The Savannah Daily Herald.
BY S. W . M ASCN &. C C .
SAIiIEL W. MAM»S> Editor.
H . T. THOMl'iiOl. AiMtltU Editor.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, ISCS
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY OK SAVANNAH.
We are now publishing a column and more ofbrief
1111 siness announcements, carefully classified, under
lhe general head of “Savannah Business Directory."
It includes some forty leading business men and
firms of Savannah. We propose to retain this as a
regular feature of the Hkrai.ii. The expense of in
serting cards tn this department of the paper is very
small, ami we believe the advertisers will receive
more than a proportionate benefit. Parties wishing
to have their cards included In this Directory, can do
no by sending them to our counting room, or hand
ing them lo Mr. M. J. Divine, who Is authorised to
receive them. Prepayment will lie invariably re
quired.
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
The election for members of the approach
ing Convention in this State is near at hand,
and the nomination of candidates and other
preliminaries of the election are becoming
prominent objects of public attention. It is
satisfactory to know that the prevailing senti
ment of the people of Georgia, as far as we
have been able to learn, is unmistakably op
posed to the nomination ot candidates whose
character or antecedents would make them
obnoxious to the Government and loyal peo
pie of the country. The general desire seems
to be that we should so shape the result of
the elections as to convince the northern
friends of the Union that the result of the war
is accepted by us as finally and irrevocably
decisive of the fate of slavery in Georgia ;
and to make this demonstration complete it
is clearly necessary that every citizen of
Georgia should cast his vote for men who
will be least objectionable to the overwhelm
ing hostile opinion in Congress. Os the
great number of interesting questions that
present themselves to the mind of the intelli
gent aud thoughtful citizen in connection with
the exercise of the elective fiauebise under
the new order of things, the most important
is that involved in the careful selection of
suitable men for legislative positions, for the
result of the elections in Georgia in October
next, is looked forward to with unusual
anxiety by the conservative and patriotic in
all parts of the country. That result will
develope not only the temper and disposition
of our citizens, but will determine the politi
cal destiny of the State for the future. How
great and pressing the necessity then, that
our people should exercise the utmost cau
tion and vigilance in the selection of proper
persons to represent them in the Convention
It is known to all that our present status
ha3 been misrepresented and our loyalty
questioned by our northern political adver
saries, for the avowed purpose of defeating
the policy of reconstruction adopted by the
National Government, which, if successfully
maintained, will achieve the early restora
tion of Georgia and her sister southern States
to all the rights and privileges of full mem
bership in the Union. It therefore becomes
our duty, first and foremost, to define clear
ly our status aud to manifest the sincerity of
our loyalty, by voting for men who are not
ineligible or obnoxious. When a clear rec
ord shall be presented by the result of our
elections and Conventional or legislative
action, the way will be clear, and the ma
chinations of the radical party to perpetuate
the political vassalage of the South Will be
triumphantly defeated. This view of the
most important feature in the present po
litical crisis of Georgia is placed above all
controversy by the prompt interposition of
the mililury authority at Richmond, Va., to
prevent the inauguration of civil officers re
cently elected, who had been prominent and
actively engaged in the late war, which act
of General Terry, was approved by Presi
dent Johnson.
The substitution of civil for military rule
is earnestly desired by all. The restora
tion ol the State to her practical relations with
the Federal Government is not less desira
ble Peace, order, contentment, and pros
perity are blessings which the Southern peo
ple, having once enjoyed them, are yearning
to recover in an honorable way ; and we
should all be willing to do whatever is neces
sary, to consummate these great objects, and it
should be done also in a prompt, loyal, pa
triotic, liberal and cheerful spirit. This line
of conduct is approved by nearly all of the
best and safest minds in the South, and af
fords tresh Illustration of the aptitude for
self-government of men trained in Republi
can institutions; and that the people of
Georgia will prove themselves as wise in ac ,
tion as her leading men arc prudent in couu '
eel is with us a foregone conclusion. If men
are elected to prominent positions, it matters
not how clever they may be, of disloyal
character or objectionable antecedents, the
reconstructive plans of the President will be
frustrated by a radical Congress which bolds
the power of decision.
We will add that all of the Virginia jour
nals, including those that condemned t.ue in
terference of General Tery in the r we
hare cited, are zealously giving advice of a
similar tenor, thus admitting that toe citizens
of Richmond committed a blander by
electing to office men whose ttntecdlenie
were offensive to those who have all the
power in their own hands, who have declared
their intention to exercise it, and who only
desire a plausible pretext to use it to our in
jury
We have thus frankly presented these
views for the consideration -of our Georgia
leaders, in the hope that they may contribute
something towards enabling them to grapple
auccoastully with the difficulties by which
our State is surrounded in these times of
political peril.
CosTlsCatios is Virginia.—The Baltimore
American of the 291 b ult. contains a list of
s me hundred and titty farms and bouses and
lots in the counties of Loudon, Fairfax, Eli
zabeth City, Prince William, Warwick, York,
Norfolk, and the cities of Portsmouth and
Norfolk, which, by order of Gen. Howard,
are confiscated and “ set apart for the use of
loyal refugees and freedtnen." A corres
pondent of the New York Herald says the |
opinion is atronly entertained in Richmond |
lhat ultimately the President's pardon will'
carry with it a complete restoration to all j
rights in property hitherto regarded as aban- j
doned QDd now in possession of offleets of j
the Freedmeu's Bureau.
Tub House of Ketchum to Resimf A
meeting of the creditors of the firm of Mortis
Ketebum, Son «fe Cos , was held in New York
on Fiiday last, at which terms for settlement
on the basis of sixty per cent, of the amount
of the claims were submitted, and finally,
after discussion, accepted. It was also agreed
that the Ketchum firm should be at liberty
to resume business. Their liab.lities ale
about four millions of dollars. Several letters
were read at the meeting, among which was
one of an affecting character from Mr. Morris
Ketchum in reference to the conduct of his
son Edward.
Another Defalcation. — On the develop
ment of the Ketchum defalcation in N. York,
lhe officers of the State Bank of Hartford,
Conn., which had deposits with the Ketchum
firm, instituted an investigation of the affairs
of the institution, and made the somewhat
surprising discovery that the cashier, W. H.
