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DAILY ENQUIRER SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA., THURSDAY- MORNINGJDECEMBjBR 13, 1877 (Eblwfe(En^ur#uit. COIjUMBUS, CIA. I THURSDAY DEC. 13, 137 LARGEST CITY < IBCULATION AX l» CORK THIS TWICE THE LARGEST AGGREGATE CIBC'Ul/ATION ! The »>x]HirtH of meat ami live stock to Great Britain are increasing very rapidly, being thia year nearly double wliat they were in I37ii. ♦-♦a — The New York Jfrrald nays that General (trant, upon being asked in Paris what brandy tie preferred, re plied ‘‘bet us have peach.” Union men and ex-Eederal soldiers at Chattanooga are contributing mon ey to repair the damage done to the Confederate monument by un known vandals. We have the testimony of DuCbail- lu that cannibals prefer to eat women of about sixteen to twenty-four years of age, and Invariably roast that deli cacy, but people over fifty are gene rally boiled. The mortality in Richmond for week ending December 1 was 23. Population of the city (estimatedl, 77,600—white, 44.4<h>; colored, 33,1(0. Rate of mortality of whole imputation was 13-73 )ht 1,(30 per annum; rate of mortality of white population wus 12-88 per l,(3Kt j>er annum; rate of mortality of colored population wus 26.70 |ier 1,(331 pernnnum. Last year Texas led off os a cotton producing State with 730,(33) bales; Mississippi came next on the list with 639,(33) bales, followed by Arkansas with 690,(33) bales. Before the war Mississippi produced vastly more cot ton than any of her sisters, and the yearly increase of her yield was im mense. To the destruction of the levees on the Mississippi river and its tributaries during llie war, we may directly trace surrender of the grand est, and most productive region In the world to the forest and flood. But the Aberdeen Examiner says that it can not long be abandoned to the reptiles and wild beasts. When again re claimed, Mississippi will make fully half the cotton crop of the United Htutes. lUNVrACTOKIKS.VORTU AMIMOI TH We present in tills Issue an edito riul of the Now York Timm based upon the Interview published in this pajier, with Mr. Win. H. Young of tlie Eagle and I’lienlx Manufacturing Company. The Tinm people hat our section with a holy hatred, hut in tlds article and limnyothers in the same journal there is an attempt at fairness. If we were Republicans the 1 limes would think much morcof us—would really think the inhabi tants of the South were “clever fel lows”—but unfortunately we can not endure the carpet-baggers (hut the Timm pretends to love. Regarding thesubjertulludcd totlie writer speaks calmly and reasonably,but he forgets one tiling—which is that every sec tion of the South was well nigh ruined in 1806, Hint Columbus with Southern capital has pul in operation fifty-five thousand spindles and two thousuud looms on the ashes of al most as many and sixty thousand bales of cotton, to which lire Federal torch was applied. Were it not for the fuel that New England lias so much money invested in brick, stone and dams, many a mill owner would long since have erected structures in tlie South. What we want is capi tal. The North emerged from the revolution rich and prosperous; tlie South impoverished and defeated, if under the circumstances we can cope with Northern mills in certain lines of goods, why Ih it that with every advantage in our favor except money, we cannot yet drive New England from the market—aye Old England— and all join hands to build up and make flourishing the new South? We can only do what we can, hut led by such men as Mr. Young, the future seeniH much brighter than it lias been. Our advantages are discussed fur and near. They soon will In come utilized because moneyed inter est will demand 11. The futuri shines brightly with hope and the prospect of success. "HO VE#!"’ JOIIX. What Gpu. Unil«»r Tlilnk* of Him •••Mol ao Bail AI'Ipp All—Noiilklt'fti'oll UR to Tnltc I lie i uriwMIamrur to Her Rofeoui anil IIrr Henri h*Nloaaa««. A. C. Buell to the Sew Orleans /hnuocral.] I put the question to Butler: "What will the jieople of South Caro lina tlilnk of John after what lie lias said und done for them in the last few ilays?” “Patterson has never boon hated by the jieople of South Carolina as bit terly as is imagined uj> North,” said Butler, deliberately. “He has never been regarded as the worst of the car pet-baggers, and in many respects lie lias enjoyed a better jicrxoiiiu repute than any of them. He is, as you sis', a man or strong enthusiasm and weak or, at least, not indejieiulent judg ment. When lie was acting with the Republican jmrty he went his length in seconding all its moves ana executing till ils mandates, ex cusing himself on tlie ground that everything is fair in politics. But he never has been a really had man in his own impulses, lie and l are no more alike than tlie two iiiitinodcs, and yet 1 have always felt kindly to ward him, because whatever else lie mij;ht do, he would keoj) his word re- ligiouslv and was consistent witli himself 1 .’' “How will South Carolina read John's defense of her as it will he printed in tlie liceoni to-morrow?” “Like a revelation. And tin'll they will give him a warm nluee iit their affections. Even if, liv Cono ver’s nilshappeiiings, 1 should he kept out of Illy seat ill this body. Putter son will receive full credit’ from tlie people of South Carolina. He will be jilfusuntly met by all our people in an overflow of generous gratitude for ids fidelity to their interests in these (lays,” We confess to entertain no admira tion for Mr. Hayes, for no matter what in* lias done he is a creature of fraud. The only good lie lias accom plished has been the division of tlie Re|)iil)llcans, hut that jmrty was de feated in tile last election and hut lor the lack of nerve in Mr. Tilden, Mr. Hayes would not lie in tlie White House. What Democrats can gain by sujijKirting any measure Mr. Conk- liug eon advocate we cannot imagine, yetthe record shows that fourofthem Voiced themselves yesterday in favor of sustaining him against Mr. Hayes. The fight was over tlie New York apjsilntments. It was an ojren fight between Hayes and Conkling—tlie New York Senatoragainstther/e/ae(o President of the United States. Conk- ling declared war against Hayes in the New York Republican Conven tion. He hates worse than lie does the Democrats, Mr. Evarts, tlie Sec retary of State, and rightly, too. The contest is, which shall control tlie appointments in New York—Evarts or Conkling. The present oeeujiants of the office are friends and apjsiintees of Conkling, who have ever inanijm- luted conventions and used their jiat- ronage iu his favor. Mr. Hayes asked them to resign. They refused and lie susjiended them, and lent other nominations to tlie Senate. Conkling fought them in committee room and triumphed. Their nomination lapsed because of tlie expiration of the extra session. Witli tlie regular session Mr. Hayes and Evarts renewed tlie nomination, and Conkling lias caused their rejec tion by a vote of 32 lo 25. If was a great triumjil) for him, hut it will neither secure him tlie Presidency nor )i ih retention of the Henatorshlji from New York. He does, liow- ver, extort admiration for Ids flush, boldness and perseverance, fcait lie still further divides and Intensifies the divisions of ills party, und for this wo are thankful. Mr. Hayes lias been fairly beaten after full notice. He und Conkling are at daggers’ jioiuts. Conkling will never forgive Hayes for heating him out - of bis boots at the Cincinnati Convention nomination, and again (hr not consulting him in the selec tion of tlie Cabinet, refusing his friend a jilaee and appointing an enemy to the chief jiosition. Had not so many Democrats been absent Conkling would have been de feuted, und ids infiuenco si much depreciated. As it was four Democrats, Eaton of Connecti cut, Dennis and Whyte of Maryland, and Muxey of Texas sustained Conk- ling. It really would have made no (inference how they voted, as Conk ling had three majority without them. On the other hand Burnside, Chrls- tlaney, Conover, Davis and Hoar, Republicans, encouraged Mr. Hayes. It wus not. a Democratic fight, how ever, ((ml the jiarty took little stock in the concern. If it tends lo Ntill further widen the differences between Republicans we shall greatly rejoice. We greatly Jirefer a hold, open foe like Conkling to an Insidious one like Hayes, and [we cannot sorrow that tlie former has won ill tills contest, und it luiH been a brilliant one. though the press agents have crammed their rejiorts with a sur- jilusage of detail that renders the Russo-Turkish war nauseating. NEW YORK FOLLIES. the rr.AimrovAXTfi or <jot ha h a vn the rEon.E who ivnvtT THEM. THE EONN OI' 1*1.EV3A. Tlie surrender of Plevna does not seem sueli a great disaster after all. According to Russian accounts the Turks only surrendered 40,000 men. If such tin immense uinount of blood and treasure is required for the Rus sians to subdue that