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until all arrearages are paid, unless at
IBHEon of the Editor.
ADLER, Attorney at Law,
Ponntu Office In Building for-
by Volunteer, South Hanover
Attorney at Law,
Penna. Office same as that of
volunteer, 1 ’ South side of the Pub
BBEaw, Carlisle, Penna. , Office with Wm. j.
■K^LEeT” Attorney at Law,
Hanover .Street, Carlisle, Fa.,
HpWEAKLEY, Attorney at Law.
on South Hanover street, in the room
Hy occupied by A. B.. Sharpe, Esq.
Attorney at
Carlisle, Penna, Office a few doors
Hannon’s Hotel.
Attorney
Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Penna.
South Hanover street, opposite Bentz’s
special arrangement with the Patent
to securing Patent Bights.
Attorney
■B Law and Real Estate Agent. Shopherds-
Virginia. Prompt attention given to
Jefferson county and the Counties
J. SHEARER, Attorney &c.
Hat. Law, Carlisle. Fa. Office near Court
■Hi South side of Public Square, in *• Inhofl’s
second floor. Entrance, Hanover Street.
■Practicing in all tho Courts of this Judicial
■Bt, prompt attention will be given to all
lu the Counties of Perry and Juniata, as
|Hb of Cumberland.'
■Fi^ieod—ly*.
■AS. *E. MAGLAUGHLIN, Attor
■Bey at Law. Office in Building formerly
■cted by Volunteer, a few doors South of Han
■newSHAM, Attorney at Law.
|B Office with Win. H. Miller, Esq., South-
and Pomfret streets.
mm C. HERMAN, Attorney at Law.
’■H* Office in Rhecm’s Hall Building, in tho
the Court House, next door to tho “Her-
Penna.
HBlfeN'. C. GRAHAM, Attorney at
Hgßfor. Office formerly occupied by Judge
SmSm: South Hanover street, Carlisle, Penna.
wm£X 1505—1 y.
■&EWTON SHORT, M. D. f (for-
of Centreville, Pa.) Physician and
having permanently located in Me-
Fa., most respectfully offers his ser
■b the public in the practice of Medicine
in all their various branches.—
calls promptly attended to.) Particular
given to Surgical Operations and the
of Cnronlo Diseases.
on Main Street, opposite Rail Road ave
stairs. July 5, ’OO-ly,
fI7SEARTIiT. Drc*r-
SBnsr. From tho Baltimore College of Denial
Office at tho residence of nls mother,
Street, three doors below Bedford,
Penna.
W. B. Shoemaker—
Dentist, Newville, Pennsylvania,
door North of the Post Office.
22,1868. —ly. .
JUfletncal. ’
: nPREVENTIVE~IX>R
(Bkholera.
■ "xT . ■ ■ L. ■
IB 186 6. {
K GREAT ZINGARI BITTERS.
Htwonderfal remedy was discovered and In-
about twenty years ago by Dr. S. Cheop-
H- eminent Egyptian physician..
long seen and felt the want of some
By which would strike the root of disease,
Broyent much of the suffering which the hu-
Bamily was then compelled to endure.
B great question was presented to his mind
Bday In vivid colors as he moved among the
Bod dying, and. observed the inefficiency of i
Hr all the remedies then in use.' Thus he was
Bthiuk and experiment; and after ten years
Bly and labor hie presented to his fellow man
Bmderful ZINGARI BITTERS. The effect of
Breparatldn in the prevention and cure ol
Be was so marvelous and.astonishing that
Bost flattering marks of. royal favor were
Bred upon him who discovered it. His name
upon the Roll of Nobles.'and a gold
B with; the following Inscription: Dr S.
Bbus, the Public Benefactor, was presented
Hi by the Viceroy,
HP r eparation has been used in several epi-
K of cholera, both as a preventive and cura-
and with such great success, that it
Ben introduced into nearly all the general
H&i of the old world.
||i Hold saying that an ounce of prevention is
H a pound of cure, applies with marvelous
Bio'cholera, and therefore any remedy that
Brotect us against this terrible disease should
Bely and persistently used.
■pathologists now agree that the cholera
Bn acts on the system through tho blood,
■hat any.combinatlon.which acts on the ex
■ry organs, and keeps, them in working or
■must prevent a Sufficient accumulation of
Boison to exert its terrible effects on the or
mm. This is true not only of oholerra, but of .
■ly all other maladies; especially the dlffer
■orma of fever. .
■e Zlngara Bitters is Just sucha remedy as the
■e conditions require. It acts on the organs
Koretlon and secretion, keeping up a perfect
■bee between them. This Bitters is composed
Bely of roots and herbs, so nicely concocted
■eveiy organ is acted upon and put in tone.
Bate Is pleasant and Its effects prompt and i
■g. j
■merous coses of the following diseases have
■ cured by it: Cholera, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, |
Blty, Aniemla, Dyspepsia, Flatulency; Cholic, j
■co One Dollar per quart bottle. •
■nclpal depot at the Walnut street wharf,
■isburg, Pa.
bo fca* sole by Qeorge Winters, wholesale and
m liquor dealer, Second Street, Harrisburg, |
pt Shower’s liquor store, and at the Franklin I
ve, Carlisle. ' 1
■ . F. RASTER, i
| Sol© Proprietor,
ly 17,1866—f1ia.
y s pep s i aT
I : PERMANENTLY LURED BY
ELDON'S DYSPEPSIA TROCHES
PySPEPSIA PEItMANKNTLY CURED OR THE,
I Money Refunded.
■eso Troches not only give immediate relief
presuTe to effect a permanent cure in Dys
■h. They are not a purgative, and therefore
■ use doed not create a necessity for the ha
■l use of Oartbatics. They cause no sickness
Be stomach or griping of the bowels, and are
petty harmless to the most delicate.
■ey will immediately correct a sour Stomach,
■ Flatulence, Heartburn, Sickness or Fain: in
■ Stomach, Costiveness, -Belching of Wind,
■r Complaint, Headache, and in met-all those
■greeable and dangerous symptoms of tbis
pso, which unfit one for .the pleasures and.
