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'"“AUGUSTA. GA:
SatniHnY F.vmlng, »»>• ISSS '
trial of
THOS- O’KELIA,
FOB THE
MURDER of his wife,
IX wALTON COUNTY, GA.
MforUi Express!g for the Augusta Dispatch.
Tan Statb ) Murdke,
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■lboka* O’Kxlly. ) Walton Supe’rCourt.
[Continued.]
Witnesses for the Defendant.
IBAJ.CI3 I>. O’KELLY—SWORN.
Isa brother of defendant-knew his
wife—saw her soon after coming to this j
«ountv ; the second day after witness;
went to defendant s to build a house for |
her, and did build at the end of
the smoke house, 0 or < by 8 or J feet.
It was a close notched log house, may
hare had little cracks in it, but no large
«nes; it had a floor in it. Worked on
the house 2or 3 days; she was put into
it in three or four days after her anival,
as soon as the house was finished. The
box she was in was 3 1-2 or 4 feet high,
and as wide as would go into a cart, she
•ould not stand it, but thinks she could
lie down. Did not notice the bottom
es it. Saw her frequently after she was
put ft the house ; she was tolerably
wild and tolerably vulgar, most of the
fcme, and her vulgar chat was one tea
ton why she had to be confined. While
building the house she tried to get hold
«f her little son’s arm; witness cautioned
him, as he was fearful she might injure
him. Witness was very busy trying
to complete the house, as 0 K. wanted
tn return to Oglethorpe. Witness lived
212 to 3 miles from O’Kelly; did not
visit much, and knows but little how
the was treated, thought she was treat
ed as well as a person in her situation j
•ould be. She would call for things |
water, for instance—when she already I
had it. She would, like a child, wash
her little things in the water, and some
times he would refuse her calls for ]
things that has just been given her.-
Witness would frequently visit her!
when at O’Kelly’s, but after a while!
quit it, as she would try to learn his lit-j
tie daughter to curse him ; and he made ;
it his business to keep out of her way i
en account of her vulgarity.
Cross Examined. —The floor of thei
house was made of split puncheons; be j
ing in a hurry, it had no chimney; there i
was a hole irt’the floor for calls of na-|
tore ; but am not certain if it was made
when building it; don’t know the j
height of the floor ; thinks the floor on
Ihe bottom logs. Never knew Mrs. O K. j
before marriage ; she was from Elbert,
and her name was Sandrige ; defendant
got some negro property by her ; a boy
and a girl; her father took them back J
from O’Kelly, and at his death defend
ant got 3 boys, and no woman. De
fendant had no negroes before his mar
riage; he might have got a little mo
ney by her, don't know ; her father died ;
after she went deranged'the first time.
Defendant received from his father 2!
negroes, when he died 10 or 15 years j
ago; should not think he got more from j
his wife's father than his own. Don’t;
recollect whether he got money or stock \
from the former. Witness knows Mar
tha O’Kelly; has seen her at defend
ant's which was her home ; she went
there ip 1852, and while there had 2
•hildren; she left 4 or 5 weeks ago.
Witness don't suppose she left so as not j
testify in this case ; has not seen her i
about there since; she lived in the
house with defendant; there were no J
men save him and his sons in the fami
ly. Witness saw only the face of the;
deceased in the coftin.
DELILAH O'KELLY—SWOBS.
Am a sister to defendant; knew his
wife first in Oglethorpe after their mar
riage ; her mind was deranged 8 or 0
years before leaving Oglethorpe ; while
insane there she was in charge of wit
ness ; defendant procured her to nurse i
deceased, which she did for seven years.•
Dr. Willingham prescribed the mode of j
treatment which she followed, as near;
as possible ; she was confined, because,
there was no chance to let h r go at'
large safely ; she was violent would i
strip herself, was ill and contrary ; and ■
would expose herself in ever way.— |
Nearly! everbody that saw her was
afraid of her; sometimes she was let;
out, and the doctor reproved witness
for letting her out, and said it was best j
to keep her confined. Witness follow
ed her direction as closely as she could; j
hut would sometimes lot her out, upon I
her begging to come out. Witness knew j
her brother, a physician, who was at!
O’Kelly’s, at times ; was present when 1
defendant tried to confine her at one;
time in his dwelling in Oglethorpe;
•ould not keep her there because she
was so disagreeable, kept such a fuss,!
and was so filthy; had to rcm. ve her at
the Doctor’s suggestion. She tried to
kill the defendant's children ; tried to
smother Bob, who was mighty near]
gone when the witness got there; the;
•hildren were very much afraid of her.!
Cross Examined. —Knew defendant's;
wife Bor 9 years before lie left ( >gle-;
thorpe ; she was much the same then, j
that she lias been since. She was con-;
fined in Oglethorpe about as fur from;
the house as the house where she died j
was; the house in Oglethorpe had a
good door -as close as possible ; and
with as little light as possible. Willis j
W. said, if let out she would do mis
chief; she had no times when she would
talk reasonable; was somethin < worse]
than others; had bad spells; never
talked rational except at the interval in l
which she was left out, at the time
she had her last child. Her house was
cleaned out about once a month some
times a little over. The box in which j
she was brought from Oglethorpe was
not got from a store ; she had a mat
trass in the house in Oglethorpe; had
no chair—sat on the bed—-the bed was
on the beadstead, which was stationa
ry: blankets were given her—and when
S’le would tear them up, others were
given her. Doctor never told wit
ness to keep her naked. Witness was
never int his house in W aiton —
saw through the window a sort of place
for her to sit; knows there was a hole in
this house, because it was common to
have them. Her daughter was not
more than 10 years when she came to
Walton. She was 12 years old when wit
aess came to the county, and had charge
•f deceased. Witness has staid three
weeks at a time at defendant’s Susan
and her brothers fixed her victuals; the
negroes sometimes carried it to her;
•iothes could not be kept on her if some
one remain, d with her, all the time.—
Witness tried to keep clothes on her,
but did not always stay with her. Dr.
