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POETICAL, I [From the Louisville Jourhal. THE BTTRTAT, OF GOD* A DREAM THAT WAS DREAMED. I. I dreamed that God was dead. Ah awful ■ dread O’erwhelmed my soul A universe bereav ed In blasted orphanage, with tokens dark Of woes illimitable, aghast and Still, Haled in the vaults of space. The 1 j?ount of hie Dried up. The ceaseless miracles Silvl ne Creating forms and tints and tones, a „and all The energies of palpitating life Through planes utflfaaf , nit udes and their God, were not. X'fid? A i| His works By instinct omnipresent, paused a nd ij ed . ’ J ™ Ved ° n ’ b ° th life death the . , same. TOe'Stars, unpoised and topj?W i o>er 0 > er a i on£r Wir crystal paths were stkv , n nk e stranded ships; 1 And walls They garcd l&e ftm J rfU torchaS) pa l e and And darkne^ 3 came and stc 0( j before t h e g t ar s, sfofc bid t.iem not. Light came and f ed upon The darkness, yet consur fled no t— j,ot And darkness one. ila j e came blanching cheek, And 'died, fichih sighing, looked Its last wish, And died. Hdjie came —despairing came and ■died. The Angels “With their hushed and stringless harps, ■Archangels, One .rubim and Seraphim, And Spirits 'of the Beautiful and dust— 'The 'Princely Son and Mighty Spirit came To SWeil 'thfj pageant dire. Time came with sill Tts bloody; tearful, Christ—bright soroll en wrapped Ardtmd its serpent form, like muffling hood The furtive visage of the noiseless thief; 'Eternity, with all its seconds, came ; -And Space in all its countless points—e’en Death Triumphant, came, in awe, to die with God. All things seemed dual, and yet one—a dead And living universe embraced. Around, Above, below, an emptiness not empty— A phantom world all palpable—a world To sense alive—to dreaming conscioueness All dead—a contradiction infininite! I dreamed, that then, by strange consen as if All skies and world and depths and sentient things Were swayed by one omniscient thought and will, The universe in boundless gloom and awe And pomp of state unutteraDle, prepared The funeral of God. Nought moved or spoke ; And yet in dreams, perplexed by lifeless life, By stagnant motion and by toneless sounds, By signals strange and rayless fire along The beacon heights of godless empires grand, I feel that all—His shroud unwoven and Outflowing like a woof of light; His grave As acres vast and of unfathomed depth, Dug by no mortal hand—Himself His tomb— Begirt and watched by clouds, in circuits wide, Piled upward in Titanic masonry, As topless walls of gloom; His hearse and bier, In distance screened in mystery sublime; His knell the tolling deep of bells unwrought, Heard only in the ear of wafting thought, And swung on high in ever deep’ning domes; His dirge unrythm’d, voiceless, spectral-toned, And chanted by unmoving lips of choirs Innumerable, mingling silent sighs Of wingless winds with loud and solemn roars Of ocean dead ; His pall the dusky skirts Of woven shadows dim—l felt that all— An,—ALL—was ready, mutely waiting for ‘•The awful burial of God.” The soul, Appalled, could bear no more. The dreamer woke 1 11. Joy, joy, ye sad mortals 1 The horror is past. The dreaming has ended—the day’s breaking fast, The sun on the hills and its sheen in the air Inscribe on the spheres that our God is still there. 111. The food in the fields and the bud on the stems, The worlds round his brows like glittering gems, The banneiing clouds and wide-rolling tides Proclaims that His power forever abides. IV. Without our God what things could be In earth or air or heaving sea; What sounds arise, what colors glow Upon earth's canvass here below! See the kindness, See the gladness, In our blindness, In our madness. He forever pours upon us, Sinking downward to out home-dust! Oh 1 the joy, and oh ! the bliss I We poor mortals have in this— Our Father God All things give.hl Our Father-Goo Forever liveth I LAUGHOGEAMS. Men of color,—Painters. The last men—Cobblers. Brothers-in-law.