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SNEED A SIMS, lUpvlli.an.
R. B. HILTON k GO . Gtorgian <£• Journal.
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Savannah, July 1, mo.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Ofllelal Vote of Louisiana.
New Orleans, Nov. 26 .—The official returns
ihow the vote of Louisiana to be for Buchanan
22,164, for Fillmore 20,709.
Return of Uae Marlon.
New York, Nov. 26—The steamer Marion
has again returned from her search for the
passengers of the Lyonnais. She saw nothing.
*The ship Hope, for Savannah, put back into
Liverpool on the Oth.
New York Market,
New Yobk, Nov. 25.—The Cotton market
Unlay showed a slightly firmer feeling, without
however any change in quotations. Sales of
the day 15,000 bales. Middling Orleans 12$c.
Floor declined from 6 to 12$ cents. Wheat
from 1 to 2 cents.
Mayor's Report
The Mayor’s report received at a late hour
yeaterday occupies onr space this morning to
the entire exclusion of editorial. For miscel
laneous matter the reader is referred to the
outside.
Wood’s Museum,—CoJ. Wood the proprietor
of Wood's Museum of “Living Wonders”
arrived yesterday and is stopping at the Pulas
ki House. The Museum with its wondrous
phenomina will Ire along next week.
To the Ladies—We take occasion to re
turn onr thanks to the ladies of the Fair, who
sent to onr office on last evening, a waiter of
delicacies to tempt the palate of a hungry and
tired editor. We found no difficulty in making
room for the articles and can assure them, tiiat
such favors never come out of season.
The Mayor's Anaal Report of the City
. ofSavannah,
Mayor’s Office, Savannah, •
November 20,165C. f
To the Citiens of Savannah.
The Mayor’s Report, together with a state
ment of the receipts and disbursements of the
City Treasurer, from November 1st, 1855, to
the 3l*t of October, 1856, inclusive, is here
with submitted to you. Under the head of pay
ments made for medicines for the sick poor, ap
pears the sum of £2,715 67. This item of ex
penditure, laudably benevolent in its intent,
seems extravagant as applied under the unex
ampled state of health which has prevailed iu
the City daring the past year, and is referred
to the consideration of the incoming Board of
Aldermen.
CENTRAL RAILROAD.STOCK AND BOND?.
Since the date of my last annual report,
there have been sold two hundred and thirty
shares of Central Railroad aud Banking Com
pany’s stock at a nett premium to the City of
62,274. The proceeds have l>een applied to the
redemption of twenty-one Bonds of the City
loan for Internal Improvement for the year
1839—leaving yet outstanding aud due ou the
1st of February, 1857, bonds to the extent of
$198,000. Amount of Central Railroad stock
remaining unsold 2,322 shares, par value $232,-
200.
STREET AND LANES.
In this account is embraced the cost of pav
ing Whitaker street and the causeway leading
to the Exchange Dock, amounting to $3,738
93. Construction of stone walls, etc., at the
head of Barnard, Lincoln, and East Broad st*.,
610,416 37. Bepairs on Plank Road and ciw*
logs, 62,043 94. Squares, Streets, and Lanes,
64,710 90-in all 622,510 14.
scavenger's DEPARTMENT.
This department was re-organized on the
29th December, 1853, by ordinance, and the
present system of keeping the streets, squares,
and lanes in order, let by contract for a period
of three years, at a cost to the city of 625,000.
The work is accomplished by the employment
of sixteen carts and drivers, with a few extra
hands and mules in reserve, together with the
addition of two carts and mules, the property
of the corporation, furnished by resolution of
Council on the 7th of February last. The gen
eral cleanliness of the city for the past year
has been satisfactory. I am convinced, how
ever, that the same results can be obtained at a
much less rate of expenditure than at present,
by a return to the old system of cleaning t he
■treeti, viz; the ownership by the city of all
apparatus connected with the Scavenger's Den
partment, are the employment of the Deputy
as superintendent over the same. Tim
present cost, as has been shown, averaged by
contract annually ' $8,333 33
Add to the above the expense of two
carte, mules and drivers 704 00
Total. 69,037 33
Old System—Cost of keeping 20
mules per year, allowing nine
g uarts corn and fourteen lbs.
ay per day to each mule... .62480
Hire of 18 negroes, at 6228 each
W per annum 4104
ear and tear of apparatus per
annum 100
0,084 00
$2,353 33
MAS8JE FUND.
This fund, the charitable bequest of the lato
Peter Massie, ceases to appear in the statement
of “Resources” for the past year. It was paid
over to the city in 1849, und since then, by ju
dicious Investment, has been largely accumu
lated; it was devised for educational purposes
la compliance with the application of Messrs.
A. Porter, John Btoddard, et al, School Com
missioners for the county of Chutbarn, Council,
by resolution on the 6th of April, 1855, decreed
that nine thousand dollars of the above should
be expended in the erection of a building to be
bt known os the Massie School House. The
work wa« commenced In December last. To
meet the cost of construction, there have been
■old and paid over to Mr. John Stoddard, Treas.
are? of Commissioners, 21 shares of Central
BUlroad stock, 62,248 60; two thousand shares
Savannannah Gas Light stock, 65,397 88;
twelve hundred and ninety-two dollars twenty-
five centSACcamulated dividends on the above
»nd one coupon Southwestern Railroad bond
for635—hi all68,976 63. There remained 1*8
shares Savannah Gas Light stock, and I bond
of the Southwestern Railroad Company, which
has been trusferied to the School
Commissioners by rsJBUoo of Cooncll, for
educational and other purposes connected with
the esUbllshmcnL The edifice was completed
on the 1st of October last, and the school or
ganixed on the 16th of the same mouth, with
about ooe hundred and fifty pupils In attend
ance. The number now Is 225. Forty-five of
these pay tuition, the rest are received without
charge. The institution Is calculated to accom
modate 280 scholars, one hundred and fifty In
each department, and when In full operation
will be presided over by nix teachers.
