Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Cftromcte anD .Sentinel* WEDNESDAY, - ADOCST 8,1877. A DEDICATION. The sea give* her shells to (lio eliingle, The earth give* her etreams to the sea; They are niativ. hot my gift lit single. Mv verses, the first frmte of me Let the wind take the green and the gray leal Cast forth without fruit upon air; Take rose leaf and vine leaf and bay leaf Blown loose from the hair. The night shakes them round me in legions. Lawn drives them before her like dreams; Time sheds them like snows on strange re gions. Swept shoreward on infinite streams; Leaves pallid and sombre and rnddy, Lead fruits of the fugitive years: Borne stained as with wine and made bloody, And some as with tears. [Algernon Charles Sunnhurne WAITIN'*!. Bcrenfc. I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea; I rave no more gainst tint - or fate, Forlo' my own hall come to me. Istavmyhvte I make delays. For what avails th eager pace . |. I stand amid the eternal ways, And what is mine shall know my face. Asleep, awake, by night or day. The friends I seek are seeking me; No wind can drive mv hark astray, Nor cha ge the tide of destiny. \Y a* matter if I stand alone ? / wait with jov the coming years; My heart shall reap where it has sown. And garner up its fruit of tears. The waters know their own. and draw The brook that springs in yonder height; Bo flows the good, with equal law, Upon the soul of pure delight. The afars come nightly to the skies; The tidal wave unto the sea; Sor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high, Can keep my own away from me. at the bar. -Who speaks for this man ?” From the great VeiMm iterate clouds the voice came forth; , , Before i< stood a parted soul, alone, And rolling east anl west south and north. The mighty accents summoned quick and dead_ “Who speaks for this man, ere his doom be said ?” Hbivermg he listened, for his earthly life Hall passed in dull unnoted calm away • He brought no glory to its daily strife. No wreath of fame, nor genius fiery ray , Weak, lone, tuigifted ; quiet arid obscure, Bom in the shadow, dying mid the poor. Lo, from the solemn concourse hashed and The**widow's prayer, the orphan's blessing The struggle told of troubles shared by him, The lonely of cheered hours and softened And likeac’horuß s|K>ke the crashed nd *d, -Ho gave us all he could, and what be bad . And little words of loving kindness said And tender thoughts, and help n time of Hprang*np! like leaves by soft Spring showers In some waste comer, sown by chance Hung In grateful wonder heard the modest soul, Such trifles gathered to so blest a whale. O ye by circumstance, strong fetters hound, The store so little, and the hand so frail. Lo hut the best ve can for all around ; Let sympathy be true, nor courage fail: Winning among yonr neighbors poor anil weak Home witness at your trial hour to speak. [Alt the 1 ear Hound. EMPTY HAND*. BY ROSAhIE BOYLE, l,San Francisco Aeutl Letter.\ Too soon the sun lias dropped sdown the West, . , Too soon the light has faded in the sky ; Affrighted, 1 behold the Hummer day Hink wearily upon the hills to die ! Into Thy presence, Lord, liow can I come. Without one sheaf of ripened golden wheat/ Up to Tliy face 1 dare not lift my own, But bow it low beside Thy graeious feet. For lo ' Thou seest I have nothing bronght Have these poor field flowers dying on the Lear Lord*, my Master, sorrowful I kneel, And hide my empty palms beneath Thy gar ment’s hem. The dewy silence of the cool, dark wood Enticed me to its leafy, odorous rest; A soft-voiced brook laughed slyly ’twixt its banka, Where violet* and daiaiea thick were preat. And when (he bird’* wing tittered the heavy air, And a aoft thrill of notes dropped from the 1 smiled*,'and thought. “He blessed them by ilia words, M My Father hears the lost one’s lonely cry.’ The present slipped from off me: as a dream 1 trod Heath Orient skies the Judean hilts, And raw. as in the ages gone, green fields, And heard the sparrows’ sweet and tonder trills. And so tho golden day has flitted past. With all its hours misspent, its chances lost; Th rwoet delay for rest—tlio fond desires Wore gained, my soul, at what a fearful cost! >IA(! IIAI.KNE. by will s. haves. How sad-forlorn! I hear tho voice of you, old bell, apeak on the air as if to tell My sinful soul to tnrn from bell This Sabbath morn. I don’t forgot The hole church upon the hill; Mine eve* with tears of sorrow flit. The Sunder School is living still, In memory yet. E&cli Sabbath morn, When but a child I took my seat, And words of praise and prayer repoat; Ah I those were days when life was sweet. With grief unborn. But, then I fell; I went astrav—with heart bowed down I've lived, lost but sweet virtue’s crown; I’m called a woman of the town — The curse of hell. The grief, the woes This bleeding heart has known for yours, The sorrow of my soul—the fears ; The hitter anguish and the tears, Clod only knows. I want to live No longer such a life of sliame, But women—Christian women—blame And scorn my foul, polluted name— They woo l forgive. What shall I do? Where cau Igo ? Must I, because 1 ve brokeu all God's holy laws. Take my poor life ? No! Once I was As pure as you. I’m cursed with sin : I've but the one thiug left to do; 1 dare not come to one of yon ; I'll go to God -to me He's true— lie'll take me in. Bing on. okl bolls ! Thy voices on the morning air llrive from mv soul its suit ill care ; They sound like music telling where True woman dwells.; And now I see Tme Christian women as 1 roam. Hold ont their hands and bid me come And dw ell with them—they’ve got a home For such as me ! I'll go! I’ve seen Enough of grief, of shame aud sin; Thank God 1 anew life I'll beciu ; God bless their souls, they'll let me iu, Fool Magdalene! I.uw Slid Order Hump of a Ha**a*e Visa. The Erie Railroad has one baggage man who is a stickler for law aud order. There is a statute forbidding the ferries to carry corpses without a coroner’s per mit under a penalty of s2oo. This hag gage iuu had read law cuoiigh to be fa miliar with that statute. A lady carry ing a tbrse-months old baby got on the train at a way staiiou. The baby was sick aud able to make very little noise or motion. It was just altva. lu a few initiates the lady looked at it anxiously, aud then silently covered its face with a green veil aud held it elose. The pas sengers suspected the change that had taken place, hot sail nothing. The lady, evidently the mother of the child, was iu sorrow, aud counting every wile stone j of the way. Arrived in Hoboken, she j hurried to the baggage ear to look after i a trunk. The law and order baggage man looked at the baby clothes and the ; veil that enveloped the baby face aud asked: “Madame, is not that baby dead ?” She auawered, “Yes,” and explained that the child had died on the traiu, and she wa to be net by her husband aud a earn age over the river. The baggageman went for *a officer, aud the mother and her dead' in*.by were arrested on th ferrv boat, just as it was star' The"officer looked ashamed of him*-l but he said he had to do h'.s duty. And that poor woman and her little cnip~* weie detained several hoars ill Hobokei by the red tape of Jersey. The Mayor, the coroner, a doctor aud * event! people had to lie summoned, and finally the law was aatisti-d, and they let the lady and her very light, yet heavy bur den, go their way. In the meantime th.- imsbsnd was iu terrible suspense. The picture of a woman folding her dead child, washed iu by the tide, was ever pressut to ilia as he gazed out over the water. * The baggage man that would tell on such a little aoypse as that must be very anxious to maka a record as a law abiding, order-loving citixau. But that was a very email thing —that corpse. Tkr Fes*'* (undUiam. .London, August I.—A Borne dispatuh to the Daily Neu-e says the uneasiness in regard to the Pope's health is re newed. He has seen only Cardinal Bitneoni and ht own domestics for five days. Cardinal Btararo Stores’s chances pi succeeding Pope Pins improve daily., GEORGIA’S CQPENTIOIi. PROCEEDING* OF THE CONVEN TION YESTKKDAY. hntwins Coßsty IJwe*—llow It Albb* be Dunr-Tkr t prbi-bI iss ef I**U p®- nrv—A llnrd Fisbi on IM Tift Amend ment-Gen. l-nwien’B uprrek -The Amend ment Mmmarred— f’Bonljr Cnmm!