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yjje Constjtuiicmnlist. AUGUSTA, G4.A..: Wednesday Morning, Dec. 22, 1875. THE WEATHER TO-DAY. Washington, December 22—1 A. M.—For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, station ary or falling barometer, diminishing east winds, clearing weather and occasional rains followed by a norther in Texas. For the Lake Region, Tennessee and Ohio V al leys, rising barometer, cooler north and west winds and clearing weather. For the Upper Mississippi and lower Misscpuri Val leys, rising barometer, westerly winds and clear weather followed by falling barome ter, south winds, warm and partly cloudy weather. For the Middle and Eastern States, falling barometer, warm south and west winds, cloudy weather and rain. The rivers will continue stationary. For the Canal liegions the temperature will remain above freezing point. Thermometer, December 21, 4:16 p. m. Augusta, Ga 68 Montgomery..... 69 Cha: eston, S. 0.. 61 New Or leans, La.. 71 Corsicana 70 Norfolk, Vu... — o 9 Galveston 63 Punta Rasa, Fla.. 73 ludianola 63 St. Marks, F.a.... 70 Jacksonville 70 Savannah 64 Key West 75 1 Wilmington 64 Mobile 65| W eather in the Cotton District, Decem ber 21, 7:16 a. m. Augusta Fair Montgomery .Cloudy Charleston Fair Nashville Fair Corsicana L’t r’n N. Orleans... .Th’ng Galveston Foggy Norfolk.. —.. Fair Indianola Th’ng Punta Rassa.Cloudy Jacksonville .Cloudy St. Marks....lair Key West Cloudy Savannah— Cloudy Knoxville.. .. Foggy Shreveport.H’vy r’n Lynchburg Fair Vicksburg ...Cloudy Memphis L’t r’n Wilmington lair Mobile Fair | Temperature at the North, Decem ber 21, 7:16 a. m. Cairo, 111 55 St. Louis, Mo 55 Cincinnati, 0 43 Pittsburg, Penn . 47 New Fork 28 Washington 24 Observations for Augusta, Dec. 21. 1 ime. Ta”im 30:57 j 37 I Fair 2 p.m. 30:44 i 67 IFair 9p, m. 30:40 1 57 IFair Highest temperature, 69 degrees at 3 p. m.; lowest temperature, 36 at 4 a. m,; mean tmperature, 54.5. Depth of river at City Bridge, 3 p. in.. 5 feet 4 inches. H. Bessant, Observer. Index to New Advertisements. Five Dollars Reward—Apply at This Office. Leonard Phinizy, Attorney at Law, Augusta, Ga. Great Sale of Books at Auction, by Bignon & Crump. Recently Received—E. Mustin, 332 Broad street. Fine Liquors—For sale by W. D. Davidson. New Confectionery—By George O. Goldsby. Notice of Dissolution—Julius H. Op penheim. J. J. Pearce applies for Letters of Administration on estate of Charles A. Pearce. Salvena A. Myers applies for Letters of Administration on estate of Aaron Myers. oee Notice of James P. Verdery, Ad ministrator of Nancy McCarty alias Maria McCarty. Petition for Exemption of Personalty by Jane Purdey. New Goods for the Holidays—For sale by August Dorr. Returned. Dr. H. Smith has returned to his home in Augusta, after quite an extend ed Northern tour. We welcome him back. The Chicken Fights. So far Georgia has been ahead in the chicken disputes at the Fair Grounds. Tho birds belonging to Mr. Brown, of Macon, appear to bear all before them. Out of eight fights yesterday, Georgia won six. Drowned. Yesterday, Patrick Costello was out fishing in a boat, near Langley, S. C., when the boat filled with water and sunk. Before going down, Costello cried out to his little son, who was on the bank that he was sinking, and to run home and tell the folks. Costello was a man about forty-five years of age, and leaves a wife and a large amily of children. Railroad Accident. Train No. 1, on the South Carolina Railroad, which left Augusta at an early hour yesterday morning, met with an accident at Aiken, which de tained it for some time. When pro ceeding on its way Charleston-wards, with engine No. 30 pulling it, at the siding it collided with a freight train proceeding towards Augusta. Fortu nately, the train was not moving rapid ly, or else the damage might have been severe. As it was, one freight car was smashed, and the engine was some what injured. Railroad Excursion; About ten o’clock last night, an ex cursion party left this city for a trip over the Port Royal Road, for the pur pose of making a visit to Port Royal aud the naval fleet stationed about eight miles from Port Royal. The party left in a special train, and consisted of Col. J. B. Palmer, President, and James Anderson, Esq., Superintendent Char lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad; Capt. Fleming, Superintendent Port Royal Railroad ; Capt. W. M. Timber lake, Agent Atlantic Coast Line; W. N. Mereier, of the firm of Benson & Mer cier; a representative of the Constitu tionalist. and several other gentlemen. The party will return on Thursday. Amusements. By some mismanagement the adver tisement announcing that Ben De Bar •would play Falstaff in the “Merry Wives of Windsor,” was not insered in tbe city papers; hence, it was easy to ac count for the small audience present last night. It was a disappointing per formance all through; first,because the star, d.u not come up to the general expectation in the very difficult role he has assumed, and secondly, the com pany is beneath mediocrity. Mr. De Bar is an actor whose reputation has been established these many years, and he has always been a favorite, espe cially in the South. As Falstaff, he did not—to speak plainly—“fill the bill,” and suffered in a comparison with the recollections of the great Hackett. The poor support, and meagre accommoda- Jions of our opera house, may have had much to do with the apparent failure. The play was badly “out,” and many Of the audience severely com mented on this feature of it. ANOTHER AFFAIR OF HONOR. Almost a Duel—Arrest of One of the Principals—Reconciliation Through Friends. Yesterday morning, the police force by their activity, showed they had seri ous business in hand, and on inquiry it was ascertained a duel was on the tapis, and a search was being made for the parties who were concerned in the