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ATLANTA LETTKK.
BmHls's Prrformaaie-Wliat lhe Spirals
tors Did—A Wonderfat Stalk ofCotton.
(Cor. Chrohicle and Constitutionalist.)
Ati.anta, February-12, 1882. In spite of
the weather, and of the speculators, a large
audience was out last night to see Booth in
Hamlet. The speculators had run up the
price of tickets to four or five dollars a seat,
and, bnt for the uncertainty of the weather,
which somewhat lessened the demand, they
would have gone much higher. The specu
lators sat up all night before the sale of
tickets began, in order to get first choice of
seats, and they left very little choice for
anybody else. A gentleman who went to
the office two hours after it was opened told
tae he had great difficulty in getting seats.
Many people from adistance were prevented
from coming to see the great tragedian on
account of the speculation in tickets. They
were right not to allow themselves to be im
posed ujion, for, however great may be the
disappointment to individuals, the only
effectual way to pnt down this sort of spec
ulation is for people to wake trp their minds
to stay at home rather than pay unreasona
ble prices for tickets.
The performance was iuterrupUd. at the
liegiuoing of the second act, by an alarm of
lire. Tiie Vienna catastrophe was too fresh
in people’s minds, to say nothing of the re
cent fires in Atlanta, for the audience to pre-
Herve its tranquility under such circumstan
ces. The actors actually turned pale, and in
an instant the csowded spectators were on
their feet, bnt fortunately the alarm proved
a false one, and the apprehensions of the
audience wore relieved m time to prevent
a fatal panic.
Booth, on the first alarm, stepped to the
front of the stage and called out, “set
down.” His words and presence seemed to
produce n magical affect in quieting the
people, and Mayor English soon after al
layed the excitement by explaining that the
theatre was in no danger. A stampede was
prevented, in which many lives must have
been lost, bnt there was a feeling of nerv
ousness pervading the audience during the
rest of the evening that prevented a thor
ough enjoyment of the play.
It is useless for me to oiler here any criti
cism upon Booth's performance. His Ilaiu
iet is too well known to need a word of
comment from me.
I saw him last—some twenty years ago
when a school boy, in New Orleans, but I
would not venture to say whether my
greater enjoyment of his acting last night
was due to any real improvement in him, or
to my superior appreciation.—probably both.
One thing that struck me particularly was
the wonderful art of the stage in making |
up an actor's appearance. Booth made
quite as youthful a Hamlet last night as
when I first saw him, twenty years ago.
The lire that created such an alarm in the
theatre occurred in the Georgia spice mills,
near by. A pile of coals left too near the
furnace became ignited in some way, and
hence the alarm. It was discovered and ex
tinguished before any damage worth re
cording was done. Speaking of tires, the
rains of the conflagration on Alabama street
are smoking still, or were yesterday when I
passed there, after nearly a month of solid
rain.
I saw a wonderful stalk of cotton this
m<'rniug. It was so*loaded with the staple
that the stem and branches were scarcely
visible. I undertook to count the bolls, bnt
they were so thick it was confusing. Ten
acres of such cotton would make a man
richer than a hundred acres of our com
mon country staple; or, in other words, ten
acres of land, well cultivated, are worth a
hundred badly tilled.
DUST TO DUST.
A Heart Artor In Kvaigreen Cemetery—
Hoirhlo'e Iteuialna Deposited tn a Vault.
New York, February 15.—The funeral of
A. i>. Billings, of South Carolina, a young
actor of the Union Square Theatre, who
committed suicide, took place to-day from
his late residence, services being conduct
ed by Bev. Dr. Houghton, of the Chursh o
the Traxmiiguraton (the Little Church
Aronnd the Corner). The theatrical pro
yeasion was well represented. The body
as interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
Washington. February 15. —The funeral
of A. M. Soteldo, Jr., took ptiec at
half-part, three o’clock this afternoon,
from his late residence in lowa Circle. The
fuueral was largely attended. Besides the
profMunonal associates of Soteldo nearly
every Washington bureau* lieing represented.
There were a number of repn-sentatives of
Congress ami other prominent
officers present. The following genHeaa-ip
acted as pall liearers: T. 0. Bickford, New
York Iritmne; Harry V. Godwin, Wash
ington Nfor; Wm. O. Mcßride, Cincinnati
k'.'ignirer; Walter Alk-u, Boston Advertiser :
Get*. H. V. Boynton, Cincinnati (Jafettet F.
V. D< grew, New York Associated Press;Col.
L. Q. Washington, New Orleans Picayune,
and Maj. John JI. Carson, formerly of the
New York Times. The services were con
ducted by £ev. Father Hughes. The re
mains were Xtepoaited in the receiving
vault at Mount oWut Cemetery. Final in
terment will be UAsJ.e in Spring Grove
Cemetery. Cincinnati.
TIIK DKVKATRD PUGILIST.
Arrival us Paddy Ry*M In Nrw York.
<N. Y. Herald.)
••Paddy" Ryan, the defeated pugilist, ac
companied by "Johnny" Roche, his trainer,
arrived at Jersey City at 8:30 o’clock last
night, on the Chicago express, by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. There was no one
to welcome him at the depot, and only a
knot ot' curious spectators gathered in the
station to catch a glimpse of the prize
fightev and see what he looked like after
his terrific struggle. He presented the
appearance of siiioronghly whippet! and
utterly downcast Uisa. Dejection and
defeat seemed to cover uim as with a pall.
His nndcr lip, cut and braised, lapped over
on his chin, and he held his head down
and sniffed tlin-och his nose as if sutteriitg
from a severe inthisuza He walked quickly
to the ferryboat, on whtH'h a dozen persons
gathered around him.
“You have got a bad cold, Faddy," said
a sympathetic friend.
"No, my nose is broke,” he said.
••What are yon going to do now ?”
'•I don’t know."
'•Where is Sullivan
••I don’t know," Ryan responded gruffiy.
He seemed tenth to speak of the late eon
diet. bnt in to repeated questions
said :
“It is crvje I aw now out of the ring.
There conlda’t be any likeness in this
fight with the one 1 had with Goss. I
knew it was all up with me after the second
round. I was no more titan a child, owing
to my trvitw coming down. It seemed just
like as if some one had caught you by the
throat and choked von. My doctor told me
that if Sullivan had bit me in the stomach
after that second round, all the doctors in
the world conld not have ss&«4 me."
“Did the 'lick' on the neck iuirt
“Hurt! Why shouldn’t it T”
As no one seemed able to tell wby u
shouldn't, and the efforts of speaking being
visibly great to the pugilist, a mournful
silence Ml on the little group ass.su bled on
the forward deck of the ferryboat. This
remained uuLn>ken until the boat rescued
the slip, when liyan and hie trainergot
into a cab and drove off.
Tbc t'ioaver SeedAueM.
We are m receipt of some beautifully exe
cuted chromo lithographic seed ( packets
from D. Landreth A Sons, of Philadelphia,
the pioneer seolmeu of this continent.
The artistic designs and coloring are so true
to nature amd superior to the ordinary
illustrations as to be beyond comparison.
But the merit of illustration is not the most
important feature, ’tis the conlenU of the
packets, and the quality of their seeds has
been proved by tests extending up to a cen
tury. Their Almanac and Catalogue is the
beet yet, and should be in every country
household. It is mailed, post paid, to all
who apply for it.
Owe or tke Best.
(Christian Index.)
Read the prospectus of the Augusta
ChuonicUk and Cons nTvn on oust, the old
est and on? of the best dailies in the South.
We know of no paper whose opinion on
subjects of grave public interest has greater
weight with thinking, conservative men,
than that of the Cbboniclk and Cokstttc
tionaust. It gives the news in attractive
form, and ably maintains its high reputa
tion for truthfulness and legitimate enter
prise.
