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Itnsuiunce agent,
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I. streets, opposite Globe Mold,
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Insurance Company, Brooklyn.
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Homo Insurance Company, Apa
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Life Insurance Company
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■ew York Accidental Insurance Company,
■ New York.
■ Fire, Marine, River, Inland, Life and Ac
cidental Risks taken in the above first class
Kjompanies, at reasonable rates.
■ Particular attention given to Farm Prop
erty and Country residences.
■ Losses promptly adjusted.
JOS. E. MARSHALL, Agent,
Bja3— ts 240 Broad street.
■ire, Marine & Inland Navigation
IYSIRAXtE.
■TTARTFOItD FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
KTX Hartford.
■Putnam Fire Insurance Cos., Hartford.
■Home Insurance Cos., New Haven.
■ Columbia Fire Insurance Cos , New York.
■ Fulton Fire Insurance Cos., New York.
■ Excelsior Fire Insurance Cos., New York.
I Baltic Fire Insurance Cos., New York.
I Southern Insurance & Trust Cos., Savannah.
■ Home Insurance Cos., Savannah.
E The undersigned. Agent for the above
named reliable Northern and Southern In
surance Companies, is prepared to take
risks on Buildings, Merchandize, Cotton,
and other property, at the current rates.
; Losses promptly adjusted and paid.
WM. E. EVANS, Agent,
l fcbt—Hrn 21b Broad st., Augusta.
pLUMB & LEITNEK,
212 Broad St, Augusta. Oa.
, WHOLESALE and IIETAIL DEAI.BRS IN
drugs, .medicines, chemica ls,
PERFUMERY, FINE II AIR AND
TOOTH BRUSHErf,
1 Fine Triilet "Soaps,
», Surgical and Dental Instruments,
Glass, Putty, Paints, Oils,
Varnishes, Dye Stuffs,
Fancy A- Toilet Articles,
ti Brushes,
JR ASS AND GARDEN SEEDS,
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Daily Press.
VOL. I.
AUGUSTA, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1866.
(U)f Sailj |)itss.
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION.
SATURDAY MORNING....March 17, 1866
SCISSORS.
—No snow falls lighter than the snow
of age; none heavier, for it never melts.
—The Piince of Wales has shot this
season upwards of 2d,000 heud of game.
—General Grant’s eldest son enters
West Point next June.
—The London News makes the an
nouni ement that Generals Grant and
Sherman will visit England in May next.
—lt is reported that Secretaries Stan
ton, Harlan and Speed propose to
resign.
—ln a speaker coughs when lie lioi-i
tates lor a thought or a word, consider
it the hem of his discouise.
—When a vain man makes up his
mind, he might well feel mortified at the
smallness of the package.
—A flash of lightning and a clap of
thunder astonished the people of San
Francisco a few weeks ago.
—The sophomores and freshmen of
Yule College had a fight on Thursday
about a freshman’s silk hat.
—The Charleston Courier -says that
$122,000 have been subscribed toward
securing white laborers for South Caro
lit,a.
—The Legislature of Mississippi have
levied a tax of fiity cents on dogs, ex
cepting one dog for every head ot a
family.
—The well known French actress.
Mile. Drjazet, tfho st ill keeps the stage
in spite of her seventy years, is now
making a tour in tiie French provinces.
—More than a thousand steam voyages
across the Atlantic will be made during
the present year by the vessels ol differ
ent lines. This is more than in any pre
vious year.
—The recent firemen’s demonstration
at New Orleans passed off pleasantly,
with the exception of the temporary ar
rest by the military ot the baud of En
gine No. IS, for playthg “Bonnie Blue
Flag,’’ apd other rebel airs.
M. Vital Dubray has just.C'Ompleted
in Paris a full sized statue of the Em
press Josephine, in white marble, which
is shortly to be erected *.u tile open space
in front of the bridge of the Alma.
—The benediction of the waters of
the Neva by the Metropolitan Bishop of
Novgorod and St. Petersburg, was lately
celebrated with great pomp in the pres
enee of the Imperial family.
• —The Siamese twins now sign their
names “C. and E. Bunker.” It seems
that as Chang and Eng had only a name
apiece, and those very brief, they adopted
as a surname the family name of the
sisters whom they married.
—A person was boasting that he was
sprung from a high family in England.
“Yes,” said a bystander, “1 have seen
some of the same family so high that
their feet, could not touch the ground.”
—The Lords of the Admiralty have
just ordered that in the British navy
lads under eighteen years of age shall
be birched, but not flogged.
