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(Cftromctc an& £mrtncl. WEDNESDAY, - AUGUST 15, 1877. THE USE OF TEKs: Be not thv tears too lixivkly chid, Bepine not at the rising sigh. Who. if he might, would always bid The breast be still, the cheek he dry How little of ourselves we know Before a grief the heart has felt. The lessons that we learn of woe May trace the mind as well as melt. The energies too stern for m:rth. The reach of thought, the strength of will, ’Mid cloud and tempest have their birth, Through blight and blast their course falflll- Dove’s perfect triumph never crowned The hope uncheckered by a pang; The gaudiest wreathe with thorns are bound, And Sappho wept before she sang. Tears at each sweet emotion flow ; They wait on Pity's gentle claim, Cpea Ambition’s fervid glow. On Piety’s seraphic flame. ’Tib only when it mourns and fears The loaded spirit feels forgiven ; And through the mist of falling tears We catch the clearest glimpse of heaven. FELISE. Where are last Winter s snows ? we say. I ast Winter's roses, where are they i iF though we Strive Time’s course to stay, We have no hold on thing- like these; Or else. Fetus©, We might recrystalize the snows, Restore the petals to the rose That once have tied we might-who kuows- Ito greater miracles than these. Perhaps, Felise. We might recall our youthful days, Too little prized, e er yet our ways Were turned apart, and while time eti)@ We might live o’er, if yon please, The hours, Felise. When chance together threw a pair, Of whom one found the other f air, And both built castlne in the air To fade like mists before the breeze Alas ! Felise. The years go by with winged feet, Aud once again her face I greet. Whose bps my boyish lips found sweet ; The old wound aches. Time brings no ease For thine, Felise. The old pain lives Who hath not tried To bnrv loves Ibat never died— To thrust his ulnls from his side ? Who tiave succeeded ? Few are these, Too few F lisei Ijyps wito >1 A -lIOTHLR, WITH A Hi III. If* TO HER HON. “Ramber love, wii > gave iliee this, Whn other days shad come, When she who had thy earliest kiss, Bleeps in her narrow home, Bomber ’twas a mother gave The gift to one she'd die to save. That mother sought a pledge of love, The holiest for her son, And from the gifts of flod above, Hhe chose a goodly one. she chose for her beloved hoy. The source of light, of life and joy. And bade him keep the gift that wlion The parting hour shall come. They might have hope to meet again In ail eternal homo. She said bis faith in that would bo Hwcet incense to her memory. And should the scoffer in his pride Baugh that fond faith to scorn, And hid him cast the pledge aside ‘That he from youth bad borne, Him hade him pause and ask his breast If ho or she had loved him best. A parent's blessing on her son (loos with tlio holy thing ; The love that would retain the ono Must to the other cling. Remember, ’tis no idle toy, A mother's gift—remember boy! BATTI.E BENNY. MALVEtHC HILL, 1862. (“After the men wero otdered to lie down, a white rabbit, which had been hopping hither and thither over the fiold, swept by grape and musketry, took refuge among the skirmishers, in the breast of a corporal.”— Jieportof the hat tie of Malvern Hill I Bunny, laying in the grass, Haw the shining columns pass, Haw the starry banner tly, Haw the charges fret and fnme, Haw the flapping hat and plume; Haw them with his moist and shy, .Most unsuspecting eye. Thinking only, ill the dew, 'That it was a- fino review Tilt a flash, not. all of stee\ Where the rolling caisson’s wheel Brought a rumble and a roar, Bolling down that volvet door, And, like blows of Autumn flail, Hharply threshed the iron hail. Bunny, thrilled by unknown fears, Itaissd ins soft and pointed ears, Mumbled his prehensile lip, Quivered bis pulsating hip, As tlie sharp. vindictive yell Rose atiovo the screaming shell; Thought Uio world and all its men, All the charging sq .adieus meant, All were rabbit-hunters liven, all to capture him intent. ißvwny "as not much to blame, Amor folks have thought the same— 'Wiser folks who think they spy .Every ©.vil begins with “I.” Wildly panting, here and there, Bunny sought the freer air, ’Till he hopped below the bill, And saw, lying close and si.U, kjeu with musketsin their hand, , Net'ei Bunny understands That hypocrisy of sleep, in the vigil grim they keep, As, iei’Hurts>nt on iliat spot, •They elude the lovel shot.) One—a grave aud quiet man, 'thinking of li'S wife aud child Far beyond the Rapidau, Where the Androscoggin eluded-- Felt the little rabbit creep, pestling by his arm and side, •Wakened from strategic sleep, To fcW soft appeal replied, ,l>rew hew ill his blackened breast, .And— But you have guessed the rest. Softly over the eliosau pair Omuipreseut Love and Care Drew a mightier Hand and Aim, Shielding them from every harm; Bight and left the bullets waved, Saves the savior for the saved. Who Ls.'ieves that equal grace flod extends in every place, Tittle difference he scans i’wixt a rabbit's find and man's. Hr, l Marie, in Harper's Weekly. KOHF DANIELS, [Marian IXnigias ,n the June Atlantic. 1 From ini the door Re *o Daniels came— The grain was crisp ben ath hr tread, And where had glowed he maple’s flame, A 'ew fear lesves shook ov rhead; The naked grvpe vines, snake like, liuug Fr ui the low roof to which they clung. And on. tall mallow's blackened stalk Lay half aero-s the ir rrow walk. Her hand upon the ga f e sl.e slaved, Olaiwed all around, hk<> one afraid. Then turned her weary eyes and took Of her old home a long, Ust look— At the low door-way. and the dead Vine net-work on the roof above ; "Here is the end of love.” she said; “The end of levo!" Ten vears before (it almost seemed That’rosy time of hope and pride ■Was something she had slept aud dreamed) Hlie passed that gate a happy bride I •Twas May-time tlieu; the lilac flowers The soutli wind shed in purple showers, And. by live pathway, gemmed with dew, The border pinks were budding new ; Above, the rohin carolled loud ; A flower with honey-burdened breast. That droops by its own sweetusvs bowed, Her heart grew faint with joy opprest; “No im*,'' she cried. "I ask of bliss, Sip morerl crave of Heaveu above ; AU blessedness seems mine in this ilk-fa gift of love!” Ten years', what changes they had brought ‘ •Now," gazing the cottage door. Her saddened life's most cheenug thought Was, “1 need cress it never more!” For dark with sorrow, wrong and sin. Her memories of the rooms within ; There harsh reproaches, cruel sneers. Had mocked her unavailing tears : Low tauuts had flushed her cheek with shame. Or stnng her till her wrath grew bold. "dll in her heart love's flickering flame At last hail died, aud left it cold. ••And whom,” she questioned, "can I trust ? Noli.e seem my haunting doubts above ; I’ve proved hope false, and found, in dust. The end o! love:’’ With trembling hand she shut the gate, Drew close her faded shawl, and fast. Like one who is afrap? 1° wait. Down (tie long hill-side iy she passed ; But when the short turn of tt£> road The white stones of the graveyard showed. A sudden light shone o'er her face. So quiet seemed that resting place ; For 'neath its frozen grasses slept, Iu dreamless peace, the iittie child Above whose eraTe she had wept, Aud o'er whose coffin sfas bad smiled; For, “God be thanked," she whispered low. “My precious one is safe above ; It never will lie bets io know The end of love C'iiy Inprormrai*. One of the best evidences that Augus ts is growing rapidly is the fact that more building ha* been done during the put few mouths, aad is going on at present, than during any corresponding period since the war. The work of im provement is uot confined to any par ticular locality. The sowed of the aje, the saw aud the trowel is heard in every direction. The improvements imjlnde two new factories (both large brick structures), several stores, a large num yier of dwellings, among them several ve3 v handsome buildings, and iron inmue to Broad street stores, In some cases wrihole squares have been bgilt op. Contractor*, masons aud carpenters are *U busy, aud brick makers and lumber •dealers' have their hands full in supply ing the demand. Prices charged now building are greatly below those of a lew years ago, and m a ter u. la of all kinds are cheaper. These facts, as well ( - | su~id dam and for houses on aoeoaet of the increase tu population, sceoout for the constrnetion of so manv dwellings. Two columns of the Ohboskjm a*Oosriro*ioNAigßTWonld scarcely contain a full list of the im provements made in all parts of the city daring the present year. THE CONVENTION. THE AKTICLK ON THE JUDICIARY FINALLY ADOPTED. fin k and Reporter *f the "Supreme Court— l.lertion by the People Again Defeated— Adultery Present La* Law Prevails—The Judges’ Salaries —A Rood Speech From IJeneral l.awton—Fine, Bat Futile— Economy Wins the Day— Compensation o# Slate House Of- Beers. (Special to the Chronicle and Consttiultonahsl. J Atlanta, Aguust 6.