*loner— Judge Collier’* View*—The (Scheme lie frntrd- I Special to the Chronicle anti Constitutionalist] Atlanta, July 30. —The Constitntional Convention met this morning, at half past eight o’clock, in the Capitol, the President, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, in the Chair. C hanging t ouniy IJnea. After the reading of the Journal of I.’urJay’s proceedings, Mr Donaldson, ■ •f the Eighth District,moved to reconsid er section three of the report of the C- m mittee on Counties and County Officers, : ia relation to changing county lines. He * rid he saw no reason why the people should not be allowed to change the lines of their counties if they wished to. County sites and county organizations were ieft to the control of two-thirds of the qualified electors of the county; why should not the fixing of county lines be subject to the same disposition? He did not believe in over-riding the will of the people. Mr. Mobley, of the Twenty-fifth Dis trict, said the object of the committee in reporting the clause was to prevent local legislation, which had recently grown into such a great evil. He thought, however, that the General As sembly would have the right to pass a general law enabling counties to change their own lines without referring to the Legislature in particular instances. The motion to reconsider was lost. Tax Collector* and Receiver*. Mr. Warren (Eli), of the Twenty third District, moved to reconsider so much of the report of the Committee on Counties and County Officers provid ing for the election of Tax Collectors and Receivers of tax returns, for the purpose of offering an amendment that these officials be appointed by the County Boards of Roads and Revenue. The motion to reconsider was lost. Fee*, Fine* and Cot*. Mr, Mynatt, of the Thirty-fifth Dis trict, moved to reconsider the action of the Convention Haturday, adopting Mr. Tift’* amendment in relation to the com pensation of county officers, which was as follows : ~ , „ ~ “The General Assembly shall provide competent and uniform fees, commis sions and costs for all county officers, and they shall receive no other compen sation for their services. Each county officer shall keep a record of fees, com missions and ousts received, to be sub mitted to the examination of the grand jury at each regular term, aud shall pay into the county treasury, at the end of each year, all sums collected for fees, commissions aud costs, over aud above the snm of 82,000.” Mr. Mynatt said this amendment dul great inJusUge to the officers of counties i„ which large oitiPM were situated. In Fulton county the Superior Court was in session for seven mouths during the year, and tho Clerk of the Court and j tho deputies whom he had to employ eauuot be supported on two thousand dollars per annum. The samo facts ap plied to the sheriff. The pay was to tally inadequate to the service per formed, and good and faithful officers cannot be obtained at such figures, fhoso officers should have a pecuniary interest iu the collection of fines, execu tions etc If the fees aud costs are taken’ away, who will be interested in making such collections ? The officers certainly will not be. How was the. county interested iu securing the costs due upon uu execution as a matter of revenue? Mr. Tift, of the Tenth District, flapil ll two thousand dollars per annum was not sufficient cowpeonation let the amount lie made larger, but do not let the coun ty be deprived of the large perqnaites aiij fees pocketed by officeholders an nually, Furthermore, he said, an officer was sworn Us 4 o his duty, and being un der the control oi the Court is bound to collect executions vutdisef he gets costs for iloiug so or not. The m.mt proper thiug no w to do was to cut off expeuees of every kind aud diminish extrava gance Ho did not wish to allow inade quate oompensaAwjj for work done, but itlier did he wish to impoverish the ople iu Order to enrich oftcyd;elders. U'orJ* of Wisdom, j Mr. LawloD, of the F>rst District, mid he was uneasy the whole time the Convention was discussing otters be mod the scope of const.tutioual law, iid he knew of none so glaring as the present. This whole discussion is now conducted in open violation of the existing law. In 1876 the General As sembly passed a law prescribing the rate of compensation for the Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns in Chatham county. Tho rate oataihlisjnad was three per cent., which would y;efd these officers three thousand dollars. Tfie lajw went into effect this yfiW* , lector employs two clerks to assist him. In consideration of this fact, of the large ; bond which has to be given, and of the serviivea actually rendered, the compen sation is seasonable. The theory of a uniform rate of .compensation, though very plausible on its tace, very unjust iu fact. A rate of compensationff f .Col lector and Receirn moderate in-a small county would be entirety tpo high in large counties. The same rule applied to the Sheriffs. The fees obtained in perfecting service and issuing service are solely thnae of his office. Dpon what prin ciple, then, does the State appropriate to her revenue Aba property of an un fortunate debtor ? Frog) the way in which the Convention was speeding it seemed to be assuming that nothing right hail weee dose for the past forty years and that uotiuojs fight would be done duriug the next 1f ,. 1 “ e Convention would only con£uc ita*.? organizing the differed! depafUnsptfi of | government, putting ehecM upon the Legislative and Executive powet, #od, enabling the people to control tbgir owu affairs, it would do all that any Constitutional Convention oould rightly or legitimately assume to do, hut if it attempted to painter t£ every passion aud prejudice aud spend its tiwtf jp discuss ing expenses the people instead of visjpg up aud calling the members blessed would Game them for exceeding their power, Kiwwwgfci'.'Kiua Carried. Mr Fontaine, of tUa Twenty-fourth District, thought Mr. Tift's aumpdment would save the State much money. He was uot willing to leave this matter to the Legislature. The Legislature had always tailed to take proper action. Mr. Hamilton, of the Forty-second District, faxoced reconsideration, and said he hoped some of .these matters of detail would be left to the Legislature, The motion to reconsider prevailed. A Very Violent (Supposition. Mr. Tift, of the Tenth District, urged the of his amendment. He said that several .counties of the State were under the control of ignorant men. Sup pose in such a eouuiy ;u ignoraut aud wicked man should be elected tax col lector, He would have the county com pletely t Jiis mercy. The amendment was finally, on mo tion of Mr. SiuuuiiiS; of the Iweuty sectnui District, iudefe cutely postponed. SiUlfltiF Ka'OUOJII* . Mr. Davis, of two TtmLh District, of fered an amend meat uhoiisfiiug the office of Tax Receiver and devolving its duties upon the Clerk of the Superior Court, who shall receive such fees as the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue might *yow. The amendment was laid on the tabte. Mr. Wallace, uu- Twenty-third Dis trict, offered an anreuduiOWc inserting after the word “year" iu section ,02, i line four, the words “aud a (jnwifi^di | voter.’ Adopted. Mr. -y,-r, of the Fifth District, moved tos trike o*ii the entire clause fol lowing Mr. WplUctf* amendment. Adopted. . Section six as ameuded was agreed to. t tfiuUj o*(B,i.-ioners. Mr. Collier, of the Thirty-fifth { District.. offered as a substitute ! >r the section a section estab lishing in each county of the State j fficers to be known as Commissioners. ! wh " shall be elected by the people bien l iialtv, and who shall constitute a Boaro j of Finance, controlling the finances of ,e county, fixing the compensation o’ : county officers, aLd having the manage ] cent of county affairs generally. M’ 'Jollier said he did apt agree with th gentlemen in the Convention who meet -very one undertaking to establish ’infuioiai restrictions and fixing proper .mils to the expenditure of money with the declaration. “ are attempting legislation.” This was only dodging the question, and did not meet the ap proval of his judgment. It was our duty to announce fundamental princi ples of government, but it was also our duty to fix a limit to the expenditures and extravagance of government. This the Legislature never had done, and con sequently has met the demands of the people. Their still come 1 iiejo every hill-top fwd vMley in, the State, demanding a reduction in thi expenses of government, and hcJ for one, wps wHHng V? take his share of I the responsibility of making snob re action. Fulton county, for instance, pays one hundred and five thousand dol lars BUte and county Ux, and the Tax Receiver and Collector get nearly nine thousand dollars each out of this amount. He wished this Board of Fi nance, which he proposed, to act as a bul wark antJ breakwater between the tax payers and the officeholders. The peo ple of Georgia are always,willing to pay a competent salary to their officials, btrt they do not relish much taxation. The officer who does not find it his duty to collect taxes without a commission will only hold his office for two years, and in that time may subject himself to serious penalties. Mr. Little, of the Twenty-fourth Distriot, said that many of the coun ties of the State did not wish this Board of Finance, as they were getting along very well without it. In some counties, too, men might be elected who would fix the sal aries of county officers at very large amounts. Mr. Collier’s substitute was finally laid on the table. S>-ctiou seven was agreed to without amendment. the previous question was called on the report and the report on Counties and County Officers was agreed to *s amended, as a whole. On motion of Mr. Reese (W. M.), of the Twenty ninth District, the sessions were extended from balf-paal o° e 1° l wo o’clock, -—• The C otton Tax—The InferlorCoiirt Hystem _lt I* Finally RJlled—The .Supreme Court —A Lively Fiht On the Additional Su preme Court Judfe —Prominent .Member* in the Fray—A Neat Thrust at Judge Wright—The Court to Remain As at Pres ent. Atlanta, July 31.