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■ Jr I / : r> VOL. LXV. [NEW SERIES.] SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1865. [PRICE 5 CENTS.] NO. 228 n HE REPUBLICAN ]■:. hates,Kditor and Proprietor arvertisinc. „ Kf.nrc of TEN lines Nonpariel type or space oc- j 1 1, ! v [he same number of lines, $2 first insertion, ,.,cli loiitiuuation. . , f Square—^, for first insertion; 50 cents for each i insert ion. it meeruwu. . , ,;.ms -£i f»o.pcr hundred; gRbscription (by mail ,. n -fin iK.*r annum; single copies, 5 cents. * - l... n.,Ll fnp of thn Cnnr ■ rri'Tj nuuuiu, **o _ * tv. .. ,, . ,] v 'riisements must be paid for at the Counting previous to insertion, and if handed in by 8 p. "tt-'lUl’I’car in the morning edition. v aNNAH., GEORGIA. IIIIDAV ITIORNING, SE1*T. 2f). READING MATTES ON EVERY PAGE. THE WIRZ TRIAL port of the Audersonvilie , rison Surgeon as to the Cause of Disease and Mortality Among the Prisoners. PiUiVKNnVK MEASURES RECOM MENDED. ^jiiK 1 of the Suggestions Acted Upon by lien. Winder. mr !i<)itnniU'' condition of the r i;l~in\ KNOWN TO THE RICH MOND AUTHORITIES. Exciting Scene in Court- Wirz Attempts to Contradict a Wit ness, and Sinks Exhausted to His Couch. Ctc. &c., &.C., WasBiscTOS, Sept. 22,1865. In liio V.'irz trial to-day Dr. Hopkins testified tint mi the 224 of July, 1864, be was assigned ;. duly in the hospital at Andcrsonvilie; he, to- geihev with surgeon White, were ordered to make , thn-ough inspection of the prison and hospital, niih a view to their improvement. The witness In-reread the following letter as the report which ho bad made: A.vdersovvills, Ga., Aug. I, 1861. /; 7,Vr < liner'll John A. Winder: iIkxeiiai.—Veur order of the 28th July, re questing ns to make examination of the federal ; ri.- in and hospital at this place, and to ascertain mil report to you the cause of disease and mortal- iiy among the prisoners, and the measures neces- ■;iry to prevent the same, has been complied with, I wc respectfully submit the following causes f disease and mortality. First—The large num- "• or o: prisoners crowded together. Second— 'i'-.ventire absence of all vegetables as 'diet, so ■ ■ et.-ary as a preventive of scurvy. Third—The vjtd of barracks to shelter the prisoners from .n and rain. Fourth—The inadequate supply of ill and good water. Fifth.—Badly cookod food, vh—Tbe 5!th condition of prisoners. Seventh— file morbid emanations from the branch or ravine • t-sing through the prisoD, the condition of •Click cannot be better explained than by naming it a morass of human excrement and mud. Preventive Measures. First—The removal immediately from the pri- ■ n if not less then fifteen thousand prisoners.— r—i,iid—Detail or parole a sufficient nnmber of in-it ers to cultivate the necessary supply of v.-maWe:. 1'ntil this can be carried into prac- tt d operation, the appointment of ageDts along "different lines of railroad to purchase and for- “jtd a supply Third—The immediate erection t barracks to shelter the prisoners. Fourth—To tarnish the Deoessary quantity of wood and wa- : -t. m i hare wells dug to supply the deficiency. 1 Flo -Divide the prisoners into squads, place 1 h squad under the charge of a sergeant, fur- -ti the necessary quantity of soap, and hold the tyc mt responsible for the personal cleanliness ' his squad. Furnish the prisoners with cloth- »' the expense of the Confederate govern- ll,en '. and if that government be unable to do so, ‘' liily admit our inability, and call upon the feleral government to furnish them. Sixth—By f *uiy inspection ot bakehouse and cookery.— '| ventk—Cover over with sand the entire morass, n l! le-s than six inches deep. Board the stream : 'ater course, end confine the men te the use of j '’“its, and make the penalties for disobedienco -ui-h orders severe. , J r the hospital we recommend that: First: t ic tents to be floored with plank ; if plank annul he had, with puncheons, and if this be tuipn-siblf, then with fine straw, to be fre- qu-.-ntly changed Second—We find an in- “tl'.'iuate supply of stool boxes, and recom- that tire number be increased, and that lL - tiur-es be required to remove them as soon *' u ' e, i, and before returning them see that ■F are well washed and limed. Third—The ’ at lor the sick is not guch as they should , l 'c. and we recommend that they be sup- cd with the necessary quantity of beef soup, “uh vegetables. Fourth—We also recom- ii l that the surgeons be required to visit the “ d;‘ !a ' n, R less than twice a day. " e cannot too strongly recommend the ne- u-vitv i,, r th e appointment of an efficient med- " u officer to the exclusive duty of inspecting A the m-t.™ j u-1 I 1 }’ the prison hospital and bakery, requiring in daily reports of their condition to head- i- -rters. h e have the honor to remain, General, very •Pectlully, your obedient servant, F. S. Hopkins, , Acting Assistant Surgeon. „. ; r -Hopkins further testified that he sub- ; jhed it to Dr. White for his signature. The !