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<£lje Constitutionalist
AUGUSTA. GA.:
Sunday Morning, November 21, 1875,
Edgar A. Poe —Some Words with, a
Venerable Iceberg.
Four or five days ago, the writer re
ceived an invitation to attend the me
morial services at the new-made grave
of Edgar A. Poe. The invitation was
so tardj- and sent under such peculiar
circumstances, that it was silently de
clined. It is enough for us to know
that, principally through Mr. Hayne’s
article in this paper, Mr. George W.
Childs, of Philadelphia, was induced to
make up the deficiency in the fund
necessary to the completion of the
modest monument that has, with so
much ceremonial, been built above the
poet’s remains.
In another portion of this day’s issue,
we cull from the Baltimore Sun’s re
port Mr. J. H. B. Latrobe’s interesting
personal reminiscences of the gifted,
but most unfortunate, man. The
reader will not fail to be pleased with
the orator’s sketch of Poe’s early
struggles, his singular demeanor, his
personal beauty, and the manner of his
first great introduction to the world of
letters, which he subsequently illumi
nated, however garishly, with charac
teristic and magnetic writings in prose
and verse.
Many a time, when a mere boy, we
have wandered around the Churchyard
where Poe slept, and, peering through
the iron bars, wondered why he had no
fitting monument. This reproach is
now a thing of the past, and, in com
mon with thousands of others, we re
joice that the stranger in Baltimore
may not be shocked at the neglect of
the poet’s grave.
During the memorial services, quite
a number of letters were received by
the Committee from distinguished men,
very few of which however are of sur
passing interest. From the mass, we
select two, which are more remarkable
for their strange contrast than anything
else.
Mr. William Winter, of New York,
who seems to have a special knack for
elegiac poetry, sent the following tender
lines:
Cold is the paean honor sings,
And chill is glory’s icy breath,
And pale the garland memory brings
To grace the iron doors of death.
Fame’s echoing thunders, long and loud,
The pomp of pride that decks the pall,
The plaudits of the vacant crowd—
One word of love is worth them all.
With dews of grief our eyes are dim;
Ah! let the tears of sorrow start.
And honor, in ourselves and him,
The great and tender human heart.
Through many a night of want and woe
His frenzied spirit wandered wild—
Till kind disaster laid him low,
And Heaven reclaimed its wayward child.
Through many a year his fame has grown,
Like midnight vast, like starlight sweet,
Till now his genius fills a throne,
And Nations marvel at its feet.
One meed of justice long delayed,
One crowning grace his virtues crave—
All, take, thou great and injured shade,
The love that sanctifies the grave.
God’s mercy guard, in peaceful sleep,
The sacred dust that slumbers here,
And while around the tomb we weep,
God bless for us the mourner’s tear.
And may his spirit, hovering nigh,
Pierce the dense cloud of darkness
through,
And know, with fame that cannot die,
He has the world’s affection too.
These verses are graceful, tender
and true. No matter what may have
been the failings of a man like Edgar
A. Poe, there was much iu his career to
crave pity, forgiveness and even hope.
At all events the humane, the world
over, will commend Mr. Winter and the
sentiments he expressed.
But what shall be said of the sub
joined cold-blooded letter from the
venerable William Cullen Bryant, who
appears to have carried to the verge of
his own tomb a Puritanical starohness,
a Pecksniffian self-righteousness, and
a clammy pride of life neither credita
ble to his head nor heart:
New York, November 6,1865.
I am very unwilling to do anything
w ieh may seem disobliging, yet I cannot
comply with the request in your note. A
poem I could not furnish, for I never write
verses for particular occasions except
when opportunately prompted to it, nor
do I see how 1 can co-operate in your de
sign in any other manner. My difficulty
arises from the personal character of Ed
gar A. Poe, of which I have in my time
heard too much to be able to join in paying
especial honors to his memory. Persons
younger than myself, who have heard less
of the conduct to which I refer, may take
a different view of the matter, and, certain
ly, I do not intend to censure them for
doing so. I think, h owever, that there
should be some decided element of good
ness in the character of those to whose
example a public monument directs the at
tention of the world. 1 am sure that you
will take this expression of my views in
good part, as it is intended.
William Cullen Bryant.
From the ear-marks, any one would
suppose that Mr. Bryant’s frost-bitten
candor proceeds from an intellect
thoroughly saturated with Christian
precepts. But has he not fallen short
of the measure of genuine morality,
when the greatest of virtues—charity—
has, in his old age, been fenced out
from his severe citadel of human
respect ?
•‘Yet gracious charity! indulgent guest!
Were not thy power exerted in my breast,
My speeches would send up unheeded
prayer;
The scorn of life would be but wild de
spair,
A tymbal’s sound were better than my
voice,
My faith were form, my eloquence were
noise.”
If we remember aright, Edgar A. Poe,
merciless iu his criticisms of so many
authors, was specially enthusiastic and
full of admiration for Mr, Bryant. It
is true that we are not bound to return
praise for praise undeservedly; but, in
the case we are now treating, that in
tellectual iceberg and over-good man,
Mr. Bryant, if he was too conscieutious
to speak kindly of a fellow brother in
the choir of the Muses, might have at
least buckled his armor of virtuous
super-eminence about him, drawn the
visor of his egotism down to his
mouth, with a pious clang, and kept
his unsullied sword iu its scabbard.
