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THE SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD.
VOL. I—NO. 219.
The Savannah Daily Herald
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' (From the New Yol k Herald, 23d.]
■ts u til of the Widow of “Don’t Give Up
llu Ship” Lawrence.
LawßESi e.—At Newport, R. 1., on Friday,
September 15, Julia Montaudevert, widow
ofCapt. Jatnes Lawrence, U. 8. N., in the
78th year of her age.
The above notice appeared in the list of
deaths iu Tuesday's Herald, but attracted
little remark, save from the descendants and
members of the Ludlow family who still re
sid’in this city. The immediate family of
Captain Lawrence and Julia Montaudevert is
now, we believe, nearly extinct. Only one
of their children, a daughter, survived the
hero of the ill-fated Chesapeake, and her
living descendant nre very few. Mrs. Law
rence, like Mrs. Sigourney, like Miss Hannah
F Gould, like Artuur Tappan and like John
Robins, VI ot whom have died during the
present year, was a link between the present
and the past. She was a representative of
that era which is known as the “ good old
time;" and the announcement that her body
was aeposited on Tuesday last in the vault
in Trinity chutch yard, where rest the
bodies of her late husband and his lieutenant,
Augustus C. Ludlow, will recall to the minds
of The people at large many deeply interest
ing events of a past age. The death of
Arthur Tappan reealled to mind the days
when abolilionism was lunacy, lhat of John
Rouins the days when the New York of to
day was visionary; that of Mrs. Sigourney
and Miss Gould recalled to mind the infancy
of American literature. The burial of Mis.
Lawrence recalls the infancy of the United
States Navy.
At the lime of her marriage to Capt. Law
rence (1809,), Julia Montaudevert was a
beautiful girl of nineteen, resident jvith her
father, who was “a respectable merchant”
in the then fashionable portion of New York
city, which overlooked the Battery, and the
husband was a young lieutenant of the
navy, in command of the Vixen. Tire record
is that Lawrence and his bride were a model
couple. “ Boili were young,” as Byrou says,
and while the lady was beautiful the lieuten
ant was noted a9 being one of the hand
somest men in the navy, “ a man of noble
stature and fine personal appearance.” “He
liad the air and manners of a gentleman-like
sailor,” says Fennimore Cooper, “and was
much beloved by his friends. He was quick
and impetuous in his feelings, and sometimes
manifested it on ihe quarterdeck, but in all
eii ic 1 situations his coolness was remark
able.”
Tiris was a model of which we have latelv
had examples by men who were midshipmen
when Lawrence graced the navy as a cap
tain, and the little “ middy” Farragut hr s re
vived the model for our day and future age's
infraction. Cooper, in his admiration of
Liweuce, called him “ a perfect man-of
war’s man, ” and Decatur expressed bimself
in even stronger terms of admiration of the
young hero. Said the old Commodore, iu
his sailor's lingo, “ There’s no more dodge
about Lawrence than the mainmast.” Many
years -ago, soon after the death of the cap
lain, a writer iu the National Intelligencer,
denying the leport that Lawrence had been
horn in Bristol,, England, says lie- met an
old negro servant of the Lawrence family,
and asking niter Mrs. Lawrence’s health,was
answered lhat she was “ doing quite well,
and had got a fine son with an eye like a
bull ”
Lawrence was not only popular with his
superior officers, like Decatur, hut with the
“middies” aud his crew also. He took great
interest in the midshipmen, until it became
proverbial, and won for him the love of the
midshipmen of his entire squadron. On one
occasion the middies gave a dinner to Com
modore Rogers, and for some reason it was
pr.ipi.sed to invite no lieutenants—just as the
freshmen and sophs at colleges occasionally
refuse to associate with the juniors and
seniors, or with each other. On the an
nouncement of this proposition someone ot
tlie more sociable middies exclaimed,
“What, not Lieutenant Lawrence!” Law
rence was immediately excepted by acclama
tion, and, it is said, was the only lieutenant
present at the dinner to the Commodore.—
Cooper, in closing his culogium on the hero,
says :—“His humanity and kindness of heart
were as conspicuous as his courage.” Mrs.
Lawrence is said to have been equally popu
lar with her acquaintances. S; c had been
resident many years at Newport, and was an
ohjjct much respected and a person much
admired by the navy and army officers who
visited that place. It is ?aid she did not
know of her husband's death lor many
months alter it had occurred, and that she
gave birth to a boy a short time after the
lather died. She was only able to be about
after her iilness in time to attend the funeral
obsequies to the dead hero iu this city.
The opening of his tomb to receive the
body of uU wife was accomplished on Tues
day last, aud amid the roaring ot the great
city scarcely attracted notice. The event,
so interesting and suggestive, passed without
other record than that whicii we now give
it. Who attended at the solemn ceremouy is
not known to us. Tito man and his deeds
are not forgotten, however, and the great
deed of this model sailor of the past ago is
worthily remembered by the people, who
have beeu too busy paying homage to living
heroes—and model sailors at that, too —to
natice the death of Lawrence’s widow. The
story of the Chesapeake is familiar to nil—
the unfortunate Chesapeake, which may be
said to lmve begun the war of 1812 and to
have perished with it.
