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masssm 01 l—NO. 31. Sa^nahDailyieraW SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1866. \V mdirf- .cnu.'BED BY . JIASON. iHT. Si VANN All. QKOKOIA. V 'Five ('cut*. $3 SO. *ln 00. A p V T. B T 18 1 N ° ■ . S(1 „.,rr ot Ton Lines tor «rnt in- n,,lM» l H f 1 h subsequent one. Ad- ,15 1* H I 1 G ' „eat:y undpromo'ly done. dissolution of Copartnership. js this day dissolved Iiy mutual the SWANNAI1 DAILY I:. ; ■ 1 n^nwnmes all liabilities, and is author ial all claims. ■ until. 1866- S. W. MASON A CO. fB-lw TTh.M WASHINGTON, proceedings of Congress. I ll .„.MlNI>MLN'TTO THE CONSTITUTION t IULH AMi ■ j.,,,,fuSED. . Feb. 13. _In the House to-day Mr. the Committee on Recon- n.lmeut to the constitution to legislatures for ratillcatiou. . m j Ohio. lrJU . 7 reported an am , *ie.l to the Stati i v , l ess shall have full power to make iU 11 r.l ei'!> • accessary to secure to the citi- " stat.-all the privileges and immunities * u the several States and equal protection v liberty au I property. , .. .omnlltteJ. ’ 1 , ne Hr. Wilson, from the Military Com- r! j* the hill firing H‘e peace establishment ■ 1M ', with amendments. It omits the Veteran ' ' * , ,rps and eighteen regiments which were pro- jt.iriuiheoripiual bill. -...va was resumed on the Constitutional C a * w tU regard to the basis of representation. \i„ York Cotton Market. . fra. Vi.—Cotton is him at foe. PRICE, 5 CENTS. GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. Executive Depabtmewt, i Milledoeville, Os., Feb. 6, 1888. f IN REFERENCE TO THE BANKS. Tu the Oenei’al Assembly: . With this communication I transmit copies of the proceeding of the stockholders of the Bank of Augusta, the Augusta Insurance and Hanying Company, the City Bank, and the Mechanic's Bank, located in the •city or Augusta. It will be seen that the two former make positive surrenders of their charters; that the two latter have taken initiatory steps to the same eud, and that they all have provided for the assignment of their assets, real and personal, for the benefit of their creditors, that act having been, at the date of their communica tion, completed by the President and Directors of the Augusta Insurance and Banking Company. You are well awar$ of the legislation of your prede cessors, alluded to in resolutions of the stockholders, and of the action taken by the Executive by authority of that legislation* It is not qpestioned, I believe, that these banks and those of the State generally were, at the commence ment of the late war, in a sound condition, carrying on within the limits of their several charters a legitimate banking business. There is abundant reason to believe, that but for tbe large accumulation in their handB of State securi ties of different kinds, which were repudiated by the late State Convention, underpressure of Federal au thority, and of irredeemable Confederate Treasury notes, to which accumulation they were constrained to submit, by an unusual and rigorous State policy, they would be in a condition to meet; all their liabili ties. If the existence of these facts be doubted, the truth of the case may be elicited by scrutiny into their management. If the recitalB in their proceedings, herewith transmitted, be true, they present a strong claim ux>ou the justice of the State, for such relief as it may be competent for the General Assembly to ex tend. Certainly it would seem reasonable and bene ficial, as well to them as to their creditors, that they be allowed to go into liquidation, under such restric tions as may avoid protracted and harrassing litiga tor the Savannah Daily Heeald.] WE MKT. BY MBS. CABBIE J. M. We met, 'twaa long ago, Lone Star,- When blue-eyed violets smiled, And May-winds murmured love songs To flowers sweet and wild; Where the wavelets kissed our tired feet, And the fairies laughed and sighed. The wild-bird sang love notes, Lone Star, As he turned his head to gaze, And trilled a sweet and dreamy song From 'mong his pretty lays, As we lived and loved, my “Lone Star," In those bright and happy days. I wove the wreath of moses, “Lone Star," Of flowers sweet and blue; You twined it 'round my blushing brow, A crown of purest hue; On the “green knoll,’’ by the lake, “Lone 8tar,' My own, my good and true. Years have fled since then, “Lone Star," Yet still I love thee more. Than I did in those ever beautiful days; And down by tbe old lake shore. Where the flowers nod to the forest breeze, We will love forevermore! j he SHEXAXDOAH. from ( apt* Waddell—An Interest ing Statement. , r troin c’apt. Waddell, late of the Confederate -hcuaini''oil, lias been made public. Tlie cap- ui'a to Ufl bitter disappointment over the re in late " ar. He says that the South has played h-r i-aiiuc; he has very little respect for her; , i clicvt- she was in earnest; she will never n tue lici-i, etc. ltegarding himself, he now ;n • vile, but far from being a ruined mar. . ,u sot* .iiiv more if 1 coil help it. The leel- u to* ini me through the restriction placed .it. decided. It is just the leeiiug I like, lyiuiiiiy to her is humiliating to tlie nature ; liavc written her to release lief bondsmen „i tbe government that she owes her Hlle- lit.r husband. As my case now stands, I ,i:t the bond is worth the paper it is written . iin ol law, I know it would fall. ,..v .■'ceil Mr. Welles* report, 1 suppose. Klee when he writes that I “ceased my i - ..hen 1 heard Mr. Duvik was a pris ii- .s when he writes that 1 continued jk'tUiSt unarmed whale ships whi n 1 knew t iL.cs of tlie South had surreuderetl.