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Wednesday November 6, 1872,
l’»r|J.S. Sou^tor.
We are glad to seatb.it oar era|R;iy( s are almost
a ur.it in anpgwding the natri - if f»ri. Johjxß. Gfll
don for the next mcml.tr of the United States
Senate. We believe tbit it is the wish of the
people that General Gordon should have that
honorable and responsible position. Georgia owes
a debt yfgnitituje to this ilitiqgtusbed son, and
no ons would tatire faith fitly watch ami defend the
interests of the tStqtc in the Senate lialU. of the
Nation. His n oord is clear: he has proven him
self to be an honest man, a pure patriot, and a
Christian gentleman. Moreover, Gen. Gordon
possesses in an eminent degree the peculiar talents
to fit him for a legislator. Wo earnestly hope that
the Legislature will concur in thin Irish of the
people and make iho General onr nett Henator.
Ptiuling;,
.But a week or two ago a duel was fought in
Atlanta, and scarcely had the smoke cleared away
from the muzzles of tip murderous weapons when
wo are informed through the public gazettes that
two citizens of Athens had agreed to murder each
other snowmen artem. Nor docs it wop hero,
for two youths, students at tho State University,
becoming in feci si with the mania for dueling, for
some petty misunderstanding, perhaps, leave
sahool to settle their dispute about bread and
milk at the mouth of the pistol. Poor, little fel
lows !
These dne.ls and rumors of duels show that this
spirit is on the increase, and should be frowned
down by both the public and the Press. It is a
relic of the days of barbarism, and is unworthy
the Maze of enlightenment of the high noon'of the
nineteenth century. If nothing felso will do to put
down this horrible practice, it' is tho duty of the
Legislature to make the laws too severe to allow its
indulgence. When the code falsely ealle.d the
“oodeof honor” tornado a felony, and no subter
fuge is permitted to evade tin; penalties of the law
—whan the code is. made, legally ami popularly, a
coda of dishonor -the public may bo sjiarod the
recital of the sickening details of such rencounters.
The Pllcotiou.
The grpat day of ilia Pritsidcntial Bleetion has
como soul passed. Wimt is tin; isstip wo know
notj yet, aware that onr destiny js bound up
in this decision of tho nation, wp tremldo to
hear the flnabresitlt. Tfas roas;m prevailed, and
may we again bask in the sunlight of peace; or
have corrupt ion nnd ambition • again swayed the
action of this groat people, and brought mitt in
their train ? Every intelligent man knows that a
crisis has been tact-—that the very existence of
the nation hhs boon the issue tried.
If Horace Greeley ig tho President elect, wo
hope for reform in many things, that, a more lilie
ral policy will bu inaugurated, and more equal jus
tice meted to tho whole country without regard to
sections.
But if, as wo fear, Gen. Grant—by whatever
means it has been off noted -lias boon givou another
four years lease of power, we look upon all as lost,
and believe that a bloody revolution will end all
civil liberty before his next term of ofllco expires.
But is Grant really responsible or wholly to
blame for ail this f We think not, but that the
pooplo themselves must take the blame for permit
ting their rights thus to tie subverted. Hud tho
corruption of the present day developed itself in
the primitive and purer ages of the republic, the
people would have arisen as one man, nnd in their
might muled the tyrant from his high place, and
made his name a aeoff and a byword. No people
can bo enslaved by their own rulers so long as they
are socially virtuous ; and if onr liberties aw now
ruthlessly torn from ns, and our rights trampled
in tho dust, we must charge the blame as much to
social oh to political corruption.
Glancing backward over the eourso we have pur
sued during the past canvass, wo find nothing for
which to censure ’ourselves, or that, under the same
circumstance , we would change, Our opinion
can’now do nohmhn. At the beginning we saw that
a diviaon of the lladleal party was inevitable ; and
wo eagerly hoped that the Democratic; loaders
would take advantage of it. W« believed then,
and still believe, tiiat a Democrat might have been
elected if the Democratic party had lrnve given
their nndiylded support to a Candidate from thoir
own ranks. But disgusted puerile and tin.
l>#eilo oorqluct of Ambvw Johns, ip. cud disheart
ened by the overwhelming defeat of Seymour, our
loaders despaired of electing a yhnio W. and com
mitted what V' believe Was’4 stitfi’ijn'fou < blunder,
by adopting the -nominee of the Ginmiiatj <\>nvei»-
llon. This pnsbioi l a break'in tiro Democratic
ranks that has ttkfly lost ktrcalgUP to the party
without aoocHitplishiui} the object intended
The Journal surrendered to tho decision of the
Baltimore Convention,only when it was cleavly and
fully demonstrated that there was not the shadow
of a chance to eloot n Democrat- We advocated
the election of Greeley only when wo were compell
ed to choose between him and Grant—and then
wholly andsolely Upon the ground of his being the
less evil.
