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AUGUSTA, GA.:
Tuesday Morning 1 , September 21, 1875.
The Suicide of H. L. French.
Iq our news columns will be found
very full particulars of the suicide of
H. L. French. The unfortunate man
left a letter stating that he was in full
possession of his senses and deliber
ately resolved upon the taking of his
life. We judge from the reasons
assigned, that he hesitated be
tween a double duty, one inclination
leading him to regard the wishes of
his children, and another drawing him
toward the righting of a grave wrong
he had committed against a who
foolishly adhered to him under repeated
promises of marriage. Not knowing
how to reconcile these apparently hos
tile claims, he did the very worst thing
possible, and his good natured friends,
to whom he addressed his last letter in
confidence, have materially assisted in
making matters worse. Mr. French
may have deemed himself a man in
full possession of his reason, but the
evidence does not show it. He was
morally insane; and men who have
passed the years of hot blood without
availing themselves of the checks and
balances which the spiritual law
provides are never safe, and may,
at any moment, dash themselves
or bo dashed to pieces, be
cause “ dead reckoning ” in navigation,
even on the sea of life, is a prodigious
risk most frequently altogether
wrong. The poor woman who is left
behind in ignominy touched the true
key-note when she referred to the pub
licity given to her name and shame as
the monstrous part of the whole trans
action. It seems to us that Mr. French,
if bent upon self-destruction, should
have concealed the name of his para
mour and, if divulged at all, it should
have been as a sacred confidence never
to have been abused. Had he been
in his right senses at the time of medi
tating the fatal act, the imperative
necessity of shielding his unhappy
companion and his children from the
dreadful scrutiny of the outside world
would have presented itself to his mind.
We therefore judge that he deceived
himself in the supposition that his
reason sat upon its throne. Indeed,
the man who passes his half century
and defies the moral law, so that re
morse drives him to despair inatead of
repentance and satisfaction for offenses
perpetrated, may be safely recorded as
not of sound mind; for, soon or late,
outraged [conscience revenges itself
even upon the physical senses.
The lesson to be drawn from this
wretched catastrophe is very plain. It
is that no human being shall hope to
violate the laws of Providence with
impunity. The curse of the age in
which we live is the laxity of social
order, the perfidy of the sexes in their
relations to one another. For a long
time great crimes against the very
bulwarks of society appear to prosper,
just as Nabudchadonasor imagined that
God had forgotten his iniquity ; but,
at last, the evil produces monstrous
fruit, and the end is either disgrace
or death. There is an equinoctial
line even in human transgression,
and when the storm is ready
it sweeps the guilty souls 'of men into
wreck and ruin. The man who is really
sane never commits euicide; or, if he
be so, the proof would be left behind
in benefits to those he loved, legitimate
ly or illegitimately, and not in mortifi
cation and sorrow. Wherefore, we are
of opinion that Mr. French when he
purchased morphine to slay his body
had opened wide the door for the ad
mittance of a guest against whom he
would have barred it ever so closely
had his mind been firmly anchored on
the ground of reason.
The Cause of Financial Depression.
A Scotch gentleman, Mr. Stephen
Mason, takes issue with Wendell Phil
lips on the currency question, and
states what he conceives to be the
European view of the standards of
value. The most valuable part of his
communication, which is addressed to
the New York Times, is its conclusion
which we quote;
I regret to find in my travels—East,
North and West—great complaints of bad
trade, extreme depression existing every
where, no elasticity, no prosperity, opera
tives at Lowell leaving the country, and
working men poorly paid in relation to the
cost of living, which with your boundless
resources ought not to be, and is a clear
proof of bad government. In my opinion
your tariff is all wrong and the chief cause
of this prostration. Everything has been
so artificially enhanced in price that you
cannot now produce cheaply and the remedy
is to work back speedily toward free trade.
If you wish to know the secret of Great Bri
tain’s success during the last 30 yeai s it is to
be found there, and the arguments which in
duced hec to adopt this policy apply with
tenfold greater force to your country. I
know I shall not get credit for offering this
opinion; but if selfishness governed the
British people in offering it they would ad
vise you to retain your protective tariff,
for with it you will never compete success
fully in the markets of the world. With
free trade you would very soon be our
most formidable and keenest competitor.
lam very much amazed to find the Ameri
can people repeating the stale old argu
ments which Cobden demolished more
than thirty years since. The exploded
theories of the Old World are taken up
here, and the old garments brushed up
anew, which Adam Smith pronounced
worthless one hundred years ago. Restore
your currency to a sound basis, reduce
your tariffs, and, as soon as possible, adopt
free trade, and, with an hone st government,
your country will go forward with leaps
and bounds into a great and mighty fu
ture.
True as Gospel. Bad Government
and high tariffs are immensely to
blame for the distress now prevailing
in this country. It would be a good
thing for the United States if free
trade were declared as soon as possi
ble. That the overwhelming majority
of people in this country should be
taxed and bedeviled for the purpose of
protecting monopolies which ought
either to stand on their merits or
abandon the field, is something so out
rageous that we wonder that Con
gressmen of the South and West have
the audacity to continue so abominable
p robbery.
The Business Situation.
A vigorous and clear-headed wri
ter contributes to the New York Ship
ping List the subjoined article:
Sirs:—l always read your articles on
‘ Finance and Trade” with much interest,
as they are generally full of sound advice
j and good common sense. Perhaps 1 may
assist you a little in the elucidation of the
business depression. Let us look, for a
moment, at the causes which brought
about the panic of 1873, and the present
state of affairs in the country. The first
cause was the large amount of currency
issued during the war, and its circulation
among those who had not been accustom ed
to have money. The sudden acquisition of
such large amounts engendered a spirit of
extravagance in the whole people. As an
example of this, we call your attention to
the fact that while in 1860, a time of peace,
our exports were more than our Imports,
in 18G4 we sent out of the country one hun
dred millions in gold to pay our debts.
