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AIJGHJSTA., C3-A..: Friday Morning, 24,1875. THE WEATHER TO-DAY. Washington, December 24 -1 A. M.—For Friday, in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, stationary barometer and tempera ture, southwest winds and partly cloudy weather. For Tennessee, the Ohio, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, falling - barometer, southeast to northeast winds, colder, cloudy and rainy weather, followed in the Ohio Valley by clearing, colder weather. For the Lake region, rising barometer, colder northeast winds, cloudy and clear weather, followed on the Upper Lake by falling barometer. For the Mid dle and Eastern States, cold northeast winds, increasing to brisk, partly cloudy and clear weather. Cautionary Signals are ordered for the Middle Atlantic and Southern New England Coasts. For the Canal Regions of New Jersey and Virginia, the temperature will remain slightly above freezing point. Thermometer, December 23, 4:16 p. m. Augusta, Ga 73 1 Montgomery 73 Cha: eston, S.C.. 67 New Orleans,La.. 75 Corsicana 65 i Norfolk, Va 67 Galveston 72 Punta Rasa, Fla.. 73 ludianola 74 St. Marks, Fia.... 66 Jacksonville 74 Savannah, 77 Kev West 74 | Wilmington 68 Mobile 69| "Weather in the Cotton District, Decem ber 23, 7:16 a. in. Augusta Cloudy Montgomery ..L’tr’n Charleston Fair Nashville Cloudy Corsicana Cloudy N. Orleans... Foggy Galveston Foggy Norfolk Foggy Jacksonville.. Foggy Punta Rassa.. .Clear ludianola ...Cloudy St. Marks Foggy Ke West Clear Savannah Cloudy Knoxville.. . .L’t r’n Shreveport.. .Cloudy Lynchburg Fair Vicksburg.... Cloudy Memphis Cloudy Wilmington... Foggy Mobile Cloudy | Temperature at the North, Decem ber 23, 7:16 a. m. Cairo, 111 59 St. Louis, Mo 57 Cincinnati. O . 53 Pittsburg, Penn . 55 New York 43 Washington 44 Observations for Augusta, Dec. 23. Time. B^ t r e° r ra ‘| Thei ter? me ‘| Weather. 7 a.m. 30:16 j 55 Icioudy 2 p.m. 30:05 75 Cloudy 9p. m. 30:09 ! 66 I Clear Highest temperature, 76 degrees at 2:30 p. m.; lowest temperature, 54 at 4 a. m.; mean temperature, 65.5. Depth of river at City Bridge, 3 p. m.. 5 feet 4 inches. H. Bessant, Observer. ■*•* Index to New Advertisements. Mrs. C.;B. Adams Resumes her School on Monday, January 3d. Christmas Schedule—Augusta and Summerville Railroad Company. Special Notice—Dr. Frank J. Moses, 280 Broad street. Take Notice—Chas. Estes, Mayor City of Augusta. National Exchange Bank of Augusta —J. S. Bean, Cashier. Crescent Flour Mills—Millers & Sib ley, Proprietors, 216 Broad street. A First Class Butler Wanted—Apply over 310 Broad street. Hat Racks at Walker’s very cheap. No Morej Chimneys Required for Your Lamps—D. Stelling, 144 Broad st. Beautiful Furs, Cloth and- Velvet Cloaks —V. Richards & Bro. Commercial Bank—J. C. Fargo, Cashier. Georgia Railroad Bank—Geo. P. But ler, Cashier. Portable Gas Stands at C. A. Robbe’s, Adjoining Post Office. A Good Lounge at Walker’s for SB. Last Night of* the Art Sale by C. V. Walker, Auctioneer. Walker Still Ahead!—Mohair Sofa for 816. Notice —Don’t forget to go to Oates’ Book and Music Store To-day. Continued Sale of Jewelry by M. H. Prince at Bignon & Crump’s. Furniture of all styles at Walker’s, Fine Gift Books, etc., at the Live Book Store —A. F. Pendleton. Church of the Atonement—Christmas Services. Christmas day, 10:30 a. m.; Sunday (St. Stephens’Day), 10:30 a. m. and 4 p. m.; Monday (St. John’s Evangelist Day), 10:30 a. in.; Tuesday (Holy Inno cents’ Day), 10:30 a. m. Personal. Charles Waller, the very obliging steward of the Globe Hotel, is about to move to Greenville, S. C., where he goes to assume the duties of steward of the Mansion House of that place. Mr. Waller has made many friends in Au gusta. Col. M. J. O’Brien, Superintendent of the Southern Express Company, has returned to Augusta to spend the Christmas holidays. A merry time to him! Seasonable. A large amount of wood has been placed in the hands of the city author ities to distribute to the poor. It amounts to about one hundred cords, and consists in part of old ties from the Georgia Railroad, Judge King pur chasing the balance and contributing it as his Christmas offering. Such a timely and generous gift deserves all praise. But lasting charity’s more ample sway, Nor bound by tim<\ nor subject to decay, In happy triumph shall forever live. Taxation. In the ordinances reported by the Finance Committee of the Common Council, agents as well as dealers in sewing machines are to be taxed SIOO a year. Cotton dealers, photographers, doctors and lawyers are also added to the taxed roll. There is also the im portant amendment to the tax or dinance, that in the oath taken by tax-payers, they are required to swear that they have not transferred or caused to be transferred any property to avoid taxation. Commendable Action. The Young Men’s Christian Associa tion has made arrangements to fit up a fine hall over the office and store rooms of George T. Jackson & Cos. The hall proper will be 125x32 feet, and reached.from Jackson>treet through a door five feet wide. The hall will be well lighted with gas, and by an ar rangement of folding doors, suitable ante rooms will be provided for. The hall will have every convenience ar ranged to carry out, in a suitable manner, the objects of the Association. This provision for a want so evident to all who feel interested in the welfare of young men cannot fail to meet with hearty approval. The hall will be ready for occupancy in about a month. MINOR LOCALS. Cotton movements yesterday : 1,565 bales received ; 1,138 bales sold. There are seven teams entered for the rifle shooting on New Year’s Day. The elegant palace sleeping cars of the Magnolia Route are