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£p f !.l ;i ii ij j.! ifs s. j City Printer -Official Paper LABfiKST CITY CIHCI LATION. A I . i . 'A . . . SATURDAY MOUSING Due. 22, IS«« The Gubernatorial Meeting. W’s have hour 1 nothing more in refer- : enretothe proposed meeting nt Southern j Governors. f! vooms to lis, meet with *o much respect tul attention ns to give it a fair trine \\> must be aware that President John- son is powerless to help ns, and that whatever settlement «tv hare to mat»\ however disagreeable the f»> t ul, . v ' * 10 us, must be made with t ongress- Ihe Governors of the Southern b-taas, thin, by meeting together, can consult in re gard to the condition ot these Stale*, and probably nnite upon sonic policy which will result in general good to all. We are satisfied that it « to <>■« luter '' B! of the North, as well as to that of the South, to have this qnuttion of recon struction settled; and we believe that i! the proper efforts are made something better can be accomplished, than by idly wailing such punishment ns Radical venom shall choose to inflict upon us. At least the object is worthy of an effort, and »e hope that steps will be speedily taken to that effect. New Book. Ai.EXAsnKK li. Stephens in public and private, with betters, Speeches, etc. We have received a circular, to gether with specimen sheets of a work under the above title, edited by our . talented citizen, Henry Cleveland, Esq.. j and to be published by “The National Publishing Company." of Kichmoud, i Virginia. It promises to be an interest. : ing volume, and gotten up in a hand- ! some style of typography. The publishers say in their announce- j meut that “Mr. Stephens has given his j consent to, and approval of, the prepa ration of this work. The writer has had free aud unrestricted access to ail of bis literary treasures, consisting of valuable documents, and the correspondence of thirty- years with the great intellects of the Union. He also speaks with grati* tude of the kind assistance rendered by Mr. Stephens in the preparation of the book. The proof sheets have been care fully examined by him; therefore the reader may rely on a work not only perfect and complete in all matters in which the reading public can feel an interest, bnt also strictly accurate in the most minute details. No one before has undertaken a full portraiture of this most wonderful man. It is the first attempt to depict both his public and private life, especially that nobler nature which is not revealed in the combats of the hustings : aud in this volume the student ot biography will be well rewarded for the pleasant labor of its perusal. Many letters and papers appear in this work which have been gleaned from the most important correspondence of the war, and have never before been accessible to the his. torian. Those Southern readers who remember the author as editor of the Constitutionalist before the war, or who recollect his letters from the army, will welcome this new production—his long connection with the Southern press having gained for him the reputation of being one of the most elegant and able writers in this sunny laud. The thou sands who look upon the great Southern statesman as only eclipsed in splendid oratory by his private virtues, will need uo other attraction than the name of Alexander H. Stephens.” The book will contain about 800 pages, and will be sold only by sub scription. Agents are wanted in every county to conduct the sale of the book. It wdl soon bo ready for delivery, and agents should lose no time in making their applications. Houghton - Institute. —On Thursday, the 20th inst., the exercises of the School were suspended for the Chrisinas holi days. The attendance during the ses sion has been quite full in both the boys’ and girls’ departments. In the boys department the average attendance has been seventy-one in the morn ing, and in the afternoon about sixty three. The greatest number present at any time during the session was eighty three. The attendance in the girls department Las been about the same as in the boys. The number on the roll is over one hundred in each department. On Thursday, just before the dismis- ; sion of the School, the Principal of the boys department presented prizes to those of his scholars who had been most perfect in their recitations and most punctual in their attendance during the session. The names of the boys to whom prizes were awarded are as fol lows : l'rom the more advanced classes, Master 0. \\ . Calvin, first prize j and Master W. 11. Stubbs, second prize. From the smaller clauses, Master Win. Sc’nwcigcrt, first prize; Master W. F. Osborne, second prize; and Muster K. F. Carey, third prize. After the distri. billion e! the prizes, school was dismissed until the first Monday in January, to the great delight of “Young America,” who anticipate a fine time during the Christ inas holidays. The prizes given on this occasion were line English itibles, handsomely bound. They were presented by the Principal, Mr, Joseph T. Derry, in a few appropriate remarks. Dr. Parr was not very delicate in the choice of his expressions when heated by argument or contradiction, lit nice called a clergy man a fool,.who, indeed, was little butter, 'bite clergy man said be would complain of bis usage to the bishop. “Do,” said the doctor, “and my lordship will confirm you." Feucii Sketch of Chicago. 