Lawrence came to the command of the fri
gate Chesapeake while site was lying in Bos
ton harbor undergoing repairs. He had a
greeu crew to whom he was a stranger, and
was, besides, only temporarily in command
lie was expecting daily to be relieved, aud
under all the circumstances he should pro
bably have declined t lie invitation to h ittle
which the British Irigato Shannon (thirty
eight guns) saucily threw in his teetli by ap
pearing off the harbor on a fine morning in
June and impudently sailing about iu the
offing. “Tnere is littlo doubt,” snys Feni •
more Cooper, “lhat Lawrence lougtit the
Chesapeake contrary to his own judgment.”
But we are apt to forgive imprudi nee that is
prompted by gallantry, and the country has
long since lorgotten the fault in admiration
of tbe sublime bearing and virtues of the
hero. He accepted the invitation however,
and sailed out with his law crew, balf-ofii
ceied. His first lieutenant, Page, was ill on
shore, and Augustus C. Ludlow, who took
his place, was lresh from among the mid
dies and iuexperienced as a lieutenant. Out
sailed the gallant Chesapeake, however, and
the two ships became engaged about six
o'clock in the afternoon. The action was
begun by the Shannou, who fired her guna
as the Chesapeake, coming up to her, was
some distance off; but Lawrence reserved bis
fire nntil hostile yardarms touched each
other, when he fired a “well directed broad
aide, which sounded like a single report.” A
severe cannonade was kept up for several
minutes. wUen the Chesapeake became un
manageable, “was thrown into the wind,
taken aback, and fell aboard the Shannon,
the waist anchor ot the latter hooking
her rigging.” All the accounts jn detail are
filled with the various technical terms, and
just as the warriors and sailor of I lie present
day nttcmpl to explain away their defeats,
so did tlie histoiians for Lawrence and Lud
low. Tueydidnot think it worth an effort
to live after defeat. Lawrence was twice
wounded, the secoud lime mortally, and l»e
--ing shot through the body Ludlow ordered
him to be carried below. As he was being
carried down the hatchway by his sailors he
said, addressing Ludlow, “Never strike the
flag of my ship.' This language has since
been corrupted into “Don’t give up the ship”
by these historians with a greater fondness
for dramatic effect than for truth. Lieut.
Ludlow was also twice wounded by grape,
and when the ship finally surrendered both
lie and Lawrence were found to be in a dy
ing condition. They died the following day
an J were buried with every respect at Salem,
Mass, by the officers and crew of the Shan
non. They were subsequently brought to
New York by land, in consequence ot the re
lusal ol Captain Oliver, of the British navy,
blockading off New London, to allow Com
modore Decatur, in tbe ship Albert, to land
and convey them by sea. They were receiv
ed here on the 13th of September, 1813, and
on the loth the bodies were interred in
Trinity churchyard with great pomp and
ceremony. “The procession had no parallel
for the number that attended it in the United
States, and tile spertutors were estimated at
thirty thousand.” Tue only additional fact
we have of the obsequies to the young
heroes is the brief statement “that Bishop
Hobart consigned the bodies to the grave.”
I It is worthy to note that Mrs. Lawrence died
on the fifty-second anniversary of her hus
band’s funeral.
Good Sound Sense.
The Macon Journal* Messenger of the
loth has the following sensible remarks on
“Property in Labor,” pricking an old hum-
I bug idea in such sort as does one good to
witness :
Notwithstanding the extinction of slavery
in this couutry, there are still to be fouud
writers who cannot forego the pleasure of
“harping on my daughter,” whose minds
have been so long bunt in one direction, that
they seem not to realize the fact of slavery
being a dead issue. Tne Press and Times,
of Nashville, dwells, it seems to us, more
upon this topic tUac is compatible either with
| good taste or public interest. The old cant
j about “property in labor," as applied to
! slavery, no longer exists. Theoretically, all
j labor is now free in tltis country, but practi
cally there is as much property in labor as
ever, it we recognize the fact that upon the
employment of his industry is the laboring
I man dependent lor support. Men who are
! too poor to live without labor must sell their
| labor to those who can afford to buy it, and
| to this extent the purchaser may be said to
! have property in labor; aud wherever this
labor is purchased, in the language of the
Press and Times, “muscles, sinews, strength,
! skill and endurance are all valued at so
’ many dollars, and are the property ofauoth
! er”—the employer. How much of the muscle,
I sinew, strength, skill anu endurance evoked
| in tlie creation of Nashville and other of our
! large cities, have a property representative
in me work performed ? How many of the
i factory operatives of the North and East
i have so far “profited by the fruit of their
| toil.” as to owueveu the smallest proprietary
interest in the manufactories themselves V
j Tne truth is, man, in his abnormal state, is
| averse to labor, and resorts to it from ueces
‘ sity, not choice. The physical and mental
! energy—the prime constituents of labor, are
| undoubtedly the property of their possessor,
but their products (without which they
would be worthless) are the property of him
who employs labor. Essentially, then, labor
is the property of its employer, and the la
boter is ODly so far “free,” as he elects from
a ia se notion of independence, to withhold
tlie physical and mental energy nece3eary to
give it effect in the interest ot another “Free
labor” simply means freedom to choose who
shall be the owners of our labor ; but pro
perty in labor must rest with those who
reap its profits, else would not one man, re
velling in wealth and luxury, be permitted
to dictate the industrial pursuits of hundreds
devoted to livc9 of toil and penury ?
Important Case—The Rights of Negroes
in Indiana. —The following we copy from
the Laiayette Courier:
An action was recently brought against
Moses Hanger, a well kuown farmer of this
county, on the clmtgc of giving employment
to a negro,in violation of the law,based upon
the 13lu article of the Constitution, which
prohibits the emigration ot negroes to the
State after the 31st of October, 1851.