much admired. Paying a hasty visit to the cemetery yesterday, we found the grounds in splendid order. Dr. F. J. Moses has received a lot of fresh French candies, put up in pound and half pound boxes. We noticed yesterday a train of cars backing through Mclntosh street, and there was no flagman in sight. Complaint is made that the lamps are not lit promptly from Mclntosh down, on Greene street. Phiz! splutter! bang! were the sounds that annoyed nervous people last night. It’s consoling that “Christmas comes but once a year.” Frightened by some boysjwho were letting off fire-crackers yesterday, a dray horse ran away in Mclntosh street, near the Georgia Railroad cot ton yard. The horse brought up against a telegraph pole. The “ sweetest thing in life ” is a bot tle of the Belvidere cologne, manufac tured by Dr. Green, at the drug store, corner of Greene and Jackson streets. No more appropriate Christmas pres ent could be made than a bottle of choice Belvidere. Printup, Brother & Pollard are the agents for Fairbanks scales in this city. These scales are so well known over the world that is unnecessary to further allude to them. Some colored folks, last night, raf fled off several watermelons saved over from last Summer. They were raised iu Columbia county, and were found in a fine state of preservation, having been packed down in cotton. The annual Christmas Tree celebra tion of St. James M. E. Sunday School will take place to-night, in the Sunday school room, where the tree has been dressed. Christmas Eve service at St. Paul’s Church will begin to-night at 8 o’clock. A special offering will be made in aid of the “fund for widows and orphans of deceased clergymen.” Christmas Day services to-morrow at 11 a. m. and 4 p. m. Sunday School will meet at 10:30 a. m., prepared to sing the carol before morning service. Margaret Walton, the widow of the well known barber of ante helium days ia Augusta—John Walton—was married to Thomas Hall, a worthy colored man, Wednesday evening at her house on Walker street, near Lincoln. Aunt Margaret, as she is known, is a fine cook and vender of ice cream, cakes, etc., in the market. By ’her frugality she has added considerably to the pro perty left her by John Walton. Her marriage Wednesday night was quite an event among the colored people. A number of her white friends and pat rons were present to witness the cere mony. Rules Governing: tlie Rifle Shooting on New Year’s Day. The military and rifle clubs will ap pear on the ground in full uniform. Five men from each organization will constitute a team. Each mau will fire five shots at each range. Each team will occupy the range exclusively while shooting for the prize, and will commence at two hundred and ad vance to one hundred yards, each man firing his flve_shots successively. Rifle, Springfield; ammunition, IT. S. ammunition cartridge ; minimum pull of trigger, three pounds. * Distance, two and one hundred yards. Targets, one hundreds yards ; ring targets, thirty-six inches diameter; possible score, ninety. Two hundred yards, N. R. A. target, four by six feet; centre, two feet square ; bull’s-eye, eight inches square; possible score, twenty. Signals, one hundred yards ; shots pointed out; misses designated by white flag. Two hundred yards, out side figure, two ; centre figure, three; bull’s-eye, tri-color ; miss, white flag ; danger, or stop shooting, red flag. The captains, of .the teams’are re quested to meet a committee of the R. R. C. this evening, at the office of John A. Bohler, Sr., at 7:30 o’clock, to ar range the order of firing of the teams. On Sunday last, a change of schedule took place on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, or, rather, the day trains were taken off, leaving only the nigat trains to run. At present, therefore, we canfgo to Augusta by rrilroad only early in the morning—the down train passing Pino House at a quarter past seven; and to Columbia only late in the afternoon, the up train passing Pine House about six o’clock. We can reach Augusta at 8% in the morning and return at 4% in the after noon; but in going to Columbia, on busi ness, however slight, now be oblig ed to remain two nights, and make.n. fright fully early start upon our return. And this arrangement'will bring us our mail at 8 o’clock at night—the newspapers reach ing us twenty-four hours, you may say, later than in the past. Thi3 is bad, very bad. If the road runs but one train a day at this season, we fear it will run none at all in the Summer.— E tgefleld Advertiser. Since the change of schedule referred to, the complaints have been numerous. Yesterday, Gen. D. M. Du Bose, of Washington, Ga., complained very bit terly of the matter, as did many other passengers who were detained in mak ing connections. Even the Hon. George H. Pendleton was compelled to submit to the infliction of the inevitable excursion up the Augusta canal. The canal is probably a good thing for Au gusta, but what will strangers come to think of it ? The Augusta rats are high-toned enough to eat up terriers. The question is, how can a terrier afford to sit down and allow himself to be eaten up ? However, Augus ta is Augusta.