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tifclim ii ' T T' 1 u x nk mkiil VOL. LXV. [NEW SERIES.] SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23. 1865. [PRICE 5 CENTS.] NO. 197 m BEPUBL1CAW HAYES,Editor andProprietor J.i^ ' ADVERTISING. 0 f TEN lines Nonpariel type or space oc- ,^Ttbc same number of lines, $2 lirst insertion, ^"y^re^llforflretinsertion: 50cents for each ' per hnndred; subscription (by mail lb £tio per annum; single copies, 5 cents, or ^'rfueinents must be paid for at the Counting Al,a Su« to insertion, and if handed in by 8 p. ^“/appear in the morning edition. "7^ N c Schreiner & Son, 199 Broad et Augusta. Ga., are our authorized fltV and will receive advertisements AS 1 subscriptions for the Republican. The T,,, lb lican of the latest dates can always [‘.'found for sale at their counters. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. VI’DVESDAY MOBIHWG, APG’T 23. beading MATTER ON EVERY PAG-E. VitoM Alolsia.—The steamer Gen. Berry, Capt. Henry, arrived yesterday forenoon from . We are indeted to her pursers Mr. !iobert II. Lewis, for Augusta papers to Sun- Jay morniDg last. OneDay Later from the North, DATES TO THE 18TH. .lJv telegraph to the Augusta Constitutionalist.] The Ketchum Forgery Cose. New York, Aug. 18. The Times says as far as the Ketchum forgery C»se 13 summed up their loss iB stolen securities ,s between two and three millions dollars. The balance due (consisting mainly to New England Banks, amounts to three million five hundred thousand. It has been confidently stated that Vase, Graham A Co., paid on presentation two hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars forged gold checks Monday, and that Edward Ketchum care them that morning two hundred and fifty thousand ior that purpose. When Graham was asied on Wall street did you pay two hundred and eighty-tive thousand of these checks Monday week, that Edward Ketchum drew that week for three hundred thousand dollars betore he went off, and did be give you money to pay these checks with ? Graham replied : He gave me no money, but checks for two hundred thousand as was hts constant custom to meet his obligations. Morris Ketchum refuses to honor it, although the check was drawn by Morris Ketchum & Co., be ll re the suspension, and was passed to the bank where Ketchum A Son deDOsit. It seems rather hard I should have to suffer this affliction m addition to what I have already borne. The World says the total loss by Ketchum’s lingeries will reach four million of dollars. Revolution Imminent in Sjiain. The queen and her prime Minister are not on good terms. A strong republican feeling exists among the officers of the army, and a revolution may be considered imminent. The Trial,of Wirtz. Washington, Aug. IS. The court for the trial of Wirtz is being rapid- ir reconstructed. Maj Gen’l Lew Wallace and, ft is believed, Maj. Geu’l George Mott will be ad ded to it. Wagon Train for Kansas. The Quartermaster Gen. has ordered five hun dred six muie teams to be at once organized for an overland march from this city to Leavenworth, Kansas. They go out in charge of officers of the Quartermaster's Department in two detachments of two hundred and fifty teams each, with their e'|uipments necessary to make this march fully eijual to .Sherman’s march from Chattanooga to lialtigh. Cincinnati, Aug. 18. The Democratic State Convention has nomina ted A. Long for Governor. Firthi/mihc in Mississippi and Tennessee. Memphis, Aug. 18. The shock of an earthquake was felt at Mem phis yesterday morning, and more plainly at Hollj Springs, Miss., and LaGrange, Tennessee— oo particulars of the damage has been heard of. Washington, Aug. 18. Toe President to-day as usual opened the doors to all visitors. , The receipts from Internal Revenue to-day were nearly one million dollars. B[ig. Gen. Campbell, amongst several hundred others, made application for pardon yesterday. The Great Cable. A dispatch from Cyrus W. Field states that all C' ffinmnieation with the shore was destroyed.— Alter picking up two and a quarter miles of the cable on hoard,it was found to be caused by a tieee of stout wire having been run entirely through the cable. This portion of the cable was recovered from nineteen hundred fathoms of water Aker several days grappling with varying suc- at i o’clock in the afternoon of the 11th of Aug., the rope on board the Great Eastern parted, and for want of sufficient rope the vessel was obliged to return to England. Gold Market. ;:-3 rid last night at Gallaher’s exchange, 142 August 13th, the trains of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad will run to Shorter’s depot, twenty-two miles from Montgomery, leaving them daily at half past two in the morning, and con- necting with all points North.” Augusta market. Saturday, August 19, 1865. Gold—Buying, 40c prem. “ Selling, 45c prem. Silver—Buying, 35c prem. “ Selling, 43c prem. Sterling—4.44. Bank Notes Georgia It K Bank, buying at Central Railroad Bank “ Bank State of Georgia, “ Marine Bank, 40 per ct dis. 50 “, . 80 “ 70 “ 80 “ 80 70 “ 70 ‘ “ 80 “ 80 SC, buying I ni ted States Postage. Transient Matters. Ace. Jf. Rates of postage to be prepaid by >.au | ps on transient and miscellaneous |‘liable matter except unsealed circulars and hocks ; ! _ Cents ce P^kage, to one address, not exceed- ( , ln = iuur ounces m weight ‘ ne I sekage, to one address, over four i, a ™ Bot exceeding eight ounces d '-“ package, to one- address, over eight n aJd not exceeding twelve ounces ; e P ar kage, to one address, over twelve ™ not exceeding sixteen ounces 1 j. Books. °°ks not exceeding four ounces in weight B 10 one address 4 *o s over four and not exceeding eight ^ounces 'oks over eight and not exceeding twelve ounces Oj ok» over twelve and not exceeding six- ieett ounces [•„ , _ Cnsealed Circulars. ■vaicd circulars, not exceeding three to one address 1 ,. e< * circulars, over three and not ex ceeding S i x “sealed circulars, over six and not ex- ceding nine ( ^<.aled circulars, over nine and not ex- owdmg twelve 1 t., ^Yf'J^t of Packages Sent bu Mail. Th t of March 3, 1863 f tpygj , no postmaster shall receive, to be con shal] ...J- "i ai1, an T packet or package which W s T^'ur 1 ? ore l Nan four pounds, except gr fe; I ,ubi| snedor circulated by order of Con SoptriL G °“, ERy iHD W ** T Point R. R.