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Newspaper Page TextSAVANNAH DAILY HERALD. VOL. I—NO. 101.- The Savannah Daily Herald (MORNING AND EVENING} IS PUBLISHED BY 13. W. MASON & CO.. At 111 Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia. terms: vj Per Copy. Five Cents. Per Hnndred $3 50. Per Year *lO <hs advertising: Two Dollars per Square of Ten Lines for first in sertion ; One Dollar for each subsequent one. Ad vertisements inserted in the morning, will, if desired, appear in the evening without extra charge. JOB PRINTING, In every style, neatly and promptly done. THREATENED DESTITUTION. The people of those States over which large armies have passed are now in a sta’e oi melancholy destitution. Their crops have been destroyed, and when they have not been destroyed the disordered state of the circulating medium has put a stop to the ordinary system of exchanges of the surplus products of different parts of the country where such surplus exists. The want of transportation aggravates this condition of things, compelling those who have any sur plus at all, to exchange it for the surplus products of those in their immediate neigh borhood, thus forcing society back into that state of barter indicative of semi barbarism. . Such is is the present condition oi the country overrun by large armies, which have not only laid waste the . soil but destroyed nearly all the means of communication. This is the present melancholy condition of affairs, but we are apprehensive that,worse awaits our people in the near future. The war lias closed and put a stop to bloodshed and the waste of armies, but it has ceased at a period most unpropitious. There is no time to renew those supplies of subsistence before the period oi dearth will be upon us, and famine may be staring us iu the face. What is »o be done under sueh circumstan ces, it will be difficult to determine. We could, we presume, the ports being open, obtain supplies from abroad, bnt how are they to be paid for? We at the South have neither produce of the soil nor manufactured products. So far from having a surplus of any description, our granaries are empty, and Nature cannot renew her bounties to us un til the lapse of many months. The government has done all that it is possible for it to do, in the present exigency of affairs. It has issued strict orders that no more shall be taken from the people than ac tual necessity to subsist the troops shall ren der imperative. It has been freely distribut ing rations. It is rapidly repairing the rail roads. Some system of credit should be devised by which a circulating medium should be pro- by which the means of purchase of the necessaries of life may be obtained. We perceive that the City Council of Augusta ha 9 resolved on issuing certificates of indebt edness, in suitable sums, payable six months hence, for the city and pub lic wants, in the absence of a cir culating medium, adequate to the ex igencies of the community. Confederate money is totally discredited, and greenbacks are in the process of curtailment. The ' aid extended, under, those circumstances, will be of the most salutary eflect, and will measur ably supply a desideratum. It is wisely bring iug the agency of the public credit to re lieve the public distress. Without, however, the aid of private cred it the assistance that could be rendered would be only limited in its influence. In what manner this is to be effected we will not pre tend to say. Until there is time allowed to repair the waste of war—-until the earth again gives forth her bounties—commercial equivalents cannot be provided, even if ade quate supplies could be raised for the sub sistence of the people. There is only one other resource, which is perhaps inimical tp the spirit of our govern ment, although consonant to views of philan thropy.. It is the practice of the European governments when famine threatens or over takes sections of country over which their authority extends, to distribute needful sup plies of food. This has been done repeatedly by the French government- The British Parliament made a large appropriation during the receut famine ip Ireland, to relieve the people of that country. The Federal gov ernment possesses the resources and credit ade quate to such a purpose, but whether, under the pecuniary burdcus the war has entailed, it will add to those bunlens, it is for its wis dom and humanity to decide. V Booth in Montreal.