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PARAGRAMS. ’
-r-Yesterday, iu New York, Gold 'was
quoted at 1.40]. Cotton, 2<]c.
England is just 426 miles long, .j
The Chinese spree cost Boston $15,000. ;
- Bulwer Lytton is the homeliest member
of the British Parliament.
—Napoleon has forbidden Eugenie to
2,aiiiuiv in SiOCn-o.
—-Napoleon is arming locomotives with
artillery for scouting purposes.
—French ladies are taking to the veloci
pede. The Empress is an adept.
—“Ballast for the Grecian Bend” is adver
tised in a New York store window.
—A female burglar is the latest develop
ment of woman’s rights in New Orleans.
—First American carpet-bagger—Christo
pher Columbus.
—A Quaker carpet-bagger William
Penn.
—Never confide secrets to your relatives
—blood will tell.
—lt is said that an All England Croquet
Club is coming over to play the Americans.
—Patti’s income last year was hut nine
teen thousand dollars.
—Thurlow Weed thinks he will comt
home to vote in November.
—Miss Laura Keene has contracted for
the erection of a theatre in Philadelphia.
—Belgium proposes to tax all bachelors
•of thirty-five.
—Brick Pomeroy’s viffiture in New York
has decreased from a daily edition of 25,000
to 10,000 or 12,000.
—The late John Douglas Cook never
wrote a line in the Saturday lieview of
which lie was editor.
—The late Confederate General Mnhone
is regarded in the South as the coming rail
road king.
—Barnum repudiates John Allen, and
says he wouldn’t pay two cents for all his -
religion. ;
—Miss Susan B. Anthony denies the re- .
port of the IForZd, that she has adopted the (
Grecian Bend.
—Mrs. Stanton, who lias been to see
Anna Dickinson, says that lady supports
her mother, sister, and younger brother.
—Chicago lists two hundred and twenty
eight and one-half millions of personal prop
erty for taxation.
—lt is said that Prentice has gone out of
the Louisville Journal. Then exit Louisville j
Journal. 1
—A one-armed hero in Cleveland rescued (
a little girl from drowning by plunging into
the water after her.
—More than a thousand spirit and tobacco '
smugglers were convicted in Great Britain ]
last year. j
—Madame Parepa Rossa lias made a hit ]
•in San Francisco as Norina, in “Don Pas
quale.”
—John B. Gough offers to sell out his
worldly goods for §75,000. His farm is ,
worth §52,000, and his library $12,000. ,
—John Bull sticks to his beer. The new .
hop and malt exchange erected in London 1
cost over $700,000. '
—St. Edburga used to steal away the socks 1
of the several nuns at night, and carefully ;
washing and anointing them, (?) lay them (
again upon their beds.
—A winter squash has been raised near
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, which weighed one
hundred and nine and three-quarter ■
pounds.
—The Freshman class of the Sheffield
Scientific School of Ya'e College numbers
forty-eight this term, and is the largest ever
admitted.
—Burglars broke open a safe in San
Francisco the other night, only Io find a
piece of cold meat. It was used as a refrig
erator.
—Hon- 11. L. Dawes, of Pittsfield, has
been nominated for Congress by the Re- 1
publicans of the Third Massachusetts Dis- i
trict.
—John Carr, of Taunton, had his eye
bitten by a spider a short Lime since, and it
immediately became swollen and painful,
and he has now lost the use of it entirely.
—The citizens of Minnesota are to vote
on the question of negro suffrage at the elec
tion in November. The vote is to be on the
same ballot as the general ticket.
—A Richmond paper reports that Libby
Prison is to be fitted up as a manufactory of
fertilizers, by a company which has leased it
for a term of years.
—Robbins, who was arrested in Memphis
on a charge of assassinating Gen. llind
nian, has been acquitted by the authorities
ut Helena. 'There is yet no due to the
murderer.
—One who has ciphered it out says that
two cents, placed on compound interest,
would accumulate sufficiently to pay our
national debt in four hundred and fifty-six
years.
—A young married man in Southington,
Connecticut, whose wife gave birth to a
nine-pounder the other day, got so elated
over the event that he spent the night in a
lock-up.
—Commissioner Rollins has written to a
resident of Lexington, Ya., stating his waut
of authority to allow the applicant to distil
fifteen er twenty gallons of apple brandy
from his own orchard for his own use.
—Colquel James R. Young, of the New
Yotk Tribune, has just inherited a fortune
ol half a million of dollars from an uncle
he had never seen and scarcely ever heard
of, who died in the West Indies about the
Ist ot January.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis died a few days
since, at Mil.er’s Place, L. 1., at the age of
eighty-eight ycais, leaving a husband who
is ninety-four years old, with whom she had
lived in wedlock seventy years, lacking one
month.
—Gen. Sheridan telegiaphs from Fort
Ilarker, Kansas, to Gen. Collis, of Philadel
phia : “Say to the Boys in Blue that it is
as essentia 1 to have a political victory this
Fall as it was to have an Appomattox in
1865; and that every man who loves his
conntry should vote for Grant.
—lt has transpired that Secretary Seward,
within a few days past, was invited by some
New York Democratic politicians to address
a Seymonr and Blair meeting, in reply to
which Mr. Seward told them very emphati
cally that he did not intend to support these
candidates; that he was a Republican, and
intended to support Grant.