■esoflife.
leak and delicate persons who have been .in- •
r* by the use of powerful stimulants and pur
|ves, will find them a mild, safe and sure res-
l r of the digestive organs to their original
pgth and vigor.
fepared solely by thepreprietors:
I- 8. J. VANDERSLOOT & CO.,
I Chemists, 718 Market Street, Phii’a.
|i.vn) Ramton, Druggist Carlisle, Cumberland
pty.Pa., sole agent for Cumberland. County,
I Sold by all Druggists.
IbG 21,1860-Sm. . ;
fNVENTORB OFFICES.
| D-EPINTEUIIj AND EVANS. L
PIE ENGINEERS & PATENT SOLICITORS
I iVo. 435 WqlritU Street Philadelphia.
fatenta solicited—Consultations on Engineer;
F’ ~ ra ughting and Sketches, Models, and Ma
|nery or all kinds mode and skilfully attended
[Special attention given to Rejected COses and
Authentic Copies of all Doou-
Pn fr 2 m Pa tent Offlce procured.. .
P* Save yourselves useless trouble and trav
®xP©nses, os there is no need for personal
review with us,. All business with these Offl-
transacted in writing; For further
direct aa above, with stamp onclos
, pjfOUlar with references.
: eb * 1.1866— 1 y,
SHUTTLE SEWING MA.
UoIIINES are sutierlor.to all other for FAMI*
AND maNUEACTOBING PURPOSES. Con*
S the latest Irdprovementa; are speedy;
[HnS 88 i durable; and easy to work.
»u>d Circulars free. Agents wanted.—
discount allowed. No consignments
«>y al iw-iy- E B ' M ’ co- ’ Bro “ dw - 016 N - Y -
BY BRATTON & KENNEDY.
(Eitj) gUrbertisementß.
/diamond DEALER & JEWELER^
It WATCHES, JEWElttt * BIITEn WAKE, II
V.WATOHE3 and JEWELRY EEPAIEED.^y
jQ3 Chestnut St..Phila-
HAS ON ILVND
A LARGE & SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
DIAMOND JEWELRY OF ALL
KINDS.
SUCH AS
RINGS, PINS. STUDS. DIAMOND SETS, &C.,
ALSO, ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OP
AMERICAN, SWISS A ENGLISH WATCHES,
MY ASSORTMENT OP JEWELRY IS
COMPLETE IN ALL. RESPECTS,
Embracing AHiclcs qf the Highest Cost,
AS ALSO,
Articles of Comparatively Small Value.
A VERY LARGE STOCK OP
PLAIN RINGS ON HAND.
SILVERWARE OP ALL KINDS.
ALSO FANCY SILVERWARE
SUITABLE FOR BRIDAL
PRESENTS.
ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS ALWAYS ON
HAND.
Particular Attention Paid to Repairing Watches .
Diamonds and all other Precious Stones
BOUGHT FOR CASH,
AS also,
OLD GOLD AND SILVER
COUNTRY TRADE SOLICITED.
Feb. 1,1886-ly.
REMINGTON & SONS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
KEVOLVEES, RIFLES.
MVBKETS A ND GA RBINE& t
For the United States Service,. Also,
POCKET AND BEET REVOLVERS,
REPEATING PISTOLS,
RIFLE CANES REVOLVING RIFLES,
Rifle and Shot Gun Barrels, and Gun Materials,
sold by Gun Dealers and the Trade generally.
In Vtese dags of Housebrealdng and Robbery , evay
House, Store, Panic, and office, should have one of
REMINGTON’S REVOLVERS.
Parties desiring to avail themselves of the late
improvements in Pistols, and superior workman
ship and form, will find ail combined in the New
REMINGTON REVOLVERS.
Circulars containing cuts and description of our
Arms will be furnished upon application.
, E. REMINGTON & SONS, liion, N. Y.
Moore & Nichols, Agents. 1
No. 40 Courtland St., New York.
April 12,1800—Cm.
JotobCß, Cintoare, &c-
& CLAXJDY,
(Successors to J. D. Gorgas.)
The subscribers respectfully inform the public
in general,'that they have purchased the TIN
antT SHEET IRON ESTABLISHMENT of Mr.
Gorgas, in rear of the Court House, where they
are prepared to accommodate the patrons of the
old establishment and all others who may favor
them with their work. If you want the very best
COOKING STOVE
at the lowest price, come to us. All Insured for
six months or longer., AVe have nothing on hand
but the best bakers, and ; warrant them to be
such, for we keep none other. Come and see the
great variety, we can give hundreds of testimo
nials If desired. Come and see our
PARLOR AND OFFICE STOVES
for wood or coal.
HEATERS AND RANGES,
Stationary and Portable.
TIN WA RE,
of all kinds in great variety, made from the very
best tin-plate. All you need in our lino can be
had from us at a saving of 20 per. cent. Call at
our Store and Ware Rooms, in rear of the Court
House, and you will save money in your purcha
ses. It will fully pay you to come.
TIN ROOFING AND SPOUTING
done at short notice.
By strict attention to business the undersigned
hope to merit and deceive a liberal share of pub
lic patronage.
WALKER & CLAUDY.
July 12,1800—1 y.
mHE Carlisle oooki
"TO NEW AND OLD HOUSEKEEPERS.
A new and perfect Air-tight Gas Consuming
Cooking Stove fpr Coal or Wood. I
CALL AND SEE IT I
At our Foundry arid Stove Rooms, Main St,, Carlisle.
The paterns of this Stove are new and original
In design and gotten up expressly for our use. We
therefore call it . \
THE CARLISLE COOK!
It combines every newMt Valuable Improve
ment in Cooking Stoves. It is exceedinglynand
some In appearance—is a perfect Air-tight and
Gas Consuming Stove, and may safely be pro
nounced the cheapest, best and most complete
Cooking Stove in the country. Wo cast two sizes,
adapted to the wants, of both large and small fa
milies. Experienced Housekeepers will And
upon examination that the
NEW CARLISLE COOK
combines every requisite for economy and effi
ciency In cooking. The public are specially re
quested to call and see It, as we are confident it
will fUlly recommend itself. :
■ P. GARDNER* CO.
