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, :;V... : 1-j "VST' ; i . . ' ' ' . , i ' ' -. v ' . :. j. 1. f 1 f: 1: 'Sim Id imiY HECO R ALEJOU, THE DAILY RALEIGU RECORD J The undersized, having obtained the necessary permit from the military authorities, begin with thiVnumWthe publication of anew, daar ialledthe Raleigh Recotd. It ia designed Ij be em 'phaOcally newspaper, and, as its name locates, it wil contain a record of tbe tmrtant jtsoc- curing daily iuHlie 'military-and political World, , iNorih Carolina and elsewhere. It will also give f thelaUist mart prices and such other; literapy ,and mi secdlanus matter, .as is usually : : ound in V' the columns of southern dailies.-. ;r j. '" llaring no party purposes to subserve, and political aejflons to gratify, we shall, twneDv - . ,i ' , : 1 ,rx .nMTf.on : honest : 8entimeqt9 in regard to the great public ineesures affecting the Interests' qf our people, unwarpea ' by iartizan feeling or personal animosity. - 1'7-.vfeaoS i0 the City, desiring to subscribe for ' tlift ItAi eigh RFpoKD will please call at our office f r w fAAi ca lea upon iu uu i i i the old Rawer Dmiuing, uem y -r - Und.oppOhitti the Yarborougti Hotel to e us their names. TEHM8 OF THE RECOKD '-Daily, 6 mofnth9, ' 1 month, . Ca.sih in :advahce. $5 t)0 00 ,. . . ,.i . 1 '-i : nr.Tn hates. Ten copies six months or; twejicy uur' I '" j'nm.fli tr one oost office address, TuitTojfe copy extra to the "getter up of tjhe;club. Twenty copies six months, " -; . itntV one copy ;extra to the getter uc. of po.oo: the club AbVEHTlSlNG ri-.. 5...1. 1.n;'r4li'wiqM tllft CI 1 UIE H Willi count a I VII'. 11JI. I' ivn" "--- , , I i fioare. no matter what size -type may be ued j One Square, one" day,, . . . .. 1,00 . 175 . 2 50 41 if TVo'Days, . . Three Day.. '.' . : ; h Four Days,; . . .1-3100 : V" Duo Week, 4i00 . '-;.V .i.' .1, .ni mrnlft to those ad- i TefWing by'fhc montlpr the year. ' BPECIAB iKOTICES. . a. nriprn.1 uuiiuinuu "-f j " fet-ecbil Nofices ?will be insei-ted unflei the Spe charpred I nal Not i'ee h , OneJ)ollor 0mare .for-every inferLion j ; FUNERAL NOTICES, XARRIA OES, d;e ' Will be charged same as . adverttsem int9, and rwill not mnfitb paid ifor wlien handed in, or the V The above rate3 will be adhered to in ' i . : 1 ... r. it.: all cases, and as we have to pay cnbh for every thiiig in our V.ilainfss: we' must demand casli: : -2 r ' . : ; J. D. llUlf I'AM, V. : ','r X. B. COBB. Jtafor-h, C, Jiu.o 1st. 1805. ; J THllSDAY, JUNE 22, 18 f - M A NTED AT THE ItECQR V OTT Two or. three prompt tmd energe 1C w bite uewsb'oys tb sel the Ihcqrdm the CitK d.at the R. R. Depot.v None need apply hut such as are jwiK-tuiil and strictly; honest. OUII PAPER. ' Ever fie ce the publication of our -proBpec- 'tu's in the city papeg', one or both of, the t dncrs of this p per have bxen cor fined to thirr rooms frcm rickness." Besides .his, the families of both and several of our hands, l.f:e: shb Wen quite skk, .and it has; beenJ witb dlfncpitycrnetirr.e.s that we cpuld get ' tut t ho paper af nll , "We ..have beri de--berrd the cfpoit unity of making such sr ia5FTj.ejrj',i a? we have desiied for I circular (irg cur paptr in alLsections of the1; Statej, ; buTrt w it list a tdin'g :thi?,'tt e js't eadyncreaf e. . in our-Ij st. elf 'subscriber shows us what in terfpTtj e pfcple generally tare taking in cur new entjerprisc. . . , : ! YCe' vvish: to; say 'to these friends pf oufs : hat-the Record,--is" far frcrm bein such,' a . papcr'as we design it to be. ! .:. i. "' Just as sobii as. the . health of olurselves arid our faniliesill jiGnnjt us to ive our '!-.ii)hdiijitle.d attention to it, and the mails shall have beevn!re-bpenQd,. ! v;& expect to 1 double, the kze of tlfc Bccoid, aujl make " siichother arrra'rigenicnfs- as will commend it to all the business .men of the country. "We expect to; Imve; Agents in New York, Baltimoro,and ether Nofthern citiesftogive y i;s the- latest news, political and com mercial, and to furnish us with the daily.market ro . ports of those places.; besides' a cjrps - of oore?pdndcnts scattered all ihroipgh this State, to record the latest jtems o mfor inktjipn in their:, several sections.' v The business man will find our columns an' admirable medium for advertising to his f custQiucrs ; land, the catuen will hndituerem I tlie latest Political, Commercial, anjd Mili- tury news of the day. . N EW CANDIDATE FOIV oOVEIlNOR. At a public meeting of the ciiizxns of Rx-rirrond count v at Rxkireham on the lihh -ins',, lion. A.'Dockery was recom- .