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THii SAVANNAH DULY HIM". VOL. 1-NO. 294 The Savannah Daily Herald fMORNING AND EVENING) l« rrni.imnm hv 8. W. MAHON .Jfc CO., At 111 Bat Strait, Sava-ch-ch, Gxossu. mm: Per Copy Five Cent* Per Handled *3 50 Per Year tlO (H), ADTIITKIUa: Two Dollars per Square oi Ten Lines for ft ret in scrtion; One Dollar for c&eh subsequent one. Ad vertisements inserted in the morning, will, if desired, appear in the evening without extra charge. JO H PIIINTING, ■ In every style, neatly and promptly done. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE Daily Herald. NEW YORK MARKET New Yobk, Dec. 26.—The cotton market is dull with at .'ll to 52 cents. Naval stores are dull. Gold is quoted at 45 3-8. RIOT IN ALEXANDRIA. Washington, Dec. 26.—The Star of this morniug lias a report of a riot in Alexandria yesterday between the whites and negroes. Six negroes and four whites are reported killed, besides numbers wounded. The dis turbance lasted till a late hour in the night, when it was suppressed. No other paiticu lars of the affair had beau received in Wash ington. CIVIL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED IN MISSISSIPPI. Washington, Dec. — The President lias re lieved Provisional Governor Sharkey of Mis sissippi, and recognized Gov. Humphreys the newly elected Governor of that State. The Lamar Cotton Case. TRIAL OF MR. G. B. LAMAR BEFORE MILITARY COMMISSION. Third Dat. [Reported for the Herald.} The Military Commission before which the case of Mr. G. B. Lamer of Ibis city is being tried, met again yesterday morning pursu ant to adjournment. The first wituess called was Albert G. Browne, Esq., Supervising Special Agent of the Fifth Special Agency of the U. S. Trea sury Department. Belore proceeding with the evidence of Mr. Browne, the Judge Advocate read Gen eral Order No. 88 of the Secretary of War, dated July 29, 1864, with reference to the co-operation of the military with the officials of the Treasury Department. Mr. Albert G. Browne then proceeded to state what he knew about the abandoned, captured and confiscable cotton in bis dis trict and bis action concerning the same. Mr. Browne said: InAugu9t last, about the Ist, I received lrom Gen. Brannan an order on Col. Kimball commanding the District of the Altamaba directing him to turn over to me all cotton within his District- Objection having been made by the de fence to Mr. Browne’s stating the contents of that older, the Judge Advocate said that the order had already been put into the case, and then read it to the Court as follows: MEAD QRS. DIST. OF SAVANNAH, 1 FIRST DIV. DEPT. OF GEORGIA, - Savannah, Aug. St, 1865. ) Col : You will turn over to U. S. Treasu ry Agent, Mr. A. G. Browne, or such person us he may direct, all cotton and other seized property in the possession of the United States Troops at Thomasville,, or any other point within the limits of your command, I except such as you are satisfied belongs to loyal citizens ot tbe United States who have taken the oath of allegiance, and who do not come under any of the exceptions of the President’s proclamation ot May 29, 1865. The cotton and other property claimed by persons whose loyalty you are convinced of on sufficient proof of ownership) you will | turn over to them. lam &c., Very RespeCtiul), Your Ob t. Sv’., J. M. Bbannan, Hiev. Maj. Gen. U. S. Vols. Corn’d. District. To Col. W. K- Kimball, Corn’d. Sub Dis trict of tbe Altamaba. Mr. Browne then continued : On August 15tb, Col. Kimball did turn over the cotton to me. A paper containing statement of tbe cotton turned oyer by Col. Kimball, was then introduced by Mr. Brown. It was impossible then to give more than a mere memorandum, as the cotton was stored m various warehouses in scattered jots, some of the lots being in tiers eight or ten bales deep, in such a manner that it was impossible to break them out to ascertain tbe marks ami numbers. Some of the bales had fallen to pieces, and lay in one mass. This was the ease with all the cotton in the warehouse near the camp ground at Thomasville. Large quantities of cotton were stored at different places on the line of the railroad, within twenty miles of Thomasville, and also along the roads towards Albany, over which guards were placed. q«**rion.—Did you go to the warehouses and sheds named, personally, to take the property in possession ? -tasjre/-.— To most hut not all of them. I did to all of those in Thomasville. I made an attempt to go out of town, and went some distance, but my health failed me and obliged me to returu to Thomasville. I was Physically unable to atteud to the duties of UI V office, and after a good deal of thought and deliberation, made an agreement with Mr. W. A. Beard to take charge ot the busi ness. I made a contract with him. This contract I submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury and it received his approval. The contract was produced and read by tbe Judge Advocate, as follows: Treasury Department —Firm . Special Agency, Thomasville, - Ga., Aug. 16th, 1865. ) This Certifies that 1 have entered into an ;i h r i'ement with Win A. Beard, of New Bed -1 ,f, l, now doing business at Savannah, to col ‘ti't, rebale