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dI)C Constitutionalist
iAUQUSTA. G-A.:
Saturday Morning, November 6,1875.
TUe Coming Congress-Aa Unnecessary
Scare.
The New York Times is preparing in
advance, or so pretends, to be badly
seared, at the prospect of a Democratic
House of Representatives. The trouble
is “the members from the ten States,
numbered with the Confederacy, and
those from West Virginia, closely iden
tified with these, and we find that the
Southern Democrats constitute nearly
one-fifth of the House, and about one
third of the Democratic majority. At
the same time, the Southern Demo
crats in the Senate number within a
fraction of one-half of the vote of
their party in that body. It is obvious
that with any degree of unity of pur
pose and action, the Southern mem
bers of the 44th Congress can exert a
considerable, and, possibly, a controll
ing influence upon Congressional policy
as to any question in which they may
take an interest.”
Well, suppose the Southern element
does prevail, what of it ? So far as she
has been able to do so, the South has
sent forward many of her best and most
conservative men. Their presence will
be a vast improvement upon the ad
venturers who, in considerable num
bers, misrepresented and disgraced
this section and the country at large.
It has been suggested to the Times that
common decency and fairness would
require a moderate trust in the South
ern members, until they did something
to deserve rebuke. The more we think
about the recent elections, the more we
are inclined to be consoled at the re
sults. We have perfect confidence in
the prudence, good sense and patriot
ism of a majority of our Southern Con
gressmen, and a slight cheek to Demo
cratic aspirations, just received, will
make any of them disposed to be turb
ulent or hot-headed more cautious than
they might otherwise have been. We
firmly believe that just as the dis
p'aceuient of the Southern element in
the political life of the “ nation ” work
ed grievous disaster, a return of that
great factor to authority will inure
only to the public w^al.
Hoosac. —The people of Massachu
setts have au elephant on their hands
in the shape of a Hoosac tunnel. We
learn that the State debt in behalf of
the tunnel at the beginning of this year
wa3 §12,430,920, and now amounts to
§13,730,920. The interest for 1864 was
§607,000, and next year it will rise to
8800,000. Adding interest to the total
expenditures, and the tunnel repre
sents a debt of about §15,000,000. Con
templating the elephant, the Spring
field (Mass.) Republican sadly says :
“The annual interest charge of the tun
nel for next year will be more than the
sum total of the annual expense of the
Legislature, of the Governor and Coun
cil, and all the executive departments,
and of all the courts in the State. Take
out the militia, the fiscal and charitable
institutions, the public commissions,
and the printing and State House re
pairs, and the whole State machinery
could be run for what it will cost to pay
the interest on the tunnel debt next
year. This is what the State has done
in the line of borrowing for the Hoosac
Tunnel.”
Stanley.— A Western newspaper
man thus describes Henry M. Stanley,
the New York Herald adventurer :
He was generally esteemed a braggart,
and no faith was placed in his veracity. It
was well known that he explored Colorado
from his desk at the Republican office, and
the letters he wrote about Colorado read so
that it would be difficult to believe that the
writer was not on the spot he described.
The gentleman does not believe Stanley
ever saw Livingstone at all.
He is something like a journalist we
once knew who described the battle of
Manassas without having seen the con
flict or even visited the locality. Great
generals complimented him upon It,
until one more observant than his fel
lows detected that a stone house was
out of the way some ten miles or more
in the topographical survey. When ad
monished of this, the military critic de
clared that it was necessary to the
main design, and he was not going to
spoil his article for such a trifle. This
is somewhat on the order of Tr omp
son’s splendid portrayal of the glories
of sunrise—a sight he had never be
held. It was shrewdly observed that
Thompson would probably have made a
failure of his poem had he had the
misfortune to get up early enough 1o
witness the day-god's apparition.
Explanatory. — “ Fritz,” we are glad
to say, has withdrawn the offensive
charges against the News and Courier,
contained in his letter to the Augusta
Constitutionalist. This letter we be
lieved to have been the work of Mr.
Randall, the editor of the Constitu
tionalist, whom we denounced as “a
journalistic forger.” This charge
against Mr. Randall proves to have
been without foundation, and we re
tract it without reservation.- [Charles
ton Nevis and Courier.
We accept the retraction in the same
spirit that it is tendered, and frankly
say that not one trace of resentment
abides in our bosom personally toward
the editors of the News and Courier,
one of whom has been our intimate
friend since early boyhood.
Southern Railways.—lt is stated that
of the $71,000,000 capital invested in
Southern railways south of the Poto
mac, only $20,000,000 is paying divi
dends, and only $10,000,000 in roads
leased to other corporations, which, in
consequence, are obliged to pass their
own dividends. This may be true, but
Radical Reconstruction is to blame for
it. We dare say, however, the holders !
of the first mortgages will make a
good thing out of them.
