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Savannah fjaihj §w»W. BY 5. W. MASON AND CO. SAVANNAH, SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1605. 11EREL LYING. We have, all of us, heard the oid say ing about whistling to keep the cour age up, and there certainly never was a more perfect exemplification of the fact that this old adage is based upon a sub stratum of moral truth, than is to be found in the preposterous utterances of the Rebel papers since the recent series of theii adverses has begun to press heavily upon them. If one might believe their journalistic brags, and boasts, they have within the last three months captured three-quar ters of our most prominent Generals, and made prisoners of nearly all of our troops whom they did not kill. The last rebel effort in the way of su perlative bragadocia we find in the Rich mond papers of March Ist and 2d, in which they reluctantly eat their w T ords of the two former days and regretfully in form their readers that General Sherman and his entire staff have not been cap tured, as they had, the day before re ported. It will hardly be believed by our patrons, but it is no less true, that the Rebel journals actually invented and printed a report that there had been a great battle between Gen. Sherman and Gen. Joe Johnston in the Immediate vicinity of Columbia, S. C., and that Gen. Sherman tvitk all his Staff had been cap tured by the victorious Johnston —that the Union army was scattered and that Confederate cause was, of course, trium phant, and had at last vindicated before the world its right to secession from and independence of the United States. They stuck to this tremendous lie for three days until the people began to inquire for particulars and to find out the truth,’ when the Richmond journals proceeded with what grace they could to swallow the very words which but a day or two before they coined and imposed on the people. What could be their ob ject in inventing such an egregious false hood, and one which was certain to be so speedily discovered, we can never know until we can - fathom many other mysteries of the Rebel policy, which must have seemed to them expedient and politic, but which to the thinking world have seemed the very superlative of idiocy. fcThis last great lie only differs from the thousand which have preceeded it in the fact that it was so perfectly transparent that the most hopeful Rebels at once discovered its falsity, and the Rebel editors were forced, in order in some degree to save their future credit, to eat their own words at an earlier mo ment than usual, however disagreeable and dirty the meal might prove. Stabbing Affair.— Yesterday morn ing, about 10 o’clock, Thomas E. Har vey, aged 13 years, residing with his parents, on the corner of Hull and Mont gomery streets, stabbed in the back, under the left arm pit, a negro boy named Joe, who is employed by Estelle Wilson, colored woman, residing at the comer of Hull and Montgomery streets. The wound is of a painful nature, though not dangerous. Harvey was ar rested by the Police, and to-morrow morning Lt. Eben Parsons, Jr., Provost Judge, will examine the case. To avoid Sunday labor as much as possible, and for other reasons, this spe cial edition is issued injthe morning, in stead of evening, as usual. LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA. (Special Correspondence Savannah Herald,)] Philadelphia, Feb. 28, 1865. Dear Herald: —The draft is making many a non-combatant squirm. The blind men, Messrs. Mills and Pawing, are drawing from the wheel of fate (not for tune by any means,) the names of those who wouid rather be excused from taking up arms in defence of our coun try. There is much complaint in Coun cils in regard to what is considered an unjust quota. A committee was ap pointed at a recent meeting to wait upon the Provost Marshal General, to correct figures which they deemed erroneous. They returned without accomplishing anything. Os course the draft goes on ; and there will be some hunting for “subs” by those who would rather not go, and have the wherewith to purchase the above commodity, who hold them selves, owing to the demand, at an enor mously high figure. A soldier, uamed William White, was killed in an affray at a tavern, near Chestnut Hill Hospital, on Wednesday night last. White, it is alleged, was knocked down and kicked to death by three or four men. The theatres are doing a thriving busi ness. At the Walnut, Mr. J. S. Clarke appeared in a localized drama, called “The Streets of Philadelphia.” It, is a third edition of “The Streets of London.” and, after being produced in New