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TI KSHAV MOKMX'I l*‘-- 25. IWB
CHRISTMAS.
This dnv the Christian world cele
brates ns the most joyous in th«» onlen
<l»r of Christian Festivals -a ‘lay com
niorative of the birth of a Snvionr. and.
therefore, (nil of hope and promise to
the true Christian. Custom lias made it
also a day ot general rejoicing, ot fam
ily re unions, ot social gatherings, and
ot friendly offerings : and it is well that
custom slu rid, in this respect, nt least'
be strictly tolluwed.
Children who awake this morning, and
find their little stockings running over
with candies and toys, gifts of good old
Santa Clans, w ill he made happy, and
their little hearts will beat aid. gratitude,
ns they draw each liny present from its
hiding place, or grasp more ponderous
gifts from Christmas frees, or from the
hands of generous parents and relations.
l>o not tail to make the children happy
this day. A tea’ doliurs spent iu toys
and bonbons may look to thoughtful,
careful, eyes, as foolishly thrown away ;
but if it makes your children happy,
even tor a day, and you must lie happy ■
too, in seeing them happy, surely those
dollars will be. after all, but w isely spent-
The old folks will expect something
from their younger friends, and young
people will look for something from their
friends, and so by interchanging the
gifts of the season, with young and old.
and old and young, good feelings are
interchanged, sociability is promoted, aud
happiness increased.
Family dissensions also should he
healed this day, end around the festive
board old feuds should be forgotten, and
unkindnesses forgiven. Disagreements
should be adjusted, and old friendships
renewed, and so the day he made a
happr one ami a glorious one.
Then tve should not forget the poor.
Them we have with us always; and we
must take care of them. A little pres
ent to-day from your well-filled larder
may make a poor widow's home ligh l
and joyous, and add one sparkle more
to your own pleasure. It is by such
celebrations as these that we can honor
the glorious day, and in bestowing the
means of pleasure and happiness on
others, obtain a double share of pleasure
and happiness for ourselves.
To each and all of our patrons and
readers, individually and collectively, a
Merry Christmas! and many returns of
this joyous festival.
Hon. Wm. Gibson.
We find the fjiiuwiug allusion to this
gentleman in the Atheus Banner of
December 19th. It will he that
the Judge’s popularity is not confined
to this City, to this county, or to this
circuit :
Middle Judicial Circuit. —We see
in the Augusta papers that ll on. Wm.
(iibson, of Richmond, has consented to
become a candidate for Judge of the
Middle Circuit. While we have no wish
to intermeddle in that circuit, we can
not retrain from expressing the earnest
desire that the people will elevate Judge
Gibson to the Superior Bench on the
2d Wednesday iu January. We have
watched his course in the Legislature
for several sessions, and particularly as
President of the Senate of the session
just closed, and can say with truth that
Georgia has had but few men in her
service who have discharged thoir du
ties with more fidelity, judgment or
energy. He also served Georgia in the
field, as Colonel of the 48th Regiment,
where he won a distinction for courage
and military skill *of which any man
might well he proud,
In making these remarks we do not
intend to reflect upon the present in*
cumbent, Judge Ilook, his opponent, of
whom we know hut little. But, we
think, other things being equal, long
public service, civil and military, should
be rewarded.
Xot Quits Ready. —ln Bridgeport
Connecticut, a few days since, a voting
lady called into the store of a young
gentleman, for the purpose of being es
corted up the street by him. 01 course
the young man was all excited and con
fused, especially as he was at that mo
ment just going to the revenue ollice to
procure a .store license. He picked up
his hat, and hastily started for the door,
remarking to the lady as follows: “Just
wait a few moments until I go to the
revenue ollic-e for a license, I will not he
gone long,” The lady called him back,
and astonished him by saying, .“Hold
on ! I am not ready for a license yet.
W ait a few days !” The young mail is
still waiting, but the probability is he
will not have to “remain indoubt” much
longer.
Fun era i, oi- Hon E. M. Bruce.—We
find in the Cincinnati Enquirer of yes
terday the following mention of the fune
ral of Hon. E. M. Bruce :
“ The remains of this estimable gen
tleman were yesterday conveyed to their
final resting place in Covingtou Ceme
tery. Iho Inner.il was one of the largest
ever seen in Covington, friends having
gathered far and near to pertorm the
last sad rites lor one who had endeared
himself to all with whom lie came iu con
tact. His was truly a noble nature, and his
many acts ol kindness and generosity to
Jhose in distress will perpetuate his
memory. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Mr. Curry, Rev. S.
L. Helm, and Rev. W. Rope Yeoman.
The sermon, winch was a very impres
sive one, was preached by Rev. S. E.
Helm. Tiie pall-bearers were Hon.
John W. Stevens, W. 1,. Grant, Mayor
Sanford, Win. R. Pearce, V. Winston,
Thomas B. Page, and Air. Rice. 1 lius
lias passed from earth one ol nature s
noblemen.
