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TR4sAT31ES1 OF 1IIls FREED
MEN

The nutsagcs against freedmen in the
South. arc becoming common AMI ba.ba-
r"us, Us to call forth the protest even Of tho
Southern press. The Macon N;a.) Tt4.y,taM
rrnnoInccs cruelty to the negroes Il "fatal
piece Of f'lly." aud declares that 1.-The good
men of The country shnnid combin. together
to fro'sn down and punish every iufr4ction OF
humanity or law As 4 case in
point, it mentions the "ki!l,us Of
freedman in Columbia County. for
protecting bis wife as,a,ust the violence
Of band Of maraudcrs.' In Henry
Ceunty, GcoTEia thesc outragcs have Of late
l'ccn so gross aud numerous, that General
Ti'1son has been compelled to send 4 mill.
tary iorce to protect the colored population.
This fact, together with vigorous letter
from the General, has resulted In a meeting
Of citizcus, at whicl. resolutions wc-c adopt
cd discsaim!nE nll sympathy for the violence
complained Of, and dcclaringa readiness to
deal justly by tic freedmen md extend to
them The protection Of the laws. II the re.
spectacle portion Of tho Southern pco-
1le arc thus compelled to admit aud
dlsrlni'n responsibility fer state Of th:ncs
50 fcso:tiue to humanity, they cannot well
complain Ut the North for entertaining THE
''e'fct that The freedmen still require the s,,.
i'essisionof tic Hurcar, and the stsoag },7>s.
1cct'o" ol military power. Nothing vou1l
t'e moro grati!yin. 10 every patriotic ,uau in
tHc Aostii Than TO he satisfied that sucf, sr.
rerrision and protection arc UNNECESSARY.
and that the freedmen may rcly with s,f.; :
upon the justice and humanity Of the sou,],,
crn people themselves.
, 1866-10-26

The Sau Fruncisco .Moaittr speaks in IT.
t:ter:nS terms Of the Coolic ts:ltle in Cali
fesnia:
We were informed e month or SO acn that
person had arrived III this city from New
Orleans to make arrangements for the trans
fer IF three hundred Cinnamon to work ol
Southern plantations, aud as all distinctions
OF race and color are abolished by the civil
rights hill, go far as Congress can do 50, We
imagine the day is not fur distant Wien the
eopner-caloEca nagan labor will bc sIt5titH-
ted for the labor Of the white man in all the
Atlantic States.
lhyse coe,!es, tos such they are, are :: de-
mora11zing blight to any community iu which
they are domiei1cd- They are active and i:-
genjous, it is true, good cupyi-1s. quick OF
ctmprehcnsion,' ,'ard useful drlfdCcs, Int they
nrc filthy, thicyisii, and infai1oilsly vile.
They are brought to this city as m"7cllau-
dlse. to be pnrcciled out on tile labor mar.
let, with no other condition tllan the sun
ply or their animal wants and their return
hume, living Or dead, ut the end Of the term
contracted for. Very few Of them return
aiirc, but continue to work on their own ac-
count after the expiration Of their term Of
service, and after death their bodies arc
picked up ard transferred 10 the *'Fiowery
Kingdom" annually.
There are scvcrai companies tratlia. under
real or assumed names engaged in th:ir i'm
port aud export to aud from this CITY. The
Chinese population Of California may be set
not become us now-to present any details OF
the GetnoraliziDG influence of 50 large T.
1eatlIen population on State which casts q
little over one hundred thousand votes, or
about fifteen thousand votes less than we're
ncsf in 1856
, 1866-10-26

