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New Yobk, Dec. 26.—The cotton market
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are dull. Gold is quoted at 45 3-8.
RIOT IN ALEXANDRIA.
Washington, Dec. 26.—The Star of this
morniug lias a report of a riot in Alexandria
yesterday between the whites and negroes.
Six negroes and four whites are reported
killed, besides numbers wounded. The dis
turbance lasted till a late hour in the night,
when it was suppressed. No other paiticu
lars of the affair had beau received in Wash
ington.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED IN
MISSISSIPPI.
Washington, Dec. — The President lias re
lieved Provisional Governor Sharkey of Mis
sissippi, and recognized Gov. Humphreys the
newly elected Governor of that State.
The Lamar Cotton Case.
TRIAL OF MR. G. B. LAMAR BEFORE
MILITARY COMMISSION.
Third Dat.
[Reported for the Herald.}
The Military Commission before which the
case of Mr. G. B. Lamer of Ibis city is being
tried, met again yesterday morning pursu
ant to adjournment.
The first wituess called was Albert G.
Browne, Esq., Supervising Special Agent of
the Fifth Special Agency of the U. S. Trea
sury Department.
Belore proceeding with the evidence of
Mr. Browne, the Judge Advocate read Gen
eral Order No. 88 of the Secretary of War,
dated July 29, 1864, with reference to the
co-operation of the military with the officials
of the Treasury Department.
Mr. Albert G. Browne then proceeded to
state what he knew about the abandoned,
captured and confiscable cotton in bis dis
trict and bis action concerning the same.
Mr. Browne said:
InAugu9t last, about the Ist, I received
lrom Gen. Brannan an order on Col. Kimball
commanding the District of the Altamaba
directing him to turn over to me all cotton
within his District-
Objection having been made by the de
fence to Mr. Browne’s stating the contents
of that older, the Judge Advocate said that
the order had already been put into the case,
and then read it to the Court as follows:
MEAD QRS. DIST. OF SAVANNAH, 1
FIRST DIV. DEPT. OF GEORGIA, -
Savannah, Aug. St, 1865. )
Col : You will turn over to U. S. Treasu
ry Agent, Mr. A. G. Browne, or such person
us he may direct, all cotton and other seized
property in the possession of the United
States Troops at Thomasville,, or any other
point within the limits of your command,
I except such as you are satisfied belongs to
loyal citizens ot tbe United States who have
taken the oath of allegiance, and who do not
come under any of the exceptions of the
President’s proclamation ot May 29, 1865.
The cotton and other property claimed by
persons whose loyalty you are convinced of
on sufficient proof of ownership) you will
| turn over to them. lam &c.,
Very RespeCtiul),
Your Ob t. Sv’.,
J. M. Bbannan,
Hiev. Maj. Gen. U. S. Vols. Corn’d. District.
To Col. W. K- Kimball, Corn’d. Sub Dis
trict of tbe Altamaba.
Mr. Browne then continued :
On August 15tb, Col. Kimball did turn
over the cotton to me. A paper containing
statement of tbe cotton turned oyer by Col.
Kimball, was then introduced by Mr.
Brown.
It was impossible then to give more than a
mere memorandum, as the cotton was stored
m various warehouses in scattered jots, some
of the lots being in tiers eight or ten bales
deep, in such a manner that it was impossible
to break them out to ascertain tbe marks
ami numbers. Some of the bales had fallen
to pieces, and lay in one mass. This was the
ease with all the cotton in the warehouse
near the camp ground at Thomasville.
Large quantities of cotton were stored at
different places on the line of the railroad,
within twenty miles of Thomasville, and also
along the roads towards Albany, over which
guards were placed.
q«**rion.—Did you go to the warehouses
and sheds named, personally, to take the
property in possession ?
-tasjre/-.— To most hut not all of them. I
did to all of those in Thomasville. I made
an attempt to go out of town, and went
some distance, but my health failed me and
obliged me to returu to Thomasville. I was
Physically unable to atteud to the duties of
UI V office, and after a good deal of thought
and deliberation, made an agreement with
Mr. W. A. Beard to take charge ot the busi
ness. I made a contract with him. This
contract I submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury and it received his approval.
The contract was produced and read by
tbe Judge Advocate, as follows:
Treasury Department —Firm .
Special Agency, Thomasville, -
Ga., Aug. 16th, 1865. )
This Certifies that 1 have entered into an
;i h r i'ement with Win A. Beard, of New Bed
-1 ,f, l, now doing business at Savannah, to col
‘ti't, rebale when uecesenry, t rant port ana
deliver at Jacksonville, Fla , or at some ell-
KHile .hipping port in (ieorgia, nil cotton
"bicli bin been turned over to me by the
•Military commander Col Kimliall, or to
'lnch the United ,Slate* Government have
hum within thn luilitary district ol Allama
" Mid Heard agruelug to plm e aaldmiiou
(t *aid shipping p<>noi lairl* nl the earileit
i r *i'lii'tbU period, ami lor which he It to re
" ,y e in lieu of all eipruen* Incurred, nuu
luiulei part ol the bale* Ilf eoltuii culler led,
"“•lad and Iran .polled, lliia to b. in full of
‘ demand* This divielon l» to ln> made at
W'omaeville, and under the dliri 1101 10l the
uiiervlilng Agi.nt,»ud In Ida ebsauMi of (be
1 Ittary eniuumndan!, hi* deputy And Ibe
* ,| d ilw*i<l lurUni sgivss In ludeibblfy III*
U. S. Government tor all claims and dama
ges which may accrue from any neglect on
his part, or lrom any expense incurred in col
lecting, preparing and transporting said cot
ton.