D. Callender, was indebted to the bank to
the amount of two hundred thousand dollars.
He has made an assignment to the bank of
oDe hundred thousand dollars, and some
other property belonging to him has been at
tached. He has not been arrested, aud it is
supposed that he will not be.
Vandalism ai the White Hocsb.— Another
instance of vandalism occurred at the White
House on Friday. A well dressed and appa
rently respectable woman accompanied by
iier little daughter, was arrested in the act of
cutting a piece from one of the curtains of
the east room, which she said she wished to
I send to her mother a9 a curiosity. Her ter
ror on being detected was pitiable, and so
affected one of the officers of the Executive
.Mansion that he ordered her unconditional
release.
Recrcitinu for the Regular Army
Returns received at the Provost Marshal
General's office, Washington show an
increased activity in recruiting lor the tegu
lar army. Regiments, which a few months
ago numbered only two and three hundred
men, now number five, six and seven hun
dred. Many voiuuteers who have spent a
short lime at home among their friends are
again entering the military service of the
United States.
Frauds of army officer’, perpetrated by
forging descriptive lists, signatures to passes
and other military papers, have just been
developed in Baltimore, and are to be
thoroughly investigated. The amount ot
money thu9 fraudulently procured lias not
yet been ascertained, hut it is supposed to
be very large.
The Government not a loser uy the De
faulting Paymasters. —To-day’s National
Intelligencer says:—We are assured, from
the highest source of knowledge on the sub
ject, that the government cannot, in any
event, he a losei to any considerable amount
by the Norfolk swindle, or by the operations
ot any of the officers of the entire pay depart
ment.
A Diver Smothebed. —Mr Broad, of Bos
ton, one of the principal submarine divers
employed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company, in con
structing their bridge at this point, was
smothered to death in his diving dre.-s on
Friday afternoon, owing to a defect in the
air pumps.
It is stated by a Richmond correspondent
that the order for revoking the pardon of Mr.
Dudley, President of the Y’ork River Rail
road, emanated from President Johnson
himself, in consequence of Dudley, subse
quent to receiving the Executive clemency,
having indu'ged in strongly disloyal lan
gtiagjp __
steamship R. R. Cuyler,
Capt. Dollard, sailed from New York on
Saturday last for New Orleans direct, in H.
B. Cromwell & Co.'s line. The R. R. Cuyler,
originally belonging to the steam marine of
this port, was used as a gunboat during -the
rebellion, aud earned a distinguished repu
tation.
Financial Matters.— The Secretary of the
Treasury represents that the Department is
in an easy condition as to funds. The re
ceipts from internal revenue have been fully
equal lo the calculation heretofore made,
those for the month of August amounting to
over $34,000,000.
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bu
reau on Friday amounted to $2,356,864
It is deserving of remaik that both in New
Orleans and Mobilo there is loud complaint
about the want of houses. New Orleans is
said to be more crowded now than ever be
fore. Someone writing from that city ex
press a belief that the census would show
au iucrease of one third over the population
ot 1860.
Washington despatches state that the gov
ernment has taken such precautions that the
national Treasury canuot in any event be a
loser to any considerable extent by the re
ported swindles of paymasters in Virginia,
or by any other BimilXr operations in the pay
department.
Florida State Convention. —Gov. Marvin
of Florida has issued a proclamation calling
a State Convention, to meet at the Capital on
the 25th day of October, and the election for
delegates thereto will take place on the 10th
of the same month.
The Raleigh Register learns that Governor
Hoiden has received a despatch from Presi
dent Johnson, in which he states that if he
■ should visit Richmond he will extend his
! journey to Raleigh, N. C.
■i
The atrocious proceedings of the ChiDO-e
pirates on the west coast ot China have call
ed forth strenuous measures for their sup
pression. Two British gunboats, the Haughty
and Opossum, have been on a cruise along
the coast, and have aucceeeded in burning
several of the piratical junks.
LETTERB PROM FLORIDA.
[xjieci;-' C"rit-poedenue SdvaHiKili Hrr»kt.|
Jacbxo - IlLi , Fla , Sept. 5, 1865
The “ Helen Getty ’ arrived at this port
' last week from Savannah This makes two
steamer* t-Ach making weekly trips between
| the two cities. The Helen Getty, although
| much changed in appearance, is recognizable
j as the St. John of former dava.
IMPROVED APPEARANCE.
Within the past mouth much improvc
i rnents have been made here. The guard
house, which formerly was located on Bay
street, has been removed to a redoubt outside
lof the city A police system has been e»-
} tublished in lieu of the provost guard that
j formerly did that duty. The sidewalks are
; being replanked Buildings aie in process
!of erection. A large foundry and machine
j :-hop is being constructed near the railroad
depot by a Mr. Cardy, formerly of Talla
hassee.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
There is now an unbroken lino of railroad |
from here to the Gulf, striking it at St. Marks. |
The railroad companies have sent agents to I
the North to arrauge with some steamship ,
company to run two steamers direct from
New Y"ik to connect here with the raihoad
to St. Marks, thence by two more steamers
to New Orleans. Mr. Neblack, President of
the Florida Central Railroad, lias beeu very
active in his efforts to effect this arrange
ment. The depot accommodations need
much enlarging. Large shipments of cotton
daily arrive from the interior. There is con
siderable reported to he ready to be shipped
at the different points on the railroad.
Sties are, however, dull; most of the |
owners preferring to ship on consignment
and hold for an advance. There is consid
erable scattered through the country un
ginned and unpacked partly for want of bag
ging aud rope.
A COLONY FOB BRAZIL.
About two months ago, about four hun
dred of the slave owners formed themselves
into a colony for emigrating to Brazil. They
are of a class who regard slave labor as
necessary to develope the agricultural re
sources of the country. The present regime
is ot course, very distasteful to them. They !
desire to eontinue their old regime, and it be
ing impossible to do so in this country, they
are compelled to seek for what they desire
in another. Their agent started some weeks
ago to examine and report. He had proceed
ed some seven hundred miles from New
York, when the vessel sprung a leak, com
pelling them to put back. It is said another
start will not be made till later in the season.
