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CLljc Censtitutioiialist. AUGUSTA, QA..Z Thursday Morning, Dec. 23. 1875. Index to New Advertisements. Leonard Phinizy, Attorney at Law, Augusta, Ga. Hillsboro Military Academy—For circulars apply to Maj. D. H. Hamilton, Hillsboro, N. O. Wanted—A Business Man and Ac countant. Address Insurance, Lock Box 148, Charleston, S. C. Hay for Sale—By W. H. Warren. I Don’t Like to See a FaDcy Young Man —Joseph A. Hill. Webb Lodge, No. 166, F. and A. M.— Geo. Adam, Secretary. I. O. O. F.—Attention, Patriarchs— John E. Wheeler, Secretary. Great Bargains Offered at Bignon & Crump’s. Dovell’s Inks—For sale by E. H. Pughe, Augusta. Ga. Fine Arts —Public Sale of High Class Oil Paintings—By C. Y. Walker, Auc tioneer. THE WEATHER TO-DAY. Washington, December 23—1 A. M.—For Thursday, in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, stationary or falling barometer, southwest winds, war i.er, partly cloudy and clear weather, except northerly winds in Western Texas. For Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and Lower Lakes, falling, fol lowed by rising barometer, warmer south west winds, veering to cooler northwest, and partly cloudy weather. For the Up per Lakes, the Upper Mississippi and Low cr Missouri Valleys, rising barometer, cooler northwest winds and clear or partly cloudy weather. For the Middle and east ern States, increasing south and we3t winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather, with rain in the north sections and gen erally lower pressuie. For the Canal re gions of New Jersey to Virginia the tem perature will remain above freezing. The rivers will generally fall. Thermometer. December 22, 4:16 p.m- Augusta, Ga 64 Montgomery 72 Char eston, S.C.. 70 New Or leans, La.. 74 Corsicana 66 Norfolk, Vu 65 Galveston 65 Punta Rasa, Fia.. 77 Indianola 66 Si,. Marks, Fia 63 Jacksonville 74 Savannah, 72 Kev West 75 j Wilmington 68 Mobile 70 [ Weather in the Cotton District, Decem ber 22, 7:16 a. m. Augusta Cloudy Montgomery .Foggy Charleston Fair Nashville Cloudy Corsicana Foggv N. Orleans... Cloudy Galveston L’t r’n Norfolk Cloudy Jacksonville. .Foggy Punta Rassa. Cloudy K'“ West Fair St. Marks Foggy Knoxville.. ..Cloudy Savannah—Cloudy Lynchburg . .Cloudy Shreveport.. .Foggy Memphis Foggy Vicksburg Lt r’n Mobile L’t r’n Wilmington... Cloudy Temperature at the North, Decem ber 22, 7:16 a. m, Cairo, 111 55 I St. Louis, Mo 52 Cincinnati, O 54 I Pittsburg, Penn . 50 New York 42 | Washington 50 Observations for Augusta, Dec. 22. IK XHermomo-1 Weather . 7a. m. 30:34 56 I Cloudy 2 p.m. 30:27 63 |Lt rain 9p.m. 30:21 60 'Fair Highest temperature, 69 degrees at 1 p. m.; lowest temperature; 55 at 4 a. m.; mean tmperature, 59.7. Depth of river at City Bridge, 3 p. m.. 5 feet 5 inches. H. Bessant. Observer. The Chicken Disputes. The matches terminated yesterday at the Fair Ground, by the Georgia chickens winning thirteen out of the sixteen battles. It is said Charley Brown and his party from Macon won nearly 85,000 on the result. The Port Royal Excursion. We received the following telegram yesterday: Port Royal, S. C. t Dec. 22d, 1875. City Editor Constitutionalist : The party arrived here safely, and are having a nice time. They have now gone to the fleet. R. G. Fleming, Superintendent. Recorder’s Court. Three colored women were before the court yesterday, for indulging in a general scrimmage. Their names were Ellen Simpson, Martha Ilewitt and Jane Miller, and they were each fined 82.50. Frank Jeans was fined 82.50 for drunkenness. Personal. Eeau Campbell, the general passen ger agent of the Montgomery and Eufaula Railroad, and now a resident of Montgomery, Ala., dropped in on us yesterday. Mr. Campbell was one of the most sprightly writers on the de funct Atlanta News. His experience as a railroad man ha reports as much more pleasant than hunting for news, A Card. We take pleasure in publishing the following card of Bev. H. J. Adams, the late Pastor of St. James M. E. Church, as a tribute well deserved by officers of the Georgia Railroad : A railroad may be “ a soulless corpora tion,” but it is quite impossible for the Georgia Railroad to be so while it is repre sented by Col. S. K. Johnson. Gentleman ly, kind, obliging, he deserves the popu larity he lias with the traveling public. The writer is under many obligations for favors received while traveling with his family upon the Georgia Railroad—not the least of which is the use of a passenger car in connection with the 10:45 freight train, on last Thursday morning, whilst remov ing from Augusta to Milledgeville, that enabled us to avoid a most tedious deten tion at Camak. H.J. Adams. Milledgeville, December 21, 1875. Give Seasonable Presents. Give wisely as well as well as sea sonably, is at least good advice. Emer son advises present-givers to put as much of themselves as possible into their gifts, and this is being done in a thousand pleasant ways by parents to children and children to parents, among blood relatives and dear friends, and even among strangers. What is wrought or made with one’s own hands, and all that is the result of saving, ingenuity, and taste, as well as all that is most timely and needed, makes