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fttormng Hcu’s Ihc Utorning fVcws. *’ SATUKDAyTdECEMBER 19, 1868. A R03U1CE OP THE SOUTH ATLAN TIC—A YANKEE COMMUNITY ON A LONELY ISLAND. Prom an article in the London Athempum on the recent voyage of Prince Alfred in the frigate Galatea, we extract the following ac count of a curious little community dwelling in mid-ocean: * On quitting Eio, the romance of the voyage began by a call at Tristan d’Acunha, the largest rock in a lonely group of islets i#the great waters—a group which is said to bo further away from other settlements than any other land in the world. Here is a pri ue fact for romance. One of the three rocks is called Inaccessible, a second Nightingale, and the third Tristan. The nearest sjiot on which men live is St. Helena; and that dwarf islet is a. trifle of 1,200 miles to the north. A little story, something like that of the Pine Island ers, like that of the Pitcairn Islanders, lends charm to the lonely group. Dining the early days of Napoleon’s captiyity in St. Helena, a few sappers and guards were thrown npon Tristan, who dug a ditch, raised a battery, threw up log huts and cleared a patch of soil. When they had been ayear on that lonely sta tion, they were fetched away, no one knew why. A corporal by the name of Glass got leave to stay behind,. and kept the place for the British Crown. Three Yankees had been there before, one of whom, a man named Jonathan Lambert, had taken possession of the*islet, not for the great republic, but for Jonathan Lambert himself, who was declared by Jonathan, in a regular proclamation, to be sovereign owner and prince of the then lonely rocks. Jonathan being gone, Glass took up his sceptre, and persuaded two fel lows to stay and share his empire. Happily, Glass had a wife, a creole woman, and two children, so that human interests came into play at once. The little party, after making Glass Governor of the island, fell on the soil, part of which Lambert had cleared, and Harvested vast quantities of potatoes. Now and then a stray seaman joined the colony, and two women came among them from the distant Cape. Seven years after Glass nnd his folks were left alone, the colony had grown into twenty-two men and three women. Glass told the captain of H. M. S. the Ber wick, “ that they only required a few more women to make the place an earthly paradise. Glass is now dead, and his little colony exists without either governor or government; the men growing potatoes and making shoes, and the women, strange to say, wearing crinolines. The Prince want on shore and visited the shanties of those curious people, to whom the chaplain offered his services in baptizing all the youngsters nnd marrying all the stray couples who might be virtuously inclined and ready for the yoke. The youngsters came up in troops to be baptized, but when Hie rev erend gentleman mentioned marriage, the maidens were coy and the bachelors slow to appear. Perhaps they did not like marrying in the Prince’s presence. Air. Hiller gave them two hours to consider the proposition, and lingered in vain. As he says, with much professional regret, there were seven girls on the island old enough to many, and seven young men, all of whom were “eligible” for the sacrifice, yet the two hours slipped away without bringing the young men and blush ing girls to the altar of hymen. The Prince could not wait, and the British chaplain, though burning with zeal to bind these be nighted swains and nymphs in holy matri mony, had to push off for the Galatea, leav ing them as wild in morals’ and free in life as they had been before his advent. Who will not sympathize in such a case of clerical dis tress? Sussing §ivttt«mj. S. S. MILLER, PHOTOGRAPHS, «&C. T)HOTOGRAPHS, AMBROTYPES, POR- 1 CEL AIN, &C.