The penalty is a fine of not les9 than $lO
nor more than SSOO. Tlie negro is also subject
to prosecution, hut iu this case the action
was brought against the while man alone.—
The complaint was filed before a civil magis
trate at Clark’s Hill, but was tried by a
change of venue before Esquire Wiuship, at
Stockweli. The ease was prosecuted in be
half of tbe Stntc by ex-M»yor Ward of this
city, and defended a brevet lawyer, named
Reinhart.
The facts being true as alleged in the com
plaint, Squire Wiuship rendered a decision
tor the State, on the strict letter of the law,
and assessed a fine of $lO and costs-
The case will go to the Supreme Court of
the United States on appeal, and from the
issues involved, is destined to figure in the
jurisprudence oftho-couutry, along with the
Dred Scott and other decisions in whicii tlie
natural and inalienable rights of man have
been called in question.
Tiie Atlantic Cable. —Mr. Cyrus W.
Field is among the passengers by the Aus
tralasian. Ou his way from London to Liv
erpool Air. Field stopped at Birmingham,
aud incidentally attended one of the sec
tiouul meetings of the British Association,
which was in session in that town. The
subject ot telegraphing was under discussion,
anu Mr. Field s preseuce becoming known,
he was called upon by the President to ad
dress the meeting. Mr. Field said he had no
idea he should be called on to speak. It
was much easier after an accident to find
fault with tbe arrangements which had been
made than it would nave been to have reme
died that fault before unforeseen circum
stances discovered it. It was very much
easier to criticise a hook written by someone
else tliau to write that book ourselves.—
(Hear, hear.) The Atlantic cable had tailed.
The causes were well known; but that they
would be remedied, and that they were on
the eve of a great success, he bad no doubt.
There were present two gentlemen who had
contributed months, and he might say years,
ol their valuable time to decide what mate
rials were best to use for an Atlantic cable ;
and after more than twelve hundred miles of
that cable had been paid out, there was no
one on board the Great Eastern who could
snggest more than one simple improvement
in the cable. The men on board the Great
Eastern attributed the _ break, some to acci
dent and some to design. One of the me
chanics in the tank remarked to him, "It
was one of us seventeen in the tank that
caused the accident.” But it seemed to him
(Mr. Field) that, whether caused by accident
or design, they had tbe power to arrange
things so as to prevent a recurrence of fail
ure. There would be in the next expedition
improvements made upon the previous ar
rangements, and it was a great satisfaction
to know that everybody on board of the 6hip
felt perfectly confident that the next attempt
would be successful, and that they would be
able not only to lay down ■ another cable at
the Bottom Os the Atlantic, bat to recover
tbe present one. instead of talking about
the subject himself, he should much prefer
that the Atlantic cable should spssk law It
self. (Laughter and applause.)
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, .SEPTEMBER 30, 1865.
[From the Evening rod.t
MOTHER FAIRV.
UY ALICE CaREY.
Good old mother Fairy,
slu hut hy your tire.
Have you any tittle Tolks
You would like to hire r
I want no chubby housemaids
To milk and churn and spill
No old and wrinkled Brownies
With grizzly beards, and tnlu ;
No mystic prophets, clothed upon
With spiritual powers ;
No flue rolk dancing all their lives
Away In lents oi flowers ;
No poets, catching at the moon
Aud fickle as the breeze,
Aud making silence sick w ith songs.
Good mother, none ot these !
But pat lent little people,
Willi hands of busy care.
And hearts as cheerful as the dawn—
Ah, have you such to spare ?
Quick, qnlet little creatures,
With an eye to all around.
Ami miming lightly through the house
As vines along the grou id ;
The air about yon charming,
Like the hushes of a bird.
The soothing of a luUubr,
Without a single word!
X know a poor pale body
Who cannot sleep o' nights,
And 1 want the little people
To teud her chamber-lignts.
Aud when In dreams she reaches
For pleasures dead and gone,
To hold her wasted Ungers
And make the rings stay on ;
To teach her that true love belongs
To love’s celestial sphere,
Maying only thence just long enough
To leave a shadow here.
To dress her bed with lavender—
To comb and curl her hair—
Now tell me, Mother Fairy,
Have you any such to spare ?
THE ASSISTANT TREASURY AT NEW
YORK.
How a Million of Gold Looks.—Where It
comes from.—What to Steal.
[From Harpers’ Weekly.]
The leading financial institution in the Uni
ted States is the United States Assistant
Treasury at New York. Though it is only
an assistant treasury, aud the Treasury pro
per is at Washington, yet the transactions of
the former are so vastly greater iu volume
than those of the latter than the chief work
of the Washington office is keeping record
of the business done by its New York branch.
Nineteen-twentieths of the public creditors
are paid here ; nearly all the public loans
are disposed of here; by far the greater part
of the revenue from customs aud taxes is re
ceived here ; and here is paid, on the days
fixed by law, the interest on $2,000,000,01X1
ot United States securities. A business of
from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000 daily is
done here—done quickly, quietly, and with
out errors or disputes. 'No institution in the
city is better worth inspection than the Sub-
Treasury ; and be it said, in simple justice,
no man is more willing to have it inspected
than Mr. Yan Dyck, the Sub-Treasurer.
WHAT A MILLION OF GOLD LOOKS LIKE.
The vaults are a sight which can not be
witnessed elsewhere in this couutry. There
are two of them; but one is comparatively
emjjty, as it only holds some $10,000,000.