the gift and the season doubly pleasant. Give of your own handiwork, if you can. Give of your own affection and taste, where it is possible. To the sick, give appro priately. Abundance to the rich is sure to come, for to him that hath is given, and to him that hath not is taken away, even that which he hath— and this is too true just now. To the poor give of what they most need-as food,’ and raiment, and shelter-some thing to make them feel that the sea son of Advent and Christmas and the New Year is not all a time ot clouds and darkness. Tl. is two days before Christmas, and nine before New Year s, and there is pleaty of time. im proved, for thought and work, and for making a wise choice. CHRISTMAS. Housewives are always busy at this season laying iu Christmas supplies. If they will look at the columns of the Constitutionalist, they cannot fail to see the advertisement of R. N. Hotoh kiss, No. 143 Broad street, opposite the Fountain/ who has a large stock of fancy and staple groceries, fruits, etc. Mr. Hotchkiss has made teas and cof fees a specialty in his trade, hence the adaptation of the title—“ China Tea and Coffee Store.” An experienced and practical tea-taster is regularly em ployed by him, to select his teas in leading markets, and, buying direct, enables him to offer the lowest prices to buyers. Besides teas, he sells a large amount of coffee—green, roasted and ground. He states that he has built up quite a large business iu this line, and now sells considerably more roasted coffee than green—his customers, among whom he numbers many prominent personages in Augusta—seeming to prefer it. He is also interested in the manufacture of soaps, and sells large quantities at remarkably low prices. But it is of fireworks he now speaks most of, having received a very large stock night before last. His clerks were up nearly all of Tuesday night, opening, sorting and marking fire crackers, from the smallest size to the large cannon crackers, Roman candles, rockets, mines, and many fancy fire works with names so varied that we cannot retain them iu our mind. The juveniles, and children of larger growth, too, are already making an admiring examination of this stock, and invest ing their spare change. A curious arrangement iu the store is a Chinese pagadon, representing a cas tle with figures of Chinamen carrying teas to his Majesty, the Emperor, and below a circular table revolving iu an opposite direction, upon which samples of teas of various kinds are shown, the whole worked by a clock-like ar rangement. Situated in the centre of the store is a pyramid of shelves, on which sample bottles of fine liquors are placed. This is a very convenient ar rangement, the plan of which is origi nal with Mr. H. It can be easily re volved, and any kind of liquor brought forward in a moment, thus obviating the necessity of looking over various shelves against the wall to find the brand desired. Mr. H. should get a patent for this arrangement. Augusta can boast of having some of the most complete dry goods houses iu the State, and in fact in this section of the South, and among the leading ones is that of James A. Gray & Cos. The building erected a few years since by Mr. Gray, on Broad street below Mc- Intosh, on the site formerly occupied by two small stores, is an imposing structure and an ornament to that neighborhood. Within there is a splen did full stock of seasonable goods of all the latest styles to suit the fancy of any one. The firm has an extensive country trade, jobbing as well as retail, in addi tion to that of the city, and, selling goods in large quantities, he can offer prices and content himself with small profits with cash paying custom ers. A large force of polite, gentle manly clerks are employed, and they are always at hand to attend to the wants of customers, who are present iu large numbers on every fair day during the season. His stock of arti cles for Christmas presents is a most complete one, and dealing as this house does, in large quantities, they can afford to mark their figures down. Attached to this establishment Mr. Gray has a bridal apartment—that is, one where a complete bridal outfit for a lady, in any style desired, can be furnished at short notice. Mr. Gray has long been a successful business man and leading citizen of Augusta, and it is a source of pleasure to his numerous friends to know that he is now, as in the past, surmounting every obstacle he meets on the road of prosperity, and knows no such word as fail iu his vocabulary. Passing the stationery store of E. H. Pughe, on Jackson street, we were somewhat surprised to see what a large line of flue goods he has provided for his holiday trade. His supply of dance programmes is a splendid one, and they run as high in price as two dollars a piece ; these high priced ones are marvels of beauty. Of French and English monogram paper, no stationer in this part of the South can show a better assortment than Mr. Pughe, of choice qualities. No more suitable present can be made than gold pens, and as this establishment holds the Augusta agency of John Foley’s cele brated pens, it offers special advan tages to purchasers. There is also in stock, in great