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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1875.
New Advertisements.
Done! Bone! Bone! —M. A. Stovall,
No. 1 Warren Block.
New Styles of Prints at a Bargain at
H, L. A. Balk’s, 172 Broad street.
Hard Times Prices at Powell & Mul
ler’s, 189 Broad street.
Thanks to the Friends of the Trinity
Church Fair.
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Georgia Railroad. May 12,1875.
Notice to Englishmen in Richmond
County.
The Popular Sale of Cheap Dry
Goods Continues at C. J. T. Balk’s.
Who Comes This Way?— Calvin &
Jones, IG4 Broad street.
Practice Economy by getting your
Boots, Shoes and Hats from Gallaher
& Mulherin, 289 Broad street.
Notice to Stockholders—S. K. John
son, Superintencfent.
Friedrichs Hall Natural Bitter Water
and Vichy Water.
Flower Pots for sale by W. W. Pem
ble, Augusta Seed Store.
Misses and Children’s Slippers and
Boots for Pic-Nics at Gallaher & Mul-‘
herin’s.
Notice to Stockholders Port Royal
Railroad Company—B. Y. King, Supt.
Notice—l. P. Garvin, Collector and
Treasurer.
Deutscher Schuetzen Club—H. A.
Brahe, Secretary.
New Prints, Parasols, Piques and
Lawns at J. P. Weathersbee’s, 279
Broad street.
Keep Cool—Men and Women’s Slip
pers at Gallaher & Mulherin’s.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CONSTI
TUTIONALIST.
All persons having claims against
The Constitutionalist are requested to
present them at once for payment at
the office of publication, No. 43 Jack
son street.
H. C. STEVENSON,
Business Manager.
Augusta, Ga., April 27,1875.
Religious Notices.
Y. M. 0. A.—Appointments : For the
Hall, 4:30 this p. m., Capt. J. C. Francis;
Monday, 8:30 a. m., J. H. Cranston;
Tuesday, 8:30 a. m., Dr. A. S. Campbell;
Tuesday night, 8 o'clock, J. C. C. Black;
Wednesday, 8:30 a. m. Thos. H. Gibson;
Thursday, J. J. Hickok; Friday, W. M.
Jordan; Saturday, a. m., M. J. Verdery;
Saturday night, mass meeting, 8 o’clock,
W. C. Sibley. These meetings are in
teresting ; all are invited to attend.
Committees : Jail, 2 p. m., Geo. Brown,
J. C. Shecut, J. H. Houston; Hospital, 3
p. m., Henry Cranston, Jr., S. Miller
Willis, E. Broadhurst; Ellis street, 3 p.
m., Dr. F. Kenrick, Geo. H. Burton, W.
T. Bethune; Bethesda, 2:45 p. m., W. H.
Branch, Henry S. Hatch, Geo. C. Hall.
Open air meeting, Augusta Factory,
3:30 o’clock this p. m. t W. C. Sibley, C.
W. Harris, John U. Ansley; remarks by
Rev. Z. T. Sweeney. Meeting at Be
thesda for the children, 2:45 o’clock, J.
C. Francis. Widows’ Home, Friday
night, John W. Wallace, John M. Cran
ston, Geo. T. Coleman. Open air meet
ing at the City Hall, 5:30 o’clock this p.
m.; short addresses by Rev. Z. T. Swee
ney and Mr. Cree, of Washington City;
Hon. H. Clay Foster will give direction
to the meeting, and Mr. John W. Wal
lace will have charge of the singing.
Children’s mass meeting in the Hall,
Saturday, May Bth, 4:30 o’clock p. in.
M. H. Lane, Gen’l Sec’y.
Christian Church. —Preaching by
the Pastor, Z. TANARUS, Sweeney, at 10:30 a.
m. Subject: “The Perfect Law of Lib
erty. And in the evening at Bp. m.
Subject: “Christ and Him Crucified.”
Sunday school at 9a. m. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening at 8
o’clock. You are cordially invited.
St. John’s Methodist Church. —
Preaching morning and night by the
Pastor, Clement A. Evans. Sunday
school at 3 o’clock p. m.
St. James’ Methodist Church.—
Preaching at 10:30 a. m., and 8 p. m., by
the Pastor. The Lord’s Supper will
conclude the morrning service. Sub
ject at night: “Regenerations—its Na
ture and Necessity.” Monday night,
Young Men’s Prayer Meeting. Wednes
day night, St. James’ Association and
election of officers. Thursday night,
regular weekly service.
Jones’ (Methodist) Chapel.— Sunday
School at 9 a. m. Preaching at 3:30
p. m., by Rev. W. M. Timberlake.
Prayer and praise meeting on Friday
night instead of Wednesday night.
Mr. S. J. Cary. —We part this morn
ing professionally with Mr. S. J. Cary,
who has for quite a period ably dis
charged the important duties of city
editor of this paper, Mr. Carter having
in this issue assumed editorial charge
of the city department of the Consti
tutionalist. We wish Mr. Cary every
success in any undertaking to which
he may devote his time and talents.
Wash Up.—The passenger train on
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
line, that should have reached this city
on schedule time at 8:05 o’clock last
evening, was delayed by a wash up and
land slide on the road between Gran
iteville and Augusta, caused by the
heavy rain yesterday afternoon. The
train reached the city at 11:30 p. m.
