Savannah daily herald. (Savannah, Ga.) 1865-1866, May 16, 1865, Image 2

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The Savannah Daily Herald. by 8. w. MASON AND CO. rAVANNAH. TUESDAY, MAY 16. 1*». mmmm mm Tkstimonmi. TO A Dfi.StRVISO Offickr. Though we are in the daily receipt of docu ments of like character with the one which follows, we feel that we ought to commend, with some special force, to the attention of the public, the letter which we give below: Post Hosmtal, Savannah. > May 15, 1865'j We feel in duty bound to give expression to our feelings 'regarding the many acts of kindness ihown us by the good and taithtul Chaplain, ltev. H. E Skiuuer,- attached to this Hospital; a true Christian, a follower of Christ," a man biib above the petty influ ences and narrow prejudices of tbe day—ona whose sole object seems heie to Leal and al leviate, to sooth and bind up tbe mental wounds of the afflicted—looking not now for the praises of men, but tn tbe future for the reward of the just. We beg leave thus publicly to give a slight expression to the feelings we entertain tow ards him—and foudly do We trust that at his distant home in ludiana, amongst his friends and kindred, he will remember those here who have been cheered s > often by his kind deeds and paternal attentions, and whose prayers for llis future peace and earthly welfare, may ascend upon him, and waft around him the bossings of this and the bright world to come. With siucere, re gret at his departure from amongst us, and with-every mark of respect, we beg to re main His very obedient servants, H. W. CcftRAN. James Cask. To Rev. H- C. Skinner, Chaplain, Bth Indi ana Regiment. “On behalf of patients and others at this Hospital.” THE COURTS. FIRST FROVOST COUBT. Judge Parsons has adjourned his court to the 26th Inst. SECOND FRCT<ST COURT. A limited business was offered yesterday for the consideration of Judge Benedict. Mrs. Ellen Sinon vs. Mrs. T. C. Prender galt, claim for recovery of debt. Judgment rendered in favor of Plaintiff for one dollar and sixty cents. 1 Eliza Cooper, vs. Isarel and Win. Hughes. Killing of a cow, property of Plaintiff, ami cably settled. lames Cambell (colored) vs. Mr9. Caro line Chambers Recovery of wages. Judg ment rendered in favor of plaintiff for one dallar, Counsel for Defendant, F. W. John soil, Esq. •Jlfrs. James Bryau, vs. Joseph O'Brien. Encroachment on lot, judgment rendered in ftivor of Plaintiff. Counsel for Plaintiff; T. Wi Johnson, Esq. . Special Police, vs. James Scott, (colored.) charged with stealing tobacco. Ordered, conflnemeut ten days. Jw the case of Martin Helmken who was fined on the 12th inst. for selliug liquor to sqidiers, the order is so mollified as to re duce the fine to fifty dollars in consequence of his pecuniary embarrassment. T Attention is called to the advertisement of Capt. A. H. Holway, who offers bis services in shipping consignments of merchandise to the house with which he is connected in New York and Boston. Capt. Holway is highly recommended by large capitalists of those citfea, and Is soon, we learn, to establish in connection with the firm of Chas. L. Colby, New York,' a'line of ocean steamers between Savannah and New York. We bespeak for Capt Holway, all the success which his high qualities as a business man, and the impor tance of the enterprise, merits. 1 Vernon Shell Road Co.—The following gentlemen were elected on Saturday, Direc tors of this Company, to serve the ensuing year: Capt.'John Lama, M. A. Cohen, Win. Neyle Habersham, D. P. M: Col. Robert D. Walker. Capt. Lama was unani mously re-elected President. ' r mm.mi'.. Ocr Expected Guests. —We bad hoped to welcome to our city to-day, Chief Justice Chase,' Gen. Gillmore and staff, and the Hon.' Mr. Brown, but they stopped at half past five o’clock at Fort Pulaski, where they were received with a salute. The U. S. revenue 3teamer Nemeha, Capt. McGowan, left them at Hlltou Head and came hither.— Our distinguished visitors will be here, we hope, to-morrow. Savannah Theatre—Benefit of Miss La Fond.—A splendid bill is offered on thq occa sion of tbe benefit of Miss Florence La Fond this evening, including The French Spy and Black Eyed Susan. We hope to see a crowd ed bouse and a substantial testimonial be stouted upon this excellent actress end uni versal favorite. Tke Rebel R.ot Webb, recently captuied at Ifew Orleans, was formerly a tugboat in New York harbor, running under the same name. She was built with a heavy bow, or ram', for the purpose of breaking up the ice In the river. The St. Louis Republican announces the death of Frederick Kretschmer, for many years clerk ol the criminal court of St. Louis. A-Fa miliar Face.