when uecesenry, t rant port ana deliver at Jacksonville, Fla , or at some ell- KHile .hipping port in (ieorgia, nil cotton "bicli bin been turned over to me by the •Military commander Col Kimliall, or to 'lnch the United ,Slate* Government have hum within thn luilitary district ol Allama " Mid Heard agruelug to plm e aaldmiiou (t *aid shipping p<>noi lairl* nl the earileit i r *i'lii'tbU period, ami lor which he It to re " ,y e in lieu of all eipruen* Incurred, nuu luiulei part ol the bale* Ilf eoltuii culler led, "“•lad and Iran .polled, lliia to b. in full of ‘ demand* This divielon l» to ln> made at W'omaeville, and under the dliri 1101 10l the uiiervlilng Agi.nt,»ud In Ida ebsauMi of (be 1 Ittary eniuumndan!, hi* deputy And Ibe * ,| d ilw*i<l lurUni sgivss In ludeibblfy III* U. S. Government tor all claims and dama ges which may accrue from any neglect on his part, or lrom any expense incurred in col lecting, preparing and transporting said cot ton. Albebi- G. Browse, • Supervising Special Ag t Treas y Dept. W. A. Beard. The letter from the Secretary of the Treasury approviug the contract was also read as follows : Treasury Department, > September 16. 1865. > Bir : —Your letter from Thomasville, Ga., 26th ult., has been received, in which you report your reasons for making a contract with W. A. Beard to collect, prepare tor mai ket and deliver in Savauuah government cot ton, tor the compensation of twenty-five per cent, thereof. The amount allowed seems extravagantly high, but in view of the excessive charges for freight, charged on boats and railways as reported in your letter of the 15th inst. whiWi the contractor has to bear, the con tract is approved, as reported. Respectfully, H. Me CULLOCH, Secretary of the Treasury. Albert G. Browne, Esq., Supervising Special Agent, Port Royal S. C. Witness continued. My health was such that I was obliged to give up the business for the purpose of com ing to Savannah on my way to the North. Arriviog at Hilton Head, I found my health somewhat recovered and feeling it a duty, although my friends strongly advised to the contrary, I went to Florida. On reaching Fernandina I was taken on a litter to the Collector's house. I learned that Mr. Noyes, becoming alarmed at my condition, bad sent for my son. Notwithstanding the remon strances of ray friends 1 ordered myself to be taken to ihe boat for Hilton Head, whence I took the first transport for New York. From that time I know little of the business of the Agency until within a lew days, having left it entirely in the hands of my son. The letter of Mr. Browne to the Secretary of the Treasury, reporting his contract mam, with Beard, the answer to which from the Secretary had already beeD read, was also read and put into the case. Mr. Browue states in this letter that the cotton stored at Thomasville, is exposed to pilfering from both whites and blacks, and is rapidly dwindling away to the detriment of the Government’s pecuniary interests. He therefore requests permission to employ Mr. W. A. Beard to attend to the storing, rebal ing and shipping of this cotton, and mentions high recommendations in his favor. The answer of the Secretary of the Trea sury to this application, is given above. Question —By Defence.—Did you not say you took personal possession of cotton only in Thomasville and vicinity ? How far out of Thomasville did you take possession of cot ton ? Answer. —About thirty or forty miles on the road towards Albany, and on the line of the railroad, I think still further. Question. —Did you uot receive a telegram from the Treasury Department to suspeuil proceedings iti reterence to cotton seized, after some of it had been placed ou tbe cars at Thomasville for shipment ? Answer, —No, sir. Question. —Were you not acting as Treas ury Agent in November last '! Answer. — No, sir- I was ill, in Massachu setts. Question.— Did you ever take personal pos session ot any cotton on Spain's plantation in Brooks county ? Answer .—I think not. Question. —By whom and under whose or ders was the cotton put on the cars at Thomasville, and why and by whose orders was it taken off and restored ? Answer. —It was placed on ihe cars by ray orders. I don’t know by whose orders it was taken off and restored. My impression is, by a man named Capel, who came there and pretended to act as Treasury Agent af ter I left. Question. —Did not Mr. Laujar show you the oath of allegiance which he had taken,to the United Stales, and at what time ? Answer.— Yes ; a lew days after the occu pation oi Savannah. I did not read it; he said it was the oath of allegiance and asked me what I thought of it. I replied I thought he had committed one more perjury. Question. —Was it not understood between you aud Col. Kimball, that as soon as the marks and weights of the cotton had been ascertained he should give au invoice ot the same, and you should annex schedule to your receipt i Answti —Yes, sir. Question. —Had you, when you went to Thomasville, instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury, condning you to lake only the cotton of the late Confederate States ? Answered.