— We understood that P u t ot Booth's business in Montreal la9t fad was to make arrangements for the shipment 01 Ins theatrical* wardrobe to Nassau, and thence into a Confederate port, as he<had de tei mined to go South, to resume his protes -ion, which he could not follow at the North on account ot a bronchial affection. We V' at bis wardrobe was actually shipped il n board a schooner chartered by 1 ’ Martin of this city, who sailed in “"V Ihe schooner was never heard of alter, and 13 supposed to have gone down in a storm w Inch prevailed shortly after she sailed, with ftU hoard. — Montreal Telegraph. IN THE FIRELIGHT. BY JOHN HAY’. My dear wife sits beside the fire. With folded hands and dreaming eyes— Watching the restless flames aspire, And wrapped In thrilling memories; 1 mark the fitful firelight fling Its warm caresses on her brow, And kiss her hands, unmelting snow, And glisten on her wedding ring. The proud, free head that crowns so well The neck superb, whose outlines glide Into the bosom's perfect swell, Soft billows by its peaceful tide; The cheeks' faint blnsh, the lips'red glow, The gracious charms her beauty wears, Fill my fond eyes with tender tears. As in the days of long ago. Days long ago, when in her-eyes. The only heaven I cared for lay, When from our thoughtless Paradise All care and toil dwelt far away; When hope in wayward fancies throve And rioted in secret sweets, Beguiled by Passion's dear deceits— The mysteries of maiden love. One year had passed since first my sight W as gladdened by her girlish charms, When on a rapturous summer night I clasped her in possessing arms; And now three years have roll.d away And left such blessings as their dower 1 I owe her threefold at this hour The love that lit our wedding day, For now, vague-hovering o’er her form, My fancy views, by love refined, A warmerand a dearer charm • By wedlock's mystic hands entwined ; A golden coil of wifely cares * That years have forged, the loving joy That guards the curly-headed boy, Asleep an hour ago up-stairs. A fair young mother, pure as fair, A matron heart and virgin soul— The flickering light that crowns her hair Seems like a saintly aureole 1 A tender sense upon me falls That joy ur merited is mine, And, in this pleasant twilight shine, My perfect bliss myself appals. Come back, mjr darling l strayed so far Into the realm of phantasy— Let thy dear face shine like a star In love-light beaming over me; My melting soul is jealous, sweet. Os thy long silence, drear eclipse ; Oh kiss me bacS with loving lips, To life, love, lying at thy feet r FRENCH OPINION. The Boston Gazette translates from the Revue des Deux Monaes, an able and popular Paris paper, the following: Among the possible adventures of our politics, nothing could be more uuwise and deplorable than that which might entangle us in our relations with the United States— namely, a too lengthy occupation of Mexico by French troops. We should have less in quietude had we pursued frankiy and firmly toward the North, during the civil war, that policy indicated by our traditions, by the principles of the French revolution, and by our interests. Strange in consequences! the policy of the government, having two parties in consideration—Unionists and Secession ists, the North and the South—has betrayed a moral preference for the Confederate cause, which is naturally hostile to the Mexican en terprise. We have always believed the Northern States would not interfere with U 9 in Mexico, lor Mexico is too distant from them. Besides, they have not the spirit of conquest, and if they wished to enlarge their dominions by war (and it appears very doubtful, in spite of the clamor of the Atner ican press against England), it is to Canada they would look and not Mexico. Not so with the Southern States. The people of the South have always inclined to exterior ad venture, and it was in their midst and from their aid that those filibustering expeditions originated which have preyed for several years upon Cuba and Nicaragua. The war which the United States made upon Mexico was excited by the South. The President who governed was a Southerner, and When the war ended he wished to annex Mexico to the United States, and it required all the resist ance of his two principal ministers, Messrs. Buchanan and Marcy, to prevent him. The danger which we run to-day, ana which we should have infallibly prevented by a policy morally sympathetic with the cause of the Union, i9 the danger of a reconciliation be tweerDfne two sections of the-Republic; and the American government allowing itself (in order to flatter the natural nspiratious and military self love of the South) to grant them the diversion and fruits of an exterior war which would be in the current of their expan sion and their natural .ambition. W e hope the American government will know how to resist such a temptation ; but we are no long er permitted to regard as an absolute chimer ical hypothesis the designs that the Southern States may nourish against the Mexican en terprise. It is known