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Cfiromcie an & Sentinel.
W 1 DNi'.SDAY, JULY Is, 187781
TUF SEPARATION.
The bride of an hour stood smiling ;
Her mother in team was near by ;
For the ‘ pet of her life, so bluffing.
Was soon to bid her good-bye.
Fond friends tried vainly to Sheer her.
To stop np the tears that fast fell.
As she clasped her daughter still n®? rer
And in agony ottered, "Farewell.,
The groom with his bride had departed.
To journey far off in strange lands.
And t he mother cried ont. broken hearted ; j
• Well! I'm glad that gal's o* my bands.
• Matt (TV in the Comndmt {Ohio) Enquirer.
THE LIST WOHB
MATTHEW ARNOLD
Creep into thy narrow bed,
Creep, and let no more be saW.
Vaii. tby 00-ct! ell stands fast
Thou thyself mnet break at last.
Let the long contention cease;
(reeee are swans, and swans are geese,
J,et them have it how they will;
Ttaon art tired; best be still.
They ont-talked thee, hissed thee, tore tbeel
Better men fared thns before thee; ,
Fired their ringing shot* and passed:
Hotly charged—and brake at last.
Charge once more. then, and be dumb!
Let the victors when they come,
When the forts of Folly fall.
Find thy body by the wall.
VI A, I MIST DIE.
‘•Yei. I must die 1 1 know my hott?fir come ;
'The sands of life run low ;
Nor do I raonrn to leave the weary world ;
Most willingly I go!
Yet would I pass not poor as when I came,
But solemnly and greet,
Bike some old king, descend into my tomb
In royal pomp and state.
Give me, then of thy gold, O noonday sun 1
To fashion for my crown ; ...
And thou. O evening, of tby purple glories
Wherewith to weave my gown.
And thou, O morn, thy shining pearl, where
wilii
My mantle round to gem ;
Aid thoo, O night, thy silver stars, to bind
me
Fillet and diadem!”
And thev obeyed ; and we. on looking np
Through eyes whose sight was dim,
Haw half the splendors of the earth an'-
heavens
Had passed away with hloi. ,S tuart Sterne.
qiESTION.
Blossoms were on the apple tree ;
The birds were humming in the air ;
Nature concerted harmonies
T-, rob the world of care ;
Blown by the meadow streams, we two
Haw the white clouds their shadows cast
Along the distant mountain blue,
And dream like as the past.
We two! Ah. that was years ago ;
We thought the two would pass away,
And that but one the years would show ;
We thought the gods would pity
Wild .oiigs of melody divine,
To make the fntnre bright and fair ;
And that the sun of joy would shine
All time and everywhere.
Just as a million souls have thought!
There came a day when tears were shed;
And one tho world's mad struggle sought,
And one pined to the dead;
Ho longed for famo, that kept in sight
Vet over seemed to miss his grasp;
And she lost all life’s hope and light,
Striving his hand to clasp.
Well, it was years ago, I said;
The stream is there, the blossoms flash
The trees with glory; she is dead.
The bees—they do not hush
Their humming as they seek the sweet;
/ wonder, though, if we two may,
As one, in heaven's home love and meet,
And And a perfect day.
Thermae C. Collier.
MOZART'S VIOLIN.
| For Sunt lay’* Cliremide awl Constitutionalist.]
11l the popular suburb of Bt. Joseph,
in Vienna, (Austria), a poor merchant
of second hand furniture and curiosities
lived fifty years ago, with a numerous
family, whom ho could hardly support
out of the meagre profits of his busi
ness.
Battler (that was the unnieof the poor
man) hail only one pleasant diversion in
the discharge of bis arduous duties, Rod
that was to exchange a few respectful
words with ft daily visitor, still young,
but whose physiognomy bore the un
mistakable stamp of a mortal disease.
Nature seemed to have lost for him all
its beauty, and he never smiled except
when Battler’s children surrounded him
with the charming familiarity character
istic of young age.
Every day the stranger used to stop
ten or fifteen minutes at the poor shop
keeper’s, and it tvas more than once a
subject of dispute for tho little ones, to
decide which of them should bring a
chair to the sick visitor.
One Monday of Pentecost the strang
er oawe hack from his daily walk sooner
thau usual; Ituttler’s children hastened
around him as they were accustomed to
do every day, and the smartest of all, a
sparkling girl of ton, t; Id bin; “Gen
tleman, mamma has just given use pret
ty litllo sister I’’ Buttlcr appeared at
this moment, and, confirming the news :
“Yes, sir,” said he, “that makes the fif
teenth child God sends us within nine
teen years I M
“Good man,” exclaimed the stranger,
visibly moved with sorrow aud tender
ness, "would that a small portion of the
treasures wasted at the Court of Selim n
brun were allowed to visit your pa
triarchal home. But, alas !we live in
a century of iron. Talent, honor, do
mestic virtues, don’t weigh much nowa
days l But, tell me, have yojj already
secured a godfather for your MS bora
babe?” j
“When one is poor,” answered the
merchant, “godfathers are not easy to
be found; iudoed, the godfathers of all
my children uro either passers-by or
neighbors as poor as myself.”
“Well, name your new one GabrieUe,"
replied the strauger, “aud it is I who
give tier that name. Here are one hun
dred florins for the baptismal festival,
to which I will be a party.”
And as Battler was undecided :
“ Take it, take it (” said the stranger;
“ when you know more of me, you’ll ao
knowledge that I am worthy of sympa
thizing with your troubles. But, please,
do me a favor ; bring me this violin
which I see haugiug on the wall of yoar
shop ; I have an idea, aud I must write
it down at ouee."
Battler hastened to comply with the
request of his visitor, who began tp play
bo splendid a piece of religions maaio
with such a consummate art that the
street was soou crowded with people,
among whom were many members of the
aristocracy who had ordered their car
riages to stop, in order to enjoy this un
expected melody. But the stranger, ab
sorbed by his composition, did not no
tice the crowd, aud when he had finish
ed writing lie folded up the paper, put
it in his pocket, and bid farewell to the
merchant, whom he requested to let him
know on which day the christening
would take place.
Three days had elapsed, ami the
stranger had not been seen any more;
Battler, not knowing wb*t it meant,
went .to the residence of his fiabrielle’s
generous godfather, the door ot which
was hung iu black and besieged by hun
dreds of noblemen, artists, savants and
priests. There he lewrnt with a sur
prise equal only to his sorrow that his
guest aud benefactor, the would-be god
father of his daughter, was Mozart, and
that the funeral of that great man was
about to take place.
.Mozart had breathed in that hn*bie
chop .bis last musical inspiration,that in
comparai'le requiem which alooa would
suffice to toe glory of a composer.
Ruttler, after having paid the last
duties to the mac whom he had honored
aud respected withoiii knowing who he
was, returned home, was quite
stunned at seeing his shop itv'flded by a
crowd of admirers of Mozart, aw*,?e of
the daily visit* paid by the illustttoiifl
departed.
The circumstance gave to the hereto
fore ignored establishn.mt of Bottler a
notoriety which sent to it an unexpect
ed custom, so that, after haring secured
for his fifteen children comfortable *situ
attous, he was enabled to retire with an
income hardly dreamed of twenty years
ago.
Tho violin which Mozart used two
days before he died for the composition
of his Requiitn was sold for 4,000 flor
ins, which constituted Qabrielle’s por
tion ; it is now the property of the Im
perial Conservatory of Music at Vienna,
to which institution it was given by the
late Archduke Maximilian, before this
unfortunate prince left his native coun
try for Mexico, where bis triumphal
march was so soon to be transformed
into a Requiem ! Yreuse A.
THE HEBREW t'Ot'NCTI,.
Second DnV*sjoi> of the In ion at Phi In-
Philadelphia, July l). — The second
day’s session of the Council o/ the Union
of Hebrew Congregations was opened
with prayer by Rev. Jacob Voorsanger,
of Washington. The morning session:
was taken up with the reading and dis- j
cussion of the reports of committees.
The committee appointed to eonsider
the eoggeetione in President goth’s,
message reported recommending their'
adoption, except one to encourage the
exchange of pulpits among the Rabbis,
which they did not deem advisable.
They also recommended circuit preach''
ing, as suggested in the report.