— l believe not. I have now no recollection of tbe thing. The prosecution now read extracts from the published regulations of the Treasury Department ■ P. 33, Art. til— Such agents will collect and receive of any officer, or private, or per son employed in or with the regular or vol unteer forces of the United States any prop erty held by him which shall have been cap tured in any district declared to be in insurrec tion against the United States, except Buch as shall be required for military use of the United States forces ; and all property so held by them shall be received by the agent as captured property, leaving all questions concerning the class to which it belongs for the consideration of the Secretary ot the Treasury. Art. xiii.—No property collected or re ceived as captured, abandoned or confiscable under any act of Congress shall be re leased by any agent, except by special au thority from tbe Secretary of tbe Treasury, to any persons claiming ownership of such property ; nor shall any permit be given by 3ucb agents to individuals to remove such property. L Bunnell, U. 8. Detective, was recalled. Question —By prosecution.—State where you obtalued this document. Answer. —From the Clerk of the Superior Couit of Chatham county. The Judge Advocate then read a docu pient purporting to be the charter ol the Ex porting and Importing Company of Georgia, stating that this document was put iu merely to show the Je /icto existence of such a company without admitting its legality. Albert G. Browne Jr., was next called as a witness. lie testified that be was acting as Super vising Special Agent of the Fifth Treasury Agency under an appointment lrom the Se cretary of the Treasury, during the disability of his father A G. Browne, Supervising Special Agent, by sickness. QuetHum— When aud uuder what circum stances were you so appointed, aud when did you enter upon the perloriuancc of your duties t Amu in Get. bib at noon, In BosU)h, Mass., 1 heard that luy lather wu* sick, per haps dead, *larted that uiglit lot Fort Ituyal uu arriving there, I* found be bad gone North uuder mndli al advice, passing rue ou iuy way down barn i Idulayed my return to visit Savaituab aud Charleston, Going back to llllloir I lead to return North, I liiuud a telegram from tbs Henrviary ol the Treasury, enc losed hi lue by lieu, Van Vllet, friuii New yurb, ap|Hilutlug Uie to succeed uiy father (Telegram produced i I received Hml ou SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1865. Oct. 21. I had learned through the Ageu cy s chief clerk that there was a large quan tity of cotton precariously situated m south west Georgia, for which the Agency was re sponsible. He told me also that Gen. Bran nan desired the Agency office to be removed to Savauuah for more ready communication between the military and the agency con cerning this property, and thought that 1 should stay and attend to it. f did so. I removed the office to Savauuah I consulted with Geu. Brannan concerning property, aud ! October .‘.lst,- I started, myself from Savau | nab to Thomasville. On the official files of the Agency before leaving. I tound Ibis let ter. lrom the Secretary of the Treasury ; .Treasury Dapartmi.nt, t Sept. 27, 1865. j Sir —Application is frequently made to me for the suspension ol proceedings in relation to or the restoration ot cotton claimed as the property of certain corporations or organiza tions entitled “Exporting and Importing" Companies, or similarly named, heretofore existing iu the late so-called Confederate States. I have so far declined to act as re quested in any of these cases, but tbe fre quency ot the' applications and ihe magni tude of tbe involved seem to render necessary some general rule for the Govern ment of Agents in the premises. From ttie titles as well lrom what is known of the operations of these companies it is evi dent that they w ere mere auxiliaries to tbe so-called Confederate Government in its ef forts to subvert and overthrow the Govern ment of tbe United States, and that the pro perty owued by tbeni was used and intended to be used for that purpose, though individual gain may in some instances or to some ex tent have actuated their managers. From the very nature of things, and the circum stances by which they wire surrounded, that must have been the prime object of their ex istence. Wherever, therefore, any property owned or claimed by oue ot these blockade ruuuiug companies is found within your agency, you will take charge and treat it as property which was used to aid the rebellion, and therefore belonging to the United States by the right of capture, keeping, in all cases, the record required by regulations 4. aerie? of July 29, concerning captured and aban doned property. „ This is intended to apply only to such pro perly of the class named as may have been collected and kept together as the property oi such companies, aud is not intended to authorize agents to search for on different plantations and to seize small and scattered lots, said to have been purchased for or by such companies, but which has been collect ed by them in distinctive lots, and so held. As operations under this letter are limited to largo lots, collected together, it is mani fest that their shipmeut would be attended with but little expense, and