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DAILY MI—FRIDAY MORNING lit rose Ht Oil, Lumps. Mr. JQQ DOZEN LAMPS AND rrll E KE 11 O SENE OIL , AT Wholesale anti Retail. PARLOR, HALL, READING, STORE, KITCHEN, ) NURSERY, AND SICK ROOM LAMPS, HY/A and Without Chimneys, THE 3EST IX THIS XATIOXI Metal Top, Mica, anil all the best CUIMNIES. Also, LANTERNS OF ail eixds generally used. Wicks, Scissors. Brushes, Cans, etc , etc.; *ll of which are warranted as represented or money refunded. “Tmebene" Burners dtered to Kero sene free of charge. Lard Oil and other Lamps altered at ih.irt n tieo. And. as lam the only expe rienced "Lamp Man” in this section (and may bo the State), and know whit l sell; a* i as the best in a Lamp, as well as in a watch, is always the cheapest, everybody would do we'l to come and see me before purchasing elsewhere. I defy competi tion, and will sell cheaper than the cheap est for like quality Call and -ee if these things are so, at ISI Broad street, sign of the “Bed Lan tern.” W. J. PARK. j»3—lm JTERU.BENE LAMP AND OIL DEPOT— Wholesale and Retail — No. 309 Broa» Street— (Under the Planters’ Hotel.) Having established * Depot for the sale •f Kerosene Lamps a*d Oil in this city. I will keep always opfiand a large aud varied assortment »*f kind* of Hall, Bracket, parlor. Swing* l **! Hand LAMPS (with and without ch*® o *? B )* with burners of the most improve** stylos. Kerosene Lanterns New style Night Tapirs for the sick room Ground Glass and Plain Chimneys Burners, Wicks, Oil Cans, etc., etc. I will keep on hand only one quality of Kerosene Oil, which will be the purest and Wt, and warranted n«»t to be explosive. Respectfully, KDW'D S. BLEAK LEY. N. B.—We have Oil put up for the coun try trade in five gallon cans. No extra •barge for cans. E. S. B. ja9—lm _ LAMPS.— Cl.an lolier, Parlor, Stand, Hall, and Taper Lamps and Lanterns —a ltm r e sup ply, with,id w and improved Burners, with and without chimneys. .Iti3t rece ved hv DAVIDSON it 00., ja3—lm 210 Broad street. ptJ It E KEROSENE OIL. 10 bids, purest and best Kerosene Oil 200 gullouft. in five gallon cans Just received and f*>r sale, wholesale and retail, at lowest maiket prices, by DA VII -ON A CO, ja3—ltn 210 Broad street. r—■ - ■ ~ 1 •»«—-»« ■■■*" EAT S , PAS TR Y , AND CONFEC TIOKERIES Applied for WEDDINGS AND PARTIES, AT SHOUT NOTICE, AT THE FRENCH STORE. One of the best Meat find Pastry Cooks, and Fancy Confectionery Bakers is now at the French Store. That establishment can now furnish, in the best style and at sbor notice, Meats, Fish, Fowl, Game, Pastry and Confectioneries, to Weddings and Par ties, on the most reasonable terms. FRENCH STORK, jalO—tf 2UU Broad street. (flic Hailn ftess. AUGUKTA, O-A.. E. H.PUGHE, Publisher & Proprietor. TO ritK FIBI.K. BOT THE “ DAILY PRESS ” IS Distributed Gratuitously every morning, rj-ce/d Monday, throughout the entire City , therein/ ensuring the LARGEST CIRCULATIOX. ' AdvertlNementN Inserted on 1/Ibi‘ral Tvtiiin. 9&P OFFICE—Corner of Rroad and Mclntosh Streets, opposite Post-Office Up-Stairs. FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. S, 1866 SCISSORS. W hen are soldiers like good tiannels? When they won't shrink. —Three dollar notes are to be issued to the national banks. —A fellow that don’t benefit the world by his life, does it by his death.J —Vn ice bridge spans the river at Niagara Falls, which is crossed hy many persons. —The receipts of the New York insu rance companies last year aggregated over $27,000,000. —A supper was recently given Gen. Hardee, in Mobile, by Uuited States army officers. —A Printer’s toast; “Woman—the fairest work in creation. The edition is large, and no man should be without a opy" —A Polish engineer has devised a plan for connecting the Black Sea and Baltic bv means of a canal which would pass through Germany and Poland. —A lady in Birmingham, England made her husband a Christmas present of two girls and a boy— ull at a birth and all livelv. —The national banks in the Northern States which have more than their share of currency, will he called upon to return the surplus, in order to extend the ap portionment to the South. —A lover wrote thus to his sweet heart : “Delectable darling, you are so dulcet tint honey would blush in your presence, and green treacle stand ap palled.” Messrs. Sam. 11. Anderson and Bush rod li. Johnson, both Confederate Generals in the late war, have entered into partnership tor the transaction of the real