—The Convention met this morning in the Capitol, the Vice President, lion. A. R. Lawton, in the Chair. Clerk and Reporter ot the Supreme Court. The Convention resumed the conside ration of the following, which Mr. Tift, of the Tenth District, offered as an in dependent paragraph between the first and secoud paragraphs : The Cletk of the Supreme Court shall have a salary not to exceed three thousand dollats per aim urn for himself and assistant, and no other compensation. The Kepoiter of the Su preme Court shall have s salary pf two thous and dollars per annum, and 10 other compen sation. All compensation iu fees or other wise pertaining to the office of Clerk of the Hupreiue or the office of Reporter of the Hn preme Court, other than their respective sala rie- shall he paid into the Treasury of the State. The amendment was laid on the table. F;|*rt Innleud of Appoint. Beetioa fourteen was read, as follows: Paragraph f. No person spall te Judge of the Supreme or Huperior Courts, or Attorney- Oeneral unless at the time of his appointment he stial l have attained the age of thirty years, and shall have be.en a citizen of this State thieo years, aud have practiced law for seven veao". and no person shall be hereafter ap poined Solicitor-General unless, at the time of his appoint,.,Old he shall have attained to twenty ftvo years of age. aU*U have been a citizen of the State for three years, and snail have practiced law fir three years Lext pre ceding Ins appointment. Mr. Tuggle, of the Thirty-seventh District, moved to nmend by striking UK Ikp word “appointment” wherever t occurs, fcud inserting the word “elec ion.” The amendment adopted, ,nd the sectiou, as amended, agreed to. Elections by the People. Mr. Mobley, of the Twenty-lifth Dis riot, offered the following as a separate -option: The General Assembly, by a two-thirds vote ,r both Houses, may provide for the election •f the Supreme Court Judges. Judges of th .-ipprior Courts, and bolieitors-Goneral by the eopie. The section was laid op the table. Other Cron nils for Divorce Besides Adoltrey. Section fifteen was read as follows : I No total divorce shall lie granted except for adultery, and except on the concurrent ver dicts of two juries at different terms of the Court. , ~ II When a total divorce Is granted the jury rendering the final verdict shall determine the rights and disabilities of tho parties, subject te the revision of the Court. Mr. Oartrell, of the Thirty-fifth Dis trict, offered an amendment to para graph one striking out tho words “ex cept for adultery, and," Mr. Oartrell, in support of his amendment, said there were other injuries besides adultery growing out of discord in the marital relations which should entitle the parties to a divorce. Mr. Lawton, of the First District, op posed tho amendment. He said the principle adopted by the (3,opimittee of Final Revision was iu aoeoidspco with the law of divorce as laid down iu the Bible. If there was anything which held society together it was the preserva tion of the family circle pure and com plete. In the totfltes where the law pro posed by the committee exists morality is much higher than in others where the marriage tie is more easily severed. Mr. Gartrell’s amendment was adopt ed after some debate. Mr, Reese (Augustus), of the Twenty eighth District, moved to strike out the entire p .ragraph. The motion was lost. Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis trict offered an amendment to the secoud paragraph by striking out the words “subject to the revision of the Court." The amendment was a4°P and the section, a* amended, agreed to. Hon. Jos. B. Cummins, A resolution was adopted tendering a sca t on the floor of the Convention to Hon. Joseph B. Cnmming, of Augusta, formerly Hpeaker of the House of Rep resentatives. Section sixteen was read, as follows : I. Divorco cases shall bo tried in tho county where the defendant resides, if a resident of this State. , „ It. Cases respecting titles to land shall be tried m flu, wounty where the land lies, except where a single * nvt is divided by a county lino, iu which case tiie Superior Court of either county shall have jurisditfiop. Ml. Equity cases shall be tried in too .county where a defendant resides, against whom jb stantial relief is prayed. IV Suits against joint obligors, joint promi sors, co partners, or joint trespassers residing in different counties, may be tried in either couuli'. V. Suits against the maker aud oudorser of promissory uot„a, A.* drawer, acceptor and en dorser of foreign or ioiamj pills of exchange, or other like instruments, i„Hoi..u*j (in different, counties, shall ho tried in the county ivporo the maker or acceptor resides. VI All other civil cases shall be tried in the county where the defendant resides, and all crimtu&l cases shall lie tried in tho county whom tiie vJimo was committed, except cases in tins Superior L, v iyts, when the presiding Judge i satictied ttrai an impartial jury cannot bo obtained in such county Mr. Buchanan, of the Thirty-si*th District, moved to amend the first para graph by substituting the word “bypught” for the word “tried.’ The amendment was carried. Mr. Htvd. of the Thirty-eighth Dis trict, offeifltj fide bythiVing to follow tho first paragraph, wbmii ys> !i/)opted: “If not a resident of flip in the eounty where tho plaintiff resides.” Tho par graph ns amended wag agreed. Tho remainder of the section was agreed to. flection seventeen was read,as follows: jVlyail XuiliiiK for n While. The power io change the venue in civil and criminal rases shall lie .veolqtjt in the Courts, to lie i xereis.sl in such manner hppf), or slid be, provided by law. The sectiou was agreed to nuamended. Section eighteen was read, as follows: I Tie- r ght of trial by jury except where it is o nerwtse provided i this Constitution, shall ■ •>,lxfii inviolate t|. Tti% General Assembly shall provide, b’- law f or the aclecuon of upright and intelli gent persons to serve as jurors. 111. Jurors shall receive compensation fo their services, uniform throughout tjie Slate to l>e prescribed by law, not to exceed one dol lar per day. After a good deal of wrangling over the exemption of jurors and their pay the section was agreed to without amendment. The next (nineteenth aud twentieth sections) were read and agreed to with out amendment, as follows : Far. I. The General Assembly shall have power to provide for the creation of Couuty Commissioners in snch counties as may re quire them, aud to define their duties. Far. I. All Courts, not specially mentioned by name io the first potion of this article, niay bo abolished in any county, discre tion of the General Aasemhly. With the adoption of these sections the report of the Committee on the Ju diciary was fiuished, and the report came up for adoption as a whole. timerul Lew ion oil the Judges’ Salaries. Mr, Lawton, of the First District, was sorry to impose upon the time of the Convention, already too much consumed by the Judiciary report, but he wished it’ to reconsider Saturday e action fixing the salaries of the Jnsticks of the Su preme Court and the Circuit Judges. I do so under the most solemn convic tion of auything performed in the Cou i veution. It is no part of our duties as framers of the Constitution to go into j matters of detail. They do not apper | tain to a Constitution*! Convention. To 1 any one suggesting this idea, however, the gentleman suggests his dodging question. Re who suggests that the Legislature has had control of these minor matters since Georgia was a State, is accused of trying to turn over our people to some party in power. Alluding to Mr. Holoombe’s in sinuations about Mr. Hill, he said when members of committees arise to defend offices aud liberal salaries they are accused cf providing fat places for themselves, could the work of the ; Convention progress wLc” motives were t ttiua impugned, and yet UoM,y every conservative view is met with such at tacks as these. £>o far as providing f.it offices and places ;s concerned, if tkey who charge this will lev a the filing of offices and salaries to the people and their represent*tires ; if they will adopt this method, and it will be any comfort to them. I will give a pledge, to last as long as I live, not to accept any office provided for in this Constitution. [Ap plause.] Just so far as the Constitu tion ; s rightly framed and the people are not shackled, I will ask nothing for myself. ,1 repeat it is no punish ment for me, aud { simpiy o£er a quid pro qnu that we confine ourselves tn our limit;, leaving the rights of the people to them, ft members will take up the Constitution as fa; as finished aud retrise it they will be amaze*. 