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FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1876.
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■A.TJC3-TJST.A-- GA.:
Saturday Morning, December 25,1875.
Christmas.
If nobody else enjoys Christmas day
with unalloyed delight the children —
God bless them ! will be supremely
happy, But there is no good reason
why Christmas should be unhappy to
the great majority eveu of grown
people. True, the times are not
very prosperous, but they might
be much worse, and if the heaits
and souls of any mortals be heavy
laden, so much so that few things
of a material kind can afford joy, the
Christian, on this day, may carry his
or her affliction to the manger of
Calvary and, by consecrating merely
human sufferings, hope to deserve,
after a brief span of earthly pilgrimage,
au eternal Christmas in the land be
yond the stars. But we would
fain believe that few in number
are those who can not extract from this
holiday season some delight even of a
mundane character. This is a period
of forgiveness, hope and promise. If
our own lives are saddened, let us
share the mirth of the little people and
contribute all we can to their jubila
tion. This too is a season for charita
ble deeds, and all who have an abun
dance of the world’s goods, should,
as far as possible, remember their
stewardship and contribute something
to the well-being of those who have
been less fortunately gifted. The ways
and means of dispensing happiness and
thereby receiving it are almost of infi
nite variety, and suggest themselves at
every turn. That every reader of the
Constitutionalist may spend this
festival pleasantly aud profitably is
the sincere wish of the writer. May
all our friends be able to declare that
they have gained and not lost a day,
by observing it with generosity and
decorum. To some the day will be
redolent with turkey and plum pud
ding; to others it will come as a reli
gious balm. To all of the juveniles it
is bountiful with toys and fire-crackers;
to many children of a larger growth it
comes as a much-needed recreation
from toil. But come as it may, in a
thousand different guises, we wish to
every one, within reach of our voice
and beyond it, all the pleasure that can
be innocently desired.
Gas —The Common Council of Chi
cago limited by ordinance the price
of gas to, $3 per one thousand feet.
Whereupon Mr. Billings, President of
the Gas_,Company, expresses , himself
contemptuously of the ordinance,
takes the ground that the Common
Council has nothiug to do with the
matter anyhow, and, if it had, the
ordinance is of no account, as but $3
is now charged to people who pay their
bills promptly. The Tribune, anent
this matter, says: “One statement by
Mr. Billings has an important bearing
upon the gas question. He admits
that the present price high, and
that gas could be sold much cheaper,
but asserts that any reduction is im
possible so long as the Common Coun
cil persists in compelling the Gas
Companies to lay mains and distribute
gas along great stretches of vacant
lots, where no one lives to burn gas,
and where the only purpose lamp
poats serve is to help the sale of real
estate.”
qqx, a correspondent of the Atlanta
Herald writes : “In the contest for the
Speakership, Messrs. Hill, Smith and
Felton voted for Sunset Cox. Where
upon Mr. Cox remarked that he had
upon his side the intellect, courage and
piety of the Empire State of the South.”
Perhaps the mixture was too incongru
ous and did not sample well. Some
fellows expect to compromise on “rum
and true religion,” but they generally
lean too much to one side for the good
pfjthe other,
The Committees of the House of Re
presentatives.
Everybody who buys a ticket in a
lottery cannot draw a prize, for the
simple reason that the number of tick
et holders is always greatly in excess
of the number of prizes. It is not a
matter of wonder, therefore, that some
of the Democratic members of the
lower House are disappointed at the
respective positions assigned them by
Speaker Kerr. As there are forty
seven chairmanships of committees
and one hundred and seventy-eight
Democratic members, and of the forty
seven committees at least one-half are
of slight importance, the number of pro
minent positions is few compared with
the little army of eager aspirants. In
this case, however, it seems to us that
there is less than the usual disap
pointment, considering the number of
new members and the long displace
ment from power of the Democratic*
party. The West and South certainly
have no reason to complain, as they
have the chairmen of thirty-six com
mittees and are in a majority in forty
two. New England, which, in the For
ty-third Congress, had seven chairmen,
now has none. Generally the Commit
tee of Ways and Means is considered
the most important, but as economy
is to be the order of the day, and is as
indispensable in public affairs as we all
know it is in our private business,
the Committee on Appropriations may
well be called the leadiug committee.
