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GeorgiaBaU Eoad. it delight and were trimmed wii testimentaiy g in the State ot that he could] side of the -jui StattBxeaJOi. JH been so? Qeo; ' News, yesterday, and it is,' therefore, unnec- essary to repeat .them, l Each boat entered paid an entrance fee of . ten dollars, the stakes to go to the winning, boat, 'with the exception of one fee, which was ■ to be saved by the second boat in. ; ' •/'; f. ■. ' At hsdf-past three o'clock,. the hour ap pointed for the start, the. boats were all at the} wharf, at Demand’s Lower Press. The/ were named-and' entered as follows: J The Kate Stewart, a white boat with a blue rim around the sides,'entered by Captain-H. D. McArthur, bf- the ship Nictaux. She was pulled by five oarsmen, in white shirts and blue handkerchiefs tied around their heads, for caps. The: crew was the same which polled the boat bribe Calista Haws, and beat the other-two boats in the previous race. aacerjlTy-Bpecial .fegishiMasriin to admit foreign executors'to sue rts; and. that, consequently, 'the _ _. _ bo rule had ceased to .exist m too Courts of the United Stales for the BfaBjatof Tims ground was sanctioned by the Court, the demurrer overruled, and the defendanU- requirea to plead or answer within a certain Burra, aoibeM . Good Westerns... BLACKSHBAB, G STOCKTON’QA-- agreed to marry said than done. rhiqh was no sooner ppy Smith procured were made man and to the country for honeymoon at a lite railroad. The mate Eked about for some .out forgotten Smith Java, common to good. [. do old goranaafint.' SXTUOODS— liuHMun. no.—or. rori Hum. omcr. FLA—THOMAS J. SHEPARD. lake cur, fla.—th. l. moors. JACKSONVILLE, FLA—Seed t lhisn. FEBNAHBMA, FLA F. C. SuHlo.n. > tie place up the Centr tar was considerably SSMBM 37 Part bo^T^t^rald Sng^. 1 f. >obth, 19 Broad street, and J. Hookeb ft Co. BALTIMOBE, -MB—0. O. Holtzman. “ Gazette" Office. BOSTON—S. U. PETTisarLT, k Co., state street, OEOBOE F.«oWau. S Co., 23 Congress street, A. F. Usrots ft Co., No.’89 Court street; S. B. Niles. PHILADELPHIA—Jor. Coe ft Co.. M4 Sooth Sixth CINCINNATI-—S. H. Paevin. 176’ Pine street; Cook, 87 Dearborn sheet. HEW ORLEANS, LA.—E. C. Wharton & Co., 88 Common street. . - B. L. GENTRY is the General Traveling Agent of The Hobnino News, to receive subscriptions and ad- V POSTMASTERS'everywhere are authorized to re ceive advertisements mid subscriptions at our regular rates. I - - a*... ...» n : x Index to Hew Advertisements. Savannah Theatre, “ Under the Gaslight ” The steamship General Barnes sails- for New folk next Thursday. Engine and boiler wanted. Gholson, Walker & Co., general commission merchants, Liverpool. FnotnZj—The .chan very tight, if any at: argfi, mnA thtfdcutan iito in Northern hi We quote Northern i Captain McArthur acted as coxswain. -■ The Alice French-entered an a four-bared boat,'•but carrying five-by consent. She was painted red, with a rim of black, and heir'crew wore white shirts and black cape. She was entered by. Captain Bobert Allen: of the ship Persia. ; ‘ , ££ The Fairy, a five oared boat, painted black, with a rim of red; crew in red shirts Burl white caps. Entered by Capt. H. Perry, . of the Star of the West. for the estate. It appeared in the bill that he never was permanent administrator ad cot. Demurrer was filed by defendants, and tho principal ground taken in it was, that a legs drette, *30 00; Lodi Co's PoSdreftc, $30 00; S^Tovl j $75 00. Grain.—The stock of G«aigi* «ad$TenneMoe old corn U in snull demand.. New corn.is coming in vexy slowlj snd in small lots—demand light. “We quote Georgia com $1 05 from depot.'and’ scarce;.. Tennessee, $110@1 12#, and small >rriT» 8-^fld* .com from store, wholesale, $1 JOGYhare has been no change In oats this weak; from depot 85@90; from store, 95@ $1 00. . ^ ~ .• Bi j Hides, Ac.—Dry flint,20@21c; dry salted. 18a..- JCa^r washed wool, 31c. Beeswax, 40c. Deerskins. 32a. Hat.