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President Johnson’s First Grand
New Tear’s Levee.
WasaraoTosi, Jaa I.—Notwithstanding the
disagreeable and inclement weather to-day
the first levee of President Johnson was
largely attended. The foreign ministers,
members of the Cabinet, and other promi
nent civil officers, Senators and Representa -
lives were first received; after which officers
of the army and navy and marine corps, fol
lowed by citizens, paid their respects to the
President. Glen. Grant and Staff were pres
ent, and conspicuous among the throng that
crowded the East Room of the Whil e
House. The Marine Band discoursed plea
sant music on the occasion. The public de
partments were closed and business generally
suspended.
New York Market.
New York, Jan. 2.—Cotton is selling at
52 to 53c. Naval Stores are dull; Turpen
tine is quoted at $1.05.
Rumor of Arrangement for the With
drawal of French Troops From Mexico
Contradicted.
Washington, Jan. 2. —lt has been enrro
neously stated that France and the Uuited
States have arrived at an understanding re
specting the withdrawal of French troops
from Mexico, although it is known here in
diplomatic circles that Napoleon is solicit
ous of doing so, Maximilian not having paid
the moneys promised by treaty for their con
tinuance in Mexico.
THEPVDUC DEBT.
The Amount Treasury.
Washington, Jan. 3. —The public debt is
officially stated to-day at $2, 805000,000.
g The amount in the Treasury is $00,000,000,
one half of which is in coin.
Gold.
Nsw York, Jan. 3. — Gold.closed at 148 3-8.
* - ‘i'll
The Lamar Cotton Case.
TRIAL Os MR- G. B LAMAR BEFORE
A MILITARY COMMISSION.
-SKVXXTH VAT.
[Reported lor the Hseald ]
Tbe commission met yesterday morning,
as per adjournment.
The following letters were read by the
Jui£e advocate from the letter-book of Mr.
G. B. Lamar, Sr.
Savannah, Nov IS, 1865.
T. W. Pemberton, Esq., care W. B. Junes A
Cos., Richmond:
Dear Sir: The Importing and E sporting
Company’s affairs are in a very bad state.
The Secretary of tbe Treasury has recently
ordered every bale of tbe cotton to be seized,
and refers me to the Court of Claims, which
is buying it for centuries.
And there are debts due Mr. Lafone to prob
ably (80,000 or (100,000, which cannot be
exactly known until the steamers are dis
posed of and nothing but this cotton left. I
consider tbe stock worthless Yours,
G- B. Lamar.
But if you can bring any Influence to bear
on the Secretary and get tbe cotton released,
we shall have 1,500 to 1,800 bales to sell.
Savannah, Nov. 21, 1865.
L. N. Whittle, Esq.,
Drar Sir I—l received yours of the 16th
to-day, and note tbe contents. Could you
not get tbe cotton by driblets, from the stores?
it does not stand in the name of the Compa
ny, and yon have tbe receipts.
Mr. Seymour writes me be can save that
subscribed by Ross and J. —, and I write
bim by ibis mail, to do so, and I will allow
bim all over 80 per cent, that be saves; and;
places to my order in perfect security.
You mayjgi ve the same to bim on the receipts
I left with you, or to anybody else that is re
sponsible and reliable ; or If tbe military will
accept 20 per cent or less, give it, so that
tbe 80 psr cent be first secured beyond a ptr
adventurc; but in that you include yoar own
tees, so that I get tbe 80 per cent, clear and
safe, and so too, as to that bought by Mr.
Bloom, and subscribed by bim too.
I can get it done here for that.
I am, etc,
G. B. Lamar.
Let me know what is done.
Savannah, Dec. 1, 1865.
T. R, Bloom, Esq.,
Dear Siß:—l enclose list of 439 bales ot
cotton received from and bought by you.
If you can save them by any means you
may devise, and place tbem or tbe nett pro
ceeds of them to my credit and subject
to my order, you are authorized to do so on
the following conditions:
Tbe first eighty per cent, on tbe 439 bales
to belong to tbe above credit; all over that
to be yours and those whom you may em
ploy or agree with.
Try diplomacy, soft corn, soft soap, dou
cery, largesses, at your discretion, within
twenty per cent.
1 nave a powerful agent and influence
working at Washington, and they may suc
ceed there, but that shall make no difference
with ibis. You may include also the L- M.
L. 29 bales.
Write me fully sod let me know if you
accept these terms—immediately. I will
telegraph you if I succeed at Washington.
See Messrs. Whittle.
Yours, Ac., G. B. LaMar.
Savannah, Dee. 1, 1866.
Mr. Bcthocr : Dear Sir—l enclose herewith
a list of tbe 94 bales cotton, as per my letter
of ? Ist November.
