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LEXINGTON, VA. P LATNKH .V BOSWORTll keep constantly on hand a lai go stock of Ledger, Writing and Wrapping Papers, of all sizes and weights. also, Binders’ Boards, Card Boards, Printers' Cards, Envelopes, Twines and Printing Inks Having had long experience in the business, and baying oar goods in large lots direct Irom the mann- tactnrers enables ns to compete with New York prices Agents lor Wade's eekbrated Printing Inks; Agent* in this city for tin- Bath Paper Mills. The highest cosh prices paid for ail kinds of paper United States District Court Southern District of "tteocghi. made by the Board br scientific character ■11 Operation its well Jlacipline and instrnc- 1 the institution will he 4th of July. The orTlsiran'tomaiotainthe big of the Institute, end to pot la fi tried and distinctive system of Insurance Comp’y or SAVANNAH Are prepared to take Fire Risks <n BeaswaUe Tens, FITCH, J. W. STEELE, (Late Steel* A Bar bank,) 11 Merchants’VoWj Anita Heta,So. C t And corner Kini ana George me., ChatMan, STALLS the attention of Wholesale and Bet all \/ chasers to MsSUperibr stock oi Military Naval Clothing, Srjsn. ra +*•- - - FURNttHDiGG<XH*i, Bull -street, corner Bay lane, SCHjRJBIN^R Ac SON, Congress street, And COOPER, OLCOTTS & FABRELLY. lei ,f ■ NOTICE, lassed by ths City Council on teeember, lass, the tarns npotr >Y the Ordinance i the 27th day of! - sii-j ‘>a? iKAiu xateWeifegvhlf- Jlp ■ tsGoT » -tx»atdh»T .eegol. •••4A««3v! rfbn ,~'J •P«S .&idiW .3 X 'id iioiscia ao .is>7 we/' •-•.os Lula v > ea3o44a oa as e-oil asiq o; LaijjmLa .*tnV& itdi Tx> Owco '»& ai wet It ajjis* i -to XSiiX XXSTO TfiO*O .2«33 fiOOt 1at; >Ehob | a&aq rodi rii^&Lio Jatf .nottea aidi mods .jaaaeio itaz&aai etuos 10 sntf-ioia OL. 2-NO. 13. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 81. 1866. CENTS. Ilk’ Daily News and Herald. ■TSHEO ST mason. S. W. Day Street, Savannao, Uto .Five Cents. $3 60. *10 no. V DVERTI ^ING. insertion, $1.50; each inser- I'lB. H ton measured lines of tfonpa sn Herald. 1 i g I ! L“ 12 Months. i $ 65 $ 75 j 110 125 j 16S 175 j 200 225 245 275 285 325 325 375 365 420 400 465 445 510 1 430 550 615 590 1 550 630 i 585 670 615 710 650 750 030 785 J 710 820 J 740 S55 I no 890 | 800 925 j 830 yco J 860 990 1 890 1,020 920 1,050 | 045 1,090 ! 970 1,110 995 1,140 1 1,025 1,170 : 1,050 1,200 Capt. Titlow; and as he spoke the senior blacksmith took the shackles from his assistant. Davis leaped instantly from liis recumbent at titude. a flush passing over his face for a moment, and then his countenance growing livid and rigid as death. He gasped fpr breath, clutching his throat with the thin fingers of bis right hand, and then recovering himself slowly? while his wasted figure towered up to its full height—uow appearing to swell with indigna tion and then to sliriuk with terror, as he glanced from the captain's face to the shackles—he said slowly and with a laboring chest: “My God ! You cannot have been sent to iron me!” “Such are my orders, sir.” replied tlie officer, beckoning the blacksmith to approach, who stepped forward, unlocking the padlock and preparing the fet ters to do their office. These fetters were of heavy j iron, probably five-eighths of an inch in thickness, and connected together by a chain of like weight. I believe they are uow in the possession of Maj. Gen. Miles, and will form an interesting relic. “This is too monstrous,” groaned the prisoner, glaring hurriedly round the room, as if for some weapon, or means of self-destruction. *T demand, Captain, that you let me see tlie commanding officer. Can he pretend that such shackles are required to secure the sate custody of a weak old mau, so guarded and in such a fort as this ?” •*lt. could serve no purpose,” replied Captain Titlow: “liLs orders are from Washington, U3 mine are from him.” “But he can telegraph,” iulerposed Mr. Davis, eagerly; “there must he some mistake. No such out rage as you threaten me with is on record in the history of nations. Beg him to telegraph, and delay until he answers.” “My orders are peremptory,” said the officer, “and admit of no delay. For your own sake, let me advise you to submit with patience. Asa soldier, Mr. Davis, you know I must execute orders.’* “These are not orders for a soldier.” shouted the prisoner, losing all control of himself. “They are orders for a jailor—for a hangman, which no soldier wearing a sword should accept! 1 tell you the world will ring with this disgrace. The war is' over; the South is conquered; I have no longer any country hut America, and it is for the honor of America, as for' my own honor and life, that 1 plead against this degradation. Kill me! kill me!” he cried, passionately, throwing his arms wide open, and ex posing his breast, “rathe? than inflict on me, and on cried three times a week ninth, or longer period, will ,| ,rf>(] Hire.-fourths of table rates. Advertisements twice a week, two-thirds of ek, one-half of table i- i ;,- i as special notices will it advance on table rates, f a transient character, not 1 be continued until ordered urged accordingly. iriv contracts, except for space tit table • in id.--and. in contracts for space, all cents per square for business notices, for indi- my people through me, this insult worse than death. “Do your duty, blacksmith,” said the officer, walk ing towards the embrasurp, as if not caring to witness the performance. “It only gives increased pain on all sides to protract this interview.” At these wordp the blacksmith advanced with the shackles, and seeing that the prisoner had one foot upon the chair near his bedside, his right hand resting on the back of it, the brawny mechanic made an attempt to slip one of the shackles over the ancle so raised; hut, as if with| tlie vehemence and strength which frenzy can impart, even to tlie weakest invalid, Mr. Davis suddenly seized his assailant and hurled him half-way across the room. On this Captain Titlow turned, and seeing that Davis had backed against the wall for further resistance,began to remonstrate, pointing out in brief, clear language, that his course was madness, and that orders