—Copies of every kind from old Pictures. Stereoscopic Views of Bonaventure and Savannah. Cheap Frames, Fitting Cases, kc.. always on hand. J* N. WILSON, nov24 S. E. cor. Broughton and Whitaker fits. SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MER CHANTS. T BERRIEN OLIVER, #JP • General Commission Merchant, decl4-ly No. 97 Bay street, TT GOWDY, Commission Merchant, if Drayton f~l # street, between Bay and Bryan streets. oelG—3m 'llf B. ADAMS, Commission Merchant, Drayton > t • street, next to Bay. * oc2—tf TTENRY BRYAN,Broker aud Commission Merchant, f~l 101 Bay street, Savannah, Ga. au26-tf TTARL EPPING & CO., General Commission Mer- Vy chants, 149 Bay street, Savannah, Georgia, Vice- Consulates of Spain and of the Netherlands. ffifCARL EPPING, Timber Merchant, Darien and Brunswick, Georgia. nov25-tf TTARNEY & Co„ Commission Merchants, No. 12 11 Stoddard’s Upper Range. Liberal advances made on consignments of Cotton, Wool, Hides, Ac., to our friends iu Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. aug30 T C. ROWLAND k CO., Storage and General Com ei • mission Merchants. Cotton taken on Storage in Battcrsby’s First Class Fireproof Warehouses. Particular attention given to weighing and sampling. J. C. ROWLAND. H. H. ROWLAND, jysi. YTTILKINSON k WILSON, Cotton Factors and Gen- t V eral Commission Merchants, No. 90 Bay street, Savannah, Georgia. Liberal Advances made on con signments to ourselves or our friends in New York and Liverpool. jy27 TTTM. D. R. MILLAR 157 Bay street, Commission W Merchants, Dealers in Railroad Supplies, Agents for Ingersoll’s Cotton Press, and manufac turer of Axle Grease, kc. jy 23 BILLIARD SALOONS. ~jV|"ETROPOUTAN BILLIARD ROOMS, (five ol ItJL Phelan’s first class Tables), Bryan street, oppo site Screven House. 43~FREE LUNCH every evening. mh21 D. McCONNELL, Proprietor. BROKERAGE, EXCHANGE AND COM MISSION. A L. HARTRLDGE, Commission Merchant and • Broker, 1G3 Bay street. mh21 WHOLESALE GROCERS. Tir M. DAVIDSON) Wholesale Dealer in Groceries, TT • Wines, Liquors, Teas and Cigars, 150 Bay street, Savannah. Sole Agent in the State of Georgia for Massey, Houston k Co.’s Philadelphia Ale. jy24. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. ¥7' GROS CLAUDE, Dealer in Watches, Jewels JD • and Silverware, Bull street, opposite Mason? Hall, Savannah, Ga. Watches and Jewelry carefull repaired. nov7-tf PAINTING AND GLAZING. X/TURPHY k CLARK, Bryan Street, opposite the ItJL Bank State of Georgia, Honse, Sign, Ship and Steamboat Painters, Gilding, Graining, Marbling and Glazing. Signs of every description. jy23 PLASTERERS. G RADY k TULLY, Plain and Ornamental Plaster ers and Dealers in Laths, Lime, Plaster, Hair, Cement and Building Material, Bryan street, between Drayton and Abercom streets. augl-tf BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS. TT/'M. ESTILL, Bull street, next to the Post Office V V Dealer in Newspapers, Magazines, Books ant Stationery. The latest New Yark and other Daily an Weekly Newspapers received by every mail andstean UNDERTAKERS. XT'UBGUSQN & DIXON, Undertakers, 120 Brough- P ton street; Dealers In Fisk’s Patent Metalic, Ma hogany, Walnut and Grained Coffins, Ice Boxes for Preserving Bodies. Funerals furnished at the short- est notice. Country orders promptly attended to. jy27. CIGAR MANUFACTURER. A Haunted House.—The Greensburg (In diana) Herald is responsible for the following account of a haunted house in that place: It says the honse is situated near the railroad track, and had been occupied for some time by an Irish family. The ghost makes its ap pearance every night, just as the clock strikes twelve, and for an hour makes itself at home by throwing chairs, tables, cooking utensils, <$»., about the room in a promiscuous man ner. The family stood it as long as possible, and then moved oat. Another family moved in, but got enough in one night. The owner offered twenty-five dollars to any one who would “lay” the ghost, and a young man, possessed of more courage than money, offered to do the job. He armed himself and repaired to the house. Just as the clock struck the hour of midnight a slight noise was heard, followed by a groan. About this time doors in the upper part of the honse commenced shutting in a mysto rions manner. This continued for some time, when the door of the room in which the yonng man was sitting suddenly opened, and a lady, dressed in black and deadly pale, stoo.d before him. He started toward her, when she vanished through the door, and on going to the doof she was nowhere to be seen. The house,, several years ago, was the scene of a most bratal murder, in which a man killed his wife by cutting her heart oat. He left the country, and did not return until the war broke oat, when he enlisted in a New York regiment, and was killed daring the storming’of Vicksburg. > < New Teem.