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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
TUESDAY, August 24, 1875.
CURRENT TOPICS^
of the Press Upon Mr.
Davis’ Letter.
The calm, dignified letter of Jefferson
Davis to the ruffians of Winnebago county,
Illinois, is well received by the Democratic,
Conservative and neutral papers of the
country. It even makes a few of the most
rabid Radical editors ashamed of the
coarse, vulgar and ignorant bullies. The
whole country is certainly ashamed of
them, unless it is that class belonging to
the prize ring and cock pit. The Chicago
Tribune, a Republican paper, whose editor
is a gentleman, says:
In his letter to the Secretary of the
tVinnebago County Agricultural Society,
Mr. Jefferson Davis gives an explanation of
his telegram announcing that he had recall
ed his consent to deliver an address at the
County l air. The tone of the letter is most
admirable, showing that the writer, though
surprised and disappointed, is neither hurt
nor angry at the plain-spoken people who
objected to him as the orator of the
occasion. Mr. Davis gives a hint of
what his address would have been and
it is clear# that distasteful allu
sions to political questions would have
had no place in his tx-eatment of the in
teresting subjects of transportation and
home and foreign markets lor the vast
surplus products of the Northwest. How
ever, as he is not wanted, he will not come.
It was a question, on one side, not so much
of bitterness as of a degree of sensitiveness
unfortunate though not reprehensible; and,
on the other side, of courteous, graceful ac
ceptance of the situation, with only a neat
and delicate hint that it might have been
otherwise. Mr. Davis’ letter will certainly
make him no enemies in Winnebago
county.
The New York Herald excoriates “the
fools in the West” as follows: “We are
not near enough to the Millennium for the
fools in the West to be all dead, and we are
surprised that Mr. Davis expected any
such consummation. It is gratifying, how
ever, that, even under the exasperating cir
cumstances which made Mr. Davis’ letter
necessary, he preserved so much good tem
per as to exceed any former effort he may
have made toward the restoration of
friendly feelings between the seciions.
There has been great difficulty in the way
of his uttering the phrase, “ fellow
countrymen;” but when he uttered
it at all it was with reference to
s .me very short-sighted persons who
objected to hearing him address an agri
cultural fair in a Western State. No man
in the country wax better qualilied for such
a task, and the letter shows that the inter
ests of the West and Southwest would
have been benefited by the full expression
of his views. Both sections must gain by
promoting mutual confidence and cointelii
gence, and in calling attention to this fact
Mr. Davis has done much toward the re
storation of a better feeling, and, whllo we
regret that lie is not to have the opportu
nity to make the address he had contem
plated, we are pleased that the occasion of
the invitation was turned to such excel
lent account. His letter is frank and man
ly, and must do good, especially in the
North.
But by reading the following from the
Washington Chronicle, the Herald will per
ceive that “the fools” do not all live “ in
the West:”
Jefferson Davis has notified the officei s
of the Winnebago Agricultural Society
that, owing to the feeling on the subject,
he declines delivering the address at Rock
ford. For once we give Mr. Davis credit
for acting properly—much more so than
those who extended the invitation. If the
people of Illinois were to act wisely, they
would never attend the Agricultural Fair
at the Wiunegago County Society, until
every one of the present Board had been
dismissed- at least those who were con
senting to invite Davis—and branded as
seuseiess idiots. Men should not occupy
public position, who have so little wit as to
attempt to barter awav or compromise
the solid convictions of a large community,
merely to bring a few dollars into the cof
fers of an agricultural society.
For our own part we are glad Mr. Davis
will not go. Kimb ill, the Secretary of the
Wiunebago Agricultural Society, confes es
that his motive was wholly mercenary—
that he thought Mr. Davis would draw a
large crowd and put money in the treasury
of the one horse show, that he had first in
vited that lecherous old scoundrel, Henry
W a rd Beecher, that when he declined he
invited Tilton who says he kissed
Beecher after he had seduced his wife, all
because he thought they would “draw a
crowded house.” We congi-atulate Mr.
Davis upon his narrow escape from such
disreputable company.
“Gen.” Morris as a Financier.
It has not escaped the notice of the
reader that “Gen.” Morris, the Insurrec
tion Leader, was sound on the financial
question of that enterprise. He claimed to
be supreme treasurer, and directed his
subordinates to forward all funds to him.
It Is said that he frequently summoned
“conventions” to his house, under pretext
that he had matters of great im
portance to read to them. When a
“convention” had duly assembled, this
doughty warrior would rise with great
dignity and solemly announce that ten
dollars would first have to be paid him be
fore he would read. The hat would be
passed around, and if the money was forth
coming, he would proceed. If it was short,
he would announce that he would keep
what was taken up, and adjourn the Con
vention to a future night, when, if the
amount was made up, he would read the
important communication he had to make.
“Last Tuesday afternoon, during a rain
storm, accompanied with thunder and
lightning, Messrs. Caffyn and Tinker
were walking together by the Catholic
Church, on Monk street. The former gen
tleman was instantly killed by lightning,
while Mr. Tinker was shocked, but not at
all injured. This was a most extraordi
nary occurrence, and illustrates the words
of the Saviour of man, “that one shall be
taken and the other left.”—[Brunswick Ap
peal. But the Scriptures meant that the
one taken should go to heaven, and ’tother
sent to hell. According to you, Tinker
was weighed and found short.
