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«* ILK.” BY GKO* G. VV. MORGA> T .' Tls a subject, I know, that will make many smile, That a poet should find inspiration in “ile." We know that the wisest men once in a while Run mad as March hares ” through less things . than “ile." While the world’s running mad I’ll put in my ‘'spile," And “butt r my bread," if I can, with some “ile." Could I find a little to make my “pot bile," Would any one blame me for boring for “ile.” Men quit all vocations to prospect" for sile, (soil) And bore all their friends with their prorprets of “ile." Ah. many a sharper has made a b'g pile, Who bcriui into greenhorns in “boring for ile- - ’ After money I’ve lost I have trudged mile on mile, And been promised it, certainly, when they “struck ile." But for fear that’my friends may get sick with the bile, I’ll stop—merely wishing they all will “strike lie." And let us all hope that all swindlers vile, Will be sent where they’ll quickly be turned into “ile.” Washington, D. C , Feb. 11, 1835. An Incident of Clifton Bridge. For eight years after the Marquis of Northampton had laid the foundation stone of tlae Leigh Woods abutment, workmen and the public in general were enabled to pass over the immense chasm by means of an iron bar seven hundred teet in length, which was hung across the river. On the bar there was a ‘-cra dle' basket, or car, and persons who wished to make the dangerous passage, paid a fee which varied from one to five shillings. By this conti ivace thousands of persons crossed the Avon. The bas ket ran by its own gravity down tha in cline to the centre < f the bar, and was drawn up to the other side by means of a rope. On one occasion, a Somerset shire wedding party went to see the fairy bridge, and the bridegroom having had enough cider to make him adventw rous, persuaded the not willing bride to make the Hying passage. The two got into the basket; but win n they had reached the centre of the bar it was found that the communicating rope had broken ; and as no provision had been made for such a contra-temps , the enthu siastic husband and his newly wedded wife dangled in mid-air tor several hours, their friends on the abutment shouting to them that they would have to remain in the basket all night. This novel way of spending the honeymoon was avoid ed, however; but thewparty were not rescued until they had passed several hours in their strange carriage.— Cham bers's Journal. JUST RECEIVED, Per Schooner Gersh Banker, a large assor: ment of SUPERIOR READY MADE CLOTHING, Ccrnprisifig the following desirable selections H ;avy Cloth Overcoats Fancy Cassimere Walking Coats “ “ Double Breasted Vests “ ‘ ‘ Pants. Ter Schr. Antietam A carefully selected assortment of BOOTS and SHOES—latest styles—Men's, Women’s and Boys. Also—A large and extensive variety of Hats, Caps. Valises, and Travelling Bags. Also, per steamer Linda- Seven hundred and thirty-two (732) cases as sorted CANNED MEATS, FRUITS and VEGE TABLES. A Iso, per barque Rambler— Three hundred (300) gross O. K. FINE CUT TOBACCO. One hundred (140) SMOKING DO. One hundred and thirty-six thousand (136,000) finest brand CIGARS. Also, per Schr. Mav Queen — AN ASSORTED CARGO. C. N. BELLOWS & CO„ No. 8 Merchant’s Row, Hilton Head, febil ts XCE ! ICE ! ICE ! The subscribers have received from Boston per Schooner E. 'S. Conant, a cargo of Ice and Lumber, which will be disposed of at the Ice Hiuise formerly occupied by them, on Bryan street opposite the market. Retail boxes will be established at other places as the demand increases. A constant supply will*be kept np during the year. HAYWOOD, GAGE & CO. feb27 lm Cl SAVILLE CO., _ '• Wholesale and Retail Stationers, Palmetto Herald Store, Hilton Head, S. C. __ A Liberal Discount to Purchasers at XV holesaic Cash Orders Dy mail or express promptly filled. QTEELE & BURBANK, O 11 Merchant's’ Row, Hilton Head, S. C. Gall the attention of Wholesale and Retail pur chasers to their superior stock of MILITARY AND NAVAL CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS, Watches, Clocks, Fancy Goods, Jewelry, arid Plated Ware,Swords, Sashes, Belts, Embroderies, Boots; Caps, Field Glasses, Gauntlets Gloves, &c., &c., &c. Riddell & murdock, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN SUTLERS’ AND NAVAL STORES, DRY GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, &c.. No. 5 Merchants’ Row. Hilton Head, S. C. W. C. RIDDELL. [ianlO —tf] H. J. MURDOCK. [Official.] Headq’es Department of the South. Hilton Head, S. C., January 28, 1865, General Orders.) No. 12. ; ' All permits, by whomsoever granted, to