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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19,1875.
THE CRISIS.
The Republican leaders, true to their
ancient strategy, will close tho debate
mi Louisiana prematurely, and have so
announced to the Democratic Senators.
This mode of action was not relished
by Mr. Lewis, of Virginia, and Mr.
Kobektson, of South Carolina, who un
paringly denounce their carpet-bag
associates as tho authors of all the
calamity at the South. Indeed, the
Virginia Senator is so wroth and indig
nant that he writes home these manly
words:
As you are aware, 1 am a party man, and
Republican- but love my country and
freedom more than party. I think tho
proposition of Sheridan a# most infamous
ne, and he ought to be recalled iustauter!
1 f the Republican party cannot exist except
by wrong and usurpation, then let it die;
il is not a Republican party, but a military
despotism!
But the carpet-baggers, on the other
hand, possess the balance of power,
and are compelling weak-kneed Re
publicans to push the outrage business,
no matter how galling or ill-advised.
Just as these birds of ill-omen made
up the necessary vote that struck
Sumner from his place of power, when
he began to relent, so now they com
pel obedience to their wishes or an ab
solute break of the party compact.
The following telegram from Speaker
Wiltz to President Grant is a very
palpable hit:
“Seeing from your message that the in
terference by the military on Monday tho
4th instant with the organization of the
House of Representatives of Louisiana was
unauthorized by you, I, as Speaker of the
said House, ask you to direct tho military
to restore the status existing at tho time
General DeTrobriand ejected certain
members from the House, in order that the
House of Representatives may proceed in
the discharge of its duty without molesta
tion.”
We may be surprised indeed if the
Sphinx shall pay any attention to this
most reasonable request, the more so
as he has finally driven back Secre
taries Fish, Bristow and Jewell into
the treadmill of his policy which they,
at one time, threatened to abandon. In
so compelling the revolted elements of
his Cabinent to consolidate again,
Grant manifests that he is the most
powerful and controlling factor of the
Administration. *
Asa companion thrust to Speaker
W l-tz’s telegram, the rebuke given by
Senator Schurz to the Administration,
touching the intimidation of voters, is
too good to be lost. The learned gen
tleman from Missouri said : “ I cannot
forget that, as to the discharge of la
borers from employment for political
cause, a most seductive and demoraliz
ing example is set by the highest au
thority in the land.’’
The example alluded to is tho dis
charge of workmen from Government
Navy Yards for daring to vote against
Republican nominees. The New York
Tt'ibune expresses the situation exactly
when it says : “ Grant runs the party.
Grant is the party. His heel is on
Louisiana, his thumb is on Congress.”
In spite of all the kicking, he is the
strongest man the Republican party
has, and, being in the same boat, the
ultra Radicals must either sink or
swim with him.
Senator Gordan has taken another
scalp ; that of Logan. The red-Indian
of Illinois was signally discomfited by
tho Georgia Bayard in a running de
bate on the affairs of this State. But
Logan’s speech is to be sent as a fire
brand into the West, as a campaign
document, and the “ noble” Senator is
having a cut made of skull and cross
bones to illustrate the nature of his
pamphlet, just as druggists label a
bottle of poison. We should say that
a dose of Logan’s rhetoric and rhodo
montade would be more fatal than
prussic acid.
Senator Logan quoted the case of
Gen. Jackson at New Orleans to justify
Sheridan ; but the honorable gentle
man did not tell the sequel. Gen. Jack
son oommitted, in the face of a foreign
enemy, a sin against civic freedom by
arresting a member of the Louisiana
Legislature and a Judge who issued a
writ of habeas carpus in the legislator’s
case. After Jackson himself had abolish
ed martial law, the offended Judge re
turned to his bench and had the hero
arrested for contempt and fined SI,OOO.
Flushed with victory over the British
and the idol of the hour, Jackson ap
peared before the court, acknowl
edged its superior jurisdiction and
paid the fine out of his own
pocket. If Senator Logan -will visit
the Senate Chamber of the State
of Maryland, which remains in pretty
much the same condition that it did
whon George Washington delivered up
his sword after the Colonial revolution,
he will there behold a picture repre
senting this memorable scene, which
was intended to convey to future gener
ations that if during the din of war the
laws are silent, a great man and a
great soldier, in time of comparative
peace, confessed his crime against par
amount authority and paid tho penal
ty, even at a sacrifice of his human re
spect.
Among the sufferers from the party
lash is the venerable Wm. Cullen
Bryant. For daring to differ with his
assumptive lord and master, his paper,
the Evening Post has been deprived of
Government advertising. The New
York Graphic gets the spoil wrested
from the Post. It may be a matter of
some consequence to observe how its
cartoons will be affected by this patron
age. Luckily, Mr. Bryant is very rich
and he can keep the courage of his
opinions and properly censure this
small trick of the Administration.
As an evidence of the sudden craw
fishing of the New York Times, it may
be mentioned, in passing, that it glee
fully commends to popular attention a
so-called defense of the President’s
Louisiana policy, by Mr. Stoughton, a
Democratic lawer.
The Herald begins to hedge on Grant.