Albebi- G. Browse,
• Supervising Special Ag t Treas y Dept.
W. A. Beard.
The letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury approviug the contract was also
read as follows :
Treasury Department, >
September 16. 1865. >
Bir : —Your letter from Thomasville, Ga.,
26th ult., has been received, in which you
report your reasons for making a contract
with W. A. Beard to collect, prepare tor mai
ket and deliver in Savauuah government cot
ton, tor the compensation of twenty-five per
cent, thereof.
The amount allowed seems extravagantly
high, but in view of the excessive charges
for freight, charged on boats and railways
as reported in your letter of the 15th inst.
whiWi the contractor has to bear, the con
tract is approved, as reported.
Respectfully,
H. Me CULLOCH,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Albert G. Browne, Esq.,
Supervising Special Agent, Port Royal S. C.
Witness continued.
My health was such that I was obliged to
give up the business for the purpose of com
ing to Savannah on my way to the North.
Arriviog at Hilton Head, I found my health
somewhat recovered and feeling it a duty,
although my friends strongly advised to the
contrary, I went to Florida. On reaching
Fernandina I was taken on a litter to the
Collector's house. I learned that Mr. Noyes,
becoming alarmed at my condition, bad sent
for my son. Notwithstanding the remon
strances of ray friends 1 ordered myself to be
taken to ihe boat for Hilton Head, whence I
took the first transport for New York. From
that time I know little of the business of the
Agency until within a lew days, having left
it entirely in the hands of my son.
The letter of Mr. Browne to the Secretary
of the Treasury, reporting his contract mam,
with Beard, the answer to which from the
Secretary had already beeD read, was also
read and put into the case.
Mr. Browue states in this letter that the
cotton stored at Thomasville, is exposed to
pilfering from both whites and blacks, and
is rapidly dwindling away to the detriment
of the Government’s pecuniary interests. He
therefore requests permission to employ Mr.
W. A. Beard to attend to the storing, rebal
ing and shipping of this cotton, and mentions
high recommendations in his favor.
The answer of the Secretary of the Trea
sury to this application, is given above.
Question —By Defence.—Did you not say
you took personal possession of cotton only
in Thomasville and vicinity ? How far out of
Thomasville did you take possession of cot
ton ?
Answer. —About thirty or forty miles on the
road towards Albany, and on the line of the
railroad, I think still further.
Question. —Did you uot receive a telegram
from the Treasury Department to suspeuil
proceedings iti reterence to cotton seized,
after some of it had been placed ou tbe cars
at Thomasville for shipment ?
Answer, —No, sir.
Question. —Were you not acting as Treas
ury Agent in November last '!
Answer. — No, sir- I was ill, in Massachu
setts.
Question.— Did you ever take personal pos
session ot any cotton on Spain's plantation in
Brooks county ?
Answer .—I think not.
Question. —By whom and under whose or
ders was the cotton put on the cars at
Thomasville, and why and by whose orders
was it taken off and restored ?
Answer. —It was placed on ihe cars by ray
orders. I don’t know by whose orders it
was taken off and restored. My impression
is, by a man named Capel, who came there
and pretended to act as Treasury Agent af
ter I left.
Question. —Did not Mr. Laujar show you
the oath of allegiance which he had taken,to
the United Stales, and at what time ?
Answer.— Yes ; a lew days after the occu
pation oi Savannah. I did not read it; he
said it was the oath of allegiance and asked
me what I thought of it. I replied I thought
he had committed one more perjury.
Question. —Was it not understood between
you aud Col. Kimball, that as soon as the
marks and weights of the cotton had been
ascertained he should give au invoice ot the
same, and you should annex schedule to
your receipt i
Answti —Yes, sir.
Question. —Had you, when you went to
Thomasville, instructions from the Secretary
of the Treasury, condning you to lake only
the cotton of the late Confederate States ?
Answered.— l believe not. I have now
no recollection of tbe thing.
The prosecution now read extracts from
the published regulations of the Treasury
Department ■
P. 33, Art. til— Such agents will collect
and receive of any officer, or private, or per
son employed in or with the regular or vol
unteer forces of the United States any prop
erty held by him which shall have been cap
tured in any district declared to be in insurrec
tion against the United States, except Buch as
shall be required for military use of the
United States forces ; and all property so
held by them shall be received by the agent
as captured property, leaving all questions
concerning the class to which it belongs for
the consideration of the Secretary ot the
Treasury.
Art. xiii.—No property collected or re
ceived as captured, abandoned or confiscable
under any act of Congress shall be re
leased by any agent, except by special au
thority from tbe Secretary of tbe Treasury,
to any persons claiming ownership of such
property ; nor shall any permit be given by
3ucb agents to individuals to remove such
property.
L Bunnell, U. 8. Detective, was recalled.
Question —By prosecution.—State where
you obtalued this document.