“: ltr sa ‘d that it contained the truth, and that “ould sign and send it to General Winder, M >c did not sign it, and the witness did not that anything had been done to carry Oiihc suggestions. J odge Advocate Chipman then submitted a l) 11 order General Winder, addressed to ‘ r - Hopkins, to show that the Richmond au- 'unties had knowledge of the condition of i.y Andersonville prison, and that General !? der had authority to apply a remedy. ^examined by Mr. Schade—-The wit- , ^ saul he did not know who was to blame ; oi s : gned the orders as commander m, ,, le 1D ! urior of the prisons; he could see -reat difficulty in the way of improvement; Wj’n'f “te implicit confidence which General iy r . ‘ er *0 Wirz that caused the state of W[„,u ex ' st > otherwise General Winder H n » Vi8ited the Prison- . arrold ! who was a shipper of sup- think A ' mericus J testified that he did not there vr. ^ WCrE ever out °P bacon and meal; Crms l? mUL ; h *il ere ae could be shipped. furhished" ^ l ,hp d He 8aid 1116 Provisions furnish^ Prisoners were the same as “fi’hcd to the Confederate soldiers. • »• E. Rice, os duty at Andsrsonville, testified to the terrible condition of the stock ade ; men died from starvation, cold and ex posure, and other causes ; medicines were not furnished in the profes-.ional wav, but by a formula or number, according to the rules of the prison ; for instance, instead of mention ing the medicine, the prescription would be for number one or two, or any other number, a specific for any disease being designated by a number; there was no other way in which medicines could be obtained; Dr. Stevenson, who bad been- in charge of the hospital, was tried and found guilty of embezzling the hos pital funds, which amounted to from $100,000 to $150,000. Captain Wilson French, of the Seventeenth Connecticut, testified that he and sixty-five other officers were confined in a room sixty feet long and twenty-five feet wide; they were there five weeks; if they had not had the privilege of buying jirovisions they would have starved to death from indifferent rations. J. R. Griffin, Sergeant J. E. Alden, Robt. Tate and others testified relative to affairs at Andersonville and the conduct of Captain Wirz. The commission then adjourned. Interresting Scene in Court. At the close of the proceedings of the trial to-day a remarkable scene took place. The witness on the stand, an Indiana cavalry man named George W. Gray, had been testifying to some outrages on tlte part of Wirz that had not beeti put in evidence before. He stated that the party of prisoners in whose company he ar rived at Andersonville were ordered to place their blankets, haversacks, knapsacks, Ac., in one place, when an officer, mounted on a grey horse, rode up and told the rebel soldiers to help themselves and let the prisoners have the remainder. The rebels helped themselves, and there was nothing left. He was not certain whether the mounted officer was Capt. Wirz or not. In June or July. 1864, the witness and a yonng fellow named Underwood, of the Seventeenth Indiana cavalry (his own regi ment) went to the sutler’s tent. Wirz was there. Underwood asked for something to rub his wound with. The sutler said he would give it, when Wirz said “No, he cannot have it, unless he pays me a dollar.” Underwood gave Wirz his only money, which was a teu dollar bill, and when he asked for the change Wirz kicked him out of the door; the witness was put in the stocks four days for attempting to escape. He knew a man to ?lie in the stocks in August or September, 1864. The negroes took him out of the stocks after he was dead, threw his body into a wagon and hauled it off. He knew Wirz to shoot a young fellow named William Stewart, belonging to the Ninth Min nesota infantry. Ileand the witness had gone out of the stockade with a dead body which they had begged, when they met Capt. Wirz. lie rode up to them after they had left the body in the dead house, and asked them by what authority they were out there. Stewart re plied that they were there by proper authority. Wirz 6aid no more, but drew his revolver and shot him. After he was killed the guards took from his body twenty or thirty dollars. Wirz took the money from the guards and rode off, telling them to carry the witness to prison. It was the witness’ determination to escape if he could, and for that reason he had gone out; but he was not attempting to do so at the time. When the prisoners were being removed to the cars for exchange, Wirz gave orders to Lieut. Davis to bayonet any man who laid down on the road, and thh witness had seen men who were crawling on their hands and knees to the cars bayonetted by the guards. Witness heard one of the surgeons ask Wirz where he was going to remove the Yankees, and Wirx’s re ply was, “Damn these Yankees, they will be dead in a few days, anyhow.” He had seen a prisoner who had been caught by the dogs, with a part of his cheek torn off, and his arms, hands and legs gnawed up so that he only lived twenty four hours; the first time he had known Wirz personally was one day that he heard Lt. Davis call his name at the gate. Judge Advocate Chipman—Capt. Wirz, will you be good enough to stand up ?, The prisoner, who had been lying all day on a lounge, squirmed round, partly raising him self, till his eyes lit up with a wild, haggard expression, and yet glaring defiantly, like those of a wild animal brought to bay, met the eyes of the witness. Colonel Chipman (to the witness)—Do you recognize that man as the man who shot your comrade ? The witness (slowly and emphatically)—That is the man. . J The prisoner here made an effort to contra dict the witness, muttering some incoherent expressions about not having been seen by the witness with Lieutenant Davis. He was with difficulty restrained and silenced by the officer in charge, Lieut. Murphy. The Judge