A 'New Wrinkle.— Discussing the
ugly news from Liberia, the Washing
ton Republican urges that the United
States take it under protection. Well, j
go ahead, annex it, make another rot
ten borough State and manufacture
two more Radical Senators. The peo
ple will get their dose of this sort of
stuff after whi,e>
Beating the Tom-Tom—A Voice from
Georgia.
The Washington Chronicle of a re
cent date contains the following corres
pondence from this State, but does not
designate the precise locality:
It would seem, from the speeches of Sen
ator Gordon and others of his ilk. that all
was lovely toward the negro in the South
ern Empire State. But the proceedings of
the late convention of the colored people of
Augusta, called t) vindicate the colored
people against the Democratic charge of
insurrection, show that a most alarming
degree of oppression and personal insecur
ity exists against the negro population of
that State.
The “Committee on Recent Troubles,”
submitted, through its chairman, J. H. De
vaux, an extended and able report, concili
atory toward the white race, but replete
with startling facts, against the Bourbon
element of the white people of Georgia. It
states that “An election for Governor and
all other offices in the State is to take place
next year, as well as the election for Presi
dent of the United States, and the shrewd
managers of the desperate Bourbons fear
that the poorer classes and Chris
tian elements of the State may not
be controlled as usual—the old cry
of ‘negro equality’ having become an
issue of the past—therefore it was nec s*
sary to excite the fears of the less informed
and ignorant whites, by making them be
lieve that the colored people were plotting
theix - destruction.” * * "And we are
pained beyond measure to say that, with
in the past thirty or foity days murders
and outrages of every description have
been committed upon our people. Two
ministers of the Gospel, and four other
colored men have been murdered in the
counties in the vicinity of the so-called in
surrection. Colored men have been taken
from their homes in the night and shot,
and otherwise most cruelly whipped and
treated. Midnight bands of outlaws prowl
around the country, entering houses, and
insult and beat helpless women, while their
husbands have been forced to lay in
swamps for days.” While nothing trans
pired to eh >w a want of confidence in the
Republican organization, yet some severe
comments were made relative to certain
Federal appointments in the State. Subse
quent to this convention, the Republican
State Committee met in Macon, and the
subject of Federal appointment called
forth strong complaint from several
colored men. No colored man in the State
holds a Presidential appointment. But
this does not seem to be the cause of com
plaint. Nor is the cause of complaint
against the Government officials general,
but it is limited to a few, notably among
whom is one B. F. Brimberry, recently ap
pointed a Deputy Collector. This appoint
ment was particularly deplored, both at
the meeting of the Convention and of the
State Committee. It seems that Brim
berry personally and actively engaged in
the Camilla riot, which Mr. Belcher, prob
ably the ablest colored man in the State,
described in his speech before the Conven
tion as “a deed of savage barbarity, in
which fleeing colored men and women,
panic-stricken and defenseless, were chased
for miles and hunted down and slaughter
ed, till darkness put an end to the pursuit.”
If this charge is properly substantiated )
the Honorable Commissioner of Internal
Revenue owes it to the colored people of
Georgia, and to the good repute of the pub
lic service, to remove Mr. Brimberry from
his office.
Senator Gordon and “others of his
ilk” are sincere in the wish that there
should be peace between the whites
and blacks of Georgia; and what is
more we believe there is a state of
tranquillity which compares favorably
with other commonwealths North and
South. That “ outrages” sometimes
occur, in the cases of both black and
white men, may be true; but the search
may be made iu vaiu everywhere in
this country for entire freedom from
strife. Where one murder is perpe
trated in Georgia ten are committed in
any State East or West. It
is the game of Turner and De
vaux, who have axes to grind, to
stir up strife and invent horrors. If
the colored people were rid of such
babblers and agitators they would be
infinitely better off; and we should re
joice to learn that some fool of a mill
ionaire had loaned them money enough
to betake themselves and followers to
some remote region of the earth where
they hope to conquer land and estab
lish a kingdom. Just now, the Grebos
seem to have the wbip-hand of Libe
ria. Let them emigrate to that corner of
the earth and work out their destiny in
the land of their forefathers of the Af
rican bush. The whites will not regret
their departure, and the better classes
of colored people will be relieved of a
pestilential burden and source of an
archy.
It is rather ludicrous to be told that
the “Bourbons” of Georgia started the
cry of “insurrection” in order to coerce
“the poorer classes and Christian ele
ments.” Judge Johnson is a rather
straight-out Bourbon Democrat and
Christian, and even the negroes can
I say nothing in disparagement of him.
! We venture to assert also that ninety
nine hundredths of the “Bourbons,”
| so-called, of Georgia, are in hearty
sympathy with Judge Johnson, and
| from them the negro has least to fear.
As to the outrages cited, we believe
; them to be made up to suit the occa
sion, or else are idle rumors greedily
j intensified by a fauatical or designing
fool or knave for Northern consurap
i tion. We should not wonder if the
I Chronicle’s correspondence was either
dictated or written by a white man.—
The writer, whoever he is, has at least
j the power of making one-sided state-
I raents. Have no white men been foul-
! ly murdered by negroes in this State ?
