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PARAGRAMS. —Yesterday, in New York, Gold was quoted at 1.41. Cotton, 33. —The Jerome Park races netted about $17,000. —Another ocean yacht race, between the Henrietta and Fleetwing, is on the tapis. —lt is stated that of those who become insane from the use of liquor, eighty-seven per cent, also use tobacco. —Philadelphia should be cool; there is said to be ice enough there to last the city for two years, —The great newspaper of Russia is the Moscow Gazette, which has a daily circula tion of 50,000. —The Chicago and Alton Railroad Com pany is sinking an artesian well at Odell. —The Irish and Prussians eat more potatoes than any other nation. —A paper in Lisbon, Portugal, advocates woman’s rights. —lt costs New Yorkers $30,000 every Sunday to take their “exercise” in Hoboken. —The latest novelty is a fan which can be used as a parasol or veil. —There are over one thousand news dealers in New York and vicinity, and a “protective union” is now agitated. —Coolie emigrants, to the number of 0,528, have been received in the British West Indies during the year 1867. —They celebrate paper weddings in Fall River, the gifts consisting of books, paper collars, engravings, etc. —There was a slight frost in Paris on the nights of June 10th and 11th, after a season of unusual and excessive heat. —The height of impudence is stated to be, taking shelter from the rain in an umbrella shop. —A fond mother, in Cincinnati, broke her arm while spanking a disobedient infant, the other day. —A Boston rat built himself a costly nest, recently, using $2,600 worth of bills belong ing to Joseph Burge. The money was re covered. —An exploring party of twenty one gen tlemen and two ladies left Chicago on Mon day, for a two years sojourn in Colorado and New Mexico. —Yellow hair is to be fashionable next supplanting the red. This lightening of color looks as if there would be a return to the powder and blanehed tresses of former times. —The familiar cry of “ hot corn” is now to be heerd in the streets of New York at night —One of those city sounds usually associated with autumn. The cobs are Southern, of course. —lmmigration from Europe to the United States never was so large as now. One hundred and thirty of the best steamships are running, and many of the people coming are of a high class, having money, skill, and brains. —American wine-growers complain that European wine is preferred, and that it brings a higher price. This is because peo ple do not know their own whiskey after it has taken a trip across the ocean. Congress having made eight hours a legal day’s work, it is suggested that they carry the philanthropic movement further, and make five quarts a gallon, four feet a yard, twenty ounces a pound and thirteen inches a foot. This, it is thought, would be a great gain to the consumer if—prices would remain the same. —Ou the California end of the Pacific railroad they have already cut fifteen tunnels in a distance of 137 miles. These tunnels range from 85 feet in length to 1,659 feet, and the aggregate length of the fifteen is 6,262 feet. The energy displayed on the the Pacific road would astonish the Old World Engineers. —There are 9,000 Jews and six synagogues in Chicago. They pay annually $60,000 for religious purposes, and have just finished a hospital at an expense of $30,000, which sum they raised in two days. They claim six converts to the Jewish faith from Christianity. —There is one Jew to seven inhabitants in Poland: 1 to 33, in Austria; 1 to 42 in Russia; 1 to 52 in Holland; 1 to 61 in Turkey; 1 to 105 in Germany ; 1 to 333 in Belgium; 1 to 412 in Italy; I to 446 in England ; Ito 463 in France; Ito 595 in Switzerland ; 1 to 694 in Scandinavia. * POLITICAL NEWS. The LaCrosse Democrat’s New York branch office is directly under the Sun editorial rooms. It is the worst institutio n under the “ Sun." Gerrit Smith says : “ I expect to vote for Grant and Colfax. I like them both ; and, in the main, I like the platform on which they stand.” The Hon. John Covode will be renomi nated in the twenty-first Pennsylvania dis trict. Fayette and Indiana counties are unanimous for him, and Westmoreland will doubtless concur. The “districts” in South Carolina are what are known as “counties” in other States. The term has been changed to counties in the Reconstruction Constitu- , tion. ' * i I The Knoxville (Tenn.) Herald contains i the following frank admission: “We do i not ask nor want the negroes to vote either for or against us, and we propose to dis franchise them all as soon as we get the power.” General Grant’s powers ol smoking are 1 giving trouble to the Democratic journals. The same papers were troubled with the smoke this Republican chieftain and his Republican soldiers ma<|e at Fort Donelsan, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, ■Atlanta, and along the Appomattox. The New York Znifepeadent says: “Those who have been watching the ‘Chase move ment* in the Democratic party, in the fond expectation that it would usher in a politi cal millenium, are doomed to a sad disap pointment. The spasm of good sense that seemed not unlikely at one time to lead that party out of its insanity has passed off.” . “In the early history of the Republic,” says Bancroft, “white men alone could claim the franchise in Virginia, in South Carolina and in Georgia; but in South Carolina a benign interpretation of the law classed the free octoroon as a white, even though descended through an unbroken line of mothers from an imported African slave. The other ten States raised no ques tion of color.” What a comment on the visible admixture law. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Cotn mercial furnishes the folloing table of dates of adjournment of Congress for twenty years back, when no 4th of March limitation came in to disperse them. It will be seen that this body has set into September but one year since 1848. 