Advocate, apparently not satisfied with the opportunity which the witness had for identification, asked tfie prisoner to rise. Gath ering up as well as he could his loose, ill-jointed frame, which appeared as if it might fall to pieces, the prisoner tottered to his feet and was supported in that attitude by the officer ol the guard. His eyes had a wild expression, and it was hard to repress sympathy with the un fortunate man. Again the Judge Advocate repeated his ques tion to the witness. The witness’ reply this time was more hesitating, and was, “I think that is the man.” Another wild and fruitless attempt at contradiction was made by Wirz, when he was partly drawn and partly sank on the lounge, where, by order of Gen. Wallace, he was furnished with cold water and fanned by the officer. The court thereupon adjoured, General Wallace ordering the rooms to be cleared instantly, so that the fainting and ap parently dying man might have air. The halls arid lobbies were lined with persons waiting to see him as he might be carried past. The prosecution will probably close to-morrow, but it is doubtful whether Wirz will live to see the case closed. iVirz’s Wife Permitted to Visit Him in His C. f el1 - General Baker has been directed to allow the wife of Andersonville Wirz to spend a couple of hours daily’with her fiusband, al ways in the presence of a third party, as a precaution against her assisting him to make away with himself, which he is at times in clined to do. Mrs. Wirz avails herself of the privilege and visits her husband daily, evident ly more out of respect for appearances than from any desire to act the part of a consoling and comforting wife. The first meeting be tween them is said to have been exceedingly commonplace, nor has she since betrayed the least spark of that affection and anxiety for his welfare that even Wirz has a right to ex pect from the wife of his bosom. The per- I sonal appearance of the lady is apt attractive, and this fact, joined with the stony coldness ; of her disposition towards her husband, gives J color, to the statement that the ex-jailor does I not consider the privilege of his wife's society ah estimable boon. Mental Energy of the Prisoner. However much Wirz may be prostrated physically, he is vigorous enough mentally, and shapes out work and suggestions for his counsel for the Ifne of defence marked oat in endeavoring to shift the responsibility for his atrocities upon Davis, Winder and others. One oj the Witnesses for the,, Defence Commit ted to the Old Cajntol Prison. James \V. Duncan, who had ill-treated some of the prisoners at Andersonville, causing the death of one of them, and who was arrested in the court room yesterday, has been com mitted to the Old Capitol Prison. This man was summoned hither as a witness for Capt. Wirz. WASHINGTON. Washington, Sept. 21, 1865. Interest on the Five-Twenty Coupon Bonds. The Secretary of the Treasury has decided to anticipate the payment of the interest on the five twenty coupon bonds, which beoomes due on the 1st of November, and the same will be paid on and after Sopteuiber 21 upon presentation of the coupons to the Assistant Treasurers or those de signated depositaries authorized to pay interest on government securities. The One Hundred Dollar Compound Interest Holes. The Secretary of the Treasury has instructed the Assistant Treasurers in different; parts of the Union to return to the treasury all compound in terest notes of the denomination of one hundred dollars, which they have reooived on government account, as, in consequence of the dangerous counterfeit, no moie notes of that denomination will be issued. Illness . of Secretary Seward and Mrs. Patter son. The President’s daughter, Mrs. Patterson, and Secretary Seward aro both so unwell as to require medical attention. Crowds at the White House. The crowd at tho White House seems to in crease daily. The heat and foul air ol the ante* rooms and hall near the door of the reception room was past ordinary enduranoe, aud drove many away before they had obtained their cove ted interviews. The President continues in good health, despito tho labor and annoyance daily thrust upon him, and despatches business with great oelerity. Mail Service in the South. The Post Office Department to-day ordered the reopening of a large number of postoffices in North Carolina, and has accepted the offer for the con veyance of the mails through from Brashear City, La., to Galveston, Texas, the service to be three times a week. Pardon of Joseph R. Anderson, of the Trede gar Iron Works. Among those pardoned to-day was Joseph R. AndersoD, of the Richmond Tredegar Iron Works. His case was embarrassed by comiDg under three special exceptions. He is a graduate of West Point, was a general in the rebel service, and is worth over twenty thousand dollars. In conse- squenoe of Governor Pierpont’s urgent recom mendation the President gave the case more than ordinary consideration, and finally granted the pardon. Mt. Anderson resigned his commission in the United States army twetnAeven years ago, and was a short time in the rebel service soon after the commencement ot the war. He is re ported to have lost two hundred thousand dollars by confiscation and damage to property, and over a million of dollars by worthless rebel secu rities. He departed for home this evening, a happier, if not a wiser man. Fayette McMullen, of Virginia, and Mr. Hidell, private secretary to A. H. Stephens, were par doned to-day. Internal Revenue Receipts. The receipts returned to Internal Revenue Bu reau to-day are given at $1,142,600. Internal Revenue Decision. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue this morning made the fo lowing decision : Butclicr8 who pay a license lax of forty dol lars may retail other merchandise than meat at the same store, but may not peddle moat without a peddler's license. Butchers who pay a license tax of five dollars may peddle meat or fish with out peddler’s license, but cannot sell other arti cles. Dismantling the Eorts Around Washington. The consolidated command known as the Second New York heavy artillery, Major O. F. Hnlse commanding, which was ordered to be mustered out of service some time ago, is en gaged dismantling the works which they have been occupying, and probably will not get away before the 27th inst. This dismantling of forts, taken in connection with the muster ing out of officers of General Haskins’ staff', indicates the intention of the military author ities to soon abandon altogether the defense of Washington south of the Potomac. The French Exposition. The Department of State has published in pamphlet form the official correspondence on the subject of the French Universal Exposi tion for 1867, for the information of citizens of the United States, containing general reg ulations, classification of articles, &c. All applications for admission, with a description of the articles to be exhibited, must be pre sented before the 31st of October next. N. M. Beckwith, Esq., is the United States Com missioner at Paris, to whom letters should be addressed. The Governor of Idaho. The statu 8 of Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale, has, it is said, been determined, and that he continues to be tho Governor of Idaho. Condition of the Crops. Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner of Agri culture, authorizes the following statement as to the condition of the crops on the first day of September: The wheat crop lias received no additional injury from the weather since his report of last month; but the quality of the crop is not good, especially in the Western States, where it was affected by blight and rust, as well as by the wet weather during the harvest. Of the old wheat on hand there is not as much as was supposed in the hands of the farmers ; for much of it was bought in Ju ly and August. In the Eastern and Middle States there was but little at any time during the latter part of the summer. The oats crop received no great deal of in jury from the wet weather, and it may be re garded as one of the largest oats crops ever raised in the country. The injury to the hay in the West was very great; in the East it received but little damage from wet weather, • Generally the quality is good, except in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The corn crop, owing to the continued heat and moisture of the weather, has escaped ma terial injury. In the West it may be regarded as' the greatest crop yet raised in the loyal Stktes. The condition of the tobacco crop was favo rable, the weather helping it very much ; but, as reported last month, the amount planted is much less than last year, especially in the larg est tobacco producing States. Sorgham, like the corn crop, is excellent. Buckwheat, if not injured by a premature frost, will be good. Potatoes.—In many localities there were in dications of the rot, and in some places the crop was much injured by it. The continued hot anid moist weather since the first of Septemper occasions apprehensions that this disease may prove very injurious ; but still the yield may be good, as the amount planted was so much great er than usual. In all the States except New York hops have ripened well; but in that State the crop has sus tained an injury of four and a quarter tenths from lice. The crop is, therefore, injured se riously, for in 1860 New York produced nine million seven hundred and fifty thousand pofinds of the eleven million raised in the Roots and gardens were never whole country, better. Every State returns a decrease in the nnm ber of fattening hogs. The general decrease is about one-tenth from the number last year. So far as returns were published of the nnmber packed last year in the West, it was 2,422,779. A tenth decrease on this number would be 242,277. Letters accompanying the returns of corres pondents indicate tbat the hogs are younger and smaller than usual, but in good condition. The monthly report for September, containing fall returns of the crops, &c , will be published next week. Washington, Sopt. 22. Pardons Granted. Tbe President to-day granted amnesty pardons to the following named parties: Virginia—Alex Campbell, Jr, D J Goodwin, R B Moornan, Gray Carroll. North Carolina—John A Taylor, T York, JWF Weaver, M L Wri-ton, John G Wil liams, John E Williams, J E Williams, Thos G Walton, Edward Wood, B F Shaw, Levi M Scott, W P Stanback, J R Siinonton, M MeGebee. Pat rick McGowan, James W Newsum, Addison Mag num, John MoDonald, John A McMannin, J W Lowe, N II Kayler, David Kincade, J B King, Edmund Jacobs, C Perkins, John Pool, R C Pearson, J M Patrick, John F Phifer, Kenneth Rayner, Daniel L Russell, Dr J G Ramsay, Ed ward Patrick, A J Jenkins, A J Hester, J J Tbax- ton, Perry Tomlin, S M Tomlinson, Gabriel M Lea, Edward L Mann, W C Mears, J B Moxley, Jacob