must be enforced at any cost. “Why compel me,” he said, “to add the further indignity of personal \ iolence to the necessity of your being ironed “I am a prisoner of war,” fiercely retorted Davis; “1 have been a soldier in the armies of America, and know how to die. Only kill me, and my last breath shall be a blessing on- your head. But while I have life and strength to resist, for myself and for my people, this thing shall not be done.” Hereupon Captain Titlow called in a sergeant and file of soldiers from the next room, and the sergeant advanced to seize the prisoner. Immediately Mr. Davis flew on him, seized his musket and attempted to wrench it from his grasp. Of course such a scene could have but one issue. There was a short, passionate scullle. In a moment Davis was flung upon his bed. and before his four powerful assailants removed their hands from him. the blacksmith and his assistant had done their work —one securing the rivet on the right ankle, while the other turned the key on the padlock on the left. This done, Mr. Davis lay fur a moment as if in a stupor. Then slowly raising himself and turning round, he dropped his shackled feet to the floor. The harsh clank of the striking chain seems first to have recalled him to his situation, and dropping his face into his hands, he burst into a passionate flood of sobbing, rocking to and fro, and muttering al brief intervals: “Oh, the shame, the shame!” It may here be stated, though out ol' its due order— that we may get rid in haste of an unpleasant subject— that Mr. Davis some two months later, when frequent visits had made him more’freo ot converse, gave me a curious explanation of the last feature of this incident. He had been speaking of suicide, and denouncing it as tlie worst form of cowardice and folly. “Life is not ’ike a commission that we can resign when disgusted with the service. Taking it by your own hand is a confession of judgment to all that your worst enemies can allege. It has often flashed across me as a tempt- remedy for neuralgic torture; bat, thank God! I May 26th.—Called with the officer of the day, Capt. ! how far, Mr. Davis was responsible for the cruel treat- ! James B. King, at 1 P. M. Found Mr. Davis in bed, ! menonr boys. ! complaining of in tense debility, but could not point to ! Thus feeling,* I congratulated him on the change, | any particular complaint. The pain in his head had | observing that my promise of his soon feeling better i left him last night, but had been brought back this < was being fulfilled, and he must now take all the exer- j forenoon and aggravated hy the noise of mechanics ] cise that was possible for him, for cm this his future • employed in taking down the wooden doors between i health would depend. Captain korte, too. joiue.i in j his cell and the exterior guard-room and replacing I my congratulations very kindly, and spoke with the these with iron gratings, so that he could at all times ) frankeourtesy of a gentleman ahd soldier, be seen by the sentries in the outside room as well as i Entering then into conversation *upoa optics and i Hotels. ST. CHARLES SALOON, acoustics, Mr. Davis spoke on both subjects, but more by the two-‘eilent triends,” who were the unspeak ing companions of his solitude. Noticed that the prisoner’s dinner lay untouched on its tin plate near his beside, his meals being brought in by a silent soldier, who placed food on his table and then withdrew. Had remarked before that he scarcely , w touched the food served to him, his appetite being . of beauty,’ first discovered to men by Hogarth, belli] B Y A. STAMM, Bay Lane, rear of Post Office.— The best Liquors, Ales, Wines. Segars, Ac., always on hand, including a choice article of SELT- less than three dollars for each charge of fifty | never sought my own death but once, and then when ~ All transient Advertisements must he paid in It I IN T ING, id promptly done. mmi DAVIS IN PRISON. completely frenzied and not master of my actions. When they came to iron iue that day, as a last re source of desperation, I seized a soldier’s musket and attempted to wrencli it from his grasp, hoping that in the scuffle and surprise, some one of his comrades would shoot or bayonet me. ’ On the morning of May 24tli I was sent for about half-past eight cightA. M., by Major-General Miles, was told that State prisoner Davis complained of being ill, and that I had been assigned as bis medical at tendant. Calling upou the prisoner—ibe first time I had ever seen him closely—he presented a very miserable and afflicting aspect. Stretched upon his pullet and very Sr-Dies and Incidents of the Life of the Ex-Confederate Presi dent in the Casemate at Fortress Monroe. 11mu the Diary Surgeon. ■ I Hi* CONFINEMENT. of the Confederate Leader on ial and Political Affair*. : New York World j t-.ry of fL- imprisonment of Jefferson Davis, • v ihe surgoou of llie post, who for the first in.'iitbs of that imprisonment professionally i the fallen President of the Confederate :u,J dedicated to the Secretary of ilie Treasury, in no ordinary fashion to the attention of all . s. Without attempting to-day to review the : ..ally, and contenting ourselves with this latnimnt of its authorship and of the circum- Mider which it appears a statement which with it ample demonstration to every capable niid person of its authenticity and iinpartial- proceed to lay before our readers such co- , from its pages as will enable them to , i . grave interest and value. LIFE IEFFEKSON DAVIS BEGINS. May 21, 1865. procession into the fort was under the imme- i:-l ectum of Maiur-General Halleck and Charles . then Assistant Secretary of War; Colonel :. i -i. < i the Michigan cavalry, who immediately ■ Mlic capture, being tlie officer in command of . ;; ,rd. from the vessel to the fort. First came ! •.. neral Miles holding the arm of Mr. Davis, ...i- dressed in a suit of plain Confederate gray, , i .v slouched hat—always thin, and now look- i . h wasted and very haggard. Immediately ; r- came Colonel Pritchard accompanying Mr. • i\:ilia guard ot soldieis in their rear. Thus : . \ through files of men in blue from the ..i s Landing t • the Water