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CoaistjMmwlist AUGUSTA. G?A_: Tuesday Morning, Norcmber 9, 1875, The Centennial. Wo havo always rather favored a participation by the South in the Phil adelphia Centennial, although there have been many things to shake one’s faith in it. Qen. Hawley’s pilgrimage down here was one of the most unfor tunate events in this connection, and, if Georgia takes but little stock in the matter, at this time, the aforesaid Hawley has been principally to blame. The New Orleans Times, one of the ablest papers in this country, takes a humorous view of the whole matter and dubs it “Friend Shadbklly’s Ba zaar.’’ We quote the editorial com ment: “When a thing, if it’s only a cheese, gets to be one hundred years old, there is almost always something in it or about, which ought to be cele brated. There is a completeness about a century which is utterly foreign to ninety-nine years. Centuries are like the joints of cane, continuous but dis tinct, and when one is fully accom plished and it is no longer possible to to add to it or to change it, it is quite becoming to take a survey of it for our better instruction in building up the next one. And a nation is spe cially prone to bo proud of its first century, as the mother of her first born. The child may be a deplorable failure to every dispas sionate eye, but the parents will jubi late all the same. To them it is a fact of extraordinary significance, and marks an era in the world’s progress. They will admit that many children had been born before, and possibly some may be born after, but none like this one; no, indeed. *' The first century of the Republic undoubtedly contains a host of things to celebrate. There’s Lexington and Bunker Hill—outside of the century, to be sure, but Mr. Lynch is a member of the Centennial Directory, and he ought to be able to count them in—and Val ley Forge and Yorktown, and Stephen Decatur and David Crockett ; Edgar Poe, Morse, Fulton, Mary Walker, the Northern Pacific Railroad, Chicago and Lafitte ; Chepultepec, Lundy’s Lane, Samoa and (according to con tract) the Jetties. Neither do we ob ject to Philadelphia as the place where at to celebrate these things. No city has a happier knack of combining thrift with glory and gathering com fortable profits alike from the good and ill-fortune of a beloved country. The grand climacteric of patriotism and business, it is well benefiting, should occur in the City of Brotherly Love. “ Wherefore we say we have no solid objections to centennials ; nor have we any rooted antipathy to being recon ciled, bridging the chasm, seeing the bloody shirt inurned, and that sort of thing. But we have some airy whims, some crotchets which disturb the ser enity with which we do not contem plate the preparations. One of these is that we do not wish to pay too steep a price for the fatted calf which the paternal Shadbelly invites us to con sume. We take a chastened pleasure in seeing the nation’s birth day cele brated, although wo do not admire the nation as developed, but we suspect the zeal of individuals combined as it is with the hum of contractors. We are tired of the continual appeal to ‘ give, give ;’ not that we have given any thing or intend to, except our propor tion of tho national appropriation, but wo don’t sympathize deeply with gen tlemen who want so much money to get up a show in which they havo a financial interest and we only a senti mental one. Again, we are not en thused by the columns of stuff we re ceive with suggestions that our read ers would bo delighted to soe it, which same stuff is published in Northern pa pers as advertisements. " With those exceptions, wo endorse Shadbelly as a very fair sort of person, and will attend his bazaar if we can af ford the expense.” It strikes us that the above is a very fair and practical statement of the whole case. While the North contin ues to endorse the principles of the last fifteen years, sends us her third-class goods as first-class articles, and begs Southern papers to do for love what her own papers do for cash, we think “Shadbelly ” ought to be satisfied with a small amount of enthusiasm from this region.” Great Britain’s Commerce and Wealth From the annual statement of the English Board of Trade, for 1874, the following figures are drawn : Imports. Exports. Total, IS7O £303,257,000 £244,081,000 £547,338,000 1871.... 331,015,000 283,575,000 614,590,000 1172 354,694.000 314,589,000 669,282 000 1873 371,287,000 311,005,000 682,292.000 1874 ... 370,083,000 297,650,000 667,733,000 The London Economist, commenting upon these statistics, says : The excess of imports over exports last year, viz; £73,000,000, forms a better meas ure of the usual profits of our foreign trade, and of the amount of Income derived from foreign investments, than the smaller ex cess, still seen in years when we make large investments abroad. Adding to it the ex cess of bullion imports over exports in the year, amounting to £7,000,000, we may put down £30,000,000, in round numbers, as, at least, the minimum which foreign countries have to pay us anuualiy for the investment of our capital abroad, and for freight and other commissions. Some idea can be had of the enorm ous accumulation of capital iu Great Britain when the interest on her foreign loans amounts to $400,000,000 per an num. At 6 per cent, these loans would illustrate $6,665,000,000. It is said that these loans have been been mainly made during the past thirty years, and that the strides of England toward gi gantic wealth run pari passu with her declaration of free trade. Gordon. —ln