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SAY AMAH DAILY HERALD. VOL. 1-NO. 139. The Savannah Daily Herald (MORNING AND EVENING} 13 PCiil.tSiUn BT a W. MASON «fc CO., At 111 Bat Stkjckt, Savannas, Geobgia Per Copy Five Centa. Per liundred ~s3 80. Per Year $lO 00, advertising: Two Dollars per Square of Ten Lines for first in sertion ; One Dollar lor each subsequent one. Ad vertisements inserted in the morning, will. If desired, appear in the evening without extra charge. «J Oli PRINTING, in every style, ncutly and promptly done, i " p -gßaa Insurance. js your life insured t This is snl-nporlant question for every man and important also wife und mother ds It affects thUr .utu e welfare. SEE TO IT AT ONCE. DO NOT DELAY. The “Knickerbocker Life Insurance" of New Yoik will insure you at the usual rates in any anm from £IOO SIO,OOO. They also issue the f vorite TEN YEAR NON-FOBKKITUKE Policies, and will after two years p .yment give a lull paid up Policy for Two Tenths the whole sum, and Three Years Three Tenths, and so on. Thus a Policy of SIO,OOO. Two Premiums paid upon it will be entitled to a paid up Policy of $2,000. and five years five-tenths for every additional year, pur farmer information apply to • - A. WILBUR, Agent, At the office of the Home Insurance Cos., Ja27 ~S'J Bay 3t„ Savannah, Oa. HE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE IN3U. RANGE COMPANY, OF BOSTON. PURELY MUTUAL. This is one of the oldest and best Companies in America. Policies on Lives for any amount np to SIB,OOO are taken by them The Policies of these Companies were not cancelled duriug the war until neard tr >-n—a fact which shews their dealing anti determination to bejost and honor able i ii all cases. Apply"to Ju2T A. WILBUR, Agent. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE AGENCY, BKP3ESENTIXO TUS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY; MANH aTTAN INSURANCE COMPANY ; PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ; Averaging a CASH CAPITAL or over FOUR MILLIONS. Risks taken on all descriptions of Property on rea sonable terms by A. A. LANE, Agt. Oilite in Stoddard's Range, Bay street, oppo site Hf.k alii offlCJ julo lmo OOLVMBIAN (MARINE} INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CASH - CAPITAL .$3,500,000. The undersigned are prepared to Insure tinder Open Policy from the above Company to the extent of SIOO,- 00(i in property in any first class Steamer, and from $50,000 to $T5.uoO on any first clas9 soiling vessel, on the most favorable New York terms. For further particulars apply to CHARLtSL. COLBY & CO Jones Block, corner Bay and Abercorn streets, jets .... ts - Savannah, Oa. tfk-i GOLD AND SILVER dh-T WATCHES. dPI • Bets Silver Ware, Diamond Seta and Rings, English Silver Ciuet Stands, Butter Coolers, Dinner and Tea Service, Pianos, sewing Machines, Vest Chains, Brace lets, Lockets, Gold Pencils, Sets of Jewelry, Ac , &e., WORTH ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO BE SOLI) AT ONE 1)01. LAE EACu, WIIUOCT EEOAUh TO VALUE, AND NOT TO BE PAID FOR UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TO RECEIVE. CATALOGUE CF R-.cn AND VALUABLE ARTICLES AT ONI DOLLAR EACU. g>|i(tu Fine Gold Chronometer Watches, each s2uu ii_iiUo Fiuc Gold English Lever Watches lot) •foOTLaoies* Gold Bnaineied Bijou Watches'. 150 500 Solid Silver Hunting Lever Wutches. .$ 40 to So 200 Silver Dinner Sets HO to 150 150 Silver Tea Sets IM to 160 3,000 English Silver Cruet Stands 20 to 30 3,000 Silver Fruit Urns 15 to 30 2,000 Silver Butter Coolers 20 to 30 1,000 Silver loe Pitchers 50 to *5 fi.ooO Sliver Goblets, Gold Lined 15 to 20 10,000 Gold Pens, Silver Pencil Cases and to 12 C.OOO dozen Silver Tea Spoons 15 to 20 2,000 dozen Silver Dessert Spoons 20 to 30 tfivo Large Size. Magic-Spring Lockets 10 to 20 \5“ Inst-Class eewing Machine 5.......... 40 to bO \U tne above lists of goods will be sold for one dol lartacii. Ccrtificatea of ail the various articles, Btating wha euch one can have, are first put into envelopes, Beaielup, and mixed; and, when ordered, are taken out vfyhout regard to choice, aufi sent by mail, thus giviurtili a fair chance. Uu receipt of the Certificate you wit see what you can have, aud then It la at your option k«cud one dollar aud take the article or not. SINGLE CERTIFICATES, £0 CENTS EACH. One Ccloiicate may obtain you a Gold Watoii, Ser vice ol SilvV Piute, or any other valuable article. THERE WILL BE NO BLANKS. PACKAGES OF CERTIFICATES Wil, be sold to Clubs, Schools, Aoents, Ac., at the following rates i v One Cer tiff cal sent to any address by mall. ..$ 0 25 5 ccriiticata 1 00 11 Certificate!... 