It says :
It is but simple justiee to the President to
concede the truth of his statement that he
lias repeatedly asked Congress to direct
his action in this unfortunate Louisiana
and relieve him of a painful responsi
bility. “I have heretofore urged the case
of Louisiana upon the attention of Con
gress,” the President says, “and I cannot
but think that its inaction has produced
great evilaud he closes the Message by
earnestly asking “ that such action be
taken by Congress as to leave my duties
perfectly clear in dealing with the affairs
of Louisiana.” We hope that Congress will
at last comply with this perfectly reason
able request.
The people of the South need not
put too much trust in Northern De
mocracy. They fooled us in 1861.
They may fool us again in 1876.
The reappearance of Wendell Phil
lips on the scene of action, and his
raving at the Faneuil Hall indignation
meeting, are at least indications of
storm and tempest. It was hoped,
from his long silence, that death or
dumb disgust had overtaken him. But
when a raven like that flaps its funereal
wing, and comes from the charnel
house on a mission of hate, the people
may know that elements of old discord
have been evoked again, and only the
exorcisms of true patriotism can send
such gibbering imps back to their in
fernal hiding places.
HON. A. H. STEPHENS.
Elsewhere, wo publish a communica
tion relative to Mr. Stephens, which is
couched in tho language of friendship
and justice. It is an appeal, and a
temperate one, to our illustrious Rep
resentative, to give his views on the
Louisiana question. We dare say Mr.
Stephens will, at tho earliest practica
ble moment, comply with this request.
PROTESTING TOO MUCH.
From the number of resolutions de
nunciatory of the Louisiana outrage,
proceeding from members of the Gen
eral Assembly of this State, it would
appear thero was some difficulty in
getting the matter properly arranged.
If the Legislature does not have a care
that which is an occasion for dignified
protest may degenerate into mere in
dividual buncombe.
BY TELEGRAPH.
[Special to the Constitutionalist.
FROM ATLANTA.
The Legislature—Judge Reese Speaks
on Louisiana—Homestead Amend
ment Defeated—Bills Introdueed in
the Senate and House—Several Bills
affecting Richmond County.
Atlanta, Ga., January 18.
In the Senate, Judge Reese introduced
a long, and statesman-like resolution
condemning the Louisiana usurpation.
The amendment to the constitution
fixing the homestead exemption at sl,-
000 was defeated—yeas, 19; nays, 20.
Judge Reese opposed the amendment,
and incidentally spoke against the con
vention, stating that at present it was
uncertain what might be the character
of the convention.
The following bills were introduced
in the Senate:
By Mr. Black—To define the liabili
ties of the lessees of the penitentiary
convicts ; also, to adopt the Code of
Georgia as revised by Irwin, Lester
and Hill.
By Mr. Felton—To fix the standard
weight of a bushel of cotton seed.
By Mr. Perry—To consolidate the
offices of Tax Collector, Receiver, Sher
iff and Ordinary in the counties en
titled to only one representative.
In executive session, Mr. Tompkins
was confirmed Judge of the Eastern
Judicial Circuit.
The following bills were introduced
in the House:
To require tax collectors to submit
insolvent lists to the grand jury.
By Mr. Worthen—To regulate the
granting of retail license in Washing
ton county.
By Mr. Speer—To require locomo
tive engineers to ring a bell instead of
whistle at crossings in the limits of in
corporated towns.
By Mr. Clark—To define the juris
diction of the County Court of Rich
mond.
By Mr. Black—Toincorpoate the Wil
mington, Columbia aud Augusta Rail
road ; also, to designate bank holidays
to be observed in the payment of notes,
checks and exchanges ; also, to amend
Section 4706 of the Code.
By Mr. Walsh—To incorporate the
Augusta Savings Institution ; also, to
amend the act regulating the granting
of liquor licenses in Richmond county,
and to exempt its operation at the Au
gusta Schuetzenfest; also, to authorize
the Judge of the County Court of Rich
mond to pay the public school teachers
for services in 1871.
By Mr. Williams—To repeal Section
7 of the act organizing a Board of Com
missioners of Muscogee county; also,
to prescribe the mode and manner of
legal sales in Muscogee county.
By Mr. Grimes—To repeal the act
making it a misdemeanor to sell intox
icating liquors within three miles of
any academy or church in Muscogee
county.
By Mr. Chappell—To exempt from
taxation SSOO of property ol' widows
and persons who have lost a limb.
By Mr. Wessalowski—To declare in
full force the lien law.
By Mr. Graham—To make taxation
uniform by repealing tho exemption of
manufactures.
By Mr. Thomas—To create a Board
of Health of the State of Georgia, con
sisting of eight physicians, appointed
by the Governor, together with the
Comptroller General, State Geologist
and Attorney General.
By Mr. Glisson—To make willful de
sertion for one year ground for di
vorce.
By Mr. Jones, of Burke—Fixing the
Lax at three dollars on dogs in Jeffer
son county.
By Mr. Bacon —To authorize grad
uates of the law school of Mercer Uni
versity to practice law.
By Mr. Baker—To pay the Secretary
of the Senate $75, and Clerk of the
House SIOO per day, out of which they
are to defray all clerical expenses.
By Mr. Turnbull—To take $150,000
derived from the rental of the State
Road from the public school fund and
apply it to the payment of the public
debt.
By Mr. McKinley—To discourage
divorce bj making the plaintiff pay
SIOO costs in advance; also, to reduce
the expense of legislation by requiring
parties introducing private local bills,
except of certain character, to deposit
from SIOO to SI,OOO in the Treasury to
pay expenses.