March 22, 1860.—1 y..
dumber aiib Coal.
pOAL AND LUMBER.
The subscribers beg leave to inform the public
that they continue the
COAL AND LUMBER BUSINESS,
at the old stand of Delancey * Blair, whore
they will keep the best, and cleanest Coal in the
Market, and perfectly dry, kept under cover. Fa
milies will do well to try us: as we are determin
ed to sell cleaner Cool, and at as low prices as any
other Yard in the Town. Try us and bo con
vinced.
■ Wehave also on hand, and will keep all kinds
of Lumber usually kept in a first class Lumber
Yard, which we will sell as low or lower than the
lowest.
. Notice. — All orders for Coal and Lum
ber can be left at Martin* Gardner’s, Harris’ and
Foller’s Groceries, and at Creamer’s Jewelry
Store, and at Wunderlich’s Glassware and Gro
cery Depot, corner of South Hanover and Pom
fret Streets, which will ho promptly attended to
and at the lowest prices by
DELANOY * SHROM.
March 15.1886.
pOAL AND LUMBER YARD.
The subscriber having leased the Yard formerly
occupied by Armstrong <t Hoffer, and purchased
the stock of.
' COAL AND LUMRBER,
in the Yard, together with an immense new
stock, will have constantly on hand and famish
to order all kinds and quality of seasoned
LUMBER, .
BOARDS.
SCANTLING.
FRAME STUFF,
-PALING, _
PLASTERING
Lath, Shingling Lath, Worked Flooring and
Weatherboordiug, Posts and Rails, and every ar
ticle that belongs to a Lumber Yard. .
, All kinds of Shingles, to wit: White Fine, Hem
lock, and Oak, of diferent qualities. Having oars
of my own, I can furnish bills to order or any
length and size at the shortest notice and on the
most reasonable terms. My worked boards will
bu kept under cover, so they cau be furnished
: at 01l times. :
I have constantly on hand all kinds of FAM
ILY COAL, under coVer, which I will deliver,
clean, to any part of the borough, to* wit: Ly
kens Valley, Broken Egg; Stove and Nut, Luke
Fiddler, Treverton, Locust Mountain, Lauberryf
which 1 pledge mydelf to soil at the lowest prices.
Limebumers' and Blacksmiths' Coal, always on
and, which I will soli at the lowest figure. Yard
west side of Grammar School, Main Street.
Dec. 1, im ANDREW H, BLAIR.
(Plotting.
REMOVAL!!
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
MY MOTTO
“ Quick Sates and Small Profits .”
The subscriber begs leave to Inform his custom
ers and the public, that ho has removed his
CLOTHING EMPORIUM
to the Room formerly occupied by H. S. Ritter,
on Main Street, two doors AVcst of Saxton’s
Hardware Store, where he will continue the
CLOTHING BUSINESS,
in all its various branches,
MADE UP CLOTHING
constantly on hand.
COATS,
PANTS and
VESTS,
in every style and variety.
Shirts, white & gray linen, Stockings,
Undershirts, Neckties,
Collars, Handkerchiois,
Drawers,. Suspenders, &c.
Also, the best of French Cloths and Casslmeres,
In every variety. Ho lias engaged the services of
an experienced cutter, and especial attention
will be paid to putting up customer work in the
latest and most fashionable styles.
* JOHN TREIBLER.
April 10,1860—6 m
REMOVAL!
BARGAINS IN CLOTHING!,
Henry S. Ritter would announce to the public
that he has removed his
C L O THING AND
GENTS' FURNISHING STORE
to his new Store-Room, on West Main Street,
throe doors west of the First National Bank, Car
lisle, where ho is fully prepared to
MAKE WORK TO ORDER
at short notice and in the best and moßt fashiona
ble style. Ho has recently returned from the city
with a very large and carefully selected lot of
Goods, such as
CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES,
VESTINGS, &c.,
which ho is prepared to sell at greatly reduced
rates. He will always keep on hand
READY-MADE CLOTHING
of the best quality and style, and warranted to
bo as represented. Call and examine for your
selves and bo convinced. His stock of
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS
has been selected with care, and embraces
SHIRTS,
DRAWERS,
COLLARS,
SI'OCKINOS,
•Fine and Common
GLOVES,
NECKTIES,
SUSPENDERS ,
HA NDICER CHIEFS,
and all articles in that line.
Our custom department now contains the lar
gest assortment of all the Fashionable New Fab
rics for our patrons to select from.
GOODS SOLD BY THE YARD OR PIECE.
Coll and examine boforepurchasing elsewhere.
W o are always ready to show our Goods to old
and.new customers.
JKS* Don’t forgot the Stand, West High Street,
in the. room lately occupied by R. E. Shapley’s
Jewelry store.
April 26.1866—1 y.
QLOTHING! CLOTHING!!
GREAT FALL IN FRIGES.
The undersigned is now receiving his complete
assortment of
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
1 *
whichfor style, beauty, and price, cannot be ex
celled. . ,
His stock consists in part of fine Black and Blue
French and English Cloths, Extra Heavy Doe
skin, three cut and
FANCY CASSIMERES.
Also, a large variety of Casslnets and Tweeds,
Kentucky Jeans, and Cottonnadcs, Linens, and
Linen Drillings, in'great variety. Also a great
assortment of
READY MADE CLOTHING,
of .every style and quality, White Linen and
Woolen Shirts, Summer Drawers, *c. Constant
ly on hand a large assortment of Ties, Collars,
Hosiery, and Gloves, Linen, Silks and Cotton
Handkerchiefs.
Also a full assortment of Trunks, Carpet Bags
and Valises, of ©very size.
Clothing made to order at the shortest notice.
Call and examine the stock.
Don’t forget the stand—South Hanover Street,
adjoining Miller & Bowers’ Hardware Store, Car-
ISAAC LIVINGSTON.
