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The Savannah Daily Herald.
BY 8. w. MASON AND CO.
SAVANNAH. TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1965.
THE TRIP OF TEE BLACRSTOYE TO SIffTER.
Description ©f the Good Time they Had,
now they enjoyed themselves.
complimentary Resolution* to Capt*.
Starr and Berry
THE SUMTER CELEBRATION.
The steamer Blackstone which Jest here
jast Wednesday moruibg with the crowd of
guests who were going to Charleston to take
a part in the grand National celebration at
Sumter, reached Hilton Head at 2 1-2 the
same afternoon. The party proceeded to en
joy themselves there as best they could da
ring the rest of the day, by riding, visiting,
etc., and in the evening they attended the
grand ball given by the Staff of General Gil
more, of which festivity we have already
printed an account.
The ball being over, the Blackstone with
her party started at 2 o’clock the same night,
(or Thursday morning,) for Charleston,
winch port they reached at 10 o'clock on
Thursday morning. Making their way to
the Charleston Hotel, they engaged quarters,
the Blackstone having previously received a
most brilliant salute and reception from the
Navy vessels and from the crowds of people
who were assembled on the various forts and
excursion steamers about the harbor,
At the hotel a number of carriages, amply
sufficient for the use the whole party, were
provided by the kind and thoughtful energy of
Capt. Jno. H. Moore, A. Q. M. In riding about
the city,and viewing the sights,the hours were
spent till dinuer time, when the party return
ed to the Hotel to partake of a sumptuous
dinner. When we say that this hotel is kept
by Mr. J. E. Stetson, of Astor House celeb
rity, and that the repast was the very finest
which his best efforts could provide, we have
used up the superlatives of the language on
the dinner question.
After dinner the guests embarked on the
beautiful little steamer Golden Gate, which
had also been furnished by Capt. Moore.—
This entire afternoon was spent in visiting
the various places of interest and of histor
ical Importance in and about the harbor.—
Fort Sumter was the first place where they
stopped, and several hours were spent here
in examining all the various points and parts
of this celebrated fortification. It need hard
ly be said that every one, perhaps the Ladies
even more than the Gentlemen, were most
intensely interested in everything about this,
the birthplace of this -‘cruel war!*' Fort
Moultrie was the next place taken in the
course of the trip, and here, too, the visitors
remained some time.
Returning to the city, they learned, for the
first time, the most exciting news of the sur
render of Gen. Lee and his forces to the vic
torious Grant. The celebration which ensued
on the reception of this most glorious intel
ligence can much better be imagined than
described, to use a freshly original phrase.
There being,on such an occasion,no restric
tion placed on the use of Wines, Liquors,
there was such au intermingling of kin
dred spirits that the Ladies were ob
liged to be “eounted out” at a very
early stage riT the game. It must not
however, be for one minute, supposed, that
the Ladies, as a rule, disapproved of the
hilarious proceedings. On the contrary, one
ot the moßt markedlybeautiful of allthe lovely
dames in attendance,, abserving her husband
at 10 o’clock in the evening, in what she con
sidered a most repreheu9ive state of sobriety,
at once took him severely to task about it.
She informed him that she thought it the
patriotic duty of'every man with a heart in
hi 6 bosom, no dyspepsia in his stomach,
and plenty ot money in his pocket, to drink
the health of Grant, of Sherman, of Dahl-
gren, ofFarragut, of the Army generally,and
of the Navy in toto, until he couldn’t tell his
left leg from a 6 pound brass mountain
howitzer. The erring spouse begged par
don, aud told her he did not by any means,
mean to uphold abstinence as a virtue, but
that from some remarks she had made to
him on certain former occasions, he thought
she did. She told him to at once depart,and
threatened him, that if at midnight, she saw
anycause of complaint on the scoreof sobriety
she would have an instant divorce and marry
a certain newspaper correspondent she knew,
■who hadn’t been sober since the boat left the
wharf. The enterprising husband had yet
two hours before him—ho knew how to go
to work,and he made good use of his time,at
12 midnight, the Lady had no further reason
to find fault with his ill-timed temperance.
The man was carried to bed by nine benev
olent friends, and he slept all over the room
with his boots on.
