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The Savannah Daily Herald. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 31, 1865. FKO.H OUB EVENING EDITION OF YESTERDAY. Tan Steamship Carolina will sail for New York to-morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock. The Pacificator, the Catholic journal, published at Augusta, has been enlarged to twice its former size. Vegetables —Our market this morning was abundantly supplied with tomatoes, which were retailed at twenty-five cents per quart. Musk melons were sold at prices ranging from fifteen to twenty cents green com four and five cents per ear; okra fifty cents per quart; water melons two dollars to two dollars and fifty cents, and in limited de mand. We learn that the steamer Carolina will convey to New York on to-morrow a large quantity of vegetables, contracts for which were made this morning with the gardeners. From the coast in a few days will be received large supplies of water melons, etc., the pro ducts of the Freedmen’s farms. Second Provost Court.— This morning, Francis Dowd and Peter Luddy,, jr., charg ed with violation of General Order, No. 4 1, were arraigned and tried by Judge Rundlet. From tli it appears that on Satur day or Friday last, n Sergeant of Company C, 75th New York Volunteers, obtained at Dowd's saloon, on Bryan street, from Luddy, his*clerk, a glass of liquor. Dowd and Luddy were subsequently arrested and lodg ed iu jail under paragraph 4, section 2d of the order whieh reads: “No liquor will be sold, or otherwise disposed of, to the enlisted men of the Army or Navy.” Messrs. Dowd and Luddy were found guilty by the Court. The decision of the Court will be found in the published proceedings in our morning edition of to-morrow. The Ice Business. —For several years prior to the war, this business was a monopoly in Savannah; the two different firms who held the trade at their bidding were then merged in one, and at the present time the concern is known as Messrs. Haywood, Gage A Co-, Market Square. This firm have now on hand a large stock of ice, and their houses ou Bryan, South Broad and Abercorn streets are amply supplied. There is also anew house in this same business, who have lately located permanently in Savannah, and will furnish ice to the people at reduced rates. This firm is Cheeseman & Marshall, contractors of the Government. They supply all hospitals on the Atlantic and Gulf coast, also the hospi tals at New Orleans, Natchez, Memphis aud other points on the Mississippi. They not alone supply the invalid, but he or her who desires to encourage their enterprlze. At Savannah, Mr. George Smith is their local agent. He can be found at Wiltberger’a old ice house, corner of Drayton and Brougton street lane. The stock landed and housed a nearly one thousand tons. Orders of one hundred or more pounds will be filled at one dollar and fifty cents per hundred pounds over ten pounds, at retail to customers, two cents per pound. Business Phospects in Florida.—W e have | been a private letter received by a gentleman in this city, from a well-known merchant, resident in Gainesville, Florida. It contains some interesting statements relative to the condition of affairs and the prospects for business in that State. The w riter says that all acknowledge that henceforth busi ness is to be conducted on anew oasis, and that the character of the intercourse between the merchants and the planters must undergo a marked change. A disposition is univer sally manifested on the part oi the planters to accede cheerfully to the requirements ot * the new order of things, and to do the best they can to secure their present crops. The apprehensions so generally felt in regard to the negroes are found to have been in a great measure unfounded. They are, in general, orderly iu their conduct and industrious, and profitable to their employers. The crops are looking very well. Colton was planted-in-so limited an extent that ihe entire yield will not probably exceed a few hundred bales in the central section of the State. The small supply now on hand is be ing held by the owners until the market is fairly opened, and the railroads repaired to the coast. The railroad to Jacksonville, it was ex pected, would he completed about the mid dle of June, when the working force engaged there would be immediately placed upon the track of the road from Baldwin to Fernandi na. Great. activity is manifested along the line of this Hoad in the preparations for a re newal oi business Lumber mills are going up, a number of turpentine plantations are again being .opened, while many are making tar and getting out ranging timber. The want of a circulating medium it se verely. felt. It is believed that there are scarcely a hundred dollars of Government is sues in the community, and the people are not. inclined to make too great sacrifices oi' what little of effects they have left. Fernandma is now looked upon as an ex cellent held for commercial operations, and its business prospects for the tuture a3 promising as those of any town in the State. —Which is the best way of retaining a woman’s affections? By not returning them. ,I<ntr»on Davis iu Fri»ou. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times gives the following accouut 1 of the prison life of Jeff. Davis, which may, I or may not be authentic • At the tort, an entire casemate, oompris-1 ing two rooms, was set apart for his use In | front of it, a line-of sentinels making three • sides of a square, of which the front of the | casemate in the fourth, prevents all approach to tbe locality Within the line is an officer ou duty, who, for the time being is not allow- i ed to leave the established inclosure, and who holds one of the keys to the door of the 1 casemate- In the interior, two sentinels aie i on duty with their backs to the dooi under | orders not to speak during their tourot duty, but continually to observe the prisoner.— Between them sits an officer, who is also not allowed to speak, anil who holds the key ot the second or interior lock of the door which cannot be opened, except by the concurrence of the two officers named. . At the door between the rooms is another sentinel, and in lhe inner room are two others who are all enjoined to the same strict silence.— Mr. Davis cannot thus be lost sight of tor a moment, day or night The window of the ; inner room is, of course, the embrasure of the casement, looking out at the broad moat i of the fort, and beyond it a line of sentinels observe the emiuasure The prisoner is pro- ' vidfid with food from that prepared for the j guard furnishing the above details. He has as much in quantity as he pleases, but no other rations than those of the soldiers, whose presence testifies to him the power of the government he has so lone: defied. He is in continual uninterrupted silence if he makes a request, it is'writ ten down and forwarded to the military commandant, who returns a brief answer in writing, granting or denying* the favor. He is furnished with a Bible, aud with that only, and thus for the time at least, he is left in solemn communion with his con science and his God. “Is Medio Trnssiwrs Ibis.” —The other day—it was a Sunday—soon after the assas sination of our Martyr-President, there were found suspended near a certain pulpit two flags draped iu mourning. This at old Tap pan Town, in the county of Rockland, and in the ancient orthodox church at that place, not twenty rods from the old *“ Seventy-six House," where Andre was confined, tried and sentenced; and not a half mile from where he was executed, buried, and, long after, exhumed. “ Dein vlags must coom down,” said one of the not over-loyal members of the congre gation. “Nobiziiness in church; no boli dicks ought to go into der church.” “It is not politics,” said a loyal over hearer; “it is a token of grief and respect for our dead President. ” “ Its bolidicks all der same,” was the re ply ; “ mus’ coom down ” “Let ’em be, dis time.” said r brother Dutchman, in political accord with the ob jector; “ Boot is killed, too !” “Ishe ?” said the old copperhead; “ den let der vl»gs»stand.” The Process Illustrated. —Signor Gorini, an Italian professor, well known iu the scientific circles of the P.uropean continent, is said to have invented a process by which he exhibits in a miniature the geological for mation of our globe. The precise method by which this result is obtained is as yet a secret, but wc are informed that the profes sor prepares a hot liquid composition* which he pours into a large basin, and that as this fluid cools, the spectator beholds gradually rising from its surface bold elevations having the shape and character of mountains, which break into smaller chains of hills sloping down towards the plain, and in their course developing a succession of valleys. R. A. Gillette, Esq., of New Lebanon, Co lumbia Cos., N. Y., by letter informs the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the District-of Columbia that he is retained b} r some of the friends of Jeff. Davis, as counsel for the iatter in the trial under the indictment ' found on the 29th of May. Mr. Gillette was a protege of Silas Wright, was a Representative in Congress from the Ogden burg District from 1832 to 183 C, was Solicitor of the Treasury under Polk, Assistant Attorney General under Pierce, and Solicitor of the Court of Claims under Buchanan Colt-kctor or Internal Revenue. —Mr. Fredeiick A. Sawyer, well and favorably known to our citizens, has received the ap pointment of Collector of Internal Revenue lor the Second District of South Carolina, including Charleston, Colleton, Beaufort, Barnwell and Orangeburg Districts.