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Hkadq's, District of Georg**, 1 | Macon, Ga., May B 1887. ) General Orders No. 6. I. The use of the “ Chain Gang ” aa a’mode of lpgal punishment in this Stato. hiving been abused by the au thorities empowered to inflict, such punishment, is hereby discontinued, except in cases connected with prison ers sentetioed to the Penitentiary.' All Post Commanders within the limits of this State arc hereby directed to enforco this order, and report any action on the part of the civil authori ties who refuse to obey the same. By command of Col. Caleb S. Sibley, U. S. A. ("Signed) Jno. E. Hosmer, Ist Lt 16th U. S. I. & A. A. A. 0. Official: (Signed) Jno. E. Hosmer, Ist Lt. 16th U. S. I. & A. A. A G. Stale Convention of the Teachers at Tallahassee. The Teachers of all public schools in the State, and of the neighboring counties of Georgia, and all others who as teachers, feel an in terest in the cause of education tho’h not now actually engagud in teaching, r xaua&ic, on Monday the 20th of May. All persons expecting to attend the convention, will notify the Rev. Chas: Kenmofe, of Tallahasse, the chairman of the comittee of arrangements- of such intention, on or before the 15th of May, and report themselves imme diately upon their arrival at Tallehas §ie to this committee, who Will fcc in waiting at the Capitol. A Novelty in Navigation. Yankee skill is perpetually at work' devising and perfecting ingenious con. trivances, both useful and ornamental, r.t which the world marvels and stands aghast with adorning awe; and when it is supposed they have reached the acme of their sublime inventive power, the entire universe is again startled with the announcement that the indo mitable Yankee kas discovered some, thing a thousaud fold more wonderful than was ever before dreamt of in map’s philosophy. The latest inven tion of this kind that it is our province to chronicle is of tho nature of a piece of marine machinery, but which will obviate the necessity of steam, and will at the same time do away with the masts, thus discarding the sails proper, and yet receiving the motive power from four fans or sails of canvass.; in short, tho invention is nothing moro nor less than a windmill ship, the ma chinery of which is very simple and easily kept in repair. An upright tower, seven feet in height from the deck, composed of wood, and hollow in tbe middle, after the fashion of a pump, contains an iron rod, which is attached to a re volving head on the top of the tower, Kelson, where by the means of two mitre wheels, working at right angles, a direct acting shaft is made to turn an ordinary propelling wheel. The rod is confined to its proper place in the contre of the tower by means of journals. Capping the tower- are two mitre wheels, working on tho rcvolv> ing head, and through this head passi es the counter shaft to which the wind mill is attached. The fags furnish the motive power, and are comp >sed ol four oak frames, in the form of a cpm monwrindow frame, the space in the centre being occupied with canvass, working an iron rod, which, by means ■of halyards leading to the*dccks, can bo reefed at will. A reversing motion is obtained from a double wheel on the propelling shaft, and working by a clutch leading aft to the cock pit. An iron rod leading from the revolving head to tho deck, and hell there by a set screw, and working on a sedgment of a circle on tho deck, enables the navigator to lay her as close to the wind as any ordinary sailing vessel. The credit of this invention belongs to Captain John Powell, a native of Brooklyn, who is now engaged in building a small vessel, about the size of the famious Red, White and Blue, to be worked on this novel principle, in which he proposes taking passage for Europe about the middle of June next. Tho dimensions of his vessel will be as follows; Length, twcntyi six feet'; breadth of beam, seven feet and depth of hold, three feet. In the ■ease of storms he oan easily reef or take in his sails, and heave his vessel to with a drag. Captain Powell feels confident that he can make between six and sev en knot* per hour in an ordinary breeze. —A r . Y. Herald. ’• » Dis franchisement—An lmportant •Construction. —The Washington cor respondent of the New York Commer cial Advertiser writes that the Attor ney General’s elaborate opinion on tho disfranchising clauses gs the Recon •truction Acts, will put a stop to the proscriptions of the Board of Registra tion in Louisiana and other Southern States, by which nearly every whitp oitizen has been excluded from the polls. The