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M niature Almanac for November
FRIDAY December I.
Sun rises, 11.41 ; Sun sets
MOON’S PHASES.
Last Quarter —Nov. 7th, 8.39, morn.
New Moon—Nov. 14th, 5.48, mom.
First Quarter —Nov. 22d. 1.38, morn.
Full Moon—Nov. 29th, 7,57, eve.
• Range of Thermometer.
?rr the National Republican Office
December 7, 1808.
»«.»» I 12 m. I 3».m. I 6p.m. I 9 p.m.
41 I 52 | 57 I 48 40
“Under the <>■»«.”
John Templeton, with a double
company, is coming. He is chalked
for Concert Hall, Wednesday and
Thursday, December 9th and 10th.
Don’t forget the time, and go and sec
“Under the Gas.”
Lady's Book for Jann»**y.
We arc under obligations to Quinn,
of the News Depot for the January
number of this monthly. Its engrav
ings, fashion plates, etc., are of elogant
design, and it is just the magazine to
charm the ladies. You can be sup>
plied with it at Quins’s.
Appointments by the Mayor.
In conformity with resolution of
Council, at their meeting on Saturday
evening, His Honor, Mayor Russell,
made the following appointments
until the regular meeting in January:
J. A. Christian, as Chief of Police,
and L. T. Blome, as Clerk of Council.
Both of these gentlemen have expe
rience in the respective offices to
which they have been assigned, and
will doubtless give satisfaction in the
performance of their several duties.
Post Office Boxes.
All of our readers who have not
secured a box in. the new Post Office
yet, should go and do so at once, at
the Money-Order Office, at the present
Post Office. The rent of boxes has
been reduced to §I.OO for glass boxes
and §2.00 for key boxes, per quarter,
so as to enable everybody to have the
advantage of a box, and not be com
polled to wait at the General Delivery
during the opeing of the mails.
Go at once and select a desirable
. box. “ A word to the wise,” etc.
Valedictory.
Sunday’s Chronicle & Sentinel con
tains the valedictory of L. T. Blome,
Esq., as Local Editor of that paper.
Mr. B. carries with him our best wishes
for success. He has not, however,
sufficiently offended us to induce a
donation of “a new hat or a barrel of
flour” in settlement. Wo have no ob
jections to offending some one to that
extent ourselves.
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New Jewish Synagogue.
We are reliably informed that.it is
purpose of the adherents of the He
brew faith in this city to erect a new*
synagogue, wherein to conduct their
worship. To this end there will be a
concert on the 16th instant, in which
the Quartette Club will engage, as.
sisted by a number of amateurs of our
city and vicinity. After the concert,
there trill boa hot supper, the pro.
ceeds of which arc to be devoted in
the assistance of the erection of a
synagogue. We trust that our citi
zens will accord this enterprise a
a generous patronage.
Little Children.
The busy, busy little children. Who
of us adults could keep in perpetual
motion, doing nothing, as they will
from sunrise to sunset—crying, when
bed-time comes because they must
stop playing, although their waxen
lids drop over the bright eyes with
weariness, before you scarce settle the
curly head upon the pillow. Ah!
many a night in the future will they
think-the day all too short for ibat
which busy life shall essay to crowd
into it; perchance, with that which
eternity may stamp as equal rights.
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A Conflict.
Rude “ Boreas” and the irrepressi
ble Dan, of Circus notoriety, had
quite an animated struggle yesterday
afternoon in our city, and at several
times the odds were in favor of Boreas.
On the afternoon performance Dan was
forced to compromise—the wind and
the wa-tied being a little, just a little,
too much for him; but being one of
those who are disposed to laugh at
impossibilities, Dan and his perse
vering troupe fairly conquered all op
position, and succeeded in spreading
their immense pavilion for the evening
performance.
Considering the untoward state of
the weather, a full audience were in
attendance.
Os the character of the entertain
ment, we must be permitted to say
that many of its features are novel
and interesting, and not a tew sur
prising. We will not undertake to
enumerate or describe the features of
interest connected with this exhibi
tion, but will just remark that you
will get your money’s worth, in execu
tion and variety.
I CU> < w««cH.
I This body convened at Couneil
' Ulmnlier yesterday evening, 74
| o’clock, w ith a full Board iu atteud
,! atice. 'Hie foltouitig business trans
j pired:
Alderman Tt it moved a recon
s j of Aiderman Gaudiner's
: resolution of Saturday, vacating all
city offices; and that all officers not
5 removed lie retained until the regular
election in January. Motion adopted.
On motion of Aiderman Tutt, the
Mayor was authorized to appoint a
Recorder until the January election.
The Finance Committee were in
i strueted to fix salaries and report at
next meeting.
