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National Republican Atr»U9TA. BA. SATURDAY MORNING ft ms QUIRT. No one acquainted with the people of Georgia will deny that the heartiest of their aspiration is for peace and a perma nent settlement of the difficulties and troubles growing out of a war unprovoked and unnecessary; gotten up by a base ami unscrupulous set of politicians, only for the purpose of ruling supreme over a jwirt of the country, when they had no hopes of ruling over the whole. They had their day. They controlled and ruled with a tyranny unparalleled in the history of nations, for about live years, a large portion of the territory and people of the republic. Whom they would they con demned to prison or to banishment; and from the gray-haired old man to the school boy, whom they would, put to fight in the ranks against the government founded by Washington. Jefferson and Madison. The conscript officer came to every house and every field; the father was tom from the despairing embraces of his wife and children; the ploughman was hunted down with dogs and shot as a_ deserter. All who lived in the Confederacy during its existence know that these things were so. Now, the plain people of the country do not wish to renew these scenes of grief, oppression and military rule—they do not wish to he carried off in irons to the conscript camp—they do not wish to be compelled to raise their armed hands against the government their fathers made and lived happily under—they do not wish to be robbed of their property by “ tax in kind,” or to have it stolen from them under pretence of payment by worthless orders on quartermasters, or to receive payment therefor in a flimsy bit of paper issued by a so-called Secretary of a Treasury which had nothing in it—paper which was never intended to be returned, as the men who made tile promise knew when they issued it. The people only ask to be allowed uninterruptedly to pursue prosperity and happiness, in their own way; to sit peaceably “ under their own vine and fig treeto recuperate their fallen tortunes and make the best of their changed circumstances. Yet there are men, disappointed politi cians, men who got up secession because their chances of power over the whole country were desperate, but yet thought “ half a loaf was better than no bread,” and were willing to rule supreme over a fraction of the country since they could never expect to govern the whole, who are still urging the people to reject reconstruc tion, to renew the woful scenes of the Con federacy—a despotism compared to which that of Russia is weak leniency—who are even now urging them to revive the scenes of the Confederacy and inaugurate forcible resistance to the conquering power. If the people follow the counsel of such men, what can they expect but that a redoubled ruin should overtake them? Are we better prepared now than we were in 1860 to resist the power of the Federal Govern ment ? Have we more men, more money, more arms ? Can we again catch the Gov ernment unawares, and seize by surprise upon its forts, mints, and arsenals ? If we could not succeed then, with everything in •ur favor, when the Federal Government had scarcely a soldier from the Potomac to the Rio Grande, can we hope to succeed now, when the “blue coats” are convenient to every village ? Can we hope to succeed now, when the laboring population are free and determined to support the power of that Government that made them free, while before they rendered almost as much service to the Confederacy by maintaining the soldiers in the field as the soldiers themselves? Can we note, bankrupt and disorganized, supj>ort a war, which we failed in then, when we were ricli and pre- pared for it ? Those who listen to the insane ravings of the men who talk about forcible resist ance to reconstruction, had better count the cost. It cost us almost all before— it will cost all now. Let them con sider the conduct of the conqueror. When, in the history of nations, was a conquered and rebellious people treated with more forbearance ? Not a life has been taken for participation in the greatest and most unprovoked rebellion the world has ever seen—few, and those only the most guilty have been deprived ot the rights of citi zenship; general confiscation of property has not been enforced, and will not be. We can not be successful in another civil war, and we can not expect such leniency if we fail. Is it not the part of wisdom, then, to make the best of evils we can not avoid, rather than risk all upon a desper ate forcible resistance which will bring upon ourselves and posterity unnumbered and unknown ills ? Let the people reject as the worst of counsellor's those who counsel forcible resistance, and seek for the things that make for peace. —The heirs of the late John A. Washing, on, ol Virginia, have begun suit in Chicago for the recovery of one bundled thousand dollars’ worth of real estate in that city, which was owned by Washington at the time he was shot in Virginia, in 1861. A Chicago lawyer made hi* way through the lines, and finding the Washington heirs, represented that the estate would be confiscated ii it lemained in their name, and had it deeded to