GOVERNMENT APFBOFBIATIOSi, SAVANNAH
RIVER.
Through the courtesy of CapL Gilmer, I am
enabled to lay before you a statement of the
operations of the past year for the Improve
ment of Savannah River, under the apppro-
priationofll61,000, approved March 3d, 1855*
The work of dredging at the' wrecks has been
so far advanced as to give a cbannal way ovc r
these obstruction*, about two hundred and fif
ty feet wide, and eleven feet deep at low water
or seventeen feet at high tide. Recent sound
ings have been made throughout the extent of
the excavated channel, and it was found that
the depth remained about the same us when
the dredging was completed. I am pleased to
inform you that since the date of my last an
nual repprt, the Act of Congueaa of 3d March
1855, appropriating one hundred and sixty-one
thousand dollars has been so far amended as t°
make the unexpended balance applicable to the
removal of the Bar's shoals, banks and other
impedimenta caused by the hulks at the wrecks
Since the passage of this amendment, four cuts
have been completed through the upper part
ofGarden Bank, with the view to give the
same depth at that locality as had been pre
viously gained over the obstructions below,
and the result has been a channel at this point
of abont 110 feet in width with a debth of
over 17 feet at high tide. In tho further pros
ecution of the improvements undertaken by the
Government, C'apt. Gilmer proposes, in order
to give permanence to the channel way which
has been opened through the wrecks, to turn
part of the water from the Back to the front
River, by means of a deflecting work placed
just above King’s Island, and to give greater
width to the channel along the Southern edge
ofGarden Bank and at other points of the
River, by dredging as originally proposed. In
accordance with the same plan the dredging
machines will be worked at the wrecks until
the channel is increased to the width Of three
hundred feet If necessary the deflecting.work
at the lower end of Fig Island will be built also
to torn a portion of the tide from the Back to
the Front River.
RANGE L1011T, BAY-STREET.
On the 19 August, 1855, a communication
wai addressed to the Light HouteJBoard at Wash
ington, asking the establishment of a Beacon at
the head of Bay street, os a range light for ves
sels commiog up the river after night-fall. In
Compliance with the above, an appropriation
of two thousand dollars was made at the last
session of Congress for the erection.of this
structure. The Work will be pot up in the com-
ming winter. It is proposed to erect a cast iron
shaft about thirty :eet in height, ornament in
design, with a Fresnel light on the summit; the
whole to be enclosed with a suitable iron railing.
An area of land twenty feet square has been
ceded to the United States by Act of the Gen
eral Assembly, for its site. This grant ba3
also been coufirmed by Ordinance of Council.
THE KNOLL.
Two and a half mile3 above Tybee Light in
in ascending the Savannah river Irom the sea,
is an impediment of sand, mud and shellei
stretching away across the entrance from Cock’
spur Lsland and known among seafaring men
us the “ Knoll.” At low water it is a serious
hinderancc to vessels of heavy draft bound, in
affording as it does, only the insecure anchorage*
of an open roadstead. To remove this obstacle
to the commerce of the port, application was
made iu January last through our delegation in
the Legislature for State aid to the extent of
$25,000, to dredge a channel way through this
troublesome shoal. A bill introduced to timt
effect was lost by six votes in the House of Re
presentative. Deeming the work of vital con
sequence to the commerce of the State at large
and especially to the interest3tof this city, the
following communication were submitted on
the Oth of March last, to the members of the
of the Board of Aldermen :
Gentlemen Your attention isiuvited to the
following considerations, relative to the pro'
posed improvement of the savannah river at
the Knoll, opposite Cockspur Island. As the
subject is one of much importance to the com
merce of Georgia, as well as to the success of
work now in progress under the appropriation
from the Federal Treasury for the removal of
obstructions at the wrecks, 1 deem it advisable
to bring the matter to your notice, particularly
at this time. Tho subject was discussed and
the improvement strongly recommended iu the
report of the Commissioners, invited by the
Chamber of Commerce of this city, to prepare
a plan for the improvement of .Savannah river.
The Knoll is the only serious obstruction which
cannot he removed with the funds of the Gov
ernment appropriation, when the Act shall
have been amended, as now proposed to the
War Department, h* as to be applicable to the
taking up of ull impediments consequent upon
the sinking of the wrecks, and as the General
Assembly of the Btatc has failed to grant the
sum of $25,009 solicited for this object, it be
comes a question of serious import to the intc-
of Havanuah, whether the heccssarv funds
funds for removing it should not be advanced
from tho city Treasury.
By virtue of uu ordinance pushed on the 2d
of June, 1853, authorising the issue of houdsto
the amount of one huudred aud sixty thousand
dollars, to he advanced to pay for the improv
ing of the navigation of the river and burbor
of Savannah, provision is made that the pro
ceeds of or tho moneys arising from the sale of
said bonds, ahull he expended iu such sums,
and at the times, and iu sncii manner a)> the
Mayor shall deem most expedent for the pur
pose of carrying ou the proposed improvement,
By dredging over the Knoll there would at
one* be obtained a channel deep enough to ad
mit vessels drawing 21 to 22 feet, from the
mouth of the river to Venus Point anchorage,
or within six and a half miles of tho city, thus
conmmlng within the scope of the Government
appropriation for tho removal of impediments,
Ac. The depth over the Knoli, therefore,
should be increased at an early day. In fact
there is every reason to believe that this part
of the general plan of improvement would have
been recommended by ttic commissioners, as
the first operation to he undertaken, had it
not been so important to the commerce of the
port to have au increase of depth over the
wrecks at the earliest possible period. Much
difficulty has been experienced by the Pilots
recently, in bringing the larger vessels that
enter this port over the Knoll. Within tho past
few days tho ship Kertch, with a draft of 18
feet 3 inches, has been detained on her outward
voyage by grounding on this troublesome ob
struction.
