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completely out, ami the fences de
stroyed. Dr. Woodrow, of the Pres
byterian Publishing Company, had the
roof taken off of his building, and the
office flooded with water. The Repub
lican Printing Company fared no better.
The roof was twisted off, and the water
entered and destroyed a large quantity
of office property. It would be idle to
mention the names or the number of
persons whose fences are blown down.
It is safe to say that every fence in the
city lying broadside to the storm was
leveled to the earth. Most of the grape
vines and pigoon houses have been
destroyed. No computation can be
made of tho number of treas lying
along the sidewalks and streets. Mr.
Kiuard, whose residence is opposite the
Presbyterian Church, had the gable of
his house blown in, and a large tree in
front broken and dashed against the
windows. Mr. Martin Dooley, who has
a license as a bill poster, and owned all
the tall fences in the city, for the pur
pose of displaying the beauties of the
opera, the curiosities of the circus and
the seductive forms of the can-can
artists, now weeps over his fallen
boards and beauties.® The cotton gin
house of J. G. Graham was leveled to
the ground. Complaints of injury
came in from all sides, but happily it
is confined to chimneys, fences, trees
and signs. Not a life was lost, nor a
limb broken by disaster. This was no
doubt owing to the fact that, while the
storm fiend held high carnival, which
was not more than thirty minutes, no
one had the temerity to appear aboard.
We have at present no opportunity of
knowing the extent of the damage
done outside of the city or the area of
territory the storm swept over ; of this
the telegraph will iuform us in time.
We do know that ttfe cyclone of May
the Ist, 1875, will not soon be forgot
ten.
This Hide of Columbia.
Trees were blown down along the
track of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Road as far this side as Miles’
Mill. A gable end of a store at Pine
House was blown down.
At Aiken.
The outer rim passed Aiken at 5:30
o’clock, pouting out great quantities
of hail and wind, but doing no material
damage.
How the Storm Cloud Looked to a
Carolinian.
Capt. John Moore, of Aiken, saw the
cloud as it whirled passed Aiken,
though some distance off. Ic was
densely black, not much unlike the one
of the 20th of March, had a ragged,
cliff like base, but upon top there was
a vision of the form of an immensely
sized man, bending slightly forward,
and holding a large brush in both
hands as if in the act of striking the
earth.
In Barnwell County.
Midway, S. C., May 3d, 1875. —Mr.
Editor : If you desire to hear some
thing about the cyclone and storm ex
perienced in this section on the Ist
inst., it was at 7 % o’clock, when it be
came so fierce; at eight o’clock the
hail came down like a brigade of ar
tillery—smashed every pain of glass
accessible to the winds, and split many
shingles on the roof of the house.
After the cessation of the hail the
children gathered them in tin pans and
ate them greedily. They were of tho
size of guinea and hen eggs.
Tue oldest inhabitants say that they
had never seen hail stones of such
size during their life. Fortunately the
condition of the crops is not so far ad
vanced as to bear much injury from
the effects of the hail, and it did not
extend but to few spots in this sec
tion. Very Respectfully,
L. A. Burke.
In Edgefield County.
The first plantation we heard of as
being struck in Edgefield was that of
S. N. Nicholson, near Meeting Street
Post Office. The residence and other
houses were demolished. The next,
and in that neighborhood, was the
house of Mr. McGee, who was badly
wounded and his plantation ruined.
From thence it rolled into Lexington
and Richland, dealing death and de
vastation on every hand, and without
stopping to muse like other conquerers
upon the fearful ruin wrought.
Index to New Advertisements.
Sale of Assignee in Bankruptcy—Big
non & Crump, Auctioneers.
Grand Annual Excursion to Florida,
May 13 th.
Great Reduction in Plated Ware—
Eli Mustin.
Sash Ribbons, Scarfs and Corsets at
a Bargain at Henry L. A. Balk’s.
Strayed or Stolen —A Dark Brown
Pony—S. C. L. Bush.
Lost, a Dark Amethyst Ring—W. F.
Alexander.
Pay Your Specific Tax —John A. Boh
ler, Tax Collector.
See Notice of Special Train to Port
Royal Tuesday Evening, May 4th.
Law Notice—W. T. Gary, Attorney
at Law, No. 223 Broad street.
Fine, Valuable Oranges at J. F.
Quinn’s.
Y. M. C. A—The regular weekly
meeting to-night, at 8 o’clock, will be
opened by J. C. C. Black. All are in
vited to attend.
M. H. Lane, Gen’l Sec’y.
Personal. —Mr. Clarence Stephens,
the accomplished editor of the Madison
Home Journal, was in the city yester
day .and paid us a visit. Mr. Stephens
is one of the most promising young
men in Georgia. We trust that he will
make his name as distinguished iu
journalism as it is in politics, in the
person of his uncle.