him for safety. He has since refused to restore it—hence the suit. —The inhabitants of the Danish Island*# Bt. Thomas and fit. Johns, have, by u* almost unanimous vote, declared in favor of annexation to the United States. Whatever may be thought of the expediency of buying American islands from European princes' it is gratifying to know that the people wish rather to be American freemen than subjects of a European monarch. We wish* the same liberty of voting might be allowed to the American subjects of Great Britain, Spain, and other European powers. From the At lent* Kra-j State Constitutional Convention TWENTY-MWXXTH DtT. Atlanta, J»n. 23, 1868. The Convention met, and wae opened with p 7h e journal was read end approved. . Leave of abaenco was granted to Mr. Saulter. On motion, the Convention went iuto Committee of the Whole on the Bill of Rights, the first subject in osder being the 15th section, and the first amendment to this sectiou being that of Mr. Bktant, which is to strike out the words “in passing an ordi nance ot secession,*’ and insert, “in at tempting to sever the State from its connec tion with the government of the United States.” The original section reads as follows : Treason against the State of Georgiy shall consist in passing an ordinance of secession, or in levying war against the State or the United States, or giving com fort to the enemies thereof. The discussion on the amendment of Mr. Bryant took a very wide range, embracing the right of a State to secede; whether the people of the State could commit treason against the State—their paramount alle giance being to the government of the United States, and other questions. Mr. Parrott moved to strike out the loth section. The motion was lost. Mr. Brtaxt’s amendment was lost. Mr. Miller’s amendment was lost. Mr. Bryant offered the following as a substitute for the section : Treason against the State of Georgia shall consist only in levying war against the State or tho United States, or in adhering to their enemies, or giving them aid or comfort. Mr. Stanford offered the following amendment, which was lost : Treason shall consist in levying war against the State ol Georgia, or giving aid nnd comfort to the enemies thereof. Mr. Bell, of Banks, offered the following substitute, which was lost: Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid or comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the evidence of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in open court. Mr. McCay offered the following amend ment to the section, which was lost : Treason against the State of Georgia shall consist only in levying war against the State, or in in giving aicLand comfort to the enemies thereof; but no person shall be eonvicted of treason except on the evidence of two competent witnesses to the same overt act, or by confession in open court. Mr. McCay offered the following substi tute for the section, which was lost: Treason against the State of Georgia shall consist in levying war against the State, adhering to the enemies thereof, or defending an ordinance of secession. Mr. Seelsy offered the following amend ment as an addition to the section : But no persou shall be convicted of trea son for giving aid aud comfort to the Gov ernment or armies of the United States. Pending the consideration of Mr. Seeley’s amendment, on motion of Mr. Parrott (Mr. Conley in the Chair), the Committee rose, reported further progress, and asked leave to sit again. Leave to sit again was granted. The hour of 2 o’clock p. m. arriving, the President declared the Convention adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. [From our Special Correspondent. htETTER FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, Jan. 19, 1868. THE WAR SECRETARYSHIP. No new developments have transpired in the Stanton matter, and the public are taking it for granted that the President has bowed to his fate, and unwillingly accepted “the situation but his more immediate friends say that his delay in acting is neces sary for the fruition of his plans. Mean while, Cabinet meetings are held almost daily, and the President steadily ignores the presence of any such person as Edwin M. Stanton in the War Department. Mr. Stan ton has not taken part in any ot the Cabinet meetings lately held. Whether or not he has absented himself of his own volition, it is certain that Mr. Johnson is determined that he shall not now or hereafter be admit ted to his council chamber. Under the existing state ot affairs, both Mr. Stanton and Mr. Johnson oecupys unenviable posi tions ; though backed by the people and Congress, the former can probably “stand it” as long as the latter. No authorized denial has yet been made of the charge, origninally made and since reiterated by (lie Nuiional Intelligencer, that General Grant broke faith with the President in delivering the keys of the War Department to Mr. Stanton. Perhaps the General is saisfied that future events and revelations will fur nish a refutation of the charge. Os course, there are many rumors afloat in regard to the future steps to be taken by the Presi dent to rid himself of the incubus of an earnest patriot like Mr. Stanton, every day giving