The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-08-30
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A special to the Tribune from Wash
ington says: The President has ordered
the remission of sentevce in the cases of
4 large number of citizens furnishing
clothing to soldiers or aiding and abetting
&C., and directs that they will immedi
ateiy be released from custody and fur
nished transportation to their respective
homes.
1t is understood no more National
Banks will be authorized except in cases
where the applications were filed prior to
the 1st Of August. The full amount Of
currency to be issued by the National
Banks has been authorized, which is the
reason for this determination.
Hannibal Hamlin, late Vice President
of the United States, has been appointed
Collector of the port of Boston, His
whole family is now in office.
Major John B. Castleman and Lieut..
VIM. e. Mumford, of the rebel army, ar
rested last winter as spies within our lines
and confined at indianapolis, have been
paroled by the President, to leave the coun-
try Immediately.
Many of the ex-rebel officers who went
to Mexico are now glad to get back under
the old flag.
Indianapolis physicians report an in
crease of sickness over previous summers.
The prevailing diseases are hux and fe-
ver
1t is stated that the President has sig
nifed his intention, at the earliest practi-
cable moment, to withdraw the orders
suspending the writ of habeas corpus, and
to dispense with military Courts.
There are now about $50 prisoners con-
fined on the American Siberia, the Dry
Tortugas.
Dr. Pritchard, who was convicted OF
poisoning his wife and mother-in-law at
Glasgow, Scotland, was executed on the
28th ult. $4,000 spectators are said to
have been present.
The N. Y. Times special says, owing
to the decrease of business the military
division of police ceased to exist and IS
clerks were dismissed.
Thirty-fve white men have been dis
charged from the gas works at st. Louis,
and one hundred and fifty negroes EN-.
ployed to do their works. The negroes
receive twenty five cents day more thar
the whites.
The Chicago Journal, Republican
paper, says that Gen. Cox's letter prove:
''his sincere friendship for the negro, bu
shows '.his deficiency in wisdom as ;
statesman. The people don't want mar
for Governor Of Ohio who is deficient il
wisdom"
The rebel Gen. Shelby has organized ;
corps of 1900 mounted men for the Mex
Fl lean service, and is in command of it,
The corps is for special border service, ,an'
is formed entirely of men of the late rebe
| army.
e Col. Walkup, OF Auglaize County ,wh'
e was a. member of the Convention tha
c nominated Gen. Cox for Governor, has re
r nounced niggerism and returned to tn
! Democratic fold.
The largest tribe of Indians in th
! West is said to be the Camanches, VIII
E number about twenty thousand. The
: are the best horsemen in the world, an
. the most savage of all the tribes in tn
!, West.
t According to the Pennington (Maine
j; Chronicle, species of insect is threaten
y ing the determination of the Canada
: thistle, which it kills by surrounding tn
n top with a thick web, SO as to prevent th
a growth and blossoming of the plant. On
y ly donkeys will regret this.
The Posts special says: Gen. Hallec
has been breveted Major General in tn
Regular Army.
Two hundred paymasters are to be dis
e charged from the navy the presen
d week.
All seamen in the Mississippi Depart
o ment having less than two years to serve
? will be Immediately discharged. Th
entire naval force is soon to be reduce
n to ten thousand.
:, A terrible tragedy had occurred i
t London. A man took three children t
: lodge temporarily at coffee house, an
: murdered them all in their bed by suffe
t cation. The murderer had escaped.
: : The revolutionary war in Hayti is ragi
: fearfully, and the revolutionists decla
= themselves willing to be buried unde
: the ashes of their towns, rather than b
y longer governed by President GeffrarC
! Salnava is the leader of the rebels, an
: has issued fiery proclamation.
u The Atlantic Cable parted in midocea
n and went down, but slight hopes Of re
: covering it are entertained.
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