But we need no examples; every one knows
that money was spent recklessly, fool
ishly, and that at the time when
everybody should have been saving
and economical, using every effort to
keep the country out of debt as much
as possible, just the reverse was the case,
and extravagance reigned supreme. This
was the first step towards “hard times.”
Next came the examp’e of a credit system,
inaugurated by the ruling administration—
the putting forth of promises to pay in ex
change for services and materials with
which to carry on the war; and on these
promises all that was to be paid was the
interest, until it was convenient to pay the
principal. This example, set by the Gov
ernment, the people were not slow to fol
low, and here began the third step. In 1865,
there being an Immense amount of curren
cy, and people feeling rich, said, “Come,
let us build unto ourselves magnificent
houses; let us lay out our cities with ex
tensive parks; let us construct long lines
of railroad, connecting every remote sec
tion of our country together;” and so they
builded, and so they constructed railroads.
Once in awhile, some cautious man would
say, “How are you going to pay for all
these things ?” The answer was, “Why,
don’t you see ? I don’t pay for my
house, I only pay interest. Why,
the contractor bought the land, and
he only paid a very small amount down,
and mortgaged the balance; and when he
built the house he mortgaged only three
fourths of that, and so it comes about that
I can buy the house for twenty thousand
dollars, and only pay five thousand down,
and the rest can stand on mortgage at
seven per cent.; all I pay is a little over
one thousand dollars a year rent for my
fine house.” Thus the contractors and
builders kept on building, and thus the peo
ple kept on buying. And now we must
have our parks to match our h uses, and,
no matter if the city is in debt, we must
“look out for the future,” and our city
must look as attractive as our competitors,
or we shall lose trade; and then, you
know, we can issue bonds, and all wo shall
have to pay is the interest; and thus tae
parks are made, the improvements are
made, and the taxes are increased. Now
our railroads must be constructed, and as
they are sure to pay “big” there is no risk
in undertaking them. The Government will
lend us their bonds, which we can sell;
will also give us lands, which we can sell,
and then we can give our own bonds in ad
dition, and the road is sure to pay an
enormous profit to us who build it. And
then, after paying all running expenses,
taxos, interest, &c., it must pay a large
dividend to the stockholders, and so the
roads are constructed. Such was the con
dition of the country from 1865 to 1873.
Everybody was busy, all branches of trade
were seemingly prosperous, for so much
activity in large enterprises affected every
branch of trade, “and all went merry as a
marriage bell.” Now comes 1873, and we
find that the extent to which we have gone
has involved the necessity of paying an
enormous sum for interest. The interest
on the national debt must be paid, the in
terest on the city debt must be paid, the in
terest on the mortgage on the house must
bo paid, and to pay all these, and save any
thing towards paying off the principal,
economy must bo practiced. Now, as soon
as economy begins, trade begins to lessen.
It also comes about, that the railroads we
have built do not pay, and, therefore, we
are obliged to stop; and when we stop
building railroads, and employing labor
and materials, then every branch of trade
is affected, from the iron merchant down
to the confectioner, who sells candy to the
children of the workmen who work in the
mines.
And now, we have come to the condition
of the country to-day; and what is it? We
call it “Hard Times,” and we look for bet
ter. How is it that better are to come?
Excepting as there is an overstock of manu
factured goods in the market, which when
consumed will make room for more, we
can see no prospecteof a greater demand.
The country is, at the present time, con
suming to the full amount of a legitimate
and healthy consumption, and the fact of
dull trade is owing to a much larger num
ber being engaged in it than the necessities
of the people require. While so much extra
work was being done, every branch of busi
ness was rapidly extended, and new re
cruits added to tne number already in the
service. But it was impossible for such
things to last. The builder built more
houses than he could sell, and his interest
has been eating up the profits he had previ
ously made. The man who bought the
house has found that he could not afford it,
and he has had to sell at a loss and retrench.
The railroads have stopped their extrava
gant expenditures, and a normal, healthy
consumption has commenced. The only
way for trade to adapt itself to this state of
affairs i3 by the weeding process; those
that are weak must retire, and then the
present amount, divided among the re
maining, will give a fair amount to each.
Traders must be less in numbers, producers
must be more, before wo can have “good
times” among the mercantile classes.
Yours truly, Kinsman.
Boston, September, 1875.
The Reason Why.— Republican doc
tors are trying to account for the sick
ness of their party in Maine. The Chi
cago Ih'ibune's theory is that “in Maine,
as in all the New England States, there
is a large annual emigration of the na
tive young men to the West, and the
vacancies they leave are filled by Cath
olic Irish, who have been pouring into
New England in a strong, steady stream
for a number of years, and who in
Maine, as everywhere else, have always
been, with exceptions, bitterly antagon
istic to the Republican party, and
steadfast supporters of the Democratie
organization.”
An Upright Judge.— Judge Herschel
Y. Johnson is the latest candidate for
Governor of Georgia. His admirable
management of the recent riot cases
shows that he would make the right
sort of a Governor, but it also gives
rise to a doubt whether such a rare
Judge can be spared from the bench at
this time. —Nashville American.
Whig. —According to the New York
Herald, the next movement of the Lib
eral Republicans will be the revival of
the old Whig party. The Southern
State Rights Whigs cannot be caught
with chaff thrown them by Charles
Francis Adams, Henry Wilson and
Carl Schubz.
California Oratory—The Newgate
Calendar Outdone.
California is the land of big trees, big
bonanzas of various kinds, big banks,
big failures, big vegetables, big hotels,
etc., etc. It is also the fruitful mother
of very big-mouthed oratory. The
“Hon.” Thomas Fitch recently made a
speech at a “Rvlston meeting,” and
demonstrated what California can do
in the way of word-painting. He said:
“We owe it to the common instincts of
human nature to express our contempt
and abhorrence of the cold-blooded,
cowardly, treacherous, and malignant
scoundrels who hounded William C.
