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THE SAVANNAH ! DAILY HERALD.
VOL. 1-NO. 17a
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Arrival of the Umpire City at Hilton
Head and the United States at Sa
vannah,
jVorthern Bates to tlie.Otli.
The steamship Empire City arrived at Hil
ton Head Saturday, bringing Northern news
to July Bth. Oar agent at that point forward
ed us full files of all the New York dailies,
which reached us at 4 o’clock, Saturday after
noon by the steamer Emilie, but we did not
coußider the news of sufficient importance
for an extra.
We are indebted to Mr. Gideon Mapes,
pilot of the Empire City, for furnishing our
correspondent at Hilton Head with full files
of papers, and for other favors.
The steamer United States, of Messrs.
Brigham, Baldwiu & Co’s line,arrived at this
port yesterday forenoon, bringing dates to
the evening of the 9th.
We are under great obligations to Purser
Charles F. Burke, for lull files of all the New
York papers, from the 6th to the 9tb, and
for our despatches
Our New York correspondent’s letter,
dated on the afternoon of the 9th, contains
interesting news, and we give in addition
extracts from our files.
bETTETFROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence of the Savannah Herald.
Nsw York, Aug. 9 p. m.
The sensation to-day is the announcement
that the Atlantic Cable had ceased working,
after being laid 700 miles. I give you the’
latest despatch from Queenstown, July 30.
On Saturday, July 29, when seven hun
dred miles had been paid out from the Great
Eastern, the insulation was lost. The cause
.'of the break was unknown.
The following shows the progte s made:
Wednesday, July 26.—The
adviOTs received to-day are of the most satis
factory nature, and the ‘ kink’ in the cable
on board the great Eastern was discovered
before that portion was payed out. So far as
the ‘ payiug out’ apparatus is concerned,
everything has worked well on board the big
ship, and the latest telegrams to Vnlentia
from Mr. Glass, who is o» board the Great
Eastern, state tbst at 9:60 this morning they
were one hundred and fifty-six miles lfom
land; but at 6:60 there had gone over the
* rollers' at the stem one hundred and fifty
<inWofg i-wr thefflS*?
Eastern has only about seven hundred miles
of spare,cable on board, if the general dip is
eaual to that since the vessel left V alentla, it
i? just possible that by the time, she sights
Hope Harbor there may be a ‘length or
two’ wanted. The Great Eastern picked up
* ,’en miles to the fault in the cable, which
was caused by a piece of wire being driven
quite accidentally into the core by the pay
ing out machinery. Captain Gilpin reports
that the piekingup gave great satisfaction to
all on board the Great Eastern. The fault
was localized most accurately by Mr. Saun
ders (electrician). Captain Gilpin also re
ports that the process of paying out was be-
U T’^ußSDAv,July27.—Three hundred miles
Were paid out at 6.50 a. m. to-day, and that
three hundred miles were run at 9.50 a. m.
All is going well. The signals are perfect.
As the steamer becomes gradually lighter,
owing to her consumption of coal and the
paying out of the cable, she is aide to use
her. paddles with more effect, for the screw
is useless, owing to the fact that the cable
has to be paid out over the stem. The calm
ness of the sea was yesterday morning dis
turbed by several squalls, which made a
nasty tumbling sea, some slight di
minution in tlie speed at which (he cable was
paid out. Fortunately, the steering of the
Great Eastern becomes/ easier as she gets
lighter amidships, and she is now much more
managable in bad weather than when she
started from the Nore. At 9.50 a. m. she
■was three hundred miles from the place
where the shore end was spliced to the main
cable and as one of the chief features in
laying the cable this time is the curtailment
of space, it is feared that, in spite of all an
ticipations to the contrary there will be a
considerable length of cable rebuffed when
the Great Eastern reaches Hope Harbor, her
destination on the other side of the Atlantic.
Although the Great Eastern was three hun
dred miles out at sea at 9.60 a. m. yesterday,
she had paid out three hundred miles of the
cable at 5.60 a. m. The insulation through
out was perfect, and it is hoped that in a few
days the cable will be run out with a very
much emaller allowance of ‘slack.’”
“ Fridat, July 28.—Up to 4.5 Qp. m. five
hundred and fifty nautical miles of cable had
been paid out; signals were perfect, and all
was right.
“Saturday, July 29th.—Seven hundred
miles of cable paid out (one hundred and
fifty this day), when insulation was lost.
Cause unknown. Further particulars not re
ceived.”
Many believe the defect is merely a tempo
rary one, which will be remedied by under
running and repairing, for which every ap
pliance is provided on board the great ship.
Others think that the cable is done for, and
so express themselves. A few days, perhaps
hours, will determine the question, however.
Cotton.
There are now at this port about ten thou
sand bales of rebel cotton, which will be sold
when the Secretary of the Treasury directs.
The sales were stopped recently, and for the
present will be suspended.
* There is official information that thirty to
fifty thousand bales of cotton, in addition to
the amount now here, may be expected to
arrive at this port, for sale for tbe benefit of
the government. This cotton was hejd by
the rebel authorities, and nobody has any
claim upon it.
Foreign News per Ceba. '
General Breckinridge, ex-rebel Secretary
of War, had arrived at Southampton from
the West Indies. All is well with the Great
Eastern. She had paid out 650 nautical
miles of the cable on the afternoon of the 28th
—signals good.