111. ! A correspondent of »h --7Y«,.«. under Ure head of "Kaav Los j sons ... Geography," gi»« ,hl ' Mlo " ,u « pencil iltrieh tyfCM^aff o * ! The city of Chicago is a place of ; immense sire-. The State of Illinois ,s !i„ Chicago, hut it ''“'‘ld hardly be ! ,„„ u *d there unless you were looking j for it particularly. Although I.nke Michigan is a pretty big lake, yet, owing to the stupendous dimensions of the ! o j lr , it barely serves the Chicagoans ! purposes of a bathing tub. They sre running a tnmiel under it to bring water from Lake Huron for drinking purposes. Everything w on a big scale there—some of their biggest nu-r rhauls are “scaly.” The Tremout House is also the biggest hotel in the world. The Sherman House is also the i biggest hotel in tho world. There are I several other hotels there that are the j biggest in the world. New York and Philadelphia regret j exceedingly that they are so fur from ! Chicago. It interferes materially with i their growth and future prospects, fhev are endeavoring to have lightning trains run through from Chicago, with i out stopping, so that they can have I Chicago papers at the earliest possible ! moment. The Chicago papers arc the 1 most enterprising papers in the world, i In order to get ahead of all others, the morning papers are published the night before, and the evening papers are got out before breakfast. This gives them an immense advantage. They hail a Gri o Driving Park at Chicago, which did a driving business — | drove the life out of a man the other | day. He was a driver, guilty of the i heinous crime of driving the fastest J horse. As he was about to drive ahead ; in the final heat, some ono let a fence , hoard drive at his head, which settled ■ him. It settled the Driving park also. People found fault with the board, and wouldn't patronize the Park. ! Chicago is a great place for elevators. There is more corn elevated in Chicago i than in any other city. It is more in j the juice than in the kernel, however, j The principal business of the city con sists in getting up ‘Gift Enterprises.’ They get them up, aud then ‘git’ with all the money. An enterprising citizen of the city of Chicago, named Crosby, devotes liis j time and money to building immense | and costly Opera House to be ’raffled’ I for. lie is ready to fill any orders for Opera Houses, that may be sent in from neighboring cities. Country orders at tended to with promptness and dispatch. I He keeps a stock of Opera Houses 011 hand constantly, from the one cylinder Opera House, to be run by hand, to the one thousand horse power Opera Houses, to be run by everything. To show the de mand there is for his Opera Houses, he finished a first class one recently, and there are thousands of people waiting to get it. Chicago is a very windy town. There is probably more blow about that place than any other in the world. In com parison to the “ blows ” the dreaded Si moon is only Simoonshine. The ele ments are combined to form a monster ear trumpet, tiie little end of which is inserted in the public ear, and through it all Chicago blows tiie praises of that wonderful city, until it makes the public head ache—actually “splitting tiie ears of the groundlings.” The people up there are surprised and indignant that the shore end of the Atlantic Cable is not fastened in Chica go, and think steamers for California, Europe, etc., would do a great deal bet ter to sail from thence. Great town. All Humbug. —From our infancy we have always tried to emulate the virtues of some grout man. When quite young a second reader fell into our hands and being struck with the peculiar beauty ot tiie story of George \\ ashiugton and the cherry tree, we thought we would try something of the kind. As we could not lay hands on a hatchet, and as our axes were too heavy to lift, we looked about us for something else. Our parental ancestor had a very large drake of the Muscovy breed, which lie prized very highly. An idea struck us. We would catch this fowl anti pull all the feathers out ot his tail. Any ling to provoke '“the old man.” T his deed was no soon er thought than done. Next morning our sire took his accustomed stroll through the yard. Imagine his horror on beholding his favorite curtailed of its I plumage. We were called up and questioned about the matter. “Father, I cannot tell a lie, I pulled that duck’s tail out.” “You did, eh 1” then followed one of the worst reprimands we remem ber receiving. We concluded that all fathers didn’t think alike. So you see boys its all humbug about patterning after great men .