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Cotton- i'«'V n fS" btx,.td" to-dat as® xeaked to- SCHOOLS AND G0LLEBE8. Au iiaeeita, Ga., October 22, 1873. To he Editors or the Heeald: TJcclosed yon will please fiud in substance eorcimimcation addressed to the Atlanta j -onstitotion for publication, which they have ot only refused to publish, but refitted to College of American Medicine & Surgery, AT MACON, GA., Fnonlty : C. B. OAT.ESTniB, M. D.. of ClevsIaDd. Ohio, a and Disc an 8 of Women and Children. JOS. ADOLPnua M. D.. of 8L Louis, Mo.. Professor of Surgery and Distant# of the Eje and Ear. MACON ADE ft PISE KENTS. retain the mannser.pt to the writer, wh o | Pl0f "* OI£,i 0b * etr ‘« ea'le# for it in person on Monday, tbe 20th j ■ i aslant. H Ht'-ing beenja liberal patron of the Consti- 1 •.uticn.. both practical!j and financially, I at i nee ordered them to erase my name roui their books, informing them that 1 had | '•olieved for some time that they wero pab- -isbing paid articles iu.tlie interest of moneyed obspolies, and that at the rain of their .tit he Chair of Theory and Prastl J. T. COXE, M. D-, Macon, Go., Protestor of Pbj Biology and Pathology. W. a JONES, M. D.. of Macon, On , ifeuor i>f Chemistry, Pharmacy and Botany. J. A. BROWN. 1C. D„ Indianapolis, In i.. Professor of Iffatcna Med fra and Tbcrspnttcs. poor patrons, the farmers. I have been in-. WASHINGTON Dessau, a M b. L., of Macon, Ga., formed that the proprietors of iho Constita ‘.ion ^re, or have been, speculating in cotton; ' herefore believing as I do that snch bear articles as have appeared in their cotton olunin for the list eight weeks are having a 1 Stressing effect on the cotton market, and 1 that we (the farmers) arc the sufferers. Intimating that the effect of su h beer av- j For a fait coarse of Lectures, including sit Uie l.ole* to bring the price of cotton down five „ ciiaiia payable In Advance $100 00 ” . t .. ... . . . Milrriilntimi Tir.kpt firkt tnrml K IVt Attorney at Law, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence. A. L. CLINK SCALES. M. D.. of Macon, Ga., Professor of Anatomy. R. F. LK8TEB, U. D , of Reid grille, Ga., Demonstrator of Anatomy. T. J. RAISE. Janitor. Poos: P r ‘ onto per pound lesi i cashed this season, yon readily can arrive nt the loss to tbe hard-worked farmers, say ou a i Faculty, ;.rop of three and three-qnarter millions of cUNK^SitlMaS bates, will be equal to eighty-seven million, whw iivo hundred thousand d .liars. We therefore say again to farmers, not only hold yortr eot- '.00. after selling enough to pay your credit ors, but stop yonr patronage to the Atlanta < Constitution, thereby showing to the proprie tors that you are “sensible men,” that will not only refuse to be gulled by them, but yon will not contribute to sustain any institution • bat would min you for tbe sake of its own aggrandizement. ’ E. J. Camp, Milton County, Ga. „ ts.n V..w. 1 Matriculation Ticket (iicat term) 6 00 s than^ it shon.d have j arJJnat;on Fee k oo The Dtao will be elected ou the asBembllug of tho icnlty. All communications should be addressed to A. L. CJNKSCALES. M. D., Macon, Gs.. who will take pleasure in answering inquiry. J. T. COX, M. D. p President Board Trustees. A. t. CLINK8CALES, Secretary Board Trustees. sep^O-dwedAsundSwAw. Patapsco Female Institute, Near Baltimore, Md., ALrHARtm. It a., October 13th, 187 'Mto v .Manta Constitution: for 36 years, and enjoys a national reputation. With tbe number of pupils limited to ninety, it baa | representatives from two-tbirda of the States, princi pally South and Southwest. It* location in pre-emi nently healthful, is central, and easily reached by rail- Please give us space iu the columus of: "£5?