1848, adjourned Aug. 14; 1850, adjourned Sept 30; 1852, ad journed Aug. 31; 1854, adjourned Aug. 7 ; 1856, adjourned Aug. 18 ; 1858, adjourned June 1; 1860, acriourned June 18; 1862, adjourned July 17; 1864, adjourned July 2; 1866, adjourned July 28. N ational Republican AVGVSTa. GA,. THURSDAY MORNING July 9, ISfS Fox- PRESIDENT Os the United States: 1 ULYSSES S. GRANT. i ** r FOR VICE PRESIDENT: , Schuyler Colfax, OF INDIANA. THE CAMPAIGN. The democrats have liecn asserting for > some time past that there was no spirit in the republican parly, and that it did not 3 make any especial demonstration in the way of pushing on the campaign. They j have also complained that General Gran i . does not call forth any enthusiasm among i the people when he travels. AH these things plague them very much, and they arc, doubtless, very sorry about it. i In the first place, how could the repub licans make an attack upon a party that I has no organization and laying around loose ? When they lay down their plat form and place their candidates before the people, they will sec. We promise them enough of it before November. As to General Grant, he has no notion ! of campaigning it . The people have taken him because they know him. The world knows him, and he will not blow his own , trumpet; and when the People shall have called him, as they will, to enter the IV hitc ■ House, he will leave his headquarters and i quietly assume the functions and perform the duties of Chief Magistrate. We promise the democracy that they shall have just as vigorous a campaign as they may desire. —• ♦ • [From our own Correspondent. WA SHING TON LE TTER. i The National Anniversary—The North and South —New York Convention —A. J.’s Last Bid for the Nomination—The Movement oj Capital Southward—Extensive Operations Projected— i Blair and his Bid. Washington, D. C., July 4, 1868. The ninety-second anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America is a very quiet one at the national capital. Indeed, outside of the old free States, patriotism to the nation has never been warmly manifested on this natal day “ States rights” mon have ever, as a rule, confined their adulations to the narrow limits of their respective States : orators and ■statesmen in one section could talk very eloquently of “dear old Virginia, the mother of Presidents,” and “gallant, chivalrous, South Carolina,” without a word for that Union to which the respective Slates owe all their importance. In the Northern States State pride is held in abeyance and our greatness, as a nation, is the theme for spread eagle speeches, and the day is cele brated, as predicted it would be be by the elder Adams, by the ringing of bells, the firing of cannon and the display of fire works. In nearly all the Northern cities and villages the Fourth of July is always celebrated with more or less pomp and cir cumstance ; that abolition document called the Declaration of Independence is read ; speeches are made, and the air at night is filled with pyrotechnics. 1 bis is as it should be. It causes men to stop and think of the past, and to draw inspiration therefrom ; it las a tendency to keep alivo a love of coun try so necessary for the welfare of any people. A Republican Congress puts its seel upon it by making it a legal holiday. As the South becomes regenerated rind repub lieanised the people will more and more honor the day, and place a higher estimate —— J y [ u upon the union of States. The observance of the day in this city, is almost wholly on individual account. The corporation, owing to the mismanagement of copperhead officials, is out cf both money and credit; hence our new republican Mayor’s hands are tied, and there is no municipal demonstration. Congress has adjourned over to Monday, the public build ings and nearly all places of business are closed, and there is some display of bunting. The white people are very generally engaged in the hopeless attempt to keep cool, with the mercury indicating 100 degrees in the shade. The colored population has been seized with the picnic mania, and thousands of the light-hearted race are enjoyifig themselves in cool suburban retreats. Here and there, throughout the city, the youthful portion of the community indulge, in a moderate way, in firing pistols, burning fire crackers, and dashing torpedoes about —much to the dis gust of nervous people. A number of excursion parties started out this morning for a sail down the river, and more remained in town, to test their capacity for mint juleps, etc. It is really a dull day in town. Os course, all are eagerly looking for news from the Democratic Convention, now in session in New York. Last night, the same class of men who bet on Mr. Johnson’s acquittal, during the impeachment trial, were offering to bet that A. J. would be the Democratic nominee for President, but found no takers. Says one ol this fraternity, “If money will secure his nomination, he will get it.’’ They reason tho matter out in this way: “He has an army of office-holders at his back, who are anxious to retain their places ; he has control of the ‘whiskey ring;’ and, consequently, his supply of money is almost unlimited.” It being conceded that the Southern delegates can nominate any man they concentrate upon, “Who,” say the friends of A. J., “are they the most likely to vote for?” “Andrew Johnson, to be sure, their friend and benefactor 1” The amnesty proclamation issued to day. is a direct bid by Andrew Johnson lor the nomination, and shows him to be the lowest ot low political demagogues. His whole career, from the’time of holding a village office in Tennessee to the present day, has been marked by the meanest political trickery, coupled with brazenfaced impu dence. In this business he is an adept. It remains to be seen whether the Democratic Convention can be duped into endorsing this political Pharaoh. It is to be hoped that they will do so, that “Moses” and all his apostles may be swept into oblivion in a bunch in November next. I have before referred in these letters to the benefits to be derived by the South by adopting in good faith the reconstruction plan of Congress, In this connection I have some interesting facts to state. Recently a company of capitalists in Philadelphia have purchased forty-five thousand acres of land near