- !., V' - . V - I iiindeU ts tLeir'firet choice for Gov ernor.' v i rubljc BP6etikg held at Holly Springs Wake county on, the 17th i&at, CcL J. P. II. Rugp was recommended as a calnd'daLe for Corgre.-s from this .district, 'and Hood, p. J; Rogers and ; J. Lr.-Pennington noniinatcd iti seats'in the ppprcachipg Con : vention. ; ' . ' :t'. ' The -feamei nieeting, as'alsd the mektihg at Bar.ks' nrrninated "W. W. Holden maaeat1 Governor of N. C, " " - for per- i . DEATH OF. F.ORDTAYIA)R, ESQ. It is our melanhofy duty to record tb death of Ford Taylor, Eq.. which gad even'' occurred in this; -city at ei Tuesday evening the 20th ght o'clock; or. inst. Jle had 18 CI, and tU been in feeble' health pince d isease havitjg assutsed'the form of Dropsy of the Chest, terminated fa ally in a few days. He was for eleven years a rfpresen tative of Nsh :cotrafy- in the ' House of Commons, being, first elected m 1333, and closed his public I bje with the session of 1850.. For th& last 12 years he haa been a 'citizen of this county, and . only removed to this city since its occupation by the Union army. Me was m ma odrd year, ana no doubt realized thertruth cf that part of Holy "Wjit which says, "the days of our years are three score years and ten; . aud if by reason they be four scdre years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow." ' . 1 '. i Negro K illed. On Tuesday last a ne gro man . applied to Mr. "William A. Mar. com of Chatham county for work. Mr. M. employed him an$ put him to plowing, in a field with his (Mr. M'h) sonJ After work- ing a short while the negro took the inule he was plowing' and! left the field. Mr. M's son reported tne tact to nis plainer, wno im mediately went in pursuit and overtook the negro dome ihree miles from his house. Finding he could not escape with the rrule, he dismounted and approached ; Mr. M. inj a threatening manner : wken the latter dre"V his pistol and 'shot him dead on the spot. ( ) i ' Mr. Marcom who is a very worthy '.and estimable man came to this city on yester day and surrendered ;himselfl to;; the author idea. - ' '; GOLD AND SIIA ii '. ) ' -. ... ! . ! , Gold sold, in Eichtnond, on the 10th ipsi., at 145,: and silver at ing rat3 of Brokers were and 132 for silver. North 3Y. Thebuy. 142 for gold, Carolina B?nk notes are quoted at 2 0 to 25 ; Virgi u ia, 18 to1 2S ; South Carolina, 17 to 18 ; Georgia 18 to 20 : Alabama, 18. iGold brought in Baltimore June 1 7th, from 144 1-2 to 145 ' in New York, the ! ' same. " ' f . Geo. Blount of "Wilson end. John-Nor- fl&et of Edgec'embe have been nominated tp (' ... . . i ' ..i. ; . represent tnose counties in tne spproacmng Convention. M?jor General Schofield left i this -city on yesterday." He haa b.een re ieved by M?jor General Cox. j V I V LETTER FROM c60fDER ;M r . S ' MAURY y The. folio wing letter has been enclosed to the; Navy Departmerit,.in a from Adniral GordonTJ. S communication N.: '': '? -;V' H-f 'At Sea, May 25th. i !5iR : In. peace, as iii war, I follow the for tunes of , my native State, Virgiriia. l';read in the public prints that she has practically confessed jdefeat, and laid dc wii her arms. , I am hcrp without command officially, alone and busied on matters of public1 con cert abroad';.' nevertheless, and as I consid eV furtherlresistance worse han useles?,v :I deem it proper formally to confess and to pledge you on my word of honor, that, should1 1 find myself .before the final inau guration of peace,- within the1 jurisdiction of the Uniteld ' States, to consider myself .a prispner of war, bound by the - terms - and conditions which l;ave been, or may ?be, granted to (jren. Lee, and hi offlcers. ' . ; 1 Be pleased to .send your answer .throuo-h my son, Colonel R. L Maury,' a paroled