Five deaths in Macon daring the week
ending Sunday the Btb.
ST. PAIL’S CHCRC'H, AUGUSTA.
{Frank- Letlie's Sun.lay Magazine. ]
The current number of the above
magazine contain* a fin# picture of St.
Paul’s Church and a good portrait of
the rector, Rev. W. H. Clarke. We re
publish the sketch of the church, as fol-
St. Paul's Church is closely identified
with the early history of Augusta. The
town was laid out A. D, 1736, and soon
became a mart for trade superior to any
in Booth Carolina or Georgia; but for
some years there wss no minister of the
Qospel resident in the place. At length,
a memorial from the principal Inhabi
tants, setting forth their spiritual desti
tution, was forwarded to tbe “Society
for the Propagation of the Gospel ip
Foreign Parts," in London, and the Rev.
Jot-alban Copp wn* mission
ary to Augusta, A. D. 1751. This gen
tleman, a native of tbe colony of Connec
ticut and graduate of Yale College, was
ordained in 1750, by Dr. Sherlock,
Bishop of Louden. Before hie arrival
in Angueta, the' gentlemen interested
had built “a handsome and convenient
church” opposite one of the curtains of
the fort, on the bank of the Savannah
river. They also agreed to build a par
sonage, cnltivste the glebe, and pay £2O
a year toward his salary. Mr. Copp
found a congregation of nearly one him
i dred persons and eight communicants.
Separated from any brother clergyman
by one hundred and thirty miles of wil
derness, on the frontier of civilization,
dailv liable to the merciless attecks of
savages, with but little to cheer and
much to discourage, he labored faithful
ly at his post until 1756, when be took,
charge of a parish in South Carolina.
By act of the General Assembly of
Georgia, dated March 17th, 1758, it was
provided that “ the District of Augusta
shall be and continue for ever a parish,
by the name of the Parish of St. Paul,”
and that “the chnrch erected in the town
of Augusta, with the cemetery or burial
place thereto belonging, shall be the
Parish Church and Burial Place of St.
Paul.” Some years after Mr. Copp’s
removal, the Rev. Bamnel Frink was
sent to St. Paul’s Parish by the S. P. G.
The population of Augusta, as given in
liis first report to the Society, 1764, was
540 whites, 501 slaves, and about 90
Chickasaw Indians. Mr. Frink found,
belonging to the parish, a valuable
glebe of fifteen acres, and a good par
son ge. After three years’ ministry he
was saoeoeded by t|ie ftev. Edward El
'ington. This faithful missionary re
ported, in 1768, that Bt. Paul's Church
was the only place of worship within a
hundred miles of Augusta, m any direc
tion. His labors in supplying the re
-1 gions destitution were remaikable. H<
generally left ho©? on Monday, travel
id thirty or forty writ's, find held
•ervice and preached at three different
i laces, ten miles apart, on the follow
ig days, and returned home on Friday
During his three years ministry in Au
gusta he traveled three thousand miles
iu tbe discharge of his duty, baptized
428 persons, mostly pliijdren, married
sixty-two couples, aud raised tbp Rum
ber of communicants to 40. There is
no record of any settled minister in the
parish for some years after Mr. Elling
ton’s removal in 1770. The difficulties
arising between tfra colonies and the
mother country probably *“ e
H. P. (I from sending * missionary
succeed hi**#, and during the ‘‘War of
the Revolution” the church-building
was destroyed, and the glebe wus con
fiscated and appropriated to the endow
ment of an academy. Matters con
tinued la thin State until 1782, when the
graud jury of Richmond county “pre
sented, a* a grievance, tfis want 0} a
house of worship in Augusta and other
places of the county,” thereupon the
General Assembly passed aa eet touch
ing the reserve lands in the town of
Augusta, and requiring that one of the
first lots be set apart for the erection “of
a House of Woisfop fo the Divine Be
ing, by whose blessing tfc* independence
of the United States has b6ii
lished,” and that money arising from
the sales of other Jots be used for the
building of said ohurob.
Under the proviso oß of this act the
second St, Pajjl’B Cfipirph was built in
1786. on the site formerly ooejjplW by
the first. The only clergyman named
ns having charge of the parish after this
time is the Rev. Mr. Boyd, who gener
ally officiated here for some ten years,
when he removed to Natchez or New
Orleans. In the absence of a titled rec
tor, tne church was “open to all de
nominations of Christians,” and the
Episcopalians, as a tohristjan society,
being unable to support their own sfode
of worship, made no show of life for
many ye*ra,
In December, fsls> certain persons
wore incorporated by tfte f^ e gisl#tore as
the “Trustees of the Protestant Episco
pal Society of the (Jity of Augusta and
Couuty of Richmond." This measure
led to the removal of the aaqpßf) St.
Paul’s Church, and the erection of the
third on the same lot. This buildiug,
which still stands, is of brisk, apd was,
gt the time of its erection, considered a
very worthy specimen of church archi
tecture., fi was completed early in the
year 1820, and consecrated by Bishop
Bowen, of South fctoij/na, March 20,
1821. The Rev. Hugh Saiitu yw called
to the parish some time iu the Bummer
of 1819, aud entered upon his duties the 1
following Bri remained iu charge
twelve years, and then W&RTfid to Hart
ford, Conn.
Mr. Smith was succeeded in Augusta
by the Rev. Edward Eugene Ford, then
in Deacon’s Orders. This honored
olergy man began his work at St. Paul’s
in April, It was his first, his last,
his only paroflfcd#/ charge; and he gave
to it all his powers pf body, soul, and
spirit. Next to bis God, amf bs® ai i ß ®, t
was God’s chnrch, he lived for and, (a
bored for it, planting and watering P
to aud beyond bis strength for twenty
ni<*e years, and then feeling for it, and
praying iof it, apd comforting and en
couraging it ' w-ty, letters of almost,
apostolic fervor, until '‘entered into
rest,” on the eve of the nativtef, 1362.
Ujjs remains were laid under the attar
at wbteb Jjp had so faithfully served, to
await the Ke#tfWotjon.
Dr. Ford was smqqsynfo.4 by the Rev.
William H. iGlarke, the pxpemt Raptor of
the parieb.
The first Convention of bhe Ptocese
of Georgia was bald iff St. Paul’s
Church, January 27th, 182$. Tlte First
aud Second General Oouuoil* at tbe
Protestant Episcopal Church, iu the
Confederate States, met iu the same
tfip one in November, 1862, aud
the other iu November, 1865.
A cenotaph ou ten yjiM of the chnrch
bears this inscription ;
In memory of the
Right Eev’d
POLK, D.D.,
Bishop
Southwest, First Bishop pi
Louisiana, and
Lieut. Gen. in the Army
of the
CONFEDERATE STATES.
Born, Awri) 10, 1806.
Fell at Pine Mountain, Ga., June 14,
1864.
“Behold, my witness is in Heaven, and
my record is on high. ” —Job xvi. Ip.
The warrior-Bishop sleeps in a grave
behind the church, and ou his tomb is
this inscription:
LEONIDAS POLK,
First Bishop of
LOUISIANA.
Born,
April to, J£Q6.
Died, June 14, lfiei.
“He tried to do his ditty.”
The church yard continued to be used
as a place ol burial for the oity until
the new cemetery vas opened, some
forty years ago. Iu except!cases it
has sawetisjo® been used, of late years,
for toe sju&e purpose
The ve*ier(iA>[o stands in a
shady grove, a memorial qf the worship
offered by the origin#! sat&eps of Au
gusta to the Triune God; and a re- *
minder to travelers entering the oitf by i
rail from the North, and to the meu oc
cupied in buying, selling and getting
gsis by handling the great staple of the
fftote tdGeorgia that the journey of life
should of all other
journeys, and
the Kingdom of Heaven tteyor I**i®
those wfio pursue it humbly ana AariteSt
iy in the name and by the help of Christ.
Where Information A Vox! Them Caa Be
E’ooad.
[Qaine still* Eagle.]