— Savannah News . Just so. Augusta is Augusta, and there is cause for congratulation that it is not the other place so kindly re ferred to recently in the editorial cor respondence of the Macon Telegraph, dated from Savannah. Proctor’s statement that the earth is in the last stages of its existence, has cast a deep gloom over base-ball and amateur theatrical circles. WAS IT MURDER ? A Girl’s Body Found in the Canal— The Coroner’s Jury Say She was Murdered —A Mysterious Case. Yesterday morning, the body of Mary Taylor, an idiotic colored girl, about sixteen years of age, was found in the canal between the flood gate and Granite Mills. It was at first thought she had fallen in and drowned, but the discovery of a wound on the back of her head, changed the impression to one that possibly a murder had been committed. It is said the girl has rel atives living iu this city, but, up to the time of her burial, no one came to claim the body. A jury wasiempannelled by Coroner Thomas A. Kunze, and the following testimony was taken: Peter May, testified—About seven o’clock this morning, as I was coming to open the mill, someone called to me and said there was a woman drowned in the race; I saw her lying on her breast on a cross piece of timber in the water; I saw a place in the back of her head as if she had received a blow; I called to J. Evans, John Moore and others; then she was taken out of the water by us; I found her hat between the canal and mill, in the water. John Galloway testified—l came down the canal this morning before six o’clock and I saw the body of Mary Taylor rise to the top of the water; her head came up first, then the body floated on the surface of the water; I called to the mill-hands and told them there was a woman drowned; then Peter May came and had her taken out; then I left to notify the Coroner. Daniel Little testified—l am watchman at the Granite Miils; had not seen Mary Taylor about the mill; I was at the mill all night, and left this morning about half past six o’clock; I heard last night, about nine o’clock, someone hallo: I was in the mill and came out; did not hear it again; I saw no one; it was in the direction of the canal. Laura Oliver testified—Saw Mary Taylor yesterday afternoon at the Planters’ Hotel, about four o’clock. Dr. M. J. Jones testified—l examined the body of Mary Taylor, and find a wound in the back of the head; said wound was pro duced by some sharp instrument, evidently with a heavy blow, as the occipital bone was fractured; in my opinion, said wound was the cause of the death of the said Mary Taylor. The evidence then closed, and the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find that the de ceased came to her death from a wound inflicted by some sharp instru ment in the hands oLsome person or persons unknown to us.” Meeting of Council. A called meeting of the Council oc curred last evening. Present—Mayor Estes, and Messrs. Meyer, Sibley, O’Donnell, Evans, Pournelle, Philip, Young, Bennett, Hill, Walker, Foster and Thompson. The reading of the minutes was dis pensed with. Mayor Estes announced that the meeting was called for the purpose of considering the subject of taxation, etc. The license ordinance, as reported by the Finance Committee, was then read by the Clerk. Mr. Sibley moved that the rules be suspended and the ordinance be read the second and third times. Mr. Philip objected, as he said he was not in favor of the ordinance as re ported, and under the rules the motion went over to the next meeting. The tax ordinance was read; it was only read the first time. The ordi nance to regulate the salaries of the city officers for the year 1876, was read, and laid over. Mr. Pournelle moved that the ordi nances be printed, and a copy be fur nished to each member. Mr. Sibley moved to amend by having them published in the city papers. Mr. Young said it wouid save ex pense not to have the printing done, but consult the present ordinances; there were few changes, and thosefinly of a minor character. Mr. Pournelle said he was in favor of an economical administration of the city government, and wan ted jto save expense. He would withdraw his motion to print the ordinances. Mr. Meyer offered an ordinance, amendatory to the one in force, relative to the canal, ordering the removal of the bulkhead at as early a day as pos sible. He explained that it was neces sary to have this amendment passed, in order to connect the bulkhead with the tow path. On his motion, the rules were suspended, the ordinance was rea'd a second and third time, and passed. The Mayor explained that it was necessary to have another meeting, to consider the ordinances reported by the Finance Committee. After some discussion, it was agreed to hold a meeting next Wednesday, and to pass the ordinances on that night. Recorder’s Court. It was a busy day yesterday, and the following cases were disposed of: Thomas Simmons, Thomas J. Jen nings, Robert Gamble and Sharpe Gray, all colored, for peddling without a license, were fined or repremanded; James Watson, for raising a row, was fined $25; Louis Looney and Robert B. Kune, for drunkenness, were fined $2.50 each. Total fines, $65. There’s a little justice left, though not enough to go round. “Will now go into executive session for a few minutes,” is what various hangmen have had occasion to remark to various murderers within the last few days. . The Troy Press says: “A teacher In one of our prominent female seminaries on the Hudson, on being asked by a young lady of her class what pig iron is, replied, ‘lron given in exchange for swine.’ ” A little girl, walking with her father in the public garden, saw a small white duck swimming near a majestic swan, and exclaimed : “Oh. papa ! look at that pretty little duck with its nurse. That must have been a beautiful sight at the Moody and Sankey meeting when four mothers-in-law arose to pre sent special requests for prayer that their sons-in-law might experience a change of heart. “Joshua !” said a Yankee mother to her hopeful, at breakfast, “ what s an ‘ heir-apparent? ’” “There’s one on the butter, mother,” replied the unfilial youngster. And the old lady ‘lit upon him with the coffee pot. Tweed deserves some credit after all. He has run away without paying Lawyer Comstock, who made extraor dinary efforts to release the old rascal by law. Richmond Hussars. The splendid weather : yesterday, afforded an opportunity f.r a fine dis play at the Parade Ground, on the occasion of the Tournament of the Richmond Hussars. Liout. J. W. Clark was in command, assisted by Lieut. P. L. Cohen. Several carriages were on the ground, and there was a goodly number of spectators, a portion of whom were ladies. The family of Hon. George. H. Pendleton was on the ground, and appeared to be delighted with the affair, as it was the first time they had seen a Southern tilt. There was not as large a turnout of the Hus sars as usual, but those that partici pated did very well, especially in horsemanship. The following are the scores: Lieut. P. L. Cohen, thirty-four; Color Bearer C. A. Fleming, forty-six; Sergt. R. Y.'_ Harris, twenty-three; Sergt. T. C. Thomas, thirty-nine; Sergt. iJ. A. Do zier, forty-one; Quartermaster Kirkpat rick, twenty-niue; Privates Cook, thirty-four; Jas. Jenkins, seven; Fred. Little, thirty-six; Joseph Thomas, (marker), thirty; P. E. Twiggs, twenty four; J. M. Adams, forty-three; Clar ence Angier, six; George T. Bryan, twenty-six; J. D. Twiggs, .thirty-two; C. M. Brown, thirty-eight; Jeff Thomas, (marker), nineteen. Color Bearer Fleming won the white . plume and privilege of crowning the “Queen of Beauty”; but being a mar ried gentleman he transferred the cor onation honor to Sergeant E. Y. Harris. It is the first time iu the history of the Huzzars that one person has won the white plume at two successive tilts. The coronation ball came off last night at the Augusta Hotel, and it was a most enjoyable affair, and there was a large attendance of the belles and beaux. There were also present mem bers of the other military organiza tions of the city. Miss Mamie Schaub was Queen of Love and Beauty ; Miss Jennie Stovall, Miss Marion Cole and Miss Eugenia Twiggs were Maids of Honor. The subjects of the Queen were nu merous and loud in their praises of her grace and beauty, exclaiming, with the poet: She moves! life wanders up and dewn Through all her face, and lights up every charm. Mr. Habersham presented the crowns to the victorious Knights, who in their turn presented the crown .to the fair Queen and her Maids, in felicitous ad dresses. <*•* ; Fashions. There are more novelties at present in the materials for dress-.es than in the fash ion of these garments themselves. The princess dress and the cuirasse basque con tinue the popular models. The front and basque bodice of the former are mostly made of some stately stuff, as velvet, mate lasse, biocade, damask, etc., with the train and flounces gros grain silk. Cuirasse bodies are longer than they were three months ago, the cuirasse sometimes ex tending one-quarter of a yard below the waist all round. This should fie without any fullness over the hips and tournure, and the modiste’s great aim is to lit the* basque smoothly, without making it too tight. Trains are narrower than heretofore, oc cupying now only the space of a half breadth. Walking skirts should not exceed three yards around the bottom, and prop erly consist of one front gore, a narrow gore on either side, and a single breadth of wide, and two breadths of narrow material for the back. A novelty in dress collars are those made Byron shape, and there is an effort, where the dress collar is of velvet, to banish all white, in the way of lingerie,: about the neck. It is barely possible this may finally prevail for street costumes, but will hardly obtain for house toilets. ; Many of the new silk costumes are fin ished with the dark greenish eqek-feather trimming, as are also many of {he outside wraps. In these last the large Cloaks con tinue in favor for middle-aged persons and for carriage wear, while a variety of fur lined jackets are introduced for ladies who are unwilling to have their elaborate street toilets so completely covered. Among the imported models is the bebe casque, a short basque having a basque gathered at the back in large box plaits, with the fronts fitting the figure. One of these garments seen was made of mate Jaase cloth, trimmed with a band of cock feathers, and had a large collar of cock feather,}. Another was of velvet, finished with wide bands of Canadian sable; wsiile others, again, were of cloth to match the dresses w ith which they were to be warn, these last were trimmed with otter—which, by the way, is an exceedingly popular trimming;—or with wide braids. New opera cloaks are made of a Chinese silk, and are short in the back and long in front, with square ends. The sleeves are verv large and are fastened at the sides with Chinese silver grelots, which ornaments, assisted with long tas sels of floss silk, otherwise decorates these wraps. I jj Evening dresses are more and more com posed of light airy fabrics, both ilone and in conjunction with heavier materials, while white dresses are considered the proper thing for very young ladies. The regular low-necked bodice is Basse, the corsage being either high about fhe throat or cut down square, or heart-s|liaped, in front and high on the shoulders. These waists lace at the back, and ynay have either elbow or short sleeves, jor short sleeves with long lace ones made in puffs. A recent novelty in passementerie is a check, half in gimp flowers aiql half in dead gold. Another, and equally *aew one, is a passementerie of silver as find as lace, and used as an applique on velvet-. Everything soft and cream-oplored is fashionable this season, and, jn conse quence, the rage for the cashiqore lace continues; this is a fine creamy woolen lace, made in thread lace patterns, and much used