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i.KVERAL STKKDMAJV’S report pok
SOUTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA,
AND THE SEA ISLANDS
OF GEORGIA.
iSpeoi.l Dispatch to theSavaonsh News and Herald.]
Washington, June 14, -1866.
The New York papers this morning pub
lish in full Generals Steedman and Fuller
ton’s report lor the Department of South
Carolina and Florida, and the sea islands of
Georgia.
The report is very lengthy, occupying
three columns of close type-
SOUTH CAROLINA.
With regard to South Carolina, Generals
Steelman and Fullerton state that it is evi
dent that rations were issued unnecessarily
to freedmen under the administration of Gen-
Saxon, and that they do not think it will be
necessary to continue relief beyond the pre
sent season.
They recommend the discontinuance of
the paid citizen agent3 of the Bureau. The
Commissioners state that General Ely, Sub
Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau
stationed at Columbia,was quite extensively
engaged in planting, and had consequently
seriously neglected the duties of his office.
They mention au instance where twenty-
nine colored people suffering from small pox,
were taken from their homes and crowded
in one small room twenty -feet by twenty-
f uir, and were left there on the bare floor,
with no nourishment but meat and meal, and
no one to attend on them but one negro wo
man Many representations of their de
plorable condition were mado to the Bureau,
but General Ely wa3 always found to be ab
sent on his plantations.
The Commissioners speak highly of Gen.
Scott, the present Assistant Commissioner of
the State, but condemn in strong terms the
policy pursued by his predecessor, General
Saxton, stating that the effect of the Bureau
under his administration, was exceedingly
pernicious, especially on the sea islands.
Chaplain French (the well known leader
of the “Gideonites,”) was found to be inter
ested in a plantation on Edisto Island, hay
ing invested 750 dollars in the farm, and con
tracted to receivo one-fourth of the' crops.
Chaplain French explained that he went
into this business purely from motives of
philanthropy, but the Commissioners mildly
hint i hat at the lowest computation his
philanthropy will return him 250 per cent.
Allusion is made to outrages on freed-
inen committed near Edgefield Court House
by a baud of outlaws whose conduct was
strongly repudiated and condemned by the
respectable inhabitants. The Commis
sioners censure both the civil authorities
and the Bureau for not bringing those scoun
drels to justice.
THE SEA ISLANDS OF SOUTH CAEOLINA.
With regard to the Sea Islands the Com
missioners say: On the 13th May we left
i holiest on and visited the Sea Islands, which
have been, and still are, together with the
inlands of South Georgia, under the exclusive
control of the Freedmen’s Bureau. There
:,i.-on these islands one hundred and forty-
one valid possessory titles to land held by the
n. tiilmen, under the order of General Sher
man. They encumber thirty-two plantations,
Mtutite on James’, John’s, Wadmalaw and
I d i-,to Islands. The number of freedmen
now on all the South 'Carolina islands is
about thirty thousand. These form, how
ever, but a small proportion of the aggregate
number who have occupied the islands since
Goueral Sherman’s order was issued. Many
ot those who first came remained on the
islands but a short time, and then "returned
ti' their homes on the main iand. Others,
who made small crops, gathered them in, and
‘- it to seek other more profitable employment.
A large majority of the freedmen who still re
main on the islands are in destitute circum
stances, some of them on the verge of starva
tion. On Wadmalaw and Edisto Islands
many who are cultivating lands for them
selves would be compelled to abandon their
crops were it not for the provisions furnished
them by the planters.
The Commissioners mention and condemn
tne way in which the freedmen are plundered
cn the islands, by small shopkeepers and
Northern speculators.
THE SEA ISLANDS OF GEORGIA.
The report continues: After visiting the
South Carolina Islands, we proceeded to Sa
vannah, Ga, where we were-joined by Brevet
Major General Tillson, . Assistant Commis
sioner for the Bureau in Georgia. He accom
panied us on our visit to the Sea Islands.
Under bis charge our first investigation
was on St. Catherine’s Island. There
Las been much confusion and disorder here,
arising out of the unfitness of Bev. Tunis
G. Campbell, a colored man from Nov*
Scotia, who was located on the Island by
General Saxton as an agent of the Bureau.
This man abolished all the simple rules and
regulations adopted^ by the freedmen for
their own guidance, and established instead
h parody of the United States Government,
putting himself in the position of President,
and assuming, in addition, dictatorial powers.
