The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-03
Important Orders from General Candy
and Governor Starkey Re-
lative to Taxes.
The Red River Steamer Sara
toga Sunk.
The Planters and Freedmen in xoui-
siana Agreeing,

IMPORTANT anrgRAL RELATION COLLECTION
OFRAxES
The following order recently issued by General Candy,
entirely stops all exorbant charges the collection OF
the State taxes all eos received in excess Of those
allowed by law ordered to be refunded
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT LOUISIANA AND Texas,
NEW ORLEANS La, July 81 1855. !
1.-The remedy provided by the laws Of the state or
Louisiana for the collection OF municipal taxes In tho
city of New Orleans being regarded as ample. general
orders No 1874 Of September O. 1864 from headquarter
in such cases. is hereby revoked and all proceedings in
stituted under that order dismissed.
-In the proceedings already had In the civil courts
under that Order tho rate of costs TO be allowed tho
shor and clerks Of courts that by The act OF
the Legislature approved March 16 1862 entitled IAN act
relative TO and regulating the collection Of municipal
the city OF New Orleans All costs or fees re-
ceved Of this rate will be returned to the per
''A' :" ~ f''N MAJOR General f. r. s. CANDY.
J. scHuYLxR CaosnY, Brevet Lieut. Col. A D. c.,
Acting Assistant Adjutant General.
ALFRED FRKDBERG. Major and A. A. @.
SINKING OF rHs STEAMER SARATOGA RED RIVER
On Saturday last the steamer Saratoga into snag
three miles above Shaggy Point the Red river and
sunk She was heavily laden with cotton The Frolic
alongside for the purpose Of transferring the freight
from the Saratogas decks and thought that all of
1t would be saved. No lives were lost
HORRIBLE MURpxR IN NEW oRLKANs--A WOMAN AND TWO
CHILDREN KILLED.
About i've o'clock yesterday afternoon neghbor en-
tered the house of Mrs. Warner residing in Greenviic,
the outskirts Of the CITY, and was Mortified at dscov
ering Mrs Warner and her two children lying upon the
floor apparently dead On examination, however, ono
of the children found to be still alive though uncon-
scious Mrs. Warner literally cut to pieces with
carpenters Ratchet and the children were intended to
have been killed with tho same weapon, ono being
Drained and the other receiving terrible wounds upon
the head. On the child returning to CONSEQUENCES she
stated that the murder committed by man in hts
shirt sleeves and wearing white hat He resembled,
she said an acquaintance Of theirs named Joseph Al
banez This (Albanez) was arrested last evening in
the cars about seven o'clock He his shirt sleeves
and white hat when arrested There were iresh
stains upon his shirt which rcsembled blood, and which
he had evidently been trying wash out He was
much excited when arrested. Albancz is Scillan by
Abanez viii be taken before the little girl for the purpose
of learning whether she recognizes HIN as the murderer
not
Governor Sharkey OF Mississippi recently placed
of dollar upon each bale Of cotton sent to the
penses Of the coming State convention and several
sons refusing 10 pay the tax Governor Sharkey has
the following orde, doubling the tax ana STS'pns
Executive DEpARrnsyr, /
Jackson, Miss July 81 1856.
Whereas IL has been represented that merchants re-
fuse to pay the tax of dollar imposed on each bale
of cotton taken sent to market required by the
ordinance of the 18th inst IL is therefore ordained and
declared that tax Of two dollars per bale snail pc
sent to market the owner of which refuses pay the
tax of ONE dollar per bale and the sheriff shah seize
and Immediately sell at public auction sufficient cotton TO
pay the taxes And in all when tax OF 1--we per
cent ad va0rem Is ordered 10 be assessed ana coccted
property purchased during the war, by the ordinance
afors said Double taxes shall be assessed and collected
when parties refuse to pay taxes render false
report to the assessor and The sheriff shall in All cases
for pay Of taxes, seize and scn NJ public auc
ton FIVE DAVIS notice in case of real and imme
datcy in case Of personal property sufficient 70 pay the
taxes
Given under my hand and the seal OF the State, the
day and year aforesaid ,yrv
| JAMES r YnReEu, Secretary of State
THE PiASrEres AND FREHpMEN Rrp RIVER
Assistant Superintendent Of Freedmen, Lieutenant
Stickney, makes the following report on the c"nd
ton Of the frcednen and planters in Western Louis
Una-
SHREVEPORT, La, July IL, 1868 !