W. never said anything about the Asy
■ lum. Witness has seen food given her
through the hole in her house, while
sitting in the family house ; they gave
her food in a frying pan ; gave her wa
ter and milk, and all her food out of
, that pan. Witness saw her two or three
times the last year; don't stay much
there since Martha came.
Cross Examined. —rebuttal —Sometimes
she would give a sensible, but not a rea
sonable answer when in a crazy fit.
BBNJAMIN o’KELLKY—SWOB.N.
' Is a brother to defendant; knew liis
wife ; defendant lived when married in
Oglethorpe ; deceased when she died
was about 66, 67, or 58, or somewhere
along there ; her first indications of in
sanity was about 1838. A little while
after she was first deranged witness saw
her. She was taken on Wednesday,and
saw her Sunday following ; she was ro
mancing, hurrahing, singing, &c., un
til she worried herself out. She would
then lie in the bed, get rested, and go
|on again. On that day an old neighbor
1 and his lady came to defendant’s, who
| had a wart on his face. She kept walk
j ing round and round, and got w here she
! could get a lick at him, struck him and
set the wart to bleeding, and was high
ly pleased at what she had done. When
deranged, she had no shame, either in
talk or dress. Thinks before her de
rangement that the defendant and de
ceased lived agreeably together. When
first deranged,he nursed her constantly;
somebody bad to hold her all the time,
as there was a well in the yard. She was
first confined in the shed room of the
house ; She was taken 28th March,
1838; on the 16th of April, defondant’s
father died, on Easter Monday, Don't
know when she got through her first
spell ; it was Ist February, or the last
of January. She continued rational un
til she had her youngest child, Robert.
After she lost her mind the second time
before witness saw her stie was fixed in
a ro*m. Witness had no correspond
ence with her, except through the wiu
dow through which she was fed. She
was very noisy, didn’t regard the cold.
She had double strength, and would get
out of the house, tear off the clothes,
! and go naked. When first taken she
was inclined to mischief; breaking
1 whatever was given her : defendant
i commenced giving her food in two cups;
i and she would mash and break them ;
' it took a new cup every time she fed.
! He then got frying pans, and took the
handles off ; sometimes she would even
! break them. He has known defendant
!to furnish clothing and bed cloth
| ing ; she would tear them, no odds how
i stroDg. Bed clothing was generally in
) creased in cold weather. Don't recol
lect seeing defendant give deceased any
clothing, though didn't notice particu
! larly. lias seen defendant carry clothes
! aud bed clothes to her in Oglethorpe,
and in this county has seen him carry
i fruit to her. Didn’t see her after death.
| In Walton she was never nice in her
1 customs ; has seen excrement in her
I lingers,as if mashedin her hand,and she
j would throw it at anybody if the chance
I offered, —and was smeared with it; nev-
I er saw inside of tile house ; the diagram
presented to the witness is correct. The
facts in relation to the above acts of
kindness helms seen frequently.
Cross Examined. —She was an industri
| ous, thrifty woman ; well educated,and
| had been well-raised,as far as he knows,
i Before leaving Oglethorpe defendant
j had other women living in his house ;
j lias had them along occasionally when
J»e could get them, to tike care of hischil
dren. W.tness has seen her when she
woulld say two or three sensible words;
and then fly away yonder; sheattonded to
hetordinary businessat the pei iod pieced
ing the birth of her last child, born be
fore witness left Oglethorpe. While
! defendant lived witii with,deceased was
I crazy awhile, from Ist February or last!
|of Jan. until he following January.—
I Was crazy again when the child was 4
! years old.
TAKPLKY TUCKEB — SWORN.
(Very aged and infirm man.) —Has
. | known the defendant a long time ;
', has seen his wife, did not know her
. j when sane ; was living at defend
, J ant’s at her death. Saw her after death;
" j she looked as though she might have
j dropped off somehow. Face looked na
j tural-to him ; eyes not very good ; had
. I been living there a year or two ; she
I was fed from the table ; saw the food
j taken and carried out, with directions
| to give it to the deceased, but does not
| know whether it was given her or not.
Saw clothing and blankets ordered to
j her, by defendant, and carried out of
: the house ; after death lie saw them ta
ken out, as many as he could hold in
I his hands,—enough to keep any man or
woman warm. Susan sometimes car
ried out the food and sometimes sent it
to the deceased.
| Cross Examined. —Has a homo where
; lie pleased to go ; no particular home
j or master ; and no property ; eats with
I defendant or elsewhere : buys bis own
I clothes ; and pays for them himself ;
' t is scarce of money ; not got as much as
! he wants ; is not dependant; is nearly
; or quite a year since he lias been at one
1 : of his childrens’. Defendant bought
' | blankets,or said lie bought them,; don’t
| , of his own knowledge know certain that
they were blankets ; pieces taken from
her house were quarters, or halves ;
j don’t know how long she was dead
. | before he knew it. Victuals were sent
I I every time the family ate, carried
j in whatever was there ; the house was
; cleaner than he expected ; never smelt
lit bad in his life ; never talked about
| this matter with defendant; don’t re
t member doing so ; never told anybody
[! he would swear ; has been asked ques
. | tions by many persons.
. ! .IAMES C. COOPEE—SWORN.
[ j Witness lives at the old place of Tims.
