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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1875.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Chroiiicle and Sentinel very cliiv
■ iroualy comes forward in defense of
t ; lo General Assembly of this State,
raid thinks that the almost universal
lisgust or disapproval of its course is
aly the old stereotyped cry against all
restitutions of a similar character.
There is some justice in the apology
made by our contemporary, and per
i ips a little gratitude, which is at once
nonorable and natural.
For example, it would be unjust to
■cpect much wisdom from two hun
dred " ventoae ” gentlemen, and really,
. hen we come to consider the matter,
lie damage done has been far less than
me would suppose or anybody has a
Ight to expect. Wherefore, if the
aembers of the Assembly have frit
tered away the best half of the very
■xpensive and protracted session in the
aost trifling manner, their constitu
ents are to blame, in a considerable de
•ree, for sending such poor talent to
. present them. They should elevate
die standard of their candidates and
bus relieve the State of much odium
..ud themselves of much reproach.
It is true that the English Parlia
ment has its named derived from the
word parler, to speak or to talk. But
It is likewise true that the members of
chat body usually talk like business
men, and not like stump speakers; and
we believe it is also true that fewer
bills have been introduced before the
Lords and Commons since the time of
Charles I. than any one session of a
Georgia Legislature rejoices in. The
legislation of a Georgia Assembly is
simply abominable, and the poor code,
.SLwell as the poor map of the State,
is riddled annually worse than a tar
get at a German Schuetzenfest. To
iccomplish all this, at seven dollars
a, day per man, there is an immense
amount of palaver and nothing else.
Must a member of the Assembly
always perforce let out a stream of
because he espies a constituent in j
the gallery? And we would be sorry!
to think and utterly refuse to believe :
that successors of Chas. J. Jenkins and
Andrew J. Miller could stand for such
a picture as this:
With a wink at the Chairman of the Ju
diciary Committee, he introduces the wid
ows’ bill; with another wink at the Finance
leader he brings in the one-legged schnapps
nan’s measure. These magnates wink
back, and the three are as happy as so
many Roman augurs who laughed at the
tricks of their trade when they met in the
street.
The men who play such fantastic
tricks are not fit to be members at all,
and if they pander to the follies of a
portion of their constituency rather
than risk the chance of not being re
elected, they aredar truer to the flesh
pots of office than to their own man
hood or common sense.
We are not so well satisfied either
f hat the Georgia Legislature is wholly
an orderly or conscientious body of
'aw-makers. Witness the following
item from the correspondence of the
Columbus Times, under date of Feb
ruary 7th :
For the first time since the Legislature
has been in session, has either branch had
r,o adjourn for the want of a quorum. Yes
terday the Senate was called to order and
the President was compelled to adjourn
until the streets and saloons could be
scoured to find enough members to trans
act business. After considerable delay they
began to drop in, and then the business of
speaking and moving to reconsider bills
was begun in earnest.
We should like the members of As
sembly to understand that there are
thousands of the “good people” who
appreciate a working man more than a
mere man of buncombe. Avery per
tinent illustration of this is recorded
in a New York journal, which takes oc
casipn to praise an efficient represent
ative who has filled the office of Con
gressman for seven years without
making a speech. “On inquiry the
fact was developed that the gentleman
was a moat effective worker in the
committee-room, and that his abilities
had earned for him the esteem of all
of his colleagues, who recognized his
power, although it always found ex
pression in action instead of words.
His enemies had attempted to belittle
him for his silence, but his constitu
ents will undoubtedly consider it gold
en, as it is always backed by work.”
Weak and vain men may be pushed
by rash and hot-headed constituents
into a ventose condition ; but the man
who is just and tenacious of his pur
pose fears neither the frown of folly or
the obloquy of the mob.
We believe that there are a goodly
number of members of the Assembly
who deserve well of the people ; but
that the majority of them are Solons
or that their legislation is worth seven
dollars a day per head, we do not be
lieve, and in this opinion the great
mass of intelligent citizens fully and
emphatically concur.
A FAMILY QUARREL.
The special message of the President
to the Senate on the subject of Arkan
sas affairs is indeed an extraordinary
document. It is not the less extraor
dinary because in direct conflict with
the majority report of the House Com
mittee, signed by three Republicans
and one Democrat. The President has
chosen to agree with the minority re
port, which had but a single backer.
When all of the documents shall
have been submitted to the Senate,
upon which the President has based
his opinion, a lively debate may be
looked for, and we shall have an op
portunity of judging, with some show
of certainty, how far the President has
any warrant for his conclusions, and
how far the majority report is entitled
to the greater respect. But there is a
singular unanimity of sentiment, at
present, among Radicals and Demo
crats that the Hon. Joseph Brooks
shall not receive “ back rations ” at the
expense of the peace of the country
and the welfare of Arkansas. Whether
this is the correct view of matters, or
not we leave those to judge who have
brought the Union to its present dis
graceful condition.