Mr. Bacon, was appointed Chairman
of the Committee on Corporations ;
Mr. Lawton, on the Judiciary Com
mittee ; Mr. Jones, of Burke, on the
Committee of Agriculture; Mr. Hoge,
Chairman of the Committe on the
State of the Republic; Mr. Anderson,
on the Finance Committee ; Mr. Speer,
on the Education Committe ; Mr. Fur
low, on the Penitentiary Committee ;
Mr. Shewmake, on the Committee on
Public Property; Mr. Peeples, on the
Committee of Public Printing; Mr. :
Carlton, of Clarke, on the Committee
of the Geological Bureau ; Mr. McKin
ley, on the Committee of Immigration.
On the resolution of Mr. Furlow a spe
cial committee was appointed to prepare
a bill prohibiting traffic in farm pro
ducts to the detriment of landlords.
Mr. Felton, Congressman-elect from
tho Fourth District, speaks to-mor
row night.
Tho members from the Ninth Con
gressional District appointed a com
mittee to draft resolutions regarding
tho death of Garnett McMillan.
Emory Speer, of Athens, and Well
bourn, Secretary of the Senate, are
candidates to succeed McMillan, and
a host of others.
Tunis G. Campbell was remanded to
jail to await the decision of the liadeas
corpus. Tunis says he was rushed off
to Atlanta before he had an oppor
tunity to apply for anew trial. H.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, January 18.—In the
Senate, a bill to reduce the tax on the
circulation of State banks to an
amount equal to that paid by national
banks was indefinitely postponed.
Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported adversely on the me
morial of members of the State Cen
tral Committee of the Union Republi
can party of South Carolina in relation
to certain allegations contained in a
memorial of the Tax Payers’ Conven
tion of that State, in respect to excess
ive taxation by the State government,
and the committee was discharged
from further consideration of the sub
ject.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the Vice-President laid before
the Senate unfinished business, being a
resolution of Schurz instructing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire what
legislation is necessary by Congress to
secure to the people of Louisiana the
right of self-government under the
Constitution, upon which the Senator
from Ohio (Sherman) was entitled to
the floor.
Sherman said, in pursuance of state
ments made by him on Saturday, he
would not stand in the way of any of
the appropriation bills, he would there
fore yield to the Senator from Maine
(Morrill) for a motion to take up the
legislative, judicial and executive ap
propriation bill with the understanding
that when the Louisiana discussion
should bo resumed be (Sherman) would
be entitled to the floor.
Morrill (Me.) moved to lay aside the
resolution of Schurz and proceed with
the legislative appropriation bill—
agreed to and the consideration of that
bill occupied the remainder of the day.
In the House, among the bills intro
duced and referred, was one for the
survey of the Catawba and French
Broad rivers ; establishing the Judicial
Circuit of Georgia, Alabama and Flor
ida ; to establish the Western District
of South Carolina; authorizing the
bridging of the Mississippi at Memphis;
for the relief of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company. The busi
ness of the district occupied the bal
ance of the day.
In the House to-day, Randall,of Penn
sylvania, objected to the Select Com
mittee on Alabama affairs sitting
during the session of the House, unless
it sit with open doors.
The Republican members of that
committee desire the statement to be
made that the committee has hereto
fore sat with closed doors on the sug
gestion of Mr. Buckner, of Missouri,
one of the Democratic members.
It is understood that Marshal, of
Illinoise, the Democratic member of
the Committee on Louisiana, who had
declined to accompany the three Re
publican members, Hoar, Wheeler aud
Frye, who started for New Orleans
this morning has reconsidered his
action and will leave Washington for
New Orleans this evening.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Democratic Leaders Gathering
For Consultation.
Washington, January 17.—The time
is not yet fixed for the proposed con
sultation of leading Democrats, num
bering in all between 30 and 40. Ex-
Gov. Magoffin, Reverdy Johnson, Jere
miah S. Black, Kernan, of New York,
and Eaton, of Connecticut, are named
as among them. None of the present
members of Congress have been invited
to the conference. The object is to
consider the present condition of polit
ical affairs, and what should be done by
the Democrats in the event of a called
session of Congress. Their action in
the way of suggestion would then be
reported to the Democratic members
elect.
Representatives George F. Hoar,
Frye and Wheeler, of the committee on
the affairs of the South, will not start
for New Orleans until to-morrow night.
Pinchback is expected here on Tues
day. A prominent Republican Senator
says Pinchback will be admitted to a
seat in the Senate, according to the de
termination of the recent caucus.
Owing to the shortness of the session
and the pressure of other business, it
is not supposed that Congress will
definitely act on the bill of the Select
Committee, providing a government
for the District of Columbia, but con
tinue the present temporary arrange
ment, with such necessary legislation
as financial affairs require.
No intimations have been given by
any of the Supreme Court Judges as to
how they will decide on the question
concerning the value of the franc
pieces. Conclusion on all questions
are held by them as confidential, until
publicly announced. Whatever treas
ury officials may say on the subject is
supposition.
