The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-14

reached Charleston within few days,
designed for the South Carolina Rail.
road, the officers of which seem reso-
lutte to make up for lost time, and are
pushing upwards with steam impulse
and race.horse fervor.
President johnson. has declined to
interfere with the action of the Southern
Bishops. He says they may unite with
tho Northern Church or not just as they
please. The pressure of the radicals was
strong but, in reply to their remon.
strances, he said the Constitution gave
him no power to interfere it was silent
on the subject
A French editor has given tile fol.
lowing amusing description Of the effect
of an advertisement The first time q
man sees an advertisement he takes no
notice of it, the second time he looks
at the name, the third time he looks at the
price, the fourth time he reads it, the fifth
time he speaks of it to his wife, the sixth
time he buys.
A large meeting OF the Oldest plant.
ers Of La Fourchc, La., was recently
held, when they resolved to quit trying,
to raise sugar. The report of their
committee argues that cotton cannot be
raised will, the present labor force in
the State and they recommend planters
to turn their attention entirely to corn. :
ALABAMA PARDoNs.--Gev. Parsons,
of Alabama, telegraphs to the Presi.
dent "Please suspend all petitions for
pardon recommended by me prior to
this date" 1t is not explained what
prompted the Governor to make this re-
quest, but it is believed that the object
was TO head off batch of Alabamians
who arrived in Washington to urge
their own petitions for pardon.
Military rule in Mlssour,is said to be
disappearing. Last week. all the mill.
tary telegraph Offices in Southwest Mis-.
souri, south of Pilot Knob, including
Cape Girardeau, were closed and tile
wires ordered down. All the provost
marshals' offices in North Missouri have
heer closed, and there is q marked re.
taxation of martial law in St Louis
II The Democrats of Minnesota held
their Convention for the nomination Of
State officers on Wednesday, the 10th
instant. Resolutions were adopted sus.
tanning the reconstruction policy Of the
President i'll favor of the maintenance
of the Monroe doctrine opposing pro
tective tariff, and .denouncing the sus,
pension of tho writ ofhabeas corpus.
+ ALouisiana paper declares that the
town of Natchitoches has fees that can
jump higher, quicker, bite harder, put.
dodge, run faster, than any other Aeas.
They are larger, fatter slicker, harder TO
rope than any other aeas. 1t takes too
freedmen and a white boy to tree one of
them, and suggests, as a last resort, to
have them hung, or shot with Sharp's
rife. ~
A despatch from Matanioras, by way
Of New Orleans says that the Montteur
contains the news of several defeats OF
the Liberals near San I,ouis and Replo.
Small forces only on both sides were Ell.
gagged, and the results were unimpor-
tant Many exiled Confederates were
in Mexico, and becoming naturalized
citizeEs of the empire.
The Woodville (A1ississippi) Repa5h.
can, OF the 18th instant says that sucf:a
conflict has arisen between Governor
Sharkey, the military authorities and |
Secretary Seward, as to give reason to !
believe the Governor intends sending in
his resignation.s The military. it APP
pears, refused to obey writ of habeds
corpus issued by Judge Mercer, of War
rem county. Governor Sharkey tele.
graphea to Washington statement of
facts Secretary Seward replied that
Mississippi was still under martiallaw,
and the military were supreme,
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