Answer. —From the Clerk of the Superior
Couit of Chatham county.
The Judge Advocate then read a docu
pient purporting to be the charter ol the Ex
porting and Importing Company of Georgia,
stating that this document was put iu merely
to show the Je /icto existence of such a
company without admitting its legality.
Albert G. Browne Jr., was next called as a
witness.
lie testified that be was acting as Super
vising Special Agent of the Fifth Treasury
Agency under an appointment lrom the Se
cretary of the Treasury, during the disability
of his father A G. Browne, Supervising
Special Agent, by sickness.
QuetHum— When aud uuder what circum
stances were you so appointed, aud when
did you enter upon the perloriuancc of your
duties t
Amu in Get. bib at noon, In BosU)h,
Mass., 1 heard that luy lather wu* sick, per
haps dead, *larted that uiglit lot Fort Ituyal
uu arriving there, I* found be bad gone
North uuder mndli al advice, passing rue ou
iuy way down barn i Idulayed my return to
visit Savaituab aud Charleston, Going back
to llllloir I lead to return North, I liiuud a
telegram from tbs Henrviary ol the Treasury,
enc losed hi lue by lieu, Van Vllet, friuii New
yurb, ap|Hilutlug Uie to succeed uiy father
(Telegram produced i I received Hml ou
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1865.
Oct. 21. I had learned through the Ageu
cy s chief clerk that there was a large quan
tity of cotton precariously situated m south
west Georgia, for which the Agency was re
sponsible. He told me also that Gen. Bran
nan desired the Agency office to be removed
to Savauuah for more ready communication
between the military and the agency con
cerning this property, and thought that 1
should stay and attend to it. f did so. I
removed the office to Savauuah I consulted
with Geu. Brannan concerning property, aud
! October .‘.lst,- I started, myself from Savau
| nab to Thomasville. On the official files of
the Agency before leaving. I tound Ibis let
ter. lrom the Secretary of the Treasury ;
.Treasury Dapartmi.nt, t
Sept. 27, 1865. j
Sir —Application is frequently made to me
for the suspension ol proceedings in relation
to or the restoration ot cotton claimed as the
property of certain corporations or organiza
tions entitled “Exporting and Importing"
Companies, or similarly named, heretofore
existing iu the late so-called Confederate
States. I have so far declined to act as re
quested in any of these cases, but tbe fre
quency ot the' applications and ihe magni
tude of tbe involved seem to render
necessary some general rule for the Govern
ment of Agents in the premises.
From ttie titles as well lrom what is known
of the operations of these companies it is evi
dent that they w ere mere auxiliaries to tbe
so-called Confederate Government in its ef
forts to subvert and overthrow the Govern
ment of tbe United States, and that the pro
perty owued by tbeni was used and intended
to be used for that purpose, though individual
gain may in some instances or to some ex
tent have actuated their managers. From
the very nature of things, and the circum
stances by which they wire surrounded, that
must have been the prime object of their ex
istence.
Wherever, therefore, any property owned
or claimed by oue ot these blockade ruuuiug
companies is found within your agency, you
will take charge and treat it as property
which was used to aid the rebellion, and
therefore belonging to the United States by
the right of capture, keeping, in all cases,
the record required by regulations 4. aerie?
of July 29, concerning captured and aban
doned property. „
This is intended to apply only to such pro
perly of the class named as may have been
collected and kept together as the property
oi such companies, aud is not intended to
authorize agents to search for on different
plantations and to seize small and scattered
lots, said to have been purchased for or by
such companies, but which has been collect
ed by them in distinctive lots, and so held.
As operations under this letter are limited
to largo lots, collected together, it is mani
fest that their shipmeut would be attended
with but little expense, and contracts for the
collection and transportation of such cotton
should not be made with private parties as
are authorized in other cases.
Very respecttully,
11. McCulloch,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Aabrrt G. Browne, Supervising Special
Agent.
Belore I left, also, 1 addressed to
the Secretary of the Treasury a letter,
statiug my general views and purposes con
cerning tlie cottou at Thomasville and its
vicinity, on tbe basis of such information as
I bad then beet) able to obtaiu concerning it.
Until October 21st, uot having expected to
take charge of llte Agency ’s business, I bad
not acquainted myself with its papers, and
as I then removed its office to Savannah,
packing up its papers, and left for Tliomas
ville before they were all unpacked, I was
only imperfectly acquainted with the tenure
of the property there, and my acquaintance
with it came only through my lather’s clerk,
who from the period of my first arrival had
occasionally come to me for consultation and
directions concerning the Agency’s business.
On tbe arrival of the train from Thomas
ville, I mot for the first time the contractor,
who arrived by that train bound for Savan
nah, in order to report to the Agency con
cerning difficulties he had encountered in re
moving the cotton.
He made to me certain statements, and
showed to me certain papers, which induced
me to write a letter to Gen. Brannan.
The original of this letter was produced.
The defence objected to the reading of the
letter ; to which the prosecution replied that
it was introduced merely to show that a let
ter bad been written to Geu. Brannan, not
to prove anything against defendant. Gen.
Brannan’s reply to this letter, enclosing his
order sustaining and furthering the proceed
ings of Mr. Browue in reference to the cot
ton at Thomasville were also introduced.