3?t do uot kuow bow all this thing will read. In doty bound l w?tt submit to whatevei the Convention does. f. will charge nc false motives to any one, but sirnplj make an appeal to those equally eagei as I am to serve the people. We are told regarding many measures advocated here that the pwple want them. Now 1 take the mention of “liberty, notwith stanuding tu its name many wrongs art committed. In the sitae way I fear that people are brought up here to crow ovei ravages. 1 like the name of the “peo pie” and I will respect their voice whet properly expressed, Jn my ejperienot with the question in the Constitutional Convention, since the subject was first agitated, not a single person ever told me that State salaries ought to be di miuishd. Several persons did say they wonld be glad to see some of the salaries increased if it came under the purview of the Convention. I don’t say that this is the opinion of ail, bat it is in the minds of many. Why, then, stop all argu ments on these subjects by saying snch are the opinions of the people ? I have taken pains to sound several intelligent men in the State, and found no snch sentiments prevailing. When properly expressed, I repeat that I respect the voice of the people. I don’t desire to misrepresent those who sent me here, bnt I will Dot do what conscience tells me is not right and I never will do any thing against the State of Georgia, so help me God ! We frequently mistake the minds of the people. It is sound business men who quietly tread a daily routine, whose views we should respect. We came here to make a Constitution. No snch salaries as those were ever fixed in any Constitution and there is no such demand for us to step aside from our important duties. We are not the only intelligent body which has been here for twenty years and I hope it is not the only one to he here for years to copae. Can we not, then, trust the Legislatare to fix the salaries of these officers ? The people have a right to eoutrol this and will eventually do so. Now the salary of Governor waR not one cent too high, and I did not favor reducing that; but, even if right, the Judiciary stand upon a dif ferent footing. I have nodonbt of that. But, as gentlemen declare, there will be plenty of qieti filling to run for the of fices even at these low figures, the lower the standard of office and less their value the more numerous will candi dates become. It is like a cone, the lower we descend the broader the plane. I shall hope for the best regarding our Constitution, bnt I want to see these matters Ipft oqt of the fundamental law. I wish the Htate, as may be determined from time to time, to fix these salaries. Let it not be said in future that the zeal of this House hath eaten it up. Mr. Brown, of the-Thirty-ninth Dis trict, Baiil : While not believing that vox populi was vox del in every instance, lie kuflw,imkertbeiti9a,ihat the people in his district thought about these things; they talked much about salaries being too high, Mr. Lawton’s amendment, that the fixing of these salaries be left with the General A- SPem Wyi was a on table by a vote of 95 yeas to 40 nays. The Report Adopted. The report of the Committee on the Judiciary was agreed to as a whole. Executive Deportment. The report of tho ComnuU 6o on Ess* cutive Department was taken up as un finished business, and paragraph fifteen of section two was agreed to. The Xtnte llouHe Officers. The report of the committee appoint ed to investigate the eopip el3Btt^on . State House officers and their olerical assistance was taken up. The committee recommends that the State Treasurer should receive four thousand dollars and hire his clerical assistance. Mr. Brown, of the Thirfy-ninth Dis trict, moved to amend by making the amount thirty-six hundred dollars.— Adopted. On motion of Mr. Dußose, of the Twentieth District, the salary of the Secretary of the State was fixed at three thousand dollars—the Secretary to hire Ijis oyn clerks. Tile salary of tfie Comptroller-Gener al, including nis clerks, S’js jjxeil at six thousand dollars, to be reduced to five thousand dollars, should the Wild Land office be abolished. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Jenkins, of the Eighteenth District, and Mr. fteese. of tfcp f The Convention adjourned. Jlore Reconsideration*—'The Pay of Jurors*. How to Commit Ilari-Kart— Plaintiff* in Erior mill tlie Pauper Ontli—RelinHhing Ike Executive Snlnries Finance Report Be gun—A Heuinrknble Eulogy of Jlnscle vs. Mind— I The Prime Duty of Reorglans—Cusli u,id Ignorance tlie New Divinities— More Twaddle from Wofford Artificial Limbs for Conjejerafe Soldiers. Ayniß>’A. August fJonyention met this morning in the Capitol, the Vice President, Hop, 4, R, Lawton, in the Chair. Mr. J. C. Key, of the Twenty-sixth District, moved to reconsider the elec tion of Judges by the Legislature, wish ing to provide for their election by the people. Tabled. Selection ami l*ay of Jurors* Mr. L. H. Featherstone, of the Thirty siyth District, moved to reconsider sec tion twn, pmgFWh eighteen, of the ju diciary report, 6at>ipd: Ho then introduced the following eb stitnte for the section, which prevailed ; Tho General Aseombly shall provide by law for the selection of the most, experienced, in telligent and upright men ts Hervo as gram] jurors and intelligent and upright men to serve W traverse jurors; nevertheless grand jurort shall 6s competent to serve as traverse jurors. Mr. W. 6. TiiggL, of the Twenty seventh District, moved to' m,on£idei tlio pay of jurors. In some counties oue dollar may be enough ; in others not. Like the mills of the gods, the Conven tion vn (.s grinding slowly aud too exceed ing Hun. Tb'ey-e iit Y 8? J? P rev °nt local iegitelatiou—by jj, pur selves. We’ve killed everything thus far iu tlie Constitution aud should again call out the coroner, for we sre fast com mitting suicide, Tho reconsideration was carried. iff. W. G. Johnson, of the Thirtieth | Di£tyj&t, tj id n’t think compensation for j jurors oiji'gljif; ip be at alj, Ja some large polities, where jtjroffc com pelled to stay during the Court at the county site, one dollar was not sufti ciont for them aud horses. These fees are paid by the county, aud no couuty is interested in what the other pays its jurors, , Mr, G. F. Bristow, of the Nineteenth District, thought it ought to be fixed to prevent local legislation on this subject, Mr, J. A. Hunt offered the following : It shall be tho duty qf the General Assem ble to provide by general license the manner of fixing compensation for jurors in sU counties. 'I his was adopted as a substitute for paragraph three, section eighteen. Plaintiff In Error. Mr. C. W. Dußose, of the Twentieth Distriot, moved to reconsider the tabling of the resolution excusing the plaintiff in error fyom paying costs in the Su preme Coijrt where tlie pauper’s oath has been ffled iu the CQijrf below. JJe considered aud (tarried, Mr. Wier Bovd, of the Twenty-second District, offered the following, to some in as an additional section : Costs in the Supreme Court shall not be greater than ten dollars and the plaintiff in error shall not be required to pay costs where the usual pauper’s oath has been filed in the Court be low. Adopted. Traverse Jury. Mr. J. D. Mathews, of the Thirtieth District, m o ? e, ll° reconsider the action regarding traverse jurors, which being sustained, Mr. W. K. Moore, of the Forty-third Distriot, offered the follow ing : But the General Assembly may prescribe everv member not less than than five to con stitute a traverse jury except in the Su perior Court. Adopted. Mr. J. M. Guerrard, of the First Dis trict, proposed to except also in City Courts, Executive Department Mr. J. R. Brown of the Thirty-ninth District, moved a reconsideration of the salaries of the Executive Department. Sustained. Mr. George F. Pierce said that this matter having been referred to a special committee, wuo had made a fall and 1 complete investigation, and had recom mended proper salaries, it was the jCon j vention’s pleasure, yesterday,' to accept their j.eoommendation in the case of the Treasurer, to the Secretary of State, and only in oni* *ase \q abandon the figures of the committee substituting one of their own. Mr. J. R. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Distriot, now offered the following : The BiUrv of the Treasurer chill not exceed #2.000, and the Clerk $1,600. Adopted. The Couinteller shill uot exceed $2,000; the clerks, inc’iuiiing wiki land aud insurance office, shall not exceed si,ooa. Mr. Brown now offered the following for the last section of the pxochtive re port: The Governor appoint his pwu secreta ries. not exceeding tyro, and Lroyidfid that the entire expense of the clerical force of the Ex ecutive Department shalj no: exceed $3,00C per annum. Adopted. Finance Report. The Finanoe report was here taken np. The first paragraph was read and line seven left out was inserted, viz : “To suppress insurrection, repel in vasion defend the State in time ol war." Mr. Augustus Reese, of fhe 'Twenty eighth District, moved to add after 1 line jTon? the words “ for instructing children in ylementarv branches oi English education only.” He said He favored education, bnt thought the ; accumulation of material wealth the most important subject before the Convention, high above that qf educa tion. I consider it a settled qnestioc that it is the duty of government to educate children, bat I deny my right to levy a tax on your property to edu cate tham farther than teaching them fundamental principles calculated te make them good citizens. This subjecl of education amounts in some places tc fanaticism in this State. This system carried out beyond a common school education and securing Latin, Greek, French and music is fanatical. Pupils are thu6, at the public expense, sur charged with these things instead of being qualified for the duties of life. Such accomplishments render persons unhappy, discontented and impractical, and wholly incapacitated for assisting in developing the material wealth of the State. I wish to restrict this thing in the beginning, so that no taxes be levied save to educate children in elementary branches. Mr. N. J. Hammond, of the Thirty fifth District: Will not this interfere with the endowments of the University ? Mr. Joshna Hill, of the Twenty-eighth District: It will, and that is one reason why I wish to restrict appropriations. Mr. Hammond: I am not prepared to abolish the University of Georgia. It should always be cherished, and has al ways been by the citizens of the State, and I now hear for the first, time this proposition to abolish it. I don’t think the State could so lower herself as to say that no higher education will be se cured to her children. Mr. Felix Fontaine, of the Twenty fourth District: The State, if this is adopted, will not only fall behind other States, but also retrograde in civiliza tion itself. No embargo should thus be placed on education, for it is not only a deadly blow to enlightened progress in the State, but also to the ratification of this Constitution. Mr. Guerrard, of the First District, arose to remark that knowledge was power aud power was wealth. Mr. Hansell, of the Seventh District, moved that this subject be postponed till tho Committee on Education re ported. The first paragraph was adopted. Air. W. T. Wofford, of the Forty-sec ond District, offered the additional par agraph that the property of widows and orphans of Confederate soldiers to the amonnt of five hundred dollars be ex empted from taxation, and he made a long characteristic speech iu its support. He was tabled by Mr. George F. Pierce, of the Twentieth District, who said : “I yield to no man in devotion to the Lost Cause. I was the comrade of many who for it died and am the oommon survivor with many who are living and the memory clustering around graves of the dead is too sacred for such recognition as this. I prefer to leave it where it now appropriately lies, in the great unforgetting mind of the people.” Mr. Robert Taouths, of the Twenty ninth District, here added a section which was adopted, viz : “Tho Gen eral Assembly shall also levy an addi tional sum to supply soldiers who lost limbs in the military service of the Con federate States with good substantial ar tificial limbs during life. 5 ' 1 Paragraph second was amended by Mr. Mynatt, of the Thirty-fifth District, inserting the words “subject to be tax ed” between the words “property” and “within” in line second. Adopted. Mr. W. K. Moore, of the porty-third District, offered the following to be added to the paragraph : “Tho Gen eral Assembly may, however, impose a tax on such domestic animals as from nature and habits are destructive of otl}er property.” Adopted. A second clause taking tfie sale of weapons Tfc’hioh may bo carried conceal ed was tabled. - Clerical Expenses—Another Reduction— Maimed Soldiers—Further Progress—State Aid to Public Works—.Mr. Brown For and Mr. Toombs Against tlie .Measure—lt is De feated—Tlie Capitnl Question. [Special to Chronicle anil Constitutionalist .l August §. —The Constitu tional Convention met in the Capitol this morning at half-past eight o’clock, the President, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, in the Chair. Eeoiiopty. Retrenchment tinfl Reform.” After tlie reading of the Journal of yesterday’s proceedings, Mr. McDonald, of the Fifth District, moved to recon eider the action of the Convention yes terday in fixing the cost of clerical as sistance iu the Executive Department at eight thousand dollars per annum. A motion was made to lay the motion po reconsider on the table, bnt it was voted down, tjpd ty ß to recon sider was carried. Mr, Orune, of the Thirty-fifth District, 4 Bteahur of the Ejaijaining Committee. S4id that Governor Colquitt had stated to the oommittco that he was running his dejftirtment with the loast, expense possible compatible with its efficiency. Mr. Holoombo, of the Twenty-ninth District, said that somegent.lemeuin the Convention persisted in defending large salaries with the morbid affection of a mother for a deformed child. He thought that when the country was restored to the good old days of prosperity, it would be plentv of timo to advocate lib ertfl' ’fjffiaffOfi, ' Every one knew that there were wany" uselejfS'baiJgtuij oft'in the Executive Department. Th® speak er read an extract from Governor Col quitt’s inaugural address, favoring a rigid system of economy and retrench ment, and said tho Convention should carry’ out these ideas. Whenever a pru dent man discovers that he is living be youd i.io jjiconie, he will at once lop off all hunecessary expenses Tpill th® very thing that flic people of Georgia wished dp. McDonald, of the Fifth Dis f j,(Gt, ujoveii that tfte sqm to be appropri ated'’ by the fcjewal A sse ß)h'y f"f plej-i --oal expenses of the Executive Depart ment be fixed at six thousand dollars, instead of eight thousand dollars, per annum. Adopted by a vote of ninety nine to fifty-three. Exempting .Haimed Soldiers from Taxation. Mr. Wofford, of the Forty-second District, to reconsider the action of the Convention ’yesterday defeating his clause exempting from taxation tlio property of maimed Confederate sol diers, in order that he might reintro duce it, with some amendments. The motion to reconsider prevailed and Mr. Wofford offered the following : The property of wounded aud disabled Con federate soldiers, and of the widows or minor orphans of deseasod Confederate soldiers to tfce extent of five )iunc}rc : <j dollars shall bn ex empt froiq afi tax itrqq. ' Mr, Brown, of tho Thirty-ninth Dis trict, moved to amend this by exempting from taxatiou the property of all blind persons. Mr. Simmons, of the TweEty second District, said it would seem that the Convention was now about to do a very handsome (?) thing. The exemption proposed would amount to the princely sum of about two dollars and a half per annum. For God’s sake let us give disabled soldiers and the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers a pension or render them some other handsome acknowledgment while we are about, it. Mr. Pierce, of the Twentieth Distaict, moved to exempt from taxation all the property of the classes named. If we exempt any of their proterty we had better exempt it all. Mr. Pierce’s amendment was tabled. Mr! Wofford’s