Charleston, South. Carolina, upon which they propose, now that the Slate is reconstructed, to make immediate improve ments. They will erect a cotton factory and various other manufacturing establish ments. and also cultivate the soil— and, by the time their works are com pleted, expect to take into the State at least five hundred skilled white men, and give employment, directly or indirectly, to at least one thousand persons more. This company has been waiting three years for the affairs in that State to become settled, so that they could risk their capital there, and as the time approaches for the rcstora tion of civil law, they have taken steps to go to work. Another party from the same city, the last week, bought a nice planta tion containing 750 acres in the same State, and will take immediate possession. I have hoard ol at least a score of persons, having control of large capital, who quite recently have been negotiating for lands in different Southern States. The. tide. is beginning to turn, and by the time civil government is fairly restored under the Reconstruction acts of Congress, there will be such a stream of capital flowing into that impoverished region as. was. never dreamed of by the most sanguine friend of skilled labor. The great majority of these emigrants will be true Republicans, and they will in time regenerate the whole South. Several years ago no less than six town sites were purchased by Northern capitalists on the Rappahanock, in Virginia, either one of which has a water power fully equal to that at Lowell, Massachusetts; and they have been patiently waiting for reconstruc tion, to enable them, in safety, to commence extensive improvements. At one of the points indicated not less than $2,000,000 will be laid out in improvements the moment it is considered safe to commence opera tions. This last week a party of gentlemen from Boston started on a tour up the Shenandoah Valley, with a view of purchas ing land. The admission of the Arkansas and Florida members o! Congress, and the passage of the Omnibus bill, lias started this golden tide southward. If the people of the South desire prosperity, let them at once co operate with Union men, accept the situation, make it safe for capitalists to invest, and, my word for it, they will rejoice in the end that slavery has been wiped out and that the Yankees have come. If they see fit longer to follow A. Johnson, and that incarnation of evil, F. P. Blair (the Blairs are all alike), and seek to upset the reconstruction plan of Congress, then restoration will be delayed, but not averted. T ~ , Frank Blair, in his bid for the New xork nomination, proposes, if elected, to use force to upset the recoustructed Southern States. Let this movement meet with any popular endorsement at the South, and it will turn back the tide of capital now setting in that direction for at least one year. Capital. [From the Atlanta New Era. The Columbus Prisoners. TESTIMONY FOB THE DEFENCE CONTINUED. Sevemh Day- Pursuant to adjournment the Court met at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning. Gov. Brown rc-appcarcd as assistant coun sel for the prosecution. Tne record of Monday's proceedings was read and approved. The counsel for the prisoners asked that the court order a copy of the record of the testimony be furnished the counsel for the defence-—Granted. The same counsel requested that subpoenas bo issued for Win. H. Recd, now in Washington, and C. 11. Whitley, now in Atlanta, and the court order Whitley not to leave this city without permission of the court. The Judge Advo cate stated that he would subpoena Mr, Whitley, and then he could not leave the city. Request in case of Mr. Reed granted. MRS. COL. E. T. SHEPHERD SWORN. I live in Wynnton, near Columbus, 1 know Dr. Kirkscey. (Pointing him out) He is my son-in-law. Dr. Kirkscey lives in Wynnton with me. The house is one-story, with hall running through, with three rooms on each side with doors into the hall. The house has two large outside doors. Dr. Kirkscey sleeps in front room on the right hand sipe.. My sleeping room is two rooms below on the left hand side. I don’t recol lect the day of the month Ashburn was killed, nor the month, nor the day of the week. I heard that Ashburn was killed the morning after. Dr. Kirkscey was at home the night he was killed. He came home after dark and did not go back again. I was in his bed room after ho retired. Ho had a sick baby.* I don’t remember what time I was in, but it was very late at night. His wife, baby and servant girl were in the room when 1 went there. The Doctor was awake. I can’t tell how lato at night it was. We were up unusually late that night, any way. We had three or-four sick ones. I remained some time in the room. I did not go to bed when 1 left the room. I had a little boy with toothache. 1 was up and down ail night, trying to ease his tooth. I sent the boy to the Doctor’s room lor morphine. Dr. Kirk scey could not have left that room that night without my knowledge. I am very clear upon that point. I have two severe dogs. The Doctor could not have passed these dogs without their making a noise. He was always teasing them with his whip, aud they always barked at, him. The inside doors of the house are fastened with locks ; the outside doors with bars, These doors are always barred at night. My house is about a mile and a quarter from Columbus. I remember so particularly that he was at home the night Ashburn was killed, because when they commenced arresting so many ot our men, everybody commenced thinking about it, and 1 had a feeling recollection about that night, having been up all night. I think I first heard that Mr. Bedell was arrested. I think I heard it the same evening. A young lady come up from Columbus aud told me they were arresting them. I commenced imme diately locating my own family, and 1 now slate that I am certain that Dr. Kirkscey was at home in bed that night. CROSS EXAMINATION. Dr. Kirkscey married my daughter in October after the surrender. They have one child, about two years old. It was threatened with croup that night. My daughter called