| CAPTAIN Tuos W CONWAY, Assistant Commissioner
Sn-I am happy he able to report that the planters
and freedmen in this section are generally entering
wrhcn contracts wssrh binding for the rest OF the
vcar Whore thcrcsrr many ntirm and helpless to sup
port and the pautJr has but small cropto secure the
contract is Tor food clothing houses fuel and medical
attendance; but working hands arc receiving "A conpcn
sationifrom TO twelve dollars per month In money,
| in some cases in OTHERS from two TO thiriee-i and
half bushels of YER month, share or the crops
varying according to circumstance, from onc-four
tcen one oncthird Of the whole amount
| raised There Is great demand FOR labor now, ana
there idle freshmen about the city Nosn ration
has drawn any freedmen here except the sick
| and attendants at the FIR edmcn's Hospital
| very respectfully, your obcdent servant
Lieutenant and Assistant Superintendent Of Freedmen
pgr.ros oANBYroR THE REMOVAL or TuE GAR
1 AT FORT HUDSON.
Several, planters and residents OF East Baton Rouge
| and Esrst and West Fchcnna have signed petition ad.
dressed General Candy requesting him TO remove the
garrison at Port Hudson, giving a that the
grocs hooking tcra in large numbers, leaving the
and that the soldiers composing the garrison
encourage them In leaving their work. General Candy
referred the matter to- Mr. Conway superintendent OF
the Bureau Of Refugees and, after invests Ltng me
matter Mr. Conway reports that only those negroes who
Ind been driven from their homes by cruel treatment
wore permitted to GO TO Port Hudson, aud that when
| there they compelled TO earn their living Mr.
CONWAY says that the trouble by the planters
Themselves, who are unwilling TO make tpo bds con
tracts with the freedmen and that in cases where such
contracts made the blacks seem disposed TO work
| faithfully and honestly.
MoRr TROUBLE BErwEES TIE BLACKS AND WHITES
| Everywhere IN this department there appears TO be
trouble between the white and the black, and Sc
rious difficulty TO tho planting interests are occurring
| every day
At Opeousas on the Sd inst the BOARD ef Police. with
the approval Of tho military commander Of tho district,
Lieutenant Colonel Il II Atkins promulgated. the fol
lowing codo OF orders for the govemcnt OF tue freed
rbs. no negro slAa enter the town without a writ
pass from his employer under penalty Of fine or hard
labor That negro shall DO the street after
ten O'Clock at night without pass under tho same pen
atty That negro shall be allowed 10 ront or keep
house in the town. undor any circumstances, the per
son renting be lined the freedman to ne elected.
No negro shall 1--we IN the town Who is not employed
by white person; the latter TO- be responsible for the
conduct Of the black O. No public meeting o freedmen
for any purpose, viii be aowed tins regulation not u
interfere with blacks attending regular plnc Of worship
Il No negro will nc permitted u preach exhort with
| out special permission OF the Mayor No negro (ck
sept those in military service, will be allowed 20 caIry
arms, without permit from The Mayor. 8 No negro
shall sell barter any articles except 10y permssiono
his employer or the mayor 9 ANY negro found drunk
shall work Ave days ON the public streets 10 any ne
gro not residing Opelousa who shall be found withiE
the corporate limits after three O'Clock Sunday after
noon without permission Of bis employer the Mayor
abal be imprisoned IL The above regulations to apply
to both
This ordinance Mr. Conway considered obaoxou
that he petoned General Candy 10 order the arrest
the Mayor and Police Board Of Opelousas, as well q
Lieutenant Colonel Atkins, and have them brought
this city under the chaxo Of having violated te provi
sions OF President Lncohs emancipation proclamation
instead Of dong this General Candy ordered ColonC
Quincy nto acting Mayor Of New Urcans) to proceed
Opelousas and investigate the matter When tho rcsu
IL known will inform the readers OF the HbitAfo
BEHOP ANDREWS.
Bishop Andrews has issued n notice TO the Methods
Episcopal Church requesting the general annual cor
forencos TO hold Their the coming fa, and
elect delegates TO- The General Conference 10 commend
| f. 1866 the plcc ~ neetuu be hereafter