The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-15
FROM TEXAS.

GOV HAMILTON CALLS CONVENTION - oUAL1FIcA-
T1oNs oP voTERs-socAL CONDITION OF THE pEo-
PLE-sYMPArIY FOR JEFF. DAVIS.
We have received Galveston and Houston pa
pers Of tho 25th inst. g"
Gov Hamilton has issued Proclamation Or
dering the necessary steps to enable him to call
convention of delegates to be elected by those of
the people who are loyal to the United States and
The Chief Justice of each county, Clerk of
County Court, and Clerk of the District Court are
to sit as Board of Administration, to make list
of those who have never participated in the rebel
lion, but have always been loyal then Of those
who desire to take the amnesty oath in order to
vote; and then Of those who are in the ssexcepted
class, and take the oath simply as a preliminary
to apply for pardon.
This County Board is to sit at least one day,
and if necessary two three days, in each week.
due public notice being given of the same.
The Chief-Justice, whenever he deems proper,
will have the power to swear the applicant for the
amnesty oath, to answer questions as to his 10y
atty 70 the United States Government, and his nn-
tterest in taking tho oath. Should the applicant
refuse to be sworn, Or being sworn, shall, in his
ment, or Of purpose to oppose the measures
that have been adopted relative to abolishing
slavery, it would be the duty Of the board to re-
fuse to administer the oath.
The San Antonio News, of the 18th, learns that
ex-Goy. Murrah, OF Texas, died ct Monterey on
the 4th August.
Gen. Bagiey, late G. s. A., has losttwo children
by death, at Victoria.
Major ). G. DeGress Of Gen. Mowers staff, has
Texas, as Provost Marshal General
The local column of the Houston Telegraph is
full of notices of robberies and burglarios in and
Around the town.
A number of citizens, DIR. Thomas Moore, John
Moore, VIM. Harris, j. A. Pankey, c. Dorbandt
and MIR Need, from Burnet County, Sam Tate and
VIM. AXE and James o. Rice, from Williamson
County, have been arrested, brought to Austin
ana Pnt in jail Charges not known:
j IN Gollad County one Frazier heads an organiZ-
QeSDcrauOeS, committed H.
berries on large scale, and bid open defiance to
law. They lately captured a train of wagons
the goods to Goiad, put them in store and sold In
open day by the robbers
! The Austin Intelligencer says the Indians have
come come down to within thirty miles of that city.
They have murdered several families higher up
the country. On the head of Spring Creek, in
Gillespie County, they killed two men, three wo-
men and four children, scalping all of them.
on the oath at IS per 100 lbs A lot Of St. Louis
flour sold at auction at $3.50 per Dbl. III.
s. New cotton is coming into Houston pretty free
Iy. In some parts of the cotton country, the army
warm will seriously iniure the crop.
~ Several Mexiesns belonging to the First Texas
tempt at robbery and burglary. One soldier was
killed a in 1,a.n Midnight attempt at burglary.
General Brown, who has been commanding at
BraSnsXille, arrived at Galveston from that place,
erhe Galveston Chamber Of Commerce reorean-
.ized on the 25th: Mr. JAS sorley, one Of the most
respected merchants and ablest business men Of
Texas, was chosen President.
The; crockett Quid Nunc learns reliably that
hr. %igfaH has gone out Of the country over the
large force of United States Infantry "a on
y9rte from Victoria and other points to San Anto-
=, The citizens Of San Antonio have inaueurated
Gyemeas 3 t to present General Hood, late G. s. A.
MiQuartermaster Sergeant John Alderman, Co. T.
Ihlrd Michigan Cavalry, was shot at by some un.
wounds. IEI7' - - - -9' .''' 'A