The other contains over sixty millions of
dollars, one half in coin, tlie' other half in
paper How many readers have ever seen a
million dollars in paper or in gold ? We re
member oue of tiie oldest of our Judges, a
man of large experience and profound wis
dom, interrupting a party of talkers, who
were chattering about millions of gold, with
the naive questions:
“ How big is a million of goid ? Would it
rest on this table? Would it go under .this
chair? How many men would it take to
carry it ? What does it look like ?”
His Honor might have gratified his curio
sity by a visit to the Sub-Treasury. There
thirty millions of gold lie dormant, awaiting
the resurrection ot specie payments. They are
put up in bags containing $5,000 each, and
weighing say 45 pounds. These bags are
piled one upon another iu closets, which line
the inner wall of the vault; a hundred bags
fill a closet. When filled the door is closed,
locked, aud sealed with the cashier's seal; a
ticket attached specifies that in that dark and
narrow hole $500,000 in gold lie hidden.—
Fifty or more such closets may be seen,
duly closed, locked, and sealed. But iu that
vault, whose w’ealth far outshines the wild
est fablest of Oriental story, bags ot gold lie
arouud in every corner. You kick one as
you enter. Others rest on trucks waiting
sepulture in the closets. They are so plenti
ful, and so seemingly despised hy the offi
cials who handle them, that insensibly tbe
spectator loses liis respect for them, au'd for
gets that tlie possession of a few such bags
would realize his life-long dream of material
prosperity.
WHERE THE GOLD COMES FROM.
These bags are the product of customs' du
ties. Ever}’ day, betweeu 3 and 4 o'clock, a
little hand-cart, ark-shaped, painted red,
covered over, and locked, may be seen trav
elling up Wall Street, propelled by two stout
men, and wending its W’ay from the Custom
house to the Sub-Treasury. There are but
two men ostensibly engaged i u pushing the
little red cart. But a careful observer may
discover two other men, likewise stout and
very watchful', who lounge up tbe sidewalk
on a parallel line. They look as if they car
ried revolvers. In these days, when the cus
toms’ duties arc heavy, the little red ark
sometimes contains $750,000 —a prize worth
the attention of robbers. But it is never at
tacked. When it reaches the Sub Treasury
it is unlocked, and the bags handed iu. Eacii
bag is then counted by tbe Sub-Treasurer's
clerks. Tney count with both hands, and
with a rapidity and accuracy truly wonder
ful. They seem to possess a sort of instinct,
the product of long experience, which ena
bles them to discover a false coin at a glance.
Pieces which have been split open, the in
sides filed out, the cavity filled with iridium,
the two halves soldered together, and re
milled on the edges, are so tike genuine coins
that the best judges are often deceived by
them. They weigh precisely the same as
genuine coins. They are precisely the right
size. They have the ring of pure. gold.
Their external surface throughout is gold.
Yet these counterfeits are detected at a glance
by the experienced clerks of the Treasury.
It used to be said of Mr. E. H. Birdsall, the
present Cashier, that when be was a clerk
he could, in emptying a $5,000 bag, at tbe
first dip of his hands into the glittering mass,
pick out all the spurious coins.
There is a quantity of silver in the Sub-
Treasury, in bags and kegs, but after one has
been handling millions ot gold it seems a
poor sort of metal. A silver closet holds
$40,000: there are a few dozen of them full
to repletion. Within a short time consider
able amounts of silver have arrived here
from New Orleans—the product of duties or
of the Confiscation Act. Many ot tbe coins
ore rusted and dingy, and It is shrewdly sus
pected that, during the dark days of rebel
supremacy, these pieces slept the sleep of the
just In dAmp underground holes. One of the
New Orleans hanks is known to have buried
its coin when Confederate shinphisters made
their appearance, and the plan was doubtless
adopted by many private individuals.
Os paper money the Sub-Treasury in New
York holds some forty millions. Os this over
eighteen millions are In fives, tens, and twen
ties, and are piled on a shelf in the vault.—
As nearly as we could calculate by the eye,
there U about n cord aud a halt of this
money. It might fill a two-horse hay-cart.
When a paymaster calls with a draft, the
clerks give him a trunk full or a bushel bas
ket. The notes are legal tenders and na
lioual bnuk notes mixed indiscriminately—
some old and worn, showing evidence ot long
service, aud others new and crisp. By-aud
by, when government begius to call iu the
legal tenders, woe betide the national banks
whose issues accumulate in this vault.
WHAT TO STEAL.
The larger notes, SIOO s, ssoo's, and sl.-
uOO’s, have the honor of closet room. There
is a closet there which contains half-a dozen
millions. Lying on the top ot a mountain
of these notes was a package which he ex
amined. It could easily have been put in
the coat pocket and carried away without
inconvenience. It contained one thousand
s•'>oo legal tenders, and was, therefore, worth
just half a million. But for the contempt
tor money which tiie inspection of these
enormous sums is apt for t lie moment to in
spire, one might have Coveted this little link
age. llow many able and successful men
toil for a lifetime in the hope of acquiring
just such a parcel!