Wo have done what wo deemed under the exigen
cy to be our duly honestly, fearlessly and with
what ability we possessed, and whatever be tho re
sult, our conscience is dear.
Mrs. Gub lev Death.-*—NKw York,
Oct. 31.—Mrs. Horace Greeley died
this morning at the residence of Mr.
Alvin Johnson. Haring the evening
yesterday her symptoms were of so
favorable a character as to inspire some
faint hopes of her recovery. Snclv ex
pectations, however, proved unfounded,
as she had two chills during the night
after which she was Very easy until she
ceased to breathe, at 4 a. hi.', passing
away peacefully without ariy percepti
ble struggle. The funeral will take
place at I>r. Capin’s church at twelve
o'clock Friday.
David Ross a Macon boy, who went
to New York soon after the war, has in
vented a match which promises to su
percede all others in use, and he has al
ready refused SSOjJOO for his invention.
Davy had best close on that $30,000, or
some cute Yankee will outmatch him.
Kndiml .Inwtiee.
Wilmington, October 31. —Last Sat
urday the grand jury for the Superior
Court of this county, now in session,
threw out a bill of indictment for libel
against, the Journal, a Democratic pa
per of this city. Monday the Solicitor,
a Republican, informed the Judge, also
a Republican, that he wished to send a
new bill, and asked him to send for the
jury, and to instruct them specially iri
relation to the law of libel. lie also
informed the Judge that- The parties
against whom he wished to proceed
were the editors of the Wilmington
Journal. The jury was brought in‘o
Court, and the Judge charged that the
matter sat forth in tilt.- indictment then
exhibited in Court constituted libel,
and that if a true bill was not found,
the jurors would commit perjury.
The alleged libelous matter is as fol
lows : “The difference, according to
Radical ideas of right and wrong and
of justice is, it is all right to turn North
ern convicts out of the penitentiary, al
though they are grown men and notori
ous thieves, found guilty by njuryaf
ter a fair trial ; but it is all wrong to
turn out young Southern boys, of ten
der age, who, by promise of mild treat
ment, were induced to peald guilty be
fore a scoundrel like Judge Bond.
With any trial atall.it is all right, in'
Radical eyes, to pardon the Pennsylva
nia thief; but it would be all wrong
to pardon the North Carolina Ku-K.lbx,
so-called. The grown man Yerkes
goes free ; the hoy Ramsur is in a
felon’s cell. Can North Carolinians re
concile it to their manhood, or to their
consciences, to vote for Grant ? Il
Grant is beaten, Radicalism will die. If
Grant is re-elected, Radicalism will
livo.”
Yesterday afternoon the jury again
came into Court, and where lectured
by the Judge in a manner considered
highly insulting for having taken no ac
tion on the bill. Up to the present
time the jury have not found the bill.
The affair has created considerable ex
citement in the city, and much indigna
tion is expressed at wlmt is regarded by
many as nn effort to stiffs the freedom
of the press.
New Gold and Silver Mining. —Mr.
Henry Reilly, of Lancashire, England,
arrived in this city by the steamship
Virgo on Saturday. Yesterday he pro
ceeded to the northwestern part of the
State, where ho has purchased one
thousand acres of land, which arc said
to be rich in gold and silver veins. One
place, in a side hill where some borings
have been made, indicates ore beds
from two to eight feet in thickness, ex
tending in spurs (as is supposed) under
an extensive tract of land. If further
experiments nnd tests ol tho ore, and
the cost of mining, shall be satisfactory,
a number of English capitalists will
make a sufficient investment to prose
cute mining on a large sca'e. —Savannah
Advertiser.
The Savannah News says: In the
twilight of a beautiful day in the ides
of October an Appling county man set
his son and heir to watch a favorite
corn patch. Returning n little Inter to
see if the infant was at his post, the
jocund father happened to create a lit
tle commotion among the dry stalks.
There was a flash and a report, and the
astonished parent tore down two panels
nf fence in getting away, i’o his neigh
bors, who call to see him in his bed
ridden condition, lie extols the vigilance
of his son and his accuracy with a shot
gun.