The commission of engineers on the
alluvial basin of tho Mississippi will
send their report to the President to
morrow. The commission recommend
Government aid for the purpose of re
claiming these alluvial lands, and sug
gest an immediate appropriation of
one and a half millions of dollars for
Louisiana, and a half million each for
Arkansas aud Mississippi, to close the
existiDg breaks of crevasses. The per
manent system of reclamation of these
lands will, the commission say, require
at least forty-six million dollars.
Sheridan and Merrill Issue Another
Promunciamento.
Washington, January 18.—The fol
lowing has been received here :
New Orleans, January 16,1875.
To Hon. W. W. Belknap, Secretary of
War, Washington:
A report has just been received from
Major Merrill, at Shreveport, which is
too long for telegraphic transmital, but
will be sent by mail. The following is
an epitome almost in Merrill’s own
words : “ The threats made before the
election to drive from the community
all who voted the Radical ticket are
being carried out. Combinations
among whites are forming aud recruit
ing by every form of pressure by which
all negroes who voted the Radical ticket
■are to be refused work or leases.
All whites not forming this combina
tion are to be ostracised. Already
more than 500 families, including at
least 2,000 people, of all ages and sexes,
are wanderers without means to go
elsewhere and powerless to find other
homes where they are, and on the
verge of starvation in mid Winter.
Theft and other crimes may result, and
it is feared that the bitter feeling natu
rally resulting from a sense of injustice
received may run into one of revenge.
These harmless people will gradually
drift together, and the whit e people are
not slow, as the past has shown, to set
alloat inflammatory rumors of inten
tions of organized violence on the part
of the negro, and where the revolver
and mob-law are the common resort in
such cases, as they usually have been
here, disorders more or less oxtensive
are sure to result if some preventative
is not found for such a state of things.”
[Signed,] P. H. Sheridan,
Lieutenant General.
Supreme Court-Important Decisions
—Confirmations—Capita.l Gossip.
Washington, January 13.—The Su
preme Court rendered the following de
cisions to-day:
175. Haycraft W the United States—
Appeal from the Court of Claims. The
question in chief in this case was
whether one who gave aid and com
fort to tho rebellion can, after the
expiration of two years from its sup
pression, maintain an action in the
Court of Claims for the recovery of
money in the Treasury arising from
the sale of his cotton, seized and sold
under the captured and abandoned
property act. The court held the
question to be one of jurisdiction ; that
the sovereign cannot bo sued without
his consent, and that, as the law giving
the right of action prescribed the time
within which it might be brought (two
years), and it was not brought within
that time, the consent of the sovereign
is considered to be no longer existing,
and the action cannot be maintained.
The Chief Justice delivered the opin
ion.
129. Monger vs. Shirley—Appeal
from the Circuit Court for the Eastern
District of Tennessee. This was a pro
ceeding to set aside a sale of the appel
lant’s property made in his absence
from Tennessee during the war, upon
the ground that the cause of action,
which matured in a judgment against
Shirley by publication of service, was
fraudulently asserted and had no
shadow of foundation. The court below
sustained the plea aud vacated the
entire proceedings, and that decree is
affirmed here. Mr. Justice Swayne de
livered the opinion.
131. Smith etal. —steamer Sea Gull
and a cross appeal—appeals from the
Circuit Court for Maryland. This was
a case of a collision between the
schooner Sarah Watson (which was
lost, and owned by Smith and others),
and the Sea Gull, in which the court
below divided the damages, finding tho
parties equally to blame for the acci
dent. This court find the Sea Gull re
sponsible for the accident, and reverse
the decree with directions to enter a
decree for the libelants for the whole
value of the schooner. Mr. Justiee
Clifford delivered the opinion.
Confirmations—E. R. Brink, PostJ
master at Wilmington, N. C.; Ezikel,
Postmaster at Beaufort, S. C.
The Judiciary Committee held no
session to-day. No change in the sit
uation.
The members of Congress, from Mis
is ssippi, Louisiana and Arkansas hud
a meeting to-night. They unanimously
agreed to recommend to the President
that in presenting the report of the levee
commission, he send a special message
urging the adoption of the measure
proposed by the Commission. The
meeting appointed a special committee
consisting of Alcorn, Morey, Sheldon,
McKee, Hodges, Clayton, who will
wait upon the President in the morn
ing.
It appears from official data that
there were in Alabama on the 3d of
November last, 679 troops, including
36 officers, These were distributed to
30 places, four being the lowest and 58
the highest number of soldiers at any
one place.
Tho Committee of Engineers upon
the best outlet from the Mississippi
river to tiie Gulf of Mexico, have made
their report to Gen. Humphreys,
through whom it will go to Congress.
Col. Wright favors the St. Philip canal.
The others of the committee favor an
experiment with jetties on the South
Pass, which has been idle for years, and
and will leave unmolested Pass Loutre
and the Southwest Pass.
Capt. Eads, who is here, is reported
in high feather over the success of his
jetty pets.
Postmaster Bard leaves homeward
to-morrow morning. The Custom-house
in AtlanLa will bo of granite, the option
being with the architect. Should Free
man’s bill pass Gov. Bard has assuran
ces that the granite edifice is secured.
The delay in confirmations causes
gossip. The best opinion is that Par
sons will be confirmed by a squeeze.
Hardee, for Louisiana, Evans, Mar
shall, Texas, and Paschal, Collector at
Corpus Christi, will be defeated.