his interview with a News and Courier reporter, Gen. Gor don states nothing that is either novel or original. The true Democratic pa pers, in the South more especially, have long ago been on the line ho points out as the proper one for victo ry. Besides, Is not Gen. Gordon him self somewhat to blame for giving the currency question undue prominence ? Germany and Her Finances. That there are very grave financial troubles in Germany, no one can doubt The causes assigned for these disturb ances are various. According to some writers, the French indemnity corrupt ed tho people, and, in concert with the intoxication consequent upon a mar velous military conquest, turned their sober ways to those which are known in this country as Jay Cookean. The same extravagance that characterized the Northern people of this Union, af ter the events of 1865, were repeated in Germany after the fall of Napoleon and the rise of Emperor William, Bis marck and Yon Moltke. Speculation ran wild in the municipal centres, and we once heard that a proposition plausibly put in Berlin to freeze over the burning lake of Satan would have received sub scriptions to aDy amount. At all events, wild cat schemes and invest ments were all the rage, and now comes the reaction from a tremendous finan cial and military debauch. Other wri ters assert that the overgrown military establishment has drained Germany of her people and her industries, as well as her wealth-production. The purely commercial view of the European crisis is taken by the Springfield, Massachusetts, Republican. This admirable journal states that “the present financial trouble in Ger many is largely due to the attempt to abolish small bills and substitute coin for them in the every day operations of the people. Under the currency sys tems of the several States tho banks of Prussia, Saxony and other divisions of the present empire have issued a paper money based on specie for amounts as small as one thaler, or 75 cents. At the first of this year the amount of these notes in circulation under the denomination corresponding to $25 was $135,000,000. Yet the Gov ernment requires that all these notes, which have never been depreciated at all, but have been as good as the gold, shall be withdrawn by the Ist of next January, and has declared them not a legal-tender after that date. It is thus intended to make the smallest paper note equal to the English £5 note, and to compel the use of the new gold coin for all purposes of exchange below that sum. The withdrawal of this paper and the substitution of coin money for it in actual circulation within so short a time creates a serious convulsion in trade. “But this is not the whole of the coin age difficulty under which Germany labors. Since the Franco-Prussiau war the imperial mint has coined the enormous amount of $320,000,000, $285,000,000 of it being in gold. From $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 of old silver and copper have been withdrawn. But the new gold ‘marks’ cannot be kept in circulation. They are exported, and ‘the image and superscription’ of Kaiser Wilhelm are actually melted down in the crucibles of the Bank of France. Whether tho new coinage will stay at home and circulate Dext year, when it will be the only legal tender below $25, remains to be seen. The German coinage scheme has been unfortunate from the first, and deserves failure, from the willful refusal of the finance ministry to adopt coins inter changeable with thoso of France, Eng land and America.” From tho above exhibit it would ap pear that a species of “contraction” pur sued by tho German Administration has not only driven its gold back to France—whoso financiers seem to be tho wonders of tho world—but also forced tho people at largo into sorlous present disasters with a notable pros pect of universal bankruptcy. Mean while, not only has France gotten back all or nearly all of her lost indemnity, but is absorbing German gold at a rate that may well make Bismarck sick, and even desirous of another war upon what Carl-Schurz himself calls, “the richest country on the globe and the only prosperous one in this epoch.” Declining.— New York papers of the latest dates report that there is a per ceptible falling off in attendance at tho Moody and Sankey prayer meetings, held in the Talmage Tabernacle every morning. The decreased attendance was accounted for Tuesday by the election, Wednesday by tho anxiety to know the result, and Thursday by rain. On Friday there was neither an election nor anxiety about it, nor rain, and yet there was the smallest attend ance of the week. It is observed, also, that tho great bulk of attendants were already in church-membership. We dare say, as Mr. Moody himself found, the daily publication of his sermons has done him and his cause great harm. The best religious discourse on earth, if frequently repeated, palls on the mind at last. Changed. —Mr. Beecher used to speak of Mrs. Moulton, in old days, as “a bank of Spring flowers,” and, writing to her husband, in 1872, he said: “Not the leastjhas been the great-hearted kindness and trust which your noble wife has shown, and which have lifted me out of despondencies often, though sometimes her clear truthfulness has laid me flat.” He likewise likened her advice, on a certain occasion, to a “slice of the day of judgment.” Pos sibly her latest pronunciamento sounds to Beecher like a healthy blast from Ga briel’s trumpet. South Carolina.