*’ The lies* : aching Behring’s Sea I captured the ship Tliouip- 'M and brig Susan Abigail. Both had .,:tSia r r.mcisco ill Apni la»t. These captures were u. a > ;u til. c;;d t.1 Juno, and from each 1 received '•;! I’raiii-iseo papers. These papers professed to U't tue correspondence between Generals Lee and n ■: 'lit***ruing the surrender of Lee’s army. They -1a:* l tJi.it Mr. Davis and Cabinet were in Daii- : i v.liieii the «dnfederate Government hail been , ... - .d. ah.ltliat Mr. Davis had issued a proclaina- .. Riiomiuig the .Southern people that the war would [• ..tiled on with renewed-vigor. i wjn made possessor of as late news by these two i-l'inr*- a.' *.u\ tho whalers had, and i continued my * .k until :t was completed in the Arctic Gee au on tlit'-Mli .i'Jime, when 1 had succeeded iu destroying .*tL-’iersuig the New Luglaud whaling fleet. 1 left Lr An., on the Jl*ih of June, and shipped from some : :L. whalers eight men on that very clay—men of in- ' ..::-r.o. all trained soldiers. It is not to be believed ;.-t tliu*e men would have taken service in the ishe- tunduii did. y believed the war ended. i -e leaving Behring’s Sea I fell in with no ves- uiitil 1 communicated with the British bark Barra- ihi. trolu sau Francisco 2d August, fourteen days, : ; ■ i i' r Liverpool. She informed me of tlie capture '■ .1: ha vis and a part of his cabinet ; also of the sur- :;«L. m Hens. Johnson’s, Smith's and Magruder’s annus. The Barracouta furnished that news the first t I tod heard it, and I instantly ceased to cruise, -'..d sktred lor Cape Horn. mmunicating with the Barracouta, I in- ’lielook into the Gull of Lower California, and i ^ "ait the arrival of a California steamer bound t r i aiLiiua. •lit Banicouta’s news surprised us, and among ‘ u of the officers I witnessed a terror which morti- - 1 :i.* i .«• implored to take the vessel to Austra lia to tn lo reach a European port would be fatal • ’ueenied ; petitions were signed by threc- utu' -I the olh erb asking to be taken to Cape Town, olid pieturiug the horrors cf capture, and all - : - nt ..j I called the officers and crew to the :•.£« dtcli, and said calmly to them: “I intend ’-kthif tin.- .-ftiip tu Liverpool ; I know there is risk to l ‘iu. Inu that has been our associate all this time. • v ill 1»*-nought after in the Pacific and not in the Atlantic.” " ihey supported my views, and then followed a m the a. w—cigned by 71 out of 110—saying i. .i o-mi.], nee in me, and were wilhng, nay, de- ’ J " 1 ’ i" co with me wherever I thought best to take *u- •v-a. i had, of course, a very anxious time, : anxious, because the officers had set a bad ' t the crew. Their conduct was nothing less •>'■ “ii.tm;. I was very decided with some of them; ‘ u i '■ t- it -.iic wflicer 1 would be captain or die on ( “ - ‘lid the vessel should go to no other port -iii - i].‘. So ended my trouble with complaints m ns fr-.ni the officers. The men behaved * j biuua tiiiuly to their decision. * * * THE ‘-'HENANDOAH : the Arctic to Liverpool in lWdays; from the , ‘ 11 flu.- i’aciftc hide to the Cape in 26 days; from , 1 j-t’i tb in,, "u t i lc Atlantic iu 26 days, and J-. tlo hn, t 0 Liverpool in 24 days. Two of my ''’.' ,u ^lof disease when near Liverpool; otherwise iwppcii.-a to mar our cruise; no accident oc- * ‘•d auruig the cruise. I, * f*?* 81! *>' n »valcareer—and I am called a ‘pirate!’ r r t' rU I I ’ ^ iUU 8U ® er » all 'i ^ Ho not regret it. I * 11* cud. a,ued by any honest thinking man. I • sscl to the British Government, iitioually released. My obstinacy "tig some of the officers, but they i their action in the Cape Town ■‘Ull arc aha*; : *U-f«cd, • I.To* ll ' of *he Stemnsliip Coustttutlon v >~. , 1 l ‘ le 'Ilowing interesting paragraph con- H tin- life lnsurancies of passengers lost with s teaui«hip Constitution, in tlie “Travelers’ J U H cm,ducted sheet, issued by the Trav- ^ usuruiit-e Company of Hartford: utt'h.w] 11 '.'.' l ,asK(,1 ‘gers lost, three were insured •dr. L ‘ally m the Travelers’ of Hartford; 1 fl*.»< uv , • h *' 1 fain of Hayden A Keeny, i ’ Iir 'T. and .! ‘r ur V! ! " r Thomas Shave, car- i ’.v y 0 ,L . * u ^ Hudson, advertising agent, both -a'aiihah , u '•hicU city they were returning from -vl;-. iiavdH, u- ed 11 r *i»W0u each—total, $7,000. *1'^ ted a k'aii well known and highly re nt- wi^ n u*n, , t?],rJf?iltIUS8 1x11(1 integrity of character, -ti mom \ ut*./.? u business trip, and had $1,700 viiiitiivii* 1C1 1 JCI ! * :,, i. He leaves a wile and five 1" y ui ,,ur a 'r ^'idson each took a one month o. J vt ^uvauuah, and the post office 1,1 1 e,i ; families or nearest relatives is not l this notice falis under the eye of any "• l “ l > " dl confer a favor by notifying ‘.nimirfr Hd* office. fr -Ul til. *1* the f.,ll 0 dr . Gwin. V111 g concerning this gentleman > Orleans Times of the 31st ultimo: -nat. , / ‘^uths Dr. Wm. M. Gwin has been an in- “Ui*.)i]_i the<i \f 1 , 011 ' , aa ^ a -number of his friends, M uic ,.tv lr ,. ltutic<i of tbe Louisville Journal, hie a Ivan,.,.. 0 ™ ^ l ,rocure his release, or afi'ord him s a s P'*-dy trial. That Dr. Gwin went to Nap.*!,., m *’ 8 ' ,Ine encouragement held out by Louis “U ' omeJsi ! U ‘ t,ut filing to receive from Maximil- '-“ivcniiui-m ♦ Hlmilar to those given by the American ilir pr.cj. JM . i ,n f , i cra in California, he abandoned tli- ,-hX ' °touization scheme and determined, at u * vLut i„. 