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VOL LXV. [NEW SERIES.] SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 3. 1865. [PRICE 5 CENTS.] NO 129 the republican J y ti HAYES,Kdito* ant* Proprietor ADT ERTltlRC. s ,e w of TBS line* Xooueriel type or (n t!i>- mih number of liar*, fit first I r . -'i i-oiiiinuatioo. * )( 4l fs«*rr $1 to* ftr, ‘ I insertion; Morals for sarh r s--.it'■'lit msrrlioe. ti leys toper bsodrrd; setar-rtpcton 0*y mall •r f»m«3 ft" J*r ■•»«»»■»; •lOS'r ropfcs, ft crate. *ii ni*rrinrmeaH **"t he paid io» at the Count fg.'.j, to inwrtioa. ini If IxaM la by • b swipt-ra* '■ tbr morning edittoa. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. «ATI HDAV RRRHlNe, JI7IE 3. From our Extra of Yesterday.) TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. BURNING OF THE GOV TROUP .IX um LOHT. Destruction of300 Bales of Gov ernment Cotton. The Straner Eut«rtlj ComsatS. .VI/,7,'"JK KM:APE FROM A FEAR- FIT. CALAMITY. ;jO I'A^r.M'KHS ON HOARD. Oni usually iniet city bad its monotony dig tnrbci yr.nerday morning at ao early hour by lIk* report of tbe burning of tbe U. 8. ‘steamer Gjt Troop, Capt. Wm. H. Daria, to tb« water’* rige. while on her passage to tbia eity. Tbe ol Util frigbtfal diaaster apread like wild l.re through the ctmmunity, creating the most istcuse excitement among our citizens, a large aaniber of whom were expecting the arrival of rr!sii»r. snd frieoda on theOor. Troup. A groat oi4i!r persons wore Jt first disponed to believe tie .tory one of tbaoo seuaatioa rujtots that no . afro her- deceived tbe puWte, but at aa early boar in tbe forenoon tbe following telegram from Brig. Gen. C. L. Molineaur, commending U. 8. forces st Augusta, confirmed tbe dreadful re port [By TaUgsicph from Angaria.] Jane 1st, 1885. To f>. Matthew*, A. A. Q-: The Her. Troup took off three bundrsd fJto) osier 'lorerameot oettoa from the steamer A vision, and preeeodod a law miles down tbe rirsr, when she togk-Ara|aad was burned to tbs esters edge. Tbe steamer is a total low, and • frw negroes’ Hree last. (Signed.f E. L. Molihsavz, Brt. Brig. Paring fbe forenoon Capt Deris, of tbe Troop, together with several other gentlemen, arrived, so 1 from tbs former we learn tbe partiesbuo of tbe destruction of the Troup. Thn ^asmor Gov. Ir»j| left Augusta oa Saturday afternoon last, s: half pat fire o’clock, with about 25« paarea- gers, most of whom wore colored people. She proceeded to tbo steamer A mason, which was nagged on Sandbar Ferry a few days sine*, and look from t'-at steamer about 3*0 bales of cot toe. At tan o'clock esi Monday morning tbe Troup preceded on bar royaga to Savannah, and bad lot bran long underway, when Cap*. Davis die- severed iba eottou piled on her desk to be on lire is two places. This was about 11 o'clock a. m — Captain Davis immediately perceived the im pixel!..lity of extinguishing the fire, for a high wind was Glowing at the rime. He at once ex erted himself to save the passengers. The fire was >prv;vling rapidly on the sUrbord side aft of tb** bunt, and tbe Captain ordered tbe boat to be run ashore oa the Carolina side of tbe river. *l>oot niue miles be lew Augusta. Tins ws? immediately done, and in two minutes the boat reached the shore, and the passengers, who were panic stricken,. jumped overboard and nra-.n to the shore. Those who jumped into the river towards the Georgia shore, expe rienced great difficulty in taring themselves, but it is believed that ail swcoeedc4 in reach ing'term Jtrmm safe, except some Ere or six negroes, who were drowned. The scene at this time was awful in the ex trtme. the savage rear at tbe forked fiarnea as they leaped wildly from every part of the ill- fated steamer, tbe demoaiae shouts of tbe terri ®-- pas-»ngers strrggling against tbe two de vouring elements of fire and water, tbs hissing of tbe waves cs they licked tbe burning wreck, the hundredr. of hamaa beings, men, women children, struggling against the strung current to reach tbe shore, all conspired to make a terri ble picture that baffles description. Owing to tbe combustible natr.re of tbe cargo, wu but a 1-w momenta after, "befJre the steamer war completely enveloped in iaaa>, tbe dense volume* of Mack amoks almost coaceaUg tbe burning bdat from view. The pa*<engera lost all their baggage, sad eva- H thing elm on board fell a prey to tbe fames. The item of tbo boat line La six foot of watar, and the u hunt to tbo water’s edge, and is a total ** M - Tbo cotton, whoa taken oa board, was la bad eoci tio*. mort of tbo hands bad boon rotted off, sad few bales hid any bagging on thorn. U ’D entity of tbo ootlea was in a loot# etate, and it is to thi* avgfoot that tbo fro may bo attri bvtsd. Had the loss of lifb boon much greater, a terrible respoasfb Illy would fail npoa thm duty it ,« u> attend to tbo prepor tmfportntioa of ruch a dsogcroas and valaabto oommodity. Ua|ifcun Davis, in