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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1875.
THE LEGISLATION OF A DYING
CONGRESS.
Temperate Republican papers like
the New York Times admit that the
Civil Rights and Force bills are the
twin blunders of the party, and that
the passage of the one and the at
tempted passage of the other are seri
ous departures from the path of safety
and common sense, not to speak of the
Constitution. The practical question
to be asked by a Republican is “ what
good will they do?” This is the plump
interrogatory of the Times, and it
adds: “Will they bring back any
votes changed in the North last year ?
Are they calculated to remove the
causes which changed those votes ?
Did any one remain at home or vote
the Democratic ticket in 1874 because
the negroes of the South could not ride
with white men, or have the same inns,
or go to the same theatres ? Was any
one alienated from the Republican
party because the President could not
suspend the writ of habeas corpus in
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Alabama ?”
To each of these questions the Times
returns a negative answer, and chal
lenges any sensible Republican to come
to any other conclusion. It is shown,
on the contrary, that while no possible
good can be accomplished by such leg
islation, the probabilities are that im
mense injury will accrue to the Radical
faction. The Democrats, representing
a majority of white votes m the Union,
are solidly in opposition ; the Republi
cans represented by Carpenter, Schurz,
Tipton, Ferry and Hawley are equally
adverse ; and now the influential pro
prietors of hotels, railroads and steam
ships, of all political shades of opinion,
are relegated into hostility to a party
that tampers with their business and
their rights. The only hope of the
Ben Butler Radicals is the negro vote,
and failure reaches them even there, for
not a single negro ballot will be chang
ed by this legislation and thousands of
white ballots, hitherto Republican, will
be transferred to the Democracy.
What is true of the Civil Rights bill
is to a greater degree true of the Force
bill. If we are to credit the Times, the
Republican party does not want any
such bill. On the contrary, says the
great New York organ, “it expressly
wishes not to have it. It does not be
lieve it necessary. There has been no
demand for it. The men who have al
lowed Mr. Butler to bully and wheedle
and cajole them into voting for it do
not represent the Republican party.”
It would appear from this statement
that Butler and Grant are pushing
Republican theories to the bitter end,
in the desperate hope that the country
is ripe for a military dictator, and that
the parties who started out to conquer
and reconstruct the South shall have
their dose of it before the game is finally
closed. And by whom has this legisla
tion been chiefly engineered and accom
plished ? By men without credit or con
stituencies. By Butler and his gang,
who will have no voice, thank God, in
the halls of Congress after 12 o’clock to
day. It is a fact, on record, that of the
157 votes for the main question on the
Force Bill 103 were cast by political
outlaws whose terms have expired and
who have been vomited forth ty their
constituents.
The desperate, evil-minded and ac
cursed extreme Radicals of the present
Congress, who have been condemned
at home, leave this legacy of vengeance
to their country. We shall see how
much it shall profit them. If the coun
try is not indeed dead, deaf or besotted,
the instrument which they have forged
for the purpose of smiting others will
return to crush them out of recognition,
or, at all eyents, brand them with the
mark of the Beast which the Almighty
himself has stamped upon the visage
of their leader.
Mississippi.— The debt of Vicksburg
is $1,400,000. In 1869 it was but $13,000.
The taxes are paid, ninety-nine per
cent., by the whites and collected by
scoundrel negroes. Ames, the satrap,
declared that, if he were not Governor,
he would not reside in the State if given
the whole of it. The negroes in power
excuse themselves and their policy in a
manner truly refreshing. One of the
legislative Solons puts the case thus :
“ Mr. Speaker,” “de white folks own de
lan’, don’t dey; and don’t we make de laws?
Dat’s what lax you. Now, Mr. Speaker, if
de white folks own de lans’ and we make de
laws, how we gwine to live without taxin’
delan’? Dat’s what I tell you.”
So the blackamoors, paying but one
per cent, of taxes, make laws for and
assess the whites who pay ninety-nine
per cent. Wait a bit.
Car Riding.— Gen. Butler has his no
tions about car riding. “I sit,” he says,
“in the forward end of the car for two
reasons: To avoid the bad breath and foul
air which one finds collected in the rear of
he car; and next, because there is far less
i anger in case of telescoping. I prefer the
eft side, because every door opens to the
ieft, thereby throwing the draught of air to
the right.”— Exchange.
But think of the fellows in the rear
end who have to sit still and endure
the emanation, and exhalations of
a Botl b !
Tracy. —The Beecher lawyer, Gen.
Tracy, read to the jury from a written
manuscript, the advance sheets of
which had already appeared in the
daily papers.
Old Cock-Eye.— During the debate
on the Force Bill in the House of Rep
resentatives, Ben Butler declared that
whii ther Republicans were comfort
ably sleeping at home, he had remain
ed at his post at the risk of his life.