The American Government having placed
an embargo on the cargo of cotton shipped
from Hdvana to Mr. Priolicu, Confederate
agent in Liverpool the me was carried into
the Court of Chancery. Vice Chancellor Wood
gave his decision recognizing tbe claim of the
United States Government to the cotton, but
considering the existence of a certain agree
ment between the Confederate Government
and their agent, which might be binding up
on the United States as successors to the Con
federate Government, he ordered that Prin
leau be appointed receiver in the case,
which would enable him to dispose of the
cotton and pay all proper charges, he giving
security for £20,000, the amount which would
probably be found absolutely the property of
tbe United States. The quantity of cotton
is about 1,500 bales.
The Army and Navy Gazette speculates on
the possibility of England being involved in
the impending war in the Piatte.
Dr. Pritchard, the poisoner, was hung at
Glasgow in the presence of an immense con
course of people.
A meeting between the Sovereigns of Aus
tria, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony at Salz
burg, is spoken of.
The Austrian Reichsrath was formally
closed by a speech read by Archduke Lud
wig Victor in the name of the Emperor. Its
contents are pacific but unimportant. The
hope is expressed that there will soon be a
firm tie of union between all the peoples of
the Empire.
The abatement of the cholera at Alexan
dria, in Egypt, is confirmed.
Mrs. Lansing, wife of the American Mis
sionary at Cairo, was among the victims.
Front Havana.
The steamship Columbia has just arrived 2.30
p. m.)from Havana. The ram Stonewall,
still remains at Havana. Admiral Thacker
arrived at Havana with bis wife and
daughter, from Pensacola, and left for Key
West on the 3d. Yellow Fever is raging at
Puerto Principe. VerjUittle fever at Havana.
Judah Benjamin and Kirby Smith are at
Havana, bound to Europe.
From California.
Steamship Costa Rica arrived here this
morning from Aspinwall, with the usual
crowd of long suflering passengers, and $721,-
000 in gold.
Railroad Disaster.
Norwich, Conn., August 9. —The “Nor
wich Line" steamboat train, from New Lon
don for Boston, this morning ran off the track
seven'miles north of New London. Four cars
plunged into the river. Mr. Adams, of North
boro’, Mass., was killed. Twelve or fifteen
others were slightly injured. None serious
ly. The wounded are receiving every atten
tion from our citizens.
Kent ink)' Fiction. •
The Kentucky election is somewhat doubt
ful, although it is believed the Union. Ticket
is carried. Green Clay Smith is among tbe
Union members elected to Congress.
The Saratoga Races
are at their zenith now, and everybody, male
and female, (and there are a great many bt
the latter who don't know bow to cook a
beefsteak) have vamosed from our metropo
lis to engage in tbe excitement cf tbe hila
rious occasion. All the unemployed Qtaer
sslsT Colonels, Captains and Lieutenants are
i there, shining- in shoulder straps like light
ning bugs among the darkness of civilians’
dusj clothes. Morrissey and his gambling
hells are coining mints of mopey, from the
impeoarious fr&kness of his tigers.
Riot at Greenwich, Conn.
Marriage of a Colored Man with
a White Woman.
Attempt to Tar and Feather
Him.
A Returned Yolunteer Shot Dead.
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The little town of Greenwich, Conn., lias
been thrown into a perfect fever .of excite
ment in consequence of an affray between a
party of whites and a colored man named
Henry Davenport, in which a recently dis
charged soldier was instantly killed.
The circumstances, we are informed, are
as follows: Two years-ago Henry Davenport,
a man well known and esteemed by bis
neighbors for bis marked probity of charac
ter, wooed and won the affections of a white
damsel, and in due time the twain were made
one flesh. It roused the ire of some of the
indignant villagers tbat a white woman
should so far forget her honor and her race
as to ally herself with one of the hated sons
of Ham, and soon after the marriage, fright
ened by their threats, he removed to New
York. A few weeks ago, thinking tbat the
affair had blown over, they returned to their
home. When this became known, the vil
lagers prepared to carry their old threats into
execution.
Accordingly on Saturday night, a motley
crowd proceeded to visit his, dwelling with
the intention of administering to him a coat
of tar and feathers, while against his wife
many threats too vile for repetition were ex
pressed or darkly hinted at.
Upon reaching the house they found Da
venport and his family had retired. In res
ponse to their knocks bis mother, a very old
woman, rose and asked what they wanted.
They answered, “Some ice cream.” Upon
being informed that none was to be had, they
demanded that Mr. Davenport and his wife
should confide themselves to their tender
keeping. Upon this hein£ refused, and the
men warned away, they immediately com
menced stoning the house and endeavored to
break in the door, yelling “Drag her out,”
Kill the nigger,” “Roast them,” etc., etc.
Becoming seriously alarmed, the old woman
requested her son to hand her the musket,
which was, in fact, a blunderbuss of the most
antique pattern. This she protruded from
the window and threatened to fire but the
only answer was a shower of stones.
She fired two shots, the first being harm
less. the second taking effect upon a returned
Veteran named Ludd Shade, who was almost
instantly killed. This sobered the rioters,
and they beat a retreat, making no further
demonstrations. Davenport was immediately
arrested, a jury impanneled, and every ef
fort made to impute, blame to him and to his
family for the part they bad enacted, but
without success.
