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IHECONSTITUTIONALIST
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1875.
THE LEGISLATURE.
When will the Legislature learn that
the people of Georgia did not send its
members to enact private bills, change
ouniy lines, authorize individuals to
peddle without a license, and generally
to take care of private enterprise and
local concerns? We have recently had
our attention called to the acts of 1872,
1873 and 1874, and more than three
fourths of those published have no
bearing on the welfare of the State at
large, and are of no use or advantage
to the people of Georgia beyond the in
dividuals for whose special benefit
they were and are enacted.
It is time this business was stopped.
The State has already lost too much
money from bad political management;
has already been compelled to impose
too many taxes for support of govern
ment to allow the waste of time, talent
and money now occupied in authoriz
ing Mr. John Smith to peddle without
a license, and Mr. Bill Jones to re
move to another county by change of
county lints. We are informed that
there is one gentleman in the upper
part of Georgia whose residence is at
what is called the forks of four coun
ties, and whenever he becomes dis
satisfied with the taxes, officials or
conduct of the county of his residence,
procures, by solemn act of the General
Assembly of the State, a change of al
legiance by the drawing of anew coun
ty line. The enacting of laws costs
money. Legislators must be paid for
staying away from home and family,
and devoting their time and abilities to
the welfare of the State; besides, there
are many expenses necessarily attend
ing the sitting of this body of law
makers, and the people have them to
pay. A man’s honor and valor may be
very proper possessions, but money is
what we need as a State and as a peo
ple ; and as a penny saved is, accord
ing to a generally accepted authority, a
penny made, fewer free licenses to
peddle, a little more of stability in
county lines, together with a little more
letting alone of private local bills,
would, we believe, be conducive to the
saving of a few pennies which might,
in the not distant future, resolve into
pounds, from which some pecuniary
advantage would come to the Treasu
ry of the State. An examination of the
records of the present session, thus
far, will disclose the alarming fact that
nearly two-thirds of the bills intro
duced are of no general importance,
and cannot redound to the interest of
the State at large. By all means, if we
expect to have laws to guide us, let
them remain long enough to learn what
they are, and let those who live this
year in one county remain there until
they become acquainted with its peo
ple and discharge some of the duties
of citizenship. These matters are ac
tually growing into a great public evil,
which should be put down by a united
protest from the thinking men of
Georgia.
REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES.
Through several ludicrous incidents,
the mode of manufacturing Republican
majorities is being demonstrated to the
public. We learn from the Courier-
Journal that an Arkansas man wrote
to Mr. Medill, editor of the Chicago
Tribune, and attempted to prove that
the Louisiana blacks numbered 364,000
and that there are 91,000 colored votes
in the State, or 19,000 more than the
whites. Mr. Medill was too great a
statistician to accept such figures and
thus replied:
Chicago Tribune, Jan. 11, 1875.
Dear Sir : I could not print your com
munication, because people would not be
lieve it. It is hardly credible that a black
man comes of age sooner than a white
man, or that black women bear a larger
proportion of male children than white
women; the United States census does not
show it. My belief is that the apparent
larger per cent, of black voters than of
white, to which you refer, is caused by re
gistration of blacks under 21 years, as the
illiteracy of the race makes it difficult to
be accurate in relation to dates which run
so f r back. I suspect that many blacks
between 18 and 21 are down on the list and
vote. At all events it would not be possi
ble to make the public believe the view you
put forth as true. I must thefore decline
the communication.
Respectfully yours, J. Medill.
Honestly and candidly answered. To
show that Mr. Medill has hit the nail
exactly on the head, we append the
testimony of a negro boy who appeared
before the Congressional Investigating
Committee in Alabama. The Republi
can Committee member, Coburn, had
elicited from this colored person a
tale of horror that would sear the soul
of Attorney General Williams, and
make each particular hair of Logan’s
head stand on tiptoe. Finally, Lutt
rell, the Democratic member of the
Inquisition, examined the witness, thus:
“How old are you?”
“Reckon I’se bout 20, boss,” said the
witness.
“How long have you been voting?” said
Lutteell.
“Ever since Gen. Grant was first elec
ted,” was the reply.
That the “ banditti” should attempt
to intimidate such a witness as that is
monstrous; but it speaks well for a
Republican editor like Mr. Medill that
he is disposed to do justice even at the
expense of his party and prejudices.
Old England.— The British Govern
ment is no better than the American
Congress so far as bribery and corrup
tion are concerned. Last year, thir
teen members were unseated for mal
feasance, and it cost $5,000,000 to elect
the present Parliament—that is, the
men who got into power had to shell
out to that tune.