variety, fine pocket books, gold pencils, fancy writing inks, and other articles which would be suit able for useful presents. Mr. Pughe has an established reputation for fur nishing the best quality of copying inks, writing fluid, bankers’ wax, steel pens, memorandum books, and all ar ticles found in a first-class stationery store. Give him a call. Visit of Cotton Manufacturers. The President and Directors of the Atlanta Cotton Mills have been in Au gusta with a view of visitiDg the Au gusta factory to obtain information re lative to the manufacture of cotton goods. They went also to Langley and Granitevilie. The new mills of the Atlanta Company are 236x72 feet; the main building will be five stories high, with a sub-basement. There will be an “L,” in which will be located the steam engine and picking and pressing de partment. There will be 20,000 spindles and 500 looms, for the manufacture o f a class of cotton goods much finer than any made at preseut in the South. — These mills will, It is expected, be in operation during the Summer of 1876. It is a little surprising that Atlanta can furnish a capital of $300,000 to operate a cotton mill run by steam, when our capitalists fail to invest their money here in the utilization of one of the finest water powers in the country. A little Boston boy differed from his mother and thought ‘‘the ice would bear” last week. It snowed on the day of the funeral. MINOR LOCALS. Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton left for Charleston yesterday morning. Cotton movements yesterday : 2,012 bales received ; 1,515 bales sold. The auction houses were well at tended last night. There will be a meeting of Council to-morrow night to consider the sub jects of taxation and salaries. The Irish Volunteers had their regu lar monthly drill in uniform at their hall last night. The Aiken accommodation train will not run on Christmas day (next Satur day.) The infantry teams who purpose shooting for the prizes of the Richmond Rifle Club on New Year’s Day-, must look out for their laurels, as the ar tillerymen have had considerable private practice lately. “Mad dog!” was the blood-curdling cry that sounded aloug Ellis street early yesterday morning, and the climb ing qualities of some of the pedestri ans would do credit to the first class circus performers. And yet it was a false alarm, caused by a sick dog whose distemper caused him to froth at the mouth. The city of Cologne is said to have about forty distinct unpleasant smells. But we can rival it almost, judging by the stenches too painfully apparent to the olfactories of those passing by the northeast corner of Jackson and Ellis streets. If there be a dirtier drain or a more offensive smell than that alluded to, we don’t know it. A Manly Apology. A paragraph in the State news col umn of the Savannah News, was con strued by the city editor of this paper to reflect unkindly ou the late Charles Dawson Tilley, and it brought out a sharp rebuke. The gentleman who edits the State news department of the Savannah News makes the amende in the following language: The remorseless critic of the Augusta Constitutionalist characterizes a paragraph that appeared in this column the other day as the “quintessence of meanness.” The editor evidently mistakes the moaning of our paragraph, but his comment gives us an opportunity to state that there was not the remotest intention on our part to reflect upon the unfortunate Tilley or upon the almost as unfortunate Ratcliffe, but upon the method which they chose to demand and give satisfaction. This is so palpable in the paragraph, however, that it is only necessary to explain it for the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the Constitutionalist. We are quite willing to let text and com ment go together. A Prosperous Railroad. Under the above caption, the Nash ville American, in a recent issue, speaks in complimentary terms of the Nash ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail road, of which Col. E. W. Cole is Pres ident. The many friends of Col. Cole in Georgia will rejoice to hear of the success, in these dull times, of the en terprise under his control. The article referred to is as follows : Considering the dull times and stringency in monetary affairs through which we have passed, for the last eighteen months or two years, it is encouraging to note the fact that we have in Tennessee at least one suc cessful railroad company. The Nashville, Chattanooga and !3t. Louis Railway Com pany has, by conservative, economical and sound management, been enabled to pass through this depression, meeting promptly every manner of obligation, includ ing interest n its bondel debt, and paying to its stockholders, dur ing all this time, uniform, regular and reasonable dividends semi-annually, at the same time maintaining its property iu first-class order. The management now propose, out of the ordinary expenses, to replace the “T” rail which they have on their lines with steel rails gradually, and without increasing the bonded or floating debt of the company, or interfering with dividends. These remarks are suggested by a notice in our monetary article yester day, of the fact that the stock of this