He might have at least imitated Long
fellow, against whom Poe shot arrows
dipped in bitterest gall, but who, when
life’s combat had ceased, was too
great and generous to arrogate to
himself the sour spirit of a Minos or
Bhadamanthus. We would call Mr.
Bryant’s attention to what Mr. Long
fellow has written in his novel of
Hyperion. It is this: “The little I
have seen of the world and know of
the history of mankind teaches me to
Jook upon the errors of others in sor
row, not in anger. When I take the
history of one poor heart that has
sinned and suffered, and represent to
myself the struggles 'and temptations
it has passed—the brief pulsations of
joy— the feverish inquietude of hope
and fear —the tears of regret—the
feebliness of purpose—the pressure of
want—the desertion of friends—the
scorn of the world that has little
charity—the desolation of the soul’s
sanctuary and threatening voices from
within—health gone—happiness gone
—even hope, that stays longest with
us, gone—l have little heart for aught
else than thankfulness that it is not
so with me, and would fain leave the
erring soul of my fellow man with Him
from whose hands it came.”
Mr. Bryant might ponder these noble
sentiments of Longfellow with some
profit, ere his heart, “ dry as summer
dust, burns to the socket.”
As Mr. William Cullen Bryant has
had the good fortune to be proof
against the temptations that ensnare
the souls of men made of fire and dew,
and not of brass and cement; and as
he, by some special Providence, has
been a constant gatherer of money and
honors; and as he has been the reci
pient of a vast amount of sunshine,
whether deserved or not; and as ho
never suffered the carking cares of
Edgar A. Poe and men of his peculiar
stamp, inherited, or the acquirement of
infirmity of will and over-indulgence—
surely it would be asking but a trifle
from the lord of so many beautiful
blessings to be merciful before the
sepulchre of one who was not constituted
as he is, and upon whom disaster fol
lowed disaster.
But Mr. Bryant, in the case of the
Baltimore poet, follows in the same
rut he marked out for his exemplary
guidance when his mighty journalistic
antagonists, Bennett and Greeley,
passed away. No Ghoul of Eastern
fable excelled him when the founder
of the Herald was cold in death; and if
the dread Judge of heaven and earth
is as terrible in remembering imper
fections or crimes as the author of
Thanotopsis ; and if our trespasses are
to be forgiven in the same spirit that
we forgive the trespasses of others—
Mr. Bryant must be immaculate in
deed, if, when the final hour shall come
for him, he can, in his own language,
without a fear, attitudinize for the
tomb
“Like one that wraps the drapery of his
couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant
dreams.”
Thanksgiving Day.
So far as we have been able to learn,
Gov. Smith has not endorsed the Presi
dent-General’s pronunciamento for a
day of thanksgiving and prayer. He
need not fear to do it. Every man has
something to thank God for, and fel
lows who think they have not can take
their spite out on turkey and oyster
sauce, as many excellent brethren will
do.
Perhaps the Governor looks upon
such things, emanating from a Bepubll
ean Executive, as poppy-cock, pure and
simple. If so, and in order not to be
discourteous ovei-mucb, we recom
mend to him the following as a speci
men proclamation. We find it in the
Washington, D. C. Gazette, in the form
of a paraphrase of the Presidential
message:
My Dear Sir, Madam, Master, or Miss,
(is the case may be): You have had a very
good time in this world, as s r ou very well
understand. You have always had a plenty
to eat and drink, good clothes, a comforta
ble house to live in, and a fair allowance of
gospel preaching at reasonable rates,
which is the means of salvation. You are
thankful for this I know, and the account
is pretty nearly square all round. But as
the year is coming to a close, and Congress
is about to meet, I have, after the manner
of our pious ancestors, thought it advisa
ble—and in this, I am happy to say, I have
the approval of my pastor the uncommon
ly reverend John P. Newman—to requite
you, in order to recover any unexpected
arrearages, to put on, for one day only, as
many pounds additional pressure of grati
| tude as you can carry without personal
inconvenience. To this end I have fixed
upon Thursday, the 25th of November, as
the time most appropriate; in advance of
which you will make every proper prepa
ration, so that not only the best individual
but the strongest general effect shall be
produced. In respect to the relative pro
portions of solids and fluids to be expend
ed in generating the pressure aforesaid,
every citizen of the United States, irre
spective of race, color, or previous condi
tion of servitude, will be left free to consult
his or her own tastes and circumstances.
Yours truly.
Now the Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Mississippi,
Hon. J. Z. George, calls upon and hopes
that “all devout and patriotic per
sons will unite with the people of the
Union in the observance, by appro
priate religious ceremonies, of Thanks
giving Day, appointed by the President
of the United States, and the Governor
of this State, for Thursday, November
25th; and that they will, on that day,
return thanks to our Heavenly Father
for the many blessings which he has
vouchsafed to us, in common with the
people of the whole country, during
the past year; and that they will espe
cially offer praise and thankgiving to
Him who rules the destinies of nations
for the deliverance of Mississippi; and
invoke his blessing upon our efforts to
restore good government, material
prosperity, and intellectual moral ad
vancement, to our afflicted Common
wealth.”