—The vast expense of the Freed men's
Bureau is quite too much lor an impov
erished people to pay lor an intolerable
nuisance.
Country Editor*-
“ Gris,"of tha Cincinnati times, hav inf
soon some vo. bogr.phs « hc * di, "
! corps ot a Now York d* tou.ptj*l
to dosorilie, .Iter - •in'dar fashion, the
| editors ot the Jimtown lx* Slimier.
| This is Ins attempt:
Come with me, mid lot ns visit the
office Os the Ink SuMiKR-th.t lever,
whoso fulcrum being Jimtown, moves
I the world! This is the stairway. You
call toll it by the inky marks upon the
| The road is blazed with ink
j stains up two pairs of stairs, and then
TOU come to a door upon which is a
sign which reads:
JIMTOWN INK SLINdER
: JOB l-KIXTISO lIOXK HERB.
We enter and look around. At one
end of tha room is a handsome power
press, upon which the outside ot the
Ink Si.ixokii is being struck oft’. In
one corner is the editorial table, strewn
with exchanges, backed by a case ot
pigeon hides, surmounted by a dust
bogriniod bust of old I tan. Webster.
"But where are the editors ?” methinks
yon ask. Do you see that man with his
sleeves rolled up, working the press?
His coat and vest are off, and you can
see that his pants are held up by one
suspender—suspended by but a single
thread, as it were. Occasionally, he
shoves the hair back from his sweaty,
yet massive brow, leaving inky marks
upon his forehead, and then he jaws the
the boy who assists him —gives the devil
his due, as it were. That, sir, is Plun
kins, the proprietor and senior editor of
the Ink Slimier. There he is iu that
sublime unconsciousness ot greatness
which ever marks the truly great. You
wouldn’t believe that that brawny and
inky band, which works the crank so
vigorously, has penned editorials that
have carried consternation into the
I'nilleries and shook the British throne
toils very foundation ! Well, you don’t
have to.
When he asks his foreman for a
“chaw terbaccer,” and pauses reflective
lv while he bites off a liberal amount of
“plug," you cannot imagine what mighty
thought is taking form iu his brain, or
how it will startle the very confines of
the earth in the columns of the next
week’s Isk Slimier. Os course you
can’t.
How now ? ah ! here comes the junior
editor, Chubb, and takes a seal at the
tables. He has been out to collect a
bill of a showman ’.for twenty five hall
sheet piosters, ou yellow paper, and find
ing that the showman had slipped away
in the night, he is naturally a little
ruffled. His hat, which is a little too
large for him, is a little ruffled too. He
swears and chews tobacco, and has a
way ot ejecting tobacco juice lrom he
tweeu his teeth. You wouldn’t take that
man to be one of the most promising
young stars in the newspaporial firma
ment.
Looking at him casually and observ
ing that his paper collar had been
turned, you wouldn’t say, this is a man
who, in the course of the next fifty or
sixty years, is destined to he the moving
spirit of the Ink Slinoer, as he is now
one of its principal lights as well as a
tolerable liver. No, you wouldn’t say
that. But time will tell, lie is verv
young, not over fifty-six or seven, yet he
has been a prodigious traveller, walking
from Buffalo to Albany many a time—
when he drove on the canal. After
sawing a little wood for the ollice stove,
he will set up a puff for a saloon across
the way aud then go over and work it
out. In this line of humor he is with
out a rival in America.
That sedate-looking man working at
the “case” by the window, edits the
religious department. He does it even
ings. He stands high iu the church
up in the gallery. He keeps a volume
of the Pilgrim’s Progress on his ease,
which he pours over. The stains on it
were caused by some printer boys pour'-’
ing over it—they poured a pitcher of
beer all over it.
1 hat lad working by his side goes out
occasionally to pick up items of local
interest for the paper. He has remark
able talent for picking up things. One
night he came in with two pairs of fowls
and a can of oysters that ho had picked
up.
Besides these principal editors of the
Tnk Slinger, there are a number of
“occasional writers” who drop in. Here
is Blobbs, the paper mill man, who has
written occasionally for several years
past to have an old paper bill settled,
and has come to see about it. There is
an odor of steamed straw and old rag 3
about him. It is worth something to
see the manner in which the mighty
Plunking puts him off.
Plunkins says lie looks for his “war
cot respondent” every minute, and show3
us a note, iu which a correspondent in
forms him he is coming to “clean out”
the ollice. He means war, evidently.
The door opens suddenly and in he
comes—an excited man, with a red
face and a red cowhide. Fighting edi
tor, who has been practising vigorously
with dumb-bells, since our entrance
lights upon hint, and out lie goes upon
the landing. The face of the senior
editor shines with a serene and heavenly
light as the body of the “ war con es
poudeiit” is heard to bound rapidly
down two pairs of stairs.
