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ffljc Constitutionalist. ! AUGUSTA, Gr-A..; Tuesday Morning, September 7, 1875 Sharp Biography of N. C. Thompson, one of the Winnebago Chiefs. We find in the Perry Home Journal the following first-rate notice ot' the renegade Georgian, N. C. Thompson. It seems that what we have said didn’t do him half jus tice: “The Macon Te'ejraph an l Messenger of last Saturday contains an account of one N. C. Thompson, of Rockford, Illinois, who refused to exhibit anything of his manufac ture in the event Jeff. Davis should speak at the agricultural fair at that place. In response to the question, “Who is Thomp son?” we reply that he was the son of Nob man B. Thompson, a shrewd Vermont tra der, who some forty years ago opened a bar room at Knoxville, and made money by selling mean liquor at five cents a drink. He then moved to Pond Town, where ne sold goods awhile, after which he established himself In business in Perry, occupying the corner store where George Killen now holds forth. He had two brothers, Egbert and Horace. Egbert, a very clever man and good merchant, left Perry just to get away from his brother Norman, who carried on a very unfraternal and competi tive war against his business; located in Americus, and grew quite wealthy, when he moved North. He died, highly respected, a few years ago. Horace, a very clever, but shrewd little Yankee, married a daugh ter of Judge Scarboro, and now lives at St. Paul, Minnesota. Norman Cornelius, son of Norman B. Thompson, was a worthy son of a skin-flint sire, and a little more so than nis lather. They were bosom friends, shrewd and tricky. They made money and got rich. They bought negroes, none of whom they set free, but sold them for money, with which and their mercantile gains they established just before the war a bank and other speculative enterprises at Rockford, among the Illinois Winnebago Savages. While a mere boy, Cornelius’ disposition would crop out. He had few as sociates, but would always drink wine and frolic with the other boys until his time came to “ante,” when he wouldn’t want any. His brothers and mother were hated by him, and it is alleged that he tried to have his own mother confined under a false charge of lunacy in an asylum. He caused his brother Frank, a paroled Confederate prisoner, to be imprison ed in Rocklord in order to gratify his malice, but never once during the war did he enter even the Federal service, and risk his corrupt carcass in the field. He staid in Illinois and speculated, and grew richer, until now with his ill-gotten hundreds of thousands his righteous wrath finds vent j in upbraiding the noble, chivalrous, true, | brave Jefferson Davis. The article of the j Augusta paper in regard to Frank Thoinp- > son was incorrect. Frank was a whole souled chivalrous young man, very talented. He entered the Confederate service and made an excellent soldier. He was as brave as Cornelius was cowardly. After the war he found himself penniless. His father and brother revelling in luxury, cast him off, he became dissipated and died two years ago. lie was attended in his last hours by some of our best citizens, and buried in a very hadsome manner. We believe his father paid his burial ex penses when the bill was sent him. No pa triotism prompted N. C. Thompson to the course he pursued in regard to Jeff Davis. By pleasing the cowardly black guards composing the Grand Army of the j Republic, he begat popularity, advertised himself, and will make money. But the devil has a bill of sale to this sanctimon ious truly loyal hypocrite, and then— “ Whose shall all these riches be?” The Chicago Times, and Democratic pa pers in Illinois generally are requested to copy iu plain type and tell their readers to read slowly. What Inflation Will Do for the South. “The advocates of ‘more money’ con- j stantly assert that inflation would benefit i the South and all other places where money -j is scarce. They do not tell us how wo are 1 t) get the newly issued greenbacks without we have something to give in exchange for them, There is no scarcity of currency | where there is anything to sell which any- i body wants.”—[Columbia'-Union-Herald. We wiil tell you something you have j “for sale” at your very door: Enough water power to turn one hundred thousand spindles. Go twenty miles further up , stream and you will find enough for sale to j run one hundred thousand more. Go twenty miles below and you will find one hun dred thousand more, and so on down with- i in fifty miles of its mouth. You can take \ ali the other streams iu South Carolina and you can find the same. And when you sell out all the water-power on your ini tnd streams, come over to the border, and commence just this side of the Blue Ridge on the Savannah river, and sell for every five miles until you get to the ocean. Should you have any greenbacks left, cross the river and enter Georgia, where we have enough water-power now running to waste to turn all the spindles now in motion in this world. And when you get enough cot *t.jn factories in operation to make up every pound of the raw ma terial that grows, then you can go into North Georgia and Alabama and pitch into iron and coal and slate. You there can find active employment for at least three hundred million of green backs. Returning, you can take up the kaolin beds of South Carolina and Georgia, run sling in deep, broad and well defined stra ta from Aiken county to the Chattahoo chee, in Muscogee. This clay is now used by New England sugar refiners and manu facturers of candy, and flour for adultera tion. Wo want you to sell the right to make fine porcelain ware, the bowl you wash out of, the pitcher you drink from, cups, saucers, plates, fruit stands, ornaments for your brackets, statuary for your lawns, and everything your merchants are now buying abroad, which can be made from this