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SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD. VOL. I—NO. 108. The Savannah Daily Herald (MOUNTS G AND EVENING} IS PUBLISHED BY H. W. MASON & CO.. Ax. lli Bat STREET, Savannah, Geobgla. Tlltis: Per Copy ;.... i Five Cents. Per Hundred $3 60. Par Year $lO 00. adyeetisinoi Tsvo Dollars per Square of Ten Lines for first in sertion ; Oue Dollar for each subsequent one. Ad vertis'cments Inserted in the morning, will, U desired, appear lu the evening without extra charge. .JO IS PIIINTIN<S* La every style, neatly and promptly done. FROM THE INTERIOR. * Late iogusta, Atlanta, Bacon; Athens* and ’Chattanooga Papers. Interesting Paragraphs and News Items. By the courtesy of Mr. M. J. O’Brien,Sec retary of the Southern Express at Augusta, we oa Saturday received our full flies of inte rior papers a3 above. Our Augusta dates are to tne 13th, Macon dates to the 16tb, and Atlanta dates to the 17th. , We make liberal extracts below. Prices of Produce In Macon. C From the Macon Telegraph, May 18.) In tbe absence of the proper circulating medium, and tor the benefit of our subscri bars in tbe country, the articles of produce mentioned below will be received at the fol lowing rates : Cora ...$l 00 per bushel. Fodder 75c. per cwt. Bacon 16c. per lb. F10ur..... sc. per lb 8atter........ 25c. per lb, Eggs 20c. per dozen. Cuickcns 25c. each. Slavery* [From the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel. 18th.] Slavery is finally and forever abolished in these States lately” at war with the United States .government. It is no longer an open question, to be left for decision to future ne gotiations or legislation. It is already deci ned by a decree as unutterable as the laws of tbe laws of the Medes and Persians. ‘ Bv the emancipation proclamation of Pres ident Lincoln, subsequently approved by the Federal Congress, slavery was declared to be abolished in all the States in revolt against tne authority ot the government. The peo ple of tbe South were thus distinctly notified that this would be one ot the consequences of tlielr failure in the war that they were then prosecuting. They accepted the* issue and referred it to the arbitrament of arms. The decision having been against them, their ar mies having been compelled to surrender, it only remaius for them to submit to a result, of which they were fully notified, and which they elected to£riak. The muratime commerce of the Union was cue vu nerable point in its resources at which the Confederacy was able to strike, and it did sti ike ruthlessly and effectually. Hun dreds of ships and-valuable cargoes, worth untold millions, were burned ou the ocean, while hundreds more were driven into North ern harbors there to rot, to tbe serious loss of their owners. Slave property was the most vulnerable point In the resources of the South, and upon that the armies of the Union have warred until by military force and con quest they have annihilated it. These are results of war beyond«recall. It behooves our people at once to recog nize emancipation as an established fact, and so to shape their course as to best subssrve their own interests, and the well being of the African r«ce. The crisis demands mutual prudence, kindness and justice. Cotton. [From the Macon T elegrtph, May 15.] We have not beard of a sale recently, end consequently no market value baa been yet established. Estimated amount stored in Macon 36,000 bales. Estimated stock in Georgia 300,000 bales. It is said private as surances havubeeu given to holders, that the United States government will not seize their cotton hereafter aud that all taken hereto fore will be paid for. This policy is under stood to-have been adopted at the suggestion of the Board of Trade of New York, who averred that the cotton bald in the South was the only means the people had of realis ing money with which to revive business or to discharge liabilities incurred before the war to Northern merchants. __ The Duty of the Southern People. [From the Atlanta Inteliigenaer, 17th.] Our people, tbo people of all the South, should arouse themselves to a true sense of their present political condition, and reso lutely resolve to discharge every duty re quired of them as citizens of the United States, or that may be required of them by the law's of the land, and their obligations to society, their families and friends. There is much for them all to do, aud time to do it in; but there 4s no time for the indulgence of feelings of humiliation, or of any Other that will detract from their usefulness to. society or to the State—-the country in which they live, or of which they are citizens. The lot of the South is the award of Des tiny. Tucre is no ppwefr on earth —certainly none wLbin the limits of Southern territory— that can change it: We must receive it and abide by it. Let this, then, betlone, not in a despondent, but in u hopelui spirit ; not as a people humiliated in their own estimation, when they are not so in the world’s; not as aTace interior to any, but as a race equal to in ail the attributes conferred by his Maker upon man. Important Charge to the Grand Jury of Bibb County.