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Savannah Daily BY 8. W. MASON AND CO. SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1865. ENLARGEMENT OP THE SAVAN NAH DAILY HERALD. We feel it our duty to apologize to our patrons for so long delaying the improvements in our paper which we promised at its start. Its inferior size is as distasteful to us as it can be to the public, and the defect will be remedied just ns soon as circumstances will admit. We have now on the way from New York all the materials for an enlargement to a suitable size for an enterprising daily paper, and for many desirable improvements in its appearance. We shall make several important changes in the style of publication, and believe we shall fully meet the requirements of the public as soon as we can effect them. We hope to issue the paper in its new form within a week, at farthest. Until then, we rely on the appreciation by a generous public of the difficulties we have en countered, and promise to do all that energy, in dustry and perseverance can accomplish, to re ward their kindness. The large circulation of the Heeald, the extent of its advertising patronage, and the encouragement we have everywhere and at ajl times received, indicates the favor with which our little paper is regarded, and gives promise of the greatest success when it becomes what it should be. We know our facilities for obtaining news to be of the very best, and with the scarcity of the article, the irregularity of communication with different points, and the necessity, incident to military operations, of confining our enterprise in this department within narrow limits, we feel that an intelligent public will scarcely require an apology in this respect. With the enlargement of our paper we shall have important additions to our editorial and reportorial force, and an increase of correspon dents and contributors. A WORD ABOUT THE CLERKS OP SAVANNAH. With exceptions, which had, until within a few weeks, been so very few, that they only served to prove the rule, the shop-keepers and the clerks of the various dry-goods and other stores which had been opened in thi§ city, primarily for the emolument of the proprietors thereof, and as a secondary considera tion, for the accommodation of the uni versal buying public, had been so boor ish and uncivil to most of their patrons, as to necessitate, a word of journalistic reprehension. We have heard from others the complaint often, and have ourselves more than once experi enced the nuisance. It is a little curious too, to remark that the strangers to the city, the merchants from the North who have opened places of business here, seem, better than old res idents of the town, to have some idea of even tolerable civility to their custom ers. Happening to enter a certain mercan tile establishment on a principal street one Saturday lately, which is presided over by three Savannahans, of the same family, and who are paterno-filio blood-relations, we observed, in the course of a twenty minutes’ stay, some instances of gross incivility to visitors that would, in any Northern city store, have been amply sufficient to banish from the place all reputable custom foi the next , two months. The two younger ones of the trio are a couple ot half-grown boys about the respective ages of 1G and 19 years. They showed their polite independence of the decen cies of life by persistently keeping their hats on their well-barbered heads; by smoking half-decayed cigars, and by thus nauseating every lady who ventur ed into their presence. They did this, firstly, by their filthy expectorations about, and in one case actually upon the dresses of their lady customers; secondly, by their impertinent answers to every question addressed to them.— We saw, in a period of less than half an hour, four gentlemen walk [out of the place, having made no purchases, but being utterly disgusted with the filthy manners of these attendant clerks. As two of these disgusted gentlemen (who were buying under-clothing, &c., for their respective companies) made, half a dozen doors beyond, a bill of three hun dred and ninety-four dollars, it is easy to conjecture that in this case incivility was a losing game. Although we do not wish to make our criticisms too sweeping, we are pained to say that this establishment is by no means alone in its impertinent and insolent glory; we say, and we grieve while say ing it, that there is more than one shop in Savannah (those attended by'women always excepted) which no lady can en ter with a certainty of having her wants attended to in a civil, gentlemanly man ner, and then escaping therefrom free from insult, either open or semi-patent. As business is conducted now in Savan nah, many a clerk never thinks of re moving his hat in the salesroom, even when serving ladies, and some of them will not even so far submit to the