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IN THE CITY. **-#• T- •<****'• ft** rtttim tA'ir paper, lA., wiUpUau It w! moufk l* ut •f the /act immediatef. Columbu*. .. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 14, M7# TIWKt J raiNTISfl OF PICK. XHBJtNMS AND DWPATGH. TANARUS"" 1 We invite everybody who neod any a nd of Job Printing to cell at tho Train Job Phinting Offic® and fret their work done in the latest style, with neatness and dispatch. Bill Heads, Let ter Heads. Price Currents, Cards, Invita tion Tickets, Posters, end Hand Bills a specialty. SV* Any quantity of tho best quality Of tana for sale. tf i?gL LAJgr-I! 11 :l a. suSDromn. toon r. oammamd, BLAXBrOBD Ak sabbasd, AUarMjn ul CtuMlltn at I.w. Otto* oppalt*;Alton Warehon.o. praatloa Is tho BUto and Federal Ooorte. feb3B COTTON MARKCT. Columbus, Ga, November 14, 1876. Daily Statement. Btqekon hand Au. 81,1876... 610 31,771 Nli Ipped fyeeterday........;. . *73 K previously 34,158 -24,430 Stock on hand this morning 7,341 /Vices. Ordinary 9% Good Ordinary 10 Low Middlings.. 10Ji od micSuiuiira'. ;. w.y.m & Warehouse sales 0 Receipt*. IW Vtuon 89 •• M.Tg. B. , > 197 ” Ulver 0 ", W.K.8.... 37- 473 Shipment* BfB.W. 8.8. *7l * M.AG.R. R 0 " W.R.R 0 Home Consumption 1-272 New 2A rtYerttienit tits. New Arrlval of Dry Goods-J. Joseph. Land for Sale—J. W.;Cunulngham. To the Tax Payers of Muscogee—M. W. Thweatt. Notice to Candidates— Times offloe. A Card—Jno. Tarver. Thanks to Flremon -John Quin. For Tax Becolver—Thus. C. Boos. The Grand.'Central Hotel, New York, “leads the van" among tho first-class ho tels, b£ deducing its rates from 24 to $2.50 nod $3.00 per (ley. Notice to Candidate*. All announcements of candidacy, and communications In the Interest of oandl dates.must be paid for in advance ofjpub- Ucatlqq In the Times. novMtf 111 - : Thunks. I desire thus publicly to roturn my sin cere thanks to the Fire Department, for their prompt and manly action In saving my property, occupied by Mr. Lowenthal, Iromjfire Sunday afternoon. It Jno. Quin. Mayer's Court Yesterday. The Mayor held a small levee. Jas. Bas sett, a colored gentleman, who was so un fortnnate as to be picked up for disorder ly conduct was flnods2.so and oosts’ Barnwell was a little out of the way; ho plead guilty and was fined $2.50 and coßts, and allowed to go to his work. Fur Tax Receiver. In our columns will be found the card of Mr. John Pattrick, announcing himself as a oandldate for Receiver of Tax Returns for Muscogee oounty. Mr. Pattrick has tbe reputation of being an honest, upright man. JgKh a man is fitted for this re sponsible office, and Mr. Pattrick If elected will fill the bill. Ho has many friends who will -work fof his election, and rejoice In being able to east their votes for him. Far Marshal. The card of Gapt. T. T. Moore camo In too late Saturday night for us to call at tention to it. In our columns it will be seen that he announces himself as a candidate for City Marshal. He Is at present Chief of Police, and in that position has served the city faithfully, Ho is a man of nerve and decision, and If elected will perform the duties well andlfalthfully. Mr. Thomas Rees. In another column will bo found Mr. Rem’ announcement for Tax Receiver. Mr. Rees is well and favorably known in county and enjoys a fine reputation as a man and an officer. He resides about eight miles north of the city. He will bring to the polls many friends who desire to see him elected, and has considerable strength and will prove a formidable op ponent |A CAMP. It has been stated in tbe papers that I attacked Jim Banders, and took a Domo eratlcjfiag from his hack, because I was disposed to Interfere with him on aooouat of polities. I wish to say to my white fellow dtlzens.lthat what I did was not In tended as a political act In contempt of, orjhoetlle to the Democratic party; but being somewhat£under the influence of drink I was indiscreet In the selection of a subjeot tor fan. What I did was intended as a joke. Jim and myself, are. and have always been good friends. I am sorry it happened, and repeat that it was mis understood by those who saw It. • John Tarver. Herj. There were lour alarms of lire on Sun day and one last night, but fortunately the only house burned was Insured, lucky for the owner, a poor woman. It may be your turn next, then why not go to our enterprising young friend and Insurance Agent John Blackmar and take out a pol icy; you cannot purchase with the same amount anything that will afford you so much satisfaction. He represents five powerful oompauses, aggregating millions of dollars—the fact that John represents them is a guarantee of their reliability. Ae an evidence of his promptness, he was ready to adjust.the.loss on Mr. Rooney’s furniture store by 11 o’clock on the day of the Are; and he tells us he received the whole amount back in new premiums be fore the expiration of the usual thirty days. As he says In his advertisement, which, read in another column, he has saved thousands of dollars to the citizens of Columbus by reducing rates, and it Is their duty to sustain him. | JUDGE CRAWFORD’S CHAR6E VERBATIM. ai icutr.E ai FKRioat court. MONDAY MORNING, NOV. 