Ludwick, E W Jones, F J Jones, C C Jones, B J Howzde, Logan Harris, John McL Harring ton, Josiah Cowles, Calvin J Cowles, Jas A Clay- well, Rufus W Daniel, David M Carter, Alfred Dockery, R F Moir, John B Odone, R S Proctor, G B Pulliam, H K Reid, Oliver H Dockery, W W Monday, R H Morrison, P R McGrady, R M Martin, R V Michaux, W C Erwin, John Everett, D S Ferrebee, Thoi C Fuller, Samuel E Gilmer,C L Harris, D W Bell, E T Beasby, R E Burcb, II H Burwell, L L Buckhouse, T S Bell, Sami Cal vert, T W Currie, Martin Clark, C M Clark, Ab ner Coltram, L V Campbell, W L Daniel, R Q Davidson, J H Dallon, James F Ferguson, D C Herndon, W J Hill, C L Hunter, Mrs Mary Col lins. South Carolina—Samuel J Townsend, L C Mowry, Wm S Mowry, John McQueen, Robt C Emanuel, E W Edgerton, Cbas Fanar. Missis sippi—J D Wolborn, Wm A Sykes,Elisha Strong, L B Sykes, G A Sykes, John G English, Jas H Ilaugbton. The rush to the White House for pardons seems to gain a new impetus by each Cabinet day’s delay, and to-morrow will probably eclipse all predecessors. Brief Cabinet Session. A very short Cabinet meeting was held to-day, at which no important business was transacted, so far as is known. All the members were re ported present excepting Mr. Stanton, who was represented by Major Eckert Claims Against Foreign Governments. Citizens of the United States having claims against foreign governments not founded on con tracts which may have originated since the 8th of February 1858, will without any delay which can be avoided forward to the State Department statements of the same, under oath, accompanied by the proper proof. The One Hundred Dollar Compound Interest Notes—Circular from Secretary M'Culloch. The Secretary of the Treasury has just issued the following circular: Treasury Department, Sept 21, 1865. The instruolions contained in the circular of the department dated Seplember 16, relative to the counterfeit one hundred dollar oompouud in tdrest notes,instructing assistant treasurers and designated depositaries not to pay out onehundred dollar compound interest notes nor other denom inations of compound interest notes bearing date May 15, 1865, or prior to that time, were intended to apply to notes held by such assistant treasur ers and depositaries as government lands, and were not designed to direct the action of banks or individuals relative to such compound interest notes held on their own account. The difficulty and expense of at onoe withdrawing from circu lation or exchanging for other notes all compound interest notes of tbe character described now in circulation made tho attempt unadvisable. The department will, however, wi.hdraw Irom circula» tion the one hundred dollar compound intorest notes as fast as they may be received in the ordi nary course of business, and reissue more of the same impression. And it is hoped that by due care aud caution, after the immediate exposure of tho dangerous character of tho counterfeits, any considerable circulation of them may be prevent ed. Assistant treasurers and desigua’ed deposi taries will, therefore, forward to the Treasurer of the United States such oompouud iuterest notes as are of the denomination of one hundred dollars, and all oompouud interest notes which are dated May 15, 1865, or prior thereto, the -ama being held as funds of the government, and not other wise. H. McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury. The Suspension of the Habeas Corpus in the. Case of the Burch Family. The Burch family, arrested by oraer of Gener al Baker for stealing ane branding government horses, and in whose behalf Judge Wylie issued a writ of habeas corpus, have not yet been disposed of before a military or other court. The President set aside Judge Wylie’s writ, not so much to take these men out of the civil courts as ; to deny a precedent, which would, if establish ed, opon the prison doors to Wirz or any other criminal who might choose to avail himself of the writ. Naval Prize Chums. Two thousand five hundred and six claims were received in the Naval Prize Claim Divis ion of the Fourth Auditor's Bureau during the month of August. Of these seventeen hundred and thirty-eight were satisfied by the payment of $182,532. Forty thousand claims have been settled here since the division was organized, two years ago. A study of the figures of dis bursements to the officers and crews of suc cessful ships leads to the belief tbat the naval branch of the service will be exceedingly popu lar with men in our next war. The prize re ceipts of an ordinarily -lucky Jack Tar far outshine even the heaviest Rhode Island boun ties. Rumors in Regard to the Trial of Jeff. Davis. The last generally accepted vagary relative to the trial of Jefferson Davis at Norfolk, un der the jurisdiction of Chief Justice Chase, has gone the way of all rumors, been superseded by a counter report, which leaves the whole mat ter more open to speculation than ever. The reliable gossippers who make this mooted ques tion a speciality now have it that the Chief Justice has recently declared the current state ment that the rebel President would be made to plead before the bench of the Supreme Court as erroneous of foundation. By this latest and most irresponsible of waifs, that magistrate is made to discover innumerable reasons and ob jections why Davis could not and will not be tried at Norfolk, V»., by the United States Su preme Court, before Chief Justice