number of Mo hammedans, it may be reasonably calculated that we will sec the end of the struggle when the liiilleiiiuin comes. The Porte lias an immense army and if ably led it may over come tlie hosts of Russia, a far more uncivilized nation than that against which it is warring. According to accounts the Turks must have ninny hundreds of thousands of men under arms, aide and willing to combat on their native soil, and with the ad vantage of jiosition, railroads anil winter in their favor. Russia lias shown a disposition lo throw over Grand Dukes and ajijinlnt gen erals in her array. The Turks have adojited similar tactics and they arc removing iuoompetent officers. The ability of a genornl|is after all judged by his success. In the open field in Europe in nearly every instance, where there were anything like equal numbers engaged, the Turks have proved victorious. The Russians euji- tured Plevna by burrowing. It seems they had to shoot the Turkish commander in the foot before lie sur rendered. Classical renders will re member a similar wound resulted in the ruin of an ancient hero. The Turks have exhibited signal incapacity of into if they have anything approaching tlie num ber of armed men rejiorl attributes to them, and it will nigh ho imjionsihle to retrieve their fallen fortunes. They have been driven hack both in Asia und Europe. Russia is compelled to win. She litis tlie might, and no Ku- rojienu power wilt interfere, unless it lie England, for they all favor abso lutism, alone leaving out that grand constitutional monarchy. The Porto (Turkish Government I is rejiorted to he moving to secure an armistice in favor of peace. II appears to lie feared that the Emjiorors of Russia, Austria and Germany will conclude jieaeo with Turkey without consult ing England. This will hardly lie preliable, as Great Britain is too gigantic to lie slighted, and knows how to defend her rights. If this war could be ended and jiaeifiention given Franco, a new imjietus would be given industry, commercial chan nels opened witli safety to pecuniary Investments, and witli confidence tlie i price of cotton would he advanced. Beyond this we of tlie South have no ' interest in the continental struggles, Cation Factories Xorlb MS Manila. .Vein York Timet, Editorial.) In reply to a statement to the effect that tlie cotton manufactories of New England had seen tlieirliest days,and that their trade would soon he con trolled by the Southern States, ex- Gov. Straw, of New Hamjjsliire, lias recently given expression to views which liave excited a Very warm and not unlnstructive controversy be tween the leading mill owners of tlie two sections, ill tlie jnililfcfttlon re ferred to Mr. Straw is represented as having stated, among other things that the cotton factories of tlie South could never hope to successfully com- jiete with those of New England, be cause tlie climate rendered it imjios- sible for any hut tlie negroes, who never become good ojK-ratives, to work ten and eleven hours a day, and because manufacturing could never liojK' to prosper in a locality in which men and women can earn’ as much by working tlie soil as in the mill.” in jiroof of these and similar assertions, lie stated that tlie mills of Georgia were not, as a rule, successful, that only those which could supply a local demand were jirofitalde, ami that many of tlie most extensive enterprises had re sulted in such losses that tlie men who had undertaken them were not able to pay for their machinery. As might have been expected, these as sertions have excited tlie jieople of tlie Soulli to u degree which is alto gether out of proportion to the de mands of the occasion. It cannot be denies, however, that Mr. Straw lias made one or two grave blunders in regard to the conditions under which cotton can lie und is manufactured in the Southern States. For instance, liis statement to tlie effect ttiat none but negroes can endure the work in the mills of tlie section named is en tirely a mistake. In Columbus, Au gusta, Grnaitevllle, and several other places of minor imjiortance, tlie white ojieratives, nineteen out of twenty of whom are natives of tlie South, work for ten and eleven hours a day from one year’s end to the other. They are contented, well satisfied with the eonijiciisation they receive, and have never even talked of a strike. Further than tills it must lie ad mitted that the South lias many nat ural advantages for cotton manufac turing which are not ixissessed by