13, 1876-FIBST DAT. The Court met pursuant to adjourn ment. Present, his Honor, M. J. Craw ford, Judge. The following persons wore sworn In as Grand Jurors for this term of the Court, viz.: F C Johnson'Foro’n, J 8 Stewart, J H Brooks, W G Woolfolk, Rufus Sharp, Wm M unday, A Oammell, B H Hudson, H Talbot, W R Blanchard, J C Moore, J M Lokey, Joßoph Hocljt, James! Cook, A B Lynch, A J Bethune, G M Williams, John A Sellers, W A Cobb, A O Blackmar, Wm. Mahaffey, Bailiff Grand Jury, FIRST PANEL TRAVERBS JURORS. John King, W H Sauls, M M Hirseh, W BlSharpe, J. C. Massey, J. D. Worthy, W. T. Robinson, Wm. Myer, J.E Booth. Wm. Redd, Jr., R A McFarland, J M Denson, SECOND PANEL URORH. It. K. Snellings, J 8 Acoo, Jesso Wright, T J Hines, 8 Landauer, A R James, W. H. Newsom, J. W. Mullins, A A Williams, Charles Phillips, Haroetlus Jordan, N. N. Curtis. Solicitor’s Bailiff. W. S. MoMlchael. judok*Crawford’s oharoe to the grand JVHX. PhonogrephlcaiJy Reported tor the Time., by O. Y. Tlgner, Court Reporter, Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury;—Your appearance hero as Grand Jurors Indicate to me the fact that you have a permanent Interest In this commu nity; that you are good and lawful citi zens—men who desire, themselves, to do right, and who are willing to require others to act In tho same way. Rights are to be preserved by law; wrongs aro to be prevented by punishment. The law, therefore, must bo ascertained In the first place, and must be enforced In the second; for witliout law there can be no liberty Rights can only bo preserved In that way, by the enforcement of law, Law must exist everywhere, In all things, both ani mate and inanimate; otherwise confusion would exist. Men are to be governed and controlled by the law which they make themselves or that which others make for them. A man can place himself by his conduct so that the law cannot affect him In such a way as to deprive him either of his property or of. his liberty. Law be gins with us In Infancy, exercised by tho parents, and It should bo oxercised by them wisely and well. All men are inter ested In thegood conduct of tholr children. Tho father acts as the judge and th% jury and sheriff, at homo around the fireside— he makes the law and ho enforces it. If there were no law around the fireside, none at home for the government of children, you can very easily see how they would grow up into vicious manhood, and honce law must begin In our infanoy, that lasts until, by the laws of the land they are considered no longer infants and are persons responsible for their conduct to society. Then we have a moral law, after the parental, moral law taught by good people and the ministers of the Gos pel. But parental law Is sometimes un observed ; the procopts taught and the ex amples set frequently by the parents, are notjfollowedjby the child. The moral exists with us and ought to exist ln|all communities and In all coun tries. Tills comes with the discretion and Isltaught Jointly by the parents, by the clergy, and the good people. These some times,— vory often fail to exercise the proper lnlluenoe over men, and when both the parental and the moral fail to men to observe'proprlety and to keep themselvos from wrong, there comes the municipal law. It Is prescribed by tho Supreme Power of a State, “commanding what is right and prohibiting what Is wrong." This Is enforced by courts. Where the other two fall then the power of the Government Is brought if to bear upon the people through courts—by punish ment where It is a violation of the crimi nal law. Where the civil law is violated thero comes the judgment, wliloh declares that we are not to violate the rights of another, and if you do, then the judgment of the civil courts requires that you shall discharge your obligations; and where you violate the criminal laws of the land, there comes punishment on those people who are disposed te violate them. All men are naturally disposed to be governed by their passions—the best men are sometimes governed by thefr passions. One of the first duties of man is to learn to teach themselves to subdue their evil passions—learn to do right; set up a cor rect standard of what is right, and then stand by it yourself. If you will set up a correct standard of right and wrong and keep and observe it, you will boa better citizen and a better man. That example will bo remembered by your children when you are dead. The evil passions which you subdue in yourself will be observed and known by others besides your own household; and it is a comforting reflec tion. and a happy reflection to any man to know that the community feels satis fled that ho is a just, upright, honest man, keeping and observing the law himself and desiring that other proplo should do the same; and whilst he may himself, In a moment of excitement do a wrong to another, yet he ought always be ready promptly to repair that wrong. It gives him a comfort; nothing gives moro com fort than to know that he lias discharged every duty that he owes to society and to his country. This he can only do by ob serving and keeping tho law, subduolng his evil passions, correcting himself whenever he is wrong, not