Daily press. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1867, September 19, 1866, Image 1

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EllJi'il 'P tfSS gglKpUGHE,Publisher h Proprietor, Hpr- the daily press is vis raHrf Gratuitously rrrry mortiiwj, ti.m.l tkruuabout thf «•(•>« Cit*, tkrrrl, LARGEST CIHCVLATIOK. lancitctl ■Libera! Term*. OFFICE—Corner of Broad a*d St mitt oypo.ile PuttOJUu, if>- |j|jjjt Boot* & Shoes. . . , m BOOTS AND SHOPS. ■ fH GENTS' MOROCCO Ttl' ■ KID BOOTS Uont’s Double Sole Water- WBM Proof BOOTS ft*,’ Gents’ Proas BOOTS Htrs* flcnta’ Low Quarter Strap SHOES H/’'®*”’ Ladies’ Congress GAITERS Misses’ Welted Congress GAITERS *>•-tf 11. K. CLARKE. *4--:.' Just Received, KAIIN A CO. li® 2(12 BROAD STREET, ■s just rbobivbd ■gg& A NICE ASSORTMENT OF Badies’ Blioes ! Hfhev have a beautiful assortment of CORDS, ' ') ! BUTTONS. . giijpl and RIBBONS, ■h attract the eve and please the taste ■WF GOODS VERY LOW. Ice Dealers. Bsaral- Ice ! Ice! Ice ! Dw 1K M DATE, icb will be fur -5- to all consumers, from the tßSam AUGUSTA. ICR HOUSE, £!■ .or branches. reduced rate of 1J ? 2 CENTS 1 ''-Jv^kFOUND, until further notice. • •Bti f _ III® "ice. 4,1 mcintosh street tfoe House THE POST OFFICE) HW IS STILL OPEN. for the present, two and a half : a pound, retail. For fifty pounds i: ks, two (2) cents. lIIIBK R- A. HARPER A CO. " -H-tr Htent's Furnishing Store. '.iSHbINGTON STREET— BHEp Between BROAD and ELLIS, ■ AUGUSTA, 6A. MpHB undersigned would respectfully old friends and the public gene- be has just returned from the a choicolot of '■f:f Ks. CASSIMBP.ES, and VESTINGS prepared to make them up to the most approved styles, and at ‘••*1 as they can bo put up in the 188 on band, all kinds of GENTS’ GOODS, at reduced prices, attention paid to CUTTING ' to be made up at home. 9H||HAII work warranted to (it. , ijHLM) AND REPAIRING done and dispatch. Ba general asssortmontof I"-. kK 0 S FOR COATS, PANTS, ||l||H AND VESTS. ersfoino for yourself bofore elsewhere. '.■Tul for past favors, a continuance , is solicited. HBE| U. A. RIDLEY, flm Wasbiugton Strcot, Between Broad and Ellis ® job turning d’iHi AUGUSTA BOBBIN WORKS— Factory, AT ®> WER PRICES ■■KW Tn ah SStftflUuß PLACE /.V TIIE CITY! SAW GUMMING promptly Saws sent should he marked name. Cannot ho re unavoidable breakage. ■Blgpfll? It. T. NELSON. B Kid Gloves. tVAf HI! DOLLAR A PAIR I tj -Vis ffthcstKlD GLOVES, at - ' m. KAHN & CO.'S, , j 262 Broad Street. P" DAVEZAO V, t HAS' THE HIGHEST PRICES W*> stten Rags, Waste, Old Ragging, Brass, and Lead. ;I?kjs®ss4Rrfcail at any part of the City. Warehouse, Northeast Corner of *:■> JBWashington streets, Augusta. B jyß—dm* (■fctry Merchants r;ii,Hid it to their ADVANTAGE Ye amine the STOCK at ®liin & CO.’S, ■ivcNEW GOODS daily. : :: KaDINO £J ALWAYS ON HAND ■ AT TIIE , . mkjsss JOB OFFICE t>S flKd RilJ Pimt-OflicH streets BEITp Wt.ir. IL si I’Kiooi; work MON r-i iHpILITI ES, THE PRO PSUB'fOK- ip THE DAII.Y I-liKSS OI'EICE, WILE ■ANY HIM,, LET THE M-, :: ■aye KEEN DONE • _ H I 1 ■ —— I ! BLQOU .IIM ,oifiiiiu® * t I > Daily tress. lAU.eUS.TKL GA.. WEMEBDAA ’ MORNING, SEPT. 19, 1866. ‘WmuK Drygoods, NEW GOODS .'-FALL, ISSfti £) R. WRIGHT a o-e.r .1 | HOv'TB CT f 'MI ARE NOW OBMINp A large and complete Stock no tu mfta r i j Dry Goods, Adapted to the present and approaching aeaaon, embracing all description* of Goode in thoir lino, and very ATTRACTIVE ip pU respects to v t, v 1 BUYERS OF>HRY fIOODS, Either at Wholesale or Retail, And they rcspeotfußj inyitu. t of Goods, and a comparison of prices. au24—lm v j, ; •< iJV.I :■ }. t r ,, "Foods: 1866-4 r T U M N—1866., T r Clio . it -Lo dlJtJs LATHROP, LUDINGTON & CO, 326, 328, and 330 Broadway, neW York. INVITE' THE ATTENTION OF ALli first-class Buyers to their stock of DRYGOODS It will be ftund unsurpassed for all Southern