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1 An Act ° ,,j
-B« ip enacted btf ti* Senate and Home áf
Jieprete/Udtívts <>f the United Statu úf Amer-
ica in Congre&fUMembled, Tbat there is there-
by established in the Wsr Department, to con-
tinue during the present war uf rebellion; and
for one year thereafter,'a bureau of refugees,
freedmen and abád¿oned lands, to which Shall
be committed, as hereinafter provided, tbe su-
pervision -pad management. of ajl abandoned
lands, and the control of all subjects relating
to refugees and freedmen from rebel States, or
froth ány district of country within the territo-
ry embraced iti the oporations of tbe armV, un-
d>-r sDch rdlesabd regulations as may be pre
scribed bV ihe head of the bureau and approved
by tbe President! The saidburem shall be
under the: maoagefaent and control of A cdm-
uiissioter to be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and codsent of tbe Setiate,
whose compensation shall be three thousand
dollars per annum, and such ntimber of bl'érks
as miy b assigned to hittt by the Secretary of
War, not exceeding one chief clerk, .¡wo of the
lourjúi class, two of the third class, and Sire of
the first class. And lite'Commissioner and all
persons appointed un ler this act shall, before
entering upon their dtiltea. take the oath of of-
fice pre.-cribecf m atie ct eotitled, "An ASt to
prescribe an oáffi of office and for other¿pur-
poses,' approvádftuly 2,188.2;" And the Com-
missioner a <f inetlhitf Clerk shall before-en-
tering upon their duties give bonds' to the
Treasurer of the United ijUat's, the forQier in
tbe sum of fifty thousand dollars, anil the latter
in thn sum of ten thousand dollare; conditioned
fot (be > faithful discharge of their duties re-
spectively, with securities, to be«ppróved as
sufficient. by the Attorney General; which
bonds shall be filed in th^ office of the First
Comptroller of the Treasury, to beljy bim put
in suit, for the benefit cf any injured party,
up™'|ímyJl/re ch ófthe 'eonditionaihtR'of.
¡jíeíiwt1 II. Arid 'ie it furti&r enacted.
That the Secretary ot War may direct snVli
issue* OÍ provision,'«, clothing arid Ihel, as be
hiay deem needful for the immediate and tem-
poi ary shelter and supply of destitute and suf-
fering refugees and freedmen and their wives
an,d eluldren, under such rules and regulations
as he tJiM direct;
Sj&ction III. That tbe President máy, ly
and with the advice and consent of tbe Senate,
appoint,an Assistant Commissioner for each of
tbe-Sftilei deelared to be in insurrection, not
exeeeding ten in number, who shall under the
direction of the Commissioner aid in the exe-
cution of the provision^ of this act; and he'
shall give a botid to the Treasurer of the Unit-
ed' S^tos in the sum of twbnty thousand dol-
lars in the form and. manner prescribed' in the
first section Of this act. Eufch of the said Com-
inissioners shall receive an annual salary of
two thousand five hundred dollars in full com-
pensation for all his services. And any mili-
tary officer; may be detailed and assigned to du-
ty Under this act without increase of pay or
allowances. The Commissioner shall befpre
the commencement of each regular session of
Congress make a full report of his proceed-
ing?, with exhibits of the state of bis accounts
to tha Presideut, who shall communicate tbe
same to Congress, and shall a'so make special
reports whenever required to do so by the Pre-
sident or either House of Congress ; and tbe
Assistant Commissioners shall maita quarterly
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GALVESTON, TIJESÍ>AY®RNING, JULY 11, 1865,
Established in Kay, 1838.
N^w* of the 0ar>
The Virginia Legislature has ad-
journed.
JN early all the measures required by
Governor Pierpont, to assist in the work
ttf reconstructing the State Government;
were passed, eliciting little or tio debate
in their passage. The most important of
these was that of extending the elective
franchise to persons who were excluded
from it by the Alexandria Constitution.
These persons aré those who have Vol-
untarily given aid arid comfort to tHe
rebellion since the 1st of January, IÓ64.
The elections of Members of Congress
and of the nefr Legislature is to take
place on the 12th of next Octobvh
At this election the people aré to de-
cide whether the Legislature shall have
tbe power to repeal the-constitutional
provision which excludes from holding
office all persons who have been engag-
in the recellion.
The Views of the President.—
Washington, June 27.—The views of
the President on the question of rebdn-
struction, as elaborately stated to the
South Carolina delegates till Saturday,
have been received in a iridSt flattering
manner by a large number Of loyal South-
erners in Washington, wild almost uni-
versally agree with him On his position
on ilegro suffrage, while; at the same
time; they concur in hid determination to
act for tl(e¡interests of the people of each
State, in their, relation to the General
Government.
Gov. flolden writes frotn North Caro-
lina that the work of reconstruction in
that State is progressing as satifactorily
as could1 be desired. The people all
Over the State are actively engaged ill
aiding the restoration of loyal civil Tule.