But, if you are going to steal, gentle read
er, let us recommend coupons as the most
convenient article to “convey.” Seven-
Thirty caupons are so small that you can ea
sily put sr>o,o(X) wortlx in your waistcoat
pocket,and as to Ten-Forty coupous. a pinch
of them, between finger and thumb, is a
small fortune. Tnese little bits of paper, no
bigger than apothecary's labels, or halt (he
size of a five cent iu fractional cuircncy, rep
resent sums varying from $25 in gold to $365
in currency. As interest-day comes round
they pour in from all quarters—from the far
West and the lately rebellious South ; from
Germany and Holland: from crowned heads
in Europe and from industrious washer-wo
men in this country. To examine aud sort
these little bits ot paper is no slight task
One of the richest men in New York is said
to keep his daughters,- married and simile,
busy cutting off coupons for a whole aftei
noon and evening before intere9t-day : when
tbe cutting is done the eldest daughter herself
sweeps out the room to intercept waifs and
estrays. Over $125,000,000 are disbursed an
nually at the New York Sub-Treasury iu
payment of siu.h coupons.
The vaults of the Sub-Treasury may really
be said to defy burglars. In t’-e first place
they are built on thirty-five feet of solid ma
soury, so that digging under them and work
ing by a tunnel to the floor would be im
practicable. Then, they stand in the main
hall of the Treasury building, in which a
watch is always kept, and Into which it
would require no small labot to intrude after
nightfall. The vaults themselves are iron
chambers, with iron floors, roofs, and walls.
The latter are two feet thick, and hollow ;
the hollow being filled with musket balls,
whicii defy the burglar's drill. Four doors,
of massive iron, close the entrance to the
vault; each door is locked with two locks,
so that eight different keys of peculiar me
chanism are required to open sesame. Un
cle Samuel, poor fellow ! is not likely to be
robbed at ibis office, however lie may fare
elsewhere
We remember the Sub-Treasury when
Mr. Cisco was first appointed its chief, in
two rooms of the Assay Building—a quiet,
retired establishment, iu which nobody
spoke above a whisper, and a few clerks
leisurely counted their gold, and demurely
paid the salary’ of the President and other
public functionaries. People went there to
chat with the Sub-Treasurer, a man of leis
ure and considerable information, and twice
a year called to collect their interest. It was
j so slow and so old fogy an institution that
j even ihe small Wall Street bankers used to
laugh at it.
| la these days the Sub-Treasury at New
i York has his grip on the throat of nearly ail
! hankers of the country, and we notice that
none of them are disposed even to smile
when the name ot Mr. Yan Dyck is men
tioned.
We find the following in the Rome Courier,
As the Ladies, Government officials, and
others, are interested in the point once at
issue, but now determined by Major Gener
|al Stcedman, the military commandant o
Georgia, it will doubtless attract the atten
tion oi'all concerned.
DUE AND TIMELY NOTICE.
A letter came to this Post office for a
i young lady, addressed to the care of her fa
j tHer. The young lady lind not taken the
I “oath allegiance,” and still refused to do so,
| but her father lmd, and demanded the letter,
‘ on the ground that it was addressed to his
| care. The Postmaster declined delivering
| it on tiie grounds that it would have been an
evasion of tlie orders, and would uot
have been justifiable in doing so, under all
the existing circumstances. The point was
made and referred to the General for his de
cision. The following is his reply :
Headq'rs Dei>'tof Georgia,!
Augusta, Sept, 13th, 1865. >
Respectfully returned to the Postmaster
at Rome, Ga., through military channels,
the letter will not bo delivered until the or
ders of the military commander of the De
partment are complied with. Parties (uot
alien citizens) who cannot comply with the
laws of the country, will prepate themselves
to leave tbe country.
By command of
Maj. Gen. Stkedman.
Edward G. Dike, A. A. G.
A Great Natural Ccriosity. —The Sen
tinel published at Jacksonville, Oregon, of
the 12th ultimo, says: “Several of our citizens
returned last week from a visit to the Great
Suukeu Lake, situated in Cascade Mountains,
about 75 miles northeast from Jacksonville.
This lake rivals the famous valley of Sin
bad the sailor. It is thought to average 2000
feet down to the water all round. The walls
are almost perpendicular, running down
into the water, and leaving no beach. The
depth of the water is unknown, and its sur
face is smooth and unruffled, as it lies so lar
below tbe surface of the mountain that the
air currents do not affect it. Its length is
estimated at 12 miles, and its width at 10.
There i3 an island in ils centre having trees
upon it. No living man ever has, and prob
ably never will, be aide to reach the water’s
edge. It lies silent, still and mysterious in
the bosom of the ‘everlasting hills,’
like a huge well scooped out by the
bauds of the giant genii of tbe mountains,
in the unknown ages gone by, and around it
the primeval forests watch and ward are
keeping. The visiting party fired a rifle
several times into the water, at an angle of
45 degrees, and were able to note several
seconds of time from Ihe report of the gun
until the ball struck the water. Such seems
incredible, but is vouched for by some of
our most reliable citizens. Tbe fake is cer
tainly a most remarkable curiosity.
Villainous Robbery. —A man named
Crook was robbed on Sunday night by a man
who has lately figured as private Orderly to
Gen. Rousseau. They went out hack riding
together, and on Front street the Orlerly rob
bed Crook of $l2B, after which he struck
him a murderous blow on tbe bead, and
emptied him out of the hack. The officers
during the night picked up the unfortunate
man, and took him to the wotk bouse. He
was properly attended to by Dr. Buchanan,
but his case is deemed critical. The Orderly
has been arrested, and the case will be investi
gated.
Bcrolast.—A negro soldier was caugbt
last night at about 12 o’clock breaking into
the tailor shop of L C Fine, oo Cherry
street. He Is a member of the 13th U. 8.
C. L, and was turned over to tbe Provost
Marshal.