—The ton,. - u1? nt °* 'ki* r««4 requests the Mont- h MaJ state that “on and after Sunday, Bank of Savannah, “ Bank of Athens, “ Bank Middle Georgia, “ Union Bank, SC, “ S W R R B, S C, « Peoples’Bank, S C, “ Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank, at 80 per cent dis. City Council Notes buying at 75 cts nominal Cotton—The market has been quiet. The news from New York of a decline has caused a depressing effect, bat holders are unwilling to give way, and very little has been done in consequence. A few sales have been made at 21 cents in specie, and at 30a32 cents in cur rency. Dry Goods—There is very little stock on the market. We renew last week’s quota tions : Dunnell Prints, 40a45 cts per yard ; Arnold Prints, 40a45 ; Merrimack, 45a50 ; French Prints, 75a90 ; Muslin Delaines, 80a $1 00; Crash for Toweling 28a35; Cottonades, G0a80 ; Jeans (fine) 80a$l 00. Factory Goods—The market is steady and unchanged, at former prices ; 4-4 goods 28c per yard, 7-8 goods 23c ; drills 28c ; osnahurgs 21a22c ; yams $2 G0a2 70. Sugar—Unchanged. Common brown 25c per pound ; lighter grades 28c ; refined C 32a 36c ; ground and loaf 37 l-2a40c. Tea—Best Oolong $1 75 to 2 00 ; best Young Hyson $2 50a3 00; best Imperial $250; best Japan and Gunpowder $3 00 per lb. Coffee—Rio 38a40c ; Laguyra 45a50c ; Government Java 60c.' Liquors—Our quotations eontinue same as last week: French brandy at $llal6 per gallon; Bour bon whisky, $oal(>; Jamaica rum, $7aS; Catawba brandy, $4a5; Holland gin, $SalO; champagne, $35a4l) per basket; Philadelphia ale, $30 per bbl; Lager beer, $10al2 per half bbl; Kauffer’s home manufacture, $5 per cask of ten gallons; Corn whisky, $2 50a3; Apple and Peach brandy, $4a5 per gallon; good artiole. Bacon—Has declined a few cents; hog round, 27; hams, 23a30; sides and shoulders, good quali ty, 25a27. Flour—Steady at $17al8 per bbl: —• Tobacco—The market is dull with a full stock of superior brands, manufactured and smoking. We quote common at from 10 to 40 cents per lb; medium. 40 to 75; fair, 75 to $1 25; prime, $1 50 a2 25. Segabs—Market well supplied at prices rang ing from $40all0 per thousand. Boots and Shoes.—There is a fair supply of Northern manufactured boots and shoes on the market. Men’s fine boots are quoted at $8 50a9 per pair by the case; men’s fine shoes $5a$5 50. Ladies fine gaiters $3 50a $4; Ladies fine kid calf gaiters $4; Misses bootees and gaiters $2 00a$2 50; children’s shoes, $la$l 25; good servants shoes $2a$3 50; boys brogans $2a$2 50. The above are wholesale prices. Hats.—We notice the arrival of some lots of hats. Black French felt $45 per dozen, Fearl Brown do $42 per dozen; Pearl Beaver do, from $42 to $58; Wine Colored do, $36 to 38; Pearl Planters do, $40 to $45; Brown Nevicbo Wool, $15 a $18; Light Young Ame rican $18a$24, Black do. do, $18a$24. Rope.—We quote green leaf at 30 cents, and Manilla at 40 cents. Bagging.—Kentucky Bagging, 50 cents.— Gunny Bagging 40 cts. Nails.—$7 l-2a8 per keg. Lard.—In demand at 28 per lb. Candles.—Tallow, 18 to 20 cts,- Adaman tine, 35 cts., Sperm 50 cents. Corn.—Active demand at $1 40 bushel. Rrice.—20 cents per lb—retail price. Cheese.—There is a fair supply and is sold at from 25a30c per lb. Mackerel.—$4 50a 5 per kit. Herrings.—Smoked Herrings $1,00 to 1,25c per box „, ,, Buckets.—Painted $6 50 per dozen; un painted $8 per dozen. Northern cedar brass bound, $20a22. Brooms.—$5a7 per dozen. Cotton Cards.—Whittemore’s $12 per dozen. Seives.—$8al2 per dozen, according to size. Judge Story on the Elective Fran chise. Jude Story, the eminent commentator on the Constitution of the United States, has left on record his opinion on tbe question of the entire and exclusive right of each State to de termine what persons shall be entitled to ex ercise the right of suffrage therein. He clearly shows that neither the president nor congress have any say in the matter. Judge Story say 8: “When the revolution brought about the separation of the colonies, and they formed themselves into independent States, a very striking diversity was observable in the original constitutions adopted by them, and a like di versity has prevaded all the constitutions of the old States which have received the ratification of the people. In some of the States the right of suffrage depends upon a certain length of residence and payment of taxes; in others, up on the possessions of a freehold, or some es tate of a particular value, or upon the pay ment of taxes, or performance of some public duty, such as service in the militia or on the highways. In two of these State constitutions will it be found that the quaiifieations of the voters are settled upon the same uniform basis. So that we have the most abundant proofs that among a free and enlightenedjpeople, convened for the purpose of establishing their own forms of government and the right of their own voters, tbe question as to the due regulation of the qualifications has been decreed a matter of mere State policy,and varied to meet the wants, to suit the prejudices, and to foster the inter ests of the majority. An absolute, indefeasible right to elect or be elected, seems never to have been asserted on the one side or decided on the other, but the subject has been freely canvassed as one of mere civil policy, to be ar ranged upon such a basis as tbe majority may deem expedient with reference to the moral, physical and intellectual condition of the par ticular State.” Expenses at Saratooa.