clay. In one word, sir. nature denies your right to go beyond your State and Georgia to buy one single article you eat, drinK, wear or which would be a pleasure to your sight. She has provided them all here in a crude state and demands of you to go to work anil fashion them. Youaie of the Impression she only requires you to make cotton and ship it in bags. Your reply is just what we want you to admit: “I would do all this if 1 had the money.” Go North and there you will ti and the same answer. Well, then, let the Government give us more money. But you say if the Government issues more money it will depreciate in value. Not true, for then these factories and industries would be started with this money. The tramps of the North and the loafers in the South could be put to work in them. With these factories in operation, vil lages, cities and railways would follow 7 , and where you have one ship on the ocean you would have twenty then. Your pa per would be an eight-page, with twenty thousand circulation, and filled with ad vertisements. Follow your Radical lead ers, though, and they will still further plunge the country into bankruptcy. They have now reduced it to the very verge of starvation, and propose to still further drag it down in order to satisfy the bond holders, who care not a groat if you live forever poor. Slang- Whanging.— The “ Independ ents” in California are called “Chloral hydrates.” GEORGIA GENERAL NEWS. The people of Liberty Hill, near Griffin, were in a ferment the other day over a re ported intention of the negroes to get up art insurrection. It all originated by an idle tale of an irresponsible black boy. Stanley’s “Tabarnaele,” the traveling Northern Methodist show 7 , has left Newnan going in the direction of Atlanta.. Sheriffs will examine and due inquiry make whether this thing does not come under the head of strolling shows; and if so, is it liable to tax for State, county and common school purposes. Madison Journal: We are informed by a reliable gentleman, living in the neighbor hood, that the negroes around Brook’s Chapel have their secret* meet ngs every night from 10 o’clock until day-light, and have the church guarded, so that no ap proach can be made during their libera tions. This looks very suspicious and should be looked into by the whites in that settlement. Columbus Times: We hear about a dozen barrels of cents have been ordered for trade purposes by leading houses. One great good they produce is teaching the value of a penny. Now to get anything we have to spend a nickel. When we getsma.ler money we can find many things to buy with them, and sometimes one cent will buy all a mau wants, whereas now to get it he would be compelled to spend five and get more than he wanted. Macon telegraph: It is again very warm and dry in Middle and Southwestern Geor gia, with the result of great damage to the cotton crop. The new and tender growth, superinduced by the wfct weather of the middle of August, succumbs to the sudden drouth and blazing sun, and even the field peas, which were relied on to supplement the meagre corn crop, are perishing under these combined influences. * * A friend told us a few days ago that in the course of twenty miles’ travel in the neighboring county of Houston, the total wreck of crops is distressing. The cotton fields are as black from rust as they ordinarily get to be after the heaviest frosts of November, and are absolutely bare of foliage. Even the pea crop is al most an entire failure. * * * One of the largest planters in Lee an i Dough erty told us a week ago that in twenty years of farming he never approached any where so near a total and absolute failure ot 11 crops as he does this fall, ar and the talk of twenty acres to the bale in the South west is no joke, but a sober reality. We judge, therefore, that the cotton crop of this part of Georgia is not likely to be equal to even that of last year, while, it is true, that the cotton crop at large may go beyond it. Houston Home Journal: During the pres ent week, however, facts have come to the knowledge of many of our citizens which, to say the le st, should cause us to be pre pared for any emergency, and especially to keep on the qui rive to detect the conspira tors in the incipiency of their ignorant but infernal plans. There can be out little doubt that there have been, during this week, unlawful assemblies at at least two places in this county, and that they were prompted by notice of threatened out breaks in the eastern part of the State. These assemblies are frequently held, and protected against intrusion by pickets A few days ago a laborer was missing from a plantation a few miles north of Perry. The employer asked a small boy where he was, and received the informa tion that" he had gone off, and would not be back "till the war was over.” It was known that he and several other’s had uni forms, badges and arms. Tuesday night, about four miles west of Perry, some gen tlemen passed a church, found the road picketed, and overheard the negroes say iu substance that “ the white people have the arms, but we have the numbers.” There is, we believe, no cause for alarm. Only caution and prudence suggest that our peo ple should bo well a: med and watchful that those families who are surrounded by ignorant and easily*aroused negroes might be protected. Indeed, it would do no harm, and probably might do some good to have a detail on the roads and by-ways of nights, to keep us informed and let these malcontents know that they are under sur veillance. Asa few of our citezens are un duly alarmed, it is only necessary, as Judge Killen (who is no alarmist) says, “to 06 quiet and watch.” Of course if positive proof can be had against any one for inci ting insurrection, he will be arrested and dealt with as the law directs. The Muster 1101 l of European Armies Europe is a vast military camp with a liberal system