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PARAGRAMS
—Yesterday, in New York, Gohl
was quoted at 1.35|. Cotton 251 c.
—A farmer in Chattooga county,
Georgia, is cultivating chcsnuts.
—There are .five tack factories in
Massachusetts.
—Many Mississippi planters intend
to cultivate wheat in future.
—Last year over 13,000,000 letters
and 1,000,000 newspapers were ex
changed with other countries.
—The new steamer Neshaminy, just
finished at Brooklyn, can make twenty
five miles an hour, and is the fastest
vessel in the navy.
—Commissioner Cox, as the Pension
Office, has prohibited smoking or (he
use of intoxicating liquors by his
clerks during office hours.
—The Forest City Sugar Refinery,
of Portland, Me., now employs 75
hands, and turns out 200 barrels of
sugar ]>er day.
—Ephraim Penrose, of Berks county,
Pa., sold from five cows 1,123| pounds
of butter, in one year, commencing
May, 1867.
—A patent has been granted to
S. C. Thornton, of Macomb, Texas,
for a combined cultivator, plow, har
row and roller.
—Chicago is to have some new gas
works to cost $400,000, and consume
45,000 tons of coal per annum. The
gas holder’s capacity is 600,000.
The three hundred hands engaged
by the Merrick Thread Company, in
Holyoke, Mass., turns out three thou
sand spools of cotton daily.
—The Tennessee Coal Company are
shipping daily to the Nashville market
over five thousand bushels of coal,
best quality.
—ln Paris, a blind beggar has ap
peared on the streets with the placard:
“Blind—father of a family of five
children owing to a great misfortune.”
—lt turns out that Helmbold’s
check for $40,000, given to the De
mocracy, was’ a cancelled one. The
party was cancelled soon after, and
that made matters correspond.
—Mr. Hills, of Vernon Centre,
lowa, has one hundred hives of bees,
from which three thousand seven
hundred pounds of honey have been
produced this year.
—The Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany is building a factory at South
Bend, Ind., where 1000 hands will be
employed in the manufacture of cases
alone.
—The Swampscot Machine Com
pany’s works at South Newmarket,
N. IL, give constant employment to
225 hands, and their running expenses
amount to SI,OOO per day.
—A Boston paper mentions an in
dividual there who “clasps his hands
so fervently in prayer that he can’t
get them open when the contribution
box comes around.”
—Ohio has over 141,000 acres in
orchards, which in 1867, yielded
9,404,000 bushels of apples, 1,402,000
bushels of peaches, and 125,700 bush
els of pears, the whole valued at over
$7,000,000.
IliLLi Sncie.tv , Umpird jwia.
that in more than two hundred difter
ent languages the people of the earth
are permitted to read the word of God
in their own tongue, in which they
were born.”
—Tile Rev. Dr. Schwartz, states
that there are 100 Jews who are
clergymen of the Church of England,
aud 50 who are non conformist minis
ters, and not one of the 150 is a Ritu
alist ora Rationalist.
—Black-eyed ladies are most apt
to be passionate and jealous. Blue
eyed, soulful, truthful, affectionate
and confiding. Gray-eyed, philoso
phical, literary, resolute,’cold-hearted.
Hazel-eyed, quick-tempered and fickle.
—At Springfield, Mass., an itinerant
scissors-grinder won the confidence of
unsuspecting females by representing
himself to be an exiled Count. One
lady purchased eighteen pairs of
scissors of him.
—The Quarterly Review discusses
the railway monopolies, and shows
that no company has ever yet adopted
the policy of very low passenger lares
and carried it out persistently for a
reasonably long time without achiev
ing a great success.
—Worsted, it is said, was first
spun at a village of that name near
Norwich, England; cambrics came
frOm Clunbra y; damasks from Damas
cus; dimity from Damietta ; cordovan
from Cordova; calico from Calicut,
and muslin from Mosul.
_ —Wisconsin has a larger popula
tion of foreign-born inhabitants than
any other State. Os the naturalized
citizens, the Germans are more nu
merous, the Irish next, and the Nor
wegians third in point of numbers.
There are also a great many English,
Dutch, Welsh, Belgians, Scotch° and’
Bohemians.
—A New York letter says of Wm.
B. Astor, that he “never did an hour’s
labor in his life, never did a kindly
act, never knew a want ungratified,
has not a real friend on the planet.
The world awaits his death as one
anticipates the breaking up of a long,
dreary winter, in joyful anticipation
of the genial flowers and fragrance of
spring.”
