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PARAGRAMS. —Yesterday, in New York, Gold was quoted at 1.40 j. Cotton, 32J. —Mr. James R. Sanders was accidentally thrown under his wagon and killed, a few days ago, near Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. J. H. Evans, of Pine Bluff,' Ark., is one of the heirs of a fortune of SIB,OOO, 000, bequeathed by a relative in England. —The city council of Toronto, has been memorialized in favor of granting aid from the civic funds to Miss Rye to bring out. servant girls. —The San Francisco Board of Supervision have passed a resolution reserving over thirteen hundred acres of public land for a park, cemetery, schools, engine houses, hospital and jail. —There is great excitement in Nashville about the Tennessee bonds. The State Comptroller and bankers refuse to cash the coupons due on the Ist. A call of the Leg slature to repudiate the bonds and create a school fund or railroad debt is talked of. —A new parlor toy is a magnetic fish, cut from strips of paper, and colored in imitation of nature. If the palm of the hand be moistened, and the fish placed thereon, it writhes in various ways, though invariably following the pulsations cf the wrist. —California has decided to utilize the antimony found in its silver mines, and hitherto disregarded. Examination of its properties shows that it is much harder than the antimony most common, and therefore better in the manufacture of type metal. —The perils of journalism are strikingly shown by the fate of seventy-nine new papers of various kinds, which have appeared in London since the beginning of the present year. Only seyen are now in existence. —At Versailles, the ladies of the highest rank, complying with the wishes of Pius IX, now wear a long vail, hanging down to the waist, whenever they resort to the Church of St. Louis, or to that of Notre Dame. —Charles Teller, of Williamsburg, New York, was accidently shot by a friend named Stearns, and instantly killed. On seeing what he had done, Stearns ran to the foot of Grand street and drowned himself. —ThomasKerrigan, residing in Brooklyn, was killed on Saturday afternoon by being stabbed with a pair of tailor’s shears, by a man named Lynch, whom he was entertain ing at his house, and who became quarel some under the influence of liquor. —Dominion Day, July 1, appears to have been observed most enthusiastically as a public holiday all ovei the Canadas, East and West. Pic nice, bonfires, torch-light processions, and reviews of volunteers, took place at various points; business was for awhile suspended, and the people gave them selves to relaxation and sport. —A gentleman residing on the Hudson river is endeavoring to bring out a light river boat on a new principle connected with displacement of water and resistance. The inventor claims not only that she will be useful for carrying mails and a few passengers, but of unparalleled swiftness. —lt requires 2,760,000 ties to support the rails that make the Erie track that runs from New York to Dunkirk. These, at 30 cents each, arc worth $858,000. It is stated that they last only about three ' years, so that an average of 800,000 must be renewed every year to keep the road in good condition. —A monkey, whose usual business is to collect pennies lor an Italian organ-grinder in Detroit, escaped froip the quarters of his master on Friday night, and was discovered, next morning, upon the steeple of St. Mary’s Church, from which perch he was coaxed with considerable difficulty. r —The yellow fever has greatly diminished at Lima, and entirely disappeared at Callao. The total deaths by the disease number 10,000. The fever, however, is still increas ing at the Chinahas and Islay. The English and French Vice Consuls at Italy were among the victims. —Mrs. Pollard the inharmonious wife of the rebel historian, who spells public with a k, has published a card in the New York papers, in which she asserts that all she has alleged in regard to her husband’s bad treatment of her is true, and informs the public that she takes leave of them for ever, and will not trespass on their attention again, however great may be the provoca tion. —There are now in operation, in Balti more, nine public colored schools, having about 1,100 scholars on the roll, with an ttendance of 800, and employing 21 teachers. The salaries of the teachers, basing the caculation upon the maximum amount of the present schedule, will amount to about $12,050 per year, and the rents of buildings amounting to §2,304 per year. —Mr. Slade, nn Englishman, has bequeath ed £45,000 for the promotion of the fine arts. Os this sum £35,000 is divided into endow ments of professorships in the Universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, and the University College of London, while the remaining £IO,OOO is to be employed in six scholarships, to be awarded for proficiency iu drawing, painting or sculpture to the students in the last of these institutions. —Colonel Payne, who killed Captain Allen, the alleged seducer of his wife, has just been acquitted at Nashville. He is believed to be insane, as he claims to have acted as God’s agent in the act for which he was tried. He is a man of talent, but unsettled mind, and is the author of the pamphlet called “ Ariel," which maintains that the negro is not a human being. —The Manchester unity of Odd Fellows numbered on the Ist of January last, 417,432 members, an increase of during the year, of whom 35 per cent, were young men under twenty one years of