Perbape Messrs. Whittle <fc Whittle have
tbe receipts tor It, if so this will be your au
thority to receive tbem.
Please let me bear from you without da
isy. lam working at Washington and may
get all released there. But It you aocept my
terms, that will not change as regards these
94 bain Yours, etc.,
G. B. Lamas.
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'I fetav .
Mr. 8. Dekle, witness for the prosecution,
was called, and duly sworn.
Question —Please state your name and of
ficial capacity.
Atutrer—Lebbens Dekle, Clerk of the Su
perior and Inferior Courts ot Thomas coun
ty-
Question —Have you in your possession the
original writ of Gazaway B. Lamar vs. Wm.
A. Beard? If so wilt you produce the same ?
Answer —l have. Witness produced the writ,
(which was published In yesterday’s report
of the trial.)
Question —State whether there are or have
been any other papers in this case of Lamar,
President, vs. Beard on file in your office of
Clerk of the Superior Court of Thomas coun
ty ? If there are, produce them.
Answer —No other papers that I know of.
Question —Do you recognise the handwrit
ing of the body of the Sheriff's return on this
writ. If so, in whose handwriting is it ?
Answer—l believe the body of the writing
to ba Mr. A. P. Wright's bandwriting, and
the signature that of the Deputy Sheriff of
Thomas county.
Question —-Are you acquainted with the
handwriting of Col. A. P. Wright ? Do you
mean A. P. Wright of the law firm oi Seward
& Wright, Attorneys and Counsellors at
Thomasville ?
Answet —Yes sir,—yes, sir—l don't know
whether it Is a firm or not.
Lt. J. W. B. Johnson, wilneaa for the prose
cution, was duly sworn:
Question — State your name, rank and tegl
meut ?
Answer —J. W. B. Johnson, 2d Lieut. 103d
U. 8. C. T.
Question —Were you present at the Ware
house of Evans & Parnell, in Tbomaaville,
on the 28th of October last, when Mr. Lamar
came there ? What were you doing there ?
What took place ?
Answer —l was there by order of Col. Kim
ball taking the marks and weights of the cot
ton shipped by Mr. Browne and Mr. Beard.
Mr. Beard was engaged in shipping the cot
ton. He was standing in the back pan of the
Warehouse tome four or five rods from where
I was, and I saw Mr. Lamar and a man whom
he called the Sheriff » alk into the Ware
house and walk over to where Mr. Beard
was. They were there perhaps when I
walked over. I saw Mr. Beard standing
there and beard Mr. Lamar say, “This is the
gentleman.” There were some words. I did
not pay much attention. I saw Mr. Lamar
liana a paper to Mr. Beard, and then more
words passed between them. Mr. Lamar
saked him if lie acknowledged the paper, and
Mr. Beard said he did not, aud threw it on
the ground. After more words bad passed
between them, Mr. Lamar asked him if he
did not acknowledge the authority of the
laws of Georgia. Mr. Beard said ba
did not acknowledge the authority of any
civil law. Mr. Lamer took up the pa
per again and told the Sheriff to arrest him.
The Sheriff did not seem inclined to do so,
and Mr. Lamer stepped up to wards Mr. Beard
and said that he (Lamar) would take hold
of one side of him and he the (Sheriff) would
take hold of the other, and they would bring
him along. The Sheriff made some remarks
but I did not distinguish anything but that,
“he did not come to tote him.” Mr. Lamar
then said that if they could not taka him, he
(Lamar) would go and get some more help
aud take him, and left the Warehouse.
Question — Did Mr. Beard eall a military
guard during these proceedings, or did any
military -‘come torward ?”
Answer —At that time he did not. He never
called for a military guard.
Question—la your answer to the question,
“Did Mr. Beard call a military guard or did
any guard come forward?” you say, “not at
that time.” Did the guard interfere at any
time? If so, when? Were any soldiers pre
sent or aunding near daring the interview
you have described ?
Answer —They dkl not while ihe interview
was tsking pacv. After the interview I ad
dressed a communication to Mujor Manning
for a guard to be stationed at the door of the
warehouse.
Abel Johnson, witness for tbe prosecution,
was duly sworn.
Question —Please state your name, resi
dence and official capacity?
Answer —Abel Johnson, Tbomasville, Qa.,
Sheriff of Thomas county.
Ques'ion — State whether or not you receiv
ed instructions from James L. Seward, At
torney at Law, in regard to service of a writ
—G. B. Lamar vs. Wm. A. Beard—on or
about Nov. 25th last. If so, product) them.
Is tbe writ herein referred to the writ of G.
B. Lamar, Pres., vs. Wm. A. Beard?
Answer —l did on the 23d of November.
Here they are:
Thomasville, Gs., Nov. 25, 1865.