—Brick Pomeroy, who is now publishing
the New York Daily Democrat, has hit on a
novel device to draw the rebel Democrats
from the South to visit his office and pur
chase his paper. He has employed an
Italian organ grinder to sit on the front
steps of his office, and evoke from his instru
ment, for hours together, the dulcet strains
of “Dixie,’’ the “Bonnie Blue Flag,” and
“My Maryland.” “Dixie” is the favorite,
and draws the best.
—An advertiser in an English paper
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AUSUSTA. SA.
TUESDAY MORNING .October 6, JB6B
Vor '
Os the United States:
ULYSSES S. (witiiVT.
FOR VICE PRESIDES!:
Schuyler Colfax,
OF INDIANA. _
For Congress.
First District—J. W. CLIFT.
Second District—WM. P. PIERCE.
Third District—J. 11. CALDWELL.
Fourth Dist—B. B. DeGRAFFENRIED
Fifth District —C. 11. PRINCE.
Sixth District —JOHN A. WIMPY.
Seventh District —JAMES ATKINfL_
Republican Electoral Ticket.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE.
HENRY P. FARROW, of Fulton.
AMOS T. AKERMAN, of Elbert.
ALTERNATES.
Judge Dawson Walker, of Whitfield.
C. H. Hopkins, of Chatham.
FOR THE DISTRICTS.
Ist District .
Alternate— E. E. Howard, of Chatham.
2d District—ANO. MURPHY, of Dougherty
Alternate— S. F. Salter, of Pulaski.
3d District— E. J. HIGBEE, of Talbot.
Alternate— J. R. Thompson, of Carroll.
Ath District — Wm. H. WHITEHEAD, of
Butts.
Alternate— Henry Glover, of Jasper.
sf7i District —J. E. BRYANT, of Richmond.
Alternate—F. J. Robinson, of Oglethorpe.
f>th District— S. C. JOHNSON, of Dawson.
Alternate—lmv S. Clements, of Forsyth.
Ilk District— J. L- DUNNING, of Fulton.
Alternate—F. A. Kirby, of Chattooga.
TESTIMONY OF FIERCE AND
MURPHY.
As a matte;' of permanent interest to the
people of Georgia, wc publish the affida
vits of Captains Pierce and Murphy rela
tive to the Camilla massacre. We have no
room fur comment this morning. It will
be seen that most of the butchery took
place miles out of Camilla, and therefore
is excusable by no law, cither human or
Divine.
AA’A/.’J/l' CORPS IN COUNCIL.
The Mass Convention of Boys in Blue, at
Philadelphia, on Thursday, was a stunner.
More than an army corps of veterans were
in procession. Encouraging letters from
Sherman, Sheridan, Pope, Sigel, and
others, were read amid the most enthusi
astic rounds of applause. All these offi
cers, and many more, urged the necessity
of Grant’s election. Wc publish a brief
account of the procession in another
column.
THE KU-KLUX ORGAN AND THE
WARR Ei\ TOD AFFAIR.
If the penning of unadulterated lies
were meritorious the editor of tlieKu-Klux
organ would be the highest trump card.
In that line he is without a peer. lie
proves this in relation to the Republican
Mass Meeting at Warrenton one week
since. Immediately after that meeting, or
attempt at a meeting, he published through
the columns of his paper an editorial in
which he says the blacks were unarmed,
and there was no disturbance or attempt
at disturbance by the Democrats. It was
true that the colored people were un
armed ; but the assertion as to the peace
ful deportment of the Democrats was not
true. The organ originated the falsehood so
as to avoid injury to the party at the North.
In its Sunday’s issue the unblushing mis
representation of facts is repeated. It re
affirms its old falsehood and calls llohace
Grekly a “shameless liar." But like all
falsifiers he admits enough to prove all the
statements which have appeared in the
Republican. He says that the Republi
can Sheriff of the county met the colored
people outside ot the town and persuaded
them not to attempt to hold their meeting
at the court-house, where all citizens have
an indisputable right to assemble for all
political or public purposes.
The editor has already admitted that the
colored people were not armed. But the
Democrats were, and the Sheriff, as was
his duty, assured them that he would be
unable to protect them. He, therefore, ad
vised them to escape butchery by yielding
to the mob. Wallace, of Milledgeville,
objected to this; but the Warrenton Clip
per (Democratic) says that if he had not
succombed his “ conch would have been
broke."
The people then repaired to the colored
church, when friendly notice was given
them that the mob was preparing to attack
the church. The meeting broke up in
confusion, without closing the proceedings.
These are the facts. Who is the "shame
less liar ?”
—— --♦♦♦■ •——
Another Lie Nailed.—Brick Pomeroy
having charged Col. O’Sullivan, of the
Irish People, with selling out to the Repub
licans lor five thousand dollars, that gentle
man pronouces the statement a lie. He
says that the Democracy offered him five
thousand dollars to continue to sustain the
party that have so often betrayed the Irish
men of America. He says he will sue
Brooks and Brick for the libel. The
Democratic organ of this city has published
this libel Will it retract?
•Votes the Way he Shot.—The Colum
bus Enquirer admits that the rebel Demo
cracy will vote the way they shot—at
Grant.
By voting for Seymour they would not
vote the way they shot—at Seymour or
or his friends. His friends generally sym
pathized with the rebellion.
Frank Blair Visits his Daddy.—Last
week Frank Blair suddenly dropped into
Washington, and as suddenly dropped out.