—Mobile [Ala.) Time.::. I Romas a.no Hood.— The Louisville Joinnnt gives the following interesting account of a recent meeting in that city between (Jen. J. 11. Hood, late of the Confcderare army, and Gen. George If. 1 lion.as, of the United States army, it says; A noble exhibition of generosity of mind and personal honor was afforded yesterday in the meeting of Gen. G. 11. 1 hoinns with his old comrade-in-arms, '■x General John 11. llood. Upon two disastrous fields for the Confederacy Leu. Thomas bad been matched against noil, k esterday as Gen. Hood stepped ‘ , ! t ° the 'bning-room of the Louisville h bon ins n»e IV.m I "T-‘ 1 " y < '* in "’ ll maim-d and ga ant T 1( T! tl ‘,« iv 2 reeled hU 1 10,1 > und oordial- Ihe two ' Generals diuTm"'’,;'"" n" - old Inends, and, no doubt v ,lke reminiscences to recall „r’ “ “ ““*"y ■ H'-od and l“-ldina U ldrali^ y^ 1,e ‘ ’.y ' I " ,L ' rv “'Tt W " S "r l “‘><l pleasant , | apparently, and we believe that such | meetings go further to reunite the late 1 1 opposing sections than a thousand resc i lutions of worldly fealty. A Bully Eye Doctor. A gentleman tells us the following story, and vouchee for it aa having ac tually occurred to himself. Some years ago he lost an eya, and having a taste for comely personal appearance, he had the loss of the member atoned for liv the insertion of a glass eye. Ihe counter feit was a perfect counterpart ol the other, and, except those who were told of the tact, none would have Imagined him to be the “ bully Imv with the glass eve.” Two or three weeks ago the seeing eve begun to inflame, and know ing, by sad experience, the danger of neglecting a sore eye, he determined to consult an oculist, and not knowing which was the proper one to go to, was unfor tunate enough to tall into the hands of a man who practices the profession, but who, until within a short time, had been engaged in the butchering business- Calling upon the “celebrated oculist and aurist, ’ told him that his eyes were afflicted with disease, and ho feared he would lose them. The quack examined the optics and pronounced them an easy cure. 111 fact, he would heal them up at a low figure, only ten dollars a week for treatment. “What do you think of my left eye, Doctor?” asked our friend, whose faith was not very strong. The Doctor examined the left optic very carefully for several moments, and then said, “I find the epithelium slightly opatic, with considerable subcutaneous conjunctiva in the cellular retina of the corneal sehirrhosis.” “Can the thing ever be cured ?” asked the patient, who was convinced that the fellow was an unmitigated humbug. ”Oli, yes, I can cure that in n very short time, I have some vegetable acid which 1 extract from a plant known only to myself, which will render that eye perfectly well in three weeks.” “Do you realy mean to say that 1 can see out of that eye again? for to tell you the truth, 1 have not been able to see out of it for a long time.” “To be sure I do, just as well as I do out ot mine. This ’ere vegetable acid of mine is really wonderful ; there are not many eyes that can resist it. It fixes them all.” “Then you can go ahead upon that one, and if you fix it all right, 1 will let you attend the other one.” The Doctor took out a large syringe, filled it with his vegetable acid, and ap proached our friend for the purpose ol making an application,, when lie raised his hands to his eye, opened the eyelids, took the glass optic from the socket, and handing it to the operator,said : “Doc, I haven’t time to stop for treat ments, you can keep the eye here, and as soon ns you get. it to see, 1 w ill call and get it.” The occulist’s “pheelinks” can be better imagined than described. The Next hei.ugk. —A French work, recently published, maintains that, every 10,500 years, the waters of the sea pass from one pole to the other, submerging and overwhelming, in their passage, the earth and all its inhabi tants. According to the author of this theory, M. Paul Jotivencel, the last of these deluges occurred 4,500 years ago; the next one is due in 6,000 years more. M. Jouvencel recounts this great cosmi cal drama with the vigor and pictorial effect of an eye witness. Six thousand years—sixty centuries—then, only, are left to us wherein to do our whole world’s work, and to complete and perfect the civil.zation which has yet hardly dawned on the greater number of mankind ] Sixty oid men may touch hands across the interval between the present moment and the last hour of the world as it ex ists ; then all will be finished, all con sumed, all will disappear! The sea, for 10.500 years, in its immeasurable depths, will crusli out our history and leave nothing of it all but a few fossils 1 So, at least, says M. Jouvencel.