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DEMOtHATK MiMIM.l; IUK V.ON
br«B the I'.iglitli ItMrirt.
I (OX II STEPHENS ’
OF TAMAKKIlUO.
MIWIII TO 1*11 h.
The Atlanta Constitute, which the
pressure of circumstances prevented our
noticing . . sooner, came out on the iii 1st
inst. in a splendid new dress. We have
often had reason to speak of the Ctmrti
Mon in terms of praise, but must Is
•(lowed to say again, that it is now the
handsomest imper in the State, and
among the very best and most energetic
dailies in the South tliefWbZ There is one
nlteonUtof
which adds much to its appearance, that
Is the discarding of the great sensation
head-iines, and lliesulisliliition of small.
neat type for subheads. It is a style
that we can confidently commend to
ot hers.
The Chronicle publishing eompanv has
lepnn the publication of an evening six |
column daily in Augusta, called the
Evening SentnuK The new paper is a
pjimgon of nwitnosH. hihI sparkh .H with ;
news in every department. Mr. .1 R
Randall, so well known in tlie newspaper
world of the South, is editor in chief,
and T*. A. Stovall the rising voting
journalist of Augusta, is on the local
and news departments. Suceess to the :
cnterpi iso. J |
The Augusta Erenin/j A7vs company
will soon Is-gin the publication ot a |
weekly edition of that paper. A con¬
temporary speaking of it says: It will i
contain the cream of the Dailg AYiAi
and will be furnished to subsniUrs at 1
f 1.150 per annum. The flattering jmpu
larlly attained by the Dnitg Km* is a
guaranty of the excellence and success
of the venture, and proves conclusively
that Messrs, flow. Weigh- and Moore
thoroughly understand the art of pro*
gressive journalism. Success to you
gentlemen.
We have received the first number 0 f
the Murray County fhnettf, published by
ff. C. Holcomb, at Spring Place, (; ;1
.
The OatfUe is little, but neat and newsy,
Here’s our hand, Henry, and an armful
ef wishes for your Success.
IN U 1.1*1 A.
The f raw ford ville DKMOcnAT wants
to know why United States Marshal
Fitzsimmons, a IVmorraf,, bestows the
patronage of bin office upon the Atlnnta
Hnnth'iemi, the organ of Republicanism
in Georgia. It thinks he might not to
give nhl and comfort to the State’ nolitt
cal enemies in that way. Savannah
AVics.
Why did a Republican President give
so important a |<osltion to a Democrat V
Tiik Di-moth at, >ve wager, would not
g've the hiiinblest county imsitlon to a
Republican. Does Tiik Dkmockat
think it was the thing for Marshal
Emvtlie to give half or three-fourths of
his advertising to Deinoenttic papers V—
Atlanta ItriwhlU'an,
To the Ifcpubliran'ti assertion, that we
would not give offices to Republicans,
we are free to say, that we “ain't Ih-cii
doing it.” In answer to the question,
•‘why did a Republican President give
so Important a pnsitlofl to a Democrat ?”
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of the Irishman and the (lab. Tim
rules of the Club eoni|ielled each mem
her to ask a question, and any one who
failed to answer his own question was
subjected to a line. Pat \s quest ion was.
“At which end does a mole la-gin to dig
his hole V” When no one present could
d “tin* molu iio*in« to ilit* m! Ht
m—
than brains just like our Itepublicun
eontem|a»rary above quoted sprang to
hiafet-t and asked in a triumphant laiHoni tone:
“llow does the moh-get to the
of his hole to ta-gm digging . t . ’ “Och 1”
replied Pat, “that’s your question,” and
the questioner subsided in confusion.
The Ihput,than must answer its own
question.
fJOV. II.MPTOVK
The Press of the country, amt of (ieor
pm in particular, are saying some very
hard things about Gov. Rice of M.issa
chusetts, for Ins refusal to deliver up
Kimpton on the requisition of Gov.
Hampton of S. C. We are no J apologists
•o-v. nwhiM.........
tlmt he violated liis oath in rt»fusing to
extradite this fugitive from justice.