— A writer for one of the papers in the Palmetto State thinks South Carolina would be more conspicuous for her absence than presence at the Philadelphia Cen tennial. His idea is plausible at least. Sumner’s “empty chair” in the Senate was more formidable than that gentieman’s' personal attendance. Perhaps South Carolina could take a valuable hint from that dramatic inci dent. But it is her business, and we trust that whatever she proposes to do in the matter will be for the best. Childs.—The proprietor of the Phil adelphia Ledger has felt it his duty to make public the fact that the excru ciating obituary poetry which appears in his paper is not an emanation of his genius, but the drivel of interested and afflicted parties, who pay the printer for their absurdities. Small Industries, American Co-opera tion. At this time, much attention has been directed to what is knowu as the Roch dale co-operation scheme. Dr. Woa rall and others have explained this process and its advantages are now being pressed for adoption in the United States. The Baltimore Gazette is of opinion that the most successful exhibition of co-operation is not at Rochdale or any other English locality but nearer home. It refers to the cheese-producing counties of New York and draws, from a Northern magazine, some valuable and rather startling statistics. From these sources we learn that whereas the export of cheese was in 1863, 38,000,000 pounds it now amounts to 100,000,000, whilst the do mestic consumption has nearly doubled. These results have come from co-opera tion, and the steps leading to it are thus detailed: First. Jesse Williams, of Oneida county, acquired quite a reputation for his cheese. Then a son of his married and took an ad joining: farm. The cheese from his son’s farm Mr. Williams bought at the same price ho got for his own, but, for want of facilities, its quality was inferior. So the idea was started of tho delivery of the milk and the manufacture of the cheese at the original factory. Gradually the milk from other dairy farms was contracted for, and tho success of this first cheese factory led to the starting of others on a similar plan. Then followod improved processes and la bor-saving machinery, until, at present, a choese dairy is the combined product of ex perience, inventivo ingenuity and personal skill. To such immenso proportions has their Industry attained during tho ten years that at two points regular markets havo been established, where the offerings of choeso for 1874 amounted in value to nearly six millions of dollars. Under cir cumstances like these it is not surprising that choese factories are starting up all over tho country—tho largest in the West being at Elgin, in Illinois. In the South, for similar factories, Tennessee takes tho lead. There is no reason why Maryland should not follow; especially as butter is also one of the products. This butter, made at the “creameries” attached to the factories, is regarded on the market as su perior to even that of Orange county. Here, then, is an industry wherein all the farmers of a neighborhood can take part, and which is still capable of wide and pro fitable development. With tho most naturally favored country in the world, the South is far from being the most appreciative of her phenomenal blessings. So long as she makes cotton her main depend ence, to the exclusion of small indus tries and the cultivation of grain and meat, so long will she be a comparative beggar with a king’s domain. We do most firmly believe that, if this section would make cotton a surplus crop, feed itself to a considerable degree, en gage in what are known as small in dustries, and forswear commercial gambling, East or West—which has been tho most fearful curse of our peo ple sluce the war —the inhabitants of tho South would be the most envied and prosperous of any race upon the globe. Moral Book-Keeping. —A Washington correspondent of tho Baltimore Suji charges that false statements of tho decreaso iu the public debt are always put forth from the Treasury Depart ment prior to important elections, only to be corrected when the political crisis shall have passed. If the Federal Government keeps its books in this loose fashion, and puts forth false bal ance-sheets for a corrupt purpose, it may be understood how the high-pres sure commercial firms of the United States pattern after a bad, but distin guished, exemplar. Ehem !—Tho editor of tho Charlotte Observer, commenting upon the devo tion of Tweed’s wife, declares that “ next to the man irD prison, we know of no individual who is in greater need of such a loving and earnest soother of his troubles, than a newspaper edi tor.” Jim Bennett. —lt is currently re ported that Hackett, in New York, owed his recent political triumph mainly to Bennett and his paper; and that Bennett supported Hackett be cause he was the “best pigeon shooter in the world.” Ye gods! Such is prin ciple at the commercial metropolis. Paupers.