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SAVANNAH, GEORG Cl. MONDAY. OCTOBER 1. 1866.
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der.]
Manchester, Sept 24.—A great meeting of the
friends of reform will be held here to-day. Bright
will be among the speakers..
Florence, Sept 24.—The band of Rebels, who
have been rioting near Palermo for the last few days,
have been routed by the military.
London, Sept 24.—The money market is easier
Consols 89. Five-twenties 71%.
Liverpool, Sept. 24—noon.—Cotton has materially
declined; middling uplands opening at 12%d. Mar
ket active. To-dya’s sales estimated 16,000 bales.
Breadstuff's generally without change. Corn ad
vanced; mixed Western 28 shillings. '
London, Sept, 25.—The presence of three United
States vessels of war at the Island of Candia attracts
attention. Consols 87%; Fives 71%.
Queenstown, September 25.—The steamer City of
Boston has arrived from New York.
Southampton, September 25.—The Mayor of South
ampton has invited the officers of the United States
ship to dinner on their return from Russia.
Berlin, September 25.—Bismarck continues ill,and
there are fears he may not recover.
Paris, September 26.—It is said Spain accepts the
good offices of England and France, as mediators be
tween herself, Chili and Pern,
Liverpool, Sept 26.—Cotton advanced a quarter of
a penny; sales 20,000 bales; Middling Uplands 13%.
Breadstuff's firmer.
Southampton, Sept 26.—The steamship Teutonia
sailed to-day for New York with two million francs in
gold. The steamer Bremen also sailed with £142,000
in gold.
London, Sept. 26.—More troops are to go to Canada.
The steamer Henna is engaged to take 1,000.
From New York.
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Hold
•Dtad Duck" Forney on tlic Spit.
iGci W. Patton, formerly an associate of
oo 'V r 1 orncy, having for some reason be-
J»eembittered against him, has published
::: letter in the Philadelphia Sunday
W’fripL reviewing the political course of
t tail buck” in a manner that must be
*ing but agreeable to him as a candidate
niie office ot United States Senator from
pnsykania. Gen. Patton, from his former
bmacy with Forney, is entirely competent
I lay bare hia plots and counterplots, his
Kndships and trickeries, and he does it
torout»\i\y, and, as far as can be determined,
Uhout any scrupled of delicacy. The letter
I addressed to Forney, and the following
pcimens will give an idea of the character
its contents:
rORXET MAKES $10,000 OUT OF A CON-
I TlUiT FOR SriTLYING M. C.’S WITH BOOKS
A- nnancial Mkill is a valuable qualification in a
^ States Senator, espeeiallly if he should be
:ix»n the Finance Committee, I will state some
to snow your possession of it iu a preeminent
I v-n after you were elected clerk of the House of
e^tauyes. .Mr. Morrison, of the firm of W. M.
£ Co booksellers, on Pennsylvania avenne,
mil kin:ngton city, said lo me one day: “General
• Vo11 a &d Colonel Forney seem to be on iuti-
| tc J erin - I want you to do me the favor to ne-
l.'.T* r,tt J 111111 to give us the contract for supplying
1^^ of Congress with the books to which they
■ --tilled. As he will probably expect a bonus for
• ^ any tell him that we will give him $5,000 for
_ J^ 1 would do it with' pleasure. I informed
i re< l Ufe 8t and the amount of bonus he
*‘ , :but v°u said he must do better than that; you
r • r! 4 ii P . for it* Said I, Colonel, £hat seems
U * 11 U1> P rt “tty steep, and I doubt whether
[ n ^ 1L to give it. Well, you said, I don’t care
I >••'// ,:au or not » there are other parties com-
•*.‘ ur lf > 3,1,11 can get it. I reported to Mr. Mor-
. v,,u had said, and he said that the bonus
v ,Jwu ,ie e *pected to pay, but tha| he would
i -.'l , 1 save them the contract and^they gave
I - IIO.OOO in cash. Now, Colonel, as the. only
C^, of ^crecy imposed upon mein this matter
tr..? t° e t P- Barry Hays, your chief clerk, know
‘.rT^^ut it, and as he has gone to that “ bourne
110 traveler returns,” I do not thereforo
^tttns disclosure a breach of confidence.
Douglas’ private opinion of forney.
& ja A^u went over to the support of Judge
T «jnu ve R°od reason to suspect that yourde-
j: i( a 1 ii m was warmed up by a bonus of some
A.A may l>e no news to you; but as the
i ^ tfoue to his long home, I will now tell you
; *'*>P that will be new to you. The Judge and
Lj^iifUleutial friends; and he talked freely and
with me. On one occasion, when you were
I 5. of our conversation, he privately said* to
gurney is a regular Cossack, without principle,
JN tight best with those who pay best.*’ If you
I ( hijsrn the opinion the Judge entertained of you,
* h »rdly think you would have been quite sc
jour laudatory encomiums upon him.
‘ 3i *A>i the TRUSTEE of FORNEY’S WIFE’S
PROPERTY.
omitted to mention another incident that had its
j. Jr <tUi slmre in turning you against Mr. Buchanan,
appointed the trustee for your wife’s property
^Stith street, Washington, which I am under the
jJJ ^ion he gave to her. Yon wanted him, in vio-
^^ 'fhis trust, to sell the property and give you
j. PhAfceds to invest iu some enterprise of yours.
iv i^ uiuteriiy refused to do it, which refusal great-
rj..you against him; And although he re-
•ju,' ,(1 l bct some one else might be appointed In bis
even suggested the name of your special
Mr Plitt, he is still retained in bis fiduciary
o,. 1 i [l lhe face of all tbe abuse yon are daily
^‘“Supon him.
