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*• FIHST KEWS FKOUK VILLA* FKANCA.” Peace, peace, peace, do you say ? What! with the enemy’s guns in our ear? ? With the country’s wrongs not rendered back •What, white Austria stands at bay In Mantua, and our Venice bears The cursed llag of the yellow and black ? , Peace, peace, peace, do you say ? And this the Miucio? * Where’s the fleet. And where’s the sea ? Are we all blind, '-Or mad with the blood shed yesterday, -Ignoring Italy under our feet, And seeing things before, behind ? Peace, peaee, peace, do you sav ? What 1 uncontented, undented? Because we triumph, we succomb ? A pair of Emporors stand iu the way, (One of whom is a man, beside) To sign and seal our cannons dumb ? Peace, peace, is still your word ? We say you lie then ! that is plain. There is ho peace, and shall be none. Our very dead would ciy, “Absurd 1” And clamor that they died in vain. And whine to come back to the sun. Uush! more reverence for the dead ! They've done the most for Italy Evermore since the earlh w.;s fair. "Now would that we had died instead, •Still dreaming peace meant liberty, And did not, coukl not mean despair. Peace, you say? Yes, peace, in truth ! But such a poace as the ear can achieve 'Twist the lid c; ii c k and the rush of the ball, ’’Twist th** t-iwr’s spring and trie crunch of the tooth, •Twist tne (tying atheist’s negative And God’s face—waiting, after all! “The most luxurious smoker I ever knew,” said Mr. Paget, was a young Transylvanian, who told me that iiis servant always inserted a lighted pipe info his mouth the first thing in the rooming, and that he smoked it" out be fore he awoke. “It is so pleasant,” he observed, “le have the proper taste re •-Aoivd to one's mouth before one is sen ;-siV/kf even of its want.” Tub iNorth Bridge water Gazette tells a man in Freetown who, when a member-of his family dies, procures a _ rave-stone for the deceased, which, in stead of being erected by the grave, is kept in bis house. His father died about ff ty } ears a gig one sister about forty years, and another more than thirty years slne'yu and the grave stones tor them ■all are still in the house. Sophia Kittle has recovered $3,000 of W iilium Walsh in a New York court, for refusing to marry her after promising. Well, it Miss Kittle did fail in getting a husband, she has the satisfaction of •knowing that she gained the where withal to keep her pot boiling for a long .time,— TneUelti, ° tibio since, Gov. Johnson, of Tennessee, addressed the black people of ivasAnville, urging them, now that they were free, to respect the marriage obli gation ; the result of the advice was that on the next day, one hundred of them took out licenses and were legally mar ried. “I am astonished, my dear young la <dy, at your sentiment; you make me start.” ‘‘Well, sir, I have been wanting to see you start tor the last hour.” An editor, in describing the doings of a mad dog, says: “He bit a cow in the ‘/tail, which has since died.” This was <very unfortunate for the tail ; but we ’naturally feel some interest to know what became of the cow. Wept is a man who stakes his money in a gambling house, like a star ? Be cause he is an ass-to-risk. A shop lias been opened in Paris for the sale of water from the river Jordan, tor the benefit of those who wish to have their children sprinkled with drops from this historical ream. “Yonujinotber is very poor, isn't she ?” Tcs ; she used to keep a peanut stand, out she took a bad one dollar bill and failed.” 5* A young lady should take heed when xin admirer bends low before her. The i>ent beau is dangerous. 1 he oil fever has broken out at Apple ton, Vv isconsiu, where “Indications” iiaic been discovered and a company formed. J Tuans pout rr> for life—the man who flnarnes lmppily. According to a careful estimate, the invasion of St. Domingo, has already cost Spain four hundred millions ot reals and tlte lives of twenty thousand of her best soldiers. BROWN & CO , (Late Somes, Brown & C 0..) MILITARY AND NAVAL BANKERS AND COLLECTORS, 2 PARK PLACE, UROADWAY BANK BUILDING, NEW YORK. Correspondents in Washington — J. W. Fisher & Cos., 475 Fourteenth Street. i ESTABLISHED JUNE, 1862. We have complete facilities for transacting business speedily and correctly in all the merits at Wfsiiincton. Remittances prompt, and terms reasonable. , We give especial attention to obtaining Cer tificates for Non-Indebtedness for Ordnance and 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 Wife or Widowed Mother of Prisoners of War. Prize Money for the U. S. Navy, together with all other just Claims. Information freely fur nished. We purchase and sell all Government Securi ties. Quartermasters’ Certificates and Checks, on the best of terms. References given to leading Bankers and busi ness firms in New York. feblo if N~ OTICE " Office of Struts: 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 I . S. Forces, Savannah, Ga., dated Feb. 21st, 1855. 