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The Savannah Daily Herald. 8. W. Mason * Cos., Pxowuztors. Samctt. W. Mason. Ediw*. SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, JCXYSI, 1805. . —— ■■ FOR LOCAL MATTERS SEE THIRD PAGE. TO ADVERTISERS. Oar advertising patrons are reminded that adver tisements inserted in the Morning' iulition of the Herald will appear in the Evening without extra charge. Advertisements should be handed in as early as possible, but will be received as late »s 12 o'clock at night. We adhere to onr advertised rates except for bug advertisements, or those inserted n long time, on whfch a reasonable discount will be made. HOW TO OBTAIN THE HERALD REG VLARLY, We often have, complaints from residents of Savan nah and Hilton Head th and they are not able always to obtain the Firald. The demand is sometimes so great as to ej jaust an Edition very soon afrer it* issue, and those who wi-h tt have the llkrald regularly, sh aid sub*cribe for it We have faithful carriers in Savannah nd at Hilton Head, and through them we always serve regular subscribers first. Health of the City.— 'We are informed by those who are well posted in the matter that Savaunab was scarcely ever so healthy at this season of the year as now. This is remarkable, considering that in soldiers, merchants and other classes there is a much greater proportion of unacclimated people here than ever before. One piincipal cause for this degree of health is the great cleanli ness of tbs city, and the excellent precaution ary measures of the street and health depart ments. Last week the percentage of sick ness among the tioops was only four, while ten per cent, is considered a small propor tion for troops on garrison duty. Tnis was cousiderably raised on account of the un usual aniouut of sickness in the 103d U. S. C. TANARUS., iu which regiment the proportion oi sickness was ten per cent. The previous week ’ the whole per centage among the troops at the post was four and one hall. Among the civilians, the amount of sickness is much less than usually in July. THE SAFAmfI WESTER* A.YD CENTRAL WHARF COMPANY. We mentioned last week the introduction of ft memorial at the meeting of the City Council, petitioning that body to allow a railroad track to be laid from the Central Railroad to the river, by the übove named company. The charter of tho Savan nah Western and Central Wharf Company, granted by the Legislature, expressly pro vides that the consent of the city authorities be obtained before the branch-track be laid. Why this consent skouid be accorded, and how the extension of the proposed Central Railroad to the river is to promote the interests of the city, of the upper country, and of the whole State, are fully aud ably set forth in the ap pended memorial. We commend the docu ment to the attentive perusal of our readers: Memorial to the City Couucil ot Savan nah. Savannah, July 12, 1865. To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Savannah, Ga. Whereas, the Honorable Legislature of the State of Georgia did, during the session of 1330, grant unto the Hou. W. H. Stiles, Rev. Joseph C. Stiles, J. Avery Skilton, H. L. Palmer, and their associates, a charter, giving them “the power of constructing, equipping, maintaining cud operating a rail road from some poiut on the track of the Central Railroad and Ranking Company of Georgia, within three miles of the Ogeechee Caual, crossing to the Savannah river,” which charter was assented to Dec. 18th, 1860; Aud whereas it was therein provided that the said Railroad track shall not be con structed without consent of the city Council of Savannah being first obtained ;*• How, therefore, the undersigned, onfe of the corporators named iu said charter, would respectfully ask that said required consent be now granted by said city Council of Sa vannah. Ami your petitioner would respectfully urge ibat the necessity of placing the car along side of the ship, especially for the easy transfer of heavj' freights, is not less now than it was in 1860, in # view of the impover ished condition of thepeople sending to and bringing trout market via Savannah, and also in view of the fact that the struggle is about to begin anew for the control ot me business of which this city had then possessed itself; with the following,' among tue many modi fying circumstances, destined in this renewed contest to work against the interests of Sa vannah, viz; Ist, That Charleston, having become aroused by her loss to this city of he place as the third cotton port of the United States, had in 1860 just curried her railroads to the water, where they now are, furnishing her with increased facilities in the coming struggle. 