11 to r, *ttirn to the United States, and Arisen diinn^i • to lieal th e difficulties which bad ' v, t ;n anv ^ a h»euce. He denies that he was Covcrnm, lit lnai ‘h er connected with the Confederate Hostility a.-n\°L .I entertains the least feeling of adviaeif ail n ^ mon ** H now exists. Indeed, lo return ^.^nn&derate exiles he met in Mexico threescore v< -.v lr * old 't 0 ® 1 ? 8 - With the weight of Iroiu the luii,*, s . re8tm g on him, his desire is to retire prepare lor th^i arena * 8€l his house in order, and °r the change which awaits aB flesh. ’’ tion, without impairing any security, provided by their several charters, for bill-holders and other credi tors. 1 cannot dismiss the subject without remarking, that if, by conforming their conduct to statutory re quirements, the directors and other officers have been placed in a situation, which, if voluntarily assumed, would have subjected them to penalties imposed by prior legislation, justice, (not charity,) would suggest entire aud prompt relief from those penalties. This just measure of exemption from punishment, where there is no guilt, could work no possible injury to creditors. These remarks are predicated upon the statements made in the accompanying papers, and are intended to apply not only to the bank* above named, their dir ectors and officers, but to all others similarly situated. I commend the whole subject to your just aud wise cousideratitm. EBEEDMEN S CONVENTION AT AUGUSTA. 1 also communicate to the Senate, for the use of both bodies in turn, a memorial from a Convention of freed- meu, said to have been held in the city of Augusta.— Very many of the subjects embraced in it have al ready been submitted to your consideration, and are now engaging your attention. ^ On the whole subject of their statuB—their relation to the body politic—the large measure of protection aud encouragement to which they are entitled, aud the confidence I feel in your purpose, to do all in the pre mises that statemanship aud philanthropy may re quire, I have already conferred freely with you. REPOBT OP THE GEORGIA RELIEF AND HOSPITAL ASSO CIATION. I herewith lay before the House of Representatives, for the use iu turn of both bodies, the final report of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, from which I think, you will find that the complicated and difficult undertaking by that body, has been discharged with commendable energy and fidelity. The two documents last referred to are so voluminous, that with the existing pressure upon the officers of this Departmeut, copies could not be made of them without inconveniently delaying their trans mission ; and hence the course adopted. ASSUMPTION BY THE STATE OF THE FEDERAL DIRECT TAX. By the act of Congress of the United States, passed 5th of August, 1861, for the raising of internal revenue, the direct tax assessed upon the State of Georgia, is five hundred and eighty-four thousand and sixty-seven, and one-third dollars, ($584,367 33-100). One ot the provisions of this act authorizes ths as sumption by the States severally, of the collection aud payment of their respective quotas, and upon such assumption and payment, a deduction of fifteen per cent. (15 c.) without further legislation only the tax of one year will now be collected, and the process of collection in Georgia, from the people directly, has commenced, though but little progress has been made in it. Several of the Northern and Western States have, as I am iniormed, actually assumed its collection and payment. My information is, that the Secretary of tlie Treasury declines, without express legislation on the point, to itemut this assumption by the States lately hostile to thi United States. Such legislation may, during the present session, be entertained by Congress, and although m our present status we shall, standing without, witness a practical separation between the power of taxation and the pri vilege of representation, hitherto considered co-rela tive and inseparable in free governments, we may in dulge the hope tfcit, whilst our voices are suppressed, our claims will not be ignored. On this, as on other points, patiently awaiting the prevalence of more libe ral counsels, it is our part, as it is the unmistakable purpose of our constituents, to discharge our whole duty to the Government of the Uuited States. Should the privilege be accorded, it may be after your ad journment, and, iu that event, any action you may deem it proper to take .on the subject must necessarily be hypothetical. * Should our people iu their present exhausted con dition be called upon to pay this Federal tax iu the course of the year, and another at or near its close, for the support of the State Government in the next po litical year, the burthen will fall heavily upon them. In our present financial condition it is appareut that whatever relief, whether temporary or permanent, you may determine to give, must be accomplished by extension of the State’s credit. Sould you incline to extend relief in some form, and feel no other embar rassment than that resulting frojn the uncertain ac tion of the Congress, there are two alternatives, either of which would accomplish the object. First, you may authorize the Executive, in the event that the privilege be accorded to the State, to borrow, upon her jouds, a sufficient sum to pay the quota. If this course be adopted, it would be expedient, without loss of time, by resolution, to request a grant of the privilege