—The Tribune's Sara toga correspondent says : The ordinary expanses of a single person at Saratoga may bo pot down at from four to six dollars per day; but the extra ordinary have no limit The addition of one lady induces an additional expenditure of ten to twelve dollars per day. A family of six or eight travelling in modern stylo with all the accessories of four horse carriage, servants and equipments, may cost two hundred or three hundred dollars per day. There are several such “establishments” of this character, besides any number between the extremes. Of course this estimate does not include tbe cost of .dressy diamonds, opera cloaks, and the thousand and osa mysteries of these ravishing toilets, for tboir oost is fabu lous. General Lee During the Petersburg Battle. A correspondent of the World writes as fol lows t Soon after sunrise on the 2d of April, tbe Fed eral eolnmns, in heavy mass, advanced from the outer line of works, which they had carried at daybreak, to attack General Lee in his inner in- trenchments near Petersburg. When the present writer reached the vicinity of army headquar ters, on the Cox road, west of the city, a Federal column was, rapidly advancing to charge a batte ry posted in the open field to the right of the house, and at that time firing rapidly. General Lee was in the lawn in front of his headquarters, looking through his glass at the column as it moved at a double quick across tbe fields, and knowing the terrible significance of the advantage whieb the Federal troops had gained, I looked at the General to ascertain, if possible, what he thought of it. He never appeared more calm; and if the affair had been a review, he could not have exhibited less emotion of any description. In full uniform, with his gold hilted sword, and perfectly quiet look, he appeared to be witness ing, with simple curiosity, some military pa rade. The movement of the Federal column became more rapid, and the battery was soon charged; it succeeded in galloping off under a heavy fire of musketry. The column then pressed on, and the Federal artillery opened a heavy fire on the hill, before which the Southern guns—there was no in’antry—withdrew. General Lee retired slowly with his artillery, riding his well known iron gray, and one person, at least, in the compa ny forgot the shell and sharpshooters looking at the snperb old cavalier, erect as an arrow, and as calm as a May morning When he said to an officer near, “This is a bad business, Colonel,” there was no excitement in his voice, or, indeed, any change whatsoever in its grave and courte ous tones. A slight flush came to his face, how ever, a moment afterwards. A shell from the Federal batteries, fired at the group, burst almost upon him, killing a horse near by, and catting his bridle reins. This brought a decided expression of ‘ fight” to tbe old soldier’s face, and he proba bly felt as he did in Culpeper when the disaster of Rappahannock bridge oconrred -when he mut tered, Gen. Stewart told me, “I should now like to go into a charge.” The demeanor of public men on great occasions is legitimate matter for history. Gen. Lee’s per sonal bearing upon this critical occasion, when he saw himself about to be subjected to the greatest humiliation to the pride of a soldier—capture— was admirably noble and serene. It was impos sible not to be struck with grandeur of his appear ance—no other phrase describes it; or to refrain from admiring the princely air with whichMhe old cavalry officer sat his horse. With his calm and thoughtful eye, and perfect repose of manner visible in spite of tbe restive movements of his hoise, frightened by the firing, it was hard to be lieve that he saw there was no hope, and for himself would have oared little if one of the bullets singing around had found its mark in his breast. Of Gen. Lee’s soldiership, the writer, who is announced as one of Gen. Lee’s staff, goes on to say: If General Lee continued, of his own choice, to occupy a position at Petersburg from which, as events soon showed, he could not extricate his army, it will go far to rob him of that renown which . he had previously won. Upon the obvious view of the situation, General Lee, in February, issued orders for the removal of all the stores of the army to Danville. Government cotton and tobacco was hauled away from Petersburg ; hundreds of the inhabitants left the place ; all the surplus artillery was sent to Amelia Court house, and even the reserve ordnance train of the army was ordered to the same point. Then suddenly, in th.e midst of all, the movement stopped. The authorities at Richmond had said, ‘Hold your position.” Lee countermanded his orders and awaited his fate. I say awaited Ids fate, because I am per fectly well convinced that from that moment be regarded the event as a mere question of time. Yet he determined to stand at bay, and fight to the last. The expected attack came. General Grant rapidly concentrated his army (amounting, General Meade stated at Ap pomattox Court House, to about one hundred and forty thousand men) on Lee’s right, near Burgess’ Mill; his most efficient corps of in fantry and cavalry were thrown forward ; and a desperate attack was made upon the Con federate works on White Oak road. A bloody repulse awaited the first