Cotton Estimates. —The Charleston
News and Courier says the pool made
up £y cotton dealers in that mar
ket was closed at the exchange on
Saturday last. Near forty estimates
were received, the particular amounts
of which, however, did transpire,
but tho bulk, it is said, ranged between
3,800,000 and 3,900,000 bales.
Augusta Exchange. —At the expira
tion of the term of the present Secre
tary, Mr. Roswell King—on the Ist of
May, 1875—the Board of Directors of
the Augusta Exchange decided, for
economical reasons, to appoint an hon
orary Secretary instead of a salaried
one, and have requested Mr. C. F.
Wilmans to act as such with power to
appoint an Assistant Secretary. Mr.
C. F. Wilmans has accepted the office
and appointed Mr. Sullivan as Assist
ant Secretary.
Maj. W. T. Gary!— Maj. W. T. Gary,
who has been for a number of years a
prominent lawyer of Edgefield Coqrt
House, and whose reputation in South
Carolina, as well as in this section of
Georgia, is most flattering, has settled
in Augusta for the purpose of prac
ticing his profession. We welcome him
to his new field of labor, and predict
that his success will be immediate and
encouraging.
Almost a Fire.—The roof of a small
w°xr- en on Jones street, above
McKinne, caught fire Sunday afternoon
about three o’clock, but fortunately
the flames were extinguished before
much damage was done. Citizen, No.
8, was promptly on hand with their
hose carriage, and unreeled 500 feet of
hose from the nearest plug, but could
not reach the fire. A plug is sadly
needed in that locality, as all the build
ings in the neighborhood are built of
wood and very inflammable.
JUDICIAL.
Superior Court.— Thi3 Court, Judge
William Gibson presiding, entered upon
the second week of the April term,
yesterday. The jury iu the case of
George Dugdale & Cos. vs. J. J. New
man, rendered a verdict for the plain
tiff of $407.88. The following jurors
for the second week were sworn in :
First Jury— William Kent, E. D.
Reese, Ebenezer Cary, Obadiah Hughes,
N. L. B. McNair, W. R. Fulgum, W. T.
Timmerman, li. Y. Harris, J. R. Bry
ant, L. L. Antony. W. H. Frazer and
Francis Holman.
Second Jury—W. R. Trowbridge,
Daniel Buckley, Robert Cook, W. B.
Terrill, E. T. Miller, T. G. Stevens, Ar
thur Cochran, W. R. Wise, Davis
Thomas, G. Mims, M. M. Benjamin, W.
H. Moody.
The Court was occupied throughout
the day with the case of Paul F. Ham
mond vs. the Port Royal Railroad,
which was not finished. The jury was
discharged after 5 o’clock until this
morning, the Judge requesting the ju
rors not to converse regarding the
case.
Afterward counsel in the case of sun
dry laborers vs. the Port Royal Rail
road (a locomotive of the road having
been levied on, and was to be sold to
day at the Lower Market to satisfy
claims against the company,) argued
for the company that the locomotive
was not personal property, but part of
the realty of the company, and not
subject to summary lien. After a short
argument pro and con, Judge Gibson
decided the property in question was
personal property, and subject to sale
for the satisfaction of the claims.
Counsel for the defendant excepted,
and will carry the ease to a higher
court. H. Clay Foster, Esq., repre
sented the plaintiffs, and F. H. Miller,
Esq., the defendant. This case is a re
sult of the recent strike of the em
ployes of the Port Royal Railroad.
Court adjourned until 8:30 o’clock
this morning.
Court, of Ordinary. —The regular
monthly term of this court, Judge
Samuel Levy presiding, commenced
yesterday morning. The following
business was transacted :
Leave to sell the real estate, of Mrs.
Mary E. V. P. Dugas was granted to
Dr. L. A. Dugas, executor.
Leave to sell the real estate of John
ahd Margaret Sullivan was grauted to
Adolph Brandt, guardian.
Leave to sell real estate was granted
to Zachariah Daniels, administrator of
the estate of Jas. Griffin.
Leave to sell real estate was granted
to Adolph Brandt, administrator of the
estate of John Lee.
The will of Barbara Loudon was
admitted to record, and letter testa
mentary granted to Edward E. Pritch
ard.
Lfetters of dismission were granted
to Charles Spaeth, administrator of
the estate of Mrs. Lena Small.
Letters of guardianship on the per
sons and property of John L. and
Mary A. Cashin were granted to Thos.
A. Kelley.
Letters of guardianship on the per
son and property of Thomas S. and
George W. Durst were grated to Fran
cis P. Poweil.
Several orders were passed and
court adjourned until Monday next at
10 a. m.
County Court. —The usual session of
this court, Judge Claiborne Snead,
presiding, was held yesterday.
Joe Cox was convicted of simple
larcency and sentenced to give his
ser vices t for 12 months to Mr. Hallahan.