Doubtless many of the colonists will by then
have given up the scheme and settled down
in some useful business like some of their
wiser neighbors.
The Interior,
Tallahassee, Fla, Sept. 4, 1865.
Governor Marvin has ordered that un elec
tion he held on the 10th day of October for
Delegates to a Convention to he held on the
25th of the same month, giving fifteen days
for the Delegates to assemble after their elec
tion, The Governor is determined that
Florida, although the lat;t State to receive a
Provisional Governor, shall not be so far be
hind the other States in reorganizing and
preparing herself to tie reinstated in her for
mer position in the Uniou.
the want of mail facilities
occasions great inconvenience to the people
throughout this section. Being unable to ob
tain newspapers, they are in darkness as re
gards the news. A war with Maximilian,
and consequently with Louis Napoleon,
seems to be a sort of standing item of news
here. The rupoit seems to emanate from the
fertile imaginations of t e people, who seem
to hopn for sut h an v ut.
railroad communication.
The officers of the Pensacola aud Geoigia
railroad have determined to keep the con
nection of their road with the Savannah and
Gulf road. They have sent North for the
iron to replace that taken from the Florida
railroad during the war. When the Gulf
road is put in running order again, this con
nection will form a continuous line of rail
road between Savannah and this place. The
connecting road is about twenty miles long,
striking the Pensacola and Georgia road at
Live Oak station, about seventy miles from
Talahassee. Thence a railroad extends
twenty miles to St. Marks on the Gulf,
from which point vessels ply to Mobile and
New Orleans
ELECTIONEERING AND WIRE-PULLING.
The topic of conversation among the peo
ple now is the selection of candidates for
delegates to the Convention to be held in
October, and discussing their merits. Where
there are rival candidates there is considera
ble electioneering among their respective
friends. The mass of the people who have
been in the service are generally disposed to
distrust old political leaders and express a
derided preference for fighting tnen, without
much regard lo the side they have been fight
ing with. Some of the old political men
who were very ardent secessionists be
fore the war, are now very anxious to dis
play their patriotism by filling some of the
offletrs under the United States Government.
Ti ose with large salaries affixed, and com
manding power and influence, are particu
larly attractive. Some of these poiiticiaus
even advocate negro suffrage.
STAGE COACHES VS. RAILROAD CARS.
The slow speed of travel over the railroad
lines from here to the Atlantic coast, the
long stops at stations, and the inconvenient
lime tables, have induced a former proprietor
of the stage coach line to re-establish it in
opposition to the railroad. Certain it is that
travellers would lose no time, and add to
their comfort, by patronizing a stage line.—
Any one who has travelled over the railroad
more than once will attest to this statement.
It is said that certain Virginia banks have
been receiving rebel money up to the present
time in liquidation of liabilities due them.
Another Government Fraud—Arrnt of
CapUtn Beckwith
(Special despatch to the Kvenlng Telegraph.)
Baltimore, September I.—Captain D.. L.
Beckwith, who for some time has been acting
as mustering officer of this Department, was
arrested on Wednesday, charged with de
fraudiug the Government by forging des
criptive lists. He is now in prison. Eight
or ten cases have been discovered and more
hre expected to lie. Money to a large amount
has already been obtained' by men who were
not soldiers on these forged papers. Colonel
Woolley is on the track of those believed to
be implicated.
This system of fraud has also been traced
to Philadelphia and elsewhere. It was effect
ed by getting men into hospitals as pretend
ed invalids, and then furnished them the pa
pers and discharges.
Important Arrest.
j Thomas Ferguson ml. m William Ferguson,
and James Robertson. i wo notorious Uuglai"
and buiuuieis,' have been attested aud
! committed to jail. Tue former may be re
-1 membereu as having been identified during
I the war with a Georgia Bittalioa, w hich he
deserted. aDd atterw aids connected uimselt
j with ine First South Carolina Regiment of
: Regulars, of which he look French leave
! also, after n short term of service. From that
' time until recently, he is said to have been
more or less connected with the rasca ities
commuted in this city and in Savannah, but
I by hia adroitness and cunniug he has man
i aged to elude the vigilance of the police, and
postpone the receipt of his just dm s until re
cently. when he was convicted of the bur
j glaty of a jeweliy establishment in the latter
j city, and was sentenced to ten years impris
j onmeul in the peuiteutiary. From a want
of transportation at the time of his convic
tion, be was detained in the ciiy jail of Sa
vannah for three weeks, when he contrived,
with the aid of accomplices, to cut through
the flooring of his cell and make his exit via
the sewer and the prison wall.
: From Savannah he came hither nnd im
mediately tell under the espionage of the
j secret detectives, who were uucouscious of
' his particular crime but were very well in
j formed as to his general bid character. By
[ them he was watched for three weeks, day
aud night, ami the committal of some overt ]
act of crime by him confidently expected, j
Pending his slate of inaction Robertson came ;
to the city, and was similarly watched, as it
was known that he was a leading member in
the same society in which Furgurson mov
ed. The par liable pratrum were therefore j
carefully haunted by the siiadows of our
vigilant police, who anticipated from them
some new deed of rascality, when unfortu
nately a petty offence was committed by
Robertson causing his arrest, aud Captain
Hoffman fearing that his compeer Ferguson
would take alarm and leave the city, deem
ed it prudent to cage him also.
His arrest was effected by a decoy move
ment in order lo secure him away trom his
residence, where, it was thought, aud right
ly, as the sequel proved, that the evidences
of his guilt would be found. The detectives
consequently made a strategic movement,
consummated by Ferguson's calling at a par
ticular house in Market street, where “a
friend" had notified hint that he wished him
to come He came, and was poiuted out to
the •* friend,” who was none other than one
ot the detectives, by whom he was imme
diately taken into custody and conveyed to
the police station, where, by dint of “ per
suasiou," he was induced to tell his place of
residence. The house iu America street,
near Reid, was at once visited, searched, and
Mr. Ferguson's apparatus, consisting of a
fine assortment ot burglar s tools, secured.
Robertsou mauaged to make his escape,
through some mistake committed by the po
liceman iu charge, but was recaptured at
Hilton Head on Friday last The particu
lars pf history, escape and recapture, we
have not fully obtained.
