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(Tfivomcie ant) jJrntfntL WEDNESDAY, SKI'TEMREU 5, 1877. VANITY. The enn cornea up and the sun Roes down, And dar and night are the name a* one : The Year grows green and the year grown "brown. . , And wtiat is it all. when all is done ? Grains of sombre or shining sand, Sliding into or out of the hand. And men go down in ships to the seas, And a hnndred ships are the same as one : And backward and forward blows the breeze. And what is it all. when all is done ? Aide with never a shore in sight. Betting steadily on to the night. The fi her droppct'u hie net in the stream, And a hnndred streams are the same as one, Ami the maiden dreaneth her love-lit dream, And what is it all. whan all is doner The net of the timer the burden breaks. And always dreaming the dreamer wakes. Til KKK UIAFKIW. Al.onuttay After Kingsley. Three loafers went loading down into the town, j town into the town, about half-past ten. Each thought that a cocktail wonld go nicely down, lint all were vary demonetized men. For men wont trust, and cocktails cost cash. And it is oft an adventure rash To go up to the bar without money. Three barkeepers stood behind their bars, 'three barkeepers, each with a diamond pin. And they gave the three lo*frn three mild And thr? pink cocktails of whisky or gin. For loafer will drain the flowing cup And bid the barkeeper hang it np, When they ent-r th bar without money. Three coat-tails went flying oat into the air, Ont into the air, with three boots behind ; The barkeepers are wading and lustily swear That another time they’ll not be so blind. For loafers will beat, if barkeepers trust, And by and by the boss will be bast, If bis bar takes in no money. HriTJl’ll ON AN ENGINEER. I Chicago Age of Steel.] The following epitah is genuine: lino lies in a horizontal position, The rem%ina of fje orge Washington Brown, riteam Engineer, Whose abilit>“ '‘ d "Kill were an honor the craft. ll,s lire was even; wSordine at the middle cock; Steam—Just right. Every action was marked by the pressure gauge. , , . And limited by tlio safety-valve, And so accurately was bis machinery regulated By the governor. He never met with an accident, Until most mysteriously—’twasan unlucky day; Boiler, engine and building, with mortals ten, All went lip Hi her than a kite! Poor Brown, with nine others, departed this life By steam, Aged 18, Cincinnati, 0.. April 14, 1871. At the inquest, The Coroner hold the deceased “a blameless man.’ He was always true; Twas the iron that was false ; Providential —so it was to be. Peace to his dust. laiokinit at Ike Hriulil Side. “Old man, I prithoe, tell mo why Yon always wear a smile, Though others oft look wan and sad, How do you care beguile ? Though doomed to caro and penury, And bowing down with age, Yet still light-hearted, 1 lithe and gay. Yon troad life’H weary stago ?” ••I’ll toll the all, my youthful friend,” The good old man replied, "Whate’er may hap. I always look Upon the brightest side. O’er all the land, there’s not a man, How hard soe or his lot, lint, if ho will, can often find, A bright and snutiy spot. •T’ve lived and toiled for many a year Beneath the Bummer sun, And in the Winter cold and drear My labor still went on ; And ill that varied conrse of years Did much of ill betide, lint still I always strove to look Upon the brightest side. “When sickness came, and hours of pain Dragged wearily along, Aud mournings sad and mnrmnrings vain Dropped from my foeblo tongue, Kind hearts were there, aud kindly words Fell softly on my oar. Atnl loving ones wore always nigh, My fainting heart to cheer. “And throngli a long and wearied life I’ve learned this lesson well— That in this world of caro anil strife, There’s more of good than ill; And o’en in poverty and toil, Peace will with us abide ; Man may bo happy, if lie will But see the brightest side.' 1 ICYKN. Kiveot baby oyos, That look around with such a grave snrprise, What do you see ? A strange new world, where simplest things Engender wild imaginings Ami fancios free ? A resting place that is not home, A paradise wherein to roam For years may be ? O placid, wondering baby eyes, The mystery that in you lies Oft puzzles me. Clear, boyish eves. Wlioso fearless glance unconsciously defies Trouble and caro ; When babyhood is past and gone, What is it that yon gaze upon ? A land most fair, A ennnv shore with pleasure rife : And that great, glorious gift of life ’Tis bliss to sliaro. O happy, trustful, boyish eyes, Let sages etivv, fools despise, The faith you wear, The anxious eyes Of manhood, slowly piorciug oarth s disguise, Discover—what ? That life At best is quickly done, That hopes fulfilled and wishes won Are dearly got ; That shadows eluasod m headlong haste, And golden fruit he strove to taste, Delight him not ; O restless, doubting, troubled eyes. To learn in sorrow to be wise Is manhood’s lot. Ditn, aged eyes, Gazing across the wreck of broken ties, What do they see ? Behind—dead leaves that withered fall, A fading wHderuoss where all Is vanity ; Before—to gladden weary sight. A glimpse, a promise of the bright Eternity. O, dim and tearful aged eyes If waiting till that dawn shall rise, Blessed are yet. —leisure Hours. rOMiO IN BAO HKAI.TII. U,, i„ KnriK "•> Nixiy Thousand Hollar* a A ear. I From the i.ondo,' World, August 15 ] Master Fongo is a valuable animal. Oorillara are not yet under the protec tion of the Emancipation Society, and when secured may be legally bought and sold. lam told that Pongo was re ceived as a douceur by a German savant for medical assistance rendered, and £2,000 was soon afterwards offered for him by our Zoological Society. His owner, however, patriotically decided that to Berlin he should go, and there he was much feted and eventually ohauged hands at the lower price of .Cl,ooo. It is said that he now earns £4O to .€SO a day for his fortunate owner. Taking the working days at 800, this would represent at the lower figure a re turn of €12,000 a year. Alas for taste ! Hideous Pongo is more productive thau the graceful Zazel. But unfortunately the medical men who have been consulted as to the young gorilla’s health, report bad tv oi" *t. and fear the effects of a North- ; J— din ate. Fongo is only about three vears old and it would be a misfortune : if he were roomed to an early grave, j Surelv SO vsiwable a life might be more i cared" for. and Wth for decency and warmth a suit of danuels is recom mended-at least when out of doors and a Winter at Cairo mighi lie bene ficial. Coil liver oil has been suggest ed, but Fongo dislikes physio. Iu fact, this is one of the strongest proofs of bis resemblance to children. Those w ho saw him at a tea party iwn far from Regent's Park came away less Darwiuized than before. Fongo daps his hands when he is pleased, but otherwise is in no way suggestive of Hie missing link. But then he is bnt A baby," say bis admirers. A i’fsml ispreoli. A lady sends o the Woman's Journal th* following speech, made by a negro named Daffv-member of a hontherD Legislature-in opposition to a proposed tax on dogs : . , ... Mr. Speaker : I arise to a point of dm cussion, and to explain a few words of kiuds of conversation to yon, a* has been long mv desires to do, but has no oppor tunitv presenting until this time of pres ent, and which I conduct myself as a gentleman ter both black and wmte. in all this 'lection doings and speeching 1 have keeped my month shut, but when ■you talk about dogs, you cau count me in—vt*. sah-has owned dogs-gotdogs now—good dogs as ever treed a oogh • and when vou remarks about killing them fellers, you know you’re steppin on mv toes, and you're bound to hear m growl.. Whyfore should attacks be instituted in this usefal friend of both black and white? Which is the most benefit to naan, a dog or something that ain’t no account ? Sense is sense, and dar ain’t no foolin' abont a dog. Come at me far and square. Polities are one thing and dog is another. Whenever yon tax dogs, you’se breaking up in fringements on sassengers, and you will have to swallow your own resolution, mind what I tell yon. And des more more wool gatherin’ in de Governors Message than they is dogs in the United States. WhaT’s de use of dis infliction ? No, sar, FORTY YEARS AGO. THE REMINISCENCES OF A CIDK VANT CABHIBR. A Hold Attempt to Hob the Batiks of Char leston—The Adventure* of a Forrr, nod Hi*. Mournful Eud. [Journal of Commerce. [ Daring the latter part of the Winter of 1837, when the banks of Charleston •vere in a