usages of decency as to take the cigar from their mouths, or the half-pound of to bacco from the cheek while answering the queries of lady customers. We should reform this altogether— and probably the best way to do it is at the ‘‘point of the cane.” If some gentle man buying goods in company with a lady should provide himself with a stout hickory stick, and should administer a series of heavy, hearty thwacks to some one of these counter-jumping “gents” who should neglect to take off his snob bish bat, or who should refrain from re moving the cigar or any kindred nico tine abomination from his countenance while ladies were piesent, the judicious breaking of the puppy's head would soon remedy the evil to some extent. This present state of things is a disgrace to the whole city. W e append a londjide short dialogue and then say no more: lst Lady —“l hear, my dear, you are not going to Mrs. L—’s party on Thurs day evening. Why not?* We shall miss you much.” 2d Lady— l would gladly go, but the only new dress in the city that I could , with my peculiar complexion, becoming ly wear, is at R—'s. I went there to buy it, but one partner, with his hat on, breathed whiskey fumes into my face, ■while the other one unrolled the goods, and so filled the fabric with filthy tobac co smoke that I could never have worn it—and as there* is no time to get any thing from New York before the event ful night, I must content myself at home. Theatre.— Again, last evening, was the house 'well filled with an appreciative audience to witness the new combination company of Messrs. Sweatnam and Scott. The various acts were well performed and were loudly applauded. La Belle Louise and Lottie Howland gain new friends every night, and in fact the whole company increase in populari ty with every new appearance. An entire change of programme is an nounced for to-night. The two farces of “The Swiss Cottage” and “The Statue,” with dances etc., make up the bill. Personal.— Capt.*Henry M Bragg, A. D. C., on Gen. Gillmore’s staff, Mr. J. Wotton ofNew York,Mr. Frank A. Sears, of the Port Royal New South, Capt. G. R. Hurlburt, of the 4th Mass. Cavalry, Lieut. Farrand of the Engineers, and Capt. J. R. Gilmore, A. Q. M., Superin tendent ot Military Telegraphs, were passengers here by the Wyoning, this morning. LATER NORTHERN NEWS, New York Dates to March 2. IMPORTANT WAR NEWS. GOT. I> 197 5- 8 . Tone of the Rebel Press. We yesterday gave an abstract of Northern news to March 2d, and below we furnish extracts from New York pa pers of the 3d, with some farther glean ings from the Heiald and 'Times of the 2d. The papers of the 3d reached Hil ton Head yesterday, and copies were promptly forwarded by one of our cor respondents. The extracts include a synopsis of the Richmond papers of the ?Bth, and all the news will be found in teresting. [From the New York Herald, MarchS.] Significant and important hints regard ing affairs in North and South Carolina are thrown out by yesterday’s Richmond Examiner. It intimates that Generals Sherman and Schoffield have formed a junction of their forces at or near Golds boro, in the former State, and says there is reason to fear that Hood, as w'ell as Hardee, has been cut off from uniting with Johnston. It was Hardee's force which held Charleston, t and on evacua ting it it he marched northward as rap idly as possible, for the purpose of join ing Beauregard, then at the head of the army now "commanded by Johnston.— Yesterday we gave a report, brought into Charleston by rebel deserters, that Hardee entertained fears of not being able to effect this junction. The Exam iners remarks render it probable that these fears have been realized, much to the discomfiture of the rebels, and with an equal advancement of the national cause. General Johnston's order, as suming command as successor to Beau regard, is dated at Charlotte, N. C., on 25th cf February. In it he says he as sumes command of his old army of the Tennesse and the troops of the depart ment of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Beauregard, who, it is said, was relieved at his ow n request, is, it appears, to remain with Johnston in a subordinate capacity. Though General Johnston has only been in" command five or six days, the Richmond Exami ner of yesterday had already commenc ed to berate him, probably on account of his failure to frustrate Sherman's plans and to secure his co-operation of Har dee's and Hood’s troops. The armies before the rebel capital still remain quiet; but it is evident that on both sides the belief is that this state of affairs will not continue a great while longer. Indications of rebel designs to essay another raid with their James river fleet are daily manifested, and the Rich mond papers give additional reports re garding a heavy massing by General Grant on the left of his lines, to which point they say he has moved