of furloughing, M. Amedee le Faube publishes in La Fran e a com plete analysis of the military strength of the various nations in 1875. Germany, it appears, has an army comprising 4G9 bat talions of infantry, 405 squadrons of cav alry, 300 campaign batteries, 29 battalions of fort artillery, 18 battalions of pioneers, and 18 battalions of service corps. When are added the reserves, the laudsturm, the landwehr, and the navy, a total of 1,700*000 men is arrived at, with annual estimates of £20,000,000. The English army and navy, including militia and volunteers, comprise 535,000 men, and cost £24,800,0: 0; Austria has 535,000 men, costing £10,800,000; Bel gium, 43,00 ) men, with an expenditure of £1,659,200; Denmark, 54.000 men, costing £360,000; Spain, according to the regu lations of 1870, possesses 270,000 men, with a yeaily budget of £0,400,000. The law passed by the Cortes in 1872 h s as yet been imperfectly applied. France has 152 regiments of infantry, 30 battalions of j chasseurs, 77 cavalry regiments, 40 regi ments of artillery, 4 of engineers, and 20 I squadrons of service corps. With the re i -erve and navy the total effective strength J of the country Is 1,700,000, costing £26,600,- 000; Greece, 51,000 men, aud estimate £36 ),- o ;Q; Italy, 760,000 men, expenditure £9,840,- 000; Holland, 100,000 men, estimate £1,120,- ; 000; Portugal, 73,000 men, costing £180,000; Russia has an army in time of peace of 188 | regiments of infantry, 82 battalions of ! riflemen, 48 battalions for frontier service, 56 regiments of cavalry, 310 batteries of ar | tillery, 14 battalions of engineers, besides l regulars and reserves. With the fleet the 1 effective strength of the country is 1,550,- i 000 men, with a budget of £27,000,0C0; Swe den, 160,000 men, costing £1,120,000. The ef fective strength of Switzerland is approxi mately ISO.OOO men, costing only £160.000; Turkey, 300,000 men, with estimates of £5,- 680,000. On a war footing, therefore, the ; armies of Europe are 9,330,000 men, costing annually 136,804,000 pounds. An Early Poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The following verses, never before pub lished, were written in the album of a Bal timore lady, by Edgar A. Poe, at the age of nineteen, shortly after he left West I Point, in 1829. They are given in facsimile iu Scribner for September; ALONE. From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—l have not seen As others saw—l could not bring My passions from a common spring; From the same source I have not taken My sorrow—l could not aw 7 aken My heart to joy at the same tone— And all I loved—l loved alone! Then, in my childhood, iu the dawn Of a most stormy life—was drawn From every depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still. From the torrent, or the fountain— From the red cliff of the mountain— From the sun that ’round me roll’d in its Autumn tint of gold. From the lightning in the sky As it passed me flying bv— From the thunder, and the storm— And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of heaven was blue) Of a demon in iny view. —[Scribner for September. Horses.— Russia owns more than 20,000,000 horses, Siberia having the best supply and Poland the poorest. A gentleman who has investigated this subject writes as follows: “There are seven crown studs in Russia, and one in Poland, containing altogether 3,602 brood mares and horses, with twelve crowm stables having 945 stallions. There are also 2,441 private studs, con taining 0,496 stallions, and about 70,000 brood mares, besides upwards of 69 000 stallions and 62,000 brood mares in’the copach and steppe “tabures.” Three hundred and eighty horse fairs are annually held iu Russia, at which about 150,000 animals are sold out of about 263,000 brought to market. The ayepage price per horse is about 69 roubles, making the yearly returns 9,000,000 roubles, or $6,250,0()(). Irwin. —The Governor-elect of the Golden State is a native of Ohio. He has resided in California for 26 years. For sometime he was an editor. OUR BARNWELL LETTER. “Bourbon" and Gov. Chamberlain — The Railroad—September Court — The Weather &c. Barnwell Court House, S. C., j September, 7th, 1875. [ Well, as we anticipated, “Bourbon” has replied to our letter of last month in reference to the Governor of this State, though we verily expected a different answer to that which our friend and brother knight of the quill has put before the good folk of Georgia. Nevertheless, “Bourbon” writes up the carpet-bag Governor as making rapid strides toward reform. This we agree to in parr, but hardly think he will ever succeed in establishing himself so much in the favor aud good graces of the Conservative element of the State, to say naught of the Democratic party, as to make them feel assured of doing their duty in granting unto him their solid support. Asa scholar and a man of culture, as one who has the possi bilities of usefulness jn him iua higher degree than any man in his party; as a man who has said a good deal that they commend, and done something of the same sort, the Conservative party will treat him with proper consideration and respect. But Chamberlain’s ideas of the work that he has to do are not such as even they can wholly accept. And wherefore? It is because he adheres to “the opossum ou the fence” policy, in consideration of the deplorable condition of the rot ten Republican party of this State. Possibly, yea, very probably, if our carpet-bag Governor could be perfectly satisfied that the ides of last October made a corpse of the Party of Progress, there would not be so much of the “go between” policy to be complained of by the people. Chamberlain certainly has the intelligence to understand the politi cal situation of affairs, hut for fear that “something may turn up” to his per sonal disadvantage, should he, like Henry the Fifth, courageously cut loose from his former