B. H.—The Evening Commonwealth,
while ardently desiring the election of
Mr. Hill from the 9th District, says :
We are forced to the unpleasant con
viction that his election to Congress by the
people of the 9th District is a moral and
physical impossibility. He is not in any
sense a representative man of the people of
that district. He has hardly anything in
common with them. They regard him as
a stranger, an alien. They recognize his
ability, but they have no sympathy with
his aspirations. They look upon his in
terference in the affairs of the district
as an intrusion, and are jealous of any
outside advocacy of his claims. They have
men of their own whom they prefer to
honor, and any effort to induce them to
accept Mr. Hill, even though it be for the
sake of the State and of the South, will be
taken as an impertinent interference and
resented accordingly. We speak advisedly
in this matter, and speak in all kindness
toward Mr. Hill. His candidacy will re
sult in the election of an independent can
didate.
Despair.—Dread of starvation and
horror of the future for their families
are driving men to suicide at the North.
One poor fellow wrote this letter:
“My Dear Wife : This is awful, but I
can’t endure this thing any longer. To
night my body will rest in the North River.
“ Will.”
Embarking on a ferry boat, he shot
himself, and, when found, his body was
dangling over the edge of the boat.
Granger.— Why don’t Estill now turn
Granger ? Brother Clisby has long since
shouldered his garden rake, and we don’t
see why Christy, Hancock, Harrison,
and the other representatives of the “black
art” don’t go to chopping wood.
[Rome Courier.
Estill ought to have turned Granger
a month or two ago. In that event, he
might have won the race for printer.
What’s the use turning Granger now ?
Rotten.—The lawyer of the highest
standing in Annapolis, Md., was Jas.
R. Howison. He stood so very high
in Church and State that many people
made him the repository of trust funds.
Dying suddenly the other day, his ac
counts were examined, and his defal
cations were found to be $150,000. He
was son-in-law of Bishop Odenheimer,
who loses SIO,OOO.
Poor. —The authorities of London
have the exquisite pleasure of helping
annually about 130,000 paupers.
Short.—The papers are joking Car
penter for being so “ desperately
short” in his Senatorial contest.
BY TELEGRAPH.
[Special to the Constitutionalist.
ATLANTA.
The Legislature—Proceedings of the
Senate and House.
Atlanta, February 1,1875.
The following bills were introduced
in the Senate :
By Mr. Harris —To define and declare
the ” line between Worth and Irwin
counties ; also, to change the line be
tween Worth and Dooly.
By Mr. McDaniel—To require the
Supreme Court reporter to publish all
decisions of one term in one volume.
The bill to prohibit fishing for shad
in the Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmul
gee rivers during certain seasons was
amended so as to specify what days of
the week, and passed.
The following bills passed ; To re
lieve the Comptroller General from
consolidating agricultural returns ; to
establish the per diem pay of jurors of
Wilcox and Coffee counties ; to incor
porate the Empire Iron Company, of
Rome.
The special order being the bill to
prescribe the power of ordinaries and
other county officers in relation to
levying taxes was taken up. The bill
was supported in speeches by Messrs.
Kibbee and Reese, and opposed by Mr.
Howell. The bill was lost by 9 yeas to
19 nays.
On a resolution of Mr. McDaniel, of
the Senate, and Mr. Carlton of Clarke,
of the House, Mr. H. H. Tucker, Chan
cellor of the State University, was in
vited to deliver an address before the
Legislature on Wednesday at noon, on
the wants and condition of the institu
tion.
The following resolution by Mr.
Howell was agreed to :
Resolved, That the present collection
law is defective, and that a j oint com mi t
tee, of three from the Senate and two
from the House be appointed to take
into consideration all bills on the sub
ject and report on the same. Messrs.
Howell, McDaniel and Reesewere ap
pointed on said committee.
A resolution by Kibbee, that the
Governor be authorized and directed
to appoint a suitable person to examine
the office of the State Treasurer and
investigate its condition and ascertain
the amount of public debt paid from the
year 1872,and the character of said debt;
amount and character of bonds taken
up and cancelled ; amount of outstand
ing bonds, character, past due, and
those to mature ; what bonds were re
turned to the Treasury, amount and
character, and actual amount of cash
in the Treasury, and other duties as
indicai and by the Finance Committee to
report in ten days. The resolution was
agreed to. The House this morning
resumed the discussion of the bill to
exempt two hundred dollars worth of
furniture. The bill was supported by
Tumlin and Brown, and apposed by
Warner and Davis.
Mr. Tumlin offered an amendment to
strike out S2OO worth of furniture, and
insert SIOO worth of personal property,
which was adopted. The bill, as
amended, passed by a vote of—yeas,
65 ; nays, 65 —Speaker pro tern. Bacon
voting in the affirmative.
The following bills were introduced
in the House:
By Mr. Henderson—To change the
line between Colquitt and Worth.
By Mr. Colley—To make an appro
priation to purchase arms for 50 volun
teer military companies.