Attorney General is ol the opinion that every doubt must go in favor of the citizen, and ho gives a very liberal construction to several provisions of the Acts in question. Among other legal positions taken in interpreting the disqualifications, it is assumed that the words “giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the Lnited States,’ when they occur in the Constitution, and consequently in any Act of Congress, have no meaning whatever where the enemies are reb els, but apply exclusively to foreign wara, and to alien public enemies. So sayß every authority, English and American, since tho orgir.al words Sere first used in the ancient status of ie twenty-fifth year of Edward 111. \ . The situation ia decidedly military. ixmtijcni = SEMI-WEEKLY.T L. C. BRYAN, : t * : Editor. THOMASVILLE, OA.: FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1867. jgrAn interesting letter of corres pondence from the Editor, will be found on this page. A WORD TO THE FREEBMEN- We have been asked to speak a few words to the Frcedinen. .What shall it be, or how shall we clothe our feeble thoughts so as to make them effectual for good ? So much has already been said by wiser heads than our’s, that it becomes a difficult task, cither to im prove the advice by tho addition of a single good idea, or remodel the pro per and appropriate language in which that advice has been spoken. How ever, having consulted the oracles of observation and experience, we are in clined to tne belier, twit a tew words kindly spoken may not be out of place. “ Whatever thou takest in hand look unto the end thereof was the counsel once given by a beggar to a king. So forcibly was the king struck with tbe far-seeing wisdom' contained in those simple words of caution, that ! ho ordered it to be engraved in golden characters on the bottom es his wash bowl, where he might daily view it, as. he bathed his temples iu the cooling element. Ever acting up to its wise admonition, his roigu was orowned with the happiest results. It ohanced however, that on one occasion, a con spiracy was entered into to destroy his life. Suspecting one of his courtiers, he had the wash-bowl placed before him, and desired the courtier to bathe his face and hands. The inscription at once arrested his attention, and fear ing that if he went any farther with the plot he might he detected, he made a full and free confession, thereby sav ing his own as well as the life of tho king. As the beegar said to the king, so say wo to you :—“ Whatever thou tak est iu hand look unto the end thereof.' 1 Before you determine to follow the counsel of men sent from the North, ponder and reflect well —do nothiug hastily. But let us tell you, plainly and distinctly, those men are not your friends. They only desire your votes, for the purpose of making an already powerful faction, more powerful still; and should they attain the object they desire, by and through your influence, greater oppression and suffering will be entailed upon the white people of the South. If they suffer, so must you; because each of us, drawing as we do, our livelihood from the same we are united as one body. What stops capital and credit in the hands of one man, stops the hammer in the hands pf another. To attempt, there fore, to carry out the reverse of what we have stated, would produce an end equally os calamitous to you, as it would be to the white man If this bo true, and it certainly is, it follows as a necessary pnnseqnonoe, that tbs well-meaning white people oßlie South are your only true und reliable friends. Stick to them, do your duty faithfully to yourselves and them, and the end will find you prosperous and happy. Freedom is only glorious when pro perly used. If it be devoted to the acquisition of industrious hubits, moral and religious training, sobriety, and the acquiring of useful knowledge, then indeed is it a high and noble Erivilego. On the oilier hand, if abused y a lazy and indolent life, it will soon sweep your race from the face of the country, and you will only be remem bered as a thing that was—accursed of God and detested by your follow men. Seek then to make your freedom a lib erty of noble and praiseworthy resolves, ever keeping in view, no matter how trifling the duty may be, that it ia ne cessary to u look unto the end thereof'’ in whutever you may undertake. RELEASE OF MB. DAVIS. We are rejoiced to learn that the long hoped frr release of Mr. Davis is about to take place. Ho is to bo arraigned for trial during the May term of the Supreme Court, to bo held at Richmond. Should he fail to re ceive k hearing