Ralston to bis death.” This so delighted
his hearers that they encored him, and
he repeated it. He further said: “The
people of San Francisco will be false
to every impulse of j ustice and manly
honor if they allow the hounds of
treachery, cruelty and falsehood, who
ran hot upon his track while living, to
bay their slanders above his new-made
grave; rather let all honest natures
scourge these dogs into their den.”
Applause followed this passage, and
Mr. Fitch continued- “A star has been
dimmed and quenched by the tireless
spatter of slums; the king of all the
animals has been slain by the leper of
all the reptiles.” [Uproarious cheers.]
Paying homage to a free press when
conducted to suit his lordship, he qual
ified matters thus : “ If itsjbelllied sails
are blackened with fumes from hell,
and bloated with the vapors of char
nel houses, then communities ought to
combine for the putting down of the
demons of the press.” [Great ap
plause.] Mr. Fitch mentioned the In
teresting fact that “ for twenty years
the San Francisco Bulletin lias crouch
ed like a bloodless frog on a stone,
bloating, croaking, and puking in the
face of Nature!” The’ applause which
greeted this burst of idiotic rage shook
the “ everlasting hills ” and no doubt
prepared material for another earth
quake. It stands to reason, when
an editor becomes transformed into a
“ bloodless frog ” and “ pukes in the
face of Nature,” that outraged Nature,
like ancient Pistol, when he perforce
swallowed the leek, exclaimed, “ all hell
shall quake for this !”
Mr. NorcThoff’s Third Letter.
We print elsewhere Mr. Nordhoff’s
third letter concerning affairs in
Georgia, as he sees them. The picture
given of the Republican party in this
State is quite correct. Eliminating the
Federal office holders, Republicanism
among the white people would be a
myth. Mr. Nordhoff thinks the
Democratic party has become over
grown and bulbous, so that a quarrel
is imminent among the faithful. Asa
matter of course, where there is no
powerful antagonist to dread, and
where so many persons are hungering
and thirsting for a pull at the public
teat, it is to be expected that candi
dates for office will become multitudi
nous ar.d sometimes ferocious. But, on
grand issues, the Democratic party of
Georgia is a unit. According to Mr.
Nordhoff, the sole hope of the
Republican party in this State
is through independent cauditates.
We think their hopes ill-founded and
fallacious. Even the independent can
didates are, so far as we can see, suf
ficiently Democratic, and it has been
hitherto a matter of small concern
personally which aspirant for office
won the spoils.
Mr. Nordhoff’s compliment to the
Bar and the Judiciary of the State
is a high one and well-deserved.
Gov. Smith is quoted as saying that
only when the color line was broken
would the politics of Georgia be settled.
We dare say Gov. Smith did not mean
what Mr. Nordhoff implies by the term
“ color line.” We do not see how the
negroes could be better treated than
they are in this State, and the only
“color line ’’established here is just
such as God Almighty has ordained, or
else history, ethnology and social sci
ence exist in vain.
Which?— The Independents and Re
publicans in California are reviling
each other. The dispute seems to bo
“which is Jonah and which is the
whale,” or whether the tail wags the
dog or the dog wags the tail.
Georgia. —The cotton crop of Geor
gia for 1874-75 is put down at 576,684
bales. Will Mr. Nordhoff please tell
us how many more bales we must
raise to be reckoned “ an agricultural
State?”
Perhaps.— lt is shrewdly surmised
that the war-Democracy have raised
the currency issue so as to make the
greater question of State Rights take
a back seat. It will not answer.
'SB
Even So. —Gen. Ewing, of Ohio, char
acterizes the hard-money howl as a “de
vice of the money lords by the false
cry of ‘ public honor,’ to make the for
tunes of their families by ruining their
country.”
John G. Whittier, it is said, finds the
early morning hours the best time to com
pose poetry. He has also a habit of com
posing aloud. The latter fact so seriously
interfered with the slumbers of a sailor,
who occupied a room adjoining Mr. Whit
tier’s at a hotel, that he applied for other
quarters “out of the hearing of Whittier.”
Col. J. L. Morehead, of Charlotte, N. C.,
and his beautiful and accomplished wife,
formerly the belle of Georgia, are touring
it, and are now at Roe’s Glen Ridge Hotel,
at Cornwall-on-the-Hudson.
Fashionable Conversation.—Middle
aged party, envious of the belle of the
room, and determined to put her
down: “How admirably your dress
maker has altered your dress !' I vow,
I hardly recognized it as the one you
wore last year.” Young party, with
outraged feelings, owing to the con
sciousness that the insulted garb has
come direct from Worth’s and was
now worn for the first time : “Yes, it is
nicely done, I think. By the way, tel!
me, Mrs. Y , where did you procure
your new teeth ? They are perfectly
lovely. But I must say that I liked
your last year’s false hair much better
than that you now wear.” Stately
courtesies on both sides, and a mutual
resolve never to recognize the creature
again. _
Elephant’s tusks are worth about
$3.50 per pound.
The Due D’Anmale has an income of
$2,000,000 a year.
PERSONAL.!
The “ narrow-gauge skirts}’ is the West
ern name for ’em. 1
In London a tradesman hls on his sign.
“Boxing Glove Maker to iJer Majesty.”
Mrs. Vie. should box him. 4
Jugg, of the New York Sta \ says he sees
nothing new in the fashion*. His wife’s
dresses were always “ pull-b|cks ” to him.
New bonnets are made to-be worn both
ways. Unhappy woman! Called upon to
bear her reverses in the weakest spot.
Bam Music has been arres |sd for murder
in Illinois. He can plead s|lf-defenee— so
many people have murdera* psalm music.
Brown, the mind readeif fails seven
times out of ten to read a Roman’s mind.