waiting for the courts to do it; doing it himself so far as it is in his power to do so. The more nearly society acts in conformity with the law the better will be the community— the whole body of the people. But as we are proue to evil, and commit a great many errors and violate rights, itbecomos necessary to pass such laws as will pre vent the occurrence of these things, and the special machinery which has been put In operation by the Government to make people do right. Is a Grand Jury who oome by authority for the purpose of en quiring into and true presentments make of all such matters and things as shall be given them in charge by the Court, or oome to their knowledge, touching the present service. Then the law goes fur ther and says what the Judge shall charge the jury, There are certain laws which are presumed to be of moro im portance than others—at least in the opinion of the Legislature which the Judge shall, at each term of the Court, give them specially in charge, in order that they may be enforced. Grand Jurors are not always prepared to discharger.their duties; they have neighbors, theyihavo friends, they have relations; they have influences brought upon them which induce them to shut their eyes, both to the violation of law and to tholr own oaths. Men ought not to do that. Your friend has no right either to ask you to do wrong or to expect you to do It. It Is a privilege which no man can claim at your hands, and yet It Is vory often forgotten by Grand Jurors that they aro to “present no one from envy, hatred or malice, nor shall they leave any one unpreeonted from fear, fa vor. affection, reward, or the hope there of.” That Includes all the feelings which prompts juror eltherjon one sido or the other. As aUrand Juror you aro not per mitted to consider elthor tho ono or tho other, Como up straightway, then, to tlio discharge of your <uity, and jierform It without reference to men, whether they be enemies or whether they be friends! It is a difficult thinglto do, and I repeat, "No man has a right to ask you to do wrong,” no man has a right to expect you to do wrong; and If ho does expect that you will do wrong because it is himself, and because you are bis friend, lie then does not give you tho credit for being an upright and an honest man, and the standard of propriety Is not reached in his own breast. Book tho right,'and when ascertained follow it without] roforonce to men; that Is proper in Itself, outside of law. Jurors, however, aro but men, and unless men keep themselves within the right and fix a correct standard of pro priety In theirjjwn minds, they cannot then be expected faithfully to discharge tholr duty properly. I have twenty men hore before me to-day Interested In this in Its morals, in. torestod In tho enforcement of law; and yet the law can .bo violated In their midst, and It Is not unfrequently the case that Grand Jurors refuse to bring It before their fellows—what they know to be a violation of the law—because they are afraid of giving offence to somebody; and It Is for that very reason that men are not expected to be common Informers. Grand juries are composed of from 18 to 23 men, who are presumed to be honest In every respect, and itjls their duty under the law to enquire into every infraction of It, and see who it is that sets at defiance the laws of tho country, and who is enti tled to bo discharged andjfreed from any thing like a presentment by the Grand Jury. You aro the men that are selected and sent up here to me as good and true men, who aro not afraid to discharge your duty—selectedjby authority of the law by tho Commissioners of tho county, who will fearlessly do your duty in all respects Well, Is there to be no limit to the time when men aro to observe and fulfill the requirements of tho law ? Are they to be permitted to go on and act In violation thereof, without reference to the courts and tho laws ? There ought to boa limit to it. It cannot bo done, however, without tho whole community, the churches, and the law-abiding peoplo stand togother and enforce It. Homicides will be committed, men will kill oach other, will shoot each othor, stab each other, rob each other and violate the Sabbath day by keeping open tippling houses on that holy day; yes, even go so far as to violate that day by playing and betting for money, drink and light, instead of being at the house of worship, and Grand Jurors know it-Ju(ow whero these places are and who tho men are. The Legislature says the Judge shall charge Lthe Juries in reference to these things, and that they shall true pre sentments make of all such matters and things as may bo given them ill charge by tho Court or como within their knowledge, and yet very often each juror feels that “it is not his business to attend to it, It belongs to someone else,” and therefore it goes unpunished. All violations of.the criminal law, Gen tlemen of tho Jury, that] oome to your knowledge and which are not barred by the "Statute of Limitations” are indict able, and It Is your duty to inquire into and present them. Where people are con gregated together as wo are In this and other cities, violations of the law are much more frequent