The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-21
REcoysrRUc 4ION IN taE cARo11NAs.
mAyos-orvEsA1 oAxsy's REPORT.

MAJoR-aENERAL oAN1y's REPORT.
Tho following is the report Of Breves Major-Gc-
neralCanby to General Grant Of the operations in
his military district for the year ending September
30. 1857:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
Charleston, S. c., October q, 1867.
Asslsidnt A0jGdnt- GenerCl Headquarters o. Me
-rnly IPaShsagto' =. D. G.:
SIR-Il compliance with instructions from the
hca loulrtors Of the army, Lated Washington, y.
c., S5p aber 9, 1857 haro tho honor to submit
the TO loving report OF tho operations within
tbs Command for the year ending September So'
1851:
report is made, September 30 1856 the States OF
) ort and South Carolina constituted q mil ltary
dcpar ment, designated the Department OF the
SJutn," c3nmauded by Alajor-Gen ri Daniel E.
SIcklcs u. s. Vols. Tho troops comprised portions
OF the following regimoats 9th .. s. Infantry,
i2S h U. s. H. S7th U. S. Z. T., 9th U. s. Caval-
r., a d 8 U. ). ArC.llerJ aumoorl iS Is cnmml :
stoned ofticors erd 1163 ollisted men. In October
1856 the 12S:h U. 5 q. I. was mustered out Of
ser, ios. Il March 1857, the 40:h s. I-fantry
arrived III the epartmeIt aud was assigned to
duty. II June 1857, the headquar ers OF Ccs: B
AID Al. 9th U. 5. Artillery, and COS. and & 29th
u 1atautry were trans Ierred to the district from
Fortress Monroe and tho headquarters Of Cos. G,
D. E aud G. 9th U. S. Lufan,ry, were ordered to
Fort Gibson G. L. B. tIesc various changes the
troops in the Second Military District comprised
Sc item 1sr 81 1885,, Ill commissioned ot1;cc and
277) eulsteI mo-.
Thc Sccond Military District was constitute ~
act of C,r gross 81 hacch, 1857, and Malor-GeE-
oral Daniel L. S.ckles. Unite StaioS Folun, Q RS
assigned 10 the cJmmand, the headquarters peinS
temporarily -staDl sh "a at CAaTlesloa, >. y. ino
miLt n, sub-listr.c.s Of North aud South Care
lima VIC disconti ucd III April 1857, and the terri
tory II JrAcol the cJnlm .nd divided into posts
This or anz Itiol has boa found to facilitate inc
transaction OF business and tho prompt admlns-
triton If juStc;. Post com nandors are hou I'M
mcliatcly rGspo~ siblc for the proper OBJ er' ance
OF all yistpg laws ana orlor5 by persons within
their jdrisd c,ioD, and the work OF ieconotructon
has been efficiently carried o. under the system:
Tue com maud has been tormliiy lnspec OF
monthly, uad tho ,upo:v.sol 0. " ljor james P.
Roy, 6tu United States 1ltantly, a. A. |. u. AS
general rue Cficcr5 were found ef1clcnt and
attentive. Ammunition, arms and accoutrements
were kept III good Condition; The c.othlng was
indif.rent III guilty, but OF the klad supp led to
the army. Fool sats acsory. The drill, dis
cplino Instruction. IL li;acy bearing, and appear
ance Of the men was generally sAtls lactorr, the
Quarters comfortable, vel pohcod and OF ample
q szc-only exec oanl cases beng reported.
Tne admins ration cf military justice has been
conducted undcr TIE supervision OF Brevet Colonei
L. W. Dcnu.s, Judge Advocate, U. ). a. S1per-
yisory and reversJrJ powers nlye D5en eSercised
q d advisory reports aud miscenaneou5 lndorse-
men hIvo beeI made. From ieGiey VI the
busIuess ii tIat ofi;3. 1t appcIrs that 911 cases
have bcon ,rlcd during tie year, aud 105 cases
vcro awaiting trial September SJth, 1867.
gr.a OR potion OF ehasa oAsss have s!nc' oecn
tired.
he health OF the co nmand has becn general
good. an eli: C It gn .caltln1 has ZEN malntllu-
eI, and to tus may o. Iona attriDutoI the inilAu
ntv whicI tho dstrl hIs e.DoYed Irom THO G !
dame diseases heretofore SO pro sIapt upon this
coast.
have bon alone uIIsaltay; at the fJrnar severe
form uf rem ttcnt iev-r his provaIeI, consldora-
bly, I'M JairIng the efficiency OF tue command. Al
Aiken. OF one hundred md l.inety-eigb: troops,
nlne dc tbs cccurIeI fom dys ysentoiy and TYPHOID
fevor InJ disease, however, lasted but O few
weeks. Fac prevalence OF interim tent ieVers as
Plymouth, n. u. necsssIt- TED the aDandonmeut OF
that post aad tlc reno Sal or the garrison tc the
sea coast, moro til half the command being IN
capacita ed TOR autv.