af fair, in order to effect their arrest. An application for a warrant was made to Colonel Claiborne Snead, County Judge, and promptly granted, and in half an hour Major one of the principals, was in the hands of the police, having been arrested at the Planters’ Hotel. He felt much grieved at his arrest, and said: “ Well, there are other States besides Georgia,” evidently de termined on a meeting. The arrest was brought around by the following dispatch, received by Mayor Estes about K):30 a. m. Winnsboro, S. C., Dec. 21, 9:4.5 a..m. Mayor Estes :—I have reason to believe that and—— have left here with their friends for the purpose of having a hostile meeting near your city. Please take steps to prevent a meeting. Pierre Bacot, Intendent of Winnsboro. A search was made for the other principal, but through the intervention of friends he was smuggled out of the reach of the police. The principals were Col. , a well known planter, who has been some what prominent in promoting the best interests of his class in the State of South Carolina, and Major , au officer of a corporation, and who has held a high position in the political world. Both have the reputation of being gentlemen of undoubted courage, are of middle age and married. As soon us it became known in Au gusta that two South Carolinians were to fight a duel in Georgia, it caused a marked sensation among our citizens, aud the universal sentiment appeared to be, that the duel should be prevent ed at all hazards. Both of the princi pals have warm friends in Augusta, and steps were at once taken to ex amine the matter endeavor to re concile the parties. It was most fortu nate that those selected as a Board of Honor were men of discretion and gal lant soldiers, whose reputation has been made on many a hard fought field. They took hold of the subject in a most practical, business-like way, and in less than three hours the whole mat ter was amicably arranged, the arrest ed party was released by the authori ties, and the party attended the theatre in the evening, evidently enjoying with great gusto the stage duel between Slender and Dr. Caius. It is said no formal challenge had passed, but it was understood the duel was to have come off to-day, if it had not been amicably arranged. We sup press the names at the special request of some of the friends of the parties. As to the origin of the difficulty, all we could learn was that in consequence oT the shooting of a hunting dog by a ne gro employed by one of the gentlemen, and a refusal to make an explanation for the shooting, brought around the difficulty. And yet, because a nig ger shot a dog, two brave gentlemen would risk their lives in bloody com bat! Both have proved their courage on many a hard fought field, and it re flects the greatest credit on them, as well as their friends, that they followed the dictates of good judgment, and that greatest test of a chivalrous spirit — the moral courage to confess a mis take. “All’s well that ends well.” The Cavalry Survivors’ Benefit To- Nlglit. The benefit tendered the Cavalry Survivors’ Association by Happy Cal Wagner’s Minstrels will take place to night, at Girardey’s Opera House. This troupe is so well known in this section that anything we should now say in its favor would be superflous, as every one knows Cal Wagner offers nothing but a first class entertainment and has always drawn crowded houses here. To show what is said of him and his troupe in a distant city, we copy the following from the Dubuque Herald : As usual, an overflowing house greeted “Happy Cal” and his splendid minstrel troupe last evening at the Atheueum. The programme was a good one, introducing many novel and funny features. The quar tette of vocalists are the best we nave heard with any traveling company, and the brass band would be hard to beat any where. Their selections are good and their performance magnificent. Cal Wagner, as an end man, needs no words of praise from our oen. He is a burnt cork prince, and fills every part he pi ys upon the programme to per fection. Harry Blanchard’s double-voiced vocalism is anew feature in the minstrel business, and brought down the house with his clever performance. The flute, cornet and banjo solos were all good, as was in fact the entire musical programme. The song and dance men were kept on the stage as long as their breath lasted. The Hampton students were matchless in their part of the funny business, and the Baby Elephant should be brought out at the great Cen tennial show. Tpo entertainment was one of the best ever given here by Cal Wag ner’s troupe, or any other troupe that has visited our city. Recorder’s Court. Yesterday, the following cases were disposed of: George Hopper and John Brugen, for quarrelling, were fined $1 each. Mary Buker, for using “cuss words” toward half a dozen perrons, was fined $lO. Morris Murray, colored, Samuel Ry an, colored, and Abram Lawrence, col ored, were fined for drunkenness. Total receipts for the day, 539.50. New Orleans is mystified by the sud den appearance of a youDg stranger who casually dropped into a billiard saloon the other day, said he’d try a game or two with the proprietor, “though he didn’t play much,” and since that time has used u£ every good player the town can produce. He says he is “ Mr. Drew, from Texas ;” but that sounds apocryphal. In one of the composing rooms of Louisville the cockroaches have suc ceeded in stopping a clock, either in devouring the oil or by taking their siestas on the wheels. Asa cockroach never takes his siesta until everything eatable around him has been consumed, it is difficult to determine which of these causes has silenced the faithful time-piece. Providence seems to watch over the little man with a big wife, and teaches him that one of the principal conditions of domestic tranquility is to always keep his dander at low tide.