The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-22
THE LATEST NEWS. 9
ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CARO-
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ngton for the appointment Of provisional
governors for Alabama, Georgia and
South Caroliia 1t is reliably reported.
and appears to be generally conceded as a
fact, that Judge Parsons, a strong Union
ist Of North Alabama, will be empowered
to conduct that State back into the
Union. The Hon. Joshua Hill, of Geor
gia, long known and recognized as a
Union man, is now at Washington, and
will most probably be the person whom
President johnson will appoint. It's
said that w. w. Boyce, although once
member of the rebel Congress, will be
appointed Governor of South Carolina
The people Of these several States are
ready to return to their allegiance on
any terms which may be conceded to
them.---N. Y. Herald.
THE TRIAL oF,GEN. LEE.
A Washington despatch in a Boston
paper says that the story that the gov.
ernmenl intends to try General Lee for
treason is true. That is to say,sit is ex.a
pected that he will be indicted and tried
in Virginia, and the government will not (
interfere to protect him from any YER (
dict his fellow citizens may render. Thet
surrender to Grant did not entitle him TO-
protection, and shrewd observer who
was present at the surrender expresses =
the opinion that neither Lee nor Grant
at that time bad any idea that it would
protect any man from tralin the courts;
for treason aaH
THE STATUS OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS
SURRENDERED TO GRANT.
The status Of the general officers pa.
trold under the terms of agreement be-
tween Grant and Lee is becoming a
question of some Importance. Already
the Grand Jury at Richmond has found
indictments for treason against Lee and
several others. 1t is claimed that con-
victions under these indictment are nes,
cessary to make valid the ,confiscation Of,
their property under the laws. On tine
other hand, it is contenaed that any and
allprosecYtions against officers TINS pa.
rolled are barred by the terms of their.
surrender The matter has heen.snbmit.
ted to both the President and the Attor-
ney General; but for the present both
decline to take it under consideration,
believing that the defence should pro.
perly be presented in the courts which
may take cognizance of the indictments; /,
CLUE TO THE MOBILE DISASTER, ,Sf
Caro-, June J New Orleans advices
n fha Rth ,nc cIo fa th,f So
clue to the cause of the late disastrous
explosion at Mobile is thought to have
been obtained. A man named Wallhas
been arrested at Mobile charged with be-
ing implicated. He states that lie and
two other men, on the night previous to
the explosion, placed tropedoes between
the buildings containing the powder;
that the work was performed under the
direction of a rebel Major, who threat
ened them with instant death ifthey dis }
obeyed or offered to resist; and that the
Major afterwards lighted the fuse of the
shell connected with the Internal arrange
ment. Torpedoes have also been dis !
covered in the rooms of the Custom
House, SO arranged as to explode ON
opening the doors Others were found
concealed in The desks of the same build,
ing. a
AN IMPORTANT CIRCULAR. [.
Washington, June IL, 1865. THE
following circular has been issued from
the Attorney Generals Office &
BY the direction Of the President all
persons belonging to the excepted class
es, enumerated in the Presidents s annes-
ty proclamation of May 80, 1855, who.
may make special application to the,
President for pardon, are hereby notified
that before their respective applications
viii be considered it must be shown that
they have respectively taken and sub
scribed the oath or affirmation I'm said
proclamation prescribed. Every such
person desiring aspeciat pardon should
make application in person or in writing
therefor, and shonld transmit with such
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