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JAY MORNINO...S«pt. S, 1866
r AdvertlNemenlH.
>tice—Adoniram Connell.
(lice —Pioneer Base Ball Club.
|*le —By Day, Russell & Ben
[■Press Establishment.
Ikers, etc.—H. T. Peay ACa
L W. Montgomery,
i Ware, etc.—D. L. Fuller
■ Broad street.
|e of Thermometer.
Mt Daily Prsss Officx,l
September 4, 1866. )
■l2 m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m.
»85° 96° 88°
■ DAILY PRESS.
■pgr for the people.
■i will be roceived for the
the following rates :
Vance $5 00
advance y... 2 00
authorized and requested
Hts in receiving and forward-
Bbs to this office, and will be
per centage in such bu-
E. 11. PUGIIE,
K Publisher Daily Press,
i/‘, Augusta, (la.
cotemporaries will con-
MBlving the above a few inscr-
Yesterday.—An-
Bkeult of tho auction sales,
■pHJSSKI.I. A BENJAMIN'.
HH n Hamburg, $1.15.
land on the Carnes'
/House asp-jjot on Taylor Street. s0
by- 100
Idiot on Greene Street, be
la and Houston, 43-4 by
' ; Street, next to
A.. (pfenning through t<> Ellis,
Hjffc b. griftix.
'!’• i;v set lots on Summer Street—
H 825, ami the oilier for
f'.V. Hjgs property was otTered
BfeParker. Tho first and
'>»:» by wiufjpMe by the administrator
‘ ■ ■■: The property
feirawn from the market.
■: Btauer a co.
Two -gncHbildiug' lots, opposite
: is o. 0 feet front by 185 feet
is oasis, Hteght $l5O, respei-tively.
hoib'lt-.ljr lot on Bro.id Street,
vfeaste: ArHlßp on Calhoun Street,
i-ti;: s ib., •• mtt/L 400 acres, near Ber-
I)r. house, on Greene
thirteen acres of
■panah Hoad—tiuim
hco eg hr. 8t25 per acre ; and
33? acTca impJHp land, same place,
1; 314 Broad Street.
JMNM ni ’Ut'fe Watkins Street,
fm hundred and two and a half
land in Terrell County, 75
Two brick'stbWrt and'dwelling houses,
■ Lower Market,
Bug.— There is a
rough placeffijlßwfcetm ■■■ i -u- th.-
curb *ton«-:ilw®ttiiauth side of Broad
street, fe Iftiiosoii’a Daguerrian
ffight to be repaired. It
BB|||l||Bue so tor some
PSpi|a§4tft,?rhy it should
■■ wav, a few
fell, injuring
it se.v- *!y» 'it BOt- dangerously.
Other accidents of a similar character
■ pec, if the rough place is not
prevent it,
ought to
leqn»e'tf^|||Hi^Mf|Myi one at unce
§B j|H)d large the
■fejlroad street,
Hotel Header,
,v • •> or Hat, go
bfta^apapTOirllllilpjQTr^ha ll missed
his favotite j (M list of ex-
is the
/.•hv: 0.->«piin have it
In sm that you do not
Tits Postal Money-Order System.
—Congress, in May, 1864, passed a bill
establishing a system of money ex
change by means of the Post-Office De-_
pertinent, similar to that which has
been in successful operation for many
years in Germany, aud other parts of
Europe. As this is anew system to
our people, and understood but by few,
we append a brief outline of its work
ings, which we gather from an ex
change :
The smallest order granted is for one
dollar, and the highest thirty dollars ;
but more than one order may be ob
tained. A person in this city, wishing
to pay a in a distant town, deposits
the sum with the Postmaster here, and
fills up a blank in accordance with the
instructions furnished at the time. An
order is then given him, which he remits
to the proper person, who obtains the
money from the Postmaster where he
resides. No one can draw the money
but the person to whom it is pnyable,
unless a written transfer is made. In
either case, the party must clearly prove
his idcutity, for the Postmaster will by
no means consider simple possession of
the order a proof of ownership. Should
the order he lost or stolen in transitu,
the possessor benefits nothing, for it can
be caslied only at the office upon which
it is drawn, and under the condition
above mentioned. In three months
every order becomes invalid, and if one
should be missing, it can, at the expira
tion of that time, either be renewed by
the person making the remittance or the
money will be refunded to him.