May 10,1866.
Uauitß, &c.
Miller & bowers,
SUCCESSORS TO
LEWIS P. LYNE,
North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pa
Dealers in American, English and Gorman
HARDWARE,
Cutlery,
Saddlery.
Coach Trimmings,
Shoe Findings,
Morocco and Lining-Skins,
Lasts,
Boot Trees
' and Shoemaker Tools
of every description. Solid and Brass Box Vices,
Bellows, Files, Rasps, Horse Shoes, Horse Shoo
Nails. Bar and Rolled Iron of all sizes.
* HAMES AND TRACES,
Carriage Springs, Axles, Spokes, Fellows, Hubs,
. &c.. &c. Saws of every variety, Carpenters’ Tools
and Building Material, Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Plated Forks and Spoons, with an extensive as
sortment of Hardware of all kinds and of the best
manufacture, which will be sold wholesale or re
tail at the lowest prices. We are making great
improvements In our already heavy- stock of
goods, and Invite all persons In want of Hard
ware of every description to give us a call and we
are confident you will be well paid for your trou
ble.
Hoping that by strict attention to business and
a disposition to please all we will be able to
maintain the reputation of the old stand.
MILLER & BOWERS.
Dec, 1,1805.
TT A RDWARE.-
*Tbe subscriber has just returned from the
Eastern Cities with the largest, cheapest, and
best selected assortment of Hardware, ever offer-’
ed, in this county. Everything kept in a large
wholesale and retail Hardware store, can be had
a little lower than at any other house in the
county, at the cheap hardware store of tho sub
scriber.
NAILS AND SPIKES,
Fifty tons nails and spikes just received of the
very best makes, and all warranted. Country
merchants supplied with Nails at manufacturers’
1 prices. <
Six hundred pair Trace drains of all kinds, with
, a largo assortment of
BUTT CHAINS,
HALTER CHAINS,
BREAST DO.,
FIFTH CHAINS,
LOG CHAINS,
TONGUE .CHAINS.
’ COW CHAINS, *c.
HAMES.
Three hundred and fifty pair of Homes of all
kinds Just received. Common pattern, Ldndon
pattern. Elizabethtown pattern with and without
patent fastenings, cheaper than ever.
PAINTS AND OILS.
Ten tons White Lead, 1,000 gallons Oil Just re
ceived, rVlth a large assortment of Varnlshea^Tur
gentine, Japan, Patty, Litharage, Whiting,
lue, Shellac, Paint Brushes, Fire-proof Faint.
Florence White, White Zinc, Colored. Zinc, Rea
Lead, Lard Oil, Boiled Oil, Sperm Oil,. Fish Oil,
&c. Colors of every description, dry and. in oil, in
cans and tubs.'
/ FARM BELLS.
Just received the largest, cheapest,, and best
assortment of Farm Bells in the county.. Green
castle Metal and Bell- Metal, warranted not to
crack.
POWDER.
Twenty-five kegs Dupont Rook and Rifle Bowl
der, with alargeassortraentofSafetyFuse, Picks,
Crowbars, Stone Drills, Stone Sledges, Stone
Hammers, *c.
. PUMPS AND CEMENT.. '
Fifty barrels of Cement, with a very largo as--
sortment of Chain and Iron Pumps of* all kinds,
cheaper than ever, at the hardware store of
HENRY SAXTON.-
Deo. 1,1805.
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 23.1866.
PRMEDMBfS BIIRIU.
Generals Steelman anil Fullerton’s
Final Report.
EXPOSURE OF THE GREAT
SWINDLE.
Mevival of Slavery Under a
New System.
NEGROES AT FIVE DOLLARS
AHEAD.
The Freedman In tho “ Honsc of His.
USELESSNESS OF THE BUREAU.
Hundred* or Thousand* of Hollar* Sqnan*
dcrod—Fraud and Peculation by Bu
reau Agent*.
*o*, Arc., Aro.
Washington, Aug. 9.
Tho following report was presented to
the President to-day:
New Orleans,.La., July 20,1886.
To Lon. L. M. Stanton, Sec’y. of War.
Sib : We have the honor to submit the
following report of our Inspection of the
operations of the Freedmen’s Bureau in
the Departments of Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Ta
king up seriatim tho points to which spe
cial attention is called in our order of in
structions, we found first, that the num
ber of officers and civilians employed by
or attached to the Bureau in the depart
ments above named were as follows :
Tlic Bureau Machinery.
Ono brigadler-General (brevet major-general,)
assistant commissioner for the State.
One major (surgeon,) two captains, ono second
lieutenant—on staff duty.
One surgeon, one assistant surgeon—having
charge of hospitals.
One major, ten captains, seven lieutenants—
sub-assistant commissioners.
Onesuperlntendont of schools, at month
ly pay of $150,00
Nine contract surgeons, each ut monthly
pay of 100,00
One special agent, at monthly pay of 125.00
One agent for St. Simon’s Island, at
monthly pay of • 100,00
One chief clerk, at monthly pay of 123,00
Four clerks, each, at monthly pay of 100,00
Two clerks, average, at monthly pay of 79,1(5
Seventy-seven persons, employed as
nurses, laundresses, ambulance dri
vers, and hospital stewards, at aver
age pay per month, each, 12,00
■ln addition to the foregoing, there are ono
hundred and seventy-seven agents of the Bureau,
citizens of Georgia, who were appointed by the
Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau, in ac
cordance with a resolution of tho Georgia State
Convention, passed October 30,1865, providing for
such appointments. These agents are not paid
from the Bureau funds, but by fees allowed them
for approving contracts, and for other official du
ties.
Ono major-general—assistant commissioner for
the State.
Three majors, ono captain 1 , five lieutenants—on
staff duty.
One lieutenant-colonel, six captains, two lieu
tenants—sub-assistant commissioners:
Civilians. .