He visited his old dad, who gave him sugar
plums, aud consoled him with the idea that
it was not every son of his father that en
joyed the distinction of being defeated for
the Vice-Presidency.
'HIE COVINGTON EXANINER.
The editor ol this paper being a short
horse, can be soon curried. lie says that
the fact that Messrs. See and Hammond
were permitted to teach colored children
for more than a year previous to their ban
ishment by the Democrats, is proof that
they were not banished for that reason.
We submit that it proves no such thing.
Blair had not then written his revolu
ary letter, the military had not been with
drawn, and the Democrats in the Legisla
ture had not trampled in the dust the
Constitution they had solemnly sworn to
support. In a word, the rebellion had not
been revived.
The Examiner calls See and Hammond
“incendiaries.” Before what tribunal were
they arraigned ? Who drew the indict
ment ? What arc the names of the wit
nesses that confronted them ’ Under what
law were they indicted '. Where are the
records of the court ? A true answer to
these qustionswould be:
1. There was no legal indictment.
2. There was no legal arrest.
3. There was no legal trial.
4. There were no regularly sworn wit
nesses.
5. There was no opportunity for defence.
6. Judge Lynch keeps no records of his
court.
Now, these men, See and Hammond, are
American citizens. They have a right to
locate and permanently reside in Georgia,
They have a right to talk politics in Geor
gia, and every man that attempts to inter
pose with that right, by such attempt
makes himself a criminal.
Again we warn the sensible citizens of
Covington and Oxford to discountenance
such lawlsesness.
The Examiner repeats the stale lie that
the Republican is a negro organ. That
lie has not even the merit of originality.
Thank God, we lire not and never have
been the organ of Democratic, Ku-Klux or
any other mobs. We are the earnest ad
vocate of the rights of humanity, and the
rights of every native born and adopted
American citizen, without regard to his
political or religious belief.
Election To-Day.—The Nebraska State
election comes off to-day.
On Tuesday next, the State elections in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana will be
held. A Republican triumph in all three
of these States in generally conceded
SPEECH OF OUR iNEXi VICE
PRESIDENT
Schuyler Colfax made a thrilling speech
at Logansport, Indiana, on Friday last. Wc
quote from a special to the Cincinnati
Gazette:
At the close of Gov. Harriman’s speech,'
Col. Pratt introduced Schuyler Colfax as the
next Vice-President of the United States.
Such u scene and such a sound we have
rarely seen and heard. The vast audience,
with faces beaming with unfeigned delight
and pride, welcomed their former Repre
sentative by waving handkerchiefs and hats,
and with cheers that rent the air. The*ftva
tion was continued until it seemed the peo
ple were wild. At last quiet was restored,
and Mr. Colfax began :
Mr. President—l was about to say “Mr.
Congressman,” for, although I do not expect
to be Speaker of the next House, I expect
that 1 will be there or thereabouts —(laugh
ter)—and will sec Colonel Pratt sworn iu as
the Representative ol this district, a position
he will honor as much as you honor your
selves by electing him to it. About that’
time, however, I propose to swear in at the
other end of the Capitol. [Cries of “that’s
so.”] Ladies and gentlemen: No, that
is too cold a term to use in ad
dressing yon. Since the beginning of the
Congressional vasition, I have wandered in
the great West in quest of health and rest.
I have climbed the great mountains whose
summits divide the waters of two seas ; I
have seen many faces and looked upon many
scenes of grandeur and beauty, but no
where have I found any place nor any
people that seems so'like my home as here
in my old Ninth District. How much I owe
to you I can never tell. How much I love
yon for the manner in which you have loved
and encouraged me, is beyond my power of
expression. To you I owe alt that I am.
Ever faithful and true, ever affectionate and
tender, defending n#e when attacked, you
have surrounded me with a cordon of hearts
that have always sustained. If I forget you
I must be the most ungrateful of men. It
has been my aim, as it shall continue to be,
to show my gratitude by a faithful observ
ance of my pledges to you.
Mr. Coliax continued for an hour to speak,
not of bonds and taxation, nor of the letter
of his competitor, nor of the merits of Sey
mour and Grant, lor he respected the pro
prieties of his position 100 much to do so.
But there was one thing no proprieties could
seal his lips upon, that was the declaration
of principles in the magna-charta of our
liberties. This he discussed with much
force, and then proceeded to eulogize the
record of the Republican party.
At the close of his speech three rousing
cheers were given for Colfax, and three for
Grunt and Colfax ulid the whole pari;,. Mi.
Coliax then essayed to leave the stand, but
was so pressed by friends anxious to shake
his hand, that a body guard had to be orga
nized to get him away from his friends.
To-night, a grand torch-light procession is
going through the streets. Many of the
houses are brilliantly illuminated.
- • -O- •
The Death of Dr. Gurley.—Rev. P. D.
Gurley, formerly Chaplain of the Senate,
and pastor and intimate friend of President
Lincoln, died at the residence of Judge
Casey, in Washington on Friday morning.
He had been suffering for more than a year
with chronic dyspepsia, which resulted in a
malignant ease of nitration of the stomach.
His funeral took place on Sunday.
Before his death Dr. Gurley dictated the
following letter, which he wished read to
his congregation, and which was done
argccably to his desire on Sunday morning
last, at the church, New York avenue and
Fourteenth street, by Rev. Dr. Coyle :
2b my Beloved People :
I am glad, in the providence of God, 1
am returned to the beloved people of my
pastoral charge.