state of snspension of specie payments, the rates of exchange for drafts on the Northern cities ruled very high. The banks of the city had nearly exhausted all their funds on the North a the redemption of their circulation; and the demands being much greater than they were able to supply, they •agerly embraced every offer in the pur chase of exchange on these points, in order to keep up a supply for the ac commodation of their customers. The preference was given to drafts at sight, which were immediately available for their purpose; but great caution was used in their purchases, as the condition of commercial affairs was very preca rious. It was at this time that there en tered the President’s parlor of one of the banks of the city, a man of about twen ty five years of age, small in statuie, but of prepossessing appearance and easy manners, dressed neatly but plainly ; indeed, whose tout ensemble was that of a gentleman. Af*er in troducing himself as Mr. Thomas Thnstand to the President of the bank, and being seated at the re quest of the latter, l e said that the ob ject of his calling was two-fold—to get the money for a check for ten thousand dollars, drawn by one of the Augusta banks on the bank in which he then was, and to offer to the bank a draft of one of the New Orleans banks on a bank in New York for fifteen thousand dol lars. The President told him the draft for 810,000 wonld be duly honored, pro vided he should be first introduced by someone in the city as The Ferwn Named in the Draft, And that the negotiation for the New Orleans draft for B)f>,(XX) could remain over until the first named draft was paid. On his taking from his pocket book the drafts mentioned, a letter, as if by accident, fell on the floor, but no doubt a part of his cunningly devised pi in. “iiy-the-by, said he, I have here a letter of introduction from A. B. & Cos. (naming a prominent banking house in New York) to Messrs. C. C. A Cos., of this city; will an introduction by one of this firm be satisfactory ?” Certainly replied the President. He then left an order to present his name to the firm mentioned. Ja a short time he return ed with Mr. 0,, wflo readily and cor dially introduced him to the president. The money was then paid him on the draft for 810,000. which was A Genuine One. He then entered into negotiation for the sale of the draft on New York for Sir,,ooo, and at the rtquesfc of tho Presi dent left it in his hands for an hour for consultation with the directors of tho bank. Tho President went to tho J{ ink of Charleston aud carefully exam jiif and one of the drafts of the bank in New Oi‘’ean truui whie k Thustand had purchased, M lie said, the nun offered for sale, which, on comparison, proved to be exactly alike; indeed, it afterward appeared that the impression or draft in black was geunine, and the filling up in ink and the signature were forged; so that Thustand must havo purloined the blank draft from the bank and filled it up. Satisfied by bis inquiries, the Pres ident, on Thustand’s return to the bank, purchased the draft from him at a high premium. It was then near two o’clock in tho day. The amount which the teller paid hint on the two drafts was 828,000 in bills of the banks of the city, unit’ he came prepared with 4 small green truck to carry the money away. The cashier, who was standing near, said to to him, “You had better leave your money in the bank for safe-keep ing until Monday morning, as you can do nothing with it this after noon.” Ho replied that lie was in treaty for ihe purchase of a lot of sea island cotton, and if he concluded to pur chase that afternoon it was necessary to have the money, as liis cliack on the bank, as a stranger, might not be taken. All this seemed so plansibk that the cashier acquiesced in the propriety,Jjis taking the money with him. It after wards appeared that, an a part of his sharp practice, be did go round with Mr. C. to several factors and sampled their cotton under tho pretense of wish ing to buy. The draft for §15,000 was without delay sent on to New York for collection by the cashier. In a few days tho mail brought in return a notice of Prate*! f Non-Payment Of lue draft on the ground of its being a forgery—and about the same timo an agent of the Augusta Bank arrived in Oharleeton with tho information that Thustand had passed a similar forged check on that bank. On making dili gent inquiry itwasfouud that lie had left for .Savannah the day after receiving the money for his draft; but whether by land or by water could not be learned, there were no railroads or telegraphs in those days, and tho only way of arresting his career was liy sending a message by the most expeditious conveyance. So a fast suiting pilot boat was chartered, which soon directed its course to that city with a favoring wind and a flowing sail, hav ing the letter ou board to identify the, forger. But ou hie arrival at Savannah be found that Thustand had already sailed for New York, and he returned to Charleston without having accomplished anything. Mr. Banks, already mention ed as the messenger from Augusta, was then employed as the joint agent of the bauks that had been swiudle.l by this sharper, to proceed at once to New York and endeavor to reeo er the money, or as much of it as he coutd. In the mean time ouo of the directors of ihe bank iu Charleston, who was then going to the North, was intrusted with the papers, and all the information necessary to Arrest Ike Forger, And, if possible, to recover the money. He, however, failed iu his efforts to do so,’and left th papers, with a full ac count of the affair, with Messrs. Flem ing, Mclntyre A Cos., of FliiiadaJpJiia, of which firm Mr. Robarts was a partner,, aud was cognizant of all the facte of ! the ic**f. A short time after the pa pers had been left with Fleming, Mc- Intyre & Cos., Mr. Robarts being in Baltimore, happened by a singular Chance to tie iu tti office of a mouev broker, when there entered a man, a stranger to them both, having with him a package containing $28,000 in bills of the banks in Charleston. These bills he proposed to exchange with the broker .for Northern funds at the current diseosub P a a P r * vate bint from .Mr. Robarts, the folksy induced the stronger to leave the bjUe sfii fx gim for examination for an hour. 4s spon as he had left the office Mr. Robarts told (he broker that Ue had a strong suspicion, amounting almost to oer taintv, that this was the very money paid to Thnstaud by the bank in Charles ton, aud proposed to send for a police officer and have the man arrested ou his return to tho office ; and so sure was he that his suspicious were correct he was willing to make an affidavit to that effect aud to become snrety to the magistrate for the prosecution of the case. Ac cordingly, fiU his return, ail things being in readiness, be was arrested, aud the money retained by Ike magistrate to await the issue of the ease. The man uot being able to give bail for his ap pearance, was committei to prison, de claring that he v> ;iot Thnstand, and had no connection with hit* gud swear ing vengeance against ail who wer con cerned iii hh arrest, and that his name was Charles Siuapsoo, M* - - Robarts im mediately communicated by. hdter all the facts' of the case to the bank in | Charleston, On consultation it was de termined by the bank in Charleston to ' send ac officer of the bank to TliiiHiantl. As this man was supposed to be. There were only two of the officers of the bank who coal'd identify him, the teller who paid him the money, and the cashier who witnessed the transaction. It not being convenient for the cashier to leave his pose at the time, the teller was depu ted for the purpose. There being some distrust of the nerve and presence of mind of the teller, the than sheriff of Charleston was engaged to accompany kirn. Thev proceeded together to Bal timore, and on their arrival found Simp son as he called himself, sick in bed in the’iail The teller was confronted with him and declared that he recognized hunt* Thustand, to whom he had paid the money wu the forged draft, and made an affidavit to thai effect. The case pro gramed rapidly, and the fiH-oney was ad judged to belong to the bank m ttVW ton 7 and waa brought home by the tell er. It appeared, however, by subse quent developments, this man was not the _ _ Simon fur* Tfaojua* Tbiwand. Bat one of his confederates, to whom hfi had transferred tfce money; and it was by this fortunate mistake of the teller, as to the identity of Simpson with Thns tand, that