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National Republican auouhta. »a. SATURDAY MORNING .February «. I*** For PRESIDENT Os the United States: HASSES S. GRAM. The Homestead Question. By reference to onr report of the pro ceedings. says the Atlanta Opinion, it will be seen that Mr. Blodgett, Chairman of the Special Committee on the Home etcad question, reported the views of the Committee with reference to providing for a homestead. # Mr. B, has labored unceas ingly to introduce a liberal homestead feature in the Constitution, aud in the oarefally prepared report presented, which ia unanimously signed by gentlemen rep resenting every section of the State, and all shades of political opinion, wo have a liberal provision, and one which, if adopted, will be another advance that its advocates claim will meet the hearty approval of the people, and add thousands to the vote for ratification. The question will be consid ered at an early day. Vatagin Alabama. Tl>e official rote in Alabama shows 79,908 for Constitution; 409 against it. Total, 80,817. In two counties (Dale aud Henry) there was no election held. On the question of Convention, last fall, the former county voted 621, the latter 810 for it. The friends of the Constitution claim that, had an election been held in those two counties, the Constitution would have been ratified by the requisite vote. Er-Gov. Jenkins and the State Treasury, The New York Tribune's Atlanta cor respondent, alluding to the reported con versation between Gen. Meade aud Gov. Jenkins, thus winds up : Now, the first part may possibly be true, for Gov. Jenkins and Gen. Meade did have an interview in Atlanta, and it is very possible some such conversation as represented took place between them ; but the remainder, as I said before, is pure romance. The Treasurer's office is kept in Milledgeville ; the vault, if there is any, is there also. Gen. Meade was never within 100 miles of Milledgeville, and if he ever saw the immortal martyr, Jodcs, neither of them know it. Gov. Jenkins never gave the correspondent of The Post any such account, simply for the rea that the Governor is a man of truth. His conduct in respect to the matter referred to above, however, deserves reprehension. He, a Governor, holding only in a pro visional capacity, whose term had for two months expired, and holding over only till bis successor is appointed or elected, find ing that there was a likelihood that the successor would lie appointed, spirits off all the funds in the State Treasury and leaves that successor the empty bag to hold. No one can consider his conduct as anything else than an usurpation, to call it* by no worse name. No one supposes that Gov. Jenkins intends to appropriate the treasure of Georgia to h's own use, but if a less honest man had done the same thing there wou'd have been good grounds for suspi cion, and the precedent that an out-going officer shall grab all the funds belonging to his office, because he don’t like his sue cessor. is not a very wholesome one to es tablish. Some attention has been attracted to Gov. Jenkins's threat to institute legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of the United States to determine his right to his office, bat before it adjourns, this Con vention will take action denying his right to represent the sovereignty of Georgia. He will not be suffered, without opposi tion, to plunge the State into expensive litigation, with no more authority to do so than any private individual. notification of the Alabama Constitution. Our latest intelligence from Alabama makes it virtually certain that the new Constitution is ratified by a majority of the registered voters now living in the State., notwithstanding the storm which kept thou sands away from the polls, and the hercu lean efforts of the rebels, who, by fraud, force, or intimidation, kept away many thousands more. The Philadelphia Press, of yesterday, has an article on this sub ject, from which we copy the following : This result secutes not only the adoption of a perfectly iree Constitution for Alabama, but the election of all the Republican can didates for State officers, including a Repub lican delegation in Congress, and a Legis lature that will choose two Republican United States Senators. It will be recol lected that the Republican ticket for State and Congressional officers was voted for on the same day that the Constitution was submitted to the people, and is, therefore, elected by the same vote that ratifies the Constitution. No new State ever entered upon her political career with a better constitution, or with a larger vote, or airier representa