! The Conspiracy Trials.—Jno. Caht-
ly and W. D. Graves, printers froni Sel-
nia, Ala-, testified to the handwriting of
Gov. Gale, who had procured the publi-
cation of aj), advertisement in the Selma
Diápatch, which asked for a million
dolldrs in order to procure the deaths of
Lincoln, Johnson arid Seward.
• Judge Advocaté Holt said all the Gov-
ernment testimony was now in.
Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham
then read an elaborate argument in re-
ply to that of RevaMy Johnson on the
jurisdiction of the Cimrt. Mr. Bingham
dhows that thp proclamation Issued by
President Lincoln, authorizing the trial
of the insurgents, t^pir aiders and abete
tors, by Court Martjil and Military Com
missions, had been ratified by act of
Congress: and also' that the. Supreme
by
time to tUne may be required.
Section IV. That the Cotriimssimer, under
the direction of the President, shall have au,
thojity to set apart for the use of lo< aL refu-
gees aoll freedmen, sucli tracts of land within
tbe insurrectionary States as shall bave been
abandoned, or to which the United States shall
bave acquired title by confiscation or sale, or
otherwise; and to every male citizen, whether
refugee or ffeedman as aforesaid, there shall be
assigned not more than forty acres of such
I and,, and tbe peisou to whoroit was so assign-
ted shall be protected in the nse and enjoyment
of the land for. the term of three years, at an
annual rent not exceeding six per centum upon
the Value of sncb land, as it was appraised bv
tbe State authorities in the year 1860, for the
purpose of taxation, and in case no sucb ap-
praisal can be fotind, then the rental shall be
based upon the estimated valúe of tbe land in
said year, to lis ascertained Wsuch manner as
the Commissioner may by regulation prescribe.
At the efcd or said ferrtf, or at any time during
said term, the occupants of any p reels so as-
signed may purchase the land and receive such
title thereto as tbe United States can convey,
Unoi-'paying therefor the value of the ladd as
ascertained and fixed for the purpose of de-
termining the annual rerit aforesaid.
Section V. That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this act; are
hereby repealed.
Approved March 3, 1865.
Laíartene's Opinion of Women.—
The following, from one of his late
works, will give our readers a pleasant
introduction to the writings of this dis-
tinguished Frenchman: "Woman with
-weaker passions than man is superior
to him by the soul. The Gauls attribut-
ed to her an additional sense, the divine
sense. They were right. Nature has
given woman two painful but heavenly
gifts' which distinguish them and often
raise them above human nature—com-
passion and enthusiasm. By compassion
they devote themselves ; by enthusiasm
they exalt themselves. What more does
heroism require 1 They have more heart
and more imagination than men En-
thusiasm springs from the'imagination,
and self'sacrifige from the heart. Wo-
men are, therefore, more naturally heroic
than meta. All nations have in their an-
nals some of these miracles of patriotism
<>f Which woman is the instrument in the
hands of God. When all is' deperate in
a natipnal cause we need not yet des-
pair While there1 remains a spark ofre-
sistance-in a womhn's heart; whether she
is called Judith, Clelia, Joan of Arc, Vit-
tora Coionna in Italy, or Charlotte Cor-
day in our own day. God forbid that I
compare those I cite ! Judith and Char-
lotte Corday sacrificed themselves, but
their sacrifice did not recoil at crime
Their inspiration was heroic, but their
heroism mistook its arms : it took the
poniard of the assassin instead of the
sword of the hero. Joan of Arc used
only the sword of defence ; she was not
merely inspired by heroism, she was in-
spired by God."
be would remain iinohg them. It was ru'
mored, however, that' he intended to go to
Spain.
Goto and Cotton.—New Yobs, July J, 8 e.
it.—Gold closed at 141 and dull.
Cotwtrttosed wealr at 45.
AdvertUémenÚ, wíferé cirííüU'tiriH of b«P(
eiceeds 2,M0 cA^ies, on receipts abore.$601
3 per cent, - V ' • "
Ale pnd all malt liquors, per bbl 1. r ' <•
Auctioneers, un sales J4 >of 1 per ct.f liceMS
$11)'.
Awniiiea; 6 pefr iéti \
Bags, 6 per cent. "
Banks, per ma. ,0b-deposite i rid capital,,o«
1 -24th of ! .per ct,j circulation. 1-I2lh j d«]
dends, 3 per ct. • .«k
Barges, 'eáfniri¿ over $1,0(10 per year; o!
excess, 214 per-ct. I "P'5
Books, all kinds; 5 per ct. .
Billiard tablqs, each, $18j rooms for eatil
able, 110. :
B. B. Kingsbury, of Brownsville, Texas, is
aniong the persons who have received special
pahlon from the President.
The World's special says 152,000 troops,
7,000 horses and 300,000 pounds of baggage
have been transported from New York by rail-
road since the grand hjviews were h'eld.
Benj. F. Perry has been appointed Provision-
al povernor of South Caiolina by the usual re-
consuuetian proclamation.
Bar Rooms.—Capt. Beard; Acting
Provost Marshal of Galveston; has given
the following notice:
Until further orders, all hfáí rooms,
saloons or other places w>here sjflrittious
liquors are sold, except those receiving a
license from this, office, will remain
closed;
The retail of any spirituous or malt
liquoré; without proper license, is hereby
prohibited within the limits of this city.