the money was retained and finally recovered by the bank. Bnt “revenous a nos montons," to return to Thustand and his pursuit by banks, the joint agent of the two hacks. As it was known that he sailed from Savan nah to New York, Banks directed his course to that city as speedily as pos sible, where he arrived as soon as Thns tand, and contrived to meet him at once. Bv dint of threats and persuasion, he obtained from him 85,000, being the amount of one of the drafts belonging to the Augusta bank. The bulk of the money, it is supposed, he had transfer- red to his confederate Simpson. After the receipt of this snm, by Isome means he escaped the vigilance of Banks and took his way to Canada. Banks, des pairing of tracking him successfully, re turned to Augusta to report what be bad done. Soon after his return to Au gusta, he learned that Thnstand had made his way to one of the towBS of Kentucky; anil he immediately went there in search of him. He arrived at the town in the evening, and learn ed that Thnstand was at the theatre. Thither he repaired in a car riage, hired for the purpose, resolved to execute his arrest in his own way, with out the aid of the law or a magistrate’s warrant. Banks was a large, athletic man, while Thustand was a small aDd feeble person, below the medium size. Arrived in front of the theatre he con trived to have a message conveyed to him, that a friend desired to speak with him outside. Thnstand having no sus picion, went out to the door of the car riage, when he was seized by Banks, who threw a large cloak around him, and thrust him into the carriage. The coachman, then, by preconcert, drove rapidly toward Augusta. He arrived there in due time with his prisoner, without having met with any interrup tions. He was forthwith tried, convict ed of the forgery and sentenced to im prisonment for a term of years. As soon as the bank in Charleston heard of his arrest and imprisonment, it obtained from the Governor of South Carolina a requisition to the Governor of Georgia, and an order from the latter for his de livery to the authorities of South Caro lina as soon as his term of imprisonment expired. To obtain this order the cashier of the bank in Charleston visit ed Thustand in the jail at Augusta to be able to identify him. This he did with out difficulty,' but found him much emaciated by diseases, brought on by his harrassing efforts to escape justice and tho stings of an evil conscience. Verily, “Tbe Way of the Tran*re*or is Hard.” His disease (consumption) continued unabated, and, after being in prison for some months, the physician of the jail informed the Governor that unless re leased, he would die there in a short time. On this information the Govern or determined to release him, and so ad vised the authorities of Booth Carolina. An officer of South Carolina was then sent to Augusta, who received him on the order of the Governor, brought him to Charleston, and lodged him in prison to await his trial for forgery. After his confinement had oontinued but a short time, with no improvement in his condi tion, the physician gave him ten or twelve anodyne powders, to be taken one at a time daily, to alleviate his suf ferings. Driven to despair by his appa rently hopeless fate, he took all the pow ders at once, and thus terminated his mental and bodily sufferings in this world. CONTENTED WORKING PEOPLE. A llaiipy Manufacturing Village—Haw La bor nail Capital May Go Peacefully Hand iu lluml, \Baltimore Sun.] The difficulties which exist at present in regard to the employment of many classes of workingmen in Baltimore for wages sufficient to afford comfortable support to them and their families, and the controversies which exist between the employers and employes in our midst, make an interesting brief de scription of the system pursued iu some of pnr suburban factory villages, where by such disagreement has been obviat ed. The industry most noticeable in this respect is The Manufacture of Cotton, Which Is extensively oarried on in the outskirts of the city, at Woodberry, aud Mount Washington, in Baltimore ooun ty, and at Laurel, in Prince George’s county. The largest of these are the mills ol William E. Hooper & Sons, at Woodberry, whmf) employ about 1,000 hands. Tho Drnid Cotton Mills of Messrs. Gambrill, Sons & Go., and the iron foundries of Messrs. Poole & Hunt, located at the saiqe place, employ each several hundred persons. Tl)e system of all the cotton factories is similar, in so far that the hands are eoloniged to gether in the vicinity of the works, aud that more or less facilities for comfort are afforded by tho employers at as small an expense to the operatives as possible. 411 of the factories have erect ed cottages, frhiph are rented to the operatives. At Woodberry, Messrs. WiUiam • Hooper 4 Sons have two hundred and fifty cottages, which are rented to fami lies as nearly as possible at th e rate of §1 a room per mouth. The Cottage* Are well built structures of stone or brick, generally with two tenement bouses adjoining, each having from four to eight rooms, kitchens and cellars being sach counted as rooms, and a small strip of land surrounding them, which may be used as a garden. Nearly all of these yards are cultivated, and .corn, cabbage, tomatoes and other vegetables are seen growing in them. The houses are most ly inhabited by separate families, each member of which, working in the mills, pays his or her pro rata of the rent, which is deducted from fcfoe pay rolls. Except this, the operatives provide from their wages for their wants. The rela tions between employers and employes are of the best character, aud confidence and mutual respect is encouraged. Mr. dames E. Hooper, one of the three sons of the head of the firm, resides in Woodberry, and gives personal superin tendence to all the operations. The pet project o,f the firm,which was inaugurat ed some yfiarg ago, is a hotel for unmar ried women and girts employed in the mills, which was built and ijtted pp at a cost of about 835,000, and has au aver age of about seventy-five boarders daily. Only those are taken who are not able to get to their homes at night from their work. The workings of this institution furnish a forcible illustration of the small fioat at which comfortable snbsis tange might obtained under fair and judicious managojjfont. The board charged is 82 50 a week, emJ the actual cost to the proprietors is §0 a week for each female operative, exclusive of in terest on the investment. This, of course, entails in their case a direct loss of money to the proprietors, but the Messrs, ifoope? s?y that they are in directly compensate,'! Ifyf it in other ways. Before building the botei there was much sickness among the girls, occa sioned by sleeping in crowded apart ments, and many were unable to do goqA york or a fair proportion of it, white aow theijr improved physical con dition gi-ves a corre 4> good re sult in the amount of work dqn#. The hotel is a substantial wooden building of five stories and a basement, and is specially adapted to its use. This coat of Three Dollar* a Week To the pxcjp*lojU>YE jnoluded not only the furnishing of mews <v.4 Judging, but of washing and ironing—wincJfis a large item iu the expenditure—salary of the superintendent, Mrs. Helen Swee ney, and the pay of all employes, coal, gasoji.uo, eto. The hotel is heated throughout by otegm and lighted by gasoline jets in "e.vej-y apartment. The lauudrv, wash rooms and drying loom are supplied with machinery and the kitchen with ranges, eta. The bakery is separate and in charge of a male baker, whose bread, rolls, etc., are fully equal to the best made in Baltimore. The hotel has several well-furnished poriers. in one of them an organ, and in one a parley Milliard table. There is also a library and room. The sleeping apartments are if by jffi and by 14 feet, each to contain two inmates, and or* with two beds, bureau and waahstand. tjot, and cold water baths are always ready, fcOipjtjl rooms, at present unoccupied, are set aside ip cose of siqkuess. Iu the fare the aim is to furnish a sutseienoy uf Ftrsl C'lau Food At the lowest cost price. The articles purchased for use include coffee, tea, flour (all of the best quality), rice, fish, butter, cheese, white sugar, spices, crackers, apples, canned beef, fresh beef, hams, bacon, cabbage, beans, potatoes, mutton, sprouts, beef tongue, celery, peaches, veal, liver, venison, lettuce, eggs, peas, apple-butter, oysters in sea son, Ac. Turkey is given twice a year, and ice cream on