—The Barrett White Lead and Zinc
Company, and New Jersey have re
cently obtained patents for their new
method of producing white load and
zinc in chemical combination, and
without the use of any acid. The in
troduction of this article has met with
such favor that the company axe about
to enlarge their works, and will soon
be able to turn out twenty-five tons
per day.
—A reporter recently lost a first
class item by want of forethought ac
cording to a Boston paper. A young
man attempted to jump from a train
of cars which was approaching this
city, and the Knight of the pencil,
with an eye to business, imprudently
requested his name, age, occupation
and residence, for an obituary item.
The man concluded not to jump. 1 1
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U nion—l.i bcrl j—J nst ice.
This is a Republic where the Will of
the People is the Law of the Land.
| U. 8. Grant.
“Watch over the preservation of the Union
with, zealous eye, and indignantly J rown upon
the first dawning of eveiy attempt to alienate
any portion of the Country from the rest, or
to enfeeble the sacral lies, which now link
together the various parts."— Washington’s
Farewell Address.
PLATFORM
Adopted by a Republican Convention of
Augusta, at a meeting held, at Urn. City Hall,
Monday evening, Nov. 33.1868.
Whereas, The citizens of Augusta are
about to elect municipal officers for (lie en
suing year; and whereas, it is eminently
proper’that a party which presents candi
dates for the sunrages of the people should
make known its principles. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That, as the Republican party is,
and always has been, the friend of the labor
ing classes, that, our ticket be called the
Workingman's Ticket, and that we present
the, following resolutions as our platform:
Resolved, That it is theduty of the Munici
pal Officers of the city to protect all its citi
zens in the enjoyment of all the rights guat
antced to them by law, the colored citizen as
well as the white, the poor as well as the rich.
Resolved, That as a measure of economy,
the salary of the Mayor should be reduced,
and the Workingman’s Party pledges itself
to such reduction.
Resolved, That the whole license system is
wrong and oppressive, and that taxation
should be exclusively on property and in
come.
Resolved, That all produce passed over the
Bridge, for the consumption of the city, in
cluding cotton and wood, should be passed
’free from toll.
Resolved, That the (tity Council should not
involve theeity in debt unless it be absolutely
necessary in conducting the Municipal Gov
ernment.
Resolved, That the above Preamble and
Resolutions be published in The National
Republican.
The following additional Resolution was
also passed at the same meeting:
Resolved, That the nomination of candi
dates for Mayor and Aldermen be postponed
until Saturday, the 28th inst.
JOHN REYNOLDS,
David Porter, Chairman.
Secretary.
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About Ballot Boxes.
The Chronicle d Sentinel, true to
its lawless instincts, on Sunday morn
ing, boldly advised the managers of
Boxes No. 1, in the several Wards, to
perpetrate the high-handed outrage of
refuainrr tn «*n<">j)ernto with the Man
agers of Boxes No. 2, in the consolida
tion ol the vote of the city; but to
arrogate to themselves the settlement
of a legal question, and to ignore the
votes of perhaps half the city. The
proposition is dishonorable, and, there
fore, insulting to every manager of
Boxes No. I. Every thoughtful citizen
heartily approves the establishment of
two boxes in each Ward, for two con
trolling reasons:
1. It is undeniable that when white and
colored men crowd each other, the
natural prejudice of race is excited to
an extent that oftentimes leads to
serious results. By having two boxes,
this crowding is almost entirely
avoided.
2. It would be a physical impossibility
for all the ballots in the First and
Fourth Wards to be east within the
legal hours prescribed for keeping the
polls open. There are now nearly
twice as many voters registered as
heretofore in Augusta—why not
twice as many ballotboxes? There is
no possible chance for fraud, as no
person can vote without the presenta
tion of his certificate of registration,
which, being taken up by the man
agers of 'the box at which he votes,
he is deprived of the means of voting
again. There is every reason in favor
of the necessity of two boxes to each
Ward, and not one against it. The
Chronicle'* proposition is, when
its intent and meaning is boiled dow'j
for the Democratic votes only p, be
counted, and its candidates ueclared
elected, notwithstanding tlie pc ‘ ople
have elected the opposition candidates.
And that paper expr cts « houorable
gentlemen” to dirt-. thcir hands b
acting upon its lawless advice ! The
proper legal authority gave an official
opinion that the Commissioners of
Registration were necessarily clothed
with the power to establish two boxes
in each ward.
