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SAVANNAH DAILY HEEALD. VOL. I—NO. 57. The Savannah Daily Herald (MORNING AND EVENING; IS PCISUBHED lit H. W. MASON «fe CO., At 111 Bay Htp.vrt, Savannah, Gkoeoia. terms: Per Copy /Five Cent*. Per Hundred $3 SO. Per Year ijt’O 00. ADVERTISING: Two Dollars per Square of Ten Lines for first in sertion; One Dollar for each subsequent one. Ad vertisements inserted in the morning, will, if desired, appear in the evening without extra charge. .JOB PRINTING every style, neatly and promptly done, gsgat -■-yg-’i "TB'J. The Northern News of March 11* FURTHER DETAILH. Wc gave iu our last evening’s edition lib eral extracts from northern papers of the 11th. The following are further ones, which will be found interesting: Washington, March 10, 1805. NARRATIVES OP EHISOXERB. Within a few days past ten paroled and escaped Union prisoners have arrived at the Washington Navy Yard. These came from the stockade prison at Florence, and belong ed to various vessels, having been captured at different times. The escaped men state that when Sherman marched towards Flor ence they wbre hastily placed on the cars and started towards W ilmington ; but when that place was threatened they were taken buck to Goldsboro, wdiere they remained a short time and were sent back to Wilmington. A tlag of truce, it is said, was sent to Gen eral Terry asking if they could be exchanged through him, to which he replied that it could not be done for several days. While thqy were in Wilmiugton quite a number escaped and were hid by the citizens, and these men say that several hundred must have got away in this manner by the aid of Union citizens. One of these escaped prisoners, George Anderson, of the Monitor Passaic, who was captured in Warsaw river on the sth of De cember, escaped while being taken with other prisoners from Wilmington to Richmond, he and fifteen others .jumping off the train when it was about thirteen miles from Wilming ton. Two of tlu so men were shot by the guards from the tops of the cars and killed, but all the others made their escape, and were iu the city when onr forces entered. There were about five thousand prisoners brought away from the Florence stockade, one thousand sick being lelt. behind. This place has been in command of Colonel Iver son, of the Twentieth South Carolina regi ment, and it was said that he was a prisoner in Richmond for some cause when these men left. JOHN I>. HALE MINISTER TO SPAIN. Ron. John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, has been appointed and confirmed as Minis tei to Spain. This nomination has taken by surprise some of the particular personal friends of Mr Lincoln, who have been syste matically persecuted by Mr. Hale for" two years past. They say the surest way to the President's favor is to oppose his policy and abuse his friends. IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT REGARDING RECONSTRUCTION AND PRIZE CASES. An important decision was rendered by Chief Justice Chase, in the Supreme Court, to-day, which settles the policy of recon struction. It arose on the great prize case f rowing out of the cotton captured by tho lississippi squadron during the Red river expedition. During the military occupation of the Red river country, in March last, the navy seized large amounts of cotton on the plantations near the river. The cotton was sent to Cairo, and libelled in tho Southern District Court of Illinois as lawful prize for the navy. Nearly all the cdfton seized was claimed by private individuals. The case appealed was that of the United States against seventy-two bales of cotton, Elizabeth Alexander, claimant. The court below decided iu favor of the claimant, and the United States appealed. The counsel for the government and the navy claimed, in their argument before they Supreme Court, that the cotton was the enemy's property, captured in the enemy's country, and was condemnable as prizes of war. ‘ The claim ant's counsel denied the right of land cap tures by the navy, and also claimed that tne country at the time of the seizure of the cot ton was not enemy’s country, but occupied by the Union forces; that au election was held and delegates elected to the constitu tional convention, which had met, abolished slavery and estalished a civil government, thus securing to the people all the rights and privileges of the United States. