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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-19
RELEASE OF O. O. CLAY.


As stated by MS yesterday Clement e. Clay
was released on his parole yesterday morning.
The following Is the official order and memo.
randa IN the case showing the recommenda-
lions which effected the release:
War Department, Adjatdnt Generals Oaee)
Washington, April IL, 1866.
Ao;cr General ". A. Miles, Commanding, dc,
Fortress Monroe, Va:
Ordered That Clement O. Clay, Jr. Is here.
by released from confinement and permitted 70
return 10 and remain in the State Of Alabama
and 10 visit such other places in NE United
States as his personal business may render alb
solutely necessary, upon the following condi-
tions, viz: that he takes the oath of allegiance
to the United States, and gives his parole of
honor TO conduct himself as loyal citizen OF
the same, and 10 report himself In person At
any time and place 70 answer any charges that
Uniled States
Please report receipt and execution Of this
order.
BY order of the President OF the United States
L. ID. TOWNSEND, Asst Adi't Gen1
Or the back Of the above order was the fol-
lowing:
MEMORANDA.
Case of &. &. Clay, yr, Of Alabama.
Lieutenant General Grant recommends the
release Of Clay because he thinks he may be
safely LEFT al large on parole, or by amnesty
The manner of Clay's surrender IL fficient
guaran zee for his observance Of any parole that
might be taken by him to appear when called
49, hcCOulIucuOs Ms I5iedse on parole not 10
leave the limits Of his State without permis-
Sion, and TO surrender himself to the civil au-
thoriues Tor trial when called upon.
Hon. Henry Wilson, u. :. y, has no hesita-
ton IN recommending the release Of Clay upon
parole, ana has ssno doubt that he will be forth
coming when his presence Is required by the
Government"
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens says that he would
treat Clay as a belligerent unless he was in the
conspiracy to assassinate Mr.. Lincoln, which
he does not believe. Would confiscate his prop
erty and let him go.
X. J. Walker has known Clay many years
and pronounces him incapable OF the crime Of
Mr.. Lincoln's assassination; and when his es-
cape was certain. he surrendered himself in
hopes OF securing trial. Among hundreds of
loyal men who have conyersed with him, none
believed Clay guilty of completely with the as
sassination. There is a general desire that, if
not pardoned, be may be paroled.
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%THE REV. VIM. G. ELIOT of st. Louis
S Mo-, IL expected to preach Q sermon before
the Washington Unitarian Association, in the
Church csrnsr Of u and 9th streets, TO MORROW
lFridayl EVENING at IN O'Clock. Seats free
u he pubIic cordially m lied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-19

NJ IRISHMIN, AND FRIENDS OF IRE
U3 LAND, desirous Of joining the Irish Army
can see the underlined ut Mr.. James Lackey's ,
9TH street, opposite the Post efice. any evening
(Sundays excepted between s and o'clock. On
fRIDAY EVENING next, the regular evening
for drill, candidates for promotion will be exam,
iped J. D. OCONNELL
ap lo-2F Assistant INSPECTOR General
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Military Movements South.

Washington dispatches state that
the War Department has detailed an
officer to visit the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
gin, to Investigate certain reports re-
lative to speculation in old iron be-
longing to the Government, and to
make arrangements for disposing of
the debris. We are afraid it is too
late, as probably much Of it may have
been disposed of already.
Dispatches also state that orders
have been issued for the consolidation
Of the States of North and South
Carolina under one commander, and
for the consolidation Of Georgia and
Alabama under another. This, if to
De carried out throughout the South,
will considerably reduce the number
Of department commanders, ns we'll
as the corps of staff officers.
Gen. Sicllles has declined the mis-
sion to the Hague, and will assume
command of the States of North and
South Carolina.
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Harper's Weekly.