Have no nameless outrages been per
petrated ? Are not the negroes indebt
ed to the planters of Georgia nearly
two million dollars for advances on
their crops ? Did Georgians organize
the Freedman’s Bank and swindle the
whole negro race in the South?
But the concluding portion of this
correspondence reveals its purpose and
“ true inwardness.” The writer is
manifestly a politician—most probably
a white man disguised in manuscript
as a negro—and he is anxious, either to
retain the loaves and fishes doled out
from Washington, or else get some fat
appointment under the Federal Admin
istration. The whole thing is a poor
imitation of Senator Morton’s “bloody
shiit ” dodge, and can deceive only
those who prefer to suffocate the light
rather than refract it. The consuming
curses of the colored people are their
preacher-politicians. The sooner these
cantankerous breeders of strife go to
Africa or some other distant clime, the
better will it be for white and black
alike.
Gov. Chamberlain is visiting Charles- j
ton. 1
The Pity of It. —Alluding to the un
precedented vote of both parties in
Ohio, the New York Express says:
“This shows how the people are
wrought upon by discussion, but, alas !
it also shows, as in regard to the school
law of Ohio, how people, upon both
sides, are imposed upon by political
knaves and religious fanatics—Catho
lic and Protestant alike.”
Third Term— The Republicans try
to make people believe that Grant has
no chance for a third term, and the
New York Times swears it would not
support him, if nominated. In spite of
this, we believe Grant to be the most
prominent candidate for re-election,
and, if nominated, will be enthusiasti
cally supported by the New York
Times.
The Financial Problem coufl scarcely be
stated more conclusively than by the Cin
cinnati Commercial, when It says: “More
money means meaner money,” —Baltimore
Sun.
More money may mean meaner
money, but contraction means the ruin
of the many poor for the benefit of the
few rich.
Sharon.— The report is current that
Sharon has mortgaged his property in
San Francisco for §600,000. Short on
bonanza stocks, perhaps. Has that
silver coal-scuttle been “put up the
spout?”
Honors Easy.—Now that Ohio has
returned the compliments of the sea
son to New York, the Democracy of
the East and West should agree to let
each section and each State fight out
its own battle iu its own way.
The Maid of Athens.
[N. Y. Herald. 1
It is the privilege of poets to confer
their own fame upon their loves, and
they have boasted of this in many a
well known verse. The Elizabethan
poets were especially fond of offering
immortality of fame iu exchange for
affection. Spenser wooed his wife in
this manner, and warned the lady that
her only chance of being remembered
existed in his praise. His sonnets and
his “Epithalamium” are not yet for
gotten, and posterity makes good his
promise. The highest compliment paid
to Spenser was that of Sir Philip Sid
ney, who declared that when the
“Faerie Queen” appeared "Oblivion
laid him down on Laura’s hearse.”
Petrarch was then famous in England,
and his devotion to Laura alone causes
her name to be remembered. Mary
will be remembered till Burns is for
got ten, and the loveliness of Julia is
still pteserved in the amber verse of
Herrick. But no woman, perhaps,
owed greater fame in her own lifetime
to her poetioal eulogist than the Maid
of Athens owed to Lord Byron.
Tho death of Mrs. Black, which re
cently occurred at the age of seventy
six, recalls one of the most harmless
incidents in Byron’s life. She was a
maiden when he met her in Athens, and
to her he addressed that beautiful song
which has been sung ia every quarter
of the world. The young lady married,
was the mother of a large family, grew
old, and became so poor in her old age
that about a year ago a fund for her
relief was raised by subscription In
London. But, though the Maid of
Athens became old, the song made in
her honor remains forever young. Her
tresses uneonfined are still wooed by
each iEgean wind and her soft cheek’s
bloom is still kissed by her eyelid’s
jetty fringe. Lovers still sing, in voices
very varying in quality, of the Maid of
Athens, and implore her to think of
them when alone, and vow that they
shall never cease to love her, and that,
although they fly to Istamboul, Athens
holds their heart and soul. Thus the
song which celebrated tbe charms
of the Athenian maid has become
the praise of thousands of fair
women. The value of love songs is
that the/can be so easily applied by
any lover to any lady, and Bayard Tay
lor finely expresses this merit when he
says of the British troops siuging be
fore the eve of battle in the Crimea,
“ Each heart recalled a different name,
but all sang Annie Laurie.” It is
strange how one man in a few simple
words will thus speak for millions. The
lady does not merely receive fame, but
also confers it. This song is not only
due to the genius of Byron, but to the
beauty of the Maid. But for her in
spiration it would not have been writ
ten. Fifty years have passed since
Byron’s death, and after a long and hon
orable life the Maid of Athens has fol
lowed him to the tomb. But both con
tinue to live together in the little song
which the Pilgrim of Eternity tossed
like a rose into the lap of one he loved
for a moment and then left forever.
i—
“We knows the public is down on
us,” remarked the old milkman, as he
dipped out the desired quart from one
of his big cans, “but the public is mis
taken. In the fus place we put in a
leetie water—only a bit, to make up
for shrinkage. It goes to the big
dealers, and they ain’t a bit keerful
when they gits to pouring in water.