By cutting u channel way a trifle over one-
third of a mile in length, by three hundred feet
in width, with an additional depth of three
feet, increased faculties will lw afforded to nil
branches of tho Savannah trade, as there would
be consequently less restriction os to the ton
nage and draft that could engage in it Large
quantities of sawed lumber and heavy ranging
timber are shipped annually from this port,
and aa met of the raagtif timber exported is
taken foot rafts la the rim, it could be ship
ped front the anchorage at Venus Point with
nearly the aame economy and convenience as
•breast of the city, with the additional advant
age of leaving the river In front or the wharves
clear for vessels of lighter draft. 4 learn from
Captain J. P. Gilmer, U. 8. Engineers, that he
has received authority from the Department at
Washington, to contract fora dredging machine
ot greater power and working capacity than
the oue now employed daily on the wreck*—
He has already taken measures to have the
larger machine built, and there U every reason
to believe it will be in complete working order
by the first of Jane next. At that time, or
soon thereafter, arrangements might be mide
to employ this dredge, the 'expenses to be de
frayed from the City Treasury, In accordance
with the provisions of the ordinance already
allnded to. The summer months afford favor-
able opportunity for performing the work, on
account of the calm weather which usually pre
vails at that season, and also from the fact that
operations would be less liable to interruption
by the frequent passage of vessels in and out
of harbor. Feeling fully assured that the
dredging of the Knoll cannot fail to advance
the commercial interests of Savauuah, by the
admission of a larger class of vessels into her
port, and that the prosecution of this work
will have a favorable bearing upon the efforts
now making to deepen the channel over the
shoals above, by the increased volume of flood
tide which will be free to ascend the river and
scour off its bottom wheu returning to the
ocean, I desire earnestly to solicit fur the sub
ject, that careful attention and coiisidarution
which its importance demands. Accompany
ing tho paper is a tracing of the locality of the
proposed improvement, together with a com
munication from Captain J. F. Gilmer contain
ing estimates of cost, etc.
All which is respectfully submitted.
Edward C. Anderson, Mayor.
Savaumth, March 15th, 18.56.
Savannah, January 3d, 1856.
Hon. K. C. Anderson, Mayor of Savannah :
SirHerewith I have the pleasure to trans
mit a sketch of the mouth of Savannah River,
showing the depth of water over the “Knoll
and the extent of that obstruction. The sound-
logs placed in the map show the depth of water
at mean low tide, and the rise of tide is nearly
eight feet (7 feet 11 inches.) By examination
of the soundings, it will be perceived that the
average depth of water over the Knoll at low
tide Is about 11 feet. It should he made three
feet deeper, so as to furnish a more uniform
channel, and the width of this poiut should not
be less than 300 feet.
To cut such a channel through the Knoll will
require the excavation of about 66,000 cubic
yards of broken oyster shells, mud and sand.
The cost of dredging, in a position so exposed,
ought not to be estimated at less than 37$ct&
per cubic yard. To do the work, therefore,
would require $24,975, or in round numbers
$25,000.
If this obstruction be once removed, a mod
erate expenditure will serve afterwards to pre*
serve the desired depth of channel. With the
expenditure of the above sum, the Knoll can
be so far removed os to make the Savannah
river a.Buitable outlet fur the products of Geor
gia. Vesseels drawing 21 feet can then be
brought up the channel to an anchorage and
harbor commodious in extent and perfectly se
cure from storm and danger.
I am, Sir, with high regard,
Your obedient servant,
J. F. Gilmer,
C'apt. of Engineers.
The Committee to whom the foregoiug com'
munications were referred reported in favor of
the project, and recommended the adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved, “ That the City of Savannah will
undertake the cost of removing the obstruction
in the river known as the Knoll.”
“ Resolved, That the Mayor address a commu-
‘ nication to the Secretary of war requesting
' that the officer in charge of river lmprove-
‘ meuts may be instructed to cut away the
' KnoJ as early as he can, and that the City
* will pay the expense of working the dregg-
‘ machine, and ail the necessary boats and
* flats.”
In compliance with the foregoing resolutions
application was made to the proper authority
and the work of dredging through the Knoll
bugun ou the ltith of August, under the super
vision of Capt T. F. Gilmer, and Lieut. G, W.
Custis Lee, the oficers in charge of the Govern’
ment operations.—The dredging for the city
was continued for about six weeks, when in
consequence of the boisterous weather pre
vailing In tlie mouth of September at that ex.
posed point, it was suspended for the season
and the dredges removed to Garden Bauk, in
the regular prosecution of the improvement
undertaken by the General Government. The
result has fully realized tho expectation of the
Engineer. Six thousand seven hundred and
fifty-five cubic yards of sand, mud, aud shell,
have been removed, and a channel way forty
feet wide, fourteen feet deep at low tide (or
full21 feet at moan high water) aud about oue
third of a mile ia length, has been excavated
To render this channel serviceable to vessels
entering and leaving port this winter, Iwould
recommend to the Commissioners of Pilotage
to place a few spar buoys along one edge of
tiie cut with a view to mark the nicest ac*
curacy, its position und direction. It cun lie
done at a trifling outlay.
The expenses of the work at the Kuoll, viz
hire of of Captains, Engineers, ^Seamen, aud
laborers, the cost of fuel repairs aud all other
current expenses incidental to the undertaking)
have been paid out of tho City Treasury,
Cush statement of City lunds in the hands of
Mr. R. Dunning, disbursingagent:
November 1st 1855 $667 02
Received by him from City
Treasurer since 3000 00-63,667 02
Expenditures for the year 2,409 98
pfopttwpn—t.tloaof ftiminiln «t|
Wuhtaftoii.Uie natty to be Brie b, am.!
nil. Id •abiding that Kick great fwStUe. to |
tbe Nnj of our county will be niataned to
u from tbo Federal Treuoiy.nndIf notthooco,
the cUim •houlil We Utd before tbe Leglabtnrn
of oorown Stite. I doubt net It win be foror-
•Wjr acted upon.
COMMI.HCK Of SAVANNAH.
Statement of EzioiU bom lb. port of Pweiub,
bom the liiof September, 11*4, UMitAegen,
1855* inclusive.