The seating of Pinchback as Senator
from Louisiana is conceded. His rivals
hope he will be ousted on a question of
morals They hope against hope. New
England and Pinchback are in accord.
Whitelaw Reid, Manager of the Now
York Tribune, who is here in atten
dance upon the Committee of Ways
and Means in the Pacific mail subsidy
matter, was arrested upon criminal and
civil suits by ex-Gov. Shepherd. The
civil suit is for SIOO,OOO. Bail was ten
dered, but the officers accepted his
parole of honor that he would appear.
FOREIGN.
A General War in Europe Imminent-
Progress of King Alfonso.
London, u January 18.—A Times ed
itorial says: “In the gloom surround
ing us one thing isgporceptible : All
men are arming. Germany is arming
en masse and surrounding nations, in
cluding the best part of the world,
cannot do otherwise. The momentary
dreams of peace have fled away. Ger
many recognizes the stern necessity
what she won by arms, she can only
hold by arms, and while arms are in
her hands. The Times confesses that
Germany cannot raise a third army,
and her hopes are in her navy.
Madrid, January 18—Alfonso as
sumes command of the army of the
North. Zovellar, Secretary of War, ac
companies him to headquarters. Troops
are moving to relieve Panpeluna. The
King has signed a decree relative to
salaries of the clergy, but declares,
while giving respect and support to the
Catholic clergy, he desires to maintain
religious liberty as it exists in civilized
countries.
The merchants of Madrid have pre
sented a magnificent crown to the
King.
Paris, January 18.—The Bonapart
ists have carried the Haut Pyrannes.
Georgia Cotton to Alalama—The
Other Side. —The Columbus Enquirer
says: “We have seen it stated that
cotton .vas being drawn from Georgia
to Alabama and the Gulf ports, and this
has been quoted gleefully as an evi
dence that the policy of the Central
Railroad has been a failure. Now we
know very little about the shipments
from Atlanta, the point whence they
brag they got their receipts, We do
know regarding the receipts at this
point. Figures show that the Central
Railroad, in through and local cotton,
has drawn from Alabama over 64,000
bales, many thousands having come
from Vicksburg, Miss., Mobile, Selma,
Montgomery, aud other points in Ala
bama. We simply refer to the figures
in our cotton report. All this has pass
ed over the Central Road to Savannah.
Has Alabama taken one-tenth of that
amount from Georgia ?
Extract from Moulton’s testimony:
“Beecher never wronged me, but lie
asked me to lie for him, which I did.”
Porkopolls Protests.
Cincinnati, January 17.—There was
a large meeting to-night to protest
against military interference in Louisi
ana. Letters were road from, and
speeohes made by distinguished citi
zens of Ohio.
The City of Brooklyn is at St. Johns,
N. 8.. short of coal. All well.
Paddock & Co.’s bank, at Watertown,
N. Y., has suspended ; liabilities nearly
half million; assets a trifle over ouo
hundred thousand.
Ananias.— The New York World says :
“ Sheridan has lifted Hays into com
parative respectability.”
The Weather.
War Department, 1
Office ok Chief Signal Officer, >
Wasuington, Jan. 19—1, a. m. )
Probabilities :
During Tuesday, in tho South Atlan
tic and Gulf States, higher barometer,
northwest to northeast winds, aud
partly cloudy weather will prevail, with
lower temperature and coast rains in
the former, but followed by falling ba
rometer and rising temperature in the
latter.
Report of the United States Signal
Service Bureau.
Augusta, January 18—4:16 P. M.
Augusta, 47 deg.—Cloudy.
Baltimore, 50 deg.—Cloudy.
Boston, 10 deg.—Light rain.
Buffalo, 13 deg.—Fair.
Galveston, 49 deg.—Cloudy.
New Orleans, 59 deg.—Light rain.
Savannah, 62 deg.—Cloudy.
Washington, 28 deg.—Cloudy.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A TRAINER TO TAKE CHARGE OF AND
train, until April next., two g-\nuino Rodman
Setter Pups for Quail, Woodcock and Snipe.
Address “ SETTER,”
janlß-tf Constitutionalist Office.
chenck’s Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic,
and Mandrake Pills.
THESE DESERVEDLY CELEBRATED
. and popular medicines have effected a revo
' ion in tho healing art, and proved the fal
aey of several maxims which have for many
>ears obstructed tho progress of medical
science. The false supposition that “Con
sumption is incurable” deterred physicians
from attempting to And remedies for that
disease, and patients afflicted with it recon
ciled themselves to death without making an
effort to escape from a doom which they sup
pssed to bo unavoidable. It is now proved,
however, that Consumption can be cured, aud
that it has been cured in a very great number
of eases—some of them apparentjy desperate
onos-'by Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrup alone;
and in other cases by the same medicine, in
connection with Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic
aud Mandrake Pills, one or both, according
io the requirements of tho case.
Dr. Schenck himself, who enjoyed uninter
rupted good health for more than 40 years,
was supposed, at one time, to bo at tho very
gate of death, his physicians having pro
nouneed his case hopeless, and abandoned
him to his fate. He was cured by the afore
said medicines,and, since his recovery, many
thousands similarly affected have used Dr.
Schenck’s preparations 'with the same re
markable success.
Full directions accompany each, making it
notabsolutely necessary to personally see Dr.