But It must bo borne in mind that
the Arkansas quarrel is a family one
principally. It is between Gen. Grant
and the House Committee. Sometime
ago, Attorney General Williams set
tled the rival claims of Brooks and
Baxter to Grant’s satisfaction. From
present appearances, he has cause to
relegate Mr. "Williams to a back seat,as
well as to snub a House Committee of
which Judge Poland is Chairman. Just
now, the inquiry runs; “ Why is this
thus?” It is hard to answer. The
President is a Sphinx, a veritable
Sphinx, and is j ust as likely to take the
bit in his mouth when it suits him and
run the machine at his own sweet
will. At any rate, he has pretty plainly
intimated to Congress what he intends
to do if they fail to prescribe a rule for
his guidance, and that intimation seems
to be the inauguration of Rev. and
Hon. Joseph Brooks, who ran against
him and his party, in 1872, on the plat
form of the late lamented Horace
Greeley.
if Congress can match Grant’s pluck,
they will mark out a line of policy for
his pursuing. But even those Sena
tors and Republicans who hate Grant
cordially fear him too much also. They
may get mad, one of these days, and
smash things. Such indeed would
have been the case, on several occa
sions, if the blind leaders of Democracy
bad not blundered in such a way as to
compel a consolidation of Radical in
terests and compromise of quarrels for
common protection.
BY TELEGRAPH.
[Sp icial to the Constitutionalist.
ATLANTA.
Legislative Proceedings—S uadry
Bills Passed—The Convention Bill
in a Bad Way.
Atlanta, February 10.
The Senate this morning reconsider
ed the action of yesterday defeating
the bill to confer upon Judges of the
Superior Court discretionary power to
grant one new trial. The object of the
bill is to reduce the amount of litiga
tion in the Supreme Court.
The following resolutions were intro
duced :
By Mr. McAfee—To authorize the
Governor to supply the Dahlouega Ag
ricultural College one hundred and
fifty stands of arms.
By Mr. Harris—Several resolutions
directing the Governor to issue pro
cess against Jesse W. Jackson, I. P.
Harris and A. L. Harris ; and also
B. W. Wrenn for the amounts declar
ed due from them to the State by the
committee appointed to investigate
their indebtedness ; also a resolution
declaring void the State’s endorsement
of the Alabama and Chattanooga Rail
road bonds, and to restrain the Gov
ernor from paying the same.
The special order, Reese’s Conven
tion bill, was taken up and favored by
Peavy and Hudson, of the 28th, and
opposed by Arnow, McAfee and Hester.
Grant’s Arkansas message was read
at the request of Arnow, who advised
the Senators to give the President no
sort of pretext to interfere in the affairs
of this State. During the pause of de
bate, when no one was disposed to
speak, the President put the question
viva voce. From the sound it appeared
that about five voted for the bill and
flfteeu against it. Before the vote was
announced the debate proceeded and
will be resumed to morrow. It is
generally conceded that it will not
pass.
The House took up the special
order, being a bill to amend the const!-,
tution by making the homestead ex
emption prior to adoption of the con
stitution of 1868 the law. The bill was
supported in speeches by Warner, Peo
ples, Smith of Dawson, Wessalowski,
Hammond and Lawton, and opposed
by Davis, Harrison, Nelms, McKinley
and Speer. The vote was as follows:
Yeas, 89 ; nays, 59. Being a bill to
amend the constitution it required a
two-thirds vote, and accordingly was
lost. Among those voting yea was
Anderson of" Cobb, Black, Carlton of
Clarke. Grimes of Muscogee, Clarke,
Hoge, Lawton, Walsh and two negroes,
Bacon and Blue. Among those voting
nay were: Craig of Bibb, Furlow,
McKinley, Speer and Warren. The sen
timent of the House is evidently in
favor of the reduction of homestead,
but unable to harmonize on the amount.
The bill to appropriate money for
the State Agricultural Colleges at
Athens and Dahlonega was made the
special order for Tuesday.
The bill to provide for [registration
of voters in the State was made the
special order for Saturday.
The bill to make anew county out of
Clarke, to be called Oconee, was tabled.
The bill to amend the act establish
ing a public school system, providing
the submitting of questions to voters
in the county, by a Board of School
Commissioners, was fnade the special
order for Monday.
The following bills passed the House:
To amend the fact incorporating Thom
son ; to guard the public interest
against incompetent officials and to
provide for their removal ; to incorpo
rate the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Raiiroad; to authorize the
Judge of the County Court of Rich
mond to pay officers and teachers of
public schools for 1871.
Mr. A. S. Barnwell, member from
Mclntosh, declared yesterday by the
House elected, was seated to-day.
The Senate Finance Committee re
port adversely to the bill to exempt
SIOO of personal property from taxa
tion. H.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, February 10.—The
House did not finish the Post Office
Appropriation bill.
House.— Sener, of Virginia, presented
the resolutions of the Virginia Legisla
ture in relation to the tax on circulat
ing medium. Referred.