The reason is that only thr.f) women out
of ten know their own mind: j
Mgr. Ignace Bourget, ££ C. Bishop of
Montreal, who cursed the unbilled grave of
Guibord, is a corpulent with an
eaby prelatical look and double chin.
A Kentucky editor tells Another that if
his head were as red as his “uoso he would
remind one of a bow-legged carrot sur
mounted by a cockade.
The Rev. A. J. Hugh, a cler
gyman in Vermont, makes a-jjl his sermons
into poetry and delivers thej|i with a jingle
that would make David envious.
Mrs. J. E. B. Siuart, of the noted
Confederate General of cava |y, has become
an Instructor in the Southron Female Col
lege at Richmond, Va. ‘
The late Mr. Binger, of sowing machine
fame, used to dress each v .ne of his men
servants in a different livery, and on one
occasion he undertood to six horses,
three abreast. i
A Troy (N. Y.) church has |iit upon an in
genious way of serving twe juice of the
grape at the communion talHe on temper
ance principles. It metes o;t grape jelly
and water.
Babnum’s chariot girl, wIG was to have
married the unfortunate Donaldson, has
entered a convent somewhere In Canada.
She is said to be very pretty and very intel
lectual.
James Gordon Bennett drives through
the streets of Newport in and English drag (
with a man seated upon thGoutsido with a
trumpet, which he occasionally sounds.
This is an English idea. *
Krupp says he intends to exhibit at our
Centennial the largest cannpn ever made.
The gun and its carriage, anil the mechan
ical appliances for working ijhem, together
weigh one hundred und se* enty-two and
one-half tons.
M. Rousselot, Cure of Notre Dame,
M ontreal, who would not giv :> burial in the
R. C. Cemetery to the remai] .s of the late
M. Guibord, is a pale-faced gentlemanly
man, with an air of decision t, bout his quiet
face.
A Chicago debating soeiet; is preparing
to wrestle with the follow ng question:
“Resolved, that a man wh( plays on an
accordian and keeps a barking dog can’t
be a Christian.” Four membe|s to one want
to tako the negative side. |
“My son,” said a stern fatl|>r to a seven
year old hopeful, “I must (discipline you.
Your teacher says you are liie worst boy
in the school.” “Well, papa,” |vas the reply,
“only yesterday she told mfy I was just
iiko my father.” |
M. Joseph Doutre, avocoz for the ap
pellant in the Guibord case, i:< called by the
priest party in Montreal “thoynan with the
fat liver” (I’homme dufoie gra -). M. Doutre
is a man of the middle heiglit, and stont
and squarely built, but it diAs not appear
that his liver fills an undue froportioa of
his body. !
An innocent bit of Tennei; see news has
begun to go the rounds in t is shape: “A
Tennessee murderer selected his victim at
a spelling bee and ballasted h tn with buck
shot while he was climbing* over a live
barred word. The people htifve given the
murderer a pair of mules anc| a farm, and
will send him to the Legislature.”
The worst case of selfislmfis that a Ken
tucky newspaper has ever bf on permitted
to present to the public emanated from a
youth who complained because his mother
put a bigger mustard plsiSter on his
younger brother than she didlon hlra, after
they had partaken too freely g>f melons and
hard apples. I
The times must be hard, ilndeed, if at
least one Charley Ross a djiv cannot be
found. Why, the geographical resources
of this country have hardly jjbeen touched
yet, in this matter. There aijo millions of
Charley Rosses in places tvat have not
even been thought of—absolutely millions
of them. 1
A school mistress once a pupil to
tefi I
What word the letters S doubfi E spell
The child was but dull, anij so mistress
cries, *
“What is it, you dunce, I do will my eyes?”
“Oh, yes!” says the child, qaickly taking
the hint, f
“I know the word now, ma’ani—S double E,
squint!”
Nowhere —in the midnight wind-swept
streets,
In Muddletown, in No Rumtown—
Two staggering shapes, collie ng, met,
And knocked each other dov|u.
“Say, who are you?” cried on|, when *p,
Hiccoughing, with a drunke i face,
“I don’t (hie) know,” said t’otl er chap,
“I’m a stranger’n this place ”
POLITICAL NOt|sS.
Gen. Ben Hill, of Georgia, can use a
greater number of words to if square mile
than any other man in the United States,
and he tears a passion to tiftters—|N. Y.
Herald. Who is “Gen.” Be>*Hill ?
The lowa Democrats have rpminatod for
the State Senate Mr. P. A. De|. If there's
any significance in initials, FA-Dey Is a
good name for Chairman offthe Finance
Committe.—[Nashville American. Mighty
bad for tax-payers in these hard times.
The attempt of the Republicans in New
York to divert public attention from the
canal reform by starting a (|'y that the
public schools are in dangeif calls forth
this neat rejoinder from the U' ca Observer :
“This sectarian agitation on ;he part of
the Republican party is, in he beautiful
language of the Hon. Rosooi Conkling,
‘the last hair in the tail of i jaded inge
nuity.’ ” ;
Advice to Republican papers’:
Put away the little rooster j
Never mind your display*heads;
Blaine and Morrill ain’tlenthused, or
Maine a theme for doubt* leads.
Gone to meet California.
LV* Y. Worl i.
That is a whole speech In ite|slf, crowded
into two sentences, uttered b} Cassius M
Clay to the New York Sun ; ‘t am against
inliation, but still more against Grantism.
1 should hardly have turned 2br|r in 1776 be
cause of Continental money." groat many
people of both parties will cjjmmit that
speech to memory, and many rotes will be
cast to vindicate it.—[Philadelphia Times.