llI1*ofs.-ITo correspondents witt. rs from
o:le Comfy that Lieatenant Thomas j. Hewitt, !:
crippled soldier. is tho regular Republican noui-
Fee for Representative to The Legislature. art rot
jeremiah Davis. as published in or i:tu few
days Since. They say that Mr.. DAVIS was nomI-
nated BY convention Of Boilers. We fpaac t1c
naue Of Mr. Davis In one Of the local papets as
The Candidate, and snt posed him to be the NAL;
bnt ftom the evidence furnished we SUPPOSE the-Ss
is 70 question tha. Mr. Hewitt IS The rih, man.
Robert Hampton, popular farmer Of pckal,,
County, Is tic second Republican canii.tlt.. !nr
Representative in the General !sasembl, fror, r:r
Deka1b and Boone District. Ge,:cspi $. A, uutl
but Is biz associate OF the ticket.
Philip Collins Il the associate Of Robert r1c:-
JF.4 on the Representative ticket for ulr Fo.;7.
Third Eistrict-Will ard Gruudy coaaties.
a correspondent at Melamora, Wcod,.yd
Comfy. writes under date OF the I'D, th.. thev
had just closcd GU. Of the lines, meetings ever
held IN TINT county. Senator Yates made 4 san;aa
speech, which was received oy the arllencc w;ta
The highest satisfaction. The Union men Of Wool
ford orc wide awake, and have hI.h hpoes of rc-
dcemiug the counsy this fall.
lion. Thpmas II. Nclson, late Minister tn
Chill, addressed larse asacmblase Of III. ci,i
zcne OF Edgar County, at Fana, on tho eycuiE, of
! Tie I'D A correspondent writes us that never
WIS an audience berier entertained. lie COM
Pa1ae44 Aeluo!A~AGa AuE AnppEtue4QE+ EL.I. Will
give good account Of herself in So7cr,be7.
Colonel Nelson is we'll known q. s.The Ii.,r
Ttmer Of Wabash Valley styled 30 Lasizs Ii:
celebrated contest he had With Da1. It. voo7-
hees for Congress, in the sercnth Iudi.3a Dis.
uict, few years ainee. The Co?pcthcau.
called voorhees, the *T1ser of Wabash Valley"
The Republicans then called Nelson the .'Ticcr
Tanner Of Wabash Wiley There will be
another meeting fa rana the 3oth itet, wl,:c't
viii be addressed by Major General Iotu X,
Palmer, the etate Central Committee baru,- NJ
| 1sIged ttat be shaN be there On that d.y.
Bancroft tells rs In the last volume 0! his !fis
tory Of the United States. that during oar st..:-
| sic FIR Nalicr.l Independence, Gcne-al ravau.a,
] Ct hhoae Island, proposed the cu1:ncicatioa ar
the flarcs III that State condition thai they pc
i!ses In ths army fur The war. Gepesul Wa hf.~-
ton QEFJore4 II M- scsen< and Tt::r,.5 = :,
Governor Cooke, Of Rhodc Island who li:.e; i,
| intoEscd it. and ii was cslrsict: oas
We are reluctant to bclic1c tt. sso-: So: *,:,s7.
.het The bsuks which are ft:orcI with r.. ,;,..
e:rment deposits, have bern ra'll % u. 20 s;,
tfitn:r to 1te t'oi:erj'hnsou t'-c.;s. cn--,;t:uu
fUEd. 1t II be tie, and II acy cI ..;.;:, H.
sroEd 10 Tic demand, 1t Will o. = ptao,.s su'.; ~
iot Congressional investigation. We g.. 10. IT,
]ieye that Congress will Eesia:i l;ia s":o:.c's
mohcY to he used 10 defes: ii. JatoaIss ri-c- !;
AID any bark that bss Il1dc e::c': cslt -i,iiu.,
should te relieved from Ike liability 70 aco,ler
stso:1ar cenaapd, and also from tae psisile.e Of
| doing b.nkirg business.
, 1866-10-26

The novice disguised his identity only br
droupiD1t the Inst OF his three names, and
called himself Maurice Neville. lie speaks
English with Il marked fi,sei=n accent, in spite
Of his long lrn!ning.-his utterance aad his
nnnEer both resembling Festva!i. lie has
feEyid gushing manner, md an . e,notional''
style; but he showed very few eigns of
genius; and though the audience was lavish
in It's applause, fancy the criti4ues Of the
daily papers, which have yet to appear, will
give little solid encouragement for Lis plr-
suit OF the career he longs for.
MATTERS IL GENERAL. -...
have raid very little Of politics, for In
truth in tllis department our local annals
are very dull, aud Mr.. Hflliard's appoint
ment. not yet sealed by commission, to
the District Attorncyship, Is the only event
fthe week. The Indian simmer weather
is most lovely, and people who live In tho
country lfl us city folk With envy, by
stories Of the unusual hrilliancy Of the fol-
inge all through New England. Business Is
brisk, the hotels crowded with strangers,
and the theatres all doing a business Of I'M:
paralaeled prosperity. The Florcnccs begin
q months engagement here tomorrow, aud
the Eistosi tickets find an active demand
Senator Sumner is safely married, hni
| spending his honeymoon in the chilli.
hrcezes ofSewport; mud Senator Wilson ha
been making speeches in meeting about th
rich joys ofa religious crisis through whicl
lie has Just passed. REVERE.
, 1866-10-26