— The numerous frieuds in-tbia city of Capt. Brown, of the schooner Plantlome, were pleased to greet him yester day, alter his absence of over four years. Rice Flour.— We call the attention of con sumers to the advertisement of “For Sale” at Upper Rice Mills. -J-scim™ —■ —ns Returned Home.— Capt. Charles J. White, Sheriff of the city of Savannah, returned to J.e city on Sunday, with his family. XEkOEO DISCOVERIES Iff SCIENCE, ART, Etc. Those reseachea, which, at one period of the (world’s scientific history, chiefly en gaged for niamy years the artention of its learned men, are now, for the most part, discarded; we no longer hear of men devoting their lives aud their fortunes to the discovery of the “Phil osopher's Stone,” which was to transmute at will ail metals Into gold; researches in sci ence “Elixir of Life," which was, when found, to confer upon its happy possessor the power of prolonging his life as long as he should choose, are no longer prosecuted ; travels, long, weary and dangerous, are no more undertaken through unknown seas and barbarous lauds, in search of the “ Fountain of Youth," which was believed to somewhere exist upon the earth, and which was sup posed to have the magic power of regenera tion, or of restoring, by a plunge into its wa ters, the old and worn-out human body to all its pristine youth and tenfold its earliest beauty. Tbe aucieDt sciences of Alchemy and Astrology have been divested of all their mysticism, and we know them now as Chem istry and Astronomy. In fact so thoroughly have the exact sciences demonstrated what is possible and what is impossible in Physics, that we find at this time no men of true scientific attain ments engaged in seeking to solve problems which, even in our own early days, were de&oed capable of resolution. The “Flying Machine" and the “Perpetual Motion,” which within our own recollection, Were both judged to be within the realms of probability, occu py the attention of truly scientific, men no more. It is true, there are yet a few crack brained fellows who waste time and money in frying to perfect the former machine, and discover the latter principle, but science has long ago determined that nntil Nature sus pends her Law of Gravitation, no “Flying Machine" can be sustained and governed in mid-air, and that until we can do away en tirely with Friction and with Atmospheric Pressure the Theory of Perpetual Motion must ever be at variance with the fixed Laws of Mechanics. But there are yet many things to be dis covered in Science, aud invented in the va rious Arts, which are perfectly feasible, are within the inventive scope of modem Man, and which will be of immense utility to the world. Aside from the multiplicity of labor saving machinery, calculated to expedite or to cheapen mechanical processes with which we arc now acquainted, there are many new processes themselves to be discovered, and many Arts scarcely yet half-known to be per fected. Among the many things of this nature to which the inventive genius of the world, but especially of America is now turning its at tention, the following ar? a few of the most prominent, and some of them we may add, on the very eve of being unfolded, to the Eager morld of Commerce, of Science, and of general Intelligence. Anew system of writing, adapted to gen eral Use, and greatly abridging our present tedious and conventional system of writing every word in full. ' A unifoim standard of weights and meas ures for all nations on a decimal scale. With this there should be a universal conformity of thermometers to the centigrade scale of France. A substitute for the; blocks of box-wood U9ed by engravers, to prevent the necessity of uniting several pieces of wood. • A mode of enamelling photographs On glass. > Some method of making seaweed useful, to furuish food, medicine, coloring or thick ening matter, etc. How to melt cast-steel in large masses eas ily and cheaply. An incombustible paper for ledgers, notes, etc. A leather-cloth, or artificial leather, strong and durable. Any new substance or compound to serve the same purposes as india-rubber and gutta percha. An elastic tubing for ga«, not affected by temperature nor by the gas. A cheap white or tinted enamel or glazing, For all sorts of walls of dwellings, exterior