The young men of West P*int, Missis
sippi, have organized a Democratic club
with the following platform: | “We pledge
ourselves to support for oflict* intelligent
white men only, of the highestirespectabil
ity, of known integrity, and hlentifloation
with the best interests of our loounty and
State, and who are opposed to wfiat is known
as the Radical or Republican pjjirty in this
State. We will treat with contempt all
office-seekers, and we hold it al' ued duty
for every man to promptly respond when
ever called to the candidacy oj any office
whatever.” To the surprise oilmany, sev
eral leading negroes have jofied in the
movement, which seems likelyf to become
popular.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
176. OF 0. F.
MEMBERS OF MILLER LODGE. NO. 10,
will meet at Odd Fellows Hall promptly at 2
o’clock THIS P. M., to attend the funeral of
Brother Gobdon Fobd, of Haupt Lodge, No.
58, Savannah.
Members of Washington Lodge. No. 7. and
transient brethren are fraternally invited to
attend.
By order of J. W. Roney.
sep2l-l HENRY ROGER*. Secretary.
Coloni-ts, Emigrants andjTravelers .Westward.
FOR MAP CIRCULARS, CONDENSED
timetables and general infor ration in' re
gard to transportation facilities to all points
in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri. Minne
sota, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, lowa, New
Mexico, Utah and California, apply to or ad
dress Albebt B. Wkenn, General Emigrant
Agent Office No. 2 H. I. Kimball House, At
lanta, Ga.
No one should go West without first getting
in communication with the General Emi
gra t Agent, and become informed as to su
perior advantages, cheap and Quick trans
portation of fa r ilies. household goods,
st ek, and farming implements generally.
All information cheerfully given.
W. L. DANLEY,
sepl4-6m G. P, <fc TANARUS, A.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
Ordinary's Office, Richmond County, 1
Augusta, Ga.. August 21. 1875. )
THE FOLLOWING TWO SECTIONS OF
the law creating the “Board of Health of the
State of Georgia” is published for the infor
mation of all parties concerned-
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted. That all Phy
sicians in the practice of Medicine in this
State shall be required, under penalty of ten
dollars, to be recovered in any Court of com
petent jurisdiction in the State, at the suit of
the Ordinary to report to the Ordinary, in
the forms to be provided, all Deaths and
Births which come under his supervision,
with a certificate of the cause of death. Ac.
Sec. 12, Bo it further enacted, That where
any Birth or Death shall take place, no Phy
sician being in attendance, the same shall be
reported to the Ordinary, with tho supposed
cause of death, by the parents, or, if none, by
the next kin, under penalty of ten dollars, at
the suit of the Ordinary, as provided in Sec.
11 of this Act.
Physicians or other persons can obtain
blank forms for the return of Births or Deaths
at my office, and a blank form for the return
of Marriages will hereafter be furnished with
tho Marriage License, the same to be prop
erly filled out by the officiating minister or
officer and returned to this office.
Physicians are required to make their re
turns from the Ist of August.
SAMUEL LEVY.
aug22-3ft Ordinary.
GIN HOUSES INSURED
AT EQUITABLE RATES, IN FIRST-CLASS
Companies. Call at or write to my office,
219 Broad street, before insuring elsewhere.
C. W. HARRIS,
aug22-tf Gen'l Insurance Agent.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
of Gordon J. Ford and family, and Rich
ard Tommins and family, are invited to at
tend the funeral of the former, from Asbury
Methodist Church, THIS (Tuesday) AF
TERNOON, at 3 o’clock,
WANTS.
49* Advertisements not over Jive lines wlli
be inserted under this head for Jifty cents
each insertion , cash. _ _
WJ" ANTED—A situation as a Salesman In
V T a grocery house. Had six years’
experience. Can give unquestionable refer
ence. Would assist in the correspondence
and books. Address, Box 307, P. 0.,
sep2l-3t. Augusta, Ga.
WANTED -A COLORED GIRL between
ten and twelve years of age, for
light housework. Apply at This Office.
seplß-6
WANTED-TO EXCHANGE, A COW
with Calf for a Milker. Apply at
This Office. seplif-3
WANTED— A competent NURSE. Ap
ply at 185 Broad street.
sepß-wth&su
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LOST,
A BUNCH OF KEYS. The Under will be
suitably rewarded by delivering to
owner, 221 Broad street. sep2t-l
TO RENT,
i\_ SUITE ot threo very desirable ROOMS,
centrally located, on Broad street.
Apply at
NO. 213 BIiOAD STREET,
or Addres * Glass Box No. 589.
sep2l-2
DRY SALT C. R. SIDES
AND LARD.
1 CAR D. S. 0. R. SIDES.
50 TIERCES LARD,
On consignment and for salo by
J. H. VANNERSON,
sep2l-s No. 11l Reynolds street.
Attention!—School Books
School BOOKS can be bought at OATES’
BOOK STORE as cheap as anywhere in the
city. A liberal discount to Teachers and
Merchants. sep2l-2
Corn, Oats, Rye, Barley, &c.
3 CARS WHITE CORN.
1 Car WHITE OATS.
2 Cars MIXED OATS,
SEED RYE and BARLEY.
On consignment and for sale by
J. H. VANNERSON,
sep2l-3 144 Reynolds street.
TO SHIPPERS
By the Short Sea Route
VIA CHARLESTON!
COTTON delivered In New York within
NINETY HOURS from Augusta. The
Steamship MERCEDITA will sail on FRI
DAY NEXT at 12 m. The CHAMPION will
follow and sail on SATURDAY, 25th inst.,
at 4 o’clock p. m. Dispatch and freight
room guaranteed
W. STEVENSON,
sep2l-2 Agent Steamship Lines.
YOU CAN FIND
AT
C. J. T. BALK S
The best sc. NECK RUSHES.
The best 25c. Silk Scarfs.
The best 15c. Worsted Dress Goods.
The best assortment of Fall Prints.
The best 6%c. Brown Shirting.
The best 9c. Brown Sheeting.
The best 10c. Bleached Shirting.
Tho best 40 and 50c. Black Alpaca.