By Mr. Clements, of Whitfield—To
pay Messrs. Dawson A. Walker and
Benj. Conley SSOO each, balance due, as
Commissioners to audit claims against
the State Road.
By Mr. Worthen—To prevent the
burning of gin houses, by offering a
reward for the arrest of incendiaries.
By Mr. Stewart, of Sumter—To author
ize Mr. R. Simmons to practice and sell
medicines without a license; also to
incorporate the Merchants’ Mutual
Life Insurance Company of the State
of Georgia.
By Mr. Hancock —To incorporate the
Georgia Endowment Assurance Com
pany of Thomasville; also to relieve
James Koffman, late Tax Collector of
Thomas county; also to provide for
the payment to the anthorities of
Thomas county the amount expended
for transportation of convicts to the
Penitentiary.
Six hundred bills have been intro
duced in the House and Senate.
The usury law is the special order for
Wednesday in the Senate.
George W. Avera has been confirm
ed Judge of the County Court of Cal
houn county.
The Senate Judiciary Committee re
ported in favor of submitting the ques
tion of a covention to the people by
one majority, and would ha\e been a
tie had not the Chairman voted. It is
very doubtful about the bill passing
the Sonar? in D s prseent form, the
oasis of representatlo i being the bone
of contention.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Bill to Prevent Dilibustering—Tom
Scott or Nothing.
Wash:':gton, February 1.
Senate. —A very large number of pe
titions were presented against the res
toration of the duty on tea and coffee,
against the renewal of any internal
taxation, and for the repeal of the law
of 1872, relieving certain foreign pro
ducts of ten per cent. duty. Referred
to the Committee on Finance.
The first resolution offered in the
House was one by Hale, of Maine, to
amend the rules, by adopting the fol
lowing : Whenever a question is pend
ing before the House, the Speaker shall
not entertain any motions of a dilatory
characi.e<.‘, except one motion to ad
jou .n and one motion to fix the day to
which the House shall adjourn ; but
the previous question on the engross
ment and third reading of a bill, or
joint resolution, shall not be ordered
during the first day of its considerr -
tion, unless three-fourths of the mem
bers present shall second the demand;
provided that this rule shall not apply
to the House resolution offered in the
morning hour of Monday ; and pro
vided further, that it shall not apply to
any proposition to appropriate the
money, the credit or other property of
the United States, except the regular
appropriation bills.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, made a
point of order, which, after discussion,
was overruled, and the resolution was
referred to the Committee on Rules.
The Senate Railroad Committee had
a long and rather excited session, but
adjourned without action.
Proceedings that have transpired
give a plausible indication of the result
though the through line from ocean to
ocean seems to have most friends—the
argument being that feeders will come
of their own accord. There are many
connecting schemes which prevent the
present and which may defeat final ac
tion. It is either Tom Scott, pure and
simple, or nothing.
In the Senate, Pratt (Ind.) presented
joint resolutions of the Indiana Legis
lature in favor of granting pensions to
the surviving soldiers of the Mexican
war. Ordered to be printed and lie on
the table. Pratt said this matter had
been discussed by the committee, but
no conclusion had yet been reach
ed. Ho sent to the Clerk’s desk and
had read a letter from the Commis
sioner of pensions in answer to an in
quiry addressed to him by the Chair
man of the committee, Pratt, in which
the Commissioner states that the esti
mated number of survivors of the
Mexican-war is 35,604 and estimated
number of widows of soldiers, who
served in that war 12,600.
Morton, of Indiana presented a me
morial, signed by the officers of the
Women’s National Christian Temper
ance Union and one hundred thousand
other persons against the manufacture
importation or sale of alcoholic liquors
as a beverage iu the District of Colum
bia.
Norwood, of Georgia, presented re
solutions of the Legislature of that
State, condemning Federal interfer
ence in Louisiana. Ordered to be
printed and lie on the table.
Scott, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Claims, reported back
several memorials for compensation
for quartermaster’s stores taken by
the army during the late war, and the
committee was discharged from fur
ther consideration of the same. He
said these claims could have been filed
under the statute before the Commis
sioners of Claims before the time ex
pired. Asa bill was now pending be
fore Congress to extend the time for
filing claims of this character, the Com
mittee on Claims had decided to take
no action on such claims until the pol
icy of Congress on extending the time
should be settled.
The Senate then resumed the con
sideration of the resolution of Schurz,
instructing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire what legislation is necessary
by Congress to secure to the people of
Louisiana the rights of self-govern
ment under the Constitution.
West, of Louisiana, and Morrill, of
Vermont, spoke. Sargent, of Califor
nia, has the floor for to-morrow.
House —The Speaker then proceeded
to the call of States for bills of refer
ence, beginning with the State of
Maine.
Hale, of Maine, introduced a resolu
tion to change the rules of the House
by the adoption of the new rule (here
tofore telegraphed).
