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J I « atmtmali VOL. LXV. [NEW SERIES.] SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1865. [PRICE 5 CENTS.! NO. 191 tee republican J. K HAYES,Kditor and Proprietor advertising. . Of TEN lines Nonpariel type or space oc- ,i 1,/ili'j same number of lines, $2 first insertion, r . i U continuation. ofNpiare— t<u ‘ insertion; 50 cents for each ‘“.rent insertion. . . .. _$3 :>0 per hundred; enbscription ' rS.T) A i" per annum; single copitH, 5 ■ ■-ipincnt 4 mus*t be paid for at the Count rtion, mid if handed in by S p. ULRIC DAHLG-REN. ill advert n m previous to im»ei J lit 11 appear in the morning edition. ntil^f Tohn - C. Schreiner & Son, 199 Broad Augusta. Ga., are our authorized LO * ,.ad will receive advertisements * r 1 subscriptions for the Republican. The "y nib!” 1 til of the latest dates can always j.‘fotiml for sale at their counters. ■ t.. cuts, VANN AH, GEORGIA. rnNF.SDAY nORNING, AEG’T 16. EE, JADING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. Hkadq’iis Deit. of Georgia, __ . l Savannah, Ga., Aug. 5th, 1865. \ GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 7, I L Tie following General Order, from 5l, e V7ar Department, is published for ti, ( . information of this command : War Department, ) Ad.tct.vnt General’s Ofeice, V V,' ; ishington, D. C., July 8th, 1865. ) GENERAL ORDER, ) No. T22. j I. With the exception hereinafter enumerated, the following is ordered • All Commissioned Officers of Vol unteers, for both white and colored reg iments, or independent companies, now absent on detached service from their Laumands, and not on duty within their proper armies or departments, will pro ceed, forthwith, to join then- respective n giuients and companies. •j Hereafter no Commissioned Regi mental Ofiicers of Volunteers will t)e placed on duty, or transferred thereon, smt of the army or department in which hi> regiment may be serving The exceptions authorized under the fureging are as follows : 1. Officers on duty mustering out and discharging the volunteer forces. 2. Aides-de-Camp to General Officers on duty commanding troops. 6. Officers on Court Martial or Mil itary Commissions, and those on duty in the bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, under direct •ders from the War Department, Adju tant General’s Office. •J. All enlisted men absent? on de tached service from their regiments or companies, and outside the armies or de partments in which the same may he serving, will at once he sent to join their respective commands, unless they are absent therefrom by orders from Head quarters of a Military Division, or supe rior authority. 3. Commanding Generals of Depart in' nts and armies, are charged with the prompt execution of this order, and upon its provisions being fully complied with, will report the fact to the Adjutant Gen era! of the army. 4- No commissioned officer or enlist ed man, absent in violation of this order, will be paid outside of the army or de partment in which his regiment or com pany may be serving. Tv order of the Secretary of War. [Signed, ] E. D. TOWNSEND, Assist. Adj’t Gen. -■ In addition to the requirements of General Order No. 122, War Department, f ■ 8., it is ordered ; That all Commis- ■v.oued Officers and enlisted men of this command now absent from their respect- iveregiments, companies or detachments, on cietaohed service, and not on duty v.ithin their proper districts, be at once relieved from such duty and ordered to join their proper commands, unless act- lS " ™der orders from these Headquar ters or superior authority. Commanding officers will report by telegraph when this order.is fully com plied with. Dy command of Maj. Gen. STEEDMAN. .Signed) S. B. Moe, A. A. G. Uitieial: ^ ILL - A. Cot’lter, A. A. Gen. 2 Headers Dist. of Savannah, -v —j vyjL- * I . T ^vision. Dept, of Georgia, > 5. ) 1865. savannah, Ga., Aug. 15th, GENERAL ORDERS, ) No. 13. [ AH commissioned officers and enlisted N® belonging to the 75th New York ' ' 60th Maine Vols., and 26th Massa- “ 1,et l s ^ ols., on detached service and bDsent from their commands, will be re- UL 'ed at once and ordered to join their 'espective regiments for muster-out. By command of , Bvt. Maj. Gen. J. M. BRANNAN. ^ lLL A, Coulter, Assistant Adjutant General. Be i g. Gen ■totyi s Sub-Dist. of Ogeechee, ) savannah, Ga., Aug. 15th, 1866. j ERAL ORDER, 1 No. 23. \ Hereafter no carts, wagons or convey- v ^ ai * y fcijjd will be allowed to as- ’ da in the vicinity of the Public Mar: ' ’ exce Pt during market hours. - 0 goods of any kind will be exposed U viciuit y of the Public iiket, except during market hours. All will be persons found violating this order summarily dealt with. - ”” Provost Marshal is charged ® execution of this order. By Command of with ife Bvt Brig. Gen. DAVIS. Wm ' H. Folk, A. A. A G. His Burial and Exhumation—New Revelations — Midnight Work of Union Men Securing the Body. [From the Richmond Republic, Aug. 5.] The mouth of March, 1364, is m»morable in Richmond for one of the grandest Union raids that up to that time had menaced the Confeder ate capita!