specified occasions. Two kinds of meat are served daily, and dessert from two to three times a week. The yhote arrangements are in perfect order. Tho girls are healthy looking and neatly dressed. parties of six are formed at each table, generally of friends. The total expenses from July, 1876, to January, 1877, were $5,693 10, and from January, 1877, to July, 1877, 30.313 84, making a total tor the year of $11,006 94. Ti*£ hotel is a fair illustration of the actual eosfai ijyhich meals and lodgings oould be gotten where no direct profit is expected from a hotel. The proprie ty estimate the actual ” and” i (mi tf Meal at Twelve and a Half J#* • Of the quality and variety given, and are confident that an abundant meal of plain food could be served lor ten cents or less. Under the regulations of the firm for over thirty years there bag never been any threat of a strike in the pills. The rule has been a fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work. Girls earn from $lB to S4O per month, and grown men from $1 50 to $4 a day, according to age and skill. No operative is ever discharged unless for misconduct. ..... As an investment the houses built by the firm for married men have not paid in money interest on their cost, bnt the establishment of a village of ordinary families results in having the best class of labor always at hand. Operatives are encouraged as far as possible TANARUS Purchase Their Own House*, And many of them have done so. Ex cept house rent the cost of living so near the city to families varies but little from what is paid in Baltimore. The saving in house rent would be from nine to twelve dollars for the same class of houses. A building society is kept up among the operatives and has been of great benefit. There is also a saving society, and some of the unmarried wo men who have been economical in dress have from 3500 to 8800 deposited. Un der the kindly and fostering relations between labor and capital established iu Woodberry, the place has increased from a few hundred inhabitants a few years ago to a population of 6,000 per sons. THE NEW CONSTITUTION. WHAT THE STATE PRESS SAYS OF THE INSTRUMENT. The Dent, Mo*t Comprehensive nnd Judicious Fundamental Law Ever Presented. [Macon Telegraph and Messenger ] It will require time and study to anal yze and properly interpret all of its pro visions; bat from the previous journal of daily proceedings, and a cursory glance at the instrument as a whole, with very few exceptions, we are prepar ed to indorse the document, and con sider it the best, most comprehensive and judicious compendium of funda mental law ever presented to this or any other State in the Union. So greatly do the wise and salutary provisions rank and overbalance the defects, that it is nor probable, outside of the railroad in terests and certain personal influences, that any very serious opposition can be arrayed against its ratification by the people. But it is too soon to prophesy, and we can only add in conclusion that we are satisfied that the Convention was actuated by the purest patriotism in all of its deliberations, and it is not proba ble that its work could be bettered if submitted to a dozen revisory bodies elected by the people. Now, let ns push on the Work of ratification, and sacrifice all private and selfish aims upon the al tar of our country. A* Near Perfect a* it is Possible for tlie Work of Men to Be. [lneinton Southerner.] We are satisfied our brethren of the quill will be as unanimous for its adop tion as they were for the holding of a Convention. As this paper has been quoted as an opponent of the Conven tion because we took occasion in our last issue to ridicule the Tom Collins’ in that body for prolonging the session, we desire to set ourself right, and place ourself properly upon the question, and we declare that we consider those por tions of the constitution that have been adopted as near perfect as it is possible for the work of men to be. InfliiDely Belter Tlmn the Old. [Perry Home Journal J We believe, notwithstanding a very few objectionable features, that it will he iufiuitely better than tbe present con stitution, and will be ratified by a large majority. Will Divide tlie Democratic Party. | Gainesville Eagle.] The opposition will be a minority— perhaps a small minority in numbers, but it will be potential in intellect and influence. It will command respect. It will be heard. It will be felt. It will divide the Democratic party, and rally all opposing elements. Cminot Doubt It* Ratification. [Columbus Times J Every Georgian ought to read the in strument carefully. We believe that there will be a general concurrence in our opinion that all its changes of the organic law aro improvements. We cannot doubt its ratification by an im mense majority. THE NEW CONSTITUTION. An Interview With Hon. A. H. Stephens, Who Fully Endorses tlie New Constitution. Yesterday one of our angers called on the distinguished Representative whoso name appears above, at Liberty Hall, for the purpose of ascertaining Mr. Ste phens’ views on tho proposed Constitu tion. He found him evidently in as good health as usual, and surrounded by his friends of the bar of the North ern Circuit, who were in attendance on Taliaferro Superior Court, now in ses sion. After some preliminary conversa tion the auger commenced boring, with tbe following result; Anger: Well, Mr. Stephens, what do you think of the new Constitution ? Mr. S.: I like it very much as a whole. It is much better than the existing one, and better, I think, than any we have ever had—even superior to that of 1798. Specially do I like that portion which secures perfect equality and protection to life, liberty aud prop erty to all alike and which ensures equality, before the law, to all alike, without regard to race or other condi tion. • Auger: But, Mr. Stephens, is it not defective in that it fails to secure the liens pf gjechanics and laborers, who are, by the existing Qonstitptiqu, en titled to Hens on all property on wbich they work? Mr. S. : No, sir. The provision to that effect in the existing Constitution has no business there. It is proper sub ject matter for the law makers but not for the framers of a Constitution. Anger: Has not the Convention gone too much into detail ? That is the general complaint. Mr. S. ; I don’t think it has. I would not have pared if it had gone farther in that direction. Anger ; How about the provision af fecting railroads ? Mr. S. : Well, I don’t think the pro visions relative to them allowing the Legislature to regulate freights, etc., amounts to much either way. It merely asserts a right which the State already possesses -a right which must bo exer cised with justice towards the railroads. Auger; What do you think of the clause relative to’lobbying)’ Mr. S.: That provision making lobby ing a penal offense pleases me very much. It is a good move in the right direction. Ajjger; Do you like . the provision allowing ap;jef?l§ ffojp one jury to an other ? Mr. S.: Yes; it is a return to the old practice, and in its working it insured justice. Its adoption will greatly lessen the labors of the Supreme Court, the docket of which is over-crowded under the existing law, and will bring the ad ministration of justice home to the peo ple. Its adoption yil) prolan jgo many motions for new trials having id bt> dis posed of by the Cirouit Judges as is now the case, and a party who is oast in the first trial, and who thinks ho has not obtained justice, can on the appeal have a >pll opportunity to present his entire ease. 