2W> 1.50 Ci-rtiilcttie«(,vitli premium} 5 00 01 (Lrniioitss With premium; 10 On 100 Ceititlcuies ijruh premium}....,.. 15 00 Pvrlect- aatlsfachn guaranteed in all case*. Goods r.ot pleasing tne like or lancy of our customers will be exchanged ircc\ cost Agents und othurkviil be allowed 10 cents on each ceriiiknte ordered i> them, providing not less than live are ordered at a me. Agents w ill collect 26 cts. foi each certificate nnqrunit 15 cents each to ns. Address all orders to sC. RICKARDS * CO.. lu2 Nuobuu bt., New York. AGENTS WANTED. , . ju.'3-lw AND UU.dLvpiO * '.).*a WINES A N D LIQ U O R 3 , AT VOOUOALt, T Crt FAMILY CSX, AT 207 BAY S’l'jiET. * oa t f SEALY A CO, may24-tf SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1865. if™ §oobs anb flatting. A MURDOCK L WnhI.ESALX AND RETAIL DEALERS IN SITTERS’ AND NAVAL STORES, DRY’ GOODS BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS/ ’ Gentlemen's Fcrnisuino Goods, Ac., No. 5 Merchants' Row. Hilton Head, a Ou W. C. RIDDEI.I.. rjOl3-tf] . «. J. .MCRDOGK. jpRESH ARRIVAL OF GOOD& SKEHAN A CONYNGHAM. 0/ 17G Broughton Street, Receive by every steamer fresh consignments of Goods from New York, constating of BOOTS and SHOES, Ladies' BALMORALS, Ac., Gentlemen's Felt and Straw HATS, CLOTHING, GROCERIES, WINES, Dublin and London PORTER, Golden ALE, in Cases and Barrels; Also—A choice selection of GARDEN SEEDS, Which we offer at low prices to the Trade. _JeC jy£ OSQ- Vl TO NETTING, AT may2o L. C. NORYELL A CO'S. r JX> THE CITIZENS OF GEORGIA ~ The termination of a sanguinary contest, which for the pjst four years has presented an impassable barrier to all social or commercial lnte,course between the two great sections of our country, having at length happily cleared away all obstacles to a removal of those relations which formerly bonnd us together In a fraternal nnion, I take the earliest opportunity afford ed me by this auspicious event, to greet my Sonthern friends, and to solicit from them a renewal of that ex. tensive business connection which for ft quarter of a century has been uninterrupted save by the great pub lic calamity to which I have adverted. It is scsrcely necessary, on the threshold of a busi ness re-union, I should repeat the warning so often given to my friends.—to beware of all those spurious and de'eterious compounds which, under the epeeions and false titles of Imported Wines, Brandies, Holland Gin, Liquors, &c., have been cquaiiy destructive to the health of our citizens and prejudicial to the interest of the legitimate Importer. Many years of my past life have been expended in an open and candid attempt to expose these wholesale frauds; no time nor expense has been spared to ac complish this salutary purpose, and to place before my friends and the public generally; at the lowest possible market price, and In such qnautities as might suit their convenience, a truly genuine imported arti cle. Twenty-five years’ bnriness transactions with the largest and most respectable exporting houses in France and Great Britain have afforded me unsurpass ed facilities for supplying our home market with Wines, Liquors, and Liquers of the best aud most ap proved brands in Euiope, in addition to my own dis tillery in Holland for the manufacture of the “Schie d m Schnapps.’ The latter, so long tested and approved by the med leal Faculties of the United States, West. Indies and South America as an invaluable Therapeutic, a whole some, pleasant, and perfectly safe beverage in all cli mates and during all seasons, quickly excited the cu pidity of the home manufacturers and. venders of a spurious article under the same name. I trust that I have, after much toil and expense, sur rounded all my importations with safeguards and di rections which with ordinary circumspection will in sure their delivery, as I receive them from Europe, to all my customers. I wouy, however, recommend in all cases where it is possible, that orders be sent direct to my Depot, 22 Beaver street, New York, or that purchases be made of my accredited agents. In addition to a large stock of Winc3, Brandies, &c., in wood, I have a considerable supply of old tried for eign nines, embracing vintages of many past years, bottled up before the commencement of the war, which I can especially recommend to all connoisseurs of these rare luxuries. In conclusion, I wonld spcciaily call the early atten tion of my Southern customers to the advantage to be derived by transmitting their orders withont loss of time, or calling personally at the Depot, in order to insure the fulfillment of their favors from the present large and well selected assortment. * UDOLPHO WOLFE, ju£3 lm 22 Beaver