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SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD. VOL. 1-NO. 52. The Savannah Daily Herald •(MORNING AND EVENING) IS PfHL£BUET> BY a w. M-ajsoiv & co., At 111 Bay Stkket, Savannah, Gi'Okgia. terms: Per Copy Five Cents. per Hundred $3 SO. Per Year $lO 00, ADVERTISING: Two Dollars per Square of Ten Lines for first in sertion ; One Dollar lor 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. Correspondence of the Savannah Herald. Hilton Head, S. C., > March 23, 1865. > I)eab Herald In our last we promised to give you an account of the review of the 103d Regiment, U. S. C. TANARUS., which took place on Tuesday. The day was rainy and disagreeable. The regiment was review ed by Brig. General Williams, Inspector General U. S. A., and Brig. Gen. Litttlefield. The line was formed on the regimental parade ground. The troops looked well. It could not be expected that in the manual of arms the companies would acquit themselves as well as veterans, but the exercises showed that the officers have paid due attention to the drilling of their men. The marching merited and received much praise. Arms and equipments wyre issued to the regiment on the Satniday previous to the review. The Brass Band of the 144th Regiment New York Vols., wa3 present. The following is a list ol the officers of the Regiment: Lt.-Col. Commanding—J. A. Bogert. Major Manning. Adjutant—E. Chapin. Quartermas'.or—Wm. H. Crouk, jr. Cos. A—Lt. Chas. Tillinghast. Cos. B—lst Lt. John Henderson; 2d Lt. George W. Tuthill. Cos. C—Capt. Easton ; Ist Lt John Moore. Cos. D—lst Lt. 11. W. Lillycrantz ; 2d Lt. B. W. Kaior. Cos. E—lst Lt. Felix Branigan; 2d Lt. D. S. Smith. Cos. F—lst Lt. S. Kneeland Pettit; 2d Lt. G. R. Hollenbeck. Cos. G—lst Lt. A. Maroctletti; 2d Lt. J. C. Chance. Cos. ll Ist Lt. M. D Wells; 2d Lt. Han cock. Cos I—lst Lt J. C. Smith ;2d Lt. A. S. Rose. Cos. K—lst Lt. J. Addison Corwin. Quartermaster Sergeant—George D. Cor nell. Commissary Sergeant—John Smart. The U. S. steam transport Baltic, sailed for New York yesterday. ■ In compliance with General Orders, No. 3. Headquarters U. S. Forces, Hilton Head, St. Helena and Tybee Islands, dated*Hilton Head, S. C., Feb. 13, 1865, a synopsis of which we furnished in our last letter, an elec tion was held in the village of yesterday. The following named gentlemen were the successful candidates : Recorder.—Abrubnm Murchison, majority 84. Marshal.—March Ilaynes, majority 154. Councilmen.—lst District, Samuel Hugany, majority 151. 2d District—Evans Brown, majority 1 Cl. 3d District, —Limns Anders, majority 153. 4th District.—Backus Singleton, 153. Yours truly, Cassandkr. . March, *2l, 1865. Dear Herald In compliance with Gen eral Orders No. 3, Headquarters U. S. Forces, Hilton Head, St. Helena and Tybee Islands, the village of Mitcliellville is to be organized and governed as follows: Said village is to •* be divided into Districts, as nearly equal in i population as practicable, for the election oi Couneilmeu ; and for sanitary and poiice reg ulations, and the general government of the people residing therein. The government is to consist of a Supervisor and Treasurer, to he appointed by and hold office during the presence of the Military Commander of the District, assisted by a Councilman from each Council District, to be elected by the people, Mho are, also, at the same time to choose a Recorder and Marshal. The Council of Administration will have power, Ist. To make rules for the conduct and record of its proceedings; 2d. To pass ordinances for the establishment of schools to prevent and punish vagrancy, idleness, crime, licentiousness,,drunkenness, offences against public decency.and good order, and petty violation of the rights of property and person ; to require a due observance ot the Sabbath; to collect fines and penalties; to punish offences against village ordinances ; to settle disputes concerning claims for wages, personal property, and controversies between debtor and creditor; to levy and collect taxes, to defray the expenses ot the village govern ment, and for the support of schools: to lay out, regulate and clean the streets; to es tablish wholesome sanitary regulations; to appoint officers, places and times for the holding ot elections; to compensate muni cipal officers, and to regulate all other mat tjrs affecting the well-being of the citizens and good order of society. All ordinances must be approved by the District Commander, before they are binding upon the inhabitants. SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1865. Paragraph VIII. divides Hilton Head into school distriets. There