The Commissioners (or a majority
of them) haw acted on this opinion,
it era* their duty to do. The man
agers of the two sets of boxes were
actually appointed at the same time,
and their appointment is signed by
every one of the Commissioners.
These facts are all familiar to
the public :md to the Managers of
Boxes No. I. When the latter
accept their jtosilions, they do go
in conjunction with the Managers of
Boxes No. 2 t and hence they are not
only legally, but in all honor, bound to
Cooperate with them in the consolida
tion of tluj vote.
A Weak Defence.
The Newnan (Ga.) Herald has an
extended editorial attempting to deny
that there have been any Ku-Klux out
rages. Although well enough written,
it is lame and impotent in accomplish
ing the object of the writer--the dis
proval of our charges. The Herald
does not pretend but to refer to two
names that we used as authority, and
one of them was only mentioned inci
dently by I.t. Cati.y—we mean that
<>f Jesse Wallv, of Lincoln county.
Os Wally the //iwW says:
Jesse Wally in his report to Oatly admits
that he is alarmed, hi the next place- he
states unquestionably that he yes,
knows of five negroes who were murdered
in Lincoln county “ for opinion’s sake." Was
Wally present when these negroes were shot
or otherwise slain ? and if so did he possess
the power ol looking into the hearts of their
slayers, and reading the motives which
prompted them to the commission of the
crimes ? A witness who would swear in any
court of the laud, as broadly as Wally re
ports, would be not only disbelieved, but in
dieted for perjury.
We take it for granted that Wallv
did as does the Herald every week,
and the Nation al Repi blicAn every
day —stated generally conceded facts
in the county from which he came.
He made no affidavit.
The Herald says Wai.lv “knows
too much.” We say, judged by its own
standard, the LZentW knows too much.
That paper says:
In the first place there is not now and never
has lieen a Ku-Khix Klan in the State.
How does the editor know there is
no such organization ’? Is he so familiar
with the wild, reckless and ignorant
spirits in his party as to be able to say
they have no secret, oath»bound asso
ciation, such as the K. K.’s are repre
sented to be ? He says there are no
it. K.’s; Forrest says there are
500,000 in the Southern States. Their
deeds of blood in this section, and in
Southwestern Georgia, should convince
the most sceptical. The organization
was started, more than a year ago, in
Middle Tennessee, and now extends
from the Potomac to the Rio Grande.
All that the Herald can say in refu
tation of Allen's affidavit, who testi
fies to the assassination of his brother
in-law, Andy Minto, is that it can’t
be so, because Minto (as it alleges)
was a Democrat. Surely Minto must
have been a famous negro, if the peo
ple of Coweta county were familiar
with his politics—he. being a citizen of
Jasper county. But the terrible fact
of Minto’s death can not be denied,
though the K. K.’s supposed they were
assassinating Allen. It is remarkable
that, while nearly every Democratic
press of Georgia has had something
to say about the Republican’s publi
cation of these outrages, not one has
been able to specifically deny a single
murder that we have reported. It is
easy to make general denials, and to
assail ami misivpresem, vu± motives;
but the dead victims of Ku-Klux ven
geance arc witnesses that cannot be
controverted.
The Herald, proceeds to lecture the
Repubi.icax for publishing accounts
of these outrages, admitting that we
believe them to be true. It says :
But, sir. if you labor for the welfare of
Georgia, and believed all that you have pub
fished to be facts, you must have believed
also that their publication would tend to
tarnish het escutcheon and breed bitter feel
ings between Northern whites and Southern
whites, and the two races who live upon the
same soil. »
1 In reply, wc have to say that no
- class of papers in the United States,
, except the Southern Democratic, deem
it a public duty to cover up and keep
secret the committal of atrocious
crimes. It is directly in the line of
business of the enterprising newspaper
to publish full details of crimes com
mitted that come within their know
ledge. But the Herald says wc
“ tarnish the escutcheon ’ of Georgia.
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W e beg pardon. It is not the Re
wbi.icax that tarnishes Georgia’s
escutcheon; but the night prowlers
who prowl around masked and commit
outrages of the most heinous char
acter. According to our conception
of public duty, wo should be rec\- ca nt
to the best interests of societ’,- were
we to smother and hide the existence
of these monstrous ou6rr a ges. We
have good reason to kn»jw that the
’publications we have already made
have aroused the attention of many
good men in Georgia to the necessity
of stopping the career of these reck
less and cowardly ruffians. The
reason why these- outrages have been
so frequent, is because the Democratic
public opinion has backed and upheld
their authors. Yes, we have pub
lished these outrages, and shall con
tinue to do so as they occur. When
the Ku Klux cease their operations,
we shall cease recording their deeds.