2d. That a government depot has been es tablished, and, no doubt, will he maintained at Hikou Head, or thereabouts, which, bringing new energy and capital, as well as govern mental patronage to the ai<K>f railroad com munication witn Augusta, already projected, and even partially completed, will, with well known advantages of depth of water and convenient anchorage, develop anew and formidable rival. * 3d. That Brunswick, Ga., already con nected with the railroad system of the coun try, confidently expects t’o complete direct Communication between the City of Macon and the ocean at that point, and thus be come prepared to compete with Savannah. 4tu. That Fernaudiua, Fla., with good harbor, site aud health, ha* already compared communication between the Atlantic and the Uulf by the shortest pos sible routes, and stands ready to claim a considerable share of the traffic which Sa- hoped to secure. sth. That upon the north and east forces gather w ith renewed energy at Chattanooga and Augusta to limit the tributary commer- cial basin ot Savannah, so on the west and south, new routes via Vicksburg. New Or leans, Mobile And Pensacola will soon be ready wjtta shorter distances and larger cap itals to force new and powerful elements Into the problem, and perhaps limit the mtst ness of thi9 city to portions only of this State, even in the handling of compact freights, as well as control the movements of heavy and bulky freight throughout the State of Alabama, unless all the possibilities of tmr situation are brought into use. In consideration of these facts, which are simply the expressions of a universal policy in relation to public thoroughfares, (especial ly railroads, canals, oceans and rivers) and which it is the object of this 9aid charier to meet with a legitimate and even necessary oompetitHm, your petitioner would respect -1 fully represent that the city of Savannah should not stand in opposition to a universal system and consequently to her own inter ests, by withholding her consent, thereby obstructing the energy of men and capital devoted to her prosperity, by preventing the flow of other capital toward lier as a great business centre, but ought to encourage by her approval all attempts to increase her prosperity and development. And therefore your petitioner would again respectfully ask that the said consent requir ed by the State charter be given bv the City Council of Savannah may be speedily granted —and wiil ever pray. James A Skilton. restoration/ THE PROCLAMATION OFPkOUsiOYAL «OF EK.YOII JOHNSON A CHEEKING DOCEIttENT. Tho Restoration of Georgia at Hand, Election of Delegates to take Place on the First Wednesday of October. [From the Milledgeville Recorder [Extta,jl4.] Proclamation by Jas Johnson, Provisional Governor. lo tho Poople of Georyia ; Whereas, by the Proclamation of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, dated 17th June, A. D., 1865,1 have been ap pointed Provisional Governor of the State of Georgia, with instructions to prescribe at the earliest practicable period, such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper, for convening a Convention of the people composed of delegates to.be chosen by that portion of the people who are loyal to the United States, aud no others, and also with all the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people of suid State to re store it to the constitutional relations to the Federal Government, and to present such a republican fprm of State Government as will entitle the State to the guarantee of the U. States therefor, aud its people to the pro tection of the United States against invasion, insurrection and domestic violence. Now, therefore, I, James Johnson, Provi sional Governor of the State of Georgia, a9 aforesaid, do by virtue of the power iu me vested as aforesaid, proclaim and declare— -Ist. That an election for delegates to a Convention will lie held on the first Wednes day in October, A. D. 1865, at the different precincts, at which elections are directed and authorized by law to be held lor members of the Legislature. 2d. That the thirty-seven counties in the State, which, by law in force prior to the first of January, 1861, were entitled to two mem bers of the House of Representatives, shall he authorized and entitled to elect each three and that the remaining counties shall each be authorized and entitled to elect two delegates to said Convention. 3d. That no person at guch election shall be qualified as an elector, or shall be eligible as a member ot sucb Convention, unless he shall have previously thereto taken and sub scribed to the oath of Amnesty, as set forth in the President’s Proclamation of May 29th, A. D!, 1865, and is a voter qualified as pre scribed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, in force immediately be fore the 19th of January, A. D., 1861, the date of the so-called Ordiuauee of Secession. 