The New York Times punctures But
ler’s bladder by declaring that “ he
slept in his chair all night, and look his
toast and oysters in the morning with
the galleries looking at him. He did it
at the risk of his life. The discomfited
comrades of the gallant Butler did not
have the face to tell him that his sit
ting up all night was superfluous. They
did not remind him the whole per
formance was the result of his attempt
to do, *on the sly,’ just what could
have been done openly and in daylight,
as it was finally done.”
A BUSINESS VIEW.
It is to the credit of a number of Re
publicans that they neither advocated
the recent infamies of Congress nor
voted for them. Several, on the con
trary, spoke vehemently in opposition,
and the key-note of their protest was
a business view. Mr. Willard, a Re
publican from Michigan, closed a speech
of singular power and brilliancy with
the following language:
Let us address ourselves to the work of
creating that spirit of amity and concord
and of giving that impulse to business ac
tivity and enterprise which will go far
toward the restoration of the bright augury
of that financial prosperity which is alike
our aspiration and our rightful claim. Sir,
I do not speak without reflection v nor with
out the amplest evidence of the truth of my
assertion, when I say that the great body
of the practical business men of this nation
in the North, as well as in. the South, de
mand an immediate cessation of these in
testine troubles. They realize, what we in
this hall ought to appreciate, that an in
crease of 25 per cent, would be made to the
business of nearly every Northern or West
ern city, and 50 per cent, to the production
of every Southern community were there
to-day a complete restoration of confiden e
in the permanent stability of our internal
affairs, and a complete quiet of all that sec
tional alarm for which political agitation
is chiefly responsible.
L is this business pressure, now so
severely felt, which will make Demo
cratic votes plentiful among a class of
men who have hitherto furnished the
“sinews of war” for Radical cam
paigns. .
Mr. Hawley, a Republican from Con
necticut and a gallant ex-General of
the Federal army, spoke with equal
significance. He declared that he had
gone as far as he could with his party,
but would not budge another inch to
harry the South, invade social rights,
and, more particularly, destroy the
commercial interests of the country.
Everywhere, the masses of the peo
ple, as well as the thinking men of traf
fic, begin to realize that reconstruction
of the South has been a dear bargain
to themselves, and that the sooner the
evil is remedied the better for all con
cerned, A writer in the New York Day
Book presents at a glance the tremen
dous iuterests involved, and the only
cure tor financial distress. Read this :
“In 1859—as an illustration of the
great part the South played in the pro
ductive line—her exports were in cot
ton, tobacco, rice, naval stores, sugar,
molasses, hemp. $198,389,000, and the
entire North that year exported but
$78,217,000. Here is whero the restora
tion is needed. Give us back the re
sults of the resources of that now pros
trate South and we could move ahead
as a nation even with the eurrenoy in
its present abnormal condition. In
1859, the last year of healthy com
merce the South enjoyed, the North
sold to the South $240,000,000 of North
ern manufactures, $106,000,000 of im
ported goods, took from her $63,000,000
for brokerage, commissions, interest,
freight, insurance on Southern pro
ducts, etc., and also received from 50,-
000 Southerners, who came here yearly,
for board, goods, railway fares, etc.,
$53,360,000 more, making a grand total
of $462,560,000 per year, flowing North
from that now prostrate South. To put
that section back again as near to her
old position of a producing power as
possible, to restore, as far as possible,
her old relation to the balance of the
Union, should be the aim of the North
ern patriot and true reformer, and to
this work we ask the attention of the
financial philosophers. It is of para
mount importance, for no restoration
of a specie basis, if it could be brought
about, will take the pressure off the
productive agencies of the now pros
trate South, and without the activity
of that South, the balance of the coun
try will continue to cry ‘ hard times.’
Remove the military from the Southern
States ; drive those pests, the carpet
baggers, who blight everything healthy,
they come in contact with, from the
Southern soil. Let every State in that
section manage its own political affairs,
and then, in time, we shall see some
approximation so the old relation of
things commercial between that por
tion of the public domain so rich in re
sources, and the rest of the country.”
The writer concludes by expressing
the belief that the time is to come
when the South will be the richest,
strongest and most influential portion
of the Union. It seems to be the ef
fort of the Butler gang to ruin the
North rather than that the South
should emerge from her distress and
become great, powerful and happy—a
blessing to herself and a benediction
to all the country. We trust that up
on such an issue the contest will be
joined, and that a victory will be gain
ed in 1876 so overwhelming in its char
ter that the Centralists and other ar
chitects of ruin shall not lift their
heads for another century.
Butter. —The butter product of the
United States is - greater in value than
the wheat and provision crops. Statis
tics produced at a recent convention of
dairymeu, show that “ our population
consumes annually 1.050,000,000 pounds
of butter for table use, and about one
third more for culinary purposes, mak
ing a total home consumption of say
1,400,000,000 pounds, which, at 30 cts.
per pound—a moderate estimate—
realizes $420,000,000 each year. These
figures do not include the very large
item of butter exported to Europe and
elsewhere, nor the cheeso trade, which
is inseparably connected with butter,
and, indeed, is only another branch of
the dairy interest scarcely less im
portant.”