On Friday, at 10 a. in., the boat web again
ready to convey them to Fort Sumter, where
the grand exercises of the occasion were to
come off Os these we have already given a
full account. On Friday night Gen. Gill
more had a Grand Reception, and Gen.
Hatch gave a Ball, between which our
Blackstone visitors divided their attentions.
On Saturday, the early part of the day was
spent in still further reconnoltering the city,
and at 4 p. m. the whole party were convey
ed in the Golden Gate to the Blackstone,
which lay outside the Bar. The passage
home was rather rough, at least it was rough
judged by the Landsmens’ Standard, and
some of these gentry were quite sea-sick.
The trip was, on the whole, a most pleasant
one; there was plenty of good company—
beautiful ladies—agreeable gentlemen—fine
music, (the excellent Band of the 14th Maine
attended to the Department of Melody most
admirably)—-a most munificent abundance of
everything to eat, and also to drink—the
weather wa9 delightful, save only for a few
hours on the return. The officers in charge
of the arrangements, and the Captain and
officers in charge of the steamboat, exerted
themselves, one and all, to make everything
pleasant for everybody. That they succeed
ed admirably, everybody concerned gratefully
acknowledges,
Indeed, so impressed were the passengers
with the superiority of their accommoda
tions, and so delighted with the thorough
enjoyability of the whole trip, that they did
not feel that they could part without giving
some testimonial, however slight, of theh
appreciation of th| efforts of those who had
most signally distinguished themselves by
their efforts to promote the perfect success
of the excursion. They accordingly held an
impromptu Mass-Meeting and unanimously
passed the two Resolutions we give below.
• We can vouch, from our own personal
knowledge of affairs, that the two gentlemen
complimented thus, richly deserve every
word, and even more of praise, than here is
given:
U. S. Transport Blackstone,
April 16th, 1865.
Resolved, That the thanks of the passen
gers of the steamer Blackstone; on the excur
sion to Charleston and Fort Sumter, be and
are hereby gratefully tendered to Capt. S. S.
Stair, A. Q. M, for the untiring exertions
made by him in providing for our comfort
and contributing so much to the success of
our expedition.
Lt.-Col. R. P. York,"l
Major C. F. Allen, > Committee
W. EL Parsons, jb. )
U. S. Transport Blackstone, 1
Savannah River, April 16. >
To Capt. R. H. Bkrrt,
Commanding Steamer:
Sir— We, the undersigned, passengers on
this steamer from Savannah to Charleston, to
participate in the ceremonies at Fort Sumter
on the 14th inst., cannot separate without
expressing to you our deepest gratitude for
the universal kindness with which you and
all the subordinate officers of your steamer
have treated us; for Ihe exertions you have
made for our comfort and for contributing sdjj
much to the success and pleasure of the ex-i
cursion.
Trusting that when next yon visit Savan
nah it will be a port open to all mankind, and
with peace smiling on our whole country, we
remain, Sir, your obedient servants,
(Signed) H H Washburn, Brevet Brig
Gen; E L Molineux, Brevet Brig Gen; S B
Luce, Lt Comd'g U S Navy; Col W T Ben
nett, Comd’g Brig USCT; Alfred Neafie,
Lt Col 156th NY; Robert P York, Lt Col
75th N Y and and Provost Marshal; John G
Healy, Lt Col 9th Batt Conn Vet Vols; John
B Lockwood, Paymaster USA; Charles F
Allen, Maj 38th Mass Vols; Robt F.Wilkin
son, Maj 128th NY; A F Dairyruple, Surgn
US V; S Clay Brown, Surg 18th Ind Vols;
J K Bigelow, Surg and Med Purveyor; S S
Starr, Capt and A Q M; J S Meek, Capt
AAQM; R S Coverdale, Capt A Q M, A
PMR R; E Giesey, Capt AQ M Vols; Ira
Berry, Capt 14th N H Vols; N H Oglesbee,
Capt and CS V; P McGuire, Capt JEng’rs;
H E Lord, Capt CSV; Albert Stearns, Capt
and Street Commis'r; E B Webster, Capt
and ADC; Geo W Handy. Lt and ADC;
N Murray, Lt and A A Q M; T J Spencer,
Lt and DO 0; Eben Parsons, Jun, Provost
Judge; David Wilson, Lt and A DC; Bur
nett E Miller, Lt and Asst D; J E Sprague,
Lt and Supt of Rect’g; Daniel K Kno wlton,
Lt and A A Q M: W W Root, Asst Surg
75th N Y Vol Batt* John H Chariot, Lt and
AAQM; W J Stevens, Lt and Ord Officer;
W W Myers, Asst Surg U S N. Fred Hope,
Jun, Ist Lt and AAQ M; W H Keller, Lt
and AAAG; PM Bidney, Asst Surg, J Bth
Ind V ols; A L Harris, Spec Agt P O Dept; T
B WaddeU; Burnet Forbes, N Y city; Howell
W Wright, John M Glidden, E S Kimball.
