The Savannah Daily Herald.
BT S. W. MASON AND CO.
SAVANNAH. MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1860.
Fjbjt Communion of 70 Children.— There
are few more interesting sights to the
true believer ol whatever sect, creed or be
lief, than the spectacle of a body of young
children, in all the sweetness and purity oi
youth, coming forward to the altar to enjoy
the iuesiimafclo privilege of their first com
munion, and to receive at the hands of
the delegated representative of Christ him
self, their first allotted share In this holy
sacrament. Before the children are admit
ted to the Communion Table, they are requir
ed to go through a certain examination with
regard to their mental ability, and their reli
gious attainments. They are expected to be
familiar with certain prayers and offices fit
- ted for the comprehension of the juvenile
mind, and to know so much of church doc
trine, history and teaching as is embod
ied in the catechism and one or two
other simple elementary works. They are
also expected to have led for a certain speci
fied time, a life purified by fasting, and by the
constant contemplation of religious themes.
So strongly is the vital importance of this
rite impressed on the minds of children of the
Catholic or True Church, that they look upon
it as by far the greatest event of their child
hood, and they seldom fail to recur to it in
after life with feelings of intensest pleasure,
and as the one event of their youthful life
which has impressed itself most deeply on
the heart and memory.
Yesterday,at the cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, corner of Perry and Drayton streets,
at the Early Mass at half-past six o'clock in
the moruiug, seventy children were permit
ted to partake for the first time of the Sacra
ment of the Lord’s Supper.
The. interesting ceremony was presided
over by the Rt. Rev. Augustine Yerot, D.
D., Bishop of Savannah, who was assisted
by the Rev. Henry Clavreul, also attached to
the cathedral.
The ceremony could not be otherwise than
interesting. The children wore arrayed in
pure white garments, with a slight relieving
trimming of modest blue ribbons. They
were of that exceedingly fascinating age,
from seven to fourteen years, and the air ol
attentive gravity with which they recited the
Offices and Responses, and listened to the
admonitions of the officiating clergymen,
showed that they appreciated and under
stood the nature of the important rite in
which they were taking part.
The preliminary “Act of Faith,” which is
recited by each child before receiving the
mystic elements, is as follows:
“My Lord, Jesus Christ, I firmly believe
that I am about to receive, in communion.
Thy Body, Thy Blood, Thy Soul and Thy
Divinity. I believe it, because Thou hast
said it, and lam ready to give my life to
maintain this truth.”
Having partaken of the symbolic supper,
the newly-received communicants repeat this
“ACT OF THANKBFIVING.”
“My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank Thee with
all the warmth of which my heart is capable
tor all the graces which Thou hast done me,
and especially for the influite goodness with
which Thou hast given Thyself to me in the
Holy Communion which I have just received.
\\ hat shall 1 render to Thee, O my amiable
Saviour, for all the goods which I have re
ceived of Thee ?”
The services close, on the part of the chil
dren with the repetiton of the subjoined
“act of petition”
“My God, I earnestly implore Thee to grant
me all the Graces which I need, to live ac
cording to Thy holy law. Grant, above all,
that I may he united to Thee by the bonds of
Love.”
The whole scene was most impressive, and
one which will not easily be forgotten by
those who had the happiuess to be the wit
nesses.
Desertions from the Rebel A.rmt.—An
important movement has been inaugurated
in some of the northern cities, looking to
wards the promotion of desertion in the Con
federate army, by means of the dissemina
tion of the Amnesty Proclamation and other
documents calculated to disabuse the minds
of the misguided rebel soldiers of the erron
eous ideas which they now possess in regard
to the treatment of deseiters coming within
our lines.
On the 17th ult., an interesting meeting
was held at the Philadelphia Board of Trade
Rooms for the purpose of adopting some
plan by which the frequent and large deser
tions from the rebel army may be still fur
ther increased. It has been communicated
by deserters, that were the fact generally
known among the men of the rebel army
that in case they came iuto the Union lines
and were sent North they would be well
treated, and not despised and hunted down
as criminals, as the rebel press and oUlcers
would make them believe, the desertions
would be so great that in a very few months
Lee would have no army whatever left.