birth to anew one, and every one finding some believers. ALASKA. Saturday appears to be generally devoted to speech-making in the House. On last Saturday, Mr. Baker addressed the House on the subject of Alaska, contending that the treaty, although complete in form, was not as yet the supreme law of the land, and would not be until the legislative depart raentof the Government should make an appropriation to carry it out; and argued that the acquisition ought to he disap. proved. He held that Congress was the sole judge of what new elements should be incorporated into the body politic of the Republic; and that the treaty making power could not buy a piece of territory and tell Congress that it must take it and pay for it. He hoped that members would exercise their own individual judgments in the matter, and not indulge in a spirit of subserviency to those who had no constitu tional ascendency over Congress. Secretary Seward received on Friday the following telegram from San Francisco, under date of January 16 : “ To Wm■ 11. Seward : “ Assay on gold ore from Alaska $13,000 per ton. Details by letter. “ W. T. Ballow.” This is undoubtedly a rich assay; but Mr. Ballow’s promised letter will have to be awaited before any great significance can be justly attached to the fact tele graphed by him. The great majority of miners know that occasional specimens can bo obtained from very inferior mines which will assay extravagantly. Gold mining has been prosecuted for several years in the lower portion of Alaska, along the banks of and near the Stickeen river, but these mines have not as yet yielded any very remunerative returns. From a year’s residence not very far from Alaska, and from conversations with persons who have visited that country, I am led to believe that there may be valuable mines discovered within its area. 1 hope that future events will bear mo out in the belief; for the “ elephant” is certain to' be ours, aud such discoveries would amazingly help to solve the problem of “ what to do with it ?” PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Verily we are peculiarly blessed iu the way of public amusements at the present time. At the National Theatre, John Brougham's “ Lottery of Life” has occupied the stage daring the past week, and has drawn the best houses of the season. _ Even its gifted author, who enacts the principal character, makes no pretensions of literary merit for it, and it is perhaps the very poorest of his contributions to the stage. In a speech before the curtain, during the week, he said that the public had, somehow or other, become tired of the “ legitimate drama.” He had tried to swim against the current, but only exhausting himself and •not making any headway, he had turned round and commenced to swim with the tide, and had found it much raoro agreeable, besides being extremely profitable. “ The Lottery of Lifo” possesses little originality, has a feebly-woven plot, and its dialogues are of an extremely common order, but it is full of scenes of every day fife, and some of them are gotten np with the nearest approach to nature probably ever seen on any stage. Tho three leading scenes are a street scene on Broadway ; the Japonica coucert saloon, in which there is a regular bar, “ pretty” female waiters, and a miniature stage, upon which there is por trayed a pretty fair representation of tho style of entertainments at such places, and a ferry scene in New York, with a a burning ship in the distance. The truth of Mr. Brougham's criticism upon the present public taste is strikingly illustrated by the tact that while his own sensational scenic drama has been drawing crowded houses, E. L. Davenport and J. W. Wallack, supported by as good a stock com pany as there is in America, have been playing “the fine old” comedies and dramas, at the same time, to poor houses at Wall’s Opera House. To adapt an old witticism, I am afraid some one will soon have to write the L-E G of the legitimate drama. Besides these performances, we have had, during the past week, two or three balls and concerts. Next week, in addition, we are to have four readings by Charles Dickeus, the great est living novelist. Mr. Dickens is a little exorbitant in bis prices—$3 for each read ing, which lasts two hours. On Tuesday night next, we are to have a grand concert bv Marctzek’s and Grover’s Opera troupe •"imbiued ; and week after next the French Opera troupe commence an engagement with Offenbach’s great comic opera of "La Grande Ducliessc de Gerolslein.” KEVKRDY JOHNSON’S SUCCESSOR. The Maryland Legislature, after numerous ballots, elected on Friday last, W. T. Ham ilton as the successor of Reverdy Johnson in the United States Senate. Although Mary land’s ablest son, Mr. Johnson scarcely received a single vote for reflection from a Lrgislature composed entirely of his own party. His crime is that, in his vote upon the reconstruction laws, he sank partisanship and acted upon the dictates of his own clear judgment. Mr. Hamilton, I learn from the Baltimore Sun, is about forty eight years of age, a prominent member of the Bar of Western Maryland, and at this lime, President of the Hagerstown Bank. He has been always a member of the Democratic