The best 20 and 25c. Jeans for Pants. *
The best 10 and 12>£c. Checked Home
spun.
The best 12%c. Cotton Flannel.
The best 10c. Heavy Brown Drilling.
The best bargains in all kinds of Dry
Goods.
Be sure and look for No. 136 Broad street,
below Monument street.
C. J. T. BALK.
?ep!2-tf
SEED WHEAT.
JpULTZ’S CELEBRATED
SEED WHEAT,
For sale by
sep!9-lw N Z. MoCORD,
■w CT To agents and others, male
1 V !■ IV and female, a ssu secret and
beautifully illustrated joo-
A IAI A V page Novelty Catalogue. R
AW AK T IF. Young & Cos.. 29 Brc.'i
way, New York. jy29-iawly
COTTON FACTORS.
ANTOINE POULLAIN,
Cotton Factor,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
WJLL continue the business at my fire
proof warehouse, corner Jackson and
Reynolds streets, and will give my person
al attention to the sale of cotton. Consign
ments respectfully solicited. sep4tf.
BEALL, SPEARS & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
Commission Merchants!
HAVE REMOVED to Office and Ware
house formerly occupied by them.
Warehouse, No. 6 Campbell street; Office
and Salesroom, No. 177 Reynolds street,
Augusta, Ga. sepl-3w
0. H.. PHINIZY. ■ F. B. PHINIZY
C. H. PHINIZY & CO.
COTTON FACTORS
AUGUSTA, CEORCIA,
Make liberal advances on con
signments, buy and sell Cotton for fu
ture delivery in New York. Furnish Plant
ers with supplies. Keep always on hand a
large Stock of BAGGING, and are the Sole
Agents for the
Beard Cotton Tie,
Winship Cotton Gin,
And the
Peerless Guano.
Consignments and Orders respectfully so
licited.
aug!9-2m C. H. PHINIZY & CO.
A. M. BENSON. W. N. MEBCIEB.
BENSON & MERCIER,
COTTON FACTORS AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 3
Warren Block, Augusta, Georgia. Will
make cash advances on Cotton in store, and
hold in first class li re-proof storage for in
definite time, at very low rates of interest.
sep!2-d&c3m
J. J. PEARCE,
COTTON FACTOR,
And Commission Merchant,
JACKSON STREET, AUGUSTA, GA.
sep7-d&c3rn
M. P. STOVALL,
COTTON FACTOR
AND—
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
NO. 5 WARREN BLOCK, JACKSON ST.,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
C CONTINUES to give his personal atten
> tion to the STORAGE and SALE of
COTTON and other Produce.
Liberal advances made on Consign
ments. sep4-satuth&c3m
RAILROAD HOUSE,
THOMSON, GA,
By Henry McKinney.
/CONVENIENT to Railroad Depot. Pas-
V 7 sengers by Day Down Train take din
ner at this place. sep2-tf
REOPENED!
HAVING again engaged In tho STEN
CIL business, I notify my old pat
rons and the public in general that I am
prepared to cut all kinds of Metal Brands,
on Copper, Brass Tin, and other metals,
for Tobacconists, Merchants, Millers, Man
ufacturers, etc.
All work executed at short notice.
Satisfaction in price and workmanship
guaranteed.
E. W. DODGE,
16 Mclntosh street, between Broad and
Reynolds streets
sep!9-lm AUGUSTA, GA.
LACE CURTAINS
CLEANED AND WHITENED,
AT
123 BROAD STREET.
aug27-12 JAS. H. IIULSE.
BARRETT & LAND,
WHOLESALE DRUCGISTS,
NO. 270 BROAD STREET,
AITGUSTA, QA.
OFFER to tho trade a large and varied
stock of
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Drug
gists’ Sundries, &c.,
At prices as LOW as any house in the South.
All the popular Patent Medicines of the
day always on hand.
Retail Department.
We have set aside a part of our store for
Retail purposes, and will be glad to serve
all in want of Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery,
etc., at any and all times, at reasonable
prioes.
STOCK COMPLETE.
One of our firm has just returned from
tho Eastern markets, and we have a large
and complete stock in store and arriving
all bought at the very lowest prices.
BARRETT & LAND.
Georgia Hair Dye Is instantaneous—the
best In the world.
Gilder’s Liver Pills never fail.
sepl9-tf
cardT
MRS. E. BROWN would respectfully in
form her many friends and the Ladies
generally that she has just returned to the
city, and is now preparing to resume busi
ness, at the Augusta Hotel, in Room No.
72, second floor, upper entrance. She would
also assure tho Ladies of entire satisfac
tion in point of style and promptness.—
Several good hands wanted. sepl9-lw
RICHMOND COUNTY COURT.
Sitting for County Purposes,
August 12th, 1875,
THE FOLLOWING ASSESSMENTS UPON
the State Tax for County Purposes for Rich
mond County, for 1t75, are hereby made, and
John A. Bolder, Tax Collector of said County,
is instructed and required to collect the
same:
Per centum.
Court Expenses xo
Paupers 10
Roads and Bridges
Salaries, etc 3
Poor House 3
Jurors 7
Public Offices™ 2
Coroner’s Inquests 1
County Map 2
Public Buildings e
Total .. 6
CLAIBORNE SNEAD.
augl3-law3Qd County Judge.
Communications.
m ToTioToooKiEiiE
ileges, and paid 900 per cent, profit. “ How
to do it.” A book on Wall street sent free.
TUMBRIDGE A 00.. Bankers. 2 Wall St.
N. Y. iel9-d*c3m
TO RENT.
TO RENT.
The DWELLING over store occupied by
N. W. & E. J. Peacock, No. 130 Broad St.
Apply to
sepl9-tf A. D. PICQUET.
TO RENT,"
THE large STORE in front of tho Opera
House, at present occupied by Messrs.
