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VOL. 2-NO. H8. Jlie Oailv News arid Herald. FUBLISIIED 331 W. MASON. ; livV Srr.Krr, fe»VAN!;Aii, Gio f.iiMS: K;vo ucnts. #3- 6U. $it; Oil. lIiVEBTiaiKa: ; .-r Square of Ten l,1nos tor first In Viiar lor each subsequent otic. :> ti PKINTING, ■ nc'itivfind promptly done. M I ED STATES DISTRICT COURT, 1 MAY TERM. Ion. •lolm Eiikinc Pmidlog. THE LAWYLK3' TEST OATH. Lotu s Bmv TO THE Asgumint or DisniicT AtiokheT Fitch. ,iri having been opened at 10 o’clock, on ; Mr. Lloyd said : ‘, la.ant, lor nearly fifty years a practitioner at : tins ceirt, moves it be allowed to continue •' wiihout taking this oath, because, ha. fi . ihe attorney is an officer of court; that ho . .. • y in that office; and that it is lor life or , I., b iriour. J: ,n ilns act of Congress violates the social coni- V ,Irn’.i, and the Constitution of the a stales, by depriving him of that property .. due process ol law, in this, that he is in effect ..:. U, and lus property forfeited without present- t indictment of a grand jury; that fie is denied by jury; that he ih denied the right to be con- .: with tlio witnesses against him; that he is.de- aipulsory process lor obtaining witnesses in : ; that he is dollied the assistance of counsel .. il, fence; and that he is compelled to-be a wit- .., nst himself in a criminal ease, or that his i, construed as conclusive evidence of guilt. . act is ill the nature of a bill of attainder, . uturpation by the Legislative Department of ■ run. id of the functions assigned by the Con- i . the Judicial Department, being a sentence ir. pronounced by Congress, which, being a not a legislative act, can only be done by .1 ..,ry atier trial and conviction. , ;. .t il,c 'aw is not and was not intended to be a law . -. n'ljicatiour for office, but a penal law' ■; In • property for the commission of an act, oe time of its commission had no such' sillies-- i by law, and tlmt the act or offence is V. i by this law in a manner different from that • by law, at the time of its commission; and •. ; ,.v li lor this reason ex postjticlo and void. -. it- vc points have boen so thoroughly argued p-iadple and authority that I will not weary the repeating the argument, but confine myself .; - y to suefi portions of the argument of the Dis til;. rncy as does not seem to me to have been suy a.iS'.vered. E.stnct Attorney makes on: sweeping objection _;e. law offered on behalf of the applicant, when tins man has settled, and settled forever, one i ,iiii-.-iple affecting the enure jurisprudence of ,i courtiy. and which the juuiciary will be com- ..d tc consider, namely: Trial the spirit if not the v : tile Constitution confers upon Congress far its:p:were than have hitherto been conceded by - and from that stand-point the acts of Con- s-arist he hereafter construed.’* vis tins case affected thereby? Does it mean s lie, liberty #nd property of en American citi- ■ i cared for and less protected by the safe- - f ifie law and the Constitution in tha year 1866 ;; was in the year 1860? lit the result of the war has been to diminish the and security of the people of the United t: i that it has been found necessary to <-ir- s.ribe their rights ? a ns not this it moansTtothing in the preaent ;tit (tor this is but the case of a private indi- feekiug Ui3 private rights) it has no political THE ACADEMY FIRE IS NEAV YORK. flow it Originated. Our New York city exchanges of the 23d iast., con cur in stating that the conflagration which occun-ed on the previous day, proved to be one of the most disastrous in the annals of the metropolis. The fire originated in the Academy of Music and spread east ward, involving in its rapid-course, the destruction of the Opera H >u»e, the New York Medical Unive rsity and other valuable buildings. The conflagration raged from 12 o’clock until between 3 and 4, a. in., resulting in the destruction of nearly two millions of dollars worth of property and the losses of several lives. THE OKIGIlv or THE FIBE. It is believed that the fire was the work of incendi aries. The Amdemy was fired in three places, and that its total destruction was intended is shown by the discovery of phosphorus in various parts of the build ing. The discovery of the fire was made by tire two watchmen of tho Academy,, whose business it waato go through the building aft*?r the liglit3 were extin guished to see if all was safe. The Chief Engineer entered the building soon after the alarm w as given and found the flames bursting out in the basement of the parquette. Several streams of water were ut once directed upon the fire, and it was expected that it would soon be subdued, but flames were soou die-' covered rapidly darting upward from fires which hud been kindled in tho second and third circles. In a little while tiie smoke had filled the entire edifice and tho flames were bursting through the windows. AN EXCITING SCENE. When the gas, which had been lighted, (says the Tribune.) went out, a rush was made by those inside for the doors aud other modes of exit, and a number succeeded in making their eecape by that means, but it was known that there was still a number in the burning building. While discussing the meaua that should be adopted to save them, so perilous a task was it considered to entor the burning building, cries were heard jiroceeding from'beneath the steps leading into the Academy from Irving-place. Axes were at once procured and the wooden steps were dashed away by strong and willing hands, and from the gloom and smoke were drawn eighteen half suffocated fire men amid the cheers of their comrades. ESCAPE OF THE JANITOR’S