beautiful cstntc In Surrey, thanks lis stars
hut if the rcnsors nrc asa,nst him, he can
thrust 4 hundred editions in their faces:
Alfred Tcnnysnn, Ind he no pension, would
Thousand Year" rpminates III tlle opulcncc
uf lieE1y paid judicial Office for which lie has
Only party recommendations. Miss Evans
las but to Itfl up her finger ard half the
publishers in London would run to her and
1id to a nrepostcrous figure for her literary
iayoTs. Of the religious authors, the Nc
, 1866-10-26

eoncd with doubtful looking mixtures In
bottles, taken from his cupboard In the lower
part 81 his beS, OF perhaps the customers
fancy some Of the lump Of firm black.
Jelly, made from sca-wccd, on the
tablcr II so, he is soon helped, aud
the second course is finished then comes tue
pipe. This straight piece or canc followed
out ut one eu0, into which little tobacco is
thrust end lighted. One coolie takes awhiff
or two, pulls the smoke through his nose,
and looks as happy as II he was smoking the
best Havana. He then hands the pipc to the
next one, while he lays down his quarter Of
a cent, or possibly he may have had season.
Ing md trimming to amount to halfa cent.
Whichever it i. he pays down and
satisfied air than some pcrsons
who dine on roast turkey and wash it
down with n bottle Of champagne. His
working costume Is nondescript, some
thing like abbreviated pauts, legs am putated
at tie thighs. It Is his only garment willie
at work. At night he is very easily disposed
OF. He sleeps on the ground under some
porch. Owners Of buildings think it Is d
good thing, ifa thief has broken into Their
premises to have some one at hand to accuse
oftheft. This Is q picture ol coolse life, only
glimpse. 1t is tue, yet one can Judge from
this whether any 1aborins man in Europe, ol
America, eon}d compete with them in chea.
living, and OF course, cheap working.
, 1866-10-26
4 Railroad Su1lk FIJI Il rJ1rS.,.

Fran tic Rochester e. ~ Democrat, o.+ 90
Tile residents uf Duv:,css county," sar
Tie P.,llglseeFsic E"3'e, *'ha-c Lad d subjcc
tt unusual ittcT"st 70 discuss for few day
i,as1, which w:s nothing more nor less tha-
The srt!drl, si:kinS TO the depth Of twent-
feet. o. ahoit forty rods Of the Harlem F:ail
read track, crossing swamp TEAR the icc
lo1'srs, between South Denver and Rawling,
TIE singular event occurred ou Friday last
and, Us may be supposed, ii created the greatr
c>t wondern.eut asnons the population fo
1::iies around. The marsh is soft aud yield
itl@ to great depth, and The erearest diilicul
ty was experienced in laying. the track across
i. II has sunk pllcc before, shortly after
the road was built. All ctEurts to maize a
firm foundation for the track at this plac
have heretofore failcl. Piles have been
driven to i great depth, bat without reach
in@ solid ground, and the only vay fo. ada
ticn could be made WAS by filing in will,
trees and brush i t. eight train passed over
this spot hut q few hours previous, and it
was noticed at that time that the track ben!
beneath the pressure to the depth OF nearly
Two tee'. Several large cattle trains were
obliged to put hack to Albany in conse-
qucnce Of he break. Passenger trains trans.
Ter their Passengers anl baggage to trains il,
waiting on the opposite side, the passengers
reaching the caIs by 4 walk ofa q .larter Of u
mile across tie swamp on plauks.
, 1866-10-26


{FEom TIC Harrisburg, Pa, Telegraph, oet ~
The TEion mcn Of Washington County,
Maryland, held mass meeting in aaScrs-
town Oh Saturday last During the afternoon
an enthusiastic Union voter clccred loudly
for Frank Thomas, the tnion candidate for
Congress. THIS did not suit the Comprehend
policemen Of the town, and in order 10 silence
the man, one Of the stars shot him in
the foot. The Union people seeing the out
rage, then attempted to compel the police
men to refruin from further unlawful acts,
but those Coppcrheads rctrcated slowly to-
wards hotel, which they entered, seized G
number Of uiuskets concealed there, and
fired from the windows into the crowd,
wounding q number or persons. The fire
was returned by the Union men, and n rebel
policeman named Charles Gaul, Of Ia@ers-
town, was Instantly killed While in tile act
OF shooting from q window. Another Cop
perhead, residing In Clear Spring, was NOR
tally wounded, and is since reported dead.
Some twenty persons, on both sides, were
wounded. Thus have the Coppcrheads at
tempted to inausnrate q war in Maryland !;
but. as in the late rebellion, the rebels were
beaten at their own .aUc,
, 1866-10-26

