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Newspaper Page TextThe Savannah Daily Herald. ft ty. MarovA Cos., PKorßirroM. Siurzt. W. Ma«on, Emt«ir. SAVANNAH, TUI RSDAY, .irNEir., ISC;. TPE ASSASSINATION TRIALS. Wo bad expected that this steamer would bring us the news of the conclusion of this trial, but it seems still to drag its slow lengih along. The following was the condition of things at the latest as stated in the papers of the 10th inst. A number of witnesses were examined on the 9th, and a considerable additional amouut of testimony was taken. The only facts of particular importance elicited, however, were contained in the evidence of Mr. Chas. A. Dana, late Assistant Secretary of War, who was recalled by the prosecution. He identified the letters, already published in the Herald, picked up in a Third avenne car in New York, last fall, by a lady. These letters, it will be remembered, related to the movements and plans of the assassination conspirators, and alluded to the lot to mur der the President having fallen to Booth.— Tiiese letters were given by the lady finding them to General Dix, and by him sent to the War Dspartment. Mr. Dana stated that be took tiiese letters to President Lincoln, who looked at them without making and particu lar temurk, owing to the fact that numerous similaj communications had previously come to the notice of the government. It was evi dent, however, that Mr. Lincoln attached more importance to these letters than to previous ones, as Mr. Daua subsequently found them in an envelope on which was written, in the handwriting of the President, the word “Assassination.” The cqunsel for the accused again produc ed witnesses with the design of invalidating the testimony of those giving evidence for the prosecution. Among them was a sister of Dr. Mudd. One witness stated that on learning of the assassination Dr. Mudd sug gested that the people of his neighborhood ought to raise a home guard to assist in pre venting the escape of the assassins. A dumber of persons suspected of compli city in the conspiracy and several witnesses in the case' lmve been released from confine ment in the Old Capitol Prison. Errors will occur in the best regulated families, as our readers all know. The other day we announced the arrival of the Arago, instead of the Massachusetts, at Hilton Head. The mistake was founded on the careless but innocent statement of a gentle man who was kind enough to bring us a file of northern papers of the 7th, seventeen New York subscribers, five new adver tisements, and some books to notice. On the whole we have decided to excuse him, and as the Herald seldom makes errors which anybody that is half witted does not know are accidental, and unavoidable in so large an establishment, we are sure that the public need no further apology. To Rival Newspapers.— We are willing to afford all assistance possible to rival news papers, tor we know that a narrow policy does not pay in the long run. When they need assistance we always render it, as the record will show. We would not even re fuse to loan them paper, should their stock at anytime be exhausted, or to woik their small editions should their little press break down, and we never have. But as to adver tizing them gratuitously we cannot doit. Witli our Immense circulation we should be over-run with advertisements of all sorts of nostrums, and cheap literature, and that sort of thing, did we not adhere to a rigid plan of cash rates. We will state however, that any paper, Inserting a column of abuse, of any kind, at any time, shall have our hearty thanks, and we shall be ready to return the favor in any reasonable way, and we will back it up, and try to keep it alive, for tliaf object, it for no other—but we can’t afford room for giatuitous or even recipro cal advertisements ol that character. We should preier, on the whole, to make con tracts in advance, for cash. To Advertisers and Subscribers.