tives in Congress, than those which usher and help Alabama to her old place in the Government; and Congress will have the proud assurance,in restoring Alabama, that her loyal people exercised their right not only under great disadvantages, but that her rebel leaders enjoyed the privilege of exercising a greater power against recon struction, by not voting, than if they had squarely opposed the constitution at the elections. The capital of the rebel confederacy where the foundations of the rebel govern, ment were laid, has now become the capital of the first State of the South reconstructed in the interests of freedom by act of Con gress, after having been betrayed, impover ished, and desolated by her ungrctcfulsons. At last Alabama may thank God that she has escaped heUwfrst foes, and is now, for the first time, in the hands of her only true friends, the friends of liberty, justice, and Union. The first of the lost stars has been found, and soon all the others will be moving in their old orbits, ami shining and singing for joy over their complete redemption.— Washington Chn nicle, Feb. 18. There are four practical printers now living in Boston, all upward* of 70 years of age, who were apprentices together, at the same time, in the Journal office at Portsmouth, N. 11., vix : George W. Bazin, Nathaniel Greene (late postmaster of Bos ton), Thomas Spinney and Thomas H. Granville. What city can equal this quar tette of veteran typos T - —! 1 From *• AUaaU N.w Era 1 # State tomlltulional Convention Atlamti, Feb. 20,1868. The Convention met and the Journal ww rend. „ Mr. Blodokit, (Vow the Special Com mi t teo to report on a homestead bill, submitted tho following, 500 copies of which were ordered to be printed tor the use of the Convention, end was made the special order for Monday next : Your committee, to whom was referred tho duty of preparing a substitute for the thirty-second section of the Bill of Rights, as presented to this body, beg leave to submit the following REPORT: Sec. 32. Each head of a family, or guardian, or trustee of a family of minor children, shall be entitled to a homestead of realty, to the value of twenty-five hundred dollars in specie, and personal property to the value of two thousand dollars in specie, both to be valued at the time they are set apart, and no court or ministerial officer of this State shall ever havo jurisdiction or authority to enforce any judgment, Ji. fit., decree or execution against said property so set apart, except for taxes and moneys borrowed of Building and Loan Associations for improving the homestead ; and it shall be the duty of the General Assembly, as early as practicable, to provide by law for the setting apart and valuation of said property, and to enact adequate laws for the full aud complete protection and secu rity of the same, to the sole use and behoof of said families as aforesaid. All the property of the wife in her possession at the time of her marriage, and all property given to, inherited, or acquired by her, shall remain her separate property, and not liable for the debts of the husband. Foster Blodgett, Chairman. N. P. Hotchkiss, J. E. Blount, Samuel F. Gove, H. V. M. Miller, W. T. Crane, P. B. Bedford. Mr. Angier offored the following as an amendment to paragraph 5, soction 4, of the report of the Committee on the Legis lative Department: The rate of interest in this State shall be that mentioned in the contract, but if the contract specifies no rate of interest, tile legal rate of interest shall be seven per cent, per annum : Provided, that the Gen eral Assembly, by a vote of two thirds cf both branches, may change or modify this section. After considerable discussion, Mr. Mc- Cav raised the point of order, that the sub ject under dißCtission had been acted on before, and was Legislative in its charac acter. The point of order was sustained ; any furthei consideration of the subject was ruled out of order. Mr. Wuiteley. from the Special Com mittee appointed fertile purpose, submitted the following report: report op the special committee on rep resentation. To the Convention: Your Committee have considered the second aud third sections of the report of the Committee on the Legisla tive Department, and beg leave to report and recommend the adoption of the fol lowing : 1. The first paragraph of the second sec tion as reported by the said Committee. 