We will not consent to cover up crime
to preserve the good 'name of the
Democracy.
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“Ths Mountain Labored.”—The
drunken editor of tbe Savannah ATics
has more than a column devoted to
the Republican. Il misrepresents
our motives at grejit length. He says
the reported killing and burning of
the sick negro bc-y in Warren is not
true, because it in so revolting. But
people who live* in Warren don’t
<leny the facts. AH the acts of the
Ku-Klax are revolting. The editor
had better get some friend co fill up
his demijohiii and then subside.
A Dishonest Correspondent.—
“ R.,” the Augusta correspondent of
the Athens Banner, says:
The Republican is brimful of righteous
indignation because an Early county paper
suggests the propriety of Mrs. Harriet
Boocher Stowe’s suemg for a divorce from
her present husband (white) and marrying a
negro, sue), a one as Uncle Tom, of Cabin
notoriety, for instance.
The above is an untruthful and dis
honest statement of the facts. The
Early County News did not “suggest
the propriety of sueing for a divorce,”
etc., and “ R.” knows it. Here is
what that paper did say, and the
sentiment we condemned: “ We wish
that she (Mrs. Stowe) and all other
Abolition strumpets, had to live, eat
and sleep with a big nigger buck the
balance of their lives,” etc.
That “ Card.”—The purse-proud
ticket published a card in the Demo
cratic press of Sunday, which is laugh
able for the solemnity with which they
talk of their being “ honorable men.”
Falstaff himself could not excel
them. Why, gentlemen, no person
has impugned your social or business
relations But this office-seeking honor
is another affair, It is much like In
dia rubber. How much money, gen
tlemen, have you contributed for the
purpose of buying colored votes. Don’t
you know, gentlemen, that very dis
honorable means are being used to
defeat your opponents’? Don’t you
know the doings of your own party ?
In a word, gentlemen, we fail to see
that you differ from any other office
seekers.
Six Mechanics. —There are six me
chanics on the Working Men’s Ticket
for Aidermen. All these men natu
rally sympathize with the working
men. They feel as he feels; and they
will look to his interests. The rich
man’s Democratic ticket are only anx
ious about money. But the Working
Man's ticket feel that flesh and blood
has more claims on them than the Al
mighty Dollar. It is natural for the
rich to think of his dollars, and the
poor to think of the wants of the
poor.
Forward, Citizens !—Let no man
fail to do his duty during the election.
Remember the interests of the city, in
which every citizen is deeply con
cerned, arc at stake, and be not
derelict in your duty. Go to the polls
early, and do not come away without
polling a vote for the Workingman’s
ticket.
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To Coedred Men.—What justice
will the Democrats give you if they
arc clcctod to office ? Remember the
Democrats turned mgn of your color
out of the Legislature, and though
they may now make fine promises to
you for the purpose of securing your
votes, not one will be carried out when
they get in office.
l*Aw, Peace and Order. —We
need not impress upon our citizens, of
all parties, the importance of abstain
ing from every act that may lead to a
breach of the peace. Yield implicit
obedience to the officers of the law,
and do nothing that may lead to dis
order and fighting. For the honor of
our good old city, we counsel law,
peace and order.
The Algerine Law.—ln 1842, two
at least of the candidates on the pres
ent Democratic Ticket were Aider
men then. Their motto was: “None
but Property Holders must vote!”
Citizens, workingmen, will you cast
your vote for men who upheld such
principles ?
Election Day.—Polls open from
eight o’clock a. m., to five p. in., with
out intermission.
All bar-rooms are required to be
closed, and the sale or giving away of
intoxicating drinks is prohibited
during the day.
No Taxes on a Poor Man's Prop
erty.—The Workingman’s Party arc
in favor of exempting from taxation
the dwellings of the Mechanics, owned
by themselves. Remember this, work
ing men.
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Working Men I—Don’t forget that
you are called upon for your vote.
Let no one of you be recreant to your
duty. Victory will crown your efforts.
Rally to the polls, and vote in a solid
phalanx for the Workingman’s Ticket.
Work Harmoniously.—-Det Dem
ocrats and Republicans work together,
without any hard feelings. Agree to
disagree politically. “To the victors
belong the spoils.”
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Free Trade.—The Workingman's
Party propose to abolish the whole
license system, thus giving every poor
person a chance of making a living
without being taxed to death.
