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Unplenu'nt to Umtir jtrali The Savannah Daily Herald Local Charactkhistics South and North. A Southern paper protests against atl at tempts to “de-Southernize the South, to bleach out its tone ami color, to emasculate its mind and character, leaving it neither one thing nor the other.” We should oppose any such attempts as strongly as our Southern cotemponry. There are many distinctive phases of lile and character in the South which are admirable. The climate of many of the States has induced habits of less ac tivity than prevail in our Northern regions, and from this have arisen marked personal characteristics, which it is beyond our power to change. The easier condiiions of life in the South have originated and developed trails in the Southern man which are less prominent iiutbe Northern man; and these we would not cbange gJTlie chief pursuit, in planting, of the dominant class of the South ern people, has made prominent differences between them and the commercial class, which is the most powerful in the North; and the Southern features we would not have changed. The thinking people of the South have given more attention to politics, and the thoughtful people in the North have given more attention to literature ; aud from this circumstance has sprung intellectual va rieties, both ot which have their value, and neither of which we would alter. In short, whatever there is distinctive in Southern modes of life and phases of character that has an adherent value, or is adopted to their distinctive pur uitf, proclivities or conditions of existence, we would retaiu, and protest against attempts to change. We do not de sire that the Southern people should he “de -Bjutheruized.”or that they should assimilate iu characteristics or costume to the people of the New England States, or even Wes tern States, or even of this admirable city.— N. Y. Times. The Roll of Congress. —The leading jour nals haye receutly published a statement of the law governing the Clerk of the House of Representatives iu making up the roll fur the organization of the next House, who con stiue that law so as to preclude him from placing on the roil any names of Represen tatives elected from the lately rebellious States. This statement they have incorrect ly attributed to the Clerk himself. It was written by Mr. Whitelaw Reid, the Libruriau of the House, for a Western journal with which he is conuected; hue there are suffi cient reasons for believing that it faithfully and exactly states the view of the law on which the Clerk will act. It may therefore be considered as settled that in the organiza tion of the House no members elect from the late insurrectionary States will partici pate. Alter the organization, their cases will come up on the presentation of their cre dentials, and will doubtless be referred in due course to the Committee on Elections. Mr. McPherson himself, however, has pub lished nothing on the subject, and is not likely to volunteer a printed explanation of liis intended course in advance. In the Sen ate the organization was effected at the ex traordinary session following the inaugura tion, and consequently the claims of the Senators elect from the States lately at war with the general government were duly con sidered by that body on the presentation of their respective credentials. An extraordinary attempt at wholesale murder hag ’occurred at Taverstock, Eng land. A laboring man named John Aledland shot Miss E izabeth Blatchford, the daughter of a farmer, and when her mol her aud sis ters came to her rescue he fired at them in succession, although fortunately without re sult. He then endeavored to cut his throat. It seem 9 that the wretch was desperately in love with Miss Elizabeth, who is extremely handsome, hut his pretensions were opposed by her family, and he formed tbe desparate resolution to kill them, aud himself after ward. When the earthquake occurred at San Francisco, a lady who was engaged in wash ing an infaDt ot very tender age, ran scream ing into the street. She stood on the side walk for some time swinging something in her hand, which at first" was taken for a dressed chicken by the bystanders, but which began to