Both of these light-fingered gentlemen are
now confined in jail under rigid guard. —
Cnarlestun Courier. _
Terrible Tragedy.
A horrible tragedy occurred in South Ded
ham, Mass, ou Thursday night last, a man,
his wife and daughter being shot dead. Dr.
Carlos Marston, a homeopathic physician,
and his daughter, an interesting girl of ten
years of age, were shot by Mrs. Maiston, the
doctor's wife, who afterwards finished her
dreadful work by shooting herself. ‘Mrs.
Marston had been sick for a number of weeks
past, and has at times given evidences of
mental derangement. For several days past
she had been growing worse.
A great many people need information as
to the effect oi the Presidents pardon upon
the rights of property. They might readily
obtain tins information from reading his pro
clamation, for it is perfectly clear and ex
plicit upon the subject in question. Here is
what it says:
To the end, therefore, that the authority
of the government of lhe United States may
be restored, aud that peace, order and free
dom may be established, I, Andrew John
ston, President of the United Slates, do pro
claim and declare that I hereby grant to all
persons who have, directly or indirectly,
participated in the existing rebellion, except
as hereinafter excepted, amnesty and pardon,
with restoration of all rights of property,
except as to slaves, and except in cases
where legal proceedings, under the laws of
the Unded States providing for confiscation
of property of persons engaged in rebellion,
have beeu instituted : but upon the condi
tion, nevertheless, that every such person
shall take and prescribe the tallowing oath,
&c.
This is the form of the general pardon, as
distinguished trom special pardons, and it
has been extended to and accepted by tens
ot thousands.
The following is the tenor of tho special
pardons, grautid in conformity with the
same proclamation, under the list of excep
tions, viz:
That I, Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States of America, in consideration
of the premises, divers ether good aud suffi
cient reasons me thereunto moving, do
hereby grant to. the said a full pardon
and amnesty for all offenses by(him commit
ted, arising from participation, direct or im
plied, in the said rebellion, conditioned as
follows, viz- this paidon to begin and take
effect from the day on which the said
shall take the oatli prescribed in the procla
mation of the President dated May 29, 1865,
and to be void and of no effect if the said
shall hereafter at any time acquire tiny
property whatever in slaves, or make use of
slave labor; and that he first pay all costs
which may have accrued in any proceedings
hitherto instituted against his person or
propel ty.
Heavy Judoment against a Railroad.—
One of the most interesting cases tried dur
ing the present term of the Circuit Court was
that of M. and J. W. Han worth vs. the Great
Western Railroad. Plaintiffs sued the rail
road company for damages sustained by
them in the loss of their warehouse, burned
last January, it being alleged that the fire
originated trom sparks thrown out hy a pass
ing train. Alter a patient hearing, the jury
rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs
for $5,240 20. This covers the loss of the
building and machinery only, a separate suit
having been instituted for loss on grain burn
ed at the same time.— Decatur (III.) Chrooicl
Aug. 25.
News Items.
The Providence Journal says the di ought
begins to be severely felt on some of the
principal manufacturing streams in Rhode
Island, and the production of cotton cloth is
diminished. Many mills are running on
short time, and unless there i? speedy relief
some of them will be obliged to stop alto
gether.”
A man on trial for mflrder in Bangor, Me.,
last week, secured his acquittal by his own
simple, frsnk, and apparently truthful evi
dence, taken under the new law of that State,
allowing all persons accused of crime to be
witnesses in their own behalf.
An Eastern paper savs that the new coun
terfeit twenty-five cent fractional currency
in circulation may be readily detected by the
superiority of its execution over that of the
genuine.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad is a
money making concern. It receipts will this
year foot up to about fifteen millions, leav
ing, after paying interest on debt and all its
running expenses, between five and six mil
lions clear profit for the company.
An amusing tale is circulating of a shoddy
miss who bathed in a mineral spring at one
ot the most famous summer resorts, thinking
that, as at Newport, it wa9 the right thing
to do. When the came to the spring
to imbibe, the sight of her floundering in the
water water with her pet dog created some
consternation.
Bon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, late
Vice President of the United States, was in
ducted Into office as Collector of the port ot
Boeton on Thursday lest.
I Deathbed Coafeaeien of a Canadian Mar
dr i-*a<.
(Correspondence of Ike New York World.)
Hamilioj), August 30.
Last week a woman named Perkin, w ife of
a respectable well-to do farmer, near Brant
lord, U. C, fiudiug herself upon her death
bed, sent tor a clergyman and confessed that
she had at different periods ot bet life com
mitted six murders, and all by poison ! At
first it was imagined that she was delerious,
but subsequent inquiry has afforded ample
corroboration of the poor wretch’s state
ment. She said that she had a mania for
destroying human life, and it was only by
the greatest self-restraint that she could
keep herself front secretly poisoning all per
sons with whom she was on terms of friend
ship. She had, however, poisoned four chil
dren aud two adults, and what makes the
matter stilt more revolting is the fact that
two of the former were her own children,
and one of the latter her first husbaud’s.—
The children were murdered in England,
and the adults in Canada. She has beeu
married to her second husband for a num
ber of years, and all the time passed for a
very respectable, industrious woman. Her
appearance, however, was most revolving,
aud she was, in fact, '.he exact image of
what we should imagine one of the weird
sisters in ‘'Macbeth'' to have been. She died
soon after rnakiug the above hoTribte dis
closure.
Mt-rloua Troubles ut thr (ape of Good
Hope.
[From Wlliuer ft Smith's European Times, Aug. 19.]
News of au unpleasant kind comes from
the Cape ot Good Hope. Hostilities have
commenced between two of the native rival
tribes, the Boors and the Basutos, who have
been tightiug with desperate courage. So
far the Boors appear to have fared badly,
and one hundred thousand sheep and a large
drove of horned cuttle belonging to them
have fallen into the hands of the enemy.—
The chief of the Basutos was about to sum
mon twenty thousand warriors of bis tribe,
and it defeated, to retire within the range of
mountains behind his capital, and there re
taliate upon his foes by guerrilla bands.—
This formidable savage declares,’ it is satis
factory to observe, that that he does not de
sire to fight with the Queen or any of the
Queen s subject; he only wishes to protect
his people from the aggressions of the Boors
and he warns the colonists against taking
any part in the conflict. Like all wars
among savages, the murder in cold blood of
of men and male children was piactised to
a horrible extent. We hope that the Cape
government may be able to restore peace
without offending either party.