than they are in the country, muck more frequent. In tho dark ness of night when men should bo resting from their labors, from the toils of the day, instead of making it hideous with wickedness and with crime, they should bo at rest preparing themselves for future labor and future sorviee. In cities laws are vlolated.which ought not to be, and It is in your power to chock it at least to a very groat extent, if you have tho man hood and firmness to do it. They aro not felonies, crimes that send men to the gal lows or penitentiary, but lesser crimes than these, but small crimes, that lead to greater ones. It Is the carrying of a deadly weapon, not harmless Itself, but carrying deadly weapons leads to murder and to manslaughter. Therefore If you will take the weapons out of the hands of the people, murders will lie less frequent It is a source of congratulation, gentle men of the jury that no homicide has boen committed within the knowledge of the Court, since Its last session, in this county man's life has been preserved in this county for six months in so far as it is remembered by tho Court. It ought 'to boa source of congratulation to you. How many losser crimes have been com mitted. it is impossible lor me to know. Homicides aro committed in other parts of the State, resulting from the carrying of concealed weapons more than any tiling else. Young men, inconsiderate, rash, sometimes influenced by intoxicating drinks, use a deadly weapon which they have concealed about them, and which Grand Jurors perhaps may nave knowii six months beforehand each Grand Juror who knows that a man, either young or old, carries concealed weapons, and fails to bring it to tho notice of his fellow jurors, and if between that term of the Court and the next, one is killed by that man, it may be that some of the blood of the deceased rests upon the head of the Grand Juror who failed to call it to the notice of his fellows, and have it taken out of his possession. Are you not wilting to do your neighbor’s child a service ? Are you not willing to do the community a service by taking it away from them; or aro you disposed to say “well, its none of my business; its true lam a Grand Juror, but it don’t become me to be reporting these things, and I don’t intend to do it. If vou don’t intend to do It, gentlemen, and are still mombers of the jury, your names ought to be stricken from the roll and let your County Commissioners put men on it who will do it. Do you know a man who has been keeping a tippling house on the Sabbath when the ministers of the Gospel are teaching the truths laid down in the Sacred Scriptures to your family? Your son perhaps is away: he passes where there is an open tippling nouse; he is invited in or goes in without it, it is immaterial which, and whilst yourself and his mother may be kneeling at the altar at prayer for him, he perhaps is in one these tippling houses and indul ges himself in a little intoxicating drink, and then upon the first fierce dispute that arises between himself and another, he uses his deadly weapon, and the officers of the law seize, carry him to prison, and then he is to be tried for his life. Gentlemen of the jury, if you could lift the vloil in a private family, wherein a son has been arrested and carried for mur der to jail—it you could go inside of that familyandslt around the hearthstone and see the agony of that hour, and then re member that It was in your power six months before to have taken the wea pon out of the hand of the young man, no doubt you would regret that you had not presented him forsueh misdemeanor; you had rather present him for a misde meanor than to see him tried for murder. Look to othor cities. Look In adjoining counties. Look everywhere at the results of this great evil. Gentlemen, take tho weapons out of tho hands of those people for their own sakes; for their mothers’ sake; and for tho sake of the community in which you live. Another law lam required to givo you In charge is; No ono Is permitted to dis turb public worship; ana that ought not to lie done, for there is no more religion In the country than there ought to exist; wo have nouo to spare. The highest stylo of man is a Christian; and and when I say that I don’t mean to speak of it in a sec tarian view. 1 mean a man who observes and keeps the divine law. What use would you have for courts or Jail houses if every man was governed by Lite Divine law 1 None. No man Is permitted to disturb public worship. That Is an act of tho Legislature to which your attention Is called, When you are at worship, peoplo havo no right to congregate themselves near thereto and by their noise Interfere with your devotion. Another Is that no man Is permitted to soil intoxicating l|quour wit bin a mile of a church, except In lncorportod towns and villages. There has been no place in our State where tho question of retailing liquors has boen put to the people but that they voted against it. It might not work well hore, I don’t say that It would. Ido say it works well in two adjoining counties. Another law to which I am required to call your attention especially, Is that no seller shall furnish in any quantity li quors