corrupt associates, he waits, Micawber like, to see what tiiat “turn up” (if any) will be. Chamber lain stands accused of being connected with the coupon swindle, the Hardy Solomon Bank swindle and other grave matters of vital interest to the State, and while he forcibly denies these charges in an “interview” with the Charleston News and Courier reporter, yet he fails to do his duty iu not explaining these matteis in an official publication over his own name. If he is not guilty of the charges laid at his door, he ought certainly to find out who the guilty parties are, and inaugurate pro ceedings against them. But the fact is, the truth as to whom the real offenders are is the last thing in the world that Chamberlain desires to be made known —at least just now. He will not prose cute, himself, because he well knows that the real thieves will not institute proceedings against his Chief Magis tracy, for fear of their conviction and just punishment, and from his official silence we are constrained to believe the case vice versa. If Chamberlain is in genuine earnest about reform, he would prove it to the world by severing his connection altogether with the cor rupt party that placed the reins of power in his hands by elect ing him to the Gubernatorial chair of the State, and by bold ly coming entirely over to the side of honesty and decency. But, no! He is not siucere in his professions, ipso facto. He don’t really care a curse for reform unless he can be pecuniarly benefited thereby. He is possibly feeling his way, aud if he finds that he is “in the wrong pew,” aud that the old Scott- Moses system will be the most benefi cial, he will not be long in following in the wake of his predecessors. If Cham berlain wishes the hearty approval, support and applause of the Demo cratic party of South Carolina, he must bring to justice the thieves con nected with the coupon frauds, the Land Commission and Sinking Fund swindles, &c., and must set himself right ou the Solomon Bank failure iu a better manner than by “interviews”— against all corruptionists his blows must be heavy and fast, and not main tain a deathlike silence for fear of his own probable guilt being found out. Will have more to say another time. Barnwell-Elko Railroad. We were unavoidably prevented from sending you an account of the meeting held in the interest of this enterprise on Monday last, but will give you a few dots at this writing. There was not as much stock taken on that day as we thought would be—about one-third of the necessary amount having only been subscribed. Another meeting will be held here to-morrow though, and it is confidently expected that at least two thirds of the shares will be disposed of. Those mostly interested positively as sert that the road will he built by the first of next year, if not sooner. If this work is successfully carried out, Barnwell in a short while will have grown to be a young city, for her won derful water power and other advan tages will soon be developed, which will inevitably make this place the com mercial centre of the county. The ball is fairly in motion, and we hope will be pushed triumphantly forward. September Court. Our September term of Court will convene at this place on the 20th in stant, notwithstanding the dirty aud unfair measures of the Leslieites of Blackville to have it otherwise. The decent people of the county are anx iously looking forward to this happy date, as the tax unions of the county are going to bring our county commis sioners “to the bull ring” aud make them “face the music” of a trial for malfeasance in office, the consequence of which will doubtless be their free transportation to Columbia and lodg ment in the penitentiary. The probate judge and clerk of the court brothers are also up for drunkenness and incom peteney. Our school commissioner is also to have a showing that he may the better inform the tax-payers as to the disbursement of the free school funds. The trial of the above cases alono will make the session intensely interesting, but added to these will be the trial of one Asa Hazel, a mulatto, for the al leged murder of his wife, and also the case of the two negroes arrested for the murder of Mr. Hennesey. From au “interview” with these alleged felons, a few days ago, we think their attorneys will have their hfinds full if they accomplish their acquittal. Another interesting feature for these ses sions is the good set of jurymen drawn for the term. From the action of certain officials, though, who favor Blackville for the county seat, it was at onetime thought that no jury would be dpawn, but his Honor Judge Maher couldn’t see it that way, and demanded the empanneling of a jury, threatening, so we learn, to rule the Clerk of Court and others for contempt should they fail to obey his orders immediately. \ye learn, filso, that Miles Bennett, the Jury Commissioner for this county (and to his praise be it said,) was of fered SSO to not exercise his duty, and eveii threatened with his life if he did so; but Miles knew which side his bread was buttered on, and acted rightly. The jury drawn is said to be the beet we have had in the last six years. The Weather, &e. We have had no rain for some time, and to pay for some delightful weather last month we are suffering intensely \viili the heat, the thermometers rang ing in the nineties all day to-day. Cotton Is opening rapidly, and is be ing picked and shipped right along. A party of our Loung men returned yesterday from a lour days deer hunt on the Edisto, together with other friends from Aike| and different por tions of tuis county. Result —three bucks and a “ jolljf good time.” Sergt. M. G. Oakman, of j the Clinch Rifles, of your city, and of| tin cup and prize rifle fame, was ou| of the happy party. I Carolinian. CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE. PEREMPTORY SALE AT AUCTION Bi’ CONSENT OF PARTIES 1 