Myers k Marcus. Possession given on the
first of October.
Apply on the premises, or to Wm. A. Wal
ton, Law Range, or to
seplO-tf L P. GIRARDEY.
TO RENT,
FROM the Ist of October next, that eligi
ble STORE, No. 297 Broad street,
third tenement below the Planters’ Hotel,
and the S TOREHOUSE in the rear, will be
rented together or separately. Also, the
desirable DWELLING over said store.
Apply to JOHN CRAIG,
Corner Telfair and Kollock streets,
seplO-tf
FOR RENT,
RESIDENCE AND STORE at 236 Broad
street, opposite C. V. Walker’s auction
house. Apply to J. T. DERBY,
aug!2-tf Or M. HYAMS.
TO RENT,
From the Ist of October next,
that LARGE and COMMODIOUS
STORE, No. 338 Broad street, at present oc
cupied by F. A. Timberlake k Cos.
Apply to
jy3l-t.f P. H. PRIMROSE.
For Rent or to Lease.
IMIE WARRENTON HOTEL, newly fur
. nished, and as desirable a location as is
in the country. Applications entertained
till September 10th next. For particulars
address Post Office Box No. 3, Warrenton,
Ga. aug2o-30d
TO RENT,
rjpHE OFFICE No. 3, Exchange Building,
at present occupied by Messrs. Beall, Spears
A Cos. Anplyto
aug22-tf DAN IEL & ROWLAND
TO RENT,
FROM the First of October next, the
dwelling on the North side of Broad
street (4th door from Mclntosh) now oc
cupied by Dr. J. P. H. Brown.
WM. A. WALTON.
No. 10, Old Post Office Range, Mclntosh
street, up stairs. aug7-tf.
TO RENT,
IMIAME DWELLING, with eight rooms,
on the north side of Walker, fourth be
low Centre street. Apply to
James g. bailie,
auglO-tf 205 Broad street.
TO RENT,
FROM the Ist of October, the HOUSE
next to Dr. Garvin’s, with five Rooms,
and double Kitchen in yard, water and gar
den. Apply at
jy!4 tf NO. 84 WALKER STREET.
STORE TO RENT.
)S TORE No. 290 Broad street, now occu
pied by P. G. Burum.
For Terms, apply to
jy!s-tf H. H. D’ANTIQNAO.
TO RENT.
T3ART OF A HOUSE with water, gas and
I every convenience for house-keeping.
Price, $250 a year. Possession given Ist
September if desired. Also a suite of rooms
and a furnished lodging room. Location
central. Apply to
augl2-tf M. A. STOVALL.
TO RENT,
IjIBOM THE FIRST OF OCTOBER next,
' the elegant and commodious STORE,
209 Broad street, at present occupied by M.
S. Kean as a dry goods store. Apply to
H. F. CAMPBELL,
Or A. S. CAMPBELL,
jy29-tf 207 Broad street.
TO RENT,
"\TO. 18 Washington street, first door from
Broad street; has four rooms and four
kitchen rooms, and large store
For sale cheap, 100 acres LAND in De-
Laigle’s old place. aug27-lm
TO RENT,
JpiNE OFFICES AND SLEEPING ROOMS
centrally located. Apply to
WARREN, WALLACE & CO.,
sep 8-wedfrisat3 Cotton Factors.
For Sale or to Rent.
HOUSE and lot on tho south side of
Broad street, between Centre and El
bert, known as No. 84, now occupied by
Gen. It. Y. Harris. Tho lot has a front on
Broad and Ellis streets of 44 feet, more or
less. The improvements consist of a com
fortable two story brick dwelling, a kitchen,
&c.
Georgia Railroad stock, at a liberal price,
will be taken in exchange, or long time
given, if desired, to an approved purchaser.
If not sold the property will be rented on
reasonable terms, and applications are so
licited. WM. A. WALTON,
No. 10 Old Post Office Range,
auglO-tf Mclntosh St., up stairs.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
SEED WHEAT,
SEED RYE,
SEED BARLEY,
SEED OATS,
Also 200 bushels COW PEAS.
MILLER & BISELL.
sep 12-1 w _
FOR SALE!
A WINDLASS, with a Brake attached,
built by Mr. George Cooper, of this
Also, a Ruggles PAPER CUTTER, which
cuts 26 inches wide. All in good order.
The above mentioned Machines will be
sold CHEAP FOR CASH. Apply at
THIS OFFICE.
jylß-tf
FOR SALE,
The Edwards House,
AT SPARTA, GEORGIA.
rjIHE above capacious Brick Hotel Is of
fered for sale on reasonable terms. At
tached to the Hotel is a fine Stable that will
accommodate forty to fifty horses. For in
formation apply to
COTHERN & WATKINS.
Sparta, Ga.
Or J. O. MATHEWSON <fe CO..
sopiS-lm Augusta, Ga.
NOTICE.
From this date Mr. george w.
CALVIN becomes a copartner of the
undersigned. The firm name will remain
as heretofore. T t ,
CALVIN & JONES.
Septemberlst, 1875. sepl-tf
DB. TUTT’S HAIR DYE
POSSESSES qualities that no otner dye
does. Its effect is instantaneous, and
so natural that it cannot be detected by the
closest observer. It is harmless and easily
applied, and is in general use among the
fashionable hair dressers In every largo
city in the United States. Price, $1 a box.
Sold everywhere. Office, 18 Murray street,
New York. jel3-SuWdln'fccl_y
TO SINGLE GENTLEMEN.
FURNISHED, INCLUDING
Wateu and Gas Privileges.
W. W. BARRON,
sep7-tu&suntf 185 Ellis street.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHUN DRUG POISONS.
Medicine Rendered Useless.