age. The revenues of the Society ex ceed $2,500,000, and SIOO,OOO had been added to the accumulated capital, which amounted to the enormous sum of $12,000,- 000; $1,000,000 had been distributed for sitk relief, and $340,000 for funeral ex penses. FALSE PERSONALTIES. The man who deliberately invents and starts a lie Bn its travels, in regard to a candidate in any election, has in his heart a fiendish malice that would vent itself in murder on opportunity. Every Presi dential canvass has seen humanity dis graced in this manner, very little to the advantage of any one, though for a time to the injury, it may be, of the victim of the malignant slanderer. We trust that there is enough of fairness and honor on both sjdes to frown down all such efforts at calumny in the present canvass, from whatever source. The cause that can not triumph without such aid, should be resignedly permitted to fail. ♦ Governor Bullock, says the Macon holds his court for the present at the National Hotel, where he has constant audiences. His Excellency is of fine per sonal appearance and pleasing address, and I mks like a man of a good deal of energy and executive force. National Heptibitcan A tTCIUSTA . OA. FRIDXY MORNING July 10, 1888 For Os ttie United States: ULYSSES S. (mRAVT. FOR VICE PRESIDENT: Schuyler Colfax, OF INDIANA. THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. If we may credit the press telegrams, the Democratic Convention on yesterdar nomi nated Horatio Seymour, of New A ork (anti-war Democrat) for president, and Frank P. Blair, of Missouri (revolutionist) for Vice President. The lines have been drawn, Forward, Union men rally ’round the starry ensign! THE NA TIONAL ISSUE. .Soon the nation must again choose be tween the party of the Union anti the party of the Rebellion. The issue no sophistry can disguise. Not more necessary was it that the friends anti not the foes of the Union should direct the war for the Union, than that the friends and not the foes of the Union should preside in the reconstruc. tion. Nothing is more obvious than that from the firing on Fort Sumter to this hour there have been two, and the same two parties—one for treason, and, that failing, for such a political readjustment as beaten traitors might wish; and the other for nationality, and, that triumphant, for such a reconstruction ns would make secure in peace the victory won at such cost in war. Would it not be a marvel indeed, if the men who so bitterly opposed the war for the Union were now the safer party to whom to entrust reconstruction ? The peo ple can never be made to believe that the tories and the patriots of the last seven or eight years have suddenly -changed places, and that the Vallandigiiams and Pendletons of to-day stand where the Wades and Mortons stood four yeas ago, and vice versa. The reconstruction initiated by the de fenders of the Union has, despite the most serious obstacles, been carried forward by the same party with such success that State after State of the ex-Confederacy is now being admitted into the halls of Congress. Many do not stop to reflect, as often as they should, upon the intrinsic difficulties inseparable from the task of national restoration. Rarely has statesmanship encountered a more perplexing problem. All through the war the rebels and their sympathizers on both sides of the Atlantic were fund of dwelling with marked em •phasis and an air of triumph on what they held to be the impossibility of this work. We were sneeringly pointed to the fatality of admitting conquered rebel populations at once to an equal share of political power, and yet were told that without such admis sion there could be no restored Union. Since the conquest of peace, however, these same rebels and rebel sympathizers have in cessantly insisted that the fatality to which they had pointed as to the sure failure of the effort to preserve the Union must now be at once and unqualifiedly embraced 1 Union men saw in the late Confederacy rebel and loyal populations—the former the open and still defiant and boastful foes of the Union, and the latter most deeply interested in being its friends. What statesmanship worth the name would ever have hesitated to enfranchise the loyal population while disfranchising at least the most dangerous of the dis loyal ? Wisely the war policy which put muskets into dulxy hands because these hands were friendly, was supplemented by a peace policy putting ballots into the same hands for the same most excellent reason. Can such infamy be possible as that the blatant ‘white man’s party,’ the slaveholders’ party of the past, the treason defending party of the war, shall now lie permitted to strike the ballot from the hand of the sable Unionist of the South ? Precisely this is what the democratic party proposes to do. It will be found ail exceedingly up hill work. - * INFAMOUS. Oar Atlanta dispatches intimate that the Radicals will endeavor to oust several Democrats from both Houses—which means that Joseph E. Brown and Foster Blodgett, both traitors to their State and outcasts from society, can not, in the present organisation of the Legislature, bo elected to (ho United States Senate. The aid of General Meads is invoked in this work of infamy, but it remains to bo seen whether or not ho will lend his influence in securing the thirty pieces of silver to these two modern Judas’—Brown and Blodgett.—Aujasta Chronicle, Thursday. The above low-down fling could not have appeared in any other sheet- * cast of the Oconee.’ It is, however, somewhat ridiculous to hear the kidnapper of a free negro (leaving mules out of the account) talking about ‘outcasts from society.’ It isn’t ‘respectable.’ . * THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Wc published, yesterday, a synopsis of the platform adopted by the New York Convention. The financial plank is sub stantially the same as is found in the Re publican platform. The debt, it says, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the contract; there shall be but one currency for all, and that, Seymour, in his speech, said should lx? made as good as gold, ami not worse than greenbacks, while Pendleton says it shall be. greenbacks further depreciated. The immediate ad mission of the Southern States is demanded, but as seven out of the ten have already been admitted, and the way is open for the rest, this demand does not amount to much. The abolition of slavery is recognized, and secession is declared a heresy. The ques tion of suffrage is left to the States with out recommendation. It will be observed that the platform in regard to finances, is so far negative that it may be, and would he, and is doubtless intended to be differently inteqireted in different sections. It is made so that either Chase, Pendleton or Seymour could stand upon it This is the sham that the Democratic Convention are preparing for the people. ’* SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE. General Capron, Commissioner ot Agri culture, some time ago caused circulars to bo sent to leading agriculturalists in each State, propounding certain queries to which he desired answers. Thus far, some fifty responses have been received from Georgia, and more or less from each of the other States. These answers contain an immense amount of valuable informa tion, the substance of which will be embraced in the next annual report of the Commissioner. It is particularly worthy of notice, that real estate has steadily increased in value in all of the old free States since 1860, and that there has been nlso an increase of values in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and other border States where law and order has generally pre vailed, and hence safe for Northern capi talists to invest; while on the other hand, in the other unreconstructed States, as a rule, there lias been a great depreciation in values; indeed, to such an extent that, in some sections, land has only a nominal value. All this will be changed at an early day—as soon as the States arc reconstructed and the loyal element has control of local affairs, and can shape the public policy anil give tone to public sentiment. The answer to the first question of the Commissioner shows that in Georgia full 45 per cent, of the acreage actually culti vated was, in 1860, planted in cotton, and a large portion of the balance was in corn. The prevailing mode of culture, with an occasional and notable exception, was that practised fifty years ago, and hence no material increase in quantity to the acre, and no increase of profit is shown; while the cost of labor is one third less, on the average, the present than any p’revious year. The average product’ of ginned cotton to the acre is represented to be 150 pounds, or 1,500 pounds per hand, at a cost of about six cents per pound; while Mr. Dickson, of Hancock county, a model farmer, and one of the few, it appears, in the State, has made from 3,000 to 5,000 pounds per hand, by cultivation and the use of fertilizers. This shows that the products of Georgia can easily be doubled. One gentleman, residing in Butts county, thus relates his experience: “In 1806, a portion of the frecedinen worked poorly > turned off the drones for 1867, and worked them in squads; gave them half of every thing except cotton, of which I gave them one third; they found themselves; I fed stock; they worked well and made good crops; some made 300 to 400 bushels of corn, and some 3 to 5 bags of cotton per capita ; besides, they made large quanti ties of potatoes and about 250 gallons of syrup; sold 700 pounds dried peaches, but, owing to the low price of cotton, there was no profit." The Georgia system of fanning appears to be, to raise provisions for supplies and to devote all attention to raising cotton for profit. Nearly all of these correspondents say there is not one fourth the land cultivated that there was in 1860, and recommend the employment of a small rather than a large number of hands—not more than fifteen can be supervised by one man ; that color ed men when left to themselves have inva riably failed as cotton planters (have not white men also ?) ; and the hard times arc are attributed to the Uncertainty of the present labor system and to the disturbed state of the country. The preponderance of the evidence goes to show, however, that free labor is better than slave labor, and all agree that the State offers great in ducements for stock growers. In Tatnall county, tobacco is considered the best crop, and a correspondent thinks that a person could make a fortune in a short time by starting a tobacco factory there. In Charl ton county, potatoes, sugar and turpentine pay better than anything else. One writer, in Meriwether county, thinks there is no profit in farming now, and all the profit there used to be was the increase of “little negroes" which he estimates as a profit of twenty-five per cent., now forever lost.