Mcrohltnts. All departments of our business have been much enlarged, es pecially that for DRESS GOODS, where we are constantly opepiug oil the novelties of the season, to which we now ask the particular attention of both Jobbers and Retailers. OUR STOCK CONSISTS OF DRESS GOODS SHAWLS and.CLOAKS PRINTS BLEACHED SHIRTINGS BROWN SHIRTINGS FLANNELS and BLANKETS WOOLLEN GOODS YANKEE NOTIONS WHITE GOODS EMBROIDERIES HOSIERY Gents' FURNISHING GOODS MILLINERY GOODS Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc, All of which wo offer at the Lowest Mar ket- Prices, by the Package or Piece. au27—e'>d2tn W. Z m. X. Kahn & 00. GREAT BARGAINS! SELLING OFF AT COST! Call and see tlieir new supply oH PRINTS AND BLEACHED GOODS! Which are offered at NEW YORK PItrCES! Stare to be thoroughly REPAIRED and ENLARGED for the FALL.TRADE! I. KAIIN & ,CQ, jyS—tf 2(12 Broad Street. Fall and Winter Importation, 1866. MILLINERY, AND ~' D STRAW GOODS. ARMSTRONG,YaTOE & CO., IMPORTggS AND. JOBBKHS Os RIBBONS, BONNET SILKS A SATINS, VELVETS, RUCHES, / A Tj FLOWERS, FEATHERS STRAW BONNETS LADIES* HATS—trimmed and untrimmed SHAKER HOODS. No. 237 and Loft of 23!) Baltimore St., BALTIMORE, MD, Offer a stock unsurpassed in tho United States IN VARIETY AND CHEAPNESS. ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN Terms Cash. nu2(l—2m* The Augusta Wholesale & Retail Emporium. 262 I - i!A ““‘ 00 -’ 262 WII»LES*LE AND RETAIL DEALERS In Foreign and Domestic j DRY GOODS FANCY GOODS NOTIONS BOOTS SHOES HATS AND STRAW GOODS 202 BROAD STREET. *julT—6m ■ gaHj ■ j|r^s7l City Printer—Cßclal Paper, LARGEST CITY CIRCUIiAfIONJ 4—!> ■■» ..lA i;.w* u±—i~l WEDNESDAY MORNJNG...Scpt. }9, 18f,6 SCISSORS. —Silver -tnines are being developed in Tennessee. ■ v,>, —lt iS quite probable that Hannibal! Hamlin will be the next Senator from Maine. —Negotiations for the settlement of the GermhA difiicolties progress very slowly. , j —A bfeast restorer is' fibfr'nWmly advertised.for th 4 use of tho ladies. It is called ■‘Mammaleoti."' —A man in Troy, N. Y., vacated a banntfcd bouse because a ghost in the form of a in and laid her fa# : —All men-'whs: avoid fbtnale society have dull perceptions, and are Stupider have gross tastes, and revolt against what is pure. —The Catholic Archbishops, Bishops, and Priests, will assemble iu convention,, at Baltimore, on the first Sunday in October. —Corn is worth in Tuscaloosa, Ala.i five dcflldr* per bushel, and the people north of that point are without any means of subsistence. —lt is not what we read, but what We remember, that makes us learned. It is uot what we profess, but what we practice, that makes us righteous. —An ecceutrip fellow from Cincin nati says if you drink a quart of Ohio river.\vi\tpr, and stand in the sun fifteen minutes, and you can hear the gravel rattle in your stomach as you walk. —“Well, Annie, how did you get along with that stupid lover of yoars ? Did you succeed in getting rid of him ?” “Oh T yes, I got rid of him easily enough. I married him, and have no lover now." —Dr. Craven' has already received from Carleton $12,000, as a copy right on his “Prison Life of Jefferson Davis.” He has also received £950 from Eng. laud. —A young girl, employed as a hotel waiter iu Utica, took her own life, by drowning, lately. The occasion was the death of a young man, to whom ahe wag tenderly attached. —On visiting Texas, General Greg ory wanted to see a copy of the laws of Texas. The lawyer o|M*ned bis drawer and handtd the Gcuural a large and ihandsoine Bowie knife. —The Captain of the steamer Ba varia reports that a man who died on board that vessel lrmn cholera, ate eighteen eggs and two pounds of cher ries before he was taken. He couldn’t help dying. - -The British Museum has just paid $3600 for a small pen-and ink sketch, by Raphael, just sold among the effects of the