Battery Postern; i. arriving at the casemate which had been fitted • . lb n>r their incarceration, Mr. Davis was mi into casement No. 2, and Clay into No. 4, t soldiers being stationed in the cells num- d one. tl.i* • and live, upon each side of them. ■ •V entered : the heavy doors clanged behind them, ,1 m that clang was rung the final knell of the terri- but now extinct rebellion. p. mg ushered into l-.i< inner cell by General Miles, i ;L* two doors leading thereinto from the guard- being fastened, Mr. Davis, utter surveying the <tib for some moments, and looking out* through embrasure witli such thoughts passing over -his awl and expressive face as may be imagined, sud- enly <« .in himself in a chair, placing both hands .i iiis knees, and asked one of the soldiers pacing up d down within his cell this significant question : A bicli way does the embrasure lace Y* - r< - . lit* soldier was silent. ‘ Mr. Da vis. raising his voice a little, repeated the uquiry. " _ . i .t a. .on dead silence, or only the measured loot- ! iIn*, two pacing sentries within, and the fainter i i the lour without. \ddr. <s«ng the other soldier, as if the first had been i and had not heard him, the prisoner again re ed his inquiry. • t tin* .-ccond soldier remained silent as the first, . dit twitching of his eyes only intimating that he : iml tin question, but was forbidden to speak. V.. II, said Mr. Davis, throwing his hands up and .ihmj into a bitter laugli, “I wish my men could b.-en taught your discipline!” and then, rising in ln< chair, he commenced pacing back and forth • i »r. the embrasure, now looking at the silent sentry the moat, and anon at the -two silently pa- :11 -..idiers who were his companions in the case- ] much emaciated, Mr. Davis appeared a mere fascine of raw and tremulous nerves—his eyes restless and fe vered, his head continually shifting from side to side j for a cool spot on the pillow, and his case clearly one j in which iutense cerebral excitement was the fii*9t I thing needing attention. He was extremely Ues- i ponclent, his pulse full and at ninety, tongue thickly I coated, extremities cold, and bi3 head troubled with a i long-established neuralgic disorder. Complained of j his thin camp mattress and pillow stuffed with hair, ' adding that he was so emaciated that his *skin chafed I easily against the slats; and. as these complaints were | well founded, I ordered an additional hospital mat- ‘ tress and softer j>illow, for which he thanked me cour- | teously. “But I fear,” he said, as, having prescribed, I was ' about taking my leave, accompanied by Captain Evans, Third Pennsylvania Artillery, who was officer of the day; “I fear, Doctor, you will have a troublesome and unsatisfactory patient—one whose case can reflect on you little credit. There are circumstances at work outside your art to counteract your art; and i suppose there must be a conflict between your leelings as a soldier of the Union and your duties as a healer of the sick.” This last was said with a faint smile, and I tried to -cheer him, assuring him if he would only keep quiet and endeavor to get some rest and sleep, which my prescription was mainly addressed to obtain, that he would he well in a few days. For the rest, of course a physician could have no feelings nor recognize any duties but towards his patient. Mr. Davis turned to the officer of the day, and demanded whether he had been shackled by special order of the Secretary ot War, or whether General Miles had considered this violent course essential to his safe keeping V The Captain replied that he knew nothing of the matter; and so our first interview ended. On quitting Mr. Davis, 1 at once wrote to Major Church, Assistant Adjutant-General, advising that the prisoner be allowed tobacco—to the want of which, after a lifetime of use, he had referred as one of the probable partial causes of his illness—though not compliiiuingly, nor with ativ request that it be given. This recommendation was approved in the course of the day; and on calling in the evening I brought to bacco with me, and Mr. Davis filled his pipe, which was the sole article he had carried with him from the Clyde, except the clothes he then wore. “This is a noble medicine,” be said, with some thing as near a smile as was possible for bis haggard and shrunken features. “I hardly expected*?it; did not ask for it, though the deprivation has been se vere. During my confinement here I shall ask for nothing.” He was now much calmer, feverish symptoms stead ily decreasing, pulse already down to seventy-five, his brain less excitable, and bis mind*becoming more re signed to his condition. Complained tiiat the foot falls of the two sentries within his chamber made it difficult for him to collect his thoughts ; but added cheerfully that, with this—touching his pipe—lie hoped to become tranquil. This pipe, by the way, was a large and handsome one, lnade of meerschaum, with an amber mouth piece, showing by its color that it had seen “active service”"ior some time—as indued was the case, hav ing been l»is companion during the stormiest years of bis late titular Presidency. It is now in the writer's possession, having been given, to Jam by Mr. pav 1 I... ,1.0,. II i nui«l»il nunTl 5W flm oniv tbim. . t matter, a brtrie and prayer book, nmpauions those two silent guards, bis only i v rations of bread and beef served ont til , - Idiers oi tho garrison—thus passed tbe first :.v i.a night "I the ex-President’s confinement. non mb, nans was manacled. the morning of the 23d of May, a yet bitterer - .a store lor the proud spirit—a trial severer, i r .bablv, than has ever in modern times been in- , ii*d upon anv one who had enjoyed anch eun- Lbis morning -Jefferson Davis was shackled. It was while all the swarmiug camps of the armies : tie IMtimiac, the Tennessee and Georgia—over two ■ iIidral thousand bronaed and laurelled veterans— !••• preparing for the Grand Beview of the next i; riling. 