We learn from our exchanges-we
have not seen the sheet ourselves
that the late issue of the above publ
cation, with its characteristic malice
and hatred of the South, contains
two caricatures of the Memphis riot,
in which the negroes are represented
as innocent and defenceless angels,
III ragged trowsers and petticoats, at
the mercy of ruthless mob of white
men, who ore pursuing and shooting
them down like rabbits.
1t is known that the truth is very
few Of the home negroes engaged in
the riot, it being principally caused
and carried on by discharged colored
troops. It is stated further, that the
same number of this ILLUSTRATED,
slanderous sheet contains q leading
editorial in which the Southern peo-
pie, and the supporters of the Pre-
sident's policy, are characterized, as
usual, rs traitors or short sighted
ninnies.
How can the people of the South
give any co,,ntenance or support to
such journal of civilization $50
called!'
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LETTER FROM Mrs. T. j. JACKSON.
The Mobile Register publishes letter
from Mrs. Jackson to the Mayor of
Mobile, acknowledging the receipt of
check for $76s, from which we ex-
tract the following:
a Co1TAaE HOME, N. c., May 9, 1866.
Ny DEAR SIR: X
But, as you say ''it is free-win New
Years offering, and expresses the
deep and sincere sympathy for the
family Of the soldier whom you de-
to honor whilst living, and
whose memory is still held in crate
full remembrance" L cannot refuse to
accept it. Indeed, could not. and
have not, declined any such testimo-
malls of love and gratitude to the me-
mory Of my precious husband
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Captured Confederate Property.

BY the Acts of July and August,
1861, all property of citizens of in
surrectionary States found therein or
III transitu, and all vessels belonging
to insurgents, were required, when
captured, to be forfeited, and the
proceeds of sales paid into the Trea-
sury for the use of the United States
The proceeds of large captures of
such property, amounting to several
millions of dollars, are claimed by
military and naval officers, and they
are accordingly taking measures,
through the admiralty courts, to have
the property condemned and ad-
Judged to their own use and that of
the naval pension fund. The ques-
tion is now pending before the Su-
preme Court whether such property,
SO captured. should be forfeited to
the United States or for the benefit
of the captors. In view of these
facts, the House of Representatives
not long ago directed the Secretary
of the Treasury to withhold distri-
button Of the proceeds until the Judi
cial question shall be determined,
and requested him to take such
means as in his Judgment might seem
proper to have the claims of the
United States in such cases fully de
termined. The Secretary, in re-
sponse, says that it does not appear
by the files of the Treasury Depart
ment that the receipts of any such
property as is described in the House
resolution had been claimed by of
ficers of the amy; nor does it dis
tinctly appear how much, if any, has
been claimed by officers of the navy.
6S7 prize cases have been decreed,
amounting to nearly $4,000. coo,
which amount, deducting say one
half credited to the navy pension
fund, has been paid as follows:
Amount paid to officers of the navy,
81, 762, 900; and to enlisted men Of
the navy, IS, 341 900, or total of
$40, 103,O 900. The files of the de
partment do not furnish satisfactory
means of determining what proper
ton OF these amounts consists of the
proceeds of property comprehended
in the scope Of the Acts of July and
August, 1861. Inasmuch as that
fact is not distinctly shown by the
certificates of distribution, it can bcs
ascertained only by an examination
of the records of the several cases on
the files of the respective courts.
The law Of June, 1864, expressly pro
vides that the net amount decreed for
distribution to the United States or
to vessels of the navy snail be order
ed by the conrt to he paid into the
Treasury, to be dist ributed according
to the decree of the court, which the
Secretary says, Ill this respect, seems
to leave no discretion to the depart
ment. 1t further appears that thirty
two cases remain pending in the
United States Supreme Court, and
26S cases i'll the Circuit or District
Conrts-in all, 300 cases; all of them
nominally cases of prize of war, but
more or less of which may be cases
Of revenue forfeiture under the Acts
OF July and August. The amount in
litigation is equal to 50, 100000. The
Secretary has taken steps to investi
gate the character of all these case.
Cor. Baltimore .Sua.
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The ladies' of Baltimore ap1

The ladies' of Baltimore appear to
never weary in well-doing, particu-
larIy as regards to the relief of the
suffering people of the South. A
number OF them are now engaged in
getting up supper, strawberry festi-
val and promenade concert, to take
place during the present week at the
New Assembly Rooms, as n means of
securing relief for many cases of
Southern distress which the funds of
the late fair fail to reach.
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rne EnxItsn nsssr.s Bili.