late Dr. Wellesley ; and the Na tional Gallery in London has just paid $35,000 for a-Rembrandt—“Christ Bless ing Little Children”—five and a half feet high. —A pretty girl, scarce out of her teens, Miss Augusta St. Clair, has been lecturing at Leavenworth and the region found about, her subject being “Our Moses,” or Andrew Johnson and “My Policy.” [An exchange says Augusta bad better hunt among the bulrushes till she finds a Moses of her own, and try “her bim.”J 9 CoMMUNidw Plate Restored. —Dur ing the war, Vap Buren, Ark., fell into the hands of the Federal troops, and gome one of their number robbed a mis sionary church there of a valuable com mnnion service, whieh A»as the gift of fbiends in New Orleans. Missionary Fisbop Henry C. Clay has, since the qlose of the war, been trying to ascer tain the whereabouts of the stolen plate, but, until recently, all his efforts proved vajn. Ha lately and unexpectedly re. ceived a letter from tho Rev. Mr. Frank lin, of Mount Morris, New York, in forming him that he I'.ad found the plate in question in the hands of a discharged Federal soldier. With the assistance of some kind friends, ho bought it, paying for its estimated value .as “old silver,” SIOB. Th« Bishop acknowledges, in fitting terms, Mr. Fraukiin's kindness, and hopes that the church may still bind up tho wounds which matt in his vio lence has made, and out of her bounty restore that which man, iu his selfish ness, has taken away f fc miniT" W ■ i A UThArIZINO OP STREET RAILWAYS IN THE CITY OF GEORGIA t Sac. 1. Be it Ordninetf by (Tie City Council •f Auymett, That the "Augnita and Bnm meirville Rail Ruad. Company,” chartered by the Legislature of the State of Georgia, by Act pasted the , ISftd, and ap proved the 20th of March, I*6B, is hereby granted the exclusive right of way through and overall tfce streets in the City of Au guste, except Monument street, under the rules, regulations and restrictions as here inafter uot Ibrth, to-wit: For the purpose bf building a Street Rail Road from the Lower Uo*se,_in the City of Augusta, or such other point as the Directors of said Street Rail Road Company in ay agree upon, -to the United States Arsqnal, iu the village of Summerville, or to some othor point in the eoupty es RdehmoUd, as provided for in their charter; and to bare opts or more branches connected with the main line or eteiA, and said Street Rail Road Company may construct, lay dews, hud build, in connection with its, main stem and.bcanehf s, all necessary swirohbs, turn-outs and side tracks in and along the streets of said'City 0-pJ Apßusta, aed nije, own* A he SAme, ana to keep, maintain, aria operate thortonZfaSlfoy d&rtf and Oaridagea, to be r drawn ;or .animal ppfler {exeept upon thoir main along Broad street, which may be rhn by* Cars,”) within tho corporate limits for and daring the term of their charter, with the privi leges and under the restrictions hereinafter set forthi ja> Sec. 2. Jip ft further ordained, That the cars and caraages of said Company,"run ning on saiKt Hallways, turn-outs, and switches, and sidings, shall be entitled to the right of way oyer their said tracks, etc.; and aTI teaWl,’ and vehicles, and other ob structions, «( whatever nature and kind, shall give tlip way to said Rail Road oars and coacbef (except the fire-apparatus of the corporation in case of fire), immediately upon notice from the car-bell, or other sig nal being given ; and any and all persons who shall obstruct said Rail Road cars and coaches, by driving in their way, at a slow pace, any teams or vehicles, or shall other wise obstruct or interfere with said Rail . Road and cars, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a 4ne as damages accruing to said Company, of not less than Three nor more than Fifty Dollars for every such offence; such fine to be recovered before