• jO’Kclly,—lias never seen deceased; has
■! seen the house in which she was said
t i to have been confined ; said house is 10
i; feet long, 8 feet wide; and 5 feet 8
;! inches high: built of hewn logs, notch-1
ed down close —floored above and below j
. j with 1 1-2 inch plank ; pined down with j
; wooden pins; lower floor consisted of I
. ’ planks 12 inches wide; the floors were
|; tight above and below ; roof was made
; of rafters, covered with boards, eaves
projected about 1 foot. There is a hole
i; in tlie floor on the North west end, and
; ■ corners of the house ; about 2 or 3 inch
.leswide; 9 inches long; shuck house
i covers the cabin on, the Northern side,
-about 2 feet distant; extending at each
, end about 3 feet beyond the cabin.—*
i Comb of the smoke-house runs North
i and South, comb.of the cabin runs East
t and West; the former is higher than
> the latter; large oak tree stands about
- 4 feet distant from the cabin—the dwel
i ling-liousc about 30 steps from the cab
; in. From the dwelling house a person
i can see the South side of the cabin.
» Cross examined.— Thinks the oak tree
; would afford no protection to an inmate
i of the cabin ; during the cold weather
- in 1856. Shuck-house would
afford no protection against an East
wind; snow during the winter of 1860
drifted in all directions : sleet did the
■ same: shuck-house would afford very
: slight protection against a Nortli west
wind. Witness examined the cabin witii
a view of testifying in this case : sought
all the facts as to the dimensions aud
i condition of the house: West gable
was not closed up ; the snow could have
drifted in at the open gable, and’fallen
i upon the ceiling.
LEVI (i. BBANTLY —SWOBX.
Is a physician—resided in the county
of Walton, near the houseof defendant;
has seen deceased in her lifetime; she
was insane; thinks it necessary to
have confined her; the appearance Aif it
human being frozen to death would be
rather white, if a person of fair skin ;
because the blood recedes from extreme
capillary vessels to the internal organs.
The complexion of deceased was fair.
Cross examined. —Was defendant’s fam
ily physician ; saw deceased frequently;
from 1840 to 1855; Witness believes
the first symptoms of freezing is numb
ness, nexteoutortion; next insensibili
ty ; agrees generally with Dr. Wood’s
description of the symptoms, and causes
of freezing ; disagrees with Dr. Wood’s
description of the livid and spotted ap
pearance of a body frozen to death. —
The cabin in which deceased was con
fined prior to death gave out an often
siveodor; cant say whether or not she
was clothed. A woman could not be
kept comfortable in such a house, even
with ordinary clothing, without fire ;
such confinement as he saw deceased
subjected to, would engender disease in
a healthy person, particularly colds,
which causes most of the diseases to
which flesh is heir. Thinks it impossi
ble to restore a lunatic treated as he
saw deceased. Lunatics are sometimes
cured;’’ treatment in such cases varies,
or should be various. The manner of
deceased's confinement was not such as
to restore a patient laboring under any
disease ; by which he means that medi
cal aid could not be properly rendered
under such circumstances; thinks de
ceased was an incurable lunatic; defend
ant applied to witness to treat her mod- j
ically; witness did so: thinks it ncces-j
sary to have sometimes confined her; j
but concluded that he could afford no
relief. Did not examine her farther:
than in talking with her while she re-1
mained in the cabin.
BOUEBT S. O’KELLY—SWOBN.
Is tlie son of defendant and bis deceas
ed wife : provisions were sent to her
from the table ; sometimes by tile hands
of a negro woman ; deceased had sufii
cioit clothing in tlie cabin at the time
, f her death to have kept her warm if
she kept it on her; she would frequently
tear otf her clothes; defendant frequent
ly made inquires as to whether his wife
was furnished with food and clothing.
Different members of the family atten
ded to these matters ; it was the busi
ness of no one in particular; except
that Ms sister generally saw that food
was conveyed to the cabin. Defendant
sometimes in cold weather would get
up at night, and carry additional cloth
ing to the cabin for deceased ; can t say
how often lie has seen defendant do
such things: heard it frequently ; con
stant attention was paid to her—her
paroxysms were at times violent; at
other times she was calm. Vi ituess is
the youngest son. |
Cross examined. —Tlie clothing in tlie |
cabin at the time tlie body of deceased i
was taken out, consisted of rags of dit- J
ferent sizes; dont know whether the!
same were filthy or not; cant say that!
they were wet; witness first discovered |
the death of his mother; was told to go
to the cabin by Martha O’Kelly ; was in j
the habit of talking witii his mother
everyday. The weather was tolerably
cold; don't recollect seeing any suow|
or ice ; thinks it was thawing during I
the day, in the sun, and perhaps also at
niglit. There was no bed in the cabin j
—no mattvass —no straw —nothing ex-,
cept the rags described : there was but!
partial raiment on her body when dis- j
covered ; witness lias never told Mrs.!
’ Needham at her house that tlie rags!
\ were wet. A blanket, and one lied-;
quilt had been given to deceased within j
' one week previous to her death Don't;
' know that snow ever drifted in at the
1 open gable; never went to see whether
snow had drifted hi: never saw defend
ant go to sec whether snow had drifted
in. Found his mother dead on the 2fith
Jan. 1856 in this county. Martha O’-
Kelly told witness that deceased had;
not eaten her breakfast on the day she |
was found dead. Martha O’ Kelly lived i
in defendant’s family about live years; j
lias borne two children while in do
fendant's family: witness is not tlie j
father of the children : she is not mar-,
ried ; left defendant’s house about one
month ago ; witness thinks she is in I
this county ; saw her going off on dc- j
fendant's horse, with defendant's negro;
man ; defendant was at home when she j
left; was in custody of the sheriff; was
not confined to any particular room.
FRANCIS O’KELLY —SWORN.