Yesterday afternoon the jury returned a
verdict of ‘justifiable homicide,” and Daven
port was released from arrest. While the
friends of the deceased swear vengeance
against him, the utmost excitement prevails
(the town being about equally divided in re
lation to Mrs. Davenport’s justification or
non-justification of the bomicsdej and there
has been, we learn, no little effort to make
political capital out of the unfortunate affair.
Mrs. Davenport informed our reporter that
if they hung her husband she would marry
thh blackest man in the State of Connecticut
that would have her.
Last Winter a negro was shot dead by a
white man with far less provocation than'
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1865.
was given Davenport, and the white man
was fined the enormous sum of seven dollars.
The town of Greenwich is intensely “Cop
perhead,” and much virulence has been
shown toward colored people by the inhabi
tants of that vicinity. No longer than nine
weeks ago a gentleman of this citv, visiting
the village, was threatened with personal
chastisement for advocating negro suffrage.
Tbe most bitter feeling exists in the county
(Fairfield) against Africans and those who
are their advocates and friends, and colored
persona have frequently suffered insult and
outrage at the hands of their political ene
mies.
La9l week, the same party entered a house
belonging to a colored man a mile outside
the village, beat him and his whole family
nigh unto death. Tbe next day they beat
severely two colored coachmen of a gentle
man residing in that neighborhood, and the
day before the attempted outrage upon Da
venport and family,’they “floured” one of
the employes of the Amerlcus Boot Club,
entirely destroying the sight of one eye and
partially destroying the other.
It was currently reported that the real
cause of the bitter animosity shown toward
Davenport and wife was' jealousy. Mrs.
Davenport, who i9 a young and very comejy
female, was courted by several of the love
lorn swains of the village, but refusing all,
married a negro. Davenport is a handsome
Quadroon, has a tolerable education, and is
looked upon as the leading colored man of
the place. — N. Y. TSibhne.
The Assassination Plot at Acqnia Creek.
Plot of Negro laborers to Murder the Whites —
A Bloody Conflict—.rForty Arrests.
As stated on Saturday, Acquia Creek, Va.,
came near being the scene of a bloody affair
a few days ago, but fortunately the plans of
the disorderly parties were discovered in
time, and all those concerned in the plot
were put under arrest. The Washington
Star has the following additional particu
lars :
Since the railroad from Richmond to Ac
quia Creek has been placed in charge of the
owners, the company has been repairing that
portion lying between the Potomac and
Fredericksburg, the route being used mean
while by coaches connecting the boat Key
port, running from this city,with that portion
of the road in running order. To place the
road iu order, and to repair the wharf and
erect the necessary buildings, the company
have been working a number of white me
chanics and colored laborers. TheJatter, it
is said, have had very bitter and vindictive
feelings towards tbe whites, but there has
been no open outbreak. Tbe whites have
been latterly on their guard, apprehensive of
trouble, but finally began to suppose that
their fears were unfounded.
Tuesday night one of the colored men let
out the secret, informing them that they (the
blacks) had formed a compact to murder all
the whites at the place, and had for the pur
pose collected pistols, knives, hatchets, &c.,
which, at a preconcerted signal, they were
to seize during the night, and each one rush
and dispatch his victim. Tbe informant
Save the names of tbe principals and other
etails, and also told where the arms were.
The blacks outnumbering by considerable
the whites, the latter Bent to Stafford Court
House and informed the commandant of the
military of the matter, and on Wednesday a
sufficient force was sent down to capture the
plotters. Some of the blacks attempted to
resist oad fought desperately, and in the
melee, in securing them, one of them, we
hear, was killed outright, and two or three
received bayonet wounds. The military took
in custody 40 or 50 of the blacks, and march
ed them off to a place of securily, and also
gathefcd up the motley collection of deadly
implements which were found in the places
described by the informant.
There was considerable excitement during
the time intervening 'between tlic discovery
of the plot and the arrival of the military,
and preparations made by the few
whites, in ease the negroes attempted to put
their plans in execution, to give them a warm
reception. The clerk in charge of the com
missary stores packed them on a barge, and
pushed out into the stream, hut this was
done so quietly that the blacks were not
aware that it was on account of the dis
covery of their plot, and the arrival of the
military was the first intimation they had
that their plans had been made known.
[From the Fredericksburg Ledger.]
Many exaggerated reports are in circula
tion about this affair. We publish below the
official report on the subject:
Game Point, August 2, 18C5.
Captain G. W. Hooker— Sir: I have the
houor to report that last night the negro
hands employed on the railroad at this point
raised, with the/avowed intention of murder
ing all the whites. I being very ill, and hav
ing lost much sleep, slefct very soundly, and
knew nothing of it until I was called by a
faithful servant from the neighborhood. The
insurgents by this time had Jrccomc quiet,
after running all the whites off. I very quiet
ly removed my stores and books, and re
turned this.-morning to find Lieut. E. C.
Lefeber, with a detachment of his command
(stationed at Stafford Court House) on the
spot. The negroes refused to obey his or
ders, and one had to be shot before quiet was
restored. Very respectfully, yovir obedient
servant, Wat. T. Dix,
for E. H. Thompson, Supt. Mechanics.
The following indorsement is on the back
of this letter:
Stafford C. H., Va., August 2, 1865.
Respectfully transmitted with the request
tbat instructions be furnished me as to how
I will act. If I withdraw the force I have
here the negroes may rise again.
