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©jc Constitutionalist 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.