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SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD. VOL. 1-NO. 88. The Savannah Daily Herald OIORNINQ AND EVENING) IB* PUBLISHED BT a. W. MASON Sc co^ At IXI Bat Street, Savanmab, Gsobou. mm: Per Copy Fiv* Cents. Per Hundred 48 60. per Year $lO 00. idti BT nine: * Two Dollars per Square of Ten Lines for first In. portion; One Dollar foreaeh subsequent one. Ad vertisements Inserted In the morning, will, if desired, eppear in the evening without extra charge. JOB PRINTING every style: neatly and promptly done. HOW VACANCIES IN THE PRESIDEN CY ARE TO BE FILLED. To the Editor of the New York Times : I have frequently been inquired ot con ceruing the provisions which have been made by and under the Constitution,relating to the Presidential succession, in case of the death or disability of both the President and Vice- President, and I find that many mistaken and some very strange opinions exist in reference thereto. The law is as follows: ' First—Tbe Constitution of the United States provides that, In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation or in ability to discharge the powers and duties of said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and the Congress may, by law, provide for the case of removal, death, resignation or inability both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, ana such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed or g President be elected.—Cimsf., Art. //, Sec. 6. Congress, therefore, ha 9 not, as some sup pose, the power of appointing or electing a President, or one to act asJpresident, in case of the removal of both President ancl Vice- President, but its authority can only be ex ercised in its legislative capacity and by gen eral enactment. It devolves upon Congress to declare by law, which means by statute, not what’person, bat what officer shall act as, not be, President during the vacancy in that office ; and Second— ln pursuance of the constitutional requirement, it has been enacted by Congress that, in case of the death, removal, resig nation, or inability to act, of both the Pres ident and Vice-President, the President of the Senate pro tempore , or, in case there should be no President of the Senate, the Speaker' of the House of Representatives for the time being, shall act as President,un tlt the disability be removed or a President be elected. And also, that in case of any such vacancy in the office of both President and Vice-President, the Secretary of State shall give notice, reoiring a special election of electors, to be held at least thirty-four days previous to the first Wednesday of De cember following ;, provided such notice may be first given, at least two months be fore such first Wednesday in December; and if-tbo-time be insufficient to give such two months’ notice, then the election is deferred until the following year. The manner of casting, receiving, and announcing the voices of the electors thus chosen is the "same as of —an ordinary Presidential election. Such are the general provisions of law upon this matter. Thus far in our national history they have proved amply sufficient, and yet it will be noticed that-not many con tingencies are provided for. The Presideat and Vice-President both being removed, there' are but two officers who can, act as President, and during the long Congressional vacation, from March to December, these two offices may both be left vacant. Indeed, at the present time, there is no Speaker of the House of Representatives, and thus the President pro tempore of the Senate, is the only officer who could act as President in case of President Johnson’s death. For this reason, if for no other, Is it not highly important that Congress should be assembled without a moment’s delay, not merely to elect a Speaker, but to provide a further line of temporary succession, aud thus guard against any probable contingency wherein our government might be deprived of its executive head. ' G. S. T. Excitement of the People on the Arriy* al of tiie Rebel Gen. JPaink.— Our people were greatly disturbed about four o’clock this afternoon by the appearance on the streets of the rebel Major General Paine and staff, who had been brought in horn Vir ginia, under guard. It is said Gen. Paine was one of the paroled officers of General Lee's army, who had been permitted to visit Fairfax county for ten days, with the privi lege of asking for an extension of the period of his visit. The ten days having nearly ex pired he had sent his papers to Gen. Gamble asking for the extension. A party of our cavalry came upon him yesterday, and find ing him and the members of bis staff without i papers to show their right to bo theie,brought them in under guard.. No sooner did the crowd get a view of their grey uniform than, becoming highly excited, it followed him, increasing iu volume at every step till it numbered several hundred by the time it reached Col. Ingraham’s office.