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£ava«fc»H § dig §ieraW. BY 8. W. MASON AND CO. - . .. . WEDNESDAY, FEE. 15. ISCS. MILITARY POLICE Deserters ARRBSiBD.-*-The Govern ment Detective Police, connected with the Provost Marshal Department, under JLt. Col. York, yesterday succeeded in securing the arrest of two deserters, who Were in town loafing their time away, it not committing worse offences. They Wrere found in a house of a man of the name of Haygood, in town. On them were found forged passes, signed by a Hospital Surgeon, and purporting to lie approved by Edward G. Dike, Adjutant General on which they Were in the habit of passing about the city, and evading arrest.— Their names were John M. Blair, of the 66th Illinois Regiment, and C, B. Lemon, ©rLahmaa, of the 06th Ohio. They were committed to jail, and will be tried for deserti on at an early day. There is quite a number of the same Stripe, who deserted their commands and remained behind when the army moved forward. Col. York, and his energetic force of detectives, are on the track of tnany, and it is likely that the entire lot Will be apprehended and punished. Confidencs Men in Limbo. —The con fidence game has been played a good deal in the city, by rascally soldiers who don officer *8 uniforms, and go about among the poor classes and negroes and ©xtort money and goods under various pretexts and representations, giving Worthless receipts for the same pretending to exempt the deluded beings from further trouble or annoyance. How far this game lias been carried on, we have no means of knowing, but two arrests made by the muthorities recently, have shown that it lias been conducted on a tolerably large 6C de. The negroes living on the out ©kirts of the city have been visited by these scoundrels, and have been bled considerably, as certain written docu ments which they hold testify. The first man arrested by the military police was a private named prover, of th,e 52d Illinois Infantry, in the uniform of a Second Lieutenant. He had been for some time about the city, living in ftisreputabl e houses and gaining a liveli hood in a questionable manner. Being quite successful in his operations and es caping detection, he became embolden ed and struck in a*uew path, One of his friends was in the lock-up, aud he deter mined t© get him out by sheer impudence »nd brass. Representing himselt as an officer of the company to which his friend belonged, he asked his release,and remarked that he should take him at once to his commands But his efforts failed, and the culprit losing what little confidence he had in his official friend, mud suspecting that he had sold him out, Informed the officials there, that the Xjiculenai.it was no officer, a regular specimen of the bogus species, and that fie was only a private a deserter from his regiment. He was arrested soon after, his uniform taken from him, and be ac commodated with a private room and hread and water His case will be tried hy the Provost Judge, Lieut. Benedict. The last arrest was that of a shrewd witlain, whose name is unknown, who was dressed in a Lieutenant’s uniform, mud engaged in confidence operations, ©bowing some skill in his profession.— He bad some blank checks of the Bank of to ft State of Georgia, and visited negro and poor white families, on the edge of the town, representing himself to be tie collector of taxes for the Post Fund. He assured them that, five, tea, or fifteen dollars, which he assessed accord ing to the apparent financial condition of the family, would be placed in the Post Fund, and would free them from Gov ernment and municipal taxes, from house rent, and other liabilities for the ensuing year. The ignorant and credu lous victims, eager to get off from all ex penses for the year, would pay him l-he amount demanded, or all they had in hand, and receive from the bogus offi cer a blank check, scribbled over, and signed in various ways. Many have thus suffered at the hands of this scoun drel, who reaped quite a harvest. His operations soon reached the knowledjg of Col. York, who ordered his arreTb He evaded it some time, until an office: came across him, caught him in the act of swindling, and took him in custody; He is now in j ail. He will receive the j ustice he deserves, and a punishment that will in the future prevent swindlers from pursuing their nefarious opera-, tions. , • , , VALENTINES. That Dog received a Valentine. It came by Express from Mr. Pulaski’s Tavern by the coat-tail pocket of Col- Rugg; it was greasy, and smelt of onions; it looked like a beefsteak bone— probably it was a bone, but who knows what tender