The official majority of McCreary over
HaeiiAN for Governor of Kentucky is
30,139. Our estimate two months before
the election was 30,1 to, but it didn’t occur
to us at the time that Harlan would vote
for himself.
Cold Water Without Ice. —The fol
lowing is a simple mode of rendering
water almost as cold as ice, without the
use of ice: Let the jar, pitcher, or ves
sel used for water, be surrounded with
one or more folds of coarse cotton kept
co istantly wet. The evaporation of the
water will carry off the heat from the
inside and reduce it to a freezing point.
In India and other tropical regions
where ice cannot be produced, this me
thod of proceeding is common.
A Philadelphia pork dealer was poi
soned last week by eating a sausage,
and when she heard of it, a venerable
maiden lady there, who had lost her
pet dog, remarked: “Well, that makes
me feel twenty-five years younger.”
The average boy now gets out his
slate and pencil nightly, figures the
rumber of days remaining in the vaca
tion, looks sad as he retires to bed, and
wakes with renewed determination
each morning to make each day more
full of mischief than was its prede
cessor.
Monday, during wheat threshing at
the place of the Messrs. Marshall, on
the Barterbrook road, the shaft of the
machine caught inf the tail of a valu
able mare, and, twisting it up, tore it
off, stump and ail, within three inches
of the root. —[Staunton (Va.) Vindicator.
How Miss Mollie if you’ll just draw
that dress back just a little tighter, be
hanged if your angelic form won’t
show to a little better advantage. There,
that’s it I—[Rome Courier.
LETTER FROM ATHENS.
The Troup Artillery—Convention of
Veterans and Survivors for Reor
ganization and Reunion —The ProCes
sion—Speeches of Majors Stanley and
Cobb, Col. B. C. Yancey and Captain
Carlton.
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.]
Athens, Ga., August 20, 1875.
According to a call of their commander,
Capt. H. H. Carlton, the Troup Artillery,
A. N. V., convened in Athens on the morn
ing of Wednesday, the 18th inst., to organ
ize an association which should gather up
the history of the company, and also in or
der to have a general reunion.
This gallant body left our city in Febru
ary of is6l, and was < ne of the most effi
cient artillery companies of the Confederate
army.
The l'egular business germain to organi
zation was transacted, and the following
officers elected:
President—Maj. Stanley.
Vice-Presidents— apt. H. H. Carlton,
Lieutenants Jennings, Pope and Motes.
Secretaries—Howell Cobb and Pope Bar
row, Esqs.
Quartesmasters—R. Crane and B. F. Culp.
Commissaries—R. T. Durham, R. T. Brit
tain.
After transaction of other business the
Association resolved to have a convivium
and general reunion on Thursday, the 18th
inst. This was to be held at “ Gum
Springs,” a delightful spot five miles from
Athens, and accordingly, yesterday morn
ing, our entire city, armed and equipped
with baskets, provisions, Ac., wended their
way to the scene of action.
The veterans were accompanied by the
Athens Guards and the surviving mem
bers of those old organizations mentioned
in my telegram.
The procession started about 9% o’clock
a. m. The veterans were under command
of Capt. Carlton, and were preceeded by
the Guards in full regalia. Following these
were citizens generally in carriages, bug
gies, etc. And thus the grand caravan
moved on.
‘The steed, the mustering squadron and
tne clattering car
Went pouring forward with impetuous
speed
And still were joined by visitors from afar.”
(This last line is not found in the original
text but serves my purpose at present.)
Yes the entire neighborhood around and
about got wind of the reunion and there
were representatives from Oconee, Jackson
and Madison counties.
In this general melee your correspond
ent woui j crrtainly have been left behind
had it not been for the kindness of Corporal
J. S. Hamilton, Jr., who furnished us with
a modus movendi, and we were soon at the
end of our journey.
Here we were pleased to see so many of
tlxo fair sex who are still with us, and who
graced the occasion by their presence. Our
neighboring counties were also well repre
sented, and we were forced to exclaim that
“Beyond blue Oconee’s billowy dash
1 here’s life in the old land yet.”
The crowd having by this time become
collected, they were called to order by Capt.
Carlton, who turned the company over to
President Stanley. The latter then arose
and welcomed his guests as follows:
Major Stanley’s Address.
It was my privilege once to have been
connected with the veteran company whom
I now see before me, and in behalf of this
company, ladies and gentlemen, I extend to
you a most cordial greeting and hearty
welcome.
And first, to the ladies i have one word
to say. There was nothing in the late war
which so aroused the enthusiasm, kindled
the patriotism, and sustained the energies
of the soldiers of our army as your devo
tion, your courage and your zeal; and
hence how eminently- proper and inspiring
is it to have you with us to-day! This,
comrades, as you will heartily corroborate,
is no extravagant praise, no expression of
mere feeling, when I say that in our failure
to gain our cause there was nothing more
distressing to us all than to think that the
efforts and many sacrifices of the women
of the South were in vain. In vain did I
say? No, heaven forbid that such
should ever be in vain. Temporarily ob
scured they may be, but never
while God reigns and that God is a
just one, will such noble deeds go unrecord
ed. The day will come when the ladies of
our Southern land will not only receive that
praise to which they are so justly entitled,
but a higher encomium will embody the
assurance that their work was then and is
now blessed. Let us continue to hand it
down to posterity' that no cau-e was ever
so just, no sacrifices so admirable, no labor
so untiring as those of our noble women,
and future generations in blessing them
will dee'are that their work was rot in vain.