Abel Johuson, Esq., Sheriff of Thomas
county:
I hereby place In your bands a writ—G. B.
Lamar vs- William A- Beard—being an ac
tion of Trover & Bail for legal service- Your
official obligatiou and oath, under tbe laws
of Georgia, prescribe your duty, and it is
expected that you will perform you duty ac
cordingly' James L- Seward,
Attorney at Law-
Mr- Johnson will allow tbe within to re
main until morning.
J. L Saward,
November 25, 1865- Attorney at Law.
Question —Is tbe writ handed yon tbe one
served by you on Wm. A. Beard.
Answer—lt is.
Question —State under what circumstances
you obtained these instructions from Mr.
Seward.
Answer —l was advisefT by Judge Hansell
to get written instructions and asked Mr.
Beard if be acknowledged tbe writ, (I bad
not a copy of tbe instructions at tbe time)
and Mr. Beard informed me that be did not.
I then reported tbe fact to Col. Seward. He
refused at first to see me and threatened to
sue me on my bond if I did not do it. I
then told him I was ordered by Judge Han
sell to have written instructions, which he
then gave me.
Question —Was G. Wilson your deputy at
that time ? Is this bis signature subscribed
to the return upon tbe writ ?
Answer —Yes sir, yea sir.
Detective Bunnell recalled.
Tbe envelope in which tbe list of cotton to
be hauled ana shipped sent to Mr. Lamar,
Jr., by bis uncle was identified ; as also cer
tain warehouse receipts found on tbe person
of Mr. ijtmar, Jr., at the time of bis arrest.
The defence objected to tbe introduction
of the papers until they were proved to be
wbat they purport to be, by handwriting or
otherwise, as they were neither act 9 nor de
clarations of G. B. Lamar, Jr.
The prosecution replied that tbe docu
ments were offered merely as suspicious in
struments found in possession of one of one
of the conspirators, without reference to the
genuineness ot the documents themselves.
The objection was not sustained.
A. G. Browne, Jr., recalled.
Cross examination by the defence.
Question—You have detailed a conversation
between yourself and G. B. Lamar, Jr., at
Thomasville on Nov. 29th last, in which you
say you asked him iu substance by whalright
or authority he had taken certain lots of
cotton. Was this Use language used by you
to him on that occasion? If not, please
State the exact language.
Answer. —l think the pri cite language used
was, “By wbat clalto of rigbtfbl authority?" I
think these were the precise words used.
I had Iramed the language In question care
fully In my mind before ashing the question.
Question —Did you ever see the cotton
maritoJ (8) until yon saw It at Dociortown ?
Wat it ever in your possession or the posses
9lon of any Treasury Agent ot tbe United
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. 1860.
States ? If sc, when did it come into such
possession.
Answer. —l never saw the cotton marked
(S) until I saw It at Doctortown on Novem
ber 2d. The question whether it was ever
in my possession involves the point of actual
possession and constructive possession,
which is a legal point. Under the orders of
the Secretary of the Treasury I held that nil
the cotton of the Exporting and Importing
Company, in my Agency district, belonged
to the United Slates by right of capture. I
never personally took possession of the cot- i
ton marked (S) otherwise than as recited in |
the testimony and documents in the case. I
Question. —Did vou know of the existence
of any cotton marked (S) until you got to
Doctortown ?
Answer. —Yes : 1 had seen on Mr. Lamar's
list of I. E A Cos., cotton furnished to Gen.
Steedman, and by him appended to his or
der ot Oct. 12th, a lot of 80 bales marked
(3). I had a copy of that list with me when
I left Savannah tin- Tbomaaville, and had
made myself perfectly familiar with the
the marks on it.
Question. —You have shown that cotton at
one lime, claimed by Mr. Lamar ae private
cotton, was at another time claimed as 1. &
E. Cos. cotton. Where there not a great
many bales of cotton—as many as 10,000
bales—involved in this matter, and stored lu
many different parts of the country, and
might not a confusion from duplicate marks
or otherwise, arise iu reference to them, aud
mistakes be thus made ?
Answer. —ln the transaction of the I. & E.
Cos. I suppose as many as ten thousand
bales may have been involved, from first to
last. On the two lists lu quesliou a much
less number was involved,—Just what num
ber the lists themselves show. Iu my opin
ion, the number involved iu those lists how
ever, was quite sufficient for such a confu
sion to occur iu teapect to the three lots,
which on those two lists coincide. I never
supposed those coiucideuces to indicate fraud
on the part of Mr. Lamar, but only a confu
sion of acoounts aud records. It was pre
cisely on acoouut ot such confusions that
the Treasury Department reserved to itself
the question of releases of oottau to claim
ants, not giving its agents any .power in the
premises. My remarks with reference to the
coincidences above mentioned refer to the
two lists furnDlfeltfTh Gen. Steedman, and
do not refer to the coincidences on the list
of cotton to be hauled and shipped.