2. In lieu of the second paragraph the fol lowing : Paragraph 2. The Senators shall be citi zeus of the United States, who have attained the age of thirty years, and who have been citizens of this State for two years, and for one year a resident ot the district from which elected. Paragraph 3. The presiding officer of the Senate shall be styled the President, and shall be elected viva voce from the Senators elect. Paragraph 4. The same as reported by the Committee. Sectiou 3, paragraph 1. The House o Representatives shall consist of one hun dred and seventy-four representatives, ap pointed as follows: To the six largest counties, to wit: Chatham, Richmond, Ful ton, Bibb, Houston, and Burke, three repre sentatives each ; to the thirty one next largest, to wit: Bartow, Columbia, Coweta, Cobb, Clarke, Decatur, Dougherty, Floyd, Gwinnett, Greene, Hancock, Harris, Jeffer son, Lee, Muscogee, Monroe, Merriwether, Macon, -Newton. Oglethorpe, Pulaski, Ran dolph, Sumter, Stewart, Troup, Thomas, Talbot, Washingto t, Wilcox, Warren, two representatives each ; and to the remaining ninety five counties, one representative each. Paragraph 2. The above apportionment may be changed by the General Assembly, after each census taken by the United States Government, but in no event shall the aggregate number of representatives be increased. Paragraph 3. The representatives shall be citizens of the United States who have attained to the age of twenty five years, and who have been citizens of this State for one year, and (or six months residents of the comity from which elected. Paragraph 4. Recommend the adoption of paragraph 3 ol report. Paragraph 5. Recommend the adoption of paragraph 4 of report. Paragraph 6. Recommend the adoption of paragraph 5 of report. Mr. Miller moved that the report be printed, aud laid on tho table for the present. Mr. Bryant moved that the report lie recommitted, and that the Committee be instructed to report a plan of representa tion to the General Assembly, based upon population, gtTing to the House 109 mem bers, and to the Senate not more than one third, nor less than one-fourth of that number. Mr. Miller withdrew his motion, and submitted the following provision with reference to the House of Representatives, in lieu of the provision reported by the special committee of representation : The House of representatives shall con sist of eighty-eight members, to be elected by general ticket, but no elector shall be entitled to vote for more than fifty can didates. Mr. Whitf.ley moved the previous question, which motion was subsequently withdrawn. Mr. Bryant withdrew his motion, and moved the following in lieu thereof: That so much of the report of the Special Committee on Representation, as refers to the apportionment for the Senate, be recommitted to the committee, with instructions to report a Senatorial Repre sentation based upon population. Mr. Whiteley renewed his motion for the previous question, which motion was sustained. The question then recurred upon the second motion of Mr. Bryant, which was lost. Mr. Campbell moved that tlic bnsis of representation should be one for every 2,500 persons, and twelve additional mem bers of the Senate. Lost. The proposition of Mr. Miller was lost. The Chair decided that the question then reeurred upon tire adoption of the report of the committee, from wliich deci sion Mr. Bryant took an appeal. The question then recurred upon ihe adoption of the report, and the same was adopted. Mr. Shropshire moved to suspend the rules to allow the introduction and consid eration ol the lotlowiug preamble aud reso lutions : Whirxas, Georgia was thrown out of her orbit on the 19th day of January, 1861, upon a principle which many of her ablest states men believed to be constitutional and right; but it has been clearly demonstrated, after a prolonged aud sanguinary struggle, that howevor correct the principle in their judge ment, they have failed to establish it; and Whereas, As it is oar policy to close the breach, which now divide us into two hostile political parties, by imitual forbearance and concessions, by recognizing all who assist us in the great work of reconstruction as friends and faithful allies Be it, therefore, Jtesolceil, That the Governor of this State shall immediately alter the ratification of the Constitution, which will be submitted to her people by It his Convention, cause the names of all such persons to be transmitted to Congress, and, in the name of Georgia, request them to remove their disabilities. The rules were suspended, and the reso lution was referred to the Special Commit tee of Seven, heretofore appointed. Mr. Turner moved a suspension of the rules for the consideration ot the following: Whereas, Charles Patterson has acted as porter to this body since the commence ment of our session, and should be con tinued in the performance of those duties Resolved, That said Charles