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that dty. Did you ever meet a Mrs.
liiwra r
•There.”
Hi than spoke of her husband. “He
"w\& the no llea of men,” said he, “al
though I only knew him through others.”
•Ah he said it, bo see me l much agitated
and txyifc a glass of wino, a second, and
a thirl For the last tew moments a dim
presents* mt h id been creeping over me
which plunge 1 me back into the horrible
past*
“Poor Caroline, poor Caroline!” he
caid, in a low voice; then suddenly look
ing up, “I have been a sad scamp, and a
disgrace to ray family; but sooner or
later the truth will be known. She was
my favorite sister. I was the youngest
child, and was spoiled. I went to India,
took lo gambing, t > .drink, and at last
proceed ugi were taken against me tor
tbrgeiy. i was wholly innocent, bat a
comrade informed me privately that
there wak no chance of my acquittal ; so
1 made tuy escape, ho furnished me with
the means. I went home under a feigned
name, and I saw my father, who would
not receive me, saying that every mail
from India contained shocking accounts
of mv depravity, wuich had broken my
wsuffa heart and his. I went to my sister
C uroiitiiijSaw her in private often, bqt nev
er could prevail upon her to mention my
case to uer husband. # Me, was too hon
orable a man, she said, to advocate the
of an outlaw, and he would, she
was Bare, cMivor his own brother up to
wnat lie believed to be * merited punish
ment. Sna sold her own private jewel
ry to enable ms to leave the kingdom,
mod wc parted with great tenderness, for
she did not believe uie guilty. Bat on
that dismal evening she told me she
felt a presentiment of evil, and she was
nearly right, for, on my crossing a
foot-bridge that led from the garde a, part
©f the pianking gave way, and I was
plunged into a perfect torrent. Aithouga
»go »and swimmer, I must have perished
bra for one of the planks that had fallen
With me. I drifted aviray, dinging to
this, ami was landed, much bruised, a
mile down the river. I reached soe city
and wrote to her before I sailed, telling
tuerof my escape- I received a reply
the day before sailing, wh ch much dis
tressed me. ‘James,’ she wrote, ‘you
bare brought a great grief upon iae. I
think aud hope 1 am troiiig to the grave.’
“Mist merciful Heaven 1 On, most
merciful Heaven!” I cried. “Look at
this, James Mowbray!”
With trembling hands I pulled out a
Bunin. Aire from my bosom, and held it
oai to him.
“jjj sister Carry ! cried he.
*Tt i« the picture of my wife, James
Mowbray,” said L “I am Reginald As
pem.”
I thanked God that he had saved me
j *uj morder, and had saved, for me the
part */ of home. Yes, she was stainless,
and tif'OSe two years of sad perplexity
bad kau' aw-deeper cause than iny w.fe s
iclu texreveal to me the supposed
dishonor of ber brother. We returned
to America, a'ttd soon learned that the
eot»)f*de whoiimd really committed the
fiirg-rics had confessed them on his
dexita U-d. For long and peaceful years
JCKfcis Mowbray has been the inmate
of oar happy home. The greatest rornp
iagfi foe ever has are with two young
enuhby rogues and one little girl, the
two fc*smer bearing respectively the
haute* *4 James and Reginald—tne lat
ter Uutt of Carry.— llirpcr's Weekly.
A. Gui.«&vHAN in the n.»rtu of Scot
land, «n«a coming into church on Sunday,
fooad ilwt pulpit, occupied by the parish
idiot. Ttoo Hulhorities had been unable
torvM’we him. without more • violence
than was seemly, and therefore waited
fw the minister to dispossess Tara of the
pUcti ho had assumed. “Come down,
fetr, immediately,” was the peremtory
and indignant call ; and on Tarn bein*j;
unmoved, it was repeated with still
greater energy. Tara, however, very
eonad *atly replied, looking down from
bis elevation, “Na, na, minister! just
ye ocvn.s up wi' ma. Tnis is a perverse
gimeruUon, and faith they need us
Iwitb ”
A ovAi.aat in ready made tinea adve?-
tircK hes shirts and chemises under the
■LcUi&Kws jujpellatioa of “male and fe
■ftaU; envelopes.' ’
§ ithj
BY 8. W. MASON AX© CO.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY* FF.B. 21, i«6.
„ 1- c*fc=
GREAT NEW S l
SBS VXIB.V L&TESZ.
CAPTURE OF COLUMBIA, S.C.
[Special despatch t> the Herald.}
Hilton Head, Feb. 21.—Columbia S.
C., wjis captured by Gen. Sherman on
Friday last. Hardee retreated from
Charleston to Cher aw. Gold In New
York on the 16th, 2.05.
Our Thanks.— We return our hearty
thanks to Capt. J. McGowan, of the
ReVenne steamer “Nemaha” for late
late New York ’papers.
The News, —lt will be seen, that the
city of Columbia, South Carolina, to
to which part of the Confederate troops
retreated and to which their stores were
removed, has ; been captured by the in
vincible General Sherman. Thus goer
on the resistless march of the victory of
Right over Oppression and Wrong.