But ,,,, tllillk " , w ' (1Mirht *
to move very cautiously in their denim
eiat ions of Gov. ltice, for if we remem
la-i correctly, some four years ago,
James .M. Smith, then Governor of Ueor
gia, refused to honor a similar requi
sit ion of Gov. Potter of Tennessee, for
the rendition of a man by the name 0 f
Knight, who was charged under the
laws ..f Teams*-e wi’ch a grave offvmw.
•iov. Smith at fust issued his warrant,
and Knight was arrested by the officer
from Tt-nuesset*, and shortly after his
arrest the Governor revoked his war¬
oustialy. And if we remember correctly,
Gov. Smith assumed, atul did exercise
dism-tiaiiary j-ower ir. the matter, and
1 nstal Imn revocation of his warrant,
\\\ o\\ nearly the same iTa*oars given by
G(v lliee for Uis refusal to extradite
Ki,n,,ton - '* ov - VoTleT U cour<€ Mt
that the Governor of Georgia, had vio
latnl his oath, by this refusal to comply
a plain provision of the Constito
was to retaliate on the .State of Georgia,
whi.h an occasion vent shortly after
war<ls . cave him . . an opportunity \ .. of , doing, , , „
aixl for sometime afterwards, the States
of Georgia and Tennessee stood, as to
the rendition of fugitives from justice,
in a state of non-intercourse.
HUN. H. C. KIlMiV,
Tl^ election last week, in McDuffie
county for Representative, to fill the
vacancy '■> arn j occurring nrrinj, hv ty the uie resignation resignation
of I>r. >S. Joms, resulted in the elec
tion of If C - Roney, Esq., a rising young
lawjer of that county. In the resigna
tiooof Dr. Jones the coonty loot one of
the b, ,t “embM* on the rolls of the
s,ale W^atnre. Stem in integrity,
unbiased in opinion, cool and deliberate
i-judgment, he was a barrier to the
" -ln 1 1 ’toAigate legislation that lias
80 rna, ked * n too many instances
m,lr8e modern legislatures; and in
iiis resignation the whole State lias sus
tained a great loss. But in the election
of Mr. Roney, we congratulate the
county for its action in securing the
** vic ™ "f a legislator who will serve
t,Mm r »«tl>fMHy, and zealously guard
"'eir interests and who, we predict, is
destined to write Ins name in honorable
P* licel1 annsrts of our State. Inti
mutely acquainted with Mr. K., and j
,:o " IM ' c l«d with him in the closest ties of i
friendship we have watched his struggles
f rorn D |e jsrsitioii of a poor soldier boy—
"ith noihing-to his elevation to the
plaee of a Georgia Legislator, and
tender to him all the congratulations of
a heart’s long friendship.
i la.tmv fi:vt:k.
The report that the ypllow fever was
ri 'P i<,lv * l, '«iding, and that aid was no
w,licl > G «ome means
0, ’ ti, '‘" w, f, " rrr ‘" < 'y few days ago, has
,,ee " ,,,oro t,mn contrsidioted by each
report since. Our reports to the
9th, (Wednesday) show not only no
,|p<5renHC in the violence and fatality of
11 w ,lis, ' ase ' but «» wherever
material is left for the disease to work
upon. In a word, the scenes of death,
desolation and suffering, surpass any¬
thing known in the past history of the
} disease, Thc foU ,vvin S rp l >ort of th® fever in
'
,
''Imltanooga, is tiiken from Wednesday's
j Omst/fHffon, and is a dark picture from
U,e ' »t.y:
ribla Umattanoooa, fever October 9.—The ter
continue* to increase in the
number of its victims and the virulence
of its attacks in thc nobie and devoted
city of ( hallanooga. It will lx- seen by
OU1, the aldr special and dispatch uiiitl.ici.mg from *«.*»tary Mr. J. T «.f Hill, tire
general reliet committee, that Hie cases
n" 1 *'. 1 treatment numlH-r RW and the
deaths to 3 p. m., yesterday, were seven
f°'' Hie twentv-four hours. This show
ing is a terrible one and exl ii.guishcs the
lioja- that the fever had already reached
its crisis.