Question— Were you not apprized through
Seward and Wright as attorneys for Mr. La
mar that there was no desire to bring about
a collision betweon the civil and military
authorities, hut ou the contrary to avoid such
collision ?
Answer— l had various conversations, at
various times with Messrs. Seward and
Wright as attorneys for Mr. Lamar, and for
the Importing and Exporting Company. In
those conversations I remember of Mr- Sew
ard repeatedly staling that there was no de
sire to bring about such a collision, and I
stated just as repeatedly the same thing. He
did say however to me, more than once, that
unless t gave up the cotton, such a collision
was inevitable.
Question —Have you made a return and
given a schedule ot all the cotton you ship
ped front Tbomaaville and its vicinity, to
Col. Kimball or any proper officer?
Answer —My clerk, Mr Hayes, on my be
hall, and Lt. Johnson on Col. Kimball's be
half, are now engaged in footing up the
weights of the bales so as to enable the In
voices and schedules to be lutarebanged. If
the ooßHnlssldkt shall desire their figures and
papers in the precise condition in which they
now are they can be produced.
Question— What is the value of the cotton
which has been referred to in this trial ?
Answer— l shipped from ThontasvUle and
elsewhere in my Agency, and there have been
received in Savannah about 2,000 bales of
cotton. lam not an expert in the cotton
market and do not know its precise value. 1
suppose it to be worth between 25 and 50
cents per pound-
The prosecution announced that they had
Closed their evidence subject to a rebuttal of
the evidence of the defence.
Mr. Hartridge, counsel for the defence,
then applied to the court for an adjournment
until ten o'clock this morning as tiiere was
but one witness lor the defence who had as
yet arrived and in order that they might
have sufficient time to consult with that wil
neaa and to review the great mays of testi
mony that had been presented by the prose
cation.
Tbe application of the defendant's counsel
was granted after deliberation with closed
doors, and the commission adjourned till ten
o'clock this morning.
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP CONBTJTU
TUTIOS CONFIRMED.
Forty Lives Lost.
A dispatch received yesterday morning
by Messrs. Brigham, Baldwin & Cos., from
Wakeman, Gookin & Dickinson, Agents of
tbe Star Line in New York, dated 30tb uit.,
confirm tbe loss of the steamship Constitu
tion, with only fourteen lives saved.
We find tbe following additional particulars
of this melancholy disaster in the New York
Hendd of the Slat tilt. The following des
paich was received from Newbern, North
Carolina, by which it will he seen that
she unfortunately sltuck on Cape Lookout
shoals, and became a total wreck, causing
tbe loss of forty lives:
Newvgrn, Dec- 30—'The Times has a tele
gram from Morehead City, of the 29th in
stant, which says tbe steamer Constitution,
Captain Greeumau, from- Savannah tor New
York, struck Cape Lookout shoals on tbe
25th and went to pieces- She bad fifty-four
persons, all told, ou board, including two
ladies and one child- The Captain and thir
teen men were saved • Tbe steamer is a total
wreck-
Iu confirmation of the above report the fol
lowing despatch was received by Messrs-
Wakeman, Gookin & Dickinson, tbe con
signees, of No. 17 Broadway:
Messrs- Wakeman, Gookin & Dickinson,
New York :
Morehead City, Dec. 29—The Constitu
tion is a total loss, but with fourteen saved
I will write immediately.
William Gbeenhan, Captain
The following despatch was received last
evening, which confirms the sad intelligence
of the loss of forty lives by this melancholy
shipwreck:
Wii-minoton, Dec- 30—The steamer Cat*
stitution, Captain Greenman, left Savannah
for New York on the *Sd inst,, with twenty
four passengers and seven hundred bales of
cotton. She sttuck on tbe Southern point of
Lookout shoal on Tuesday morning at four
o'clock, where abe remained forty-eight hours
and then broke up.
The captain, twelve of the crew and one
pasaenger, W. P. Long, of Brooklyn, N. V.,
saved themselvet ou cotton bales. They
landed at Cape Lookout Lighthouse at four
o'clock on Thursday afternoon, end thence
proceeds! to Morehead City.
Forty persons on board the ill-fated vessel,
consisting of passengers sod crew, perished.
The survivors left Morehead City tor New
York this evening.
DKSi-atrnoN or tiir constitution.
Tbe Constitution was brill i t My tile,
Conn., in 1803, of oak and cbesnut, and wi s
strongly fastened with copper wd Iron, ami
was considered an excellent steamer In every
respect • her strength wet well tatted by
holding logihcr for forty-eight hours after
getting on the shoals. She was nine hundred
and forty-four tous register, and rated At*
in Lloyd's American Register. She was 184
feet in length, 33 feet beam, and 19 feet
depth of hold -, was brig rigged, aud tier
draught was fourteen feet. She cost $120,-
000 to build.
