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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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For Convention.
K v;iDt buoiness me and working men, who
1 ivc ih.: interest of the Stute a heart, to represent
, ijKthe Convention shortly to convene. !
. r. PARSLEY, 8n., Esq., j
T. J. ARMSTRONG,
1 , .ir.r.rrtl liV : j.
MANY VOTERS.
Au;
17th
RAILROADS.
wil Char, ami Rutherford Railroad.
" ' Ofiick Wil., Ohak. k KCTH. K. K. Co.
Luurinurgh, Sept. 7th, 1865. )
PCUEpULE. . i
Lp Irani
1 ia 'r '
iu w u x 1 am
Mondays and Thursday.
Leave
Sand Hill 6.00 A. M.
Til.:
Leave
'.Vilni'iilT'oii-
PLnurel Hill - - 0.54 "
.,.-ih Vert-i0.0 " jLaurinburgh -7.30
m , r i vi ! It -1 1
Shoe Heel
8.06
i.' in, liiif.. .12.18 P. M. Red Bans
.8.o0
tm
10.12
Brown Marsh 1.00 "
Moss Neck
Lumberton
I iniihfrtOIl - j.I'
tBladenboio'.11.36 "
Muw fck--K,-.
Banko
iic Heel--.
l.aiiriiiliiir'Mj
4.O.;
4.54
5.24
0.00
lit U V II .Hdl Oil lU.-X. X . il.
Kosindalc----1.12 "
Marville 2.24 41
North West--:i:i0
Riverside .-4.30 11
u
11
Luuti-1 Hill-
Arrive at
s !.,,(' Hill. - - 7.30.
5 Arrive at,
i; Wilnunsiton 5.30 u
i i.c ..tt'ove iiiiui in iu"'" u iiwini
with p.i.-.-fii-r coaches ;
! tached. In addition, an
trum will run exclusively for freight twice
T WL'I K 11 11 bUlllLItJlijr
t . .. ....
ot Jreiglit is onereu.
i WM. II. ALLEN,
Master of Transportation A
. !103
w, J,t. '.Ull
me'At Southern Mail Route Opened
1 A.SLN (iLRb can tiQw go from all northern
' '.(nils by Bay and Barnes River Line, or by
It.iil and Boats lrom Washington to Petersburg,
tlK -e by Rail via Weldon, Wilmington to Char-l,-ntiu
and Columbia, S. C., thence by Boat to 8a
v uinali, and Rail to ' ' , .
Auira-ta,
Atlanta, .. ;
: Macon, &c., &c.
Clo.-e connections ar- made at Weldon with
iia.-ton Ferry, and at Wijrnington, N. C, .by Rail
Sjutli and iSouthwest. j i 'i i
SS. L. FREMONT,
i . Eng. & Sup't.,
Wil. fc Wcldon:RR.
Winnim'iOii, N. C St-jK. 2d .157
i-, h 'iiiurg Erpn s?', RictniiOnd Whig and Bal
timore American, copy; ojne month and M-Ud 1 ills.
Wilinintoii and Miinchester Railroad.
oi I'tt E Gen. fck7i-T.IWiL. &'Man. R.'R.,
Wnininu-ton, N. C., Aug. 2Gth, 1SC5. $
and alter- tSiiuctay, Aug. tn, ciauy inuns,
V for jasseng-rs and
ireiirbt.-will run over the
"i'.ininytoi
11(1 .,U;MlCl)ifier liauiuau as .
. . f I ' . I . 1 ,1 ... V. 1 IIIT .
Li-ave V'i!niingtm dai
v at 0.00 A. Mi
7.35 P. M, '
KiiiUville
Arrive at Wilmington daily at 3.05 P. M
Kinirsville
1.25 A. M.
These trains connect with. trains on NorTh Eas-
tern Rail Road for Cbarlq
ston, the Chcraw cc Dar
il. & Wei. R. R.. There
tion between Kingsville
linLitiin Railroad and V
is tlaiiv 1. 1 aire commmiic
and. Columbia, S. C, eqnlieeting'with these trains
There-is also a lints oi t?ta
hes between Camden and
Sumter (on VV U. it n
u. RajU-oad.) The boat
cohn'Ttinir with tliese IrAins leave raulariivcs at
Wil. iV Weldon Railroatl '-wharf. The li eight of-
.,.1, i -w T T ' TT.l.,.
lii . oi tin- C'omitany -wilL' ie at A. ti. vauouKKe-
bn'.- whaiT, on the rrm
ses recently occupied ;y
A. V. Hall, and by steami-'r NorUi Carolina m rut.
in- to FaveLteviile. Ail freight will be received
and delivered a 1.1 his poiijt. Passenger business is
dune bom Wil. A; Weldon Railroad wharf and
h eight 'business from nhpxc harf.