HA°F Farnsworth, Edgar Wildman,
Easter Monday.—The annual elections
for Wardens tad Vestrymen of the Protes
tant Episcopal Parishes in Savannah oc
curred yesterday, Easter Monday. We give
the result of the elections:
Christ Church Wardens. — Wm. P. Hunter,
Dr. Wm. H. Cuyler; Vestrymen, Col. Wm.
Thorne Williams, Robert Habersham, H. D.
Weed, Jacob Waldburg, Dr. P. M. Kollock,
Geo. A. Gordon, John Williamson.
St. Johns Church Wardens.—Geo. H. 'John
ston, Wm.,S. Bogart; Vestrymen, Wm. Bat
tersby, Wm. H. Bulloch, Col. Jno. L. Villa
longa, JA R. Johnson, Wm. L. Vroom, Dr
John A. Wragg, Levi DeWitt, Edward J
Purse.
• St. Pauls Church.— No election was held
this year in this Parish, as its communicants
are much scattered. There is but one of
the original Vestrymen now in the city, Mr.
Chas. Grant. ,
St. Stephens C lurch (colored). —There not
assembling at this Parish yesterday a quorum
of communicants no olection was held. It
will take place to-morrow, Wednesday after
noon, at five o’clock.
The Salute of Two Hundred Guns. —We
have been told that the salute of two hun
dred guns is, with General Grover's permis
sion, to be fired solely by officers, no private
to be called upon to handle a piece. This
unusual proceeding is, we understand, the
proposition of the many officers of this
Post whose patriotic enthusiasm impels
them to do extra honor to the great event
" salute is to commemorate.
STILL ANOTHER PARTY OF DISTOGHSHED
VISITORS COINING.
•
Rev. H. Ward Beecher, Wm. Lloyd Garrison,
Theo. Tilton and a Large Party on
their way to Savannah.
When they will Arrive. Particulars, etc.
Those of the citizens of Savannah who
were disappointed by not being able to get a
glimpse, or have a word on account of their
short stay, from those gentlemen of celebrity
who came to our city last week, are likely to
have their desires gratified. The subjoined
despatch from our Special Carrespondent at
Hilton Head, will iuform them whom to ex
pect. Some of gentlemen
have old and dear frien* here, who will not
fail to greet them most earnestly. Indeed we
cannot doubt that their welcome will be
hearty and gladsome from nearly, if not all
the people of Savannah.
[SPBCLAL DMFATOH TO THE ftAVANNJ.II DAILY HERALD.]
Hilton Head, April 17, 1865.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Mr. Wm.
Lloyd Garrison, Tilton, and a
large party left Hilton Head this morning
for a short tour to Beaufort; S. C., St. Au
gustine, Fernandina and Jacksonville, Fla.,
and Savannah, Ga.
The steamer Delaware, Capt. R. F. Hilton,
has been placed at their disposal, and the
trip will probably last a week or more, as
some of the gentlemen propose to make the
most of an opportunity which, in the hurry
of their business lives,may not again speedily
occur.
They will reach Savannah in a few days—
probably by Thursday afternoon next.
At the wharf at Charleston an immense
concourse of Contrabands and Freedmen as
sembled to bid farewell to their distinguished
anti-slavery visitors in a long parting speech.
This was delivered by Nathan Dickerson,
a black man, who had bought his freedom
just before the war commenced.
This speech over, calls were made upon
the departing guests, which were responded
to by Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Geo. Thompson,
Theo. Tilton, and others.
Major Delany, a colored officer, stationed
in Charleston, was prominent in the pro
ceedings.