The meeting this morning was for the pur
pose of adopting some plan by which this
information could be given to the whole
rebel army. The meeting was merely a pre
liminary one. A report will be made at a
subsequent meeting as to how and where
these men can be cared for. The idea is
that all the cities north should provide for a
certain number until they can be employed.
j LATEST FROM WIDILYGTOIf.
DATES TO MARCH 81.
Geo. Sherman at Fortress Monroe
Interview with Gen. Grant,
SllEßfilVt* ARMY STILL AT GOLDSBORO*
(SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD.)
Hilton Head, April 2, 1865.
The steamers Constitution and Cassandra
arrived here to-day from Wilmington, bring
ing dates to the 31st. There is no very im
portant news.
Gen. Sherman’s army was at Goldsboro*
and in its vicinity still.
The troops were in good health and spirits
and receiving Quartermaster and Commissary
supplies, which wero very acceptable to
them.
Gea. Sherman himself was reported to be
at Fortress Monroe on Monday last, and to
have had an interview with Gen. Grant.
A forward movement is looked for about
the miridie of the month, “be the same more
or less." M. S. W.
LETTER FROM HILTON HEAD, S. C.
By the arrival of the U. S. Grant, yester
day, from Hilton Head, we have the following
brief letter from one of our correspondents,
but no important news.
.Hilton Head, S. CD
Sunday Morning, April 2. )
Major General Gillmore has gone on an
official trip to Georgetown and Charleston,
accompanied by Col. Stewart L. Woodford,
Capt. Gilmore, superintendent of Military
Telegraphs, Lieut. James, A. D. C., Capt.
H. M. Bragg, A. D. C., aud other officers of
his Staff.
Divine services are to be held to-day in the
“Soldiers’ Rest" and regularly hereafter, for
the benefit of soldiers aud citizens.
Yesterday passed off very quietly, with
some good sells and more stale ones. One
party announced to an extensive circle of
acquaintances the acquisition of a bottle of
fine old apple jack, with generous invitations
to partake. This bait was bitten bv many,
who found their apple jack to be vinegar of
the sharpest kiud.
Lieut. Col. C, A. Riee, Chief of Military
Police, and Assessor of the District, had a
rather more palatable joke played upon him.
During the day he received a very official en
velope, which he cautiously opened and
found it to contain a letter of transmittal from
the Chairman of a large Committee of citi
zens, of a splendid horse and equipments.
The presentation w r as found to be in earnest,
and the Colonel accepted the gift, although
lie said had he been aware of the project be
fore its completion, be should have declined;
but he knew the gift to be from sincere
friends, all of whom well knew that private
obligations aud friendship could not affect
him in the discharge of his duties with all
the impartiality he was capable of.
Mr. Samuel J. Brady, Chief Clerk in the
office of Capt. Jno. L. Kelly, A. Q. M., was
presented by the subordinate clerks with a
magnificent pipe, tastefully ornamented, in
an elegantly carved and engraved box, with
a testimonial executed by one of the first
artists of the country.
Further details fro& Bherman confirm pre
vious despatches.
Death of Mr. G. E. Bevans. —The de
mise of this gentleman, who has been for the
hst fifteen years a resident of Savannah,
occurred at hia residence on Zubly street,
corner of Harrison 6treet, on Saturday after
noon last about six o’clock.
Mr. Bevaus was bom in the State of New
York—in his youth he left liis home and
sought employment in Charleston, South
Carolina, where by urbane conduct, and a
strict compliance With the excellent advice
given by parents, lie won many friends.
About the commencement of hostilities be
tween the United States of America and the
Republic of Mexico, Mr. Bevans joined
Company G, 3rd Regiment United States
Artillery, and under the-command of Robert
Andersou, Captain, and Wm. Tecumseh
Sherman, his First. Lieutenant, he served
on many fields of battle. air.