in fact to-day what were the hopes of the Confederate govern ment in the trial of officious and preparatory negotiation with Mr. Lincoln. Evidently the Confederate States have need of peace; and at heart they wish it. The ..commissioners sent by Jefferson Davis were persons the least compromised in secession politics. Mr. Ste phens, the Vice President, had, before the war, pronounced against separation in the Georgia Convention, and Mr. Hunter had till the last moment proposed negotiation. The Confederates, we believe, want peace; and a letter from Gen. Grant to Mr. Lincoln attests the sincerity of a pacific disposition on the part of the Southern commissioners. How they do in Paris. —The police of Paris, suspecting that the residence of a soi aisant widow to an officer of high rank in the arinj r was used for gambling purposes, one night made a descent. They found on their suddeu entrance a great number of young persons of both sexes apparenly engaged in immccnt amusements, such as blind man’s buff, but nothing that they expected. At the request of the proprietress everything was ransacked and searched, except the hed upon which her ladyship laid, but naught was there to implicate. So far as it was a failure, and they were about to depart disap pointed, when the chief observed a slight smile ot. triumph and stopped. ‘‘We are de ceived," said he; “there is certainly some thing here. Madam, please rise.” Fever and ague however, was an objection. Re sistance was violent but vain, and when the change was effected, lo and behold there was no mare’s nest, but cards, dice, roulett balls and other implements of gambling in sufficient quantity to entitle her ladyship to a change of resistance where her ague might be cured at the expense of the State. SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1865. r&oan AVGUSTA. Oates of tlie lit lx Instant. HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS. GEN. DICK TAYLOR SURRENDERED. Surrender of a part of Jeff Davis' Body Guard. $360,000 Reward Offered for the Arreat of Jake Thompson, George N. handers and Others. STATE OF AFFAIRS 111 AIGISTA. (From the Augusta Chronicle aud 9entinel, 10th ; Surrender of Gen. Dick Taylor. * Surrender of Gen. Dick Taylor.— Some official iuformatiou has been received at the headquarters of the cavalry coips, that the forces undei Lieut. Gen. Dick Taylor have surrendered. The war is now virtually at an end in Ala bama and Mississippi. Surrender of a part of Jeff Davis’ Escort. Surrender of Gen. Debrill. —General De brill and the lorces under him surrendered near Athens on Monday. This command was a part of the forces which accompanied Mr. Davis from Charlotte, N. C., and Washing ton. The men had on their persons from twenty-five to thirty dollars in specie each being a part of the money taken from this city a few days since. Condition of the City. A Change. —Only a few days have elapsed since we seemed to have the Lord of'Misrule himself in our midst. Street robberies, mid night burglaries and hosts of similar mis deeds were the order of the day, culminating at last iu a most disgraceful riot and an ac tual scene of pillage and debauchery. This evil has come to au end. No species of violence, whether to person or property, will be now tolerated. A vigilant military police will be maintained, and all violators of lavv and order, no matter what their wealth or position, will be visited with sum mary punishment. We are to have likewise a striking im provement in our sanitary regulations. The tilth which has been suffered to accumulate iu some sections of the city will be re moved. Everything that can be done to promote the health, prosperity and safety of our cit izens, will be. Greenbacks. —This currency is improving rapidly in our markets. On Saturday gold was selling one for one fifty, on Monday gold sold one tor one twenty-five. Reward for Parties Concerned In the As , . sassination. The reward of SIOO,OOO in Gold for the ar rest of Jefferson Davis, is still published in the Augusta papers, and the following new one also appears: OFFICIAL. $300,000 REWARD —THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Has issued his proclamation announcing that the Bureaus of Military has reported undoubtable evidence that Jefferson Davis, Clement Clay, Jacob Thompson, George N. Saunders, Beverly Tucker, and William C. Cleary, incited and concerted the assassi tion of Mr. Lincoln, and the attempt upon Mr. Seward. He therefore offers for the arrest of Davis, Cleary and Thompson one hundred thousand dollars each ; for that of Saunders and Tuck er, , twenty-five thousand dollars each; for that of Cleary, one thousand dollars. James H. Wilson, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. Comd’g. We are pleased to notice tliit change in the money market. It shows that a healthy state of affairs has already been inaugurated in the financial world. 