Witnnes9 c«tinued—l thereupon ordered
the contractor to turn back to Thomasville,
and to accompany me the next morning. No
passenger train leaving the next morning, 1
was detained at Doctnrtown through the
day. Daring the afternoon, I noticed a pile
ot cotton lying near the railroad track, in a
confused heap, just unloaded from the cars,
marked L. <fe L, and some of it S. I had re
ceived information during tbe evening before,
which induced me to examine this cotton,
which information was, that there was a lot
of I. &E. Cos. cotton from the plantation of
one Spain, near Quitman, which was being
attempted to be run off, or whitewashed, as
tbe technical phrase in that country is as pri
vate cotton. I went to Mr. Dillon and asked
to see tbe railroad books,, in order to ascer
tain from whom and to whom this cotton
which I thus noticed, was stripped. I did
examine those railroad books, aud taw tbe
entry made therein. On the morning of Nov.
3, accompanied by the contractor, I started
towards Thomasville, and went as far as
Blackshear, where 1 stopped to consult with
Col. Kimball the military commander ot the
Sub-District. I examined all the papers,
which I could find on his Headquarters tiles
concerning the property, and consulted lully
with him about it; and told him that I had
written to Gen. Brannan, and the substance
of Jhy letter. Having as 1 stated, started away
from Savannah without opportunity of ac
cess to all the Agency’s files of papers con
cerning this property, it was there, at Col.
KimbuH’s, that I ftrst came to understand
fully the details of the tenure of it by the
Agency, and the proceedings which took
place in relation to it in August. Col. Kim
ball offered me every assistance aud Informa
tion iu his power, and promised to come
himseli to ThomasvHle in a day or two.
On Nov. 4tU, I went on to Thomasville,
and with tbe exception of going once to Quit
man, I remained there until Dec. 2titb, when
I left lor Savannah. My duty there whs
citieffy to supervise tbe preparation of the
cotton by the contractor, also its transporta
tion, also the setting off of his proportion ot
the cotton, .under his contract i the ilttainiug
of iniorruation concerning the cotton, aud re
sisting attempts made to take it hy the
Messrs. Lumar aud by Messrs. Seward aud
Wright. Attorney’s at Law.
At Blackshear l had requested of Colonel
Kirahgll to detail a military officer tube pre
sent continually at the hreakiug ol all the
cotton from lira tiers iu tho warehouses and
sheds where it was stored, ami to he present
at the division of said uollou lietweeii lira U.
H aud the contractor, and to keep record of
every mark aud weight us a chuck Isiih on
the contractor and the Agency. He informed
Ute that one Imd already Is en detailed Iu
t,•-• pre > ore! ol ihe marks aud wulgltis id all
cottou turni'il OV4T to llte Agency, so as to
tiiishlu Idin lo lurulsh invo'ivs „| the
cotton to llte Agency t Slid that
Hits officer was Lieut J W H Johusnu
mad r Hi U T i and that he could perform
Miy ol tire other duties ot ireord aud üb«er
' ysfiou which I deeded in respect tu the cut
ton, so that in handling it, there plight al
ways lie military evi k nee as well as Treasury
evideucc of the corrreelness of all the pro
ceedings iu relation to it.
On the tuoruiug of Nov. 7th, I received a
call trom Mr. G K Lamar, Jr., who stated
to me that he called in reterence to cotton in
the custody ol the agency [The objection
overruled earlier in the proceedings, was re
newed and noted on the records, | In rela
tion to which cotton he represented his uu
ele, Mr. G. B. Lamar. A conversation of much
length followed, the precise language of
which 1, of course, do not recollect; except
a few scattered remarks, of which I retain
the precise woids : but the substance of this
conversation was a geueral discussion, con
ducted iu a frieniily mauuer and with entire
courtesy on his part concerning all cotton
held by the agency, as Exporting and Impor
ting Go’s cotton and as cotton of Mr. Lamar.
lle exhibited to me either the original or a
copy, 1 do not remember which, of a per
mit ol Major General ISteedman, endorsed
upon the back of a list of cotton.
Copy was presented and read.
Mr. Lamar Jr., requested of me a permit
to ship the cotton on tbe list. I told him
that 1 had no power to grant any
such permit that no permit from
me was needed by him to ship any cotton
being the private property of Mr Lainart
unless the saute should* happen to be part of
that which was turned over to my Agency
in August, by the military , that tinder the
military orders existing in the Sub District,
the matter of permitting such other private
cotton to be shipped, was a military matter,
and he must go for his permit to Col. Kim
ball, as commander of the Bub-District, and
that with regard to any cotton in the cus
tody of the Ageucy turned over to it by the
military, I had no power to give any permit
whatsoever, and I read to him extracts from
the Treasury regulations to that effect.