— Beaufort county paupers are fed by contract at cents per day. Beforo the war, thoso paupers were busily engaged in cotton and rico culture. POLITICAL NOTES. How does it look for tho President of tho United States to appear before a rabble and make a speech upon the returns of a politi cal election ? In It ho said that his party had secured the offices for tho next four years. This is dignified. This is fitting tho great ofllee. “ Every Democratic National Conven tion,” says tho Cincinnati Enquirer, “ has been held east of th e Alleghanios, with tho exception of two—Cincinnati in 1856, and Chicago in 1864. It is time that there was a change in this programme. There Is a majority of the people living west of tho chain of mountains to which we have re ferred. Tho East has had nine Conven tions to the West’s two. Have they any right to ask the tenth ? In 1867 there was but a single vote’s difference between St. Louis and New York, and that vote was given by one or two members who repre sented States near St. Louis, who were in fluenced by the National bank and bond holding gentlemen. Let the people of tho West and South early to look and consider what will be the action of their National Committeemen in fixing the site of the next National Convention.” The Macon lelegraph thinks the dem ocratic victory in Mississippi will result in tae election of Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar to the United States Senate Says the Telegraph: “Never has man more richly deserved or more worthily won that crown. Lamar as Senator will recall Mississippi’s proud days, when her voice in that body was potential, and her representative spoke not alone for the State but for the South. It will be a fit ting climax for a victory his counsels and exertions, made possible, and a promotion his ability, zeal, eloquence and statesman ship have grandly deserved. He has been tho brain and right hand of this revolt against Radical knavery and corruption in Mississippi, and we shall count the victory roboed of half its splendor and significance If his election is not signalized by a un animity rarely known in these days of fierce rivalries and heated contests. Wo expect to see him sent by acclamation to replace the renegade Alcorn, and still fur ther to illustrate and Illumine a career rarely matched in its beneficent as well as brilliant results.’’ SPECIAL NOTICES. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC; LECTURE on the Life of Benjamin Banckeh (colored), a cotemporary of Thomas Jeffibson, third President of the United States, oji which oc casion wifi be read a letter from 3tr. Banckeb to Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Jeb 'iiESON’s re ply, in behalf of the Colored Rao;. at tho Af rican Methodist Episcopal Ch rch, WED NESDAY, November loth, at 8 p. m., by William Benefield. Admission, 25 oents; for the tseaeflt of the Church. The Public are respectfully invited. nov9-2 AUGUSTA REAL ESTATE AND. BUILDING ASSOCIATION, i THE USUAL MONTHLY* INSTALL ment of Two Dollars per share, on the Cap ital Stock will be payable 'to th-* Treasurer, at his office, on TUESDAY. 9th jbst. E. R. £>:erry, nov7-2 Secretary.aud Treasurer. DENTAL NOTICEJ DR. ZKK ®, CALLS THE ATTENTION OF HIS friends and the public to hfj method of Filling Natural Teeth wn** Gold and other material for their preservation. Office Northeast Corner of Greene qnd Campbell streets. * oot-24-tf Colonists, Emigrants and Travelers Westward. FOR MAP CIRCULARS. CONDENSED timetables and general infor- ation in re gard to transportation facilities to all points in Tonnossee, Arkansas, Missouri, Minne sota, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, lowa, New Moxioo. Utah and California, apply to or ad dress Albert B. Wrenn, General Railroad Agent Office Atlanta, Ga. i \ No one should go West without first getting in communication with the Slcneral Rail road Agent, and become informed as to su perior advantages, choap ami uuick trans portation of families, household goods, st ck, and farming implements gone ally. All Information ehoerfully givtfit. W. L. HANLEY, aep!4-6m O, P. A T. A. GIN HOUSES INJURED AT EQUITABLE RATES, IN j?IRST-CLASS Companies. Call at or wrihj to my office, •219 Broad street, before insuring elsewhere. C. W HARRIS. g2a-M #onfi Inmiranoo Agent. DIED, | At Harlem, Georgia, Suifiay morning, Samuel A. Verdery, aged ty-five years. isir Advertisements not our' flue lines will be inserted under this head for fifty cents each insertion , cash. y SERVANT WANTED.—Wanted, a woman to cook and do general housework, with reference. Apply to ! j MRS. JOHN TILKEY, nov9-tf Corner Kolloek iiod Telfair sts. NEW ADVERTISrfjUENTS. Bargains in Hats Fori Gentlemen! AT THE / ONE T’IIIC’IG UIOUSE ! HENRY L. A. BALK, 17'j Broad street. I havo received a Gainfully selected assortment of New Styleqof French Fur and Wool Hats for Gentleman and Youths, which I will sell cheaper -than they have been in fifteen yoars. HENitY L. A. BALK, 172 Bioad street. * nov9-l* NOTICE. AN ASSIGNMENT OF KIL HIS EF FECTS was made to tiio undersigned by Elmore A. Dunbar, November 4, 1875, and left for record November sth. All in debtedness of every kind c?ie to him must be paid to us. JOSIAsI MILLER, KENT; BISELL, nov9-tf f Assigness. ASSIGNEE’S SALE. By RAMSEY & D’ANTITNAC, Auctr’s WILL bo sold at the Lower Market House, in the city of Augusta, on the FIRST TUESDAY i;* DECEMBER, 1875, between the legal hou|s of sale, all the insolvent Notes, Accounts |ijid Judgments which were assigned to r<; by J. W. A pel. List of same maybe fou>jx£ posted at the Lower Market and at Gill ie of the under signed. Claims sold without warrantee of any kind. .|,BRAND TANARUS, novl) law4w |, Assignee. ARTHUR & TyMPKINS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, $ No. ttIG BroaJ Htroet, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. novD-tuthsulin raoulmu DAAA ROLLS and Half Rolls Extra OUUU Heavy DOMESTIC BAGGING arriving to-day. For sale tb tho trade, in lots to suit purchasers, at lihe lowest mar ket rates. > TERMS CASfM. nov9-3 BLAIR,fSMITH & CO. CHINA TEA! TOKE BY •? R. N. HOTtfllKm i Cheapest Housein the City TO BUlj . Groceries. I TEAS— TEAS—TEAS.—llso. a carefully selected stock of Puie Fresh-Roasted COFFEES, ground here. * Just arrived, Confectionery, Nuts of all kinds, New Raisins, Figs'! Dates, Currants, Citron, Cranberries, Oraitges, Lemons, Po tatoes and Apples, by thOlarrel, at lowost prices. | j Also, Choice Wines and- Liquors by case or gallon. v-i Champagne—Piper & C?