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THE RETURN. A •* Three years! I wonder if she’ll know me ? Vl 1 limp a little, and I left one arm V At Petersburg; and lam grown as brown \ As the plump chestnuts on my little farm ; * And I am shaggy as the chestnut burs, Ent ripe and sweet within, and wholly hers. “ The darling! how I long to see her! My heart entrun? this feeble soldier pace: For I remember, after I had left, A little Charlie came to take my place; Ab ! how the laughing, three-year old brown eyes (Ris mother’s eyes; will stare with pleased surprise! “ Sure, they’ll be at the corner watching ; I sent them word that I should come'to-nigbt. The birds all know it for they crowd around. Twittering their welcome with a wild delight; And that old robin, with a halting wing. 1 saved her life three years ago last spring. ‘ “ Three years ’ perhaps I am but dreaming; For, like the pilgrim ot the lone ago, I’ve tugged a weary burden at my back, Tnvongh summer’s heat and winter’s blinding snow, Till now. I reach my home, my darling’s breast— There can I roll my burden off and rest.” **♦*#* When rooming came, the early vising sun Laid his light fingers on a soldier sleeping Where a soft covering of bright green grass' Over two lowly mounds was lightly creeping, Bnt waked him hot: his was the rest eternal. Where the brown eyes reflected love supernal. WHO CARES 1 Who cares for the last year’s rose ? Or the flowers of year’s May • Or the leaf dried swell m a mouldy beck:* Or the iove who is away ? Who cares for the cloud gone by ? Os last week’s rain and wind ? Or a golden crescent of folded carl That tee dead one left behind ? A tress of hair and a faded leaf Aie paltry things to a cynic’s eyes, Eat to me they are keys tnat open the gates Os a paradise of memories. [For the Troy News.] LONG AGO. Ob ! com ade fill the crystal cap ! I see beneath the beaded glow. A soft eve lookup eweetiy up,— An eye that faded long ago. The dimple of the faiiy wave. That breaks in mimic ebb and flow, Is but the winning 6mile that gave Me life, then faded long ago. Oh, comrade fill again, for this Up bubbling to my lip is so like thf hist warm voluptuous kiss That thrilled, then faded long ago. President J. Q. Adams on the Mor al?of the Tragedy of Othello. —When John Q. Adams was President, - he was travelling incog, through New York State ; and never having seen Chancel lor Kent, concluded to give him a call. He reached his house quite late in the evening, acd without sending up his name was ushered into the library where the Chancellor was busy reading. He looked up from his book, requesting his unknown visitor to be seated, and re sumed reading. After looking around for a few minutes, the President address ed the Chancellor, and the following conversation ensued : “I see you have a great many books here," said the President. “Yes.”- “I see you have Shakspeare,” said the President, “have you ever read it ?” “Do you know the moral of Othello ?” “Certainly, every one knows the mor al o r Othello,” said the Chancellor. “What is it?" “Why, to beware of jealousy, &c.” “No sir, you are wrong.” “What is it then?” said the Chancellor, greatly surprised. ••“The moral of Othello,” said the Pres sident, 'is that a white woman must not marry a black man.” At a doctrine so moral, and a moral so original, the Chancellor concluded that bis visitor was an escaped lunatic, so he ran to the door, calling, “William! William! (ins sou) come up here; there is a crazy man in m}” room ” 4s soon as John Q could sufficiently control his laughter, to speak, he introduced him se;f. and the Chancellor then had some doubts as to hit sanity. Some scoundrels tried to burn a saioon in Stamford, the other night, by lighting u pie <:i papers upon which they had poured a quantity of whisky; but the Whisky had so much water in it that they gave it up. The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times telis a jerig story c\ a man in that city whose nose is so Cp/v tas: his wife uses it to heat the oven, boil the kettie, and light the candle at night when tiit ch.’d cries. Two Words.