—“ls anybody waiting upon you ?”
said a poite dry goods clerk to a girl
from the country. “Yes, sir,’’ said the
blushing damsel, “that’s my feller out
side. He would not com in.”
—Secretary McCulloch lias directed
the National Bank Note Company of
New York to print $300,000 of one and
two-dollargerenbacks,to replace an equal
amount that has been mutilated and
destroyed.
—Two journalists at Turin- M- Botta
and M. Battero, have been fighting a
duel; the latter was shot dead. The
cause of the quarrel is said to have been
a difference of opinion as to the merits
of M. Seialoja’s budget,
—A girl who is only eleven years
of age was charged before the Man
chester magistrates, lately, with being
drunk and disorderly. She said that
some women gave her a draught of raw
spirits, and- so made her drunk. Alter
admiifistering a warning, Mr. Fowler
discharged her.
—A Frenchman for years loved a
lady and never* missed passing his even
ings at her house. She became a widow,
“I wish you joy,” cried his friend, “you
may now marry the woman you have so
long adored.” “Alas,” said the poor
Frenchman, profoundly dejected ; “and
if so, where shall I spend my even
ings ?”
—ln the month ol January, 1866, a
remarkable tree was brought to New
York Irom a Western State, which if
considered by the best judges to be
worth $23,000. This was a black wal
nut tree, seventy feet long, board or int-h
measure, 4,500, but when cut into
veneers it would be thirty times that,
making 135,000 feet, which, at twenty
cents, would be $27,000. The cost of
cutting, carting and placing in store for
sale would be about S7OO.
—A dispatch from Washington of
March 10 stirs that Mr. Stephens’ final
acceptance of the Georgia Senatorship
was in consequence of an assurance from
high officials in Washington that he,
would hi? admitted to his seat, and the
President is determined to do his best to
•secure that admission, and that his case
is not an isolated one.
—A young lady living near Salem,
Indiana, died of sheer fright a few days
since, occasioned hv her brother, who
had been absent three years, rapping at
her door in the night, and returning no
answer to her demand who was
there. She got out of her bed to go to
another room, and fell dead on the floor.
The young man intended to give her a
surprise, and is distrusted at the tatal
result of his foolish conduct.
—ln the French chamber there are
fiftveiglit lawyers, fifty-five mayors,
thirty two officers of rank, eighteen mer
chants, seventeen literary men, twelve
bankers, nine magistrates, sixty-nine
physicians, (our chamberlains, and two
equiries of the E-nperor. Eighty four
only of the members are in the habit of
addressing the House, and of these thir
teen only are good speakers.
It has been ascertained that the num
her Cf American merchant vessels sail
ing under the British flag during the
war was upwards of eight hundred.
Groceries, Liquors, <£c.
Geo. lialirs & Bios.,
CORNER ELBERT
L" & GREENE STREETS.
m Augusta. Ga.
WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCERS
JUST RBVKIYKD.
sft tierces Carolina RICE
SO bbls Peach liluwn POTATOES
13 sacks COFFEE
5» boxes Adamantine Candles
SO hh - FLOUR
]0 tierces Sugar Cured Hams
4 tierces Breakfast SIDES
Besides a large lot of
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
A fine assortment of
WOODEN WAII E,
Corner Greene and Elbert sts.
GEO. KAHRS & BROS.
f027—1 m
KEItOSEMI OIE.
LOW PRICES, and _
FINE KEROSENE LAMPS.
Os every desoritinn, for sale bv
GEO. KAHRS & BROS..
feb27—lm Cor. Greene and Elbertsts.
WHISKEY.
BARRELS, VARIED GRADES
wl; of Gibsons’ celebrated WHISKEY*.
5 Barrels BRANDY
5 Barrels GIN
1 Pipe HOLLAND GIN, at
fc27—lm GEO. KAHRS, A BRO.
GROCERIES,
n L. WILLIAMS,
No. 315 Broad Street,
lias in etore, and is this day receiving,
fresh supplies of choice
G R OC FRIES,
which will be sold at
Wholesale and Retail,
comprising every article usually kept inafirst
class store (Liquors excepted), all of which
will be sold at the lowest market prices, and
to which he invites tho attention of the
public. ' felO—3m
M. o’oowi). | WM. MUI.HERIN.
Grocers & Commission Merchants ,
273 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.,
Will give prompt and personal attention
to the sale of produce, and will keep
constantly on hand a large stock of
choice goods.
