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Nationalßtpnbltcan A.U<»tflBTA.. «A.. TUESDAY MOKNIXU February 4, 13#s A SIGNIFICANT ELECTION. The recent election for Congress in the Eighth District of Ohio, though appa rently of no greater national importance than the maintenance, unimpaired, of the Republican majority in Congress, is of great significance, demonstrating as it does that the Democratic victory last fall was owing, not to any real falling away of the Republican vote, but to the influence of local issues with which national politics had nothing to do. The election was to fill the vacancy in Congress caused by the death of Mr. Hamilton, the former repre sentative, At his election the Republican majority was only 347, and at the State election last fall the Democrats carried the District upon the questions of negro suf frage and the disfranchisement of deserters. At the election which took place last week, the Republican candidate, General Beatty, was elected by over 1,000 majority. Thus, the Republicans have not only annihilated the Democratic majority of the fall elec tion, but have more than quadrupled that by which they elected Mr. Hamilton. This result indicates that when the people of the North have presented to them a National question, pure and simple, they stand by the Union banner; but when local issues enter into any election, they vote without reference to National politics. Thus those who have deceived themselves with the idea that because Ohio elected a Democratic Legislature last Fall, and the Democrats in other States gained partial victories, therefore a revulion ot public sentiment was going to sweep the Repub lican party from power, based their hope on deceitful appearances, and those poli ticians who arc deceiving the Southern people with the assurance that' something will turn up to defeat the reconstruction measure of Congress, ignorantly or know ingly mislead them. They keep out of sight entirely, that in every State in which Democratic advantages have been gained, there were local questions which influenced the result. We shall hear little of the recent Con gressional election in Ohio, because its significance is too plain to be misunder stood or misconstrued. The Democratic papers here have scarcely mentioned it, and when Democratic orators again take the stump in opposition to reconstruction, they will carefully and totally ignore it in their efforts to prove that a majority of the Northern people, who wasted so much blood and treasure in the effort to restore the Union, are now opposed to its restora tion. The election to which we have re ferred, proves that no such violent and sudden change of opinion has taken place, and that when the Presidential election occurs, in which nothing else than Na' tional questions shall be involved, they will decide with as mueli unanimity as they did in 1804 in favor of the restoration of the Union. [COMMUNICATED. OUR PUBLIC SbHO’LS. It must be truly gratifying to the friends of Education in this county, to know that zealous efforts are making for the improve ment of our present Public School system. The writer knows that the Board of Edu cation is fully alive to the importance of this interesting subject. Already has the Board acted upon certain of the wise recommendations made in the present ment of the Grand Jury. And the Board will soon take another sensible step toward the accomplishment of a much coveted object, in appointing a Superintendent o 1 Public Schools. Certainly, this great work has been auspiciously begun. Competent authority estimates that there are npwards of twenty-one hundred white children in this city, between the ages of six and eighteen. Now, how many of these children are in school ? I have ascertained that there are about eight hundred and sixty in the Public, and six hundred in the Private Schools, making a total of fourteen hundred and sixty. It will be immediately perceived, that there are six hundred and forty out of school. Let us suppose that half this number are at work—there still remain over three hundred, m whose behalf extra exertion should be made, in order that they may be brought under the influence and care of good teachers. The question is: How can this be accom plished? I answer, by the adoption of new tactics—tactics that are in keeping with the educational progress of the age. The Teachers must be just such persons as the Board of Education has determined to employ—men and women fully compe tent to the discharge of the duties incident to their responsible positions; and they should be made easy as to compensation. The proposed Superintendent should be “the right man in the right place.” To attain every desirable end, he must be a man, who possesses the faculty of sympa thizing with teachers and pupils, and the power to beget in them a laudible en thusiasm. Any man will not fill the place. Indeed, there are but very few persons who possess the necessary qualifications of heart and bead. To bo an efficient Superintendent, the man must have his whole soul absorbed in the noble work in which he is about to engage. He must be an untiring worker, a close observer, and equally progressive in his ideas; not confined to a beaten path and obsolete customs, but free and watch ful, appropriating and adopting the most approved modes of conducting schools. He must visit the schools—study the teachers and pupils, lie must bring in the wanderers, and win back, to the path of.duty, the thoughtless truants. This can be done, but it will require a peculiarly constituted man to do it. The average daily attendance of pupils, about equals two-tbirds or threc-fourthe of the whole number enrolled; whereas it should be at least seven-eights thereof. This is an svil for which a good Superin tendent can provide an effectual remedy. At the proper time he should seek and improve opportunities of bringing the sub ject of Education prominently