Cessna, of Pennsylvania, also offered
a resolution to change the rules, pro
viding, in addition to a rule substan
tially the same as the one offered by
Hale, of Maine, that the Judiciary
Committee may report bills of a public
character on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
and that the House may, by a majority
vote, dispense with further reading of
the journal, after its reading shall
have occupied thirty minutes.
A point of order was also made upon
it by Randall, discussed and overruled,
and the resolution was referred to the
Committee on Rules,
An appeal from the decision of the
Chair was taken by Randall and Beck.
The appeal was in written form, as fol
lows :
The undersigned take an appeal
from the decision of the Chair made
this day, which permits the reading of
the House resolutions intended for re
ference to the Committee on Rules, to
the exclusion of the business first pro
vided for to be proceeded with in rule
130. Samuel Randall,
James B. Beck.
Garfield objected to the presentation
of such a paper setting out what the
Speaker’s decision was.
The Speaker remarked that the ap
peal was presented in au unusual way.
He had not decided that such resolu
tions should be received to the exclu
sion of the business first provided for.
Randall—That is what I say .in my
appeal.
The Speaker—But neither the gentle
man from Pennsylvania nor the gentle
man from Kentucky (Beck) has a right
to say so. The matter should go before
the House regularly. The paper present
ed is wholly unusual.
After some further colliloquy the
speaker stated that he had reduced to
writing his decision, which was that a
resolution to amend the rules may be
read and referred to the committee on
rules during the first call of States in
the morning hour cf Monday, and that
that constitutes notice according to the
usage of the House and from that de
cision the gentleman from Pennsylvania
had appealed. Randall’s statement of
appeal having been handed back to
him, he stated that he had not with
drawn it, and was informed by the
speaker that there was no necessity for
withdrawing it as the Chair had not
received it.
An attempt at further discussion was
defeated by loud calls for the regular
order.
Kasson, of lowa, moved to lay Ran
dall’s appeal on the table. Agreed to.
Yeas, 175; nays, 84—a strict party
vote.
Cessna’s resolution was then refer
red to the Committee on Rules.
Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the rules, so as to allow the
Committee on Rules to report at
the present time for consideration,
amendment and action any new rules or
changes of rules, and providing that
during the consideration and discus
sion of such report and amendments
offered thereto, the Speaker shall en
tertain no dilatory motion whatever,
and that a discussion on the rules ami
amendments thereto shall not exceed
one hour.
There was great excitement as the
vote progressed, and particularly when
it became known that the necessary two
thirds had not been obtained, it lack
ing four of that number when the roll
call was finished. Messengers were
sent to the committee rooms to look
for absent members, and every effort
made on the part of the majority to
secure the necessary two-thirds.
After the reading of the names, but
before the announcement of the vote,
Williams, of Wisconsin, arose and
voted aye, whereupon Randall asked
the Speaker whether the gentleman
(Williams) was in the hall during the
roll call, as required by the rule ?
The Speaker intimated to Randall
that he was not justified in suggesting
that any member would offer to vote if
not entitled to do so.
Randall replied that he had meant
no imputation on any one, and would
not allow the Speaker to endeavor to
make him appear as if he had.
The Speaker said he could not regard
it as the right of any member to cate
chise another member on such a point.
Williams said that he did not re
gard Randall as capable of putting
an impu ation on his veracity. He
had not voted at first because when
his name was called he was in conver
sation with a gentleman.
Randall replied that the gentleman
from Michigan should not reflect upon
him in any particular.
Williams—Does the gentleman cast
a suspicion on me now, that I was not
within the hall during roll call?
Randall—l do not, and I will not al
low the gentleman to reflect on me
either.
Williams—Then why did you put the
question ?
Raudall—Because I wanted it dis
tinctly understood.
After Williams had voted aye, Pel
ham, of Alabama, also vot: 1 aye, and
McNulta, of Illinois, was ready to vote
the same way, but stated that he was
in the corridor, not in the hall during
the roll call.
The vote was then announced as
yep'*, 170; nays, 80, less thaD two
thirds in the affirmative; so the mo
tion was rejected. The only exception
to the vote being a strict party one
was that Severs, of Virginia, a Repub
lican, voted no. His vote the other
way would have carried the motion.
Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the rules so as to authorize
the Committee on Buies to report im
mediately after the reading of the
journal to-morrow—changes or amend
ments to the rules, and providing that
during the consideration of such re
port no dilatory motion whatever shall
be entertained by the Speaker, and
that all debate thereon shall cease
within one hour after the report shall
be made.
Eldredge, of Wisconsin, moved an
adjournment. Negatived by yeas and
nays.
The vote was then taken on Butler’s
motion, and amid renewed excite
ment, it was rejected. Yeas, 173 ; nays,
89. Not two-thirds in the affirmative.
Sener, of Virginia, was the only Re
publican who voted in the negative.