at that term of the Court, it is rumored, that he will fllo his papers for pardon in accordance with the conditions of President John son's proclamation. Wc sincerely trust that this noblo and distinguished Southern statesman and chieftain, may soon bo restored to the bosom of that country for whioh he has luborod so faithfully and suffered so much. Nothing would give us greater satisfaction than the knowledge, that lie was once more breathing the free atmosphere of the South. HON ROB’T J. WALKER. We have just road the argument of the ahyvo gentlemen, delivered before tho U. S. Supremo Court, on the 3rd inst., in relation to the Georgia and Mississippi Injunction cases. For great constitutional truths, profound think ing, deep research and thrilling ora tory, it “ caps the olimnx ” over any thing, as a legal production, we have over read. We have uever had any doubts as to the uncoustitutionality of the Sherman Military Bill, and wc now teol ten-fold stronger. The argu ment of the opposition melts away as does the snow-flake before the rays of the burning sun. He soars as nigh above Stansberry, as the eagle over the buzzard. sf-wc had space for it every Word should be published. EMIGRATION. Within the past few weeks it has been our unfortunate privilege to no tice many good and industrious men en route for Brazil. Wo say unfor tunate, because wc feel and believe that it will prove so to many who are leaving comfortable homes for the un tried field* of foreign countries —not one-tenth part of them will ever real ize their golden expectations, whilst hundreds, before they oun become ac climated, will sink into premature graves. If you will emigrate lot it be to some other portion of the South ; but for ycur own sake, if you would act wisely,, let Brazil, Nicaragua and Central America alone. Men who per suade you to desert the old homestead, for the purpose of moving to either of the above named places, hare not your interest at heart so much as their own. They are generally men of much shrewdness, always op the lookout for anything that will promote their own advancement, notwithstanding their glriwinz descriptions and fair promises. In this respect, shun them as you would the fatal simoon of the desert. Beforo you dissolve your connection „;,K „1A oiotiotio and friends, con sider well what you are doing. Here your boyhood and probably the best part of your manhood has boon spent Here yo-ihavekindrcd, friends, health, strength—there you may have neither ; or at least it will take you a consider able ttmo to form now acquaintances and friends. Here you have a com fortable home —only a little dissatis fied with it, that's all —and if the soil is not as rich as you desire it to be, a small*amount of patience, industry and fertilizing will soon set it right. '1 here you may get rich land, but remember that you have to clear it, fence it, build houses, and perform much other hard labor, that, in your present situa tion l as'already been overcome. Be sides the time thus employed, you will have to spend much money before you can give to your new heme “ a local habitation and a name,” —all this you must do yourself— slavery is dead, and the freedtnan not yet reliable The same means and industry applied to your present abode, would more than render you iudepondfcnt and comforta ble. The sequel of all your endeavors to better your condition is soon told— furrowed check, exhausted strength, and a skeleton home. Then will you sigh for the old Georgia homestead and tho happy scenes ot other days. Considor also that the South needs tho aid of all her sons in building up her prostrated energies. Daily she is speaking to you in tones that cannot be mistaken. You would not desert a true friend in the hour of his suffer ing—she has boon to you the truest of friends and her sufferings are greit. Stand boldly up to her ; no matter “ how high the breakers may run, ot loud the-storm may howl.” l)ou’tsay you hare no influence—your veryjny your position, however humble, will not be without its reward. The .first will be instrumental in unfolding the rioh treasures of her soil, and tho lat ter in giving back to her the American Liberty of 1776. HON. JAMES L. SEWARD. The following oxtraot from an At* lanta letter to the New York Herald, may impart some satisfactory informa tion as to tho recent visit paid by our distinguished fellow citizen, Hon. Jas L. Soward, to Gen. Pope, at Atlanta, und about which there has been so much conjecture : “Gen. Pope to day had an interview with Hon. James L. Seward, formerly a member of the United States Con gress from this State, and tendered him tho position of Superintendent of Registration in Georgia, whioh Mr. Seward could not accent, as he is among those who aro disfranchised Thii is to be regretted. Mr. Seward would have filled the office well, and he is very earnestly devoted to the work of registration under the late acts of Congress. Oeneral Pdpe was not aware of this fact when he tendered the position to Mr. Seward, and very deeply regrots that tho services of so fitting a person for the plsee are not available on this account.” The Habeas Corpus in Case of Mr. Davis. Richmom), May B.