'Falsa tfce privilege the proposed Constitution gives oi allow ing parties who are too poor to pay costs in Supreme Court to make affida vit in forma pauperis. That is as it should be. lam also greatly pleased with (.nether danse affecting the Judi ciary; I mean that wbivl* makes the jury, ip .criminal cases, judges of the law as well *3 of the facts. Su preme Court has virtually abrogated the existing law which entitles juries to the same power, but this provision in the Constitution will annul these decisions aud will iuries in possession of this power, which rightfully d7!? Tl " s^o lbem. Auger: Don’t von think the Conven tion made a great mistake in reducing the salaried of the Judges ? Mr. S.: I think it was a mistake to cut down the salaries of the Judges, or Legislators or the Executive, but it seems to have been done under the im pression that ijt was yielding to the im perative demand of the people for re trenchment. It will secure the curtail ment ef a large amount of annual expen diture. I have made no exact estimate bnt I believe the curtailment of salaries and expenditures proposed by the new Constitution will save fully $200,000 an nually to the State. Auger: Should not some provision have be made by which claims against the State might be passed upon other wise than by the Legislature ? Mr. S. : Yes, sir ; that was a mistake. The new Constitution should have estab lished a tribunal for the trial of claims against the 3tate, but, in this respect, it is no more defective than the existing Constitution, anj if in the future this omission and the curtailment oi salaries shall be found to work injustice and in convenience, all this can be remedied by amendment properly made. Auger : Do yon like the idea of bi ennial sessions of the Legislature ? Mr. 8.: Yes, sir. That is a good pro vision, as also is the portion limiting the number and regulating the salaries of the clerks in the Executive and other departments. The election of the State House officials, the Secretary of State, Comptroller-General, Treasurer and Attorney-General by the people is right, and I heartily approve of it, a® I a]so do of the provision patting the election of the Judges in the Legislature, and by the whole Legislature. The provision lessening the patronage of the Governor is wise. Auger: I suppose yon approve of the clause which directs that no money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by a vote of the majority of members elected to each House ? Mr. a: Yes, sir. I like that very much. It is, I think, anew feature in American Constitutions. Auger: What do yon think of the pro hibition against special legislation ? Mr. B.: That is right. It has been trnly said that Legislatures cannot be chained down too much. I don’t think the Convention has gone a step too far iu that direction. I also earnestly ap prove the prohibition on municipal cor porations and connties from incurring debts exceeding seven per cent, of tbe assessed value of the property therein, and requiring them first to provide for repayment of the debt about to be in curred. I wanted General Toombs to introduce a measure prohibiting such corporations or connties from inenrring debt unless two-tbirds of the grand jury should first recommend it. Anger : What about the prohibition against making new counties ? Mr. 8. : There should be no more new connties. I wish,however, the Con vention had increased the membership of the two Houses of the General As sembly. I would have a Senate of one hnndred members and a House of two hundred, but in this respect the propos ed Constitution does not differ from the existing one. Anger : Mr. Stephens, do yon like the educational provisions ? Mr. S. : Yes. They do nothing, that is, they do not disturb existing systems. There is one provision in this connection which I heartily endorse. It is that which allows the General Assem* bly to make appropriations for the ben efit of the University for the colored people, in the same way as for the whites. Anger: Of course you are pleased with the provisions relative to taxation. Mr. S.: Yes, it is the best provision to that effect ever incorporated in any fun damental law in the history of civiliza tion. Auger: Does the homestead suit you? Mr. S.: The homestead provision has perhaps been disposed of as well as it could have been, by submitting it sepa rately to the people. I perfer the new homestead, as proposed, to the existing one, but I wish it had not allowed the head of a family to waive it. The family should be insured against destitution, even against the act of its head. Auger: Do you favor the removal of the capital ? Mr. S.: Well, that question has also been disposed of best by submitting it, separately from the Constitution, to the people. For myself I prefer Atlanta. Here the dinner bell rang and the boring process was stopped, Evidently relieved at this cessation of hostilities, Mr. Stephens wheeled his chair in which he sat ont of the room, remark ing, “As I said before, I like the pro posed Constitution as a whole, and think it will be adopted. I doubt if there will be any organized opposition against it.” OPINIONS OF THE LEGAL PRO FESSION IN REGARD TO THE NEW INSTRUMENT. Wlint JiulfO' Gibson, .linlge Hook nmi Hon. J. V. U. Black Say—Tilt l llo,iHi*tead I’ro rinion—Appeal* From Ouo Jury to An other. A reporter of the Chronicle and Constitutionalist interviewed several geutlemen of the legal profession yester dayi iu regard to the new Constitution, with the following result: Judge Gib*on’s Vietv*. Reporter: Do you approve the new Constitution, Judge ? Judge Gibson: There are many good things in tho Constitution that are now laws. Tho assertion of individual rights and personal liberty cannot be improv ed. There are, however, many things in it I cannot approve, as in my judg ment they will tend to degenerate and demoralize every department of the government, aud none more so than the legislative department. I never did like ten cent men, and fear them as a elass of law makers. I venture to assert Gov. Jenkins, General Toombs nor Mr. Ste phens never, in my day, voted them selves as legislators such pay. Nor do I think it was right to vacate the terms of the present legislators any more than the Judges and Executive. Reporter : What do you think about the new homestead provision ? Judge Gibson ; As to the homestead, after now nearly ten years of legislative tinkering and judicial constructions, the people understand it, and have adapted themselves to it. May it not take tho same time to settle the provisions of the now, and if the new homestead is ap proved does it not repeal the old one, and can any homestead in Georgia be taken until November, 1878, when the new Legislature meets ? Feeling no special or personal interest in either, I shall trust to the people to do right. Reporter : Po you favpr the plan of appealing from one jury to another ? Judge Gibson : The Courts are now held at a daily expense to tax payers of from one to two hundred dollars, to say nothing of the loss of timo and delays. Anything that inoreases either oan neith er be called retrenchment nor beneficial reform, and the appeal system will in crease all at least one-fourth, if not one third. Reporter : Will the Constitution be adopted, think you ? Judge Gibson : I have as yet talked with but two men who fully ap prove the new Constitution, and I doubt its adoption if a fair vote is al lowed and taker;. Reporter : Are yog in fayor of At lanta or Jfilledgeville f°F capital ? Judge Gibson ; Jf the people fire in earnest about retrenching they will vote for Milledgeville. Reporter : What about the matter of salaries ? Judge Gibson : Salaries, like person al expenses, should be controlled aud governed by the exigencies and condi tion of the exchequer, and prices of ne cessary articles for living. Hence I cannot conceive of a greater mistake and more distrust of the peopled repre sentatives, than tp incorporate it in the Constitution. If the people needed re lief, which I do not question, Chief Justioe Warner’s salary, with all others, should have been reduced at ones, and not postponed until 1884, when it is very unlikely he will be continued or even de sire it" If you develop one hundred candidates for Judges and Solicitors in the twenty Circuits, and a majority vote must elect, can the Legislature per form this job in less than fourteen days, at a daily expense of twelve hundred dollars? How much then' is saved \ Wliat Judge Hook Says. The reporter called on Judge James S. Hook, when the following conversa tion took place, What is your opinion of the Consti tution ? Taking it as a whole, I regard it the most comprehensive and wise chart of linman liberty and rights, in its excellent adaptation to the present wants and ne cessities of our peopje, ever before vouchsafed to Gec,rgig. itsßillof Rights i3 absolutely admirable, and its execu tive, legislative and indioial attioles are almost without fault. Two years ago, when the Chronicle asked my view as to the necessity for callings Convention to make a Dew Constitution, three of the most prominent reasons I then gave for favoring a Convention were: Ist. For bidding the State to lend its credit in any manner to corporations. 2d. To put a final quietus upon what was known as the fraudulent ponds, condemned as such, after careful and liqnesf investiga tion by'tlie Legislature. <S<l. A return to the old jury system, practiced in our Courts until the Constitution of 1868 dis lodged it. All these have been made prominent features of the new Consti tution by a fair and very able Convention of the true sons of Georgia, and for these and its other many merits, it meets my most cordial approval. "How about the homestead exemption? 