The Ladies’ Raffle.— The two in
fant dresses belonging to the Ladfes’
Memorial Association will be raffled to
morrow (Monday) afternoon, at the
store of Mr. Geo. A. Oates, at 4 o’clock.
Persons interested will please be pres
ent, if possible. The chances not
taken will be thrown off for the Asso
ciation unless purchased before the
raffle. All who have not paid for their
chances are requested to do so before
the raffle. It is hoped all the chances
will be sold, as the Association is anx
ious to dispose of the dresses at the
specified time.
Board of Education.— At the City
Hall yesterday morning a full meeting
o{ the Board of Education for Rich
mond county was held, it being the
tegular monthly session. Accounts
were passed and regular routine busi
ness transacted. The regular dav for
monthly meetings of the Board was
changed from the first to the second
Saturday of each month, in order that
ample time for the examination of bills
may be allowed the Finance Commit
tee. Hon. John T. Shewmake, Presi
dent of the Board, upon the adjourn
ment of the body, remained in the hall
and signed the necessary checks, that
all the teachers might experience no
delay in receiving their salaries.
The Old Third.—At a meeting of
delegates from the several companies
Georgia, held in Macon
about the 18th of March, it was deter
mined to celebrate the second veteran
E“° f th " iD Portsmouth
* lrginia, on tho 4th of August. We
are glad to know the managers of the
several railroad lines connecting hence
with Portsmouth have liberally offered
to pass the veterans and the* friends
to this second reunion at the re
duced fare of 812, return free. Augusta
has been selected as the place of ren
dezvous, and it is probable orders" as
sembling the boys here in time for bs
ginning the march to old camps and
reaching Portsmouth by the morning
of the 4th of August, will bo issued
very soon.
Judicial.
Richmond Superior Court, Hon. Wm.
Gibson Presiding.— The Court held a
morning session yesterday.
Fields, Witherspoon & Cos. vs. W. R.
Demore & Co.—complaint on account.
Verdict for the plaintiff.. M. P. Foster,
Esq., for plaintiff; H. Clay Foster, Esq.,
contra. „
Gw. W T . Williams & Cos. vs. Charles
B. Day, and Charles L. Williams, en
dorser —complaint on note. Verdict
for the plaintiff for SI,OOO, and interest
from the 17th of August, 1872.
Joseph T. Wayne vs. John Kenny—
complaint on note. Judgment for
plaintiff for 51,328.64, and S4BB interest.
Francis M. Allen, as administrator,
vs. Beverly Stubblefield—complaint on
note. Verdict for the plaintiff for
5285.53, with interest from the Ist of
November, 1871.
The special jurors were discharged
for the term. Court took recess to 9
a. m., Monday.
Richmond County Court, Hon. Clai
borne Snead, Presiding. —The follow
ing criminal causes were adjudicated
yesterday:
State vs. Emma Lyons, negro, accus
ed of simple larceny. Verdict of guilty,
and sentenced to twelve months on
county chain gang, „
State vs. Ed. Williams, negro, accus
ed of simple larceny. Verdict of guilty,
and sentenced to twelve months on the
county chain gang.
State vs, Sandy Collins, negro, ac
cused of simple larceny. Verdict of
guilty, and sentenced to twelve months
on the city chain gang.
State vs. Ben Harriss, negro, accused
of larceny from the house. Verdict of
guilty, and sentenced to twelve months
on the city chain gang.
A Bad Spell, and Perhaps Another
Not So Bad.
Apropos of the late bee at the Opera
House, we reproduce the experi
ence of a brilliant orthographist who
left a spelling bee at 10 o’clook, and
stopped in a saloon on his way home.-
Here he met several friends who “set
’em up” divers times, and he reached
home about midnight with a confused
brain and a very demoralized pair of
legs. Then hi swore that somebody
had stolen the key-hole, but his wife,
with a fearful tcowl on her brow and a
lamp in her hand, admitted him.
“Drunk !” she exclaimed. “D-r-u-n-c
(hie) drunk. Thazeazynuff.” “Brute!”
“B-r-o-o-t (hie); give-us harder one.”
“Idiot!” “Tharz harder (hie), but I kin
spellum. I-d—l-d-g—I-d-i-g-t, Idiot.
Now give us a stunner (hie).” She
picked up a poker and gave him a
“stunner”—and the spelling bee ad-
journed sine node.
We don’t mean to suggest au appli
cation of this piece of history in any
connection with the spelling bee that'
happened in Girardey’s Friday night.
The ladies were there, numerously and
wonderfully bright and [beautiful; and
if any “scowls” wrinkled their fair
brows afterwards, when the curtain
performances began, it didn’t fall to
our lot to report so terrible a thing.
As suggested in yesterday’s Constitu
tionalist, however, it would doubtless
be pleasant to give the ladies a chance
in a future spelling bee to join earlier
in the fun than the wife in the story.
A pretty incident is recorded by the
poet, Whittier, in his charming “School
Days,” which might find repetition on
such an occasion, or bring back as
sweet a memory as the bard has re
called. The poem is devoted to show
ing the regret of a brown-eyed New
England girl at having spelled down
the little boy
Her childish favor singled.
“I’m sorry that I spelt the word,
I hate to go above you
Because”—the brown eyes lower fell—
“ Because, you see, I love you.”
Still memory, to a gray haired man,
That sweet child face is showing:
Dear girl! the grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growing.
He lives to learn, in life’s hard school,
How few who pass above him
Lament the triumph and his loss
Like her—becauso they love him.