com pany was being taken freely by New York buyers, and well it may be taken, for the management of the road and the financial condition of the company are such as t nd ; to make it a favorite stock for permanent investment, when the interest it pays in dividends upon the market price of the stock is considered. We are always glad to note the prosperity of our home institu tions. A Just Complaint. Mr. Editor : Many of your readers would like to know for whose conveni ence some of the railroads in this sec tion of the country are run; certainly not for those who are expected to pat ronize them. For instance, the Char lotte Road, while running a day train from Columbia to Charlotte, runs none from here to Columbia as formerly, so that a resident of this city having an hour’s business iu Columbia must take two nights and one day to attend to it unless it can be done at midnight. Again, no one on the line of the road between here and Columbia can take a daily paper unless he is willing to wait till night for it. And worse than all, the Northern train leaving here at 4:15 p. m., makes no connection with any train on the Georgia Railroad, so that a passenger arriving from Atlanta to night or to-morrow morning is obliged to wait either twenty or eight hours before he cau go to Columbia or any point North. So much for the conve nience of passengers. As for mail facilities, I suppose Au gusta must be content with one North ern mail a day when every other city of like size, within five hundred miles, has two. Piety of Italian Bandits. —ltalian bandits are notoriously religious; a work just published relates that a band had vowed to eat no meat ou the day they would make a good capture; they were rewarded by seizing a rich local proprietor; they kept their word; they presented the captive with fowls and ham, and dined themselves off bread and cheese. A girl with three arms is attracting attention inTescelo, near Jalapa, Mexi co, and when that girl gets her two arms around her husband’s neck, she still has one to flirt with the other fel low across the street. The compositor who set up an “ In dignant Denial,” to read an “Indignant Daniel,” will please step to the front for his chromo before being thrown into the den of lions. Let all ladies who have suffered from the evils of intemperance, through the indulgence of others, and all who de test drunken young men, keep liquor out of sight on New Year’s Day. “That,” said the tramp, “is the top buckwheat; it has been used to keep the others warm; and I don’t eat no coverlids.” So he laid it one side. Half a million of dollars will make a pug nose beautiful. Wagner’s Minstrels Last N;ight. A large audience—iu fact, a full house — greeted Cal Wagner at this Opera House last night, the occasion being a benefit tendered by that prince of Minstrels to the Cavalry Survivors’ Association of this city. We ieel war ranted in saying that a finer Audience than that present last night, (;al Wag ner could not have in this sect|on. The presence of such a large croi| r d was a good indication of the esteem in which this troupe is held iu Augifsta, and knowing their performers arq always popular here, the managers uudeavor, upon every visit, to offer a Superior entertainment. That of last night was, if possible, superior to those presented during previous seasons, and fully sus tained the reputation of the f,loupe as being first-class in its line of minstrelsy. Happy Cal occupied his accustomed place at one end of the line-4(the line he will fight ou if it takes a|l winter and summer, with spring and| autumn thrown in for good measure). ijWith his big drum he made music that would not soothe a savage—judging from the energy he displayed in beatiifg it, but still it accorded well with the variations performed by the band. The ballads sung by Blanchard, Wag ner, Hawkins, Lavake, Merrill and Fisher, were, to say the least, splendid. In fact the whole performane.was first class and pleased every one //ho was present. Minstrelsy has of late assumed a higher grade iu tho line of amuse ments, aud ladies now are as vouch in terested aud amused in witnessing the performances as tho male persuasion formerly was alone. This was evi denced last night by the large number of ladies preseut, who greatly: enjoyed the performance. The Cavalry Survivors Association have, by the liberality of Mr. Cal Wag ner, received a benefit that wftl be last ing to the organization, and cause every member to wish him aud all the members of the company god-speed in all their every undertaking, i The troupe will return to-Augusta next Monday, when they will offer a new programme. t Prize Drill and Ball of Oglethorpe Infantry, Company if. The annual drill for the wbllte plume of Oglethorpe Infantry, Cos. B, Captain J. O. Clarke commanding, took place last evening at Masonic Hail, where a large number of spectators had con gregated to witness the contest. The company was drilled by Captain Ciarke, Lieutenan^ Cohen and Lieutenant Har rison. The judges were Lieutenant Gary, of the Clinch Rifles ; Lieutenant James W. May, of the Irish Volunteers, aud Lieutenant W. I. Delph, of Ogle thorpe Infantry, Cos. A. After repeated trials the Company was