contracts for the collection and transportation of such cotton should not be made with private parties as are authorized in other cases. Very respecttully, 11. McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury. Aabrrt G. Browne, Supervising Special Agent. Belore I left, also, 1 addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury a letter, statiug my general views and purposes con cerning tlie cottou at Thomasville and its vicinity, on tbe basis of such information as I bad then beet) able to obtaiu concerning it. Until October 21st, uot having expected to take charge of llte Agency ’s business, I bad not acquainted myself with its papers, and as I then removed its office to Savannah, packing up its papers, and left for Tliomas ville before they were all unpacked, I was only imperfectly acquainted with the tenure of the property there, and my acquaintance with it came only through my lather’s clerk, who from the period of my first arrival had occasionally come to me for consultation and directions concerning the Agency’s business. On tbe arrival of the train from Thomas ville, I mot for the first time the contractor, who arrived by that train bound for Savan nah, in order to report to the Agency con cerning difficulties he had encountered in re moving the cotton. He made to me certain statements, and showed to me certain papers, which induced me to write a letter to Gen. Brannan. The original of this letter was produced. The defence objected to the reading of the letter ; to which the prosecution replied that it was introduced merely to show that a let ter bad been written to Geu. Brannan, not to prove anything against defendant. Gen. Brannan’s reply to this letter, enclosing his order sustaining and furthering the proceed ings of Mr. Browue in reference to the cot ton at Thomasville were also introduced. Witnnes9 c«tinued—l thereupon ordered the contractor to turn back to Thomasville, and to accompany me the next morning. No passenger train leaving the next morning, 1 was detained at Doctnrtown through the day. Daring the afternoon, I noticed a pile ot cotton lying near the railroad track, in a confused heap, just unloaded from the cars, marked L. <fe L, and some of it S. I had re ceived information during tbe evening before, which induced me to examine this cotton, which information was, that there was a lot of I. &E. Cos. cotton from the plantation of one Spain, near Quitman, which was being attempted to be run off, or whitewashed, as tbe technical phrase in that country is as pri vate cotton. I went to Mr. Dillon and asked to see tbe railroad books,, in order to ascer tain from whom and to whom this cotton which I thus noticed, was stripped. I did examine those railroad books, aud taw tbe entry made therein. On the morning of Nov. 3, accompanied by the contractor, I started towards Thomasville, and went as far as Blackshear, where 1 stopped to consult with Col. Kimball the military commander ot the Sub-District. I examined all the papers, which I could find on his Headquarters tiles concerning the property, and consulted lully with him about it; and told him that I had written to Gen. Brannan, and the substance of Jhy letter. Having as 1 stated, started away from Savannah without opportunity of ac cess to all the Agency’s files of papers con cerning this property, it was there, at Col. KimbuH’s, that I ftrst came to understand fully the details of the tenure of it by the Agency, and the proceedings which took place in relation to it in August. Col. Kim ball offered me every assistance aud Informa tion iu his power, and promised to come himseli to ThomasvHle in a day or two. On Nov. 4tU, I went on to Thomasville, and with tbe exception of going once to Quit man, I remained there until Dec. 2titb, when I left lor Savannah. My duty there whs citieffy to supervise tbe preparation of the cotton by the contractor, also its transporta tion, also the setting off of his proportion ot the cotton, .under his contract i the ilttainiug of iniorruation concerning the cotton, aud re sisting attempts made to take it hy the Messrs. Lumar aud by Messrs. Seward aud Wright. Attorney’s at Law. At Blackshear l had requested of Colonel Kirahgll to detail a military officer tube pre sent continually at the hreakiug ol all the cotton from lira tiers iu tho warehouses and sheds where it was stored, ami to he present at the division of said uollou lietweeii lira U. H aud the contractor, and to keep record of every mark aud weight us a chuck Isiih on the contractor and the Agency. He informed Ute that one Imd already Is en detailed Iu t,•-• pre > ore! ol ihe marks aud wulgltis id all cottou turni'il OV4T to llte Agency, so as to tiiishlu Idin lo lurulsh invo'ivs „| the cotton to llte Agency t Slid that Hits officer was Lieut J W H Johusnu mad r Hi U T i and that he could perform Miy ol tire other duties ot ireord aud üb«er ' ysfiou which I deeded in respect tu the cut ton, so that in handling it, there plight al ways lie military evi k nee as well as Treasury evideucc of the corrreelness of all the pro ceedings iu relation to it. On the tuoruiug of Nov. 7th, I received a call trom Mr. G K Lamar, Jr., who stated to me that he called in