I Headquarters Srn-District of Ogf."orkk (
Savannah,Ga, Sept. 20, 1865. )
Circular. »
I No. 22. ;
| On aud after this date articles iu tlie Public
j Market of this eiiy will be sold at the following
i prices. Persons violat ng this order, will lie
reported to this office and summarily dealt
with
By command of
Bvt. Major Gen J. M. BRANNAN.
Wm. H. Folk, Ist Lieut, and A. A. A. G.
j Fresh Beef, Ist cut, per lti 20
| Fresh Beet, 2d cut, per lh 15
j Country Dried Beef 15
Country Cured Beef 15
Jerked Beef. 10 to 15
Veal, per lb so !
Mutton, per lb 20
Liver, per ib is
Fresh Pork, per lb 25
Bass, per lb 15
Drum per lb .- 15
Fresh Water Trout 15
Salt “ “ 15
Sheephead 20
Mullet, large size, per hunch 40
Muliet, smali size, per bunch 25
Brim, per bunch of five 25
Perch, per bunch of five 40
Suckers 25
Whiting 40
Codfish, per lb 10
Shrimp, per quart, 13
Crabs, each 7
Sturgeon, per lb 5
Sausages, Fresh pork 40
Bacon, per lb., from 20 to 25
Butter, per lb 40 to 50
Clams per bushel 2 00
Cabbages, each, trom 10 to 30
Turnips, per bunch... io
Tomatoes per quart 20
Okra, per quart 10
Sweet Potatoes, per bushel 3 00
Irish Potatoes, per bushel 1 50
Green Com, each 2
Water Melons, from 15 to 50
Apples per bushel 3 00
Peaches per bushel 3 00
Honey, per lb 15
Ducks, per pair 200
Half G rown Fowls 75
Spring Chickens, per pair no
Spring Chickens, 2d size 40
Eggs, per dozen 50
Turkeys, per lb 18
Geese, per lb 18
Fowl, grown, per lb 18
Rice Birds, per doz 50
sep2o-tf
HEADQ RS BUB-DIS. OF OGEECHEE, >
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 27, 1865.]
General Orders, I
No. 32. I
General Order No. 26, from these Head
quarters, is hereby modified to read as fol
lows, viz.:
Pursuant to General Older No. 18, Head
quarters District of Savannah, Ist Division
Department of Georgia, the following Taxes
will be levied to defray the expenses of light
ing streets, cleaning city, &c.
Ist. Tax ot three (3; per cent, on all
incomes of six hundred (GOO) dollars or (Up
wards from Real Estates.
2d. Tax of one (1) per cent, per annum
on valuation of all Real Estate not included
in Ist section of this order.
3d. Tax of one-balf (1-2) per cent, on
gross sales of all Merchandise except Cotton.
4th. Tax of one tenth (1-10) per cent, on
gross sales ot Cotton.
sth. Tax of one (1) per cent, on all Com
missions derived from any business transac
tion (other than sales of Merchandise) by any
Factor, Auctioneer, Broker, Forwarding,
Shipping or Commission Merchants.
G*h. Tax of one- (1 j per cent, ou all in
comes of one Uiiiixsaudf 1.000) dollars or up
wards aeiimj frogt fcfofifries, Professions, or
any businessTransaoHon not included in sec
tion 3d, 4th and sth of this order.
7th. Licenses tor sale of Ales, Wines and
Liquors, ay per G. O. No. 13, C. S., from
these Headquarters.
License for Billiard Tables, Bawling Al
leys, Theatres, &c., as per G. O. N<>. 46,dated
Headquarters, Post of Savannah, June 15th,
18G5.
Btli. AH Taxes called for hy this order will
be paiil to the Tax Collector prior to the Jstn
of each month tor the month preceding. Any
person neglecting to comply with the provi
sions of this order will be subject to a fine.
By command of
Brv’t. Brig. Gen. E. P. DAVIS.
Wm. H. Folk. Ist Lieut, aud A. A. A. G.
sep27 5
PROFESSIONAL, CARDS.
THOS CORWIN, WM. H. OWEN, THOS.WILSON,
IF OHIO. I.AT* COL. Q.M D. OF IOWA.
fORWIN, OWEN & WILSON,
(Late Johnston, Corwin & Finn ell,;
.A T TO i t N K YS
AND—
COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
And Solicitors of Claims,
OFFICE. 222 F STREET, nkar TREAS-URY BUILD
ING, IN REAR OF WILLARD’S HOTEL,
WASHINGTON, D . C .
Will practice in the Supreme Court of the United
States, the Court of Claims, and the Courts <H the
District of Columbia.
Particular attention given to Claims and Depart
ment badness. Officers Accounts adjusted.
nr. JO 3m
Law Notice.
I HAVE resumed the practice of my protrusion in
the city of Washington, and will also attend to
business before the Departments.
P PHILLIPS.
Washington, D. C, August 23th. sep6-eodlm
W. W, PAINE,
jfi.ttoi3a.oy at liaw,
SAVANNAH, GA.
aeps lm
I. 0. FEATHER, M. D.,
Office, 18 1-2 Merchants’ Row,
HILTON HEAD, 8. C.