*’—by the basket —lower than over before Cored. Call and soe us. A wore to the wise, &c. Remember the holiday^.r.re at hand. Opposite tho Fountain-;*Red Gilt Front. R. N. HGICHKISS, nov9-tf i Proprietor. To Shippers. THE SHORT sj:A ROUTE VIA. j CHARLhjsTON. THE SPLENDID STIMMSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA, 3,000 tliles capacity, will sail from CHARLES iONIc a WEDNESDAY the 10th inst. The new alt i elegant steam ship CITY OF ATLANTA} 3,500 bales ca pacity, will follow on SATURDAY, being her First trip Northward Freights guar anteed, and as low as §>y any competing Line. W. BXI YEN SON , Agent Steamship Lines, nov7-2 D 9 Broad street. TV E W H E RIES OF STOCK THE Augusta Real Estatf and Building Associal ■on. • c&n mlmM wi a 4i Jhhhßhhhbs THE books for a NEW SERIES of stock in this Association \?i 11 be opened on TUESDAY, 9th inst., at the office of tho Treasurer, when the liiis; installment of $2 will be paid. ; j We call the attention* )t parents, and young persons especially, to this oppor tunity. If subscribers fwill observe the constitution, there is nl savings bank or other corporation offerirJ? as perfect a se curity, that wiilpay so? large a dividend in a term of years. Tw* dollars a month saved will soon grow to 5? 100. | nov7-su&tu Losfr A SILVER-PLATED >|rain Dog Collar It was lost between the Augusta Fac tory and Broad street. . suitable reward will be paid upon its deli cry at nov7-2t ; THIS OFFICE. j ; 1 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MASONIC HALL. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH FIRST PARLOR CONCERT, TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 9, 1875, WIEGAND, Director PROGRAMME. PART I. 1. OVERTURE—Die Felsenmuehle—Reis siger. Profs. SOFGE and WIEGAND. 2. SOLO—Sttendchen.. Schubert Dr. E. 0. G. 3. DUET—Von den edlen Cavalleren (Mar tha)— Flotow. Miss F. 13. and Mrs. G. C. O. 4. SOLO—L’Ardita Valzer Arditl. Mrs. J. 13. C. 5. PlANO—Nocturne Leybach Mr. T. H. O. C. CHORUS—lnflamatus (Stabat Mater)— Rossini. Mrs. T. B. C., Mrs. G.O. 0., Miss F. 13, Mr. H. P. W., Mr. A. A. I\, Dr. E. C. G. PART 11. 1. DUET—Piano and Violin Profs. SOFGE and WIEGAND. 2. SOLO—King of the Sea Hansford. Mr. H. P. W. 3. SOLO—Looking Back Sullivan. Mrs. G. C. O. 4. SOLO—Song of the Pago Meverbeor. Miss F. B. m 5. SOLO—Good Night Kuecken. Mr. A. A. P. C. QUARTETTE—Midnight Bells (Martha) —Flotow. Mrs. G. C. 0., Miss F. 8., Dr. E. C. G., Mr. A. A. P. Doors o; on at 7 p. m. Concert com mences at 8 p. m. promptly. Prices—Sin gle ticket*, 50c.; season (six) concerts, $2.50. W. L. A \V. E. PLA LT, nov7-suatu Managers. TO HOTEL PROPRIETORS, Boarding House Keepers AND HOUSE KEEPERS GENERALLY. BLIGH & HAMMOND WILL offer to-morrow, Monday, and during the week, their stock of white, decorated and banded French China, in Tea and Dinner Sets, English China white and decorated. The celebrated “Limoges” Ware. White Granite Ware, Glassware in an endless variety, Toilet Sets, Vases, in Bohemian, Parian and Lava, Silver Plated Ware, Table Cutlery. Lamps of every kind, decorated Tin Toilet Ware, Baskets, Feather Dusters, and House Furnishing goods generally, AT PRICES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TIMES. With the above we shall offer 30 lots of Porcelain Decorated Bod-room Ware AT PANIC PRICES. Wo request all Ladies before purchasing to inspect our stock, WHICH WILL BE FOUND THE LARGES V AND MOST COMPLETE IN THE CITY. nov7—3t. NEWSPAPER for SALE! A RARE OPPORTUNITY! For sale, a splendid country WEEKLY, located above Augusta, Ga., in a growing town, and in one of the largest, wealthiest and most populous counties in tho State. Has a large sub scription list, now One, and every dollar or the same can be collected in advance for tho coming year. Located between three large cities, each of which is anxious for the trade of its section. Its advertising patronage is unsurpassed by any Weekly in t lie State. The office does not owe a dol lar, and a good man can clear $2,500 per an num after all expenses are paid. Every thing new. Not an old type in tho office. Price, $1,500 cash. Address “NEWSPAPER.” Care Morn ng News Office. nov7-3w Savannah, Ga. PUBLIC LECTURE fIMIERE will be a Public Lecture on the X Life of Benjamin Franklin Banckor, colored, a contemporary of Mr. Thomas Jefferson, third President of tho United States, on which occasion will be read a letter from Air. Banckor to Mr. Jefferson in behalf of his race, and Mr. Jefferson’s re ply, at tho African M. E. Church, by Win. Benefield. Admission, 25 cents. The pub lic is respectfully invited. nov7-2* A GRAND GEORGIA ENTERPRISE. The Great Events Of The Coming Year. NOman or family should bo without a newspaper. It is the most intelligent and entertaining visitor to any household, and Is tiie best of all educators. Besides tliis admitted fact, thero are now addi tional reasons for subscribing to a good newspaper. Perhaps no year fff the last half century furnished a greater combina tion of important and thrilling events than will tho year approaching. Tho Presidential contest, tho Gubernatorial election, the Centennial and other great events trans pire. As in tho past, so in 1 ho futuro. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Published at tho Capital of tho Stato, will be foremost in the Chronicling of all Nows, Political, Commercial, Agricultural, Re ligious, of Legislatures and Conventions. A Democratic Journal, it is Independent of all Political or Personal Influences, and is Free to devote itself to the Best Interests of tho People of Georgia and the South. It is accepted throughout the Union as the Representative Paper of tho State. The Constitution Is known as THE PEOPLE’S PAPER. It has attained a prosperity as such second to no paper in tho South. Asa Family Journal, containing Political and Literary Reading, General News, Stories Poetry. Humor and Practical Information, it Is popular In many States. Additional fea tures of interest have been lately added, making it a still more wolcomo Visitor to every home. The Constitution, having been the means of opening up North Georgia to the people of this country as never before done, is now organizing an Expedition for tho Exploration of the Great OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, the terra ineognta of Georgia. Several months will bo devoted to the work which will be of service to the State, and mark an era in its history. Subscriptions should be made at once t o secure full reports of this Expedition, which will furnish most valua ble information and rich adventures. A marked feature of The Constitution will be its Department of HUMOROUS READING, original and selected. No pains will be spared to make it equal in this respect to any newspaper in tho country. In fine, tho Grave and the Gay, the Useful and tho Entertaining, will be presented to its read ers. Upon a basis of assured prosperity, it will be able to fully execute all its under takings. subscription price. The Daily Constitution is furnished, postage paid, at slo.ooper 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 A CO., nov3-tf Atlanta, Ga. NEWBUCKWHEAT, MACKEREL, Underwood’* Pickles, Can Goods, New Codfish, Smoked Salmon, 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 & BRO.’S, oct!7-tf 205 Broad street. DRY GOOODS. I'IMPAIHi Rllt Ifni 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. CRAY & CO. SHAWLS. 1,000 Shawls, New Styles, $2 ! THE CHEAPEST GOODS EVER OF FERED IN AUGUSTA. A Full Lina of SHAWLS, from tho Low est Price up to the Finest Imported. _____ JAS. A. CRAY & CO. HOSIERY! A FULL LINE MISSES’ FANCY MERINA HOSE. Ladles’ White Cotton Hose, from 10c. per pair to the Finest Balbriggan. Gent’s Half Hose, all prices. JAS. A. GRAY & CO^ Kid Gloves and Gauntlets! 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 $1.25 per pair. A full line Ladles’ Kid and Lislo Thread GAUNTLETS for driving. Jas. A. Gray & Cos. Corsets. AT no former period, in any season, have wo had so com plete 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 In sertings ONE THOUSAND Different Patterns, from Bc. to $2 per yard. HANDKERCHIEFS! DOZEN Ladies’ Hem-Stitched Handkerchiefs, from 10c. to $2.00 each. Something Extra at $3 per dozen. A full line of Misses’ and Children’s Handkerchiefs. Gent’s Hemmed L. C. Handkerchiefs, all prices. JAMES A. GRAY & CO. Notwithstanding the defeat of the venerable advocate of inflation in Ohio, we invite our friends and the public to call ana examine our Stock, and bring a little “Rag Money” along, as we still continue to receive it in exchange for our goods. Jas. A. Gray & Cos. Valuable Property for Sale. I OFFER FOR SALE the well-known Farm of MR. N. 13. MOOiIE, recently deceased, situated one mile East of tho city of Auguste. The tract consists of 102 45-100 acres, surrounded by an embankment, with a now plank fence. Upon the place are three large, well planned barns with storage capacity for the products of the farm, and the necessary buildings for la borers. The land lies beautifully level, and is set in Glover, Vetches, Guinea and differ eut grasses, affording a succession of hay crons, and lias been brought to a high state of fertility by constant manuring and the judicious management and skill of the de ceased. All the necessary implements, em bracing Mowers, Harrows, Wagons, Carts, Plows, Hay Press, Tedder, Roller, and the Stock consisting of 4 Horses, are offered for sale. Tho profits arising from the crops have been of tiie most satisfactory character. Persons aro particularly In vited to examine this property as it affords an opportunity for a good investment. I also offer for sale the House and Lot situated on Reynolds street, the late resi dence of Mr. N. B. Mooro, deceased. The house contains 8 rooms besides the base ment, and is in thorough repair, having boon recently painted, with tho necessary outbuildings and a good brick stable, with an alloy giving access to the yard and sta ble. The above property will be sold publicly on tho first Tuesday in January next, at tho Market House in Augusta, unless sold privately before that time. Persons wish ing to purchase, or examine the property are referred to Uapt. W. 11. Warren, of tiie linn of Warren, Wallace A Cos., who will give them any information they may de sire. W. G. WOOLEOLK, novG-tf Trustee. foiT sale. WILL bo sold, on tho FIRS!’ TUESDAY in MARCH, 1875, before the Court, House door, in Sparta, Hancock county, G orgia. between the hours of 10 o’clock a. in. and 4 o’clock p. m., if not disposed of sooner at private sale, THE Montour Cotton Mills, LOCATED AT SPARTA, On tho lin'' of tho Macon and Augusta Rail road, for the manufacture of SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, OSNABURGS, COTTON YARN and COTTON ROPE. Tho main building is of brick, four sto ries, and thorougtdy well built; 55 feet wide by 141 feet long, with two wings 20 feet long; Engine and Picker Room 21 feet long, the Boiler Room making 55 by 188 feet full length. FIRST FLOOR of main building contains 96 looms, Folding Machine, Cloth Shearer and Brusher, Sewing Machine and Rope Room, with all necessary machinery for making Rope. SECOND FLOOR contains 40 Cards, 36 inches, and all necessary machinery for making Roping, Ac. Socond fl >or over En gine Room contains 3 Pickers. THIRD FLOOR contains 32 Spinning Frames, 160 Spindles, eacn making in all 5,120 Spindles. FOURTH FLOOR—Sizing Room, Beam ing and Reeling lioom,|aud Packing Room, and all necessary machinery for doing good work. THE STEAM ENGINE is 150 horse-power and In fine order. All necessary Out houses, Machine Shop, Blacksmith Shop, two Cotton Houses, Wood Shod and Sta bles, Waste Houses, Oil House, Ac., 37 Op erative Houses, together with 51% acres of Land, on which said buildings are situated. Also, 615 acres of LAND, known as part of the Bryant tract, near Mt. Zion—Bß acres adjoining Turner and others, pur chased from B. T. Harris’ estate; 106 3-5 acres adjoining Pardue A McCray, also purchased from said estate; 195 acres ad joiaing Twilley, 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 x / % acre; one lot between said corner lot and said Dußose’s residence, containing % acre. All said Lands lying in said County, and all other property belonging to said Mon tour Company. Terms—(Jne-half cash; the other half credit 12 months, with mortgage on pre mises ; interest at 10 per cent. GEO. W. WAI KINS, E. F. COTHERN, SAMUEL A. PARDEE, nov6-tilmarl Stockholders. I agents anu others, male w* ■ w “■ w and female, a SSO secret and beautifully illustrated 100- A \AI A V ißftS 0 Novelty Catalogue. R AWAT F. Young & Cos., 29Broad, way, New York. jy29-lawly NEW FALL & WINTER GOODS. I BEG LEAVE TO CALL the attention of my friends and tho public generally to my well selected stock of Dry Notions, Etc., Eto., Salvina Plaids, Braaos Serge, Delia Beile, Moss Colors, Mohair Twills. Sal In De’Chenos; Black Alpacas, Buffalo Brand, Black Briliiantine, Black Bombazines, Black Balmoral Crepe, Plain and Figured M. De’Lains. ... „ __ , A fine Lino of Cassimeres, Kentucky Jeans, Georgia Plains and Twills, Kerseys, 10-4, 11-4. 12-4 White Bed Blankets, Buggy Blankets, 9-4 Brown Blankets. Plain Llnseys, White and Red Flannels, Shawls in great variety. The above Goods were bougntior cash, and lam determined not to be undersold. Call and see for yourself. who wish to give cotton for goods, I will allow two cents per pound more foi it tn will sell for, and the parties can have it sold by whom they please. James Miller, oct2l-d4t-tuthAsatlm Corner Broad and Jackson Streets^ AUGUST DORR, Merchant T ailor! HO. 222 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. BEGS to call attention of his friends, customers and. the public generally to the most attractive stock of West of England. French and German Black and Colored Broad cloths and Doeskins. Edreda i Russies, Castor Beavers, Elastiques, Shoellers Wintnngs, Eskimos, Montagnac, Chinchillas, Elysiaus, 1 iques. Broad Diagonals, Coatings, Scotch Chiviots and Knickerbocker Suitings. . „ _ ~ . , Novelties in Paris and London Trouserings and. Yestings—all of the very best brands that can be found in any first-class merchant tailoring establishment in any city North or South. ... , , , ~ ~ , . The abovo lam prepared to make up in the very latest and most ashlonalue stj le, with scrupulous care and neatness, and at prices lower than the lowest. I aiso call attention to my large and elegant stock of line READY MADE CLOTHING, such as Overcoats, Cloth, Diagonal and Elastic Dress and Business Suits, mostly' or ray own manufacture; Youths’and Boys’Clothing; the latest stylos of line Hats, Umbrellas, Valises, etc., and the best assortment of MEN’S FURNISHING GOODS— hirte, Linen Collars and Cuffs; Jean, Canton Flannel, Scarlet and White Shaker I Jannel (warranted genuine), Lamb Wool, Scotch Wool, Cartwright A Warner’s Merino Undershirts and Trouscr-litting Drawers, Negligee Shirts, Cardigan Jackets, Dressing Robes—plain and fancy; Balbrigan Half Hose. The very best Imperial Mecanique, Royal Chevrette Louis Ganier’s and Alexander Kid Gloves, Dogskin Caps, Calf, Castor, Plush and Lamb-lined Fur-top and Cloth Gloves and Gauntlets; Berlin, Pellisier, Guyot Suspenders and Braces. Novelties in Silk and Linen, hemmed, hem-stitched anti bordered Handker chiefs and Mufflers. Also, the very newest Black and Fancy Cardinal, Centennial, Brigh ton, Hartington and Windsor Scarfs and Tie*; Gold Spiral Studs and Cuff Buttons, ite ALL THE ABOVE I CAN AND WILL SELL LOW FOR CASH. AUGUST DORR, octlG-satulm 222 BROBD ST. COTTON FACTORS. A. F. PARROTTr (Lute Houston JSc Parrott) LIBERAL advances made on Cotton in Store or for shipmont to my friends in Now 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. octl3-tianl _ M. P. STOVALL, COTTON FACTOR —AND— COMMISSION MERCHANT, NO. 5 WARREN BLOCK, JACKSON SB, AUGUSTA. GA., CONTINUES to give his personal atten tion to the STORAGE and SALE of COTTON and other Produce. £S” Liberal advances made on Consign ments. sep4-satuth&c3m ANTOINE POULLAIN, Cotton Factor, AUGUSTA, GA., WILL continue the bus ness at my fire proof warehouse, corner Jackson and Reynolds streets, anil will give my person al attention to tiie sale of cotton. Consign ments respectfully solicited. sep4tf. A. M. BENSON. W. N. MEHCIRB. BENSON & MERCIER, CNOTTON FACTORS AND GENERAL j COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 3 Warren Block. Augusta, Georgia. Will make cash advances on Cotton in store, and hold in first class fire-proof storage for in definite time, at very low rates of interest. sepl2-dAc3m . J. J. PEARCE, COTTON FACTOR, And Commission Merchant, JACKSON STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. sep7-dAc3tn 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 INSURANCE. GEO. SYMMS, Agent, represents the fol 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 Fire Insurance Company, New York City.... 700,885 36 New Orleans Fire Insurance Company, New Orleans, La.. 645,566 56 Home Protection Fire Insur ance Company, Huntsville, Ala 121,211 15 John Hancock Mutual Life In surance Company, Boston, Mass 2,750,000 00 $22,809,835 71 GEO. SYMMS, Agent, No. 221 Broad Street, soptl-6m Augusta, Ga. Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Ga. PJ. BEBCKMANS, Proprietor. Orders • for Trees, Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, etc., etc., left with the undersigned will be promt ly attended to. GEORGE SYMMS, Agent, No. 221 Broad Street, _septt-6m Augusta. Ga. SEED WHEAT. Choice Kentucky white seed WHEAT, BARLEY and RYE for sale by ep22- BARRETT * CASWBLL FINE TOBACCO. ITSF. the Calhoun Chewing Tobacco, the best ever sold in Augusta. For sale by G. VOLGER A CO. _sep7-tf _____ _ RAILROAD HOUSE, THOMSON, GA., By Henry McKinney. CONVENIENT to Railroad Depot. Pas sengers by Day Down Train take din ner at this place. _ *epß-tf ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ~ JOHN 8. & WM. T. DAVIDSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WILL practice in the State, and United States Courts of Georgia. OFFICE NO. 1 WARREN BLOCK. Jel7-ly w. tT ATTORNEY AT LAW, AUGUSTA, GA. tsr Office No. 206 Broad street, Over Brahe’s Jewelry Store. Will practice in all the Courts of South Carolina and Courts of Georgia, special attention to collections. aug!2-su&t.h ly JOHN R. ABNEY, ATTORN EY And Counsellor At Law, EDGEFIELD, C. H., 8. C tbma Pr ° mpt attention given to collec tlons - oetl9—tuAsuGm. 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 Auguste, S3O. This is an entirely new and elegantly fur nished house. Situation unsurpassed, sur rounded with magnificent live oaks, com manding a splendid prospect of the sur rounding country, the Beaufort and Port Royal Rivers, and offers unusual attrac tions to travelers or to parties who desire Board or to spend a few clays near the salt water. Table supplied with everything tho mar ket affords. Fresh milk, butter, fish, veg etables and fruits in their season. Best of Cooks and Attendants. Terms liberal. C. E. WARREN, je26-tf Proprietor. Fonlenoy Cotton Mil Is Co* YTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by i_M agreement of the Corporators, Lists will be open for twenty days for subscrip tions to the Capital btock of tho FONTE NOY COTI'ON MILLS (:OMPAN Yof Greeno county, at Madison, Ga., by Win. S. High, Esq.; at Greensboro by C. A. Davis, Esq.; at Washington, Wilkes, by Hon. Wm. M. Reese; in New York, 51 Broadway, by H. B. P ant, Esq., and in Augusta, at the 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 $150,000. The Foutenoy 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 laud, is placed at the very iow figure of $125,000, leaving the sum of $25,000 for commeicial 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 ana 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 tho 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. Deferrod pay ments, to bear ten per cent, and antici pated payments allowed ten per cent, inter est per annum. HENRY MOORE, Representing Parties in Interest. nov3-lw COKE! COKE! COKE'. Cheap Fuel Within the Reach of Ail Consumers. WE NOW OFFER COKE at TEN CENTS per bushel at the Works. Will de liver the same to any part of the city free, when purchased in quantities of one hun dred bushels or more. At the above prico Coke will cost four and 65-100 dollars per ton. which makes it the cheapest fuel that any one can use. Orders can be loft at the Gas Works or at the office of the Company, 210 Broad street, but in all cases must bo accompanied by th 9 cash. G. S. HOOKEY, oct29-frutu2w Superintendent. L. H. MILLER.) j ESTAB LISli ED 1857 MILLER’S Safe and Iron Works, BALTIMORE. Salesroom, 265 W. Baltimore Street, Ono Door Abovo Hanover Factory. Sqauro Boundod by Henrietta, Clark, Fre mont and Warner Streets. XYYERy variety of the Best FIRE and Xi BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES, BANK ERS CHESTS Improved Key and Combi nation LOCKS, BANK VAULTS and W I*,ooo in Uc and Tested lit 800 Flref - apßo-0m corned Beef in Cans, COOKED ready for the table. Pronounced by connoisseurs to be excellent. Try it. lor sale by QOtl7-tf JAS. G. BAILIE & BUG. Ladies’ Work Baskets, WORK STANDS, CHILDREN’S SCHOOL BASKETS, Market, Traveling and Lunch Baskets, Tubs, Buckets, Churns, etc., at _ootlT-tr J. G.J3AILIE & BRO.’S. NOTICE. FfcOM THIS DATE Mr. GEORGE W CALVIN becomes a copartner of tho undersigned. The firm name will remain as heretofore. _ . . , , CALVIN & JONES. September Ist, 1875._ sepl-tf NOTICE. ALL persons having claims against the late Mr. N. B. MOORE will present tnem in due form for payment, and all persons indebted to same will call and set tle without delay. W. H. WARREN. Augusta, Ga., November 6,1875. nov6-6 STOCK PRIVILEGES. $lO. SIOO. SSOO. SIOOO. containing full explanation of tho mode of operating, and quotation prices of all Stocks dealt in, at tho New York Stock Exchange, sent FREE on application to SIMONSON, BARREIRAS & CO., Bankers and Brokers, No. 6 Wall street, New York. public Notice. I HAVE given Mr. Jas. Daly an interest in my bus ness; the style of the firm irom this date will be JAMES A. GRAY A JAS. A. GRAY. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 26th, 1875, au2B