A vast deal of expensively raised
cotton goes to pay for an immense
amount of cheaply raised and damna
bly manufactured Northern butter.
Suspended. —We regret to learn of
the suspension of the Atlanta Evening
Commonwealth. It is a singular coin
cidence that it should have ceased to
be, just as the commonwealth of Geor
gia was put upon “ a ragged edge ” by
the Treasurer.
Perhaps. —The Greenville (S. G.) Nev6's,
complimenting the Southern members
of Congress on their meekness, thinks
if one of them could get a good caning
a Iq, Sumner, the country would be
saved.
BY telegraph:
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL
The Tariff and Tax Bill Passed--The
Bounty Bill Grab—Partial Restora
tion of the Franking Privilege.
Washington, March 3.—The Tariff
and Tax bill passed the Senate after
midnight, wit-bout amendment, t>3 r "a
vote of 30 to 29. It goes to the Presi
dent to be signed to-day.
The Bounty -bill goes to the House
for concurrence in the amendment that
the Government be allowed to borrow
money to meet the wants of the bill.
There is another amendment that sol
diers shall not be charged with boun
ties paid them by the State, which it is
claimed will swell the drain in the
Treasury fabulously.
The Senate has been engaged on the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill all the
morning.
, House. —The Conference report on
the Post Office Appropriation bill lias
been presented and agreed to. It con
tains a partial restoration of the f rank
ing privilege, as to the Congressional
record and other public documents, up
to next December, and permanently as
to seeds and agricultural reports.
The Deficiency bill is under consider
ation, and there is a tremendous pres
sure of business, and consequent dis
order and confusion in the House.
Counting Noses on the Force Bill-
Slim Chances of its Passage-Pass
age of the Deficiency Bill—Thanks
to Blaine.
A canvass was made in the Senate
this morning as to the feeling of that
body with reference to proceeding with
what is known as the “ Force Bill.”
The result was that a majority of the
Senate was opposed to taking it up un
til all appropriation bills are disposed
of, and indeed so solicitous were Sena
tors to go on with the latter bills that
they requested Mr. Morrill to report
the Sundry Civil bill, and waived the
usual reading of the Journal. It is
very doubtful now whether the Force
bill will ever be called up. The Senate
has been ongaged all day in discussion
of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
In the House, the Deficiency bill was
passed, 4:15 p. in.
A resolution of thanks to Blaine, as
Speaker, was offered by Potter, of New
York, and unanimously adopted.
A motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bills for the admission of Col
orado oud New Mexico as States was
defeated—yeas, 164 ; nays, 84 not
two-thirds in the affirmative. It was
almost a party vote.
Louisiana Senatorial Election Cases
Settled.
The Louisiana election cases have
been decided by the House with very
little discussion. Pinchback’s claim
was rejected, and Sheridan was declar
ed duly elected and was sworn in.
Sypher was declared not elected, and
Lawrence was admitted in his stead,
and took the iron-clad oath. They
have each about fifteen hours to serve.
The resolutions reported in the
Pacific mail investigation have been
adopted.
The Bounty bill was sent to a Con
ference Committee.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
and a large number of amendments
were agreed to, and the bill passed.
The River and Harbor Appropriation
bill was then taken up, and a number
of amendments were reported by the
Committee on Routes.
Agreed to.
ARKANSAS.
Thanks to Judge Poland—Effect of
Congressional Action on the Ar
kansas Matter.
Louisville, March 3.— The following
was telegraphed to Judge Poland, at
Washington, to-day : “ The undersign
ed, wholesale merchants of Louisiana,
who have close business relations with
the citizens of Arkansas, desire to
thank you for your successful efforts
in behalf of quiet and good govern
ment in that State.” Signed by flfty
ty-seven firms, representing all classes
of business.
A large amount of merchandize has
been waiting here, ordered by Arkan
sas merchants on condition that Con
gress would not interfere with the
present State government. Had the
action of Congress on Tuesday been
different, none of these orders would
have been filled.
Rejoicing.
There was very general rejoicing
here and elsewhere throughout the
State last night and to-day over the ac
tion of Congress on the Poland resolu
tions. Salutes were fired at Pine Bluff
and other points. A joint resolution
passed both Houses to-day thanking
those members of Congress who Voted
for the Poland report, and pledging
the Government to see that equal and
exact justice is done to all men.
FOREIGN.
A Car list Defeat—Bismark’s Health
Improving.
Madrid, March 3. A force of Carlists
under Miret have been defeated by the
National troops.
Berlin, March 3.—Bismarck’s health
has improved.
London, March 3. — The grand Inter
national Handicap hurdle race at Croy
den to-day was won by Walcott’s In
dustrious.