To-Morrow. In oar next issue, we shall
publish full extracts from New York pa
pers ap to the 16th, giving the latest
news from abroad and from all parts of
the country at home.
How John Jacob Astor Bkcams
Rich. —A writer in Harper s Magazine,
speaking of the late Joan Jacob Astor,
thus speaks ot the mode by which he
acquired his great wealth:
It was neither furs nor teas that gave
him his $20,000,000. When he arrived
in New York it contained only 25,000
inhabitants. In 1809, when he began to
have money to i a vest, the city had be
gun to double in population, and had
advanced nearly a mile up the island. —
Astor foresaw the future growth, and
bought alt the lauds aud lots just beyond
on the verge of she city that he could
get. One little anecdote will show tne
wisdom of this proceeding. He sold a
lot in the vicinity of Wall street, in 1810,
for SB,OOO, which was supposed to be
under its value. The purchaser, alter
the papers were signed, seemed to
chuckle over his bargain. “Why, Mr,
Astor,” said he, ‘'this lot will be worth
$12,000.” “Very true,” replied Mr. As
tor, “but now you shall see what I will
do with this money. With eight then
sand dollars I wiU*buy eighty lots above
Canal street. By the time your lot is
worth $12,000, my eighty lads will be
worth $80,000,” which proved to be the
fact. In the course of time th'G Island
was dotted all over with Aster Jands to
such an extent that the whole income
from his estate for silty years on uld he
invested in new houses, without h'ttymg
any more land.
Davis, tub Spy. —Davis, the tote
keeper of the Andersonville tort ure
iiouse now under sentence to be hung at
Johnson's Island, was the person wiho
had successfully brought through tl te
Union lines to Canada the manifesto e's
President Davis relative to Burley. H> e
volunteered to make the attempt to per
form the same service for Lieut. Young,
the St. Albans raider, and his compan
ions, but was caught and suffer as a
spy, which he confessed himself to be.
Richmond to bb Burnt. —The New
York Tribune states that the rebels will
burn Richmond if in danger of being
taken, so as to show Christendom they
would rather be exterminated than sub
jugated.
Qurrn Timh.—“Tom,” said a girl to
her sweetheart, “you have been paying
your distresses to me long enough. It is
time you made known yoar contentious,
so us not to keep nae in expense, any
longer.”
THE KEBELLZ3K PLATED OUT.
The waning power of the rebellion is
candidly confessed in the following
limations from the Rebel General lajc.
Tne Richmond Examiner of the 13th
fitly sp aks of them as a ‘‘final appeal.”
What wjth the-desertions and the gener
al demoralization that prevails in the 1
rinks of the rebel armies, it would seem
that the “last ditch” is not far from Rich
rnond:
HIS ADDRESS TO TTIB ARMY AND THE COUN
TRY —GENERAL ORDERS —NO. 2.
Headers, Armibs op tkk Confederate
v States, Feb. 11, 1865.
In entering upon the campaign about
to open, the General-in-Chief feels as
sured that the soldiers who have so long
and so nobly borne the hardships and
dangers of the war require no exhorta
tion to respond to the calls of honor and
duty.
With the liberty transmitted by their
forefathers, they have inherited the spirit
to def end it.
The choice between war and abject
submission is before them.
To such a proposal brave men, with
arms in their hands, can have but one
answer.
They cannot barter manhood for
peace, nur the right of self-government
for lire or property.
But justice to them requires a sterner
admonition to those who have aban
ed their comrades in the hour of peril.
A list opportunity is offered them to
wipe but i he disgrace and escape the
punishment of. their crimes.
By authority of the President of the
Confederate States, a pardon is announc
ed to such deserters and men improperly
absent as shah return to the command
to which they belong within the shortest
possible time, not exceeding twenty
days from the publication of this order,
at the headquarters of the department
in which they may he.
Those who may be prevented by in
terruption of communication may re
port within the time specified to the
nearest enrolling offloer or other officer
on duty, to be forwarded as soon as
practicable, and upon presenting a cer
tificate from such officer ahowiog com
pliance with this require meat will de
ceive the pardon hereby offered.
Those who have descried to the service
of the enemy, or who have deserted af
ter having been once pardoned for the
sameoffence, and those who shall desert
or absent them'selves without authority
after the publication ot this order, are
excluded from its benefits. Nor does the
offer of pardon extend to other offences
than desertion and absence without per
mission.
By the same authority it is also de
clared t lat no general amnesty will again
be granted, and those who refuse to ac
cept the pari <n now off red, or who
shall herealter desert or absent themselves
without leave shall suffer such punish
ment as the courts may impose, and no
application lor clemency will be enter
tained.
Taking new resolution from the fate
which our enemies intend for us, let
every man devote all his energies to the
common defence.
Our resources, wisely and vigorously
employed, are ample, and with a brave
army, sustained: by a determined and
united people, success, with God’s assis
tance, cannot”be doubtful.