sentimentalities were con cealed under that unsentimental guise. If the Eminent English Barrister in the celebrated Breach-of-promise case of “Bardell vs. Pickwick” (reported at length in Dickens’ Reports, vol. ii., pp. 112 to 137 inclusive), could find delicate insinuations of bone in “chops,” and dis cover a positive promise of marriage in “tomato sauce,” what Love, Affections, Promises of future faithfulness till death, etc., may not have been distinctly shad owed forth in a beefsteak bone ? We don’t know the fair lady who has declared herself That Dog’s Valentine, but we beg to assure that young lady that our slight acquaintance with the canine vernacular does not enable us to translate fully that Dog’s expression of feeling, but from what we can gather from rather disconnected conversation he was hugely pleased with his valentine. We have but one word further to remark in this connection—That Dog is a delicate dog. Beef bones are too hard for his tender toothlets (ha ! ha !) there’s anew Fancy ladyism for (me,) and we beg to state to Jane or Mary or Agnes, or Char lotte, or Fanny, or Helen, or Alice, or Martha, or in fact to each and every one of that Dog’s innumerable admirers, that that Dog’s meals are invariably 'sent to him on a linen napkin of spotless purity, and that he Eat’s with a silver fork like the “Individual” or any other Christian ; so that young ladies, dear young ladies when you make up your diurnal gifts for that Dog always put into the package linen napkin, (with the name picked out of the comer.) a silver folk, two silver spoons and a soupladle, (for that Dog Eat’s Soup like a human,) all to be nicely tied up and addressed to “The Indivi dual,” Savannah Herald. ’Be sure and put a Government stamp on the outside. For the four or five bushels of Valen tines, which were addressed to the “Ed itors of Savannah Herald,” we return our consolidated thanks. There was one which most people would have consider ed disrespectful—it commenced with a huge picture of a Goose. We imme diately forwarded the same to our Long Boss, who is rusticating in thl village of New York. > The Twenty-Seven, which commenc ed “ Ode to a Jackass,” have been duly placed in the private drawer of our Rolled Up Boss, who took, a week ago, the fast steamer to ran down to the ob structions (3 1 4 miles) and who has not yet returned. When the boat was heard from she had successfully achieved a journey of 3-4 of a mile, and the Cap tain thought she’d finish the mile in six hours and a half, if the tide served; we expect our R. U. Boss here three weeks from next Monday Afternoon; The ballad of Valentines beginning and “Loveliest of your Sex,” and “Sweet, Sweet, Lore” also a cord commencing with the words “Honey,” “Love,” “Darlingest,” etc., were of course intended for the “Individual,” who will take care of them. The dozen or so addressed to “the Bully Boy with the Glass Eye, ” “The man who struck W. Patterson,” etc., are handed over to “Bobtom,” our boy. (We have two boys, one is called Bob, the other Tom—and as we can’t tell “’em apart we call ’ei>: indifferently Tombob pr Bobtom,) as they were evi dently intended for him.. Seriously, however, the custom of sending Valentines is gradually dying out, and fewer are sent every year. The Savannah mails have not as yet oeen un usually burdened with lover-like materi al, evoked by the magic spell of old Saint Valentine—there may be more to come —we hope so, for it will be a good thing for Uncle Samuel, a gentleman for whom we entertain the utmost respect. LATER FROM THE NORTH* . DATES TO THS 11TH. 'MOVEMENT OF GRANTS ARMY. HIS LINES ADVANCED FIVE RULES. GOLD 3.11. .. By the steamer Fulton, which arrived at Hilton Head yesterday, from New’ York, the 11th inst, we have some' im portant news from Grant’s army, but it reached us at so late an hour that we can only give a brief synopsis of the salient points: Grant had extended his line five miles to the left, and advanced it five miles in front, meeting with considerable resis tance, but overcoming it after some severe fighting, with a loss of about 1,100 men. The movement was regarded as a great success, as it put him in a position to threaten or close Lee's line of sup plies. He is now strongly entrenched in his new position. I At the latest board, gold was quoted at 2.11. We shall give full details in our issue of to-morrow. Military Ball. —As one instance ot the good effect produced by the permis sion which is once more accorded, to all good citizens, to promenade the city at their pleasure after nightfall we beg to call attention to the notice in our adver tising columns of a