I know that my case is critical and my
recovery not probable; but my heart’s
desire and prayer to God.is that this afflic
tion be sanctified and made a blessing to
me and mine, to you and yours, and to the
precious cause of Christ.
I am a great sufferer on this bed of sick
ness, and cannot see my dear friends, but 1
have peace in believing in Jesus, and can
still commend them to Him whom I have
hitherto so often and earnestly preached,
and what is now specially needed is a spirit
of prayer that this trial may lie sanctified.
The question will soon be decided
whether 1 am to depart and be with Christ,
which is far better, or I be permitted to
labor a little longer in the vineyard of tho
Lord. In any event, let ns all say “The
will of the Lord be done.”
THE CAMILLA MASSACRE.
1
DEPOSITION OF MESSRS. PIERCE AND MURPHY. 1
1
Deposition of John Murphy.—On the j
morning of the 19th instant I and Wm. P.
Pierce started in a buggy from Albany, Ga .
to Camilla, Ga., at which place wc were to '
address the citizens, according to notice
which had been jirmtcd and circulated
through Mitchell county five or six days be
fore ; a band of music destined for the same
place and occasion left Albany on the even
ing of the 18th ; we overtook this band of
music about four miles from Camilla, to
gether with quite a number of free people,
who had been attracted to the road by tho
music, and were then in route for the place
of speaking; this number continued to
augment until we reached Camilla, num
bering then, in all (men, women and chil
dren), about 200. In about one and a half
miles of Camilla we were met by the Sheriff
of Mitchell county, Mr. Poor, and several
men who represented themselves as a dele
gation sent out to meet us, by the citizens
of Camilla, to protest against our entering
the town of Camilla unless the freedmen
who were following the music along the
road, would stack their arms. From one*
third to one-half these freedmen had shot
guns. This protest was made under
the Governor’s proclamation forbidding
armed organizations. I tried to convince
them that this was not an armed organiza
tion ; that each man who hud a gun was
carrying it as he had a right to do under
the Constitution of the State. Captain
Pierce and myself told them positively that
no order had been given these freedmen to
carry their guns to Camilla, and they knew
it was a custom all over the whole country,
with freedmen, to carry their guns wherever
they went. These gentlemen manifested
great uneasiness about the safety of Camil
la if these freedmen were suffered to enter
the town with arms. Captain Pierce and
myself gave them assurances of our peace
ful intentions, that the rights of the people
of Camilla in person and properly were iu no
danger of being molested by the colored peo
ple, and I proposed to have our speak
ing at Dr. Dasher’s, about half a mile
from Camilla, on the road we were travel
ling. This proposition was agreed to by
these gentlemen, one of them saying, “Well,
we will let you speak there;” they then left
us, riding toward Camilla; Captain Pierce
remarked at the time that if Dr. Dasher ob
jected to our speaking on his premises we
would speak at the Court House ; when we
reached Dr. Dasher’s we applied for permis
sion to speak on his premises, and he ob
jected ; 1 then addressed a note to the
Sheriff, stating that Dr. Dasher had refused
to let us 'speak on his premises—that we
would m t intrude on his right, and would
speak at the Court House; this note I sent
by a colored man on horseback, but, before
he had gone far he met the Sheriff returning
to us; a conversation then ensued between
Captain Pierce and the Sheriff' which I did
not hear; wc then proceeded to Camilla,
peacelully following after the music, little
dreaming that an armed organization was
awaiting our arrival for the purpose of mur
dering us; Captain Pierce and Mr. Putney
entered the town about two hundred yards
in advance of the crowd, for the purpose of
alllying the fears of the citizens, which,
from the representations of their delegates
we thought were aroused by false representa
tions of our motives and purposes. Mr.
Putney told the freedmen to scatter out
along the road and not enter the town, for
fear of alarming the people of the place ;
thus we entered town in the most perfect
quiet. Upon entering I discovered two dif
ferent crowds of men ar med with guns ar
ranged in such positions as to cross fire over
the public square. I then realized the fact
that the vague reports among the freedmen
that the white men intended to attack us in
Camilla were not unfounded. Such reports
having been found false so often before,
neither Captain Pierce r.or myself believed
this one ; unfortunately it proved too true.
We went to Camilla, followed by u promis
cuous crowd of men, women, and children.