— A Christian brother, ascending the Mississippi river in a .steamboat, distributed tracts. He came to a group of gentlemen, one of whom an infidel. He received the - tract, it up deliberately, took his knife atd cut it up, and said: There goes your instrumentality!” \ small piece of the tract lodged upon his coat, and be saw the words: “9od and eternity.” He tried the influence of intoxication, but stll “God and eternity” rang in his ears, airi he had no rest until he came to Chris. He is now preaching the faith that he once destroyed.— Christian Reflector. The man whc’magined himself wise, because be detected some ‘vpographical errors in a news paper, has gone eas,to get a perpendicular view of the rainbow. NEW YORK CLOTtING ADVERTISE MENT. FREEMAN <fc BURR, ONE FR3CE CLOTHING WAREHOUSE, 124 FULTON STREET, CORNER OF NASSAU Opposite Sun Building, V NEW YORK. A large stock of Fashionable Ready Made CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS con stantly on hand, at reasonable prices. Also, MILITARY AND BOYS’ CLOTHING. RETURNING SOLDIERS, Wishing Clothing will tlDd this a good place to buy. Goods sent to any part of the country. All orders promptly attended to. ts feblo S PECIAL NOTICE. Savannah Ga., Feb. 4.1865 All persons in Savannah having Cotton in their possessson, or stored in their houses, or bouses occupied by them, will register the same at my office without ceiav, and all persons are prohibited from moving Cotton within the mil tary lines of the city, without they have written authority from the nnfiersigned- T . B. C. RANSOM, Lt. Col. & Q. M. :n charge of Cotton. feb6—tf J BROWN & CO.. (Late Somes, Brown & Cos„; MILITARY AND NAVAL BANKERS AND COLLECTORS, 2 PARK PLACE, LEOADWAY BANK nriLDING, NEW YORK. Correspondents in Washington—J. W. Fisher & Cos., 47S Fourteenth Street. ESTABUSHED JUNE, 1362. We have complete facilities for transacting business speedily and correctly in all the ments at Washington. Remittances prompt, and terms reasonable. We give especial attention to obtaining Cer tiflcates for Non-liid6bt6(ii:6Bs for Ordcrmce find Quartermasters’ Returns for Officers, and settling their accounts. We collect the following classes of Claims, and make advances if desired : Bounties for the heirs of deceased, wounded Soldiers, and such as have served two years. Pensions for Invalids, Widows, Mothers, and Orphan Children. Arrears of pay for the heirs of deceased, dis charged Officers, Soldiers and Sailors, and pay for the Wne or Widowed Mother of Prisoners of War. Prize Money for the U. S. Navy, together with other just Claims. Information freely fur mshed. e purchase and sell an Government Securi ties,©-.! artertn asters’ Certificates and Checks, on the best of terms. References given to leading Bankers and bnsi ness firms in New York. febls ts special NOTICE. O Avery large and desirable Cargo has arriv ed m this Port, and now placed m the lar<™ Ware house formerly occupied by J. V. Connerat, cor ner of BAY & BARNARD STREETS where it is offered in lots, at Wholesale only Groceries, Flour, Corn Meal. Pork, Beef, Hams, Fish, Preserved Meats, Pickles &c., Kerosene Oil and lamps, also large and well assorted in voices of Dry Goods, Small Wa.es, Men’s Cio thmg and Furnishing Goode, Hats, Stationery, Wooden W are—also a full assortment of Hard- W are. The attention of the Trade is particularly call ed to this stock. •CORNER OF BAY & BARNARD STREETS. Notice. " ~ Officers or Citizens requiring servants or laborers will please apply at the office of Relief Commissioner, in Exchange building , * w . ALFRED NEAFIF, feblO ts Lieut. Col. and Relief Com. [Official.] Heaoq’bs Department of the Sorru. Hilton Head, S. C., January LI, 1n65. Ge*ekal Orders,) no. s. ; BRIG, Gen. R. Saxton, having been assigned by the Major General Commanding the Military Division of the Mississippi, m Special Field Orders, No. 15, current series, dated ‘-In the Field, Savannah, Ga.. January 16, 1865.” to the duties of providing for the well being of the negroes, and their location upon the plantations, is “Inspectorof Settlements and Plantations, a hereby announced as such, and will be re- spected accordingly. District Commanders are hereby cirected to afford the necessary Military protection, in sc-, eordance with the above named Special Field’ Orders, copies of which are furnished. The limits of the Districts, within which this protection is to be afforded, axe defined as fol lows : ' , _ The Commandant of the Northern District, to settlements on the Islands and coast, as