- < Judge O. A. Locbrane, at the May Term Circuit Court, delivered an important charge to the Grand Jury of Bibb county, at the May term, from which we make ex tracts : I speak my honest convictions when 11 say every man must put down, by example ' and by counsel, every motion of discontent. ; producing bickering, strife and bloodshed, and every one be a peace officer, acting on the determined purpose that every man who violates law, or counsels its violation, shall suffer the penalty such disorganiser in times like these should suffer. This Is the love of country wirtch I enjoin on you. Now, when the war is over, and everything tends to peace, let us pursuits lu life. Some may think that lib erty of speech has become a mockery, if meti are not allowed to abuse and talk as they please. This matter has always In practice been misunderstood. The liberty of reason and mania are not more distinct. The madmau does as he pleases, but it does not follow every sensible man may act like be was mad; the law restrains even passion. Vituperative epithets on public men are not evidences of liberty of speech; officials are representative men embodying tbe dignity and representing the power of position, and the outpouring of disappointment and malice should be res trained. Liberty of opinion does not consist in conceptions of hate which rankle into crime. Opinions ripening into acts most be in view of law, pacific, and tolerance in opin ion is one of the elements of peace ; men may differ, like Polybius and Pliny, upon every subject, moral, social and religious, and remain, like them, tbe warmest and most devoted friends. When we see the present condition of our people, we are forced to utter our earnest convictions against all crimination and re crimination. It is not to be hoped that the teaching, education and training of an age can be thrown aside in an hour, or that a man can shake off his opinions, like apples from a tree. These opinions may remain ; □ay, will remain. The reason and judgment, however, of the people, will see the ne cessity of subordinating them to the crisis. Amelioration ot condition may exist without systems of violence, and our reflection teach es that liberty consists not in abstractions, but equalities—equalities political, civil and religious, equalities of oraer, based ou the respact of all and each. The practical must take the place of theory, and economy the place of polities. The institutions of the iana wiil be reor ganized, the constitutions of the States changed, and in the policy foreshadowed by the President of the United States, the mass es of the people Will have a vcice lu fixing and settling their own rights and destiny.— The wisdom of the heart and the logic or ne cessity, will counsel their actions. Though now tossed upon the wave, we trust soon to see the Dove over the waste of waters, com ing with broken wing again to shelter In the Ark, and the State launching forth to anew destiny, will carry the freighted hopes and prayers of the people. Cleared for action In the field of industry and Enterprise, Georgia will soon resume her position and wealth, and prosperity pour again iuto her lap, The nation is youug.— The dews of its baptism scarce wet upon Its forehead, and we look to a manly striae over the troubles of the past, and an un weaned march to prosperity. Our fields Will soon resound with tne hum of industry, our anvils ring with the music of labor,cur people bewon back to peaceful pursuits by family associa tions, and the influenoe of religion give --a new impetus to civilization; and under the Inspiration of fortune, the nation plume itself and arch its neck for a flight to immortall y. Such, I trust, will be our destiny, coun selled by ‘‘wisdom, ju-tlce and moderation,” and may God in his infinite mercy send an gels to lilt every shadow flom our path to the destiny that awaits us. My prayer for the country, is the invocation of my heart, for you have honored me, and with Georgia, I would have shared her glory, I will remain to share her fate. To sit by her sick bed is a duty the instincts of honor prompt. To counsel her for prosperity, tbs instinct of reason equally demands. I would be untrue to duty, myself and you, if I permitted pride to blend with my counsels, or freeze the stream of conviction that flows from the in most recesses of my soul. I therefore counsel, with all the assevera tion of truth, obedience to the laws and con stituted authorities; a cheerful acquiescence to the designs of Providence, an unmurmur ing assent to the decree of fate, and by our readiness to accept the' position God lias assigned us, illustrate our desire for the res toration of law, order and government. The Fruit Crop. (From the Southern Cultivator, for May.