VOLTA'S ELECTRO BELTS AND BANDS
are indorsed by the most eminent physi
cians in the world for the cure of rheuma
tism, neuralgia, liver complaint dyspepsia,
kidney disease, aches, pains, nervous dis
orders, fits, female complaints, nervous
and general d> bility, and other chronic
diseases of the chest, head, liver, stomach,
kidneys and blood. Book with full particu
lars free by Volta Belt Cos., Cincinnati, O.
$3 SAMPLE FREE
where. Address THE UNION PUB. CO..
Newark, N. J.
ilO a day at home. Age ts wanted. Out
fit and terms free. TRUE & CO., Au
gusta, Maine.
Sol) TO $|(),()0U
Has been invested in Stock Privileges and
900SPROFIT
“How to Do It.” a Book on Wall st, sent
free. TUMBRIDGE & CO., Bankers k
Brokers, 2 Wall street. New York.
QiKin flflO Royal, Havana Lotte
'7>diu,uiJU. Distributed every fifteen day
1 prize SIOO,OOO | 1 prize SOO,OOO
2 prizes, $35.01)0 each 50,000
854 prizes, amounting to 310.000
Whole tickets, S2O; quarters. $5; twen
tieths, sl. Circulars of information free.
Prizes cashed. 5. donah t 0., Bankers.
Post-office box 2089 21 Park Row, N. l r .
Royal Saxon and Brunswick Government
Lotte ies constantly on hand.
to t fc c )n per day at homo Sample*
•po lu pziU worth $1 free. Stinson &Cos„
Portland, Maine.
HE BROWTCQTTO.) GIN C9MPASY
NEW LONDON, CONN.,
Manufacturers of Cotton Gins, Cotton Gin
Feeders, Condensers and Cotton Gin Mate
rials of every description. Our Gins have
been in use thirty years, and have an estan
lished reputation' for simplicity, light -
running, durability, and for quality ana
quantity of lint produced. Our feeder ij
easily attached to the Gin, and easily
operated by any hand of ordinary intelli
gence. They are the simplest and cheapest
Feeder in the market and feed with mom
regularity than is possible by hand, in
creasing the outturn and giving a cleaner
and better sample. At all Fairs where ex
hibited ami by Planters having them in use,
they have been accorded the highest en
comiums. Our Condensers are well-made,
durable and simple in construction, and do
what is required of them rapidly and well.
No additional power is required to drive the
Feeder or Condenser, and no Gin House is
complete without them. We are prepared
to warrant, to any reasonable extent, per
fect satisfaction to every purchaser. Circu
lars, prices and full information furnished.
Address as above, or apply to
MOORE & 00.,
Augusta, Ga.
riVC' \ Cl —The choicest in the world—
-1 IjAij* Importers’ prices—Largest
Company in America—staple article
pleas ‘8 everybody—Trade continually in
creasing—Agents wanted e mry where—best
inducements—don’t waste time—send for
circular to ROBERT WELLS,
43 Vesey st., N. Y., P. (3. Box 1287
mmwm A WEEK guaranteed to Male
/ # and Female Agents, in their lo-
Lm § M cality. Costs NOTHING to try
M# m m it. Particulars Free.
P. 0. VICKERr & CO.. Augusta. Me.
augU-tuthsalm
COAL! COAL ! COAL !! !
CEO. S. HOOKEY,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In
Coal Creek,
Anthracite,
And
Blacksmiths’
CO Alj!
I HAVE NOW ON HAND, (Fresh from
the Mines,) a full supp y of the above
1 'OALs, and will take pleasure in tilling or
ders for any quantity desired, and at prices
as low, if not lower, than can be purchased
in this city.
Office Over 2 i O Broad Street.
sep!s-tf
SPECIAL INDMIMIITS
To Early Purchasers.
I AM now offering the following COALS
at LOWEST PRICES, by ear load or
single ton:
ANTHRACITE, of Best Quality,
CAHABA RED ASH, of Alabama,
This Coal comes in large lumps, is hard
in texture, ignites readily, burns freely,
makes tittle or no cinders, soot or dust, and
creates less ashes than otner Coals.
GENUINE “COAL CREEK,” well known
in this market.
All of the abovo fresh from tho Mines.
F. M. STOVALL,
sep!2-tf No. 1 Warren Block.
BLACKSMITHS
CAN GET THE VERY
BEST COAL
For their purposes, in quantities to suit
their purses, at the Lowest Prices at my
Coal and Wood Yard, i have employed Mr.
W. B. Fitzsimmons to take charge of the
Yard, and he will be found there at all
hours, from sunrise to sunset. It will give
him the greatest pleasure to swap coal or
wood for your greenbacks. If you are
conscientious about passing greenbacks
he won’t object to taking gold or silver in
exchange for fuel of any kind. Everybody
is invited to attend his levees. He will sell
coal to any of you
WHO HAVE TJtilC CASH,
regardless of color or previous condition
Don’t any bo modest ahout calling. He
will be glad to see anybody with the Cash.
JOSEPH A. HILL.
sepl4-lw
“ STOCK PRIVILEGES.
$lO. SIOO. SSOO. SIOOO.
Often realizes immense profits when in
vested in STOCK PRIVILEGES. Circulars
containing full explanation of tho mode of
operating, and quotation prices of all
Stocks dealt in, at the
New York StocK Exchange,
sent FREE on application to
SIMONSON, BARREIRAS & CO.,
Bankers and Brokers, No. 6 Wall street,
Opp. N. Y. Stock Exchange. New York.
jels-tuthsalv
FINE TOBACCO.
IJSE the Calhoun Chewing Tobacco, the
best ever sold in Augusta.
For sale by
G. YOLGER & CO.
sep7-tf
NOTICE.
COMMERCIAL BANK, \
Augusta. Ga., September 18th, 1875. j
AN ELECTION will be held at this Bank
W.EDNESDAY, 22d instant, for one
Director, to fill a vacancy.
W. T. WHELESS,
sepl9-:2 President.