FAMILY. ’ The Janitor of the Academy, who, with his family, resided Dr* the building, had a narrow escape. He succeeded in removing, says the account, all the members of tho family, although liis mother, who was actually paralyzed with terror, was carried out with much difficulty. His wife and children escaped in their night-clothes, with neither bonnets nor hats on their heads nor shoes 6u their feet. Mr. Rullman lost all his furniture and, also, $1,300 in-greenbacks— all the wealth he possessed. LOSS OF LIFE. Several dead bodies were rescued from the ruins, but they did not comprise all who entered the build ing. Several firemen are missing who wt re seen to enter the building, and it is thought that in the dark ness they became lost in the labyrinths of the stage and were soon reduced to unconsciousness by the dense ana blinding smoke which filled the building. The remains ol the unfortunate men recovered were conveyed by their surviving comrades to the station- hous9, to await the coroner’s iflquest. In an hour alter the fire commenced more than 20,. 000 spectators were congregated in the ‘adjoining streets to witness one of the most magnificent oon- Oar Washington Correspondence. SAVANNAH. GEORGIA, MONDAY. MAY 28. 1866. Commission Merchants. (From Our Regular Correspondent.] Washington, May 22, 1*06 The Senate are reluctant to take up the proposed' amendment to the Constitution. Mr. Fessenden, yesterday, who had engaged a week ago to call it up! asked for its continuance until Wednesday, on the grotad ofhis being too unwell to attend to it This was a diplomatic illness. The object is to get fu'rtber time for deliberation, so as to harmonize the radi- ! cals if possible. The clause disqualifying the South- ] ern people from voting until alter 1870, is objected to, I and some of the Senators object that the idea of 1 political equali t y for the negroes is not definitely pet ■.i tied. Hence Wade's amendment, which proposes to ! let the Statue, each for itself, regulate ihe electoral franchise, provided the regulations arc uniform as to ■ all races. The 'exportation of gold is looked upon with some ' degree of uneasiness. U. 8 Government, bonds are ! returning, aud there is nothing going out at this mo ment. -The price of wheat in Europe does not justify exportation of wheat. Ou the contrary, flour ie being brought in from France. Tho Fail of cotton in Liver pool renders it more difficult to negotiate cotton bills. There is nothing to send but gold. The Secretary, in keeping down tho price of gold; gives an additional reason for its exportation. As the 'exporter will always send out the most suitable article, if die can j buy gold cheaper than its face in Europe, it is his ! interest to sell gold. The cheaper gold’is made liore i me more motive for its export. . The Honse of Representatives are wincing at the developments in reference to the Freedmen’s Bureau aud other kindred matters under tho searching inves tigations of Generals Steedmau and Fullerton. The House consider this investigation as poaching on iheir manor. If there is anything the majority in the House understand, it is getting up campaign docu ments in. the shape of examination of witnesses. They have shown that they have some' talent for tliis business in the amount of -fantastic lies" they have accumulated under the auspices of the Joint Commit- toe on Reconstruction. To permit the President, through Steedmau and his associate, to occupy this rich ground exclusively was not to. be thought of." Hence the House sends forth a special committee to Lear the oilier side of the question. No doubt, the Freedmen’s Bureau officials will take care of them selves when the committee of their friends arrive. Insurance. INSIJKE ACCIDENTS. Pioneer Company OF THE SOUTH. THE SOUTHERN Accident Insnrance Co., lYITCBBU&e, VA. Authorized Capital, $1,000,000 , - Insures against ALL ACCIDENTS, I. R UdI'SL W. A. Bryant. Bouse & Bryant, (Formerly of Jacksonville. Fla.,) ioa Merchants, Street, GEORGIA. li>4 Buy SAVA AM .HI, - W U.r. tiivj.'pri.nipt at reteWng taxi for. \\ arum" pood*. <*n t ousignmeut, and all uravis; and will &]-;u p constanilv on Land a oro-erl.-. ! iqnore, Aericulfnrin Imple* ? “1* 1,1 '■‘I'h Fnirbanfc, & Co's Scabs «c., oesulfr, Ollier go ids aim manufactured articles for sale on consignment, and for which they are agente. Orders e.n t teguments teflpectfmiy ™ lcl “’ alS-tf Hotels, ST. CHARLES SALOON, ■FBffATfci.y ills a c:ioice wrSELT- LUNCH every day at 11 o’clock. ml2-1y Mu LAY, BLISS & CO., Commission Merchants, ijICALKRSia White Oak au<: Y el Ww* Pin*. Timber of r „.. a ] Cash Mede cm » ^Uii^iimenta of limber, Cotton, Naval Stores,. A . The above-named bouse offer ann-iia! facilities for the sale of boil them t'rodni te, and rospectrullr so licit consignments, il' KAV, lfLWii A CO . (121-tawtf 15j Broadway, if. Y K. McLEA. J. H. CARTER. KENNETH McLEA & CO,, ■ Commission Merchants UAl STREET, SAVAlffSAH, a A. LIVE OAK GLOB HOUSE, . No. 33 GEORGE STREET, Charleston, South Carolina, I* now open for the accommodation of transient an permanent guests. Choicest Liquors, Wines, Ales and .Seem s ’* * ALWAYB ON HAND. Terms, tta per Day. PKTER JONES, Proprietor. PRICE, f- CENTS. Insurance, CHARLESTON HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. rpHlb popnlai and Weil known Hotel, eituvelin the e- ,«?i'V! lne68 portion of thcjrity, hu beeJJiewlv for nislted throsghont by the present proprietor, wlm ha» b JealliClJIlll0CU ro W lit h ,ho efWWtshmeut. 5!??