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THE EXPOSITOR
WAYNESBORO’, GKA..,
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1872.
BATTLE or THE AWT*.
Ail
I am a pedagogue in tlie rural dis
tricts of Newton county Mo., and my
scliool-bousc ha.- been infested for sev
eral months by a species of largo black
ant, much to the annoyance of the little
bare footed scholars, and there seemed
no way of getting rid of the pest for,
like the plagues of Egypt, to kill one,
two would seem to supply its place.
But what was my astonishment a few
mornings since on coming into my
school-house, to find the floor literally
strewn with dead and dying ants, and
upon a closer examination was still more
astonished to find that a desperate bat
tle was still raging among them in all
its fury, more sanguinary aud fatal than
any I ever witnessed (and I saw many
hard fought battle during the late
unpleasantness), or read of in the annals
of history.
A much larger number were lying
dead than were left engaged, and I there
by concluded the battle bad raged with
unabated ferocity all night. Most of
the combatants engaged were grappled
in a deadly embrace, while others but
recently commenced were standing orect
on there hinder legs and sparring for
the advantage with all the scienco of
the most experienced swordsmen or pu
gilists. The most fatal point of attraek
and the one for which it seemed a!'
contended, was the ligament which join
ed the main body with the bead. This
vital member once seiacd by the power
ful nippers death succeeded without a
etruggle, and the victor was then ready
nnd eager for another engagement.
No undue advantage was taken by
either party, and uo two would endeavor
to overpower a single one; nor was
there any flinching or wavering in a
single instance, for whenever two belli
gerents met it was certain death to one
or both parties. Never, perhaps, were
two armies more equally matched in
numbers, strength aud valor; and con
sequently, at tho close of tbo battle,
which lasted two nights and a day, as
new recruits continued to arrive every
moment, there were but a few lett and
probably none of the vanquished army,
thus rivaling the valor of the herods of
the Alamo and the Spartan band of
Leonidas.
Observing closely I could see n slight
difference in the appeuranoc of the con
testants, one set being perfectly black,
with a largo head, while the other was
nearer brown, with a smaller head,
though both about equally matched in
size and strength. Dismembered legs
were more numerous than the dead, and
many a poor unfortunate, though vali
ant hero, being entirely deprived of his
supporters, was thus left hors du combat
to die on the field.
The next morning I swept up the
dead and dying of both armies, (for I
would not disturb them while engaged),
amounting to thousands. It is a lesson
for the philosopher as well as naturalist,
and caused me to moralize more than a
little. The Brownites were undoubtedly
the victors, as I occasionally saw an
old vertcran of that species hobbling
about on two or three legs over the
battle field, but a big-headed black sol
dier was not to be seen. £. J. P.
Shoalsburg, Newton Cos., M., Aug. 20.
Extract from a speech delivered at
Philadelphia Tuesday evening by attor
ney General Williams:
“When it can be made to appear that
any official under this Administratiou
has been guilty of embezzlement or
fraud, and has not been promptly ex
posed and prosecuted, and, if possible,
punished, some beginning will be made
to sustain the charge of corruption. I
defy anybody, however, to show any
suoh case.”
Will the honorable Attorney General
please inform the public how it is that
Pension Agent Collins, who was appoint
ed by this Administratiou, was never
brought to justice and punished ? His
defalcation is known to be something
over $60,000, yet he is allowed to go
free, on account it is presumed, of pure
“patriotism.” No better case than this
can be presented to the honorable gen
tleman to make a “beginning, wherein
“to sustain the charge of corruption.”
Now, will Attorney General Williams
let us hear from him ?— Washington
Patriot.
Poll Tuxes Pa 11 from Wuklu ir*
ton.
Wc aro reliably informed that large
packages of money have been received
in liibb nnd other counties of Georgia
by the hush Grant fuglemen, to pay up
the back taxes of the freedinen, and, in
consequence, the school fund of the
State is coming in hamboinely. A
friend who was in Mr. Heath, the Tax
Collector's office, yesterday, report
that in the course of a few minutes
about twenty poll-tax payments wore
made by negroes, aud Mr. Heath told
him that there was already a conaider
able excess of white over negro delin
quents in the matter of nonpayment of
poll-tax. And let it not bo supposed
that theso delinquents are confined to
the ignorant and poor. A large num
ber of the most respectable young white
men in the country arc in default, and
cannot vote unless they pay up.
This is a clear, undoubted and right
ful provision of our constitution. The
Radicals put it there, and then assum
ed to supercede it by successive "Exec
utive orders" from Bui lock, which, al
though of no more legal force against a
constitutional provision than as much
blank paper, yet took practical triumph
over constitutional law on the principle
of might treading right under foot. No
body can deny that the constitutional
provision which demands the payment
of taxes as a condition precedent to vot
ing, is just and reasonable; and he who
is so careless of the public welfare as to
refuse to pay bis dollar of poll-tax,
should be denied all personal influence
in the government. Among the whites
this is a matter of mere neglect, no doubt,
ard we therefore call upon them, oue
and all, to pay up their poll-tax and
qualify themselves as legal voters in
the ensuing election, which is near at
band.