— -Exchange. After reading the 19th chapter of Genesis, from the Bth to the 17th verse inclusive, the reader has a right to de termine whether or not M. Jouvencel is to be believed. Christmas Chuuk.—lt is time that all generous hearted housekeepers wore getting their Christmas “fixings,” ready, and to help them through, as far as wo can. we give tier following recipe for making good things suitable to the oc casion, furnished to the Louisville, (Ivy.) Commercial anil Industrial Gazette, by “A Farmer’s Wife.” (fur readers, if they leel so disposed, can use them, and send us a sample or so of the result; Recites for Christmas — Mince. Pies. —Take a pound of beef, free from skin and strings, and chop it very fine; then two pounds of suet, which likewise pick and chop; then add three pounds of currents nicely cleaned and perfectly dry, one pound and a half of apples, the peel and juice of a lemon, half a pint of sweet wine, half a nutmeg and a few cloves and mace, with pimento in fine powder ; have citron, orange, and lemon peel ready, and put some in each of the pies when made. Mince. Meat. —Six pounds of currants, three pounds of raisins stoned, three pounds of apples chopped fine, four pounds of suet, two pounds of sugar, two nemmbs of beef, the peels and juice of two lemons, a pint of sweet wine, a quarter ot a pint of brandy, half an ounce of mixed spice. Tress the whole into a deep nan when well mixed. flow to Heal Whites of Etjys. — On breaking eggs take care that none of the yolk becomes mingled with the whites. A siegle particle will sometimes prevent their foaming well. Tut the whites into a large liat dish, and beat them with an egg heater made of double wire, with a tin h indie, or with a cork struck cross wise upon tie- prongs of a fork. Strike a sharp, quick stroke through the whole length of the dish. Heat them in the cilia or some other cool place, till they loos like snow, you can turn the dish ovci without their slipping off , Never suspend the process nor let them stand, even tor one minute, as they will | begin to turn to a liquid state, and enn i I 1 ” 1 ” e to doted, and thus will make I heavy cake. Old English Christmas Plum Pad ding.—To mulr* what is termed a |iOund pudding, take of raisins well stoned, currants thoroughly Washed, one pound each ; chop a pound of suet very finely and mix with them; add a quarter of a pound of flour, or bread very finely crumbled, three ounces of sugar, one ounce and a hull of grated lemon peel, a blade of mace, half a small nutmeg, one teaspoonful of giuger, half a dozen eggs well beaten ; work it well together, pul it into a cloth, lie it firmly, allowing room to swell, and boil not less than seven hours. It should not he suffered to stop boiling. A Etch Christmas Pudding. —One pt und ot raisins stoned, one pound of currants, half a pound of beef suet, quarter of a pound of sugur, two spoons full of flour, three eggs, a cup of sweet meats, and a wine glass of brandy. Mix | well, and boil in a mould eight hours. A (food Christmas Pudding. —One pound of Hour, two pounds of suet, one pound of currants, one pound of plums, eight eggs, two ounces of candied peel, almonds and mixed spices according to taste. Boil gently for seven hours. Litile Plum Cakes to Keep Long. — j Dry one pound of flour, and mix with j six ounces of finely pounded sugar; i beat six ounces of butter to a cream, j and add to three eggs well beaten, half! a pound of currants washed and nicely I pined, and the flour and sugar; beat all for some time, then dredge flour 011 ' tin plates, and drop the batter on them the size of a walnut. II properly mixed, it will be a stiff paste. Queen Cake. — Mix one pound of dried flour, the same of sifted sugar and of washed currants; wash one pound of butter in rose water, beat it well, then mix with it eight eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, and put in the dry ingredients by degrees; beat the whole an hour; butter little tim, teacups, or saucers, filling them only half full; sift a little line sugar over just as you put them into the oven. CoNSKJN EKS PKK Ck.NTKAL RaILKOAD. December 21.