At its head stands Samuel J. Randall,
of Pennsylvania, with his thirteen
years experience in Congress who has
expressed his ability to reduce the or
dinary expenses of the Government
nearly $40,000,000, nearly one-seventh
of the appropriations asked for this
year. He is well seconded by Holman,
of Indiana, Blount, of Georgia, and
Singleton, of Mississippi, who will
scratch more items from appropriation
bills than has been done for the last
fifteen years.
The Committee of Ways and Means,
headed by William R. Morrison, of
Illinois, now serving his fourth term
aud one of the most conservative and
level-headed men ever in the House,
aud seconded by Wood, of New York,
Hancock, of Texas, Thomas, of Mary
land, Hill, of Georgia, and Tucker,
of Virginia, will see to it, that the
great agricultural interests of the
West mid South shall not be forced to
pay tribute to the cotton mills of New
England or the iron foundries of Penn
sylvania. Ever since the Democrats
went out of power this committee has
always been under the influence of
those whose political creed begins with
a high tariff, and it is high time to turn
over anew leaf.
The duty of the Committee on Elec
tions for the last few years has been
very simple, merely to shut its eyes to
the facts and the law, and give all seats
to the Republican claimants. It is ob
vious that a committee presided over
by Mr. Harris, of V irginia, followed by
Thompson, of Massachusetts, (who de
feated Ben Butler.) will have other and
different views of the duties devolving
upon it, and will seat the member re
ceiving a majority of votes, no matter
of what party he may be.
At the head of the Judiciary Com
mittee is Proctor Knott, of Kentucky,
and with him Hunter, of Virginia;
Ashe, of North Carolina, and Lord, of
New York. The day for civil rights
and force bills has gone by, and we
shall be much mistaken if any uncon
stitutional legislation comes from this
committee.
The Committee on Pacific Railroads
is claimed by the friends of the Texas
Pacific Road, its Chairman, Mr. Lamar,
being known to favor it; but it seems
to us Mr. Holman’s subsidy resolution
meets this case, and unlessTt is de
parted from, there will not be this ses
sion loans of public money or credit to
private corporations.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, headed by Mr. Cox, and in which
are Payne, of Ohio, Goode, of Virginia,
Gibson, of Louisiana, HAYMOND,of India
na, Burchard, of Wisconsin, and Wire,
of Illinois, is a hard money committee,
and while it may not be in favor of early
resumption or further contraction, it
will certainly not recommend a further
issue of greenbacks.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs is
a strong one; Governor Swann, of Ma
ryland, is Chairman, and there are
with him, Faulkner, of West Virginia,
Banks, of Massachusetts, Springer, of
Illinois, and Forney, of Alabama. The
complexion of the committee shows it
is for peace, and # although Banks is for
“Free Cuba,” he will be overruled, and
there will be no complication with
Spain if it can be avoided. It is sur
mised that the Committee on Military _
Affairs, at the head of which is General
Banning, of Ohio, and with him Glover,
of Missouri, Williams, of Michigan,
Cook, of Georgia, Reiley, of Pennsylva
nia, and Hardenbuboh, of New Jersey,
will recommend a reduction of the ar
my to a considerable extent, as there
seems to be a larger margin for cutting
down expenses in the War Department
than any other. Since the advent of
“Boss” Shepherd the District of Colum
bia Committee has been of great im
portance to the citizens of Washing
ton. In the last Congress the District
Ring seems to have had absolute con
trol. The appointment of Buckner, of
Missouri; Neal, of Ohio; Phelps, of
Connecticut; Hartridge, of Georgia
etc., is flotice to that ring that they
need not apply.
The same care and attention on
the part of Speaker Kkp.r is no less
manifest in his assignments to the
committees of minor importance.
The fairness with which the minori
ty have been treated in allowing them
four members in each committee (to
which they are really entitled), is in
striking contrast to the action of the
Republicans on like occasions. In the
Forty-second Congress, where the
Democrats were in a minority of only
thirty-seven, they were allowed only
three places* in a committee of nine
and in the last Congress, only three in
a committee of eleven. Now, the Re
publicans being in a minority of eighty,
are allowed four members out of
eleven. The Republicans are still dis-
I playing their old-time partisanship in
the Senate, where the Democrats, with
two-fifths of the members, have only
one-third representation on the com
mittees, and sometimes only two mem
bers out of nine.
On the whole, the House of Repre
sentatives promises well, and when the
members return from the holidays, and
the work of the 'session actually be
gins, we shall look with confidence for
legislation, which will not only redound
to the credit of the Democratic party,
but will be most effective in furthering
the best interests of the country.
A Queer Appointment.