The reports brought by the night
train reacln d as late as 5 p. m. and were
to the effect that the fever was
II.UIINU MORE FURIOUSLY
and Hint the record up to that hour
showed thirty-live new eases for the
twenty-four hours. Many of these are
very low and are not expected to live
through to-day. The fever is exceed
'"R 1 )' malignant,
ILLNESS OK TIIK PHYSICIANS.
The worst news that reaches ns of
yesterday’s affairs is that five of the
:, " tiv, ‘ »’>• vnii ians have U-en stricken
T&XT1:: fir viXJZ
Hr. Freyer and another wliose name i*
not remembered. These noble men have
9atiled bravely against the disease and
their prostration is a fearful Mow to-the
muse ....... of relief and the hopes of the sick,
We pray that tla-v mav be spared for
future usefulness
TIIK WICATUKR -MUSKS SICK.
J ta ns.
Nvnun it cleared off warm and sultry, a
z&xszz relief. Our «r&
breaking working force is gradnally
down. Eight of our regular
nurses are now down. Six mate and
' ^ oul fetna,e nurses arrived from
Memphis Yesterday afternoon,
-m an's in.u m un v ”
Night la-fore last a woman, a refugee
from the city, died of yellow fever a few
miles in the country. The neighbors
attempted to burn the house with the
corpse ami two children in it. but were
| burned tho house. If is JS^ only another
instance ot the inhumanity and cowardice
yellmvtover fa reported 'on’
.'out mountain.
aid hawly needed
... ... . ...
pWes and money. They have also
telcgraifiied for physicians and nurses,
Anything given or tola- given for this
cause should la? promptly sent forward,
The fever is spreading and is now raging
most fiercely in Uie third ward among
new material.
" 0 * lo l H 101 news W-uiglit.
From the sufferers come the cry for
l,e V amt to Hiosc who have not yen
given anything, we appeal. In the liaiwe
of Humanity, and for the sake of that
m * v 'T " hich ! m S001 ' have reason
to invoke, we ts-seeeh you no longei to
Iiarden your lieae-S.
eonlnnoe with his own request. Air.
See was tvieil by * * *■
and'foHeaclTmg It tlu* doctrine is reported of
Christian perfection tbmvh in
that he will organize a nov
Newark
Heavy Failure.
The failure of the Bank of the City of
Glasgow involves a great many people "and
seema to lie * serious disaster The bank
" f ,' l,e failnre was a *<»*7 f*» in '&***
^ th « ^' n,ltfn
-aj” 4 that it cannot be regarded as less than
a national disaster. The hank had £8,684,-
7s) of deposit*, and its *tock was recently
quoted at per share. It* reserve feud
was £450,ooo on the first of January,
and its last dividens were at the rate of 12
|>er cent. The causes of the failure were
heavy advances upon securities of declining
I™’ cott ''
,7’ **’’ * n « *he collapse came imme
”l w,n ** ,e *”*1* of the Afghan
, roob|cg ft is feared that this failure will
a source of mnch privaU! as the
shares were held by many persons out of
business and of limited incomes. In 1857,
when the bank failed, as it has dene now
“«*>», thirteen hundred families lost by
l, - a "'< ,nan > •*«* professional men widows
an ' 1 orphans were mined. The Scotch
'-kmgsystem.^ccmed the best in the
con ud ence j,y t ^ js disaster.
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Bruin’s Picnic.
a few days ago a tramp whowas sparring
his devious way along, near lie no, conceived
a brilliant idea for raising the wind. He
knew that the Wells Fargo stage would pass
alo "« ‘ hat roa, * in ab ™‘ half an hour, so he
*?■* if,*'* tf,*’ ( t ? r, \ difficulty, ,1 ‘ s ( s,1,rt *" f( ™ P®*®**;
hhMeif . with much * tree.
