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THE HAyRE DE GRACE BR1DGE-The PhiIa-
delphia Ledger of Thursday has the follow

delphia Ledger Of Thursday has the follow
ing:
A Was hington despatch concerning the
Baltimore Railroad Bridge over the Susque-
hanna at Havre de Grace has occasionsd some
uneasiness, for which there is no occasion
whatever. The rumor that the bridge was
being strengthened, on account OF some parts
OF 1t showing signs OF weakness, grew out of
very different state OF affairs, viz: the altera-
ton OF the truss work OF two of the spans, SO
as to allow the draw to werk more freely
when vessels are passing. This is all there is
ABOUT It, There has never been any question
as to the strength OF the bridge or as to the
load il will bear. Mr.. Latrobe's name was
used in the despatch referred 10 as the eugi-
neer OF another road, but he 10 in reality the
engineer OF the Philadelphia, WiImingto and
Baltimore road, and has had this very bridge
under his supervision and fully understands
its ability to carry much greater burden
than is ever likely to be placed upon 1t. He is
atpresent out of the country, and, therefore
could not have made the remark attributed to
him. These statements, which are made on
the best authority, should correct any misap-
prehensions caused by the despatch in ques-
ton.
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~ Senator Yaies Is to lecture in the Bay
State course early In November.
~ Forty.three per cent Of all the deaths in
New York are said TO be infants under q year
old.
~ DIR. Carroll. the Roman Catholic candi.
date has been elected Lord Mayor Of Dublin
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grin Boston some Of the poll cemen are
making good thing out of the law against
keeping dogs without license 1t is said that
one OF hem cleared SIS besides his pay in two
days last week, by complaining against keep
of the fine for information. When policemen
become spies and informers for the sake OF
making money. they are very Apt to nerlect
cher and more important duties II Phi.ade lpAio
LedQeT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-02

~ A Chicago journal makes the frank and
frightfnl acknowledgement that atnings seem
to be rapidly approaching condition whon no
man in Chicago VIII know whether he il .
married man or not"
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WOOD AND COAL,

rOALl COAL
Best WHITE ASH at So, by the ton. All sizes
Saved and Split 9tNr OAK wooeD, SO per cord.
Long Oak. SO per cord
A ton of Coal sold by me always weighs 2,240 lbs
JOHN b. LORD,
re 2a-ly Corner sth and G streets
rO Ii GOA
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
Gross tons Of ,2sO lbs, delivered ia any part
the city.
Chestnut White Ash, ST.
Stove. Egg and Furnace White Ash, $500.
Bed Ash, SS.25.
Lehigh So
Oak and Pine Wood constantly on hand.
Orders received at our Offloe; or at the Wharf
foot of Seventh street.
So. BROWN SON.
25-f 465 9Th street. between and r.
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SUIT FOR BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-A suit has
been entered by Mr.. Norris, for Jennie Perry
against Thomas Hoover. for breach of promise
OF marriage, laying damages at $1,000.
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FINES CoLLRCTED.-Justice Charles Walter
has collected during the month of ] uly 1925 10,
Of which S463.l0 were for Corporation offences
&35 United States fines for school fund, and
S27 for Levy Court. This Is the net amount
OF fines collected, all expenses being deducted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-02

NEW STEAMSHIP LIMA New York pa.
establishment Of An Ocean Steamship line
hetv cen washington and Aifxand 4. on the one
hand, and Antwerpt on the other. with a depot
for the reception OF German emigrants In
Washtneton from which they will Sc fitstrih-
ltsd through the di1srsnt 6outhsrn States.
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LITTER CARRIERS DRLIvERY.-DurfuR the
month OF July the twenty. five letter carriers
employed in the Washington city post once
delivered l04,0Oe mail letters, 1O,154 local let.
ters, and 29.4l1 newspapers. There were
73,se3 letters collected from the street boxes
during the month,
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BANKERS.