Schenck, unless patients wish their lungs ex
amined, and for this purpose ho is profes
sionally at his principal office, corner of
Sixth and Areh streets. Philadelphia, every
Monday, where all letters for advice must be
addressed. Schenk’s medicines are sold by
all Druggists. janl-frsutu&clm
The Avalanche Novelties!
Girardey’.s Opera House.
Three Nights and One Matinee.
Commencing
THURSDAY, .Tsui. Slst.
THE
Great DeCastro Troupe
AND LADIES AND GENT’S
SILVER HELICON BAND.
The most attractive Company extant. In
creased liberality in the nightly dis
tribution of
150 COSTLY GIFTS. 150.
Popular I 'rices of Admission.
Dress Circle and Parquette 75 cents.
Gallery .50 cents.
Seats can be secured without extra
charge at Oates’ Book Store.
Gr RA.IN IT MATINEE,
- SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 2 o’clock.
Every child attending will receive a
H ANDSOM E PRES ENT.
Admission to Matinee 25 cents.
jan 1 7-4 _
lIAIIDW AH 10.
1,000 KEGS NAILS.
1,000 DIXIE PLOWS.
2,000 PAIR TRACES.
150 TONS IRON.
50 TONS STEEL.
100 DOZEN AXES.
PLOW SHAPES, SCOOTERS, SHOVELS,
TURN PLOWS
AND S\\ 1212 FH ,
lleel Screws,
Clevises, Grass Rods, Plow Handles,
And a general assortment of
HARDWARE
FOR SALE LOW FOR CASH.
MOORE & CO.,
243 Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
jan9-c3m
Cost Clearing Out Sale!
t ROM now until SPRING wo shall run
DRESS GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
AT COST I
And Many from 10 to 50 per Cent.
BELOW COST!!
BEADED BELTS, Laces, Hamburg Em
broideries. Shawls, Prints, Domestics,
Cassiiuors, Umbrellas, Ac., at iseo Price*.
We Have No Book-Keeper.
KEAN & CO.
jan3-suwefr2w
UNITED STATES
Type nil Electrotype Foundry,
and
PRINTERS’ WAREHOUSE,
NOS. 28, 30 and 32 CENTRE STREET,
Corner of lteade and Duane Sts.,
NEW YORK.
A LARGE Stock of English and German
Faces, both Plain and Ornamental
kept on hand.
All Type cast at this establishment is
manufactured from the metal kuown as
“ Conner’s ” unequalled Hard Type Metal.
Every article necessary for a perfect
Printing Office furnished.
Tho Type on which this Paper is printed
is Jrom the above establishment,
ocaa-tr
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Hi ran toy’s Opera House.
POSITIVELY TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
Monday & Tuesday, Jan. 18 & 19
Farewell Appearance of I lie IJtKUHpubxJ
and Regal Queen >f
EMO L I 011 TItAOK f> V ,
The World Renowned
JANAUSCHIOI4 !
Supported by her new nod myt brilliant
New York Star Company t
MONDAY, JANIJAItY IHin.
mary s r riiAR r r:
TUESDAY, .JANUARY Dm.
First time in this city of the Grand Hi
torical Tragedy, eutitlud
EARL OF ESSEX!
JANAUSCHEK in her unrivalled imper
sonation of Queen Elizabeth.
Prices op Admission -Admission, $1;
Reserved Seats, 51.50; Gallery, 50 cents.
The saie of Reserved Seats will commence
on THURSDAY MORNING, 14th inst., at
10 o’clock, at Oates’ Book Store.
janl2-7
MAYOR’S OFFICE,
Augusta, Ga., January 18th, 1875.
*1 . K. EVANS, ESQ., will act as MAYOR
pro tern, during my absence.
CIIAS. ESTES,
janl9-l Mayor.
MAKE YOUR
CITY TAX RETURNS!
CITY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE, )
January isth, 1875. |
ALL persons liable for CITY TAXES are
requested to come forward and make
a Return of their property. The Ordinances
requiring Returns to be made before the
Ist of February, will bo strictly enforced.
Office Hours for taking Returns from 9
o’clock a, m. to 1 o’clock p. m.
J. S. PATTERSON,
jan!9-tf City Assessor.
Excursion Tickets!
T3ERSONS wishing to attend the RACES
-I. at CHARLESTON can purchase EX
CURSION TICKETS at Augusta and points
on the South Carolina Railroad from the
18th to the 22d JANUARY, good to return
until the 30th of THIS MONTH.
F. K. HUGER, Agent,
S. B. PICKENS,
jan!9-4 G. T. A.
FIRST AND FINAL
POSTPONEMENT
OP THE
(Mil GIFT conr
fllO H AVE been given in the City of Greens-
JL boro, N. C., on December 31, 1874, for
the purpose of erecting an ODD FELLOWS’
TEMPLE, has been postponed until
Wednesday, March 17th, 1875.
At which time the Concert will certainly be
given and the DRAWING GUARANTEED.
A partial drawing could have been made
at the tiiue appointed, but numerous letters,
from Agents and ticket-holders, urge tlio
Manager to make a short postponement in
order to secure a full drawing.
THE GRAND GIFT TS THE NEW AND
W ELL-F U RNISHED
BENBOW HOUSE,
WORTH #OO,OOO.