His intention watto tell the stunc passen
that he ha<I lH>en foully dealt with by
highwaymen, and have a subscription to
repair his losses taken up on the spot. The
st "K e . however, took a short cut by a new
road that day, and didn't go by at all.
tried to take t w ftf off 1 Ins . u lMiunds, " tn ,,usk but, - thfi before tra T he P
got the first knot loose, a grizzly came
down out of the mountain and picniced
off the greater part of hi* left leg.—<San
Fronriwo Nem Letter.
An Episode in the Life of the
Fraud.
Mr. R. B. Hayes was at the post office
yesterday, ' nod he said to the employes :
Ukntmcmkk—I am glad to exchange "
grictings with ......... >ou , to-<lay. , All citizens ...
connected with the public service under
stand that all connected with the post office
stands well. Two hours after he made the
speech Detective Blackwood caught James
Douglass, a letter distributor on the north
table, stealing letters. Douglass has been
5., n tho ___, post ofiicc , about ,...... twelve . ... rears, and is
well connected. He was taken before Com
mlssloner Shleds and held in $2,r>oo bail.—
Kite York Sun.
■ • •-«
Allan T. Wilson, whose will was ro¬
centlyl sent to San Francisco from San
Matoe, Cal., to l.e recorded, appears to have
been prejudiced against Roman Catholics.
lie bequeathed half of his estate—about
8i8,ooo—to his infant son, John Ward
Wilson, with,the proviso that If lie becomes
i Catholic, lovA-v* oivzfter being eigl^yen Wvt-r years of
ago shall or* mm M Sffirim -v to a
,,ri,< ‘ even shall
’
, , h(1 • , „
exceeding’ . dollars" s
SB ™"* „o« ", ‘ Jf 01 (U,,g five " Vl , " ) " ar ' ’ cncn each ' to 10
nidlj destltete persons without making
extensive inquiries as to the religions belief
of the beneficiaries. Tlie mother, also,
who is to receive @500 a year fof her support,
is prohibited from giving even a dollar to
any Catluiiie. Church, priest, or society,
Mr. Wilson appears to have been equally
pronounced in his temperance views, the
will providing that if the son attains thc
age of ten yearn, and then tpms tobacco,
alcohol, wine beer, or elder ns beverages, he
shall forfeit all rights under tire will or, as
a penance, live a month o* bread and
water, the penance to be repeated every
time a lapse into the forbidden habits
occurs. If, after tire age of eighteen, the
son drinks and smokes Vie is to forfeit his
estate, or else work for a year as a common
farm laborer, for not less than two-thirds
of the wages generally paid to farm
laborers, and save one-half of Ins earnings,
No proceedings have been taken to con¬
test the validity of this instrument, the
widow tw-ing satisfied, and the son too
yeung to yearn for the prohibited Indul¬
gences.
tB
M .
°t the cage. Two powerful uien putted him
“1>, so tlmt a sponge eontaing chloroform
might be applied to his nose. The first
evidence of the action of the chloroform
was a diminution in his struggles ; one paw
dropped and then the other. The door of
the den was opened, and his head laid upon
a plank outside. The cataracts were
removed,and the bear was drawn back
\„t 0 Ids cage. Next morning he came out
of his den staring about him, caring nothing
for thc light, licking his paws, and
* v ,, utl * ^ gl , ory , mg in . „ th ejecovery of , sight, .,
Mr. C. I). Sanders, of Parkersburg, W.
Va., is a tall, straight, robustman, between
fifty and sixty. He has not slept for
fifteen years; he f«vls tired sometimes, but
never sleepy, though he has tried working
a t'. 55 tr ,ue no effect.
"? r..,,'"®' % . “ so R *
*" >’ 0 " t of of 1 u " a ^ and ‘‘es there and
thinks, but, does not steep. ,
A lady from New England arrived in Au¬
gusta last Winter and when opposite the
Bell Tower, asked a companion in the
omnibus when would they arrive in the
limits of the city? The reply was: “You
are just now in the centre of the city of
Augusta.’ “Oh.no, she replied, “that
cannot be : 1 see cows and a dock of geese
in the road."—Aayueta Keening Sentinel.
