JtawttU* Evening
Saturday, August 3, 1872.
THE CIVIL. RIGHTS CASE.
Diichargc of Messrs. Godfrey, Scgur and
Berrien.
To-day at 12 o’clock the U. S. Commis
sioner's court was opened. There was an
immense crowd of people of all colors col
lected to hear the decision of Commissioner
Wayne. On the call by Deputy Marshal
Cox, the attention of every one was drawn
to the Commissioner who produced a docu
ment of considerable dimensions, and com
menced reading his decision. . The case
was ably reviewed, and almost every point
touched upon it. Ilis Honor finally wound
up with some wholesome advice to the
colored citizens, who were so easily led
astray by designing white partisans —re-
commended moderation between the two
races and a friendly desire to work together
and build up the broken fortunes of the
South. Finally, he did not see that the
charge was sustained, and he therefore dis
charged the prisoners from custody.
We sincerely congratulate our friends
on their escape from the clutches of malig
nant, disaffected negroes, who were urged
on to the prosecution by a greed for money-
The decision of Commissioner Wayne
was received with applause from the
whites; it was, however, soon suspended by
the court.
Executive Committee tor the City of
Snvaimstli suit County of Catlutiii.
The following gentlemen are appointed
members of the Executive Committee for
the city of Savannah and county of Chat
ham, in pursuance of the authority vested
in me by the meeting of the Democratic
party, held in the city of Savannah on the
15th July, 1872:
FIRST DISTRICT.
A. P. Wetter, Ed. Moran,
Charles Schwartz, James Clemeuce,
Win. Green, John Cooper,
S. E. Byck. Wm. Gibbons,
W. F. Chaplin, Henry Bnsteecl,
SECOND DISTRICT.
11. R. Jackson, A. G. McArthur,
Thos. E. Lloyd, J. C. Blitch,
C. E. Van Vorst, W. A. Thomas.
John Rutherford, Andrew Goebel,
V. L. Starr, J. L. Martin,
THIRD DISTRICT.
Julian Hartridge, R. E. Lester,
E. Heidt. Isaac Brunner.
C. C. Casey, Waring Russell,
A. R. Lawton, John It. Dillon,
Thos. R. Mills, Jr. Julius Koox,
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Col. E. C. Anderson, John Cunningham,
A. M. Sloan, J. H. Estill.
James Monahan, John Schwartz,
M. Lavin, A. B. Luce,
A. Pratt Adams, Chas. 11. Dorsett,
COUNTY AT LARGE.
John Schley, M. M. Bellisario,
John H. Dews, A. Bonaud,
Nicholas Geil, Chas. Chapman,
G. T. Bnrdett. Marmaduke Brown.
Wm. D. Howe. Henry J. Nungazer.
The gentlemen named are respectfully
requested to meet at Metropolitan Hall, in
City Hotel building, on Monday evening
next, August sth, at 8 o’clock, for the pur
pose of organizing. Any gentleman who
declines to serve, will oblige by informing
the Chairman before the time of meeting.
K. D. Arnold, Chairman.
Monday, July 29, 1872.
Religious Notice.
Rev. Father Rosenbaum, of the Congre
gation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Balti
more, Md., will begin a course of lectures
on to-morrow evening, at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist. The sermon will
be delivered in the German language, and
is intended to benefit the German Catho
lics in Savannah.
Trinity Cliurcli.
The united church service will be held
in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church,
St. James Square, to-morrow, Sunday
night, August 4, at 8 o’clock.
The bell of the Independent Presbyte
rian Church will ring for notice of the
same.
At Conner’*,
Stand in front of the Post Office, and at
his News Depot, corner of York and Mont
gomery streets, can be had at all times the
daily and weekly publications from all the
Heading cities.
ANDERSON.
He I* Interviewed by n Mirror Reporter—
g ICHtoln of Hie Prisoner— Hl* Statement,
THE GOLD FtiVER IN MACON.
Our “special” early this morning had an
interview with Wm. Anderson, who has
attracted sc much public attention in this
section recently. Anderson is fine-lpok
ing, bald, high forehead, florid complexion,
whiskers and moustache, (t <0 anfjlabi,
weighs about one hundred and eighty
pounds, and in general appearance looks
anything but a forger. We were kindly
received, and the following is the version,
verbatim et literatim, which he makes lor
the public. In the meantime he requests
the press to suspend their criticisms and
the’public their opinions until bis fase is
decided by the courts:
ANDERSON'S STATEMENT.
I am a citizen of the United States, and
have voted from Polk to Seymour. In May
1 left New York, where I have been en
gaged in business eighteen years. Bought
a letter of credit in New York pi the
Branch of the Bank of British North
America for £I,OOO. This letter is directed
to the numerous foreign correspondents of
their bank, and when money is paid thereon
'it is their duty to endorse the amount on
the letter of credit. I went to Boston and
asked a bank to buy my draft on London
for £500; not being correspondents, they
declined to do so, until the draft was paid
m London. In the meantime I advised the
Bank of British North America that 1 had
written my agent in London to deposit
funds independent of my letter of credit.