speak for itself in language which placed it at once in the category of a differ ent class of animated nature. She was hold ing it by the foot, head downward, and had forgotten all about what she had iu hand. Anotheb Boiler Explosion. —On Friday morning last one of the steam biilers, lo cated ru the premises of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, corner of Tenth avenue and 131st street, New York, and used to generate steam tn beat the building, exploded, killing Daniel Fitzpatrick, engineer, and shattering the boiler into many pieces, some of which were thrown a considerable distance. The convent building was not damaged, bowfvur, and no other person besides Mr. Fitzpatrick received injuries. A St. Louis photographer succeeded in get. ing some excellent photographic views o. the recent solar eclipse at three differen 1 stages of obscuration. So the sun, like some of our belles, paints his own face some ime*. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1805. Treaties with Indian.. The Secretary of the Interior this morning received a communication from Major Gene ral Curiis, of the Indian Commission, dated Fort Suliey, October 20, shows that the trea ties have been made with the Chiefs of the Minnecongoes, Two Kettles. Brutes, Yank torias, Sans Aic, Blaekfoot, Sioux, and one Papas tribes of Indians. The substance of the treaties stipulate perpetual peace, our right ot way through their country, the pro tection of our people passing, &c. The Commission having agreed to give about S3O a family per annum, and about $25 a lodge to tho9e who enter upon tarming—all pay ments to be made in goods, under the direc tion of the Secretary ot the Interior. The tribes at these treaties were not as ful ly represented as could be desired, hut they all promised to bring a much laiger, if not full representative body to meet the Commis sion next Spiing. The Commissioners, how ever, have heard of more Indians en route to meet them, and expect to get more sign ers to the treaties already made, and possibly treaties with more of the tribes. Major General Curtis has written to the Secretary ot War concerning the tribes who have made treaties with the Commission, urging the necessity of giving due notice to commanding officers, so that they may co operate with the Commissioners. Information has been received at the In dian Bureau, from the Commissioners, ui>w in the Indian country treating with the In dians, that the season is so tar advanced they are apprehensive of severe winter weather, and the closing of navigation, which it is dt sirable to escape, if possible, but owing to the importance of the duty of the Commis sion, aud iu view of an evident desire on the part of the Indians to slop shedding of blood, the Commissioners will remain as long as possible, so as to accomplish all the good that cau he in view ot the circumstances.— Washington Star , Thursday Evening. Larcent of the House. —ln this be nighted legion, “larceny from the house" is not an uncommon occurrence, but we have never yet had to record a case of larceny of the house. In this, as in some other branches of the fine arts, the Gothamites are a long way in advance of us. The New York Times of Saturday says: On Thursday night some unknown per sons tore down and carried away a traine building recently occupied by Engine Com pany No. 32. The alarm hell, which weighed three hundred pounds, was also taken away. The company had been disbanded within a few days, aud the property turned over to Fire Commissioners. None of the thieves have been apprehended. Fenians in Canada. —A Toronto dispatch announces that the Canadians have at last discovered the Fenian plot to rob their banks, for which they have been for some time most assiduously watching. Two men, who it is said have made a confession of the conspiracy and disclosed its plans, have been committed to jail in Toronto, and the financial community of that place is much agitated over the affair. The Feniau bonds are selling in Quebec and Montreal. Meet ings of the Executive Council have been held both at Ottawa and in Montreal, at, which plans for placing on the frontier an'armed lorce of six or eight thousand men were con sidered. The Trial of Jeff. Davis —The New York Herald says : —lt is reported from Washing ton that in a late consultation on the sub ject with the President, the Chief Justice gave it as his opinion that it would he in appropriate and inexpedient to try Jeff. Da vis in Virginia while stiil under military law, and before the State is wholly reconstructed, unless uuder a special act of Congress. The Chief Justice does not like thu> idea of hold ing a court subject to military authority.