assault, but the second was successful. At the same time the lines near Petersburg were broken by a great force, and the affair was decided. The Con federate army was cut in two ; the enemy held the Southside railroad, intercepting the line of retreat; and what Lee’s clear military judgment had foreseen, had come to pass. Between his forty thousamd men, or less, and D&nviUe, were the one hundred and forty thousand men of Grant. General Meade, it is said, expressed extreme astonishment to General Lee when informed of bis small numbers,’ declaring that if General Grant had suspected this weakness, he would have long before broken through tbe Confederate lines, and this would have doubtless been done sooner, but that up to this time his adversary, by rapid movements of his small force from point to point, and obstinate fighting, had invariably foiled him. After ’describing the difficulties of swollen streams and broken down transportation which aided the energetic movements or General Grant in producing the final surrender, the writer speaks of another scene in the retreat in which General Lee appeared conspicnonsly i In front of all was the still line of battle just placed by Lee, thrown at tbe critical moment and most unexpectedly, and waiting calmly. Gener al Lee had rushed his infantry over Just at sun set, leading it in person, his face animated, and his eye brilliant with tbe soldier’s spirit of “fighP'—but his bearing #nflurried as before.— An artist desiring to paint his picture, ought to have seen the old cavalier at this moment, sweep ing on upon his large, iron gray, whose mane ana tail floated in the wind, carrying his field- glass half raised in the right hand, with head erect, gestures animated,and in the whole face and form the expression of the hnnter close upon his game. The line once interposed, he rode in the twilight among the disordered groups above mentioned, and the sight of him aroused a tumult. Fierce pries resounded on all sides, and with hands clenched violently and raised aloft, the men called on him to lead them against the enemy. “It's General Lee]” “Uncle Robert I” “Where’s the man who won’t follow Uncle Robert !” I heard on all sides—the swarthy faces, frill of dirt and cour age, lit up every instant by the glare of the Federal signals near. Altogether the scene was indescribable. The end came at last. The great soldier had fought as long as he could, and done all in his power to extricate bis army from a posi- [ tion in which it had been placed by no fault of i his. Now he did not hesitate in his course.— j At first he had recoiled from the idefi of sur- | render when it was suggested to him by, I ■ think, General Pendleton. This officer had i informed him that his corps commanders were j unanimously of opinion that surrender was in- j evitable; but he had exclaimed, greatly shock- , ed, “Surrender ! I have too many good fight ing men for that {" Now the current had set too strongly against him, and he was forced to yield, and the army, with less than eight thou sand muskets, a very short supply of ammuni tion, dad almost nothing to eat, was surren- Interesting Sketch of Col. Mostly. The Boston Traveller has been famished with the following interesting sketch of Mosby: The future historian will accord to Mosby a bravery and sagacity worthy to p’ace him beyond Marion and Murat. He began at the foot of the ladder, haring at first enlisted, or rather he took, up arms on his own account as did many others who were in the first battle of Bull Run, where he rendered good service. His thorough knowledge of the country soon after attracted the attention of Jeff. Davis, and he was promoted, and well did he earn the rank of colonel, which he subsequent ly held. His command, which at no time exceeded 500 men, harrassed ns more than any other 10,000 rebels. Ever since the first year of the war, his raids have been a terror of the Union people in the upper part of Virginia. Though nominally in our possession, it has been unsafe for a Union man to avow his sentiments. It he did so, all his horses, stock, household goods, etc., were sure to be gobbled up. Mosby entered oar lines with impunity, securing what he required and return ing in safety. He hung, sullen, defiant and dan gerous on*our rear in a retreat, driving back and burning our wagon trains, and destroying ail tho forage which was likely to fall into our hands.— He fought to win, and rarely entered into an en gagement without good chances of success. No prisoners were treated harshly, but all were made to give up their money and swap clothes, if his men were to be benefitted by the trade. On one raid be captured two of our pay masters, and, as tbe term is expressed by our prisoners, they went through them. On a divi sion made among those woo were on the raid, each one’s share was $2,168. In person, Mosby is not formidable. He is not over five feet seven inches high, is thin and spare, and clasps his body with bis bands. His age is about thirty years. He is msensible to fatigue; knows no such word as tear; has the piercing eye of an eagle, and impresses a person with the idea that be can fathom his innermost thoughts. Though genial, be is exacting. He is a skillful horse man and a dead shot; drinks no intoxicating liquors, and his favorite beverage is strong coffee. Be allowed no men of his command to make use of ardent spfrits, and destroyed all that came within his reach. Strategy was no myth with him. On one occasion, being severely wounded by our men, he ordered his aid to strip his insig nia ot rank from bis shoulder aDd leave him to his fate. Our soldiers approached him, stripped him of his boots, and left him, seemingly in the