Ju2& 9 ia
C. S. BUNDY,
Or o xx oral A gout
AND
ATTORNEY FOR CLAIMS,
No. 247 F Strict, Brrwiui 13tu akt> 14tii Stm*t»,
(Near Pay Department.}
Waalixiiston, D. O.
ju3« tr
ADAMS EXPRESS COMFY
Great Eastern, Western & Southern
EXPRESS FORWARDERS,
SAVANNAH, CA.
rpHE Adama' Express Company are now prepared
A to raciire and forward freight and monies to
Doetortown, Thomarville and all way station* Alio,
to Aoguata by RlTer or Railroad, and to all points
Wes, and Southwest.
issrnANCE.
INSURANCE.
Authorized Capital—slo,4oo,ooo.
Cii AfT/JiS L. COLBY A CO. are prepared to take
Marine Kkks to any domestic or foreign port,
and Fire Risks in this city in the follow in# named
tirst class New Yoik Companies
AT Tii£ LOWEST RATES.
COLUMBIAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY $5,000,000
MORRIS URE AND INLAND INSUR
ANCE COMPANY. 5 000,00 c
OMMERCS FIRE INSURANCE COMPLY.. 200,001
STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMP’Y . 200,000
Office in .Tones’ Block, cor. Bay and Abercorn sts.
Brunch Office, corner Drayton and Bryan streets.
Oct l ts
IS YOUR LIFE INSURED ?
IMi IS is an important question for every man and
important also fir every wife and mother, as it
aftects their future welfare.
SEE TO IT AT ONCE. DO NOT DELAY.
Tho “Knickerbocker Lite Insurance" of New York
will insure voa ot the usual rates in any snm from iim>
$lO 000. They also issue the f .vorito TEN YEAH
NON-FORFEITURE Policies, and will after two years
payment give a fall paid np Policy for Two Tenths the
whole sum, and Three Years Three Tenths, and
on. Thna a Policy of SIO,OOO. Two Premiums p&i
upon It will be entitled to a paid up Policy of $2,000.
and five years five-tenths for every additional year.
For further information npplv to
a. Wilbur, Agent,
At the office of the Home Insurance Cos.,
ju27 89 Bay at., Savannah, Ga.
THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LITE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
O F BOSTON!.
PURELY MUTUAL.
TIIIS Is one of the oldest and best Companies in
America.
Policies on Livea for any amount up to f are
taken by them
The Policies of these Companies were not eancelled
during the war until heard from—a facl which shews
their dealing and determination to bejust and honor
able in all cases. Apply to
Ju*7 A. WILBUR Axeut.
ivEw aitirtT pon’on
The Great Invention of the Age
Hoop Skirts,
J. TV. Bradley’s New Patent Dnnex Elliu.
tic (or Double) Spring Skirt.
TIII9 Invention consists of Dnplex (or two; Ellptlc
Pure Refined Stool Springs, Ingeniously braid* il
tightly and firmly together, edge to edge, making the
tonghest, most flexible, clastic and duratfie Spring
ever used. They seldom bend or break like the sin
glc Springs, and consequently preserve their perfect
and beautiful shape more thsn twice ss long ns any
Single Spring Skirt th;it ever has or can he made
The wonderful flexibility and great comfort and
pleasure to any lady wearing ihe Duplex Elliptic Skirt
will be experienced particularly in all crowded Aasem
blies, Operas, Carriages. Railroad Cars, Church Pews
Arm Chairs, for P.oincnade and House Dress, as the
Skirt esn be folded when in use to occupy a small
places* easily and conveniently as a Silk or Muslin
A lady having enjoyed the pleasure, comfort and
great •convenience of wearing the Dnplex Ellioile
Steel Spring Skirt for a single day will never alter
woi ds willingly dispense »ith their use. For children
misses and young ladies they arc superior toalloth-
Tho Hoops are covered with 2 ply double twisted
thread and will wear tw ice as long as Ihe single vain
c overing which Is used on all Single Steel HoupSkfi Is
The three bottom rods on every Skirt are also Double
Steel, ana twice or double covered to prevent the cov
ering irom wearing off the rods when dragging down
stairs, stone steps, *c., which they are constant Iv
subject to when In use.
All are made of the new and elegant Cu.ried Tapes,
and are the best quality In every part, givin- to the
wearer the most grncerul and perle.t shape "possible
and are unquestionably the lightest, most desirable
comfortable and economical skirt ever made ’
WESTS’, BRADLEY A CARY, slate J. I. & J O
Wcst,J Proprietors of ihe Invention, and Sole Manu
facturers, 97 Chambers und 79 and 81 Readc streets
New York.
For sale in all first class stores in this city, and
throughout the United States and Canadas, Havana
de Cuba, Mexico, South America, and the W est In
dies.
tw~ Inquire for the Dnplex Elliptic for double)
Spring Skirt. j y s Stf
DDR YEAS HAIZENA
TRY ONE POUND.
*“ iK m «“
That received a medal and honorable mention from
the Royal Commissioners, the eoinpcllun ofali prom
inent manufacturers of ‘Corn Starch"and ••Pieparecl
Corn Flour" of this and other countries nounthet .rid
iug.
MAIZBNA,
The food and luxury of the age, without a single
fault. One trial will convince the most skeptical
Makes Puddings, Cakca, Custards, Bianc Mange, Ac.,
v lthont isinglass, with few or no eggs, nt n costas
tonl-hing the most economical. A slight addition to
ordinary Wheat Flour greatly improves Bread and
Cake It Is alto excellent for thickening sweet sauces,
gravies for Hull aud meats, soups, Ac. For Ice Cream
nothingean compare with It A little milled iu milk
will produce rich cream lor roflee, chocolate, tea, Ac
Put up in one pound paekajes. under the trade
mark Maiztna. with directions for use.