A warrant of lunacy was issued in
the case of Margeret C. Sharpe and
the court ordered her to be carried to
the asylum at Milledgeville.
English Celebration—Alteration in
T.meof Meeting. —The meeting of Eng
lish residents c ailed for to-morrow eve
ning, has been arranged for This Eve
ning (Tuesday), at Schneider’s room,
at 8 o’clock, when every native of the
“ Old Country ” in Augusta is cordially
invited to come and bring his children.
Note the alteration to this evening.
Mr. J. A. St. Andrew, Vice President
of the British Association of Virginia,
will, we understand, be present, and
will state what the English settlers are
doing in the Old Dominion. There can
be no doubt that a prosperous and in
fluential English society can be formed
in Augusta, and we trust that every
English citizen will give his aid.
Monthly Shooting. —The monthly
shooting of the Augusta Schuetzen
Club took place at the Scheutzeuplatz
yesterday afternoon. Mr. D. Sancken
made 51 rings and won the first prize—
a pair of large rustic hanging baskets,
and Mr. A. Brenner made 47 rings,
winning the second prize—a pair of
smaller rustic baskets. The occasion
was as usual, a most enjoyable one to
all present.
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Death from Consumption. —Mr. James
Carpenter, a promising young man of
this city, died of consumption Sunday
night, about 7 o’clock, at the residence
of his brother-in-law, Mr. George Hein
del, on Elbert street. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon from St.
James M. E. Church.
An Anglo-Virginian Visitor. —We
had a pleasant visit yesterday from J.
A. H. St. Andrew, Esq., editor of the
Farmville Mercury. Mr. St. Andrew is
visiting Georgia for the purpose of en
quiring into the operations of the law
exempting manufacturing capital from
taxation, which he desires to see
adopted in Virginia. He is President
of the Virginia Board of Settlers, Vice-
President of the British Association of
Virginia and of the Southside Virginia
Immigration Society, and represents
these societies in his present mission.
We are giad to learn from Mr. St. An
drew that British colonization is rapid
ly progressing in the Old Dominion.
The Raffle—Of tho infant dresses
and an Afghan belonging to the La
dies’ Memorial Association took place
yesterday at the book and music store
of Mr. George A. Oates. One of tho
dresses was won by Mrs. McGran, and
the other by Mrs. C. H. Buckley, while
the Afghan fell to the share of Mr* J.
C. Kirkpatrick.
What the Nervous Require. —What
the nervous require more than any
thing else is invigoration. Sedatives
alone will not cure nervousness. The
reason that the nerves are so suscepti
ble is that they are weak. Compensate
for this deficiency of strength, and
over-acute nervous sensibility disap
pears. The most rational, wholesome,
and agreeable tonic is Hostetter’s
Stomach Bitters. Medical men reoom
mend its use for the cure of general
debility, knowing it to possess strength
giving properties of the highest order,
and at the same time to be a means of
reforming those bodily Irregularities
which induce nervousness and loss of
vigor. It is the best known remedy, for
dyspepsia, whether nervous or bilious,
and is powerfully conservative of a
regular habit of body. As it is notori
ous that those who are afflicted with
weak nerves, biliousness or constipa
tion, are peculiarly liable to the influ-‘
ence of malaria, it is invaluable to such
persons on account of its preventive
efficacy. It endows the body with
health, and the mind with cheerfulness.
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Nothing Comparable to Twin Broth
ers’ Yeast Cakes for making "home
made” light bread and rolls. Ten cents
per package. They are splendid. Try
l^em - Calvin & Jones,
my2-tf 164 Broad street.
City Topics.
The fine steamer of the "Georgia”
was out for practice in front of the Au
gusta Hotel yesterday. *
To-day (first Tuesday in the month)
is legal sale day in this county.
A granite crossing has been placed
across Campbell street, on the south
side of Broad.
Oglethorpe Infantry, Cos. B, has in
vited Oglethorpe Infantry, Cos. A, to
participate with them at their annual
target excursion and barbecue, which
will take place on the 17th inst. This
action reciprocates a courtesy extend
ed by Cos. A to Cos. B last year.
A race was arranged yesterday, half
mile dash, between Mr. Thomas Mur
ray’s horse Vandal, Jr., and Mr. Ben
nett’s mare Belle, for SIOO a side, to
take place at 8 o’clock, Friday after
noon, at the Fair Grounds track.
Shooting a Negro in Harrisburg.—
On Sunday an altercation occurred in
the suburban village of Harrisburg,
between Wm. Attaway, white, and a
negro named Bill Byrd. An eye wit
ness says Byrd struck Attaway, when
the latter drew his revolver and fired
two shots, the first entering his left
temple and passing out behind the
ear, and the other going through his
right arm. He bled profusely, but yes
terday morning was walking about.