Attorney General Pierrepont is said
to have commissioned one John F.
Barrett, Jr., to go to New Orleans and
investigate, in the cause of honesty,
the whiskey and cotton frauds of that
city. Not long ago this man Barrett
was*in the interest of Norton and Du
rell, twin curses of Louisiana, and in
pursuit of his dirty work, sounded
their praises through the columns of
the Washington Chronicle.
A most astounding matter, in con
nection with this man’s mission, is the
endorsement he is reported to bear
from Pierrepont, Wm. M. Evarts and
Charles O’Conor. Despite this hon
orable endorsement, the Superintend
ent of Police at New Orleans, imme
diately upon Barrett’s arrival, issued
orders that he should be watched by
the guardians of the public peace as a
dangerous and suspicious character.
As if to endorse the action of the
Chief of Police toward Mr. Pierrepont’s
ambassador, the Albany (N. Y.) Ex
press, a Republican journal, sketches
him thus:
Col. John F. Barrett figured some
what notoriously in this city a few years
ago. He was discharged from the De
partment of Public Instruction where, he
was for some time employed as a clerk
for theft. Thereafter he victimized several
of our citizens, and, things becoming too
hot for him here, he went West, and
swindled people in Rochester, Buffalo and
elsewhere. Then he went to New York,
and for some time lived by blackmailing
and swindling operations. Finally he
brought up in New Orleans, where, from
having been a vehement Democrat, he
suddenly became a violeut Republican
obtained the confidence of one of Louis
iana’s carpet-bag government, and swelled
out into a good deal of seeming impor
tance,
By what hocus-pocus such men as
Evarts and. O’Conor lent the influence
of their honorable names to the pro
tection of such an alleged vagabond,
we are at a loss to determine, and
Mr. O’Conor especially should ex
plain, when well enough, how he has
the hardihood to pursue Tweed with
unrelenting vigor while attempting
o whitewash this creature Bar
rett. The New Orleans Times edi
torially declares that it seems to be a
fact that Barrett is iu New Orleans by
authority of Judge Pierrepont, aud
there is no little concurrence of tes
timony to the effect that Messrs.
Evarts and O’Conor lent their names
to the enterprise by which this in
credible fraud surprised the At
torney General’s confidence. We
trust that the Times is mistaken
in this surmise, the more so as the
same paper declares that “it is not a
year since a New York journal pub
lished him as a common swindler and
malefactor against whom criminal
processes had been taken, and of whom
the law officers were then in search.
He has been detected in innumerable
rascalities and impostures here and
elsewhere; and if there is one indi
vidual who, more than any other, is
known far and wide as a sharper of the
lowest order, that individual is J. F.
Barrett, Jr.”
If Mr. Pierrepont really commission
ed this man, whether endorsed by
Evarts and O’Conor or not, he must
have proceeded on the plan, if the
charges against him are true, of setting
a thief to catch a thief.
Elegant Journalism. —The proprie
tor of the Rome Courier, having com
pleted his trip to California, contem
plates making a tour of Southern Eu
rope and the Holy Land. The Commer
cial says, Mr. Dwinell has made a pile
of rag money out of his paper, and
therefore can afford to spend a portion
of it in circumnavigating the globe.
Journalism in North Georgia must be
in a thriving condition.
Sutter. —Gen. Sutter, upon whose
land gold was first discovered in Cali
fornia, is now old and poverty-stricken.
His estate was ruined by the discov
eries which enriched others, and he is
appealing to Congress for payment of
damages.
Kerr. —The Speaker of the House of
Representatives is reported to have
said “that he believed it right and
proper to transfer the power of the
House from the Northwest to the West
and South, and that he did so deliber
ately. He calls attention to the fact
that for the first time in fifty years
New England is cut down to her due
proportion of power in the House of
Representatives.”
Good Enough. —The Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
heads his contributions as “latest from
Confederate Headquarters.'’ That is
good campaign thunder, but as the
Gazette's correspondent, General Boyn
ton, has recently been busily engaged
in proving Sherman and himself the
greatest liars extant, it matters very
little what kind of mendacity he manu
factures.
FINE LIQUORS.
AS PLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
LIQUORS is offered for sale to close
out business. Persons wishing Christmas
Liquors will do well to call. Fine Wines,
Brandies and Whiskies at the lowest
P dec22-2 W. P. DAVIDSON.
New Confectionery.
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM
the citizens of Augusta and vicinity
that I have opened at the store formerly
occupied by Geraly & Armstrong, 263
Broad street.