They took my draft and forwarded, to Lon
don; several weeks passed without my
hearing from it, though I had written and
telegraphed; the reply was they had not
heard from the draft. Having occasion
about June 20th, to go to Montreal, went
to the branch of the Bank that issued my
letter of credit, was shown to the parlor of
the Manager, presented my letter and asked
him to cash my draft for £350. He wrote
an order for the amount on a slip of paper
for the cashier who paid me the above sum,
but omitted to endorse it on the letter of
credit. Then went to St. John’s, N. 8.,
and drew on my letter £SOO, which was
endorsed properly ; shipped cargo of lum
ber to Havana ; at Havana the correspon
dents of the bank advanced me £3OO on
the letter of credit which was endorsed
thereon ; came on via Cedar Keys and met
Gen. Ryan, who came *o Savannah with
me; went into the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, rsked the price of sterling,
was told they were not buying at that time;
also asked if they were correspondents of
the bank from which ray letter emanated,
reply “ not regular, but occasional;” told
them if I drew on London it -would be
against a letter of credit which I produced;
was advised to send it to New York to be
cashed; replied, I would do so, and left the
bank. At the Merchants’ Bank I simply
inquired the price of sterling. A friend of
Gen. Ryan drove me out to Miller’s on the
canal, aud then down the road to No. 1,
when 1 decided to go to Macon. The con
ductor came to collect fare, and as I had
only gold, asked the difference of premium;
said he could not do it, but I could redeem
it at Macon. When I reached Macon the
conductor went to an officer at the station
and told him, “ That man there lias got
gold in his possession—he must be a mil
lionaire.” The officer came to me in a few
minutes and said, “I think you have done
something wrong; you had better come
along with me; but as I know you have
gold, I think we can square it; the U. S.
Marshal is looking for you and Gen. Ryan;
you came over with him, and if he finds
you, you will be locked up for eight or ten
years.” I acknowledged traveling with
Gen. R., and replied that I had violated no
United States law. He replied, “Ifyou
have not done anything it will cost you
SI,OOO to prove it, and I will let you off a
great deal less,” and asked, “how many
hundred dollars will you give me ?” I said
if it is a matter of a twenty dollar gold
piece, here it is. He replied, “ I am no
twenty dollar man ;” then offered him an
other, making forty dollars, but S3OO in
in gold was his lowest price, which I re
spectfully declined ; had at that time upon
my person $12,500 in gold and gold bonds;
was taken before the Mayor, who said
the city would not be responsible for
my arrest and discharged me. Prior to
this, several policemen offered to get me
released, for sums varying from S2OO to
SISOO in gold. Lawyers were also in
profuion, but every one was on a gold
basis. After my discharge the policeman
who first arrested ine said “they have got
you on a string,” so go at once with me and
get a horse and buggy and leave town, or
the United States Marshal will have you.
(I was then settling up for costs, possesso
ry warrants and lawyer, which cost me
S3OO in gold,) I went with him to a
livery, got a conveyance and he drove me
across the country a few miles, until another
policeman on horseback overtook us, who
claimed to have orders to bring me back,
but added “it could be ‘squared’ for $2,500
in gold ;” I refused, went back to town and
was put in the Barracks and kept there
during the day. In this time the police
officers obtained ordei’3 upon my gold for
about S2OO ; in addition, one officer charged
me SIOO gold to send for my lawyer; the
order for this amount was found upon him
and Mayor Huff' dismissed him frojn the
force. I have made a compromise with the
Bank of British North America, subject to
ray claim for excess for SIO,OOO gold, though
I maintain my indebtedness, if any, to them,
does not exceed $5,000. The drafts drawn
by me were on open account, and had noth
ing to do with my letter of credit, though
the Bank at Loudon claim it to have been
upon the latter. Mr. Plant, at Macon,
yesterday offered to abandon my prosecu
tion by the Savannah Bank and Trust
Company if I would surrender myself to
the Canadian authorities, which I declined.
On Monday last they offered, if I would
surrender all the gold and bonds in my
possession, to allow the bank lawyers to re
tain their fees and pay the SSOO reward
that was offered for me, and which the
Mayor paid to me for surrendering to him,
to let me go “scot free;” I peremptorily
refused, unless some thousands were re
funded. They offered me $ 100 currency;
I have the receipt of the Agent of the Bank
British North America from Montreal,
(who is now in this city,) for $7,000 Cen
tral Pacific bonds; $1,242 American gold,
SBOO gold certificates.
I still claim my letter of credit is good
for £2OO, and if the opportunity is afforded
me to present it to the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, and ask for their refusal
or acquiescence on my dralt, I am con
scious of doing no injury to any one in
Georgia; and I trust that my treatment rn
Savannah will not be like that in Macon.