amendment was defeat ed by a vote of 58 yeas to 75 nays. Taxation ot Libraries. Mr, Dubose, of the Twentieth Dis trict, moved to reconsider the aotion of the Convention yesterday in tabling the amendment to line eight of paragraph two, striking out the words “of any com pany or association kept in a public hall.” This would exempt all hooks, painting and statuary from taxation. Mr. Warren, of the First District, op- th® motion to reconsider. He said that if the Convention omse begins to exempt property from taxation it would not: know where to stop. The Convention had not exempted the tools of mechanics from taxation and he thought professional and literary men should do their duty and pay taxes on their libraries to help sustain the gov ernment. The motion to reoonaidef was laid on the table. Mr. Collier, of the Thirty-fifth Dis trict, moved to anjend the paragraph so as to exempt from taxation the libraries of lawyers, physicians snd dsuß atß " Lost. The seoond section was then agreed to and the two following sections were agreed to without amendment: Section lll—Pak. I. No debt ehsll be con tracted by, or on behalf of. the State, except to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and de fend the State in time of war. or to pay the existing public debt; but tho debt created to shpplydeficieficies in revenffe shall not exceed, in the aggregate, two hundred thousand dollars. Se tton IV—Pae. I. All laws authorizing the totroyjng pf fqoney. by, qf qn behalf of, the State, shall specify the purposes for which the money is to be used ; and the money so obtained shall be used for the purposes speci fied, and for no other. State Aid Defeated. Section five was read, as follows : Par. I. The credit of the State shall not be pledged or loaned to any individual, company, corporat.ons, or associations, and the State shall not become a joint owner or stockholder in any company, association or corporation. Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis trict, offered the following to bp added to the section: Bnt nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prevent the State from using the proceeds of the penitentiary or the convict la bor fot the purpose of developing the re sources thereof by leasing the same to any railroad, fnmpike or canal company, provided tAe ifiosby 7osn©d be amply secured, the security to be approved by the General Assem bly. Mr. Brown supported the amendment in a lengthy and forcible speech. He spoke of the development of sections of Georgia that had never received any as sistance from the State, evidently al luding to the section to be traversed by the Marietta and North Georgia Rail road. Mr. Fontaine, of the Twenty-fourth District, said he came from a sectiou of of Georgia which had never reaped any benefits from State aid, yet his people did not wish to grow rich at the expense of the other portions of the State. The principle of State aid had grown too fast and it was now time to cut it down. He was opposed to either the credit of the State or any other thing of value be ing loaned to any company or corpora tion. Mr. Toombs, of the Twenty-ninth District, said he had supposed and had hoped that this question of State aid had been forever buried. One of the main objects which he had in view in coming to the Convention and in urging the people to call a Convention was to prevent this loss to the State and fraud upon the people. If the gentleman (Mr. Brown) wished to cite the example of Pennsylvania as an argument in favor of State aid let him read the Constitu tion of that State adopted in 1873. Af ter being plundered by it for half a cen tury Penusylvaria had dislodged the principle of State aid from her Con stitution. She had abolished this bad principle and condemned all State aid. The present Constitution of Georgia was eqnally defective with the old Constitution of Pennsylvania. He never heard of a road built by State aid which had declared a dividend. They ruined themselves and destroyed the public credit. They never had com plied with the organielaw aod they never will. There never was a single dollar taken from the Treasury in this way which was not taken by fraud. Look at the Macon and Brunswick Road, for ex ample. Georgia, in fact, had never loaned her credit to aid in tho construc tion of a railway that she has not lost the whole investment. From the land ing of Oglethorpe at Yamacraw in 1732 to tho year 1866, the credit of the State had never been loaned to railroads and never once since then in which she did not suffer. Tho sum of §2,400,000 of State debt was sunk in the Macon and Brunswick Road, which has never paid a dollar. It is a novel idea that the people of the whole country shall be taxed to support a particular section. The true principle, in the interest of the people, is that which demands the administration of justice between man and man. All else, as is truly said, is theft and spoliation. All the roads between here and Savannah and all immediate connections were built by private subscriptions. No one was taxed for them. They were built by private capital purely, and not oue corporation ever gets its hands into the public treasury but the shame and rob bery of the Htate ensues. The State owns part of ttn North and Sonth Road and the Cherokee aud Rome and West ern Roads. Where are they ? All gone; and yet many gentlemen want to con tinue this upon the sole idea that corporations may become rich and the people poor throughout this broad land. I would rather never see a mile of railroad than thus impose upon the people. The reason why the Western and Atlantic Road was built was because no people dwelt in that section. Even the Indians had uot all gone. I sup ported it firmly while in the Legisla ture, because we had money in the banks and thought this a good investment. We saw it to be highly profitable till the dawn of evil times. It is built now and some day will pay something ; and you may depend upon it that the very hour it stops paying, the lessees will abandon it aud turn it back upon our hands, Pennsylvania has more mineral wealth than any other State. She has a bounty on iron, a bounty on coal, a bounty on oil qnd a bounty on everything she makes, and so with Hew England. They won’toatch fish up there without protec tion. They made all their wealth by wringing bounty from the people and plundering the people of the South, but it has oome back now to plague the in ventors. W® now see the arms of the United States used, for the first time, to proteot private property. The military drums are rolling from Can ada to the Potomac, and for what ? To crush those who cannot get bread and are plundered by corporations themselves. lam perfectly willing that convict labor should go to the public works; we don’t know what else to do with it. You are compelled to subserve economy Hud on account of the cost of keeping the convicts, to apply them to the public works whether directly (and that is a bad way) oy the of those building rajlfoqcjg. q au| content for thetq tq bft qsed iff the legitimate development of oqr resources, but when for Stafo aid 1 give my uuaH'erqble, op position, Ml Oartrell, of the Thirty-fifth District, wished to harmonize the opposing factions, and though oppos ing State aid, did not wish to pre vent tho use of the convict system for the development of the State. Mr. Buchanan, of tho Thirty-sixth District, opposed State aid in any form, save in cases of public calamity. Mr. Jolmsqp, of fjip Thirtieth £i®* trict, wf.p find temporarily a motion to the re newed it. He was unalterably opposed to State aid iu auy form. These amend ments, though conciliatory, did not change the principle. They are “still lmrpmg on my daughter.” Mr. Johnson’s motion * 0 talj ] 0 a q amendments and substitutes was carried by a vote qf IQJ fa mi, and five was adopted utiamefiqetj, 1 ( <n,nlv Taxation. Section six was read, as follows : Far- I- The General ABseqibjy efijftl qfif au thorize any County, municipal corporation, or political division of this State to become a stockholder in any company, corporation, or association, or to obtain or appropriate money for, or to loan its credit -to, any corporation, company, association, institution, or indiv.dual, except for purely charitable purposes. Far. 11. Tlie Goueral Assembly shall not have power to delegaie to any county the right to levy a tax for any purpose, except for educa tional purposes ; to binld and repair the pub lie buiidingu and bridges l , to maintain and support prisoners; to pay jurors and expenses of Courts ; to support paupers, and pay debts heretofore existing. Mr. Hammond, of tho Twenty-second District, moved to amend the first para graph of sectiou six by striking out in line five the words “obtain or.” Car ried, and the paragraph was adopted. Tlie Capital Question. The following proviso was inserted by Mr. Toombs, as adopted by the Com mittee of Revision, but omitted in tho report: Provided that if any municipal corporation offers to the State any property for locating or building a Capitol, and the State shall accept such offer, tho corporation may comply with the offer. The Convention adjourned. DItZ’M DOUBLE DEALING. His War Talk All For Effect—lie Reoll? Loyes the United Stnles—His Government Establishing Itself—The British Debt Io be Keeoguized. Havana, August 6,—The City of Mex ico has arrived from Vera Cruz, brings ing the following: City of Mexico, July 31.