— We have had, for some cause, such an influx of new advertisements and so many calls from new city subscribers, of late, that we feel a right to be excused for occasional omis sions of advertisements, and sometimes, pos sibly, a failure to serve new subscribers promptly. Abbott Lawrence said that he got rich by attending to his own business, and that he never knew a man to become wealthy or in fluential by obtruding himself into otljer peo ple's affairs. The most successful men, of all professions, even editors, mind their own business and le* other people’s alone. Die Georgia Delegation. —The Georgia Delegation, to which allusion is made in our news column, consists of Dr. R. D. Arnold, Mayor, Henry Brigham, Esq, and J. G. My Is, Esq. Messrs. Brigham and Mills were likewise chosen as members from the Geor gia Union Club of this city, the remainder of wlucfe-eommittee left for New Ycrk by a later steamer. Ex-Gov. Brown —Amongst the passen «ers by the Arago to Hilton Head, was Ex- Govemor Joseph E. Brown, who arrived here yesterefoy afternoon. Secretary Seward has so far recovered as to be able to walk to the State Depart ment and to attend to his duties there. Frederick Seward is also recovering rapidly. SIRRE.VBER OF GALVESTOV. The Rebels Hfarch Home Wjtl: their Arms. TBE BLOCK ADERtYYEK DAY ill DESTROYED Jeff. Davis to be Tried by a Civil Tribunal. Ssa*c Scott, of ftSacca, for ¥rovisional Governor of Georgia. Joshua Hill to be Senator fresu Georgia, SABINE PASS, TEXAS, SURRENDERED GREAT FIRE A.T IVA.MII VII/LE. Ten Aliliious of Dollars worth of Property Destroyed. The Itc*l>el Colonel T>unimlly Organizing' More Guerrilla Bands in Tennessee, Oihtr Yews from Yashviilc and Vicinity, GOLD 137 3-S, By the arrival of the Arago at Hilton Head yesterday, we have Northern dates to the 10th inclusive. We are much indebted to the purser of the Arago for his care of our despatches and files, and also to the officers of the.U. S. Grant for their promptjdeliveiy at this point-. Capture of Galveston i ! The jNew York Tribune correspondent, off Galveston 24tli ult., says : Galveston was evacuated by the Rebels on that day. It appears that a few days previously a nuftiber ot' paroled Rebel officers were brought from New Orleans and landed, among them was Gen. Wilcox, widely known in Texas, and it was hoped they would influence a surren der. This proved to be the case, as on the 24tb the announcement was made by signal,. “Galveston cunningly evacuated,” and it was found each 9oldicr had taken his musket and marched home. The famous blockade runner, Danby, was run ashore and destroyed. Jeff. Davis. The New York Times Washington special correspondent has the following: We can say authoritatively that Government has positive ly determined that Davis shall be tried by a civil tribunal. This question was decided in Cabinet meeting within the week past.— Where the trial will take place has not been decided. State Agencies generally devote themselves to settling soldiers’ accounts, thus relieving our brave men from tire risk of being swindled by unprincipled sharpers. Maunsell B. Field, late Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, ha? been appointed Collec tor of Internal Revenue for the Sixth Dis trict of New York. Oaorgiii Matter. The Herald’s special correspondent, says: The Georgia Delegation recommends to the President, Isaac Scott of Macon, for Provis ional Governor to send Joshua Hill to the U. S. Senate Sabine Pass. The Herald s Texas correspondence says, Forts Maimaliassett and Grifliu defending Sabiue Pass were surrendered on the 26th. The rebei troops had all evacuated the works before the removal of the national forces. It is said they left in a state of mutiny, and that this was the condition of the Rebel forces generally, prior to and at the time of Kirby Smith's surrender. Nine heavy guns, and other valuable property were found in the works. Delegations of the citizens met Com mander Pennington,and expressed a willing ness to surrender everything, they were anxious to take the oath of allegiance, and were dt lighted at the restoration of the na tional Government. New York, June 10.— Advices from Nas sau, state that in the case of the British Steamship Mary; or Alexandra, seized on suspicion of being intended lor a Rebel cruis er, has been decided in favor of her discharge with a caution. THE VERT LATEST. The following intelligence had lust been received at New York, und had not been printed there, not having arrived till after the morning papers were all issued. It was forwarded by our reliable special correspon dent. Great Fire at Nashville. TREMENDOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Loss Eight to Ten Millions of Dollars. Nashville, Tenn., June 10. At about 2 o’clock this afternoon, the ex tensive building used for Quarteimasters and Commissary stores, on the corner of Summer and Broad Streets, known as Taylor's depot was discovered to be on fire. The fire is supposed to have caught from the sparks of a locomotive which was ou the track running lengthwise with the building. These sparks fell into the cellar, and soon the. flames began to spread. Capt. \V. W. Wainwright, in charge of the building