Grand Cash Gift $ in.ooo 00
Real Estate Girts 81,000 Oo
Cash Gifts 82,500 00
Grand Total • $104,000 00
References.—We refer, by permission,
to the following gentlemen of our city, and
would be glad if the credulous would write
to any of them :
R. P. DICK, Judge U. S. District Court,
Western District of N. C.
THOS. SETTLE, Judge Supreme Court.
T. B. KEOGH, Register in Bankruptcy.
KO. M. DOUGLAS, U. S. Marshal.
W. S. BALL, Editor “ New North State.’’
DUFFY & ALBRIGHT, Editors “ Patriot.”
CHAS, E. SHOBER, of firm of Wilson &
Shober, Bankers.
JULIUS A. GRAY, Cashier of the Bank of
Greensboro.
R. M. STAFFORD, Sheriff of Guilford.
J. D. WHITE, Postmaster.
ODELL, RAGAN & CO., Merchants.
J. W. SCOTT, Merchant.
Price of Tickets, $2.50; Number of Tickets I
issued, only 100,000.
How to Remit.—Money should be sent
by Registered Letter, Post Office Order, or
Express, with name, Post Office, County
and State, of the purchaser, written plainly.
For further particulars apply to the
Manager, Box 8, Greensboro, N. C.
CYRUS P. MENDENHALL,
Manager.
AG-XWTH WANTED.
janl9-tuthsat&clm
Girardey’s Opera House.
Madame ROSALIE McNATT
W ILL POSTPONE her Lecture and Con
cert until WEDNESDAY the 20th, in conse
quence of the bad weather, for the accom
modation of Ladies.
Tickets, sl. Parties holding Tickets will
receive Prize Tickets in exchange on the
night of the Lecture. Tickets to be had at
tiro book stores. No extra charge for re
served seats.
Children, 50c. They will not bo entitletl
to Prize Tickets.
Doors open at 7 o’clock; performance
commence at 8 o’clock. janl3-tf
Burns’ Anniversary.
rpHE ST. ANDREW’S SOCIETY of Au-
X gusta will celebrate the Anniversary
of the Birth of ROBERT BURNS, at the
Masonic Hall, on the night of the 25th
INSTANT 1 . All admirers of Burns and
Members of the Society arc expected to
attend.
Tickets can be had from A. Phillip, J. L.
Gow and J. L. Wilson.
A. PHILLIP,
Chairman Committee of Arrangements.
jan!7-su2
Positive Auction Sale!
AN IMMENSE STOCK OF
DRY GOODS, &c., &c.
By BIGNON & CRUMP,
NO. 286 BROAD STREET,
/'COMMENCING TUESDAY MORNING,
\J 19th January, at lo o’clock, and con
tinuing from day to day until the entire
stock is sold. jan!s-3
JUST RECEIVED,
FULL ASSORTMENT OF
GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS,
which are guaranteed to be fresh and re
liable. Also,
4 Bbls. ONION SETS,
50 13bIs. SEED POTATOES,
30 I3bls. NORTHERN APPLES,
50 Hunches BANANAS,
1,000 COCOANUXS,
MALAGA GRAPES, Plain and Fancy
CANDIES, and a general assortment of
SEGARS, which will be sold at the lowest
market price.
WILLIAM FERRIS,
janl6-8 129 Broad street.
CHAS. R. ROWLAND,
Upholsterer and Cabinet Maker.
JVjCaTTRESSES made to order and reno
vated. Ellis street, opposite Empire Steam
Laundry. dec2o-su3m
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PEERLESS GUANO
ON E YEAR ago wo introduced the PEERLESS GUANO to the Farmers of Georgia and
South Carolina. It was then anew article, entirely unknown to fame. We take
pleasure in stating that its use has given
PERFECT AND ENTIRE SATISFACTION,
A nd we now offer it again with renewed assurances of its great value.
< COTTON, CORN,
Aiml alt ‘-ll.it crop., ppeuliar to this sActtoD, the PEEB].£Si> hits proved itself to be a
FERTILIZER
or thl highest grade:
And has boon unsurpassed by any other Manure.
VtwtiKsfti who have boon disappointed in other Fertilizers are earnestly advised to
rilY IIIIR PEERLESS!
We warrant its btandard to be fully equal to that hitherto
bold by us, and guarantee it to be wholly free from any adul
teration.
(I ECU LARK mailed free on application.
C. H. PHINIZY & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
jam9-im AU OUST A, GA.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK.
Capital Stock, $200,000 00
Undivided Profits, - 58,313 20
$258,313 20
4 Per cent, paid on Daily Balances, subject to CHECK AT SIGHT.
T. P. BRANCH, President.
jani7-tf J. T. NEWBERRY, Cashier.
TMES IDIdiLSONT
FERTIL IZEER CO.,
NO. 2 WARREN BLOCK, AUGUSTA, GA.,
Offers to Planters a full assortment of
FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZING MATERIAL,
Of the Best Grade, and on Terms favorable to all Parties.
o —•
OUR CASH PR ICES :
DICKSON COMPOUND - - - $55.00 Per Ton.
DIAMOND<£>COMPOUND - - - $60.00 Per Ton.
OUR. TIME PRICES :
DICKSON COMPOUND - - - $65.00 Per Ton.
DIAMOND <£> COMPOUND - - - $70.00 Per Ton.