last throes of life, little dreaming that there lay one feigning mortal wounds whose death would have been worth thousands of men to our men But to him this was only another exploit. On another occasion Gen. Lee wished to deal with a man by the name of Delanie, who had left the Confederacy and come within our lines at Alexandria, and he detailed Mosby to capture him. In the evening, attended by a single orderly, he made his way through onr lines to Delanie’s house, and knocked at the door, when his summons was answered by him in person. Mosby informed him that he was a prisoner, took him through the streets of Alexandria, passed the pickets in safety, and in due time delivered the man in Richmond. There were no dangerous missions to which he ordered his men which he was not willing to share with them. Not a man who was in bis command has a word to say against him, and they express the opinion that he has made nothing by bis raids. He loved excitements, and a sharp contest was the bast place to dis. play his coolness and naring. Before the war he was a lawyer, of no great reputation for ability. [From the Atlanta “New Era” of August 1st.] The Position of the Press of the South. Some thoughtless persons at the South seem to overlook the accepted fact that the Southern Con federacy is extinot; and because, forsooth, an ed itor who has hitherto entertained secession senti ments chooses to write loyal editorials, he is denounced as a toady. So far as the editois of this paper are concerned, we do not know, of our personal knowledge, that any charges of this kind have been preferred against us, but we have frequently heard the remark made in public, that the Press of the South was entirely two subser vient. This is a gross libel upon tbe “fourth es tate,” and wo feel it to be our imperative duty to inveigh against such an unjust insinuation, i'he duty of the Press of the South is too plain to he misunderstood. Most, if not all of the journals in what was for merly known as the ^Southern Confederacy,” yielded a cordial support to that Provisional Gov ernment, while it maintained a belligerent atti tude, and we do not hesitate to say that if the advice of the President had been properly heeded the Southern Confederacy to-day would have been aw fait accompli. Bat now that we have failed to obtain the object for which we were con tending, to expect the Southern press to express sentiments disloyal to the Government under which we live, is more than any reasonable or sensible man oould exact. The position of this paper—and we presume that others of our cotem poraries occupy the same ground—is, that it is the duty of the people of tbe Sooth, now that they have been compelled to yield to the “stern logio of events,” to lend a cheerful support to all measures which will contribute to restore law and order, and promote the general interest of the Government under which we live. It is idle to talk about the justice of the cause for which we fought -v r - • We submitted the whole question to the arbi trament of the sword, and have been defeated— As honorable men, it is now our dutv to give a cordial support to the government of which we are citizens. To do otherwise would be the height of folly. Bat while the press of the South yield a cordial suppqrt to the government, ft is not more sub- servieutthan it is compelled to be, under the oircumstances. The suppression of several lead ing Southern journals is now fresh in our minds, and for any injudicious expression, calculated to engender distrust in tbe general government, an editor subjects himself to imprisonment, and his paper to b« suppressed. How- important, then, aside from considerations of loyalty to the gov ernment, it is ior'sn editor to be guarded in his expressions, and not in a thoughtless hour sub- jeot himself to the penalties ot sedition. While we fight the radicals at the North, and oppose the doctrine of negro equality with all the energy of onr nature, at the name time we mast vieid oar support to the administration of President Johnson in all measures tending to promote the general welfare of the country at large. The government will not tolerate a newspaper which expresses sentiments in antagonism with loyalty to the Union, and calculated to stir-up feelings of bitterness Tbe duties of conducting a daily newspaper in * these perilous times, are doubly responsible. While on the one band an editor must fie true to the Union, at the same time, in being thus, be subjects himself to ani madversion upon the part of a few nltramen, who have not tbe capacity to appreciate the order of things, and are constantly charging him with “toadyism.” The impntatioo ** groundless, and the men who utter it are libellers. The press has a high holy mission to perforin, and should go forward in tfie discharge of its duty ‘'unawed by influence and unbribeaby gain. Tbe Temple Of Juno at Feta pell. Mention was lately made of the discovery at .Pompeii of a temple of Juno, with more than 800 skeletons. Those remains, which crumbled to dost by degrees as they were brought to light, were those of women and children who had been hurried beneath the burning ashes thrown oat by the volcano at the moment to which a sacrifice was being offered np in the temple to the Queen of the gods, no doubt to implore her to avert the terrible calamity which menaced the oity. To the arm of one oi these ekeletons, which from the rich jewels with which it was covered i* supposed to be that of tfie high priestess, was still attached, fiy a gold ring, a oenser of the same metal filled with calcined perfumes. This vessel is of the form of those now used in the ceremonies of Catholic ohnrobee, and is of