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the morning news.
From Washington.
Washington, December ' 1.—Chief Justice
Chase decided several confiscation cases, sus
taining Underwood’s previous decisions. The
decisions involve the declaration that the
confiscation laws are constitutional, and that
where there was no appearance and plea by
defendants admiralty side, the District Court
had fall jurisdiction to decree confiscation
and sale. Mr. Chase, however, desired the
question to come before'a full bench of the
Supreme Court, and an appeal on writ of er
ror vas granted.
Richard A. Dana, of Boston, will represent
the Government in the argument to squash
the indictment of ex-President Davis.
Commissioner Bollins has returned.
There was a full Cabinet meeting to-day.
The Revenue to-day amounted to $692,000.
The segar-maker’s strike in New York ended
by a compromise. i
Gen. Grant in a letter to the Mayor of Bos
ton, accepts with thanks the hospitalities of
fered, but begs to be excused from any pub
lic demonstration. He- will stop at the St.
Janies Hotel, and will be glad to receive per
sons who may call.
Gen. Grant’s majority in California is 105.
gold in the Treasury about $90,000,000.
From New Orleans.
New Orleans, December 1.—Dr. South-
worth published in yesterday evening’s paper
a card containing his correspondence with
Gen. Rousseau concerning the paragraph in
the New York Herald?s version of Gen. Rous
seau’s repent t° Cfoxq. Grant, which does not
appear in the copy on file at Army Headquar
ters- Gen. Rousseau states that the para
graph reflecting on Dir. Sontfeworth appearing
IS {fle Iferqid^ forms a part of his annual re
port t« Gen. Grant. Dr. Sonthworth adds
that he never visited Gen. Rousseau’s head
quarters except on business and in interest
of peace and order, and qeyer uttered the ex
pressions attributed to him in the interpola
ted paragraph. He denounces the paragraph
as false and malicions, and so far as refers to
. > « S *r,_ 1 -. r •„ . ,
him entirely untrue. The publication of his
report in any shape by the Herald was with-
out authority from Army Headquarters and
was entirely unauthorized by Gen. Rousseau.
From Cuba.
Havana, December 1.—Official reports state
that there was fighting at Yiela del Cobra.
The revolutionists lost sixty-two hailed' and
many wounded. The Government lost three
killefl and fen wounded. Many foreigners
have joiqed the volunteers new in the field.
Prominent Mexicans jhere deny that any
Mexicans are concerned in the revolution.
The only foreigners who hold prominent
positions with the revolutionists are Domini
cans. , ,
Commerce here is flat, merchants preferring
to store q large porfroq of their goods .to await
fte resu(t of the revolution. Merchants are
Paly buying to supply immediate demand.
Havana, December 1.—Later advices from
Santiago, of the engagement at Viela del Co
bra, increase the number of revolutionism
killed. .
FROM NEW YORK.
Charter Election—Burning of Fort La-
fayette;&c. *-
New York, December 1. —The. Charter elec- :
ion is progressing quietly. The election of
A. Oakley Hall, tho Democratic <^dfiU&for
ayor, is conceded by all parties.
The Government sold $300,000 in gold to
day at 35-100: .
Fort Lafayette, in the harbor, is on fire.
Danger is apprehended from the explosion of
magazine containing thirty tons of pow
der.
The Tribune says the reported larceny, of
$8,000,000 is the latest sensation in .the re-
cordsedneeming the thieving in the Erie Rail
road. y.jf, J. ....rjM !
The GoveThment hah ’ issued SI,990,000 in
bonds to the Pacific Railroad during, the
month of November.
.ThCState’sAUqrhey General has taken pos-
issionW the - Eritf Railroad, ttnd - pia&ed'-it'
Under the management of" Jay Gould, wliiclf'
virtually leaves everything as it was before.’
The Sub-Treasury balance is $87,500,000.
The National Trade Convention, -
Cincinnati, December 1;—The National
Board of Trade convenes to-morrow. Many
delegates have arrived.
The Atlanta Municipal Election.
Atlanta, December 1.—The Mayor and
City Council have ordered the postponement
®f the Legislature in January, taking ground
that negroes are not entitled to vote by the
Legislative law granting the city charter, and
that the election will be mill and void unless
the present Legislature strike out the word
“Vhite” iq tfle cjty clmpteT, The -Democrats
alaim that the State Oonstitationand the Be-
conatrnction laws give the negroes the right
to vote, municipal laws to the contrary not-
rtthstanding, and propose holding a, regular
election, allowing the blacks to vote, leaving
the Legislature to decide as to its legality.
Foreign News,
Liverpool, December 1.—The ship jPleefc-
^ing, of Quebec, recently abandoned at sea,
Wrived here to-day.
Parib, December,!.—The prjqters of this
are on a qtpjke,
tfOsnoN, December 1.—The present Liberal
Majority is one himdred and twelve.
It is reported that Napoleon as . suffering
from diabetes, and the Empress Eugenie; is
giving unusual attention to public affairs.
From St. JLonl*.
St. Loots, December . 1.—The Merchants’
hfiS passefl resolutions feyoring the
hnion of the telegraph with the postal de
partment. - - ■ ■
Bloomfield & Co.’s storage house was
Loss, $150,000.
Marlqe Disaster!.
Qpeesstqwn, December !-—The ship, Isa
bella, from Liverpool for New York, put in
here damaged by a collision during a gale.
Lisbon, December 1,—Tb* brig Gladiator,
from New York, has arrived here leaky.
{Completion of an Important Railroad.
Augusta, December 1.-—The Columbia and
Augusta Railroad is finished, from Columbia
f° Grqniteville, ten miles from Augusta,
'"'here it connects with the South Carolina
Baflroad. Trains ran through yest erday.
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The Florida Muddle.
Tallahassee, Fla.; December 1.—The ar
gument on the motion last reported in the
Supreme Court was continued all day. It
will doubtless conclude to-morrow mi
A Read Man Before an Arkansas Court.