Only a single transfer can be made of
a postal money order, two transfers ren
dering it void, and compelling the holder
to make application to the Department
at Washington for the reimbursement of
the amount. The commission charged
is very small.
The whole system is well matured,
and it is almost impossible tor fraud to
be perpetrated on the Post Office De
partment—quite impossible for the payer
or payee to be defrauded, if they com
ply with the regulations, for the Post
master is the loser if h« pays to an un
authorized party.
Administration Os the Sacrament.
—“lreneus,” of the New York Observer,
describes a morning service which he
attended at Mr. Spurgeon's Church in
London, and says : “Closing with the
Apostolic benediction, he invited all
members of sister Churches to meet
him and his Church in the room below,
and unite in the Lord's Supper, and
tickets “Would be given to strangers
applying at the door. Desirous of
joining my brethren in this ordinance,
and wishing to be certain that the invi
tation included other than Baptists, as
this is the largest Baptist Chnrch in the
world, I went to the room where the
deacons were distributing the cards,
and I said, ‘ I am a Presbyterian, from
New York, shall Igoin ?’ * Certainly,’
said the deacon, with a smile of wel
come, and he gave me a ticket of ad
mission to the Lord's Table in a Bap
tist Church, a regular orthodox Baptist,
of the purest, most scriptural typo of
any in which 1 have worshipped. The
service was brief, simple, but very beau
tiful, tender, and refreshing. It is ad
ministered every Sabbath.”
On Doty Again. —The public will be
pleased to learn that the tall young
Guardian of the Night, who was sus-.
pended from office some ten days ago
tor a slight violation of police regula
tions, in allowing himself to be charmed
by music, emanating from a richly toned
piano, over the ivory keys of which
swept the heavily jewelled fingers of a
beautiful young lady, who has
A brow whose frowns arc grand,
Aneyebf sun lit brightness;
A swan like neck, an arm and hand
Os most bewitching whiteness— .
is again on duty.
The Sergeant of the beat came upon
the pol'ceman aforesaid, whilst the latter
was repeating to himself Mrs. Norton’s
words:
“Music, the tender child of rudest times,
The gentle native of all lands and dimes;
Who hymns alike man’s cradle and his
grave,
Lulls the low cot, or peals along the nave. '*
And when he was questioned as to the
degree of quiet that reigned in the Dis
trict, the music-struck watchman only
exclaimed:
O ! what a gentle ministrant mnsic is.
Mae L’(ook)more to the left and right,
and be careful that you fall not.
Cotton. —Letters from Southwestern
Georgia, says the Macon lelegraph,
give gloomy accounts of the cotton crop.
After long suffering from drought, the
recent contiguous wel weather is doing
immense damage by forcing the growth
of the plant and causing it to shed its
fruit. The planters are steering this
year against wind and tide, but they
have the consolation of knowing that if
they make but little, it will command a
big price.
Repairing the Church. —The ladies
of St. James Methodist Church are
having that edifice thoroughly reno
vated, white-washed, and painted. The
Sabbath School Room will receive merit
ed attention.
BRAN, Etc.
Street Education of Boys.
Mr. Editor: —ln passing through tho
•trouts of tho city, it frequently happens
that men and boys, or groups of them, are
met with, who unblushingly make use of
bad language and exhibit bad manners, and
tbe question bas often occurred to me, do
these men and boys learn auoh things at
borne or in the streets ?
It ig hardly .possible that tho low and
Vulgar slang, oaths, etc., I hare so often
heard, can be tolerated in any home worthy
of that designation, and especially if it
happens to cover a mother or a sister; yet
I am unwilling to believe that in any of the
by-ways of the city a sehool for any such
vice can he found.