any court Os competent jurisdiction, any Justice of the Peace in the city of Augusta, or tho Re corder of said city, but without any expense to the city. Sec. 3. Bi it further ordained , That said Company shall not bo allowed to run the cars faster than a brisk walk while turning the corners fiqm one street into another, nor to stop their cars at tho intersection of the street—but at and beyond the crossings thereof. “r y ' * Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That the tracks of said Rail Road shall be laid down iu the best and most itnprovod mode of constructing Street Rail Roads, and said streets and parts of streets, so used by said Company for their Railway tracks, switch es, turn-outs, crossings and sidings, shall be kept, for at least ten feet on each side of the centre of said tracks, in good repair and condition, and at all times equal to tho con dition in which the corporation keeps the balance of said streets, and of even grade with the streets, excepting in cases of re grading, so that carriages and other ve hides can cross said Rail Road tracks, etc., at all points with ordinary case. Sec. 5. Tie it further ordained, That the gaugo of said Street Rail Road shall be the uniform gauge of other Rail Roads in Georgia, and that said Rail Road tracks aud tho cars and coaches tbercou shall be used for the purpose of carrying passengers and personal baggage only (except as in here after provided), at a uniform prico per head, or package, or parcel of baggage, as tho ease may be, not exceeding fifteen cents for the single trip, or the fractional part thereof, when passing from one point to another point within the present corporate limits, and uniform rate when passing from the terminus outside the present corporate limits to any point within the present cor porate limits, and vice versa . Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That the said Street Rail Road Company may trans port freight from thoir terminus outside the present corporate limits to auy point within the present corporate limits, and vice versa , at a uniform price for heavy freight, and as provided for in Section 5 for light freights, parcels, or packages. And from point to point in the present corporate limits at the option aud convenience of said Company, at not exceeding seven cents per one hundred pounds for heavy freights, and as provided for in Section 5 for light freights, parcels, or packages. Sec. 7. licit further ordained, That said Street Rail Road Company shall have the right to purchase or lease real estate at such point or points along the line, and at or beyond tho terminus of the said Rail Road, a3 it may soem proper upon which to erect stables for their animals> store houses, depot, etc., for their cars and car riages, and other property, and to run branch tracks to such property and build ings as may be necessary for the interest of »aid Company. Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That the capital stock, real estate, hnd personal pro perty owned by said “Augusta and Sum fnerville Rail Road Company,” and used in the construction or operating bf said Rail Road, shall be exempt from taxation during the continuance of their charter. Also, tho receipts and earnings of said Rail Road Company shall be -exempt from taxation until said Company are able to pay annual dividends, on their capital stock, of seven per cent, out of net earniugs, over aud above all expenses ; after the payment of which the City Council may levy a tax of not more than two percent, per annum on any net earniugs received by said Rail Road Company, over and above said annual dividends of seven per cent., as aforesaid. Sec. 9. lie it further ordained, That no damage shall accrue against the corpora tion of Augusta for using such of the pro perty of private individuals as may be