drilled down to six, then succes sively to five, four, three and t wo, after which, Sergeant W. B. Fitzsimmons re maining, was announced as the winner of the white plume. The presentatiou of the pU.rne was made by Lieutenant W. T. Gary to the successful contestant, Sergeant Fitz simmons. Sometime since, it was and ecided to offer a medal to the member of Com pany B haviog the best cleaned gun, and last night was decided, upon as the best time to make the award. Three members were selected by the judges— viz : Chas. Oldham, Wm. Davidson and Y. A. McFeely. The judges decided that the gun of Mr. McFeely was the best ones under the rules, and there fore awarded him the medal. We un derstand that the guns of these con testants were bright and shining as a mirror, but it seems Mr. McFeely had the advantage of his competitors, and th erefore took ofTthe prize. The medal was presented to Mr. Mc- Feely by Maj. W. T. Gary. At the conclusion of the drill and in spection, the ball was inaugurated, aud the lady friends of the members, with the many invited guests enjoyed them selves until a late hour in dancing and waltzing. The hour was quite early in the morniDg when the company se parated to go home. DRY GOOODS. FOR THE SEASON. BLANKETS ! 12-4 Fine White Blankets, for $4. Comforts, Woollen and Cotton Spreads. Heavy Cassimeres, Jeans, and Flannels. Undershirts for Ladies, Men and Children. Super Stout Lose and Half- Hose. Woollen Hoslory for C hildren. Umbrellas. Christopher Gray & Cos. decs-tf ftiov2l-lyct) JAMES LEFFKIAS IMPROVED DOUBLE Turbine Water Wheel. POOLE & lirvr. lull mom Manufacturers for the South and Southwest. Over 7,000 now in use, working under heads varying from two to 240 feet 1 24 sizes, from s’i to 96 inches. The most powerful Wheel in the Market. And most economical in use of Water. Large Illustrated Pamphlet nent post free. Manufacturers, also, of Poi able and Stationary Steam Engines anil Boilers, Babcock <fc Wilcox Patent Tubuloua Boiler. Ebaugh’s Crusher for Minerals, Saw aud Grist Mills, Flouring Mill Machi my. Ma chinery for White Lead Works and Oil Mills, Shafting. Pulleys and Hangers. SEND FOR CIRCULARS dBC2-lF s BUSINESS NOTICES. The Art Sale To-Day. —The large collection of Oil Pointings, Steel En gravings and Chromes, on exhibition at Kean & Morrison’s late stand, will be sold at auction to-day, commencing this afternoon at 3 o’clock, and night, at 7:30. This is the finest collection of pictures ever in this city, and will be sold without reserve. The ladies are invited to examine the collection and attend the sales. Some fine Oil Paint ings, entitled “My Hope” and “Hagar’s Prayer,” will be offered at the night sale. 1 Great Bargains are offered nightly at the Jewelry Sale of Prince, of Wash ington City, at the Auction House of Bignon & Crump, No. 286 Broad street 1 Pumps, Hydrants and Gas Fixtures furnished or repaired, at short notice, at C. A. Robbe’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. declS-tf 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, wnere 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 Pebb'e Leather Button Boots. For Gentlemen—the New Or leans and Broad ,vay 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 reflued give it a trial. decl2-tf “Neuril.” —The instantaneous cure for Neuralgia. Depot, No. 291 Broad street. ap7-ly 500,000 Segars at Wilson & Dunbar’s, to be sold in tho next thirty days at prices to suit the times. No hum bugery. Call aud see for yourselves. novl4-tf 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 i pathic Specific No. 28. It tones up and invigorates the system, dispels the gloom and despondency, imparts strength and energy—stops the drain and rejuvenates the entire man. Been used twenty ysars with perfect success by thousands. Sold by dealers. Price, 81 per single vial, or 85 per package of live 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 YoUe 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 Dr. Pierces Pleasant Purgative Pellets are so compounded from con centrated principles, extracted from roots and herbs, as to combine in each small granule, scarcely larger than a mustard seed, as much cothartic power as is contained in any larger pills for sale in drug stores. They are not only pleasant to take, but their operation is easy —unattended with any griping pain. They operate without producing any constitutionai disturbance. Unlike other cathartics, they do not render the bowels costive after operation, but on the contrary they establish a per manently healty action. Being entirely vegetable, no particular care is required while using them. SSOO Bewahd is offered by the Pro prietor to any one who will, detect in these Pellets any calomel or other form of mercury, mineral poison, or injurious drug. They are sold by Druggists. dec2l-tuthsat&c Our Family Bread. —Truly the most important adulterations to avoid are those which are calculated to injure the “staff of life,” our family bread. We know that merchants who supply their customers with pure articles like Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder and his True Flavoring Extracts, retain better patrons, have a larger trade, and make more money, than