On Easy Terms sand Long Credit OF JiIOST Permanently Valulble and Productive CITY PROPERTY, to The Lafayette Half and Opera House | Containing Spacious- Stores, Offlcess and SaliLns, ! ALL SUCCESSFUL <4ND POPULAR BUSI NESS STANDS, SITUATED IN Till MOST CENTRAL PORTION Oa THE CITY. With Fronts on Broad and Ellis. Between Jackson and Cbm obeli Streets. BY 0. V. WALKER..I ..Auctioneer. riIUESDAY, the 7tb jeptember, 1875, at 12 _L o’clock, m., in ifront of the Opera House Arcade, in thisjeity, will positively be sold, at public auetSon, by consent of the parties m interest, ths following described and very choice con|tnercial and invest ment property, to-witv: That centi ally sitpuated, substantially built and very productive property popu larly known as the Had and Opera House, situ a !,e| in the city of Au gusta, county of KiciSmond, and State of Georgia, and in the Square bounded by I’.road, Ellis, Jackson |nd Campbell streets. The portion of groin l on which they are built measures a ten il front on back of Broad and Ellis stree .s 65 feet, by an ex treme depth between >arallel lines end ex tending from street t< street of 27 1 feet 6 inches, said measuren jnt all being more or less. Jhe said prop' rty, i not sold in block, will be sold sub iviueri into lo;s, des ignated by the Nos. J 2 and 3 according to plans of J. F. Braun, b chitect, to be exhib ited on the day of .ale. The said lots measure asjfollows: Lots Nos. 1 and 2 front on the south sifie of Broau street, having each 26 feet sbqiuches thereon, by a depth between parallel lines of 126 feet in depth towards Ellis street. Lot No. 1 is improved with the Substan tial Three and Two-st|ry Brick Buildings known and designated by the No. 272 Broad street. The logger stor\ contains a spacious and commodious Store—one of the finest business stjads in the city and arranged and adaptedjor Offices or Dwell ing above. With Lof No. 1 and the im provements thereon v*;ll be sold the Tene ment east of th Arcadgf or entrance, erected immediately above thisame, subje t to all the conditions of servitude hereinafter specified. f Lot No. 2, west of hi Arcade or entrance, measures 26 feet 6 inchL front on the south side of Broad street fy a depth between parallel lines of 126 feeft awards Ellis street, together with all the improvements there on, known and designated by the No. 274 Broad street, and comprising the substan tially built three-storyfßrick Building with a spacious two-story zßrick Store in the rear. The main buillling contains that splendid Store and clloice business stand occupied by Messrs. 'Myers & Marcus, Wholesale dry goods Dealers. The upper portion is arranged foi|dwelling and adapt ed for offices. Toe foregoing (described property is leased to sad occupied by the well known wholesale coalers in dry goods and clothing, Messrs. j) yers & Marcus, 1.. Sylvester and others, Sntil the Ist of Octo ber, 1875, yielding an S.ggregate rental of $6,400 per annum. | Lot No. 3 comprises Ihe remainder of the property, measuring a|x>tal front on Ellis street of 65 feet by a dtjtth between parallel liues of 145 feet 6 inehe|, from which point it contracts to a widthfof 12 feet, and ex tends to and fronts on |outh Broad street. This said extension isjknown as the Ar cade, or entrance from llroad street to the Opera House. Also, tie present existing alley way, of 7 feet widtli, opening on Ellis street—Lots 1 and 2 tolhave the right, in common with Lot No. 1. to use, but not to obstruct, the said Arciide or alley way— together with all the irlprovements there on, comprising that t|:tensivo, capacious and subst ntially-bu ltgjrick Opera House, covered with slate, copier gutters, cement ed basement throughout, well lighted and ventilated and providid with ample en trance and i xit arrangements and accom modations. The stage js 41 feet depth, the auitorium has a parquet, dress circle, gallery and a seating capacity of about one thousand—has contain**! 1,4i)0 persons. The basement is adapted f<|- saloon purposes, lighted witli gas throughout, and the only establishment of its kind iu the city for public entertainment. J.Vith ordinary care and small expense this; property alone is susceptible of producin ' a large and cer tain income, it has yi Ided in ordinarily prosperous seasons ove $6,000 per an.ium. The above decseribed compris ing, as it does, the moslj extensive aud cen trally located property In the city of Au gusta in market, is well?worthy the atten tion of capitalists seeding safe, reliably productive and permanently valuable city property for investment. As business stands, adapted for eithlir the wholesale or retail trade, banking orlnsurance business, no property can be inorf desirable. It will be sold free from ail injjumb ranee whatso ever, the whole according to plan of J. F. Braun, architect, to be tjdiibited on the day of sale, and on the flilowing favorable terms and conditions: I Oi.e-third or one-half fash, at the option of the purchasers; the\remainder at one and two years’ credit fcS notes of the pur chasers, specially secui l l by mortgage on the property, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent, per arj.um from the duy of sale until final pay mt jit; said interest to be paid half yea' ly lrou|date, and the pur chaser to keep the impEovements insured for their value, aud to transfer the po icies thereof to the holdersDf the notes; the notes, if required, to Up drawn for such amounts to suit the parses in interest, and the acts of sale at the expense of the pur chasers, before Wm. A.I Walton, Esq., No tary Public, the rentals' A all the property are reserved up to the toth of September, PUBLIC NOTICE. I HAVE given Mr. Jal Daly an interest in my bus ness; the style of the firm from this date wiil be JAkIES A. GRAY Cos. ,|AS. A. GRAY. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 26tl| 1875. I git nis | mm -IN THJ*— Insurance Company l|orih America, ORGANIZED 1794. JSSETS, nearly FIVE MILLION DO|LARS. Virginia Fire & Maine Ins. Cos., ORGANIZED 1832. ASSETS, FIVE HUN DRED THOUSAND DOIgLAIiS. Lowest Adequate Rate| Apply in per son or by letter to i J. V. H. AIfLEN & CO. Insurance Agents, aug29-tf 227 Broad Sj., Augusta, Ga. ADMIJiISi’iUTII IX SALE BY C. V. WALKER .^Auctioneer. ON THE FIRST IN SEP TEMBER next, at tls- Lower Market House, in the city of Augusta, within the usual hours of Public Salq3, by permission of the Court of Ordinary, *yi!l be sold: Two adjoining Lots ofcLand, with the Improvements thereon, i$ the city of Au gusta, on the southeast ccS ner of Mclntosh and Calhoun streets, in tha square bounded by Calhoun, Mclntosh, Tv igge and Taylor streets, fronting on Mclntosh street one hundred and four feet, lfiore or less, and running through, of like \Sidth, to Twiggs street—the Improvement! consisting of a store and several dweiljng|. If deemed expedient, th<"above Property will be offered together, & a whole, or in separate lots of convenient dimensions per plan to be shown on toe day of sale. Terms: One-third casl? one-third ip twelve months, and in two years. Interest from day of sale, .t ten per cent., payable half yearly. Boii'J for titles to be given. Buildings insured lud policy 7 trans ferred. I MARY LuV WORTH, Administratrix Estate Richard Ald worth, deceased. \ augß-lawtd 9 KPS SAVINGS BANK, NO. 333 BROAD STREET, Cash Capital SIOO,OOO (with Stockholders Liability 1 TRANSACTS A- General Banking, Exchange and Collection Business. 6 Per Cent, allowed on DAILY balances, subject to CHECK AT SIGHT. Interest allowed on Time Deposits as may be agreed upon. T. P. BRANCH, President. J. T. NEWBERY, CASHIER. N. B.—Draw SIGHT DRAFTS on Great Britain and Continental Europe in sums of £1 and upwards. janl2-ly* THE GREAT GEORGIA STATE FAIR 18 73. The Annual Fair for 1875 of the Georgia State Agricultural Society will be held in TUE O O IST, C3r E 30., At the Beautiful CENTRAL CITY PARK GROUNDS, BEGINNING M O IV 1> A Y, OC T O BE li 18. AND CONTINUING ONE WEEK. • A large, varied and liberal Prem'um liist covering all Departments of Industry, from which tho following are extracts: Field Crop Department. For the best and largest display in merit and variety of sample products from the field, garden, orchard, dairy and apiary—the contribution of a single farm For ihe best six stalks of cotton—to become tlie property of the Society o 0 For the best five bales, crop lot of short staple cotton, by one exhibitor 150 For the best single bale of short staple 50 For the best single bale upland long staple " 60 Horse Department. Best Thoroughbred Stallion Best Walking Horse Best Saddle Horse or Mare Best Single Buggy Horse or Mare Best Combination Horse or Mare jou Best Doub e Team, owned by one Exhibitor foO Best Georgia Raised Mule • “0 Best Mule, open to the world Cattle Department. Best herd—one Bull and four Cows or Heifers—all to bo of one breed and owned exclusively by one exhibitor Best Milch Cow ; jj® Cow giving tho Richest Milk —■• • ■:•• ■ ■ ■. — —•• • ■ S4O and S2O for tlie Best Bull and Cow, respectively, of each of the following breeds: Alderney, Ayreshire, Devon and Durham. Best Sow and Pigs under six months old Poultry Department. For best trio of each variety • ••••••• —; ••: •; • • : • $ Best and largest display in merit and variety of Domestic B owls, raised in Georgia.. 50 Best and largest display in merit and variety of same, open to the world 50 Best display of Pigeons Best display of Rabbits 10 Horticultural Department. Best display of Garden Vegetables, grown by one person $25 Home Industry Department. Best collection of Jellies. Preserves, Pickles, Jams, Catsups, Syrups and Cordials, made and exhibited by one lady SSO Best display of breads by one lady Ornamental Needle Work. Best display in merit and var'ety of Female Handicraft, embracing Needle Work, Embroidery, Crocheting, Knitting, etc., by one lady $ Fine Art Department. Best Oil Painting, (any subject) $ 25 Best Portrait Painting 20 Best Painting in Water Colors ■••••• if’ Best display of Paintings and Drawings by one exhibitor. •• • 25 Best collection of Drawings by a girl under sixteen years of age.... ..... 25 Best display of Paintings and Drawings by tlie Pupils of one School or College.... . 50 Best display of Photographs Silver Medal and 2a Best display of Jewelry, Silverware, etc Silver Medal and 2j Merchants’ Displays. Best display of Dry Goods Best display of Fancy Groceries Best display of Glassware and Crockery ?o Best display of Clothing Best display of Millinery Special Premium for Granges. To the Grange in the State making the largest and finest display in merit ana va riety, of Stock, Products, and results of Home Industries, all raised, produced or made by the members of that particular Grange THE ABOVE ARE BUT SPECIMENS of a comprehensive list of largo MONEY Pre m, 'ITIE BEST AND LARGEST LIVE STO K slow ever held in tlie State or South. More and liner Horses. Mules, Cattle Sheep. Swine and Poultry than ever before exhibited. Parties wishing line Stock, as a line Harness or Saddle Horse, Milcli Low, JLlioioughbieu Dull, Trio of Chickens, etc., will lind the occasion of this Fair a rare opportunity to b( SEVERAL EMINENT and representative men from the North an 1 Northwest, have been invited to deliver addresses ><t the Fair, and many distinguished visitors through out the whole country are expected. THE PUBLIC will be kept posted of the progress and developments ot the I air in future advertisements. „ . , . „ SEND TO THE SECRETARY at Macon for Premium Lists, embracing a full schedule of tlie Premiums, Rules, R< gulations, etc., and containing two engravings ol the beau tiful and magnificent Fair Grounds. A H COLQDITT , President. T. G. HOLi, General Superintendent. jy4-sututh&cloctlß MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Secretary. NOTICE. mHIRTY DAYS after date I shall become i a PUBLIC or FREE TRADER, in ac cordance with provisions of Section 1760 of the Cos ie of Ge rgia. SARAH ItICH. I hereby consent to my wife becoming a Public or Free I rader. J. RICH. Augusta, Ga., August 6th, 1875. augO- 30 Pay your State, County and School Taxes. 