Blood and a Bludgeon.— On Friday
afternoon as George Washington, a
negro who perpetuates the name of the
Father of his Country, was passing
along a highway about three miles
south of the city, his eagle glance fell
upon Tom Bowles, lately enfranchised,
as the latter lingered in a field as well
as in the payment of $4.50 to George.
Tom was vociferously dunned for the
money, the request to pay being em
phasized with a loaded stick with which
the gentle George was going for him.
To repel this boid advance, Tom slash
ed out his unreliable pepper-box and
dashed lead at his adversary three
times, wounding him in the palm of
the right hand, striking a knife in his
pocket and slightly hurting his left
thigh, and gracefully lifting a sample
of wool from the apex of his cranium.
A warrant was procured before Judge
Claiborne Snead against Georgo for
assault to murder Tom, and the matter
set down for preliminary hearing next
Wednesday. The prisoner is to be de
fended by Judge A. H. McLaws.
Weather Report. —We are indebted
to Mr. H. Bessant, Sergeant Signal
Service, U. S. A., in charge of the Au
gusta Station, for a copy of his official
report for the month of April. From
it we learn that the highest
was 30.407; lowest barometer, 29.631;
highest temperature, 83 degs.; lowest
temperature, 35 degs.; monthly range
of temperature, 48 degs.; greatest daily
range of temperature, 36 degs.; mean
of maximum temperatures, 71.8 degs.;
mean of minimum temperatures, 49.5
degs.; mean daily range of tempera
tures, 21.9 degs. ; total rainfall, 4.71
inches ; prevailing wind, northwest;
total number of miles traveled, 3,560;
maximum velscity of wind, 25 miles;
number of cloudy days, other than
those on which rain fell, 7; number of
days on which rain or snow fell, 10.
The Augusta Savings Institution.
Yesterday, the Ist of May, according
to previous announcement, the Au
gusta Savings Institution, whose Pres
ident is Alfred Baker, Esq., and wose
Managers are some of our most sub
stantial and sagacious citizens, with
Mr. J. S. Bean, Jr., as Treasurer, began
what wo trust will prove to be a long
and prosperous business career. For
the first time its doors were opened
and patronage solicited, and it can be
but gratifying to know that the hand
some sum of more than ten thousand
dollars in deposits was received during
the day. Under its charter it presents
peculiar advantages to heavy and light
depositors, the private property of its
managers, who are its trustees, being
subjected during their terms of office
to liability for all deposits and debts
of the institution. Minors, guardians,
receivers and others holding monies in
trust, mechanics and all laboring
classes whose funds are small but pre
cious, as earned by hard toll and long
service, will find the Augusta Savings
in every way a valuable and safe
friend. “ Take care of the pence, and
the pounds will take care of them
selves.”
Jury Agreed. —The jurors, who has
been out since Thursday considering
the case of Dugdale & 00. vs. Newman,
iu Riehmond Superior Court, left the
jury room at 3 o’clock yesterday after
noon having agreed upon w verdict at
last. Under instructions from the judges
the verdict was sealed and will not be
opened until to-morrow morning when
the court convenes.
City Topics.
And who wae Queen of the May ?
The monthly session of the County
Board of Education yesterday.
Remember the raffle of those baby
dresses at Oates’ to-morrow afternoon.
How much was Girardey’s Opera
House like a hive when the bee was
there?
The annual parade of the Fire De
partment takes place on the 11th inst.,
next Tuesday week.
It is fashionable for merchants to do
much of their business out of doors
now.
Richmond county Treasury is ple
thoric with $14,632.79 cash, and needs
only $49,000 to meet all demands the
coming year.
There is Moore want of special liquor
and tobacco taxes from Augusta and
county dealers to help the best gov
ernment the world evor saw.
The street ears now run between the
corner of Broad and McKinnie and the
Cemetery—Summer schedule.
The single captive before the Re
corder yesterday will, have to wait
till Monday to hear his fate.
The spire of the new Christian
Church, on Greene street, is getting
tall and lofty.
The twitter of many birds in the
shadv avenues of Augusta sounds like
the echo of the music of the green
woods.
Memorial flowers, faded but fragrant
still, lie here and there upon the
soldiers’ graves.
May dawned with golden smiles on
her lips, but a shadowy cloud anon
floatod athwart her baby face, and then
she got on a regular afternoon breeze.
The company of police were out on
drill yesterday afternoon, exercising in
Telfair street. The men moved well
ala mode de militaire , and obeyed the
order to “break ranks, march” with ad
mirable celerity.
Quinn & Pendleton, the well known
Broad street news dealers, have latest
literary and illustrated periodicals and
freshest journals on their counters.
The hands of the Charlotte, Colum
bia and Augusta Road wore putting
down new rails on the track up Wash
ington near Greene street yesterday.
There is almost despondency in the
tone of the grand inquest in their
suggestions to check gambling, but
the ladies are mentioned as powerful
enough to stop the vice if they will
socially ostracise the gay worshippers
of chance. That arrow might find
“ mark the archer little meant.”
Some four hundred persons were on
the excursion train that left for Atlanta
last evening, to return to-morrow.
An open air meeting, under the au
spices of the Y. M’. C. A., will be held
at the City Hall this afternoon at 5:30
o’clock. Short addresses will be de
livered by Rev. Z. T. Sweeney and Mr.
Thos. K. Cree.
