left, aud walked
hnck with It In her afItl5,
, 1865-10-17
lere mas email enow ssorm at Racine On sat-

A larEc number Of citizens, Including the members
ni The Milwaukee Cs7ckes Club, and many Of their
friends, vii! leave for Chicago Ibis evening the
cricket match between this clty and Chicago.
, 1865-10-17
TIKI; OHIO ELECTION.
Additional Election Returux-Coxss
Majority over 2s.OOO.

From the Cincinnati Ga.t.tte, Oct. l61
CoLEnEct, Oct 15.-Tlr Secr,.ory n. the I-nioD
1rpo11ed mso,,ss M s' nes, @'1a ~ Et1 ressya
every county In tl,e sta,c Thee n,ar. ~, rn4a
Tslo;7ty !; IT Tie Average ma5ority Of he Slate
The Coprerheade have carried the Sor,,,,vo.t
NciThcntatisc Dittsics--Wil ia1ns, Uetnncr ~
ran!ninc countics-electtnR two rcp.e,r1: s,i1rs
Williams couutt, gives Cox a3o majori,y. ana
tAu1din. 1fa, while Defiance gives Morgan ;G3.
Hon James T.. liall und Fttcr Cor!in. Esl.. Ere
elected Senator in the Toledo District by 9O ma
jor1ty.
Hooking county give. Morgan 4a7 majority, md
100 Acstntt t:foeycnor for Senaior. Efoeycnog Il
ssout 4a ssh.no n 70 l he issiS. and thefo Is no
shcr1dau, brotheT of Phll,. ia oniT shont IN bo
hind IN the MusEtngnm District ana IL il believed
The army vote will elect him.
Gcr Loudon il dcfcared. The msjot4tY oy SN
axsinst him Ia not likely to be overcome by tho sol
die{a' vote.
, 1865-10-17

DIxcourn&inG Cotton proapccts--Iudp.
1encc among 1Ehftcx and RIackx-.n De-
innnd for Northcrn Men for Oycrsce1x.
SEw YonK, OctIl6.-Ihe HtrhTs Jackson. MISC,
correspondent. says: Strong fears asc expressed
tn regard to next years cotton crop in Mississippi
Ile depredAtlons Of the content1ing armies have
let the aeds+ gin houses and o1hcr uccessasIc4 TO-.
tho production Of the htaplc in very dllapIdated
condIloo. and these Is also great scarcity Of The
psnttps enfafe sna p9epasn ,ot % mat. a.
ket Aided 10 this, the planters generally appear
to Lack the energy and prcticabilify rcquisitc 10:
succeeding with work under the ue,Y order Of thinee
and tn the matter Of Incidence The negroes are dis
pofed to Initiate those who formerly were their
MASTERS"
THIS correspondent thInka thu. lf tie planters
would set an example Of industry, tho freedmen
would not be slow ID following 1t, ii has deem Illus
tTaed In teseIal eases in the State where the mat
ter has been tried. There IL great demand fdr
Northern orerseers, as they hare much moro IL.
iluenee with The freed negroes than <ou,he.ners,
aud The planters arc Offering large salaries 10 North
er1sers 10 supe1tnicnd their work,
, 1865-10-17

New YoRK, Oct. ia special to ths Herald
ea5e among the more important reports concerning
the Late war that will be brought to The notice oi
the next Congress IL one now in rapid process Of
completion at headquarters OF Commtssary Of pns-
ore!s. The above report will be ready IN about six
weeks and will present most accurate md sea1ka-
BIC resume the captivity Of federal and rebel sol,
dsers and all essential matters pcrtatnin, 10 thcir
Imprisonment The rcport in question Will show
that tEe number Of prisoners taken On both stdes
WIS IN the aggregate, fully mp to alf million, and
will give In accurate numbers the strength OF the
Southern armies Al the time Of their parchment md
dishandfng last spring. It will also indicate the
number Of exchanged, enlisted on the eide OF The
enemy, died, escaped and tnok oath ct allegiance,
with the list Of men dying in Southern prisons
, 1865-10-17
The Kentucky Imbrosl1o.


Law in Kentucky does not ae il supposed settle all
difficulties there The chief dinlcnlty Of al re-
mains. General Palmer, BY virtue Of his military
they would in search Of work, wilhont ngafj to
whether they were IRE BY virtue OF service IN the
army. having rche1lious masters. or by any other
cause. The Stale Courts deny the validity 0: his
aetiou they sl recognize the tnstitutim OF ala.
very as e1fsting on tho State, uud art now en-
forcing The l8w. which prevent employers
rom hiring elasea without tho coaaent ot
the masters lnnumerablc law suts are
the consequence, while those who wlsh 10 procure
labor. beng deprived nj their own NEGROES by mil
Jill authority, and IT, ifeedme,: roam tfe COUNTY
or conrTeeate In cnmps, become dcmoIalizcd, and
either steal Or stasye. A the negroes mus freed
cannot, by any possibility. 10 reensaree. the only
solution Of the matter II 10 suspend is action OF
tic State Courts until the Legislature. which meets
in November, can pass the cons atutio1al amend
ment. Kentucky is the greatest suttt1er in ths
South from tho hide bound Ienncty With which
abe tlnCN iQ a lcsd institntlnn.