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 toe city lying North of President and Harrison streets. Carts will remove the garbage from this District on Monday and Thursday of each week. Ihe Second District comprises all that portion m the city lying between the First District and Harris street. Carts will remove the garbage from this District on Tuesday and Friday of each jv eek. Ihe Third District comprises all that portion of the city lying South of Harris street. Carts wiu remove the garbage from this District on Wednesday and Sat urday ot each week. Hereafter all rubbish and garbage which may accumulate must be pnt into convenient vessels, and previous to 8 o’clock in the morning of eaeh day, as above designated for the respective Dis b'b* 6 1 j?Qch 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 owners. 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 Dermit manure to be thrown into the Streets or Alley's, 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. Cl SAVILLE & CO., • Wholesale and Retail Stationed.?, Palmetto Herald Store, Kilton Head, S. C. ZW“ A Liberal Discount to Purchasers at Wholesale Cash Orders oy mail or express promptly filled. ICE l 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 House formerly occupied by them, on Brvan street opposite the market. Retail boxes will be established at other places as the demand increases. A constant supply will be kept up during the year. HAYWOOD, GAGE & CO. feb27 lm (Official.) Headquarters U. S. Foecfs. ) Savannah, March 12, 1865.) General Order,) No. 22. ( All citizens arriving at this Post are required to register their names at the Provost Marshal’s Office, within the next 24 hours after their ar rival. By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVER. Edward G. Dike, A. A. Gen. mar!3 STEELE & DURBANIL 11 Merchants’ Row, „ it , Hilton Head, S. C. Call 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, arcl Plated Ware,Swords, Sashes, Belts, Embroderiee. Boots. Caps. Field Glasses, Gauntlets Gloves. &c„ &c., &c. r jpHE SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD OFFICE Is at No/111 Bay street. (Official.) Headq’rs', Department of rnz South. Hilton Held. S. C., Feb. 16, 1565. General Orders, ) No. 21. j The following order is hereby re-published for the information of all concerned : War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, Feb. 6,1805. General Orders. ) No. 13. ; I. The issue of a ration of fish, viz : fourteen ounces of dried fish, or eighteen ounces of pick led fish, will be made to the trooosonce a week, in lieu of the ration of fresh beef. 11. Authority is hereby given to officers, ac tually in the field, who are without the means of paying for subsistence stores purchased from the Commissary, and have over one month’s pay due, to draw tor themselves and their authorized private servants present in the field with them, one regular army ration each per day. on ordi nary ration returns; which returns will be en tered by the Issuing Commissary on separate abstracts of issues to officers. The officer ‘draw ing tiie rations will deduct from his pay accounts for each month the number of rations drawn in kind during the month, and the amount of such deduction will be transferred to the Subsistence Department from the Pay Department. v Commissaries who issue rations in kind to offi cers for their own use, will .furnish the. proper Paymaster each month with the names of officers to whom such issues have been made, and the number of rations to be deducted. By order of the Secretary of War. E. D. TOWNSEND. Assistant Adjutant General. By command of Major Gen. Q. A. GTLLMORE. W. L. M. Burger. Asst. Ad’t Gen. mar 7—6 [Official.] Headquarters Department of the South. . Ililton Hoad, S. C., Feb. 7,1865. General Orders, ) No. 14. / The Major General Commanding being com pelled by wounds to relinquish, for the present, the command of the Department, takes this op portunity to express to the officers and men of the Coast Division, under Brigadier John P. Hatch, bus approbation of their good conduct during the operations on the line of the Charles ton Savannah Railroad, since November last. At the Battle of Honey Ilill, on November 30th, although unsuccessful in the attempts to drive the enemy from his forts, the Division still maintained the fight with unwavering steadiness during the day, and retired from the field after night full iu good order and unpursued. Their losses attest their courage and discipline At Deveaux’s Neck, near the Coosawhatchie turnpike, on December Oth, the advance, in number much inferior to rhe opposing force, met the rebels in an open field, and drove them from the ground, captured one four, forced them to seek safety in flight, leaving their dead and wounded in our hands, and thus occupied a po sition from which the Railroad was under the easy fire of our guns. On December 9th the skirmish line forced its way to within a few yards of the Railroad and the forts which guarded it, remained there un der a most galling tire until an opening had been cut through the woods between our batter ies and the road, and thus perfected the work so gallantly began upon the (ith. The Division has obeyed all orders promptly and cheerfully, and since its co-operative uuove mcnts with General Sherman’s Army, has vigi lantly watched the enemy at its