— [Brooklyn Argus. CHRISTMAS GIFTS. A stroll on Broad street among those having holiday presents for sale, shows that while the display is not quite as large as usual, there is a greater variety. First, we visited tbe book and music store of George A. Oates, where we found a stock of beautiful and useful articles for sale, which would be so very acceptable as Christ mas presents. His stock of chromos are superb, comprising everything tasty in that line, both with and with out frames. They are really beautiful, which secured the opinion of others from their lioerality in purchasing. His assortment of Bibles, prayer books, both Catholic and Episcopalian, pocket books, portfolios, albums, games, stereoscopes and views, is quite large. The gold, pearl and Japan mounted pencils are exquisite. Young folks of all ages can be supplied with books to their entire satisfaction from his large and varied assortment. Altogether, it is a treat to look around his establish ment. On enquiring the prices of the various articles, we thought them very reasonable. Further on we came to the store of G. H. Miller, No. 184 Broad street, where can be found one of the most comple assortments of silver plated ware in the city, and which he sells at very low prices. The following is a portion of his assortment: Wine stands, tilting ice pitches, pickle stands, elegant card receivers, butter dishes, cologne stands, tea sets, wait ers, flower vases, toilet sets, sugar dishes, celery stands, egg boilers, fruit knives, preserve dishes, baking dishes. Beautiful presents of various kinds are offered by Dr. F. J. Moses, No. 280 Broad street. Ladies here find many articles appropriate for presenta tion at this seasoh. Dr. Moses has a very superior stock, all articles being new and selected by himself in person in New York. Toilet sets of Bohemian glass ware and cut glass, cologne bot tles, all the most popular perfumery and extracts, soaps, brushes, etc., of every description. All are offered at the very lowest prices at which a living profit can be made. His prescription department and stock of patent medicines is perfect, and customers need not fear they will be delayed in their purchases, as every one is waited on at once upon entering the store. Dr. Moses’ stock of soaps is especially large, fine aud varied. Every article sold by him is warranted as represented. Now, for a holiday present from one gentleman to another, in this holiday season, a box of fine segars would not be out of order, and one of the best places to purchase them is at Wilson & Dunbar’s. Or if, probably, a happy father, haviug smiliug urchins at his knee, wishes them to enjoy Christmas, he should go to Wilson & Dunbar’s and lay in a full supply of fire crack ers, large and small, with any quantity of rockets, Roman candles, snakes, blue lights, and the many other fire works too numerous to mention, but always dear to the juvenile heart. Low prices will greet all who favor this house with their custom. A Notable Tailoring Establishment. Among the leading fashionable mer chant tailors of Augusta, we are sure that August Dorr will be accorded by the public one of the most prominent places in the front rank. Mr. Dorr is, we are informed, about the oldest es tablished and one of the most success ful tailors in the merchant line in this city, or probably in the State of Geor gia. He has been a resident of Augusta since 1852, aud is now in the prime of an extremely healthy manhood. He commenced business on his own ac count in 1866, in the store next be low his present stand (previous to the war occupied by Haigh & Andrews, and afterward by C. W. Hersey). By strict and personal attention to business, he very soon had a large and permanent custom, which in time enabled him to purchase the building where he is now located, No. 222 Broad street. Our older citizens will recollect that this property was owned by the late Isaac Henry, Esq., and for many years was occupied by Mr. W. H. Crane, a prominent dry goods merchant. Upon Mr. Dorr’s removal to his new stand, success seemed to attend him without fail. He always gave, and still does give, his personal attention to every order received from his custom ers and the public, and thus affords general satisfaction. This has been his motto, and to this as well as to a lib eral system of advertising, he attributes his success in all his undertakings in this line of business. A better lesson the rising generation of young men could not study. In addition to giving satisfaction to every customer, Mr. Dorr has gained the confidence of every one having business transactions with him by his promptness in all things pertaining to the trade. By so doing he has won the title of “first class” for his establish ment, and it is first cjass in all that pertains to a gentleman’s outfit. Mr. Dorr constantly employs three cutters and forty-two hands, besides clerks in the store. He manufactures and forwards clothing “to the four points of the compass.” He has custo mers (and ships goods to them) in Charleston, Columbia, Charlotte, Jack sonville, Savannah, Atlanta, Athens, Washington, Memphis, New Orleans, and even in New York city, besides the various interior cities and towns in Georgia, on the line of the Georgia and other railroads. Mr. Dorr is a cash buyer and therefore offers corresponding ad vantages to his customers. To use his own language, he is “one of the few who cannot complain of hard times.” This is the best illustration of his suc cess in business. A few days ago an elegantly dressed lady got into an avenue car, and, al though the day was cool, she could not wear her gloves, on account of her many diamond rings. A balky horse having twice stopped the car, the lady went to the door, and, looking at the team for a few moments, said to the driver: “That ’ere off horse ain’t used to be druv on that ’ere side.” And that was just the trouble, in spite of the diamonds. MINOR LOCALS. The weather yesterday was lovely. Cotton movements yesterday : 1,921 bales received. 