Important Discoveries ot Minerals on the
Line of the Pacific Railroad.
Danver, August 30.
Au exploring party, consisting of Professor
Denton, Geologist, of Boston; Maj. Wbiteley,
and others, returned to day from an expedi
tion through Western Colorado, between the
Rocky Mountains and Utah. They report
that they have made important discoveries
of coal, petroleum, and shale, on the pro
posed route of the Pacific Railroad. They
also briog despatches from General Hughes's
corps, constructing the new wagon route to
Salt Lake, which will shorten the distance
fully two hundred miles.
The President’* Lutr Proclamation.
[Washington [Correspondence (August 31) of the
Philadelphia Ledger.]
It is reported that the Cabinet were not a
unit on the proclamation permitting the in
troduction of arms into the Southern States.
Another report is that the President issued
the proclamation without consulting all the
members of the Cabinet, which report, I am
inclined to believe, is correct.
Longevity. —When one is asked what are
the causes of longevitj', it may be safely an
swered, that a good digestion is at the bot
tom of the whole business. The perfect ac
tion of the organ by wltich the frame is nour
ished, must clearly be of lhe firs' moment.
Whether the assertion of the cynic that, in
addition to a good digestion, a hard heart is
also necessary, may perhaps be open to
doubt. That insensibility to the sufferings
of others relieves us of much mental anguish
—a great cause of decay-r-there can be little
doubt; but, on the other band, the pleasura
ble emotions that spring from a pure heart,
are of iufinite potency in prolonging life. It
is the little worrying cares that gnaw at the
springs of existence. Great natural philoso
phers, great painters, and great poets have
lived long. Galileo, Keiper, and Newton,
survived to a good old age. So did Herscbel
and his sister Lucretia, although she spent
many years of nights in the observatory, as
sisting her brother in his labors. It may be
that the calm contemplation of other worlds,
sojlifts the mind above the petty cares of this
that the body has little cause to grow old.
Swift. Corneille, Young, Goethe, Anacreon,
Sophocles, and Wordsworth, all lived be
yond the appointed threescore and ten
years; and the longevity of some of the
greatest painters has been remarkable. Titian
and Michael Angelo both lived to the age of
ninety.
It is also a daily matter of remark that
great lawyers attain to a loug age. Within
our own memory three law lords—Eldon,
S'owell, and Dyndhurst—passed their nine
tieth year. We apprehend, however, that
much of this connection of great age with
great offices is patent enough to life actuaries.
Lawyers, lor instance, are not appointed to
the great offices of State until they have
passed ail the more dangerous epochs of
human life, and when the chances of exis
tence are materially enhanced. But, after
all, these exceptional cases prove but little.
They are good examples of the powers of a
sound constitution, sustained by a vigorous
flame of life to keep the human machine
going for a long period, even in\ the face of
great mental and bodily wear and tear; but
they say nothing as to the effect of particu
lar occupations on classes. The conclusion
all actuaries have arrived at, is that the long
est lives are those of agricultural laborers
whose conditions are favorable enough to
enable them to become members ot Friendly
Societies. Both Jenkins and Par were chil
dren of the soil; thus science and theory are
in this matter in accord. On the other band
kiDgs and princes sink tn the lowest place in
the scale of life. —Good Word.
[Dr. Keyser is a physician of over thirty
years’ experience, and a graduate of the
Jefferson Medical College and of the Uni
versity of Medicine and Surgery of Philadel
phia j
Mr. H. T. Hklmbold :
Dear Sir : —ln regard to the question asked
me as to my opinion aiicut Buc.hu, I would
say that I have used and sold the article| in
various forms for the past thirty years, i
do not think there is any form or prepara
tion of it I have not used or known to be
used, in the various diseases where such
medicate agent would be indicated. You
tin. a rare, ns well as myself, that it has been
exttusively employed in the various diseases
of the bladder and kidneys, and the reputa
tion it has acquired in my judgment is war
ranted by the facts.
1 have seen and used, as before stated,
every form of Buchu — the powdered leaves,
the simple decoction, tincture, fluid extracts,
—and I am not cognizant ot any prepara
tion of that plant at all equal to yours.
Twelve years’ experience onglit, I think, to
give me the right to judge of its merits, and
without prejudice or partiality I give yours
precedence over ail otiiers. Ido not value
a thing according to its bulk, if I did other
Buchus would out-do yours, but I hold to
the doctrine that bulk and quantity do not
make up value—if they did a copper cent
would lie worth more than a gold dollar.
1 value your Buchu for its effect on pa
tients. I have cured with it, and seen'enred
with it, more diseases of the bladder and
kidneys than I have ever seen cured with
any other Buchu, or any other proprietory
compound of whatever name.
Respectfully yours, Ac..
Gao. H. Kktser,
I*o Wood St., Pittsburg, Pa
August 11, 1805.
Asa roR Hxlmsgld’s Fluid Extract or-
Bvcmv.
I FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
York Money Market.
Saturday, Aug. 2, IMS.
Ookl was ver, Erst early ut tile day yesterday, and
the usuai disposition was saowu to old up the price
of cash gold, which continues rather scarce, the oif
lerehce Bet ween lhe cash aud regular rater being
1-16*1-32. Alter touching ai lit., however, the price
drooped to 144*—the latest quotation. The opening
price w as 144.*.
Foreign exchange was barely steady and ill stow
demand. Brokers negotiated bankers' sixty day
bills at 109* net, but leadiog drawers w ere reluctant
to aell ai ie»a thau 109*. The supply of cottou bills
from New Orleans and Mobile, together with that re
ceived irom Canada, where exchange is very low at
present, (being equal to about log* here,) tends to
depress rates and more than neutralize the prepon
derance of imports over exports. Tills feature of the
mantel keeps it dull temporarily, but it is not likely
to be permanent.
New York Markets.
Friday Evening, Sept. t.