The Chronicle and Constitctioii-
AL’sr “asks a favor whioh we have not
the sublime virtue to grant—a favor re
served only" for the daring journalists
who would reopen ancient sores, re
kindle the fires of strife and reanimate
antagonisms that fed the seething caul
dron of 1888-70. Life is too short for
us to undertake the herculean task of
chronicling the lists of Democrats who
“crooked the pregnant bingas” at BnJ
lock's official udder, and have sine,
wormed and warmed themselves into fat
E laces—their name is legion, bnt as thej
ave repented and are now atoning by
virtuous lives and loud Democrats
deeds, it is best to “let the dead past
bury its dead,” aDd make the most of
the ‘Airing present” and the great fn
tare. If any doughty knight of th
quill is curious and enterprising, he can
find much of the information our con
temporary so much desire, by nosing
the archives of the Executive office.
Mildness conquers—and hence it is
that the gentle yet positive influence of
Dr. Bolt’s Baby Syrup overcomes so
qniokly the disorders of babyhood.
Price, 25 cents.
COUSIN SAI.LV oillabu OUTDONE.
[Greensbiro (A. C.) Patriot ]
The venire being impaneled, and the
jury solemnly charged by the clerk, the
Commonwealth’s attorney called in sup
port of the indictment the witness Buck
Bryant, who, being solemnly sworn the
truth to tell, testified as follows;
Questioned by the Commonwealth’s
attorney: Tell all yon know about the
catting of the proeecutor by Cassadav,
tbe prisoner at the bar. Answer: “Well,
gentlemen, it was election day—’twas a
dark, clondy, wet sort of a drizzly day,
and says I to my old woman I believe,
I’ll go down to Binggold and ’posit my
vote ; and says my old woman to me,
Back, as it is a sort of dark, olondy,
wet sort of i drizzly sort of a day, says
she, hadn’t you better take your um
bril ? Bays I to tbe old woman, I speot
I had better take my ambril, and when
I got down thar, Mr. Cole corned and
says he, Uncle Back, have yon seed any
thing of old neighbor Harris ? Bays I
Ao Mr, Cole, for why? Says he, he’s
|got my umbril. [The witness was here
interrupted by the Court, aud told to
confine himself to tbe actual fray be
tween the prisoner and Cole, the prose
cutor], in answer to which the witness
remarked in a tone of indignant remon
strance : “Well, now, Mr. Judge, yon
hold on, for I am sworn to tell the troth,
l and I’m agwine to tell it my own way,
so ’taint worth while for yon to say noth
ing more about it.” Whereupon the
Court and Commonwealth’s attorney,
being anxions to get rid of tbe witness
on any terms, told him to go on and tell
the tale in his own way. “Well, as I
!was going to say, ’twas on ’election day,
Buchanan and Fillmo’ was runnin’ for
the Legislator’, and says my old woman
to me, says she, Buck, as it’s a sort of a
dark, cloudy, rainy, damp, drizzly sort
of a day, hadn’t you batter take your
umbril ? says she ; says I to my old wo
man, says I, I ’spect I had better take
my umbril ; so I took my umbril and
advanced on towards Ringgold till I
’rived thar. Well, the first thing I did
when I got thar was to take a drink of
Buchanan whisky, which was monstrous
good, and says I to myself, says I, old
hoss, yon feel better, don’t you ? And
while I was advancing around, Mr. Cole,
he oome to me, and says he, Uncle Fuck,
says he, have you seen anything of our
neighbor Harris ? Says I, for why ?
Bays he, the old cock’s got my umbril.
After a while I ’posited my vote, and
then Mr. Cole and me advanced on to
ward home, and Mr. Cole was tighter
than I ever seed him.
“And so we advanced along till we
got to whar tbe road aud path forked,
and Mr. Cole and me tuck the path, as
any other gentlemen would, and after
advancing a while we arrived to old
neighbor Harris, a settin’ on a log with
the umbril under his arm, and ’bout
that time Elijah Oassaday (the prisoner)
corned up, and we advanced till we ar
rived at Elijah’s house. Elijah is my
neffew, and likewise my son-in-law; he
married my darter Jane, which is next
to my dear Sally. Arter we had ad
vanced to Elijah’s house, we stood in
the yayd a while a jawin’, and presently
two somebody's rid np on a hoss, which
was Johnston before and Whitfield Oas
sady behind. Whitfield and Kiah Cas
sady being the same. Elijah and Kiah
is brothers, both born in the nat’ral
ygy, like anybody else’s brothers;
no ggjK Retypes ’em, and both
of 'em is SRoqt t(m game ftge,
especially Kiah, which are the
youngest. Kiah was drunk, and he
and Mr. Gqle got to ppssin one an
other about politic, and I advanced in
the house whar was Elijah’s wife, whioh
is my darter Jane which i next to my
darter Sally, Well, after jawin awhile
with 'gm, my littlp neflew’says he to me,
Uncle Bftek, let ! s go home; says I, good
pep, §o we pegged cm together, and I
heard somebpdy 9 PSUm 1 me, bnt I never
tentioned ’em, nor advanced back; well,
got home and was eaten’ my sapper, and
Elijah, which is my son-in-law, and mar
ried my darter Sally, arrived; and says
he tp mp; TJnole Ifopk, says he, I’ve kill
ed a man. Bays I, the hjjll yofl have;
and this is all I know about the stab
bing, because I wan’t thar.”
Don Piatt Takes Old Slttlo* Bull’s Picture.
Don Piatt, to ]aaf Sunday’s Capital,
tries his hand as an artist' on Morton,
with the following result:
God might make a worse man than
O. F. Morton—but be never did.
The combination of soyoophanar, sin
and demagogueism has never been
equalled, and cannot be surpassed.
He began life a Demoo.at, and all that
he says of that organization is the only
sort of Democrat he developed. He
joined the fcfyty.,f progressive humani
tarian ideas When that party showed it
self to be In tpe ascendant, and his be
lief in human progress is measured by
majority ea at (lip ballql bo j. ge has no
faith in God, inpn no? f 1 ? 8
ability enough to know, but not prido
euough to despise himself. He is one
those 7 monstrosities prefttpd at long in
tervals, for some unknown purpose,
that BOPS about torturing humanity. A
few Uiuio demons of that soyt would
make the beman ratio, like the devil
possessed swine, rush down steep places
and perish tltrough general suicide.
Nature put a warning mark upon his
countenance. Looking upon it, scien
tists arc pitied with the fear that,
coming from the monkey, we might yet,
with all our brain, return po tfie brute.
His jaw is that of a bull aog ; pis mouth
roomie th e so nipt ft red Bkpyf of the
Greeks when tbs PSgC F _of
tho goat was made human, bis POSC i s a
muzzle, while his eyes have the treacher
ous glare of a beast of prey.
He is one no woman can love, no
man can trust, no obild can reverenoe.
His associates are thieves, his friends
ayp demagogues, his political support,
aio pjsgjfo^. r '
He is syeopbapt and a sith:5 ith :
out being weak. He has a bwn 9*
unusual power, that without culture is
put to the meanest uses. Possessed of
the highest courage, he intrigues with
the skill of a coward. When Grant was
in‘po>% Lo fewned like a spaniel and
flattered lute’ a Couriiw. And now that
a gentleman oCi/upi6s tfife (executive
Mansion and holds the patronage upon
Which Morton lives, he bnlliCs Und
whinep by te t nß . ’ '.
any jresufi woujd Reconcile one to
tbe npffiob* confidence of (tie people
in tbp' ballot, by the counting ifa of a
Presidential' cpndi.diffo defeated at the
polls, it is to kßv Bp dl~?pipabj# a d ema '
gogue as O. P. Morton discouoeitod and
grieved by bis own acts, it is a retri
bution that shows that the laws of God
cannot be violated with impunity.
ItHif Tf the Aucl,on *
[From the Virginia Chronicle^
This morning, at an auotion sale on G
street, a lot of worn-out household fur
niture wzs nnder the hammer, when a
Chinamau, “wiia b#4 carefully
watching operations for sosae time, pnt
in a bid of “twobittee” for an old dilap
idated washstand.
“Two bits—do I hear the three?”
shouted the auctioneer.
There was a long pause, broken at last
by the Chinaman bidding again.
‘ ‘Tfir.ep hitteo-”
Tbe crowq laughed toe fjekstial for
raising his own bid, and the auctioneer,
taking in the situation, saug out:
“Three bittee—do I hear the four ?”
and looked over at John.
