The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-28

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Wutiny I'm tho One Hundred and Sixty
Afth New York-Loss OF the savannah
War Steamer Leesburg-Gcnersl Wood
ford Regulating the Public Schools OF
ssvsnnah-Rcpairing the Railroads
and Canals OF Georgia, sc.
OUR SAVANNAH CORRESPONDENCE.
SAVANNAH, Ga, June 23 1896
noUBLR BHTwEKN WHITE BLACK TRooPsI
On Wednesday some Of the enlisted men of tho One
Hundred and Sixty fifth New York Zoaaves refused TO
do duty with the colored troopa II at first
ported that tho whole regiment had mutnied but this
was incorrect The matter was reported TO Brevet
Brigadier General woodford commanding the post Who
with much decision, at arrested forty three mutt
Under orders from Brevss Major General Birge
they wero at sent TO Fort Pulaski TO repent In
confinement bread and water their attempt dictate
to the United States how Its armies should be composed
troops classified In justice u the officers Of the Ono
Hundred and sixty.nfth, state that they had
knowledge OF and gave approval 70 the plot and that
they used all their efforts in bringing the real offenders
TO punishment The balance Of the regimcnt went TO
their duty without objection and further trouble has
occurred or win occur
THE IsEsBURo
Yesterday Captain g. 8 Starr, Chief Quastermastsr,
received despatch from Lieutenant Handy, Acting
Assistant Quarormaster a Augusta announcing the loss
Of the United States capturcd steamer Leesburg fifteen
miles this sdo Of Augusta. She was coming down the
Savannah river and struck on . snag, sinking almost
Immediately. Two lives lost, but the names have
not yot been received The steamer partly loaded
with cotton Tho cargo was nearly all savod.
EDUCATION o0LOR1D CHnDRRH.
Some days since the old residents Of Savannah who
do not believe in amalgamaon the too free mingng
Of whites and blacks considerably exercised
count OF order General woodord recognizing tho
public schools making provisions for the education
OF o0lored children Their objections were founded on
q msinterpreation Of the order and by editorial In
In the Savannah Herald which evidently mstook the
design Of the order The white citizens at first supposed
their children sit on the with negroes,
recte in the classes and be put social as well
political equality till the matter satisfactorily
planned Many Of the children left the schools on the
day OF the publication Of the order II was plain enough
to explain itself After revokng the old order establish
ing the public schools, General Woodford says"These
schools have been organized by the military authority
and supported 6y military fund wne the educanon Q,
sustained by charitable contribution. just regard alike
to the future welfare Of the children who are now free
TO i've require that these children should be given
such rudimental common school education as will make
them vr.uous orderly a,escIs and ss
tablished viz primary and two grammar schools are
continued Three schools ordered 70 be established as
practicable for the education OF the colored
Of this post" The Board of Education s enlarged by the
addition Of several new members. Mr. Cam, for many
years the Superintendent 10 relieved and Major VIM G
Manning efficient young officer is appointed Military
Superintendent of tho schools The order provides for all
the details OF thorough school system which Ia already
On the same day that che order was Issued General
woodford visited the schools and addressed the scholars
ment OF them and by his very excellent and admirably
toned remarks He said that he hoped that the children
whom he was addressing would remember In years 10
come when he and other 'sYankeesn had gone away
from here he had done what he could for their last
ing good and promised that while he exercised any con
troll over their schools he should zeaously guard the
| interests
NnuHA. IMPROVEMENTS.
Much AZ our Stale has suffered from the rava&es In
separable from war, it is rapidly recuperainf
its public energies, and proceeding with rapid strides TO-
wards condition Of prosperity which shall be way
below it's commercial status before the Aside from
those efforts Of individuals which directed solely to
the regeneration OF their private estates and plantations,
the companies ing control OF the public works have
been reorganzed, and have gone to work with great
energy 10 get the railroads and canals into working
al work at each end OF the break Of hundred
miles and over and promised that In less than
four months II shall be repaired thoroughly
The company owning the Savannah and Ogeechee
Canal has also beon reorgapized and this most important
work will be put In working order rapidly men can
do II. This canal extends from the Savannah to the
Ogeechee river and Is valuable artery Of trade
which transmits the products OF the ipevor TO the sea
Through were sent In former times immense quantities
saves frewood boat and ship timber and also Quanii-
ties Of tnrpentine &C. II has suffered severely from
inc war is locks aqueduc,s bridges ana poa.s hasng
tapped in many places Shoals have formed and II has
received other damages. thorough examination has
been made of It's condition by competent engineer, and
he that the damages the canal itself be
far repaired 10 enable boats TO for twenty thou
sand doa This Of cGsrs would not Include the G%s' %
Edward lowell, visit TO New York 70 lay the
Affairs Of the company before Northern capitalists and
The Savannah and Ogeecbee Canal Is . most important
work 10 the State Of Georgia. in fact great part Of ss
most profitable produce cannot ind market until the
canal 10 reopened.
RAILROADS. TO M REorHNEp.
There three railroads leading from Savannah and
Atlantic and Guif Railroad, from Savannah to Thomas
Vile; the Central road from here TO Macon, with
branches TO Augusta and Edenton and the Savannah and
The last much injured by the rebol army, large
portion OF the track having tccn torn up and cuvers
there is any prospect that this road will DO rebuilt thu
summer
The Central tmain) road is one hundred and ninety
miles In length from here 20 Macon II controls the
Savannah and Augusta road from Millen TO Augusta.
and the branch from Gordon TO Edenton. One hundred
and thirty miles Of the main road were destroyed In
SherDans march but twenty miles Of this, At the Ma
con terminus, have been repaired Of the Augusta
branch thirty two miles are now In operation and
require rebuilding The Edenton branch u In good run
ming order On saturday last the Central Railroad and
Banking Company were placed In possession OF their
anu 6sctt, hnu pfUCceuins 'kVIVuhy
10 repair the whole line William B johnson, OF Macon,
was elected president The company retains ie old su
perintendent, Mr. George W. Adams On Monday the
directors closed contract with Messrs Sprstt Gala
han for rebuilding forty six miles OF tho road from here
to station No AZ, the LITTLE Ogecchee the work 70
be done inside Of thirty days IL Is proposed first u
open communication with Macon by way Of Milen ION
the direct routsl Augusta andAtanta The company Is
rich and prosperous one and will do what they under
| take
or the Gulf road twenty i've and half miles badly
damaged from the Little Oeeschee 70 the west side Of
Morgan Lake. The bridges across the two Ogeecheea
and nearly all the trcstle work are destroyed The
| bridges over the Altamaa are unnjurcd.
THE company placed In possession OF their road
also Saturday, and they about pushing repairs
from both ends Of the rore Trains already run from
station No TO Thomasville, distance Of one hundred
| and forty two miles.
20 we expect very unbroken railroad communities
tons all the state with direct connections all over
| the country
| Hon. James johnson, Of Macon has been announced
the apponee OF the President for tho once n Prov
sIonal Governor The SELECTION, has been made s
announced, will be satisfactory to the citizens FOL
Mr. johnson is not known a politician. He was iden
thed with the old Union party 1851 and 1862 but has
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