Chase. How much, if any. consideration should be given to the unsatisfactory developments, the public will determine. It is said that the per sistent efforts of a mnltitade of phonographic reporters to secure the job of reporting the min utes of the trial brought out the above contra diction. , Personal. Secretary Weils returned to the city last eve ning from a somewhat protracted visit to New England, and resumed his accustomed place in the Cabinet meeting to-day. Baron Weddersedt, the Minister of Sweden to the United States, is about to be allied by matrimony to an accomplished young lady of Boston. Internal Revenue Receipts. The receipts returned to the Internal Reve nue Bureau to-day are given at $1,300,000. MEXICO. Important Official Despatches from President Juarez. STRE\GTH OF THE REPUBLIC, &c., &c., &c. KPUBLIOA ) BOS Unidos, > 21, 1865. J Two Mexican officers in the service of the republic, who left El Paso del Norte twenty- two days ago, have given us the following news: President Juarez has fixed his residence, as we have already stated, at El Paso del Norte, and ho had been received there with much en thusiasm. The people of that place had ten dered him their unanimous support. General Negrete, with one hundred officers, had left for the interior for the purpose of col lecting and disciplining recruits, hoping to be able in a short space of time to raise a force large enough and sufficiently equipped to make a firm stand against the force of Max imilian. General Gonzales ' Ortega was hourly ex pected at El Paso, where he is to assume the duties of the constitutional Presidency. Ac cording to the constitution Juarez’s term will expire on the 30th of November next, until which time General Ortega will act as Vice President. The Official Dispatches. To the Editor of the Herald; Consulado General de la Republioa Mejicana kn cos Estados New York, Sept In proof of the falsity of the report that Presi des Juarez is about to leave Mexico and come to the United States, I hare to ask the favor that you wdl publish iu your columns the enclosed official and private correspondence which has been transmitted to me for that purpose. I beg to add tbat it is Maximilian and the French who are under the necessity of leaving Mexico, not the legitimate government of the republic, whose cause cau never fail, for it is founded upon justice aud upon light. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. N. Navakro, Mexican Consul General. Minister Romero to Consul Navarro. New York, Sept. 20, 1865., Jnan N Navarro, Consul General of Mexico in the United States: As the enemies of our coun try are seeking :o misrepresent the events which have lately taken place in Mexico, with the object of misleading opinion in this country, I beg of you to procure the publication of the enclosed official documents and extract from a private let ter from President Juarez, which have just been received here. I am, very truly, your obedient servant, M. Rohero. Secretary Tejada to Minister Romero. Department op Foreign Relations and of 1 Government, Paso del Norte, > August 15. 1865. ) By the annexed copy of the circular issued to day by this department, you will see that tbe citi zen President of the republic left the city ol Chi huahua on the 5th of this month and arrived at this place yesterday, where he has determined that tbe seat of the national government shall for the present be located. If tbe circumstances of the war require a change in the residence of the government, they wilLaever change the firm and constant determination of the President to com ply with his duties in whatever place in the re public he may be located, or to which he may remove I renew to you my very attentive con sideration. Lerdo de Tejada. To the citizen Mafias Romero, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Mexi can Republic, Washington. Circular. Department op Foreign Relations and of 1 Government, Paso del Norik, >- August 15, 1865. J Haviog lett the city of Chihuahua on the 5th instant, the citizen President of the republic ar rived yesterday at this place, where he has di rected 1 hat the seat o! the national government shall for the present be established. At this place, as at whatever other in the re public where it may be convenient according to circumstances that the seat of government may be established, tbe citizen President will do all that is possible to comply with his duties with firmness and constancy, fulfilling in this manner the desires oi the Mexican people who will never cease struggling everywhere against the invader, over whom they must, necessarily, in the end, triumph in the defence ot their independence and of their republicau iustitutious. I communicate the same to you for your know ledge and the consequent ends. Independence and Liberty. Lerdo de Tejada. IA.tter from President Juarez. Faso pel Norte, Aug. 17, 18G5. My Dear Sir: Notwithstanding the arrival of the French in this State, their situation is still the same, for they have failed to obtain any victory as the result of their military movement, and have not succeeded in destroy ing the legitimate government of the republic, which was their principal object. Had Gen, Negrete remained in the States of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and San Louis, occupying their atteution, as is now being done by Gene rals Eseovedo, Mendcs, Cortina and Aguierre, the movement would not have been