HENRY M. DRANE,
j Gen. -Sup't. .
Ar.g. 2"'.l h ' j 151 -
Wilmington and Weldon ESailroad
Wilmington M Wei.uon R. li. Co.
Wilmington, Ahir. 2U, lbG5.
issr(;i.it xitAiNS sciiDUtiE.
1?ROM this date Trahijs on this Road will run
as follows :
Leave Wilmington at 4 CO P. M.
Arrive at Weldon fit 8 00 A. M. ...
Leave Weldon at 3 00 P. M.
Arrive at Wilmington at 5 40 A. M.
Connecting at Weldon l!oth yays with trains to
and from Petersburg, bjy Gaston Ferry, and on
direct to Norfolk and Washington ; connects at
Goldsboro' with trains io Raleigh aud N.ewbern.
Also connects at Wilmington w ith the Wilmington
Manchester Railroad south to Charleston; Co
lumbia, Atlanta, Savanuih, Montgomery, '&c.
, I S. L. FREMONT,
Aug. 30, 1SG5 154. . j . l Eng, & buyvt.
.Wil., Char, and Rutherford Railroad.
, Oi-ficp Wtl Ciia!b& Ruth. R. R. Co.
Ljiurcnburg, N
C, Sept. 7thr 1865.
rpiLE regular annual jmectihg ot the btockhol
L ders of this Company will be held at Laurin
bur,- on Wednesday, -
he 18th day of October,
In;.).
scot. .th
WM. II. ALLEN, .
Secretary.
103-tui
Wil., Char. fc RUtlierfford Railroad.
Depot W., C. & R. R. K. Co., )
Wilmington, N. p., Sept. 11th, 1S05. S
T7T EIGHTS nmst be klelivered at this depot by
: 1 1 1 i o'clock, A. M.,1 Mondaysand Fridays, in
order to insure their shipment by the trains leav.-
iug Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Receipts in duidieate must
nts in i uolicate muswiccomvany eacu suiu-
. . -i i. .
meut, and freight iuvarijvbly prepaid.
J. T. AL,L KKM ,
Frcierht Agent.
sept, lth
i 165-s
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
To the Voters jof Wilmington.
'piIE undersigned appointed by the .County.
JL Court of New Hajiover to administer the
Amnesty Oath to the citizens of the town of Wil
miugtou and furnish eettifieates of the same, will
attend at the room of the Special Magistrate, at
the Court Doiifc, everyj workfhg day trom Mon
day. 27th inst., until the day. of election, from the
hours of THREE to FIIVE P. M.
A. E. HALL, ;
S. N. MARTIN, j
Aug. 20th ! 115I-te
Speciajl Notice.. i
J NO. J. CONNOLLY, Esq.,;iwill attend at his
office at the Court House,' Y'Oniniencing this
morning at 10 o'clock, hud for tncceeding twenty
working days, each day, from 10 to 1 P. Ml, for
lining the taxes on R(ial Estate of the town ot
Wilmington, and collecting same at time of list
ing. Those not listing within above mentioned
time, will be charged double taxes. '
SHACKELFORD,
! Mayor pro tem.
Sei-t. 5th, 1$G5. ;' " . 159-Sw.
BAILEY'S STAR HOTEL,
FRONT STREET, "WILMINGTON, K. C. .
II. ISA II, IY, ' Proprietor.
TTO U SE open for the reception of guests at all
J- i. hours of the day atd night.
No pains will be sparjed to niake the guests of
the house comfortable in every .respect. f
The table is supplied with every luxury the mar
ket affords.; , .