reterence to cotton in the custody ol the agency [The objection overruled earlier in the proceedings, was re newed and noted on the records, | In rela tion to which cotton he represented his uu ele, Mr. G. B. Lamar. A conversation of much length followed, the precise language of which 1, of course, do not recollect; except a few scattered remarks, of which I retain the precise woids : but the substance of this conversation was a geueral discussion, con ducted iu a frieniily mauuer and with entire courtesy on his part concerning all cotton held by the agency, as Exporting and Impor ting Go’s cotton and as cotton of Mr. Lamar. lle exhibited to me either the original or a copy, 1 do not remember which, of a per mit ol Major General ISteedman, endorsed upon the back of a list of cotton. Copy was presented and read. Mr. Lamar Jr., requested of me a permit to ship the cotton on tbe list. I told him that 1 had no power to grant any such permit that no permit from me was needed by him to ship any cotton being the private property of Mr Lainart unless the saute should* happen to be part of that which was turned over to my Agency in August, by the military , that tinder the military orders existing in the Sub District, the matter of permitting such other private cotton to be shipped, was a military matter, and he must go for his permit to Col. Kim ball, as commander of the Bub-District, and that with regard to any cotton in the cus tody of the Ageucy turned over to it by the military, I had no power to give any permit whatsoever, and I read to him extracts from the Treasury regulations to that effect. I told him that if Mr. Lamar (meaniug Mr. Lamar, Jr.,) desired to apply to the .Sec retary of the Treasury for the release of any cotton held by the Agency on the ground that such cottou was his private property, I would afford him every proper facility to do so, and as soon as I should ascertain the marks and weights of the cotton, that I saw no reason why I should not be able to fur nish them to him ; but I said, also, that be ing a mere executive officer myself, with no discretionary power to release property, aud having a clear duty to hold aud to forward it, unless it should be released by the Sec retary of tlie Treasury, I considered it au outrage that Mr. Lamar, Sr., should be embarrassing my fiction by inviting a conffict between the civil and mili tary authorities by serving out writs lrom Georgia courts, "by serviug notices ou the railroad company, not to transport Government cottou, and by writing insulting letters concerning officers of this Agency to Col. Kimball. Mr. Lamar replied to this that of course opinious differed as to what was an outrage ; that he, for his part, regarded the whole course of proceedings of the Gov ernment concerning this cotton as an outrage on Mr. Lamar, Sr.; and that with such an amount of property at stake, I. ought not to blame him tor making the best figla he c raid, and for fighting it at every point I answered that I did not blame him for that, and if I had the same amount of properly at stake, I should make the best fight that I could, but that was fighting in the wrong place; that the place to fight for this prop erly was at Washington with the Secretary of the Treasury, whore the only power lay to release it. He then asked if I would de lay the shipment of the cotton until they could appeal to the Secretary of the Treasu ry. I answered that the cotton having been seized in June by the military, and turned over to my Agency as long ago as August, quite sufficient time bad elapsed for any such ap peal to have been already made that my gen eral orders from tbe Secretary were to for ward all property in the bands of the Agency with the least possibly delay, and that I should proceed steadily with tbe shipment of tbe cotton, w hich I told bim I thought 1 should ship in the following order fast the cotton of the I. &E. Cos., second, the cotton of the Slate of N. 0. ; third, the cotton turned over by tbe military as Mr. Lamar’s private cotton ; but that I would give bim uo pledges on the subject, that I left the order of ship ment to the discretion of the contractor ; who, the cotton being all mixed together, could judge better than I in what order to ship, so as to get it forward with the least possible delay ; that another reason why I was very desirous to ship it as soon as pos sible, was that the whole region was de moralized in respect to cotton-thieving ; that I felt no security concerning the safety of tbe cotton, and that my father being under heavy bonds for its safe keeping, the sooner it should be removed the easier 1 should feel in that respect. He answered me that that was a difficulty which could be obviated. At this point of pur conversation I remarked to Mr. Lamar Jr. that as oral conversations were apt to be imperfectly remembered after any lapse of time and on account of such imperfect memory, were liable to lie misrepresented unintentionally, and as the questions in volved coneering this cotton were important, and the amount of property involved was large, I would much prefer that our future communication concerning it should be iu writing, though 1 should be happy to see him