those who buy and recommend articles that are poor and cheap. Besides, its a pleasure to have articles that never fail to give satisfac tion, and that can be used with safety. Aside from its excellence, Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder is one-third stronger, two cans equal to three of other kinds. dec2l-thusasu m i ■ Consignees per South Carolina R. R. December 22. J Greer, T J Apel, L Marks, Mrs. G W Rains, A Myers, J G Bailie <fc Bro, Miss A M Campbell, J T Meed, Derry <fc L, Oetjen &D, K N Hotchkiss, E G Rogers, J B Moore, G G Hull, R H May & Cos, Augusta Arsenal, H E Clinton, Tutt & R, Roberts & Cos, T Armstrong, A G Howard <fc Bro. F. K. Huobr, Agent. I FINANCE AND TRADE. THE AUGUSTA DAILY MARKETS. Constitutionalist Office, \ 6 o’clock p. m., Dec. 22, 1875. f Financial. CALL AT THE AUGUSTA EXCHANGE —1 P. M. New York Exchange, % per cent offered to sell. Cotton—fob Future Delivery—Janu ary, bid; 12% asked for low middling clause; February, 12% bid; 12% asked for low middling clause. Bonds and Stocks.—Georgia Railroad Stock, 78 bid, 79% asked; Central R. R. Stock, 48 bid, 48 asked; South Western Railroad, 75 bid; 76% asked; Atlanta and West Point Railroaa, 75 bid; 80 asked. Banks and Factories.—Bank of Au gusta, 87 bid; 92 asked; Commercial Bank, 81 bid; 85 asked; Augusta Factory Stock, 119% bid; 121 asked; Augusta Gas Com pany, 39 bid; 41 asked. Railroad Bonds.—Port Royal Railroad, first mortgage, end. by Ga. R. R., 77% bid; 79 asked. Sales—lo Shares Central Railroad Stock at 48. * Cotton. Tone of the market—Steady, good de mand. GRADES. PRICE. Ordinary 9%a10 Good Ordinary 11 Low Middling 12 Middling 12% Good Middling 12% RECEIPTS AND SALES AT AUGUSTA. DAYS. REC’TS SALES Saturday 1,614 811 Monday 1.436 944 Tuesday 1,921 1,111 Wednesday i 2,012 1,515 Thursday. j Friday ! ...! Total 6,983 4,381_ STOCKS. Stock in Augusta by count Dec. 18th..16,924 Stock last year 20,821 RECEIPTS. Receipts since September Ist 117,618 SHIPMENTS. Shipments since September Ist .100,964 FUTURE DELIVERY IN AUGUSTA. Bid. Asked. January 12% 1. m. c. 12% December 12% 1. m. c. 12% Bid. Asked. New York exchange— % offer. to fell. Savannah & Charleston LIVERPOOL MARKET. Tone—Quiet, Sales to-day 10,000 bales Middling Uplands 6 15-16 Middling Orleans 7 3-16 NEW YORK MARKET. Tone-Spbts... Easier I Gold 13% Middling 13 5-16 | t.xc’ com. bi115..483 FUTURES. Closing tone- Quiet and easy. January 13% j July 14% February 13 0-16 August ..14 7-16 March..'. 13 9-16 j September— April 13 13-16 October, May 14 1 November Juue 14 7-32 I December—l3 1-16 RECEIPT'S AT ALL U. S. PORTS. _., ra This iGor’g week Last days Week, last year week. Saturday j 28,282 ! 28,559 20,071 Monday I 47,899 I 34,666 48,938 Tuesday 31,858 , 31,648 30,772 Wednesday.... 25,979 i 21,532 | 35,086 Thursday I 25,394 26,578 Friday 20,759 31,185 Total—4 days 134,018 162,894 I 195,109 Receipts since Ist September 1,956,729 Receipts same time last year 1,817,663 Stock at all United States ports 748,900 Stock at all U. S. ports last year 747,813 Stock in New York, actual count 130,206 Stock in New York last year 140,574 Flour. City’Mills.—Supers, 50.00a6.50; Extras $7.20a7.50; Family, $7.50; Fncy, $7.75a8.00. Western.—Supers, $6.00; Extras, $6.50; Family, 7.00; Faucy, $7.50. Meats. Clear Ribbed Bacon Sides none hero Dry Salt Clear Ribbed Sides 11% a Dry Salt Long Clear Sides L% a Bellies H% a Smoked Shoulders noueoff’g Dry Salt Shoulders 8% a Sugar Cured Hams 15 a Pig Hams 16 al9 Lard—in tierces, 14%; in cans, kegs or bucketa, 15. Corn, Wheat and Oats. Corn.—Car load Drime 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. llay. Choice Timothy—car load lots, $1.45 per hundred; Western mixed, $1.15a 1.25 per hundred; Eastern Day, $1.50 per hundred; Northern. $1.25. Country—sl per hundred. Bagging, Ties and Twine. Bagging—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. Eui'opeau Money Markets. London, December 22--Noon. —Erie, 13%. Paris, December 22.—Noon—Rentes. 65f. 77%c. United States Money Markets. NeW York, December 22 -Noon.—Stocks dull and lower. Money, 7. Gold, 113%. Ex change—long, 486%; short, 489%. Govern ments dull and lower. State Bonds quiet. Gold opened at 117%. New’ York, December 22—P. M.—Money active at 1-32 and interest Did. Sterling quiet at 6. Gold, 13%a13%. Governments dull and lower; new s’s, 16%. State Bonds quiet and steady, except Tennessees, which are lower; Tennessee 6’s 40% ; new, 38. New York, December 22—P. M.—Stocks closed active and unsettled; Central, 103%; Erie, 15%; Lake Shore, 58%; Illinois Cen tral, 96%; Pittsburg, 89%; Northwestern, 38%; preferred, 54%; Rock Island, 103%; 1 aciflo Mail, 38%; Union Pacific, 72. Sub-Treasury balances—Gold, $42,072,865: Currency, $38,374,744. Sub-Treasurer paid out SB,OOO ou account of interest, and $479,000 for bonds. Customs receipts, $165,- 000. Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool, December 22—Noon—Cotton easier and prices have declined a fraction; middling uplands, 6 15-10; middling Or leans, 7 3-16; sales, 10,000 bales; specula tion and export, 2.000; receipts, 51,000; American, 47,000; to arrive quiet and un changed. 3:30 P. M. Sales of American, 5,700 bales. 4P. M.