1 uder his administration the freedmen were
armed, no white man was allowed to land on
the island, and every effort was made to stir
U P feelings of animosity against the white
raee. Amongst other powers assumed by
Campbell, he issued land grants, claiming to
du so “by virtue of the authority vested in
him by the President of the United States
“id General Saxton,” and took especial care
to bestow the best oil (Aments on: himself and
i Natives. The conduct of this man had »
piejudicial influence on the freedmen,
und placed them for a lime entirely beyond
ihe control of the Assistant Commissioner
for Georgia. On- his first visit to the island,
General Till sou discerned, that prompt inter
vention Wise necessRry in the" interests
°i the freedmen themselves; for their lands
'"ere lying uncultivated, and they were not
lar removed from absolute want. With much
difficulty he obtained f hearing from them,
and succeeded in restoring order, getting
them to work, and abolishing the absurd
power of government established by Camp
bell. General Tillson ascertained that, of Abe
whole number of land-grants on the island,
seventeen only were vaiid. These grants
covered five hundred and fifteen acres, and
were scattered all over the island. He con
solidated them, so as to occupy one section
only, leaving the remainder for cultivation by
the islanders. There are at present six hun
dred and twenty-five freedmen on the island.
Of these one hundred and forty-seven are
working for Messrs. Winchester & Schuyler,
of New York, who have rented a part of the
Walburg plantation, and the remainder are
cultivating lands on their own account. The
one hundred and forty-seven Ireedmen work
ing for Winchester & Schuyler have planted
five hundred and thirty acres of cotton, and
one hundred and fifteen of corn; the four
hundred and seventy-five freedmen working
for themselves have planted only two hun
dred acres of cotton, and two hundred acres
of corn. _
From St. Catherine’s we went to Sapelo
Island, which is cultivated exclusively by
Messrs. Dickson & McBride. The freed
men here are working the land for two-thirds
of the crop, and, so far as we could perceive,
were well treated and cared for, and will make
money, if they can be protected from the bad
influence of a man named Patrick Ryan, who
came amongst them last year with a permit
from Capt. Ketchum, Bureau Agent under
General Saxton, bought their cotton at ten
cents a pound in the seed, and paid them
mainly in whisky. This vicious man has
exerted such an evil influence over the freed
men as to make them dissatisfied with an ex
ceedingly liberal contract.
On St. Simon’s Island there are eighteen
valid land 'graSSls, encumbering five planta
tions. There arc between five and six hun
dred freedmen on the island, most of whom
are working for wages, are fed well, and ap
pear to be perfectly contented. On two of
the plantations they were working without
formal contracts, but we were assured by the
Bureau Agent that these freedmen relied con
fidently, on being fairly dealt with by their
employers. Our visit to this island satisfied
us that the freedmen there were doing ex
ceedingly well.
OGEECHEE RIVER SETTLEMENT.
This settlement, embracing originally seve
ral hundred freed people—the largest colony
on the coast under General Sherman’s or
der—was last year under the control of Rev.
Mr. Tiffany, an agent of the Bureau, ap
pointed to that position by General Saxton.
If the records kept by General Saxton were
within onr reach, we could, without doubt,
obtain official information as to the workings
of this settlement; but in the absence of the
record we can only report such facts as are
within the knowledge of General Tillson and
other officers on duty in the Department.
On taking charge of this settlement, jfir.
Tiffany hired twenty-five freedmen as a guard
around them, with U. S. muskets, and used
them to prevent any white man entering the
settlement. Four United States officers, who
had not Mr. Tiffany’s pass, were halted, and
were refused the use of the Government boat
to cross the Ogeechee river. This guard of
twenty-five men, who served the entire sea
son, were to be paid out of the proceeds of
the rice crop raiood by the freedmen of the
settlement. Mr. Tiffany gave them certifi
cates for the amount due them, which certifi
cates they still hold, but are unable to get
either rice or money.
All the freed people of this colony were
supplied through the season with Govern
ment rations, which were to be paid for out
of their crops. We were informed by the
Bureau officers of the Department that none
of these rations have ever been repaid. A
very considerable crop of rice was made by
the freedmen, and Mr. Tiffany, the agent,
advertised sixty thousand bushels of it for
sale. Gen. Tillson, who had in the interim
assumed charge of the Bureau for Georgia,
seeing the advertisement, ordered the sale to
be suspended, and notified Mr. Tiffany that
only bonded officers were authorized to sell
Government properjy. What disposition was
eventually made of this rice crop, or who re
ceived the profits of it, we were unable to
ascertain. ■' Mr. Tiffany, shortly after this, re
tired, whether voluntarily or otherwise can
only be determined by the records, which are
not within our reach. Most of the freed peo
ple of the settlement 'became disheartened,
and voluntarily abandoning their land grants,
are now working under contract for the
owners of the land, or the persons who have
rented plantations from land owners.
We have mentioned these particular cases,
as indicating the condition of the freedmen
occupying the sea islands and the coast un
der Gen. Sherman’s order. Our personal ob
servations, the evidence wi have taken, and
the enquiries we have been obliged to make
to supply the place of records, have con
vinced us that the condition of the freedmen
of these settlements while in charge of Gen.