personally at any time, if necessary; that if he would put his points concerning Gen. Steedmnn’s permit into writing, I would answer them in writing, and that then an is sue would be made up on papers, which pa pers would beau excellent basts for him to present a claim upon to the Treasury Depart ment, for the release of any cotton which should be released that tbe Secretary would then have the points before bim in a concise form. But I further suggested to him, if he intended to present such a claim at the De partment, lie ought to furnish belter evi dunce of tbe ownership of the cotton claimed than the mere assertion of ownership con tained in tbe list bearing Gen- Steedman’s endorsement; and that even if I had the power to release the cotton to him under tbe Treasury regulations, I should want evidence of ownersqip beyond that mere list; that if there were warehouse receipts for the cotton on that list, they ought to be exhibit ed, aud 1 should like to see them. lie answered that Mr. Latuar, Sr., had proved hUowne sliip of that cotton to the satisfaction of Gen. Steedmau, and that was enough. I replied that it might be if the question of release rested with Gen. Steedmau, but that I had my doubts whether the Secretary of the Treasury on whom the responsibility for the release would be satisfied with the mere evi dence that an Adjutant ol Geu. Steedman hud endorsed a permit to ship over hop bales of cotton as conclusive evidence that Mr. Lamar owned that cotton. lie then asked me if I would tell him how much of the cot ton named on that list my Agency hud in possession. I told him I could noi tell till the cotton should be got out, and lira marks examined; that during the few days since my arrival 1 had not been aldu fully to exam ino the ware-house luioks of Evans <£ I’ar nuli’s ware-house, where most of the coltou was stored, hut that I supposed, on a rough guess, there might he about iOO hales. About this time he asked me, saying, "|o come down now just to the poiut, do you, or don’t you, iuteuri to mind Gen. Hutedmnn s orderV’ I answered that 1 did uot consider that that was au order, that the Secretary ol Ihe TieMMiry was tuy only official superior, trader llte President, ami that trader War Department General Order, No. ns, of the sense of 63, I did uot consider that Gen. hleedinan had any right to order property out of the eusto ■ly ol the Agency witch the Ageucy legally held that IT the lullltery deal red pi take lor I Military uac, prnuem hr lustody ul llm Agony, the umuw luertlut was present ed by the Treasury regulations ; and that Geu Sieedman's permit expressly said, “Treas ury regulations beiug complied with,’ two of which regulations I had read to him earlier in the conveisation. 1 also said to him, that Geu. Steedmau had - never to my knowledge, addressed either myself or any officer of my Agency concerning this cottou; and that an additional reason lor my assum ing that bis permit wa9 not given with the knowledge that any of the cotton permitted was in the custody of the Ageucy, was iu the I'hci that it was not possible that he should have the want of courtesy, to say nothing ol his waut of power under the War Department’s orders, to take property outof the Agency W hands without ever consulting or communicating with me on the subject. Thi9 constituted the conversation. As I said before I do not undertake, ex cept iu a lew instances, to repeat the exact words used: but ttie conveisation covered 'he whole ground above stated, and was substantially in the language used above. I made a lew memoranda of it shortly after wards for better refreshing my memory con cerning it. Mr. Lainur left the room saytug that he would put his points in writing, as I suggested, and shurtlv atlerwards I received from bim this letter. At tills point the Commission adjourned to this morning at nine o'clock —A despatch trom St. Louis states heavy suows have fallen on the plains. Over twenty trains are snow-bound at different points, and a large namber of animals are dying from starvation and cold weather. —The second Adventists in London are busy issuing tracts to prove that Christ will make his second appearance iu 1867. Some of these tracts haviug been attributed to Mr. Spurgeon, he publicly disclaimed all sympa thy with the doctrine, saying that he would be heard from in Bedlam whenever his pen or tongue maintained this opinion. The Jews. —The Jews of San Francisco are building two new synagogues. In both of them the arrangement is such that the families sit together in pew-s as in our churches. Those who compose oue of these Societies call themselves “Reformed- He brews," and have given up looking for a Messialt yet to come. W. M. WALSH, WHOLESALE Druggists, corner Itaruaril anil Broughton streets, Havaauah, Ga., iteneral Agent tor Iho South. CLOCK’S Hall- Restorer Restores Gray Hair. CLOCK’S . llatr Restorer makes llalr grow ou Bald Heads. CLOCK'S Hair Restorer Stops llatr from Falling Out. CLOCK'S Hair Restorer Prevents Headache. CLOCK’S Hair Restorer is elegantly Perfumed. Hair Restorer is all that can he claimed as a dressing. CLOCK'S llalr Restorer possesses all the merit claimed for It. A single trial convinces the most sceptical