11HE TAX DIGEST for 1875 has been placed in my hands for collection. My instructions are to collect without delay. Owners of Real Estate and Merchandise, as well as other property, to -ether with those who are liable to the Poll 1 ax, had best come forward and settle. JOHN A. BOHLER, Tax Collector Richmond County. aug!s-30d DANCING SCHOOL. NEW SESSION. MONS. BERGER will open a New Ses sion at Masonic Hall, on TUESDAY, August 3lst To the citizens of the Sand Hills: Mons. Berger proposes opening a DANCING SCHOOL at the Academy of the Sand Hills, on the 15th of September, pro vided a sufficient number of pupils are ob tained. Names of pupils can be left and particulars had at A. Prontaut & Son’s. . aug2B-1 &sepl&4* INSURANCE. Gi EO. SYMMS, Agent, represents the fol- T lowing Companies, viz: Commercial Union Fire Assur ance Company of London, England, Gross Assets $17,714,578 06 Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn.... 877,504 58 Manhattan Fire Insurance Company, New York City.... 700,885 36 New Orleans Fire Insurance Company, New Orleans, La.. 645,566 56 Home Protection Fire Insur ance Compauy, Huntsville, Ala 121,21115 John Hancock Mutual Life In surance Company, Boston, Mass 2,750,000 00 $22,809,835 71 GEO. SYMMS, Agent, No. 221 Broad Street, soptl-Gm Augusta, Ga. “PORE SEED” “RUST PROOF OATS.” PRICE $1.25 CASH, PER BUSHEL. Sown in August or September, the most oer tain crop raised—succeeding on the Sea coast, where no other oat ever matures seed, as well as on high’ands. Grown expressly for seed, and for sale by EDWARD BANCROFT, Athens, Ga. For sale by C. H. PHINIZY, & CO., augl3-ltn* Augusta, Ga. MANSION HOUSE POKT ROYAL. S. C. SITUATED AT THE TERMINUS OF the Port Royal Railroad, where connec tion is made with the fast sailii®, first class steamers Montgomery' and Huntsville, sailing to New York every Friday. Round trip from Augusta, s3u. This is an entirely new and elegantly fur nished house. Situation unsurpassed, sur rounded with magnificent live oaks, com manding a splendid prospect of the sur rounding country, the Beaufort and Port Royal Rivers, and offers unusual attrac tions to travelers or to parties who desire Board or to spend a few days near the salt Tabie supplied with e\'erything the mar ket affords. Fresh milk, butter, fish, veg etables and fruits in their season. Best of Cooks and Attendants. Terms liberal. C. E. WARREN, je26-tf Proprietor. NOTICE. A LL persons having left Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Guns or Pistols for repairs at J. Kaplan are hereby notified to call for them within 30 days from date, or they will be sold at auction to pay expenses. I will sell my stock of Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Fancy Goods, Pistols, Musical In struments, &c, 25 yer cent, below cost till September 29th, to (-lose business. JACOB KAPLAN, 150 Broad street. Augusta, Ga., August 26th, 1875. ASSIGNEE’S SALE. BY BIGNON & CRUMP, Auct.oneers. BY virtue of an order from the Register in Bankruptcy, will be sold for cash, at public out-cry, at the Lower Market House in this city, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN SEPTEMBER next, between the usual hours of sale, the doubtfull and insolvent notes and book accounts, (amounting in the aggregate to about $4,00o), of the late fjrm of Hyams & Neufville, Bankrupts, subject to all equities, set-offs and defenses. A list of said claims can be seen at the Court House, store of Bignon & Crump, and the office of T. & J L. Oakman, No. 2 Warren Blook. JULIUS L. OAKMAN, Assignee of Est. Hyai.*s & Neufville, Bankrupts. au2B-tsep7 _ FOR SALE! A WINDLASS, with a Brake attached, built by Mr. George Cooper, of this C ‘ Also, a Buggies PAPER CUTTER, which cuts 26 inches wide. All in good order. The above mentioned* Machines will be sold CHEAT FOR CASH. Apply at THIS OFFICE, jy!B-tf f\| \g g&l To agents and others, male I V C lw and female, a SSO secret and beautifully illustrated 100- A UU A V page Novelty Catalogue. R. A W T |F. Young & Cos., 29 Broad way, New York. jy29-i.Twiy The Kitson Machine Comp’v, LOWELL, MASS., RICHARD KITSON, President, SAMUEL E. STOTT, Treasurer and Agent. BUILDERS OF PATENT COTTON OPENERS AND LAPPERS, WITH RECENT VALUABLE IMPROVE MENTS, SHODDY and WASTE MACHINES and KAO DUSTERS, NEEDLE-POINTED CARD-CLOTHING, Etc., Etc. Kitson’s Patent Compound Opener Lapper. THE cotton is spread on this machine from the bale, and is made into a very even lap, at the rate of 300 to 400 pounds per hour. The laps are then finished on a TWO-BEATER LAPPER, WITH KITSONS PAI'I'NT EVENER lllir Attahed, and owing to reccent improvements in this Evener, the laps when ready for the card, only varies one quarter of an ounce to tlie yard. The °°®t of picking by t . system is only aboutone mill per pound oil the cloth produced, and the picket House safer from fire than the card ro nu, ~ , 4®”There is al o a great saving of room and power over the old system. , These Machines may be seen at tlie mills of the Augusta I aetorv, Langlev Manure - turing Company, and at the best mu is at; Lowell, Lawrence, tall River, Mancneste Lewiston, Providence, Richmond, Baltimore, etc., etc. The lollowing are a tew among many testimonials whicn we have received: AUGUSTA FACTORY, Augusta, Ga., July 5, 1875. The Kitson Machine Company, Lowell, Maas.: Gentlemen: We have been running your Compound Opener Lappets andrinisnei Lappers, witli Eveners, lor moie than one year, and frankiy say that they have given the most eminent satisfaction. We have no hesitancy in giving you our unqualified