Paris, March 3.— Buffet has had an-,
other conference with MacMahon.
Railroad Matters.
Cairo, March 3. —The first through
train on the Cairo and St. Louis Nar
row Gauge Road arrived to-day. Gen.
Greenbaum, on behalf of the creditors
of the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad,
attached the passenger train en route
from Vincennes to-day. The Receivers
will replevin at once, and there will
probably be no further interruption to
travel.
Violent Snow Storm.
Toledo, March 3. —The most violent
spow storm of the season set in this
morning accompanied by a gale from
the northeast and still continues. The
street Railroad are entirely abandoned
and railroad travel generally is very
much interrupted in all directions.
Albany, N. Y., March 3. —A snow
storm set in here this afternoon, which
still continues. There is now tjvo feet
of snow in the streets.
Pacific Mall.
New York, March 3.— At a meeting
of the Directors of the Pacific Mail, to
day, the resignation of Russeil Sage,
tendered some time ago, was accepted,
and Mr. Sydney Dilion, President of
the Union Pacific Railroad, was elected
in his place. The resignations of
Messrs. F. L. Talcott, A. J. Hatch and
Win. H. Guion were received and ac
cepted, and Messrs. Jay Gould, Oliver
Ames, and D. D. Colton were elected
in their stead. Mr. Dillon was elected
President pro tern.
The Mobile Races.
Mobile, March 3.—The Magnolia
Jockey Club met to-night and resolved
to give a three days’ running meeting,
commencing on the 18th of March.
Two thousand dollars will be given in
purses.
W a&hin GToir.
Nominations. Call on National Banks.
Washington, March 3.— The Presi
dent has nominated Henry R. Pease,
now United States Senator from Mis
sissippi. to be Postmaster at Vicks
burg ; Robert Stewart, for Postmaster
at Macon, Miss., and Alonzo Webster,
Postmaster at Orangeburg, fi. C. V
The Comptroller of the Currency has
called upon the National Banks for a
report of their condition at the close of
business on the Ist inst.
THE FLOOD.
Exaggerated Accounts.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 3.— The
actual damage of the late flood in this
section has been grossly exaggerated.
Considerable loss has resulted in indi
vidual cases, but it is entirely confined
to the margins of the larger streams.
The repairs on the East Tennessee,
Virgiuia and Georgia Railroad, will be
completed to-morrow so trains caD run
through to Dalton without delay, and
to Chattanooga by Saturday.
BALTIMORE.
Cheap Fares to the West.
Baltimore, March 3.— The fare on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
Pittsburg is $5 ; to Wheeling, $5 ; to
Cincinnati, $6 ; to Indianapolis, $7 ; to
Louisville, $8 ; to Chicago, $8 ; and to
St. Louis, $lO. -
ST. LOUIS.
The Beautiful Snow—Unprecedented
Storms.
St. Louis, March 3.— A furious snow
storm commenced here about 1 o’clock
this morning, and raged the remainder
of the night. The snow now lies about
one foot deep, on a level. All the
street railways are now blocked and
traffic of all sorts is much impeded. All
the railroads centreing here are more
or less blockaded, and trains are much
behind time, No such storm has pre
vailed in this section for eleven years.
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Regular Rates Resumed.
New York, March 3. — The reduced
fares on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
from Philadelphia to the West, have
been abolished, and commencing to
day regular rates will be charged to all
points West.
* —
Marine Disaster.
Boston, March 3. — The barks Robin
son Crusoe, from Boston, Sept. 30, for
Cape of Good Hope and Francis, from
New Castle, N. S. W., October 7th, for
Hong Kong, both of Boston, are thought
to have been lost with all on board.
A Threatening Ice Gorge.
New York, March 3. —There is great
apprehension in the Delaware Valley
from ice. Engineers decide that it is
useless to attempt to remove it by
blasting.
Another Strike.
Boston, March 3.—There is an exten
sive lock-out at the Dedham Woolen
Mills, the operatives refusing to work
11 hours.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
of Mr. James Kirkpatrick, ami H. D. Leitner
and family, are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral of the former, from the Cemetery
Chapel, THIS (Thursday) MORNING, at 10
o’clock.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ATTENTION, GEORGIA.
APPEAR AT YOUR ENGINE HOUSE,
THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON, at 3y,
o’clock, punctually, for practice.
By order of the Captain.
GEO. W. BROADHURST,
mh3-l Secretary.
Meeting of the Board of Education.
ACCORDING TO RESOLUTION OF THE
Board, the members are rectuested to meet at
the Court House, at ll o’clock a. m., on the
FIRST SATURDAY in MARCH, for the con
sideration of accounts, applications for ex
amination of teachers.
JOHN T. SHEWMAKE,
feb‘2B-2 Pres. B. E. R. C.