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of the court to-day, sustaining the decision of the court below, and decided that the cot ton was not a prize of war, and that the navy could take no prize interest in tho pro ceeds. Tho court also heid that the cotton should have been turned over to an agent of the Treasury Department; also that it should have been disposed of iu pursuance of the l act of Congress of March I*2, 1863. This ac t allows loyal claimants to recover pro ceeds of their property in the Court of Claims. In addition to this, the court de cided that the election hehl in that part of Louisiana, during Gen. Banks’ occupation, and in pursuance of his orders, was null, void and of no effect. The federal occupa tion was declared of so short duration as not to remove the character of the enemy’s country. The court directed the libel to be dismissed. DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT IS SLAVS TRADE CASKS. , l hree cases arising under the law for the suppression of the slave trade were decided to-day in the Supreme Court—among them tho case of the Sarah. In each of these the decision of the court below was affirmed, anti the vessels and cargoes con demned. TRADE REGULATIONS. It is understood to be the intention o£ the SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 18G5. Secretary of the Treasury to revise, as s<x>n as possible all the trade regulations hereto fore adopted, and make them more practical and available for the purposes for which they were intended. SALARIES OP OFFICERS. The second comptroller of the Treasury has made the following decision: Trsasi ry Department. ) Second Comptroller's Ofeice, March I, 1865 ) The salary of an officer which is prescribed by law is the basis of taxation, exempting filly dollars per month. Pay and commuta tion of allowance constitute salary. Credit ing these, the tax on any excess beyond the fifty dollars exempted should be deducted. It there are penalties or stoppages they should bo deducted from the sum thus ascer tained. I. M. Bkoadhf.ap, Second Comptrolh r. SECRETARY OF Till! INTERIOR. Day before yesterday Hon. James Harlan, Senator from lowa, was nominated by the President, ami unanimously confirmed by the Senate, as Secretary of the Interior, to suc ceed the Hon. John Usher, who hail tender ed his resignation, to take effect on May 1. THE MARKETS. [Fiow the N. Y. Herald, March 11.] The fall in gold, combined with and grow ing out.of the increasing indications that the rebellion is in its last throes, had the effect of unsettling the markets yesterday, and prices of nearly everything on the calendar were nominal. Almost any kind of goods could have been bought at lower prices than on Thursday, and nearly all the sales report ed were at lower prices. Cotton was dull and 6c. lower. Petroleum was also dull and nominal. Groceries were decidedly lower.— On ’Change the flour market ruled quiet, and prices of the choice grades declined 25c. a 30c. per bbl. Wheat was more active, but sc. a 7c. lower. Cora was In limited demand and lower, new having sold at a decline of Bc. a 100. Oats were dull and heavy. The pork market opened dull and decidedly low er, but closed firm, with a fair inquiry. Beef dull and depressed. Lard was l-2c. lower, while whiskey declined lc., with only a mod erate demand. Freights were scarcely ever so dull, and rates were nominal. CONGRESS. In the Benat e yesterday the credentials of Mr. Creswell, the new Senator from Mary land, were presented, and he was qualified and took his seat. Mr. Lano, of Kansas, moved that the resolution allowing pay and mileage to claimants of seats from Louisiana and Arkansas be considered. The Auditing Committee of the Senate have reported ad - versely on the proposition. After some de bate, Air. Trumbull moved to amend the res olution so as to pay only the Louisiana claimants, and pending this question the Senate went into executive session, and af terwards adjourned. Among the nomina tions confirmed was that of ex-Senator John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, as Minister to Spain. RE9UMTOON OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.. It is the expectation of the new Secretary of the Treasury, that from the proceeds of ihe large amounts of the Southern products known to have fallen into the hands of our various armies, a sum will soon be accumu lated which will enable the government to resume specie payments much sooner tfian is generally believed. SHERMAN. Washington, March 10, 1865. — The city has been filled to-day with all sorts of ru mors in reference to Sherman’s operations. In the forenoon it was announced that he had fought and whipped in detail all the va rious forces opposing his progress or at tempting to harrass his rear. 