had two or three iuches of water on the fire before the arrival of the Fire Department. The firemen, however, promptly rallied to the scene of the conflagration, but found it impossible to stay the fury of the flames ufi til half the immense building was entirely destroyed. The other half, filled with com missary stores, was saved from destruction only by the most strenuous exertions of the firemen. The loss to the Government is estimated at from four or five millions of dollars. Several dwellings near the scene of the fire, with their contents, were also destroyed. So great wa9 the heat from the flames that approaches to the burning buildings were al most impossible. Two or three of the employees of the Quar termastere’ Department are supposed to have perished in the flames. Later. The destruction of government property at the great fire to-day, In now bellevea will amount to from eight to ten millions of dol lars, as there was stored in the building am pie stores for an army of eighty thousand men for two years. From the Southwest Nashvii.lk, June 9. Major General Murray, of the rebel army, who was arrested here several days since, is at his residence in the country. Col. Dunnally, the rebel guerrilla leader, who came in two weeks ago, returned lo his old quarters in the vicinity of Columbia and Pulaski, and is busily engaged in re-or ganizing guerrilla bauds. His plea is that the government or some representative, promised him that no federal raiding parties should traverse that section. .No such pro mise, of course, was given, and vigorous measures are l*eing taken to bring that guer rilla to justice. y Major General Upton is in the city, su perintending the organization of the cavalry command. Gen. McCook left this morning for the North. Reliable information from Macon and points north of that place represent the whole of Georgia in a starving condition. The river here is three feet deep on the shoals, and failing. NEW YORK LETTER. New York, Friday Evening, June 9. Those Iceberg's that we now and then see referred to as hav ing been passed by some of our vessels on the voyage from Europe, and which make their way down the Atlantic coast in the summer, cooling the ocean's breezes as the}' sweep towards the shore, should be induced, by some means, to pay us a visit. It would be splendid to have one anchored off Sandy Hook to make a sailing visit to now-a-days, with a heavy coat and thick mittens. Os course they would not last a long while with the thermometer at 90 a 100, but they would do much towards refrigerating the atmosphere which seems not. only to be intensely hot, but also of the stifling order. Lord—an ice cream has about as much show for long life as a Louisiana darkey would have in the frigid atmosphere of Greenland. Sherry cob bler's, mint julleps, claret punches, “cool lager,” and kindred things are much indulg ed in, while everybody removes his hat, looks at the thermometer, and prays that the clerk of the weather will not forget our regu lar afternoon and evening thundershowers. Simply—it is hot. Babies cry, pups yap, cats yowl, bullfrogs blart, and the moon looks as red in the face as a Bowery politician on election day. We are consoled however, by the farmers, who say “it s good weather for corn.” Southern Custom Houses. The following will be ol interest to the readers of the Herald : Mr. R. S. S. Andros has been appointed a special agent of the Treasury Department, and will proceed to the various re-opened Savannah. Darien, .lack son ville. Mobile, dtc. —with reference to the re-establishment of the United States Cus tom Houses It is understood that Mr. Andio9 is to have a cutter at his disposal, and tliat two or three experts will assist him; and he will go to all the recently re-opened ports, inspecting the custom houses, making investigations as to the present condition of the buildings; and ascertaining such facts concerning the busi ness probably to be done, as the government should know. Mr. Andros lias a very thorough acquain tance with our revenue laws, and is known to the public as a writer on this subject. Wiley Woodbridge has been appointed Collector for Savannah. The Collectors of Mobile and Charleston have reported to the New York Custom House, and with the advice of Collector Draper will choose from the force here the clerks they will need in the transaction of their business. The Collector of Charleston is Dr. Albert G. Mackey, whom the Freemasons of this and other cities have welcomed so handsome ly, partly on account of his loyalty to the Union while residing in