They sells it to the grocers, and they
put iu chalk with one hand and water
with other, and they are thinking of
politics and get in too much. The ser
vant gal goes after milk for the
family, drinks a third of it, and she
puts in water to make up the measure;
and, you see, when the family get it
the taste ain’t there, tbe look ain’t
there, and they goes for us poor old
men who hasn’t a dishonest hair in
our heads. That the way, mister—
gee, up there, Homer V’—Detroit Fi'ec
Press.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
of Mrs. N. A. Woodruff are invited to at
tend her funeral from the Cemetery Chapel,
THIS EVENING, at 3% o’clock.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DENTAL NOTICE.
DR. ZKKE
CALLS THE ATTENTION OF HIS
friends and the public to his method of
Filling Natural Teeth with Gold and
other material for their preservation. Office
Northeast Corner of Greene and Campbell
streets. _ _ oct24-tf_
Colonists, Emigrants and Travelers 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. Webnn, General Railroad
Agent Office Atlanta. Ga.
No one should go West without first getting
in communication with the General Rail
road Agent, and become informed as to su
perior advantages, cheap and Quick trans
portation of families, household goods, i
st ck, and farming implements gene ally, j
All information cheerfully given.
W. L. DANLEY,
sepl4-m G. P, & T. A.
GIN HOUSES INSURED
AT EQUITABLE BATES. IN FIBST-CLASS j
Companies. Call at or write to my office, '
319 Broad street, before insuring elsewhere.
0. W. HARRIS.
gm-tt *ui Insurant* Agent. 1
NEW ADVERTISES! KITTS.
HAY FOR SALE
At Office of Warren, Wallace & Cos.
BALED HAY in any quantity or LOOSE
HAY by the load deliver, and in any
part of the city or vieinitv.
W. H. WARREN.
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BACON. BAOONr
2Q BOXES L. 0. D. SALT SILKS
On consignment and for sale |>y
nov6-l J. O. MATHEWS )N & CO.
NOTICE
ALL persons having claims against the
late Mr. N. B. MOORE will present
them la due form for payment, and all
persons indebted to same will < ill and set
tle without delay.
W. H. WARREN.
Augusta, Ga., November 6, 1875.
nov6-6
CASTING
OF every kind in IRON or BRASS made
to order at short notice at
FOREST CITY FOUNDRY.
REPAIItINijr
Of STEAM ENGINES and MACHINEBY
promptly and neatly executed at
Forest City Foundry & Jlaclilue Works,
near the Water Tower.
WATER WHEELS.
The ECLIPSE DOUBLE TURBINE is the
simplest, cheapest and most powerful.
Send for pamphlet.
Forest City Foundry & Machine Works.
Fox* Mill Gearing
Send for catalogue to
Forest City Foundry & Machine Works.
SUGAR KETTLES,
40 to 100 GaUons, at
Forest City Foundry & MatElne Works,
PATTERN WORK
Promptly and Neatly Done at ?
Foret City Foundry & Mach me Works.
MACHINERY,
Of all kinds, Made and Repaired at
Forest Cliy Foundry & Mach.me Works.
ENGINES.
THREE FOR SALE at the
Forest City Foundry & Machine Works.
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No. 1310.
Notice in Bankruptcy.
THIS is to give notice that? on the 2d
day of November. A. D. *875, a War
rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the
estate of JOSEPH COHEN, Of Augusta,
county of Richmond and. State of
Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank
rupt on his own petition, and that the
payu eut of any debts, and delivery of any
property belonging to said Bankrupt, to
him, or for his use, and the transfer of
any property by him, arc forbidden by
law; that a meeting of the creditors of the
said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and
to choose one or more Assignees of his
estate, will be held at a Court of Bank
ruptcy, to be liolden at Augusta, Ga., at
the office of the Register, at she Central
Hotel, before Albert G. Fosterj Esq., Reg
ister, on the 16th day of November, A. 1).
1875, at, 11 o’clock a. m. *
W. H. SiMYTH,
nov6-l U. S. Marshal, as tjessenger.
Valuable Property for Sale.
I OFFER FOR SALE the well-known
Farm of MR. N. B. MOORE, recently
deceased, situated one mile East of the city
of Augusta. The tract consists of 102 45-100
acres, surrounded by an embankment, with
anew plank fence. Upon the place are
three large, well planned barns with
storage capacity for the products of tho
farm, and the necessary buildings for la
borers. Tho land lies beautiful?}' level, and
is set in Clover, Vetches, Guinea and differ
ent grasses, affording a succession of hay
crops, and has been brought tcxi high state
of fertility by constant manuring and the
judicious management and sk.ji of the de
ceased. Ali the necessary implements, em
bsacing Mowers, Harrows. Wagons, Carts,
Flows, Hay Press, Tedder, Rosier, and the
Stock consisting of 4 Horses, ;&re offered
for sale. The profits arising from the
crops have been of the most Satisfactory
character. Persons are particularly in
vited to examine this property ?vs it affords
an opportunity for a good investment.