'This evening it is said he has met with serious disasters. The War Department has no official infor mation to confirm either statement. The disaster is utterly disbelieved. It is un questionably a canard, manufactured for the consumption by bulls. There is reason to believe that Sherman’s veterans have completely demoralized the rebel forces in his rear endeavoring to con- j ceatrato to annoy him. These were proba- j bly Hardee’s forces, from Charleston, and 1 Cheatham’s, from Tennessee. This informa tion proves that no reinforcements from the ' South have reached Johnston’s army, and the ; road is as free for Sherman forward as it has been at any time since he left Savannah. A large corps of army surgeons, and an additional quantity of medical supplies, started for Wilmington to-day. This is no doubt a precautionary measure to provide for the exigency of a battle in that vicinity. • The Sanitary Commission has just sent by the steamer Uncast, to Sherman's army in North Carolina, as soon as it communicates with the coast, an assorted cargo of hospital and field relief supplies. It has now another steamer loaded with supplies to replenish its stock at Newbcra and Wilmington (at which latter place an exchange of prisoners is now going on); and another load has been order ed for emergency to North Carolina. Washington, March 16—Midnight. Notwithstanding the rumors set afloat by speculators this evening, of disasters to Sher man, the War Department lias no informa tion of the kind. The Richmond papers of to-day contain no news whatever of his movements; and if he had met with even the slightest repulso, they would have glorified over it exceedingly. Savannah Theatre. —The bill of the pre vious night was repeated last evening, with the eame marked excellencies in the perfor mances of the principal members of the company as were noticed in yesterday’s paper; while fewer drawbacks tp the success ful presentation of the pieces was observed. A careful attention to details, and a determi nation r, -> make every effort to please, were apparent. “All that glitters is not gold,’’ moved smoothly to its close, and the laugh able farce of the “Young Widow," kept the house in a roar to the end. Mr. Davenport is becoming a great favorite with the Savan nah public, and his able supporters arc bound to succeed in their endeavors to m&ko. the Savannah Theatre a permanent and popu lar institution. TONE OF THE REBEL PRESS. Later Extracts from Confederate Papers. SHERMAN PLAYED OUT. [rrom the Richmond Whiß, March-6.] Sherman is played out. If our readers do not hear or read of any good news from South Carolina, it is a nonsequitur that there is none to communicate. In a few days they will hear where Sher man is and what has befallen him. Let ev erybody be patient. Sherman's opportunity to establish a militarg reputation has jlzJ, and we will soon hear of his discomfiture and dis grace. ENCOURAGING NEWS. [From the Fayetteville Telegraph.] It is not the wish of the government to conceal anything from the people, but to prevent, if possible, the Yankee forces in Wilmington and South Carolina from learn ing anything of the movements of each other. Their means of communication are very limited and uncertain, and it is our pol icy not to make improvement for them. We hope the condition of affairs will be so ma terially changed in a few days as to enable us to dispense with this reticence. All our information thus far is of an encouraging character. ABOUT GEN. LEE. [From the Charleston Bulletin, Marc h l 1 If the army of General Lee defeated that of Grant at Spottsylvania and around the V ir ginia capital, when the Yankee commander counted his two hundred and twenty five thousand men, and we had less than"sixty thousand, why may we not severely punish two oi the. combined federal armies, wtio.se aggregate will be less than one hundred and fifty thousand ? The lines around Richmond are impregnable ; the resources of Virginia have been held in reserve. Nothwitbstand ing more than a month has elapsed since the giainaries of Georgia and a portion of South Carolina have been cut off, Lee's men still live on full rations, and there is no reason to apprehend that they will fail to enjoy plenty to the end. Under the guidance of Heaven they are more than a match for the wily and wc have never felt more con fident than at the present hour, than he is destined to come to grief. Lot our people then be patient until our arrangements ire completed anil our plans consummated. Day will break at last through the darkest gloom. The mighty re action that must follow victory will compen sate us for all the present reverses, and, al though bleeding, our couutry will still be found in the arena wielding with spirit un quenehed, the sword with which she has so long defended the principles of truth, justice and independence. Whistling to Keep tii& Courac* Up.