The Governor can issue a proclama
tion appropriate to Georgia and con
stitutional government, and we hope he
will do so forthwith.
Voracious. —It is related in one of our
exchanges that John Welkins, an Eng
lish miser, wanted to cheat his mother;
so on his death bed he ate up bills to
the amount of §150,000. The numbers
were registered and the old lady got
the money back from the bank. We
dare say he would have eaten up his
mother, if he had known of her pre
parations for a flank movement.
Even So.—The Philadelphia Times,
in view of the effort to find an appro
priate inscription for Poe’s monument,
suggests an adaptation of the epitaph
written for the author of “Hudibras
While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive.
No generous patron would a dinner give;
Behold him now, when dead and turned to
dust,
Presented with a monumental bust.
The poet’s fate is here in emblem shown;
He asked for bread and he received a stone.
Autumn poets are requested to write
on both sides of the paper; one printer
can then work while the other com
mits suicide. —New Orleans Republican.
Mercantile Morality.
IN. Y. Express.]
“Chas. Francis Adams has recently
been quoted as saying that the thing
necessary for a revival of business in
this country was a revival of religion.
What Mr. Adams meant, the Boston
Advertiser has just discovered, and it
tells us that the idea probably intended
to be conveyed deserves more than a
passing consideration, because the ex
isting depression in trade is undoubt
edly due, among other causes, to a
low state of mercantile morality, and a
consequent want of confidence. Among
hard money men, some tell us that the
currency of the country, bearing upon
its face a lie, it i3 impossible to expect
business men in the country to live up
to the truth, but this is a very distort
ed view of the case. Now it is true
that the greenback era, with its over
trading and excessive speculation, has
caused a lamentable want of hon
esty among business men. Slow growth
in the animal is an indication of sound
constitution and long life, and so of the
growth of wealth of individuals and
nations. Rapid fortunes engender the
longing for equally rapid fortunes, and
a consequent distaste has arisen for the
old-time tedious methods of accumula
tion. In the reckless pursuit of gain,
men accustom themselves to question
able methods of doing business, so that
some branches of so-called business are
not any better than gambling, and in
vestigations into the affairs of bank
rupt debtors aro constantly revealing
gross deceptions on the part of men
holding good social position. Cases
like the following, given in the Boston
Advertiser, serve as an illustration of
this low state of mercantile morals,
and the cases are all those of actual
experience:
The directors of a manufacturing com
pany swear to a statement of its assets,
and within sixty days from the date of
their oath, upon the suspension of the
company, its assets prove to be only one
half of this amount. At the close of its
business year, a house of excellent stand
ing, and not in a speculative line, siiows
upon making up its account net assets of
nearly $500,000, and its credit is based on
this statement. Within a few months this
house suspends, and an examination of its
affairs and a valuation of its assets shows
a deficit of $900,000, a difference of $1,700,000
or more in less than one year. A large and
influential national bank has a depositor
that suddenly leaves the city; an investi
gation into the paper held by the bank
proves beyond a doubt the man to be a
forger, or at least the utterer of forged
paper with fraudulent intent. An expert
detective discovers his whereabouts, and
weaves around him a complete chain of
proof. The bank, for the sake of an extra
dividend of ten or fifteen per cent, on their
claim, deliver to the man’s friends the
paper they hold, pav their detective and
him to keep quiet. Within a few weeks the
forger appears in the market, buying
goods for cash, with which to begin busi
ness in a community ignorant of his true
character. A national bank buys a piece of
paper of a broker, and ascertains within a
few hours that the promisors had sus
pended the day before, and also finds, to its
astonishment, that the note was sold for
the account of another bank.
“The cases from actual experience
could be multiplied indefinitely. Crimes
against moral law, which the statute
law does not punish, do not at once
send a man into retirement, but any
transactions that keep within legal
limits, however dishonest, seem to be
recognized only as evidences of shrewd
ness. Business men with no moral
stamina are tempted into failing for a
profit, when profit cannot be had
rapidly enough by regular methods.
They see how easily their neighbor gets
a settlement, and they know that their
surplus after settlement will soon place
them socially and financially in good
standing. A revival of religion, then,
that i3 a revival of old-time habits of
honesty and moral responsibility, bear
ing such fruit, would be a good thing
for the people.”
Bilious. —The LaGrange Reporter
says: “At the next meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the University of
Georgia, look out for anew rule for
the government of students; namely:
that they shall be fed on collards and
comb their hair with cotton cards.
This rule will be strongly advocated by
an eminent ex-Governor.” How would
it do to issue an order, after the man
ner of the ancient Spartans, requiring
that no boy shall get a square meal
unless he steals it; to be soundly
whipped, however, when detected? The
great effort in many grown men is not
to be found out.
A Funny Request.— One of the re
quests for prayer at Moody and San
key’s meeting on Saturday last was
from a pastor in behalf of his “uncon
verted choir.”
house.
GIRARDETS JOPERA HOUSE.
One Night Oniy.
Thursday Evening, November 25.
THE EVENTOF'THE SEASON,
HALL’S COMBINATION!
Mr. T. A. HALL Manager.
This Brilliant Combination of Distin
guished Dramatic Artists, numbering
THIRTY PERSONS
Will appear in the greatest dramatic suc
cess of the age, entitled
THE TWO ORPHANS!