Bevans, having seen ton years of service Ln
Mexico and Florida in the army of the
United States, became then a resident of our
city, and commenced the auction business;
by his ever obliging attention to those who
had transactions with him, he proved him
self an honest and capable business man.
Manycitizenß of the Second District, City
of Savannah, solicited Mr. Bevans to serve
them as a Magistrate ; he consenting, was
elected and sorved for one term of four
years. Mr. Bevans more recently was one
of the Aim of Sadler & Bevaus, Auctioneers,
corner of Barnard and Bryan streets, west
side of Market Square. He was aged 38
years. During his lasi illness he was at
tended daily by the Rev. A. M. Winn, of
Trinity Church, who, from his first visit
found the patient prepared to meet the Mas
ter of all.
The funeral of Mr. Bevans took place yes
terday afternoon, and was attended by a
large circle of friends. He leaves a
kind loving wife and four obedient children
to mourn his loss.
Resionation.— We have to announce the
resignation of Mr. Morehouse, late Chief of
the Government Police in this-city. He goes,
we understand, to organize the Police De
partment of some other city.
Female Physicians.— London, New York,
Boston aud Philadelphia each have open
ed a Medical College for women.
That the skill of women, educated in cer
tain branches of medicine will ever be a
most valuable adjunct to the services of the
male physician in the sick room has never
been doubted. The difficulty is, that medi
cally ambitious women will, many of them
at least, insist on striving to distinguish them
selves in certain branches of medical science
for which they are by nature, totally unfitted
In operative surgery, for instance, not one
woman in forty thousand would ever be a
trust-worthy manipulator. There does
not exist the man who would, equal skill
being granted, consent to have a woman take
in hand the scalpel,- the saw, or the catling,
for the purpose of performing a surgical
operation of which he himself was to be the
subject.
For certain branches of the prac
tice, theoiy would teach that women are
especially fitted, —these are the most difficult
departments of obsterics,—the treatment of
infant diseases, and more especially,
perhaps, the care of women in the trying days
of child-birth, and the many phases of dis
eases, more or less pronounced, which inva
riably, before and after, accompany that
critical period.
And now, here comes in the strangest fact
of all, which is attested by all the Medical
Journals of merit, wliich are secure
from every imputation of favoritism, which
is this: That women, almost invariably
refuse, at the critical period of child-birth,
to be attended by a female doctor. They
will have, every one of them, a male phy
sician, on whom tcr-depend, and rely, during
this, the most interesting moment of a wo
man’s life.
And, here it is that that intuitive judgment
of the female heart, which is never wrong,
because it is given ot God himself, comes
into play. As woman in the dawn of health
and strength leans on the physical arm, and
rests on the mental strength of the man she
loves, so ten times more in sickness does she
rely on the other sex for support, assistance
and comfort. We venture to say that there
was never yet a female physician who gave
satisfactory care, and modical attention to
any woman who was very sick.
It is well known that iu New York
where femule Doctors most abound,
and where tho best of them have
their homes, that the ladies of the city
almost universally decline their services,
Bave in the very slightest ailments. And we
risk little iu venturing the remark that no
intelligent lady in the land would trust the
life or health of her child to the skill of a
female doctor, if a male physician could, by
love or money, be procured.
That women educated as ,nurses and sick
room attendants can be, and have been, most
useful we know, and if they will content
themselves with accepting these branches of
the profession, their sphere will ever be a
most useful one. But so long as they try to
take the place aud so the duties of educated
and scientific male physicians, they will fail.
And they will ever find that their strongest,
most persistent,aud most powerful opponents
will be women. Their own sex know so much
better than any one can tell them, the many,
many incapacities of women for general
medical duties, that they will ever be the last
to trust to the “Female Physician.”
If the female graduates of Medical Col
leges will eschew Hurgery aud those branches
of tho medical profession which are moat
obviously adapted to the masculine tempera
ment, and confine themselves to becoming
perfectly proficient in all matters pertaiuing
to the training of childrcu, and to their little
diseases and ailments, they may he
useful. Should they continue, however, to
trespass on those grounds of science from
which by nature, and by the genius of the
land in which they live, they aro forbidden,
their career must ever be one of disappoint
ment and sorrow.