for trimming purpose:!. The moyeuage girdles are no logger con fined to links of silver, but ace composed of jet, shell and English topaz. -Through these are drawn (in place of the black vel vet used in the silver ones) failles ribbons, of propper width, matching the jet. shell or topaz, as the case may be, in colors; the pockets attached are numerous: as ever, many of them being of velvet, with orna ments to match in material the | links of the girdle—others, again, are more like purses, and close with clasps of (silver or steel. , , : Fine wool sashes in check-like; tartans, very long and wide, are trimmed < ! n either side with a black velvet band, embroidered with delicate tracings in white silk, and on one ride only there is a row eft fringe. These sashes are designed to drape over a black silk velvet shirt and are qifite effec tive. For negligee, the narrow standing linen collars, with small points turned down and rolled over, have the preference -aver the wide turn-down collar—in fact -aire the favorite style. Lace, crepe lisse i;,ud tulle ruffles are worn for dinner and evening oc casions when full dress is not required. Silk stockings take the shade and color of the evening dresses With which they are associated. - | * That Patriotic “Order.”—Another mistake is credited to Foster, I;he New Jersey man who wrote to Mr. | Blaine that the President is a membe|- of a secret society, and that he oqght to join too. The society is not the'“Order of United American Mechanics’? at all, but the “Patriotic Order of the 3ons of America.” The Springfield (Mass.) Republican remarks that both oft; them are secret associations of tli|3 kind which a certain class of American citi zens have to “have,” like the measles, some time in the course of their lives. The “Mechanics” is strictly norf-politi cal and non-religious in its aim?!, and numbers about seventy-five thousand members in the Middle States] But the “Sons” go for “pure American principles” and “against foreign} inter ference.” The whole basis, probably, for J. Y. Foster’s exhibition of himself is the existence of this “order.” Prob ably the President is as innocent of its dread mysteries as the Pope himself. BUSINESS NOTICES. Notice. —Don’t forget to go to Oates’ Book and Music Store, to-day, to buy Christmas Presents, as he is selling at low prices to close out his Holiday Goods. 1 . • The Sale of Jewelry by Mr. M. H. Prince, of Washington City, at store of Messrs. Bignon & Crump, No. 286 Broad street, will be continued This Day, at 11 o’clock a. m. and 7 p. m. Walker Still Ahead.—A Nice Mo hair Sofa for 816. 1 A Good Lounge at Walker’s for 88. A Nice lot of Hat Racks at Walker’s very cheap. 1 Furniture of all styles at Walker’s, at the lowest prices. 1 Last Night of the Art Sale.—-To night will be the last of the Picture Sale. Near 100 fine Steel Engravings and Chromos remain. A large number of New Pictures will be added to the collection this morning. The sale will commence at 7:30. 1 Fine Gift Books, etc., at greatly re duced prices, for ten days, at the Live Book Store. dec24- tf A. F. Pendleton. A Fine Lot of Portable Gas Stands, with white, green and fancy French Porcelain Shades, just received at C. A. Robbe’s, dec24-lw Adjoining P. O. 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. decl#-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, 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, iu largo quan tities. Boys’ and Youths’ Dress and School Shoes iu 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 tiial. 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 the next thirty days at prices to suit the times. No hum bugery. Call aud see for yourselves. novli-tf Each generation sees some great in vention which is destined to have a never ending influence over all succeed ing generations. Our grandfathers saw the steam engine invented—our fathers were the first to see the light ning chained and made subservient to man’s use, but it was reserved for the present generation to witness the crowning triumph of all ages, and the most valuable of all discoveries, the celebrated Homo Stomach Bitters, which will always be regarded as man’s greatest blessing. dec2l-wedfr&c 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 the system, dispels the gloom and despondency, imparts strength and energy—stops the drain aud rejuvenates the entire man. Been used twenty years with perfect success by thousands. Sold by dealers. Price, 81 per single vial, or 85 per package of live vials and 82 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 thau 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 jegular size for 75 cents. nov3od&eeow INCREDULITY. 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 applicable to the vir tues of many truly valuable remedial agents, however strong they may be en dorsed. Reader, if you have Dyspepsia, Fever and Ague, Bick Headache, Torpid Liver, Bilious Colic, Kidney Disease, Flatulence, Constipation of the Bowels or General De bility, and hesitate to use Dr. Tutt’s Diver Bums, write to him and he will furnish you with hundreds of certificates from the most reliable men and women in the coun try, who have been cured by them, of whom you can make direct inquiry. It will cost you but a postage stamp. The proprietor solicits the investigation of all who need a truly valuable medicine. “THE BOYS IN GREY.” WE were wont to admire the boys who wore the grey, though it was not for the grey alone, but for the noble, chival rous hearts that beat under it. They com manded the admiration of the true and the brave in every land. But how few admire a line head enveloped in grey hair and whiskers!