The House went into the Committee
of the Whole on the Post Office Appro
priation bill.
Anew Tariff bill was reported from
the Committee on Ways and Means,
and made the special order for to
morrow. The following is the full text
of the bill. Be it enacted, &c., That
from and after the date of the passage
of this act there shall be levied and col
lected on all distilled spirits on which
the tax prescribed by law shall not
have been paid, and whether the said
spirits shall then be in distillery, bond
ed warehouse or not, a tax of gl on
each proof gallon or wine gallon; when
below proof to be paid by the distillery,
owner, or person, having possession
thereof before removal from the dis
tillery or bonded warehouse, and so
much of section 3251 of the revised
statutes of the United States as is in
consistent herewith is hereby repealed,
and provided that in addition to the
tax of 70 cents per gallon imposed by
law now existing there shall be levied
and collected a tax of 15 cents., being
one half the increase of tax under this
act on each and every proof gallon or
wine gallon when below proof or do
mestic distilled spirits manufactured
and placed in bonded warehouse prior
to the day, when this act shall take
effect and held in bonded warehouse at
that time and on all such spirits then
held by distillers, rectifiers or whole*
sale dealers having in their possession
or under their control distilled spirits
in stamped packages; and any person
who shall sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of such distilled spirits after
this act takes effect until an additional
stamp, to be especialty provided for
this purpose by the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue denoting payment
of the additional tax of 15 cents per
gallon herein imposed, is purchased
and attached to the package or pack
ages containing the same in such man
ner as the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue shall prescribe, shall be sub
ject to and pay a penalty of one dollar
for each and every gallon so removed,
and the spirits removed shall be for
feited to the United States.
And provided further, That on all
brandy, gin, rum, and on all compounds
and preparations of which distilled
liquors is a component part of the
chief value, embracing all forms of dis
tilled spirits imported from foreign
countries, on which the duty, as fixed
in the revised statutes, is two dollars
per gallon, the duty hereafter to be
levied and collected and paid, shall
be two dollars and fifty cents per proof
gallon.
Sec. 2. That 3368 of the revised stat
utes be, and the same is, hereby amend
ed, by striking out the words, “21 cents
per pound,” and inserting in lieu there
of the words, “24 cents per pound ;”
provided, that the increase of tax here
in provided tor shall not apply to to
bacco on which the tax under existing
laws shall have been paid when this act
takes effect.
Sec. 3. That so much of section 3437
as imposes a stamp tax on friction
matches, Lucifer matches, or other ar
ticles made in part of wood and used
for like purposes, be, and the same is
hereby repealed, to take effect on and
after the first day of July, 1875.
Sec. 4. That on all molasses, not in
cluding tank bottoms, syrup of sugar,
cane juice, melado, or concentrated
melado, and on sugars according to
the Dutch standard in color imported
from foreign countries, there shall be
levied, collected and paid in addition
to the duties now imposed in schedule
G, section 2504 of the revised statutes,
an amount equal to 25 per cent, of said
duties as levied upon the several grades
therein designated.
Sec. 5. That so much of section 2502
of the revised statutes as provides that
only 90 per centum of the several duties
and rates of ISuty imposed on certain
articles therein enumerated by section
2504, shall be levied, collected and paid,
and the same is hereby repealed, and
the several duties and rates of duty
prescribed in said section 2504, shall be
and remain as by that section
levied without abatement of 10 per
centum as provided in section 2503.
Sec. 6. That the increase of duties
provided by, this act shall not ap
ply to any goods, wares or merchan
dise actually on ship-board and bound
to the United States on the 10th day
of February, 1875. nor on any such
goods, wares or merchandise on de
posit in warehouses or public stores at
the date of the passage of this act.
Senate.— Clayton, of Arkansas, in
troduced a bill construing the act to
place a colored person who enlisted in
the army on the same footing as to
bounties and pensions with white sol
diers. Referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
In the Senate, Merrimon, of .North
Carolina, presented resolutions of the
North Carolina Legislature, asking an
appropriation for the erection of a
Post Office and Custom House at New
berne, N. C. Referred to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Scott, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Claims, reported ad
versely on the bill for the relief of
Joseph R. Sherman, of Louisiana. He
said the claimant in this case had
been before the Southern Claims Com
mission, and was allowed a portion of it.
The claim before Congress was for
that portion disallowed by the Claims
Committee. The committee had con
sidered this case as presenting the
question whether parties who accepted
an award of the Southern Claims Com
mission could come before Congress
for the portion disallowed by that com
mission and had decided that they
could not do so. He, therefore, asked
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
So ordered.
Cragin, from the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs, reported adversely on the
bill authorizing the President to pur
chase a site for a coaling station, navy
depot and other Government uses at
Fort Point, Port Royal, S. C., and it
was indefinitely postponed.