There was another long pause, but at
last “Fo’ bittee” came from the China
man, and a roar of laughter went up, in
whioh a number of old women joined so
heartily as to slpost shake their false
teeth out.' ftijl tW auiUppapr hejd on
to the washstand, aha the 1 ‘Chinaman,
determined to secure it, bid five, six,
seven, eight “bittee” successively, and it
was naailg passed over to him for a dol
lar. He receive* ft with a smile of
awful dimensions, remarking, “Me
kefohee washstand, ’yhu bettee—heip
cheflp-ee.”' ' 11 ' *'' '*
Alt AwM-b-w* JPrl tme ip
Mr. Jesse Root Grant writes from
London to a friend in this country :
Of oonrse yon have seen in the papers
the gratifying manner father has been
reoeived in England. It ia rather a nice
bob. iy Fad about, bat when you have
to go out'every e> eojn" to a dinner at
some Dukh’s or Jjarl/s,-anq every after
noon at some Lord’s, it gets to be whkt’
you call a bore. When One trav
els he wpis y* the country, and
study the ©angers tnd uri,ito gf the
middle class**, and not the fosaionapie,
whioh it the asms sU tfc# world over.
* * * It is rather amusing tfce way I
am treatedhere. - They consider me a
Prince, and at all the dinner parties I
sit ahead of all the noblemen; and the
waiters say, “Will his Excellency have
some fish ?” etc., and once I started to
to "pryfr to some old fellow near
me, who dfd not ty*a/t mp. and the wait
er gave hj#i ajpanoh, tpferrapbng mm
in some conversation, and tolfl him that
"His Excellency” was spotting. I have
had to make several speeches at ui*C7'
entbsiwfeta have had, generally,
a miserable tigifi.
It seems very strange that there
shonld be each general complaint heard
everywhere as |o the harshness of the
times end the scarcity of money—gold,
silver or one remembers
that about the jfirat of every month
Generals P. T. Emauregard and Jabal
Early, as the comfi&issi oners of the Lou
isiana State Lottery Company, give
away hundreds of ffiionsanda of dollars.
Write to M. A. Da*)hin, Box flSfl, New
Orleans, La. 1 jyll-tuiwe
Fnlton county paßdnoes three times
as much fruit as it jpd five years ego.
friocs xa/ufe yery fm.
THE OLD KING.
Report,, ol tbe UeudiUoß of the Growing
Crop of Lolloo—Herln’i, trout Diflercal
Sectimo.
Norfolk, July 9.--The Cotton Ex
change reports the condition of the cot
ton crop as follows : Forty-five replies
from 31 counties in North Carolina and
Virginia, with an average date of June
30, have been received. Five report the
weather more favorable than last year; 4
about the same, and 36 less favorable; 2
report increase on lands planted; 18
about the same; 27 a decrease of 10 to
20 per cent; 13 say the stands are good,
and forming very well, but few blooms;
32 not very good, and not forming very
well, and no blooms. The condition of
the crop is reported by 17 to be good,
but about ten days tc two weeks later
thau last year; 25 not so good, and
.about two weeks later. The damage
done by lice and grass is very general.
Savannah—Report of the Exchange
of the crop of cotton in Georgia—97 re
plies from 59 counties. Tbe weather
has been generally favorable since the
report last month. The dry spell in
May was succeeded by abundant rains.
The stands are good and the plant form
ing well but not blooming to any great
extent, being universally reported two
weeks later than last year at this time.
The condition of the crop is good
fhongh backward, well cultivated and
promising. There are some few but un
important complaints of cut worms and
lice. The least favorable reports are
from Southwestern Georgia, but we
consider these as counterbalanced by
those from the upper and middle sec-
tions of the State.
Florida—Thirty four replies from 15
counties. The weather has been gener
ally dry but favorable. The stands are
somewhat irregular and the plant about
2 weeks later, bat the general condition
compares favorably with last year at
this time. There are some few reports
of the caterpillars, but as yet no damage
sustained.
New Orleans, July 9—Cotton Ex
change crop report for June—Louisia
na, 59 answers have been received from
27 parishes, average date, June 39, all
reporting the weather during the month
as good and much more favorable to tbe
plant than the same time last year.
Since the last report there has been no
increase or decrease iu the quantity of
lauds planted iu cotton. Stands are
represented good. The plant is geuer
allv forming aud blooming well in its
present condition, aud much better thau
last year. In some section of Rapides and
St. Landrey parishes caterpillars have
put in an appearance but no damage is
reported.
Mississippi Seventy nine reports
from 33 counties, dated from June 27 to
July 5. The character of the weather
has been generally more favorable than
last year. There has been no material
change in the acreage. The stands are
generally reported good and plants
forming well, but few blooms as yet.—
The condition is good, though the plants
are from 8 to 10 days backward com
pared with last year.
Arkansas—Forty-six replies from 27
counties. The weather has been less fa
vorable than the same time last year.
There is much complaint of too much
ain, causing a light decrease of say one
per cent, in the acreage as last reported.
Tbe stands are, however, represented as
good, but the preseut condition does not
compare favorably with the last, the
plant being small and backward by ten
days and the fields grassy.
Nashville, June 9.—The report of
the Nashville department of the Nation
al Cotton Exchange has 31 answers from
Middle Tennessee—2l report too much
rain the first part of the month, but dry
daring the last of the month. 10 report
too much rain, 12 report the weather
more favorable thau last year, 15 less,
and 4 the same as last year. IQ report
a decrease of 20 per Gent, of lands plant
ed, 14 the flame as last year, and one au
increase of ten per cent. 27 report the
stands good and 4 the stands poor. 17
report the crop of the section in good
condition, and 13 in poor condition. 31
answers have been received from 11
counties in Alabama; 5 report too much
rain, 9 dry, 9 favorable, 8 the first of
the month rains and the second part
dry, 10 report planting over, 8 the same
amount as last year, fi a decrease and 7
an increase; §6 report flip stand good, 5
prior, 10 report the present eonditiou
good and free of grass, 9 grass and 15
backward. Labor is more easily con
trolled than last year and laborers are
more industrious.
WHERE IS EUROPE?
Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist:
The present Eastern crisis, which is
pregnant of a general European confla
gration, gives a striking illustration to
the sententious exclamation of n Eng
lish diplomatist, 3 few years ago :
"11 n’y a plus V Europe
'indeed, there is no more a Europe, be
cause there is flo piqro a Fi'an® 6 ! aud it
ia only just to add that if there is no
more a FvRU Re —Cfesta Dei per Evan-
Cqs f —tbe fault is Fra go's itself, or, at
least, that of the Second Empire, which,
so foolishfo, was instrumental in de
stroying those admirable treaties of
1815, nnder the shade of which Europe
has enjoyed forty years of unexampled
intellectual progress and material pros
perity. First came the unjust aggression
of Napoleon 111. against the most honest
and most useful uation, after France, in
Enfope, Austria, in tho name of the
absufd an’d impfaQtfoahle principle of
natjbna)[tie3, atn) fpr thp sage of V- ictor
Emm&unel. This expedition, although
attended with some military glory for
the political adventurer who started it,
was more disastrous for France aud Eu
rope than any previons blunder or crime
since the division of unfortunate Poland,
a century ago, for it was the virtual
outset and departure of that unprinci
pled policy the only basis of which is
tne'kPttflp of toj-cp consecrated by suc
cess, The defeat of Austria at‘ Ma&euta
aud Solferino was soon followed by the
violent overthrow of tbe legitimate
Powers throughout Italy, and culmi
nated in the iniquitous invasion of the
Papal dominions by the Piedmontese
legions —six against one.
Napoieoa ha7jng either encouraged or
permitted these repeated encroachments
on the'pdlilic rigfht bf Europe iti flagrant
violation of the vital ibtfereHts of France,
and, what 1 is worse, against the most
sacreij' planks ui ' Ifomen conscience, it
became ovidenV to alt Ifoipc}
that (he only one t|ring hereafter re
quires to spepeed', was p|uck supported
By brutal force, ’&t t|;a service uf any
scheme, even tho most criminal. Why?