before the masses, through the instrumentality of addresses, full of rare common sense. The schools should be systemixed as soon a« possible; their standard elevated, and their tast-books made uniform. The people will expect the Superinten dent to work out all those things. There are those who believo that the proposition to systemixe the schools is utterly impracticable, however desirable the results to arise from its consummation may appear to be. I am of tho opinion that the proposition is eminently practica ble, and the plan by no means difficult. Give us for Superintendent just such a man as 1 have attempted to describe, and the calends of October will prove that the friends of this measure arc right Aside from the consideratiDn of the great benefit that will accrue to the pupils ol those schools, from the proposed change, there is au additional inducement to sys temixe them immediately ; in that, wo can then claim, and will receive, at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) per aunum from the Peabody Fund Fifteen hundred dol lars ($1,500) might bo obtained, under tho provisions of a resolution adopted at the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees, at Richmond, Virginia, by which Dr. Stars, the General Agent, was authorized to in crease the amount of donation, he had proposed to make—payment to bo made quarterly or seini-anuuallj', as circuit stances demand. Let those who have this work in Land diapl ly the proper energy, and all will he well. Martin V. Calvin.. P. S.—lt is meet that tho fact, that I am not careless as to the condition of the Public Schools iu the county proper,should be announced. They can be largely ben efitted by the adoption of some such plan as shall apply to the wants of our city schools. Sparseness of population will, perhaps, operate against a thorougli sys teuiizatiou of those schools; they can, nevertheless, bo wonderfully improved, and the necessities of the people, of neigh borhoods removed from each other, success fully administed to, by the adoption of the circuit system , into an elaborate explana tion of which I cannot, at this time, enter. M. V. C. Augusta, Ga., Feb. 3, 1868. Froifi the Atlanta New Era.] State Constitutional Convention Atlanta, Jan. 31, 1868. The Convention met at 94 o’clock, pur suant to adjournment. Journal read and approved. Mr. Martin, of Habersham, from the Special Committee to petition Congress for a loan to Southern needy planters, submit ted a report, which was read, and, on motion, the rules were suspended, and the report taken up and read as follows : The Special Committee, to whom was referred the preamble and resolutions peti tioning Congress for a loan, etc., have had the same under consideration, and recom mend their adoption as amended. [Signed] Philip Martin, Chm’n. Isaac Seellv, John T. Costin, H. H. Christian, O. H. Walton, 11, K. McCay, N. P. Hotchkiss, The Constitutional Convention of the Stale of Georgia presents to the Congress of the United States the following considera tions : A loan by the United States Govern ment to the impoverished planters of the South, of a reasonable amount of United Slates currency for agricultural purposes, properly guarded by mortgages, and equi tably distributed among the most needy, would be of incalculable advantage to the whole country. Such a loan would restore the produc tions of the South, and give a market for the goods of the North and the produce of the West. It would at once energize the South in an honorable attempt to compete with Eng land—our rival in cotton raising—and return with interest a full payment for all her zeal in fostering our late troubles, in order that she might establish her selfish policy of producing cotton in the East to the injury of our cotton States, and thereby take commanding control of what has been the great source of our commercial pros perity as a people. Mortgages on real estate can be taken of twice the value of money loaned. No man need borrow more than two thirds of what he can give good assurances will be the value ot his coming crop. The people 'of the South need relief. Almost destroyed by the great conflict just over, Providence, so far, has not smiled upon the Southern planter. In 1866 there was a short crop, from drought and other causes. In 1867 plant ers planted, hoping to realize from 25 to 30 cents per pound. By the decline in market, cotton planters have failed to realize tho cost of production, and are to an alarming extent now comparatively helpless for the coming crop. In propor tion as the cotton planter is unable to plant for a large amount ot cotton, will the freedman necessarily suffer. The extent of suffering among tho Ireedmen, unless Southern planters are fostered by the Government, will be appalling to the Christian heart. The “ nation’s wards” cannot be better cared for than by thus providing for them remunerative labor upon that staple with the production of which they are already familiar, and which yields to them the greatest reward for that service, which they are best fitted, by their raising, to perform. A liberal law by Congress, as indicated, would do much to stimulate national Ira ternity. In view of the foregoing, bo it therefore Resolved, That the Congress of the United States be respectfully petitioned to appropriate $30,000,000 of United States currency, to be loaned, under proper regu lations, to aiil the developing of the agri cultural interests of needy Southern planters. Resolved, That copies of the foregoing preamble and resolution be transmitted to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, with the request that they be laid before those bodies ; and that copies be alio transmitted to the Presidents of the Constitutional Conventions in tho Southern States, and that we invite the cooperation of such Conventions in this application to Con gress. Tho resolution was adopted by a vote of yeax, 111 ; nays, 13. The reports of the majority and minority on tho subject of relief was taken up, and after speeches lor and against relief, the vote was taken on the motion to postpone indefinitely the various measures proposed. The yeas and nays were requested to be recorded, and these are, yeas, 37 5 nays, 78. Mr. Trammel offered the following as a substitute for the reports of the oommittee. No oourt in this State shall bare juris diction of any oontract or agreement made prior to the first day of June, 1865, nor if any wrong or injury committed prior to said date; nor shall any ministerial officer have jurisdiction to enforce any jodgment or execution rendered upon any such con tract or execution rendered upon any such contract or agreement, or for damages on account of any such wrong or injury. And in case any suit shall be brought or pend ing upon any such supposed cause of action against any inhabitant of this State, it shall be dismissed by the Court upon a pleu to the jurisdiction filed by the defend ant, and upon proof that the cause of action originated prior to June Ist, 1865 Resolved, That no such plea shall be sustained by the Court if the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall establish by proof that prior to the commencement of said suit, he, personally or by attorney or agent, pro posed to the defendant or defendants to submit the matter in controversy between them to the decision of arbitrators, chosen equally by both parties, with an umpire chosen by the arbitrators, upon principles of natural equity, taking into account the losses of the respective parties by the calamities of the war. and all other grounds which, in the opinion of the arbitrators, may, in good conscience, bear upon the merits of the case, ind that the award of the arbitrators be made the judgment of the proper court, which the defendant or defendants refused to do within one month after said proposition. And in case of judgment or execution heretofore rendered, the proper officer may proceed with the collection upon proof to the satisfaction of the court, that the plaintiff or piaintiffs have submitted, and the defendant or de fendants have rejected a like proposition to refer the matter between them to arbi trament and award as aforesaid, but not otherwise. And provided further , That no such plea to the jurisdiction shall be sustained where the defendant resides beyond the limits ot this State, or is actually removing, or about to remove, his person or proper without the limits of this State or any county thereof. And provided further. That the lien of a judgment now in existence shall not be lost by said arbitration, but anew execution shall be issued by the clerk, and shall pro ceed after one year fsorn the date of award, for tho collection of the amount of such award. The right of set off shall exist as heretofore. On motion, the Convention adjourned. "ROOT, HOG, OR DIE!" To the Editor of the Tribune: Sir— ln inclosing you money for your Tri bune Almanac. I beg leave to say a few words for your columns concerning the con dition of the South. Your article ‘‘Root, Hog, or Die,” published in your Weekly ot the 15th instant, will be the text for my remarks. You have, to use another “sturdy-, rugged Anglo-Saxon” expression, “hit the nail on the head”—not to say the “hog,” one of whose characteristics our Southern people possess in an extraordinary degree, to wit— indolence. “Go to work” is one of the remedies for all our troutdes. But, first, we must have reconstruction ; and if we can’t get it on our own terms, we must take it 011 yours, and be thankful that we get it any way ; for recon struction is the first grand desideratum with the Southern people. If we work at all. we shall work in vain without reconstruction. Men work to make a living, and to acquire property. The* need good government to protect them in the enjoyment of the frnits ol their labor. Now, we at the South have no government worthy of the name. Without reconstruction, we shall con tinue to have no government; without government we have no law ; without law we have no title ; without title we have no property ; without the hope of acquiring property we shall have no well developed system of labor, and withont labor we shall have no bread. Can you detect a broken link in this chain? No; and it leads direct to tny conclusion, already laid down, that reconstruction is tho one grand desideratum needed for relief to the South. Therefore, I beg the Northern people, in whose hands the matter is, to hurry up Reconstruction. The sooner it is attained the better for all parties. We at the South are very poor. You Northern people don’t want a poor customer. The sooner you put us in the way to get rich, the more plethoric your coffers will become. You Northern peogie all seem to desire Reconstruction. President Johnson wants it, and Congress is striving for it. But the President has opened one door to the Union, and Congress one, and each swears, by all that is good and holy, we shall only enter the door it opens for us. We ap proach the door opened by the President, and finds that Congress guards that en trance, and fells us to earth with its porter’s club the moment our feet touch the threshold. We then go to the door opened by Congress, and are again knocked down by the club of the Presi dent for seeking to approach that entrance. Then over us—bleeding, prostrate, cold, and hungry—tho two belligerents stand, making mouths and brandishing their clubs at each other, each calling upon us to rise, and each knocking us down when we attempt to rise, in the manner pointed out by the other. This may all bo fun (upon “sturdy, rugged Anglo-Saxon,” you see)—this may all bo “fun” to the Presi dent and Congress, hnt it is “death to us.” Now I am no partisan. I belong neither to the -‘House of York, nor the House ot Lancaster,” if you can tolerate this hack neyed quotation. I am not a free