The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-19
from WAsHINGTON THIs AETERHOOE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES 10 EVENING TELEGRAPH.I I
WASHINGTON, June 10.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
Personal. 3lruI
Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner OF Aari-
culture; Is believed to be In dying condition
On a Strike.
The bricklayers continue their strike on the
Government works. The Government has sent
white brtcklayers here threaten 20 mob them IL
they go TO work. The white laborers also
tnreaten TO strike If colored bricklayers ara
Good Rtddanos. E
Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb. of pardon brokerage
renown, are going to Colorado to reside.
The SurrRtt TrIaI.
The defense in the Surratt case have number
oL 9 witnesses here TO prove an ahbi for him ON
testimony that he was here on that day is unex-
pectedly strong, and Surratt appears much
worried and depressed o.day. r-
Important Order of General Ord.
Brevet Major General Ord, commanding the
Fourth Military District, comprising Missis-
sippi and Arkansas, on the 18th instant issued
the following order:- vIEV
With view to TO labor in this district its hire
or Just share Of the crops as well as 20 protect In
properly by reed sales in the present Impoverished
ings the sale land under cultivation or OF the
crops STOCK, farming utensils, or other materials
tion writ order Of sale Issued IN cases VIII Re the
accrued prior the day ofJanuary 1856 be stayed
and suspended until after the 8oth day Of December.
color any such legal process with the l tenant
hed provided hat the rights or remedie os e
coveTy OF debts at any time, parties to whom the
crops have been hypothecRted for money, stock, or
OGher means or material supplied in the cultivation
poned This order to go into effect from and after
the Goth OF June, 1867, in the State of Mississippi
ana from and after the 3Oth day Of June 1867 in the
State Arkansas. .- ,-.--'-..r
1t having been reported that corn so much needed
by the OF this dotrct is being made into whisky
ifctly subdisrict and post commanders are directed
when they eau learn OF tue existence of any distery
engaged In manufacturing whisky, TO intcrm them
selves whether it the legal taxes, and III not
seize 1T and all the liquor they find aud poverty
INCREASES where whisky aboundS the seized
VIII be sold for the benefit OF the poor OF county In
which IL Is und and the money will be divided
under the direction of the Repatriation Board for that
county, to whom iG will be duly turned over, Sub
district and post commanders are tntrusted with the
When complaints are made by citizens that they
have been persecuted by the civil authorities tor
opinions sake such complaints will be entertained by
the post commanders In this district who after
mOny under oath of both parties, will forward q
port of such investigation accompanied by the ALL
davits, to these headquarters.
General Sickles' Administrations.
The Raleigh Sentinel, in commencing General
Sickles' administration, explains some mea-
sures OF his in North Carolina. which are gone
"One serious difnculty lies in the fact that the
condition of North and South Carolina is NOT
precisely similar. Their status is not the same.
their wants are not the same; hence, while an
order might work well and be needed in South
Saroilna, 1t may not suit North Carolina. Gen.
Slckles cannot be present at the same time in
every place He is neither omniscient nor
ubiquitous. Had he wise, good, Intelligent
unprejudiced agents at every point who can
doubt that his administration would be better
adapted to every part?" E4 -