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SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD. VOL. 1-NO. 115. The Savannah Daily Herald (MORJRNG AND EVENING) IB rUUUSHKD BT a. W. MASON & CO., At 111 Bat Street, Sayamj.ah, Gsokqia. mm: Per Copy Five Cents. Per Hundred $3 50. Per Year *lO 00. 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. i ■■ Sjlusiness Curbs. | EWIS L. JONES, SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT. No 17 Broadway, New York. Liberal advances on Shipments to above Consign ment, made by HUNTER & GAMMEI.L. Agents Pioneer Line Steamships. 84 Bay Street, Savannah. Reference in New York— Messrs. Spoffobp, Tu.eston & Cos. may2C QHARLES L. COLBY & CO. SHIPPING, COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS. JONES 87.00 K, COBMER ( BAT AND ABEBCORN STREETS, SAVANNAH. GA. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES Made on Consignments to the firm of Chas. L. Colby, of New York, or to our friends in Bostou. A. H.‘ HOLWAY, Resident Partner. references; Messrs. Dabney, Morgan & Cos., New York. Jail vs Slade. Esq., New York. Hon. J Wiley Edmands, Boston. Gardner Colby, Esq., Boston. maylß—tf P'XCHANGE ON NEW YORK. FOR SALE BY H. BRIGHAM, ap2C ts 93 Bay street. STEELE & BURBANK, it Merchants' Row, Hilton Head, S. C. Cali the attention of Wholesale and Retail purchasers to their superior stock of MILITARY AND NAVAL CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS, Watches, Clocks, Fancy Goods, Jewelry, and Plated Ware,Swords, Sashes, Belts, Embroderies,. Boots, Caps Fi Glasses, Gauntlets Gloves, Ac., Ac., Ac. QO- PARTNERSHIP, . , The undersigned have this day formed a co-partner ship nuder the Arm name of CharicwL. .Coloy A Cos, for the transaction of business as Shipping, Cos in mis sion and Forwarding Merchants. CHARLES L. COLBY, ALEXANDER H. HOLWAY, S.PAGE EDMANDS. Savannah. Ga., May ICth, ISCS. ts mayl7 RIDDELL & MURDOCK, WUOLESAI.E AND EKTAIL DEALERS Ilf SUTLERS’ AND NAVAL STORES, DRY GOODS, BOOTS ▲ VD SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, Gentlemen’s FcemisiuSo Goods, Ac., No. 6 Merchants' Row, Hilton Head, S. C. , w. o. eiddki r- [JaniO —tf] u. j.muboor. W. CAMPBELL, VETERINARY SURGEON • having reopened hie office and yard, on Wil liam street, is now prepared to treat Con scientific priunipies.j all diseases Incident to Horses that are susceptible of remedy. Charges moderate. Cures warranted. Terms cash. feblG ts Bakery a confectionery establish MENT AT BEAUFORT. We respectfully call the attention of the public to onr Bakery & Confectionery Establishment in Sam. A. Cooley's Bnllding at Beanfurt, at which we are prepared promptly to fill any orders which may be for warded to us. Special attention is paid to toe man ufactnre of Ornamental Pieces, Fancy Confectionery, and Eleeant Pastry, for holidav or: estival tables. Pel). S-ts McMANUS A MURRAY. JN S 0 RANGE A GEN Cl, OC E A N . - RIVER —FIRE. The undersigned hold commissions from the leading Insurance Corporations of New York, representing an aggregate cash Capital ot over FIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, - and are prepared to issue Policies to cover Fifty Thonsaud Dollars on one application upon Fire Risks at Savannah and inland towns. Cotton and Merchandise~in transit ou , „ the Angusta and Macon Rivers, and Ocean Risks generally. PHOMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES, L: C. NORVELL A CO., may 29—4 Bull street, opposite PostTifflce. JNLAND AND FIRE INSURANCE. on the Rivers TO AND FROM MACON, “ “ “ AUGUSTA. Also Fire Risks on Cotton in Macon and Angusta taken by the Metropolitan Insurance Cos., of New Y ork. * . L. C. NORVELL & CO., Comer Bay and Bull Streets, Agents. may23-7t QOLCMIiIAN (MARINE] INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CASH CAPITAL $3,500,000 The undersigned are prepared to Insure under Open Policy from the above Company to the extent of SIOO,- °Oo in property in any first class Steamer, and from $5u,000 to $75,000 on any first class sailing vessel, on the most favorable New York terms. For further particulars apply to CHARLES H COLBY A CO Jones Block, corner Bay and Abereom streets, maylS ts Savannah, Ga. feoofos anb (l lothiitg. C. NOR V ELL A CO. CORNER BULL AND BAY STREETS, HAV* JUST RECEIVE!* THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF— DRY GOODS. CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS. EVER OFFERED IN THIS MARKET* Which will be sold AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, UPON THE MOST FAVORABLE TERMS. PRINTS.