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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. no v6-saßu& wef rsu we 6 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. nov6-tf 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, I * | 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. ifpji ni mm 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 GIRARDEY’SOPERA HOUSE PALPABLE BIT! SALSBURY’S TROUBADOURS! TO-NIGHT, CHANGE OF COMEDY la two Acts, entitled. “LITTLE MOTHER,” And the Comic Absurdity, PATCHWORK I Admission 50 cents and sl. Seats secured at Oats Book store without extra charge, CHAS. J. CROUSE. oct3l-6t General Agent. A GRAND GEORGIA ENTERPRISE. The Great Events Of The Coming Year, "VyO man or family should be without a _Lv newspaper. It is the most intelligent and entertaining visitor to any household, and is the best of all educators. Besides this admitted fact, there are now addi tional reasons for subscribing to a good newspaper. 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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The Daily Constitution is furnished, postage paid, at slo,6oper annum; $5.30 for six months; $2 05 for three months; SI.OO for one month. The Weekly Constitution, made up from the Daily, is a mammoth sheet of FORTY COLUMNS. Price, including post age, $2.20 per annum; sl.lO for six months. Sample copies sent free on application. Address W. A. HEMPHILL & CO., nov3-tf Atlanta. Ga. NEW AND NOVEL LOTTERIES $12,000 for $ 2 00> $12,000 for 2 00 $30,000 for 5 00 $30,000 for 5 00 Missouri Slate Lotteries. On the 15th day of each month during 1875. will be drawn the $2 Single Number Lottery. Capital Prize, - - $12,000. 10,290 Prizes, amounting to SIOO,OOO. TICKETS, ONLY 82.00 Try a Ticket in this liberal scheme. $250,000 IN PHIZES. CAPITAL PRIZE, $30,000 ! 10,290 Prizes, amounting to $250,000. A Five Dollar Single Number Lottery Will be drawn on the 30th day of each Month. Whole tickets, $5; Halves, $2 50. Prizes payable in full and no postpone ment of drawings take place. Address, for 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 NOTICE. Young Men’s Library Association. rnHE MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG MEN’S J LIBRARY ASSOCIATION are request ed to meet at the Room of the Association at 5 o’clock p. m., on MONDAY, November Ist, proximo, to consider and act on certain proposed changes in the Constitution. By order of Board of Directors. GEO. T. BARNES, President. J. H. Day. Secretary. oct22-fef STOCK PRIVILEGES. $lO. SIOO. SSOO. SIOOO. Often realizes immense profits when in vested in STOCK PRIVILEGES. Circulars containing full explanation of the mode of operating, and quotation prices of ail 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. 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. APPLETON’S AMERICAN OmOPIDIA SEW REVISED EDITION. ENTIRELY REWRITTEN BY THE ABLEST WRITERS ON EVERY SUBJECT. Printed from New Type, and Illustrated with several Thousand Engravings and Maps. The work originally published under the title of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLO PAEDIA was completed in 1863, since which time, the wide circulation which it has at tained in all parts of the United States, and the signal developments which has taken place in every branch of science, literature and art, have induced the editors and publishers to submit to an exact and thor ough revision, and to issue anew edition, entitled THE AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA. Within the last ten years the progress of discovery in every department of knowl edge has made anew work of reference an imperative want. The movement of political affairs has kept pace with the discoveries of science, and their fruitful application to the indus trial and useful arts, and the convenience and refinement of social life. Great wars and consequent revolutions have occurred, involving national changes of peculiar moment. The civil war of our own Coun try, which was at its height when the last volume of the old work appeared, has happily been ended, and a new course of commercial and in dustrial activity has been commenced. Large accessions to our GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE Have been made by the indefatigable ex plorers of Africa. The great political revolutions of the last decade, with the natural result of the lapse of time, have brought into public view a multitude of new men, whose names are in every one’s mouth, and of whose lives every one is curious to know the par ticulars. Great battles have been fought and important sieges maintained, of which the details are as yet preserved only in the newspapers or in the transient publications of the day, but which ought now to take their place in PERMANENT AND AUTHENTIC HISTORY. In preparing the present edition for the press, it has accordingly been the aim of the editors to bring down the information to the latest possible dates, and to furnish an accurate account of the most recent discoveries in science, of every fresh pro duction in literature, and of the newest inventions in the practical arts, as well as to give a succinct and original record of of the progress of POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL EVENTS. The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor, and with the most ample resources for carrying it on to a successful termination. None of the original stereotype plates have been used, but every page has been PRINTED ON NEW TYPE, Forming in fact anew Cyclopmdia, with the same plan and compass as its predeces sor, but with a far greater pecuniary ex penditure, and with such improvements in its composition as have been suggested by longer experience and enlarged knowl edge. THE ILLUSTRATIONS, Which are introduced for the first time in the present edition, have been added not for the sake of pictorial effect, but to give greater lucidity and force to the explana tions in the text. They embrace all branches of science and of natural history, and depict the most famous and remarka ble features of scenery, architecture and art, as well as the various processes of mechanics and manufactures. Although intended for instruction rather than em bellishment, no pains have been spared to insure their ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. The cost of their execution is enormous, and it is beiived they will find a welcome reception as an admirable leature of the Cyclopaedia, and worthy of its high charac ter. This work is sold to subscribers only, payable on delivery of each volume. It wilt be complete in Sixteen Large Octavo Volumes, each containing about 800 pages, fully illustrated with several thousand Wood Engravings, and with numerous colored Lithographic Maps. PRICE AND STYLE OP BINDING. In extra cloth, per vol, $ 5 00 In library leather, per vol 6 00 In half Turkey Morocco, per vol 7 00 In half Russia, extra gilt, per vol 8 00 In full Morocco, antique, gilt edges, per vol. 10 00 In full Russia, per vol io 00 TWKLVE VOLUMES NOW READY. Succeeding volumes, until completion, will be issued once in two months. s-Speeimen pages of THE AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA, showing type, illustrations, etc., will be sent gratis on application. FIRST-CLASS CANVASSING AGENTS WANTED. Address the Publishers, D. APPLETON & CO.. 549 and 551 Broadway, N. Y. o*kßo-*uweMr-tf. INSURANCE. SYMMS, Agent, represents thefol- VX lowing Companies, viz: Commercial Union Fire Assur ance Company of London, England Gross Assets $17,714,578 06 Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn.... 877,594 58 Manhattan i ire Insurance Company, New York City.... 700,885 36 New Orleans Fire Insurance Company, New Orleans, La.. 645 566 56 Home Protection Fire Insur- 50 ance Company, Huntsville, John Hancock Mutual Life In- 121 ' ail 15 surance Company, Boston, Maßs 2,750,000 00 geo.symmbST” 1 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.