The progress Of; the reform move
meas in England is watched with
much interest. 1t appears, from the
debates in the House of Commons ON
the subject, that the successful ter
mination.- of the civil wax in this
country has given strength to liberal
ideas.
!. The reform bill which has lately
passed the House of Commons is not
a very great advance toward popular
representation. It enlarges, to some
extent, the electoral rights of the
middle and lower. classes. The total
adult male population OF England
and Wales is 4,230,5 OF these,
only 1,031 ,532 are entitled to vote.
The leading features Of the reform
bill are, as we find stated in the New
York Commercial Chronicle, as follows:
''The leading features Of the pre-
sent bill are: First, it proposes to
reduce the present ESQ county fran
chise to G14 occupation, with or with
out land. This change, it is admit
ted. would admit 172,O 900 persons,
chiefly of the farming and middle
classes. Second, copyholders and
leaseholders in Parliamentary bo-
roughs are to be placed in the same
position as freeholders. Lodgcrs pay
ing 91O a year for apartments, and
persons having for two successive
years the sum of ESQ to their credit
in a savings bank, are entitled to
vote in boroughs. This addition is
expected to add $4,000 to the cleo
toral body. Third, the household
franchise in boroughs is to be re-
duced from I10 to Ct, and class
known as compound householders, :"
or persons whose taxes are paid by
the landlords, are to be permitted to
vote. This change is expected to add
254, 900 to the constituency Mr..
Gladstone calculated that these clauses
would, in the aggregate, add 40O,0
to the electoral list, one-half of whom
would be workmen. The correctness
of the latter estimate was Subsequent
ly questioned by Mr.. Bright, who
gave apparently reliable data in sup
port of his position, that the pro
posed changes would operate chiefly
in favor of small traders and others,
and that not more than 116, 600 work
men would be added to the number
of voters
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STATE ITEMS. The Spartanburg
Express gives notice that Il meeting
of the cit. O. Spartanburg Dis
trict will be L. ut the Court House,
next sales day, 20 devise some means
Of supplying destitute families with
provisions.
w. H. Williams has become Il CO.
proprietor of the Winnsboro -NrrS.
The Anderson L.teiliyence,' says that
there is !, diversity of opinion regard
ing the prospect for a wheat crop.
many contending that the recent
heavy and frequent rains will mate
rally injure the yield From the
best information we have been able
to obtain, and actual observation in
some fields, we are inclined to think
that the crop will he an average Que.
at least
The same paper announces the
death Of Colonel Herbert Hammond,
at the age of seventy, highly-es-
teemed citizen of that District.
The Sumter WatcAmnn announces
the death of Mr. J. Y. Mellet, bv The
accidental discharge of shot -giu. in
his own hands
a new Provost Court has been or
ganized in Sumter, Captain Boyce
Presiding Judge, and two citizens
Associate Judges. This arrangement,
the IEMchmaa learns. is the result Of
instructions from Colonel Green. in
command at Columbia, after confer
ence with our worthy Chief -NIaeis-
tratc, Governor Orr, and will save the
citizens through all that section tho
necessity of going to Columbia for
the settlement of matters of litigation
or complaint, in which freedmen are
involved.
The JNHchmm says that section
has been visited by falls of water
almost unprecedented. Corn and cot
ton have been seriously damaged
thereby, in some instances amount
ing almost to complete destruction
whilst the effect has been disastrous
upon the mills Of the District. there
being but few dams left whole or
mills in running order.
A difficulty occurred in Grcenyillc
District, on Friday, tho 18th instant
between man named lawrence Lin
hardt and another named Rodgers, in
which the latter received q blow on
the head with crow bar, killing him
instantly.
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COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning, May 26; 1888.
Scarcity Of Gold Watches.