Saxton, was such as to give but little hope
that unde* the polity pursued by him
they would ever have become self-support
ing; even with the fertile lapds on which they
were located, placed at their disposal free of
rent or taxes. The failure of Gen. Saxton's
administration resulted from a variety of
causes, among which may be enumerated:
The unnecessary continuance of Govern
ment support to the freedmen, which tended
tq increase their n&tnral improvidence and to
encourage habits of idleness.
Keeping them under such guardianship
and tutelage that they were disinclined to
make any proper effort for their own support
or improvement.
Teaching them to distrust all white men
but those Who had immediate authority over
them, or who came amoDg them with passes
from the Bureau, thus preparing them to fall
an easy prey to-the sharpers who afterwards
obtained access to them under the guise of
friendship, toofc WJvfintage-of their credulity
and fraudulently appropriated their crops.
Their inexperience in prbwttng for their
own support, in managing business for them
selves, and their improvidence in the extrav
agant expenditure of their earnings.
It is not within the power of General*
Tillson and Scott until a crop has been made
under their respective administrations, 'to Ar
terially improve the condition of the freed
men on the sea islands. Although these offi
cers have effected^ sfdutaty reforms in their
habits and disposition $0 labor, and in re
moving from their minds the absurd, ideas
Which bad been introduced among-them,
idleness, discord and bitter pHtedMaugainst
the white people still exist. J^^^Knt to I
Which they were deluded white 1
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men who bad intercourse with them is al
most incredible. Among the evidence taken
relative to their condition,-and -which bears
directly on this point, is the statement
of a distinguished general officer who was
in command of adistrict emhsaning a,part
of the islafid, and which Is as follows*
“I assumed command in January, 1865,
of a district in which the South Carolina sda
islands were included. They were in a state
of turmoil, amounting almost to rebellion..
Armed patrols were maintained on the islands
to prevent any, white man from finding.
Some gentlemen from Pennsylvania who at
tempted to land (improperly, I must say;)
were arrested- I had placed a guard on each
wharf so as to prevent their being molested
when they landed, but they chose to make a
landing on the beach where no guard was sta
tioned. The uegroes had been told, and be
lieved that a large force of rebel cavalry still
occupied the woods on the mainland. Utter
lawlessness prevailed, and cattle stealing raids
by tbe negroes on the main land were of fre
quent occurrence. I went over and broke.up
tbe military bands and told them thi war
was over. I then set to work to organize a
system of labor. I found the forty acre al
lotments* of most elastic dimensions. Tbe
largest I found was four hundred and fifty
acres, and the smallest three and a half acres.
Many who bad orders for John’s island had
settled, on James’ island, and certificates for
Edisto island were plentiful on Wadmalaw
island. Scarcely any attempt had been made
to cultivate the land. There were only two
acres ‘listed’ out in any one lot on
Edisto island I had to discontinue the issue
of rations before I could get them to work
at all. I had nearly succeeded in getting
them to work when the bill securing their
land titles passed Congress, and everything
was again thrown into confusion. Matters
are now, however, getting straight again.”
THE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS.
In our opinion the most equitable solution
oi the question of the occupation of the Sea
Islands on the coast by tbe freedmen, under
the order of Gen. Sherman, will be to sur
render the lands to the owners thereof on
the first day of January next, requiring tbe
laud owners to pay to the freedmen the value,
in money, of all Improvements made by them
while occupying the lauds—this to be de
termined by a commission appointed by tbe
Government. Of coarse we do not mean by
this to suggest an interference with any of
the freedmen who may desire to surrender
the lands they are now occupying at any
time prior to that period by arrangement be
tween themselves and the owner's of the
land. Generals Tillson and Scott both con
cur with us that this arrangement will give
general satisfaction to both the freedmen and
the land owneis. Should this recommenda
tion be adopted by the Government we
respectfully suggest that the order be issued
before tbe first of September next, so as to
give both parties ample time to make their
arrangements for the next season’s planting.
FLORIDA. ,
Homeward Movement of the
Entire Fenian Force.
ORDERS OF Olfr- SWEENY.
UNITED STATES TERRITORY INVA
DED B Y BRITISH SOLDIERS.
After completing our investigations of the
Sea Islands we went to Fernaudina, Florida.
Here we found Captain Leddy, of the
Veteran Reserve Corps, on duty as agent of
tbe Bureau, having charge of a district em -
bracing two counties and containing about
oue thousand ireedmen. Tuoc mo gc.=o~i
ly at work lumbering, and get from twenty
to twenty-six dollars per month aB wages.