—lt is now nn< derstood that Justioe Chase will arrive here Monday. Mr. -Chandler, the prosecuting attorney, has not yet arri ved. U. 8 Marshal Underwood to.day received the following writ and will leave for Norfolk with it to morrqw ; The President of the United Siatoa to Brig. Gen. Henry S. Burton, and to any person or persons having the custody of Jefferson Davis, greeting: We command you that you have the body of Jefferson Davis, by you im prisoned and detained as it is said, to gether with the cause at such impris onment and detention, by whatsoever name the said Jefferson Davis is oullud or eburged, before our Circuit Court of the United States of the district of \ irginia, at the next term theieof, at Richmond, in said district, on the second Monday in May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, at the opening of the Court on that day, to do and reoeive what shall then and there be considered concerning the said Jefferson Davis. Witness, Salmon P. (. base, our Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, this first day of May, 1867. - W. 11. Barry, Clerk Circuit Court. • Mr. Davia, when he arrives onSnnday, will still be in military custody, aud will uot be produced in Court till Monday. It is stated that he will bo kept in the Libby Prison where apart ments will be assigned him. THINGS ABOUT TOWN. IPg-Our Fruit crop promises a heavy yield. Many trees are scarcely able to*bear their own weight. _* jafWo arc rejoiced to-learn that the recent heavy rains with whjch this section was visited, have done very little damagdfcyond tho packing ot the ground. CORRECTION, In our noticoof the babbath School celebration, owing to being wrongly informed, we were made to say, “Mas ter Patrick Shefton,” instead of Mas ter Tatnall Shcfftal- “Honor to whom honor is due.” THE EMBANKMENT- The embankment on Main Street, situated directly on the Railroad line, is daily growing “small by degrees and beautifully less,’’ under tho sturdy strokes of the laborers. Mr. E. B. Brown is tho contractor. gardens. No family wlio value health, economy and good eating, should be without a garden. To the poor man, they are money in hand paid, and require very little labor, on ordinary land, to yield a bountiful supply of wholesome food. Those in this locality are in a fine growing state, and bill fair to produce an abundant yield. Many of our citi. sens have for several weeks past, been tickling their palates with peas, beans, Irsh potatoes, Ac. The cut worm and oattcrpillar are a little troublesome, but •not sufficiently so to affect the rr.ising of plenty. LARGE CABBAGE. In behalf of the Editor, we thank his friend. Mr. 11. Wychc, for his pre sent of a fine large Cabbage, grown in his garden the present season. We will now let Mr. W. do the talking himself: “ Capt. L. C. Bbya.n I send you a specimen of my Cabbage. I have a fine garden. I wish you and your family were near enough to spend a day with me. C can treat y° u to Cab bage, Peas, Beans, Squashes, Irish Po tatoes, Ac., Ac. I have Corn as high as my head in my garden.* .4 Your friend, 11. W.” A IN TIME. Individual! liable to do Street Work, will do well to give heed to the follow ing Resolution, passed by Council on the 7tli instant. The streets must be worked, and either your money or la bor must do it. You will act wisely by reporting- promptly, arid thereby save the issuing of an Execution s Resolved, That every person liable come forward to the Clerk of Council, on or before the 15th inst., and signify his consent to work on the streets for ten days, or pay the sum of five dol. lars for exemption ; and any one so lia ble, failing so to do, the Clerk shall pncced immediately after that time to isauo an Execution against him, and th« Marshal is hereby directed to col lect the amount of five dollars and costs from each delinquent. GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE FINE ARTS. A It will ho .'etui by reference to Mr. Jeffers advertise merits, that he is spar ing nether skill nor expense, in fur. nishing our citizens with all the late improvident* in his beautiful art.