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From Eight to Five.—Only nine
hours are allowed for voting at this
Municipal Election. Go to tbe polls
early, watch your chance, cast your
vote, ami go right back to your work.
Mechanics and Laboring Men !
The result of the Municipal Election is
inqmrtant to you. Don't fail to east
your votes for the Workingman's
Ticket.
Remember!—That in supporting
the Workingman's Ticket, you are
rendering the greatest service you
possibly could to your wives and dear
little children ! Work !
Tote Fair.—Carpet-bag Democrats,
who don’t own a dollar’s worth of
property in the city are extra officious
in manipulating our local affairs.
Wonder where they were during the
late “so-called.” That’s all.
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Women of Augusta! See to it
that no laggard sits down to dinner
on election day until he casts his vote
for the Workingman’s Ticket!
Wives! Sisters! Daughters!
and Sweethearts ! Say to those
whom you love, that if they love you,
they will vote the Workingman’s
Ticket!
Don't be Afraid.—The Working
man's Party is in favor of every man,
white or black, voting as he pleases,
without any threat or intimidation
from either party.
It Ain’t So.—The Democrats say
their ticket was gotten up without re
gard to party. If so, it is very strange
that none but straightout Democrats
are on said ticket.
Can We Do It?—Of course we
can, by several hundred majority.
There’s a good time coming, boys,
A good time coming;
There’s a good time coming, boys,
Just work a little longer.
Whom Will You Trust?—Every
citizen is forced to entrust his interests
to the city authorities. Think of this
when you choose your ticket, and vote
for the Workingman’s Party.
The Workingman’s Ticket—ls
announced in the interests of law,
order, prosperity and equal rights un
der the law to all men.
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Intimidating Voters. Any at
tempt to intimidate voters will be
promptly checked by the arrest of the
persons offending.
No Skulking.—Let no man skulk
at home or go fishing or hunting in
the country, or play sick, till the elec
tion is over.
Let Us Have Peace.—Let every
friend of law and order use all his in
fluence and exert all his power to pre
serve the peace at the election.
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No Interference.—Let every man,
white or colored, vote as they choose,
without anybody’s interference, and
all will be well.
Voters.—lt is important that peace
should be preserved, to-day, but the
responsibility is on that party which
first breaks the law.
The Workingman’s Party’s motto:
“Justice and security to all, white or
colored.”
Freedom of Opinion.—Every man
shall vote as he pleases. Os course,
none will vote against his interests.
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From the Lynchburg (Va.) News.
Rrutal Assassination.
If the telegraphic report of the kill
ing of Rives Pollard, editor of the
Southern Opinion newspaper, in Rich
mond, yesterday, he a correct state
ment of the affair, it tvas one of the
most cowardly and cold-blooded as
sassinations ever perpetrated in the
long and black annals of crime. What
ever the offence committed by Mr.
Pollard, which induced James Grant
to attempt his life, he was certainly
entitled to some intimation of his
danger, and the hostile purposes of
his antagonist. It makes the blood
run chill, to think of a man in the
prime of healthy and vigorous life, in
the pursuit of his ordinary business,
walking along the streets all uncon
scious of impending peril, being shot
like a dog in his tracks by a concealed
and protected marksman. We recall
no instance of murder in all the his
tory of violence in V irginia, com
bining such revolting elements of cow
ardice, calculation and brutality.
We write thus plainly, because it is
time that summary judgment were
inflicted upon such ruthless and reck
less violators of the law and spillers of
human blood; if only to restrain the
disposition, only too prevalent in this
country, to resent private grudges by
violent and sanguinary means. In only
too many instances have such offences
against the peace and security of so
ciety been either leniently punished,
or else not punished at all. But here
is a case which would seem to admit
of no extenuation or explanation—de
liberate lying in wait and horrible
murder. Now, if ever, the outraged
law should assert itself, to punish |he
guilty assassin, and to secure the com
munity from any repetition of such a
dreadful crime.
We enter upon no justification of the
article published in Mr. Pollard’s pa
per, reflecting on the family of his
murderer. That the provocation to
attack was great we do not deny; but
no provocation could justify the kind
of attack that was made.' We hold
that no man can so completely outlaw
himself, and pass outside the pale of
mercy, as to -warrant his being shot
down unwarned of the terrible doom
that is being visited on him. The
point in issue is not the right of the
late Mr. Pollard to publish offensive
personal articles in his paper; but the
right of Mr. Grant to assassinate Mr.
Pollard, shooting his murderous buck
shot from a secure and remote conceal
ment. The law should assert that such
a proceeding was a crime of deep dye;
which only the severest penalty can
fitly and fully avenge.