Europe having allowed one of the essen
tial provisions of its federal compact to
be scraiCi?’ 1 ot by the sword, and the
very keystone of its public status and
right, the Holy See, to be brutally as
stilted and despoiled, Hqw could he be
expected to oppose tlie logical course of
demolition begun at Magenta, MatflaiSj
and continued at Oastelfidardo ? Aud
Whp tyoqld qafe (9 franco ?
But her Govern meat, in plo3e ponpeft
with public opinion, had given the sig
nal, by the Italian campaign. England?
Had she not aided with her money (56,-
000,000) the so-called hero of the two
worlds, Geribaldi, when at the head of
a few thousand cosmopolitan rowdies
this illustrious candottiere invaded the
kingdom of ftaples with top septet 'pom
plioity of 11 Re Galantuorpo f and
that of the French Emperor ?
The logical consequence soon follow
ed : Russia (holy Russia, whom mil
lions of gudgeons believe to be fighting
the Turk from a pure and disinterested
love of the Christians) gave the final
blow to Catholic Poland, and consum
mated the deviljab 4®fd Pf Catharine
atid Jrrieiiricn, by tp,. wgcueside exter
mination aqd compulsory couvetiion to
the Greek orthodox eliuroh of these he
roic Poles. Fas Victis And Europe
contented herself with a platonic pro
test of sympathy for the countrymen of
Sobieski and E oscinzko ! At the same
time, 'Austria hud Russia engaged in a
futile Puarret with tihe oldest" monarchy
in Europe, and poor little Denmark
vainly' implored ts® MSisfanpe of prance
and England against her powerful ag
gressors, Franco and England remon
strated with them through numberless,
but inoffensive, diplomatic notes, and
meanwhile, the dismemberment of Den
mark became an accomplished fact.
Two years later, the two thieves of
ouarrelled about the spoils, and
Count f Bismara, to his
motto ; Forte. ovehnMe* \ l the ‘ right,
was allowed to crush the military power
of Austria, at Sadowa, while the succes
sor of Oavour soiled this long waited for
opportunity 1 qf ntaking a gtep
toward Italian unity, for t]ie exclusive
profit Of the goose of Savoy, The in
action and apparent complicity of France
at this oritioal period, was a wonder for
all; bnt it should be recollected, first,
that Napoleon 111 was bound by his
dearest “ principle of nationalities
second, that this imperial maniac was
■Seotefi ¥*! Austrcp^pbia;
tnird, as as a Softool uoj io whom
his master would promise a slice of the
' nuton if he keeps quiet, the French Em
f“~ j, ex pec tea f7CZ victorious Prussia
Rhemish provinces, as a reward for
benevolent neutrality, which alone
enabled ' Bismarck" to play pis
game sncoessfnly. 1870, came and
partly from an interested complicity
with Prussia (as was the ease of Rus
sia), partly from an undecided policy
(Austria); partly from fear of being, dis
turbed in her indnstrikl pursuits (Eng
land), Europe witnessed impossibly the
humiliation and dismemberment of the
once leading nation in Europe, which
was then cruelly expiating the sin of
having upset the public right of tne
civilized world. From that moment,
the little that still remained of Europe,
in a moral and political sense, vanished
entirely. There was no more a France
to interfere for the weak against the
strong, and consequently there was no
more Europe. The English people,
with their traditional patriotism and
pride, were not long in perceiving the
fatal course panned by the “ School of
Manchester ” by not interfering in time
between the belligerents, that ia, after
Sedan, and a formal condemnation of
Mr. Gladstone’s foreign policy issued
from the general election of 1874.. But,
so far, and with due consideration fer
the energetic policy followed by Earl
Beaconsfield, the ohange of administra
tion has been of little avail to John Ball,
who can no more rely on five or Bix hun
dred thousand Gallic cocks to help his
powerful fleets against the Muscovite
Bear, as he did twenty-three years ago
The British Cabinet seeks an al
liance with Austria, who, besides be
ing deeply interested in the present
struggle, is the only Power in Europe to
assist Great Britain on land, since
France has been incapacitated. But
Austria, although likely to take soon an
active part in the contest, dreads, and
justly too, a counter-intervention from
Prussia, who is awaiting only a pretext
to complete the German hegemony, or
Panyermanism, by stealing from her
the archduchy of Austria, properly said,
as she stole Alsace and Lorraine from
France, seven years ago. Had a power
ful France been still on the watch, her
close alliance with England, and more
especially with Austriafwho, geographi
cally, was the bulwark of Enrope against
any Eastern conqueror—either Tnrk or
Muscovite) —would have sufficed to pro
tect Europe against the ambitious de
signs of the Czar, hypocritically masked
under the veil of Christianity.
To that, shameful to say, the safe
guard of the old world against Russian
despotism, which might Boon transform
itself into cosmoeratism, resides, so far,
in the indomitable energy and hero
ism [of those so-called barbarian. —
Turks, far more tolerant and human, at
the present time, than the pious crusad
ers who, taking advantage of the bewil
derment and lethargy of Europe, are en
gaged in a criminal attempt to beat to
deatb the sick man, in order to rob him
oi his spoils—namely, Constantinople.—
However dark are the prospects, just
now, we strongly hope that the issue of
the present confliet will be the baffling
of militarism, represented by Russia aud
Germany, and the reconstruction of
Europe on a solid and equitable basis,
a sine qua non condition of the moral
aud material welfare of mankind at large.
Gallioos.
LETTER FROM THE GATE CITY.
The Conventiou—That Big Fee,
[ Correspondence Chronicle and Constitutionalist . ]
Atlanta, Ga., July 10,1876.—Already
our streets and hotels make known the
fact that the Constitutional Convention
will soon be held here. Quite a number
of delegates are already in the city,
while applicants for the offices are nu
merous.
The Convention did not reoeive a very
large vote, but the material selected to
compose it is good. The members are
from all ranks and professions, and will
not be influenced by the peculiar feel
ings of any one. Their edHoatiou aud
pursuits have led them to a full under
standing of the value of civil, religious
and political liberty, aud the constant
exercise of their faculties will doubtless
make them fearless of declaring their
opinions. Among the delegates are
those not only rich in the gifts of ge
nius and the virtues of patriots, but
who are able to support their opinions
with eloquence, and enforce their rea
soning with the charms of most finished
composition.
I see no evidenoe that there will be
any bitter feeling in tbe Convention.
There will doubtless spring up some lit
tle jealousy, yet it will work no harm;
true, men can meet in the storm, and be
brought into strife by the elements, but
the bow of peaoe will soon be seen in the
heavens, and the oalou sunshine follows.
The members should, and doubtless
will, take time and exercise judgment in
drafting a Constitution that will suit the
times, one robbed of all doubtful mean
ing; containing no technical learning
whose intrioacies will be as difficult to
trace as were the mazes of the Cretan
labyrinth. In fact so much confidence
have lin the delegates selected, that a
Constitution is already predicted which
will secure the rights of all, which will
insure the honor aiid prosperity of Geor
gia; regard the interest of every section;
adjust all jarring claims, and reconcile
all discordant feelings.
The Bis Fee.
The settlement of this claim received
but a very slight inspection. Justice to
the tax-paying people of this State de
manded that “bottom facts” should
have been brought to light jn t|te mat
ter.
I know that some journals in the
State object to dig down to '‘bottom
facts” for fear of damaging party,
while others prefer Bfit to find fault
with au official who has patronage to
dispense, The truth is, the press of the
State should have demanded a full
statement of the collection of the claim,
aud of tho payment of the fee.
Various journals tell us that the peo
ple desire to hoar from their Governor
at church meetings, at agricultural gath
erings, at military reviews, &c. Iu re
sponse to their wishes he meets them
and expresses himself. Yet when oalled
upon to give a reason why a very large
sum of the people’s money is paid out,
ah ! official dignitj must be preserved;
Ppftent %*Si
Here are some bottom facts in regard
to this fee, or rumor is at fault. The
report is, that before paying the fee the
Governor was notified to reserve from it
some $2,000 for the State for which
work w ts to be done.
It is rumored that testimony can be
easily procured to show the condition of
Col. Baugh, both bodily as well as men
tally, when sftUffii lelatif® to the
fee.
It is rumored that Governor Smith
lias in his possession a letter from Mr.
Grigsby, his old record clerk, which
shows beyond a doubt whether the
“agreement” was ou file or not, and who
had it preserved and brought it to light.