* Lawns, latest styles, Organdies, Organdie Robes, Ginghams, Jaconets, Mozambtques, Bareges, all kinds. Crape Maretz, all colors. MOURNING GOODS. THIS DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE IN ALL ITS DETAILS. GLOVES. Ladle** and Gents’ Black and Colored Kids, best make, Lisle, all colors, Silk, all colors. Fillet Mlts. HANDKERCHIEFS. Linen Cambric, Hemstitched, Gents' Printed Borders, Gents’ Silk. HOSIERY. Ladles' Black and White Silk, Ladles’ Black and White Cotton, Misses’ Black and White Cotton, Children’s Black and White Cotton, Ladles’ and Misses’ Gauze Merino Vests, Gents’ Merino Vests. UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS. Ribbons, Bonnet und-Belt, all kinds. B O .N N E T s' White,Black and Colored Straw and Braid Bonnets Ladles' Misses’ and Children’s Flats, in great va riety, A full assortment of Gents’ aad Boys’ Hats. FANS IN EVERY VARIETY, LARGE AND WEU. ASSORTED STOCK OF LADIES’ AND GENTS’ SHOES, CLOTHING. Linen and Cassimere Summer Saits, Alapaca Coats, A Full assortment of Military Dress and Fatigue Uniforms. mr.y2o A. TOPHAM, . 138 CONGRESS STREET, SAVANNAH, OA„ NO. 7 MERCHANTS' BOW, HILTON HEAD, Cails the attention of Wholesale and Retail purchasers to his superior Stock of MILITARY, NAVAL and CITIZENS’ CLOTHING. BOOTS, SHOES, REGULATION HATS, CAPS, and GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS For sale at the Lowest Market price. Additions to Stock received by every Steamer fi pm New York. may26-20t jyj OSQU IT 6 NETTING^ AT may2o l. C. NORVELL & CO.. CI3SH 1 .L »!■ , II l ' .JMSBX !§r#gs. §f. ■pRESH DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY, &<\ A. A. SOLOMONS & CO. Beg to inform their customer* and the public genrral ly that they have just received per steamer Amerce, A FULL ASSORTMENT OF GOODS IN THPtR LINE. And with a thoroughly REPLENISHED STOtfK, they are enabled to fill orders as faithfully as berrko-. fore. thsy have abuanosd to receive sarruta webki.t- Being compelled to adhere to ?he CASH SYSTEM, Funds must in all cases accompany the orders to to* sure attention. AT THE OLD STAND. Market Square, mayl9 10 Savannah, Cfa. gggegggg'gg» YORK HERALD CORRESPONDENT. lire office of the New York Herald Correspon dent is at 111 BAY STREET, <j?BTAne. marts If SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 3ft, 1865. Steamers.. piONEER LINE. FOR NEW YORK. The new steamship CATHERINE WHITING, Capt Cobb, will leave for New York.on her regular day, Wednesday the 31st., at 2 o’clock, P. M. For Freight or Passage apply to HUNTER & GAMMELL. May 30 LINE. FOR NEW YORK. The New and Elegant Steamship WEYBOSBETT, Captain Parish, will leave for the above port on WEDNESDAY, Slat inst. For freight or passage, having splendid accommo dation, apply to BRIGHAM, BALDWIN & CO , raay24-tf Agents. STATES SEVEN-THIRTY LOAN. THIRD SERIES, TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS. By authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, the undersigned, the General Subscription Agent for the sale of United States Securities, offers to the public the third series of Treasury Notes, bearing aeven and three-tenths per cent, interost per annum, known as the SEVEN-THIRTY LOAN. These notes are Issued under date of July 15,1565, and are payable three years from that date in curren cy, or are convertible at the option of the holder into U. S. FIVE-TWENTY SIX PER CENT. GOLD-BEARING BONDS. These Bonds arc now worth a handsome premium, and are exempt, as are all the Government Bonds from Staff, County, and Municipal taxation, which adds from one to three per cent, per annum to their vulue, ac cording to the rate levied upon other property. The Interest Is payable semi-annually by coupons attached to each note, which may be cut off and sold to any bank or banker. The interest at 7.30 per cent, amounts to One cent per day on a SSO note. ' Two cents per day on a SIOO note. Ten cents per day on a ssoo‘note. Twenty cents per day on a SI,OOO note. One Dollar per day on a $5,000 note. Notes'of all the denominations named Will he prompt ly furnished upon receipt of subscriptions. The Notes of tins Third Senes are precisely similar Inform and privileges to the Seven-Thirties already sold, except that the Government reserves to itself the option of paying interest In gold c .In at 6 per cent., in stead of 0 3-10ths In currency. Subscribers will deduct the interest in eurrency up to July Istb, at the time when they subscribe. . • The delivery of the notes of this third series of the Seven-thirties will commence on the Ist of June, and will be made promptly and continuously after that date. The alight change made in the conditions of this THIRD SERIES affects only the matter of interest, The payment in gold, If made, will be equivalent to the currency interest of the higher rate.' The return to specie payments, in the event of which only will the option to pay the interest in Gold be avail ed ot, would so reduce and equalize'priccs that pnr. chases made with six per cent, in gold-would be folly equal to those made with seven and three-tenths per cent, in currency. This is THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET Now oftered by the Government, and its superior ad vantages make it the GREAT TOPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE. Less than $230,000,000 of the Loan authorized by Congress are now on the market. This amount, at the rate at which it is being absorbed, will all be subscrib ed for within sixty days, when the notes will undoubt edly command a premium, as has uniformly betn the case on dosing the subscriptions to other Loans. In. order that citizens of every town and section of the country may be offorded facilities for taking the Loan, the National Banks, State Banks, and Private Bankers throughout the eountry have generally a;, reed to receive subscriptions at par. Subscribers will select their own agents, in whom they have confidence, and who only are to be responsible for the delivery of the notes for which they receive orders. JAY COOKE, Subscription Agent, No. 114 South Third Street, Philadelphia. may26-15t OFFICE SUPERVISOR OF TRADE, Savannah, May 24th, IBC3. tC l^ra’instructed by General Orders No. 11, Headqnar ten District of Savannah, April 23d, ISCfI, to collect a ta* of 3 per cent, upon all incomes of six hundred fSCOQ) ana upwards, from Real Estate. All persons whose incomes from this source exceed six bandied ($000) dollars per annum, will be required to make a return of such property and incomes lmme diatelv, for the month of May. Blank returns for this purpose may be had on appli cation at this office, __ (Signed) ALFRED NEAFIE, Lt. Col. and Supervisor of Trade. aiay2s-tJnnel T UM\}EU FOR SALK. . JUST RECEIVED, 42.505 feet Spruce BOARDS 1,210 feet Pine " (>,533 feet Spruce PLANK, 19,743 feet Spruce JOISTS. Apply to the Master of the App.y io m BcHOONER UNION FLAG, » may24-tf At the Dock, near the Rice Mill /"\LD NEWSPAPERS, FOR WRAPPING PAPER, For sale at the * SAVANNAH HERALD OFFIC no. 11l bay strext. mar 22 ■ TJKOVOST COURT NOTICE. On and after this date, the First Provost Court, Ist Lieut Eben Parsons, Jr., Judge, will be held at the C. 8. Court House, corner of Bull and Bay rtreett. The Second Provost Court Capt. James M. Walton, Jodee wttlbe held in the room over Adams’ Express -s office, corner Bay and Drayton streets. The respective jurisdictions are fixed by General Order Noland all parties having business before “S.I2SS’ -55. « i Joelrg. rFrom the London Spectator.,) THE HOUR OF NORTHERN VlchfOßY. lit FANNY LF.MBLE. Roll not a drum, sound not a clarion-note Os haughty triumph to the silent sky ; Hnsh’d oe the shout of joy in ev’ry throat, And veil’d the flash of joy In ev’ry eye. Not with Te Drums loud and high Hosannas Greet we the awflil victory we have won. But with our arms revers'd and lower'd bauners We stand—our work is done ! Thy work is done, God, terrible and just. Who luy'dst upon our hearts aud hands tills task. And kneeling, witli our foreheads in the dust, We veuture Peace to ask. Bleeding and writhing underneath our swonl, Prostrate our brethren lie. Thy fallen foe. Struck down by Thee through ns, avenging Lord— By Thy dread hand laid low. For our own guilt have we ueen doomed to smite These our own kindred, Thy great laws defying, These, our own flesh and blood, who now unite In one thing only with us—bravely dying. Dying how bravely, yet how bitterly ! Not for the better side, but for the Vorie, Blindly and madly striving against Thee For the bad cause where thou hast set Thy curse. At whose defeat we may not raise our voice, Save in the deep thanksgiving of our prayers, “ Lord 1 we have fought the fight 1" Bat to rejoice Is ours no more than theirs. Call back Thy dreadful ministers of wrath Who have led on onr hosts to this great day; Let our feet halt now in the avenger's path, And bid our weapons stay. s Upon our land, Freedom's inhcritauce, Turn Thou once more the splendor of Thy face; Where nations serving Thee to light advauce, Give us ngaiu our place. Not our bewildering past prosperity, Not all thy former ill-requited grace. But this oue boon—Oh! grant us still to be The home of Hope to the whole human race- THE GRANDEST DISPLAY IN THE WORLD. Yesterday the magnificent review at Wash ington began. The vast army of t wo hundred thousand American soldiers com nenced to pass before the President and the Lieutenant General. The scenes and incidents will bo found lully described in our news columns. Washington was of course crowded with strangers from all parts of the Union, -and their cheers expressed to the brave veterans the gratitude which the country fipels towards them for its preservation. There have been many grand military displays in the past; but never before has there been one so grand as this. The number of soldiers in line is im mense. Neither Napoleon nor Wellington ever saw so many veterans in one army at oue time. When Napoleon reviewed his army of two hundred thousand men, at the opening of his first Russian'campaign, many of his soldiers were young conscripts, fresh from the farm and the .counter. The great Russian army, reviewed by the Duke of Wel lington after the capitulation of Paris, in 1814, numbered only one hundred and sixty thousuud. But our army—which is, in fact, but a part of our force, since the commands, of Thomas, Schofield, Curtis, Ord, Canby, Foster and others are not represented—is composed entirely of veterans, and is quite two hundred thousand strong. It is not mere numbei'3, however, which make the display at Washington so grand.