Mu ' SEHAT ' Da ™ H dntek AND the Vibginia
iNsm-cTE.—A writer, signing him-
j- i , Lnion,” in u long letter to the New
tef. i lmes ’ Attempts to justify General Hnn-
Hi t , ttniction of the Virginia Military In-
hui .i lbi Ubrar y and scientific apparatus,
it, '“ fc sitaling of Hubard’s statue of Wash-
u P?u the ground that the Institute
“ military post, with an armed garri-
, ttj j and Governor Letcher’s private
tied ti* 00 ’ oul ol which Mrs. Letcher was de-
irer’ ttle P rlvllc 8 e °C removing even herchil-
p j S elotll iug before k was laid in ashes,
ft, “P s that, too, was a military post. Gen-
“l' • t ?, tller (who is no doubt the identical
Santa Anna Opens A Mexican Bureau.
New Yobk, Sept 29.—The Herald says Santa Anna
has located hia headquarters on Staten Island, and
has opened a regular bureau for the transaction of
matters looking to the delivery 'of Mexico from
French authority. Ho is said to be constantly occu
pied with various people on that subject, and has en
listed the sympathies of the Fenian Brotherhood.
The leaders are educating the Irish to that belief.. It
is further reported that Santa Anna will soon return to
St. Thomss.
Six steamers sailed for Europe. The Cityof London
and Fulton took $28,000 in gold.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Yellow Fever—Markets.
New Orleans, SepL 29.—Seven yellow fever deaths
for forty-eight hours ending this morning.
Cotton sales eighteen huudred bales at 35@36;
flour, superfine $11; oats, 53c.; pork, $35; bacon
shoulders, 18c.; ribbed sides, 22c; gold, 45; sterling,
56.
From Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29.—Charles Alexander, the
oldest journalist of his time, and one of the most ex
tensive publishers in the United States, died this
morning.
From St. Louis. . .
St . Louis, SepL 29.—George H. Hall was yesterday
nominated for Congress by the Conservatives of the
Fourth Congressional DistricL
New York Market.
New Yore, September 29.—Cotton unsettled, and
no sales reported. Flour firm. Wheat 2@3 cents bet
ter. Pork firmer—$33 06; Lard heavy. Gold 146%.
There is moro inquiry for Sterling at 8% lor 60 days
B^ew York, SepL 29.—Cotton active. Sales 4,000
bales. Uplands at 39. Orleans? 4L Flour Arm-
Wheat more active at 2@3c. better. Pork firmer at
$33 12. Lard drooping, at 10%@18%. Sugar steady.
Coffee steady. ~ T — 1
27® 32.
Naval stores steady, Texas wool
Mobile Market.
Mobile, SepL 29.—Cotton sales to-day 500 bales mid
dling at 35c. Demand good in morning; but Liverpool
advices reporting decline stopped sales.
Radical Riot in the West.—A disgraceful riot oc
curred in Shelbyville, Iud., on Saturday night lasL
Hon. D. W. Voorhees had addressed a Democratic
meeting during the day, at which there was consider
able disturbance, and a fight ensued. After the meet
ing bad dispersed the sheriff of the county arrested a
man named Ereott, who bad just come out of the
penitentiary, and was under an indictment tor felony.
A number of Radical politicians, who were supposed
to tie under the lead of the favorite candidate for
Sheriff, attacked the present incumbent of that office
and essayed to rescue Ereott. The officer gavo the
prisoner into the charge of two of his assistants, and
arrested a man named Gilbert, who was one of the
party attempted to rescue the prisoner. He succeeded
in lodging Gilbert in the connty jail, and was subse
quently attacked by a bob and driven into the Ray
House, where he was closely beaeiged tor several hours.
The mob finally left the Sheriff, and proceeded to the
jail, where, with improvised battering rams, they
broke open the doars and released all the prisoners,
including Gilbert. .
Tbex&ir created s great excitement in tno sur
rounding country, and numbers of armed men came
into the town on Sunday, and threatened to born it
down. The citizens of both parties held a meeting,
and succeeded in quieting the people.
Ereott was subsequently arrested and lodged In tail;
Gilbert surrendering himself, and gave bail. Another
attempt was made on Sunday night to release Ereott,
but the mob was not sufficiently formidable to suc
ceed, and quiet was finally restored.
A Shot at Gen. Grant.—Miles O’Reilly—
Col. Halpine—has an articlue in this week’s
Citizen on “certaiu military poppycock,’’
which opens with this happily expressed
paragraph:
“We have the utmost admiratien and re
spect for Gen. Grant, regarding him as one
of tbe few truly wise and gVeat men of this
dismal period. But not even our gratitude
to the great soldier can blind us to the fact,
that in bis present avowed disapprobation of
tbe course of all soldiers who take part ip
political movements, there is quite consider
able poppycock—to use the mildest phrase.
It is part and parcel of the dishonest cant of
the Radical press, and we grieve to see Gen.
