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UNION-RECORDER. Augusta Letter. Avgusta, (Ia., July 8th, 1887. Editors Union Rkcoudkr: The press of business attendant upon the closing exercises of the Institute with which your corres pondent is connected, has neces sitated a suspension of his regu lar communications for some weeks past. While your readers may not have been the losers, it has certainly been a great depri vation to him. The past two or three weeks have been devoted to school ex aminations and commencements, and moro interest in tkeso exer cises have been shown by the public than over before in the his tory of Augusta. On the last day of the week's examination at the Houghton Institute there wero over three hundred visitors pres ently actual count, while Mar ket Hall—the largest in tho State —was crowded to its utmost ca pacity on the occasion of its An nual Commencement. It is a fact worthy of note that Augustans are being aroused on tho subject of education. Tho greatest draw back to our public school system in the South is that many per sons, especially ladies, are assign ed to positions as teachers, who are in no way qnalified for the work. In some cases incompe tent teachers are retained simply because they have brothers, or uncles, or cousins, who wield po litical influence in tho communi ty in which they live. Not long since a gentleman acknowledged to me that ho was convinced of the incompetency of a certain teacher, but tlmt lie feared to vote against her on account of tho powerful political influence oxort- ed by a near relative of hers. The children under her teaching will have to suffer because those whose duty it was to seo that none but a competent person should hold the responsible posi tion, failed to do their duty. Our Public Schools are the safety of our Republic, and each State in the Union should foster its own system carefully and protect it from the encroachment of its en emies. Larger salaries should be paid its teachers, and none but first-class talent should be em ployed. It should not be used to bestow patronage upon politi cal workers, thereby injuring the system and lessening its efficien cy, but each grade should bo in charge of a well qualified and able teacher. In a word, merit should decide the question. The Schools of Richmond coun ty, and especially those of Augus ta, have as a rule, able and faith ful teachers. There are some ex ceptions to this rule, but in my opinion, it will not be long ero the rule will be general—without any exceptions. The different School Boards are working ener getically to bring our system to as high a standard as possible. Notable among these gentlemen is Captain Robert W. Hunt, Chairman of the Houghton Insti tute Committee. Captain Hunt has held this responsible position ■ only a few weeks, but in the short time mentioned, he has by his spresence and in other ways shown a livelier interest in the Institute 'than many who occupied the po sition for years. Ho gives per sonal and careful attention to all matters pertaining to his depart ment and supports with zeal tho Principal in all his efforts to pro mote the interests of the Insti tute. Captain Hunt is one of the most deserving and popular young men in Augusta, and I predict for him much higher honors in the near future. Augusta sadly needs a Theatre. There is absolutely no convenient hall in the city in which to hold public entertainments, and I am sorry to add but little prospect of one in the near future. All of our schools save one were forced into the Market Hall, where a stage had to be improvised, and the acoustic properties of which are simply fearful. But the Com mencements were all successful, and well attended. Tho Hough ton Institute pupils enacted a drama entitled Coals of Fire, writ ten by the Principal. Your cor respondent’s connection with this Commencement forbids his sa ving much in regard to it, but he feels constrained to express his grati tude to the city press and the people of Augusta for tho kind manner in which they received his humble effort, and the words of encouragement and praise so plentifully bestowed upon him. Mr. Sanford Cohen of tho Chron icle, Mr. Thomas R. Gibson of tho Evening News, and Messrs. Hogarth aria Middleton of the Ga zette have placed him under re newed obligations to them. Cap tain Levy of tho Clinch Rifles ami twelve of his picked men have certainly endeared them selves to tho Institution by the kindness shown by their assis tance in tho last act of the drama. Somo parents wero very much disappointed