Captain Leddy is assisted by Maj. Scharer,
formerly an officer of the 7th Ohio Infantry,
who acts as agent, without pay, but who,
however, was partially compensated by re
ceiving five dollars for each contract drawn
up and approved. Captain Leddy is a good,
judicious man, who, by friendly interference
and good advice has settled most of the diffi
culties which have arisen in his district be
tween freedmen, and between whites and
freedmen, without litigation.
We next visited Jacksonville, the head
quarters of Capt Webster, who has charge
of several counties, in which the freed-
people are generally at. work and liberally
compensated- , ; r > u..'
There had been at this place, a few days
before our visit, a good deal of bad feeling
between the white and Colored people, pro
duced by false, irritating reports, circulated
by vicious persons; but through the efforts
of the Governor of the State, the Department
commander; and the officers of the Bureau,
harmony and mutual confidence were re
stored.
We next visited Tallahassee, the head
quarters of the Department Commander, and
of the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau
for the State, from whom we obtained sta
tistics as to -the number of officers employed
andMumber of rations issued.
Brevet Colonel J. W. Osborne, the Assist
ant Commissioner of the Bureau for Florida,
is an intelligent and jnst man; an energetic,
competent and impartial officer. The most
favorable accounts were given ns by citizens,
the military and Bureau officers and the few
people, oftb*:g«>$df>n4itiqp, p(f^freedmen
in this Department, as well as the encourag
ing prospects of the crops’ which they are,
cultivating.
The military, the Bureau and civil author
ities in Florida are generally acting in har
mony, which in our opinion is the main
reason why the. freedmen are more quiets;
orderly and thrifty than they are in localities
in which there is antagonism and collision
between the mStitary;~0fficera and agents of
the Bureau and the t civil authorities. ' The
only exception to this condition of things SBP; „
Florida, is at Jacksonville, the {8?3S8n£*S35to* it*©?
which hss been already stated.
The next point at which we stopped : to
make enquiry, after leaving Tallahassee, was
Monticello, where huge numbers of freed
men are employed in working for a share of
the crops. Both planters and freedmen are
satisfied, and all concur in bearing testimony
to the wisdom and justice of the administra
tion of the affairs of the Bureau by CoL Os-
boma. *'
The Fisheries Question—Licenses to be Issued
to American Vessels.—On the 31st ultimo, Sir Fred
erick Bruce, the British Minister, addressed a note ]o,
Mr. Seward, from which the following is an extract.
“I have the honor, to inform von that tfie Gov-
of Canada, to inm Satiety licetises on the payment of
the anm of fifty cents per ton of measurement of the
vessels proposed to he used in fishing. The license
will remain in fixes during this season apfiyill con.
far upon the holders of them as far as ~
fisheries are concerned; all the rights
policemen of the United States uadsr
Treaty. Thie measure ite of a provisional nature
or estates in Boston, accord-
are the following: Ea-
— The
in* W ^
$L2T1,800?Nathaniel Thayer, $3,363,600; estate of I
Bryant, $l,500,«B0ptanrs estate, $1,742,600; »
Betas, $1,401,080; estate of l Fmncaa, $1,010,
Wm. F«liifs, $346,000; H. H. H—snail. $B1M0»;
Jno.
SEVERAL PERSONS HASUEUUR SHUT.
interview with President Robert* in the
Ludlow Street Jail.
[Special Dispatch to the New York World.]
St. Albans, Vt., 9 p. m., June 10.—The Fenian
movement in this section has flashed in the pan,
and invasion of Canada by the ri*ht -wing , of the
Army of Ireland is at an end. After the first night
over the border] discontent among some was mani
fest and desertions frequent; but on Friday night,
there being no prospect of supplies and ammunition
coming up, dhcontent. became general. Ai an early
hour Saturday morning General Spear formed the
men in line and addressed them briefly, saying, in
substance, that the arms and ammunition on tbe way
to them : had been seized by the United States au
thorities, yet he, tor one, was willing to remain on
Canadian soil. Hu then requested as many as wished
to remain with him to step from the line, when just
seventeen men stepped forward. Turning to a flew of
us around headquarters, General Spear exclaimed
sorrowfully: “Gentlemen, there is my brigade. 14 is
deplorable. Better men never handled a musket; bat
now, aU is lost; my commission In the army gone, my
work in Canada a failure." He then dismissed the
men, and the evacuation of Camp Sweeny com
menced. The men fired their pieces in the air, and
the ammunition was placed in a one-horss wagon and
started off—where, l am unable to state.