and interior. An incombustible wick, for oil and spirit lamps. ' The discovery and introduction of new edible roots, or other desirable articles of food for man or beast. New and desirable materials for textile fabrics, aud for paper of all kinds. A method of taking photographs instanta neously, so that the perfect picture of a horse at full speed, a cannon ball iu mid flight, or a flash of lightning itself could be transferred to the plate. Also a mode of photographing perfectly all colors, and delicate shades of color. When to these is added the discov ery of an artificial light by means of which astronomical and other view's can be perfect ly taken at night, Photography will have little more to ask. A way of printing the best book-work, containing the most fine and elaborate en gravings, maps, &c., on both sides at the same time, without injury to tbe plates. A way of instantaneously stopping Rail Trains, without injury to passengers or ma chinery. A method of so fixing photographs upon the original plates, a? that they may be at l once put into the type pages of book 9 or pictorial journals, and be printed from, with out being previously transferred to wooden or metal blocks and engraved. Many others might tie added to, this list, and by the time these things are all discov ered and invented, the world will donbless have another long catalogue of wants to supply which, tiie powers of inventors and discoverers will be still further called upon. As civilization and refinement increase* hu man ingenuity will ever be taxed to meet its constantly increasing real desires and its fan cied needs. SCARCITY OF ACRICILTI RAL LABOR. The gieat element of Southern wealth and prosperity has been compulsory labor. Tbe experiment will be shortly in progress of attaining the same results by voluntary la bor. According to the success of that ex periment will the South continue to furnish two-thirds of the exports in value to Europe and prevent the balance of trade from draining the United States of the precious metal 9. Whether the great staple of cotton will hereafter constitute the principal item of that export is involved in that experiment, or whether other objects ol cultivation, manufacturing and mining industry will fur nish substitutes for that portion of the ex ports yielded by the bonnty ot Nature, in a fertile soil and climate peculiarly adapted to the cotton culture, is another of those problems that await solution If these should be a failure, the cause of that failure will be the want of labor. If the system ot voluntary labor, under the usual rewards of slave labor, aud with the stimulus of adequate wages, will supply the void, producing a value equal to that of enforced labor, the pecuniary benefit to the planter will be unequivocal. He will save the large outlay he is compelled to make in the purchase and maintenance of slaves, but if be can substitute the rewards of volun tary labor—if he can increase the stimulus to exertion, and obtain as. valuable results as by the employment of compulsory labor, he will have greatly lessened his risk of defi cient crops from its apprehended scarcity. He might then obtain from Europe or North ern emigration all the labor that is requisite for his purpose. To succeed iu this he must address him self to those motives of gain which are of universal influence. The inducement to ex ertion from having a joint interest in a com mon undertaking has been found ot wonder foul efficacy as a stimulus to effort. The fishermen of Marblehead' aud New Bedford finds their recompense, not in wages, but in the joint interest in the voyages undertaken in the whaling business. It is a principle of unquestionable efficacy, whether it admits of applicacion to agriculture is a matter of ex periment, A farm or plantation of which the capital is-supplied by one person, and the net profits distributed among a number of co-labourers, would not present an entire novelty in agriculture. The co-operative associations, as they are called, would pre sent some analogy. There are many exam ples in Euiope of this description of associa tions, variously modified, according to cir cumstances, in which there is an equal di vision of profits, in lieu of wages. Iu the greater part of tbesa associations the property was held in common. The most of them have failed from imperferfect organization. A head or point of union was wanting. If one among the number of these co-operative societies had been ap pointed with, an