^ W WHITE, Proprietor. LIFE INSURANCE! THE KNICKERBOCKER LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF N Y. Scuta Branch Office, 89 Bay SI., SAVANNAH, GA. * "Wilbur, IVLauagcr. No Extra Charge for Southern Residence, ONE KATE OF PREMIUM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. fcW”Palii’ie8 written at UUa ( Port Eoyai House, Hilton head, s. c. Advances mu tier mi -Cbitoignment&Qf Cotton aiHi other ^roduc^ -u; oiir luoinib iu Liverpool And a3-3m Ne w Vcrk. flagratione that has ever occurred in that city. :xlen whauiver. " *' I s P actator i wlj0 bad a glimpse of the interior at tho , this war has settled and seitled forever qr.es- tima ’ deecribea it as having been expreasibly grand. ~ mo °rid with reference to the respective i Balcony after balcony went down with a cra«h and ntlS tlio rtrstto,! tacl^e I .. ... MrvSumner still stands up to his vote agaiust the admission of Colorado. This iB creditablo to him in the face of an immeusa party pressure. Mr. Sumner has placed himself upon the ground of principle, and lefuses to yield to mere party expediency. This is such a remarkable evidanoe of political fidelity to con viction that It ought to be noticed. A resolution of inquiry of a most startling charac ter was adopted in the House yesterday by a vote of seventy-three to thirty-five, requiring the Joint Com mittee to report as to the expediency of laying contri butions ou the seceding States to defray the expenses “of keeping up a military force in those States."— There would be a guerrilla war immediately, because the peace of the country could not be preserved when the soldiers were allowed to seize on anybody’s property and take what they wanted. This resolution stands no chance of being paased, though a majority of tho Houserthinkit worthy of reference. The bill which has passed the House in reference to the officers of tha-PresWent’a household has s certain ] clause of soma significance. The head steward is re- j quired to give bond and security to take care of the plate, furniture, kc Miviug the Iioliler of an Annual Policy the lull amount insured in .case of death, and compensation each 'week, if disabled, for a period ' ' • c NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-SIX WEEKS. SHORT TIME POLICIES, (#3,000 FOR TI3M • CEitTSf) THOMAS H. AUSTIN, General CoiiiiDissiim and Forwarding . IvlfcH OYJAivnv, - OS Bay feii oet, Savannah, Or. - PAFFRo TO Wm. M. Touno & .'/Avuimdli; Noiirfie £ Brooks, New York; Eppin£. Hausero 4 Co., Colambns. ni2o-tf DAVANT & WAPLES factors, Forwarding aud General RI DDE LL (. s. IIDDUX, i JnJ-U RtlO G PkopKiiTOee A. r. Btme. Travellers’ Tickets, from one to thirty days, may be had at the Railroad Tieket Offices, Steamship Agencies, and at the in the White House, Thi» is ■ Office of the General Agent. fh . * . .*1 ,, , because many valuables are said very mysteriously to : The Stock of this Company la exclusively * ’ WUl ° h “ SU0 “ Ume b6f0re 1 haVP di,apl>6rired at thf: cl “ c of a administrs- in Soathem hac(]gi aud r eprcseQted by { dential term had got to lie * kind of privileged period j D* ,ec ^ jr y widely aad favorably known, of spoliation. The-object of congress is to putau ex- ! We, therefore, appeal with confidence to the tinguisher on tuis executive kind of conduct. ! good will and patronage of the Southern Poor Botts has been figuring iu a Republican Con- ! pabtie - t. u,-- v. - vention as Prenideut thereof at Alexandria. Botts at i the head of tha Confederacy held the best cards of any-; * ‘ :he ^taies and tire United States is admitted, “ui bo reverted to iu another portion of this ar- | had conUined a .large audience, was nothing but tion uot of very recent date, i. c; r.u attorney has a vested interest in his crackling and howling fire. Hadl-consumed pieces of ~ .is” (that disiiot a pubiic ofllco’l^proveifby i sceDsr i' fluted through the air. alighting upon the •c ci.kitlrom Mumford, and also by4,ho act we j buildings. Theair was filled with flying !."1 * t’oiiiiaLratioii, which oihurAviee had been . flame. Ureut balls of fire rushed through the atmos- “roir.’conridered, biu'procOTzd'toVbo^estion i phere ' and the Wi* wind which-was prevailing, .. t.; -a interest being a vested one it has been ! Tvalleci them afar, ta i, :fi:-applicant in thiB case. xiakitiek pbeseitt. ” : may be lorlcited'‘) or * various 1 rea^ I Mas Mwctzek s00n reacll ed the scene of desolation, . : riciledhovv*? By judicial sentence; and : ttD( 1 tk°ugh struck almost dumb with asionishment^and - • ““Cswliich ho cites refer to the re- sorrow, took the matter with great coolness. Incon- • * • Midgmeuta ci the Courts by which the ,, _ . . , 'succiared. (5 Corny’s Dig., 156; Bacon’s i * 1 tU some frlend » be said: “They have 1 burned me alive a great many times but I will eudea- . i.o vj bo recollected thit these proceedings ! vor to rise like a pbocmix.” i*-.Li where there ia no written coneti-i i . , .. . . .md that on the contrary in this country there »'orla gives the roilowmg graphic account of ..