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VOL. 2-NO. 100.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA,
MONDAY, MAY
7. 1866
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[From the Memphis Bulletin.]
OREADFTL RIOT AT MEMPHIS.
Our Washington Correspondente.
The War of Races Begun.
III' :
From the Nashville Papers.] \
hmHIURDMEXT OP VALPA
RAISO.
IETTi.R FROM COMMODORE RODGERS.
,‘ v May 2.—The following dispatch rcla-
. bombardment of Valparaiso has been re-
.“ t ], e Navy Department :
i MjT.l> States Steame* Vanderbilt, )
Valparaiso, March 21, I860. J
to announce that upon my arrival
, t with tin? squadron under my command, I
the English Admiral, who had informed
., intended to prevent any sadden bombard-
. would only Miffer it after ample notice. To
i< iif» reply, but having considered the mat-
rlie occasion next day to say that I would
him in preventing any sudden bombard-
. i that I would also go as much further as he
i tar 1 that the Monadanock could take care
iM tn. i i; that from target experiments 1 had
i 1 was absolutely certain that in not less
. seconds nor more than thirty minutes the
•He herself, entirely unassisted, would leave
uast-heads of the Numancia above the water;
»ur wooden vessels, English and American,
k out for the wooden vessels of the Span-
1 thu* offering to go beyond the letter of my
ms to observe stri- t neutrality, I acted upon
isition that neutrality among nations did not
ill woH directed efforts to keep the peace
' in: that as a peaceable citizen is not obliged
\ inertly while another is suffering from the
, 1 ..'••nee of a third party, but may justly in-
• !i force to prevent an infraction of Jaw, a
„■ example, so a nation witnessing the like
IV among her sister nations need not act ab-
■ qMs^ive, but with sincere neutrality might
• a; i!i f 1 *!'<■• *, if necessary, to keep the opera-
e-rents at least within tlie law for the pro-
utral persons and neutral property. I am
: action ill the premises on our part would
u r. iponsibility, but I had reached the
.that with England as an all}’ it was my
: . aid them. 1 told the English Admiral
i...i frankly added that his commerce was
..-iv 1 • than ours, and more convenient to
Spain, but as he had more to suffer in
. <<i a rupture with Spain, he had also
r rw* by interference; that his interests in
thousands while ours were only liun-
l, English Admiral said, at first, that he
; me, for l plainly declared that I would
• -p w ithout him. I said that I had no in-
: i..voming a cat’s paw to draw European
.-it of the fire and then have the power I
•king at my singed paw, while they enjoyed j
, my timely aid. The English Admiral j
;■ ; ni;ut il to throw the responsibility upon
Minister, who did not choose to act in the
!i-!i co-operation having failed, no j
One of the most dreadful riots that ever occurred in
the city of Memphis took place yesterday afternoon,
between five and six o’clock, on South street, near the
intersection of Causey street, in which Henry Dunn,
engineer of No. 2 fire engine, was killed; two police
men were mortally wounded, and seven negroes killed
outright. The frightful affray, in which white persons
and negroes were engaged indiscriminately, created
the greatest excitement in the vicinity of the place
where it occurred, and the news spread like wild-flre
through every part of the city. People left their
| stores and their houses and rushed in a most excited
manner ip to the streets. Squads were formed and
went off in great numbers to the scene of the not.
Rumors of the most exciting character flew from
lr.Duth to mouth, and the wildest reports were abroad
regarding tt& number who had been killed and
wounded.
There were at least half a dozen rumors relative to
the origin of the riot, but the real origin appears to
have been as "follows: A negro was driving a wagon
along South street about the time referred to above,
which came into collision with another vehicle, of
which a young man (white) was in charge. Words
passed between the pair as to who was-to blame for the
collision; and finding that they were unable to settle
the matter by words, an appeal was made to their
whips, which they used freely over each other's shoul
ders. No one appears to be able to tell who struck
the first blow, but this was forgotten in the fearful con
sequences that ensued. While the altercation was go
ing on, several negroes interfered, and the young
man was in serious danger of being maltreated, when
a policeman fortunately made his appearance at the
scene of action. He made an attempt to seize the ne
gro who was using the whip, when a pistol was leveled
at his head. He promptly drew his revolver, and two
other members of the force came to his assistance.
The riot then became general; negroes flocked to the
*pot in great numbers, who commenced firing at the
policemen and citizens indiscriminately, and one of
the officers, James Finn, fell mortally wounded at the
first volley, being shot through the groin with a bullet
from a pistol in the hands of a negro who fired while
only a few paces from the unfortunate policeman.
The other officers nobly stood their ground, although
almost overpowered by numbers.
In a few minutes, however, they wero reinforced by
members of the fire brigade, belonging to the No. 2
fire engine, from the Shelby street station. By this
time the firing had become general, and a large crowd
had collected at the place. Mr. Henry Dunn, en
gineer of No. 2 steamer, accompanied by hi9 brother
firemen, went gallantly to the support of the officors,
and while doing all in his power to quell the riot, ho
fell, mortally wounded, to the earth, being shot through
the head by a negro. The wound was a fearful one,
and the brains portruded from the aperture made by
the bullet. The firemen, who were armed with hose-
fFrom Our Regular Correspondent]
Washington, May 1, I860.