—A countryman gave as an ex cuse for not leaving his wagon to take a drink, that “there are too many d—d scantelopes about—they might steal something.” We don’t know about the term, bat ms ideas about stealing from his wagon were about light—CWumfow 8m. C< SOLOMON, Cigar Manufacturer, Bryan street, between 'Whitaker and Bull streets, three doors above the Pulaski House. jy23 GUJA^IsTO! 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, GIEHS & 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 OO At Augusta 70 00 PUKE No. 1 PERUVIAN OUANO, Now landing, direct from the Peruvian Agent, at LOWEST MARKET PRICE. Also, BEST LAND PLASTER AT MARKET PRICE. FOR SALE BY WILCOX, GIBBS & CO., IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN GUANO, • COMMISSION MERCHANTS; ALSO, AGENTS FOB THE WILLCOX * 01 SILENT SEWING MACHINE, No. 97 Bay street, Savannah, and No. 211 Broad street, Augusta, Ga. 43- Our Agents will sell at same prices, necessary expenses added. Jy9—ly AND-BILLS, SHOW-BILLS, POSTERS and 10GBAMMES print'd at THE MORNING JOB OFFICE, V>~ - street. — DEALER IN— MAHOGANY, WALNUT jimi PINE FURNITURE, 155 aud 157 Broughton St., (NEXT TO WEEDS A UNWELL,) oc22—6m SAVANNAH. G-A. • HOYT & GARDNER, Bankers and Brokers, 5 NEYV ST., NEW YOKK. BUY AND SELL ON COMMISSION GOLD, GOVERNMENT AND STATE SECURITIES, Storks, Bonds and Sterling Exchange.' TMPORTERS FURNISHED WITH COIN FOB CUS- X TOMS DUTIES at lowest rates. Stocks, Bonds and Gold purchased and carried, and sold short on deposit of margins. Interest allowed on margins. Interest allowed* on deposits, subject to check at sight. novl8-3ttw,tlaw2m TAKE NOTICE W E, THE UNDERSIGNED, WOULD RESPECT FULLY call the attention of the public to our LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK — OF — READY-MADE CLOTHING, H ATS, ./UKX IZARD MIDDLETON, Cotton Factor and Commission Merchant, NO. 7 SOUTH ST., BALTIMORE. P ARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE sale of Cotton, Rice and Southern Produce, and purchase of Grain, Flour, Guano and Plantation Sup plies. Liberal advances made on consignments. Refers to H. &R. N. Gonrdin k Co., Savannah. nov!8-lawl2t EDW’D D. BOIT. LOW DEFY ALL Gents’ Furnishing Goods, OF ALL STYLES AND DESCRIPTIONS, which we offer at such PRICES AS TO COMPETITION! Onr stock being MANUFACTURED BY OUR SELVES, we can warrant them in every respect as represented, and as wc have but ONE PRICE! Every one can be assured of fair dealing. COUNTRY MERCHANTS, and all those in want of anything in our line, are respectfully solicited to call and examine our stock, as we consider it no trou ble to show or price our goods.^ CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE. I. L. FALK & CO., ONE PRICE CLOTHING WAREHOUSE, 1-16. Congress, aud 65 St. Julien Sts. Branches at Charleston, S. C., No. 157 Meeting and 303 King streets. MANUFACTORY IN NEW YORK:-No. 44-Murray nov21-eodlm CLOTHING -AT- KEDUCED PRICES. HE1DT, JADDON & GO., H aving purchased the stock of heidt k LUDLOW, and JAUDON, CRAVEN & CO., will dispose of the same at PRICES THAT CANNOT FAIL TO GIVE SATISFACTION. All who wish good boit & McKenzie, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, JOHN OLIVER, DEALER Df Sashes, Blinds and Doors, PAINTS, OILS, GS-LA-SsJ Painter’s and Glazier’s Tc Mixed Paints OF ALL COLORS AND SHADES. HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING, Gl ING, Ac., No. 6 Whitaker St., Corner of Bay Lan jys—ly II. Gr. BIT WE, Wholesale Liquor Dealer, Agent for Bininger, aclO—ly WEST SIDj -E MARKET SQUARE. CHRIS. MURPHY. Murphy & Clark, W. A. MCKENZIE. Housej Si n rn? sMp and Steam* boat Painters. Bay dec2-3m Street. Savannah; GH OLSON, WALKER A CO., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, - LIVERPOOL, M ake liberal advances on consign ments OF COTTON, NAVAL STORES, Ac. The senior partner, Mr. Gholson, will be in Savan nah during the season, and may be found at the office of J. W. LATHROP A CO. nov20-lm Emus L. Gcssann. Edward l. Holcombe. GUERARD & HOLCOMBE, Cotton.Factors - AND COMMISSION MERCftAJfTS NO. 5, STODDARD’S LOWER RANGE, Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. Liberal Advances on Consignments. CLASON & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS SAVANNAH, GA. L iberal advances made on consign ments to their houses in New York and Liver pool, and to their friends on the Continent. novlG-3m PHILIP DZIALYNSKI, COMMISSION MERCHANT, 186 Bay Street, Jones* Upper Block. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Branch Offices at Qnitman, Georgia, and at Madison, Florida. novl2-tf WINTER CLOTHING, At . Low Prices, Con obtain them at the old stands of HEIDT & LUDLOW 154 Congress Street. AND AT JA UBON, CIIA YEN' <& CO.’ 117 Broughtoi^. St. g- THOSE WHO PREFER SUITS MADE TO ORDER, Can be accommodated by leaving their measures at 117 Broughton Street. novl9-lm STERLING EXCHANGE Purchased and for Sale by CHA8. GBESN, SON & OO. nov!7-TnAThtf FOlt SALE, ^ LARGE COPPER TURPENTINE STILL Apply to nov21-tf A. DUTENHOFEH, 74 Bay street GA8TRINE HOLD AT Tatem’s Drug Stores. dscl-tf s. PAGE EDMANDS. JOHN H. GARDNER. EDMANDS, GARDNER & CO., GENEKAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS Savannah, Ga. L iberal advances made on consignments to onr friends in New York, Boston and Liverpool. Messrs. Dabney, Morgan & Co., New York; Jarvis Slade, Esq., New York; Hon. J. Wiley Edm&itds, B ton; Savannah National Bank, Merchants' Natio Bark, Savannah; Lathrop k Spivey, Banl-ers, Sa- sej>28—tf E.- W. DRUMMOND, G. C. DRUMMOND, Of the late firm of L. J. Guilmartin k Co. E: W. DRUMMOND & BRO., GENERAL SHIPPING —AND— Commission Merchants, 154 BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA aul—tf REMOVAL. H. H. COLQUITT. Cotton Factor and Commission Merchant. Office moved to 69 Boy street, near Steam Bakery. novM-lm Dr. Edwin W. L’Engle, DENTIST, (Masonic Hall,) cor. Bronghton and Bull Sis., CP STATUS, (ENTRANCE ON BROUGHTON ST.) Savannah, Georgia. Jeia-ly ,500 BOXES TOBACCO! :~1? IN STORE AND FOR SALE AT MANUFACTURERS* PRICES BY THAXTON, CREWS & CO., 163 Bay Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. Gilding, Graining, Marbling, Glazing and Paper-Ranging,. TTTE ABE PREPARED to SELL AT WHOLE- T T sale and retail. Paints, Oil, Glass, Potty, snd Varnishes, Mixed Paints, Brashes of every descrip tion, Machinery and Harness Oil, Axle Grease, etc. 77 Bryan St., between Ball and Drayton, mh!4—ly SAVANNAH, GA C. V. HUTCHINS, GENERAL COXHISSIOX AND WHOLESALE DEALER IN- HAY, GRAIjV, &c. C ORN, OATS, P14S, BRAN, RYE, FRESH GRIT and MEAL, At., kc., on hand mud for sale a LOWEST HABKET\PBICES. Grain Warehouse, 155 Bay street, Savanna!. oc!4—tf F. W. HARDWARE, BAD i W' lElIJEE IN DUTLEBY, AGRICULTU- AXES, HOES, TRACES, Ac. R. A. WALLACE, General Commission Merchant, PAPER, PAPER STOCK, MACHINERY WASTE, MOSS, <fce., «Sce. P ARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO CONSIGN MENTS of PRODUCE or MERCHANDISE. JONES' UPPER RANGE, BAY STREET, • River side, between Whitaker and Barnard streets. JylA—ly TOT. Eg NEWSDEALER — AND — BOOKSELLER, Bnll Street, Next to the Post Office, (DOWNSTAIRS,) Georgia. CITY MAPS. rjTHE NEW MADS Of the City of Savannah, Can now be obtained by application to the City Trea. orer, at five doRara each. novll-tf Notice. r IE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER A ANDER SON having been this day dissolved, theunder- lfl S£ ed . wlU continue the business on his own account Thankful for past ffivors, he will endeavor to merit their continuance, which he respectfully solicits. EDWARD C. ANDERSON. Ja. decl-tf Notice. LL PERSONS HAVING SOLD OR PURCHASED Beal Estate within the taxable limits of the city the year, are earnestly requested to make the * my office as early as possible. . . JOHN WILLIAMSON, noTlittf, city I Notice. nPHE UNDERSIGNED IS THE ONLY IMPORTER X of I i by him F. VOSS. No. 1 Peruvian Guano in by his agent at Baltimore, Maryland, B. F. R. C. FEBGU880X, Agent for Consignees of the Peruvian Govt, - 42 - - him and Notice, Ladies! ^LUTING, FINKING, STAMPING AND DRESS-MAKING, AT MADAMW. Zu tOUXS- BAZAAR, ly * 133 BROUGHTON 8TREE T.up stairs. LAND FOR SALE. ACRES, LYING NEAR THE CENTRAL at Station No. X Good rice land, and well wooded and timbered. Will be sold low for cash. A. dHtenhofeb, 74 B m. Apply to nov21tf novlg-V COFFEE. BAGS COFFEE, JUST ARHIVEED PER Mayfield, direct from Bio de Janeiro, For sale by WEEDS A CORNWELL-