his heroic effort* to res* *** the passengers from the boat, wse crabiy burnt cn bis nnck, and his left hand is otherwise iajtrad. Capuin Davis, his colored dm, and a WJy and child, were tbe last pm * ons 10 k * T * the boat. Captain Davis feels cooftdeat that all who left the boat on Carolina aide are safe, and thinks •orae few colored persona who jumped off on the Georgia side, were drowned. There were fifteen or Twenty lady passengers on **d, all of whom were saved. Mrs, George Tope ami family, of .Savannah, were on °* rt ’ and are safe. 8b« was the only lady ■ koard from this city. As soon a* possible, Capt. Davis ordered bis • crew to proceed to Aagaota and give tbe iatolli- genee of tbe disaster that bad befallen tbo Gav. Troup. Tbo passengers found no difficulty la reluming to Angosfe, and no donbt have all ar rived there safe long before this Urns. There were three medium si.:od mail bags on tbo steam er, which Capt. Davis nude ererjr effort to save, but failed to aeeoatpliab, and they wore con sumed. ^ Tbo rescued nassergoraof the Gov. Troup all apeak in ti e highest terms of the condcct of Capt. Davi* on tbia appalling oooasios, and to bis bravery, energy, perseveraosa and great presence of .mind, may bo attributed tbe safety of so many people. Capt. Davis bad a narrow escape from a horrible death wbilt striving to save others from tbe terrible fate which stared thc-m in tbe face, and be deserves tbe smypatby sod gratitude off the community for bis humane efforts. Capt. Davta was formerly in command of thestoam-tog T. C. Sheppard, mad has been ia, the employ of Gotornmeat since tbo fell of ltel in tbe Department of tbe South, rendering valu able and efficient service to both tbo land and naval operations. The Gov. Troop was an old boat and was built at Dublin, in this Slate, eight or nine years ago, expressly for river traffic. Tbe rebels purchased the Gov. Troop two years since for the sum of $14,000, and she wan ned to collect the rebel tjthiog on the Southern rivers. She wss then under the command of Capt. Chas. J. White, A. Q. M. of Diet. No. 4# About a month ago this steamer was raptured on the Ocmalgee river, by a number of armed men, near Quinn’s Landing, and by them taken to Doboy. where the U. S. naval squadron at that port took possession of l»er. Lately she was turned over to Capuin S. 8. Starr, Chief Quarter Master at this city, and has since been engaged as a transport, and was in that ser vice when she met with the disaster. Al though far from being a first-class river boat, most, in conjunction with the mer cantile portion of our community, de plore her loss at the present time, while wa are so sorely in seed of commanleation and wafer traesportioo. Wo e*rarest 1/ hope that soma of oar ectarprisiag capitalists will speedily too tbo necessity of investing a few thousand dollars in procuring three or four first elass light draft pasmngor aad freight boats to ply between this city aad Augusta. 5$Tbe investment will be a iret profitable one, aad will benefit both Auguste and Saransk. Jeff. Davis. Like Cromwell, he might well repeat the this steamer was sugfad soma time sine*, and '° 0.1 EUodba, BLIT .Mil », iroMd, ..<1 i tiaiiiiog Uutl r«jilu“ | coold TO ~ >r<rf ." *nd the boM .MIcioMlj n- leas, be measurably subsided into a calmer P* irp d to continue her voyage, eondhiiin, thinking, perhaps, of tbe many raaeengera: Mr. and Mrs. , G. Yolger and poor soldiers who suffered and were starved in familr Misa An a in Vofear C Hr„, n ..i end fe. Rebel hat riles, on hi, account, aud br bis I T S. w order and permission. Possibly he came to a I fe ’ 1 * L ' ^• rre T> C. PhlUpe, Mrs. Mary realising seise that their comfort and their j Alexander Bell, John Middleton, Mrs- lire* were jut as good and valuable as bis Middleton, Mrs. Hamilton, J. Rankin, Mrs.) “Tli cn no., in li, honr, of rnmi- £ *' L ' Un r - nate upon iho ‘ ruin be has wrought;" «nd|''* dc * m * ehUd ’ Mr> * J * afl Cranston and, •^•w the contrast between his own meMBrably family, Miss E. A. 8Udny, A. W. Johnson, light sufferings compared with the wailings of thousands uf-on thousands of our noble Union boys, who hare had their very manhood starved oot of them while bis prisoners. “Man’s inhumanity to man makes eountlcss millions mourn." Like “Mel’ingal’s gun it bas recoiled and knocked the owner over.” Good, subdteulial soldier late In given to the prisoner, jnst as it is distributed to others. As ne bas grown some what misanthropic, indicative, to a certain da- C o, of deeperatioa, it is thought beet, iu order l justice rosy not bo cheated oy suicide, to k jcp *** edge tools and destructive weapons out of bis reach. Hence a solitary lilver spoon, to facilitate tbe oating of soup, is the onlv orna ment or bis bathe board. H is bands are loft free of handcuffs, that be mav better spoon up when wishing to regale npoa this dish. A not hr r A'xovnt. Haltimokr, Friday, May *.'6, ]9$k Whilst our soldiers were attempting to mana cle him he st*ack one of the men, and endeavored gets bayonet from tbe guard, tb anicidal purpose. He HE IS INDICTED FOR HIGH TREASON. Th« Orert Act—The Inrwion of the Dis trict of Oolomhia. Brerklni-ldarelncludea In the Indictment. The Bill Pound by tlic Wa«hiiig- ton Grand Jury. THE EX-PRESIDENT IN A NEW COSTUME. He Threaten* Vengemnre oh Hin Captor*. Necessary Indignities to the Presidential Person. New York Dates to the 27th. ^.Special Dispatch to tbe Y. Tribune.