—Some holders asking $1 SO@l 60 for Eastern, but none sold, at those figures, except in a retail way. Large lots sold* at $1 40^1 45. although there have been small arrivals,' consumer* are still well supplied—Northern $1 15@1 30. " ' . ‘ Chishom, made affidavit-, that (ho parly of : the first part, by misrepresentations had 1 caused liis wife to leaver him, and "sis re- , straining her from retaming to her husband, who was her lawful protector. The writ was issued, and placed in the hands of Sheriff ; dismissed the case. Pope for complainant; Fleming and Lester, contra. . The Court adjourned until half-past ten j o’clock this morning. r I The United States District Court will meet |at ten o’clock this morning, also. Grande. .' and petit-jurors will save themselves tronble by being promptly on hand. ' LIQVOUS. -The mArkct haw been exceedingly dull and. heavy, withoot any-chsogein plica; stock la gpod. Hoi-, dera are refusing to fill small nrflrxn iumpt Tr. mjfill an account of the immenae trouble by the Internal Bevenue law. The demand for city consumption very light The stock is good; and prices unchanged. Ateslsreln good demand. .;ir. r ! LntEAHiiLATna.—A cargo has bean received alnca . our last and is selling from wharf in lotsat $1850195. No laths Belling except in a retail way. Quotations nominal. - • Bice.—New rice is not coming in as freely as it would, on account of the scarcity of coastwise freights; market unsettled; asking .price' for good quality clean rice, TJj@8c. lair to good. Beceipts of rice for the Hon. W. S. Chisholm, Judge Presiding. .^The City Court’met at four o’clock' yesterr -. icided. . . it: The Court then took up the case of George. W. Hardcnstle, a dealer in themarket, charged] with having committed an'assanlt and battery* upon A Kowe Cullens. The evidence' was beard, and case argued by Hon.' R: E. Lector fur defence, and General Henry B. Jackson for prosecution. The jury returned a verdict of “not guilty,’’ia favor of defendant, and that the prosecution was malicions, and the. prosecutor should pay costs. John Burney, colored, was charged with an assault and battery. He was tried by jury, aud the evidence for plaintiff was heard by the Judge. One of the witnesses swore that the affair occurred on . a dark and -stormy night, when it was impossible to see any thing; and that she saw the defendant, reoog- nized him, and described the manner in which he was dressed! The case was con- tinned over, and the Court adjourned until four o’clock thia afternoou. Application for'exemption of personalty; ment on the subject, a compromise [was effected, and Smith took the key i of the trunk, and that - depository was con fided to the care of Capt. Nickerson, of the Scriven House, not to bo touched until Ihu 'Sheriff should assent ' m ~ The case cam&up before Court,-, and Geo. Screven’s equaUy famous erAW of colored' men. Dr. J. T. McFarland, Dr. J. D. Martin and Dr. William Duncan- acted as judges, and were out in the river in a boat stationed at a point opposite the fence separating Demand's from the Tyler Press. • The race was.tobca mule np'the river to a buoy anchored oppoc site the Charleston wharf and return, making total 1 distance two miles, -. The, positions to be occupied by the boats were drawn by lot. street. Important to Shippers;- ■_•; frxxda Choice free lunch at Merchants* Exchange every day. . . __... . _ Auction sale of groceries, etc., this morning, bv Blun & Meyer!OT.’ i'fXJt .iX Auction sale of groceries, etc., this day, by 1.1). LaRoehe <fc Co. A. Mercer, Esq./f>n thepaftof the defendant '.filed an answer to the writ, to the effect that smisjaiPAsse The lady was in Courkaad did not appear to of her liberty pleased, and The Savanna li Prices Current! / - • V- I - }'. 'f it f‘- It is hardly necessary to call attention to ourusnal weekly ^ra'rket report, &o., which will be fonnd elsewhere, and to solicit orders for the Savannah Letter Sheet Prices Current, which is issued to-day, and’ every Friday morning, from this office. This Prices Cur rent is the only one which has been issued continuously for years. It is our intention now, as heretofore, to make it reliable irr every particular, and.inake it in every sense a Prices Current and report of this market. It is intended for the use of the business com T inanity at large, and will not represent the opinion of any man, but the views of the merchants of out city,'-wketKe?tffey^are fec-J tors, buyers or sellers. It is compiled in this: office from the, best.