An Arkansas correspondent of the New Or
leans Picayune tells the following story of the
rigid manner in which justice is meted out to
men in that region: '
Some years ago a man without a family or
relations lived in a county in this State, and
was possessed of an estate worth $5,000. He
went to New Orleans, and was absent for
years without being heard from. The pro
bate judge granted administration upon his
estate, wound it up, and discharged the ad
ministrator. The man at length returned; he
had been to Mexico. He applied to the judge
for his property, when in open court the fol
lowing dialogue took place:
Dead man. If yonr Honor please, I want,
my effects returned to me, as you see I am
not dead.
The Court. I know; .that is, I, as a man,
know that you are alive and in court; but, as
a court, I know that you are dead; for the
records of the court say so, and against their
verity there is no averment. Bo says Lord
Coke and a good many other books I never
read.
Dead man. But I want my property, and
it’s no matter to me whether your records lie
or not. I am alive, have not transferred my
property, and to deprive me of it without my
consent is without all law.
The Court If you insinuate that this
Court lies the Court will send yon to jail.
Dead man. Send a dead man to jai-V
The Court. Mr. Sheriff, take the appari
tion out. iz
Sheriff. Be thou ghost or goblin damned,
I’ll speak to thee. Come on; let’s go take
something to drink.
The Judge stuck to it that, so far as his.
court was concerned, he was dead,* and he
should stay deadr The poor fellow went into
chancery and spent all he made in Mexico.
The President's Message.
The President’s message is said to be near
ly completed, and is reported as being quite
voluminous. One of the 'Washington corres
pondents writes of it as follows. We reprint
his utterances without vouching for their ac
curacy:
President Johnson, in his annual message,
will congratulate himself npon the tact that
it is to be bis last. He says no man has
ever surrendered official responsibility with a
moiety of the pleasure with ; which he will va
cate the Presidential chair. His message will
vindicate at length the past policy of his ad
ministration, not for convincing those to
whom it is addressed, bpt to place on record
a full vindication of his official action.
The message reviews the reconstruction
acts, and compares the reconstruction policy
of Congress with the policy of his administra
tion as. viewed in the light of the Constitution
as well as npon their intrinsic merits, as plans
for restoring peace and prosperity to a dis
tracted country. President Johnson is better
satisfied: than ever of the wisdom of the plan
of restoration which he proposed, and snys
that time has tended to establish the fallacy
of Congressional reconstruction. Referring
to the general shock whicluthe Constitution
had received at. the hands of the dominant
party, he cites cases of tyranny and outrage
which were its necessary results. This por
tion of the message closes with an eloquent
appeal to the Ameridan people to stand by
the Union of theStates, but at the time
not to forget' that the Constitution is the
sheet-anchor of their'freedom.
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The Chief Justice’s Late Decision «JU the
Test Oath, • r
Chief Justice Chase’s action in dispensing
with the “ iron-clad oath ” .as a test for grand
jurors, is made the occasion of some appro
batory comments by the New York Times.
That journal says that the general judgment
of the public will approve this action, and
..will ‘‘regard it as the harbinger of peace."
The Times add:
We hope the time may very soon come
when this oath may be dispensed with alto
gether, as a test for office involving either
civil or political duties. That it should ever
have-been required as a condition of serving
on juries, seems absurd, tflongh cqses might
arise in which a voluntary ana active partici
pation in the rebellion might warp the judg
ment and lead to an unjust verdict
But we are glad to see that in the opinion
of the Chief Justice the time for such fears
has passed away, and that the ‘‘iron-clad
oath ” heed ho longer embarrass the admin
istration of justice in the Southern States.
We hope Congress will deem it wise to dis
pense with that oath in a good many other
cases in whieh it is now required. An oath
to support the Constitution and obey the
laws of the United States ought now to be ,
sufficient. | t
Butler Alive and Deai>.—The-following
is suggested' as a suitable text for Ren. But
ler’s funeral - . ' ’ [•
“And the basins and the firepans, and the
cauldrons and the candlesticks and the spoons
and the enps, that was of gold in gold and
that which was of silver in silver, the captain
of the guard took away.”—Jer. 11, 19.
If this is the text, the following will be the
sermon, in imitation of another fronj a Yan
kee brother, with a twang, baa been
asked by some of bis congregation, and re-
lnqtantly consented to deliver a funeral ad-
^“Dear brethren (said the reverend person
of the pulpit, and most nasally), I have been
asked I have been desired; I have been im
portuned—to deliver tifts. oration, in this
Church, over the body of this, our departed
brother. He was a bad man, and we all
Jrnowed it He had horses, and he druv ’em;
he had cooks,' and he fit ’em. But (said the
minister, looking more hopefully), they do
sav be was occasionally useful at tunes. The
bearers will now remove the corpse, while the
choir will sing the very comforting hymn—
>■ ‘With rapture we behold
Tfio awfuleuaj renjoved.’’'
With such a text and sneb a sermon on
spoon's and candlesticks, Butler will live for
ever, and ns Tliad. Sterns said of one of tas
friends, whether iii immortal flame or fame,
time will show.—V. Y.Fjrpress.
Shot.—About 7 d'cloclt last nigbt. Dr. Pink
Campbell was shot in tbe cheek bv BUI Burge.
The latter had jnst had a difficulty of some
sort vfith Captain Wyly, at Muhlenbnnk’s,
after which he stepped into the street. In a
few moments he retimied to the aoor ana
banged away apparently at random, the shot
taking effect as above stated, fho weapon
was a Deringer pistol, large sized, loaded with
bird shot The wounds of DbiG. are by no
p.nnii dangerous. —Atlanta Constitution.
LETTER FROM MIDDLE GEORGIA.
Tremendous Crops—Conventions—Fairs—
Tournaments.
Midd:lk Geoeqia, November 28, 1868.