—Judges. The husbandman sows wheat, while the housewife sews “tares.” A poet began an apostrophe to the *- with “Prodigious dampness.” ocean . . lady advertises for a place A Boston u. the duties of a family.” assistant n. ws like an army ? Be “■StSTw*- ' olmms “ and IC 'tm. loaiws ’ .. Vu. "• himself Irish editor , . ' n ain’t that ha ' a boufc fm. __ true. •A. repo or ; in depicting a wreck at sea, sa- /r v 0 le%g than tea unfortunates bit f’ * . :(> atoX-ial party,” they call it now. Whtn were a boy, it was “going a -earth is the LordV’ /Lots 40x $250." Were signs adjoining at Qjiffs camp-meeting. Sea ' -ntet once made “Be ye therefore Ann ’’the text of a preacher. Be steaclfast ’ breakfast.” y® there for M howdy-do?” inquired “&U„, frmnd, just before start agentieman of a ->nk ye, how-do-you do?’’ idling, th. _ -firstspeak er* _ ’ed-tb 13 - immoderate,” reph * " * replied| T Js*?® > a fishing thing* r \ po] l couldn’t catch afy Y “iYhy ?” vaccinated l” l Nej? ecause,lVe Jbfit been HEE CONFINEMENT. A young woman of delicate appear ance was making application for some medicine. “You look very pale, my good girl,” observed the tender-hearted young prac titioner. “I have only come from my close con finement three weeks since,” replied the woman. The tender-hearted practitioner blush ed violently. “I don’t think you should come out in the cold so soon,” observed he, rebuk ingly; “and where have you left your baby?” Oh, please, Sir, I have not got a ba by.” The young man felft greatly mortified at having hurt the young woman’s feel ings so he thought he would mend mat ters : “Dear me,” said he, “so the poor little thing died?” “No, Sir,” explained the young wo man, hanging down her head ; “I mean I have only just come out of prison, in consequnce of a mistake about some clothes.” The young doctor turned red and wilted. THE SIZE*OF AMERICA. The strongest figure of speech with which Comey illustrated the great size of Ameriky, has also a hit at the Scotch which they will relish as well as they do punch. “Where did baccy come from?” in quired Mary. “Why from ’Meriky, where else ?” re plied Comey, “that sent us the first pertaty. Long life to it for both, says II” What sort of a place is that, I won der?” “Meriky! They tell me its mighty sizable, Molly, darlin’. I’m told you might roll England through it an’ it would hordly make a dent in the ground. There’s a fresh water ocean inside of it that you might drown Ireland in, and save Father Mathew a wonderful sight of throuble ; an’ as for Scotland, you might stick it in a comer of one of their forrests, and you’d never be able to find it except it might be by the smell of the whisky!” LOBSTERS. A Mr. Blossom, kept the Canandaigua Hotel, and was the prinoo of hoetw, and the delight of his guests. + There was an old fellow, a good deal of a bore,’who used to frequent his hotel, and often entemed in conversation when he was out of order. One day Blossoms received some very large lobsters, and had served them up to one or two friends at his end of the trble. Among them was our hero. He he had had the misfortune to lese all his teeth except a long eye-tooth, that stood sentinel at the comer of his cavernous mouth. “Whatis them red things Blossom?” he asked. “Lobsters. Did you never see a lob ster before ? They’re the finest eating in the world. Try that leg, and you’ll like it!” He gave him a huge claw and told him : “To go to work upon that!” He put one end in his mouth, numbled it over, without making any very great progress. “How do you like it ?” said Blossom, who with his friends were enjoying the joke. “Can’t tell yet,” said the other. “How do you eat the cussed thing, any how ?” “Oh, eat it right down,” said Blossom, never mind the bones!” By this time the man with the sharp tooth, had succeeded in drilling a hole through to the meat. Having establish suction, as Blossom saw, he asked him fV '•- ' "frj f: /??/ **\ 'y J \ tfwaQ ■ ti l v*JIL 1 j*p \ . 4 ■kl*kV'- ' 1 1 , *. V m ./As 1- /V^-• ttm been before the American public /yvttr THIRTY years. It has never ye failed to give perfect satisfaction, and hM Sr.rA'ESK ’NrSAould’bfa single day again, “Well, how do you like it now ?” “Wa’l, it is pretty hard eatin’, but I kinder like the peth on’t!” And the pith of the whole was that he had been badly “sold.” THE PRmLEGEfT OF AMERICANS. Crossing the ferry, a few days ago, a reporter had his attention drawn to an Irish specimen, whose skin was well fill ed with bad whiskey. Once or twice he essayed to get into an argument with gentlemen on the boat, who abruptly turned and left him. Nothing disheart ened, he finally seated himself by the side of the reporter, who, engaged with his paper, was semi-oblivious