Drayage to Boat or Railroad, $1 per Ton.
'Y® continue the Gotten Option, as in the past, allowing 15 cents per pound, basis
New York Middling, DELIVERED AT OUR STORE IN AUGUSTA. We also offer
AU Standard 1 J'ertiliziiio’ iUatorijils:
SUPERPHOSPHATES and DISSOLVED BON E.
PURE FINE GROUND RAW BONE.
SULPHURIC ACID- LAND PLASTER, NITRATE OF SODA
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA.
GROUND PRUSSIAN ROCK SALT.
Ail at the Lowest Market Prices for articles of like quality.
SPECIAL FORMULAS MA DE TO ORDER.
LSI PRICES, (H we material provided by the parties ordering. We guarantee
purity, and we execute work promptly and in good style, for MODERATE. PRICES.
JAMES T. GARDINER,
jan!3-3m PRESIDENT.
THE NEW STYLE!
Neat and Light, Pretty, Cheap !
HOME SHUTTLE!
JUST received and on inspection at
Rooms 148 Broad street.
Call and see it before buying any other
make; it is to your interest to do so, and is
all I ask. It lies llush with the table,
makes the Elastic Lock Stitch alike on
both sides, precisely the same as the high
price Machines, and does every variety of
work done by any Machine (no matter
wiiat the price paid for it) or no sale, and is
the most simple and durable in construc
tion of any in the United States. Money
refunded, after oue week’s trial, if disap
proved of.
Six different styles. Price, $25 to S3O.
Sent to any address on receipt of price, or
by Express C. O. D. Address
A. B. CLARK,
148 Broad street,
cel3-suwefr&c tf General Agent.
GLOBE HOTEL,
AUGUSTA, GY.,
Corner of Broad and Jackson Streets,
The GLOBE HOTEL has just been RE
FURNISHED and REFITTED, with all the
Modern Improvements and
Conveniences,
Together with the addition of a NEW VE
RANDAH, making it one of the most com
plete HOTELS in the country', and is now
ready for the accommodation of the TRAV
ELING PUBLIC.
P. MAY,
septl3-tf Proprietor.
CROCKERY! CROCKERY!
IrUtENCH CHINA, at the lowest price, is
1 at BLIGII A HAMMOND’S.
YTTHITE GRANITE and <3. C. WARE, the
> V largest stock and the cheapest in the
city, can be found at
BLIGII &. HAMMOND S.
LASSWARE of all kinds, at prices that
UT make all housekeepers happy, can
only be had at
BLIGH & HAMMOND’S.
Feather dusters, from 25c.; toi
let SETS from $1; PARIAN VASES
from 35 cents, at
BLIGH & HAMMOND’S.
CARRIAGE BASKETS, WORK BASKETS
and FLOWER BASKETS; Safety,
Spirit and other LAMPS, and LAMP FIX
TURES: House Furnishing Goods of ail
kinds, at BLIGH & HAMMOND'S.
WE DO NOT sell Goods regardless of
cost, but we have killed and buried
high prices, and since our opening sold the
cheapest Crockery in this city for many
years. Our friends and the public know it.
and have given us a generous support, and we j
take the present opportunity to thank our 1
many friends lor past favors, and solicit !
their patronage in the future.
BLIGH & HAMMOND,
jan!2-tutlisu3 280 BROAD BTREET.
Monroe Female College,
FORSYTH, GA,
THE exercises of this Institution will be
resumed on WEDNESDAY, January
27, 1875.
EXPENSES.
Board, long session S9O oq
Tuition ’ 37 20
Experienced teachers will fill the different
departments of instruction. Vocal Music
and Drawing taught free of charge. For
further particulars, apply to
. „ .. . R. T. ASBURY,
janJ-suw dir3w Presidenu
A full and well assorted
| stock of Laces, Embroideries,
| Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Col
lars, Gloves, Corsets, Belts,
Ribbons, Linens, Marseilles
Quilts, and White Goods of
every description, at
MULLARKY BROS’.
All sizes in the best two
button .Kid Gloves, at ex
tremely low prices ; all sizes
and qualities in the best fit
ting Corsets, at greatly re
duced prices; every width
and quality in Bleached and
Unbleached Table Damask ; a
variety of patterns in Red and
White Table Damask ; a com
plete stock of Towels and Nap
kins, at
MULLARKY BROS’.
All brands in 10-4 Bleached
and Unbleached Sheetings.
42 in. 45 in. and 46 in. Pil
low-easing.
All th€i best known makes
of 4-4 Bleached and Unbleach
ed Shirtings, at
MULLARKY BROS'.
Also, £0 Bales of Assorted
Factory Goods
Sheetings,
Shirtings,
Brills,
i Plain and Striped Osnaburgs,
Plaid Osnaburgs
And Fancy Plaids,
At manufacturers’ prices, by
the Bale, at
in uiiiM mioTms'.
janlO-eu&t htf
Notice of Dissolution.
°! W £w. Clakk A Cos w •
X dissolved on the Ist instant, bvmntnYi
consent. Iho business will Kn ~, • ™ u tt,ul
the BaKT 11 ®' 1 ov
WALTON A CLARK Urm of
ROBERT WALTON,
- A. A. W. CLARK.
FqKSFE tho firm of W altos
jaud-tf ROB’X W. ROBERTSON^