Major S. H. Crump, the popular
Clerk of the Superior Court, was suf
fering from au attack of fever yester
day, which we hope will be slight.
Fire Department.
A special meeting of the Board of
Officers of the Augusta Fire Depart
ment was held in the hall of Pioneer
Hook and Ladder Company last night,
Chief Engineer Frank Smyth, pre
siding.
The object of the meeting was ex
plained by the Chief to be the consid
eration of the question whether a
declaration of the election heldthe pre
vious week for Second Assistant En
gineer of the Department should be
made, and the result of that election
officially promulgated. Having been
detained through sickness from at
tending the transactions which gave
rise to complications that threatened
the good feeling and harmony that
so pleasantly united the Department,
Chief Smyth said he had hesitated to act
in the matter and preferred to learn
the sense of the board. He desired
action and not talk on the subject
from the members.
The minutes of the meetings respect
ing the election were read by the Sec
retary, Mr. William H. Crane, for the
information of the Board.
Several suggestions were made, the
gentlemen of the Board expressing
themselves freely but agreeably on the
casef and pleasantly interchanging
views. Ultimately, upon motion of
Secretary John H. Neibllng, of Wash
ington, No. 1, the following resolution
was adopted by a rising vote of 5 to 2 :
Resolved, That Geo. P. Weigle be de
clared elected Second Assistant Engi
neer of the Augusta Fire Department,
having received a majority of the votes
cast at the recent election.
Upon the adoption of this resolution
Mr. Weigle, of Washington, No. 1, was
declared elected Second Assistant En
gineer.
Chief Smyth announced that a prize
would be offered at the annual parade
for a hose contest, 200 feet of hose to
be carried over a run of 400 yards, 100
feet of hose to be reeled off, leather or
rubber hose of the requisite length to
be used.
There will be held another meeting
of the Fire Department, to which the
independent companies will be invited,
before the annual parade.
Pierced by a Plank.— Manager Crow
ley, of the Augusta office of the West
ern Union, had on exhibition at the
Broad street office yesterday the tele
graph pole which was pierced by a
rf>lank during the March cyclone at
Camak village. It was brought down
by Mr. Henry Coggin, line repairer be
tween Augusta anil Atlanta, and during
the day attracted no little attention
from many citizens who had heard of
the unusual freak. The post is the
usual telegraph pole, was struck some
four feet above the ground as it stood
and split centrally from side to side
through the middle, the fissure extend
ing in length some five feet and tho
board, which appears to have
been a’ ten inch remaining
clamped in this huge crack. One end
of the plank protruded from the fissure,
but has been chipped off by gatherers
of curious relics.
Application has been made by a
member of the faculty of the State
University for the possession of this
extraordinarily afflicted telegraph pole
to give it an honored place in the
museum attached to that lustitution,
and there is a hankering for it to be
sent to Washington City as a trophy
of what storms accomplish, to be dis
played among the curiosities collected
by the Signal Bureau. It Is probable
it will be presented to the University
of Georgia.
“God Save the Queen.” —All English
men and their sons residing in Rich
mond county are elsewhere requested
to attend a meeting, to be held at 8
o’clock on the evening of next Wednes
day, in Mr. E. R. Schneider’s front
room, up stairs, corner of Broad and
Jackson streets. The object of this con
vention is to be made known on the
occasion of its assembling, but we
shrewdly suspect a warming of hearts
towards Albion is proposed and the
Inauguration of an effort to organize in
Augusta a St. George’s Society.
Getting it Fine —lt is said that re
tail cigar dealers are unhappy over the
new cigar box which has perforated
coupons on the Inside edge, corres
ponding with the number of oigars in
the box. The coupons are furnished
by the Government ini place of stamps,
and when a cigar is sold 2 coupon has
to be destroyed before the purchaser.
Before long they will have eaoh oock
tail, manufactured for married men,
announced to thoir wives by a tele
graphic bell-punch,
It Edges Augusta on. its Frolic.
The merry May, that eame in so
cherrily yester morn, lost something
of its brightness by noon, and at 4
o’clock p. in. unmistakable signs of a
gathering storm appeared portentous
in the west.
At fifteen minutes past 5 o’clock, the
terrific hurricane broke over the city,
coming down Broad street like a huge
sand-storm of the desert, persons fly
ing for shelter, umbrellas reversing,
vehicles beating against its fury to
escape, shutters banging, boxes scud
ding along before it, and trees shiver
ing and twisting as they swayed and
bent in the wrenching grasp of the
tempest.
The hard blow lasted for five min
utes, then somewhat abated, and scat
tering raindrops began to fall, which
increased to a heavy shower. The wind
continued to blow briskly for a quarter
of an hour, and until midnight the
clouds shed occasional sprinkles.
Fortunately Augusta just edged the
cyclone and thus again escaped devast
ation. Not a single accident that we
could learn of occurred within the
limits of the city. The workmen on the
steeple of the new Christian Church, on
Greene street, narrowly missed death
or maiming. They lingered almost
too long at their labor, hardly antici
pating so sudden an onslaught from
the demons of the air, and had barely
reached the ground when the storm
struck the tall spire and whistled and
shrieked through its beams and frame
work, while the loose planks and un
secured scaffolding around it were
blown away and came tumbling down
to earth.
At Batesburg, formerly Batesville,
in South Carolina, on the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Road, some
forty miles from the city, the cyclone
was encountered by the incoming
train about 5 p. m., forcing it to stop
still until the angry winds had rushed
away on their voyage of ruin. Quite a
number of trees and a guano depot,
with perhaps a few smaller buildings,
were blown down.