1,111 bales sold. An excursion train from Columbia, over the Charlotte, Columbia and Au • gusta Railroad, brought a large num ber of white people, to thi3 city yester day. They bought a large amount of goods. A called meeting of the Building Asso eiation Directors was hejld yesterday afternoon. No business* importance' was transacted. j The magnificent cake inanufactured by Hahn & Cos., for the Baptist Church Festival at Aiken, was won by Mi3s S., of Augusta. It is understood a prominent divine will preach against the practice of du elling on Sunday next, j We saw yesterday, a negro with both legs cut off, below the knee, and he managed to get along quite comforta bly without crutches, by having shoes attached to the stumps. There will be an excursion up the canal to-day. It is understood Hon. George H. Pendleton will make one of the party. Don’t forget the drill for the white plume, and military hop of Oglethorpe Infantry Company 8., to-night at Ma sonic Hall. Passengers for Athens must leave Augusta at eight a. m., : to make close connection at Union Point with the Athens Branch train, arriving at Ath ens about two-thirty p. aj. “ Prince,” a black and tan terrier be longing to Mr. Morrison, has had one of his legs neauy eaten off by the rats at the stable, corner of Walker and Twiggs streets. These rats are repre sented to be very ferocious, and of a breed almost unknown in this section of country. Where they caino from has not yet been determined. The entertainment o.< the Marion Dramatic Club, which was to have taken place on Thursday uiglit, has been necessarily postponed. Due no tice will be given when it will take place. Two elegant palace sleeping cars passed through the city; last evening en-route to Savannah, where they will be placed on the Atlantic and Gulf line from Savannah to Jacksonville. They were of the Lucas pattern and built at Wilmington, Del. f - ; The Late Duel. [Communicated.] Mr. Editor: In the Tuesday’s issue of the Chronicle, we notice an article referring to the laws against dueling. Some parties are anxious to take up this late melancholy affair as the one for punishment and enforcement of the law. “Procrastination is the thief of time,” and doubtless it is well enough, when a law ha? been a dead letter so long, to lose no time in re form. But in this particular case, where it actually appears to us that the blame lay almost as much, if not much more, (?) on outsiders as on the principals themselves, there would be a,n string of offenders and breakers of the law to be dealt with if justice were administered. Section 4 of the Code of dueling shows us this. With whom would it begin, and with whom end? When actually so public as to be made known beforehand, through the medium of our daily papers, and not a hand raised to legal ly prevent it, where and with whom lies the fault? Time was what was needed, and had the laws been enforced then—and not clamored for so loudly now —all might have been adjusted. Remorse fills the heart of the perpe trator of the deed, and, although our anguish cannot equal his. let each one to whom this may apply, ask himself if remorse does not fill his heart when he thinks of this grievous sin of “omission.’ Tho writer of this is not guiltless, and therefore? shares the vengeance of bitter regret with many others. Justice. A Courtship. M. H. 8., in a New York letter to the St. Louis Republican, says : The De troit Free Press describes a Texas courtship, but it is not half as funny as one that is carried on twice a week in a friend’s kitchen. Her cook is a German named Louisa, and she has lor a beau a middle-agl'd Yaukeeof small pretensions to intellect: One report of one conversation is a verbatim account of tho whole court ship. Smith knocks and enters. Louisa says, gruffly : “Yell, Srnitt, how you goes?” “Putty well, Louisa,” drawls Smith. Then silence for five minutes, when Louisa says : ; TANARUS “Vot vas the vedder outside ? “Pretty fair, Louisa,” Another intermission. “Did you bring your razor mit you, Smitt ?” “Yes. Louisa.” s Then he proceeds to cut his fair in amorata’s corn—a solemn silence brood-, ing above the pair. About nine Smith ventures to remark: “I s’pose I must be going, Louisa ?” And Louisa replies : “Yell, likely as not it would be bet ter.” And the door closes and the courting is over. This has been going on for four years without a single accident. Twice a week this mingling of soul and sentiment, this cutting of and exchange of affection takes place. Probably this winter the marriage will eventuate, and Louisa vtill get some one else for a corn doctor, since it’s against all nature that a husband should be, for a moment arter marri age, what he was as a lover. A Massachusetts lady writes: “This morning early, as I sat by my open window looking down upon the busy street, I saw a woman-butcher jump from her wagon and takd a piece of corned beef round to the side door of the residence across the way. How neat and tidy she looked with a dark calico dress, blue checked apron and white over-sleeves which came to her elbow, with a brown hat and a red scarf tied carelessly about her neck. Soon she came out, jumped briskly into the wagon, took up the lines, at the same time putting her foot upon the brake, for it was a down grade, and drove off like any other butcher.” - What a Beauty lOid. —The use of the “Cachemere shawl” was first intro duced in Paris by a young Greek, the wife of a Frenchman. She was very beautiful, and was the fashion for several seasons. Her exquisite loveli ness enhanced tne beauty of the gar ment, and all the grand dames wrap ped themselves in what to-day is called the Indian camel’s hair shawl. — [sun day Times and Messenger, i A Duluth girl married w young man because he lifted his hat so beautiful as he passed her. She got c ; divorce Be cause he lifted the table, to beautiful when the dinner didn’t suit him. BUSINESS NOTICES. Pumps, Hydrants and Gas Fixtures furnished or repaired, at short notice, at C. A. Eobbe’s, decl9-tf Ellis St, adjoining P. O. Book Auction, and Holiday Goods, day and evening, at Richards’ Book Store. decl9-5 Christmas.