per sonam this Department to purchase provisions of any of the Issuing Commissaries, are hereby revoked, to take effect at each post in fifteen days after the receipt of this order, except at the Post of Hilton Head, where it shall go into ef fect on its receipt. Until further orders, no sales to civilians will be made unless authorized from these Head-’ quarters, on written application forwarded through the Chief Commissary, Department of the South. The prices will be regulated by the Chief Com missary of the Department. The rates for the present will be as follows: To Officers, Ordnance Sergeants, Bands of Separate Brigades, to Heads of Quartermasters, Medical, Engineers, and Ordnance Departments, at cost not including freight. To Chilians in the employ of government. Col lector of Customs and his employees. Paymas ters and clerks of regularly established IVe-t Offices, Tax Commissioners and their clerks, Government Transports, Commanders of Rev enue and Const Survey vessels and their messes, at forty per cent, on cost, for Transportation, except Fresh Beer, which shall be sold at one hundred r>er cent, advance. To ail civilians not in the employ of the gov ernment at eighty percent, advance on first cost of. nil articles except Fresh Beef, which will be sold at two hundred per cent, advance. Articles intended exclusively for Hospitals and sales to Officers, such as Hams, Mutton, White Sugar, Java or Mocha Coffee, Whiskey, Pota toes, Onions, &c. will not be sold to civilians. Ly command of Major General J. G. FOSTER, W. L. M. Burger, Assistant Adj’t Gen. mar T—6 Headquarters U. S. Forces. Savannah, March 9th, 1365. General Order,) No. 21. f All persons are hereby forbidden to take or in any manner connive at the taking of letters, newspapers, or any written communications whatever, outside the lines. The writers as well as the carriers of written communications will be held as violating this order, whenever such com munications may be found upon the persons or in the baggage of those permitted to pass. By command or Brevet Major Gen. GROVER. Edward G. Dikb, A. A. A. Gen. marlO HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES. District of Savannah. Ga., Savannah, February 22,1865. General Order,) No. 2. j Surgeon W. Y. Provost. Acting Medical Direc tor. 2d Div. 19th A. C., is hereby appointed Med ical Director of the District of Savannah. By command of Brevet Major Gen, GROVER. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A, G. feb‘23 [Official.] Headquarters, Department of tiik South, Hilton Head, S. C., February 9,1365. General Orders. ) No. 16. ; In compliance with orders from the Secretary of War, dated at Washington, D. C., January 30th, 1865, the undersigned hereby assumes com mand of the Department of the South. All existing orders and regulations will remain in force until otherwise ordered. Q. A. GTLLMORE, mar 6—3 Major General Vols. , (Official.) Headq’bs, Department of tiif, South, Hilton Head, S. C., Feb. 14,1565. General O hours, ) *.,0. 20. f Brevet Major General R. Saxton, U. S. Vols., is hereby announced as Superintendent of the Volunteer Recruiting Service for the Department ot the South, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly. Brevet Brig. Gen. M. S. Littlefield, U. S. Vols., will continue in the discharge of his duties as Mustering and Disbursing Officer, for the Depart in- nt, under th< regulations established by the War Department reporting to Brevet Major General R. Saxton. By Command of „ _ -Major General Q. A. GILLMORE. VV. L. Jjl. liciiGEß. A. A. G. mar 8 3 (Official.) Headquarters, Department of the South. Hilton Head, S. 0., Feb. It), 1865. General Orders, No. 18, Acting Ensign C. C. Ne ; l, U. S. Navy, is here by announced ns Superintendent of Armed Transports, and John H. Mars, Esq., as Chief Marine Engineer of this Department. They will be obeyed and respected accordingly. By command of _ r >1 jor General Q, A. GILLMORE. "•L. M. Burger. Asst. Adj’t Gen. mar S —3 [Official.] Headquarters, Dkr’t of the South, Hilton Head, S. C., Feb. 11, 1565. General Orders, ) No. 10. f I. Before a General Conrt Martial, w-hich con vened at Jacksonville, Florida, pursuant to Special Orders, No. 270, dated December 9,1864, and No. 6, dated January 7th, 1865, Headquarters. District of Florida, Fourth Separate Brigade. De partment of the South, and ot which Colonel B. C. Tilghman, 3d U. S. C. TANARUS., is President, was arraigned and tried: . Merrit Loudon, a private of Company L 17th Conn. Vol. Infantry. Charge;— “Violation of the 46th Article of War.” Specification In this, that said Private Merrit