111 which, passing in endless succession be- ■ r> i In mansion oi tbe President, the conquering iitarv power of the nation was to lay down its arms ibe teet of the Civil Authority, Uiat.the following ■ u* was enacted at Fort Monroe: 1 niitain Jerome F„ Titlow, of the Third Pennsylvania UlJery, entered the prisoner’s cell, followed by the '.ii-ksuiith of tbe fort and his assistant, the latter . rr\ mg ill his hands some heavy and harshly-rattling -hackle*. As they entered, Mr. Davis was reclining c his bed,. feverish and weary, after a sleeplesa “Ik t. the food placed near to him the proceeding ill lying untouched on its tin plate near his • said Mr. Davis, as they entered, slightly raising b,?“^ "1 have dl ' and its acceptance insisted upon as tlio only thing he had left to offer. upleasant duty to perform, air," aaid Happening to notice that his coffee stood cold and apparently unlasted beside liis bed in its tin cup, I re marked that here was a contradiction of the assertion implied in the oltl army question, “Who ever saw cold coffee in a tin cup?’’ referring to the eagerness with which soldiers of all classes, when empaigning. seek for and use this beverage. “I cannot drink it,” he remarked, • though fond of coffee all my life. It is the poorest article ot tho sort X have ever tasted; and if your government pays for such stuff as coffee, the purchasing quarter-master must be getting rich. It surprises me, too, for f thought your soldiers must have the best—many of my Generals complaining of the difficulties they encountered in seeking to prevent our people from making volun teer truces with yonr soldiers whenever the lines ran near each other, for the purpose ot exchanging the to bacco we had in abundance against your coffee and 8U fold him to spend as little time in bfed as he could; tiiat exercise was thP best medicine for dyspeptic pa tients To this he answered by uncovering the blankets from his feet and showing me his shackled ankles. • It is impassible for me, poctor; I cannot even stand erect. These shackles are very heavy; I know not, with tlie chain, libw many pounds. It I try to move they trip me, ao4 b& ve already ab raded broad patches of akin from the' parts they touch, cau you devise no rpeans to pad'or cushion them, so that when I try to drag them along they may not chafe me so in tolerably ? My limbs have'so little flesh on them, and that so weak as to be easily lacerated.” * rf At sight of this I turned away, promising m see what could be done, as exercise was th4 chief medical necessity in his’case; and at this moment the ffirst thrill of sympathy for my patient was experienced. That aftentogn, at an interview sought with Major- General Miles, my opinion was given that tbe physi cal condition df State-prisoner Davis required the re moval of his shackles, until such time as his health should be established on some firmer basis.,* Exer cise he absolutely needed, and also some alleviation of his abnormal nervous excitement. No drugs could aid a digestion naturally weak and so impaired without-exercise; nor could anything in the pharma copoeia quiet nerves so overwrought and shattered, while the continual irritation of the fetters was coun-; terpoising whatever medicines might be given. •‘You beljeve it, then, a medical' necessity?” que ried General Miles. * . , '« “I do most earnestly. ^ j “Then I will give the matter attention;” said at this ointfbr the present the affair ended. t '*• • en feeble at best, and his digestion out of order. I the rule with her in every variety of production. Quitting him, called on General Miles, and recoin- i no leaf, liower, tree, rock, animal, bird, fish or shell mended that I be allowed to place the prisoner on a ! that uature has produced, can a straight line, angle, diet corresponding with his condition, which required jortwo lines exactly parallel be fouud.” light and nutritious food. Consent was immediately i . Speaking of how greatly the powers of the singt may given, and I had prepared and sent over from my | be increased by practice, Mr. Davfs upheld the theory quarters some tea and toast for his evening’s meal. i that the brain, too, was also enlarged in its capacities. Calling about 7 P. M„ found Mr. Davis greatly im- 1 both physically and intellectually, by continual labor especially the former," w~ith great famiUaritv' lie- KR'S-WATER, directly importedfrom Heraaglhum, fearing to the undulating waviiby which both light | “ nd * he *P t0 ' , I 5 ht ? e , W ’ nes - and sound are conveyed, he remarked: j 1-UNlH etery day at 11 » clock. m!2-ly ■‘With what admirable perversity nature hag avoided ye a nmn Tt n tt TV n VI alljAight ^es and angles—the mrve.^r waving ‘line jjjfl. iiliKKllj HOUSE) proved, the tea and toast having given him, he said, new life. Though he had not complained of the fare, he was very thankful for the change. He then commenced talking—and let me here say that I encouraged him in this, believing conversation and some human sympathy tlie best medicines that could be given to one in his state—on the subject of the weather. How lias the weather been —rough or fair ? In this huge casement, and unable to crawl to the embrasure, be could not tell whether the weather was rough or smooth, nor how’ the wind was blowing. “All my family are at sea, you are aware, on their way to Savannah; and I know the dangers of going down the coast at this season of the year too w’ell to be without intense alarm. My wife and four children, with other relatives, are on board the Clyde, and these propellers roll dreadfully, and are poor sea-boats in rough weather.” He then explained with great clearness of detail, and evidently having studied the subject, why the dangers of going dowm the coast in rough weather were so much greater than coming north. Going down, Bhips had to hug the shore—often running dangerously near the treacherous horrors of Cape Hatteras; while in run ning north they stood out from land to catch the fa voring gulf stream, to avoid which they had to run in shore as close as they could when steering south. He appeared intensely anxious on this subject, re curring to it frequently, and speculating op the pro bable position of the Clyde at this time. “Should she be lost,” he remarked, “it will be ‘all my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop.’ It will be the obliteration of my name and house.” “Mrs. Davis, too,” he continued, “has much to con tend w'itb. Her sister has been very ill, and her two nurses left her while here, aud she could procure no others. My only consolation is, that some of my pa roled people are on board, and soldiers make excellent nurses. Soldiers are fond of children. Perhaps the roughness of their camp life makes the contrasted playfulness of infancy so pleasant. Charles of Sweden, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon, were illustrations of this peculiarity. The Duke of Wellington is the only eminent commander of wnom no trait of the sort is recorded.” Talking of propellers, aud how badly they rolled in rough sea, 1 spoke of one called the Burnside, for merly stationed at Port Royal, of which the common remark was, that in every three rolls she^went clean round. ^ “Once,” I added, “when her captain was asked what was her draught of water, he replied “that he did not know’ to an inch the height of her smoke stack, but it was from the top of that to her keel.” This, and other anecdotes, amused the patient for some quarter of an hour; and whatever could give his mmd a moment’s repose w’as in the line of his cure. As I was leaving, he asked had I been able to do nothing to pad or cushion his shackles ? He could take no exercise, or but the feeblest, and w r ith great pain, while they were on. To this gave an evasive answer, not knowing what might be the action of General Miles, and fearing to excite false hopes. No such half-way measures as pad ding would suffice to meet the necessities of his case; while their adoption, or suggestion, might defer the broader remedy that was needed. On leaving, he re quested me in the morning to note how the wind blew, and the prospects of tbe weather, before paying him my visit. Until he heard of his family’s arrival in Savannah he could know no peace. May 27Lh.—Called in the morning with the officer of the day, Captain Titlow. Found Mr. Davis in bed, very weak and desponding. He had not slept. Had been kept awake by the heavy surging of the wind through the big trees on the other side of the moat. Appeared much relieved when I told him the breeze was nothing like a storm, though it blew north-easterly, which was favorable to tlie ship containing his family. He expressed great concern lest his wife shouldjhear through newspapers of the scene in his cell when he was ironed. Would it be published, did I think ? Aud on my remaining silent—for I knew it had been seut to tlie newspapers on the afternoon of its trans piring—he interlaced his fingers across hi9 eyes, and ejaculated; “Oh, my poor wife, ray poor, poor girl! How the heart-rending narrative will afflict her!” He remained silent for some moments as I sat be side his bed; and then continued, extending his hand that I might feel his pulse: “I wish she could haye been spared this knowledge. There was no necessity for the act. My physical con dition rendered it obvious that there could be no idea that fetters were needful to the security of my im prisonment . It was clear, therefore, that the object was to offer an indignity both to myself and the cause I represented—not the less sacred to me because cov ered with tlie pall of a military disaster. It was for this reason I resisted as a duty to *ay faith, to my countrymen, and to myeelf. It w*s for tbin reason I courted death iron} the muskets of the guard. The officer of the day prevented that result, and, indeed” —bowing to Capt. Titlow—“behaved bke a man of good feeling. But, my poor wife l I can see the hid eous announcement with its flaming capitals, and can not but anticipate how much her pride and love will both be shocked. For myself I am resigned, and now only say, ‘The Lord reprove them!’ The physical in He pointed to the large brains of nearly all who have been eminent in pursuiteinvolving mental labor, con tending that as the labor of the tailor develops the muscle* of the right thumb and fore-finger, those of ’the delver the* muscles of the leg, and so forth, so the increased exercise of the brain increased its size. There was a fault in bis parallel, he knew, or rather what appeared to be a fault—that we can establish no analogy between the mental anil physical phases of existence. Still it was certain that labor enlarged all organs involved in it, so far as we had means of judg ing; aud that while we did not kuovy how the brain acted in its reception or emission of ideas-^helher purely passively, or with some physical action, how ever slight—we did know for certain that the brains of all great intellectual workers were much larger, on the average, than were those ot men pursuing differ ent callings. Remarked that, with these ideas, lie must to a great extent be a believer in phrenology; to which he as sented, while at the same time protesting against the charlatanisms which had overlapped, for selfish pur- i poses of gain, what of truth there was in the science, * Before the matter could be properly tested, the anato my ol the brain should be made a speciality, and studied with all the assistance ot innumerable sub jects for many years. But tbe nieu who now put themselves forward as professors of the science had probably never seen the inside of any hram—cer tainly not of half a dozen—in their lives*. Referring to the stories that, were probably being circulated about him in the Northern papers, and the falseness of such stories in general, Mr. Davis in stanced what he called the foul falsehood that he hud preached aud effected the repudiation of the Missis sippi bonds. “There is no truth in the report,” he said. “The event referred to occurred before 1 had any connec tion with politics—my first! entrance into which was in 1848; nor was 1 at any time a disciple of the doctrine of repudiation. Nor did Mississippi ever refuse to ac knowledge as a debt more than one class of bonds— those of the Union State Bank only.” “To show liow absurd the accusation is.” continued Mr. Davis, “although so widely believed fliat no denial can affect its currency, take the following facts. I left Mississippi when a boy to go to college; thence went to WesfcPoint; thence