Tremendous cheers were given—lovely
flowers were presented—and enthusiastic
s W were sung.
s party were well provided for
down. It was one of the finest
ew by the Purser, Charley Birdsall,
and Alf! Styles, the Steward.
The party will probably return from Beau
fort and start for Florida to-morrow.
, M. S. W.
Burglar Caught. —Blidge Tyson, (color
ed) an accomplice of John Marshall in the
burglary committed on the store of Hamill &
Cos., was yesterday morning arrested by the
Police. When Tyson was discovered he
started to make his escape by passing through
several private houses. His efforts were of
no avail, tor the worthy Detective was not to
be balked in securing his game, so he brought
into requisition his revolver and snapped it
several times, when Tyson, not desiring to
be shot down, surrendered. The policeman
in lowering the hammer ot his revolver dis
charged one of its charges, the ball entering
Tyson’s arm inflicting a slight wound. The
offender was taken to the Provost Guard
House, where he was accommodated with
rooms and Surgical attendance.
Shot. —On Sunday night last, one of the
night police, while making his rounds
rounds in Yaraacraw to protect the lives and
property of our citizens, in Fahm street was
fired upon. Observing some persons mak
ing off, he gave chase and ordered the par
ties he was pursuing to halt, who failing to
do so, he fired. The injuction to halt was
then obeyed. Approaching the person fired
upon, the policeman discovered that he was
a colored man, and had received a shot
through one of his thighs.
Confirmation.— On Sunday morning last
at 6 1-2 o’clock Mass, the solemn rite of
Confirmation was administered to several
soldiers and others of the faithful at the
Cathedral of Bt. John the Baptist by the Rt.
Rev. Augustine Verot, D. D., Dishop of
Savannah, assisted by the Rev. Peter Dufan.
Larceny ins Pulaski House.— On
Sunday night la6t, a colored servant employ
ed by the Pulaski House stole, it is alleged,
from the premises several boxes of wines and
layer raisins. The thief was arrested and
confessed the commission of the crime.
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church.— This
church, which has not had service performed
within its walls for many months, will be re
opened on next Sunday, or the ensuing one,
for divine worship.
At Schreiner’s maybe found by far the
largest assortmeht in the city of Books, Sta
tionery, Music, Violin and Guitar Strings,
and all things of that sort, which they offer ht
extremely reasonable prices. See tj>eir ad
vertisement.
•—
For “Our House.”— The schooner Julia
has arrived from Hilton Head with a cargo
of ale, cider, champagne and segars, for the
well-known establishment, “. Our House.”
The Ticket-of-Lkavl Man at the Savan
nah Theatre, last evening, was a decided
success. We are obliged to defer ajinore
elaborate notice ofit till the evening edition.
RISE IN THE RATE OF INTEREST.
NO. 8.
EFFECT OF THE GOLD DISCOVERIES.
Some very confused notions prevail with
regard to the effect on National prosperity of
an augmentation of the precious metals. It
is falsely conceived that they form no sub
stantial addition to the capital of a country,
as they are not directly productive of profit,
but are in the nature of commodities, par
ticularly in the form of coin, employed in the
circulation of other commodities. If there
is no such addition while a country is pro
gressively increasing in prosperity, the effect
would be the same, if deprived of its stock
of gold and silver, as imperfect or impeded
communication between its different parts—
in other words, as if deprived of a portion of
its railways. Adam Smith most happily
compares the ftmetion of Money to the func
tion of a Highway. “A Highway facilitates
and encourages traffic, and the broader,
smoother and longer it is, the greater its
efficiency as an instrument or machine con
ducive to production.” In this view, that
portion of the metals employed as money is
to be considered in the light of a labor-sav
ing machine. In fact, the discovery of a
new and productive mine is like the acquisi
tion of new and fertile territory or a profita
ble branch of commerce.
But it is not merely in the form of coin
that new mines of the precious metals are in
a high degree beneficial in a progressive state
of society. The arts absorb large quantities
of the precious metals, and the requirements
for these purposes are found to keep pace
with the demand.
Still, this is not the only or chief benefit to
a country from new acquisitions of the pre
cious metals. They stimulate production
prodigiously, comprising great value In a
small bulk, being obtained by the rudest
kind of labor, and constituting the universal
equivalent, there is a general avidity to pos
sess them. Every one is ready and willing
tofexchange labor’or commodities for money.
