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MERCHANDISE SHIPPING TO INTERIOR VERY BRISK -- SMALL POX DEATHS AMONG NFGROES SEVERE ? FINES FOR MINOR CRIMES CONTINUE STRONG AMUSEMENTS POPULAR -- IMPROVEMENT, FOR SHIPPING CONTINUE
February 11, 1866
N.O. Daily Crescent - Wednesday, February 1*+, 1866 p 2 c 2
THE MOBILE CORRESPONDENCE
Mobile, Ala., February 11, 1866
Editor, N.O. Crescent ?
Business
Business begins to improve here if we may judge by the large amount of merchandise received daily from New Orleans by the various lines of boats; a large portion of which is sold to go into the interior.
JT- r ?0167
Military Defalcations
Captain J. C. been on trial the misappropriating g money, carriages, found guilty, and
Ford, A.Q.M. of the U. S. Reserve Corps, who has past three weeks before a general court martial for overnment funds to his own use, receiving bribes of furniture, horses, buggies, jewelry, etc., has been by the court to one years'
sentenced by the court to one years' imprisonment in the Tennessee State Prison, and to pay a fine of $10,000, which
approved by General Wood, commanding Department of s been sent there under guard.
sentence has been Alabama, and he ha:
who will be tried by M. of the Department
The next Assistant Quartermaster is John Stewart, formerly Chief A. Q. upon nearly the same charges.
Military Change of Command
Brig. Gen. G. A. De Russy, who has been in command of Mobile, having been mustered out of service, Colonel the 15th United States Infantry, has assumed command.
Small Pox
the court of Alabama
of the post Dawson, of
The small pox his been very severe on the freedmen and colored soldiers. Upon calling at the office of Capt. McIntosh, I learn that
Governement has buried k-5 colored persons (among whom were soldiers) who had died of thp	.
Freedmen's Bureau 2b died with it!	?f	the
from the