to la drunken man. that is the law. It may be a bad law; you may not like It; It may not suit you; but, never theless, It is the law, and it is my duty to give it to you in charge. Now, there is no mad that lives in town that does not know that this is violated constant ly. Well, Is it to difficult to find it out, when, where, or how; but still, if you know of any viola tion of the law. it Is your duty to present it. Another law Is that deadly weapons are not to bo carried to an election or other public places except musters. This is a wise law, and whether wise or foolish, It is the law, and we are not hereto pass upon propriety or Impropriety of the law, but to enforce it. Deadly weapons ought not to be qcarriead to election grounds. They are so convenient. They aro so sug gestive of passions; words and shots are exchanged and men are killed or wounded. Therefore the Legislature says that they must not bo carried there; and they ought not to be, It is my duty to call your attention to that. I am required to call your attention to the subject of gambling and gaming houses. Your attention has been called ro this over and over again. It Is unne cessary to presume that there are gaming houses In your own county, bnt perhaps it might be unreasonable to expect you to present them; but if the Grand Jury does not do it, who will ? Do you expect the Clergy to come down from their pulpits and make presentments of these things ? Do you expect your Elders and Deacons to come forward and make pre sentments of these things ? Do you ex pect that other men will come and make presentments of these things ? Do you expect the mothers to come ? Do you expect the parties themselves who visit those places, to come ? Certainly you do not. Well, then, whose duty is it? It Is yours—lt Is your duty; made so by law made so by an oath as solemn as the English language could express it. If there be such places and they come to your kuowledge, you would be bound to present them. It is made the especial du ties of the Grand Jury to do it. Now If they were of any service to tho communi ty; if they are of any benefit to society; if they make your people better, if they aro of any advantage to the people who come here to do their trading; if they add prosperity to your city; if it wore possi ble for them to Improve the morals of the people; or if they were of any service in any view there might possibly be some reason why the jurors should shut their eyes to their existence. I know of no ad vantage that they are to communities. "Bv the sweat of a man's face shall he eat bread all his days," and that’s not fol lowing the command; It is not the way to get It, and the law ought to be enforced or it ought to be repealed, or they ougt to be licensed. Now, which would you pre fer? Let people pay the tax. Let every man who wants, to keep a gaming house or table, pay his tax and be licensed to enjoy the privilege, and let those who want to enjoy tho privilege of playing and betting, let them take out ,a license also. Then there would bo no necessity for blind-doors ami back rooms darkened oven in day time; where the sunlight does not penetrate, and where hour after hour, when the sun has gone down over the western skies, thoughts, the decanter, tho glasses, the falling of cards, money changingthands, the brain reeling; the substance for which a man labors gone, and then in tho small hours of the morning see men intoxicated, reeling towards home,money lost.oxample bad. Hons who have escaped their pa rents, gotten out, and the father and mother sleeping. Yes, oven the unsophis ticated farmer boy who comes in with his father's cotton and sold it, at this hour he enters a wagon yard with his money lost, and shame rests upon him in that condition, seeking tho rest at night which ho cannot find. Now, I say if it is right to allow these things be done, let them be licensed; let our Legislature license them; let It be done openly and not secretly, where people may know who it is that desires to follow these pursuits, on both sides. There must be two—one must bo behind the table and the other before it Let them both be licensed, If It is right. But while it is tho law It is our duty to observe and keep it. It is made my duty to charge you on It, and I do so, and now it is for you to act; it is for you to go forward and discharge your duty in reference to this subject-matter, or shrink from it without tho firmness of manhood to stand by the law. It is in your hands. It is my duty to call your attention to tho Vagrant Law. Vagrants are men able to work ahd who do no work, going from house to house in your city begging bread when they are plenty able to make it,, known In other places and States as "tramps”—men who wander from housejto house and from community to community asking alms, who ought themselves to be able to furnish as much as they need and then havo something to sparo to others. Whether white or black, they are va grants, and they ought to be presented. Besides these laws. Gentlemen of tho Jury, to which I havo called your atten tion, the whole of the Criminal Law Is before you, and if there has been any vio lation of them, it is your duty