— Circumstances alter cases very materially sometimes. The upshot of the matter wiil probably be the holding over of Jeff Davis for some action on the part of Congress. Large numbers of Germans, Swedes, and Danes are pouring into Virginia. But the supply is not equal to the demand. The price fixed for their services as farm hands or laborers is slsoayear, with food and lod ging, for men between twenty and fifty years old, and for women, SIOO. A more useful population, the condition of tbe State con sidered, could not be had. The Presideot having nearly cleared his table of pardon cases, it is understood that he will shortly rescind the order directing the suspension ot tbe issue of requisitions from the Attorney General’s office. At pre sent. all applications are simply examined at the latter office, and forwarded to tbe State Department, the President sending for such warrants as he decides to sign. Rev. Dr. Bacon, of New Haven, Ct., has lately been to Richmond. On his way back he called upon President Johnson, and told him, among other things, that he found 250 white children attending the lahratory school at Richmond, as poor and ignorant as the blacks, and equally needing aid from the North. Whereupon the President quietly remarked. “I am very glad to find that anybody knows that there are white folks at the South 1” Dancing, Dancing. MR. H. G. Ward would inform hi-* frienda that the Second Session of his Dancing School for Young Men will begin ou Monday tbe 20th instant. Those wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity thus otfered to acquire tbe art will leave their names «t Van Newton A Ward'd Grocery. No. 153 Broughton street, or at the St. Andrew's Hall, on Mouday Kve uing. Tbs Afternoon Class tor Youug Ladies and Children meets on Tuesday aud Thursday Afternoons, at3}£ o’clock. lw nl3 NOTICE. PICKED UP, floating in the Savannah River, on the 7th day of April. 1865. a Flat Boat, 4*2 feet G inches in length, 13 feet beam. 3 feet G inches deep, and not painted. Negroes on nearly every plantation on tbe Savannah river claim the above Flat. Notice is here by given to the legal owner to come forward, prove property, pay expenses or said Flat will be sold. For further particulars apply to the watchman at Fig Island Mid. P. W. SEARS. Dl4 10 Notice. \ LL persons having demands against the estate of Edward G. Wilson, deceased, of Chatham county, are respectfully requested to hand them in properly au thenticated ; and all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to ANA IS WILSON, nl4 Administratrix. A CARD. Plastering, Repairing aul f bitewasliiig THE Subscriber respectfully announces to bis friends and the public that he has returned to Savannah, where he will resume the business conducted by him during the past twenty years. He is prepared to do Plastering, Repairing, Whitewashing. «fcc., iu a man ner to give satisfaction, ami lespectiully solicits the orders of his old friends and patrons, nl l-lin ISAAC BRUNNER. The Fisheries. FOR SALE—English and Spanish Cast Nett, Cast Net Leads, Thimbles, Hand and Lead Lines, Fish Lines, Cotton and Hemp Seine Twine, Cotton and Hemp Heines, Flax Gllling Twine for mullets and shad, Tikes, Turtle Nets, Quail Nets, Minnow Seines aud Dip Nets, Cork and Cedar Floats, Right and Left-laid Net and Seine Rope. Every kind of Net and Seine made to order. American Net and Twine Cos., 43 COMMERCIAL STREET, BOSTON. pS-10 NOTICE. Savannah, Oct. 27, 18C5. The Municipal authorities having appoint ed Port Wardens for the Port of Savannah, the Board assembled this day and elected THOS. HOLCOMBE, Chairman, and THOS. J. BULLOCH, Clerk. Parties interested will make application to the undersigned, at the Exchauge. THOS. J BULLOCH, oct2B-3aw4w Clerk. COMSTOCK & KINSEY, ‘ MACHINERY DEPOT, Office No. 154 Bay Strcet.Savannali Ga. WE keep on bund and furnish to order at Manu facturers' Prices,Eugine,Foot and Hand Lathes, Plines, Drills, Chucks. Bolt t utters, Gesi Cutters. Wood & Mann “Portable Engines,” Hoisting En gines, V\ ood Working Machinery of every description. Stationery Steam Engines and Boiler*. Cotton Gins and Presses, Saw Mills, Rice Mills, Grist Mills, Circu lar and Mill Haws, Rubber and Leather Belting and Hose. Gearing, .shafting. Hangers and Pul lies, Hy draulic Jacks and Punches, Pumps of all kinds. All kinds of Wood and Iron Working Machinery and supplies. Agents for the West Point Foundry, E. A. Wood’s Steam Guage and Boiler Feeders, nr- SEND FOR A CIRCULAR. COMSTOCK A KINSEY, No. 154 Bay street, oct4-Tu,Th&S2m Savannah. Ga. KEROSENE WARE, Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Ilarp Hangers, Side Backs, Side Lamps, jyith and without Reflectors; Fan cy Hall Lamps, Lanterns, Bases, Pegs and Fonnt-s- Patent Glass Cones, Burners, Globes, Chimnies and Wick, DRUGGISTS' FLINT A GREEN GLASS, Crock ery Dealers’ and Confectioners’ GLASSWARE. Goods of all kinds made to order. KEROSENE OIL. JAMES T. WRIGHT, 225 Greenwich Street, Two doors below Barclay, N. Y novl -3m AWAY WITH SPECTACLES* / \LD Eyes mude New, without Spectacles, Doctor w or Medicine. Pamphlet mailed free on receipt of ten cents. Address 8. B. Foote, M. D., No. 1130 Broadway, New York. n9-2w Architecture- and Engineering. MULLER A BRUYN, Architects and Engineers, are now prepared to furnish Drawings, [specifica tions And Estimates fur Buildings. Also for ail kinds of Machinery, such as Haw Mills and other Mills, Facto ries, Ac., and to superintend the building of tbe »ame. Surveying done iu all its branches. Levelling, Ac- Office in Sorrel's Building, corner of Bull ana Bay 8 8, second floor. M. P. MULLER, Civil and Mechanical Engineer. DxWITT BRLYN, nov4*lm ArchiU ct. HOTELS. Port Royal House, HILTON HEAD, S. €. RIDDELL A RUG G, Pbopbiitois B. 8. RIDDKU.. k i p BDWU ju3-tf SEA ISLAND HOm, HILTON HEAD, S. C., NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. BUCKLY & BANCROFT, Proprietor. Fi>w\pd L. Jones. Agent. ts octlO HEWITT’S GLOBE HOTEL, Augusta, Gra. fTUIE OLD GLOBE HOTEL, corner Broad and Jack son streets, having passed into tjie ham Is of W. C. Hkwitt, late of tbe *• Hewitt U- use,” Va., has been thoroughly renovated, and is now open for the recep tion oi visitors to the city. He will be most happy to see his old friends and the travelling public gen erally at the Glomr. where they will receive every at tention and meet with the very best accommodation the Southern country can afford. W. C. HEWITT, Proprietor. Col. G. 11. Jonrs, Clerk. nB-lm R. MOLINA, Corner hull and ( ongn-Ma Streets, under Screven House, IMPORTER and Wholesale Dealer In Havana Se gura. Leaf and Smoknig Tobacco, Also, all kinds of Virginia Chewing and Smoking Tobacco. Mcr pchaum, Brier Root, and all other kinds of Fancy Pipes. sep3o-3m State and County Tax <Jol- Icctorl TIIE Subscriber is a Candidate for re-election, ana respectftilly asks the suffrage of the citizens oi Chatham County. obt3o _ SEABORN GOODALL. LINVILLE & GLEASON. SAVANNAH. -A. GENTS FOXI MERRITT, WALCOTT & CO., 64 CoDrtlandt Street, New York. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS Bridge, Car, Ship or Band Hook,. AND— BOILER BOLT , SETT SCREWS, COACH OR LAG SCREWS. Hot and Cold Pressed Nuts, ROUND AND SQUARE WASHERS, Tumbackles, Holt Ends, Tap® and. Dios. &c. ALSO DEALERS IN RAILROAD SUPPLIES. LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, RAILS, CHAIRS, SPIKES,TIRES, AXLES; CAR TRIM MINGS of every description, and every article used in constructing or operating Railroads. STEAMSHIP SUPPLIES. EtKiINEERS’ STORES. COAL OIL, TALLOW, WASTE FELTING, HEMP; AND RUBBER PACKING; LAMPS, PAINTS, VARNISH, *O.; ENGINEERS’ TOOLS, of every description; CHIPPING AND RIVETING HAMMERS, SCREW PUNCHES,FILES, CHISELS, &o. TELEGRAPH MATERIALS. WIRE, INSULATORS, BATTERIES, IN STRUMENTS, ACIDS, SULPHATE COPPER, &c. Also Manufacturers of the BEST OAK TANNED BELTING. MACHINERY. LATHS, PLANERS, DRILLS. PUNCHES AND SHEARS, STEAM ENGINES, STATION ARY AND PORTABLE SAW MILLS, SAWS.&c. septs . ts