—A splendid line of Holi day Goods just received and selling low, at the Live Book Store. Call and see them before buying your Christmas presents. A. F. Pendleton. declß-tf A large assortmeet of Children’s Books, a little shop-worn, will be sold low at Geo. A. Oaths’ Book Store. 1 Beautiful Bohemian and Cut Glass Toilet Sets, just received at decl9-3 W. H. Tutt & Remsen’s. Crystal and Bohemian Yiolet Stands, Yaces and Card Stands, just received at W. H. Tutt & Remsen’s. Elegant Terra Cotta and Iced Lava, Tobacco, Cigar and Match Stands, just received at decl9-3 W. H. Tutt & Remsen’s. Cut Glass Toilet Bottles, French Plate Mirrors, Deception Glasses, etc., etc., just received at decl9-3 \V. H. Tutt & Remsen’s. Fine French Confectionery, in hand some one-pound boxes, just received at decl9-3 \V. H. Tutt & Remsen’s. Toy Tea Sets, different styles, just received at decl9-3 W. H. Tutt & Remsen’s. Choice and Beautiful Gift Books, in numerous elegant styles of binding, at Richards’ Low Price Book Store. decl9-3 Superb Writing Desks, all varieties, at Richards’ Low Price Book Store. decl9-3 Splendid Work Boxes and Baskets, in new styles, never brought to this city before, at Richards’ Low Price 1 Book Store. decl9-3 Illustrated Holiday Gift Books, some the finest in this country, at Richards’ Low Price Book Store. deel9-3 # The New and Popular Games, Elec tion and Bastille, and others, at Rich ards’ Low Price Book Store. decl9-3 Beautiful Russia Leather Goods, Choice Illuminated Mottoes, in Hand some Frames, at Richards’ Low Price Book Store. decl9-3 Christmas Duty.—All those who wish to follow the time-honored cus tom of treating themselves or friends with something pretty, as a memorial of the great festival, should call at the Shoe Store a few doors below the Central Hotel, where they can find— first, for the Ladies—those Choice Kid (French and American) Button and Lace Boots, in great variety, the Em press Buckle Boots, the Fine Glove Calf Boots, New Style Foxed Boots, Double Sole Pebble Leather Button Boots. For Gentlemen—the New Or leans and Broadway Opera Leg Boots, Congress Gaiters and English Ties, single and double soles, in large quan tities. Boys’ and Youths’ Dress and School Shoes in great variety. Chil drens’ in all shades, colors and sizes. Everybody invited to call and see for themselves, at Peter Keenan’s, A few doors below Central Hotel. decl6-tf The Belvidere Cologne.— This delightful cologne, manufac tured by Chas. H. Greeue, and sold by Dr. Joseph Hatton, is manufactured as a perfume for the handkerchief or toilet. It is noted for its delicate and permanent qualities. The lovers of the delicate and refined give it a trial. decl2-tf Gents Silk Hats—s3, sl, $4.50. John A. Wise, nov2B-tf Opposite Masonic Hall. Gents Fine French Calf and Congress Boots, $1 less than any house in the city. John A. Wise, nov2B-tf Opposite Masonic Hall. “Neuril.”—The instantaneous cure for Neuralgia. Depot, No. 291 Broad street. ap7-ly 500,000 Segars at Wilson & Dunbar’s, to bo sold in the next thirty days at prices to suit the times. No hum bugery. Call and see for yourselves. novl4-tf Ladies, Misses, Boys, Youths and Childrens Shoes, in great variety, from 50c, 20, $1 per pair less than any house in the city. John A. Wise, nov2B-(f Opposite Masonic Hall. Nervous Debility.— Vital weakness or depression : A weak exhausted feel ing, no energy or courage; the result of mental over-work, indescretions or ex cesses, or some drain upon the system, is always cured by Humphreys’ Homeo pathic Specific No. 28. It tones up and invigorates tbe system, dispels the gloom and despondency, imparts strength aud energy— stops the drain aud rejuvenates the entire man. Been used twenty years with perfect success by thousands. Sold by dealers. Price, SI per single vial, or S5 per package of five vials and $2 vial of powder. Sent by mail on receipt of price. Address, Humphrey’s Homeopathic Medicine Company, 562 Broadway, New York. decs-d&cly Cut This Out—lt May Save Your Life.—There is no person living but what suffers more or less with Lung Disease, Coughs, Colds or Consump tion, yet some would die rather than pay 75 cents for a bottle of medicine that would cure them. Dr. A. Bos chee’s German Syrup has lately been introduced in this country from Ger many, and its wondrous cures aston ishes every one that try it. If you doubt what we say in print, cut this out and take it to your druggist—F. A. Beall and Barrett & Land—and get a sample bottle for ten cents and try it, or a regular size for 75 cents. nov3od&ceow A Health-Promoting Stimulant.— Physicians, who certainly ought to be the best judges of such matters, de clare that wholesale stimulation is not only desirable, but essential in many instances. When the temporary good effect of a sound stimulant is confirmed and rendered permanent, as in the case of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, by the action of tonic and alterative princi ples combined with it, it becomes infi nitely more efficacious as a renovant of physical energy and a corrective of those conditions of the body which invite disease. The Bitters have re ceived the emphatic sanction of midical men who have observed the effect of that popular stimulative cordial as a remedy for weakness, nervousness, dyspepsia, constipation, inactivity of the liver, malarious fevers, and many other disorders. Its basis is sound old rye, the purest liquor known to com merce, and itself possessing tonic properties of no mean order. dec2l-tuthsa&c It is said that some people have what is called “ spontaneity,” and some havn’t; but nobody ever sat down on a pincushion yet without manifesting something surprisingly like it. FINANCE AND TRADE. THE AUGUSTA DAILY MARKETS. Constitutionalist Office, [ 6 O’CLOCK p. m., Dec. 21, 1875.1 Financial. Not much New York Exchange offer ed. The following were the discounts: % to 2-10 for banks, % to others. CALL AT THE AUGUSTA EXCHANGE—I P. M. New York Exchange. % offered to sell. Cotton—for Future Delivery—Janu ary, 12% bid; 12% asked for low middling clause; February, 12%bid; 12% asked fol low middling clause; March. 