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sword Presentation— (apt. Vincent
V M. Brown, Company C, Ist N. Y.
*. o-s. Engineers, Department of the South,
, s-on New Year's moring presented
with an elegant sword, sash and belt, by
Hie members of his comply. The scab
bard bears an appropriate inscription, ex
pressive of the company s esteem. The
iresentation speech was in artificer Geo*
{uncock. Prftf. Ingalls, with the post
oanrl of. Hilton Head, famished music
V“ the occasion, and Capt Brown pro
* ,n appropriate entertainment.
«lton & Shurtleff hire a card in
h 4 (her column to which ve call atten
s They are enterprisinj and deserv
taen
*' rovost Marshal, Easibrn District.
p. Ario * Pardee, 147th T. V. V., has
yen r announeed by Brig. G n. Geary, as
Provost Marshal of the E. era District,
in pljce of Col. Wm. W Ohio
p»l*
lavnna Ti Fikf, Compav .—At the an
mefting of this conunny, held Fri
evening last at the Fireman’s Hall,
allowing officers were -lected Chiefs
e Savannah Fire Department, to
for the ehsuing year ; Christopher
isey, Chief Fir man ; ’rancis Blair,
nd Chief Fireman: JariesL. Haunt,
I Chief Fireman,
agnolta Encampment, ao, 1, I. O.
'.—At a regular meetii of this En
>ment, heft on the e ning of Ur*
inst., the. following * (beers were
ed to serve for the curing year
hn T. Thomas, C. P.: lohn Iffirri-
H. P.; John A,* Drier, S. Vi. :
J. W.; ( aries• Gross,,
•id; James L. {lnapt, hearer.
A ‘The Cotton C vrun:r> oavannail
* v'fereiice to the coho in t.. s: ;r 4
-!*y
fnr st.i'i, idy -**47,,...at Gas de
termined to : sell it, and ago rkfte the
.proceeds of the srlc. If thkt ,ies now
"claiming -It can establish; ad cKim.
Which can only be done tl.r ::b the pro
per court, and after tcdki 1 tigation,
then the Government will nht rsethem
for it. It is reported that bat an Dra
per, Collector "of New Yor. las been
appointed agent at Savannr.h.ojsuperin
tend tne shipment and sale okife cotton,
i — N. Y. Times, Jan. 2.
Lorenzo Dow was an eccercio preach.-
©c. On one occasion he eoaiienced his
sermon by reading from fit Paul: “I
can do fill things. ” The preacer paused,
took on his spectacles, laid tent oil the
Bible ard said, “ No, Paul, ou’re mis
taken br once, 111 bet y mive dollars
you can t and stake the moae.” /
At the saffie time putting is hfend in
his pocket, he took out a foidoliar bill,
laid it on the Bible, took uptnispeeta
. U agalu and read. “Thrush Jesus
OUr
exclaimed tb preacher,
£ U P toefive dollar 'ill and re
turning u to his pocket, “tiifs a differ
' naatte! ; the bet is withdrsna*”
--*• ■ *,a>—y »» »■. .. ... »» f
ill li i.e stnps a t.J i* iiu*. he gives lus
hand to the l&3y to desc iffi. and takes
care that they are couv uiiently in
the shade, for it is by day that most of
his exploits are performed. Never an
oath, never a coarse expression: on the
contrary, a quite respectful deference,
and a natural politeness which never
fails. Does he remove a * ing from a la
dy's linger—Ah, madam,” lie exclaims,
“so beautUul a hand has no need of or
naments.” And while slipping the ring
from the finger, he kisses the hand with
an air that would make one believe, to
quote the words of a Spanish lady, that
the kiss was worth more than the ring.
I have been assured that he always leaves
travellers enough of money to arrive at
the nearest town, and that he has never
refused any one permission to retain a
bijoy which associations render precious.
; A Captain Castro, an officer lull of
courage and activity, who pursued the
robbers, it is said,, as much to satisfy a
personal vengeance as to perform his
military duty, learned by one of his spies
that Jose Maria might be found at a cer
tain day in a remote aldea.
Castro, on the day indicated, mounts
his horse, and to avoid suspicion in tak
ing! too many over the country, orders to
follow him only four lancers. Notwith
standing the precautions, however,
which he used to conceal his expedition,
lie could not prevent it from reaching the
ears of Jose Maria.
At the moment when Castro entered
the valjey, twelve well-mounted cavalry
appeared on his tiank, and interceptee
his rettreat. A man, mounted on ;i buy
horse, advanced tpom Uifc troop of
robbers, and stops his hors hort at a
hundred paces from Castro, r
“ Jose Maria is never surirised,” cried
he, “ Captain Castro, what have I done
that you wish to give me *ip to justice?