Communications.
Letter from the Capital
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28, 1868.
Editor Republican : Although the
Capital building is being rapidly ar
ranged, and will no doubt be in entire
readiness for the assembling of the
Legislature, in January, there is still
much doubt whether it will be used
then for this purpose. Have we a
Legislature? Clearly, we have not.
It is true that a bogus concern acted
in the capacity of such for three long
months, at an enormous expense to
the people, but this same body is not
the one that will in future enact laws
for the government of Georgia. Many
of the members of the body alluded to
are rightfully entitled to seats in our
Legislative Halls. All these -will as
semble when Georgia has a full Leg
islature, and will remain members two
years from the election of those who
are to make up the deficiency now
existing.
Congress, at its coming session,
will provide for all this, and should a
new election for the purpose indicated
be decided upon, instead of the ad
mission of those persons who received
the next highest vote to the ineligible
successful ones, it is more than proba
ble that the assembling of the Legis
lature will bo deferred till Spring—at
any rate, till after January.
STATE ELKCTORS.
Some of the Georgia papers have
very ignorantly suggested that the
fraudulently elected Electors for the
State shall east their votes for Gen.
Lee, of Virginia, and Gen. Gordon.
These would-be “ mothers of an
idea” need not split their brains on
this subject. The envelope which
shall ever contain the vote of these
Electors will be so tightly cemented
that it can’t be opened by Mr. Wade,
in February— therefore, that vote will
never go “on record.”
WHO WILL BE Mil. COLFAX’S SUCCESSOR
The Republican suggests Mr. Hor
ace Maynard to succeed Mr. Colfax,
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives. The suggestion is a good one.
Mr. Maynard would make an excellent
presiding officer, and every incident
of his public life recommends him
favorably to any position he may
aspire. The Democrats, it is rumored,
will endeavor to form an alliance with
the “moderate Republicans,” and thus
unitedly give General B. F. Butler a
rousing majority, and, if possible, force
his acceptance. In this way they hope
to got rid of this illustrious and pow
erful opponent.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Great is the talk and excitement
here about this matter. The Demo
crats swear they are going to hold an
election and make a Mayor, while the
Council, with full knowledge of the
fact that there is already a Mayor and
Council, say the shant. What the
upshot of it all will be this deponent
doesn’t say.
THE STATE ROAD.
Everybody that 1 have put this
question to—“Do you think Colonel
Hulbert will make a good Superin
tendent?” —for the past two months
say “they never thought anything
else. While 1 have and do oppose
him in politics yet, there is not a man
in the State who could make a better
one than he will, and few who would
make as good a one.” This is the
response of all whom I have asked the
question, and if all the people in
Georgia knew the man, and could sec
how he manages, and the many im
provements which have been made—
reduction of expenses, etc.- —nine-
tenths of them would be compelled to
respond in the same way. May his
shadow never grow less. Fulton.
SPECIAL NOTICES-
Assistant Superintendent's Office, )
GEORGIA RAILROAD, >
Augusta, Ga., November 19th, 1868. )
Delegates to the North Georgia Conference M.
E. Church, to be held at Griffin, Ga., on the 2d
ilecember, will be passed free, returning, on pre
"sentation of certificate of membership from the
Secretary of the Conference.
S. K. JOHNSON,
no 20 —2w Ass’t Snp't.
Assistant Sufeiuntendent’s Office,’)
GEORGIA RAILROAD, I
Augusta, Ga., ovember, 20tb, 1868. J
Until further notice the SUNDAY BERZELIA
TRAIN will oe discontinued.
S. K. JOHNSON,
no2o—lra Ass’t Snp’t.
ASS’T SUPERINTENDENT S OFFICE, 1
Georgia Railroad, }-
Augvsta, Ga., November 14tli, 1868. )
©tsT* ON AND AFTER MONDAY
November 16th, 1868, the Night Train on the
Washington Brand) will run only twice a week
—Monday and Tuesday nights—leaving Washing
ton at 10:90, p. in. Returning, arriving at Wash
ington at 3:20, a. m.
S. K. JOHNSON,
novls—ti Assistant Superintendent.
FRESH BEEF! FRESH BEEF!!
Office Ass’t Com. of Subsistence, i
AUGUSTA ARSENAL, GA. f
QEALED PROPOSALS, IN DUPLICATE,
O will be received at this office, until 12 o’clock
M , on Tuesday, December 22d, 1868, for supply
ing fresh beef to troops at Augusta Arsenal, Ga.,
for six (6) months, beginning January Ist, 1869,
and ending June 30th, 1869.