Thereafter every man appeared to be looking after
the interests of himself alone, and all hands started
for St. Albans. Gen. Spear and his staff were among
the last to leave the lamp, which they did with great
reluctance, about noon. At Franklin, Vt., on his
(Spear’s) way back he was met by CoL Livingston,
Third artillery, to Whom he gave his word that he
wonld report to Maj. Gibson, in charge of the troops
here. At East Higbgate on the way back, viewing tbe
condition of bis men, Spear could no longer restrain
his feelings, and wept bitterly. The men came strag-
gling into this place in squads and singly, taking their
way to tbe depot, where as many as had arrived up to
9 o’clock last night were iuraished transportation by
tbe United States authorities to their homes. The re
mainder, upon their arrival here, will be similarly
disposed of. All to-day the Fenians have been strag
gling in, and up to the present hour they haye not all
arrived. Though compelled from necessity to abau-
dou their position at Camp Sweeny the men have all
confidence in the cause, and declare that the British
government baa not yet seen tbe las; of Fenian ope
rations against Canada. They seem pleased with their
treatment at the bands of the United States officiate
here, and before leaving test night oheered lustily for
the “Stars and Stripes.”
At St. Johns, C. E., Saturday morniDg, business
was suspended, so great was the excitement; and the
place bristled with the bayonets of volunteers and
regulars, while hotels and'drinking places were
crowded with officers and men drinking toasts to the
British crown, singing such pieces as "God Save the
Queen,” “Rule Britannia," Ac., heaping opprobrious
epithets on the Fenians and Yankees. Peril!
this connection, it may he proper upstate that these
doings were enlarged upon when a courier arrived
and informed the officer commanding that the Fenians
were abandoning camp Sweeney. Then the offloarg
buckled on their swords aud all were ready for the
fray. Eight Fenians, who remained at Frelsighsburg,
were taken prisoners by the British, and are now in
confinement at St Armanda.
General Spear, after arriving from the front teat
night, took a rest in the vicinity of this place, having
been on continuous duty lor seventy-two hours, after
which he went on closing np his affairs connected
with the disruption of the army lately under hi* com
mand, and at noon to-day reported in person to Major
A. A. Gibson, at his head-quarters here, in accordance
with his promise to Colonel Livingston yesterday. To
Major Gibson he made known the place of conceal
ment of £is ammunition, and it is now en route to the
head-quarters here. General Spear, after reporting to
Major Gibson, was by direction of General Meade, re
leased on parole, to await at St. Albans the action of
the United States authorities in his case.
Oeueral Sweeny and Colonel Meehen were to-day
released from close confinement, and granted the pa
role of this village.
Colonel Bagley, Chief of Staff to General Spear, has
jnst informed me that a guard of ten men, which ha
placed on this side of tbe Canada line to bring up
stragglers, were attacked by mounted English troops,
fired upon, and one man killed and three wonnded.
This report has been corroborated, and General Meade
will investigate the matter.
The fotiowtog orders have been promulgated here
by General Sweeny and Col. Meehen:
Sr. Albans, June 10,1866.
To W. R. Roberts, President of tt* Penian Brother
hood, 196 Bawerv: • ~
UanA no morerien - iuc stringent
measures of the Unwed States Government have ren
dered success impossible at present Promulgate this
immediately. T. W. Sweeny.
Hsadqcabtebs Army or Ireland,’ )
st. Albans, June 9. j
To the Senior Officers with Troops of Army of Ire
land at Malone, Potsdam, and elsewhere :
Sirs—In view of the President’s proclamation and
the stringent measures adopted by the United States
authorities to prevent reinforcements Or supplies
reaching onr forces on the frontier, and destitute as
we are of war material, and not likely to obtain any
under present circumstances, the general command
ing the army of Ireland Instructs me to inform yon
that he considers it bis duty to direct you to avail
yourself of the offer of the United States Government
to furnish tran^ortetion for your officers and men to
their respective* homes, as the object of the expedi
tion cannot be accomplished st present The general
feels certain that the soldiers of your command will
continue to deserve the high character for good con-
duct now awarded them by the people of the United
States. John Meehen.
Col. of Engineers and Chief of Staff.
I have just seen a copy of a deposition before Gen.
Meade, to tbe effect that a party of British regulars
made a raid across .the border last night «ad captured
three Fenians near Franklin, Vt, two of whom were
hung. An American citizen named Gate Went over to get
the bodies, but he was not allowed to remove them, and
they remain unburied. Mr. Gates state* that he saw
British troops cross the line and sqarch for men and
arms. Three Fenians lying drunk on this side of the
line were seized and carried into Canada by them. A
gentleman just from Franklin informs me that two
Fenian prisoners had thefr hands tied behind their
backs: and were shot this morning.
GRAND STAMPEDE OP FENIANS FROM VERMONT.
Boston. June 10.—A special train from St. Albans
arrival late teat night, and another this afternoon,
bringing altogether one thousand five hundred Fenians
home from the Vermont border. AU of whom had
crossgff tne Canadian hne, except a few stragglers, are
included in these arrivals. Transportation was fur
nished by the United States Government. The Fe
nian war is ended in that direction for the present.