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S2iw*?.^*.?°! f Jo8c 7# 12222 to-siew et
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fobnuoo m par but Annul
Paid eondry bum per atatt-
“ e ““ *' VtVdf*,
606 00
TnfiTnm -
Received Item the Clerk of
Le« paid for
Mass
SMktaf
MU.. MM 00
To Bnu PATA
Received for Mayer's aetes
discounted
To Bonds—
Received for Beads for im
provements of tee Sevan
f { Wife*!
1 Ail: gi_6—£
: :?ff
ter construction of Sevan-
neiiy Albany end k Golf
Utilised.,.......
Received ter Bonds touted
tor construction of Water
Works
To Bourn or Hum—
Received of City Mar-
stuff for sale* mad impoua
To Cm I
Roc
laa^etor’asalarv.
MdAMMU,lnlMi.
Md fer MU MleeMe, and
■ndrlMWoSm. .777.... 1MM
beafeee paid MR.
M ** M *'?ISr«i w ..M*y Man
I Paid lor Prortrlou, Oil and
in T.i ,i 1 wood 2,e*4 tr
• I Pzld hr MxUclua, lluk.U
nod WhUewuhlng »ltt
Paid fee repalre U* H-
ij »a |y bowel Drove CtnMUiy—
’ I Paid Kacpm'i eatery. MOO W
laid far uibur on 00
mid Ibr rdpeln ind iUUoo-
000,000 00
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pSdlbei
iinf for theft.. 26 00- 2,449 01
87 08
667 76
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Statement or the Exports from the Port of Savan
nah, from the let day o! September, 1856, to the
Slat clay of August, 1856, Inclusive:
1|
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61,259 04
I cannot too earnestly recomincml the early
redemption of this important work iu the en
suing summer, or os soon thereafter us arrange
ments cuu be made with the War Department,
for the use of machinery, boats and flats, under
tho management of the officer in charge of tho
Government operations, us was effected during
tbe past season. A ship channel over the
Kuoll is of vitul importance to the commercial
interests of Savannah aud taken iu connection
witli the works now going on in the river above,
under the appropriation of the United States,
should be urged forward with all practicable
dispatch It cannot be prosecuted during the
fall, winter, or early spring months, on account
of the great exposure to beay seas and storms,
bat must be done in tho summer time and
should be continued uutil a channel way of
sufficient depth and width, is obtained to admit
the heaviest class of merchant vessels now
bnilt, Into our waters. You will thus widen
tho range of competion for charter by bringing
within its scope a class of ships which from
their great draft have been hitherto excluded
from our port, and instead of being confined in
contract to vessels drawing a-limited number
of feet, there will he opened up to your enter
prise the tannage of tho country to seleot from.
In a national point of view, it is equally im
portant, as affording to onr first class frigates
and steamers, an Atlantic port of access south
of Cape Hatteras, where ia tbe event of war
or stress, they will find safe anoorage under the
guns of a fortress already completed, to protect
them from affront by a superior force in the
offing.
There Is every reason to believe that upon a
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Rec’d for Texes collected
is 1862 .
U 4. 4. .* ms 42 00
•• « •» “1854 1,10700
-* “ “ 114* 16,607 *7
,« .. it “ ltM 96,166 93
LeMsaouat refunded....1,841 60- 107,900 90
ToCittCocRB— , ... ^.i
Rec’d l.om Clerk of Fee*. 1,011 00|
ToDmoow—
Received for Dividends
on Slock in Central Rail
road k Banking Cempany.
Received ter Dividends on
£tato Bank of Georgia.
Received tor Dividends on
South Weetern Railrrad ^
1 Company 20,000 001
To Fob—
Received iron Harbor Mu
ter. and Clerk of Council
for Licenses 3,000 28 j
To Fixes—
Received tor Fine* collect
ed from Mayor’s Fine Book
and Information Deckel...1,331 SO
Less amount retendet*. *“
Fir* DnMKTMXT—
Received from sale of old
w pros’)
By Mamie ffeWl
Paid to J. StoddardyTreaa'r
School Oosa'srs of faalham
Coolly 16,073 13
By Market-
Paid Clerk’s Salary 076 00
Paid tor hire of laborers... 190 02
Paid ter repairs, materials,
stationery and painting.... 000 62
Paid for lights and repairs
to lamps.
By Manhattan Bank. New York-
Remitted them to pay inter-
City— J -
By Opening Btn
ntid John & MomtmoUin for
opening Jonas street 40 00
Paid Lloyd k Owens, Att'ye
for M. Prendergaat 60 00
Paid Law k Bartow, Att’y*
for Harrington, trustee 1,610 78
Paid Uw, Aartow k Lovell
Arrived.
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Btt&UAIwt., Kmi, kClt
4.9MT4 s ^ I
Sc*North8UU, Horton, Bs.ua-Ojda, su^.,1
Sumnar Gordon, B«iltn,Qurle 1 t/,c_j P3
D. parted.
StMiuer Gordon, Barden, Clur| ei!w ,
Bttuner Rudolph, Wud, /.oguju.
HnlltdT ~
BUuuhip Knoxville, Led loir, x,* v„ r ,
Btewnlblp Tolun, Jlorle,, Bnllnnore* *
Consignee,,
Par .leaner Swnn, from Lemere'.
bile, cotton, ISbnge mc»l, end Mndrt.' .It 1 *
A VUlnlontn, L c Wede, HtberXemiA ? S ,
wdnon, IT'Hater., A s B»rtrid e l°&bXi, S<t I
Hardee ii Co,Char boat, end otheri. I
Per iteamer Randolph, i,c u ,,
cotloo, S8fl boxen copper ore, to L C Wnt!' H
fc Potter, S K Ulllleiu. ’ * *- Ml |
CM 40- 3,122 M
2,100 24
I.To»PUX. 24,400 OOt Ait-J.lbr John HaopP>....3,054 80- 4,444 M
Dividends on I ** 'SSSMr-,.. .. . igo 92
109 001 Paid ter repairs, etc
I By Printing and stoilonery—
10 00- 1,321 36
n
.3 i
88 ’
111
ii
BKHABB9.