- T Murray, Wymau «£• M, B A>, Mother T Cos, U*t D, Mc- Kuight A i>, Neal W A Cos, E J M, JOB A Bro, E S Weakley, (i J J Jcffeoats, li <(• TANARUS, Fleming «l* li, *S Heed, B Ali, l S <f- Cos, A Frederick, <1 YoJgcr, li F Urquhart, Phillips A Cos, Cook A Bro, J Simon *0 Cos, Schofield W <{• Cos, II llufers, II Warren, li Levy, A Weakley, E O’D, J Kaplan, Piatt <f* Bros, A Hatch, E li, Derry, .1 li <f- Cos, 1 ' C-»nley F A Cos, Mg Cos Estes, A Poullain, Aug Factory, [D], Day <f* I, I T Heard A Cos, J T li <0 Cos. MARRIED. On Thursday last, the 20th instaut, at the residence of tho Hon. J. W. 11. Under wood, Home, (la., by liev. Mr, Williams, Mr. M. ALBEKT NEYIN, formerly of Au gusta, to Miss HELEN* A. UNDERWOOD. &£UCity papers please copy. Special Kotices. fI@“HOME LINE FOR HA VAN NAIi FOUR TIMES A WEEK.— Insurance hy these Boats § per cent. For Freight engagements apply at the office, No. 229 Broad street. J NO. A. MOORE, de22 fit D ■ CHARTER OAK STuYE.—First Premium awarded at thi Louisiana State Fair. November 20, lSQfi, ns the Best Baker now in use. D. L. 1 i LLKUTOX, A«kxt, 1 86 Broad street, Augusta, Ga. delS—fit r~ . DHNTJxSTIi Y. —L)li. I>. J$ WKIGP.T, successor to his brother, the late Hr. Cii vs. • M. Wright, will continue the bu-inees, in all the branches of the Profet sinii. at the old Parlors, No. 258 liroa< street, two doors above the Globe Hotel. defi—2w THE FRIENDS OF TUI HON. JAMES S. Hook respectfully an nounce him as a candidate for re-election tt the position of .Judge of the Superior Cour of the Middle Judicial District of Georgia Election—hirst Wednesday in January no JO td NOTICE.—WE ARE AUTH ORIZED to announce the name of Coloue \N M. GIBSON us a candidate for tho Offic of Judge ot the Superior Courts, Middh District, at the election in January next n«»2tt td MANY VOTERS. GEORGIA RAILROAD, > Avgusta, Sept. 29, ISC,6. j gfcjp’ NOTICE TO MERCHANT? AND SHIPPERS.—Through Freight Tar iffs from the West via Nashville and .Mem phis having been agreed on, Througl Dills of Lading will tic given, etc. Copie.- of such Tariffs can bo had at this Ofiict We have also Through Tariff in operutioi from points in East Tennessee to this place E. W. CO EH, oc2—tf General Superintendent. FvV ! ' 1; - 'NiKK, AN OKIGINAi ODER A T Oll ANI) ME C jI A N - DENTIST, offer* his Professional Services to Lis matiy friends and the public. Rooms, Northeast corner <3reene ano Campboll streets. noU tj a! c.ggmuym.-s 1 Amusements. (J 011 cert IT all. fpilE (JREAT II E It \ t IV i> E Z JUVENILE TROUPE. Saturday Evenmgj 22d. The performance will commence with the merry cobbler, THE PLEASANT NEIGHBORS. ti K A A l» « ENTIRE CHANGE EVERY EVENIN’ft. To conclude with Hrvo.’s Great Pontominc Lj * A IV! o BJ ts . ADMISSION—SI.OO ; Gallery, 50 Cents. Re~orvod .Scat Band Tickets can be secured at J. O. Schreiner Son’s, Globe, Planters’, and Augusta Hotels. ON SATURDAY AFTKUNO.ON, GRAND MATINEE CufT-tgiulsrX} OLIO. To conclude with BOMBASTES FURIOSO, Which the Orphans are invited to attend iu a body. Doors open at 1 i o’clock. Performance to commence at 2i o’clock. Admission 60 oeuts, Children and Gallery 26 cents. do22—lt New Advertisements. IP YOU WANT FINK SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WAKK, U>i TO tie 22 2t T. KVSnKI.L A CO’S. PRIVATE BOARJDIHG. lAULL BOARD and DAY BOARD Can be bad by applying to MRS. McLAUGHLIN, de22—lm 26(1 Broad street. IF YOU WANT FINE GOLD AND SII VKR WATCHES F«>K CHRISTMAS, UO TO T. RUSSELL 4 CO'S. de22—2t WOOD! WOOD! WoOD! IS CORDS Oak Wood ! For sale very low. In quantities to suit purchasers. Apply to MR. O’DONNELL, At Georgia Railroad Depot. d«22—lt IF YOU WANT RICH JEWELRY, GO TO T. RUSSELL A CO'S. de22—2t ] F YOU WANT YOUR WATCHES AND J JEWELRY RE PA IT ED, GO TO T. RUSSELL A CO.’S, No. 28fi Broad street, As they have now employed a First Class Watchmaker. de22—2t NEW GALLERY OF FTTsTE ARTS. Messrs, r. c. brooks a co. would respectfully aunotinco that their Gal lery, No. 199 Broad street (over J. C. Schrei ner <t* Son's Book and Music Store), is now open to tho PUBLIC. 'i hey would state, that at great expense they have fitted up a fine Northern Sky Light, and have just received from tho Manufacturers a New Supply of CHEMI CALS and STOCK of every description, together with INSTRUMENTS of SUPE RIOR MAKE. They are prepared to execute, with neat ness and dispatch, every Style of Work known to the Profession, and on more REASONABLE TERMS than any one else in the SOUTH. Special Artists are employed for Portrait. Painting, in Oil and Pastel Coiors, coloring PORCELAIN PICTURES, and PHOTOGRAPHS. AMBROTYPES, D EG A U ERR EOT Y PES, PHOTOGRAPHS, And every kind of Painting and Engraving copied aud enlarged to life size, if desired. The Proprietors are native Virginians, and the establishment a purely Southern Institution. They promise entire satisfaction in every instance or