JAY COOKE CO.,
BANKE ERS,
Fifteenth street, opposite Tsdsx,y,
ny and sell at current market rates, and keep
constantly on hand . full supply of all
GOVERNMENT BONDS,
sEvEN-THIRTIEs, AND COMPOUND
INTEREST NOTES.
Orders for STOCKS, BONDS, &c., executed, and
Collections made ON all accessible points.
sel-H
EXCHANGE OFFICE OF WILLIAM HUB.
IL LEY 4 co.
q. We are selling Bills of Exchange on England
Ireland and Scotland, for one pound sterling and
upwards, at our office, 4Os Pennsylvania avenue
ap - am WIN. HURLEY co.
8 AyINGs BANK.
"a PIN DAY IS GRoAT A YEAR"
Call at the corner Of
18th STREET AND PENNA. AvEN
FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST co.
CHARTERED BY CONGRESS.
The Central Office of this Company is now situated
es above, and is carried in connection with the
Washington Branch.
OFFICE OPEN FROM TILL3.
Deposits of ONE DOLLAR and upwards received
and interes. paid on all sums of FIVE DOLLARS
BoNbs AND sToCRs u Only under the areetoS aTatES
Of HENRY d. COOKE, ESQ, of JAY COOKE &
CO, Chairman of the Finance Committee Of the
The Deposits now more than $4,000.
II. I. HEWITT, of New York, President.
w WILSON, Cashier Of Branch Bank.
my q W Fam ,6m*
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DEATH OF A WRLL-KNowH CITIzRN.-Last
evening Mr. Richard Harrison died at his resi-.
dence on Eighth street. in the 10th year OF his
age. Mr.. Harrison has resided in this city for
wafchman in the State Department. He was
a member Of Friendship Lodge OF Odd. Eel :
lows, and was one of the oldest members OF
the order in the District.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-06-22
Murder in Barnwell District---FuH Par
ticulars.

The following letter from correspondent Of
the Charleston Mercury contains a full account
Of the murder which was committed in Barn
well District on the 4th A reward for theap-
prchension Of the murderer has been ofFeredby
the Governor: 81!
JoIINSnN'S TURN. Orr -
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furnished by Mrs. J. NJ. Wycho, Corrcspon-
ding Secretary of the Ladies Memorial Asso-
oiation, of Petersburg, va, to- whom my con-
municatiotffor further information may be ad-
dressed. s ~ l.. & - fL 4.
Inithe Charleston Mercury, we find the sub
Joined names Of several from Orangcburg Dis
trict, who now lie buried in the Government
Cemetery at Alexandria, Virginia. ss
WM. J: FnAb1N, Company f, 25th- .Rcgi-
mont s.: 80 So 7ss:ssasss 1tss.
yAq7on W. 'RrDs.As, Company D,5g,:25tll'
Regiment.
DAVID A. KnnvEp, Company D, 25th
Regiment: @r
CnAnLEs FosrIcK, Company +, 25th Rogi-
ment - Hi- .
WM. W. TAYLOR, Company G., 18th Rcgi-
ment. %-S@
Our readers will observe that the names arc
in some instances enormously spelled and their
companies misstatcd; but they are sufficiently
accurate to Indicate to the friends OF tho do
parted the identity Of the parties
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in the streets, waiting foEtheir new masters to
come and take care of them, form'as expressive
"a teblea1 by whiohsto representtli fraud, the
tho meanaless, andthc iphuulanity
'of those; unemployed them for this work, as
apysthat could be made up Now let those
Northern papers which have been so swift to
proclaim their "Rcpublican" victory in Wash
ington, deal honestly enough by the poor ne
gro, even.if they. are Indifferent to white citi-
zcns, to 3denounce, the criminal and hcartless
proceedings by which their victory was secured.
This is the first triumph of Radicaliem ut the
capital of the nation. What a picture Of dis
grace it is for the country and the civilized
world to contemplate Boston Post I
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changing them being reserved by Congress,
not delegated to the Military Commanders.
2. The solespurposc ofthc Military act was,
through the voters of each State, to change the
constitutions of the States in the matter Of
the elective franchise alone, and in the mean
timc. to preserve order and punish offenders. q,
3. The District Commanders have no au-
thority for interference with any other courts
or any other jurisdiction, than criminal courts
lin the exercise of criminal jurisliction;- tho
existing civil authority in all its other depart
mcnts, Legislative, executive and judicial, is un-
touched q ~
There is no authority for the removal by
tho Military Commander of the proper officers
ofa State, either executive or judicial, or the
appointment Of persons in their places such
is not granted but forbidden
4. All vacancies under the provisional gov
crnmcnts are to be filled in the usual way by
vote Of the people, and not by any other agency
or power whatever.
The law takes no cognizancc Of sucl, an off,
cial as State Governor, or a State Legislative,
executive or judicial officer, appointed by a
Military Commander, and such official is
clothed with no authority or color Of authorj-
ty.
5. In the suppression of insurrcction and
riot the Military Commander is wholly indc-
pendent of the civil authority in the trial
and punishment Of criminals and offenders he
may superscde the civil jurisdiction. But when
there is no insurrcction and riot (; while civil
order is preserved, and while criminals arc
duly prosecuted by the regular criminal courts,
the military power must remain passive. Its
proper function is to preserve the peace, and,
when peace is broken, to restore order s.
When that is done and the civil authority may
safely resume, the military power again be-
comes passive
6. Nothing short Of an absolute or controll-
ing necessity, would give any color of authori-
ty for arraignng Il citizen bcforc7 Ililitary
Comm ission.
Z. Military District Commanders can take
ccg'izincc of no offence that has not happened
after tho law took effect; aud, rs they have no
authority tJ established II new criminal code,
they cannot try and punish for acts not made
crimes or chcnccs by Federal or State law -
the measure Of punishment is, however, left
altogether to the military authorities
(Chor7csfo" .M7r"ry.
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Our Dead.