Loudon, Company L 17th Re°t Conn. Vol. Infantry, having been duly posted/is a sentinel, on picket duty, did sleep on his post, and was found sleeping by the officer of the day, when making the rounds between the hours of 4 and 5 A. M." This at Picolata, Fla., December 14th, 1564. To which charge and specification the accused pleaded, “ Guilty." Finding : The Court, after mature consideration of the evidence adduced, find the accused as follows: Os the specification to the charge, “ Guilty ." Ot ths charge, “ Guilty." Sentence: And the Conrt do therefore sentence him, Private Merrit Loudon, Cos. I, 17th Conn. Vol. Infantry, To be shot to death with musketry, at such time and place as the Commanding General may direct, two-thirds of the Court concurring therein. 11. Thb commutation of the sentence in this chse to forfeiture of one month’s pay, and one month’s hard labor, as announced m General Orders No. 7, current series, Headquarters. Dis trict of Florida, dated January 17th, 1863, is void. The power to remit or commute the pun ishment. of death, is by the S9th Article of >?ar, and the Act of July 2d, 1564, published in Gen eral Orders 231, series of 1864, of the War De partment, vested only m the President of the United States or the Commander of an Army or Department. The proceedings in the foregoing case are approved, but on recommendation of of the members of the Court, the sentence is commuted to hard labor at Fort Marion, St. Au gustine, Florida, for the period of six months from January 17,1865. 1 his punishment will be carried into execution under the direction of the Commander of the District of Florida. HI. The action of Brevet Brigadier General M. S. Littlefield, in designating Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida, as the place of confinement for Privates Nelson L. West, Cos. I, and John Lawler, Cos. C, 137th N. Y. Vols., Florence Ar riman, Cos. F. 25th Ohio Vet. Vols.. Richard T. Wilson, and William Jones, Cos. I, 32d U. S. C. T. and Abram Zuler, Cos. F, 144th, N. Y. Vols., is approved. IV. The action of Brigadier General John P. Hatch, Commanding Northern District, in desig nating Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida, as the place of confinement for Privates Charles Simpson, and William O’Brien, Cos. I, and Frank lin Wright, Cos. D. 52d Regt. Pa. Vol. Infantry, Charles Brow n, 2d, Cos. E, 54th Regt. Mass. Vol. Infantry, and King Singleton, Cos. D, 21st Regt. U. S. C. TANARUS., is approved. The Provost Marshal General is charged with the execution of Paragraphs 111 and IV of this order. By Command of Major General Q. A. GILLMORE. W. L. M. Burger. A, A. G. mar T —3 [Official.] Headquarters U. S. Forces, Savannah, March 9th, 1865. General Order, No. 20. Surgeon Morgan having been relieved from duty as Health Officer of this Post, Surgeon Provost will assume the duties of the Health Officer in addition to his duties as Medical Di rector. By Command of Brevet Maj. General GROVER. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. mar 9— ts Notice. Office of Street Commissioner, No. 126 South Broad Street, Savannah, Ga., February 22d, 1865. In accordance with authority conferred upon me, by General Order No. 16, from Headquarters U. S. Forces. Savannah, Ga., dated Feb. 21st, 1865. this city is hereby divided into three Dis tricts, for the purpose of removing garbage there from. The First District comprises all that portion of the city lying North of President and Harrison streets. Carts will remove the garbage from this Di.-trict on Monday and Thursday of eafh week. The Second District comprises all that portion of the city lying between the First District and Harris street. Carts vvijl remove the garbage from this District on Tuesday and Friday of each week. Third District comprises all that portion of the city lying South of Harris street. Carts will remove the garbage from this District on Wednesday and Saturday ot each week. Hereafter all rubbish and garbage which may accunralqjte must be put into convenient vessels, and previous to 8 o’clock In the morning of eaeh day, as above designated for the respective Dis tricts; such vessels must be placed upon the sidewalks of the streets or alleys, and permitted to remain there until emptied by my employees, after which they will be removed* by their ow ners. All other persons are forbidden to destroy or in any way interfere with the vessels so placed upon the sidewalks, and they must not be exposed to the public view, except as above specified. Keepers of Animals must not permit manure to be thrown into the Streets or Alleys, neither must the accumulation