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m. m i y m he f 8/ % issue a live news as is not. contraoa; f'Su.l rib *rs to The Palmetto He*at,if in have the money refunded them for the unexpired term of their subscription, or receive the daily instead, for a proportionate time. Confident that we have fuiy met the ex pectations of our many kitd patrons, in be publication of a week;/ newspaper, ~ e invite a Continuance o their custom, to id promise our best endewors to make HL daily one interesting.— Palmetto Hsr r'j, Dee. 29a. 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