to assume, and a suspension of the collection directly from the people, until the question be determined by Congress. Secondly, leaving the people to meet for themselves this Federal tax, you may relieve them from the pay ment of any State tax during this year, for the uses of the next, aud rely upon a loan to supply that deficit. The material difference between the two expedients would be, that although upon either alternative, the people would be relieved from oue tax, upon the se cond, they would have to meet the payment before realizing the fruits of the year’s labor. Very far from countenancing the general policy of restoring to the credit of the State, rather than to the pockets of the people, for the support of the Government, I yet feel that a state of things without a parallel in the past, and I trust in the future, may justify its present adoption, without giving it the dangerous authority ot precedent That Btate of things is simply this: On the one hand, a people, having their individual pecuniary resources temporarily exhausted by a protracted and deplorable war; on tbe other, a State, constituted of the same people, having large permanent resources, aud very small indebtedness, aud therefore entitled to abundant credit. Under sucb circumstances, can it be said, that the use of that credit, for the relief of such people, so suffering, would violate any princi ple of good government or sound policy ? I have felt n my duy to ask your consideration of the subject. PUBLICATION OF THE REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA. Until the year 1864, the Reporter of the 8upreme Court was required to publish his reports in bound volumes. By the act of 21st March in that year, he was requir ed to publish them “in pamphlet form instead of in bound volumes." There can be no little doubt that this enactment was Induced by tbe “tate of war, then existing, but it is not limited in duration, aud without legislation, must continue to control that officer. In'poiut of fact, the events ot the war have unavoidably suspended all publication, which is felt as a serious inconvenience. But the reputation of the able and efficient officer, en trusted with that duty, gives ample guarantee that their publication will be speedily resumed, and punc tually maintained. The dignity of that tribunal, as well as a wise economy, render proper, a return to the former mode of publication. I seriously doubt, how- ever, whether at the present high prices of material and labor, bound volumes can be afforded at prices fixed in bettor times. This malt r re quirt ■ legislation. Respectfully submitted, Charles J. Jenkins, Governor. The hate Disturbances in Charleston. We published on Monday au account of some riotous proceeding* on the part of a party of discharged col ored troops. We find the following report of tlie af fair in the Charleston News of Monday, from which it appears that the account brought to this city by pas sengers and published by us was somewhat exagger ated: On Friday afternoon a number of colored aoldiers, recently discharged from service, were so disorderly upon East Bay, near Adger’s wharf, that a detachment of the guard were sent for to quiet them. Lieut Hen dricks of the police, with a squad of ten men, went down and after great difficulty and resistance, suc ceed dispersing the crowd of about 200 negroes ^arr«tog sJme eight colored soldiers. They were couftnedinthe guard house for the night, and op Sat urday morning were sent before the Provost Marshal, at about one Cclock -oth er riot took place in King street, and of the police, under the same officer, arreatod several colored and white soldiers, wer ,® ^ ^ after turned over to the military antbonUes. to the IN GENERAL. —Despatches to the State Department indicate that the emigration from Europe to the United States will this year exceed any previous one. All the German ports especially are filling up with persons desirous of securing a passage. —A movement is on foot to abolish tubular boilers on steamboats^ the recent numerous explosions being attributed to the use of these boilers. —The twenty-five American Fenians who were ar rested on landing at Sligo, Ireland, have been released, there being no evidence against them. —The Adams' Express Company have sustained an other heavy loss—this time df $125,006—on which there was no insurance. Their building in Little Rock, Ark., was destroyed by fire with all their books and papers. —The English bondholders of the late Confederacy decided, at a recent meeting iu Loudon, to press their claims either on the United States government or the respective States at the South, and appropriated five per cent, on whatever sum they might recover to pay the expenses of collection. —Lieutenant Samuel Watson, 151st Illinois, tried and convicted by court martial on the charge ef high way robbery, baa been sentenced to be cashiered, with loss of pay aud allowances due him or to be come due, and to be imprisoned for five years at hard labor at Fort Pulaski, (i£. —The Legislatures of Maryland, Alabama and Vir ginia, have lately passed resolutions endorsing Presi dent Johnson. —The directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad have notified the government that they are prepared to continue the line. Subscriptions will soon be opened throughout the country. —During 1865 the Chicago people drank 6,924,168 gallons of malt liquors—39 gallons for each of the inhabitants. The St. Louis papers say this