adequate salary to superin tend, there would have been greater proba bility of success. We do not propose however, a formal or ganization of labor, as exhibited in those co operative societies, but simply an agreement between the co-workers and the proprietors of the soil, he furnishing the seed, stock and of agriculture, they dividing with him the proceeds, and he being paid, in addition to the rent of the land, the usual rate of profit or wages of superinten dance. An arangement of this kind would, we thiuk, place at the command of our agricul turists, were compulsory labor abolished, sufficient resources for the cultivation of the laud, from the scarcity of labor, and furnish a supply ®f, at least, the means of subsistence. PHiLANtuHonr Dujuno the War. — The be nevolence of the American people, and the liberality with which they respond to the call of suffering, even in war times, is well illustrated by the following statistics of con tributions to the various relief movements: The total contributions from the States, counties and towns, since the war com menced, Tor the aid and relief of soldiers and their families, has amounted to over one hun dred and eighty-seven millions of dollars (#187,209,608X2): tbe contributions for the care aud comfort of soldiers, by associations aud individuals, li»S a®onn f ed to ovm twen ty-four millions (24,044,863 ofl)t the contri butions, at the game lime, for sufferers abroad has been #380,140 74 j and the contributions for freedmen, sufferers by tbe riots of July and white refugees, have been #639,683 18 ; making a grand total, exclusive of expendi tures of the government, of more than two hundred millions of dollars (#212,274,257 40). Jerusalem is undergoing resqsciation.—r Many public Improvements have lately been made aud tbe populatfon has been increased by a grand influx ot Jews who have fled from northern Africa. It Is said that the Jews are much concerned about this gather ing up of the stones and making broad the ways of Jerusalem; they say, “Now we are certain Messiah's coming is Very near.” A number of respectable women b&ye lately been assaulted in the streets of Brooklyn, New York- President Johnson in an address to a de legation of Pennsylvanians, said: “There are men who ought to suffer the penalties of their treason, lait there are also some who have been engaged iu this rebel lion, who, while technically speaking, are guilty of treason, yet are morally not. Thou sands who have been drawn into it, involved by various "influences—by conscription, by dread, by force of public opinion in the lo calities in which they lived—these are not so responsible as those who led, deceived and forced them. T<* the unconscious, de ceived, conscripted—in short to the great mass of the misled—l would say, mercy, clemency, reconciliation, and the restoration of their government. To those who have deceived,—to the conscious influential trai tor, who attempted to destroy the life of a nation, I would say, “On you be inflicted the severest penalties of your crime.” (Ap plause.) I fully understand how easy it is to get up an impression in regard to the ex ercise of mercy ; and, if I know myself and my own heart, there is in it as great a dispo sition to show mercy as can be manifested on the/part of any other individual. But mercy without justice is a crime. In the ex ercise of mercy there should be deliberate consideration, and a profound understanding of tbe case ; and I am not prepared to say but what it should often be transferred to a higher court—a court where mercy and justice can best be united.” Disbandment of. the “ Blmmebs."— The large and efficidnt corps of loragers which accompanied Sherman's army upon its march through the Carolinas was disbanded when the army set out from R iligh, N. C., on its homeward march, orders bavins been issued prohibiting their operations. The Tribune correspondent says: As there was to be no indiscriminate for aging on the country, it became necessary to collect in all of the horses and mules which for some time past have been used by a class of people iu Sherman’s army, commonly known as bummers. Ttiese men, who have heretofore rendered efficient service in sub sisting the army during the march through the Carolinas, were sent to their respective regiments, and tlier horses and mules turned over to the Quartermaster, to be distributed among the needy farmers along the route, whose horses hail been previously stolen by our men, and who were obliged to have them in order that they might be able to plant com and work tbeir farms. Our Foreign Policy.