ne cessary, but that said damages shall accrue directly against said Company, and that it shall pay for such pioperty so taken, used, and occupied, at such v price or prices as may be agreed upon by and between the owners thereof and said Company, or as shall be assigned as damages against the same by any Court having jurisdiction over such cases. Sec. 10. lie it further ordained, That said Company shall have the power to lease, rent, and contract, or to sell, by its Board ffO. 222. of Dlrtctorii' their tracks, property, and effects,, to any other party, under the same privileges, rules, and restrictions, as here iribefore and hereinafter designated in this Orato&nee. Sec. 11. Be it further ordained, That should the corporate limits of the City of Augusta be hereafter extended, then the preference to the right of way for Street Rail Roads over and through the streets, to be laid down or extended through addition or additions, shall be first givbn to said “Augusta and Summerville Rail Road Com pany,” under the rights, privileges, and re strictions of this Ordinance. Sec. 12. Be it further ordained, That the corporation of Augusta shall in no way be responsible for any and all necessary dam ages that may accrue to said Street Rail Road Company, by virtue of relaying, altering, of repairirtg, on its own account, the Gas or Water Pipes, belonging to said Corporation or Gas Company, and running along the streets occupied or to be occupied by said Street Rail Road Company, pro vided the work of laying, altering, or relay ing of said .pipes aforesaid, shall be done at such time and in snch manner as in the least way shall interfere with the running of said Rail Road Gars with ordinary pru dence. .The said Rail Road to he commenced, and one mile of said Rail Road to be finished within the corporate limit! of ihe City, within two years from the passage of this Ordinance, or else this Ordinance to be null and udid. This Ordinance does not confer power on said Street Rail Road to interfere with the vested rights of any other Rail Road Com pany. ael3—lo Brokers aud Merchants. heal Estate Auctioneer and Broker. THE UNDERSIGNED WILL PAY particular attention to ADMINISTRATORS', EXECUTORS', GUARDIANS, and TRUSTEES' And will buy and sell REAL ESTATE when required to do so; and will attend to sales in any part of the counties of Rich mond, Burke, and Columbia. se!3 -12 I. THOMPSON. Harper C. Bryson, AREHOUSE COMMISSION - MERCHANT. Augusta, Ga. Customers supplied with BAGGING, ROPE, and FAMILY SUPPLIES. Prompt attention paid to the sale of COTTON and OTHER PRODUCE. OFFICE —189 Reynolds Street. WARE* HOUSE—On Jackson Street. se4—3m C. E. Claghorn, W. F. Herring, Philadelphia, Pa. Augusta, Ga. CLAGHORN & HERRING, JJAVING RE-IIENTED TIIE COMMODIOUS STORE KNOWN A3 No. V WARREN BLOCK, WITH WAREHOUSE IN REAR, AUGUSTA, GEO., Will continuo to give their personal atten tion to CONSIGNMENTS TO THEM, KITXKa AT AUGUSTA, GA., OK PHILADELPHIA, PA. Particular attention given to the STORAGE, SALE AND PURCHASE OP Cotton, Yarns, AND DOMESTICS. Consignments and Orders Solicited. Liberal CASH ADVANCES made on .Consignments. NORTHERN EXCHANGE FOR SALE AT MARKET RATES. On Ist October Mr. A. M. JACKSON will bo admitted as a partner and the firm will be changed to CLAGHORN, HERRING A CO. aul9—6vr JAMES T. GARDINER, AREHOUSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, Mclntosh Street, Augusta, Ga. Will give his porsonal attention to the STORAGE AND SALE OF COTTON And such other Produce as may be sent him. Cash advances made on Produce in Store, aull —0m “ JOHN CRAIG, Banking and EXCHANGE OFFICE, 259 BROAD STREET, Augusta, Ga., BUYS AND SELLS GOLD BULLION GOLD and SILVER COIN BANK NOTES BONDS, STOCKS . BILLS OF EXCHANGE, my4—ly Foreign and Domestic. LADIES’ AND MISSES’ HATS AT MRS. PUQHE’S, 190 Broad Street. -fails