Any violation of the above rules, dr
any sale of spirituous liquor, or beer; to
an elisted man of the U. S. army or na-
vy, by licensed bar rooms, will subject
the offender to punishment.
Maxims^ for Young Men.—An idle
brain is the devil's work shop.
Better be alone than in bad company;
Constant Occupation prevents tempta-
tion. iy
Depehdence is a poor trade to follow.
Base and honor are seldom bed fellows.
False friends are worse than open
enemies.
If the cdunsel be good, no matter who
gave it.
Of all studies, study your present co'h
dition.
Pay a3 you go «and keep from small
scores.
Quit not certainty for hope.
Ratify promises by performances.
Childish Things —O h i 1 d r e n imaginé
thetaselvés possessed of great weal if
they have stuffed their little purses with
counters, or money, made of old cards and
broken pottery; but, #ben they offer their
coin for biscuits to the baker, they learu
with sorrow that it is worth nothing. In
like manner we, too, dream that possession'
of some hundreds of thousands of pieces
of gold makes us great and mighty men,
and entitles us to universal respect; where-
as, when we appear with them at the gate
of Heaven, we shall be told that they are
filth aud nothing more. It thus appears
that life on earth is mere child's play for
the old not less than for lfie young, unless,
indeed, we attain to the blessedness of the
new birth, grow to the ¿tature of men in
Christ Jesus, put away childish things,
and set our affections upon objects worthy
of the efforts of a soul which is the offspring
of God, and destined fór immorality.—
UottKohU JCmblems.
Gen. Bxeckihbidse.—Gen. Breckinridge and
bis accompanying fugitive rebels were still in
Havana. Some of tbe recently secession sym-
patbizers-had shewn Breckinridge great atten-, .. . , -
tion, and oflered to présegthim with a house if £ray. color constitutes a favorable sign in the
Weatheb Signs.—The British Board of
Trade have deemed the following " signs "
reliable enough to warrant their publication
for the benefit of mariners:
" A bright yellow sky in the evening indi-
cates wind; a pale yeflOw, wet; a neutral
evening—an unfavorable one in the morning.—
"The clouds are full of meaning in themselves.
If their forms are soft, undefined and feathery,
the weather will be fine ; if the edges are hard,
sharp and definite, it will be foil. Generally
speaking,' any deep, unusual lines, betoken
wind or rain, while the more quiet and delicate
tints bespeak fair Weather."
il (i; - n-o'taiahfi-r j y<
Tbe following ¡«VsUmihary
licenses, dflties and'léXíisetí 4mpoaéa"t<ndiMl|
present laws of the United State*
Mlsnellanedris.
Preserved fruits, fisb, vegetables and snetl
Railroads,'on gross receipts. per'ef.
Jtetdy naade ¡clothTng, ft t«-r «>. « ■ t
u ; . : Solaria*, on all suou exoetding $600,5,pe-
""OBUt.
1 Seganí;.perl,(ü00, $10; cigarfetta, for twenty
■6v|b,is owii«n.> ...
i Sowing rnapbines, 6 per ct:
Shdep, slaueblered, 5 cts.; under 20 exempt.
Ships and other vessels, on value, 2 2-5 p^r
ct.; pp receipts, 1% per ct.'. Repairs on ships,
above 10 per ct., 3 6-10 per ct. ,
a.. 8kiiui,.tititiMi, 6 per et.' '•
f SnnflVHj. 40 cis. ■ . ! .
Soap, v.ilned nut above 5 cents, per lb, 2 2-5
mills ; ibove 5 cts-., 115 cent. Fancy soaps,
Soil, 8 p«r ct
ta„distj " "
abiyits'l
SHIts, tanks, Ac., 6 per cr.
* Sugar, from cane, 2 2-5 cisi fier lb.; refined,
Xtra.
3 Spi,riU„distjHled, $2 per gal,
á ¡SteamotiatS <
on earnings, 2J^ per qt.
jjol.tmiicers, cdsthm, on ail 35 ctj; jler lh^ chewing,
■6l5o.a yeat, 3 per Í!,Í- : I ''^Cin^cen,
WaríhotJse receipts for proper!v pot excP'd-
ifog $500 in valué, 10 ct!'.: From $500 to $1000,
20 (as.; each ej(ira $1000, ten cts.
Water tanks. I! per cent.
^ Watches «'ortli $100 or less, $1 ; over $100,
Wholesale dealers, in, sums,up to $50,000,
$50; each additional $1,(l00, $1.
Wholesale liqaor dealer , Selling in ijnanti-
,l^e« over 3 gals., $50„
Wood, manufactures. 6 per ct.. ..
Viy Tfiia list doe's riot contain articles riot
'ta >de, or tut rarely made, i« Texas, and taxed
at the plfce wher«,they fritpi^nfactured.
Bricks, 3 6-10 |bel* ct.
Bridges, toll, on eárriing£,3 per ct.
Calf-skins, tapUed, B/per ct.