Eiitors Morning Xetcs:
A most stupendous tidal, wave of - agricul
tural improvement is sweeping over our part
of the State, and some of'the outer ripples
are breaking over even the benighted,regions
of thp. seaboard. We have become , the best
fanners—orT'paper— that this' or any other'
age hagHyerkbown. Just cast ybur Cyes over
the pages"of ohr' journals,' ifcqgi daily and
you will seeJjpch crops os wonkls
cause-the eyes of a Euffin to twinkle with
delight The Savannah papers, too, contain
an occasional good field of cotton, corn- or
rice, but they do not make the splendid dis
play of cereals and “miime -snow” that ’ onrs
do. Why, last ffliring, when' most of the cot
ton in the,State was about six inches high, A
certain gentleman made the statement, in the
public prints, that his whole' crop averaged
nearly two feet True, the Committee ap
pointed to investigate the matter found that
his “whole crop” consisted of three stalks,
that volunteered to spring up in some shel
tered comer of his garden, "but it was his
“whole crop,” and the gentleman’s veracity
came forth from the ordeal unscathed. Not
even the smell of fire was fohnd on its gar
ments.
Other instances, almost as noteworthy, were
brought to light during the summer. Va
rious enormous crops, Of from forty feet square
up to three-fourths of an acre, displayed the
mrift extraordinary skill on the part of pro
prietors and oxcellent managers. Seriously,
though, many practical men are turning their
attention to the solution of the problem how
to adapt our agriculture to the new circum
stances that-have resulted from the war; and
they have shown that one acre can be made to
produce' what three, ten, and in some in
stances twenty, used to yield. Their experi
ments have shown the most soul-inspiring
facts. They have demonstrated that, whereas
we once scratched over hundreds of acres of
worn-out hill-sides to make -our twenty-five
or fifty bales of cotton, our five hundred or
one thousand bnshels of com, or Bkimmed
over forty or fifty acres to got fifty or one_
hundred bushels of wheat, our soil all the"
while washing away and leaving frightful gul
lies to greet the eye, now we can select a com
paratively small spot of level or beautifully
undulating land, manure it highly, work it
thoroughly, gather from it as mnch as we did
from the broad expanse of poverty-stricken
old fields, render onr landscape agreeable and
pleasant to the eye, and vastly- increase the
value of the land, instead of making it an
eye-sore to the vision of the traveler, besides
reducing it to that delectable condition in
which it would hardly ‘‘sprout peas.”
Far be it from me to ridicule such men or
such efforts. On the contrary, I land them
to the skies. I do commend and honor him
who “makes two hinges pf grass grow where
only one gy«w before,” and lpray Heaven to
bless these benefactors of their seotiou and
their race, But with the sudden impetus given
to the discqsbion of such topics, tire scribbling
and spouting about them, there is necessarily
connected an Immense deal of unmitigated
gas and hhmbug. The actual workers oan-
not be praised too highly. "The mere talk
ers,- who never did and never will do any
thing, afford a good deal of amusement.
Perhaps they do no harm. Possibly they ef
fect a modicum of good. All this speaking
and writing about the development of our
resources, the increasing of our material
prosperity, to the comparative exclusion of
political topics, show the bent of our minds,
it proves wqt w’C are at least interested in
improving b.ny- condition as planters—as till
ers of the sail—rather than befndillihg onr
brains with the abstractions of Government
mongers,’ or lashing onr passions into fury
with the wild appeals of designing; selfish
demagogues.
You have seen hY the papers that several
conventions have been called, to meet in
Macon abo.ut th e IQth. of December, one to
see aboht immigration, one of the old “Cot
ton Planters”—something. I’ve forgotten
what—and’qne of the State Agricultural So
ciety. Rot haying a newspaper before me
containing the. requisite information, I per
haps fail to give the correct names. Of
course aU these things show that the minds
<ef onr people have been running upon mat
ters of this sort; but the actual, immediate,
moving cause for Ml this, caffing of‘conven
tions, seems to be flue to what the Macon
Teleyraph designates a s ‘-‘the very clever little
exhibition" In the way of a fair, that eame off
inEatonton, Rnttfllih county, commencing
on the 21sf of October, Honor'to whom
honor is due. I was there and onght to have
sent the MoaNlNQ News .a- communication
concerning it. I promise hereafter that Mr.
Eatill and Mr. Thompson shall hear direct
from aU such occasions of interest- That
exhibition was really creditable, but it is too
late to give particulars, However, from
what the Bj. e Pqti ve Committee told me of
their difficulties, J was surprised that they
succeeded so W«iL Of one thing I am satis
fied—that next yeAr they will have something,
worth a ride, even from Savanhah.
Macon, however, onr Middle Georgia city,
promises something that will overshadow,
though it cannot supersede; any county or
district fair. The egraph and the Journal
and Messenger have .told you all about it. Sa
vannah must come to that. There yon will
find something on. which to feast your eyes—
something . to/,make you proud that you are
Georgians^ Of. course thejFwiU have a tour
nament, ' What would a Southern fair be
without a tournament?—The play of Hamlet
with"Hamlet left out Don’t big turnips and
knight-errantry go hand in hand ? Fat beeves
and blooded horses accord-well together.
Tilting for the privilege of crowning a queen
of youth and beauty) is an admirable coun-
terpart for a ploughing match. A silver gob
let for the best bull is os good o,s a silver
pitcher for the young blood who makes the
most “points” on'tha course—that is, it would
be, if it were worth fut much money, which
was not the case at Montgomery, where the
successful l?nigtit received a piece of plate
worth one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Subsumcivis.
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[From the Louisville Courier Journal. Nov. 24th.]
Five Men Burled Alive by tile Fall Of »•
Brick Kiln-.