s rfSS * BOOK AND JOB PRINTING np EVERY DESCRIPTION EXECUTED IN THE jJSEST MANNER. The Fastest Power Presses, and Best of Workmen enables us to do Superior JOB WORK at Cheaper Hates than elsewhere. Charter Oak COOKING 'STOVE! This celebrated stove, so favorably known in Mobile, New Or leans, St. Louis, and other Southern cities, is now being offered to the citizens of Au gusta, as one of the best and cheapest first class Coo King Stoves in the market—its baking qualities are un surpassed, which is acknowledged by all who have used it. Tho draught fines tire so constructed as to ensure 4 perfect draught, while a hot nir Jfuc which Surro'nfids the oven insures the baking and roasting at bread and meats, to entire satisfaction. We warrant the perfect baking of every Stove wc sell. In our stock will be found TOILET SETS, CHURNS, TUBS, COFFEE MILLS, SCOURING BRrCKS, TEA TRAYS, SAD IRONS, CAKE CUTTERS, JELLY CAKE PANS, etc. A full assortment of nousefurnisbing Goods always on hand. Wo are, also, pre pared to do ROOFING, and all manner of work in the Tinners’ line of business. D. L. FULLERTON, 159 Broad st., corner Washington. se9—Tm JeweUers. WEDDING PRESENTS. Great variety of solid silver, of the latest patterns; also, Silver- Plated Ware of every description. Rich articles of Jewelry, set with all kinds of precious stones; extra fino Gold Watches set with Diamonds; Solid and heavy Nup tial Rings, just received, in addition to my extensive stock, and for sale at low prices. A. PRONTAUT, Established in 1850, 163 Broad Street. ts9 —tf Below the Augusta Hotel. Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry. EH. SUMMER— • Mcintosh street. One door North of Broad Streot, Augusta, Ga. WATCHMAKER’S TOOLS, MATERIALS, and GLASSES. WATCHES and CLOCKS repaired aDd warranted. JEWELRY made and repaired. All kind of HAIR BRAIDING done. au26—tf ■ Take Notice. TIIE UNDERSIGNED wishes to inform the citizens of Augusta and vicinity, that he is prepared to repair Watches, Clocks, Jewelry of all kiuds, and Sewing Machines. All work neatly executed and warranted to be done equal to any house in the South ern country. <. THOS. RUSSELL, 290 Broad Street, jyl7—ly Up Stairs. Snuff A. Tobacco. P. HANSBERGER & CO. CORNER BROAD A McINTOSII STS. (Opposite Post Office.) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS A!»n IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF HAVANA AND DOMESTIC SEOARS CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBAC OO! EVERY BRAND h QUALITY. BEAUTIFUL PIPES, OF ALL KINDS. Rappee, Macaboy and Scotch SNUFFS, etc. aull—ly AUGUSTUS BOHNE, QQO BROAD STREET, O/wV." (Opposite Planters’ Hotel' Has always on hand a large assortment of IMPORTED & DOMESTIC SEOARS Chewing and Smoking TOBACCO Lorillard’s SNUFF Fine Meorsohaum PIPES AND CIGAR HOLDERS, genuino and imitation A 1.80, Rubber, Briar, Rosewood, and Clay PIPES, PIPE STEMS, SNUFF BOXES, Etc., AT TIIE LOWEST NEW YORK PRICES. THE TRADE SUPPLIED ON LIBERAL au4-ly] TERMS. Merchants and Business Men WILL FIND IT TO TIIEIR ADVANTAGE TO ADVERTISE IN THE “GEORGIA CLIPPER ’ Published Weekly, AT WARRENTON, GA. is situate about one hun dred miles from Augusta, on the line of the Georgia Railroad. It is a flourishing town, and the section of country around about there is supplied principally from Augusta. The “CLIPPER” has a large and increas ing circulation in Warren, Glasscock and Hancock counties : and as the fall trade will soon begin to open, Merchants would advance their interests by Advertising in the “GEORGIA CLIPPER.” for Advertising, and any business eonnectcd with the “Georgia Clip per,” will bo attended to by M. M. Hill, at the Daily Press Job Printing Office. ROYAI.L & HILL, Editors aud Proprietors, aul9—eod2w Warrenton, Ga. PARASOLS, FANS AND SUNSHADES NEW STYLES, at MRS. PUQHE’S, 190 Broad Street.