Garfield, of Ohio, then moved to take
a recess until ten o’clock to-morrow
morning.
Eldrege, of Wisconsin, suggested
that, inasmuch as the majority could
do what it liked, the recess be till 12
o’clock to-morrow, and that all of to
morrow’s session be considered" as that
of Monday, so that the majority might
do all the mischief it chose.
Garfield’s motion was adopted by a
vote of 167 yeas to 85 nays, and the
House then took a recess until ton
o’clock to-morrow morning, when Mon
day’s session will be resumed.
WASHINGTON.
The Transportation Question.
At the caucus of Republican mem
bers of the Senate, Senator Windom,
from the committee previously ap
pointed, submitted the following pre
amble and resolution, which were, with
almost entire unanimity, adopted aDd
authorized to be made public. They
will be offered in the Senate to-morrow,
when, of course, they will be ratified ;
Whereas, The power to regulate
commerce among the several States,
conferred upon CoDgress by the Con
stitution, excludes the power to aid and
facilitate commerce by the employment
of such means as may be appropriate
and plainly adapted to that end, and
Congress may, therefore, in its
discretion, provide for the improve
ment or creation of such channels
or highways of commerce as will in
its judgment be the cheapest and best
facilities for the interchange of com
modities between different States of
the Union ; and whereas, it is believed
that the thorough and systematic im
provement of the Mississippi river, in
cluding an Adequate channel at its
mouth ; the connection of the Missis
sippi river with the Lakes by means of
the Fax and Wisconsin improvement
and the Hennepin canal ; the speedy
completion of the improvements be
tween Lakes Superior and Huron, and
Lakes Huron and Erie; through a sys
tematic improvement of the Ohio and
Kanawha, and of the Tennessee rivers,
are works of great national importance,
andof immediate and pressing neces
sity, which, when completed, will mate
rially reduce the cost of transportation
and thereby diminish the burdens now
borne by the interests of the country ;
therefore
Resolved, That in addition to the
usual and necessary appropriations
made in the River and Harbor bill for
works already under the charge of the
Government, including the Missouri
river, the Committee on Commorco be
instructed to insert in said bill such
sums as, in their judgment, having due
regard to the recommendations of the
Chief of Engineers and the commission
apfiointed to report upon the mouth of
the Mississippi river, can be judicious
ly and conomically expended during
the next fiscal year, upon the Improve
ments above indicated, looking to their
speedy completion and the wants of
our rapidly increasing internal com
merce.
Miscellaneous Items.
The President has not yet signed the
little Tariff bill.
The Khedive’s presents to Sherman's
daughter are held for duties, which are
enormous.
A delegation of colored men, headed
by Fred Douglas, waited upon promi
nent Republicans with a set speech, that
if they recognized Kellogg and rejected
Pinchback the colored people would
regard it as an invidious distinction.
The President signed the bill to pay
interest on certain district bonds.
The debt statement will show an in
crease of a million and a third iu the
Treasury. Gold sixty and a half mil
lions ; currency, ten and a quarter mil
lions.
The Committee on Appropaiatlons
have agreed to the following items in
the sundry civil appropriation bill for
public buildings at the places named ;
Charleston, $151,000 ; Raleigh, $50,000.
The steamship Montezuma Is ashore
near Key West, badly damaged.
HAVANA.
A Cuban Victory.
Havana, January 31.—The local news
paper of Sancti Piertu, in the Cinco
Villas district, has the following re
port :
The Insurgents, commanded by Go
mez and Languili, attacked the settle
ment of Jibara on the 20th inst. The
assault was made at four different
points. The rebels attacked Fort Ma
cheta in a band. The besieged de
fended themselves heroically, but
their enemy’s numbers were too great.
The garrison, having exhausted its am
munition, and being reduced to ten ef
fective men, surrendered to the Insur
gents. The latter respected the lives
of those who surrended. The fort and
all its contents were destroyed and
many houses were burned.
Our losses were considerable in pro
portion to the numbers engaged, but
we cannot give particulars, as we are
without exact details. An eye witness
says the loss of the rebels was heavier.
This, we believe, considering the per
tinacity of the attack and the obstina
cy of the defense. When the news be
came keown here troops were imme
diately sent out to pick up the wound
ed and reconstruct the defenses and
buildings of the town.
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
An arrival at San Francisco reports
that the observation of the transit of
Venus in New South Wales was entire
ly successful. The weather was per
fectly clear.
The Modoc war cost nearly half a
million dollars for supplies and trans
portation.
A disastrous strike in the cotton
mills at Fall River seems inevitable.
The owners proposed to pay one-third
of ten per cent, reduction, but the
weavers refuse anything except full
pay. Three great mills must stop, and
there is great excitement.