I also offer for sale the Hop so and Lot
situated on Reynolds street, Lie late resi
dence of Mr. N. B. Moore, deceased. Tho
house contains 8 rooms besides the base
ment, and is in thorough repair, having
been recently painted, with th;3 necessary
outbuildings and a good brick stable, with
an alley giving access to the yard and sta
ble. |
The above property will be syld publicly
on the first Tuesday in January next, at
the Market House in Augnsta,'unless sold
privately before that time. Persons wish
ing to purchase, or examine the property
are referred to Gapt. W. H. Warren, of the
firm of Warren, Wallace A C< ~ who will
give them any information they may de
sire. W. G. WOOL FOLK,
nov6-tf Trustee.
FOR SAFE.
*
"VVILL be sold, on the FIRS I TUESDAY
in MARCH, 1876, before the C4>urt House
door, in Sparta, Hancock count-y, Grorgia.
between the hours of 10 o’clock.a. m. and 4
o’clock p. in., if not disposed or sooner at
private sale, t
THE jj
i Montour Cotton ! Mills,
LOCATED AT SPAKTA,
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| I
; On the lin" of the Macon and Augusta Rail
i road, for the manufacture of j
[
| SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, j
OSNABURGS, COTTONIyaRN
and COTTtfN ROPE.
The main building is of brie I , four sto
ries, and thorouglily well built; 55 feet
wide by 141 feet long, with two wings 26
feet long; Engine and Picker Room 21 feet
long, the Boiler Room makinjf 55 by 188
feet full length. ? i
FIRST FLOOR of main building contains
96 looms, Folding Machine. 01cth Shearer
and Brasher, Sewing Machine? and Rope
Room, with all necessary machinery for
making Rope. t
SECOND FLOOR contains Cards, 36
inches, and all necessary machinery for
making Roping, Ac. Second II mr over En
gine Room contains 3 Pickers, j
THIRD FLOOR contains 3? Spinning
Frames, ICO Spindles, each making In all
5,120 Spindles. *
FOURTH FLOOR-Sizing Rdom, Beam
ing and Reeling Roomjand Packing Room,
and all necessary machinery Hor doing
good work. i
THE STEAM ENGINE is 150 bprse-power
i and in line order. Ail necessary Out
! houses, Machine Shop, Blacksmith Shop,
two Cotton Houses, Wood Shed and Sta
bles, Waste Houses, Oil
erative Houses, together with 5* 3* acres of
Land, on which said buildings a ie> situated.
Also, 615 acres of LAND, known as part
of the Brvant tract, near Mi,. Zion—Bß
acres adjoining Turner and others, pur
chased from B. T. Harris’ estate; 106 3-5
acres adjoining Pardue <fc McCray, also
purchased from said estate; 19t acres ad
joialng Twllley, Knowles and others, pur
chased from M. A. Sasnett; one Lot in
Sparta, on corner of square on which C. W.
Dußose’s residence is situated, containing
Y t acre; one lot botween said cor aer lot ana
said Dußose’s residence, contain jtig Y, acre.
All said Lands lying in said County, and
all other property belonging to ieaid Mon
tour Company. 1
Terms—Une-half cash; the |>ther half
credit 12 months, with mortgage on pre
mises ; interest at 10 per cent, i
GEO. W. WAI MINS,
E. F. COTHER
SAMUEL A. P/|UDEE,
nov6-tilmarl Stoclholder6.
For Savannah and all Waj landings.
THE Steamer CARRIE, Capt. 4- 0. Caba
hiss, leaves every FRIDAY at 12
o’clock, m. Freights to and fn.ca Savan
nah as low as by any other line,:. Freights
consigned to our agent at Savannah will
receive prompt and careful attei Aon. For
freight or passage apply to
T. P. LA WON.
Special Agent, 218 Brod J street,
or to J.. LAWR ENCE,
•eM-lia fhM'l Ageat, S 1 annah.
DRY GOOODS.
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WE HAVE A COMPLETE ASSORT
MENT of White, Grey and Brown
BLANKETS,
Now in stock. Our Blankets would warm
an Iceberg. If you don’t believe It, just
try them.
JAMES A. GRAY A CO.
SHAWLS.
1,000 Shawls, New Styles, $2 !
THE CHEAPEST GOODS EVER OF
FERED IN AUGUSTA.
A Full Lino of SHAWLS, from the Low
i ost Piioe up to the Finest Imported.
JAS. A. CRAY & CO.
HOSIERY!
A FULL LINE MISSES’ FANCY
MERINA HOSE.
Ladies’ White Cotton Hose, from 10c. per
Sair to the Finest Balbriggan. Gent’s Half
[ose, ail prices.
JA*. A. GRAY & CO.
Kid Gloves and Gamitlcts!