—Sales of middling uplands, low middling clause, shipped November and December, 6 13-16. 5 P. M.—Middling uplands, low middling clause, snipped December aud January, per sail 6 13-16. New York Cotton Market. New York, December 22—Noon.—Cotton quiet and easy; sales, 1.904 bales; uplands, 13 5-16; Orleans, 13%. Futures opened easier, as follows: Jan uary, 13%a13 3-16; February, 13 5-16a13%; March, 13 19-32a13%; April, 13 13-16a13%; May, 14 l-32a14 1-16; June, 14/ 4 a15 5-16. New York, December 22—P. M.—Cotton easier; sales, 2,004 bales at 13 5-16a 1 3%; con solidated net receipts 134,018; exports; ex ports—to Great Britain, 48,414; France, 7,684; Continent, 23,269; sales, 2,000. New York, December 22—P. M— Cotton —net receipts, 161 bales; gross, 10,487. Futures closed quiet and easy; sales, 17,,000 bales, as follows: December, 13 1-16 al3 3-32; January', 13 %al3 5-32; February, 13 5-16a13 11-32; March, 13 -lCal3 9-32; April. 13 13-16a13 27-32; May. 14a14 1-32; June, 14 7-32a14% ; July, 14? ga 14 13-32; Au gust, 14 7-16a14 15-32. Southern Cotton Markets. New Orleans, December 22.—Cotton quiet; middling, 12%; low middling, 11%; good ordinary, 10%; net receipts, 5,u9 bales; gr 055,7,720; exports—to Great Bri tain, 6,823; to France, 1,336; to continent, 1,180. * , Charleston, December22.-Cotton lower; middling, 12%a13; net receipts, 3,166—t0 Great Britain, 5,840; bales coastwise, 624. Savannah. December 22 —Cotton quiet; middling, 12%; net receipts, 414 bales; ex ports—to continent, 1,095; coastwise, 1,269; sales, 977. Memphis, December 22.—Cotton quiet; middling, 12%; receipts, 4,001 bales; ship ments, 2,309; sales, 3,000. Baltimore, December 22.—Cotton dull; middling, 12%a13; net receipts 459 bales; gross, 1,069; exports—to Great Britain, 200; coastwise, 320; sales, 365; spinners, 220. Norfolk, December 22.—Cotton dull aud depressed; middling, 12%a12%; net receipts, 5,400 bales; exports coastwise, 2,280; sales, 5,006. Wilmington, December 22.— Cotton quiet and nominal; middling, 12%; net receipts, 1,025; exports coastwise, 1,052; sales, none. Boston and Philadelphia Cotton Mar kets. Boston, December 22.—Cotton quiet; mid dling, 13%; net receipts, 346 bales; gross, 1,579; exports to Great Britain, 351; sales, 489. Phil adelphia, December 22.—Cotton quiet; middling, 13%; net receipts, 381 bales; gross, 2,369. European Produce Markets. Liverpool, December 22—Noon.—Tur pentine. 265. Long clear middles, 51s. 6d; short, 51s. New York Produce Market. New York, December 22—Noon.—Flour dull and drooping. Wheat quiet and un changed. Corn dull and heavy. Pork quiet at s2l. Lard steady; steam, 13. Spirits Turpentine unchanged at 37. Freights steady. Neyv York, December 22.—Southern Flour quiet and heavy—common to fair extra, $5.15a6.00; good to choice extra, $6.05a8 75. Wheat steady and quiet for spring, but firmer for winter, with a fair export de mand for the latter—common to fair new winter red Western, $1.46%, very choice amber Pennsylvania; $1.44 for white Michi gan. Corn slightly in buyers’ favor, and unly a very moderate demand, at 73% for yellow’Western in store; 62a65% for new Western mixed and yellow; 65a66% for mixed; 67a68 for new yellow Southern. Oats quiet and unchanged. Coffee—Klo dull and heavy— cargoes. 17%a19% in gold; job bing lots, 17%a2u% in gold. Sugar dull aud heavy at 8%a8%; fair to good refining, 8%; prime refined un changed; 10%a10%, standard A; 10% for granulated and powdered : 10% for crushed. Molasses—New Orleans, unchanged and in fair demand. Rice dull and scarcely so firm. Tallow lower, 9%a10. Rosin steady. Turpentine iieavy, 36%. Leather steady hemlock sole, buenos and Rio Grande light middles and heavy weights, 25a27%; Cali fornia do., 23%a26%; common do., 23%a26, Wool quiet—domestic ileece, 38a62; pulled, 20a47; uuwashed, 15a33; Texas, 15a33. Pork dull and heavy —new mess, $20.50a21. Lard dull and heavy—prime steam, 13. Whiskey steady, 15%a16. Freights quiet and steady; cotton, per sail, 5-16alo 11-32; per steam, 7-17. Baltimore Produce Market. Baltimore, December 22.—Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet but firm; Pennsylvania red, $1.33; Maryland red, $1.15a1.45; amber, $1.50a1.55; white, $1.15a 1.45. Corn weak; Southern steady; Southern white, new, 53aOG; yellow, now, 02a61. Oats dull; Southern, 40a5u. Rye dull at 80a85. Provisions quiet and steady, with only a jobbing demand. Pork, new, $21.50. Bulk meats; job lots fairly active; shoulders, 8%; clear rib, 11%. Bacon steady-shoulders, 10al0%; clear rib, 13a 13%. Hams 15%a16. Lard dull and steady; refined, 13%. Coffee nominally lower; job lots, 18a21. Whiskey dull and heavy at $1.15%a1.16. Sugar steady and firm. Western Produce Markets. Chicago, December 22.—Flour buoyant and unsettled. Wheat irregular and in the main lower—opened weak and lower aud closed firmer at outside figures; No. 2 Spring, 96% bid spot, 97% January, 98% February; No. 3 do., 78%a79; rejected 65. (lorn opened dull and closed active; No. 2, 47 spot, 46% December, 43% bid January, 42% bid February; rejected 35a40. Oats dull and a shade lower; No. 2, 29%a29% spot, 30a303-g January. Rye quiet and un changed. Bariev quiet and weak at 85 spot, 84% December. Dressed Hogs dull and a shade lower. Pork unsettled and generally h'igher. opened active but closed duil at $19.15a19.17%, spot; $19.40a19.42%, February; $19.65, March. Lard steady, with a fair demand at $12.22%, spot; $12.00a12.25, January; $12.