front 5 has promptly seized each fortified position upon the first indication of a proposed withdrawal on the part of the rebels, and has thus inspired the Commanding General with the belief that it will continue to do so faithfully and well the work al lotted to it in the great campaign which is being prosecuted in South Carolina. To Brigadier Generals Hatch and Potter, who have commanded this foice, and to all the gal lant officers and men under them, the Major- General Commanding tenders his thanks for the past, and his earnest wishes for their continued success. J. G. FOSTER, Major General Commanding. W. L. M. Burgee, Ass’tAdj’t Gen. marl— 6 [Official.] Headquarters U. S. Forces, Savannah, March 9th, 1365. General Order.) No. 21. / AH persons are hereby forbidden to take or in any manner connivfe 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 ol Brevet Major Gen. GROVER. Edward G. Dixie A. A. A. Gen. marlO [Official.] Headquarters u. s. forces. District ov Savannah. Ga., Savannah, February 22, 1565. 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 U. S. Forces, Savannah, March 9th, ISGS. 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. Genera! GEOVKR. Edwaed G. Dike, A. A. A. G. mar 9—ts (Official.) nEADQUAFTCHs District of SavAnnao r General Order, itaS’Sifo, No. 3. f L Lt Col Nenfie, 150th N v Commissioner of Savannah, Ls'hpJ i Refiei ed Supervisor of Trade, the dutuY y /PPoin*. office he will perform in addition to lie! Commissioner. tr >%€ of 2. Capt. John P. Baker, Ut Tj <a « Acting Inspector General 2d Divisionmo* I *’ is hereby relieved from his duties ** 11 Corps appointed Acting Inspector General n > ***• act trict and Post. eral of the Db By command of Edward G. D.kk A A. A^G^' 1- m *r b—ts (Official.) ~~—- TTEADqI aRTERS U. S. FORCES £■». OnJq T ‘ Pobr X*. 1* No. IS. ( Riding or driving through the PubPc or other grounds not intended for „t fc( l ailr * ways is prohibited. u " c 36 road- By command of Edward G. Dike, A. g ' (Offi ci ai.) ~ " ~- Head’qrsU. S. Forces, Dis’t of Savannar a Savannah, March oJ Genital Ocdfr, I No. 4. j’ % v Ist Lieutenant Eber. Parsons, Jr SS’B v chusetts-Volunteers. Judue Advocate ion, 10th Army Corps, is hereby VelW f duty as such, and announced as Juitee il/T and Provost Judge of the District and tv? 1 * Savannah. . 1 m of Bycommand of T ANARUS, _ Erevet Major Gen. GROVFP E-dward G LniK. A. A. A. G. —.— .4 .aftt. . - ‘ ■ 4 [Official.] 1 ~ ' TT SAD QUARTERS U. S. FORCES. J-X Savannah, Ga., Feb T imi; Genttat. Ordije.) ’ No. 16. f I. The occupants of buildings will he held *> sporsibie for the cleanliness of the same as we"" as their cellars and outhouses, and sidewalb ; n front of, and alleys adjacent to them. All ruiv bish and garbage which accnmuiates will. f>,U day, be put in boxes in a convenient place forn* moval. 11. Keepers of animals will cause the manure which accumulates in their stables *.r " where their animals are kept to be either remov 1 ed outside the picket lines, or to be distributed upon such gardens within the Hues as are actual, ly under cultivation, such distribution i)ein» 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 inspection 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.] r Headquarters U. S. Forces, District of Savannah, Ga., Savannah Feb. 21,15«J5. General Order, V No. 1. f I. Lieut. Col. R. P. York. 75th N. Y. Vole, Provost Marshal of Savannah, is hereby appoint ed Provost Marshal of the District of Savncnali. the duties 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 Ba vannah, and will be responsible for the props disbursement of the same. By command of Brevet Major Gen. GROVER Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. fcbW Nflfficial.] TTEADQUARTERS U, S. FORCES, Ll District of Savannah, Ga. Feb. General Order. > No. 15. | All officers of the Army not legitimately * duty, or awaiting orders at this Post, anq have nut registered their names at these Head quarters, are hereby required to do so. or. or Be fore Wednesday next, the 22d inst. Any officer failing to comply with the requirements oft we order will be arrested and held for turn w neglect of duty. By command of rT , n Brevt. Mcj. Gen. GF.OtER-.. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. TTEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES. IX Savannah, Ga., Feb. 13tb, 18"- G r net? at. Order, ) All citizens living within the limits of the CJ of Savannah and having Fire Arms in theirp. session, and not having special written „ sion to retain the same, will at once tarl U in to the Provost Marshal, who will take p i measure for their safe keeping, with a vlv* returning them when it shall be proper to - By command of .-aWP Bvt. Major Gen. GROV^ • Edward G. Dike, A. A. A. G. (Official.) Headquarters u, s. forces. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 13, General Order \ No. 13. / . . f xuift poet All officers of the Army arriving at tin* i will, as soon as practicable after their arn - port at these Headquarters and Huje names, the duty they are on, the j t^ir they expect to stay, if temporarily here, an residences. By command of „ Brvt. Major Gen. Edward G. Dike, A. A. A G.