A petition was received and read
from Judge Olin, praying action as to
, his removal from the City Attorney-
I ship by previous Council.
I The Finance Committee reported
that all bills of previous Council
, properly certified, should be paid by
present Council.
A communication was read froyi
Wm. Phillips, on Canal matters, and
> referred to appropriate Committee.
Council adjourned to Friday, 18th
Instant.
t
’ Severe Accident.
■ We regret to announce that one of
our citizens, Air. George Weigle
sustained, on Saturday last, a most
f severe and painful accident, by being
. thrown from a horse. His shoulder
was broken, his arm dislocated and
i broken, together with a general bruis
ing of the body. With an unusual
nerve, he attended to his business for
some time after the occurance of the
. accident, and the full extent of the
, injuries sustained was only revealed
by medical examination.
Reduction of* Freights.
It is of decided interest to both
dealers and consumers to know that
freights on apples, onions and potatoes
have been reduced to §1 per barrel,
over the Western & Atlantic Railroad
from Chattanooga and stations on the
road, to Savannah and Charleston, and
to seventy-five cents per barrel to
Macon and Augusta. Old rates were
about twenty per cent, higher. Local
freights have been likewise reduced —
from seventy to thirty-three Cents per
hundred. We are glad to know that
the result of this reduction has been
a large and increasing business to the
Road, as well as a decided good to the
public.
—— —--ate
Combinations of* Workingmen.
Cooperative associations of work
ingmen and mechanics arc just now
attracting more general attention than
ever before. The happy workings, in
the main, of the varied experiments
which have been made, both in Eu
rope ami the United States, have de
monstrated that in these associations
there is much of* absolute benefit to
the working class. The good accruing
from these combinations can by no
means be determined by the advance-,
ment of a single interest pertaining to
the class for whose advancement and
benefit such associations are designed.
These combinations are becoming as
varied in character as the general
advancement of labor interests would
seem to demand.
To supply the material wants ot the
workingman, cooperative stores have
been inaugurated at various points,
having for their object the procuring
of family supplies at a cheap rate. So
far as we have been advised of the
practical operations of these, they
have in general well subserved the
purpose for which they were devised,
and resulted in a great saving of dol
lars and cents to the workingman.
Only last week the employees of the
Government Printing Office, at Wash
ington, with a membership of one
hundred and eighty persons, formed
what they are pleased to denominate
a Protective Purchasing League.
Whilst it is not to be presumed
that any single class of mechanics or
workingmen in Augusta, could enter
into such combination with so large a
membership as that of the employees
of the Government Printing Office,
yet a combination of the different me
chanical interests, and pursuits evident
thereto, of our city, would give a
, membership amply sufficient to make
the experiment. In advocacy of these
, cooperative movements, we shall not
: at present submit the question in
detail, but will simply suggest the
• matter to the leading mechanics of
our city, in the hope that it will receive
their earnest thought and cncourage
; ment.
Aside from the adviiflcement of the
[’ pecuniary interests of the mechanic
i aud workingmart, there is suggested
another and equally important associ-
■ tition. We mean an organization
- having for its object the provision of
I weekly, monthly or semimonthly
■ lectures aud essays upon subjects con-
> nected with the interests of labor. We
I' do not deem it necessary to submit
- any argument iu support of the latter
i proposition. The necessity of, and
- the advantages flowing from intelligent
labor are too apparent to require logi-
cal dcmoMatratiou in this advanced
L Jfw >, y I- l r 'k |
1 W/Musc 111 the further of
■ tlie subject at present, Mid awfiU with
* interest the action of that class oi our
citizens to whom these views are 1
* specially addressed. Who responds ?
City Council Proceedings.
Clerk of Ooimil’s Office, i
■ Augusta, Ga, December 6th. 1868.
, 7 o’clock. P. M. j
Tito City Council met.
Present Hon. 11. F. Rusw 11. Ma.vor.
■ Meinlsjrs: Messrs. Sibley, Meyer, Barrett.
* Clark, Allen, Jones, Tutt. Gardiner, Spaeth.
Gargan, Goodrich and Jackson.
Mr. Gardiner stated that, as there was a
I new Council coming into office under some
what peculiar circumstances, he would offer
’ the following resolution:
Whereas, Under the opinion of Judge
Snead, all offices under the authority of the
[ late Council of the city of Augusta, appoint-
■ ed by the military, are. by thealection of the
present Board, made vacant. Therefore, to
prevent confusion, and to provide for the
operation and protection of the several dc-
l partments of the city, be it
Resolved, That His Honor, the Mayor.be,
and he is hereby authorized, to till such va
cancies by tenqiorary appointment, until the
t regular election in January next. Adopted.