Attaway left before being arrested.
Byrd drives a cart for Mr. Berckman,
horticulturist.
A Floral Decoration.— ln the Coun
cil Chamber yesterday, beautiful large
boquets of choice flowers were placed
on the desks of the Mayor and each
member of Council, and also on the
desk of the Clerk, as well as on those
of the reporters. To Mr. M. J. De
ween, the popular, efficient and atten ■
tive Keeper of the City Hall, is due the
credit of this courtesy. Mr. Deween
has made this an annual custom since
he has held this office, and it has al
ways been duly appreciated. On this
occasion he was greatly assisted by his
little son and daughter, Master Bldme
Deween and Miss Ellen F. Deween.—
The City Council unanimously voted a
resolution acknowledging this courtesy
of Mr. Deween.
Death of Mr. P. F. Campbell. —Mr.
Pulaski F. Campbell, one of our leading
young business men, died about mid
night of Saturday, after a lingering
illness, of consumption. He was for
some time in the Western Union Tele
graph office in this city, and afterwards
engaged in the insurance business, be
ing a member of the firm of Messrs.
J. V. H. Allen & Cos. At the time of
his death we learn he was about thirty
five years of age. His funeral took
place yesterday morning from the resi
dence of his father-in-law, Dr. Joseph
A. Eve, on Greene street, and was very
largely attended.
The Graves of Doctors Tuttle and
Newton will be decorated at six o’clock
this evening by the children of the
Orphan Asylum. The public are re
spectfully invited to attend.
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The Presidency of the Georgia Rail
road.
Mr. Editor : There seem to be sug
gestions helter skelter as to whom
should be chosen President of the
Georgia Railioad. One and another is
written about, all competent .and all
qualified. May the suggestion be en
tertained that Hon. John P. King
would consent to serve as our Presi
dent for another year ? He has been
President thirty or more years agone.
He may not consent, but he has been
forced to do so before for the sake of
the great old Georgia Railroad. Can’t
we demand another year, so that we
may cast about and find a successor,
not a candidate, who shall be agreeable
to all? lam of the impression that he
will, under no circumstances, allow his
name used, exoept by the cordial con
sent of the stockholders, especially
those who labored with him, and from
the beginning; and, if lam not mis
taken, the estimable Dr. Jones is one
of them and a member of his board.
Judge King has, time and time again,
announced his desire to b© relieved. It
is asserted that he urges it now. With
his usual modesty he will, as in the
past, refer to his age and physical
health ; but I do not consider either
any objection to his serving for another
year, as I suggest that both are better
now than for several years past. Let
us not have a race 1 Let us act delib
erately and for the interest of our old
and substantial company. I speak for
myself, by myself, and without consul
tation with mortal man, and to me the
welfare of the Georgia Railroad is a
matter of great Interest.
The Late Dr. Thornwell.
We have much pleasure in publish
ing the following card, and intimating
to the friends and admirers of this
late distinguished divine that the Rev.
A. J. Witherspoon will visit Augusta
at an earlyjday.to canvass for subscrib
ers to the work. In New Orleans there
are already some 300 subscribers. The
name of Dr. B. M. Palmer is a suffi
cient guarantee for the excellence of
the book :
The undersigned, having completed
the memoirs of the late Rev. Dr. Thorn
well. of South Carolina, finds himself
compelled to publish them by subscrip
tion. Whilst the merits of this distin
guished patriot, philosopher, scholar
and divine are known to many, few
are acquainted with the romance and
beauty of his private life. The objeot
of this book is to embalm and perpet
uate his memory, and, incidentally, to
provide for the necessities of his wid
ow, to whom the profits will accrue. It
will be published as an octavo, of about
600 pages, in similar style and as a
companion volume, with the four al
ready issued from the press, compris
ing Dr. Thomwell’s collected writings,
and will be furnished to subscribers at
the price of three dollars.
B. M. Palmer,
Pastor First Presbyterian Church,
April 12th, 1875. New Orleans.
An Hrror Corrected..
To the City Editor : In your Sun
day’s issue you speak of "Tom Bowles,
lately enfranchised.” If you allude to
him as having recently become a voter
you may be correct, as he is a true son
of the "ould sod;” but if the allusion is
intended to convey the idea that he is
anything but Mr. Thos. Bowles, who
keeps a store on the forks of the Sa
vannah road, then I can only account
for the error by the fact that you have
anew man at your local helm, who has
not yet learned who is who round these
parte. Only this, and nothing more.
Augusta.
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Col. W. W. Clarke.
Mu. Editor: As President-making
for the Georgia Railroad Company
seems to be in order, permit me to sug
gest the name of W. W. Clarke, now of
Covington, but a native of Augusta,
for tho high honor of leading the ad
ministration of that corporation. Col.