And having felt it my duty' thus to speak,
inadequately'! and yet full of feeling, to our
mothers, sisters, wives and daughters; I
now extend a greeting to all, a little sadly
it may be, yet no less the welcome of our
hearts.
To our sister organizations, who have so
kindly accompanied us to-day, I have but
one word to say; that only a soldier knows
a soldier’s feeling. For your interest in us
I thank you and tender you a hearty wel
come, and above all, in the name of our old
corps, whom to-day we honor, I greet you.
Toward you, fellow soldiers of the Troup
Artillery, my heart yearns with a tender
feeling indeed. With such a record and
such a history you cannot fail to feel the
deepest in erest in this occasion. And yet
it is not unmixed with sorrow when we
think of our fallen comrades. Blit we
should remember them to-day. Let us love,
honor and protect their orphans and
widows wherever we find them, and let us
feel when we meet them that we are bound
by a most indissolubie tie.
Having presumed this much, permit me
to hope that all will enter into our reunion
pleasantly' and cordially, that the ladies
will encourage us as they have ever done;
and allow me to introduce to you Major
Lamar Cobb, who will now address y'ou.
Major CobI)
then spoke as follows:
When notified a short while ago that I
was expected to address you to-day, I was
overwhelmed with the honor; yet I was
aware of my inability to do justice to che
occasion. But having resolved early in life
to do my duty when ever called upon
I decided to comoly with your wishes as
far in my power lay I come before you
to-day to' make no set speech, the occasion
does not require it; no rhetorical flourish,
but to commune and re-unite with you,
with a company who ever from the begin
ning to the end of the war discharged their
duty and their whole duty. Unfortunately
I was not with you, and am not acquainted
with the full history of the Troup Artillery.
I know, however, that on some occasions
you were of invaluablefservice. I know that
when Sumner’s front attaekei Magruder
on the Pennisular your aid was indispen
sable. I know that with one gun, supported
by two brigades you checked Franklin
and saved the army of Lee. True I was not
with you, yet I ever followed you with my
heart.
Aided and equipped by the ladies of
Athens, you were ever protected by their
prayers; and indeed had it not have been
for the faith and energy of the women of
the South we would have been paralyzed
long before defeated.
But fellow-soldiers what most strikes us
here to-day, is that many who were with
you when you departed in ’6l are not here
now. There were many who left their
homes expecting to return in a few months,
who fell at your sides. Let us as, Maj.
Stanley has sa ; d, ever remember them. Let
us think of them while we greet our living
comrades, and ever resolve to follow their
examples In duty, though we meet their
fate. I feel that to day we should com
mune with them rather than with our
selves, that we should hold them up to
younger generations and tell them to
cherish their examples and follow in their
footsteps.
Some of you have never seen each other
since you disbanded in Virginia, under this
banner, torn and tattered, which you res
cued from the very clutches of the enemy.
We welcome you all here and are glad to
see you once more. That struggle, in prin
ciple, recollect, in which you were engaged
is not over! Truth can never be crushed.
Be true to your families, your company,
your country and each other, and always
bear yourselves worthy of the Troup Ar
tillery. In these times, as peace is begin
ning to dawn upon us, let us ever be heroes
and determine to raise our old State to her
pristine condition of power and influence.
Col. B. C. Yancey
then being called upon said:
Comrades and Fellow-citizens That 1
should address you to-day is entirely un
expected to me. 1 came here to listen to
one whom you all knew and honor, one
who gallantly represented the courage and
chivalry of the South under Stonewall
Jackson; I refer to Gen. C. A. Evens, but
who Is not with us lam sorry to say. You
must therefore accept my address not with
regard to logic or rhetoric.
I was connected with Cobb’s Legion and
knew vour gallant Captain and watched
your movements through the war. I take
prido in meeting you now after a lapse of
ten short years. How rapid is time. Ten
years have glided by since the surrender
and yet the grass still grows green over the
graves of those who died for that noblest
of sentiments, self-government, and would
that it ever remain green in the hearts of
their living countrymen. I wish I knew all
their names. I hope that in gathering up
the annals of your company you may get
the name of every one who fell in battle.
I, for my part, shall only mention three
who were connected with our Legion and
who now fill soldiers’ graves: And we may
all shed tears at the mention of the names
of the gallant Lamar, the chivalrous De-
Loney and the noble Cobb. It Is well to
keep these bright examples in view and to
teach our children the great principles for
which hey fought and died.”
Colonel Yancey then touched upon the
slave trade of the New England States, and
showed that the Southern States wished to
strike out one of the articles of confedera
tion in 1787, insisting upon slavery, and
that this was refused by Northern States;
and that it was not till these slaves -were
sold to the South that the Northern con
science began to be ti-oubled about the
right and morality of slavery itself. Col.
Yaficey then closed with the following pero
ration: “Keep these great principles of
liberty and equal rights ever before you;
the great principles for which the rebels,
Washington and Lee, fought. Vindicate
them whenever an opportunity presents
itself at the ballot box, and though it will
take time to re-establish them, yet recol
lect that, like the Barons of Kunnymede,
you will finally be successful. They have
been sustained in ’76, were insisted upon in
’6l, and to these great principles you are
entitled as a precious heritage. They
should be celebrated on every Fourth of
July in every city, in every town and in
every cross-road store. Keep them, com
rades and fellow citizens, burning brightly,
and they will be “as a cloud by day and a
pillar of fire by night.”