We find, in recent issue of the Charleston
Courier, i'll list Of South Carolina Dead,
buried near Petersburg, Va, the following
names, viz:
Lieut. s. A. KENNEDY. 25th Regiment,
killed August 25, 1861, Gurlcy's Farm.
ELIAS Orr, Company. i, 2sth Regiment,
wounded January Q, 1864.
T. D. Focna, Company 3, 1st Regiment,
died March .2lst, 1863,
The list from which tile above arc taken was
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THE ORANGEBURG NEWS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 90, 1867.

NhHc acc rcscrrc to 6arsclpcs the right ot'e1cf-
n'Mg or o'ra7'olitico1position ly sncans. of or
contributions fon. or .tlllo,c-citizens ultpa de
g,arc questions ,,ehich now agitatc the public
mind, 'rhcthe7 Meir opinions coincide icih ows
or not. Il district ne,cspapcr, are consider,
should be an index Of tie ,d,1ous shades Of pap
ular sentiment IN the section o co~ntry ia arhich
It circulates. Our columns arc open, therefore,
f;,r a"y communications properly writtcn, accom-
panied JW responsible name, not personal IN
Mci, character, nor absolutely nyiu,ious IL Mcir
tendency.
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The Elections in waslrington.

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s,,It is shown that the result of the election in
Washington was secured through tho mcanest
and most shame-faccd frauds on record Thou
sands of negroes from Virginia and Maryland
were colonized in that city by the Radicals
who wore prepared to overcome the Conserva-
tive majority had it reached so high even as
three, thousand On the following morning
the poor duped creatures were found huddlcd
about on the corners of the streets, waiting for
the faithless Radical Committccto to supply them
with food and the means Of getting out Of the
city, They freely gave vent to their indigna-
ton, that aftcr having performed their part Of
the contract, they were thus left to shift for
themselves.
"a plan for voting had been agreed upon be-
tween tho two political parties, by which tho
blacks. were to move up to the polls in one line,
and, the whites in another, and four votes on
each. side were to be alternately thrown; it was
also agreed that no talking. or canvassing
should be INDUCED in along the line. ThcPo-
lec Superintendent broke up this very fair ar
rangement, and, while permitting the negroes
t. vote first, suffered, party. drummcrs to pass
qp.and down their line, examine their ballots,
take from their hands Conservative tickets, and
force upon them Radical tickets instead The
entire proceedings were of the most shameless
character. ,An, Investigation is to be had, at
which the cheated negroes promise to give free
testimony against tho Radical managers. This
sthe way the election in the national capital
was sseafried, 90, II ported, Republican. Il
The wretchod creatures sitting halfstaryed
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Official Cireulan.
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II pons., .2D, MiLIr.aRr nrsrnrcT-,