NO CHARGE will be made. The Citizens of Augusta and surrounding Country, and parccularly the LADIES, are respectfully invited to give us a call. Their prices lor the present will be as follows : Cartes dc. Yisite, per do* $3 50 Porcelain Pictures, Ainbrotyjjos, and Large Size Photographs at equally low prices. dc2l—lf FOE CHRISTMAS T \ LARUE LOT OF FINE FRENCH A and SPANISH CANDIES, BON bONS, JU NOKD, LOVE DROPS, N CHAT, Etc., Etc. Just received and for sale low by A. BOUNE, 620 Bread street, dc2o—fit opposite Planters'Hotel. NOTICE. THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY CAU TION'ED against crediting any person whatever on my account. W. B. GRIFFIN, Corner Jackson aud Ellis streets. de2l—fit FOR SALeT Alight two horse wagon, PRICE FIFTY DOLLARS. Apply at It. A. FLEMING’S Wart bouse, cor Campbell and Reynolds sts. de2l—6t Salt, Sugar* and Hay. 500 SACKS SaLT AT DEPOT I QQ BALES Hay ] nn BARRELS CLARIFIED A v/V / and CRUSHED SUGAR 1 A IIIIDS. BEST QUALITY 1 V MOLASSES For sale by BAKER ,t SIIUILDS. de2l—2t Want3. HOUSEKEEPER WANTED^ WANTED, A MIDDLE AGED LADY, IT with good reference, to act as House keeper. Liberal price given to one who can come well recommended. Address GLASS BOX 188, dc2l—st Augusta, Ga. WANTED, NURSE FOR AN INFANT. A M I DOLE AGED WOMAN PREFERRED Apply at. No. ti Elbert street, or at No. 7 Warren Block. dc2l—lit WANTED, A, SITUATION, BY A YOUNG LADY, -Tl who can make herself useful in a private family. Address de-fl— ts KEY ROX 87. WANTED, npo exchange, a river planta *- 'i ION iii this County, for a River Plantation in Rurko or Jefferson counties, or in Eolit h western Georgia. Also, a jrur cbaser lor a good No. 1 six year old .JACK For particulars address, “SWAMP PLANTER,” care of Glass Box 127, Augusta, Ga. del B—6t. ‘‘The Daily Press” IS NOW THE Official I 3 apex* OP THE CITY. AI) VERTISEMEKTS inserted on VERY LIBERAL TERMS Santa Clans' Headquarters. H. HAFESRS HAS JUST RKTURNED FROM THE NORTH WITH A FINE ASSORTMENT OF OF all Descriptions, And calls the attention of the Public, and particularly the Ladies, to bis S T O C K O F H O O I> S , At his old and well known stand, No. 44 Centre street, also to bis new store 156 BROAD STREET, (Ono door above Monument) WHERE HE INTENDS TO SELL CHEAPER THAN ANY ONE ELSE IN TIIE CITY. CALL A\» EXAMINE TIIE LiOODS. de2«—fit Auction Sales. Merchants, Attention ! DAY & INMAN, Auctioneers. \\TILL SELL THIS DAY- Yl SATURDAY, Dec. 22d Inside of Store— Commencing at 9$ A. M. Tho entire stock of a Retail Dry Goods tore consisting in part of Clothing, Assorted Furnishing Goods Dry Gooods, Asst’d Iloriory, Shoes Ladies’ Hats Men’s Hats Men’s Boots Carpet Sacks Plumes, Collars Corsets, Nets Fan 8, Buttons Hooks, Eyes, Pins Bolts, Scissors, Combs Ribbons, Gloves Handkerchiefs, Bracelets, Buckles POSITIVE SALE ! DEALERS INVITED! SOLD IN LOTS! de22—lt Attention Capitalists! SPLENDID CHANCE FOR AN I NVESTMENT! DAY & INMAN, AtTCTIOX&EKS. j WILL SELL. AT LOWER MARKET f! on the FIRST TUESDAY in January next. 1867, the ELEGANT PROPERTY on tho corner of Ellis and Mclntosh streets, opposite the Presbyterian Lecture Room and Hulhert.’s Carriage Shop. One HOUSE and LOT on tho corner, fronting 90 feet fi inches on Mclntosh street, and running back on Ellis street 102 feet 8 inches; House two and a half stories; Piazza whole iength in front. The Building on Ellis street would answer for small Stores, Law Offices, or Doctor Shops. The Mechanic Engine House occupies one cor ner of the Lot on Mclntosh street, Yvhich space is reserved. A l,so, One HOUSE and LOT, fronting on Ellis Ii 66 feet and 6 int he>’, opposite Platt if- Brother’s Furniture Manufactory, and run ; ning bock toward Greene street 129 feet. ; House two aud a half stories, with necessary I out buildings on the premises. An elegant 1 Brick Blacksmith Shop fronting on Lliis street. Terms cash. Titles indisputablo ; pur chaser to pay for papers. dcseod—td Groceries and Liquors. Whiskey, Brandy, Etc. 50 BBL.S PURE RYE WHISKEY 1b bbls X, XX, XXX, XXXX, aud CABINET WHISHEY 10 bbls Family NECTAR WHISKEY 25 bbls TUSCALOOSA WHISKEY 20 4 casks COGNAC BRANDY 3 4 casks IIEXNESY BRANDY 3 4 casks Otard, Dupuy .t Co.’s BRANDY 1 pipe Pure HOLLAND GIN 1 pipe Pure JAMAICA RUM 1 pipe Pure ST. CROIX RUM 10 bbls AMERICAN RUM 10 bbls AMERICAN GIN 50 bbls Choice CREAM ALE 50 J bbls Choice CREAM ALE 50 cases PLANTATION BITTERS 50 cases Muir A Sou’s ALE 50 cases PORTER In store aud for sale low by O’DOWD A MULIIERRIN. delS—st. SUNDRIES!! RAGS COFFEE 100 hbls REFINED SUGAR 10 ltlids PORTORICO SUGAR 200 boxes CHEESE 50 boxes TOBACCO, different, grades 100 cases I’ICKLES, quarts, half gal lons, and gallons 50 boxes CANDY 10 boxes RAISINS 20 half boxes RAISINS 50 quarter boxes