made; but Brineourt seeing the foree disappear which had menaced him in Coahuila, resolved to march upon this State; still after having expended much money and traversed an enormous des ert, he has arrived and has encountered noth ing, for of the foree led by Negrete in his re treat. I had ordered a part to Coahuila and a part to Durango, to join the forces of Fatoni and Caronna, and the rest had been disposed in the mountains near Chihuahua UDder the command of the military Governor, Don Manuel Ojinaga. As the enemy in bringing the strength of his fozees into this State has weakened his line from the interior, our forces have commenced attacking him in detail and with good success, following strictly the system of not accepting open battle, and of not allowing ourselves to be shut up in the towns. On the 14th instant I reached this place, where I have established for the present the residence of the government. It will be very difficult for the enemy to follow us here, and should they do so it will be without avail, and will render their condition still worse; for they will not succeed in destroying the gov ernment, which will only remove to some other oonven’ent point witlin the national territory, while they will only have increased their distance to five hundred leagues from the capital of t>0 so-called empire, in the defence of whioh, now tbat our forces are about to open an aotive cam- -paign in the interior, they will be unable to aa- >18:. Patooi, Corona and Villanea are operating upon Durango, ;Pueblita, in the State of Guana juato; Ar^srga, Regulas, Salazar and Riva Pala- cio in the State of Michoaoan; Alvarez uponlqua- la and Cuernevaca; Garcia, who has replaced General Diaz, in the States of Vera Cruz, O^jack, Chiapas and Tabasco, and E-oovedo, Meodes. Cortina and Aguierre in the State* of San Lui*, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and Coahuila; while Generals Rosales, Rubio, Peequierra and Garcia Morales are operating in the States of Sonora and Sinaloa. All these chiefs are of the opinion that the time for attacking the enemy with success has arrived, for the reaeon of his weakness through tbe large distances over whioh his lines are extended. I shall soon be able to write to you confirming the correctness of my calculations, which arc based upon the knowledge whioh I have of the situation of our country. Bill Heads, Circulars, Posters, Manifests, Labels, Bicuipts, Checks, Ac., printed in the highest style of typographical art, by experienced workmen, at the lowest price and shortest no tice, at tbe REPUBLICAN JOB PRINTING OFFICE. tf Headquarters, Sub- District of Ogeechee, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 27th, 1865. GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 32. f General Order No. 26, from these Head quarters, ishereby modified to read as fol lows, viz : Pursuant to General Order No. 18, Headquarters, District of Savannah, 1st Division, Department of Georgia, the following Taxes will be levied to defray the expenses of fighting streets, cleaning city, &e. 1st. Tax of three (3) per cent, on al[ incomes of six hundred (600) dollars or upwards, for real estate. 2d. Tax of one (1) per cent, per annum on valuation of real estate not included in first section of this Order. 3d. Tax of one half (1-2) per cent, on gross sales of all merchandise, except cot ton. 4th. Tax of one-tenth (1-10) per cent, on gross sales of cotton. 5th. Tax of one (1) per cent, on all commissions derived from any business transaction (other than sales of mer chandize,) by any factor, auctioneer, bro ker, forwarding, shipping or commission merchant. 6th. Tax of one (1) per cent on all in comes of one thousand (1000) dollars or upwards, derived from salaries, profes sions or any business transaction not included in section 3d, 4th and 5th of this Order. 7 th. Lioenses for sale of ales, wines and liquors as per General Order, No. 13, C. S., from these Headquarters; li cense for billiard tables, bowling alleys, theatres, &c., as per General Order, No. 46, dated Headquarters, Post of Savan- dah, June 15, 1865. 8th. All taxes called for by this Order, will be paid to the Tax Collector prior to the 15th of each month for the month preceding. Any person neglecting to comply with the provisions of this Order will be subject to a fine. By Command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. E. P. DAVIS. Wm. H. Folk, 1st Lt. and A. A. A. G. 5t BUSINESS CARDS. CLMTON, 1BUR&PURSE, GENERAL C3MM1SS18N MERCHANTS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA- P A pu^a^^ TTENTION ^ totha Cotton, all kinds of Produce, and General Merchandize. IdERCHANTi, Bay Street, Savannah, Gra. Consignments of Cotton and Lumber solicited. Referenced: Savannah—Brigham, Baldwin & Co., Gaden Jk Cnckles, Erwin & Hardee. Hunter & GaramelL Isaac D. LaRoche, Hiram Roberts, W. Woodbridge, L. C. Norvell & Co. ^jNew York—S. T. Knapp & Bro., D. H. Baldwin & Sale days, TnesdayB and Fridays. sep5 *•} Headq’bs Dist. of Savannah, 1st Division, Dep’t of Georgia. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 25th, 1865. GENERAL ORDER, ) No. 30. j In compliance with General Order No. 29, current series, from these Headquar ters, I hereby assume command of the District of Savannah, 1st Division, De partment of Georgia. Brevet Major W. A. Coulter, Assistant Adjutant General U. S. V., is hereby re lieved from duty in compliance with or ders from Major General Commanding Department of Georgia, and will accom pany Brevet Major General J. M. Bran- nan. Wm. H. Folk, 1st Lieut and Adjutant, 173d N. Y. Vols., is hereby announced as A. A. A. G. of the District of Savannah. 