party, and has served three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives. He will not take his seat until March, 1869. THE AUSTRIAN MINISTRY. It is believed that the Senate will confirm the appointment of Hon. S. S. Cox as Min ister to Austria. In point ot ability and experience, this gentlemau is eminently fitted for the post, and he is personally a popular man ; but it hardly seems that the author of the famous speech, urging a recon struction of the Union, with New England “left out in the cold,” is a proper man to represent abroad fitly the whole reunited Union. SEATING. For the past few days the skating park on Twentieth street has been thronged with merry skaters, who were taking-advantage of the limited opportunities afforded them during the present season for indulgence in this favorite and exhilarating amusement. On Saturday there was a grand masquerade carnival at the park, on which occasion, music and fireworks were added to the usual attractions. Vigilant. —Frankenstein appears to have turned up in real earnest in New Jersey. An inge nious mechanism has actually invented a steam man. The figure is some seven feet high, and is thus colossal, as befits such a monster, and a steam engine in its bowels is said to have the power of three horses- Dressed in fashionable clothes, with a hat which is a “stove pipe” in reality as well as in name, a face of white enamel and neatly painted whiskers. This affair will draw a load for three horses at the rate of a mile a minute. —The Turkish government is greatly alarmed at the aggressive policy which Russia is now pursuing in the Eastern question. It has the avowed sympathy of England and France, and is urged by these two powers to make extensive military and cava! preparations in the Mediterranean- England and France are, moreover, making the greatest efforts to briug about a great European combination against Russia, but whether they will fight themselves is doubtful. —Some four hundred of the inmates of the Deer Island Reform School, Boston harbor, have recently been attacked with a singular disease, very singular to the Wash ington Hotel sickness, which affected so many distinguished citizens a few years ago. The cause of the sickness, thus far, is unex plained. —There have been collected in New York, for the benefit of the Swedish famine sufferers, $1,500, and $2,500 addi tional has been subscribed, but is not yet paid in. —President Johnson has purchased a fine farm of several hundred acres, con taining a superior mill site, in Greene county, Tennessee, to which he intends retiring at the close of bis term. —The monastery to be built at New Melleray, Ohio, for Cistercian monks, will cover three acres, being the largest house of that Order in the world. It will have a tower two hundred feet high 7 —Grass Valley, in California, is pro nounced by Commissioner Brown the most productive gold quartz mining district in the world. The annual yield of an area drawn by a radius of four miles is $3,500,000. —The loss of property last year by stoam boat disasters on the Western rivers amounts to $3,000,000. —A dam has just been completed at' North Adams, Massachusetts, 150 feet long, costing $3,000. —Dr Solomon Sheftall, the oldest mem ber of the medical profession in Savannah, died on Saturday last. —The Cunnrd side wheel steamer Persia is to bo reconstructed on the screw priru^fde. LEAP TEAR. injunction to single men. Do you know, my dear buffers, that this is leap year ? It is your year of jubilee, wherein yon may rest from your labor of courting and sit back, with your hands crossed upon your lap, and wait for propositions from the fair sex. From time immemorial it baa been the custom for the ladies to ask all leading questions one year in four. If any suffering angel has been pining' for you in secret, you will be apt to find it out before you are much older. Concealment, which like a worm in the bud, has been feeding on her damask cheek, will have to hunt up anew boarding house. I trust that you realise the great impor tance and dignity of the situation you occupy, and that you will endeavoi to sustain your well earned reputation of being the noblest work of God. Let not your dignity degene rate into stiffness, and at the same time guard against levity. Avoid trifling with the feelings of the gentle beings who may desire to become overseers of your happiness. Do not encour age hopes that you know can never be realized. Do not suffer a young lady to expend half her income in concert tickets, French candy, and buggy rides, knowing at the time you receive those attentions that she is not a congenial spirit; that she drinks and falls in love with stock actors, and writes verses about the same- When you once make up your mind that she is not exactly the style of angel you would be willing to do marketing for, break the disas trous intelligence to her as gently aud firmly as possible. Assure her that you feel extremely flattered by her preference, and that you shall always esteem her as a friend. If managed with skill there is no danger of the rejection being accompanied with the sacrifice of human life. Ido not remember me of more than a dozen beauteous girls who died because I could not .love them unless some other disease was complicated with their affections. If, which is quite likely, you make up your mind that the suitoress is a proper being to swesten your cares and coffee; to soothe your sorrows and rumple your shirt bosoms, let your hand rest in hers, and suffer your soft head to fall upon her womanly bosom (mind the breastpin) and murmur something about papa. She will then call you her dear little mouse, and other pro prieties and improprieties will suggest them selves in their regular order. Seeing that a bridal troussau costs some thing less than S4OO, the writer suggests the following : TROUSSEAU FOR A BRIDEGROOM. 