I told him that if Mr. Lamar (meaniug
Mr. Lamar, Jr.,) desired to apply to the .Sec
retary of the Treasury for the release of any
cotton held by the Agency on the ground
that such cottou was his private property,
I would afford him every proper facility to
do so, and as soon as I should ascertain the
marks and weights of the cotton, that I saw
no reason why I should not be able to fur
nish them to him ; but I said, also, that be
ing a mere executive officer myself, with no
discretionary power to release property, aud
having a clear duty to hold aud to forward
it, unless it should be released by the Sec
retary of tlie Treasury, I considered it
au outrage that Mr. Lamar, Sr., should
be embarrassing my fiction by inviting
a conffict between the civil and mili
tary authorities by serving out writs lrom
Georgia courts, "by serviug notices ou
the railroad company, not to transport
Government cottou, and by writing insulting
letters concerning officers of this Agency to
Col. Kimball. Mr. Lamar replied to this that
of course opinious differed as to what was
an outrage ; that he, for his part, regarded
the whole course of proceedings of the Gov
ernment concerning this cotton as an outrage
on Mr. Lamar, Sr.; and that with such an
amount of property at stake, I. ought not
to blame him tor making the best figla he
c raid, and for fighting it at every point I
answered that I did not blame him for that,
and if I had the same amount of properly at
stake, I should make the best fight that I
could, but that was fighting in the wrong
place; that the place to fight for this prop
erly was at Washington with the Secretary
of the Treasury, whore the only power lay
to release it. He then asked if I would de
lay the shipment of the cotton until they
could appeal to the Secretary of the Treasu
ry. I answered that the cotton having been
seized in June by the military, and turned over
to my Agency as long ago as August, quite
sufficient time bad elapsed for any such ap
peal to have been already made that my gen
eral orders from tbe Secretary were to for
ward all property in the bands of the Agency
with the least possibly delay, and that I
should proceed steadily with tbe shipment
of tbe cotton, w hich I told bim I thought 1
should ship in the following order fast the
cotton of the I. &E. Cos., second, the cotton
of the Slate of N. 0. ; third, the cotton turned
over by tbe military as Mr. Lamar’s private
cotton ; but that I would give bim uo pledges
on the subject, that I left the order of ship
ment to the discretion of the contractor ;
who, the cotton being all mixed together,
could judge better than I in what order to
ship, so as to get it forward with the least
possible delay ; that another reason why I
was very desirous to ship it as soon as pos
sible, was that the whole region was de
moralized in respect to cotton-thieving ; that
I felt no security concerning the safety of
tbe cotton, and that my father being under
heavy bonds for its safe keeping, the sooner
it should be removed the easier 1 should feel
in that respect. He answered me that that was
a difficulty which could be obviated. At this
point of pur conversation I remarked to Mr.
Lamar Jr. that as oral conversations were apt
to be imperfectly remembered after any lapse
of time and on account of such imperfect
memory, were liable to lie misrepresented
unintentionally, and as the questions in
volved coneering this cotton were important,
and the amount of property involved was
large, I would much prefer that our future
communication concerning it should be iu
writing, though 1 should be happy to see
him personally at any time, if necessary;
that if he would put his points concerning
Gen. Steedmnn’s permit into writing, I would
answer them in writing, and that then an is
sue would be made up on papers, which pa
pers would beau excellent basts for him to
present a claim upon to the Treasury Depart
ment, for the release of any cotton which
should be released that tbe Secretary would
then have the points before bim in a concise
form. But I further suggested to him, if he
intended to present such a claim at the De
partment, lie ought to furnish belter evi
dunce of tbe ownership of the cotton claimed
than the mere assertion of ownership con
tained in tbe list bearing Gen- Steedman’s
endorsement; and that even if I had the
power to release the cotton to him under
tbe Treasury regulations, I should want
evidence of ownersqip beyond that mere list;
that if there were warehouse receipts for the
cotton on that list, they ought to be exhibit
ed, aud 1 should like to see them. lie answered
that Mr. Latuar, Sr., had proved hUowne
sliip of that cotton to the satisfaction of Gen.
Steedmau, and that was enough. I replied
that it might be if the question of release
rested with Gen. Steedmau, but that I had
my doubts whether the Secretary of the
Treasury on whom the responsibility for the
release would be satisfied with the mere evi
dence that an Adjutant ol Geu. Steedman
hud endorsed a permit to ship over hop bales
of cotton as conclusive evidence that Mr.
Lamar owned that cotton. lie then asked
me if I would tell him how much of the cot
ton named on that list my Agency hud in
possession. I told him I could noi tell till
the cotton should be got out, and lira marks
examined; that during the few days since
my arrival 1 had not been aldu fully to exam
ino the ware-house luioks of Evans <£ I’ar
nuli’s ware-house, where most of the coltou
was stored, hut that I supposed, on a rough
guess, there might he about iOO hales.
About this time he asked me, saying, "|o
come down now just to the poiut, do you, or
don’t you, iuteuri to mind Gen. Hutedmnn s
orderV’ I answered that 1 did uot consider
that that was au order, that the Secretary ol
Ihe TieMMiry was tuy only official
superior, trader llte President, ami that
trader War Department General Order,
No. ns, of the sense of 63, I did
uot consider that Gen. hleedinan had
any right to order property out of the eusto
■ly ol the Agency witch the Ageucy legally
held that IT the lullltery deal red pi take lor
I Military uac, prnuem hr lustody ul llm
Agony, the umuw luertlut was present
ed by the Treasury regulations ; and that
Geu Sieedman's permit expressly said, “Treas
ury regulations beiug complied with,’ two
of which regulations I had read to him
earlier in the conveisation. 1 also said to
him, that Geu. Steedmau had - never to my
knowledge, addressed either myself or any
officer of my Agency concerning this cottou;
and that an additional reason lor my assum
ing that bis permit wa9 not given with the
knowledge that any of the cotton permitted
was in the custody of the Ageucy, was iu
the I'hci that it was not possible that he
should have the want of courtesy, to say
nothing ol his waut of power under the War
Department’s orders, to take property outof
the Agency W hands without ever consulting
or communicating with me on the subject.