Patterson is hereby engaged as porter to tins Conven tion, and that his duties be in the future as in the past, making fires, briuging water, sweeping and keeping in order the Ilall used by the Convention, and that he shall receive therefor the sum of $o per day, out of which he shall pay for such assistance as he may employ. Rules suspended and resolution adopted. Mr. Speer offered a resolution to pay Patrick Fitzgibbon, for services as Messen ger. the stun of $27. Mr. Harris, of Newton, moved to add the name of Henry Camp. On motion, the subject was referred to a special committee, Messrs. Smith, Dunne gan, and Ellington. Provisional Governor, Gen. Roger, and Provisional Treasurer, Capt. Rockwell, entered the Hall and were introduced to the Convention, when Mr. Saffold moved a recess of fifteen minutes to enable delegates to pay their respects individually to the distinguished gentlemen, which motion prevailed. After recess, tho report of the Committee on Judiciary was taken up, and made the special order for to morrow morning, when the Convention adjourned. NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. We make the following extracts from the Tribune's Own Correspondent: London, February 1, 1868. If Train were a man who carried more guus. or even more ballast, he might do not a little mischief in Ireland. It was a blunder to arrr st him; perhaps it was equally a blunder to permit him to remain in Ireland after he had become an object of attention and sympathy. Mountebank as he is, he knows how to reach a certain level of Irish opinion. English correspon dents describe his audiences at Cork as consisting of an “ unwashed mobbut, then, all the Fenians, and nearly all Irish men, are considered by the same writers to belong to the same class. Beside, there are ladies in the case, and it is clearly impolite to call the ladies a mob. Train’s lectures have been crowded, and he has been bold enough, or, if you please, impudent enough to get himselt arrested twice over. He threatens war with America, talks of Ireland’s opportunity, denounces English tyranny, all in a style which English tyranny is not just now in the habit of tolerating. The habeas corpus is suspended, the civil authorities not less vigilant and austere than the military. It is certain that Train’s excesses would be cut short but for the mistitke of his first arrest, and for the fear that he would be a more troublesome character in prison than out of it. How to deal seriously with a man who assumes to speak for the United States Government, and who proposes to buy Ireland, stock and lock, for $150,000 in gold ? ** It is difficult.” says the Cork cor respondent of a Liberal paper in London “ s to exaggerate the mischief which these harangues are doing here. The persons to whom they are addressed are chiefly men and lads of the lower classes, these who form the back bone of Fenianism, who greedily receive every statement, no matter how absurd, as to flic decadence of England ; entertain the wildest hopes of succor from the United States, and cherish the most exaggerated notions of the power of the American Republic. To these people Mr. Train presents himself as an American politician in the confidence of the American cabinet, and his undisguised assuarances of American sysmpathy for Ireland are more calculated to keep alive disaffection than all the writings of The Irishman , or all the speeches of Mr. John Martin.” If all this be true, it will give Train at least as much gralification as the addresses, caps (not fool’s caps in shape), wreaths, kisses, and garters which the young ladies of Cork have presented him. GREAT SCANDAL IS THE QDEES's BENCH. On the Ist of February, an action in which the Countess d’Alteyrac was the plaintiff, and Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, the Hereditary Grand Chamberlain of England, the defendant, was brought before the Court of Queen’s Bench. In 1847, the Countess d’Alteyrac was the wife of an officer of high position and connections in- France. Her husband was travelling, she formed the acquaintance of the defendant, and, in 1849, she left her husband, and came to England to live with Lord Willoughby d’Eresby as his wife. She was visited by many of his friends, and for many years lived happily with him. She tended him very affectionately during a long illness, and on his recovery, they removed from town to Caen Lodge Twickenham, which was partly purchased by the Countess’ money, aud lurnished at her expense. They had one daughter, who was brought up in ignorance of the fact that her father and mother were not man and wife. Up to 1864, when the Countess went