Immediately after her completion she was
placed in the service of tb4 government as a
transport. She could accommodate seventy
five persons in the cabin, land a large num
ber in the steerage While on the Savan
nah line the Constitution generally made the
passage from city to city* in seventy-two
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Two Valuable Plantations
FOR SALE
In Liberty County..
mHB subscriber offers for sale his twosphintatlone,
A culled Ricchope and Mlllh&ven. The Ricehopc
Plantation contains two thousand four hundred and
forty five (2446) acres, one-half of which is choice
hammock and rice land, the other half pine land. The
rice land will produce seventy bUßhels .Tike per
sere; the hnumuck from forty to fifty bushels of
Corn or a bale of sea island cotton per acre The
pine land is very productive—will produce from fifteen
to twenty bushels of corn per acre, or a half hale of
sea Island cotton, and Is very easy or cultivation.—
Upon It Is a vast quantity of ranging or mill limber,
within a half mile to a mile uud a half of the Atlantic
& Gulf Ra Iroad, which parses through the middle of
the tract.. Tills place la situated on both sides of the
Gulf Railroad, thirty-four miles from the city ot Sa
vannah, and tile wood and timber upon it, which can
be easily transported to the city, will pay what I ask
for it ten times over. The health of tills place, espe
cially the piuc laud, cannot be excelled even by the
mountadi sos Georgia There are a nun.her of de
Sirulde settlements upon it, and the tract c.m be di
vided up into u number of small farms Tiiere are
fourteen hundred acres fenced and about four hundri and
cleared slid in perfect order for rablog a large crop
the ensuing year. A good glu bouse, corn house,
ov rseer’s house and negro houses ou the place. The
place is situated equi distant betw.eu Illnesville and
WalthourvUe, the public road Imtween these tw >
places passing through tt. So well am f satisfied of
Its prodm- tveuess, that 1 will sell It for the products
Os ont 'ciop to a purchaser who will come under suf
ficient obligations to cultivate the cleared land prop
erly, or 1 wilt sell for money, as hereinafter stated
The range for cattle and hugs cannot be excelled in
Georgia nor Florida, as they are fat the year round In
the woods w.thout feeding.
The Millliaveu tract coutoina three Jhoueand one
hundiedund eighteen (3,118) acres pine land. Tills is
my reaideute, upon which i have resided for many
years, and, for health, Ido not thing it cun lie ex
celled in the world. Upon it arn two valuable mill
si ten, with an inexhaustible supply af timber upon
never-lading streams; upon one or which lias been a
valuable saw and grist mill for the last sixty-five
years. There are two hundred acres of cleared land,
which is very productive; a fine dwelling house, ne
gro houses, <sc. With this place I will fell one hun
dred ami twenty-live head of cattle, a number of
horses, mules, hogs, Ac. *i hese lauds were selected
by me i-ome years ago with a view to permanent lo-
Cation nnd investment. lam induced now to sell for
the reason that my profession 1 engagements are such
that 1 cannot devote my peisoual attention to the in
augural ion of a free labor system, and for the further
reason that 1 believe that tins system will thrive bet
ter in the hands of Northern men, ss oar former slaves
are either taught to believe, or inherently inclined to
look upon their old masters as their ustnral enemies.
1 wnl sell as above stated, or for caslt, or aportion
of the purchase money to be paid in one, two and
three years.
The titles are indisputable. Plats are left with Bell,
Wylly A Christian, in Bavanoah, lor inspection, and
refer to N. A. Hardee A Uo. aoff E. C. Whdt A Cos.
I invite nil purchasers to look nt these lands, and
if they don’t suit them, then 1 think they must tie fas
tidions Indeed. WM. 11. GAULDEN.
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FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
GROCERIES, &G.
GUNNY BAGGING,
SEA ISLAND BAGGING,
ROPE,
BACON,
NEW YORK EDWARDS’ HAMS,
COFFEE,
SUGAR,
&c., &c., &c.
PHILLIPS A MYERS,
jl-lm de Bay Street.
PIERCE SKEHAN,
Wholesale and Kelail Dealer
In Fine Groceries, Boots aud Shoes, Clothing. For
cigii aud Domestic Wines, Liquors and Segura.
A'ao, Hkelian’s Celebrated
GOLDEN ALE
▲NO
CHAMPAGNE CIDER.
In bottle nnd in wood.
London and Dublin Brown Stout, Scotch and Eng.
llsh Ales, Ac.
Liberal deductions made to tbe trade.
. 176 BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH,
dll ts and 62 Liberty street, N. Y.