COTTON PROSPECTS.
A BKAK VIKWpFTIIK PKKSKNTCRC P.
Klllsoa (U C».'t *»»•••■ R«vl»w or vlae
< Ulloa Trad* PorTkc Year INMI.
The New York financial and Commercial
Chrc.nirle, ot lost Saturday, contains a very
interesting review of the cotton trade for .
the year 1881, by Ellison & Co. This firm ;
are bears on cotton, as will be seen from the
direction of the article.
The total stock in the ports st the end of j
1881 was 525,920 bales, including' 484,- j
020 bales in Liverpool, against 510,8401
and 477,960 bales, respectively, or an in- |
crease of 6,060 tales tor Liverpool, and
15,080 for the Umteii Kingdom. The stocks
held at the mills we estimate as follows, j
compared with 1880, 1879 and 1878:
American. Total.
luwi 176,(KM) 21Q.000
ISHn 130,000 170,000 1
187 <, 80.000 125.000
1878//” ’’ 73,000 110,000
The size of the American crop has al
ways been a theme of more or less animated
controversy during the Winter months, bnt
the discussion has rarely, if ever, attained
the vigor witnessed this season and last, nor
has the divergence of opinion been ever so
wide. The reason is that the movements I
of the crop have undergone considerable
changes, owing (along with minor causes) to
the mampalations in connection with ex- ;
tfarii’,!inarv development of the business in
•futures,' at New York and New Orleans,
and to the wild and wide spread spirit of ,
gambling speculation, of which this devel- I
opmi nt is a result. A large part of the crop j
is moved hither or thither, slowly or rapidly,
according to the requirements of the various ■
■rings’ and •syndicates' which, with more
or less success, control the market, and ,
. whose mysterious operations completely
mislead the nervous spinners of Europe and
America as to the quantity of the raw mate
rial likely to be available for consumption.
During the four comparatively quiet sea
sons before last we were able to make fairly
approximate estimates of the mop:
EsfiYnate - Aclu«! DjtTerenC0 _
tn Jr-nnary. Crop.
1H7(f77 .. 4,350,(XX1 1,485,000 135,01X1
1877 78 4,700,000 4,811,C00 111,000
I 1878 79 . 5,061,000 5,073,0' 0 13,000
11879 80 .. 5 560,000 5,757,000 197,000
The odd figure in 1878-79 was arrived at
by adding two hundred and fifty thousand
to the previous crop. In 1879-80 we look
ed for five hundred thousand more than in
1878-79; bnt as the acreage was under
estimated (subsequently proved by the cen
sus returns) the yield gave one hundred and
ninety-seven thousand more than onr figure.
Last year we did not attempt to estimate the
yield, owing to the exceptionally conflicting j
view then current, we merely took the round
figure of six million a« a I'Jisis for calcula
tion, remarking that it would “do no harm
to adopt this figure in estimating the out
look of supply,” and requesting our readers
to add to, or take from, that estimate ac
cording to their own feeling in the matter.
The previous season bad beep a very favor
able one-yielding 5,757,000 bales. The
increase in acreage in 1880 was estimated
at from 7to 8 per cent. On this basis the,
highest possible yield in 1880-81 would
have bean about six million three hundred
thousand bales; but as it was admitted some
damage had been done to the crop, the gen
eral estimate in January ranged from five
million seven hundred thousand to six mil
lion two hundred thousend. It was subse
quently discovered, however, that the in
crease in acreage was I*2 per cent.; this, on
5,757,0<X>, would have warranted an esti
mate of 6*£ millions. We are aware that es
timates as high as six million five hundred
thousand, with the possibility of seven mil
lion,’were put forth in «o (!( e quarters early
in the season, but there wan no justitjeation
for these extravagant figures. Their au
thors might subsequently have claimed
some credit for superior foresight if they
had, at the time, impugned the accuracy of
the accepted returns ot acreage, but they
Aid pot; and they showed an utter want of
conrtdeoge in the value of the information
upon whiei. jheir early estimates were
based by entirely abandoning them later in
the season.
Respecting the size of the cu»iont crop,
we feel almost as much at sea as we did
twelve months ago, owing to the circum
stance that correspoftdsnte, in whose in
tegrity we have every coufidep.co, difi'er
very widely in their opinions aa to the
quantity of cotton still on the plantations,
or in the interior towns and depots not
enumerated in the weekly returns. As a
matter of fact, we attach no importance to
multitudinous inquiries made in the cotton
Stata-e during the picking season. Such in
quiries made at the time of planting may
furnish fainy a.«urate estimates of acreage;
but those made later i.u, ip respect of the
quantity of cotton likely co tie marketed,
have never been other than wortntass auj
misleading.
Let us now look into the probabilities of
the present crop from the stand-point of the
the port and lutaijor movements to the
close of December, and qf .the estimated
area planted. The 1876 crop was marketed
quicker than any crop ju tbo history of tiie
trade, ft is iuquirtant to note that in that
season the receipts al the ports began to
display unmistakable signs of eihanstiop as
early as Decembei; the arrivals in that
month showing a considerable decrease
compared with the figuies ror November.
But even on the basis of the rapid move
ment in 1876, the movements of the pres-,
ent prop to the end of December indicate a
. total of aix million five thousand bales, and
yet we have tw aa v estimates as low as five
; million bales, (me authority who at one
time looked forward to a posai»d M yjeld of
, seven million two hundred and fifty tn»u
. sind to seven million seven hundred and
i fifty thousand bales, now says that under
j the most tavuraliie uircumstances we believe
the crop cannot exceed five million four
hundred thousand, and it way be
only five million two hundred and fifty
thousand bales. After giving s tabulated
' statement, they say :
' That is to say, in addition to what we can
. already count up, we are to get only 887,-
1 (XX) bales as a balance from an urea of 1(1,-
! 81M\(XX) acres against 2.150,000 bales last
’ year from an area of 16,100,000 acres, and
' 1,205,000 tioles ffotn an area of 11,600,-
’ (XX) in 1816-7, Ui which season the crop was
marketed with rapidity !
1 Comment on this is unnecessary. ’
We carry the comparison back to tb.e sea
son 1874-5, during which there was a
drouth quite as severe tital of this season:
I Acres. | Crop. Pe r
; | | bales. eet'e.
18H<r81 . * lti,j 23jXk> «7’B9j)o(r _ (k4oß
’ 1879-80 .. 14,428,(XX) 5,757,000 0 399
1 1878-76.... 13,202,000 5,073,000 0.384
’ 1877-78... FA2JH,(XXJ 4,011,000 0.393
1876-77... 11,641/wOO 4.485,000 0 385
f 1875-70 11,745,000
1874-75 . 11,040,000 »,83V.Oui) j. .9-347
These figures are based upon the eenuns
returns obtained in 1879 80, and are taken
from trie j ork Fiaancia! Chronicle. The
area sown this is estimated at IG,-
851,(XX) acres. On the basis Jaat year’s
rate of production, say 0.408 ox »
the twro, the yield would be 6.875,(Wi1)
bales; lust on the basis of 1874-75, say
0.347 of a bale Io i)ua Qjere, it would reach
! only 5.847,000 baAes. nort smallest
I rab- of production was in
I 0.384 of a Labi to tJje gore. Qn this basis
| the present crop woul4 to ,6.470,-
- XXX) bales. Au average betwoep the Joweet
| and highest rates (0.347 and O.4O», wo*,ld
give 6,361,000 bales. An average between
' (the two lowest (0.347 and 0 384) would
I gU«3,6,158,060 bales. Twelvemonths ago
’ we drop tji.e attention of several of our
[ Liverpool to the figures—pointing
I ont the liirge total indicated for the 1880-81
crop; but the idea that tha yield might
reaeh 6,500,000 bales was so unuergally,
and so emphatically, pooh-poohed that we
refrained frota publishing the tsble. We
contented ourselves wjth stating that the
current estimates ranged (rou« 5,700,000 to
6,2<ki,<kK) liales, w.th a general leaning p
wards 6,(MK».<XAJ i and we adopted this
figure as a basis upon wj;icii to forecast the
probabilities of supply, remarking, as al
ready suted, that our readers eonjd *.'ea>ilr
adjust the figures bo gieet their own yjewp.’’