111 a few week green backs? both at the North as well a3 the South, will stand in value to gold as the bills of the best banks did in the former haleyfln days of peace. Aid for the Poor. —We understand that the United States authorities expect to be able in a few days to alleviate iu some de gree destitution and suffering in this city. They are not only resolved to protect life and property, but they are ready to contri bute to the wants of the widow aud orphan. For this purpose they have ordered the ship ment of food from Savannah to this point for gratuitous distribution to such parties as are needy and deserving. We cannot too highly commend this mag nanimous conduct of the authorities, and we trust that all good citizens will be willing to co-operate in the measure of relief. Let all see in this movement an earnest of a “good time coming.” The IT. S. Troops In Augusta, Commendable.—' The United States military officers deserve the highest encomiums for the prompt manner in which they have eve rywhere suppressed and punished disorderly conduct among the men under them. A mongst a large body of troops flushed with victory, it requires no loose will to curb the few who are inclined to commit outrages The officers have hitherto succeeded—but they need greatly the moral support of our law-abiding citizens.- We trust all will treat the forces sthtiongd here with respect. Let them not be put to unnecessary inconvenience. Let them walk through our streets without beiog insulted, either by look, word or action. If this course Is followed all will go well and smoothly. If it is not, matters will still continue to go on but they of course will go on rather in a rough way—and the parties who get the rough end of the trade will be the citizens not the sol diers. To all these we say, be peaceable.be quiet. Pursue your ordinary avocations as gentle men. Do all in your power to have things go on agreeably. /Sustain the laws. Exert yourselves to the utmost to have good order, and then you will have good society as well as a good government. The Appearance of the Troops. —The ap pearance of the United States troops as they inarch through our streets show them to be as thoroughly drilled and disciplined as the much boasted ot armies of the old world. They are well clothed, well armed, and pre sent a fiuc martial appearance. Gfneral Orber No. L of Gen. Molineux directs that ‘‘officers and enlisted men in the military service of tlfe United States -will be careful to avoid all unnecessary interfer ence with the inhabitants, and in the dis charge of all duties will be firm and courte ous-bearing in mind that they arc stationed here for the protection of life and property. The inhabitants of the citv are hereby warned that any acts of lawlessness, disorder, or insult on their part will be severely pun ished. All persons becoming cognizant of auy act in violation of the spirit or letter of this order, are requested to report the same to these headquarters.” All Property Taken from the Confederate Government to be Returned. Headquarters Post, ‘ > Augusta, Georgia.) All persons having in their possession arms and equipments, horse 9, mules, wagons, har ness, tools, or material taken from the Gov ernment machine shops, arsenal, or any other public buildiug, are hereby ordered to return the same to this office immediately. By order of Brig. Gen. E' L. Molineux. Charles Allen, Major and Provost Marshal. NOTICE. The Commanding General of the United States forces at this post having requested me to call upon the citizens of Augusta to deliver up all the arms in their possession belonging to the government, I hereby di rect that all such arms be delivered within three days to John A. Christian, Chief ot Po lice, at the City Hall, by whom the proper disposition will be made. Robert H. May, Mayor. To the Public. —As soon as the treaty was made between Gens. Sherman and Johnston, the property which was in the various ar senals, storehouses, machine shops, and sta bles of the so-called Confederate States, in Gen. Johnston's Department, at once became the property of the United States. To take any of it without leave was to rob that gov erumeut. This thing ha 9 been done by many—by some unthinkingly, but, we are sorry to say, by many coolly and deliberate ly. Now the government is determined to have what belongs to it. It will get it peace ably if it can—but it will use force if neces sary. We trust no one will compel it to re sort to the latter course. There is one thing quite clear —it is able to protect itself, and will undoubtedly do so. Furthermore, it