far South as the North Edisto River. The Commandant of the District of Beaufort, from the North Edisto River to Broad River. The Commandant of the District of Hilton Head, to the Islands lying between Broad and the Savannah Rivers. The Commandant of the District of Savannah, to the Islands between the Savannah- River and Bt. Marys’ Sound. The Commandant of the District of Florida, to the settlements from St. Mans’ Sound, south ward to Jupiter Inlet, including those upon the St. Johns’ River. The points at which the negro Settlers will have the opportunity of supplying their necessary wants and selling the products of their lands and labor, as prescribed in the above mentioned Special Field Orcer, will be Hilton Head, S. C., ygrnandina, Fla., and such other points as may be designated. Bn& Gen. E. E. Potter, will relieve Brig. Gen sk£ toz: ’ °f Military Command of the Districted Beaufort which is hereby enlarged to include thVeJ? trellCiie(i cam P Dear Bocotahgo, S. % command FOST e K , Ofticial : W. L. Burger, Ass’t Adj’tGen. Er.TW.nTiHf' yep. o ™ *“?»•.. Hii.tcm He* 11 ’ *>• c -> 17 ’ General Order. - ,) . \ A MILITARY TAX OF 6^. A. will be levied on all goods diis Department, except the District' of n^ r^ t 5 r ai + 9 1 - 1 * na, for the purpose of trade, on' a3C j{l date. The value of sueh goods will ed by the invoices passed through ,■ vmxom House at Hilton Head. ' ... . . The fund accruing from this Tax wi V e for the purpose of providing Steam a\, Fire Engines, repairing wharves, roadsi' buildings, and other necessary civil expen.- ? f the several Cities and Towns within the lim ine or this Department. . . . Lieut.-Col. Jas. H. Strong, Ist N. C. Ui^i 1 Vols., is hereby detailed to attend to the coi 'if* tion and disbursement of this fund, under dir wC * lion of the Major-Gen. Commanding. Lieut.-Col. S. L. Woodford, 127th N. Y. Vols\ will act for Lieut.-Col. Strong, until the arrival OK that officer from North Carolina. w By Commaud of Major-Gen. J. G. FOSTER, v W. L. M. Burger, Assl. Ad’t Gen. Official : [Official.] ' , Heai-ovaite-h Department of the Soir.n, Hilton Head, S. C., Feb. 9,1865. ORDERS,! No. IT. / The following named Officers are: hereby an nounced on the Staff of the Major General Com manding, and will be obeyed and respected ac cordingly:— Capt. W. L. M. Burger, U. S. Vols., Assistant Adjutant General. Capt. Thorndike D. Hodges, 35th U. S. C. TANARUS., Acting Assistant Adjutant General. Col. C. L. Kilburn, Asst. Com. Gsd. Sub., XL S. A., Chief Commissary. Major C. W. Thomas, U. S. Vols., Chief Quar termaster. Major J. C Gray, Jr., U. S. Vols., Judge Ad vocate. Surgeon M. Clymer, U. S. Vols., Medical Di rector. Major A. V. Elliott, Add. Paymaster, U. S. A., Chief Paymaster. Bt. Major Geo. E. Gouraud, A. D. C., Act. Asst. Insp. General. Capt. Chas. R. Suter, U. S. Eng. Corps, Chief Enginesr. Ist Lieut. Isaac Arnold, Jr., U. S. A., Chief of Ordnance. Lt. Col. S. L. Woodford, 12Tth N. Y. Vols., Provost Marshal General. Lt. Col. Wm. Ames, 3d R. I. Vol. Artillery, Chief of Artillery. Capt Leslie Smith. Ist U. S. Infantry, Com missary of Musters Capt Jesse Merrill, Chief Signal Officer. Capt. Henry M. Bragg, A. D. C. Capt. James R. Gilmore, A. Q. M., U. S. Vols., Supt. Military Telegraphs: By cominanci of Major Gen. Q. A. GTLLMORE. W. L. M. Brawi'' Wystan! Adj’tGen. mar 3—3 ft MffUaL} HBADQTVv .j•• »S. icXi- l'iS, n*u, G\., J 'eb. 13, 1 >(*s. Genfth >. t ) K i All ©ftk V .trnviog us this Post will, as * - • "t'■ ;Sr-.n; ~’Tival re- • port at li 1 , and . m-ut their names, t 11-•, ;tb of time 1 they e»i, - ;-.C > Lee. and their j residence s By cop _ f-i.'li I lU)V_ Edward ■ k 1 i, leh 33 t Official.] * IT TTEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES. K ! XI Savannab. Ga., Feb. 21, ; - General Order, ) No. 16. ( \ V' I. The occupants of buildings will be held je- * sponsible for the cleanliness of the sameyasjfjkjL as their cellars and outhouses, and front of, and alleys adjacent to them. ? All rnjy bish and garbage which accumulates wist eaefi day, be put in boxes in a convenient placedbrre moral. 