York, under the title of “The Streets of New York,” is brought forth here with the New York left out, and Philadelphia substituted. At the New Arch, the same play has been run during the week to full houses. The New Chestnut has been attracting crowds for some time — Helen Western being the “Star.” Quite a large amount of money has been raised for the sufferers by ike laic disastrous fire at. Ninth and Federal streets. Two matinees were given at the Academy of Music, at the first of which $2,391 50 were raised; and Lucille Western’s matinee placed $1,157 08 at the disposal of the Committee. The following novel way of swindling a boy into a situation occurred here a couple of days ago. At an examination, at the Mayor’s office, the any was called to the stand as a witnfiss, and m answer to the query v>nat is your business, re plied, “In the army.” Q, “How did you get there ?” A. “A r-hui offered to get rue a situation, ami rfo me one for three years.” Q. “Wind; cHu he give you?” A. “Not one cmt.” The indi vidual who wouid Urn deprive a poor, illiterate boy from root.' log the bounty to which be was juatty e:: Tied, deserves comfortable quarter-, in so|:ie penitentia ry for a term of y -urs. There were three, hundred and fifty eight oil companies rejorfod by the Commercial List last v ml. with a nomi nal capital of one : uud is .1 and ninety-- eight million, lour iiiu* [red and fifty thousand dollars, emu. a real capital of about thirty million dollim. Tne stock is divided into thirty-sou; million, two hundred and forty five thousand one hundred and sixty-five ah ires. Two passenger cars or the Camden and Amboy Railroad wet - ' run into by a locomotive, near Beverly,N. on Fri day and were completely vrteked. The passengers escaped with « ight bruises.— Carelessness of the engfowi the cause. Andrew T. Walker, ti; Government Detective, arrested a few fays Uaee, on the charge of extorting money from citizens, has been bound c rcr in the sum of $2,500 to answer at C( irt. He suc ceeded in getting SI(X from Henry Rogers, of the 24th Won under threat of arresting and seading him to the old Capitol Prison. He also attempted to get money clandestinely from Samuel Stewart, but did not succeed. Youis truly, M. J. McK. LATE RESEL NEWS. Augusta Dales ©f March 4. INTERESTING ITEMS. Our energetic local reporter has se cured a copy of the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel ©f March 4th, just arrived through the lines, Irom which we make the following extracts : From Below.— Nineteen negroes were recently captured from below, endeavor ing to make their way to Savannah. Sask. — Mr. Kennedy, the route agent, was not captured by Sherman’s army as reported, but escaped their clutches af ter many hair-breadth adventures and arrived here safely yesterday. Foxy —lt is rumored here that one of our Generals has been tricked by Sher man who sent him a bearer of despatch es with orders from Beauregard to fall back to a certain point. Our Officer fell back to the point designated before he discovered the forgery, and that it was a ruse of Sherman’s to gain time. Land Slide.— Scarcely had the debris of the recent land slide on the Milledge ville railroad been removed, when anoth er occurred, which will in all probability cut off eummiinfcation with Macon lor the next week or two. In consequence of this, no mails were received last night, except from points along the line of the Georgia Railroad. SitiiKw ix’s Movements. —The rumor is current ::i reliable circles that Sherman jr.is crus- vd the Catawba and was huiry ing towards Wilmington, or East.. lie iocud unexpected obstacles in iiis way to the rear of Lees army. A courier who left Charlotte on the 2-Stli nit., reports that* the rumor was gem rally bclievd. From Savannah —Reports from Savan nah state that negroes are being shipp ed to Cuba by some of the Yankee tra ders. The Small Pox is raging in Savannah, and committing great havoc among the negroes. The enemy have recruiting offices as ar from Savannah as they dare venture f.» entice the slaves away irom their mas ers. FfiOM THE ARM* OF THE POTOMAC, 1115 AIKfCARTKI'S AeMT OF THE POTOMAC, Friday, March 3.