4th. That any two freeholders qualified to vote at such election us aforesaid, may act as managers of the election at each of the pre-> cincts as aforesaid; and that in managing and superintending such election, they shall be governed by and proceed'under the laws of the State regulating and prescribing the election,of members of the Legislature, prior to the first of January, 1861: Provided, That each of said managers, before .entering on the duties prescribed, shall swear the other truly and faithfully to superintend and make re turn of said election according to law as aforesaid aud the requirements of this Pro clamation. oth. That the delegates who shall be elect ed as aforesaid, shall assemble in convention at the city _of Milledgeville, at 12 o’clock meridau, on the 4th Wednesday of October A. D. 1865, And whereas, the rebellion which has been waged by a portion ol the people against the government of the United States has, in its revolutionary progress, deprived the people ot the State t of all civil government; and whereas they must remain without civil offi cers and the administration of civil law until a State government shall have been or ganised by the convention called as aforesaid; and whereas it is necessary in the meantime, .that domestic tranquility be ensured, and that the loyal people be protected in all their rights ot pei-sou and property, I do further proclaim and declare: Ist. That no individual by virtue of his own authority, shall inflict corporeal punish ment on any person for any real or supposed injury, whether such injury relates to person or property, and that in all such cases, re dress must be sought from aud given by such military authority, as may be invested with jurisdiction over the cases. 2. That slavery is extinct, and involuntary servitude uo longer exists. Hence no per son shall have control of the labor of anoth er, other than suchcontiol as may lawfully result from indenture, the relation of parent aud child, guardian aud ward, and the con tract of beiug freely and fairly made; and that lor a breach ot duty, on the part of any one standing these relations, the military au thority will administer, in a summary man ner, adequate and proper relief under the laws of the land. 3d. That all riotous or tumultuous assem blages of the people, and also all assem blages for unlawful purposes and unlawful objects, will be dispersed; aud to this end if necessary, the military power of the United I States will be inyoked. 4th. That the idea if any such is enter- I tainod, that private property will be distrib i uted or parcelled out is not ooly delusive but dangerous and mischievous; and if any at tempt should be made by any person or per ■ sous to effect *ucb an object by violence or l unlawful means, it will oniy secure to him or them speedy and merited punishment. sth. To the end that the people may qual ify themselves as voters, it will doubtless be tile pleasure of the com missioned officers in the service of the United States, to have the oath of amnesty administered under the rules and regulations prescribed by Secretary of State of the United States; and in this work, I most earnestly desire and solicit the cheerful co-operationi ot the people, so that Georgia may speedily be delivered of milita ry rule; that she may once again regulate her own domestic affairs, again enjoy the blessings of civil government, and be Heard and felt by her Senators ant Representatives in the councils of the nation. Done at Milledgeville, the Capitol of the Slate, on this, the 13th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1865, anc the eighty-ninth year of American Independence. Jas Johnson, Pi ovisional Governor of Georgia. By the Governor: L. H. Briscoe, Secretary. [communicated.) To the Young Men of tlie South. The people of the Southern States, as a whole, have accepted the true results o£the appeal to arms ; whether their cause was just or not, it is not worth while now to en quire,—the result is before them. After four years of bloodshed, unparalleled in tho an nals of history, we find that the supremacy of the national authority,, in opposition to States Rights, is sustained. Now what course must we pursue in older to regain that which has been sacrificed by tae total change in our social and political relations ? What is for our best interests ? Must we in order to maintain our houor as soldiers of a defunct government, still presetve a hostile attitude towards the Udited States government agd thereby force ourselves into tne position that PolandTholds towards Russia ? or shall we as free Americans set to work heart aud hand with the general government, renew our al legiance, assist in repairing the devastations of war, encourage