IL order to s.curc.a more fcient sdministra-
tion o. justice and 10 give greater security TO be
and prooerty, it was deemod necessary to place al
sherfs aud other officers pertaining to municipal
organ cations within the district, under the lmn1e-
d econtyolof military officer. BygeneraI order
No. 81 this sup rv.sory authority vas vested ID tho
Provost Malsas GeAela! ana tl.e sneElns, cuiet "
police, city marshal, chiefs OF detertlyes, anu
town marsnals of the several distress, counties.
Gil S, towns, aid other munlc pal organizations
In North aud South Car0iIDa were ordered 10 re-
port l., aim by lelor, In order to make the H.
formation cha ned from these reports complete,
the CIVIL cficers abUvo named were required to
make month.y the following reports, VIZ: hopor-
of crimes committed, aid report OF persons
ccntin, d.
VIC insecurity OF tine various prisons through
ont the two States rendered esc1pes OF II ,o!ers
frequent; the parsons III charge were ordered U
rep rt at once such escape with other lntormatloh
which would lead to speedy rearrest by means
OF tlesc reports many r~arreSts have Deen mouo
the iais have since bcen ID many case5 repaired
an mad secure and capss are IN consequence;
less flcquent. The reports OF prisoners connneo
has aided materially III detecting Illegal lmprlson-
ments OF puuishments, and has enabled tue Dis
trict G .mlnauder TO secure The release OF many
Uuion men and freedmen against whom much
gross Injustice had teen committed.
The Bureau OF Civil Affairs OF the District was
originally established 10 take cognizance Of all
matters Of registration under the ReGenstrucGon
Act, In August 1877, Brevot Colonel w. b. uoyall,
the toi MIR lncuni. ent was relieved and a. ]. VIII
lard, Esq. appnintcd Chlct OF the Bureau aud lis
spuere oi du,y greatly enlarged II Questions ai-
fectu. pro. ectiUn to persons or property unaer
Reristraiiou las been conducted under tho i'm
meuIyte direction OF tLls reau; z79 reglstr ton
% ecncts wers estobllsLed, ITO in the State oil
North Caronna, and 100 IN the State OF South Ca
rolna. Each precnct lad board OF thlee regis
ters, and led sessions tor the purpose OF le2ls-
trutiJn il the several electvr precincts Or polling
places OF which there aro IL the Stale OF South
Carolina 466, and Iii North Caio.ma St6. Ile tCtai
number registered tor tue State OF North Carolina
is NOrLu SdlOIlLl, VIII cS 4Vo,VlUi oIuChS, t4Vvij
aggregate, ia III. For South Ialolna, whites,
IS 751; blacks, 1856; aggregate, l25,SS6. The
books lro now undergoing examination as to the
compliance with tcrs, and as 10 tue separate
grounds OF cLn4en IL each case. Gases II the
q ture of peas lrUm the IL cis.ons or the regis
Hars have been referred TO THIS lfce to the num-
bor or s Y. wLicn urc undergoing examination on
, he facts o. each case.
Inc work at strltion hos proce :dod much
slow,r tuan It wou.d nav do1- II Inc comnuuio4-
&, n with lilo ult.rent scctiGns OF tue States Z;
North nd SLutl Carolina Lad bcon easier. Many
ca,s arc required to ct.nnlun cate with cer'e
occlious, d. tIay.ng greatly the proGress OF the
work TIE actual Ylrk CT Registration c.oseG
On the 8JlA Gay Of September, at VII ca time the
nav ot rtgistlurs ce.soa nutl Lut Oh .urtlcr duty
f,r the tLai REVISION lrovaedtor by the acts CT fe-
The appropriaiions made by tho acts Ct Con-
r,es 10 dtnUy lhs & tnses or reconsr cl!on
nave pcl u dlsLursed by an ottcer OF the pay &C.
partment. His Iepor OF accepts ara oxpeLG- a.
lures Is apL Leudeu. Tho amount expended to the
alst ipstant IS s;4 S02 81. 1Le outstanding nabl'
tics VIII materially exc cd the ba.aLco. s19i eU2 e'
on hand.
TIE present cordion Of tho district is so satis-
factory as to warrant the be!et tlat viii be a.
uncoub edIy, alter tic election, 10 diminish the
number tf posts IL both States AID cue tnele-
By more lflc. CIT aLu econ mcai adm.nstrat or
tlan Is Practicable with he uoops s. widely dis
Gem natt d as tL'y Now are.
We rtse eoct.u4ly, your ebe1ient se.vant:
EDWARD Il. 5. CANBi,w
BYevct mi. Gen. I. s.. a. Commanding Distr ct.
Acc napalylns tue above are the various reports
CT rt; Uthccrs, aud other ofc a. papers, referred
70 ~ The LCdy OF ,he .cpo",.
DEATH CT MARSHAL O'Do, ,SEll.-Tno foreign