1 would hay* been buUor satisfied with this provision if the wife's consent to the waiver had been made necessary. Every government should provide a suitable and liberal homestead, and it should be made, having a just regard to the right of <;reditorß, $9 ilH H e ka tbe benefit of tlie family beyond a peradven ture. Will appeals to a second jury work well ? Admirably ! This is one of the wisest and best provisions in the new Constitu tion. After many years’ experience in the Courts, I can say juries usually de cide right. And when a man has pad two fair juries to pass upon his rights he’ll be apt to rest there, and the Su preme Court will not have more than half its present heavy work. Do you think the Constitution will be adopted ? Yes, by forty thousand majority. Do yon favor Milledgeville or Atlanta for the capital 2 If I were governed by mere sentiment springing from old and cherished asso ciations, I would say Milledgeville. Bnt in view of the interests of the State at large, and the general convenience of government and the people, I much pre fer Atlanta. Do you think the matter of salaries should have been placed in the Consti tion ? Ido not. This should have been left to the wisdom and patriotism of the Legislature to determine according to the exigencies of the times. I see no reason why this matter eoula not as safely be left to the Legislature as the high duty of electing the Judiciary. But this, and perhaps some few other things that do not meet my entire sanc tion, are, in view of the splendid work as a whole, very small matters—mere spots on the sun’s dige. Mr. Black 1 * Opinion. The reporter next interviewed Hon. J. C. C. Black, Representative to the Legislature from Richmond oounty. Reporter: What are yonr views in reference to the new Constitution, Mr. Black ? Mr. Black: In some respects I think it much better than the present one, though there are some very objection able provisions in it. I had not seen it as a whole, until your paper of yester day, and have not yet determined how I will vote on it. Reporter: Do you favor the home stead exemption of 1868 or that of 1877? Mr. Black: I prefer that of 1877. Reporter: What is your opinion in re gard to appeals from one jury to an other ? Mr. Black : I would not like a resto ration of the old appeal system. Ido not believe it will diminish the number of cases carried to tk9 Supreme Court. This seems to be the chief reason urged by those who favor it. It will increase the expenses of our Courts, delay the enforcement of legal rights, offers temp tation to iaise swearing and opposes the maxim, “It is to the interest of the Re public that there should be an end of litigation.” The Constitution simply authorizes the Legislature to restore it. Reporter: Do you prefer Atlanta or Milledgeville for the capital ? Mr. Black: I am inclined to favor At lanta. Reporter: Will the Constitution be adopted ? Mr. Black: I think it will. Reporter: Do you think the salaries of the Governor and Judges should have been fixed by the Constitution ? Reporter: I do not. Reporter: Will jou be a candidate for re-election to the Legislature ? Mr. Black: Most emphatically, I will not. The reporter called on several other gentlemen, but they had not made up their minds in regard to the new Con stitution, not havmg read it closely. We propose to give their views and those of others, to-morrow. HARD TIMES IN THE NORTH. THE GENERAL BANKRUPTCY OF NORTHERN MERCHANTS AND CORPORATIONS. The .South Appealed to to Aid Them in Tid ing Over These Oiffleultiesf—The Impossi bility of Doing This. {Special Correspendence N. O. Democrat. 1 New’ York, August 16.—Some time ago, in a letter devoted to a review of the hard times prevailing all over the North, 1 asserted that several of the staunchest insurance companies were amending their securities and reor ganizing their systems of investment. This assertion, with others in the same letter, was roughly handled by several Northern newspapers, which charged me with feeding the reading public of the South upon sensational trash, and with a design to appeal to sectional ani mosity by traducing the Northern com munity. In reply to all these critics I would respectfully offer the following, which I dip from the New York Times, of to-day : The Charter Oak T.ifc Insurance Company. [Special Dispatch to the. New York Times ] Hartford, Conn., August 15.—The Charter Oak Life lusuragce Company, finding that its current incorno is not sufficient to meet maturing death claims and endowment and other payments falling due, has begun borrowing on its Western mortgages. It has just'negoti ated a loan of SIOO,OOO with the Con necticut Mutual Life lusuranco Com pany, on mortgages on property located in Cincinnati, St. Louis, Toledo and Chicago. The Connecticut Mutual officers have had all the real estate cov ered by these mortgages examined and reappraised, and will loau not to exceed 50 per cent, of the appraisal, and not exceeding 75 per cent, of the amonnt of notes secured by the mortgages. As the negotiable securities owned by the com pany are all hypothecated, and its build ing in Hartford is mortgaged for $200,- 000 to the iEtna Life Company, the only resource left is to raise money on its mortgages. But it is hoped that this necessity will not long continue, and there is an expectation on the part of the managers of the company that it will not. It would destroy all the hopes of successful recuperation in the interest of policy holders, as insurance men here look at it, should there be a long con tinuance in the disturbance of invested assets. This is simply a case which has pass ed beyond the power of the Northern press to conceal, and so we discover the facts. But you must know that The Systematic Policy of the Northern Press Is to conceal or ignore the true state of affairs in tho hope of avorting a panic. I must be permitted to say that this polioy is as pernicious as has been the financial and commercial praotioes that have, for years past, been leading to the present oondition of things. If the sit uation here were merely the result of a temporary stagnation, or if there was any rational ground for hope that it could bo “tided over,” the policy of whistling to keep the courage up would not be reprehensible. But there is no ground for any such hope, and my philosophy has always taught me to face the worst first and have done with it. Therefore I shall continue to ex haust my facilities for advising the Southern people of the true state of af fairs fn the Nortfy, aqd shall counsel then; to steep altogether clear of invest ing any money or risking any interests in any Northern institutions whatsoever until the existing couditiou of things shall have been rectified. Say what may be said about the wrongfulness of purveying to sectional ism, the fact stands and always will stand so long as climate affects the tem peraments and characters of men, that the North and the South are divided upon lines of business muthod, social custom and'industrial lifibit, whereby are produced distinctions aud diversi ties, if not antagonisms of interest, which at best can only be mitigatpd by political unity and which are often aggravated by oiroumstanoes arising from that faot, Discussing this subject a day or two ago with an eminent finan cier, I was told that the two great sec tions should be mutually helpful to each other; my friend admitted the diversity of interests which I claimed to exist, but he said that they were ests and thqga of the nation af large, 1 which regulated all local interests. - So, said I, you would have Southern men go on insuring in Kforthern com panies aid sending their produce to Northern commission houses, would you, when you know that there is no telling what day the insurance companies may go into liquidation and the com mission houses into bankruptcy, carry ing with them the policies and balances of their Southern patrons ? Certainly, he replied; do not try to stop the wheels of business. Large con signments of cotton, sugar and, rioe may save many a commission house that would otherwise go under, and active business in the South this Fall may rescue many an insurance company, which the stagnation in business anil the collapse of securities in the North might otherwise force into liquidation. I