Dr. Henry H. Carlton, the last Captain of
the Troup Artillery, was then introduced
to give a history of the old battle flag
which had been presented to his company
by Gen. Thos. R. R. Cobb, at Culpepper
Court House.
The old flag stood before him, faded and
torn and tattered: and as it was unwi'apt
from the staff, and the gentle bi'eeze once
more played among its dingy folds, it
seemed to curl amid the ripples of memory
and to bring back the many scenes of the
loi g ago. It was too much. Event crowd
ed upon event, face upon face, and the old
banner, together with the many familiar
ones around, and the remembrance of those
whom they would never see again, called
forth old associations and touched a tender
chord in the heart of the gallant com
mander. ‘*My friend” was all he could say,
and he sat down perfectly overcome. There
was not a dry eye in the vast assemblage,
and hardy veterans who had braved every
danger on the battle field, who had
marched to the cannon’s mouth unflinch
ingly, now covered their faces with their
hands, to catch the teai’S that fe l down
their cheeks. Ah! in the interval that fol
lowed there was an eloquence in the sol
emn utterances and a power in the “voice
of rilence” which language could not then
have embodied, and which words cannot
now express.
But pleasure soon chased away the ves
tiges of sorrow from the assembled sol
diers and visitors, and the announcement
of dinner put entirely anew phase upon
the proceedings.
The ladies were drawn up in a bewitching
line on one side of the table, while the vet
erans and the rest of man-kind presented a
formidable array on the other. The chasm
between the opposing parties was filled up
with substantials of every description.—
Several fatted calve3 and pet lambs had
been barbecued, and a tempting display of
edibles in general completed the bill.
Capt. Carlton then, exhorting the veter
ans to recollect their record in Virginia
and elsewhere they had been engaged du
ring the “late unpleasantness,” and beg
bing them to sustain their past reputa
tion, gave the command “charge,” and ere
the last clarion notes of the signaling bu
gle had died away, they had charged.
Right nobly did the amole fortress sus
tain the attack for a while, but when the
friends and visitors were brought up as re
inforcements the victory was completed.
Indeed, there were many there at the table
who, though they were not in the late war,
nevertheless, amply deserved the title of
“veterans.” Where all did so well, Mr.
Editor, it would be invidious to particular
ize, but we mention Corporals G Cobbs, J.
S. Hamilton, Jr., and Private Jno. Lilly,
and your coi'i'espondent, as deserving hoif
orable mention.
After dinner the company were greeted
with a perfect shower of peaches, pears
and grape (no canister, however), while the
entire grounds blushed with the rosy
melon.
When hostilities had entirely ceased and
the “bugle sang truce” Capt. Carlton sum
moned a court martial to try Sergt. Dur
ham, Privates Moore, Culp and Brittain for
breaking into a dairy in Gordon City. This
crime was committed during the latter
part of the war. but the culprits had never
been arraigned till now. The trial was very
interesting, some parts exceedingly ludi
crous and elicited much applause from the
spectators. ’They were all found guilty and
sentenced to be shot at the next reunion.
But advancing day soon warned us that
the pleasantest occasion must have its end,
and with three cheers (feeble, however,
from the effects of watermelon and barbe
cue moat) from the “Guards” for the Troup
Artillery, which was respon ed to in gal
lant style bv the “Troups” themselves, the
crowd began to disperse, and, even now,
have all departed to their homes.
And as we stand alone under these vener
able oaks which throw out their lengthen
ing shadows before the setting sun we
cannot but hope that even as these veter
ans 10 years ago parted upon the bloody
field of battle beneath the gloomy canopy
of war to meet here to-day in t delightful
and social conviviality; so may they
when the murky pall of life is di’awn aside,
when they have “fought the good fight” in
the great battle of the world, reassemble
for a final reunion in another land where
“the sound of battle never comes and the
tread of armies is never heard.”
Picciola.
A Living Head on a Dead Body.
The Pittsburg Telegraph says : Dr.
Wm. Wilson, formerly a resident of
Alleghany City, but now located at
Charlton, Lewis county. lowa, is in the
city to-day, and is stopping with his
friends on his return from Philadel
phia, en route to his Western home.
The story of the Doctor’s visit, as re
lated to a gentleman from whom we
obtained our information, is as follows:
Not long since a man, middle-aged,
residing near the doctor’s home, met
with a railroad accident and sustained
a dislocation of the neck. Medical aid
was summoned, and everything possi
ble done for the relief of the unfortu
nate man. The surgeons succeeded in
partially adjusting the vertebrae of the
neck of the injured man, and he re
mained alive. But now comes the singu
lar part of the story. While his head
is perfectly alive, there is but a feeble
circulation in the whole body, and to
all appearances it is dead. In fact, it
has already begun to wither, and is be
coming shriveled and wrinkled, and
the surgeons have been puzzled beyond
enlightenment. The unfortunate man
having relatives residing in Philadel
phia, it was decided to take him there
and place him in the Medical Univer
sity, and to Dr. Wilson was assigned
this duty. He performed it. and the
patient is now in that institution. Such
is the story as it reaches us, and we
have no doubt that some of the Phila
delphia reporters will straightway pro
ceed to interview the man as soon as
this item comes under their notice. A
live head on a dead body will worry
the brain of the best physician, and we
anxiously await further developments.
Cotton Figures.