—lt is said that after the war is over a standing army of 100,000 men is to be maintained. This force will be large enough to garrison the principal mili tary positions in tbe South and prevent guer rilla operations. The expeuse of this milita ry establishment may be estimated at from $70,000,000 to $100,000,0000. If we add to this amount about $50,000,000, which will be necessary for the support of our navy, the total annual expenses of the United States for our national defences will amount to about $120,000,000 per annum. This is supposed to be our expenses in peace. If a foreign war should break out the amount might be doubled; and our government might find it self compelled to raise by taxes and loans $600,000,000 per annum. The sum is larger than the public will care to pay, unless a foreign war be forced upon us. We think that $300,000,000 is as heavy a burden as tbe country will submit to for some years to come. Hence our foreign policy will neces sarily be paqifie. We need not incur a cent, of debt to drive the French out of Mexico and enforce the Monroe doctrine over tb« whole continent. We can spare 100,000 vol unteers to aid the republican party in Mexi co, without involving our Governmeiit in the quarrel or increasing our national debt. We can practice F"ropi:an “geutrality” for sev eral years; grow rich, pay off our debts,—. and then do a9 we please. In the meantime our foreign policy is a peace policy, The Fenians mav dance their war-dance to fright en the British government, but the United States Government is not likely to pay for the amusement. Times. Southern commercial honor of the South i9 reasserting itself among our merchants daily. Among the many In stances equally praiseworthy and unexpect ed, W. B. Jones & Uo., grocers, of Rich mond, have notified their creditors here of their readiness to pay them in gold ! Mr. Jones, of that firm is in the city, prepared to make good his engagement in the case, and is actually paying off all the claims on his house, inclusive of interest from their matu rity until the’ present time! The commercial honor of the Southern people always stood deservedly high in this city. The sequestration by the Confederate Congress qf debts due to the North was re sisted strenuously by the merchant! pf the South. While necessarily submitted to by payment ot the moneys, thus reverting to the Confederate authorities, it was in several cases within our knowledge disregarded as a release from obligations of good faith. An instance of this may be told of a Virginian now in the city. Having filed in the Con federate Treasury a protest against the con fiscation of two thousand dollars which he owed a gentleman of this city, he felt it due tq Lis personal character, notwithstanding his payment of that 6um to the Confederate Treasury, to make good the payment here.— Iu 1862 he sent to his creditor in New York two thousand in yold. Other cases of a similar character have also fallen within our knowledge. They have already taken their place in the opinion of the mercantile classes of the city, and serve powerfully to increase the general impatience with which all men here regard the tardy steps, not to say the growing misgivings, uuder which we are made to approach the material results of a perfect pacification. — N. Y. News. TLe Emperor Napoleon, when his life of Julius Cfgsar was published, ostentatiously ordered that all restrictions should be remov ed so as to leave his critics “free” to criticise ll - One Mr. Rogeard took him at his word and did criticise it in a pamphlet filled with the most fetter satire, which has set half Europe laughing. The consequence was that Rogeard had to flee to Belgium to escape live years imprisonment and a hundred dol lars |ine, for publicly insulting the Emperor. The critic should have read the following story before he indulged iu his tree criticism: ■‘Lome up iuto mjr studio,” said an enthusias tic artist to his friend, “and give me your candid opiuion of my last picture. One fel low was up there just now, and said it. was a daub, and I kicked bim down, but I want you to give your candid opinion.’’ It is said that there was nevei but one man who wasn’t spoiled by being lionized—he was a Jew afiu his übme w*» Daniel. is the Me I to‘piiCml Sm“ g ofu?