Rush Burgess, Collector of Internal
Revenue, at Richmond, Va., found a
dead negro under his porch yesterday.
He fired a wild shot at a thief in his
dining room some time ago. The cor
oner’s jury justified Burgess.
It is stated that an Adams Express
safe, from Richmond, Va., for New
York, disappeared en route from the
depot to the office here. It contained
nearly half a million, more than half
of which was in currency. This oc
curred a week ago.
The machine shops of the Memphis
Railroad, at Augusta, Ark., are burned.
Loss, $30,000.
Twenty inmates of the Beaufort In
sane Asylum, at Quebec, are missing.
Two bodies have been recovered.
Wm. Stemdale Bennett, English com
poser and pianist, is dead.
A Proposed Compromise.
New York, February 1. —The Times’
New Orleans special says the Congres
sional Committee are endeavoring to
effect a compromise. It involves the
seating of the five members expelled
by bayonets, the election of a Speaker
other than Wiltz, the recognition of
the Kellogg government, and harmoni
ous action with the Radical Senate.
McEnery and Penn will not be parties
to the compromise. Another propo
sition was the recognition of Kellogg
as Governor and Penn as Lieutenant
Governor. Leading members of both
parties are sanguine of some sort of
compromise.
Supreme Court.
Hampton, et. al, vs. Rouse—Error to
the Circuit Court for Mississippi. This
was the reversal of a judgment in
favor of Rouse on an action brought to
recover a plantation in Mississippi, be
longing to Hampton, and sold for taxes,
on the ground that Hampton, notwith
stand his bankruptcy, after sale was
entitled to redeem, and that a sufficient
application to redeem was made.
State Legislatures.
Tallhassee, Fla., February I.—Last
ballot: Gen. Robert Bullock, 37 ; J. L.
Requa, 22 ; Sam Walker, 5 ; McLin, 8 ;
rest scattering.
St. Paul, Minn., February I.— No
choice as yet for Senator.
Milwaukee, February 2.—To-day’s
ballots show no change.
Tilton Takes the Stand— A Sun Sen
sation.
Brooklyn, February I.— Tilton took
the stand under instructions to testify
in his own behalf, but confidential dis
closures made to him would be inad
missible.
New York, February I.—The Sun ,
under the head of “ A Monster Corrup
tion Fund of Eleven Millions,” in con
nection with the Memphis, El Paso and
Pacific Railroad, publishes five col
umns. The Sun says the records of
the company show this.
Submitted.
New York, February I.—The Hosa
tia, from Hamburg hither, had three
persons washed overboard and drown
ed.
The reduction of ten per cent, by the
New York Central and Hudson Rail
road was quietly submitted to by the
employes.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BT'SDICAL CARD.
DRS. K. & A. S. CAMPBELL.
HAVING RETURNED TO THE CITY. I
offer my professional services to the citizens
of Augusta and vicinity.
My son. Dr. A. 8. Campbell, is associated
with me in practice.
Office and residence No. 19 Mclntosh street,
between Broad and Reynolds.
ROBERT CAMPBELL. M. D.
In accordance with the above I have re
moved my office to No. 19 Mclntosh street.
feb2-2w A. SIBLEY CAMPBELL, M. D.
NATIONAL. EXCHANGE BANK, )
Augusta, Ga., January 23d, 1875. \
AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, held this day, Mr. JOSEPH S.
BEAN, SR., was elected to All the office of
Cashier of this Bank. ALFRED BAKER,
jan24-tf President,
i lenck’s Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic,
and Mam’-'ake Pills.
THESE DESERVEDLY CELEBRATED
and popular medlcinos have effectod a revo
tion iu the healing art, and proved the fal
.acy of Bovorul maxims which have for many
years obstructed the progress of medical
icionce. The false supposition that "Con*
sumption is luouruble” deterred physicians
from attempting to llnd remedies for that
disease, and pullouts afflicted with It recon
ciled thomsolves to death without makingan
effort to escape from a doom which they sup
pssed to be unavoidable. It is now proved,
however, Unit Consumption can be cured, and
that it has been cured in a very great number
of cases—some of them apparently desperate
onos—-by Bchonok’s Pulmonic Syrup alone;
and in other cases by tho same medicine, in
connection with Schonck's Sea Weed Tonic
aud Mandrake Pills, one or both, according
io the requirements of the case.
Dr. Hehenck himself, who onjoyed uninter
rupted good health for more than 40 years,
was supposed, at one time, to be at the very
gatt) (if death, his physicians having pro
nounoud his ease hopeless, aud abandoned
him to his fate. Ho was cured by tho afore
said mod.lollies,and, since ills recovery, many
thousands similarly affected have used Dr.
Hohenek’s preparations with tho same re
markable success.
Full directions accompany eaoh, making It
not,absolutely necessary to personally see Dr.