to present it. It is your duty to look into the condi tion iff tho public buildings in your coun ty, tho Court House and the Jail, the roads and the bridges. These 1 am hap py to say under tho direction of the Countv Commissioners and the general financial condition of the oounty aro good, for which the county is indebted to the Commissioners. The roads and bridges so far as I kuow or have heard are kept in good order. It is your duty to look iuto the condi tion of the records of your county, see how they are kept, I don’t know but very much doubt, whether you could go back to 1850 and find 20 cases recorded up to 1860, or even go back from 1840. Take some case you remember and see if it is properly recorded. Every delara rntion, every plea, every judgment, every paper pertaining to the case is expected to De put upon the record, so that a hun dred years from to-day it could be ascer tained. It is expected to stand there for ever. Whenever a case has been conclud ed and disposed of, then it should be put upon tho records. It is the duty of the Grand Jury now to see that this is done. Take a case that you remember in the last ten years, that lias been disposed of. look into It and see whether it has been prop erly recorded. Magistrates must bring up their books; seo how they are kept; look into the mat ter of costs; seo that they have discharg ed their duty. The County Treasury must be looked Into. Look atthe books of the Treasu rer and see how they have boen kept; see how much ho has paid out and see what vouchers lie has for them; see that they are all correct; see to the monies paid in and out, in what manner, and by whom. Your Ordinary’s office must be looked into also; see how that has been kept, for it is the moet important office in the oounty. If these public officers, gentlemen, have discharged their duties, why, it is a source of gratification for them to have vou examine into their offices; if they have not, the county shoud know it; but if they have discharged their duties they ought to have credit for it. Under the law governing Muscogee eounty, I am not allowed to draw-but one Grand Jury during the term. It will not, however, bo necessary for you to meet every day; two days In the week will be sufficient for you to meet. You can retiro to vour rooms and reg ulate your liours of meeting. At tho conclusion of Judge Crawford's most excellent and well received charge, the common law docket was taken up, and called. Tho following cases wore disposed of; Two cases oommon law continued under an Injunction. Eight cases continued generally. Six cases carried to tho heel. Two cases settled and one case dis missed. The juries were then discharged until this morning at 9 o’clock. The balanoe of tho day was consumed In hearing motions for new trial In cases from other counties In the circuit. Two true bills were returned by tho Grand Jury, who .wore discharged until Friday morning next. AStiSSIXATION. Nr. B>rd l.yen Murdered at Crawford, Alabama. Saturday night, near Crawford, Ala., about 20 miles west of Columbus, Mr. Byrd Lyon was assassinated by some un known parties. No clue mvrdercrs or the cause can be obtained. He was shot at night with a gun, the load takiug effect in the back of bis bead. He went out in the back yard of bis lot to draw a bucket of water, and while there drawing the wa ter, was shot and killed. His brother ran out of the house towards the well, but could,find no one except the deceased. Mr. Lyon is quite an old man, being between ” seventy-five and eighty years of age. About two years ago he married a young woman and lived in Opelika. About two years ago, some estrangement occurred between them, and he left for his place near Crawford, which he had rented to some freed me n. A week ago, he left Columbus for his place near Craw ford, and while there was engaged in settling up with his renters. His remains were brought to Co lumbus, and yesterday were interred. He has a brother living in the city, and a number of relatives. A t'ase of Cremation. The Augusta OmstilutUmalist comes to us containing a long account of the cre mation of the body of Col. Wm. B. Sup pus, publicly In the streets of Augusta, by an organization known as the “Orien tal Order of Humility.” If we are not mistaken this isjtlie first formal instance of cremation which has ever taken placo in this country. Ater an acoount of the procession, Ac., the Constitutionalist con cludes its account of the ceremonies as follows: WILLIAM R. SUPPUS, Age 42, Died November sth, 1876, was placed upon the pile, and the order was then [gathered in a circle, solemn, grand, peculiar, around the mortal re mains of the deceased brother. After the singular prayer of the order hod been de livered by the Junior Friar, the torch was solemnly and deliberately applied to tbe pile, and at once tho flames in forked tongues aeemed.fairly to reach the clouds. The coffin was soon enveloped in flames and thousands of our citizens saw what had nover boon known here before— a human body consumed by fire—Cre mated. Balconies, windows, houestops, trees, awnings, to say nothing of the liv lng]mass that thronged the street, were crowded to witness the