— In this county, it is proposed to tempt white settlers by giving each head of a family one hundred acres of land. Does, it never occur to these parties to try the experiment of giving ten or twenty acres of land to heads of colored families < These men arc acclimated, know something about the soil and the crops suitable to the climate. They could at least make a living. The experiment has been tried successfully in South Carolina, Virginia and North Carolina, to our personal know ledge. Even in Georgia, in Warren county, a colored man, lust year, with one plough, cultivated twenty-five acres and made fifteen bags of cotton, weighing each lour hundred and eighty pounds. A correspondent residing in Glynn county, says: “Litbor has improved vastly since last year, under the ticket system”— which is explained to lx?, payment of wages on demand for what is done. In Stewart county, “two negroes made from one to two bags of cotton to the hand.’’ It strikes us that, with a little encourage ment, the freedm® could sustain them selves, and add materially to the wealth of the State. Muscle, black or white, is wealth to any State, when put to good use. Who Shall Rule?—The Augusta Na tional Republican, taking a bird’s-eye view of the magnitude of the country and its pop ulation, wants to know “who shall rule it?" Without undertaking to say “who shall rule it,” it appears easy enough to decide who should not rule it. We should not entrust the business to adventurers and cornfield negroes, but to men of intelligence aud char acter. Men who can not read should not be entrusted with making laws. Men who have no property should not be selected to impose taxes. So much, at least, appears clear enough.— Macon Telegraph. How long, Iriend, has the democratic party held the opinion that ‘ men who can not read should not be entrusted with making laws’? It is ‘clear euough’ that, for several years past, many democratic members of the Georgia Legislature were totally unable to read. Does our Macon cotemporary know of a republican in the present Legislature who is under a similar disability? If yea, please name him, irrespective of color. * [From tho Atlanta Now Era. The Columbus Prisoners. TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE CONTINUED. Eighth Day. Pursuant to adjournment the Commis sion met at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. The record of Tuesday’s proceedings was read and approved. Mr. Charles K. Maddox was sworn as assistant reporter. MISS WOODDIE C. SHEPHERD SWORN. I have known Dr. Kirkscey about four or five years. He is my brother-in-law. (Points out Dr. K.) 1 live with my mother in Wynnton—about a mile and a half from Columbus. I do not reoollect the day off the month or week Ashburn was killed. I know where Dr. Kirkscey was the night Ashburn was killed. He was at my mother’s. We heard of Ashburn’s murder in the afternoon of the next day. When I heard it 1 also he.ird that the Yankees had arrested Mr. Bedell, supposing him to be connected. 1 heard they were making promiscuous arrests, and I did not know who they would arrest next. We tried to locate the different members of our family to see where they were that night, as thpre were apprehensions cf their arresting every body. That apprehension was that the arrests would be confined to the Democratic party. That was what the people thought. When I tried to locate the members of our family, I was able to locate Dr. Kirkscey, because he came home a little after dark, ate supper between 8 and !> o’clock, and staid in my sister's room more than an hour after eating supper. He then went to his own room. I went to his room afterward, and staid there perhaps nearly two hours talking to him. I then went to my room and retired, and, some time after midnight, I was sent to his room to get some medicine for my sister, Mrs. Moore, who was sick. I knocked at his door, and told him I wanted medicine. He struck a light, got the medicine, brought it to the door and put it into my hand. I carried the medicine back and gave it to Mrs. Moore; it was for her. Mrs. Moore’s room was next to the Doctor's. I took the mediciuc into her room. I remained in that room more than an hour. It is usual for me to go to the Doctor’s room every night after he retires, to get the news of the day he generally brings out. Mrs. Kirkscey was in the room when I went in that night. They have one child. Our house is fastened up at night. I attend to the fastening of the house. The doors are fastened with bare. The windows are fastened with “catches." I look to fastening the house every night. Two win dows of Dr- Kirkscey’s rooms open on the piazza. Bottom of window is two or three inches above the floor. If these blinds were not secured, there would be no difficulty in entering this room from the outside. I would not consider our house safe from robbers, if those windows were left open, only we have some very bad dogs. We have been iu the habit of keeping the house fast ened that way a number of years, I sleep with Mrs. Kirkscey when the Doctor is out at night. I haye never known the Doctor to be out at night without Mrs. Kirkscey calling some one to her room. She is naturally timid and afraid to be left alone. Ido not believe it possible for the Doctor to have been out that night and she not call some one to her room. I do not believe it possible for him to have gotten up out of bed and left that room without her knowledge; 'any noise would have caused the dogs to have barked. Dr. Kirkscey could not have quieted them. They are very severe. People coming at night call at the gate, about fifty yards from the house. They have to call very loud. This causes barking of the