street, New York.. HEADERS POST OF SAVANNAH, Savannah, Ga., June 21, 18C5. Gznsual OSPE3,> No.' 47. / It being necessary that the Street Gas Lamps of this city should be repaired and lighted, so .that good or der may be kept und the personal safety of the people guaranteed at night. It ishereby ordered ns a military necessity daring the military occupation of Savannah. I That the Gas Company of the city furnish the Gas for the etrtet lamps, light and extinguish them, sup ply all broken gla?s, keep the lamps cleau and supply lour feet burners therefor. The lamps will be lighted from dusk to daylight, except on moonlight lghts, but on those nlglua when the moon sets earlier tban oleven o'clock p. no., they shall be lighted as though there was no moon. The Company will execute this order forthwith. 11. The municipal authorities cf the city are re quested to have »nch of the lamp posts and service pipes ns require repairs immediately put iu order. The Gas Company will be required to do this work and furnish ihe Superintendence thereof, charging the city only actual cost, if the municipal authorities so HI. That the Gas Company will be paid monthly.at the rate of thirty-three dollar* per annum for each lamp actually lighted by them according to the re quirements oi Section lot this order. This payment will be made by the Post Treasurer out of the Post fund upon certificates of service ren dered uml light furnished, uindo in duplicate, verified by the oath of the Pre.-ideut of the Gas Company and approved by the General Commanding. By Command of Brevet Brig. Gen. 8 L. WOODFORD. Edwabd G. Dike, A. A. G. .iiu'2 HEADQ'RSDISTRICT OF SAVANNAH, t>AVAXNAU,Ua., June 21, IStil. Gen lull Order, 1 No. 3!». f So much ol General Orders No. G, of March 17th, 1355, from these Headquarters as defines the lur.sdic tion ol the 2d Provost court is hereby revoked. Tue 2d Provost OoUrt of the District of Savannah is abolished. By command of Brevet Maj; Gen. BIRGE R bt. F. Wile in-bom, Major aud A. A. A G. JU23 7 Restaurants, ggc, W E iTILL IIVE • —at — THE ‘‘OFFICE,'* No Ik Merc ii ants' Row, HILTON HEAD. A C. BENJAMIN HONEY’, Piormrot. Just received from the North— BEEF. MUTTON, VEAL. PORK, TURKEYS, CHICKENS, FISH, GAME, TURTLE; —ALSO— Recei rat from the Plantuikms every morning— CHICKENS, VEGETABLES, &c ICE CREAM, WITH FANCY CAKES The inner man must and shall be preserved. ICE WATER. FREE FOR EVERY BODY. N. B —Why does my friend ih the rear of the Post Office discontinue to say where the laugh comes In t juncU-tf r —■ — 01 LAMS! CLAMS I CLAMS! IN TUE SHELL OH 611X1.LTD OCT, With other Refreshments, at the oldest and best stand ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, ♦ For a va.lety of something Good to Eat at all times, at THE EAGLE SALOON, In rear oi the Post Office, Port Royal, 8. C. PETER FITZGERALD respectfully informs his old friends, and the public in general, that since Oysters are out of season for a time., his Dally Patrons can flud a good substitute In CLAMS, cooked-to order, in every style, at the shortest notice. He has also a constant supply of FRESH MEATS, POULTRY, FISH A VEGETABLES, From the North aud other places iu this vicinity. Meals cooked to.order at uuy hour during the day. Our motto is to “Live well.” PETEK FITZGERALD, Proprietor. may 23 ts - • * - » INKS, LIQUORS, ALES, Ac. . . PHILIP B. MAR S H , AT BATTER SBY ’ 8. WAE.SHg^E, (HEAD OF DAT LANE.} Has for sale a Superior Stock of OLD PENET CASTILIAN BRANDY. OLD OTARD DUPUY BRANDY. PLELLIVAISAIN BRANDY. SWAN GIN AND WINDMILL GIN WOLFE’S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS. PLANTATION BITTERS. SHERRY AND MADEIRA WINE. IMPERIAL ALE, BROWN STOUT, CIDER Ail of which he has in cases or in bulk, with his usual and well assorted Stock of GROCER IES. Ali which he offers at a small advance on New York cost and charges. Jn22-l,v ' The Proprietor of the SAVANNAH CITY FLOUR MILLS, Begs to -announce to his numerous patrons that he has made a number of improvement’ l in the machinery at tached to his establishment, and is now prepared to furnish his customers with a full supply cf the best GIUTS AND. MEAL, and everything that can be expected from a FIRST-CLASS MILLING ESTABLISHMENT, He pledges himself to always sell hb Goods and do Ms work 25 PER CENT LESS for the benefit of the citizens, than many of his c >m petitors. He is prepared to grind Wheat aud Corn at the customary X toll, and in addition will, as above stated, always be prepared to furnish h'S friends with everything Iu the old style. His place of business is at the well-known spot at the FoOT OF BROUGHTON STREET. jn!B-tf KEADQ'RS POST OF SAVANNAH, oaVANNAii, Oa , June 22d, 1805, General Outers, > No. 43. / ~ . , A Provost Conn for the Post of Savannah is hereby established. It will be open for the trial of causes ea.cb day (except Sundays), from nine o’clock a. m, until two o’clock p. m. It will have Jurisdiction in all ca see ot misdemeanors and violr.tipn by civilians of Department, District and Post Orttera or regulations which are committed within the limits of thii Post.