thereof in. or near any stable or yard be permitted to exceed one cart load before being removed. ALBERT STEARNS, Capt. and Street Commissioner. (Official.) Headquarters Dlstriot of Savannah, Ga G«u Order, f""* M>rCh «*■ No. 3. / 1. Lt. Col Neafte, 156th N. Y. Vols Commissioner of Savannah, is herehv ed Supervisor of Trade, the aSSSUoKSSt office he will perform in addition to thow* 2 f o lief Commissioner. °*He 2. Capt. John P. Baker, Ist U. S. Cavair, Acting Inspector General 2d Division, 19th Crr2’ is hereby relieved from his duties as such appointed Acting Inspector General of thf>’n* trict and Post. ae "»*- By command of Brevet Maj. Gen. GROvttd Edward G. Dike, A, A, A. G. mar (Sf (Official.) Headquarters u. s. forces, Savannah, February 25th. Iras General Order, \ No. 18. f Riding or driving through the Public Square* or other grounds not intended for use as rn*a ways is prohibited. aa * By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVFP Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G, febl (Official.) Head’qrs U. S. Forces, Dis’t of Savannah Ga) Savannah, March 6th, JSfis '* General Order, [ No. 4. ) Ist Lieutenant Eben Parsons, Jr., SSth Mas«a. chusetts Volunteers, Judge Advocate, 2d Divie ion, 19th Army Corps, is hereby relieved from" duty as such, and announced as Judge Advocate and Provost Judge of the District and Poet of Savannah. By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVER Edward G Dike, A. A. A. G. mar 6—t'f [Official.] Headquarters u. s. forces, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 21,1865. General Order, ) No. 16. f I. The occupants of buildings will be held re sponsible for the cleanliness of the same, as well as their cellars and outhouses, and sidewalks in front of, and alleys adjacent to them. All rub bish and garbage which accumulates will, each day, be put in boxes in a convenient place for re moval. 11. Keepers of animals will cause the manure which accumulates in their stables or yards where their animals are kept to be either remov ed outside the picket lines, or to be distributed upon such gardens within the fines as are actual ly under cultivation, such distribution being at the consent of the cultivator. 111. The Street Commissioner will establish such regulations with regard to the removal of accumulations from the city as he sees fit. He is also charged with the duty of causing frequent and careful inspect ion to be made of the police of the city, and he will report to the Provost .Judge any failure to comply with the foregoing para graphs of this order, who will take such action in the case as the circumstances require. By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVER. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. febil — ■ - . . . [Official.] Headquarters U. S. Forces, District of Savannah, Ga., Savannah Feb. 21,1565. General Order.) No. 1. j 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 dulies of which office he will assume in addi tion to his present duties. 11. Capt. E. Geisy, A. Q. M., will receive and take charge of the civil fund of the District of Sa vannah, and will be responsible for the proper disbursement of the same. By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVER. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. febil _ [Official.] HEADQUARTERS U, S. FORCES, District of Savannah, Ga. Feb. 19, 19&>, 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 next, the 22d inst. Any officer failing to comply with the requirements of this order will be arrested and held for trial*wr neglect of duty. By command of Brevt. Maj. Gen. GROVER, Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. feb.O^ Headquarters u. s. forces. , Savannah, Ga., Feb. 13th, IS6* Gsneral Order,) No. 14. J r|( _ All citizens living within the limits of the toy of Savannah and having Fire Arms in their P . session, and not having social written per® sion to retain the same, will at once turn in in to the Provost Marshal, who will take prop measure for their safe keeping, with a view returning them when i t shall be proper to no By command of Bvt. Major Gen. GROW Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. . (Official.) Headquarters u, s. forces. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 13, W* General Order ) No. 13. ) . . 1,-:- post All officers of the Army arriving at tins* will, as soon as practicable after their arnvaj, port at these Headquarters and register names, the duty they are on, the length oi they expect to stay, if temporarily here, anu residences. By command of Brvt. Major Gen. GROW Edward G. Dike, A. A. A, G.