over to Paris to bring her daughter to London, no great difference had arisen between herself and Lord Willoughby, ex cept that occasioned by some scandal about Lord Willonghbv's bebavionr to one of the maids; but on the Countess return she was told by an agent of Lord Willoughby that she must give op possession of Caen Lodge, which she considered as her prop erty. She refused, and was then waited on by a friend of his lordship, who nego tiated a separation on the understanding that an allowance of £1,200 a year, and £4,000 down should be made to the Countess, together with an adequate pro vision for her daughter, These terras were not considered unreasonable, as Lord Wil loughby has an income of £70,000 or £BO,OOO a year. The Countess then left Caen Lodge, the furniture of which was sold and realized £B,OOO. None of the money was given to her, and of the promised allowance she received only £9OO. She never saw Lord Willoughby after her return from Paris, and her maid was soon after installed mistress of Cten Lodge. The action was brought to recover the money realized by tho sale of the furniture. The key to Lord Willoughby's conduct was to be found in tho fact that the bulk of the prop erty he inherited from his father was leu him on condition of bis separating from the Countess. The Lord Chief Justice intimated wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmgjgpmmmm that the whole matter had belter be referred to the arbitration of a man of hotior, and the counsel on both aides seemed to tbink that this would bb the moat desirable course. Mr. Coleridge handed to the Lord Chief Jus tice a draught of the terms to which his client, the Countess, would consent; but, as Lord Willoughby was not in town, the esse was adjourned until the following Monday. The family of the Willoughby D’Ersby is one of the most ancient among the English nobility. The holder of the title is for the time beiug the hereditary Grand Chamberlain of England, and the present lord, who is defandant in this salt, is the fortieth baron in a direct line. Wbat is thought of his nobility in the Court of Queen’s Bench may be judged by the fol lowing peroration of Mr. Colepdge’s speech, in which the Lord Chief Justice, by tne course he pursued, seemed entirely to agree. Mr. Coleridge said : It was true that she bad not been married to the defendant but tho absence of tho religious obligation would make tho relations between them under the circumstances in some respects more sacred to a man of honor. She had left her husband for him, had borne him a daughter, and lived with him for fifteen years. She was as faithful to him as woman ever was to man In health and in sick eess she devoted herself to him with un wearied attention. She had but one fault; and if lie had in him one spark of the feel ings of a gentleman, it did not lie m his mouth to reproach her with it. Os course, in the abstract, these things are wrong, but to what extent they are wrong, and what the complexion is cf this or that case, it is not for man to judge. Burns wrote : “What’s done we all can well compute, But never what’s resisted.” There may bo men who have never strayed beyond the sacred circle of legitimate love. Let them thank God for it; but let no man set himself up as a judge of those who had. Men of the highest gifts of heart and mind, men of stainless honor, men whose lives in other respects were patterns of every grace and every excel . lence and every virtue, had in this respect departed from the true standard of morals; but it would bo miserable cant and hypoc risy to deny on that account the high and noble qualities they possess. The man would be the biggest scoundrel that ever breathed who, having lived with a woman during her best years, and taken from her love aud her means, could then deliber ately fling her off.' The defendant here had acknowledged his obligation, and would no doubt have carried out his ex pressed intention had bo not come under baneful influence. Being so. he seized her wretched furniture and turned her into the street. But let the Lord High Chamberlain of England—the man whose duty it was to marshal the noble of the country to the throne of the Sovereign—let him say in that action: “I, an English nobleman, au Eng lish gentleman, have sold your property, and have the proceeds; but you are a married woman—you can not maintain this action. I will take advantage of this legal techni cality to defeat your just claim. Let the Lord High Chamberlain of England do this if he dare—let him go to Court and tell his high souled and pure minded Royal mis tress what manner of actions her Chamber lain commits; and let