The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-03-22
Washington News and Rumors.

The number of pardons that have been
granted by the President to persons in the
States below named, under the thirteenth
| exception of the amnesty Proclamation, arc
as follows Kentucky, 10; West Virginia,
4S; Arkansas, Al; Missouri, 10; Virginia,
| 2,070; North Carolina, 1872; South Carolina,
63S; Florida, So; Louisiana, 142; Georgia,
1,22S; Alabama, 1861; Mississippi, T65;
Tennessee, %; Texas, 269. Total, 7,197.
The Old Capitol prison is to be thrown
open tomorrow to the public, when the Gu
rious will have an opportunity of inspecting
the cells of the many noted prisoners who
have been confined there at different periods
of the war. The picture of Wirz, pencied
by his own hand, still remains on the wall of
the cell occupied by him.
G. S. Lynch, postmaster in North Caro-
lima at the commencement OF the rebellion,
when communication between that State and
the city of Washington was first interrupted,
had in his possession between one and two
hundred dollars in coin belonging to the
government which he buried for safety. Re-
Gently the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury for
the Postofice Department was Informed by
him of this fact, and that the money was at
the order of the proper officer. A draft has
accordingly been drawn for the amount in
currency.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
report next Tuesday, a bill empowering the
President, any military commander who
represents him in the late rebelliOus States,
to reinstate loyal men in the possession Of
lands which they were deprived of by rebel
confiscation during the war, everybody
knows the Confederate Government INDUCED
pretty heavily in confscation against those
who were known to favor the Union cause.
Since the war, many of their DEGREES have
been reversed and the former owners reinsta-
ted in possession of their property. The OBJ
ject of the proposed bill is to keep the loyal
owners in possession by the employment of
military power until the southern country
has become so far settled that the questions
can be tried before the civil courts. 1t is
merely measure to choke off the lawyers
temporariIy.-Neao York Herald.
A special despatch to the New York Even
ing Post says information has been received
of the Identification of Quantrell, the Kan
sas guerilla. He will be brought to this city
for trial.
Gen. Grant has appointed Col. Eli Parker
to fill the position made vacant by the la
mentable death of Col. Bowers.
Within the next few days about 5000 col
ored troops will be mustered out the service
in South Carolina. Gov Bennett advises
them to direct their attention to the cultiva-
that State has not begun to be supplied.
In the House Mr.. Kelso, of Missouri, intro
duced bill to establish ocean mail commu-
nication between Charleston, South Carolina,
and Liverpool, by way of Queenstown, which
was referred to the Committee on Post Off
ces and Post Routes.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The committee
on Reconstruction have reported the testimony
of Gen. Custer who states that he has trav-
elled all over Texas and found the mass of
the people exceedingly bitter against the
government more so than five or six months
ago He mentions among other facts, that
the grand iuries have, during few months
past, found five hundred indictments for the
murder of Union men and Others, but not
one of the guilty parties has been con-
victed.
The House gave protractcd consideration
of the bill to protect Uniten States officers
from civil suits for acts under official orders,
or otherwise, in aiding to suppress the rebel
lion Mr. Harding of Kentucky, q III Carrot
Davis, opposed the bill. Mr.. Conklingwish-
ed the Secretary of War exempted especially.
Mr.. Wilson replied that the judiciary Com
mittee have such bill now in preparation.
FRUIT DESTROYED IN NORTHERN OHIO
The Sandusky Register says:
The warm weather, Immediately preced-
ing the cold snap, caused the peach buds to
swell to such degree that when the cold
spell came they were killed. 1t is thought
by competent judges that the peach. crop
will be an entire failure throughout this sec
tion of the country Cherries have also been
Greatly damaged, and with the exception of
. few varieties the buds are destroyed.
The Toledo BlC,5e says:
We conversed a day or two ago with
gentleman of experience in fruit growing
Who has made extensive observations. He
informs us that he had no doubt the peach