—President Diaz is making a strenuous effort to es tablish himself in the good opinion of the foreign Powers, especially the Uni ted States. Hia regarding' the border question waa taken with the view of sustaining his personal dignity before the Mexican people. He courts the good disposition of the United States towards himself personally, and would apparently agree with pleasure to every thing proposed by the American Gov ernment, The suspicious tenor of cer tain newspapers, which formerly oppos ed President Diaz, has moderated, and the same journals' now 'mildly approve his good intentions and point out the advantages of his administration. On July 22d the premiums awarded Mexican citizens at the Centennial Exhibition were distributed at the Theatre Nacion al. President Diaz presided at the cere mony. There was much enthusiasm and many allusions made to the good rela tions existing between Mexico and the United btates. The excitement on the border question lias subsided. It is re ported that arrangements have been made for the payment to the States of the nest instalment of the amount awarded by the Mixed Commis sion. President Diaz intends to recom mend that the next Congress adopt mea sures acknowledging the English debt and providing for its payment with in terest. Four of Lerdo’s Generals, nam ed Lo'ya, Altaniviano, Loaez and Vilez, offered ’their services to the Diaz Administration. The offers were accept- , ed and the Generals have been assigned to high commands. Reage idlgcs throughout the republic, A TRAGEDY AT BRUNSON’S. Two Citizens nave a Quarrel, Which Ends in One of Them Being Shot Dead. [Special Dispatch to the News arul Courier.] Brunson’s, August s. —Last evening, about dusk, Mr. B. J. Marti® was 8 *? 8t and instantly killed by Mr. F. T. Dill. They had quarreled, aud Mr. Gill had gone home to aYoid Mr. Tne latter followed the former to bis house, armed and corsifig bim. W^e n L wl “. in ten feet of hib door Mr. Gill shot Mr. Martin down, and then fired into him again. Either shot wonld have been fatal. _ For whitening the teeth, all who’vg fined it declare. That; with SOZODONT naught upon earth can compare. Just try it, my friend, for a short time, and you, Will admit that this verdict is perfectly trne. SHOOTING AFFRAY. Difficulty Near tlie Union Depot Between Two Policemen—One is Shot in tUe Arm by the Son of the Other. Yesterday afternoon, about six o’clock, an intense excitement was created near the Union Depot by the rapid dis charge of firearms. An investigation revealed the following circumstances, as detailed to our reporter by witnesses of the affair : It seems that shortly before six o’clock Air. James Carr, a policeman on the regular force, and Mr. Benjamin F. Johnson, anew territory polioeman, met in front of Owen’s railroad saloon, just opposite the depot. Mr. Carr charged vlr. Johnson with leaving his post of duty in the new territory, at night, before twelve o’clock. Air. John son replied that this was not true; he did not leave his post before the regu lar time. Mr. Carr called him a liar, and Mr. Johnson retorted in a like man ner. Air. Carr thereupon leveled a pistol at Mr. Johnson. Just at this time some one rushed into the saloon and informed Mr. William Johnson, son of Mr. B. F. Johnson, that Air. Carr was about to shoot his father. Young Johnson im mediately jerked up a double barrel shot gun, loaded with bird shot, and rushed to the door with it. As soon as he reached the door Air. Carr jerked Mr. B. F. Jolmsou between himself and young Johuson and fired at the latter with his pistol, but without effeot, the ball striking the door. Mr. B. F. John son at this juncture managed to jerk away from Air. Carr, and his son then fired at the latter, who was partly be hind the house, with his right arm ex posed. A portion of the load, bird shot, struck the arm, inflicting a painful but not serious wound. Mr. Carr again re turned the fire, but again withont effect. Both parties was then seized and pre vented from firing again. Some of the witnesses say Air. Carr fired three times in all, once at Mr. B. F. Johnson before Air. Wil liam Johnson appeared. Others say that he fired only twice, both times at Air. William Johuson. The parties were arrested and carried to the City Hall. Air. William Johnson was released on three hundred dollars bail for his ap pearance this morning, and Air. Carr was kept in custody at the City Hall. Air. B. F. Johnson had his pistol dur ing the difficulty, but did not use it. Several parties advised him to fire at Mr. Carr, but he refused. TUESDAY’S AFFRAY. Policeman Carr’s Statement of tlie Allair. As wo desire to do injustice to no one, we publish the following statement from Air. James Carr, in reference to the dif ficulty between himself and Messrs. B. F. and Wm. Johnson, near the Union Depot, Tuesday afternoon : “ About si, p. m., I walked over to the front of Owens’ saloon in front of the Union Depot; sat down a few min utes; I was not in uniform; I was on the way to the City Hall to go on duty; I do not know whether Mr. Johnson or I got there first; both of us were sitting there; Sergeant Cartledge and Air. Murray were standing in the Union Depot fronting on Campbell street; both on duty, in uniform; I made the remark to Mr. Johnson, merely as a simple joke: there went Sergeant Cartledge to a house on Campbell street and I meant to watch him; watched the Sergeant from where I was sitting. After seeing him enter a housß on Campbell street, I went over to the Union Depot, where I found Mr. Murray; I told Air. Murray that I want ed him to report Sergeant Cartledge for me. He asked if he should re port in my name ? I replied, yes. I then returned to my former position; I then remarked that I had reported Sergeant Cartledge, and Ben Johnson, being present, remarked, “You are mak ing yourself too damn smart.” I re plied that I had been reported myself, and I wanted every one to be treated the same; also that unless he (Johnson) was not careful he would be reported also, as I had seen him coming in from the Territory between 9:30 and 11 o’clock, when it was his duty to remain until 12 o’clock. A few words, not boigtpV-OUs’,' passed between us. Lieut. Pra- j ther ro(Je up and tieokoned to someone in the party in front of the saloon, where Johnson and myself were. Sup posing the Lieutenant desired to see me, I went to him, when he said fie wished to see Jobnsp.m Jaliasqn then went to vfi.ere sneat. pratqer %as sitting on his horse, oil tp? opposite side of the street. After a few minutes’ conversation John son returned, and said to me that I was interfen!!rr with b(s business; that I was taq damped smart; that there were a great many more interfering with his business, aud soino d— s- would get hurt about it. I asked him what lie meant by his remarks. He replied,with an oath, that if I did not like it I could help myself, and at the same time jumped from his chair, drawing liis pistol. I then drew my pistp] uud aqn fronted hip;, puj hipt, paying : U¥u can't s^opt's6.’.’ Jfe Retreated into '(fie saloon (foot 1 , 1 at the same time watching to saye myself, when the first thing J knew t was struck with a cU-- from one barrel of a shot q re( ; from the direction of 80Ul i lwe8tl oor . Tm. °’ " a and Campbell streets. 