S8CuTOdy 10V1uAASs Aoy ~0S Aov~'
Scarcity Of Gold Watches.
From the official returns received
at the Tax Commissioners Office, in
Washington, it would appear as if
Bntler's cleaners or Gen. Sherman's
bummers had made an extensive bu-
siness tour in their line throughout
the North and East, as well rs through
the South. Especially with regard
TO Massachusetts, there has been res
markable disappearance of gold
levers, that large, populous and thriv-
ing Commonwealth only returning
thirty-eight gold time-keepers under
the value OF 500, and nine above
that value. There certainly must be
u large quantity of silver watches or
pinchback chronometers worn by
that enlightened people. But there
must be something out Of joint, for a
Boston paper says that, on examina-
ton of the records of the assessor for
one ward of that city, the number of
gold watches returned and taxed was
1000, and, at this rate, the number
in the city of Boston was not less
than 5000. There must be some of
the tax officials who need looking
after. Commissioners, we think,
should be appointed to investigate the
affairs of the Tax Bureau, as well as
those of the chief bureau at the
South. We venture to say that not
withstanding the heavy drafts made
on the watch-pockets of our citizens
in February, 1865, the poor, impover-
ished city Of Columbia, when the re-
turns are made, will show up foot
ing greatly exceeding the whole State
Of Massachusetts,.
But the official returns exhibit still
further startling and curious develop
ments. From them, it appears that
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas
have not gold watch among them
all. In Michigan, one has been re-
turned; two in Vermont; New Jersey
and Illinois each four; Maine has got
nine, and so on. Missouri heads the
list of all the States and Territories,
returning nearly 1000, while the
great State of New York does not re-
turn l, 100 gold watches.
Seriously, there must be some stu
pendous frauds somewhere in collect
ing the revenue of the country, OF
some laxity in those officers who come
more Immediately in contact with the
taxpayers. Perhaps the gew-gaws,
in view of the coming tax, were all
given as Christmas or New Years pre-
sents to the rising generation OF the
Puritans. There has been some eva
sion of the law, some dishonest re-
turns, or some culpab:lity among the
revenue officers. Certainly the sub
lect needs Investigation.
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THE HOUSE PANIC. In phiIadel-
phia, New York, Baltimore and this
city, the ''house panic" is about
played out. Landlords have been,
for some timo past, in clover, but
now they must come down IL peg.
in New York and Philadelphia, two
months ago, it was impossible to
rent . house at any price, but now
the newspapers of those cities TEEN
with "for rents" and Ito lets. The
landlord harvest is over in this city,
as well apartments to let" at fabu-
lous prices. apartments for rent"
is the most prominent on the window
shutters of every fourth house, in
some parts of the city. Many clerks,
who have heretofore rented store
boxes and hogsheads to stop in, have
gone to housekeeping in earnest.
There must be further decline.
Washington Union. 21H.
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THE WAY THE NEGHoEs Work IN
MISSISSIPPI. a letter to the Augusta
CAro"icie from Concordia, Miss, of
April 23, thus describes the embar-
easements of the cotton planter,
under the present state Of affairs:
I'VE have Il fine stand of that cot
ton which is up. Have nearly one
third of our force sick, or pretending
to be. Well, Twill give YOU sample
of to-day's annoyances Heck comes
IN and Says he don't want Loudon-
he IS entirely worthless; Rosa lays mp
because it is q wet day, Slight sprinkle
before breakfast this morning:l Jack
son is down with bilious attack
Jim is sick always sick when there
is any hard job like rolling logs on
hand; Steve has gone to Court; the
two Henrys and Dick are first rate
hands but thcy are gone. too, as
witnesses in a case of quarrel between
the two toeijeS, Emma and Harriet"
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ciEo,.lar of Cen. =, Ezes,x,s;a.ir,I. 3, -


Circular OF Gen. How ard. FF--> 70
The following circular has Just been
addressed to the officers of the Freed
mems Bureau by their sehief, who
warns them to. put their houses in
order: =
2 , WAR DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND,
ABANDONED LANDS,
WAsHINoToN, May 81, 1866.
Ci,'cpla7. No. 1.
In order to answer the numerous
inquiries from officers, agents, and
others, and, if possible, prevent mis-
understandings with regard to the
change of organization in this Bu-
reau, this C rcular is issued.
1. The Commissioner recommend
Ell, some time since, that the func-
tlons of military commander of u
State and Assistant Commissioner be
exercised by the same officer. Wher-
ever practicable this is being effected,
as in Virginia and Mississippi. 1t is
not done in condemnation of the As
sistant Commissioners, who have
labored hard and successfully, but to
secure moro prompt and effective
administration than can otherwise be
done.
II. The Commissioner calls the at
tention Of all officers officially to the
reports in circulation as to acts of Sc
verify and cruelty toward the freed
men on their own part, as to careless
ness in rendering their monthly ac-
counts, and other offences. Every
officer or agent already accused shall
have the opportunity of thorough
vlndication before q court-martial.
But the occasion for such trials are to
be deprecated, and they must be fore
stalled by thorough system of in
spectlon and prompt removal of
every unfaithful officer.
III. Special attention is again call
cd to the difficult duty of caring for
the indigcnt. Where intense anxiety
prevails to get nd Of the Bureau,
surely State and County Officers will
make some arrangement to relieve
the Genero' Government of this heavy
expense. the County officers or
overscers the poor will adopt the
proper measures, the industrial and
Government farms which are now so
much complained of can be dispensed
with
In order to meet an emergency
When the whole system OF labor was
derangcd, the Commissioner urged
the forming of Joint companies, the
encouragement OF the immigration of
those accustomed to free labor, SO as
to afford promptly, and rs many as
possible, examples of the successful
employment of negroes under free
system Apparently in keeping with
these regulations, few officers have
invested their own means, jointly
with citizens in the planting interest.
| know Of no lawor regulation of the
army or of this Bureau against this,
Yet it will almost inevitably lead to
corruption, as it aas already to bitter
accusation. Hereafter such invest
ments within their own jurisdiction
by officers on duty in the Bureau are
strictly prohibited
O. O. HOWARD,
Major (.aOaral Con, NJ; sc;n,o.
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The Episcopal Church of Louisiana
at its recent Co,ncil resolved to re-
connect itself with the Church of the
United States. 1T passed resolutions
Of respect and coincidence for the loss
of Bishop Polk, acknowledging his
valuable services rs the Father of the
Diocese
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CONVENTION.