A CONFECTIONERY and FRUIT STORE,
where I propose to keep on hand a full
stock of Fine Confectionery, Foreign and
Domestic Fruits and Nuts, and solicit a
share of the public patronage.
dec22-wefrsu GEO. 0. GOLDbBY,
SPECIAL NOT'DES.
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Georgia Railroad and Backing ( 0., )
Augusta, Ga., Decern be!" 14,1875. j
DIVIDEND No j 63.
A DIVIDEND OF FOL|tt DOLLARS
per shaie was declared this day by the
Directors of this Company, layable on the
15th of January next. >
No transfers of stock wi;L be made for
ten and \ys from this date.
•JOH. ; P. KING,
decls-wefrsu&we4 President.
NATIONAL. BANK OP A r GUST A, I
Augusta, Ga., Dec. lyl, 1875. j
AN ELECTION FOR SEYE | DIRECTORS
of this Bank for the ensuing year, will be
held at the Banking House bn TUESDAY,
the llth day of January next- between the
hours of 11 and 1 o’clock.
G. k. THEW,
dec!4-laws ; Cashier.
A CARD. |
TO ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
the errors and indiscretion of fouth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of hianhood, etc.
I will send a recipe that will cijre you, FREE
OF CHARGE This great remedy was dis
covered by a Misionary in Sou ,h America.
Send a self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH % INMAN,
Station D, Bible House, New York City.
nov23-tuthsa*c3m 5
Colonists, Emigrants and Travelers Westward.
FOR MAP CIRCULARS. CONDENSED
timetables and general information in re
gard to transportation facilities to all points
in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Minne
sota, Colorado. Kansas, Texub, lowa, New
Mexico. Utah and California, apply to or ad
dress Albert B. Wbenn. General Railroad
Agent Office Atlanta, Ga. s
No one should go West without first getting
in communication with the t|ieneral Rail
road Agent, and become informed as to su
perior advantages, cheap and! quick trans
portation of families, household goods,
st ck, and farming implements gene tally.
All information cheerfully giveft.
W. L. ]>INLEY,
sopl4-6m GJ P. & T. A.
I DON’T LIKE TO SEE
A FANCY YOUNC MAN,
WITH A STUNNING CRAVAT, A BIG
Shirt Collar, and a litti s head, with
the hair parted in the middle |but I do like
t > see persons, regardless of age, sex, color
or previous condition, crowding into my
office, opposite the Opera Hoijse, for
COAL*
Of any kind, in any quantity, or
wood!,
Of any kind, in any quantits', sawed or
unsawed.
When you order COAL, state if you wish
it washed; and in ordering WOOD, state if
you wish each stick wrapped 1$ gilt paper
and your monogram on the enijs.
JOSEPH A. HILL.
dec23-thfrsu i
DOVELL’S INKS !
VTIOLET, *
V CARMINE, >
* BLACK,
In all sized bottles, and witii a |New Patent
Stopper. For sale bg
E. H. rUGHE,
dec23-tf lugusta, Ga.
H iiO
*
Military Academy,
HILLSBORO, IN. C.
This institution, recently in
charge of Horner and (j raves, and
conducted in the large and (gnnraodious
buildings in which the late C<:4 C. O. Tew
conducted his celebrated Military School,
is now in the hands of one *of the late
Principals, R. H. GRAVES, A. Jl, assisted
by the accomplished instructors Hugh
Morson, Jr. (graduate of the Diversity of
Virginia), and Maj. D. H. Hantiioon, Com
mandant of Cadets—the latter dl whom has
the liberty of referring to Geu.: Joseph E.
Johnston, of Savannah, and Col* Simonton,
of South Carolina. The Spring Session of
1876 will open 17th January. IYr Circulars
apply to Maj. D. H. Hamilton; Hillsboro,
N. C., or to the Principal.
dec23-2weod* :
WANTED.!
A BUSINESS MAN AND ACCOUNTANT.
of long experience in Lib;,: Fi-e and
Marine Insurance, is desirous ft effecting
an engagement from Ist proximo, witii an
established Company or Agency. Would
travel to supervise, investigate* and adjust
Losses, etc., etc. References first class.
Address “INSURANCE,” Loci* Box 148,
Charleston, S. C. |dec23-lw*
House and Lot forj Sale.
THE HOUSE AND LOT SITUATED ON
Reynolds street, the resit nice of Mr.