A most distressing calamity ,occurred yes
terday morning at s:30 O’clock, at McCol
lum’s brickyard; near the old Portland road,
between'. Twenty-sixth -and -.Twenty-seventh
streets. As two white men and three negroes
were engaged in removing the “centre” or
wood work which had partially supported the
arch of a large kiln in the yard, the whole o
arch, an immense mass of brick and heavy prefer
plank, suddenly gave way, bnrying out of
sight the whole five. The groans and cries
of the ernshed’ and bleeding men, as they
strove to extricate themselves, were terrible
to hear, anil as' soon as possible Mr.’ McCol
lum and,half a doseh of his men set to work
to rescue the unfortunates. Not less than
ten thousand br(ck had fallen, hut in an al
most incredible short time every one of the
mangled forms were drawn nut from the rub
bish. . . . • ‘
Thomas Curran, a white laborer, who had
been in the kiln, was found to. tov? been
crushed to death, nearly all of his bones hav
ing been broken by the heavy .planks which
had fa.l’;c-upon him. - Be was doubtless
killed 'iriitiintgneously. Andrew Steelei an
other wlnto'man, was severely injured, hav
ing his-thigh broken, and sustaining a num-
her of ugly bruises. :The negroes, Charlie f or sevBnu-ijuuuira,
Turner, Joe Bowman. and Aleck ___-, we» ‘ was heard on flic
badly bruised and cut, hut were not 'injured
seriously. Mr. McCollum and three-of his
workmen were on the arch as it gavei way,
but saved -themselves by jumping.
[Special Correspondence oi the Morning News.]
Superior Court" of the Rustem Circuit.
M’INTOSH COUNTS. -
The November (1868) term of the Superior
Court of McIntosh county began its sessions
on Thursday, the 26ih ult, Hon. William
Schley, ‘Judge,'" presiding, and‘‘Alford B.
Smith, Esq., of Savannah,. Solicitor General.
Quite a number of .attorneys, jurors, wit
nesses, and other p ereohs; were in attendance
at the session of the Court. Among the for
mer were Messrs. Gignillatt, DeLorme and
Dumvoody, of the local bar; Messrs. Gaulden,
Easley’ ‘ Farmer and McConnell, of Liberty
county, and’ MessrS: Bussinger, Lester and
Smith, of Savannah, -
"'d number of true
bills, for various offences, mostly misdemean
ors. v.'/.'E'
' A true bill was Ydfiad against Yonng G.
Davis, for the cfimH of mthfder, charged to
have been e:on»mitotd-in Aiigusb lasf.npon
■ the person of-one -Thnotliy Davis. The de
fendant, after having been arrested, managed
to make his escape from the custody. of the
f'hniifT and lofljfiir gwrli piililiini 11 ■
ncrfegal jury toffike'^gnizanM of themri^**
A number of cases on the Common Law
and Appeal . Dockets were tried,,none of them
being of much 'public interest’save the ease
of Baily »s. Gogdell, whieh was an action .for
false imprisonment. Some time during the
year 1867, while Cogdell was performing the
duties of Mayor of Darien, Baily was brought
before him for some offence, tried, and sen
tenced to pay a fine of twenty dollars, or, in
default thereof to be imprisoned. He alleged
before the Court his .detention and imprison
ment, and that it was illegal, from the feet
that Cogdell was not Mayor, and had no right
so to acL Tne jury returned a verdict in fa
vor of defendant. Dumvoody for plaintiff,
Gignillatt and Lester-for defence. The -cake
excited considerable interest among the peo
ple of that section.
Several questions of no public interest
were argued by Messrs. Basinger and Lester.
The Court adjourned for the term, on Sa-
turday morning.
The people of McIntosh county have erect
ed a commodious Court House and jail,
which, in point of style and convenience,
reflects much credit upon their enter])rise;
and which will meet the demand of the pub
lic business for many years to come.
LIBERTY COUNTY.
The November (1868) term of the Superior
Court, of Liberty county, was commenced on
Monday, the 30th inst.
The Court did not appear to excite much
interest among the people,- and there
were few present except jurors, witnesses and
attorneys. Some little business was trans
acted, but no case of particular importance
eame up.
The Grand Jury fonnd a number of trne
bills, the most of them being for misde
meanors.
Indictments were also found against one
himdred and forty freedmen, for false swear
ing, alleged to have been done on the oeca-.
sion of the election, on the 3d of October, in
taking oath that they had paid all taxes re
quired of them for the preceding year. It
was alleged that the offence was wilfully com
mitted, and a strong effort will be made to
have the offenders properly punished by the
law.
The Court adjourned for the term on the
same dev (Monday).
No people in the South have suffered mora
from the effects of the late disastrous war
than the citizens of Liberty county. It is
sad to behold the ruin and desolation -which
prevail wheje once was wealth, desolation
and happiness. The broad fields are laid
waste; former happy homes are silent and
deserted; and want- and suffering predomi
nate where once was prosperity aiid plenty.
Judge Schley, Major Smith, major Bass’in-
ger and Mr. Lester have all returned to Sa
vannah.
The next Court °f the Circuit will be ht Id
in Bryan county, on Monday next, the 7th
instant . Alter that the Judge will. have a
season of rest until -Chatham Superior Court
meets in January next.
A Newiy-Marrieti Couple SuDiieated l>y
Gas—Tile AVI Ye DCail.
[From tlie Biggsville (Ill.) Plaindealer.]
On Wednesday morning, November 11,
Mr. Peter Shea, of Greenville, left his home
with Miss Helen Griffiths Boyer, about
seventeen years of age, daughter of Sir. T. C.
Boyer, of Greenville, and proceeded to Gales
burg, where they were married the same
evening,
After they 'were married they went to the
American House and took lodgings for the
night, intending to return home Thursday
evening. Thursday evening they went to
the railroad depot, but arrived too late to
take the train, and retraced their steps to the
hotel, where they were assigned to the same
room they had previously occupied, No. 29.
On retiring for the night Mr. Shea turned
the gas down low, leaving a small flame
burning.
About ten o’oloek, at the suggestion of his
wife, he got up and turned it .off; but in doing
so Air. Shea thinks he must have accidental
ly turned it on again. In the morning they
were missed at the breakfast table, and the
-chambermaid looked through the keyhole
and saw Air. Shea's foot hanging over the
side of the bed, and noticed that both parties
yvere breathing heavily. She repotrted.-’ker
observations to the landlady, who, we are in
formed, took no notice of the matter.—
Singular as it may seem, • no attempt was
made to investigate-the. subject until one
o’clock, when, they not appearing at the
dinner-table, ’the door was forced open and
the room discovered to be full of gas, and
Air. Shea and'his wife in a state of insensi
bility. Air... Shea recovered his conscious
ness about six o'clock, but his wife did not
recover sufticiently’to recognize any one and
expired at ten o’clock A, M. Sunday. Mr.
