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THE SAVANNAH ! DAILY HERALD. VOL. 1-NO. 17a The Savannah Daily Herald WORKING AND BVBNINGJ f. I( FTBUSnS BT 0. "W. MABO?r A CO., At 111 Bat Sneer, Savannah, Geobhia. Him: Per Copy p!ve sf l iS- Per Tear t*o 00, iSTIITISIlIt: Two Dollar* per Sqritoe of Ten Line* tor flat to aertion; One Dollar (oread snbseqaent one. Ad vertiacments inserted in the tnoming, will, if desired, appear in the evening without extra charge. JOB PRINTING, In every style, neatly and promptly none. 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. --- 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,