It may be that we shall grjtytasssom.ething
very exceptional in the crop iao,events for
the remainder of the present season. Wbp
knows? Noone. Twelve months ago we
w-ra informed by honest and sincere Ameri-
: can cooespopdenta, who had made inqui
: ries in every Htate almost every county,
. in the cotton zone, tu«< crop might not
exceed 5,700,000 bales, and' euulj pot Le
over 6,000,00i>, and as late as the first o»
' March most current estimates did not
I exceed G,0(X»,6D0 to G, 250,000, and yet
i the yield was G.GOO.iaJC bales. Who is'to
: say Uiat a similar development .b;l] not be
seen Meanwhile, if tl»e yicjd
should. ;is in 1»74 ’75. lie 127.0Q0 bales
' lee* titan “the crop,' the total
will be ?»,71<i (100 iiaaea; it 131 UpO bales
| more, as in irirss-’?!), thep jt Will I;®
967,000 bales; while, iC tfcegupp ball beep
I allowed to move naturally, tha interior
' sto«k.s would have been smaller, aud the
port re»e»pis larger, than they were on the
23d of Deceit,t>e«, (pi which case the “indi-
i sated crop’ might baye
bales.
On the wvuajs. tiraretore, whether regard
lie had to the produu-uo of cottop per acre
or to the movements of tbs arop to the end
of December, it seems to us that the yield
is not likely to be less than five million
xeveu hundred thousand bales, while it may
4>e more tliip six million bales. We may
be wrong, but bud rather lie wrong on
the basis of ascertaimsi and reasonable
analogies, such as we have given aboy e, than
right gn the mere realization of a lucky con
jeetera.
Even with a *feali American crop, there
will be plenty of eoUou (a supply the wants
of consumers for the remaiud-r of the sea
son. It is true that, owing to the large
stocks tafi.i in America against sales of “fn
tures." and u> the tenacity with which the
“bulls" hold op io U»pr contracts, a consid
erable amount of cotton u> present in the
wrong place, so to speak; but European
spinneia peed not trouble themselves on
this account, tiiay may depend upon it that
a sufficient quantity »;ll ooze out to add i
continually to the stocks m £irerpool and
the leading Continental ports, and to afford
to consumers ap ever increasing and im
praeiug selection.
A Laa« Slid*.
(By Teiagraph U> the Chroaiale.)
WxsHreoTos, February 15. A special
from Asheville, M. C., says that on Monday,
a section of Bald Mountain, half a mile
square, slid off into the valley with a crash
that shook the earth and frightened the
inhabitants for miles around. Ths terror
was as great, but not so long continued, as
four years ago, when it was expected that
Bald Mountain would become a voleano.
No explanation is offered, but many specu
lations are made. People are afraid to
venture upon close examination.
CHHONICLB AND CONSTITUTIONALIST. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 32, 1882.
GLIMPSES OF YANKEE LAND.
A Coanvctlcat Manuraclarvr on Sagavta
—Kemlnlicencr* of ilie Vlvll to Oar
Cli>-—Carpet Weaving De»erll»«t— Aa
Kxtenaive Furaitwre Kslabllabtuenl.
(Cor. Chronicle and Constitutionalist.)
Bbiixirpobt. Conn , February 17, 1882.
This is a thrifty town, with an infinite va
riety of industries. In one short day tine !
may see being made shot guns and shoes, .
carpets and corsets, cartridges and cutlery, J
steam engines and sewing machines, furni
ture, mechanical toys, and a diversity of
articles in iron and brass for builders’ and
plumbers’ uses. While walking in com
pany with Mr. Jacob Kiefer, President of
the Furniture Manufacturing Company, I
was introduced to the President of
- Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce,
Mr. David M. Read. At the men
tion of Augusta this gentleman relaxed
all official dignity of manner. He was one
of the visiting party from Connecticut in
November last, and the one Democrat of the |
party, and, as Chairman of the Military
Committee in the Connecticut Legislature,
bad previously urged the appropriation for
the State’s representation at the Yorktown
Centennial, from which occasion the Gov- ■
ernor and military went further South. Mr.
Read was unbounded in bis expressions of
appreciation of Augusta's hospitality to her '
visitors. He was especially happy over the ■
vindication his friendship tor the Southern I
people thus received beforj the eyes of his
Republican traveling associates. There was |
not an incident to mar their pleasure, and
he declares that many a man of the party re
turned with their estimate of Southern peo- !
pie materially corrected. “Why,” said he, ■
“Augusta was
Grand tn Her Reception
“Os us. I shall remember it, and Mayor
Mav, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Cohen, and others,
and the basin and the locks, and the kind
speeches and substantial cheer, while I
live.” .
Mr. Read is extensively engaged m the
manufacture of ingrain caipeting, and there
is not a citizen of Augusta who would not
enjoy being, in turn, the guest of Mr. Read
in an inspection of the processes for weaving
the tasteful fabrics his mill turns out. No
less than 1,780 different patterns are includ
ed in his carpetings. With artiats employ
ed solely for painting new designs, he is
continually producing something original
in figures to captivate the popular taste.
Fruita, flowers, and leaves, in brilliant hues,
give a verdure like beauty to some, while
kaleidoscopic combinations embellish oth
ers, and others still reflect the more staid
geometric figures or the eccentric oriental
tapestry designs.
There is more of interest in carpet mak
ing than I ever dreamed of. The variety ot
shades of the yarns woven passes credence.
I was shown in one room mors than two
hundred different shades. The manipula
tion of the various colors in the loom so as
Ito form the figures is automatic. Let me
describe the process ns best 1 may: First
an artiste paints lhe design the carpet is in
tended to follow. A “piano” machine per
forates a card board for every thread which
is to go into the figures. So if there are two
hundred threads in the figure there are two
hundred of these cards, which are joined
together into an endless chain or apron.
As these cards revolve over a cylinder loca
ted at the top of the loom, the requisite
i threads are deftly moved in the position
necessary for giving them their place in the
figure. From the starting of the loom upon
a piece of carpet to be four hundred and
fifty yards in length, until the piece is
woven, the weaver has only to watch, in
the event of a broken thread needing his
attention. . „
The long fibred Australian and Mouth
American wools are used chiefly in the
manufacture of the better grades ot carpet
ing. Both the warp and filling are wool.
The dyeing of the yarns into these brilliant
or delicate hues is quite an art, a knowl
edge of the many chemicals used, and the
exact results of chemical combinations be
ing essential. The thoroughness of the dye
ing govern? tfte durability of the colors as
well as their appearance, while the length
of fibre of the wool and the quality of the
spinning of the yarns govern the wearing
qualities of the carpeting. The products
of Mr. Read’s factory will compare both in
beauty and quality with any of either
foreign or American manufacture.
The occurrence of a heavy fall of snow in
Yankee Land ushers in a season of open air
festivities. It is rate fun for the boys and girls
to assemble at some smart incline and from
its top go (lying downward on their sleds.