At the last Session Of the Legislature Of
Alaiatua, charter waa granted to the "Mo',lc s
aleh7uaa Grand Trunk Railroad Company ar
niEan1a;ion having lo- Ills object tho coustsuc~
ti'n of 'sallsoad fiom Mobile northwas1ily
through the coal and mineral scsioa OF the Stair,
and by iutersectshc The yasios lines Of railway III
operation and projected In North and Central
Alabama, through eystem Of short branches, to
fo1m main trunk into which the traffic Of those
lincs hoTld converge aud nnd m ont1ci 1T Mos,t;e
tay. The main line Is IT. be IN miles long, tc;-
r'inat!nC In tho wiley OF the Cahnwba River, The
branches sil1 make fifty-cight miles nosc The
seaA viii pursue northwa.dly course Nh tac
valley Ct The Mobile. Alabama and Tos1btr,,ec
rivers for eix'y miles, thence no,thcastc,1y he
tween the T0tnb!shet and Alabama rivers. cor-
Meeting will tho Selma & Meridian Road. wiz.
tsc Alabama and Tennessee Rivers aud the no-th.
east and southwest Al.bama Railroads. n,s
atnaa1ed inst eoal from Gha Alabama coal eld. Gin
be delivered as Mobile at SIS: per ion If this roa,l
II built.
The list Of voters Of the city Of sp-ineac,a
published by the Board Of Registry. exhibits tho
most astounding frauds upon The uuion vot.rs.
Scores Of Republicans who voted ut each election
for yeaIs pas: are omitted from the lsl, 10. no
other purpose thnn to cmbarfass the business On
election da5, and. If possible, prevent the Ualo7
citizens from voting. At thc sauc lime tbs list
coutairs the names Of all the Democrats, ot cye1y
grad. and condition In The cltF. II Is ou.y nccss-
sarY to add that the Chairman Of the Board il a
Democratic cousiy Official, nLo Is no doubt psfd
lot this piece Of dirty work.
, 1866-10-26
Eight Thousand Barrels OC Oil Dc
ktrATFti-Lpsa from S75.( 100 fo n t}O. .0gff}

Eight Thousand Barrels oC OIL Dc
stroycd-Loss from, s75.01otos 81 0o. .0GO.
[From the 1ltusyiltc {pa.} Herald, October III
The telegraph having announced that an
extensive tire was raging at OH City yester-
day, We despatched a special reporter to the
scene ofthe disaster. lie has collected rs
full particulars Of the cohilagration as his
hrief visit would adult OF.
The fire broke cut In Fisher Brothers en-
gine house in their shipping gard, located
On the west side Of the creek, at half past
ohc yesterday morning, aud spread
with great rarility, aud was only arrested
OF six O'Clock In the morning The follow
ing Is q summary Of the extent ot the losses
aud the nan,cs OF some Of the sufferers: Five
tanks containing from six to eight thousand
barrels of oil were consumed; also ten tAou-
sand empty barrels; eight >bula oil boats !;
fifteen Hat boats: two dwelling houses, aud
q number of oil sheds.
EGThe rrincipa1 owners nf the property de-
stroyed arc Fisher Brothers, who lost four
tanks and 5,0o0 barrels Of oil, beside a large
number oil empty barrels and buildings.
Their estimated loss was $1,000. Weaver,
Adams & Co. lost one tank and 400 barrels Of
oil. The 0fEccs destroyed were those Of
Weaver, Adams {; Co., kirk's, Blauscr Il
Eliison's. Porches', aud tho Luccsco Oil
Comrany's.
\ man named Calligan was drowned in an
oil tank, and three or four other persons
were badly burned. The total loss was csti-
matcd at from S?5, 90 to $1oo, ,G1O.
, 1866-10-26
tWTUL FIRE IN / PENITESTIARY
Fourteen Persons Burnt to Death.

