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Y0L.*2 — NO. 176. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1866. • V PRICE, 6 CENTS. Daily News and Herald. I™ publwhid by 5 w. MASON. u git Sturt, 8‘Viinm, Gao tebmsi Five Cents. Ps-G'i py----, :•* *o. iS «o on. ? " V eeOF ADVERTISING. 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L A , one()f ^ York pa By Telegraph. M Whitest telegraphic news see second page. MING DISPATCHES. EUROPEAN NEWS. (POLITICAL .MATTERS unimportant. Decline In Cotton. Dy the Atlantic Cable. LoSDon, Aug. u—p. m.—There ia no political news :i:ol Importance to-day. C0MA1EBCIAL ASD FIHANCZAL- LivaipooL, Aug. b—p. m.—The Cotton Broken’ Ruhr reports the sale of cotton for the week ending pundiy, August 2 1, at 74,000 bales. Sales to-day, •'.O bales. Middling Uplands is quoted at 14d. pef’ >utd which is a dc -line of v.cl. per pound on the ‘6*3 sent by the cable. [ ‘•Anns, Aug. 3—p. m._The closing price of con- 1; xhy, was 87J£ for money. United States Fiva- were quoted at the close of business to-day FROM WASHINGTON. The Public Debt. I ^ubboios, Aug. 4.—The statement of the public I - lll « C. s. on the 1st instant ia published, [■•i vs the total debt to be two billions six hundred "“Hind dollars. The amount of cash In the Treas- L T. including ailty-on millions in coin, la over one I-irsd sad thirty seven million, nsd the reduction { ‘iediht uacc August 1st, 1365, reaches more than l htu. Sn «wn has unqualifiedly declined the office - cR of Public Printing. A‘successor ' , ; ' unbent will be appointed in a few General News. lor ,l‘ LEiS '- Augusta—Gen. Sheridan has Issued continuing in force martial law In this city. Vsisoros, August 4. The Pre.id.nt ha. ordered I ’ctiutment of Andrew J. Fata*. of Pennsylva- l '• be Governor of Dacotaii Territory', vice Newton ^Sads. ' 1 Oormau has been relieved from the position ‘Master to the U. S. Senate, his dismissal to , Klect on the 1st prox. This office is the gift of * ^ [ gcaut-at-Arms 0 f that body.. I P «IU: DELpHlA, AlIgBBt A—T|# *4* JCoyURenstng I Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.] New Orleans, Jaly 27, T866. Governor Wells’ proclamation, ordering au election to fill the vacancies in the Bute Convention shortly to reassemble, has fallen like a thunderbolt upon this community this afternoon, in tbe shape of an extra issued from tbe office of tbe Commercial. Just as loyal hopes were at their lowest 4bb, this important event comes to cheer and change to tbe other extreme of certain suc cess tbe prospects of the bold move proposed for tbe enfranchisement of loyajty and liberty- in Louisiana. Judge Howell bad just re turned from Washington and brought favora ble assurances of sympathy and support for tbe promised work of the Conveoildn, but, meanwhile, the Governor was still absent, and appeared not to have been heard from. Execrations, not lond, bnt deep, upon Governor Wells, weie beard from every knot of Union men. When everything invited success the first mover appeared to have abandoned the enterprise. The writs and proclamation were in town, ft at length transpired, sent down by the Governor, duly signed, but, as it appeared, with instructions to be issued only upon certain conditions. What (hose conditions were nobody knew, but every body decided, offhand, that it was the Governor's way of getting off. The Private Secretary held tbe papers and would not yield them, and, -yesterday morning, hope had very generally been-abandoned. R. King Cutler, however, who seems to be the “brniaer” of tbe Convention, called on the Private Secretary, and, whatever the nature of tbe magic employed, in tbe after noon tbe Picayune announced that the writs and proclamation would be out on Saturday. Again he called this morning, and the result was the following extra : [Extractfrom the New Orleans Commercial.] PROCLAMATION §T (tOXCRNOB J. M. WELLS. Friday, July 27. We publish in an extra the Proclamation of Governor Wells, for the election to fill the vacancies in the Convention of 1864-66. “Whereas, R. K. Howell, President pro tem of the Convention for the Revision and Amendment of the Constitution of Lonisisna, has issued an order re-convoking the said Convention, to meet in the city of New Or leans, on the 30 th of July inst., and Whereas, In the same document, and in conformity to a resolution of that body, he has called on the Governor of the State to issne writs of election for delegates to said Convention in all the parishes not repre sented therein. Now, therefore, I, J. Madison WeUs, Gov ernor of the State of Louisiana, do issue this my Proclamation, commanding that an elec tion be held on Monday, September 3, 1866, by the qualified voters, for delegates to the aforesaid Convention, as follows: Parish of Bienville 2, Bossier 1, Cades 2, Calcasieu 2, Baldwell 1, Carroll 2, Claiborne 4, Gatahoula 3, DeSoto 2, Franklin 1, Feli ciana West 1, Jackson 1, Lafayette 2, Living ston 1, Morehouse 2, Natchitoches 3, Ouachi ta 1, Point Coupee 1, Sabine 2, St. Helena l, St. Landry 4, Martin 2, St. Tammany 1, Ten sas 1, Union 3, Washington 1, Winn 2. And I do further command all Sheriffs, Commissioners of Elections and other officers therein concerned, to