, 1865-07-28
IMPORTANT MILITARY ORDER.
General Thomas Recon
structs' aLot of Rebels
in Columbia, Tenn.
AN0DtL DetJMENT FROM A CHRISTIAN
SOLDIER.
Prosecutors OF Colored Children
80 Brought to Justice.
HEADqns MILITARY DIV. OF TUE TKNsEsakE.
NAs9t1Ek. Tenn, July q, 1865.

| tiEAD4H MILITARY DIV. OF TUE TENSE5aEk,
c,,.., o,s:.s Has5sIlIs; II Tenn, 5ull q, 1885,.
A crre.u. ioveshe,tton into The facts cnnne:tr
with the complaint recently made TO 1he:c hest
qeatftrs h5 william Andrews, M1t OF Of 'hI cit
q Colunhia. Tenn, .na JuEt &c ortDs Peace. (,
| behalf OF TIE Board Of Mayor and aldermen Of th
city Of Columbia, and tho Court Of M4ury county
tn which the military authorities OF the Uoit..
| States Rrt aceused Of unwarrantabla and nnjusu
dsble interference with the elyl authorities. hi
Developed the follow1nR facts
On or aooa, he alth day Of June. two co.orst
! girls, pupils In the coloted School ia Columbia
were arrested upon a charge OF tsespass ana a
ssnlr and battery, and IN default ot bail in thl
1 sum OF e5eo each, sstre committed to the caurty
jsil and locked up cells, in solitary coufnem
10 await tItal before the Circuit Court Of Maur,
seven onths. - :"
tsppears that the trespass consisted IN rctttnn
some p!ums from 4 tree growing On a cpnmou
belonging to citizen Of Colurabis, but not Ia
c.osea. The assault and hftteky was rather the
81 IN ~ sss'a hrs MADE ths g.s BY
they replied with c1c bow!der, which, however,
d1a not t., take effect 1pen the attaching party.
sa g do., s9a aua Sv
have been e1acted and the Justice Of the Peace
Wno committed tne Eirls, TO 1ti! af,erwsId. upon
u oeing aa1sed q M tie Atornsy General that his
leased one Of the Rlrs Internationally, and re-
d9 d1ced & he ball OF the 9shes to two hundred md
Welch ntt"rE ~ -, inn a!otesad Jnsttse, "
t1oD In the premises bu alleged that he had acted
op}99 ?, gIi.ss sae authority of sai9E A1dteEs.
,,.,c coGrs sppe;l, .aat ,M,5s has been ssse.
ssiv1l authorities ard d,lloyA! people OF Colum.
~, toward The freedmen, and especially toward
1hs cole ed dsehoo!, ,Whles nas been lately essab-
fast'on Of the truly loyal ci liens Of ,he place
whu would prefer stricl1. military ru,e to Ieav,
ssE,, ~ aen1s In me asnds ofthe present
Thi. ~. n IN conna, t,,n,.,,.h a..
tnm1s.,itnr in oI5er .hu ~ tae n1of asnstai
ntnt Of Ms5os Ann,s ia sopa'ia "a au Sonane.
IL. ! man 70 10 ecoutsrd viii tWcn,y nvs lf issfss
epe of ,eseSinr cisss ~ c,,ofad tor We
rad tndnrfa the ha,tef ~. r.. tsVa n.+,a.d ~
ayainst The schnai oi.la vas ,,.n,nrate, ~ she
ehivsifous Msiol for ihe parptsz oI bseak.1c M
Ii II fuTther .pnsars ,b.t in AMI, last a an,v On.
ttnr,zF nre1t nf tfe IJnited Mia. Tre,anry r.
psrtmeEt iooE possession Of as :gad .caole prop.
s1iF. stefehoQ:e in Columbi,I Tennss:ee4 tte
nroneIiv al ore William tSaI,tws1' ~ e.,,ue @
rehci. and xhn II thar f,rne Was nrisoncr ~ ia
North: ind ttat raid property, vas leas. to
Frix Il. Young. Union msn. Il mnnihiv rant
of twenty ass dollars pcs month. .wnIea re2t w1s
dulr paid 1nontbly Ia adya1ce Isl The months Of
Apfl, NAY and Juse. 49, -
On OF atont she 1st dsy OF June, the Trrasury
returned to releasr hts properly tphiG,. He wa
itiorn ed OF the condition under which Il wss
held. and II he wished his property rcleaset, he
s,i,efleo, sppartna,, 70 sttsupt III fecoyerv | Of
his property in thle. the proper manner, AMI in
tte aneence ol The I1easq.s agent, 5a1,owsy, by
caused 1T. fenng, .le tenanl to .vaca,e ths
pr.niets. aud sold the stare - Dnt MARC, and
p'seea Ms5n tn possession. Tic thu ,nstttused
snit before . 1usrce-F. u. eichafoeesad-
sealnst Mf. iouet. ne ttnsut Of The taited
under the le.:e from The Urited Suits.