is to be one school Commissioner to each district. Every child, between the ages of six and fifteen years, must attend—excepting in cases of sickness or where their services are required for the support of their parents. An informal meeting was held at the Bap tist church, Mitchellville, to give the can didates nominated for the offices of Recorder, Marshal, and Councilmen, an opportunity to express their views. Each gave his ideas upon the subject, and several by self-praise commended them selves exceedingly. Two tickets arc nominated lor the various offices, both of which are headed “Union Ticket,” with the following named candi dates—one of whom is to be elected for each office: For Recorder.—York Evans, Abraham Murchison. For Marshal.—March Haynes, Doc’t Gar ret. Qounoilraen. —Ist district, Kancho Grant, Samuel Hugany. “ 2d District.—Evans Brown, Adam Crewel!. “ 3d District.—Peter Granderson, Linus Andres. “ 4th district.—Backus Singleton, Tom. Bush. The election will take place to-morrow, the polls being held at the Baptist Church, Mitchellville. The order does not specify how long the term shall be, but it is presumed that it will be during the pleasure of the military com mander, as it is generally understood that the matter is experimental. As the election is to be held in the House of God, we would respectfully refer the successful candidates to the Matt. VIII. 12 :—”AU things whatev er that ye would that men should do uutoyou do you even so unto them, for this is the law and the prophets.” What will the South Carolina chivalry think when they learn that the colored man is not only able to sustain himself, but em powered to enact laws for the maintenance of peace, wholesome sanitary measures, and the education of their children ? Only the freedmenf and colored persons residing or sojourning within the territorial limits of Mitchellville, are deemed inhabi tants thereof. There is a rumor that a grand review will take place to-morrow. Your correspondent will be on hand, should it come off. Lieut. Blanchard, we are sorry to learn, lost between five and six hundred dollars, yesterday. It was taken from his tent at the camp of the 103d colored troops. The money was a part of the sum he receiv ed to pay off some recruits. We sincerely hope the scoundrel who purloined the money will he found, and punished. Yours, truly, Cassander. , Washington.— The municipality of Wash ington is a disgrace to the nation. There is not a capital of the most insignificant states of Europe that has not enterprise and self respect enough to keep its streets clean at least. But Washington seems to glory in filth, and on grand occasions like the iuaug- I uralion of a President, it rolls and revels in it with a swinish delight that is marvellous. During ail the past winter the accumulations of dirt and ordure have been carefully tend ed and nursed, so that by the 4th of March there might he an amount wholly unparalied The result was the filthiest city ever known, 'm that grand day. The President, Mrs. Lincoln and all the assembled dignitaries of the land were dragged through a surging sea of mud, to take part in the only grand na tional ceremonial that we possess. The peo ple who went to look on had to wade o r stand in vile puddles. How many cases of consumption and other mortal diseases were engendered on r the 4th of March at Washing ton, is a question worthy of consideration by the Secretary of the Interior; and then he might institute an inquiry as to whether it paid to cultivate filthiness to the degree that it is cultivated by the government of the city. Congress is, and always has been, most liberal to the city of Washington. The an nual appropriations in its behalf would be regarded by any other than that spoiled child of cities as imposing an obligation to keep the place neat and habitable for the Ex ecutive and other officers of the Government. But every year it is getting worse, until, on Saturday last it seemed to reach the very perfection of filthiness, and made itself a spectacle for men and angels and ministers — especial the foreign ones—to wonder at. If the city authorities of Washington do not take any pride in keeping their streets in a decent condition at least one day in four years, Congress ought to take the thing in hand, and make an appropriation for cleansing them, especially for inauguration day, and impose a special tax on the citizens to repay the money into the Treasury. Whoever has seen the thorough daily cleansing that all the streets of the European capitals undergo, and the extra care that is bestowed upon them just before any grand public display or ceremonial, must blush to think of the vile condition of the capital of bis own country on Inauguration Day. , Fence People.