The New York Commercial and Finan
cial Chronicle of the 14th inst., gives the
following figures for the week ending
13th : The total receipts for the seven
days have reached 1,541 bales, against
2,083 bales last week, 2,377 bales the
previous Week, and 2,513 bales three
weeks since, making the total receipts
since the first of September, 1874,
3,477,278 bales, against 3,802,018 bales,
for the same period of 1873-74, showing
a decrease from September 1, 1874, of
324,740 bales.
The exports for the same period
reach a total of 4,706 bales, of which
2,330 were to Great Britain, 1,595 to
France, and 871 to the rest of the Con
tinent, while the stocks at that date
were 105,859 bales. The exports show
a falling off compared to the corre
sponding week of last season of 1,339
bales, and the stocks were 29,187 less
than at the same time last year.
The movements of cotton at the in
terior towns show a falling off of 566
bales, and the stocks have decreased
12,622 bales as compared with last
year.
A calculation has been made of the
number of persons the great cathedrals
of the European continent will hold.
St. Peter’s, at Rome, holds 54,000 peo
ple; the Milan Cathedral holds 37,000;
St. Paul’s, at Rome, holds 25,000; St.
Sophia, at Constantinople, holds 23,000;
Dame, at Paris, holds 21,000; the
cathedral at Pisa holds 13,000, and San
Marco, at Venice, holds 7,000,
If M
If all the world wen; deaf, my love,
Excepting you am| roe,
Each word I spoke L you, my love,
A word-caress shoStd be.
But now, it would n< I do, mv love,
The world so sliar Jfcas grown,
It hears a whisper— id it marks
Tne slightest shat;; of tone:
And you—another’s < re, my love,
And I—am not my) wn.
If all the world were: olind, my' love,
Excepting y T ou anq ne,
Close to my heart 1 clasp you. love,
And kiss you tendfjly.
But now, it would ; qi ao, my love,
The world so shg M has grown
That, verily, I think ’ ny love,
It sees through wj) and and stone:
And you—another’s;( re, my love,
And I—am not my] >wn.
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MACON,f*rA.
The 38th Annual Sessilel opens Sept. Isth
1875, with a full corpapf professors and
teachers. The oldest Fe } ale College in the
world. Endorsed by th).‘best patronage in
the South. Health recorf unsurpassed; in
struction thorough; cs, riculum of tho
highest order. Address
Rev. W.’C. BOSU \I. D., Pres’t, or
Rev’d. C. W. SM: H. D. D.. Sec’v.
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Pleasanl and Profltali j- Employment.
“Beautiful!” “Charmir;yl!”“gOh, how love
ly!” “What are they lf>rth!”&c. Such
are exclamations by trjise who see the
large elegant New Clmjaos produced by
the European and ALue'lean Chromo Pub
lishing Cos. They aro a'lperfect Germs of
Art. No one can resist lie temptation to
buy when seeing the Ch Luos. Canvassers,
Agents, and ladles anq & gentlemen out of
employment, will iind this tho best opening
ever offered to make rno.ly. For full par
ticulars, send stamp fc-i; Jonfldential circu
lar. Address F. GLEAJiON & CO., 733
Washington street, Bosv yi, Mass.
THE BROWE CfITTOK | OIE OQHOAEV,
New LOHDOOj, CONN.,
Manufacturers of CottGA Gins, Cotton G
Feeders, Condensers an -TCotton Gin Mat- ■
rials of every descriptiiCl Our Gins haw
been in use thirty years, f ad have an estab
lished reputation for * implicit}', light
running, durability, an f for quality ana
quantity of lint produ> 1. Our feeder i j
easily attached to the-,-Gin, and easilv
operated by any hand ordinary intelli
fence. They are the sii * lost and eheapes
eeder in the market ar ? feed with more
regularity than is posable by hand, in
creasing the outturn n.T giving a cleaner
and better sample. At i|l Fairs where ex
hibited and by Planters V j ving them in use.
they have been accordq}: the highest en
comiums. Our Condensers are well-made,
durable and simple in colstruction, and do
what is required of the J rapidly and well.
No additional power is j <4,uired to drive the
Feeder or Condenser, arji; no Gin House is
complete without them.is We are prepared
to warrant, to any reasonable extent, per
fect satisfaction to ever y'purchaser. Circu
lars, prices and full information furnished.
Address as above, or ap ply to
MOOR|I & CO.,
* Augusta, Ga.
SSO to po,ooo
Has been invested in Sljok Privileges and
pain Sr
900=P$OFIT
“How to Do It,” a Bcui on Wall st, sent
free. TUMBRIDGE A ,00., Bankers <fc
Brokers, 2 Wall street, N>yw York.
rii |P 4 Q —Th( choicest in the world—
-1 JTlmporter,:. prices—Largest
Company in America |-staplo article
pleas‘s everybody—Tr:r|e continually in
creasing—Agents wantel everywhere—best
inducements—don’t wa-.p.e time—send for
circular to RoIERT WELLS,
43 Vesey st., N. Y >V. O. Box 1287
nrP7 -A- WEEK guaranteed to Male
1L i M and Femai'TVgeuts, in their lo
irl / / cality. Cos Ja NOTHING to try
m it. Particulars Free.
P. O. VICK Eli Tp CO.. Augusta. Me.
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FAIRBANKS
SCA|ES
THE STANDARD!
Also, Miles’ Alarnf Cash Drawer.
*
Coffoe and Drug Mills|Letter Presses, &c.