Produced with new and appropriate
scenery, rich and elegant wardrobes, new
mechanical effects and a cast of characters
UNEXCELLED IN THIS COUNTRY,
including, as it does, the names of accom
plished artists and established Metropoli
tan favorites.
Admission, $1; Gallery, 50 cents. Seats
now on sale at Geo. A. Oates’ Book Store,
without extra charge. nov2o-5t
TO BE RAFFLED, DURING RACE
WEEK: Trotting Mare MAY BIRD.
She is well bred, handsome, stylish and
gentle. Valued at SSOO. One hundred
chances, at $5 each. The Mare can be seen
at the Race Track, where she is being
trained by Mr. Edward Brown. For
further particulars, apply at
HEGGIE BROS’. STABLES.
novlß-6l*
Shirts, Shirts, Shirts.
I AM prepared to furnish all kinds of UN
DERWEAR for Gentlemen. guarantee
ing, in every instance, a PERFECT FIT.
SHIRTS cut to fit exactly around the neck,
and which will not bulge up, but always
remain smooth in any position, and at
LOWER PRICES than can be furnished by
Northern drummers, or obtained elsewhere
in the city.
JOHN KENNY, Agent,
novl4-6 No. 25 Jackson street.
JUST ARRIVING.
JJUTCH HEURINCt, anohovies
EDAM & SAP’S SAGO CHEESE,
DUSSELDORF and IMPERIAL MUSTARD
E. R. SCHNEIDER,
nov!9-S 161 and 256 Broad Street.
IMARRIKI ),
On Wednesday, November 10th, 1875, in
Christian county, near Trenton, Kentucky,
by the Rev. Mr. Day, Miss Fettle B. Bell,
daughter of Mr. John Bell, and Charles D.
MoCoy, of St. Louis, formerly of Augusta,
Off.
SPECIAL, NOTICES.
AUGUSTA JOCKEY CLUB.
A MEETING OF THE AUGUSTA JOCKEY
CLUB will take place on MONDAY. 22d
inst., at 12 o’clock m., at tli • Augusta Club
Rooms.
A full attendance is earnestly requested.
LE VIS JONES.
nov2l-l Secretary and Treasurer.
The Majority Ticket for the. Fourth Ward.
MESSRS. EDITORS: YOU WILL PLEASE
insert the following ticket $s the choice of
very many voters of the Fourth Ward:
foe mayor:)
CHAS. ESTES.
FOE COUNCIIiMIC.S:
M. E. HILL.
<3. W. CONWAY.
J. H, PARKER..
nov2l-3 VERY MANY VOTERS.
THE POPULAR Til KET.
THE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN WILL
be supported for Mayor and Councilman in
the Fourth Ward: j
FOE MAYOR: :
CHAS. ESTES.
y
FOR councilman:
M. E. HILL. •;
C. V. WALKER.
E. H. PUGHL.
novil-3*
FOURTH WARD TICKET.
FOE mayor:
CHAS. ESTES.
FOE COUNOILMFNI
M. E. HILL,
W. H. FOSTER.
G. W. CONWAY,
Messes. Editoks: You will please insert
the above ticket as the choice of many citi
zens and tax payers of the Fourth Ward.
MANY CITIZENS.
nov2l-3*
THE PEOPLE’S TICKET FOR COUNCIL
in the Fourth Ward:
BERNARD DORIS,
Db. M. J. JONES.
C. V. WALKER;
nov2o-tdecl
FOURTH WARD.
THE FOLLOWING NAMED CITIZENS
will be supported for nomination for Coun
cilmen at the ensuing meeting of tho Demo
cratic Club of the Fourth Ward.
M. E. HILL,
C. V. WALKER.
W. H. FOSTER.
novl9-3t* MANY VOTERS.
DENTAL NOTICE.
DR. ZEKE
CALLS THE ATTENTION OF IIIS
friends and the public to ;his method of
Filling Natubal Teeth v’tth Gold and
other material for their preservation. Office
Northeast Corner of Green*.- and Campbell
streots. oct24-tf
Colonists, Emigrants and Travelers Westward.
FOR MAP CIRCULARS, CONDENSED
timetables and general infer Lation 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. Wbenn, 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,
st ck, and farming implements gone ally.
All information cheerfully given.
W. L. DANLEY,
sopl4-6m -Q. P. & T. A.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE
OLD MANJJ#I* !
Before leaving New York
we purchased a 10l of DRY
GOODS at prices lower than
they have been sold in twenty
years.
Our customere will receive
the benefit of his close Gash
Buying, to illustrate which
we will mention only a few
goods:
Full regular English White
Hose at $3 per dozen.
Full regular English Half
Hose at $3 per dozen.
Table Damask Towels, Nap
kins and Doylies.
Black Alpacas at 25 cents.
Something worth buying.
Black Silks, Black Cash
meres, New Undejrvests for
Ladies, Children and Men.
Four Hundred New Shawls.
Christopher Gray & Cos.
nov2l-ly
JAMES A. LQFLiM,
GB O C EK
AND
Commission Merchant,
266 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
YY7ILL keep constantly on hand a good
Tf assortment of
Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES,
SUITABLE for the trade of this market.