The stimulus to industry and enterprise is
due, as we have said, in a greater degree, to
the agency of new and productive mines of
gold and silver, than to all the other circum
stances we have enumerated, to wit, free
trade, the extension of railroads, &c.
It is easy to perceive the source of the
error that additions to the quantity of money
have no effect on the general prosperity, for
they are supposed to be counteracted in
their effect by additions to the range of
prices,* but not necessarily so. Should there
be no correspondent increase of commodi
ties; prices would rise, because there
would be no equilibrium between
the quantity of money and the
quantity of commodities, or the number
of exchanges, and the medium in which they
are to be effected. But if additional em
ployment can be found for an increased
quanity of money, by widening the sphere
ot its employment prices would not rise.—
The Increased transactions of society may
absorb the additional quantity of money, and
prices would remain unaffected. It is be
fore the new gold or silver is distributed
among the nations of tjje commercial world
that prices are above the general level in
those countries which are the first to receive
the new supplies. When the miners of Cali
fornia and Australia became possessed of
large quantities of gold and silver, which
cosNittle personal exertion to procure, their
demand would be for food, clothing and the
materials for shelter. The countries the
nearest to the mines, and which could afford
these supplies at the cheapest rate would en
gross the trade, and obtain at first the largest
share of these metals. England and the
United States were those countries. But
these additional suppplies of the metals
would be more than sufficient for their wants;
the excess would be exchanged for the sur
plus productions of other countries. Eng
land would exchange her surplusage of gold
for colonial produce, and raw materials for
her manufactories, and the United States for
manufactured products. In this way the
additional quantity of gold and silver would
be distributed among the nations of the com
mercial world in proportion to the wants of
those nations.
We have dwelt at some length on this as
pect of our subject, because we think we have
found absolution in the gold discoveries with
in the last decade and a half of the question
of the unprecedented demand within the
same period for loanable capital throughout
Europe. The stimulus given by these dis
coveries to enterprise of every kind—has been
coeval with the formation of new credit in
stitutions, and the prodigious extension of
joint stock banks. The first Credit Mobilier was
fottpedia France in 1863, just about the
time that the increased quantity of gold be
gan to produce its effect in Europe and the
United States. Credits Mobilier have been
since extended over every part of Europe,
while in England the mania for joint stock
banks has received a no less decided impulse.
11 is dne, therefore, in the greatest degree to
the agency of the new gold that a demand
beyond all example has arisen for loanable
capital. The other branch of our inquiry
from what source has the new capital been sup
plied” will close this investigation.
t0 w he statements of Jacob, (see “HUtory
»i recioUß Petals,) there was, about the middle of
«„ e J’ t i centur >"’ IC5 °, a nearly exact equilibrium be
.weemhe average annual supply of and the average
annual demand lor these metals, and that in conse
quence prices remained stationary. In the preceding
Century there had been a considerable Tallin their
value and rise in the price of commodities. Adam
"““thsays; "In the end of the 15th and beginning
(15U0j of the 16th century, the greater part of Kurope
Was approaching towards a more settled form of gor-
OTiment than it had enjoyed for fteveral ages her,r»»
The increase of security wonld naturally iEUreaSH*
dufttry and improvement; and the dcUnd fw th„'
precious metals, a. well as for every other
ornament, would naturally increase with
of riches. A greater annual produce would
greater quantity of coin to circulate it; and
number of rich people would require a ereater
of plate and other ornaments or silver. Quantity
THE PAU OF MONTGOMERY rnv
FIRMED. . CON.
Tlie Capture of Selma.
Intelligence received in this city yesterday
confirms the news of the fall of Montgomery
published in our Extra of Friday last. Mont
gomery was evacuated by the Confederates
and occupied by the Federal troops on Tues
day last, the 11th, the Rebels retiring In
direction of Columbus. The Government
stores were being removed from Columbus,
the fall of which town we shall undoubtedly
have confirmed also by our next advices from
Augusta.