becauso their chil dren did not receive prizes when they failed to carry out the oft repeated rules of the school, and vented their spleen in abusing tho Principal. Of course they thought that exceptions should bo made in the cases of their chil dren, and were angry becauso tho Principal and tho Committee wero firm in the discharge of their duty. Such action on the part of these fault finding people hurts nobody but themselves. Well, you must excuse mo for writing so much about schools. They have for some weeks past been the most prominent institu tion before our community and as I have been a very active par ticipant in the “stirring scenes” enacted, my mind is full of the subject. I shall devote my next letter to the general news to be daily gathered in our city. The citizens will be called on to vote for of against the now city charter on the 15th inst. All three of the papers are advo cating its adoption, and if I mis take not a majority of tho City Council are in favor of it. Tho most prominent men in Augusta are its advocates, while tho ne groes are almost a unit for it. They say that tho old charter was adopted" in slavery times, when tho whipping post and the work house wero in common use, and they are anxious to obliterate every reminder of those times. Of course somo will vote against it. There are to my mind some objectionable features in the new charter and if theso could be stricken out it would be received and adopted by the people by an overwhelming vote. Whether a- dopted or rejected let us hope that tho result will be beneficial to the city. Houghton. LAMAR, COLQUITT AND GORDON. It is probable that Secretary Lamar will bo called to a place on the Supremo Court bench by President Cleveland if the former desires it. It is probable that Senator Col quitt will bo tendered the port folio of the Secretary of the In terior, if lie desires it, as it is well known that President Cleve land has great admiration for our junior Senator, who is ono of the most wolcome visitors at the White House. In tho event of Senator Col quitt’s resignation from tho Sen ate, it is almost absolutely certain that Governor Gordon will be elected to succeed him. That is what his election as Governor meant. In caso a vacancy oc curs, there will bo practically no opposition to Governor Gordon’s election to the Senate. With Lamar on the Supremo bench, Colquitt in the Cabinet and Gordon in the Senate, Geor gia would bo notably represented at Washington. The South would also be ably represented by these distinguished Georgians. While Mr. Lamar hails and is from Mis sissippi, wo still claim him as a Georgian.—Augusta Chronicle. iim CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000. "We iloherciiy certify that we supervise the arrangementh for nil the Monthly an l Semi- Annual Drawings of The Louisiana State Lotte* ry Company, and In person manage and control the Drawings themselves, and that the same are conducted with honesty, fairness, amt In good faith toward all parties, and we authorize the Company to use thlseertttleatc, with fae-slmlleti of our signatures attached, In Its advertise ments. 11 Commissioners. We the undersigned Hanks and Rankers will pay all Prises drawn in the Louisiana State Lotteries which may lie preschted at our coun ters. •I. II. OOLESHV, I’res. Louisiana Nat'l Ilk. 1*1 l r .ltIt 13 I.ANAUX, l'res. State Nat 1 Itk. A. HALT)WIN, Pi es. New Orleans NatTHk. CARL KOHN, Pres. Colon National Hank. UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION! '■'Over Haifa Million Distributed. 1856.,*. JOHN M. CLARK’S DRTJQ- STORB. 188' An established business, of over thirty jWnsecutiv* years standing is me, to tho confidence and pntronam of the public ' Jl t..tiy entit It hns always been, and Is now, our alnt to Repp astock In tlio’dnig n„ the wants of this placn and tho surrounding country, and i! the utm,,j! ° sul W patrons, no pains spared to supply their needs aud moods «'ld at as small » C 2. u ’ profit as business will warrant, are any Inducements for your trade w „ ‘ „ m| n«m same to each and every customer who favors us with his patronage guarantee , OUR STOCK EMBRACES' Shoe Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Soaps, Pencils, Brushes, Cotubs, Toilet powders, Perfumery, Croquet Setts, School Books, Satchels, Cigars, “obacco, To Snuff. Writing paper, Envelopes, Inks, Lamps, Chimneys, Wicks, Machinery Oils, White Load, Linseed Oil, Colors, tin oil) Sponges, Slatf Laundry 8oap, Picture Cards Pooth Brushes, Slates Nail Brush*,, White Wash Brushes, SoloS” 8 ' Paint Brushes, Flavoi'in., f Blank Books, CatUe Thl? 6 * 911 ? Colors, (ready made) Lodgers, VineUr Library Lamps, Day Books, Kerrum™ Hall Lamps, Blacking, Puffi?