N. B. Moore, deceased. The hotpe contains
nine rooms, besides the basenjent, and is
in thorough repair, having recently
painted, with the necessary oitbuildiugs
and a good brick stable with slafe roof, an
alley giving access to the yard nd stable.
The price will be reasonable, and the terms
liberal to a responsible pure-hasti"
The above property will be* offered at
public sale on the FIRST TI LSDAY IN
JANUARY next, unless sold at private sale
previous to that time. Persons wishing to
purchase or examine the property are re
ierred to W. H. Warren, of the lii*m of War
ren, Wallace & Cos., who will give) them any
information they desire. I
. W. S. WOOLjFOLK,
dec2l-tjan4 j
HAYFORsiLE.
BEST QUALITY LOOSE H 4-. by the
load or put tip in bales, andrurnished
in quantities to suit purchasers. ;
W. H. WAJiREN,
At Office of Warren, Wallace & Cos.
dec23-wofrsu4w
Great Sale of Books
AT AUCTION
By BIGNON Sc CHUMP,
Every Evening*
380 BROAD STREET,
dec22-tf ;
The Important Question,
WHERE TO BUY J
Ladies’ and Misses’ jllats,
OF THE I
RICHEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE
Material, at low rates, is ana we rc|l. Go to
MRS. M. RI(|E,
No. 198 BROAD ST REET.
Ladies’ and Misses’ FELT HAJ'S, from
50 cents to $2.25. ■
decl2-suwefrtiljanl ? •
THE NiTIONALJANKOF AljfiBSTA.
SAFE DEPOSIT BQXES
THIS BANK is prepared to lea*e small
SAFES inside its fire prooH vault,
at moderate rates, for the reception of
Bonds, Securities, Deeds, Legal; Docu
ments, Plate, Coin, Jewelry, and valuables
of every description. G. M. Tl/EW,
poviMy* Cjghtor.
The Best Pen in the M irket
The esterbrook pen is acknowl
edged to be the best in the Market.
The Undersigned will sell—
FALCON—At 60c. Per Gross.
ENGROSSING—At 75c. Per Cross
Seventeen other Kinds at 50c.
Per Cross.
WHO CAN BEAT THE PRICES
E. H. PUCKE,
deolD- AUGUSTA, GA.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Manure for Sale.
CtEALED proposals will be received at
O the office of the Augusta and Summer
ville Railroad Company until the 31st Inst.,
for the purchase and removal of the
manure from the stables of this company
during the year 1876.
dec2s-tilljanlst ED. G. MOSHER,
Superintendent.
NOTICE.
ALL persons are hereby forbiden to
Hunt, Fish, or in any other manneT
trespass upon the lands of the undersigned
under full penalty of the law :
POLLARD <fe CO.
C. C. MEYER,
W. H. HATFIELD,
D. B. H ACK,
JOHN W. COLLINS,
?. D. BOYD,
.P. BRANCH,
J. B. GREINER,
L. R. COLLINS,
DR. L. L. BEALE,
J. (’. FRANCIS, Jr.,
C. B. BASTIAN,
W. H. HOWARD.
dec2s-satu4w
Oranges, Oranges.
50 BARRELS of choice Florida Or
ganges for sale at the lowest market
rates. BLAIR, SMITH & CO.
dec2s-lt
TAKE NOTICE.
MAYOR’S OFFICE, I
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 23,1875.)
THE FOLLOWING PROVISION OF
Section 15 of the 38th chapter the City
Code of Augusta will be strictly enforced
during the Christmas Holidays:
2. “It shall not be lawful for any person
or persons to hre a gun, pistol, or any
other lire-arms, within three hundred yards
of any house or public road, except in case
of military parade. Persons offending
against this section shall be fined iu a sum
not exceeding fifty dollars.”
CHAS. ESTES.
dec24-2 Mayor C. A.
Crescent Flour Mills!
NEW PROCESS FLOUR.
WE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION OF
Merchants and Consumers to our
Brand of
Fancy Family Flour,
Made by the New Process,
Being unexcelled by anv Flour in the
State, and best ever offered in this market.
We guarantee satisfaction.
also
Call special attention to our
PEARL GRITS ANB HOMINY,
Being fully equal to any made in the West.
For sale by Grocers generally.
MILLERS & SIBLEY,
Proprietors Crescent Flour Mills,
216 Broad Street,
dec24-tf AUGUSTA, GA.