dogs, and disturbs the dif ferent ’ members of the family. I have known them to run off persons who were coming to visit before bed time. The dogs uro considered very severe. From my knowledge of the dogs and the situation of Dr. K.’s room, it would not have been possible for him to have gone out without waking his wife. She always called me or some other member of the family to sleep with her when the Doctor went out. Mrs. Moore and three other members of the family were sick that night. I was attend ing upon Mrs. Moore. I was up most of the night. I do not think it possi ble that any one could have left the house that night without my know ledge. I consider an oath very bind ing—very solemn. Under the solemnity On my oath I am willing to say that Dr. Kirkscey was in my mother’s house that night. I read only a portion of my mother’s testimony. The latter did not come in the evening paper. Major Moses advised me not to read any part of it. I told him I had already read the first part of it. He then advised me not to read the remainder. Major Moses asked me what I could prove. I stated to him what 1 knew of the ease. I don’t recollect exactly how long after the death of Ashburn, Dr. Kirkscey was arrest ed the first time. I think Mr. Chipley, Mr. Wm. Bedell and Mr. Barber were arrested at saire time. I think Tom Gaines was arrested at same time. 1 think he was running for some office ; btit don’t recollect what. He was the Democratic candidate, of course. I recollect Mr. Chipley was a leader of the Democratic party. Mr. Bar ber was .a Democratic candidate, I think. 1 don’t- remember what. When I heard Dr. K. was arrested at the Court House 1 thought it was because he was such a strong Demo crat. It was not long before this trial hero that I learned that he was arrested for some connection with the Ashburn murder. CROSS EXAMINATION. I consider tin oath under nil circumstances binding, even if administered by a person who has no legal right to administer it. Q Do you consider that you have taken an oath if administered by a person who has no legal- right to administer it ? Mr. Stephens objected to the question. Gov. Brown offered to withdraw the question. The Court retired tor consultation, and after returning, announced that the question could be withdrawn. I am certain the Yankees commenced making arrests the next day after Ashburn was killed. I don’t think lam mistaken about the Yankees arresting the day after he was killed. I think the Yankees made the arrest, because the parties arrested were Democrats, aud the Yankees were opposed to’tbem. 1 supposed they were arrested because they were strong leaders in the Democratic Club. The Democrats were strong and very popular, and I supposed the Radicals and Yankees wanted to put them down. We thought these arrests were made because theywere strong Democrats- I did not understand at the time that they were charged with the murder of Ashburn. Dr. Kirkscey was a member of the Democratic Club. Its meetings were not held at night. Dr. K. never attended meetings at night. He attended them day time. I have heard him say that he attended them. I have heard others say that he was there. [The counsel for the defence asked the Court to explain to the witness the difference between swearing to tacts of her own know ledge and upon the knowledge of others, because she has knowledge of their truth. The explanation was given and the examina tion proceeded.) I do not swear from my own knowledge that Dr. Kirkscey attended these meetings, but I know him to be a strong Democrat, and suppose he attended, of course. (Wit ness thought she hud heard ot the arrest of persons on account of their being Democrats, before the death of Ashburn ; but could not state the time, place, nor tho persons who were arrested). I never heard of anybody but Democrats being arrested immediately after the death of Ash burn. By "promiscuous arrests" I meant the Democrats, and that they might arrest any or all of them. I didn’t know for what reason, or that even ladies and children would not. I hud heard, I think, of one lady being arrested and sent off. I don't know who it was. 1 think she was sent out of Columbus. I can give no definite reply as to where it was. I didn't hear that Dr. K. was arrested for the murder of Ashburn until the trial. I rfever before suspected that was the cause of his arrest. 1 could assign no reason for his second arrest. Wo tried to locate him on the night of the murder, because one arrest was made and we didn't know when they would make others. [Here followed a greatly extended con tinuation of this cross examination, for which we have not the space, were we disposed to burden our readers with it. It did not elicit any new facts.] Several questions followed from the counsel for the defence, the prosecution, and from the Court, for which'we cannot spare the space. We think, however, we have included above all the facts deduced. The Court adjourned to meet at 10 o’clock this morning. SPECIAL NOTICES. W NOTICE. —THE REGULAR Monthly Mooting of tho Sunday School Teachers' Association will be hold THIS (Fri day) EVENING, 8 o’clock, at Presbyterian Lecture Itoorn. A full attendance is requested. W. C. PERRY, jylO —lt President. GENERAL AGENCY, ) Phoenix Mutual Ltrs Insurance Co., > Atlanta, Ga., June 20, 1863. ) MESSRS. BARBER, LATHROP <£■ CO., General Insurance Agents, 219 Broad street, Augusta, Ga., are tny duly qualified and commissioned agents for the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connec ticut, and I will recognize all thoir official acts as such. N. 0. ROCKWELL, jyß—tf General Agent. RELIANCE LOAN AND BUILD ING ASSOCIATION.