A first class resta'uran ; is attached to thefhousej
where the public wiU bd furnished with ice cream
r oysters in iheir seasons, wines, choice liquors,
July 19th
118 J
TPE WILJMGTOX IlCUALD.
WILMINGTON.
SEPTEMBER 19
0-
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
We ass prepared to print tickets for the
approaching election in any desired qaa jtityat
he shortest possible notice. Send in; your
orders promptly. i
mayor's Court, Monday Before Com
missioner Sttackleford,
The proceedings of the mayor's court yester
day jrere unimportant. Two policemen were
present for an examination of some trivial
charges brought against them, but they amount
ed to nothing of great interest, bo the parties
were discharged.
The pound seems to be doing the finest! busi
ness. Fifteen dollars were handed over ito the
chief of police as the result of fines from hogs
picked up trom the streets while running at large.
The pen is still flourishing, and many a little
" porter " isjeft uncalled for. A part of the
fine goes to the officer seizing his pigship. j Fifty
cents is the dues on a pig,; shoat or great hog.
For a horse the charge is $3, one-third to the
captor. It is no doubt a lively business from
outward signs.
. Error -Upon the authority of the chief of
police and others, having a knowledge of the
faefs, it is stated that the report of the officer
striking the Bailey woman, arrested on Satur
day, and knocking her down was incorrect The
officer making this arrest is considered one of
the most efficient on the list, and the paragraph
alluded to does him injustice, so far as striking
the woman.
A Cleak Case. In good old "bye-gone days,
when it wasgot considered criminal to indulge
a little too much in stimulants there flourished
in a neighboring village old uncle Tom McElroy
Uncle Tom was very fond of "apple jack" and
was not very particular about disguising the
fact from his neighbors, some ef wh im met
with him occasionally over the "flowing bowl,"
and when they did meet, a good time was of
course-the result. Uacle Tom was more practi
cal in his devotions than the rest, and was often
found at home, too, about "half seas over." He
was of some considerable measure around the
girth, as most good-natured people are, and was
also fond of riis ease. He had a great peculiar
ity, when imbiding, of stretching himself
out at full length upon the sofa, in the parlor,
pulling off his No. 12 brogans and elevating his
heels. It was upon one of these occasions that
his daughter Fannie, a nice, intelligent gul by-1
the-bye, had a visit from a young man of the
neighborhood. During a very lively conversa
tion, uncle Tom, who had fell asleep, appear
ently unnoticed, undertook to perform the very
dexterous feat for him, even when sober, of
turning his body on the sofa, the springs! of his
bed or liquor, however, interfered and tumbled
uncle Tom over on the floor. Fannie, by way
of an apology, and also as an excuse, sung out,
"oh, mercy, if Pa isn't tipsy." The old man
recovered to his hands and knees, striking the
attitude of a leap-frog, sung 'out, in a J harsh
key, "admitted, by jiogo, admitted," He man
aged to get up from his position, and with a
shoe in each hand, bid the couple good night at
the door, enquiring as he went along for; "Ma
tilda, the dear woman who keeps the j dairy
keys." . :.
Strong Complaints. A strong petition,
signed by some half-dozen citizens living in the
vicinity; was laid before the acting mayor yes
terday morning, praying that some very unnec
essary nightly disturbances in the neighborhood
of Dock and 7th streets be inquired into and
checked if possible. They are represented as
veiy disagreeable, generally rioting one night
and then perhaps holding church services the
next, continuing until a late hour' in the j morn
ing. This is not the first complaint that has
been made against these enthusiasts and public
nuisances that have continually annoyed res
pectable citizens by their pharaisaical outbreaks,
and it is sincerely hoped that it will work some
good in the future. ,1
The Registry. The registry of voters at the
court house still continues. About two hundred
and fitty had availed themselves of the opportu
nity offered up to yesigrday afternoon. Esq'rs
Conoley & Hall, werl in attendance for this
purpose uatft 9 ftVlqefc-JaLand will be again
this evening, in order that persons Ptherwise
employed during the day can qualify. The
matter is so very important, that under no con
sideration should it be neglected by any one.