Calves, slaughtered, under 3 m 'a.rilil, & cts.
over, 40 cts. '
Candies, 6 per dt: ' " • , ,4
Carriages, worth $¿00, $1 ,,$200, $2; $3é(]
to $600, $0.
:éa^A
exceas
Repairing carriages increasing the value ovei
I per tit., 3 6-10 pér1 tít. ; '
CaKle. slaughtered; each140 cis'. For priv«t|
nse, less than five,.fre^ú J i l>
Clo hiug, made to order, over
6 pel- el. •
Coffeé,, ft M-15'p^r ct1.' ,
Cottou, raw,"'nia-nnfaclured 6 pi
Diess^makers and milliners, nn all su
aboye $0(10 ,per|.ypar, 3 per-ct,.
Express Companies, <' receipts,, 3' perct.
Ferry Boats, gross receipts, 3 per ct.
Fruits, preserved, 6 per ct.
Furniture, 6 4ieKfcL¡
Gas, per 1,000 cliOic feet, from I 2 m> 30 cts.
General bnsiue£s„ trade or protession, $io.;
Hogs, slaugUtel-ea, each 10 cts. . •
Income, of evéra "person, -exceeding $>!0B.
and not exceeding $5.OllO.'on'al) above (Stlu, 0
per ct.; excess oven $5,0/10, It) per cent.,
Iron, manufacture^6 per ceni,; castiog and
railroad, trin, $3 60 ; pig, $'2 40. ' ,
Leather, trianufactures, 0 per ct. '
Lic«usp i'ax.
Licenses must be taken oiit each year by tbe
following named pcirsons, for which they are
tolpay tbe sum placed opposite their names, *ji:
Agents, insurance, ten dollar:'.
Do: do. foreign, 50 dollars.
Apothecaries, 10 dollars. r
Architects, 10 dollars.
Assayers, see " Assayers."
Auctioneers, whose aonual sales dtí not ex-
ceed $10,000, 10 dollars.
Auctioneers, exceeding $10,000, 20 dollars.
Bankers, using.capiial nbt exceeding $50,000
for each license, 100 dollars.
Bankers, using capital exceeding $50,000, fur
every additional $1,000 in. excess ot $50 000,
2 dollars:
Billiard tables, each, 10 dols.
Brewers, (see "Brewers,") 23 and 50 dols.
Brokers, 50 dols,
lin kers, pawn, using capital not exceeding
$5tf,ilo0,50 dols.
of $50,000, 2 dols.
BowUfag alley6) fb'r each alley,'10 dolé.
Bbilders of ships, bouses, Sc., 25 dull.
Bitt ihers, see "Bitchers."
Cattle Brokers, whose annual sates do not
exceéi. $10,0011, 10 dot.
Cattle brokers, exceeding $10,009, for each
additional $1000, 1 dol.
Circtíses, 100 dollars.
C vi I engineers, 10 dols.
Claim agents, 10 dols.
Coal oil distillers, 50 dols.
Commercial brokers, 20 dols:
C >nceri balls, 100 dollars.
Confectioner , 10 dols. .
Contractors, 25 dols.
Conveyancers, 10 dols;
tidslb'tn-Hou-te brokers, 10 dols.
Dentists, .10 dols.
Distillers, see Distillers."
Eating-houses, 10 dots.
Exhibitions, not otherwise provided for, 10
dollar#
Gas-Utters, 10 dols.
Horie dealers, 10 dols:
Insurance agents, 25 dols.
Insurance agents, foreign, 50 dftls.
Intelligence office keepers, IP dots.
Gift enterprises, 50 dollars.
Jacks, 10 dollars.
J ugglers, 20 dols.
Land warrant brokers, 25' dols:
Lawyers, 10 dols.'
Li very stable keepers; 10 dols:
Lottery ticket dealers^ 100 dols.
Mantííaciurers, 10 dols.'. ' ,
Patent agents, 10 dols.
Pate n't rights, dealers, 10 dol. .
Pcddfers, •'see Peddlers." ■
Photograph rs, see "Photographers."
Pawnbrokers, see '.'Brokers."
Physicians, 10 dols.
Pltfmbtrs and gas fitters, 10 iiols.
Produce brokers, whose sales do not éiceed
$10,000, 10 dols.
Real estate agents, 10 dols.
Rectifiers, see " Rectifiers."
Retail dealers, 10 dols.
Retail dealers in liquors, 25 dols.
Savings banks having do capital stock,'aid
whose businesses confined to receiving deposits
and loaning the same for tbe benefit of their
depositors, and vfhich do no otbef business of
banking, shall .not be liable to pay for license
as bankers, lOO dols:
Shows, 10 dols.
Stallions, owners of, 10 dols
Steamers aud vessels boardiDg p'asséngérs.
25 dols:
Surgeons, 10 dollars:
Tobacconists, 10 dols.
Manufacturers.
Manufacturers and producers of agricultural
tools and implements, garden seeds, stoves and
hollow #are, brooms,' wooden ware and pow-
der, delivering and selling at wholesale any of
said articles, by themselves or their authorized
agents, at places Oilier than tbé' place of man-
ufacture, shall not be required, for any sale
thris made, to take out any additional license
therefor.