wholesale drinking of malt liquors is because Chicago is with out water fit to drink —The Petersburg, Va., Index, intimates that the late benefit at the theatre in that city, for Mrs. Stone wall Jackson, has proved a swindle. No returns have been made of the receipts, which were large. This is infamous if true, aud the swindlers should be held up to public scorn. —Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Trenliolm, has testi fied before the Treasury ageut at Charleston, that at the downfall of Richmond the Confederacy had but $320,000 in specie; that neither Jeff. Davis nor any other member of the Cabinet took any of this, but that it was paid out to the soldiers of Johnson's army. —The Jacksonville (Fla.) Union says it is credibly informed, that tL • 34th U. S. C. T., a portion of which regiment now on duty in Jacksonville, are to be im mediately mustered out. —General Rousseau of Kentucky, surprised his most intimate friends in Washington by making his conser vative Democratic speech in the House. The workingmen of New York State, in conven tion at Albany, have been discussing a general striks lor the eight-hour system next month. —About a dozen of the Protestant clergy of Chicago held a meeting for the purpose of uniting in an on slaught upon newspapers published on Sunday. A committee was appointed to write a letter to the pub lishers. —General Robert E. Lee, who is now on a visit to Georgetown, D. C., is the guest of a former ward, the wife of the Spanish Secretary of Legation. The Council of Generals is still in session in Washington. The names of many parties of high position in the , merchant service, including names of upwards of fifty Should ybip captaius who have suffered from depredations of Capt Semrnes have been collected, some of whom will be summoned as witnesses at his triaL -Ex-Governor Graham, Uuited States Senator elect from N. C., is out iu a letter favoring negro evidence. Richard Colburn, of the New York Tribune, and Geo. R. Knapp, of the St Louis Republican, Lave been arrested t or libel at the instance of A. T. Stewart, the dry goods millionaire. The alleged libel is con C.V. HUTCHINS, CRAIN AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, 155 nay Mmt, Savannah H ay. corn, oath, meal. seed, orain. rran. OILCAKE, ,vc., &c.„ in quantities to suit, at lowi'Ht market rate* jl5-lni « SPRING MATTRESSES, Which fold np complete for transporting. The most comfortable bed for a warm climate; good uphol stered and beat hair tops. S. P. KITTLE, 160 Chat ham street. New Yolk. Every hing to complete snd furnish a bed. The place lo buy ia where the thing is made. <S-2m CORN. i BUSHELS Western Mixed l.OOu bushel* Maryland White. 4,000’ Just landed, aud for sale low by S. G. HAYNES, f8-6 190 Jr 192 Bay street, corner Barnard. Marett Brandy. t A OCTAVES 1868, direct from bond, for sale by 1“ MACKY, BEATTIE A 00., n 203 aud 2U6 Bay street. HITS ADD SHOES. In order to make room for my Spring andSummer stock of Hats, Caps and Fancy Goods, I am new closing ont my elegant stock of PHILADELPHIA-MADE BOOTS AND SHOES, For Men, Women and Children, A T COST! S. H. COLD1NG, fi* 163 Congress street. Shoulders. SO Tierces, for Stale t>y MACKY. BEATTIE & CO. Dissolution of Copartnership. I tHE firm of Dzialynski Jr Slager is this day dis solved by mutual consent. Mr. Philip Dziaiynski is alone authorized to re ceive and receipt lor the late firm PHILIP DZIALYNSKI, JULIUS SLAGER. The business will be herealter conducted at tlie old stand by fiO-lm PHILIP DZIALYNSKI. UUJIilllsMlUrV lllLlUUl liV I LAURANT. WAYNE & SWEAT. AUCTION. General Commission Forwarding Merchants, Uay st. between Whitaker and Barnard. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. Opposition to Oehman Emigration South—The Germans at Cincinnati are violently op posed to permitting their countrymen to go ooutnun der contracts with planters, denouncing such contract* as a species of slavery. Some forty such laborers were coaxed off from the depot there the other day. lol Lee, late of Joe Johnston’s staff, has engaged ninety Germans in New York for his Arkansas plantation, but he finds it a mixed question whether he can get turned in a letter written to the Republican by Mr. Colburn. Pbof. Aoazzis in Brazil—The last steamer brought tbe intelligence that Prof. Agazzia's explora tions on the main stream of the Amazon alone had re sulted in the discovery of no less than eleven hundred aud sixty-three specieB of fish, which is a greater num ber than exist in the Mediterranean. —It is known that the President desires the imme diate admission of the Tennessee members. General Thomas reports that Tennessee is sufficiently regener ated. ! —Divorces are now called “segregations.” A woman segregates from her husband. —The Richmond (Va.) papers report a decline iu rents in that city. —A Chicagoan applies for a divorce because his wife proves to have a cork leg. She resists because, aa she alleges, he knew ail about that before marriage. She says the real trouble is, that she does not possess a couple of houses that he supposed she did. —A petition, numerously signed by members of the Bar throughout the country, asking the pardon of John A. Campbell, ex-Judg« of the Supreme Court, and As sistant Confederate Secretary of War, was presented to the President a few days ago. —There are eighty flidichnenta against Gen. Baker, late Government detective, in New Jersey, but Secre tary Stanton has ordered the United States District