AN" IN 1 AS VIEW WITH - COLONEL TM. B. ROBERTS :
was Had by our reporter between 11 and 12 o'clock
yesterday morning, during which the President of th e
Fenian Brotherhood, in relation to pnbUc matters, re
marked that if tbe expectation was to break down
either tbe spirit of himself or of bis constituents, the
attempt wonld be signally nnafccsssfuL Their num
bers, organizktion and material Atm remained almost
intact, and the seizures made by Federal authorities
did not comprise * tithe of tbe resources of tbe
Brotherhood, which wonld be forthcomlhg in due
time. As good and better men than he ms General
Sweeny romalned to take bp the task that wonld never
falter nor fall. Success to time was a certainty, for
Irish liberty meant hasten progress, which coaid not
bUftaminedfhporflAfifoed down. Had Government
: let them alone; tne green flag would to-flay float over
Montreal. Canadian Fenians had not co-operated, be
cause they had. been .instructed not to ris* until a per
mahent foothold had hecn obtained. To do otherwise
wonld be self-immolation. He was happy to know
that no English pow^r had been able to atop them.
On Federal officers’ interference, fie said, wonld rest
tbe shame of straggling a nation of' their friends to a
Struggle Tor God's beat gift and man’s" highest duty-
freedom. The. proclamation, of president Johnson
had been nipt only * smyriae, diut a duplicity. Ten
Hotels.
ST. CHARLES SALOON,
B Y A. STAMM, Bay Lane, rear of Fust Office.—
The best Liquors, Ales, Wines. Sagan, ffio*.
always on hamb foclnding ars-hoke article of BELT
ER’S WATKR, directly imported from Herzagthnn
NasKUvaaff the beat of Rhine Wines.
LPSCHeverydayatU o'clock.jnl!-ty
THE VERANDA HOUSE,
A T WHITE FLUFF, will be open on aud after
Monday, the 9th inst., for the accommodation
of Boarders, transient or permanent.
The subscriber, from his long experience in the
business, can safely guarantee the comfort of those
who may give him a call-
my24-tf MOSES M. RRI.IftARfn
LIVE OAK CLUB HOUSE,
No. 32 GEORG* STREET,
Charleston, South Carolina,
Is now open for the accoaauiodaiiou of transient au
permanent guests.
Choicest Liquors, Wines, Ales and Segars
ALWAYS ON HAND.
Ha per Day.
PETER JONK8, Proprietor.
CHARLESTON, 8. C.
rilHIS populai and well knowfi Hotel, situated in the
ff business portion of the city,has been newly fur
nished throughout by the presets proprietor, who ha*
been sixteen years connected with the establishment.
nfr«-tt W WHITE, Proprietor.
Port Royal House,
HILTON HEAD, S. C.
R1DDBLL A
a a aippsiA..
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HUGO
Paoriiaiois
m. r. bugg.
Miscellaneous.
GEORGIA STATE DIRECTORY.
For 1866 and 1867.
BY CAPT. JOHN C. BRAIN, OF
SAVANNAH, GA
T HIS valuable work of reference will be published
on or about the 1st. day of July next It will
embrace the exact location of every business and
professional man in the S ate of Georgia, as well as
the private residences in nil the cities, and will be the
most extensive and complete directory ever pub
lished. Mo business man should be without it, and
none shonld fail to advertise in it, as it is doubtless a
splendid medium through which to communicate
With substantial classes throughout the country.
In the City of New York alone the publisher has
nearly five hundred subscribers, nnd that list is daily
on Iho increase. The price of subscription is within
tho roach o' every hud ness man, however limited bis
means. The advertising terms are likewise reason
able.
Capt. Brain and his General Agent, J. Orrio Lea,
of Charleston, may be conferred with at Refill's News
Depot, rear of Post Office, each - day for the next
woek, after the honr of one P. M. my3Q-lm.
interpretation of thh laws shhnld be made in'their fa
vor. He, Oft. Bbberto, had known for months that
Seward had been comparing notes and playing into
the hands of sir Frederick Bruce; but he did thtok
that Mr. Johnson. WM not the creature of hi* wily
: 8toWltary. "
heroic
“evildisposed persons.” was a:
and dte£2 in the
. Tinfr dlg not seek to evsdvor
hat neutrality demanded was the
issuance ofaprocUfoationauch aaQueen Vicforto.fity 1
.LotdJobnBnaseU, put forth at the dawn ot the rehSI- 1
lion—“that as between toe parties the Government
would Tf- in> » ltl an attitude of strict noninterference ’
and that citizens tafing.part. with either aldk wo'nHF
a6 sc at their own rii*.’r That rtek the Ttntens
neither shirked nor feared, were wdling to take, and
could thereby free themselves. Instead of tote Wt
supplies, consigned to private parties, had been cap
tured, their trains of unarmed American citizens hld
been switched off at a wrong place, their letters and
telegrams intercepted: they had been spied, spotted
aind. dogged, and <dl . the, .espionage expected from
British millions had been anticipated anti exceeded by
(U. S.) ageiita on J^gfejs^sqU.