— The Judge may imprison convicted parties for periods not to exceed six months and inflict flues n. ttq ex ceed five buudi ed dollars. . All monies so collected will' be turne 1 over to the Post Treasurer. The Judge may also,nppoint such officers and establish such rules for bis Court as he may deem necessary, subject to the approval of the General Commanding. I. 2 a Lieut. Hanson C, Gibson, 106th N. Y. Vola., la hereby detached from l is regiment, and announced as Provost Judge lor the Po.-t ol Savannah. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly. Isy command of Brevet Brig. Oen- S. L. VOCDFORD. Env.vim O. Dike, A A. G. ju23 NOTICE. OFFICE POST COMMISSARY, > AUol'sta, Ga., June l‘J, lbtil. j Sealed - Proposals to furnish thu Post with twenty five hundred pounds of Fie=h Beef per week for three months, commencing July Ist, and ending October Ist, ISOS, will be rt-celvcd nt this office until June 10, lacs. '1 he Beet to be furnished weekly, and of good qual ity, either dressed or ou the hoof; if on the hoof, to net twenty-five hundred pounds exclusive of necks und shanks. Persona making proposals will state the average gross weight, quanly, etc., of the Beef. Proposals to he opened in public June ifiith, and subject to tue ap proval of the Commissary General. y » H. A. DARLING, • jn2C Capt and Post Commissary. ora NEW YORK LETTER. Nkw York, Juno 22, 1865. • General Matters. The steamship Great Eastern will sail from England on Saturday next, to lay the Atlan tic Cable. There seems no uncertainty of feeling on the part of the projectors oi the enterprise as to its success, but almost all the telegraph fraternity here think that even if the cable is successfully laid, its ultimate failure is only a question of a few weeks or months. Confidence is not great hereabouts, and noiiody will be disappointed if the coble after a short time fails to work. Iu fact it is generally believed that the immense batter}' power necessary to work the cable, will In a very brief space of time cat up enough of the conducting wire to spoil the cable for practi cal use. For myself 1 earnestly hope for its success, not only as a means of rapid communication with Europe, but also in sympathy with the public spirited citizens of this country aud of England who have spent so much time and money in the enterprise, and as a great bond of international Union between the United States and Europe. The United States Telegraph Company started in opposition to the American and Washington Union lines, is rapidly becoming n large and formidable concern. Its lines al ready reach St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chica go, tind will soon extend to New Orleans, and at no distantjday to San Francisco. The company is already making money, and will pay its first dividend in August. Competition is the life of trade, and there is plenty of business for all the lines. In fact the start ing of every new company appears to in crease Ute business of the old ones instead of detracting lrotn if. Telegraphing is not iD its infancy, and the day will come when al most all kinds of busiues3 between one city and another, and between comm ies lar re mote from each other will be transacted by the electric wire. The more lines the better for the public, for competition will keep the rates low enough for c.erybody. Commodore Vanderbilt iiaviug become the President and a large owner in the Hudson River Railroad, wilt, it is said, soon go to work to raise the price of his stock. lie has money enough and pluck enough to run up the price of anything be chooses to touch, and will succeed if he tries the game. The object is, I believe, to unite the Hudson and Harlem roads (he is also Presideut aud chief owner of the latter), and ultimately to form a union with the New York Cential. If be will only let California travel alone, the peo ple of tue Golden State will reck little how many railroads on the Atlantic coast he con trols. Since Saturday last we have bad an inun dation of West Point cadet 9. On that day the diplomas were awarded, and the class of 1805 left their home of the past five years Judging from their appearance’ about the vatious hotels here, and the quaut t/ of fluidi they manage to put into their