rejoined that this would be sound reasoning, but for the all important fact that Tim of lUe Narih Was past ail help; that it proceeded from radioal oauses, and hence was in curable, by superficial remedies; that it was the natural and inevitable result of spending ten dollars for every eight earned or produced; that there was no way oat of the present situation except through the general bankrupt law, and that sooner or later the whole Northern community must gq into bankruptcy, settle up its debts at ten, twenty-five or fifty cents on the dollar, as the case might be, wipe ont the old accounts, abandon the old scale of doing busippaa and of living, take anew practice economy, be virtuous, and thus ulti mately be gappy. Holding to these as fixed opinions, founded upon the calm est and most dispassionate observation, I assnred my friend that I should stren uously advise the Southern people to deal with the North strictly for cash and to Eschew nil Ndrthern Credit** and tiet*; In sfcojt, tq withdraw all confidence in the North and let the great bubble blown up in this section by the war and its attendant circumstances collapse as soon as it would—and the sooner the better. I assured my friend also that I enjoyed perhaps the best facilities now pcssessed by any Northern writer for reaching the Southern people, and that I should use them to the utmost. I deem it the strict duty of every Southern editor to advise his readers of the hollowness and rottenness of all the financial and commercial institntions of the North ; that they may not be led to embark any of the effects they have sav ed from the rapine of carpet-baggery or any of the profits that may from their lately liberated industries in the sinking fortunes of the North: which in flated itself to bursting in the madness of exultiEg conquest whereof they were he victims. I can go to-morrow and bay the first mortgage bonds of a railroad, which is the shortest line from New York city to the great lakes, for.thirty-five cents on the dollar. Within two weeks I have seen Improved 800 l Estate Whioh four years ago cott $60,000, sold for sl2,soo—and when I say “oost $60,- 000” I mean that that was the price of the bricks and mortar and the labor that joined them in an edifice; I leave the ground and its real or supposed value out of the question utterly, I conld fill this page of the Democrat with an abstract of mortgages which could not be realized upon to-day for sixty per oent. of their face, and which were taken within the last six years at seventy-five per cent, of the ratable value of the property, without going off Broadway in this city; and you know that real estate fluctuates less upon Broadway than on any other thorough fare in the United States ! Within two weeks I have seen a first mortgage of SBO,OOO on Deaborn street property in Chicago refused as colat teral security for a loan of $22,000 and subsequently sold for $20,000 cash ! Something like five years ago a friend of mine invested $40,000 in an elegant residence in one of the interior towns of this State. He laid out $25,000 in em bellishing it and improving his grounds. Two years ago he mortgaged it for $15,- 000 to “tide over a rough deal” in his business. Last year he put a second mortgage for $6,000 on it, to “tide” a little further. And week before last the sheriff finished up the “tidiDg” process by knocking the property down to tho holder of the first mortgage for its face. I asked the holder of the second mort gage why he did not bid it in and save his $6,000. His reply was to the point: “I’d rather lose $6,000 than SIO,OOO !” he said. To get the property lie would have had to pay the face of the first mortgagelin[cash, which would have made the property cost him $21,000. But he as sured me that it was not actually worth, at ruling prices, above SIO,OOO orsll,- 000, because it “belonged to A Class of Property Already Too Plenty for the (ood of llie Country That is to say, elegant residences which no one is able to bny, and which cannot be rented at suitable rates to proper per sons. I might add that my friend’s bankruptcy was superinduced by over confidence in his fellow-men, and has tened by the refusal of his family, or, rather, the “young lady” portion there of, to make their style of living conform to their rapidly declining fortunes after the panic of ’73. I saw one of the girls the day of the sale. She was chiefly grieved because she had been suddenly called homo from Newport, where she “was just having the most splendid time of the season !” Crusty old bachelors like myself, or my valued friend tbe head of the pro prietorship of the Democrat, might ob serve that a community which breeds a race of women whereof the “above girl” is a fair sample, does not deserve any better luck. It is not pleasant to write these things, but they are solemn facts, and I think the readers of the Democrat are entitled to a full knowledge of them. I shall be satisfied, and rest in the serene con sciousness of duty performed, if what I have written shall be the means of caus ing one Southern man to halt and desist from any contemplated involvement of himself and his possessions in any hol low institution of Northern trade or finance. I notice that tho Northern newspa pers, commenting on the situation, lay stross on The SlilliirsN ol Lover,iiiicnl Bonds, Even at tho low rates of interest current in tho new series; instanciug that fact as an indication that the times are not so bad as they seorn to bo ! [Great God ! is such talk the gibbering of idiots, or is it the device of knaves to conceal facts and delude the public ? I suspect it is the latter; for surely no such idiot could be at the head of a newspaper as a man unable to comprehend that the in quiry for GovernmentSbonds at four per cent, is due to the fact that there is No Ollier Security Really Sale to Toucli At any price or any rate of interest. Let us look at the facts : The Treasury of ficials report a demand for these bonds in small quantities vastly beyond their wildest expectations. Well, upon ex amination 1 find that the bulk of this demand is by executors, trustees of funds, guardians, etc., etc., who are under bonds for the proper management of express trusts. If anything on the face of the earth is “a security,” strict ly speaking, it is a United States bond; so that the exampled call for them at any rate of interest, so far from being an indication that the times are not as bad as they seem, is a moat appalling symptom of times that are harder than the superficial observer can comprehend. I have a particular object in view in impressing these facts upon the South ern mind. I have observed that, des pite the ravages of the war and the sub sequent depradations of the enrpet-bag and nigger regime, now happily extinct, root and branch, there is yet A (•ootl Ileal of Wealth iu lhe South. It is pot piled up in hoaps as at the North, but is distributed iu small par cels over a large area and among a great mauy individuals. It is tbe result, not of lucky speculation, but of earnest ap plication and close eeouomy during a period of rapine, fraud and oppression that would have maddened or disheart ened any people less elastic, good na tured and hopeful than the Southern people. As such it has a double value, beoause it may be callod the wages of great tribulation. Lrtely the hopes and aspirations of the Southern people have been astonishingly promoted by politi cal occurrences in their favor, and I know them too well not to realize thnt their proverbial generosity and confi dence in tl;e honor of others has been quickened by what they mostly regard as au act of “magnanimity” or kindness on the part of the North. They are apt, therefore, to listen to the appeals to their generosity that will undoubtedly be made from the North for the support of Northern enterprises and investment in Northern undertakings. Let the people of the South beware of ail those as wholly bankrupt, thoy will only sink what little money they possess in them. Let the South steer clear of the general bankruptcy threatening the North. A. O. B. FIRST DOSE ON A BOSTON POLICE Boston, November 15,1871, H- p ., Stevens : Dear Sir—ln the Spring of 1869 I was atiick en down with fever, wh oh bad a long and al mojit fioipelosa run. The best medicil advice being in attendance, 1 was taken through the fever; but it left mo terribly reduced and •weak, with exoruaiating pains in my side, back and hips. 1 was completely prostrated with Kidpay complaint, and no medicine Boomed to reach my case. In this condition I was persuaded to try Veg etine by a friend whom it cure i of the same disease, and it seemed as though I could feel the effect of the first dose through my whole system; and from that moment I began tci mend, gradually growing better from day in day; and I followed on with the Veretine, until it completely restored me to. health, since which time I have been aide to perform my duties as a police olficer, enjoying good health; and there is no doubt about the great value of Yegetinc in Kidney Complaint and similar di-oases. I am. > ir. respectfully. LAFAYETTE FOKD, 564 Broadway. All Diseases of the Blood, If Vegetine will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and cure such diseases, restoring the patient to perfect health after trying different, physi cians, mary remedies, suff -ring for years, is it not conclusive proof, if you are a sufferer, you oan be cured ?