A full vote cast in the approaching election,
would go far towards reconciling public opinon
elsewhere of the good intentions of the people
towards the general government, and the adop
tion in good faith by them of thepolicy of the
president.
' Yesterday. The weather yesterday returned
to the standard, occupied for the vast ten or
twelve days. A good breeze towards nightfall
flattered exhausted humanity with a pleasant
evening, but it was of short duration, and left
greater stagnation than previously: Many an
honest sigh was mrnifested for a change to a
degree or two cooler, but some days are yet to
elapse before such a change will be felt. ;
For New York. The steamer General Sedg
wick wiil sail or New York, from the wharf of
Harriss & Howell this evening at , 5J o'clock,
precisely. -;
Oakdalk Cemetery. Timothy Donlin, su
perintendent of the Oakdale Cemetery, reports
the number of interments for theveek ending.
September 16tb, to be four two of which were j and interesting oration, bat was not at all im
infants, one disease unknown and one of small ( portant, except in those passages in which the
pox- : The city, therefore, must be in the enjoy j
men! of the best health possible far better than '"!
at the same time for years previous.
Trade. The quantities of goods arriving
here and being opened for the fall season are j
enormous.
Aieveiy piace is io pe seen new
supplies and more are said to be on the
No one of our merchants are yet heard to com
plain for want of buyers, ut speak very flatter
ingly indeed of their transactions. New busi
ness houses are being opened at every available
place, and if the demand for house-room be i
anything to judge by there is certainly to be
more business done here this fall and winter,
than was ever before transacted in one season.
Accounts from the up-country just ify, to a great
extent, the belief that these preparations for
the coming trade are not too great, as there are
yet a large 6cope of country not yet reached
that is to be supplied with goods, and that too
from this city.
Religious. --Rev. L. S. Burkhead, in charge
of the Front street Methodist Church, expects
to be absent from the city for the coming two or
three weeks, during which time Rev. A. Paul
Repiton will occupy his pulpit at lOi o'clock,
A. M., on Sabbath.
Rev. Reuben Grant will preach in the 5th
street Methodist Church every Sabbath at 4
o'clock, P. M.
T.
Business Cabd. The announcement in
another column of Messrs. Devlin & Co., of
New York, is worthy the attention f all want
ing anything in the clothing line.
ARIEL'S LETTER.
A New Provost No News Afloat Robbers
and Burglaries About A Lost Trunk
Another Flora ITlcFlimsey--Catchihg' the
Robber AccidentlF General Sickles
President J ohnson's Address -The Calm
Before the Storm The Republican State
Election Greeley A Humbug The The
atres Racing Ocean Tacking- The
Henrietta Ahead, fcc, Sec, Arc.
Our New York Correspondence.
New York, Sept. 13, 1865.
There is iio news here this week excep poli
tical news, and I have written so much about
politics lately that I am afraid you will begin to
take me for a politician. Heaven forbid ! They
have! this proverb in New York now-a-days when
they; see a bad child, "that boy will make a
politician, a railroad director or a bank teller,
and certainly come to some ignominious end."
No such prediction was ever made in regard to
me. My conduct, both as boy and man, has
been exemplary.
But before I drop into politics, as Mr. Wegg
dropped into poetry, "As a friend," let me think
over the gossip of the day and see whether I
can fini anything to amuse you. There's some
news from South Carolina but of course you
get that before we do. Secretary Seward has
been visiting Richmond but you must have
heard about that. The War Department has
issued orders mustering out of the service all
the negro regiments enlisted at the north and
now stationed in Virginia, North Carolina, Flor
ida, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas but no
doubt you have received the order. You see
that there is literally DOthing new.
Robberies and burglaries are as numerous as
ever, and yesterday another fellow followed the
prevailing fashion and killed his wife. One of
the cases before the police court was very curi
ous. A lady started for Lake Mahopac, a fash
ionable watering place, with two immense
trunks full of finery. She had bought new
dresses, laces and jewelry and was determined
to extinguish all rivals. Leaning back in the
cars, she pictured to herself how she would look
in her moire antique, and n?bw fine- she would
be in her new cashmere wrapper. fIu imagina
tion she took out all her dresses from the two
trunks, tried them on, refolded tLem and placed
them carefally back again with an approving
smile. This she did in imagination; but in a
little while Lake Mahopac would be reached and
she could do it in reality to the intense envy
and jealousy of her eclipsed friends.