The programme of reconstruction put forth by the
Joint Committee creates a vast sensation. There is
some surprise that the extreme wing of the radical
party have been able to tone down sufficiently to har
monize with the rest of to party. Undoubtedly this
extreme wing set more dTOre by negro suffrage than
anything else. It had a double advantage; it gratified,
satisfied theii* humanitarian principles; and besides it
looked like it would pay. It promised a party of 600,000
voters at the South, in sympathy with this shade of
opinion. That is to say, the radicals, by negro suffrage
at the South, gratified their fanaticism, and brought
on the political arena, in the colored voters, a power
ful party, whose votes they expect to control. It was
a very bitter thing therefore for the extreme radicals
to consent lo relinquish this splendid scheme, that
promised so much. But the difficulty was this; it was
not thought prudent to force the issue of negro suf
frage on the people of the South. The last time the
question was tried distinctly in Connecticut, Wiscon
sin and Minnesota, the decision was against it. Out
side of New England, the old prejudice against negro
equality still had a good deal of hold on the people.
The radicals saw the difficulty of getting all they
wanted at once. Hence they concluded as a matter of
expediency, to accept the next best thing to negro suf
frage, which is the limitation of representation to ac
tual voters. While this does not proclaim negro suf
frage it offers a premium for it. By granting it, the
South gets so many additional members of Congress.
Such are the considerations which cause the
extreme men to consent to this plan of recon
struction. But, after all, the whole scheme is only a
a stupendous trick. It is a piece of political strategy,
which would not disgrace MachiavellL This pro
gramme is prepared on the theory that the President
aud the South will not accept it, and this party will go
into the Northern elections claiming that they have
done everything possible to bring about reconstruc
tion, They expect, on this platform to grind the
President to dust. They go on this theory : they are
certain of extremists North ; by this platform they
propose to catch many moderate people. They say
that the President lias committed himself to almost
AN E X H IB ITION
’Insurance.
OF
puis
MY OWN IMPORTATION.
keys and revolvers, after carrying their wounded com- 1 eveI *y proposition in their platform ; that he has fa-
• tu
nny part was taken, as none had
i hud used such measures r.frl could
an accommodation, but without suc-
rade into an adjacent drug store, (where ho received
every attention but it was of no avail), returned to the
support of their comrades and their officers. Many
citizens from the adjoining streets joined in the af
fray, and, by well-directed volleys, several negroes,
who had taken an active and an early part in the riot,
were slain.
At this time --(six o’clock) the riot was at its height,
antLpfficera Slattery and Mallon, the only policemen
who had arrived on the ground, had fallen severely
wounded. In the meantime a messenger had beeii
dispatched to the police office for reinforcements, and
fortunately Mr. Sheriff Winters happened to be in the
office at the time. He got -into a vehicle and drove
down at a rapid rate to the navy yard, to solicit from
Major General Stoneman, the general commanding
vored the idea of restricting representation to actuaj
voters; that he has constantly said none but loyal per.
son3 should be admitted to seat9 in Congress; that the
Confederate war de bts should be repudiated. The
Radicals, to make assurance doubly sure, have enacted
a temporary provision, to operate only until after the
next Presidential election. I refer to the exclusion of
all persons at the South for four years who gave aid to
the secession movement, from voting for members of
Congress or President. The purpose of this is to se
cure, as much a$ possible, tho chances of getting a
rote for their Presidential ticket at the South in the
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CORNER CONGRESS AND BARNARD STREETS.
. in.:; at 9 o’clock the Spanish Admiral
i iii. town with shot aud shell, directing
• ij.ally against the public buildings and
Ah!v a continued bombardment of two
• i !i‘iy minutes, the firing ceased, and the
\ nnral withdrew his vessels. Four of the
i,Mings connected with the Custom House |
y destroyed, with their contents. Other i
Moldings, used for tlie same purpose, were j
ii injured. The value of merchandise de- \
. was estimated at $22,000,000. The Govern- j
■!i;mge and railroad buildings were damaged j
.-able extent, and naturally parts of the
1 :il he Spanish Admiral declared he did not,
injure received many of his missiles. Sev-
nf private buildings were destroyed by
ilurches, and convents, anil hospitals were
from injury. Few lives wero lost—not
« ight or tell.
: will be found copies of letters addressed to
; , '.i residents of Valparaiso, representing j
; nearly all the nationalities of Christen- i
. hi. nil character, with a copy of my an-
.. .pies of the manifesto and letter of the
. \ mural. When 1 was assured that the En- j
. nir.ii had determined not to resist a bom-
t. l . al!i*d on him and said that ^as I did not
drift when I had no purpose to collide, I
i,iy \essol out. This intention I com-
. rbully to Ihe the Spanish Admiral.
:vuinstances into a position m which it
. y to take some part, I feel a natural
•mow whether the one I took meets tho ap-
: n,«• Government. In my whole course I
i: (l freely with our Minister, General Kil-
\11 i. . mil the benefit of his advice aud as-
i.111 did or ordered to do he has been
.. ,d lie has freely concurred. If his name
;i nc-utioned before, it was because I did
>. ak the continuity of my nurative, and
1 am without a strong sense of obligation
; . ration. I have the honor to be, sir,
it servant.