to all sur roundings. “Will ye be afther tellin’ me,” said Pat “who I had betther vote for President, Grant or Graley?” The Fat Reporter quietly laid his newspaper on his knee, as he answer ed: “My friend, it is one of the great ad vantages of this Government that a man can vote for whomsoever he pleases.” Pat—But shure, I think Grahtis more in favor of the nagur than— The Fat Reporter—Ah! that is anoth er of the advantages of this Government —a man can think just as he pleases. Pat—Be jabers! I believe yees are a and and Grant Repooblican afther all. The Fat Reporter—Another of the ad vantages of this Government—a man can believe just what he pleases. Pat—Bah! an’ I could do that in the ould counthry, and why should I coom all the way to Ameriky to be tould that? The Fat Reporter—Just so j that is another of the advantages of this coun try. Whenever you do not like it, you can go back to the old country. Pat—Och! the divil fly away wid yees, but I’ll not shtand palavering here wid yees. The Fat Reporter—That is another of the advantages of this Government; when your company does not suit you, it is an easy matter to leave it. Pat departed sorely perplexed, and the Fat Reporter resumed his morning pa per, while a general chuckle pervaded the group who had been near enough to heai- the colloquy. POLITENESS. Old General Sam Houston was some time ago in Austin, and, as iwual, his fresh wit and racy humor ha f i drawn quite a crowd around him. Among them was Doctor Tims, who was most; violent ly opposed to Houston in politics. The Doctor, heated by a remark of Houston’s exclaimed, “General Houston, I like you well enough in private and social life, and be lieve you to be a gentleman ; but, [polit ically], Sir, I would not believe you up on your oath.” j. To which the General replied? in his quiet way, “I would believe you, Doctor!” “Well, Sir,” vehemently exclaimed Doctor TANARUS., “you have a better opinion of me than I have of you; for I actually would not believe you, politically, upon your oath.” “No, Doctor,” rejoined Geneijal Hous ton, gravely shaking his head, “I have not a better opinion of you than you have of me, but I have more polite ness !” The Doctor quietly left. AN ARKINSAS “DIVORCE." Mi\ Burgess Davis, of Marion, Arkan sas—highly colored and very mad— posts the following notice on tie posts and sign boards of that village. He calls it his “devose.” We quote from the Memphis Avalanche: CAST OFF “PEGGA.” marion Ark Crittenden County may 31 | 1873 * notice is hear By given is in ten Days Notice, that pegga Davis no more more mine for she is nothing but a piecebreaK er for thare is No getting Along with her no ways that a man can do and Reather then to Be in truble all the time I Part in Publect that it will Be under stood By all People. Mr. Burdges Davis. The ties that connect business men with the public—advertise. England and Germany are arranging for an international copyright treaty. without th. 8 tAxlm-eßb The money re funded unless the Liniment is as repre sented. Be sure and get the genuine MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT. Soldi bv all Druggists and Country Stores, at 25c., 60c. and SI.OO per Bottlo. Notice style, size of bottle, c. ' J New Goods! New Goods! J. H. JONES & CO. Have -just opened a.beautiful assortment of PRINTS, SHOES AND CLOTHING New Designs, Latest Styles, Very Attractive* We cordially invite all to call and see our Stock before purchasing* PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. A Tull Stock of Groceries and Provisions Always on Hand, TO WHICH WE INVITE THE ATTENTION OF PLANTERS. TEMPTING PRICES AT THE Southern Dry Goods Store 189 BiEtO-A-ID ST., -A.XTGUSTA, G--A-. OLD PRICES GIVING WAY TO NEW ONES. BARGAINS ALL OVER THE STORE. We are determined not to carry over any Spring or Summer Goods at all, therefore all persons in need of anything usually kept in a first class Dry Goods Store should not delay calling on ui at once or send for samples. BARGAINS IV DRESS GOODS. Including Silks, Poplins, Grenadines, Japanese Cloths, Batiste Cloths, Muslins, Cambrics, white and colored Lawns, &c. BARGAINS In Hamburg Trimmings, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Fancy Goods, Notions, &c. EXTRA BARGAINS In Lace Points—a beautiful assortment, from $2.50 to $75, and many Other articles too numerous