— llis galley is without exception, the best arranged we hove ever seen, and lie has fitn-d it lip in tho most beauti ful mating. Mr. T. Itarbnek, hi* new Br tjst, is certainly tic best that lias over visited and wo doubt if he has any superior in the South. He has anew pVooen by which he takes Pho tographs of thildron in the short space of five second. “GOURiINa A WIDOW,” Is said to b«one of the most delight ful employmeis known to the art of love. Ihe bet evidence we can give of its truth is tie fact, that oor young and esteemed flllow-citiwu, Mr. Jas E. PysoN, wasbnited in wedlock to the handsome id intelligent widow, Mrs. Mary A. Itkoau., on the Bth inst. 'J he nupLl ocremouins were performed by thi Rev. 31. C. Smith, at the residence *ltho bride s mother. We trust that 6eir pathway through life may bo strok'd with the richest blessings, and t|b S’m of their exist, enec long hang ssptnded in the west ern horizon ore t shall set. MORE NEV lUILDINGS.. ‘ f In our notice »f “ New Buildings” published in ourissft of Tuesday, we omitted the forcfoitj for the waut of space and tin « : Mr. J. ('. has recently completed a snug lifie residence, and no doubt realizes thrfnet, that a “poor man’s cot is letter two » rented* pal ace.” Mr. Lebbeus Delo is engaged in the building lino, re are not advised whether it will be ff rent, or shelter the head of some “ taet warbler ” Donald MoLean, Bsq., has lately finished throe coiuui iops brick •stores on Jackson street; me of .which is occupied as a by . 31 r. T. p. p,-rry formerly of the “Oar House " firm, engaged in put ting up a building, i ieh will soon be ready to roceive his tnily. Mr, James \\ ootc is also erecting a residence near the ariety Works. Dr. R J Bruch h dso ndi ling ano ther r.ew building to ie largo number hr already pocsrsscsj- • The Baptist colored people are now I worshipping in,a new church built by j themselves. The Methodist colored population , also have in embryo the erection of a house of worship. Besides the above improvements, Dr. Seixas has added anew roof to the old frame ; * so also have Mr. Jno. Pittman and Mr. Chas. 31ertz. Quite a number of new fences have been built, and where the frame would justify it, old sills have given place to new ones. The truth is, briefly stated, progress and improvement is visible on every hand. SUWANNEE NEWS. We have received tho second nutm of anew paper bearing the above title, published at Lake City by Jacob C. Moore, and edited by W. M. Ives. It presents a neat appearance, and we trust ourfiiend Jacob inaybe liberally sustained. Editorial Correspondence. Savannah, May 7th, 1867. It is a rainy day and having noth ing else to do, and not being very fond of running about and having a jolly time at the saloons and other like pki* ces of modern popularity and resort, I seat myself to write a few lines about Savannah, and thenie npon which our •0“ untry cotemporaries delight to dwell,, and our city cotemporaries fond of co pyihg. It may be because the former when visiting the city arc kindly -re ceived and courteously treated by the latter, or it may be because there are so many thrifty merchants and other business men in-the city, that there is a large advertising patronage to be. dis tributed in the various fields of Com petition. We do not pretend to say which of these inspires the pens of our cotemporaries, or that either of. them has any thing to do with it; but certain we arc’, that every fresh editori al arrival is the beginning of anew correspondence on that ever fresh and inexhaustible tlrcme the “Fofest City ’’ We have read many of these elaborate eulogies front the four points of the compass, making Savannah the hub of the U 5 wheel, and naturully enough we began to desire a -taste of the sweets tf> be enjoyed there, and to dip our sluggish pen into that pro metfiean fount. Well, We have arrived upon the en chanted ground, and are now engaged takings jn-ospcctive view of tho elysian fields. The streets are not paved with gold, nor has the city any walls at all, but dim tin the outskirts may si ill be traced the tig zag remains, with here and there a mound of what appears to have been in a former age, sdme kind of defensive work, as if this sacred lo cality was once menaced by a hostile force. Whether-such was ever fc-ally **■*- . min - ( *. . beon the reseu relies of some of < ur learn, ed modern cotemporaries in to the anti quities of the place, that some of them have demonstrated, and offered incon trovertible evidence to sustain the (acts elucidated by thorn, that this singular and important city was riot only men aced by a hostile army, sown time dur ing the period of eighteen hundred and silty six, about four thousand years after the flood, hut that it was actually besiegd and taken,, and its laws and iustitotiojis subverted. There are evidences the city was inhabited by Uzvd istfWT races of peoples, one of which beoame'Vjr/fwct in the body poli tic audvorpaiafe, and it i.