beautiful workmanship and inlaid with preolons stones. The status of the goddess is one of the most magnificent relics yet feud in thnt oity; its eyes ere pf enamel, W the neck and arms, as well as at the ankles, are jewels and bracelets of prooiouslstones of the most exquisite finish and elegance of form. The pea cock placed at her side is almost entirely compos ed of precious stones. Tbe tripod before the altar is,like the censer, held by the high priestess, magnificently worked gold. Tbe temple also contained lamps, artistically chased, of bronze, iron, silver and gold; branches of foliage, vine stems, interspersed with Sowers and fruit of the most beautiful form. Tho space around the altar is paved with splendid mosaics in excellent pre servation, and the rest of tbe temple is inlaid with small triangular blocks of white and purple agate. The spot on which the sacrifices were made is alone paved with marble. All the instruments used on the occasion were still lying on a bronze table, and the sacred vases were filled with a red dish matter, whioh is supposed to have been blood. Scientific Items. A chemist has lately been making gas from the gases of the sewers, which is said to be equal to coal gas. His invention consists in pnmping the sewer gas into a receiver, and passiog it thence through naphtha into the streets—the fixed gas of the sewers retaining the naphtha vapor sufficiently to carburet it. Nous verrons. To prodnee grapes without seeds, early in the spring or late in the fall make a slit in the vine, open and take out the pith, and pat some putty in place of the removed pith, close the opening, and bind up with some surgeon’s adhesive plaster, to exclude the air. There are hundreds of oil wells or dry holes in the oil regions of no use but to give eclat to some* flamiog prospectus of companies jnst formed. We should like to have some com pany put down a few inches of two-inch rope of gun-cotton attached to a battery and ex plode it. If that didn't reach the vein, no “rimmers” wonld, on which so mnch money has been expended. A charge of powder was tried once with fair success, bnt too small a charge. « Mildew on grape vines may be effectually removed and prevented by sulphur. The pow dered sulphur may be blown on the vines with a. rubber syringe. This kind of syringe may be found at any drug store. Wheat and barley or different kinds of wheat may be amalgamated in the following manner: Take a hollow glass tube with the inside about the size of a pipe stem, not large enough for two stalks of the wheat to grow separately.— Put the two varieties of grain to be amalga mated in the bottom of the tube, which should be filled with soil; strick the tube in tbe ground,- the two grains of wheat or barley will sprout, the roots going downwards; the stalks of each compressed to one by the smallness of the tube will grow upwards out of the tube as one stalk and one kind of grain, differing from the parent seeds and possessing properties of both. This is one way of making new seed wheat. A beautiful red ink is made as follows: One-fourth ounce of aniline red from petro leum and coal oil, dissolved in one ounce of alcohol. This is to be added to one gallon of water with four ounces of gum-arabic. Polish blacking from petroleum and its pro ducts: One pound of bone-black powdered, one pound of molasses, one-quarter pound of waste sulphuric acid from refineries, and one and a half pounds of residuum of petroleum. Mix. Amnesty Blanks. The immediate attention of County Ordinaries and Clerks is called to the proviso in Gov. Johnson’s Proclamation, authorizing the above officers to procure at the office of the Savannah Republi can the requisite number of blank forms for the administering of the Amnesty Oath. The Republican Job Printing Office, having recently been established, is well supplied with the latest and most approved fonts of type, and we are now prepared to furnish the blanks in such quantities ss may be required at the shortest notice. The civil officers upon whom has been devolved the duty of administering the oath, will please bear this in mind. For the information of the above offi cers we wonld state that all blanks or dered at the duly authorized offices as enumerated in the Governor’s Proclama tion will be paid for by the State. If procured at other offices they will be obliged to pay their own bills. .FrencU Literature in 1864. NOTICE. Office Provost Mabshal, ) Savannah, Ga., August 21,1865. J Gentlemen wishing to take the Amnesty Oath toll apply at the office on Bryan street between 9 and 12 A.-M. Ladies will apply at the office in Custom House between 1 and 4 P. M., each day. W. S. NORTON, Lient. and Asst. Provost Marshal. 1:1 “The Literary and Dramatic Year,” an an nual publication continued for seven years past in Paris by M. Yapereau, sums up the history of literature in France for 1864 in a readable style. The author gives poetry the place of honor in his book, he says, albeit it cannot claim the first place in the literary activity of France during 1864. He blames the time in which we live, which is hard and practical, and repels poetic aspirations; and he complains that French poets cling to old forms, and will not endeavor to become interpreters of their* : |Kcked service epoch. Last year brought to light some “J?Oy etic Reveries and Conceits,” by the author “of “Picciola.” From poetry M. Yapereau turns to' fiction, which, he says, was the most abundant, but not the best literary fruit of France last year. He notes the Dumas, the Ponson du Terrails, the Paul Fevals, the Gonzales, feeding the greedy feuilleton columns of the newspaper, and then gathering tnese eolnmns .into cheap volumes. It