— The Richmond Whig of the Bth in°|., cen biius thft following sweet soccimoMfefof the musical operation hinted at in our headline*: BHERMAN “PLAYED OCT.” If our readers do not hear or read of any good ne.ws from South Carolina, it is a non sequitur. that there is none to communicate. In a few days they will hear where Sherman is, and what has befallen him. Let every body be patient. Sherman’s opport unity to establish a military reputation has fled, and we will soon hear officially of his discomfit ure and disgrace. The Charlotte Bulletin of the Ist instant, in an article on the situation, says If the army of General Lee defeated that of Grant at Spottsylvania and around the Virginia cap ital, when the Yankee commander counted his two hundred and twenty-five thousand, why may we not again as severely *punish the two combined Federal armies, whose ag gregate will be less than one hundred and fifty thousand ? The lines about Richmond are impregnable. The resources of Virginia have been held in reserve. Notwithstand ing mere than a month has elapsed since the granaries of Georgia and a portion of South Carolina have been cut off,, the men of Lee still live on full rations, and there is no rea son to apprehend that they will fail to enjoy plenty to the end. Under the guidance of Heaven our leaders are more than a match for the wily Sherman, and we have never felt more confident than at the present hour that he is destined to qome to grief. Let our people then be pa tient until our arrangements are completed, and our plans consummated. Day will break at last through the darkest gloom. The mighty reaction that must tollow victory will compensate us for all the present reverses, and, although bleeding, country will still be found in the’ arena, wielding with | spirit unquenched the sword with which she has so long defended the principles of truth, I justice and independence,” Tub Improvements in the Herald.— The Republican gives the following handsome notice of tho improvements in the Herald ; According to previous announcement, our enterprising cotemporary of the Herald ap peared yesterday morning greatly enlarged and otherwise improved, presenting, a sheet of which the proprietors as well as the pub lic may feel proud. We wish our neighbors abundant success in their new enterprise,and trust their patronage and support will in crease until it is commensurate with the ef forts they have made to provide the citizens of Savannah with a first class daily newspa per. Sr. Patrick’s Day. Our reporters occupy a large portion of our space to-day with their full accounts of the observance of this anniversary, without, however, crowding out our late Northern news, or any other matter of importance. On the receipt of the news of the capture of Wilmington, Gov. Fenton sent a despatch to the Secretary of War, offering ten regiments of the State National Guard for one hundred days service in garrisoning the forts at Savan nah, Charleston, Wilmington and other ports. The offer was referred to General Grant, who declined to accept the regiments. The Secre tary of War sent a despatch to Gov. Fenton ooncnrring in the decision of General Grant. COLUMN OP PERSONALS). Brigadier-General James H. Ledile, late commander of the First Division, Ninth Ar my corps, lias resigned his commission on account of continued ill-health. It will be remembered that Gen. Ledlie i9 one of the live General officers who were censured in General Orders for the failure of tie Petersburg Mine. Captain Albert G. Ransom, Commissary of Subsistence, who was summarily dismissed the service some three months since without charge or trial, has been reinstated to bis former position, with rank and pay to date from the day of dismissal. How it could be that.a man should be dis missed the service without charge or trial, we cannot understand. However, wo are happy to set the Captain right on the record. The Prince Napoleon seems disposed to do prettly nearly the right thing at last. The French, for whose shortcomings or over doings he cannot be held have all the time been rather on the fence until the late demonstration iu Mexico. Now, as an offset to that rather audacious experiment, we have the following statement : At Prince Napoleon's bal , a short time ago, no membei of the Soutuern Confederate party was present, and none had received an invitation, while invitations were liberally given to Americans ol Northern politics. It is, of course, quite notorious that the Prince is a warm sympathizer with tire cause of the North. All very well Mr. Prince, but we have a pretty sweet account to settle with certain French gentlemen of whom we wot, and you arc quite right to try and keep so far outside the party, that you will not, by any chance, be. called on to settle any portion of the bill. The Military Commission at Indianapolis returned a verdict of “guilty” against Horsej r , Bowles aud Milligan, the conspirators en gaged in the Dodd and Sons Liberty treason. Their sentence is death, and Ihe United States Attorney General has approved of it. The matter is uow iu the hands of the Pres ident. Mrs. John Bell is living in Philadelphia.