Cotton.—The exports of Cotton from thin
lort lor the season joet closed, exceed those of
855 by 4,217 bales.
Rice.—The exports of Bine for 1856 exceed
those of 1855 by 21,687 casks, and in vnlne
$550,292.
Wheat The table above will show that both
the quantity and value of this article of report
are materially less than in 1855. This may be
accounted for, in part at least from the fact
that the deprecation in price may not have
warranted the transportation to market from a
distance.
Copper Ore.—-The receipts and exports of
this article are also materially leas than last
season. Whether the mines are leas productive,
or it has found new outlets to market, are
points yet undetermined.
(sundries.—The items which are comprehend
ed under this head have increased over any
irevions season, and. are over estimated at 61,-
90,000.
The total value of our exports, show an in
crease of this over the last season of about 10
per eent., which is exceedingly gratifying, and
with increased facilities for the transportation
of produce, together with the greater accumu
lation of banking capital we may reasonably
hope for the continued advancement ef our
commerce over all competition.
Very respectfully,
Edward C. Anderson, Mayor.
Statement of the Resource* of the City of Sa
vannah, Octoter 31*f, 185C—Stock at par value.
2,322 shares Central Railaoad & Banking Co.
6232,2M 00
10.000 shares Savannah A Gulf Rail
road—00 per cent paid in UQO.OQC 00
2,517 shares August* 4s Waynesboro’
Railroad Co 251,700 00
2,500 shares Southwestern Railroad
Company 250,000 00
1,058 slmres Montgomery k West Point
Railroad 105,800 00
60 share* Ogeecbee Plank Road slock. 5,000 00
13 shures of the Bank of tho State of
Georgia 1,300 00
2 bonds of.Jouu.I Kelly, for payment of
Lot Liter E.Heathcote Ward,paya.
bio in tl a ml 3 years, each of $1,300
bearing interest 2,600 00
$1,448,600 00
CITY DONA1X,
644 lots in 22 Wards, under lease, val
ued at $489,902 60
36 lots in Spr'gfl'id planta
tion 19,234 60
$509,737 0q
Lots laid ofl'uud\nlued,not
underlease 70,200 00
Approximate value of land
not laid off nor valued—
20lota south of Hospital.. 18,000 00
20 lota east of “ .. 20,000 00
9 acres of land of tho old
Cantonment, reserved for
City lots 20,000 oo
Remainder oi'lbe Spring-
Held plantation...i.... 80.000 00
•Site purchased tor Water
Works 22,000 00 739,337 00
Water Work* valued at 200,000 00
883 6$
16108
1,199 10
409 78
400 53
463 70- *3,121 97
3,363 78
14 00
67 501
To Ground Rents—Received
from City Lott in Wards,
Brown Ward 1*86 *1
CeluaDie Ward 1,011 79
Chatham Ward 1,279 34
Calbotu Ward 1,266 92
Crawford Ward 93967
Charlton Ward 263 44
Elbert Ward 1,294 70
Forsyth Ward 2,288 38
Fraeklia Ward 017 IP
.New Franklin Ward 515 59
Greens Ward * 749 89
Jackson Ward 1,193 09
Jasper Ward 1,37346
UFayette Ward 57
Liberty Ward 083 14
Monterey Ward 2,020 21
Pulaski Ward
Resold* Ward
Troup Ward
Warren Ward
Washington Ward
Wesley Ward
To Jail—
Received for Jailor’s Fees
To Ixodistal Exraxcas—
Received from sale or
Book of City Ordinances.
Received from tale ot Bonds
of Savadnab, Albany k
Q ulT Railroad C-unpany to
refund amount of prelimi
nary Survey advanced... 12,787 37- 12^01 38
ToLaurxl Gnovn Curixst—
Received for sale of Lota 380 00
“ “ Burial fees.. 801 63-
To Dc*wa*—
Received from Retailers
and Exhibitors
ToMarxit—
Received for Fees, Rent
of cull*, he
To Ms»«a School Fund. 15,073 13
Less received as per
leas year’s statement 1,2*8 25
Received for dividends on
Control Railroad stock...
To Paving Low-
Received for Paving
To Poor Hocse a*d HosrrrAL—
Received for State Taxes
on Auction sales
To PCICBAS* OF StTXFOX Nsw
Guard Hocss—
Received tor two Bonds
JJ Kelly, dated 6th July,
1854,and payable in 2 an 3
years
ToRbnt—
Received lor Rent ot
Wharf Slips
To SrauronDD Pkantatiqx--
Received for Rents,Wood,
fee
To Hals of Citt Lora-
Received for East hair of
Lot No, 3, Jasper Ward..
ToSrocx in Central R.R A B
Co-
Received tor sale or stock..
To Watie Worxs—
Received from Secretary
Total value of Stout and
Domain, ax above $2,387, r 37 00
This statement does not include the public
buildings, five lots in possession of the Academy
aud Uniou Society, under lease, which expires
on Gth of June, 1802, Wharf lot at the foot of
West Broad street 46£ feet, vacant, slip on the
canal, one-bslf of Fig Island, and a small en
croachment by lot No. 3, Decker Ward; also,
27 horses and other property purchased for the
Police, Also, two carts and two mules, purchas
ed for the Scavenger’s Department this year.
fended debt.
Statement of the Funded Debt of the City of
Savnnnah, including all the Bonds issued and
outstanding, 31st October, 1856.
Amount of
Binds issued. For what. Interest. Total.