Mayor Huff has my thanks for the im
partial and courteous manner in which he
treated me.
The police at Macon seized and still re
tain all my clothes, save one change—my
o-old watch and chain, diamond studs and
sleeve buttons.
K. K. K. in Savannah.
Some lying scamp forwarded a telegraph
ic dispatch from this city to the N. Y<
Times, stating that the Radical ratification
meeting of last Monday night was broken
up by several hundred armed men, who
fired into the hall. The dispatch is head
ed “ The Ivu Klux—Republican Ratifica
tion Meeting in Savannah Attacked —
Large Numbers Wounded — Greeley’s
I'riends the Assailants.” A miserable at
tempt to make capital out of a family
quarrel.
Silver Tongue.
Anew lot of these celebrated Organs,
sold on small monthly payments.
jyl6-tf H. L. Schreiner.
Montlille* for August, IST.
Frank Leslie’s, Demorest, and Peterson's
Magazines; Godey’s Lady’s Book; Butter
ick’s Metropolitan; Milliner and Dress
maker for July; World of Fashion for
July; Le Bon Ton; Leslie's Pleasant
Hours; Ballou's Magazine ; Harper's Mag
azine; Atlantic Monthly; Appleton's Jour
nal, mo. part; Scribner's Monthly ; Science
of Health. All the illustrated weeklies re
ceived up to date at Conner’s stand, in
iront of the Post Office, and at his Depot
and Circulating Library, corner of York
and Montgomery streets. This Library is
large and well selected, and tbe only public
one in the city.
Sudden Deatli.
Another of the old and respected citizens
of Savannah, was suddenly called to eter
nity this morning. Sir. Woolhopter, who
resided at the corner of Habersham
and York streets, feeling a little unwell,
concluded to go over to Dr. Fish s office
for a dose of medicine, but before he ac*
complished this object, he fell dead upon
the floor. Mr. W. was well advanced in
years. Cause, heart disease.
ANSON B. IVES
Merchant
TAILOR. 1
SHIRT-MAKER.
Furnishing Goods, Hats, &c., &c.
SAVANNAH.
t
—
WHAT IS FOR
The Ives Shirt!
Fit, Durability and Comfort.
The principle of my Yoke is a ti ne one for secur
in'l' the above advantages. The fullness in the hack
is'concentrated over the muscles Oi each shoulder,
which permits the action of the muscles' easy, un
obstructed exercise, while the stronger portion of
the Yoke covers the part where the strati is great
est. It is thus perceptible that the bosom of
TIIE IVES SHIRT
Is kept more closely to tbe body than by any other
system. In this age of great competition in busi
ness, it 'eems strange that the idea prevails that
one mitc compete in PRICE only. A POOR AR
TICLE IS NEVER CHEAP, and I need not expect,
a customer to come back for a second lot, or to ad
vise his friends to purchase it. The only success
ful competition is to sell the b- t article at a fair
profit, and induce my customer io pay five or ten
i>er cent more for it. moving to him, a I easily
can, THAT A SHIRT AT THREE DOLLARS
EACH. THAT WILL WE \R AT LEAST A YEAR,
IS CHEAPER THAN ONE AT TWO DOLLARS
AND A HALF. THAT WILL WEAR ONLY SIX
OR EIGHT MONTHS.
THE IVES SHIRT
Is made expressly for FINE RETAIL TRADE, is
always cut lengthwise of the goods, i v always
trimmed in the best manner, L always. lade by
first-class labor, skilled in vhe art, i* always made
of the BEST COTTONS. AND LINEN for bosoms
and cuffs of the PURE IRISH FLAX.
THE IVES SHIRT
Is alo made to order from ACTUAL MEASURE
MENT, IN ANY STYLE OR FINISH the customer
desires, at a small advance over the regular retail
price, to cover the expenses of making a separate
parcel.
Try the Ives Shirt!
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. "HA
Corner of Bull street md Bay lane, next to
Pulaski House, Savannah, Ga.
gagr 1 Cross-bar Muslin, Linen, Jean, Osnabunr,
Canton and Shaker Flannel Under-Shirts ami Draw
ers made to order. iST Also, Gentlemen’s Night
Dresses, in all styles, made to order. jy2-tf
Just Arrived,
f>/\ FIRKINS NEW BUTTER, DIFFERENT
•jUqualities, from medium to fine;
50 tubs BUTTER:
SMALL CHEESE,
Clio ice HAMS. &c„
GEO. ALLEN, Jr.,
03 Bay street,
ij-17-tf Over Thompson & Walter's.
The Same Butter
fJAIIAT IS RETAILED FOR FORTY CENTS,
WE WILL SELL
4 POUNDS FOR A DOLLAR,
Delivered free of charge in any part of the city.
A. S. ALDEN <fc BRO'S,
jy!6-tf No. 75 Bay street.