RAISINS 10 eases LEMON SYRUP 50 cases J lb, Jib, and lib tins MUSTARD 50 cases CANNED FRUIT 50 cases lib and 2!d cans OYSTERS 100 cases lib aud 21b cans LOBSTERS 10 bags PEPPER 10 bags SPICE 10 bags GINGER 20 hhds BACON, Sides and Shoulders 10 casks PIG IIAMS 10 casks BREAKFAST BACON 200 boxes 201 b and -101 b CANDLES 10 chests CHOICE TFIA 20ft bags SHOT, assorted numbers 300 M CIGARS, various brands 10 hbls GOLDEN SYRUP Together with a full stock of BAGGING, ROPE SALT, NAILS IRON, etc., etc. Iu storo and for sale low by O’DOWD & MULHERRIN dots —st FRENCH AND SPANISH. pUIVAI’E INSTRUCTION IN THE FRENCH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES, By a competent Male Teacher. Apply at 27 JACKSON STREET do2l - 31 *' Up Stairs. Books aud Stationary. WORK BOXES, Writing Desks. Etc., Etc JUST RECEIVID, AN ASSORTMENT OF | ROSEWOOD and MAHOGANY ) Writing Desks! PAPIEE MACHE ! ROSEWOOD and MAHOGANY WORK BOXES! PEARL and INLAID C A K I> CASKS! FANCY INKSTANDS. GOLD PENS, BACKGAMMON BOARDS, DOMINOES, And a variety of other articles too nume rous to mention. Just received and tor sale by G. A. OATES, j de2u—3t 24U Brood street. A Book for Every Southern Home. War Poetry of the South : INDITED BY W. GILMORE SIMS, -Ij LL.D., of 6outh Carolina. One voi., 12wo. 488 Pages. Cloth, £2.50 ; Morocco Cloth, extra, $3.50. tSold only by Subscription. GKO. A OATES, Agent for Augusta and vicinity. A canvasser will call on the citizens in a few days. de2o—3t TOY BOOKS ! TOY BOOKS ! rpiiE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF Toy 13ooks in the City can be found at GEO. A. OATES, de2o—3t 240 Broad street. Bibles and Episcopal Prayer Books. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BIBLES -Tl. and Episcopal Prayer Books, in a great variety of Binding, und of Y'arious sizes. Just received ami for sale by GEO. A. OATES, de2o—3t 240 Broad street. FOE BALE. LJALES GUNNY BAGGING iJ Boxes MEDIUM TOBACCO Sacks OATS Kegs LARD and BUTTER Bales HAY AND CITHKR GOODS. All of which will be sold at very low prices to elose the lot. W. B. GRIFFIN, Corner Jackson aud Ellis streets. do2l—3t “CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! IPliotograpli A NEW AND ELEGANT ASSORT MENT, just received at the PERKINS GALLERY. ’ —ALSO— Stereoscope Views, and a splendid collection of FRAMED PICTURES FOR Christmas Presents. del6 —6t CHRISTMAS GIFTS! PORTABLE DESKS, WORK BOXES, DRESSING CASES, LADIES’ BAGS, CABAS, FANCY BOXES, LADIES’ COMPANIONS, PHOTOGRAPH and AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS! POCKET BOOKS and PURSES. ALSO A great variety of Toys and a large assort went of Hooks suitable for the occasion. For sale by dcl.S 6t * TIIOS. RICHARDS A SOX. DEBATES OF CONGRESS. The delates of congress for the Second Session ot the Thirty- Ninth Congress will ho published ns usual Congressional Globe and Appendix $5 Daily Globe 5 Debates in full in either edition. Address F. .f .T. IUVES, • m3U—lm* Washington, D. C. Planters’ Hotel, LADIES’ ENTRANCE, PARLOR x 0 , (S.*ond Floor., Mgjjgggg LATE OF BERLIN, PRUSSIA Important A etc htventi.n ! AUSTRALIAN CRYSTAL, SINGLE AND DOUBLE VISION SPECTACLES The. Only Perfect Lens in Existence] Superior to any other in nse—con stratus in acceordance with the science and philosonh of nature in the peculiar form of a CONi AVri 7 CONVEX ELLIPSIS. Admirably adapted o, the Organ of Sight, and perfectly natural n the eye, affording altogether the best artificial help to the human vision ever invented. * Sold only by the Professor of Optics and Spectacle Manufacturer. THE ADVANTAGES of tbe>e FwcUtle, over all other*, are— let. The only true Lens known, Ui n g j* r . fectly free from chromatic light, po well known to be the cause of injury to the vision, and which makes the change from Spectacle* to Glasses of stronger powers, so often required while both near and distant objects are rten with equal facility through the same (jjaseer 2d. Can be worn with perfect ease fur any iength of time at one sitting, giving astonish ing clearness of vision, particularly by caiuLe or other artificial light—comiori to the Bptc tacle wearer hitherto unknown. 3d. When the eyes ache or pain through the action of a bright light, such ns is reflected from snow, sunny weather, white paper, and in reading, writing, or sewing, or vivid colored bodies, these Lenses, by softening the rav§ effect a most agreeable sensation and gj ve great relief. 4th. In all nervous affections of the ereg causing dull and startling pains iD the eye ball or temple, appearance of lutninoui and dark spots in the atmosphere, or feeling like sand in the eve, the disturbed nerves are quieted and soothed. sth. Ground by peculiar machinery, got up at great cost, mathematically calculated ex pressly for the manufacture of this Lens, so as to produce it with the true spherical accuracy, and its focus is at the exact centre, a point of vital importance, and which no other Lens possesses. 