Shea’s left side is completely paralyzed, but
he has the power of speech.' His recovery is
pronounced by the physicians to be impossi-
AJr. and Airs. Boyer, npon learning of this
terrible calamity, proceeded at once to Gales
burg and did all that was in their power to
help the sufferers. .
Mrs. Shea was buried on Monday, at 4
o’clock, P. M., the funeral taking'place
at the Methodist Episcopal church at Hazel
Dell.
Execution of an Indian—Not n Tear Sbed.
[From the Green Bay Gazette, Nov. lfj
The execution - of Jacob Powles for the
Christmas and New Years’
PRESENTS.
I - WOULD RESPECTFULLY INVITE MY OLD
CUSTOMERS, Patrons, and the. public generally,
to call and examine my Stock of
FRENCH CONFECTIONERY,
Clirystallzed and Glazed;
FRUITS. GREA3I, JELLY,
Fruits and Bonbons. Chocolate. Cordials, Jcc.
TOYS, FANCY GOODS, &c.,
Fine Wax, Biak, China, Rubber DOLLS and DOLL
HEADS; ! ' ’
Fine TEA
.-U-'tj - -
A BETS; FURNITURE, seta or single:
WORK BOXES; TOBACCO BOXES; TOILET SETS;
Fine Motto CUPSnnd SAUCEE9,MUOS, VASES, Ac.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:
MECHANICAL TOYS, DRUMS,
DOLL .CARRIAGES, GOAT WAGONS, ,
SULKIES, Ac.
FIRE WORKS,
Wholesale and--Retail,
Together with the nehal variety of BASKETS, RETI
CULES, and FANCY BOXES.
The whole comprises an assortment of the choicest
and most desirable GOODS to be found in the market;
well adapted to meet the wants of all who may feror
me with their patronage. ...
R. Mi HUNT,
Cor. Whitaker and State Sts., Savannah, Ga.
nov20-lm :
CLOTHING
—-A.T —
REDUCED PRICES.
aflWttrancr.
murder of Antoine Somers, of his own. tribe,
took place on Friday afternoon, the 13th
instant, at two o’clock, at the Oneida settle-
A large crowd was present from the
drank from his well,
Coventry, Vermont, boasts of the -meanest
man of the period.' He presented a hiii pf
$35 for the water whichischqol children had: only aa a spectator, instead of the principal
meat. __ BWWWBW
city. Everything, was arranged in order by
the cliiefirof the tribe;-a-hollow sqnare was
formed around the scaffold; guards were set,.
and’perfect military'Order kept "during tlie
execution. At twenty , minutes before two
o’clock the culprit was conveyed to the
) grounds, sitting -bn his coffin.' ■ The- .inter-
itor of the Oneida Church ac-
companiedTiim to the scaffold] after-which'
tfle interpreter made some remarks to the
people in the Oneida language. Powles then
addressed himqelf to. his brethren, the.sub
stance of which, interpreted, meant that “he
hoped none would do as he had done, and
that he had given his soul to God soon after
committing the deed;” arid' s^oke hopefully
of his future life.
His mother and wife then appeared, shook
hands and bid him good-by;' then several of
the chiefs and men of the tri,bo, but not a
tear was shed for the unhappy culprit
Powles then requested to have his coffin
opened; when lie bent over the -scaffold to
-look; this was fdiir minutes to two-o’clock.
At two o’clock precisely the drop fell, and
the sobl oif JacolfPowles was” launched into
eternity. A slight' twitching of the muscles
shriek from hjgxqother
11 back of the'scaffold,
-where she had gone after the farewell,,, and in
a few minutes all was ovei\ The doctor ex
amined the corpse, and in twenty minutes
after he was out down and buried.
Poxyles showed but little agitation during
the proceeding; observing everything with a
calm and stoical maijger, as if he was there,
HEIDT, JAUDON A CO.,
H aving purchased the stock of heidt
& LUDLOW, and JAUDON. CRAVEN & CO.,
will dispose oi the saine at PRICES THAT CANNOT
FAIL TO GIVE SATISFACTION.
All who \rish good a
WINTER CLOTHING,
At Low Prices,
Can obtain them at .the old stands of
HEIDT & LUDLOW
154 Congress Street.
AND AT
JAUDON, CRAVEN & CO.’
117 Brouglxton St.
JC5- THOSE WHO PREFER,
SUITS MADE TO ORDER*
Car be accommodated-by leaving thedr measures
Hi Broughton Struct., / novlS-lm’
MERCANTILE MUTUAL
[MARINE]
INSURANCE COMPANY,
SEW YORK.
ASSETS $1,404,410
riYHIS COMPANYHAVING PERFORMED ITS FULL
JL share of that service.which the mercantile com-
munity have s right to expect fg>m Insnrange Corpo-
' rations, during a period of TWENTY —FIVE
YEARS, we solicit a share of business for it
AU Losses Promptly Adjusted and Paid.
On FOREIGN SHIPMENTS in Liverpool, if desired,
and on COASTWISE either in Sew York or Savan
nah- a -■■■ i
jfgr- Policies issued making loss payaW®
in GOLD when desired: j
K. H. F00T3IAN & CO., Agents^
novlT-ly * Office in City Exchange Building. ■
“ THE
NORTH BRITISH
AND
MEBCAjVTIXiE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF LONDON - AND EDINBURGH.
ESTABLISHED IN 1809.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS (IN GOLD):
Subscribed Capital. .....,810,000,000
Cash Assets 813,603,803.85
Annual Income .§3,300,635
mHE SUBSCRIBER, HAVING BEEN APPOINTED
I Agent for the above Company, is prepared to
■take BISKS ON BUILDINGS, COTTON, and MER
CHANDISE GENERALLY, at current rates. PoBciea
issued in gold or currency, at option ox applicant.