—a raid which was the immediate pro- Snrsor ot Gen. Grant’s famous campaign from ^iie Wilderness to James River. The history of his raid is too familiar to the minds of alt of our readers to make necessary any recapitulation of it, even if it comported with our space. It is known that Col. Dahlgren, after the attack on Richmond on Tuesday, the 1st of March, did not succeed in forming a junction with Gen. Kilpa trick, and while pushing through King and Queen County,, toward Gloucester Point-, was killed on the night of Wednesday, March 2, near lYalkeiton. It is also known that his body was brought to Richmond, but wbat disposition was made ot it by the Confederate authorities was kept a mystery at the time, and the tacts, even to this d*y," have never been published. We pur pose to give them'to the public for the first time, vouching for their entire authenticity. When intelligence was received in Richmond of the death of Col. Dahlgren, messengers were dispatched to bring it to the city for identifica tion. It renched&ttie city on Monday, March 7, by the York River Railroad, and laid during that day at the depot, where it was examined by large uutr.be's of persons Ilis death bad been caused by a gunshot wound in the head. The little fin ger cl one hand had been cut ofi on the field where he fell by some one anxious to securej with the least trouble, a valuable diamond ring. That night the body was carried to Gen. Elzeys office, in Belvin’s block, and the next day, having been placed in a common pine coffin, of the kind then used for the burial of soldiers, which in turn was placed in a box, and was transferred to Oak- wood Cemetery, a mile east of the city. The hoarse used on this occasion was a four-mule street wagon, and the attendants consisted of a Confederate officer of inferior rank and two soldiers. Arriving at Oakwood, which was the burial place ot all soldiers who died at Chimbo razo, Howard s Grove, and other hospitals in the eastern portion of the city and suburbs, the negro grave diggers and other attendants about the cemetery were driven oil and ordered to absent themselves until notified that they might return. One of the negroes, nov’living in the city, having his cariosity excited, secreted himself in the woods near by, determined to see what was to be done. The two soldiers dug a grave, placed a box in it, and covered it up. They then shouted to recall the attendants of the cemetery, and get ting into the wagon, returned to the city. The only circumstance in the proceedings that struck the negro as unusual, was the mystery observed and the circumstance of the box, no corpse ever having been brought there before except in a pine coffin ; but-there having been a great deal of talk as to what was to be done with the body of Col. Dablgrrn. he at once decided that this could be no other than the corpse of that officer. He, however, kept his opinion to himself at the time. The question, what had been done with the body of Dahlgren ? was the subject of inquiry and conversation for many days in Richmond, to be revived from time to time up to the day of the evacuation. And there were many stories on the subject—that it had been burnt, sunk in the river, &c. A erty paper of that day announced, with a solemn and knowing air, that it would never be fouud until the trump of doom should sound. A number of Union men of the city, believing it possible that it might be recovered, were anxious to se cure and preserve it for the family of the de ceased. Prominent among them was Mr. F. W. E. Lob man, a grocer doing business near the New Market. Mr. Lohman at once began his inquiries and investigations—which, in the then state of popular feeling, it was necessary to conduct with great cafttion—determined, at whatever cost and risk, to ascertain its fate.— After nearly a month’s patient and untiring inquiry, be, with the assistance of Mr. Martin Meredith Lipscomb, whose business it was to attend the interment of all the Union prison ers who died at this post, made the acquaint ance of the negro grave-digger, whom we have mentioned as being the sole spectator of the burial of Col. Dahlgren. They found him at Oakwood, pursuing his regular business.— When first approached on the subject, the ne gro was very much alarmed, and protested that he would have nothing to do with the matter. But after repeated assurance by Mr. Lips- c^pib, whom he knew well, that he might rely upon Lohman and that no harm should befall him, he consented, on Mr. Lohntan’s giving him a $100 note, to point out the grave.— This he did by walking near and casting a stone upon it, while Lohman and Lipscomb stood at a distance He was afraid to employ any other method lest he might excite the sus picion of the superintendent pf the pejpetery or some of the attendants. The grave lay among thousands of those of Confederate sol diers. Subsequently, after a great deal of per suasion and the promise of a liberal reward, the negro agreed to meet Mr. Lohman at the cemetery on the night of the Otfy of April, at 10 o’clock, and exhume the body. The appointed night having arrived, Mr. Lohman, his brother, John A. Lohman, and Mr. Lipscomb, started for the cemetery in a cart drawn by a mule. The night was dark and stormy, and well suited to conceal their movements. The party left the city at 9 o'clock, and reached their destination about 10, and there found waiting far them the grave digger and two assistants, The negroes being assured that all was right, began toeir work of exhumation, the three white men remaining with the cart outside the inclosure of the cem etery. The heavens were hung with their deepest black ; no object ten feet distant could be distinguished, and no sounds broke upon the loneliness of the plaee save the bowling of the winds and the chopping of the resurrec tionist’s spade. Once the mule, snuffihg the tainted air of the city of the dead, attempted to break away, but was quickly quieted by a firm hand. In twenty minutes from the time the negroes began their work they approached the cart, bearing between them the coffin, which being badly made, fell to pieces as ‘tiiey rested it ou the ground. It was then discovered that the body had not decomposed in any perceptible degree. Mr. Lohman satisfied himself of the identity of the corpse by passing his hand over it. The little finger, torn oft' to secure the jewel it bore, and leg lost in battle, were mis sing. He paid the negro with whom be had contracted $1,500, and placing the body in the cart, the party started on their return. The mule, alarmed qs animals frequently ape when drawing a dead body for the fwst time, became difficult of management, and with Hie darkness of the night, made the first part of the expedi tion one of no little peril. More than one hour was spent in reaching the gas lights of the city on Church Hill. It was part of the plan to convey the body to the boose of William S. Rowlett, a Union man, living on Ghelsea Hill, a injjf mile northeast of the oity, there to re main until a metallic cn^ecoolq be procured tor it. From Church Hill, Mr. Lohman drove down Broad-st. to Seventeenth-st., thence up Seventeenth-st. to its northern terminus, and thence up the hill to Mr. Rowlett’s, reaching the last place at 2 o’clock on the morning of the 7th of April. Here the body was wrapped in a blanket, and Mr. Lohman came to the city in Search of a coffin, which he obtained by the aid of Mr. Lipscomb. Qn his stay into the city from BoVlett’s, Lohman notified a number of person* of Union sentiments, among whom were several ladies, where the body bad been placed, and they hurried out to see it. Several of them person* hafisetn Gob Dahlgren whUfi he was exposed at the York River Railroad de pot, and immediately recognized the body as his. The metallic coffin having been pro cured, and the body placed in it, the two Loh- mans, at noon on the 7tb, set out with it, con cealed, in a wagon loaded with young fruit trees, for the farm of Robert Orrieks, a Union man, living in Henrico, two miles from Hun gary station. At 4 o’clock that evening they reached Or- rick’s, and buried the body under an apple tree, in a field, avoiding the grave yard for fear of exciting inquiry, which might lead to dis covery. The rest of this story may be told in a few words. Orrieks, some months after the second burial of Col. Dahlgren, succeeded in getting through the Confederate lines, and seeking an interview witli Commodore Dahlgren, informed him of what had been done to secure the body ] aw 0 f Virginia, and under the greatseal of the nf hie vtnn Tho rtf tLo cnlHiur lair] in ! <. * v « i i 1 3 • i sr . of his son. The corpse of the soldier laid in this, its second grave, until the evacuation of Richmond, when an order having been sent for it by the War Department, it was again dis interred by the two Lohmans and sent to Wash ington. It has been our object to lift the veil of mys tery from an obscure and interesting event. In doing so, we have confined ourselves to facts strictly relative to the secret fates of Colonel Dahlgren’s body from the time of its arrival in Richmond, which, until after the capture of the city, remained, to all except the few indi viduals named by us in the course of onr narra tive, qne of the most impenetrable mysteries of the war. Many Confederate officials knew that the body had been deposited at Oakwood, but they were ignorant to the last that it had ever been removed. It has at length foudd its last earthly resting place. 1 Vho Stole Dahlgren's Watch. As a matter of interest and information to the numerous friends and family connections of the late Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, U. S. A., says the Norfolk Post, we publish the official report of Captain Herman, of the recovery of the Colonel’s watch, in connection with that of his remains, by the Richmond Union men: Head’qrs Military Police,) Norfolk, Va., July 31, 1865. ) It affords me great pleasure in having been instrumental in capturing and returning the ac companying relic of the heroic and renowned Colonel Dahlgren, to his relatives and friends. This watch was taken from the body of Col. Dahlgren, after he had fallen a victim to a successful ambuscade, by one Lieut. Hart, of the Rebel cavalry. It was proudly shown in rebeldom as a very important relic, until Col. Quid entered into negotiations for its recovery; then fearing to be dispossessed of it, its captor concluded that it would be more safely con cealed in other hands; it consequently changed hands several times. I received information which made it positive that the watch was in the possession of a certain gentleman, a resi dent of this cjty, but lately from Richmond. I arrested him in person, told him I must either have the watch or himself, and convinced him that I would take no refusal. I finally released him under a bond of one thousand dollars to produce the watch, which he said was in Matthews county in his wife’s trunk, inside of forty-eight hours the watch was placed in my possession, and by me turned over to Brevet Brig. Gen- O. L. Mann, com manding sub distsier, Norfolk, Va. Very respectfully, (Signed) W. Hoffman, Captain 6th New York Artillery, Chief of Police. The Richmond Election. The Richmond Whig of Monday says: ‘.