— The Convention met this morning, at half-past eight o’clock, in the Capitol, the President, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, in the Chair. Hart On the Homestead. After the reading of the Journal of yesterday’s proceedings, the President presented and had read to the Conven vention a memorial adopted by a meet ing of citizens of Hart county, the sub stance of which was that if the Conven tion adoptod a homeotoad law exempt ing more than five hundred dollars’ worth of property, Hart county would vote against the ratification of the new Constitution, emigres* and the Cotton Tax. The committee to memorialize Con gress on the subject of refunding the Cotton Tax was announced by the Presi dent as follows: Messrs. Burnett, of the Eleventh Dis trict; Lawton, of the First; Guerry, of the Twelfth; Ingram, of the Twenty fourth; Hammond, of the Thirty-fifth; Ross, of the Twenty-second; Wofford, of the Forty-second; Reese, of the Twenty-ninth; Hill, of the Twenty eighth. * Male of Homestead*. Mr. Jenkins, of the Tenth District, offered an ordinance on the subject of the homesteads. It provides that where homesteads which have been set apart have heeu sold in good faith and paid for, the sale shall be valid aud binding. Referred under the rules. Clt-rlral Force in the Departments. The committee appointed to investi grfte the clerical force employed in the offices of the Secretary of State, Treasu rer anil Comptroller-General asked for further time, which was granted. The Judiciary. The report of the Committee of Final Revision on the Judiciary was taken up for action. Paragraph first of the first section was read, as follows: Section I.—Paragraph I. The judi cial powers of this State shall be vested iu a Snpreme Court, Superior Courts, Courts of Ordinary, Justices of the Pence, Commissioned Notaries Public, aud such other Courts as have been, or qjay be, established by law. fhli ft(<> JffffT'ffF <••>. Mr, Osborne, of the Thirty first Dis trict, moved to amend the section by adding Inferior Courts to the other Courts. Mr. Willis, of the Twenty-fifth Dis trict, favored the amendment. He thought we needed some Court between the Justice’s Court and the Superior Court to effect the spijpdy trial of crimi nals. One'of the heaviest taxes which the people sustain is for the payment of jail fees, anil it is one whioh this amend ment would do away with. The old In ferior Courts were composed of the best ‘vw tit °° unt y> an<l ditl a great eal of Mr Reese, pf ttyp Dis trict, moved to amend by g)'°,yi j ln (? for t haeet#bh£lwen)t of Jnfenq) in such counties a# mey desire tpem, and with such juriedictiQu fge D e gf 8 ' at d re may confer, _..... Mr. Harrell, of tfea Twelfth District, said he wished to ace fill the tribuuals m the State uniform aad homogeneous, having the same Courts in every eouaty, and having no conflicts of jurisdiction. These special Courts arc the main springs of local legislation. Mr. Hi)nt, pf the Twenty-second Dis trict, % fc’jMf the amendments proposed W a ufd jph* ’r ■ • Uonveutii.fi wished &Q r l - Court for eaoii Cfiqfit#, t)t orgahtee j on© which will command tlio ywjjfip* QJ the people. At present parties are never satisfied with the decisions of the lower Cogrts, but certiorari their cases to Qiho)' Injjupals. When he had a client charged w jdfv ?l a n ?' s " demeanor h e wisfi.ed' fo ,uave hifc* tried WofU /fidge learned jp %e law, and i not before who were ignorant'of it. Mr. Furman, of ihn Twentieth Dis trict, said he thought the l*st “ such Courts as may be established by law,” fully provided for the creation of Inferior Courts, in the discretion of the Legislature. Mr. Lawton, of the First Distriot, said he agreed With Furman in his view of the matter, and Yepea**Y fbat suoh contingencies as Mr. TReese i were urrfiMjy provided ,f or - .Y® Uad 'j great respect [op ,V td Court, sygtep?, but it had ftp d a fc ?£ and had ! passed mt existence. He d'd wo®, think it eowld bp ff e and.9 u f?* e< *i if there were five men * tftpb ppputy of the State who could be gotteu tc dis charge the duties of this Court without compensation. The amendments were finally laid on the iaob.-, and the section was agreed to unamended.” Additional Supreme Court Judge.** j The second section, paragraph first, was then read as follows : Section ll.—Paragraph I. The Su prr-Fjj/i Court shall consist of a Chief Justice uua tffS Associate Justices, but the General pay provide for the appointment of two addition?! Asso ciate Justices. A majority of the Court, shall constitute a quorum. Mr. Collier, of the Thirty-fifth District, moved to strike out the clause authoriz ing the appointment of two additional Associate Justices. Mr. Mathews, of the Yhntieib Dis trict, said the Supreme Court ia a ne- j ceßsity. It is a safeguard and a protec- j tion to safety aud liberty. Its objects j render it most useful and reliable. This is an important practical question, but on every side we are met by the cry of economy What, in this matter, has been the of governments ? He said States having jtyOre three Supreme Court Judges are the standard j aud highest legal authorities. Georgia, j Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, Virginia ami lyeutncky have only three Justices each, and thefr rifPjYta +?P not the high est authority. H *> e fiT*upd, to ay that Ihe people ydl not Fari- j fv this it thn DSpvenliop thinks proper to ndopt it. He thought the people would acknowledge that they were right and would stand by them. Sinoe ISIS the increased population and accu mulating litigation have consumed the entire time of the three Justices, who are toe hardest worked men in the State. I am met with the or” of economy every where. Economy uas run I want no economy but only that supported by ( wisdom. With all its errors the Su ' preme Conrt is a necessity, as it sub- I stantud7 administers justice, protects | the right aim £ Uniform law to the (State. Mr. Gartrell, .f the Thirty-fifth pis- i trict, failed to recognize any reasons why the pourt should be increased. Mr. Render, of the Thirty-sixth Dis trict, said he opened hjs month for the ' first time now in the cause of reform* He thought it the time to Bpeak. out. Chnf Justie* Hiram Warner had said j fhat he wauted no snch addition to the i Bench. Mr Guerard, of the First District, j reminded the Convention that the re port of the committee did not insist | that the number of Justices should be 1 now increased; but that the Legislature I may be authorized to increase it when necessary. He again protested against the idea that the delegates were mare voting machines of the people they rep- Mr. Toombe, of the Twenty-ninth District, said that this waa not a ques tion either of salary or economy, but one of far greater moment. It involves the great cause of the administration of justice, and should be sustained, though the expenses be increased seven times or i .seventy times seven. The groat admin -4 iairstion of justice between man and j man was +a important principle of gov- J etnment.Wnd it wan this which brought 1 this body together. Five wise men on I‘the bench were more apt to give torrect ... . , *: ‘L., . > I decisions than three, We ail live by experience, and no one is omniscient like Minerva, who sprang full wise from the brain of Jove. I have gre it respect for experience, and experience shows that three men cannot perform the duties of the Snpreme Beach well. What next ? Why, when one man is re moved the Justices are equally divided, the deoision of the Court below stands affirmed, and all the advantages of the Court are lost. A number of times the law ia delayed. Again, the Court could divide the among themselves, thus doubling their capacity and care of opinions, in searching ont the truth and deciding upon the law and the facts, for it is often their duty to decide both the law and the facts. Five Jostices could, therefore, get