— A great many people in the bout hem cities keep two flags each—one to be displayed when the Confederate troops are the- spectators, and the other when the Federal forces are on hand. In Louisville there are, we do not doubt, hundreds of rebel flags, awaiting the arrival of a rebel army, but they have been so long food for moths that the first wind to which they should be unfurled would probably blow the rotting emblems all to pieces. We presnme, how eyer, that there will never be a chance to try the experiment. —Louisville Journal. 1361 and 1865. — 0n the !oth day of Jan uary, 1861, the Charleston Mercury contain- i ed the following article, which every loyal man will read with interest in the light of j recent events: Great events crowd rapidly one upou another. Three short weeks ago, and the greatest event of the century upon the Wes tern Hemisphere was transacted in Charles ton. The Union oftlie States of North Ame rica was dissolved by the’action of the State of South Carolina. It appears to be a decree of history that upon all great resolutions or changes of the Goyernmeut of a people, the red seal of blood must be set. Yesterday, the 9th day of January, will be a memo rable day iu history. Powder has been burned over the decree of our State, timber has been crushed, perhaps blood spilled, South Carolina will maintain her liberties and her independence whilst there is **a sin gle- shot in her lockers.” Blind infatuation is driving our enemies forward, and stroke by stroke the liberties of the South are being welded and cemented together. The expulsion of the steamer Star of the West, from the-Chaiiestoa harbor yesterday morning, was the opening of the bail of Rev olution. We are all proud that our harbor has been so honored. We are more proud 1 that the State of South Carolina, so long, so bitterly, so contemptously reviled and scoff- ; ed at, above all others, should thus proudly j have thrown back the scoff of her enemies. ! Intrenched upon her soil, she has spoken ; from the mouth of her cannon, and not from j the mouths of scurrilous demagogues, fa- ' naties and scribblers. Contemned, the sanctity of her waters vio lated with the hostile purpose of reinforcing j enemies ia our harbor, she has not hesitated to strike the first blow, full in the face of her insulter. Let the United States bear or re turn at her good will the blow still tingling about her ears, the fruit of her own bandit temerity. We would not exchange or recall that blow for millions. It has wiped out a halt century of scorn and outrage. Again South Carolina may be proud of her historic fame and ancestry,* without a blush upon her cheek for her present honor. The haughty echo of her cannon has ere this reverberated from Maine to Texas, through every hamlet of the North and down along the great waters offte Southwest.— The decree has gone rorth. Upon every acre of the peaceful soil ofthe South armed men will spring up as the sound breaks upon their ears, and it will be lound that every word of our insolent locs has indeed been dragon’s teeth sown for their destruction. And though greasy and treacherous ruf fians may cry on the dogs of war, and trai torous politicians may lend their aid in de ceptions, South Carolina will stand under her own palmetto tree, unterrified by the snarling growls or the assaults of the one, undeceived or undeterred by the wily machi nations of the other. * And *if that red seal of blood be still lackiugi Hke parchment of our liberties, and bloodruey want, blood they shall have, and blood enough to stamp it uli in red. For, by the God of our Fathers, the soil of South Carolina shall be free. Travelers to Canada not required to have Passports. —The recent legislation by the Canadian Parliament, in reference io Southern refugees, having been approved by the home Government, and the fact officially communicated to the President, Mr. Seward has rescinded his order requiring passports to be obtained by all travelers between the United States and Canada. It has also been agieed that for the present the naval force on the lakes shall not be increased. The following is the proclamation on the subject of passports : Department of State, Washington, March 8, 1565. —Whereas, pursuant to the order of the President of the United States, directions were issued from this Department under date of the 17th ofDecember, ISG4, requiring pass ports from all travelers entering the United States, except immigrant passengers directly entering an American port from a foreign country ; but