Clarke is a bright, active, intelligent,
energetic, wise and sagacious man. —
The interests of Augusta, as well as
those of Augusta stockholders and the
general ownership of the road, would
be safe in his hands. We nominate,
therefore, for President of the Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company, Col.
W. W. Clarke, of Oovingtcn.
Stockholder.
Fine Valentia Oranges, for sale by
J. F. Quinn, 48 Jackson street.
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DEATH OF TIM LYONS.
He is Found Insensible on a Char
lotte Sidewalk and Dies.
[Chailotte, N. C., (May 1,) Observer.]
A man was found yesterday morning
lying on the sidewalk in front of J. W.
Wilson’s grocery store, in an insensible
condition, with a gash in his head ap
parently made with some sharp edged
instrument. Policeman Orr discovered
him about 2 o’clock a. m. His name is
Tim Lyons and residence Augusta, Ga.
He is Assistant Soliciting Agent for the
Coast Line with headquarters at At
lanta, and was formerly Master of
Transportation of the Georgia Central
Railroad. His condition is very criti
cal and he had not yet recovered his
faculties sufficiently to give any infor
mation about the affair. He has bruises
all over his body and had evidently
been fearfully beaten by some un
known person. It is not known whether
he was robbed or not as no one knew
whether he had any money about him.
None was found on his person. Have
we garoters among us ? Let the mat
ter be sifted to the bottom.
Mr. Lyons has been removed to the
residence of Mr. Bradshaw, and his
wife telegraphed for, who arrived last
night. If the perpetrator or perpe
trators of this deed are not discovered,
it will be questionable whether one
may feel safe in walking the streets
of this city after dark. Who would
have believed that a man could have
been beaten probably unto death on
the principal streets and in the very
heart of this city, and no assistance
and protection at hand. About 12 or 1
o’clock last night the Associate Editor
of the Observei' heard something about
where the man was found that sound
ed like a row going on, but did not
leave the office to find out anything
about it.
He is Dead.
(Special to the Constitutionalist.)
Charlotte, May 3. —Tim Lyons died
at 3 o’clock last night. His family ar
rived Friday, and were with him at
the time of his death. The body will
be taken to Atlanta for burial.
Observer.
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Injured.—A 'colored man named
Moses, an employe at the Granite Mills
of Messrs. Geo. T. Jackson & Cos., yes
terday morning had his left wrist bad
ly injured at the mill while endeavor
ing to stop a small hole in the bolting
chest.
New Uniform. —Pioneer Hook and
Ladder Company met last evening in
their new uniforms, they are very neat
and will be readily recognized on next
Tuesday, the 11th, on their annual
parade with t he Fire Department.
Acrocerauniau.
Mr. Editor : Please say to this cor
respondent that if he will confine him
self to my pos script, which embraces
the main question at issue, in the
meantime he shall be entitled to my
consideration, but I cannot waste time
by noticing quibbles and side issues.
Most respectfully, Catholico.
Probabilites for To-Day.
Washington, May 4, 1. P. M.—For
Tuesday in the South Atlantic States,
falling barometer, southerly winds,
stationery temperaure, cloudy and
rainy weather.
Lime ! Lime l Lime !—Alabama and
Georgia Limo at Kiln price by car load.
We have special rates of freight to
points in North and South Carolina
and Georgia. We sell low by barrel
and car load. Our Alabama is 98 per
cent. Carbonate Lime. None purer in
the world and white as snow. Orders
solicited. Sciple & Sons, Atlanta, Ga.
ap29-10.
—*#*.
Congress Water, constantly arriving
fresh from Saratoga Springs, kept on
Draught and iu Bottles, also tho best
Soda and Kissengbn Watbr 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. Depot, No. 291 Broad
street. ap7-ly
Call at the office of C. W. Harris,
No. 219 Broad street, for Insurance at
adequate rates in non-Board Com
panies dec4-tf
The Most Certain Cure for Chills
and All Fevers, and all disorders
arising from malarill influence is the
Magic Cure, to be had at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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The Best and Pleasantest Throat
Lozenge, at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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GEORGIA STATE LOTTERY!
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Orphans’ Home and Free School.
WILSON & CO., Manager).
ATLANTA, GA., April 21st, 1875.
At A MEETING of the Board of Trus
tees of the Georgia State Lottery, held
THIS DAY, the following lesdlutton was
adopted:
Resolved, That hereafter the business of
this Institution shall be conducted under
the name and style of WILSON <fc CO.,
Managers. &pr2s-lm
STATE OF GEORGIA. I
RICHMOND COUNTY. J
To the Honorable the Superior Court of said
County:
The petition of the Southern Express
Company showeth:
That at a regular term of this Court, on
the fifth day of July, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one by an order aud decree of this
Court, your petitioners were duly created
a body corporate and politic for the pur
pose of carrying on the business of express
Forwarding from, between and to any
places all manner of pax-cels, goods, specie
million, and other articles aud property,
animate and inanimate, exoept such as are
or may be prohibited by law, and bills,
notes and securities and for the collection
thereof, and of all claims and demands, and
for other purposes set forth in the original
petition for said order of incorporation of
record in this Court, to which record your
petitioners ask leave to refer, which order
of incorporation was to be of force for 14
years from the Ist day of July, then inst.