‘In response to the resolution of the meeting of Friday last, there was a meeting at the City Hall on Saturday afternoon last, of the gentle men “elected at the late municipal election, to hear the report of the committee appointed on Friday to confer with the military authorities and the Governor, and to report accordingly. “Mr. GUzebrook was in the chair. Mr. Saunders, chairman of the committee appointed at the last meeting to draft a report bearing on the suppression of the late meeting when the election was declared null and void, made a partial report. He said the committee was not prepared to report at present. He would, how ever, state that the committee had waited upon the governor, and notified him that the election ordered by bis authority, aud by the supreme State, had been declared null and void. Mr. Saunders further said that the Governor had the matter under advisement, and would im mediately communicate with the military au thorities here and the authorities at Washing ton, D. C- “The meeting adjourned without appointing any particular time for re-assembling, it being understood that the report of the committee would call them together again, upon proper notification.” Educational Convention- Meeting oj the American» Institute of Instruc tion— Very Dirge Attendance—Election of Officers—A Letter Jrom Gen. Howard. VIRGIJYlsi. Governor Pierpont on Office-Holding The Richmond papers of yesterday contain an official notice from Governor Pierpont to the justices of the county courts of Virginia, calling their attention to the provision of the State Constitution, which declares that no per son shall vote or hold office under that Consft- tution who has held office under the so-called Confederate government, or any rebellious State government, or been a member of the rebel Congress, or a member of any of the State legislatures in rebellion against the au thority of the United States, excepting there from the county officers. Governor Pierpont says he lias reliable in formation that in a number of counties in the State persons have been elected common wealth's attorney, sheriff, and to other offices, who are disqualified by this clause of the Con stitution, and who have not' been relieved by acts of the General Assembly; wherefore it has come to' his knowledge that a person elect ed justice of the peace labors under the disa bility referred to. The Governor has refused to commission all such. 1 He directs justices of the courts to take care that of justice to whom a commission has been issued, and who is disqualified under said class, be permitted to qualify, and that no person so disqualified who has been elected to offices re ferred to shall qualify or enter upon their du ties. That such offices shall be considered va cant, and new eleci ions be ordered immediate ly to fill vacancies. In closing, he gays : “J take it fctr granted that this seeming disrespect for the Constitu tion has arisen from a want of proper consid eration. I am loth to believe that it hqs heen done in any ipstaaice through any disrespect for the Constitution and laws of the State, but I feel it incumbent on me to see that the organic law of the State is enforced,” How the Richmond Ranks Invested During the War. The Richmond Republic says : “We present below some statistics relative to onr state banks and their stocks. The information is official, be ing obtained from the oliice of the State Treasur er;— v,..; The Bank of the Commonwealth at Richmond, daring the war, sold her state bonds at rates be-, low par. snd bought Confederate bonds above par. The Bank of Commerce at Fredericksburg in overthrowing the authority ot Uie invested $35,000; the Farmers’ Bank of Finoas- j States. Slidell, therefore, loses .all his tie, $20,000; snd the Banket Richmond, $2,3,000 in Confederate bonds. We call attention to the list which we have below : / i Bank of Berkeley. Martinsburg.... 930,000 00 Central Bank of Virginia, Staunton. 33,000 00 147,800 00 168,000 00 8,000 00 2,655 00 4,400 00 20,560 00 Bank of Commerce, Fredericksburg (Confederate bonds, 935,000 Banjc of the Commonwealth, Rich; ' ’ mono, (all Couferhrate bonds j. Fairmount Bank, Fairmount Farmers’ Bank of Fincastle.Fincastle (Confederate bonds, $20,000) 180,000 00 Bank of Howardsville, Howsrdsville 150,508 35 Bank of Manassas, Front Royal.... Manufacturers’ and Farmers’ Bank ot Wheeling, Wheeling../........ Monticello Bank, Charlottesville.... Merchants’ Baqk of Virginia, Lrnch- 1 burg I,-,-. Baitk of the Old Dominion, Alexan dria..... *••*•••*•••• Bank of Phillippi, Phillippi... Bank ot Richmond, Richmond, (Con federate bonds, $28,000) Bank ot Rockbridge. Lexington Bank of Rockingham, Harrisonburg. Bank ot Scottavdle, Scottsnlle ‘ Southwestern Bank of Virginia, 1 Wytheville.l Trans-Alleghany Bank, Pearisbnrg. Bank of -Weston, Weston ; Bant of Wheeling, Wheeling Bank of Wiodbeeter, Winchester.,. New Haven, Aug. 9. The American Institute of Instruction held | its second session to-day. There are present at lfcast J,000 delegates from abroad, mostly from the Northern States, and of whom two- thirds are ladies. B. G. Northrup was re elected President. The question discussed to day was, “What dnty does the return of peace bring to the friends of education, especially in reference to Freedmen ?” Speeches were made by Rev. Mr. Streeby and Rev. Mr. Abbott, of New York; Professor Hart, of Philadelphia ; Professor E. B. Bassett, (colored) of Phila delphia ; Bishop Smith, of Kentucky; Mr. Wood, of Illinois; Professor Thatcher, of Yale, and Professor Zachor, of Andover. Mr. Abbott said he had letters from Govs. Holden and Brownlaw urging missionary work in the North to establish public school systems in Tennessee and North Carolina. Professor Bassett urged co-operation with the blacks to accomplish the object. Freedmen would have more confidence in negroes as teachers. A letter from Gen. Howard was read, of which tie following is a portion : I am particularly rejoiced at the proposed dis cussion of the subject relating to the education ot American freedmen. My purpose is to aid the work of