The sight of a hundred children coasting is
decidedly inspiriting, and m an y older
person looks op with happy approval, liv
ing oyer their owp childhood days in the
witnessing of thjs jnyenjle sport. All ages
enjoy sleighing, and surely there is no
other riding half so eharming. Without
the jostle and without the splashing of mud
or half the liability to accident, the cunning
cutter
SkliniOvtr Hie Smooth White Surface
With the grace of motion of a swan. I en
joyed upo of these rides with Mr. Jacob
Kiefer, anA' a visit jo his extensive manu
factory of furniture, lie has bj»en engaged
in the same work here for thirty-three
years, and prior to 1860 had a large
isouthern trade. Recently he has had
his hands full in hotel furnishing. The
Grand Centra], Grand (Inion, Earle’s, Conti
nental, Astor llquHu a»d Gosipopolitau Ho
tels of Now York have beep equipped wjth
furniture by him, direct, while many other
lending houses have been supplied indi
rectly by h;m ; through contracting mer
chants, who bought the fprpitpje from hjtn.
. He understands his business—dees thin Ja
cob Kiefer-from the making of the most
trifling piece of wood work to the drawing
of the largest contract, and during business
hours he is a vigorous worker; but out of
his office he is the inspiration of fun, and
. no man is more universally liked. I was
told of an incident concerning him worth
relating here: in IqC5. just after the parole
of all prisoners on both sides, Mr. Jj.iefer
was in New York, and ini t|ie store of a
friend chanced to meet an Alabama boy
inst ont of a Northern prison. He was with
out a dollar, though having so fay to reach
home. Mr. if-eifer topjr hjm aptje, an<|
handpd tipi one hpndre.d 4j)Ha?s f<?r the
ejpepse of hjs tyip. I liked th,e paap and
his uiannfao'ofy better still after thjs was
told to me. The Handsome spites of bed
room furniture took on, thereafter, a more
inviting appearance, and the elegant desks,
wardrobes and cheffonltff became more en
tertaining, and if saying, “Our
manufacturer is a good fellow.”
( Tn furniture, as in wagon work, the more
fheagly goods of the West have been
monopolizing jjoptpyjfi tyade to the exclu
sion of JEastern man,ufeeltjreys. it j;
jnfinitely cheaper io purchase th 6 subutan
iis). apd rturable \r°rK, such’as is
made in this eutabUshjpent, yhere rjuality
rather than quantity is the great
turn. I urge, as I did in a former letter of
this series, the advisability’ of the South
giving its trade as much as possible to
Eastern manufacturers. Her cotton, fruits,
vegetables, lumber and metals are taken by
the Earn, cyjd Eastern capital it is which is
developing her'raii<vay'y, pjjnes »nd water
power, while the West,’ (jrawiug upsu urn
South for produce, stock, bacon, au<| kin
dred supplies, bnt buys comparatively noth
ing from the South. “One good turn de
s'et-ve, ♦mpjjper,” says an old adage, and a
spirit of irecipfoelty yp fhn part of the South
toward Eastern manufacturers is nl ot-qey.
RUSSKt|<.
TlfK yiKi.p.
Reliable Reports Which liojata jo jjn
ryitoply Small Crop.
(By Telegraph to the Ghrouiote.)
Washington, February’ 15.—The follow
ing is issued by the Department of Agri
i culture: Supplementary cotton returns,
made after the close es harvest, with an effort
' for unusual completeness, has resulted in
obtftipiD.o county estimates covering seven
i tentliO of the eqi-iye Ijeld of production; or
I 506 counties. ' Tne pecetapet stetuia rep
resented !' u t forty-three per cent? of the
cotton area. Au inquiry for COIU-
parisqu lyjtß last year’s product was di
vided. first, to sbpw rfip rosult on a basis of
equal areas; secqnd, tjio modification by in
crease or decrease of acreage. The result
makes §tste per centages of last year's
product ss folloyys.
North Carolina, §2; South Carolina, 80;
Qeorgis. 86; Florida, 4)0; Alabama, BG;Mis
sissippi/taO; Taouisiana,B6; Texas,76; 4rkap
sas, 59; Tennessee, 00. This increases some
whatthe indicated yield of December returns,
but still falls short of the indications of the
conditions in October, when the average was
66, against 85 in October of 1880. The
average of condition pointed to about
5,370,000 ba]e« in October, 1879,. when
the average was 80- tin tj;is basis of com
parison by October the condition would
point to a’ result fully as large. It is pro
bable that the panic and depression natur
ally oauseil l>y reduced production has had
a slight consvrvatiro tendency upon these
final returns, yet the discrepancy petween
these and previous returns of condition are
not wjde, showing an inevitably large re
duction in yield. The returns of area
g}ake the increase qf acreage in 1881 about
five per cent, and the tntej acreage about
sixteen and one-half million aergs. 'The
returns of losses by the cotton caterpillar
indicate an aggregate losfe of about 306,000
The heaviest losses are in Florida,
14 percent.; pmisiana. 11; Alabama, 10;
Mississippi, ,6 n-10; Arkansas, 3 1-10: Geor
gia, 3 6-10; Texas, 4; South Garolina,
2 5 10. V«ry small losses occurred jn
North Carolina ana Tonues&ee and pone jn
Missouri and Virginia.
HE SI.KKPS WKI.L.
De*ti> of Blabqp \>’lgh««n*a. of <*>• n
phftFch, Sohl6.
(By Telegraphic the Chronicle.)
ohablestos,"S. C., February 15.—Bishop
William May Wightman, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, died at hjs resi
dence, in this city, this moaning, after an
illness of over eighteen months, aged 74
years. He was licensed to preach in 1827,
apd was successively professor in Randolph
Macon College, Virginia; editor of the
Southern Cl.ristiin .Idtc-gaie: President of
Wofford College, South Carolina; Chancellor
of the Southern University, at Greensboro,
Alabama. He was elected Bishop in 1566
He was a fine scholar, a pulpit orator of
rare power and universally popular.
to It <>» Spinner*.
(By Telegraph to the Chroniate.)
IrOKDOK, February 15.—The cotkon spin
ners ot North and Northeast Lancashire
have withdrawn their demand for an in
crease of wages.
Fau. Biveb. Mam., February 15.—At a
meeting of the spinners last night a discus
sion took place relative to grievances exist
ing at various mills. The meetings are to
be held, and officials interviewed for im
proved spinning. A report of results is to
be made at the next meeting.
INGERSOLL'S BARLT TRAISISG.
Mr. Talmage Carrying the War Into the
Home aa<l the Sepalchre of the Infidel's
Parent!.
(New York World.)
“Get out, you miserable pauper of the
universe, go crawl into some rat hole'or
everlasting nothingness,” said Mr. Talmage
yesterday morning, as he portrayed the
meanness of infidelity and denounced the
i “champion blasphemer of Americi.” In
• his prayer the preacher thanked God “for
! the snow storm whiyh had robed the earth I
with beauty, each snow flake a prophecy of
wheat or corn,” and he cried : “How
amiable are thy tabernacle, 0 Lord;" but
the small audience evidently felt anything
but amiable, for the place was bitterly eold
and full of draughts. Mr. Talmage, too, as
he looked round upon the empty .benches,
felt moody and asked God to ‘bless those ;
to whjgh the weather had been an impedi
ment in their attendance at the house of j
God.”
The text wts from Jeremiah xxxvi., 23 :
“When Jehimihad read threeorfour leaves,
he cut it with the pen-knife and cast it into
the fire that was on the hearth.”
! Pointing the index finger of his right
hand towards the centre of the church, Mr.