hold the said election as herein ordered, tbe proceedings to be con ducted according to law, and uo person will have to vote unless he has restored his citi zenship by having taken the oath; before competent- authority, as prescribed in tbe Amnesty Proclamation of the President of the United States, either of January 1, 1864, or May 29, 1865. All persons excluded from general amnesty by beiDg embraced in any of the articles of exception contained therein, will not be allowed to vote unless specially pardoned by the President. Prompt returns will be made of said elec tion, to the Secretary of State—for all of which this Proclamation, without further notice, will serve a9 authority. Given under my hand, at the city of New Orleans, this twenty-seventh day of July, A. D. 1866, and the independence of tbe United States the ninety-first. J. Madison Wells. Attest: N. C. Ssethen, Private Secretary. A true copy. The loyal nation no less disinclined to the doctrine ot “dead States” and military ter ritorial surveillance than the other alterna tive of rebel supremacy, reinstitution ot slavery and ostracism of Union men in the South, will hail with hope the prospect of a satisfactory solution of Ihc vexed problem. Louisiana reconstructed will prove an enter ing wedge to split the reWI power. It will lead the way to reconcile the President and Congress, and one after another following this example, the erring sisters will return to 8it,clothed in a right mind, under the tegis of equality. A great universal suffrage meeting will take place at the State House this evening. I have been furnished, in advance, the fol lowing copy of the resolutions jo be pro posed as the voice of the loyal heart of the Slate upon the situation: “Resolved, That the 75,000 citizens of Louisiana, qualified to vote, but disfranchised on account of color, 20,000 of whom risked their lives in her behalf in the ijsr against rebellion, and by their bragery on the __-tle field helped to destroy the rqfiel power within her limits, may claim from her as a right, and deserve as a debt of gratitude, that participation in the Government which citi zenship confers. Resolved, That we cordially endorse the oposed reassembling of tbe Constitutional convention of Louisiana, seeing in (hat move ment a reasonable hope • of tie.rftfistablish- ment in the State of justice and right for all her citizens, irrespective of color; and, also, of tbe enforcement of that patriotic declare- tion of President Johnson, that treason is a crime and must be made odious, and that traitors must take a back seat in tbe work ol reconstruction. Resolved, That we heartily commend the manly and energetic course pursued by Gov. J. Madison Wells and Judge Rufus K. Howell in rising to the height of the occar sion in the pertormance of a solemn act of duty, regardless of private threats of personal violence, and unmoved by tbe ridicule, cen sure and attempted intimidation of tbe rebel press of the city. . , Resolved, That the thanks of the loyal men of Louisiana are due to the Congres of thei UnitedStates for the firm stand taken by them in the matter of reconstruction, for the pro ud aid afforded by tha-Oivil Bights, tWd%X^*ead lads, and for the encouragement given to the finends of the National Government m the recently reb«l Stale* remodel fundament^ laws in accordance with the immortal princi ples enunciated in the Declaration ot Inde pendence. Kesolved, That the military authorities of the nation are entitled to our gratitude for * Christian street, which was used during the J^J the Govot^ient for a hospital, wu recently i’uasession of by the Board of Health for cholera It was *et on hre this morning at three ' J aud the adjacent wooden structures destroyed as tho lower portion of the liall. Au mdigna- L m <*ting ot tho resident* of that vicirfily Wite held i-** jfnjuJ I New York Market. L* Yjkk ’ Au «- 4—M.—Gold, 147X. Exchange, _ K 1094£. Cotton quiet; Uplands, 36c* r -TilttU ami drooping, at $10 30 to $16 25. Wheat st “dy; common declining, fork heavy, Tj[ to Wl 37. Lard unchanged, 1 ' * Vobk. Aug. 4.—Cotton unehaagod; aalea 760 1 lour drooping. Wheat dull; common 2 to 3c a] '“ Turk heavy. Lard firm. Sugar quiet. Coffee ^ 1V “ 1 stor e» firm- Spirit, Turpentine, 76 to 76c. 1/ 1 *3 25 to $2. Gold, 147 V. Coupons of ’61; ■ • Jitto of ’02, 108%; ditto of ’66, 106#. Trea- f'-S 10 104 *' CWUU *^ ®* : dUt ° MW New Orleans Wayket. j Vo ? RLEiss ' Aa s- 4.