Charleston. Dr. Mackey has not yet chosen an Assistant Col lector. • The Collector of Mobile is Colonel B. V. Montague, who was also one of the loyalists of the South. His property in Mobile, and also, we believe, in Louisiana, was seized l>3 r the rebels, and confiscated by them. The Assistant Collector at the port of Mo bile is Mr. George F. H. Youngs, a gentle man who was connected with the customs for many years, and with the Treasury Depart ment during the past three years; and who performed the important busiuess connected with the re-opening ot three of the Southern ports. It is expected that these officers will sail in the course of a few days for their stations. Large Cotton Sale. Ou Tuesday last some eight thousand bales of what is known here as the ‘’Savannah Cotton,” was sold at auction, realizing fair prices. I append a table of the sale, which was made at gßld price : UPLAND COTTON. 82'» bales middling fair 36 a37 1-2 15S8 bales strict middling 2y 3-4a32 1-2 2220 bales low middling 26 8-4n27 3-4 1021 bales good ordinary 23 a23 1-2 669 bales ordinary 20 a2l 33 bales pickings io l-2a SEA ISLAND COTTON. 56G bales first quality 69 ]-2aoi 789 bales second quality 46 l-2a47 478 bales third quality 3. r > l-2a36 104 bales sawed ginned 42 a— sß bale 9 stained .' 22 l-2a— li> bales seedy. 17 a The total sum realized in this sale i9 esti mated at a million and a quarter of dollars Gold at the time this sale took place was ruling at 136. How He Kept Cool. Sunday last will take its place in the me teorological tables for the year, among the high temperatures. The heat was intense (not strictly original) and there was scarcely a breath ot air stirring (unnecessary to use quotation marks ) Tne study of mankind was how to keep cool. A friend of mine tells how lie managed it, and, as it may prove uso ful to your readers, I will relate it here. In the morniog early, he tock a drive in the suburbs—returned, breakfasted—went into his hathing-room—let in the water, all cokl— deposited a huge cake of ice at, the feet—un dressed—got in—rested his head on the cross strap—took in hand a volume of Dr. Kane’s Arctic Explorations—lighted' a cigar— and there, in recumbent position, passed"" three of the most comfortable hours ot his life. Sharp Practice. One of the most striking cases of sharp practice has just occurred in our sister city, Brooklyn. It appears that Brigadier Gen eral Spinola was presented with a fine horse by his friends nearly a year ago. The Gen. went to the front, was in one engagement, I think, and returned home, where he has been awaiting the action of a Court Martial some niue months, or more. On his return he stabled the horse for some time, when it w'as seized for debt. Spinola, who was for several years a member of our Legislature, in which he gained the reputation of being exceedingly smart in getting “big things” through, w T as not disposed to lose his horse, even if he did so to pay an honest debt. So last winter he got a bill passed which pro vided. that horses belonging to officers in* the army, should not be seized for debt. A very patriotic act, and so far as patriotism was concerned, all right; but exceeding nn just to to poor creditors, nevertheless. Un der this act Spiuola brought an action of re plevin, and giving security, obtained pos session of the horse. The case came to trial, but the Judge decided against him, inasmuch as the horse had bceu seized be fore the passage of the act, which could not be made retrospective in its operation. Spin ola did a good thing for his brother officers, but, unintentionally, of course, left himself out iu the cold. Reproduction. The idea of a Baby Cup, to be awarded to the member of the West Point Graduating class, who shad be blessed with the first child, is a good one—especially good as ap plied to these embryo sons of Mars. The same idea has been in vogue for some years in at least one College : but it is much more appropriate in the West Point Academy, an institution for the education of young men iu the art of life-taking. Now where a man devotes himself to a depopulating profession, how appropriate it is that he should, at the same time, direct a part of his energies to supplying a portion at least of the deficiency he causes. This'is clearly an economical duty which lie owes to the woild. Besides, ashi9 own life is, as the underwriters say, extra hazardous, it becomes his duty to duplicate himself, not only once, but several times, so that when the shaft of death strikes him, he leaves behind one or more representatives to take his place and