■ Why is this medicine perform ing such great onres ? It works in the blood, in the circulating fluid. It can truly be called the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. The groat souroe of disease originates in the blood : anil no mod cine that does not act directly upon it, to purify and renovate, lias auy just clajw upon public attention. Seventy-one Years: of Age. East Marsvmeed, August 22, 1870. Mu. Stevens, : Dear Sir—* am seventy-one veais of age; have suffered many years with Kidney Ct>- plaint, weakness in my back and stomach. I was induced by friends to try your Vegetine, and I think it the best medicine Sor weakness of the kidneys 1 over used. 5 have tried many remedies for this (k. (upland, and never found so much relief au from the Vegetine. It strengthens and invigoi ates the whole sys tem. many of my acquaintances have taken it, and I believe it to be good for all the com plaints for whieh it is recommended. Yours truly, JOSIAH H. SHERMAN. Would Give a Dollar fora Dose. Boston May 30, 1871. H. R. Stevens, Esq. ; Dear Sir—l have been badly afflicted with Kidney Complaint for ten years; have suffered great pam in my back, hips aud side, with great dililculty in pa-sing urine, which was of ten and in very rmall quantities, frequently accompanied with blood aud excrutiatiug pain. I have faithfully tried moat of the popular remedies recommended for my complaint; I have been undyi the treatment of some of the most skillful physicians in Boston, all of wliom piouannoed my case incurable. This was my ! condition when I was advised by a friend to try the Vegetine, and I could see the good ef fects from the first dose I took, and from that moment I kept on improving until I was en tirely cured, taking in all, I should think, about six bottles. It y, indeed a valnablo modicine, and if I should be afflicted again in the same way I would give a dollar for a dose, if I could not get it without. Respectfully, J. M. GILE, 361 Third St., South Boston. LIFE A BURDEN. Boston, November 2, 1873. H. B. Stevens, Esq.: Dear Sir—From a poor, emaciated sufferer, the Vegetine has restored me to perfect health. I have for years been a terrible sufferer from Canker and Dyspepsia, at times rendering life almost a burden to me. lam now fifteen (15) pounds heavier than when I commenced the use of Vegetine. I will make mention that I was also a great sufferer from Kidney Complaint, causiDg ex cruciating pain through the small of the back nearly all of the time. This, too, Vegetine has cured, and I&m now a perfect picture of health, and I will add, happiness—ail caused from the use of a few bottles of Vegetine. Respectfully, H. G. HUGHES, 1 Union Place. Boston, Mass. Vegetine is composed of Roots, Barks and Herbs. It is very pleasant to take ; every child likes it. Tegetine Is Sold By All Druggists. aug3o-wlm Mew Advertisements. Loft Oot Mondaylojm,Am 131, ail On. New Goods M RoceM al tbe New Store. H. W. Landram, 868 Broad Street “TTEADQUARTERS for first class goods for the Retail Trade—Bustleß, Oor -L J- sets. Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Ruches, &c. A fresh supply of the above just received. Twenty cases Bleached goods, all tho best brands, at low prices; new Pall Print Kentucky Jeans, Cassimeres and manv other Seasonable Goods, just in tho past few days. ,I list received my fourth lot'of the BON-TON CORSETS tho past five weeks. Every lady should see them. No Humbug. Only try them—thov speak for themselves. J Country Merchants cun save money by calling at 268 Broad Street. Lots of new goods for the early trade to be sold nt low prises—Checks, Stripes, Jeans, &c. Extra Look Waist, VERY STYLISH, \\\ PERMIT FITTING ! COMFORTABLE^^P^^^- EVERY PAIR WARRANTED ! augl2-tf - W. LANDRAM. To Wholesale Bayers DRY GOODS. We have now open and ready for your inspection: 40 Cases Kentucky Jeans, all prices 40 Cases Bleached Shirtings, all grades. 100 Bales Brown Shirtings, Drills, Checks, Stripes, &c. 40 Cases Prints, Hosiery, Notions, &c., &c. The above goods have bieu bought from the Manufacturers direct, thereby saving Agent-,’ I’ommissions, &c., and are now offered to the Trade at less than IVew York Jobbers’ Prices JAS. A. CRAY & CO. usr29-tf Receiving and Opening! FALL AND WINTER GOODS AT The Fredericksburg Store WE aro now recoiving our FALL and WINTER STOCK, which will soon ho complete in all tho Departments. Wo have already opened Choice DRESS GOODS : have reoeivod Home of tho host BLACK SILKS, at, $1 and $1 25. over offered for tho price. Wo are receiving Beautiful CALICOES—New Fall Styles—at 0} and 8c ; wide SHEETINGS and SHIRTINGS at Eactory prices. FLANNELS, CASSIMEUKS, TWEEDS, KENTUCKY JEANS, NOTIONS, Ac., and from this on will continue to receive daily Oooda of Every Description Suited to the Fail and Winter Trade. S 8 S 3 s s w r~ i 1 ; &° OO I*J-s?s|l ?! !;8 - I c-s C2C3 I>alSflS!sgllg-s:a WHO! ,ESA 1,10 DOOM S. Tn our WHOLESALE ROOMS, on second and third floors, we have a large assortment of GOODS suited totlio wants of tho trade, and wo will make it to the interest of Merchants who bny oloso for CASH, or ou short time, with good city acceptance, to give that portion of our St ck an examination. AU aro invited to call and oxamino our GOODS, which will be shown with pleasure by com petent and pleasant Salesmen, V. Richards & Bro., auirSfi—tf CORNER BY THE PLANTERS’ HOTEL. —TnE STRIKERS AT WORK As I am going to change my business on the first of September, I will offer on Monday Morning, and continue until that time, the entire stock of Boots, Shoes anti Trunks At less than manufacturers’ prices, for cash. The Goods must be sold The attention of the merchants and people is called to this fact. Hall and examiue stock and prices, and satisfy yourselves that I mean business. JOBIAH MILLER, Proprietor of the Augusta Shoe House, 233 Broad Street, Opposite the Masonic Hall. j 29-tf SAMPLES SENT WHEN SOLICITED BY Ladies at a Distance! FROM Tbe Cash Dry Goois Boise OF W. TANARUS, Anderson & Cos. 242 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. $50,000 of New Fall Goods Will Soon Be In! MERCHANTS CALL AND SEE US! • augl9-tf THE CHEAP COUNTER, ; JL. RICHARDS’. NEW INSTITUTION, COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING, at the Augusta Dry Goods Store Which will be called the CHEAP COUNTER. ON THIS COUNTER WILL BE PLACED GOODS OF VARIOUS KINDS, at a price that iusuro a ready sale. Every person visiting THE AUGUSTA DRY GOODS STORK Is invitod to take a look at the Goods on the CHEAP COUNTER. Goods placed on this Countor, if not sold in a day or two. will be placed back in stook at the regular price, aud other articles put in their place. So, if you soe an articlo 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 difforont evory day. If you can’t find what you wish one day, you may the next. Call every day, and see what yon can find on the CHEAP COUNTER. I have many othor bargains to offer besides THESE SPECIAL BARGAINS. L. RICHARDS, 309 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. jyliPtf CENTRAL HOTEL.) Real Estate Agency. Special attention paid to the sale or pnrehase of Town and Country Property. Money borrowed and loans made oik Keal Estate. Special attention paid to the management and renting of property. The undersigned haring been requested by many of their patrons to resome the Real Estate business, will, from this' date, derote the energies oi the concern to all business en trusted to them, and charges will be moderate. JOHN J. COHEN & SONS. Onr Bond, Stock Brokerage and Life and Fire Insurance will be carried on as usual. dec!6-ly