° the V*gh destiny reserved for them. To Uk* gay Parisians during their lifetime fill their stomachs alter death is wb' ? and 0 be. termed rounding off a mission Ho^ y flesh dinners on a handsome scale are S' tised at five francs per head, and chea ™ at one franc five sous ; but there are simi f treats at t welve sous per head at , ni lar the village St. M.uri£ nST\55£? * There coachmen and jockeys have loneTw in the habit of feeding on the artSVtl 2 rate named, but they give it a pictures ',® name of their own, to wit -.-Tire SSLfih* Th ” tiUe miniature almanaco-this Week «,m ,r. 10 Til..; 6 0 662 1143 {2 & |i»»: I” "IS SIS:; iS 1 111 14 ! S 21 ,S.. . j 4C7 j 056 I -2 2 ? j \ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF SAVANNAH, MAY 15. Arrived-Steamer Sylph, Kieneb, Hilton Head' KC Ar Plandome, Brown. Hilton Head; schooner UUob Flag, Maloney, Gai diner, Me. steamer Emelie, Ben der, Hilton Head; U S revenue steamer Nemaha McGowan, Hilton Head. ’ Cleared—Steamer U S Grant, Briggs,Hilton Head • steamer Hudson, Alexander, Hilton Head; steamer Resolute, Cannon, Hilton Head; sloop JamesGrubbs, Bailey. Hilton Head-, schooner Wilton, Crane, Hilton Head. HOTEL ARRIVALS. PULASKI HOUSE, MAY 15, 1805. AS Harris, Mdmphis. W H Wiltberger, Sir J BlacKweli. A Hughes, steamer Arana Jas Burney. Dr Lovell, E Stureufels, Savannah. M Murphy, «• x saac A Noe, H Head. N R Denison, Port Royal C S Bailey, “ EP Miner, *• 5 . “ Dr F Sworufaand, San CD C Rhlnd, “ W H Lee. Michigan. PORT ROYAL HOTEL, CHILTON HEAD,) MAY It F S Lamport, NY. Mas Taylor, « F Hanerchild. Charleston. J M Werth. “• Lt J F Graves. 21st U S CTE O Whitney, Va Col W P Hutchins,94th 0 VC apt E Taplor, Kv. Lt T S Wiewall, •’ E Blackman, “ Q W Feneald. H Head. H S Holley, “ W S Hayes, NY O Cohen, Savannah. . J C Logan, Tenn. W W Jones, Va. G Wellbrock, Savannah. E T Dexter, US N. V Wojff, “ J Pnnson, “ B Menchinn. “ E J Udall, Jacksonville. A Zeagle, “ J H C Allen, Beaufort, E C Drew, Boston. E A Ooggin, Hilton Head Capt J W Chapman, Tenn.E H Kirlln, Savannah. G Bach, Savannah. HS Pickett, “ Col Martoa, Va. ’ : .aiJLiJS.-'MHIW.'.M .f——RWI-, 31 Q.RAND OPENING or TSE VOLKS GARDEN, This Garden, on the plan of tbe New York Volks Garten, la on Congress street, between Jefferson and Montgomery streets, and will be opened to the public this, Monday, evening with a Grand Bal\ Gates open at 1 o’clock. The Ball will commence at 8 o’clock. Tickets can be had at public places and at the Gate. WEIGAND A SCHWARZ, m»yls lt Proprietors, REWARD. • To any person who will give information that a cer tain party has said, that the reason, we are selling cheap is because we do not intend paying onr debts. STILL CHEAPER. Ham and Eggs 60 Cents Beefsteak and Eggs 50 “ Pork Steak and Eggs 50 “ Sausages 50 Spring Chicken to ” Clams In every style 30 “ Vegetables, Coffee or Tea, Hot Biscuit, Ac., Ac., Included. SPONGE AND FRUIT CAKES, APPLE, MINCE, AND LEMON PIES. We have no hesitation in saying that onr help (un fortunately in some folks’ opinion Is colored. ICE CREAM, „ fCE CREAM, „ ICE CREAM. COOL DRINKS, COOL DRINKS, COOL DRINKS. lODQIHa FIFTT CENT*. SHERMAN HOUSE, (In re&r of Post Office.) may!3 lw TONKINQ, Proprietor. LIVE AT THE “OFFICE," No. 111-8 MERCHANTS’ ROW HILTON HEAD, S. C. Chops, Steaks, Pork Sausages, Fresh Fish, Ac., re ceivcd by every steamer from the North. Green Peas, String Beans New Potatoes. RadmesL Lettuce, Ac., received every morning fresh from tae Plantations. N. B.—l have no hesitation in saving that my Cooks are men that have served to my knowledge 14 years as Cooks and that my Waiters served under me twenty years ago on board the steamer Herman as Waiters. OLEANIINEE* IS NEXT TO GODLINESS. BENJAMIN HONEY, mayl3 lw Proprietor. pOR SALE, At the Upper Rice Mill, RICE FLOUR In any quan tity, at seventy-five cents per bushel. maylC 3 gfOCT SCHOOL FOR BCT: COKNEE BRATTON AND CHARLTON STREETS. J. F. CANN, Principal. Mr. Cann, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Cozby, will con tinue his Private School as usual. Boys will corns prepared with their Monday’s lessons. GIRLS’ SCHOOL. Mis3 McCord's School for Glib will continue as usual. mrrrl3 , ‘ _ H HOLWAY ~ SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT. JONES BLOCK, COBMEB BAT ANt» AHEEOOSN SI3SSJ* SAVANNAH, GA. CASH A D V A N O.if 9 Made on Consignments to the firm of Chas. L. Coibt, of v Niw York, or to his friends in Boston. m*)l6 lm jyjASONIC RING LOST. ’the finder will confer a great favor and iwebc* snit able reward by returning It to the Savannah j l ' Uei al l Office. ts