CoL Roberta asserted Atari; toe Canada movement
was a success if it only had resulted in tearing toe
Si aril iHTthii TTn~h’~lT^~ir**°*"*~—'"ill llu l]l mhium
faction. As to O’Matamy, JVJthing waa tube sricLAs
to Stephens, file atanfisason Senator Meehan; hisin-
diflarence to the riruggleoffthe Irish in Canada; his
trsvelha* ritaM ramose* tatoe dapes, together With
the recorde that could jp Xapnahed of his actions, to-
IN EXISTENCE.
ALSO,
JUD SON’S
DEAD SHOT WORM CINDY
<• MOTHERS, TAKE HEED.”
Thousands of children perish annually from one
cause, and that is worms. Why will you neglect the
first symptoms of these pests of humanity, and wait
until it is too late before von administer toe remedy f
JDDSON'S WORM CANDY is the only nmxLV vaua-
table remedy in existence. If there are no woods.
It only seta as a gentle purgative, and cannot harm
ah infant. lr worms exist, it kills them. Every
family should have s package, of JUDSON'S WORM
CANDY.
fW~ Sole Agent for Savannah, C. M. HILSMAN.
B. L. JUDSON A CO.. Prop’rs,
New York.
Call on Mr. Hilaman, and get onr Almanac, gratia,
myis-lm^
Prime White Corn.
BAGS to arrive pm-steamer LEO.
■UUU For sate by
oota
TAYUS COHEN
Emigrants Can be Supplied
WITHIN TEN DAYS.
mHE undersigned are prepared to supply Planters
X and other parties who may be in want of WHITE
LABORERS, and have made necessary arrange
ments in toe North to flu any orders for agricnltor*
Laborers, Wooden'^*, Mechanics, eta., within Ten
or Twelve days Home he da; tbe order la given here.
The Laborers are to <*» received by the Employers
on arrival of the steamer here, and transported to
the points where the; are wanted at Employers’
expense, and the Employers have further to pay a
certain snm per head in advauce, partly as security
and partly for covering the expenses in bringing the
Emigrants from the North, to this port.
The rate at which Fanning Laborers can be se
cured will average about $1M per year, the Employ
ers finding them.
For further particulars apply to
WM. MOR VILLS * CO.,
Jonee' Biock, Bay street,
Barnard street. !!)]
sarannah, Ga.
RH’BUglOM:
Jackson A Lawton, savannah.
John W. Anderson A Son, Savannah.
Solomon Ooheitflavannah.
Jno. C, PerriU. Savannah.
Nicholls, Camp <* Co., Savannah
Geo. A. Cnyler, Savannah.
W. R. Fleming, Savannah. -jcl
John Screven, Savannah.
Brigham. Baldwin <c Co., Savannah
Savannah National Bank, Savannah. .
m2
One door East of ]
THO*. W. BROOKS
MANUFACTURER OF
FURNITURE AND CENERAL
. UPHOLSTERY.
SM DoSk Street, Pltlladelphte, fa.
N. B.—All OHDKRfl sent by Mril promptly
;t v,! ijifui!.! V ijijrh
.. vA i j U . k U .. « . ..11% II
r/.: r w???: -f*
u appointed sole agents
wss known ana so-
ate). are
» to salt
to aay c
CDNMMGHAM. PURSE A CO.
■MHI 1RN
Insurance,
SOUTHERN
IMICI OFFICE
iUt 'tf . ilJw f aGU:.jTi;i TO JXj.ltfCfl
KNICKERBOCKER
LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
ix - - f ’ f
Of New York City,
1ST o. 89 Bay Street*
SAVANNAH, GA.
Policies Issued and Losses Paid
AT TSXB OFFICE.
CREDITS
■v . i
Given to holders of Mutual Policies of
SO PEIt CENT.,
if desired, when the premium amounts to
$50 or more, and is paid annually.
DIVIDENDS
made to holders of Mutual Policies as follows:
PAID IN CASH,
APPLY ON PREMIUM NOTES, or
ADDED TO THE POLICY.
The latter or REVERSIONARY DIVI
DENDS declared by this Company in 1865
were Irom FORTY-FOUR to ONE HUN
DRED AND TWENTY PER CENT., ac
cording to age.
Ten Year, Non-Forfeitnre,
ENDOWMENT,
V AND
Liie Policies
Issued by this Company.
Directors
Hknbt Brigham, President Merchants’ Nation^
Colonel Wm. : S. Rockwell.