him add that he resorted to a defense which miserably failed—a defense as bad in law as it was unfounded in honesty and honor. | Ap plause.] The case terminated on the 3d of Feb ruary by reference to arbitration. The Lord Chief Justice was to appoint the referee. the court. The coming season is to be the most lively that has occurred since the death of the Prince Consort. It is expected that the Queen will open Parliament in person, and the London journals have been authorized to state that the Queen will hold a Court at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, March 3, to receive the Corps Diplomatique, her Majesty’s Ministers, and other official per sonages, with the ladies of their tamilies, who will receive notifications of her Majesty’s gracious intention through the Lord Cham berlain. The Queen will also hold three drawing-rooms at Buckingham Palace, viz., on Thursday, March 12, Wednesday, April 1, aud Tuesday, May 12, to which ladies will be-admitted under the same regulations as Mere formerly in force at St. James’ Palace. The Queen will be present at each drawing room as long as her Majesty’s strength will permit, one of the Princesses representing the Queen during the remainder ot the time. His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, will, as usual, hold levees on her Majesty’s behalf, during the season, at St. James’ Palace. Gen. GarlreU for notification. We understand that Hon.*L. J. Gartrell, of this city, will support the new Constitu tion of Georgia, and that he will probably enter the field and make a square, stand up fight for Ratification under the Reconstruc tion programme. If we are correctly informed, he will not ally himself with the fortunes of any particular party or political organization, but will advocate Reconstruc tion on the basis of the Congressional plan, and urge his many friends in Georgia to ratify the Constitution now being framed by the Convention. General Gartrell is an able and eflicient speaker, is extensively and favorably known in this State, and his influence in behalf of Reconstruction cannot fail to tell in the approaching campaign.— Atlanta Opinion. ITch. It. C. Yancey. In a most agreeable interview with Hon. B. C. Yancey, yesterday, we learned that, if the Convention continue the same wise and liberal spirit that has been manifested so far, he will favor a ratification of the Constitution by the people, that the State may he restored under it to its proper dig nity in the Union. He endorses the Con stitution as far as completed, and has so reason to fear that the future action of the Convention will be such as to alter his determination. Mr. Yancey also regards Gen. Grant as the most prominent man for President now before the people. He thinks he will be elected as certainly as he is nominated, as he has infinitely more prestige than any man in the country.— Atlanta Era. Elections. We rejoice to see that Mr. Trumbull yesterday reported to the Senate, from the Judiciary Committee, a bill providing that any future election held under the Recon struction acts shall be determined as elec tions are determined elsewhere—by the majority of the votes cast. It also contains a provision that at the elections in which the question of the adoption or rejection of any constitution is submitted, any person duly registered may vote in any part of the State iu which he shall have been regis tered, where he may reside at the time of such election, before presentation of his certificate of registration, under such regu lations as the District Commanders may prescribe. This bill is offered ns a substitute for the' House bill passed several weeks ago. It seetus to meet the main requirements of the case, and we presume there is no doubt that either with or without amendment, it will be promptly passed by the Senate.— Washington Chronicle, Feb. 18. —— . , ■ ■— -#• — L - A Sound Platform. The Digest, a campaign paper published in Washington City, has the following platform: We advocate reduced taxation. Wc advocate a reduction of offices. Wo insist on a redaction of expenses. We protest against any more stealing. Wc demand one currency for rich and poor. We say, disband that large standing army. Call back those exiled States. Abolish those bureau poor houses. And let every able man in the South, black and white, have fair play and plenty of work, and all will go well again, as it was before the war. Come forward, then, and stand by the poor man’s friend. General Grant. There is every prospect of a brilliant and enthusiastic Presidential campaign, and the Grant enthusiasm pervades every State from Maine to the gold-capped hills of California. Gen. Grant, thank God, is the people’s candidate, not the politician’s. He is honest and reliable, and has no po litical aspirations. His unwavering fidelity to the laws and the Union has constituted him in every particular the man of all others, as the nation’s standard hearer. He alone can bring order out of chaos. The time has come when an honest man must take the helm—Gen. Grant is the inuu. —Atlanta Era. SPECIAL NOTICES HE RIFF’S NOTICE.