} Wasnixoton, Friday, May 28,1W5. Jefferson Davis and John C. Breckinridge have been indicted for tTeaaon by *• Grand Jury of tb# District ot Colombia. It ia understood that their trials will take place ia this city, before dvil courts. [To tbe Associated ^rass.] WASunroTO*, May 28, 1863. Tbe Grand Jnry of tbo District to-day found a bill of indictment against Jtff. 1 -Davis and Jobs C. Breckinridge for high treason. I»avi« and Braekisridg* are iedtoted separately. Tb* orort act was tb* raid ii July last within tbo District ol Columbia aad tbo jariadfoUon of this Court, the killing of citizens and (lie dsstruetion of pro- party, Breekioridg* being present In person and Jeff. Davis constructively. Dletriet Attorney Carrington nonounood tb* feet ia tbo Court, and asked for a bench warrant In the ease of Ii rackin' ridge, who is still at large. Ho also askad that such steps may bo taken aa will bring Davis bo* fore tho Coart for trial. Ha vis Manacled. The Philadelphia Telegraph of yesterday has tbo following special: Baltimobx, Thursday, May 2J, 1883. A gentleman who lives at Old Point, aad wb* loft Star* yesterday evening inform* me that Jeff. ■Davis, the areh traitor, is abeolntaly now ia iroos. Manacles are attached to both ankles, being noited by a strong iron obaln earns three or four feat long; joined to this, midway, la also 4 Tb# pro ease, or operation of patting Inna oa tbo prisoner, was highly sxdtiag, as related hy those who performed Iho task. Two guards, well armed, war* in bis o*lL It ia their daty, and taore i alter teg them, to guard him thus constant ly day and Bight. At a given hoar thn blacksmith and his assis tant, obodteatto orders, enter the groat “Cotton King’s" apartment. They bad with them tbo manacles. It eras annoanead ta the ax- President Ot the caved ia Southern Confederacy that they had come to pat irons upon him. Ho looked at there sons of Vulcan with all tbo sternasas of Ms nature, aad onoe proud bearing and nef inching eye, tailing them it could not bo that they wars going to treat a fallen fee than, that be would net submit to it, Ac. Us askod to are tb* com mand at of the fort, assorting that that* mast be was mistake in the matter. He wanted to kr— where tbo orders earn* from. The oomtmamlant could not be seen, but upon being told the orders were direct from Washington and must be executed, be still re sisted, threatening vengeance upon the men if they attempted to perform their work. Bather than submit to this be exclaimed, “Take my life!" “Order the guards to shoot me!" Ac. Addition*! guards were ailed, and tbs work “Bis Highness’ strvgfted most obstinately, nnlil finally it become necessary to lay bias » JJ.*Ur frani JlMraufm upon Ins back on the floor of the cell, and . „ "™* e •TtiyiUIff, bold him there while the manacles were being Yesterday morning the steamer Amazon, riveted te life ankles. After condmfing the Ensign Lawton, of the U. 8. gunboat Pontiac, Never before was so proud a spirit, so strong a bTOa * htdown * >«mWr of pnsmgera, and 377 wi " ’ —* bains of cotton. It wiH be remembered that will, so com plctely subdued. with anicidal purpose, lie was finally thrown down on tbe bed in bis cell, and the irons closely riveted to both ankles. Jeff. Dmvls- HIsTrial-The Fenaomlne Apparel - Imterrstiug fitatemsnts. 'The folio* ing are Washington dispatches to tiie l*hiladel]ibia Inquirer of yesterday : Wasmixotox, Thursday, May a.», lflr.5. The Trial of' Je ff". Dari*. Tbe indict ment against Jeff. Daria for high treason, of which you bod the first information on Tuesday, bas not yet been made public, but will probabl} b* to-morrow. It inclndea John C. Brockinri Ige, and will probably be pushed to trial at oocc. - The Court is composed of Chief Jtutics D. K. Carter, formerly of Ohio, Judge Olin, formerly of New-York, and Judge Wiley, of tb s district. J f jTf Vrotmine Apparel hi WmiluHtftan. Tbe fcmal : attire in which Jeff. Davis hoped to escape wan brought here to-day by Colonel Pritchard, of the 4th Michigan Cavalry} who captured tht arch-traitor. It consists of a large iron-grey water-proof tweed cloak, with a belt to coniine it around the waist, and some what worn ; a black shawl, with scroll-work border, which was thrown over Davis’s heajl and drawn up over his whiskers, nearly con cealing Tii# failures. In this attire, and with a tin