Soho nek, unless patients wish their lungs ex
amined, and lor this purpose he is profes*
slonally at his principal office, corner of
Sixth and Aroh streets, Philadelphia, every
Monday, whore ail letters for advfoe must be
addressed. Schenk’s medicines are sold by
ail Druggli A. jani-frsutUAoim
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Girardey’s Opera House.
CHAS. E. FURBISH M.inagei;.
FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY,
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. Ist, 2d.
Furbish’s Fifth Avenue
Theatre Combination!
Monday Evening, will be presented the
Great Society Success,
DIVORCE!
Tuesday Evening, the Latest Parisian
Novelty,
ARTICLE 47!
The above Plays will be presented with
all I hat attention to dress and detail that
has characterized past efforts, and accord
ed them the indorsement of both Press and
Public.
Note—Since the above Combination was
here last year, they have purchased an en
tire new Wardrobe, each lady making from
four to six changes during the Evening,
thus giving to the lady patrons an oppor
tunity to see the latest styles and modes
now worn in New York City.
Reserved Seats, $1.25; Admission, $1;
Gallery, 50 cents. Sale of Seats tor each
Performance will open at Oates Book
Store Saturday Morning at 9 o’clock.
jan2B-5
GIVING AWAY
DRY GOODS
For a Little Money.
LOOK! LISTEN! HEA£ THIS!
WHEN you get through looking at
so-called Bargains go to POWELL
& MULLER’S and let your wants be sup
plied at satisfactory prices. According to
our custom we will take stock on the Ist of
March, and from now till then we wifi offer
our Entire Stock of
WINTER GOODS
Regardless of Cost, and our entire slock of
Notions, Hosiery & Fancy Goods
Precisely at First Cost.
DRESS GOODS, old price 25c, new price
10c; old price 50c, new price 15c; old price
00c, new- price 25c; old price 75c, new price
35c; old price sl, new price 50c.
Shawls, Blankets, Furs, &c.,
Far below Cost. We shall continue our
sales from day to day till all the above
goods are sold.
POWELL & MUILEIt,
189 BROAD STREET.
feb2-tufr<fcsat
TO-DAY, AT THE
Fredericksburg Store,
WILL BE OFFERED ON THE
BARGAIN COUNTERS
AGBEAT variety of SPRING CALICOES,
of the best brands made in this coun
try, at 8 cents per yard. Persons who want,
or will want, these goods will save money
by buying now, as all such goods are ad
vancing in the Northern markets.
Also, will be offered a great variety of
Towels, Napkins, Crashes, Marseilles
Quilts, Blankets, &c., <fcc., and those in
want of a Fine Cloak or Set of Furs, at a
very small price, can now get them at the
Fredericksburg Stare at exceedingly low
prices. Terms, Cash on delivery.
V. RICHARDS & BRC*.,
Corner by the Planters’ Hotel.
feb2-l
FARM WANTED
ANY ONE having a Small FARM to rent,
near the city of Augusta, having a
small and comfortable dwelling thereon,
and who will rent the same on reasonable
terms, wilt please address “H.,”
feb2-3* At This Off ce.
OATS! OATS! OATS!!
THREE CAES OF
WHITE OATS!
On Consignment, and for sale by
feb2-l J. O. MATHEWSON.
A CARD.
TO THE FIREMENWe return our
thanks for their exertions in saving
our stock of goods at the late fire, 27th ult.
Also to our many friends for their aid iu
protecting our stock while we were absent.
feb2-l W. S. ROYAL & CO.
NOTICE.
WE are now ready to wait on all of our
customers who wish anvthing in the
line of BOOTS and SHOES. Will use every
exertion to please in quality and in price.
feb2-2 W. S. ROYAL <fc CO.
FOR SALE.
One pair (not akin) of Thoroughbred
ESSEX PIGS, six months old. For further
information apply to
W. J. FREEMAN.
feb2-2* Southern Express Cos.
GUANOS.
WE have for sale the following cele
brated GUANOS:
BUSBY’S EXCELSIOR,
THE ETIWAN,
THE WASDO,
THE COTTON FOOD.
DANIEL A ROWLAND.
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BARGAINS!
For REAL BARGAINS see
Christopher Gray & Cos.
THIS WEEK. Notwithstand
ing dull times, we are deter
mined to show the way in
Prices.
We are about to give extra
ordinary inducements, and
will offer the following Goods
at bottom prices:
SHAWLS, Newest Styles
and Best Makes.
BLANKETS, CASSIMERES,
JEANS and FLANNELS re
gardless of cost.
Ladies and Gent’s Under
wear, Hosiery, Handker
chiefs, Corsets, Ribbons, &c.,
26 per cent, below old prices.
Our Mr. CHRISTOPHER
GRAY has arrived and is de
termined to make prices to
suit the times.