will undoubtedly protect the property which lawfully it owns. We would here take occasion to caution our citizens not to purchase any arms,males, wagons, or in short, anything which belong ed to the late so-called Confederate States. If they do, they will have sooner or later, to give them up, and they will in the end be losers, no matter how great the bargain they think they obtain. The kiud and courteous invitation of Gen. Molineux, to all who have auy of the proper ty referred to, will be found in the official column. We hope all who have any of the articles spoken of in their possession will at once come torward and cheerfully deliver them up. If they will do so, they will pre vent the issuing and execution of more stringent orders. Interesting Items. The Old Flag at the Arsenal.— The old flag again floats over its proper place at the Augusta Arsenal. Yesterday morning, accompanied with a suitable military display,the Stars and Stripes were hoisted on the flag-staff. Brevet Ma jor Gen. Upton, U. S. Vols., handled the halyards. As the banner floated to the breeze, the General remarked that four years ago the President of the United States di rected that all fiorls, arsenals and-navy yards should be retaken and occupied. After he long and desolating war that has just terminated, this order has been finally executed, and again the flag floats majestical ly and triumphantly over the last that re mained to the possession of the Confederate authorities. • Seizure of Gold. —The United States au thorities seized about thirty thousand dollars in this city on Monday, which belonged to the late Confederate Government. From South Carolina.— We regret to learn that a passenger train was burned on the Greenville Railroad, S. C., on Monday, May 1, by some lawless individuals. The train was destroyed about twenty miles from Greenville. The passengers were robbed of their gold watches and valuables. The Southern Express Company. —It will be seen by & notice in another column that the Southern Express Company is prepared now to ship goods of all kinds to various points in this section of the Union. This company, we trust, will soon have the facilities extended to them of shipping goods to any section where the shipper may wish to send. A Noble Undertaking. —The ladies of London, pained by the perils, over-labor and too common wretchedness of the dress makers’ girls of their great capital have es tablished ajoiut stock company with a capi tal of SIOO,OOO, in shares of fifty, dollars each,. to remedy all, or so many as may be, of the evils complained of.. This they hope to do by inducing ladies to pay their bills regular ly » to give their orders in due time ; by lim iting the hours of work from 8 a. m. to Bp. m., allowing two hours for meals; by limit ing the number of persons working and Bleep ing in eaefi room ; by attention to diet; by •providing extra help when there is a pressure of business ; by never working on Sundays ; by keeping a medical man in constant atten dance ; by daily and weekly religious ser vices ; by requiring every bill to be paid within three months and by dividing the profits over eight per cent, among the work ing girls. Lora Shaftesbury and the Bishops of London and Oxford are at the head of thi9 most praiseworthy undertaking. The Jersey City Times says Edwin Booth Will petition the Maryland Legislature to change bi 9 name to Abraham M. Lincoln. PRICE. 5 CENTS Trte Life of Lincoln, Written by Himself Georgetown, D. C., April 2 1, 18G5. To the Editor of the N. Y. Herald: As everything connected with the history of our martyr-President is of intense inter est I send you a brief record which illustrates his singular modesty as a man. When, in 1853, I commenced my labors on the work known as the “Dictionary of Congress,” I forwarded to every ex-member of Congress whose residence I could ascertain, a circular asking each person for information as to the date and place of his birth, the . character of hi3 education, bis profession or occupation, and a list of any public positions he may have filled. Those simple facts were all I wanted, end in looking over the thousands of replies that have been sent me since, it is only remarkable to find that men of the greatest ability hive invariably told a direct aud brief story, thereby preserving their in nate modesty and writing nothing to compro mise their dignity. Tue reply which I re ceived from Mr. Lincoln was singularly briefi and yet comprehensive, and you may well imagine is now highly valued by me, with other friendly letters by the same hand, as a memento of oae who possessed all the “de f rees of sovereign honor,” as elucidated by iord Bacon; and who, like Regulus and the two Decii, sacrificed his life for