Thi9 constituted the conversation.
As I said before I do not undertake, ex
cept iu a lew instances, to repeat the exact
words used: but ttie conveisation covered
'he whole ground above stated, and was
substantially in the language used above. I
made a lew memoranda of it shortly after
wards for better refreshing my memory con
cerning it. Mr. Lainur left the room saytug
that he would put his points in writing, as I
suggested, and shurtlv atlerwards I received
from bim this letter.
At tills point the Commission adjourned to
this morning at nine o'clock
—A despatch trom St. Louis states heavy
suows have fallen on the plains. Over twenty
trains are snow-bound at different points,
and a large namber of animals are dying
from starvation and cold weather.
—The second Adventists in London are
busy issuing tracts to prove that Christ will
make his second appearance iu 1867. Some
of these tracts haviug been attributed to Mr.
Spurgeon, he publicly disclaimed all sympa
thy with the doctrine, saying that he would
be heard from in Bedlam whenever his pen
or tongue maintained this opinion.
The Jews. —The Jews of San Francisco
are building two new synagogues. In both
of them the arrangement is such that the
families sit together in pew-s as in our
churches. Those who compose oue of these
Societies call themselves “Reformed- He
brews," and have given up looking for a
Messialt yet to come.
W. M. WALSH,
WHOLESALE Druggists, corner Itaruaril anil
Broughton streets, Havaauah, Ga., iteneral
Agent tor Iho South.
CLOCK’S
Hall- Restorer Restores Gray Hair.
CLOCK’S .
llatr Restorer makes llalr grow ou Bald Heads.
CLOCK'S
Hair Restorer Stops llatr from Falling Out.
CLOCK'S
Hair Restorer Prevents Headache.
CLOCK’S
Hair Restorer is elegantly Perfumed.
Hair Restorer is all that can he claimed as a dressing.
CLOCK'S
llalr Restorer possesses all the merit claimed for It.
A single trial convinces the most sceptical of Its
value, ir, after a thorough trial of two bottles tt
does not give perfect satisfaction. Hie money will he
refunded. Sold everywhere at ft |>er Imitte. Six
bottles lor ?5. dls-eodtf
RAILROAD HOUSE,
HESTAUn ANT.
BAR-ROOM AND BARBER SHOP
ON BRYAN ST., JOHNSON SQUARE
MATILDA TAYLOR
Respectfully informs the public that the above
Establishment id now prepared to furnish OyH
ters, Fish, Gama, at all hours
Dinners, supper* will be furnished at the shortest
notice and sent to any part of tho city.
Wines of all kinds and of the very beet always on
ham I
in addition, four Dining Rooms has been fitted up
in the neatest style for the acCoipmodutiou of Ladle*
and Gentlemen.
Excellent Cooks and accommodating Waiters in
attendance.
Attached to the Restaurant is extra Diring, Sitting
and Red-Rooms.
A Barber Shop, with competent Barbers, is also
connected with the House, Ail cuhtfimeis will have
their private cups with their namos on.
Transient Boarders and Travelers will find it to
to their advantage to call
The patronage of the public is solicited.
ABRAM BEASLEY,
d2S tt Superintendent.
LG TEBEAU
At Whitaker Street shoe Store,
Is now opening
I' ADIES’ PHILADELPHIA Extra Pine Calf Kill
J Balmorals,
Extra tine Calf Kid Polka’s,
“ , “ Hoots,
“ English Lasting Pump Front Laced
Boots.
Extra due Congress Gaiters.
Extra fine Embroidered Slippers.
GENTS’ FINE HOOTS AND SHOES, which will be
shown witti pleasure to his old friends aud custom
era.
Northeast corner Whitaker andßroughton street lane
Do not mistake the place. d9Btf
ALE, ALE, ALK
WE have just received a fresh consignment of
Hammers’ celebrated Champagne Ale, In bids
and half bbls. The half bids are put up for family : nse,
anti its qualify and low price recommend It to all
who desire to obtaiu a good article.
We have also 75 casks Scotch Ale. which we offer
as low as a good article ran tie bought.
dso-a p. w. SIMS A no.
RICE LANDS
To Sent.
ON north hank of Savannah rivr»r, ncai the city of
the finest quality, aud would large profit*
antler tron*l management. Owner would plant on
Mbare# with party furnishing capital it desired.
d*29 1w BRYAN, HAKTRIDGEAOO.
DANCING, I)ANCING~
MR. 11. (*. WARD would inform the citizen* ol
Savannah that I lie Second Session of hi# Danc
ing School foi Young LadleH umJ Children will com
irft*u< e at st. Andrew’* Hull, on Tuesday afternoon,
January 2d, at o'clock. The Kvonlng t;la«s for
young men will eoinmence on Monday Kveoing at
n} 4 o’clock. For terma enquire at.the iiatl.