Conceive this lady's horror, when, after a few
hours of such pleasant day-dreams, she arrived
at the Lake, asked for her trunks and found
that they were not upon the train. There she
was, like poTrl.Ai.3s r io: 11 .zZJy
nothing to wear. It is to be presun ed that she
fainted ; but her friends revived her by assuring
her that she had only to telegraph to the baggage
master in New York and her trunks would be
sent on to her the next day. She did telegraph ;
but the baggage master replied that no such
trunks had been entrusted to his custody or left;
at the depot.- Under the circumstances only
one thing could be done. The lady had, to give
up her season, at Lake Mahopac, returned New
York aWi complain to the police. -Thef detect
tives assured her that the trunks had been
stolen, but they weie unable to discover the
robber. Nevertheless, as robbery, like murder,
"will out," the. thief was at last secured by an
accident. An old offender named James Thomp
son, was arrested at Niblo's Garden for picking
pockets. Upon searching him the police found
a card which had been tqed on to one of the
stolen trunks. This gave the detectives a clue,
which they followed up, and all the property
was recovered. Yesterday Thompson was con-
victed of the robbery and sent to the state pri
son for five years. "
General Dan Sickles delivered a speech before
the American institute at the opening of their
annual fair, last evening. It was an excellent
- -.
general incidentably advocated a magnanimous
policy towards the wrath and advised his an-
dience to join with him in sustainine President4
I Johnson. The speech might have attracted
more attention were it not for the fact that, inr
the address published yesterdijPresldent John-
,m Br,nke fnr him1f T
have received a copy of that addre-s from Wash
ington. It is the mdst important that Mr. John
son has yet delivered. You see that the threats
of the radicals have had no effect whatever upon
him. In allusion to the recent blood and thun
der oralion of Thad gteT of pnn,yiTnio
the President said to his eonthern friends,
"There may be speeches published lrom various
quarters that may breathe a different spirit
(from that of my address). Do not let them
trouble or excite you." This boldly flings down
the gauntlet to the radicals. We regard it here
as aa official notification to Oreeiey, Sumner
and Stevens, that their time has come.'. The
struggle which 1 have described and predicted
in former letters wi.l now grow furious. For
the present, however, it has conie to a dead
stop. The Tribune does not say a word about
the president s address, although it praises
Stevens. This silence is significant. Is it the
calm before the storm ?
Meanwhile, the principal topic of conversa
tion here is the approaching Republican State
Convention, which meets in a few days at Syra-
cuse. If the radicals control that convention
they will lay doWn an anti-Johnson platform,
nominate a square radical ticket, make a fight
with the democrats and be terribly beaten before
the people. If the conservatives are in the as
cendant they will nominate about half of the
democratic ticket, adopt about half of the dem
ocratic platform and there will be no contest, and
everything will be Andy Johnson, as it was a
few wseks agi- I do not know which of the
two factious will succeed; but at present the
conservatives are ahead. They have secured
the custom house and that is a tower of strength
Then Thurlow Weed is a better political mana
ger than any of the radicals, and while Greeley
is writing and arguing Weed nails his candi
dates. Besides all this, the Times is now a more
influential political organ than the Tribune. It
has a larger circulation and is more generally
respected, although I can never read it with so
much pleasure. Greeley 5s a humbug, and he
is beginning to be found out. He irs that des
picable thing, a conscious hypocrite. As Ned
Hlkins said of that fellow Halpine, so I say of
Greeley, "he is a humbug and he knows it."
The fall season has been inaugurated quite
brilliantly. The thealres will all be open this
week, except Wallack's, and. we have concerts,
negro minstrels and a bulKfrog show to fill up
the chinks, to say. nothing of Hermann, the
presldigitateur, which means the quick-fingered
chap. On Monday 'evening a new singer Mad
ame Parepa, made her debut at Irving Hall.
She is almosfequal to Jenny Lind, and if Bar
num were her manager she would create just
such a furor. To-morrow Mrs. Wood opens the
Olympic, which is the most elegant theatre in
this city. Barnum has inaugurated his new
museum. The Keans are at the Broadway.