£0a12.42%, Febru ary. Lulk meats steady and In fair de mand. Whiskey quiet and steady at sl.lO. Receipts of flour, 10,000 barrels; wheat, 57,000 bushels; corn, 102,000 bushels; oats, 19,000 bushels; rye, 3,000 bushels; barley, 7,000 bushels. Shipments of flour, 9,000 barrels; wheat, 13,000 bushels; corn, 30 000 bushels; oats, 17,000 bushels; rye, 390 bushels; barley, 16,000. Afternoon call—Wheat lower at 97%, January; 98a98%, February. Corn quiet at 47, December; 43%, January. Oats, pork and lard unchanged. Louisville, December 22.—Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn quiet and firm, 45a 56. Oats steady and unchanged. Rye quiet and unchanged. Provisions dull and easy but not quotably lower. Bacon—shoulders, 10%; clear rib sides, 13. Lai d-tierce, 14%; keg, 14%a15, Whiskey and bagging quiet ana unchanged. Cincinnati, December 22.—Flour dull.— Wheat steady with fair demand at $1.28a 1.30. Corn dull and drooping at 47a48. Oats quiet and steady at 3 a4D Rye quiet and unchanged. Barley dull and nominal. Pork dull and nominal. Lard—demand fair and firm; steam, $12.25a12.31%, closing at $12.35 bid; kettle, $13a13.25. Bulk Meats dull and nominal. Green meats quiet.— Hogs inactive and lower; fair to good packing, $6.60a6.90; receipts, 11,215; ship ments, 150. Whiskey in good demand, closing very strong at sl.ll. Butter steady and unchanged, St. Louis, December 22.—Flour dull and unsettled, aud demand mainly for low me dium grades; superfine Fall, $3.50a3.75; extra Fall, $3.75a4.25; double extra do., $4.35a4.75. Wheat inactive and lower; small lots No. 2 red, Fall, $1.40%; 1.38% bid at call. Corn active and lower; No. 2 mixed, 41%a41%. Oats dull and lower at 34. Barley quiet and unchanged. Rye steady and unchanged. Pork dull at $19.75 for small lots. Lard dull and lower at $12.12%a12.15. Bulk Meats easier with more disposition to operate; shoulders, 7a7%; clear rib and clear sides, 10al0% and 10%a 10%. Whiskey quiet and unchanged at sl.ll. Hogs—the extreme warm weather caused a further decline; shipping, $6.15a 6.40; packing, $6.50a6.70. Cattle dull and very little doing; fair to good native steer-, $4a4.50; good to choice thorough Texans, $3a3.50; common to fair, $2a2.75. Receipts for two days: 7,000 barrels flour, 20,000 bushels wheat, 80,000 bushels corn, 14,000 bushels oats, 10,000 barley, 2,000 bushels rye, 14,800 hogs, 1,000 cattle. New Orleans Produce Market. New Orleans, December 22—Sugar steady; prime, 7%a7%. Molasses quiet; prime, 44a47%. Coffee firm; ordinary to prime, 17%a20%. T.. IP*. GJ>- S. HOLIDAY GIFTS ! Augusta Music House! 265 BROAD STREET. ELEGANT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS SUPERB PIANOS! SPLENDID ORGANS! A Large Assortment to select from. 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THE only Company doing business in the South that has ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS deposited with the authorities of the 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 Cot to t 5 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 Form 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 if prior. This period may be short ened at any time, at the option of tbo in sured, by additional payments for that purpose. To illustrate the difference between 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-Rato plan at age 41, payable at age 68, is $32.47 per thousand dollars. Showing a saving of Twenty-five per Cent, to the Policy Holder. Reasons for insuring on the Endowment Life-Rate Plan : Ist. It gives the insurance at the lowest possible cost. 2 i. 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 discontinued,, paid-up in surance is given for the amount paid 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 be earned by the most fortunate savings bank. 6th. It secures the amount at a stipulated age, within the ordinary period of life: and 7tti. By this means it is no longer neces sary to “ die to win.” Endowments at Life Rates. Annuii Premiums to secure SI,OOO, pay able at ages indicated below, or at death, if prior: • annual iP’ble at I ANNUALTP’bIe at 3 prem. Death Age prem. I Death for $1.900 or Age I for St,oo 1 or Age 2u 17 74 61 41 32 47 68 21 18 12 62 42 33 72 68 22 18 53 62 43 35 05 68 23 IS 96 . 62 44 36 46 68. 24 19 42 63 45 37 97 <29 .5 19 89 63 40 39 58 09 26 20 40 63 47 41 30 69 27 20 93 63 48 43 13 63 28 21 48 64 49 45 69 70 29 22 07 C 4 50 47 18 70 30 22 70 64 51 49 40 70 31 23 35 65 52 51 78 71 32 24 05 65 53 54 31 71 33 24 78 65 54 67 02 71 34 25 56 66 | 55 69 91 71 35 26 38 66 66 63 00 72 36 27 26 06 67 66 29 72 37 28 17 66 58 69 82 72 38 29 15 67 59 , 73 Gl) 73 39 30 19 67 60 77 63 73 40 31 30 67 f ' l| REASONS FOR INSURING IN TlffcT" Cotton States Life. Ist. It is a Southern Company. 2d. Its investments are made in the South. 3d. It lias 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 of 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. 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