Grand Military Ball, to take place to-morrow evening, at St. Andrew’s Hall. We are assured that no pains will be spared to have everything conducted with the strictest regard to propriety, and those who attend will doubtless enjoy a fine entertainfnent. Mr. Foote is under arrest in our lines, which he entered, but refused to take the oath of allegiance. He is very squeamish, seeing that he is a most ac complished swearer, and that the oath of allegiance is about as solemn an affair as a customhouse oath. He 'should be sent back to Richmond, to annoy his friends , but he is taken to Washington, which answers almost as well [From tbe Richmond Whig, 2.J Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, Jan. 2f>, 1865.—T0 arm and equip an additional force of cavalry there is need of carbines, revolvers, pis tols, saddles and other accoutrements of mounted men. Arms and equipments of the kind desired are believed to be held by citizens in sufficient numbers to sup ply our wants. Many keep them as trophies, and some with the expectation of using them in their own defence. But it should be remembered that arms are now required for use, and that they can not be made so effectual for the defence of the country in any as in the hands of organized tneops. They are needed to enable our cavalry to cope with the well armed and equipped cavalry of the enemy, not only in the general but in resisting those predatory expedi tions which have indicted so much loss upon the people of the interior. To the patriotic I need make no other appeal than the wants of the service; but I beg to remind those who are reluctant to part with the arms and equipments in their possession, that by keeping them, they diminish the ability of the anny to defend their property, without them selves receiving any benefit from them. I therefore Urge all persons not in the sernce to deliver promptly to some, of the officers designated below such arms and equipments (especially those suit able lor cavalry) as they may have, and to report to those officers the names of such persons as heglect to suirender those in their possession. Every citizen who prevents a carbine or pistol from remaining unused will render a service to his country. . Those who think to retain arms for their own defence, should remember that if the army cannot protect them, the arms will be of little use. While no valid title can be acquired to public anus and equip ments except from the government, it is reported that many persons have igno rantly purchased them from private par ties. A fair compensation will therefore be made to all who deliver such arms and equipmonts to any ordnance offi cers, officer commanding ads a post, offi cers and agents of the quartermaster and commissary departments, at any station, or officers in the enrolling ser vice or connected with the Nitre and Mining Bureau. All these officers are requested aud those connected with the army are directed to receive and re ceipt tor ail arms and equipments, what ever their condition, and forward the same, with a duplicate receipt, to the Ordnance Department at Richmond, and report their proceedings to these headquarters. The person holding the receipt will be compensated upon pre senting it to the Old nance Bureau.— W fiile it is hoped that no one will dis regard this appeal, all officers connected with the army are required and ail others are requested, to take possession, of any oublic arms and equipments they may find in the hands of persons unwil ling to surrender them to the service of the country, and to give receipts there for. A reasonable allowance for their expense and trouble will be made to* such patriotio citizens as will collect and deliver to any ol the officers above de signated such aims and equipments a© 1 they may find in the hands of persona not in the service, or who will report the wmo to those officers. A prompt com pliance with this call will greatly pro mote the efficiency and strength of the* army, particularly of the cavalry, and render it better able to protect the home© and property of the people from out rage. R. E LEE, General Married. —At the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist last evening, Mr. Au gustus Merkle, of New York city, to Mis© Josephine Bi. Deppish, of this city. We heartily wish the happy couple © full measure of joy, and a long life, un clouded by a single sorrow. A Government Police has been or ganized in the city, and placed in charge of a shrewd, skilfull and experienced de tective officer, and its working is being felt. It is a capital idea, and the organi zation Mill soon be efficient and perfect.