} , -After the time we write, there was never a better prospect for an immense crop oi fruit. Already the Strawberry is reddening beneath the green foiiage, then will come the rasber ries, the early pea 9, cherries and apples, then the peach, while later varieties of the apple and pear at this point, nearly fill the year with a round of fruit. It is not a month since they ceased to sell apples from Hab ersham on the streets. We have often pre served our ewn apples mid pears until eight weeks of strawberry time ; and the Shock ley can be kept thus long without any diffi culty. Nothing is more wholesome aud grateful to every uncorrupted taste than the hne fruit. The crop this year is so profuse, that it re quires a large.portion to be taken off, to make it of superior size and flavor. A tedious job best done, in the case of the peach, by prop er pruning, earlier in the season; but if neg lected, had better be done now, or the fruit will be flavorless and the trees broken with the weight of the crop. Ail trees that are es teemed, deserve this extra care. It i3 proper now to remove or check any su perficious or misplaced- growing shoot "upon your trees and especially in case of the vine. Vine shoots proceeding fiom too near the i ground must be removed. If the main vine has astern too long and naked, one or two strong shoots from near ihe root may be left to t ike its place after a couple of summer's growth. Then cut out the old vioe Pinch off the extremities of the shoots now in fruit, six or eight leaves above tbe bunch. But do not pinch back the shoots reserved for next years crop; but, on the contrary, en i courage their growth to the utmost. IT the vine carries too many bunches, some had j better be taken off. Secure extra large ber ' ties by removing a portion of the fruit 1a tbe SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, MAY 22, 1865. bunch itself, where too much crowded. Suppress all the Injurious shoots that would draw the sap from newly inserted grafts. Also, check all those bold upright shoots or “robbers,” that spring out from thi bodies and large limbs of fruit trees. Tuis check is best giveu by pinching, so as to crush the extremity of the brand—leaving the broken part attached. If taken com pletely off, the branch shoots out directly with fresh vigor, but this U not tiie case when the extremity of tbe shoots are subject ed to pinching. This always retards the growth of the shoot. Young trees require to be protected from stock, to have the soil about them light and mellow at all times, io have all tendency to grow in forks counter acted by pinching in during the growing season, and to receive the attention required to make them take and keep a regular pyra midal form. Poisoned with Wine. [From the Augusta Con-tltutlonalbt, isth.] We hear that an awful calamity has be fallen some eight citizens and three soldiers of Chester, 8.- C. It seems that these per sons demanded and received the keys be longing to the Medical Purveyor’s Depart ment, and entered the building lookiag for fine liquors. In their search they came across a cask of autlmonial wine, and each took a hearty drink, thereby causing death to two or three In a few hours afterwards. The others of the patty are pot expected to live. It is feared there are more persons who drank ot this wine, not knowing its deadly poison when taken in large doses. It is stated that a similar affair occurred in Newberry receutly. It is dangerous to med dle with doctor's stuff. Various Items. Business nr Macon.— We can scarcely hope for a complete revival of trade and business of all kinds for some time to come yet. In the first place the political status of the State will have to be determined ; and then the forts thrown open, and the railroads Te paired, all of which cannot be accomplished in a day, a week, or even a month. In tbe meantime the whole city is idle—idle, too, at a time when not many can afford to be so. Mechanics, clerks, artisans, book-keepers, and laboring men and women of all classes are offering their services, but there is no one to employ them. It Is presumed that all Southern cities are in the same sad predica ment, and therefore to leave one and go to auother would not help matters any. ; No relief can be afforded except by the general government, and that cannot come too quickly.— Telegraph.' Gtk. Law and Ordeb.