Manufactures not otherwise specified :
Of bone, 6 per ct.; brass, 6 per ct.; bristles,
6 per ct.; copper, 6 per ct.; cotton, 6 per ct.;
fta¿, 6 per ct.; glass, 6 per ct.; gold, 6 per ct.;
gutfa peroha, 6 per ct.; hemp, 6 per ct.; borb,6
per ct.; india rubber, 6 per ct.; iron 6 per ct.;
iVory, 6 per cent.; jute,6 per ct; lead 6 perct.;
leather, B per ct.; paper 8 per ct.; pottery, 6 per
ct.; silk, S per ct.;silver, D per ct.; steel, 6 per
et.; tio, 6 per ct.; willow, 6 per ct.; wood, 6 per
cent.; wool, 6 per ct.; worsted 6 per ct.; other
materials, 6 per ct.
Masts,'2 2-a per ct.
Matches, box, 1 ct.; cigar lights, 2 cts.
Measurer's returns, 1st 1000 buabels, 10 cts.
exceeding 1000, 24 cts.
Meats, preserved, 6 per ct.
Mineral water, quart bottles, 1JÍ ct:
Molasses, gallon, 6 cts:
Monumen'al stones, 6 per ct.
Paper, all kinds, 3 per ct.
Pianos, worth from $100 to $200, $2; two to
$400, $4; over $400', 6 per ct.
Plate, silver, in use, 5 cts. per oz.; to the ex-
tént of 40 ouníes, fiSe.
oinciAf.
Office of Pnovosr Mabsbll GenekíI,. t
District of TkjUs. ) .
ff'dlvettori, Texa , June 28th, 1865.
3' "-1 ''ClitCTTLiB
||¿AI1 perriitu, formerly slaves, are earnestly
enjoined to repiajji with their foj-mer masters
.(inder sücli coritráets as may -he'made for the
present titné. l'heirUiwn interests as well as
manent arraingeifieiits lire made udder the aus
bidev of the "Freemaii's Burpau."
' It must be Biirhé in mind in this connection,'
th*t cruel treatment or improper iise ot the
authority givfen to employers will not be per
mitted; wtiilst both parties to tbe c ntract
made will be equally bound to its fulfilment
upon their part
No persons formerly slaves will be permit-
ted to travel on the public thorougH-fares with-
out passes or peí mit8 from their employers ;
or to congregate in buildings or camps at, or
adjacent to, any military posts or town. They
will not be subsisted in idelness, or in any way
except as employees of the government, or in
cases of extreme destitution or sickness: and
in such cases the officers authorized to order
tke issues shall be tbe £it(ge as to the justicé
of the claim for siiah subsistence.
Idleriess is sure to be'productive of vice—
and hdmanity dictates that employment be
furnished these pbepte—while the interest of
the commonwealth imperatively demands it,
in prdet1 that tbe present crop may qe secured.
No; person white or black, and who afe able to
'libor, will be subsisted by the government in
idleness, and thus hang as a dead weight upon
those wto are disposed to bear their full shire
of "the pnblic burdens. Provost Marshall*
end their assistants throughout tbe, District
dre charged with using every means in their
power to carry nut these instruction's in letter
aud spirit. By order of ,
" Maj: (Jen. GRANGER.
R. G. LaügiÍlin, Lieut. Coli and Pro.
twlm Mar. Gen. Dist. of Teiaij.
ÜT All of ofir Texas exchanges' will copy
the above circular ohé month arid send bills to
the nearest Provost Marshal.
[Official.]
HEXf)(jt'arter8 D'STRtCT OF, TEXAS.)
. Galveston, June 17tb, 186S. )
General Ordijrs, No. 1.
I. PtirsjiSnt to orders from the Headquarters
Military Division of the Southwest, dated New
Orleans, June 13, 1865, the undersigned as-
sumes ¿ommand of all troops Within the State
of Texas.
II. No passes or permits will be récpgniíed
on tbe cost of Texas exqept by authority from
Headquarters Military Division of the 'South-
west, or from these Headquarters.
, . fi. GRANGER,
iv4-2w .Major Gen. Commanding.
i.. ' [Official.]
Heaiiquartebs DistBictof Texas,i
Galveston, June lí, 1865. '
General Oiders, No. 2.
The Stafl of the District ii announced as fol-
lows :
Major F. W. Emery, U. S. Vols., Asst. Adj't
General.
, Ueut. Col. J. C. Paífrey, U. S. Vols., Asst.
Insp. Gen'l.
Lieut. Col. R. G. Laughlin, 94th III. Vols.,
Provost Marshal General.
Lient. Col. J. G. Changes, U.S. Vols., Chief
Q- M. ,
Captain F. G. Noyes, U S. Vol.,Chief C. S.
Surgeon C. B. White, U. S. Vols., Medical
Director.
Captain G:W. Fox, 20th N. Y. Battery, Chief
of Artillery.
Captain S. Howell, 6th Mich. Heavy Art'y,
Chief of Ordnance.