Edwin C. Lefeber,
Lt. and Provost Marshal, Stafford C. H., Va.
A number of negroes and white prisoners
and witnesses in the above affair were
brought into town. An investigation is go
ing on.
From Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, August 6.
Adjutant General Ten-ill has issued a card
cautioning soldiers from disposing of their
discharge papers. He Bays brokers and specu
lators are seeking to buy them for a song,
with a view ot selling them back at an im
mense profit after Congress shall have passed
an act appropriating lands to honorably dis
charged volunteers. ~t .
It is reported that two vagrant women, a
day or two since, in the vicinity of one of the
camps, were set upon by a party ot soldiers, •
whoj,violated them, abusing them to such an
extent that they both died. For some rea
son, the authorities, civil and military, keep
the matter very quiet. . *
The influx of negroes in this and other lo
calities throughout the Statg- is daily more
and more noticeable.
Already there are indications of a demon
stration in this regard here, and from Evans
ville the news comes of continual disturb
ances growing out of the recent killing by a
mob ot the two negroes guilty of a diabolical
outrage upon a white woman. The Execu
tive, it is said, has been appealed to to re
store order.
Hezekiali J. Round, a returned'soldier,
living on the M. and I. R R., shot himself
through the head yesterday; having learned
of the seduction ot his wile by a physician,
who attended her in his absence. The woman
and her paramour, with SI,OOO of the sol
diers’ money, fled.
A Washington dispatch says: Owing to
the inefficiency or indifference of the Metro
politan police, which is maintained at a large
expense; there is but little protection at night
to human life, ggrroting and waylaying, with
robbery, being of frequent occurrence. . ]
The Rebels—Prevalent Humor Corrected.
The St. Louis RepobHciti says : ‘‘Major-
Gen. Herron, who has just strived in this city
from the Military Division al the Gulf, gives
us some information winch will correct an
error that is generally, if-mot universally,
prevalent throughout thefiSbrth. It is in re
lation to the removal of slate Rebel soldiers
to Mexico, with the intefts<m of taking part
in the contest by wbichf that unfortunate
country is still distracted!. Being just from
Shreveport, where he reefitea the surrender
ot the bulk of Kirby Smitl'-sarmy, and where
he was brought into cont the Rebels
ot every rank, he is, of (fihrse, enabled to
speak advisedly. V
“Instead of the seven br eight thousand
Missourians wljo are said ttbayeaccompani
ed Shelby beyond the Rio Grande, that offi
cer was followed, it seems, »y a scanty band
of two hundred. Their propose, as well as
their leader's, was to joiiimot Maximilian,
as has been reported, but [Juarez and the,-
Liberal cause. Other partes of Rebels who
imitated Shelby, Missourians and men from
seceded States, will not nfeed a few hun
dred in number, all tohf.yuake the former
they designed to cast “hetCewords into the
scale against Maximilian, sand the French
and Austrian contingents bn whom he is sup
ported. This, he says, is the purpose of all
Rebels who have sought or may seek a hand
in the military affairs of Mcffco.
“Their motive in sidiDgftvfth the Liberal
Cis one of resentment toward- Louis
leon, who so grievoinly disappointed
tbe'ir hopes bf interventipii. against the
United States, in the contest-frdm which they
have just emerged. A part®* revenge, they
now think, is attainable by expeliug (iis pro
tege from Mexican soil, ahd they will do
Their best to bring about inch a result.—
Others upon whom this motive did not op
erate, expressed a willingness, to go out of
pure regard lor the principtelff the Monroe
doctrine, and thought that all interlopers
upon American soil ought to be driven off.
• “ Sterling Price is in Texas with his family,
and entertains no idea of going to Mexico.—
It is not improbablo that he may return to
Missouri at no distant day. Gen, Monroe M.
Parsons has also located in Texas for the
purpose of practicing law. Gen, Churchill,
who was captured originally’at Arkansas
Post, together with Buckner, Bragg and
Beauregard, are in New Orleans, none of
them thinking of remaining permanently
away from the United States. Gen. Cinq-ch
ill expresses a wish to go to Europe, to re
main a limited time abroad.”
Important from Sonora—A Mexican Army'
Defeated by GUO French Troop«,
Correspondence of the Sr. Louis Republican.
Guay mas, Sonora, '
Wednesday, May 24, 1863.
The terrible monotony and stupidity of our
life here has this week received the shock of
a -‘new sensation.” On the morning of the
22d instant, very early, about 000 French
troops, including 52 cavalry—Chasseurs
D’Afrique—moved out of the city while
everybody slept, going so quieify that, very
tew ol the sleepers were awakened. They
rose in the morning to find that half the
French had gone, and speculation was busy
to determine what the movement meant.
Some of the more ardent partisiana of tho
French, who believe that fifty French sol
diers can thrash ten times as many Mexicans,
did not doubt that this small torpe of 650
men had started to open commniication with
Hermosillo, and that they. wouklj make the
march in spite of Pesqueira’s 2/Lp or 8,000
men, and capture and UoUWpgJureest aud
wealthiest city <4 the State;
Hut others vv l i T- of tlih
meat was only a reconnoissftuce, designed to
ascertain the position and numerical force
of Pcsqueira.