— Chart??,- ton Connie,. A nice relic oi the “peculiar institution” is found on one of the confiscated plantations on the Mississippi, a notoriously hard master, named Coeksel, who left behind, in the house, a journal of events, orders, &c. in which he expressly prohibits all meetings for prayers and religious sevvices. Coekrel, in the jour nsi meutiened above, chronicles an instruc tion issued to his overseer one season, that the plantation must produce so much corn, such a quantity of cot ton,' a certain number of mules, a certain number of hogs, and ten negro children, and directs arrangements he made accordingly, without regard to any oi the relations oi' life. A letter from Washington says: “l have seen a large number of persons direct from various parts of the South, recently from \ irginia to Louisiana, and it is remark able, as I learn from them, what terrible and universal destitution prevails all over the South among the negroes These poor crea tures, enticed away from their comfortable homes, are crowded into all the Southern cities by tr-us of thousands—men, women and children Os course, no provision lias been made, and r.o adequate provision can be made for their support; and they are lit erally starving to death by thousand." —A drunken soldier in the army in India, having been lately confined in the black iiol e for intoxication, felt something crawling over him. Knowing it to he a serpent, and fcar its deadly bite, he kept quite still, while the reptile crawled inside of tiis jacket and coiled himself up for a nap. When the ptard came to release hint some hours later, a snake—a cohra —quickly glided away. The guard no ticed with surprise that the prisoner’s hair had turned white, and he died a few hours after telling his story —The Fatis exhibition of dogs opened on the (jth of May. 1,700 docs were sent into the jury, who admitted but 1,250. This num ber does not include 25 pack hounds of 15 couples each. Dogs have been sfent into trance, England, Belgium, Russia. China and Australia. —Say> a Fortress Monroe correspondent, Juue 6th—“ The steamship Champion arrived here this morning from Hilton Head, having on board tbe rebel Major General Sam , .Tones and his staff, paroled prisoners ol war. Gen eral Sam| Jones, it will be remembered, com manded in and about Charleston for two years previous to its forced evacuation. He it was who placed imprisoned Union officers under fire in the city of Charleston. Ex General Bam. walked up the wharf this morn ing, under the blazing sunshine, a heavy overcoat and blanket thrown across his shoulders, and a large valise in his hand. He was followed by his staff, each one carrying his traps. They were not allowed to enter the Hygeia Hotel by the sentry on duty there, on account of their rebel uniforms. All had their side arms, though none wore them. Home of the officers utilized their swords by hanging. —The word creek, meaning a small river, dipper, meaning a ladle, nail and pitcher, are all Americanisms. In England they sav “a bucket of water,” not “a pail n( water;" in stead of “a pitcher of water,” they make ase ot “a j“g of water,” or “decanter of water.” Throughout Europe, except among the low est classes, water is brought on the table in decanters They are regarded ns not so lia ble to admit dust as jugs or pitchers, and as possessing the advantages of enabling a per son to see whether the water in them is clean. Though not altogether apropos, let us here state that an Englishman never says “what time is it ?’’ but always employs the query “what o’clock is it?” One day last week, a man named Luther Dunn, was working in a field in St. Francis county, Arkansas, when a neighbor, named David Wilds, came up and called on him to halt, and before he could make any response shot him dead. Thirty of the neighbors met at once, and going to Wild’s house, they seized him. They then asked him if he wanted to pray. He said he did, and knelt kown. In a few minutes they fired simul taneously, and Wild’s body was blown to pieces. —A New Yorker, who has been sent to the musical festival at Boston, writes home as follows; “These Boston people are nothing if not critical, and their satisfaction at find ing something to criticise is the chief plea sure they derive from a musical entertain ment. When they go to Heaven they will declare that some of the harps are out of tune, «Uiat one of the angels takes liberties with the composer’s text, and that another ‘sings flat.’ They will also deplore the ab sence of the Boston organ.” —The reason that the rebel cotton loan is still quoted in England, is that certain persons there suppose that the cotton on which the loan was predicted is stall in tße South aud will be snipped as soon as the ports are opened. ROSSNFELD & CO BANKERS, No 8 BROAD STREET. Nbw York. We draw at sight, and at sixty days, on London, Paris, Franxeobt, and ail other principal cities of Europe. , • Parties opening enrrent accounts, may deposit and draw at their csnvenience, the same as with the Cirr Banks, and wiM be allowed interest on ail balances over o.»s Thousand Dou.abs, at the rate of rouaper cent, per annum. Order* for th* purchase or sale of various issues of Government and other Stocks. Bond* hndGoid. executed ou Commission jes-3taw3m YTAUDK & WRIGHT^ t COMMISSION MERCHANTS AUGUSTA, G A Consignments Solicited. Merchandise Bought and Sold Jams* t Mmiir; Thomas T Wright, RFFEB tO . Hon Simon Draper, New York Messrs, lie & Waller, Messrs. H B. Clafliu & Cos, New Y'crk Gliddeu £ Williams, Boston Ho\ey iStt'o., <l Smith, Wbod & Cos., St Louis Appleton Noyg & Cos, K McUreilv £ Cos, Cincinnati Charles L Colby A Cos., Savannan, Ga. i'ho9. Metcalf, Esq., Augusts Oa Robert Clffipocll, Esq , ju9 eol4w ■ FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. say sssiit, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA RoiiEBT .EijwtN, Ola* S. Habmut, Q i ARTEIM ASTER’S VOUCHERS ~ -AN-n- # NORTHERN STATE MONEY. QUARTERMASTER S VOUCHERS FOR APRIL, MAY AND JUNE, AND HORTHERM BANK BILLS, Purchasedby I 0. NORVELL A CO., Corner Boil street, opposite the Past Office. Ju9-eod Bakery a confectionery establish MKNT AT BEAUFORT We respectfully call the attention of the public to our Bakery A Confectionery Establishment in Sam A . Cooley’s Bui lain/ at Bcunfort, at which we are prepared promptly to till any orders which may be for warded to us. Special attention is paid to the man ulacturo of Ornamental Pieces, Fancy Confectionery, and Elegant Pastry, lor holiday on estival tables. Feb. 3-ts McMANUS A MURRAY. frira a company' FACTORS AND COYffdISSION MERCHANTS. Having leased the large and commodious Warehouse formerly occupied by Messrs Dana A Wustbnrne, 114 Buy street. Savannah. Go , we are prepared to Store and Forward ail kinds ot Merchandize Liberal ad vances will be made on COTTON Consigned to our friends in New 'York, or Liverpool England HEIN & COMPANY RtrratNcns.—Aieasr.v Smith A Dossing, New Y ork C. C. A H M. Fabor, New York; W. A. Smith. Esq ’ Mobile, Ala.: Cabot £ Senfer, ot. Louis JUU . Into 2 G* ltd WE & CO, ~ OoßNen St. Jolib . Ste.scr anu Monument Square. Near the Pulaski House, W HOLESALE DEALERS t* in GROCERIES FINE IMPORTED LIQUORS, WINES * cf#ARS A-o * Also Agents for two large and excellent Breweries, at New fork. from whieh wc receive the best of AL »S AND LAGER BIER • Also, constantly on hand the best EAST INDIA ALE. W e oame.dovvn here very inexperienced in business, as conducted under necessary military restrictions ; and coming unprovided \vlth the proper papers for our trade, we at first labored under many disadvan tages But we now consider ourselves well posted, and having, by strict compliance with all military rule A been put on a good tooting for disposing of our Stock, with the proper license, we propose, to offer unusual inducements to the trade We shall give a superior article at a small advance on New Y'ork prices. MONEY OR GOODS ADVANCED . uoa COTTON. RICE. AND GENERAL PRODUCE. tf M. SCARBROUGH & CO. GROCERY AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 140 Congress and 57 St. Julians Streets, • bA-Ws.:*OBOItGTA.., Offer for sale, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, A LARGE STOCK cr GROCERIES and PROVISIONS, Consisting of TEAS and SUGARS, best brands: COFFEE; CAN DLES, SOAP, FLOUR, HAILS, BACON, fSh’onlder and Clear Sides;; LEAF LARD, CORN MEAL CAN PEACHES, PLE FRUITS and PRE SERVES, PEPPER. SPICE, GINGER, &c„ &c., &r„ Ail of which they are selling at reduced prices. Give them a caW before purchasing elsewhere. JcG lmo IL T O N & R A ND E L L, vfsoitiAit o rocs if a. 193 BAY STREET, NEAP. BARNARD SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Wlii be in constant receipt, per Steamers from New xork, of an extensive and complete assortment of Goods consisting, in part, of < SUGARS, SYRUP, MOLASSES, FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEE, BUTTER, CHEESE. LARD, SOAPS, STARCH, CANDLES. WINES. ALE- CIDER, ETC., ETC, ETC. To