1 black cloth suit SBO 00 1 pocket handkerchief. 30 2 shirts—plain bosoms 5 00 1 night shirt—embroidered 4 00 2 paper collars 5 1 pair drawers—plain 1 75 1 pair night drawers—ruffled 2 50 1 bottle whiskey 2 00 1 paper cloves ’5 1 eake honey soap 25 1 cork screw 25 1 bottle cocktail bitters 1 50 1 ivory tooth-pick 20 1 Baxter’s Saint’s Rest 2 00 * Total §IOO 00 —Portland has completely risen from the ashes of the great fire of 1866. A Portland newspaper says that “anew city has grown up amidst the ruins; large and elegant warehouses now occupy the waste places of but two years ago, equalling in magnificence and extent those of any city on the continent. Capitalists are coming in and investing their means to help en rich and populate"our fair city.” —The ex-Empress Carlotta was informed for the first time, four days ago, of the death of Maximilian. It is not known how she received the announcement, nor has any report since been made of her condition. The remains of the late Empe ror Maximilian were landed at Trieste on Thursday, with imposing ceremonies. —A Minnesota paper relates the adven tures of a party of amateur hunters who struck what they supposed to be the trail of a deer, and followed it for long miles until it led to a hog pen. They think they have proved practically that pork is dear. Mosher, Thomas & Schaub, i~)AA BROAD STREET— xtc Under Masonic Hall, AUGUSTA, GA., Direct Importers and Dealers iu English and French CHINA! BOHEMIAN, FRENCH, and AMERICAN Glass Ware, Kerosene Lamps, ETC., ETC., AND AGENTS OF THE Southern Porcelain Manufacturing Cos. Tryus, and we will convince you that you can save the freight from New York to this point. JOSIAII MOSIIER, .1. Jefferson thomas, GEORGE SCHAUB. oe#—ly C. HE. Johansen, * CORNER OP Marbury & South Boundary Streets, (NEAR RACE TRACK), AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, Keeps aiavays on hand fresh LAGER BEER and the very best LI QUORS of all kinds. Visitors will find Shuffle Boards Bagatelle Ttt» bios, Air Guns, and amusements of all kinds. Be sure and give me a call. nov26-3m Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, EH. SUMMER, IS4 BROAD STREET, • AUGUSTA, GA. SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, eto.; Watch makers’ Tools, Materials and Glasses. WATCHES and CLOCKS REPAIRED and WARRANTED. Jewelry made and repaired. All kinds of Hair Braiding done. Agent for Singer’s Sewing Machines. AH kinds of Sewing Machines repaired and warranted. jal9—law3m Fruit Trees. AT PRIVATE SALE, THE FOLLOWING list of valuablo PEACH TREES: Troth’s early, Hale’s oarly, Early York, Crawford late and early, Old Mixon free, and Smoek’s late free, from Moorestown, Now Jersey. All in superior order, and for sale at reasona ble prioes by W. V. GRIFFIN, Auetion and Commission Morohant, jaJ2—law3w Cor Jackson and Ellis sts SPECIAL HOTICEB. j<y NOTICE Ta STATE AND COUNTY TAX PAYERS.—By instructions from tbo Comptroller General of Georgia, I am required to eolleet at once the unpaid Taxes of this eonnty. As the law holds me to n strict ac countability, I shall surely issue executions against all who fail to pay by the 20th of Feb ruary, after which time settlement will have to be trade with the Sheriff. JOHN A. BOHLER, Tax Collector Richmond County. ja2s—t2othFeb |y CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAILROAD, January 24, 1868.—[R], [O], |B], Q, V * M, BB A Cos, T Richards A Son, J G B A Bro, T J Apel, J J Browne, JBowiee, Moore A Cos, E O’D, R W M, Branch S A Cos, Bessman A If, Bean <t A, B W & Cos, J Danfortb, L J Miller, D R Wright A Cos, Mrs Frederick,Wyman A May, W A R A Cos, J K Germany, B S <fc Cos, J 0 M, C B, T R R, B C A Cos, Phinizy tt Cos, J J Wiggins, J Blanchard. CONSIGNEES PER SOtjfiT CAR OLINA RAILROAD, January 24, 1868.—Z Mc- Cord, II A C, C A Williams A Cos, C A S, J, Da vidson tt Cos, T J Teague, Scofield Williams A Cos, W A Ramsey it Cos, Geraty A Armstrong. Blair Smith A Cos, W M Jacobs, X X, Ramey Storey A Timberlake, Cbas Quentel, J M Clark A Son, [S], [R], Wright A B, R W Maher, W C Jessup A Cos, J Setze, A Dow, Ga It R Cos, J A D, Kenny A Gray. REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN TION.