Is the son of defendant and his dc-!
ceased wife. Her conduct in Oglethorpe j
county, when she became insane, was
sometimes violent; she would attempt
injuries upon others; attempted once to j
throw Robert, then about one month |
old, into the fire; at another time sliej
made an attempt to cut witness’ throat j
with a table knife. Thinks it necessary!
to keep her confined all the time since i
she last became insane ; her paroxysms
sometimes approached suddenly. Is ae-1
quainted with the house in which she
died; no change in it has been made since
her death. There was always a hole in)
the floor for her convenience ; the cabin)
is raised about one foot from the
ground. Food was sent from the fami
ly table to the deceased ; it is his sis
ter’s ordinary duty. Witness lias not!
lived with the defendant for4oro years
past; thinks constant attention was;
paid to his mother. Was several times;
at the house of defendant after reraov-.
al from home ; when theie, lias known
defendant frequently to get up, night
or day, whenever tlie weather changed.
I and send additional clothing to the cab- i
■in of his wife ; this was his rule. Wit
: ness lias never known deceased without j
■ proper clothing when she would keep ft !
' on her; she had no regard for cleanli
i ness or decency, and would sometimes!
I smear herself over with filth ; or smear’
• those who came near the cabin. No;
i vessels were provided for her conve- \
, nience because she would uniformly
i break them. Witness thinks every coni- 1
fort was furnished her that she would
i receive ; thinks she was in a better cou
t dition, confined as she was, than she
i could have been placed in elsewhere. The
l filth was cleaned away from under the
- cabin, and tin* cabin itself was some
- times cleaned.
i Cross-Examined. —Witness thinks de
ceased was itl a better condition than
) if in a warm room, with windows, lat
ticed with iron bars and a proper person
' to watch over her. If the cabin in
1 which she was confined had been warrn
; ed with lead pipes, and the tempera
> ture kept up properly, she would have
■ been more comfortable, and in no dan
r ger of freezing. His opinion is that
t the appearance of a person frozen to
I death is rather bright. The deceased
t had no bed in the cabin—no chair—was
II fed in an iron pan—has seen food, wa
e ter and milk given to her in the same
■ pan—has also seen her excrement in it.
i! The pan was washed after seeing that,
I and before food was again placed in it.
[CONCLUDED MONDAY.]
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Charleston Market.
Cuableston, Feb 27,1 P. M. —Cbtfon—
tSolcs to-day GOO bales, at 10 0-4 to -12
cents. Market quiet but sum.
Congressional.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The Senate
> was not in session to-day.
In the House the Indian appropriation
bill was passed.
Utah Expedition via California
Abandoned.
Washington, Fab. 26.—1 t is asserted
on reliable authority, that the Adminis
. tration has abandoned the California ex
-1 pedition to Utah.
i
Slave Trade Re-Opened.
• New Orleans, Feb. 26.—The Delta
asserts that the slave trade lias already j
i been re-opened. Cargoes of slaves have!
arrived, and been sold at a depot at
’ Pearl riTcr. [There is a Pearl river,
’ known ns the boundary between Louis
iana and Mississippi, and it may be the
point refsredtoin the Delta— Rbportkr |
The slavers sail under the French
■U“g-
Market Reports.
>| New York, Feb. 26.—The cotton
< market was buoyant to-day, with sales
! of 3,500 bales.
i The flour trade was dull sales 8,500 j
j barrels.
I Wheat continues very dull. Corn is
firm, with sales of 12.000 bushels—i
j white 66 a 70, and yellow 66 a6B 1-2 j
j cents per bushel.
Navals are steady.
Rice quiet.
Freights on cotton to Liverpool l-Bd.
Mobile, Feb. 26.—Middling Cottons
II 3-8 cents. Sales of Cotton for the
w'eek 27,000 bales. The receipts for
the past week are 23,500 against 12,000
bales. The decrease at this port is 56,
500 bales. The stock is 164,000 against
143,000 bales.
New Orleans, l'eb. 20. —Sules of Cot- j
ton to day 6,500 bales, at unchanged i
prices, and sales foi the week 64,500 j
bales. The receipts are 58,300. Tliej
stock on hand and on shipboard 389,- i
500 bales. The decrease at this port is
135,500 and all the ports 4-19,500 bales.
Freights are weak, and Sterling Ex-;
, change 107 a 108.
Charleston, Feb. 20.—Sales of Cot-j
[ton to-day 1,300 bales, at unchanged j
! prices.
A Dirty Dye,
| "The notorious scamp, John S. Dye,
Wall street, N. Y., quotes some of the 1
■ interior Alabama Ranks as follows, in i
his “ Bank Reporter ” : Bank of Mont
-1 gomery, [which has never suspended '
specie payments,] 25 per cent, discount;
Central Bank, 25 per cent, do.; Com- '
mercial Bank, 30 do.; and Northern i
Bank, [which lias never suspended,] 40 j :
do.
If Dye will send us the smallest note |,
ever issued by any one of the above '
named Banks, wo will freely give him a j
clear quittance for the $25 he justly ,
owes us and won’t pay !
Exchanges please copy I —Montgomery •
Mail. ' ‘ |
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A Royal Bridegroom’s Presents.— .
The nuptial present given by Prince t
Frederick William to his royal bride
consists of a pearl necklace of unusual
beauty and costliness. The necklace
consists of thirty-two large oriental '
pearls, pronounced by connoisseurs to
be remarkably pure, and the larger of
which, those toward the centre, are of ;
the size of a hazel nut. The cost of this ;
j little collection, which has been com-
I pleted only by dint of great diligence ,
i during a lengthened period, is stated to j
I amount to 28,000 thalers, (£4,000.) |
For six ladies, who have been the com
! panions and friends of the Princess Roy- j
! al hitherto, the Prince bsought with him j
| six golden bracelets, consisting, of aJ,
| broad, rich baud of gold, bearing a|,
' shield, on which are mounted a Pins-!
j sian eagle, the wings of which are en-i
| crusted with diamonds. The Princess;
J of Prussia lias also had a set of a dia- ■
] racmds and turquoise ornaments, ar- j
l ranged with excellent taste, as her pre- [
1 sent to the Princess Royal.