prisoner of warr in llichmon'd. i ' l( I , Jr the meantime, and until I hear to the contrary, I shall act as though my surren- uer bad been dormally accepted, on : the auov3 nam ea con anions. Respectfully ,t ' t m: F. MAURY, . , . Commander C. S: N. To Commander TJ. S. -Naval forces in the Gulf of Mexico. Tlie: Baltimore Agricultural So- . The Baltimore Agricultur al Society held a meeting yesterday, a which $11,000 was subscribed for aid to farmers, after an elo quent address ':, by AVm. Preicott Smith, ksq., iMaster of Transportation on the Bal- ' 1 I -V Tl ' I m-. timore .and Ohio Railroad The objects contemplated by tuis society are set ! . I 1 - . I . 1 . I forth in inq-iouowing preamble : This Society has been organized for the purpqso of supplying, such I persons in the ,Soutli, in that ' portion of it which : has heretofore been commercially connected with this city, and within ea-y reach of. it, vrho, from the ravages of. w ir, have been deprived ;of the necessary agricultural and fiifiiirig implements, tools, sed, and stock, to enable them to chltivatq their land, and are without the means of purchasing them. It proposes to supry such: ; as, may j be in that con d it in, and on inquiFV may be Jeemqd woHhy of assistance, with such ncces?hry articles at or near the cost there of? t iking the obligation' of jthe parties, to bel paid out of the proceeds of the, first crop, or-as soon thereafter as1 posible. hi j Io ITIore IilitaryJ TrialL - We are advised frona Washington that all civilians from this State now before the Military Ccmjnission sitting in that - city ilave been conclusiytiy- reDjanded to their proper civil jurisdiction. ' We "greet thi3 an earnest "that all ; exceptional military in. risdiction is very soon to beitermiattfd. JSew xtk Uitbuns. k LATEST NEWS. J- P. Eeniamin in Burmuda. Gin. J. C. BncJcenr'idge and G.A. Trcn ,holm Mvke Good their Esccfe. FROM . TEXAS. FAREWELIi ADDRESS OF GENER AL , KIRBY SMITH. ; Qov.Mufrali Convenes the Texas Legislature. fcc . . (irC From Hew York and Virginia papers of the 17th inst., we gather the following : . The Washirfgton correspondent of the Philadelphia , Ledger, ' states that he ha? been j .informed of the safe arrival of Mr. Benjamin, Secretary of State 'of, the Con federate States, at Burmuda. He also says, that the impression prevails that Gen.' Breckenridge and Mr Trenholm, have also made good their escape. " . ' Gen H. Iirly ' Suiitlt't Fai-owcll .' . i v Address. " . J Hdqrs.JTrans-Mississippi I)'ept.: ' Houston, May 30, 1805. . Soldiers: sThe day after I refused the demand of the Jreder.al Government to sur render this Department, I . left Shreveport for Houston. -I ordered the Missouri. Ar kansas, and Louisiana troops to follow. My purpose was to concentrate the - entire strength ot the Department, await negotia tion, (and if P possible, secure terms alike honorable to spldiersjand citirens. -Failinff in this, I intended to struggle- to jthe last ; and with an ariuy uuited in purpose, firm in resolve, and1 battling for the rismt, 1 be lieved, uoa wouia yet give us tue; victory. "it - I i i .';.! . l . .'I' .. ', I reached here to find the Texas troops disbanded, and hastening to their homes, They! bad forsaken their colors "and" their eominanaers ; iiaa aoanuonea ine rause ior which we wero struggling, and appropriated the public property to tneir own ipersona use. ! V: ' "."?" . .. . : j." Soldiers: Tram left a commander with out an army a general witnoui troops, You have made your choice. It was un wise and unpatriotic, but it is final. ; I pray you may not live to regret it. The enemy will now possess yoxir-couuuyi auu uiuutte ii ! . i i.H AZi.-4.n his own laws, i You have voluntarily ue stroved our organizations, and thrown away all means of resistance. Your present duty is plain; Return, -to "V ;- 1. - -w-r . ii'! 