his cavalry, the main portion of his infantry and*a number of pieces of artillery. Ail this, they say, means a desperate" battle at an early day, or at least as soon as the roads shall be in proper condition. Deserters still report preparations for the evacua tion of Petersburg. The rebels are busily engaged in improving their torpedo de fences of James river. Paymasters have been for some days occupied in paying off the Army of the James for the months of January and February. During the last fen days, it is said, the daily average of rebel deserters coming into the lines of the James and Potomac armies has been one hundred and forty. In an article in the Richmond Enquirer of the 28th ult, intended to allay the fears and alarms excited in that city by the mysterious military movements there it is stated that “the air is filled with alarming rumors ; every fear has found a voice, and every ear is open* to the tale it tells, and measures of precaution are construed to presage disaster.” As the rebel Senate has declined to take mea sures for arming the negroes, the Senate of the Virginia Legislature has authoriz ed the Governor to accept slaves or free colored men, and pass them over to Gen eral Lee, when they will be armed placed m the military service u It would seem that, notwithstanding the various reports we have had fm, time to time, Mobile is not yet or at if was not very recently, entirely evacim ed by the rebels; for Southern jourSt contain a report of a mass war meetin held by them there on the 13th ult n which occasion were adopted fierrS -victory or dealh” ; “niggers, say «; and “last ditch ’ resolutions, which their concoctors will probably soon by a grand rush for the interior, out If reach of the Union land and naval forced Stocks and government securities were lower yesterday. Gold was heavy and after opening at 10G 3-4, closed down town at 197 3-4. At the evening board the sales of gold were small, and the closing price was 197 5-8. The fall in gold yesterday was without marked influence, the recent advance having occasioned no corresponding ad vance in prices of merchandise, owing to the impression which prevailed that the higher price of the commodity would be only .temporary; still domestic produce was generally lower yesterday than on W ednesday. Cotton was lc. off. Petro leum was without especial change. On Change the flour market was quiet, and sc. lower. Wheat was steady, while prices for corn were without essential change. Oats were less active, and lc. lower. The pork market opened firm and active, but closed dull and decidedly lower. Beef was steady, while lard was in limited demand, and scarcely so firm. Whiskey was steady. Freights were dull, and rate's tending downward. Boston, March 2, ISGS. Private let ters received here, dated Gibraltar, Feb ruary 7, state that the rebel pirate Shen audoah had put into Corunna, Spain, disabled, and that the United Stated steamer Sacramento left Cadiz, February 3, to look after her. Philadelphia, March 2, Cooke reports the sales of seven-thirties to-day at $3,076,250. The largest Eastern subscription was #300.000, from New York, and the largest Western subscrip tion #35,000, from Dayton,- Ohio. There were 2,126 individual subscriptions of #SO and #IOO each. The Turf. —We are informed on good authority, but have not seen the fact published in the northern papers, that the celebrated stallion Ethan Allen, so noted on the turf among stock-raisers, and Honest Allen, one of the most cele brated of his progeny, have been sold by Mr. F. Baker to Dan Macc, the well known whip. The price paid by Mace was #8,400, for the two. He has since been offered #IO,OOO for Honest Allen alone. We notice in the Clipper a statement that Air. Bonner, of the N. Y. Ledger, has offered Mr. Noe, a New York gen tleman, #25,000 for his mare Atlanta, conditional upon her performing the feat of his mare Peerless, viz : trotting a half mile in 1.11 1-2, to a 335 pound wagon and driver, Mr. Noe has decided to ao cept the offer, and the trial will be made on the 15th of June next. Atlanta was sired by Ethan Allen, out of a mare well known in turf circles as the Maynard mare of Boston. When she was three years old she trotted a mile in 2.411-1, and was purchased by Mr, Dana for #3,500. Mr. Noe bought her from Mr. Dana in January last, for #5,000. Mr. Bonner, it is stated, expresses his wil lingness to present Mr. Noe #1,300, if his mare accomplishes the feat of trot ting a mile in 2.30, and repeating in 2.33, to the lightest wagon that can be built? with Hi. Woodruff or D. Walton to drive. Inspection of Hospitals. —Surgeon Clymer, the efficient Medical Director o the Department, has been making a thorough inspection of the hospitals o the city. He found them, generally, in good condition. The colored hospital lS to be removed, and the condition of it 9 inmates improved.