Beeswax—ls selling iu a small way at very steady
prices ; a quantity of Western brought ole.
Brkaustceks—The market for State and Western
Flour opened steadily but closed quietly. with prices
ruling iu buyer's favor. The sales are 10,600 bbls. at
$6 6ua*7 ao for Superfine State ; $7 ;isas7 50 for com
mon Kxtra State ; $7 55a57 75 for choice do.; $6 60a
$7 25 for .superfine Michigan, Indiana. Ohio, lowa,
Ac., and $7 aoass 10 for extra do.. Including shipping
brands ol round hoop Ohio at 70a»» tel, and trade
brand.- of do. at $8 90a$ll. We quote : Superfine
State, $u 60*a$7 20 ; Kxtra State, $7 35a57 75 ; Super
Western, $6 uoas7 25 ; Extra Western, $7 60a«8 10,
Extra hoop Ohio, 48 7uasr 85 ; Do. trade, $8 90a*U.
Southern Flour—The market Is inact.ve. The
sales include 500 bbls. at Joaslu 30 for Superfine
Baltimore ; *lO 49u*14 lor Extra do.
Canadian Flour—Opened steadily and closed
heavily, with sales of 360 bbls. at $7 50a$7 00 lorSu
pertiue, aud sßaslo 76 lor tile range of extra brands.
W ukat— Spring is unchanged in prices aud is dull,
Winter is nominally unchanged.
Oats —Opened strongly, but towards the close the
price fell uif. Skies of western were made at 60a67c.
Beans— Are held firmly at the late advance ; sales
at *1 6oa*l 75 for mediums, aud $1 75a{2 for mar
rowfats. ,
Corn—Has declined lc. The salea include 71,000
bushels at Ssa9oc. for unsound ; 90*a92 c. for sound
Western mixed, and 93u94c. for high mixed, nearly
yellow.
Candles —Are unchanged; sales of 1,000 boxes
Western Admantlue were made at 25c.; sperm are
quiet at our last figures.
Coffee—The market was quiet, and scarcely so
firm, but quotations are nominally unchanged. Rio,
18c.a21*c.; Java, 26c.a26*c.; both gold. Stock this
day—Kio, 72,000 bags; Bahia, 5,993 ; Laguayra,
2,541; Maracaibo, 4,043 ; Java, 4,000 mats, 170 bags ;
I'orto Kico, 46s bags ; Costa Rica, 88 ; Savanitia, 164.
Total bags and mats, 89,937. Same time last year,
16X302 bags, 14,237 mats.
Provisions— Pork—the market is dull and new
mess is lower, other kinds have not declined so
much.
Beef—The market is moderately active and firm.
We notice salea of 650 bills at $3 a $9 for State ; $8 a
sl2 for plain Western mess, aud $10,60 a $14,50 for
extra do.
Bacon Sides—There is but little demand. Quota
tions are entirely nominal.
Cut Meats—Are steadily held, with a moderate
inquiry, with salesof sao pkgs at 19 a 28c. for hams,
in dry salt aud sweet pickle, and 14* a I6*e for
shoulders in dry salt.
Lard—There is no change In the market. Sales
of 780 tes and bbls were made at 19 a 26c for No l to
kettle rendered.
Butter—The market Is active and firm. We
quote State In firkins ut 35 a 37c ; do in Welch tubs
at 31 a 35c ; Western common at 23 a 27c ; do Re
serve at 28 a 3lc, the latter price for fine fall made.
Cheese—ls iu active request at prices ruling in
the seller’s favor. We quote farmer's daily at 11 a
14*c, aud factory at 15* a 16>„'e.
Cotton.—There Is not so much doing, but prices
are steady. We notice safes 0f.1,821 bales at 43c.
for middling upland. Included ill/the above Is one
bale from Memphis, Teun.,) the ajfct of the season)
received by express, aud sold by Messrs. S. Muuu ft
Son, for shipment to Havre, at 60c. It is graded as
middling fair.
Fish—Cod are in some demand at steady rates.
We notice sales of 1,150 qtls of St. George’s aud 800
qtlß. Grand Bank. Mackerel are active and firm.
Sales of 6,000 bbls were made at our figures. Smoked
herrings are in request, hut prices are in the buyer’s
favor.
Fruits.— I The limited suppjy of raisins has caused
a further advance la prices and holders are now
asking $7,25 for layers and $6,75 Tor bunch, 10,000
bush peanuts and 200 frails 1 dates on p.'. ; 100 bags
almonds at 84a34*c: lacks Turkey primes at 21* a
■23 c; 1,000 bags brazil nuts on p.t., too bbls currants
at I3*c, aud 50 bags Brazil nuts at Is*c. Dried
apples are firm at lo a ll*c for common to prime
lots.
Hay—There is a good Inquiry at steady prices.
Sales at 6oc for new shipping, aud 80 a 90c »r retail
qualities.
Ikon.—The market for Scotch pig is very firm at
our last quotations ; sales embrace 300 tons Glengar
nock at $47; 2uu do Uartscherrie at $47 60, and 100
do Eleton ut $46. In American sales are re reported
or 300 tons for October delivery at $42. Sales ol 700
bdls common sheet were made at 6*c.
Lath—Are in demand at higher rates. We notice
sales of 1,560,000 Eastern at $2 45 as2 60, 3 months.
Leather.—Hemlock isiu demand at firm rates.
Prime stock is scarce. Choice qualities of oak are
wnted. and higher prices are paid.
B Like —cf; is a good demand at steady rates
S ~csui 3,00a obis Rockland common were made at
$1 40, and 1.000 bbls do lump at #1 so.
Lumber.— The market Ls active aud holders are
very firm lu their views. We notice sales of 1 200 000
feet of Eastern -pruce at $lB a $24, the latter price
for extra leapt is. and 500,000 Eastern shingles at $4.
We quote Southern pine $45 a $55.
Molasse*—ls In request at firm rates. We notice
sales of 130 hhds Porto Rico at soaooc ; by auction
■■o hhds do at 78*a82c, and 150 bbLsdo at 90*a92c.