—botton qhietj-eifee to-day t.»,r ! * ;l0wmlaiUln « 33@35c. Gold, 144;. Ster- '“CKe 160. New York exchange, # diaoount. guarantee unfortunately mafie necessary un til the full re-establishment of civil law, by the malice of our defeated and disappointed fellow-citizens. Resolved, That we cordially approve of the caU issued by A ,T. Hamilton, W. A. Stokes, and others, for the Convention to assemble in Philadelphia on the first Monday in Sep tember next; and We recommend that the Union men of this |State respond to a call, already published, for a Convention, to as semble in this city on the 8th of August next, for the selection of delegates to represent this State in said Philadelphia Convention. Btpolved, Tkat/vntfi .the. fioctrine of the political equality of all citizdas, irrespective of cdlOt, ia recognized in this State, by the establishment therein of universal suffrage, there will be no 4 permanent peace.” It might be mentioned as significant of the civil sense of the jrebel organs of power here, or, aa the jcfke passes, an incident illustrative of Louisiana Monro* Doctrine,” that the poor little bill-poster, sticking up the notices of the meeting, has been arrested and throat, brash, paste-pot and all, into prison- , Y. H. tbe Radical-reb^l Greeley seeks to throw the blame of his pwn and his fellow-conspirators’ bloody work in New Orleans upon the Pres ident. Hear him; 3 It is folly to use Soft phrases in spcaking> of this appalling crime. The policy of An drew Johnson engendered the demon fury which has Ihed blood in the streets of the Crescent City. His statesmanship has once more raised rebel flags in New Orleans. His construction of Presidential duty has led blffi to' commit an act - of direct usur pation in Louisian. His ’oath to pro tect and defend the nation finds expression in tbe unavenged assassination «f men whose loyalty was as conspicuous .and selt-denying and sorely tried as his own. All that we have gained by tbe war comes to this: that in Louisiana an illustrious General ot the Union army is compelled to accept tbe orders of the notorious punished rebel. The time ba9 come for tbe people to speak— and let it be in tones so distinct and unmis takable that even Andrew Johnson will not dare to disobey the warning. In another article he says : We can make but one comment. For all the bloodshed in New Orleans we hold the Executive power responsible. * * * * “It was to reward such men as tbe mur- derod Dpatie that wn Look the og£lowe<i loyalist, Andrew Johnson, from tbe dt»t, and stamped bim with a diadem. And in return we have our brothers and friends— more than brothers, indeed, by reason of their devotion during the war—butchered by a rebel mob, in broad noon, with a Rebel Mayor inspiiing tbe massacre, Rebel soldiers acting as “police,” and Union soldiers, under Union officers, compelled to stand silent, by order of Andrew Johnson. The hands ot the Rebels are again red with loyal blood; Rebel armies have once more begun tbe work of massacre, and tbe President ot our choice, who has sworn tq defend the laws and protect the people of-the United States is silent.” “ ' 1 To which the New York Express replies: Let us bear no more then of “Chinese thunder.’’ You, abd more like you, have put up tbe negroes to this collision and are iu judgment largely responsible ior the con sequences. White meu in New Orleans may be without excuse for the part they have enacted there, and so are white men at the North who have stirred up this tribe. Of course this is gross, wicked and designed misrepresentation. Civil War Imminent In Missouri. The St. Louis Dispatch, of lhe27ib ultimo, says : We ban* received information from Kan sas, from sources that do not permit us to doubt the statement, that the “Jayhawkers” and “Red Legs” Of that State are organizing to invade this State, to prevent citizens from registering as voters, aDd to aid in carrying tbe November election for their friends, the Radicals. We hod reason for suspecting that such a scheme as this was meditated several weeks ago; for Lieutenant-Governor Smith, in a speech at St. Joseph, openly intimated it. We are glad to learn that steps ate being ta ken to bring the matter beiore the attention of the President, anti to ask him to prevent the threatened invasion of our State. The present Governor of Missouri, instead of preventing it, would, perhaps, be glad to en courage it. One thing is certain, such an irruption would provoke a terrible retribution. The people of Missouri arc in uo mood to sec their brethreu of tbe border counties made the victims of another Juybawkcr invasion, and they will assuredly not sit idle while the scenes of 1363-4, in Jackson and Cass coun ties, are repeated. Let the Governorof Kan sas keep his Red Leg9 at borne The United States, England and the At lantic Telegraph.—The New York Commer cial notices ^the nice messages between the Queen, the President and other parties, in order to ask : “How long, incase of war between Eng land and this country, would American dis patches be tolerated on the submarine wires ? Great Britain would at once take armed pos session of both shore ends and we should busy ourselves with disputing that possession, or in grappling after the cable in mid-ocean, in order to sever the link that kept the mo ther country in hourly communication with her colonies. So, if Great Britain were at war with any other nation, that belligerent' would deem it a duty to destroy the iron cord which contributed to the wealthjand power of England. As soon would her commerce be allowed to go unchecked upon the sea, as this great business tie be allowed to remain untouched. No evidence is necessary to show the utter worthlessness of international declarations, when a presumed national in terest is involved./^ Differences op Time at Prominent Points. —Tbe inauguration of submarine telegraphic communication by means of the Atlantic ca ble, makes it interesting to emjuirc into the difference of