- ■ > ■
GREAT REDUC JLT< >N
IX I'PICKS OF
CLOTHING,
AT
215 BROAD-ST.
t. P. BM 4 CO.
Are now offering tno're'nainder of the : r WINTER
STOCK at such rates as to induce all to
purchase .vhoareiu want of
svjii 4ifl <l' Bin gt*
CLOTHING !
leb&>
• -
JAMES M. DYE it CO.,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Augusta , Georgia
\ mHE UNDERSIGNED have formed a
1 copartnership under the name
style of JAMES M. DYE & CO. for
! transaction of a Waqpbousoand Commis-aBBEE
. sion Business, at the Warehouse recently occu*
, pied by Dtk k LaTastk. They respectfully ten
der their services to their personal friends and
' the public, with the assurance that any business
entrusted to them will be promptly and faith
. fully attended to.
Particular attention paid personally to the sale
1 of Cotton and other Pro< uce, and ah*u to the re
ceiving and forwarding of Goode,
i Liberal Cash Advaiices made on consignments
of Cotton and other Produce.
JAMES M. DYE,
THO 9. RICH AHI g,
A.gu?ba, Feb. 5, 1868. :eb24
Special Hotifts
JsT For Savannah.—The Iron
Steamboat Company’s Steamer W. IT. STARK il!
; leave as above with dispatch.
For freight engagements, apply to
, feh-27-3 J. B. GUIEU, Agent.
(g“For Savannah.-'The Push
ion Line Steamer COLCMBIA will leave as above
with dispatch.
For freight engagements apply to
fcb?7 2 JNO A. MOORE. Agent.
fcfrFojr Savannah.—Thesteiim
er SWAN will leave os above on Monday, at 3
o’clock, P. M. For freight engagements apply to
feb27 J.F.tPRPBT, Agent.
(^Fouiid.—ln front of the Pres
byterian Church, a pair of GOLD SPECTACLES,
which the owner can have by calling at
fob. 2 WILCOX, HAND & ANSLEY.
The Great P roblem
Solved I—PR. MORSE’S INVIGORATING COR
DIAL.—The dyspeptic patient, whose stomach
has lost the power of duly converting food into a
' life-sustaining element, is relieved by a single
course of this extraordinary tonic. The gastric
fluid re acquires its solvent power, and the crude
nutriment, which was a load and a burthen to
the sufferer, while hia digestive organization was
paralyzed and unstrung, becomes, under the
wholesome revolution created in the system, the
basis of activity, strength and health.
| The nervous sufferer, while tormented by the
i acute, physical agony of Neuralgia, Tic-doloreux
for ordinary headache, afflicted with vague ter
| rors, wakened by periodical fits, threatened with
! paralysis, borne down and dispirited by that
1 terrible lassitude which proceeds from a lack of
'! nervous energy, or experiencing any other pain
or disability arising from the unnoturalcondition
of the wonderful machinery which connects ev
ery member with the source of sensation, mo
tion ami thought—derives immediate benefit
from the use of this Cordial, which at once calms,
and regulates the shattered nervous
organization.
Females who have tried it are unanimous in
declaring the Elixir to be the greatest boon that
womxn has ever received from the hands of
medical men.
Morse’s Invigorating Elixir has a direct, im
mediate and astonishing effect upon the appetite,
j While it renews the strength of the digestive
powers it creates a desire for the solid material
■ which is to be subjected to their action. As an
' appetiser it has no equal in the Pharraacopln.
’ If long life and the vigor necessary to its en
• joyment are desirable, this medicine is indeed of
I precious worth
j Its beneficial effects arc not confined to either
I sex or to any age. The feeble girl, the ailing
wife, the listless, enervated youth, the overworn
j rnan of business, the victim of nervous depres
sion, the individual suff ring from general do
bility or from the weakness of a single organ
will all find immediate and permanent reli f from
the use of this incomparable renovator. To
those who have a predisposition to paralysis it
will prove a complete and unfailing safe guard
against that terrible malady. There are many
J perhaps who have so trifled with their constitu
j tion that they think themselves beyond the reach
jof medicine. Let not even those despair. The
l Elixir deals with disease as it exists, without re
I ferenee to the causes, and will not only remove
[ the disorder itself, but rebuild the broken con
! stitution
i LOSS OF MEMORY, confusion, giddiness, rush
’ of blood to the head, melancholy, mental debit
| ity, hysteria, wretchedness, thoughts of solf-de
! s'ruction, fear of insanity, hypochondriasis, dys
! pepsia, general prostration, irritability, nervous
| ness, inability to sleep, distaste incident to fe-
I males, decay of the propagating functions, hys
teria, monomania, vague terrors, palpitation of
! the heart, impotence, constipation, etc., from
whatever cau-e arising, it is, if there is any reli
ance to be placed on human testimony, absolute
ly infallible.
CAUTION.—Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cordial
has been counterfeited by some unprincipled
persons. In future, all the genuine Cordial will
have the proprietor’s sac simile pasted over the
cork of each bottle, and the following words
blown in glass : Dr. Morse’s Invigorating Cor
dial, C. 11. RING, proprietor. N. Y.
This cordial is put up highly concentrated in
pint bottles : $3 per bottle ; two for $5 ; six for
sl2. C 11. RING, proprietor, 192 Broadway, N
York. Sold by Druggists throughout the United
States, Canadas and the West Indies. Also, by '
IIAVIL ND, CHICHESTER & CO., and PLUMP, & :
LEITNER, Augusta. fob 19 3m 1
fiC FreigHt .Between Sa-
VANNAII AND AUGUSTA.—The Iron Steam .
boat Company’s new light draft steamers, AU
GUSTA and W. H. STARK, carrying the freight
on their decks, will leave Savannah and Augus
ta, alternately every three week days, each Boat
making a trip to and from Savannah every 1
week. A Boat will leave Savannah either Wed- (
nesday or Thursday, or So soon as the New |
York Steamers shall discharge in Savannah. |
This Company intend to deliver freight in Au
gusta, iu seven days alter being shipped on |
Steamers in Northern Ports.