Eleven contract surgeons each at month
ly pay off $lOO,OO
Ono superintendent of education, at
monthly pay of 150,00
Three civilian agents, each at monthly
pay of 150,00
One civilian agent, at monthly pay of 100,00
Fourteen clerks, each at montnly pay of 100,00
One clerk, at monthly pay of * 80,00
One clerk, at monthly pay of 75,00
One hospital steward, at monthly pay of 50,00
Three hospital stewards, each at month
ly pay of 80,00
Thirty-six hospital nurses, average each,
per month 7,83
H. S. RITTER.
, One major-general, assistant commissioner for
the State.
Ono colonel, two majors, two captains, two
lieutenants—on staff duty.
Tiie assistant commissioner and the staff, in
connection with their duty as Bureau officers, aro
performing military duty.
On Bureau duty only—Eleven captains, ten
lieutenants, sub-assistant commissioners.
Civilians,
One superintendent of education, at
monthly pay of $150,00
Five clerks, each at monthly pay of 120,00
Ono printer, at monthly pay of 100,00
Ono superintendent of buildings, at
monthly pay of 125,00
Five contract surgeons, each at month
ly pay of 100,00
Four hospital stewards, each at month
ly pay of 08, 1 15'
Twenty-six hospital attendants, *c.,
each at average monthly pay of 11,63
Four carpenters, each at average month
ly of 52,50
Three teamsters, each at monthly pay of 15,00
Four orderlies, each at monthly pay of 15,75
Twelve laborers, each at average month
ly pay of. 19,58
Two night watchmen, each at monthly
pay of 15,00
Ono brigadier-general, assistant commissioner
for the State.
One major (surgeon), six captains, two lieuten
ants—on staff duty. .
One lieutenant-colonel, one major, fourteen
captains, sixteen first lieutenants, six second
■ lieutenants, sub-assistant commissioners.
One chaplain, one lieutenant, on temporary du
ty.
Seven contract surgeons, each at month
ly pay of $lOO,OO
Five clerks, each at monthly pay of . 125,00
Two clerks, each at monthly pay of 112,00
Five clerks, each at monthly pay of 110,00
Eight clerks (average), each at month
ly pay of 76,80
Seven clerks, each at monthly pay of 55,00
One superintendent plantation depart
ment, at monthly pay of 150,00
Two school directors, each at monthly -
pay of 125,00
One wagonmaster, at monthly pay of 75,00
Six artificers, each at monthly pay of 55,50
.Twenty teamsters, laborers, messengers,
and porters, at average pay each per
month ’ 22,35
Thirty-two nurses, cooks, and In hospit
al, at average pay each per month 0,78
TEXAS. '
One brigadier-general, assistant commissioner
for the State. , ,
Ono UeutenantrcoloneL two majors, one cap
tain, one lieutenant—staff duty.
Two coloqela, one maj or. ten captains, lour first
lieutenants, three second lieutenants, sub-assist
ant commissioners.
Civilians.
One contract surgeon, at pay per month $lOO,OO
Ono sup’t of schools, 44 208,83
Two clerks, each “ 41 - 125,00
Three clerks “ “ 44 1 75,00
One printer, 41 44 125,00
Tho number of persons to whom rations have
been issued in each of the above-mentioned
States since the Ist of December, 1865, ami up to
tho Ist of April last, were as follows:
GEORGIA.
Freedmen,
Adults, Children • Total,
December 064 513. 1,507
January 1,013 562 1,605
February 1.159 611 1,670
March 3,364 - 655 • 1,019
December
January
Februury
March
December
January
February
March
December
January
February
March
Decembor
January
February
March
ChUarev* TolaL
December 20 60
January 18
February 22 42 65
March 1 22 90 US
Friends,”
GEORGIA.
Civilian Employees,
ALABAMA.
MISSISSIPPI,
LOUISIANA,
Civilians,
White Refugees.
Adults. Total.
201 , 17X . 372
10 3 18
38 74 112
ALABAMA,
Freedmen.
Adults. Children. Total.
1.321 015 2,249
✓1,157 1,260 2,428
. 2,217 1,876 4,093
2,785 2,783 6,618
While Refugees,
Adults, Childtren. Total.
1,140 2,140 8,289
1,083 • 3,272 5,255
•4,080 8,40 ft 13,083
6,051 11,404 17,115
MISSISSIPPI.
Freedmen\
Adults. Children. Total.
280 284 570
400 • 200 090
624 -403 927
315 250 565
White Refugees.
LOUISIANA,
Freedmen.
_ , , Adults. Children. TOtat,
December 714 307 1,020
January 845 347 1 102
February 822 330 IJSS
March 1,020 868 1,883
White Refugees.
Adults. Children. Total.
29 22 61
9 15 21
7 13 20
5 5 10
December
January
February
March
TEXAS. '
Freedmen.
•' , Adults. Children. ' Total .
December 29 3 2
January 57 10 57
February 77 15 92
March 31 14 45
White Refugees.
_ „ Adults. C7tt7drc;i. Total.
December 11 4 15
January 4 0 4
February 3 4 7
March 0 0
NECESSITY FOB RELIEF.
The necessity fertile relief furnished
will not extend beyond the present sea
son except in Northern Georgia and Ala
bama, where probably a limited amount
of assistance may be requisite for some
time longer, unless these States are able
to make provision for their own poor.—
Much, however, depends in all tho States
herein mentioned upon the success of this
pear’s provision crop.
DISPOSITION OF THE CITIZENS,
But little or no encouragement has been
given to the operations of the Bureau by
the citizens of any of these States, except
Alabama and Georgia, in which the as
sistant commissioners, Generals Tillson
and Swayne, have removed much of the
prejudice ogainst the Bureau by wisely
securing the co-operation of the civil au
thorities.
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
A great reduction in the expenses of the
Bureau, and a reform which would ren
der it far less objectionable than it is now,
would be effected by the discountenance
of all paid employes not in the military
service of the government. This would
reduce the expenses for clerks, contract
surgeons, hospital stewards, &0., the fol
lowing amounts:
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Total
All the labor performed by these em
ployes except, perhaps, the. occasional
services of a contract surgeon, might be
discharged by detail from the troops. In
previous reports we have-recommended
the merging .of the duties of the Bureau
and the military. We would again re
spectfully urge this administration, and
that one set of officers:should be required
to perform the joint duties, thus avoiding
the expenses of maintaining two establish
ments.