Some of the men, as they usually do, car
ried their guns with them ; but facts
afterward revealed proved that these guns
were loaded almost altogether with small
shot, and when once discharged the freed
men had no more ammunition. It is true
Capt. Pierce, Mr. Putney, end myself went
well armed ; so we have gone to all other
places of public speaking since the present
political campaign commenced. Our own
experience has taught us to provide against
individual attack and insult from certain
persons who are found in almost every
county in Southwest Georgia. Capt. Pierce
and Mr. Putney had alighted from the buggy,
ami were standings in the portico of the
Court House; the band-wagon was about
fifty yards from the Court House, when a
man rusbed from near the armed body of
men, at a store near by, down towards the
wagon, and ordered the music to stop; his
• order not being obeved, Ae a double
barrelled shot-gun. The position of this man
was such, being on the other side of the
wagon from me, that I cannot swear posi
tively that I saw him point the gun toward
the wagon, but I am satisfied that he did
shoot into the band-wagon. This fire teas
follow'd by a volley from the. crowd at the
store!’ I was in the midst of the freedmen,
and 1 am confident that not a single shot
was fined by them until aftertheman alluded
t > had fired, and until the volley had been
fired by the crowd. It is true that the volley
from the crowd at the store and the volley
from the negroes were close together; that
from the former was a little in advance, and
about the same time the fire was opened from
the crowd of white men on the south side of
the square, I estimated’the crowd of white
men on the west side of the square at fifty
men, aud I could not see enough of the
crowd on the south side to make a correct
e-t-mate of the number. Os course, under
this galling and unexpected fire, the negroes
fled. The fire from the south side of the
square was mainly directed at Capt. Pierce
and Mr- Putney, who were standing on the
portico of the Court House, as I have been
informed. Capt. Pierce, Mr. Putney and
myself attempted to rally those of the freed
men who had guns in the bottom behind
some undergrowth on,the north side of the
town, not for the purpose of engaging in the
fight, but far tiie purpose of retreating com
pactly and holding the mob back from
murdering the men, women and chil
dren, who were unarmed, scattering
and fleeing ; but in this we were
unsuccessful. After the first fire, all the
freedmen, except not more than six or eight,
were unarmed; having no ammunition,
delay was found to be impossible, and each
man took care of himself. Captaip Pierce,
Mr. Putney, and quite a number of freed
men escaped byway of the Thomasville
'road through the woods on foot, walking
about thirty miles that night and reaching
th • residence of Mr. Wrn. W. Fish about
daylight next morning. Mr. Joiner and
myself escaped in a buggy by the road we
came. Amid the conflicting reports it is
impossible to make a correct estimate of the
killed and wounded. I feel confident, how
ever. that fifteen or twenty persons were
killed, and about forty wounded. 1 know of
but two freedmen killed in the town, where
all the resistance on the part of the freed
men was made. Ail the others were followed
up and shot down as they fled across the
fields and woods. Peter Ilincs, the leader
of the band, was wounded, and al! the other
members of the band were killed or wounded.
Mr. Putney was wounded in the arm. 1
was wounded in the ho.id. One expression
made by the Sheriff was: “We received a
dispatch from Albany thia morning that you
were coining to Camilla with an armed
force for no good purpose,” induced me to
believe the people of Camilla were laboring
urider a false representation of our motives
and objects. They should have waited,
however, before they attempted to kill us,
for some hostile demonstration, especially
after we gave them notice of our peaceful
intentions, and especially do I blame them,
let their information have been what it may,
for following up the colored people and
shooting them.
Testimony of Wm. P. Pierce.—This wit
ness corroborates the testimony of Captain
Murphy, up to the time of the arrival at
Camilla, and proceeds thus: Deponent and
Mr. F. F. Putney were in a buggy in ad
vance, about 200 yards of the music; we
drove to the court house and dismounted ;
when the music was about <SO or 75 yards
of the court-house, deponent saw a white
man advance toward the band wagon ap
parently much excited and angry ; quite a
crowd of white men near a store on the west
side of the square, and another crowd on
the south side, appeared in the same mood;
amid the confusion of the scene a gun was
fired ; just then deponent was watching the
south side of the square nearest himself,
and did not notice which way the gun was
pointed. lie has every reason to believe,
however, that the gun was in the hands of
tho man alluded to, who advanced toward
the wagon, and that it was discharged at
the band of music. Scarcely had the sound
of the gun ceased before the shooting be
came general with the crowd on the west
side of the square, and the freedmen. De
ponent’s position was such that he could not
see who next fired, after the shot from the
man alluded to. Scarcely had the first vol
ley-discharged into the freedmen —died
qway before the freedmen were irr
full flight. The next volley from tlip
whites was directed at deponent and Mr.
Putney, who were standing ir. the pojjjico of
the Court House. Providentially, however,
neither was seriously injured. Deponent
followed after the freedmen, and, with Mr.
Murphy and Mr. Putney, attempted to rally
them in order to hold back the mob, and
thereby save the lives of the unarmed and
fleeing freedmen; but this could not be
done, the freedmen were not prepared for the
emergency, and were more disposed to trust
to their heels than to their empty guns. De
ponent cannot say how many were killed
and wounded, since most of the killed were
killed after they were scattered and fleeing
through the wood. Deponent did not appre
hend a general resistance of the people of
Camilla to his speaking ; he thought possi
bly he might meet with personal insult from
a few rowdies, as has been the case at other
places, and went there prepared for self
defence. Had he believed his right to speak
at Camilla would have been resisted, he
would have returned to Albany without en
tering the town, submitting to sensations of
cowardice and lack of manhood rather than
have innocent men, women and children
butchered. About one-half of the men were
unarmed, and the guns they had were prin
cipally loaded with bird-shot.
. ■ ——
A NEW DODGE PROPOSED.
We have been credibly informed that
there is a class of aspiring gentlemen in
New York of tho Democratic faith, and of
the Micawber school—we do not learn that
there are any Reoubiicans in the ring—who
have got up a nice little programme to head
off somebody and elect somebody. This is
it, as told to us: It is proposed, should the
October elections indicate the election of
Grant and Colfax, to withdraw Seymour
and Blair and nominate Chase and General
Franklin ; and in case these elections fore
shadow the triumph of the Democratic
ticket in November, to bow out Grant and
Colfax, and nominate cither Trumbull or
Fessenden to lead the ticket, with, perhaps,
Hancock for Vice President.