education by every means of en couragement that are, or may come, within my power, as Commissioner ot Freedmen or Refu gees. I will have the general superintendence of the work Jin the ^States, where I have assistant commissioners, and have already provided, where possible, that the teachers shall have quarters and luel, and they are permitted to have the army ration by purchase, which lessens the cost of board one-half. When the blacks have re ceived money or wages enough they will feed as many teachers as the benevolent agencies may send them. So they promise. Then send the teachers and organize as many schools as possi ble. The difficulties wiil be front the oppositiou pf blind prejudice qr renl ignorance. Some men will shut their plantattous, as far as they can, against loyal teachers, aud we ranst meet them in the spirit of missionaries. My agents are in structed to give full protection to the schools.— They will always have the power to call for mili tary aid; but I am much induced to exercise every other method before calling for military force. We must do what we can to overcome prejudice and opposition by carrying with us the spirit of Christ into every nook and corner of the South. Rejoice over every foot of ground gained, and never be discouraged at contumely or failure. ... The whites need much real effort in their behalf. I scarcely ever found a white obild that could read in passing through Georgia and Sooth Caro lina. The union of the different benevolent agen cies is really a move in the right direction. It will harmonize and encourage the efforts of those whose hearts gre longing for a successful fulfil ment of the promise of this wonderful revolution. Work and schools go hand in band when free labor is well regulated and properly settled, as will soon be the case. With a large influx of loy al immigration, and a purchase or rental of laod by freedmen, more or less extended schools and churches wilt spring into existence and' thrive.— More than 20(4 000 people, old and young, have learned to reiid in (he l§st tffrec years. ' The sol- diets of regiments and the schools established all over those States attest the energy put forth with the government, the loyal Christians and the ne groes on the one side, working night and day.— What will be the efforts of a few blind guides on the other but demonstrate with increasing wick edness and folly of shutting out the light of truth. It is for the interest of the Booth to co operate with us; and God grant, sons and daughters the wisdnta to do so before he »(diets them further. Very truly, your*. Q. Q. Hbiyi’Sn. Major General. Gov. Andrew will speak to-momny. Foreign Claims Upon SoqUitirn Prop- A case has been decided in the United States Court at New Orleans, which is not only In teresting In Itself, hut is highly important as a precedent. The Southern envoy to France, John Slidell, left a large amount of real estate in Louisiana, which was of course liable to confiscation ; for the purpose of saving this property Slidell apparently mortgaged it to the French banking house of Macuard & Co., shortly: after Bis arrival ia France, and this firm subsequently brought an action for tfie re covery of the property under the mortgage.— The case has now been decided adversely to the Slidell interest, the Court holding that the mortgagees knew that Slidell was an enemy'pf the United States,' thdt they took the risk re sulting from 8i}ch knowledge, and that their hopes of repayment were founded upon the prospect of the success of the Southern States in overthrowing the authority of the United * ' ‘ *’ valua ble property in Louisiana, and the clever dodge by wbiefi he hoped to saveTthas proved abortive. It is reported that a vast amount of property belonging to wealthy Southerners has been mortgaged to parties in Europe since the beginning of the war, and as tfee decision in tfie case of Slidell wifi probably form a'prece dent for oil of them, the claims off the foreign creditors will be declared invalid. The most difficult subject of this character, however, will be the settlement of cotton 428,602 86 374,000 00 37,000 00 68,000 00 125,000 00 257,770 00 86,630 00 168,400 00 2,700 00 4,905 00 1,000 00 100,800 00 next, will be called upon to note many vacancies ' dropped them in astonishment from his hands i n the House of Bishops. Since the last meeting | and looked up—that boy of twelve—and said of this body in Philadelphia, in 1356, eleven of; “Nay, nay, fathers, he only can find rest who the Bishops have died, including Bishops Brow-M^eg k| s brother as himself and God with bis r.ell.Conn.; Delaney, N. Y. ; p°ane,N. J.; Pqt;,| *hole heart sad soul. He is greater than fame, ter, Pa.; Meade, Va.; Cobbs, Ala.; Otey, Tenn.; weftlth and powar . happier than a happy home Freeman, Ark.; Polk, La.; Boone, China, and Onderdouk. Ail but the last two were members of the House of Bishops, Honye Swin- Uuarti-r Del- Tlie Itletnpkis Custom die—A million and a Xars Stolen. The vail of suspicion that has for months, and that of mystery which has for some days hung over the Custom House of this city, are beginning to fade away. It has become pretty evident that, while hy reporting to Washington that Parkman, Brooks & Co., had deposited many thousands of without it; better than honored age; he is law to himself above all traditfob.” . The doctors war* astonished. They said, “When Christ cometh, shall He tell us greater things ? And they thanked God.for they said, “The old men are not always wise. Yet God be praised that out of the mouth of that young suckling has His praise become perfect.” The mail fiom New