Grant allowing himself to bo used as a quill
through which this old and stale dnvel is to
be re-driveled down the spine of wn unso
phisticated public."
subi ’V 11 enlighten the world on this
Uin m llls recollection of the exploits of
dnJJw, and fellow raiders at Lexington are,
“oubtlesB, vivid.
Aulgnmeut of the N.tlomol
Company.
Naw York, Sept. 24 —On Saturday last,
at Richmond, vn.. Jfhe _« e
National Express and Transportation Compa-
njr, of which Joseph E. Johnson is
made an assignment, to Messrs. _ K.eliy *
Efierta, for the benefit of creditors and
others.
The Sew VorkTlaei Predict* the Bae-
eese of the Radical*.
The New; York Times (whose editor, H. J.
Raymond, was, be it renumbered, the prime
mover and tbe great high priest of the Phila
delphia Convention,) says, editorially, in its
issue of Tuesday:
It is -very evident that the public mind
dreads the renewed ascendancy of the Demo
cratic party more than it does the continued
exclusion of tbe Southern States. While it
regards the latter as a temporary indbnve-
nience, involving no important or lasting
consequences, it looks upon the former as
lull of permanent peril to the country. Per
haps, too, a sentiment of justice has quite as
much to do with this- feeling as any distinct
foreboding of specific evils. What tbe Demo
cratic party would do if folly reinstated in
power—by what definite action it would
damage the future of the nation—those who
dread it most might not be able to say. But
there is no difficulty whatever in feeliDg that
the party which opposed tbe Government
during the war ought not to assume control
of it when tbe war is over. Tbe instinct of
the country is that those who stood by it
during its time of peril sbonld have charge of
its fortunes when the danger has passed.
This sentiment underlies the resolute resis
tance of tbe people to the struggle of the
Democratic party for a renewal of power. All
other issues are overlooked. Nobody stops
to discuss questions of constitutional law or
to caDvass tbe chances of another war. The
right of representation—the scope of the
power conferred upon Congress—the eftect
of hostile legislation upon public sentiment
in the Southern States—these and other sub
jecis of grave importance are dismissed, as
having nothing to do with tbe imipediate
issues to be first decided.. They are post
poned lo some more convenient season. The
North feels conscious of its power to crush
opposition and to insist upon such measures
as it deems essential to the public good-
While we believe tbe great body of the
people desire the speedy restoration of peace
and harmony to the UnioD, they are not in
clined lo purchase this at tbe cost of restoring
the Democratic party to power. They will
trust the work of restoration to tbe Union
party, and to none other. They find it much
easier to check tbe excesses and rebuke the
fanatical passions of its extreme and reckless
men than lo infuse into the Democratic or
ganization the spirit of progress, of reform,
and of political liberty which tbe emergen
cies of the times demand. They find that
party still filled with all the narrow and illib
eral prejudices which marked its action be
fore the war. The same hatred cf tbe col
ored race—tbe same unwillingness to extend
and broaden tbe basis of our free institutions
—the same attachment to caste and arbitrary
distinctions in the distribution of political
power—the same clamor for the largest 11
cense to vice and immorality, and tbe same
lack of sympathy with all efforts to elevate
the degraded and to improve the condition of
the ignorant and tbe down-trodden members
of our republican sociely, marks its action
now as before the great tempest which, in
sweeping away human slavery, has destroyed
the great bulwark of all the injustice and all
the inequality by which our free institutions
were formed and marred. The people will
not trust that party with tbe reorganization
of our political society. They dread its in
fiucnce on national affairs. They dread es
pecially the alliance it will form with what
ever remains of the influences of slavery in
tbo Southern States. And they mean to
avert this danger by excluding the Demo
cratic party from power.
General Grant a* a Politician.
We published * few days ago what purported to be
an authorized account of General Grant’s relations
parties and politics, written by tbe correspondent of
tbe Chicago Bepublican, who was aboard the train
that conveyed tbe President and hia party back from
Chicago. Another correspondent, who was also on the
train (Mr. B. C. Tinman), who, we believe, represent
ed the New York Times, makes a publication' in the
Providence Post, ridiculing and discrediting the ac
count of the Kepnblican’s man. We make an ex
tract :
I saw enough of General Grant dnriug the Presi
dential trip to know that ho makes no political state
ments whatever, and no gentleman will bore him on
such matters. You.may depend on it that when poli
ticians or newspaper men profess to have been in
conversation with General Grant npon political affairs,
be they Itadicsfs, Conservatives, Republicans, John
son men, or Democrats, and state this or that authori
tatively as bis political opinion, they speak falsely and
disrespectfuUy. General Bawlings, Grant's chief of
Btaff, said to me one day, “ 1 tell you, Trhinan, Grant
never talks politics. He is no politician, and if lie en
tertains any political opinions whatever, I am not
aware of the fact. It is decidedly ludicrous,” he
added, ” to aee first one side claim him and then the
other.”
Well, to retnm to the Bepublican reporter, be did
what no other gentleman did on board, and that was
to bore General Grant on political matters. General
Rawlings, Senator Patterson, Mix W. W. Warden,
Mr. Chadwick, Mr. McGuinness, Mr. Spofford, Gen.
Custer, Mr. Cadwallader, (and myself) were in tbe
same car and' witnessed his impudence, and will en
dorse what I here say. Said the reporter: “General,
is that speech as reported In the Cincinnati Enquirer
true? Did yon make any such remarks?” “Well,”
said the General, “to tbe best of my knowledge, the
substance of my reply to the committee is es has been
published.’’ “Word for word as has been published
in the Enquirer, for you know General, that’s a nasty
rebel sheet?” impudently remarked the reporter.