We have all proper respect for the
spirit and enterprise winch leads Women to
study Medicine, but that respect will be a
score of times redoubled, if we 6hall per
ceive that they do not try to overstep the
boundaries which Nature has wisely set be
tween the two sexes. All success to them—
in the right track.
A Colored Soldier Shot by the Guard.
Last evening about eight o’clock, as a guard
in charge of two colored soldiers arrested on
the street without passes, was passing along
Bull street, between Johnson square ana
Congress street,one of the prisoners attempt
ed to make his escape by running from the
guard. The guard, after vainly endeavoring
to halt him, discharged his musket at the
fugitive. The man fell to the ground, and
on being taken up it was found that he had
been badly if not fatally wounded. He was
taken into Lincoln's Apothecary Store, cor
ner of Congress and Bull streets, whence ho
was subsequently removed on a stretcher to
the Post Hospital. It was fouud that the
ball had passed through the shoulder aud
right breast. The man belongs to the 103d
Regt. U. S. C. TANARUS,
Dbad Body lx the River.— Yesterday
morning the body of a man floated past the
city. No effort was made to bi ing on shore
for interment this inanimate being. Christi
anity demands a considerable more Charity
than was shown yesterday by those who were
lookers on, some of whom, bad they done
their required duty, would have recovered
the corpse, and given an opportunity for an
Inquest, and a subsequent decent burial.
The Savannah Flocr Mills. —All who
are interested in the prosperity of the city of
Savannah cannot but rejoice at the signs of
returning commercial and business prosper
ity which every day become more apparent.
The business men who were formerly en
gaged iu trade here, but who have, by the
exigencies of the war, been driven away
from the city, and whose places of business
have been turned into rebel recruiting sta
tions and other offices for the transaction of
confederate war business, have lately in
small squads, and iu unpretending parties,
re urned to the city. Most of these meD,
though they have been despoiled of their
property to a great extent by the workings
of the Confederate government, still have
managed to save sufficient to set them up in
business again in their old home.
Aside from these people, there are others
who, like wise men, quietly withdrew their
capital at the height of the troublous time,
aud have rested on their oars, hoping for the
better times which have como to them at last.
Once agaiu, then, the “3avai nah FlouriDg
Mills," so long, and well, and favorably
known, are to be put in operation, under the
charge of those persons who, for a long time,
have been so agreeably known to tne public
as the directors of that business.
The Superintendent will be Mr. Patrick L.
Barry, for a long time well known here as
the business manager of this same establish
ment, and who has also earned the good will
of many pations in other parts of the State
by bis management of the affairs of
the “Palace Mills,’’ at Columbus, Ga.
The full particulars of the terms offered by
the new’ concern to the public, will be found
in their advertisement in another column.
We Heartily wish the enterprise that suc
cess which it is almost certain to deserve,
and consequently to receive.
The proprietor of the whole establishment is
Mr. Joseph Lippman, now one of our best
known, and deservedly one of our most
prominent citizens. Through the whole time
of the confederate violation and abuse of all
Union sympathizers. Mr.Lippman was stead
fast in his devotion to the Federal cause. By
his cause he lost many friends, such as they
were, but he gained and received the respect
and esteem of those who really loved the
good old Union. And it is to these people
he now’ makes Uis appeal, and it is these
people who will now sustain and support
him, and the business in which he is engag
ed.
Northern News. —This morning the “Ful
iton,” or the “Baltic 4 ’’ is due at Hilton Head.
She will bring dates to the 30th ult. We
hope to be able to lay before our readers a
telegraphic summary of the news in an “Ex
tra,’"sometime to-day.
Withdrawal of-, the “Fulton."— lt is
said that the steamship “Fulton” which has
hitherto run alternately with the “Arago”
from New York UvHilton Head, has been
withdrawn and placed ou the voute to New'
Orleans, and the “Baltic” is to take the
“Fulton’s” place.
A Grand Review of the troops at this
Rost took place yesterday afternoon on the
Parade Ground at the South Common. Gen.