Orleans. By the arrival of the steamship Mariposa „ OT>1! „„„ „ rollw ^ t at New York on the 7th iust., we have New dollars for the pnrehase of Seven-thirty Bonds, i Orleans papers to the evening of Jnly 29th the books were male to balance; and while the j The New Orleans Picayune announces the Seven thirty Bonds sent on were sold to Mr. Page 1 death of Mr. Albert Converse, connected with for checks on the Commercial Bank, there has • the great shipping honse of J. P. Whitney & been somehow over $1,200,000 of the money of Co. the Federal Government lost, squandered or stolen. It is believed that the Government will be able to secure such assets as will reduce the net loss to somewhere between $475,000 and $520,000. The general opinion is that the money was first ad vanced to carry through cotton speculations, and that the great fall in the pric. s brought ruin, which has been until very recently hidden br financial manoeuvring. Mr. Jesse Page was yesterday arrested and im prisoned in Irving Block. It is the general Im pression in financial circles that his transactions will be found legal, and that he will only be af fected as the bondsman of Mr. Carlton. Where Mr- Carlton is has not transpired. It was report ed that he had sent a telegram that everything was explained, and that he was on bis way to Memphis. It is odd that the Secretary of the Treasury did not telegraph a correspondent mes sage. Many persons tried to get permission to see Mr. Page yesterday. The military authorities refus ed all applications, and said fuch permission could only come from Mr. Root, the agent of the Treasury Department. Mr. Root is repotted to have intimated that Mr. Page would probably be set at liberty on Monday. The closing of the Commercial Bank will not ultimately affect the interest of depositors. It is ssid that yesterday some parties who held Mr. Page’s paper made considerable sacrifices to get rid of if, but so much confioenoe is felt in him, and so general is the opinion that no complicity in the Custom House defalcations can be attribu ted to him, that such sale of his paper is gener ally regarded as a mistake.—[ Memphis Bulletin, July 30. The True Delta’s money article of the 29th, says: The receipts of cotton for the past thirty-six hours have been fully np to expectations. The ’ position of the market this morning, including all receipts up to 8 o’clock last evening, was as follows: Estimated stock on hand, Wednesday morning, 2Gth, bales..... 53,84G Receipts Wednesday, 26th.*. 551 Receipts Thursday,'2 7th 1,493 Receipts Friday, 28th 6,566 Receipts by Jackson Railroad... 240 Receipts by Mobile 222 9,074 Total bales 62,919 Exports for Liverpool 591 Exports for New York 890 Exports for New York 27th 2,113 Exports for New York 28th 1,985 79 A Rebel Geucral Seut to tUe Work* house. Last night officers Saffell and Hurdle, of the Fourth Ward, arrested at the National Rotel a man who was very drunk and was behaving very disorderly and indecently, who they took to the station, when he gave the name of Benja min G. Hill, and his occupation as a farmer from Tennessee. From papers found on his person, he proved to be the Rebel Brig. Gen. Benjamin G. Hill, of the Confederate States Provisional Army. He had on his oersqu a memorandum book marked Benj'. G' Hill & Co, McMinville, Tenn.,'in which was a copy of terms of surrender of himself and forces to Brig. Gen. H. M. Julah, U. S. V.,, command ing District of Etowah, dated Chattanooga, Tenn., May 16, 1865, which are exact in lan-; gunge to the terms agreed upon between Lee and Grant, an unsigned cheek on a Philadel phia Rank for $150, payable to the order of Andrew Johnson, and a pass from the com mandant of McMinnville and Provost Marshal, for any number of days, to visit New York; also a certificate dated Office Secretary of the Senate, C. S. A., Richmond, December 1, lg6^, that Benjamin G. Hill, of Tennessee, was that day confirmed a Brigadier General, “with tem poral- rank, under the act of May 31, 1865, in the Provisional Army, C. S. A., to raise troops in Tennessee, within the enemy’s lines, tq rank from confirmation,” signed James H. Nash, Secretary. Hill has been on a bender here for some time, and the night before he was in the hands of thq Police for paying a hackman his fare for hacking him several hours, in Confederate money, but was released on asserting that he had unintentionally made a mistake,and forked over the amount of good money. He has here tofore stood high in Tennessee, and for a num ber of years had been in the Legislature for some time as Senator. The law is no respector of persons, and h« not having in United States funds the amount of fine, Justice Walter committed him to the workhouse for 30 days, where he will doubtless do a little labor for the benefit of the corpora tion.—Saturday's Washington Star. Parts Fashion# tor Augnst. Among the host of bonnets invented by the in exhaustible ingepui y of the Parisian modistqj, the chapeaux empire, for ceremonial purposes, are the adopted favorites. They are simply orna mented with a ^wallow, a colibri, or a bird’s wing placed opon corn or upon a little veTdnre; as fer gold and steel ornaments and spangles, thqy we no longer patronized. In the way of fenoy hats, round black chapeaux wiihlwhitoorjblqe feathers, and yellow straw with black leathers, are the most distinguishable. An agreeahle innovation is the general adoption of white, blue or green gauze veils for all descrip tions of bonnets. They should be very long, and thrown on od0 side, so as to drape gracefully, and not be turned over the bonnet, when desired to bd' removed while in conversation, or f«r greater free dom of respiration. Even with fancy hats we have seen many of these graceful veils, a yard long, worn with much advantage, particularly hit youthful ladies. Walking Dress.