along more intelligently; and, while I have every confidence in the ability and integrity of the present Bench, I know that in the past few years they have not had time diligently to examine all the cases. Hence the proposed Beetion secures more ability in legal opinions, more power in examina tion, and more certain administration of justice. Mr. Hammond (N. J.), of the Thirty fifth District, said than the present Bench, no better lawyers and men can be found mentally and morally, but they are not capacitated physically to discharge the duties of the office. Asa former Reporter of the Supreme Court and now as a lawyer, he was familiar with the work of the Judges. He knew that Chief Justice Warner had had to work every Sabbath for the past five years, and Associate Justice Bleckley frequently gets up at twelve o’clock Sunday night to prepare for delivering opinions on Tuesday. The opinions of the Court are often kept from the peo ple and the Bar because the Judges have not time to write them out. Suppose two of the Judges should be sick and absent from the Court at the same time. Iu such a case the Court would have to Btop work, and the dockets would get clogged, so that it would be very diffi cult to clear them again. By allowing appeals from one jury to another the number of cases carried to the Supreme Court may be diminished; he did not know how much,and he doubted if they would be diminished at all. The docket of the Supreme Court is now largely filled with criminal cases, and the num ber of these is not on the decrease by any means. A great many men now litigate merely to postpone the payment of debts and dispute small matters, which they formerly compromised. Suppose now that two of the Judges differ on certain points of law, aud in a case involving these principles the de cision is determined by the third man whose term expires before his associates. The new Judge, who takes his place, perhaps changes the whole drift of the law. This was by no means an improb able contingency. Hie-self and other lawyers in the State now had cases which they were holding back for new fudges. Mr. Johnson (W. G.), of the Thir tieth District, said; that many lawyers find answerable questions in the de cisions rendered by the present Judges, but they think there is a limit to human endurance, and that the opinions of the Court are often sloveuly rendered only because of the Judges having so much work to do that they have not tirno to administer justice well. lie hoped the members of the Convention would pause here aud consider the subject well. The American people aro in too much of a hurry about everything. They have no patience, but rush through with every thing they undertake iu life. He did not scout the question of economy, aud believed the people’s money ought to be properly taken oare of. Under the pres ent arrangement each Judge of the Su preme Court has, say, one hundred cases to decide during a term. With five Judges each would have but sixty cases to decide, and the people would be muoh better satisfied than they are at present. He had confidence enough iu future Legislatures to let them fix this matter, and if they found it worked bad ly they would repeal the law. The Su preme Court of the United Slates for merly consisted of five Judges. It now has nine, who divide the labor aud give the decisions more dignity aud charac ter. Mr. Lawton, of the First District, said the people of the State could make this matter an jssjip ip sejecting members of tho DegmhfiU'' o - Till ß j Release of the number of Jndges has a tendency to give a fixedness to the highest law of the land, and it was nearly as important that it should be fixed as that it should be right. Mr. Wright, of the Forty-second Dis trict, made a speech iu favor of the amendment, in the course of which he said he was no advocate of any Snpreme Court, but be was not iu favor of abol ishing it, as the people seemfd to wish it retained, and he was for the people. Their country was his cotiutry, their God was his God. He did not wish to know where the needle pointed; he knew it was the needle and that it was obliged t°'ft°jnt right,. So it was with lfim and the people? ftr. of 'the T'Fenty-seyeuth Distript, sajd 'fie was surprised at the gentleman (Mr. Wright). Efe had been taught from childhood to look upon him as one who had always adhered to his own saored opinions, and yet, if ho ac cepted his recent utterances, it would seem he would even change his religion with a majority of the people. -He call ed attention to the fact that during the past few years thero had been several dissenting opinions rendered in the Su preme Court on important matters, and opiy a Jijl'gßY pumficr of Judges on the Bench could prdl'eyVtho jycopio against fluctuations iu the law. > Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis trict : But suppose after the Bench is increased the vote on certain legal points stands three to two, would not anew ap pointiueni. the decision thus ren- * " Barrqiy paid no mere human ma ofjiuery pofilfl bp perfect. We cannot indent'pei'petß?! fgptjop gr perfect ac tion, but we Gan losjen tpp tppfiQßpy to error. This we propose to do, leaving the laws of Georgia not only uniform bat stable like the laws of the Medes and Persians. . They must be made fixed as well as right. After considerable debate, Mr. Col lier'd kmeuameni striking out the clause authorising th 6 fo proj'jde for the 'appointment of 'tWo additional Associate' Justices of the Supreme Court was f ffjtfl 'of pas nays Paragraph one, as amended, was agreed te. Judge* AVI m Hoiid*. Mr. Wright, of the Forty-second Dis trict. offered the following, which was adopted as a sepaiwt? paragraph; Hr Jnfis'e of the Supreme Court or ot any (fonniu ißjg §tatg shall preside in any ease affecting tjip Validity n( sd'Y material interest arising out of apy bonds, Federal, State, corporation or municipal, who holds in his own right, or as the representative of others, any of the class of bonds upon which the ques tion to be decided arises. The Convention, pending further ac tion on tile repors; tueu atborr^ed, Tlie Homestead Question. The Committee of Final Revision adopted this afternoon the following re, poft op t /fa fiomestead : “Each head of a family, or aged o;- ipfirm sßall be allowed an exemption of sixteen hun dred dollars, all waivable save three hundred, including household furniture, wearing apparel and provisiou. Parties can supplement the exemption till the whole amount is reached, the wife’s pro perty to be inalienable.” Uei'ousijerallon liy W|io|eal—Su|l Harp inn on 'the'* Inferior 1 Court*— TTiey Are Finally Disposed Of—The Judiciary—Nearly the Whole Article Adopted—The Change* Alade—The OiHce of .Auorney-Ueueral—lt Jflll Probably be Abolished To-l)ny. [Special to the Cjironicje unit Cfmstitittionahst.] AjLANf?, Agust J.—T4 0 Cqnsfitßtiqp al Convention met this morning in the Capitol at half past eight e'cloek, the President, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, in | the chair. The Inferior Conrt* Again. i After the reading of the Journal of I yagterday’s proceedings, Mr. McDonald, of the Fifth District, moved to recon sider the action of the Convention yes terday iu agreeing to section first of the article on the Judiciary iu order to add inferior Courts to the other Courts named. He said the people of the State all wanted to have the Inferior Courts re-established, and snch a feature in the Gonatitutiftn would cause them to turn ont strongly and vote for ratification. Mr. Davis, of the Tenth District, op posed the motion to reconsider. He said that as the County Courts now have uni form jurisdiction there was no use intro ducing heterogeneous tribunals in some counties. The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Disiiualiacaiioa ot judge*, Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis trict, moved to recousider paragraph second of section one adopted yesterday as follows : Par. 11. When a mijyrity of the Judges are disqualified from deciding any case, by interest or otherwise, the Governor shall designate Judges of the Superior Courts to sit in then stead. Mr. Brown said he made the motion in order that an amendment prepared by Mr. Mynatt might be offered and adopt- Mr. Mvnatt, of the Thirty-fifth Dis -17 jiV. i trict, offered an- amendment substitut ing the words “one or more” for "a ma jority” in line one, and the words “for any other reason cannot preside” after the word "otherwise” in line three. The amendment was sdopted. Judge* Who Have Bead*. Mr. HammOnd (N, J.) t of the Thirty fifth District, moved to reconsider the paragraph offered by Mr. Wright yes terday and adopted, which read as fol lows : No Judge of the Supreme Court or of any Courts in this State shall preside