singular proceed ing. While tiie fire was lapping In angry fury the lifeless bod y of this great man,the Friar delivered in the peculiar language of the order a most eloquent and touch ing oration. We have never In all our experience heard anything equal to it. Wo would givo It In full, but It Is just one of those things that ean bo apprecia ted only by hearing it delivered. Soon the coffin bogan to crumble, when a ghastly spectacle was presented to the eye. The body blackened, burning, hissing smoking was clearly visible, and as the stilling odors filled tho air, the shrieks and cries of the men, women and chil dren could be heard on all sides. Many said horrible, horrible! others said sure ly he could never burn again; while others cried what a consolation to his widow to know that ho hasn’t got to lie irv tho cold grave all alone. Tho fire lighted the heavens all ovor the central part of tho city, and the entire proceeding from the beginning to the end, was one] of the most ghastly as well as gloomy, peculiar and interesting ceremonies, which has ever occurred in this city. After the funeral fires had burned down, all that was mortal of W. R. Suppus was gathered in the urn’.by.the “Most Worthy Keeper or„tho Sacred Relics,” and the Society, headed by the band playing the dirge specially written for the occasion, entitled “He has gone to his long, long home, uncooled by clay, unsoaked by wa ter,” returned to the hut, where the ashes wero deposited in the vault and the soci ety dispersed. A large number qf our citizens visited the hut on yesterday, where the body was lying in state. We learn that Colonel Suppus moved to At lanta aboutjt wo years ago, and was highly esteemed in that city as a man of morality, Intelligence and singular liberality. He leaves a widow and seven small children who are fortunately well provided for, but who are to become the "wardens of the society in Augusta.” Such Is the language of the will. The above we copy from the Lynchburg News. The article copied by them escaped our attention in looking over the Constitu tionalist. It is the first,case of the kind we have soon reported as happening in Georgia. About the time referred to there was a ease reported in South Carolina. Extra Fine New Mackerel, in packages to suit; Boneless Codfish @loc.. Sardines in % and Y„ Apples, V tatoes, Onions, New Cream Cheese, by nov* tf J. H. Hamilton. A fine lot of Tennessee Poultry received at John L. Hogan’s It lee and Fish Depot. Holland Herrings $2.25 per keg. Boneless Codfish 5 11> boxes 75c. Plain and Mixed Pickles by the gallon. Buckwheat Flour. Goshen Butter. By augia tf G. W. Brown. TAILORING. Tho FALL FASHION PLATES dis play many handsome STYLES, which I am now making up to order. Merchants dealing in CLOTHS and CASSIMERES are now opening a handsome line of these goods. Offering the best exertions, I ex pect to please even the most fastidious in execution and in promptness. CUTTING and REPAIRING will receive strict attention. C. H. Jones. SUNDAY FIRES. i—'— 0 —..i... . TWO IN ONE DAT, BUT THE DAMAGE SLIGHT, Columbus Is getting to be enterprising Sunday we had two fires, but both were small. Tbe first alarm was given about six o’clock In tbe afternoon. The Fire De partment was promptly out, and owing to their promptness 6aved from destruc tion tho house belonging to Col. John Quin, but oocupied by Mr. Lowenthal os a residence. } , The lire originated from a defective flue Smoke was seen Issuing from the roof, and If the tiro caught.at all, it was quickly extinguished. ANOTHER. About eight o'clock the alarm bell again tolled the Firemen to duty. This time it was a sure enough fire, and the heuse was burned to the ground. An old negro wo man lived in tbe bouse, but she had gone to church. During her absence the house caught from the tlre-placo and was quickly consumed. It was an old house, situated on the block wost from John Durkin’s corner. The bedding and some of her furniture was saved. Loss slight, as 'the building was worth but little. “THE OJLIt ItELI.iBLE,” We make our annual bow to tho public, and beg to announce that we are again prepared to offer the best WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS, at whosale and retail at the lowest cash price. In addition to LIQUORS, we have smoker’s materials of every descrip tion, and at prices to suit the times. RESTAURANT. The Restaurant Department of our house will be kept to the usual standard, and with that our friends have heretofore been satisfied. •3* Birds, Fish,[Oysters, and all game of the season kept on hand. Chas. Heyman A Cos. 8 tf — ■ O S Love A WIHOB li celebrated Belts will cure chills, correct deranged nervous systems, strengthen the appetite, and actively aid In restoring mpaired health. For sale at apr2o tf M. D. Hood A Co.’s. For anything in Groceries, Provisions Grain, Ac., at “rock bottom," prices call on J. H. Hamilton. nov2 tf Something Nice. Genuine English Plum Pudding import ed, Canton Ginger Preserves. For sale by J. H. Hamilton. nov2 tf % Black milk and Cashmere*. If you are In need of such goods look at my stock before buying. otcs-oodtf J. Albert Kirven. Choice Seed and Feed Oats @6sc. Best Country