* 011 / Base Balls. English Soda. UrnK *’ 15at8 - Starch, PS Medi c t nM While wo are sailing While Lead and Linseed Oil lu any quantity time call the attention of parties about to paint houses and feuoos to >i!» f .i 111 ? <« are sole agents here for ’ “ ne rft ct that LONGMAN & MARTINEZ PREPARED PAINTS. A bona fldo gurrantee goes with every gallon of this paint and we are , , guarantee. All shades and colors to be had, or any color desired niadT, i , 01: John M. Clark’s Drug Store has besides tho retail department a °‘' Jer ' JOBBING DEPARTMENT to soil goods at closest prices to merchant!and tradesmen *w ! Prepared Louisiana State Lottery Company. ! complete lino of domestic medicines such as Castor Oil, Turpentine Sweet 7y ,'T u f' nine, Paregoric, Flavoring Extracts, Stock Powder, Ac., and only nek «k..v 4*1 Incorporates in 1868 for 25 venrs by the Legis lature for Kilucatlonal and Charitable purpose* —with a capital of It,ouo,ooo—to which n re serve fnnd of over $550,000 lias since been aikled. Dy an overwhelming popular vote Its franchise was made a part of the present State Constitu tion adopted December 2<l, A. D.,1870. The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed by the people of any State. PRESIDENT BROWN AND THE STATE ROAD. Ou Saturday, a pamphlet let ter, from Hon. Jos, E. Brown, president of the W. & A. lv. R., was laid on the desks of tho mem bers of tho legislature, in which tho Governor is asked to appoint a commission to adjust tho final settlement between tho Stato and the lessees of the Stato road, and notifying him if ho did not, tho lessees would at once take steps to reduce their stock to what it was when they received the road from tho State. The letter recites the great changes in the road, made during the sev enteen j’oiirs of the loase, aud the great sum of money the improve ments made have cost the lessees. While the act creating the leaso did not provide for betterments made by the lessees, president Brown contends that his company should receive reasonable com pensation for these improvements. If this is not done, tho company would have to diminish tho pres ent working power of tho road to an extent that would simply com ply with the contract, viz: to re turn the road to the State in as good condition as it was when it was received. The Governor thinks it would be better for tho State to pay for tho betterments, and take the road as it is now equipped, than to take it without the betterments, and according to the contract. This ho shows at length; but we have not space to give the reasons assigned by the president. President Brown con cludes his letter by saying, that his only ambition in this mattor is, to comply honestly and fairly with tho torms of the lease, in every particular, and adds that neither himself nor any of the present lessees, it is likely, will have anything to do with a new leaso mado at the expiration of the present one. The tax digest of Wilkiuson County shows a return of property, this year, of $1,337,531; an increase over last year of 017. WHAT BECAME OF A MILLION OF DOLLARS. The Extraordinary Grand Draw ing (the 205th monthly) of the Louisiana State Lottery took place at New Orleans, La., on Tuesday—always Tuesday—June 14th, 1887. Tho occasion had an unusual interest from tho magni tude of tho prizes iu value. 5?300,- 000 was the First Capital Prize sold in twentieths of #15,000 each, at #1 each, was won by No. 52,- 740; ono went to Theo. Flugma- cher and Win. Wendol, and one to Wm. Kompler, all of New York City, paid through Adams Express Co.; two to Mrs. F. Y. Wasserman of Omaha, Neb., paid through tlio Pacific Ex press Company to Annio Chan dler of Cliftonville, Miss.; one to L. M. Reinack, through Klaus A Bro., both paid through First National Bank of Meridian Miss.; one to Jas. H. Raymond & Co., of Austin, Tex.: one to City National Bank aud ono to Nation al Exchange Bank, both of Dallas, Texas: ono to A. J. Trefts, N. W. cor. Gtli and “L” Sts., San Fran cisco, Cid.; ono was paid in per son to P. J: Mooney, No. 420 Ur- suline St., one to Cluis. E. Dennis, Exposition Boulevard and Pres ton Sts., both of New Orleans, La. Tho Second Prize was $100.