Smyrna times., 1865-04-13
News from Richmnnd.

The new state of affairs in this city piy..
general satisfaction to the residents, who L.
show their gratitude tender every atenli,n
and information to our soldiers and on th.
soldiers part, they are kind and courteous
thus giving contradiction to the malicious and
false reports of the rebel press. The best Of
order prevails the streets, after tattoo, an
free from soldiers, excepting the patrol or th
changing Of the guards. No bar roOnl~ arr Il.
yet allowed to be opened and what whisky l.
found is con6scated and poured into the cul
vert.
The Richmond Wig of the 5th and 9Th
has been received 1t has a long review oflh.
evacuation of Richmond showing quite clYail
that it was not dreamed of by the people p,
orally at 10 0, clock last Sunday morning. Il
removing the records Of the rebel department
millions of dollars worth of Confederate am!
I Virginia money were destroyed One hundred
dollars i'll gold were offered at noon Oh SUNDAY
for the use Of horse cart when the paine
was at its height. Twelve drug stores and
nearly every bank were burned.
Gov. Smith of Virginia tried to convince the
City Councils, on Sunday afternoon last, tia!
the Confederates were victorious.
! The transition from enormous prices and
appreciated currency to reasonable rates ami
real money, has come so suddenly upon The
cltlzenS, that 1t will be some time before they
can reallZe the Change. Butter that was scarce
at $25 a pound, is now plentiful at jOr0 20 ctS
per pound eggs that We're hid away at $50 per
dozen, come out readily at the beck Of 80 cent !,
and other commodities in equal ratio
On Monday morning, pending the excitement
and confusion growing out Of the evacuation
and burning Of the city by the Confederate
Government, the three hundred and nifty odd
convicts confined in the State Pcnitcntiary,
managed to effect grand Jail delivery of them
selves; but on Thursday over one hundred ot
them were, ,recaptured and returned to the III
stitution.
Suffers stores are Springing up like pleasant
oases over the business part OF the city lett
unscathed By the fire, and old times are bcin.
revived by sight of the substantals and lux
urieS enjoyed before the war rut them bcyonr
the reach of the citizens of Richmond. PcOpl
will live, breathe, move and have their ben.
once more.
Four of the G. s. Government ,letecty,,
officers who signed and remained behind "hcl
that Government changed its base, Lave brcl
arrested. together with Wiley. the turnkey "
Castle Thunder under the Confederate regime
and Frederick Shaffer, the Confederate brca,
commissary of Union prisoners, and have "a
been committed to the Libby Prison.
An immense number Of Confederate coup"
bonds, with the coupons all registered am
signed, We're thrown into the streets OF kicl
mOnd during the recent evacuation and wcr
picked up by anybody who had any lncllnatl"
to subject themselves to the trouble, and ca
be purchased from the boys for a few cent
apiece If Mr. Trenholm can maintain Con
federate credit under existing circumstance
he can turn wine into water, or perform al
other mracle-but he can t do IT,
The functions Of the Mayor and the poll,
have been suspended for the present, and ~
tary law governs the city In the present u
settled state Of affairs, this is perhaps prol"
and highly necessary. In time we may loo
for the restoration of our municipal Cover nmcI
upon "A Union foundation, and the rcsumpti,
of legislation in all its department.