The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-13
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Jefs Davis Bfother-ln-Law Insults the Flag
aud Gets SoundIy ThraShsd for II.
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ONE YANKEE EQUAL TO FOUR REBEL S.
Arrest Of the Rebel General G. A.
Mercer,
Co.. &C., 60.
INKEE EQUAL TO FOUR REBELS.

our Savannah C0rrespoa0ences
SAVANNAH. Ga. August ., 1855.
rRoors nUsrxRED oUI
This morning the Twenty eighth Iowa regnes4, under
command Of Lieutenant Colonel B. W. Wilson, left Tor
Bstimors on the United States transport From there
they will proceed to Davenport. Iowa. 10 DO finally
paid OF, and sent 10 their homes rejoicing
This afternoon General Brannan ordered the Seven
teenh New York Twelfth Connecticut Twenteth Nassa
chuses and Eshteenth Iodisaa ebe immediately mas
tered out.
The river has very low during the pesl week and
there have been ew arrivals OF cotton What has
como In was Of very poor quality and unQustab'e The
nominal quotations are about q Goiows:- 4
or9naxy ...... 90 q g
n u%'n y!
wv" . -
Sea Islands are and there has scarcely been
Transaction. The nominal quotable rates ESQ., 7tc
The receipts during July were five thousand seven
hundred and twenty bales upland, twenty Sea Island
and one thousand three hundred and thirty do
msstcs The exports nve thousand three hundred
and sixty bales of upland about thirty Sea Island and
fifteen domestlcs
The United States steamer Augusta has Just arrived
from up the river having board Aftyone bales up
lands from Augusta, and two bales domestics
The river is announced to-day TO be much higher. and
freightng will be brisk while high water lasts.
PERSONAL.
Judge Eben. Parsons. Jr formerly Of the Provost
Court here, whose administration has him the res
pect Of Northerners and souherners alike, will leave
Billion Head for his home In Lynn Mass, BY tho
Lieutenant Murray Captain butcher and Lieutenant
sterling all acting assistant quartermasters have also
started for the North Their absence will regret
BOLD COTTON ROBBERY.
On Thursday night last cotton shed, containing gov
eminent cson was broken into by some bold thieves
and several bales OF cotton removed bodily The build
ing was protected by locks, and by two sennes Tho
latter have been arrested and several other parties sIs
pected of being connected with the robbery, but the
investigation is not yet completed
THE AMNESTY OATH.
General Steadman, commanding the department, mas
issued the following order which is being carried into
execution in this district:-
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT on GEORGIA.
AUGUSTA, Ca, July 81 1895.
In order TO afford ample opportunity 10 the people Of
Georgia to take the osh Of allegiance prescribed IN the
Presidents amnesty proclamation Of Msg 20, 1885, i is
for tbs purpose Of administering the oath Of allegiance
assistant provost marshal for every four counties in
his district reporting the names OF such officers 80 60.
ected to this Office these officers will however, proceed
| At once TO administer the oath Of allegiance.
Second District commanders will designate the four
counties assigned TO each district provost marshal and
the same viii b numbered subdivision Of tho dis
| trict .,1l-s.. y "a t-s.''. go
visit the county seat Of each his Subdivision
often practicable and each county seat three
four days at such visit he first causing public notice
70 bc given OF the tune in the newspapers Of the district
otherwise All possible despatch must DO used by the
assistant provost marshal 10 complete administering tho
oath 10 citizens consistent With their duties and the pub
| lie interest
Fourth For Information on the subject OF the duties
Of assistant provost mnrshas In administering the OATH
form Of report 10 this Office &C, attention Is called 70
circular Headquarters Military Division Of the Tonnes
| see, June u, 1856.
C. h GnosvksoR, Brevet Brisader General aud Provost
Marshal General
THE Stair vKxLSd.
think the stale Of feeling at present most satsfac
tory, even cheering. The discussion OF bygopes ant
rrevocables has been dropped, except by few inju
dcOus ONES on both Sides aud popular thought and
versaon h turned upon business and general matters
very great interest 10 felt in the Introduction Of i'm
provemens of all kinds An intense desire for progress
In tho arts in business and the institutions Of society
has taken possession Of the people The operations o
the Northern who have established themselves in
io which everyth ng had fallen during the four long
| years Of isolation from the rest Of the world
SAVANNAH. August S. 1895
A ssscosrns AZ rHx PULASKI HOUSE,
On Friday afternoon last affair took plaza al the Pu
laski House. which Of itself of little consequence
but which, through the ndscree conduct of certain par.
| ties has been brought into undue prominence Two
returned rebel officers Of whom the brother OF
Mrs JEFF Davis, while somewhat intoxicated had per
soua difnculty with Union o1cer. Accounts differ
to the progress and issue Of the gh but agree in ascrb
ing in origin TO the abusive language made Of by
Howell JEFF Davis brother.n.lsw, while drunk. The
affair ended by the interference OF the guard
the imposition Of ane by the authorities Here the
disgracefu AFFAIR might well have been suffered drop
from public attention. but the Republican, seized upon
for OF those datrbes against the poo
pie in general for which that paper has become
The thing introduced the next morning, with
the following army d head lines ct the top Of the ed
| torial column .
R,beis Publicly InHlng Unised stoes Offers, AVID wAS
| Cams of lone Ydnke. Whips Four Of the BoDsins
CAivalvy-A Re'aive NJ JET. DAVIS Beeds Profnseiy
which the subjoned extract Is sample The gentle rs
proof was not we are sorry TO say received In the right
spirit but resented invasion Of the rights Of free
speech and unwarrsntable usupaton Of those rights
guaranteed 70 erery American citizen among which
life liberty andthe pursuit Of happiness" TO interiors
denouncus the Union was more than Mrs. jefr. Davis
brother could stand and he forthwith prepared to 'de
nand his rights VI It ormis" The honor Of dealing the
6st blow at the Union Officer believe, conceded
10 Mr. Howell Je Davis but In less time
than write IL the over and above sensitive mud
sill had doored his rebe antagonist in spite OF the united
efforts OF three Of his crerss TO reinforce the fallen
| rebel. Blows were falling fast and suite In
discriminsssly. from the excited little YANKEE "
who appeared 70 be nothing moro than large
lightning velocity with bruised head eyes all sors.
gazing oas the open though IL .~ conn:
air would take 70 his sore and aching pate before
s sS ~ nt .'Ssss sor 10 MUM
went TO druggist's store FOR Mrs wiusows soothing
Syrup, something else, TO make him chrup chssryb
but sad 70 state be sot instead dose of up for
In blue in by two and escort gave to him who new
In passion 1t the red white aud blue and down the
street the prisoners went amsnting malcontsn
which Thorn unto guard house sent Before concluding
this mournul ''of old poor Robinson Crusoe, oh
how could he 60 and DO so We should state that short
No Of the JED Davis party after bsholdng how we'll
tHowell the yankee" had performed the task assigned
him. stepped up crcise the manner 10 which u was
done which resulted in hs receiving tgashing gushing
reply upon the len cheek The CHASTITY wound will gapo
long enough trust 10 each rebels that not even four
stalwar 0ner offence TO the government with.
cut getting properly punished
II IL needless say that every Union ocsr and every
Northern who this undignihed and uncallsd for
article OF the Republicans vexed and dsgusted and
feeling Of satisfaction universally Expressed whom
became known In the Of the day that General
Bnnnan commanding the district had summsrily repri.
manded the editor Of the Rpca~ for his past conduct
In dealing with similar matters and sharply cautioued
him Us 10 his future course.
Il Rraadier aeparal Geo A Mercer Of the late Eehel