Call and give ns a trial. fe4—3m
TISII ! OYSTERS ! I
QAMEII!
POULTRY 1
VEGETABLES!!
AND
FAMILY GROCERIES!!!
OF EVERY KIND
AND
FOR SALE LOW.
Call aud see me.
WM. HALE (colored),
Washington street,
be'wecn Broad and Ellis, Augusta, Ga.
mhfi—6m
HORSE SHOEING.
pATRICK SHARKEY,
lItjRSE SHOER
AND
BLACKSMITHING GENERALLY.
Remember the location —Bounded on the
North by Broad St ruff; on the South by
Ellis Street; aud located in CeDtro Street,
between the two of them. j»3l—6m
Snuff, Tobacco, Cigars, Etc.
A Dollar Saved iB a Dollar Gained.
This truism \ t ou can realize
By purchasing
/
NELSON A MoILWAINE’S
FINELY FLAVORED
Scotch. SirufF!
“SWEET AS THE ROSE,”
Which they are selling here in Augusta at
NEW YORK PRICES.
The quality of the Article they guarantee
to be
Equal to any and Excelled hu None
in the World !
Dealers will consult their own interest (
best by purchasing their SNUFF.
Placing tlieir business upon this basis,
their indulgept patrons will observe that they
ask for no favors, except that Southern
Dealers may
SAVE FREIGHT A OTHER CHARGES,
And at the same time Encourage and
Sustain
_ SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES.
You ean now
SAVE YOUR MONEY
. AND
ENLARGE YOUR PROFITS
By calling upou their Agents.
BLAIR, SMITH A CO..
GEO. R. CRUMP A. CO.,
Commission Merchants generally, and most
of the Druggists of this city.
NELSON ,t McILWAINE.
N. B-—Remember, we sell at NEW YORK
PRICES, and allow the usual discount to
the Trade. fel.3-ly
f 1 "H. MEYER, ~
v-T, 144 Brand Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
DOMESTIC & HAVANA SEGARS,
Wholesale and Retail dealer in
Segars, Chewing and Smoking Tobacco,
Snuff, Pipes, drc.
Also, a complete stock of
FANCY GOODS
Os every description.
A fine lot of patent Pipes always on
band. feS—3m
P. HANSB2RGER & CO.,
CORNER BROAD A M’INTOSH STS.
(Opposite Post Office.)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
IN
And Importers and Manufacturers of
HAVANNA AND DOMESTIC AEGARS
CHEWING AND SMOKING
TOBACCO,
Pipes and lobaeffo of all kinds,
LorilUard’s, Rappee, Maccaboy, Scotch
SNUFFS, ETC. * feh4-3m
Tobacco, Snuff, Iron and Bacon.
200 BOXES TOBACCO,
VARIOUS BRANDS AND GRADES.
From Common to Fine.
TWO HUNDRED KEGS AND BARRELS
SCOTCH AND MACCABOY SNUFF,
A Good Article.
THIRTY TONS IRON,
Alt Sizes, including Band, Hoop, Round and
Square.
A Few Hogsheads
PRIME BRIGHT BACON SHOULDERS.
Fo r Sale by
NEAL, WHITLOCK k CO.
,ja3o—tf BROAD STREET.
xoricii. ‘
Clerk or Council's Office, )
Augusta. Ga., March 12. 1566. i •
fPHE FOLLOWING SECTION OF
X the General Ordinance wili be rigid
ly enforced :
OfcNRUAL OftOIXAXCK.
Sec. 34. Ii shall be tho duty of all holders
of lots or lands, whether the same be en
closed or unenclosed, to keep th* m clean and
dry—they shall permit no sink to contain
water, hut shall fill up all low places on s-nd
lots or lauds, in *uch luuuuer as to pafcs off
the water, and shall every day, except the
Sabbath, retrieve from said lots* or lands all
decayed and decaying vegetable and animal
substances, and in general everything tend
ing to corrupt the air, and place the same
(in convenient heaps) in the streets opposite
said lots or lands, and twenty fret from their
boundary, between daylight and nine o'clock
in the morning; and no person shall throw
tra<h or filth into the streets, from bis or
her lots or lands, at any other time than be
tween dayl ght and nine o’clock A. M., nor
on the Sabbath and iy. And in case of failure
or omission of any holder or holders of lots
or lands, or other person to till up any sink,
or 1-iw place, within twenty days after writ
ten notice from the May»»r or any Member
of Council, to him or her, or to his or her
agen», to fill up the same. Council may pro
ceed to fill up the same at the experse of the
said lot or landholder, or other person, and
so soon as the expense is ascertained execu
tion shall issue for the same.andithe amount
levied and made from his or her proper'y,
and the said lot <»r landholder, or other per
son, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars for each day that such
notice shall remain uncoufplied with.