The advantage sot the enemy will have
but little value if we do not permit them
to impair our resolution. Let us, then,
oppose constancy to adversity, fortitude
so suffering, and’con rage to danger, with
the firm assurance that He who gave
freedom to our fathers will bless the ef
forts of their children to preserve it.
R. E. Lbb, General.
USB ACKnOWLRDKS THAT THR DISCIPLINE
OF HlB ARMY IS GRKATLY IMPAIRED.
GENERAL ORDERS NO- 3.
Headq'm Armies of the Confederate
States, FVb. U, 1860.
The discipline and efficiency of the
army have been greatly impaired by men
leaving their proper commands to join
others in which tuey fmd service more
agreeable.
This practice, almost as injurious in its
consequences as the crime of desertion,
by the articles of war,exposes the offeffd
er to a similar punishment, and subjects
f tbe officer receiving him to dismissal
| from the army.
It*is therefore declared that the provi
so .3 of General Orders No. 2, of tbi*
da e, from army beadquaners, apply ©
such men as have left their proper com
mands and joined others without b ing
hegularly transferred. They will receive
the pardon promised in that order upon
complying with its conditions or Miffer
the consequences attached to neglecting
it. *
The names of such absentees will bo
forthwith reported to these headquarters
by the officers with whom they are serv
ing, and immediate measures takeir to
return them to their proper commands
As soon as practicable an inspection
will be made, ami charges Will be pre
ferred against those who neglect to ea
force this order.' R. E (Gee, Gen 1.
How the Rebel General Lee Stands.
Some of Gen. Lee’s old friends iu Wash
ington are inclined to think that it would
not cost him a sacrifice of personal
feeling to come h ack into the old Union,
and 1 under trie legitimate government!
Everybody knows tha* Lee went into the
rebellion reluctantljy one might say tiiat
he was forced into it by bis Virginia
friends. When he was ordered here from
Texas in the Spring of 1861 he was some
what sore upon the subject, but when
he stopped at New Orleans he met old
southern friends who urged him to join
the rising South at once. He indignantly
refused, and meeting one ofliis comrades,
an army officer, who had joined a band
of armed rebels, he administered a hot
rebuke to him.
He returaeiTfca Washington and went
over to Arlington house, where lie was
in a sense neglected. On the memorable
Sunday after Sumter had fallen, when
the President issued his call for 75,000
three months’ volunteers, Mr. Bingham,
then Republican member of Congress
from Ohio,, a iriend of Gen. L< es,
(he was Colonel then, I believe.) went to
the Secretary of War, Mr. Camen -n, and
asked him if any one had sounded Col.
Lee respecting his opinions. Mr. Came
ron knew nothing of the matter, and
cared less, s) Mr. Bingham went to see
the President. Mr. Lincoln had no know
ledge upon the subject. “Tin n, ’ says
Bingham, “it is time tome one should go
and see Lee, for I tell you he fe the abiusi
military officer in the service I*
The President had no objection to Mr.
Bii gham 8 goin£ on such an errand him
self. Secretary Cameron thought it would
be a very good idea. 8o on that bright
April Sunday the Republican congress
man set out for Arlington house to set Ik
an interview with Col. Lee, hoping to
strengthen bis patriotism and draw him
to take sides with the government. Upon
arriving at x Arlington he found that Cot
Lee had left to attend church at Alexan
dria. So he followed him down to the
dilapidated q)d town aud entering the
church saw him in it participa
ting devoutly in its services. A second
thought induced him to postpone the
whole subject till Monday, thinking that
Lee might consider it improper to enter
into a long conversation upon the excit
ing subject on the Sabbath. It was a
mistake for that very day while Lee was
in the little Alexandria church a tele
gram was brought to him from Rich
mond. He took a special train that
night to Richmond and has never return
ed. When surrounded by his old Vir
ginia associates he cou Id not resist tl»e
appeals to his State pride, and tlm ugh
a terrible struggle fell from his nolle po
sition of a h*yal soldier of the republic
into rank treason.— Washington Letter.
I PEED! FEED J
Fur Horses, Cattle and all Aifllfcali*. Th«
best t ora Meal, perfectly sound and good, sold
at seven cents per pound, in any quantity. The
very best and cheapest Fodder in the city. Oh*»
ner of Day and Barnard sheets. 1 fcbil
TTEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCED
XX Dam:tor ov Savannah, Ga.,
buvannah, Feb. 21,1655. ,'
Gs.-vrrat, Oanisi. > , • (
.No. t. f
I. Lieut. Col. U. P. York. 75th N. Y. Vo&u
Provost Marshal of Savannah, i« hereby uptx>iHt
ed Provost Marshal of the District of Sa' ttonah*
the du ies of which office’he will yseumc in addi
tion to his present duties.
11. Capt. E Geisy, A. Q. M., will receive and
take change of the avil fund of the District of sa
vannah, nud will- be responsible for the proper
disbursement of the same.
By command of * * ,?4 ' ‘ •
Brevet Major Gen. OHOVKR.
Ex>waa© G. Dikh, A. A. A. G. febltt.