The Ravels are coming to Niblo's. Bless their
old hearts! May they never die. At Winter
Garden Mr. Clarke, the brothersin-law and
partner of Edwin Booth, the brother of J. Wilkes
Booth, is playing a irery successful engagement,
and Booth himself will appear before many
months
If you should come to New York you
see that you would find plenty of amusements,
although the weather s so hot and sultry that
sensible people do not venture out. The heat
has been greater during the p.ist week than in
the middle of summer. OuUdoor sports are
well patronized, however. Several excellent
race3,ara given every day over on Long Island
or in Jersey. Most exciting of all, the yachts
Henrietta and Fleetwing started on Monday for
an ocean race of two hundred miles and more,
from Sandy Hook to Cape May and back. The
Henrietta is owned by James Grdon Bennett, jr.,
and the Fleetwing by a nephew of Commodore'
Vanderbilt. At last accounts young Bennett
was ahead. ARIEL.
The Great Indian Council.
Advi es have been received up to a late pe
riod from the council of government officers
and Indian delegates at FortSmith, Arkansas.
Cooley read an addiessto the .Indians, which
was responded to by the Cherokees to the ef
fect that they had no power to treat, but
would refer any proposition the government
would make to their national council. Re.
from other tribes of a similar charap,
ter were mauc.' gxGuhcil
was taken up in reading the stTpuuoris to be
imposed by the government upon all treaties
in the southwest. The stipulations propose
a grand consolidation of all Indian tribes into
one nation, the territory of which shall be the
present Indian territory, and such otblr as
the g Vvc-rnment pay decide upon. Thetrbea
now living in Kansas are to be removed eoutb,
and the southwestern tribes are expected to
compel the Indians of the plains to observe
the treaties. The Indians say they under
stand they were called to.naeet the late rebel
tribes, and renew friendly relations with them,,
and not to make new treaties, which they say
they are unwilling and unauthorized to do.
On Monday replies were made ta tte propo
sitions presented them on Saturday: All
spoke favorably of the policy of the govern
ment, and appear anxious to renew friendly
relations with it. Many of them promise their
aid in bringing the hostile Indians of the
plains to terms. j
The .next day statements were made on. be
half of their tribes by both "the Seminole and
Creek chiefs, the! former expressing their
wishes Tor friendship and peace with the gov
ernmebland the establishment among them
of churches,, schools , and other civilizing ini
stitutions. "The Creeks say that the names
of their chiefs and of those of the Indians of
L. Tl rr i . ...
rebels without their knowledge. Col. Pitch
lvnn a 7hrrVf rhief wlo foUffht Oil the
rebel aide, arrived to take part m the council j
on-Tuesday. V
VIRGINIA. .
fln. v. AbMIm far Pardon IhrOUXh,
Gen. Grant -The Latter , Forward it
with a Complimentary Endorsement
A Dinner to Joe, Johnston In Richmond
-The Proposed Visit of the preldena
Kichnutid, 1c.
Richmond eorrvApooUonc of tin N. Y. HeraM. I r
Richmond, Va., Sept. 12. j.
4- t v.- va?a DiurtAV ?
The Richmond Whij of this morning has
the following interesting information relative
to the application forjpardon made oy uen.
Leo, and the generous course pursued iu re
lation thereto by Lieutenant General Grant.
The Yhii savs:
Upon the appearance of President Johnson's
proclamation of amnesty . or not long thereaf- j
tr. fltnral Tert determined hi AVtll nimselC
of its invitation to apoly for special amnesty.
Whether iu coming to this 'determination he-
was actuated bv motives of Interest or by a
desire to influence thuse Who would be gov
erned by his example, there is no occasion
for us to ex'piess an opinion. We happen,
though, to know that General Lee never fail - ,
cd to dissuade those who, considering them
selves proscribed' by being excepted from the
amnesty, meditated expatriation, from carry
ing any such purpose into execution. lie
urgently counseled, all who approached him
on the subject to remain in the country, en
o uraging them to hope that, by acquiescence
in the new condition of affairs and an ener
getic effort to retriove the fallen fortunes of
the State, .Virginia' eould ngin bo made the
abode of prosperity and happiness.