time in Ihe various cities in dit- ferent parts of the world. When it is 12 o’clock high noon at New York it is fifty-five minutes and forty-two seconds after 4 (P.M.) at Loudon ; fifty-9even minutes and twenty seconds after 6 (P.M.) at St. Petersburg; seventeen minutes, twenty-fonr seconds after (P. M.) at Jerusalem ; fifty-one minutes and forty-four seconds after 6 (P. M.) at Constan tinople; forty minutes and thirty-two seconds after 4 (P-M.) at Madrid; thirty-one minutes and twenty seconds after 5 (P. M.) at Bre men ; forty minutes and thirty-two seconds after 4 (P. M.) at Dublin;* and forty-one minutes and twenty-four seconds after 6 (P. M.) at Florence. * The difference of time between the extreme East and West points of the United States is three hours and fifty minutes. In the China sea, between Singapore and China, it is mid night when it is noon at New York. Ex-Federal Officer Lynched and Mur debed.—The Chronicle of yesterday contains the following dispatch: Indianapolis,. July 29.—On Wednesday night lost, at eleven o’clock, some half a dozen rebels from Webster connty, .Ken tucky, crossed the Ohio river at Owensboro’ tq.the Tqttiaiv^ side, and forcibly took from his bed Lieutenant Hampton, late of the Union army, carried him out to the river, shot him dead, and threw his body into the river. It has not been found. Mrs. Hamp ton, who was with her husband at the time of the occurrence, is in great mental distress and agony. Lieutenant Hampton belonged to the 358i-Kentncky, and was a loyal and respected citizen. The attention Of Gov ernor Morton has been caUed to the matter. The Union citizens of the border are greatly exercised in view of this murderous raid. A Garrison fob Columbus.—We have heard intimations for several weeks that another military garrison would soon be sent tothUAtffi and it is said that tbe baggage of soldiers arrived yesterday, indicating that the, garrison will soon be here. We trust that they will be as anxious to maintain order and enforce the laws as the great body of tbe peo ple of Columbus are.—Columbus Sun. ■ President Johnson.—Tbe Washington Union, of Wednesday evening, says: Tbe President is in fine health and is cheer ful and hopeful in tbe entire success of his patriotic phut to restore peace, .happiness, prosperity, and Union, _ “throughout the land and to all the inhabitants thereof.” [From the New Orleans Times.| THE NEW ORLEANS RIOT. * FULL PARTICULARS. The New Revenue Law on Distillers.-- The new revenue law, which will soon beja operation, will materially increfi9e^$ e dial** culties of illicit distillers. It provides tjiat. an shall be placed in each distillery, and-that each propnetor shall pay him. $5 per day .or the privilege of being watched, , . . A Grand National Convention -oi tbe colored population ia to be held’in 'Nashville the let of January, 1867. PROCKEDINGS INSIDE THE BUILDING. We tfere an evc-wltnesa'to a great part pf the pro ceedings inside the btulding.of which a faithful account during our stay js appended: President pro. tem. Howell took the Chair at 12:10 o’clock, after which a prayer was delivered by Rev. Mr. Horton. The roll was then called, and the following members of the old Convention found to be present: Robert W. Bennie, Terence Cook, B. KingCatler, John L. Davies, James Dnane, James Ennis, W. R. Fish, G. H. Flagh, Edmund Flood, Edward Hart, John Henderson. Wm. H. Hier, R. K. Howell, George Howes, H. Maas, L. P. Normand, P. K. O’Connor, Benj. H. Orr, John Payne, Eudaldo G. Pintado, O. H. Poynot, Chas. Smith, Jno. A. Speliicy, C. W. Stauffer, W. H. Waters, in all 25. (Thos. M. Wells, J. J. Healy an/1 one or two others, whose names we do not remember, afterwards made their appearance in the bn lding.J As there was no quorum present, (quorum is 76,) R. King Cutler moved to send out the Sergeant*at- Arms for absent members. An amendment was offered authorizing W. P. Jmld, Acting a Sergeant-at-Arms, to appoint a number of as sistants to aid bim. The motion, as amended, was carried. On motion of R. King Cutler a recess of one hour was then taken. Mr. Judd then called oat the names of the assistants he had appointed, and Mr. Waters called out to Mr. MiUspangh (door-keeper,) to allow no member to leave th® hall. ^ • .. At this moment a nnfnh»i> -flip hall, and the mass or colored men who were outside the bar were admitted to the inside of the chamber. Simultaneously with the adoption of the motion to take a recess, a band, heading (we understand) a pro cession of negroes, came up Philippa from Canal street, and was received by the black crowd outside with the wildest and most excited cheering. The ex citement was communicated to those assembled insi 1c the lobbies, and the cheers from the street were responded to. In a moment afterward, the band marched into the representative hall, where the convention members met, and it was stated a difficulty had occurred on Canal street. While this event was being discussed, a tumultuous shout arose trom the street, and rushing to the windows on the Canal street side of the building, we saw about a dozen negroes standing at a brick pile throwing these missiles in the direction of Canal street, while two (apparently leaders) were