12% bid; 13 askef; December, 12% bid; 12% asked for low middling clause. Bonds and Stocks—Georgia Railroad Stock, 78 bid, 80 asked; Central R. R. Stock, 48 bid, 52 asked; Macon and Au gusta Railroad, 5 bid; 10 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, 6 bid; 9 asked; South Carolina Railroad, 8% bid; 9% asked; South Western Railroad, 75 bid; 79 asked; Atlanta and West Point Railroad, 75 bid; 80 asked. Banks and Factories.—Bank of Au gusta, 88 bid; 93 asked; National Exchange Bank of Augusta. 95 bid; 98 asked; Plant ers Loan and Savings Bank, 6 bid; 7 asked; Commercial Bank, 81 bid; 84 asked; Au gusta Factory Stock, 119 bid; 12L asked; Langley Manufacturing Company, 105 bid; 110 asked; Augusta G is Company Stock, 40 bid; 41 asked; Bath Paper Mills Company, 25 bid; 30 asked; Ice Stock, 7 bid; 10 asked. Railroad Bonds.—Western Railroad, second mortgage, 86 bid; 88 asked; Port Royal Railroad, first mortgage, end. by Ga. R. R., 78 bid; 79% asked. Sales—None. Cotton. Tone of the market—Quiet, with a moder ; ate demand. grades! j PRICE. Ordinary 9%a10 Good Ordinary -...1 11 , Low Middling 12 , Middling j 12%a12% ' Good Middling | ]2% RECEIPTS AND SALES AT AUGUSTA. DAYS. KEC’TS i SALES Saturday i 1,614 811 Monday 1,436 944 Tuesday 1,921 1,111 Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 ! Total [ 4,971 I 2,866 STOCKS. Stock in Augusta by count Dec. 18th..16,924 Stock last year 29,821 RECEIPTS. Receipts since September Ist 115,606 SHIPMENTS. Shipments since September Ist 98,682 FUTURE DELIVERY IN AUGUSTA. Bid. Asked. January 12% 1. m. c. 12% December 12% l.m.c. 12% Bid. Asked. New York exchange— % offer. to sell. Savannah & Charleston LIVERPOOL MARKET. Tone—Easier, but not quotably lower. Sales to-day 10,000 bales Middling Uplands 7d. Middling Orleans ,7%d. NEW YORK MARKET. Tone-Spots.... Quiet I Gold 13% Middling 13 5-16 | txe’ com. bi115.,483 FUTURES. Closing tone- Quiet and steady. January 13 3-16 i July 14 7-16 February 13% August 14% March 13 21-32 j September— April 13% October May 14 3-32 j November June 14 5-16| December 13% RECEIPTS AT ALL U. S. POUTS. _ i This iOor’g week Last dais Week. last year week. Saturday 28.282 1 Monday 47,899 I 34,666 48,938 Tuesday 31,858 31,648 30,772 Wednesday i 21,532 j 35,086 Thursday 25,394 26,578 Friday..' 20,759 31,185 Total—3 days 108,039 162,894 195,109 Receipts since Ist September 1,956,729 Receipts same time last year 1,817,663 Stock at all United States ports 742,791 Stock at all U. S. ports last year 747,813 Stock in New York, actual count. 124,213 Stock in New York last year 140,574 Flour. City Mills.—Supers, 56.00a6.50; Extras $7.25a7.50; Family. $7.50; Fnev, $7.75a8.00. Western.—Supers, $6.00; Extras, $6.50; Family, 7.00; Fancy, $7.50. Meats. • Clear Ribbed Bacon Sides none here ! Dry Salt Clear Ribbed Sides 11% a Dry Salt Long Clear Sides li% a Bellies —ll% a Smoked Shoulders none off’g Dry Salt Shoulders 8% a Sugar Cured Hams 15 a Pig Hams 16 al9 Lard—in tierces, 14%; in cans, kegs or buckets, 15. Coru, WLeat ai,*l Oats. Corn.—Car load prime lots In depot: White, Yellow and Mixed, 75, sacks in cluded. Wheat.—Choice White, $1.50; Prime White, $1.45; Amber, $1.40; and Red, $1.35 Oats.—Red Rust Proof, $1.25; Feed,6s. Hay. Choice Timothy—car load lots, $1.45 per hundred; Western mixed, 51.15a 1.25 per hundred; Eastern Hay, $1.50 per hundred; Northern. $1.25. Country—Sl uer hundred. Bacilli;', Ties and Twine. BAGarNO-Domestic—(2% lbs), 13%; (2% lbs.) 13%; India, 11%. Ties—s%a6 Twine—l6alß. Pieced Ties—4%. Corn Meal and Bran. Corn Meal.—Citv Bolted, 75; Western, 70. Stock Meal—6s. Bran.—Wheat Bran, per ton, S2O. Telegraphic Market Reports. European Money Markets. London, December 21--Noon.—Erie, 13%. Paris. December 21.—Noon—Rentes. 65f. 90c. United States Money Markets. New York, December 21 -Noon.—Stocks dull. Money, 6. Gold, 113%. Exchange long, 485%; short, 489%. Governments dull and steady. State Bonds quiet and lower, except South Carolinas, for January and July, which are better. Gold opened at 111%. European Produce Markets. Liverpool, December 21—Noon.—Bread stuffs quiet and generally unchanged. Corn 325. 9d. 33s for old mixed Western; new, 325. London, December 18—Xoon 4 —Tallow, 535. Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool. December 21— Noon-Cotton easier but not quotably lower; middling uplands, 7; middling Oi leans, 7%; sales, 10,000; speculation and export, 2,000; re ceipts, 29,500; American, 2,700; to arrive steady—no transactions. 1:30 P. M.-—To arrive—off. rings free; sales of middling uplands, low middling clause, shipped January and February per sail, 6%; do. January and February, de livered at 613-16; sales of middling Orleans —low middling clause, shipped January and February per sail, 7. 2:30 P. M.—Sales of middling uplands, low middling clause, shipped November, per sail, 613-16. 2:30P. M.—Yarns and Fabricks steady; middling uplands, low middling clause, snipped December and January, sail G 13-16; do., February and March delivery', same. 3P. M. Sales of American, 5,3u0 bales. New York Cotton Market. New York, December 21—Noon.