COME AND SEE HIM.
jans-tf
Profitable Business!
A FEW DOLLARS will start any pem>n
in a light and PROFITABLE BU Si
ft ESS. Easily learned and can be carried
on at home. Taught for a small conside ra
tion. Examine and call at the office of
This Paper yourself. jan3l-2*
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. S. BEAN, JR, Cashier. | T. P. BRANCH, President.
Authorized Capital,
SB SAVINGS BANK,
NO. 223 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.
CJOLICITS the accounts of all who wish to deposit money for thirty days or longer,
on which it pays seven per cent, interest. Beiig specially erivileged by the State,
we offer extra inducements to all guardians, trus tees or parties wishing to make a
profitable investment, and one on which they can instantly realize their capital.
Paying the legal rate of interest, we have quarterly settlements with our deposi
tors, when interest is added to principal and compounded. That the advantages and
benefits of the Bank maybe available to all, we will receive sums of One Dollar and
upwards on deposit, and will issue therefor oass books or certificates of deposit. the
latter available in all portions of the United otates. We can remit sums to our deposi
tors, at any Doint. by Checks on our New York Correspondent, the German-Amenean
Bank. We snail be glad to increase our friends, by all paities having any business in
our department. jan3o-tf
ACID PHOSPHATE
50 TONS ACID PHOSPHATE,
For Composting with COTTON SEED or Other Manure.
CASH, S3B. TIME PRICE, #43.
FOR SALE BY
MnM . 2w DANIEL & ROWLAND.
THE DICKSOiV
FERTILIZER 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.
OUR CASH PRICES s
DICKSON COMPOUND - - - $55.00 Per Ton.
DIAMOND <A> COMPOUND - - - $60.00 Per Ton.
Ol R TIME P RICES s
DICKSON COMPOUND - - - $65.00 Per Toil.
DIAMOND <£> COMPOUND - - - $70.00 Per Ton.
Drayage to Boat or Railroad, $1 per Ton.
We continue the Cotton Option, as in the past, allowing 15 cents per pound, basis
New York Middling. DELIVERED AT OUR STORE IN AUGUSTA. We also offer
All Standard Fertilizing’ Materials:
SUPERPHOSPHATES and DISSOLVED BONE.
PURE FINE GROUND RAW BONE.
SULPHURIC ACID. LAND PLASTER, NIT RATE OF SODA.
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA.
GROUND PRUSSIAN ROCK SALT.
All at the Lowest Market Prices for articles of lik 3 quality.
SPECIAL FORMULAS MADE TO OF.DER.
In addition to our regular manufactures, we put up Fertilizers to order for respon
sible parties, on ANY FORMULA, as ordered, vve furnish MATERIALS at the LOW
EST PRICES, or we work material provided by the parties ordering. We guarantee
purity, and we execute work promptly and in good style, for MODERATE PRICES.
JAMES T. GARDINER,
janl3-3m PRESIDENT.
PEERLESS GUANO
ONE YEAR ago we 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,
And we now offer it again with renewed assurances of its great value.
OIV COTTON, CORN,
And all other crops peculiar to this section, the PEERLESS has proved itself to be a
FERTILIZER
OF THE HIGHEST GRADE!
And has been unsurpassed by any other Manure.
Farmers who have been disappointed in other Fertilizers are earnestly advised to
TRY THE PEKRLESS!
We warrant its standard to be fully equal to that hitherto
sold by us, and guarantee it to be wholly free from any adul
teration.
CIRCULARS mailed free on application.
C. H. PHINIZY & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
janl9-lm AUGUST A, GA.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK.
Capital Stock, $200,000 00
Undivided Profits, - 68,313 20
$2587313 20
4 Per cent paid on Daily Balances, subject to CHECK AT SIGHT
T. P. BRANCH, President.
jani7-tf J* T. K EWBERY, Cashier.
PLAKTTERS
WHO WISH TO ECONOMISE
WILL XJSE
BARRY’S
Compound Bi-Phosphale of
LIME
FR Composting with COTTON SEED. It is not an Acid PhosDhata but
COMPOUND requiring only the uospnate but a
Ammonia
DERIVEABLE FROM COTTON SEED TO MAKE IT A
PERFECT MANURE.
The combination contains the most important elements for a
SUPERIOR FERTILIZER
VAX A VERY REDUCED PRICE,
Satisfactory evidence of this well ascertained fact is presented in our Pamphlet
which please call for.
The Cash Price will be $45 per Ton.
Time Price will be SSO per Ton.
Reliable security will be required on all time sales.
PLEASE FORWARD ORDERS TO
011(1 OF BARRY’S CHEMICAL FERTILIZER,
SBB Broad street, Augustu, Ga.,
AND CALL FOR PAMPHLETS.
EDWARD BARRY Ac Cos.
jan3-suwefr*oßm