KIRLIN, BRO. & BURKE,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
m, WINES AND LIQUORS,
CORN ER WHITAKER STREET AND
r BAY LANE.
ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED A DELIVERED.
&U2l If __
T. J. DUNBAR & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
WINES. LIQUORS. SEDARS. IC.
1 '4-7 Bay Street,
SAVANNAH, GA.,
(NEXT DOOR ABOVE REPUBLICAN OFFICE !
WK invite the attention ot the Trade and the Pub
lie generally to our largo and elegant assort
ment of
Wines, Lfiftquors, Cordials, Conserves, He
gars, etc., etc.,
which is not excelled by any similar establishment in
the States.
We are sole proprietors at DUNBAR'S CELE
BKATED WOKMWOOD CORDIAL, the reputation of
»hi h ia fully established in this and foreign c am-
Iriea; DON BAR'S well known STOMACH BITTEKS,
guaranted superior to any article of the kind, de
signed expressly fur hotel and family use: DUN
BAR'S SCHIEDAM CORDIAL SCHNAI'PS, war
ranted of tbe utmost purity, and put up expressly
for <>ur house, of which we are sole proprietors aud
Importers. Sole Agents for Robert Smith’s celc
hraied PHILADELPHIA ALE, in cases and barrels;
English, Scotch snd American ALE anil PORTER,
BRANDY, Hootch and Bourbou WHISKEY and Alt
HACK BUNCHES, formerly well know n throughout
the Uuited States, put up by us In cases tor export
uud borne consumption.
T. J. D. A Cos. are sole Agents lor A. & H- W.
Catherwood'a Pure RYE WHIHKIEs, XX and XXX
brands, guaranteed unsurpassed in qnality and ex
cellence. Constantly on hand, a large and well se
lected stock of BOURBON and WHEA T WHISKIES,
worthy Iho attention of the trade and connoisseurs
generally. An assortment of BSOARS of finest
grades, manufactured and imported expresely for this
house, which we offer at the very lowest net cash
pi ices. BRANDIES, HINS, WINES, CHAMPAGNES
and every description aud grade of Foreign Liquors
imported directly by this house, aud for sale hi bond
or duty paid, at lowest market rates. dvn-tr
Sugars, Syrup, &c.
100 Mu K ara ’ Crushed, B. C„ and Musco.
60 tibia Syrup, low priced,
too bugs Coffee, Java, Rio, St Domingo,
600 caddies Blue* ami Green Teas, all crudes,
76 boxes Tobacco, lira, half lbs and lu’6, Natural
Leaf,
lt.O gross fine Cut, Anderson's, Solace and Amu
let,
■too gross Smoking Tobacco, a ands oz papers,
6o boxes Lorillsrd's Stunt'.
For sale liy
RANDKLL A CO.,
d3OC Buy street, corner Barnard.
WHISKEY! WHISKEY 1
FINE OLD BRANDY, WINES, U.
Peach Valley Whiskeys Maple Valley Whiskey, Pike’s
Magnolia, Spencer's Old Rye, and Pine
Kentucky Bourbon.
FOH SALK BY
C. W. THOMPSON,
At tbe Old Stand,
111 BAY STREET,
(Herald Buildings j
AI AO,
Alsop's Ale, Mars' Ale, Apples. Potatoes, Onions,
Pickles, Mackerel, Cider and Cider Vinegar.
oct6 tf_
Provisions, &c.
THK undersigned are constantly receiving con
signments of Bacon, Hams, .Shoulders, Lard,
Butter, Flour, Ac., ou Commission, which tLey will
sell at the lowest market rates.
KENNETH, McLEA, A CO.,
dls-lm 202 Bay street.
POTATOES.
A ( \ BUSHELS POTATOES (Jackson
Whites),just received on con
signment and for sale by
HORATIO PITCHER,
Foot of Lincoln street, under the Bluff.
<l»3-tf
BUTTER.CHEEBE&LARD
r\ (~\ PACKAGES Choice State and Western
/wOU Huttet,
100 tubs Extra Leal Lard,
600 boxes Cheese; low priced and Choice English
Dairy. Just received by
KANDELL A CO.,
and* 1 -lw Bay struct, cornet Barnard.
a. cTlomelino,
PKAI.CR IN
Groceries, Provisions, Wines. Liquors, k.
Ann tviav orara ustitu in the usioiav iima
UNDER MASONIC HALL,
(Comer of Bull Street aud Cuugtess Street Latte, i
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
dt* 8 m
London and Lancashire
FIRE INSIIRAME (Oft.
CAPITA!., £1,000,000.
EQUAL TO ABOUT 27,000,000.
Flaks taken by
JAMES T STEWART, Agent,
At the office of Retd A Stewart,
- d5(Vr OH Bay street
“MARSHALL HOUSE,''
BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH, GA.
T HIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL has been remodeled
throughout W y , “' furu “ ted a “ , ‘ I JUt hi perfect order
e3*, l , ra K V , elU * p,bJit “‘J r « st uoanred they wilt find
comfortable accommodations at this house.
. OT , A. B. LUCE,
d»c2l-lm Proprietor.
HOLIDAY GOODS.
Direct Importation from Londo
and Paris.
Jl r BT RECEIVED, a large and varied as*»..i of
Imported Wares aud Fancy Articles suitable lor
me coming season, embruciug in pan :
Statuette*—Bronze, Bcsque and Pariat
Toilet Sett*
Clocks
Perfumery
Ladi» s’ Traveling Bags
French Parasols
Poitemounaiea
Milliners’ Fancy Wares
Osier Basket**
Aud an endless variety of
Fancy Groods,
ordered for this market and just received by ship
County of Ptctou, and other vessels now arriving
Fancy Goods by the original package, to which the
attention of Milliners aud others is invited.
tV. tV. LINCOLN,
Corner Congress and Bull streets,
GLASS GAS SHADES.
A LARGE invoice just received at the Queenswat e
House,
109 Broughton Street.
d23-tf E. D. SMITH A CO.
BLAIR & BICKFORD,
{.UMBER MANUFACTURERS, AND
DEALERS.IN TIMBER AND LUM
BER OF EVERY' DESCRIP
TION.
DOORS, SASH, A * D OLIVO*. .
Mill aud Lumber Yard on Canal, near Bryan street
Office ISO Bay street,
ffjf Savannah, Ha.
Mules & Horses.
A SUPERIOR lot just arrived and for sale at the
Stable* ou West Broad street, opposite Henry
Wayno’s fttableg, Savannah. d:k» 4"
Labrador Herring.
JUST Received, aud for sale on consignment,
T 5 bbla very choice Labrador Herring,
76 bbls Shore Herring.
Aud
160 boxes Scaled .Smoked Hurling.
KENNETH Me LEA & CO.,
dgs-iw 202 Bay street.
POM AND BEEF.
MESS BEEF and Rump and Prime Pork, suitable
lor Ship Stores For sale by
KENNETH M. LEA A CO.,
amw 202 Buy street.
HAMS AND SHOULDERS.
For sale on consignment put up In barrels of
about 200 lbs each.
KENNETH McLEA & CO. .
d2B-lw 202 Buy street.**
BAKER’S FLOUR
JUST Received on consignment, per San Jacinto,
and for sal® cheap,
441) bbls Extra Wisconsin. Round Hoop and Su
per flue Flour.
The attention of Bakers and Retailers is especially
directed to this advertisement
KENNETH McLEA <f CO.,
d2B-lw 2»2 Buy st revt.
Canada Butter.
Kf\ FIRKINS and tubs Choice Family Butter.
«l» KENNETH MoLKA A t 0.,
d2B-lw 202 Bay street.
SMOKED SHOULDERS & SIDES.
OR SALE on consignment a large assortment of
Hitcon, Shoulders and Sides horsale cheap
KENNETH McLEA A CO..
d2S-lw 202 Bay street.
LEAF LARD.
19A PACKAGES, Tuts and Firkins, on consign
meut.
KENNETH McLEA A CO.,
d23-lw 202 Bay stseet.
WASHINGTON HAMS.
6 CASKS or those celebrated Ham* ou consignment.
Foi sale by
KENNETH Mcl EA A CO.,
d2B-lw 202 Bay street.
“GEO. H. ARLEDGE7
SHIP CHANDLER, GROCER,
ANI>
Commission and Forwarding Merchant.
72 BAY STREET. SAVANNAH.
d2B-ly
Baltimore Meal.
IAA BUSHELS Freeh r.ronnd. orsupetior Quality,
tUW just received, und for title k>w by
8. G HAYNES,
d2S-lw ISO Bay etreet, corner Barnard.
COAL.
LARGE amount on hand and to arrive of best
qualities. For sale low by
J 3-3 G. B. A Q. W. LAMAR.
SUNDRIES.
OCA BLLS anti half barrel* Extra Family Floor,
nJ" 5o bbU Self Raising Flonr, #•
26 bbls Buckwheat, new hulled,
100 bbls Crackers, fresh : Sugar, Soda, Wal
nut, Ac,
100 boxes Assorted Crackers,
76 boxes Assorted Caudles : 26 do in Sticks.
60 boxes Pickles in Glass.
2« eases quarter boxes ssrdluf’s,
250 tlrums Figs ; in esses Figs In cartoons.
60 bbls Walnuts and Almonds, new crop.
For sale at lowest prices.
RANDEI.L A CO.,
dSO 6 Bny street, coruci Barnard.