Boil eea every Friday evening. d2«-4t
DISSOLUTION.
rrMtE ffrm of Lultochu, Gsttjcn A Uncklcs was <lls
-1 snivel Ull tin* Ist Ills;. liy the WltlnllHWul Ilf
Isaac D. Laltochu. The business will be continued
umler the name of Ga.leii A ruckles at the old
stand, corner ltay unit Barnard streets, J. It. Laßn-lie
letainlng ail oflh o with ns for the piVHeut.
ISAAC It. I.aKOCHL,
BENJAMIN <1 LAIiKN,
DAVID*. UNOKI.EB.
navannati, Dec. I. Ittiit. <U
NOTICE.
CUiNkltlNßESpei schooner Rachel Vaiilieriusii,
J bold I'lillitdelphls, are tisiab, Imllffed thill
tken giHids are Isiing tills 4a) dlschargisi st whore
(mil of llsrual'l Hired
All |> h sages remuiiiliig on wtistt after sunset will
he sltdod a' risk and expense u| nwilds,
<127 HI'NTKII X <' vUMEt.I.
BRICKS, BRICKS,BRICKS
WOOD, WOOD, WOOD,
I ho MMM
fr of aula ion by
) Hi
tilth • tb |> u M*ot*#, ttfalMi Vqutiv
BIIRANrK.
Marini' laafranee.
RIVER and Ocean Risks taken for tbe Atlantic Mu
tual Insurance Company of New York, by
CHARLES GREEN A SON.
No. 12 Stoddard' Eastern Range, Hay st.
"MARSHALL HOUSE,"
BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH, GA.
T’H * IfIRST CLASS HOTEL has l>een remodeled
A and newly re-furniahed and put in perfect order
throughout.
The traveling public may rest assured they will Unit
cotntortable accommodations at this house.
, A. B. LOCK,
deci.lm Proprietor.
BOARDING.
Al^'L GENTLEMEN can he accommodated with
good Board in a private family by addreseiu*'
“A. P ," Her. Id office
HOLIDAY GOODS.
Direct Importation from Londo
and Paris.
JUST RECEIVED, a large aud varied assortment of
Imported Wares aud Fancy article., suitable for
the coming season, embracing in part
Statuettes—Bronze, Uesqueaud Farm
Toilet Sett.
Clocks
Perfumery
Ladies' Traveling Bags
French Parasols
Portemonnales
Milliners' Fancy Wares
a Osier Baskets
And an endlesa variety of
Fancy Goods,
ordered for this market and Ja«t received by ship
County of Piet on, and othrr vessel# now arriving.
Fancy Goods by the original package, to which the
attention of Milliners and others is invited.
W. W. LINCOLN,
Corner Congress and Ball reels,
d*2t-tf Monument Square.
GLASS GAS SHADES.
ALARGK invoice just received at the Oucenswarc
House,
109 Broughton Street.
d«3-tf E. D. SMITH A CO.
ORANGES.
PRIME Havana, new landing
O V-/ 9 Vy V/ and for sale by
lUCJIAKDSON & HA UNA HI),
<l2B-2 Bay street, Stunumah.
BLAIR & BICKFORD,
LUMBER MANUFACTURERS, ANI)
DEALERS IN TIMBER AND LUM
BER OF EVERY DESCRIP
TION.
DOORS, HASH, AND It I. tV II
Milt amt Lumber Yard on Canal, near Bryan street
office ISO Bay .trout,
d2S-tf Savannah, Oa.
Partner 'Wanted.
ABUBINKB9 MAtf. with a few hundred dollars, to
join the advertiser in an Rating and Drinking
ilnuHo. Location good ; trade No. 1.
Addi esH K C. A., Herald office. d? 8-3
LtTMBERT
r.r. ruut FEET Yellow Pine; Much Plank Scant
u img and Joint. For sale hy
d2S 3* P. K. SHIELS.
Labrador Herring.
JUST Received, and for sale on consignment,
*5 bids very choice Labrador Herring,
75 bbls Shore Herring.
And
16u oozes Scaled Smoked Herring.
KKNNWTH, MoLEA & CO., *
d2S 202 Bay street.
PORK AND BEEF.
MESS BEEF and Rump and Prime Pork, suitable
lor Ship Stores. For sale by »
KENNETH, M< LEA & CO.,
d2S 202 Bay street.
HIIIS AND SHOULDERS.
FOR SALE on consignment, put up in barn Is us
about 200 lbs each.
KENNETH. MoLEA A CO..
<l2B 202 Bay street.
BORER’S FLOUR
JCST Received on consignment, per San Jacinto,
and for nale ibeap,
44S bbls Extra Wisconsin. Round Hoop and Su
per fine Flour.
The attention of Bakers and Retailers is especially
directed to this advertisement.
KENNETH, McLEA <t CO.,
(128 202 Bay street.
Canada Butter.
K A FIRKINS and tubs Choice Family Blitter.
OU KENNETH, MoUSA & CO.,
d2B 202 Bay street,
SMOKED NHOILDEKS & SIDES.
OR BALE on consignment a large assortment of
Bacon, Shoulders and Bides lor sale cheap.
KENNETH, McLEA A CO.,
d2s 802 Bay street.
LEAF LARD.