—The last Sumter Repub lican contains a synopsis of the charge of Judge Bingham to the Grand Jury of Clay ton county, at the late term. Judge Bingham makes an earnest and able appeal for tbe support of the laws. As our cotemporary remarks, there can be no better protection for life, liberty and property, pending the great changes that bid so fair to put an end to our great political troubles, than can be found in the firm maintenance of order and support of law. * Riot at CcinnEßT —We leafn th&V several days since, a riot occurred at Cuthbert— During the disturbance many stores were broken Into and sacked. Everything of value belonging to the Confederate Government was taken. There i3 now a battalion of troops stationed in the town, and the most perfect order prevails.— Macon Telegravh, i m. Tub Mao oh Theatre was to be reopened on Wednesday last by Mr. W. H. Crisp, the late manager. Disagreeable Rumors.— Several rumors were afloat yesterday, which caused consldr erable stir among our citizens, to the effect that one or two wells in tbe city had been poisoned, and that twenty negroes had died on Saturday from the effects of poisoned pieg. After an investigating! of tbe matter we found that tbe Report was without foun dation. — Macon Tcltgraph, 16 fh. The Stars and Stripes in Atxanta.—As we write preparations are being made in front of our office for hoisting the “Siars and Stripes,” the emblem of American na tionality. A large assemblage of 'military and citizens are present to witness the cere monies.—Atlanta Intelligencer, 17 th. Paroles.— lt i9 stated that Major T. E. Walcott, of General Schofield’s Staff is in Chester, giving paroles to officers and meu of the Confederate army,— Augusta Conatitu tioriulist, iSth.- Cuarlotte, N. C.—B7 the request of the ciizens of Charlotte, N.C-,a guard of Union soldiers have arrived there and been put ou duty for the preservation of order and quiet- Greenbacks have been made tbe basis of prices current at Atlanta, by order of Col. B. B. Eggleston, commanding. Hosl John Forstth. —The Chattanooga Gazette says this gentleman remained in Mobile on the occupation of the city by tue Union army, and .that his paper, the Regis ter, is to be resumed. Macon Post Office Reopened.— J. H. R. Washington, Esq., of this city. ba9 been ap pointed by Gen. Wilson, through the con currence ot the special agent, Postmaster at Macon. In a short time arrangements will be made to receive and forward the mails.— Telegraph , 16 th. Returned Soi auras.—Soldiers from Lee’s and Johnston’s armies who reside in Macon are arriving home every day. They are heartily welcomed by their families anu their friends. The Seve Jk-Taxair Loan.— How firmly our government bore up against the great shock of the murder of its Chief is shown by the course of tbe 9nbscription to tbe seven-th'ir:y loan, from the day of Mr. Lin c iln’s assassination, April 14 : April 1.4 $3,642,200 April 21 $2,743,600 April 15 3,710,250 April 22 4,110,900 April 16 Sunday April 23 Sunday April 17 2,651,700 April 24 4,271,650 April 18 2,710,500 April 25 4.013,055 April 19 Business sus. April 26 4,162,000 April 20 2,062,300 April 27 4,560,3f0 The 7-80 loan, for the week ending April 30, amounted to twenty-/** million*. LATEST NOTfIERN NEWS. DATES TO THE l?4h. TB.IA It or SHB ASSASSINS. Latest Intelligence From Europe. GOLD 130 8-8 Prize Fight in Pennsylvania. By the arrival of the U. S. steamship Ful tOn at Port Royal yesterday, we have New York correspondence and files of papers to the 17th, for which we are indebted to Pur* ser T. McManus. A list of possengors will be found under head of shipping intelligence. i Latter from our Special New York Cor respondent. New Yoke, May 17, 1865. The steamer sails to-day for your port, and your readers, of course, will look for the customary epistle from the Metropolis. Spring Birds are really among us, and twitter in the trees, which (the trees) are in full foliage now, cast ing grateful shade, highly appreciated yester day. We are not so forward' in our foliage, ve getation, and early piscatory dainties as the more fortunate of our brethren in the Sunny South; thus we are now in the full glory of the shad season, while the taste of this scaly breakfast table adorner is undoubtedly an old story to you—our asparagus is now right tender and plenty,while this favorite dishwith you is undoubtedly away behind the times. Other vegetables and some early fruits art visible to the naked eye, but some of the prices have to be viewed througli smoked glasses. The Capture of Jeff. is affording tbe utmost merriment for the whole community of the _ North. Miserable caricatures . are already on the streets, representing him in an old banged bonnet, torn dress, hoop skirts, aud big cav alry boots, making a most grotesque picture ashe baandishes uu old bowie knife, with a senile leer as if to frighten our cavalry boys. There is not the