Talmage said: “There sits Jehoiakim in
the Winter bouse, his feet to the-fire blazing
' and crackling on the hearth. His private
! Secretary Jehndi is reading from a scroll
containing God’s word to Jeremiah. The
; King is displeased with the prophecy and j
i he gets red in the face, then snatches the j
precious scroll from the hands of his secre
tary, takes ont his pen-knife and cuts and i
slashes it all to pieces. Jehoiakim thought
! he could destroy God’s word with a pen
knife. Ah, no! Jeremiah takes another
scroll and the prophecy is repeated. All
the pen knives made in Sheffield and in all
the world are not sufficient to destroy God’s
word. Ingersoll has been trying to hack
the word of God to pieces with his little
pen-knife and he stabs Moses, Joshua and
all the prophets, and Christ and the God of
the Bible. This book, bombarded by Inger
soll and which he would cut to pieces, has
a circulation of 300,000,000 copies all
over the land. Where one Bible dies 10,-
000 Bibles are born. Cut away, then, with
your Ingersoll pen knives.” Mr. Talmage
then referred to the infidel’s knife of ridi
cule. “I like fun,” said he, "and laughter
at the right time, but some laughter is
deathful and its rebound is despair.” Then
he told how the sea smiled and the forest
trees clapped their bands, but with a frown
1 of indignation he added: “It is not healthy
to sniggle at eternity, to laugh at God or
smirk at the immortal soul."
Referring totheSpuyten Dnynil disaster
Mr. Talmage said : “An intoxicated man
in fun pulled the brake-rope and stopped
the train-for a joke ! Bnt another train
came down, cr-r-rushing out of mangled
' victims their immortal'sonls and sending
■ them speedly to God and judgment - only
1 a joke,” and Mr. Talmage wrung his hands
' and wiped his eyes, repeating, “Only a
joke. So Ingersoll would stop the long
' train of Bibles, of churches, of Christian
' influence, while coming down upon, him
is the train of eternity, rushing on, a tbon
' sand miles a minute, with more force than
’ an avalanche down the Alps or any light
ning express train that ever thundered
across the Continent. Os the blasphemy
• and outrage of infidelity I have already
1 spoken; let us look at its meanness. Inger
soll satirizes his early home. He tells his
1 hearers that his father was a bigot, a tyrant
and a fool. Can anything be meaner than
to email the memory of a parent—to treat a
father with contempt and disturb the
mound on his grave?"
Mr. Talmage then held up a letter and
said that there were two accounts of Inger
-1 soil's father - one that he was a minister of a
1 Presbyterian Church, a good man, who by
■ one sermon converted 200 souls to Christ;
an excellent husband and an indulgent
parent. This letter jnst received says that
he was abstemious to fault, allowing his
> children to suffer, never spoke a kind word
• to wife or children, and when at last Mrs.
• Ingersoll died, other bnt gentler hands
1 tended her corpse, and that the husband
> eqolly remoyi d his hat tind gloves and began
) to extpl her virtues and panegyrise her con
! duct for the first time, Which aooount was
’ true he did not know.
i “The champion blasphemer c.ills his
r father a bigot and a tyrant. What of his
mother? Let’s hear something other.
i Where’s the Bible she used to read ? We
hear of his father’s frigidity; what about
( his mother’s e tenderness? Has Ingersoll’s
i Christain mother gone to the same place ns
. his detested father? Was his mother
( deluded at last? Was death to her a test or
r qteiror? Ingersoll is said to be a brave
- m ftn - I darp hitp to take his pioth 6 !' B
> Bible apd sit down and read the fourteenth
) Chapter of John. Nothing there about
> Jonah and the whale; Joshua, sun and
1 moan standing still, or how Eve was made.
I Ah ! he’s brave enough to bully perdition,
; scoff at the angels and sneer at God. bnt I
dare him to lock himselt in a room with his
old mother’s Bible. I stand at the door of
the sepulchre of that Christain mother and
demand justice for her—your mother, In
’ gersoll, in whose bosom you were nourish
' ed, whose hands were blistered for you
1 By the cradle that rocked you and by the
3 birth papgs that you info time,
3 I darp yop. Ipudenty,” pontinued Mr.
• Talmage* “gives absolutely nothing for the
3 treasurp jt would takp away. Ingersoll is
' like a hopting owl at midnight, raving on
’ the verge pf the grays. Infidels are like a
1 uqnd of copspjmtors who would sweep
r away all mpijipinp, pnd when p pptiepf psked
’ for a soothing draught give him a lecture
" on the ‘absurdities of morphine' or the
• 'jmjepeppjes of anodyne.' Lie down,
' patients in Bellevue Hospital, we have
1 found a Oatholioon. We will give you a
? dose of wit, a syrup, a bottle of ribaldry, a
8 solution of pleasantry, a tincture of derison
• —ticklethe skeleton of death with repartee.
' Infidelity is a religion of know-nothingism.
8 Is there a God ? Don’t know ! Is the soul
1 immortal? Don’t know! Shall we meet
0 each other there? Don’t know!" Here
r the preacher said in stentorian tones • “|
r ) know, fngersjjl Y°fiid tqke qway Jesus
f and give us nojhjng bi|t a joke.” Tfie
” champion blasphemer was the iconoclast
3 of the graveyard, and robbed the dying of
consolation to give them only a sneer and a
8 gpmape. jnfidelity professed to care for
i the of wfijle it eptablish
-8 ed po missioned schools, hospitals or cob
’ leges, jt had no institution of learning but
0 whose diploma was a disgrace. In the
• German University of Heidelberg the
• ruffianly students strangle and murder each
r other. Infidelity scrapes no lint for the
wounded, it bakes no bread for the hungry,
8 it glids no grave frr the dead.
For Sale,
RRQL|F|e COTTON SEED.
TYRICE, $1 per husfie], in sacks. Apply to
X* (a. MoCOBB & SON, Augusta, Ga.
I’ebU dlAw6
Administrator’s Sale.
BY virtue of an order of the Court of Ordina
ry of Richmond county, will be sold, on
the First Tuesday in MARCH next, at public
rfUtpry, at the Ijower Market House, in the 'ity
fit' Augusta, in said county, within tjie legal
hburSof sale, thh following landhelo Aging tb
the estate of Ellis H. Goff, deceased, to'-wit:
One Tract, containing one hundred acres,
moie or less; bounded bn the north by lands of
the estate of Benjamin Harris; east by Spirit
i'tig one tenement bouse thereon, and being
Same tract covereq by' mbrtgagc to F. J. B'oyd;
also, another tract, containing two hundred
fcfe ast
ed north by lands di' Oliver Spgo, estate of D.
p. Hack and others; south by A. Sego; east by
othe, land of said Ellis H. Goff; west by lands
of Abram Sego, being same tract mortgaged to
D. B. Hack.
Sold free from mortgages to pay debts of in
testate and tor distribution, subject to dower of
widow, W. H. GOgF,
Tfifins—Cash. Administrator E. 11. Goff.
feb3-tudwtd
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1 O a Farmer can buy a FORMULA
For q>l-£ ks2Olbs)cf POWELL’S
PREPARED CHEMICALS
This .when mixed at home, makes One Ton
of SUPERIOR PHOSPHATE, equal in
plant •'life aud as certain cf successful crop
production as many high priced Phosphates.
KT EXTRA j trouci
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Powell’s Chemicals have been tucroughly
tried, give universal satisfaction, and we offer
leading farmers iq everj- State as reference.
Send for Pamphlet. Beware cf imitations.
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SOLE PROPRIETORS,
Manufacturers of Mx>.
Powell's Tip Top Bone Fertil
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THE COMPARATIVE EDITION OF a
|Newtestament!
VKHSIONskIMC JAMES & REVISED VERSIONS
IM OWE | IN PARALLEL PAGES.
■ o O K • I r»e from error*. Changes shown at a
Only On Book Rtacnutn,
ganatlma. ***** labor, insures aceuracr. vires satis
faction Sall* BapitUy. Containing 1 000 P<wes-
ACENTS I Priea. ( A & CMMK«S A
WANTED lei.SOf Atlanta, Gaorgia.