Mr. Gardiner then moved that the Mayor
appoint a Clerk of Council at once, which
motion prevailed, and the Mayor appointed
I* T. Blome to tliat office.
On motion of Mr. Tutt, the proceedings Os
Council of October 31st were read, and those
’ of the inauguration, or first meeting of the
present Council, dispensed with.
The minutes ns read were, on motion, ap
’ proved.
ITtTITIOXS and communications.
The following petitions and communica
tions were read and neted upon as follows;
A petition from a huge number of mcr
chants and tax payers of this city, setting
forth the injury to the city by pedlars, drum
mers and itinerant traders, aud asking that
the tax* upon those occupations be increased,
and forbidding such parties employing others
to ojieratc under their licenses. Accompany
ing the petition is an ordinance on the sub
ject. On motion of Mr. Tutt, referred to the
Finance Committee, to report on ordinance
on the subject, at the next regular meeting
I of Council.
A petition from J. 8. Patterson, asking to
be reinstated as Assistant Collector and
Treasurer, from which he has been ejected
by the late Military Council. On motion of
Mr. Tutt, referred to the Finance Committee,
to report to Council.
An application from James M. Snelling
for a City lot, No. 19 Telfair street, below
Wilds, bidding $150.00 for it. On motion
of Mr. Gardiner, referred to South Commons
Committee, to report to Council.
A petition from Thomas Bartlett, asking
to have SIO.OO over taxes refunded to him.
On motion of Mr. Jackson, referred to the
Mayor, with power to act.
A communication from the Principal and
pupils of the Houghton Institute, congratu
lating the Mayor and Council on their elec- I
lion, and inviting them to visit the Institute
on Wednesday next, at 12 o’clock, m. On
motion of Mr. Jones, the invitation was ac
cepted.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
11. R. Philpot, Clerk of the Lower Market,
returns $51.45 for Market and Scale-House
fees collected during the month of October,
1868, with the Collector and Treasurer’s
receipt for the same.
George McKinney, Keeper of the Powder
Magazine, reports the following amount of
powder in store, November Ist, 1868: 273
kegs, 187 ludf kegs, 147 quarter kegs, 227
kegs blasting, 26 cases. December Ist. 1868:
467 kegs, 211 half kegs, 437 quarter kegs, 34
cases, and returns $134.34, with the Collector
and Treasurer’s receipt for the same.
W. il. Stallings, Keeper of the Bridge,
returns $1,670 for Bridge tolls collected since
the October report, with the Collector and
Treasurer’s receipt for the same.
.1. S'. Turpin, Wharfinger, returns $435.10
for wharfage fees coUeetxxl during the
months of September, October and Novem
ber, 1868, with the Collector and Treasurer’s
’ receipt feff the same.
W. C. Dillon, Chief of Police, reports the
number of arrests for the month of October,
1868, at 57—whites, 26; blacks, 31; and re
turns $358.66 for tines, fees, etc., collected
during the month, with the Collector and
Treasurer’s receipt for the same; and for the
month of November, 1868, 26—whites, 14.
blacks, 12; and returns $217.00 for fines,
etc., collected during the month of Novern
bar, 1868, with the Collector and Treasurer’s
receipt for the same.
S. S. Pardue, Keeper of the Jail, reporfs
the number of prisoners in jail, December
Ist, 1868. at 46 whites, 6; blacks, 40.
Dr. M. E. Swinney, City Hospital Physi
cian, reports the number of patients remain
ing in the City Hospital, at the date of the
last report, at 7—males, 3; females 1. Re
ceived during the month, s—males, 3; fe
males, 4. Discharged, 3. Died 2. Remain
ing in Hospital October 31st, 1868, 9- -males.
3; females, 6.
In the Freedman's Hospital, at the date of
the last report, 26—males, 9; females 17. Re
ceived during the month, 2—males, 1 ; fe
males, 1. Discharged, 5. Died, 4. Remain
ing in Hospital, 20—males, 9; females, 11.
In jail, 24 cases were treated; no deaths.
For December.- In the City Hospital, at
the date of the last report, 9-males, 3; fe
males, 6. Received during the month, 7
males, 1; females, 6. Discluirged during the
month, 5. Died, none. Remaining in Hos
pital December Ist, 1868, 10—males, 3; fe
males, 7.
In the Freedman’s Hospital, at the ditto of
the last regular monthly report, 20—males,
9; females, 11. Received during the month,
13—males, 6; females, 7. DisQiarged, 3
Died, 1. Remaining in tlie Hospital Decetn--
ber Ist, 1868, 29—males, 12; females, 17. In
the jail eight cases were treated- no deaths.
