Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-17
Public Ma.tefs in and About Rivhmond.


departments of Virginia and Nohh Caroina:
and nlse of the whole arriy Of ih. -Io,smac.
Major General Ord is in command. o. The De-
'par:ment of Virginia, under Gen uALLrcx.
RriS. Gen. d. is in command of the Ci'y Of
Richmond. All these officers have their Head
quarters in Richmond This city ssaow Il mill
tAry post, full of officials Of every raak and c,ll
ing. -.
RELIGIOUS services in, all the Churches are al
flowel t, 20 IN without Interruption. y public
order on lhis >pej;ct says:l" II, alI Charehes.
wherc, prayers have heretofore been oGar,i fur
tho SO Called President of the Confederate sta'rs,
a sim lar mark, of re.pec; Is hereby ordered to
be paid to the President Of the Vh;!cl States.
! Churches " hich have been closed im Richmond
on account Of The refusal by Tia officiating cler-
gyman to rs, ,lae tTessrriLei prsycrfor the r.esi
dent Of the Un.cl States, will bo opened r.
scr.ise By any other .y;crsynaa .; tho saiue do
nomination Who will read sach ssrvicc.'..
Tie marRct4 arc sai L, h,vs.pst oa the full
ness ana.plensy Of oil times, with the difference
that prices are hga4r. But.hsr's mast Of all
kinds, 25 cents por lb., Butter 80 els vcscta-
bles, iuubl: The prices OF former lays.
Thousands of people who left Richmond on the
approach. of the Feierdl Army OF occupation,
have returned.
The Past oice is TO be removed back to the
Custom House from The spotswooa Hotel.
4 Messrs. WALKER & LEwEtLsy (of the Eeanlt-
lner) have issued. a, prospectus of new daily
mornl paper to be called the Republic. The
priucples upon which thu Republic. .wHrl he con-
luc!s | arc forcshad6wed in tho. po.itcrA mutt"
adopted by the publishes" Noesorlh, 10 S,uth,
no East no West,.0uf whols country"
|. The Algs, banners arl. markers captured FROM
the Federal by the Confederate forces from tins
to tins, were all consumed by Gre in the War De-
part:acnt builaing-MecRaaic's Hall.
phc Federal authorities are cSSering every ir-
. ducemcnt snd facility for tho re-opcning OF the
public schools
Music sellers are rot allowed 70 sell treasona-
bic music, such as "-tfod save tho Southern
Land = Farewell to the Star apAnsled Banner q
&c.
An extract from the opiuivn Attorney Gen.
JAMES SPEED on the question of the right Of
Contederat, officers to weir their uniforms in a
loyal city or State, says Rebel officers certain
ly hayo no right to be wesriDg their uni-
forms iu any of the loyal States. 1t seems to me
that such offcors having done wrong in coming
into the 10. al States, but adding insult to in
jury in vearng their uniforms. They havo us
muct right to bear the traitors flag through the
| rof 1o;k 20 loo;
The stipulation of sarrendcr permits no such
thing, aud the wearing Of such uniform is an act
of hostility asainst tho Government"
In Ngrfqik and Portsmouth,, the wearing o.!
Confederate uairorms is strictly prohibited BY
The command Of Gen., Gonpos, commanding Dis
tie. Of Eastern Eirsina, it is made the duty Of
.ycry sold CIR to arrest any ono wearing The rtbc
qaiEorm. ,i'@s ~ ,e- =
ali womcn AMI children wishing to leave Rich
mond for Southern counties, and having 10 NJ cans
railrSad to Burk vile aud further South. Those
wishing to 20 in other directions, are conveyed
nut ut the city in ambulance; 20 certain coaysii-
en-; noiuts designated by ihem. ~. :
For he convenience Of farmers, large ,unttrs
of condemned hsr.cs and Isrles are bs!ns sold at
public auction.
All restrictions upon domestic commerce and
tradc in the State Of Virginia are revoked. TIE
fullowing articles are to be co&Arcd contra
had oi war: Ares, npmnnition,. al! nrie'ss
FROM which ammunition is manufactured, all To-
ccmo,ycs, cars, ana railleni stock, allteIcsraph
wire and appaIa;us, al rebel uniforms and gray
cloth :or manufacturing lsm, ard all sPrsFuous
liquors.
ci,izans vlc ssr;. given ihcir i.ar.le, Or taken
;h; u;.:!l Of rey s.cc. :.r- permitted 20 go North
To mako nfcessary rrfanscuistta for engaging
one ravre in business. Otherwise, they cannot
receive passcs.
Residents Of The city are held strictly respon-
shfe fer ,be cleanliness @nd good ortl,r Of their
premises. including tho s!.p saiks or pascmcn;s
in front Of their dvellinss or business localiics.
Private property is rgdly respected.
..ssistdncs is hcins furnished for the present to
the unemployed poor.
!. Mr. corxsrr Nor somc time keeper of the
/ Spots iI,.eij hes associated With him Mr.
MnLwArp from the Norli, aud the Hotel i, do
ing Iourlshins busin"st.
a BRASS Band belonging to tho !;h MassacLu-
sets Rcst, performs in the c'piiol Square every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Afternoon from
| s to 6 oclock.l
The Danvillc Railroad i. being rapidly pu. in
running order 80
Tho Army of the ,P,,tomae has been scattered
and broken up. but not lisbnndcd The Sixth
Corps is holding b ,i'yiFc. The Fifth Corps is
posted along tho southsdc Railroad. Tie Ninth
Corps has been transferred TO somc distant point
in tho South! The Spc"rd and TEc,ity- fourth
Corps are near Eclimond. =.
An orticr from Brig. Con. llplow, cnmInind-
ing in the rcuinsuln-iorktown, Williamsburg.
.sc:, says: "lt has crme to the Knowledge Of the
nuthori,ic&, tiat the negroes the different !sr:'is
arc refusing to w"rk cF ale leaving their accus-
tomeI bones, and coming intO. Ficlmond and
other places occupied hy troops. They are here
hy dircc:e to reiGa;u 1T thSir old homes, to go
to W rk rs usual on The fans and rni,c Tho pre-