firing new, glistening, long barreled revolvers. Other shots were being fired from the front ot Mechanics’ Institute, but the crowd here was nut erf range of our viMon. In probably a minute and a half the negroes fell luck, aud the police and citizens came in sight, having up to this ti.ne been hidden from view by a new building that is going up next the hall. A rush was made up to the assembly room by both colored and white men from the street, and asking what had occurred, were answered by colored men as follows : “A light colored mulatto was standing in front of the hall, liarangueing a party of mixed colors. He called the police rebel sous of . and said any black who permitted himself to be arrested by them was a coward.” After continuing iu this strain for some time, a policeman, who had been behind bim all the while un observed, arrested him for attempting to incite a dis turbance of tbe peace. He resisted and at this mo ment a boy (of about 12 years) began swearing at the negroes. The boy was knocked down, and as the policeman endeavored to run away he was struck with a brick. Almost simultaneously the policeman turned aud fired, aud a black man fired at him from serosa the street. The shooting then became rapid from each side. While listening to this statement there had been a lull. Dr. Dostle encouraged the party by repeating a remark he had previously made, viz: “There is not a negro in New Orleans who is not organized and prepared.” This was received with marked satisfac tion. The next evidence of fighting we saw, came from the yard of a colored washerwoman, next the Insti tute, toward Canal street. This old woman was! ap parently, exhorting a number of black men to go in the street aud fight, but as they refused, sho locked the gate and put the key in her pocket. This seemed to give the men confidence, for they seized bricks from a pile lying iu the yard aud threw them iu the direction of the police, who were again concealed from our view. ^ A rush was then made fr<® in front of the hall, and thef firing from both sides became rapid. The negroes as a body soon again fell back, but two or three, with revolvers, stood their ground. Finally, one black man fell apparently dead on the parquette nearly opposite the hall and in sight from the window where we stood. Mr. Cutler was asked what fie thought of that, meaning the body. He replied : “That fixes us, aud ends the power oi'the d—d rebels,” or words to that effect. No one apparently, at this time, snticinated an at tack upon the hall, and the crowd possessed anything but a serious air. Finally shots were fired from the door ways down stairs (aud it is also said from the upper windows) and the (police and citizens tnened the attack upon the building. Several wounded wore brought up to the main hall, the name of only one of whom we learned, Adolphe Barbarin, shot through the shoulder. Several bricks then broke the windows, and persons inside began to draw their weapons. These were both white and black persons, but how mauy we can not say, as the excitement inside began to grow in tense. Mr. John Henderson thought the best plan would be to rush out eu jnasst*, and all who were not armed procure wcapous and return to “fight it out.” Both Messrs. Cutler and Dostie were at this time upon the platform, ordering the doors to be shut and fastened. This was done, but we could not gather what else they said, for the confusion, which had now become intense. One poor frightened darkey attempted to pray, but being stopped in this, he endeavored unsuccessfully to get a hymn sung. Bullets aud bricks now rained through the hall, and a few were returned, but as the windows opened to the floor, little protection could bo had from behind which to shoot. The main crowd gathered in the centre of the room, but we are unable to give a descriptionfof the fearfully excitable scene. We got away, aud what followedgno pen can tell. Ihe blood splashed wails, the masses of clotted gore, the wrecked furniture, and other evidences of mob passions, tell a fearful story which is sickening now to think of. THE RIOT AS IT OCCURRED IN THE STREET. As our people well know, the Mechanics’ Institute building stands about the centra of the square on Dryades street, between Caual aud Common. When the procession of negroes had left the corner of Canal and Dryades street, they massed themselves in a crowd around the portico of the building, listening to the harangue of one of their number. Meantime the crowd of citizens on the corner of Canal and Dryades increased until citizens and police, men in dense mass filled the whole corner. The pro cession gathered in strong force in front of the build ing,and were appealed to in words which could scarcely be distinguished from the rapid manner of their utter ances. At this moment the attention of our reporter was attracted by loud cries rapidly repeated, and, in look- log out Of the window, he saw a police officer, in the uniform of the force, dragging off a prisoner. Loud cries arose from tho crowd of negroes. “Stop him I” “>(o—he’s a police officer.” •‘Kill the d—u nebeL” ‘.