1st Lieut. ,1. L. Baker, 23d Wisconsin Vols.,'
Com'v of Musters.
Major W. L. Avery, Ü. S. Vols., Aide-de-
Camp.
'tain C. S. Sargent,'U. S. Vols.. Aide-de-
p. . G. GRANGER,
jy3-lw Major Gen. Commanding:
[Official]
fheadquakters district of
Galvestnn, June 19th, 1865.
I Orders, No. 3.
people of Texas are informed that in
accordance with a proclamation from the Exec-
utive of the United States "all slaves are freo.'
This involves an absolute'equality of personal
rights and rights of property between former
masters and slaves, and the connection hereto-
fore existr g between them becomes that be-
tween employer and hired labor.
T(ie freedmen are advised to remain quietly
at their present homes amli work for wages.—
They are informed that íhéy wil) not be allowed
to'collect at military jxists, and that tbey will
not he supported in idleness eitfcer there or else-
where. By order of
Maj. Gen. GRANGER. .
if. W. Emertt, Major A A. A. Gen. [jy4-lirf
[Official.!
Headquarters District of Texas,
Galveston, June 19, 1865.
General Orders, No. 4.
All acts of the Governor and Legislature of
Texas, since the ordinance of secession, are
hereby declared illegitimate.
.All civil and military officers and agents of
the so-called Confederate States Government,
or of the State of Texas, and all persons for-
merly connected with the Confederaté States"
Army, in Texas, will at once report for parole
at one of tbe following places, or such others
as mi; be designated hereafter, to the proper
United States officers to be appointed : Hous-
ton. Galveston, Bonha'm, San Antonio, Marshall
and Brownsville. .
Although their long absence from their homes
4üd' the peculiar circublstáhcea' ÓF their State,
'may |i . ia,te tlu-ir desertion from theáT organi-
zations, this order will be strictly and ur uuutiy
complied Vrttb: '
The above mentioned; and all other persons
having in tbeir possessiob public property o
any description whatever, as itrms. nrr es,mn
Aitkin, éc., formeily belonginc to the so-callc*
Confederate States, or State of T^xa , will im-
mediately deliver it to the proper Uiiiterl States
officer at the nearest of thfe ahove inen!iooed
places. •' j. '
When they cannot carry St, and have not thi
means of transp rting it, they will mjike to th.
same officer a full report of its character, quan
tity, local bn. security, Ac.
All persons not complying promptly with
this'nraer will Be,arrested as prisoners of war
and sent North fur imprisonment, and theii
■property forfeited.
lAil'lawless persons committing acta of vio-
lence, such as banditti, guerrillas, jayhawkers.
horse thieves, Ac., Ac., are hereby declared
outlaws and enemies of the human race, and
will be dealt with anpor<lñ\rlT.
By order of Maj. Gen. GRANGER.
F. W. Emery, Maj. A A. A. G. [jv4 lm
Headquarters District of Texas.1
i Galveston, June 22,16()5. )
General Orders, No. 6.
Tfie following order ¡9 published for ihe in-
fordi£tion of all concerned :
War Department, t 1
Adjutant General's Ofkice. !-
Washington, June 2d, 1765.1
General.Orders, No. 107,
K-iaovul of Restrictions on Trade
drdered : That all military restrictions upon
trade in any of the States or Territories of the
United States, except in articles contraband 01
war, to-wit: arms, ammunition, gray cloth, and
all articles from which ammunition is manu
factiired, locomotives, cars, railroad iron, and
machinery fnr operating railroad -, .elegraph
wires, iu>ulators and instruments f n- operating
telegraph lines, shall cease from and after the
present date.
Bv order of the President of tbe U. "States.
[Signed] E. D. TOWNSEND.
, Assistant AdjutantiG-neral.
By order of Maj, Gen. GRANGER.
F. W. Eííkry, Maj. A A. A. G.
Headq-tarters Dis+tttCT of Texas, i
Galveston, June 30.h, 1865.J
General Orders, No. 7.
I. To secure that infectious and contaginus
diseases are nnt brought into the Stale of Texas
from without, by way of the Gulf, the Com-
manding Officer ot each Post on the coast will
immediately appoint a capable and,reliable
Medical Officer to board, at a point sufficiently
distant from the places of camping troops, re-
sidence of inhabitants and unloading of stores,
to 9ecure against contagion, all vessels seeking
entrance to their Posts. The Boarding Officer
thus specified will be charged with the further
duties hereinafter enumerated, and will be fur-
nished with all required facilities.
II. In case of arrival of vessels from ports
of the United Státés where contagions or infec-
tious diseases are not prevalent—and all ports
of tbe.United States will be considered of this
class until Post or Superior Commanders on
the coast shall have announced that 1 igid quar-
antine regulations regarding vessels from cer-
tain specified ports are required by the preva-
lence of such diseases therein; if no contagious
or infections disease is discovered on board,
the Boarding Officer will give the Master of the
vessel a certificate to that effect,' and she will
be permitted, Subject to the M litary and Treas-
ury regulations in force, to land hi r passengers
and cargo. To facilitate the necessary eiam-
ination, any person on board may be examined
u'nder oath.