“May be not word for word,” said tbe General, “bnt
tbe substance is aa has been published;” and Grant
turned partly away from him in his seat. “What
inference shall we put upon it. General?” continued
the bore. “Tbat’e altogether your own matter,
you may place what inference you please npon it.”
At this juncture the reporter turned around, and wit
nessing the displeasure of the entire party, and espe
cially of General Bawlings and Senator Patterson, he
carried on the balance of his conversation in a lower
tune, and cut it short; after which he retired to the
end of the car, and wrote vigorously for half an hour.
He again approachod Grant and aaked,him a question,
and again retired, and put himself vigorously at work.
Grant did not beckon to him, as he falsely writes, bnt
gave him the cold shonlder throughout. Whether
there is any truth whatever in his statements'wiil pro
bably never be brongbt to light, as General Grant wU".
not even be urged into politics through tbo prooese of
contradiction. Nobody who was aboard of that train,
however, believed a Word of what appeared in the Re
publican, bnt they do know that General Grant was
exceedingly annoyed by this impudent reporter, and
that he was ordered oft the train in consequence.
» a * ’ * * * . *
Mark what I say : If General Grant’s reticence con
tinue, he will yet ‘be declared a traitor, and in six
months’ time ho will be the recipient of tbe most un
heard of maledictions and vituperative attacks. There
will bo nothing strange in that, however. If Presi
dent JobnBon, Secretaries Seward, Welles, Randall and
McCulloch, and Generals Granger, Bossean, Steed-
man, Fullerton, Custar, Stoneman, Giliam, Davies,
Crittenden, Couch, Slocum, and hundreds of other
brave soldiers are traitors is it not probable that Grant
will yet be lb their midst ? Jnst so snre as the shod
dy manufacturers are the patriots par excellence-
The Grand abmy or the Republic.—We clip the
following item from the Madison Coorier, of the' 15th,
as one of the evidences of tbe secret character of the
organisation know aa (he “Grand Army of tbe Re
public.” Of course none bnt the initiated under
stand the number indicated by |*t:
“The Grand Army of the Republic is moving suc
cessfully ou. Over two hundred posts have been
planted iu seventy counties of this State. The or
ganization in Manison now number* i*t members.”
Tbe Cincinnati Enquirer says : “This is a revolu
tionary and traitorotts society, intended to back np
tbe Bump Congress In its proposed removal of the
President from office, and in the plunging of the
country into civil war, which would thereupon ensue.
Let peaceable and well-disposed citizens mark the
dlreotion the Jacobins intend to march if they are
successful in the oomlng election."
Retdrhbd.—The Selma Times mentions
the return ol Major Robert D. Gersucb, who
went to Mexico after tbe surrender, where
be had been employed as a civil engineer.
\fajnr Gersucb‘s account does not appear to
be favorable to emigration. “He represents
tbe natives as hostile to tbe settlement of
foreigners. The pubUc men declare m their
ipeecbes that large colonies of strangers witn
enterprise and wealth will soon wresl from
them the management of their own affaira,
and control the State to sail themselves, and
that the lands of their fathers will pass ftom
them, and they will become vagabonds in
their own country. They utterly despise
Maximilian and his retainers, and surround
them with a perfect net-work of spies. The
Frenchmen are shot npon the pwiCK high
ways^ whereas the quiet Americans are sim-
& robbed. In short, the Mexicans are
t upon occupying their own country, in
their own lawless* lazy, worthless way, and
will bulb-whack and thoat-cut, a V outramce
any or set of men who attempt to exer
cise a changing influence.”
Tkc CtEiplncyW H»Bf Mr. Dprli.
In reply to tbe speda* charge made against Holt
by the Washington correspondent at the New York
Herald, that be tried to suborn witnesses to swear
away Mr. Davis* life, the Washington Chronicle
published an article (written dobntleea by Holt Mm*
self) in which it was attempted to be shown that Holt
was himself the victim. Whereupon the Herald’s
correspondent rejoins as follows:
But the following letters, the genuineness and
truthfulness of which we challenge the Judge Advo
cate General—not the Chronicle—to deny, will, we
think, set at rest the question, if there is any question
about iL whether that officer was one of the conspirar
tors, or only their stupid catspaw.
Philadelphia, Dec. 13,1865. .
General—l am glad to be able to report that 1 have
succeeded beyond my expectations. Besides . tbe
parties I had in View, we can count on two, and per
haps four’Others, who will testify to all that may be
required. «After securing Harris, who will prove the
moat important witness we hive yet had, he assured
me-thst be had several friends in Harrisburg whom
be was confident would assist us; and as tbe expenses
wonjd not be great, I deemed it advisable to dispatch
him. at once to confer with them. He is discreet and
shrewd, and no fears need be entertained of bis
blundering. I received a letter from him this morn
ing, which I enclose, and this afternoon I shall sefr
out to examine the parties be refers to. If satisfied
that they will answer onr purpose, I shall, sa soon as
1 con get them thoroughly posted, come on with them.
1 am fearful if I engage all that we have in hand, that
my funds will not hold out, so that you had better
send me $1<H) more, to be used if needed. Direct
your letter simply to Philadelphia, as I put up from
time tdwime where I find it moat convenient to keep
track of the witnesses already in hand.