Anu your petitioners further show that
under said order of incorporation they
have, from the date thereof until now, ex
ercised and enjoyed the rights and privi
leges thereby granted to them, without in
terruption, let or hindrance, and are still
in the fall exercise thereof.
Your petitioners further show that by
the terms of said order and decree of in
corporation their rights under it will cease
on the let day of July, now next ensuing,
unless said order and decree bo renewed in
terms of the statute, in such case made
and provided.
Your petitioners, therefore, pray for a
further order and decree of this Court, re
newing and extending their corporate priv
ileges aforesaid, under their corporate
name aforesaid, for 14 years from the Ist
day of July now next ensuing.
And your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
March 16th, 1875. H. B. PLANT?,
GEO. H. TILLEY, President.
Secretary, WM. T. GOULD,
Solicitors for Petitioners.
GEORGIA-Riohmond County.
I Samuel H. Crump, Clerk of the Supe
rior Court of said county, do hereey certify
that the foregoing petition for an exten
sion of charter of the Southern Express
Company, has been entered on the minutes
of said Court, of the date above, folio 287.
Witnesß my hand and the seal of the
Court this 9th day of April, 1875.
In. s ] 8- H. CRUMP,
aprio-satlm Clerk S. 0. R. C., Ga.
WASHINGTON.
The Great Elgee Case —How the
Money Goes in a Cotton Case.
Washington, May 3. —ln the Elgea
case the judgment of the Court of
Claims was reversed, and the proceeds
of the cotton ordered to go to the Elgee
succession. Elgee’s heirs, however,
get nothing. D. B. Wethers, of New
York, has a judgment against Elgee’s
succession for SBOO,OOO of the proceeds
of the cotton; $120,000 will be re
tained by the Government to meet a
prospective judgment which it is
expected will be rendered in a
suit of the United States against the
administrators, brought against John
K. Elgee as surety on a bond of Bar
rett, a former collector of the port of
New Orleaus, wherein it is alleged Bar
rett was a defaulter for about SIOO,OOO.
The retention of this money is in ac
cordance with an act of Congress
passed last session. The Ames Bros.,
of St. Louis, claim to have purchased
the cotton, and the probable result will
be that nobody will get anything.
FOREIGN.
Fire in London—Brilliant Carlist Vic
tories—The Belgium Note Satisfa<flb
ry to Prussia—England Moves on
Hayti.
London, May 3.—St James’ Hall, in
Liverpool, has been destroyed by tire.
The loss is estimated at $150,000.
The Carlist committee here has re
ceived telegrams reporting great vic
tories by Don Carlos’ forces, under the
command of Saballs, over the Spanish
Government troops, at Breda. Lenida,
and Santa Coloma. The latter place is
in the province of Barcelona. The en
emy numbered 4,000 men. They lost
five chief officers in the first engage
ment, and 350 men in that at Santa Co
loma. Another great victory for the
Carlists, under Castells, Is reported
from Aragon.
The Government troops are said to
have lost all their artillery and many
prisoners. The Alfonsiat General De
later was killed.
London, May 3.—Charles L. Lawrence,
charged with forging invoices of silk
smuggled into New York has been ex
traditioned and comes home in the
Scythia.
The scupltor Stevens still lives.
A dispatch from Berlin says the last
Belgian note was highly satisfactory
and terminates the controversy.
New York, May 3.—Haytian advices
report the British Consol assaulted
and wounded at Port Apais. English
war vessels are in motion for explana
tion or retaliation.
TENNESSEE.
Arrest of Robbers.
Memphis, May 2.—Bud Montgomery,
Ben Hale and one Jackson were ar
rested at Carnoy, Arkansas, charged
with robbing the Southern Express
agent at that place in January last of
his watch and $3,000. Hale confessing,
stated that Jackson was the leader in
this and many other robberies. While
the prisoners were being taken to jail
by a guard of live men, Jackson threw
his overcoat over the nearest guard
and ran. Ho was fired at several times,
but effected an escape. The other two
are in jail. Jackson is said to be the
chief of the Gad’s Hill robbers.
NEW YORK.
Fatal Collision.
New York, May 3.—The steamer
City of Hartford, passing through the
East river this morning, ran into the
scow of Charles McManus, No. 5, on
which was Capt. Costa, wire and four
children, the eldest seventeen years
old. Tlie scow was capsized and four
children were drowned in the cabin.
