The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-27
Our Petorsburg Correspondence.
PETERSBURG, Va, Juno "a, 1885,
SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAPER

PETERSBURG, Va June "a, 1865
SUPPRESSION A NEWSPAPER
The Daily Ness, newspaper published In this city
under the indirect auspices Of Roger A. Pryor. sup
pressed yesterday by order Of Major General George l.
Hartsuf commanding here. Like the Times published
at Richmond, 1t has sought TO maintain = way
the radical views Of secession that TO prevail
before the surrender Of Lee Previous to its suppress
sion il had received three several warnings from the
government account Of Its disoyd utterances and
being persisted in the paper finally abolished the
best means Of bringing the propretos to their
The Richmond Times has received warning from the
military for ts dsoyalty, and has edoriay promised
In print to behave itself hereafter though the spirit
the paragraph indicates anything but willing obedience
It's editorials have Of late been written by Mr. Patrick
Henry Ayctt descendant Of the great orator Of tho
Revolution and unless he his vrgnianism and
his bitterness the Times will assuredy be wiped out by
General Terry.
NEGRO LABOR COMBINATIONS FORBIDDEN
General Hartsuff, commanding the Military District Of
the Nottoway has issued the following important order
GENERAL oRprRs-NO. g.
HEApau1RrERs, DsracT or rHE NoII0wAY,
IL Until the civil authority Is fay restored no more pub
lie meetings win DO held within the limits Of this command
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commanding Of Counties will see tina. the amoun.
psd for labor safcen to meet all the
ss For
aa. x IN sass
WIN be carefully considered and when former master hires
1y yyos
aborer the Of their viii be considered as
Pssrt Of the laborer' wages.
ressonssy s. som @ month on g month
.hs Of both parties interests Of each viii Ss
Commanding OF dstricts win have these drec
tons strictly carried out 10 this end the purpose
don under their charge they Win visit all the
stations Of troops within their respective
Go Tas nssS a:s Genera nARTsuT'
RAILROAD COMMUNICATION
is now complete between Petersburg and Augusta Ga
with the exception Of sixty miles, which has TO be
travelled in private conveyances
Our Norfolk Correspondence.
NORFOLK, Va, June Is, 1896.
JEFF. DAVIS HEALTH
The only item Of interest be had Fortress Mon
is bulletin regarding the condition Of Mr. Davis
Gen. Miles informed your correspondent through Captain
Black his Assistant Adjuant General, that the report
regarding Mr. J. Davis being in delicate health a
mistake, and that he s doing first rate. He never
was sounder since he landed from the steamer Clyde
after his capture than he at present In fact General
Miles, who has been ndisposed for several days is
scker than the President of the confederaoy
who receives every his corporal welfare demands
The other prisoners-Cay and Mtchel-are in good con-
dton
INJECTION or MAYOR In NORFOLK.
Yesterday day Of intense excitement this city,
consequent upon the municipal election which came off
on that day. There half dozen tickets IN
the field, and every possible issue was made which
designing politicians could invent The vote poed was
very heavyn fact nearly great ss in the ordinance
Of secession and several occurred during the day
large number Of those returning soldiers from the
late rebel army took every oath required Of them
title them to the elective franchise. Mr. E. G. Tabb, q
prominent lawyer Of this city, the successful candidate
and was elected Mayor by . large majority. Mr.
Walter Taylor late Adutant General for General Lee
and considered one of e brightest business Of Nor
folk, was elected Registrar on the Tabb ticket
RIOT RUNNING WILD.
For the past three or four nights this city has been
number OF soldiers belonging to several discharged reg
mcnts and to the One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania
Volunteers, have been teazng the negroes and in
raj instances beaten them most numerically The blacks
dubbed together armed themselves with clubs, knives
and pistols, and, when assailed by their opponents
they defended themselves BY orders from head
quarters Colonel VIM. H. Howard Thirteenth New
York heavy artillery, now commanding the defences
Of Norfolk and Portsmouth, has orders not to inter
fere in local matters and TO withdraw his troops from
patrol and guard duty, except government
property The city police not numerous dsci-
plned enough to preserve tho public peace Consequently
these rioters have things their own way and take
tagc OF the fact number Of broken heads and frac
nave tnus the result or
outbreaks Tomorrow Mayor Tabb assumes the position
TO which he has been chosen, and is to be hoped that
he will inaugurate thorough liberal policy which will
make Norfolk what nature destined her 10 behe hrst
city In the South
RETURNING RourR poMg
The sixteenth New York Independent battery Captain
r. II Lee commanding, arrived at Fortress Monroe
the 23d instant from Raleigh, c., their term OF
vice having esred This artillery company has been
Of the most efficient in the service and was the only
which accompanied the Fort Fisher expedition from
Hampton Roads last December, and now 10 to tbeir
homes covered with glory.
COLLECTOR REMOVED
Major John Hudson, Collector OF the Port appointed
by the late President after opening this port and acting
Treasury Agent has been removed and Lewis Webb,
resident of Norfolk and OF Governor Perponts staff
officers, appointed 10 oil the position. Mr. Webb enters
upon his duties noxt saturday, the LIST prox.
DiRTCr CoknuM'AnoN WITH NEW
The fine steamers yazoo, Captain Couch and the Creole
now arriving regularly every Sunday and Thursday
evening, and leave Tuesday and Saturday nights.
These steamers however, merely running tempo
Iary until Two nns side wheel steamships, building
completed, which will DO somo time o August Mr..
James Renshaw Ia the agent OF tho line In this city,
ana Heineken Palmer In New York. The shipping u
goods to New York and Richmond and travel Of passen-
gcrs very great and speaks well or the rapid resump
tion OF trade.