tlie North. Tlie mills of Georgia and tlie other Southern States liave an unfail ing sujijdy of water. Tlie streams that run their sjiindles are never fro zen, and up to this time they have never been seriously affected by tlie droughts of summer. Tlie climate is particularly adapted for the first ina- nipulatlon of the delicate raw mute- rial. In tlie Nortli tlie air is frequent ly so dry that steam lias to be intro duced into the weaving-rooms to keep tlie threads moist und prevent them from breaking. Such an exjiediont is never necessary in the South; even ill midsummer, the utniosjdiere is al ways sufficiently humid to allow the spinning and weaving process to go on without iiiterrujitton. Farther than this, the Southern mills require less gass and less fuel than their Northern rivals, and the original cost of their construction is invariably much smaller. Their owners derive still greater advantages, however, from the fact that they can buy tlie raw material at a reduced price, and enn have it delivered at tlieir doors fresh from (lie fields and without any* charge for freight, brokerage, or fac tors’ commissions. Mr. W. H. Young, of Columbus, Ga., who is one of tlie best-known and most reliable manufacturers in the South, estimates that on this one item alone the Geor gia mill proprietors, ns compared with those of New England, save six to eight doliurson every little of raw ma terial. After conceding all these and many other advantages to the South, how ever, we can still find no sufficient jiroof of the statement made in cer tain quarters that tlie Southern States will, in the not fur distant future, control the greater jiart of the trade now held by the manufacturers of New England, it cannot be denied that tlie cotton mills of the South have rajiidly increased during the |iast eight or ten years, or that in tlie majority of eases’ they liave, even in dull times, made large |>rollt». There is eyery reason to believe that under intelligent and enterjirising manage ment this prosperity will not only continue, hut increase, indeed, it is now certain, according to reliable statements recently published, that the Southern mills will he doubled in number mid capacity during the next two years. But all this does not argue that the New England factories must close their doors and go out of busi ness. They still have, and will con tinue to liave, over tlieir rivals the advantage of abundant capital, the B»1hu .Men and Society Women In- tervlewlnc the Fate*. latest Improvements in machinery, skilled labor that cannot be excelled in tlie World, and a situation which makes it possible for them to deal di rectly with all tlie markets of tills country and Eurojie. The mills of the South liave increased and are in creasing in number, hut the same statement is nlso true of tlie North. They will continue to multiply ns long ns they continue to find new markets, and that they are doing daily. Ac cording to eomjietent and trust worthy authority, it apjieara tliutdur- the eleven mouths of the year already juissed, 115,3.38 packages of cotton goods of Northern manufacture were exjiorted from New York und Boston, while during tlie same jieriod In 187(1 only 87,(HK) packages were sent out, and in 1375 only 44,5(3). There i: every reason to believe that tills for eign trade will continue to increase, and as it is chiefly in the finer sorts of cotton goods, there need he no fear of successful eonijietition from the South. That section will dualities find abundant opportunity at home to dispose of tlie admirable quality of course cloths made there; and for the excellent cotton blankets manufactur ed in Columbus there will doubtless continue to he a good market in the West. The trade in shirtings, sheet ings, mid other tine goods, however, will naturally and for obvious reasons remain for an indefinite period in the hands of the New England umiiufac turers. It has been discovered that about $35,(3)0,000 in coupon bonds, whose market value is about $23,000,. Iiuve been abstracted from tlie Virginia State treasury and funded a second time under tlie funding net of 1871. Tlie embezzlement is connected with the defeloation of the estate Treasurer in 1873. Two-thirds of the trade of Southern Russia and one-third of that of North ern Russia is ill tlie hands of the Jews, tlie richest of whom in Simon lseariotivitch, of Odessa. Oorrrtptjutlrnee of tlie Hartford Timet,] New Yohk. December 0, 1877. Scott Lord, chief counsel for tlie