Saxton reviewed the colored troops, who
made as usual an exceedingly fine appear
ance.
Indians at Washington.— This must have
been a strange scene to the many foreign
ministers and other potentates uow congre
gated at our Capital city.
A deputation of uncivilized ludians re
cently had a formal and official talk at Wash
ington with the Commissioners of Indian A
fairs at the Indian Bureau. The aborigines
were gaily aud fantastically bedecked in their
peculiar style, some having protruded from,
their head,horns of the buffalo, and otherwise
painted aud gegawed. A crowd ol' ladies
and gentlamen were present at the colloquy,
which w’as held through au interpreter.
The rumored miuing of earthwortks on the
Petersburg line seems to excite more interest
than mere curiosity.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PORT ROYAL HOUSE, (HILTON HEAD,) MAH. 31.
J. G. Whittier, Springfield, Mass.
J. C. Lee, Beaufort, S. C.
Capt. W. C. Ide, 13th U. S. Vais.
J. S. Phelps, 17th A. C.
W. Henry, Pocotaligo, S. C.
F. Wagner, Hilton Head.
Lt. F. Geise, Hilton Head
S. Sherllng, Fernandina.
W. K.'-Syc, A. A. Q. M.
APRIL 1.
Dr. Rector and wifo, Beaufort, 3. C.
J. H. Smith, Boston.
J. B. Phelps, Boston,
J. Waters, Boston.
W. Spencer, Charleston
B. A, Mur, Beaufort, 8. C.
E. A. Albo, Beaufort, 8. C.
J, P. A. Doty, Charleston.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF SAVANNAH, APRIL 2.
Arrived—steamerUSGrant, Dobbs, Hilton Head;
■chr R P King, Smith, Hilton Head; schr J W Vatina*
man, Sharp, Philadelphia via Hilton Head.
Cleared—steamer Nelly Baker, Norris, Hilton Head;
steamer Hudson, Vanpelt, Hilton Head.
SHERMAN HOUSE,
„ In rear of the Post Office,
HILTON HEAD, 8. C.
Lodgings, so cents.
Meals at all hours of the day. 7 apr3
IT AY, CORN AND OATS,
-LJ. .Inst received aud now landing from schooner R
P. King. For sale by
a P r3 J* m S. N. GRAGG.
QPENING OF
SWEAT NAM’S VARIETIES,
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, I3K.
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gWEATNAM‘B VARIETIES.
Mr. Sweatnam respectfully announce* that the Open
ine Night of hi* New Theatre is unavoidably posxpcue-'
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL tin, 1555.
When <1 great bill will be offered. aprft
gAYANNAH THEATRE!
Lessee and Business Manager grant t*™.-
Director of Amusement*. ... a
Stage Manager ZtZ
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, lSfc.
Will be played the beautiful Play of
THE B,T RANGER.
Also, the laughable Farce (first time) of
POOR PILLICODDY.
The cast of THE STR ANGER will comprise the follow
Ing brilliant array of talent: w
Miss Florence Lafond as Mrs
Mr. A. H. Davenport as ."ThoStrani!-
Mr. T. J. Herndon asp’s”;
Miss Maude St. Leon as py”,‘
Mr. J W. Cameras '".Baron Steinfeld'
m ' P n dge n “ -- Count Wlntersteiu
Mrs. Berrellas ... Countess Winterstelr.
Miss Prestige (with song) as CharloUe
Miss HatlieT.ee as . Annette
To conclude with
POOR* PILLICODDY.
Pillicoddy .' Mr. T. J. Herndon
Mrs. Pillicoddy Miss Maude St Leot,
Mrs. O’Scuttle Mrs. Berrell
Sarah Blount Miss Fanny Prestige
THE TICKET OF LEAVE MAN will shortly be
produced.
Notice.—ln future the doors will open at 7 and the
curtain rise at 8 o’clock precisely.
Box office open from 10 until 2 o'clock.
£W~ PRICES OF ADMISSION AS USUAL
All bills must be presented weekly.