would be imposslttt£ within the limits of an ordinary volume, to write even a brief criticism on all tbe romances which are poured from the French press very year. M. Vapereau skims the surface, rapidly analyzing such books as Paul Feval’s “Annettee Lais” and his “Roger Bontemps;’’ M. B. Gonzales’s melo-dramatic “Romanoe of the Black For est,” through which fire and sword play in cessant parts; the historical romance of Char les Deslys, the “Heritage de Charlemagne;” and the bapital military fictions of MM. Erk- mann and Chatrian. A bettgr class of story tellers are those whose fictions he describes as literary and moral studies. The “Paula Mere” of Victor Cberbnliez, which was the hit of last year in the Revue dcs JJeux Moudes, and is an excellent and severe study of austere life in Protestant Geneva, is a work <■ far above the violent mglo-dramas of a Gonzales; or (hat unwholesome and dangerous story of French sentiment by M. Louis Enault, called “En Province.” The list of French romances for any year would not be complete without a few on that eternal question, the dot—eternal because it is ever in the minds of the Frenchmen of a mar rying age, Last year M. Charles de Mouy made a hero out of a man of business who re solved not to marry until he could find a lady who could bring him £8,000 ; and he earned considerable popularity for himself among portionless girls, by wedding his mercenary hero at last to a poor woman with whom he fell in love. From fiction M. Vapereau passes to books of sketches. “Talk during a Country Dance,” by M. Narrey ; M. Claretie’s “Victims of Paris;” Emile Zola’s “Contes a Ninon;” the “Obole des Contours, u are the collections of trifles, made cbietty from the literary papers that supply railway libraries and to be found lying about boudoir-tables or in artist’s stodios. Nearly all the works of Charles Dickens are by this time in circulation in nearly every part of the French empire, * From fictioq we turn to the theatre. More tfian a hundred pages are given by M. Va pereau to an analysis of the dramatic doings, in France in the year 1864—the memorable year when liberty was given to theatrical mana- rhi^7J he # eCe8 i bey .^T A new invention and great auxiliary to ton wiu- or hindrance. From the critical and histon- ing room. Orfera received bv , w count „ C. F. BOUVB A CO.y • Headq’bs Deft, of Georgia, ) Savannah, Ga., Aug. 5th, 1865. j GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 7. f I. The following General Order, from the War Department, is published for the information of this command War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, D. C., July 8th, 1865 GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 122. \ 1. With the exception hereinafter enumerated, the following is ordered : L All Commissioned Officers of Vol unteers, for both white and colored reg iments, or independent companies, now absent on detached service from their commands, and not on duty within their proper armies or departments, will pro ceed, forthwith, to join their respective regiments and companies. 2. Hereafter no Commissioned Regi mental Officers of Volunteers will be placed on duty, or transferred thereon, out of the army or department in which his regiment may be serving The exceptions authorized under the foreging 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. 3. Officers on Court Martial or Mil itary Commissions, and those on duty in the bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, under direct orders from the War Department, Adju tant General’s Office. 2. All enlisted men absent on de- from their regiments or companies, and outside the armies or de partments in whioh the, same may be serving, will at once be 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 ments and armies, are charged with the prompt execution of this order, and upon its provisions being fuPy complied with, will report the fact to the Adjutant Gen eral 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. By order of the Secretary of War. LSigned,l E. D. TOWNSEND, Assist. Adj’t Gen. 2. In addition to the requirements of General Order No. 122, War Department, C. S., it is ordered: That all Commis sioned Officers and enlisted men of this command now absent from their respect ive regiments, companies or detachments, on detached service, and not on duty within their proper districts, be at once relieved from suoh duty and ordered to join their proper commands, nnless act ing under orders from these Headquar ters or superior authority. Commanding officers will report by telegraph when this order is folly com plied with. By command of Maj. Gen. STEEDMAN. (Signed) S. B. Moe, A. A. G. Official: Will. A. Oqultbb, A. A. Gen. 2 FAIRBANKS & CO. lLL keep a stock ot Platform and Counter v V Scales of all sizes in Savannah, and will be sold as low as can be ordered of them, by their Agents, 1MJTH * CO., *°gT BRADY, Si . North ride Ba; between Whitaker ana street, Barnard. Useful, Cheap, AND H UDSON’S Patent Stamp Cancelling Machines Metemping Revenue Stamps. Checks, it nveJopes, ®e. A new invention and angl! cal books of the year, M. Vapereau selects M, Taine’s “History of English Literature” u the foremost and most important work, albeit the ■ French Academy refused to crown it with its prize. Next in importance is placed Emile Descanel’s “Physiology of Writers and Artists,’ being an essay on natural criticism. Victor Hugo’s “William Shakspeare” and M. Jules Janin’s “Annee Litteraire” precede a short chapter on the inflnence of French cheft-dawvrt op foreign letters. Then follow sober and carefully prepared reviews of historical works, and books of travel, M. About’g “Progress,” and other notable works of moral or political seienoe. The articles on literary criticism in religious matters afford the reader a complete view of recent sensational religions books which have appeared in Fnmce.