Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-08-17
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The following dispatches are CLEANED
| from Western papers:
Terrible state OF Affairs In Virginia, &c.
NEW YORK, August S.--The Tgi6une's
| Richmond correspondent saystbe evil spirs
| its of men have been let loose upon Us
since the unceremonious and justly deserv-
! ed fate of the1atH election WAS prom ounGed
Young men, citizens, feel it duty in
| cumbent upon them TO assault and waylay
| every eolored man, while the older heads
have universally adoptedth plan Of fight
| ing our soldiers, at the same time kissing
| in their ears the bittereat denuDciations Of
! the negro.
The most stringent orders Of Gen. Terry
! are made public.
| Among the volunteers the greatest dis
| affection exist consequent on poor rations,
proverbially worse than such as were is-
| sued in the trenches, and less " holesoine
than those distributed to citizens, and not
| being paid off. Six or eight months pay
| is now due. No quartermasteF stores to
| draw, and dubious expectations in not be-
ling mustered out--they are found willing,
! in the hands of bad and disloyal men, " DO
| ply the whisky freely, 70 undertake and
execute N ost any jon
Davis and Clay Shake Hanis, Il
new YORK, August THE Fortress
| Monroe correspondent Of the Petersburg
| Iadec SAYS jeff. Davis and =. G. Clay met
for the first time since their confinement
| few evenings ago on the ramparts of For
| tress Monroe. 1t has been customary to
have them promenade at different hours,
| but this time, by some error, they were
out at the same time. Mr.. Clay extended
his hand, saying he presumed they would
| be allowed to shake hands, If not converse.
/ There being no objection by the officers,
| they clasped hands with fervor, but no
| word was uttered. 4
jeff. Davis's health is said to be rapidly
improving, in consequences of daily open
/ nj walks in which be Is now indnlged2
| The iMystertous Prisoner from AM
! other Point of View.
4 CAIRO, Aug. T.--It 1t stated that hn ST.
/ Ryan, the mysterious prisoner, now in tile
| Old Capitol prison at Washington, is
! printer by profession, and previous to the
| war published newspaper in Pine Bluff,
| Ark. He served rs Captain in tho rebel
| army, and was afterwards employed as
chief detective in the Trans Mississippi De-
partment of the Confederate army. Upon
| Ryans person when arrested, were found.
| various documents, which implicated par
ties of much more prominence than him.
selfin crimes of high order ~
| Gen. Butler 81 Gallant Among Rebel
ADMINISTRATIONS EfTervescemce to
| be Kept Cooked for n While.
New YORK, August THE ,Heyatd'g
| Washington special has the following:
The object of Gen. Buffers recent visit
| to Washington proves TO have been to Sc
| cure the pardon Of Mrs. Slocum and other
ladies of New Orleans. The pardons were
obtained on Friday evening. Gen. But
| Ter left for New Y ork on the evening train.
He was unable to obtain an interview with
| the President during his stay.
The Presses Snppressed-Robbery by
| New YoRK, August 1.-THE Savannah
| Herald has the following items:f- -
Capt. Carter arrived from Augusta on
the I'd, in charge of $4,000 in silver, and
| $4,000 in gold, said to have been scattered
| by Jeff. Davis upon his flight near the resi-
dencs Of Howell Cobb.
Augusta papers contain the following
| items
The Augusta transcript, edited by Jos.
Ellis, formerly of Albany, N. Y, was sus-
| pended day or two for printing II com
| municated obituary notice from u rebel
soldier.
A portion of the 18th Ohio Cavalry, IN
der the influence Of liquor, had robbed and
destroyed goods in Florence, S. c., valued
at $4,000. t-gz.
Good Advice frem Wade Hampton.
NEW YoRK, August 1.-THE Columbia
! (S. o. PdnnSG has q letter from Wade
| Hampton, discouraging an idea of emigra-
| ton, which, it seems, a number of mis-
! friends have entertained and asked his adj
| vice on. He advises them to devote their
| energies to the work for estoring law, or
| der, agriculture, commerce, etc., and re-
| commends all who can do so to take the
oath. OF allegiance. He tells them TO select
for their coming convention the best and
truest men--not those who have skulked
| in the hour Of danger, nor those who have
worshipped Mannmon while their country
was bleeding at every pore, nor the politi-
clans, who, after urging war, dared not
uHter il haTtasbhi rs, ssilaa<sse - be gave
their all at the altar of their country.
The Posts Washington special says: The
receipts of the Treasury from Internal
Revenue Saturday were upwards of mil
| lion dollars. -
ToRoNTo, C. W., Aug.9.--Gen. Grant,
aud suite arrived on special train from
| Montreal this morning, and Immediately
| departed on steamer Tor Niagara FAILS.
| A large crowd assembled ut the railroad
| depot, although his arrival was not gener-
ally known, and an impromptu hand-sha-
king took place. Then there was call
upon the General for speech, but to this
call he replied with q smile and shake of
| his head.
ABOUT the Rebel Gen. HiIl-Prize Mo-
| nsy-Dr. Breckenridge and Ex.-Gov.
WickIifEe at Washington.
| WARRINGTON, August 9.-The rebel Gen.
| Hill committed to the W orkhouse several
days ago for indecent and disorderly con-
duet, mas been released, two mechanics
having paid his fine.
The prize money from about 500 naval
captures is announced for distribution at
the Fourth Auditors bureau.
Rev, DIR. Breckinridge " here to secure,
as is understood, the pardon ct one o. hi'
rebel sons.
Ex.-Gov. Wickliffe, of Louisiana, il hard