Vanderbilt will contestants, is trying to make out that the tough old Com modore, as hard-hearted a man as ever lived, believed in the moonshine of clairvoyance, and was consequently non cotnpoK. It will probably be de cidedly difficult to convince the jury on tlie latter jHilnt, and as to the first, if belief in the power of so-called clair voyants to see und know tilings that are hidden from all others is evidence of insanity, then an immense number of dwellers in Gotham need sharp watching. For the clairvoyants liave a very large clientage, as the lawyers say, and do a thriving business. Twenty years ago, or more, Q. K. Philander Doestieks, P. B., raked ’em up ill a way that gave ’em a good (leal or notoriety, hut if his object was to break up their business lie certainly did not succeed. They are more nu merous now than they were in those times, and their business is us profita ble us it ever was. The whole num ber of professional clairvoyants in New York is jirohalily about forty. Some of them keep standing adver tisements before tlie public, hut the majority do not need to solicit custom in this way, tlieir business being al most as well established as that of a first-class physician. Men and wo men who desire to consult them know just where to find them, so the cost of advertising is saved, and lids, at 40 cents a line in the Herald, is no small item. Two-thirds, or more, of tlie clair voyants are women, and most of theirpatrons are also women. Among thesea are many members of THE UPPER SOCIAL CIRCLES, hut tlie majority are from the poorer classes. Tt is a standing rule with hundreds of tlie illiterate women of New York to consult a clairvoyant about the most trifling affairs. If a child lias whooping cough or measles, the wlsewoman must he asked whether it will recover or not. If a husband does not come home quite regularly every evening, the same woman is consulted as to where and how he spends Ills time. If there hus : been a peculiar dream, her palm is crossed with fifty cents to interpret it. And so on ad infinitum. Sometimes the woman is employed in eases of sick ness, instead of a physician, and in such instances, she is at least wise enough to avoid doing the patientnny harm, even if she cannot do any good. Tlie doctors would he down on her very qusckly, if she gave them a chance to invoke tlie law against malpractice, ho she is particularly careful on that point. All her medi cines are harnieless herbs, lin’d often she does not jirescribe even these, hut contents herself with prognosis und advice. The fee, however, is never overlooked, and ns the clairvoyant's financial formula is cash in advance, she lias a marked advantage over tlie regular practitioners. Some of the New York clairvoyants are so over run with business that visitors liave to wait hours frequently for an audi ence. They ure usually ushered into a dingy parlor, and required to sit there, with perhaps a dozen others, till tlieir turn comes, as men have to do in a burber-shoji. Now and then, as in tlie euse of some well-known jiatron, an exeejitiou is made to this rule; but ordinarily tlie clairvoyant is as strict as a martinet in carrying out her system. It is part of her policy to Impress visitors with a sense of her importance, and even inspire them with awe, if she can, and tlie rule requiring all to consult her pleasure rather than tlieir own, is a valuable aid to this end. When u stranger enters the consultation room for an audience, he or she is closely scrutinized for indications of charac ter, and if any intention to trifle with the mysteries of the awful art is sus pected, n frigidity of manner is as sumed that would convert new milk into ice cream in about five minutes. Tlie most PROFITABLE PATRONS of tlie clairvoyants are the wives and (laughters of rieli men, who always liave plenty of pocket-money and very little to do. There are many fashionable matrons and belles who visit them almost as often they give orders to tlieir dress-makers. It may seem strange, but it is a recog nized truth, that scores of tlie educa ted, intelligent, wide-awake ladies have us firm a faith in tlie reality of clairvoyance ns they liave in their re ligion.' There are some 111 Fifth ave nue who would not do an important act without first ascertaining from some clairvoyant or fortune-telling source its jirobable result. It is not uncommon for such persons to dis guise themselves as servants or work ingmen. and thus visit the purveyor of mystic