1 I.i. ii 1.1 T 1 Y our'families. i .Resume the occupations cf peace. I leld ooeaience to tne laws, jua-g i . I . j -ft . bor to restore order, fetrive botli by coun sel and example to give security to life and property. And may God in his mercy di rect you aright, ana neai tne wounus cr our distracted country- . E. KIRBY SMITH i 1 " . ' General. ( " 'Is- ' : ' ' '' '! -V Address by tJic Governor. Tlie crisis of the fate! of Texas is now upbri all the poor people. , As j you - love Texas as you revere her good name and heroic deeds as you share in her interests aiid honor, be true to the, duties she now claims from your hearts and handsj ;?' - ; f a courage,1 energy at the pros 4. i . .... .L:n i. L to. Failing m tuesey you -cirag ner into an abyss irom which there can be no ascent, ' V: . Negotiations are pending to. secure ' the vital interests of the State, and enable the soldier, after his long years of bloody toil,, to ha ve security at his home, and pursue his ii.dustry in; peace. I declare to you that it is in your power to secure these terms. I call ' God to witness that if they are lost, yotirs wil be-the fault. Self-reproaches, never to cease, and the maledic tions jof posterity forever will follow you. Hitherto the. name of Texas has been a brishter word for heroism. Your brethren . i i i i t ' ; it' from Ithe battle fields bevond the Mississin- , ; ) . 1; . , : j . . , , tr pi, are on the way to meet you. They bung neavy Hearts, .out iney bring souls, true, to duty, and instinct, , with honor I All that bravery could dare, and instinct suffer, they did fur. you there; f Here they ask for you only firmness and patience, a brief time, for your pommon j lex ,as. 1 : -. . Soldiers ! what' will you have to tell them f,, . ..-v. "' -- Soldiers ! how will they regard you ? r Will they recognize the name of ; " Texas Soldiers" to belong to you, if you fail them and lad. your country now ? Th flag of Cexaj; its " Lone Star,,? stijl floats in the froe winds. Others have gone downJ It is yet " full high advanced," t It is ia your keeping. If dishonor and shame ever sain its bright glories, 1 tell you plain- 1 "3 111 Ul n . "ri I . iy, you win oe tne men wno ao it. inst Has is entitled to vour alleffiance. and duty. True honor; to it, it will yemain the emblem pf and patriotism Of memories and hopes jalike glorious. . I uphold no extreme views. I have no impracticable designs. I declare frankly to the people of Texas, that if the terms can be procured, which I believe we are now in the course of obtaining, I. shall bow to what seems the destiny which returns Texas to the American Union ; land in good faith,, os long as charged with your executive, pow er, I will seek to effect this transition in the manner which will best protect the in terests! of the State, I am indefatigable in my efforts. ;. p:. ..." ' : ' . - - . Solidrs ! yoii'in-your iplaee of highest hohor-j I faithful to4ny post let us stand together firmly for the welfare ot Texas.', I iiiyoke ti el utniostj exertion.. .of all sol diers and citijzeis, to upheld law, to pre serves order, Jto protect property aqd civil rights,! knd tci sive the State from anarchy, The eouiage wliicli Steads social order is even nobler than that' of the battle field.- ; , ' :.. t:--,.-: , . ' ;; A J- ;':,;: P. -MURRAH- ' .From Washington, June 14. v 1 Tlie Ford Theatre. elated that the Ford Theatre prop -13 :tty hs been idispcstd of to an assocutlou of Congregatioiiar3i.'s, and that it 'will W speedily Qoayerted lnlo a placi of wcrghip. If FUjtXcgiitklatiire Convened. I . jl -;: Exp:cutive- Chamber, I -' K:HteTOf, May 26, 1865. j" I JWAerilAk.he..:tkrefient condition of; the country Vyeu4h, as to require tie meeting of tae uegiatuj e ra ex raoramary eesion : lerefore ;i . t :; I, Perl,etr1n,; Murrab, Governor cf the State of Tf xffc. do; bv the autboritv in me estfd,. isiie lhi?, my -proclamation, to the Senators ad ejjresenta'i vesoiTt,he Legis lafure of thei te,. convening them to meet in Austiri 'on ursay. the fish! day of July, vv nereyer w.ere are yacancies :.n toeseu atorial oreespntative branches of the Legislature, tJe Chief Justices; of the dis tricts in Ivhli: vacancies existf will rder ind hold'ln eptidn, in accordance with the Drovisiocor law; tp fill such Vacancies on Monday;'ixe f$h. of June tiext'.knd furnish certificate 'pf election and returns at theJ proclamawhlr the election of delegates to he State-3bmtion. r . P MURRA1Ii i ; y -.. '-;..govrn9fjof the Sate bf Texas. ;.. Pillagipr Uic oufederatetorcs at The Il&tstpjb Telcgraph of ithe 24th gives the foilowmg iccdunt of the foray upon the ordnance and (Kiartermaster stores : ; i The confuea, disorderly division of Gov ernmeht property a mong the soldiers, that has beenigjJingj-on for several, weeks all over the country, from Hempstead to Shreveport, cemmenci here- .yesterday morning by Ithe breaking, into ;the ordnance department ana tne aisirouHcn oi six-snooters, musKeis, &c, &c. Frqp thentfe the distribution pro ceeaea tc - tne";cioining Dureau, wnere witn surpriBinMy. little excitement and noise, con i i . .S4.V1 '.;j-T'. hi i' ' i 'iii sidering "e rijiOunt of work done, the large stores . orllotfv blahketf. made-up clothinff. I part: eled "out by the crowd.; re- garaiess pr cicam, merir, or anytning else, He was cfet fortunate who had the strong est arms, most capacious sacks. Bolts of domestii?l fi,ihnels, kc, went ctf by the armfuu 1 Soldiers took all they could carry, and having. de sited it in a safe place, came back to ajd 4totheir pile. Some joined to- gether, arJ:4letving one to guard the joint sicck, mo;.- uaiit gave inemseives to tne work of adding ?to it Nothing came amiss; muSidto-bjg-s, ihoes, - gray cloth, sides! of leatheriTBk.aMf."'Ji' vs'mrf buitOD?, bales of blankets, y ule twh rps, t hammerp, head stalls, otc, oic.,t wl lijio ine aiVjisior, ana ai were accMedis pirt of the he! w issue, i mi. . .r 1 . i. r i ,' 'it ' xne.mjo!rrv'ui ircops participating in tne affair mxi4havi) reached two or thiee thou anu, Design mi its a number pf women, cml ' i dren, . neK)ei and men in citizens' garb. Every maw seeliied ltd. get all h0 could carry awav.and lb.td tether carried awav. all there was. ,T4iiy "Me ia 1 clean sweep, taking every jte'blMpovrnment property wortb carrying a.wav? xim estate OI ine Uonieae racy seemed to'be administered on without r-:gaid totaw.if The only recognized claim waa thatt: thse who presented their own :Claimr- yy, y'A -.. '.:' "v. Private rcpltty .was for the most irt, not in evjry xrjstanice, respected: We Idid not hear al iMe ! instance: of depredation and belief j" ficie was designed by any o tne parti ants5f this affair. I 1 " .;-; ' An infcryiajSto how the thin happened was fruitis of.ny definite reply. iThe town : oatfd Vyf a' mounted,: quadron of De? xih V wiffhL JThe1 patrol was Bray braae : :;J y dismissed ,M. b"i. m. ' ,The melee 8 &. m, ijlphe fi8t we saw of it was a large crowd in iqnt oj the issue office of the cloth ing depfarentjlaiidlmen comirg out loaded down' witlprutr. i i-' l .'''. ' ;j - .; '.:' "t;; v The sight ofirihis sort of1 thing seemed to electrify thb wVple crowd of soldiers in the streets, -eimoy, went! in fr his share.' The -amoit ofiNobds was very large, much In ger thaianyijody; dreamed pi i32ctwith standing tliuaands-of suits Of I clothes had been issuear foaMveeks previous, there seem ed to be atf im n sense number left. This ' all Went firsthand Uhe 'i miscellaneous plunder follQwed.!" ;1 ; - j ! ' The ex-citemet - continued ! till . about 1 2 o'clock, w heh -jtje goods all ("having been tajceh, th executors of the estate gradually se par ateiand jynt: to their several peaces of rendezf lous t(jcount the proceeds. After that theyeparfefl as quietly as t&ey came togetber;,rid 'ting the balance of the day were star6gvcfoward tbeir homes. Tlie Texajiil 'ress on the Situation. : Frgtrn the Galveston NewsvKay 25. -j ; We fefet , utter :y;. unable to conform our selves to tEe- 9Uen change that I has come oer the spirit, of jbur dream. But yesterday affords noSastaniis-of such a sudden eollanan of a powWpJ najo;'n' tha'for'fcfa yearsihas supportedmiesiqual to the, llai-gest ever raised 'by tjpiis of E'lrope, an d armies that have fechrevtji victories that w";ll be ithe admiratioiof future generational The great- est warno oi a? cienc or moaern. times have been rivals", if bt surpassed, by the con-" summate rpUfar'y;igeniu3 of the 'commanders of the Ccdera x armies. j f I Ic is huiiliatiij to reflect that we , are the. first people recorded in history; number ing S.OGCj-QOO qjf , freemen (or who 'once. boasted cf, bejcg. piemen ), who Lave b 1 1 suhjngateijr '. , " TUviLleJ.ttm haa the following: T-xas E.I8 Ithe-tlionoT of beinp' thn rmiv Sate notgyyru by the late nemy, and, fas: has Je v,s-vv.Ttr" T . i. rrenacred Don t know . 