me. My room is one door below hors, across the hall on the opposite side. Mrs Kirkscey called me from her room door. My door is always left open at night. When any one of the children arc sick I always leave it open so that I can hear them when they call. The windows of Dr. Kirkscey’s room are fastened every night, and I don’t see why that they should not have been that night. The windows in all the rooms are fixed that way at night. I or my little daughter always attend to this. It is the last thing I attend to. The doctor always attends to it himself in his own room when he is nt home. His wife makes him do it. lor my little daughter always go around and see that they are fast. 1 think if any of the windows in either of the rooms were opened that night I should have known it. I slept some that night, but I don’t recol lect how much. I do not recollect how often I was down and up. Ide not gene rally sleep very sound. When 1 am excited I am more wakeful—especially when the children are sick. I do not swear none of the windows in the house were raised that night. The sick child wtts lying in the bed beside the Doctor. I suppose it was abont twelve o'clock at night. We Were up unusually late that night and suppose it was about that time. The chickens were crowing just after. I sup pose my chickens crow about midnight as other chickens do. 1 usually retire about ten a'clock. I don’t remember in particu lar how late 1 retired that night. I know it was not as late as two o’clock when I went into the Doctor’s room. 1 knew it was late in the night. Dr. Kirkscey is a practicing physician. He sometimes sees his patients at night. He has not lately had frequent calls at night. We raised the dogs we have. One—a common cur dog—is a very severe one. The neighbors are afraid of him. Parties coming at night always halloo and we send some one out to them. The dogs are in the inside lot. There are three inside lots—two front yards and a back yard. At night the gates are all open so the dogs can pass around the house. The Doctor couldn’t have got out without their knowing it. They bark even if a window was raised. They always bark when I raise a window. Ido not say they do every time a window is raised—l suppose they do. I always pay especial attention when they bark at night. They may bark sometiuies that I don't hear them when I am asleep. I told you I didn’t sleep much that night. I did not sleep soundly. I will not swear that they did not bark at Dr. Kirkscey that njght. I think the first arrest was made the evening after Ashburn was killed —1 am not certain. When 1 heard of Bedell's arrest I began to reflect about the whereabouts of Dr. Kirks cey, because they were arresting any one and every one. Ido not know how many were arrested. We began to talk of the Doctor’s whereabouts when they began to arrest. 1 thought for awhile everybody would be arrested from the way they were going on. [The cross examination was extended very considerably, but we have not the space to give the whole of it. We think, however, that we have given substantially all the facts elicited by the rigid examination.] RE-DIRECT. 1 inquired of his counsel what Dr. Kirk scey was arrested for, and they told me they could get no information. I did not know, until charges were preferred, whether he was arrested as a witness or a prisoner. Others were arreited as witnesses. No other inci dent has occurred in Columbus since January last that created as much excitement as the killing of Ashburn. 1 remember the occur rences of the night of the Doctor’s arrest, because I was up most of the night, helping his wife to get his clothes ready, and cooking something for him to take with him. Dr. Kirkscey stayed at Cook’s Hotel about two months from the first of January. I lived in Wynnton at that time. Ido not recollect of any one night in which he was called up during the month of March. My husband is very deaf. Our house was kept particularly fast on account of robbers. They had been breaking in all around the neighborhood. RE-CROSS EXAMINATION. Mr. Bowers, Mr. Biggers, Mr. Reese, Mr. Martin and Mr. Brown are our immediate neighbors. The houses of all these, but one, have been broken into by robbers. Mr. Mar tin’s has not. . They were broken into several times. Nearly all of them were broken into one night. The day the Doctor was arrested, the Yankees came over and arrested all of my servants. They were nearly all frightened off the lot. Four or five left because the Yankees told what they were going to do with them. I have seen one of those servants since; One came back. 1 know where a family lives. I do not know whether Dr. Kirkscey had any conversation with them before they left. The last time he was arrested I thought perhaps it might be for some connection with the Ashburn affair; I don’t know what I thought about it. BY THE COURT. There are four windows to Dr. Kirkscey's room. Two open upon a piazza, right down on the floor. I suppose the other two are not more than two or three feet from the ground. I think the neighbors I have mentioned own and keep dogs—little poodle dogs One of them has five of them. I hear them barking over the way. Ido not recollect hearing the dogs bark on the night of the killing of Ashburn. I don’t think I was in Dr. Kirkscey's room that night until I was called. I saw- him last— before I a»w him at the bed of the sick child —at supper. Mrs. Kirkscey has called me into her room many a time before the night in question. Dr. Kirkscey had on night clothes when I went into his room. He was in Mrs- Moore’s room between sup per and bed time. I hoard them talking, and knew he was in there. Ido not know exactly what time he went to bed. Ido not know when he left Mrs. Moore’s room that night and retired to his own. she court here adjourned till ten o'clock Wednesday morning. [From the Atlanta Era. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Atlanta, Ga., July 7, 1868. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, and was callcd.to order by the President. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Prettyman. The roll was called. The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved. Mr. Wooten reported the following, which was agreed to: Resolved, That the reporters of the press, members and ex-members of Congress, ex- Governors of the State, Judges, and ex Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, be invited to seats on the floor of the Senate. Senator Bruton having arrived, .was re quested to come forward and be qualified- Mr. Candler objected to the course pur sued yesterday, in allowing the President to qualify members, suggesting that they be sworn by a Judge of some Court. The President stated that he had no objection to the mode suggested by the Senator, and tiiat as Judge Erskine could not bo present, Hon. J. L. Dunning, who was United States Commissioner, would qualify the members. At the suggestion of Mr Candler, the Senators sworn in by the President yester day also came forward and were re sworn. A resolution was adopted that the Senators proceed to draw for seats, and the Senate took a recess of thirty minutes, to allow the Secretary t > prepare the tickets. Immediately on reassembling, the Senators proceeded to draw for seats, after which Mr. Nunnally reported the following: Whereat, It is represented to this Senate that Aaron A. Bradley, the person returned as the duly elected Senator from the First Senatorial District, is disqualified by the Constitution of this State from holding the said office of Senator, aud of sitting as a member of this body, for the reason that he has been duly and legally convicted of felony. It is, therefore, Ord'red, That a committee of five be appointed to examine into the above stated allegations, and the facts which may be sub mitted in support of them, and all other evidences which may be submitted in the case, and to report forthwith to this body, with such recommendation as they may deem proper thereou. Mr. Higbee offered a substitute, that the resolution be laid on the table. ■After considerable discussion, participated iu by Messrs. Nunnally, Higbee, Candler, Adkins and others, the original resolution was adopted, and Senators Nunnally, Higbee, Campbell, Winn and Speer appointed a special committee to investigate the matter referred to in the resolution. The Senate then adopted rules for the government of the body, and adjourned to 10 o’clock to morrow morning. HOUSE. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer by the Rev, Mr. Cloud, Repre ss tali ve from Clayton.n The Clerk called the roll. The minutes of yesterday’s proceedings were read and confirmed. The Speaker announced that several members having arrived, they would present themselves and be qualified, when four mem bers presented themselves and were sworn in by the Speaker. The Speaker announced that the first business was the election ot a Door Keeper, and the House proceeded to ballot, with the following result: Anderson, 72; Lineberger, 15; Jackson, 62 ; Chapman, 1 ; Blank, 1. There being no election, the House was ordered to proceed to ballot again, with the following result: Anderson, 75 ; Lineberger, 87 votes. The Speaker announced that Mr. Line berger, having received a majority of ail the votes cast, was duly elected Door Keeper of the House. A message was received from the Senate, announcing that that body was organized, and ready to proceed to business. Mr. Tweedy offered the following: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of this House, to act with such committee as may be ap pointed by the Senate, to wait upon his Excellency R. B. Bullock, Provisional Gov ernor of this State, and notify him that both Houses have completed their organization, and are now ready to receive any communi cation he may desire to make. Adopted. The Chair appointed Messrs. Tweedy, McCullough and Lee. Mr. McCullough offered the following . Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives inform the Senate that the House is organized, and ready to proceed to business. Adopted. Mr. Scott offered the following : Resolved, That the members, instead of drawing for seats, will remain seated as they are. Adopted. Mr. Phillips offered a resolution that the rules adopted for the government of the last House of Representatives of the Georgia Legislaturejbe adopted for the government of this House. Adopted. The House then adjourned to ten o’clock to morrow. SPECIAL NOTICES. GENERAL AGENCY, 1 Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., [ Atlanta, Ga., June 20,1848. J MESSRS. BARBER, LATHROP <£• CO., General Insurance Agents, 219 Broad street, Augusta, Ga., are my duly qualified and commissioned agents for the Phcenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connec ticut, and I will recognize all their official acts as such. N. 0. ROCKWELL, jyß—tf General Agent. RELIANCE LOAN AND BUILD- ING ASSOCIATION.—The Eleventh Monthly Meeting will bo held at the City Hall, on THURSDAY NEXT, 9th instant, at 8 o’clock p. in. Members can pay their instalments at any time previous to 8. 11. Shepard, Treasurer. W. 11. EDWARDS, iy7—2tS4T Secretary. General Superintendent’s Office, I Georgia Railroad Co., !• Augusta, Ga., 19th Juno, 1868. J BUSINESS TICKETS,ENTITLING the holder to ride Ono Thousand Miles on the Georgia Railroad and branches, and the Macon and Augusta Railroad, can be had for Twenty Five Dollars, on application to J. A. Robert, General Ticket Agent. Ministers of tho Gospel, travelling on these Roads from point to point, on Ministerial Duty, will be furnished with authority, by the Station Agents, to travel at half rates. E. W. COLE, Gen’l Sup’t. • Altanta, Milledgeville, Athens, Covington, Madison, Greensboro, Washington, and Sparta papers copy daily one month and weekly five times. je23—dim GRAIN AND FLOUR SACKS!! The old established “Com Exchange Bag Manufactory” Is prepared to furnish GRAIN SACKS of any desired size or quality, and at short notice. Also, COTTON AND PAPER FLOUR SACKS Neatly printed to order. Information promptly furnished upon applica tion. W. B. ASTEN & CO., je 17—3 m 25 Pearl Street, New York City. ggj- SCRIP DIVIDEND, NO. 1, OF THE GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE CO., of Columbus, Ga. Assets Ist of January, 1867 $416,280.87 We have received ready for delivery the scrip of Dividend No. 1, amounting to 25 per cent., of the net premiums paid on participating! annual policies, on policies issued during the nine months interval from April Ist to Dee. 31st, 1867. .Dividend No. 2 will be issued January Ist, 1869. Persons to whom Scrip is due are requested to call at once and receipt for same. A. G. HALL, Agent, jo7—lm 221 Broad street, Augusta, Ga. AUGUSTA FACTORY, I Augusta, July 1,1868. j jgjg- DIVIDEND No. 37.