Capt. Costa aad wife were saved by the
crew of a passing pilot boat. The
captain and a pilot of the City of Hart
ford were held in $5,000 ball for run
ning down the scow. The mother has
become demented. The children were
15, 16 and 3 yeaTe and 20 months old.
Minor Telegrams.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has lost its case, in the Su
preme Court, against the State of
Maryland.
The German Fusiliers, of Charleston,
S. C., had a grand military and civic
celebration of their centennial, yes
terday.
Raleigh, N. C, has gone Democratic
for the first time since the war, elect
ing 11 out of 17 aldermen. Many other
North Carolina towns have followed
suit.
The Alabama and Chattauooga Rail
road has been sold for $1,200,000.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 2.—The ex
tensive steam saw and lumber mills of
Eppiuger, Russell & Cos. were destroyed
by fire. Loss one hundred ihousand
dollars. Only partially insured.
Omaha, May 2.—lce formed a half an
inch in thickness in this State on last
night. A light snow mingled with rain
fell all the afternoon. It is very cold
and raining.
New Orleans, May 2.— Both the City
and Louisiana Levee Companies de
faulted on the interest due yesterday.
Five persons have been indicted for
bribing members of the Legislature,
with the intention of influencing votes.
Lowell, Mass., May 2.—The produc
tion of the mills has decreased 26 to
40 per cent, since the strike. In the
mule spinning department the decrease
is 50 per cent.
Muski- go, Indian Ter., May 3.—A
water spout has- lifted bridges, culverts
and the track of the Kansas and Texas
Road, near Elk creek.
Washington, May 2. — The Govern
ment sells a million and a half in gold
on the first and third Thursdays, and a
million the second and fourth Thurs
days iu May. Five millions in all.
Washington, May 3. — Baron
Schwarz-Senboru, Austrian Minister,
has tendered his resignation and It has
been aec pted.
Curtis S. Burnham has been appoint
ed Assistant Secretary of the United
States Treasury.
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF UNPAID
COUPONS.
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 Bend said
Coupons to the Georgia Railroad Bank iu
Augusta. Ga., or to the Central Railroad
Bank, In 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 undor which deoreethe 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 Banking Company.both
of Georgia.
Upon the oonflnfiation of said sale of the
Western Railroad of Alabama, to the two
aforesaid Railroad Companioe’in Georgia, by
the Chancery Court of Montgomery, to be
held on the nth day of May next, the Coupons
so sent in to us will be paid by us to the par
ties remitting the same.
Holders of such Coupons not forwarded to
us by the th of May will look to the Register
of the Chancery Court of Montgomery for the
payment of them.
T. M. CUNNINGHAM,
Cashier C. R. R. &. B. Cos., of Georgia,
J, A, S. MILLIGAN.
Cashier Ga. R, R, &B. Co-,of Georgia.
A*aih and, 18T5. apm-aw
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Augusta Markets.
Constitutionalist Ooticb, I
May 3d, 1875. )
A general quietness, approaching almost
to dullness, pervaded all lines of trade, and
financial circles as well, yesterday. No
transactions of Importance are reported in
any special Hue. , , ~.
New York Exchange quiet, buylsg at %
premium and selling at %.
Savannah and Charleston Exchange, buy
ing at % off and soiling at par.
The Cotton Market.
The market to-day continued quiet and
easier with light receipts and small offer
ings. The Augusta Exchange closed at 4p.
m., witk reports and quotations as fol
lows:
Ordinary Nominal
Good ordinary 14%
Low middling 15a15%
Middling 15%a15%
Receipts all all U. S. ports to-day 7,200
Similar receipts same date 1874
Receipts at Augusta to-day 51
Sales in Augusta to day • 170
The Meat Market.
The meat market tn-dav was easier, with
rather lower prices than prevailed on Sat
urday. We quote:
Clear Ribbed Bacon Sides 14% a
Dry Salt Clear Ribbed Sides ... 13 a
DrSalt Long Clear Sides 12% a
Rellios 13 a
Smoked Shoulders 11% a
Dry Salt Shoulders 10%! a
Sugar Cured Hams 15 a 15%
Pig Hams 1C a
Tennessee Hams 14% a
Lard—in tierces, 16%a17; in cans, kegs
or buckets. 17%a18.
The Corn, Oats and Wheat Market.
Wheat continues active, with a good de
mand and small arrivals; holders appear
unwilling to sell at quotations. Choice
white, $1.70; prime white, $1.65; amber,
$160; red, $1.50.
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 Hay, $1.65®
1.70 per hundred; Northern. $1.40®1.50.
Bran and Stock Meal-Wheat Bran,
S3O per ton; Stock Meal, 90®$1.
Peas—M ixed, $1.25; Clay, $1.35.
Fodder—sl.7s®2 per hundred.