Parties favoring me with their patro
nage, either in this city or Summerville,
can have the goods deli vend at their resi
dences if desired.
nov2l-suwefrlm : •
Chromos and Photographs.
Cl ALL and examine the BEAUTIFUL
J CHROMOS and PHOTOGRAPHS of
celebrated Paintings just received by the
subscriber. He has by far the largest
assortment ever kept in this city. Prices
ranging from 5 cents to S2O each.
GEO. A OATES,
nov2l-l 240 Broad street.
COLES & SIZER, )
vs. j Bi ll for Account,
JOHN M CLARK, } Etc,
BENJ. C. FLANAGAN, I
ET AL. J
Richmond Superior Court, April lerm, 1874.
The undersigned having been appointed
Auditor in the above stated case, by an or
der passed at the October Term (1875) of
Richmond Superior Court, with authority,
after notice, to sit and hear evidence, and
investigate all matters of account in said
cause, and to report the result thereof to
said Court, notice is herebv given to all
parties interested in said can e, whether as
parties or as creditors, to present their re
spective claims and accounts to me, at my
office, No. 225 Broad street, : Augusta, Ga.,
at ten o’clock a. m., on the 9th! 10th and 11th
days of December, 1875, with evidence to
sustain the same. CHAS. A. HARPER,
nov2l-sututh tlldecll Auditor.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Auction SSixle of
Crockery, Glassware, Etc.
By C. V. Walker.
WILL SELL, ON MONDAY, Nov. 22d,
at 10:30 o’clock a. m., in the Store,
under the Planters’ Hotel, a large lot of
Crockery and Glassware, consisting in part
of Ewers and Basins, Toilet Sets, Cham
bers, Pitchers, Bowls, Handle Teas and
Coffees, Teapots, Mugs, Plates, Dishes,
Goblets, Glass Bowls, Glass t-’ets, etc., etc.
Sale without reserve. Terms CASH. Goods
to be removed day of Sale. nov2l-l
A CARD.
WE, the undersigned, Policy-Holders in
the Piedmont and Arlington Life In
surance Company, of Virginia, or who have
beeu Policy-Holders, and have had out
rights under contract denied, or still held
in abeyance, having satisfactory evidence
that this Company has, in many instances,
grossly violated the terms of its contract,
as plainly set forth in “Notice to Policy-
Holders,” on the back of its Policies, and
in official letters which we have seen; and,
believing it contemplates still grosser vio
lations of its Agreements, and is totally
unworthy of our trust and confidence,
deem it expedient to combine together for
the purpose of demanding Paid Up Policies,
according to the terms of contract, and, if
denied, then to seek redress in the Courts
of Law; and wo earnestly invite the co
operation of all parties insured, or other
wise interested, to aid us in our efforts to
obtain justice at the hands of this Company.
Original Original
Policy. Policy.
A. P. Butler, $ 5,000 Mary L. Jones, $2,000
J.H. Yeldeli, 5,000 M. M. Padgett, 3,000
T. D. Padgett, 5,000 Mary Padgett, 3,000
W. S. Allen, 5,000 J, J. Bunch, 5,000
F. E. Allen, 5,000 Wm. Holmes, s‘ooo
T. L, Martin, (two Wm. Parkman, 5,000
policies) 2,000 D. C. Tompkins, 5,000
L. K. Cogburn, 2,000 A F Broadwater, 5,000
L. B. Bushnell, 5,000 C. B. Blalock, 5,000
J. H. Brooks, 10,000 Wm. L. Stevens, 5,000
D. J. Gilchrist, 6,000 E. L. Stevens, 3,000
CMBurhhalter, 10,000 J. T. Ouzts, 3,000
F A Burkhalter, 5 000 B. F. Mays, 5,000
M. Burkhalter, 5,000 Elbert Devore, 20,000
M. Mathews, 2,000 J. L. Parkman, 2,500
Abrah’m Jones,lo,ooo And Others.
All communications on tho above subject
must be addressed to
COL. A. P. BUTLER, Chairman,
nov2l-l Hamburg, S. C.
shoesTshoes ! SHOES!
Boots ! Boots! Boots!
233 Broad Street. 233
(D. R. Wright’s Old Stand,)
Opposite INI tv son i c Ua. 11 .
Call and price my Goods.
The Best and Cheapest in the
State.
No one can sell cheaper.
Ask for any make and size.
You can get it.
J. Al. wise,
233 BROAD STREET, Augusta, Ga.
nov2l-suwe3w
BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL,
Second Quarter, Monday, Nov. 22.
IESSONS commence at nine o’clock.—
j Readings, Wednesday and Friday
Evenings. Terms in advance.
JOHN NEELY,
nov2l-l* Principal.
Dennis’ Liver Assistant.
A MILD Anti-Bilious Purgative, made of
A. Roots that grow in Georgia. It works
off the Impure Bile that causes Disease,
and does not injure the System. Nature
causes the best Medicines to grow where
they are the most needed, to cure Disease.
For sale by J. 11. Alexander, F. Von Kamp,
D. G. Sheahan, Drs. M. M. & R. E. Tessier.
and F. D. Ker.riek. nov2l-d&cl*
Orders for Wood
LEFT at Messrs. Schneikor & Myers’,
corner of Centre and Broad streets,
Messrs. Ramsey & D’Antignac, Commission
Merchants: Dr. A. Beall’s Drug Store, Mr.