This terrible tornado, whose secon
dary effects were thus experienced
,here and in the adjacent country
across the river, made its destructive
pathway over Rutledge, Ga., and Co
lumbia, S. C., as detailed in our tele
graphic columns. Its coarse seems
not to have varied in direction from, if
the sequel shows its destructiveness
has fallen short of, that of the March
cyclone that passed across the bosom
of Georgia like a searing iron.
“ Catholicus-” and “ Catliolico.”
Mr. Editor : The threatened contro
versy in your columns between “ Ca
tholicus !’ and “ Catholico ” brings to
mind a saying attributed to Sidney
Smith. Happening to see a couple of
irate washerwomen berating each other
from the windows of their respective
houses, between which an alley inter
vened, the witty Dean cried: “ Tut,
tut, they’ll never agree; they argue
from different premises /”
“ Catholicus ” says : “We challenge
any scientist to name one truth of sci
ence that contradicts one single doc
trine upheld and taught by this [Ro
man Catholic] Church, from her doc
trine of the real and substantial pres
ence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eu
charist to that of the infallibility of the
Pope.”
“ Catholico,” who seems, bv-the-by,
to be a Protestant, and should there
fore have signed himself Protestanto,
rejoins : “ I would, therefore, respect
fully request (as I deny the doctrine of
Transubstantiation) that he will prove
said doctrine to be consistent with the
scientific axiom in physics—that a
“ real and substantial ’’ body can not
be present in more than one place at
the same moment of time.”
Now, this is a very pretty quarrel as
it stands, as Sir Lucias O’Trigger says
in the play, and it is almost a pity to
spoil it by a little quotation from a
certain volume with which these con
tending gentlemen are no doubt fa
miliar. Reference is had to the story
of Our Blessed Lord’s baptism by St.
John, as related Matt, iii., 13-17 ;
Mark i., v. 9-11 Luke iii., v. 21-22, and
John i., v. 29-34. A vast multitude
came out to hear St. John, and what
happened after that is best told in the
language of St. Luke, thus :
“21. Now when all the people were
baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus
also being baptized, and praying, the
heaven was opened.
“22. And the Holy Ghost descended
in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him,
and a voice came from' heaven, which
said: ‘Thou art my Beloved Son; in
Thee I am well pleased.’ ”
According to this, God was apparent
to three human senses in three differ
ent places at the same moment of time.
He was seen (and, by St. John, touched)
in the water in the form of a man; He
was seen in the air in the shape of a
dove; and He was heard in the heaven
under the guise of an articulating voice,
and all at the same instant of time.
So “the well beloved physician” tells
us, and his co-Evangels confirm the
tale. Human hand, therefore, hath
touched; human eye hath seen; human
ear hath heard, God—in a unity of time
and diversity of place. He who be
lieves the Scripture, must believe that
has been done which science says can
not be done. Acroceraunian..
To City Editor : All of our citi
zens, I believe, are more than pleased
with the excellent foundation of the
Confederate monument, anil trust that
a becoming column will be erected upon
It. But to accomplish this desirable
result will require every dollar now in
the possession of the Ladies’ Memorial
Association, and even with the sum they
have it will not be what some desire.
It Is, therefore, necessary that every
dollar possible should be applied to the
monument proper. The writer is in
formed that the cost of the foundation
is one thousand and fifty dollars. To
wards the payment of this sum the
City Council has kindly appropriated
five hundred dollars. Now cannot our
worthy City Fathers make their gen
erous gift a “magnificent donation” by
appropriating enough to cover the en
tire expense of laying the foundation?
The ladies need every dollar on hand,
and the contribution boxes at the
Cemetery gates this year did not yield
the amount expected. For these rea
sons, if the “Fathers” will do this, it
will add to the gratitude already felt
by the citizens for their kindness in the
past. Can we say, at the close of the
next meeting of Council, “It is done!”
Old Citizen.
If you want the best made, the best
looking, and the cheapest Flower Pots
in town, go to W. W. Pemble’s Augus
ta Seed Store, 21 Washington St. 1*
Keep Cool.— Men and Women’s Slip
pers at 50 cents per pair, at
my2-sutf Gallaher & Mulhkbin’s.
Pic-Nics.—A full stock of Misses and
Children’s Slippers and Boots, suitable
for pio-nics and parties, at
Gallaher & Mulherin’s,
my2-sutf 289 Broad street.
Practice Economy by getting your
Boots, Shoes and Hats from
Gallaher & Mulheiun,
my2-sutf 289 Broad street
Nothing Comparable to Twin Broth
ers’ Yeast Cakes for making “home
made” light bread and rolls. Ten cents
per package. They are splendid. Try
them. Calvin & Jones,
my2-tf 164 Broad street.
Lime! Lime! Lime !—Alabama and
Georgia Lime at Kiln price by car load.
We b.ave special rates of freight to
points in North and South Carolina
and Georgia. We sell low by barrel
ami car load. Our Alabama is 98 per
cent. Carbonate Lime. None purer in
the world and white as snow. Orders
solicited. Sciplf, & Sons, Atlanta, Ga.
ap29-10.
New Prints, Parasols, Piques and
Lawns, just received at
J. P. Weathers bee’s,
1 279 Broad street.