Jouvin’s Two-Button BLACK KID
GLOVES;
Jouvin’s Colored Kid Gloves, cloth
shades;
! Jouvin’s Opera Kid Gloves, one and two
button ;
Jouvin’s White Kid Gloves, one and
two button.
A full line of Black, White and Colored
, Two-Button Kid Gloves—Good Makes—
| from 75c. to 51.25 per pair.
A full line Ladies’ Kid and Lisle Thread
| GAUNTLETB for driving.
Jas. A. Gray & Cos.
Coraets.
I
AT no former period, in any season, have
wo had so complete an assortment of
Corsets as are now in stock.
Twenty-five Different Qualities and
Prices, so that all can be suited no matter
what quality they want or price they wish
to pay.
JAMES A. GRAY & CO.
HAMBURG EDGINGS
AND
Xxx. sorting's
ONE THOUSAND Different Patterns,
from Bc. to $2 p°r yard.
HANBkEBCmEf^!
i DOZEN Ladies’ Hem-Stitched
[ Handkerchiefs, from 10c. to $2.00
I each.
Something Extra at $3 per dozen.
A full lino of Misses’ and Children’s
1 Handkerchiefs. Gont’s Hemmed L. 0.
j Handkerchiefs, all prices.
__ JAMES A. GRAY & CO.
"VTOTWITHSTANDING the defeat of the
JA venerable advocate of inflation in
Ohio, we invite our friends and the public
to call and examine our Stock, and bring
a little “Rag Monev” along, as we still
continue to receive it in exchange for our
goods.
Jas. A. Gray & Cos.
BANANAS! BANANAS!!
Fine BANANAS at fifty cents per dozen.
WM. FERRIS,
noys-3t 125 Broad et.
JUST RECEIVED.
50 BUNCHES BANANAS.
2,000 COCOA NUTS.
1,000 ORANGES—Havana and Fla.
Will be sold LOW WM. FERRIS,
nov4-3 125 Broad street.
NOTICE.
WE have this day disposed of our en
tire stock of Groceries, Liquors,
Fixtures, Ac., to Mr. JAMES A. LOF
LIN, who will continue the business at the
old stand. No. 260 Broad street. We return
our thanks to our friends for their gener
ous support, and beg a continuance of it to
our successors.
J. D. A J. tV. BUTT.
Augusta, November 2,1875.
ITHE UNDERSIGNED having purchased
. the entire stock of Messrs. J. D. AJ.
W. BUTT, will continue the business at the
old stand, No. 266 IBroad street, in all its
branches, and respectfully solicit the pat
ronage of his friends and the public.
JAMES A. LOFLIN.
Augusta, November 2,1875.
nov4-tf
Dissolution Notice.
THE Copartnership heretofore existing
under the name and style of Timmk
man A Wise is this day dissolved by
mutual consent by the withdrawal of W.
T. Timmerman. The business will be con
tinued by JOHN A. WISE, who has as
sumed all the liabilities of the late concern,
and to whom alone the payment of all out
standing debts must be made.
W. T. TIMMERMAN.
J. A. WISE.
Augusta, Ga., November 3d, 1875.
THE undersigned in withdrawing from
the late firm of Timmerman A Wise
would take this occasion of returning to
his friends and patrons his thanks for the
liberal patronage extended to the late firm
and would solicit a continuance of the same
for his late partner.
W. T. TIMMERMAN.
Augusta, Ga., November 3d, 1875.
nov4-3
SSOO REWARD.
A REWARD OF FIVE HUNDRED Do!-
ijl lars will be paid for the apprehension,
with evidence to convict, of tho person or
persons, who attempted the assassination
of S. W. Howland on Monday night last at
Graniteville, S. C.
H. H. HICKMAN, i
President Graniteville Manufacturing Cos. I
nov4-3t
Fontenoy Cotton Mills Cos.
\TOTICR IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by
1 v agreement of the Corporators, Lists
will be open for twenty days for subscrip
tions to the Capital Stock of the FONTE
NOY COT TON MILLS COMPANY of Greene
county, at Madison, Ga., by Wm, S. High,
Esq.; at Greensboro by C. A. Davis, Esq.;
at Washington, Wilkes, bv Hon. Wm. M.
Reese; in New York, 51 Broadway, by H.
B. Piant, Esq., and in Augusta, at tne Ex
change Bank, Bank of Augusta and Geor
gia Railroad Bank, by Alfred Baker, H.
Hickman, James W. Davies and Antoine
Poullain, Esqs.
The minimum of capital stock is fixed by
charter at $150,0U0. The Fontenoy pro
perty, consisting of a water-power availa
ble for 20,000 spindles; a cotton factory of
3,300 spindles, 100 looms, and all necessary
machinery and operative houses, ma
chine and blacksmith shops, flour mill, saw
mill, water gin, toll-bridge, store house
and stand, and 3,800 acres of fertile land,
is placed at the very iow figure of $125,000,
leaving the sum of $25,000 for commercial
use.