—The Union Republican voters of Geor gia are requested to send Delegates to a Conven tion to be held at the City Hall, Atlanta, on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19th, at 10 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of transacting any busi ness that may properly come befere the Conven tion. The basis of representation will be as follows: Eaah county will be entitled to the same num ber of Delegates to which they are entitled in the Constitutional Convention now in session in the City of Atlanta : Foster Blodgett, Chairman, William Markham, VV. B.Higginbotham P. M. Shxiblet, C. C. Kicharnson, J. Bowles, Wm. J. White, J. E. Brtant, Wm.II. Noble, Robert Alexander, H. M. Turner, George Wallace, S. W. Beaird, B. Smith, Benj. Dlnmgan, T. G. Campbell. E. B. Rucker, REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE. ja24—tf AGENCY OF NORWICH FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORWICH, CONN.—Notice is hereby given that all parties holding Policies of the Norwich Fire Insurance Company which have not yet expired, and were issued by B. 11. Brodnax, as Agent, are required to present the same immediately to the under signed, in order that they may be duly regis tered. A. G. HALL, Agent, ja24—lw 221 Broad street. NOTICE.— Augusta, GA.,JDec. 21, 1867. To the Stockholder of the Milledgeville, or Macon and Augusta Railroad Cos : Calls for payment on Subscriptions to the Capital Stock of this Company have been made up to fifty-five per cent. Stock upon which this amount has not been paid will be forfeited to the Company. A further call is now made for twenty-five per cent., payable on or beforo February 20th, 1888, at which date eighty per cent, will be due, aud Stock forfeited, if not paid. All Stockholders in arrears will at once cor respond with the Treasurer. The Road is now in operation to Milledge ville, and is doing a large business. It is believed that arrangements will be made by which further calls will be avoided, if prompt pay ment is now made. By order of the Board of Directors. R. B. BULLOCK, President. J. A. S. Milligan, Secretary and Treasurer.' de2l—6ot Savannah Republican, New* and Herald; Macon Telegraph., Journal and Messenger ; Mil ledgeville Recorder , Federal Union ; Atlanta Intelligencer and New Era, will pleaso copy above for sixty days, and send bill to the Treasurer of Macon and Augusta Railroad, at Augusta. g@“CITY SEXTON.—THE SEXTON will be found at his offico, at the Cemetery, from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m., and from % to 5 p. m., every day. All orders left at any time will be promptly attended to. Residence—No. 6 Fenwick street. P. B. HALL, ja2l—lm City Sexton. AGENCY OF JAMES RIVER IN SURANCE COMPANY.—-Notico is hereby given that all parties holding Policies of tho James River Insurance Company which have not yet expired and were issued by B. H. Brodnax, as Agent, are required to present the same imme diately to the undersigned, in order that they may be duly registered. A. G. HALL, Agont, jal'J—lw 221 Broad street. TAX NOTICE. Xi«S“ CLER K OF COUNCIL’S OFFICE, Augusta, Ga., January 14, IS6S. — AII persons liable for City Taxes (except those who are re quired to make quarterly roturus), are hereby notified that tho CITY TAX DIGEST for IS6B is now open at my office (City Hall), and will remain open until the first day of March next, by which time all returns must bo made. All those who fail to return by that time will be returned for doable taxation, and a fine of not less than ten dollars per day will bo imposed for each day of such failure to return. Offico hours: From 9 o’clock a.tn. to 1 o’clock p.m., and from 3 o’clock p.tn. to 5 o’clock p.m., daily (Sundays exccptod). JAMES N. ELLS, jan!s—td Clork of Council. U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE, ) Collector’s Office, 3d District Georgia, > Augusta, January 11, 1838. j NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, IN accordance with Section 63 (Department compi lation), Internal Rovenuo Laws of the United States, Act of July I3th, 1866, that claimants to the following doscribod property may appear and file such claim with the Collector, within thirty days from the dato of this notico, as pro seribed in the provisions of said seotion and law ; 2 COPPER STILLS and Fixtures, found and seized on the premises of Paul Brentwell, Richmond county. 1 COPPER STILL and Fixtures, found and seizod on tho premises of Washington Brid well, Biehmond county. COPPER STILL and Fixtures, found and seised on the premises of Alphonza Burroughs, Richmond county. 1 JCOPPKR STILL AND FIXTURES, fouud and seized on the premises of -Simon, Richmond county. The above described proporty seized on or about the 28th day of DccomKer, 1867, for viola tion of all laws relating to tho distillation of spirits. WILL D. BARD, j*l2—lawlw Collector, i BEW ADVERTISEMENTS. For Sale, A DESIRABLE RESIDENCE- Containing SEVEN ROOMS— Within five minutes’ walk of the Poet Office. Address KEY BOX 75. Ja2»—lw IN BANKRUPTCY. U. 8. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, I Atlanta, Ga., January 23, 1868. ( THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE; That on the 11th day of January, A. D., 1868, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the firm of SMITn, BULLOCn fit SMITH, with J. W. L. BMITH. individual, of Monroe, in the county of Walton, and State of Georgia, who have been adjudged Bankrupts on their own petition ; that the payment of any delta and the delivery of any property belonging to said Bankrupts, to them or for their use, and the transfer of any property by them, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupts, to prove tbeir debts, and choose one or more assignees of tbeir estate, will he held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Court house iu Monroe, Walton eonnty, Georgia, be fore Garnett Andrews, Register, on the 6th day of February, A. D., 1868, at 10 o’clock a. m. CHARLES H. ELYEA, ja2s—lt Deputy Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, I Atlanta, Ga., January 23,1868. f r pillS IS TO GIVE NOTICE : That on the I 16th day of December, A. D., 1867, a War rant iu Bankruptcy was issued against the es tate of WILLIAM T. HOWARD, of , in the county of Oglethorpe, and State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank rupt on his own petition; that the payment of any debts and the delivery of any property be longing to said Bankrupt, to him or lor bis use, and the transfer of any property by him, are for bidden by law ; that a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, aud choose one or more assignees ot his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be hoiden at the office of A. G. Foster, in the city es Madison, Morgan eonnty, Georgia, before Albert G. Foster, Register, on tne 6th day of February, A. D., 1868, at 3 o'clock p. m. CHARLES H. ELYEA, ja2s—2t Deputy Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, J Atlanta. Ga., January 23, 186S. j THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 7th day of December, A. D., 1867, a War rant iu Bankruptcy was issued against the es tate of JOHN J. DAVIS, of , in the county of Walton, and State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank rupt on his own petition; that the payment of any debts and delivery of any property be longing to said Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of aDy property by him, are forbidden by law ; that a meeting of the credi tors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will bo held at a Court ot Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Courthouse in Monroe, Walton county, Georgia, before Garnett Andrews, Regis ter, on the 6th day of February, A. D-, 1868, at 10 o’clock a. B. CHARLES H. ELYEA, ja2s—lt Deputy Marshal as Messenger. LOST ON THE STREET RAIL WAY CARS, NEAR Augusta Factory, a Lady’s Cuff Button, Etruscan and Garnett, oval. A suitable re ward will be paid by leaving it ja24—2t AT THIS OFFICE. City papers copy once, and send bill to this Office. Bargains IN CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, FURNISHING GOODS, etc., At E. 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DITSON <f- CO., ja24—tf 711 Broadway, New York. AGENTS WANTED JpOR THE LIFE AND CAMPAIGNS OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE , The Standard Biography of the Great Chieftain." Its official character and ready sale, combined with an increased commission, make it the best subscription book ever published. Send for circulars and see our terms, and a full descrip tion of the work. Address, NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO.. jan4—lm* Atlanta, Ga An Ordinance To abolish the office of Recorder. Sec. I. Be it ordained by the City Council of Augusta, and itia hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That the Ninety-Second Section of the General Ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 11. And be it further ordained by the au thority aforesaid, That the Mayor of tho City be required to act as Recorder, without salary. Sec. 111. And be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances militating against this ordinance bo and the same are hereby repealed. Done in Council this 11th day of January A.D. 1863. FOSTER BLODGETT, Mayor C. A. Attest: James N. Ells, Clerk of Council. janl4—lo Fish and Oysters, GAME, POULTRY, VEGETABLES FAMILY GROCERIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, Always on hand and for sale low. CALL AND SEE ME. WM. HALE (Colored), Washington street, aul—if Between Broad and EUit. O. H. Waimer, PLUMBER, GAS AND STEAM FITTER, NO. a.M BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. Pumps, Gas, Steam and Water Pipes, Rubber Hose and Hose Pipes, Promptly furnished or repaired. aul—tjan2o REMOVED! B. H. BRODNAX, INSURANCE AGENCY, OFFICE AT No. 27 Jackson Street, Near Broad*' oc4— tf PERKY DAVIS’ VEGETABLE PAIN KILLER. WE BEG LEAVE TO CALL THE ATTEY TION of the public to this long tested uni unrivalled FAMILY MEDICINE. The PAIN KILLER is a purely vegetabl compound ; and while it is a most efficient K«i edy for Pain, it is a perfectly safe medicine in the most untkillfal hands, for ’ 0 BUMMER GOMPPAINT, or any other form of Bowel Disease in children or adults. It is an almost certain cure, and ha. without doubt, been more successful in cn,;- the various kinds of s CHOLERA than any other known remedy, or even the most skillful physician. In India, Africa and Chios! where this dreadful disease is ever more or le. prevalent, the * PAIN KILLER is considered by the natives, as well as European residents in those climates, A SURE REMEDY. Asa Tonic for the Stomach, it is unrivalled A few doses will relieve severe cases of INDIGESTION, and it is