business, welcome to our lauds thosq who would settle amongst us, and thereby develope the resources of our fruitful country ? Which course shall we choose ? If the choice is the latter, (and with niue-tenths of people I believe it will be) then let us at once take the amnesty oath, regain our rights as citizens, qualify ourselves as voters to uecide upon the future destiny of our respective States, assist iu putting the To many of us the sudden change has been as a lightning stroke, coming so quickly that we are paralyzed; but this is but momentary. To a large majority of the people.of the late Confederate States ’the result must be bene ficial The mechanic, the farmer and the merchant, and all who have to earn their bread by labor of both head and hands, will be helped by the change. Instead of the la bor and money of one-half of the population being, as if was formerl/, in the hands of a few men, who spent it at the North and in Rurope in frivolous pleasures or pretended business, it will be necessarily spent at home, and will be so much more towards rebuilding the wealth of the South. This increase of the monied population must build up towns aud cities, Where all manner of business will be done, mercantile and mechauical. And all experience has proved that these necessarily foster the vari ous professions, so that ail. classes will be benefited by the change. To those who thiuk that a system of negro peonage will be allowed, I have noth ing to say, but would respectfully refer them to work already effected by tho Abolition Societies of the north, and ask them if it is possible. Then let us strive to forget the past with all, its painful recollections, aud accept the destiny so clearly indicated by the horoscope of the times. OOLETHOKPB. The Scene of the Execution. —Since the execution of the conspirators the affairs of the Arsenal Prison have gone on with little change. The bodies of the criminal dead still rest beueath the shadow of the western wall, and the scaffold upon which they met their doom is without change or disturbance. Even the “drops" of the latter still remain as they fell. No order relative to the removal of the bodies to the place prepared for them had yet been promulgated. Tbq New York Her ald’s correspondent says : “It i3 surmised, however, that in a day or two they will be placed upon a steamer un der guard aud sent upon their way.— Since the execution the prisoners are greatly improved in health and general tempera ment. Though without official notification of the sentences that have been passed upon them, they undoubtedly have learned their fate from their counsel affid friends.” \ The top of the great wall overlooking the prison yard is still faced night and day by sentries posted at short intervals, and yet be yond an extended circuit pf pickets keep watch and ward over the outgoing and in coming of every person leaving or approach ing the arsenal grounds. On Monday last the inmates of the prison | had an acquisition to their number in the , persons of the rebel General Harris and Pro j lessor McCullough. The fbrmer, upon, his j arrival, requested that the officers in charge would tell him where he was. Upon learn ing that he was abiding in the Penitentiary | of the District of Columbia, he remarked that it was a “damned pretty place to bring a'man after four years of glorious revolution.” McCullough thought it wag possible that good might result iroin the rebellion, in that it would teach the people of both sections of the Union more regarding thd habits and pe culiarities of each, besides furnishing Europe with a grand exposition of our strength. lt is said that the most disappointed Uian about the Derby is Baron Rothschild, who for twenty years has been ambitious to win the world-famed prize; and trying to find somebody who can tell him how to~ do •it. His investments in this line, however, have never testified the family reputation for sagacity. Doo-Dats.— We are now in the .midst of the dog-days. They commenced on the 3d instant, and end on the 11th of August. Be fore the alteration of the style in 1752, they began, according to some almanacs, on the 19th of July and ended on the 28th of Au gust. Others differed from all these in the times ot the commencing and ending ot the dog-days. When the ancients observed Sirius, (the dogstar,) emerging from its conjunction with the sun, they sacrificed a brown dog to ap pease its rage, considering the star as the cause of the sultry weather, incident to that period. Such was the power of the heat as cribed to Sirius, that, on the morning of its first rising, according to their superstitious belief, “the sea boiled, the wine turned sour, dogs went mad, and all other creatures be came languid ; causing to man, among the diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies!” The supposed influence and ef fects of the dogstar are however now explod ed, and justly so, for, In point of fact, that star not only varies in its rising every year, as the latitude varies, but rises iater aud later every year in all latitudes; so that when. it rises in winter, which cannot take place often iu five or six thousand years, it might, with equal propriety be charged with increas ing the frost. Sirius, the nearest to the earth of all the fixed stars, is computed tc be 2, - 200,000,000,000 miles from our globe—a space which cannot be passed by a cannon ball fly ing with its calculated velocity of 480 miles in oue hour, in less than 523;211 years. Fort Pulaski. —This fort is regarded as one of the healthiest places in the State. No regiment has garrisoned it without a rapid improvement in its health, and a manifest decrease in. the per centage of sickness and mortality. This was exhibited in the cases of the 6th Regulars and the 30th Maine, and already' in that of the 103d U. S. C. T. The troops which were relieved, some weeks since, by the 6th U. S., had at one lime only one man in hospital, and he from a lame fin ger. The location of the Fort, the lack of means of dissipation, and the great cleanli ness maintained account for this healthiness. Captured Treasure Restored. —The Ma con Telegraph says all the jewelry belonging to the citizens, which was sent off on the approach of the Union army, and was after wards captured near Athens, has been turn ed over, and will be in Macon in a few days; and the gold captured from the Central Rail road Company la9t April, has been returned by the military authorities. AUGUSTA .NEWS. By the arrival of the steamer Jeff. Davis, ftom August last evening, we are placed in possession of Augusta papers to the 19th in clusive, from which we take the following items of interest: The Augusta Savino’s Bank, at a meeting held on the 17th inst., resolved to bill holders fifteen per cent, on the face value of the bills that being the extent of its ability to pay after appropriating its capital and all its as sets. City Tax on Cotton.— The city of Augusta has imposed a tax of one dollar per bale upon all cotton entering the city. Important. —The Constitutionalist learns from reliable authority that shippers of do mestics North, via the West, will be expect ed to prove property at Atlanta. Gov. Johnson. —Gov. Johnson arrived here in the cars, rather unexpectedly, on Wednes day last. A number of our citizens waited upon him in a body in the afternoon, and welcomed him among us. The Governor has assumed his duties, hav ing been qualified at Washington City. L. H. Briscoe, Esq., of Milledgeville, has been appointed his Private Secretary. Gov. Johnson does not contemplate re moving his family from Columbus, not ex pecting to .continue in his office more than about six monflis. He leaves us to-morrow (Saturday; to visit his family in Columbus, whom he has not seen since his return from the North. He has promised to address the people here on his return from Columbus, of which we shall give timely notice, that the people may attend from the country and sur rounding counties. He speaks in Macon to morrow afternoon at 5 o’clock, on bis way hence. —Milledyvil/e Recorder , lith The Expous fkom Texas.— Additional- ac counts of the exodus of the rebels from Tex as to Mexico are also given in the New York Herald’s Galveston despatches. General Jo. Shelby, with three thousand of his followers, and accompanied by ex-Governors Moore and Allen, of Louisiana, aud other extinguish ed political luminaries of the late confeder acy, were on the way. They had transpor tation and supplies for six months, and all were armed with the weapons which they faithlessly failed to surrender to the national government, in accordance with the terms of Kirby Smith’s capitulation. They professed, though, that they were merely-going to Mexi co as emigrants, and not to nght for either republicans or imperialists. Many of the Texas people who choose or are compelled to remain in their own State are much em bittered against these fugitives, and especi ally the leaders, who flee from the troubles into which they have succeeded in getting their helpless dupes. Those who stay be hind are deeply engrossed and agitated just now over the reconstruction, amnesty and free labor questions, and are casting about for the ways and means of surmounting the general prostration in which the war has left ail manner of industry in the State. The Army and Navy Official Gazette, the publi cation of which has just been suspended by the War Department, should not be confounded with the Army and Navy Journal, which is now left alone in its special sphere of journalism. The Official Gazette was