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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. :e_l 1 • r •MgirnjLj.jLUggrnr 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. aprii 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. apr2 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. _aprl _ U _ 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