—Tho Eleventh Monthly Meeting will be hold at tho City Hall, on THURSDAY NEXT, 9th instant, at 8 o’clock p. m. Members can pay thoir instalments at any time previous to 8. 11. Shepard, Treasurer. W. 11. EDWARDS, iy7—2lS4T Secretary. General Superintendent’s Office, ) Georgia Railroad Co., > Augusta, Ga., 19th June, 1868. ) BUSINESS TICKETS,ENTITLING the holder, to ride Ono Thousand Milos on tho Georgia Railroad and branches, and the Macon’ and Augusta Railroad, can bo 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, Gcn’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 “Corn 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 A CO., j 0 17—3 m 25 Pearl Street, New York City. SCRIP DIVIDEND, NO. 1, OF THE GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE CO., of Columbus, Ga. Assets Ist of January, 1867 $416,280.87 jy7—2tSAT 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 Dec. 31st, 1867. Dividend No. 2 will be issued January Ist, 1869. Persons to whom Scrip is due arc requested to call at onee and receipt for same. A G. HALL, Agent, joZ—lm 221 Broad street, Augusta, (la. AUGUSTA FACTORY, > Augusta, July 1, 1808. V 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—6l* President. o Fire, Marine, Inland AND AOTiNTALWRAM JEtaa Insurance Company, Hartford Phenix Insurance Company, Afcm I’brXr. Manhattan Insurance Company, Jveto York. Howard Insurance Company, New York. Standard Insurance Company, New York Commerce Insurance Company, • New York. Lamar Insurance Company, New York. Fireman’s Insurance Company, New York. Astor Insurance Company, New York Commercial Insurance Company New York Mercantile Insurance Company, New York. Phoenix Insurance Company, Hartford The above are all FIRST CLASS COM PANIES with ample means to meet their liabili ties. All losses promptly and equitably adjusted. WM. SHEAR, Augusta, April 7th, 1868, Agent. ap7-3m Advertisements forwarded to all Newspapers No advance charged on Publishers’ prices. All leading newspapers kept on hie. Information as to cost of Advertising furnished. All orders receive careful attention. , Inquiries by mail answered promptly. Complete printed lists of Newspapers for sale. Special lists prepared for customers. Advertisements written and Notices secured. Orders from Business Men especially solicited. 40 P a jyl-tf NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Assignee’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD ON THE FIRST TUES DAY IN AUGUST next, before the Court House door in the town of Sparta, Hancock county Georgia, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock p. in., tho following property, to wit: Four hundred and sixty-two (462) acres of laud, more or less, situated within one mile of tho town of Linton, in said county, and adjoining lands of John Stone, J. W. Duggan, and Stanley. Also, the following promissory notes and other evidences of debt, viz; Ono note on David 8 Brown, as guardian, for $858; one note ou John F. Mulligan, for $393 ; one note on J. A. P Robson ; one attorney's receipt for a note on Frank S. Howard; one receipt of Win. Ingram for a note on George W. Burton. Sold as the property of James R. Gause, bank rupt, of Hancock county, Georgia—free from the incumbrance of liens—by order of Hou. A. G. Foster, Register in Bankruptcy. Terms cash. Archibald c. McKinley, jylO—2od Assignee. IN BANKRUPTCY. qpHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the X 20th day of May, A. D. 1868, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of HENRY CLARK, of Macon in the county of Bibb, and the 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 such 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 the said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assig nees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holdcn at the Register’s office, in the Court House, Macon, Ga., before Alexander G. Murray, Esq., Register, on the 24th day of July, A, D. 1868, at 3 o’clock p. m. WM. G. DICKSON, jylO—lt U.S. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 1 3d day of July, A. D. 1868, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of GLADY G. ETHRIDGE, of the county of Monroe, aud the State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Baukrupt on her own petition, and that the payment of any debts, and delivery of any property belonging to such Bankrupt, to her, or for her use, and the transfer of any property by her, are forbidden by law; that a meeting ot the creditors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assig nees of her estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to bo holden at the Register’s office in the Court House, Maeon, Ga., before Alexander G. Murray, Esq., Register, on the 23d day of July, A. D. 1868, at 4 o’clockjp. m. WM. G. DICKSON, jylO—ll. U. S. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 20th day of May, A. D. 1868, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of SOLOMON J. GOODMAN, of Macon, in the county of Bibb, and the State of Georgia, who lias been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own petition, and that the payment of any debts, and delivery of any property belonging to such 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 the said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assig nee? of bis estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holdcn at the Register’s office, in the Court House, Macon, Ga., before Alexander G. Murray, Esq., Register, on the 24th day of July, A. D. 1868, at 10 o’clock a. m. WM. G. DICKSON, jylO—lt U. S. Marshal as Messenger. Sale of Land in Terrell County, and Lease of Land at No. 1, Augusta & Savannah Railroad, in the County of Burke. lI7TLL BE SOLD, AT THE COURT HOUSE VV door in the county of Terrell, between the lawful hours of sale, on the First Tuesday in August next (1863), at public outcry, by order of Hon. A. G. Foster, Register in Bankruptcy, a certain tract of Laud, situate in said county of Terrell, State of Georgia, containing two hundred aud two and one half acres, more or less, origi nally granted to Jonas Skinner, and situate in, formerly Lee, now Terrell county, in the (12) twelfth district, and known as Lot No. (160) one bundled and sixty; ami by Jonas Skinner con veyed to Joseph £>. Perry. Also, at the Court House door in the county of Burke, ou same day, between said hours, at public outcry, by order as aforesaid, a certain lease of land, with tenements thereon, situated in said county of Burke, at or near Station No. 1, of Au gusta &. Savannah Railroad, consisting of four acres, more or less—the same formerly used by Carter & Perry for a store. Said lease running for five years from first of January, eighteen him died aud sixty eight, at the sum of two hundred dollars per annum, payable yearly. Sold as the estate of Joseph 1). Perry, bank rupt. and free from encumbrances of the creditors thereof. Terms cash. JOHN T. SIIEWMAKE, jy7—lawtd Assignee. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for tho Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of 1 Augustus E.Cui.biieatii [LN BANKRUPTCY. Bankrupt. J No. 44. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all bis debts provable under the Baukrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to nil persons interested to appear on the 21st day of July, 1868, at 1(1 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 ia the city of Monroe, Ga., aud show cause why the prayer of tire said petition of tlm Baukrupt should not be granted. Aud 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, [bi:ai.| Judge of said Court, this 6th day 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 1 Joseph A. Hi ddleston, ;■ 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 District Court of said District. ISAAC N. SHANNON, jy9—law3w Assignee. Assignee's Sale. G. W. ADAIR, AUCTIONEER. BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE IN BANK RUPTCY, in the case of Franklin 11. Gay, Bankrupt, I will sell on the premises, at the former residence of said Gay, five miles south of Lithonia, in DeKalb county, on SATURDAY, Ist DAY OF AUGUST, commencing at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, free from alt incum brance, the real estate of said Bankrupt, amount ing to 101I5J acres, in DeKalb county, Ga., as follows: 152 J aores of Land, lot No. 112; lots 81,82, and 117, each containing 202 j acres, oue half the mineral interest in the latter reserved ; 59 ac'res of lot No. 80; 195 acres of lot No. 251, and 2 acres adjoining the last—nunibei not known; also, 40 acres of Land in Paulding county, being Lot No. 767, in the 18th district and 3d section. ALSO, Two silver watches, 2 gins, one half interest in a mill in DeKalb county, 1 wagsin, cart, carriage, a lot of lumber, and other articles of personal property. ALSO, Sundry notes, accounts, aud 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. 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. The Piano Book, \\7HICH CANNOT BE EXCELLED, 18 V V Richardson's new method. Regular sales, 30,000 a year. Sold by all music dealers, price $3.75 Sent post paid. OLIVER DITSON A CO., Publishers, 277 Washington St., Boston. CHAS. H. DITSON A CO., jy3—tf TH Broadway, New York City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT TIIF LOWku Market Ilouee, in the city of the first Tuesday iu August next, usual hours of sale, two Promisory noti #^o „ given one day after date, for $518.11, i h | av "® Wright &. Mobley, dated Augusta, January 4.1 1868, signed Arthur A. Atkinson ; one ten a?”’ afterdate, dated January 6th, 1868, for srj(|,‘ l - !i in favor of Wright & Mobley, signed Wim,«Al M. Rivera. Levied on by virtue of a tl. • favor of Hezekiah Bussey vs. Wright & Mobley 111 fi. fa. in the City Court of Augusta, returnable 7 the August term of said Citv Court. ’ ISAAC LEVY jy4 —UI Sheriff City of Angm’ia City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARkrt House, in the City of Augusta, betw Ml ! tho usual hours of sale, on the first Tuesday ' August next, four shares of the capital Stock tho Empire State Insurance Company. Levitt on by virtue of an attachment, returnable to tb City Court of Augusta, in-favor of Sidney Koo' vs. Alexander S. Myer and Julius J. Myer on copartners under the name of A. S. Myer 4So Sold by virtue of a 11. fa. founded on said attach! ment; returnable to tho August term(lß6Bl i said Court. ISAAC LEVY jyl—td City Sheriff of August,. City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLI) AT THE LOWER MARKET House, in the City of Augusta, on tu first Tuesday in August next, the house and lot ofL. Dwcllo, Jr., —House north side Broad street running through to Jones street; bounded on the north by Jones street, oast by Mrs. Straub’s lot south by Broad street and west by Dwelle's lot’ Levied on by virtue of a tax execution in favo[ of tho City Council of Augusta for the year 186’ returnable to