Principal Scale |Warehouses:
FAIRBANK)! Ac CO.,
311 Bri.adway, N. Y.
Fairbanks & Cos., 166 I allimore st., Balti
more, Md.; Fairbanks I Cos., 53 Camp st.,
New Orleans; Fairbanls <fc C0.,93 Main st.,
Buffalo, N. Y.; Fairbanks & Cos., 338 Broad
way. Albany, N. Y.; Fig . banks & Cos., 403
St. Paul’s st., Montreal Fairbanks <fc Cos.,
34 King William st., L|ndon, Eng.; Fair
banks, Brown & Cos., I Milk st., Boston.
Mass.; Fairbanks & Evfng, Masonic Hall,
Philadeldhia, Pa.; FaiiS anks, Morse & Cos.,
11l Lake st., Chicago; l airbanks, Morse &
Cos., 139 Walnut st., C icinnati, O.; Fair
banks, Morse A Cos., 18x Superior st.*Cleve
land, O.; Fairbanks, M rse & Cos., 48 Wood
st., Pittsburgh; Fairb; iks, Morse & Cos.,
sth and Main sts., L ml vUle; Fairbanks &
Cos., 302 and 304 Waehin [ton Av., St. Louis;
Fairbanks A Hutchin n, San Francisco,
Cal. For sale by leadi ' Hardware Deal
ers. | jy4-satuth<fcc3m
FOR S|ALE!
A WINDLASS, witlta Brake attached,
built by Mr. Geogge Cooper, of this
city.
Also, a Buggies PAI MR CUTTER, which
cuts 26 inches wide. , gjl in good order.
The above mention!] Machines will be
sold CHEAP FOR CA>l|[. Apply at
THIS OFFICE.
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THE GREAT
GEORGIA STATE FAIR
levs.
The Annual Fair for 1875 of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society will be held in
Hi/L C O 3XT, C3r B Om
At the Beautiful CENTRAL CITY PARK GROUNDS,
BEGINNING
MONDAY, OOT OBER 18.
AND CONTINUING ONE WEEK.
A large, varied and liberal Premium List covering all Departments of Industry, from
which the following are extracts:
Field Crop Department.
For the best and largest display in merit and variety of sample products from the
field, garden, orchard, dairy and apiary—the contribution of a single farm SIOO
For the best six stalks of cotton—to become the property of the Society 50
For the best five bales, crop lot of short staple cotton, by one exhibitor l.>o
For the best single bale of short staple 60
For the best single bale upland long staple 50
Horse Department.
Best Thoroughbred Stallion SIOO
Best Walking Horse 6C
Best Saddle Horse or Mare £5
Best Single Buggy Horse or Mare 75
Best Combination Horse or Mare .. 100
Best Doub e Team, owned by one Exhibitor 100
Best Georgia Raised Mule 5J
Best Mule, open to the world 50
Cattle Department.
Best herd—one Bull and four Cows or Heifers—all to bo of one breed and owned
exclusively by one exhibitor SIOO
Best Milch Cow 50
Cow giving the Richest Milk 50
S4O and S2O for the Best Bull and Cow, respectively, of each of the following breeds:
Alderney, Ayreshire, Devon and Durham.
Best Sow and Pigs under six months old 50
Poultry Department.
For best trio of each variety •••••• • 10
Best and largest display in merit and variety of Domestic Fowls, raised in Georgia.. 50
Best and largest display in merit and variety of same, open to the world 50
Best display of Pigeons 20
Best display of Rabbits 10
Horticultural Department.
Best display of Garden Vegetables, grown by one person - $25
Home Industry Department.
Best collection of Jellies. Preserves, Pickles, Jams, Catsups, Syrups and Cordials,
made and exhibited by one lady SSO
Best display of breads by one lady 25
Ornamental Needle Work.
Best display in merit and varetv of Female Handicraft, embracing Needle Work,
Embroidery, Crocheting, Knitting, etc., by one lady $ 50
Fine Art Department.
Best Oil Tainting, (any subject) $ 25
Best Portrait Painting 20
Best Painting in Water Colors 20
Best display of Paintings and Drawings by one exhibitor 2j
Best collection of Drawings by a girl under sixteen vears of age 25
Best display of Paintings and Drawings by the Pupils of one School or College.. -.. 50
Best display of Photographs Silver Medal and 25
Best display of Jewelry, Silverware, etc Silver Medal and 25
Merchants’ Displays.
Best display of Dry Goods SJOO
Best display of Fancy Groceries 10 J;
Best display of Glassware and Crockery 50
Best display of Clothing 25
Best display of iviillinery 25
Special Premium for Granges.
To the Grange in the State making the largest and finest display in merit and va
riety, of Stock, Products, and results of Home Industries, all raised, produced or
made by the members of that particular Grange $l5O
THE ABOVE ARE BUT SPECIMENS of a comprehensive list of large MONEY Pre
ra, THE BEST AND LARGEST LIVE STOCK slow ever held in the Stale or South. More
and finer Horses. Mules, Cattle Sheep. Swine and Poultry than ever before exhibited.
Parties wishing fine Stock, as a fine Harness or Saddle Horse, Milch Cow, Thoroughbred
Bull, Trio of Chickens, etc., will find the occasion of this Fair a rare opportunity to
SEVERAL EMINENT and representative men from the North and Northwest, have
been invited to deliver addresses nt the Fair, and many distinguished visitors through
out the whole country are expected. , „.. t, . .