‘Take him off.” > . ■ “Let him go.” Such was some of the cries which at first attracted the attention of our reporter. At first there seemed to be no disposition on the part at the negro throng to interfere with the police man in the arrest of the prisoner; the negroes, af frighted, pocking themselves close together, much as s flock of scared sheep. But one or two, followed by three and four, parted from the outskirts of the mass and advanced steadily toward the policeman, who, with his prisoner, had approached the old fence that closes in the Mechan ics* Institute. The excitement became contagious. The negroes scatter and divide, looking for missiles aud stones. The disposition to attack the officer appears mani fest The cries of hostility are repeated and redou bled until a Babel of tongues are heard. At this time a negro pulled a revolver, a large navy* and fired on the officer, or in the direction where he was moving^ Another and another negro fired. Now the throng move on towards Caual street, where the crowd of citixens stand with the massed police, firing a rattling volley. The shots are returned, until Mils up and down the, space between tho Caual street side of the building and Cftflal street 1 traveled both ways. The negro crowd, scattering, ran back toward tlio building aud disappear, some down the side alleys’; others in the portico and door-fronts of tbe opposite row ol dwellfegs, while tbe great body take refuge in the entrance to the Institute, out of which they fire on the police, who fire. back in return, and many of the negroes fait while the floor is soon spotted with the blood of the wounded, and resembles a slaughter- P< Aa the negro crowd f»U back. toWpoar fc»m the open street, and barrioado tbemaelvea in the building, the police officers in regular march take possession or the Street The fire between the police and negroes Is now carried on-by the police street, the negroes from the second story front. No police could prevent the crowd of citizens from rusbinginto the open street and everand anon mak- ing with the police a rally Into the building. It was about me that bells of the otv were t^led. whUethe tiring, stray shot, and aiMlW scattered; like hail. The ffriug isnow transferred from the front of the build- lug to either side, where the ne^roCT, as they appear, are h toned by the crowd onlwk _ Fnoin the police officers in cries of “Do you surrender?” ‘*Doyou surrender i to winch there was uo answer whatever. The street about two o'clock was cleared of Ml ^ eapingfrom the windows, letthigthcmaelvas down feimthe rear part, aud running to the rear for safety. A luU occursiu the firing front is now in comparative quiet The police do not enter, not with- ^TfraaattenegroesnpWrtwttwateuto dhaufmthifMgU 9»e ot *he m^at horrid nlcturesit haae™t ourMtortun, Common street, aa wallas towwda c-c street whan the great reserve of the force inT.SonS ’ - Chief Adams and all of bt, smbordlnatewwere evety- whare upon the scene, seeking to prevent vjohmraTat Aehan* of white citizen,.^rhS, JtthnSri *"• Only when a prisoner attempted to escape was be fired at, though there is testimony of some firina at prisoners by policemen that waa both wanton and aa itii)Mdve<L nnUfrfiar* • The particulars of those wounded, as the riot pro- grened and continued, sre found elsewhere, andwe give only ineidente each as occurred to - a lookor-ea. One negro fell, ent and beaten, covered with, blood, dear the fence. Another and another fell, killed* wnile tbe*police were bearing hut off. At 2‘j o’clock a white handkerchief flaunted obfof an upper window. Before that time there had bead repeated cries of " we surrender,” "we surrender,” but as . xm as the police attempted to enter, they were beaten back. Crowds burned to the corner of Common and Dry- adesstrects, and as member after member of the Con vention appeared, they were greeted with hooting, yelling and hisses. There were many among the crowd who were drunk and infuriated, and who attacked even policemen who were escorting away prisoners, beside, in several in stances, killing tho prisoners. Over twenty dead men lay in the street about 9 o’clock, when we left the scene of this calamity. ORIGIN V>F IHE EIOI OS CANAL STREET. V A procession of freedmen, some 100 to 160 in num ber, with a flag and a band of music at thoir bead, came marching np from the lower part of town towards Mechanics’ Institute. . A white man, who was standing on neutral ground looking on, was shoved aside by one of the freedmen, and tripping against the cnfb-stooa, ML The policemen in tbe neighborhood on supposed that tbe white man had been struck, and advanced to arrest tbe supposed assailant. niatoi shots, Cicaareta., wnicb induced a general akrm h».