estate business in Nashville. It is better to love a person you cannot marry, than to marry a woman you cannot love. This is a short text tor a long sermon, whit h human expe perience will continue to preach “until the last syllable of recordfed time.” —A very simple invention was ex hibited at the late Birmingham tattle show, fur making butter by atmospheric action, the air being forced by a plunger into the midst of the milk or cream, which is contained in a cylinder, the result being in a few minutes butter is made, leaving the oiilk perfectly sweet for family use. —lt is told of the late Sir Astley Cooper, that on visiting Paris he was asked by the Surgeon en chef of the Empire how many tunes he had performed a certain wonderful feat of surgery. He replied that he performed the operation thirteen times. “Ah, but Monsieur, I have done him one hundred and sixty time. How many time did you save his life 1” con tinued the curious Frenchman, after he looked into the blank amazement of Sir Astley’s face. “I,” said the Englishman, “saved eleven out of the thirteen. How many did you save out of one hundred aud sixty ?” “Ah, Monsieur, I lose dem all, but de operation was very brillante.'' Gift Emporium. GIFT EMPORIUM, 136 Broad Street , Augusta. The Augusta Home Association offers to the public an attractive stock of Fine Oil Paintings , Revolving Castors Table, desert, and tea spoons Fine tea sets Water pitchers Napkin rings Vest and neck chains Belt buckles Bracelets Fine ear drops Watch keys California diamond scarf pins Engravings Fruit and cake baskets’ Breakfast and djjiner forks Gold pens and pencils Butter knives Silver plated sardinefboxes Gold and silver lined cups Plain, chased, and cluster, pins Sleeve buttons Necklaces W atches Ladies’ tortoise shell pen knives Ladies' fine pocket books Photograph albums Sugar tongs and shells Call bells Gold lockets Gold and silver lined goblets Ladies’ gold and coral sets Ladies’ work boxes Gents’ fine pocket books Gents’ pocket knives Sets studs Card baskets And an assortment of fancy articles too numerous to mention, all of which will be sold for ONE DOLLAR EACH, without regard to value, aud not be paid for until you know what you are to re ceive. Manner of Distribution. —Certificates naming each article swnd its value-are placed Tn sealed fflvelopdS, which' are well mixed. One of these envelopes, containing the certificate or order -for some article (worth at least one dollar at retail), will be delivered at our office, or sent by mail to any address, wit Lout resrard to choice, on receipt of twenty live cents. The purchaser will see what article it draws, and its value, which may he from One to Fire Hundred Dollars, and can then send One Dollar and re ceive the article named. NO BLANKS. Every person gets an article of value. Parties dealing with »3 may depend oft having prompt returns, and the article drawn will be immediately sent to any address by return mail or express. En tire satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. Six certificates $1 ; thirteen for $2 ; thirty-five for $5. Agents wanted. Send a stamp for a Circular. All letters should be addressed to SHECUT, BELL & 00.. P. 0. Box 192, Augusta, Ga. jalO—lm j y;. l 7 s. ii a y Offers his Professional Services to THE CITIZENS OF AUGUSTA. Residence—l 29 Broad street. Office—4sß Broad street. ja9—tf QT. CHARLES RESTAURANT, 154 Ellis St., near Pest-office, Augusta. Ga., . LEWIS & BRADFORD, PROPRIETORS.' Board with or without lodging at reason able rates. Meals served up at all hours. Rooms for private parties always ready, jail—ts SEED STORE, No. 15 Washington (or South Carolina Railroad Street), Between Broad and Ellis Streets, Where can be found a full assortment of warranted pure and fresh Garden Seeds, Onion Settß. Flower and Blue Grass Seed, selected in person by the subscriber at the North, in October last. A discount to coun try merchants. jas —2m C. PEMBLE. PRESS. FEBRUARY 2, 1866- $0.27 Gift Emporium. | N AUGUSTA! NO. 316 BROAD STREET. GIFTS! GIFTS!! GIFTS!!! PROM THE Charleston and New Orleans Joint Stock GIFT ENTERPRISE! NEW GOODS HAVE ARRIVED! $50,000 worth op Fine Pianos . . . $375 00 Wheeler A Wilson Sewing Machines, 125 00 Fine G.dd Watches, . . 75 00 Fine Silver Watches, . . 25 00 Magnificent Tea Sets, . 50 00 Superb Cake Baskets, . . 15 00 Rich Castors, . . . 12 00 Lady’s Work and Toilet Cases, . 6 00 Goblets, . . . 6 00 Cups, . . . . 5 00 Card Receivers, . . 