whereas, information has re cently been received which affords reasonable grounds to expect that Her Britannic Ma jesty’s Government, and the executive and j legislative branches of the Government of 1 Canada, have taken and will continue to ; take such steps as may bo looked for from a j friendly neighbor, and will be effectual to wards preventing hostile invasions from Canadian territory into the United States, the President directs that from and after this date the order above referred to requiring passports shall be modified, and so much thereof as relates to persons entering this country from Canada shall be rescinded, saving and reserving the order in all other respects to full force. Wllham H. Seward. King-street. —We will venture the remark there is not a single man in business on King street who is not. satisfied with what he has already done. Walk down that thoroughfare any hour of tfee day, and we see it crowded with pedestrians. Two weeks ago many of the buildings which now are occupied, were vacant and closed. At the present time all is bustle and activity. This marked change has been produced by the presence of the Union forces. Had the rebels been in pos session of the city instead of Uncle Sam, what would have been the result ? Wc an swer, a monotony of dullness. How was it when we took possession ? The stores weie closed, and every building in the city had a gloomy, unapproachable appearance. A lew weeks'mors and we will see a greater change still. Not only King-street, but Meeting, Broad, Church, and other business streets, will begin to look as they did in clays of yore. We hope to see the day when a thriving trade will again lie witnessed in Charleston, and, if the citizens are true to themselves, that day will not be far distant. A little active ambition will produce the result. It remains for the citizens to come forward and show that they have an interest in the future rise of the city’s glory.— Charleston Courier. Some of our general officers have an ex tremely ambiguous repute for their presence under fire. One of them being reported wounded at Stone River, a captain, attached to his brigade, made the caustic remark: “1 guess it's true, the rebs have some awful long range guns! ’ f From Havana.— Havaua, March 8. —We have nothing of interest from Santo Domiu go. The lorees there are hourly awaiting orders to abandon the whole undertaking. On the 4th the Spanish ship Emigrants arriv ed from Macao with three hundred and sixty coolies, and on the 6th the Belgian ship Leo pold Carteauk, with four hundred and seven coolies. On the nights of the 4th and sth our harbor was the scene of an attempt at piracy. The facts, as I am informed, are ns follows: About 11p.m., on the 4th, two boats approached the American steamer Shooting Star, with muffled oars, one on each side. Only one of the boats was per ceived at first, which seemed to contain about twenty men. The other boat had ouiy three men. Finding the crew on the alert the large boat retired, but while atteution was being called to it, the other boat came alongside, and a man, unperceived by any of the crew, managed to gel on board. Shortly afterwards, however, he was discovered in the engine-room, when he was seized hud handcuffed, but during the night he succeed ed iu getting the handcuffs olf, jumped into the water, and called to the steamer Teox, which lowered a boat and picked him up. On the sth, the captain learned that an other attempt would be made that night,and in conjunction with frauds on shore, applied to the captain ofthe port for protection.* It was communicated to the captain-general, who ordered that a barge of armed men ••iiou’d be sent, and that the steamer should bo lowed under the guns of the admirals vessel. This was being done about midnight, wh. n two boats appeared coming toward the Shooting Star. The armed Large started and captured the boat, with twenty-five men in it, who were taken ashore and, my in formants tell me, liberated. I shad probably learn more so as to advise per Corsica. At present I only give the above as a report, not vouching for it. The Owl, which I wrote you of in my last as having refused to deliv er up her‘crew list'and other papers, has been detained. Sbe has, lam told, between sixty and seventy men on board over and above her complement of crew. The Francis lias been receiving boxes of arms, ammunition, &c., and, I hear, even eaunou; but whether to arm her as a corsair or for transfer to an other vessel, I have uot heard. A few nights since a supper was given to Maffit, the cap. tain of the Owl, and lormerly of the Fiorida at the Hotel Cuba no, kept by Mrs. Brewer, A