1 rmt when tie rp$. Jiers sirfgifg : " we were jiuouj in. me most " Sanguine anticipatipSa to Nfe future glorious career of the Confederate J;ate3, and to-day it seems to b amcfeg the! things that were. Historv 010 gnu so.H,ngthe arrest ot one of the thieves and his me to that conqi viu tiuuie, it ieaas ; tsioa. And what would ycu,have, Jpr tpkib.?'.; She has j.been with the cat in ita a jruggle3, and the universid opinion is Miat. he! sons carried the calm on but": finally;; tie I It was not. any grace or favor' tht V6-! aim front Qiiown if a'avery occasiori t j m i. wmppea ; u a pu ayeexa-.he .ail-army, have applied to; President Joh0 to go on wht inVhich the wddestr pafdr General . Anderson, Supn weam ot lt' ima'a kation oottld, del proaiise ; tnf f. ti,k; rvAl T....J Fttt ultimate sdriefcfta T? troops, and the whippings administered at Galveston ana Sabine "Pass and Louisiana and Arkansas ; to these sho owd her indi vidual safety, from the ravages of war. We never dreamed but of final suceess uijtil TiPe'j? surrender : then hope died : , and " the J told you so" .emerged from - their .holes. What our fate is to be tor daring to.quii. " the finest Government on the planet ' we know not - but we do know it has a moun tain of debt to srittle for the job: for coercing a back, and as trie South ia .ruined, it; will be like qezng blood out of a turnip to, get help from her. But we are seeing the easy t'me nowthe interregnum between sen. tence and execution.- It will not be1 long before we know and feel the worst. lYank has won the elphant: what will he do with it? ITIasruder Wants to Wesotiatc Official Correspondence. Hdqrs. Defenses of Gat.visston, ) ; ' . - - . May 22d, 1865v f Capt: B. F. ! Sands,.-Commanding U. S. Meel off Galveston ' t ' ' ' ' Sib : I am instructed bv Major Geni-Ma-J gruder, commanding the District ot lexas, etc., to say that he desires to open a nego tiation with the Federal General Command ing at New Orleans, and that his Commis sioner be sent to New Orleans by a steamer from the fleet as soon as may be after Tues day, the 23d inst. I have the honor to be, Very "respectfully, , , i ,:;r ;i Your ob'dt serv't, r ' . ; ,. -. t v ; ; Ashbel Smith, . f ; Col. Commanding. I U. S.' Steamer Fort Jackson, ) V j Off GKalve'ston,: Texas, m r ; May 22d, 1865. ) !'; Col. Ashbel Smith, Commanding Defen ses o ' Galveston. - v , - L: Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communication of this day's date, informing me that Major-uen. Magru der.'commandiEg District of Texas, &c, de si res to open a negotiation with the General commanding ati New Orleans, and that his Commissioner be sent to New Orleans by a steamer from the het as ! soon as may be after Tuesday, the 23d inst, and in reply I have to' inform you that such COmm'ssipner will be received and conveyed to N ew Or- leans as requested, at any time tne ijrenera ! 1 "'-7 - "1 may desire. j Very respectfully, i i Your ob'dt serv't, B. F. Sands, Capt. TJ. S. N.,. Commanding Third Division, W. G. Squad Occupation of BroAvassville. Prom the New Orleans Delta. ; By, the . arrival of the steam transport iratroon,, Uapt Agnew. from Brazos Santia go on the14th inst., we have received the following interesting facts in regard to the suuaiion oi anairs on tne ixio wander As stated in our special dispatches from South West Pasf, published yesterday. Slaughter, sold 'all his artillery' and a quan tity, of cotton to Mfjia for about $100,000. Not dividing this sum, his men forcibly ar Tested him and put him in prison, brit after-; ward released him uppn an exhibit being shown that he (Slaughter) had. paid the money back to the Mexicans, and was still in their debt for uniforms, blahketp,. ammu nition, &c. "; : ' ' .'':''; . L:- A general sacking of the town then be gao( and: with one or two exceptions every 'ivate ' and public) was completely stor . :-:.