NO MORE CHIMNEYS REQUIRED
For Your Lamps.
milE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING BEEN
J. appointed Sole Agent for the City of
Augusta and County of Richmond, for the
sale of the EUREKA NO CHIMNEY
BURNER, made to lit ail Lamps, from the
Smallest to the Largest Parlor and Sitting
Room Lamps now in use. Burns Kerosene
Oil successfully without Chimney. No
smoke or smell produced; giving a steady,
clear light. For sale at the New
Crockery, Glass and Lamp Store of
I>. Stelliiig',
NO. 144 'BROAD STREET,
By A. Bleakley, Agent.
doc 24-3
Special Notice.
FRENCH CANDIES IN
Pound and half pound boxes,
Have just been received by
DR. FRANK J. MOSES,
dec24-tf ;280 Broad Street.
Mrs. C. B. ADAMS
WILL RESUME HER SCHOOL FOR
Young Children on MONDAY, Jan
uary 3d 1876, at No. 83 Ellis street.
Would like to have a few Music Scholars.
dec24-fr24&fi3ljanl-3t
WANTED,
FIRST CLASS BUTLER, who can
bring good recommendations.
Apply over 310 Broad Street. <lec24-2
EXCURSION
FROM
AUGUSTA to CHARLESTON,
SUNDAY, DEC. 30.
AN EXTRA TRAIN WILL LEAVE THE
OLD DEPOT of the South Carolina
Railroad on tiie following schedule:
Leave Augusta, Sunday 6:15 p. m.
Arrive at Charleston, Monday... 5 ;40 a. m.
RETURNING,
Leave Charleston, Tuesday 9:15 a.m.
Arrive at Augusta, Tuesday 5:15 p. rn.
Ample accommodation for all. j i-kets
for round trip, $2. Tickets can be had at
the S. C. R. R. Depot Office at any time.
THOMAS WALKER,
dec2l-6t Proprietor.
SANTA CLAUS
HAS ARRIVED AT THE
CHINA TEA STORE
WITH
FIRE WORKS FOR CHRISTMAS.
ROMAN CANDLES, Sky Kockets, Pin
Wheels, Scrolls, Triangles, Garden
Pieces, Serpents, Flower Pots, Blue Lights,
B-ngalas, Mines, Balloons, Lanterns,
Flags, Crackers, Double Headeis, Torpe
does, Pistol Matches, Match Pistols,
Cracker Pistols, Cap Pistols, etc., all of
which will be closed out this week,
ALSO,
A couple of tons of CONFECTIONERY,
including Choice French Mixture. Candy
Toys of everv name, including Lockets,
Babes, Pitchers, Baskets, Cordial Vaces,
Chocolate Creams, Slippers, Trumpets,
etc., together with a full line of everything
for the Holiday, at the
LOWEST LIVING PRICES.
Wo are trimmed and evergreened for the
approaching anniversaries, and we wish
our customers and friends all the compli
ments of the season.
R. N. HOTCHKISS,
PROPRIETOR,
Opposite Fountain, Red and Gilt Front,
143 Broad street.
dec!9-tf (novlctly)
BRIDAL CAKES,
JP YRAMIDS, Steeples and Ornamented
CAKES, Wines, Liquors, Cordials, GRO
CERIES, Home-Made Cakes Ornamented
to order, Augusta Stick Candy at Whole
sale and Retail, Christmas Toys, Oranges,
Lemons, Apples, Raisins, Figs, etc., Al
monds, Walnuts, Pecans, Cocoanuts, etc.
Splendid assortment of the very best
FRENCH CANDY, at FRENCH STORE,
under Central Hotel.
dec2-lm L. GUERIN.
E. Barry & Cos.
ONCE A WEEK.
DRUGS.
SIGN OF
TWO MORTARS
WE GENERALLY ORDER AND RE
CEIVE ONCE A WEEK
Pure Chemicals and Medicines,
With which wo prepare all PRESCRIP
TIONS our friends may favor us with, and
tor which we charge a moderate price.
P U R £
COGNAC BRANDY and WHISKEY,
FOR MEDICAL USE.
We have just received a full assortment of
TRUSSES.
Persons requiring such can have the
peculiar kind ADAPTED TO THEIR CASE
applied and fited in a private apartment by
a Physician, without extra charge.
We have also a largo supply of
PERFUMES, COLOGNES,
[SOAPS, EXTRACTS,
Brushes, Combs,
Teeth Brushes,
Turkish Towels.
Turkish Sponges,
Spices of all kinds,
And everything a llrst-class Drug Store
should have, at Lowest prices possible for
the quality.