- 000, won by No. 21,(558 also sold iu twentieths at one dollar each, ono to S. Levy, No. 140 E, ltltli St., Chicago, 111.; one to John Kyle, of Buffalo, N. l r ., paid through Adams Express; one paid Casco National Bank of Portland, Me., through Maverick National Bank of Boston, Mass; one to Frank Armstrong, through R. Truman, Afton Bank, Afton, Iowa; one to John G. Liebel of 1011) Peach St., Erie, Pa.; ono to Snyder, Wolls & Co., Gates. Tenn.; one to J. C. Curry, Prop, of Tivoli Garden, Main St:, Mem phis, Tcnu., one to a depositor in | the Louisiana National Bank of 1 New Orleans, La., ono to J. B. | Boyd, San Deigo, Cul., paid ! through Wells, Fargo A Co.; one to Geo; Miller, No. 1524 Howth St., San Francisco, Cal., through Anglo-Californian Bank, Limited; one to Wells, Fargo A Co. of San Francisco, Cal. Third Capital was won by No. 10,180; it was not sold. No, 34,018 drew the Fourth Capital Prize of $25,000: it was also sold in twentieths at $1 each. One to A. B. Clark, paid through International Trust Co., of Boston, Mass., one to R. J. Tuf- fin, also of Boston, Mass., paid through Adams Express Co., one to John McRedmond and John McKenna, of Stanford, Conn., ono to First National Bank of San Jose, Cal., one to John L. Steelman, No 02 South St., New York City, ono to R. G. Heffer- man, Louisville, paid through Third National Bank of Louis ville, Ky.; ono to a depositor in the New Orleans National Bank, at New Orleans, La.; one to G. R. Goldbcck, Manor, Texas, etc., etc. Tho scheme embraced 3,130 prizos amounting to $1,055,000, and while the further details are inter esting to many investors, any fur ther information can bo bad on an application to M. A. Dauphin, Now Orleans, La. The next oc currence of a similar nature will bo on Tuesday, August 0th, 1887. never scale* or postpone*. It* Grand Single Number Drawings tnke place monthly, and the Semi-Annual Drawl nnd the Semi' Inga regularly every six month* (June nnd December.: A BPI.KNDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNK. EU G II T U GRAND DRAWING, CLASS H., IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, Au gust 8th, 1887—207th Monthly Drawing. Capital Prize $150,000. WNotlce.-Ticket* are Ten Dollar* only. HuItvd, W5. Fifth*, Tenth*, 91. LIST OF PRIZES $150,000.... $150,000 50.000. ... 60,000 •20,000.... 20,000 10.000. ... 20,01)0 5,000.... *20,000 1 CAPITAL 1‘RIZK OF 1 GRAND PRIZE OK 1 GRAND PKIZK OF 2 LARGE PRIZES OF 4 L \KGE PRIZES OF 20 PRIZES OF 1,000.... SCO.... 300.. .. 200.. .. 100.... 50.... approximation prizes. 100 Approximation Prizes of $300.... loo “ “ 200.... 100 “ “ 100.... loo 200 500 1,000 20,000 25.000 30.000 40.000 50.000 50,000 a call after inquiring elsewhere, you gj ve PRESCRIPTIONS. We have always taken especial pains to conduct our Prescription Donarfm nn . to I)e ready for any medicines the physicians may need. ‘.“““Got of modical'sclence and new remedlos and aro contlnuuiiy addin?'thesem*^ur e .P ro ? r,i This department of our buslnoss Is under the Dersonai Stock, . ment oi our ousinoss is under the personal eupervlslou of our M... Geo. D. Case, and every prescription coming to the store la plaoed In his hanri. ***■ ry and W. It. Lamar, Clerks, are well known throughout t"* W. G. Perry ...... ... m.u»uk.i,... nou. stralghGforwerd, Industrious, steady young men and are ever ready to pleasesfl tomers who favor us with their patronage MUledgevllle, March GEO. D. CASE, Manager. h M, 1887. ° .. 3o ly. The Old Hardware Store IS STILL ALIVE! And will sell von Goods CHEAPER than Ever! $30,000 110,000 10,000 2,17a Prizes, amounting to $535,000 Application for rates to clubs shoulil be made only to the ottlce of the Company in New Orleans. For furthcrlniormatlon write clearly, giving full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Mon ey Orders or New York Exchange in ordinary letter. Cnrrency by Express (at onr expense,) addressed M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La., | or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, D. C. All kinds of FARMING IMPLEMENTS, Mta Roistered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL HANK, New Orleans, La. I That the presence of Oenerals REMEMBER Beauregard and Early, who tharge «if the drawings, is a guaran tee of absolute fairness and integrity, that the chances are all equal, and that no one can possi bly divine what number will draw a Prize. It KM KM UK it t lint the payment of all Prizes is GUARANTEED l!Y POUll NATION AL HANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickets are signed by the President of an Insti tution, whose chartered rights aro recognized in llie highest Courts: therefore, beware of any im itations or anonymous schemes. 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