John Rodgers, Commodore,
rideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy.
FROM CIIILI.
i n, May 1.—The Panama Star’s correspon-
• . comments upon the barbarity of the bom-
* of Valparaiso, which was defenseless, with-
i to reply, <»r vessel to stand by it, states that
t n to twenty million dollars worth of proper-
.-tvoyed, nearly all belonging to British.
...id other foreign merchants, including all
. : parts of the town, custom house, govern-
: tings, kc.
. indent gives the following particulars of
Libardmeut:
. I that Admiral Nunez liad received orders
; in] t<i destroy, burn and desolate to the
iii** power all tho Chilian and Peruvian
... ii h. can possibly reach on tho coast; and
. armauce of theso orders, it was on the 17th
• ;t hi* sent in to the commaudant of Valpa-
.; bn- foreign representatives notice that in
.1 would bombard that city,
t .• lad moment tho English Admiral drew
a,d In could not interfere, except diplo-
. ai:.l the British interests must look out for
•viw> on shore.
• r ltodgers shrunk from undertaking
-.-rail.;, to the Spanish fleet, when the British
.: 1 r. v.led from the position he had at first
this district, the assistance of the troops under his next election. They do not want the programme of
command, t« quell the riot Sheriff Winters states ' reconstruction given out by them accepted but if it is
that General Stoneman renliorl. wliAn lie. marie the re. I ° J «-Lcjncu, uul h iv
accepted they hope to stand some chance at the South
that General Stoneman replied, when he made the re
quest, that as the citizens of Memphis had petitioned
to have the troops removed from tho ctiy, they would
be required to protect themselves as best they could,
as he had no troops at his disposal for that purpose.
Tho duty having devolved on the Sheriff to quell the
disturbance, he took the most prompt measures to do
so. He returned without delay to the station, sum
moned all the policemen he could procure, and, ac
companied by Capt. B. G. Garrett, Chief of Police, the
men were n*irched to the scene of action. As they
moved aloiig the streets at tho “double-quick,”
Sheriff Winters summoned every citizen whom he met
to take his place in the column, in order that he might
have an efficient posse commitatus to put down the
riot vi et armis, if it were necessary. As they passed
along they met many affrighted citizens coming into
ttie city for assistance, who reported the mob of
negroes to be of the most formidable dimensions.
Sheriff Winters and Capt. Garrett gave orders to their
men to be prepared for any emergency. Revolvers
were got out, and when the officers reached the
ground they found tho negroes drawn up in almost
regular line of battle. All, or nearly nil, wero in uni
form, and each one was armed with a revolver. The
officers were saluted with a volley on their arrival,
which tlie> quickly returned, doing some good execu
tion. A negro, who seemed to act as the ringleader,
fell at the first fire. This caused a general stampede
to be made by the negroes, who Were closely pursued
by tho officers, firing rapidly. At this juncture.
of getting an electoral support in the next Presiden
tial election. The President is opposed to this pro
gramme, and will not give in to it. This is just what
the radicals wraht. They would have been very sorry
if ho had given in. They think they have such a good
thing they want to keep it all to themselves. Under
this banner they are quite sanguine of carrying the
next election s'North, and having everything their own
way.
A serious riot has occurred in Falmouth, Virginia,
in which fifteen negroes were killed. This, with the
u^ar approach to similar occurrences in other places
recently, together w’ith the outbreak at Norfolk, indi
cates the foverish condition of affairs. Those who are
pressing tho negroes forward without regard to cir
cumstances arc incurring a fearful responsibility. It
cannot be denied that there is a certain antagonism of
races, which philosophers may deplore, but which
statesmen cannot ignore. Mr.’Jefferson, Mr. Jacque-
viile, and other profound thinkers who had turned
their attention to the subject, were deeply impressed
! with the danger, if not impossibility of the two races
Hence Mr. Jefferson;
though opposed to slavery, coupled with it the idea of
colonization of the negroes at. some place outside of
the United States. Many now r think that is the only
solution that holds out to the South any hope of the
future. - •
Tho Senate was engaged yesterday on an amend
ment to one of tho appropriation bills, not to pay the
salary of any person appointed to ofece by the Presi
dent, until such person was confirmed by the Senate,
except under very special circumstances. The pur
pose of this amendment, which is likely to pass, is to
as much as possible-
jinliceman iu chase of a negro, who had been an active hvi at the s outh in hBrm ‘ ony
participantm the affray, observed Judge Leonard on J
iiorseback, aud going up to him, menacingly, pistol
in hand, ordered him to go iu parsuit of the colored
individual, who was running at a rapid rate down the
street. Judge Leonard immediately went oil' in pur
suit, but the negro sought the shelter of a cabin near
at hand and escaped.