man. I am a disfranchised inhabitant of the con quered Military province of Geoigia—an ex-”RebeT' (so called). As parlies are at present constituted, I am neither a Demo crat, Copperhead, or Conservative, nor a Radical, or Republican. In politics lam nothings buts am under bonds to the United States Government, taken of me by one General Wilson, to keep the peace. lam subject to the “powers that be.” I intend to obey the laws of Congress aud the orders of General Meade, (and I most ardently desire that he will hurry up recon struction. This by way of parenthesis.) But the remarks in the above paragraph, touching my not being a partisan, are preparatory to wliat I am now going to say. As to past contests between the President and Congress. I have nothing to say. The President may have been right in his first attempt at reconstruction, and Congress wrong, or vice versa. But the President is wrong now, in his opposition to Congress. When ho found that his plans were not acceptable to tho conquer ing, dominant, controlling, and govern ing representatives ol the Northern people, he should have abandoned his plans and fidopted theirs. I speak what Ido know, from an intimate knowledge of my people, and their feelings, when I say that but for an expectation ou the part of tho Southern people, encouraged by tho policy of our President, that the Chief Executive would revolutionize the Government, nnd become real, if not ostensible dictator, there would not now bo any open opposition to the Congressional plan for Reconstruction. Hero is where President Johnson injures us incalculably. His incendiary talk, proclamations, and speeches, encourage our people to reeiat Reconstruction, exoept by bia plan. He talks so as to curry favor with the South, and yet be is going on quietly to execute the Reconstruction act*, whioh he denounces. Nine tenths of onr white people, to-day, misled by President Johnson, and leaders in onr midst, believe the work of the Convention in Atlanta •• amounts to nothingthat it will be *• declared nnll and void," or •• set aside” by the Supreme Court, or President John son, or the Northern Democracy. Is not this deplorable ? Why, any government under Heaven, that is stable, certain, and uniform in its action, is preferable to the state of snspense and anarchy in which wo live. Therefore, we beg our conquerors, Radicals, Republicans, Democrats, Copper heads, Conservatives, Congress, President, press, and people, to hurry up Reconstruc tion, since we can not or will not work, until we have it. And, without work, we can have no Relief. The idea of “Reconstruc tion and Relief,” which formed the motto upon which our present Georgia Convention was elected, wbs originated by your corres pondent in a newspaper article published bv him nearly twelve months ago. We need relief from old debts, and Con federate debts—l mean we of the South. I know your general views as to repudiation, or anything like it, are correct. Yet I hope that under the appalling poverty which per vades the South, yon will admit (Anglo Sax onice) that “circumstances alter cases,” and not only not oppose the relief proposed by the Southern conventions, but urge its adop tion by Congress, as it will be incorporated in our constitutions. With reconstruction, and this kind of legal relief, we can and will be again a prosperous and happy people, provided we will work! This brings me, too late, to your “root hog or dio”—since I have already been too prolix. If we can get back into the American Union, have constitutional and legal relief from the inculms of debt that weighs down all our energies, so that we may go to work with a prospect of reaping the fruits of our labor, and will do so. then, I repeat, we may again be a prosperous and happy people. But reconstruction will be in vain, and relief will be vain unless we do go to work. Tho pauper aristocracy of the South (of which I am one, being an ex-planter as well as an ex-" Rebel,” so called), must learn to labor and teach their children to labor, or they will become vagabonds on the face of the earth, and the children of the laboring man, white or black, will come iu and possess the inheritance of the late landed oligarchy. I see, and know, and accept the situation so far as I am concerned, and would persuade my people to do the same. What we want now at the South are dif ferently constructed buildings to suit our changed circumstances, so that so many servants will not be needed. We want smaller farms and more of them. We want a homestead lor every family, white or black, to be gained by laborious industry. Wo want our freedmen made intelligent and indusiri ous, and secured in all their just rights. We can have no prosperity without it. No people can be prosperous with -one half of the population paupers and criminals, which one half of the Southern population are or is —which will you have it, Mr. Fould, author of “Good English ?” We want our planters (ex planters I should say), if they are not willing to sell their land, or the laborer, white or black, is not able to buy, to lease it for a term of years, contract ing for heavy manuring, thorough tilling, and substantial improvements. And then we want every man, woman and child, white or black, big or little, to “root, hog, or die.” J. A. Turner. Eatonton, Ga., Jan. 22, 1868. Ohio.