maintain the aggregate of population. \Y hether these views originated the idea of a Baby Cup or not, I think they sound. Normou Offerings. Either Deseret is illimitable, or Polygamy is shamefully deficient in populalive power. Here is a ship just arrived with near seven hundred new r converts to nrormouism. About one-half this number are women, and two thirds of these again are buxom English and Welch lasses, whose bright eyes, rosy cheeks, and well-rounded limbs and forms, show their derivation from a healthful stock. They were well clad, and fully a9 cleanly as couid be expected, coming off,from a ship where they had been clpsely quartered for one month and two days. The girls were plain, and very simple in their manners, and ap peared exceedingly anxious to reach their destination. They seemed to think the great est part of their journey had been performed in crossing the ocean, and that the land trav el w'ould be a mere pic-nie jaunt. They ea gerly inquired about the great and beautiful city (Salt Lake) and asked bystanders, with amusiug naivete, if they had ever been there. They were accompanied by several elders, bald, grey and withered, who were very gal lant and attentive, looking carefully to their comfort. These are but one instalment of what is expected this season, and one is forced to the inquiry why the Mormon? should resort to this means to secure popula tion for their possessions. Tiie Hospitals in this vicinity are fast being evacuated by all soldiers who arc well enough to get to their homes. As soon as they shake the dust of their Esculapiau hotels from their feet, they find the way to the hospitable roof of our New England Rooms, which are crowded to repletion—every bed is nightly occupied by the brave boys. Some recovering from fevers, some with wounds yet to be healed by tenderer care than that vouchsafed by contract nurses (the latter ex crescences generally thinking more of their whiskey and pipes than of the patients de pending upon their attention for their very lives,) —some with stumps of arms or legs, and alas, one or two crazy! They all ap pear delighted to find themselves under the fostering care of our excellent matron, who is assisted \>y the lady members of the com mittee, all of whom have been unceasing in their devoted efforts to alleviate suffering. One of tiie Best Institutions ever established here is tlie locating of a Pay master at the Rooms. By this means all the discharged sick and wounded are enabled to receive all their pay, and settle up ail their accounts with Unele s-un. In fact a great many detached soldiers, of all States, stop ping at the Rooms, do the same. The scene is quite lively, and the boys seem highly pleased at getting paid off. Veterans have shown themselves in large numbers in our streets, both in squads and in regimen tal organizations. They have been heartily received, and their bronzed faces have shown that they appreciated the cheers awarded them as they marched homeward. Some farm-yard in Massachusetts is to have an in fusion of secesh fowl soon, for one of ilie 61st boys had ft bully specimen of a rooster on his shoulder us he marched up Broadway, another had a tabby cat. aud a lew long eared mules were in the rear were evidently Intended to tnke home to down cop perheads. Hundreds of Stranger j eager to meet their returning soldier relatives, and some of the scenes at the Battery are affecting in the extreme. How ever, joy never kills, aud the prospect of having the vacant chair at home again filled is evidently gratifvingly satisfactory to those who come here in their over-anxiety to embrace their loved ones. Reception* - are again in vogue, but they are mostly to distinguished officers. It was thought, and indeed some of our regiments noted, that, turn ont one regiment per da}, to receive and escort our returning snU , (hers through the city, bat the plan, although meeting the approval of every one, hS | fallen through. The boys don't care mark aliout receptions—all they ask is that Baker who supplies the rations at the Battery afodi give them good food, and plenty of it, and they will wait till they get to "their homes when the good things will taste all the sweeter around their own firesides. Our Red Shirts are on their good behavior this week. A fine body of men from the Philapelphia file de partment is on a visit here, as the guests of h arren Hose, and a gtmnd time they are having. Banquets, torch light processions chowder-parties, l arbor excursions, etc ’ serve to make the time fly rapidly with them! New York Markets. The subjoined