Losses promptly adjusted and paid.
guoittfoss Jirrctcnt.
PHOTOGRAPHS, SiC.
P hotographs, ambROtitpes^pok-
CELAIN, &C.—Copies of every kind from old
Pictures, stereoacorie Views of Bonaventnro am.
Savannah. Cheap Frame?. Fitting Caa<». CC-, »[wc, *
on hand J- N. Wilhoji,
nov24 S. E. cor. Broughton and Whitafcer et*.
jy28—6m
HENRY BRIGHAM, Agent,
, 115 Bay street.
UNITED STATES LLOYD’S
MARINE INSURANCE.
T HE UNDERSIGNED, Agent for the above named
Association, is prepared to take Bisks on ship
ment of Cotton, or other merchandize, on favorable
terms. All losses promptly adjusted and paid
ON FOREIGN SHIPMENTS IN LONDON,
and coastwise, either in New York or Savannah, at the
option of the insured. H. BRIGHAM, Agent.
Office Southern Insurance and Trust Company, 115
RETDMM TO THE CITY
AND
WISHING TO REPLENISH
THEIR
SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MKE*
■ > -CHANTS.
GOWDY, Commission Merchant, Q Drayton
tEWfrMyniWtoBtfgq mwAiurrm
oc!6—3m —f—r t ~
H
W
-■B. ADAM3, Ch-mmissiaa Merchant, Drsjfea
• street, next to Boy. oc3-r*f
Lteioa Merchant,
/SaRL EPMNG A CO-, General Commt Htoa Mer-
J vy chants, 149 Bay street. Savannah, Georgia, YXco-
. Consulate.' 1 of Spain and of the Netherlands.
—jjjf-CARL EPPDiG.-Tfanber Merchant, Darien, ati
' Brunswick, Georgia., ncv25-tt
B ABNEY &Co„ Commission Merchants, No- 12
. Stoddard's Upper Range. * Liberal advanci*
-made on consignments oi CottnnZ "Wool, Sides, ic.,
' to our friends in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
YoriL ' ~ ^
J C. ROWLAND & CtXTStGmse and Oencral Gun -
. mission Merchants. Cotton taken oa Storage
in Battersby’s First Class Fireproof Warehouses.
Particular attention given to weighing acd sampling.
. J. a ROWLAND. ,. ILH. ROWLAND,
JF3L t
1X7TLBLNSON & WILSON. Cotton Factors and Gen-
eral Commission Merchants, No. W Bay stcoet,
Savannah, Georgia. Liberal Advances raadeon con-
signments to ouraelves or our friends tn NewYMk
and EiverpooL : jy=7
-YT7M. D. R. COLLAR 157 Bay street. Commission
VV Merchants, Dealers in BaUrcad Supphea,
Agents for IngersolTs Cotton Press, and znanu&c-
§ ii ii. .# a .1. fliMsa. -1— a jy 23
BILLIARD SALOONS.
M etropolitan- billiard rooms, (five ot
PHsttnT,Itekcl—slkhfcl. Bow sU«Ui.np|in
site Screven House. j^-FRIELUNCH every cvmlng.
mh21 D. MCCONNELL. PropriAor.
BROKERAGE, EXCHANGE AND
MISSION.
COM-
LBCY COBB INSTmiTEh
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
REV. FERDINAND JACOBS A £,
E ORMERLY PRINCIPAL 'OF A HIGH SCHOOL
for young Ladifes,.in.Charleston,,S.O,; subrie-
quenily President of the Lawrenceville Female Col
lege, 8. C,.havingbeen'elec ted Principal of this Insti
tute, twill be opened^ by him for the reception of.'
Pupils, MONDAY, Januaryilfl* 1868-
Accompliahed and approved Teacher a in all Depart
ments, have been engaged.'
For Circulars, address JohnH. Newton, Esq., Pres
ident of the BoanLof Trustees, Athens, Ga.; or, Bev.
Ferdinand Jacobs, (till Jan. 1) Berzelia, Ga.: alter
that, at Athens. nov24-lm
MAGAZINES FOR DECEMBER.
L ESLIE'S LADY'S magazine FOE DECEMBER;
Godey's Lady’-Bqok for December.
% Demorest’s Monthly for December,
Peter8on'a-Lady*s Magazine for December,
Le lion Ton for December,
. Le Petit Messjger for December,
' Lady’s Friend for December,
Harper's Monthly lor December,
Atlantic Monthly for December,
Putnam’s Monthly for December,
Ballou’s Monthly for December,
- Tbe-Land We Love for-December,
The Old Guard for December,
The Eclectic May for December,
The Galaxy for December, *
The Catholic World for December,
Leslie’s Pleasant Hours.for Decemb
Our Young Folks' for December,
LippinootVs May for December,
Every Saturday (monthly part) for November,
M’estminster Review (quarterly),
Edinburgh Review (quarterly).
For sale at
-ESTILL’S NEWS DEPOT,
nov26 , . Bull street, next to Post Offiec
City Marshal’s Sale
— OF— ;
Market Stalls.
Savannah, on WEDNESDAY/ the 2d day of
next, at 10 o’clock a. in'., the Beef, Small Meat, Vege
table, Coffee and Bread Stalls.
In no instance will the bid of a person who is npt s
butcher or vender of meats, provisions or vegetables,
be received. THOMAS S. WAYNE,
nov21-10t City Marshal.
JONES’ INDEPENDENT
HYiDIt-A.XJIjIO
PRESS
AND THOSE
Commencing Housekeeping,
CAN BUY, TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE,
ALL IU9TDS OF
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOOD
CHINA, GtASSWAKE,
Toilet Sets, Fancy Articles, &c.
FROM
J.W.STANSBUBY&CO,.
109 BROUGHTON STREET,
at the old stand of
E. 3D. SMYTHE & CO.
iVotire.
mHE ORIGINAL FIRM OF E. D. SMYTHE A CO.
I waa suddenly dissolved, on the;21at of. MarcR last.