The beef furnished to be of good marketable
quality, composed of equal proportions of fore
ami him! quarters, (necks, shanks and kidney
tallow excluded) and to be delivered in such
quantities, aud at such limo and place as the com
manding officer of the Arsenal shall designate.
The successful bidder will be required to give
bonds for the faithful performance of tHe con
tract.
Bidders are invited to be present at the opening
of proposals, with their guarantors, in order to
sign and complete the contract and bond npon the
day above mentioned.
D. W. FLAGLER,
Brev. Lt. Col., U. 8. A , and A. C. 8.
nov22—eod6t
Letters of Dismission.
STATE OF GEORGIA.
Richmond County.
Whereas, William E. Jackson aud George T.
Jackson, Executors of the Estate of John K.
Jackson, deceased, apply to me for Letters of
Dismission :
These are, therefore, to cite aud admonish all
aud singular, the kindred and creditors of said
deceased. to be and appear at my office on or
before the first Monday in Mav next,to shew cause,
if auy they have, why said Letters should not be
granted.
Given under my baud and official signature at
office in Augnsta,this '.‘Sth day of November. 186-1.
SAMUEL LEW.
nov N-lamfim Ordinary.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
a Card.
Augusta, November 1868
I"rK Y TO r TIIE CARD “I’ Ma. II If
? ’ lnre J fere “«e to what Mi. GEO Ji.
HOOD is reported to have taid-whuh 1
think any awi« man could sav—l stat ..
cully that Mr. CLAPP said to me that Mr, HOOD
made the proposition that “if the Demo. - m
elected, they (HOOD and CLAPP® should
np the town. Mr. CLAPP then said •I?'
surprised that HOOD thinks I am us dmun-.l
rancid us be is.” 1 a
1 stated to CLAPP that if HOOD had mac
such remarks, it was his duly, us a p(Jli vv
and u good citizen, to report it to some of™,
loading citizens, which lie did to several.
That the above is substcntially the facts in the
case, I am prepared to prove’whenever called
upon. DAVID L. HOPKINS
decl- I”
Notice.
TN MY NOTICE OF NOVEMBER 21,
A I had no intuuliou of revoking the Power
Attorney given Mr. DAVID PORTER by
and the public are informed that he 0 my s “‘| e ’
representative as to all my business matters what
soever, except legal mutters.
decl—3t W. B. GRIFFIN.
ASSIGNEE’S SALE.
SOLD, BEFORE THE COURT
tl House door in the town ol Oglethorpe
Macon comity, Ga., on SATURDAY, the 26th’
day of DECEMBER next, withintlie b-gal hours
of eale, the following property of Henry M
Nixon, Bankrupt, to wit: Part of Lot of Laud
No. 174, in the fifteenth district of, originally
Houston, now Macon comity being I t acres in
the Southwest corner of said Lot ; part, of Lot
No. 301; part of Lot No. rjt'm part of Lot N o
217 ; and fractions Nos. 219,211 and 216-;.l| | VH|I ,
in said district and county; also, the smith half of
fraction No. 115, in the first, district of, originally
Muscogee, now Macon county; also, one fraction
in said last mentioned district, containing 1 acre
and 31 poles, being part of fractions Non. 1 a n d j
on the Flint River Academv Lands. These lands
all lie in one body on the Flint River, six miles
North of Montuznma, and contains in the aggre
gate nine hundred acres, more or less, with a
valuable plantation thereon The J lotuestead will
be excepted, and the metes and bounds thereof
described on the day of sale. Sold as the property
of Henry M. Nixon, Bankrupt, for tho benefit of
his creditors. Terms cash.
A. 11. GREER,
November 28th, 1868. Assignee,
decl—law3w
Official.
Proclama cion
ii~ x
BY THE GOVERNOR
Executive Dai’Arimext, 1
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 21.1868. j
To the Principal Keeper of the Pc> it :ittiary,anj
to the Sheriff and hie Lawful Ueputien of
Pulton county:
Whereas. At a special term of the Superior
Court held, in and for the county of Fulton, in
the month of April, A. D. 1866, Cat ter Heard
was tried for and convicted of the crime of
murder; and the said case having beou carried
to the Supreme Court of this State on a writ ol
error, on motion for a new trial being overruled
and denied by the Judgepresiding ar said trial
in the Superior Court aforesaid; and, on the
hearing of said writ of error in said Supreme
Court, the judgment ot the Court b. low having
been affirmed, the said Judge presiding in said
Superior Court, at the April term thereof, A.