A. F. Pendleton’s Book Store, will meet
prompt attention.
W. W. STARR, Sr.,
nov2l-l* Agent.
New Calicoes, Jeans, Cassimeres,
AT THE ONE PRICE HOUSE-HENRY
L. A. BALK, 172 Broad Street. A fresii
assortment of Calicoes, Jeans, Cassimeres,
Flannels, Bedtieks, Sheetings, Shirtings,
Drills, Checks, Stripes, Hats for Ladies and
Gentlemen, Bibbons, Ruches, Feathers,
Flowers—is now open and will be sold at
tho Very Lowest Figures that have been
seen in fifteen years.
HENRY L. A. BALK,
nov2l-l* No. 172 Broad street.
BUTTER, POTATOES”
L ARD and EGGS,
On consignment and for sale by
D. H. & J. T. DENNING.
nov2l-l
Drug Store for Sale.
A RARE opportunity for any Druggist
having a small capital. The Store is
located in a thriving village on the Rail
road and about 40 miles from Augusta.
For particulars apply to
BARRETT & LAND,
nov2l-tf 270 Broad street.
Doors, Sash and Blinds,
Lime, Laths, &c.,
For sale at lowest market prices.
D. H. & J. T. DENNING.
nov2l-l
OYSTER SHELL LIME.
The Cheapest anil Best Fertilizer in
Use in Georgia.
NOTHING in the way of a Fertilizer and
Renovator of old soils has been found
equal to PURE OYSTER SHELL LIME.
It is not only for one year, but its good
effects are seen and continues for eight to
ten years. Lime is greatly beneficial to all
Grain Crops, applied as a top dressing, and
also to Potatoes and all root crops, and
should be applied in quantities not less
than sto 30 bushels per acre. For Compost
Heaps it is invaluable, and to the planters
of Georgia this plan of using Lime is speci
ally recommended to bring up our State to
the front rank in Agricultural matters. The
cheapness of our OYSTER SHELL LIME
will recommend it to every farmer who has
used fertilizers largely for tho past few
years. Its value is greatly enhanced by its
long years of 'service, acting as it does for
years after its application has been forgot
ten. In soils abounding in vegetable sub
stances the manurial quality in Lime is
more fully recognized. Nitrogen abounds
in all soils of common fertility, but little of
it is available—Lime unlocks this store
house of Nitrogen and renders it readily
available for plant food. A splendid and
econo i ical com post fertilizer may be made
by thoroughly mixing one bushel of salt
and three of Lime, and let the mixture
stand six to eight weeks bofsre using. This
is specially adapted to using in drills for
Turnips. The cheapness and facility of
procuring this wonderful renovator of the
soil ought to make it one of the first objects
of the farmer (who desires to improve his
land) to obtain it. Nothing in the way of a
fertilizer or renovator has been found equal
to it, as proved by the increased yield of
crops and permanent improvement of the
soil at a cost less, by far, than any other
manure. We are prepared to furnish PURE
OYSTER SHELL LIME in any quantity
at $lO per ton of 2,000 pounds, free of cart
age, on cars in Port Royal, S. C.
We also have a Compound for Prevent
ing Hot in Grapes for sale at SSO per ton.
Give it a trial.
TERMS STRICTIiY CASH IN ADVANCE.
Send all orders to
PORT ROYAL LIME CO..
PORT ROYAL, S. C.
W. D. STYRON, Gen. Travelling Agent.
RAMSEY & D’ANTIGNAC,
Agents, Augusta, Ga.
nov2l-dl&e3m
.NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Augusta Music House,
265 BROAD STREET,
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
PIANOS ™ ORGANS
LOW PRICES! QUICK SALES!
fTIWELVE of the Best Makers are repre-
X sented. Every instrument warranted
to give entire satisfaction and sold on easy
terms of monthly payments, at lowest
factory prices.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO
CASH PURCHASERS.
PIANOS with a good stool and cover,
and ORGANS at New York and Boston
prices forwarded to any point freight paid,
with no advance in price, by
G. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
In great variety at the
Augusta Music House,
205 BROAD STREET,
IMPORTED direct through the Havannan
Custom House, at lowest importers’
prices.
SI ItIJVO INSTRUMENTS.
Violins, Violincellos, Bass, Doublo Bass,
Guitars, Zithers and Banjos.
YtEXfiD instruments.
Accordeons, Flutinas, Concertinas. Mando
lins, Harmonicas, Clarionets, Flageo
lets, Reed Pipes and Violin Mutes.
Brass and Silver Instruments.
Bands supplied with full sets at Manufac
turers lowest prices.
MISCE I iLANEOUS.
Flutes, Tamborines, Dulcimers, Tri
angles, Pieolos, Fifes, Drums, Cym
bals, Music Boxes, Music Albums,
Metronomes. Italian Strings for Violin,
Guitars and Banjos, received monthly,
direct from European Manufacturers, by
G. O. ROBINSON & CO.
MUSIC BOOKS A SID SHEET MUSIC
Augusta Music House,
265 Broad street.
The Latest Publications.