A Montgomery paper of the 11th contains
some particulars of the capture of Selma.—
The rebel account says:
We have conversed with Mr. Allen, of-
Gen.Adams’ escort,which left Iblem on Mon
day, at 3 o’clock a. m. With a party of
others he was feeding his horn on the day
before, while the fight was going on in the
street, when the enemy dashed fu and com
menced firing upon them. He counted ten
dead bodies in front of the Gee House. The
Federals burned Philip Weaver’s store, filled
with dry goods, and the naval works. The
Confederates burned the Central com depot
and, he thinks, Campbell’s drug store. The
number of our wounded and killed he esti
mated at three or four hundred. Roddy’s
cavalry did considerable fighting in the
streets. The enemy ran over the breast
works with ease.
. PORT ROY Alt.
From our enterprising contemporary,
“The New South,” we gather, as usual,
much interesting news, concerning matters
at the “Head.”
A NEW GENErfRL HOSPITAL.
A committee appointed by the Medical au
thorities at Washington, to visit the Southern
coast with a view to selecting a site for a
new General Military Hospital, for the bene
fit of those patients who require treatment
in a warm and genial climate, have reported
that Port Royal is the best point on the coast
for the object proposed. Extensive altera
tions will accordingly be made in the present
hospital at Hilton Head. Tha buildins now
in use will be much enlarged and new ones
will lib added, with all the modern improve
ments in ventilation, &c., calculated to con
tribute to the comfort of the patients. A
railway is to be constructed in such a man
ners that cars can pass one end of each ward.
The new Hospital will cover an area of about
one acre, with a frontage upon the beach of
twelve hundred feet, and, it Is thought, will
be capable of accommodating three thousand
patients. The design and placing of the
edifice are the work of Burgeon Huber, and
the erection of the buildings is in charge of
John Lindsay, Esq., chief carpenter. It is
thought that the work will be completed'and
the new Hospital ready for the reception of
patients in abopt four months,
Another Hotel. —Arrangements are in
progress for the erection of another hotel at
Port Royal to be called The Sea Island Ho
tel. The site selected is on the beach not
far from the camp of the Engineer Corps.
We believe that this place can support two
hotels admirably, aud it certainly is an indi
cation of advancement and prosperity when
parties evince a disposition to enter into an
enterprise of such magnitude as the estab
lishment of a hotel involves. We Under
stand the hotel will be conducted on true
metropolitan principles.
New Provost Marshal Buildings. —lt is
contemplated to greatly enlarge the present
Provost Marshal buildings and add others }o
the number. The ground will enclose that
on which the present Provost buildings now
stand.
First Provost Court. —His Honor, Judge
Parsons, appeared in the Court Room yes
terday morning, looking extremely well, after
the excursion to Charleston.
The case of Benj. H. Hardee and Alex. H.
Waver vs. G. B. Lamar was called. Case
claim for $450. Called April Ist, 1865. The
following testimony was taken in the case :
H. C. Freeman, Esq, sworn: I was called
upon by Mr. Benj. Hardee to act as arbiter
in the case of Mr. G. B. Lamar. Mr. Green
acted for Mr. Lamar. We met and arranged
the time for meeting.
Alex. H. Waver, Esq., sworn. (A paper
was presented by the Court to Mr. Waver,
and he was asked if it was given to him by
Mr, Lamar, it haying a record of marks of
cotton). Answer: For informing Mr. La
mar in regard to his cotton I received no re
muneration. I promised, if I could, to keep
a record of marks on cotton for the benefit
of Mr. Lamar. Mr. Hardee was to give Mr.
Lamar the marks on the bales of cotton and
the Vessels on which it was shipped. I fur
nished the shipping to Mr. Hardee on Mr.
Lamar’s eotton.
G. B. Lamar, Esq., sworn. Mr. Alex. H.
Waver, the weigher of cotton for Lt. Col. H,
C. Ransom, was to set opposite (on his, Wa
ver’s, book) the old private marks on the
cotton and not the new marks of the Gov
ernment. Mr. Hardee was to furnish the
names of the vessels in which the cotton was
shipped. The case Vas continued until this
morning.
The Court ordered the confiscation of the
following goods for violation of law: four
cases canned fruit, eight cases navy tobacco,
one bbl. cakes, fourteen boxes cigars.
Permission was granted a number of per
sons to collect the rent on their property.
Consignees. —Per schooner Julia, from
Hilton Head—“OurHouse,” Thos.Pepper, J-
C. Sclfiremer & Son, Adams' Express, f