1 \Z snot was tired by Mr. William John son, son of Benj. Johnson, Eight shot from tjip charge struct mo in the right breagt. As I staggered hack after being shot in the breast, Mr. Benj. John son came out of the saloon door. Then I grabbed him with my left hand and shot at fYilliam Johnson with my pistol in my right hand. I held him (Bern Johuson) iu front of me—the other bar rel being loaded. I retreated to the corner of the building, still holding Mr. Ben Johnson iu front of me to prevent his son from shooting me. After get ting to the corner I shoved Mr. Ben Johnson from me, ho still holding liis pistol in liis hand. I afterward locked around the corner tG see where Wm. Johnson was with h*s shot gun, and see ing him standing whore he fired the first shot, I pointed my pistol at him (Wm. Johnson) when lie fired the other barrel of liis gun at mo, striking me in the right arm. I fired at him at the same time with my pistol, but missed him, my ball striking in the pavement. After the shooting Mr. Lysapghf oarae to me and took ipy pistol from me. Po liceman Murray and Sergeant. Cartledge came up and arrested me after tlio whole affair was over. After my arrest B. F. Johnson approached me with a pistol in his hand aud said : “ I will shoot H’.e and Irish s— of a b——l jerked loose from the officers and declared I would not be shot while two officers had me under arrest, A citizen coming up, and promising to be responsible, I tolil him I would go to fho City Hall with him anj Mv. Murray, and thither I went. Sergeant Cartledge, after leaving the scene and going some distance, was called upon by citizens to arrest the other party, when he returned and made the arrest. I did not remain in custody after a physician’s examination Tues day night.” TERRIBLE VENGEANCE. A Negro Murderer aipi H ft\laer Burned at the Spur S|y ttu Arkansas Mob. [Hamburg [Ark.) Monitor .] On Friday night, about midnight, a posse of between sixty and seventy-five men quietly entered onr town, went to the blacksmith shop, broke it open, pro cured tools, and proceeded to the jail and broke open the door. They went to the cell in which Qeorge JacksoD, the negro yafisher and murderer of the lit tle girl Oorinna Haynes, was confined, and breaking open the door of the cell, they took George out and departed. They carried him south of town about four miles, near the Berlin Road, where tney chained'* him to a green sappling and there burned him. The whole affair was conducted so quietly, except the noise made in breaking open the shop, that very few persons were aware of their presence until they were leaving town. As they were going off' they set up a loud yelling, which was done to prevent ths vbice of the negro fro© being heard. Home of our citterns saw them riding through the streets, and learning they had the negro, followed them till they came to the place of execution. When they arrived there, however, the negro was burned to death and the men all gone. At Air. Braz zeale’s the kidnappers halted and gave George some water, and asked J. C. Brazzeale to go with them apd hear what George had to jay. This he de clined doipg. We are told by Mr. Braz zeale and others that George’s cries were vooiferous, and were heard by the neigh bors as far as two miles off. While at the jail, these men informed Mrs. Holmes, who lives m the jail, and who ' was no doubt very mad; excitpj, that she need not be as their busi qpss was to protect females. As to who they were or whence they came, all is wrapped in mystery. They were seen in the evening south of here, and with some the citizens conversed, and not withstanding they were undisguised, yet none of them were recognised. Some said they were fropr Monroe, some from Bastrop, anil some from Vicksburg. These statements as to the localities, however, amount to nothing. Some per sons visited the scene on Sunday, and fonnd only a small portion of the body— say about fifteen popnds, A yonng Athens merchant named Lafayette Manpin, shot and killed him self last Thursday because his store burned down and the insurance com pany made difficulties about paying the insurance. He leaves a wife only fif teen years of age. New AilvertieeiyeutH. Facts For the People. It is an undeniable fact that no article was ever placed before the publio with so much undisputed evidence of its groat medical value as the "V EGETINE. For everv complaint for which Vegetine is recommended, u any testimonials of what it has done is furnished to the public at large, aud no one should fail to observe that nearly all of the testimonials are from people right at home, where the VEGETINE is prepared, aud as the streets and numbers are given, there cau he no possible doubt about the mat ter. Boston, Decemqer 17, 1872. H. R. Stevens. Esq. : Bear Sir—May I ask the favor of you to make my case public ? In 1861, while on picket duly iu the army, I was taken with a fit, which lasted all night. Was taken into camp and dosed with whisky and quinine. After this had fits every day. and was taken to Newbem Hospital, aud there treated by tlie attending physician. I grew wore- aud was sent home. Remained iu poor health for four years, treatiug with mauv phy sicians aud trying many remedies. Finally Scrofula made its appearance iu different parts of my body, and my head was so diseased as to he frightful to look at. and painful be yond endurance. After trying the most emi nent physicians, without improvement, a change of climato was advised. * Have been to the Hot Springs in Arkansas twice, each time giving their treatment a thorough trial. Finally came back to Boston, discouraged, with uo hope of help. Life was a burden to oue iu my situation. My disease, and tlie effect of to much powerful medicine, had so damaged my system ttiat the action of my stomach was apparently destroyed, aud my head was covered with ulcers which had iu places eateu 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 friend who had been an in valid told me Vegetine had restored him to perfect health, and through his persuasion 1 commenced taking Vegetine. At this time I was having fits almost everyday. I noticed tho good effects of Vegetine in my digestive organs. My food sat better and my stomach grew stronger. I began to feel encouraged, for 1 could see my health slowly and gradually improving. With renewed hope I continued taking the Vegetine. until it had completely driven disease out of my body. It cured the fits, gave me good pure blood, and restored mo to perfect health, which I had not. enjoyed before for ten years. Hundreds of people in the city of Boston can vouch for the abovo facts. Vegetine lias saved my life, and you are at liberty to make smelt use of this statement as plea es yon best, and I beg of you to make it known, iliat 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 am, sir, very gratefully, JOHN FECK, No. 51) Sawyer street, Boston, Mass. Twenty-Seven Years Ago. H. R. Stevens, Esq.: Dear Sir—This is to certify that my daughter was taken sickwhe.i she was throe years old. and got so low that we were obliged to keen her on a pillow, with ont moving, to keep the little tiling together. She was attended by several physicians - the regular attending one being old Dr. John Ste vens. They all pronounced her case incurable. She had beeu 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 o was about seven years old, when she was perfectly cured. During her sickness tlueo 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 lior loft leg. She is now twenty seven years old, and is enjoying good health, and has ever since she was seven years old, with no signs of Scrofula or any blood disease. Her arm is a little crooked, but slio can use it almost as well as tjie other. Her legs are of equal length, aud she is not in the least lame. Her case was Scrofula, inherited in the blood; and I would recommend all those having Scrof ula Humor or any other blood disease. if they wish to have a perfect cure, to try Vegetjne, (he reliablp blood remedy, which does not weaken the system like manyolher prepara tions recommenced, but, on the contrary, it is nourishing and strengthening. My daughter’s case will Hilly testify this, for I never saw nor heard of a worse form of Scrofula. HULDA SMITH, 19 Monument street, Charlestown. Mass. MRS. SABAH M. JONES. 69 Sullivan street, Charlestown, Mass. April 10, 1870. The above statement shows a perfect cure of Scrofula in its worst form, when pronounced incurable, of a child f-nr years of age, twenty three years ago. The lady, now twenty-seven years old, enjoying perfect health. Vegetine is Sold by Ail Druggists. ang2-wlm AMMUiIS IN COMPETITION WITH NEW YORK AND BOSTON ! ' A GW RICES ALES G. 0, ROBINSON & CO, LN addition lo their oily trade, Hold in the months of MAY AM) JIINF, 1877: 1 Piano, Shipped (o Milford, New Hampshire. 