Mr. Hayes gave $100 to the yellow fever
moo to co me m. .v. i . worm.
The Emperor of Brasil has invited
nent doctors from Europe to Rio Janeiro
study on the spot the true character ot
low fever, and discover a remedy for
Several have accepted the call.
A Fulton (N. Y.) man laid his Anger
' m the table in front of a buzz saw to
feel tb ? moi nemum of air. The saw
^Stdo^t?^ “Why.'Tpu’t integer
* , wn f* - ’ “swerd he, placing the
other . forefinger, as he thought, well
away from the teeth. To his horror,
the saw took that one, too, clean off at
tfa e seccond joint
Augusta Cotton .Market
REPOETED BT
BENSON & 31ERCIER.
AUGUSTA UHX A QUOTATION'S Vt*- 1 0 TA1 IONS.
Augusta, Ga. Oct. 9 ’ 1878.
Tone quiet and stead v
Oilman’ -*l
Good Ordinary »
Low Middling ^
Middling 5DJP
Good Hagl* Middling
8
LIVERPOOL.
Tone, moderate inquiry.
Sales 8,000 bales.
Mid. Uplands 6 5-16
n 'firm 6 9-16
Arrivals ’
JVLW YORK.
™JM P° ts ( l ulet and firm ’
m 10 5-16
Gold 1
N. Y. Futures dosed weak.
REDUCTION
-OF—
Passenger Fares!!
Commencing Sept. 1st, 1878,
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD
Will Sell
STRAIGHT and EXCURSION TICKETS
Between all Stations on its Main Line and
Branches, including the Macon & Augusta
Railroad, at the following
GREATLY REDUCED RATES
Straight Tickets at 4c. per mile.
Excursion Ticket* at . 6c. per mile.
(Good for Ten Days.)
Minimum for Straight Tickets, Ten Cents j
for Excursion Tickets Twenty Lents.
To secure the advantages of the Reduced
p a tes, tickets must lie purchased from the
Station Agents of the Company. Conduc
tors are not allowed to IIVE charge less than the
Bateof (5) CENTS per
"Excursion Tickets will be good to Return
Ten Days No from and including the date of
issue. these tickets, Lay-Over will Privilege be attaches granted. to
nor any
yfeithcr will an extension of time be granted
The Company reserves the right to change,
or entirely abrogate these rates at pleasure
all<l without notice.
R.
General Passenger Agent.
GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY, \
Sri-Km.NTF.NDKNT'S October 7th, OFFICE,
Avgusta, Ga., 1878.
Commencing Sunday, Sept. 15, 1878, Pas¬
senger trains will leave amt arrive at Craw
foruville as follows:
WEST.
0:46 a. in.—Atlanta Day Express, stops at
all Stations, connects for all
point* North-West. Xorth, IV-vl i»jm)
9:58 p. m,—Atlanta points Night North, Express connect*
for all South, West
North-West.
EAST.
2:23 p. nu—Augusta Day Express, connects
for Washington, Macon and
points South and East. No con¬
nection Sundays. for Washington or Macon
on
2:10 a . m.— Augusta Night alt Express, con¬
nects for points South and
East.
Trains from Augusta arrive at Crawford
vilie, 9:45a- m. and 9:52 p. m.; from Atlanta
2:22 p. m., and 2:10 a. in.
Trains. l-it‘ Superb Improved S. K. Sleepers JOHNSON, on night
E. R. DORSEY, Superintendent.
General Passenger Agent.
octlt-78-t-o-o
I
I
Parsons Purgative Pills make New Rich
Blood, and will completely change the blood
in the entire system in three months. Any
person who will take t pill each night from
l to 12 weeks mav be restored to sound
health, If such a tiling be possible. Sent
bv malt for 8 letter stamps, I. S. JOHN¬
SON., Bangor, Me.