—i arrests were made, but we could Warn of ao £27^ suits from the firiug. re " The alarm among the storekeepers induced them to close their stores previous to the firing. The shots were very brisk for a time, and much excitement pre vailed. AT THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION. The following is a list of white men under arrest at the First District Police Station. P. C. Blanchard. C.W Bridge. E. Toot A. D. Mitchell. Michael Caulfield, John McCann. K. F. Daunoy, member of Convention. L. Louis. Geo. Howes, badly wounded. E. Legion. M. Cameron. S. Si Fisk, two serious wounds. I. W. Horton, minister, badly wounded, A. Obre. W. H. Waters, member of Convention, not hurt R. Kiug Cutler and W. H. Nelson, not wounded. S. H. Hurst, badly wounded. Michael Hahn, slightly wounded. N. Cook. Dr. W. H. Hire, seriously wounded. E. Auguste. Joseph Dupaty. B. Osnard. Dr. Pique. W. Orr. W. R. Fish. Alfred Shaw, shot wound in the back. E. Sinclair. John Henderson, Jr., several wounds, dying. C. P. Duplessis. Mr. Waples, brother of Rufus Waples. Many of the above give themselves out aa spectators arrested by mistake. Several are wounded besides those marked above, bnt in the confusion which pre vailed we were nnable to obtain particulars. Up to 4 o’clock this afternoon some two handred prison ers were brought to the First District Police Office, ffie greater number being more or less wounded. Our reporter counted ten bodies, and observed sev eral persons mortally wounded. Dr. Dostie received five shots, aud was at one time reported dead. How ever, we have it on reliable authority that he was alive up to 7 oVock last evening. Policeman Mark Solowsky was lying at the station suffering from a pistol shot iu the left side. Tbe hall had been extracted, and the case waa not considered dangerous. Michael Hahn was brought iu covered with blood, but more scared thau hurt. R. King Cutler was ob served recliniug gracefully on the top tire of a cell full of wounded meu. He complaiued of being very thirsty, and said the heat was exceedingly unpleas ant. The Conventioners expressed considerable sur prise at the remarable disappearance of Judge How ell. His worship skedaddled as soon as the distur bance commenced. WOUNDED POLICE OFFICERS. Dr. W. H. BertUelot, assisted by Dra. G. S. West and Cowan, attended to the woundod as fast as they Wore brought in. Between those assisted by Dr. B. F. Smith and his assistants, those gentlemen did their work so well and speedily, that out of twenty-eight patients danger ously wounded, only one,by Uie name of Hennessey,is likely not to recover. There were 28 casualties of importance treated at Dr. Berthelot’s office, of whom 22 wore members of the police and six citizens. As above stated, only one of these—Hennessey, is not expected to recover, and remains yet under the care of Dr. West. Among the members of police treated by Dr. Ber- thelot, we remember only the names of Messrs. Theard, McDonnelly and Hennessey; one of the cit izens gave his name as Duffy. The casualties following in quick succession, the names of the wounded could not be noted down, as all hands in the offices of Drs. Bcrthelot and Smith had their bauds full of work. Not enough praise can lie given to Dr. Berthelot for his promptitude, as otherwise a good many of those who were treated by him would have hied to death before they could have got medical assistance, all the honses on Canal street and vicinity being closed with the exception of Dr. Bertiielot’s. Among the wounded were Rev. Mr. Horton, severe ly, and Glepdy Burke, Esq., in the aide. - THE FIRST ARREST. The first shot was fired by a negro in the proces sion. Policeman Edward Crevon, aid to the Chief, gallantly charged into the heart of the crowd, and, with the aid Of a citizen whose name we were unfor tunately unable to learn, succeeded iu arresting the man who fired the shot The gallant act should not go unrewarded. DEATH FROM SUNSTROKE. Day Corporal Walmagott, of the First District Po lice, fell dead under the combined influence of exces sive heat and excitement. A TRULY LAMENTABLE INCIDENT. Edgar Cenas, only son of one of oar most respected citizens, was shot while entering the Mechanics' In stitute with the police. The unfortunate young man, who had exerted himself nobly ,to save the lives of others, was mortally wounded by an accidental shot At the inquest held this afternoon, it waa discovered that the ball entered the right cheek half an inch above the comer of the lip and passing through, made exit near the vertebral column. The deceased was attended by Drs. Nicholls and TebaiiU. THE MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE IN POSSESSION OF THE MILITARY. By the conrtcsy of Major Greely, of the 81st U. S. Colored Infantry, we werepermitted to inspect the interior of the institute. The entrance w*s slippery with blood, the walls were horribly besmeared—ah ot marks in every direction, . j Quite a number of hats, caps, and other articles of clothing strewn around, gave evidence of the fearful panic which had prevailed. The furniture was in the utmost disorder. The Major found some dead bodies and a number of wounded men lying about when he took possession. SODA WATER,” DRAWN THROUGH TUFTS PATENT FOUNTAINS, W Ith CHOICEST FRUIT SYRUPS, AT : - f > JS. W. HARSH A CO.’S, ’ ' : ■ i Comer Whitaker and Congress streets. * Insurance.; SOUTHERN * BRANCH OFFICE KNICKERBOCKER LIFE CO., Of New York City, No. 89 Bay Street, MV SAVANNAH, GA. Policies Issued and Losses Paid moet horrid picture# it Ate* °Policemen, among the ****** fr® Mother, ae there were eight ahotby W*J® *t<Miee Cable-Ends.