A most delicious article of food for children and in
valids of all ages.
For sale by Grocers and Druggists everywhere.
Wholesale Depot, 106 Fulton Street.
WIT.X.IdVAI DURVE/v,
an2s-3m General Agent.
SOUTHERN
Exporting and Importing
COMPANY,
OF FLORIDA.
THIS association is prepared to make advances in
currency of Gold on consignments of Cotton.
Naval Stores, Lumber, 4c.. to their agent in Liver
pool.
Orders solicited tor goods from merchants and plan
ters. The itrictest attention will be pard to all orders
however small, for goods Horn England, France or
Germany. Our Savannah and Charleston Agents,
being salaried make no charge for forwarding either
way and will furnish circular of details.
R. F FLOYD, President.
Jacksonville, Fia.
Aoxsts: —E. T. Paine. Liverpool, England; R. E.
Screven, Charleston. S. C.; Henry Bryan, Savannah,
Oa. 3moa septa
THOS. XV. BROOKS
MANUFACTURER OF
FURNITURE AND GENERAL
UPHOLSTERY,
8»4 Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
N. B.—All ORDERS sent I>y Mail promptly at
tended to. jyirt4t
PRICE, 5 CENTS
WANTED.
Wanted,
A BTOBE, or part es a Store, for rent, in a good
OTaM' aU A“ tion
.. M. TOMLINSON,
__ P " Savannah P O.
Wanted,
f25 A w^f „^w.n^^rel,.n«„d
dcford oM.in 0 M.ino nf< ‘ rt Addr ‘‘ ra SHAW <* Bil
sepl4-dAwtfm
Wanted Immediately,
F°p R ap r e?™ibe U dty Ba S"' old Ageing, and ITaste
WARREN a platner,
Wanted,
S9O A i ,ll c' Tn! entl * wanted wanted for sir
r- . "tor'lll nnt articles just out. AddrwL n -f
G-.RE4, city Building, Biddeford, Maine
sept 5 ditwjm
Board Wanted.
PTfT'K saw.* Ass-ass
w here there are Jio other Boarders. Would prefer
unfurnished apartments. Mease state loealitv and
terms. Andrea*
servo- n . E P TUNISON,
Agent Adaroa' Expresr
MADAME G. 6RADOT,
LTAV|NG returned to Savannah, inform* the Ladies
ax and all her customers that she has resumed her
MILLINERY BUSINESS,
And solicits t he continuance of their liberal patronage.
she baa also a variety of
LADIES' WALKING JACKETS.
SILK DRESSES,
GAITERS,'
slippers.
ART. DIIIECT FROM PARIS.
BARNARD STREET,
Between Congress street Lane and Broughton st.
NOTICE TO GENTLEMEN.
GRADOT has a lot or fine French Boots and
x . Uniters for Gentlemen, which he offers for sale
cheap to close that importation.
Congress street Lane and
Broughton street. eep2C-eod3
The Tartnersliip
lately existing under the name of
Macky, Hogg- & Cos.,
O AVING been dissolved by the death of Alexander
thZl J ~ subscribers beg to announce that
they will continue the
Sl.ljijiliiff mill General Commission Business
I IST SAVANNAH,
AS Wo, 203 AMS 20S BAY ST.,
under the name of
Macky, Beattie Cos.
... . SAMUEL MACKY,
sept2l-.m ROBERT H. BEATTIE.
Brown’s Standard Scales.
USED by the United States and Foreign Govern,
ments for more thau
THIRTY YEARS.
Adapted to any branch of business for foreign or
home markets. Warranted accurate and durable.
Sales rooms No. 3 Burclay-st., near Broadway
ly R. BROWN. Manufactnrer.
HERALD
JOB PRINTING OFFItE,
No. 11l Hay Street,
SA VANN AH,—GEORGIA.
We respectfully call the attention of the public ta
the facilities which we have for doing alhkindsof
JOB PRINTING.
We have
THK BEST PKF.SHKH
For doing all kinds of work, and we keep them in
good repair. We employ only
FIRST CLASS PRINTERS
OF LONG EXPERIENCE AND TRIED ABILITY,
Wc have
New Printing Materials
From the Best Northern Foundries, to which we are
constantly making additions
We are prepared to execute orders for
POSTERS,
PLACARDS,
HANDBILLS,
PROGRAMMES,
PLAY BILLS.
CIRCULARS,
BILLS OF FARE,
VISITING CARDS,
WEDDING CARDS,
ENVELOPES,
BUSINESS CARDS, TICKETS,
LETTER HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
DRAFTS,
RECEIPTS.
CHECKS,
PASSES,
LABELS,
• CONSTITUTIONS
TRY ONE POUND.
BY-LAWS,
BALLADS,
PAMPHLETS,
CALENDARS,
LEGAL BLANKS,
SHIPPING BLANKS
Or any other kind of PRINTING—in a*v btylx
We;have a
Fine Assortment of Inks
FOB
PRINTING IN COLORS.
ORDERS BY UK. OR EXPRESS
Will receive prompt and carefhl attention, and the
work will be forwarded
FREE OF CHARGE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
We endeavor to do all our work well, and to giva
complete satisfaction to our customers.
OUXI PRICES
Are as low as the present high coat of stock, mate
rial, labor aud living will admit oi, and are below the
increased rates which rule in other lines of business.,
S. W. MASON A CO.,
11l Bay Street, Savannah, Oaorgfg