knowledge, to liave solved some matter that, niayliajiK, lias wor ried them day and night. Tlie clair voyants patronized by this class are the elite of tlie profession, so to speak. They have a private and select line of business, occupy handsomely fur nished apartments, generally in French flats, and require a reference or an Introduction from nil persons soliciting tlieir service. They make a good deal of money and can afford to live very comfortably, as they usu ally do. One woman, whose residence is not far from the Stewart mansion on Fifth avenue, charges $5 for every consultation, and lias as much busi ness, it is said as she cun attend to. A few others also live in that neigh borhood and enjoy a liberal jiatronuge from the fashionable world, but tills particular one lias the cream of tile trade. THE BUSINESSMEN of New York are noted for shrewd ness and hard sense, and would be the last jiersons to be suspected of su- perstitious weakness, yet, unless they are wrongly accused, many of them consult tlie fortune-tellers und clair voyants quite regularly. If such n limn us Commodore Vanderbilt had even the smallest jiartiele of faith in the female seer, there need bo but lit tle difficulty in accepting the talk that puts many less noted men in tlie same category. At all events, it is frequently said of this man or that one that iio habitually calls ujxni one or another of our modern weird sis ters for "information and advice about liis business. Also, that there are tradesmen and others of that class among us who never begin an enter prise till it lias been approved by some one who pretends that lie or she can read the future. Not long since I was a listener to a conversation that bore directly on this subject. Tlie jiersons between whom it passed were two gentlemen of considerable shrewdness. "I wonder,” remarked one, “if Williams has been to see a fortune teller lately f” “That is a singular question. Why do you ask ?” “Well, 1 hear he is making prepara tions to enlarge his business.” ‘And what of that . •Why, don’t you know that he never does anything of that sort with out interviewing some old woman before he liegins?” “You don’t mean that Williams is fool enough to believe in tlie non sense of the fortune tellers?” Certainly lie Is, ftnd I supposed that- every one knew it." “Does he follow tlieir advice?” “I guess lie does, about as closely as lie call. He lias full fiiith in wliat they tell him.” “And liow does it generally come out?” “Well, he gets along pretty much as others do; none the better for tlie fortune tellers, of course, and possibly none the worse. Why, there ure scores of fellows in New York who would not put ten dollars in a new venture, till they had first consulted some clairvoyant or fortune teller nbout it.” The enlightened nineteenth cen tury lias some dark spots, after all. But so, tlie scientists say, has the sun. Tlie same scientists, though, would probably smile very significantly, if one asked tlieir opinion of clairvoy ants. Mound Reawn For F»ltk, The American people are shrewd and ob servant. They are yot often deceived by sham pretensions; but when they are, they soon discover tlieir error. If Hostettbr’s Stomach Hitters had been a sham, they would long since have discarded it; but finding that there was no claim put forth in its behalf that lis curative properties did not Justify, they immediately gave it the prefer ence to es’ery article of Its class. Time has only served to strengthen tlieir faith, and has increased its popularity to an extent almost beyond parallel, even in this age of successful proprietary medicines. It ranks foremost among tlie standard preparations of the day. and is endorsed by the medical fraternity und the newspaper press. It over comes and prevents lever und ague and other malarial disorders with wondrous certainty, toues the system, banishes dys pepsia, remedies constipation and llv“" * • ‘ out, rheumatism der and kidneys. A f"ARD. To all who are suffering from the errors and iu discretions of youth, nervous weak ness, early demy, lorn of manhood, Ac., I will send you a receipt that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis- ered by a missionary in South America. Hend a self-addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman, Station D, Bible House, BANKING A NO INSURANCE. mm Made toy tUe G-eorgla Home In tlie State of Georgia, lor tlie protection of her policy holder*. 