ROBT. 11. MAY, Mayor C. A.
Attest: j
L. T. Blome, Clerk C. C. [mbl3-6fc
BRICKS
pOR SALE.
Apply to
R. -T. BOWE, Executor,
Ellis Street, in rear Thos. R. Rhodes.
ja26—6m
Gas and Sleam Fitting and
Plumbing.
A. ROBBE, '
VV, Having re-opened a Gas and
Steam Fitting and Plumbing Shop in the
rear of 272 Broad street (Concert Hall
place), is now prepared to do all kinds of
work connected with
GAS. LIGHTING,
STEAM HEATING.
and WATER SUPPLY,
On reasonable terms and at short notice.
Orders from the country promptly at
tended to.
All work warranted. mhft-3m
NO. 66.
Fertilizers.
pH®mouAlror~
|MPORTED DIRECT
FROM fHS
60UTH PACIFIC OCEAN
THIS SPRING.
This GUANO wws used very extensively
in 1861 with suoh general satisfaction that,
in offering it to theplanting public now, we
deem it unnecessary to publish any of the
many certificates which we have received
from planters this spring, testifying in the
very strongest terms in its favor. All that
we can say is to guarantee that we will
pledge ourselves to furnish an article
PURE AND UNADULTERATED,
such as was analysed by Professors Joseph
Jones,of Augusta; Charles A. Shepherd, of
Charleston. S. C., and .T. Darby, of Alabama,
whose analyses we publishes in 1861, and
were satisfactory to all.
WE HAVE ONLY
A FEW HUNDRED TONS
OF
THIS WELL KNOWN
VALUABLE FERTILIZER
TO OFFER Tins SPRING,
Consequently we advise all who want any
of it. to
SEND IN THEIR ORDERS
AT ONCE.
It is put up in barrels of about 300 pounds,
and the price wili be uniform, as follows :
S6O per ton. of 2.00 ft pounds, in Augusta,
or $55 in Savannah, cash.
All orders to be filled from Savannah
must be sent in by the 10th of March.
WE ALSO HAVE *
A FEW TONS
JOHNSON ISLAND.
AMERICAN
AND
COLUMBIAN GUANOS.
All valuable, and for sale low for cash by
D. 11. WILCOX & CO.,
fe27—lm No. 3 AYarren Block.
Guano! Guano!!
TTO THE
1 PLANTERS
OF
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
AVe are uow prepared to furnish
GUAXO AND FERTILIZERS
OF ALL KINDS,
AT
NORTHERN PRICES,
AVith Expenses added, which shall be as
reasonable as possible.
PLANTERS AY ILL PLEASE
SEND IN THEIR ORDERS
AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, AS
GOOD GUANO AND FERTILIZERS^
ARE SCARCE.
GEO. R. CRUMP k CO.
fel ft—3m 209 Broad St.
H GIST A HOTEL..
TONES A RICE,
J PROPRIETORS,
AUGUSTA. GA.
Tho undersigned take this method of
informing their friends and the public gene
rally, that they have taken a lease upon the
above
WELL KNOWN HOTEL,
and have had it thoroughly renovated and
painted throughout.
CLEANLINESS IN EVERYTHING
Is our motto. Our tables are abundantly
supplied with everything the market and
country affords.
No pains will be spared to make the
Augusta Hotel a pleasant homo for the
traveller. JONES & RICE,
fel B—ly Proprietors.
Plant the Corn.
PLOUGH IT—
AND SHELL IT—
AND SELL IT.
J. & T. A. BONES
Are now receiving
PLOUGHS,
GRINDSTONES,
And many other things
NEEDED AT PRESENT.
ja.3l—tf
FRENCH ROLLS
VERY DAY,
BRANDY, FOR MEDICAL USE.
AT THE
FRENCH STORE,
fe2s—l m 200 Broad street.
~ Clothing! Clothing!!
A SPLENDID LOT
OF CLOTHING 1
Gentlemen dcairoua of getting a Good
Suit- of Clothes CHEAP, can do so by call
ing on us.