No small pox in the city since last rejiort.
P. B. Hall, City Sexton, reports the num
ber of interments in the City Cemeteries for
flic month of October, 1868, at 82—whites,
28; blacks. 54. Os these, 68 died in the city
—whites, 22; bhu ks, 46; and 14 died out of
the city—whites, 6; blades, 8.
The numlrefof deaths hi the several Wards
was as follows: .
Wards. White®. Blacks. Total.
No. 1. 12 4 16
No. 2. vatLiiAxv «JO
No. 3. •’*’ ’ I IQ»i
No. 4. 5 21 26
TMaLth-.ir » A ■
The reguliO m unhlv t« ports of Wilßam
piduhN. eu ! 'Nhr ar«.<• Angum *«d
AugJ-ta Wwtcfl W<WA». were rdfl iyndre
Mr Jiu l.srirt rorrrx'tcd rite Ldlowing »tate
atenl in Mr. Phillip's report for November:
i “ The work first menliomsl wm commenced
j under the administration of Mr. W. E. Jack
I son, and with the small force employed,
must nctwMffly be a work ilmt in its pro
grefc." It tian en-or on the part of the Eu
glnrer ns to Ills i Mr. Jackson’** comiodion
with the work.
KESOI.VTIONH, ORDERS VXD OKDINAN<As.
By Mr. Jackson—
Jisuitcd, That Uie Clerk of Usruncil at once
prepare a statement of *be awmant dug to Ist
of Decembtff inskfon aeeuiint of Police sala
rics, etc; tjso, n sLitenicnt of all checks
drawn on the Treasurer, not taken from hi s
office; also, nil bills against Council for
which no checks have been entered on his
dux'k laxiks; also amount of bills in Ids
hands T*ot yet ndditixl.
/AWred, That the First Sergeant of Po
lice furnish a statement of the mnount due
on Police Pay Rolls for September, October
and November. Adopted.
By Mr. Jackson—
Ilcnolttd, That the Collector and Treasurer
furnish the Finance Committee with a state
ment of the present indebtedness of the City,
stilting the amount of .City Bonds past due;
and those running to maturity, when paya
ble, and for what purpose issued ; also, the
amount of floating debt and past due cou
pons ; and that he 1“' directed to so keep his
l*ooks and accounts that the receipts and ex
penditures of the present Council be kept
separate from those, of previous yeirs.
Adopted.
By Mr. Meyer—
Itootved, Tliat the Mayor be authorized to
purchase three hundred cords of wood, at
once, for the indigent people of the City.
Adopted. -»«>
Mr. Tutt reported that the former < ouncil
had; entered into a contract to repair the
Lower Ma fleet; tlmt the party was ready to
go to VvOric, but as a matter of courtesy,
asked the endorsement of the present Coun
cil. The subject was, on motion, referred to
the Market Uommittee, to report to Council.
The accounts and 'salaries were referred to
the Finance Committee, to report to Council.
On motion of Mr. Gardiner, Council Ad
journed to Monday evening, December 7th,
at 7 o’clock. ’ L. T. BLOME,
Clerk of Council.
A Crime Against Liberty.—The
Devil of Tyranny is capable of assum
ing a million different forms. No
other confidence operator is capable of
availing himself of such a multitude
of disguises.
A method of depriving people of
their liberty, which seems to have
come a good deal into vogue, is to ac
cuse them of being insane, ami, under
a false and fraudulent medical certifi
cate, procure their imprisonment in a
madhouse.
We noticed some time since in these
columns *i case of this kind, in which
a newly married bride in New Jersey
was forcibly seperated from her hus-
I band, and committed to the Insane
I Asylum near Trenton, merely because
.she had married contrary to the wishes
of her connections.
Another instance of this species of
injustice and oppression has recently
Ireen brought to light in Philadelphia.
Mr. Ebenezer Baskell was seized and
taken to Kirkbriile’s mad-house, where
he was forcibly detained, under con
ditions of great cruelty. Shut out from
the world, and vvithlio available means
of redress, there he vvaskept, a victim
of the wickedest and vilest tyranny,hour
after hour, day after day, year year
after, until three weary and wasting
years had drawn their slow-lingering
length out. Part of the time he was
confined in a cell with an iron-grated
window. This cell was described, in
the testimony of a lawyer who had
seen it, as noisome apd disgusting, un
fit to be the kennel of a dog. Finally,
Mr. Haskell sawed off the iron bars
which shut him in, and made his escape.
In getting over the high wall of the
prison he nocicleutally fell and sustain
ed severe injuries; one of his legs was
broken by this fall, but he had such a
horror of being recaptured that he kept
himself concealed in the bushes a long
time, and until he conhl discover him
self to friendly people.