—A QUARTER LY dividend of Five per cent, this day declared, will be paid to stockholders on demand. W. E. JACKSON, jy 2—6t* President. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS- Assignee’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT House door, in the town of Newnan, Coweta county, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, ou the First Tuesday in August next, tho following property, belonging to the estate of William G Herrin, Bankrupt, lots of Land Nos. 13, 20, 21,43, and 102 j acres of Lot No. 12, in the 4th District; and Lots Nos. 192 and 193, in the sth District of Coweta county, Ga, Sold by order of Charles G. McKiuley, Regis ter, free from any incumbrances that may exist thereon, so that the purchaser will get a clear, full, and complete titldto said lands. Shifting the liens of said incumbrances from the said lands, and attaching the same to the proceeds of the sale thereof. Terms cash. JAMES P. BREWSTER, jy9—td Assignee. Sale of Land in Terrell County, and Lease of Land at No. 1, Augusta & Savannah Railroad, in the County of Burke. WILL BE SOLD, AT THE COURT HOUSE door in the county of Terrell, betweeu the lawful hours of sale, on the First Tuesday in August next (1868), at public outcry, by order of Hon. A. G. Foster, Register iu Bankruptcy, a certain tract of Land, situate in said county of Terrell, State of Georgia, containing two hundred and two and one half acres, more or less, origi nally granted to Jouas Skinner, and situate in, formerly Lee, now Terrell county, in the (12) twelfth district, and known as Lot No. (160) one huudied and sixty ; and by Jonas Skinuer con veyed to Joseph D. Perry. Also, at the Court House door in the county of Burke, on same day, between said hours, at public outcry, by order as aforesaid, a certain lease of laud, with tenements thereon, situated in said county of Burke, at or near Station No. 1, of Au gusta <fc Savannah Railroad, consisting of four acres, more or less—the same formerly used by Carter & Perry for a store. Said lease running for live years from first of January, eighteen hnn tired and sixty eight, at the sum of two hundred dollars per anunm, payable yearly. Sold as the estate of Joseph D. Perry, bank rupt. and free from encumbrances of the creditors thereof. Terms cash. JOHN T. SHEWMAKE. jy7—lawtd Assignee. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. To Rent. A DESIRABLE BRICK DWELLING HOUSE, situate corner of Ellis and Monu ment streets, containing seven spacious Rooms. For further particulars apply jy9—3t ON THE PREMISES. Assignee’s Sale. STATE OF GEORGIA— Oglethorpe County. Pursuant to an order from the Hon. A. G* Fostei, Register in Bankruptcy, for tho District of Georgia, will be sold at the Court House door iu Greene county,ou the First Tuesday in August next, between the usual hours of sale, the follow ing property, viz: One half interest in the following lots of land: Lot No. 467. iu the 4th district, Appling county ; 132 and 12 of Dooly ; 619 in 12th district of Clinch; 231 in 9th district of Pierce; 110 and 402 in Ist district of Charlton; 132, 96, and 48, in Ist district of Quinn. Also, W. 11. Brimbery s interest iu 273 acres of laud in Greene county, on which ho resides. Also, the following notes: One on Eli San ders, s2l, and Joseph Bell S2OO, oue on W. T. Robinson, $125; two on Wm. O Clegg, S2OO, $237. Also, one account on Augustus Ilust, of Griffin, Ga , for $965; one account on E. A. Yerby, as executor for Mrs. Marable, $25. Sold as the property ot W. 11. Brimbory, bank rupt, for the benefit of his creditors. Free from incumbrances. J. 11. BRIGHTWELL, jy9—td Assignee. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for tho Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of 1 M. R. BELL & CO., | IN BANKRUPTCY. MATTHEW R. BELL, I ASBURY P. BELL, I BENJAMIN F MOORE f No. 25. AND L. B. SCUDEER, | Bankrupts. J The said Bankrupts having petitionedjtlie Court for a discharge from all their debts provable under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested Jto appear on the 27th day of July, 1868, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at Chambers of the said District Court, before Lawson Black, Esq., one of the Registers of the said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Register's office, in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, ana show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupts should not be granted. And further notice is hereby given that the second and third meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, [seal] Judge of said District Court, this 7th dav of July, 1868. W. B. SMITH, jy9—law3w* Clerk. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of ) Augustus E. Culbreath !• IN BANKRUPTCY. Bankrupt. J No. 44. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all his debts provable under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 21st day of July, 1868, at 10 o’clock a. m., at Chambers of said District Court before Garnett Andrews, Esq., one of the Registers of said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Register’s office in the city of Monroe, Ga., and show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupt should not be granted. And further notice is given that the second and third meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, [seal] Judge of said Court, this 6th day of July, 1868. W. B. .SMITH, jy9—lawllw Clerk, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of ] Joseph A. Huddleston. J-IN BANKRUPTCY Bankrupt. J The undersigned hereby gives notice of his election as Assignee of JOSEPH A. HUDDLE STON, of the county of Meriwether, and State of Georgia, within said District, who has been ad judged a Bankrupt upon his own petition by the Dist rict Court of said District. ISAAC N. SHANNON, jy9—law3w Assignee. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE, ? Atlanta, Ga., .July 2, ) rpHW IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 1 21th day of June, A. !>., 1868, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of LEWIS COOK, of Atlanta, in the county of Fulton, State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own petition; and that the payment of any debts and delivery of any property belonging to san. 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 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 United States Hotel, Atlanta, (5a., before Lawson Black, Register, on the 13th day of July, A. I) 1868, at 10 o’clock a. m CHARLES 11. ELYEA, jy9-lt U.S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE, I Atlanta, Ga., July 2, 1868. j rpiIIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: 'That on the 1 27th day of June. A. D., 1868, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the es tate of BERRY M THOMPSON, of Danielsville, in the county of Madison, State of Georgia, who has beeit adjudged a Bankrupt on his 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 transferor any propertv 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 assignee? of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy. to be holden at the Law Office of L. & n. Cobb, Athens, Clark county, Georgia, be fore Garnett Andrews, Register, on the 30th day of July, A. D. 1868, at 9 o’clock a. m. CHARLES H. ELYEA, jy9—ft u. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger I_N BANKRUPTCY. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Southern District of Georgia. In the matter of ) WM. O’IIALLOIIAN, >ln Bankruptcy. Bankrupt. J No. 214. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all his debts prova ble under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 27th day of July, 1868, at 10 o’clock a. m., at chambers of said District Court, before Lawson Black, Esq., one of the Registers of the said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Register’s office, in Atlanta, Ga., and show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupt should not be granted. And further notice is given that the second and third meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, [seal] Judge of said District Court and ’ the seal thereof, this 7th dav of July, 1868. W. B. SMITH, jyO-lawow* Clerk. Assignee’s Sale. G. W. ADAIR, AUCTIONEER. By virtue of a decree IN BANK RUPTCY, in the ease of Franklin H. Gay, Bankrupt, I will sell on the premises, at the former residence ot said Gay, live miles south of Lithonia, in DeKalb countv, on SATURDAY, let DAY OF AUGUST, commencing at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, free from all incum - brance, the real estate of said Bankrupt, amount ing to 1005 J acres, iu DeKalb county, Ga., as follows: • 152 j acres of Land, lot No. 112; lots 81,82, and 117, each containing 202 j acres, one half the mineral interest in the latter reserved; 50 acres of lot No. 80; 195 acres of lot No. 251, and 2 acres adjoining the last—numbei not known; also, 40 acres of Laud iu Paulding comity, being Lot No. 767, in the 18ih district and 3d section. ALSO, Two silver watches, 2 gins, one half interest iu a mill iu DeKalb county, 1 wagon, cart, carriage, a lot of lumber, and other articles of personal property. ALSO, Sundry notes, accounts, and rent contracts, be longing to the estate of said bankiupt. All sold for the benefit of his creditors. 'Terms cash. G. W. ADAIR. jyß—law3w Assignee. Book and job printing Executed at this Office At the Lowest Terms and in the Best Style Come and see samples City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER Market House, in the city of Augusta on the first Tuesday in August next, between ’the usual hows of sale, two Promisory notes—one given one day after date, for $518.11, iu favor of Wright &. Mobley, dated Augusta, January 4th 1868, signed Arthur A. Atkinson ; one ten days after date, dated January 6th, 1868, for $120.95 in favor of Wright &. Mobley, signed Wingfie],) M. Rivers. Levied on by virtue of a fi. f tt<l ; n favor of Hezekiah Bussey vs. Wright & Mobley— ft. fa. iu the City Court'of Augusta, returnable to the August term of said Citv Court. ’ ISAAC LEVY, jyl—td Sheriff City of Augusta. City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET House, in the City of Augusta, between tho usual hours of sale, on tho first Tuesday i n August next, four shares of the capital Stock of the Empire State Insurance ■ mpany. Levied on by virtue of an attachment, returnable to tho City Court of Augusta, in favor of Sidney Root vs. Alexander S. Myer and Julius J. Myer, once copartners under tho name of A. 8. Myer 4 Son Sold by virtue of a fl, fa. founded on said attach ment; returnable to tho August t«rm(1868) of said Court. ISAAC LEVY, jyl—td City Sheriff of Augusta. City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET V V House, in the City of Augusta, on the first Tuesday in August next, tho house and lot ofL. Dwello, Jr., —House north side Broad street running through to Jones street; bounded on the north by Jones street, east by Mrs. Straub’s lot south by Broad street and wost by Dwollo’s lot’ Levied on by virtue of a tax execution in favor of the City Council of Augusta for tho year 1867 returnable to tho City Council of Augusta. ISSAC LEVY, jy4—td City Sheriff of Augusta. City Sheriff's Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET House, in the City of Augusta, on the first Tuesday in August, all that lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being in tho City of Augusta having a front of thirty-three (33) feet on Centre street, and known as number twenty-two (22); bounded on tho north by lot of Mrs. Mary Collins, widow of Dennis Collins, on the south by lot of Henry Loon, on the oast by alley running through