AH debts due,the late firnxare directed to be paid to
HENRY D - E-AW only, or his attorney, JOSEPH W.
STANSBURY. e^l2S -tf
PHCENIX GUANO,
From McKean’s Island,
SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN
PER TON 2,000 POUNDS, CASH:
Price at Savannah $50 00
At Augusta 55 OO
WILCOX, GIEDS & CO’S
MANIPULATED GUANO !
A mixture of PHCENIX and No. 1 PERUVIAN
GUANO, and which has PROVED TO BE THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL MANURE in use.
PER TON 2,000 POUNDS, CASH:
Price at Savannah $65 00
At Augusta 70 OO
PURE No.
Now landing, direct from the Peruvian Agent, at
LOWEST MARKET PRICE. Also,
1 PERUVIAN GUANO,
TTNDEH DIRECTION OF THE MARKET COR- RTllST LAND PTiASTER.
_U METTEE, ! will sAI at the Market, in thecitfo X>JM * atT/eKET PRrciT
COTTON
JS- yow PREPARED FOB BUSINESS, AND THE
attention of all parties interested is respectfully in
vited to the facilities it affords.
NORMAN C. JOSES.
* DAVID WALDHAUER, Superintendent. ocS0-3m
torr — * * •
FOR SALE,
is the dreadful scene.
fJIHAT VALUABLE RANGE OF
BRICK STORES, -
Known as “Bolton’s Range,’/ extending from Whita
ker street, east, to Messrs. R. Habersham & Co.’s
building, having 150 feet front on Bav street, in the
centre of business on the Bay.
also, •
The WHARF LOT No. 7, with the improvements, in
rear of the above mentioned range, and fronting 150
feet on the river.
> . ALSO,' ’
The BRICK BUILDING fronting east on Reynold's
Square, and known as the Planters’ Bank.
To capitalists this property offers advantages fox in
vestments equal to any in the city.
For terms, apply to - GEO. W. ANDERSON and
H.W. MERCER,
• novl9-lm Assignees for Planters’ gaqk.
TO MACHINISTS AND BIACKSMTEflS.
J UST LANDING PER BRIG FLORA M. HURL
BURT, the best Brood Top Bituminous COAL,
for Smithing purposes.
Also, on hand, several varieties of best Anthnacite
Coal, for House purposes. Terms cash.
nov24-Ct GRANTHAM I. TAGGART.
A No. 1 Plantation Tor Sale,
L ying fourteen miles below bain-
BRIDGE, Georgia, containing 1.217 acres. 350
cleared and un der fence; quite productive and healthy;
good v-ater and a fine saw and grist mill, and all kinds
of timber and a few cabins and cribe.
For particulars, inquire of
R. H. BUTLER, Agent,
novl9-2w " ~ ~ ‘ * Tallahassee, Fla.
jY ot ice, Ladies!
' JpiLUTING; pfSEISG, STAMPING
. -j- *SD DRESS-MAKING, AT
OTTmu: L. LOUIS' TSATAfg,
acp23 1/ 133 BROUGHTON STREP, T.up stalls.
FOR SALE BY
WILCOX, GIBBS & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN GUANO,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS;
ALSO, AGENTS FOR THE WILLCOX & GI
SILENT SEWING MACHINE,
No. 97 B^y^street, Savannah, and No. 341
t£S~ Onr Agents will sell at same prices, necessary
expenses added. jjy9—ly
BOOTS AM) SHOES.
B y late arrivals from Philadelphia
and New York we have received a HANDSOME
ASSORTMENT of
LADIES, MISSES AXD CHILDBED’S
SHOES,
OF VARIOUS
OF
EVERY DESCRIPTION, AND
COLORS.
ttartBIDGE A NEFF. Commisaion Merchants sod
H Brokers. 163 Bay street. .
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
Xff H. DAVIDSON. Wholeeaie Dealer in Gvocerias,
VV . Wines, Liquors, Teas and Cigars. 150 Ray
street. Savannah. Sole Agent in the State of Georgia
for Masaey, Houston & Co.'a Philadelphia Ale. jyuA-
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
F GBOS CLAUDE, Dealer In Watches, Jewels
. and Silverware. Bull street, opposite Maaor^S’
Hall. Savannah, Ga. Watches and Jewdiy careruii
repaired. ' nov7^tf
ARCHITECTS AID ENGINEERS.
-,|-TTT T .T.T:Tt..e'HRnYN. Architects and Civil and gc-
iVJL chanical Engineers, sonthweat corner Bay and
Bull Btrcete. up etaira. M. P. Mctuxb, Ctvfl and Me
chanical Engineer; DeWitt Bbotv. Architect, tocta
FAINTING AND GLAZIN' O.
UBPHY It CLARK, Bryan Street, opposite tha
Bant State of Georgia, House, Sign, Ship and
Steamboat Painters, Gilding, Graining, Marblingsnd
Glazing. ' Signs of every description. jyzS
PLASTERERS.
H any k nrr.T.Y. Plain and Ornamental Plaater-
ers and Dealers in Laths, Lime, Pla.tcr, Hair,
Cement and Building Material, Bryan street, between
Drayton and Abercom streetB. aogl-tf
BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS.
lirM. ESTUX, Bull street, next to the Boat <
W Dealer in Newspapers, Mi gaztnes. Boots
Stationery. The latest New Yark and. other Daily and
Weekly Newspapers received by every mail and steam
er. - fr3*
UNDERTAKERS.
TTtUBUUSON O. DIXON, Undertakers, 120 1
[ ton street. Dealers In Fisk's Patent Metaiic.
.ogany. Walnut and Grained Coffins, Ice Boxes for
a£ew!ln»fllWWl>L^!PgBi» fgnpjsbadrttheshqrt*
estnotice. Cmmtry orders promptly «tut^ved to. jjij.
s
CTOABJIAit5F f lCTPBER.
SOLOMON, Ogar Macufcoturer, Bry^n atres^
I, between WhiUter find BuR streets, r
shove the Pulaski House.
Jy23
Change oi* Schedule.