A suit growing out of this matter
has recently been tried in Philadel
phia, before Judge .Brewster, a good
lawyer and an upright Judge. Judge
Brewster spoke in strong terms of
condemnation of the statute under
which the outrage ha>l been coininitted,
and which made the commission of
such outrages possible. .
Mr. Haskell is represented to be a
well known citizen of Philadelphia, of
high standing. But it makes no dif
ference whether his standing was high
or low. All men are alike before the
law. If Mr. Haskell was not insane,
that is the only material point in the
case; and whoever was concerned in
imprisoning him deserves to be im
prisoned for twice the length of time
that Mr. Haskell has been shut up.
Would it not be well for the Legis*
lature of New York to appoint com
missioners to visit all the institutions
for the insane in the State, and inquire
into the condition of the inmates and
the circumstances of their commit
ment?—JY. K Sun.
The Suj’Reme Court in Georgia.
—This Court will convene in one of
the halls of the Capitol, in this city,
on to-morrow morning, as we
learn from Chief Justice Brown, at
she hour of ten o’clock. As all the
Judges are present, the Court will
doubtless proceed forthwith td business
at once, in the order, as to appeals
from the several judicial districts of
the State, as published in this, and
other papero of the State by its very
officicni Clerk. We learn that the
docket is a heavy one ami anticipate
therefore a session of several weeks
perhaps the longest session that the
Court has ever held.— lntel-
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—A State Convention for the far
mers. of Georgia has btrnj called for
the 9th of December- to oofisider the
questions of labor and immigration
rfnwnb> k
* CoMMOhORt Us A
i llouaK.- Tlie old Mage, that every
ihuig is fair in love anil war, < a
liiait to iu imxming. ft is pot faiiy
* for instance, tomnntern rival tflorder
to make sure of the lady. And yet h
1 case aa bail iu murder has just turned
* up iu a lov« matter, tuid that, too, hi
, pretty high life. We all know Coin-
* modorc Meade a* a gallant old navy
officer, and we are sorry to say that he
1 is the victim. A certain gentleman
(God wot!) wanted to inarry his
daughter, but lw did not like him, and
opposed the match. Whereupon his
e would-be, was-to-be, aud is son-in-law
1 issued a process against, him, which
* brought him before a Police J artice at
8 the Tombs, and he was bound over to
s keep the peace in a §SOO bond, and
r was thus set once more fit liberty.
8 ButjJanticipnting th result, bis loving
8 prosecutor bad arranged with the
mother aud daughter to have the Com
modore sent to the Insane Asylum,
e that he might prove no further hin
r drance to the marriage. So two Tombs
physicians were employed to swear
that he was insane, and depose to the
r fact in certificates over their own sig
natures ; aud, horrible as the statement
> must seem to our readers, this great
> crime was actually- committed, and a
* United States officer, a gentleman of
B high character, position, and integrity,
* has been sacrificed to ijs vile a conspi
-8 racy as was ever perpetrated against
an American citizen.
1 This, of course, is not the end of it.
So great an outrage upon so distin
guished a person is sure to be over
hauled by the press, and pushed to the
> utmost punishment by tlieUommodore’s
1 friends. . He is still, however, in the
* Asylum, and those who have visited
him insist that he is no more insane
1 than they are.
’ A writ of habeas corpus has been
’ applied for, and the Court has ordered
, the case to a referee. To avoid this
exposure, it was proposed to have the
> matter brought before a Brooklvn
* Justice, but he refused to hear It,'
> because the Neu York Court has
precedence. It remains therefore with
Justice Sutherland, and awaits his
> pleasure, which will, wo hope, be just
as soon as he gets through these Erie
squabbles, if not a little sooner. Mean
while, the Commodore is in the
. Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, aud the
. common right, justice, and humanity
, demand that he shall be heard without
' delay.— Y. Snn.
TELEGRAPH IdAIIKETH.
! FINANCIAL.
Baltimore, Dec. 7.—Virginia sixes, old
inscribed, 47ja47i. G7’s, olaol.j. Cou-
■ pons, old, sJjas6; uew, 57Ja58.
New Orleans, December 7.—Sterling,
’ bank, 47ai7]; commercial, 46a46f. New
York Sight, ? discount. Gold 1.354.
COMMERCIAL.
i Charleston, December 7. —Cotton dull.
Sales 73 bales. Middlings 22|. Receipts
1.300 bales. Exports, coastwise, 230.
Livkhtool, December 7. Evening.—Cot
, ton heavy. Uplands 11 ; Orleans 11],
, Bales 8,000 bales.