Naval Stores— Spirits of turpentine are quiet at
$1 20. Rosins ure unchanged In prices ; sales em
braces 590 bbls at from $0 25 Tor common to *lO for
No. 2, and sUasl4 for No. 1.
Oils—Linseed continues excited and advancing'
caused in part by a large demaud from the West
and a good inquiry generally ; crushers are selling
to-day lu small lots at $l suaslsl. The market for
fish oils is perhaps a little more settled, but there is
stiii a disposition to await further news from the
Shenandoah before operating to any very liberal ex
tent.
Tobacco—Ls in moderate demand at firm prices.
Sales 273 hhds Kentucky at 9*a2sc, and 117 cases
seediest at 6*alßc.
Whisky—ls in actire demand at firmer rates, with
sales ol 1,200 bbs at $2 24* for state, and $2 25 for
Western.
Wines and -Spirits—For most kind of spirits, as
well as wlues, there Ls a pretty liberal inquiry, and
rates are more in sellers’ favor.
Wool—The market is dull, and If there ls any
change in price it Ls in favor of the buyers. We no
tice sales of 170,000 lbs fleeces at 57*ao'7*c for State
aud Western, 65a75c for Ohio aud Pennsylvania ;
26,000 lbs pulled at 60a70c ; 3,000 lbs domestic wools
on private terms; a small lot of Cape at 45c ; 100
Chiguas and 2 bales of Santiago ou private terms.
Freights—To London, 500 bbls flour at lssd. A
bark was chartered from Savannah to Liverpool
with timber at 50s per load.
Suuak.—The market for raw ls very active, and
prices hat e advanced *c. We quote fair to go id re
fining at 12* u I2*c. 5Ve notice sales of 4,»id hhds
Cuba, part at 11* a 13*c, aud 1,075 boxes Havana,
part at 13* a 17*c. There ls a good demand for it.
lined, and holders are firm at our figures. We quote
soft t ellow at 15* a 17c ; soft white at 18* a 19c aud
crushed powdered and granulated at 20c.
Tallow.—The market is rather s.i unger. Sales of
210,000 lbs were made at 12* a 15*c, the latter an
extreme price.
Tffiis.—There ls a pretty fair inquiry for most de
scriptions, and rates are decidedly lu sellers’ favor
Salea 600 half cheats natural leaf Japans from first
hands ; 300 do greens in English order, and 800 do
uolonga from second hands.
Rice.—The ir ar et is unchanged. The stock ls
10,893 bags cleii and East India, and 20,884 bags un
cleaned do, against same time last year, 21,816 bags
cleaned, and 4,633 do uncleaued.
Soap.—ln castlle there can be noticed a fair inquiry
and sales are reported of 100 boxes at 19c.
FI'NEHAL INVITATIONS.
The friends and arqualntence of Mr. WILLIAM
DIXON, and of Thomas aud William Dixon, his sous,
are reap ctfully ittvl'ed to attend the funeral of the
former from his late residence, corner of Whitaker
snd State streets, This Morning at 10 o’clock.
The relative* and friends of Col, and Mrs. Joseph S.
Claghom, are Invited to attend the funeral of their
youngest son, WILLIAM HUNTER, This Afternoon
st AM o'clock, from theii .residence on South Broad
street.
STARLINE
FOR NEW YORK.
THE new and elegant first rlaaa
A Mdl Steamship' NEVADA,
-eZMUtMfx Capt. Carpenter, will positively fall for
the aboveport on
Saturday, Sept, eih, at 11 o’clock a. m.
For freight or pasaage, having splendid accommo
datlora, apply to
BRIGHAM, BALDWIN ft CO..
*ep9 Stoddard’s Bnlldlng. opposite Post Office.
FOR PALATKA,
Via Darlesi, Brunswick, St. Mary’s, Per*
nandina, Jacksonville and Plcolata.
rrtHE new and fast steamer FOUNTAIN. Capt. G.
A W. CABTNxm,wtll leave re above on SATURDAY,
the 9th Inst, at 9 o'clock a.m.
For Freight or Passage apply on board, at Dillon’s
Wharf, opposite the Gas Works, or to
M. A. COHEN, Agent.
Freight payable on Wharf.
Shipper* will famish weights and measurement of
B°°* antis
Rope, Bagging,
SUGAR, COFFEE.
For til* bf
•apt.* . OCTAVUICOHEN
NOTICE - POLICEMEN.'
W Application* of the following persona hiring
btea approved by the Brevet Brig. G«n. Commanding
tha Post all persona whose names art hereto »tuA
edare requested to call at the ofllce of the Provost
Maamai at 9 o’clock a m , Septemoer 7U.
r* ; *
Michael Dowd. Michael Dllion.
Jeremiah Hagetty, J M Barber,
Thomas Wade. Wm Hafeaty,
J K Conyers, John Counts ’
John Riley, Peter Connuily,
August Gerber, Mac Mcßride,
John Hamilton, Lawrence Fltsgerald
Lewis Smith, Herman Kreltman.
Wm Folliard, John Murray,
W D Heddleatou, Thos McDermott,
Thomas Hickey, Thomas Bell,
Andrew McKeou, Thomas D Burke
George A Rose, Patrick Reilly,
J B Deugau, John Keating,
Charles Fox, Daniel Clancey,
Wm O Godfrey, Michael O’Brien,
Thoa Demitey,
AU who have received warrants will report at the
City Guard House by 9a. m., Sept 7th.
SAMUEL COWDREY,
Capt. and Provost Miniha!
FOR AUGUSTA;
Steamer 33. H. May,
\V. E. JONE3, Master,
Will leave for Aagusta THUS DAY, at 5 o’clock p m
Shipper* will please attend with bills of lading
ssp7
HI. LAVIN,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
IN
Groceries, Wines, Liquors, Aie
and Porter.
• Iff CASES BRANDY, warranted Pure
15 cases Wolfe’s Schnapps
16 cases Choice Whiskey
20 bbls Whiskey, various brands
66 boxes Fay Brothers Family doap
10 ca.es London Club Sauce
5 casks Byass' London Porter
6 bags Java Coffee
3 caaes Sardines
5 bbls delf-Kaising Flour
3 casks Cape ft Floyd Hams
Pig Sides, Shoulders, Pig Pork
Fulton Market Beef.