Attorney of that State to enter node proneqaies in all these cases. —There is considerable doubt as to the confirmation, by the Senate, of tbe nomination of Varres Nicholas Smith as Minister to France on account of his having resigned a commission in the Federal army to please the whims of a rebel lady in Kentucky, to whom he was engaged to be married, aud who would not allow him to come into her presence while dressed in Fed eral uniform. A Fight with Horse Thieves—The Winnsboro (3. C.) News, of the 10th in st., presents us with the fol lowing account of a fight of several U. 8. soldiers with home thieves in that neighborhood: On Tuesday evening last a raid was made by a par ty of men upon government wagons nesr Coluinbis, and seven inulga and a horse forcibly abducted. Upon the report of the matter to the authorities, a de tachment of six soldiers of the garrison, under charge of a lieutenant, were ate once despatched to recover the property aud to apprehend the raiders. On Wed, nesday the latter were overtaken about seven miles from our town in a negro cabin, resting, we presume. The detachment, apprehending no serious resistance, rode up, and without a word ttom either side, were received with a sharp volley from the raiders, through tho half open door of the cabin. The fire was returned, but the raiders, four iu number, managed, under cover of their stout resistance, to effe; t their escape on their horses, abandoning the stolen property. One soldier was wounded through the face, the ball pass ing through both jaws and displacing a tooth or two. Another was shot through the arm, the ball entering not far from the elbow and issuing higher up, aud also through the thigh, both painfully, but it is thought not seriously. Oue ol the raiders was thought to have been wounded. The wounded soldiers arrived in town on Wednesday afternoon and received prompt medical attention. From the number of shots fired— stated to have been thirty or forty—and the earnest aud impressive emphasis with which we (heard one of the soldiers asseverating that “it was no fun, we imagine it was a brisk affair.’’ A New Cathedral in Charleston.—It affords us much pleasure to state that the Bev. P. N. Lynch, Catholic Bishop of Charleston, has, we are informed, made arrangements which will shortly permit him to commence the construction ot a new Mid elegant church edifice, in the Gothic style, to take the place of St. Fin bar's Cathedral, which was so unfortunately destroyed in the great conflagration of 1861. The Bishop, we learn, has purchased landed property ad joining the old church lot, which ham enabled him to secure a large aud coffuxi&ndiug position for the new building, which will be in all respects an ornament to the city. As its position is amidst the ruins of a terri ble conflagration, its speedy construction win tend much to improve the appearance of the melancholy surroundings.—Charleston Newt. Gen. Butler’s Card to Gen. Grant.—The Tri bune’s Washington special gives the following as the true reading of the card returned by Gen. Butler to Gen. Grant’s ante <Xe initiation to his reception : “ Gen. Bailer baa the honor feu decline the invita tion of Lieut Gen. Grant. Gen. Butler haa now no desire for further acquaintance." Alfred K. Bennett, 1 New York Jas. C. Van Felt, j Bennett, Van Felt & Co., COMMISSION MERCHANTS FOB Til* 8AT.E OT COTTOi TOBACCO, NAVAL STONES, ETC., ALSO, FOR TOE PURCHASE AND SALF. OF STATE AND OTHER STOCKS, S3 "Whitehall St., New York. We have associated with ub Mr. D. W. Curtis, late Public Tressnrcr for North Carolina. n9-6m Restoration by the Freed hen’s Bureau—The village of Edingsville, on the eeacocst of Edisto Island, was, on Saturday last, restored by the Freedmen’e out ne nnas it a mixed question wneuier iw Bureau to William Whaler. Eaa. solicitor at the pro- them through Cincinnati, though their pasaage U paid ’ 9aua to Memphis. ’ S TRICT attention will lie given to tlie purchase and sale of General Merchandise, Cotlou, Tim ber, Lumber, Real Estate, Stock', Bonds, Ac. G LaUK.VNT, K. A WAYNE, Ul-tf 3 A ML. 11 SWEAT, _ Ch.s. H. UzNMrrr, Raleigh, N.C. Gao. R. Crump. Augusta, Georgia. Wm, A. Wbigut, Late of Richmond, Va. •J . R. CRUMP & CO. General Commission Merchants AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Groceries, Lipors, Tobacco, Segars, SALTED FISH, &c. 309 Broad St., Augusta, Ga, pr Will purchase and sell on Commission Cotton, Tobaooo, Produce, and Merchandise of every de scription. Refers to the Merchants and Bankers of Augusta, Ga„ Richmond. Va.. and Jno. O. Ferrili, Esq., De- Witt A Morgan, Gaden A Unckiea, A. A. Solomons A Co., J. T. Paterson A Co., R. Molina, Esq., Savannah, Georgia. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. oct4 G. B. & G. W. LAMAR, General Commission Merchants. Forwarding and Shipping Agents, NO. 0’4 BAY STREET, (upstairs.) Refer to Geo W. Anderson, Jno. C. Ferrel and G. B. Lamar, Savannah; W. E Jackson. Josiah Sibley A Sons, J. B. A J. W. Walker, Augusta. Consignments solicited. 6m-nov2 I. P. Bouse. W. A. Br.