1st Division, Department of Georgia, to whom all reports and. returns required by existing orders and regulations will be made. EDWIN P. DAVIS, Brevet Brig. General Comd’g. Headquarters Sub District of Ogeechee, [ Savannah, Ga., Sept. 20, 1865. | Circular, 1 No. 22. ) l i t — On and after this date articles in the Public Market of this city will be sold at the following prices. Peisons violating this order, will be re ported to this Office and summarily dealt with. By command of Brv’t. Msj. Gen. J. M. BKANNAN. Wm. H. Folk, 1st Lieut, and A. A. A. G. Fresh Beef, 1st cut, per lb 20 Fresh Beef, 2nd cut, per lb 15 Country Dried Beef............ 15 Country Cured Beef 15 Jerked Beef..., 10 to 15 Veal, per lb Mutton, per lb Liver, per lb Fresh Fork, per lb Bass, per lb Drum, per lb Fresh Water Trout Salt “ “ Sheephead Mullet, large size, per bunch, Mullet, small size, per bunch Brim, per bunch of five...... Perch, per bunch ol five Suckers Whiting. Codfish, per lb Shrimp, per quart Crabs, each Sturgeon, per lb Sausages, lresh pork Bacon, per lb, from Butter, per lb Clams, per bushel Cabbages, each, from 10 to 30 Turnips, per bunch 10 Tomatoes, per quart. 20 Okra, per quart. io Sweet Potatoes, per bushel $3 00 Irish Potatoes,per bushel $1 50 Green Corn, each % Water Melons, from. 15 to 50 A nnlod n«r KnaKal *n aa * Benito Jpan«< 2o 20 15 25 15 15 15 15 20 40 25 40 40 25 40 10 15 3 7 40 20 to 25 40 to 50 #2 00 Special attention given to the purchase aud sale of Real Estate in the city, aud of Plantations in any part of Georgia. They will buy and sell Foreign and Domestic Ex change, Stocks Coin, Bank Notes, and' collect Notes, Drafts, &c., with prompt remittances. Engaged exclusively in a Commission Business, with ample and safe storage rooms,they hope to merit a lib eral patronage. Refer to Phinizy & Clayton, R. H. Warren, and W. E. Jackson, Augusta, Ga.; Geo. W. Williams, Charles ton; Samuel Tate, Memphis, Tennessee: G. Torbett and V. K. Steyenson, Nashville, Tenn.; Baldwin,Starr & Co., and Tracy, Irwin <fc Co., New York. WM W. CLAYTON, Late Agent Georgia Railroad Bank, Atlanta. GEO. W. ADAIR, Late of Anderson, Adair & Co., Atlanta. Isaiah purse, 4 .Late of Poullain, Jennings <fc Co., Augusta, Ga. sep25 , lm ROUT. P, ToliK, Si. K. WILLIAMS, J. R. -M TNT IRE, P. H. WAKD. m. williams, mm & co„ AUCTION AND COMMISSION A. T. GUNNING HAM, D. O. FLBSX* CUXMVGHAM & PURSE, FACTORS, FORWARDING AND • Commission Merchants, Bay Street, Savannah, Ga, References—Robt. Habersham & Sons, Hnnter & GammelL Octavos Cohen, Brigham, Baldwin & Co , Erwin & Hardee, Claghom * Cunningham. sep5-3m C. T. KEUTGEN, N orth side Bay street, between Whitaker and Bar nard, always keep on hand The GeEuine Piper Heidsieck Ghampage. Also all kinds of Rhine Wine, Ularet, Clay Pipes, &c. scptl * tf CHARLES L. COLBY & CO„ SHIPPING, COMMISSION, AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS JONES’ BLOCK, CORNER BA Y AND ABERCORN STS., s /W^uisnsrgYti, gjy. Liberal cash advances made on consignments to tho firm represented in New York by Charles L Colby, Esq„ or to onr friends in Boston. ALEX. H. HOL AY’, Resident Partner. References.—Messrs. Dabney, Morgan & Co., New York; Jarvis Slade, Esq.. New York; Gardner Colby, Esq., Boston; Hon. J. Wiley Edmands, Boston. aug!6 tf HEX RT BR1AW, Broker and Commission Agent, For Sale and Purchase of Stocks, Bank Notes, Produce, &c., and for For warding Cotton, Bryan Street, next to Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank Building, aog!5 3m SAMUEL P. HAMILTON, (Successor to Wilmot & Richmond^ • DEALER IN Watches, Silver Ware. Jewelry, Canes, Cutlery, Ac; Cor. Whilaker.St. Jidienand Congress Sis, ■SAVANNAH, GA. Watches and Jewelry repaired. Chronometers rated by transit. Cash paid for old Gold and Silver. jy28 tf A. J. HBADY, E. J. MOSES. WM. M. SMITH, BRADY, SMITH & CO. Oommisslon AND Forwarding Merchants, AND aiHiurfacturers’ Agents NORTH SIDE OF BAY STREET, Between Whitaker and Barnard, SAVANNAH, GEOBGIA. liberal advances made on consignments of Cotton, &c, to their friends in New York and Boston, References-Wm. K. Kitchen. Pres’t National Park Bank. N Y • H. C.Thacher &Co„ Boston; Israel Co hen, Baltimore; Hall, Moses ACo.,Colbmbus; Wyman, Moses & Co., Montgomery. ~ a °g T KIRLIN, BRO, & BURKE, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN ALES, WINES 4.ND LIQUORS CJor. Whitaker Street and Bay Lane. june21 tf J1A.RCY, DAY & CO.. JC XL 308 B JY Y 8 T K B North Side, Between Barnard and Jefferson Streets, WOOD. COAL AND GRAIN and SE1SERAL COMMISSI®®! MERCHANTS and Apples, per bushel Peaches per bushel Honey, per .b. Decks, per Decks, per pair..., Turkey*, per pound Geese, “ •< Fowls, grown, per lb. Bice Birds, per doz ^Ulf Grown Fowl* Spring Chicken*, per pair Spring Chickens, 2d size. Eggs, per dozen 98 00 $8 00 15 92 00 18 18 18 50 75 50 40 50 BAT, CORN, OATS ABB At lowest market prices. FEED, lye Condensed Milk, w. A RAMSEY 8s OO., ' GENERAL Commission Merchants AND AUCTIONEERS: 308 Broad Street, Augusta, Gw. th« sale of their Milk wlfifaepenp^ies eonstanUyon refer to Robert Habersham A bona Savannah. W. H. Stark, . ■ do. Bones, Brown A Co, An V, wiILKltCteB,Fr<*iaentNationri Pert Bttk,