At night of the 22d we began to get the
news, ft appears that the French force
moved out from the city about 12 miles, de
viating from the Herinosillo road about five
miles out, taking a direction towards a range
of mountain hills lying between the Hermo
sillo and Bau Marcial roads.
The 52 Chasseurs D’Afrique were in the
advance, the infantry being marefthan a mile
in the rear. They encountered on the road
a score or so of Pesqueira’s horseman, who
took to their heels, making toward camp
with considerable speed, the Chasseurs in
lively pursuit. They struck into a canon,
or dry bed of a creek, running down between
two mountain hills, and before the Chasseurs
were aware of it they had ridden right into
the heart of Pesqueira’s army, which was
enpamped on the hills on each side of the
canon. The French captain of cavalry
finding that he had plunged into a trap, his
men being in the center of from 1,000 to 2, -
OuO men, who commenced shooting from the
hills on each side, instantly decided that the
safest course was to continue) at a rapid gal
lop, on through the Mexican army and then
wheel and make a detour back to the French
infantry. Buddenly, however, he heard the
Mexicans sounding the retreat, and, giving
the word, his men wheeled and rode back,
cutting and slashing as they went, losing five
men, a Lieutenant and four privates. It was
a marvelous escape. But the Mexican forces
were as much.astonished and astounded to
see those 52 French troopers in the midst of
them as the Chasseurs were to find them
selves there, and a paDic seized them.
The whole army melted away, going belter
skelter over the bills, the chief officers being
in advance. The French in tin try did not
get within fighting distance, except with ar
tillery, with which shells were sent after the
retreating forces. It is difficult to get any
trustworthy statement as to the number of
Mexicans killed. The figures given range all
the way from three to one hundred and fifty.
The probability is that very fev were killed,
as really no attacking force could get at them.
Thev fled instantly upon the apparition of the
fifty-two troopers in their centre, giving no
chance for a battle, or even a skirmish.
Some of their supplies and munitions were
captured, but they got off with their three or
four pieces of cannon.
The French made no pursuit. Indeed it
was impossible over those 1411s. The day
was prodigiously hot, and, after resting till
toward night, the French all fame back to
the city—the result of the lay’s business
being that Pesqueira’s army vanished, re
solved into its original elemental
From Matamorag
Gen. Lopez (Imperalist) melj Gen. Corti
nas’s force at a place between jCamargo and
Matamoras, when a battle ensied, the result
of which was : Gen. Cortinas barely escaped
with his life, leaving all hi: forces in the
hands of the enemy. The nun her killed and
wounded is estimated at 300. Gen. Cortinas
has returned to his mother’s n ache, this side
of the Rio Grande, about nil e miles above
Brownsville. He baa not ont follower left.
Gen. Brown made a dempnc on Gen. Mejia,
commanding at Matamoras, or all Conted
erate property in that place, among which
was a battery of six pieees, with all its furni
ture, means, oftransport at lot, horses and
mules, some time since sold ly the Confed
erate Gen. Slaughter for $4( 000 in specie.
The demand was referred to I mperor Maxi
milian, who directly ordered tl e demand to be
complied with. All tbe guns tod everything
belonging to the battery, to its minutest de
tails, was delivered over tills side of the
liver.
Gen. Steele and three of his officers are
very sick—down with the brsakbone fever.
There is a great deal of sickness among
our troops. Scurvy is the prevailing disease.
There are numerous cases of breakbone
fever, and yellow fever fe developing itself
rapidly at Matamoras.
At the eleetion in Tennessee on Thursday,
no votes were cast in large number* of coun
ties.
From Canada.
Another Attempt to Abduct Geo. N. Sanders —
The New Ministry—Meeting of the Canadian
Parliament—Speech of the Governor-General
Pint at Toronto—Probable Loss of a Boy.
Montreal, Tuesday, August 8.
Last evening an attempt was made to kid
nap George N. Sanders and carry him over
the lines. The conspirators offered Detec
tive O Reilly SIO,OOO to assist them. He
pretended to agree, but warned Sanders and
the police. He then, in carrying out his ap
parent complicity, induced Sanders to get
into a carriage, and they drove out to the
suburbs, where they were attacked by the
kidnappers. Sanders was gagged and O’Leary
thrown out of the carriage. On approaching
the toll gate, the police in ambush sprang
upon them, released Sanders and captured
two of the kidnappers, Carlos E. Hogan and
W. A. Burns, who say tbev are detectives.
Shots were freely exchanged with the police.
Another kidnapper was captured this morn
ing-
Qcebec, Tuesday, August 8.
The following is the new Cabinet arrange
ment:
Sir Narcisse Bellenu, Premier and Receiver
General; tbe Hon. John A. McDonald, Min
ister pi Militia, and the Hon. McDougalf,
Minister of Education.
Quebec, Tuesday,. Aug. 8, 1865.
Parliament assembled this afternoon. In
tbe speech, the Governor General said he had
called Parliament together at the earliest con
venient moment after the return of the dele
gation from England, in order to receive the
report-of their mission and complete im
portant business. Correspondence referring
to the mission would be laid before Parlia
ment for: consideration. He hoped ere long
the provinces would adopt the scheme of a
federal union of provinces. The happy ter
mination of the civil war which had for the
last four years prevailed in the United States
could not fail to exercise a beneficial influ
ence in tbe commercial and industrial in
terests of tbe province; and they might
trust tbat the re-establishment of peace
would lead to tbe constantly increasing de
velopment of friendly relations between tbe
Canadian people and the citizens of the great
Republic. The circumstances which rend
ered it necessary to place a volunteer force
on the frontiers have ceased to exist, aDd the
force had been recalled.