~nt. Bouse & Bryant, (Formerly of Jacksonville. Florida,) Forwarding and Commission Merchants, 194 Hay Street, SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA, wttILL give prompt attention to receiving and for- W warding guuds, sales on consignment, and all orders. Aud will also keep constantly on hand a good stock of Groceries, Liquors, Agriculttrral Imple ments, Building Materials. Fairbanks & I lo. ’s Scales, Ac., beside* other goods uud manufactured articles tor 'sale oil consignment and lor wh ch they are aEen ts. Orders and consignments respectfully solic ited. d27-s™ VALENTINES. JUST RECEIVED By Cooper, Olcotts & Farrelly A FINE ASSORTMENT OF COMIC AND SENTIMENTAL Valentines. Henry Yonoe. James Yonoe. From Georgia. HENRY Y0NGE & CO., general Commission jflercb’ts, No. 11 BROAD STREET, New York, SOLICIT consignments of Cotton, Naval Stores, Sawed Lumber and Timber. Particular attention given to tbe pnrchaac of Rail road Supplies. RXFXKENCKS! Hon. J. P. King, President Georgia Railroad, Augusta. William M. Wadley, President Central Railroad, Savannah. Ferdinand Phinizy, B. P Clayton, Augusta. Charles Day, T. R. Bloom, Macon. Hunter A trammel!, Savannah. J13-tf Henry L. Jewett. James L Snideh. Jewett & Snider, WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND GENERAL AGENTS, Second Street, Macon, Georgia, (Between Cherry and Poplar.) Prompt personal attention given to all consign ments of cotton, prodace, manufactures and other articles of merchandise. Orders and consignments solicited from all parts of the country. Best attention given to orders for purchasing cotton. Agents for several first class Insurance Companies. n9-tf - J. SHAFFER, fi 1TT MTT‘ l “ 1 ^* 1 Dealer ,’n all kinds of FOREIGN AND Ik 1MB8TIC FB\HT8 Aim PRODUCE, Oonosite 143 West st. Bulkhead between Barclay tad ™ Vesey sta., a g W YORK. Potatoes. Apples a»d Onions constantly on hand, and piti npfor tlieBonthem latrket . v ah cosalcaments promptly attenkod to. ' rap-Refers to A. L. Sradley, A. Haywood, T. J. Walsh, and J. H. Parama. ™ ub , « odl I Southern Palace DRYGOODSHOO ORFF * WATKINS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN DRY GOODS IN AXjXj ITS BRAJfOHES, 111 & 113 Congress St., Savannah. COMMISSION :>l Kite HANTS, dir. J. C. KOCH, No. 35 Beekman Street, Corner of WilBam, NEW YORK, Mannfuctnrer of Stationery, Photographic Albums, Music Paper, Folios, Books, Ac. n21-3m OEd. u. row LX. WM. E. HOT. FOWLE & CO., FORMERLY OF ALEXANDRIA, VA., Commission Merchants. Importers of Railroad Iron and Dealers in Railroad Supplies. Office, 70 Broadway, ISTKW YORK. t26 Am JOI1N MKKKYMAN. . U. WARING. JOHN MERRYMAN & CO., Farmers’ and Planters’ Agencv F OR the sale of Guano, Fertilizers, Live Stock, Im plements and Machinery, Seeds, Ac. 67 XV. Fayette Street, BALTIMORE. Refer to John S. Gittinga, President Chesapeake Bank • Chas. Goodwin, Cashier Franklin Bank, Balti more; E. C. Wade A Co. and P. H. Behn, Savannah. ult-3m JOHN L. VILLALONGA, COTTON FACTOR, FORWARDING AND COMMISSION HER' CHANT. No. 94- Bay Street, SAVANNAH, GA. JOHN S. SAMIS & CO., Forwarding; and Commission MEBCHAN TS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, &c., NOS. 1 AND 2 SAMMIS’ BLOCK, Bay Street, Jacksonville, Florida. ED. 9. 8AMM1B. Jas.T. Paterson, TIMBER, Lumber & Commission MERCHANT, No. 0 STODDARD’S LOWER RANGE, Bay Street, Savannah, AND Darien, Georgia. d16-tt COMMISSION MERCHANTS. A. DcTElfMBOFER, Of Savannah, Ga. John M. W. Hill, of Jefferson Co., FI*. THOS. H. AUSTIN, Forwarding and Commission Merchant, No. 95 BAY STREET, dl2-3m» (up st.tes) SAVANNAH, NI9NNIA. HAWKINS & FAY, Commission Merchants, NO. 47 PEARL STREET, NEAR PRODUCE EXCHANGE, N. Y. WM. B. HAWKINS, J- ROCKWELL FAY. Particular attention paid to buying Produce, Provi sions, Whiskies, and Cigars, on order, and to con- aignuunts. « RKFKBENURS! CLINTON HUNTER, firm or Spofford, Tile?ton A Co., New York. Fancber & McCiiesney, 6 Wuter-.L, New York. Richard Ellis, 114 Water street, New York. Wm. B. Miles, 69 Christie street. New Yoik. W. E. Stbell, -6 Wall street. New York. Lewi* L. Jones. ’ 7 Bro.dw.e, w. Ma-’on A Co., Savannah. A. DUTENHOFER & CO., Shipping, Forwarding, ▲ND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. Prompt attention given to the purchase, sale and shipment of cotton, lumber and country pro duce generally. Consignments solicited, on which literal advances ' will be made. BtruiNom: Brigham, Baldwin & Co., Savannah; Hiram Rob erts. Savannah ; J. H. Zeilin A Co., Macon, Ga.; Dr. N. L. Angler, lnt. Rev. Oul., Angnsta; JamesM. Ball, Esq., Atlanta, Ga.; Willis Chisholm, Atlanta, Ga. ; C. L Robinson, Jacksonville, Fla.; F. Dibble, Jack sonville, Fia ; I’oL W. L. Bailey, Jefferson conuty, Fla.; D. H. Baldwin A Co., New York; Bearden Jt Co., New York. Warren Mitchell, Esq., Louisville, Kentncky, jll mviuca. home INSURANCE COMPANY. SAVANNAH, ga. CAPITAL, - - - 2,600,000. AARON WIKBX7R. President. M. A. COHEN, Secretary. Andexw Low, Hanav Bainq- a, Josh Lama, D. H. Baldwin, Hznxt Lathkoi*. A XBOX WlLSUB, DIRECTORS. Wm, H. Stabs, Jmo. 1L Wildbb. Joseph Lippkam, Jmo. W. Annus Oot.tob Cobbs, Jmo. M. Coopre. A. 8. Hartridge, COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MBRCBAMT, 92 BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. RICHARD BRADLEY, Commission Merchant, 196 BAY Street, Savannah, Ga. I will make liberal advances on consignments of cotton or other merchandise to my mends, Messrs. Williams £ Black, of New York. j31-tf. it. BRADLEY. Scranton, Smith & Co., Grocers and Commission Hants, SAVANNAH. GEORGIA. W E would be happy to see our former patrons and friends, also, the public generally, at our store at the head of the Bay, opposite Jeutrsun-st., Savannah Georgia. We would be happy to receive from Planters, Cot ton or any other produce, and sell on the moat fa vorable terms, and fill their orders at the lowest market prices, and return to them