III. All vessels arriving bfefnre November 1.
1865, from any p'ort of Mexico, Central Ameri-
ca, the West ludia Islands, South America,
North of latitude twenttLdegrees South, or from
any foreign port whi^f 11 ay subject to yearly
visitation of Yellow Fevjr, or in which yellow
fever may prevail at the' time, and all vessels
which may touch or stop at any of the before
mentioned po. ts,' as well as all vessels arriving
from ports within'the United States in which
the prevalence of contaginus or infectious dis-
ease is announced, will be subject to rigid quar-
antine regulation's. The Boarding Officer will
direct tbe Master of the vessel to anchor at the
pnint selected for quarantine anchorage; wid
report without delay to the Post Commander all
facts in the case; will regiilate all intercourse
between tbe vessel and other vessel, and with
the Shore, and take stfclr measures as the ease
may demand. A suitable hospital, on land,
near the quarantine anchorage, will be provided
for the reception'of su 'h patients from infected
vessels as the Medical Officer may direct.
In case no contagious or infectious disease be
discovered 011 board, passengers will be landed
their clothing and baggage aired ; all package
of stores, or cargo likely to carry disease,
opened and exposed to the air, and the vessel
cleaned and fumigated. When thest precau-
tions have been taken, the' vessel will be per
mitted, under the laws in force at the time, t
proceed, or lighter, to the proper landing place
and debark her passengers and caruo.
In case of such disease being discovered on
board, all the precau'tiáns stated hereinbefore
will be taken, anil the additional prevision'ex-
acted, that no debarkation shall take place, ex-
cept within quarantine limits, until ten days
shall have elapsed since the appearance of tbe
last tase of contagious or infectious disease.
IV. .Vessels leavingjmrts in Texas occupied
by military forces, will receive from the Medi-
cal hoarding Clflcer, a proper bill of health to
facilitate their entrance into other ports.
V. The co-operation of the Navy is invited
in the enforcement of this Order.
By order of . Maj. Gen, GRANGER.
F^ W. Ehert, Major A A. A. G.
julyí-2w
headqraktkr9 district of 'i exas.i
Galveston, July 6'th, 1865: )
General Orders, No. Í.
The use of Government transportation for
private purposes if fot bidden. No private pas-
sengers will be admitted hereafter on Govern-
men' Vessels.
(inly officers aud men of tbe army and navy,
discharged officers and inen en route to their
homes, employees of the Government, and pa-
roled offi'eeis and men of the late so calle 1
Confederate Army or Navy who are on íheir
direct way to tbeir homes in accordance with
public agreements, will be permitted to travel
on vessels in quartermaster employ. Stores
necessary to tbe Army or Navy and belnnging
strictly to the Government or officers of it,'a id
stores required for use of the vessels,' their
crews or passengers, will constitute the sole
cargo of. Government transports.
The Provnst Marshal and Quartermaster De-
partments will see to the enforcement of this
order. Ívery case of violation will be report-
ed to these Headquarters.
By order of Maj. Grn. GRANGER.
F. W: Emery, Maj. A A. A. G. jy8-tf
Office Asst Quartermaster, )
Galveston, Texas, July 6, 1865.f
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
tbe office of the Post Quartermaster at the
places hereafter mentioned, until 12 o'clock M.
25th inst., for the delivery of S H E L L E D
CORN,' in quantities of not less than five hun-
dred bushels, and of HAY and FODDER, in
Quantities of not less than ten tons, at Austin,
San A'ntonio, Laredo, Victoria, Corpus Ch'rtsti,
and Indiannla.
Proposals for each class to . be made sepa-
rtfelv,and must bé accompanied by a guaranty,
as follows :
" We, the undersigned, hereby guarantee, in
case the foregoing bid of be accepted, it
shall be duly fulfilled according to its true im-
port and conditions ; also, that a w .. con-
tract sball be executed with good and sufficient
bonds for twice tbe amouni of the enniraut.
tNanjes of £
. , (guarantor^ .: ....
All bidders must give I heir names in-full;
i s sute tbeir places of residence and buai-
e-s.
Each h\d mnst have a printed fco'jiv of this
tdvertiseraenl attached: also * copy of the hit-
ler's oath of allegiance*. S párate bids will
be received for eachof the «b re named places.
Pioposals must be in'duplicqte. enrl -s d in
an envelope; addressed to the f- I' >et Qu rte
master," at the places named, and endorsed
'■ Proposals for Forage."
The Government reserves the right to reject
inr or all bid-.
Bv command of Maj. G«k. GRANGER.
G. E. ATWOOD; Capt. A A. Q. Al. j 8-U
Army $npi>Jie>— Pr«|tO nls for
Ffcth Beef.
s
Office «"Chief Commissary, D str-ct/ '
. of Tkxas. /Galveston, Ju'y 6. 1805. ¡
¡ÉALED PR(4I'0-<ALS (In dup'icatej will
be received at the Office of the Post Com-
missary at San Antonio, Texas, until 12 ".'clock
M:, on Thursdav. July 20, 186.1 for Mipplviog,
fresh beef to the troops al San A tooio, and alt
caüips and hospitals in the vicinity. Onecopv
•>f. each proposal ni de will also be sent to the
office of the updersigned. , .•
The contract,will commence nn¿lil;J5th July
1865, and be in force six months,' or such shoiter
period as the Cnmtüissarv General may direct.