— The immensity of the numbers has had its effect, because we have never seen anytiiing like it in this country before. General Grant gives us a faint idea of this immensity when he says it will take the army two days to cross the Long Bridge. General McClellan’s reviews were small compaxed.to this, and the long processions which we get up here in the metropolis in honor of distinguished visitors sink into insignificance. But this review is a review of triumph. The troops which file before the thousands of spectators at Wash ington are not going into a war, and are not preparing for battle. They have come out of the .war triumphant, and all their (battles are over. Leading them we see peace and victory hand in hand. The gallant conquerors of many a hard tought field are going home to share the blessings they have won for the nation.— They are not only heroes, but they are the heroes of the sublimest conflict in all histo ry. They have been battling for that great principle of democracy for which so many valiant martyrs in former times have fallen in vain, and they have’secured the perpetu ity of that Union upon which the hopes of the oppressed ot all climes and countries de pend. They are the champions of free gov ernments throughout the worid. The ap plause which greets them comes not from the Washington crowds alone, nor from the millions of their fellow citizens in all the States ; but we can bear it ringing across the Atlantic, echoed alike from the Alps and the Andes, and swelled by the majestic chorus ol republican voices from Mexico to Den mark. From one end of the world to the other the people thank our soldiers for hav ing conquered in the people’s cause. Two hundred thousand American soldiers are marching on through Washingtonto-day. Every regiment, brigade and division has its proud record, which the spectators eagerly recall. Those fine fellows fought at Autie tam, and those at Atlanta. Here are the men who held Lee in a vice, and yonder come Sherman’s legions, who passed like a sword through the vitals of the rebellion. W« leave to our correspondents the grateful task of noting the achievements of the troops in line, and pause to ask ourselves where their march is to end? They are going home; but will they stay there long? With one-quarter of the number ScoJt captured Mexico. With one-half of that tremendous many Canada would fce ours. With such a body of veterans our generals could humble the pride of combined-Europe. Where will their grand march end ? This is a question which no one can . answer now. One thing is, nevertheless, sure. These thousands soldiers may fight no more ; their remaining years may be pas sed in quiet usefulness at their homes; one by one they may pass away, honored and be loved by all, like the patriots of the Revolu tion ; scattered far and wide, their bodies may rest sweetly beneath the flowers and the grasses; but all this while their souls and those of the slain comrades will be marching on. On—till thrones shake and crumble at the sound of their coming, and lie crushed PRICE. 5 CENTS beneath their steady tramp. On—till the people everywhere rise and demand their liberties with invincible voices. Gn—till no despot tyrannizes over his fellow men r and no aristocracy lords it over the down-trod den masses. On—till every nation is a re pnblic, and every man a freeman. On—till the soldiers of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan have saved the world as they have saved the Union. On, and on, and on!—iY. Y. Herald. RE PORT OF THE COMMITTEE O N THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR. The committee on the conduct of the war adjourned sine, die on the 23d inst, and sub mitted their report to the Secretary of the Senate. The first part of the testimony taken is in regard to the Army of tlie Poto mac. concluding as follows: The Army of the Potomac. Your committee could not forbear asking the witnesses before them if the army, after all these indecisive advances and retrograde movements, still retained confidence in its commanding generals. Various answers were returned to this inquiry; all, however, tending to establish the fact that much dis couragement had been felt by the army at > these ineffective operations, and but for the higbty intelligent; character of the rank and file, it never would have retaiued its even then effective condition. General Pleasanton states that the cavalry under his command did not retain confidence in the ability of