Now, we know a story worth any half
dozen of this. It is, that in no event will
Grant and Colfax be withdrawn. And
what is more, they will be elected.
These hopeful gentlemen can withdraw
Seymour and Blair whenever they please,
and put any other “soldier of fortune” in
their place, it matters not. They will be
defeated.— Washington, (D.C.) National Re
publican.
Richmond Sheriff’s Sale.
11/TLL BE SOLD, ON THE FIRST TUES
VV DAY IN NOVEMBER next, between the
legal hours of sale, at the Lower Market House,
ir. the city of Augusta, the following property,
viz: One Tract of Land and improvements
thereon, situate in said county on the east side
of East Boundary street, of the city <>f Augusta,
containing sixteen and a half acres, more or less,
and bounded West by --id East Boundary street,
Nortlrby r<>. I lerdiug to Sand Bar Ferry, East
by land now (or formerly) owned by Dr. Mc-
Whorter, and South by land of—, except
such portion of land as is claimed by defendant
as ex: mpt from levy and sale—levied on as the
property of Robert C. Easterling, to satisfy a
Common l aw fi. 'fa. issued from the Superior
Court of Richmond county, in favor of John
Phinizy against Robert C. Easterling, and for
costa due on the same ; said land being now in
possession of Robert C. Easterling, and notice
this day served on him according to law.
Levied the said fi. fa., also, upon the growing
crop of every description on that Tract of Land
owned by defendant, about three miles from the
city'of Augusta, and known formerly as the
Mealing Plantation, on the Augusta and Savan
nah Railroad, adjoining lauds of DoLaiglo and
Phinizy, on Rocky Creek. Given the defendant,
also, notice of this lsvy.
ALSO,
Levied the above fi. fa. on the grow ng crop
of every description on the above Tract of Land,
owned by defendant, situated in said county us
described above, on the cast sido of East Boun
dary street of tho city of Augusta, containing
sixteen and a half acres of land, more or less,
and bounded West by said East Boundary street,
North by road leading to the Saud Bar Ferry,
East by land now (or formerly) owned by Dr.
McWhorter, and South by land of , as the
property of Robert C. Easterling, to satisfa a tl.
fa. issued froin the Superior Court of said county
in favor of John Phinizy against Robert C.
Easterling. The above property pointed out by
John Phinizy, and notified defendant of said
levy this 3d October, 1868.
WILLIAM DOYLE,
_oci— t.l Deputy Sheriff Richmond Co.
Richmond Sheriff’s Sale.
VXTILL BE SOLD ON THE FIRST TUES
V V DAY IN DECEMBER next, between the
legal hours of sale, at the Lower Market House
in the city of Augusta, the following property,
viz., situated in the county of Richmond: One
Tract of Laud, about three miles from the city of
Augusta, on the Augusta and Savannah Railroad
(excepting the right of wav of said railroad
through said tract of land), containing three bun
dred and nine acres, more or less, bounded south
by lands of John Phinizy and Rocky Creek, on
the west by lands now or formerly owned by De-
Laigle, on the north by land now or formerly
owned by DeLaigle and a lane of John Phinizy,
east, by land of John Phinizy. Levied on under
a mortgage li. fa. on foreclosure issued from the
the Superior Court of Richmond comity, in favor
of Joiiu Phinizy against Robert C. Easterling, to
satisfy said debt and costs, as the property of
Robert C. Earteiling, being for the purchase
money of said tract of land, except such portion
of said land as claimed by defendant as exempt
from levy and sale; said land being now in pos
session of John C. Spinks. And notice this day
served on him according to law. The above prop
erty pointed out by John Phinizy.
October 3. 1868.
WILLIAM DOYLE,
oct l-td Deputy Sheriff Richmond co.
City Sheriff’s Sale-
WILL HE SOLD ON THE FIRST TUES
DAY IN NOVEMBER.next.at the Lower
Market House iu the city of Augusta, between
the usual hours of sale, one House and Lot, No.
20 Walker street, in the city of Augusta, and
bounded on tho north by Walker street,
east by lot of the estate of George Morris,
south by lot ot Quinn, and west by lot of Stephen
Faughnan. Levied upon as the property of
Stephen Faughnan. to satisfy one tax fi. fa. issued
by the City Council of Augusta versus the said
Stenhen Fuiiglinan, for his city taxes for the
rear I8<i ( ~.
W. B CHEESBOKOUGH,
oett—td Deputy Sheriff City of Augusta.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Assistant Svckhirtendent’s Office, )
GEORGIA RAILROAD, >
Augusta, Ga., October 6th, 1867. )
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.—ON
and after this date, tho rate on ROPE is reduced
to Ono Dollar per 100 lbs. from St. Louis, Mo.,
aud Louisville, Ky., to Augusta, Ga.
S. K. JOHNSON,
oct6—lrn Assistant Superintendent.
jSjF SHERIFF’S NOTICE.—NOTICE
is hereby given that hereafter the Sheriff’s Sales
,of Richmond County will be published in the
National Republican.
A. G. RUFFIN,
octi—6t Sheriff Richmond couhty.
RELIANCE LOAN AND BUILD
ING ASSOCIATION.—The Fourteenth Regular
Monthly Meeting will be held at the City Hall,
on THURSDAY next, Bth instant, at 8 o’clock
p. m.