Is SLAVERY ENr,Hcr IN NEN Jl:R-
SEY?--lt is wei! known that the
census of 1860 enumerated Il few
slaves as still living in New jersey.
We are reminded of this by a case
reported in thr Trenton True .4m~-
yi"n', which saws tie township of
Marlborough, Monmouth Comfy.
has sued the executor OF an estate
for money expended for the support
of slave who had belonged to that
estate. The executor claims that the
recent constitutional amendment
abollshinG slavery made the negro
free. and the estate is no longer
bound to support him. ana if he is Il
panper. the township is liable The
township, however, denies all this,
and the 'chosen frcchollcrs" seen,
to have some faint idea that, at least
so far rs tins case is concerned.
slavery still exists in New jersey.
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Hhrf OooI--ln3 3these suitry days, a visit
to- Mr.. SMcKenzie'si ice-cream garden il
conducive to comforts Ice-cream, sl.erbet
and Roman punch scau be obtained at su
hours ofthe day and evening.
The BURNING OF CoLuMs1A.-An inter
esting account OF the 'sSack and Destru,
ton OF the City of Columbia. S. hs.
Just been issued, in pamphlet form, fro,a
the fhgnth steam power press. Order.
can be filled to any extent Single copies
so cents
Book AND jon PRINrING.-The Pheniy
Office is now fully supplied with cards,
colored and white paper, colored ink, wood
type, ETC., and is now in condition to exc
cnte all manner of book and job printing
IN the shortest possible time. Give us a
call
Observation-Disclosures. Pope & Startling pro-
vide barbecue for their friends, at Star
lings butcher pen, near Fishers Pond, to-
day. This, we are satisfied, will be pleasing
intelligence to those who are fond Of de-
hcious piece OF highly seasoned pork or
mutton.
Co1RT OF APPEALS. Court, on FRI
day, was occupied, until 9! O'Clock, in hear
ing the cause Of Delchcr & Bcicher rs. a.
P. Conner. Mr.. Wilson for motion. Mr..
Burt contra.
Ezekiel Long ais. Mary Oliver, was
stricken off,
Eli Manning, Ex'r, ais. Franklin Man
ming. Brief read.
Court adjourned until Monday.
COTTON FREIGHTs TO New YoRK.-Ne
learn that under the new arrangements bv
the various companies on the line via
Charlotte and Portsmouth, cotton will be
received at the Charlotte Railroad Depot,
and rcceiptcd for, to be delivered at New
York, at the moderate freight of seven dol
lars per bale. This will be great saving
OF trouble and expense TO shippers, saving
drayage, wharfage aud the expense of re-
ceiving, forwarding, &C., and will, further
more, not be attended with 80 much delay
as by other routes.
Arrangements, it is expected, will be
shortly made for the transportation Of
other freishts, either way, by this route
NEW ADvEETISEAIENTS.- ttention is call
cd to the following advertisements, which
are published this morning for the first
time:
?. W. kraft-Guns, Pistols, &c
Mrs. J. p. Reed-Ladies' Hats, &c.
J. L. Lumsden-Ale, &c
John G. Dinl-Cutlery, &c.
John d. Batcman-Country Hams.
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During the present month the
number Of immigrants arrived at New
York amounted to "a, 1884.