Sheriff Winters, with his then proceeded to
scour the streets with the men under his command,
and ordered all the negroes to return to their dwell
ings, which all did promptly, fearful of the conse
quences if they dared to disobey the order. The riot,
which had attained most formidable dimensions, was
thus promptly quelled. While the Sheriff and Captain
Garrett were scouring the streets with their forces, a
captain of the regular army, with a portion of a com- j Uluit tho President's patronaj
puny belonging to the Sixteenth regimsnt of regulars, . . .. *7 , _ ...
arrived on tlie ground. One or two shots were fired | ^ he whole question ol tho power ot appointment to
by the negroes after tlie military made their appear- • office is being very closely scanned by the radical*,
ance, but the sight of their fixed bayonets, and the j w j t t j 10 v j ew Q f clipping the President’s wings as much,
determined bearing of the3j0s.se commUat ns caused ... .. . ' . _ . , ...
them to fly, without loss of time, to their dwellings ’ a3 Possibie. Ihe radicals are indefatigable, and will
in the vicinity. 1 leave no stone unturned to guarantee their hold o*
The posse and the military kept possession of the j power.
davs 1
e allowed for the removal of the sick
: n combatants.
Mas every foreign representative protested
-t mergetic manner.
- residents were promised protection,
• rfereuce of* Admiral Denman and tho
' " in Commander, Rodgers, promptly
squadron for co-operation against Spain,
t ned bombardment be attempted,
• - ritative of France was equally ready to
1 •visibility on his part of joining with the
•..1 English to prevent the atrocity that
street till between eight and nine o’clock, when they
returned to their quarters. The greatest * excite
ment prevailed in the city during the entire night,
aud the sight of a negro on the street was the signal,
the word “to make a sally for him. One negro was
shot in the neighborhood of the Gayoso House, but
not mortally wounded, about 7 o'clock in the even
ing. Another received a bullet through tho leg, near
Court Square. About 9 o’clock, while a negro*was
walking along Main street, he got iuto an altercation
with a white man, and drew a pistol on him. A shot
was fired by one of the bystanders, and the negro
rushed along Main street at a fearful rate, followed by
a large crowd. Several shots were fired, but the ne
gro escaped with a slight wound.
A REPORTER WOUNDED.
A reporter for one of the daily newspapers, who was
early at tho affray on South street, received a slight
flesh wound. He had a very narrow escape from be
ing wounded in a vital part by a stray bullet.
most urgently did the American
b;General Kilpatrick, and Commodore
nW t-> save the town ; but all 111 vain.
■ •' - g iiig on, time was lost to tlie neutrals
•i bombardment came on, and the neu-
; ' ‘ii tin ir property in the Custom House and
‘ ri-s on t} 1( . :n .
ailing oi i he day of the threatened bom-
ii i- M • - v s frigates Horgate, Sutley aud
•' •‘‘th tli station and the store ship Ne-
;i ' ’"•! take safe anchorage outside. The
* i • bo had to get out of the way.
‘ • iff in the morning the enemy's vessels
■I* position over against the town. The
l .need opposite to the Central Railroad
1 th’ \ illu v »c Madrid and Bianca, 1,200
tin* ( ustum House.
an I Dora went close in shore to destroy
. nd tlx* Admiral’s ship Numancia
- signalling orders. At nine, a. in.,
i ’I’d lire outlie Custom House to the
A'-f/t(i ; the others followed, each sclect-
n which to pour its share of destruc-
i '•r. * hours the firing was kept up with-
vinissi.in. At 10 P. M. the Numancia sig-
. "''b, and the vessels of the squadron came
1 ' p'*opl. of the town, ^who had crowded to
i'.!. < hill j -it .... -.-.-Iw./l infn thr. tmvil tfl
PERU. **
. ! •'•u;h: from Chili has excited the Peru-
" . ll “‘i | > i Pitch. Not a whisper is breathed
Jo Spain, and those whose interests are
; M.MiUl not for a moment listen to any
'* three days past all inovqjple property
to 1‘lacea of safety.
’*• ~ :i '°tnmercia] houses have taken meas-
••*’1 th. ii- property from the custom houses
[■}' Rritish residents at Valparaiso held a
' : -^th <.f March, and appointed a com-
<.. ' ‘h sifted a series of resolutions adopted at
.. re flecting severely upon tho vacilat-
. 2 Admiral Dormant, condemning his
"i sufficient force to oppose the Spanish
, ~ t" his countrymen and inexcusable,
• j that the co-operatioh of the powerful
, squadron was pressed upon him by its
lluyalsuconaeinnthcpassivesubrais-
' british charge d*Affairs, aud appointed a
n t *, v press to General Kilpatrick and Com-
- r. ' their high appreciation of their efforts
V ’ -’y co-operation with the British force, the
Gment of the city.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Owing to the Very great excitement which pre
vailed up to a late hour last night it was almost im
possible to ascertain the real number of (perilled and
wounded. Many reports were current, but" the num
ber of casualties given above may be fully" relied on.
Poor Henry Dunn, engineer of No. 2 steam fire en
gine, expired at a late hour last night. He lingered in
great agony for several hours, when death relieved
him from his sufferings. Officer James Finn, of the
police, was shot in the groin, and it is very doubtful if
he can recover. Officer Slattery has slso received a
wound which is supposed to be fatal, although faint
hopes were entertained last night that he would re
cover. The number of negroes reported killed were
from seven to fifteen, but the latter number may be
considered correct. Several were wounded at the affray
on South street, and also on other streets during the
evening. None of their names were known.