Respectfully your obedient servanL
8. Conover.
Brigadier General Holt, Judge Advocate (ieneraL
The following is the letter referred to as being en
closed in tbe foregoing:
Harrisburg, Dec. 11, 1865.
Friend Conover—I saw Morgan the night before
last, and he is ready to go in up to his neck on the
same condition as myself. Herman and Boss have
both gone to New York. ' We went yesterday to see
two female friends of Morgan’s whom he thought
would back us. We felt of them cautiously, and 1 am
satisfied they will swear to anything you want. One,
whose husband ran away from the draft to Canada,
knows Clay, and is down on him like thunder, as he
enlisthd her husband for the Rebel army and sent
him South, where he was killed. She baa only been
back from Cauada a few months. She says she has
heard Clay say that he was going to have Lincoln put
out of the way ; aud it may be true. She seems se
rious about it. At any rate yon have only to put into
her mouth what you want her to swear, and she will
spit it out in style. Their appearance is first-rate, and
if womeu will do, you can't get better ones. You bet
ter come right on and see them yourself. They are
worth a trip here to see, whether they will do or noL
I am stayiug with Morgan, and will wait till 1 see or
hear from you. Truly,
M. N. Harris.
The foregoing epistles are from the letter-book of
Conover, which came to our bauds with the letters of
Judge Holt aud others, already published. Conover
appears to have kept a complete record of all letters
written aud received by him in relation to this infa
mous business. The fallowing is the reply of Judge
Holt to the one given above:
War Department
Bureau of Military Justice,
Washington, December 15, 1865.
Mr. S. Conover : Dear Sir—Your letter of the 13th
instant has been received. Enclosed please find draft
for $150, which 1 suppose will be- needed, from tbe
number of witnesses you’ seem to have in hand.
Sign th# receipts aud return them to me. Make a|l
the haste you can; but do your work thoroughly, and
do uot lose sight of any witness you msy deem im
portauL Campbell has returned, having failed iu hit
mission. "Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. Holt,
Judge Advocate General.
Here we shall leave the subject with the simple re
mark that the mission of Campbell rolerred to in
Judge Holt’s letter was the endeavor to suborn « wit
ness in St. Albans, who refused to “sell his soul” for
less than $3,000, as shown in my letter of the 6th ulti
mo, aud was, on account of the high price deman dec,
not taken.- • «
Burning of a Tenement House Im New
York—The Lodgers Jump from the
Windows-A Whole Family Burnt to
Death.
At one o’clock last Sunday morning a large tenaaant
house in New York, occupied by a number of families,
was destroyed by fire. Tbe family of Cornelius Hote
lier, consisting of himself, his wife and three daugh
ters, aged res Dec Lively eight, ten and sixteen years,
perished in The flames, while the other inmates of the
house were saved by leaping from tbe windows.
From tlia detailed accounts of the tragic affair,
published ip the New York papers, we take the fol
lowing :
A citizen saw a man holding a child out of the win?
dow on the fourth floor of the burning building, ai
thoqgh- he was about to throw it down. He was hal-
ioed to and told to hold on until they could get some
ladders. These were not readily procured at that
early stage of the fire, so the citizens shouted"*) the
man to throw down some bedclothes, which he did.
Four men then grasped these bed-ooverssud the man,
who subsequently proved to be Mr. Hartz, carefully
dropped his daughter Catherine, aged eight yean, she
being caught in safety by those below. Hartz then
threw out his two yons, Edward, nine years of age,
.uH Adolph, aged foil* years, both of whom were
caught, but they sustained severe injuries. The
police having procured a bed, the farther then
threw out his little daughter, Amelia, two
years of age, who was slightly bruised. Mrs. Cathe
rine Hartz was the next to follow, the parents having
witnessed the comparative safe descent of their chil
dren. The husband seized his wife by tbe wrists and
low eling her as jar as possible by his outstretched
arms, let her fall. She struck fairly upon the bed,
but her weight was such that the lall caused several
severe injuries. Hartz then followed his family, but
he did uot take sufficient precaution, and overleaped
the bed, striking heavily upon the sidewalk and re
ceiving severe injuries. His shoulders were dislocated
and Lwo of his ribs were fractured.
In the meantime, those living on the second floor,
who could reach the awning on the avenue front,
jumped out, and so reached the street in comparative
safety. Mr. George’s family aud Mrs. Kopp andher
two daughters escaped by these means, all being com
pelled to do so in their night clothes, so imminent
was their peril. The Malone family all jumped out of
their windows upon the awning, aud others upon tho
w*. two of which had been procured by that time.
Those who jumped on tbe awning received severe
contusions. The Orowve family all sprang from the
fourth-siory windows on the avenue front, lighting
on the awning, which broke their fall and lesaened
the extent of their injuries. One or two persons
leaped from the fourth-story windows on the Thir
teenth street side, and were received in safety on the
bedding.
The cry of “Save those people up stairs” was then
raised, aud the ladders were surrendered for that
purpose; but it was too late, as tbe flames had
mounted almost to tbe roof, and as it was supposed
that all the inmates had jumped from the numerous
windows, the firemen carried their hose up to the
fourth floor and poured in a torrent of water, which
soon had the effect of extinguishing the flames. Tho
floors of all the three upper stories were burnt to a
crisp aud rendered unsafe.