Meal @7sc. Choice Brands of Flour at nov2 tf Hamilton’s. Wells & Curtis OFFER A STOCK OF BOOTS & SHOES Unequaled in Variety-Unsurpassed in ELE6ANGE, COMFORT AND ECONOMY. Notice this List: LADIES’ LACS AND CONGRESS GAITERS, at fi.26, $1.56 and upwards. LADIES’ SUPPERS, at 85c. SI,OO, $1.25 and higher. LADIES’ BUTTOX BOOTS, $1.75 and $2.00 to $3.50 and S4.OO— A Fine Anortment. MISSES’ & BOYS’ SCHOOL SHOES-Best to be found. BROGAXS and PLOW SHOES, and full Stock of STAPLE GOODS IN our use at PRICES UNPRECEDENTEDLY LOW. WE HAVE ENLARGED OUR STOCK AND Reduced Prices on SOLE, UPPPEB, and HARNESS LEATHER, and Solicit Inspection of Good, and Prices, nd can guarantee Satisfac tion. WELLS & CURTIS, 73 BROAD STREET. Sign of the BigJEJoot. PIANO AND ORGAN DEPOT. Phillips, Crew & Frcyer, ATLANTA, CA. Sole Agents for the World-Rencwned KN ABE GRAND, SQUARE and UPRIGHT PIANOS rK.SE INSTRUMENTS HAVE BEEN BEFORE the public for more than forty years and upon their excellence alone have attained an UNPURCHASED PRE-EMINENCE which estab lishes them as UNEQUALLED for their TONE, TOUCH, WORKMANSHIP and DURABILITY. They have received Mventy-flve gold and silver Medals over all other competitors. Endorsed by "THALBERQ," "GOTTSCHALK,” "STAKOSH.” “PAULINE LUCCA,” “CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG,” ILMA DE MURSKA." “MUZIO" MILLS, and others. Also securing the first and highest premiums st the IMERVATIOML Centennial ExMbition Philadelphia, October, IS'JO. Tbe prices of these instruments are as low as the exclusive uae of first-class materials will al low. asrCatalogues price Hats mailed free on application to PHILLIPS, CREW & FREYER, General Age*ts, Atlanta, Ga. a*-SOLD QN EASY TERMS. oct26 1m Colonists, Emigrants and Travelers Westward. FOR map circulars, condensed time tables and general information in regard to transpor tation facilities to all points in Tennessee, Ar kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas Texas, lowa, New Mexico, Utah and California, apply to or address ALBERT B. WBENN, Gen eral Railroad Agent, Atlanta, Ga, No one should go West without first getting in communication with the General Railroad Agent, and become informed as to superior ad vantages, cheap aiid quick transportation of am ilies, household goods, stock and farming imple ments geawaUy. All ixyo&MATioN cheebtullt given. W. L. DANLEY, seplS tf G. P. A T. A. WESTERN RAILROAD OF ALABAMA Columbus. Oa., Nov., 13th, 1876. TRAINS LEAVE COLUMBUS DAILY. AS FOL LOWS: (SOUTBEBM MAIL.) 3:00 p m. Arrive at. Montgomery 8:84 r m Mobile 8:00 A M New Orleans., ...11:30am (ATLANTA AND MOBTMICBN MAIL.) 7:18 AM. Arrive st Atlanta 3:50 ru ew York (via Air Line) 6:35 A M NewJYork (via Kenneaaw) 4:08 r m Also bj this train arrive at Montgomery 1 ;19 r m Seims 4:40 p M Vicksburg.... 10:00 a m • “ TRAINS ARRIVE AT OOLUMBUF From Montgomery and Bouthweat.. .13:16 noon From Montgomery and Southwest. ...., 7:16 r m From Atlanta and Northwest.... 7:18 r m SQF This train arriving at Columbus 7:15 P. M.; Leaves Atlanta 13:30, neoa. E. P. ALEXANDER, Presloent. CHAS. PHILIPS, Agami. Jsß tf MOBILE & GIR ARD R.l Aih Columbus. Ga., August 1, 1876. MAIL & PASSENGER TRAIN, DAILY (including Sunday?) making close con* uection al Union Springs with Montgom ery & Eufaula Railroad trains to and from Mont gomery and points beyond. Through coach with sleeping accommodations between Columbus and Montgomery: Leave Columbus 1:15 r. m. Arrive at Montgomery 7:30 p. u. " “ Mobile.... 4:60a.m. " “New Orleans 10:30 a.m. “ “Nashville... 8:10 a.m. “ “Louisville 3:40 P.M. “ “ Bt. Louis 8:10 a. m. “ “ Cincinnati 8:15 r. m. “ “Chicago....* 8:00a.m. “ “ Philadelphia 7:66 p. m. “ “New York 10:20p.m. “ “ Eutkula 6:30a.m. “ “Troy 7:30 p.m. Leave Trey .....12:00 a. M Arrive at Columbus :.... 7:00 a.m. “ “ Opelika 0:48 a. m. “ " Atlanta.... 4:15p.m. • “Macon 12:28 a.m. THROUGH BLEEPERS TO MONTGOMERY. Entire train through from Montgomery to Louis ville without change; Trains arrive in Montgomery two hours earlier than any other line. This is the only line making night connections Northwest. No extra charges for seats m through oars to Louisville. Save twelve hours by this line. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN DAILY, (Sundays excepted.) Leave Columbus 7:35 P. M, Arrive at Union Springs 12:*0 p. m. “ “ Montgomery 6:35 a, m. “ “ Euflrala 5:30 a.m. Tickets to all points Wert, Northwest had North for sale at the Ticket Office. W. L. CLARK. Sup’t. D. E. WILLIAMB, General Ticket Agent. aug3 tf X. K. "Wynne HAB ON HAND Two Horse Plantation Wagons _a_3st:d BUGGIES— Both Side and End Springs, FOR SALE CHEAP. COLUMBUS DYE WOR KS St. Clair St., opposite Presbyterian Church LADIES’ Dresses, Silk., Merino., Velvet or Al paca, Straw Bonnets, Feathers or other Trimmings Renovated, Be-dyed and Re-fin ished in the best Style. Gentlemen ’s Clot hing Scoured. Re-dyed and Re-finished and warranted not to stain the undercloth, with dye. Silk, Cot ton and Woelen Yarn. Died any .hade or color desired. All work at reaacnable pricea— ticruf cash. JOHN ArPIEYAKD, apr37 6m Pi* Canned Onods. Peaches, Pine Apples, Tomatoes, Green Corn, Oysters, Salmon, Ac., at nov2 tf Hamilton’s.