of Its value, ir, after a thorough trial of two bottles tt does not give perfect satisfaction. Hie money will he refunded. Sold everywhere at ft |>er Imitte. Six bottles lor ?5. dls-eodtf RAILROAD HOUSE, HESTAUn ANT. BAR-ROOM AND BARBER SHOP ON BRYAN ST., JOHNSON SQUARE MATILDA TAYLOR Respectfully informs the public that the above Establishment id now prepared to furnish OyH ters, Fish, Gama, at all hours Dinners, supper* will be furnished at the shortest notice and sent to any part of tho city. Wines of all kinds and of the very beet always on ham I in addition, four Dining Rooms has been fitted up in the neatest style for the acCoipmodutiou of Ladle* and Gentlemen. Excellent Cooks and accommodating Waiters in attendance. Attached to the Restaurant is extra Diring, Sitting and Red-Rooms. A Barber Shop, with competent Barbers, is also connected with the House, Ail cuhtfimeis will have their private cups with their namos on. Transient Boarders and Travelers will find it to to their advantage to call The patronage of the public is solicited. ABRAM BEASLEY, d2S tt Superintendent. LG TEBEAU At Whitaker Street shoe Store, Is now opening I' ADIES’ PHILADELPHIA Extra Pine Calf Kill J Balmorals, Extra tine Calf Kid Polka’s, “ , “ Hoots, “ English Lasting Pump Front Laced Boots. Extra due Congress Gaiters. Extra fine Embroidered Slippers. GENTS’ FINE HOOTS AND SHOES, which will be shown witti pleasure to his old friends aud custom era. Northeast corner Whitaker andßroughton street lane Do not mistake the place. d9Btf ALE, ALE, ALK WE have just received a fresh consignment of Hammers’ celebrated Champagne Ale, In bids and half bbls. The half bids are put up for family : nse, anti its qualify and low price recommend It to all who desire to obtaiu a good article. We have also 75 casks Scotch Ale. which we offer as low as a good article ran tie bought. dso-a p. w. SIMS A no. RICE LANDS To Sent. ON north hank of Savannah rivr»r, ncai the city of the finest quality, aud would large profit* antler tron*l management. Owner would plant on Mbare# with party furnishing capital it desired. d*29 1w BRYAN, HAKTRIDGEAOO. DANCING, I)ANCING~ MR. 11. (*. WARD would inform the citizen* ol Savannah that I lie Second Session of hi# Danc ing School foi Young LadleH umJ Children will com irft*u< e at st. Andrew’* Hull, on Tuesday afternoon, January 2d, at o'clock. The Kvonlng t;la«s for young men will eoinmence on Monday Kveoing at n} 4 o’clock. For terma enquire at.the iiatl. Boil eea every Friday evening. d2«-4t DISSOLUTION. rrMtE ffrm of Lultochu, Gsttjcn A Uncklcs was <lls -1 snivel Ull tin* Ist Ills;. liy the WltlnllHWul Ilf Isaac D. Laltochu. The business will be continued umler the name of Ga.leii A ruckles at the old stand, corner ltay unit Barnard streets, J. It. Laßn-lie letainlng ail oflh o with ns for the piVHeut. ISAAC It. I.aKOCHL, BENJAMIN <1 LAIiKN, DAVID*. UNOKI.EB. navannati, Dec. I. Ittiit. <U NOTICE. CUiNkltlNßESpei schooner Rachel Vaiilieriusii, J bold I'lillitdelphls, are tisiab, Imllffed thill tken giHids are Isiing tills 4a) dlschargisi st whore (mil of llsrual'l Hired All |> h sages remuiiiliig on wtistt after sunset will he sltdod a' risk and expense u| nwilds, <127 HI'NTKII X <' vUMEt.I. BRICKS, BRICKS,BRICKS WOOD, WOOD, WOOD, I ho MMM fr of aula ion by ) Hi tilth • tb |> u M*ot*#, ttfalMi Vqutiv BIIRANrK. Marini' laafranee. RIVER and Ocean Risks taken for tbe Atlantic Mu tual Insurance Company of New York, by CHARLES GREEN A SON. No. 12 Stoddard' Eastern Range, Hay st. "MARSHALL HOUSE," BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. T’H * IfIRST CLASS HOTEL has l>een remodeled A and newly re-furniahed and put in perfect order throughout. The traveling public may rest assured they will Unit cotntortable accommodations at this house. , A. B. LOCK, deci.lm Proprietor. BOARDING. Al^'L GENTLEMEN can he accommodated with good Board in a private family by addreseiu*' “A. P ," Her. Id office HOLIDAY GOODS. Direct Importation from Londo and Paris. JUST RECEIVED, a large aud varied assortment of Imported Wares aud Fancy article., suitable for the coming season, embracing in part Statuettes—Bronze, Uesqueaud Farm Toilet Sett. Clocks Perfumery Ladies' Traveling Bags French Parasols Portemonnales Milliners' Fancy Wares a Osier Baskets And an endlesa variety of Fancy Goods, ordered for this market and Ja«t received by ship County of Piet on, and othrr vessel# now arriving. Fancy Goods by the original package, to which the attention of Milliners and others is invited. W. W. LINCOLN, Corner Congress and Ball reels, d*2t-tf Monument Square. GLASS GAS SHADES. ALARGK invoice just received at the Oucenswarc House, 109 Broughton Street. d«3-tf E. D. SMITH A CO. ORANGES. PRIME Havana, new landing O V-/ 9 Vy V/ and for sale by lUCJIAKDSON & HA UNA HI), <l2B-2 Bay street, Stunumah. BLAIR & BICKFORD, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS, ANI) DEALERS IN TIMBER AND LUM BER OF EVERY DESCRIP TION. DOORS, HASH, AND It I. tV II Milt amt Lumber Yard on Canal, near Bryan street office ISO Bay .trout, d2S-tf Savannah, Oa. Partner 'Wanted. ABUBINKB9 MAtf. with a few hundred dollars, to join the advertiser in an Rating and Drinking