And various other articles.
All of the aoore will be Bold cheap, as mv expenses
are light, not having to pay atoreor house rent
Any article bought trom me not giving satfifaci on
the money will be refunded
M. LAVIN,
Be Ea‘t Broad street.
Jas. G. Watts. a. H. Cbarkon
JAS. O. WATTS 4 CO.,
WHOUSAIi AND RETAIL OIALIgS IN
Groceries and Provisions.
ALSO, IMPORT KRS OF
Foreign LiQUors, Wines, Segars, k,
89 St. JULIAN and 145 BRYAN STREET.
West aide Market Square,
S'-A. "V ANNAH, GEORGIA.
WE would call tho attention of our friends and the
public generally to onr new connection, and
solicit a share of their patronage.
Mr. A U. Champion, late of the firm of Champion ft
Freeman, thanks his friend* for their past favors aad
requests the be.towal of the same on the new firm
«ep7- lm
2Y rLAIXE CHANCE
FOR INVESTMENT.
ANY person having a capital of one thousand dol
lars can meet with a rare chance for investment
iu a good paying business, already established in this
city, as the present owner is obliged to go North.
Address, with full name, stating where an inter
view can be had, A. B. C„ Herald office. eepS-2
Active Partner,
A GENTLEMAN connected with | the South
would invest a few thotsind dollars in a well
established business in either Savannah or Augusts -
Produce, Commiealon, Cotten, or Wholesale Grocery
preferred.
Address “Partner. ’• H. P. Buahe, Esq , 171 West
street. New York, with full particulars. sepT-S
Helm Mil's Flnid Extract Bbce
For Weakness arising from Indiscretion. The ci
hausted powers of Nature which are accompanied by
so many alarming symptoms, among which will be
found. Indisposition to Exertion, Loss of Mcmnr.
Wakefulness, Horror of Disease, or Forebodlugs of
Evil; in fact, Universal Lassitude, Prostration, and
inability to enter Into the inioymenta of society-
The Constitution, once affected with Organic. West
ness, requires the aid Ol Medlciue to strengthen and
invigorate the system, which Helmbold'a Extract
Bucbu invariably does, if no treatment is submitted
te, Consumption or insanity ensues.
Heimlioia’s FlfliFExtract Bucim,
In affection* peculiar to •Fenales,” is unequaled bj
uny other preparation, as in Cnlorosi* or Retention.
Painfulness or Suppression of Customary Evacnaiiom
Ulcerated or Schirrua State of the Uterus; and*ll
complaints incident to the sex, whether arising lr- m
habits of dissipation, Imprudence in, or the decline or
change in life.
Helm Mil’s Fliid Extract Bucim,
▲ ND
IMPROVED HOSE WASH.
Will radically exterminate from the fyatem Dlsea'sa
arising from Habits of Dissipations! little ex jense. lit.
tie or no change in dlet.no inconvenie .ee e. expou re,
completely superseding those unpleasant and dang -
ous remedies, Copaiva and Mercury in all these die
eases.
USB HSLJVZBOLD’S
FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU.
In all Diseases of these organs, whether existing in •
“Male*’or ‘‘Female,” from whatever cause origiuatine -
and no matter how long standing It is pleasant in
taste and odor, “immediate” in action, and more j
strengthening than any of the preparations of Bark or
Iron.
Those suffering from Broken down or Delicatf I
Constitutions, procure the remedy at once.
The resder must be swsre that however slight mar
be the sttsck of the above dl eases, it is certain to al
feet his Bodily Health, Mental Power*, and Happi
ness.
All the above diseases repuire the aid of a diuretic
IIKIiMBOidD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
IS THE GREAT DIURETIC.
Helmbold's Highly Concentrated
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA,
For purify mg the blood, removing all chronic const!
tutional diseases, arl.org from nn impure state of tb>
bio xi, and the only rellaole and effectual known rsn
edy lor the core of Scrofula, weald Head, Salt Rheun
Pains and Swellings of tne Bones, Ulceratiou o. tb
Throat and Legs, Blotches, Pimples on the Fate, ?e,
ter, Erysipelas, and all scaly eruptions ot the skin,
AND BEAUTIFYING THE COMPLEXION.
Not a few of the worst disorders that affect mac
kind arise from the corruption that accumulates If
the blood, of all the discoveries that have been mai
to purge It out, none can equal In effect
HELMBOLD’3 COMPOUND EXTRACT
OF SARSAPARILLA.
It cleanses and renovates the blood, instils the vlgoi
of health Into the system, and purges out the humwi
which make oUeaae. It stimulates the healthy fun
tiois of the body, and expels the disorders that go *
und rankle m the blood. Such a remedy that cook
be relied on. has long been sought for, rind now, for
the first time, the punlic have one on which they cat
depend. Our apace here does not admit ot certificate!
to show lta effects, but the trial of a stng'e bottle will
show the sick that it has virtues surpassing anythlaf
they have ever taken.
Two tabltspoonful of the Extract of Snratparilij
added to a pint of water is equal to the Liibon Did
DrlnJt, and one bottle if lolly equal to a gailoo ol
toe Syrup of Sursaparilla, or the decoction as usauUJ
made.
These Extracts have been admitted to use in tW
United St ates Army, and are also In very general a#
in all the State Hospitals and Public Sanitary lastitc
tions throughout the land, as well as In private yr»f*
tices. and are considered aa invaluable remedies
See Medical Propertiet of Buchu.
FHOM DISPENSATOHI OF THE UNITED STATU
See Professor Dewee's valuable works on the P» c
ties of Puyelc. . . _ ,
Nee remarks made by the late celebrated Dr. Pcf* 1 '
of Philadelphia. . . .
See remarks made by Dr. Kphralm M'Dowell, a c<s
ebrnted Physician and Member ol the KoyalUoll*?
of Surgeons, Ireland, and published In the Tr*nc»
tlon* of the King and Queen’s Journal.
See Medico Cnlrurglcal Review, puollahed by
amln Travera, Fellow of Hoyai college of jSurgeoni
bee most of the late Standard Work* of Medicate
EXTRACT BUCHU.
"SARSAPARILLA."
Sold by all DrugyitSe
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