Gordon of Georgia, introduced bills
to remove the political disabilities of
S. D. Lee and O. R. Singleton, of Mis
sissippi. Referred to the .Committee
on Judiciary. He also presented a
memorial of the Mayor and City
Council of Atlanta, Georgia in favor of
having the bill, making that place a
port of delivery, recommitted to the
Committee on. Commerce, and on mo
tion of Gordon the bill was recom
mitted.
Harvey of Kansas, presented a reso
lution of the Legislature of that State
endorsing the message of the President
in regard to Louisiana and expressing
confidence in Gen. Sheridan. Read
and laid on the table.
The Senate bill to grant a site for the
Peabody School in St. Augustine, Fla.,
was taken up, to which there was au
amendment pending, submitted at the
last session by Edmunds, providing
that if, at any time, any distinction
shall be made on the admission of pu
pils on account of race or color, the
site shall revert to the United States,
and it was rejected—yeas 23, nays 24
Cameron, Ferry of Connecticut, Gil
bert, Ingalls, Morrill of Vermont,
Schurz and Sprague being among those
who voted in the negative.
Alcorn, of Mississippi, said the vote
just taken indicated the fact that the
Republicans had become thoroughly
demoralized on the subject of civil
rights, and he felt constrained to vote
against the bill. It could be construed
in no other way than as an intimation
that if the Trustees of the school
choose to do so they might exclude
colored children from its benefits.
Morrill, of Vermont denied that such
a construction would be justified. He
hoped this institution, which was a
private one would make no distinction
on account of color. The bill was then
passed without a division, Alcorn vot
ing in the negative.
The steamboat bill was recommitted
to the Committee on Commerce.
The bill to provide a government for
the District of Columbia was discussed,
but no vote reached.
Morton gave notice that he would
call up the resolution to admit Pinch
back as soon as the District bill should
be disposed of.
Good for the Florida Democrats.
Tallahassee, February 10.—Two im
portant ballots to-day—Bisbee, 34 ;
Crawford, 25. Both parties divided.
There is some talk of Gen. Sanford as
a compromise candidate, but the Dem
ocrats will vote for no one who, as
Senator, will sympathize with the ad
ministration in its SoutheW^policy.
Solvent.
Boston, February 10.—The President
of the John Hancock Life Insurance
Company says the State Insurance
Commissioner pronounces the company
entirely solvent.
NEW YORK.
An Ice Bridge on the North RiAer—
Fish Calture.
New York, February 10. — [The Press
Agent sends us an extract of the Til
ton-Beecher evidence, which, being of
no importance, we consign it to the
waste basket. —Night Ed.]
To-day, for the first time since 1835,
an ice bridge was formed on the North
river, by which four men crossed from
the foot of Fourteenth street to Hobo
ken. An immense crowd of spectators
witnessed the feat.
To-day an elaborate paper on the
geographical distribution of fishes was
read by Prof. Hill, of the Smithsonian
Institute.
Prof. Baird, in behalf of the United
States Commission, reviewed the work
done by the commission, and said that
during the year between two and three
millions of fish had been distributed to
waters all over the United States, the
results being quite satisfactory.
Booksellers’ Movement—lntense Cold.
New York, February 10.— The Cen
tral Booksellers’ Association have
adopted an amendment to the buy-laws
forbidding more than twenty-five per
cent, discount to schools, libraries, etc.
The weather is cold. Navigation of
the North and East rivers is impeded
by ice.
WASHINGTON.
Nominations.
Washington, February 10.—The
President sent the following nomina
tions to the Senate: John A. Camp
bell, of Wyoming Territory, to be Third
Assistant Secretary of State; John M.
Thayer, of Nebraska, to be Governor
of Wyoming Territory ; Wm. H. Coun
cil, of Alabama, to be Receiver of Pub
lic Money at Huntsville, Ala.
The President has withdrawn the
nomination of Ridge Paschal as Collec
tor of Customs at Corpus Christi, and
therefore the present Collector re
mains.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi
nations of John M. Thayer, to be Gov
ernor of Wyoming ; Wm. H. H. Clay
ton, United States Attorney of the
Western District of Arkansas ; James
F. Logan, United States Marshal of
Arkansas; Isadore Blumenthal, Col
lector of Customs at St. Marks, Fla.;
Alex. Seymour, Postmaster at Pine
Bluff, Ark.
T. K. Cree and Geo. A. Hall, General
Secretaries of the Young Mens’ Chris
tian Association of this city, started
■ to-day on an extensive tour through
the South, upon invitation of the Geor
gia and Alabama Associations, to in
| crease the iuterest in special work for
young men.
A Fraternal Act on the Fart of a
Northern Lady.
Washington, February 10.—The
i widow of the late Commander Cush
ing sent by express, to Alfred Iverson,
of Georgia, to-day, a sword which had
been presented by the citizens of Co
lumbus to that gentleman previous to
the war, but which had been captured
by Commander Cushing in one of his
raids.
FOREIGN.
The Carlist Victory—A Persecution to
Prove No Persecution.
Hendaye, February 10.—Alfonsists
operations in the North are suspended
for the moment. They are fortifying
advance positions.