•.a vJousatution, which aays expressly that j tlle extent of tho disaster: v i -i. a bo deprived of hie, liberty or pro- i Ihe fire originated in the Acadomy of Music, situ- • • muc course ol bow (constitution, p. 2G.) i ated on the northeast comer of Irving jilace and Four- :• -:.o n.v jpeaks of forfeiture it means iorfei- j teenth street, and spread eastward along Fourteenth • .r»w under judicial xiroccss. street to Third avenue, involving, in its rapid course * '“ cels ot an tuemy cap—.j— —- - •• • -- — -’ Having associated cuiscr *c« m the above basinest we respectfully solicit consignments. In connection with the above, we have a large brick fire-proof buiidunr known at the Southern Warehouse, at the cozner of Bay and Lincoln street*, and arc prepared to take cotton or merchandize on storage. • R. J. DAVANT, Jr.,’ W. D. WAPLES. Of the late firm of iMVaiit .v.Lawton. - a!8-tf joiiai n. unu8 & m, For warding nnl Commission MERUHANT». WHOLESALE AMD f!ETAJL DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, &c., NOS. 1 AND 2 xSAMMIS’ BLOCK, Bay Street, Jacksonville, Florida. one in Virginia. But he ban thrown them away. He has taken up with the radical party in Virginia, which 1 is a very small affair—conveniently small iu refer- encc to the federal offices. The financial condition in Europe does uot seem to i improve. It is 10' be regretted, because it increases *j the obstacles in. the way of our own financial deliver ance frem depreciated paper mopey, a consummation devoutly to bo wished lor. during j the ------ ~ - . * , - ** i *— destruction of the Opera House, the New Y r ork .tiled; all vessels running a blockade are i Medical University, a large piano-forto factory au ex- 1 ut forfeited ■when and how? After trial, tensive bakery and restauraiit, and several dwellings— ..Bi condemnaiion. j the lutter fronting on Third avenue. Crossing Third : avenue, the flames resisted all opposing force, and of misuser or uon-user, or any oilier t t * Siatus of the Freedmen’s Courts. Some misapprehension appears to have arisen as to the status of the Freedmen’s Courts in Geo/gia. aris ing out of what we aro informed was a misunderstand ing of General Steedman’s observations at the confer ence of the citizens of Savannah, held at the Pulaski House on the 18th instant. with the piano-forte factory of Henry VV’orcester' occu” Tiie Freedmen’s Courts were established by resolw- pying a large area on the northeast corner of l our- tion of the Georgia State Convention, aud their pew- ; JhfprerSng”^ j <;rs were as foUows in circular No ’ *■ isaued »>' • s into play tlio great political question I huge masses of ciudcrs over tho neighborhood and General Tillson, the Assistant Commissioner, on the -flilei! by Liiis war, that a state cannot ! the Lutlieraii Church (a stone edifice, surmounted by | 15th October, 1805 : ' a wooden steeple), located in Fifteenth street, sbnth side, between tlio Third avenue Mill Rutheriord place, suddenly became a sacriflee to the insatiate ele- ; : b Timing having been found in this case, ! fastened upon the well-filled lumber yard connected ' iit'd ihat toe apjilicant has necessarily for- 1 -' -’ - — is rights because lio was a citizen of Geor- . was an insurrectionary .State. O S’ x o E n B . PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, ' COL. MAURICE S.. LANGHORNE. VINK PRESIDENTS, GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, of Georgia. GEN. HARRY T. HAYT3, of Louisiana. GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, Chief Agent at Atlanta, Qa , Avcni for the State. o. c. my£3 MYERS, General Agent, SAVANNAH, GA. '•t sccodc it esnuot affect its citizens os-ion; it canuot deetroy the i wnicl) its.citizens owed to the United ment, while numerous buildings iu the adiacent ! 1L: ••ppheaut continued a citizen ol' the Uni-I blocks were with difficulty preserved from total de- ^ ^ w .— •• — etruction or very serious damage. The losses are nearly covered with insurance. ; uu; ui f the whole war—a rebel citizen if you t =uil a citizen, subject to all the penalties t .c laws of the United States, but still uu- • .r.tectiou of the Constitution, which would : -*s propeity to be taken irdni bun without ct law. • ; Uu** vji w coufiict with the case iu Wallace, - - tb 'wizurc* of proportv in an insurrectiou- ‘ time ol war, and a specie* of property »TV. ts largely used iu carrying on the war United Stales. act .igt. lt upon its face shows that Congress ^ -ihidor these rights as divested, if it was it.at the act should apply at all to the j-.surrc.'uouary States, for it says “that no per- V* ^. e ilca,a lu tald cuurt by virtue of any pre- .unless lie take this oath. I —’ ue doubted that but for tliis oath the F-'J-7 :lue vl JliS previous admission, could have b - :ore Honor and resumed his practice^ L .“LaL l where uud how did this forfeiture i‘t; but it is said that this is only a partial I:r 3 parly can |»ractice in other courts. | '••cetrue, lben. thi.t the applicant had u vested HoiiE Thrusts.—W. B. Nash, the free negro whose affidavit the Evening Post published to disprove Gen. Wade Hampton’s statement as to the burning of Co lumbia, lias written to the Leader (.the Charleston organ of his class) a letter, from which ave make the following extracts, for the information of the Po9t, which must, of course, accept the testimony of its own witness: “ Things here are not so lively as they have beeu; and, excepting now add then a tight between some colored men and some members of that detestable regiment, the Twenty-fifth Ohio (who are to leave here lor Orangeburg, to lord it over the poor people there,) Columbia would be a quiet aud orderly district. Bufr this regiment's time will soon be up. May God hasten i it 1 Let them go—we are sick of our 4 protectors.’ 