water-pai in his band, the would-be dicta tor sought k sneak away, when bis boots be trayed him, end he was bagged. Mrs. 1 >avis was permitted to wear ber cloak on tbo sleam ir, bat bad to give it np ou reach ing Fortress Monroe, much against her will. Mr*. Cla/f llelliyrrent. Mrs. C. C. tJlay counseled resistance, even If tbo Yankees shed blood, but Mrs. Davis bad tbo good sens* to surrender the disguise when sh* found that sbo must do ao. The Co* t»mf at the War DfjiartmeuC After Col. Pritchard bad exhibited tb* feminine eosti mo to tbo Secretary of War, Senators Foot aad Wiloon, and Gov. Fenton and other gontlo- moi) who hapfoned to bo at tbo War Depart It was sent to Gardner, tb* photographer. The Carment* Photographed. n* found a msa about the sis* and build of J«M Davis, ai d having first scan that bo hod on a pair ot big i boots, be pat on tb* cloak and shawl, and giviag him a water pail, obtalood a good photograph of tbo appear*no* of tbo fugi tive President of tbo buret-ap Confederacy. Jlrcnrerjf of' a Peantyfranui Flap. CoL Pritchard also brought to lb* War Depart ment tbo regimental colors of tb* 1 JOlb Faun. Regiment, which wore found sonotod In tbo bag. gaga of Jeff. Daria, who, doubtless, hoped to ex hibit tbom in Norn* foreign oomntry as trophies of An Important Decision. THE -A MltESTY PHOCLA MA TIO.Y VOW.—JT DIJ&i WITH THE JlE- TELLJOS. He Confisca tion Decrees ia M F#c£ [Special Oispatch to tbe N. Y. TribdfH*.]. Washin«tox, May 18*|6. The Attorney-General has jnfit n.aile a most im]>oiiant decision. He affirms tliat the amnesty proclamation was a means only to see ire a specific nnrpofic, which was the suppression of tlie rebelli^-- Tlie rebellion ended, the amnesty is void. It does not restore citizenship, property, or vested rights. » The Presilent has no power to pardon except for what is jmst. The exeetltive clemency connot stretch to the fnttire. Therefore, iie decrees of configcatim there must ■*t«ud. The decision vHU be given to the public in a few days. FTCA1CIAL—4#LD MARKET. New-York, Mat 27. Beven Thirties wpre sold ; esterday to the amount of 8‘i,‘20T,Ro0. Gold opened yesterday at 1!18, sml was quite active. At noon the quotation was 135 3-4, clos ng at 136 1-2, the extremes of the day btiing 138 and 135 3-4. Gtoy’t stocks continue firm, add there is no dis position to a dl them by leading dealers. Railway mortgages arc neglected. Hank shares are steady, and can only be had in small parcels, ltaiiway shares were low er at the Board, with a small buninem. At the Pnbbc Board prices were barely maintafnet , but there was no pressure to sell anything. At the Second Hoard prices were iower but improved in,the street, and the market closed steady, With a fair demand for stock. Money is abundant among brokers,, olid parties unwilling to accept 5 poll ct. for tneir balinces are neglected by bor- fire aafi Lomof Life. : CaausLB, Pa., May 26, 18(56. A fire oomned lost aight aboat five ihiles west of Carllrte. 8cvea ehildren, the eldesl 15 yean, tbe ymagest 6 months, war. burned to death. Air. find Mrs. Mayberry, tho parents, w«r« also MTWfity kttttd. Thi fir* was ac- Arrlval of slse Wtei AUfBsfe. Yesterday forenoon tho steamer Comet, (.’apt. A. C. Horne, from Augusta on Wednes day morning last, arrived at this city. She brought down a large number of passengers, many of whom are residents of this city, sad 50 men of Gen. Dona’s command, with all their baggage. She also bos on board lflfi bales of government cotton. Hie following is a list of her passengers : | General Henry C. Wayne, Major II. L. McMtosh, Colonel Wayne, Dogall Ferguson and wife, P. O. Malie, of Cabell’* Florida Bait, A. S. Hartridge, Frederick Myers, Mr. Kctlock, Mr. l>orrall, Ca^iCain Heyward, of South Carolina; Major G. C. ‘Connor, lady and child, South Carolina; Major John O. Ferrill, Mrs. Ferrill and 2 children, Mr. Bliv- i, wife and child, Mrs, Wm. Neil Haber sham and 2 children, Mrs. George L. Cope and 4 children, and others. Wa are indebted to Ensign Lawton for files of Auguste papers to the 50th inst. We give below tbe last front the interior : Twall When itniar Coaeera. We find tbe following important order from Capt John D. Pope, Assistant quartermaster ol the Slate of Goorgis, and acting uader authority from Gen. Wilson, calling on the people in oer- tam sections of tb* State to restore all properly belonging to tbo State, te bo distributed among the poor. It ia dated at Milladgevilla, 1Mb May: Under an agreement made between Brevet Ma jor General Wilson, Commanding Federal forces ia Georgia, and. Colonel Ira K Foster, Quarter master Genera) of Georgia, all pbbliepropsrty ia to bo collected and otod fbr the aafleriag poor of the 3tate. 1 have been assigned to daty at Mil- ledgarille, with orders to ooUoet all Quarteriuas- ter aud Commissary supplies in tho pooaesaion of the people in tbo counties of Jonea, Jasper, Put