The To11on journals contain an account
of terrible catastrophe by fire which has
just taken place on Leyant Island, one Of q
group lying at distauce OF about ten miles
iloIa that port. In the afternoon Of the Sd
the athorities ut Tou1on received informa.
sion that revolt had broken out ina pcni-
Tertiary establishment for young. criminals
established on that Island. The weather at
sea being tclnpestuous, the seEain. o. rs
sistauce had to be. postponed until the
following morning; but IN thc meanlame
fearful occurrence had taken place. About
forty young conyicts who had recently or
rived in the colony had broken out into in-
surrectiou under tic pretcxt that they were
insuf,lciently fed. The wardcus were unable
Il, rerress the riot, and the lads uniting in
a body then burst into thu storehouse,
knocked in the heads Of the casks Of brandy,
fore o1>en the cases Of sugar and provisions,
and then abandoned themselves to COM
plete orcie. j carboy Of petroleum standing
near tho door Of the slorehonse, was, how
ever, brokcn in the cortaAton; the liquid BY
dames spread to the casks of brandy, oil,
across tue entrance cut OFT the retreat
Of fourteen Of the lade. They rushed to
tic windows, but thcse were secured By
strong iron bars. The flames gradually ad-
ranccd, lesscnlng the space in which the un-
fortunate rioters we're confined, and In .
short time the screams and imprecationa
which had until then been heard amid the
confusion became entirely silent, and there
were only left the dead bodies. One of the
Wa1deus, While crdeayoring flomthe optsidf
, 1866-10-26

sca%on-1 loyal Editor Assaulted by
n Rebel, nsad Isrutally Isca.cn-TIlc
t'opperiicads Of ShaxTucetoMn t.ay
a1fs Fine.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
SMAwsEIrowS. ILL.,. October s., 1866.
On Saturday Last, October e0;ls, there was
large gathering Of the ~ Democracy" at
Shawucc!own, *lso came to attend the races,
aud hear one OF their orators ''spcak lis
piece" On tic quotations Of the day.
Atter The races were over, in the evening,
and !. Ia rec quantity Of Josh Allen whtskcy
Aad eecn consumed, some Of the Dcmf; JOHN
sons became very patriotic, and began to
look about for some one TO whip. Among
these "a trints was one Davis, now resident
Of Galla1in County, who served his country
three years in the rcbcl army. lie,
lures published IN the Mercury
about sehe!. IN general, and him In rarttcu.
lar, nnl took the 'tSouthcEn chiyulry" plan
for revenge. In company with tlrrc - Dem
oGrs.tir'' friends. this man Davis waylaid D.
". Lnsk, the editor Of the Sh4rneeio'ca .uer.
curry, as he was on his way homo after dark,
dnd, amer knocking him down with q sluug-
shot, licked lIim in the chest until fatigue
caIscd hihl tn ccasc-lls three friends staud-
ing by with revolrcEs drawn TO prevent any
nnc ilor assisting Mr. Lusk, should uny such
pass that way
The crime Is more infamous from the fact
Mr.. Lusk is 4 snail, delicate man, his weight
not being over ITO pounds, and having been
moro or less inraiidcd for the past year or
two with neuralgia while each Of the as
,nilants were large men.
The sequel to this transaction Is more In.
1a1ncns than the outrage.
A. soon us this patriotic rebel WAS tired of
Kicking Air. Lusk, he 1lastencl tn the CITY
Judge, before whom lie plead guilty to .
charge Of assault and battery, and was fined
ft% N1.. q 4. =
, 1866-10-26
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, 1866-10-26

- The recent circular OF the Slate De.
ra'tmcrt III relation to tic plot to cutice
away large numbers Of nesroes from, the
s2n1h to Pcru, Tor the purpose Of selling
rie'r labor, ns III :hejcasc Of coolies, has pro-
dueca very remarkable effect upon the
Scw Orleans Eee--an effect SO remarkable. in
fact, that We conclude the statements an
which tue circular is founded must contain
much substantial truth. The Zee stoutly dr..
MICS that the State Department llas auy
business to interfere in tue matter, aud &C.
cuscs il Of M ambition to make itself an
agent Of the Frecdmtn's Bureau. It Claims
for The negro what it neyer was known 10
claim before, namely, his equality with the
white man before the Law, under tue Civil
Rights Bill It insists that lie has right
to cm'sratc 10 another country. II he choos.
CT. the same as white man Ans, md to sell
Ills services us The coolies do, If he so elects.
IL says II this Is not true this Civil Rights
gi'l has no vital principle. NVs:::cn the
1fe comes forward as tue champion Of uecrt,