—THIS IS to give notice to the citizens of Augusta and vicinity, that I have had a large number of tax fi.fa. placed in my hands for collection. All who havo not paid their taxes will do well to call on me and settle the same, and thus avoid levy. JNO. D. SMITH, feb22-lt» Sheriff R. C. CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAILROAD, February 21, 1868.—T Richards & Son, W M Jacobs, J C Moore A Cos [W], E O’D, J G Bailie A Bro, P W A Cos, Mullarky Bros, J Hertz A Cos, Bones B Cos, G Kahrs A Bro, C B Day A Cos, Jones S & Cos, Platt Bros* D Stellings, F riolman, E Mustin, Cook A M, 0 D, Whiting & Dunn, McK A o’B, [B], Z MeC, B A Stovall, G W Evans & Son, Chief Engineer’s Office. Aug. Fire Def’t, l Augusta, Ga., February 19, 1868. ) THE REGULAR SEMI-ANNUAL PARADE of the Augusta Fire Department will take place on SATURDAY, the 22d inst. Com panies, with their apparatus, will meet promptly at ‘he Bell Tower at 2J o’clock, p. in. The line will be formed by the Assistant Engineor, with the right resting on Mclntosh street. The two Independent Companies are respect fully invited to attend. By order of J. B. PLATT, Chief Engineor. W. 11. Crane, jr., Sec. A. F. D. feb2o-3t ffgp- HEALING THE SICK BY THE LAYING ON OF HANDS!—Professor ROB ERTS, late of New Orleans and Memphis, Tenn., who has performed some of the most astonishing cures, by ANIMAL MAGNETISM, of ancient or modern times, and has treated over 58,000 patients in the last six years, will heal the sick at tho Angusta Hotel, Augusta, Ga-, for one month, commencing February 15th and ending March 17th, 1868. Prof. ROBERTS treats all curable diseases. Circulars, giving particulars and reports of cases, will be distributed in a few days. Letters of inquiry should be accompanied with a stamp.f Consultations free. Charges reasonable. feb!3—l2t gjg- MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY, AND THE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on the Crime of Solitude, and the 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 Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, fel— 3m Philadelphia, Pa. 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 be promptly attended to. Residence—No. 6 Fenwick street. P. B. HALL, ja2l—lm City Sexton. NOTICE.— Augusta, Ga-, Dec. 21, 1867. To the Stockholders of the Milledgeville, or Maco - m l Augusta Railroad Cos : Calls lor payment on Subscriptions to the Capital Stock of this Company have been made up to fifty-fivo per cent. Stock upon which this amount has not been paid will be forfeited to tho Company. A further call is now made for twenty-five per cent., payable on or before February 20th, 1868, at which date eighty per cent, will bo due, and Stock forfeited, if not paid. All Stockholders in arrears will at onco 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 bo 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 JBSS- Savannah Republican, Netcs and Herald; Macon Telegraph , Journal and Messenger ; Mil ledgeville Recorder , Federal Union ; Atlanta Intelligencer and New Era, will please copy above for sixty days, and send bill to tho Treasurer of Macon and Augusta Railroad, at Augusta. TAX NOTICE. OF COUNCIL’S OFFICE, Augusta, Ga., January 14, 186 S.—All persons liable for City Taxes (except those who are re quired to make quarterly returns), are hereby notified that the CITY TAX DIGEST for 1868 is ndw open at my office (City Hall), and will remain open until the day of March next, by which lime all returns must be made. All those who fail to return by that time will bo returned for double taxation, and a fine of not less than ten dollars per day will be imposed for each day of such failure to return. 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 excoptod). JAMES N. ELLS, janls—td Clerk of Council. OFFICeTTuGUSTA, Ga., October 12th, 1867.