—Deserters continue to come into our lines in large numbers, fifty-six having arrived to-day,.nearly all bringing their guns and equipments with them, for which they are to be paid. The number of muskets received from deser ters, since Feb. 22, is 240, all of them in good order. In addition to the usual stories told by these men, they say that two companies Irom each regiment of several brigades have been detailed from the army defending Petersburgh, and sent to hunt up deserters, thousands of whom are said to be scattered through ! the country, endeavoring to reach their ; homes. This is particularly the case ! with the North and South Carolina I troops, who are sick and tired of the contest, and anxious to join their fami lies, now within our lines. These men are piincipally veterans of three and four years service, and they being refused fur- j loughs, and not paid for a long time, nor j any. prospict of getting any soon, they ; took “French leave.” A few days ago, a sergeant was sent j out in charge ot a team and six men to ; get wood. The men were unarmed. The seargent was armed with a revolver i and a sword. After getting outside the i lines, the mules apparently ran away, but the sergeant guided them straight for our fines, and the whole party arrived safely. They received for the mules S7OO, which was divided equally. The cheering among the rebels, on Wednesday evening, was on account of their receivings rutiou of whisky, which seems to be quite a rarity in their Com missary Department. Gen. Cook, com manding a brigade in Gen. Heth’s divic ion, is said to have harangued hi& men Z the occasion, while grossly intoxicated Arifhony Raymond, of Company B ‘ and Newell J. Engle of Company If the Sixth New York Voluuteers j s , hot to-day, for attempting to desert Z I the enemy, Five regiments ol the First : Divisions of the Second Corps, to which ! the criminals belonged, were assembled to witness the execution, the details of which were in charge of the Provtw Maishal of the division. The Ninety-first New York Volm, teers, a veteran regiment, arrived at the front, to-day, and were assigned to the Third Division of the fifth Corps. Thev numbered about 000 men; and presented a splendid appearance. LMPOttTMT SEWS FROM PANAMA. The Panama Mercantile Chronicle of Feb. 13, received by the bark Idaho' contains the following : °» “Our native friends are so greatly ex ercised in their conjectures relative v the mission of Gen. Sickles to this Gov eminent, that we are induced to reffo to it again without having any positive data on the subject. It k said that the General’s object is to get from the Colum bian Government a concession of hneb on which the United States Government will form a settlement of thirty-thousand of the negroes emancipated by the frreir secession war. b * It is stated that one million of dollars will be given for this privilege, and it is feared that the settlement of 30 000 emancipated slaves will lead to a repeti tion of Texas history. We would first state that the Ameri can Government will never pay $1,000,- 000 for this privilege, and in the second place our native friends do not under stand the character of the American slaves or the relationship which would exist between them as emigrants, and the Unites States Government. The object of the Americans, as dis closed in several of President Lincoln’s speeches and dispatches, is to remove these poor people from a country which has been thrown into a state bordering on destruction, through their presence there in the condition of slaves. To have these people as freed men in the Southern states after the war may have been concluded, would be a constant cause of irritation to the former masters, inducing disaffection and turmoil as suc cessors to a restoialion of the Union. It is their wish, therefore, to settle them in one of the neighboring and friendly States where the laws of the country will guarantee fthem safety, and where it will be easy lor the United States Govern ment to expend a protecting hand to them in any hour of extremity. With such laudable motives, we cannot but applaud the object ot the United States Government.” Charleston Courier— We have re ceived a copy of the Charleston Courier of the 9tli, from which we shall publish extracts to-morrow. Serenade. —Last evening the bands of music attached to the 14th New Hamp shire and the 11 th Indiana,>gave the Hod. Simeon Draper, at the Pulaski House, a serenade highly creditable to the direc tor, Prof. Frelynthysyr. Theatre.— On Monday evening the ladies of the troupe are to have a bem~ fit at the Theatre, when a good bill will be presented. We shall give further par ticulars to-morrow. We are again obliged to omit two Northern letters, and a large quantity ot other reading matter. Thanks.— We are indebted to our obiging friend, Purser Fred. W. Ely, of the steamship Arago, for full files of Northern papers. SKIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arryed—U. S. Revenue Steamer WyancfcV Hilton Head. Cleared Steamship Fannie, Cator, HiltoP Head ; ScLooner Henry. Lobbing, New York.