The flames having been extinguished all further
interest in the matter was being abandoned by tbe
spectators who had gathered near tbe scene. Their
attention, however, was soon reawakened by the
startling news that five persons had been discovered
burnt to death on one of tbe upper floors, and the ex
citement grew apace. On reaching the fourth floor
the firemen were horrified on discovering the dead
bodios of five persons, a man. a woman and three
children* The two adults were tightly clasped in each
other’s arms at the foot of the shuttle-ladder, one of
the cbildien lying at the head of the stairs, while the
other two were huddled near their parents. All had
evidently been suffocated before tbe flames had
reached them, though even then their forms were not
much disfigured by tho flames. The dead were soon
carried down ladders into the streets, when it was
ascertained that they comprised the entire Botegier
family, who resided iu the front part of the third
floor The Are was the work of au incendirary, for
whose arrest a reward of one thousand dollars has
been offered.
Wearing of the Gray.—The New Orleans
Times, of the 22d, has the following:
A few^lays ago Mr. Doyle arrived in this
city a9 correspondent ot the New York
Herald. Owing to the change in the weather
he yesterday donned a heavy suit of citizen’s
gray clothes, which, when buttoned up, as
he wore the coat last evening, had much the
appearance of a Confederate, uniform. On
Baronnc utreet, near Perdido, if a negr& dog-
gery called the Belle Poule, over which is a
negro recruiting saloon. As Mr. Doyle pawed
this place two negro soldiers rushed out,
knocked him down and beat him, injuring
him severely in "the head and leg. Being
armed with a loaded walking cane, he iaan-
aged to struggle to hia feet and give one of
the scoundrels a blow that stretch^ him on
the banquette, and caused the other to draw
liRok w hereupon Mr. who saw other no-
coating^fled through the unfinished
irman Theatre budding and1 hy
way of Carroll street. He entertains, we
understand, no doubt that he would have
been murdered but for the weapon he m vig-
orousiy wielded. There was no quMrel, the
only words ultered during the
one of the negroes,
d—d rebel,’’ as he struck at the man be evi
dently supposed was an ex-Coe federate sol-
d ‘Will the New York Tribune correapondent
send the partiettiara “5-“
‘^° lber .riT£ seUtiSf bf X Sfy
proveTtakui W™• oWler8were f^ to
disguise) and, asftis, bis extensive imagina-
tioTmight somehow fix it np for an election
eering card.
—Itia estimated that4 will take800mil
lion feet of lumber to rebuUd the burnt dis
trict in Portland—or about the entire product
f Maiim for two yean.
Q-eorgia Items. .
Tea District Conference of the Methodist
EpnRpai Church is now in session in this
'ty.
The attendance seems to be respectable in
point of numbers.—Wvsesboro Timet.
The fljoffinStar says General Tilson visited
that pl^r on Thursday last on business con
nected with the Freedmen’s Bureau. The
Star compliments him npon his efficiency,
and hopes he may be as fortunate in the set
tlement of the many vexed questions that
may comq before him as he was in arrengin
the Bureau affairs of Griffin.
Th* Penitentiary.—Tbe Milledgerille Re
corder says : “In a visit-a few weeks since
to the Penitentiary, we reported 98 convicts,
white and black. Last week we took another
report,-. 180 convicts—60 whites and 120
blacks—with some thirty in the different
county jails a waiting ther time to be brought
here.”
Apples.—There were qoite a number of
wagons in tbe city-yesterday, laden with ap
ples, which are fine in quality. We saw
some brought from Columbia connty, that,
in appewance and flavor, would compare
with tbe best Northern apple. They found
rapid jam two dollars per bushel.—Augus
ta PriK^Stgt. 28.’ • ~ *
The Early county News says that almost
every farmer in that section is now tight run
for provisions, and many are now feeding al
most entirely on beef, and. gathering new
corn for bread. Corn crops have been very
poor, and attention lor the past year has
been paid almost exclusively to cotton. We
hope this will not be doDe again. With bad
cereal crops, and cotton being rained by the
rain, prospects ahead are not very flattering
to the speedy regaining of lost property.
The City of Atlanta.—Atlanta is a "won
drous place—it is an enigma requiring moro
philosophy than we possess to solve the true
cauie or causes of her prosperity. Sur
rounded by a country which, in point of fer
tility of soil, is the poorest of the poor, At
lanta is rising from her prostration in gigan
tic strength. Every kind of improvement is
in progress. Business and dwelling houses
arc going up by the hundreds, and there is a
constant din of the workmen’s hammers all
the day long. Manufactories and shops of
all kinds Are springing into existence as if
by magic, and where we saw bnt a few weeks
ago smouldering rains of desolated homes,
we now find tasty residences, adorned with
tke latest improvements in architecture.—
Lagrange Reporter, Sept. 26.
ffouTiiwESTEBN Geoboia.—A gentleman of
Baker county, writing to the Macon Tele
graph, says: I policed in a late issue of yonr
paper, some comments npon the call in the
“Early County News," for a meeting of tbe
Farmers of the surrounding counties at Fort
Gaines, for the purpose of selecting a Com
mercial Agent to send to New Orleans this
winter to receive and sell their cotton, pur
chase supplies and ship as may be needed.