The amount of money at tho service
of the Radicals to secure Grant’s re-elec
tiou may be inferred from the fact that
enough will bo sent to liquidate all the
poll-taxes of the defaulting negroes in
Georgia, and that alone will probably
require about a cool hundred thousand
dollars. But two hundred millions will
not be wanted, if money can secure
Grant’s re-electien. Political profligacy
can easily raise that amount and make
a heavy return for the investment, so
far as it may come from private funds,
in handling the two thousand millions
of national revenue during a Presiden
tial term Sf Messenger.
The Iskaeuxes in Palestine.—
The Jewish Timet bears importaut testi
mony as to tbo manner in which the
Hebrew people now regard the land of
Palestine. There has been a looseuing
of old tics, a disregarding of old beliefs
among them, and they no longer stand
ready as pilgrims to go into that land.
The time was when alt their property
was portable—nuchas,at short warning
could bo sold. Ai present, there is no
hesitation among them in investing in
real estate. Three prominent Israel
ites—Prof. Gratz aud Messrs. Levy
Potzin and Gottschalk—lave just re-
turned from the Holy Land, and says
the Times, “ tbeir report is another
additional argument against the folly of
encouraging the emigration of the Jews
to a country which has uo other claim
thau that of a valuable monument of
the past.” There are now about six
teen thousand Israelites in Palestine,
and “their average state of culture is
much below that of tbeir fellow-religion
ists living in Palestine. They have no
visible means of support, and spend
their time in idleness, praying, and
Talmud reading.” The report further
suggests the “ general elimination from
all Jewish prayer-books of the portions
referring to the hopes of Israel in
the restitution of the Holy Laud to the
possession of Israel, and the rebuilding
the Temple, by the. Divine Providence.”
On the other hand, four hundred rabbis
have rendered a decision that the omis
sion of the prayer for the advent of
the Messiah aud the restoration of the
sacrifices would be equivalent to a de
nial of the faith.
If a young lady wished a young gen
tleman to kiss her, what paper would
she mention ? No Spectator, no Ob
server, but as maDy Times as you like.
We wish to add {hat she would like it
done with Dispatch, no Register or
Journal kept of it, and for him not to
Herald it, or mention it to a Recorder
or Chronicle it abroad. Her lips should
be the only Repository, and the Sun
should be excluded as much as possible.
If a Messenger got it, the World would
soon knevr it.
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
~~~~ SALE OK THE
MOUNT FLORENCE ESTATE I
WITH A. CASH FUND.
TOTAL VALUATION, *550,000.
AI.T, TO BK
DISTRIBUTED BULLY AMONG SHAREHOLDERS.
AS A MAJORITY MAY DETERMINE, at a meeting to lie held In the city of New Yotk,
On tint First Day ot January, IttTii.
At a meeting of Stockholders, held at the Cooper Institute, N. Y„ August Ist, 1872,
Mr. John A. Le Herts, the manager, after making his statement of the financial condition
of the enterprise, asked for a Committee of Investigation, when the following gentjemen
were appointed such committee : Oeo. U. Spencer, John 11. Many, ami W. 11. Whitman.
We, the undersigned, have examined the accounts of Mr. Lofierts, and find his statements cor
rect, and we do hereby allow him unlil thp first of January, 1872, to sell the remaining Shares,
at which time tho hooks shall positively he closed, or sooner if tho shareware sold. Aud we here
by appoint the tenth day of January, 1323. for the final distribution of the property.
CKO. K. SPENCER,
JOHN II MANY,
W. li. WHITMAN.
SHARES OJNTiy-y OISTB DOLLAR EACH.
It has been proposed that tlie Property and (.’ash Fund should he divided into
„ , 3,457 PRIZKS.
But this must he decided by the Shareholders themselves. Special attention is called to
the fact that tlds is not a “Gift Enterprise,” “Charity Concert,” nor any mere scheme for
disposing of Ticke's, but an absolute bona fide and
Peremptory Sale of Vnlnnble Property.
Certificate of Distinguished (Gentlemen Relative to Mount Florence :
We are fanrliar with Mount Florence on-the-Hudson, and take pleasure in saying that
it Is a large and beautiful Property, conveniently located as to tlie railroad and the city
of New York, highly and substantially improved and embellished to a degree rarely
equalled in this cauntrv.
Mount Florence was improved by Mr. D. H. Craig, between 1858 and 1864, and with
ten year* of natural growth, added to the immense sums expended in improvement, its
present value can hardly he over-estimated. The situation is extremely favorable for
health and comfort, and the views of mountain, river, and inland scenery, from different
parta of tha grounds, are varied and beautiful at all seasons.