in any case affecting the validity or any material interest arising out of auy bonds. Federal. State, cor poration or municipal, who holds in his own right, or as the representative of others, any of the floss of bonds upon which the question to be decided arises. Mr. Hammond said that if the Con vention wished to retain the sentiment of the paragraph, it should be reconsid ered in order that it might be perfected grammatically. If they did uot wish to retain the sentiment of course the par agraph should be reconsidered. Mr. Davis, of the Tenth District, wished to know why the holding of bonds should be selected specially as a disqualification. He thought that only general laws should be incorporated into the Constitution by the Convention. Mr. Wright, of the Forty-second Dis trict, opposed the motion to reconsider. The paragraph was not likely to be misunderstood, and as it stood would effect the object for which it was intro duced sufficiently well. The motion to reconsider was lost. -Sale of the State’s Railroad*. The report of the committee on the sale of the railroads belonging to the State'was the special order for the day, but the President ruled that unfinished business took precedence of the special order, and the unfinished business was the consideration of the report of the Committee of Final Revision on the Ju dicial Department. Homestead and Finance. Mr. Toombs, of the Twenty-ninth Dis trict, Chairman of the Committee of Fi nal Revision, submitted the following report on Homestead and Exemption : Section I. There shall be exempt from levy and sale, by virtue of any process Whatever, under the laws of the State, except as herein after excepted, of the property of every head of a family, or guardian, or trustee of a family oi minor children, or every aged or infirm per son, or person having the cate and support of dependent females of any age, who is not the head of a family, realty or personalty, or both, not to exceed in value in the aggregate sixteen hundred dollars. Sec. 11. No Court or ministerial officer in the State shall ever have jurisdiction or authority to enforce auy judgment, execution or decree against the property set apart for such pur pose, including such improvements as may bo made thereon, from time to time, except for taxes, for the purchase money of the same, for labor done thereon, for material furnished therefor, or for the removal of encumbrances thereon. Sec. 111. The debtor shall have power, with the consent of his wife, if any, to be made iu writing, and attested by two witnesses, to waive or renounce his right to the benefit of the exemption provided for in this article, ex cept as to household and kitchen furniture, wearing apparel, and provisions for one year, to b i selected by himself and bis wife, if auy, not to exceed three hundred dollars in value ; and he bhall not. after it is set apart, alienate or encumber the property so exempted, but it may be sold by the debtor and las wife, if any, jointly, with the sanction of tlie Judge of the Superior Conrt of the comity where the debtor resides, or the land is situated, upon application to him, the proceeds to he rein vested upon the same uses. Skc. IV. Tho General Assembly shall pro vide bv law, as early as practicable, for the setting apart and valuation of said property, and thero shall be no other exemption than that provided for in this article. Sea. V. The applicant shall, at any time, have the right to supplement his exemption by adding to an amount already set apart, which is less than the whole amount of exemption herein allowed, a sufficiency to make his ex emotion equal to tho whole amount. Sec. VI. flights which have become vested under previously existing laws shall not he affected by anything herein contained. yEp. VII- All property of tlie wife, in her possession at the time of her marriage, and all property given to, inherited or acquired by her, shall remain her separate property, aud uot be liable for the debts of her husband. Mr. Toombs, from the same commit tee, also reported on Finance, Taxation and Public Debt. [This report has already been published, in substance, in the Chronicle and Constitutionalist. ] Tli; Judicial System. The consideration of the report on the Judiciary was resumed. Paragraph three of section two was read as follows: Pap. 111. The Chief Justice and Associate Justices shall hold their offices for six years, and ui>t*l ffi 6 !!- succpssors are qualified. A successor to the incumbent v butte term of office will soonest expire shall be appointed in IHHO, a successor to the inoumbent whos ■ terra of office is next in duration shall be appointed in 18M. Hut appointments to fill vaoanoiea shall only be for the unexpired term. Ou motion, the consideration of this paragraph was postponed for the pres ent. Paragraphs four, five and six were read as follows : Par. IV. The Supreme Court shall have no original jurisdiction, but shall be a Court alone for the trial and correction of errors from the Superior Courts, and from the City Courts of Savannah and Atlanta, and such other like Courts as may be hereafter established in other oities. and shall sit at tho seat of gov ernment at sqcp tiiltfes. in each as shall be pposepibofi bi lafc, for tpe trial and deter mination of pprits of prior from said Superior and Cty Courts. Par. V. The Snpreme Court shall dispose of every ease at the first or seoond term after such writ of error is brought; and in case the plaintiff in errer shall not be prepared at the first term to prosecute the case, unless pre vented by providential cause, it shall be strick en from the docket, and tho judgment below shall stand affirmed. Par. VI. In any case the Court may, in its discretion, withhold its judgment until the next teim after the same is argued. They were agreed to without amend- T'aragrapU seven was read as follows: Par. VIC. When the Judges presiding in any case are oqually divided in opinion, the judg ment below shall stand affirmed. On motion, this paragraph was strick en attt. Qpbe third seepiop was tafiep up and the ijrrst and seconfi parqgrapffs agreed to fqllow ß • * ‘ SppT.o* m.--ppr*gr*pfi (■ There Shall be a Judge of tpe Superior Courts for each Judi cial Circuit, whose term of office shall he four years, or until his successor is qualified. Par. 11. He may act in other circuits when authorized by law. Paragraph third was read as follows: Par. HI. The successors to the present incum bents shall be appointed as their ommiaions iyW: cPooOkf. 'Tliat none of '-'tffetof Bhfll hold longer thiir the close of" thd year 1880. Qn motion, the consideration of fhie paragraph vjffis fof the present. ’ Rffragv'fipu one aeotiun four was agreed to as follows \ Section IV. Paragraph I. The Superior Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction iff cases of divorce; in criminal cases, where the offender is subjected to loss of life, or confine ment in the penitentiary; in cases respecting titles to land, and equity cases. t Paragran!) two was rep.fi, as fpljowa : Par. if. Tffe General Asapmffly vpay confer upon the Courts of cgmmog law ppwerfo grant equitable relief, Mr. Ingram, of the Twenty-fourth District, mowed to amend by supple menting after the word “ law,” the words “ all the powers heretofore exer cised by Courts of Equity in this State.” The nuieudmpffiiff a 8 paragraph agreed to as'umfenqed. Paragraph three was read, as follows : Par. 111. Said Courts shall have jurisdiction in all other civil casJs, e-.cept as ffgrejhjfter PiqvffiCfjV Mr. Hawkins, of the Forty-second District, moved to amend by striking out the word “other.” The amendment was adopted, and the paragraph agreed to as amended. Paragraphs feur and five were agreed to without amendment, as follows : Par. iV. T„ey „hau have appelate jurisdic tion in ill sncli oases as may be provided by Par. V. They shall have power to correct er rors in inferior jurisdicatories,by writof certio rari. which shall only issue on the sanction of the Juige; aud said Courts, and the Jndges thereof, shall have power to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition, scire facias, and all other writs that may be necessary for carrying their powers fully into effect, anj ShaH ff&ve such otbpr'pcwfera are, or msjftia, conferred on them by law. Paragraph six was read : Tar. VI. The General Assembly may provide for an appeal from one jury in the Superior and City Courts to another, and the said Courts may grant new trials on legal gronnde. Mr. Harrell, of the Twelfth District, moved to amend by striking ont the first clause. He said that appeals from one jury to another only delayed the busi ness of the Courts. In a}l civil oases the juries were judges ef the fact and the Judges of the law. Jf the Judge should make a niistake as fo