A similar movement is on foot in this section,
and it is owing to tbe course pursued by the
commission merchants here, that planters do
pot understand why there should be such a
difference iu the price of cotton in Albany,
Macon, New York and New Orleans ? Other
planters here speak of consigning their cot
ton to qgkannab, and getting their supplies
there. Indeed, some are already doing this.
I am a planter myself, and shall seek that
market where I think I can do best. AI1
with whom I have talked, say they only in
tend to sell enough of the present crop to
meet their liabilities and hold the rest, be
lieving a laige cottou crop wiU never again
be made in the county.
I learn that a merchant informed a planter,
a tew days ago, that it co9t nine cents per
pound to ship cotton to Ney York.
Important from Mexico.—Tbe Naw Orleans Times
baa had the pleasure of meeting B. B. Gorauch, Xaq.,
who was engaged (or years in (he oonitracboa ot
railroads iu Mexico. He has jnst returned (Tom
Maximilian’s imperial city, and reports every interest
sud institution of that country in a state o( utter de
moralization. The Empire la without vitality —the
Emperor without hope. Brigandage is everywhere
rampant. The so-called Liberals, united tor s time
while their (ortunea seemed desperate, have revived
all their ancient (ends, now that tho Imperial Govern
ment ie tottering to its (all. and anarchy Of the
darkest type is threatened. The few statesmen In tha
country look towards the United States at the only
quarter whence deliverance can come.
The latest intelligence (rom that distracted country
is that San Luis Fotoql had (alien into the of
the Liberals, and even Vera Cruz was in danger. It
is clear that without foreign help tbe Empire WiU not
endure much iouger.
Miscellaneous.
LOW PRICES!
Quick Sales!
W
E have Jnst received bad opened the LARGEST
STOCK of
DRY GOODS
to be (bund la this city, and which we offer at
LOWER PRICB8than they can be bought for at any
other house, consisting in part of
Every variety of Dress Goode
Honsckeeplng Goods
Dolneeuca and Prints
Cloths and Camimeree
Figured Linens and Drills
Embroideries and Laces
Hosiery and Gloves
Ribbons and Braids
Hair Rolls and Curls
Lace Paints and Veils
Bradley's Empress Trails
Handkerchiefs
Ac., Ac., Ac.
EINSTEIN k ECKIHAN,
myai-lf
STEAM ENGINE AND SAW MILL
FOB 8ALE.
A FIRST CLASS SPECIMEN STEAM ENGINE
and Saw Mill, manufactured to order at the Ful
ton Works, Ne * York. Consists of au eusiue of 40
horse power, return flue boiler, with all the conve
niences complete; iron frame, 40 feet carriage; M
inch saw; patent self-eeltlng head blocks; 100 feet
log chain; with pulleys and first class belting for the
mill complete. The whole la perfectly new and ean
be purchased low ou application to
nn3o tf Laroche, west a Daniels.
Notice.
J W. NBvrrr. of the Arm of Nevtt, Lathrop A
a Rogers, has associated himarif with Lathrop A
Go. in the Dry Goods business. At the old stand of
Jl-tf HENRY LATHROP A no
FOR SALE,
A SERVICEABLE DRAFT nORSE. Apply at
Pulaski House Stables. -
G. MoQINLY,
auSO-tf Screven House
FOR SALE.
Jute. Hope,
A superior article, by
CHARLES L. COLBY A CO.
sapt-tf Corner Abeccorn and Bay streets
T —HE UNDERSIGNED WILL CONTINUE fSi
FACTORAGE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS
on his own account, and respectfully noHdts con
signments of Cotton and other prodace.
Office *8 B y street.
8ava»ha*, Hep. 6,18C4,
ROBT E. ALLEN,
s«p«-im
Bale Rope.
10OO oon * a-inch ran for
and good. DARIUS ALLEN,
aspt-im m Pine street, Naw Tort,
For Sale,
0NE Ration A Blakc’i STEAM-PUMP, In esmplata
' order.
aep»
CHARLES L. COLBY A XXL,
Oor. Bay and Abercon itrisffi.
Insurance.
KNICKERBOCKER
LIFE INSURANCE GO.
Of Hew York.
SOUTHERN
USANCE OFFICE
89 BAT STREET,
t^k.xr^.sa’sr.
RESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Policies Written at the Branch
, Office and Losses Prompt-,
ly Paid.
50 Per Cent Credit Given,
WHEN DESIRED.
DIVIDENDS
PAID IN CASH, ADDED TO POLICY,
)1 D IN PAYMENT
OF NOTES.
Non-Forfeiture,
En d. o wment
AND
Life Polioieffi Written
HT Call and get a Circular netting forth rates. “SA
Hr We have one rate of Premium fot every pturt
of the United State*. No limite of travel within the
civilised settlements. This feature is. especially, fa
vorable to Southern customers, aa many Companies
aye In the babR of charging extra rates for the privi
i of residing South during rammer months.
A. WILBUR, General Manager.
WM. R. BOYD, Agent.
R. D. ARNOLD, Consulting Physician.
EASTON YONGE, Examining Physician.
sepll-tf
“THE NEW YORK'”
Life Insurance Company.
Assets, - - Over $5,000,000
DrviBBnne (60 Pss Cut.) Dmlaxvd Akotaixt.
. Mosaic Fbamlik. President.