Taking it for granted that Editors know
some tbiug about every tiiiug, I beg leave
to ask your attention to this matter, and if
you please give us some advice on tbe sub
ject of the “street education of hoys.”
Hexagon.
Augusta, September 4th, 1866.
On*correspondent’s premise is rather
extensive in “taking it for granted that
Editors know something about every ;
thing.” It is true that They frequently
enjoy facilities for obtaining information
on various subjects which the public do
not; but, in the present instance, we
fear that our facilities for complying
with Hexagon’s request are not conve
nient or sufficient.
We have, however, laid it down as a
rule, that the language of children, as a
general thing, is moulded at home. It is
often the case that parents and others
will, in the hearing of children, use
some slight expression, which, though it
may not be an oath in itself, yet has
that form, and its effect upon the youth
ful bearer is almost as bad. And why ?
Because he hears these expressions from
those whose words and actions are his
guide-boards and copy-books, as it were)
and by using them frequently is the
more readily led into these more vile
and disgraceful foims which have so
naturally shocked the ears of our esti
mable correspondent. We need not re
peat those “mild expressions” to which
we have alluded. They will suggest
themselves to our readers ; for they are
heard in some, even in the most, polite
households, and are familiar to all. They
are, as we have said, not bad in them
selves, but they prepare the youthful
mind for the reception of worse. Our
advice, then, is to parents and guardians
to allow no expressions having that ten
dency to he used in the hearing of chil
dren. They should, on the contrary,
take every occasion to impress upon the
minds of the youth the folly and the
wickedness of oaths, and giving no bad
example themselves, the child will not
be apt to use vile language any where.
If, however, as is often the case, de
spite proper teaching and good example
at home, children learn improper lan
guage in the streets, there is an easy
remedy for that also. Keep them out
of the street. Make home pleasant and
attractive to them. If they have a
taste for music give them plenty of it.
If they love reading, encourage that.
If they want to play, give them plenty
of room at home to play; or, if your
yard is small, let the playground be
where the parental eye can overlook.
Thus, hv proper precept and good
example—by great care and watchful
ness, the propensity for using bad lan
guage may be cured, or, if the habit is
unfortunately already acquired, it may
be broken. “Where there is a will
there is a way,” but it mustbe a right, a
prompt, and a positive way, otherwise
it will not be an efficacious wav.
We hope that this advice may be
satisfactory to our friend and to our
readers generally. It is from experi
ence that we write : and we only regret
that want of space and time prevent us
from enlarging further on the subject,
It is one of great importance, and is
worthy of discussion. If our corres
pondent has anything better, we shall
be pleased to hear from his able and
more experienced pen on the subject.
Correction. —ln a paragraph about
“Cotton Sales and the Revenue Tax,”
in our paper of yesterday, the types
made us say “Cotton Factories,” in
three instances, when we wrote it “Cot
ton Factors.” Sometimes the types
will make us say what we do not intend.
All that we can do, afterwards, is to cor
rect it.
Shooting Scrape. —James E. Tant,
constable, while engaged in executing a
Distress Warrant, yesterday, shot Patrick
Brennan, the ball taking effect in the
hips. Tant was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Crump, yesterday evening. As
the matter will undergo investigation we
make no comments.
Inferior Court. —Yesterday the In
ferior Court met to investigate the fol
lowing cases of lunacy. In lie—Ed
ward W. Blease. In Re —Martha Ann
Hart. The juries in both cases having
found them to be lunatics, they were
accordingly ordered to' be carried to the
Asylum at Milledgeville.
Sermon — Dr. Pierce will preach at
St. John’s Church this (Wednesday)
evening on the “Polity of Methodism.”
For Sale by
Our Annual City Directory.
We issued last year our first Directo
ry of the City of Augusta. We stated
then that we intended to issue it annual
ly, and in accordance with this promise
the second number will be issued as soon
after October as possible. Our canvas
sers will wait upon our citizens, and will,
we hope, be received with the same cour
tesy and attention as they were lasl
year.’ The Directory is a most useful
publication, not only to the business
men of this community, but of other
cities with which Augusta has dealings.