C. V. WALKER & CO.,
f»18-eedtf 271 Broad Street
BOOK AIiTjOB
r- ■■ r or
EVERY DESCRIPTION
* . / BXKCI7TID
nr TUB BEST MANNER.
The Eastssf Pit Mr Pmni, ' Mat But qf
Workmen enable* ut to do Superior JOB
WOkFat Cheaper Rats* tkdn elsewhere.
Crockery, Glassware, Etc,
Mosher, Thomas & Rehash.
e\k\ BROAD STREET—
tTfc Under Masonic Rail,
AUGUSTA. GA.,
Direct Importers arid Dealer* in
ENGLISH AND FRENCH
China!
BOHEMIAN,
FRENCH
and AMERICAN
Class "Ware I
AND
KEROSENE LAMPS,
AXD
AGENTS OP KAOLIN WARE.
us, and we will convince voa
thaf you can save the Freight from New
York to this Point.
Joptah Moswkr,
el. Jefferson Thoma« ;
rab3—Bm Georof. Schacb.
Crockery, China and Glassware.
HAVE REMOVED OUR STOCK ot
CROCKERY, CHINA aud GLASSWARE
To more convenient premises—No. 274
Broad street, store recently oecupied hy Mr.
W. B. Griffin—where we are opening a
FINE ASSORTMENT OF GOODS.
We trust our friends will accord us the
same liberal patronage heretofore extended.
Merchants will find it to their interest to
give us a call and look through our Stock,
as we are prepared to offer inducements un
surpassed by any other house in the same
business
LATHROP, MUSTIN & CO.
J. J. LATHROP, C. E. MUSTIN,
R. W. GIBBON.
fc23 -1 m
Jewellers.
Notice.
KENNEDY & RUSSELL
fpVpiff H ;lve associated themselves
JM jljgl for the purpose of carrying
on the Repairing of
W AtciiES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY,and
solicit the public patronage, at 290 Broad st,
up stairs.
J. B. G. KENNEDY,
mh7-3m _ THOS, RUSSELL.
Established in ISI4.
FA. BP.AHE HAS RECEIVED
« anil offers lor sale at his old stand,
194 Broad street, u fine lot of
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
DIAMOND RINGS,
and a variety of fine and now style Jewelry.
ALSO,
A LARGE LOT
OF
- SILVER SPOONS, FORKS,
FRUIT KNIVES,
SOUP and GRAVY LADLES,
SUGAR SPOONS,
BUTTES KNIVES,
NAPKIN RINGS,
and many other articles.
He is giving his personal attention to the
REPAIRING of Watches, Clocks and
Jewelery, in that well known and punctual
manner. fe2o—3m
a. iTstrom,
JEWELLER AND DIAMOND SETTER,
mcintosh street,
Between Broad and Ellis Sts., (opposite Post-
Office),
AUGUSTA, Ga.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired
Promptly and Cheaply,
fel ft—-6m
AUGUSTA
CRACKER BAKERY,
Is now in full running order.
The Merchants of this city and vicinity
would do well to call andfiud out the PRICE.
We are making a far better Cracker than
the
NORTHERN CRACKER.
You can purchase them cheaper and get
at all times FRESH.
Go and see the
SOUTHERN CRACKERS,
WALLACE. VOGT & CO’S
fe2s-3m BAKERY, 341 Broad street*
JNO. C. SCHREINER A SONS,
Macon, Ga.
JNO. C. SCHREINER A 80NS,
Savannah, Ga.
John C. Schreiner & Sonn,
AUGUSTA, GA.
BOOKS, STATIONERY.
MUSIC and FANCY GOODS.
Keep constantly on hand a choice seleo
tion of the above articles.
All orders from the Country promptly
attended to.
THE BEST OF ITALIAN
VIOLIN AND GUITAR STRINGS.
AGENTS FOR
Steinway A Sons, Soebbeler & Schmidt'*,
and Gale & Co.’s
CELEBRATED PIANOS.
feb4—ly
CHOICE PERFUMERY
\J COLOGNE WATER
BRUSHES
TOILET SOAPS,
And almost evory article for the Toilet, for
sale by PLUMB <fc LEITNER,
ja3—tf 212 Broad st., Augusta.
Bills of lading
ALWAYS ON HAND
AT THE
DAILY-PRESS JOB OIFICE.
Corner of Broad and Post-Office street*,
jnfltf Up Stairs
BAIL BONDS. ~
Bail bonds
FOR SALE
“DAILY PRESS” JOB OFFICE.
ALSO,
BLANK SHERIFF SUMMONS.