- date, and is not in toe interest of any party, or for toe benefit of any cUss, but it is a part-of the business of the Vanmto llsws ’offleej as muOhfdas'ittf edifi torial, local, or job departmepto, and as such it will be our endeavor to make it worthy of the continued support of our rin'erchants." To receive prompt attention, orders should' be sent in early in the morning, but the Letter Sheets can be had, however, any time“ during the day, : Business cards'inserted ; in- til orders for ten copies or-inore. : £ —-i *»•:—, j - The Baptist Faib.—The ladies' fair and tapper continues open, at toe hall in Geo. W. Wylly’s building, on Broughton street The room has been made'even, more attractive in' its appearance..-than on the previous days; aud although many of the articles have been told from the tables, their places have been filled with other goods, and. the, tables aye as full and look as !well a» ever. - The dinners and suppers furnished are of the very best description; and every'possible palatable and tasty thing in the eating line is provided for the. entertainment. of guests. The 'lunch which is spread every morning excels any thing of the kind to be.foundanywhere, and we advise business men to stop np there and partake of toe good cheer, between eleven: md twelve o’clock eyery morning whUe toe fair lasts. Tobacco.—The week cloeee with small ealos at un changed prices. .Stock on hand is good and induce ments are offered by first clue honees to hovers. Wc quote leading brands as follows: Stultz’s Fancaks and AAAA *1 30 to *1 M; Btnltz’a AAA and Figtwist, $1 15 to $1 35; Cygnet80 to 85c; X. H. UUler’s 65 to 70c: Canary' 60 to 65o; Sweet 10’aiS to 65c. aecord- was free to go and come as she here wos hot law to.compel her to hve with her hosband if she was not dis posed so to do. She was therefore discharged 'from arrest; bnt the case was continued to argue some points in the writ, by which it re mains to be decided who is to pay eosta. Sheriff 'White notified Captain Nickerson fthat as the case was decided, he (the Sheriff) had nothing taiore to do regarding the trank. Smith went off to get possession of it, hut the Captain, not knowing whether he had a right to it or not, retained it in possession.^ jin thefoeantime the lady went to JusticaP. AL {Russell and had a writ of possession issued to enable her to recover her goods and chat tels. Deputy Sheriff Isaac. Russell took the 'writ,and was about starting off to executo .ii, when the lady, who did not know the officer, supposing; him to be another oonspiratori-in the interest of her husband, rushed up and took the writ froiq liis hands; hut having been satisfied that alrarassrigbt, returned it, i&nd thfe jL . A.nd J t&uk~ 1 ha1)etts 'crtfpus’fidled'fe bring to the husband the wife who did not want to come; and the other party enjoyed a laugh at his expense. ' - it - and the boats pulled up against it, and took .position in line, in front of toe .stake boat. : The signal was the firing of a gnn, : and when jit was given the oars dropped into the water, and, with one strong pull, the boats were, off. The stroke oar of the Fairy broke at toe first pull, but toe oarsman caught hold of toe :next, and two men polled on the one oar. The boats kept close together, there being no perceptible advance made toy any for a few minutes.- Pulling against the tide bronght out the muscle of the oarsmen,, and they worked with a will to. take the lead. The-. Kate Stewart was the first to shout ahead, tout did not quite clear herself of competitors for a long distance. The 'Fairy, after keep ing.up for something over a mile, dropped out and gave up the Contest, which was very close and exciting all the way up the’river. The Nictaux maintained her lead, however, and turned the upper , buoy first, making toe-mile against tide in about twelve Wo continue our quotation* .of-last wadi, as follow*: Ordinary sizes..