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’New’
boTh
vensiONß
~ wo g y.
Now A(lvertiH«meutß.
to-day
We Paint a Graphic Pipture. The Scene a New
York Auction Room. Here ! Perceive the
Bnrsted Merchant, With
Look and Gloomy Brow, "Watch His
Goods Knocked Down at Half
Their Value !
BESIDE HIM-PERCEIVE,
With Elated Aspect and Calm Confidence of Unlimited Cash,
the Man Who Steadily Bids Them In. To the
Natural Query : "Who Is He ? There Is a
READY ANSWER,
GRAYS_BUYER!
ANOTIIEK PICTURE,
Supplement of the Last, Presents a Still Grander Scene,
and the Thronefins; Multitude and Hurrying
Crowds of Broad Street, If Questioned,
READILY ANSWER,
ON TO GRAY’S
FOR HIS TREMENDOUS
K M B R O T II I’, K I W S.
Q/'A/'X fAf WA YARDS of Hamburg Edgings and insertions, grand value at ten cents,
but Gray makes iliem the uttermos. climax of low prices when he
slaughters them without reserve and without limit at sc. a yard; lOIt.OOO yards finest Gimpuro
Embroideries, the most choice assortment of novelties in Trimmings at present in Georgia.
jA/V fAfAfA Yards of Edgings and Insertions, a suoerb line of match patterry com-
IvUiUUU prising the latest importations ; 500,000 yards of Laces—an assort
ment comprising specimens of every novelty on the market, from Orient to Occident.
f>arAsols,
AN IMMENSE STOCK OF 5,000 PARASOLS, IN REFERENCE TO WHICH WE PUBLISH
IN BOLD LANGUAGE A FEW VERY STARTLING FACTS.
BROAD AS HER BOUNDARIES ARE, BOASTS BUT SEVEN PARASOL MANUFACTURERS,
FIVE OF WHOM ABE PRE EMINENT FOR THE BEAUTY AND
ELEGANCE OF THEIR PRODUCTIONS.
These Five Contract With Gray
TO PLACE ON OUR COUNTERS FULL LINES OF THEIR ENTIRE PRODUCTION, AND
TO KEEP US CONSTANTLY SUPPLIED WITH ANY NOVELTY
PLACED ON THE MARKET. •
LITTLE WONDER, THEREFORE,
THAT GRAY OFFERS MORE THAN THE COMBINED ATTRACTIONS OF OUR LOCAL
MARKET, AND SIMPLY SAYS—SURE?OF THE RESULT—SEE OUR STOCK !
5,000 PARASOLS, CHOICE AND CHEAP!
GRIND RESULTS OF CASH INVESTMENT.
fdTTTXTITrtr’C! BUCK GROSGRMN SILKS—IMPORTATION PRICE $3, WE
VX U AIM 1J L io OFFER AT $1 50. x
About 1,000 yards Black Grograin Silke, imported at $2 50, now at $1 25.
About 1,100 yards of Black Grograin Silke, imported at S 2, now sl.
About 1,500 yards Black Grograin Silks, Importation price $1 50 t now 75c,
All Wool Sbudah Cloth, imported at 50c. a yard, now ofiered at 25c.
Black Cashmeres, valued in the Custom House 60e. a yard, now at 35c.
Black Cashmeres, Custom House value 75c. a yard, now at 40c.
Black Cashmeres, Custom House value 85c. a yard, now at4so.
Black Cashmeres—a Beautiful Lot—paid dilty on $1 a yard, now at 52V<c.
A STANDARD $1 THREE-BUTTON KH> GLOVE AT 25c. A PAIR !
A Lot of Black Satins, Worth §1 25, Now at 75c. a Yard.
B TL I I/x Tu I V IV r JT A. M H ESi
BY TELEGRAPH FROM OUR NEW YORK OFFICE.
Dress Goode Manufacturers’ cost 75c., now at 35c.
Dress Goods Manufacturers’ cost 60c. a yard, now at 25c.
Dress Goods-Manufacturers’ cost 45c a yard, now at 20c.
Dre is Goods —Manufacturers’ cost 35c. a yard, now at 15c.
Dress Goods— Magnilicent Lot -worth 15 and 18c. a yard, now at 7%c.
W E STH IK E O UTT
BOLDLY AND STRONG AGAINST THE RANKS OF COMPETITION. AND MANFULLY
MAINTAIN I'HE PRES 11GE OE’ OUR HOOSE, BUT THOUGH AVOIiKED
‘lO FULL CAPACITY AND PRESSED BY BUSINESS,
Gray Unfailingly Preserves His Rule :
POLITE AND COUBTEOUS AT TEN 11ONfllVEN TO EVERY VISITOR, WHETHER
PUROH/YSER OR NOT.
CHRISTOPHER BRAY & CO.
WHITE GOODS,
LACES,
Embroideries, Parasois, &c.
Onr Stock of the Above Goods Is Now Complete and Embraces All the
LATEST NOVELTIES
To Be Found On This Side of the Atlantic.
HAVING DETEIi MINED TO CONFINE OURSELVES EXCLUSIVELY
TO THE
FINE RETAIL TRADE,
Our Stock This Season Will Surpass AU Our
• Former Efforts, and Will Not Be Excelled
By Any House On this Continent.
a
Being Compelled to Vacate Our Present Store by
March Ist, and in Order to Make Light Work
for and Moving,
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS
WIU ISE GIVEX FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,
DALY & ARMSTRONG.
PLOWS, FLfflS, im
{BONES, DOUGHERTY & CO.,
Hardware Merchants,
* OFFER FOR SALE
Watt Plows, Brinly Plows,
OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS,
AT LOWEST CASH PRICES.
Kones, Dougherty Co.
lanls-dAw ' ””
W. T. RICHARDS & SON,
--a ~~n raMb-WHOLESALE AND BETAIL-
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS !
829 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA, ZCA.
School and College Text Books I
BLANK BOOKS, In Great Variety, at Greatly Reduced Prices.
BLANK BOOKS Made To Order On Most Reasonable Terms.
W BITING PAPERS, Envelopes—Samples showing reduced figuresqarnished on application
School Slates, Chalk, Slate and Lead Pencils, Writing Inks, Pens, Pencils, Gold Pens.
Liberal discounts to the trade.
THE UNITED-STATES MAIL
STORE
/y>-/\,To every man’s door. If our
s E Ep s are not BO,d ,n y° ur
. drop usa Postal Card for
and Prices. Address D. LANDRETH & SONS, Philadelphia.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
An Actor Dead—High Water and Mot ;
Flame.—Killed in a Railroad Accident I
—Yesterday*. Rcccrd of Woe.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.}
Fhh-adexphia, February 15.—John E. i
McDonough, the actor, is dead.
Petersburg, Ya., February 15.—1 n con- j
sequence of high water, the mills here and
in the adjacent counties have practically i
ceased operations. The Appomattox rivt r
is higher than it has been for five years. It j
is feared that much damage will be done by :
the freshet.
New York, February 15.—The ship Jes
sie Burrill arrived from Lisbon, bringing
the crew of the brig Jennie Morton, from
Wilmington, N. C., for Baltimore, abandon
ed in a water-logged and dismasted condi
tion, on the 9th inst.
New Orleans, February 15.—A Helena
special says: “The river has commenced
falling, and the apprehension of an over
flow is subsiding. The steamer Mike Davis
returned from the overflowed section on the
St. Francis river, and reports great damage
there from high water. This boat is doing
great service in removing families and
stock to sale places.”
New Orleans, February 15.—A fire last
night occurred in the store of D. L. Ranlett
&Co., dealers in cordage, bagging, Ao.
Loss by fire and water, $10,000; insurance,
SB,OOO.