General Meade. General Birney states the same about his corps, stating that while General Meade was rather liked as a man he was not regarded as a man of reso lution or one who is willing to assume that responsibility required by the position he oc cupied. Gen. Howe states that in his opin ion the rank and file of the army do not re gard Gen. Meade as possessed of that-zeal, activity and energy necessary to carry on an offensive warfare generally, but he admits that the most of the corps commanders would probably say that Gen. Meade was eminently qualified for the command he now hqlds. That opinion General Howe qualifies however, by stating that, so far as he has observed, the most of the principal officers of the Army of the Potomac, including the commanding general, are governed by the same sympathies, feelings and cohsiderations which have been infused into the army by its commander during the Peninsular campaign. Gen. Birney says that many of the principal officers believed that Gen. McClellan was the only general who should command this army, although there is not as much of that feeling . now as formerly. General Doubleday biuntr ly says there has always been a great deal of favoritism in the Army of the Potomac.— , No man who is an anti-slavery man or ait' anti-McClellan man can expect decent treat ment in that ainvy as constituted. General. Warren states that after the bat tle of Gettysburg the army was deprived of many of its best corps commanders—Gener al Reynolds having been killed, General • Sickles and Hancock wounded, and General Meade made commander of the army, 'that since that time corps commanders nave not been all equal to their position, and boose- ' quently the army had been lees effective la its operations. The Red River Expedition. The committee also give the results of their inquiries on the Red River Expedition, say? ingin conclusion : > Your committee would state that while the object had in view by General Halfecfe in urging this expedition was a military one, with the expectation, perhaps, of accomplish ing some important political result by the oc cupation of some pomt in Texas, the general commanding the expedition (Banks) appears to have had in view the two objects of car.- ' rying out measures for the establishment of a State government in Texas, and of afford ing an egress for cotton and other products of that region of country, and many of the witnesses express an opinion, in which the ‘ committee concur, that the attention * ed to the accomplishment of those objects exerted a most unfavorable influence upon , the expedition. This expedition presents many remarkable features. It was undertaken without the di rection of any one, so far as the evidence shows. .The authorities at Washington did not furnish the troops which the general com manding the expedition considered necessary for tlie purpose, but suggested that they*' might lie obtained as a matter ot favor from Generals Grant, Sherman, and Steele ; and it appears from the evidence that Gen. Sher man “loaned” for the expedition ten thou-' sand men for thirty days, under the command of Gen. A. J. Smith. The only orders eraa- 1 nating from Washington in relation to the. expedition, as developed by the evidence, were those of the President contained in a permit he gave to Cassy and Butler “to go up Red River aDd purchase cotton,”in which he directs the officers of the army and navy to furnish such assistance as might be de? sirable. In the absence of all orders requir ing this expedition to be undertaken, and after the refusal of the authorities at YVasli- iugton to furnish the troops asked for, it wa% entered upon by the commanding general, as shown by the evidence, against his Judg ment, and in the belief that it must lieces sariiy fail; and it was prosecuted at immense sacrifice of property, of life aud of valuable time after the development of facts that ut terly precluded all hopes of success He did not seek to accomplish any distinctly avowed military object, and as a military movement it seems to have been conducted without capacity or discretion. Its only result, in'ad dition to the disgraceful military disasters that attended it, were of a commercial and political character. The commercial transac tions were conducted by those who ascended Red river, by authority of the President’s per mits, as before stated, and in part by specu lators who, without any permit or other aq thority, so far as is shown by the evidence of the commanding general, came up on the headquarters boat of the army, bringing with them bagging and rope for the cotton they might secure. The political transac tions were shown by the holding of elections in the camps of the army while engaged in the expedition with the view of reorganizing a civil government in Louisiana. The at tempt to do this was clearly a usurpation ©n the part of the militar . uthorities, the exe-