nam, Baldwin, Hancock, Jeff arson, Washington and Wnkiason. The people are railed upon to hand In of one* a ac bod ala of all pablie property and give receipts for tho same, te b* delivered when salted for. Lit tle blame is attached to tho** whs bar* this property la their poweasion. It was taken wkeo no one know to what use U would bo appropria ted. Notion is now given that it la to ha used to relieve tbo poor and boiptesa in their need, aad ovary man who bas aay of Is In bis possession will b* required to surreudsr it to this eon To attempt to hold it book now would bo a crime, and every sueboffmder will be arrested by United 8tatas troops, and dealt with accordingly. All honorable men are oxposted to rarpoud promptly and oboe*fully to this ealL Those who do not eanoot complain if their premises are searched by Federal troops, nn4 them-elrsa do privad of liberty. No defaulter will be spared. Property hereto fore distributed meat also be receipted tor.— Boreos, males, wagons, harness, baooa, eore, leather—everything must be returned. Those who consume soy of the** thiegs, or soli, or run them off, will subject themtolres to tb* severest treatment. Federal troops are near at band to bring to account e/ery maw Who fails to give up promptly wbat does not belong to him. Tbe people are invited to co-operate in this good work, and to report all who hide, sell, con- sente or run oil property of tbe kind above speci fied. There cannot, and shall not, bo say. evasion of this call. It is earnestly hoped that there will bo no necessity for harsh measures towards any. Prompt and cheerful responses from tbe people will save all trouble The Southern "Kxpreos Company, at Au gusta, is shipping freight to West Point, £u- faula, Macon, Atlanta and intermediate Sta tions. Nashville is said to have greatly enlarged if* borders during the last two years. It* popula tion is little short of seventy-five thousand aud business is highly prosperous. Tithes aud tub Poor. — Major-Gdnersl Wilson having been informed that there is a large number of poor in Georgia suffering for want of provisions, has ordered in liis disrict, that such supplies of bacon shd breadstuff* aa have been gathered in tho tithe depots and elsewhere by the Confederate Mutes authori ties, off the lines of Itatlnmd, and not neces sary for the um ot the Union forces, be turned over by the persons now responsible for them, CoL Ira R. Foster, Quartermaster-General of tho State, upon his order. It is understood that these stores will bo disposed of only for tl»e benefit of the persons interested. Schcltz’* Hills.—These Kills which over look the Savannah river upon its loft bank, in tho roar of Hamburg, opposite to our city, are at present worth visiting. A large number of U. 8. Troops ore now encamped upon thorn; the snowy tent* which’ dot the ground iu every direction, gives tbo locality the appearance of a small city, and tbo place is Msptred with a life and animation heretofore .-hot accustomed to. The troops located there are veterans and thoroughly disciplined; going through tbe va rious drills and doily routine tbe same as though ‘ ‘grim visaged war” still held fotll sway. A visit to these comps will well repay the trou ble and time consumed.—Chronicle. Tixilt.—We learn that a large portion of the State has been refreshed by a min similar to that experienced ia this section. This blea ring was much needed, and came opportunely. The planter can now work with a fair prospect of being liberally rewarded, and our condition as a people certainly calls for the employment of every sinew of indastry. Boa. H. Bill, 8. B. Mallory, and Howell Cobb. leftAtiaato Friday, for Washington, by way of Bishop Pteree, of tbe Methodist Episcopal Church, delivered au able aad eloquent sermon before a largo auditory, at 8t. John’s Cborob, ▲agnate, on Sunday morning. Borva C* nouns Railsoab.—Trains on this road are new running as far North from Charles ton aa Oraugaburg. Work on tbo Augusta sec tion from Craoehvi!]*, has bean suspended. The Colombia and Chariotto read is in opera tion from the latter plaoe to three miles south of RarABAno* or BAH.aOAM.~We understand from the Columbia Phoenix that tbe labor of re pairing tbo several railroads ia Hath Carolina {agoing on rapidly, under tbe direction of the several military eommead* lb roughest tbe aona- try. It is stated that tb* United HUtes Oovoru- meat will pat the roads ia order, asiag them for military purposes, aad tbia asset aa end, will thin tare the reads erertolbeir areerel prepri- store. A large fore* ia understood to bo at work on tbo route from Charleston, as wail aa in the direction of Colombia aa of Hamburg, that a like fore* is at work oa tho Chariotto railroad, aud that the rebuilding of tbo Catawba bridge is in rapid progress, la tb* extreme destitution of tbo country ia bores leah, tbia intelligence will bo gratefully board by thousands of sore footed pe destrians.