The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-13
A Resume Of the News.


of the oath May, says that trains are
now running from Charleston to point
about twelve miles beyond Orangeburg.
The correspondent also says that men
are at work rebuilding the bridge over
the Congaree river, and relaying tho
rails from che river to Columbia, so that
in few weeks it is expected to have
cars running to the latter place.
The correspondent further says:
can election was recently held at
Fernandina, Fla, at which Mr.. Moore,
a popular resident Of that place, and
stong Union man, was chosen to be
Mayor. He was sworn into Office by
Chief Justice Chase On this occasion
the colorel citizens exercised tAe right
of suffrage.
"It is expected a similar election will
shortly be held IN Charleston. A nun.
Der Of tho old occupants of municipal off,
ces are in town, with the hope that they
may be re.appointed to office. but they
do not stand the slightest chance Of re.
alizing their wishes. The Union people
are determined that old political hacks
Of the past shall not rule over them
again
In Washington it is reported that
thousands of soldiers are arrested daily,
who are in the city as stagglerss 1t is
charged that bar room keepers sell to
them drugged liquors, and then rob them
of their money and valuables. The
scouhdrels. e3
We see by or exchanges that VIM.
Smith, the laterebel Governor ofvirginia,
is hiding away in the mountains in the
vicinity of Suanton, and it is also said
that he has raised o small armed band to
secure himself fromarrest by the nation.
al forces. Many Of Mosby's1 men are
still roaming at large III Virginia. "
The New York Negs of the I'd con.
Gains a long farewell from Benjamin
Wood, in which he announces that he
he has retired from the editorial manage.
ment of the Daily News though he will
still remain its proprietor. John Mitch.
ell, late Of the Richmond Examiner, sue.
ceeds him @ ass ef
An exchange tells us that Admiral
Frank Buchanan, senior officer Of the
rebel navy, surrendered himself at Mo
bile on the Goth ult. .4,,
The recent expedition from Baton
Rouge captured Colonel Hatch, Collec-
tor Of Customs at New Orleans under
the rebels; also all the records Of the
Custom House during his administra.
tich. Colonel, ,Hatchsays thatthe books
aHd records of the Custom House prior
to secession, are secreted in New Or
leans ~ u, -,
The rebel Secretary Estate, Comp.
troiler and treasurer OF Tennessee, the
State archives and assets Of the Bark
OF Tennessee, amounting to six hundred
Thousand dollars, recently captured
in Georgia by General Wilson'S cavalry,
and Transmitted to Nashville. Two
hundred thousand dollars Of the banks 8
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assets were taken by two other rebel
officials, Of whom the cavalry are still in
pursnit. ssS sl83Sass q
The Charleston Courisr Of the 9th
inst, says that The Tax Office, in that
city, has been closed for the shmmer and
the Tax Commissioners gone North.
The Office will notLbe re-opened ageip
until November next 81
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Al Correspondents Of the New York
|. I.lySbqne at Fortress Monroe reports thai
the rpmored pqanacling Of JEFF. Davis
was afact, and that the President
knocked down two, of bis agarfds ,daf.
iog the operation. + III SIS al,.as &b