Toronto, Tuesday, August 8, 1805.
There was a fire here last night at the
corner of Bay and Wellington streets. The
Grand Trunk general offices, Hau
ton’s Hotel and Dr. Adam's dwelling house
were destroyed. Loss, $30,000.
It is feared that a boy perished in the
flames. '
The Suicide Mania.
attempted suicide fob love.
[From tlio Hartford Courant, August
A young man in Canton, by the name of
Case, fell desperately in love with a Miss
Wright, who did not reciprocate, and “gave
him the mitteu.” Case attempted suicide
by taking laudanum, and went into convul
sions. For a while his life was at stake,
but his physician succeeded in bringing him
out of the most alarming symptoms, and he
is now in a fair way to recover
A MAN READS HIS BIBLE AND GOES TO THE
WOODS TO SHOOT HIMSELF.
[From the Hartford Courant, August 7.]
A man by the name of Isicius Carpenter,
of Ellington, ,shot himself on Friday, the
26th ultimo. He had been veiy singular in
his actions for some time previous, having
deeded his farm to a friend of his with the
understanding that in case of his death be
> ihomfi givo. rtm Aucia4o. his wife, i,Ou the day:
ein ‘irtAca he committed an I aide lie took hia*
Bible and lay down on his bed and read du
ring the early part of the Ans. After a while
he got up and took a piece of paper and
wrote & note to his wife which he left in a
table drawer- He then went out, and going
over to his brother’s, obtained his rifle secret
ly and went out into the woods near by and
shot himself by placing his head against the
mouth of the barrel and discharging the gun
with bis foot. The ball passed through his
head, killing him instantly. He was found
the next day with the gun lying across his
body, he being in the same position in which
he mil.
SUICIDE OF A MAN WORTH SBO,OOO— HE IS CON
SCIOUS, AND TALKS FOR SOME TIME WITH THE
HALL IN HIS BRAIN.
[From the Hartford Times, August 5.)
Just as we are going to press we learn that
an elderly man by. the name of Coffin, resid
ing in West Hartford, shot himself in thp
head with a pistol last evening. The partic
ulars in the case are substantially as follows:
Mr. Coffin had not been in good health for
some time past, aud has been very much de
pressed at times, and fears have been en
tertained by his friends that he would make
an attempt upon his own life; in fact, it is
said that he did take a dose of poisou last
year, and that bis life was with much diffi
culty saved by the efforts of his physician,
Dr. Ellsworth, of this city. It seems that
last evening, about five o’clock, Mr. Coffin
went into the cellar of his house, and dis
charged a ball from one barrel of his revolver
into his head. The pistol was held in his
right baud, and pointed to a spot jqst back
of and two inches above his right ear. The
ball passed downward into the brain toward
a point back of the left ear; but did not come
out, remaining in the brain. Some of/ his
family hearing the report, rushed down to the
cellar, and found him living and able to talk.
He told his friends something in substance
like this : “I am shot, and shall die : I mean
to kill myself; I have tried to do it since
last summer, hut was prevented; I have
done it now. Lift me up carefully so as not
to hurt me.” He was carefully lifted and
conveyed up stairs, but not without causing
him such pain as to make him scream. A
physician was called, and Mr. Coffin said to
him, “You are too latfi*tliis time. You
stopped it before—[alluding to the poison
last fall]—but you can’t now.” He con
tinned living through the night. Dr. Ells
worth of this city, was called, aud probed
tbe wound to a considerable depth, but
without finding the hall. Mr. Coffin did not
retain his senses, apparently, long after tbe
removal up stairs, but continued to live, and
was alive to-day at noon, though fast sink
ing. It is an unprecedented case, so far as we
know, that he should have retained his rea
son and power to talk so clearly, after a bul
let had been shdt through his brain. He is a
weathy citizen,owning property to the amount
of $80,000; and his family have highly re
spectable Connections by marriage in this
city. He came from Great Barrington,
MOss.
A WIPE’S SUDDEN AND TEBRIBL3 REVENUE.
[From the Hocking (O.) Sentinel,]
A farmer of Randolph, Wisconsin, last
week took a pretty girl with him to the cir
cus. His wife immediately went to the
druggist’s and bought some arsenic, which
she put into a pie. Her husband ate it the
next day for dinner, and at night was a dead
man. His wife is now in jail at Machisno.
News from the Sonthwctf,
GUERRILLA OUTRAGES IN TEXAS—THE STATE
TREASURY AT AUSTIN ROBBED.
* New Orleans, Aug. 7, 1865.
Guerrilla outrages in Texas are numerous.
The State Treasury at Austin was broken
into and robbed of tbirt* thousand dollars in
gold.
Alabama news shows a great improvement
in public sentiment. The planters express
their diffidence of the success of free labor.
Generals Gomon Granger, from Texas,
and A. J. Smith, from Montgomery, have ar
rived at Mobile, en route to New Orleans.
Cotton is quiet. Salfes 2,008 bales at 42c.
» 44c. Sugar active; fair to frilly fair 14c. a
14 1-2C.' might* declining, Ic. a 1 8-4 c.