Hulls, Soap and Candles.
4Q| BOXES Yellow Soap, 1 and 2 pound bars,
160 boles Patent Mould Candles, sixes,
200 boat. Adamantine Candles, sixes.
600 gross Fancy Soaps tvery klud aud grade,
pu up infancy paper boxes, or Hull'* make.
For sale by
RANDEIX A IT).,
>lBO.l iu Bay si reel, roratr Barnard.
PRICE, 5 CENTS
11 OAI iu
INSURANCE COMPANY.
SAVANNAH, Q-. 4.
CAPITAL, - - . 2,500,000.
AARON WILBUR,
.. . President.
M. A. COHEN, Secretary.
hike C TORS:
Ani.rfw Low, | Wm. U. Stab*,
lIkNHY Ban.my, Jan. K. IViLftm,
„ ***’ ; J ssru Licfmam,
U. II Baldwin, j Jno. W.
Uauav Laiuaop, j Octavos Cohen,
akon tv iluia, j Jno. M. CocU'ik.
Fm Insurance against Loss or Damage by
Fire, apply at the
OFFICE OF THE COVrPANT,
*'•' DAY STREET, - SAVANNAH, GA.
THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Oroanizti, !84i-;.
Cash Assella $3 000,000
Last Cash Return 750 000
Losses Paul 1,78 LOOO
1 olal Surplus Divided 1,2(7.000
Amount Insured 24 8411 481
All Classes of Life Policies I sued.
B. F. STEVENS Pn id. ut.
J. M. Gmut > Sn. tnrv.
A. WILL UR,
General Agtdd Gcotg a and Fo rtda.
COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPA
NY, OF NEW YORK.
Cash Capital $500,000
TIMOTHY G. CHURCHILL, Prest.
John 1». Arthur, Secretary.
Fiikokric B. Elliott, Supt. of Agencies.
A. WILBUR,
General Agent South.
FULTON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK.
Cash Capital $200,000
WM. A. COBB, President.
Jas. M. Rankin, Secretary.
A. WILBUR,
General Agent South.
EXCELSIOR FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY, OF NEW YORK.
Capital and Surplus $260,000
! MARCUS F. DODGE, President.
Saml. M. OrtAcr, Secretary.
A. WILBUR,
. General Agent South.
PUTNAM FIReTnSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
Cash Capital $500,000
SAML. WOODRUFF, President.
Daniri, Buck, Secretary.
A. WILBUR,
Ge neral Agent South.
SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE IN
-BURANCE COMPANY, SPRING
FIELD, MASS.
Cash Capital $300,000
EDMUND FREEMAN, President.
Wm. Connar, Jr., Secretary.
A. WILBUR,
General Agent South.
WASHINGTON FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY, OF BALTIMORE, MD
Capital... $500,000
TROS. Y. CAWBY, President
F- J) McGinnis, Secretary.
" - A WILBUR,
Geueral Agent South.
INSURANCE.
Authorized C apital, $10,400,000
CHARLES L.. COLBY A CO. are prepared to take
Marine Risks to any domestic or foreign port
and Fire Risks In this city iu tbe following named
first class New York Companies,
AT THE LOWEST RATES.
COLUMBIAN MARINE INSURANCE
COM I'AN \ 000,000
MORRIS FIRE AND INLAND INSUR
ANCE COMPANY 6,000,000
COMMBRC EIRE INSURANCE COMP’Y, 200,000
STANDARD EIRE INSURANCE COMP'Y 2Do]ooO
Olliis 111 Jones’ Block, corner Bay andAbercom
Streets; Branch Office, corner of Drayton aud Bryan
streets. dis-ts
!N J±l AY YORK
FIRE AND MARINE
Insurance Agency.
SECURITY IN3UHACE COMPANY.
Capital and Surplus $1,600,000
PHtENIX INSURANCE Cos.
Capital and Surplus $1,600,000
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
Capital and Surplus $1,200,000
MANHATTAN INSURANCE CO-
Cr.pital and Surplus $900,000
Risks taken in the above highly responsible Com
panies ou buildings aud merchandise of all descrip
tions, at the lowest rates corresponding with the
risks. Apply to
A. A. LANK, Agent,
nl» 3 m No. 12 Stoddard’s Range, Bay street.
IL olia bio Soutlierai
Insurance.
THE
National Marine and Fire
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW ORLEANS.
CAPITAL 9500.000
The Itnderalgned hags leave to Intorn tha insuring
uifitllr that he has beau legally appointed Agent tor
Iho hlmiv. named Company, and la ready to tithe Me
riue, River and Ftre Rieka at vuetomery rstee.
office over Hunter A U*
References-Octevue Ooben, limiter A Uem»ssP.
Erwin A Hardee. tee atm