— Unless this lady is libelled, she drove her husband into the secession party and so ruined him. Tho correct title of the Emperor’s new work is not “La Vie de Cesar,” hot “L’His toire de Jules Cesar." A novel, from the pen of Madame Ratazzi (nee Sol me s), and entitled “Les Mariages d’ utie Creole,” has been pounced upon by the French authorities, and its issue stopped.— Czar Alexander and Emperor Napoleon continue to be cold toward each other, and their coldness is spoken of as being on the ; increase. So deep is the Czar’s hostile feel ing that he will not even go to France to look alter his wife and heir, who are in that coun try, seeking health for the prince; but has arranged to meet them in Germany. The Dutch papers claim Gen. Sherman for a Dutchman. A few years ago he was a journeyman dyer in Pilburg,aud subsequently emigrated with a few. of his fellow-workmen to America, in consequence of a commercial failure in which they were concerned in Amsterdam. The sum which at latest Boston dates had been subscribed towards the statue of Everett to be placed alongside of that of Dftnlel Web ster, in the State House yard, in Boston, was $25,772. The American sculptors, Ball and Story, has each his iriends and advocates among the subscribers as the proper artist to execute the work. Iliram Powers writes to his brother that if the son of the latter, his namesake, who is in Union army, comes home on a wooden leg and is obliged to write with his left hand, he shall feel more pride in the name of Hiram Powers so written than iu his own engraved on the marble of all his works. Good for Hiram. As an our friend of the old Knicker bocker would say, Iliram never “sculped” anything better than that sentiment. Gottschalk has fallen into a settled mel ancholy. He recently lost his trunk and had to appear at a concert in his overcoat and without his white kids. It would seem that the Russians, whom we usually put down as being a few cen turies behind every body else in adopting mechanical and social improvements, has her eyes particularly wide open when anything relating to war is the subject of dis cussion. In a late communication from St. Petersburg, we find the following paragraph. The Russian authorities are building six teen monitors. They are built exactly ac cording to the American monitors of the Passaic class, with the, addition of some of the latest improvements tested in this coun try. This incident is too good to be lost. Pres ident Lincoln recently received the following letter, to which he responded by procuring the “forlou” for the soldier and sending him home to “git doctored.” No. the 81864. J/r. Abraham hncoln N Y< Cyuga Cos Ny Kind sir i hav a husben in the army qnd he is sick end hes ben ever sence he Went in the surfiss his name is t GRof Cos DNy artillery york town Va Captain P ’s Com piny end he hes ben in the survis one year hant ben able to dew duty end i Woul be obliged if you Wood seo that he cood hev a forlou if not but a shot time to git doctored no more at presint pliese Write end let me know end i will see that yuer payed for yuer trouble. Prince Napoleon has given a severe repri mand tp the French Minister who sent a com munique to that paper that said- a bitter thing about him. The Prince is not ofle of those false friends of freedom who cavil fowthe glory of the press as long as it flatters, and pound it to death when It is opposed or com mits ap error. PRICE. 5 CENTS. Thf, Annual Settlement.— ln an eastern village there lived three neighbors, quiet, peaceful and happy. So much confidence liad each one in the other's integrity, that really there was no need of keeping a strict account in Belling or lending. Their way of settling accounts, was very commenda ble. A sample of which is given : On a stormy day we find Messrs. A. B, and C. seated around a small table, each one with his pile of money before him, and his slip of paper containing his account, pre sented iu turn, as follows : Neighbor A. Dr. to B. To Hos and Wag gin g.tin to mill, once since and twice before that, four shillings.’ Here A. takes from his pile and hands over to B. aud the charge is crossed out. Now lor A’s turn. Neighbor B. owing, To A.—“To baking of flour." B.—“ How many pounds ?” A. —“ Ask wife how many pounds she calls a baking." Wife. —“ Say seven pounds.” B. —“Wheat or rye ? One is worth more than ’tother.” A. —“Don’t know; call it half wheat and half rye." Hero B. bauds back from his pile. Neighbor A. to C. Dr.