The property is situate at Scull Shoals,
Greene county. The land lies on both sides
of the Oconee river, and produce the finest
uplands. The factory buildings are of
stone and brick, heated by steam, boiler
house and picker house detached; machi
nery, for the most part new, in excellent
order and ready for operation; and the
store is noted as one of the best stands in
the State for the sale of merchandise. Ti
tles clear and indisputable.
Stockholders are exempt from personal
liability by charter.
Subscriptions, payable ten per cent, on
call after organization, ten per cent, within
thirty days thereafter, and the remainder
in six-monthly installments. Deferred pay
ments, to bear ten per cent, and antici
pated payments allowed ten per cent. Inter
est per annum.
HENRY MGORE,
Representing Parties in Interest.
nort-lw
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$12,000 for $ 2 00>
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Missouri Slate Lotteries.
On the 15th day of each month during 1875.
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Tickets and Circulars,
MURRAY, MILLER & CO.,
may-25sa&cly P. O. Box 2446, St. Louis, Mo.
Fruilland Nurseries, Augusta, Ga.
PJ. BEItCKMANS, Proprietor. Orders
• for Trees, Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, etc.,
•tc., left with the undersigned will be promt
ly attended to.
GEORGE SYMMS, Agent,
No. 221 Broad Street,
_ iteptl-6in Augusta. Ga.
MANSION HOUSE
REOPENED AND REFURNISHED.
THE subscriber having taken charge of
the “Mansion House,” No. 258 Broad
street, second entrance above Schneider’s
corner, desires to inform her friends and
the traveling public that she is now pre
pared to furnish good Board by the day,
week or month, at very reasonable rates.
eti3-wefrsulm MliS. W. M. MOORE
Ladies’ Work Baskets,
WORK STANDS,
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL BASKETS.
Market, Traveling and Lunch Baskets,
Tubs, Buckets, Churns, etc., at
I oetlT-tr J. G. BAILIE & BRO.’S.
FINE TOBACCO.
| the Calhoun Chewing Tobacco, the
best ever sold in Augusta.
For sale by
G. VOLGEE & CO.
sep7-tf
RAILROAD HOUSE,
THOMSON, GA.,
By Henry McKinney.
CONVENIENT to Railroad Depot. Pas
sengers by Day Down Ikrai& take din
ner at this plan. sepE-tf
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ed to meet at the Room of the Association
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Ist, proximo, to consider and act on certain
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J. H. Day. Secretary. oct22-fef
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containing full explanation of the mode of
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New York Stock Exchange,
sent FREE on application to
SIMONSON, BARREIRAS & CO.,
Bankers and Brokers, No. 6 Wall street,
Opp. N. Y. Stock Exchange. Nhw Yojbk.
jalA-tathsalv
PUBLIC NOTICE.
I HAVE given Mr. Jas. Daly an interest
in my business; the style of the firm
from this date will be JAMES A. GRAY &
00. JAS. A. GRAY.
Augusta, fta, Aug. 26th, 1871.
TO RENT.
TO RENT,
TWO COMFORTABLE BOOMS AND A
Kitchen, cheap: just suitable for a
small family. Apply at No. 21 Greene
street, or at
oct3o. THIS OFFICE.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
A DWELLING with Eight Rooms situa
ted on the north side of Walker, fourth
house below Centre street. The painting
of the house is not quite completed. It will
be ready for occupancy November Ist, For
further particulars apply to
JAMES G. BAILIE,
octl2-dtf 205 Broad street.
Desirable Residence to Rent
J WILL RENT, or sell upon reasonable
terms, my RESIDENCE, No. 16 Bay street.
sep29-tf GEO. B. SIBLEY.
FOR RENT,
UNTIL first of next October, the briok
dwelling on Greene street, between
Campbell and Cumming street, now oc
cupied by Mr. R. 8. Burwell. Apply to
octl6-tr DUN BAP. & SIBLEY.
Cottage to Rent.
NO. 90 BROAD STREET,
Apply to GEO. A. BAILIE.
_ sep26-tf
TO LET!
FOUR DESIRABLE ROOMS, suitable
for Offices am! Sleeping Rooms.
Apply to BARRETT & CASWELL,
sep24-t,f 296 Broad street.
TO RENT,
FROM the First of October next, the
dwelling on the Nortb 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.
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NOTICE.
date Mr. george w
becomes a copartner of the
undersigned. The firm name will remain
as heretofore.
September Ist, 1875. CALVLN <fc J sepl-tf
SEED WHEAT.
Choice Kentucky white bebd
WHEAT, BARLEY and RYE for sale by
•{>-* BJdKRRT ft uAwvrata.
COTTON FACTORS.
= A7F. PARROTT.