- As the prisoners passed in at tho door a grand rush was made, mingled with shouts and cries of “Hang them.” “Hang the re bels.” The tumult soon became so great as to threaten serious consequences. Ex-Seuator Hale came out of the office and explained in a speech. Gen. Spincer also talked to the multitude, and begged the peo ple to quietly disperse. He was followed by Col. Taylor, Chief of Staff and Gen. Asgur, in a few words intended to allay excitement. Meanwhile a carriage was brought up on a side street, while the officers were passed out the back way, hurried into it and driven rapidly to the Old Capitol prison for protec tion. Shortly after the crowd quietly dis persed, and the evening has passed away without undue excitement. Mrs. Lincoln’s Sorrow. —Mrs. Lincoln has not been able to summon up her fortitude to undergo the agony of witnessing the corpse of Mr. Lincoln since bis death. She will be unable to go to Springfield for torn* days. SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1865. (From Harper's Magasine for March.) DRIVING HOME THE COWS, n ». a. shxfazd. Oat of the clover and blue eyed grass, He tnrned them into the dyer-lane, One after another he let them pass, Then fastened the meadow bars again. Under the willows, and orer the hill, He patiently followed their sober pace; The merry whistle for once waa still, Aad something shadowed the sonny face Only a boy! and his father had said He never could let hit youngest go: Two already ware lying dead, Under the feet of the trampling too. ’But after the evening work was done, And the frogs were loud in the meadow-swamp, Over his shoulder he slung his gun, And stealthily followed the foot-path damp. Aorosa i he clover and through the wheat. With resolute heart and purpose grim, Though cold waa the dew on his hurrying feet! And the blind-bats, flitting, startled him. Thrice since then had the lanes been white, And the orchards tweet with apple bloom, And now, when the cows came back at night. The feeble father drove them home. For news had come to the lonely farm, That three were lying where two had lain; And the old man’s tremulous, palsied arm Could never lean on a son's again. The summer days grew cold and late, He went for the cows when the work waa done; And down the lane, as he opened the gat* He saw them coming one by one. Brindle, Ebony, Speckle and Bess, Shaking their horns in the evening wind; Cropping the bntter-cups ont of the grass— But who waa It following dose behind r Loosely swung in tbe Idle air The empty sleeve of army bine ,* And worn and pale, from the crisping hair, Looked oat a face that the father knew; For Southern prisons will sometimes yawn, And yield their dead onto life agaiu; And the day that comes with a cloudy dawn In:golden glory at last may wane. The great tears sprang to their meeting eyas; For the heart most speak when the lips are dumb And under the silent evening tides Together they followed the cattle home. Maximilian about to Abdicate the Throne of Mexico.—l am enabled to give you some information in regard to the opinion enter tained by some of Its former most ardent and enthusiastic supporters, of the future pros pects of the Mexican empire and its Emper or. This information, which betokens a speedy collapse of that concern, you may rely upon as being true to the and you will probably find it officially confirmed with in a few weeks. Senor Arragoniz, the ac credited Minister of Maximilian at London aud Brussels, sent on his resignation by the steamer which left Soutbamptou on the 3d of April. He has stated to gentlemen of high political standing in London that no in ducements which could be offered would re tain him in the position, as he is satisfied that the Mexican empire is about collapsing, and that Maximilian will, ere long, abdicate and return to Austria. He is known now bitterly to repent having accepted the crown of the Montezumas, which he has found a thorny one. He has been Beriously disappointed in two very important expressions—Firstly, that his government would long ere this have been recognized by the United States ; and sec ondly, that he would have had the support of the Pope and the Mexican clergy. Gen eral Forey assured him that he had arranged the former while in Washington on his way back from Mexico. The break with the Pope is now thorough and complete, and it is pos itive that Pio Nofio will not even receive Velasquez de Leon and the other commis sioneis now on their way to Rome. Rather than grant the concordat which Maximilian demands, the Pope will excommunicate him, and Maximilian rather than take this heavy artilleiy of the church, will return to Austria, where but the life of a boy six years of age stands between him aDd the throne of the Hapsburgs.