the good of his country. The record in question is as fol lows : Born Fehruary 12, 1809, in Hardin county, Kentucky. Education defective. * Profession, a lawyer. Have been a captain of volunteers in the Black Hawk war. Postmaster at a very small office. Four times a member of the Illinois Legis lature.' And was a member of the lower House of Congress. Yours, &c., A. Lincoln. Such is the story of his life down to 1858. What a wonderful contrast does it presents his subsequent career 1 Yours, very respect’y, Charles Lankan. Incident* Attending tke Conference Be tween Gen*. Sherman and Johnaton. A Raleigh correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial writes: Atter the more important questions had been settled, Gens. Sherman and Johnston conversed freely and frankly. Gen. Sherman said, and Gen. Johnston fairly admitted, that the grand Army of tli9 Mississippi was the best army ever marshaled.. “Why,” said Johnston, “my engineers, my officers and the people of South Carolina all insisted upon it, that no army could ever penetrate Salka hatcloe Swamps, and you have not only marched your array through it, but corduroy ed and bridged it for miles, and then drew after you your immense supply trains. The like could not have been done by any other army.” During the interview of the two generals, Col. Poe and Maj. Johnson, chief engineers of the two armies, had a long and friendly interview. Mnj. Johnson expressed his ad miration for tbo engineering ability manifest ed by Sherman’s army and its march through South Carolina. The two officers questioned each other about their departments, and &t the rebel engineer’s request, Poe showed'him our plan of building pontoons. Maj. John son proved himself a thorough gentleman, and as he parted from Maj. Poe, expressed a hope that they would soon meet under more favorable circumstances. In speaking'of the armies in the Southwest Sherman inquired where General Wilson with bis cavalry was. • li He is at Columbus, Georgia," replied Johnson, “and l wish for God's sake that you would stop him, for he is raiding all through that country, tearing everything to the deoilf Gen. Sherman then showed Johnston a dee* patch he had just received from Gilhnore.say* ing that Porter, with a force of infantry aud cavalry, was finishing the work of devasta tion in South Carolina. Sherman forestalled Johnston’s request to have that stopped, by saying that he thought it would not hurt that people to bear a still heavier burden. “ Let Porter burn a little longer,” said he. A correspondent of the Herald soys: Each General was accompanied by most of his staff officers at both interviews. On tha first day there was little cordiality, especially on the part of the rebel • officers. They kept to themselves, for the. most part, and seemed little inclined to exchange civilities. Our officers had provided themselves with segars, wine and other creature comforts, which they freely offered to their rebel friends, but they were generally, declined, and often with an air of haughtiness almost insulting The only really disagreeable however, was a wordy and excited alterca tion betwen Generals Hampton and Kil patrick. The former gentleman was evi dently in bad humor. The latter was in clined to taker thinga/pleaSantly,'until Hamp ton characterized his recent surprise of Kil patrick’s camp as. a disgrace to him, General Kilpatrick. This roused our hero’s ire, and he taunted Hampton by saying that he got out of his camp in a big hurry, so much so that he'did not have time even to take the colors with him, much less the ammunition and guns. They became more and more ex cited as they talked of the advantages each claimed that he had gained over the other at different times and places till their respective superiors, it is said, were obligod to inter fere. Kilpatrick unquestionably came ont tfr->t best. The difference in the appearance and man ner of the contracting parties was quite marked. General Sherman, with his coat unbuttoned, his hands in his pockets, and smoking his cigar, was quite cheerful and at his ease, having the air of one"who felt him self indubitably “master of the situation.” — General Johnston, with his coast carefully button up, his uniform new, and looking every inch the soldier, appeared quite hag gard and careworn. It was unquestionably a very unpleasant duty he wa9 perlorming, and it weighed heavily upon him. The first day Johnston’s staff scouted the idea of sur render, which, perhaps, somewhat aeconnts for their coldness of manner. Bnt at the final interview they began to realize that it was even so, and were quite cordial. THy mingled freely with our officers, and the cavalry escort showed their good feeling-by racing and swapping horses-