. New York, December 7. Cotton
heavy and a shade lower. Sales GOO
bales at 24]a24|,
Flour—State aud Western 5.65; com
mon to extra Southern 7.30a800.
Wheat better and active. Whiskey 1a2.50.
I Mess Pork 25.75. Lard firmer at 15|c.
Turpentine aud Rosin quiet. Groceries
. dull. Freights dull.
Baltimore, December 7. Cotton dull
; at 24c.
Flour dull. Wheat dull—red $2.45
’ Cotu. white lower, at 90a96 ; yellow un
changed. Oats 70a75. Mess Pork s26a
26.50. Bncon, supply light -shoulders 14.
Lard 16J.
Wii.MiaoTosr, Decemlwr 7.—Cotton in
fair demand. Middling 22.
Spirits Turpentine is quiet at 42a43c.
Rosin very dull at $1.90a2.75. Turpen
tine declined 10c., at 1.90a2.90. Tar decli
ned 5c., $2.25.
Mobile, December 7.—Cotton —Market
L firm. Sales 1,000 bales. Middlings 22Jc.
Receipts 2,7 31 bales.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—
Northern District of Georgia—No 127.
JOHN F. GREEN, Bankrupt, having peti
tiowd for a <ii<cl>»rge from all his ilebts provable
in Bankruptcy, u!f perrons infoj-rrfod are notified
to appear on the loth day of December, 1868. at Hl
o’clock a. m., before Register Biack, at Atlanta.
Ga., to show cause why the prayer of the bank
rapt should not be granted The secend and
third meetings of creditors will be field at tlie
same time and place.
<lecß—2t W. H SMITH, (JieriL
INSURANCE.
FJnibMAHINE&INLAND
rpHE SUBSCRIBER IS THE AGENT OF
X tfie following well known responsible Com
panies. repiencntinx a paid up capital and snrplae
ot more lliau $ I (*,000,000 —viz:
JEtna Insurance Company,
Hartford, Conn.
Phamix Insurance Company,
Hartford, Conn.
Howard Insurance Company,
New York
. Manhattan Insurance Company,
I New Y rk
Standard Insurance Company,
1 New York.
Astor Insurance Company,
New York
Commerce Insurance Company,
. New York.
Fireman’s Insurance Company,
A’tc Y.ok.
Lamar Insurance Company,
New York
Commercial Insurance Company,
Ae«: 1'
Mercantile Insurance Company,
New York
Phenix Insurance Company,
New York
The AiTNA, of Hertford, the HOWARD.
MANHATTAN and FIREMAN'S, of New York
were chartered near*belt century since, and are
known as among the bes* and most substantial
Companies in the United States, *« are the other
Companies named with them.
J can insure sl<*h,ooo on Cotton, in ai.j one „l
our Warebonsaa, and s7o,vtHi on Cotton iu a good
Steamer, from W Ckarleafou to Nry
York, or other Northern Porta.
Ixwks equitably adjusted aud promptly paid.
The patronage of the publie iti respect'ally .io
. licited.
1 oeW?-:»»i SHEAR Agent.
Altai* r» IM.iUu-h? WA.
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WAtmixt.Tov, December 6.—There win
be ii quorum to-morrow.
M* not known when the meaaage will
lie aent in ; iu Minority in gutnlad care
fully.
McUullMii «*ys the atatetuenU in his re
po rU arc mere approxiuiations curnpilcd
froiu the report* of sulrorcHnatc*.
Senator* Hill ami Miller, alao Colonel
Christie nntl Mr. Whimjfr. lkom Georgia,
arc here. • ” * .Ham
Christie bolds Meade’s certificate aa a
member of the Home, and Whimpy bold*
a certificate from Bullock.
Washington, Dec. 7.—Both House* or
ganized. •
In the House, there a* e one hundred and
sixty member present. Several new mem
, bers were sworn in..
After the proceedings were reported at
noon, the credentials ot Mr. Hamilton, for
Tennessee at large, were presented. The
credentials were referred to a Committee,
and the privilege of the floor refused to
Mr. Hamilton.
Pending the decision, some half dozen
amendments to the Constitution, providing
for the regulation of voting and naturali
zation in all the States were presented and
referred to appropriate Committees.
Menard, who claims to succeed Mann,
. from Louisiana, and is palpably a man of
color, is on the floor of the House.
The Supreme Court headed by Chase,
Evarts attending, visited the President.
The Supreme Court has a full bench ex
cept Greer.
The Commissioner of the Internal Reve
nue will, during the week, transmit his
resignation to the President, to take effect
at the close of the present month.
Menard is here with credentials from the
Governor. It is stated tliat the colored
Library Association addressed a note to
Menard urging him to make no effort for
his sent as it would certainly work to gen
eral disatisfaction.