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Muscogee County—1877. jL who have not paid STATE AND COUNTY TAXES, 1877. will save costs, •rtismient, levy and sale by settling ft fits vie in ten days from this date (Dkg. 13tii, 1877), after which books will be closed. D. A. ANDREWS, sep2 eodlm Tax Collector. In the District Court of the United States, For the Southern District of Georgia. Court for a discharge from all liis debts provable under the Bankrupt Act of March •2d, 1867, notice is hereby given * all persons interested to appear the 20th day of December, 1877, at 10 o’clock a. m.j at Chambers of said District Court, be fore L. T. Downing, Esq., one of the Regis ters of said Court in Bankruptcy, ut his oillce at Columbus, Ga., and show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bank rupt should not be granted. And further notice is given that the second and third meetings of Creditors will be held at the same time and plac*. Dated at Savannah, Ga., this Util day of December, 1877. JAMES MCPHERSON, de!3 oaw2w Clerk. , into, itb xv u uriuu n. 31, . M. BROOKS, Ordinary. December 13,1877—2t* A GREAT REDUCTION To prepare for getting up a Spring; Stock., I will close out READY-MADE SUITS A.M FOLLOWS! Eagle »V Phenix Live Oak JEANS COATS, $3.00; •• “ “ PANTS, 1.25; “ “ “ VEST, 1.00; FULL SUIT for 5.00. STANDARD DOESKIN COATS, $4.00; “ “ HANTS, 2.00; “ “ VESTS, 1.50; FULL SUITS fbr 7.50. EXTItA DOESKIN COATS, $5.00; *• “ l'ATNS, 2.50; “ “ VEST, 1.75; FULL SUIT, 0.00. These Goods are well made and trimmed, and the lit and finish excellent. On Hand, a good line of North Georgia, Virginia uiul Texas CASSIMERES, which wo make up at short notice in good style. Also any Goods brought in from else where made up well, and trimmed in tlie host manner. Or. J. PEACOCK novlS codtf R. B. MURDOCH’S INSURANCE AGENCY! No. Ota Broad. Sroot, Representing Fourteen Million Dollars Capital. SOUTHERN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Athens, Ga. PHtENIX INSURANCE COMPANY, Hartford,Uoun. MANHATTAN INSURANCE COMPANY, New York. LANCASHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Manchester, Eng. SOUTHERN MUTUAL returns fifty per cent, jirciuiiim to the insured, ami uo liability to jiolicy holders. MANHATTAN will insure Gin Houses at lowest ruling rates. $25,000 deposited with the State as security for policy holders. [augZl ly) GROCERIES. A. M. ALLEN, President. O. S. JORDAN, Treasurer. Pioneer Stores. Oliartored Capital, - - 050,000. . t°t Pioneer Buildings, Front Street, opposite E. & P. Mills. TWO USTIEW S TORE S FULL OF KTEJ-W GOODS! . AGENTS FOR CHEWACLA LIME COMP’Y, AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN GBNBB.AL MBROHANDISE1. GROCERY DEPARTMEMT, DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT, CROCKERY OF EVERY STYLE, CLOTHING IN ENDLESS VARIETY, BOOTS and SHOES, especially made for us. E VERYTHING NEW! Everything bought for cnsli. Everything sold close. The cele- brntcil CAEWACLA LIME, by ear load, barrel or bushel. All reUill purchases deliv ered In Brownevllle, Girard, Rose Hill, Wynnton anil tlie city. ' ■ ¥• ALLEN-JateofAllen, Freer & Illges; OSCAR s. jORitAN, late salesman Engle & mix; I HUS. CHAPMAN, late Chapman & Yerstille; W.M. CUUI’EH, Jute Grocer will he augai II GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF LEA & PERRINS’ CELEBRATED PRONOUNCED BY CONNOISSEURS TO HE THE “ONLY GOOD, SAUCE,” And applicable tol every variety of f EXTRACT of a letter from a MEDICAL GEN TLEMEN at Mad ras to liis broth er at Worcester, May, 1851: “Tell L k a d- 52^1 P>: uri.n s that ^7^11 hdr S a u e e is • w -"highly esteemed in India, and is, In my opinion, the most palata ble as well as the I most wholesome Hauee that is made.” WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE THI S DIVIN’D TIIK (ONSIMKK NOT ONLY THE REST, BUT THE MOST ECONOM ICAL SAUCE. c£e cw Signature on every bottle. JOHN DUNCAN’S SONS, Sherry for le! Sherry for le! Just Received at The Centennial Stores, AN EXTRA FINE QUALITY OF GENUINE IMPORTED ALHAMBRA SHERRY! I Offer at $6.00 per gallon. W. A. dec!5 eod&wtf SWIFT, ^AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. M. M. HIRSCH. JACOB HECHT. Hirsch &Hecht General Auction & Commission Merchants, OPPOSITE RANKIN HOUSE, COLUMBUS, - - GEORGIA. C. S. HARRISON, Auctioneer and Salesman. “* -.i— *—. .. .. . ndlngooun- and private sale. Administrator and other Legal Sales In the city and t^attended to on liberal terms. bus, Ragle JL Phenix Munufiicturing Company. Columbus. Ga., August 26,1677. diy*