6th. Proof of Superiority over the ol<i kind of Spectacles. They are used exclusively at all the hospitals for diseases of the eye, in Berliu, Prussia, and elsewhere. TESTIMONY OF RECOMMENDATIONS From Medical gentlemen. Professors of the highest Opthulmic talent in Augusta, Ga., and in the Union : v Augusta, Ga., December Stb. 1566. I have examined the Glasses of Dr. Bern hardt, and find them of good quality. Bis testimonials are very numerous and exceed ingly tlattering. L. A. DUGAS, M. D. Augusta, Ga., Dec 7, 1566. ■ I do most willingly bear my testimony in favor of tho superiority of the Australian Crystal—single and double vision spectacles— over all other kinds. They are constructed j upon the best established and understood prin ciples of optics, and their adaptation to the human eye in its different conditions of vision l is so perfect, as to render sight easy without effort. In my opinion, none others should he used, since the eyes once used to those do not” seem to grow old, and by having a focus at any point of the surface, they appear tore store the eves to their vouthful energy. LEWIS D. FORD, M. D. Atgusta, Ga. Dee. 7. ISfifi. I have cxnmjntd a great variety of Glasses manufactured by Professor M. Bernhardt, sad in justice to the Professor, must say that his Glasses are of a superior quality, adapted to meet the wants o* almost every eye. where tho vision is iu any way imperfect. The Professor selected for uie a pair of his Australian Crystal Glasses, which are of a very superior quality und workmanship, rendering vision very dis tinct. almost as perfect as in youth. I yield this testimony in favor of the Professor’s Glasses most cheerfully. C. C. PRITCHARD, M. D. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 7, 1566. I very cordially recommend Prof. M. Bern hardt to all who may require Glasses. DkSAUSsURK ford, m. and. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 7. 1566. We have examined the Lenses of Professor Bernhardt, and consider them superior to any we have seen. They are admirably adapted not only to improve the imperfections of impaired sight, but to relieve the weariness of vision which constant study produces. Many of the Glasses are of new and ingenious contrivance. We cordially recommend the Professor to all those who require scientific optical assistance. li. 11. BIGNON, M. D., JOHN L. COLEMAN, M. D. W. 11. DOUGHTY, M. D. WM. H. ULAIiKE, GREGORY DUGGAN. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 8, 186fi. I_ have examined the Glasses of Dr. M. Bernhardt, of Europe, and hare tried them; They are very remarkable for their beauty of ' workmanship, aud tor their power to assist the vision. Dr. M. Bernhardt has made Optics the study- of his life, and is evidently most thoroughly acquainted with the science. tie is a native of Berlin, Prussia, and has studied there, but has for several years been a resideut ot Now kork. Tho diseased and aged will find great relief from the use of his Glasses. I have seen numerous testimonials to the ex cellence of his Glasses, and to his skill ns an Optician, and I would recommend him to ail whose vision is impaired either through age or disease. JgSEPH li. WILSON, Pastor First Presbyterian Church. Savannah, JG a., Nov. 29, 1860. I hereby certify that Mrs. Davenport has been affected with Amorousis lor about twe months ;it became almost complete On the 2d of November last, according to my own advice, she placed herself under the cliar-e of Dr. M. Bernhardt. Her vision has rapidly improved. She can now read small print with or without glasses. J URIAH HARRIS, M. D. I fully endorse what Dr. Harris has above sald- w. N. WARING, M. D. Savannah, Nov. 2fi, ISP B. Professor M. Bernhardt, Optician amt Oculist: 1 cheerfully state to you that a further ac quaintance, with you and your most excellent Glasses, has confirmed my fust impressions as to your skill and their superiority over the general run, and I recommend all whose vision is in any way impaired, as mine unfor tunately is, to avail themselves of your scitr.ee. Respectfully, yours, ■r. D. ARNOLD, M. D. Testimonials similar to the above utay bo seen at Prof. BERNHARDT S office, from 7 JO n;ouih 1 ’ , Va k °“’ I>aSl ° r ° f St ralll ' s ' 1,0rt3 - {!““■ )!■ ol T> Governor of South Carolina, o' A , ' <<(,v- of N »rth Carolina. ’ J*’ Gov. ot Pennsylvania. M ‘Vi V, . r, °"’ Uovenmr of Indiana. H ' u «< Minnesota. I on. Alex. Ratusey, Ex-Gov. ot Minnesota. Hon Richard Autos, Gov. of Illinois. 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