Arrests in Macon.. —Some thirty
five or forty arrests have been made in
Macon of some of the most prominent
citizens, charged with violation of the
Enforcement Act. Tho warrant was
issued at the instance of a notorious ne
gro scoundrel, and their trials are now
in progress at Macon. These arrests
in different parts of the State, are but
tho forerunners of tho Ku-Klu.x mill
that will shortly be turned looseon Geor
gia, and no doubt is intended to influ
ence tho Presidential election. —iVems
i) Georgian.
R. H RUSH, Agent.
I am Ofjont for tUd following Standard Fertilizers,
ami will tj\ko pleasure iu supplying ail those iu need
of a good manure .*
Atlantic Phosphate
Wattdo Fertilizer
E. Prank Go’s Cruano
E tew an Guano.
To any of my planting friends desirous of pur
chasing the very host standard Fertilizers, I am
prepared to furnish t-houi on the most reasonable
terms.
oot 80tf 11. IT. BUSH, Agent,
GEORGIA —Me Du fie County*
JAMES P. HODO has applied to me
for setting a part homestead and ex
emption of personalty, and I will p iss
upon the same at my office on Saturday
the 24th That.
A. B. THRASHER, Ordinary.
novtiwO
Help for the Hopeless.—You are
weak, dejected, miserable, and nothin'? does yon
any good, you say. Don’t despair. There is baler
ir. Gilead. Have you tried Vinegar bitters ? No!
Then why don't you ? Whether yonr complaint
be dyspepsia, bilhousuess. nervous weakness, con
stitutional weakness, or any other trouble, Yimv-ir
Hitters will revive and reuovat.) your shattered
system, as aj general raic refreshes the withered
tl ovrers.
JOHN C. POPE AND CO-,
Under Masonic Hall Augrusta, Ga.
VVTiolesale and Retail Dealers in
GSIjTLM CLOTHING. FURNISHING GOODS. MTS. TRUNKS, &
Our Clothing has been made by our New York House expressly for this
market and comprises a full and complete stock of the
LATEST AND BEST STYLES.
Our prices for Ready Made Suits are less than the cost of the material in this
market, and we never fail in pleasing all who buy from us. We carry the largest
stock of any house in the city.
Our Furnishing Goods Department is unexcelled in variety, quantity & qualitv
novßm3 JOHN C. POPE &CO , Under Masonic Ha 11....
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T.W. CARWILE, W. ECARWILE, Z. W. CAR WILE, Jb.
T. W. CAB WILE a™ Cos.
Wholesale Grocers & Commission Merchants
210 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia.
Agents for Wm. Massey & Co's Celebrated Piladelphia Ales. 0c23m3
TO THE CITIZENS OF McDUFFIE.
WE desire to return sincere thanks for their liberal patronage in the past, and
hoping in the future to be favored with a continuance of the same.
We have on hand the largest and most complete Stoc£ of Cloths, Cassimeres
and Vestings, ever brought to this place, consisting of Foreign and Dosmestic
Goods.
We have secured the services of W. E. Craib, First Class Cutter, from New
York, who we gaurantee will give satisfaction in every instance.
We also have on hand a full line of Gents’ Furnishing Goods, which we
are selling very low. Very Respectfully, WHITMAN & BENSON,
norfiral 229 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia.
NEW GOODS IN EVERY LINE.
J. E. Stockton
IS now receiving a complete stock of General Merchandise, consisting in
part of dry goods, boots anil shoes, clothing, crockery, hardware, woodware
tinware, drugs, fancy goods, notions &c.
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Bacon, corn, oats barley, rye, sugar, coffee, syrup, cheese, mackerel &c.
PRICES TO SUIT. OCTOtr
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‘J! >-“» 13road. tSti*eet, Augusta, Oa.,
Grocers and Commission Merchants,
VE on hand and are receiving a larger stock of
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES
hail they have ever before oTerod to th« public.
Agents for the Stile of the celebrated
BUFFALO SCALES!
We invite'an examination of our stock and feel assured that we will give satisfaction,
oef*:tm:t lIILLER, HACK & HOWARD,
PETER KEENAN,
Cljc one price anil Reliable
AGAIN salutes the good people of McDuffie, and invites them when they come to
Augusta to call at the beautiful Shoe Store, a few doors below the Central Hotel,
where they can feast their eyes on the choicest work ever before brought
to this market. He promises all those who honor him with their patronage, a
saving of 25 per cent, in their annual shoe bill. He will be strictly responsible
for every pair bought at his house, and will cheerfully make reclamation in every
case where shoes do not give entire satisfaction. His house is not sustained by
“influence,” tior by the services of drummers; the character of the goods he keeps,
the low and uniform prices at which he sells, recommend themselves. Come and
buv your shoes where you will have the positive certainty of being justly and
poiitely dealt with. ONE PRICE. NO DRUMMERS EMPLOYED. FAIR
DEALINGS, OR NONE. ™*
*>•36, :w DOOR BELOW CENTRAL HOTEL, KA.