the lav the Su preme Uouft will correct him. He fail ed to see the qse of subfffitting the same case twice to thp watjre tfifiunal. ’fhe amendment was lain on the table, and the paragraph was agreed to, with out amendment. Paragraph seven was read : Par. VH. The Court shall render judgment without the verdict of a jury, in all civil cases founded on unconditional contracts in writing, where an iaenable defense is not filed. Mr. Reese (W. M.), of the Twenty ninth District, moved to amend by add ing “under oath” to the paragraph. He said it was no hardship to make every man swear to what he brings be fore a Goßit.' ‘ Mr. Paoe, of the Twenty-Seventh Dis trict, moved to amend by adding the words “ oath or solemn affirmation.” Mr. Reese accepted this amendment. Mr. Cain, of the Eighteenth District, moved to amend by adding “ which de fense may be filed at the first or any subsequent term of the Court.” This amendment was lost. Mr. Dußose, of the Twentieth Dis trict, opposed the adoption of Mr. Reese’s amendment. He said there were some defendants who, feeling that they did not have a good defense, did not wish to swear to its truth. He thought that this oath business was often a nuisance. There was too much swearing done in Georgia anyhow. Mr. Ingram, of the Twenty-Fourth District, said he thought there was no more reason why the defendant should be made to swear to the truth of his case than there was why the plaintiff should not be made to swear to his. Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis trict, said he thought if the defendant did not have a good enough case for him to swear to there was no use in delaying the Court to consider it. He thought Mr. Reese’s amendment a good one, and hoped the Convention would adopt it. The amendment was adopted, aud the paragraph as amended agreed to. Paragraph eight was adopted, as fol lows: Par. VIII. The Superior Courts shall sit in each county not less than twice in each year, at such times as have been, or may be, ap pointed by law. Mr. Willis, of the Twenty-fifth Dis trict, offered the following as an addi tional paragraph: The General Assembly may provide by law for some proper person to preside in all cases where the presiding Judge is disqualified. The paragraph was agreed to. Section fifth was agreed to, as follows: Section V.—Paragraph I. In any county within which there is, or hereafter may be, a City Court, the Judge of said Court, and of the Superior Court, may preside in the Courts of each other, in cases where the Judge of either Court is disqualified ta preside. Section six, paragraph first, was read: Section Vl.—Paragraph I. The powers of a Court of Ordinary and of Probate stall be vested in an Ordinary for each county, from whose decision there may be an appeal to the Superior Court, under regulations prescribed by law. Mr. Reese (Augustus), of the Twenty eighth District, moved to amend by add ing in line four, after the word “ap peal,” the words “or by consent of the parties without a decision.” The amend ment was adopted, aud the paragraph agreed to as amended. Paragraph second was read: Par. 11. The Courts of Ordinary shall have such powers in relation to roads, bridges, fer ries, public buildings, paupers, oounty officers, county funds and oounty taxes, and other county matters, as may be conferred on them by law. Mr. Bass, of the Forty-second Dis trict, moved to amend by adding after tile word "Ordinary,” in the first line, the words “County Commissioners, where such exist.” Mr. Collier, of the Thirty-fifth Dis trict, said he thought the amendment was unnecessary. Where no County Commissioners exist the statute law now confers upon the Ordinary the powers enumerated in the paragraph. Mr. Hammond (N. J.), of the Thirty fifth District, said he thought the amendment was out of place. He thought the Convention should not con fuse the power of the Ordinnry with the power of any other tribunal. After some debate Mr. Bass’ amendment was laid on the table and the paragraph was agreed to. Paragraph third was read : Par. 111. The Ordinary shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his sue cesßor is elected aud qualified. Mr. Underwood, of the Forty-second District, moved to amend by making the Ordinary’s term of office two years instead of four. The amendment was laid on the table by a vote of 93 ayes to 85 nays, and the paragraph, unamended, was agreed to. Paragraph first, seotiou seven, was read : Section Vll.—Paragraph I. There shall be in eacli district one Justice of the Peace, whose official term, except when selected to fill an unexpired term, shall be four years. Mr. Trammell, of the Forty-third Dis trict, moved to amend by inserting in line two the word “militia" before tbo word “district." The amendment was adopted and the paragraph, as amended, agreed to. Paragraph second was read : Par. 11. The Justices of the Peace shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases arising ex. con tractu when the principal sum does not exceed one hundred dollars, and shall sit monthly at fixed times and places : but in all cases there may be an appeal to a jury in said Court, under such i emulations as shall be prescribed by law. Mr. Moore, of the Forty-third Dis trict, moved to amend by adding after the word “contractu,” in line three, (lie words, “or in cases of trespass or other injury fo personalty.” The amendment wtjs adopted, and the paragraph, as amended, agreed to. The remainder of section seven was adopted without amendment, as fol lows : Par. in. Justices of the Peace shall be elected by the legal voters iu thiir respective districts, aud shall be commissioned by the Governor. Par. IV. They shall be removable on convic tion for malpractice iu office. Paragraph first of section eight was read : Section VIII —Paragraph 1. Commissioned Notaries Public, not to exceed one for each militia district, may be appointed by the Judges of the Superior Courts in their respec five circuits, upon recommendation of the grand juries of the several counties. They shall be commissioned by the Governor for the term of four years; |hd be 'fjf-ojtjq'o Justices of 'the fiettge. 1 This paragraphias amended by enjoin ing their removal from office in oase of malpractice, like Justices of the Peace. Paragraph one of seotion nine was read: Section IX.—Paragraph I. The jurisdiction, powers, proceedings aud practice of all Courts or officers invested with judicial powers of the same grade or class, so far as regulated by law and the force and effect of the process, judg ment and decree, by such Courts severally shall be uniform. The uniformity must be es tablished by the first General Assembly elected under this Constitution. Mr. Moore, of the Fojljh-Uurdl Jpiis triqtb moved j,o insert Iss the word ‘‘GourfS,;. id line two, tfie words “except City Courts. ’ The amendment was adopted, Mr. Hammond (N. of the Ttoty fifth District, moved tvu'ther by paving out tfi? yorfl “brat,” in line eightr and all after the words “General Assembly.” T'hn amendment was adopt ed, a“d the section, as amended, agreed to l Paragraph first of section ten was read: Section X.—Paragraph I. There shall be an Attorney-General of the State, whose official term, except when appointed to fill an unex pired term, shall be two years, b”t tyt present incumbent shall holy tfnW *V e cldije ef pending discussion on this paragraph, tbd Ddhvention adjpmned,. ‘ ss? k W IU W The people ppfih **opnkY have pre setted ft W®Wor<al, asking the Conven tion to protect them against the State Road killing their stock, which said road is exempted by law from paying for. The Attorney-General. The probabilities are that the office of Attorney-General will bft abolished, the abolishment tp, take effect after 1878. Thp Cp.nVphtion got over a good deal of gionnd to-day, but not without much wrangling, however. SENATOR BI.AINE. A Party of Festive Georgians Interview Jim Bluino—And Find the Devil Not So Black as lie is Puilfted. Wo made an excursion up the beauti ful Hudson river, something we would advise every ose to Jo while visiting ilfew York- As we were returning, we met the celebrated James G. Blaine, ex-Speaker of the House of Representa tives and Senator from Maine. Our big intimidator, hearing that he was aboard, sent a message by the captain that three old Georgia rebels would to make bis aequaintapae. ife appeared very quickly sjd introduced himself in a pleaetut manner. We now saw before us a man of about forty-seven years of age, weighing perhaps one hundred and eighty pounds, slightly gray hair and whiskers (the latter closely cut), a bril liant, wicked eye, clear complexion, and a mouth and chin denoting great cower and strength of purpose, He said, yours is a great I State,’ Georgia raises some very fine looking men,” an 4 straightening