Why do not the journals of the State
call for tbe pqbjicktion of t|iis fottpr;
why not qemdn&' iu tk e ‘b a^ e o| the
people a full explanation %
Iu settling t|ie fee tjiey wialj tp know
what evidence was fqruishef] <ss tp work
dope to pato it; am] ftftu thing
like au itemized acpoqnt rendered ?
Some say that the claim was collect
ed, and it was just to have the agree
ment as to the fee carried out. Ex-
Governor Smith, says there was no
agreement as to this large amount. He
argues that the records do not show it.
But admit that they did, if the fee ”
exorbitant for the work performed, if
tte screemqt ws*! tfoiwri to to®
state, would the Governor iwye been
uimer dollgation to carry it out % Did
Governor Smith cqrry ppt flll agree
ments fifiteyed ihto WF fred®Beaß°r;
did Governor Brown, Cobb aud Towns r
and did the Governors revoke any paper
issued by Governor Smith, making
other gentlemen parties a
There is no reason that any informa
tion concerning the fee should he with
held from the
GATE CITY GOSSIP.
Gathering of the Clang—Struggle for Secre
taryship of the Convention—A Big Slide.
l From our Special Correspondent.]
Atlanta, July 10.—The Convention is
well nigh upon us and Ay'&uis seemd’to
be awakening to tne (afct. 1 "Thl streets
anq tsarbstbnej ate bedecked with
groups of delegates, who #P@ arriving by
every train. The hotel corridors are
commencing to show evidences of po
litical embroidery, as tho law makers
throw out tbeir subtle webs and the irre
pressible office seeker spins his insinuat
ing gossamer. But the office seeker is an
institution and could not ba well done
away with in tbjs eyu'Oi (Jbnxe'utions.
His presence is exhilarating, his activity
seems to infuse the crowds and permeate
the multitude, his hand ia upon every
man and hia faoe beams with earnest
ness and expectation. He is as übiquit
ous as he is importnnate and will assur
edly be classed by future scientists as a
sort oi political fungus as numerous
as it is curious. For assuredly to the
geologists of the post Adamic age will
the inevitable button bole ridge in the
index finger bone that “Oofs, lived and
died'-’ theri existed ih agfes past this ex
traordinary product 61 civilisation.
The talk is now chiefly fqr Secretary
of the Cunventiuh, the many friends of
the different parties being busily at
work. All of the organic changes are
jnat now engalfed in this one topic; not
a word being uttered of the capital,
homestead or other matters. But little
is said of the Presidency, the opinion
prevailing that ex-Governor Jenkins will
b elected if he Hl®
Ah ExcHrsiaa
Goes down the road this morning to
witness Professor Willingham’s slide
down the steep side of Stone Mountain.
If the Professor gets up again, and were
to hear no insinuations to the contrary,
a barbecue wi*} be spread hd a general
good rime enjoyed/ Colonel Ed- Par
cell apoompksfe® tfip party agd will as
sist t the <* cue,” The Colon® 1 , l *
be recollected, ouee acted as commodore
of the Oconee fleet, after the burning of
the bridge in March, 1876.
It was of these days that the histo
rians of the Oconee Valley ring when
they chant of the gallant Commodore
swimming the raging stream with the
fiat ropes between his teeth, like Gnlh
vor of old. And though the Colonel is
billed for no part in to-day’s perform
ances, it may be taken as a tact that no
one, not even the rash Willingham him-
sell, '“knows the ropes” better thfcn be.
It was “Big John,” we believe, who fain
would olimb to the summit of the Rocky
Mount and roll down stones upon all
humanity, but how ineffably better, both
for pleasure and protection is, Willing
ham’s feat. If he falls, why a wreck
of limbs and crash of skulls will ensue,
and a lecture probably on “Just Hem
pen” would follow; if he succeeds he
will make a good thing pecuniarily of
his “cue” and add himself to the multi
tude of heroes, whose fame penetrates
even abysmal depths, and whose reputa
tions are founded upon granite indeed.
LIQUOR DEALERS VS. TAX COLLECTOR.
Decision or Judge Tompkins.
The Savannah News, of yesterday,
g&js:
We have already given a review of the
main features in the bill filed by Paul
Decker and others for injunction against
J. J. McGowan, Esq., Tax Collector of
Chatham county, restraining him in the
collection of certain specific taxes from
the complainants, who are liquor
dealers, and it is unnecessary to men
tion them again. The case was argued
in the Superior Court on Saturday, and
Judge Tompkins reserved his decision
until yesterday, when he rendered it as
follows;
Decision.
Paul Decker, etal., complainants, and
James J. McGowan, Tax Collector, de
fendant. Injunction in Chatham Su
. perior Court.
This bill is filed by Paul Decker and
one hundred and eighty others of the
city of Savannah, as complainants, to
enjoin the collection of certain liquor
license taxes alleged by the defendant to
be duo under the laws of 19th February,
1876, and 27th February, 1877.
The bill states that each of the com
plainants is “a merchant and dealer in
malt, vinous and spirituous liquors and
in intoxicating bitters and other articles
of like character.” The main allegations
are that the laws of Georgia, from the
act of 24th of December, 1791, to the
present time, invest the city of Savan
nah with the sole power to grant li
censes’to sell malt, vinous or spirituous
liquors within its jurisdiction. This is
conceded, and that the city tax for that
purpose is $125. It is further contend
ed that this tax being paid by complain
ants, no other tax or license can be
levied or assessed upon those engaged
in the business of selling liquors, or
upon those dealing in intoxicating bit
ters, etc.
The tax of 825 upon those selling bit
ters, etc., for the year 1876, was sus
pended on the 9th of June, 1876, until
the meeting of the next General Assem
bly. At the next meeting of the General
Assembly no action was taken relative
to this tax or its suspension. If it is a
lawful tax it became collectable so soon
as the order of suspension had ceased to
operate.
The defendant is seeking to collect
the $25 due for this suspended tax of
1876, and SSO for the taxes declared and
set forth in sections 16 and 17 of tho tax
act of 1877 above referred to.
The fact that the city of Savannah has
the right to levy and collect a license
tax for the sale of liquors iu the city
limits has not, I conceive, anything to do
with the case. The city might fix such
tax at SI,OOO, and yet the State would
have the power to assess an additional
amount in its general tax laws. If there
were any doubt about this the proviso
to section 16 of the said act of 1877
would put it at rest.
The other question is, can a person
be assessed for being a liquor dealer
under section 17 of the act of 1877, and
section —of the act of 1877, and be al
so made to pay an nddit.onal impost for
dealing in intoxicating bitters, etc.? If
one is alone a liquor dealer, in the com
mon acceptation of the term, he can be
made to pay. If one is alone a dealer
in intoxicating bitters, etc., he can be
made to pay. If one chooses to carry
on both occupations in the same place,
under the same roof, there seems no
valid reason why he should not pay for
both. Otherwise, if A. were a liquor
dealer at one place, B. a bitter dealer at
another place, and 0. both a liquor and
bitters dealer at a third place, C. would
be allowed to carry on the business of
A. and 8., and yet pay only half the tax
for the privileSe.
Something was said in the argument,
and, indeed, some intimation is con
tained in the bill, that one who simply
uses bitters as a means of flavoring the
liquor he sells by retail should not be
considered a dealer in intoxicating bit
ters, etc. Of the corrections of this po
sition, I am quite clear; the bill, how
ever, makes no such case for. any one of
the complainants, but, on the contrary,
expressly alleges that they all are deal
ers in liquors and bitters,
eto.
It is considered and ordered that the
temporary injunction heretofore granted
be set aside; that the injunction prayed
for be refused, and that the complain
ants pay all costs of this proceeding.
July 9, 1877.
Henry B Tompkins,
Judge Superior Court Eastern Circuit.
UNCLE JOHN’S GIANT.
Home Hints About the Mauutfemeut of Circus
Attractions.