120 PACKAGES, Tubs and Firkins, on Coiieipn-
KENNETH Mi LKA-& CO.,
d2fe 202 Bay slued.
WASHINGTON HAMS.
6CANKB ol tl»(*e celebrated Hams on consignment,
Foi sale by
KENNETH, Md.EA A CO.,
d2B , 202 Bay street.
FOR SALE.
rpilK Furnituro und csr. ol u Kuum . the lie.t lues
1 Hull 111 the city.
Address X M,, this ollice. d*.*s n*
HAIR, HAIR.
AUuOO tut, aud Other material* fur building pm
poses. For s sit- b>
bolt UK A BRYANT.
dß%lf tm tiny miiowl
GEO. H. ARLEDGE,
NIIIP IJUANDMbif, t« |(i it 'll',lf,
ese
t uiuinltsluii sad e'urwaiilliig M.ivli.hi
tv WAV ST It If KT SAVANNAH,
av* ly
Baltimore Meal.
too
H it IHtfcltft,
4 »l*i 120 * mm • Ms»**a»4
PRICE, 5 CENTS
imvraicb.
ho m.js
INSURANCE OMPANY.
SAVANNAH, GA.
CAPITAL, - - - 2,500,000.
, • 0
AARON WILBUR,
President.
M. A. COHEN. Secretary.
C. . DIRECTORS:
Aanaew lore. W ji, H. Stark,
Hiaav Buioure, j NO K Wii-ora,
'll’**? V M *’ , Joseph Lipphan,
S-®A* ,DW,lr ’ J»o. W. AnDEnaon,
Henev Lxiheup, Oorxvcs Cohen,
Aakou WiLiiyn, | Jnq. M. Cooper.
r»“ For Insurance against Loss or Damage by
Fire, apply at the
OFFICE OF THE COMPANY,
Hil BAY STREET, - SAVANNAH, GA.
THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAITifE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Oroanized, 1843.
Cosh A9setts $3,000,000
Last Cash Return 750,000
Losses Paid j 73i’000
Total Surplus Divided... 1, 2*7)000
Amount Insured 24,849,’48L
All Classes of Life Policies Issued.
R E. STEVENS, President.
J. M. Gimu-iNs, Secretary.
A WILBER
| General Agent Georgia and Florida.
COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPA
NY, OF NEW YORK.
Cush Capita) $500,000
TIMOTHY G. CHURCHILL, Prest
Jons D. Arthur, Secretary.
Frkheric B. Ei.uqtt, Supt. of Agencies.
A. WILBER,
J General Agent SoHtb.
FULTON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK.
Cash Capital #200,000
WM. A. COBB, P. idem.
jas. iu. lUnkin, Secretary.
A. WILBER.
______ General A*e.it South.
EXCELSIOR HRE INSURANCE COM
PANY, OF NEW WORK.
Capital and Surplus 00Q
MARCUS V DODGE. President.
Sash,. M. Craft, Secretary
A. WILBER,
PUTNAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
L'fisli ( iipitnl skrwwituMV
SAME WOODRUFF President.
Daniel Book, Secretary.
A. WILDER
General Agem South.
SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE IN
SURANGE COMPANY, SPRINh-
FIELD, MASS.
Cash Capital > #300,900
EDMUND FREEMAN, President.
Wll. Co.nnar, Jr., Secretary.
A. WILBUR,
General Agent South.
WASHINGTON FIRE INSURANCECoM
' PAN) - , OF BALTIMORE, MD.
CiP'ffal >....#500,000
„ , „ TIIOS. Y. CAWBY, President.
F. J. McGINNIS, Secretary.
A WILBUR,
General Agent South.
INSURANCE.
Authorized Capital, $10,400,000
CHARLES L.. COLBY k 60. are prepared to take
Marine Kinks to any domentlo or foreign nort.
and Fire Risks in this city iu the following named
flint class New York Companies,
AT THE LOWEST RATES.
COLUMBIAN MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY $6,000,000
MOKHtS FIRE AND INLAND INSUR
ANCE COMPANY 6,000,000
COMMKRC FIRE INSURANCE COMPY,. 200,00 Q
STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMP'Y 200,000
<>!tii:e 111 Jones' Block, corner Bay and Abercorn
streets; Brancli Office, corner of Drayton and Bryan
streets. d!6-tf
-N KW YORK
FIRE AND MARINE
Insurance Agency.
SECURITY INSURACE COMPANY.
Capital and Surplus #1,600,000
PHGSNIX INSURANCE CO.
Capital mid Surplus #1,500,000
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
Capital and Surplus #1,200,000
MANHATTAN INSURANCE CO-
Capital aud Surplus ..#900,000
Risks taken in the abeve highly responsible Com
punies on buildings and merchandise of all descrip
tions, nt Ihe lowest rates corresponding with the
risks. Apply to
A A. i.AtTE, Agent,
nt*Am No. 12 Stoddard's Range. Bay street.
Heilable HoutUoru
Inaturauoo.
THE
National Marine und Fire
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NF.W ORLEANS.
,a jr ft A „ ft»
till tktmm lb* IIMMIHIUC
irtiMlf lll#* be bM U<n*Mv niqaitwiHl Am«*ui luv
ill!' *ln»v* MMlitrii rolUiiany, •o*l t* ttftlif Ik till* N«
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