himself up about six feet one, he added, “and so does Maine.” He continued, “I sup pose that I am not very popular in yonr country ?” We replied that if he could rely upon the Southern press as an in dicator of Southern sentiment, Jim Blaine was always handled with gloves off. We, however, invited him South, and suggested that bis opinion might under go a change upon a better acquaintance with our people, to fee" assented. He would bp'glad toeotoe, he said, but a man in public life was a great slave, etc. He wanted to knqw our object in changing the Constitution, the proposed new features, etc, Spoke very highly of our own Representative, Captain W. E. Smith, inquired after General Gordon, and the esteem in which he was held, and then dexterously switched on to Ben Hill, in whom he appeared to take more than a passing interest. Of course, we lauded Mr. Hill, as everybody does in Southwestern Georgia, remarking, in cidentally, that he at one time bad a large planting interest in our county. “And what sort of a farmer Hen \ make ?” he asked. ‘‘Dost ftoneyV we replied- a weaning look, he said “That’ was mighty bad for Ben, thongh I would have thought as much,” His manners are so agreeable that it is easy to lose sight of the bully in the man. A poor fashion journal is an abomina tion in the eyes of all ladies, but an able one is an helper and delight. “Andrews' Bazar” has no superior of its class, and is the favorite, because it is the best. Send ten cents to W. R. Andrews, Cin cinnati, for specimen copy, Oantelonpea two for five oenta. New AdTertiMementN. Facts For the People, It is an undeniable fact that no article was ever placed before the public with so much uudisputed evidence of its great medical value as the YEGETINE. For every complaint for which Veoktine ia recommended, many testimonials of what it has done is furnished to the public at large, and no oue should fail to observe that nearly ail of the testimonials are from people right at home, where the VEGETINE is prepared, aud as the streets and numbers are given, there can be no possible doubt about the mat ter. Bouton, Decemqer 17,1872. H. R. Stevens, Esq. : Dear Sir—May I ask the favor of you to make my case public ? In 1861, while on picket duty in the army, I was taken with a fit, which lasted all night. Was taken into camp and losed with whisky and quinine. After this had fits every day. and was taken to Newbern Hospital, and there treated by the attending physician. I grew' worst aud was sent home. Remained in poor health for four years, treating with many phy sicians and trying many remodies. Finally Scrofula made its appearance in different parts of my body, and my head was so diseased as to be frightful to look at. and painful be yond endurance. After trying the most emi nent physicians, without improvement, a change of climate was advised. Have been to the Hot Springs in Arkansas twice, each time giving their treatment % thorough trial. Finally came back to Boston, disc juraged, with no hope of help. Life was a burden to one in my situation. My disease, and the effect of so much powerful medicine, had so damaged my system that the action of my stomach was apparently destroyed, and my head was covered with ulcers which had in places eaten into the skull bone. The best physicians said my blood was so full of poison they could do no more for me. About this time a frieud who had been an in valid told me Veoetine had restored him to perfect health, aud through his persuasion 1 commenced taking Veoetinb. At this time I was having fits almost every day. I noticed th3 good effects of Vegetine in my digestive organs. My food sat better and my stomach grew stronger. I began to feel encouraged, for I could see my health slowly and gradually improving. With renewed hope I continued taking the Veoetine. until it had completely driven disease out of my body. It cured the fits, gave me good pure blood, aud restored me to perfect health, which I had not enjoyed before for ten years. Hundreds of people in the city of Boston can vouch for the above facts. Vegetine has saved my life, and you are at liberty to make such use of this statement as plea r es you best, aud I beg of you to make it known, that other sufferers may find relief with less trouble and expense than 1 did. It will afford me great pleasure to show the marks of my disease or give any further infor mation relative to my case to all who desire it. I ant, Bir, very gratefully, JOHN PECK, No. 50 Sawyer street, Boston, Mass. Twenty-Seven Years Ago. H. R. Stevens, Esq.: Dear Fir—This is to certify that my daughter was taken sick when she was three years old, and got so low that we were obliged to keep her on a pillow, with out moving, to keep the little thing together. She was attended by several physicians - the regular attending oue being old Dr. John Ste vens. They all pronounced her case incurable. She had been sick about a year, when hearing of the great Blood Remedy, Vegetine, I com menced giving her that, aud continued it regu larly till s e was about seven years old, when she was perfectly cured. During her sickness three pieces of bone were taken from her right arm above the elbow, one of them being very long. Several small pieces were also taken from her left leg. She is now twenty seven yoars old, and is enjoyiug good health, aud has ever since she was seven years old, with no signs of Scrofula or any blood disease. Her arm is a little crooked, but she can use it almost as well as the other. Her legs are of equal length, and she is not iu the least lame. Her case was Scr-fuia, inherited in the blood; and I would recommend all those having Scrof ula Humor or any ether blood disease, if they wish to have a perfect cure, to try Vegetine, tire reliable blood remedy, which does not weaken the system liko many oilier prepara tions recommended, but, on the contrary, it is nourishing and strengthening. My daughter's case will tully testify this, for I never saw nor heard of a worse form of Scrofula. HULDA SMITH, 10 Monupiept street, Charlestown. Mass. MRS. SARAH M. JONES, 60 Sullivan street, Charlestown. Mass. April 10, 1870, The above statement shows a perfect cure of Scrofula in its worst form, when prouounoed incurable, of a child f*ur years of age, twenty three years ago. The lady, now twenty seven years old, enjoyiug perfect health. Vegetine is Sold by Ail Druggists. aug2-wlm man li in IN COMPETITION WITH NEW YOKK \NO BOSTON ! IR O S ■mow ■ RIOEB UICR^^ALES 6. 0. ROBINSON k CO. "1 N addition to their city trade, sold in the months of MAY AND JUNFt 1877: 1 Piano, SWppN to Milford, New Hampshire, 2 Pianos Edgefield Cos., 8. C. 2 Pianos MeDnffie, (la. § Organs,,,,.Washington, (la. \ Pian0...... Lincoln Cos., Ga. \ Organ Madison, Ga. 1 Piano Colombia, 8. C. 1 Organ DMle't, 8. C. 1 Piano Johnston's, 8. C. 1 Organ Allendale, 8. C, 1 Piano Lexington ♦'#„ S, C. 1 Orgufi ~. Bel-Air, Ga. \ Organ.!.. . Co'omfcia, S. C. t Organ. ... ..Social Circle, Ga. 1 Plain*,,,.. .Waynesboro, Ga. | Organ Sumtt r 8. C. 1 Organ Granitevillc, S'. C. 1 Organ Bartow, Ga. Of tho above sales ttewai were wade in DIRECT COMPETITION W ith NEW YORK and BOSTON HOUSES. THE LARGEST STOCK, THE BEST MAKERS and the LOWEST PRICES, At the AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE, 2C5 Broad re I G. 0. RORINSON & CO. jylO-tf I lon's VuANNKKY, JOHN L. JOHNSON.:: Managing partner late firm L. J. Guilmartin A Cos., 18G6 to 1877. JOHN FLiNNERY & CO., | COTTON FACTOHS | -Am -5 COMMISSION MERCHANTS, I 5 No. 3 Kelly’s Block, Bay Street, i j Savannah, Georgia, t £ Agents for Jewell’s JVlills Yarns and Do-| jmfcHticM. etc , etc. X X BAGGING AND IRON TJRH ff ¥*© at} market ratetj- given! ;to all to ua. liberal c.th| iadv*nc6B iiiaSe on } % fe: Our i'ii.ANNEBX having purchased; I the entire assets aud assumed the liabilities; of the late firm of L, J. GUILMARTIN &} CO., we will attend to all oututanding buai-i ness of that firm je2o -dt&w6m } MM♦MMM 4 M M ♦+ <tfcj A PSS SAT! made easily 3jAU wi*.h this Machine! Eh. mart prrfrrt In the world. Bore* ft-em IS to 44 incite* In diameter. It dee. the work ofa dozen men. The home does not travel around the well. Anerto raised and lowered instantly. Soeeessftal where all ethers fall. No labor for man. Head tor our M PACE BOOK. FREE. Looms & K mux, Tiffln, Ohio. ap22-w6m* WOOL Foj£ IVMT4 MONEY FOB WOOL. THE ATHENS MANUFACTURING COM PANY having rgaiu improved their goods, invite those desiring to exchange Wool for Goods to call and see samples at Porter Flam ing's, Augusta, or send for sampler aad, f?n#a to undersigned. R- -J vIrVCAIEIKI. VX myl7-w3m Athens Manf’g Cos. WANTED. \ O,OOO POUNDS Wool, all grades. 