ilnuHo. Location good ; trade No. 1. Addi esH K C. A., Herald office. d? 8-3 LtTMBERT r.r. ruut FEET Yellow Pine; Much Plank Scant u img and Joint. For sale hy d2S 3* P. K. SHIELS. Labrador Herring. JUST Received, and for sale on consignment, *5 bids very choice Labrador Herring, 75 bbls Shore Herring. And 16u oozes Scaled Smoked Herring. KKNNWTH, MoLEA & CO., * d2S 202 Bay street. PORK AND BEEF. MESS BEEF and Rump and Prime Pork, suitable lor Ship Stores. For sale by » KENNETH, M< LEA & CO., d2S 202 Bay street. HIIIS AND SHOULDERS. FOR SALE on consignment, put up in barn Is us about 200 lbs each. KENNETH. MoLEA A CO.. <l2B 202 Bay street. BORER’S FLOUR JCST Received on consignment, per San Jacinto, and for nale ibeap, 44S bbls Extra Wisconsin. Round Hoop and Su per fine Flour. The attention of Bakers and Retailers is especially directed to this advertisement. KENNETH, McLEA <t CO., (128 202 Bay street. Canada Butter. K A FIRKINS and tubs Choice Family Blitter. OU KENNETH, MoUSA & CO., d2B 202 Bay street, SMOKED NHOILDEKS & SIDES. OR BALE on consignment a large assortment of Bacon, Shoulders and Bides lor sale cheap. KENNETH, McLEA A CO., d2s 802 Bay street. LEAF LARD. 120 PACKAGES, Tubs and Firkins, on Coiieipn- KENNETH Mi LKA-& CO., d2fe 202 Bay slued. WASHINGTON HAMS. 6CANKB ol tl»(*e celebrated Hams on consignment, Foi sale by KENNETH, Md.EA A CO., d2B , 202 Bay street. FOR SALE. rpilK Furnituro und csr. ol u Kuum . the lie.t lues 1 Hull 111 the city. Address X M,, this ollice. d*.*s n* HAIR, HAIR. AUuOO tut, aud Other material* fur building pm poses. For s sit- b> bolt UK A BRYANT. dß%lf tm tiny miiowl GEO. H. ARLEDGE, NIIIP IJUANDMbif, t« |(i it 'll',lf, ese t uiuinltsluii sad e'urwaiilliig M.ivli.hi tv WAV ST It If KT SAVANNAH, av* ly Baltimore Meal. too H it IHtfcltft, 4 »l*i 120 * mm • Ms»**a»4 PRICE, 5 CENTS imvraicb. ho m.js INSURANCE OMPANY. SAVANNAH, GA. CAPITAL, - - - 2,500,000. , • 0 AARON WILBUR, President. M. A. COHEN. Secretary. C. . DIRECTORS: Aanaew lore. W ji, H. Stark, Hiaav Buioure, j NO K Wii-ora, 'll’**? V M *’ , Joseph Lipphan, S-®A* ,DW,lr ’ J»o. W. AnDEnaon, Henev Lxiheup, Oorxvcs Cohen, Aakou WiLiiyn, | Jnq. M. Cooper. r»“ For Insurance against Loss or Damage by Fire, apply at the OFFICE OF THE COMPANY, Hil BAY STREET, - SAVANNAH, GA. THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAITifE INSURANCE COMPANY. Oroanized, 1843. Cosh A9setts $3,000,000 Last Cash Return 750,000 Losses Paid j 73i’000 Total Surplus Divided... 1, 2*7)000 Amount Insured 24,849,’48L All Classes of Life Policies Issued. R E. STEVENS, President. J. M. Gimu-iNs, Secretary. A WILBER | General Agent Georgia and Florida. COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPA NY, OF NEW YORK. Cush Capita) $500,000 TIMOTHY G. CHURCHILL, Prest Jons D. Arthur, Secretary. Frkheric B. Ei.uqtt, Supt. of Agencies. A. WILBER, J General Agent SoHtb. FULTON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. Cash Capital #200,000 WM. A. COBB, P. idem. jas. iu. lUnkin, Secretary. A. WILBER. ______ General A*e.it South. EXCELSIOR HRE INSURANCE COM PANY, OF NEW WORK. Capital and Surplus 00Q MARCUS V DODGE. President. Sash,. M. Craft, Secretary A. WILBER, PUTNAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN. L'fisli ( iipitnl skrwwituMV SAME WOODRUFF President. Daniel Book, Secretary. A. WILDER General Agem South. SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE IN SURANGE COMPANY, SPRINh- FIELD, MASS. Cash Capital > #300,900 EDMUND FREEMAN, President. Wll. Co.nnar, Jr., Secretary. A. WILBUR, General Agent South. WASHINGTON FIRE INSURANCECoM ' PAN) - , OF BALTIMORE, MD. CiP'ffal >....#500,000 „ , „ TIIOS. Y. CAWBY, President. F. J. McGINNIS, Secretary. A WILBUR, General Agent South. INSURANCE. Authorized Capital, $10,400,000 CHARLES L.. COLBY k 60. are prepared to take Marine Kinks to any domentlo or foreign nort. and Fire Risks in this city iu the following named flint class New York Companies, AT THE LOWEST RATES. COLUMBIAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY $6,000,000 MOKHtS FIRE AND INLAND INSUR ANCE COMPANY 6,000,000 COMMKRC FIRE INSURANCE COMPY,. 200,00 Q STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMP'Y 200,000 <>!tii:e 111 Jones' Block, corner Bay and Abercorn streets; Brancli Office, corner of Drayton and Bryan streets. d!6-tf -N KW YORK FIRE AND MARINE Insurance Agency. SECURITY INSURACE COMPANY. Capital and Surplus #1,600,000 PHGSNIX INSURANCE CO. Capital mid Surplus #1,500,000 INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO. Capital and Surplus #1,200,000 MANHATTAN INSURANCE CO- Capital aud Surplus ..#900,000 Risks taken in the abeve highly responsible Com punies on buildings and merchandise of all descrip tions, nt Ihe lowest rates corresponding with the risks. Apply to A A. i.AtTE, Agent, nt*Am No. 12 Stoddard's Range. Bay street. Heilable HoutUoru Inaturauoo. THE National Marine und Fire INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NF.W ORLEANS. ,a jr ft A „ ft» till tktmm lb* IIMMIHIUC irtiMlf lll#* be bM U<n*Mv niqaitwiHl Am«*ui luv ill!' *ln»v* MMlitrii rolUiiany, •o*l t* ttftlif Ik till* N« > fftlM l» *’ fellßH4 lMb *» »>NM MtttfUM * IMIOMM * HMikt * jisHtM(|b|