Vs. H. Btana, Actuary:
SAVANNAH BRANCH OFFICE:
0 Sousl fttncniMO, corner Bey and Bull streets.
LOCAL BOARD OF REFERENCE -
J. W. Lathrop A Co. Miller A Brothe-.
Sorrel Bra.hers. DeWitt A Morgan.
Wilkinson, Wilson A Co.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
W. G. Bulloch. M. D. i. G. Thomss, M. D.
This Cdhrpanv iertricttr mutual, tho policy boldcn
receiving the entire pioffis.
HENRY HARNEY,
jlaleoi the “Bank of Kiebmoud,” Vs.,) -
iplh eodtf General Agent for Qeorgij.
Emigrants Can be Supplied
WITHIN TEN DAYS.
nHE undersigned are prepared to supply Planter*
L and other parties who tnby be in want of WHITE
LABORERS, and have made Deceasery arrange
ments in the North to flu any orders for agricalture
Laborer!, Woodcuv.rs, Mechanics, etc., within Ten
or Twelve days fro ait he day the order M riven here.
The Laborers are to so received by the Employers
on arrival of the steamer here; and transported to
the points where they are wanted at Employers’
expense, and the Employers have further to pay a
certain sum per head in advance, partly aa security
and partly ror covering the expenses in bringing the
Emigrants from the North te this port.
Tbe rate, at which Farming Laborers can be se
cured will average about glfO per year, the Employ
ers lading thorn.
rttcnlxra u _
WM. MOBtflLLB A OO.,
Jones’ Block r Bay street,
Om door East of Barnard street,
■ah, da.
Insurance.
THE OGLETHORPE
Insurance Comp’y
OF SAVANNAH
Are prepii.cd : u take
Fire Ms os Reasonable Toils,
- ' At their Office, 111 Bay Street.
RCKR, President.
B, Vice President.
_ H. W. ME
CHAS. S. HARDEE,
J. T. Thomas, Sec.
Directors:
H. W. Mercer M. 8. Cohen
C. 8. ITiiMm J. Lams
William Tnnter J. W. Kentt
A. 8. Hartrldge D G. Parse
A. Porter A. Fnllsrtoa
R. Morgan 3. McMahon
J. Stoddard L. J. Gnflmartin
J. T. Thomas F. W. Sims
W. Ramshart G. Butler
F. L. One S. Lachlison
H. A. Crane 8. P. Claton, AHgUBta
A. A. Solomons J. W. Knott, Macon
M. Hamilton B. F. Rose, Macon
W. W. Gordon W. H. Young, Coltunbur
my7 : tf
S. B. HARRINGTON.
EVERY VARIETY OF
FURNITURE
IS SELLING GOODS
Lower Than Any Other House
IN SAVANNAH.
HOTELS AND STEAMBOATS
furnished.
PABLOR SETS, extra well npbolstere^.
FINE BED ROOM SETS, Walnut and Ma
hogany.
COTTAGE BED ROOM SETS, of every
variffiy.
DINING ROOM and LIBRARY SETS.
MATTRESSES, BOLSTERS and PILLOWS
of all kinds.
Jackson A Lawton, savannah.
Joint W. Anderson ABqn, savannah,
golosnrm Cohen, Eavannah.
Jno. C, Ferrill. Savannah.
Geo. A. Cnyler, Savannah.
W. R. Fleming, Savannah.
John Screven, Savannah.
Brigham, Baldwin d Go.,
Savannah
m3
i National Bant,
3?lan.ters 5
RICE POinnHHC HLL!
The nnderelgaed. having become proprietors of
the property known as the “LOWER SAVANNAH
RICE MILL,” Intend at once putting in all new and
aeeesmiy machinery for making U n FIRST-CLASS
RICE FOUNDING MILL. No pains Will be spared
to have Rice thoroughly cleaned and prepared for
market, and to the Planters and Factors who give us
their patronage wa can promise fall attention to
Having ample facilities tar storing Rice, Planters
and Factors can ship at any .time to the Mill to suit
their convenience, to remain on storage or for
winding. LLOYD D. WADDELL.
WILLIAM ffiTTUNNO.
ROSE A ARKWRIGHT.
Haring tahen entire charge of the working of
above named Mill, we would renpietfnlly are of
Planters and Factors living m the vicinity of Savan
nah their patronage for the costing season, and in so
doing ws can h«t ysmslnss r.isfUl sttentioa to their
Interest, baaed npon oor past baahiean connection
and experteaes in that line of buMrant Ae Mill
^fap-ffiffiopdwfar^^fa^rto,
1 the
Q-uimy Oloth.
5Q BARNARD
KITTLE S FOLDING SPRING BEDS and
MATTRESSES, the best Bed in use,
and WARRANTED SUPERIOR to all
others.
LACE AND GAUZE MOSQUITO CANQp
PUS, and CANOPY FRAMES.
WARE ROOM Si,
178 Broughton Street,
nearly OMe St. iilnnr’i M
Jeli-dm
BACON! BACON!
Fifty Hognbeado
Shoulders and Sides,
Inhaadreme order. Jnst received aEd for sale by
W. H. Whitney k Co.,
Semi-Weekly Floridian,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
DYKE A 8PABHAWK, Pbopmetdbs.
mHB completion efthe Live Oak Oooaeetfcmopena
datffigjht war, and drealatea In all pasta of »
country.
■wax* MOTHER am Sgenta forth* Ek> Wan
> fa motive advartttajtai*
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