—phihthl- iWWto, J^aaglS 136 Bay street. FRESH ARRIVAL Per Zodiac. n K BUS. Juo. Gibson's best Whisky ait) S 1 bbis R. Bond’s old Bourbon I 1# bbis Mountain Dew 2S bbis old Rye 100 bbis Crushed Sugar For sale CBRAP to close ttssccMl^ opposite SHAL, ) hee, > i, 1865. J MPA the Post office. OFFICIAL. A PROCLAMATION By Jae. Johnson, Provisional Governor. To the People of Georgia : For tbe purpose of enabling the people of Georgia the more easily to prepare themselves for the exercise of the rights of citizens, I hereby proclaim and direct, that the Ordinaries in the several counties oi the State, be and ars hereby authorized to administer the oath ot Amnesty set out in the President’s Proclamation of the 29th of May, 1865, to such persons ss shall bean- titled to take and receive the same; and in case of a vacancy in the office of Ordinary in any county or counties of this State, then and in that case, the Clerk of the Superior Court of such county shall administer said oath; provided, said officers themselves shall have previously taken said oath. It is further declared and directed, that when tbe oath is administered as aforesaid to any per son within any of tbe exceptions specified in said proclamation, it shall be appended to the peti tion of tbe applicant—which petition shall also be verified before such Ordinary or Clerk, by the oath of the party; and when administered to any person not embraced within any of the excep tions specified, the original oath taken and sub scribed, shall be sent by the officer administering the same to the Secretary of State of the United States, and a certified copy shall be given to the applicant. and it is farther proclaimed and declared, that all the civil officers of this State who have taken and subscribed tbe oath prescribed in the pro clamation aforesaid, if not embraced within any of the exceptions; or who may have received special Amnestv if embraced; shall proceed thereafter in the discharge of the duties of their several offices according to tbe laws in existence prior to the 1st of January, 1861, so far as tbe samj are not inconsistent with our present con dition. To facilitate the people in obtaining the Am nesty proffered, the Ordinaries or Clerks, (as the case may be,) are authorized to procure printed blanks from either one of the following presses most convenient, as the same may be needed, for which payment will be provided on bills pre sented at this office, viz : Savannah Republican, Augusta Chronicle A Sentinel, Southern Watch man, Atlanta Intelligencer, Rome Courier, Macon Telegraph, Southern Recorder aDd Cot- Timbus Enquirer. Done at Milledgeville, the Capital of the State, on this tbe 7th day of August, in tbe year of our Lord, 1865, and the eighty-ninth year oi American independence. Jas. Johksox, • Provisional Governor of Georgia. By the Governor: L. H. Bbiscoe, Secretary. NOTICE. Office Provost Marshal, Sub-District of Ogeechee, Savannah, August 17th, On and after this date all Drinking or Billiard Saloons and Grocery Stores, ‘or other places where liquors are sold, will be closed at 10 o’clock P. M.; on Sunday at all hours. The proprietors will be held responsible for the fulfilment of this order, any violation of which will be summarily dealt with. By command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. E. P. DAVIS. Sam’l Cowdrey, Capt. and Pro. Mar. Sub-District of Ogeechee. Headq’rsSub-Dist. of Ogeechee, ) Savannah, Ga., Aug. 16th, 1865. > GENERAL ORDER, ) • No. 24. j Captain Clark H Remick, 103d TJ. S. C. T., is hereby announced as Acting Assistant Inspector General Sub-Dis trict of Ogeohee. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly. By command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. E. P. DAVIS. Wm. H. Folk, A. A. A. G. Headq’rs Sub-Dist. of Ogeechee, ) Savannah, Ga., Aug. 13th, 1865. . J GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 21. f Capt. John Mullen, 12th 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. 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. Head’qbs Sub. Dist; of Ogeechee, ) Savannah, Ga., Aug. 14,1865. J GENERAL ORDER, ) 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. Volunteers, is hereby announced as Chief Medical Officer of the Sab District of Ogatchee. By command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. E. P. DAVIS. Wm. H. Folk, A. A. A. G. Headqb’s Sub-Dist. of Ogeechee, ) Savannah, Ga., Aug. 15th, 1865. J GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 23. f Hereafter no carta, wagons or convey ances of any kind will be allowed to as semble in the vicinity of the Public Mar ket, except during market hoars. No goods of any kind will be exposed for sale in the vicinity of the Public Market, except during market hours. All persons found violating this order will be summarily dealt with. The Provost Marshal is charged with the execution of this order. By Command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. DAVIS. Wm. H. Folk, A. A. A. G. NOTICE. Office Provost Marshal, Sub-District of Ogeichee, Savannah, Ga., Ang. 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 August, 1865, where Lieut. W. S. Norton, 153d N. Y. V., Assistant Provost Marshal, will be on duty for the purpose of administering to ladies the Amnesty Oath, _as prescribed by Presi- Johnson’s N EW .tUCKEBEtt(Codfish and Herring, landing ana for sate W a la Guuoer, A t’a Proclamation of dent 1866. (Signed) SAM’L COWDREY, Capt. and Fro. Mar. Sab-District of Ogeeehe* 29,