least sympathy felt here fi r him, and he will have to hang I think. It is said his wife's petticoats in which he eudea.ored to escape, have been given to a oue-armed soldier to exhibit around the country. Th* Conspiracy Trial. is now published from day to day, the ban of secrecy having been removed, it is saic! by some parties, at tbe express order of President Johnson. The testimony taken is exceedingly lengthy, and, so far, shows conclusively the deepest and basest complicity in the assassination on the part of Jeff. Davis and Judah P. Ben jamin, (the latter well known in Yale Col lege astue “midnight pick-pocket.”) The evidence shows also that the number engag ed in the conspiracy, was larger than the public gver dreamed of. They will ali get their deserts, aud be hanged to them* Tbo Stability of our Government. was never more manifest than now. No sane, thinking man, ever questioned it, even when things looked a tittle “rough," but the mam ner m which the government 1 loan H being taken by tbe people themselves, gives an earnest of inherent power such as no other nation on God’s footstool can boast. Just think of ninety-eight millions of the loan being taken by the people LJoae week—and such was last week's experience ! Is iher< any other country that the sun shines upon whose inhabitants would come torward like this ? It makes the blear syed, puffed-faced, Dundreary-whiskered John Bulls iu this city stare in utter amazement, and they are in credulous. Well—we have always survived Johnays incredulity and bluster,aud probably will, lu the meantime, as we are about getting out anew loan oi three hundred millions, ii Johnny wants a chance to subscribe a.dol lar or two, we will let him have a few of tbe pretty coupons, provided he behaves him telf. Government Expense#, are beiug materially reduces iff the city, and in tact everywhere. The Provost Marshals nave been dismissed, and with their huge array of clerks, assistants, runners, etc.— Some of them have not been let loose upon society, however,—not by any means, as they are wanted to explain certain little pecuniaiy idosyncrasics by which soldiers aidn’t get their bounties, while they (the Provosts and their satellites) kept back accounts amount ing to thousands of dollars iu a two months’ accumulation, which was simply an impos sibility on tbe salaries allowed by govern ment, and many rich developemeats are soon expected. Th* Drafted M«a who responded to the last draft, and were sent into camp, have all been released aud sent on their way rejoicing. As many of them never could earn more than ten dollars a week, and as they received from five hun dred to six hundred dollars in the shape of city and titate bounties, and have been only in service abo”t thirty days, they have made “ ?ery good w „ t ,„ are at tbe New England Rooms, patiently wiiiuusc tli6 arrival ot steamers uom Hilton H ad Newbern, Charleston and Savannah, with siclPand wounded soldier husbands, sons brothers and sweethearts on board. These women folks are a study—they are patient beyond anything 1 ever saw, but mention that a steamer is due on such a day, and tien if that bo it doos not get in on that day 1-uch a guessing, thinking, surmising andVe irfully wondering asthey keep up makes one nervous 40*listen to. However the boys wi Ibe glad to know that loving arm* and hearts await them here. PRICE. 5 CENTS Opinion* of tbe Pres* u to tbe Complicity of tbe Kebel Deader* in tbe A.wuiiu* don. From the New York Herald of the 17th. we extract the following article: Though the question of the complicity of Davis and the rebel agents in Canada in the murder of the President has not yet been directly taken up by the court, much light baa already been thrown upon it indirectly in the course of testimony taken to establ'sh oihn points. Booth, the desperate tool, stood ready to act at the capital whenever the word should be given; and Davis, in Richmond, with hi* agents in Canada, watched for the moment when the blow would have most eff.-ct, that they might give the word at that moment, and made their arrangements to take every advantage of their crime. It was the repetition in this respect of a piece of European history. Alberoni, tbo Spanish Prime Mioieter, arranged at Madrid a plot to abduct from Paris Philip of Orleans, rrgent of France. He had his creatures in Paris, as Davis had his in Washington, and others in the Netherlands, as Davis had in Canada. And when all was readv he sent word from Madrid to Paris to “Fire the mines. ” Davis evidently sent a similar Word to Booth. His messenger was Surratt. Sur ratt was the medium of communication be tween ali the points of the plot The testi • mony of Weichman shows that Surratt re ■ tumt and from Ricbmoad April 8d; that he had a considerable sum of gold iu his