the sales prompt ly. D. T. SCRANTON, of the late firm of Scranton A Johnston. WM. H. SMITH. of the late firm of Rabun & Smith. J. L. LARGE, f5-2w of Savannah, Ga. BLAIR A BICKFORD, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS, AND DEALERS IN TIMBER AND LUM BER OF EVERY DESCRIP TION. DOORS, SASH, AND BLINDS Mill and Lumber Yard on Canal, near Bryan street Office 180 Bay street, d28-tf Savannah, Ga. M1TCHEL & SMITHS, General Commission Merchants, THIRD STREET, Macon, Georgia. Particular attention given to the sale, purchase and shipment of cotton, cotton yarns, sheeting, shirting aud general merchandise; also, to receiving and forwarding goods. Erwin A Hardee, Savannah Cfoghorn A Cunningham, Savannah. J. w. 1-athrop, Savannah. Aaron Wilbnr, Savannah. E. B. Long A Co., Angnsta. Lloyd G. Bowen, Celumbus. V. A. Gaskill, Atlanta. William Bryce A Ckn, New York. A. P. Tapley, Boston. Griffin* a Tobey, Memphis. 8. U. Wood, Nashville. Gliterle A Co., Louisville, Kentucky. jll-2m INSURANCE. SOUTHERN INSURANCE F. M. MYRELL, STEAMBOAT AGENT, GENERAL COMMISSION AND FOB- WARDING MERCHANT, BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA Harris’ Buildings, 2d door west of A Low A Co.’s. Refers to Messrs. Hnnter A Gammell, Crane, John son A Graybill; Bell, Wylly A Christian ; Both well A Whitehead; Miller, Thomas A Co.; M. A. Cohen, Esq. repM-'* CHAS. L. COLBY & CO., Shipping Commission and Forwarding MERCHANTS, jowm bloom, oOBiam 111 *m> jBKinonit bibb SAVANNAH, GA. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES M.J. on Consignments o the firm of Cha*. L. Colbt, of New York, or to our Wends in Boston. BBPBBBHOBS; _ Umn. Dabney, Morgan A Co., New York. Jurivi Slade, wl, New York. Hon. J. Wiley Edmand*, Boeton. Gardner Co.by, Esq., Boston. aeplS—it AND TRUST COMPANY. OFIPICK 1X5 BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. This Company continues to write Fire Risks ot sll classes, on Buildings and Merchandise at the cus tomary rates. All Losses are fairly adjusted and promptly paid. DIRECTORS : Henry Brigham, J L Villalonga. John Cannlngbam, Aaron WUbur, T M Norwood, George Patten, J W Lathrop, Asher Ayres, Macon H. BRIGHAM, President. J. C, MoNULTY, Secretary. Savannah. Jan. Tth, 1836. fi-lm John M. Cooper, Jas. G. Mills, John R. Johnson, Geo. L. Cope, a Wm. H. Ttson, Edward Lovell, W. E. Jackson, Angnsta FIRE AND MARINE Insurance. W For Insurance against Loss or Damage by Fire, apply at the OFFICE OF THE COMPANY, 89 BAY STREET, - SAVANNAH, GA. THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Organized, 1843. Cash Assettff" $3,000,000 Last Cash Return 750,000 bosses P&ld.., . 1 TO] AAA Total Surplus Divided......*.'.*”."."’’ l’247.’000 Amount Insured 24*84?481 All Classes of Life Policies Issued.’ « . . „ A - WILBUR, General Agent Georgia and Florida. COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPA- NY, OF NEW YORK. Cash Capita] $500 000 TIMOTHY G. CHURCHILL, Prest. John D.. Arthur, Secretary. Frkdkbic B. Elliott, Supt. of Agencies. A. WILBUR, General Agent South. FULTON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. Cash Capital $200,000 T , T „ WM. A. COBB, President. J*8. 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. Craft, Secretary. A. WILBUR, General Agent South. PUTNAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN. Cash Capital $500 00 SAML. WOODRUFF, President Daniel Buck, Secretary. A. WILBUR, General Agent South. SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE IN SURANCE COMPANY, SPRiNG- FEELD, MASS Cash Capita] < $300,00 EDMUND FREEMAN, President. Wm. Connae, Jr., Secretaiy. A- WILBUR, General Agent South. WASHINGTON FIRE INSURANCE COl PANY, OF BALTIMORE, MD. Capital ‘ $500 0 THOS. Y. CAWBY, President. F. J. McGINMS, Secretary. A. WILBUR, General Agent South. Reliable Southern Inaurazxee. SOUTHERN MUTUAL LIFE INSU RANCE COMPANY. (Jtatkbllshed in 1849.) CAPITAL 9978,006 V W. MoMASx^ctLy!' jmd^Or^han^ythe’i^ontii near $400(000. Wid °" Uie ^In8iirer8. are l0W ^ proflt8 re &ffl*rly returned t J. B. READ, M. D. Medical Examine?. National Marine and Fire INSURAHCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS CAPITAL, $560,000 The undersigned begs leave to inform tbe tnsnrii nhliff that lisa haa kaan "__* a a m « O. a MYERA, Agent, ^Office over Hunter A Gammell, 84 Bay street. Fire and Marine INSV1AICE! MERCHANTS’ INSURANCE COMPANY, Hartford, Connecticut. Casts Capital 9*00,000 PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY, Halford, Connecticut cash cipltal 9600,000 BALTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, New York City. Cask Capital $900,000 GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE COM PANY OF NEW YORK. Bfoks taken in Gold or Cnrrency. SUN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMP’Y . OF NEW YORK. MORRIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. COMMERCE FIRE INSURANCE COMFY OF NEW YORK. Ocean, River »nd Fire Risks taken In the above first class companies, at lowest rates. CHARLES L. COLBY A CO., Alw Comer Bay and Abercorn Ms. / Risks taken on insurable property of every descrip tion in the above-named Companies, on the mow favorable terns, by application at the office of tho nndersignted. No. lit Bay street, Savannah, n-lm H. BRIGHAM, Agent. FOR SALE. SEX BALES SEA ISLAND BAGGING, —BT— FORDYCE, ANDERSON A JANNEY, a-tr 10 Stoddard’s Range. 1COILS Flax Rope: a raperfor article to Orsen lUll foal or any outer brand. In awe and for sale bp a CHA& L. OQLBY A (XX