- Plain slate colored foulard robe. Blue silk casque open at the sides and trimmed round the edge on the corsage with black passementerie. The small and simple bonnet is in bine crape, reached, but without any other ornament. Morning Dress.—Nanhoen colored taffeta robs, ornamented over the joatps and round the bottom of the sltirt with black silk pinked niching; the corsage a basques is turned over the seams in a corresponding manner. Rioe chip bonnoQ or namented with black lace and ears of Indian oorn.’ Dress for the Seaside.—The whole of this toilet is in very light gray muslin. The skirt is drawn up, and ornamented on each width with blue silk oording, finishing with tassels. The lower jnbe, as well as the ample oapucin scarf, is also trim med with bine silk oording. Pa ! e rose colored parasol, with carved wooden handle; Dress for a Little Boy.—Ail (his costume is hi grey jean, the long vo'*t and the trowsers being ornamented with stripes of red worsted. The double pointed waistcoat is fastened with coral buttons. The cravat and the hand round the black straw Derby hafrare both in soarlet silk. claims. A large proportion of the. Southern > Thaodnr . fn „_u, n x' Th . cotton is claimed by foreigners as their right- L of hi. discourse Rmt.” IT fnl property, on the gronffd that they bought 1( J froi the c^neis (tod jgid for R before the Southern porta wpre declared closed. Wher. ever this fact can be established In court, the foreign creditors will be entitled to their cot- Beautifcl Leqshtv—IFe find to a tendon of _ _ sub ject They tell a story that one day Rabbi Judah and his brethren, the seven pillars of wisdom, sat is the oonrt of the temple on fast day, disputing about rest 0oe said it was to have attained sfife fioient wealth, vet without sin. Th* sjqond said I nc ton, but the extensive field which this opens up j !t w “ fcme 8nd P ra5s# °f »«“• The third, for fraud upon the Government will doubtless lt WM P°’ se “ ion of P ower to rule the 8tate. cause a vast amount of litigation. Augusta Chronicle. The Bead Bishops of the Episcopal JflMir - — SI - arch. The Philadelphia Bulletin says- that toe re- mams of Bishop Porter, of Pennsylvsqia, will leave Sen Francisco by the steamer of the 18th last, and will arrive in New York in aifoqt three weeks from that time- The General Contention of the Bpisoopal I Church, wkifib nest* in Philadelphia in Owner in| with ffiiee in hi* lap, and, hearing the The fourth, that it consisted only of a happy home. The fifth, that it mast be only in the old age of one who is rich, powerful, famous, and surrounded by children and children’s children. The sixth said ail were vain unOt a man kept all the ritual of Moses. And Rabbi Judah, the ven erable, the tallest of the brothers, said, “¥a have ■spoken wisely, bqf one thing more is necessary. He" only can find rest who to all things add ' this—that he keep the tradHioas of the a'' There sat in the court a fair-haired hoy,; Estimated stock on hand, on ship board and in warehouse..... 57,330 For the information of the North, and Liver pool, we have to state that the total receipts fronLWest of the Mississippi since the 3d of June last, the date of the first arrival from Red River, up to la-t evening, are only 40,708 bales. Not much encouragement for the long crop estimators of 800,000 bales from that sec tion. 5.) Headqb’s District of Savannah, 1 st Div., Dept, of Georgia, Savannah, Ga., Aug, Hth, 1865. GENERAL ORDERS, ) No, 13. • f AH eommisaioned officers and enlisted men belonging to the 14th Maine, 8th Indiana and 18th Indiana Vols., now on detached service within this District, wi$ join their commands at once far muster- out. _: c . .. ; • H -.. - ily command of B?fc Maj. Gen. J. M. BRANNAN, Will. A. Coulter, 2t Assistant Adjutant General. Hlvo’ssRS Sub. Dist. of Ogeechee, ) Savannah, Ga., Aug. 14, 1865. j GENERAL ORDER, I No 22. \ Surgeon J. K. Bigelow, 8th Indiana Infantry, is hereby relieved from duty as Chief Medical Officer Sub District of Ogeechee, and will report to Command ing Officer of his Regiment for duty. Surgeon N. A. Baldwin, 173d N. Y. \olanteers, is hereby announced as Chief Medical Officer of the Sub District of Ogeechee, By command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. E. P. DAVIS. Wm. H. Folk, A. A. A. G. Headers Sub-Dist. of Ogeechee, 1 Savannah, Ga., Aug. 13th, 186jL j GENERAL ORDER, J No. 21. Capt. John Mullen, I2th Connecticut Infantry, is hereby relieved from duty as A. A. A. General Sub-District of Ogee chee, as his regiment is to be mustered out of the service. 1st Lieut. W, H. Folk, Adj’t 173d N. Y. Infantry, is hereby announced as A. A. G.of the Sub-District of Ogeechee. He will be obeyed and respected according ly. EDWIN P. DAVIS, Brevet Brig. Gen’l Comd’g. NOTICE. Office Provost Marshal, 1 Sub-District of Ogeichee, > Savannah, Ga., Aug. 11th, 1865. ) The people of Savannah are hereby notified that an office will .be open at the U. S. Custom House on and after the 12th day of Augnst, 1865, where Lieut. W. S. Norton, 153d N. Y. V., Assistant Provost Marshal, will be on dnty for the purpose of administering to ladies the Amnesty Oath, 'as prescribed by Presi dent Johnson’s Proclamation of May 29, 1865. (Signed) SAM’L COWDREY, Capt. and Pro. Mar. Sub-District of Ogeechee. Headq’bs Dist. of Savannah, 1st Div. Dep’t of Georgia, Office of Provost Marshal, Savannah, Ga., Aug. 10, 1865. The following is