1 “ The small-pox is raging at present in this city, aud the manner ia which our people are’treated by those whose duty it is to look after us (the Freedmen’s Bu- -»:i: :r - ,ui,7 V’ —7 —* —~ — —ry — ; reau) is a disgrace to humanity. * * * - --SD'ur rn Ifni V ? ld ’ n * 0t *2 uly a * c ° ntr ^ I 7 I Wo are left to die, like rotten sheep, in the black-hole >•- • contrary to those great prinr j 0 f Columbia, and allowing to a want of justice toward us from those who were sent to look alter our inter ests, but who spend their time in cotton planting. Yes, let the truth be known, that* ‘ looking after the freed men' means looking after him on our plantations. But w r e are not all fools, even if we are negroes." Speaking of the negro schools in Charleston, lie says: # * • * * “ The femals teachers there are lfcore occupied with the young officers than with their poor colored pupils. We have lived in that eity. * ’ Agents may hear and determine all questions be- TilC OlllBSt ACClllBQt iDStlTBllCO COBl])* Jas.T. Paterson, TIMBER, Lumber & Commission MERCHANI’, No, .1-33 Bay Street, Savannah, * . AM» Darien, Deorgia. tF Orrlors for Lumber soHcif-d. dl6-i •; i • I’urty iu bis pr.ffi-seion, aud that he lias | ' ■ t'.rfeited it, and. that this law takes It : great prin.- j stitutiou and | t. ' findation cf ail free government. (7 L, .-•■ ii'.b Georgia, jj. 369 ; Sedgwick oi^Coni. “'Jovo tekm is correct, that no forfeiture or vested right ever took place, the. -■a,' -7 , s i : ’strict Attorney with reference to Parduu becomes invalid. I m-re with reference to th* character of At'ornty says that it is declaratory law. R &-£!?* ) bl * hl >' P« U8L fci.t-'rf c “lms that the law is a penal one be- -ri lo cuppress the rebellion. The Dis- c , or .findB, ou the other hand, that the object was to suppress ":^ Cce founts to nothing. The object of f; r * s as much to prevent crime as topun- [}<•.' ‘ i, ;sir ici Attorney whilst endeavoring to •“.’-eject coutesses Us character. b - til9 District Attorney that the .? "i'hal because it applies equally to all. 'rimg. it is like the fruit carved with a. : :! ooei to on one side of the blade onlv so that whom the envenomed portion is . cet, the consumer of the other moiety. tr -1 ' ‘j;: fUcrney asks if this act can be consld- 1 ’ . accusation. We say no 1 But it is far 4j conviction. “'-“mates it obnoxious to all ideas of . wdjustice. • • “s' WJ t»t is itigobjcct, and for what was : ’:s wi “’■’’rict Attorneysargument. . Vt i,-° y " ie District Attorney thattbeSu- S U • n* - rule requiring tjiis Oath auoicevs and counsellors in that ’ ‘ft’ 9 uot made binding’on this Court (j’® out. as that high tribunals could not V- i’-.- 10 pass a rule which waj unconstltu- ; ‘--S’the answer is threefold. j**; ru ‘® cannot be there considered of ■ i“° r lu , tcc cast ‘ 01 Garland it is not men- ^ s,dc irein the beginning to the close ■j ''.ubotigreM has no power to divest vested Court has far less so. .. UI „ Supreme Court lias had this very ’ si ." T1 ' s oussipn lor the last three months, .ringed without giving any opinion sil'l th< ’District Attorney that this act should v.i-T." “e nrpuUico (juiar aelrimento ca- ' vr,° r l T “ l ) ,i:meut caa occur to the Republic by , r6 t hundred gentlemen to continue "• - au honorable profession V ^taTZoTiNE.—The Russian Admiralty '"-‘*8 ..pon the use to which pulverized ^ . -a hr applied. By adapting a lamp to it, t.'’ ; fiea--‘.\ et °‘8 li wa3 produced, which easily u«... /j”’ 1 upper, a small steamboat, twenty. t 4 " ■ iu' i ’ ‘ engine* of two-horse power, at- f’t Kniui Slx knots by tho consumption of ia 1 W h.uiveilzod turpentine. The steam ? “ , on minutes by the use of the turpentine fitatlE. , o-amboats, whuee engines are moved fuel exclusively aro already plying on *Si, 1 ^txasirr of Jeefeeson Davis.—It is un- a . ll -tw indictment agaiUBt Jrfikrsan Davis ,c t iCr. a 1,0 Up m the Attorney Oeneral’s office -Pied 9 return, and that Underwood’s- in- gpl , hlittb 1 ce Withdrawn and the pew one Shbsti- Ncgro Pic-Xic—Big Fight—Several Killed. The Louisville Journal of Tuesday contains an ac count of a deSperats fight among the “ wards of the nation," who were out pic-nicfng near that city. The difficulty had its origin in a feud existing among the darkies before, the pic-nic occurred, and that fnany of them went to the ground armed, anticipating g muss. Tb*e Journal says: From all accounts, the two hostile factions inter, mingled and smothered their wrath until about four- o’clock in the evening, whan th* festivities were about winding up. At this time one side or the other pro voked the combat by Insulting and striking a colored damsel. This indignity was at once resented by the friends of the maiden, and a florce and indiscriminate warfare was inaugurated. Some thirty or forty shots were exchanged, during which five or six persons were desperately wounded. Scott Robards, who is believed to have bean the ringleader, received three or four ugly wounds in the body, from which it was rumored ho died early last night. John Cousins, a very respectable negro, not connected .with the dis turbance, was shot through the neck. He was also reported dead last night. Two or three other men and a small boy were- seriously wounded. All of f hem were brought to the city wheu the difficulty subsided. Th* utmost consternation prevailed among the peaceable darkies. A wild panic adzed them, and they stampeded for the city in every conceivable man ner—but all in the most hurried flight. As' they scrambled into the c;*)y from all directions, each had a different tale of horror to relate, and effort* to gather desired facts were simply futile, until the spell of “mortal" fright had passed away. When tlis fracas became known to Capt. Gilmore, the polioe’force was ordered to make diligent search for the negroes who had taken part in tho lawless work. But up to a late hour last night the police had not succcedrtl in over taking any of tho desperadoes. ’ Ovtoage in Georgia.—Tiirfoiu i\ report current on' the streets in regard to the murder of h. man near Resacea,.Gcorgia, * few days siuee. Wo do not know to whut extent the report is reliable, and duly givo the statements os they reached us. It seems that a man named Willis, who had been a Union man was on bis way from church, in company witji his wifi, when six men, all armed with guns, suddenly appeared on tlio road-ftide and ordered them to halt.