EFFECT OP THE BURBAD UPON THE HAB-
ITS OF THE FREEDMEN.
We have previously stated our opin
ions os to the effect of the operations
of the Bureau on the habits of the freed
men, and their disposition to labor and
support themselves, and we have seen
nothing in our subsequent investigations
to induce us to change the views expres
sed on tho subject in past reports. It is so
apparent that a people compelled to labor
for a livelihood must be industrious by
the hope or impelled promise of support
in idleness, that we deem it unnecessary
to present further argument on this point.
We proceed now to speak more in detail
of the administration of the Bureau in
the several States we have visited.
Administration of tUc Bureau.
GEORGIA.
The Bureau in Georgia, under the man
agement of the present able and efficient
assistant commissioner, Brevet Major-
General Tillson, has been honestly ad
ministered, and has accomplished all the
good of which the system is capable. It
as been assisted by the Governor, by the
judges of the Supreme Court, by the civil
authorities, and to some extent by the
citizens.' The amended laws of Georgia
are fully as liberal as those of any Norh
ern State, and place the negro in all re
spects bn a perfect equality with the
white man as to hla civil rights. Not
withstanding this fact, we have found
that agents of the Bureau have taken pas
ses out of the hands of the civil authori
ties, and have tried and disposed of them
in a manner never contemplated by the
laws of the State. For instance, the citi-'
zen judge of tho freedmen’s court at Sa
vannah sentenced two negroes to thirty
day’s labor on the ohain-gang, on the
charge of horse-stealing, to which they
pleaded guilty. A white man commit
ting the same offense would have been:
liable, under the State laws; to be senten
ced to the jienitentlary, or even to death,
at the discretion of the jury. In cases
previously disposed of in this same court,
one freedman, lor assaulting with a knife
with intent to kiU, was fined $2O; and
another freedman, for a similar offense,
was sent to prison for five months, when,
by the laws of Georgia, the punishment
prescribed for the crime is imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than two
or more than ton years.- Decisions such
as these’ must of necessity .create among
the white people o feeling of contempt for
the freedmen’s courts and of ill-will to
ward the United I 'States government,
' which permits such, an unjust interfere
ence with the laws of the State. la the
freedmen’s court at Macon, presided over
by Captain Louis J. Lambert, more seri
ous irregularities have occurred. A Mr.
M. J, Morgan and his son, a Mr. Boulton,
and a Mr. Stansel Berwick were tried in
this court for cruelty to a freedman, were
convicted, and were fined in the aggre
gate $550- The fines imposed upon the
two Morgans, amounting to $3OO, were re
ported by the agent, but no account was
rendered of, the.remalnining $250. Cap
tain Lambert, in a written explanation,
herewith .forwarded (marked A), states
that the money and papers in this case
were stolen from his office, and that he
made up his report from memory. It
does not appear, however, that Captain
Lambert made any official mention of
the burglary until after this discrepancy
was discovered by us. We found that
Captain Lambert’s records, as a rule,
were very loosly kept, and that his pre
decessor. who had collected thousands of
dollars, nad left no record of evidence be
hind him of the disposition made of the
money received. A similar, absence of re
cords prevented our making a thorough
investigation in other offices In the State.
The freedmen of Georgia, when we
went through the State, were generally
at work, and wherever their wage's were
remunerative and regularly paid them,
were contented and doing well.
ALABAMA.
In this State Majof-Genotai Wager
Swayne, the assistant' commissioner, has
pursued a discreet, liberal, and enlighten
ed policy in administering the affairs of
the Bureau, laboring on all occasions to
secure the co-operation of the civil au
thorities and to obtain from the judicial
machinery of the State a recognition of
the rights essential to the security and
well-being of the freed people,' This poli
cy of General Swayne has produced a
much more kindly feeling towards the
Bureau than exists where its agents have
assumed to exercise judicial powers.
Though the adminstmtlon at headquar
ters has been satisfactory, subordinate
agents have been guilty of considerable
irregularities.
The following-named officers arid agon ts
of the Bureau in Alabina are engaged in
planting:
Captain and Brevet-Colonel C. Cadoll,
Jr., Assistant Adjutant-General.
G. A, Harmeunt, local agent at Mont
gomery.
J. F. McGogg, agent at hearquarters,
late Chief Quartermaster of the Bureau.
C. W. Buckly, Superintendent of Edu
cation,
B. B. Gardner, late agent at Selma. ■
Our attention was called to the alleged
misconduct of the agent at Greenville in
sellin'g government rations, but as Gener
al Swayne himself had undertaken to in
vestigate the matter, we did not inquire
into the ease.
We found the freedmou in Alabama
working well on the plantations, but the
heavy rains had swollen the streams out
of their banks, doing immense damage
to the crops, and some apprehensions
were felt that the freedmen who were
working on shares would lose their labor
and not be able to make subsistence for
themselve and families.
The merging the Bureau with the Mili
tary Department in this State has placed
the control of freedmens affairs hi the
handsof Major-General Thomas J. Wood,
the department commander. General
Wood has greatly improved upon the ad
ministration of his predecessor, Colonel
Samuel Thomas, whoso policy was not
calculated to produce harmony between
the races.
At Columbus, Major Smith, of the Vete
ran Reserve corps (the agent stationed
there), made some remarkable statements
to us, -which, perhaps, may show the'way
in which the reports of agents of the Bu
reau are sometimes concocted. He at
first said that the people of the district
were well-disposed: that the freedmen
were doing well, and were kindly treated
by all except the poorer classesof whites,
from whom alone they required protection.