Ilis application for pardon, if we are not
mistaken, had been prepared, and was about
to be transmitted to Washington, when a super
serviceable judge, holding a federal court at
Norfolk, caused an indictment to be found
against him, with a number of other distin
guished gentlemen, for treason. Thereupon
General Lee, instead .of forwarding his appli
cation to Washington, enclosed it to General
Grant, wkh n note calling his attention to
what had been done at Norfolk, and remark
ed that if, according to his (General Grnnt's)
understanding of the articles of capitulation,
he (General Lee) was liable to indictment aud
prosecution fo it reason, then lie did not feel
at liberty to make the application for pirdon.
But if General Grant's understanding were
the reverse, then General Leo would be
obliged to him if he would forward the peti
tion to the president. General Grant, if we
have not been misinformed, responded to
General Lee's note promptly, and in the most
complimentary and frie dly terms, enclosing a
letter he had addressed to Washington in for
warding the petition, taking the ground that,
under the l"rmsTof the surrender, the pro-!
ceeding at Norfolk was wholly inadmissible.
This brought to a close the plan of Judge Un
derwood' to make his name immortal by asso
ciating it with a tri 1 in which Rebert E.Lee oc
cupied the prisoner's dock, and at the same
time brought, flent"--' 4-.. M.;,iau hefnre tha
president in the mode-most agreeab!eCo"him-
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DINNER- TO GENERAL JOE JOHNSON.
Rumors reach me just us this despatch
leaves of a very ptivate dinner given at Mill
ward's Hotel, in this eity, last evening, to the
rebel General Joseph E. Johnson. General
Johnson is understood to have accepted the
presidency of the Danville railroad.
VIRGINIA BANK NOTES.
TIIE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Charles Palmer, the union patriot in Rich
mond all through the war, wrho, it has already
been stated, was appointed chairman of a '
committee, at .the late qualified union meet
ing, to invite the president, his advisers and
friends throughout the country, to the hospi
talities of Richmond,, gives us the results of
his mission to A ashington in the
card :
ioiiowing
INVITATION FROM THE PEOPLE OP RICHlfuND TO'
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET.
To the Citizen? of Richmond As one of
the committee appointed by a mass meeting,
held in the capitol square, for the purpose of
inviting the president of -the United Sta'es
and his cabinet to visit tHia city and partake
of its hospitalities, I proceeded to W ashing
ton on Saturday, the 2d inst.", and on Monday
morning following called at the department of
state on that patriot and greatest of states
men, the Honorable William JI. Seward.
Marred and scarred as he was i by the assas
sin's knife, he received me in the most cordial
and flattering manner, and, after reading his
invitation, desired me to accompany him thu
next day at twelve o'clock to be introduced to
the president and cabinet To this I readily
acceded. My reception by them was in the
highest degree cordial and dignified. My in
terview with the president was i necessarily
short, but h
me as core.
to him, with a heart true to the
ana, my whole countrv. representing
tnose oi similar ieenngs.
The invitation with which I was harged
gave him manifest pleasure, and he express
ed both a desire and intention to visit Virgin
ia, as also his native good bid North State,
when the season and his public duties will
admit of it. These two states, especially, be
said, should have remained in the union, and
were not (I think he said) fairly carried out
of it. r l- --
He spoke with much feeling in relation ito
the unhappy situation of Richmond, and of
the south generally, which I think, he will
help as much as circumstances will allows
Take him all in all, I do not believe any
proud monarch of Europe, whose race of
kings, by "Divine right," has flourished a
thousand years of time, has a clearer concep
tion of his duties, and knows better hpw to
temper justice with mercy, than Andrew
Johnson, of Tennessee. -
From my interview with the president I
drew the most cheering augiries. . It im
pressed me with the conviction. that the
South will find in him a friend and pro
tector, if she will come up to bis requirements
cheerfully," and accept with " true heart the
terras "of reconstruction offered.'
With one voice and with one heart we will
greet his coming to this od comcaoriwealth
wun ioyous welcome. Most resDecttuiiv.
t your fellow-cilizen,
I.
CHARLES PALMER.
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