Madrid, February 10.—Alfonso is at
Lograna, en route hither.
Valmesado sails on the 15th for Cuba
Paris, February 10.—The Bonapart
ists have been withdrawn from the con
test in Cortes du Nord.
The Germans have seized the charge
by the Bishop of Strasburg to his cler
gy, which alleges the church is perse
cuted and forbidden its promulgation.
London, Febauary 10.—The Alfon
siats lost 500 killed and wounded and
three cannon in a recent check near
Fj Stella.
Alfonso visited Espartero, at Lagra
no. He was cordially received, and
the King and the venerable statesman
exchanged decorations.
LOUISIANA.
The Conservative Compromise—Kel
logg Not to be Disturbed.
Washington, February 10.—The com
promise proposition by Louisiana Con
servatives was handed to the Congres
sional Committee as they were leaving
for Washington. All are pledged to
secrecy. The greatest secrecy pre
vails, but it has transpired that the
Conservatives returned by the Wells
Board shall be seated ; also those de
clared elected by the committee. The
organization of the 4th of January, and
that under Hahn, will be dissolved, the
Conservatives pledging themselves not
to disturb Kellogg as long as he is sus
tained by Grant.
Marine Disaster.
Philadelphia, February 10.—The
Juniata is lying below Chester. She
had rough weather on the Northern
passage and collided with an unknown
steamer off Cape Henlopen, creating
consternation among seventy passen
gers. The spar deck and cabin were
crushed. No damage below. She will
be speedily repaired.
The steamship Juniata, from New
Orleans, via Havana, for Philadelphia,
at Chester, this afternoon, reports hav
ing encountered severe northeast gales
during the entire passage. At Bp. m.,
on the 7th inst., while hove to off the
Capes of Virginia, she was run into by
an unknown bark, carrying away the
Juniata’s quarter boat and life raft,
and staving in the starboard side of
the cabin, which was full of passen
gers, but none of them were injured.
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Senator elect Eaton has been ap
; pointed to fill Buckingham’s vacancy.
The Cincinnati Tobacco Board of
Trade deprecate the increase tax as
injurious to all branches of the tobacco
trade.
F*ower Gardens, Orchards and
• Cemetery Lots.
WE are prepared to lay out Flowe
Gardens, Plant Fruit Trees, Trim
Hedges, Grape Vines, and attend to all
branches of Gardening. Persons desirirg
careful work done are respectfully solicited
to give us a trial. Orders sent through
Mall or left with Mr. GEO. SYMMS, No. 2H
broad street will be promptly attended to.
We refer, by permission, to Mr. P. J.
Berckmans, of the “Fruitland Nurseries,”
as to capacity. MURA BROS,
jan24-suth3m* Augusta.
C. E. DODD CO.,
219 BROAD STREET.
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[Special to the Baltimore Sun.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The President’s Message on Arkan
sas—An Astonishing Document-
More Diablerie for the South.
Washington, February 8.
The anticipated special message of
the. President was sent to the Senate
this afternoon. While in the main de
voted to Arkansas affairs, it intimates
as a reason for the action requested of
Congress, that other Southern States
may follow the example of Arkansas in
changing their constitutions. The mes
sage, though brief, is full of pregnant
meaning, and is most extensively com
mented upon to-night. A leading Con
servative Senator said that it meant
that the President would have
civil war or a third term,
or both, if one was necessary to the
other. The language of Mr. Thurman,
that he was astounded at the recom
mendations of the President, is a feel
ing almost* universally shared in by
those who were not in the secret of the
contents of the message. Although it
has been freely stated for several days
past by the members of the Radical
ring who are at work to gain control of
the State government of Arkansas,
that the President would recommend
the overthrow of the Garland govern
ment and the installation of Brooks,
and although it was known that he
had gone to the Capitol and endeavor
ed to persuade the members of the
House committee to report to that
effect, it was not credited that he would
make such recommendanions over his
own signature.
What will come of this remarkable
stand now taken by the President it is
difficult to anticipate. It is understood
that he has, in conversation with Rad
ical Senators, called their attention to
movements in progress in
NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
to change the reconstruction constitu
tions of those States, and intimated
that these movements will certainly be
carried out if Congress inrerposes no
objection in the case of Arkansas. The
argument of Mr. Kellogg in beseeching
for aid in September last, that unless
the General Government interferred,
all the States of the South would even
tually pass out of Radical hands, has
been used both by the President and
the carpet-baggers to drive th North
ern Radical members of Congress into
action. What the President styles the
lawless and* revolutionary manner in
which the present constitution of Ar
kansas was adopted, has at least
twenty precedents in the case of other
States of the Union.
A FATAL DOCTRINE.
A Southern Democratic Senator, not
given to gloomy prognostications, and
who has heretofore looked upon the
bright side of everything, said to-night
that if the people of the North did not
rise en masse against the doctrine of
this message there was nothing left for
the South but to be ground under the
heal of the most oppressive despotism
yet known to history. The Southern
men here hope for but little from this
Congress, and agree with the Senator
that if the people of the North do not
come to their rescue they are lost. It
is to be expected from what is known
that a resolution
RECOGNIZING BROOKS
as the Governor of Aransas will be
sprung upon the Senate in some shape.