* • One of the villains leveled his piece at"Willis, when his wife caught the ann ot the assassin, and the ball passed over bis bead. His companions immediately fired upon the unfortunate man, all their Bhots taking effect ih his body, killing him at once. Altar cursing and abusing the wife of Willis, the murderers fled and are still unapprehended. It is a duty the people of the neighborhood owe to themselves to hunt up the murderers and inflict upon them euiwnary justice Chattanooga Union. May nth. —The President of the University of Chapel Hill ha* written a letter, denouncing the conduct of the youth* of tb*instltutions in appointing Mr. Davis an honarary manager of their ball. tween Friedmeu and others wlicn the sum involved does not exceed fifty dollars, exclusive of interest, f They may also take cognizance of, and try offences committed by freed people, or against them, provided the punishment does not exceed a fine of fifty dollars, or thirty days’ imprisonment at hard labor. It is re commended that tbo Agent associate with himself in the trial or adjudication of cases two disinterested persons, one to be chosen by each of the parties inter ested. The tribunal, thus constituted, ia authorized to hear and adjust all questions arising under con tracts for labor by freeilmen, or other cases involving a sum uot exceeding one hundred dollar! This tri bunal may also try offences committed by or agaiust l'reedmen, provided the sentence imposed does uot exceed one hundred and fitly dollars, or inipriscmnieut at hard labor for sixty days. Agents will keep a con cise record of all cases adjudicated by them, including the fines imposed or other punishment inflicted. 4. It is preferred that all cas-s of any importance be tried befora the duly constituted civil tribunals of the State, and whenever under the laws thereof, or by agreement of the parties and the consent of - the magistrate or court, the testimony of l'reedmen can be admitted? iu cases where they are parties interested, the agent will turn them over to the civil authorities for trial. Agents will endeavor to effect this arrange ment whenever possible. 5. Should the civil authorities attempt to try cases involving the rights of freed people, aud refuse unilpr the laws or customs of this State to hear the testimony offreedsaen when offered, agents will at once, in a rsspectful manner, inform the magistrate or court that Buell proceedings are in violation of the orders of the President of the United States, as shown by para graph 7, Circular 5, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lauds, hereinbefore- quoted, and will further request the magistrate or court to discontinue such proceedings, and in cage of crime to turn the offender over to the military authorities for trial. Should the request be refused, the agent will at oner, report the ease tothis office, and will further call upon the nearest officer of the bureau or military com- manderfor aasistance to suspend the execution of the sentence of judgment of such magistrate or court un til the pleaspTe of the military commander of this-de partment or the orders of the Commissioner of the Bureau at Washington in Die case' may be made known. Agenta will, in a similar maimer, intonere to prevent tne infliction upoirthe freed people of cruel and unusual punishment* which, in a few instances, have already been ordered by the civil tribunals of the State, as such acts are in violation of the Constitution of the United States. punishment. f„ Agents are reminded that pubislune'nts should contemplate the reparation of the injury done indi viduals or society rather than the infliction of mere, cruelty. Whipping having been abolished in tiie army and navy, Is forbidden in the punishment of freedmen. This is not intended to deprive the master of the right to enforce the obedience of his appren tice, as set forth in Chapter 4, Paragraph 1844, Code of Georgiit, which states that “the master of an appren tice may U3e the same amount pf force to compel bis obedience, which* lather-may use with his child.’’ It is suggested that flifes, loss of wages in whole or part—imprisonment—imprisonment at hard labor solitary confinement, on bread and water, for a limited ! period, in extreme cases—labor, with ball aud chaiu. or in chain gang, for tho benefit of the person in- j jured, or on the public highways, or some such prac ticable and reasonablo punishment, wiU amply suffice to fore* compliance with contracts; and punish nice-- conduct and lesser crimes—that the example afforded j by such punishments will become widely known and i .exert a most salutary iuflueuce. Punishflleut for ; ~ crime mnst be the same, without distinction of color. ! In case an offender resist the authority of an Agent, | and refuse to be arrested, the Agent is authorized to j accept tbo services of citizens wfio may be willing to i aid him, as a posxe comtialus. Sltould this force" 1 prove jnsuffleient, the Agent willtall upon tiie nearest I military Commander for afd to make tlio arrest i These orders received the formal approval of both i Governor Johnson and Major General Steedfoan,«com- l manding the Department, and remain still in full ; force. * Mn. Peabody Denounced.