The correspondent who is constantly
writing to the Ink Smngbu communi
cations, complaining of some terrible
outrage upon the public, such as neglect
ing to place, a mile stone in Squawbusb
township, when it is notorious that there
are two in the township immediately
adjoining, and who signs himsell •• Jus
tice,” drops iu. He wears irun-bow'd
spectacles and iron gray hair; bis
clothes don’t lit him very well, and there
is a perpetual scowl upoa his face and
growl iu his voice. He is a pleasant
man to have around.
Then there is “ Constant Reader,”
who ia constantly dropping ill to read
the exchanges, always getting very
much in the w«y; and “A subscriber
ut thirty-four years’ standing,’ who bus
a subscription account standing for
thirty-live years nt least.
]For the D«nv I‘kbhr. 1
THE MORNING COMETH.
We mm the earth ’uiiii darkness struggling ;
Cluuds of wee hang heavily roundabout
her;
Mantled is her beauty in the rayless gloom
of night;
Despair and doubt onshrouds the mind of
man.
Upon Jerusalem’s towering walls
Thu wateliuiau’s steady tramp is heard;
Ho erieth aloud, us on they roll, each
hour, —
White, by his voice tho traveller his steps
direct.
Who, in heaviness of heart, doth ask;
-*Watcbmau, what of the night ?"
And upon his car tho response seraphie
rings,
“The morning eomoth !”
His eye catches, in the far-off east,
The faint glimmer of a rising star;—
hrighteuiiig as it higher ascends ;
Higher yet it rises—’tis faint no longer
now ;
Its halo of beauty lights the earth,
As steadily its onward course pursues
Toward the city of Bethlehem.
“And thou, Bethlehem, iu tho land of Juda,
Among her princes art not least:
For out of theo a tlovernor shatl como
To rule my poople, Israel.”
Iu wonderment upon that beauteous star
wise men gazed,
Aud gladly obeyed the voice that hade them
hie to its resting place.
The morning hath dawned !
For ever is darkness dispersed ;
Emmanuel is boru ; the serpent’s head is
bruised,
And mankind saved.
Hail, all hail, thou glorious day ;
Hail, thou Virgin Mother,
Everlasting type of devotion and tuve;
ft ail, all hail, Thou Sou of God,
Thou blessed One, that of the Three eter
nal
Didst leave tliy throne in heaven
For mortal man’s redemption.
Haii, all hail, thou Nazarcue !
“Thou Man of Sorrow!” thou pattern of
love!
Thou ladder by which man climbs to
heaven !
Thy flesh, indeed, is meat and Thy blood
drink
For countless millions who chant Thy
praise,
Continually crying, “blessed, blessed
blessed,
Bo the Lamb that was slain,”
And now exalted evermore !
Hail, all haii, thou ineek and lowly Jesus;
We bless thee, wc adore thee.
Let thy praise fur ever resound
In triumphant strains through earth and
sky.
The darkness of night hath Bed, day breaks,
And we gaze in truth ou a new-born world !
“Evans.”
The Prophet Zatlkiei.
Under this pseudonym, Lieut Morri
son, ot the English navy, announces
himself, and, perhaps, fills his pockets,
by pub ishing an almanac, which has u j
great circulation, because it is tilled with
mysterious outgivings of prophecy, which I
he calls the lessons of science of astrol
ogy. His theory is, that the Creator has
“united the whole world together in one
bond of sympathy. It results, there
from, that the stars which constitute the
twelve signs of tlie zodiac are governed
by his angels,” and through them the
stars govern us. The material bodies
have not'of themselves any power, but
each is inhabited by a spiritual being,
good or evil, and these spirits rule man
kind to their heaith or hurt. The al
manac tor 1807 gives us, under the
month ot January, the following general
instructions :
“Lunar Influences. —On the 2d, 7th,
12th, lfith, 25th, 30th trade, days deal
with merchants, bankers or clergymen ;
begin now undertakings. On the 2d,
7th, 12th, 21st, 26th, 3tst, woo, marry,
engage female servants, visit or invite
friends. On the Ist, 10th, 15th, 23d,
27th, deal with surgeons, military men,
cutlers, etc. On the 10th, loth, 29th, P.
M., tusk favors, seek employment. On
the lid, 9th, 1-ftli, 23d, 2*Jth, travel, write,
deal with lawyers, booksellers; send
children to school, or apprentice youtiisi
etc. On the Gtli 19th. 23d, deal with
farmers and old folks.”
Under the same months we are told
that “the year opens with the slow and
the frigid Saturn in Scorpio, when he
brings trouble upon Norway, Morocco
and the kingdom of Fez.” On the
other hand, “the henelie J upiter passes
tlic degree culminating iu the figure
for London.” This, it seems, bespeaks
some great reform in the laws of Eng
land ; in the wordsof the prophet, “Yes,
Reform shall rule, in defiance of Tory
malice and opposition.” In February
the position of Saturn iu Scorpio
“brings grief upon the old man,” Pius
IX, who will feel the square of tile Sun
and Saturn on the 12th of this month.”