His memorial on this subject was con
sidered this morning at a special ses
sion of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, and- from the tone of
Mr. Morton, it is certain that he pur
poses to attempt to induce the Senate.,
to sustain Brooks. At this meeting to
day Mr. Alcorn read a letter which he
had received from a colored citizen of
Arkansas, a sheriff of one of the coun
ties, in which he expressed the hope
that nothing will be done to disturb
the Garland government, which, he
says, is the choice of the people, and
under which everything is moving
along prosperously and peacefully.
MOST ALARMING DOCUMENT
which had come from the White House
during his whole service of eight years
in Congress. It meant revolution and
nothing else, and its terseness sounded
like a military order sharpened to the
point. It was a direct notice to Con
gress—“ if you don’t put Brooks in I
will.” He expressed the opinion that
the House would stand by the Poland
report. One of the Republican mem
bers said that if the President’s recom
mendations were carried out, the ring
which once dominated Arkansas,would
on its new advent to power, rub the
State to death.
FUNERAL, notice.
THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
of Mrs. Martha M. Bottom, Wm. P. and Jor
dan B. Bottom, and Mrs. G. A. Parker and
family, are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral of the former, from the Greene Street
Baptist Church, THIS (Thursday) AFTER
NOON, at 3>i o’clock.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
MEDICAL CARD.
DRS. U. & X. S. CAMPBELL.
HAVING RETURNED TO THE CITY, I
offer my professional services to the citizens
of Augusta and vicinity.
My son, Dr. A. S. 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.
feb3-2w A. SIBLEY CAMPBELL. M. D.
NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK, J
Augusta, Ga., January 23d, 1875. j
AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, held this day. Mr. JOSEPH S.
BEAN, SR., was elected to fill the office of
Cashier of this Bank. ALFRED BAKER,
jan2*-tf President.
Girardey’s Opera House.
TWO NIGHTS ONLY,
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12 and 13.
The Greatest of America’s Young Trage
dians,
EDWI IV ADAMB,
In the Charming Dramatization, in live
acts, of TENNYSON’S BEAUTIFUL
POEM,
ENOCHjA R DEN,
ENOCH ARDEN....MR. EDWIN ADAMS.
The play will be presented with NEW
SCENERY, APPROPRIATE APPOINT
MENTS and POWERFUL CAST!
Admission, $1; Gallery, 50 cents; Reserv
ed Seats, $1.25. Box Sheet open at Geo. A.
Pates’ Book Store. feblO-3
Simpson Variety. Cotton
SEED.
4)AA BUSHELS, from well selected
Seed, by a reliable party.
For sale by R. A. FLEMING.
feb 9 *6 ________
TO RENT,
A.N ELIGIBLE ROOM opposite the
“Constitutionalist” Office. Suitable for a
small store. Will be rented to a good tenant
at a moderate price. Call and examine,
febi-lw
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Girardey’s Opera House.
TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. 16,
TONY DENIER’S PANTOMIME TROUPE,
Presenting the Comical
Humpty Dumpty Abroad !
And the laughable
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.
25 SPECIALTY ARTISTS, comprising
Irish, English and Dutch Comic Songs, hat
spinning, gymnastics, tumbling, spade and
ladder dancings, acrobats, skating on a*pe
destal, juggling, live donkey, performing
animals, beautitul music. NEW SCENERY
-NEW TRICKS—NEW WARDROBE.
The usual Beale of prices. Reserved seats,
for sale at Oates’ Book Store. Open at I
o’clock; commences at 8.
W. E. COLEMAN,
febll-5 Agent.
DESIGNS WANTEo f
DeSIGNS.WANTED FOR A MONUMENT
TO THE CONFEDERATE DEAD. TO BE
ERECTED AT AUGUSTA. GA. ( BY THE
LADIES’ MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, NOT
TO EXCEED IN VALUE #15,000 FOR
ITS ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUC
TION. A PREMIUM OF #SO WILL BE
GIVEN FOR THE DESIGN ACCEPTED,
AND NONE WILL BE CONBIDEREE
AFTER THE FIRST OF MARCH.
Address either of the Committee,
GEO. W. RAINS,
JOS. B. CUMMING,
DeSAUSSURE FORD.
febu-th&wtd
Now is the Time 1
TO GET AT THE
Fredericksburg Store!
ANICEiSET OF FURS for a very lon
price; also, many other Goods from
the BARGAIN COUNTERS. Como now
and get some of those Spring Calicoes at
Bc., or you will miss it. Also, elegant Bed
Blankets, Bed Spreads, Crashes, Towelings.
Note Paper at 75c. per ream, or sc. per
quire; Letter Paper, $1.50 per ream, or 10c.
per quire; Eagle Pencils at 5c.; Pins, sc. per
paper; Dress Goods at almost no price.