—We.elip from a Matwo- i obusttts paper the following report of a recent iqeej- ' iug of the Boston Board of Trade : A meeting of the poston Board of Trade was called 1 last week'to consider what action should be taken ; properly to notice and do honor to Mr. George Pea- i body who is now on a visit to this country. We ere ■ Informed that the President stated the object of the j meeting and awaited its action. No one suggested - anything ; at length, a Mr. Bond moved an adjourn ment, and a Mr. Atkinson in supporting the motion - denounced Mr. Peabody, in no measured terms, as sympathizing with rebellion, and as receiving the i news of Federal victories in joyless • silence. The i Board evidently agreed with Mr. Atkinson and ad- 1 Joumed without any other action. —A wag wrote on the back of a fat alderman, ! ■Widened at the expense of the corporation." ■ IN AMERICA 19 THE Traveler’s Insurance Co. OF HARTFORD, CONN. A’et Uash Assets, Feb. 1, ’i»C, $000,849 72 - ♦ Insures against Accidents of all Kinds, - CAUSING BODILY INJURY OR LOSS OF L1FK. '- IT IS CHEAP. A polit y for $5,680 in case of fatal accident, ei $26 per week iu case of disabling injury, costs bui $25 to $30 per year. Any sum from $500 to $_o,ooo, 'visit $3.to $50 weekly compensation, at proportion ate rates. Policieswritten for three cr five jeats, a a liberal disConuL IT IS UNIVERSAL.. This Company insures against all sorts ol acel- ■dents, whether they occnr in traveling, working in the simp or factory,walking In the street, swimming, ruling, hunting, fishing, etc. It Issues policies for nil -persons, in all parts of-the United states and Canadas, aud grants permits to visit any part of the world. This insurance is sought alter and valued by all classes of men, rich or poor. IT IS RELIABLE. The TRAVELER’S of Hartford is the oldest Acci- . dent Insurance Company In the Uhited States, and •established on a firm basis. It has issued many thonsaims of policies, pays claims for compensation almost daily, and its business 4s steadily increasing Its capital iqample, its directory of the highest char acter, and it has paid over One Thousand Losses without contesting one, ' . " ' NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION RK- < QUIRED. SW Three cents a day will Insure a man for $2000 orjflO weakly compensation, for one year. • w J. Q. BATTERSON, Preaident- Robnev Dennis, Sec. A. WILBUR, J. X. THOMAS, . GREEN A FOOTMAN, J. C. MCNULTY, mW J Agents, Savannah. J. N. WILSON, Photographer. PHOTQGRABHS, PorF<?Iain & Ainbrotypes, IN THE HIGHEST STYLE OF THE ART. Copying done in.the best manner. Pictures made a • well in cloudy as in clear weather. - nr Call ami Kxamiae Syetlmna. SOUTH-EAST CORNER -BROUGHTON AND WH1T- ulG-tf i AKER STREETS. J. SHAFFEB, Commission Sealer In all hinds of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS us PRODUCE, Wkst Washington Market, apposite 143 West st., Bulkhead between Barclay and Yeseysts., HEW Y O R - K. Potatoes, Apples and Onions constantly on hand, and put np for the Southern market All consignment* promptly attenked to. t&~ Refers to At L. Bradley, A. Haywood, T J Walsh, and .T. H Parsons lyl- eodlv THE DAILY NEWS, <- ' ' PUBLISHED AT CHARLESTON S. C., UAH THE LARGEST CIRCULATION or Afir JOURNAL PUBLISHED JN THE STATE, - And is nntversally considered The Best Commercial AND FAMILY PAPER . . IN THE STATE. * PARTIES. THEREFORE, IN GEORGIA, who de sire to subscribe for a CHARLESTON PAPER, will consult their Interest by sending for THE DAILY •NEWS. TEBMB,.....,. .$10 PER ANNUM. Published In Folio Form, size ’of the New York Herald. a23-tf OGLETHORPE- OF SAVANNAH Are prepared to take Fire Risks on Reasonable Terms. At their Office, 117 Bay Street. H. W. MERCER, President. J. T. Thouas, Sec. II. W. Mercer 0. S. Hardee William Hnnter A. S. Uartrldge A. Porter R. Morgan J. Stoddard J. T. Thomas W. Remshart F. L. Gne - H. A. Crane A. A. Solomons M. Hamilton W. W. Gordon my7-tf Directors : M. S. Cohen J. Lama * J. W. Nevitt D G. Purse A. Fnllarton J. McMahon L. J. Gullmartin • F.’ W. 81ms O. Butler R- Lachlieon ® £; Platon, Augusta J. w. Knott, Macon B. F. Boss, Macon W. H. Young, Columbus TO PLANTERS. W E wBi keep constantly on hand a full stock of Plows, Hoes, Com Shelters, Straw Cutters, Axts, and other Agricultural Implements or best makers and patterns with which to supply Planters and Country Merchants, whose attention we invite to onr stock and thirtk we can make it to their inter est to purchase of us. . BOUSE & BRYANT, 1W Bay street. FIRE, MARINE, life AND \ ACCIDENT INSURANCE BELLS. B ELLS of any weight required cast to order at short notice. An experience of over forty years in casting bells enables us to produce them oi a su perior quality. HENRY N. HOOPER & CO., °te-3m - Boston. Musa. BLAIR & BICKFORD, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS, AND DEALERS IN TIMBER AND LU.U BER OF EVERY DESCRIU HON. BOOHS, S 4 S II, A » ULtN UK . Mill ai.iILumber Yu a ..t. r»a»l, n, UllieO law Bay street. .Beyau -meet d2s tr iumlt Bknnett, I V k Jas. C. Van Pilt, / New ¥orlf _ S iViiuiinb. i|a. On as*, it. Bennkxz, Raleigh, N.O. Bennett, Van Felt & Co,, COMMISSION merchants For TUI feAlzft OF BOTTOM TftsACGO, NAVAL si (MU, lTS.,1 FOB THE PURCHASE ND SA LE OF STATE AND OT.UER STOCKS, S3 ■Whitehall St., I>Tew York. Wc have associated with us it.. D. W. Custis, late Public Treasurer for IfsrtaCaroiina. . nSMJm 490 AGUES OF LADD For One Dollar i TO BE RAFFLED FOR, O N the sixth day of Jane, one thousand eight hun dred and sixty-six, AT THE SCREVEN HOUSE, in the city of Savannah, Chatham County, state of Georgia, by a committee of gentlemen selected by the subscribers, * 490 ACRES OF LAND, Sltsaled In howndei County, near Mill* town, State ot Georgia. The projected Brunswick and Florida Railroad run ning through the southeast part, offers great facility