tho City Council of Augusta. ' ISSAC LEVY, jjr4—td Cil - V Augusta. City Sheriff’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET House, in the City of Augusta, on the fim Tuesday in August, all that lot or parcel of land situate, lying aud being in the City of Augusta having a front of thirty-three (33) feet on Centre street, aud known as number twenty-two (22> bounded on tho north by lot of Mrs. Mary Cellini widow of Dennis Collins, on the south by lot of Henry Leen, on tho east by alloy running through from Broad to Reynolds street, ou the west by Centro street. Levied on by virtue of a fi. fa. in favor of John M. ClarkelSons vs. John Guilfoyle: also, one City Tax fi. fa. in favor of tho City Council of Augusta, for the year 1866, returnable to the 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 the City of Augusta, on the first Tuesday in August next, the house anil lot on Market street belonging to W.V. Keener,Trustee. Levied on by virtue of a tax execution iu favor the City Council of Augusta, for the year 1866; bounded north by Market street, south by Rey nolds street, cast by Butler’s lot, and west by W. V. Keener’s, returnable to the City Council of Augusta. ISAAC LEVY, jy4—ld City Sheriff of Augusta. City Sheriff’s Sale. IU ILL DE SOLD AT THE LOWER MARKET ’ V House in the City of Augusta, on the first Tuesday in August next, the house and lot of John T. King, sixty-six (66) feet, more or less, on Houston street, running back ono 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 street'. Levied on by virtue of two tax executions in favor of the City Council of Augusta, fer the years 1866 aud 1867, returnable (o the City Councilor Augusta. ISAAC 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 next, the house and lot of John M. Turner, on north side of Broad street, fronting 110 feet, more or les% and runningback to Reynolds street t-bounded north by Reynolds street, east by Peter Johnson’s aud Hannah Todd’s lots, south by Broad Street and west by John T. King’s and Matt. Pleasant’s lot?. Levied on by virtue of tax execution in favor of tho City Council of Augusta, for the year 1807, returnable to the City Council of Augusta. ISAAC LEVY, jyl—td City .‘■her ill 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, between the usual hours of sale, one house aud lot, tho prop erty of Jerry Bunch, on tho south side of Fen wick street, fronting 52 feet, more or less, and running back 187 feet, more or less, to Calhoun street; bounded north by Fenwick street, south by Myer’s lot. oast by lot of C. A Platt, west by lot of W. V. Kerr. Levied on as the-property of Jerry Bunch, to satisfy two fi. fa.’s for City Tax for the years 1866 and 1867. The said fi. fa’s returnable to tho City Council of Augusta. ISAAC LEVY, jy4—td City Sheriff of Augusta. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States, fur tho Southern District of Georgia. tn the matter of ) ABN Elt MIM MS , [IN BANKRUPTCY. Baukrupt. ) 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, jy 4 —law2w* Assignee. TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE A United States for the Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of ) JAMES M SHEPHERD[IN BANKRUPTS Baukrupt. ) No. 43. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Cent for a discharge from all his debts provable unde: the Bankrupt Act of March' 2d, 1867, notice i* hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 21st day of July, 1868, at 10 o’clock m 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 Ke: ister's office in Monroe, Ga., mid show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupt should not l» granted. Aud 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. (heal.) Judge of said Court, and the seal thereof this dav of , 1868. VV. B. SMITH, jy l—law3w* _Clcrk. IN BANKRUPTCY. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Southern District of Georgia. In the matter of ) WM. O’HALLORAN, [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, 186<- notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on thc27th day of July, 1868, at 1“ o’clock a. m., at chambers of said District Court, before Lawson Black, Esq., one of th® Registers of the said Court in Bankruptcy, Jl ( the Regnier's office, in Atlanta, Ga,, and sb*’* cause why the prayer of the said petition, jg -■ Bankrupt should not be granted. Andi® notice is given that the second and meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine [seal] Judge of said District Court ana .the seal thereof, this 7th day of July. 1368. W. B. SMITH, jy9~law3w* Clerk- IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Northern District »• Georgia. ( In the matter of V Xaituu i. NO WELL & FELKER [l* , AY Bankrupts. J No. The said Bankrupts having petitioned Cou rt for a discharge from all their debts, pro'.’ blc under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, notice is hereby given to all persons interests to appear on the 21st day of July, 1868, at i o’clock a. m , at Chambers of said District Court, before Garnett Andrews, Esq., one the Registers of said Court in Bankruptcy, J the Register’s Office, in the city of Monroe- Georgia, and show cause why the prayer « the said petition of the Bankrupts should.no be granted. And further notice is given thtt the second and third meetings of creditor’ will be held at the same time and place. , • Witness, the Honorable John Krskm • r __,, . Judge of said Court, and the 84 *• ’’ thereof, this day of »186 - W. B. SMITH, jy4— law3w” Clerk-