to the army. lu 1S35 I resigned, settled in a very retired place in the .state, and was wholly Unknown, except as remembered in the neigh borhood where I bad been raised. At the time when 4- the Union Bank bonds of Mississippi were issued, sold and repudiated -as I believe justly, because their issue was in violation of the State Constitution—1 en deavored to have them paid by voluntary contribu tions; and subsequently I sent agents to England to negotiate for that purpose.” Recurring then to the subject of optics and diseases of the eye—which appeared a favorite with him—Mr. Davis descanted on the curious effects M -belladonna on the iris and crystalline lens; stating mat, though a valuable remedy when only us d as such, it tended to coagulate and produce cataract iu the latter when Used in excess—as witness the number of cases of this kind of injury amongst the ladies of Italy and Spain, where the article was much used as a toilet adjunct. He spoke of the beautiful provisions of nature for the protection of this organ, illustrating by the third trans parent eyelid or membrane which all diving birds drop over the eye'when darting swiftly through the air or water, thus protecting the delicate organ from being hurt, while allowing a sufficiency of light to guide them. He could not believe that 4ny living things as a class were deprived of the joy of sunlight; and while the microscope had thus far found no or gans that we - could recognize as of sight ra many classes of living things—shell fish, worms, aud so forth—he believed that they must in some manner be impressible with the alternations of lightjand dark ness. It had so long appeared a question with him whether his own eyesight could be saved, that he had given this subject much attention—or rather reflec tion ; and he quoted from Milton with great pathos several passages on the subject: Oh, dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon- Irrevocably dark ! total eclipse without the hope of day Aud again: Nor to these idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or stars, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet 1 argue not Against Heaven’s hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right ouw T ard. {To be Continued j PHILADELPHIA. T HU suBSCHIFHKn having leased this favorite Hints', it has been KKFITTKD AlVli HEFliBNISBED IX AN ELEGANT MANNER, Anil is now Prepared witn the Moat i*er- fecl Appointmenta for tbe Reeep* lion of lineals. 'flu- first position among first-class Hotels will bu maintained in the future, as In the past. ie!2 tt UAKBRj* FARLEY. HOME CORRESPONDENCE Of THE NEWS AND HERALD. Scriven County, Ga„ June 17,1680. ^ Messrs. Editors:—In accordancqiwith your request THE VERANDA HOUSt, A T WHITE I’LI'FF, wili Monday, the 9th l ■- open on aud after lor rbe accommodation ot Boarders, transient or permanent. , The subscriber, from his lon<» experience in the hiisi :es9. eau safely sraarantee the comfort of those who ma> give hint a rail- mv3fitr MOSES M. BELISARJO LIVE OAK CLUB HOUSE No. 3_ UKOUOK STKKicr, Charleston, South Carolina* G now open for ihe accommodation of transient an permanent guests. Ulioif-est ldt|iioi-s, Wines, Ales and Began Termt all tr 02 per Hay. PETER JONES, Proprietor. CHARLESTON HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. T HIS populai and well Known Hotel, situated in the business portion of tbe city, haa been newly fur nished t hroughout by the present proprietor, who has been sixteen years connected with the establishment. m2C-t! W. WHITE, Proprietor. Port Royal House, HILTON HEAD, S. €. RIDDELL A a s. einnci.i.. ju3-tf PaopKiavona h. r. BUKO. 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 or Georgia, as well as the piir ue resid-nrim in nil the cities, and will be the most exleii-ivii and domi.hue directory ever pub lished. Xo lui-inesa in.iti should he without if, and none should 1 iii to advertise in it, as it is doubtless a splendid medium through which to communicate with substantial clauses throughout thceountry. ill flo- riiv of New Yolk alone the publisher has nearly five hundred subscribers, and that list ia dally on the mcri.iis;- The price of subscription is within the reach o’ it Tt Im iness rn-.u, however limited his mean .. The advertising to; m-, ar. lifcewist reason able. f'aid i-b dn and Ids General Agent, J. Orrio Lea, of Ch.ileston, may In conferred w ith at Estili’s News Depot, rear ol t’osi. office, each day tor the next week, after the m-ur ■ : one p. M mySO-lm. to planters for artioiea m relation to crops, etc., I will give vou a brief statement of the prospect in this sec tion of the country ; but, like the reports from many sections of the cotton-growing States, the prospect is anything but encouraging. Although planters bare made great efforts to plant large crops of cotton and convenience of these things I still feel (clanking his . to cultivate them well, yet all are now convinced that ankles together slightly under The bed clothes, I hut ... . .. .... , their sense of humiliation is gone. Patriots in all j ‘heir most moderate expectations will not he realized, ages, to whose memories shrines are now built, have j In the planting aud cultivation ot their crops, farmers suffered as bad or worse indignities. j nave labored under many difficulties. Iu the first He thanked me for the breakfast that had been j ]a ce cotton seed was very scarce, aud in agreat rnany sent him, expressing the hope that I would not let my ' 1 , . ’ , , ’ ..... wife he put to too much trouble making broth and } cases we have neon compelled to use the seed ol cot- toast for one so helpless and utterly wretched \ ton made four or five years ago. A great deal of this •I wish, Doctor,’ said he “I could compensate you | 8ee( j was entirely useless, and crops were replanted by getting well; but my case is most unpromising.