Congress Water, constantly arriving
fresh from Saratoga Springs, kept on
Draught and in Bottles, also the best
Soda and Kissengen Water and Ginger
Ale, at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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Buffalo Spring Lithia Water, and
Gettysburg Katalysine Water, at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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“Neuril.”— The instantaneous cure
for Neuralgia. Depqt, No. 291 Broad
street. _ ap7-ly
. Call at the office of C. W. Harris,
No. 219 Bpoad street, for Insurance at
adequate rates in non-Board Com
panies decl-tf
The Most Certain Cure for Chills
and All Fevers, and all disorders
arising from malarial influence is the
Magic Cure, to be had at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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New Spring Coatings, o citings, Cas
simeres, etc., etc., just received and
ready to be made up in the latest style
and best workmanship, at prices much
lower than heretofore.
August Dorr,
aprll-suwe&fr3w 222 Broad St.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Shadines in another column.
The genuine Shadine man is en route
for this oity. apl6-frsuw
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The Best and Pleasantest Throat
Lozenge, at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Augusta Markets.
Constitutionalist Office, }
May Ist, 1875. )
The growing heaviness of the season
was noticeably appreciable in financial and
mercantile circles to-day. With the excep
tion of the usual Saturday’s increase in
certain lines of retail business, no change
is reported in the several departments of
trade.
New York Exchange easy, buyißg at %
premium and selling at %.
Savannah and Charleston Exchange, buy
ing at% oft' and selling at par.
The Cotton Market.
The market was quiet and easier—trans
actions small. The Cotton Exchange
closed at 4 p. m., with reports and quota
tions as follows:
Ordinary Nominal
Good ordinary 14%
Low middling 15a15%
Middling 15%a15%
Receipts all all U. 8. ports t-day 2,402
Similar receipts same date 1874 4,202
Receipts at Augusta to-day 82
Sales In Augusta to day 178
The Meat Market.
The meat market continues steady. We
quote:
Clear Ribbed Bacon Sides 14% a 14%
Dry Salt Clear Ribbed Shies . ... 13% a
Dry Salt Long Clear Sides 13 a
Bellies 13% a
Smoked Shoulders 11% a
Dry Salt Shi udders.. 10% a
Sugar Cured Hams 15 a 16%
Pig Hams 16 a
Tennessee Hams 14% a
Lard—in tierces, 16%a17; in cans, kegs
or buckets, 17%a18.
The Corn, Oats and Wheat Market.
Wheat active, with a good demand and
small arrivals. Choice white, $1.65; prime
white, $1.63; amber, $155a1.58; red, $1.45
a1.50. #
Corn firm and in good demand. White,
$1.12; yellow and mixed, sl.lO, sacks in
cluded.
Corn Meal—City bolted, $1.12@1.15;
Western, sl.lO.
Oats—Feed Oats. 85a90 cents.
The Hay and Stock Feed Market.
Hay— Choice Timothy—car load lots,
$1.50 per hundred; Western mixed, $1.35®
1.40 per hundred; Eastern liay, $1.65®
1.70 per hundred; Northern. $1.40@1.50.
Bk.vn and Stock Mead—Wheat Bran,
S3O per ton; Stock Meal, 90@$1.
Peas— Mixed, $1.25; Clay, $t 35.
Fodder— sl.7s@2 per hundred.
Country Hay—sl per hundred.
The Flour Market.
The market was firm, without any fur
ther advance.
CITY MILLS QUOTATIONS:
Supers $6 25 a 6 75
Extras 6 75 a 7 25
Family ;... 7 25 a 7 75
Fancy 7 75 a 8 25
WESTERN QUOTATIRNh:
Fine $5 50
Supers 6 50
Ext! as 6 75
Family. 7 25
Fancy 7 75
The General Grocery Market.
Batter—country, per pound, 25; Goa hen,
3>@4o; Beeswax, per lb., 25; White Table
Peas, $1.25@1.50: Chickens—Spring:, 35;
grown, 40; Ducks, 50; Geese, 65; Eggs, per
doz., 18; Honey, strained, per lb., 20; Irish
Potatoes, per bbl—Western, $4.50; North
ern, $4; Onions, new per bunch, 5 cts:
Sweet Potatoes, $1.60 per bushel; Dried
Peaches, peeled, 14c. per lb.; Dried Ap
ples, 10c. por lb.; Soda, 8; Turkeys, $1.75
@2 apiece; Tallow, 7(38; Grits, perbusnel,
$1.40@1.50; Western Pearl Grits, per bbl.,
$5.75(y)6; Pearl Hominy, $5.50@5.75.
European Money Markets.
London, May I—Noon.-Street rate,
3 1-16, which is 7-16 below bank.
Paris, May I— Noon.—Bentos, G3f. 75c.
United States Money Markets.
New Yoke, May I—Noon.—Stocks active
but lower. Money, 3 per cent. Gold, 115%.
Exchange—long, 488; short, 491. Govern
ments dull. State Bonds quiet and nomi
nal.
New York, May I—P. M.-Money easy
at 2a3. Sterling dull at 488. Gold dull at
115%a115%. Governments steady. State
Bonds quiet and nominal.
Bank Statement- -Loans increase, 2,375,-
000; legal tenders increase, 5,125, 000; specie
decrease, 2,500.000; deposits, Increase, 3,125,-
000; reserve decrease, 125,000.