It was reported that the negroes had taken posses
sion of Fort Pickering last night, aud were deter
mined to hold it at all hazards. It will not be surpris
ing if the affray which resulted last evening in so much
bloodshed is renewed to-day. The wildest rumors
were afloat on the streets at midnight regarding tjie
affrav, but all good citizens will be ready to express
tho hope that it will not bo renewed, but that the
guilty may be brought to justice and punished as? the
law directs.
General Grant.
[COMMUNICATED.]
The Southern Railroad.
Editors News and Herald :
The deep anxiety that is now felt at Cincinnati for a
grand trunk Southern railroad K is becoming very
widely known. But the most intelligent and sagacious
business men of that great interior city—a city that
is destined to become at no distant day the commercial
metropolis of our country, and the great beating heart
of the nation—have their eye upon Savannah as the
principal point where their grand trunk Souuthern
railroad shall terminate. The route that may finally
be selected may follow the old surveyed|routc. That
it would become also the most important railroad in
our entire country for a heavy and gigantic freight
business, no one can doubt, when it is remembered
what an outlet it would be for the enormous quanti
ties of western produce that would thus seek a mar.
ket not only in the Carolina, Georgia and Florida, but
also in the West Indies and Brazil. Tho people of
Cincinnati are fully aroused to the importance of this
great enterprize. Ought not the people of Savannah
by some public meeting show a like deep intervst in
so grand an undertaking that is destined to double
and treble our population in a few years ? S.
. 1 •H!u Agents.—Some little commotion has
. •'. by the report of an investigating
r ' ' y-*ln<*li shows, that during the war it cost
• i ( ,.I' :Tilt: ‘ r . v agents to expend $14 80 for the bene-
■ lrof Jp« in the field. For every dollar that
'.'"’•‘■‘i'/h . rece * ve ‘l' sanitary agents got forty-
’ ■‘i s Tho Dubuque Jl&'ald says, the ques-
‘^•IniH. arithmetically speaking: as $43 is
; * Iowa agent to a'soldier.”
een brought against Major General
‘ding the department of Alabama, by
* - ah-r, f ( » r f a i 8e imprisonment, on the charge
| -^ " ov< ?rnment cotton. Damages laid at five
; -I b.
1 dollars. «
Our esteemed eotemroraries of the .Atlanta Intelli
gencer aud Columbus Enquirer uuite in an acknowl
edgement of General Grant’s friendliness of feeling
toward the South. From certain most reliable infor
mation, lately put in bur •possession, we are induced
to believe this kmkly disposition has been overrated,
and, in that impression, tender to the Lieutenant
General our own sense of his humane and upright
bearing.. To his influence it is, wc learn, that General
Lee wl&.not, by the base machinations of political
tricksters.-made the victim of hate as cowardly as it is
great. At the first whisper of an intent to anuoy that
gallant gentleman by proceedings in utter derogation
of his parole, General Grant, we are informed, at once
stated that were such an atrocity committed, he would
forthwith throw up a commission that could then no
longer be retained without some degree of military
dishonor. Through the person of their General com
manding the pledged faith of these United States
would by so wilful a perfidy, have been grievously
broken, and, though a past uncompromising enemy
of that successful Captain, we now take a special pleas
ure in recording this our present testimony to his
soldierly good faith.
It was said by one of our cotemporaries above al
luded to, that hardly due justice was rendered Gen.
Grant by the people of the South, but we know this
mention—based on such irrefragible evidence—-of 1ns
honest demeanor will go far to correct any deficiency
in tho rendition of honor where honor is due. Be
sides the case of Gen. Lee, venerabile et clarissinxitnx
nomen, it is also stated to us that, by a like course of
action on the part cf tho Lieutenant General, Admiral
Semmes was released from captivity, aud the Hon.
Clement C. Clay restored to the supplications of a
most amiable and devoted wife. “Gen Grant”—say9
our informant, whose name, might wo mention it,
would be recognized at once as that of a distin
guished‘Georgia patriot and statesman—“is not dis
posed to oppress to South ; on the contrary he is
striving to lightenlier burthen.” For such generous
intention—an intention that bears for us a sweet fru
ition already—the hero of the North may rest assured
he will be held by this people in kindly esteem. More,
we know, he would not expect, for our hearts are with
that past, in which so many of our dearest fell before
his legions, but on this at least—a meed prompted by
justice and accorded in ail sincerity—he may confi
dently rely.— Augusta Constitutionalist.
- '[Ionian in Washington recently sent a tele
,Vdlt - hake City at 10:30 A. M., and received a
h- h M. The distance which the telegram
Vas *oore than five thousand miles.
St a P hen Burbridgo has been arrested in
a ~< m f r lna UfcaBance in office while special
u (j u j Ja department. Traffic in lreedmen
et is named among his offences by
—Ex-Senator Wigfall, of Texas, who succeeded in
escaping from the South at the end of the war, has
been the subject of many surmises and inquiries
by the press of the country. These are now set at
rest by the London correspondent of a Boston paper.