Call at sign of TWO MORTARS, 261
Broad street. decl'J-tf
carpets! liades, etc.
FOR
C HR ISTMAS.
New Patterns Brussels
Carpets.
just opened.
New Window Shades,
All sizes, from $1 upwards. SI
New Chromos,
200 New Chromos just opened.
Crumb Cloths,
All sizes at cost to close out lot.
Cocoa Mattings.
striped and plain.
New 3-Ply Carpets,
from $1.25 to $1.50 per yard.
Wall Papers and Bor
ders, Paper Shades
and Side Lights.
5,000 Rolls New Patterns Opened this week.
Hearth Rugs and Door
Mats,
New, Pretty and Cheap.
Ottomans and Has
socks,
500 at $1 each.
New Ingrain Carpets,
from 50e. per yard up to the best Scotch.
Genuine English Floor
Oil Cloths,
24 feet wide, cut any size.
Cheap Carpets.
20 Rolls at 25 to 40c. a yard.
Table Oil Cloths and
Covers.
in all colors and widths.
Oil Cloth, Rugs and
Mats.
of all sizes.
Floor Oil Cloths,
from 3 to 13 feet wide, pretty and cheap.
Stair Carpets, Stair Rods and Pads,
Stair Oil Cloth and Stair Linen,
Lace Curtains, Lace Lambraquins,
Window Cornices and Bands,
French Terrys, Reps and Damasks,
Picture Cords, Loops and Nails.
Plano Covers and Table Covers,
Fringes and Gimps, all Colors,
Curtain Loops and Table Mats,
Drapery and Lambraquin Tassels,
and many other Goods suitable for
Christmas Presents, usef il and desira
ble, opened and for sale cheap, at
JAS. 0. BAILIE & BIW).,
Broad Street,
_ deel2-tf __
BLANK BOOKS!
ALL PERSONS IN NEED OF
BLANK BOOKS,
Such as
LEDGERS,
JOURNALS,
CASH, DAY,
MEMORANDUM,
And all other kinds,
Can be supplied at
NEW YORK LIST PRICES!
By calling at
E. H. PUGHE’S,
decl9- Jackson street, Augusta, Ga.
THE POLICIES
-OF THE—
Old >4Ztna,
CASH ASSET3 OYER
SIX MILLIONS,
AFFORD ABSOLUTE INDEMNITY
from
LOSS BY FIRE.
Calx, and Get One.
CHAS. M. CRANE,
decl2-2\veod AGENT.
MANSION HOUSE
PORT ROYAL, 8. C.
SITUATED AT THE TERMINUS OF
the Port Royal Railroad, where connec
tion is made with the fast sailing", first class
steamers Montgomery and Huntsville,
sailing to New York every Friday.
Hound trip from Augusta, S3O.
This is ail entirely new and elegantly fur
nished house. Situation unsurpassed, sur
rounded with magniticent 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 milk, butter, fish, veg
etables and fruits in their season.
Best of Cooks and Attendants.
Terms liberal.
C. E. WARREN,
je26tf Proprietor.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW GOODS
for the
HOLIDAYS!
SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Latest styles of hats, silk umbrellas, dressing robes,
FINEST AND BEST FRENCH KID (3LOVES,
CHOICE SCARFS AND TIES,
CHOICE SHIRTS AND SUSPENDERS,
SILK AND LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS,.
GOLD CUFF AND STUD BUTTONS,
JuBT Received and for Sale at
AUGUST DORR’S,
MERCHANT TAILOR AND DEALER IN READY MADE
CLOTHING and CENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
322 BROAD HT., AUGUSTA, HA.
djec22-lw
CHRISTMAS.
o
We call attention this week to the following
Goods, suitable for Ohristmas Presents :
A Beautiful line of Ladies’, Misses’ and
Children’s Cloaks and Suits.
Black Silks, universally conceded to be the
cheapest ever offered in Augusta.
Colored Silks in great variety.
Ladies’ and Gents’ Colored Bordered H. S.
Handkerchiefs.
Ladies’ and Gents’ H. S. and. Tape Bor
dered L. C. Handkerchiefs, in endless variety.
Ladies’ and Gents’ Kid Gloves.
Table Damasks, a splendid line.
Towels, Napkins and Doylies, all prices.
Those who desire to make Presents that
are useful, and tnerefore certain to be appre
ciated, will do well to call and examine these
Goods.
JAMES A. GRAY & CO.