In March “the King of Wartemburg
may lie pushed off his stool if he do not
take very prudent precautions.” The
unfortunate kingdom of Fez will be in
trouble. Louis Napoleon will be “peace
ably disposed.” In April the latter
“will accomplish the great purpose ol
his being, and become master of his own
destiny.” We will not extend these ci
tations. It is said that the yearly sales
ol the Zadkiel Almanac reach forty or
filly thousand, and yield a considerable
income to t lie self styled “prophet.”
Joking in Laws.— Some years ago
• here was a bill introduced into the Geor
gia Legislature to lay a tax of ten
dollars a year on all jackasses. Some
appreciative member proposed to amend
it so as to include lawyers and doctors.
The amendment was accepted, and,
amidst much jocularity, the bill passed.
Several efforts have since been made to
repeal it, but in vain, and this day all
jackasses, lawyers and doctors, are
obliged to pay a yearly tax of ten dollars.
\\ e cut the above from a Alissouri
paper. Is it true ?
FUNERAL NOTICE.
tKd'" The friend* and acquaintance* of
Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS W. FLEMING,
aro respectfully invited to attend the fune
ral of the former, from tho First I’resbyt*.
rum Church, THIS (Tuesday) AFTER.
NOON, at 3 o’clock.
Special Notices.
AnT* MILLER lodge] No. Id, 1. ().
O. F.— Tho Regular Mooting of
this Lodge will ho held TIILS
(Tuesday) EVEN [NO, at 7 '
o'clock. Tho Election of Oflicurs will tnko
place.
W. I) SULLIVAN,
<l«2S—lt lteconlirig Secretary.
MriiOME UNB FOR SAYAN
NAll FOUR TIMES A WEEK.— Insurance
by these Routs ft per cent.
For Freight engagementg apply nt the
office, No. 229 Broud street.
J NO. A. MOORE,
de22—6t Agent.
jjfc ,-V • CHAR rKR OAK COOKING -
STOVE.- -First From iu m awarded at the
Louisiana State Fair, November 20, 1866,
as the Rest Raker now in use.
D. L. FULLERTON, Aoknt,
186 Broad street, Augusta, (3a.
delß—fit
DENTISTRY.-OU. D. 8.
WRIGHT, successor to his
brother, the late Dr. Os vs.
M. Wmight, will continue the Li— r
business, in all the branches of the Profes
sion, at the old Parlors, No. 258 Broad
street, two doors above the Globe Hotel,
deft—2w
| Kv - Tin-: FRIENDS OF THE
lloN. JAMES S. HOOK respectfully an
nounce him as n candidate for re-election to
the position of Judgo of the Superior Court
of the Middle Judicial District of Georgia.
Election—First Wednesday in January,
ISG7. no JO td
NOTICE.—WE ARE AUTH
ORIZED to announce the name of Colonel
WM. GIBSON as a candidate for tho Office
of Judge of tho Superior Courts, Middle
District, at the election in January next.
n029 - td MANY VOTERS.
GEORGIA RAILROAD, )
Augusta, Sept. 29, 1866. j
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS
AND SHIPPERS.—Through Freight Tar
iffs from the West via Nashville aud Mum
phis having been agreed on, Through
Bills of Lading will he given, etc. Copies
of such Tariffs can ho had at this Office.
We have also Through Tariff in operation
from points iu East Tennessee to this place.
E. W. COLE,
oc2—tf General Superintendent.
»Sr I,K - /KK!: ' AN INAL
OPERAT'D It AND M Fit'll AN
ICAL DENTIST, offer* h PtT>
Professional Services to his friends
and the public.
Rooms, Northeast corn* ic and
Campbell streets. -t al
New Advertis' i its.
A Car*
SOMETHING I SW !
\ T 0. 11. MEYKIi’e • <ER OF
i-I Kills unit (.'emre s’ i Sllt.’K
j F'LK BOARD has been pu. , :re thane
! who wish to enjoy thin nmuseuniit ran he
accommodate.!. It in a very imer.;-
gauto.
Tho best PHILADELPHIA ALE,
LAGER LLi.lt,
LIQUORS,
WINES,
CIGARS, Etc.,
Will always he kept ou hand.
de2s—lt
PROCLAMATION.
MAYOR’S OFFICE, )
August*, Ga., Dec. 22, 1866. J
Forty-Sixth Section of the General (Ordi
nance: No person shall raise a balloon,
inflated by the ad ion of tire, within the
limits of the City of Augusta : nor shall any
person burn rockets, crackers, or any kind
of fireworks, within the limits of the City,
without the permission of the Mayor.