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE CENTRAL TL R.,1
Savassau, August Ii, 1863. J
CTH INST., PAS-
Central Railroad
The puhUc are invited to caU and examine our stock,
EESSTEES, ECK3L1X & CO.,
oc!3—tf 163 CONGRESS STREET. .
THE FISHERIES.
• . -■ i a - *iF
SALE AND MADE TO ORDER THROUGH
our friends,
MESSRS. HARDEiG, HTJMPHRET& CO.,
BAY ST., SAVANNAH, GA, jArtP
10,000 lbs. Cotton Seine Twine, Lines and Thread
Hope,
10,000 lbs. Cotton Seine Netting, K to 8 in. sq., mesh,
2ft0 Fishing Seines, fitted for use. 5 to 100fith.-ms
long, . - .
Fites. Cast Nets, Ac., .Shad and Mullet Nets, knit to
order. . “
Letters of inquiry, with stamps and estimates,
promptly answered.
AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,
nov3-lm 43 Commercial street, Boston, Mass.
KENTUCKY-STOCK YARD
* —AND —
SALE STABLES.
r ) THE PLANTERS AND PEOPLE OF SAVAN
NAH-—I have opened the stand formerly used
by Henry H. Payne,
On West Broad Street, Corner of Yor&, j Fine HLACk. R
O N AND AFTER SU 5 u-u-
senger Trains ontx'
will run as follows :
UP DAY*-
LEAVE.
Savannah —8:00 A. M.
Macon ....6:40 P. !£*
Augusta....':...*.....:.... ; .5:38 P. M.
Mffledgeville .ii.i....8:58 P. M.
Eatonton....... 11: CO P. M.
Connecting with trains that leave AugusU.. 3:43 A. M.
DOWN DAY TRAIN.
Macon ......7:00
Savannah .....520 F. M.
Augusta 5:3S P. M.
Connecting with train that leaves Augusta.. 7:4« A. M.
= ill- : upni "aus.
Savannah .......T^ P. M.
Macon 6^5 A. M«
Augusta 3:13 Al MX
Connecting with train that leaves Augusts.. 9:SS ?. M.
« - A J
DOWN NIGHT
Macon. ,^-.0^5
Savannah JJdO A. K
Augusta.......1:13 A- M.
Millegeville ...4.-30 P. 5L
Eatonton ...2:40 P. M.
Connecting with train th>^' ^avea Augusta. .9^3 P. M, v
A. M. trains from Savannah and Augusta, and P. M.
train from Macon connect with MilitdgevUIa traia
at Gordon daily, Sundays excepted.
P. M. train from Savannah connects with through
wati train cn South Carolina Railroad, and P. M. train
from Savannah auA msta -with trains oa South
Western and Aims lilroads.
WM. ROGERS,
aug 14-tl -•-t'g Martcr of Tranvpcrtation. *
As a Stable, a General Stock Yard and Sale Stable,
where I will keep on hand HORSES and MULES of
every class, and am prepared to order every kind of
STOCK from Tennessee and Kentuckv, on the shortest
notice.
I will be pleased to see all my old patrons.
novlT-lm *GEO.. W. CONWAY.
Augusta Chronicle copy and send bill to adver-
-~*e for Sale.
OUSE, in ofie of the best loca
lly, containing fourteen rooms,
3 <t and wash bowl, with gpe in
cd well of water in the yard end.
Aiture will be sold WiA Th<$
bouse if desired. Vnmiturc ail new and in perfect
order. Sold for no fault, bet the owner is about le&v«
ing the State. Address Box 159 for particulars*.
nov21-fit
bathroom,.
every room; a! v
water in stable.
ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD, >
Savaskah, October 28th, 1868.)
/"AN AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST,
V_/ Trains on this Road wfll run as foBowa, com
mencing with 7:00 P- M. Train:
NIGHT EXPRESS TRAIN.
Leave Savannah (Sundays excepted) at. .. 7:00 P. 2£»
Arrive at Live Oak at.... ..... 3:20 A. SC.
Arrive at Jacksonville at.....
Leave Jacksonville (Sundays excepted) at.. 7J.5P. M. .
Leave Lire Oak at......'...; ...V /... .11:40P. II.
Arrive at Savannah (Mondays excepted) at. 8410 A. M-
DAY TRAIN.
Leave Savannah (Sundays excepted) at:... 7:00 A. 2dL
Arrive at Buinbridgc at -10:90 ?. M.
Arrive at Live Oak at .. 0 2$ P. M.
Arrive at Jacksonville at........ 1:30.A.M.
Arrive at Tallahassee at. . .....1^:57 A. M.
Arrive at Quincy at. 3:1® A. H-
Leave Bainbridge (Sundays excepted) at... 7^0 p. jf.
Bfeave Quincy at —> A. M-
Leave Tallahassee at. .........10:454. 31.
Leave Jacksonville at ...:..10^8 A- M-
Leave Live Oak at -
Arrive ct Savannah (Sfundays excepted) at ^
Passengers for etations west of la^° &LiT
Oak take Day Train, from Savannah
Passengers from Bainbridge connectat with.
Express Train for Savannah at 2.*00 A. M.
Passengers from Tallahassee by Day Tnun connect
at live Oak with Express Train for Savannah, at 11:40
P.M.
fy SLEEPING CARS ON EXPRESS TRAIN.
NO CHANGE BETWEEN JACKSONVILLE AND
SAVANNAH ON EXPRESS TRAIN. .
Steamers leave St Marks for New Orleans, Apalachi
cola and Pensacola every "Friday.
Leave St Marks for Havana, Key West; Cedar Keys
and Tampa every Wednesday.
Steamers leave Jacksonville for Palatka, Enterprise,
and all points on the St -lo'una river, every Sunday
and Wednesday, at 9:00 A. M.
H. 8. HAINES,
oc20-tjanl General Superintendent
Change ot* Schedule.
JTO CHANGE OF CARS BETW2HT SA-
VAS5AU, AUGUSTA, AND MOIfT-
GOMERY, ADA.
.jM