which they call the attention of the Trade. /dOSHEN BUTTER AND CHEESE Choice and Extra F -A M 1 L Y FLOUR, In barrels and half barrels, just received per steamer Carolina, and for sale bv WM. H. STARK. JgACON FOUR HHDS BA I. TO MO RE BACON, For sale by OGHAM, BALDWIN & CO mays tt’ . -•’* SSdS3IS9SgBSgg 3E88E3888 .:=w222E. jpOR YOUR FINE BOOTS. GO TO IVES’. TCfINES, LIQUORS, ALES, Ac . PHILIP B MARSH, aT BATTERSBY’S warehouse, <SZ*A> Os SAT LAXF.J . Has for sale a Superior Stock of OLD PENET CASTILIAN BRANDT OLD OTARD DCPUY BRANDY. FLELUVAISAIN BRANDY. SWAN GIN AND WINDMILL GIN WOLFE’S SCHIEDYM SCHNAPPS. DRAKE’S PLANTATION BITTERS SHERRY AND MADEIRA WINE IMPERIAL ALE, BROWN STOUT, CIDEIt. Aii of which he has in cases or in balk, with his usual and well assorted Stock of GROCERIES. AH of which are offered at a small advance on New New York cost, and charges. juJC-Iw OTEELEA BURBANIL u Merchants' Row, _ , wv Hilton Head, 9 C Cau the attention of Wholesale and Retail purchasers to their smMrio: stock of MIUMAKY and NAVAL CLOTHING AXiJ FURNISHING GOODS, watches, Clocks, Fancy Uoodo, Jewelry, and Plated Ware.Swordl*, Bashes, Belts. Embroideries,Boots,Caps Field Glasses, Gauntlet* loves. Ac.. Ac., Ac. GATa. BRAN, HAY AND FLOUR, Landing from steamer Carolina, end for sale from the Wharf or at the corner of Bryan Strest and Mar ket jquar*. 3t julV fffirial, JM PORTANT NCfHUk TO COTTON'OVVNtt Ovnoß or nm F S. PrseHAsnw Asm. i Mov 22 ifjsr .The attention of cotton owners is called to the\rj lowing extracts from the - Amended fr,' the purchase of products of the insur.eetionMy on Government Account,--Issued from tho - Department of date Msv 9th, IRCS and the President mtV same date appro ' ed by Agents shall oe appointed bv the Secret nr of the Treasury, with th< approval ot the Prodded declared to bSffiSSSS'S mp to time be designated by the jury ot the Treasury- as markets or places ot purchase operations of Purchasing Agents shall he confined to the single article of Cotton - .fSriv shah give public notice at the place” to whk-hth 67 ehallhe aaiWt.. that they wifi purchal . m accor/ ance with these Mpiuuiia. all cotton not captured or abandoned, w hich mar tv brought to them nea * v ; To lhP f'rjalrements'oi the Bth section of the Act ot July -2, the Ag-nts shall seenre of coiton so brought, and forthwth return to the stllJr three lourths thereof which jmrtion shall beana-er age grade of the whole, according to tfie certiSaw , a sworn sampler or expert. °* V All cotton purchased and resold by unr-hadr, Agents shall be exempt from all fine and ail frie-nb taxes. And the Agent selling shali mark “FREE" and furnish to the purchaser and billofsSf duly and accurately describing the character and cum, tity sold, and containing a certificate that it isexemm from taxes and fees a9 above. • * * * *•••.. , IX. All Agents are prohibited from purehasinr n-v product of an insurrectionary state, which shall have been captured by the m iitary or naval forces of th United states or which shall hare been abandoned by the lawful owner thereof X: -These regulations, w hieh aie intended to revoke and annul all others on the subject heretofore made w ill take effect and be in lorce on and after May 10U,, The undersigned has been appointed Purcfcastr,.- Agent at Savannah, and hereby gives notice that he is prepared to purchase, in accordance with the result tions, of which the above paragraphs are extracts all Cotton iidt captured cr abandoned, which mav brought to him. The war is virtnaijy closed, and to the ead that the people may, to as full an extent as possible, commence to reap the benefits of a state of peace, it is desirauie that the old and regular channels of trade be rc-estab ed, new ones opened, and the occupations of the peo ple, both in city and country, be resumed. It is ex pected that the purchase, by the Treasury Department In gobd taith of the cotton Ip the eouutry now in the baud? of Us owners, returning therefor a fair andhon cst equivalent, will largely tend to bring abont a stale of things so much to be desired by all. mltestrictiona upon trade are now virtually abolished, and citizens may, with a few unimportant exceptions ‘now purchase and take awfty whatever their t.ecess: ties require, and I feel satisfied that the disposition to do all that may be done to bring about once more a normal and healthy condition of trade will not be wanting. Cotton owners may rest assured that it is now perfectly safe fso far at least as any interference on the part of the Government is concerned) for them to bring in and dispose of their cotton, The fullest protection will be guaranteed, upon its arrival