The Portland daily press., 1865-07-17
BY TEL EGRsARH.
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EVENING PAPERS. Y

NEW York. July Is.

NEW YORK, July ID.
The steamer Fulton brings Savannah and
Charleston dates to the 4fBK ffst.-----------
The Savannah Herald contains an address
by ex AGoxefnOrs Brown to the peopIe Of
Georgia, in which he urges them 10 support
not only the Government of the United States,
but the administration Of the present chief
Magistrate. He appeals to them to take the
amnesty oath, and to observe in good faith.
He argues that slavery is now dead forever
As to his own. slaves he will Immediately
emancipate- and treat them as free, giving
them IA part OF thecash or wages of labor To
those who cannot support the Constitution of
the Government he urges Immigration from
the country. 5isistfg .ii1ll.s y-l,e AFT ztt.
The Herald says the 9th U. S. Infmtay are
to garrison Charleston. II q ~ s,iis 72A.o s.---
The Fourth of July was celebrated in AM
gista, Ga, by colored procession, with BAN
ners, on which death of disunion and slave
ry" and freedom and equality were Inscribed.
In the afternoon the troops paraded, and in
the evening there was display of fireworks.
The railroads are being acompleted i'm the in
terror and communications re-established
Large numbers of negroes are dying in and
around Macon, destitute of medical aid and
the neceSsaries of life. " s + i'',tf , = .2ts
ao Capt Clark of the I'd Michigan. regiment
was shot to death by disorderly soldiers of the
18th regulars, near Macon, on the LIST inst. se4
The Charleston Courier complains of riots
and breaches of the peace, saying that the
people cannot walk the streets at night with
out fear of being killed. "ttklSs
This condition of affairs appears to have
arisen from the distinction Of color maintained
there. The negroes attack white citizens.
The white and black soldiers also attack each
other. s~aYnI iipsNi .aass ea1sl .sia
G.F.Durban of the 18th Maine was severe
ly injured while firing salute on the Fourth
at Georgetown, l7,r'p9 .,a,s sa,,s IL.
From Tesas-- Washington Correspondence.
iayI ttsti4 NEW York, July 15.s
The Herald's Galveston correspondence says
that the rebel Gen. Shelby, with 5000 follow
ers, accompanied by ex-G Governors Moore and
Allen of Louisiana, and other rebel leaders
were on the way to Mexico. They had trans
portation and supplies for six months, and
were well armed. They protested to be going
to Mexico only as emigrants. They would not
! fight on either side. l,..9s.,f g..
| 1t is estimated that there are still in Texas
from 100, O00t 10000 bales of the old crop Of
cotton. This years crop will not exceed So
GOV bales There are also five million pounds
of wool in the State.
The Herald,s Washington dispatch says the
Presidents health has sufficiently recovered
for him to resume the usual hours of labor.
The delay in issuing the proclamation ap
pointing Judge Mason as Governor of Florids
was occasioned by the difficulty la fixing The
time ofthat States secession. 4siss 80,
Hon. Joseph Theacker OF Ohio, is mention
ed as the probable successor of Mr. Holloway
as Commissioner Of Patents .. i a ..I III
The Times dispatch says evidence is dali,
received of the repentance of rebels who re
sided abroad during the war. They apply t.
take the oath, which is freely given.
1 The Times Mexican correspondence says i
is officially announced that the Imperial Gov
eminent never negotiated with Dr.. Gwin ant
never contemplated making him Duke, Gov
ernor or Viceroysa o5iaocl tsaA s.rr