«r yet a matter of some dispute which of these two races gained the ascendenoy, although wc believe the learned l)r. Thaddcns Sti'ccns, who labored so long and inith iully in this field, has furnished the world sufficient proof to shule th - ques tion, in his learned disquisition, onti. tied the ‘‘Sherman Bill * Whether the surviving race, however, ever really regained the privileges they claimed, under an antiquated instrument known as the Constitution, and which they curiously regarded as a guarantee ol their liberties, has not yet been fully determined. But we must dwell no longer on these interesting topioa, upon which whole volumes might be written for the edification and instruction of mod ern civilized nations. Wo therefore return from this instrwtire digression to our own narrative. The late incessant rains appears to have covered the uumerous streets and alloys of this wonderful- city, with a dark moist looking substance, which we found, on chute examination, to con- * Bi*t of a species of mud or muck, which exhibited an affinity for shoe leather, and readily adhered to the boot of the pedestrian. Nut that the curious visitor is eon. detuned to stem the flood aud brave tho forbidding aspect of this mud, in his walks a trout the city, far from it— the thrifty, industrious and enlighten - od people, who constructed here their habitations, evidently had an eye to comfort, elegance and even ’luxury, for wc find here, in a fine stats of pre- servation, elegant stone pavement* on which pedestrians may traverse the whole city, wiiboutooming in and * igree« able contact with the tuouttnrn ol iht open streets. Splendid umnaiotts ave seen on eveiy hr.ml, while the solemn • spires of magnificent churches pierce the skies, as if pointing the treaty traveler to that rv*t so often mentioned in the history of the place, as having bean It ught beneath their lofty domes. Idiot the inhabitants of memorated the deoils of tluw heroes is also evinced iff the discovery cf two monuments, on oge of which thg name “ l WusAri " can he distinctly »ei n.— This monument is in a fine state of preservation and js a splendid triumph of art, rivaling the best works of the Jtiod in our own enlightened a£e. As eviffenes.that the inhabitant- of this city were fond of ease and p’easure, j not far above this wouument described above, is a park, most beautifully laid out, on tbe outskirts of the city, sever ed with a native growth «f pine,lnter spersed with other rara and valuable plants, evidently placed there -b jr hu man hands. ‘ The park, or, as history has it, “ Forsyth Place,” or as a Re publican editor wrote it, “ Forsyth Pbrhf has wide and narrow, regular ainl irregular walks, beautifully bor j ilered,' with green vegetation, wtia ; mented and made compact with a cu | rions Substance of a White color, 1 av ! ing the constituent chemical properties iof a mineral called lime. The outer edges of this park are bordered with an ornamental work of great beauty, composed of solid material and run ning so regularly and systematically around the premises, as to give the idea of an intentional enclosure. But the strangest as well as the most beau tiful and interesting object that strikes the eye of the beholder in this park, is a work of art, about the centre of the grounds, seemingly a pool, basin or res ervoir, into which a number of strange looking creatures, half man, half fish, and evidently half floating on tbe sur face, are perpetually blowing water out of home , to supply the pool in which they seem to have taken up their abode. It is conjectured ' that the classic inhabitants of the city, con. Rtructcd these creatures and placed them there, to represent the legendary animals known as Tritons, and famed as having drawn the watery car of a Mythological Sea King, who bore the name ot Neptune, As these are oply myths, however, the writer does not risk his reputation, as an antiquarian, ou the statement. But to. conclude his remarks on the discoveries recently' made in thjs park, he will simply state,that wonderful ns It may seem, nevertheless it is true, that every object in this park, both natural and artistic, and