6109,000 00 Cen. R R & B’kg Co.613.930 00
150,000 00 S. W.RR 10,6C0 00
200.000 00 Aug. k W. R 14,000 00
27,840 00 rpringfleld plantation 1,048 00
100,uOO 00 Muscogco Branch R R 7,000 00
5,000 00 Ogoocbce Plank Road. 350 00
22,000 00 Purchase land Water W 1,540 00
5,090 00 Savannah Gas Ugnt Oo 350 00
100.000 00 Mont, k W P R R 7,000 00
200,000 00 Construction WatorW 14.00 00
03,000 00 ImprovementSav R. 4,410 00
000,000 00 riavh. k Gulf R R 42,000 006117,02860
1,057 60 Corporation Notes
probably destroyed
1,327 00 City Scrip outstanding.
1075124 60
BONDS TO BK ISSUED,
400000 00 8av. A GulfR. R. 628,000 00
25000 00 Imp’nt Sav. R.R. 1,760 00
200000 00 Main Trunk
6117,028 80
14,000 00- 43,760 00
6160,778 80
2300124 60
Amount or Mayor's Notes now running
in the Banks of Savannah 618,000 00
Amount or Bonds, 1839, now outstanding
and unredeemed 199,000 00
Savannah, Nov. 20, I860.
It is said that 400 persona in Connecticut
were deprived of their vote in this month, by
the new constitution provision requiring thu
they should know how to read and write in
order to vote
A lady relating her matrimonial experlene
said:
"At first, on retiring of a cold _
husband used to »y to me, ‘put ypur
tootles with mine, bat soon it was, ’keepyour
cold hoofooff me.”
13)
h
1,211 50
19,660 01
4,810 00
.780 88
64 00- 13,864 88
1ST 791
733 7U
Paid for advertising end
stationery 1,109 30
By Poor House end Hospital—
Paid Wm. Duncan, rree’t.. 1,050 00
By Quarantine-
Paid Health Offlcer’staler v, 202 60
Paid the Keeper of the Pest
House salary 326 00
Paid for Libor at Pest
House and expenses of
Patients 332 68
Paid for building Bridge
at Pest House 61 00
Paid for conveying Health
Officer to Quarantine.... 42 25- 1,013 48
Bt Prnra—
Paid Centractor’e salary
and sundry repair*.... 1.303 00
By Springfield Plantation-
Paid for labor on Ditch-
_ ing, 6m— 837 U
By Baitrica—
Paid salaries of City offi
cers * 7,524 94
By Stock-
Paid for Stocks in Sav-
anah, Alb’y It Gulf Rail
road by issoeofaty Bonds 300,000 00
By Scavenger’s Department-
Paid Superintendent’s
•alary for contract 8,016 07
By Streets and Lanes—
Frid for labor on Streets,
Lanes and Squares.... 12,357 08
Paid for drayage, and
paving in Whitaker st.. 3,738 93
Paid tor materials and
building wall at foot Bar
nard atreet 3,483 84
Paid for Labor and ma
terials on wall at tool of
East Broad street 1,097 84
Paid tor two muleaand
carte 340 00
Paid for crossings Tor
streets and paving in La-
Fayette square 491 85- 21,610 14
By Savannah Water Works-
Paid pay Ml and for la
bor...... 4,644.86
Paid tor woa, coal, lum-
her, oil, uKgbt, *c, v . l,608 to
Paid tor npurs 901 41
Paid for &toi> cocks and
hardware *25 25
Paid for desk, boxes, and
filter box 85 12
paid draft of James U.
Morse..... 32,884 08
Paid tor printing and
stationery...... 170 W- 40,995 92
TO balance this day... 7,103 11
•Decree ot Court.
760,457 93
2,000 00
408 751
910 72
492 00
24,260 OOj
9,204 51
760,467 93
We, the undersigned, Committee of Finance,
have examined the accounts of the City Treas
urer, from the 1st Nov., 1855, to the 31st Oct
1850, inclusive, and find the aame correctly
stated, as per vouchers produced, showing a
balance in his bands of seven thousand, one
hundred and three dollars and eleven cents.
A. Chamncn,
John J. Kelly,
Richard. D. Arnold
Savannah, Nov. 1,1850.
60 oo
626
11 36
260 00
10 00
3 CO
6 00
25 00
6
Memoranda,
FOREIGN POETS.
Bristol, Nov 4-Put back, How, Walkiu I
lb, leaky, towed up ty a steamer ^ |
Paasengtrs.
Per steamship Knoxville, tor Sew W, u
eenken and art \V n nion’ i d. .. CJ *“Kn
and a Bee
per steamer Swan, from Demere's r.J:
J Lawton, J W Lawton, Dr Erwin, lady,
svte, Caps Erwin, lady, child and 2 ivts. rW 1
ler, A T Mason, L P Cone, A C*uU q
n Sotert^W Humbert, Mrs Humbert °
I
untntUrt, a a Uutmui I
Beeelpb Per Central lUHrtud,
Nor. 28.—1.09 bate cotton. Sbalfiden i„ I
hides, and mdze to Behn k FogteJ bSS&& I
ardKiCo, wDuncan, W»,ii.,w I
Ntra SUujtrtumtnts.
Mi
LANIER HOUSE,
MACON t t QEoSQlil
LOGAN & MEARA, Propeittors, I
THE Proprietors of this well ktoital
Ubhshment respectfully gtre ucce i&l
they are still candidates for the uuo£ I
.Of the Traveling public, ud
mintw to omit nothing to deserve well of Urn I
guests and maintain the roiuutionoftt*E«* P
FREE TRANSPORTATION’
or Passengers and Baggage, to and Iron • ,cL» I
by a fine new omnibus and baggage wspt m I
ther have provided for that purple, I
wilt hereafter be a', no expense whateverfortm. 1
portetionof them-clves and their barn.-* ihr I
way between the Lanier House and ttekfj l
stations in Macon. We ask a anunuatcedKNjl
patronage andpromUe attention and cott.!ortuc3l
guests. L'.GAN & ULiBi r
Macon, Oct. 14,1S56. L0
WANTED.
A SITUATION as coachman, by a jotrg ul
from the North, who i* u*ed to the bu-iul
and well qualified to take care of boms, r
Apply at this office* norlMt |
> Committee.