All freight consigned to the Iron .-’team Boat 1
Company either in Augusta or Savannah will be .
promptly forwarded without commission, and at i
low rates of freight. jan2B-6m i
(fy Ilair Dye is Vile Wash,
but the article that will naturally restore the
color of the hair, the changing of which to gray
being an indication of alack of proper secretions, 1
|is truly a valuable medicine. Professor Wood’s
' IIAIR TONIC, if the certificates of the leading
! minds over the Union do not falsify, is the only
! safe remedy for baldness, dryness, premature
! change of color, and the several evidences of a
j lack of secretions at the roots of the hair, which
j can be found. Quack j reparations abound, and
1 hair tonics’ fill every ‘corner grocery’ in the
1 country. Avoid all ‘hair tonics’ unless known
j to be the preparation of some man whose celc
; brity has become world-wide. Do not let any
nostrum vender experiment upon your hair.
: Touch nothing you have not good reason to be
lieve is all that it purports to be. Prof. Wood
; hits earned by years of severe test of the virtues
of his preparation, bis present fame. Over 150
! certificates are before us of the value of this
■ hair restorative, from all parties who have tried
! it. Use no other.
Caution. —Beware of worthless imitations as
: several are already in the market called by dis
! ferent names. Use none unless the words Prof,
j Wood’s Hair Restorative, Depot St. Louis, Mo.,
; and New York, are blown iu the pottle.
Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine
Dealers. Also, by all Fancy and Toilet goods
dealers in the U.States and Canadas. febl3
6*' Registry List Open.—On
and after MONDAY, January 4th, 1858, I will
be at the Collector and Treasurer’s office daily
(Sundays excepted,) from 10 o’clock, A. M., to
2 o’clock, P. M., until the FOURTH MONDAY in
March next, for the purpose ol Registering the
names of, and giving cerlificates to the Legal Vo
ters of the City of Augusta. in accordance with
the Act of tbe Legislature, approved February,
16th, 1866, and the City Ordinance to provide for
carrying said act into effect.
ANTHONY D. HILL, Registry Clerk.
Augusta. January 2.1855. jac4
I Sprial Slotirfs.
, |@“ Embroidery .--Mrs. ANNA
R. DKMING is prepared to do all kinds of Em
broidery, with dispatch. Also, to cut out and
make any article* appertaining to a Ladies or an
infants drpss.
I ong experience justices her in the bclier that
she can give satisfaction to all who may entrust
work to her.
Ellis-strcet, second door below Kollock. flf
gg Freight on Sait by the
- Iron Steamboat Company.— During this month.
3 freight on Salt by the uew and sa'e boats of thin
> company will be charged at *2O cents per sack.
febS JOHN B. GUIEU, Agent.
0T Final .Notice.—All thoec
who are indebted to the old Jinn of J. M. Newby
& Co., either by note or account, will please
make payment to the undersigned, as longer in
dulgence cannot be given.
J. K. HORA* CO.,
* <l9 Successors to J. M. Newby v Co.
, gg“ Ttie Augusta Brass and
, String Band, JOHN A. lIOHI.KR, Leader, is,
, as usual, prepared to furnish Music for Proces
. siona, Parties, Serenades, &c., on reasonable
, terms. Application to the Loader or CHARLES
SPAETII will meet with prompt attention.
novl‘2 6m
5 _
■ g®“Mrs. E. O. Collins has ta
i ten the store opposite the Planters’ Hotel, and
has now_iu store a baudsome assortment of Yel
, Vet, Silk" Straw and Mourning BONNETS, DRESS
CAPS, HEADDRESSES, RIBBONS, FLOWER*
‘ FEATHERS, HAIR BRAIDS, TOILET
POWDERS, SOAPS, PERFUMES, HAIR OILS, to:.
1 Tlie above Goods will be sold as reasonable as
1 can be bought in the city for cash.
r Mrs. C. will receive through her friends in New
i York, the latest Ixmdon and Paris fashions, and
i will make to order at short notice. oct-25
gST" Golden Hill Shirts.—loo
dozon C. and L. SLIJRTS ; *2O doz. White and Col-,
ored MARSEILLES, a new and beautiful article, j
for sale low by
, U 9 J. K. HORA k CO. j
pf To Make Hoorn for our |
Spring and Summer stocks, wo will sell the re-1
mainder of our heavy Wiuter Clothing at very j
• reduced prices for CASH. Call soon, before they j
arc all gone. janlO J. K. HORA & CO.
jsr W anted to Hire—A Negro
Girl, ton or twelve years of ago. Enquire at this
office. foh'JS
irTlt c Great English
Remedy.—Sir Jambs Clarkk’s CELEBRATED
FEMALE PILLS. Vreparod from a prescription
. of Fir J. Clarke. M. D., Physician Extraordinary
lo the Queen.
This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the
core of all those painful and dangerous diseases
to which the female constitution is subject. It
moderate? all excess and removes ull obstruc
tions. and a speedy cure may be rolled on.
TO MARRIED LA DIES it is peculiarly suited.
It will, in a short time, bring on the monthly I
period with regularity.
Eadi bottle, price One Dollar, bears the Gov
ernment Stamp of Great Britain, to prevent
counterfeits.