[From the Boston Saturday Evening Osaette]
LOST AND FOUND.
» * BT MAEIK.
Golden light across the sunset sky.
Purple clouds the shining hill-tops folding
. Amber mist the quiet valleys holding,—*
_ . Why so fast
ToThe darksome shadows must ye fly-
Goldea lights across the sunset sky f
Blazoned leaves along the forest arch,
A lr f ame the woodland maxes lighting,
And the page of autumn records writing—
ilLon 0 ‘ he ) Vint T S
Blazoned leaves along the forest arch ?
Birds within the tree-tops warbling loud,
Swelling peals of blithest music flngini
Through the woods made jubilant ijy singing. -
Doth Winter silence fold ye in its shroud^- 800 * 1
Birds within the tree-tops singing loud
Summer-days all beautiful and fair,
* S? °? r, lea . ms of -Eden's beauty showing
Where the treasures of your reign are glowing,
Do ye fade In Autamn's blighting air.—
Summer days all beautiful and fair ? '
Hours of vouth.-the Springtime of the heart,
bunny dreams of future hope and glory.
Brighter than the dead past’s brightest story.
Till together life and you depart,— erefore fljr
Hours of youth—the Springtime of the heart?
Saddest change of all, Is this, I ween,
For when time brings back the Summer weather
Leaf aud bird and bloo m will come together;
Flame of youth blown out by careen'd pain 6 ’
Never lights the altar Btone again.
Never here, but very snrely there:
In that garden by the angels tended,
Heavenly-grace with earthly sweetness blended,
We shall find yonth's dreamlnge bright andfalr,
Never here, but sure and safely there 1
s° tbofteb earthly gifts may reappear
While we sit beneath the shade of sorrow—
We can wait till dawns our bright to-morrow
. . _ „ ... , Calm sud clear
And we find the treasures lost below,
Made immortal in its golden g£ow !
Boston, July, 1868.
DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING.
H. A. TOPHAM,
158 Congress Street, Savannah, Georgia.
NO. T SIEECUANTS’ SOW, HU.TON HEAD.
CALLS the attention of Wholesale and Retail pur
chasers 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 the Stock received by every Steamer
from New York. ju2l-tf
Carhart, Whitford & Cos.,
Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers In
READY MADE CLOTHING,
331 and 333 BboadWat. oou. Woi:th Stbeet,
NEW YORK.
T. F. Cabhabt, I Hznet Shafer,
W«. H. Whitford, ( A. T. Hamilton,
J. B. Van Waoenen.
Office of Payau A Carhart in liquidation,
jyd 3m
RIDDELL & MURDOCK,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
SUTLERS’ AND NAVAL STORES, DRY GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
Gkntl ENIN'S FurnishiNQ Goods, <fco.,
No. S Merchants’ Row, Hilton Head, S. C„
W. O. RIDDELL. IjulS-tf] H. 3. MCBDOOK.
11 Merchants Row, Hilton Head, So. Ca.
CALL the attention of Wholesale and Retail pnr
chasers to their superior stock of
MILITARY AND NAVAL CLOTHING,
AND
FURNISHING GOODS,
Watches, Clocks, Fancy Goods, Jewelry, and Plated
Ware, Swords, Sashes, Belt,. Embroideries, Boots, Cape
Field Glasses, Gauntlets Gloves, &c., Ac.. Ac.
THE NEW SKIRT FOR 18(15.
A WONDERFUL invention for ladies. Unquestion
ably snperior to all others.
Don't fall to read the advertisement in the Savannah
Herald containing full particulars every Saturday
morning. jy6 staw3m
COTTON. "
COTTON GINS.
THE
EMERY PARENT GIN,
WHICH FOB
Compactness, Economy of Time,
Space and Labor,
Far Surpasses any other Gin ever before
offered to the Public.
THE undersigned are prepared to furnish them at
regular rates, being tne sole Agents for Horace
L. Emery, Patentee and Manufacturer
; Messrs. AMES, PEABODY & CO., No. 152 Congress
street, have the above Gin on exhibition. Samples
can also be seouat the warehouse of
CHAS. L. COLBY & CO.,
Jy2s-tf comer Bay and Abercom streets.
TO COTTON SHIPPED
Alexander Hardoo,
C*OTTON SHIPPER,
IS PREPARED to take Cotton on Storage, at the
lowest rates, and
—BAS OPENB3),
ON THE CORNER OP JEFFERSON & BAY STS.
For the purpose of
WEIGHING,
REPAIRING,
REPACKING,
SAMPLING,
CLASSING,
AND—
Shipping Cotton for the Public
AT THE
XiOWSJST RATIM3,
Furnishing Ink, &c.
auT lm
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. R. SOLOMONS, M. D.,
X> entlst,
From Charleston, 3. C., offers bis services to the
citlsena of Savannah.
Rooms at Dr. Clark's office, Congress street.
References,—Dr. Jas. B Read,
Dr. Jctuiah Harms,
Hon. Solomon Cohen,
W. N. Hauebsham Esq,,
jyll ts A. A. Solomons & Cos.,
M. P. MULLER,
CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT.
Agent for the Sale of Lands. Will give strict atten
tion to Surveying, furnishing Plans ior snd Superin
tending Buildings, all kinds Machinery, 4c.
