Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-03
TEIECRAPHIC.


sued the following order, to-wit:
HEAD QUARTERS FOURTH MILITARY DISTRICT !
MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANSAS, Holly
SPRINGS Miss, December 10, 1867.
Special Order No. 20s1 (Extract.)
Brevet Major-general Alven G. Gillem,
Colonel Of the Twenty-fourth United States
Infantry and Assistant Commissioner of the
Bureau of Refugees for freedmen and aban-
|'doned lands for the State of Mississippi, will
proceed to Washington, d. c., and represent
to the President and Secretary OF War the
starving condition of the freedmen in a large
number of the counties in his sub-district.
due to the ruin AMI bankruptcy Of cotton
planters and the absence of corn, or the
means with which to buy it he will report
the absolute necessity of such provision be-
ing made by the Government to feed the
armed freedmen, and thus avoid war of
races in such sections as are without food.
General Gillem will take with him such
reports and letters on file as bear on this
subject.
By command of Brevet Major. general Ord.
[Signed] o. D. GREENE, A. A. G.
He also issued, on the nth inst, the fol-
lowing important order:
Commanding officers are directed to notify
the leading colored men and to make such
measures as may be necessary to give gener-
a! publication of the fact that all freedmen
who are able will be required to earn their
support during the comming year, and to go
to work upon the best terms that il can be
procured, even should it furnish a support
only, and thus prevent their becoming a
burden to the Government. All freedmen
who can, but will not earn livelihood when
employment can be procured, will lay them 7.
selves liable to arrest and punishment as va
grants. The cooperation of sheriffs and
constables and police magistrates is requested
in the enforcement of this order, and any
Just action of theirs under its provisions will
be sustained by the military authorities.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2a.--The following
was issued this morning;
Headquarters Of the Army, Adjutant Gen.
erals Office Washington, d. c., Dec. 2sth,
ls67.-General Orders, No. l06.-By direc-
ton of the President of the United States
the following orders are made:
First Brew. Maj Gen. Il. o. G. Ord will
turn over the command of the fourth mill
tary district to Brew. Maj. A. G. Gillem,
and proceed to San Francisco, California. to
take command Of the Department OF Califor-
mia. ........ ....... o.. .
Second. On being relieved by Brew
Mai. Gen. Ord, Brew. Maj. Gen. Irwin Nc
D0wel will proceed to Vicksburg, Mississippi
and relieve Brew. Maj. Gen. Gillem in COM
mand of the fourth military district.
Third. Brew. Maj. Gen. John Pope is here.
by relieved of command of the third militia
~ district and will report without delay at
headquarters of the army for further orders.
and turn over his command to the next senior
officer until the arrival of his successor.
Fourth. Major Gen. G. Meade is assigned
TO command of the third military district
and will assume il without delay. The De-
partment of the East will be commanded by
the senior officer ia it until commander il
named by the President.
Fifth, The officers assigned in the forego-
ing order to the command of the miiitar,
districts, will exercise therein any and al
powers conferred by the acts of Congress
: upon district commanders, and also any ant
all powers pertaining to military department
commanders. ......... .......
Sixth Rrevet Major General Wager Swain
Colonel Of the forty fifth Infantry, is hereby
relieved from duty in the Bureau of Refugees
Freedmen aud Abandoned Lands, andI viii
proceed to Nashville, Tenn, and assume com
msnd OF his regiment. ..
BY command Of General Grant.
[Signed] Il. ID. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 26,-Captain Height, Su
perintendent Of the Capital, will resign hi!
position tomorrow, on The alleged grount
that Governor Brownlow had slandered tn
Germans OF Nashville, by saying that par
of them had been in the PARLIAMENTARY il
the old country. The German citizens will
hold an Indignation meeting on Saturday
o and appoint committee TO wait on the Gov
ernor aud demand reaction the slsnderou
assertion satiributed to him.
Judge NJ. NJ. Brien, the defeated judicia
candidate, addressed large crowd at Tn
market-house tonight. He spoke quit
! savagely about Senator Garry, his successful
, rival, and denounced number OF the NOR
prominent Radicals of the city. He de
elared for universal suffrage and against tn
franchise law, and also touched upen tn
loyal league.
J On Christmas eve the negroes Of Atlant
had general row among. themselves, /
which number were badly bruised an
beaten,
John Nance viii be hung in Knoxville &c
morrow. lie was convicted for robbing an
numbering an e1-Contederate soldier namt