7 5,000 Pounds Bees Wax, for which the highest prices will be said in cash. -lyjO- Hides. Rags, Iron. Metals and Paier Stock of : all kinds Tat JULIUS H. GPPfINHKHrS, je23-tf - -141 Reynold street Mew Adyertlaements. THE CHEAP COUNTER. AT Tj. RICHARDS’, A NEW INSTITUTION, COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING, at the Augusta Dry Goods Store Which will be oalled the CHEAP COUNTER. ON THIS COUNTER WILL BE PLACED GOODS OF VARIOUS KINDS, at a price that insure a ready sale. Every person visiting TUK AUGUSTA DRY GOODS STOKE Is invited to take a look at the Goods on tho CHEAP COUNTER. Goods placed on this Counter, if not sold in a day or two, will bo placed haok in stock at the regular prioe, aud other articles put iu their place. So, if you see au article you wish, don’t hesitate to buy, as you may miss the chance of getting it. The Cheap Counter Will be replenished from day to day—something different every day. If you oan’t find what you wish one day, you may the uext. Call every day, and see what you oan find on the CHEAP COUNTER. I have many othor bargains to offer besides THESE SPECIAL BARGAINS. L. RICHARDS, SOD Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. jylß-tf (NEARLY OPPOSITE CENTRAL HOTEL) MULL ARK Y BROS. ARE OFFERING Bargains in Dry Goodsi 1.0 CASES STANDARD CALICO AT sc. PER YARD. The best assortment of CORSETS ever offered in this city. ALL SIZES AND ALL PRICES. The best Stock of BLACK GRENADINES that has ever been offered in this city will be dis played this week at prices that cannot be equalled anywhere. Gents’ LAUNDRIED AND UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS, a full assortment very low. A large assortment of CABSIMEBEB, TWEEDS and COTTONADEH At a great deal less than their regular prices. TO ARRIVE, A chSice selection of LINEN SUITINGS, all prices. We are also offering our stock of BLEACHED SHEETINGS and SHIRTINGS, DAMASKS TOWELS, SPREADS and PIQUES at bottom prices. MULLARIIY BROS., , 0 .. ’ 262 BROAD STREET je3-tf PRINTED CAMBRICS BALBRIGGAN HOSE, And Other Goods, This Week, at The Fredericksburg Store are cheaper than Calicoes at 4c. * ' J Having Hold off the odd sizes of our BALBRIGGAN HOSE, we have decided to olob© out the remainder of the etook, all regular t-izes, at $G per doz., or 50e. per pair. We have them iu bleaohed and unbleached, and are worth from $9 to sl2 per doz. This is a bargain in First* Glass Goods seldom offered, and we know the Ladies who use this olass of goods will appre ciate it, and those who have never used them and will once give them a trial, will never wish to use any other. They will be shown tp thoße wishing to use them on our Regular Oouutera. We will also offer the remainder of our stock GENTS* BALBRIGGAN HALF HOSE at the low price of 35c. per pair—these goods are worth and sell in this market from $7 to #8 per doz., aud those in need, or who may need them, will do well to secure a supply from this offering. These will also be shown on our Regular Counters. During the week our BARGAIN COUNTERS Will be 1 jadeq with goods of various kiuda, which we wish to close out before the end of the* and at prioes a great deal under value. WO K FAL L. T BADE We are now receiving a good many goods, to which we call the attention of those who wish to ouodM fol ' Boys-FLANNELS, GINGHAMS, KENTUCKY JEANS,SHIRTINGS, BLEACHED and BROWN COT IONS. PLAID DOMESTICS, 4a, Ao Also. 20 bales 3-4, 7-8, aui 4-4 SHEETINGS aud SHIRTINGS, at Factory prices by the piece, V. Richards & Bro., 1y22-tf CORNER BY THE PLANTERS’ HOTEL. CLEARING UR EVERYTHING REDUCED ! DRESS GOODS FIFTY CENTS ON TUG DOLLAR. 500 YARDS Black Granedine, 12$c. 200 Yards Checked Linen Bunting, 25c. 700 Yards Victoria Lawn, 10c. LAWN SUITS, SI.OO to $4.00. Quantities of Ladies’ and Gents' Traveling Gloves, 25c. pair, 1,2, 3 and 4 Buttons. ANDERSON’S CELEBRATED WAMBUTTA SHIRT, the best ever offered in Ike State Special Manufacture, 75c., sl, $1 25. 200 PAIRS OF THE BON TON CORK CORSET, Headquarters at ANDERION’S. Beware of imitation. Every pair warranted. Gents’ Gauze Vesta, 25c. Ladies’ Gauze Vests, 45c. Short Sleeves. Linen Sheeting, 90c., worth $1 50. Linen Pillow Gassing, 60c. II Sheets, Ready Made. sl. Special Manufacture. SUBMITTED BY THE PIONEERS OF THE LOW PRICE CASH SYSTEM. it 2 2„ W. T. ANDERSON & CO. The Georgia State Fair! OPKNH A.T ATLANTA, OCTOBER 15th, 1877, AND CONTINUES ONE WEEK. o A large and liberal Premium List is offered, from which we make the following SPECIMEN EXTRACTS : HORSES. Best Saddle Horse or Mare I 6 0 00 Best Single Buggy Horse or Mare 60 00 Best combination Horse or Mare 60 00 Finest and best Double Team, owned by the exhibitor at leaet 30 days before the Fair. 75 00 Best six in hand driven on the ground by exhibitor 60 00 CATTLE, SHEEP AND SWINE. Best herd of one Bull and four Cows or Heifers fIOO 00 Best Milch Cow 60 00 Best Jersey Bull 40 00 Best Jersey Cow 20 0® Liberal premiums for other breeds of cattle. $76 00 for the best Buck aud sls 00 for the best Ewe of each of the following breeds: Me rinos, Southdowns and Cotswolds. $25 00 for the best Boar and sls for the best Sow of each of the following breeds : Berk shire, Essex, Suffolk, Magic or Poland China, Big Guinea, Little Guinea and Natives. POULTRY. $lO 00 is offered for the best trio of each variety of Chickens, Geese and Ducks. Best and largest display in merit and variety of Domestic Fowls $ 76 00 FIELD CROPS. For the largest and best display in merit ad variety of sample products from the field, garden, orchard, dairy and apiary—the contribution of a single farm SIOO 00> Second best ditto For the best six stalks of Cotton 26 00> Best display of samples of Hay, one hundred pounds each, of uncultivated grasses 26 OW For the best three hales orop lot of Short Staple Cotton by one exhibitor 100 GO For the best single hale Short Staple 60 00 For the best single hale Upland Long Staple 60 00 LADIES’ HOME INDUSTRY. Best oolle tion of Jellies, Preserves, Pickles, Jams, Catsups, Syrups and Cordials, made and exhibited by one lady $ 60 00 Best collection of Dried Fruits 10 00 Best collection of Canned Fruits and Vegetables 20 (XI B-,et displav of Ornamental Preserves, cut by hand, by the exhibitor 20 00 Best display of Breads and Cakes by one lady 25 00 Handsomest Iced and Ornamental Cake 20 00 To the young lady between 13 and 18 years of age, who shall prepare upon the ground the best meal for six persons 25 00 Second best H> 00 LADIES’ NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK. Best display in merit and variety of Female Handicraft, embracing Needlework, Em broidery, Crocheting, by one lady f 60 00* $lO 00 for the best specimen each of Silk Embroidery, Applique, Raised Work, and Tapes try ip Frtme. 00 for the beet display of Hair, Shell, Wax, Seed, Rustic and Straw Work. Aiso, for the best display of Wax, Feather, Paper, Muslin and Skeleton Flowere. PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. Best Oil Painting Best Portrait Painting 20 oo Best Painting in Water Colors * *0 00 Best Pencil Drawing V" Best display of Paintings and Drawings by one exhibitor. J 6 00 Best collection of Paintings and Drawings by a girl under sixteen years of age 26 00 Best display of Paintings. Drawings, etc., by the pupils ot any one Sohool or College 60 00, MERCHANTS DISPLAYS. , Best display of Dry Goods - OO Best display of Clothiog oo> Beet dieplay of Millinery,,. ■ 00 Best display of Gracon?*., - - *OO 00* Best display of and Crockery 60 00* ■ premiums for granges and county societies. To the organized Granges of a oounty, or the County Society in the State waking the toest display in merit and variety of Products and rwelta of Some industries—all raised, produced or made by tne members of that particular Grange organisation, or County Society .FSW 00 Second Premium 280 00 Third Premium • • ••• .... 100 00 MILITABY QQMpANIEa For the be ß t drilled Volunteer Military ChWioy, to have not leas than twenty.fire men rank and file * $250 00 FIRE COMPANIES. For best Fire Company, tea* to be prescribed by the Chiefs Of DepwiWtonta of Maoon, Augusta aayeilttaM. Atlanta and Columbus S2OO 00 The- inir Premium List, in pamphlet form, will be ready ahenl Was latter part of July, and , will be mailed free, on application to the Secretary at Atlanta. The Management feel greatly encouraged by pattering assurances which the people are giving of their interest in the forthcoming Elation. There has been no State Fair now in t<*n, yqajnt—a feet which we believe will enhance the interest in the approaching one ; and the co operation of the pnbiie, we confidently hope to meet with that success xate with the merits of this time-honored occasion, when our products and to the world, and alt onr people meet together in social reunion, AHUM.AH HAHUIfi.MAN, Jr., Maoon, President. X. J,. SMITH, Oljowe. O. I*. R„ ' General Superintendent. jy(P2awAw;-aagl6 Secretary