The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-20

Arrival of the Nevada with q
Large Amount of Cotton.

General Brannan In Command Of the
Savannah District.
The Rebel Prisoners at Fort Pulaski and
How They Behave,
Sc, &c.. sc.
The steamship Nevada, Captain Carpenter, from sa-
yannah on the 18th inst arrived at this port yesterday
Our Savannah Corrospondence.
SAVANNAH, Ga, July IL, 1895
The Star line steamship Nevada leaves for New York
to day. carrying mails large number Of passengers and
n prettv fun freight Among the latter seven hun
drcd bales Of cotton consgsed TO various parties in New
York.
Major General Steedman has arrived at Augusta and
issued his order assuming command Of the Department
Of Georgia. in obedience orders from Major General
Thomas The following is the ORDER
General Oyders-No 1.
HEADQUARTERs DEPARTMENT or GEORGIA, I
AUGUSTA, Ca, June 90 1896.
Division of the Tennessee hereby command OF
the Department Of Georgia. comprising the State OF
Georgia and all military forces within the state nea az
OF the various commands in the department. consolidated
intermediate headquarters will be forwarded to these
JAMES d. sTEEDMAN, Major General Volunteers
Last evening Brevet Major General j. NJ Brannan,
United States Volunteers arrived here from Augusta by
the steamer standsh to relieve Brevet Major General
H. W. Birge in command Of the District Of Savannah
To- day General Brge turned the office to him, but
the formal orders not yet out.
CHANGE THOoPs
troops commanded by Major w. G. Manning, has been
ordered to Fort Pulaski to do garrison duty.
MORO INSTRUMENTATION PUNISHED
For weeks there has been growing disposition
Of the colorcd soldiers The feeling existing at
time between two coored regiments and one or
two white ones encouraged this tendency lew Gays
the One Hundred and Third United States coored
troops attempted TO dictate course Of conduct to some
of the officers and falling undertook to mutiny Their
heads were promptly shaved Yesterday another of the
same class ordered be arrested for disordery con-
duct He resisted arrest and used mutnous language TO
lieutenant who proceeded to enforce the arrest where
upon the officer drew sabre ON him. ana the mutnecr
very nav sna Ssre are further
| mutiny Major Manning in command Of the regiment,
very fine and distinguished young Officer and one
who is determined have thorough discipline in his
THE REpRL pRroNEps AT FORT PULASKI.
/ A. B. Moore, Charles Clark, A. G. Magrath, r. NJ T.
| Hunter j. A. Campbell, J. A. Seddon, D. L. Yulee A.
K Allison, Geo A. Trenholm, and others Of less noto
prisoners
holm released few days since to 20 TO Hilton Head
for an interview with General Gilmore. He went under
parole, and without any guard whatever Report says
that while at Hilton Head he conducted himself In
conumacous and unbecoming manner, and placed after
his name the hotel register slate Secretary OF Treas
ury s. A." However this may be, he was today re-
anded tho fort under charge of Lieutenant Thomas
Assistant Provost Marshal
The prisoners at Fort Pulaski allowed considerable
liberty and take their exercise about the parade and
parnpet with degree Of freedom which they could not
| have expected TO have accorded them They are as
ha rnd
but display great and anxiety They eagerly
inquire latest from Washington as though more
prchensions realized They upon the best terms
with the officers OF the garrison, with whom, as with
debate and have heard that they do not refuse bbuons
| sociality with those who propose IT,
! THUNDER STORM.
On Thursday last after q week Of intense heat, with
The mercury up high one hundred and twenty de-
grees in the sum- heavy shower occurred with torrents
| or rain heavy thunder and vivid lightning The ship
Caravan was struck but not much damage done to her.
The Marine Bank building struck, but was so pro-
tccted by lightning rods to suffer but little injury.
soldier named Moore belonging to Company b, Twenty
fourth Iowa regiment, killed by the lightning while
| sitting In his tent. great many trees we're blown
Reports from the interior represent that recent show
have greatly improved the prospects for crops The
! people anxiously awaiting tho completion OF rail
| roads for freight passenger and news purposes
SEVERAL
will soon be plying on line between here and Angus
| ia, under control OF private parties
Quite an excitement created here by the news OF
the past week New York announcing rise in cot
All grades rapidly advanced from three to eight
cents per pound, according TO quality. Cotton Is con-
santly arriving, but much OF 1t Is in bad conditions and
as transactions based usually the state in which
the article Is the prices paid often much lower than
the regular quotations Last evening, by barges, 2o2
bales arrived mostly consigned to Savannah firm who
| have ], 500 more bales on the way down.
The following IS market report OF cotton ard ether
| leading articles carefully corrected this morning.
| CorroN-Ordinary, &c. Csc good ordinary, 3Oc ;
10 mid ling n
middling 40c. 42c good middling, 43c. 44c mid
ding fair, Acc fine Sea Island 6oc a. Csc. common
second class do, 55c. 5Sc gin do, 35c. 45c
gin stained do, 15c Csc, and roller gin do, 20c
| &c.
OF Georgia, SOC. Georgia Railroad and Banking Compa-
| nv soc Marine Bank Of Savannah DOC. Bank of Mid
die Georgia Cacon) 40c Bank Of Savannah DOC other
banks varying from i0c TO zoe.
spscIs-Gold, IS 10 40 premium; brokers selling at
| 40. Silver 10c. lower
! ExcHAyeE-Sght bills on New York, per cent.
Time paper and sterling exchange, nothing doing.
| woor.-sinall sales, at 3ic per Id.
| Hfpys.--Market active, &c. to lOc per TO- being
Fs,,cHrr-To New York by steamer, cotton, square
bales lc per h. round, lac per h. in sailing vessels,
IMrRANE-M Marine risks one half per cent by steamer;
| in sailing vessels quarter of a cent additional.
FRts-Georgia peaches OF inferior quality are selling
| mt 81 per busheL Apples, 90 per bushel
TALIow "A very limited business doing at Sc. 10 10c.
| per H.
BuTrxn-Tho stock offering is sufficient to meet pres
ent demands which confined TO furnishing retailers
| with stocks. Goshen, 36c. n 40c. per ID
MEATs-Thc stock Of meats h nearly exhausted, and
the transactions strictly confined TO the retail trade
Hams retail SOC. per H. ribbed sides, in excellent
| order, Csc. per ID.
BAeGrSe fair inquiry prevails for the article. Dun
| dee from store, in small lots at csc. per yard.
BALE RoP.-Kenucky, in small lots Is selling al zoe.
| per To-
LuxHER transactions In this article the past
week were strictly confined TO spruce scantling and
boards a. previous quotations scanng assorted Sizes
S34 per thousand feet boards $40 to $50 per thousand
feet
TxBxR -Another lot OF timber is daily expected for
export A few days hence IL is hoped that q sawm
will be in operation the canal. This win induce the
many persons who have timber cut on the Savannah
river TO bring 10 TO market
CoRr-Our market is overstocked and Is matter
OF impossibIy make fair quotations There 10 much
damaged In the Market and while this large guam
ty Of stock exposed for sale prevents quotations Of
good merchantable corn. The IT, 10 certain OK
tent, true Of the other cereals
slir-Retaf sales Of Liverpool salt were made at y
| per sack.