“Tail oaks from little acorns grow,
Large streams fma little fountains flow.”
PLL OPENING AT
POWELL MIJIJiEB’B.
THIS popular Southern Dry Goods store being enlarged to twice its former
sue we are prepar* to carry a complete stock ofeverything nsaally W
in a nret-class Dry Goods Store, andean wifih safety say our goods cannot be sur
passed in this market, either in texture, beauty and variety of styles, or lowness
In oer Dress Goods Departrffent will lie "found Silks, Satteens, Cashmeres
Velours, Merinoes, Henrietta and Empress Cloths, Bombazines, Alpacas. Delaine,
and all of the latest styles in Dress Goods. '
A Sne selection of shawls, cloaks, velveteens, woolens, ladies’ and ae nt’.
underwear. \ ®
A beautiful variety o f ladies’sgcarfs, laces, pilk trimmings, hosiery, notions &c
A specialty in kid gloves from $1 00 to I? 50.
Ai the popular brown, Striped and plaid homespuns.
SncMhlMovCtourmrs to Mm*cm*mts.
.. We^ av ® now our wholesale department, and guarantee price, ei*
ther by the piece or bale,fas Ipw as can be bought in this market.
We will be glad to see pOfryLcustomere and make new ones, and every
effort will be used to give sat, 7
POWELL & MULLER,
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189 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
NEW CLOTHING AND HAT STORE,
N. 338 Brad Street, under Central Htel.
A my frie " d ® and the P ubli generally for fifteen successive year.
InTn * th Tu A"?"" “ Cooke 8 Clothing and Hat Store,” I take great pleasure
in annoucing that I have opened well selected and entire new stock of P
men’s, Boys’ and Youths’
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Gent’s Furnishing Goods, &c
--will keep on hand a good assortment of the above goods.
Give me a call and convince yourselves of the fact, that it will be fn
interest to buy y uUr clothing, bats, &c. of t 0 your
oct. 2m2 ■ HENRY S, JORDAN
FALL OPENING
•f AMI® Bt Nial & SioN*
J£AVE just received from New Fork, a well selected stock of goods for
Fall and Winter Use,
Embracing everything in the line of Dry Goods and Notions &c.
READY MADE CLOTHING OF ALL SIZES AND GRADES
Have always on hand a good supply of
gm o cjrmiMs
which are offered at the lowest prices. They invite their friends and customers
to give them a call.
Be P 25tf JAMES B. NEAL <fe SON.
#ats, Datott tft,
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED
300 Bushels Tennessee Black, and 300 Bushels Brown Oat
30 Bushels Rust ProorOatß*~Guaranteed
30 Bushels Prince Edward Island Black Oats,
7000 Pounds Bacon.
400 Pounds Choice Country Hams.
Y© Bbs. Lime. . -
Which I am offering at close figures for Cash.
Thomson, Ga. octl6tf JOHN E. BENTON.
Manificent Display of Dry Goods at
JAMES A. GRAY & CO’S.,
194 & 190 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA.
Beg to inform their friends, and the public, that they are now receiving the
largest and most complete assortment of
ever brought to this market.
With an experience of twenty-eight years, caterring for the States of Georgia
and South Carolinan, and with ample means to make all our purchases for cash,
and with splendid rooms, and light to display our Magnificent Stook, having
four floors, forty-one feet wide and one hundred and twenty-five feet deep, as
clear and light as day in all parts.
We feel perfectly confident in assuring our friends, and the public generally,
that we will guarantee all goods leaving our house to be of the very best quality,
and we further guarantee them to be as cheap as can be purchased at any res
pectable House in New York. Getting accustomed to our new and splendid
head-quarters, and appreciating the same, we venture the assertion that we have
the most magnificent display of Dry Goods ever seen in Georgia since the forma
tion of the State. ' *
It requires little reasoning that the greater the sales, the smaller the profits.
Five per cent, on a million is better than forty per cent, on a hundred
thousand.
We aim at a Million sales annually, we venture the prediction that the buis
ness, will lollow.
We request the closest scrutiny of our goods, and prices fearing not the com
petition of the world.
We will show our goods and will send samples free of charge by Mail.