According to this authority, Wig&lT reached to
English capital some time in Marcnr^ince which he
and his wife have received many civilities from aristo
cratic sympathizers with the cause of Mpeesion.
Public Lands of tlie Southern States.
Iu the House on Monday last, the notorious Thad.
Stevens (radical disunionist of Pennsylvania) offered
a substitute for the bill iutroduced by him December
20, and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union, to double the pensions of those
made pensioners by the casualties of the late war, to
pay the ravages done to loyal men by the rebel gov-
ment and rebel raiders, and to enforce the confiscation
of the property of the enemy, which was ^ordered to
be printed.
The substitute forfeits to the United States all the
publio lands belonging to the eleven States that formed
the so-called Confederate States of America ; directs
the President to cause the seizure forthwith of such
property belonging to the .belligerent enemy as is
deemed forfeited by the act of the 17th of July, 1862,
to hold aud appropriate the same as enemy's property,
and to proci ed to the condemnation of that already
seized.
It also provides that the President ahall appoint two
commissions, or more, to consist of three persona
each, to adjudicate and condemn such property,which
shall then become vested in the United States.
The lands thus confiscated shall be distributed to
the slaves liberated by the operations of to war and
the amendment to the Constitution, at the rata of for
ty acres to each adult male person, and to each widow,
who is the head of a family, to be held by them in fee
& tuple, but td be unalienable for ten years, alter which
time the absolute title to the lands shall be convened
to them. *
The rest of the confiscated property is to be applied
to the following purposes, viz.a giving one hundred
dollars for the erection of buftdiugs on each home
stead ; two hundred millions to be invested in United
States securities, and the interest added to the pen
sion of pensioners; one hundred millions to go to
ward equalizing the bounties of soldiers; aud two
hundred millions to go toward defraying the damages
of loyal citizens by the civil aud military operations of
the government lately called the Confederate States of
America.
No person’s property is to be seized whose wholo
estate on the 4th ot March, 1865, was not worth more
than $10,*600, unless Jie had voluntarily become an.
officer or employee in the military or civil service of
the so-called Confederate States.
In enforcing all confiscations, the value of $10,000
in real or personal property is to be left to the delin
quents.
The last section is as follows:
That so much of tho joint resolution paused the 17th
of July, 1862, entitled ‘a resolution explanatory* 811
act to suppress the insurrection, to punish treason
aud rebellion, to confiscate the property cf rebels, and
for other purposes, as provides that no proceeding
under it shall be so construed as to work a forfeiture
of the real eBtate beyond hie, shall be repealed so for
as it referwto tho seizure and forfeiture of on enemy's
property. •*
Mr. Stevens asked leave to offer a resolution re
citing the fact that the President had not answered
the resolution of the House of March 5, inquiring as
to the numtaer of pardons granted and the amount of
forfeited property restored to rebel owners, and re
questing him to communicate such information at
* iis earliest
his earliest convenience, it being needed for purposes
of legislation.
Mr. Boss. (Dem., HL,) objected.
Probat to be Aug. *
Phiuhdelphia, May 1.—Probrt,th,mn^orer .{the
Decring family, waa sentenced this morning to be
hung. Be received the sentence amnoved.dBd made
The day of execution will be fixed
le State.
the Governor of the i
by
Miscellaneous.
J. N. WILSON,
Photographer.
C L 0 THI N C,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
At 149 Bay Street, in the Store formerly occupied by Mr. Wil-
as a Book Store.
PHOTOGRAPHS,
Porcelain & Ambrotypes,
IN THE HIGHEST STYLE OF THE ART.
Copying done in the best manner. Pictnres made aa
well in cloudy as in clear weather.
t®* Call and iCxnmlnc Spec I nuns.-id
SOUTH-EAST CORNER BROUGHTON AND WHIT
AKER STREETS.
GEO. W. BERRY & CO.
Mannfaclarers and Dealers in
WALNUT, CHESTNUT AND PAINTED
CHAMBER FURNITURE,
Krfriyeratnrs, Bureaux, Wardrobes,itc..
Block. Haymarket Sqare.
BOSTON.
1 <Si U Holmes
f2d eod-3m
C. K. HUBER, BENTLEY B. HASELL"
Greneral Partners.
M. K. JESUP & CO..
New York, Special Partners.
HUGER & HASELL,
NO. 4G EAST BAY STREET,
CHARLESTON, 8. C.,
COMMISSION* MERCHANTS,
MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS,
AND DEALERS
IN
Railway Equipment and. Supplies. Portable and
Stationary Engines, Saw Mills, snd all kinds
of Machinery required by Itiilroad
Companies, Contractors,
Manufacturers, Machinists and Apiculturalists.
Advances made on consignment of Railroad Iron;
also ou Cotton and other Produce.
By order of the Administrator, a large stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING to be SOLD AT VERY LOW
PRICES, tor the object of making Sales to Close the Estate.
The Agent takes this opportunity of infotming the Citixens or Savannah and its vicinity, that he will
have a part of an extensive stock of
Men’s, Youths’, Boys’ and Children’s Clothings
OF THE BEST MATERIAL AND MAKE,
which he intends to offer, at Very Low Prices, for the object of closing the estate. Alse a large stock of
G-entlemen’s Under-Olotbing.