BATH (S. C.) PAPER COMPANY, 1
Bath, 8. C., February 27th, 1875. j
THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS OF
this Company will be paid on and after March
Ist, 1875, at the Merchants and Planters Na
tional Bank of Augusta. Ga.
JAMES BARRETT.
feb‘27-3 President.
CONSUMPTIVES, TAKE NOTICE.
EVERY MOMENT OF DELAY MAKES
your cure more hopeless, and much depends
on the judicious choice of a remedy. The
amount of testimony in favor of Dr. Schenck’s
Pulmonic Syrup, as a cure for consumption,
far exceeds all that can be brought to support
the pretensions of any other medicine. See
Dr. Sohenek’s Almanac, containing the certi
ilcates of many persons of the highest respec
tability, who have been restored to health,
after being pronounced incurable by physi
cians of acknowledged ability. Schenck’s
Pulmonic Syrup alone has cured many, as
these evidences will show; but the cure is
often promoted by the employment of two
other remedies which Dr. Schenck provides
for the purpose. These additional remedies
are Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic and Man
drake Pills. By the timely use of these medi
cines, according to directions, Dr. Schenck
certifies that most any case of .Consumption
may bo cured.
Dr. Schenck is professionally at his princi
pal office, corner Sixth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, every Monday, where all letters
for advice must be addressed.
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Residence for Sale.
Residence on ellis street no.
185. Terms—One-fourth cash, balance
within five years, payable semi-annually,
with interest at 7 per cent, per annum,
secured by mortgage or > ronerty.
feb2B-sutf W. W. BARRON.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
Passenger Department,
Wilmington, N. C., March 1, 1875.
THE attention of the North bound Trav
elers is invited to the fact that, com
mencing March 2d, 1875, entirely new Par
lor and Drawing Room Cars, built express
ly for the service, and furnished with duo
regard to comfort and elegance, will run on
all Day Trains between Wilmington, N. C.,
and Portsmouth, Va., in direct communica
tion with the magnificent steamers of the
Bay Line. , ,
Seats or compartments can be secured by
telegraph to the undersigned, or by appli
cations to conductors upon Night Trains
North upon Wilmington, Columbia and Au
gusta Railroad.
State Rooms and Berths upon the Bay
Lino Steamers can be Mcurea by applica
tion to conductors of Day Trains upon the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroads, or by
telegram to the undersigned.
A. POPE,
feb2B-im General Passenger Agent.
FRUITLAND NURSERIES,
■fW AUGUSTA, GA,
P. -T. BERCKMANB, Prop’r.,
ORDERS for TREES, PLANTS, BULBS,
SEEDS, etc., left with the undersigned
will be promptly attended to
GEO. SYMMS,
doc6-3m-ln Agent.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OPERA HOUSE.
J. M. GILBERT Business Manager.
ROBERT Me WADE,
THE GREAT NATURAE ACTOR, AS
RIP VAN WINKLE,
SUPPORTED BY THE
gilbert sifters
AND THEIR MAGNIFICENT ,
Dramatic Company,
BAND AND ORCHESTRA,
FRIDAY <Si SATURDAY, Maieli 13 and 13.
Matinee Saturday Afternoon.
Admission, SI. Reserved Seats can be se
cured at Geo. A. Oates’ Book Stoie without
extra charge. mh4-thsawetd
CAUTION!
IT IS IMPORTANT to Planters to keep in
mind that SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO
is brought into market by the Pacific Gu
ano Company only, and that it must not be
confounded with any other Fertilizer to
which a similar name has been given, .with
the prefix of any manufacturer’s name,
such, for example, as A. D. or S.’s Soluble
Pacific Guano. All such arc encroachments
upon the legal trade mark of the Pacific
Guano Company, and arc calculated to de
ceive consumers desiring the Soluble Pa
cific Guano. Hence we caution Planters, in
ordering supplies, to procure it from the
Agents of the Company, or give specific di
rections to their Factors to that effect.
The name of John S. Reeso & Cos., General
Agents, <fcc, is branded on the sacks of all
genuine Soluble Pacific Guano, which is
the distinguishing mark.
J. G. MAIHEWSON, Agent,
mh4-3 Augusta, Ga.
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FINE SHOES!!
LADIES’ Fine Russia Mo. Button.
Ladies’ Fine Russia Mo. Laced.
Ladies’ Fine Serge VV bite Stitched Gaiters.
Ladies’ Fine Serge Button.
Ladies’ Fine Russia Mo. Congress.
Misses’ Fine Russia Mo. Button.
All the above Goods are VERY FINE,
and the best fitting of any Shoes brought
to this city. Give us a call.
mh3-2 W. S. ROYAL A CO
CONSUMPTION CURED.
To the Editor of the Uanstitutionalißt :
Esteemed Friend—Will you ploaso in
form your readers that I havo a positive
CUBE FOR CONSUMPTION.
and all disorders of the Throat and Lungs,
and that, by its use in my practice, I have
cured hundreds of cases, and will give
£I,OOO oo
for a case it will not benefit. Indeed, so
strong is my faith, I will send a Sample
Free Io any sufferer addressing me.