Hon. Chauncy M. Depew, late Sec of State of New York; Hon. T as. W. Ilusted, of
Peekskill N. Y.; D. T. Clapp, Esq, Cashier Westchester Cos. Bank, Peekskill; Hugh C.
Wilson, Esq., Cashier Saving Bank. Peekskill; Owen T. Collin, Esq., Surrogate of WeeVi
Chester county ; Prof. Clifts. A. Lee, M. I),, Peekskill; J. B. Brown. Esq.. Sec. BeekskiUj
Plow Works, 94 Beekman street, N. Y.; John McKesson, Esq., 91 Fulton street; P. Si
Stewart, M. D., Peekskill.
The following well-known Gentlemen have consented to act as an Advisory Board :
H. Clay Preston, New York city; Zenas C. Priest, Utica, N. Y.; Gen. Frank Goulev,
St. Louis, Mo.; Orrin Welch, Syracuse, N. Y.; Thomas J. Corson, Trenton, N. J.; F. L.
Stowell, Orleans, N. Y.; Gen. N. M. Wisewell, New York city; F. 11. Palmer, N. Y. city;
Dauiel Sickles, New York city; Robert S. Bruns, Charleston, S. C.
Liberal inducements offered to Agents and Canvassers. Special terms made with clubs.
Persons living at a distance remitting the money for the number of shares they may
wish, will promptly receive them by return mail.
For Shares, Descriptive Circulars, beautifully Illuminated Views of Mount Florence,
and Surroundings, &c., &c., Address JOHN A. LF^FKJBTS,
General Manager, 6(53 Broadway, N. Y. P. 0. Box 3459.
JOHN W. SIMONS, Secy. JOHN C. SMITH, Treas., New York Merchant Exchange,
50 and 52 Pine street. auglT-tjanf
Augusta Advertisements.
DRUGGISTS,
212 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia.
JN ADDITION TO THEIR LARGE STOCK OF
OILS, PAINTS, DYES,
PURE MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
BR.XJSHES, PERFUMERY
FISH-HOOKS and LINES. ;
Have now on hand, and will continue to keep a large and well sassorted stock of
both NATIVE aud IMPORTED
v(T + experience of the last Fourteen
i£h Years, we have no hesitation ia recoin-
I ViJ ~ mending these justly celebrated Garden
Seeds as fuily equal, if not superior , to auy
Our ariangcments arc such that we can
supply Country dealers on more advantegc
nOf'i,•> ous terms thau they can buy of other
PUJMB&cLEiTNER AUG-USTA, GEORGIA.
jan2B-ly
CHARLES C. GOODRICH,
MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN
Fine Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars, Whips,
Robes, Blankets, Brushes, Combs, Fly Nets,
TRUNKS, VALISES, <fcO.,
271 BROAD STREET , AUGUSTA , GEORGIA. 271
JC3T Always on hand the celebrated Vacuum Oil Blacking, for Harness,
Boots, Shoes, Buggy Tops, etc.
Repairing promptly attended to. jy2o-4m
AMERICAN TOOL CHESTS.
FOR HOLIDAY AND BIRTHDAY Presents.
Fitted up with A No. 1 quality of Tools
adapted for
Juveniles, from 65 to 8 5.
Bovs, “84“ 10.
Youths, “ B “ 12.
QbNTLEMEK, 15 “ 35.
Farmers a Planters," 50 " 125.
Carpenters, “ 100 “ 225.
Thirty different varieties, tho most eompleto
assortment over offered in the United States..
Also, solo manufacturer of Smith’s genuine
New York Club Skates. CROQUET made in
Maple, Apple, Box and Rosewood. Twenty dif
ferent style*.
PHINEAS SMITH, Manufacturer,
Warehouse and Salesroom, lid Chambers at., N. Y.
Illustrated price Catalogue of my Tool Chests,
and pricos of other goods Of my manufacture,
sont by mail on receipt of tea cents. augild
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5 Octaves; 2 set* of Kceds t hronghout; 6 stops.
Only 81 35. Tho best organ in tho world for
the uionoy. Wo can supply Organs ranging in
price from $65 to $2,000, and offer tho most
liberal inducements to tho Trade, Teachers,
Clergymen and others, who will act as agents
for tho sale of our instruments.
The “Parlor Gem” Piano,
7 octaves, full iron frame, overstrung scale,
round corners, carved legs; the finost low-priced
Piano manufactured. Fully warranted.
•VIOXjUST STRINGS,
We import direct from Italy, Germany and
France the very choicest strings that are mad.,,
and con supply the trade at lowest market prices.
Sample sot of choico Violin or Guitar strings
mailed froo for sl. Band Tnstruinohts, Sheet
Music, Music Books, and Musical merchandise
of every description.
IVIH. A. PONI) & CO.,
511 Broadway, New’ York.
Branch Orrics, 30 Union Square.
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