The foregoing Section ot the General
Ordinance will be rigidly enforced, except
upon Christinas day and Christmas night,
to Ift o’clock, when fire crackers and Ho
man candles only will ho allowed to
be burned, with these exceptions, and
these exceptions only. The utmost
penalties of the Ordinance will ho
visited upon all offenders, without
respect to parties, and the officers of
tho City have been directed to promptly
arrest and report all violations to the Re
corder's Court for punishment.
JOHN FOSTER,
Mayor City Augusta.
Attest:
L. T. Bi.omb.
Clerk of Council.
de23—2t
TO COTTON DEALERS.
050 COTTON DEALERS AND PARTIES
I WISHING TO HOLDING SAME FOR
HIGHER PRICES, we nre prepared to ad
vance money (to an UNLIMITED extent)
en COTTON in hand. We represent several
of the most wealthy and responsible houses
on the American and European continents.
de2!l—lit, MAUDE it- WRIGHT.
BSAFTS
QN Till-; ROYAL it AN Iv OR IRELAND,
LONDON,
PARIS,
and GERMANY,
In sums to suit.
C. S. PLANK, Aoknt,
Southern Express Company’s Office,
de2.'l—3m Augusta, Ga.
Bankers and
JOHN CRAIu,
Banking and
EXCHANGE OFFICE,
289 It HO A O BTKEET,
Augusta, Ga.,
BUYS ANI> SKI.LS
HOLD BULLION
GOLD and SILVER COIN
BANK NOTES
BONDS, STOCKS
bills op exchange,
"i.y4—tja-1* Foreign and Domestic.
Holiday Preterits.
nidi GOLD JEWELRY, EXPRESSLY
a V manufactured to order, set with Dia
monds, Kilbies, Pearls, Oriental Garnets
and Coral. .Also, a great variety of
Silver and Silver plated Ware, ol not. .*
beautiful designs, and many other ariieh
too numerous to mention, just received by
A. PRONTAUT,
de2.l--lw l>elow the Augusts Hotel.
Amusements.
Concert luLall.
] AST WEEK OF THE GREAT
HERNANDEZ
JUVENILE TROUPE.
Who have Travelled all over the World
with lnnncnse Sneers*.
ANDREW FLYNN Proprietor.
G. N. MILLER..... Ayent and Munuyvr.
Monday Evening, 24th,
First night of tho beautiful Fairy Spectacle
MOUNTAIN SYLPH,
In Two Acts.
Beautiful Tableaux.
Magical disappearance of tho Sylph.
Fields of Flame.
Fairy Grotto.
Dance.
Kylphido.
Grand Tableau.
To conclude with
GKR. AJNTI} OLIO.
ENTIRE CHANGE EVERY EVENING.
MI/SKC— BRASS U4\D.
ADMISSION—SI.OO ; Gallery, 50 Cents.
Reserved Seats ami Tickets can be secured
at J. (’. Schreiner «fc Sou’s, Globe, Planters’,
and Augusta Hotels.
Doors open at 1A o’clock. Performance to
commence at 2$ o’clock.
Admission 50 cents, Children and Gallery
25 cents.
de2s lt
HOLIDAY GIFTS!
\\;E ASK ATTENTION TO A COM
\ V PLKTE line of TOILET and FANCY
ARTICLES, of exquisite designs and excel
lent workmanship, exceedingly appropriate
for Christmas and Jew Year offerings. Iu
enumerating a few prominent items in our
almost endless variety of Goods suitable to
the TOILET or BOUDOIR, we invite
inspection of all, begging the public to
remember that it is not irksome, but a
pleasure, to exhibit anything in our lino.
STATUETTES in Parian Marble,
GROUPS in Parian Marble,
TOILET SETS in Bohemian Glass,
TOILET SETS iu Sevres China,
TO I LET SETS on Trays of same material,
CARICATURES in Bronze,
Highly ornamented LAI IKS* COMBS,
CARICATURES of the PROFESSIONS,
in Papier Mache, with moving eyes aud
litn bs,
Bronze KECEPT ACL ES for Segars,
Matches, etc.,
GLOVE BOXES, for Bridal Gifts,
GLOVE BOXES, in Ebony, carved Rose
wood, Pearl Studdc* 1 etc.,
ODEUR BOTTLE '—onted, '
aid Gold,
ODE I 'll CASES, recberchc patterns f an*l
entirely new designs,
ODEUR BOTTLES, drawn in chariots.
PHILOPOENAS LA PETITE AMOUR,
FANCY ARTICLES, in Scotch Wood,
VINAIGRETTES and PUNGENTS, of
Bohemian Glass, Plain and Mounted,
JEWEL CASES, curiously carved,
LADIES’ PORT MONIES,
LADIES’ RETICULES, very rich,
LI N t ’ll BASK ETS furnished complete,
SWISS BASKETS, richly dressed IIARI
EQUINFS
BROQUET, LAVA GOODS,
Gold and Rubber VEST CHAINS,
TOILET MYSTERIES,
PEEK A-800, on wheels,
Elaborately carved FLASKS,
Exquisitely carved FANS, in Sandal,
BENGAL, and other choice and other
fragrant WOODS,
LADIES’ RUBBER CHAINS, ala Ves
pers.