published for the in* formation of all concerned: By Telegraph from Augusta, dated August 10th, 1865. ToLt. Col. R. P. York. Your dispatch received. My Order of August 3d, applies to women and chil dren as well as men, and they must taka the oath before the privileges can be granted. C. H. GROSVENOR, Bvt. Brig. Qen. & P. M. G. Dept, of Georgia, By Order of Bvt. Maj. Genl. J. M. BRANNAN, Robert P,.Yobk, Lt. Col. & Provost Marshal. Headq’r% Sub-Dis’t. of Ogeechee, ) Savannah, Ga., August 9th, 1865 . j SPECIAL ORDER, I No. 20. j Hereafter and until further orders all Commissioned Officers of the United States Army visiting this City will be re quired to register their names at these Headquarters, stating authority and length of absence. By command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. DAVIS. Jno. Mullen, A. A. A. G. Headq’rs Sub. Dist. of Ogeechee, f Savannah, Ga., August 6th, 1865. J GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 19. | All Apothecaries and Druggists in tlie city are strictly prohibited from selling any poisonous drugs, such as Opium or its preparations, Strychnine, Corrosive Sublimate, &c., without the prescription of a Phjsician of character and standing in the profession, or a Medical Officer of United States, which prescriptions must be kept on file by the Druggists for in spection. All suspected or acknowledged cases of Small Pox, Varialoid, Yellow Fever, Measles or Typhus Fever must be prompt ly »reported to the Health Officer, comer Broughton and Bull streets, by the Physician attending or by any person cognizant of existence of such diseases. By command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. DAVIS. Jno. Mullen. A. A. A.G. Humanity’s .Appeal. Help tlie Widow ! The undersigned, a Committee of the Abra ham’s Home tor poor and worthy widows, make this appeal to the benevolence oftbis community. The Home is a permanent charity of the city, and before the war was self-sustainine. Now it is without any available means of support. It contains thirty widows from 60 to 90 years of sge. They have been selected for their good character and entire dependence. They have no relatives to whom they can look lor help. For six months (hey aave been amply supplied hy the government through the military com manding at this post. Now this source of sup ply fails. What ia to be done ? We cannot—we must not see them starve 1 Humanity forbids it. Yet without help they must starve. We appeal to all the people residing in Savan nah, and to the officers aud soldiers, to aid us in supporting these aged widows. Some of our merchants have perishable articles which would be of great use. They might bo sent directly to the Homs, corner of Broughton and East Broad Streets. There are soma subscribe™ who have not paid. Let them remember that this is toe hoar of need i We leave this paper at the ‘tewapaper offices for subscriptions of money or food. Articles of food qr rnffimy may he sent^jb any member ot the Committee. God has said: “Ihou shaft not harden thy heart or shut thy hand from thy poor brother.” Let not this call be disregarded. COMMUTES. Mas. CL L. .Cor*, Mas. 8. Lttxnau*. Mas. T. B. Mills, Mas. G. W. Wyllt, LUSH.— r Herrings, to bbls and boxes; Mackerel, in kits, bblaand haubblaand canned. For sale by RICHARDSON <fc BARNARD, angl Bay st- opposite Mariner*! Church. TEST RECEIVED and for sale low- el 160 bWe Potatoes SO bbls Onions. ' GADKN * UNCKLES, ■augM cor. Bayaad Barnard streets. lOO m u m. Headq’rs Sub-Dist. of Ogeechee, 1 Savannah, Ga., August 5, 1865. J CIRCULAR i No. 14. j To insure a more thorough inspection of the sanitary condition of this City, it will be divided into six (6) Wards, and each Ward will be provided with one (1) Inspector. It shall be the dnty of each Inspector to examine their respective Wards and report daily to the Health Officer any violation of the sanitary laws of this city heretofore published, which violation will be punished by a fine of not les3 than five (5) dollars and not to exceed fifty (50) dollars. By command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. DAVIS. Jno. Mullen, A. A. A. G. Headquarters Sra District or Ogercxee, \ Savannah, Ga., July 28, 1865. f Circular, I No. 12. ) Ou and after this data articles in toe Pnbfie Market of this city will-be sold at the fallowing prices. Pei sons violating this order, win be re ported to ibis Office and summarily dealt with. By command of Brv’t. Brig. Gen. DAVIS. Jno. Mullen, A. A. A. G. Fresh Beef, 1st cut, per lb on Country Dried Beet 15 Country Cured Beef 15 Beef. 10 to 15 Jerked Veal, per. ,1b.... Mutton, per lb..'. Liver, per lb FreA Pork, per lb Bass, per lb.., Drum, ner lb Fresh Water Trout Salt “ “ ~ Sheephead Mullet, large size, per bunch, Brim, per bunch of five Mullet, small size, per bunch of five. Pereh, per bunch of five Stackers Whiting..... ■—.«*•*.».... .t..... * Codfish,per lb.....: Shrimp, per quart. Crabs, each......... Sturgeon, per lb Sausages, fresh pork Bacon, per lb, from Butter,, per lb Clams, per bushel Cabbages, each, from.. Turnips, per bunch Tomatoes, per quart. Okra, per quart. Sweet Potatoes, per bushel Irish Potatoes, per quart Green Corn, each Water Felons, from Cantelopes, from.. ; Apples, par bushel Peaches per bushel Figs, per dos Honey, per:b......; Ducks, per pair Tforkfiy*. each, from Gb«*e. per pair slf Grown Fowls «te*isesttt«s imi&m —1 20 20 15 25 15 15 15 20 40 40 25 40 40 40 JO ...... 15 ...... 8 i...... 7 40 20 to 25 50 ...... 2 00 15 to 40 10 10 15 8 00 10 ...... 5 15 to 50 10 to 40 2 «0 :::::: 8 8 15 92 DO $2 to 2 SO ...... 2 00 91 to 1 95 • • * * 75 ■ 50 « * ——