BLANKETS !!
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT STOCK of
BED BLANKETS
Ever Shown in Augusta is now on Exhibition at
JAMES A. GRAY & CO.’S.
nov24-tf
JAMES A. LOFLIN,
GROCER
AND
Commission Merchant,
266 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
TT7ILL keep constantly on hand a good
YY assortment of
Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES,
SUITABLE for the trade of this market.
Parties favoring me with their patro
nage, either in this city or Summerville,
can have the goods delivered at their resi
dences if desired.
nov2l-suwefrlm
If You Want
Presents for Christmas!
CALL AT
E. H PUCHE’S,
Jackson Street,
And purchase—
GOLD PENS,
FANCY STATIONERY,
PAPETERIES, for Ladies and Children,
And 1,000 Other Things.
decl9-
Port Royal Railroad.
Freight Department.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 2,1875.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS OF COTTON.
ALL shipments of Cotton over the Port
Royal Railroad to Port Royal, and
over the Port Royal and Savannah and
Charleston Railroads to Charleston and
Savannah, are insured in the Fireman’s
Fund Insurance Company of California.
T. S. HAVANT,
oct3-3m General Freight Agent.
NOTICE.
The firm heretofore knuwn as
H. MORRISON & CO. will hereafter
be carried on by the undersigned, who
takes this method of returning his thanks
for the liberal patronage bestowed on the
firm, and would resquest a continuance
of the same.
dec22 wdsa JULIUS H. OPPENHEIM.
MILLINERY GOODS.
CHEAP HATS.
GrOOD FELT HATS at 35 cents each.
FINEST WOOL FELT HATS at 75c. and sl,
BEST FRENCH FELT HATS at $1 and $1.25
The above Goods in Ladies’ and Misses’
sizes. All other Goods correspondingly low.
FINE LINE OF
FANCY GOODS
for the Hollidays. Very Cheap.
MRS. LECKIE,
Uecl6-thsu&th3 220 Broad street.
Printing Press for Sale.
\ NY ONE wishing to buy a good No. 4
J\_ Washington Hand Printing Press, can
hear of a bargain in one by addressing
‘ PRESSMAN,” care of the Atlanta Daily
“Constitution.” The Press is a good one,
and is now printing a paper 24x36. Address
as above at ones, if you wish to secure a
bargain. decl7-tf
HORRIBLE
COAL OIL ACCIDENT!
Xs A FREQUENT HEADING in the news
columns our pap rs. If families will
buy the gfluiina
FIRE-PROOF OIL,
and use no other, such accidents will never
occur. Be sure you get the genuine FIRE
PROOF GIL. Price, 50 cents per gallon.
For sale in any quantity by
BARRE LT & LAND,
270 Broad Street.
FINE BRANDIES.
PARTIES in want of strictly pure Bran
dy for Medical use* will "find a supe
rior article at our store, 270 Broad Street.
BARRETT & LAND.
OLIVE OIL.
11HE finest; Virgin Oil, for Table use. For
. sale by BARRET T & LAND,
270 Broad Street.
SPICES.
11HE best SPICES, suitably for the Holi
. days. For sale by
BARRETT & LAND.
TEAS.
AVERY fine assortment of GREEN and
BLACK TEAS. For sale at 270 Broad
Street, by BARRETT & LAND.
dec!2-tf
Olt EENE’S
inn coiom.
A DELICATE,
FRAGRANT and LASTING
PERFUME
FOR THE TOILET AM) HANDKERCHIEF.
Prepared from the original formula by
CHAS. H. GREENE, Pharmacist,
AT
DR. JOSEPH HATTON’S
DRUG AND PRESCRIPTION STORE,
NEAR THE BELL TOWER,
AUGUSTA, G A .
N. 8.--None genuine that does not bear
The written signature of Ghas. H. Greene.
novi4-(im
STOCK PRIVILEGES.
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vested in STOCK: PRIVILEGES. Circulars
containing full explanation of the mode of
operating, and quotation prices of all
Stocks dealt in, at the
New York Stock Exchange,
sent FREE on application to
SIMONSON, BARREIRAS & CO,,
Bankers and Brokers, No. 6 Wall street,
Opp. N. Y. Stock Exchange. New York.
je!s-tuthsalv
O I \i FT A| ITo agents anu others, male
1 and female, a SSO secret and
beautifully illustrated 100-
A lAf A V Novelty Catalogue. R-
H¥¥ AI F. Young & Cos., 29 Broad.
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