band was in attendance. Circulation of Air. —Winds are put iu horizontal motion. Their influence ia mod beneficial, Were there no winds, the vapors that rise from the sea would bo returned back from the clouds, iu showers,to the very same places in the sea whence they'came. On earth did no winds blow we should neither hwe green pastures, still water, nor running biooks. Air is more liable to pollution and corruption than water; stagnation is ruinous to it. Ceaseless motion has been given it; perpetual circulation and intermingling of its infmUew4s hr© required of- it. cees sity of ventilation in our buildings,the whole some influences of fresh air, are universally acknowledged. The cry iu cities for fresh air lroin the mountains or the sea, reminds us continually of tlie life-giving virtues of circulation. *lt has been well said that tin: girdling encircling air maker the world akin. It is the laboratory ft r the whole ani mal and vegetable kingdoms. The carbonic acid with which our breathing fills the air to day, to-morrow seeks its way round the world. Tlie date-trees that grow round the falls of the Nile will drink it in by their leaves; the cedars of Lebanon will take of it to add to their stature. The oxygen wo a o breathing now was distilled for us, som shot; time ago, by the magnolias of the Sus quehanna, and the great trees tnat skirt the Amazon. By the winds, superfluous water is carried off and removed to other lands, where its agency is required; or it is treas ured up, as tlie material of clouds, in the crystal vault of the firmament, the source, when the fitting season arrives, of the show ers whicn provide lor the wants of the year. Scientific Exploration of the Great Pyramid.— Professor C. Piazzi Smyth, of the new Egyptian expedition, gives the follow ing account of the attempt to explore the Great Pyramid: East Tomb, Great Pyramid, ) February 2, 1805.) , My Bear Sir: —We have been here now about three.weeks, and are settled down at last to the measuring, the chief part of time hitherto having bceu occupied in concert with a party of laborers lurnished by the English Government in clearing away rub bish ftoin important parts of the interior, and in cleansing and preparing it lor nice obser vation. The magnesuium wire light is something astounding in its power of “illuminating diffl -1 cult places. With any number of wax cuu- I dlc3 which we have yet taken into either the j king’s chamber or the grand gallery, the im | pre&ion left on the mind is merely seeing the caudles and whatever is very close to them, so that you have small, idea whether you are in a palace or a cottage; but burn a triple strand of magnesium wire, and in a moment you see the whole apartment and appreciate the grandeur of its size and the beauty of its proportions. This effect, so admirably cam- I plete, too, as it is, and perfect in its way, : probably results irom the extraordinary in i tensity of the light, apart .worn its useful | photographic property, ibr. side by side with tne magnesium light, the wax caudle flame i looked not much frig.iter than tae red grau j ,ie of the walls ot tue room. There come ! parties—often many parties—of visitors to : seb tue pyramid every day without fail, and | they come amply provided, too, with all soil ! of means and appliances to enjoy the sight, j that is, with everything but the needful mag i nesium wire; and one’waistcoat-pocketful of that would be worth a whole donkey-load of what they do bring up to enable their souls to realize the ancient glories of the internal scene. I remain yours, very truly, C. Piazzi Smytii, John Spiller, Esq.. Chemical Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. Wm. C. Rives, Senator in the Confeder ate Congress, has resigned on account of '‘shattered health.” His late colleagues will be leaving soon on account ot a shattered Confederacy. PRICE. 5 CENTS PROPHECY. by e.milie Lawson. Two tittle feet upon Time’s strand. To walk Life’s deserts or its daisy slopes' Whether with 'bitterness or sunny hopes, A wiser will hath planned'. But, be they slow or fleet, Boor little feet'. Two little eyes to gaze. Perchance, upon :i Summer blooming bright: Mayhap, the bleak storms of the Winter night. In wild and sad amaze; However he the skies, Poor little eyes'. Two little hands to bear Chains— either love-clasps light as chains of gold, Or iron shackles with their cumbrous fold— Life an unheeded prayer ! Whatever be the bands. Poor little hands! One little brain to hold The sunny rainbow-thouglite, that bum and glow Under the clouds—mayhap to hither go, Only to find the cold ; Ah ! shoulder thou soar in vain, Poor little