I could slay you, but men of courage
have become scarce, and I grant you
your life. Here is a souvenir which will
teach you to avoid me. At your cap!”
So saying he takes aim x\ him, and a
ball passes through the t< p of the Cap
tain's cap: then turned and departed
-with his men.
Here is afiother exampliof his courte
sy—A wedding was beiny celebrated on
a farm near Andujar. Tbs married-pair
had already received thejnomplimen's of
their lri n..-, and were ab--p.it sitting down
t o t a- ;le und; r a large tree It tore the door of
the house ; the performai fes of jessamine
and or ngC flowers milgled agreeably
with the more substantsii odors which
ex died Irom the several iislies that caus
• t the table to bend ben nth theirweight.
/' H b. oiu.-e a man apper fed on horseback,
miag from a thicket at pistol shot from
X..e ht use. The unknown -leaped- to the
kgh'X.i . salute-I,the guests with his hand.
nWid * yt-jy to tli /stable. He came
unexpectedly, but in Spain every passer
by is welcome to the feast; besides the
stranger, by his habiliments, seemed to
:’ e of importance. Tiie husband
immediately followed him to invite him
to the repast. While every one was ask
ing in a low tone who the stranger was,
the notary of Andujar, who assisted at
the celebration, became as pale as death.
He tried to rise from,the seat he occupied
by the side of his bride, but his legs re
fused to support him One of the guests
who had been for slme time suspected of
engaging in smug-iing, approached the
oridc*. 7
‘‘lt is J©s-9 Ma ja! ” said lie. “lam
much deceived, 4 he comes here to do
some iidschief. <jt is the notary he will
aim at. What sliill we do ? How shall
he escape?”
“ Impossible! frose 3laria would soon
overtake him!” ;
“ Arrest the rubber.”
“ But his bamiue doubtless in the neigh
borhood ; besidjfs, he carries pistols in
Ins girdle, and *his dagger never .leaves
km.”
“But, Mr. f Notary, what, then, have
you done?”
Borne one m&rmured, in a low tone,
JH.M i
-a *n? flejrised he casted a .tigers
glance at trie notary, who begen to trem
ble as if he had been s< ized with an ague
tit; then he gracefully saluted the bride,
and asked permission to dance with her
at her wedding. She took cure not to
refuse him, or put on an unpleasaut air.
Jose Maria then took a small stool, drew
near to the table, and familiarly seated
himself beside the bride, between her
and the notary, who seemed every mo
ment to be on "the point of fainting. The
feast began. Jose Maria was full of at
tentions to his neighbor. When the ex
tra wine was served, the bride, taking a
giass of Montilia (which, in my opinion,
Is much better than the Xeres). touched
to her lips, and then presented it to the
robber. This is a courtesy which one is
accustomed to show to those whom he
esteems. It is called una Jiueza,; unfor
tunately this usage is unknown in good
society, which endeavors here, as else
where. to remove itself from ail natural
customs, Jose Mafia took the glass,
thanked her with great gallahtry. and de
clared to the bride that he besought her
to regard him a« her servant, and that he
would joyfully do whatever she felt In
clined to command. Then the lady,
trembling and timidly bending over to
the ear ot her terrible neighbor, whis
pered :
“ Grant me a favor?”
“ A thousand!” exclaimed Jose Maria.
“ Forget, I conjure you, the evil feel
ings which you have probably brought
hither. Promise me that, for the love of
me, you will pardon your enemies, and
that nothing unpleasant shall be connect
ed with my marriage feast.”
“Notary,” said Jose Maria, turning to
the noted "man of law, “ thank"madame.
Had it not beeu for her I would have
slain you before you could have digested
your dinner. Fear no more. I will do
you no harm.” And holding towards
him a glass of wdae, he added, with a
somewhat wicked smile, “come notary,
to my health ! This w ine is good and
is not poisoned!”
The poor notary felt as if he were swal-
lowing a hundred pins.
“ Come, friends, said the robber, “now
for some sport! Long live the bride!” —
And rising quickly he ran to seek the
bride, -and began to improvise a couplet
in honor of the newly-married couple.
In a word, during ihe rest of the din
ner and the ball which followed, he
showed himself so amiable, that the wo
men had tears in their eyes when they
thought that so charming a gallant might
end iiis days on the gallows. He danced,
he sang, he contributed to the merrimeut
in e\ ary way. Towards midnight a lit
tle girflof twelve years, half covered with
rags, approached Jose Maria, .and said
some words to him in the patois of the
gypsies. The robber started up; he ran
to the stable, from which he sqos return
ed. leading his horse. Then, advancing
to the bride, with the rein hanging on his
arm, he said
“Adieu, child of my heart. Never
shall I forget the moments which I have
passed with you. They are the happiest
1 have seen for many years. Be kind
enough to accept this trifle from a poor
outlaw, who wishes he had a mine to of
fer you.” ,
“ Jose Maria,” said the bride, “ as long
as there is bread in this house, you shall
have a share of it.”