These Pills * hould not be taken by females
during the first three months of Pregnancy, as
they are sure to bring on Miscarriage, hut at any
other time they are safe. *
In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections,
Pain in the Back and Limbs, Fatigue on slight
exertion, Palpitation of the Heart. Hysterics and
Whites, these Pill-; will effect a cure wheu all
other means have failed, and although a power
ful remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, anti
mony, or anything hurtful to the constitution.
Full directions in the pamphlet around each
package, which should he carefully preserved.
Sole Agent for the United States and Canada,
JOB MOSES, (late I.C. Baldwin & Co.)
* Rochester, New York.
X B.—One Dollar and six Postage Stamps en
closed to any authorized Agent, will insure a
bottle containing over fifty pills, by return mail.
For sale by HAVILAND, CHICHESTER & CO., j
Wholesale and Retail Agents for the State yf j
Georgia. fel>l2 v j
'Freight* oy till rttVttlliuUl u* *CI j
By the Iron Steamboat Company Line, w ill be re
ceived and forwarded free of Commission, ad
dressed to the case of Agent Iron Steamboat
Comp-, iv.
J. B. GUIEU, Agent, Augusta
S. M. LAFFITF.AU, Agt. Savannah
Augusta, July l, 2357. jyt-iy ’
gs Dr. M. J. Jones offers liisj 1
professiona services to the citizens of Augusta ; |
and vicinity. Office on Mclntosli-street. opposite* j
the Constitutionalist Range, where he may be |
ound at ail times during the day, and at night j
at the residence of J. C. Snead, south side ofj
Walker-st, opposite Richmond Academy. j <
ootid 6m j \
\ g«_T A sis h rotypes for t he i
1 Million.—ls you want a first-rate AMBUOTVPE, J
beautifully colored and put in a neat case for
Fifty Cents, go to the original Fifty Cent Gallery.!
Post Office corner, opposite the Georgia Railroad j -
Bank. Entrance to the Gallery next door to the .
Post Office. <
<:4 WM. 11. CHALMERS, Proprietor, j
6*7“ 1) l- ess Making.—Mrs. E !
BROWN’ would*respectfully inform the ladies of c
Augusta and vicinity tiiat she is fully prepared j \
to execute all orders entrusted to her care with | d
neatness and dispatch. Residence south side of 1
Green st.. fourth door below Centre, nearly op- „
po itc Ft. James: M. F. rhun h. ltn
glPortrait Painting.— Mr.
T. FORSTER, thankful to the citizens of Augusta
lor the patronage already bestowed on him, ■
begs to state that he has removed from Messrs.
Tucker & Perkin.-, and has taken rooms at
j i*r. Paterson’s, on Washington street, corner jf
j of Ellis, where he will le happy to execute Por- j
I' traits in Oil in the highest stylo of the art, and | '
on reasonable terms. Photographs, Ainbrotypes! *
and Daguerreotypes copied in oil. fel2-Sm
Raisins.
jmEN boxes LAYER RAISINS ;
' 20 do M. R. do
i 20 half do do
20 qu’r do do
Just received at
feblT IPANTIGNAC & HUBBARD'S.
SMALL LOT OF RYE still in store, for
which a buyer is wanted, by
I febo ' MW. WOODRUFF, j
Watcli, Clock ami Jeweli*
Work. f
HENRY J. OSBORNE would respect
fully inform his friends and ac- ! *
Iquaiutances that ho has employed in j \
the work department of his establish i t
ment, Mr. T. S. WOOD and Mr. WM. 1 j
G. WOODSTOCK, both experienced in i
ill departments of the trade, each o .
whom will give personal attention to |L_ij
the interests of this well known estah- tfV , M.
lisbment. A liberal share of public putrouage is j
most respectfully solicited at
HENRY J. OSBORNE’S
Watch, Jewelry and Optical Store. 266 Broad-st, ,
under the U. S. Hotel, Augusta. fob 12 <
rnUKPENTINK.
Price per gal., by the barrel, 66 cents ; re
tail 70 cents per gallon.
fob23 _ S. C. MUSTIN.
ACON AND SUGAR.
10 hbds. choice SHOULDERS,
I 10 do Jo SIDES,
f 3000 lbs. HAMF,
I 26 Imds. Dry and Bright Orleans SUGARS, '
j For sale low by
' i*b?-ltt A. D. WILLIAM?.
stto sl&!rfrt«fments.
MASONIC HALL.
TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
THE great star of the musi
cal, WORLD, mid
PRODIGY CF THE AGE!
BLIND TOM, the only original Pianid
in existence! —A Blind Boy, only eight
years ol age, and who, as a musical phenomenon,
is without a parallel, will give one ol his
SOIREES MUSICALS,
' at the above Hall, on FRIDAY and SATURDAY
EVENINGS, commencing at 7 ) A o’clock.
Tickets. *25 cents ; Children under ten years ei
age. and servants, ten cent . feb22
CONCERT HALL..
iIERE AGAIN.
FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY!
Great Change of HSntertaliiiueiit!
I PRICES REDUCED !—Admissipn On
ly 25 cents ; Children and Servants, l&ctj?.
Wonderful Feat of Producing BON B'JNS and
CONFECTIONERY for the Ladies and Children.
WEDNESDAY , THURSDAY, FRI
DAY and SATURDAY,
February .‘2-1 th, ‘23th* 20th and 27th«.
Commencing at half pasi 7 o’clock, and oh Thurs
day and Saturday Afternoons, at half-past three
i o’clock.
SIGNOR BRITZ
Announces that in order to afford all classes an
opportumty of witnessing Ins exhibitions, he bus
reduced the prices ns above. feb‘22-4
GEORGIA
SARSAPARILLA
4 ’we> aft a q»«» «■ mu «■ *
OR,
TD on ii is T A.lterative.
IN PINT BOTTLES.
I PREPARED BY J. DENNIS, M. I)., Augusta, Ga.