St. Louis, February 15.—Max Tamm &
Co.’s glue and curled hair factory, in the
western suburbs called Rock Sprites, was
burned last night. Loss, $30,000; insur
ance, $7,000.
Mateawan, N. J., February 15.—The
bodies of Moses W. Stoll, Mrs. Lizzie Stoll
and their son, who were killed last wtek by
a railroad accident in Texas, arrived here
to-day. The funeral services were held in
the Baptist Church, which was crowded.
The tragic death of the family has caused
universal sorrow.
New York, February 15.—The ship Glen
morag arrived to-day from Calcutta, and re
ports that on February 11th, in latitude 31
deg. 51 min., longitude 73 deg. 10 min.,
she fell in with a boat containing eleven of
the crew and two of the passengers of the
steamer Bahama, from Porto Rico for New
York. She took them on board and brought
them to this port. The Bahama left St.
John’s, Porto Rico, February 4th. On the
9th, in latitude 30 deg. 30 min., longitude
72 deg. 19 min., she encountered a heavy
gale. On the 10th two life boats were
swept away, fires drowned out, and
the ship thrown on her beam end.
Two boats were lowered. The captain’s
boat, containing seventeen persons, swamp
ed shortly after leaving the ship. A few
were seen to swim towards the ship, but it
is not known what became of them. Three
of the crew refused to leave the ship, pre
ferring to take tbe chances on her rather
than in boats. The saved are Robert Wil
liams, first officer; Robert Ross, second offi
cer; H. J. Fear and John Scott, passengers;
the second and third enginers, the chief
steward, a cook, a waiter, a messman and a
fireman.
Richmond, February 15.—A committee
to solicit outside subscriptions for the re
lief of widows and orphans, made such by
the recent explosion of Grove shaft of the
Midlothian mine, have issued the following
circular : To the Public at Larqc: Richmend,
Va., February 15.—An awful explosion oc
cutred in Midlothian coal mines, .about 20
miles southwest of this city, on the 3d inst.
Thirty-two men were in the mine, all of
whom were killed, leaving 26 widows and
109 orphans, nearly all of whom were sup
ported by the labor of the bread winner and
are dependent on charity. People living
in the mining district, who are mostly in
moderate circumstances, contributed freely
to the extent of their ability to relieve the
immediate and pressing w’ants of the suffer
ers. A public meeting was held in this city
and the citizens have done well. Contribu
tions have been numerous but not large in
the aggregaie considering that these poor
sufferers have in a moment, by a dreadful
visitation of Providence, become claimants
on the sympathy and charity of all just and
humane persons. Money contributed will
be distributed in such a manner aa will
relieve their ptesent wants and grad
ually* enable the survivors to take
care of themselves. This committee
was specially appointed to e apply to
friends beyond the State to contribute to
the cause. Abare report of this calamity will
be enough to move the hearts of those who
know what a dreadful thing, in a mining
district, a mine explosion is. We appeal to
the humane everywhere toassistus in taking
care of these poor women and children,
thrown suddenly on out charity. Contri
butions may be sent to the Merchants’ Na
tional Bank, of Richmond, Virginia, and
will be acknowledged through the daily
papers and by mail direct.
John H. Bryan,
Alfri-d R. Courtney,
Fred R. Scott,
Committee.
(fll.CS'
LIHIMEMT IODIDE AMMONIA.
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VTO Bugle, Trumpet, Fife nor Drum, is re
-VN quiyed when a really scientific and valu
able remedy, like GILES’ LINIMENT IODIDE
AMMONIA is brought before the public. It
tells its own tale and speaks its own merits. It
alleviates and cures It is no ignorant com
pound, pulled into notoriety by the usual ad
juncts of a showman, but was discovered and
utilized by Dr. WM. M. GILES, of New York,
the late surgeon of the 69th Regiment N. X. V.,
and Medical Purveyor to the Army of the Po- i
tomao.
Scrofulous Swellings, Eruptions, Skin Dis
eases, Varicose Vein% Swelled Joints of the
hands and feet, Female Troubles of all kinds,
wonderful (lures of the Falling of the Womb
beipg effected by its use. Dr. GILES will pre
j scribe and cure, Free of Charge, all cases of
sickness, no matter how long standing.
Write to Dr. GILES, at 120 West Broadway,
New York.
Paralysis, Deafness, Running Sores, Salt
Rheum, Impotency, Neuralgia, Indiscretions
and Errors of Youth, are all cured bv Giles’
Liniment lodide Ammonia, and Giles’ Pills.—
Diseased Liver, Bright’s Disease of the Kid
neyq, trouble in the Prostate Gland, Diabetes,
Stoppage of Water, Discharges of all kinds
either in male or female, Catarrh, after all phy
sicians and remedies have failed.
Write to Dr. Giles, who will cure you Without
%ILEs" LINIMENT AND are Bold by
i ?. u Druggists throughout the w->id. Trial bot
tles, 25?.; Pflla, 2oe.
i Beware of ooanter^.jm. ia genuine has a
£*r C nV? v’a°^^^ J - IVe utor’B signature, WILLIAM
I “dVr”over the cork of each bottle.
I Jrla l . mottles, 25c. Sold by
mys-wesu&wly-2 W. H. BARRETT.
~ll™ , ™ ™gg^r l I
OF ALL
LINIMENTS
FOB MAH AND BEAST.
Formore than a third of a century the
Mexicxnjtlnstang Liniment has been
known to millions all over the world ns
the only safe reliance for the relief of
accidents and pain. It is a medicine
above price and praise—the best of its
kind. -For every form of external pain
the
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment is without nn equal.
It penetrate* and muuie
tlic very bone—making the continu
ance of pain and inflammation jeapos
sible. Its effects upon Human Jfjeahand
the Brute Creation are equally wonder*
fui. The Mexican
MUSTANG
Liniment is needed by somebody in S!
every house. Every day brings news ot H
the agony of*an awful scald cr burn
subdued, of rhf-uniatic. martyrs re* H
stored, or a valuable Ikovsc or oxM
saved by the healing power of this
LINIMENT I
which speedily cures Buch tviimenta r>f®
the HUMAN FLESH as
Ithenniatism, Swellings, Stiff
Joints, Contracted Muscles, Burns
and Scalds, Cuts, Braises and
Sprains, Poisonous BUes and
Stings, Stiffness, lameness, Old
Sores, Ulcers. Frostbites, Chilblains.
Sore Nipples, Caked Breast, and
indeed every form of external dis
ease. It heals without sears.
For the Rbctb Creation it cures
Sprains, Swiuny, Stiff Joints,
Founder, Harness Sores, Hoof IMs
eaiiee, Foot Hot, Screw Worm, Scab, I
Hollow Horn, Scratches, Wind
galls, Spavin, Thrush, Ringbone,
Old Sores, Poll Evil, Film upon
the Sight and every other ailment
to which the occupants of the
Stable nnd Stock Yard are liable.
The Mexican Mustang Einiment i
always cures and never ulsar.psjuts:
and it is, positively,
THE BEST
—’■■•’S’- of ALU
LINIMENTS
FOB KAJT .OB BEAST,
feb2-rwly
IFyou. mant to tuy |
■“gjiS loftring for Men orßsys H
||Laa| either ready-jna.de or matte H
IEmH to order, do not fail to N
ffiffisend for our Catalogue J
oc26—*3m
New Advertisementß,
AT THE TRADE PALACE!
NOW IS YOUR TIMEI
I
— ■
I IX ORDER TO
Make An Entire Clearance
WE OFFER, FROM THIS TIME FORWARD, OUR ENTIRE STOCK AT
PRICES LOWER THAN ANT HOUSE IN THE TRADE.