[Saturday Alight ]
“He was tnost s),if-|(3B@ giant; I
ever Jfnew," said “Unc-le Jobii'’ Robin
son, us be sat among some of bis oronies
in Jake Aug's club bouse the other
night, telling about the “Polouaisean
Hercules” that travelled with his circus
a good many years ago. “He didn’t
appear to take uo interest in his busi
ness. A giant to be of any use to a
show wants to be sociable-like with the
folks that comes to see him. He mgst
shake hands with ’em antf tfiU iu>w tall
be is. anf} higti his mother and
father stood, and all that sort of a thing,
you know. lut he wouldn’t. He
wouldn’t talk to nobody, and the more
folks crowded around to look at him the
crosser he got. He was a giant without
a particle of love for his fellow-man.”
“Held himself above them, I -flnp
pose,” we put in. - “ ”
"Well, yes: about ijeet above
them', ‘i say. $e was a lunker—
nearly tune feet bigtt. sjbrd 1 yfhat
an appptife fte fld., flle got ywy lazy
before {fee ftp aver, ana he
wogld sew? Hh.wu to the cairns when he
got ready- Sometimes he didn’t get
along until just as the show was letting
out, and the people would be mad about
it, for when a giant is on the bills aud
folks have paid to see him, they pato-.
ally want to have him , )ar t 0 f th e
time, at least; would-’j. yo u ?>•
W® answered that under such circum
stances nothing short gf bOvßa’ in-
with POflid possibly
have audited ps,
“WeH, half au hour would have been
enough with him, He was a surly beg
gar, } oaa tell you. I felt like giving
him an overhauling about it, but some
how a man don’t like to get into ary
words with a feller nine feet high. He
turned into hard drinking, and finally
got so that he staid W & 2 VW.dT'the af
ternoon
asleep I'm hia room,
I, Oae day I wasn’t feeling first rate,
and I oame down to the canvas in the
afternoon to find that the ‘Polonaisean
Hercules’ -that’s what we called him,
although he was born in Pennsylvania—
wasn’t on hand, as usua\. you,
Rube !” says I fp, fypw panvasser,
‘where is that hlauk fjmh.t V ‘Asleep up
to ujb'thyefri,’ -\ja3 th,e reply. ‘Well, I’ll
sleep'hiw,’ fckVS I, ‘blink blank his
blankety Wank to blank and blankna
tion V’ So picking up a barrel stave I
slatted for the tavern on a run.
“You see I was mad, fori was carding
him heavy and paying him fifty dollars
a week and found—”
“Drunk ?” we suggested.
•‘That’s it,” said Uncle 4ohn, “found
drunk more’p half the time. I was so
mad that I forgot all about his size. I
was only thinking of a man’s drawing a
salary and not showing up. I rushed
np to his room, and there he lay, fast
asleep and nearly raising the roof with
every snore.”
“How big was the giant, Uncle John ?”
“Nine feet, if he was an inch, and as
ho lay on the bed two-thirds of him was
on the floor. Bat, as I said beforp, f
was so excited that I didn’t £fcipk any
thing about hit proportions. Raising
the stave } Draught it down on him with
a thundering yrback, as I yelled, ‘You
miserable, la*y, good-for-notking, drunk
en blank giant to blank and gone, git np
here in a minute, or I’ll pound your
blank head off!”
“He jumped up quicker’n any giant
you ever saw. ‘Now make a double
quiok for the canvas,’ says I, as I gave
him another ringing slap Ikos jqh cfiuld
have beard four away. With a
howl Made "for the atreet and down
toward the canvas on a rnn, I after him,
fetching him a lick at every jump, and
yelling, ‘Get drunk, shirk your work,
will ye. Oh, I’ll give you a dance.’
You ought to’ve heard the people cheer
when I brought my giant in. Ha w 33
just in time for the tipeetacular
piece prepared‘e4P r^’@a v hi®, which
he "called captured by the
Philistines, audfhe took his plaoe in line
meek as Mosea. Before that he had
made a good deal of trouble in the piece,
and onoe he nearly killed the whole
Philistine army, instead of going along
peaceably as a captive should. But we
had no complaint to make about him
after that; and when he the show to
net himself *p i tt>a saloon business, I
gave' him the highest sort of a recom
mend, which, 1 understand, he bad
framed and kept hanging in his place
for visitors to see. I spoke particularly
in it of bis sobriety, docility and strict
attention to business. Ha ! ha ! 4 tell
yoh, boys, you can't do anything with a
giant until yon whale him once.”
Uncle John’s story confirmed us in a
previously formed determination never
to have any giants in our employ.
VECETINE
Purifies the Blood, Renovates an a
Invigorates the Whole System.
ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alterative, Tonic, Solvent, and Dlu
uretic.
RELIABLE EVIDENCE.
Mb. H. R. SteVenb :
Dear Sir—l will most cheerful
ly add my testimony to the great
number yon have already receiv
ed in favor of yonr great and
good medicine, Veoetine, for I
do not think enough can be said
in its praise; for I was troubled
over thirty years with that dread
ful disease, Catarrh, aud had
such bad combing spells that it
would seem as though I never
could breathe any more, and
Veoetine has curod me; and I do
.-feel to thank God all the time
that there is so good a medicine
as Veoetine, and I also think i t
one of the best medicines for
coughs, and weak, sinking feel
ings at the stomach, and advise
everybody to take the Veoetine,
for 1 can assure them it is one of
the best medicines that ever was.
MRS. L. GORE,
Cor. Magazine aud Walnut Sts.,
Cambridge, Mass.
GIVES
HEALTH, STRENGTH,
AND APPETITE.
My daughter has received great
benetit from tbe use ot Veoe tine.
Her declining health was a source
of great anxiety to all of her
friends. A few bottles of
Veoetine restored her health,
strength and appetite.
N. H. TILDEN,
Insurance and Real Estate Agent,
No. 49 Sears Building, Boston,
Mass.
CANNOT BE
EXCELLED.
Charlestown, Mass.
H, R. Stevens :
Pear Sir —This is to certify that
I'h&ve use.) your “Blood Prepa
ration in my family for Beveral
years, and liiink that, for Scrof
ula or Cankerous Humors or
Rheumatic Affections, it cannot
be excelled; and, as a blood pu
rifier or Spring medicine, it is tho
best thing I have ever used, aud
X have used almost everything.
I caipcheeifully recon/mend it to
auy one in need of such a medi
cine. Yours, respectfully,
MRS. A. A. DIN-MORE,
No. 19 Russell street.
RECOMMEND IT
II E A It TIL Y.
South Boston, Februaiy 7, 1877.
Mr. Stevens
Pear Sir—l have taken several
bottles of your Veoetine, and am
convinced it is a valuable remedy
for Dyspepsia. Kidney Complaint
and general debility of the sys
tem.
I can heartily recommend it to
all Buffering from the above com
plaints. Yours, respectfully,
MBS. MUNROj-J PARKER.
t 6 Athens street.
Vegetine
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Vegetiue
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Vegetiue
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* PREPARED BY
H. R, STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS,
Vegetine is sold by all Druggists.
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AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE
IN COMPETITION WITH
NEW YOKE ANS) BOSTON !
Lp a e
OW I R ALES
r IfK
Gf. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
IN addition to (heir city trade, sold in the
months of
MAY AND JUNF, 1877:
1 Piano, Shipped to
Milford, New Hampshire.
2 Planes. .... Edgefield r®„ S. C.
2 Pianos.,,, .MeIHURo, ({a.
% Organs Washington, Ga.
1 Piano Lincoln to., Ga.
1 Organ Madison, Ga,
1 Piano ..Columbia, B.l’.
1 Organ .. . . ..M Ke i, 8. (!.
1 Piano Johision’St 8, C.
1 Organ.... S. I.
1 flag*.... •, Lexington Cos. S.
1 Organ Bel-Air, tia.
1 Organ Columbia, S. C.
1 Organ Social Circle, Ga.
1 Piano Waynesboro,
1 Organ suiqts x 8. C.
1
\ Or^an......harlv.vf. G.
' ‘ : rt "
OJf tliQ itetera! war* made in
DIRECT COMPETITION
With NEW YORK and BOSTON HOUSES.
TUK LARGEST STOCK,
THE BEST MAKERS
anil the LOWEST PRICES,
At the AUGUSTA MUSIC ?g> Broad
Btreet t 0, HOKUM & TO.
Mosquito Nets.
Lace and Gause Nets, Large Size, at
low prices, ready for use and put up
FREE OF CHARGE!.
Crib Mosquito Nets.