The Judiciary Committee was directed
to enquire what legislation w»s necessary
to secure uniformity of compensation Un
der the eight hour law. u.
Some half dozen financial bills were
referred.
The correspondence with •lohnson, re
ferring to the Alabama Claims, was- called
The resolution censuring Reverdy John
son, tmd demanding his recall, was refer
red to the Committee on Foreign Rela
tions.
The committee to wait on tlie President
repbrtccl that Iris message would be trans
mitted at one o’clock on Wednesday.
Mullens introduced a bill to suppress the
Ku-Klux by national authority, and de
claring the members outlaws. Referred to
the Judiciary.
Christie aud Whimpy, contestants from
the 6th Georgia District, referred to the
election committee.
The credentials of Messrs. Hill and Mil
ler, Senators from Georgia, are before the
Senate.
The clerk is reading a memorial from
the negroes expelled from the Georgia Leg
islature.
The Georgia ‘ Senatorial question was
warmly sustained to-dav. Hill’s creden
tials were the. only one presented. Miller
will probably require removal of political
disabilities, and it was thought best not to
complicate Hill’s credentials. The Repub
lican party is divided on this question.
Messrs. Akerimm, Baird, Speer and mem
bers of Congress, except Clift, urge Hill’s
admission.
Gov. Bullock and Mr. Blodgett, support
ed by Uongressuian Clift, urge delay.
Governor Bullock addressed a commu
nication to Congress, representing that
the laws of Congress under which Georgia
; was readmitted to the Union, have not
been fully complied with, and holding
that until such compliance, Georgia’s gov
ernment must continue provisional. The
failure lies in failing to exact from the
officers elected the oath prescribed by
Congress, and administering instead tliat
provided by the proposed Georgia Con
stitution. which fiiilnre- to execute the law
of Congress has resulted in the defeat of
the purposes Congress had in view in
passing tlie acts, namely : Affording ade
quate protection for life and property, the
maintenance of peace and good order, and
a free expression of political opinion. The
Governor states that wisdom was displayed
by Congress .in providing that only loyal
men should, participate in the establish
ment of the provisional Government, to
' be thereafter clothed with the rights and
immunities of a State in tlieUnron, which
is made apparent by the consequences
arising from a failure to enforce that
legislation. The Governor calls tire atten
' tion of Congress to this subject, to the end
that steps may be taken to obtain full
information in relation to the threats, and
to the end that loyally may be protected
and promoted by the enforcement of the
laws enacted by the rqirescntflHves of the
American people.
The Committee on Reconstruction were
directed to examine into Georgia affairs.
Tift presented a memorial from the'
Georgia Legislature, asking the removal of
political disaHlities of the citizens ot
Georgia. Referred to the Reconstruction
Committee. ■ -
Kellog, pf Alabama, introduced a bill to
improve Mobile harbor. Referred to Com
mittee on Commerce.
A bill was introduced providing for an
election in Virginia in January. Referred
to Recbustruction Cbmmfttec.
A preamble and resolution, repealing the
Tenure of Office bill was tabled.
The Reconstruction Committee were di
rected to inquire into theepndition of Vir
ginia and Mississippi, and to report what
ligislation is necessary for the support of
lite, liberty and property.
In the Senate Sherman presented Senator
Hill’s credentials.
Drake objected; he would never adu*it
representative- from States
wherein the supremacy of loyal men was
overthrown, lie contended that Congress
had the right to see that the reconstruction
laws are enforced.
Sherman insisted that Hill’s presence
here would help cure the wrong.
Thayer said tliat the real ground of the
difficulty was that the Georgia Legislature
was an illegal body, and requested the
rcudino of a communication from Governor
Bullock te.-übstautiate his statements.
Various documenta were read, opening
up the whole question, when the matter
was postponed to Wednesday.
Rice, of Arkansas, introduced a bill re
qtiiring the Secretary of War to deliver to
the Governors of North Carolina South
t ’arolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louis
iana and Arkansas, at their respective
seats of Go vet ment, as many arms for the
militia aa the Governors may require, not
exceeding two thousand rules and two
field pieces for each Congressional District.
There ahus must into the hands of
loyal men but remain the property of the
. i uited States subject to the order of Con
gress.
Several financial, naturalization and suf
frage bills were introduced. Adjourned.