The second number will contain a
colored map of Georgia and a large
amount of statistical and political infor
mation, which will be found generally
useful. We intend that our City Di-
be one of the institutions
of Augusta, and shall spare no pains nor
expense to make it as correct as possi
ble and useful to the public.
Advertisements inserted on very lib
eral terras.
Misconduct op Freedmen in Barn
well District, S. C.—A report was
current on the streets, yesterdav, to the
effect that, on Monday afternoon, some
two or three hundred armed negroes,
from the surrounding country, marched
in to Barnwell village, and behaved in
a very unseemly manner—insulting and
abusing *the citizens who chanced to
come in their way. Several of the ne
groes were arrested and disarmed. The
others left the place immediately on
discovering the fact that the whites
were making preparations to secure
them all. It is said there would have
been no little blood shed, had not the
counsels of the more elderly citizens
prevailed.
Customs. —The receipts of customs
at the ports of New York, Boston, Phil
adelphia, and Baltimore, for the week
ending the 25th ult., were upward of
$5,80 't'O. At New Orleans, from
August 13th to 18th, inclusive, the re
ceipts were nearly $300,000, thus
making a total of over $4,000,000 in
gold for one week. The aggregate for
the month at these ports will reach
nearly $17,000,000.
Fruit in our Market. —The Augusta
market is still well and abundantly sup
plied with watermelons and apples,
which are sold at reasonable rates. The
peach season is almost over. The
pewvheft HOW offered for (itv'.u U i-o mostly
to be found among the hucksters. Os
figs, there is but a limited supply just
now. Grapes, wild and cultivated, are
plentiful.
New Buildings. — Two additional
dwelling houses have been erected in
the First Ward since ®ir last “improve
ment report. - ’ One is on Ellis Street,
between Centre and Elbert, and the
other on Houston, between Broad and
Reynolds Streets. There are others
still in course of building.
Agricultural Society. —We under
stand that a meeting of the farmers aud
planters of Richmond county will be
held at the residence of W. A. Bartlett,
Esq., on to-morrow(Thursday) afternoon,
at three o’clock, for the purpose of or
ganizing a County Agricultural Society.
A general attendance is requested.
Coroner’s Inquest. —Monday night,
Coroner Rhodes held an inquest over
the body of Henry Summers. Verdict
of the jury: That the deceased came
to his death by Prussic acid, adminis
tered by himself.
New Advertisements. —We call at
tention to the following new advertise
ments which appear in this morning’s
Press :
H. T. Peay & Cos., are in receipt of
erackers, new Irish potatoes, sugars of
all grades, almonds, etc.
G. W. Montgomery warns the public
against trading for certain notes.
Adoniram Council meets to-night, at
7i o’clock.
Day, Russell & Benjamin will sell this
morning a choice lot of goods—among
them a lot of lost baggage, such as
trunks, valises, carpet hags, etc.; also,
gold watches and chains.
See notice concerning the removal of
he “Daily Press” otlice, in another
; olumn.
The members of the Pioneer Base
; ;all Club are requested to meet this
vening, at eight o’clock.
Augusta Market.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 4, 1866..
GOLD—Buying, 1.43; selling, 1.46.
SlL\ i_' ! —Buying, 1.35; selling, 1.40.
COTTON —Market continues dull; quo*
j tions range from 26c. to 30c., duty paid,
teording to grade.
George T.
GREAT SALE OF CITYIOTS AT AUCTION.
By O. V. Walker & Cos.,
AUCTIONEERS.
WILL BE SOLD, ON THE PREMISES—
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, 1866
Commencing at 10 o’clock A. M.
THIRTY-SIX SPLENDID BUILDING LOTS,
Situated at the upper end of Greene Street, adjoining the Granite Mills of Geo.
1. Jackson A Cos. These LOI B are above high water mark, being the
highest point on Greene Street from one extremity to the other, as surveyed by
Wm. Phillips, Engineer Augusta Canal and Water Works.
1 erms One third cash ; balance in six and twelve months—purchasers to pay
for papers. se2— td
NOTICE TO PLANTERS.