In a very few minutes afterwards he as
serted that outrages on freedmen had
been committed by two-thirds of the
planters in the neighborhood. When
pressed to state specifically the nature 01
the outrages and by whom committed, he
mentioned three only, all of , which had
been committed on the same plantation
by the overseer, and all of which had
remedied by the planter himself as soon
as his attention was called .to them. On
investigation we found the statements of
this officer as to the ill-treatment of ne
groes grossly exaggerated, and learned
that the agent himself had on one occa
sion advised a planter with whom he
was dining to “ club” any negro who re
fused to work.
$31,518 per annum,
33,812 per annum.
30,276 per annum.
55,984 per annum.
10,890 pec annum.
$105,052 per annum.
Aside from the places of which we have
spoken as being Infested by bad men, we
found the negroes in Mississippi working
industriously, and, as a rule, kindly treat
ed and doing well. In this, ns in others we
have visited, the officers of the Bureau
formerly imposed and collected fines, and
many kepimo records. We found a mark
ed instance of this kind atGrenada, where
a former agent of the Bureau, Chaplain
Livermore, did a thriving business in the
way of collecting fines, selling rations and
government horses and mules. Thisoffl
cer seems not only to have collected fines
ranging from fifty cents to five dollars
from the freedmen for marrying them,
but also attempted to exact fees from resi
dent white ministers for giving them per
mission to marry freedmen. In eases
where the negroes were unable to pay the
sum demanded of them for approving
their contracts or marrying them, the
chaplain levied on their personal proper
ty, in one case seizing a negro’s empty
wallet and a.jack-knife for a balance of
fifty cents. This close drivingis probably
to be accounted for by tho fact that Chap
lain Livermore openly expressed his in
tention to return to Illinois with ten
thousand dollars in his pocket. After he
had been removed from his post, he offer
ed'a military officer fifty dollars for his
influence to rteain him in his position.
Chaplain Livermore loft no official pa-
Eers behind to show the disposition lie
ado made of the funds received. A
large amount of money was also collected
by the first two agents at Columbus, in
the shape of fees and fines, and so far ns
we could ieiarn, no account was ever ren
dered of it. This class of officers have
lately been mustered out, or have disap
peared.
The Bureau is this department is more
in need of retrenchment and reform than
any other State we have visited. More
money has been collected, and more mon
ey has been squandered in Louisiana than
in any other three .Southern States. The
expenses of the Bureau, is accounted for
for the fiscal year ending t.li'e Ist of June,
1868, were over three hundred .thousand
dollars. To meet this expenditure there;
were collected in taxes and rents the fol
lowing amounts.:
For Bengal purposes, $06,387 !16
From Konts, 92,431 00
From poll tax, . -10,9o«U
From Corps d’Afrinuo tux, 21,000 00
From lines, - 673 00
Total,
Leaving a dificit of $00,057,33 to bo paid'
out of the National Treasury. These ex
penses are in addition to the transporta
tion, rations, and quartermaster’s sup
plies furnished by the government. It is
difficult to determine to what use the vast
amount of property held by the Bureau
has been supplied. At the very lowest
estimate, the property taken possession of
as confiscated or abandoned, amounted in
value to ten millions of dollars, and the
rents returned as above mentioned are
loss than one per cent, on the entire val
ue.
The expenditure of the Bureau under
the present administration for agents, ci
vilian clerks, and employees about its
headquarters alone, -amounted to not less
than $40,236 a year, exclusive qf the pay
of staff officers and orderlies in the’ mili
tary service.
A largo proportion of the money ex
pended on the freedmen's schools under
the administration of the Rev. T. W.
Conway, the last assistant commissioner,
we are satisfied was squandred. Mr.
Mathew Whileen, formerly chief clerk
in the school departments, in evidence
before, us—which is hereto appended,
marked “ B”—stated that in September,
1865, Captain Pease, the school superin
tendent, reported officially that there were
40 schools in operation and in flourishing
condition, when in fact, there were but
two., It was also sworn to before us that
the books and records, which would have'
shown this report to be inaccurate were de
stroyed in Captain Pease’s office and oth
ers substituted. We can see no object for
the fabrication of this false report, unless
it was to account for payments made to
persons who Were not engaged in teach
ing. On examing the pay-roll No. 2, for
the month of August, 1805, wo found that
after it had been certified and approved,
names had been added, and the totals
erased and changed on every page. We
found also a discrepancy of several hun
dred dollars between the pay-rolls for
this month, and the labor-roll, No. 15.
From the sworn testimony, also hereto
appended, it will be seen that Captain
Morse, appointed provost-marshal of the
Bureau, by Mr. Conway, made the pro
vost-marshal’s office a slave-pen, arrest
ing freednien and selling them to plant
ers at five dollars a head, and sharing the
proceeds with his special policemen who
made the arrests. This officer further
collected a large amount of money from
freedmen and white persons arrested by
him iot various offences, ami his boohs
YOL. 53.—N0. 10.
MISSISSIPPI.
LOUISIANA.
$253,1-18 -17
| ADVERTISING TERMS.
Advertisements will "be Inserted at Ton Cento
per lino for the first insertion, and flvo cento
per lino for each subsequent Insertion. Quar
teriy, nalf-yearlv, and yearly advertisements la
sorted at a liberal reduction on the above-rates
Advertisements'should bo accompanied by tho
Cash. When sent without any length of time
specified forvpubllcntlon, they win bg continued
until ordered out and charged accordingly
JOB PRINTING.
Gauds, Handdix.l3, CrncuxiAas, and every other
description of Job and Card Printing executed In
tho neatest stylo at low prices.
only show receipts from this source
amounting to $675,10.
The Bureau is cultivating a large plan
tation in this State, for which it pays ten
or fifteen thousand a year as rent. We
can scarcely imagine the excuse for rent
ing land on account of the United States,
when the government, through each Con-
ls giving away millions of acres of
public lands to corporations.
TEXAS.
The facilities for traveling in Texas be
ing so limited, and tho State so large, we
found It impossible to make such an. in
vestigation as would enable us to report
fully upon the condition of affairs in that
Department. The headquarters of the
Bureau are located at Galveston, and a
few agents are stationed in the most ac
cessible and populous parts of the State.