Shirts, Cotton and Linen Drawers, Hosiery, Gloves, Suspenders, Neck Ties, Ac, Ac.
aa5 * ,f -. - ■- j .. ’ JAMES SCOTT, Agent.
mm9
AOOIDXINT-
Travelers’ of Haitford ... $500,000
Marino and l*lre.
Petersburg Savings and Insurance Company
of Virginia $300,000
Eufaula Home Insurance Company of Ala
bama 400,000
Georgia Home Insurance Company, Colum
bus. 350,000
tmmmmgm
ods
."J ! r* L * I it K r% Lnwu
DRY GOODS HOUSE.
* WATKINS,
IMPORTERS AND
ORFF
DEALERS IN DRY GOODS
rui.x. a earn
New England Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of Boston $3,000,000
Knickerbocker Mutna) Life Insurance Com
pany of New York 1,000,0 0
On Open Pollolt
In Great Western, of New York,
in Commercial Mutnal, of New York.
AARON WILBUR, Agent
No. 89 Bay Street,
LIFE INSURANCE!
IN AXjXj IT*
IHANCHES,
& 113 Congress St., Savannah.
^ SOMETHING NEW! UNDER THE SUN!!
1 wMtaa* .V> u • vV/jni Ail 1*1 tuC Lily Of DICW 1 OTC hog
mat tor Tim^mnutv tionF form? r C haste and interesting reading
BENTLEY D. HASELL
CIVIL, MINING AND CONSULTING
ENGINEER. ,
ESTIMATES MADE AND CONTRACTS
TAKEN.
OFFICE 46 EAST BaY, CHARLESTON
S. C.
j‘25 lui&twtf
CRUTCHES
fTtlRSTanfl only premium awarded ttthe American
r InstitutcFair, 1805,and State Fniiot Pa, 1805, tor
no!
Crutches. Hartman’s Patent Elastic lubber Crntcnoa
are pronounced by surgeons, and everfbody else, to be
the very best ever invented. They at easy and con
venient, they prevent paralysis of the serves, do away
with all the weariness inseparable fron the use of all
others, and are in all respects unrivaled. Send for a
circular. Agents wgkted everywhere LOVEJOY A
Taylor, Sole Manufacturers, No. fC>* Broadway
N. Y. Cm-n23
TO PLANTERS.
w
E will keep constantly on hand a full stock of
Plows,' Hoes, Corn Shelters,! Sf
es, Corn Shelters,'straw Cutters,
Agricultural Impements of heat
Forvariii( and emission lerclaits,
104 Bay (Street,
.SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
Axes, and other „ - —
makers and patterns with which to Supply Planters
and Country Merchants, whose attmtion we invite
to our stock and think we can make V to their Inter
est to purchase of us. ;
BOUSE * IRYANT,
J25-tf if* Bay street.
Peruvian Guano.
W E have In store genuine No lPernvian Guano,
direct importation, and will ell in quantities
to suit purchasers. . -
fl2-lf CRANE k GRAYBILL.
notice.
P ERSONS holding City Lots, who ue In arrear for
Ground Rent, are notified that additional costa
will be incufr d by them unless njpy^iacliarge their
>bltgations at an early day.
J24
R. T. UBSOK,
CIV Treasurer,
J. w. STEEIE,
(Late Steele A Burbank,)
11 Merchants’ Row, Hilton Htad,So. Ca.
A iul corner King and George Sts., Clutrletton,
C lALLS the attention of Wholesale and Rahil Par-
1 chasers to his superior stock of
Military and Naval Clothing,
AND
FURNISHING GOODS,
Watches, Clocks, Fancy GAds, Jewelry an
Ware, Swords, Sashes, Belt*, Embroider*
Cape, Field Glasses, Gauntlets, Gloves, Ac.,,
J4
perior quality.
HENRY N. HOOPER A 00*'
m*-3m Bottom, B—.
subscribers
Oar fir* .
of Modern Romance.
subscribers one hundred pages at reading, bath entertaining and nnmlinJ r 'vs 0 w - ^* s ’ P re8e °f to their
m “ ycar ’ evetysab -
will be sold to non-
».
contents unrivalled in the History
“ THE COUNT OF HONTfi-CRISTO,”
By Alexander Dumas,
which will be published in six numbers, one of which will be issued .
novelties in preparation are win De issued every two weekg. Among other
“ THE THREE GUARDSMEN,” (by the same anther.)
“ OI1 * BUAS,” (by Le Sage.)
“ THE ARABIAN NIGHTS,”
“HON fiPfXOTTE,” Ate., Ate.
Subscriptions for each work will also be received at the following rate- For the rn„t„ru™^rvi.t n
Bt Ceuta; Three Guardsmen, 85 cents; Gil Was, T6 o»nw • ArabUmStehm' £» iX* « f
Single numbers, 10 cents. Subscription price, $! *0 ’ AraD1 “ Ni «* lts ’ 90 c*"*: Don Quixotte, $1 30.
All communications to be addressed to the Actuary of the Company,
■A.. J. BRODIE.
., New York City.
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Commission Merchants.