*20@23 Difficult........... L j Flooring boards.3J®33 - ' Fbeiohts—Foreign quiet: By sail to Liverpool 7-16 ■ Sarah Jane .Anderson, a black nymph, .cursed and- abused a white lady on the Bay. : A man standing near by, struck Sarah JaUS jin the mouth; bnt as this only made her moi4- violent he went for a policeman to arrest her. . The woman was dismissed on account of the man having struck her, and thus-taken the law into his own hands. i «A colored man, arrested for disorderly-oon-- street, was .dismissed, the evi- ;dence of toe, arresting officer showing no cause for'arrest ! P. . Justices’ Coubts.—Business was sq dull in the • Magistrates' Courts yesterday, that n6t a single item of interest could be found among them. ' ‘ , Justice Philip M. Russell, Sr. itn examination in toe case of 1 America on Shows.—Amongst showmen there is, or should be, a-certaif 1 led in her favor, boat about ten- lengths ahead of 'the others, winning the race , as above, the Nictaux having a good lead: race was not loag iu being decided in herf and she passed the not long in being c passed the staki tains off Savannah atlha prisenFfimer There are two shows now performing—Gilbert’s le gitimate drama, Templeton 4 Luande's ille-. fliffilS; to Boston, $11@13 Hough rice Trom Ogee-’ chee to Beaton 16c. ^ ^ ^ ■ zhJ (SI; • 8AYACT^yAllffET~ B White. •id twenty minutes and thirty seconds. iThpsi, was then n vei 1 nought and rotty pull’between the Fear- French.- About fifty yards Savannah, November 19, 6 P. M, J Cotton.—The market opened quiet with apxue in quiry, and demand very fair—buyers still after 'bettor grades of cotton; market closed quiet but steady. ~Wo quote middling at 23X@33c. - ' - ‘ The following were the sates of the day: 9 at 33,93 32JX, 102 at 22 9-16,68 at 22X, 150at 22x,129at 22, 59 »r212f, 12 at 21X, 5 at 21JJ.1 at 20. 2at 19)f,Tat 19K, I The receipts amount to 1,695 bateo. ; . * ** next, by special train. It will be tons seen 'that ail tastes can be served-^braius and heels, brains sans heels, and biains a ta fri cassee. Gilbert, at toe Theatre, has made a happy hit, although not so wuH sustained as the intrinsic character of his admirable company deserves. Templeton A Luanda, i the Combination Show, last night played to An average house, and the performances were’ up to. toe advertised programme, barrin’ltoe '“brains.” Lnandeisafine straight act rider, but we noticed that in circus, as well dsf in other shows,- ♦‘iowes” were brains, and dhis troupe, though efficient in the elements of the signal that toe race was over. The regu lar signal was not fired until about three French had not ceased to row, the judges’de- seconds after, and as toe- crew of the Alice - -v• w-Arva-/1 ... ‘ -* /Aratii rti. • • . v aJcsA Icided that she had come in second, in twenty minutes and forty seconds, thereby saving her entrance fee. The Fearnought was, therefore, .third, the Julia fourth} and the Black Eagle last at toe end of the race. The boats pulled to the wharf, where the formality of announcing the decision of toe judges was gone through with, and toe affair was at an., and.. ■ Ot - It was one of toe prettiest, be9t and most ! strongly contested races that has taken place upon the river, .and.dftoi'Ip^Iy toe bast of .the kmd. • The hardy seamen, strong, muscular arid skilled in the use of the oara, handled the oats vigorously, qndniade it doubtful for ■along time as to which boat would win. jvrejriee Con- asnault and itil another which was coutini Marshai.i, ITouse—TUolcombe, Gity;- J L Whatley} No7} CBR; John Bryce, Decatur; iG W Bryce, Baldwin; W Fletcher, Augusta; W^W Murphy, Ga; J R Ripley, City; J R i -:: - . LALOVENiitusauini.j j Georgia State Lottery—For the benefitof the Masonic Orphan's -Home: Howard ft Oo.; Atleito ’ — I Commissioners—lira. F. S. Herts, Idas Susan O. Tuns. • : -Class 603.drawn at Savannah, November 19,1868: . 53—25—75—57—73—60—76—: 67—U—15—54—13—40 ’ S6LX.' • '•' •• Class 301, drawn in Savannah, November 19,1868: 50—73—!