— Your newspapers,” he went on—this with a grim smile—‘‘should pray for the success of your skill. If you fail, where will their extra editions be—their startling head lines ? My death would only give them food for one or two days at most; while my trial—for I suppose I shall he given some kind of trial— would fatten for them a month’s crop of lucrative excitement.” Finding the conversation, or rather his monologue, running into a channel more likely to excite than soothe him—the latter being the object for which 1 was always willing to listen dnring the fifteen or twen ty minutes these interviews usually lasted while he was seriously ill—I now rose to take my leave, gently hinting that he should avoid such thoughts aud topics as much as possible. J He took my remark in a wrong sense, as if 1 had been hurt at his saying anything that might cast a reflection on the justice that would be dealt to him by my government, or upon the style of journalist iu Northern newspapers. But I explained that nothing could be farther from my thoughts; that my counsel was purely medical, aud to divert him from a theme that must're-arouse the cerebral exciteipent we were seeking to allay. Called again at 8 P. M., same day. Mr. Davis still very weak, and had been troubled with several laint, uot’exactly fainting spells, hiB pulse indicating ex treme debility. He said the nights were very tedious and haggard. During the day he could find employ ment reading (the bilile or prayer-bork being seldom out of his hand while alone), hut during the night bis anxieties about his family returned; and the foot falls of the sentries in the room with him—their very breathing or coughing—continually called back his thoughts, when otherwise aud for a moment more pleasantly wandering, to his present situation. He had watched the weather all day with intense interest; and had been cheered to observe from the slant of the rain that the wind appeared to continue northeast, so that he hoped his family were by this time in Savan uali Then went on to say that he feared, after he had been removed from the Clyde, hi* wife must have suf fered the annoyance of having her trunks searched— au unnecessary act, it seemed to him, as, of course, if she had anythiug to conceal, she could have got rid. of it on the passage up. On my remarking, to soothe him,that no such search was probable, he said it could hardly be otherwise. He had received a suit of heavy clothes from the pro peller; and General Miles, when informing him of the fact, had mentioned that there were quite a number of suits there. “And so. Doctor,” he went on, “you think all the miserable details of my ironing have been’ placed be fore the public? It is not only for the hurt feelings of my wife and children, but for the honor of Americans that I regret it. My efforts to conceal from my wife the knowledge of my sufferings are unavailing; and it were perhaps better that she should know the whole truth, as probably less distressing to her than what may be ths impressions of her iears. Should I write such a letter to her, however, she would never get Diuoer of Steel Collars.—We mentioned the other day that young men had been poisoned by the arsenic contained in the enamel of steel collars being absorbed into their systems. It seems the steel collar also lias its dangers for tbe wegrer. The inventor of steel collars iJ an Englishman of the name of John Smithson. Smithson, who is six feet.high, went re cently to a tavern in Oxford street, London, where the doorwav is so low that he was obliged to stoop to enter tlie house The act of stooping caused the points of the steel collar which the unfortunate man had on to be forced into his neck, and Smithson fell to the ground, uttering a terrible cry. He was raised up, overed with blood. A doctor was immediately sent for, who pronounced the wound to be a most serious one, and the life of the patient in imminent danger. .yi//i.Lig, Man -juth.- At 11 a. u. this morning was sitting on the porch in front of my quarters when Capt. Frederick Korte, 3d Pennsylvania Artillery, who was Officer of the Day, passed towards the cell of the prisoner, followed hy the blacksmith. Tliis told the story, and sent a pleasant professional thrill of pride through my veins. It was a vindication of my theory, that the healing art is next only in its sacredness and power to that of the healers of the soul—an instance of the doctrinal toga forming a shield for suffering hu manity,’which none were too exalted of powerful to disregard. I hastily followed the party, bukremained in the outer guard-room while the smith removed the shackles. Did not let Mr. Davis see me then, but re tired, tliiukiug it better the prisoner should be left alone iu the first moments of regaining so much of his personal freedom. Called again at 2 p. m. with the Officer of the Day. Immediately on entering, Mr. Davis rose from his seat, both hands extended, and his eyes filled with tears. He was evidently about to say something, but ’ checked himself; or was checked by a rush of emo- tions, and sat down upon his bed. That! was gratified by the change I will not deny—and let those in the North into whose souls the iron of AndersonviUe has entered, think twice before they condemn me. The war was over; the prisons on both sides were empty. If by ftgor to Davis we could have softened by a de gree the sufferings of a single Union prisoner, 1, for one, would have said let our retaliation be so terrible as to bring the South to justice. Buttnow, up suffer ings of his could recall the soak tbathad fiercer the bodies that .were wasted and wlrer-stricken. - Ttjrphld not be retaliation to secure justice, fant mars ignoble vindictiveness to further ’torture this unhappy and shattered man. -Besides, os his medical adriam, I could know him hi no other capacity; mad it theBve maimed to be prMd—remain* yet to t)e proved i that he was In any nMHfcr of horrors v*e dtp that Tiriofi, and hia other s, stole the Modkfcd other use; and time rqnst de> * ■“‘“tbS IajEo out See CSiTX&vS ■ S-WA ain and again. Indeed, few have obtained a good stand on this account; and, iu fact, the cotton planted under such circumstances, even on our richest land, has a very sickly hue, and seems, in a great measure, devoid of that vitality which we were once accustomed to see. To add to these discouragements, tlie heavy rains which fell a few weeks ago have materially in jured our crops. But one of the most serious difficulties tiiat is pre sented to us at this time is the conduct of the lreed- men. Although a great rnauy planters have given them a very liberal interest ill the proceeds of their crops as the strongest incentive to stimulate their in dustry, yet, as the warm season is advancing, they have measurably slackened from work. Indeed, we find it difficult to induce them to do’ anything likes reasonable day's work, even when their greatest exer tions are necessary to prevent a failure of the crop. They seem to be careless and indifferent to their own interest, and utterly regardless of the future. Such, in brief, are some of the difficulties with which we have had to contend. But all are fully alive to the im portance of a cotton crop this year, and planters are making every exertion to meet these difficulties, knowing, as they do, that it is almost the only source of rev.