Monster PARLOR BALLS,
And a very choice and carefully selected
stock of French ami English HAIR,
CLOTH, TOOTH, NAIL, MOUSTACHE,
and FLESH BRUSHES, in Ivory, Rose
wood, Satin wood, Buffalo and Rubber,
COMBS, of every conceivable style and
finish,
Lubin’s, Piver’s, Coudray’s Guerlain’s,
Low’s, and Bendow’s F’ino SOAPS, PO
MADES, and HAIR OILS,
HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS, includ
ing the famous “Bello of Augusta,**
COLOGNES, LAVENDER, FLORIDA,
ORANGE FLOWER, and other Waters.
Sole Depot for the Original and Gen
uine BELL COLOGNE.
STEVENSON A SHELTON,
de23—2t 288 Broad street.
Grrt ceries, Liquors.
Hew Arrivals
qran berries,
CITRON,
CURRANTS,
RAISINS,
SUGARS,
COFFEES,
JAMAICA RUM,
And all kinds of Choice Family Groceries.
ALSO
10(1 BARRELS FIIESII LIME.
For sale low by
JNO. M. CLARKE A SONS,
de23—tf 278 Broad Street.
S. E. CLARKE,
ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT,
On the corner of
WASHINGTON AND BROAD STREETS
(fullkkton’s oi.d stand)
Has Family Groceries,
And everything else a
HOUSEKEEPER NEEDS.
lie will bo glad to sec his
OLD FRIENDS,
And everybody else.
oc6—3m
Pure Holland Gin
AND
SANT DE CROIX RUM
WEST INDIA TAMARINDS
GOOD SUGARS, from 12} cts. to IS etc.
NUTMEGS in Shell
PRESERVED GINGER
And a select stock of
FAMILY GROCERIES byjrotail.
C. 11. JOIIANNSEN,
101 llqynolds street,
nu2s 1m # Below Centre.
Auction Sales.
DAY & INMAN."
A VCTION&KHS
WILL SKLL AT LOW Kit MARK FIT
on F'lmt Tuesday in January, 1867,
One House and Lot, corner of Walker and
Houston streets, fronting on Wall er, eighty
feet, more or less, and on Houston street,
one hundred hi and ten feot, more or less, with
even width throughout. Terms ('ash ; titles
good ; purchaser to pay for paper*. Parties
wanting Vo see the premises will pit-use call
on D A I.
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Attention Capitalists!
SPLENDID CHANCE
FOR
AN INVESTMENT !
DAY & INMAN,
A UCriONkEHS.
ITT ILL SELL. AT LOWER MARKET
IT on the F IRST TUESDAY in January
next. 1867, the ELEGANT PROPERTY
on the corner of Ellis and Mclntosh streets,
opposite the Presbyterian Lecture Room
and Ilulbert’s Carriage Shop.
One HOUSE and LOT on the corner,
fronting 90 feet 6 inches on Mclntosh street,
and running ha k on Ellis street 102 feet 8
inches; House two and a half stories;
Piazza whole length in front. The Building
on Kills 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, which
space is reserved.
ALSO,
One HOUSE and LOT, fronting on Kills
street 66 feet and 6 inches, opposite Platt <f-
Brother’s Furniture Manufactory, and run
ning back toward Greene street 129 feet.
House two an*i a half stories, with necessary
out buildings on the premises. An elegant
Brick Blacksmith Shop fronting on Ellis
street.
Terms cash. Titles indisputable ; pur
chaser to pay for papers. dedcod—td
Wants.
WANTED.
rpo EXCHANGE, A RIVER PLANT-A
-- TI()N* in this County, for a River
Plantation in Burke or Jefferson counties,
or in Southwestern Georgia. Also, a fur
chaser forn good No. 1 six yeaV old JACK
F'ur particulars address,
“SWAMP PLANTER,**
care of Glass Box 127, Augusta, Ga.
del B—fit.
FOR CHRISTMAS!
A LARGE LOT OF FIXE FRENCH
XI and SPANISH CANDIES, BON
BONS 1)U NOKD,
LOVE DROPS,
NIIGAT, Etc., Etc.
Just received and for sale low by
A. BOHNE,
320 Broad street,
de2o—6t opposite Planters’Hotel.
WANTED,
A SITUATION, BY A YOUNG LADY,
.TV who can make herself useful in a
private family. Address
dc2o—tf KEY BOX 67.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS!
PORTABLE DESKS,
WORK BOXES,
DRESSING CASES,
LADIES’ BAGS, CABAS,
FANCY BOXES,
LADIES’ COMPANIONS,
PHOTOGRAPH and AUTOGRAPH
A. Ju B U M S !
POCKET BOOKS aud PURSES.