“L“, d w « hin 6‘°'> City. your valuable paper to notice como state ments of the Constitution cotton articles of 1 August 2bth and October 7th. In its article j August 26?h it gives a very distressing ac-1 .ount of the caterpillar, as lollows : MRS. K. H. ARCHER, P. O. Eliott City. Md. CATERPILLARS U1TIVEI1SITY OF GEORGIA. T HE 73D ANNUAL SESSION OF THIS INSTITU TION will commence on WEDNESDAY, oerience cf forty years that y. e ever knew ! October 1st. 1873, and continue, without intermission, .hem to destroy the cotton two successive | unU1AugU8t5th * 18 * 4, Restate years. This has* caused most persons to be .slow to believe tbe first reports ; but we are now compelled to believe that the otton on the coast lino of Georgia, Ala- Tfcis terrible scourge of the cotton planters ;« agJi'Q upon him. It is the first time in an COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE And Mechanic Arts, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas will founded upon the United H »te« land Grant, i« an la- » . a_ - t, Q if i Mr ; n „ • tegral part of the Univon-ily. and will bold the same f ect Off from quarter to a half, leaking ; y £ Ve ry advantage which the country allows, IS he crop only fifty to eevent}-five per cent, afforded for procuring a liberal education, both in a Cf whit it was believed they would make ! General Course and in Special Departments. Degrees mly two weeks age. The following will show j S™”!™ ^m o’? *“m 8 ? e ? c f. *“* d , in |k**- fen<! . 1 ' oar European readers how suddenly they de- “ -troy a crop of cotton. ~ On Monday we met untv.Ttity. THE r. planter of Santhwest Georgia; be said there ' were bat few worms in his coiIod, and there j , ... _ r • -» » . vw rcmsuuB iu scwbiuu iiruu^ituuk uio cuwrn jt-ar. 1.1 l DO dangci this year. On T riday he told j ra j provlaion is msJr for the beneficiaries and for e LAW SCHOOL remains in eegsion throughout tno entire year- For Catalogues, containing fall information, apply to WM. BENItY WADDELL, aag'20-tf bee.etary of the Faculty, BERND BROTHERS Miiiufacturer* of and Who'esrle in I Retail Dealers in ilMffi, SADDLES. COLLAIS BRIDLES, LEATHER, HARDWARE, Ac., Ac., Nos. 41 and 46 Third Street, rMacon, Georgia, A. T. FINNEY, Manufacturer aud Daaler in OARRI AG E3 S Such as are Needed for EMPIRE STONE WORKS OF— MyACOlST, O yA. The Southern Market. Barouches, Photons, Victorias, Cabriolettep, Bretts, Top and No-top Buggies, Pvockaways, Sociables, iDoctor’s Pluetors, Sewing MachinejTV agons. P. H. WARD, Proprietor. r Cherry street, will receive prompt attention. I Have Now oa-Haud the Largest and Most Complete Assortment OF ANY MANUFACTURE SOUTH OF THE OHIO 11 IYER, AUCUSTA CARDS. DOZIER &c WALTON, Wholes aJ « ffro Which I am prepared to sell at Reduced Prices. Using very best material, employing first class mechanics, having facilities equaled by none, I am pre pared to sell work Cheaper than it can bo duplicated from any portion of the United States. Carriages renovated on short notice, and all work warranted to give general satisfaction. A. T. FINNEY. c ®s,Tke Great Sootliern Stove Horn * ! SOUTHERN FEMALE COLLEGE IiaG-rniigo, Gra. FJ1HI3 INSTITUTION, with a corps of Nina First Class Teachers, will resume exorcises the last Wednes day in August. Four premiums for excel cnee in Music and Tainting were awarded Pupils of this College at the last State Fair. For Catalcuges. ad dress L F. COX, President. FOR SALE. | Residence for Sale. jjlOUB LARGE, ELEGANTLY FINISHED ROOMS, | were B^tb room, Store room and Pantry, 2 room Kitchen, | lathed and plastered, large front yard, choice shrub- j WALLACE A FOWLER, Real Estate Aleuts, No. 9 Alabama s us his cotton was eaten tip. Another planter ! dents of limited means, left home for tbe summer, thinking the dan- j ” ^ or v.-.s over, and was called home by a letter rom his overseer, (after only a week’s ab- j -<enc0,) saying, ‘-caterpillars destroying every- ! thing.'’ ' l This will be readily understood when it is :nown that one fly will lay half a million of gg*:, and in ten days the worms will bo hatched and half an inch long. When fully grown they aro as large as a common lead pencil, and two inches long. Twenty-five of large worms will entirely destroy a balk of cotton, except the bolls, in forty-eight hour?. From the eggs of one fly enough worm? will be hatched to cat up 20.000 stalks cotton. So it will bo seen how utterly im- *o*»iblo it is to destroy them, and the cloudy, .oo]. damp weather vve have had for a month ast has been the finest weather possible ior ? heir production. A gentleman just returned - :rom eastern Texas says many fields look like . lire had burnt them, the destruction by the 1 caterpillar has been so complete. During .an week we have received numerous letters from lower Georgia, saying the peopl rained. L r ^ ' The following extracts are taken from a jberyand fchada trees, all on a large, beautiful lot 100 iOtter from one of our most reliable corres- j by 225 eet, in a most excellenf neighborhood, aud just pondf nts: “Thomas county, Ga., August , atthe-. erminus of ouo of the Street Car linof*. Iia- f Jib, 1873—The cloudy, wet weather contin- j provements all new and in perfect order.__Apply ues, and in somo localities heavy rains. Cat- ! rpillars in almost every cotton field.'* From 1 present indications thry wiil have tbe [ Cotton stripped by ' the 10th of September;' nd in that event coue of tbe growth, attei ! ;ho 2Cth of July, will make cotton. Early: jttoa is good/Late cotton will make scarcely ! nylhing. It is impossible to make more than 65 per cent of a good crop, in Iheso lower I counties. Not maDy planters hive began .araily where thi-re are no cbildrou. In one of the beat - vet Th© weather has been SO wet ' neighborbotxls in the City, only a f*w hundred yards i >Ot. I u.e weatn.r n . i f rODa t b© business portion of tbe City, aud within a cotton opens slowly; and will be poor as to f CW 0 f Peachtreo Street Ila^lroad. Kates . -aallty. borne large planters have just come low, as it is m >re for company than profit that Board- >nto my office and stated that there were | «s ar© wanted. Apply to w. H. barnktt, enough caterpillars iu their cotton to eat it up j 9 * °- e9 * l T 8 ree in a week. And iu ils article of October 7th, it says as j • rilows: “For farmers knowing the crop will j bo Urge are willing to sell at once forfiom 12 j ^ 15 cents, according to quality.” Now, j A-hich of these articles are we to believe, tbe >ne in which it says the caterpillar is leaving the Crop only fifty to seventy-five per cent, j i what it was believed they would make only ] two weeks ago, or the one in which he says j • ho “farmers knowing the crap to be large, j .re willing to se'.l for from 1*2 to 15 cents?” j We 75’Crc inclined to believe tho article ot the | iOib of August, alter our own sad experience with the cold late wet spring, heavy Hoods ot .kin in May and June, drough of July, and he complete destruction of the Laves and small bolls of tbe cotton plant by the cater pillar in August end September. We ure not willing to sell our cotton for 35 cents, bat we feel it a duty to sell a snfft eicncy of it to relieve those who have given credit, but we cannot afford to n*>U one present short crop for les9 than 22J cents, and leave us a reasonable profit on the CJ6t <341 BROA.T~> STHBBT. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. LATE DANIEL • Uli-r-. “ — DANIEL & ROWLAND, COTTON TTYCTOI COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Anil Agents Tur the Celebrated Etlwan, Wando, Kupilule and Cotton Food Guanos, Corner Jackson and Reynolds Streets, AUGUST A, GA. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. COMMISSION FOB SELLING COTTON, SI PER BALE. ST angl-.tf. IffO GOMFETITIOIff PERMITTED. 