-uue, and Die only way to reernit the exhausted energies of the land. There is. however, no doubt hut that many, instead of relying upon the uncertain con tingencies of a cottou crop, will hereafit-r turn thei r energies and capital to other channels of industry. A Planter. Emigrants Can be Supplied WITHIN TEN DAYS. T HE undersigned are prepared to supply Planters and other narties who mat be in want of WHITE and other parties who may be in want of WHITE LABORERS, and have made necessary arrange mems in the North to li'l any orders for agriculture Laborers, Woo.lci;" rs, Mechanics, etc., within Ten or Twelve days fromt he day the order ia given here. The Laborers are to .,e received by the Employers on arrival of the steamer here, and transported to the points where they are wanted at Employers’ expense, and ihe Employers have further topaya certain sum per head in advance, partly as security and partly for covering the expenses in bringing the Emigrants from the North to this port. The rate at. which Farming Laborers can be se cured will average about. $150 per year, the Employ ers finding them. For farther particulars apply to WIT. MORV1LLE ft CO., Jones’ Block, Bay street, ' One dofir East of Barnard street, Savannah, Ga. REFEBtNOES: Jackson ft Lawton, >avannah. . John W. Anderson & Son, Savannah. Solomon Cohen, Savannah. Jne. C, Ferrill, Savannah. Nieholls, Camp if- Co., Savannah Geo. A. Cuyler, Savannah. W. K. Fleming, Savannah. John Screven, Savanniili. Brigham, Baldwin <fi Oo., Savannah savannah Nationai Bank, savannah. nnHE undersigned bavihgJtWipappCahfrtriart * h,r l.jiH^gi^jor the jiliiive w.-ll known ai ft sTAudF perior AfegTwarranfdaP , - uow prepared.^o-aitpplyHliecwlUfoyA Packages to suit purchasers. *i > aplS-Smo CUNNINGHAM. PURSE ft OO. GREAT SOUTHERN PAPER WARM or 210 Bay pLA7 buying our iactniers prices Agents in tliis The tuck THE LAWYERS NEW MAGAZINES Just Received. D E BOW’S REVIEW for JU’e. Peterson’s Magazine for July. Blackwood’s Magazine for May. Lcs le’s Ladies Magazine (or June. Appleton’s Railroad Guide fir June. Le-ibo’s Budget of Fun, for July. W Hi our usual assortment -of New York Weekly and'Daily Papers. EST1LL ft BROTHER, Corner Boil street and Bay lane, down stairs. jell ■ THOW. W. BROOKS MANUFACTURER OF FURNITURE AND GENERAL UPHOLSTERY. g!H Doe Street, Philadelphia, Pa. N. B —All ORDERS sent by Mail promp tly at endec to. .... lv31 -tlk Bread! Bread! fg>HE - subscriber has o] _. Ms BAKERY in York street, between Price and Houston streets, where he will keep every day fresh Bread and Cakes, Ac. jel-lm A. p. MIRA. House to Rent. OBTAINS BIGHT ROOMS. GOOD OUT reta-awd water tnywi Souther* t- n t Of Evans’ Bow, West Broad *tre*t.- to Mr*. EVANS, opgsaUe corner, tec scfTi Argument HON. HENRY S. U. !S. District Attorney. IN PAMPHLET FORM. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS. For sale by , F ST ILL & BROTHER, Boil -street, corner HCitRBINTIhK a.” jsw fShl Kao e V , Insurance. Insurance. SOUTHERN BBAHCH OFFICE •» U.J.'J :»;01a L *• L ,1 .. KNICKERBOCKER INSURE AGAINST ACCIDENTS LIFE INSURANCE CO. i j ■■ a .:;;.lt^jejl;jn tli Of New York City, No. 89 Bay 9tre e SAVANNAH. GA. Policies issued and Losses Paid AT THIS OPFIOB. CREDITS Qiren to holders of Mutual Policies of SO PER CENT., if desired, when tbe 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 from FORTY-FOUR to'ONE HUN DRED AND TWENTY PER CENT., ac cording to age Ten Year, Non-Forfeiture, ENDOWMENT, Life Policies Issued by this Company. No Extra Charge for Mem Residence Directors Henry Briouik, President Merchants’ National Bank. Colonel Wn. S. Rockwell. H. A. Crane, of Crue ft Graybill. John D. Hopkins. A. A. Solomons, of A. A. Solomons a uo. E. A. SOULLARD. K. J. Moses, or Brady, Smith A Co. Fred. M. Hull, of Holcombe A Co. M. A. Cohen, Secretary Home Insurance Co. . A. WILBUR, General Manager WM. R. BOYD, Agent. Dr. K. VONGB, Exainlnlag Phydcla*. Dr. K. D. ARNOLD, Consulting fhyilc’n je7-tf VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE. THE SOUTHER Accident Insurance Co., LYmnavta, va. Authorized Capital, $1,000,000 INSURES AGAINST ALL ACCIDENTS, Giving the holder > 1 an Annual Policy the lull amount insured in case of death, and compensatiou ern li week, if disabled, for a period NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-SIX WEEKS. SHORT THE ($3,000 FOR 'i'KN Travellers’ Tickets, from days, may be bad at tbe Offices, Steamship Agencies, and at the Office of tbe General Agent. The Stock of this Company is exclusively in Southern hands, and represented by a Directory widely and favorably known. We, therefore, appeal with confidence to tho good will and patronage of the Sonthern public O P F 1 O H n PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, COL. MAURICE 8. LANGHORNE. ’ VINE PRESIDENTS, GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, of Georgia GEN. HARRY T. HAYS, of Louisian i GEN. JOHM B. GORDON, Chief Agent at Atlanta, Ga , Agent for tbe State. my‘23 O. C. MYERS, General Agent, SAVANNAH, GA. SOUTHERN AND WESTERN Life and Accident INSURANCE COMPANY 1ST ew Orleans* Capital, $300,000 GEN, JAVES LONGSTREET, President. ARC PRCPARID O TAKE RISKM Reasonable Terms. WILLIAM C. COSINS, Agent, mv2i tf At Marine Bank. THE OGLETHORPE f.P- - -