— Paris Cor. N. Y. Herald. A survey of Fort Sumter has been com pleted by a corps of engineers who declare it still to be a strong work. The sand works inside, and the ruins of brick and mortar outside the walls, protect the casemates; though persons who were In the fort state that some nights our guns killed as many as twenty-five rebels at work within the walls. Coffins are still left, ready for use. Loop holes were so constructed as to command the inside of the fort from bunks inside the case mates. These bneks are of rough boards, and inconvenient; the fleas are very numer ous and extremely industrious. Two cats are their only company as “a permanent gar rison." At low water great piles of broken 9bells and, immense solid shot are seen out side the base of the walls. The entrance to the fort is through a gorge four fert square and some twenty feet long, being the origi nal aperture for a gun. In some of the closets, hand grenades, rockets and cartridges remain, as if they might be needed at short notice. The Fbelino in the British Provinces.—• There is barely an exception to the universal feeling of friendly sympathy and deep sor row which find expression throughout the neighboring‘provinces. The admirable arti cle from the Toronto Globe, which we copy, undoubtedly reflects tne all-prevailing senti ment in regard to the late President—a senti ment not merely of profound respect, but but something almost akin to personal affec tion. That there is an exception to this feel ing is shown by the view of an assassination which is taken by the provincial organ of the rebels. That print, we believe, will be found to be the only so called British newspaper in either hemisphere that will be able to find so self-satisfying a plea to justify the murder.— It fitly represents the rebel refugees who cel ebrated the assassination at Toronto in a general debauch, over which “a Sou them clergyman" very properly presided.— N. Y. Times. Burial Place of President Lincoln.— Governor Oglesby to-day received the fol lowing despatch: Springfield, 111., April 18, 1865.— A Na tional Monument fund is on foot, and a plot of groundsix acres in extent, in the heart of the city, has been selected as the burial place of our late lamented President. (Signed) Sharon Ttndale, ■ ‘.T ■ • Secretary of State. IMPORTANT EXPLANATION IN RE GARD TO POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. Head Qrs. Dist. of Savannah, Savannah, Ga., April 24th, 1864. > Mb. A. L. Harris Special Agent P. O. Department, Savannah, Ga.:—l have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your commumicatiou of this date wherein you inquire: “Ist. Must every member of a family, mi nors or ladies, take the oath before they can receive mail matter? 2nd. Must each member of a family or firm call personally for his or her mail, or will the presentation of a certificate of sub scription to the oath be sufficient?’’ In reply, the General Commanding directs me to say, that each and every member of a family, who has attained the age of eighteen, will be required to subscribe to the Amnesty Oath of Allegiance before they can be en titled to any of the privileges ot the .United States Mail. The second paragraph is .explicit, but ex ceptions may be made where sickness or ad vanced age incapacitates the person from leaving his or her residence, or where per sons are members of the same firm or family; ih that case he or she will furnish the party to whom it is desired to have the mail de livered, with a written order accompanied by tbe required certificate. The last paragraph of the order is appli cable to heads of families, as to others, and will be enforced. Civilians arriving from the North, or other points, are also expected to conform to the order, as above referred to. I am, Sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Oliver Matthews, Asst. Adjt. General. A Romance of Real Life. —Many years ago a Mr. G., of this county, after a long sickness died, and left a wife and two small children—a boy and a girl—in humble cir cumstances, to fight their own battle through life. A little cot by the hillside, near the Brandywine, was secured to the widow and children. Time passed, the girl became a woman, married a worthy man, and moved to Philadelphia. He was stricken down by disease, and after a long sickness died, leav ing his young wife with two small children to return to her mother by the “hillside near the Brandywine.’’ The boy also became a man. Not satis fied with the prospects and surroundings, he—the son of Heniy—one spring morning, with the blessings or mother and sister, start ed for the Great West to make his fortune. Time passed, and mother and sister received letters from him as he journeyed westward until he passed Fort Independence, when they failed to receive any ; and the son Hen ry was traveling, not satisfied with the pros pects. So he traveled on until he came to the State of Chihuahua, in Mexico. Stop ping at Opoura for a few days, to recruit, Henry became acquainted with a pretty sen orita, and before long he was able to say ♦hat he had found his Eldorado. And Hen ry being married, settled with his Mexican friends. Beingaman of an j ingenious turn of mind, he sdun "Ulonished the natives, • made money, and soon was a leading man bmong them. Years passed, during all of which time another ana sister still plodded along in the cot by the “hillside near the Brandywine.” Three weeks ago last Tuesday, Mrs. G., ou going to the post office, found a letter there from her son Henry, in Mexico. As it had been so long since hearing from him, she opened it without much ceremony. A piece of tissue paper, fell out—she picked it up, examined it; it contained a coat of arms, had figures, dates and writing in different colored inks—and read: “ Wells, Fargo & Cos., pay to Mrs. , or order, the sum of five thousand dollars, in coin, and charge the same to Jpras, Castions ffl Cos., bankers, Mexico.” The letter informed her that he was mar ried, had made money, and that the Inclosed draft was to enable her to buy a house; for, said he, 4 I am coming to see you next sum mer, and-wish you to be nicely fixed, be cause I am going to bring my wife and chil dren with me.” t The same day Mrs. G. took the letter and draft to Mr, P., a gentleman who had been her friend since her husband’s death, The consultation over, the following took palce: The next day Mr* P. sold the draft in Phila delphia for over eleven thousand dollars: six thousand dollars was invested in U. B. !0‘40,5; a house and lot were bought in the ancient town of Coatesville for five thousand dollars, and the loose change was taken to refurnish. To-day the house is in order, and mother* and daughter are patiently waiting for Harry, who left them many years ago to one Spring morning, to seek his fortune in the West, when they-lived in the cot by the “hillside, near the Brandywine."— Westches ter, Pn.. Record. Jeff. Davis on Jeff. Davis.— Jeff late President of the Confederacy, now fugacious in Southwestern Virginia, seems to have made ample provision for himself. It was kind in him and prophetic. There are some persons who have a more charitable notion of the crime of treason than the arch traitor himself. In 1868, Davis delivered an address at Faneuil Hall, Boston,in the course of which he said “Among culprits, there is none more odl ons to my mind than a public officer who takes au oath to support the Constitution— the compact between the States binding each other for the common defence and general welfare of the other—yet retains to himself a mental reservation that he will war upon the principles he has sworn to maintain, and upon the property rights, the protec tion of which are part of the compact of the Union. , . , . _ “It is a crime too low to be named before this assembly. It is one which no man with self-respect would ever commit. To swear that he will support the Constitution—to take an office which belongs in many* of its rela tions to all the States, and to use it as a means of injuring a portion of the States of which he is thus the representative, U treaton to everything that is honorable in mm. It is a base and cowardly attack of him who gains the confidence or another, in order that fat may wound him.” * * SENATORS AND OTHER HONORABLE GENTLEMEN PRESENT AT THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Hon Edgar Cowan, Pennsylvania. Hon Charles Sumner, Massachusetts Hon L F S Foster, Connecticut Hon James Dixon, Connecticut Hon Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota Hon E D Morgan. New York Hon Ira Harris, New York Hon Z Chandler, Michigan * Hon J A McDougal, California Hon Willard Saulsbury, Delaware Hon Reverdy Johnson, Maryland Hon J A S Cresweil, Maryland Hon G H Williams, Oregon Hon D S Norton, Minnesota Hon W M Stewart, Nevada Hon D W Nye, Nevada Hon John Conness, California. Hon B F Wade, Ohio. Hon Jacob Collamer, Vermont. Hon William Sprague, Rhode Island. The members of the House of Representa tives were as follows: Hon Mr Darling, New York. Hon Mr Van Valkenburg, New York. Hon Mr Schenck, Ohio. Hon Mr Strouse, Pennsylvania. HonMrHigby, California. Son Mr Radford, New York. on Henry Winter