- io KS, I'D. 2IiLIr.ARf DISTRICT.
,. Charleston. 81 e., June II SGIS.SS
/. In the execution of Paragraphs NJ. anil III.
of General Orders No, a2, current series. Pos.
Commanders 0iilhe governed hy tie fol6,wiiiif.;
instructions: - te-@a' II = 'tsTce.ss1
Aa Inn is a laec uhcre fael and lodging
are provided a'rl furnished for pay To travSsrs
AMI sojou,ncrs -,,@s < 9 s.-77sgssss
Municipal and town autIidoritica ,Sass-..ra.,t
- Inn hcepcrs licenses to sell liuuors,in ,i,r,u-
&c! .vss th:nonc gallon to be- drank, ,so,, tn.
prcnlisis. IN determining tho. number yi.. s,,cir
licenses ii is expected that ,luc regard Will be
observed tn tho actual OCCASION for. tIrcrli ac-
co:nmo''aton~, SO that no evasion Of, the order
be permitted by an unnecessary iucreasc:nf.tle
present number of Inns in7anya town wilcro
this 's.occ"rs the authority to grant lccbscs will
be revoked and the licenses granted 'an:ullcd.
Ihc, order docs not admit Of any .construc-
ton extending the privilege .ato e oiliccary
shops ice cream saloons. eating houses, or
o''c' P1'ces' ys.>f ss5tyg IS .sas,tassA,,s.s,r1s
The civil authorities to whom license ,noney
has been paid will determine for themselves
whether they will refund to licensees the whole
cranJ Paftt III the MONEY received for licenses.
The order is operative on and after tho date
OF its publications, Post. commanders in slfc'
exercise of their discretion may /. extond. the
time until the first day ofJuly next. So
The military tribunals constituted By Circu.
lar dated May 18th, 1867, from these Head
Quarters, will have cc:nizance Of all violations
Of paragraphs VI. and VII. of General. Or
dcrs 81, current series. The proceedings will
be forwarded by tho Post Comnanller ia, these
Headquarters for review and final action. .sSs
Where by law or municipal regulation. tho
proceeds of licenses arc devoted to the main
tenance OF common schools open to all With
out discrimination against color or caste. the
proceeds of the licenses now authorized NAV be
applied cithcr to such schools or to the support
of the poor, the discretion IF tho civil sat,-
thoritics s ...
All laws or parts of laws Or municipal, l,regu-
lations inconsistent with the provisions of Gen
raj Orders 32, or this Circular are suspended
and will be deemed and held imperative. =
The, authority to revoke licenses shea,
drunkenness or disordcrly conduct is perngIttod,
in or about promises where liquor, is sold. may
be exer,iofd by Post Commander or hy any
magistrate of the 'vicinagc on proof Of tic, Of
fence. f1'@
BY command of Maj. Gen d. E ,SrcK1Ess
JW. CLOUe,is
Captain 3sth U. s. Inautfy,
Aidc-dc-Camp, and 4. A. n. G.
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Supplementary Opinion of tho Attor-
ney-General,--Thc Powers Of Military
COmmanders---Who arc Entitled to
Registration.
In our columns this morning will be found
in full the opinion of Attorney General Stan
berry upon the powers of District Commanders
under the Military Act, to which is appended
Il rccaritulntion Of the opinion ii. relation to
'disfranchiscmcnt and qualifications of voters
already published.
The present opinion Of the Attorney Gcnc
raj is so lucid, forciblc and important that it
should be read attcntivcly by every resident of
the ten Statcs'undcr military rule; but the
following brief synopsis will be found to con.
tain all the chief rulings in relation to the
powers Of District Commanders which arc
made by Mr. Stanbcry:
!. The existing governments in the Southern
States are not in any way set aside nor arc
they repealed or modified by the Military act.
SAFE only in tho qualifications of voters, the
qualifications Of persons eligible to hold Office,
the, manner of holding elections, and of franz
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the Charleston Mycu,y contains a full account
Of the murder which was committed in Barn
well District on the 4th. A reward for the mp
prcl,ension of the murderer has been offered by
the Governor: ~!
JoIINsoN's TURN-OrT,
BAnNwELL Dist, S. c.. June 1t, 1867.
To The Etlitor IF Mc CAorla$son .N7ru,y E
DEAR .SIn--Allow me to communicative
yor one Of the most trayical murders that it is
possible almost to conceive of, which was com
mittcd in this vicinity OH the morning of the
4th instant. On the morning above mention
cd, about 2 O'Clock. man by the name of
Eantl Bolin, from Orangobur". called at Mr.
James Johnson $, Il worthy and prominent cit;-
zen, and ic%ncd to want to stay all nght,!or
rather remain until day. Mr.. johnson know
ing him very well. allowed HIM to stnp, lie
(BnliW having stayed with hi:.. frequently be-
fore. ss -. S
Mr.. JOHNSON told him to sleep in the room
he usually slept in. He went into his room
candle. Being told that there were no cam
dies, he asked for some matches Mr. johnson
walked into his ROOM, procured Il bus, Offered
them to him, Which he took, and at the same
time presented pistol at Mr.. Johison's breast
and said, ''Your money or your .litc.' Mr..
johnson told him he had no money +; and ut
the SAME time scizing the pistol with bot
hands, from which u considerable scunls Gus
sued, puv Byl!a being strong, .,th,v.ic i..ss::,
managed to disposscss MI johnson OF inc
wcabon and struck him severe blow .,j;;;;:. ~.
face, prostrating him upon the fuor Bcn.
somewhat stunned before he could rise Boln
shot him twice, both shots taking effect. hut
neither Of them seriously. lie arose at last
and made his way for the negro houses but as
he went Boln fired the third t;:nc, the ball
taking effect on the right of the spine. passing
entirely through the umbiical region. Mr.
johnson lived until the morning o! the fifth
and died Said Bolin made his escape, and has
not been heard from
This is most extraordinary case; in some
respects it has not its equal anywhere: am
satisfied none in this District a man without
an cncmy in the world, aroused from his peace
ful siumbcrs at the dead hour of the night
from his own bed and beneath his own roof
and made the victim of brutal murder and
for mere pay; Il man generous and kind loved
and respected by ALL The william commits the
crime and makes his escape. This deed would
cope successfully with the backcst crimes of
the dark ages of degenerate taly-and in this
enlightened age and country. But he will yet
atone for his sin for Providence hath so or
daincd, and doth 80 govern things that these
who break the great laws of Heaven by she'd
ding mans blood, seldom succeed in avoiding
discovery. Especially in Il case exciting so
much attention as this, discovery must and will
comc sooner or later. Respectfully,
A. b.
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Acknowledgement Stanbelry's Summary
Of his Former Opinion on Recon-
St-ucti0n..