Floase show this letter to any one you
may ki ow who is suffering from these dis
eases, and oblige, Faithfully, yours,
DR. T. S’. BURT.
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CITY ELECTION.
MAYOR’S OFFICE, )
Augusta, Ga., March 2, 1875. f
AN ELECTION for a Member of Council
from the Fourth Ward, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the deaih of Hun.
Henry M. Boardman, will be held at the
Citizen Engine House, in said Ward, on
THURSDAY, the 11th day of March, 1875
under the superintendence of the following
Managers ot Election: E. D. Wingard, J. P.,
Eli Branson and John Brislan, or any two
of them.
The Polls will be opened from 8 o’clock a.
m. until 2 o’clock if. m., the Managers to
appoint three Clerks, and report the result
of the Election to the Clerk of Council as
usual. CHAS. ESTES,
Mayor C. A.
Attest: L. T. Blome, Clerk of Council.
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DISSOLUTION.
THE FIRM OF CASTLEBERRY & HACK
was this day dissolved by mutual con
sent. Georgo B. Hack has assumed pay
ment of all the debts of the firm and re
mains the owner of all the firm property
for this purpose. He alone will use the
firm name in liquidation, and will continue
the business on his own account,
D. T. CASTLEBERRY.
GEO. B. HACK.
March 1. 1875. rah2-2vv
Mr. D. T. Castleberry
IS HEREBY appointed my Agent in the
city of Augusta, to represent me during
my absence, in the sale of Lumber, Wood
and Building Material.
mh2-2w GEO. B. HACK.
To Breeders of Fine Stock.
AT a large price, I have purchased the
thoroughbred Stallion VANDAL JU
NIOR, by Vandal, dam Dew Drop, by Lex
ington, which I will let to Mares at $25 the
season, cash. Can be seen at my Stables at
all times. For description and extended
pedigree, see Hand Bills.
J HOS. MURRAY,
Proprietor Globe Hotel Stables.
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE
A GOOD HOTEL ON MODERATE
TERMS. The PLANTERS’ HOTEL, of
Charleston. S. C , most favorably located
on the corner of Queen and Church streets,
in close proximity with tho business por
tion of East Bay, the Post Office, the Banks,
the Court House and Churches, is now un
dergoing repaire, and can be fitted up in
any style that may be agreed upon between
the lessor and lessee. The Hotel is well
construoted for mooting the requirements
of a Southern climate. It contains about
100 rooms. To an approved tenant terms
will be moderate, and a lease for several
years will be given, if desired.
For particulars, apply to
B. S. D. MUCK.ENFUSS,
feb26-frsutu3 No. 461 King street.
Important to Farmers!
GUANAHANI
C3r TJ A. IST O !
An Imported Natural Guano
OF ANIMAL DEPOSIT.
The Comp any guarantees that every
cargo will be analyzed before It is offered
for sale. It was extensivel y used last sea
son by the Farmers of North Carolina and
Virginia, from whom they have numerous
certificates. The cargo of the Rebecca
Florence, recently arrived at Port Royal,
has been analyzed and approved, and is
now offered for sale.
Send for Circulars containing analysis
and terms.
GEO. T. JACKSON & CO.,
Agents for Georgia and Counties in Caro
lina contiguous to Augusta. feb2B-tf
TO RENT,
A VERY DESIRABLE HOUSE on upper
Broad street, containing six rooms; Pan
try, Bath Room and Kitchen; both gas and
water in house, and water in yard; conve
nient to Street Railroad.
Apply to Pendleton & Boardman s Foun
dry, mh2-2w
Safe Deposit Boxes.
The NATIONAL BANK or Augusta is
prepared to lease small SAFES inside Its
Fire Proof Vault , at moderate rates, for the
reception of Bonds, Securities, Deeds, Le
gal Documents, Plate, Coin, Jewelry, and
valuables of every descriidiom THRW
Je26-ly* Cashier*
UIIMTFVSEiS. CHINA tea .us.
BLIGH & HAMMOND
HAVING made great improvements hi
their store, are now offering greater
inducements than ever. With our stock of
French China, we offer 50 China Tea Sets at
astonishingly low prices. Our 6tock of
Glassware is unusually larga and, with
our White Granite and C. C. Ware, cannot
be equalled in assortment or prICA.
offering a full line of Silver Plated Ware
and Bnttania Ware at prices lower than
any ever offered in this city.
Damns of all kinds}—the” largest assort
ment and the lowest prices. Also, the Ger
man, Student, and the Patent Non-Explo
sive Lamp, which gives more light than
airy other Lamp in the world.
House-Furnishing Goods of all kinds.
One thousand Flower Pots and Stands.