—very few. We all love admira tion, and nothing in our appearance is more calculated to secure it than pretty hair. If old age, sickness or sorrow has robbed you of it, you can regain it by the use of Dr. Tutt’s Haib Dye. Its populari ty is so great that it can be found on the shelves of every druggist in the land. oetl3-euwedfr&oiy FINANCE AND TRADE. THE AUGUSTA DAILY MARKETS. Constitutionalist Office, ! 6 o’clock F. m.. Dec. 23, 1875. i Financial. New York Exchange was plenty at the following discounts: % to 2-10 for banks; % to others. The currency is getting easier, but there is still an annoying plethora of bills of large denominations. CALL AT THE AUGUSTA EXCHANGE —1 P. M. Banks and FACroKiES.—Augusta Fac tory Stock, 120 bid; 120 asked. Sales—2o Shares Augusta Factory Stock at 120, 5 shares Augusta Factory Stock at 120. Cotton. Tone of the market—Quiet, fair demand. grades! price. Ordinary 9% Good Ordinary 11 Low Middling 11% Middling 12% Good Middling 12% —* —— RECEIPTS AND SALES AT AUGUSTA. DAYS." IiEC’TS SALES Saturday j 1,614 811 Monday ... ! 1.436 944 Tuesday 1,921 1,111 Wednesday 2,012 1,515 Thursday 1,565 1.138 Friday j Total. ....r 8,543 5.519 STOCKS. Stock in Augusta by count Dec. 18th.,16,924 Stock last year 20,821 RECEIPTS. Receipts since September Ist 119,183 SHIPMENTS. Shipments since September Ist 102,259 Bid. Asked. New York exchange— % offer. to sell. Savannah & Charleston LIVERPOOL MARKET. Tone—Quiet, Sales to-day 10,000 bales Middling Uplands 6 15-16d. Middling Orleans 7 3-10d. NEW YORK MARKET. Tone-Spots Quiet I Gold 13% Middling 13% | txc’ com. bi115..482% FUTURES. Closing tone— Quiet and steady. January 13 5-32 i July 14 13-32 February 13 11-32 August -.14% March 13 19-32 j September— April 13 27-32 October May It 1-16 j November Juue 14% I December—l3 1-16 RECEIPTS AT ALL U. S. FORTS. M This iCor’g week Last days Week, last year. week. Saturday | 25.282 28,559 20,071 Monday 47,899 34,666 48,938 Tuesday 31,858 31,648 30,772 Wednesday .... 25,979 21,532 35,086 Thursday 33,335 25,394 26,578 Friday 20,759 31,185 Total—s days 167,403 162,894 195.109 Receipts since Ist September 1,956,729 Receipts same time last year 1,817,663 Stock at all United States ports 759,546 Stock at all U. S. ports last year 747,813 Stock in New York, actual count 130,200 Stock in New York last year 140,574 Flour. City MnfjS.—Supers, SG.OOaG.SO; Extras $7.25a7.50; Family, $7.50; Fncy, $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 L% a Bellies 11% a Smoked Shoulders noueoff’g Dry Salt Shoulders 8% a Sugar Cured Hams 15 a Pig Hams lh al9 Lard—in tierces, 14%; in cans, kegs or buckets, 15. Corn, Wheat a> and Oats. Cor.N,—Car load prime lots in depot: White, Yellow and Mixed, 75, sacks in cluded. „ . Wheat.—Choice White, $1.50; Prune 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, $1.15a 1.25 per hundred; Eastern -Hay, $1.50 per hundred; Northern. $1.25. Country—sl Der 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—Gs. Bran.—Wheat Bran, per ton, S2O. — ■ K Telegraphic Market Reports. European Money Markets. London, December 23—Noon.—Erie, 13%. Street rate, 2%, which is % below Bank Bullion decrease, £607,000. Paris. December 23.—Noon—Renter. 65f. 87%C. United States Money Markets. New York, December 23—Noon —Stocks dull and lower. Money, 7. Gold, 113. Ex change—long, 435%; short, 480. Govern n ents dull and lower. Slate Bonds quiet, North Missouri 6’s, St. Joseph and South Carolinas, which are lower. Gold opened at 113%. New York, December 23—P. M.—Money offered at 3. Sterling quiet at 5%. Gold, 115a11%. Governments dull and weak; new s’s, 16%. State Bonds quiet and nominal. New York, December 23—P. M.—Stocks closed active and unsettled; Central, 103%; Erie, 15%; Lake Shore, 59%; Illinois Cen tral, 96%; Pittsburg, 89%; Northwestern, 38%; preferred, 55; Rock Island, 103%; Pacific Mail, 39%; Union Pacific, 72. Sub-Treasury balances—Gold, $42,264,817: Currency, $38,944,964. Sub-Treasurer paid out $13,000 on account of inter..st, and $311,000 for bonds. Customs receipts, $252,- 000. Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool, December 23—Noon—Cotton quiet; middling uplands,6 15-1 G; middling Oileans, 7 2-16; sales, 10,000 bales; specula tion and export, 2,000; receipts, 24,500; American, 8,200; .to arrive quiet; salds of middling uplands, low middling clause, April and May delivery, 6%. 2 P. M. Sales of American, 6,100 bales; sales of middling uplands, low middling clause, shipped November and Decem ber, per sail, 6 13-16; sales of middling Orleans, low middling clause, March and April delivery, 6 15-16. New York Cotton Market. New York, December 23—Noon.—Cotton dull; sales, 326 bales; uplands, 13%; Or leans, 13 7-16. Futures opened easier, as follows: De cember, 13 l-32a13 3-32; January, 13 3-32a 13 5-32; February, 13 5-16a13 li-32; March, 13 9-16a13 19-32; April, 13 25-32a13 13-16; May, 13 31-32a14 1-32. HNew York, December 23—P. M.—Cotton quiet;sales, 1,077 bales at 13%ai37-16; con solidated net receipts 167,403; exports to Great Britain, 58,660; France, 7,684; Continent, 30,338. Futures closed quiet and steady; sales, 12,500 bales,as follows: December, 13 1-16 al3 3-32; January, 13 5-32; February, 13 11-32a13%; March, 13 19-32a13%; April, 13 27-32; May. 14 1-16; June, 14%a14 9-32; July, 14 13-32a14 7-16; August, 14%a14 17-32. Southern Cotton Markets. Savannah. December 23—Cotton dull; middling, 12%; net receipts, 4,918 bales; ex ports—to continent, 2,765; sales, 1,659. Baltimore, December 23.—Cotton dull and easier; middling, 12%; gross receipts 440 bales; exports—to Great Britain, 316; coastwise, 120; sales, 275. Charleston. December 23.-Cotton un changed; middling, 12%a13; net receipts, 4.074; exports, coastwise, 1,479 bales; sales, 1,800. Norfolk, December 23.