—Until further notice THE OFFICS WILL BE OPEN from 8 A. M. to 8.30 P. M., and from 4 P. M. to 6.15 P. M" The door to the Key Boxes will be open from 7 A. M. to 8.50 P. M. Sundays open from 8.30 to 10 A. 5!. All mails will close at 1 P. M. on Sundays. FOSTER BLODGETT, ooM2—tf Post Master. Bookbinding ruling BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY and all kinds of BOOK AND JOB PRINTING AT THIS OFFICE. WEW ADYBRTIBgMirrg. Bublie Notice. Aw. persons who hold policies unexpired, of tho HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of Selma, Alabama, issued by B. H. Brodoax, as Agent, are hereby notified that Use Company intend cancelling tho same. Insurers are therefore required to present tbnir policies AT ONCR to A. O. BALL, 221 Brood street, who will pay them tho unearned premium. [Signedl A. E. KENNEDY, feb22-6t Eee'y Home Ins. Cos., of Selma, Ala. IS BAHISUPTCY IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for tho Northern District of Georgia. in the matter of ) JONII W. WOOD, 1 of the county of Morgan, fIN BANKRUPTCY, who bos been adjudged | a bankrupt. j This* is to give notice, once a week for throe weeks, to all persons interested, that I, the un dersigned, of the town of Rutledge, and county of Morgan, have been appointed Assignee of the Bankrupt in tho above stated case. JOHN F. JACKSON, feb22—law3w Assignee. Buckley’s Banjo Guide CONTAINING ELEMENTARY PRINCI PLES ; New, Easy, and Progressive Exer cises, Songs, Dances and Molodies. Many of them □over before published. This new book for the Banjo has been prepared by Mr. James Buckley, who has bad twenty six years’ experience as a teacher and player, and will be found to be supe rior to alt former publications of its class. It contains over one hundred of the very best pieces of music for the Banjo. Price, 75 cents' Sent post paid. OLIVER DITSON & CO., Publishers, Boston. CHAS. H. DITSON A CO., New York. feb22—tf FOR THOROUGH INSTRUCTION In Vocal Music. USE BASSINI’S ART OF SINGING. AN Analytical, Physiological, and Practical System for the Cultivation of the Voice, a work of the greatest excellence, thorough and scien tific. Price, for Soprano Voice, complete $4.00, abridged $3.00. The same for Tenor Voice $4.00. Copies will be sent by mail post paid, on receipt of the price. OLIVER DITSON A CO., Publishers, Boston. CHAS. H. DITSON A CO., New York. feb22—tf .A. Card. WE HAVE THIS DAY SOLD OCR entire interest in the Auction and Comuis sion business to Messrs. Bignon and Crump, aud cheerfully recommend them to our friends. February 19th, 1868. P. <s• B. DORIS. WE HAVE THIS DAY PURCHASED OF Messrs. P. & B. Doris their entire interest in the Auction and Commission business, and hav ing engaged the services (of Mr. C. V. WALKER (of the late firm of C. V. Walker & Cos.) as Auc tioneer, will contiuue the business at the Old Stand, No. 273 Broad street, We Will give our personal attention to the sale and purchase of goods. Prompt remittances made for sales. Consignments solicited. BIGNON & CRUMP. A. P. Bignon, G. H Crump. February 19, 1868. feb2olw NEW SPRING GOODS! I HAVE RECEIVED A FINE ASSORTMENT of NEW SPRING PRINTS, GINGHAM, ROB ROT, for Balmorals, PARASOLS, etc., etc. These goods were bought before tho Teeent ad vance in pricer, and will be sold LOW. 11. L. A. BALK, febl6-tf 172 Broad Street. Lost, ON SATURDAY, THE Bth INSTANT, BE TWEEN the South Carolina Railroad Depot and the Prcsb tcrian Lecture Roon, a GRAY FUR COLLAR. The finder will be suitably re warded by leaving it at THIS OFFICE. felfi-fit House and Lot for Sale* NO. 65 REYNOLDS STREET—THE HOUSE is large, with Four Rooms up stairs and Two below. Terms easy. Apply to febls—eodfit GEORGE W. WALTON. SIOO A Month Salary WILL BE PAID FOR AGENTS, MALE or female, in anew, pleasant, permanent business; full particulars free by return mail, or sample retailing at $4.50 for 50 cents. A. D. BOWMAN & CO. 48 Broad Street, New York. (Clip ont and return thi i notice). felß 6t* PROSPECTUS OF “THE BANNER OF THE SOOTH.” Rev. A. J. RYAN, Editor. — o — undersigned propose publish ing, in the city of Augusta, Ga., a journal to be called “THE BANNER OF THE SOUTn,” To be devoted to Religion, Literature and Art. It will be published weekly, and will be under tho control of REV. A. J. RYAN, Author of “ The Conquered Banner," etc., etc TERMS: Per Annum, in advance $3 00 Six Months, in advanco 1 50 Single Copies 10 first number will be issued on or about MARCH Ist, IS6S. JSB'AII communications for publication must be addressed to the Editor. Subscription and business letters to the publishers. L. T. BLOME & CO., Publishers, febls—tml Augusta, Ga. O. H. Johansen, CORNER OP Marbury & South Boundary Streats, (NEAR *ACE TRACK), AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, Keeps always on hand fresh LAGER BEER and tho very best LI QUORS of all kinds. Visitors will find Shufflo Boards Bagatelle Ta bles, Air Guns, and amusements of all kinds. 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