—A correspondent sendi us tbe following: Why is a happy t hu*band like the Atlantic cable ? Became he is spliced to his Hearts Content. ’Tie said tbe present success of the Ocean Telegraph was in the Ucl that the directors never lost sight of the “great end" of their undertaking from the start. The greatest “wire-puller” of modern times —Cyrus W. Field. On the arrival of the Great Eastern at New foundland the sailors unanimously declared that the whole thing : Was "phyed out * and during tbe passage they held an indignation ipeetingat which ioud shoots of “Down with the Cable" were heard. Shall we call Mr. Field -an aristocrat be cause he is so very proud of his “connectionst" “Dear me,” smd Mrs. Grundy, “and so they have put telegraph poles all tbe way ’cross the ocean. I shouldn’t wonder il they tried a pontoon bridge next.”—N. Y. Post. The Sew In>>|aia of, poak hr Geaeral Grant. The exalted rank of Geaeral having been recently bestowed upon Gen. Grant, and Gen. Sherman promoted to’the vacant Lieu tenant Generalship, there is considerable curiosity evinced to know what insignia of rank will be adopted by the farmer, as in. ac cordance with the army regulations the lieu tenant General is entitled to h trio of stare on each shoulder, while no uniform is specified for General At a recent informal meeting of General Giant’s staff and several promi nent officers of the regular army, the subject of the General's insignia was discussed, when all present concurred in the opinion that a metallic shield, soberitated for the largest star in. the shoulder strap, .would be an ap propriate and handsome dptice to indicate the rank of the chief commanding officer of the armies of the United States. Gen. Grant expressed, himself phased with the design, which will probably be adopted.— Washing ton Republican. ' ' ai; o i v i hi. li-i —A meeting at Carteirrille, in this isjesUed to tgkn .phce on Tuesday of next week, for the purpoee of forming a stock company to build a coOpp factory near Mc- Clatckey’s Mills on tbe State Boad, onnmih J. W. STEELE, (LataStrata * Burbank,) 11 Merchants’ Bow, Hltton Mend, 80. C i - And corner Kino ami George W*., Charleston, /’’I ALLS the attention of Wholesale and Kstall V chaaers to hit superior stock ot military and Naval Clothing, 4 ran FURNISHING GOODS, wsaarasrsz Capa «(8d qiyreh.oapatma. fllrnra *e.£*c. b» two poUmtoin to th* Station, in the direction of this side of Cartewville. A large attendance of capitalists is expected. CREDITS] ' Given to holders of Mutual Policies of 50 PCR CENT., if desired, wheu the premium amounts to $50 or more, and ia 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 1866 were trom FORTY-FOUR to ONE'RUiT DRED AND TWENTY PER CENT., ac cording to age. Ten Year,* Non-Forfeiture, ENDOWMENT, AND Life [Policies Issued by this Company. Mo Extra Charge for Mhern Residence Directors: SHesby Bbiooax, President Merchants’ National Bank. Colonel Wn. A Roccwbll. H. A. Cbane, of Crane A Qrayblll. John D. HornNS. A. A. Solomons, of A. A. Solomons A Co. K. A. SOULLABD. B. j. Moses, of Brady, Smith A Co. Fkid. M. Hull, of Holcombe A Co. B. a. Cohen, Secretary Home Insurance Co. A. WILBUR, General Manager WM. R. BOYD, Agent. Or. H. YOHOk, Examining Physlelnn. Dr. ft. D. ABHOLD, CoannlUng Phjrslc'n. JeTjtf REMINISCENCES OF CHARLESTON, • BY J. N. CAKDOZO. PRICK ......I ON* DOLLAR. Jut reedrod and for rale by KSTlLt A BROTHER, Bull Street, Mat to file Post Office, jftxot . ■ Down Stefas. FOR SALE 600 Head Beef Cattle! Asm twoynn.tM and *p, iachmtve, at $is par head, delivered at Palatka, or any point south on the St. John’s River. Florida. T LiTvr: p. 0. riARsoN. Palatka, Fla., July 7. lSct.Jrst-im 0EO.PATTER & SOH, GEKEBAL COMMISSION ^ F0Br WiXDttG MEECHAffTS,! • * j: ' • mm MMIWUN UKIMUMUTE U LU»> MIMB SAVANNAH, QA. ■ Insurance. THE OGLETHORPE Ixuroranoo Oornp’y OF SAVANNAH Are prepared to take iFire Bisks on Reasonable Terns,! At their Office, UT Bay Street. H- W. MERCER, President. CHAS. 8. HARDKB, Tice President. J. T. Thomas, Sac. H. W. Merer C. 8. Htidwc William Hnnter A. 8. Hart ridge A. Porter R. Morgan J. Stoddard J. T. Thomas F. L. Gue H. A. Crane A. A. Solomon. M. Hamilton W. W. Gordon myr-tf Directors: M. 8. Cohen J. Lama J. W. Nentt D O. Pane A. Fnllnrton J. McMahor. L. J. Gnllmartin r. W. 81ms G. Butler B. Lachltaon K. P. Claton. Augusta J. W. Knott, Macon B. F. Boas, Macod W. H. Young, Oolumbm S. B. HARRINGTON. EVERY VARIETY OF FURNITURE 18 SELLING GOODS Lower Than Any Other House IN SAVANNAH. HOTELS AND STEAMBOATS FURNISHED.! PARLOR SETS, extra well upholstered. FINE BED ROOM SETS, Walnnt and Ma hogany. COTTAGE BED ROOM SETS, of every variety. DINING ROOM and LIBRARY SETS. MATTRESSES, BOLSTERS and PILLOWS of all kinds. KITTLES FOLDING SPRING BEDS and MATTRESSES, the best Bed in use. and WARRANTED SUPERIOR to all others. LACE AND GAUZE MOSQUITO CANO PIES, and CANOPY FRAMES. WAREROOMSi, 178 Broughton Street, nearly Ojpsite St. Aair&w’s Rail. jnig f to enrol plahters; max -arbow tik8” sad ••PAnraro ibon J. BANDS” ares compMe substitute for Rope in b The? C eomMM tbe utmost simplicity wit* the ■jS?fSft5S!5ffS Mi m rW” “ Geoetal Agent, TT-’ »tmuad.m” mrnemm LUNCH H0IT8K, Bull Street? near Bay Lane. ft a. rn. to 1p.m., and ■qasfcoK. *»■».. EMtah fluilhi THBffiK GOOD BOOMS. WOT GAS AND WATKK. Appfr at oaalhaaat —■» Wee Jrts* ■ '