DON’T SAY HUMBUG, BUT JUDGE
FOR YOURSELF. SEND FOR FREE
LITHOGRAPH OF 5-TON S50 FREIGIIT
PAII) SOLD ON TRIAL WAGON SCALE,
ALL IRON AND STEEL, BRASS BEAM.
ADDRESS, JONES, OF BINGHAMTON,
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.
rjinntTOT -
Tf back, Rheumatism BENSON’S is for lameness Capcine and or all weakness local Porus aches Flaster of and the
pains, the best remedy known. It was in¬
vented to overcome the slow action of the
ordinary Porus Plasters. It relieves pain
at once, and cures where other plasters
will not even relieve. Sold everywhere
by DruggisR Price, 25 Cents.
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Santiago, 1875 FOR TWELVE YEARS
Vienna, 1873 Highest Honors
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MASON & HAMLIN
CABINET ORGANS
At the Paris Exposition this year they-are high
awarded the GOLD MEDAL, the es!
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They have also received the Grand Gold
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the highest award at any World’s Exposi¬
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free. York, Chicago. .
Boston, New or
1878 . NEW 1878 .
Fall <& Winter Stock!
LOW PRICES AND QUICK SALES,”
IN VISITING CEAWFORDVILLE BE SURE TO CALL AND SEE
CHARLES BERGSTROM
SPLENDID ASSORTMENT!
CLOTHING A SPECIALTY!
Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Eats, Clothing,
DOMESTIC GOODS, NOTIONS, GLASSWARE,
Crockery, Tinware, Wood ware, Boots, Shoes, &c., &c.
Groceries and Family Drugs,
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
IN GREAT VARIETY CHEAP.
IN PLANTATION SUPPLIES
MAY BE FOUND A FULL STOCK OF FLOUR, BACON, SALT, BAGGING ANIF
TIES at the very lowest prices. Comfc and see.
GOLUCKE & BERGSTROM’S
-IMPROVED
:ORSE POWE1!
tST Now is the time to have your Horse Power put in order, or new ones put up.
tW If you want a Horse Power to gin the most cotton, you can be accommodated.
£0~ If you want Segments, Pinions, Boxes, Inks, Gudgeons, Belts, &c., call on
oct 11-’7S CHARLES BERGSTROM.
Baltimore, Philadelphia,
NEW YORK AND BOSTON,
Too Busy to Give Details!. t
But he has an eye on every movement that will bring the
Best Goods at the Lowest Prices,
tor the patrons of C. A. DAVIS & SON, Greenesboro, Ga.
Auction Goods!
Auction Goods!
AUCTION GOODS I
OUR BUYER IS WATCHING THE
Many goods will be bought at one half their value. You shall have the benefit
of this if you
GIVE US YOUR PATRONAGE.
.YOUR TIME WILL BE WELL SPENT IN
VISITING GREENESBORO!!
CALL ON, C. A, DAVIS & SON,
GREAT RUSH!
GREAT RUSH OF THE PEOPLE! 1!
Great Rush of the People to Greenesboro!!!!
GREAT RUSH OF THE PEOPLE TO GREENESBORO, TO SEE THE STOCK OF
Fall and Winter Goods,
-OF- SOM,
C. A. DAVIS &
The Goods are now arriving and will all be in by
October 1st.
MISS FANNIE IIAMLEN
again has personal supervision of the MUllinery Department of C. A. DAY1S & SON 3»
FAIL TO DO SO AGAIN.
Everything new and desirable in her line, will arrive
With the NEW GOODS.
C. A. DAYIS & SOY, Greenesboro, Ga.
Ka<ririmr Ties Barley, M Rye, Rust Proof Oats. Everthing in its season. A Large
t'A. DAVIS & SOS. <*.
Jnnel 4 ’ 78 -b-m
ANDREW G. LaTASTE,
COTTON FACTO®,
-AND-.
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
No. 4 Warren Block,
(JACKSON STREET,) AUGUSTA. GA.
t?- orders for Good? promptly filled. Strict personal attenHon givento all businw#
,' ntrusted.