Bv Bills Payable—
Paid Mayor’s Notes
By Board or Health—
Paid for Medicines for the
Poor
Paid Secretary and Me*.
scoger for services 360 00
Paid for Lime, serving
Notices, 6w
Paid for Burial of Paupers
Paid Sec'ry for Charities
(services]
Bt City Court—
Paid Judge’s Salary....
Paid tor Printing and
Stationery....
By Ciit Bark or Nsw Yore—
Remitted them to pay in.
torest on Oily Bonds....
By City Police—
Paid tor serrlces of Po-)
Itcemen ,36,244 62 1 36,694 27
lias Fines 360 2fr (
raid for Hay, Cora, Ac.
Paid sundry bills
Paid Hostlers and
Paid for Gas Lights...
Paid for Wood
By City Loas roeliraurAL
186,600 00
2,716 07
860 82
69 60
400 00- 8,885 99
1,000 02
126 16- 1,126 17
0,416 15
6,186 74
1,162 88
614 36
487 OS
103 60- 43,344 77
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES FOR 1856.
Paid—John Dillon, storage of Ume 72 00
. Post Office box-rent aud postal sumps . 10 20
. Lloyd A Owens, Att’y a, tor profeM’ual
services 310 DO
. Ward A Owens ♦♦ “ 200 CO
. George A. Gordon proresa’nal servin'* 450 00
. Joe* W. Roberts, signing, Ae, bonds
and coupons 533 00
. DL Cohen, balance of repairs to Ex
change 485 73
. Sundry small bills 18 47
. Coftl for the Exchange 109 26
. Michael Feely, in part for painting Hy
drants
. George M Oonn, frame for Mayor’s
Office
, Kennedy A Beach, spittoon’s, Ac, tor
Council Chamber
. Treasurer, for soaking Tax Digest....
. WP Brown,. Surveyor, services or
laborers 144 37
. Marshall House,dinners tor City Court
Jury
. Lovell AiLattimore, repairs to safe...
, JT Jones “ “Ac..
. Th a Smith,boat and bands to Tybee
. John F O’Byrne, Lumber
,. Capt Gilmer,dredging foot West Broad
street 313 38
David R Dillon, building foot West
Broad stand 1 year’s rent of same 039 80
Martin Duggan, repairs to sloop in
jured by lire Engine C 00
J BHogg, making copy Map or Savan
nah River and Brunswick 46 00
R D Walker, bill of sundries 62 19
P Snider, healing dead horse 5 00
J. E. Falligant, moving, Ac., fence on lot
No. 10, Washington Ward 13 97
Phoenix Office, for Insuring Barracks.. 90 63
Expenses of delegates to Thomasville
Convention 156 OO
City Marshal,work en Major Stark’s land 261 20
.. 8. N. Papot. boat hire for SUrke’a place 8 60
r. G.M. Wlllet, negro hire during epidemic 97 50
Lovell A Lattimore, for sundries 9 75
Dr J Read and others, services at Nor
folk during epidemic 3,000 00
Keepers or telly sheets and list of vo
ters at elections 100 00
Messenger of Council and other’s bills of
sundries 13 87
Coal for Exchange 36 00
City Marsha), boat-hire to Hutchison’s
Island..... 12 60
John Broughton, dinner tor superin
tendent ef election 15 00
Clerk of Council, tor sundries 11 70
Griffin A Gordon, professional services 239 29
J G Falligant’# bill for Mayor’s office.. 12 00
Cit^Surveyor, establishing lines at Pest ^ ^
City: Surveyor, for services of iaborers 10 S3
W H Bulloch, for copy of records 17 37
Certified copy of City Amended Charter 10 00
O C Casey, building dry well at canal.. 5 00
Ann K Morrell, hauling dead horse.. 5 00
(fierkofClty Assessors for services.. 100 00
68,019 12
[CCA RLE TON ADVTMIiEtDT j
Valuable Body of xtice Liad on New R.ver. it til
lower part of Beaufort District.
BY THOMAS 31. HUME.
Will be sold, at private tale, a rff <ibl« mail
Land, consisting of three hundred md liitfml
acres of prime River Swamp Land, on the yrmI
side or New River, and within twenty miles util
city of Savannah, Ga. This Land U cruiterdal
tremely valuable; is at a very fine pitch of tie,
adjoins lands of Allan and other*. Planters u!
others disposed to treat can inspects pl.t cf u
same, and receive further information by jq-jti
as above, at 89 BKO.sD SlfctET, 1
nov26—It Chsriesun, S.t I
NEW YdRK, Nov lllh, W.l
M&srs. Editors :—In the fire at No i9Vw|
street, on the morning of the Oth ln=Uni,f'UW
valuaSle books and papers were exposed iorti-ll
six hours in one of Steam-* -V Marvtn'i firt-fr*
Safes.
Wo say Jlre proof, uot Itrai;.-- they are {olMfl
but because we have so pn-wJ them C'tiWl
and papers came out uninj ireti, luveihota^l
the books, occasioned by steam. 1 f
Our store was fire fturics above ground siij
stories below, oocnpii-d ir»rn celler to garret r
intensity of the heat can bo attested hr any fins
who witnessed tt- No furnace could bo i
trived by the ingenuity o' man to create sq
intense beat.
We voluntarily give tins mbute to the u 1 *
these Safes aud select jour widely circulate!®
merclal journal to iutorruthe mercantile comma
what estimate to p.aoe epon Stearns h liirr -
Wilder’a Patent salamander sales.
Respectfully. _
HAY)LAND, I1ARKAL AP1SUTJ
Wholesale Drugfissl
If All patterns and sizes or the above JMrip
Sales for sale by
C. H. CAMPF
nov20—lm
Paid for 20 Bonds re-
By City Clocks—
Paid Keeper's salary
and repair*
By Ci.y Excuanus—
Paid for repair*, paiat-
ing.glaxing, Ac
Paid tor Insurance for
one^year,to SlstNov^
Pald tor Gu Ughts..
Paid for Furniture, Ao
Bt Cuhdt-
20,000 00
(fmnmtrnal Migran.