— Coratitutionalitt. Additional Partkalarsaf the tasg nt the flav. Troap. [From tbo dogmata ttenalitattoo si 1st.] Whoa opposite Half Moon or Bender's Cut, at tb* plantation of Samuel Clark, soma fifteen mites betew tb* city, the slam of Are was giro*. Tha flams* were diseovod to bars originated oft among the ootton, which being 1m rely packed, ignited with great readiness, and tht fire spread with alarming rapidity. Capt Davis Im mediately gave tb* orders to bond tb* boat for tho shore, which th* pilot promptly obeyed. Ia a fow reoonds th* Troap struck tb* gravelly bench, her stern swiagiag oat in tbo rivor. By this tim* tba flames wrapped tbs entire vast si, and a ferns of indescribable confusion onsnod.— There Were some fixes hundred passenger* on board, and every one leaped into the river. Most reached tbe shore safely, the water not being deep, and a fow floated off on cotton bales; but wo ra- glet to say that several live# were lost. Our in formant, who was one of tbo last persons to quit tbo br>at, aad gives a cool, collected account of tbe disaster, thinks that only some live or six persona ware arowned, end these argroes. Oth er persont estimate the number at twenty, while some in c spirit of exaggerated excitement fix it as high as seventy. Mr. Klee, agent ot the Express Company, was on board, and managed to save tbo “pouch” of veiuabloa. Tho express freight eat all lost, as was tbs satire baggage of the passengers. The boat was laden with to mo two hundred and fifty bales of Goyernmout cotton. «. The boiler of tb* Troap blew out at tba fire head, when the (Jam** reached it, eaasiog quite a report Some of tb* passengers returned imme diately to the city, and others war* hospitably oared for by the noigbboring planters. W# subjoin au account of th* disaster from an eyewitness. Acopsta, Ga , May 29, 1885 Mr. Editor : Permit me through th* Consti tutionalist, te mention tb* steamboat accident of Saturday, aud th* disaster this morning. Th* Amazon left the wharf with about one hundred and twenty-five pareongers, myself in* eluded, and nearly seven hundred bale# of ootton on board. At one o’clock P. M., Saturday, when four mites boiow th# eity tbe boat got on a snag, from which U was impossible then to extricate it. Early that night fire of us loft boro and re- tnrnod ia a tew boat, kindly tendered by tb* Captain. Un yesterday at 8 P. M., I took passage oa tb# •telmar Gov. Troup, which reached Augusta about on* hour later. During the night and this morning about three hundred halos of tb* eottou wore takes oa board tb* Troup, aad on* hundred or more pasoeogefs. By sloven o'clock A. M , tb* steamer Troup loft tb* Amason than leaking badly, and one hour later bad reached, “aay by land* sovaa miles from town, whoa th* alarm of fire was given ; ia five to eight minutes every toul hod left tho boat, then a shoot or fire. The lots of life can only bo conjectured, but probably twenty will cover tbo number, mostly negro children; one lady very sick wa# 'operated from her husband when tbe boats parted compa ny. Rb* was fortunately brought off. Another lady aud daughter wars slightly barns and will, with all others, reach town this morning. Oa* trunk ol baggage oaly was savsd. All bav* reason To fool thankful to oar Heaven ly Father for tbo preservation of Iheir liras. Very respectfully, Cbaubs Baxbb. From the Moulhwewt. Dick Taylor 1‘nro/ed—Cotton—Kirby Smith lJitpo*rd to Surrender—Hi* Brother <Jjfirer* Htqnirtaa Amnesty—Th* Rebel Army H.ip- idfy Me/tiny Away—Inundation—From Ura- to»—A Fight with Slaughter—He »» l/riren Twenty Mile*—Our Ttyoji* Finally Fall Had —From Sort hern Mtxieo. Caibo, May 25,1885. Tbo Now Orleans Times says that 8.680 Rebels are ao* at Mobile being paroled, among tbom Diok Taylor and other prominent Qsaerals. Cotton Is sot allowed to come la, as Uovara- aasat cotton is first te b* disposed of. Th* amount surrendered is 18,500 bales, bat it is large ly scattered and mainly ia good order; that new in tbo city Is being prepared f.ir shipment north. Mrs. ;G*a. fBucknsr arrived? here from tb* month of tbo Red rivor, and Mrs. Kirby Smith earn* ao to Memphis. CoL Sprague and Major Bandy, of Gen. Pope’s staff, who wont te Shreveport to arraag* for tbo snrreadsr of Kirby Smith's army, bav* also ar rived aa rents to St. Louis. Twenty-two hundred bales of ootton have pass ed for Loaisviti* and Cincinnati. Nbw Oblbaxs, May 21, via Cairo, I Friday, May 28, 1S85. f Tb* Picayune bat trustworthy information from thsTraaa-MissiSsippi department, that Col. Sprag e’s oonfereaoo with Kirby Smith, resulted ia nothing ia oonseqaaneo of inharmcay in tbo Rebel cosncil. Smith was disposed to smrrendor, bat the Missouri Gens. Parsons and Shelby de manded aa amnesty for ikomselves which was not offend in tho President's proclamation. Coi. Spraga* -returned, aeoompanied by a Missouri Colonel, who goes