— A Republican Victory. --Gen. Beatty, the Republican candidate in the vacant Ohio district, has been elected to Congress by a majority of over 1,000 ; last Fall the same district gave only 264 Re publican majority. Some of our over sanguine neighbors may find, in this cir cumstance. reason to moderate and tone down” somewhat their exultant expecta tions. They may see that they are not quite so certain as they supposed of ‘‘sweeping the Northern States in the coming Presidential election.” The Re publican party may have been greatly weakened by the excesses which have marked the action of Radical leaders— but it is not yet, by any means, so reduced in strength as to make its overthrow a matter of course. Stubborn. The announcement that Gov. Jenkins has instituted legal proceed ings against Gen. Meade, in relation to the funds of the State, lias taken nobody by surprise. It was expected, and is only an incident in the great programme to retard the work of Reconstruction, which the fos sil politicians of the State were incubating throughout the summer, and finally hatched at the Macon Convention. The people of Georgia have ceased to an ticipate aid from their old leaders, in the work of getting back into the Union. This is evident from the fact that they are cast ing about for new men to inaugurate the uew measures. The dominant party in the late election is not disposed to act hastily in preparing for the next, and will not, we trust, lie led to do so. The fitness of candi dates should he the primary consideration, and disorimination govern the selection. If these rules obtain, all will be well.— Atlanta Opinion. [Advertisement.) Country .VI ere hull Is, In making their purchases, will do well to call first on Mrs. Pughe, 190 Broad street, who is selling out her entire stock cheap. ts J|@“ NOTICE.— Augusta, Ga., Doc. 21, 1567. To the Stockholders of the Milledgeville, or Macon and Augusta Railroad Cos : Calls for payment on Subscriptions to the Capital Stock of this Company have been made np to fifty-five per cent. Stock upon whioh this amount has not been paid will he forfeited to tho Company. A further call is now made for twenty-five per cent., payable on or before February 20th, IS6S, at which date eighty per cent, will be due, and Stock forfeited, if not paid. All Stockholders in arrears will at once cor respond with the Treasurer. The Road is now in operation to Miiledge 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. '6. Milligan, Secretary and Treasurer. de2l— flOt ffdl" Savannah Republican, New* and llerald; Macon Telegraph , Journal and Messenger ,- Mil lcdgevillo Recorder, Federal Union ; Atlanta Intelligencer aud New Kra, will please copy above for sixty days, and send hill to tbe Treasurer of Macon nnd Augusta Railroad, at Augusta. SPECIAL WOTICEB. fry. REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN TION POSTPONED. Atlanta, Ga., Ju. 31, 1838. //on. foster Blodgett, Chairman State Central Committee — Dear Sir; We, the undersigned, member* 0 the State Centre! Committee, request that the eatl for a State Convention of the Republican party, on the 19th day of February, be expen ded, Among other reaeona, we would call your attention to the fact that the Constitutional Convention will not hero closed its labors by that time, and, therefore, if said Republican Conrention desired to nominate State Officer!, it would not know whet office! would be created. We fear that the party will not be fatly repre sented at that time. We, therefore, very respect fully request you to suspend tho call lor said Republican Convention. Very respectfully, yours, William Markham, C.C. IJichakdsos, J. E. Bryant, Okoruc Wallace, B. Smith, John Bowles, W. ll.Nobls, P M. Sheiblkt, Robert Alixandxr, H. M. Turner, Benj. Dunnegan, G. W. Ash burs, S. W. Braird, T. G. Campbell. Ball Ga. Cohstitutional Convention, ) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 31, 1868. j Iu compliance with the request of e majority of the State Central Committee of the Republi can party, and over two-lhirda of the members signing tbo call for the meeting on the 19th instant, said call is hereby suspended, for the reasons stated. Due notice will be given of such date as may be deemed advisable for the meeting cf the Con vention, and for the purpose fur which it will be held. FOSTER BLODGETT, Chairman State Central Committee. P. S.—All papers in this State friendly to Re publicanism are requested to copy. feb4—tf F. B. jjig- TEACHERS, TAKE NOTICE.— The Board of Education of Richmond County will meet again on SATURDAY next, the Bth instant, at 2 o’clock p. m. at tho Ordinary's Office, for the purpose of granting license to those who may apply for leave to teach in any of the public schools of said County for the present year. feh4—td CONSIGNEES PEti SOUTH CAR OLINA RAILROAD, February 3, 1888.—J J Bredenburg, Dorsey T care Ilorton & W, S H Manget, G S Hookey, G A Oates, Z McCord, D R Wright <£ Cos, M Hyams A Cos, J M C A Sons, Oetjon A D, J Leary, J Danforth, C B, F VonK, Bones Brown A Cos, J J James, J P Hopper, J A Brenner, J Huit, J P Hancock, Charles Williams or II Thomas, Armentrous J- Son, Clark A Mar tin, W O Hopper, Zeb Ray, H H Hickman, [P|, Wyman A May, J J Robinson, B S A Cos, J O Matbewson A Cos, H Cohen, A Toler, H Cranston, W B Tayi-r CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAILROAD, February 3, 1868.—J M Burdell, W A R A Cos, C A W A Cos, E H Rogers, E O’D, C H Warner, J 0 M A Co,V Richards A Bro, W A Walton, Pollard & Cos, J Nelson A Son, R F Urquhart, Z McCord, Mrs Frederick, C'aghorn H A Cos, E P Clayton A Cos, J Jones, S D Heard, J M Dye, J W Walker, F Phiuizy A Cos. fI®“THE SICK AND AFFLICTED, IN MIND OR BODY.—DR. J. R. NEWTON will HEAL THE SICK, free, “without money and without price," at the MasoDie Hall, from half past 9 to 12 o’clock each morning. In the afternoons at the Globe Hotel for alt those who oro able and willing to pay. He will remain in Augusta for a few days. HENRY J. OSBORNE, ja3l—tf Secretary^ NOTICE TO STATE AND COUNTY TAX PAYERS.—By instructions from the Comptroller General of Georgia, I am required to collect at once the unpaid Taxes of this county. As the law holds me to a 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. BOHI.ER, Tax Collector Richmond County. ja2s—t2othFeb g(jg“ MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY, AND THE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on the Crime of Solitude, and tho Physiological Errors, Abases and Diseases which create impediments to MAR RIAGE, with sure means of Relief. Sent in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address Da. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, fcl— 3m Philadelphia, Pa. CITY SEXTON.—THE SEXTON will be found at his office, at the Cemetery-, from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m., and from 2 to 5 p. m., every day. All orders left at any time will he promptly attended to. Residence—No. 6 Fenwick street. P. B. HALL, ja2l—lm Sexton. TAX NOTICE. g@~CLERK OF COUNCIL’S OFFICE, Augusta, Ga., January 14, 1868.—A1l persons liable for City Taxes (except those who are re quired to make quarterly returns), are hereby notified that tho CITY TAX DIGEST for 1868 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 be made. All those who fail to retuin by that time will be returned for double taxation, and a fiue of not less than ten dollars per day will be imposed for each day of such failure to return. JSS- Office hours: From 9 o’clock a.m to 1 o’clock p.m., and from 3 o’clock p.m. to 5 o’clock p.m., daily (Sundays excepted). JAMES N. ELLS, janls—td Clerk of Council. jgg- GEORGIA. RICHMOND COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE SUPERIOR COURT.—The following namod Grand Jurors of the regular drawn pannel, having attended at tho Term" of the Court to date, nre required to be present at the adjourned term, to be held on the THIRD MONDAY’ of this month, the 17th. Otherwise, His Honor, William Gibson, Judge of said Court, directs that tho fines prescribed against absent Grand Jurors will be collected from them : 1. John C. Moore, 14. J. B. Knight, 2. J. M. Mosely, 15. John M. Doxicr, 3. Andrew M. Johnson, 16. John F. Cox, 4 W. T. Timmerman, 17. Robert Campboli, 5. George S. Hookey, 18. 11. T. Edmonston, 6. James O. Clarke, 19. Wiley B. Griffin, 7. 11. W. D. Ford, 20. Joshua W. Butt, 8. Henry T. Peay, 21. William Skinner, 9. John L. Crocker, 22. M. Gallaher, 10. H. Brandt, 23. Robert C. Kerr, 11. Isaac Layton, 24. Henry A. Byrd, 12. John J. Clayton, 25. W. E. Archer. 13. Robert 11. Lewis, LAFAYETTE McLAWS, Clerk. Fobruary 1, 1868. fcb2—3 frigF- OFFICE GAS LIGHT COMPANY OF AUGUSTA. January 31st, 1868.—Tho Buard of Directors have this day declared a Dividend of $1.25 per share, payable in currency at this office on and after the 3d day of February. fel>2—2t L. A. DUGAS, President. NEW ADVEETIBEMEHTB. IN BANKRUPTCY. U S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, ) Atlanta. Ga., February 1,1838. j rpHlfi 18 TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the JL 28th day of January, A. D., 1868, a War rant iu Bankruptcy waa ieeued against the es tate of FRANKLIN H. GAY, of Lithonia, in the county of DeKalb, and State of Georgia, who haa been adjudged a Bankrupt on hie own petition ; that the payment of any debt! and delivery of any property belonging to eaid Bankrupt, to him or for hie use, and toe transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditor* ot said Bankrupt, to prove their debte, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be hidden at Boom No. 56. in the United States Hotel, in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, before Lawson Black. Register, on the 19tb day of February, A. D., 1868. CHARLES H. ELYEA, fet>4—lt U. 8. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. 8. MARSHAL S OFFICE, / Atlanta. Ga., February 1, 1868. S THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 18th day of January, A. D., 1868, a War rant in Banktuptcy waa issued against the es tate of WILLIAM BUSSEY, of the Bth District, in the county of Pike, and State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank rapt on hie own petition ; that the payment of any debts and delivery of any property belonging to said Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law : that a meeting of the creditors of said Bant rnpt. to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will beheld at aConrt of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Register’s office, in the Farrar Building. Griffin, Ga., before Alex ander G Murray, Register, on tbe 13lh day of February, A. D., 1868, at 10 o’clock a. m. CHARLES H. ELYEA, feb4—it U. S. Dep. Marshal os Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, ) Atlanta, Ga., February 1, 1868. J THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE : That on the 18tb day of Janaary, A.D., 1868. a War rant in Bankruptcy wa3 issued against the es tate of JOHN W McCORD, of Jackson, in the county of Batts, 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 properly belonging to said Bankrupt, to him or for his usd, and the irans fer of any property by him. are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Register's office, in the Farrar Building, Griffin, Georgia, before Alexander G. Murray, Register, on the 13th day of February, A. D., 1868. at 10 o’clock a m. CHARLES H. ELYEA, feb4—2t U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, 1 Atlanta, Ga., February 1.1868. j fPHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE; That on the X 17th day of January, A. D., 1868, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the es tate of THOMAS J. MARTIN, of Jackson, ;n the county of Butts, and State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank -1 npt 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 his 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, and choose one or more assignees 01 his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Register’s Office, in the Farrar Building, Griffin, Georgia, before Alexander G. Murray, Register, on the 12th day of February, A.D., 1868, at 2 o’clock p. m. ' CHARLES H. ELYEA, feb4—2t C. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, > Atlanta, Ga., February 1, 1868. \ rpHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the A 31 Pt day of January, A. D., 1868, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the es tate of KATE A. COBRA, of Atlanta, in the county of Fultou. and State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on her own petition; that the payment of any debts and delivery of any property be longing to said Bankrupt, to tier or for Her use, and the transfer of any property by her, are for bidden by law ; that a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and choose oue or more assignees of her estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at Boom No. 56, in the United States Hotel, at Atlanta, Georgia, before Lawson Black, Register, on the 19th dav February, A. D., 1868, at 2 o'clock p. m. CHARLES H. ELYEA, feb4—lt U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for tho Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of ) JOSHUA OWENS, V IN BANKRUPTCY. Bankrupt. J To whom it may Concern : The undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as As signee of Joshua Owens, of the Town of Ilomer, in the county of Banks, and State ot Georgia, within said District, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own petition by the District Court of said District. Dated this 21st day of January, 1868. james McDonald, feb4—law3w Assignee of Joshua Owens. U. S. Marshal’s Sale- UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF fieri facias issued out of the Honorable the Fifth Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia, in favor of the plaintiff, in the following case, to wit: George W. Hatch vs. the Bank of Commerce—l have levied upon as tho property of the defendant, the Bank of Commerce, part of a lot of land, to gether with all the improvements thereon, con sisting of a building known as the Bank of Commerce Building, situate, lying and being in the City of Savannah, Chatham county, Georgia, and known and distinguished in the plan of said city as part of lot No. 10—Jykil Tything, Derby Ward—and will sell the same at public auction at the Court House, in tbe City of Savannah, Chatham county, Georgia, on the FIRST TUES DAY IN MARCH next, between tho lawful hours of sale. Dated Savaanah, January 31st, 1868. WM. G. DICKSON, feb2—3od U. S. Marshal. Watches, Clocks aud Jewelry* EH. SUMMER, 184 BROAD STREET, . AUGUSTA, GA. SPECTACLES, KYE--GLASSES, etc.; Watch makers’ Tools, Materials and Glasses. WATCHES and CLOCKS REPAIRED and WARRANTED. Jewelry mado and repaired. AII kinds of Hair Braiding dono. Agent for Singer’s Sewing Machines. All kinds of Sewing Machines repaired and warranted. fo2—law3m Gonvention Chorus Book A COLLECTION OF ANTHEMS, CHORUSES, Glees and Concerted Pieces, for the use of Musical Conventions, Choral Societies, etc. Tho object of this work is to furnish at a very low price, the bes* pieces of Music of the classes above enumerated. It contains fourteen Sacred and seventeen Secular pioces from Oratorios, Operas, etc., and is the cheapest hook of tho kind published. Price, 60 cents. Mailed free. OLIVER DITSON & CO., Publishers, 277 Washington St., Boston. CHARLES 11. DITSON A CO., fol>2—tf New York. Messrs. Balme & Uo., Horticulturists and florists of Paris, offer for sale at the OLD CITY’ HOTEL, opposite Monument street, the most splendid collection of PLANTS and FLOWERS over imported, with a handsome assortment of ROSES, and all kinds of FRUIT TREES, BULBS, ONIONS, and Seeds fur Gardens. jan3o-6t -Notice. SIXTY DAYS AFTER DATE, APPLICA TION will ho made to the Court of Ordi nary of Warren County or leave to sell the Rea Estate of Hansel! Reese, deceased. HARRISON REESE, Adm’r. December Ist, 1867. [de8 —law6od Fruit Trees. At private sale, the following list of valuable PEACH TREES: Troth’s early, Hale's oarly, Early Y’ork, Crawford late aud early, Old Mixon free, and Smock’s late free, from Moorestown, New Jersoy. AU in superior order, and for solo at reasona ble priocs by W. B. GRIFFIN, Auction and Commission Merchant ja22—lawow Cor Jackson and Ellis >t* AUCTION SALBg"^ U- S. Marshal's Sale '' ttndeh and by VIBTITP Uof Seri facias, issued out ofthf *1 Fifth Circuit Court of the United Southern District or Georgia 7“** «* plaintiffs, in the following caw* ’J * Wells & Cos. versus BilL ovemZ : Hoyt It Cos , versus same . same ; H. E. Dibblee It Cos. 1 levied upon, as the property of tuYV giiM Overstreet, Six 16,1L0t, o ‘ s fefej with all tbe improvements thereomSJ? and being in tbe county of Pierei, SS&SnKmk'tg £4 “•Si— One lot of Land, together with all menu thereon, situate, lying and District of Pierce county, the plan of said county and districts, w*" 92, and containing 490 acre*, more or ta?* 1 One lot of Land, together with all nT: menu thereon, situate, lying and District of Pierce county. Ga! know? ber 23, and containing 180 acres M . 10, l One lot of Land, together ments thereon, situate, lying and town of Bhtckehear, Pierce county ft? * ing one acre—bounded as follows■(Va? 1 east by lands of Silas Overstreet C.iTf lands of the late A. C Strickland nom? 1 lands formerly owned bv H. \V Grad.'”*** in the northeast corner of the Pablicfta’ „ l Two low of Land, together with aH*? provements thereon, eitoate in the townJi shear, both tying on the cart side of «*»* joining each other, and bounded as foil™ ! one lot fronting on “A’’ street, and ml; ! 