Come and get a part of the stocn while it is
going. V. RICHARDS & BRO.
feblM
THE AUGUSTA RACES!
REDUCED FARE on the RAILROADS
ALL PERSONS desiring to attend the
RACES at Augusta, commencing
TUESDAY, 16th inst., will be passed on
the different Railroads centeiing at Au
gusta at reduced rates, each one receiving
a return ticket free upon payment of full
fare coming.
Savannah, Macon and Atlanta, Ga., and
Charleston and Columbia papers copy one
time, and send bill to this office,
febll-tf
WANTED,
By a respectable white girl, a SITUA
TION to do House Work or Sowing for a
family; has no objection to travel.
Apply at southwest corner McKlnne and
Broad streets. febll-1*
ALL-NIGHT HOUSE.
Refreshments at all hours, in
rear of Central Hotel, on Ellis street.
febll-1 LOYALL & GARDNER.
LOOK LOOK!
$1,200,000 IS PRIZES!
Tile Grandest Single Number Scheme
on Record, will be drawn in Public iu
St. Louis on March 31st, 1875.
Capital Prize, $100,000!
MISSOURI STATE LOTTERIES!
Legalized by State Authority.
Murray, Miller & Cos., Manaqers,
ST. LOUIS. MO.
1 Prize of SIOO,OOO
1 Prize of 50,000
1 Prize of 22,500
1 Prize of 20,000
5 Prizes of 10,000
10 Prizes of 5,000
20 Prizes of 2,500
100 Prizes of 1,000
And 11,451 other Prizes of from $1,500 to SSO.
AMOUNTING IN THE AGGREGATE TO
#1,300,000!
Whole Tickets, S2O; Halves, 10; Quarters, $5.
Prize payable in full and no postpone
ment of drawings take place.
Address, for Tickets and Circulars,
MURRAY, MILLER & CO.,
P. O. Box 2446. ST. LOUIS, MO - .
jans-tuthsa&etilaprs
China Tea t Coffee Store.
A good cup of Tea gives to the housewife
cheer.
To the laboring man solace,
A clear head and refreshing sleep for all.
its votaries.
A CARD. .
CHINA. JAPAN. AUGUSTA
A CARGO OF TEA generally pas-es
through the hands of five or six par
ties before reaching the consumer, ana, of
course, has to leave profit with each, thus
making yery “ dear goods.”
) have a largo assortment of TEAS, and
make a “ specialty ” of them in my busi
ness, regarding the quality and price.
i hey are bought from the IMPORTER,
diroct from CHINA and JAPAN, thus get
ting them from first hands, with only
freight and United States Receiver’s com
mission added to cost in China.
1 would say to the public they can rely on
the quality of my TEAS, aud the price will
be LOW, because there is only ONE instead
of several profits, as is generally the case.
Retailers furnished in chests, at as low
rates as the same quality can be bought in
large cities.
One Dollar Will Buy
Two pound of good Green or Black Tea,
four and a half pounds of good Rio Coffee,
three pounds Gillies’ celebrated Crushed j
Coffee, 5 pounds of the best Cream Cheese, [
two and one-half pounds good Goshen But- !
ter, four pounds pure French Mixed Candy,
six pounds pure Stick Candy, six pounus
assorted Nuts (Pecans and Brazils), twelve
pounds good Carolina Rice, twenty bars of
Hotchkiss’ Best Laundry Soap, sixteen
pounds of the best Soda Crackers, eight
pounds of Sugar, Croam, Lemon or MiJk
Crackers; two gallons California Nectar
Cider; and last, but not least, of all, we give
live gallons of the Best Kerosene Oil.
Respectfully, •
jan24-tf R. N. HOTCHKISS.
Dissolution Notice.
The firm of James A. Gray & Cos. is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Mr. JAMES A. GRAY, having purchased
the interest or Mr. Derane in the firm, is
alone authorized to sign in liquidation.
JAMES A. GRAY,
WM. DELANE.
Augusta, Ga., February 3d, 1875.
REFERRING to the above card, I would
respectfully inform the public I will
continue the DRY GOODS BUSINESS in all
its branches at the old stand, Nos. 194 and
196 Broad street, Augusta. Ga.
JAMES A. GRAY.
IN withdrawing from the firm of James
A. Gray & Cos., I beg to thank the pub
lic for their liberal patronage and to solicit
a continuance of the same for my late part
ner, JAMES A. GRAY.
WM. DELANE.
Augusta, Ga., February 3, 1875.
feb4-lw ,
HENRY JAMES
OCULISTIC OPTICIAN.