Of his Former Opinion OH Recon-
St-uction..
+ The Attorney General has: at last come cut
IN i'lai: words, and We present !, summary hy
himself. Of his former opinion 1t is as fol-
lows. viz
III the opinion hcrctnGprc Aivcn upon other
4 'cstinns arising under these laws. gave at
h':'a f"I ~ c,,alrr,ti:: y" ."n.! upon
which my conclusions were arrived at. iitc":l-
ing thereafter to state these conclusions in Il
concise and clear summary. now proceed to
execute that purpose. which is made rS,,ccaly
necessary from the confusion and doubts whic!,
have arisen upon that opinion i'll the public
mind caused III part hy the errors OF the tclc-
srapl, and the press in lis publication, and in
part hy the inapitutlc OF the genera, reader to
follow carefully the successive and dependent
steps Of Il protractcd legal opinion.
SUMMARY.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO REGlSTRArIuN.
l. The oath prescribed in the Supplemental
act defines all the qualifications required, and
every person who can take that oath is entitled
to have his name entered upon the list of
voters
2. The board Of registration have no au-
thorlty to administer any other oath to tho per-
son applying for registration tn IN this pre-
scribcd oath; nor to administer anyoath toa
otherpcrson. touching the qualifications of the
applicant, or the fhlsityo OF the oath so taken by
him. The act to guard against i;.lsity in the
oath, provides that. if false, the person taking,
it shall be tried and punished for perjury
No provision is made for challenging the
qualifications of the applicant, or entering
upon. any trial or investigation of his quaif-
cations, either by witnesses or any other form
of proof
3. rs to citizenship AMI residence,
The applicant for registration must be a citi-
zen of the State and of the United States. and
must be Il resident of Il county included in the
election district. He may be registered if he
has been sncl citizen fora period less than
twelve months at the time hc applies for regis
tration, but he cannot vote at any election I'M
less his citizenship has Mtm extended to the full
term of one year. rs to such Il person the cx-
act length of his citizenship should he noted
opposite his name on the list, so that it may
appear OH the day of election, upon reference
to the list, whether the full term has then been
accomplished.
t. An unnaturnlizcd person cannot take this
oath, but an alien who has been naturalizcd can
take it, and no other proof of naturalization
can be required from him.
>. No one who is not twcnty-onc years ,r are
at the time Of registration can take the oath,
Tor he must swear that he has then attained
that age
6. No one who has been dsfranchiscd for
participation in any rebellion against the
United States, or for felony committed against
the laws of any State or the United States, can
safely take this oath.
The actual participation in u rebellion, or
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