The robber shook hands with all the
guests, even with the notary, and em
braced the ladies, then nimbly leaping to
the saddle, returned to the mountain. —
Not before did the notary breathe freely.
An hour afterwards a detachment of
miguelets (special guard) arrived, but no
one had seen the-man of whom they were
in search.
The Spanish people, who know by
heart the romance of Renaud de Montau
bau, must necessarily feel much interest
ed in the only man who, in an age as
prosaic as ours, revives the virtues of
chivalric braves. Another motive con
tributes besides to increase the popularity
of Jose Maria— he is extremely gener
ous. Money it costs him very little to
obtain, and he shares it liberally with the
( lunate. Never, it is said, does a
/ 1 address himself to him without re-
abundant alm\. * A muleteer told
me that having lost a mule, which con
stituted his whole fortune, he was on tin?
point of casting himself headlong into tine
Quadalquiver, when a box containing six
ounces of gold was remitted to his wife
from au unknown source. - lie doubted
not that it W'as a present from Jose Mv
ria, to whom he had pointed out a fort
one day when he was closely pursued
the miguelets. m x
A sailor ouce had a friend who read
Shakespeare’s plays for him. He criti
cised them all pretty freely, but when ho
came to the passage in the “ Midsummer
Night's Dream,” in which the mermaid
is made to ride; upon the dolnhin.s back,
he pronounced itau unqualified humbug:
“for,” said he, “a dolphiu's baok is as
sharp ns a razor, and no mermaid could
possibly ride the beast unless she had first
saddled him.”
People are expressing great surprise
that a resident of the Bloomingdale In
sane lisylum should edit a New York
newspaper. A Boston daily paper some
few years since was edited by one of Dr.
Walker's patients. The paper died, but
the patient got bettlw.— Host on Gazette,
A Person complained to Dr. Franklin
of having been iusulted by one who call
ed him a scoundrel. “Ah,” replied the
doctor; “and what did you cull him?’*
“ Why,” said he, “ I called him a scoun
drel, too.” “Well,” resumed Franklin*
“I presume you both spoke the truth.”
A bookseller's clerk in Boston was
sent out to buy a hook his employer had
not in the store, and called for “ The Hen
which Croweth.” After an anxious but
unavailing search he was asked to read
the written order again, when lie found
it to be “The Hour which Cometh,” a
volume of sermons by ltev. James F.
Clarke. _
The following amended regulations ot
the Treasury Department, in regard to
trade with the insurrectionary States, iue
been issued:
Treasury Department, Dec. 22, 1864.
Regulation fifty-live, concerning com
mercial intercourse, series of July 29 %
1864. is hereby amended as follows :
Regulation 55. —A1l existing authori
ties to purchase products in insurrec
tionary States are hereby revoked, except
that products purchased in good taith
under such authorities and paid for in
whole or in part prior to the 29th day of
July, 1864, may be transported to, market
as before the passage of the act of July,
1864, subject to the following limitations
and conditions, and included in the fol.
lowing classes :—First, those which have
been wholly paid for; second, those upon
which part payment lias been made,
coupled with a legal obligation to pay the
residue, so that the articles purchased are
at the risk of the purchaser, and such
payment is in no wise dependent upon
their delivery ; third, where part paymeat
has beeu made, without snch obligation
as to the balance, so much of the pro
ducts alleged to have been purchased as
the amount actually advanced will pay
for at the stipulated price. The original
permits must be produced in. such -case
and proof furnished to the satisfaction of
proper permit officer and a supervising
or assistant special agent for the agency
or district in which proof is to be made
that the property desired to be moved
conies within one of the classes named
above, and that the privilege conferred
by the original permit has been in no way
violated or abused, a certificate ol which
facts must be endorsed upon the permit
Over their official signature ; which per
mit, sd endorsed, will then be considered
as revived and in full force, to the exten
specified in the endorsement, in accord'
auce with this rule.
W. P. Fessenden,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Executive Mansion, Dec. 22, 1864
I, Abraham Lincoln, President ot the
United States, having seen and consider
ed the within amended regulation, No. 55,
prescribed by the Secretary of the Trea
sury, do hereby approve of the same; and
I further declare and order that products
moving in compliance with the said regu
lation shall be exempt from seizure and
from confiscation and forfeiture to tfla%
United States. Abraham hmoouu