2 Piaues Edgefield Vo., S. C. 2 Pianos JlcDiiflie, Ga. 2 Organs Washington, (.a. 1 Piano Lincoln I 0., Ga. 1 Organ Madison, Ga. 1 Piano t oiuinbia, S. f. 1 Organ JVH'e't, 8.0. \ Piano Johnston’s, S. I Organ Allendale, 8. 1 Piano Lexington Cos., 8. T. 1 Orgau Hel-Air, Ga. 1 Organ t o.umbia, 8. V. 1 Organ Social Virile, Ga. 1 Piano..,,,. Waynesboro, Ga. 1 Organ,, ~,Sumter, 8, V. 1 Organ Graniteville, s. 1 Organ Bar<‘’n, Ga. Of th'e above sales several were made in DIRECT COMPETITION With NEW YORK and BOSTON HOUSES. THE LAKOEBT STOCK, THE BEST MAKERS and the LOWEST PRICES, At the AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE, 265 Broad tr et <}. 0. ROBINSON & CO. jvlO-tf f JOHN FLANNERY, JOHN I-- JOHNSON. I IMauaging partner late firm ; L. J. Guilmartm & Cos., 11365 to 1877. + JOHN FLANNERY & CO., j COTTON FACTORS I + T X -AND— x I COMMISSION MERCHANTS, | | + + No. 3 Kelly's Block, Bay Street, X i Savannah., (Georgia. j | Agents for Jewell’s Mills Yarns and Do- i imestics. etc , etc. t x BAGGING AND IRON TIES for sale att Jlowest market rates. Prompt attention given) Ito all business entrusted to us. Liberal cash) iadvauces made on consignments, + ; (STOurMu having purchased) tthe entire assets nd assumed the liabilities;: -of ti-o late firm of L. J. GUILMARTIN <&) )CO., we will attend to all outstanding husi-i ine-s of that fir m.Jt# je2o -dj&wCm^7 OLD ESTABLISHED Job Printing AND BOOK BINDING WITH EYERYTHIHG If. FIRST -CLASS PAPERS, PROMPT WORK, REASONABLE PRICES, FIRST CLASS WORKMEN. Clraicle & CoDslilDlionalist, Ellis St., Nearly Opposite Post Office. aug7-tf •Kfl >4 a Week to Agunta. $lO Outfit Frte. fjo O V * * y. O. VICKEBY, Augusta, Mauls ociwwiy New Advertise men tM . —THE STRIKERS AT WORK As I am going to change my business on the first of September, I will offer on Monday Morning, and coutinne until that time, the entire stock of Boots, Shoes and Trunks At less than manufacturers’ prices, for cash. The Goods must be so id The attention of the merchants and people is called to this fact. Gall and examiue stock and prices, and satisfy yourselves that I mean business. JOSIAH MILLER, Proprietor of the Augusta Shoe House, 233 Broad Street, Opposite the Masonic Hall. j29-tf LADIES' AND GENTS’ GAUZE UNDERVESTS 30 per cent. Less r Phan Present Lrices. Of tl.ese Goods we have complete Hues, from the lowest to the finest, and in all sizes, which will be closed as above stated. We will also offer our entire slock of Gorsets, consisting of over 150 dozen aud embracing all styles aud prices, at 30 per cent, less than pres ent value. 200 dozen Gents' all Linen 3-4 Hemmed Handkerchiefs at 12 I*2 cunts each, worth to-day $2 50 per dozen. 50 dozen Ladies’ Colored Bordered H. 8. Handkerchiefs 25 cents each worth $5 50 per dozen. We do this IYOT for the purpose of creating a sensation, BBT in order to make light work for >tock takiug, aud will offer many other useful goods at the same reduction. JAS. A. CRAY & CO. jy29-tf NEW PROCESS FLOUR. CRESCENT MILLS, AUGUSTA, GA. J* F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors. OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO CLOSING! OUT W. T. ANDERSON & CO. (iffer their Summer Stock of White Roods, Percales, Calicoes, Cambrics, Grenadines, Nainsook Lawns, CORSETS, White Lisle Cloves, Hosiery, Notions, Bleached aud Brown Shirtings, &c., AT MATCHLESS PRICES. COME TO THE STORE FOR PRICKS angs-tf MULLABKY BROS. ARE OFFERING j i Bargains in Dry Good si 10 CASES STANDARD CALICO AT sc. I‘ER YARD. The best assortment of CORSETS over offered in this city. ALL SIZES AND ALL PRICES. Tho best Stock of BLACK GRENADINES that has ever beon offered iu this city will be dis played this week at prices that cannot be equalled anywhere. Gents’ LAUNDItIED AND UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS, a full assortment very low. A largo assortment of OAHHIMERES, TWEEDS and COTTONADEB at a great dea l leas than their regular prices. TO ARRIYE, A choice selection of LINEN SUITINGS, all prices. We are a Mo offering our stock of BLEACHED SHEETINGS aud SHIRTINGS, DAMASKS TOWELS, SPREADS aud PIQUES at bottom prices. MULLABKY BROS., 262 BROAD STREET jeS-t-f The Georgia State Fair! OPENS AT ATLANTA, OCTORER. 15th, 1877, AND CONTINUES ONE WEEK. o A large and liberal Premium List is offered, from which we make the following SPECIMEN EXTRACTS i HORSES. Best Saddle Horse or Mare $ 60 00 Best Single Buggy Horse or Mare so 00 Beßt combination Horae or Mare 60 00 Finest and best Double Team, owned by the exhibitor at least 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 Gows or Heifers fioo 00 Best Milch Cow 60 00 Best Jersey Bull 40 00 Best Jersey Cow 20 00 Liberal premiums for other breeds of cattle. 575 00 for the best Buck and -tls 00 for the best Ewe of each of tho following breeds : Me rinos, Southdowns and Cotswolds. -|55 00 for the best Boar and sls for the beat 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 Chickons, Geese and Ducks. Best and largest display in merit and variety of Domestic Fowls $ 75 00 FIELD CHOPS. For the largest and best display in merit and variety of sample products from the field. garden, orchard, dairy and apiary—tho contribution of a single farm SIOO 00 Second best ditto • - CO 00 For the best six stalks of Cotton 25 00< Best display of samples of Hay, one hundred pounds oaoh, of uncultivated grasses 25 (X)' For the best three bales crop lot of Short Staple Cottou by odb exhibitor 100 ltd For the best tingle bale Short Staple 60 OT, For the best single bale Upland Long Staple 60 LADIES’ HOME INDUSTRY. Best colic tion of Jellies, Preserves, Pickles, Jams, Catsups, Syrups and Cordials, made and exhibited by one lady $ 50 00 Best collection of Dried Fruits, jp qy Best collection of Canned Fruits and Vegetables 20 00 Best display of Ornamental Preserves, out 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 15 00 LADIES’ NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK. Best display in merit and qariety of Female Handicraft, embracing Needlework, Em broidery, Crocheting, by one lady., $ 60 00 $lO 00 for the best specimen each of Silk Embroidery, Applique, Raised Work, and Tapes try in Frame. $lO 00 for the best display of Hair, Shell, Wax, Seed. Rustic and Straw Work. Also, for the best display of Wax, Feather, Paper, Muslin and Skeleton Flower*. PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. Rest Oil Painting $ 25 SO Best Portrait Painting 20 00 Best Painting in Water Colors 20 0(1 Best Pencil Drawing 10 00 Best Crayon Drawing ••••;. 10 00 Best display of Paintings and Drawings by one exhibitor 00 Best collection of Paintings and Drawings by a girl under sixteen yours of age 26 00 Best display of Raintmgs. Drawings, etc., by the pupils of any one School or College... 60 00 MERCHANTS’ DISPLAYS. [ Best display of Dry Goods -1..5100 00 : Best display of Clothing 26 00 Best display of Millinery 25 00 Best display of Groceries 100 00 Best display of Glassware and C;ecgery 60 00 PREMIUMS ijGR GRANGES AND COUNTY SOCIETIES. To the organized Oranges of a county, or the County Society in the State mak.ing the largest and finest display in merit and variety of Prodnots and results -of Home Industries—all raised, produced or made by tue members at that partionluv Grange organization, or County Society. S3OO 00 Second Premium ••• 200 00' Third Premium 100 OO MILITARY COMPANIES. For the best drilled Volunteer Military Company, to have not less than twenty-five men rank and file 00 FIRE COMPANIES. For best Fire Company, test to be prescribed by tho Chiefs of Departments of Maoon, Augusta, Savannah. Atlanta and Columbus S2OO 00 The lull Premium List, in pamphlet form, will be realty about the latter part of July, and will be mailed free, on application to the Secretary at Atlanta. The Management feel greatly encouraged by the flattering aeeuraneee whioh the people are giving of their interest in the forthcoming Exhibition. There has been no State Fair now in twn years—a fact whioh we believe will enhance the interest in the approaching one ; and with the co operation of the publio, we confidently hope to meet with that success commensurate with the merits of this time-honored oooasion. when our products and resources are displayed to the world, and all our people meet together in social reunion. TROMAH PAKDKMAN, Jr., Maoon, President. T. J. SMITH, Ooonee, C. H, R„ General Superintendent. MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Atlanta, Jys-2aw4w—auglS Secretary.