Country Hay—sl per hundred.
The Flour Market.
The market is firm, with a tendency to
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 QUOTATIRNS:
Fine $5 50
Supers ' 6 50
Ext! as 6 75
Family 7 25
Fancy 7 75
The General Grocery Market.
Butter—country, per pound, 25; Goshen,
35®40; Beeswax, por 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, $1.50 per bushel; Dried
Peaches, peeled, 14c. per lb.; Dried Ap
ples, 10c. per lb.; Soda, 8; Turkeys, $1.75
®2 apiece; Tallow, 7®9; Grits, per bushel,
$1.40®1.50; Western Pearl Grits, per bbl.,
$5.75@6; Pearl Hominy, $5.50(6)5.75.
Western Pi*oduce Markets.
St. Louis, May 8 Flour firm with ad
vancing tendency. Corn firm—No. 2, mixed,
75a75%. Whiskey Hi mer at $1 (Hal 06. Pork
quiet at $22 25. Bacon steady. Lard, 15%
asked. 15% bid; Summer sold at 15.
Cincinnati, May 3.—Floua steady. Coin
firm at 75a78. Poi k quiet but firm; $22.12%
bid. Lard saeady; steam, 15%; kettle, 15%
a 16. Bacon firm; shoulders, 8%; clear rib,
12%; clear, 13%. Whiskey firm at $1.13.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
Liverpool, May 3—5 P. M.—Sales of Cot
ton on a basis of middling Orleans, nothiug
below good ordinary, deliverable in May.
7%.
Southern Cotton Markets.
Savannah. May 3.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling, 15%; low middling, 15%; good ordi
nary, 14%; net receipts, 1,100; gross, 1,100;
exports—to the channel, 2,350; coastwise,
631; sates, 380.
Charleston, May 3.—Cotton steady and
mort demand for good grades: middling,
15%; low middling, 15%a15%; good ordi
nary, 14%a14%; net receipts, 301 bales; ex
ports coastwise, 311: sales, 700.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
PAY YOUR SPECIFIC TAX.
THE TAX ACT OF 1*75 REQUIRES ME TO
collect from each AgAnt of any Insurance
Company doing business in this State the
sum of Fifteen Dollars. Agents of such Com
panies are herewith notified that said Tax
must be paid on or before the Bth inst.
JOHN A. BOHLER,
myl-'t Tax Collector, R. C.
PORT ROYAL RAILROAD COMPANY. )
Office General Freight and Pars’r Ag’t, {
Augusta, Ga., May 3,1875. 1
A SPECIAL TRAIN. WITH PULLMAN’S
Sleeping Car attached, will leave Augusta on
TUESDAY EVENING, May ith, at 8:.io o’clock,
for Port Royal. Returning, will leave Port
Royal WEDNESDAY, at 9 o’clock P. ~ arriv
ing at Augusta at 6:30, A. M.
Stockholders and their families will be
passed free of charge, upon presentation of
their stock certificate.
Parties desiring to visit the United States
Fleet, now at Port Royal, should take advant
age of this opportunity. A boat will be in
readiness at Port Royal upon arrival of train
to carry passengers to the Fleet.
Fare by this train. Augusta to Port Royal
and return, only four dollars.
R. G. FLEMING, Sup’t.
T. 8. Davant, G. P, A. my4-l
NOTICE.
Oity T be abuher s Offiob, May 3, 1875.
HOLDERS OF CITY OF AUGUSTA
Bonds, Lettered Y, and payable on Ist of
JULY next, aro notified that aueh Bonds,
with interest to this dete. will be paid on
presentation at the Oity Treasurer’s office.
I. P. GARVIN.
myl-3 Collector and Treasurer.
GEORGIA RAILROAD A BANKING CO.. )
Augusta, Ga.. May 3d. 1876. j
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Stockholders of the Qeorgia Railroad and
Banking Company will be held in this city on
Wednesday, the lath of May, 1875.
J, A. S. MILLIGAN,
mya-td Cashier.
NOTICE TO 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, 6th instant, on presentation of your
Stock certificates.
R. G. FLEMING.’
mya-euAtua Bupt.
NOTH' B TO STOC KHOLDERS.
Huvhbinthndunt's OPFJOH,
GEORGIA RAILROAD i
Auqcsta, Ga., May 4th, 1875. J
GEORGIA RAILROAD AND BANKING
COMPANY.—Stockholders and their families
will be parsed 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. 1876.
The Down Day Passenger Train, from At
lanta to Augusta. on Tuesday. May nth. will
carry oars 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 the Convention.
Athena, Washington, Madison. C
Atlanta, Greensboro and MU’ Q K ’
pers will copy until the -* ,e,levma pa
-oLII.
, ... „ B. K, JOHNSON.
maya-tUmayh} Superintendent.
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