125 feet j bounded on the southwest br-SS and on the northwest by lands of thsU? Moses C. Eason, and on the northeast Iwt? lot to be hereafter described, and on th. ’ 1 land owned by Mrs. Shaves Second *** lyiDg northeast of the one just described £ Ding back in a northeast direction 85 containing 2| acres, more or less—bomffi northwest by lands owned by H. B Shift! on the northeast by lands owned by thS A. C. Strickland; on the southeast byS Charles Raylon ; on the southwest bv l 2 Mrs. Shaves, H. W. Grady, and Mcee. LT One lot of Land, together with all thejn, ments thereon, situate in the town of BlseH Pierce county, Ga., bounded as follows “A” street 2o feet, running back 45 on the southeast by lot owned by Bim2 Donglass; on the northwest by lot owns?! Overstreet, and lying on the soathwaTJ “A” street. One lot of Land, together with all the ins ments thereon, situate in the townof Bid Pierce county, Ga., aud bounded aifS Fronting 90 yards on “A" street, rniaist ‘a yards; bounded on the southeast bvSsi, B. Robinson; on the northeast by !a4 J late A. C. Stnekhmd ; on the northwest hrV S. Overstreet. One lot of Land, together with all tie ments thereon, situate in the town of BUtti Pierce county, Ga.. known in the pfcng town as lot number 1. One lot of Land, together with all tbe aw ments thereon, situate in the town of Blaris Pierce county, Ga. . known in the plan'd town as lot number —, fronting the rightofse the S. A. and G K. R., and running backldli bounded on the southwest by land, of 5.0 street; sontheast by lands of the late A. Cis land; northeast by lauds of J. X. Stephen One let of Land, together with all the usm ments thereon, situate in the town of RBnS Pierce county, Ga., known in the planofaiit as lot number 24. Two lots of Land, together widish imps mints thereon, situate in the town of Blub) Pierce county, Georgia, known in the pie said town as lot No. . and lot X'o. 25,15; 26 being boundedr.s follows: fronting “A”« 75 feot, and fronting S. A. i a. R. R. 12li lot No. bounded by and frontingS. A.t K. R., running back 105 feet, bounded.! northeast by S. A. & G. K. R., southwes by, Kinney’s lot, and on all other sides bylui A. C. Strickland and Wm. Scheely. One lot of Land, together with all impn ments thereon, situate inthe town of Blaehsfa Pierce county, Georgia, known as N0.24,1j on the north side of A street, bounded on east by lands ofS. Cutncr, west by land, of I dry A Stephens, fronting A street SO feet,l ning back 120 feet. One lot of Land, together with *ll impn meets thereon, situate in tbe town of Blacki Pierce eounty, Georgia, containing j acrt,l or less, and bounded as follows; ontheeid lauds of S. Overstreet, south by Smith’s Uai One lot or parcel of land containing 3* rnuiu or togctucs w.vu au v^sprlJnSi thereon, consisting of Dwelling, Barn*, i baiidiDgs, etc., situate in the town of Blaefcki couEty of Pierce, and State of Georgia, I known as the late town residence of SiiajOi street, the same being now occupied by Ji Nichols, Esq. One lot of Land containing sacre,mon less, together with all the improvements then consisting of Store, Dwelling, etc., situate, lji and being in tbe town ot Waresboro, 1 county, Georgia, and bounded as follow; the north by what was formerly known u Old Court House Square, east by back stnl said town, south by lets of Austin Smith, i by main street of said town. One lot of Land containing 1 acre, mon less, together with all improvements them consisting of Dwelling, etc., situate, lying, ■ being in the town of Waresboro, lYare cous Goorgia, and bounded as follows; on them by old public road to Tewton’s Ferry, ei< main street of said town, south by lots of Aai* Smith, and west by Cox Creek. And will sell all of the above at public auction at the Court Hoasa \Ruecuj of Savannah, Chatham pointy on tj first Tuesday in March next, between thelilfc hours of sale. Dated Savannah, January 31,1&65. WM. G. DICKSON, jap3o-30t U. S. Marehii. U. S. Marshal's Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A WMf fieri facias issued out of the HonorMw Fifth Circuit Court of the United States for Southern District of Georgia, in favor plaintiff, in the following cause, to wit: W. Hatch vs. the Bank of Commerce, I ■ levied upon as the property cf the defend* Bank of Commerce, part of a lot oi«Wrj gether with all the improvements thereoa?** lying and being in the City of ham County, Georgia, and known an “ . j guished in the plan cf said City as part ol 10—Jykil Tything, Derby M'arA-more pm larly described as the brick building corner*™* ton street and Bay Lane, ami will sell the public auction at the Court House, in the Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., on the TUESDAY IN MARCH next, between hours of sale. Dated Savannah, January 30,1368. VVM. G. DICKSOTm feb2—3Pd U. >■ U. S. Marshal’s Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A W®] Seri facias issued out of the Honors Fifth Circuit Court of the United StiW Southern District of Georgia, in ’ a y° plaintiffs, in the following case, to *•*• , A Collender vs. John Finn <C Cos., I “* upon, as the property of G. M. day, o» - defendants, a Uouso and l>o!. contain** acres, more or less, situate in the town * cus, Sumpter county, Ga., now oocup George M. Hay, Esq. Two Storehouse^ # Lots, situate on the northwest corn public square of said town. Also, lot number 32, in the Thirty-first originally Lee, now Webster county, . half of lot number la, in the Twenty- . trict of originally Lee, now W-et» Ga.; in all containing 2021 acres, iw Three Lots, together with all theu®P thereon, situate in the town of Iresto \ ~ county, Ga., known and distinguish plan of said town as Lots number » j 21, in block 15, and known as tho reside" ( M. Hay, Esq. One Lot, situate m said » county, together with all the ID P , thereon, consisting of a Storehouse, and distinguished in the plan of e* l lot number 4, in block B. One Lot, * g said town and county, containing * or less, togother with all the thereon, consisting of a House, etc-, follows : on the north by vacant lot o W. Josey j on the south by J- B- ’ J! the cast by lot of S. B. Hawkins: on the Lumpkin road —basement story o ing known as the .Masonic Hall, »» shed, more particularly described a» g 2, and o, in Block C, in said town oi* county of Webster and State of c . cn will sell the same at public auction, a house in the city of Macon, co “ nt L? K< nAl 1 State of Georgia, on tho FIRST MARCH next, between the lawtul hours Dated Savannah, January ja29—3od ‘ P.B.JS*S Book and job printing S{l Executed a Uhl* OW. At the Lowest Terms and tu the Come and see samples.