Members can pay their instalments to the
Treasurer, S. 11. Shepabd, until 5 p. m. same
day. W. H. EDWARDS,
octi—4t Secretary.
OrriCß Ass't Svp't Georgia Railroad, )
Augusta, Sept. 11 th, IS6B. J
RATES ON VIRGINIA
SALT, COAL AND LAND PLASTER.—UntiI
further notice, on and after tho 15th instant, tho
following will bo tho charge per car load of
16,000 lbs., on
Coal from Chattanooga to Augustas32 10
Coal from Coal Crock via Knoxville to
Augusta 45 10
Salt from Bristol to Augusta 76 65
Land Plaster from Bristol to Augusta 51 10
• 8. K. JOHNSON,
sep!s--30t Assistant Superintendent.
Assistant Supebtntbndent’s Office, }
GEORGIA RAILROAD, I
Augusta, Sept. 29, 1868. I
NOTICE TO PARTIES SENDING
ARTICLES TO THE FAIRS, AND TO PER
SONS WISHING TO ATTEND.-Parties at
tending tho Farmer’s Club Fairs at Stone Moun
tain and Eatonton, Ga., on October 21st, 1868,
and articles shipped to such Fairs, will be passed
over tho Georgia and Macon and Augusta Rail
roads for ONE FARE.
S. K. JOHNSON,
sep29—t2othoct Assistant Superintendent.
Assistant Superintendent’s Office, 1
GEORGIA RAILROAD CO., Y
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 22, 1868.)
CIRCULAR.—I. DONATIONS
marked mid consigned to “Fair First Baptist
Church, Atlanta, Ga,” to be held in that city on
the Gth October, proximo, will bo transported
FREE over this Road.
11. Visitors attending tho Fair above referred
to will be returned FREE over this Road, upon
presentation to the Conductor of a proper certifi
cate issued by the Secretary of the same, W. L.
Abbot, Esq., that the holder was actually in
attendance thereon, aud had passed over the
Georgia Railroad on his route thereto, such cer
liticate to be recognized until and inclusive of the
20th October, 1868. S. K. JOHNSON,
sep 23—td Assistant Superintendent.
NOTICE
FROM
COMMISSIONERS
OF
REGISTRATION.
LTTN pursuance of the ACT JESSED
by the General Assembly of Georgia entitled ‘‘An
Act to Reorganize the Municipal Government, of
the City of Augusta,” the undersigned will, on
MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER
1868, open the Registry for voters at the office, in
the basement of the City Hall in said city,former
ly the office of the County Judge. Said Registry
will continue open until 2 o’clock p. m on Tues
day the first of December next, from 9 o’clock a.
ni. till 2 o’clock p. m. of each day, except Sunday
JOHN C. -SNEAD,
W. R. McLAWS,
E. M. BRAYTON,
WILLIAM DOYLE.
R. A. HARPER,
Commissioners of Registry.
The following oath will bo administered to each
applicant for registry:
You do solemnly swear that you are a citizen of
the United States, that you are’ twenty-one years
of age, that yon have resided in this State for the
last twelve months, in this city for the last six
months, and in this district or ward for the last
ten days; that you have considered this State
your home for the last twelve moutlu, that yon
have paid all taxes, and made all returns reqlined
by the Ordinances of this city that have been in
your power to pay or make according to saidordi
nances. . octi—td
CITY COLLECTOR
AND
TREASURER’S NOTICE.
EgTTHE CITY TAXES ON SALES, RE
CEIPTS mid other Taxes payable quarterly, fall
due THIS DAY (October Ist) for the quarter
ending 30th September ultimo, and must be paid
WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS.
Every person engaged in the sale of Spirituous
Liquors either by retail or iu quantities less than
one gallon are required to take out a License
within ten days from this date.
Every person running a Dray, Hack, or other
Vehicle for hire, is required to take out a License
WITHIN TEN DATS.
The penalties provided by the Ordinances for
failure will be rigidly enforced.
I. P. GARVIN,
octi —dot Collector and Treasurer.
NEW FALL
HENRI L. A. BALK
IT2 BROAD STREET
I am now opening a CAREFULLY SELECTED
STOCK OF SEASONABLE GOODS
—SUCH AS —
Dress Goods,
]?i?ints, Flannels,
CASSIMERES, SHAWLS,
Ci.OAKS. HOOP-SKIRTS,
CORSETS,
Fancy Goods, Etc., Etc.
As these Goods are bought only for
READY MONEY, they, of course, will be
sold at POPULAR PRICES.
IIHIVRY D. A. BAI.K,
172 Broad Street.
eep 20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Official.
Proclamati <
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I
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BY THE GOVERNOR.
Executive Department, ,
Atlanta, Ga., October 3, 1868 !
To the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiaiu ■
Whereas, at a session of the Superior C
held iu and for the comity of Lumpkin in SJ”
tember, 1868, James Jackson was tried for a j
convicted of the crime of murder, forth. l;n- '
of Isaac Turner, in July, 1864, aid on the i g
recommending him to the mercy of the C< i* ry
then and there, therefor, sentence by the Jud"
presiding at said Court to be imprisoned at |,» j
labor for his natural life, iu the Peuitentiarv i
this State: It appearing from the evidence aS
duced upon said trial that the killing was done I
a military organization in rebellion against if
government of the United States; and whenm
the military parole given said Jackson would ’
tect him from prosecution for acts done in rebel
lion, so long as he obeys the laws in force where
he may reside ; it is, therefore,
Ordered, That he, the said James Jackson 1,
set at liberty and restored to his civil rights as
citizen of this State, subject to the condition, ,‘r
the said parole.