—Cotton quiet ; sales, 410 bales; uplands, 13 5-16; Orleans, 13%. Futures opened quiet, as follows: De cember, 13 3-32a13 5-32; January, 13 5-32a 13 3-16; February, 13 11-32a13%; March, 1319-32a13 21-32; April, [l3 3-1Ga13%; May, 14 l-32a14 3-32, Futures closed quiet and steady; sales. 13,000 bales, as follows : December, 13}-£al3 5-32; January', 13 1-16a13 7-32; February, 13%a13 13-32; March, 13%; April, 13%a 13 29-32; May, 14 3-32a14%; June, 14 5-16; July. 14 7-16a 1415-32; August, 14%a14 17-32. Southern Cotton Markets. New Orleans, December 21.—Cotton ir regular and easy; middling, 12%; low mid dling, 11%; good ordinary, iu%; ret re ceipts, 8,927 bales; gross, 10,169; exports to Great Britain, 4,59 G; to France, 2,392; to continent, 1.411; sales, 5.000. Charleston,December 21— Cotton easier; exports—to continent, 1,525; bales coast wise, 387; sales, 1,000. Memphis, December 21.—Cotton quiet middling, 12a12%%; net receipts, 2,578 bales; shipments, 2,590; sales, 2,700; sales, 2,000. Baltimore, December 21.—Cotton dull; middling, 12%a13; gross receipt-, 325 bales; exports—coastwise, 180; sales, 275; spin ners. 75. Boston and Philadelphia Cotton Mar kets. Boston, December 21.—Cotton quiet; mid dling, 13%; low middlings, 13%; good or dinary, 12%; net receipts, 439 bales; gross, 1,308; sales, 176. Philadelphia, December 21.— Cotton quiet; middling, 13%; low middling, 13; good ordinary, 13% ; net receipts, 182 bales; gross, 1,105. New York Produce Market. New York, December 21— Noon.—Flour dull and drooping. Wheat quiet and heavy. Corn dull and declining. Pork heavy; un inspected, s2l. Lard heavy; steam, 13. Spirits Turpentine steady at 37. Ro-in quiet at $1.70a1.75 for strained. Freights unchanged. 2 P. M.—Flour in buyers’ favor, with lim ited demand; superfine Western and State, $1.50a4.75; Southern flour quiet and un changed. Wheat steady and quiet at $1.20a 1.30 for new winter red Western; $1.45 for white Michigan. Coru dull, heavy and one cent lower at 75% for high mixed yellow Western; 61a7u lor new Western mixed and yellow; 70 for new white and yellow West ern. Oats quiet and steady at 45a50% for mixed Western and State; 46a52 for white Western aud State. Coffee—Rio dull at 17%a19%, gold, cargoes; 17%a21, gold, job lots. Sugar dull and heavy at 8%a8% for fair to good refining; 8% for prime refined. Molasses—New Orleans steady and in fail demand at 55a62. Rice quiet and unchang ed. Tallow steady at loalo%. Rosin aud turpentine steady. Pork quiet and nomi nal; new mess, job lots, $21a21.25. Laid easier; prime steam, 12 15-16a13. Whiskey closed firm at $1.16. Freights firm; cotton, per sail, 5-16alI-32; per steam, 7-16. Baltimore Produce Market. Baltimore, December 21.—Flour dull aud unchanged. Wheat quiet but firm; Pennsylvania red, $1.38; other grades un changed. Corn steady, aud offerings light; Southern white, new, 52a60; yellow, new, 52a61. Oats quiet, and unchanged, Rye steady at 80a5. Provisions quiet, steady and unchanged. Lard dull and unchanged. Coffee nominally unchanged. Whiskey dull at $1.16. Sugar firmer and active at 10%a 10%. Western Produce Markets. St. Louis, December 21—No markets held here to-day. Cincinnati, December 21.—Flour easier; family, $5.)a0.00. Wheat nominally un changed. Corn steady with fair demand at 48 cash, December and January. Oats quiet and and steady at 35a45. Rye quiet and steady at 78a80. Barley dull and nomi nal. Pork dull lower and nominally' unchanged at $19.7-5a20.00. Lard easier and in good demand; steam, 12%; kettle, 13a13%. Bulk Meats inactive aud lower; shou’ders, 7a7%; dear rib and clear sides, loalu%, and 10%a10%. Bacon in fair jobbing demand; shoulders, 9%a10; clear rib and clear sides, 12%a12%, and 12% a12%. Green Meats in fair demand. Live Hogs dull and a shade lower; fair to good packing, $6.85a7; eh aice heavy, $7.05a7.15; receipts, 11,000; shipments, 810. Whiskey firm and in fair demand at sl.ll. Butter steady and unchanged. Louisville, December 21.—Flour dull at $4 50a5; fancy, $6 75a7 50. Wheat—demand light and holders firm at $1 05al 11. Corn active and firm at 45a56. Oats dull at 38a 42. Rye qui t and steady at 78a80. Pro visions dull and declined. Pork, s2l 50. Bulk Meats, ten to fifteen days in sait— shoulders, 7%; clear lib sides, 10%; clear sides, 10%; luily cured % higher, all loose. Bacon—clear rib sides, packed, 13, Lard tierce, 14%; keg, 14%a10. Whiskey quiet and unchanged at $l 11. Bagging steady, with a moderate demand, aud unchanged. Chicago, December 21.—Flour nominally unchanged. Wheat strong and higher; No. 1 Spring, $1.02; No. 2 do., 98 spot, 98% January, 99% February, $1.07% May; No. 3 do., 79%; rejected 65%a67. Corn irregu lar-cash steady' and options higher—No. 2, 47% spot, 47% bid December, 43% January', 43a43% February; rejected 35a40%. Oats steady and unchanged. Rye dull—buyers offering at lower prices. Barley dull and a shade lower at 86 spot. Dressed Hogs inactive and lower at $7.75a8.00. Pork in good demand and a shade higher at $19.10, spot; 19.35, February. Lard, in good demand at full prices; 12,20, spot; 12.40a12.42%, February. Bulk meats firm and unchanged. Whiskey, steady and un changed. Receipts—flour 13,000, barrels; wheat, 71,000 bushels; corn, 80,000 bushels; oats, 38,000 bushels; barley, 35,000 bushels; rye, 3,000 bushels. Shipments flour, 12,000 barrels; wheat, 13,000 bushels; corn, 20,- 000 bushels; oats, 16,000 bushels; barley, 4,ooobushels; rye, 390. At the afternoon call wheat was steady; 98a93%, January: 99%, February. Corn, a shade lower; 47, December; 43%, January. Oats, unchanged. Pork firm. 19.15, cash; 19.40a19.45, February. Lard, firmer at 12.20 a!2.25, cash : 12.60, March. L. P. Q. S. HOLIDAY GIFTS ! Augusta Music House! 265 BROAD STREET. ELEGANT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. SUPERB PIANOS! SPLENDID ORCANS! A. Large Assortment to select from. All First-Class ats, fully Guaranteed, at Lowest Factory Prices for Cash or Monthly Payments. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS! Augusta Music House, 265 Broad Street. Pi ices Reduced for the Holidays ! STRING INSTRUMENTS, REED INSTRUMENTS, BRASS AND SILVER INSTRUMENTS In Great Variety. ALSO Elutes, Music Boxes, Music Albums, Dulcimers, Tumboriites, Triangles Picolos. Fifes, Cymbals, Drums, Metronomes, Toy Trumpets, Trombones, Music- Folios, Piano Stools, Pii iiCovers. Kalian Sitings. Music Books and Sheet Music. The Latest Publications! C. O. ROBINSON & CO. dec!9-2wd&c JAMES LEFFEE’S IMPROVED DOUBLE Turbine Water Wheel, I*OOLE & HUNT, Hi,Hi,not*', Manofaotobebs fob the South and Southwest. Over 7,000 now in use, working under heads varying from two to 240 feet! 24 bizes, from 5% to % inches. The moat 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 Fngines and Boilers, Babcock & Wilcox Patent Tubulous Boiler, Ebaugh’s Crusher for Minerals, Saw and Grist Mills, Flouring Mill Machinery, Ma chinery for White Lead Works and Oil Mills, Shafting, Pulleys and Hangers. SEND FOR CIRCULARS. deoi-ljr COTTON STATES life IMRAMiIi OONPAOT, •F MACON, GEORGIA. CAPITAL ADO GUARANTEE NEARLY $1,000,000. WM. B. JOHNSTON, President. J. W. BURKE, Vice-President;. GEO. S. OBEAR, Secretary. W. J, MAGILL, Superintendent Agencies. DR. .J AMES MERCER GREEN, Chief Med cal Officer. RESIDENT DIRECTORS—STOCKHOLDERS, AU GUSTA, GA. JOHN P. KING. JOSIAH SIBLEY, JOHN CRAIG, J. J. PEARCE, JAB. G BAILIE, GEO. R. SIBLEY. lIHE only Company doing business in . the South that has ONE HUNDRED THOI SAND DOLLARS deposited with the authorities of tbe State of Georgia, for the protection of policy holders. Policies Upon All the Various Plans of Insurance. All Policies Non-Forfeitable—Strictly a Home Company, with its capital and in vestments at home. ENDOWMENT INSURANCE AT LIFE RATES. Low Premiums—Definite Con tracts. The Cotton States Life Insurance Com pany, of Macon. Ga., desirous of meeting the demand of the insuring public for low rates, and contracts that can be under stood by all, offers the Endowment Life-Rate Policy, With confidence that an examination of the plan is all that is necessary to commend it to the favor of all desiring insurance. This plan secures two objects: Ist. It provides for those dependent upon us in the event of death. 2d. It provides for our old age in case we attain a stipulated age. The low rate of premiums, and the fact that the insurance is payable within the ordinary period of life, makes it The Most Desirable F.rm of Policy Now Offered the Public. The premium is as low as the usual life premium where the insurance is payable only at death, or the age of ninety, and ‘the time for payment of the insurance ranges from the age of 61 to 73 years, or at death il! prior. This period may be short ened at any time, at the option of the in sured, by additional payments for that purpose. To illustrate the difference betwoen this plan and the usual endowments, the fol lowing is sufficient: in all Mutual Companies the ordinary premium at age 41, payable at age 63, is $42.75 per SI,OOO. The premium on Endowment-Life-Rate plan at age 41, payable at age 68, is $32.47 per thousand dollars. Showing a saving of Twenty-live per Cent, to tiie Policy Holder. Reasons for insuring on the Endowment Life-Rate Plan : Ist. It gives the insurance at the lowest possible cost. 2 t. It provides for your family in case of death. 3d. It provides for yourself in old age. 4th. There can be no loss. In case pre miums should’ be diseontiuued, paid-up in surance is given for the amount pai i in premiums. sth. It is better than a savings bank. The first premium paid secures a fortune, and if paj ments are continued the accu mulations and amount insured will be much more than could bo earned by the most fortunate savings bank. 6th. It secures the amount at a stipulated age, within the ordinary period of Jile : and 7th. By this means it is no longer ngees sary to ‘ die to won.” Endowments at Life Rates. Annud Premiums to secure SI,OOO, pay able at ages indicated below, or at death, if prior: 7f[ annual Fble at ~| annual ;P’b!e at " [ prem. j Death Age I prem. j Death I for Sl .'inoj or Age j 1 for $ i .00 j or Age 2u 17 74 61 41 32 47 ~ 63 21 18 12 62 42 33 72 68 22 18 63 62 43 35 05 68 23 la 96 62 44 36 46 68 24 19 42 63 45 37 97 69 25 19 89 63 46 39 58 6# 26 20 4(;i 63 47 41 30 69 27 20 93 63* 48 43 13 6J 28 21 48 64 49 45 (9 7l) 29 22 07 64 50 47 19 70 30 22 70 64 51 49 40 70 31 23 35 65 52 51 78 71 32 24 05 65 63 64 31 71 33 24 78 65 64 57 02 71 34 25 66 66 I 55 69 91 71 36 26 38 66 56 63 00 72 36 27 25 66 67 66 29 72 37 28 17 66 58 69 82 72 38 29 Ift 67 59 73 00 73 39 30 19 67 60 77 63 73 40 31 30 67 REASONS FOR INSURING IN THE - Cotton States Life. Ist. It is a Southern Company. 2d. Its investments are made in the South. 3d. It has already paid to Southern fam ilies upwards of $300,000. 4th. All claims are paid promptly—no long delays in consequence or distance. sth. For security' or policy holders it has on deposit with the authorities of the State of Georgia, $100,000; also, $50,000 with the authorities of South Carolina. 6th. It has a Guaranteed Capital of $500,000. Good Agents Wanted Throughout the South. BRANCH OFFICE, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 29 MCINTOSH STREET. J. H. MILLER, JSpeeinl Agent. STERLING C. EYE, M. D., Medical Examinee. decl2-2m Pp^R.TUTTs^ [( VEGETABLE )J P\LtS^i INCREDULIT Y. HOW potent is this trait of the human mind. The Bible refers to it and says: “Were an angel to come down from heaven, ye would not believe.” It is the cause of much injury. We are disposed to doubt the sincerity of our best friends, and so far is it indulged, that it often leads to misanthropy. This is particularly apolicable to the vir tues of many' truly valuable remedial agents, however strong they may be en dorsed. 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