brain! One little heart to feet Exquisite blisses pulsing through and through ' Perchance to find this very bliss untrue— All empty and unreal: When thon and Faith roust part, Poor little heart ! Hart. Fran. Mem l.etfrr. LET US JUKE THE BEST OF IT. Life is but a fleeting dream. Care destroys the zest of it; Swift it glideth like a stream— Mind you make the beat of it! Talk not of your weary woes, Troubles, or the rest of it: If we have but brief repose. Let us make the best of it! If your friend has got a heart, There is something flue In him ; Cast away his darker part. Cling to what’s divine iu him. Friendship Is our best relief— Make no heartless jest or It; It will brighten every grief, If we make the best of it. Happiness despises state; 'Tis uo sage experiment, Simply that the wise and great Alay have joy and merriment: Rank is not its spell refined— Money’s not the test of it, But a calm contented mind, That will make the best of it. Trusting in the Power above, Which, sustaining all of us In one common bond of love, Bindcth great and small of us, Whatsoever may befall— Sorrows or the rest of it— We shall overcome them all, If wc make the best of it. Harper's Weekly. Fashions for. March. —Everything iu Paris is subject to the caprices of fashion, even to the colors selected for tlie attire ot the differ ent seasons; and if the chivalric sentiments of the present day required each faithful knight to wear the colors of his lady, the changes would be frequent, if not irksome. Just now the black and white predominates for all gala and public dress, to such an ex, tent that almost _eyery_lady’s cq](uiShHMllk£ ■fismrhy \v«riTby every g<-m might be .-some difficulty: irf ihese,>l>|’.t that th«MsjEj. custom o» weaiuu der ot the day is simplicity’ turner taste—a union productive of the best r "inFf, even in these d..y» of dressy ostentation,’ when, iu .-pile of the gaudiness inhere Y many ot the artich s worn, a cenain cte-r e of elegance is obtainable in their disposition and arrangement. For indoor wear the Zouave vest, in cash mere or in velvet, with the trimmings special thereto, is still in considerable favor in Paris. Skirts arc made on purpose to be worn with these vests, as well as with the braided can t zons, in foulard or in cashmere. We may here note that satins are quite ala inode again, even for hall costume, the turquoise blue, pale rose, and pearl grey colors being preferred. The grey, especially, either in crape or satin, nas been particularly re marked at the recent bals de la Cour. Th9-taste for fur trimmings in rolls or nar row' bands on pardessus liaslumed to account the merits of the sable tufts? /They are par ticularly charming on black velvet vestments, no matter of what form. Where the slab trimming might be found too expensive, strips of martin fur may be employed with advan tage. In the way of jewelry, the crystal or naments recently Introduced are much less admiitd for wear as earrings; but they are applied with excellent effect In the hair, or among the foliage in floral ornaments for the head. Evening Dressing.— Light gray moire an tique robe, provided with <i passementerie ornament tringed with light beads, so plac ed on the dress as to simulate a tunic. The bows down the front of the skirt, ofthe same material as the dress, are edged with two rows of heads. The corsage is orna mented in a similar style. Grey velvet bon net a janchon ; a velvet band passing across the middle attaches the lace of the fanchon. Ball Dress. —White silk robe, ornament ■ ed with rolls of satin surmouuting a flounce composed of upright -satin rolls between two rows of white satin fluting. Over the robe ■ is a tunic forming a sort of train, and sur rounded with flounce ot plaits and bouillon ues very similar to the ornamentation ofthe lower part of the dress. The corsage is round, and tiie bertha is trimmed to match the other portions of this ball toilet. Pearl necklace and head-dress of marguer ites. Walking Dress.— Light brown silk robe, trimmed round the skirt with two wide bands of black velvet edged with small balls and surmounting a plaited flounce. The corsage, is a:so trimmed with velvet balls and passementerie round the edges of the back, turned trails. Green crape bonnet, with bayolet, but ornamented behind with a profusion of maugetta velvet ribbons.— Le Follet of Paris. Among specimens of eccentric literature, the New York Evening Post gives the fol lowing: “Poor Jonathan Snow Away did go All on the ragen mane, Wi h other males All for to ketch wales it nere come hack agen. The wind bloo hi The billers tost Ail hands were lost, And he was one, A sprltelv lad, Nigh 21.