E. MoLEA.
J- H. CARTER.
W. A. Bbtaut.
Bouse & Bryant,
(Formerly of Jacksonville, Fla.,)
ILL give prompt abentl
orders; and will also keep
attention to receiving.and for-
ales on oonMgmnent, and all
keep constantly on hand a
'cultural Imple-
& Co’s Scales,
manufactured articles
lor sale on consignment, and for whl<M they are
agents. Orders and consignments lespectfuily so-
icited. a!8-tf
KENNETH McLEA & CO.,
Commissip Merchants
BOS BAY STREET,
iavanhah, a a.
a.- I-—*-----—- u
BA Advances made on Consignments of Cotton
amt Other produce to our Mends in Liverpool and
Naw York. a3-3m
MeKAY, BLISS A CO.
Commission Merchants,
i\KALX&3in White Oak and Yellow Pine Timber of
V ailsisea. Cash advancaa made on conshmmenta
of Timber, Cotton, Naval Stores,
The above-namedhofise offers
made on consignments
kC.
___ ___ | nnsnal facilities for
the sale of tkmthem Products, aad respectfully so-
licit pnmriimiBMitM
McEAY. BLISS'A OO,
d21-tawtf 1*5 Broadway, N. Y.
GEORGE PATTEN,
f orwariii£ ail Commission Xorcfaant
No. 182 Bay Street,
SAVANNAH.
THOMAS H. AUSTIN,
Siieral Cmniniii ail Finrirtiu
M Bay Street, Mvunh, Ga.
Wm.M. Thime A On.. Savannah; Bonne A Brooks,
New York; Bpping, Hanierd A Co., Columbus.
mW-tf
THE KNICKERBOCKER
LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF N. If.
Simtlieri Braicb OIDce, 89 Bay St.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
-A.. Wilbiir, BCaumger.
No Extra Charge for Southern
Residence,
ONE RATE OF PREMIUM AT.T, OVER
THE UNITED STATES.
jst Policies written at this office in any form da-
Jobe’s Infallible Itch Ointment.
A Bore cure for the Itch, Salt Rheum, and all Skin
Diseases, Frosted Feet, Ac.
MORGAN, LORD A CO., Wholamle Druggists, 46
Dey street. New York. v
wholesale Agents for the United States and
Canadas. For sale by all Druggists, slS-lm
'I -
SAIDERS01 i VIlEipi,
HARNESS, SADDLERY
Attn
TRUNK STORE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
Under SL Andrew's Halls Broughton St.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
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PAPER HANGK6S,
Window Shades>&Gilt Cornices
NOTICE.
TO ALL WANTING FURNITURE
I am opening Jor the inspection of the public,
aline stock of
CABINET FURNITURE, CHAIRS,
TRESSES, &C-, <fcc., *
To which the attention of all is invited.
Warerooms, 178 BROUGHTON STREET, Sher
ock’soMDry Goods Store.
flO-tf L. B. HARRIS TON.
NEW BOOKS,
RECEIVED BY
Cooper, Olcotts & Farrelly.
JUrr
-Mel
-Worn
The!
BtrrhD on Asiatic Cholera
Naval Lieutenant; by F. C. Armstrong.
Mi aMinst Woman; by Florence Marryat
OoidBrirk; by Mrs. Stephens.
Jam]; by Victor Hugo.
Tamers of the Ben; by Victor Hugo.
Atl&nUcHontiity for I
TbefiiHtjifnrite-.
/ NOTICE.
TUST received, a new assortment of Paper Hang-
el ings. Window Shadea, Gilt Corateam elegant
sitting Room Papers, Chamber, Dining Boom and
Kitchen Papers, Hail Deeoratloni, Ac., Ac.
Styles new and prices low, at the old stand, IBffiL
Jnlien street, one door Horn Whitaker.
a28-fl MBS. HART TURNER.
FOR BALE.
INSURANCE
RISKS TAKEN
m THE FOLLOWING FIRST-CLASS COMPA
NIES :
CAPITAL.
Colombia Fire Insurance Company, of New
York $500,000
Fulton Fire Insurance Company ol New
York 400,000
Excelsior Fire Insurance Company of New
York 400.000
Springfield Fire Insurance Company of New
York 300,000
Patn&m Fire Insurance Company of Hart-
ford 500,000
Washington Fire Insurance Company of
Baltimore 500,000
Gulf State Fire Insurance Company of Tal
lahassee 300,000
A
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A GOOD bargain can be had for an sight horns
A power Sngina and Shafting, Belting, Ac. Al
most new and in perfect order.
J. MoPHERSON FAKE, Agent,
Ferry Wharf, foot of Gao Honae hill.
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Dissolution of Copartnership.
1 HAVB this day withdrawn from the firm of O. I.
* G. W. Laifiar.
G. W. LAMAR, Jqp.
' ' I
I will continue the Commission and L
Business, and respectfully solicit a share of the J
patronage. G. B. LARj
Savannah, May 1, IMA my3-lm
I Forwarding
LlSS 8
Cypress Shingles,
'PUT and
Just received aad toraaie by
BLAKEWOOD * DAT.
TO THE PUBLIC.
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