THE PUBLIC will be kept posted of the progress and developments of the Fair in
future advertisements. „ . . , .
SEND TO THE SECRETARY at Macon for Premium Lists, embracing a lull schedule
of the Premiums, Rules, Regulations, etc., aud containing two engravings of the beau
tlful and magniiicnt fair Grounds. A COLQDnT , Preslaent .
T. G. HOD i , General Superintendent.
jy4-sututliActoctlß MALCOLM JOHNSION, Secretary.
KTfi) SAYINGS BANK,
ISO. 233 BROAD STREET,
Cash Capitol SIOO,OOO (with Stockholders Liability'
TRANSACTS A
General Banking, Exchange and Collection Business.
6 Per Cent, allowed on DAILY balances, subject to
CHECK AT SIGHT.
Interest allowed on Time Deposits as may be agreed upon.
T. P. BRANCH, President.
J. T. NEWBERY,
CASHIER.
N. B.—Draw SIGHT DRAFTS on Groat Britain and Continental Europe
in sums of £1 and upwards. 1 mh3o ' tf
Attractions Extraordinary
THE ILLUMINATED TEA-CHEST,
Presented to the
China Tea and Coffee Store
TEAS, i EAS, TEAS.
Samples Given Away.
TTTE HAVE ALSO ERECTED A RE-
W VOLVING PYRAMID, containing
samples of the choicest Bottled Liquobs,
put up expressly for those who are willing
to pay for a strictly pure article.
Call and soe us. Satisfaction guaranteed
inalloo9eS - R. N. HOTCHKISS,
Prop’r China Tea and Coffee Store,
Red Gilt Front, opp. Fountain,
jy2s-tf 143 Broad Street.
NOTICE.
mHIRTY DAYS after date I shall become
X a PUBLIC or FREE TRADER, in ac
cordance with provisions of Section 1760 of
the Code of Gejrtfia. SABAH BXCH.
I hereby consent to my wife becoming a
Public or Free Trader. J. RICH.
Augusta, Ga., August 6th, 1875.
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NOTICE !
I HEREBY NOTIFY ALL PARTIES who
have left in the hands of S. Cohen, and
Henry Lewis, guns, pistols, watches and
jewelry, to call for them in thirty days, if
not the same will be sold for repairs, in the
augl7-8 176 BROAD STREET.
NOTICE.
IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I WILL
open ray Meat House at the old stand
on Thursday, August 19th, and will keep
the very best Beef, Veal, Lamb and Pork,
and will use every effort in my power to
please my old customers and the public
generally. J. W. RIGSBY,
110 Broad Street.
auglß—wthsu
GEORGE G. HULL,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
EXCELSIOR MILLS
(Formerly Stovall’s Excelsior Mills),
AUGUSTA, GA.,
MAEUFACTURES FLOUR in all grades.
The old and well known EXCELSIOR
BRANDS
PRIDE OF AUGUSTA,
GOLDEN SHEAF,
EXTRA,
LITTLE BEAUTY,
Always on hand, and their well earned
reputation will be faithfully
maintained.
CORN MEAL,
CRACKED CORN,
CRACKED WHEAT,
GRAHAM FLOUR,
MILL FEED,
BRAN, Etc.,
Constantly made, and orders promptly
tilled at the
LOWEST RATES.
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STOCK PRIVILEGES.
$lO. SIOO. SSOO. SIOOO.
Often realizes immense profits when in
vested in STOCK PRIVILEGES. Circulars
containing full explanation of the mode of
operating, and quotation prices of all
Stocks dealt in, at the
New York Stock Exchange,
sent FREE on application to
SIMONSON, BARREIRAS & CO.,
Bankers and Brokers, No. 6 Wall street,
Opp. N. Y. Stock Exchange. New York.
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RYE AND BARLEY.
SEED RYE and BARLEY,
For SALE BY
J. O. Mathewwn & Cos.
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INSIT R 'Em
IN THAT
MOST POPULAR SOUTHERN COMPANY,
THE
MOBILE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF MOBILE, ALA.
Organized, June, 1871. I Assets, - - - $500,000.
Every loss sustained by this company has been promptly paid,
without a day s delay.
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U H O M I * T . Careful in the Selection
PKOGRKHSIVE. OF ITS RISKS.
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ONE OF THE FEW COMPANIES THAT INCREASED ITS POLICY HOLDERS
During the Hard Times Last Year.
INSURE IN THIS FAVORITE STERLING HOME COMPANY!
W ANTED.
Live, Active, Working, Energetic Business Men, iu every County in Georgia, as Agents
for the MOBILE LIFE. Address,
R. O. RANDALL, Cen. Agt. & Manager,
jy!4-aw&cly ROME, GEORGIA.
The Kilson Machine Comp’v,
LOWELL, MASS.,
RICHARD KITSON, President,
SAMUEL E. STOTT, Treasurer and Agent.
BUILDERS OF
PATENT COTTON OPENERS
AND
LAPPERS, WITH RECENT VALUABLE IMPROVE
MENTS, SHODDY and WASTE MACHINES and
RAO DUSTERS, NEEDLE-POINTED
CARD-CLOTHINP, Etc., Etc.
Kitson’s Patent Compound Opener Lapper.