everything he has described, appears at this day .as j fresh and betsßful, and bears as strong evidence of a high and perfect state of eulvatioti and occupation, ns it did, perhaps,, at any period in the palrnest days of the city. This givee sufficient evidence we ekiitn, that the inhabitants of the city were distinguished also fur their love of pleasure and their high cultivation of'tbe arts and sci&tces. We shall now refer to but one more of their characteristics, and leave the aitztous student, of history, who desires further infarmatjen on these all absorb ing topics, to search diligently tbe vokmiinot s, but very valuable works extant, upon the authority of some id our ablest cotemporaries. The cliarac teYistie we refer to, partakes of the na ture of ‘-pleasure’' -arid has especial re -lation to the gratification of the appe tite. The subject might be treated of as taste, but it might then also be confounded with that sensibility to harmony and propriety which manifests ■ itself in human nature, when called •*■*-. .—*_ ,„k;Vk ►«l„tes to appetite and denominated cue of the -‘ jive smses ’’ | manifests itself internally, and by exi terrial operation's it is gratified‘by in i tojrnal applications The subject being i now fully explained wc will proceed l with the narrative. The strongest evtdenco wc baVe \ been able to find, that the inhabitants of this city were accustomed to luxury and Jhe fullest gratification of a eg /{/- vatetl appetite, is still to be soon in the erection of a Siambor of immense hotels, where all journeymen, pleasure .-eekers, travelers of both sexes, and the public generally, were all feast and at splendid tables, covered or burdened with all the substuptials and dolieaoes of all seasons, aud from all climes and countries, without stint, ai»d that, too in the uiidijt of splendid woijd, painted ■ briek an f moulded or mm hie halls, os- . pecially fitted up with eifery possible i convenience for that purpose. • One of these, caljed tho Screven House, has attracted our especial attention, and we have devotee much time and labor to examining and commenting upon the splendid preparations found in this, establishment, for those who were so fortunate as to pay it a visit. Brer it?/, however, will not allow us in this placo, to give the careful reader the full benefit of our views and discove ries— suffice it to any, that wo in vito the curious, the pleasure, seeker, and tho business men of all sections, to vis t it when they gp to the city, with the full assurauoe of ouo of our ablest anthers, that they will find there suf. fie ion t food both for the mind and for the s'otuaoh. Savannah, .May Bth, 1867. We arrived here yesterday utomiug by the Gulf Hoad, after a night's tra .velof two hundred miles, through one of <he heaviest, and must incessant rains that has fallen in this section for j many years. Wo were comfortably, housed, Os course, in one of those ele gant pass-nger cars, now summon to , the Gulf ilwd, and therefore not ex posed to th« fory of the pitiless elei ; meat; l ut at every station throughout • the two hundred miles, from Thomas v'lfk to Savannah, wherever the train stopped, so that it*could be hifeard, the , same unerasing roar gave evidence that the flood was- still descending. All day yesterday it continued also in showers, butrto-d ay is bright and beau tiful, as if u« lowering elouds bad {a»vcd over Hie eity. The rain must ave been very extensive, for airvadv we hear of it from points -IpO miles apart, and the damage it inflicted must hivo keen conddenthis. In some le ca Mitts, no doubt it overflowed, ami drowned out the voting corn and ffit tou, while in others every thing must have been washed away by its torrents. Business in S»vaunah is dull. L. 0. B. 6»Sri’«elve thousand dollars have been offered and refused for a span of fast horses in Buff'd r* U. S. District Court Richmond r ? tiy V-. N R Ofo ON Tilt UK AN D JURY i HAKGF. OK XUH ifOO! . •>— Richmond, May 6.