possession doubtless the' • “secret service” gold of the confederacy—and that he had in Richmond had personal intercourse with Benjamin and Davis. And this man, plotting to murder the President, fresh from the presence of Davis,’was then on his way to Canada. Richmond thought that the blow should fall at once. He was on his way to see what Mon treal thought. He arrived at Montreal on the 6th of April. Can any one doubt this man, just from tbe rebel capital, had long interviews and a full understanding with the rebel agents in Canada? Certainly not; and the result of the interviews was that C mada agreed with Richmond that tke blow should be given then. Surratf left- Montreal ou the 12th, and was iu Washington on the 14th, as ia shown by the testimony of G. C. Reed. He gave tbe word to Booth at-once, no doubt, and Booth committed tbe murder that night. By this simple chain of facts the agency of Davis and the men in Canada, is made so certain, morally, that ho sane man can ques tion it. It is to be hoped it may be made as clear" legally. If Surratt could be iaduoed to turn State’s evidence it would ba easier to bang Davis than any other man in connec tion with this crime. Tbe New York Times of the 17th has tho subjoined article: Any one who will read the evidence taken before the Washington Military Commission on Friday last, and which we publish to-day, will hardly be at any loss to understand the motives which led to Its temporary suppres sion. In that evidence, which goes over nearly two' years in time, and includes the sworn statements of a large number of per sons who can have no collusive purpose in view, there is, we take it. superabundant, proof that the scheme of as3aslnatlon,ia tot m iorm, was agreed te and approved iifi tc‘ I military circles twenty months ago; that ti e Richmond authorities hired and paid the con spirators money ; that Booth, besides being a hired assassin himself, was engaged to hire others; that he was empowered to offer thousands of dollars for the aid of a single confederate; he did offer this for tne co-operation of a New York actor named Chester, who, fortunately for himself, refused the bribe; that Sanders, and tbe gang who act with him ini the Provinces, were privy to the plot; and that every step tn the conspi racy was with the cognizance of Confederate officials. ■ - v The business in which Booth engaged was opened near Swift Run Gap, (in the Shenan doah Valley,) shortly after the rebel defeat at Gettysburgh in 1863. Booth first offered uis suggestions in a rebel camp; and Beal 1 , who was hung the other day, was the first volunteer for what was to be thereafter known as the “uetached service.” Shortly after thi3, Booth was found “in funds" and upon these he made various essays in per- footing the conspiracy, until the thing look the snape it did on the 14th of April last. The story disclosed in . this opening testi mony, lengthy as it .is, .will repay perusal,- and it is necessary to a clear uadei>tmding of the case, as far as’ it has gone. XTutil th* capiureof Davis was reported, the Commis sion, doubtless felt that it would be unwise to let it be known how far the evidence real-. ly went to implicate the “Confederate au thorities " The capture of the arch-rebel renders further precaution in this regard un necessary, and the Commission fully just fy their own act iu now giving the whole to the public. The New York'Tribune of the ITth says. If President John-on has not been inisud with regard to Davis’complicity iu the as sasination of President Lincoln, we trust he is to be first tried distinctly and avowedly on the charge. Not having seen the evidence “in the Bureau of Militaiy Justice,” we tEfu formed no judgment as to its strength; but we are advised that a leading New York Democrat who knows the arch-rebel inti mately is convinced pf bis guilt. And if Davis Is an assassin, we are anxious that he should be arraigned, tried, convicted and punished asjutt that and nothing else. We see nothing essentially incredible in the pre sumption, after what is known of the mas sacre of our Black and the starvation of our White soldiers under his authority without eliciting one word of official rebuke from the functionaries responsible before God and Man for these inhuman outrages. We shall certainly regret to hear that the President w»3 induced to charge the fugtiive Confede rate with such a crime on inadequate grounds; but we would not have him tried t<»r It un less the evidence is plainly sufficient to con vict him. Yet, if be should be tried for mur der and not convicted, he would still be sub ject to indictment and trial for treason. The New York News which has been al most as bitter a rebel jap.T as either of the Charleston or. Richmond Journals, or even the slaughterous Chattanooga Rebel itselfi