I\TUSIC RECEIVED EVERY DAY BY
IVJL MAIL OR EXPRESS. Any piece
of Music or Music Book advertised in
any paper or catalogue will be forwarded
promptly by mail or Express. Charges
paid by us on receipt of retail price. To
prevent mistakes parties orderiug will
please give the author’s name, also the
Publisher’s.
G. O. ROBINSON & CO.
nov2l-tf
TO SHIPPERS.
TVovenibei* Deliveries
THE MAMMOTH STEAMSHIPS SOUTH
CAROLINA, Capt. Nickerson, and
CITY OF ATLANTA, Capt. Woodhull,
(aggregating seven thousand bales ca
pacity) will sail from Charleston lor New
York,' respectively, WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY next, 2ith and 29th instant,
affording abundant margin for current
deliveries. Engagements guaranteed and
rates of freight as low as by any other com
peting line.
For Freight or Passage apply to
W. STEVENSON,
nov2o-3 Agent Steamship Lines.
Dobbin’s Electric Soap!
AND RETAIL.
JAMES G. BAILIE & BRO.,
nov2o-5t Agents for Augusta, Ga.
Apples on Consignment
FEW BBLS. SHOCKLEY APPLES,
At $4.50 PER BARREL.
nov2o-3 JAMES G. BAILIE & BRO.
City Loan and Building
Association.
A MEETING OF THE BORROWERS and
Non-Borrowers affected by the decree
of Judge Hull, will be held at the City Hall
on MONDAY EVENING NEXT, at 1%
o’clock. All are requested to attend.
WM. A. WALTON,
nov2o-2 • Receiver.
CHINA TEA STORE
BY
It. N. HOTCHKISS.
Cheapest House in tha City
TO BUY
Grroceries.
TEAS-TEAS-TEAS— Also, a carefully
selected stock of Pure Fresh-Roasted
COFFEES, ground hero.
Just arrived, Confectionery, Nuts of all
kinds, New Raisins, Figs, Dates, Currants,
Citron, Cranberries, Oranges, Lemons, Po
tatoes and Apples, by the barrel, at lowest
prices.
Also, Choice Wines and Liquors by case
or gallon.
Champagne—Piper & Co”—by the basket
—lower than ever before offered.
Call and see us. A word to the wise, Ac.
Remember the holidays are at hand.
Opposite the Fountain—Red Gilt Front.
R. N. HOTCHKISS,
nov9-tf Proprietor.
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
H. BROOKS,
OF THE OAK HALL CLOTHING STORE,
Respectfully announces that
his Fall and Winter Stock of Goods is
now ready for inspection. I have pur
chased an unusually complete stock of
MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING,
FURNISHING GOODS,
HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS,
VALISES, BOOTS, SHOES,
And everything pertaining to a first-class
Clothing Store, and propose to keep my
already well earned reputation of being the
Leading and Cheapest Clothing Home in
this section.
Yours, truly,
H. BROOKS,
Qct3o-tf 182 Broad street. Augusta.
Port Royal Railroad.
Freight Department.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 2,1875.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS OF COTTON.
ALL shipments of Cotton over the Port
Royal Railroad to Port Royal, and
over the Port Royal and Savannah and
Charleston Railroads to Charleston and
Savannah, are Insured in the Fireman’s
Fund Insurance Company of California.
T. S. DAVANT,
oct3-3m General Freight Agent.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. _
NEW YORK MILLS
AND
WAMSUTTA LONG CLOTH
FOR 13i
AT
JAMES A. GUAY & CO.’S,
194 and 196 BROAD STREET.
nov2l-tf
Holyoke Machine Cos.,
HOLYOKE, MASS,,
MANUFACTURERS OF THE
Boyden, Risdon and American TURBINES.
WATER POWERS ESTIMATED AHD PLAHSiUBNISHEB.
0
RECORD OF ALL THE TESTS OF THE RISDON WHEELS MADE BY JAMES
EMERSON FOR THE HOLYOKE MACHINE CO„ TO APRIL 29, 1875.
== -r -r -r TT will be observed that the first 40 inch
S -S& ® & Si 1 Wheel gave only 79 per cent., the pat
• to terns were then changed to correspond
o g e with the 36 inch and 25 inch Wheels. Tho
H —8 vc 8 vi© ,8 new Wheel gave 90 per cent—See test No.
.g £ £ M '© 10. We are now changing the 20 iu h and
I I P- 1 1 i a-i 50 inch patterns, and hope for equally
No. i.| 25 in. I 87.04 81.12 77.19 67 85 good results. The above Wheels were
No. 2. 25 in. 85.93 tested by Mr. Emerson, at the request of
No. 3. 20 in 79.58 the purchasers. We have no testing fiumo
No. 4. 50 in. 80.54 of our own,and, therefore, have no means
No. 5. 25 iu. 85.83 82.00 79.64 of knowing what our Wheels will do until
No. 6. 30 in. 82.03 77.81 59.43 public test is made. These Wheels were
No. 7. 50 in. 77.79 77.63 75 59 70.47 all of our ordinary construction and
No. 8. 40 iu. 79.63 75.79 70.09 65.27 finish. In addition to the above ten
No. 9. 36 in. 89.79 82.23 77.95 70,85 Wheels, we tested last December a2O inch
No. 10. 40 in. 90.01 75.85 Experimental Wheel, which gave 70 18.100
per cent. This Wheel was condemned,
10 838.17 and no more will be made until patterns
Average, 83 81.100 per cent. are made to correspond to the 36 inch and
i ceitify that the above report of tests is correct. JAMES EMERSON.