with him to Washington to confer with th* authorities there. If tbe goners's are not iaoluded ie th* amnesty they propose to join Maximilian. Tbo Rebel (reops ore deserting In great num bers and going homo, and th* poople are general ly despondent. Cotton can ho bought vary low for gold Several hosts loaded with cotton are ready to oome out of Bod Hirer os soon as permitted. Another flag of trace boat if expected down on th* 24th. Tho country is overflowed from Alexandria to tba month of Red River. Tbe steamship (Minton, from Braxos on the lAtli 1 , brings a confirmation of the fight at Boco del Chico Pass between tbe United States forces, under Colonel Barrett, and the Rebels Under General Slaogitier, in which the enemy were driven twenty miles toward Brownsville, when the Rebels were reinforced, and Barrett retreated fighting, and reached Brazos with the loss of 72 killed, wounded and missing, in cluding Capt.-Temple and Liert. Sedgwick, 34th Indiana, captured. Slaughter’s official report magnifies our force, and claims a big victory. He admits a loss of 40 killed. Cotton is quoted at New Orleans 40c. for strict low Middling; good grades ore scarce ; Whit* Sugar, 18c.; Cuba Molasses, 50c. Ex change on New York 1-2 per c'nt premium. The steamship Fung bhuey soiled yesterday for New York. Arrived, barks Dingo and Hunter, from Philadelphia; ship Francis B. Cutting and hark Walker, from Boston. The New Orisons and Jackson Railroad wjll soon he in running order. Parties from Northern Mexico represent that the Liberal party is growing strong and popu lar, and believe they will soon possess tbe northern part of the country. Tbs Pfiasylveala Troops. . Hasbisstrati. Pa, May 28, 1885. Gov. Curtin has doeidod before tb* Pennsylva nia troops are mastered oat, to fill ap racaaefes ia all oootpeay aad rerlmoetsl organisations by romotioa. Ho is new ia Washington , attending to this duty, examining tb* tbooo uitUa Um lta* of pros&atioo. By this arenagsmswt many brave mea whe were do* Wfd tr*m TnmtU* b, tb. H4U W.tb, lubttat ■inuito" —**! bMaUi, via mlnMMtS mmimX wtvuAa,wl.SwvbWbiXyb«wi.«»lf- b Important Hale* for I tee Goveraasea off the Freedsnca In Mortis Carollaa. Kalsigu, N. U. May 17,1865. That General ScLoflsM ia the right mas la the right plate no ooe will deny who reads the fol lowing general order. In his capacity of virtue Military Governor he bas solved the Gordian koo Of difficulties attending the liberation of tbi slaves. With a consideration for tba “poor whites aa well aa the “happy” blacks, be ia de termined to regulate the system of labor aa bo finds it at prerent, aad in soch a manner that justice will be dene to both races alike. Hois desirous of impressing upon the negroes tb* tenth of a fact which they seem, as a general thing, to bo ignorant of—viz-. tbat'tboy have duties as well aa rights. Here is the order : mmiAL oanaM- no. 48. HSADOCAaTXBS, j DxPABTMGrr or Noam Carcuxa, V Anny ot the Ohio, Rskigb, S. C., May 1*. j Tb* following rule* are pnblisbod for th* gov- nment of treed men >a North Carolina until tbe restoration of eivil government ia the Bute: 1. Tbe common law* governing tbo domestic relations, inch as those giving parents authority sod control over their children, aad guardians control ovar their wards, are ia force. Th* B reot’a or guardian’s authority aud obligations ;e the plaoe of those of (he former master. 9. Tbe former masters are constituted tbe guardians ot minors, and of tbe aged and infirm, in tbe absence of parents or other near relatives capable of supporting them. 3. Youug men and Momeo, under twenty-one years of age, remain under the control of their parents or guardians until they become of age, thus aiding to suppott their parents and younger brothers and sisters. 4. Th* former masters of Ireedmcn may not turn away the young or tbe i- firm, aor refuse to. give tbom food and shelter ; nor may the ablo- Sodied men or women go away from thair horn**, or live in idleness, aud leave their parents, chil dren oryoang brothers or sisters to b* supported by others. 5. Persons of ago, who are free from any of the obligations referred to above, are at liberty to find new homes wherever they can ebtala proper employment; bat they will not b* sup. ported by tho govern moot, nor by their former masters, union they work. 6. Ii will be left to th* employer and servant to agrao upon tho wages to be paid, bat frood- men are advised that for tb* present season they ought to expect only moderate wages, aad where their employers cannot pay them money, they ought to be contented with a fair share ia the crops to b* raised They hhve gained their per sonal freedom. By industry and good conduct they may raise to independence and even wealth. 7. AU officers, soldiers and citizens are re quested to give publicity to these rulos, and to iastruet the freed people as 'to tboir new rights nod obligations. 