intended only as a temporary means of communi cating official orders and Information to the staff cores aud and epartments. The Abmy and Navy Journal, in addition to its official publications, embraces the whole range of military journalism, and is designed to be the permanent representative of onr Army and N«ty s S jy9o j The Rebel Prisoner* at Port Warren, j [From the Boston Traveller, July 18.] There are but few prisoners now at the Fort, and they keep themselves quite close when visitors go there. Among those seen by the excursion*** yesterday was General Barton aud Harry Gilmore, though it might be supposed that the strains of “ Dixie” and “My Maryland”from the band would Lave brought them all out, if “The Star Spangled Banner” and “ America” did not. Gilmore is more retiring than he was a week or two since, and did not make u dress parade ; and it is said he does not feel particularly com fortable in view of his approaching trial fop treason. The general opinion is that he will swing Vice President Stephens, whose chances for life tre supposed to be good, is not to be seen except between four and five 1 in the afternoon, when he takes his daily walk. The rest of <the time he is kept under close guard. He is in fair spirits, and mani fests neither gloom regarding the present nor forebodings concerning the future. J|&b*rtis*nunts. OFFICE SAVANNAH GAS LIGHT CO. > July 19,18*35. / All consumers In arrears for Gas Bills due on the Ist July are notified that their bills must be on or before SATURDAY, the 22d Inst. In default, ’ the flaw of Gas will be stopped without further notice. , W. F. HOLLAND, ly!9 3 Accountant. ■poß new york' The Brig MARY COBB, Captain Duncan, Will have despatch fer the above port. For Pas sage. having superior accommodations, apply to Jy2i-3 HUNTER A GAMMELL. P. MULLER. CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT. Agent for the Sale of Lands. Will give strict atten tion to Surveying, furnishing Plans for and superin tending Buildings, all kinds Machinery, Ac. Office, Sorrel’s building, next to Gas Office. jy2l lm m 7 J. SOLOMONS. COMMISSION MERCHANT. Will attend to the Selling or Receiving and For warding all kinds of Merchandise. Produce, Ac. Office for the present at the Drug Store of J. M, Abrahams & Cos. jy2l-lm h 7 A, TOPHAM. • 188 CONGRESS STREET, SAVANNAH, GA, NO. 7 MERCHANTS' KOV7, aiLJON HEAD. Calls the Attention and Retail pur chasers to his superior Sfbck of MILITARY, NAVAL and CITIZENS' CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, REGULATION HATS, CAPS, and GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS. For sale at the Lowest Market price. Additions to the Stock received by every Steamer from New York. ju2l-tf gCHOOL NOTICE. The having decided not to re-open the University of Georgia for the present, I have com menced a School for young men and boys In my Lec ture Room. I propose organizing a Freshman Jand a Sophomore class, which can be turned over to the College whenever it msy be re-opened. Any study u* the ordinary College course will be taught. Compe tent assistance is engaged. Tuition, five dollars per month; each month in ad vance. Board without Lodging can be had at from sl2>£ to sls. with Lodging, at from sls to szo per month In the city. WILLIAM RUTHERFORD, Prof. Mathematics. Astronomy and Civil Eng. JySO 3 i University of Qeorgta. h: 'O. ftl/WB A CO~7 r Cobnee Bt. Julian Street awn Monument Square, Near the Pulaski House, WHOLESALE DEALERS —in —* < ' , GROCERIES, FINE IMPORTED LIQUORS, WINES, SEOARS, Ae- Also Agents for two large and excellent Breweries, at New York, from which we receive the be»t#f ales and Lager bier. Also, constantly on hand the best EAST INDIA' UI, We came down here very inexperienced in business, as conducted under necessary mtiltary restrictions; and coming unprovided with the proper papers for our trade, we at first labored under many disadvan tages. But we now consider ourselves well posted, and having, strict compliance with all military rules, been put on a good footing 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 York prices. MONEY OR GOODS ADVANCED FOR COTTON, RICE, AND GENERAL PRODUCE. Jyw . iw 'Ranted, 1 by a careful Tenant a FURNISHED ROUSE. In a Co<>d locality Possession either in September. Octo ber or November . Apply HI >md 113 CongTessStreet, jylS-tf l’reanor’e Old Stand. jQOTTON RE-PACKEi). *“ ~ We have put up a Press for the.Re-packlng of Cot ton and Wool at our Store No. US Hay street, oppo site City Hotel, ,iylß-6 b. J. GUILMARTIN & CO. £j.UNNY BAGGING. 25 bales GUNNY BAGGING, l or sale by WM. H. STARK, jy2o-S Corner Bay and Lincoln afreets. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC ' WINES AND LIQUORS, AT wholesale, for family in, AT 207 BAY STREET. ' »ay»«f o mAEL B *W.