BLIGH A HAMMOND,
feb2B-3 280 Broad street.
To the Land of Flowers !
VIA
The Magnolia Route.
LEARNING of the intention of parties in
Augusta to visit Jacksonville, Florida.
I have determined to place on sale, until
the loth March next, Excursion Tickets to
that place, good to return until May 31st,
pros., at sl9 each. Parties taking our 8:20
p. m. train secure Pullman Palace Sleeping
Car accommodations through to Savannah,
arriving at 6:30 a. m., where they have am
ple time for breakfast. Leaving Savannah
at 8:20 a. m., by the Atlantic and Gulf Kail
road, they arrive in Jacksonville at 9:15
p. m.
Tickets on sale at Planters’ Hotel and
Ticket Office, Union Depot.
T. S. DAVANT,
feb2B-tf General Passenger Agent.
NEW GOODS FOR
1875. SPRING and SUMMER. 1875.
AT
C. J. T. BALK’S,
No. 13G Broad, below Monument Street.
p? /Y/fA PIECES New Spring Prints, with
OUU side bands.
200 pieces New Spring Prints, without
bands.
150 pieces Now Shirting Prints.
50 pieces New Chocolate Prints.
75 pieces Mourning Prints.
25 pieces Furniture Prints.
300 doz. Ladies and Children’s Hose.
300 doz. Men’s and Boy’s Half Hose.
A large lot of new styles Jet and Plated
Jewelry at low prices.
Special attention given to orders.
One price only. Prices marked in plain
figures. Samples given at
feb2B-tf C. J. T. BALK’S.
BLINDNESS CURED.
ME. ANDREW HETT wishes to in
form the public that he lias perform
ed some miraculous cures on the eyes of
many people who live in this city. They
can be seen and conversed with on the sub
ject, and will testify as to what he can do.
Mr. Schofield, who was almost blind with
sore eyes, was cured in 14 days so that he
could read fine print without specks. He
can be seen at his Tin Shop on Jackson
street.
Mr. Stoker, who had one eye paralyzed
and mouth drawn to one side, was cured In
14 days: also, a blind man who was in At
lanta six months under treatment, and
could not be cured there, he was made to
see in three days. He can be seen at Mr.
liETT’S residence, 175 Reynolds street.
feb2B-tf
Flower 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 desiring
careful work done are respectfully solicited
to give us a trial. Orders sent through
Mail or left with Mr. GEO. SYMMS, No. 221
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.
CEO. SYMMS,
INSURANCE AGENT,
221 Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, GA.
decs-6m ________
TO RENT.
That desirable THREE-STORY HOUSE,
with Basement, on the corner of Ellis and
Monument streets—lately repaired with all
tho modern improvements. Apply, for
terms, to
deeSl-tf NO. 338 BROAD STREET.
WOOD
CHEAPER THAN EVER !
X HAVE on hand and to arrive a large lot
of very superior BLACK JACK, OAK,
HICKORY and FAT LIGHTWOOD, which
I will soil as CHEAP as any other Wood
Dealer in the Market. I respectfully so
licit the patronage of my friends and the
public generally. Orders left at No. 213
Broad street, or my Coal and Wood Yard,
will be promptly filled. Remember, my
superior article of NUT COAL is only sll
per ton. _ „
feb2fi-6 T. P. LAWTON.
Mis S. M. GURLEY,
ncu timMS,
BROAD, corner of Campbell street, over
O’Dowd’s store. feb2G-frsutu3
DESIGNS WANTED!
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 £ 13,000 FOR
ITS ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUC
TION. A PREMIUM OF £fo WILL BE
tUVEN FOR THE DESIGN ACCEPTED,
AND NONE WILL BE CONSIDERED
AFTER THE FIRST OF MARCH.
Address either of the Committee,
GEO. W. BAINS,
JOS. B. CUMMING,
DeSAUSSURE FORD.
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TO RENT,
A. DESIRABLE ROOM, No. 1 Warren
Block.
Inquire at
janSl-tf _ _ THIS OFFICE.
VARIETY OF OPINIONS.
Read what is said about
CAHABA,
Then pay your money and take your
choice, but pay the money, that’s the point:
A.—“ Burns beautifully, a bright, hot
flame.”
B.—“ You had best not order any more;
’twill spoil your trade.”
C.—“ Like it first rate; a very hot fire.”
Wouldn’t give the C. C. for 40 of it.”
E.*—“ Fill the grate full, stick a lighted
paper under it, and you havo a fine fire.”
F_Ca U ’t make it burn without the
blower. JOSEPH A. HILL.
I don’t think I could satisfy some of you
if I wrapped each lump of COAL in tissue
paper, and sent it around in a silver bas
ket, by a fancy young man with his n air
pa (Si ntl,e mIddIB ' JOSEFH A. mix.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Home Made Fertilizer!
N THOMSON GA., February 24th, 1875.