8. All officers of tbe army, and of the count/ police companies, are authorised and required to correct any violation of the above rule* with in their jurisdiction. y. Each district commander will appoint a superintendent of freed men (a commit- ion e> l officer), with such ntimber of assistants (officer* and aon-coinmissioned officers) as may bo necessary, whose duty it will be to take charge of all the freed )ieople in bis district, who are without homos or pro|*r employment. Tho superintendents will send back to their homes all who have left them in violation of the above rules, and w tii endeavor to find homes and suitable 'employment for .all others. They will provide suitable camps or quarter! for such as cannot be otherwise provided for and attend to their discipline, police, subsistence, &c. It*. The superintendents will hear all com plaints of guardians or wards, and report the facts to their district commanders, who are authorized to dissolve the existing relations of guardian and ward in nny case wnich may seem to require it, and to direct the superinten dent to otherwise provide for the wards, in accordance with the above rules. By command of Major General Schofield. J. A. Campbell, Asst. Adj’t Uen’l. Allkoed ConsriRAcr to Extort $130,000 fboh A. T. &TKWAB*.—A few days since a yoang man named James Donohue called on Chief John 8. Young, of the Detective Squad, and gave to bim the particulars of a somewhat novel conspiracy cose, in which be hod been solicited to take a leading part. He stated that a few days previous, while in tbe Washington Parade Ground, he entered into conversation with a man who claimed to be a Swede, named Ertiek Nassau, master and part owner of the ship Victoria, lately arrived in this port from lAverpool, with a cargo of iron consigned to A. T. Stewart, tho» weU-known Broadway mer chant. In the course of the conversation thn stranger informed him that Mr. S. was about to sue hint to recover the value of four tuns ot iron, the cargo being that much short; that be believed Mr. Stewart intended to try and cheat him out of his vessel, and that as he (Stewart) was a rich man, he had a plan in his mind, if Donohue chose to help him. whereby they would both become rich. This plan was as follows: On tho night j>f the 24th inst., when Mr. S. was on bis way to the club he frtstnenu, Donohue should give him a letter requesting him to go to a certain place ; that Nassau would have a carriage in waiting at a spot that Stewart would have to paw, and os soon as he reached it, he wae to be seized, thrown into tbe carriage, and taken to a room in Thirty- firot or thirty-seroiid street., where he would be kept until he signed an order on his cashier for the sum of $130,000. lie was also to be made to get a clearance for tho vessel com manded by Nassau, who would then ship a crew and proceed to Liverpool in ballast, taking with him Donohue, aim was to receive $10,- 000 for his services in the transaction. Before the time arrived for the consummation of the plot, v Donohue told the story to Chief Young. Detectives Niven and Vaughan were deputed to hunt up tbe case, ami yesterday they arrested Nassau ia the Washington Pa rade Ground. He was taken before Justice Dowling at the Tombs, vbere Donohue made an affidavit setting forth the foregoing facts. The prisoner was committed for examination by the magistrate. He insists that he i4 inno cent and knows nothing about the matter.—.V. Tribune, 27th nit. Torrttle tesra la Kaaui an* Mtyaana- ri—Great Destrartltea si 8v. Lori* May 24, 18«4. A terrible itorm passed over a portion of Johnson County,KaD*aa,a« Wednesday evening, blowing down bouse* awl fences and unrooting trees, and doing greaf^damage. Tbe had is aa»d to Have been Wow# l»ta dntta two or three fret deep. Several persona were seriously Injured, bat no live* nwre reported lost. The storm en- Ured ibis State, proceed ng »n an easterly direc- tk». prorfr.ll., lb. t.l.rfr.pr. .1 rfr.rrf pomU. I and did taneh damage along the route. It reach. I *d here at midnight, and raged furiously for two « or thro# boars, deatroj ing considerable proper* ! tv in tbe cite and surrounding country. At no- | j£i.« several cars were blown off a aid* track, ' Into whieh * fre'ff h ‘ *ruin rac, completely wreck- ing tb# engine and six ears. The 8evea*Tklriief. WasaiaoTos, May 26, 1884. Jav Cc ok# reports tba subscription* to tho So- rea-Thitty loan to-day at $2,207, DO. Tbo larg- Western .abooriptioas were «2M,000 from I George F- Hull, aazbW, at St. Louis; $100,000 I from tbe First National Bank of that eity; and $81,000 from tb* Third National Bank. Tha lung Eastern subscriptions wore $2iff,000 from tb* National Bank of tbe RepuhUo at Boston; $100,000 from tbo First National Bank of Philo- delphia. Tho First National Bank of Laxiag- toa, Ky, subscribed $80,000. Th# number cf la divide a) cabscriptioat for anas of $40 aad $10* WM VML