-,aV;kk..Vfi-i.. gutted.: Duringuio vy WIJtSm, took place among themselves -resulting m several casualties. Some of the woifnded were left behind, when the Rebels ;rC driven from the town, which was done by the citizens, aided by the Liberal Mexicans under com mandf Don Andreas "Tre vino, former Govern of -Tamaulipa?, but now a refugf c in Texas. 1 ' Slaughter is now at the head'of a band of robbers, abour forty five miles above Browns ville, on the Rio Grande, and levies a tax of $5 per bale on all cotton that the people try to rdn over into Mexico. ! A letter was received by a merchant in Matamoras, from Slaughter,, stating that, if the -former did not send $5 per bale for a lot of cotton which he had crossed, the cot ton would be ferried bask from the Mexican to the American side of the river. - The people- and the Confederate so'diers, who have submitted, speak in the highest terms of the courage and good conduct of CoL Ford, but Slaughter is tdespised and hated by all of them. CoL Cleary arrived at Brownsville - on the 1st, with a fhg of truce from Slaughter, requesting an inter view with Gen. ;BrWn. The truce party was j received by CapL A. H: McDonald, who conveyed thir message to the Qeneral. The request was not granted. j , The fact of the United occupation of the town not being generally known, some 700 or 800 bales of cotton.came m from the in terior, all of which !was taken posiessida. of by order or xien. lirown. Brownsville, .when ". occupied, was found to$)e in a terrible condition, dead hordes and mules lying inlthe streets. Gen. 'Brown set the ; CTtizana to work at once, with don- Keys and water-carts, and it is no w in a good healthy condition. , . A new tbieyiiig dodge has been invented in New, York. vAgentJeman wa3 aoaostid in the streets ' and asked to visit a person tVA .m nr u 3; . . , uiugeruusiy m. xxn am so, and while bend his pockets were red of a gold wateband icnain. witn ..n.on tne thievea dmnA TK v,Vt,'m . , ,. r committal iur trial. ; ! ". : . : ' : M ; Applying for Pardon. ; ' It is said the 'liebtl M jor General El- ",' wuuisiAu, a'-u utuer xveoei oincer? Richmond,-f Mayor Arnold, of Savsn hh f?.:. VCTa- fr ''T . i ' .1 . .'. 'f-r . wlu ..iy aiiasucu to tne Umted State? uj ucrtor. omrmmm Inquirer. Thatwas Surrendered in florid. ' A letter to the Cincinati Commercial frota Macon, Georgia, says : . , r' . I . , i" The rebel troops in Florida)' with all tte public property, were surrendered x to Me Cpok, at Tallahassee; on the 10th; day' 0f May. . The number of troops-paroled -and 1 already reported, is .'.7,2 UU, and will doubt- . less;. reach 8,000 when the return3 are com- ' plete ;,.' iSA L ,'-... . f. . n. " The amount of property received- from '. the Rebel authoritie3,jyas : Ordnance stpr, 5 4) pieces artillery,! 25000 small arms, 4o(f ; si bres, 1,618 bayonets -1,200 cartridge box. es, TTtO waist- belts, 63,000 pounds le-,d, 2,000 pounds ni.re,200 sets accoutrement e, ' 10,000 rounds artill-ry ammunition; 700 pounds musket balls, 335 pikes and iancea, -besides large amouute of various ordnauce . stores.; ; Quartermaster's b tores 70 horses, 80 mules, 40 wagons. 4 ambulances, also lg of vario is kinds, with much stationery. elbthing, and cam p and garrison equipage. Commissary stores -170.000 pounds bicon, 3000 barrels salt, '15 0t barrels sugtr, 100 barrels syrup, 7,00 a bushels, corn, 1;200 , head of cattle, also quantities of flour, groucd eas. &c. - A large amount of hospital stores - wre also turned in to the medical officer,. Dr. Chapman. : ; . ' From the Bulletin's N. Y. Correspondent; 4 tting off the Ears and Nose of C;"v:: Negroes. v ;,.v :J,' y -', In the mterestino; and veracious narra- . tiye which . comes from -Alabama about' planters cutting 'off the ears and hoses of tbjeir" negroes, a. singular omission occurs. ' The writer talks of five men , who icame in . with their ; ears cut off and nearly nu.lo. " bthers," he continues, " came in'with .their',, thrpats cut" He shpuld have added," "one;, unfortunate brother walked in, frpm a dia-: tabce of thirty jniles,; with his head under his arm-pit and his; entire legs m his nands." . Mr. Iavis.'