The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-15
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The Heralds Washington special saws
grave difficulties have arisen between the cit
liens OF Aecklinsburg county, Virginia, and
the freedmen IN The county. The presence OF
armed negro troops in the county does not
seem to operate well to stay the tide Of free
negroes Who. coneregating at one or two
prominent points in the county, kill the sheen,
poultry and hogs and devasfate the cornfelds,
melon. and other patches without stint. The
white people are represented as being paral-
iEed, refusing to protect themselves. fearing
the military power will bear heavily upon
them, should they intercept the proceedings
ofthe negro marauders.
Gov. Pierpont and the State authorities.
without exception, are very much exercised
on this important subject Of what is 10 be done
with the negroes Of the State 3*t
The Himes' Beaufort, S. c., correspondent,
says the address delivered by Provisional
Gov. Perry, at Greenyille, has given great
dissatisfaction to the loyal people of that
State. W J.
Prov. Gov. VIM. Marvin of Florida, issued
his proclamation TO the people Of that State
mountaineering has appointment by the Pres
ident and informing them of the necessary
steps to be taken TO restore the civil govern
meat.
The day for the election of delegates to a
convention and for the assembling of the
same are not decided upon, bat they viii be
named as soon as the proper time shall have
been given for the people to take the oath of
allegiance and for other necessary prelimina-
rles, as has been done by other Provisional
Governors. ~ s*@7 -
Mr.. Marvin informs the citizens that slavery
is dead and cannot be resuscitated. bur he
does not, like some of his colleagues, reap
point the local officers who oficiated under
rebel rule, although the old incumbents, are
authorized to still act in matters pertaining to
the administration of estates, the recovery of
deeds and such indispensable business until
the regular civil government shall have been
restored
The Governor leaves it to the military to
preserve order and take cognizance of its
breaches throughout the State and only ma
tional officers or the civil officers of local
State or territory are authorized to administer
the allegiance oath.
Advices have been received from the city
of Chihuahua, Mexico, to the 22d Of June
Everything was then progressing with the
government of President Juarez, and &C.
counts we're daily being received Of the up
rising OF the people everywhe throughout the
Republic against the empire
The termination of our civil war and the
prospect Of aid from the United States, had
created universal confidence in the early tn
umphs Of the Patriots over their invaders
President Juarez was expecting soon to con-
sumate important arrangements with the
United States.
The Herald Savannah correspondent say
that the lov state Of the water at present pre-
vailing in the Savannah river, inteferes severe
" with the transportation of cattle to market,
has rendered the people additionally anxious
for the early completion Of the Georgis Gen.
trail Railroad, and the work On It Is being
pushed forward as rapidly as possible ns
also on the Atlantic 4 Gulf Railroad running
westward from Savannah.
Gen. Brannon has given orders for the Pu-
lnski House to be restored to its original pro-
prietor, Maj Wilburger, who was an Officer in
the rebel arny. fsss
J. D. Howell, brother-in-law of JEFF
Davis, who, as previously stated, was arrest
ed for drunken and disorderly conduct, and
uttering insulting and disloyal language in the
Pulaski House, has been sentenced to fine
Of $3.50, ,'six month . imprisonment and subse-
quently to be sent out Of the district Anoth-
er rebel who participsted with Howell in his
criminal demonstrations, has been imprisoned
in the city guard house.