Davis, Maryland. Hon Mr Herrick. New York. Hon Mr Webster, Maiwiand. Hon Mr Phelps, Maryland. Hon Mr Shannon, Calitoraia. Hon Charles O'Neil, Philadelphia. Hon Leonard Myers, Philadelphia. Hon Mr Bradford. Hon Mr Whaley, New York. Hon F Clarke, New York. Hon A M Clark, New York. Hon Mr Julian, Indiana. Hou John Covode, Pennsylvania. Hon Gilman Marston, New Hampshire. Hon Mr Newell, New Jersey. Hon Mr Farnsworth, Illinois. Hon Mr Arnold, Illinois. Hon J B Stille, New York. Hon Mr Wilson, lowa. Hon Mr Culver, Pennsylvania. ’ Hon Mr Ferry, Michigan. Hon F W Kellogg, Michigan. Hon Mr Windom, Minnesota. Hon Mr Donnelly, Minnesota. Hon Mr Rice, Maine. Hon Mr Pike, Maine. Hon Ma Rollins, New Hampshire, Hon Mr. Govett, Massachusetts. •Hon Mr Hooper, Massachusetts, Hon Mr Dawes, Massachusetts. Hon Ed*McPherßon, Clerk. Captain Goodenow, Doorkeeper, and three ordinary sergeants-at-Arms. Among the Governors were : Hen. It. E. Fenton, of New York. Hon. John Brough, otOhio. Hon. William Stone of lowa. Hon. R. T. Oglesby, of Illinois. Hon. W. A. Buckingham, of Connecticut. Lieutenant-Governor C. C. Cox, of Mary land. Also the following members of the Sanita ry Commislon Dr. H. M. Bellows, Dr, Augen, G. T. Strong, Professor Gibb, Horace Binney, C. J. Stille, Professor Hill, E. B. Elliott, Dr. Harriss, Dr. New berg. Dr. Jenkins, M. Blatcbfora, J. Y. Colyer, J- Brown, J. B. Abbott, D. Forbes, . Wm. Barry, M. Secord, Chaplain Greer, The Assassin’s Horse.— The horse sup posed to have been ridden by the man who made the assault on the Sewards was a man well known in the city, of peculiar pacing gait, and very fast. He belongs to Thomp son Naylor, livery stable keeper, onE street. This horse had been let on Friday, to be re turned at eight o’clock in the evening. Not coming at the time stated the hostler was on the lookout for him near Willard’s. He knew the horse by the peculiar sound of his hoofs upon the pavement. Asa horseman came down the avenue the boy staled to a friend, “There’s the pony, now.” Observing that he did not turn down Fourteenth street to the stable, he ran towards him to ques tion him. At that moment-the horseman turned, from some cause or other—perhaps the commotion on the streets—and, ridiug back to the comer, passed rapidly up Four teenth street and down F street The boy, now fearing that the man intend ed to steal the horse, ran to the stable, and mounting another fleet horse, started in pursuit. Knowing that the man has given his residence at Port Tobacco, Md., he went toward the Navy Yard bridge, accrots the eastern branch. Near the Capital he met an old man who informed him that a man on a roan horse had just passed up the bill. He then pushed on to the Navy Yard bridge, where he inquired of the guard if a man on a roan had jnst crossed over, and was answered in the afflmative, and the man gave his name to the guard as Smith. The boy then explained to the guard bis fears that the horse was stolen, and acked if be conld pass over. The guard said he could, but could not return that night. Not caring to be out over night, and knowing nothing of the tragic scenes which had just been en acted in the city, he returned to the stable- This person who hired the roan horse had been keeping one or two horses at Naylor’s stables during the last two weeks. One of them, Mtaffion, bad been sold. The other, a brown one eyed pacer, whose gait and speed were quite similar to those of the roam he had taken away, and reported that he had sold him. It now appears that this horse was tbe one taken on the street on Friday_ night by tSe police, altar having fellen with his rider, who escaped. Naylors foreman iden tifies the saddle which was on the horse as the same which had formerly belonged to the one eyS brown horse. He also identified hia photograph, now in the hands of the au thorities. When he kept his horse at Nay lor’s be gave his name as Atzertard, and hi* residence as Fort Tobacco. When he hired the roan horse on Friday he left Pumphrey’s brown mar# at the stable, with directions that she should he std, groomed and saddled by ten o’clock precisely. f * This was tho man which, on the sente PRICE. 