111 IE cotton is spread on this machine from the bale, and is made into a very even
. lap, at the rate of 300 to 400 pounds per hour. The laps are then finished on a
two-beater lapper,
WITH
KITSON’S PATEjNT EVEIVER
Attached, and owing to recent improvements in this Evener, the laps when ready for
the card, only varies one quarter of au ounce to the yard. The cost of picking by this
system is only aboutone mill per pound on the cloth produced, and the picker house is
safer from fire than the card room. .. ~ , _
jWThere is ah o a great saving of room and power over the old system.
These Machines may be seen at the mills of tne Augusta I actory, Langley Manufac
turing Company, and at the best mills at Lowell, Lawrence, tall River, Manchester,
Lewiston, Providence, Richmond, Baltimore, etc., etc.
The following are a tew among many testimonials whicn we nave received:
AUGCSTA FACTORY, Augusta, Ga., July 5,1875.
The Kitson Machine Company, Lowell, Mass.:
Gentlemen : Wo have been running; your Compound Opener Lappers anclrinlsner
Lanners. with Eveners, for more than one year, and frankly say that they have given
the most eminent satisfaction. We have no hesitancy in giving you our unqualiheU en
dorsemeat, and cordially recommend your Machines. p C0(JIN _ Superintendent .
o
OFFICE LANGLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, I
Langley, S. 0., April 14, 1873. )
The Kitson Machine Company, Lowell, Mas3.:
Gentlemen. 1 jrve been running your system of Compound Opener Lappero and
Finisher Lappers, with Eveners, lor more than two vrars oart at. the Cotton Mill of tne
Langlev Manufacturing Company, and I have found it to work the most satisfactory of
any opening and picking arrangement I have ever seen, we have not weighed a pound
of cotton upon the picker apron since starting, yet we have had a remarkable regularity
of numbers. The staple is not injured by over beating, and it leaves the picker without
being curled or knitted; the seeding and cleaning is very complete. Over forty per
eentfin labor in this department is saved over the old system. One of the greatest con
siderations with this arrangement is its secur ty against fire. . , . .
Yours, Ac., M. F. FOSTER, Superintendent.
OFFICE MASSACHUSETTS COTTON MILLS, {.
Lowell, February 20, 1874. J
The Kilson Machine Company, Lowell, Mass.:
Gentlemen : This Company have now in use twenty of your Finisher Lappers, with
Eveners, and ten Compound Opener Lappers. Some of these machines have been at
work for ten years or more, and have al ways given us satisfaction, doing a large amount
of work, doing it well, at a low cost for labor and repairs. In our ‘ Prescott Mill, where
we have two Compound Opener Lappers, and four Fiuisher Lappers, we have averaged
the past seven weeks 39,207 lbs. Cloth weekly. Yam averaging about No. 22. Cost one
14-100 mills (.00114) per lb. of cloth. We consider them a first class machine in all re
spects. Yours very truly, _ _ ,
p F. F. BATTLES, Agent.
MERRIMACK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, I
Lowell, January 23,1874. )
The Kilson Machine Company, Lowell, Mass.: .
Gentlemen : We have been using some of your Compound Opener Lappers anu
Finisher Lappers, with Eveners, for nearly throe years, and at present are passing all
our cotton through them. The machines have proved satisfactory, anu both in quantity
and quality of their work have answered the expectations formed of them.
Yours respectfully, JOHN C. PALFREY, Superintendent.
(The above Company have in use eight Compound Opener Lappers and sixteen Fin
isher Lappers, with EVeners; ordered at different times.)
Send for a Catalogue to THE KITSON MACHINE CO VIPANY.
SAMUEL E. STOTT. Treasurer,
jy6-3m LOVELL, MASS.
bLack
IRON GRENADINE,
SO CENTS,
WORTH ONE ‘DOLLAR!
The BEST IN THE WORLD FOR THE PRICE. JUST RECEIVED FROM
AU'CITON, at
JAMESJA. GRAY’S.
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The Last Ten Bales
OF THOSE DAMAGED SHEETINGS
and DRILLS wili be opened on Mon
day Morning, August 2d, at
C. J. T. BALK’S,
This is positively the LAST LOT of
those Goods, damaged at the recent tire at
Langley, S. C., that will be offered in this
marxet, and in ordor to p: event specula
tors from getting hold of them, NO I
MORE THAN FIVE PISCES will be sold to
any one person. The price will be marked
on each piece in plain figures, at the rate of
about.
$3.00 For $5.00 W ortli!
In consequence of the extraordinary rush
during the past week, it was impossible to
avoid delay in the delivery of purchases.
This week none of these goods will be sent
out.
Call early and get first choice, at
C. J.T. BALK’S.
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“PURE SEED”
“ RUST PROOF OATS.”
PRICE $1.25 CASH. PER BUSHEL. Sown
in August or September, the most cer
tain crop raised—succeeding on the Sea
coast, where no other oat ever matures
seed, as well as on high'auds.
Grown expressly for seed, and for sale by
EDWARD BANCROFT.
Athens, Ga.
For sale by
C. H. PHINIZY, & CO.,
aug!3-lm* Augusta, Ga.
Z. W. CARWILE, JR.,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND GENERAL MERCHANDIZE
BROKER,
124 Front Street, (near Wall),
jel -tilsepl NEW YORK.
To agents and others, male
VJII V!■ and female, a SSO secret and
beautifully illustrated 100-
A fAf A [page Novelty Catalogue. R.
W Y |F. Young & Cos., 29 Broad-,
way. New York. jy29-iawiy