—Cotton dull and depressed; middling, 12%a12%; uet receipts. 3,259 bales; exports, coastwise, 3,662; sales, 103. Wilmington, December 23.—Cotton quiet; middling. 12%; net receipts, 879; sales, 1,412. Boston and Philadelphia Cotton Mar kets. Boston, December 23.—Cotton quiet; mid dling, 13%; net receipts, 149 bales; gross, 2,197. Philadelphia, December 23.—Cotton quiet; middling, 13%; net receipts, 184 bales; gross, 940. Western Produce Markets. Cincinnati, December 23.—Flour dull. Wheat quiet and steady at $1.28a1.30. Corn easier at 35a45. Rye quiet and steady at 78 aBO. Barley, dull and nominal. Pork quiet; prime mess, $20.50. Lard quiet j steam, $12.31%a12.35; kettle, $13.60a13 25. Bulk meats quiet; Cumberland middles, 10/i, Hams—long cut, 11. All boxed bacon quiet 5 and unchanged. Live hogs quiet and lirm; I fair to good packing, $6.70a6 95. Receipts, 6 840. Shipments, 345. Whiskey in goocU demand at sl.ll. Butter steady and uffi| changed. Louisville, December 23.—-Flour and unchanged. Provisions quiet and changed. Corn demand active and ut*| changed. Oats quiet and steady at_3Ba4* Rye quiet and unchanged. Provisioa* steady and in moderate demand. PoraW $21.50. Bulk meats—shoulders, 7%; clea* rib sides, 10%; clear sides, 10%— loose.-* Bacon—clear rib sides, ,13, Packed Laid-* tierce, 14%; keg, 14%a15, Whiskey auefl bagging quiet and unchanged. * St. Louis, December 23.—Flour dull anJ unchanged. Wheat doll; No. 2 red fall* $t.40a1.41; No. 3 do., $1.27 bid. Corn dull| iind lower; No. 2 mixed, 40%a40%. Oats! dull; No. 2, 34% bid. Rye, No. 2, 67. Whis-J kev quiet and unchanged. Pork dull* small lots, $19.75a20. Lard quiet at 12%J Bulk Meats dull and little disposition tol operate; shoulders, 7; - clear rib. 10; cieaij sides, 10al0%. Live hogs active, firmer and* higher for top grades; shipping, s6.lsai 6.40. Cattle dull and heavy with only local! demand; very little doing. Receipts— flour, 15,000 wheat, 39,000 corn, 8,000 oats,,. 10,000 barley, 1,000 rye, 6,000 hogs, 700 cattle.! Chicago, December 23.—Flour dull. 1 Wheat in fair demand and lower; No. 21 spring, 96, spot; 96% January; 97% Febru"l ary; No. 3 do., 78%a78%; rejected, 65%. 1 Corn unsettled and generally higher; No. 2,1 48, spot; 47% bid December; 43% bid Jan* uarv; 43% bid February. Oats steady andl unchanged. Rye quiet and unchanged* Barley in fair demand and lower; 82? M spot; 83 December; 81 February. Dresse* hogs quiet and weak at $7.50a7.90. Pori* dull and heavy; $19.05 spot; 519.32%a19.35| February. Lard easier but not quotabl* lower; $12.20 spot; $12.37%a12.40 Feb* ruary, Bulk meats steady and iM changed. Whiskey sl.lO Receipts or flour, 10,000 barrels; wheat, 39,000 bushels; 1 corn, 76,000 bushels; oats, 20,000 bushels rye. 20,000 oushels; barley, 15,000. Ship ments—flour, 12,000 barrels; wheat, 20,000; corn, 43,000 bushels, oats, 11,000 bushels; rye, 1.000 bushels; barley, 3,000 bushels. Afternoon Call—Wheat easier; 96% Jan-• uary; 97% February. Corn firm at 47%* 47% December; 43% January. Oats changedi Pork bteady; $19.05a19.10 cash| $19.35 February. Lard easier; cash; $i2.37%a12.40 February. ' New York Produce Market. < New York, December 23—Noon..—Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet and un changed. Corn nominally unchanged. Pork dull and unchanged; mess, $20.0ua21.00. Lard heavy; steam, 12 15-16a13. Spirits Turpentine dull at 36%. Rosin quiet at $1.70a1.75 for strained. Freights unchanged. New York, December 23—P. M.—Flour in limited demand and unchanged, Southern quiet and unchanged. Wheat dull and slightly in buyers’ lavor—sllBl.3o for new winter red Western, $1.51 for white Michi gan. Corn heavy , la2c. lower— s9ao7 for new Western mixed and yellow. Oats a sh ade easier and more active—4sasß% for mixed Western and State, 46a52 for white Western and State. Coffee—Rio easier with a moderate demand, cargoes quoted at 17a 19%. gold; job lots. 17%a20%, gold. Sugar dull at Baß% for fair to good reflning, 8% for prime, Molasses—New Orleans easier at 53a6i). Rice quiet and unchanged. Tal low heavy at 9%a10. Rosin heavy at $1.65a 1.75. Turpentine quiet at 36%. Pork dull and nominal at $20.75a21 for uninspected new mess. Lard heavy at 12%a13 for prime steam. Whiskey shade easier at $1.15%. Freights quiet and steady. Baltimore Produce Market. Baltimore, December 23.—Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet but firm and unchanged. Corn easier; Southern white, new, 52a658; yellow, new, sga6o. Oats dull and unchanged. R>e dull and unchanged. Provisions quiet butliimand unchanged. Coffee dull and heavy; car goes, 17%a20%. Whiskey heavy at $1.14%a 1.15. Sugar firm and unchanged. L. P. Q. Augusta Music House! 265 BROAD STREET. ELEGANT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. SUPEKB PIANOS! SPLENDID ORGANS! A Large Assortment to select from. All First-Class Instruments, fully Guaranteed, at Lowest Factory Prices for Cash or Monthly Payments. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS! Augusta Music House, 265 Broad Street. Prices Reduced for the Holidays! STRING INSTRUMENTS, REED INSTRUMENTS, BRASS AND SILVER INSTRUMENTS In Great Variety. ALSO Elutes, Music Boxes, Music Albums, Dulcimers, Tamboriiies, Ti tangles Picolos. Fifes, Cymbals, Drums, Metre nomes, Toy Trumpets, Trombones, Music Folios, Piano Stools, Piano Covers. Italian Strings. Music Books and Sheet Music. The Latest Publications ! C. O. ROBINSON & CO. dec!9-2wd&c CITY SHERIFF SALE. TYTILL BE SOLD, at the Lower Market W House, in the city of Augusta, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN JANUARY, 1876, within the legal hours of sale, the following property: All that lot or parcel of land, with the !m --provements thereon, lying and being in the city of Augusta, county or Richmond, and State of Georgia; bounded on the north by Wm. Smith, Agent, south by F.llis street, east by E. and J. Kirkpatrick’s, and west by A. P. Boggs, Trustee, and Mrs E. Heard —having a front on Ellis street of eighty two feet, extending towards Broad street one hundred and thirty feet. Levied on by virtue of sundry li. las., from the Clerk’s Office of the City Council of Augusta, in favor of the City Council of Augusta, against James M. Dye, Trustee of Mrs. No land, for city taxes. The same transferred to Charles H. Phinizy. W. C. JONEB, decß-we4w Sheriff C. A. LEASE FOR SALE. TinLL sell, on the Fair Grounds, on SAT VV URDAY. JANUARY Ist, 1876. at 10:30 o’clock a. m., the unexpired lease of Bacon & Jones on said Fair unds. Same hav ing been leased from the Cotton States Me ehanicalFair Association for ten years from March oth, 1874. Also the personal property of said Bacon & Jones. Sold for the purpose of closing the copartnership of said Arm. The personal property consisting of two Mules, one Cotton and Hay Press, one Two-Horse Wagon, and Farming Implements, etc., etc. Terms of Sale. —For the unexpired lease, Half Cash, balance in twelve months, with note bearing interest from day of sale. The phrehaserto give bond for balance of pur chase money, and for the faithful perform ance of the Contract made between the Cotton state Mechanical Fair Association and said Bacon & Jones. Terms for the personal property. Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers, decli-frsuwetd EXECUTOR’S SALE. IN accordance with the last’will and testa ment of Benjamin Tutt, late of Lincoln county deceased, will be sold, on the FIRST TUESDAY in JANUARY next, before the Court House door, in the town of Lincolnton, within the legal hours of sale, a tract or par cel of LAND, containing one hundred and ninety-eight and seven-tenths (198 7-iu) acres, adjoining lands of Janies D. Henderson, es tate of Benjamin Tutt. R. W. Davie and others, commonly known as the “ Hawe’s Tract.” Through said tract runs " Shiver’s Creek,” making twenty acres of good bottom land. A plat of the premises can be seen at the law office of W. D. Tutt, Thomson. Ga. Terms cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. W. D. TUTT, itec4wtd Executor of Benjamin Tutt. ■■■SstTpT^Pnngo. ■■■Flow 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 if 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 between this plan a: 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 Twent>-flve 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 . It provides for your family in case of death. 3d. It pro vides 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 pa\ 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 7th. By this means it is no longer neces sary to “ die to win.” Endowments at Life Rates. Annuo] Premiums to secure SI,OOO, pay able at ages indicated below, or at death, if prior: • annual P’ble at i annual fi?’b!e at o prem. Death Age prem. i Death < for $1,6001 or Age | for SI,OO 1 or Age 20 17 74 61 41 32 47 68 21 18 12 62 41 33 72 68 22 18 63 C'2 43 85 05 68 23 18 96 62 44 36 43 68 24 19 42 63 45 37 97 69 ,5 19 89 63 46 39 58 69 26 20 40 63 47 41 30 69 27 20 93 63 48 43 13 63 28 21 48 64 49 45 f 9 70 29 22 07 64 50 47 18 70 30 22 70 64 51 49 40 70 31 23 35 65 52 51 78 71 32 24 05 66 63 54 31 71 33 24 78 65 54 57 02 71 34 25 66 66 | 65 69 91 71 35 26 38 66 56 63 00 72 36 27 25 66 57 66 29 72 37 28 17 66 58 69 82 72 38 29 15 67 59 73 60 75 .19 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 ot 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. It has a Guaranteed Capital of $500,000. Good Agents Wanted Throughout the South. BRANCH OFFICE, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 29 McINTOSH STREET. J. H. MILLER, Special A-srent. STERLING C. EYE, M. D., Medical Examinee. decl2-2m ms HOW AWFULLY CULPABLE MUS 1' be those afflicted w ith Consump tion, Bronchitis, Asthma, or any dis ease of the Lungs, Throat or Chest, who neglect to use Dr. Tutt’s Expectorant after reading the following letter, written by one of the most estimable ladies in the South: Savannah, Ga , April 28,1872. Dr. Tutt In gratitude for the benefit received by the use of your Expectorant, I do cheerfully add my testimonyto its won derful power in curing deep-seated coughs. For several years I suffered dreadfully witii a cough, attended wi'li great difficulty of breathing. I was induced to try your Ex pectorant, and it gave almost immediate relief. I took six bottles, and am now per fectly restored. It is about five months since I began its use, and I have not had an attack since. It has been a great blessing to me; I cannot afford to be without it ana heartily recommend it to all who have,lung or throat disease. Very respecl fully, Mrs. A. M. Wellborn. oct!3-dsu wef r<tcl y MANSION HOUSE PORT ROYAL, S. C. Cl ITUATED AT THE TERMINUS OF Ij the Fort Royal Railroad, where connec tion is made with the fast sailing, first class steamers Montgomery and Huntsville, sailing to New York every Friday. Round trip from Augusta, S3O. This is an entirely new and elegantly fur nished house. .Situation unsurpassed, sur rounded with magnificent live oaks, com manding a splendid prospect of the sur rounding country, the Beaufort and Port Royal Rivers, and offers unusual attrac tions to travelers or to parties who desire Board or to spend a few days near the salt water. Table supplied with everything the mar ket affords. Fresh iniik, butter, fish, veg etables and fruits in their season. Best of Cooks and Attendants. Terms liberal. •C. E. WARREN. je26-tf Proprietor.