(Late Houston At Parrott)
LIBER AL advances made on Cotton in
Store or for shipment to my fr ]el ?dß in
New York or Liverpool. Future Contracts
in New York and Liverpool, through re
sponsible houses, made a specialty, or at
daily call of Augusta Exchange. Margins
retained in this city when desired. Office
No. 9 Mclntosh Street. octlS-tjani
ANTOINE POULLAIN,
Cotton Factor,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
WILL 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
meats respectfully solicited. Bep4.tr,
M. P- STOVALL,
COTTON FACTOR
AND—
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
SO. 5 WARREN BLOCK, JACKSON St.,
AUGUSTA. GA.,
CONTINUES to give his personal atten-
Y_; tion to the STORAGE and SALE of
COTTON and other Produce.
ja- Liberal advances made on Consign
ments. sep4-satuth&c3m
A. M. BENSON. W. N. MEBCIBB.
BENSON & MERCIER,
COTTON FACTORS AND GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 3
Warren Block, Augusta, Georgia. Will
make cash advances cn Cotton in store, ana
hold in first class fire-proof storage for in
definite time, at very low rates of interest.
sepl2-d&c3m T
J. J. PEARCE,
COTTON FACTOR,-
And Commission M; reliant,
JACKSON STBEET. AUGUSTA, OA.
sep7-d<fccSm
S. D. HEARD & SON,
Cotton Factors
AND
Commission Merchants
AUGUSTA. GA.
STRICT personal attention given and
promt returns made.
Liberal CASH ADVANCES made upon
cotton in. store.
Consignments solicited.
oct3 3m
NEW BUCKWHEAT,
MACKEREL. Underwood’s Pickles,
Can Goods, New Codfish,
Smoked Sa’mon,
Fresh Crackers, all kinds,
Fresh Nuts (all kinds), Raisins,
Currants, Citrons, Prunes,
Pickles and Preserves,
With a complete stock of FAMILY GRO
ceries, just received at
J. G. BAILIE Si BRO.’S,
ootlT-tf 205 Broad street.
4ugusta Stencil Works
STENCIL BRANDS for marking Barrels.
Boxes, Bags, Wrapping Paper. <fcc.,
made to order at short notice. Name
Plates, for marking Clothing with Indelible
Ink, neatly executed. Key Checks and Um
brella Tags stamped with name and ad
dress. Special attention given to Cotton
Brands. Satisfaction in price and work
manship guaranteed.
Stencil Paste, Stencil Brushes, Indelible
Ink, Brass Alphabets and Figures of all
sizes always on hand.
E. W. DODGE,
Practical Stencil Cutter,
16 Mclntosh street, Augusta, Ga.
oeklO-tf
AT REDUCED FRIGES
COTTOW PRESSES,
AND all other Machinery, cheaper than
ever before.
PENDLETON & PENNY.
sept3o-th&sa2m
JAMES LEFFEJ/S
IMPROVED DOUBLE
Turbine Water Wheel.
POOLE & HUNT, Baltimore,
MAll CJPACTURERS FOB THE SOUTH
and Southwest.
Over 7,000 now in use, working under heads
▼ar f ing from two to 240 feet! 24
Sizes, from s*£to 96 inches.
The most powerful Wheel in the Market.
And most economical in use of Water.
Large Illustrated Pamphlet sent post
free. Manufacturers, also, of Portable and
Stationary Steam Engines and Boilers,
Babcock & Wilcox Patent Tubulous Boiler,
Ebaugh’s Crusher for Minerals, Saw aud
Grist Mills, Flouring Mill Machinery. Ma
chinery for White Lead Works and Oil
Mills, Shafting, Pulleys and Hangon*.
BKXD FOR CIRCULARS.
deoa-i y
MANSION HOUSE
PORT ROYAL, S. C.
SITUATED AT THE TERMINUS OF
the Port Royal Railroad, where connec
tion is made with the fast sailing, first class
steamers Montgomery and Huntsville,
sailing to New York every Friday.
Round trip from Augusta, S3O.
This is an entirely new and elegantly fur
nishedhouse. Situation unsurpassed, sur
rounded with magnificent live oaks, com
rnandUfg 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
water.
Table supplied with everything the mar
ket affords. Fresh milk, butter, fish, veg
etables and fruits in their season
Best of Cooks and Attendants.
Terms liberal.
, o, b. warren,
je2B-tf . Proprietor.
L. H. MILLER. } { ESTABLISHED 1837
MILLER’S
Safe and Iron Works,
BALTIMORE.
Salesroom, 265 W. Baltimore Street, One
Door Above Hanover Factory. Sqaure
Bounded by Henrietta, Clark, Fre
mont and Warner Streets.
EVERY variety of the Best FIRE and
BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES, BANK
8’ CHESTS, Improved Key and Combi
nation LOOKS, BANK VAULTS and
DOORS.
T * and Tested In a<X>
Flr ®*‘ _ apßo-6m
Augusta Canal
Mannfactaring Company,
Manufacturers of
COTTON ROPE, TWINE AND WABP.
We have removed our office to No 21
Mclntosh Street. Constantly on hand a
full supply of the above goods at lowest
prices. For the benefit of retailers we
shall keep In stock Wrapping Twine in
Five and Ten pound Packages, for cash
On jBUSSIiLL ft SIMMONS, Proprietors.