stomachs, it seems as it the youths were delighted at their escape from the “Academy” and its daily drills aud studies. They have done New York thorcugly by gas-ifght, and in a rol licking, devil-may-care ivay, I can assure you. I had a good look at about a score ot them Monday night, at the Metropolitan, aud every mother’s son of them was in the bar toom, calling tor this, that and the other bibulous compound, aud swallowing the mixtures which the experienced hand of “Jerry Thomas” dealt out, wiih gusto. Af ter a long confinement they were making free with their newly-acquired liberty to their hearts’ content. I suppose they will settle down soon iuto humdrum, every-day life, however, aud the war being over, be come quiet, as they are well-intormod diti zens. Dr. Mackey, the enthusiastic Union man from South Carolina, aud recently appoint ed collector of Charleston js tree in his ex pression of contempt and loathing of the newly arrived delegation from that State to wait on President Johnson. lie denounces them with wqrmth and bitterness as “seces sionists, everyone of them,” aud has gone to Washington to inform the* President who and what the fellows are that they may not acquire too much influence iu the oftaiis of the Palmetto State under its new regime cf Union guidance. This Is the age of Inventors, Discoveries and Improvements. Scarce a day passes but something new (not withstanding Solomon’s deJarui.ou to the contrary,) is bt ought before the public.— Two new inveatinos have just ap peared, knoivned as Locomotive Fills and Electrical loceutlve «A man rises In the morning, makes his toilet, break fasts, takes a Locommotive Pill and is ready for business No matter how enervatiug may be the influence of the weather, nor , how laboiious his business, be never tires, but goes about unceasingly, accomplishing distances withont the use of public convey ances, and at night retires as tatigueless as when he set out in the morning. Tue Elec ir.cal Inceutive.is but another means of se curing the same result. Instead ot taking the Locomotive Pill, the man of sedenttry habits, he who is coufined to his desk and ts not au out-door businesss man required to preambulatc the pavements, has au electri cal machine and before going to bis office charges his system with electricity. This latter invention was discovered, lam creed bly iniornted, by a rhomatic who was rec ommended to take electr cty tor his com plaint. He found it so efficacious in viug the disease, that {snow seeking to bring it into universal use as an incentive tocherg}, and is succeeding handsomely., . . \ . Speaking of ttiermomAeis, the weatherh&S been very not since my last. Ever body and everything has perspired freely, from uutna.t beiiD'S down to champagne bottles. To day is a trifle cooler than yesterday, but et ii uis hot enough for all practical purpose . Thous ands are daily going to the uoimtry in seaKh of pure air and lower temperature (it Lse and m any ol them succeed iu finding toe latter) and the members of the “Cam Get Away Clue’ are sweltering away in their patriotic efforts to PRICE. 5 CENTS keep cool contented. Many of ns pine for the snowy breezes of “Greenland's Icy Mountains” and wonidn t feel had if they had gone with Capt. Hall on this trip to the Artie I sea?, or with friend Bttcklev in his telegraph meandering? toward? Behring straits Cruelly to an Infant. A strange case of cruelty to an infant was 1 brought before one of our Courts the other | day. Two young ladies, very tastefully- and expensively dressed, appeared in Court with counsel as opposing parties. Two comelv mulatto women were used as witnesses They both swore to the same facts, which were, that one of the young ladic-a, named Mary Hill, had assaulted the other, named Fannie Christopher, inflicting upon her face and neck sundry scratches, etc. The batterv yvas severe, aud* one of the witnesses testified that when she went into the room where the assault took place, Mary had Fannie down clinched by the throat, and would have stran gled her if she (the witness) had not taken her off Fannie was then put on the stand, when the counsel for the defence asked her what was her age. She replied, “Seventeen." The Court—“ She fc» an infant." Counsel lor defence—“Ofcourse; site has no status here." The Court—“Of course not. Gentlemen, I have only one course’to pursue under the circumstances, and that irto order a non suit. Miss Cbri3topfier wa3 astounded, Miss Hill laimhed. But cpunsel for plaintiff an nounced that, they would have a guardian appointed and renew the suit. The Court ad vised the ladies to keep apart in the future. A ffewDodgt, or more likely