is a condensed summary of the New York Markets on the afternoon of the 9th inst The stock market was dull aud without material change yesterday. Go'd opened nt 138, and closed in the street at 137 3-8. At night it closed at closed at 137 3-8. There was a firmer feeling in commercial circles yesterday, and prices, as a general thing, tended in favor of sellers. Still busi ness was not active, except in a few article? Freights were rather better, and the offerings were larger. Groceries were steady. Cot ton was heavy Petroleum was less active but firm. On ’Change, flour and grain were ' steady. Pork and lard were firmer. Tlfc latter again advanced 1 -2c. per pound Whis key was rather better. NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR. The kindness of our good friends furnish ed U3 yesterday with files of Augusta papers up to the 13th, inclusive, a*rd also with the latest intelligence from Macon. From one of the latest Macon papers we extract the following item: A negro man attacked a white girl in the lower part of ths city yesterday, striking her with a stick. A paroled Confederate soldier interposed, when the negro drew a pistol on him. At this juncture, a Federal soldierrode up and shot the negro dead. NEEDS CLEANING. The city of Augusta is in a bad way so fur as cieanliness is concerned, if we put perfect faith in the appended paragraph: We are requested to call the attention of the proper authorities to the state of the Lower Market; and hope it may experience so vigorous an application of brooms, spade?, etc., as may render it a less vivid type than now of the Slough of Despond. They should send forX’apt. Stearns, our efficient Street Inspector, who has, let us hope, saved Savannah from yellow' fever this year. * MISCHIEF MAKERS. We find the following in the Au gusta Chronicle & Sentinel; we don’t know whom it relers to, but down here in our section we have some discontent ed folks who make equally as much mischief by abusing the South and everything therein. Both sorts had better keep quiet. The temper of some of our cotemporaries does not seem to be right as yet. There ap pears to be something the matter with them. They have been so long in the habit of abu sing the North and everything that has come from that section, that even now they show a desire to keep up sectional hatred between the two sections. We think all such sheets are incendiary in their teachings. What the country wants now is peaee aud quiet—ancl these two things it never will have as long as tiiese growlers are -allowed to work away in their underhanded manner. They dare not 9how their hand openly. They have not manliness enough for that. But like the as sassin in the dark, they pursue their villain ous work, and do their best to destroy the confidence of the people in our rulers.,. FINANCE. The followiug U a statement of financial affairs at the Brokers’ offices in. Augusta on the 13th: The following were the prevailing rates for specie and currency as reported by one of our leading Cankers: Gold—buying, 15 to 20 prern. ' “ selling, 25 “ Silver —buying, 14 “ “ selling, 25 “ Sterling—4.Bo: nominal. BANK NOVli. G. R .R., buying, 50 dis. C- R- R, “ 50 “ Bank Slate Georgia, buying, B|o dis. Bank of Augusta, “ 90 “ Bank of Savannah, V 86 “ Marine Bank, “ 80 “ Union Bank, “ 70 *• Rival Ge.iroia|Deleoations —There are now two delegations of Georgia citizens in Washington, both claiming to represent the true sentiment of the State. Both have had interviews with the President and Cabi net officers, and between the two, it would seem that re-construction ought to be thor oughly accomplished. Gen. Grant.— Old Unconditional Surrender has gone West to attend the great North western Fair at Chicago. Well, the old veteran has been doiDg some pretty hard work for the past year or two, and lias fairly earned a play-spell. The Secretary of War won’t stop his wages during his absence, we ll* bet four big apples. Alabama. —There is also a delegation of Alabamians at the National Capitol trying to briug about the re-organization of tlißt State- They have been most cordially received by President Johnson. Discharged. —A number of Rebel Officers who have been confined in the Old Capitol prison at Washington, have taken the oath of allegiance and been released. The President Quartered at tiTE White House —President.Johnson on the 9th moved' his residence to the White House, of which he has now taken full possession. •*- —An infamous old bachelor, being asked if he ever witnessed a public execution, re plied—“No, but I one* saw a marriage.”