6 00 California Diamond Rings, . 5 00 Solid Gold and Silver Rings, 6 00 California Diamond Pins, . 5 00 X.adies’ Sets, . ■ . 500 Beautiful Photograph Albums, . 20 00 Large Pictures of Jeff. Davis, Generals Lee, Morgan, Beauregard, Stonewall Jaekson, Stewart, Longstrcet, Johnston, And many others, together with a large collection of Fancy Goods, Ricky Rare and Beautiful! ATI to be sold for ONE DOLLAR each, without regard to value, and not to be paid for till you see what you will receive. Photographs and Lithographs of distin guished statesmen and Generals of the North and South aro placed in sealed envelopes, together with certificates naming each arti cle and its value, aud well mixed. One of these envelopes will be sent to any address upon recipt of 25 cents ; five for $1 ; elever for $2; thirty for $5, and seventy for $lO. On receipt of the certificate you will see what you are going to have, and then it is at your option to pay the dollar and take the article or not. Purchasers may thus obtain a Gold or Silver Hunting Case Watch, Diamond Pin or King, Cake Basket, Castor, or anything in our largo stock, for One Dollar. In every case you get the value of your twenty - fire cents in the Photograph or Lithograph enclotedf and in no case can you get bint than ONE DOLLAR’S WORTH , as there are NO BLANKS. Agents are wanted in every town in the country, who can make from $4 to $6 on every lot of seventy certificates ordered, selling them at our retail prices. Send 25 a photograph nnd cer tificate, which will inform you what you cat obtain for sl. On sending the order for the articles named on certificates, transmit therewith 15 cts. on each article to pay Express or Post age thereon. Address rOHL, RANDALL & CO., ja9—lm P. 0 Box 132 Augusta, Ga. Gift Emporium. GIFT EMPORIUM, QORNEII OF ELLIS AND CENTRE STREETS. We are now offering a fine STOCK OF GOODS, CONSISTING OF Gold and Silver Watches Cake Baskets Gold-lined Goblets Silver-plated Goblets Gold-lined Cups Silver-plated Cup* Salt Stands Call Bells Napkin Rings Forks Spoon* Jewelry of all kinds, Albums, ate. Manner of Distribution.— Certificate! naming each article and its value are placed in envelopes, which are well mixed. One of these envelopes, containing the certificate or order (worth at least one dollar at retail), will be delivered at our office, or sent by mail to any address, without regard te choice, on receipt of twenty-five cents. The purchaser will see what article it draws, and its value, which may be from ONE to THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS and can then ssnd One Dollar and receive the article named. Every person get* an article of value. 1 Certificate, 25 cents; 6 for $1; 35 for si. All letters should be addressed to ’ PORTER & PUTNAM, Lock Box No. 190. ja!B— lm Augusta, Ga. Family Groceries, Etc. ~~~~ No. 315 Broad Street, Has in store, and is this day receiving, fresh supplies of choice GROCERIES, which will be sold at Wholesale and Retail, comprising every article usually kept in first class store (Liquors excepted), all of which, will be sold at the lowest market prices, and to which he invites the attention of the [>nbbc- ' ja9—tf j) S. PELOT & CO., DEALERS IN FA MIL Y GRO CE R IES, WINES, LIQUORS. Brooms, Wood dk Willow Ware, Ete. 129 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Strict aud Personal Attention given all Consign n) ents. ja3—tf M. O DOWD, • ( WM. MULHERIM Q DOWD & MULHERIN. Grocers (ft Commission Merchants, 273 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.', Will give prompt aud personal attention to the sale of produce, and will keep constantly on hand a large stock of choice goods. Ca-U and give ns a trial. ja3—lm J A. BRUX, FAMILY GROCER, Takes this method of informing hia friends and patrons that lie inuy be found at bis new store 334 Broad Street, (Next door below H. J. Osborne's.) A choice lot of groceries always on hand. ja3— lm P, CLAYTON, WAREHOUSE AND General Commission Merchant, Augusta, Ga., Will continue the Warehouse and Com mission Business, in all its branches, at the old stand of Pbinizy & Clayton. He re turns his thanks to the patrons of the lata firm, and solicit a continuance of their favors. Having ample close Storage ac commodations, ho will be prepared to re ceive, store, sell and forward Cotton and all kinds of Produce and Merchandise. Ha will also buy and sell, on commission, Bonds, Sto-iks, Coupons, etc. Consignments so licited. Augusta, Oct. 10, ja!3—2m