1 For Diseases of the Liver and to Purify the Blood.
IT CONTAINS, in addition to Sarsapa
rilla. the Hvdro-Alcoholic Extract of Queen's
1 Delight, (Stillingia) ; White Ash, Grey Beard or
Fringe Iree, (Ch onanthus) ; Tinctui e of May
j Apple or Mandrake, (Podophyllum,) and Blood
Root, (Funguinaria.)
In small doses it is alterative or laxative ; in
large doses it acts generally as a mild pu. gative.
In some cases there is no percept! le action or
the bowels ; yet. in Liver Co.i plaints, or in dis
eases arising from impurities in the blood, its
continued use produces a marked improvement
in the general health.
ItsJngrodients are well known to be good. Its
formu a has been highly approved of by emi
nent physicians. It sells readily aud gives good
satisfaction.
The publication of its composition i-= the best
certillcute or recommendation that can he given
It is cot offered to the public as a universal Spt
rijic , but as one of tlie best medicines lor dis
eases of the Liver and for purifying the Blood,
that can be obtained.
For sale by the principal Druggists in this city,
and by Druggist- generally.
References— V.. E. l ord, D. D.. Augusta ; Hon.
I A. H Stephens ; Ex Gov. 11. V. Johnson ; Hon.
W. Gilmore Simms, Charleston ; Gen. Jus Jones;,
J. Caldwell, Esq., Columbia. F.C. ; Rev. W A.
MjSvvain. ai:d Rev. J. A. Porter. Sumter, S. C
feb27 dlw
HARPER’S MAGAZINE, for March,
trimmed. For sale by
feb27 THOS. RICHARDS k SON.
(tLOHE HOTEL,
MRS. E. C. STARII Regs respectfully
to announce to her friends and t' o travel
ling public, that she continues to keep the above
establishment, and devotes her entire attention
to ts management as heretofore.
Thankful to her friends and the travelling pub
lic for the very liberal patronage heretofore ex
tended t. this house, she respectfully solicits a
continuance, assuring them that no pains or ex
pense on her part will he spared to render ti;e
house worthy the most extended patronage.
feb*27 *w6 Mrs. E. O. STARR.
j&ij-Tho Chronicle aud Constitutionalist wiil
please copy. _ .
MADAME YOUNG,
PHILOSOPHER, PIIHBNOLOGIST,
AJD PHYSIOGNOMIST,
(Lite of Now York.)
Respectfully announces to the
ladies and gentlemen of Augusta that she
< an he consulted professionally at the U. STATES
HOTEL.
Madame Young makes no pretensions to Magic,
but she will inform all who consult her of their
Disposition and Character, a* d the Loading
Transactions of their Lives —Past, Present ami
Future—as well as if she had known them from
their birth. leb2s dlw
/CHEESE, CHEESE.
50 boxes English Dai r> Cheese,
50 do State do
For sale low by
JOSIAH SIBLEY &SN3.
feb2s No. 6. Warren Block.
/ 'I OLD BAND CHINA.
VIT For sale very low, iu complete setts or
separate, those wanting to till up old setts, or
purchase now. are respectfully requited to give
me a call. Store few doors ab>ve the Augusta
Hotel. fob2s S. C. MISTIN’.
TJLATKD SPOONS, FORKS, BUTTER
I KNIVES, kc. For sale at
Tem 8. C. MUST IN .
Crockery, China osul Glnss
wnie Merchants
SUPPLIED on better terms than by
any other qpneern in this -yA
We have the goods, and <-
they must be sold. Store few \ \
doora above the Augusta Hu- i l , \
Ul ’ ieb2s S. C. MU3TIN
1( JOKING GLASSES.
J A large stork, well assorted, for sale cheap,
seiiarate or by the dozen.
j- e 1,25 * S. C. MUSTIN.
\WT A ITERS.
\\ All kinds, for sale cheap bv
le l >25 s. G. MCSTIN.
fTIEH THOUSAND lbs. BACON, bos
j round, on consignment and for sale low, for
-•a h oul by 125 M. W. WOODRUFF.
riIEN tierces Prime RICK, on consign
1_ ment ami for sale low for cash only.
fob*2s M. W. WOODI UFF.
rnvvu iiliMTitET) sacks f lock, on
1 consignmenl and for sale .on easy terms, by
feV25 M, W. WOODRUFF.
I*<IVE HI'NiHEU BI’SIIELS SEED
1 OATS, on consignment and for sale by
fd,2o ! -W. WOODRUFF.
A FEW blide. N . O. SUGAR, iii iWo
aud for sale, on accommodating terms, by
fd>2s M. W. WOODRUFF.
Fire, Marine ami I.iie In-
SURANCE.
CAPITAI. KKI’RESKNTI'.H SBOO,MO.
fT*HE SURSUIUBER is Agent fur tier
following Insurance Comy>anie.°, in which
he can insuro-bv the assistance of the
any amount up to $30,000, on any single Fire,
Life, River or Marine risks : Capital.
M mufacturers’ Ins. Comp’y of Phila. $500,000
State Fire and Marine 320.000
Exchange -60,600
Merchants’ 200.000
Mutual Benefit ol New York 2,600,000
Mutual Life of New York 4,000,000
These Companies are recommended by trust
worthy and reliable parties, as every way de
serving the confidence of Insurers.
C. F MeCAY.
feb24-2w Soc'y of the Aug. Ins k Bkg Co -
Eastern Hay.
JUST RECEIVED, 300 bundles of the
fluest EASTERN HAY ever offered in this
market. For sale by A. P. BEERS,
feb'24 -6 Opposite Planters* Hotel.
Oats ! Oats!
riAENNESSEE OATS, in store and at-
J Dei tot for sale by .P.T
--:eh24-5 N -. P. I LLL -.