—Tli© U. 8. Di*' trict Court,'.!udge Underwood presi ding, wet to-day. Among the mein . fairs of the Grand Jury were Jno. M. Bolts, James Segar, Lewis McKcnize and five colored men. The Juilgc m his charge congratulated the Jury. It was threatened wjth destruction by tho assassin, yet, thanks to Congress, it met now in security. This promised better things for Richmond, a city wlicre the press had reached the low est depths of profligacy, and the pulpit had been prostituted by ministering guy Lotharios, and licentiousness had ruled until half the births were illegiti mate. The Jury, he said, would have a good deal of work, much of it created by tho demoralization of the people by a disloyal'press, which had encouraged peijury and counterfeiting to cheat the Government. lie called attention to the fact that negroes were not al lowed the freedom of street cars. The Examiner has information that the session of the Ccurt will he pro longed until tfee adjourment of tba Suprem i Court, when Chief Justito Chase will come here and pres de at the trial of Mr. Davis. L. H. Chan dler, the I’rosecuting Attorney, is now in New York, consulting wiih Mr. Eviu-ts, Davis’ counsel, about the trial. Davis, will probably be brought here Saturday and then held by the eivfl authorities till trial. .Mr. Chase is ex •pcctid next. week. Interesting Case before the Su preme Court. Washi.vq to,n% May.7.—The case of the Commonwealth of Virginia v», .West Virgio-a, was Up to-day, and is still on argument. J his ease raises the question of the stutus ol Virginia as a State of the Union, as West Vir ginia denies the right of Legisla ture to make valid enactments. The immediate question is jurisdiction over certain counties claimed to have been tTai sfeired by fraudulent represents, tions. A decree is asked reinstating these counties to Old Virginia. The argument will probably oeewpj two more days. Messrs. Stowton, Allison and Revcrdy .Johns n represent Wes* Virgiira, Andrew ITuuter add Benja min 11. Curtis, of Boston, represent tfc» Old Dominion. Tho Injunction Cuses. Mr. Stansberry closed the argument iu tho Gcorgiixand Mississippi injunc-r tion eases, lie spoke as to general prin ciples, denying the jurisdiction of tho Court There was hi the cases, hA continued, no basis of property on which relief could be given. Only two of the ten States affected were here ; it was not known but that eiglj* were content. 'Hie Attorney General argued that tho Supreme Court.was in ’ ‘ *- r srcj .-. nhiell might so not as to destroy the efficiency of tho Court by impeaching its Judges on tiiise. accusation, qf by denying the salaries requisite to their support. It rested with the people to secure honesty ol legislation, and to this basis we must look for the. preservation of tho rights of citizenship and the iutegri'y of tiie States. ° 'J he <'curt adjourned immediately on the close of Mr, Stansberry's ar-ti m nt. **« Murries <\f Tight-Lac ing. —While we are growit.g very sensible indeed in led (.local skirts, i arm stocking* and high necks, wc are degenerating in some otlior matters quite as important. 1 he corset is not a necessary part of a womans wardrobe; and a us ! when a woman does begin to Wear corsets, ahe will wear them too small, and will tug at the lacyt till tho breath becomes short, and she feels it necessary to.rc train from anything liks a comfortable meal. Wc say nothing against a well shaped corset worn lossely, but there lies the difficulty. A loose corset in jures the appearance, instead of im proving it, and people wear corsets that they may bate small waUts. All we can sav is, don’t squeeze, whatever you do. You may have stna 1 waists, hut you are exposing yourself to a dozen mi-fortunes w hich are as bad as ) a largo rva sf. First, you will surely | have dyspepsia, and grow yellow and crOs«, and unhappy; secondly, your hands will grow red; thirdly, your Iioso; fourthly, y„ u will be unable- to walk a mile at onoe ; sixthly, your shoulder blade wiii increase in size al titude ; seventhly, your eyes will grow weak, eight!j you will break down at thirty, or thereabout 1 , and be a sickly obi woman from that time forth. If those truths do not ’frighten women from tight corsets, perhaps tho infor mation that gentlemen do n->t admire whut dressmakers call a ‘-pretty figure,” so much as natural one, have some influence ■ From Europe - France augi Prus sia rapidly Arming-Distrust in Financial Ciroles. * London, May J. —The Government has accepted the amendment providing - that lodgers shall be franchised. McCufferty has been convicted of high treason at Dubfo’o. Notwithstanding the preliminaries •looking to peace, France and Prussia are both rapidly arming, thu* produi • cing distrust in tig: financial circles here and elewhere. lx ideal Oration in the South The New I ork Dr press nays : It is a suggestive feet that tho Radical on tors who aro now overrunning the South, -angling for the freedmen’s votes, bilong to a class that took good care to keep away from the Sooth when volunteers were wanted up here | to go there to put down the rebellion. Senator Wilson is one of that class.--. AVilson raised a regiment, it is true, bnt souif how or other he never got • “ to the front ” with it.