to mention. In all orders from samples sent we pay the express charges when retail bills amount to $lO or over. Before You Buy, Go To POWELL & MULLER’S, 189 Broad st. The People’s Clothing Store THE LARGEST HOUSE IN THE STATE, 268 Broad st., Augusta, W, A. RAMSEY, Agent. WE offer this season the largest line of Fine, Medium dnd Common Ready-made Sprlffg and Summer CLOTHING for Men and Boys in the State. We have some of the most elegant goods that Cart be found, and every article of our own make, and equal to custom work, together with the finest line of FURNISHING GOODS in the city. HATS, CAPS, GjtUNKS, VALISES, &c. New Goods constantly arriving. Large men or small will find no trouble In getting fitted. Boys rom 2b to 20 years old can be suited. No one should purchase Clothing before examining this mmense stock. ap 23 W• A. RAMSEY, Agent. NEW SPRING GOODS! mm one ! mm sit > TO THE STORE OP S.I). BLACKWELL! SOX WHO ARE FAST RECEIVING A LARGE AND JUDICIOUSLY SELECTED STOCK OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE GOODS. SOMETHING WORTH REMEMBERING ' coo—— OUR BUYER (MR- KEAN) IS NOW IN NEW YORK, CULLING GEMS FROM ALL THE LARGE IMPORTING HOUSES, in tbe United States, and feels confident that for Style, Quality & Cheapness HIS SELECTIONS WILL BE HARD TO SURPASS. Is coming in rapidly, and we cordially invite all to visit us daily, as there will be something NEW, ATTRACTIVE AND NOVEL Every day, and it affords us pleasure to display them, whether you buy or not. We will sell to COUNTRY MERCHANTS at New York quota tions for CASH. For approved City Acceptance we will sell on a credit to Ist October next, adding 1} per cent interest per month. Apply with perfect confidence in our willingness and ability to serve you as well as any house South, and you will not be disap pointed. Very Respectfully, KEAN & CASSELS. DOZIER & WALTON 241 BROAD ST3IEET, AUGUSTA, GA. FOE SALE. In Store and to Arrive. 100 Hhds. Bacon SHOULDERS. 60 Hnds. Bacon SIDES. 100 Hhds. Reboiled MOLASSES 20 Hhds. Cuba MOLASSES 20 Puncheon? Demarara MOLASSES 200 Barrels Reboiled MOLASSES 60 Barrels New Orleans MOLASSES 40 Hhds. New Orleans SUGARS. 35 Hhds. Demarara SUGARS 150 Barrels Refined SUGARS 50 Tierces RICE 160 Tierces Choice Leaf LARD 150 Kegs Choice Leaf LARD 150 Boxes Pale SOAP 150 Boxes and half boxes Adamantine CAN DLES 100 Bags Rio, Java and Laguyra COFFEE. 325 Boxes Well-cured Bulk C. ft. SIDES 50 Boxes Well-cured Bulk SHOULDERS, Brooms, Woodware, Spices, Starch, Matches, Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, Twines, Wrap ping paper, at lowest wholesale prices. WAI/TOJV, CLARK & CO., Jtch26-tf Augusta t Georgia. E. G. ROGERS, 14T and 149 Broad Street. AUGUSTA, GA. I am now offering a very superior stock of FURNITURE Of all grades, comprising Parlor, Chamber, Din ing-room, Hall and office Furniture, in great va riety of style. My stock of Chamber Suites is especially varied, being the best in the city. UNDERTAXING. My Undertaking department is novr fully or ganized, and I am prepared to furnish Cases, and Caskets in all the Varieties, from the best manufactory and of my own make. METAL.IC CASES from the most ap proved makers always on hand. Experienced attendants. Calls attended at all hours. Apply at night, or on Sundays, in yard at tear of stofe at 102 GREENE ST., second bonse below City Hall. [Myl4-3n I*pl IMdknmtfg. Wit Safe. before the courthouse door in Llberton, Elbert county, on the first Tues day in July next, between the legal hours ot the undivided one hundred and twenty -1 part of a lot or parcel of land in the ninth (9th) district of the second (2d) section of onginally Cherokee (now Fannin) county. Said lot or parcel known in said district and said section as No. 18—the whole lot contain ing one hundred and sixty acres, more or less Sold as the property of Mrs. Elmira Sullivan,' lnte of Elbert county, deceased, by virtue of an order from the court of Ordinary of said county for the bent fit of creditors and heirs of said del ceased. Terms, Cash. April 1,’73. J. I. CHANDLER, Admin’r. O EORGIA, Elbert County,—Notice is hereby LV „ give „ n t 0 all P ersons concerned that on the d “ r ,f April, 1873, Jonathan G. Nelms, late of Elbert county, departed this life intestate, and no person applying for administration on the es tate of said Jonathan G. Nelms, and that in