NO 171% BROAD STREET,
Under the Augusta Hotel. &ug2o-tf
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Cahaba Coal
“DON’T DUST UP ROOMS LIKE OTHER COAL,
Because the ASHES ARE HEAVY. It is the nicest Coal for richly fur
nished houses, rooms, parlors, offices, etc., ever used. It is first
class in every particular. It is clean, kindles quick, burns beauti
fully, and makes no cinders. It is Pure Coal, unmixed with
any earthy impurities, and burns up clean, like wood,
jParties from the North and East, who have
fisau used Anthracite Coal, say the Cahaba is
the best Coal in the United *
I don’t say the above, but the roan I bought from does, and “he is an honorable
man.” I have bought a small quantity as an experiment, and will be glad to sell it, if
you want to buy, at ELEVEN DOLLARS, CASH.
fabu-iw JOSEPH A. HILL.
ACID PHOSPHATE
50 TONS ACID PHOSPHATE,
For Composting- with COTTON SEED or Other
CASH, S3B. TIME PRICE, $43.
FOR SALE BY
DANIEL & ;|ROWLAND.
J. S. BEAN, JR., Cashier. • | 1?. P. BRANCH, President
Authorized Capital, $1,000,000.
KPS SAVINGS BANK,
NO. 333 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.
SOLICITS the Recounts of all who wish to deposit money for thirty days or longer,
on which it pays seven per cent, interest. Being specially privileged by the State,
we offer extra inducements to all guardians, trustees or parties wishing to make a
profitable investment, and one on which they tan 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 may be available to all, we will receive sums of One Dollar and
upwards on deposit, and will issue therefor pass books or certificates of deposit, the
latter available in all portions of the United States. We can remit sums to our deposi
tors, at any point, by Checks on our New York Corresponded, the German-American
Bank. We snail be glad to increase our friends, by all parties having any business in
our department. jac3o-tf
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
I pleasure in stating that its use has given
PERFECT AND ENTIRE SATISFACTION,
And we now offer it again with renewed assurances of its g rest 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 PEERLESS!
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. PHJLNIZY & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
jan!9-lm AUGUSTA, CA.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK.
Capital Stock, $200,000 00
Undivided Profits, - 58,313 20
$258,313 20
4 Per eent. paid on Daily Balances, subject to CHECK AT SIGHT.
T. P. BRANCH, President.
jani7-tf J- T. NEWBERY, Cashier.
RLA^IVTEEIS
WHO WISH TO ECONOMISE
‘WILL USE
BIARRY’S
Compound Bi-Phosphate of
LIME
FOR Composting with COTTON is not an Acid Phosphate but a
COMPOUND requiring only the
iAm m curia
[DERIVEABLE FROM COTTON SEED TO MAKE IT A
PERFECT MANURE.
The combination contains the most important elements for a
SUPERIOR FERTILIZER
AX A VERY REDUCED PRICE,
Satisfactory evidence of this well ascertained fact is presented in our Pamphlet
which please call for. K ’
The Cash Price will be $45 p er Ton
Time Price will be S6O per Ton.
• Reliable security will be required on all time sales.
PLEASE FORWARD ORDERS TO . ’ .
OFFICE OF BARKY’S CIJUCAI FERTMiK,
288 Broad Street, Ga.,
AND C ALL FOR PAMPHLETS.
EDWARD BARRY Ac Cos.
jan3-suwefrac3m
A BARGAIN!
ClOl O PAID IN the Augusta Real Es
, tate and Building Association
will be sold for *l6o—a clear profit of SSO,
besides interest on the same for ever a
year. Wanting to leave the city, object for
86 fef>9 2 Apply at THIS OFFICE -
To Rent— Store and Farms.
A large and COMMODIOUS STORK,
situate at No. 1 Station, A. & 8. R. R--
40 miles from Augusta. Also. FAKMo
from 40 acres to 300, lying adjacent to
above Station. Apply to „. T
JOIIN I). AIUNNERLYN,
feu9-6 Waynesboro, Ga.
Situation Wanted,
By A BOOK-KEEPER of fifteen years’
experience.
Can give good city reference. Address
, ‘'HANCOCK,"
feblO-tf Augusta, Ga.
Fall and Winter, 1874!
C. J. T. BALK,
No. 136 Broad, below Monument Street,.
HAS NOW IN STORE a full assortment
of Dry Goods for Fall and Winter.
Great bargains in Jeans and Cassimeres
Great bargains in Black Alpacas.
Good Black Silk at $1 per yard.
Velveteens, in black and colors, from 60c.
up; 1,000 Lillies’ Felt Skirts, the cheapest
in town: the btst 25c. Towel in the city;
Cotton Goods lower than ever; 500 dozen
Coats’ Thread, a t 70c. per dozen; the best
assortment of Calicoes, Bed Ticking, Blan
kets. Linseys, Flannels, etc., cheap. Look
for No. 136 Broad street, between Monu
ment and Centre street. Special induce
ments to wholesale buyers. Orders care
fully attended x>. My one price system
(prices being miirked m plain figures) se
cures the same advantages to the most in
experienced buyers as to the best judges of
Dry Goods. Goods cheerfully shown anci
samples given. C. $, TANARUS BALK.
sep2o-suwefrtl