MESSRS. SIBLEY <£ WHELESS, AUGUSTA, GA.: ,
f4-ENT LEM EM—la reply to-your inquiry i- regard to the result from the usenf your
vJ Chemical- for making the HOME MADE FERTILIZER, I will say that I u-ed,
last year 26 barrels, and 1 1 eel satisfied that I never used any Commore a! Fertilizer
that produced better results than the HOME MADE, which cost less than half a- much
as Commercial Fertilizers. You will please send me fifty barrels of your CHEMICALS
for my next crop. Yours, truly, (Signed) J. J. MOItRLS.
We are prepared to furnish Planters with our Chemicals
for making the HOME MADE FERTILIZER, upon reasona
ble terms.
gIBLFY eSc WIIELi:SS.
TO PLANTERS !
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We offer for th 6 next Cotton and Corn Crops our unsurpassed FERTILIZERS:
WHITELOCK’S VEGETATOR,
DUGDALE’S EXCELLEXZA,
SIBLEY’S I. X. L.,
WHITELOCK’S DISSOLVED BONE,
CHEMICALS FOR COMPOSTING,
PERUVIAN GUANO,
LAND PLASTER.
To parties desiring to purchase Ten Tons or more, we will offer inducements
to buy our articles.
HIBLEY & WHELESS,
COTTON FACTORS.
feblß-lm AUGUSTA, GA.
J. S. BEAN, JR., Cashier. | T\ P. BRANCH, President
A utliorized Capital, #1,000,000.
K SAVINGS BANK,
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NO. 223 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.
SOLICITS the accounts of all who wish to deposit money for thirty days or longer,
on which it pays seven per cent, interest. Being *peeially 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 can instantly realize their capital.
Paying the legal rate of interest, we have quarterly settlements with our deposi-
I tors, when interest is added to principal and oompou ided. That the advantages and
i benefits of the Bank may be available to all, we will receive sums of One Dollar and
upwards on deposit, and will issue QxeWfor 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 Cheeks on our New York Correspondeit, the German-American
Bank. We snail be glad to increase our friends, by tffi parties having any business in
our department. jan3o-tf
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.
janw-tf J- T. NT3WBERY, Cashier.
SCHOFIELD’S IRON WORKS*,
(Adjoining Passenger Deiiot,)
MACON, GEORGIA.
SCHOFIELD’S PATENT COTTON PRESSES,
FOR Hand, Horse, Water or Steam Power; FAUGHT’S ’CENTRE SUPPORT GIN
GEARING; STREAM ENGINES and BOILERS: SAW MILLS; GRIST MILLS;
IRON RAILING for Cemeteries, Balconies and Residences; IRON STORE FRONTS;
SHAFTING PULLEYS and HANGERS; PUMPS; WaTEE WHEELS; COTTON MA
CHINERY (gears of all kinds cut). Repairs of Mills and Machinery of all kindsprompt
ly attended to. MR. JOSEPH NEAL, formerly Superintendent of Forest City Foundry,
in Augusta, would inform h’s friends that he is now S jperintendent of SCHOFIELD S
IRON WORKS, and will be glad to have their patronage, assuring them that, with the
increased facilities we now have, that tiiey will get Ini t lass work at the lowest figures.
J. S. SCHOFIELD & SON,
Send for Circulars and Prices! PROPRIETORS.
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PIaANTIDRS
WHO WISH TO ECONOMISE
WILL USE
BARRY’S .
Compound Bi-Phosphate of
LIME
TX)R Composting with COTTON SEED. It is not an Acid Phosphate but a
X; COMPOUND requiring only the
Ammonia
DEItIVEABLE FROM COTTON SEED TO MAKE IT A
PERFECT MANURE.
The combination contains the most important elements for a
SUPERIOR FERTILIZER
AT A VERY REDUCED PRICE,
Satisfactory evidence of this well ascertained fact ie presented in our Pamphlet,
which please call for.
The Cash Price will be $45 per Ton.
Time Price will be S6O per Ton.
Reliable security will be required on sill time sales.
PLEASE FORWARD ORDERS TO
OHO OP BARM'S CUM PIRTILIZIR.
288 Broad Street, Angsta,
AND CALL FOB PAMPHLETS.
EDWAKD BA RtRY Ac 00.
jan3-suwefrac3m ’
Cr- TJ a. NO©!
We have in Store 500 Tons of the oslebrated E. FRANK
COE’S GUANO, which we are offering- at exceedingly LOW
RATES. Also, 300 Tons of the well-known CHESAPEAKE
PHOSPHATE. Special inducements offered to Cash Buyers
in quantities of 10 Tons and over; armngrements will also be
made for Time Sales, with the Cotton option at 15c. per pound.
Apply to GEO. E. RATCLIFFE & CO..
COTTON FACTORS
dec29-tuthsa3m 167|Revnoliia±Street, AUGUSTA, GA