5 CENTS day, had been hired of Pumphrey by Booth. At ten in the evening, a man, who gave his name as Earle, called for the mare. The stable boy asked him what had become of the man with the roan t *Oh,” said he, “he will be back directly, and when mounting to ride away he remarked, “You will hear of Seat news before morning.” The boy ought nothing of that, as we had been hearing of great news every day for some time, bat feeling uneasy about the roan, he watched to see what way the rider ot the mare went and saw him turn up Tenth street, toward Ford’s Theatre. the stigma upon THE BOOTS FAMILY. LETTBE FROM KDWIN BOOTS. At the time of the Assassination, Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth was playing an engagement at the Boston The*- tre, Boston. It appears that immediately upon the re ception of the dreadful news, Mr. Jarrett, the manager, wrote to Mr. Booth, releasing him from his engagement, to which Mr. Booth made the following reply: Franklin Square, Boston,) April 16, 1866. f Henry C. Jarrett , Esq.: My Dear Sib With deepest sorrow and great agitation I thank you for relieving me from my engagement with yourself ana the public. The news of this morning has made me wretched, indeed, not only because I have received tbe unhappy tidings of tbe sus picions of a brother’s crime, but because of a good man and a most justly honored and patriotic ruler has fallen in an hour of na tional joy by the hand of an asssssin. The memory of the thousands who have fallen on tbe field in our common country’s defencs during this struggle, cannot be forgotton by me even in the most distressing day of my lile. And I most sincerely pray that the victories we have already won may stay the brand of war and the tide of loyal blood. While mourning in common with all other loyal hearts, the death of the President, I am oppressed by a private woe not be ex pressed in words. But whatever calamity may befall me or mine, my country, one and indivisible, has been my warmest devotion. Edwin Boots. JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH. T,his member of the family would have completed a two weeks engagement at Piko’a Opera House, on Saturday night, but for the terrible news which associated the family name inseparably with thegpruel assassina tion at Washington. Mr. TBooth, who had been up late the previous night, left his room and went direct, to Pike’s Opera House on Saturday morning to attend rehearsal, totally unaware of what had transpired. An excited crowd had already clamored at the door for him, tom down the bill in which toe was an-j nounced, and had only left on assurance that he would not play, and that no performance would be had that evening. When he ap peared on the stage, Mr. Simmons, acting stage manager, drew him to one side, ana cautioned him against too much publicity.— He inquired why, and, on being tola the news, exclaimed, ‘‘My God! can it be pos sible!” swooned away, and was conveyed from the stage in an insensible condition.— He is reported to have since left the city.— He is said by those who claim to know him,. and speak advisedly, to be a Union man, witbont a tinge of secession poison or sym pathy ; but of his political notions we know nothing. He resembles bis father, personal ly, more than any other of the family, having his antique type of face, aud featvires capa ble of wonderful expressions under the in fluence of excitement. (COMJUWICATBD.) Alter rambling through the city, hunting lor aa item, hot, weary, exhausted, I drop ped into the office of Dr. Sneed, Dentist, on York street, .near Bull. Oh! what “a change came o’er the spirit of my dreamsfragrant incense greeted my dusty olfactories; the cool breezes from the South refreshed my wasted energies and made me feel that “Richard it himself again.” The Doctor showed ns a specimen of his handiwork in the shape of an upper sett of Artificial Teeth. How beautiful! What an improvement upon the old black aching teeth we have been chewing beef with so long! They look so natural I really would be afraid they would ache too. Still I know it would be a luxury to sit in that easy chair, with the beautiful scenery around me, and have a few of my old grinders taken out, to be replaced with one ot these artificial substitutes. I believe in substitutes, especially if there’s any breakers ahead. I would advise all who want to forget them, to drop into this little “Gar den^f Eden. I see the ladies have not for gotten it, or rather “That old arm chair.** G. The Latest Sensation in Paris —Tho Coart is in deep mourning, but Paris is al ways gay. The rage, just now, is Mile. Theresa, a young lady who sings improper songs at the music halls, the theatres, and in the saloons of the Nobility. Her biography, written by herself, of course, is in all the bookstores, and the songs she sings are in the shop windows—songs which shock every idea of English • or American propriety— French ideas are different. The books, tho pictures, the manners one sees everywhere in Paris, would throw our smoky virtuous old London into hysterics; but, on the other hand, there is one entire street in Lond6h de voted to the sale of books which the police would not tolerate in Paris, and there are scenes in the Stfcnd and Haymarket every night which could not be found on the hanks of the Seise. <£•#*.