ALSO
A great variety of Toys and a largo assort
meat of Books suitable for the occasion.
For sale by
delS-fit ‘ TIIOS. RICHARDS A SON.
NEW GALLERY
OF
FINE ARTS.
Messrs, k. c. brooks a co. would
respectfully announce that their Gal
lery, No. 199 Broad street (over J. C. Schrei
ner <£ Son’s Book and Music Store), is now
Open to the PUBLIC.
They would state, that at great expense
they have fitted up a fine Northern Sky
Light, and have just received from the
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
iu the SOUTH.
Special Artists are employed for Portrait
Painting, in Oil and Pastel Coiors, coloring
PORCELAIN PICTURES,
and PHOTOGRAPHS.
AM IS ROT Y PE.S,
DKGUERREOTYPES.
PHOTOGRAPHS,
And every kind of Painting and Engraving
copied and 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 he made.
The Citizens of Augusta and surrounding
Country, and particularly the LADIES, are
respectfully invited to give us a call.
Their prices lor the present will be as
follows :
Cartes do Yisito, per doz $3 50
Porcelain Pictures, Aiubrotypos, and Large
Size Photographs at equally low prices.
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Furniture.
FURNITURE! FURNITURE!!
WHOLESALE
RETAIL.
DEGRAAF & TAYLOR,
S7 and 89 BOWERY
AND
65 CHRISTIE STREETS
NEW YORK,
havo the bust assorted stock of Parlor
Diniug Room and Bod-ltoom
FUENITIJIUE !
SPRING BEDS and BEDDING
IN THE CITY.
CANOPY’ and HIGH POST
BEDSTEADS,
Expressly for Southern trade.
STEAMERS AND HOTELS FURNISHED
A T
WHOLESALE PRICES.
KNOCK DOWN CANE WORK
AND TURNED POST
BEDSTEADS, in cases.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
AS REPRESENTED.
Our Facilities for manufacturing defy
competition. ,
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS !
JOQS c. wm i sots.
\ RE NOW OPENING A MAGNIFI
ii- CENT STOCK OF GOODS,
SUITABLE FOR
Christmas Presents!
SPLENDID STOCK OF
ALBUMS!
ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF
LBOiBLLtIS
AND
PRAYERBOOKS
WORK BOXES,
WRITING DESKS,
ETNIES,
PORT MONIES,
VELVET PURSES,
And lots of other beautiful things.
CHILDREN’S
TOY BOOKS
AND
GAMES!
Call aud See Is,
JOHN C. SCHREINER & SONS,
1!i 9 BROAD STREET.
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CHEAP!
DRY GOODS
DRY GOODS.
The Best Goods
AT THE
LOWEST PRICES !
Jolin Setze,
AG EXT.
OPENING DAILY,
AND
Selling Off as Fast as they Arrive
AT
Setze’s Old Corner,
%
WHERE A
DRY GOODS STORE
Has been kept nearly FORTY YEARS by
the same family.
Ladies anil gentlemen calling at this
Houso will be served with that attention
which has always characterized this estab
lishment uuder the old regime, and Goods
will bo treely and patiently shown
FUEE OE charge.
We offer our Goods at the LOWEST
FIGURES, and warrant them to he of the
BEST QUALITY, and as
CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST!
JOHN SETZE, Ag Cn t.
dc*6—l2m
Planters’ Hotel,
LADIES’ ENTRANCE, PARLOR N0 ,
(Second Floor.)
LATE OF BERLIN, PRUSSIA,
Important Bew Invention !
AUSTRALIAN CRYSTAL,
SINGLE AND DOUBLE VISION
SPECTACLES
Ike Only Perfect Lent in Exigence l
Superior to any other in n,e-e frt „ tnicW
m accordance with the zeience and i,bi| ( .“,K
of nature in the peculiar form of a COVr »rr.
CONVEX ELLIPSIS. Admirablv ad.Aed ,7
the Organ of Sight, and perfectly »a „r.IE
the eye, affording a.togcther the best artifiei.i
help to the human vision ever inverted
Sold only by the Prof e „,,r of Optic, ao ,j
Spectacle Manufacturer.
THE ADVANTAGES of there Spec,.*,
over all others, are— 0
Ist. The only trno Lent known, being p, r .
fectly free from chromatic light, so weii known
to be the cause of injury to the vi«i„r, and
which makes the change from Spectacle to
Glasses of stronger powers, ,o often required
while both near and distant objects are seen
with equal facility through the f .,„e Glasses
2d. Can be worn with perfect ease for any
leDgth of time at one sitting, giving astonish
ing clearness of vision, particnlariv s, candle
or other artificial light— comfort to the Smc
taele wearer hitherto unknown.