Office, Sorrel’s bnilding, next to Gas Office.
jygl lm
C. S. BUNDY,
Or o xx oral A g o n t
AND
ATTORNEY FOR CLAIMS,
No. 241 F Street, Between 13th and 14th Streets,
(Near Pay Department,)
Waßhlngtoii, X>. O.
Jn3o ts
Notice.
THE business of the PULASKI HOUSE will be con
tinued and managed by the undersigned, under
the Ann and name of W. H. WILTBERQER & CO.
W. H. WILTBERGER.
J.O. BARTELS.
Savannah, August 12th, ISC'. an!2-6
PRICE, 5 CENTS * *
FINANCIAL.
EINSTEIN,
ROSENFELD
& C 0.,,
Bankers,
No. 8 Broad Street,
New York.
We draw at siglit, and at sixty days,
on London, Paris, Frankfort, and ail
other principal cities of Europe,
Parties opening current accounts, may
deposit and draw at their convenience,
the same as with the City Banks, and
will be allowed interest on all balances
over One Thousand Dollars, at the rate
of four per cent, per annum. Orders
for the purchase or sale of various issues
of Govornment and other Stocks, Bonds,
and Gold, executed on Commission.
Manning & De-Forest,
BANKERS *AND BROKERS,
No. 19 Wall Strest, New York,
> 4 Dealers in
Gold, Silver, Foreign Exchange
and GoFernment Securities.
GIVE special attention to tbe purchase and sale of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia Alabama, New Orleans and Tennessee Bank
notes. Southern States Bonds and Coupons, Railroad
Bond? and Coupons.
Interest allowed on deposits. jyls-3m
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, die.
TO SHIPPERS
* SOUTHERN PRODUCE.
FENNER, BENNETT A BOWMAN,
Successors to Hotchkiss, Fenner A Bennett.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
No. 40 Vjiset Steezt, ~fw Yona.
„ And Memphis, Tens,
I HOMAB Fznnfh, Hket Bish- D. W. Bown «J».
jyii
CHAB. L. COL f 7c07
Shipping Commiaaion anil Forwarding
MERCHANTS’.
JONES BLOCK, CORNER BAT AND AB EE CORN STREET
SAVANNAH, GA„
LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES
M *<J e on Consignments to the firm of Chas. L. Colby.
ot New York, or to our friends in Boston.
MAUDE & WRIGHT, Agents at Augusta, G*.
~ bkfekenoeb;
Messrs. Dabney, Morgan & Cos, New York
Jarivs Slade, Esq., New York
Hori. J. Wiley Edmands, Boston.
Gardner Colby, Esq., Boston. JylS—l<
Lewis 1.. Jones,
SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, j
No. 17 Broadway, Ptw York.
Liberal advances on Shipments to aboya Conaiac
ment, made by —sr
HUNTER & GAMMELL,
Agents Pioneer Line Steamships,
Savannah. ,
Woodward,Baldwin & Cos.,
UO Dunne Street, New York,
9 and 11 Hanover St., Baltimore.
DRY GOODS COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
oS&randYfrn“. Bde ° D
L. J. Guilmartin & Cos.,
GENERAL COMMISSION AND SHIPPING
MERCHANTS,
148 Bay- Street.
(Opposite the City Hotel, J
SAVANNAH, GA
I~ J. QUILMARTIH, JOHN FLANNEaT. E. W. DEUMMOND
W IB '
CEO. R. CRUMP & CO.,
AUCTION AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
209 Beoad Stbeet, Auhu.ta, Qa.
Jn2o 3ia
James B. Cahill,
GROCER and COMMISSION MERCHANT
AUGUSTA, GA.
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
COTTON Purchased and Shipped. Merchandise
bought and sold on Commission
Will also take Agencies for the sale of any Goods
and Merchandize required in the Southern market
jy22 3m
M. J. SOLOIVION^
Commission Merchant,
attend to the Selling or Receiving and For-
V- warding all kinds of Merchandise, Produce, Ac.
Office for the present at the Drug store of j! M.
Abrahams A Cos. jy2l-lm
J. SHAFFER,
Oommlsslou Dealer
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS and PRODUCE,
_ V„ EBT Washinoton Market,
Opposite 143 West st., Bulkhead between Barclay and
„ „ Veseysts.,
NEW YORK.
Potatoes, Apples and Onions constantly dn hand, and
put up for the Southern market
All consignments promptly attenked to
Ke , , ’; rß „ t ° A - L - Hredley, A. Haywood, T. J.
Walsh, and J. H. Parsons.
eodly
DRUGS.
Drugs, Medicines, and Chemicals.
A choice selection of
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS,
PATJ2«T MEDICINES
and TRUSSES,
LANDED FROM NEW toil.
Apothecar.es, Planters, and traders fromth* interi
or, can be supplied at the shortest notice,
I can warrant every article as being pure.
A large quantity of European LEECHES, finest
quality.
All the Patont Medicines extant on hand.
One hundred casea Jacobs' Dysenteric Cordial.
ALL WILL BE SOLD LOW FO DASH,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
ATAPOTHE CARIES' HALE.
Corner Broughton and Barnard streets.
N, B.—Fresh Garden Seeds.
, „ W. M. WALSH,
jn!6-3m __ Proprietor.
GOLD AND BANK NOTES.
G O “hSr d .?pri«Jrilfb^ te ApSMte
augM BELL, WYLLY A uHRISTIAN,