Marine Hews-
Savannah. December Sailed•. Ship
Victoria, for Liverpool.
since, for patrol duty on th* outsLsrta rs
we tJhfj em&powo mwy Germa
farmers and gardeners, who —ch
other nightly, patroffinff roads and gnarri-
tag ftrm« frm th* the
Last evening, Mr. Brod tracker, and wren
otlwr*. were patrolling the Tbuatebolt
Shell Itoad, and about atemm p. bl they
heard lou<i hallooing. They apprerached
the jrarty, and demanded to know the
catw of the disturbance. The negroes
alxrnt six in number, replied threatningly, ~
* when Mr. Brodbackcr arrested one of the
negroes, giving him in charge ot hi* party.
He then advanced a few pacas to make
another arrest. At this moment he was '
suddenly fired into by a large party of
negroes, about forty in number, who had
before been concealed. Some sixty shot*
were tired, the patrol retreating before
superior number*. Mr. Brodhacker was
killed the first Arc. Three others of hi*
party were wounded, two of them proba
bly mortally. This afternoon an inquest
was held upon tlie body of Mr. Brod backer,
and a verdict rendered that the deceased
came to his death while discharging hie
duties as a special policeman, on the sth
of December, from a gunshot wound in the
face and head, from the hands of a negro
—one of the party who Were disturbing
the peace on the ThunderbolF SheU
Road.
It has been earnestly recommended that
the State and county authorities take some
action, in order to protect the citizens of •’
this country from the brutality of the negro
population? .
There ik'T’fihMdH'liTiTe excitement licrc.
About thirty arrests have been already
made by the authorities.
Savannah, Novemlxu- ,7, —Brodbaker,
who was shot nnd killed by negroes on
Saturday last, was buried to-day. The
tire companies and German associations
turned <mt in force.
Two of the wounded patrol men are in
a very critical condition. ..
T he excitement has somewhat subsided.
More arrests have l>een made.
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I‘oMitivelv for Two Day* Only
AT AVGUSTA,
Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 7 and 8.
DAN CASTELLO, tjk
WWhblshenluf frCjr-'rk
WAR CAMB L 8 ,
Are Coming! Are Coming
THE GREATEST AND
NOVEL FEATURE OF fl WMCft
’ THE AGE. i IS
Admission 75 cents. Children
under 10 years of age, 50 coots.
Performances commence at iKflsf.A
and half past 7 o’clock. r vy
Mr. DAN CASTELLO takes
pleasure In announcing to the citi- ' T-tfflrtxv
r.ons ot the South, that to give in
creased attractions, he has Im- ,
ported n Hcrdof
Abyssinian War Camels, ||
Or, Ships of the Desert,
At a cost of over forty thousand.
(840.000) dollars, nnd which will r
be attached to the
Chariot of Theodore!
Tills Chariot lias been pro
nouticod the most beautiful piece jgi
of workmauohlp, and was omit ■ ——
from designs and suggestions made
by an officer of theßrltish Army,
who served during the Abyssinian;
and Indian wars, and which bears'
upon its centre a Colossal Statue .
of the
Golden Horse of Tartary!
Ths tollowing eminent Artists 'w
are Dan Castello's new STAR Br
TROUPE: • w
Two Champion Bare.back Riders
in tlie Ring at one time,
< lmrl«'N Fiieh
AND „
Sig* SebaMiun.
Mlle- Deßerg.
Tlie Phenomena Equestrienne. (
YOUNG ROMEO,
The Boy Wonder.
JAMES COOKE.
The greatest Rider aud Vaulter in
this country. ‘Li« - -h JHT//
SIG. MONTURDE and
1 Mr. FARANTA,
The Wonderful Contortionists.
THE LEOTARD BROTHERS. ’
JOHN DAVENPORT.
The People’s C10wn..,;
LaPetite Jo»phine,
The Smallest Rider in the World.
Master George,
Tue Daring and Hashing Hurdle Rider. -a*
The Grand Street Pageant will leave the Mam
moth Pavilion, which covers over one acre of
ground, and which will comfortably aeeommo- •
date over 5,000 persons, at 11 a. n*., eaehday.
Mr. Dan Castello, the popular Jester of the
age, who has met with unbounded success w,
Went, North and Bouth, will introduce his
troMpe of educated Horwo*. Pouiea and Males. •
Msei :T Q' < 1 c
By %
In order t« aee-.mmotlale Heads of FaUffifir
Ladbs and Children, ami those that wish to
tlie crowd at the Ticket Wagon. I'feteto era te
procured at Planters' Hotel. Globe
and Sth. norSMt -
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Letter* of DianHoiion.
s-’L’ITB WF GEORGIA—
V? ■ Ricimusd OraMr-
Wnri-.SAS. jpseph B. Cumming, Administra
tor, With the will anneted, on fteestat* of Sarah
8. f wiggs, deceased, applies to me for Letters of
'here are therefore to eite aad admomlek SR
aud singular, the kindred and creditors of afld
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