often a perfect cure for DYSPEPSIA in its most aggravated forms. Its tonie and stimulating properties, arousing the system t« vigorous action, render it a most effectual curs for COLDS AND COUGHS, when used according to directions. For external application, it is unsurpassed by any medical preparation known. RHEUMATISM and Neuralgic Affections are quickly relieved and of*en cured by it. Any soreness in the Muscles or Joints can be relieved by its applica tion. It cures instantly the most violent TOOTHACHE. It should always be kept near at hand, to he used in cases of sevore BURNS OR SCALDS. If applied immediately, according to directions, it will give instant relief, and prevent blistering. It is peculiarly adapted to the wants of SEAMEN, and persons making sea voyages, and no vessel should sail without a supply of it. One captein writes us: “I have made several voyages—often with emigrants—and though I keep a good medicine ebest, and have several times had a good deal of sickness on board, I have found the Pain Killer so efficient in ail cases as to en tirely preclude tho use of all other medicines.” One positive proof of its efficacy is, that the sales have constantly increased, and wholly upon its own merits. The effect of the Pain Killer upon the patient, when taken internally in cases of Colds, Cough, Bowel Complaints . Cholera, Dysentery, and other affections of the system, has been truly wonderful, and has wot for it a name among the medical preparations that can never be forgotten. Its success in re moving Pain, as an external remedy, in cases of Burns, Bruises, Sores, Sprains, Cuts, Sting of Insects, and other causes of suffering, has se cured for it such a host of testimony, as an almost infallible remedy, that it will be banded down to posterity as one of the greatest medical discoveries of the nineteenth century. Tho magical effects of the Pain Killer, when taken or used according to directions, are certain. You have only to be sure that you buy the genuine article and adhere to the directions in its use, and you will admit its wonderful medi cinal properties. The genuine Perry Davis’ Pain Killer is now put up in panncl bottles with the words Davis Vegetable Pain Killer blown in the glass ; and with two steel engraved labels on each bottle one an excellent likeness of Perry Darts, ttie original inventor of the medicine, the other a steel engraved note of hand—none others can bo relied upon as genuine. Toe Pain Killer is sold by Druggists and Groce s. PERRY DAVIS & SON, Proprietors, jalO—2m No. 74 High st., Providence, R.I. Rail Road Schedules. Macon and Augusta Railroad. ESs*? ****** —ta gtpsys She :HWI SCHEDULE OF MACON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD— Leave Camak daily at 12.30 p.tt Leave Milledgeville 5.30 a.o. Arrive at Milledgeville 4.10 jus. Arrive at Camak 9.00 am. Passengers leaving Augusta or Atlanta oz the Day Passenger Train of the Georgia AiNIA will make close connections at Camak forrotet mediate points on the above Road, and alto for Macon. Passengers leaving Milledgeville at 5,30 a.m. reaches Atlanta and Augusta the same day, wd will make close connections at either plaee for the principal points in adjoining States. E. W. COLE, General Augusta, January 7, IS6B. jaS —ts Change of Schedule on the Central Railroad. ON AND AFTER FRIDAY, JULY STH, th» following Schedule wiU be run between Augusta, Macou and SaTannah ; Leavo Augusta at, 5.45 a. in. A 5.65 p. ®- Arrive at Macon 5.25 p. m. & 5.00 a m. Arrive at Savannah- 6.25 p. m. & 4.50 a. ®- Leavo Macon 7.05 a. m. <t 6.15p.m. Leavo Savannah S.flO a. m. A 6.25 p-»- Arrive at Augusta 5.45 p. m. A 3.15 a. »• A. M. Train from Augusta will connect with S. A. A G. P. R. train at Savannah, and Mil ledgeville at Gordon. P. M. Train from Augusta will connect with Trains on South Western, Muscogee, and Macoi and Western Railroads. J. M. SELKIRK, ju4—tf Master of Transportation Change of Schedule of South Carolin* Rail Road Company. Office South Carolina R. R- Uo->1 Augusta, October 2. 1867. J The following will be the leav ing and arriving times of Trains over this Road, commencing on and after Sunday. October 6th, 1867 ; MAIL AND THROUGH PASSENGER TRAIN** AUGUSTA TO COLUMBIA. Charleston Running Time. Leavo Augusta 3-d® *- Arrive at Kingville 11.15 a.®- Arrive at Columbia LlO p. ®* Passengers for Wilmington ltoad. Chariot® Road, and Greenville and Columbia Road, oaz only make connection by taking this Train. MAIL AND PASSENGER TRAIN TO AUGUST 1 FROM COLUMBIA. Charleston Running Time. Leave Columbia 10.00 a.®* Arrive at Kingville 12.05 p. ®- Arrive at Augusta .....7.40 p. MAIL AND PASSENGER TRAIN —AUGUSTA AX® CHARLESTON. Charleston Running Time. Leavo Augusta 3.40 *• *■ Arrivo at Charleston 12.20 p.®- Leave Charleston 10.40 a. ®* Arrive at Augusta 7.40 p.®* NIGHT EXPRESS FREIGHT AND PASSXSG** ACCOMMODATION TRAIN AUGUSTA AN® charleston.—Sundays excepted. Charleston Running Time. Leave Augusta 4.10 P- *’ Arrivo at Charleston 4.00 a.®- Leave Charleston 7.30 p- •* Arrive at Augusta _...6.50 a.®* 11. T. PEAKE, oo3—tf General Superintendent. Book and job printing Executed at this Offlo* At the Lowest Terms and in the Best Sty** Come and see samples.