The heef must be of the first quality, and ba
delivered in equal proporiions of fore and hind
quarters (neck and thanks ejr^Wed) in such
quantities as mnv hp required for tbe use of. tba
troops, and on such days as Uie Commissary
in iv direct.
PrnposaU must be accompanied by a guar-
antee, as ftillows :
" We, ;he undersigned, hereby guarantee, in
case the foregoing bid of be accepted, it
ahall be duly lulfilled, according to ita (r.iu
purport and conditions; also that a written
contract shall be executed, with bonds in the
sum of $5.000."
(Names of ( ...'
7guaraptori-)
All binders must give their names in lull
also state their place of residence and business
Each hid must have a printed copy of this
advertisement attached to it, and a copy of the
bidder's oath o> allegiance.
The right to reject all bids is reserved.
Propesals rfinst be in duplicate, enclosed in
an e- velope,' addressed to Posi Corjiin'Ssary, U.
S. A., at San Amonio, Texas, ami endorsed—
" Proposals for Fresh Beef." - ,,
FRANK G.i JÍOYES,
jyS LI. Col. A Chf C. S. Dist. of Texas.
TO TEX AIMS.
Ordersj pi Gen. Sheridan—Rcfugces
Invited to lteiurii, &c.,&c.
Headquarters Militar* Oivision ok thei
¡soi'thwest, N. Orleans, June 30, 1865. f
Gener 1 Orders, No.'5.
A!' refugees from the State of Texas, are
notiiied that the troops' of tba United States
Government are now in military possession of
i oat, Slate, and that ttíey can return to tbeir
homes with security.
The Major General Commanding takes this
occasion to have it distinctly understood that
no home guards or armed bands fnr self pro-
tection will be permitted in the.Sjate, as tl e
military force now in Texas, and hereafter to
be sent there, will be competent to protect indi-
viduals and their property.
The inhabitants of íei'as are notified that it
is nnd has been jhe policy of the Commanding
General to make neighbohoods infested by
guerrillas responsible for 'heir acts, experi-
ence having taiiüht him that thn influence of
the inhabitants, if energetically exeicised, can
put down this species of robbery and murder.
All acts of the Governor and Legislature of
Texas, since, the passage of the Ordina' ce nf
Secessinn,'.having been declared illegitimate.
Refugees will, upon tbeir return to Ihe State,
resume possession of their properiy. Tbe right
and title to the picperty claimed must be be-
yond question.
By command of Maj. Gen. P. H. Sheridan.
E. B. PARSONS,
Assistant.Aijntant General.
Official : E. B. PARSONS, A. A. G.
jv8-tf
Headquarters Post of Galveston Texas,[
G . I vestop, Texas, July 6, 1865. )
General Orders, No. 4.
All persons belonzing to the Military or Na-
val forces are forbidden to bathe at any time in!
ihe Gulf, west of Snuth Battery—the beach
east of said IJattery being at their disposal.
By order qí Col. F W. MOÓRE.
C. C. Mor'sE, Lt. A Post Adj't. jv8
NEW. 0RLEAHS CARDS.
SAM. DE BOW & CO.,
Wholesale Grocers, Commission
MERCHANTS,
And COTTON ÍACTOBS,
30 A 32 New Levee Street,
ji8-3ci. NÉW ORLEANS. LA.
J. G. Morey. Traveling Agent for Texis.
JAMES G05ÍEGAL,
importer and wholesale d' alklt in
Drags, Medicines, Chemicals,
Perfumery, Pepper, Spices, Liquors,
Corner Common A Magazine sts.,
jy8 3m NEW ORLEANS, LA.
J. G. Morey, Traveling A sent for Texa".
WALLACES CO.,
importers and jobbers of
Foreign and Domestic Tfry Goods,
BOOTS,' SHOES, HA^, CAPS,
And Plantation CWthing,
No. 74, Canal St.,and 91,93 and 95 Common at.
[Bfreaformerly occupjed hyC.H.SIocnmb& CoJ
jv8 3m NEW OSLEANS, LA.
J. G. Morey, Traveling Agent for Texas.
i. a. seakc'y . ..B. W. CAltTKK.
SEARCY & CARTER,
Attorneys dad Counselors
AT LAW,
Galveston. Texas.'
Sp' c'al attention given to the purchase and
sale of real estate.
jr8 ly
GILBERT & CO.,
AGENTS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,-
Strand, Cralvcuton.'
GILBERT A CO., are authorized tp act as
agents for the Houston Telegraph. They
will receive advertisements and subscriptions
for the same. jy8 tf
We have tbe pleasure to announce to our
friends and the pnblic generally that we have
resumed business in this city. Office tbe same
as heretofore.
BA hi, HUTCUINGS A CO.
Ga!rc£t3n, Ju!y 4, iiOi.
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