Stocks closed dull and steady: Central,
105; Erie, 30%; Lake Shore, 70%; Illinois
Central, 1u5%; Pittsburg, 93%; Northwest
ern, 42; preferred, 55; Rook Island, 105%.
Sub-Treasury balances: Gold, $62,307,-
206; Currency, $41,592,216. The Sub-Treas
urer paid out $441,000 on account of interest,
and $51,258,000 for bonds. Customs re
ceipts, $311,700.
New' Orleans, May I.—Exchange-
New York Sight, % premium. Sterling,
563%. Gold. 115%.
European Produce Markets.
Liverpool, May I—Noon.—Tallow, 43s
9d.a445. Petroleum, 9%a9%.
Western Produce Markets.
Louisville, May I.—Flour unchanged.
Corn firm at 74a75. Provisions—advancing
tendency with fair demand. Pork, s22a
22 50. Bacon—saoulders, 9%; clear rib,
12%; clear, 13%. Prime Lard—steam, 15%;
tierce, 16a16%; keg, 16%. Whiskey, $1 02a
1 03. Bagging iirrn at 13a15%.
St. Louis, May I.—Flour nrm and held
higher, but little doing. Corn quiet and
unchanged. Whiskey quiet at $1 04. Pork
nominally $22 25. Bacon quiet with only
limited jobbing demand. Lard—buyers de-
mand a reduction; 16% asked, 13% bid.
Cincinnati, May I.—Flour quiet and firm.
Corn steady at 74a78. Provisions strong.
Pork quiet—s 22 bid. Lard quiet and firm;
steam, 15%a15% asked; kettle, 15%a16. Ba
con quiet and Urm; shoulders, 9%; clear
rib, 12%; clear, 13%. Whiskey Urm ,t $1.12.
Chicago, May I.—Flour—demand light
and holders firm. Corn In fair demand at
an advance: No. 2 mixed, 68a68%; rejected,
82 bid. Pork quiet and weak at $21.95a22.
Lard—demand light and holder firm at
$15.55. Whiskey-full prices asked; no de
mand— $1.14.
Baltimore and Wilmington" Produce
Markets.
Wilmington, May I.—Spirits Turpen
tine active at 32. Rosin quiet and steady
at $1.60 for strained. Crude Turpentine
steady at $1.60 for hard; $2.30 for yellow
dip; $3 forvjrgin. Tar quiet at $1.70.
Baltimore, May I.—Flour firm and un
changed. Wheat and com firm. Provisions
quiet but firm; shoulders, 9%a9%. Coffee
strong. Whiskey, $1.15. Sugar very strong
at 10%.
New York Produce Market.
New York. May 1-P. M—Flour a shade
firmer and moderate inquiry; $5.20a.V75f0r
common to fair extra Southern; $a.80a8.25
for good to choice do. Wheat opened dull
and scarcely so firm, but closed about lc.
better and fn moderate demand; $1.36a1.40
for Winter red Western; $1.41a1.42 for am
ber do.; $1.4 >ai.44 for white Western. Corn
opened less active and easier, and closed
firmer, with better inquiry; 91%a92% for
Western mixed; 92*92% for yellow West
ern; 92 for white do. Beef dull. Pork
Aimer; new mess, $22.10. Lard heavy at
15% for prime steam. Coffee firm. Sugar
firmer. Molasses firm. Turpentine dull
at 56a36%. Rosin dull at $2 05a2.10 for
strained. Freights to Liverpool steady ;
steam, cotton, %a5-16; corn, 6; wheat, ©%.
Mobile, May I.—Cotton quiet: mid
dlings, 15%; net receipts 121 bales; sales
500; stock, 25,177.
Memphis, May I.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling, 15%; net receipts, 324 bales; ship
ments, 962; sales, 7oO; stocT, 28,740.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
Liverpool, May I—Noon.—Cotton dull ;
middling uplands, 7%a8; middling Orleans,
8%; sales, 7,000; speculation and export,
1,000.
1:30 P. M.—Sales on basis middling up
lands. nothing below good ordinary, de
liverable May and June, 7 13-16; ditto,
noiiiing below low middling, deliverable
June and July, 8. . ...
Later —Cotton, sales on the basis of mid
dling uplands> nothing below low middling,
shipped July and August, 8 1-16.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, May I—Noon—Cotton dull;
sales, 864 bales; uplands, 16%; Orleans,
16%.
Futures opened easier as follows: May,
16%a16 3-i6; June, 16%a16 9-32; July, 16 7-16
a1615-32; August, 16 9-16a16 19-32.
Nhw York, May I—P. M.— Cotton dull
and unchlhged ; sales, 864 bales at 16%a
16%; net receipts, 866; gross, 1,051,
iutures closed firm; sales, 13,900 bales,
as follows : May, 16%; June, 16%; July,
16 9-16; August, 16 1-16, 16 21-32; Septem
ber, 16 11-32, 16 9-16; October, 16 3-32; No
vember, 15 29-32, 15 15-16; December, 15 31-
32, 16; January, 16 3-32, 16%; February,
16%, 16 5-16.
Boston and Philadelphia Cotton Mar
kets.
Philadelphia, May I.—Cotton quiet;
middling, 16%; net receipts, 250 bales;
gross, 514.
Boston, May I.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling, 16%; net receipts, 103 bales; gross,
2,416; sales, 57; stock, 14,570.
Southern Cotton Markets.