3d. When the eyes ache or pain through the
action of a bright light, such as is reflected
from snow, sonny weather, whit* paper, and
in reading, writing, or sewing, or vivid colored
bodies, these Lenses, by softening the rajs,
effect a most agreeable sensation and give
great relief.
4tb. In all nervous affection, of the eyes
causing dull and startling fiains in the eye
ball or temple, appearance of luminous
and dark spots in the atmosphere, itching
or feeling like sand in the eye, the disturbed
nerves are quieted aud soothed.
sth. Ground by peculiar machinery, got up
at great cost, mathematically calculated sz
pressly for the manufacture of this Lens, so a,
to produce it with tho 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 old kind
of spectacles. They are used exclusively at
nil the hospitals for diseases of the eye, in
Berlin, Prussia, and elsewhere.
TESTIMONY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
From Medical gentlemen, Professors of the
highest Optbalmje talent in Augusta, Ga., and
in the Union :
Avovsta, Ga., December Bth, 1866.
I have examined the Glasses of Dr. Bern
hardt, and find them of good quality. Bis
testimonials are very numerous and exceed
ingly flattering. L. A. DUGAS, M. D.
Ai gista, Ga., Dec 7, 1866.
I do most willingly hear my testimony in
favor of the superiority of the Australian
Crystal—single and double vision spectacles—
over all other kinds. They aro constructed
upon the best established ant! understood prin
ciples of Optics, aod their adn
human eye iu its different cond;
is so perfect, as to render sigt
effort. In my opinion, non* oil
used, since the eyes once used t
seem to grow old, and by hav
any point of the surface, they -s
--storc the eyes to tlieir youthful e
LEWIS D. Ivnx/, M. u.
Augusta, Oa. Dec. 7,1866.
I have examined a great variety ,4' Glasses
manufactured by Professor M. Bernhardt, and
in justice to the Professor, must say that his
Glasses are of a superior quality, adapted to
meet the wants of almost every eye, where the
vision is in any way imperfect. : ihe Professor
selected for me a pair of his Australian ( rystal
Glasses, which are of a very superior quality
and 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.
I Augusta, Ga.. Dec. 7, 1866.
T very cordially recommend Prof. M. Bern
hardt to all who may require Glasses.
DkSAUSSUKE pokd, m. and.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 7, 1866.
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 arc of tew and ingenious contrivance.
'Ye cordially recommend the Professor tb all
those wuo require scientific optical assistance.
H. H. BIGNON, M. D.,
JOHN L. COLEMAN, M. D.
W. 11. DOUGHTY, M. D.
WM. 11. CLAKKE,
GREGORY DUGGAN.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. S, 1566.
I have examined the Glasses of Dr. M.
Bernhardt, ol Europe, and have tried them.
They arc very remarkable for their beauty of
workmanship, and for their power to assist the
vision. Dr. Ai. Bernhardt has made Optics
the study of his life, and is evidently most
thoroughly acquainted with the science.
He is a native ol Berlin, Prussia, and has
studied there, but has tor several vears been a
resident of New York. Tho diseased and aged
will find great relief from the use of his Glasses.
1 have seen numerous testimonials to the ex
cellence of his Glasses, and to his skill us an
Optician, aiid I would recoinmeud him to all
whose vision is impaired either through age er
disease. JOSEPH It. WILSON,
Pastor First Presbyterian Church.
Savaxnah, Ga., Nov. 29. ISfifl.
I hereby certify that Mrs. Davenport has
been affected with Amorousis tor about two
months ; it became almost eompleto. On the
2d ot November last, according to my own
advice, she placed herself uuder the charge 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
aaid - W. N. WARING, M. D.
Savanxah, Nov. 2t>, 1866.
Professor M. Bernhardt, Optician and Oculist :
I cheerfully state to you that a further ac
quaintance, with yon and your most excellent
Glasses, has confirmed my first impressions as
to t/ottr skill and their superiority over tho
general run, and T recommend all whose
vision is in any way impaired, as mine nnfor
tuuately is, to avail themselves of your science.
Respoctfully, yours,
K. D. ARNOLD, M. D.
Testimonials similar to the nhn,.« ... t,.
seen at Prof. BERNHARDT’S office, from b
jo m u u;h P Va kott ’ PaSt ° rof St ' r«r.s
lion OP ii ( ,l OV - of Pennsylvania.
Hon' II H Oorerndr of Indiana.
Uo ' Al'ov'p *’ H: UuV - Minnesota.
lon Rich IV 'T 3 '’ Kx Oov - <>f Minnesota,
jjon Richard Yates, Gov. of Illinois.
H. beymour, Ex-Gov. or New York.
«. E. Fenton, Gov. of New York,
And other distinguished geutlcmon.
OFFICE HOURS—From 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.
PLANTERS’ IIOTE’L.
N. B.—Owing to engagements elsewhere
Professor BERNHARDT will ho able to
kero but a short time only. j m