en dorsement, and cordially recommend your Machines. p CQGIN> Supei intonden t. OFFICE LANGLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. / Langley, S. C., April 14, 1873. ( The Kitson Machine Company, Lowell, Mass.: Gentlemen. I have been running your system of Compound Opener Lappers and Finisher Lappers, witn Eveners, for more than two wars naft. at the (!otton Mill ol too Langley Manufacturing Company, and I have found it to work the most satisfactory ol any opening and picking arrangement I have ever seen, we have not weighed a pound of cotton upon the picker apron since starting, yet we have had a remarkable regu.anty of numbers. The staple is not injured by over beating, and it leaves the picker without being curled or knitted ; the seeding and cleaning is very complete. Over torty per cent, in labor in this department is saved over the old system. One of the greatest con siderations with this arrangement is its secur ty against fire. Yours, &c., M. F. FOSTER, Superintendent. OFFICE MASSACHUSETTS COTTON MILLS, ( Lowell, February 20, 1874. j The Kitson Machine Company, Lowell, Mass..- „. . . . T „ Gentlemen : This Company have now in use twenty' of your 1- lnisliei Lappets, w itli Eveners, and ten Compound Opener Lappers. Some of these machines have been at work for ten years or more, and have always given us satisfaction, doing a large amount of work, doing it well, at a low cost for labor and repairs. In our ‘ Prescott Mill, where we have two Compound Opener Lappers, and four I inislier Lappers, wo have averaged the past seven weeks 39,267 lbs. Cloth weekly. Yarn averaging about No. 22. Cost one 14-100 mills (.00114) per lb. of cloth. We consider them a first class machine in all re snects Yours very truly, sptcts - fe. F. BATTLES, Agent. MERRIMACK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, / Lowell, January 23,1874. j The Kitson Machine Company, Lowell, Mass.: . T , Gentlemen : W have boon usin# some ot your (ompound Openei Lappers and Finisher Lappers, with Eveimrs, for nearly three years, and at present are passing all our cotton through them. The machines have proved satisfactory,and both in quantity and quality of their work have answered the expectations formed of them. lours respectfully, JOHN C. PALI REY, Superintendent. (The above Company have in use eight Compound Opener Lappers and sixteen Fin isher Lappers, with Ev liers; ordered at different times.) Send for a Catalogue to THE KITSON MACHINE COviLANY. SAMUEL E. STOTT. Treasurer. j v6-3m LO V? ®Hi, MASS. , hi, ii mm~i —rm —rftnT DOZIER, WALTON & CO., (j qTT OTV FAC TOTt S, AOETNT S, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. aug24eow2m OFFICE OF TIIE Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance Company, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, August 27th, 1875. To Our Friends and Policy Holders in South. Carolina and Augusta, Ga.. We have arranged with Wm. M. Hutson Jr., lately of South Carolina, to take charge of our Agency at Augusta, Ga., and control the business heretofore conducted by We beg to assure you of the continued prosperity of your Company, and to ask your earnest assistance in advancing our mutual interests by increasing its business. We commend to your courtesies our new Agent, and would cite the com ection of one so worthy and experi6nc6d in Lifo Insurance, as a substantial evidence of how high your Company stands with those best qualified to judge. . _ , Mr Hutson can give you all needed inlormation as to your interest, or by address ing the Home Office, at Richmond, Va., your correspondence will receive prompt atten tion Very Respectfully, W. C. CARRINGTON, President. 0 AGENCY OF 1 THE Piedmont, and Arlmgton Life Insurance Company, AUGUSTA, GA., August 27th, 1875. Referring* to above Card, by which your attention is called to my appointment as General tlm PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, at their Augusta Office, I think it proper to state to you that you may rest assured all your interests with Company will be well cared for by me; you will be duly notified, al ways before the time, when your payments on policies becomes due, which payments you will please either make persoually at my office, or send to me by 1 ost Office Order, by Sight Draft, or in a Registered Letter, or by Express, upon receipt of which you will have sent vou promptly the Company’s receipt for payment. _ „ To nfy‘friends in South Carolina, known through my connection with Security Lite Insurance Company, of New York, since 1871, I would commend most heartily the Com pany I now represent as General Agent. While not detracting from well deserved mer its of the Security Life, I would ask your liberal patronage to the PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON LIFE, a Company so well known to you for its solidity and strength, as well ap its conservative and able management, as to need at my hands do reoommenda tiUni will, as soon as possible, visit the different Counties of my Agency, and make local arrangements fur the convenience of our Policy Holders in paying their premiums. Very Respectfully, W. IVI. HUTSON, Jr., General Agent Piedmont and Arlington Life Imurance Cos., aug29-tf AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Ga. PJ. BERCKMANS, Proprietor. Orders • for Trees, Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, etc., etc., left with the undersigned will be promt ly attended to. GEORGE SYMMS, Agent, No. 221 Broad Street, septl-Gm Augusta, Ga. NOTICE. From this date Mr. george w. CALVIN becomes a copartner of the undersigned. The firm name will remain as heretofore. CALVIN & JONES. September Ist, 1875. sepl-tf RAILROAD HOUSE, THOMSON, GA, By Henry McKinney. CONVENIENT to Railioad Dopot. Pas sengers by Day Down Train take din ner at this place. _. LACE CURTAINS CLEANED AND WHITENED, AT 123 BROAD STREET. aug27-12 JAS. H. HULSE,