1S54<§ G. W. JACK, -sis; STBAM Candy and Cracker MAISTTTF-^CTOIIY. COOKING AND HEATING STOVES-Every kind. Mantels and Grates, Tin Ware, Wood and Hollow Ware. Slieeet Iron. Zinc, House Furnisliinff Goods. Etc. Lawson B. Langford, 09 West Side Whitehall Street. ATLANTA, GA. T NOW UAVE ON HAND THE LARGEST STOCK OF GOODS IN MY LINE EVER 1 BROUGHT to this market. Stoves, Stoves, Stoves! Tlio celebrated Charter Oik Stove—the moat popular ami most extensively used in the United States. Agent for the “Atlanta' 4 Cook Stove. Heating Stoves—all kinds aud sizes. Hare for Bale all tho most popular Stoves in the market. TIN WARE—Of every kind and in tho lar to orderpiomptly. «t quantity. A full supply always on hand, and anything made BOARDINC. Boarders Wanted. GENTLEMAN AND WIFE, or two Indies wish- G. W. ADAIR, Auctioneer. GKE^AT SALE — OF — JOHN H. JAMES’, Banker, JReal Estate. fJTHE CHUVPEST AND M03T COMPLETE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KIND IN THE SOUTH, O^ZtSTIFTIEID Very Large Supply off Tin Plate an d Tinners Finding, Sheet Iron: Sheet Zinc; Slab Zinc; Block Tin; Sol ler, Etc. - — - A Lxc({© and well selected stock of Light Hollow Ware; Wood Ware of every kind, such as Buckets, Tuba, H i C ^ H 6 1 | 1 A H I H { y Washboards, Flour Pails, Sugar Baxes, Wood Measures, all fixes; Brooms, Well Backets, tt.\ | A Large quantity of Canned Oysters, Trunks. \y acp24-tf HOUSE FURNISHING Western and Nor then Orders Duplicated. JAMES l7 WATKINS, FusMiTUJi meuacran*. wajujjmj, »» wnrmu sr.u-r, m-iuujh a cio. block. I S now opening the LARGEST and BEST SELECTED STOCK of all kinds of FURNITURE iu Atla Cheapest House iu tbe city. Call and examine. sep2d-l l Lewis H. Glarke, THE HATTER. GOODS, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY. Silver Plated Ware * veil arranged for Inspec tion. in this city, commencing at 10 o’clock, on Tues day morning, 25 h of November uext, the following descried magnificent centra], rent paying Real Estate: 1st. THAT SPLENDID FIVE STORY (beside* baso- menfi Brick Store, on the corner of Whitehall and Hunter atiects. Dry Goods Emporium occupied by- Louis de Saule k Co. This buihuug cost $32.04.0 and rents for $3,100, all new and a first-class building. 2d. ONE i WO-STORIKD ^bcsid. a bademeut) liRI Il STORE, on Whitehall atreet, next door to James’ Bank corner, occupied by Mrs. Agues Turner, and rents for *1.5*0. 31. ONE VACANT LOT on Alabama rtreet, 30'.; by 62 feet, alley on e*§t side. ■ ■ —L . - ™ 4tb. BRIUK OFFIOF8. adjoining above lot, on Ala- f production, which would have been equal i - 0 »ni& street, occupied by Samuel Hoyle, reuta for lo in cents with a lull crop. Aqn.m. October 7th, it pays as follows: HOLDING COTTON. Wj> >co sotno persons are adviaing farmers to hold their cotton; but fortunately the farm ers are aenaible men, and know how to look after their own interests; so this advice will not affect the receipts more than one bale in a thousand. We say to farmers, sell your qotton aa fast as possible ; thore is some money to buy with now, and you can get fifteen cents from your wagons tor the best quality. Those who hold nntil Christmas will have to tak? 9t w A i ■ifor-.'d it, &>d would not sell. One year we koew a {aimer to be offered eighteen cent* tor hie cotton. He stored it for twenty cent*, ao(l sold it the neit spang for six eents. IVe say to farmers hold j our ootton after relieving your creditors. : We knew the farm ers to sell the balk ai their cotton for from 9 to Iff cents, and by duly it was selling for 30 cents. Ho we beg leave to differ with the writer of the cotton artioles in many instance* wV.ch we will not notice now. Farmers bold your cotton, don't be deceived. Don’t allow speculators to gull yon. Milton. g vtaciM. *020. 6:h. ONE BRICK STORE occupied by John Domini, next to th© last named ofl;c©«. and ronta for $760. 6th. VACANT GROUND. 80 by 70 feet, lroniing ou Peschtr©© street, adjoining the now brick atorea now 1 finished by Busby, Boyd A Boblnaon. Will be ied as per plat exhibited on day of sale, and suit able for stores or ior residenoea, m coouectlon with Cottage Lot in rear. Also, the Brick Cottdgn in the ear of said ground, formerly occupied by Mr. Jamea, •renting Ellis street. Rents for $583. ONE VACANT TRIANGULA!