New Orleans, May 1.-Cotton quiet:
middling. 15%; net receipts, 135 bales;
gross, 740; exports to France, 3,673; to the
continent, 1,200; sales, 1,250; stock, 119,574.
Savannah, May I.—No market. Receipts,
285 bales; stock, 32,659.
Charleston, Mav I.—Cotton quiet and
easy; middlings, 15%; net receipts, 242
bales; sales, 100; stock, 14,032.
May 2.—Cotton dull and
easy: middling, 15%a 16; low middling,
15%a15%; good ordinary, 14%a15; gioss
receipts 45 bales; exports coastwise, 240;
sales, 75, stock, 11,954.
Wilmington, Mav I.—Cotton inactive
and nominal; middling, 15%; net receipts,
89; stock, 1,433.
Galveston, May I.—(Holiday)—Cotton
gross receipts, 27; stock, 41 207.
Marine News.
New York, May I.—Arrived: State of
Georg la J
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DEUTSCHEB SCHUETZEN CLUB
MORGEN MONTAG. COMPANIE SCHIES
SEN, Die aetiveu Mitgliedor werdou aufge
ferdest sich une 2H Übr am Strasson Eieeu
bahn Depot einzuflnden.
Im auftrage des Praeaidenten.
mayl-l H. A. BRAHE. Secretary.
DEUTSCHER SCHUETZEN CLUB.
DIEN9TAG DEN 4 TEN MAI ABENDS 8
Uhr Versammlung. Alle Mitglieder warden
ersucht puenktlich zu ersche nen.
Im auftrage des Praesidenten.
my2-i H. A. BRAHE, Secretary D, S. 0.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS PORT ROYAL
RAILROAD COMPANY.
CONDUCTORS ARE INSTRUCTED TO
pass you free of charge to and from the
Annual Meeting at Port Royal, on WEDNES
DAY. llth instant, on presentation of your
Stock certificates.
B. Y. KINO,
my2-su&tu2 Supt
NOTICE.
Cttt Treasurer's Ofitce, May 2, ms.
HOLDERS OF CITY OF AUGUSTA
Bonds, Lettered Y, and payable on Ist of
JULY next, are notified that such Bonds,
with interest to this date, will be paid oa
presentation at the City Treasurer’s office.
I. P. GRAVIN.
myCollector and Treasurer.
GEORGIA RAILROAD & BANKING CO.. \
Augusta. Ga., May 2d. 1816. J
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Stockholders of the Georgia Railroad and
Banking Company will be held in this city on
Wednesday, the isth of May, 1876.
J. A. S. MILLIGAN.
my2-td Cashier.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Superintendent's Office, )
GEORGIA RAILROAD,
Augusta, Ga., May 4th, 1875. )
GEORGIA RAILROAD AND BANKING
COMPANY.—Stockholders and their families
will be passed over the Georgia and Macon
and Augusta Railroads to Augusta and re
turn, to attend the Company’s Convention,
which will meet at Augusta on WEDNESDAY.
May lath, 1875.
The Down Day Passenger .Train, from At
lanta to Augusta, on Tuesday, May lith. will
carry ears sufficient to accommodate all
Stockholders and their families wishing to
attend the Convention.
Stockholders will not be allowed the privi
ledge of riding free to any point on this
Road or branches other than Augusta and
return, to attend tho Convention.
Athens, Washington, Madison, Covington,
Atlanta, Greensboro and Mtlledgeville pa
pers will copy until the 13th.
S. K. JOHNBON,
may2-tilmayl3 Superintendent.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE ON CITY LINE A.
AND S. R. R. COMPANY.
ON AND AFTER SATURDAY. MAY Ist,
prox.. the Cars upon the City Line of this
Compsoy will bo run between tho corner of
Broau and McKinnie streets and the Ceme
tery. ED. G. MOSHER,
apr3o-3 Superintendent.
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF UNPAID
COUPON!!.
THE HOLDERS OF PAST-DUE COUPONS
of the first Mortgage Bonds of the Montgom
ery and West Point Railroad Company of
Alabama, are hereby invited to send said
Coupons to the Georgia Railroad Bank in
Augusta. Ga., or to the Central Railroad
Bank, iu Savannah, Ga., previous to the 6th
day of May next, that the same may be paid,
in accordance with the requirements of the
decree of the Chancery Court of Montgomery,
Alabama, and under which decree the West
ern Railroad of Alabama—which embraces
said Montgomery and West Point Railroad—
was duly sold In Montgomery on the 19th day
of April, instant, and was bought by the Geor
gia Railroad and Banking Company, and the
Central Railroad and Ranking Companyjboth
of Georgia,
Upon the confirmation of said sate of the
Western Railroad of Alabama, to the two
aforesaid Railroad Companies in Georgia, by
the Chancery Cour. of Montgomery, to be
held on the Kthday of May next, the Coupons
ac sent in to us will be nsid by us to the par
ties remitting the same.
Holders of suoh Coupons not forwarded to
ns hy the Bth of May will look to the Register
of the Chancery Court of Montgomery for the
payment of them.
T. M. OUNNINGHA.iI. ‘
Cashier C. R. R. A B. Cos., of Georgia.
J. A. 8. MEWGAN,
Cashier Ga. R, AB. Cos., of Georgria.
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From the Smallest Card to the Largest Poster.
Among the great variety of JOB WORK we are prepared to do, might be
enumerated the following:
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And always guarantee our work to give perfect satisfaction iu every respect
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better than can be done i/i this city.
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