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CALL AND SEE THE BARGAINS IN
Cassimeres, Cloths and Cloakings.
In Table Damasks, Napkins, Doylies and Towels.
In Blankets, Toilet Quilts and Lunch Setts.
In Flannels, Ladies’ and Gents’ Merino and Wool Under
vests.
In Cloaks, Jackets, Dolmans and Suits.
In Hosiery, Embroideries, Laces, Real Laces, &e.
In Fringes, Passmentries, Trimmings and Ornaments.
In Handkerchiefs, Fichus, Lace Scarfs, Beaded Capes and
Lace Collars.
In Dress Goods, Silks, Satins, Crepes and Cashmeres.
In Lacs Curtains and Carpets.
In Trunks, Valises and Satchels.
We have the services of a Competent and Experienced
UPHOLSTERER and can Guarantee Perfect Satisfaction in
FITTING and LAYING CARPETS.
DELANE a HICKOK,
(>3O BHOAI) STREKT. .
l ir.l Slock Os |.\\*2
SPRING-DRY GOODS
In the City, Is To Be Found
At W. T. Anderson & Co’s.
4
Our Buyer Has Returned From the Northern Markets,
A ND THE ENORMOUS Stock, which required several days to cart from the depot, is in,
, ma s“® d LOW, and now ready for those who wish to save money by buying the Best
Goods, at the Very Lowest Prices. j jo
Rather than make a loud announcement, we prefer to invito the ladies to examine this Stock
for themselves, when we feel assured both they and we shall be well pleased
The Insurance Companies paid the whole loss in CASH DOWN, and now we throw Twenty
Thousand Dollars in Spring Goods on the market. We never mourn while others weep.
-A- I,i»t ofPrici'H oFMome ol’tlio Spring Goiklm We Are
Showing-, it on ji’lit Wince ITel>rixa.ry 1, 18812 :
75 Dozen, all Linen Towels, very large at 20c.
1' 0 Dozen Doylies and Napkins, 35, 50 and 80c. to $2 50 per dozen.
47 Pieces—2,7B2 yards—Table Damask, 19, 23, 34 to 75c.
26 Pieces all Linen Glass Crash, 10, 12% to 25c.
300 10-4, 11-4, 12-5 Honey Comb Quilts, 50, 75c., $1 to $2.
75 Very Fine Marseilles Quilts will be »old LOW.
Wet and Damaged Goods have been sold. Our Stock is Entirely Fresh and New.
The ladies should certainly see the Choice Goods selected for early Spring.
I*A.TtASSOLS, KA.RA.SSOIL’iS, T’A.RA.SOIIjM I
35 Very Choice, “The Fashion,” at $4 95. 18 Parasols, “The Beauty,” at $5 75. 11
siTAi i a - 6 r«*Bols, Very Low. 250 Parasols and
Shades, all prices- 10, 15, 30, 80c., $1 25 to $2 25.
EMBROIDERIES A_TVI> WHITE GOODS I
„ The Handsomest Line of Embroideries io be found in the city. Prices ranging from 1,2,
4,6%, 9, 16, 29, 60, 7uc. to $1 50 per yard.
Insertings To Match Edging.
100 Pieces Lonsdale Cambric. 75 Pieces Genuine Fruit of Loom. 75 Pieces Genuine
Lonsdale. 75 Pieces Genuine Semper Jaem. 50 Pieces Victoria Lawn, Me. 75 Pieces
Linon d Islands, 19,2« to 35c. 40 Pieces Wide French Nainsook,/educed. 100 Pieces Gur-
tain Lace, 10, 12%, 15 to aOc.
Zephyr Shavvlis,
Job Lot Zephyr Shawls, at 75c., worth $2 each.
Fants Guilds,
o- t’aoG Goods, 12%, 15 to 35e. 50 Pieces Men’s Spring Pants Goods,
2.0, 75c. to $1 00. 10 Pieces Black Broadcloth and Doeskin, LOW
Ladies’Handkerchiefs, Ladies’Corsets, Ladies’Belts, Ladies’Kid Gloves, Ladies’ Hosiery.
Anything you want can bo found in our New Spring Stock.
Black Cashmeres, Silks and Dress Goods.
50(Pieces Beautiful Malange press Goods, 6%, 8,10 c. 25 Pieces Rubex Dress Goods,
brocaded, 10c. 125 Pieoea Spring Dreas Goods, 12%, 15 to 18c. 75 Pieces Very Choice
Dress Goods, 20, 25 an;, 33c,
, Black Silks.
Warraufail Kura QoCds, and no loading with dye stuffs and lead.
Colored Milks. *
■ ail 'erns Spring Silks, all prices. 200 shades of Trimming Silk, all prices. Grea t
variety &, Satins, Plushes and Velvets.
Spool Silk, sc. spool, warranted. Bouquet Soap, 50. cake. Calicoes, 4,4% and 5c
LARGE LOT. 5-4, 6 4, 8-4, 10-4, 11-4 Shirting, 12%, 15, 20,25,29 c.
BARGAINS.
W, T, Anderson & Co,
COOKE’S ct A^^ G STORE!
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Largest Stock of Shirts
IN THE CITY OF THE 3
FAMOUS ACME AND GLOBE MAKES!
FORCED S Vl.i: OF
MEN’S AND BOYS’ SUITS CONTINUE!
A.. W. BEAACHARD,
For .7. C. Ln<llnvrj& Co.
Special Bargains This Month
-IN- x
Gents’, Boys’ and Children’s Boots!
We Keep the LARGEST STOCK and Offer the GREATEST
BARGAINS In
%
SOLID > I > DURABLE
Boots, Shoes and Hafts,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
WM. MULI!ERIN & CO.,
• r
Stores 722 and 913 Broad Street.
Solid Comfort Swing Chairs
. _ _ NEWEST AND BEST THING OUT. Fine TURK-
LADDSWSWING 1 ISH CHAIRS and ROCKERS. LOUNGES, Very Fine
and Soft, in Raw Sire and Leather. FOLDING CHAIRS,
>HLI D MPHAI K< a n kinds. MARK’S ADJ USTABLE FOLDING CHAIRS
THE BEST MADE—Thirty-Two Positions.
Sold at New York Prices.
CALL AND SEETHEM.
j j bowles & CO., 717 BROAD STRRRT,
i Theo. Markwaltar’s
* MARBLE WORKS,
my broad street, near lower market, abgtota, gaj
XI MR ■» ff ONUMENTB. Tombstones and Marble Work generally, al.
| lyi ways on band or made to order. A largeaelection readyfor
lettering and delivery at shortest notice. Several hundreds o
■q new designs of the most MODERN STYLE OF hIONUMENTfI
fSy ‘MTg&r:" furnished at a lower price than ever before in this market,and o
the beet workmanship, similar to that of the new OONFEDER
. ATE MONUMENT recently erected by me in thia city
EXCELSIOR COOK STOVES!
THE BEST IN THE MARK Eli.
S Fourteen different sizes and kinds. Five ■ 1
sizes with Enameled Reservoirs. Aliafited to.
all requirements, and priced to suis all purses..
LEADING FEATURES:
Double Wood Doors, Patent Wood Graz>_,
ji Adjustable Damper, Ir.tc-rehangeable Avio-
matic Shelf. Breilipg Door, Swinging Hearth-
Plate, Swinging Flue-Stop, Reversible Gas-
Burning Long Cross Piece, Double Short
Centers, Heavy Ring Covers, Illuminated Fire
jSf poors, Nickel Knobs, Nickel Panels, etc.
X-W Unequaled In Material, in Finiak, and ini
operation. Manufactured by
ISAAC A. SHEPPARD & CO., Baltimore, Md,-
qnd fox sale by W. L DELPH, 831 Broad Street. Augusta, Ga,