H. A- CRASS, of Crane A Gray bill.
John D. Hoskins.
A. A. Solomons, of A. A. Solomons k Co.
K. A. Socllard.
S. J. Moon, or Brady, Smith A Co.
Fnsn. M. Hull, ot Holcombe A Co.
M. A'OoHSff, Secretary Home Insurance Co.
A. WILBUB, General Manager*
uil'7 lftesiiSH r . a : ’• J) - -
WM. R. BOYD, Agent.
Dr. K. YON UK, Examining Physician.
Dr. R. D. ARNOLD, Consulting Ptayslc’n.
j#T4f ' '» ~
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,
LEXINGTON, VA.
r m BOARD OF VISITORS will meet at th* Vir-
ginia Military Institute on the 27th of Jane; to
‘ntments of Csdet*. Applications for State
•enls will be made to the un-
,1 with the usual testimonials
baiter.
i for .appointment most be exempt from
, je, of ages between 16 and 2$ years, and
rdf State-Cadet applicants, must satisfy
f thsir inability to meet the expenses of
admtatibn mnst.be able to read and
with facility and accuracy
toe four ground rules of
&’S?3S5J!. , 53£St3Sr a
Bltaa Qritete fone for each Swtetorial District) will
be supplied with boari and tuition without charge.
Every-arrangement has been made by; the Board
of Visitors to maintain the high scientific character
of the Institute, and to put to toUL operation Its well
tried and distinctive system of discipline and tnatroc-
RffiriA *n t —ervxu . :; .0 ,
The graduating exercises of the institutioo will
fiWpiacb hi tbs Institute on toe 4th of July. The
rirsiataatari* Witijiemmepcw tm. tar 27th of Jane,
and bs continued daily until completed. The public
are respectfully fortted to all of these, exercises
JSfJaSSSifiSSSf'"' ”*** w “ “
, -.toil : j i. . frawcib a. smith,
Angosta OoastituflonaKst please Insert 1 *six'times,
igd read btil to tbte ogee, mw284t-w.
W. STEELE,
d George m.. Charleston,
lot Wholemle and Retail
iMMMkef ’ (
and lfaval Clothing,
nJKHnfflNGGOODB,
Insurance.
TH£ OGLETHORPE
Insurance Comp’y
OF SAVANNAH
Are prepared to take
Fire Bisks on Reasonable Terms.?
At their Office, 117 Boy Street.
H. W. MERCER President.
3. T. Tuomas, Sec.
Director* :
f - W.fiercer M. S. Cohen
O. S. Hardee j. Lama
William Hunter J. W. Nevitt
A. S. Hartridge D G. Purse
A. Porter A. Foliar ton
R. Morgan J. McMahon
J. Stodaard L. J. Gullmartin '
J. T. Thomas F. W. Sima
W. Remahart G. Butler
F. L. Gne R. Lachllaon
H. A. Crane B. P. Claton, Angosta
A. A. Solomons J. W. Knott. Macon
M. Hamilton B. F. Ross, Macon
W. W. Gordon W. H. Young, Columbus
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‘A’A^Jfl GrXUULT
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
Life aiid Accident
INSURANCE COMPANY
New
Capital,
&EN. JAMES LONGS
ABE PREPARED TO
TAKE RISES
ReaffiODfsble Term*.
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WILLIAM O. COSENS, Agent,
At Marine Bank.flj
INSURE
ACCIDENTS,
Pioneer Uompany
OF THE SOUTH.
TflE SOUTHERN
■ :i _
Accident Insurance Co.,
'S-
LYMOHBUM, 4 VA.
Authorized Capital, $1,000,000
INSURES AGAINST
ALL ACCIDENTS,
Giving the holder of an Annual Policy the
tull amount insured in esse of death, and
compensation each week, if disabled, for a
period .
NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-SIX WEEKS,
SHORT THE POLICIES.
($3,000 FOR TRW CBMTBT)
Travellers’ Tickets, from one to thirty
days, may be had at the BtShttad Ticket
0«$$s, Steamship Agencies, and at the
Offlceof the GeneralAgent:’ *
Tbe Stock of tbiir Company to exclusively
in Southern hands, and represented by a
“ataetory Widely and ' favorably known.
e, tb«refore, appeal WftUr confidence to the
good will and patronage of the Southern
public.
OM *■ 1 °:** • •
>tiMIpa*r AXIS ttiRASCEBB,
COL. MAURICE S. LANGHORNE.
^vtMRMnMt,
GEN JOHN B. GORDON, of Georgia
GEN. tfAKRY f HAYS, of Louisian
; idew mil to: f. • •• r
- ; ORN. JOHN B. GORDON,
Chief Ageat at Attoata, Cta.,
Agent for the State.