from Broad to Reynolds street, on the west by Centre street. Levied on by virtue of a fi. fa. in favor of John M. ClarkoASons vs. John Guilfoylc; also, one City Tax fi. fa. iu favor of the City Council of Augusta, for the year 1866, returnable to tho August term (1868) of said Court. ISAAC LEVY, jy4—td City Sheriff of Augusta. City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET House, in tho City of Augusta, on tho first Tuesday in August next, tho house and lot on Market street belonging to W.V. Keener,Trustee. Levied on by virtue of a tax execution in favor the City Council of Augusta, for tho year 1866; bounded north by Market street, south by Rey nolds street, east by Butler’s lot, and west by W. V. Keener’s, returnable to tho City Council of Augusta. ISAAC LEVY, jy4—td City Sheriff of Augusta. City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET House in tho City of Augusta, on the first Tuesday in August next, the house and lot of John T. King, sixty-six (66) feet, more or loss, on Houston street, running back one hundred and sixty six (166) feet, more or less; bounded north by Matt. Pleasant’s, oast by John M. Tur ner, south by Broad and west by Houston streets. Levied on by virtue of two tax executions in favor of tho City Council of Augusta, for the years 1866 and 1867, returnable to the City Council of Augusta. ISAAC LEVY, jy4—td City Sheriff of Augusta. City Sheriff’s Sale. TT7TLL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET V » House, in the City of Augusta, ou the first Tuesday iu August next, the house and lot of John M. Turner, on north side of Broad street, fronting 110 feet, more or less, and runningback to Reynolds street: bounded north by Reynolds street, east by Peter Johnson’s and IlannahTcdd’s lots, south by Broad Street and west by John T. King’s and Matt. Pleasant’s lots. Levied on by virtue of tax execution in favor of tho City Council of Augusta, for the year 1567, returnable to the City Council of Augusta. ISA AC LEVY, jy4—td City Sheriff of Augusta. City Sheriffs Sale. WILL HE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET House, iu the City of Augusta, between the usual hours of sale, one house and lot, tho prop erty of Jerry Bunch, on tho south side of Fen wick street, fronting 52 feet, more or loss, and running back 187 feet, more or less, to Calhoun street; bounded north by Fenwick street, south by Myer’s lot, cast by lot of C. A Platt, west by lot of W. V. Kerr. Levied ou as tho property of Jerry Bunch, to satisfy two fi. fa.’s for City Tax for tho years 1866 and 1867. The said fi. fa.’s returnable to the City Council of Augusta. ISAAC LEVY, jy4—td City Sheriff of Augusta. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States, for the Southern District of Georgia. In th" matter of ) ABNER MI M MS, [ IN BANKRUPTCY. Bankrupt. ) To whom it may concern: The undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as the assignee, of Abner Minims, of Milford, in the county of Baker, and State of Georgia, within said District, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own petition, by the District Court of said District. Dated at Albany, Georgia, this Ist day of July, 1868. JOS. J. BRADFORD, jyl—law2w* Assignee. TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE 1 United States for the Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of ) JAMES M SHEPHERD [IN BANKRUPTCY Bankrupt. ) No. 43. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court fora discharge from all his debts provable under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given Io all persons interested to appear on the 21st day of July, 1868, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, at chambers of said District Court, before Garnett Andrews, Esq., one of the Regis ters of the said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Reg ister's office in Monroe, Ga., and show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupt should not be granted. Aud further notice is given that the second aud third meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, [seal.] Judge of said Court, and the seal thereof, this day of , 1868. W. B. SMITH, jyl—law3w* Clerk. TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE I United States for the Southern District of Georgia—SS. In the matter of ] WM. W. KENDRICK, [IN BANKRUPTCY. Bankrupt. j A Wai rant iu Bankruptcy lias been issued by said Court against the estate of WILLIAM W KENDRICK of the county of Dougherty, State of Georgia, in said District, who has been adjudged a Bank rupt upon petition of his creditors, and the pay ment of any debts, and delivery of auy property belonging to said Bankrupt, to him, or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him, arc forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assig nees of his estate, will be held at a Court ol Bankruptcy, to be holden at Americus, in said District, on the 28th day of July, A. 1). 1808, at 1 o’clock p. m., at the Court House, before Frank 8 Hcsseltinc, Esq., one of the Register, in Bankruptcy of said District. WM. G. DICKSON, jy4-2t U. S. Marshal for said TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE J. United States for*ihe Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of 1 NOWELL & FELKER [IN BANKRUPTCY Bankrupts. J No. 89. The said Bankrupts having petitia? , '< 'b e Court for a discharge from all their debj(f Jra-s . blc under the Bankrupt Act of March 20,1*5 6 notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 21st day of July, 1868, at 10 o’clock a tn., at Chambers of said District Court before Garnett Andrews, Esq., one ot the Registers of said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Register’s Office, in the city of Monroe, Georgia, and show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupts should not be granted. And further notice is given that the second and third meetings ol creditors will be held at the same lime and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, r , Judge of said Court, and th» seal [sb L.J this day of , 1868. W. B. SMITH, jy4— law3w* Clerk. jyl-td jy4—td