Bedstead Mosqußu Not Supporters.
Ceiling t’iotv,reii.
A New Supply Opened at
JAH. G. BAILIE & BRO’S.
(anion Mattings.
Fancy, Red Check aud plain White.
Fine Gouda at Low prices.
Baskets.
Traveling, Market, Hanging and
Ladies’ Work. Baskets, in great va
riety,
Window Shades
And Wall Papers and Borders, in
every variety of Styles, opened.
F*ney Crackers.
lie . stock Opened This Week.
Floor Oil Cloths,
Lace Curtains, Cornices and Bands.
Door Mats and Crumb Cloths, good,
pretty and cheap, at
James G. Bailie & Brother’s.
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JEWELL’S MILLS,
,}weHß> *■•> May Bth, 1877.
WOO.L, WANT E D .
WILL pay market value for WOOL, or
exchange for Goods at lowest cash
prices. WOOL carded for one-fourth toll or
ten cents per pound. Whan shipping WOOL
to us to be sold for cash, exchanged for
goods, or carded into rolls, mark yo.ur name
and address on tha buitdle, and Aot> to May
field. Sheeting, Shirting, 4knaSwgs, Stripes,
Cheoks. Opttov, Wool Kerseys, Jeans.
Yam. Sitting and Sewing Thread on hand
and tor salient large or small quantities, at
lowest prices. D. A. JEWELL,
maylo-w2m Proprietor.
iir-Bsa-;. iL
PPSSsP
The mou (ke vorM. Bom
ftZ taTto Vtlnefae* lu dtoai,Wr. It don
(Uvorksfadowawn- Itekoiwdm
Ml travel around Ohe well. Aager Is
i .111-* and lowered Instantly. Vnrfeooftil
vhm all other, toll. Wo labor for Man.
Bead Cor aar M PACK BOOK, FBBg.
Looms
ap‘22-wfim*
OKA 4 d%* a Weak to Agents. $lO Outfit Free.
fpH O W* • P. O. VHJgfcy, Augusta, MatoeJ
ocU-wiy
New Advertlittemen “tt* .
THE PIONEERS
-GF THE-
Low Price Cash System !
OFFER THIS WEEK :
WHITE GOODS 11 BUCK GRENADINES 1
Come to the Store for Prices.
M W. T. ANDERSON & CO.
Grand Chance for the Ladies.
UNRIVALLED BARGAINS NEXT WEEK
AT
CHRISTOPHER GRAY & CO’S.
GREAT TUMBLE I > PRICES.
We are going to offer on Monday ami duriug the week a splendid line
of Colored and Black Dress Goods. Alpacas, Mohairs, Grenadines, Mousel
aines, Tamises, &c'„ &c., 20 per cent, below old prices.
A full line Notion?, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs and Ladies’ and Gents’
Underwear.
We have a splendid lot of Mosquito Netting which we are closing out
at less than cost of manufacture.
An auction lot of Edgings and Insertings that heat the world.
A splendid line of English, Scotch, French and American Oassimeres.
Tweeds, totlonades aud Yacht Suitings. Fancy Uasstmere Pants
Patterns. To meet the wants of the times we have made a grand reduction.
Christopher Cray & Cos.
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OUR PRICES.
w HITE SKIRTS—S Tucks at 60c.
Muslin Skirts—9 Tucks at 65c.
Muslin Skirts—s Tuoks aud Ruffles at 60c.
Cambric Ruffle anal Tucked Skins at 66c.
Muslin Side aud Straight Tuck Skirts at 85c.
Cambric Ruffle and Tucked Skirls at 80c.
l.adies’ Ruffled Night Gowns at 96c..
All the other styles of Garments at proportionate rateß—all new goods and well finished
5,000 Yards all Silk Ribbons at 6c. per yard.
1,000 Pairs Ladies’ White Hoe© at 0;c. per pair.
1,000 Pairs Ladies’ White Hose at Bc. per pa;r.
1,000 Pairs Ladies’ White Hose at 121 c. per pair.
600 Pairs Ladies’ Striped Hose at 20e. per pair.
100 Dozen all Linen Damask Towels at $2 25 a dozen.
NOVELTIES IN BELTS AND FAN ( UAHS.
The largest assortment of Pans in the city at reduced prices.
600 Pieces Hamburg Trimmings—new patterns.
A full line of real Smyrna Laces and Sequin Buttons.
Wenck’B Perfumeries aud Toilet Articles
AT J. H. TRUMP’S,
No. 22il Broad Street Augusta. Ga.
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DOWN THEY CO
AT
THE 10GWA HEY GOODS STOHE
A GREAT MANY GOODS NOT ALREADY REDUCED, I WILL REDUCE THIS Wpl K
REGARDLESS OF COST.
A RARE CHANCE IN BLACK GOODS.
Black Tamise worth *1 to *1 25, will be sold at 65 and 750. Black Crape Cloth worth 750. to
$1 will be sold at 60 to 660. A few more of those Grenadines left will be sold at a sacrifice to
close. A few pieocs Black Silks will be offered at 26 per cent, less than value. These are first
class goods, fresh aud in good order. Tho season is passing and they muet be sold. A great
reduoiion in Table Linens, Napkins, Doylies, Towels. Bed Spreads, Oassimeres, Tweeds Cot
tonades, Gents’ Shirts and Drawers, Ladies’ and Children’s Gauze Under;Vests. Ac., Ac ’
Notions an I Fancy Goods, Parasols, Fans, Corsets, Neckties, Bouckiim, Collars’ and Cuffs
Lace Bibbs, Fischuos,
WHITE GOODS.
Victoria Lawns, Striped Muslins, Piques, Swiss Muslins, Lonsdale, Cambric, Mosquito Nets
Mosquito Bars. ’
THESE GOODS MUST BE SOLD TO CLOSE.
L,. RICHARDS,
gOjMYROAD HT., AUGUSTA, OA., Nearly Opposite Central Hotel.
The Slaughter Continues.
5,000 Pairs Ladies’ Shoes.
6,000 Pairs Misses’ Shoes.
5,000 Pairs Children’s Shoes.
400 Pairs Gents’ Boots.
All of the above goods to be sold regardless
of cost for CASH, at the Augusta Shoe House,
233 Broad Street, opposite the Masonic Hall.
NO MONEY REFUNDED 1
JOSIAH MILLER,
. fjvlO Proprietor.
THE BARGAIN COUNTERS
-AT-
The Fredericksburg Store
Will Be Continued This Week,
And a great variety of Seasonable aud Desirable Goods (wh'xh We do
not wish to carry over to next season) will be added.
We still have a few Lace Points and Sacques, amongst which ate
several very tine white ones; they will be offered VESI LOW.
We also hare some One quality Black Grenadines and a piece Floren
tine, a delightful Sommer fabric for those who wear black, aud which will
be offered very much under value.
We are also receiving many Staple and Seasonable Go4s, such as
Gauze Flannels, Printed and Linen Lawns, Bleached I’ettons of
the best brands, etc., etc., to which we invite attention THIS WEEK.
V. RICHARDS & BFtO.,
jyß-tf CORNER BY THE PLANTERS’ HOTF.T.
THE COMING WEEK.
LOOK; OUT FOR THE 9 *
NEW STORE.
H W. LANDRAM. 268 BROAD STREET.
Ct LOSING SALE of SUMMER GOODS of every kind, !and;t Prices that will beat Auc
/ tion Trash, so-called Bankrupt Stock and Tumbled aud Soiled Goods, which you have read
eo much about the past few weeks. Come MONLDAY MOANING and ou, and you will find the
NEW STOKE A PLEASANT PLAGE TO TKADE AT.
All my old etock to be run of at PEICEB TO SATISFY THE PEOPLE.
Lots of N?W AND DESIRABLE GOODS to be opened on TUESDAY.
SPECIAL !
IT IS ITIB MADE WITH SUPERIOR
Bitra Loos fiiiLCMo>M CLASPS!
VERY BTYLIBH, and fine curved
FKKFKiT FITTING ! SIDE STEELS
AND THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY
GOMFORTAB L M B R IR ® E
CORSI/T M * sl Serviceable feraet
EVER SOLO. XN THE MARKET.
EVERY PAIR WARRANTED !
H. W. LANDRAM.