The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-04

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bow and ,tsrn q steamers nllsd with passengers they
. carry into sSsSs u: ~ provision: q the third
provide for the safety Of the lives Of passengers on
board OF vessels propelled In whole or In part by STEAM
boiler or all tugboats which shall BE- engaged in towing
vessels having passengers board. whether free or
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such vessels to the wharves and docks OF city so a.
70 imper iite in case Of explosion.
The Case OF JeG. Davis.
Judge Underwood In the city to-day in consulta
ton with Attorney General stanberg, relative TO business
connected with the writ OF habeas corpus sued out for
bringing Jefferson Davis before the Circuit Court
Richmond.
Receipts Of Internal Revenue.
The receipts from internal to-day about
ono an d third million dollars.
Registers In Bankruptcy.
The Registers in Bankruptcy have not yet been but
win be appointed On inquiry to-day IL
tanned that the intention il to oacally inform the
Judges OF the respective courts from time time OF the
appointments, while withholding the information from
the press.
Affairs I'm the South.
The work Of reconstruction in North Carolina Is in
hopeful and satisfactory state OF progress Meetings
being held In various points Of the State Of republican
character, and the following important projected
are looked forward To with much interest:-At Hay
ward Chatham county, the first Saturday 10 June at
Goldsboro, on the 4th Of May; meeting a. High
Point Guord county, on the 18th OF May irrespective
COLOR Lashley Cross Roads wake county, 4h Of May
also at Rogers store, Wake county, same day.
Ourages in North Carolina by negroes daily grow.
ing moro frequent am In receipt Of intelligence from
Raleigh which states that widow lady named Mrs.
| Sykes living about eight miles from the city, was
knocked ldown by negro man about four miles from
town yesterday Tho ruan dragged her into the woods
stripped her Of her clothes appropriated what money
she had and attempted to outrage her person. threaten
ing TO cut her throat Mr. Bryant, Of the civil
officers Of the county. procured military guard and
went in search Of the monster but failed apprehend
| him. -.-....tt..s .-.t4
At examination court In Savannah, Ga last Tues
day morning. in the Of four colored men charged
with larceny Of cotton very exciting occurred
when the counsel for the defence, Colonel Hcssetine
protested against appearing before the court alleging
reason that the picture Of rebel flag suspended
In the room. The picture In question small steel
engraving, in the South illustrative Of the
poem, "The Conquered Banner.n After q very acri-
monous interchange Of words between the counsel
both Sides Justice Marsh. who presided, sa,d he dis
claimed any intention Of Offering insult by the
display Of the memento and to appease the loyal
but the American flag flying at tho Of picture Of
the San Jacinto was left Objection thereupon ceased
An Augusta, Ga, paper. commenting upon the ap-
pontment Of Jack Hamilton, Register OF Bankruptcy
at New Orleans, says: Bankrupt in fortune charac-
ter influence, responsibility and decency
as the notorious Jack is known be, 1t would that
Chief Justice Chase is something Of wag by hts selec
ton Of this hopeless bankrupt register OF all bank
rupts in the good city Of New Orleans I"
Georgia and Alabama papers calling upon General
Pope to issue Order similar 10 that Of General sckles
in the Caronas the relief OF the people staying the
collection OF debts They say that order Of the kind
referred to would AFFORD relief and be acceptable 70 she
great mass Of the people Of Alabama and Georgia. e
A despatch from Little Rock Ark , says orders were
received today by Governor Murphy from General Ord.
to the OBJECT that the State sdivde into eleven regis
tration districts Registration onicers TO DO ap.
pointed in each district four Of officers serving In the
army and two citizens The expected registration will
commence speedily. t'''.f''e'ft't'.e 1850. .-e
Accounts from Macon, Ga, state that Governor JON
kins brought 10 Georgia h,mseif the subpoena Of tho
United States Supreme Court in the Georgia case ana
had served General Pope when they stopping
at the hotel in Atlanta last week General Pope
replied that he would obey tho order Of the Court.
General Ord has sued order appointing Registers
Of Election in certain counties IN mississippi He gives
instructions similar to those Of General Sheridan viz
that tho dsranchsiDg clause Of the Reconstruction
be strictly construed pending the decision Of The
Attorney General Of the United staiesl- ,<-rT.sv
Operations Of the Freedmen's Bsreau In Arr
kansas. ...... .t
Colonel b. Smith, Twenty United States In.
fantry, Assistant Commissioner Of the Freedmen's
Bureau for the State OF Arkansas, has reported the
operations OF the Bureau during the month Of March
the Commissioner In his report he says Of the
fugees:-
This class OF persons few In numbers In this dis
trcs. They need and receive but little aid from
that the demand for ratons by white refugees per-
fectiy alarming. Great numbers are returning from
Kansas and Texas The civil authorities cannot do any,
thing for their poor This il only agent In the State
who reports any destitute refugees, and probably this
pos. the only one where rasons w. be needed sor
demand. The number Of ratiobs issued during The
month 10 A. follows:574 rstions were issued 10 20
refugees aud 56l5 raons issued TO 247 freedmen,
total cost Of $3.50. s. ..t...
The Colonel says that the work OF the Bureau In the
interests Of the freed people has consisted mainly in set
Ting accounts Of laborcrs making contracts for the
coming and protecting them In their civil rhts
which, he says, has boon easy task many being
Of perplexing character The agents. by attention,
have instances secured . prompt and equitable
settlement yet have been reported which have
sisted the authority Of the agents To secure froed
mems dues cotton has cases been seized and
held until the just OF their laborers settled
Lieutenant ws agent for scvier county reports
where he had seized twenty-five bales Of cotton TO
secure the payment Of 1851 70 TO employees who
raised the crop Tho cotton placed In the keeping
Of Mr.. Hawkins with orders not 70 Ie the cotton 60
until the money due the hands paid On the night
or February % Thomas NJ billiard and other men,
al armed, came 10 Hawkins and took the cotton BY
force Of arma Upon being demonstrated with by
Hawkins who told them that the cotton held by an
order from the Fresdmens Bureau, Dnlard and his
party replied that they would take the cotton
despite The authority Of shs Frccdmen's Bureau.
One Of the party, named LATHE, said he wished
Lieutenant willis there 70 take OF the
cotton. and would undertake 70 keep from them he
would have fright smart time OF IT, He had killed
good many Yankees, and wosld like 70 kill moro add
Ing thai he for cotton and would have cotton or
blood Nothing hes boon done in the ~ yet and
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