D. 1867, sentenced the said Carter Heard to be
executed by hanging by the neck until dead, on
the seventh day of .Tune thereafter; and
Whereas, At the instance and request of
sundry citizens of said county of Fulton, Ins
Excellency Charles J. Jenkins respited the exe
cution of the said Carter Heard until the meet
ing of the General Assembly of this State next,
thereafter, to the end that that body might take
such action iu the premises as would seem to
them proper; and,
Whereas, Iu the meantime, by the adoption
of the present Constitution of Hie State of
Georgia, the power to grant reprieves ami par
dons, to commute penalties, and to remit any
part of a sentence for offences against the State,
except in cases of impeachment, is vested by
such Constitution in the Governor of the State;
and,
Whereas, The said Carter Heard, ;it the time
of committing the homicide for wli'ch he was
convicted of murder, was a mere lad, and the
killing resulted from a quarrel between him
and the deceased, in which the latter is con
sidered not to nave been wholly blnmch ss, and
a commutation of the said sentence to impris
onment. in the Penitentiary has been earnestly
requested by many highly respectable citizens
of the said county of Fulton, and in view ofalt
the circumstances attending the homicide anti
trial therefor:
Therefore, by virtue of the power and au
thority in me vested ns aforesaid, J, Rufus B.
Bullock, Governor and Commandcr-in-Chicf of
the Army and Navy of this State, mid of the
Militia thereof, do hereby commute the said
sentence of death so passed upon the rai l Car
ter Heard as aforesaid, to imprisonment at hard
labor in the Penitentiary of this State foraterm
of ten years, beginning at the time of his con
viction of the said crime of murder, and ending
at the expiration of ten years thereafter; and
to the end that he, the sui'd Carter Heard, may
be taken from the common jail of said county
of Fulton, where he is now confined, to the.
said Penitentiary, and be imprisoned therein in
terms of this commuted sentence, it is
Ordered: That the Principal Keeper of said
Penitentiary send immediately. 011 receipt
hereof, a suitable guard, to demand mid receive
from the keeper of the common jail aforesaid
the body of the said Carter Heard, and convey
him to said Penitentiary, therein to lie impris
oned as aforesaid till ttuf expiration of the term
of ten years.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of the Execu
tive Department, at the Capitol, in Atlanta,
the day and year first above written.
RUFUS B BULLOCK,
By the Governor : Governor.
B. B. DeGrafffnreii),
Sec'y Executive Department.
decl—3twlt
JN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE t XITED
Slates for tho Southern Distrut of Georgia.
In the matter of 1
ARCHIBALD MARTIN, YIN BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt. ) No. 1 .
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 16th day of December, 1868,at 10 o’clock a.
m.,atChambersof said District Court, before A.
G . Foster, Esq., one of the Registers of said
Court in Bankruptcy, at his office at Madi
son, Georiga., and show cause why the
prayer of the said petitiou 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.
Dated at Savannah, Ga., this 28th day of No
vember, 1868.
JAMES McPHERSON
decl—lt Clerk.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the Southern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of )
JAMES R. GAUSE, list Baxkbci'TCV.
Bankrupt. I No. 293.
The said Bankrupt having petitioned the
Court for adischarge from all his debtsproya
ble under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 186<.
notice is hereby given to all persons interested
to appear on the 16th day of December, 1868,
at 10 o’clock a. m, at Chambers of said District
Court, before A. G. Foster, Esq., one oi
the Registers of said Court in Bankruptcy, at
his office at Madjeon. Georgia, aud show
cause why the prayer of the said petition oj
the Bankrupt should not be granted. And
further notice is given that the second and third
meetings of creditors will beheld at the same
time and place.
Dated at Savannah, Ga , this 28th day of No
vember, 1868. JAMES MePHERSON,
decl—lt Clerk.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT _ COURT—
Northern District of Georgia—No. 316.
JOHN 11. LOVEJOY, Hmikrui it, I
petitioned for a discharge from all his deots prova
ble in Bankruptcy, all persons interested ate no
tified to appear on the Htb day of December,
1868, at U> o'clock a. m.. before Register Blais.
Atlanta, Ga., to show cause why the prayer or
tbe bankiupt should not be i.nmu d. The - s'" l ’'
aud third meetings of credit.>rs will i.ehl a
Uie same time nun place.
decl —lt’ W. B. SMITH Clerk-