terms of the law administration will be vested in the Clerk of the Superior Court, or some other fit and proper person, thirty days after publication of thi3 citation, unless some valid objection be made to his appointment. Given under my hand anl official signature, this 9th day of June, 1873. JAS. A. ANDREW, Ordinary. Citation for Letters ol Dsml<sNlon OTA TE of Gorgia, Elbert County: Whereas Wm kJH. Te<isly, guardian and administrator of John 11. H. Teasley, represents to the court in his peti tion,duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered John H. H. Teasley’s estate, this is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said administrator should not be discharged from his administration and receive letters or dismission on the first Monday in September, 1873. Jas. A. Andrew, Ordinary, NOTICE. “ ALL persons indebted to the estate of George T. Williams are requested to make imme diate payment, else they will be sued. The claims will be found in the hands of E. P. Edwards Esq f Elberton, Ga. J. D. HILL, Adm’r, May. 5, 1873. ANDREW MALE HIGH SCHOOL, ELBEBToN. GA. P. E DAVANT, A M., - - Principal. GEO. Q. QUILLIAN, - - Assistant Spring term commences Monday, Jan. 27,1872. THE course of instruction In this institution is thorough and by the analytic system. The pupils are taught to think and reason for themselves. Boys will be thoroughly prepared for any class in college. Those desiring aspeedy preparation for business can take a shorter course in Analytic Arithmetic, Surveying, Book keeping, &c. The discipline of the school will be firm and inflexible. An effort will be madein all cases to control students by appealing to their sense of duty and honor, but at all events the discip line will be maintained. Sates of Tuition: Ist class, $2.50 permonth ; 2d class, $3.50 j 3d class, ss—one-half in ad vance. Board in good families $lO permonth An Unparalleled Offer! We want to add 100,000 Subscribers to the sub scription list of the SOUTHERN MAGAZINE DURING 18711. Will you be one of them P We think yon will’when we tell you that we will give you $24 for $4.50! How 1 Look and see. Wo will sond the SOUTHERN MAGAZINE, the subscription pneejof which is $4 per.annum, and A Splendid Steel Engraving;, 29x35 INCHES, THE BURIAL OF LATANE For $4.50. Retail Price of Engraving, $20.00 Wo boldly assert that no such liberal offer hat ever been made by any Magazine North or South. We do not ask you to subscribe until you see both the Engraving and the Magazine, and to en able you to do this we have appointed the Editor of this Paper our Agent. He will be pleased to show you both. TURNBULL. BROTHERS, Publishers, Balitmore. Change of Schedule ON THE GEORGIA AND MACON AND AU GUSTA RAILROADS. On and after Wednesday, June sth, 1872, the Passenger trains on the Georgia and Macon and Augusta railroads will run as follows : Georgia Railroad—Day Passenger Train. LEAVE ARRIVE Augusta 8 20 a m I Atlanta 6 40 p n Atlanta 8 15 a in | Augusta 5 30 p m Night Passenger Train. LEAVE ARRIVE Augusta 8 15 p m I Atlanta 6 45 a m Atlanta 8 00 p m | Augusta 6 00 a m Macon and Avgusta R. R.—Day Passenger Train. LEAVE ARRIVE Augusta 12 15 p m I Macon 7 30 p m Macon 630a m | Augusta 115 p m No change of cars between Augusta and Macon Passengers from Athens, Atlanta, Washing ton, or any point on the Georgia Railroad and branches, by taking the Day Passenger Train will make connection at Camak with trains for Macon. Pullman’s (first-class) Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night Passenger Trains on the Georgia Railroad; and first-class Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains on the Macon and Augusta R. R, S. K. JOHNSON, Supe. 2he Oldest Furniture Home in the State. PLATT - BROS. 21Q & 214 Broad St. AUGUSTA, GA., Keep always on hand the latest styles of FURNITURE Os every variety manvfactured, from the lowest to the highest grades CHAMBER, PARLOR, DINING-ROOM, AND LIBRARY COMPLETE SUITS, OR SINGLE PIECES. At prices which cannot fail to suit the purchaser UNDERTAKING, In all Its branches, METALLIC CASES AND CASKETS, of various styles and make; im ported Wood Caskets and Cases, of ev ery known design and finish; Cof fins and Caskets of our own make, in mahogany, rose* Wood and walnut An accomplished undertaker will be in at tiendance at all hours, day and night ciisisir^s