WE ARE RECEIVING
AND WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND
PURE No. 1
PERUVIAN GUANO!
WHICH WE WARRANT GENUINE.
CRUMP, DAVISON & CO.,
]STo. 209 "Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
an 28—lm
NEW FIRM.
Mr. william shepherd
Having, in consequence of failing
health, retired from his connection with
the firm of
WM. SHEPHERD & CO.,
255 BROAD STREET,*
And WM. 11. JONES having this day
boen admitted as a member of that House,
its business will hereafter he transacted
under the firm and style of
JONES, SON & CO.,
The above announcement has no refer
ence to the business of otir bouse, No. 192
BROAD STREET, which will be contin
ued as heretofore, without change of rela
tions or details—
JONES, SMYTH & CO.,
192 BROAD STREET.
Referring to the above Card, we big
to announce that we have in store
A FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK
OF
COOKING AND HEATING
STOVES,
OF ALL THE LATEST AND MOST
APPROVED DESIGNS.
A large and complete line of
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE.
A good assortment of
HOUSE FURNISING GOODS,
Etc., Etc.
With ample facilities and experience, we
present ourselves before the customers
of our predecessors and the public for pa
tronage, with a full assurance that we will
continue to enjoy that degree of confidence
which has contributed so largely to their
well-known success during the past sixteen
years.
We will be constantly in receipt of
NEW AND LATEST STYLES OF
GOODS,
AS THE BUSINESS SEASON OPEN.
Full particulars will be given in future
advertisements.
JONES, SON A CO.,
255 BROAD STREET.
Augusta, Sept. 1, 1366. sel—tf
BARRETT, CARTER & CO-,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRUGGISTS,
No. 291 Broad Street.
We are now in receipt of a full assortment
of DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS,
PERFUMERY,
BRUSHES,
of all descriptions,
And every other article usually found in a
Drug Store. We are always prepared to
put up PRESCRIPTIONS at any time,
Sundays not excepted. au3l—2w
ALWAYS ON HAND,
Fresh
CITRATE OF MAGNESIA
And CONGRESS WATER.
For sale by
BARRETT, CARTER <t CO.
au 31— lw __
~~ JUST RECEIVED,
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
GLASS, OF ALL SIZES—
From 8 by 10, to 30 by 44, French.
Fjor sale low.
BARRETT, CARTER A CO.
au3l—lw
LEMONS.
A FEW BOXES OF LEMONS
. JUST RECEIVED
And for sale by
JOS. SUMERAU,
oii3l—fit 202 Brond Street.
Jackson &Co.'
29Q BROAD STREET.
Mrs. IE. HE. JPuighe
iias now on
A Fine Stock
New Goods glpllpllllk
Etc., Etc.,
Ladies’ axd Misses’
TRIMMED
JMgBMj and UNTRIMMED
Bonnets _
fiilV AND
LATEST AND IMPROVED STYLES
190 Broad Street,
Mrs. E. H. PUGHE’S.
“THE DAILY PRESS”
Job Office
HAS RECEIVED
AN ENTIRELY NEW SUPPLY
OF
LATEST STYLE TYPE
AND
THE FINEST ASSORTMENT
OF ALL KINDS OF
Printing Papers!
IN THE CITY.
Colored Inks kept on hand
AS USUAL.
glazing!
Mr. a. HETT ANNOUNCES TO THE
Public that he is prepared to give his
personal attention tothe work of GLAZING.
Orders can bo left at Barrett, Carter <fc
Co.*B, Druggiets and Apothecaries, No. 2M
Broad Street, or at MR. lIETT'S residence,
117 Ellis Street. sc2—3m
Attention, Ladies I
A LARGE AND VARIED SUPPLY
OF THOSE
STAMPED YOKES,
Received this day, at
MISS L. J. READ’S,
se2—3 326 Broad Street.
Light Cassimeres
CLOTHS—
. For Genie’ and Boys’ Wear
Are selling at Reduced Prides, at
I. KAHN & CO.’S,
ju!7—fim 262 Broad Street,
248 Broad St