for removing to the seaboard the fine cypress, pine and otbsr timber to be found on this-lot, and a hand some sum may be had from the Railroad Company for the privilege of rnnning their cars through It, Arrangements may also be satisfactorily entered Into with them (the Railroad Company) for making it a wood station to snpply their locomotives with fuel - A stream of water runs through this land, and lov ers of the piscatorial arc can Indulge their fancy at all seasons or the year. • The quality of the soil in Lowndes county is too fogUy^ppreelated for any comments to be made on TITLES CLEAR—The winner paying for the trans fer of thesame to his name, and he (the winner) is to pay also one hundred dollars to the Savannah Fe male Orphan Asylum. The present owner of the land pledges himself to give one hundred dollars to the Savannah Metropolitan Fire Company, If all the subscriptions are taken np. Subaeriptlon—Tickets, six thousand In number, t ohevtouar each. Can be pfirchased at'the Music Store of J. C. SCHREINER A SON, Congress street Savannah, Georgia, where a Pfot of the shove named "Land can be seen. a9-tf risks taken in THE FOLLOWING FIRST-CLASS COMI’A./ NIES :-4 Columbia Fire Insurance Company, of New York $600,000 Fulton Fire. Insurance Company of New York 200,000 Excelsior Fire Insurance Company of New York 200,000 Springfield Fire Insurance Company of New York . Putnam Fire Insurance Company of Hart ford Washington Fire Insnrance Company of Baltimore ^ 300,000 600,000 Gulf State Fire Insurance Company of Tal lahassee 600,000 300,000 ACOIDENT. Travelers’ of Hartford *500,000 Marino and Firo. Petersburg Savings and Insurance Company G. B. LAMAR* JUN., Successor to G. a A- G- W. Lauas, General Commission Merchants Forwarding and btupping Agents, No. 03 BAI .STREET fop stairs.) Refer to Geo. W. Anderson- John C. FsrrU and G. B. Lamar, Savannah W. I Jgdkion, JusjsJt Sibley A Sons, i B. and J. W. Walker. Augusta. Consign, ments solicited. pylO First-class Board, VUira or without Booms; also, Stable and Rooms' TV In tb* rear. Apply at lMBryan street, op posite the Market,-to - * myt - MRS. E. VICK. BLANCEVILLE SLATE HHIRG COMPT, -VAN WERT, POLK CO., GA. Osap'l Stools., *600,000 SHARES, $50 EAClh . J. F. Dover, 1. c. Gran- of Virginia Eufaula Home Insurance Company of Ala lama Georgia Hume Insurance Company, Colum bus ..$500,01 J 360,000 iiim. K . ^ rsij. asszts. New England Mutual Life’ insurance Com pany of Boston. .-..*3,000,000 Knickerbocker Mutual Life Insurance com- pany of New York 1,000,000 Open FoUoIob In Great Western, of New York. In Commercial Matoal, of New York. - AARON WILBUR, Agent ml4-tf No. 89 Bay Street. JAME8 B DAWKINS, Atiorney-at- Uw and Solicitor- in tqulty, ‘ GAINESVILLE, EAST FLORIDA. IS.lawlv STOCKS AND BONDS. 1 A 1 ? SHARES Central Ran, oad and Banking Com- 1“> pany Stock 23 shares Savanna;, jf Augusta Railroad Stcck 5 shares Estonton Branch Railroad stock. 82 shares Atlantic A Gulf Railroad Stock U Savannah Gas Coin pany Stock 3600 City of Savannah Bonds For Sale by • . myu-tf BRIGHAM, BALDWIN A CO. SANDERSON & WILKINSON, HARNESS, SADDLERY AND * . TRUNK STORE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Under SLJAndrew’s.Hall, Broughton St., „ Q „ SAVANNAS, G.A, THIRST and only premium awkrded at the American f Institute Fair, 18B5; and State FUrot Pil, tMfofor Cruteho. Hartman’* Eaten t El antic Robber Crntenes arc pronounced hr surgeons, and everybody else, twbe the very be&ever invented- They are easy and con- vcoient, they prevent paralysis of the nerve*, do away with all the wrarinc** inseparable trom the «*e of all others, and are In all respects unrivalled. Bead for a circular. Agents wanted everywhere LOVKJOY A TaYLOR. Sole Manufacturers, No. Broadway N.Y. 6m-n23 Lumber Yard and Planing Mill. nrw the undersigned, have formed a < m for the purpose of buikMBg- care, deal fog fn lumber. Having control of several J U J. Date A near the A. i. depot, flsvannah.'Gs. JAMES f. HOBSON. JOmrkoDONODGH. J. J. OALK^^^ nlss, A. Wilbur and A. E. J PitsKDSHT—A. -Wilbur. Savannah, Go. Vina Piuw i - E. C. Granntes, Macon, 8a. SzyiaxTaa*—A. e. Marshall, Atlanta, G* wlU soon be prepared to fin any _ . Us, however large, for roofing, for fumltme manuiketured out of slate, for lintels, for pamawut,and for any other nses to which slats cart tie applied. Tbs quarry is convsnlcnt to the cities of Atlanta. AnmMa. Macon. Aib**v and Columbus. Gib; toWantof Selma, Montgomery and Mobile, Ala. i to Nsw Orisa’is, and will shortly be to Mem phis, T*nn.. and St. Louis, Mo. The superiority, slate for roofing porpoaes, and its special adaptable to vadnsa artkaas ol furniture and for pavement, wett known. may beaddrfteadto - &A. MARSHALL. Sec’y, • Atlam.-w ULilQXUiiS’ Super Phosphate of Lime, THE STANDARD MANURE, AT *03 SO PER TON, CASH. aH-tf MILLER, THOMAS A CO. Agents, Mate and Female, *1 each, and' cost the* agent* hut *10 pcf’hnndred. Any person wtehtar* pleskant btufinem can learn the parttadantbyaariSi^tyo »tamps for drcniars.and J . R- WAYVELL. 1H B * Bo^4,T81, Chicago. Rwwn’s Standard Seales. Tj*Eig5Sf?ha2 tat ?“ d Govern. THX9»rY yeibs. AdaptaNto aay^Bwch of NmMm for foreign or SOUTHERN UNO WESTERN Life and Accident INSURANCE COMPANY iSTew Orleans* Capital, - $300,000 GEN, JAMES LONGSTREET, Fresiieit. TAKE RI8KH Reaaonable T ersns. WILLIAM C. COBENS. Agent, mySl-tf At Marine Bapk. J. W. STEELE, (Late Steele A Burbank,) 11 Merchants’ Bow, Hilton Head, So. C* Avid corner King and George ait., CTUtrtsMoa, /"tALLS the attention of WMsoal* and MriHw- v' cluseiy to kls superior itosk of Military and Naval ClotWug, ▲MD FURNISHING GOODS,