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^ T Cm r1isfFrom New Orleans.Niw OfltiAjia, Jqd© 1?,—Genera! Sher- f idan is busy organising tbo Texas expcdi-tioQ,General Meredith, commanding the cav* alr/t la moving Into Texas with a large foroo via Rad river and Shreveport,■ General Granger and staff, and General Wejjfsjd and staff, left New Orleans ibis 6 morning for the Texas coast os steamship 4 Crescent, Weli*olt goes toBrasoei Granger to Galveston, and takes command of all the troops io Texas.The following paper was published this day The 25 per cent tax on cottton from the east side of (he MibsUsippi river is re*voked. Signed, 0. M. CuTTsa.The following is reported from Sbreve port:—1st infantry, colored, and 5 000 cavalry, Btarted tor the Interior of Texasto garrison the towns and protect the people from guerrillas.More than 10,000 bales of cotton will be brought out from that district. There is my little planted. Cotton has been sold at 10c per pound. Tbo negroes are giviog much trouble; they will not labor, especially when they can get government rations. The corn crops will be large.General Herrcn'a administration of affairs gives much satisfaction.
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Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Tue, Jun 20, 1865
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