. -. ,v It is understood here that Mr. rD avis "hag ' sujffered so much from his constitutional dis ease,, neuralgia, since his imprisonment, atal j hak een forced to take eo much morpben " tnac ne is scarcely compos menus, and ca-i-ndt last long. A point has been mad j hf-r", wich may be pf service in the coming tn- r al of Mr. Davis. It is this': That san '52, ' and again .4n! '5 9, the Democratic party in corporated the' resolutions of. '58 in their ' platform, and theAmerican peopje, by elec tirig the candidates nominated on those plat forms, endorsed the resolutions of '98 and- ' paye the poptilar sanction to the doctrine of : 'icesLion. - ' ; Punch has lately heard of a iProtestapt who has just discharged an1 old and faith-; full servant because the poor fellow happens to F a- e a Roman nose. r t "j ' IIOTJEI. ARRITAIiS. June 21et, . YARBOEOUGH HOtTSE. j J B Whitater, GoWsboro ; Peter Parker: Wil mington ; ; James Drake, New York ; ,PM Sirtith; NO; G Nicho'aoTi',N G; J A Henderson, lYanceA -ville Win M Coleman, Concord; J KJ EJUs, Ca--, tawfea co.; U N Fetus, Thomas E Warnner, Geo W Lawrence, Chicago; Col Whittles U S A ; W A yseton, do ; James M Ilighvlndianopolis ; W i J Frink, Greensboro; BE Brides, Edjrec-inb co:s Frahk Vaughn, city ; A Cohen, Goldboro; Ii' Baurnbrarten, Baltimore : JIrs Ilawea. Wilmli erton: Sj Washburhe, RichmonJ :- E B .Kamsey anH ; lady, N C; Abbott B Barrows, Salisbury ;; David J PI i kins, iir A H-Arrinetori and servant, I IH- -Uarl9ton ; G W Swepaon, K T Mc Adcil, Alamanct l county." .-' 1 .-; :. v :: if- I Raleigh." IVIarket; j : ' J UKNISUED DY, !. fit P. WILLIAMSON & CO., . Carnmissioii Merchants. . Iy -; v i ; -ijL" . f".': ' ' v - ' j. -B4et-412i6c per lb.. 1 I , liqiTEB 40o0c per lb. i . l . BEESWAX 202'e per lb. , j , f Baoou 15iac per lb. Wg TOund. ! l . . ' t Candles Tallow 3 -(a3oc' per lb.: Adamantine: .?. t)UOibrc per ID. . H - : Cd3tEKs-2535c per piece. CcjEN 1-15 1 25. j ' ' CidACKERs -25 cents. - ; i" E(Jgs3S45o per dozen. v ; I - . i ' Fiour Family $99X per bbl J ExtraT- : perfine.78. ' There is good demaud fuir Flour. 1 ! . IniN Plantation 12Ja per lb.. ; SheetSc. . ; i,. Lard :i618c per lb. i ,1 , t l , . M4AL-vil:0O115 per-bushcl. si ' VPiks 57J-.0O per bu-hel. -: ! ' T " , Soighcm 75S5 per gallon; - i i - v i SuJjab 2230c per lb. . " Tallow 10 cents. , r - - V: . , .. .. N4ls 12J2Jc per lb. ' IIOEY lo45. .... u iV '" 1 i 'i - j MONEY MABKET.' , ' ? . GotD 1 35 1 AQt. : i . i . Jue 21st, 1863. ; . ? ' T . T " : .... -t""- j--..- THE 0Hj1E11C1AL BULLETIX. ; f A FIRST ' CLjASS DAILY NEWSPAPER ! . " . V v -:, ,;: : - and rjf-;": : 1 4't ; : -' - l Commercial Directory, CONTEXTS : EDITORIXL3,, , 1 ' 1 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE, . E I G N AN D DOMESTIC NE W S ,' . FOB ; .j STOCK MARKETS . OF ALL : TUB PBINCIPAL CITfES OF TUB - "1 UNITED STATES. ! ' - :- ;'. j j AN D.', ' - '.; j , ;. I ;i'..f GENERAL' INFORMATION;''" ' 1 r ; ON ALL SUBJECTS. r . NeWiV Agents with the armieCT, as well as News Do'ew euerallyi Wid Be fariHshod with the Bcl- i Lktiw Sn aiiy number ami at mo.Jdrate priyO'. . Tlie (ISuUotin U furnUUed to tubscribers at the ,; rate oi ST eeuts r er uionth, with the additional ; t-hatgejof 50 ieents to 'prep y postage. . h f As sto as Ihepos' at arrangement are completed . we piopoe to issflea Weekly and Tri-wcekly Bet- Liitixlbr the benefit of our conntrv frin'U i The Bulletin rapidly. rceivinr A Ufn tin, i exteosiive circulation. .! t- dtrereenis the feusinoss' InUresI of the hifr- chaa'8,1 business, man, and wkople at lakos o - It ha met wiih a most cordial reception by the hu-ities men of. tn'm city. M . ' j It contains nearly all the advertisement bjhI more rdadim? mnttfir-t h ed in Bicliiuoad. ' ; - ... Aeents wanted in everv town and villflo n V".- ginia,, who will take and forward K bcriCtiaiifl. . -.uBribers can be rur;pishcd wifli numerdlrom the hv nninjf if they t,'piy sooa, a4 thtiv r r nly few is rcmainutg. Addr4 t.8 BAILEY, WEDDENBUBN & CO (- : jrropnewx,- iuyuaond, ya i t r
The Semi-Weekly Record (Raleigh, N.C.)
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