As to the condition of affairs in the inte
rior, we were unable to obtain accurate
information, either from the agents of the
Bureau or from any other sources. We
visited Richmond aqd Houston, where
we met several of the agents from other
districts, who were there in attendance
on a court-martial.
At Richmond Captain Sloan, the agent
of the Bureau, is engaged in planting, in
connection witli his former clerk,'Cap
tain Forter r and an ox-officer of the rebel
army, Captain Mitchell. Captain Sloan
denied; under oath, that he was or ever
had been interested in the plantation of
Messrs.'Porter and Mitchell, but Major
Pearson, commandant of tho troops at
that point, and Dr. Boyd, Post Surgeon,
both subsequently swore before us tho#
Captain Sloan had told them repeatedly
that he was interested In the farm, and
had mentioned to them the amount he
expected to realize by it. Complaints
were made to as by other persons that
Captain Sloan had employed the power
of the Bureau to take negroes from their
plantations and place them on his pwn.
Amongst the agents we met at Houston
was Lieutenant C. F. Hardeubrook, First
V. R. 0., agent at Beaumont, Jefferson
County, who stated to us that the freed
men were doing well in his district, and
that the disposition of the people was
very fair. Most of tho freedmen were en
gaged in herding stock, and were paid
from ten to fifteen dollars a month in
coin. He subsequently mentioned that
he had recently arrested Dr. Houston, a
citizen in his district, on the report of a
freedmnn that the Doctor had said he did
not regard his parole; but finding it was
impossible to obtain evidence agaihst lji?
prisoner, ho had been obliged jto release
him. This officer reported' to us other
actions of his own, equally absurd llB this,
satisfying us ho was utterly incompetent
for his nosition.
Having heard unfavorable reports from
the Breuham District, we examined the
agent, Captain S. A. Craig, Seventeenth
Veteran Reserve Corps, whom wo alsp
met at Houston. He stated that hla predr
eceaaor, Lieutenant Ar n o 1 d, of the
Twelfth Illinois cavalry, had kept no rec
ords, and had left nothing in the office
but a list of contracts and a file of orders,
and he could give us no information of
his official acts. ’
All the Bureau agents in Texas exer
cise judicial powers in both civil and
criminal cases, and in the discharge of
these arbitrary and dangerous functions
frequently arrest and Imprison respecta
ble citizens upon mere rumor. - Captain
Sloan, the Bureau officer at Richmond
before alluded to, while at Galveston,put
of his district, arrested a respectable citi
zen and put him in prison on the plea
that ho wanted him as a witness inaoase
which he only knew from rumor would
be brought,beftro him.
Ten of the thirty-five agents in this
State are citizen planters. One of them,
Colonel McCohnaghee, -agent in Thor
ton County, was formerly a colonel iu the
rebel army, and was appointed agent of
the Bureau by General Gregory, then as
sisiant commissioner for the State, yhlie
still unpardoned, white ye heUeyp
General Gregory to have been honest In
his administration, we think his extreme
views and policy produced ill-feeling antj.
bitterness between the whites and black's.
So far. as we saw or were able to get In
formation in Texas, the freedmen were
working well, and the crops were: very
promising. The wages paid—all the pay
ments being made in specie—were better
than in any other department. ' ’
Summary.
In pursuing this investigation, which
has how extended over four months, we
have found extreme difficulty In comply
ing with that portion of our instructions
which requires us to report upon, the op
erations of the Bureau and Its mode of •
administration. The Bureau has no set
tled mode of adihinistration. There is an
entire absence of system or uniformity in
Its constitution; In one State its officers
exercise judicial powers; in dn'adjolning
State ail coses are referred to the ollvl au
thorities ; while in a third State the Bu
reau officers collect the eases and turn
them over to the rpilitary provost courts
to dispose of. In somd depaltnieiltS the
officers of the Bureau have attempted to
regulate the rate of woges; one form of
contract between employer and employed
is prescribed in one State, while inanothr
er a different form is adopted. In Loui
siana the expenses of the. freedmen’s
schools have been wholly paid by the
government; In the other States: the
schools are partially self-supporting, and
in Texas they are entirely so. In some
localities, the Bureau officers interfere •
arbitrarily between the planter and the
freedtnen in favor of the freedmen; in
other localities the Bureau is used as. a
means of coercing the freedmen In favor
of the planter. The expenditure of ■ the
Bureau varies as much as its mode of ad
ministration. In one State the expenses
are over $lOO,OOO a year; in another State,
with an equal population, the expenses
are not more than $50,000. In some States
the expenses have been met by taxes
levied on and collected from the people;
in other States tbe cost is entirely borne
by the United States Treasury.
Wo found it impossible to investigate
tlie accounts of the Bureau quortermas
ters, for the roasoiithat 'when the. funds
were received-from taxes,''ifehts, .fines,
and sales of abandoned property, there
were no means of ascertaining th'e
amounts received, except from the per
sonnal statement, of the officers them
selves. A quartermaster in. the army,
drawing his funds from the government,
has the amount charged up-tohim, and
is obliged to account for it In, hifi return ;
but the looseness of the administration of
the quartermaster’s. department of the
Bureau, and the absence!' of all check
upon the officers, give no security, except
the personal honesty'of the men them
selves. , d •
The official, report of Colonel Reno,
United States army, Provost-Mashal Gen
eral of the Bureau of Louisiana—a copy
of which is herewith forwarded, marked
“ D”—shows a deficit of upwards $7,000
in the accounts of the officers who were
engaged in the collection of taxes in New
Orleans, which deficit Colonel Reno say#
he is unable to explain in consequence of
the loose manner in which the books
were kept. One of the defaulting officers,
Lieutenant Foster,. who. Colonel Reno
believes, appropriated to ids own use, the
largest amount of the deficiency, carried
off his cash-book wlthhim. Thlsoflicer,
on his own responsibility, levied an." in
cidental tax,” which Colonel Reno calls
an "invention of his''own, and which
went into his own pocket;!’ .
i We are of opinion that utt the close of
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