Given under my hand and tho Seal of a.
Executive Department, at the Capitol, in V
lanta, the day and year above written ’
RUFUS B. BULLOCK
By tho Governor: Governor
Eugene Davis,
Scc’y Ex. Department.
oct6—3t—wit
IN THE DISTRICT .COURT OF the
JL United States for tho Northern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of )
WILLIAM HAMMETT, >IN BANKRUPTCY
Bankrupt. J No. 131.
The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court
for a discharge from all his debts provable aider
the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is
hereby given to all persons interested to appear on
the 26th day of October, 1868, nt 10 o'clock a. m
at. Chambers of said District Court, before Char.'
G McKinley, one of the Registers of said
Court in Bankruptcy, at the Register's office in
the city of Newnan, Ga., and show cause why
the prayer of the said petition of tho Bankrupt
should not be granted. Aud further notice is
given that the second aud third meetings of cred
itors will be held at the same time aud place.
Witness the Honorable John Erskine
[seal.] Judge of said Court, this 3d day of
October, 1868. W. B. SMITH,
octi —law2w* Clerk.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
L United States for the Northern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of 1 IN BANKRUPTCY.
LINDSEY PERDUE, Y
Bankrupt. ) No. 220.
The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court
for a discharge front all his debts provable under
the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is
hereby given to all persons interested to appear
on the 29th day of October, 1868, at. 10 o'clock a.
in., at chambers of said District Court, before
Charles G McKinley. Esq., one of tho Registers
of said Conrt in Bankruptcy, at the
Register's office in the town of Newnan,
Georgia, and show cause why the prayer
of the said petition of the Bankrupt should not
bo 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,
|«EiL.j Judge of said Court, this 34 day of
October, 1868.
W. B. SMITH.
oc6—law2w* Clerk
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Till:
1 United States for tho Northern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of 1
JAS. W. BARKSDALE YIN BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt. J No. 258.
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 4th day of November,lß6B,ut 19 o'clock a.m,
at Chambers of the said District Court, before
Albert G. Foster, Esq., one of the Registeis of
said Court iu Bankruptcy, at the Reg
isters office in Madison, Georgia, and show
cause why the prayer of the said petition of the
Bankrupt should not be granted. And further no
lice 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 OOurt, this 3d
day of October, 1868.
W. B SMITH,
oeti—Jaw2w* Clerk.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT fir’ THh
J. United States for the Northern District ol
Georgia.
In the matter ol )
HENRY W. BOURNE, YIN BANKRUPTCY
Bankrupt. ), No. 256
The said Bankrupt having petitioned tin
Court for a discharge froin all his debts prova
ble under the Bankrupt Actof March 2d, l*«,
notice is hereby given to all persons interested
to appear on the sth day of November, 1868,at W
o’clock in thv forenoon, at chambers of said
District Court, before Albert G Foster, Esq.,one
of tlie Registers of the said Court in Bank
ruptcy, at the Register’s office in Madison-
Georgia., and show cause why the prayer of tue
the said petition of the Bankrupt 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 krsktni.
[seal] Judge of said District Court tla
lhcsth day of October, 1868.
W. B. SMITH,
_oef>- It' l' lcrl! ‘
NATIONAL
Miwm savings
AND
TRUST CO MEANY.
Chartered by Act or€’oMK' < **-
Banking House, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner
of I Vth street, Washington, D. C.
Q
BRANCH AT AUGUSTA. UA-
NO 40 JACKSON ST.
Open every day—Sundays and Holiday.-
copied—from 9a. m. to 2 p. in., and Satur 1
evening, from 6. to 8 p. m.
DEPOSITS OF ANY AMOUNT FKO-' 1
FIVE CENTS UPWARDS, RE
CEIVED FROM ANY
PERSON.
Deposits can always bo withdrawn
tico. Deposits in specie are repaid in sp®v ,;
All other deposits arc repaid in “Green jac
or National Bank Bills.
All the profits belong to the depositors.
Investments are only made in Securitie
the United States. GEO. 11. IIAKKIt - ,
Chairman Advisory Coniniittc ■
ROBERT T. KeNT,
Secretary-
DAVID A. HITTER,
Acting Cashier.
au2l—dlkwtf
TN THE DISTRICT COURT O. F ( .^ (
I United States for the Southern Distnc
Georgia.
In the matter of )
CIIRISTOP’R D FINDLAY >lm BaxS®® lIC
Bankrupt. J No- 253-
The said Bankrupt having
Court for a discharge from all his debte l’ r ‘ -
blc under the Bankrupt Act of March -A Wj
uirticeis hereby given to all persons
to appear on the 24th'day of O, c R’.j C nut r ict
at 10 o'clock a. m., at chambers of said D>s .
Court before A. G. Murray. Esq., one
the Registers of the said Court in
ruptcy, at his office at Macon, ’
and show cause why the Ur“J’ er , J.l.nttd
petit ion of the Bankrupt should not I - •
Dated «t Savannah, Ga., tills Sd day ot'
her, 1868. JAMES
oe4—law3w