—“To Pork." A. —“How much?" C. —“About fifty pounds.” A.—“ Neighbor B. how much ought a man to carry ?" B. —“I should think about twenty-fire pounds.” G.—“ Split the difference.” A.—“ Was is-sow pork or barrow? one is worth more than 'tother, C. “Don't know. Wife, do you remem ber?" Wife.— “ Law me! Split the difference." C.—“ Twenty-five pounds, half sow, half barrow,-t-$3 00." Here A. hands over. A. and 0. Dr. ‘To Damage dono by Pigs,’ B. in trying to say that each pig ran off with a pumpkin, through tho fence as though the devil was after him, stated as follows: ‘Each punkin took a pig and run through the dovii as though the brush fence was alter him.’ This brought out a general hurrah and laugh, during which they upset the table, and the money was well mixed in one pile. Here, one would suppose, was a case of trouble, but they managed it satisfactorily. Says A. to B.—‘How much did you bring?’ . B.—‘Don’t know. Neighbor C. bow much did you bring ?’ G.—Don’t know.’ Here they divide oven aud passed receipts as follows: A. balances with 8., C. balances with A., aud my wife witnesses a balance with each one on this day of our Lord Domini Anno, 1812. The Way to Quiet Wakeful Babies.— Russell, the correspondent of tho London Times, in his Indian Diary, imparts the fol lowing piece of information, which will no doubt be gratefully received by those whose responsibilities, though small, are on that account none the less burdensome: “Our friend the Thakoor also visited us, and ho excused the non-appearance of his little son on the ground that he was asleep under his waterfall. I had almost omitted to mention the curious habit of the hill-people to which this phrase of the Thakoor’s related. When ever a woman wishes to put her child to sleep, she takes it to one of the numerous places for this purpose, which are all over the mountain sides where there is wateL— They consist of a shed or sheds in which ■ there are stone troughs filled from a running stream; and from these troughs are little pipes made of reed or hollow stems from the trees, which spout out water with a gentle trickling fall, under which the child’s head is placed at the distance of a few inches.— The effect is almost immediate. The child closes its mouth and eyes, and falls into a profound, sweet, and healthy sleep, which endures so long as it is left under the water spouts I have seen a dozen of children thus lying fast asleep-, and, as far as I could as certain, no evil effects whatever can be at tributed to the practice. It certainly seems an admirable preparation against colds in the head; and it a devoted mother would only make the experiment in this country aud it were found successful, she would be a blessing to her species, in introducing such a deligdtiul custom, pleasant to children and invaluable to parents. The Washington correspondent of the Nor wich Bulletin writes: “A queer thing is the prejudice against color. Yesterday a woman who was riding in one of our street cars asked the conductor, “Do you permit colored people to ride in this car ?” “No, madam; but there is no color ed person here,” was the reply. “Yes there is,” said, she; “tho woman sitting next me is colored. “Why, madam," exclaimed the astonished conductor, “she is whiter'than you are.” And so she was, but she had to be turned out at the demand of the darker white woman. A few evenings ago a couple * of flashily dressed Irish domestics entered one of the cars of the Metropolitan railroad, and began to cast about for seats. There was omy one vacant place next a colored woman. aDd after some unavailing effort to squeeze into other seats, they were compell ed with many open expressions of disdain, to deposit themselves next this colored party While they were elevating their noses and giving way to other expressions of contempt, a gentleman in the car remarked audibly, “Just look there; those girls have come straight from washing pots and kettles, and now they are above sitting down by that black woman.” Thereupon there was a general guffaw in the cars, and the airy creatures became crimson with rage and shame. A commission, of which Vice Admiral f is the head, is in session at the Navy depot at Philadelphia, for the purpose of revising the grade and pay of staff officers to the Navy, which includes Surgeons, Paymasters and Engineers. As soon as this commission reports, the Naval Committee of Congress will take action in the matter. Major General Meade has returned to the Army of the Potomac from a brief visit to Philadelphia, whMher he had been called on account of the death of bis eldest son.