* SHlPED LOT, on Church and Forsyth streets, next to Messrs. Boyd k Bro. 8th. A FOUR ROOM COTTAGE snd Lot on Gain street, occupied by James Patterson. ' About TWO ACRES of ground aronnd the cele- Walton Spring, to be dnMtd irto vmaU toU as The recent money penlc has Aiven Mr. James some Inconvenience and be desires to soli hi* property and increase his banking capital. His loss by a panic sale will be tbe purchnsers gain. His private residences* Peachtree street, that cost $40,000, snd bis Bank Block, on Whitehall streak and Bittroad, that cost *78,000 last year, and rents for *10.000 per annum, will not be sold. Plata of vacant property will be posted. Capitalists from a distance and at home, are Invited to examine all this gilt edged, rent-paying, central property. TBRM8—One-third cash, balance in two and four months with ten per cent, interest. Unquestionable Utlea. Loan certificates and deposits m Jamee’ Bank re ceived in payment. Good Railroad, City or Htate bonds reoetved aa cash at thetr market value, which will be agreed upon before tbe sate commences, upon inquiry. This ia certainly the finest opr*-’—' *“* ista to make safe in vestments, th for years. I wiU show ibis prot formation about it at any time to those my office. O. W, ADAlll, Real Estate Agent, -No. 1 Kimball House. octlO-12,19,26, nov2.9,16.23,25, D op ax’ tmoixt for tlio Xjadics: Mv large stock of handsome House Famishing goods, Vases, Toilet SHs, etc , tiou. The Ladies are invited to call and see them. I liavo laid in a stock lor a largo WHOLESALE TRADE. In my line, aud invite tho attention of merchants to the same. I can offer special inducements over any ' other market. j Orders from a distance will be promptly attended to. Goods skilfully packed, and every advantage of the market given. ' I am now moving Into my new store, CD Weatside of Whitehall street, lately occupied by Guilford, Wood k ■ Co. Tno public are invited to step in and look at my new store and new goods. X. B. LANGFORD. ISTew Goods Opening Every Day. Silk. Beavor, Fur and Felt Hats :TRUNKS, VALUES AND CANES * HATS HATS hats! HATS HATS hats!. HATS HATS HATS] HATS HATS hats!. HATS HATS HATS U HATS HATS HATS* HATS HATS HATS [HATS HATS HATS] Clarke’s Special NOBBY HATS: :EVERY BRANCH OF .FASHIONABLE HAT*: AT81HAIU HATtl HATS UtATB UtATfLHATBLHATt, The Place where the Fashionables Buy. LEWIS H. CLARKE’S Whitehall Street WILLIAM RICH & CO. the 'vii^a-insriA. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO. Liabilities S 11,314 75 Assets 353.413 79 Net Assets 342,099 04 tosses Paid Since Organization 1,500,000 00 Forty-one^e&rs la existence. All Tjoasoi Rites as low aa in any othor Good Oampany. i will Too Promptly Paid. Ten Thousand Dollars are deposited with Hou. W. L. Goldsmith, Comptroller General of the State of Geor gia, for security of the policy in this State. W. L. OOWABDEN, PreaideuL | WM. WILLIS, JR., Secretary KING, Agent, Bread itrwt, ATLANTA, QA. Also, Agent for the! London aud Lancashire Fire—Capital: *5,000,000. State Ageot, Oottoo States life Inffuranc? Company, Macon, Ge —Asset*: *542,201 28. Deposited with Comptroller General, of Qeocwia, *100,000. J. GADSDEN Wholesale Dealers in PARK! NS A ALLEN, ^rchitfris and ^npr^nt^nts, Will furnish Plans and Specifications for CHURCHES, BANKS. STORE BUILDINGS, AND DWELLING8 OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. qfFIOE, Corner of Pryor and Decatur Streets op j the debts oi the arm and is p 'Nit'i the KiOTbA’l House J debt* of the earn*. J-i84kstf. * octltiDt DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP. Georgia-Fulton County. VIE firm of D. B. A A. C. Lvid ia this tliy dJs- Notions, Fancy Goods, Millinery and White Goods, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. X«X.» n --Wo Dutrlioato NowJYorltiBUln.W.li'tiMm a. uwe MANUFACTURER AND JOBBERSOF AIL VARIETIES OF Crackers, Cakes, Snaps, &c., Amongst whiob are Bode, Butter, Picnic, Cream, Boston, Batter, Milk, Batter Wafer, Wine, Farina. Also, Sugar Oakes, Spice Oakes, and Jum bles, Lemon and Ginger Snaps, and others, which I offer to the trade at the LOWEST PRICES I andjgnarantee my goods to give satisfaction. South Forsyth Street, Atlanta, G a.