11. Keepers of animals will cause the manure which accumulates in their stables or yareis where their animals are kept to be either jej&ov ed outside the picket lines, or to be distnlinted upon such gardens within the lmes as arwittnal lv under cultivation, such distribution beiak s* the consent of the cultivator * T 111. The Street Commissioner will such regulations with regard to the remowfff accumulations from the city as he sees fit. mR& also charged with the doty of causing (reKieft and careful inspection to be made of the * the city, and he will report to the ProvpafsTudge £Xk\ failure to comply with the fe rtgoin® para graphs of this order, who will take such actipn in the case as the circumstances require. By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVER, EpWard G. Dike, A. A. A. G. fpb2l HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES. ' District of Savannab. Ga., ; Savannah, February 2% lSpl. General Order,) v No. 2. / Surgeon W. Y. Provost, Acting Medical tor, 2dDiv. 19th A. C , is hereby appointed Med ical Director of the District of Savannah. ' By command of *< Brevet Major Gen, GRO\*ER. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A, G. feb23 U. S. Forces, District of Savannah, Ga., savannah, Feb. ' General OivDim.) s No. 1. I I. Lieut. Col. R. P. York. 75th N. Y.; Vols., ‘ Provost Marshal of Savannah, is hereby appoint ed Provost Marshal of the District of Savannah, the duties of which office be will assume ixr addi tion to his present duties. 11. Capt. E. Geisy, A. Q. M , will reeeiv#Tin& take charge of the civil fund of the District of Sa vannah, and will be responsible for the sTopes disbursement of the same. * By command cl Brevet Major Gen. GROVER. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. feb2l EaDQUaRTERS U. S. FORCES, Savannah, February 2stb, 1865. General Order, \ No. IS. f ‘ .. Riding or driving through the Public Squares or other grounds not intended for use as road ways is prohibited. By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVER. Edward G. Dikr, A. A..A. G, feb2s TTEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, JnL District of Savannah, Ga. Feb. IP, 18f5. General Order, > No. 15. j All officers of the Army not legitimately on duty, or awaiting orders at this Post, and who have not registered their names at these Head quarters, are hereby required to do so, on or be fore Wednesday nest, the 22d inst. Any officer “ tiling to comply with the requirements of this Lyuler will be arrested and held ior trial for or V gleet of duty.. ne £ By command of , Brevt. Maj. Gen. GROVER. j. y jward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. feb26 ZZ~- ADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES. TJ& Savannah, Ga., Feb. 13th, 1865. vl Oedee, > GfiNEB/ 14 f a u*° : * jz eng living within the limits of the City Ail citt -pah and having Fire Arms in their pcs of Savan 11{ j no t having special written pervnis seseiou, a a ] n the same, will at once turn them sion to ret » ro vost Marshal, who will take proper mto the F , r their safe keeping, with a view to measure fc iem when it shall be proper to dbeo. returning tl ind of I. ■ By comma Bvt . Major Gen. GROVHg. - _ Dike, A. A. A. G. felu4 Edward G. U [Official.] * „ 7ARTEKS DErARTMIi TT OF 7HE cfOTTD. HEAuor Hilton Head, S. C., Feb. 4,1865; i "JU3.,} || General Okdi f No. 13. ■, ig paragraph, from Special Orders J?'Y n it General’s Office, January 25th, No. 39, Adjutail s hed for the information, pi this 1855, isre-publa r. .-J Command. t _ IT , Adjutant General’s.Orrlci, War Dkpartmen ftfe hington, January 25th,, I^. Special Orders, > , ’ No. 39, jj # * * * - r? i \ ound A. Starling, 35th Ken ?». Colonel Edn > and Lieutenant Colonel Ed tucky Volunteers, ?>st h Kentucky Volume, ward R. Wier, Jr.- t t were suspended by orders (whose musters o$ -bent) are hereby dishonorably from War Departi j ie service of the United States mustered out of tl er _j n f or violation of Paj»' from date of must Regulations, in transferring graph 89, Musterir yto company, thereby frandUy im-u from compan te ran ks to ge cme impr<*F lently swelling th service of the United Sfnfes.7 musters Into the s v serais of Armies am 1 Commanding GtiUte this Order !< 'heir,re in ents will promuli epective commandi ’* * * *,, * * 3cretary of War .4L By order of the S«j ] E/D. TO WT\ <T vfC* ’ - assistant Adjnl ‘.’J'- -n M _ n r * A , dajor General J « By cononandof B * [ a A G " "' ; W. L. M. Biiroer, j*. —!—' ' - T n, \A?i.\Ali' UAIU HfcJ " a ' '.W Is at i\f..; 11l Bay | !’ treeu