—75^71-59-30—18—«-U-fo^3C—49. A bench of 'Magistrates wffl" sit* at the‘Court House, at ten o’clock'Saturday morning, to commence-the examinations in the oases of persons now in jail on charges of murder. The cases of Policeman Thomas Morgan, for the murder of John Rossiter, and of Jobu Danivan, for the: murder of his. stepfather, Charles Lee, will probably take place bn Sate urday; and that of -the: negro Jesse, for the murder of Charlie-Wilson, on -the following Monday. - - — Cotton—On the spot quiet bnt steady; afloat Ovmnr It If 20c. XJX:'i Liverpool, November 19—Afternoon. Cotton—-Quiet." -.a . •* ItuH H T—k«iaxad: Provisions—Lard steady; pork, 90s.. ^Taixow—Heavy at 29s. ' - : — Havxb November 19—Afternoon.. Cotton—Low middling afloat. If 22Kc. London, ‘ No vemVef 19-LAftoriu«m.' FlNANOua—The Bank of England has raised the of diaentmt ner f - ■if; men'or women, could- but find the fo ld fountain which jasaid to -xestor* health, on the 17th instant, toe following named, gen tlemen were elected officers of; the Bcrevfen Hose Company: ' - . —fprarr President, Capt. Isaac Russell (re-elected); Pint Foreman, Marion Tidwell; Secfind man, A. Heckler; ThirdForamah, Benjamin P. SheftaU; Secretary. M-^B. Biveas; ..Treasy nrer, William A. Sfearcey. - a The officers elected have been confirmed, *nd are now ready for daty. TsDoasas fob the Million.—Just at the season when they are in demand, Ed. Manes, of the great Metropolitan Trimming Store, ea Brou"hton street, armcnln’ces toe receipt of a large and splendid assOrtmeiit of dress trimmings, to be sold at .very low prices. See his advertisement in anof 1 - of the many beautiful g hand, and give bim a ced Court or'BS^katim tent to murder Capt leai place before a bench of at 31 o’clock, p. m., a Messrs. O Byme and Ho 8. Bussed, are attorney state. - Race.—A race is to tol bolt Park, thisafiernoor R having been adverti storm the PijS*Aalo». «*r*» iH aitooutfa pidco- dent in the history.dCtoel world. They are somieMsedatwSfisB bat a single trial to understand this. Magnolia Wateh.—Snperior to the besf impoH^d German Cologne,' and sold W half the price. ....jv Corn kb Congress and Barnari^ Streets, Sa- nannah, Ga.—This bouse has been estab lished since the war, but already, in the short Bpace oC fllree ^e^rs; hee. made j&tsjfk&f friends. The business of this firm has been eminently snceessftd, and large orders from 14* M. Financial.—Deere Ea£ft&d, £1,000,000. r Columbus and AJontgc terior, smaller places,^ house has been'manM tal, therefore, With Ijjs importing business, he SnU without Wd rejoioe afiual»nd QfiSgb|nbCA-<w «lr zens that one has taken the initiatory step to keep business at home. Mrs Lippman is doing his utmost to ppt toe price of allim- will take s this; day ; and willjtuarax ■ selawho entrxu | Ci cuom-lt war i Not alone m inc^s qown nas nr. r shown himself, bat fvening. the first exhibition of the Great Combination ; Misa Rate Raymond as “ Mazeppa, ” was pro- FIRING TWO SHOTS A SECOND' As a Repeater, Asaaara®ati^6Ts a minute - As a Sln^^Mojytgmfi^,' 115 ending K. Tr 19 > 18B ? MuL > «y afforded Mnpkyootn for jfc effettgF ertkes- triah display/ 'The members oftHk cOtaPTOy did wed in all toe various parts, aqd W e 4 of- served the applause which they received. man’s house before toe public, and we 1 advise one and all to give him a caU-. also agent for Lippman’s celebrated p nent arte grease/qdu c !t. qespiyes Bite, It is manufactured by flini in Savanna] toe quantirtUUq (WSfe mendations of all, prove, .toe supeno: ; bis grease above ahy otner grease- 4- rr.W CHOICE FOUNQ 5?W5 balaa.*" «xp«rta. Sums-Firm; fair, lOJiQlOJ.'c; prime to choice. Game comforteble locd^ig'par ytaterdayto eonfogion of the city frig at took refuge in toe are! captured an d caged. New York... Philadelphia. Baltimore... ,ed the bird, and under toe store iff,.udieto;>t w«e 13.629 io ’audience veTy much. Britiah brig Mayflcld. direct from Bto de_*nrtrt«?a^ and old.- RoaKXESs Shootp-’O—A Baby Hurt.—Yes- ^streets. He fired one shot at a flock Steiffmever/n the heaofas' >t tu- and- entered a door-jam. The child was at- 161 WetiStrihat 1 ritehowwill be arrested and und, rf l !fl management •p H) AflH AND. ENGLISH PABTXIB, hy noAfotf ' Oorocr Bay and Whatakar streets. .. ., .■..2.;:.... AttaL-.£;.£B5555S lated with S WEB... msm best of its kind iq Savannah, ^ee adyertise- jaept in anotoey cptmim, ' prtitionforfip^ disqtajge from bankruptcy was yesterday filed byAn- drew J. Martin, of Maoon, ■ aud'-Jv.-AA. oronerly punished for an act which endan- SSntoe lifes of citizens,^ ‘ and ^ >c<»^ mtted knowingly, and witfiQUi regard to consequences. noyl8-lw