au old one, has been brought to light here. It appears that the premises of a iquor dealing firm the members of which ara Judah Pierce, John W. Freeman, William Llndon and Luther N Fuller, have lately twice been found on fire but the flames were subdued each time, before any material damage was done. Happening thus twice in the same place the Fire Marshal deemed it his duty to Institute an Investigation, when he found the parties had an Insurance on theirstock of $ 10,000, besides loans amounting to $86,12C, when only $45,000 worth of liquor could be found in the building. Os course a charge of arson was brought, when it was claimed that the balance bad been lost through a leakage caused by damages to the disks sustained during the fire. An inspection of the premises developed a large number of empty barrels, barrels of water, etc. The case has not yet been decided. “On His Dig” The City of Brooklyn has been thrown Into convulsions of menimeut at the suddeness with which a noted Divine fell back “on bis dignity" a few days since. It appeara that tne Divine, whose name is Henry J. Van Dyke, objected to having the national flag raised over his church; that he sympathized with the Rebels, and invited Rebel clergy men from Southern States to preach frnnxiis pulpit, after they hid been driven from tbeir own pulpits for disloyalty by tbeir loval con gregation?. This conduct was so offensive to one of die Trustees named Win. L. Dun ham, that he left the church, after twenty years service lor its welfare. Some time since Mr. Van Dyke called upon Mr. Dun ham through an attorney to retract certain charges he had made against him of being a traitor and a Copperhead. Mr. Dunham re sponded through his attorney that he bad nothing to redact, and that if Mr. Van Dyke was disposed to prosecute any suit against him, he would be happy to meet h»m in a court and endeavor to prove all he has eve. said, and m> e too. Home further corres pondence of a like nature ensued, when Mr. Dunham’s counsel was informed lhat Mr Van Dyke’s friend considered Mr. Dunham liable to be mu lted in damages, but that at the request of Mr. Van Dyke they had consented to forego teaching Mr. D. a lesson that would make him strive in the future not to injure the fair name of bne who is so much his su perior in everything that goes to make up the Christian gentleman. Mr. D. retorted but was unable to entice the reverend gentleman into a court of justice. Hooker. Some time since the Committee on the Conduct of the War set about investigating the Chanccliorsviile affair, in which Gen. Hooker failed so signally to hold the position he had gained by one of the energetic movements so characteristic of that General. Among the reasons attributed as the cause of the failure, was the charge of intoxication on the part of the General. This charge the committee examined thoroughly, taking the testimony ot every General in the army, and it wa3 emphatically refuted, not one of them under oath being able to swear they had seen the General inebriated. A3 to the failure at Cbancellorsville, It may be well to remark, the committee report that Halieck, then General-in-Chief failed In his duty to support Hooker as he should have doue. ■ —A. , s’Axt-CDOTE OF THE E.'f BBS EcUE^E.—A coiresponddnt of a London paper gives the following anecdote of tne French Empress, as reaching him from Boston-, Mass.; A lady, in very reduced circumstances, but who bad once occupied a superior station, formed a collection of the varied leaves of the magnifi cent trees for wltioh the forests of America are so celebrated, aud whose brilliant tints are well knovvn to exceed in vivid coloring even the foliage of tropical plants. Fart of this Curious collection was placed in an al bum and sent fcwme ot the crowned heads of Euiope, a precisely similar album being gt-nt by the same steamer to the Empress of the French. But the reception of the poor lady’s offer ng at the courts in question was very different. From the first arrived an acknowl edgment, penned by an official, statiog that “mronce” the sovereign “had'oondescended to accept) the offetiug, which, however,-it was hoped would uot be considered as a pre - cedent or encouragement for a future similar gifts.” From the second the donor had the infinite gratification of receiving a few line* from pen of her Imperial Majesty expressing her surptise at. the extreme beauty of the specimens contained in the album, “qu«lk trawait rtvissantc,” and requesting the lady to accept the ring which she enclosed as a token ■of her ‘'reconan'starve" — the value of the ring being tthinty pounds. Redtapism versus geu-) in kindness of heart.