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rpC OUR OLD PATRONS.
THE SAVANNAH FLOUR MTT.T
At the foot of Broughton street,
Is again ready to grind
CORN AND WHEAT.
AT THH SHORTEST POSSIBLE NOTICE.
It will grind Grists at the usual toll.
It Is needless here to comment on the valuable pro
perties of the Savannah Flour Mill, aud its facilities for
grinding Wheat and Corn.
The present proprietor, Hon, Joseph Lippman, for a
number of years a member of the Board of Aldermen
of this city, and well known for his devotion to the flag
of his country, (the “Stars and Stripee”,) should be
patronized by a commuoity living under the protection
oi that flag, which none but a traitor would ever deny
The Miller and Superintendent, years of experience
have taught him to be a perfect master of his profession.
His thorough knowledge of the business is the beet
proof of his skill as a Miller.
The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited.
Corn and W heat ground in the shortest possible
t rae, and to tho satisfaction of the parties concerned.
JOSEPH LIPPMAN,
Proprietor.
PATRICK L. BAKRY, •
apr3 3 Miller and Sup't.
JELLING OFF AT COST 1
IMMENSE STOCK 1
$160,000 WORTH OF MERCHANDfSE TO CIS SOLD
IMMEDIATELY!
Consisting of
30 Tierces Hams,
300 barrels Flour,
100 barrels Sugar, , m
ISO cases Boots and Shota,
50 boxes Coffee,
1000 cases Ale,
600 boxes Raisins,
1
# 150 barrels Ale,
130 barrels Walnuts, Filberts and Brazil Nuts,-
1000 cases Peaches, Tomatoes, Chickens, Tor
keys, &e.
800 barrels Cakes and Crackers,
50 barrels Molasses.
150 cases Tobacco,
-•00 dozen Shirts,
400,0000 Cigars.
ALSO,
A large and extensive stock of Yankee Notions,
Stationery, Hosery, and many other goods too num
erous to mention.
Sutlers and Merchants, call aud examine before
sending your orders to New York.
C. W. DENNIS & CO..
No. 4 Merchant's Row, Hilton Head, 8. C.
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pROVOST COURT NOTICE.
On and after this date, the First Provost Court, Ist
Lieut. Eben Parsons, Jr., Judge, will be held at the
U. 8. Court House, comer of Bull and Bay streets.
The Second Provost Court, Capt. James M. Walton,
Judge, will be held in tho room over Adams' Express
Co.'s office, corner Bay and Drayton streets.
The respective jurisdictions are fixed by General
Order No. 0., a»d all parties having business before
said Courts will govern themselves accordingly.
By order, PROVOST JUDGES.
mar2o ts
Rooms to let at hilton head, s. c., in
The Palmetto Herald Building, corner of Mer
chants'Row aud Palmetto Avenue, suitable for busi
ness purposes or lodgings. Apply to J. T RIVERS,
on the premises, or H.T. RIVERS, at the Custom
House t s map*
OUT.
The large Stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
SPRING CLOTHING,
GROCERIES,
BOTTLED ALE,
PORTER and
CHAMPAGNE CIDER,
SUGARS and
TOBACCOS, In great variety,
BEE.- AND PORK, in half-bbla,
SUTLERS’ GOODS,
TEAS
COFFEES and
SPICES.
The entire Stock will be sold,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
AT ;NEW YORK PRICES.
The public will find this Jhe best opportunity to pur
chase yet offered in this market,
17C BROUGHTON STREET,
mar2l ts Next door to Sherlock's.
Bakery & confectionery establish
ment AT BEAUFORT.
We respectfully call the attention of the publ'c to
onr Bakery <fc Coufeclionery Establishment in tam.
A. Cooley’s Building at Beaufort, at which we are
prepared promptly to fill any orders which may be for
warded to ns. Special attention Is paid to the n an
ufacture of Ornamental Pieces, Fancy Confectioni ry,
and Elegant Pastry, for holidav or festival tables,
Feb. 3-ts McMAfcUS & MURRAY.
•JMrs. Haller
The Stranger
Peter