Savannah Market, November 167*
200 331 COTTON—The same good reeling that has char
acterised onr market for tbe past tew days still
continues; buyer* freely operate; the market is
largely attended by them; price* are a little stifier,
but there Is no perceptible change; tbe offering
stock 1* not large; inclement weather has prevent-
7 60- 3,070 891 *d factors from obtaining sample* of Urge lots or
the staple. Bale* of yesterday 1,988 bales, vis: 80
1,810 69
261 00
Ml 00
1M5IUttX.MMMXtSttMX.MOrtH, «■»*»><.
Docks and WnAxvra— I 218 at llji* 526 at 11*^, 74atllM, 010 at II Ji, 48
Bv Docks and Wxary»—
Paid for MaterlaU and Re
al 1111-16,170 at HX, 82 at \\%, 14 at 12, 24
BrOeun*-- 8,1 u I Jtthro M UK, end 31 bttttKutod.ti M 14o.
Paid Inspector’s salary 276 00 Bxporu.
'blSm«SI l »l!*wiiStS NEW YOBK-SteutuUp tale.
ottHutcnlmon'a blutd... HI T4- 1.022 74 upUtadcoUon,17 4«m4o,l50Milutlc., 701w|ee
Bv Fax Dstartedt-
Paid sundry bilta of the Fire
Company’s 6,390 97
Paid for Work on Freman’s.
Hall, Engine-house* and
m ■teriflf 107 14
Paid for repairs to Itegines. 392 12
Paid GUrk’a salary M 00
Paid Sexton of Church ter
ringing alarm bell 72 00
W P^<2!S5K.“ W OO- 7,411 «| n.
. JR JOHNS, N. E-Brig C F O’Brien-116,039
1,800 001 ft p p timber, 42,110 ft sawed lumber.
’ CHARLESTON—Steamer Gordon-234 baits up-
I land cotton, 42 do 81 do.
19,266 ill
22 rolls toother, 10 aks dried fruit, 35pkgs
I sundries.
BALTIMORE—Steamship Totten—166 bales cot*
| ton, 16 bbds bacon, 26 do molaues, 808 boxes cop
per ore, 33 bales dom., 18 boxes mdzo. 6 bigs
I teathsrs, 1 do beeswax, 20 bdla corn bags, 60 casks
| rice «nd mdse.
BOSTON—Brig Bonaparte—120,000 feet sawed
By .
Paid Harbor MMter’e salary
ter 18 months
Rv Gab Lamps—
Paid for lighting and repair.
ing Street Lamps
Bv iMreovxxsxT ov Savaxkah
Paid ter Dredging at the Knoll 8,000 00
By lmxBrT Account—
Discount on Mayor’s Note*
and Interest on City Bonds 91,912 6#
Leu this amount to debit
Manhattan Oo....2,798 17
Less to debit City
Raak.New.Y<**.-Mtt »
Lett received pro*
mium on stock eetel ,104 oo
GODIY’R LADY’* BOOK
JE^OrSiraPs nfustrated Monthly tor December,
Mrs Stephen’! New Monthly tor December.
Arthur’s HomeMefssine for December,
—MORI OF—
i Live end Learn, a guide ter all who wish to speak
ind write oorrectly. For sate by
I 7 WARNO0K k DAVIS,
BOvUaUers and Stationers
0*28 146 Outgree* street.
PFIKI.l*. AwiLt for Maculae':-. I
17 Ray street, Scvaiui
CHRISTMAS PICTORIAL.
f^BANK LESLIE'S MatnmMh Pictorial
J* per, for Christina.*.
Grauatu’s Blagazine for December,
Godey’s Indies Book for December,
Harper’s Magazine for December. TiiepeJ
number of Harper conimenciig a new
those wishing to subscribe will beaccommodutB
J. fl. CUBBEHjZ Ai‘Af
nnv‘22 t’nrter ihe Marshal Hog
SWAiN it €0’s. LOTTHKIWI
[ACTROKKID BY THK KIA1E OF AUBUU-J f
^aoiberu Militant tataiijM
CI^ASS K.
To bo drawn In tbe City of Mobile.
in public, on WEDNESDAY, December w •»
on the plan of m
SINGLE NUMB ESI
John Hurtil and W. W. McGvibs, E.q, CcU |
30,000 Tickets—3,289 Prl»M|
More than One Prize to every Ten TWW
BRILLIANT
llTIzo or....640,000
1 “ .... 12,000
1 Prize of.-
10 Prizes of...
5,0001100
2,000 100
1 “ .... 1,000 j
APPROXIMATION- FRIZES-’
4 prizes of *180 .pprozim'g to 1
} I'm " • sIcioosk j
d*" "
3,000 “ 40
3,280 prizes amounting to
PRICK OF TICKET!*. -m
Whole Tickets <10; Halves $5,
30,000 Pr to of *40 will be O'J'rf (i|
lut figure of Ute Number tbat JJJJ'mbI
Jf tb.Nambfr rods with No- J *SL
where tho Number cud. In
*40, ud zo on to 0. 10 u u d>|
CertlfiMte. of rackegee »lb be ■
lowing r.tei, which is thcrUk- Tl (j,t,-
Certificates of Packages of 10 Whole , |
u .. it) quarter
- njutoFTHEionwf-
80,000 Numbora corrcipoudltl « ^ tij
Tl-ket* are placed in ul | a
Prizes .re placed iu iijti
drawn from tho Number yjJftjS, z»«J
Ume . Prize ia drawo Mmf imUif
dr *o , orderiug TickeU {SPl
dross tor the Tickets ordered, 09 - ■
dross tor the llckeia oruereu. - • a ■
they will be forwarded b >’ flr * l S
The List of Drawn Number* ihl
lent to purchasers immediately r
°%rd.ra rorTtckeu sbould bc'ic" 1 *^
d^Purcbzsere will Ioud,)' 1
ately after the drawing,—other l
Prlxe Ticket* cashed or reneweu j
nofW