WJE ALSO MANUFACTURE
Paper Engines, Web Super Calenders, Sheet Super Calenders, Friction Calenders,
Platers, Hydraulic Presses with Iron or Bronze Pistons, Littlefield Pumps, Boiler
Pumps, Gould’s Patent Beating Engines, Holyoke Rag- Dusters, Pin Dusters, Rag
Thrashers, Ruling Machines with Kneeland’s Patent Dayboys, Hammond’s Patent
Diversion Cutter, Stop Cutters, Trimming Presses, Patent Expanding Pulleys for Paper
Machines, Size Washers, Size Pumps, Felt Washers, Rotary Bleachers, Holyoke Eleva
tors, Morgan & Thompson’s Elevators with Patent Self Closing Hatches, Hydrant
Valves, Warp Beamers, Pulleys for Angular Belting, Head-Gate and Flume Work.
Send for Illustrated Catalogue.
REFERENCES: F. Cogin, Superintendent Augusta Factory, Augusta, Ga.; M. F.
Foster, Superintendent Langley Company, Langley, S. C.; S. W. Howland, Cranite
viile, S. C.; J. S. Davis, Superintendent Atlanta Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Ga.: James
Barrett, President Bath Paper Company, Bath, S. C. nov2l-3md&c
WTS. ROYAL & CO.
188 BROAD STREET.
BOOT & SHOE HOUSE.
o
Always on hand, the best assorted stock of boots and shoes.
comprising every variety, from a very low price to the very be3t and finest goods
made.
Also, a large and well-selected stock of SOLLIER & CO.’S Celebrated
“PROTECTION TOE” SHOES,
FOR CHILDREN AND MISSES.
WE WILL SEND BY EXPRESS, “C. O. D.,” ANY OF OUR FINE GOODS, AT THE
LOWEST PRICES.
nov2o-6d&4w
G. H. MILLER, 184, Bread Street, Augusta, Ga.,
NEXT DOOR TO W. U. TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
THb] MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO'S
FINE SILVER PLATED WARE.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW AND ELEGANT DESIGNS, AT FACTORY
PRICES. novl4-su&elm
IVSrs. V. V. Collins
-187 BROAD STREET.
YY7OULD inform her friends and the
YV public that she has now on hand a
complete and beautiful assortment of
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
Consisting of Crockery, China and Glass
Ware, Decorated Chamber Sets, Fancy
Ornaments, Japanned Chamber Sots, Tea
Trays, Cutlery, Damps, Baskets, Ac., all of
which will be disposed of at such moderate
prices as to make it an inducement for all
to give her a call. novJ.B-thsasulin
JkHO SIGN
-OF THE
TWO MORTARS,
YOU CAN BUY
JEWETT’S WHITE LEAD,
ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD,
ENGLISH WHITE LEAD,
LINSEED OIL, Haw,
LINSEED OIL, Boiled,
COPAL VARNISH,
JAPAN VARNISH,
DRYERS.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
All kinds of Colors. All kinds of
PAINT BRUSHES,
VARNISH BRUSHES,
WHITE WASH BRUSHES.
SASH TOOLS?,
And everything necessary for
PAINTINC YOUR HOUSE
Cheaper than any other Establishment in
the city
HOW CAN WE CONVINCE YOU?
Only by calling, asking and trusting the
evidence of your senses. If we don’t realize
our promise it is easy to avoid purchasing.
COME. SEE, and REJUVENATE YOUR
HOUSES.
E. BARRY & CO.,
DRUGGISTS,
261 BROAD STREET.
ootlO—eodly.
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 the
farm, and the necessary buildings for la
borers. The land lies beautifully level, and
is set in Clover, Vetches, Guinoa and differ
ent grasses, affording a succession of hay
crops, and has 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, (’arts,
Plows, Hay Press, Tedder, Roller, and the
Stock consisting of 4 Horses, are offered
for sale. The profits arising from the
crops have been of the most satisfactory
character. Persons are particularly in
vited to oxamine 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. Moore, deceased. The
house contains 8 rooms besides the base
ment, and is in thorough repair, having
been recently painted, with the necessary
outbuildings and a good brick stable, with
an alley giving access to the yard and sta
ble.
The above property will be sold publicly
on the first Tuesday in January next, at
the Market House in Augusta, unless sold
privately before that time. Persons wish
ing to purchase, or examine the property
are referred to Capt. W. H. Warren, of the
firm of Warren, Wallace & Cos., who will
give them any information they may de
sire. W. G. WOOLFOLK,
novb-tf Trustee.
LONGLEY, MARCH & GO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Consignments ol*
PEANUTS, DRIED FRUIT,
AND OTHER
Southern Products Solicited.
LIBERAL ADVANCES when desired.
Refers to Fourth National Bank and
merchants generally. novl4-eod3m
THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
THIS BANK Is prepared to lease small
SAFES inside its fire proof vault,
at moderate rates, for the reception of
Bonds, Securities, Deeds, Legal Docu
ments, Plate, Coin, Jewelry, and valuables
of every description. G. M. THEW,
novlt-ly* Cashier.