in Sa vannah, and such other protection and safe conduct as the Agent may he able to obtain for cotton iu transitu will be freely aflordea It is hoped that before long wiifopen up better and safer means of complication with, end transportation to. Savannah iron, the interior than now exists. In the meantime, and until that takes place, owners of Cotton at distant points desirous of marketing it at Savannah, will doubtless be able to devise temporary expedients for accomplishing that cnd. T P F'OEB, U S. Purchasing Agent ArrRoTED: C. GRAVER. , Brevet Major General Commanding may23 ts HEA DQ-RsT PO3TI)F'SA VANNAH Savannah, Jane 13th, 18L5 On and after this date, articles In the Public Market of this city, will be sold at such prices as are herein alter specified. Persons violating this rule, will be reported to this office, and dealt with as the military law. directs. * By command of Bt. Brig. Gen WOODFORD Edwakii G. Duck, Asst. Adjt. General and Post Treasner Duck.s, per pair 2 00 Turkeys, each . $2 60<s$2 50 Geese, per pair . 2 50’ Fowls, per pair LGo® 1 Su Spring Chickens, per pair. .. 00 Beef, fresh, best cut, per lb 20 Beef, fresh, second cut, per 1b.., it Pork, fresh, per 1b.... 05 Eggs, per dozen no Bass, large size, each per lb. 26 Lass, small size, each per lb 15 Drum, per lb. ( .... . . 25 . Crabs, each...> f (lb » Shrimp, per quart. 20 Whiting, per bunch of 5 40 Sheepheaa, per lb so Suckers, per bunch of c 25 Cat Fish, per lb 10 Perch, per bunch of 5 40 Beans, snap, per quart il» Mutton, per lb 20 Veal, per lb 25 Country Dried Beef, per lb 15 Liver, per lb w Terrapins, per pair 30 Mullets, per bunch, large size 40 - Mullets, per bunch, small size. . 26 Sturgeon, per pound 7 Trout (salt water; per lb is Trout (fresh water; per pound. . 15 Bream, per bunch of 6. • 40 BlncklKu-riea. per quart 15 Whortleberries, per quart. is Sweet Potatoes, per bushel 4 00 Green Peas, per peck so Honey, per lb 15 Bacon, per lb 20,a; 28 Irish Potatoes, per quart 15i<? 20 Jerked Beef, per !b lu 'j, 15 Turnips, per bunch. . ... 6 Tomatoes, per quart Zu Sausages, fresh pork, per lb 40 Butter* per lb „ :. 60 Clams, per bushel 2 00 juncl4 HEADQ’RS DISTRICT OF SAVANNAH,) Savaahah, Ga , Jnne 9, 13C5. j General Onririt, ) No 33. j To enable residents ot this District who may desire and are qualified to avail themselves of the benefits ot the President’s Amnesty Proclamation, of the 2nth ot May, 1 Stis, Post Commanders are hereby directed to appoint, subject to approval at these Headquarters, suitable officers to administer and record the Amuest, Oath prescribed in said Proclamation. >iuch Officers will be guided bv and strictly adhere to the rules and regulations established by the Secretary of State in the following circular • ’ 1 # DEPARTMENT OF STATE, a . Washington, May 29, ISCZ x ßlr ■—A ropy Ot the President’s Amnesty Proclama tion of this date Is herewith appended. By a clause in the instrument the Secretary of State is directed to establish rules and regulations for adtninistering and recording the Amnesty Oath, so as to insure its bene fits to the people and guard the Government against fraud. Pursuant to this injunction you are Informed that the oath prescribed in the proclamation may be taken and subscribed before any commissioned officer, civil, military or naval, in the service of the Inited States, or any civil or military officer of a loyal State or Territory, who by the laws thereof may be qualified lor administering oaths. All who receive such oaths are hereby authorized to give certified copies thereof to the persons respectively by whom they were made; and such officers are hereby required to transmit tbe originals of such oaths, at ns early a day ns may be convenient, to this department, where they will bede posited and remain in the archives of the Government A register thereof will tie kept in the department, and on application, in proper cases, certificates of such records will be issued In the customary form of official certificates. 1 am, sir, your obedient servant, - AILLIAM H. SiiWARD, Secretary of Mate. In all cases the officer administering tne oath wjl require, in addition to such other evidence as he mpv deem necessary, the affidavit of the applicant that he is not excepted from the benefits of the Proclamation by any one of the exceptions therein made No persons other than officers appointed lor the purpose, are authorized to administer the Oath fr. this District. By Command of „ „ _ Brevet Maj Gen. H. W, BIRGE Rout. F. W II.KJH3ON, Major and A. A. General. ~ jiftii YORK HERALD CORRESPONDENT. ~~ Abe office of the New York Herald Correspondent 111 BAY STREET, „ trvsTAiss. mar 23 t s