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TN THE CITY. tubnrihm fail to roetioe thHr paprr, the) wilt plea* he kind enough to inform u ke fact immediately. Col u m buMt Oil.. THURSDAY. DKCRMBEU 21. 1876. rm: job piiutiiw ovficr. NKATNKSM AND DISPATCH. We Invito everytxxly who need any de scription of Job Phintiso to call at the Thus Job Fjmntixo Officii and Ret their work done In the latest style, with neatuoss and dispatch. Bill Heads, Let ter lie ids, Price Currents, Cards, Invita tion Tickets, Posters, and Hand Bills a specialty. sr Any quahtlty of the best quality of tags for sale. tf - MAUI a. BLAUnroUD. LOOI. W. OAUUABD, HI.INRFORII A OAIMAKD, AttAnrri uud Cunnanllura mt I.uw. Ultca oppoßltft_AlAton Wrlitraf. yrwittce In th BUt nd F*dorl Court*. ft>M* OeLUHSI'. .COTTON MAH It IT. Columbus. Ua., December 21, 1876. Daily l&atement. Stock on hand Aug. 31, 1876... 510 Received yesterday 1,123 " previously 50,175 - 51,298 51,808 Shipped yesterday 969 " previously 40,664—41,653 Stock on hand this raornlnß 10,175 /Mere, Ordinary 9'/, Good ordinary 10 Low MlddiiiißS 10% Middlings.. 11 Good Middlings 11% Warehouse sales 328 Receipt it. By Wttßou. 407 •%M. * G. K 264 *• Kivar 268 " N. *B. It. B 66 *' 8. W.K.K 117 • W. K. K 1-1,123 t Shipments HyS.W. H. K.... 954 - M. AG. R. It 0 W.B.R. 0 Homo Consumption 15— 969 New Advertisement*. Oldest I Stronßesl! Best!-D. F. Wlll ecx's Insurance Agency. Mince Moat, Ac.—J. H. Hamilton. Polishing Old Furniture, Ac.—Wilhelm Haringtou. For Sale or Boot Aoue A Yonge, Auc tioneers. — ■ . Atmore's Mince Moat In 5 pound balls, also by retail at 15c. por pound. New Layer llalsins in boxes, halves and quarters. Choice Homan Beauty Apples. Just received and will be sold cheap, by nov2 tf J. H. Hamilton. Parties dosirlng their rooms Papered or Preserved, Old Furniture Polished and Cleanod, or any Painting done for Christ mas or now years, will do well to call on Wilhelm A Uarlußton, Painters. Bhop on Oglethorpo street, next door to Murdoch McLeod's old bar. A lull force of the best workmen on hand. doc2l tf Wanted—A ljtndca|H! Uardrnrr. A Competent Landscape Gardener ran find employment by applying to Mrs. General French, Ir. Wynnton. doeJO Jt Fire Works. •it)*) boies Fire Crackers. M gross Roman Candles. aO dozen Rockets. For sale at I. G. SrKiu'i'Eit's nov4 t( Candy Manfactory. Anol hrr Caught. Another of the escaped jail lilrds has tieen caught and Is now In jail. His nsme is Henry Davis, and was caught In Eu faula, and brought back. After all, most of those who succeeded In overpowering the jailor and escaping, have been ed to their old quarters. Mayor's Court. Yesterday Mayor Brannon fined Toney Gibson two dollars and a half for riding faster than a walk across the bridge. Henry Brown, for being drunk and dis orderly, was placed in the guard-house. Jack Llgon. for being disorderly, was discharged. Tarry’. Trial. The preliminary trial of Terry, charged with having a hand In the killing of Mr Lyon, was not hoard yesterday, but put off until Saturday, when his case will un dergo judicial Investigation, and It will be determined whether he will be held for the charge, or turned loose. Auction Males. Yesterday C. S. Harrison sold several first class horses and mult's. The mules brought very low prices, ranging from seveaty to one hundred and five dollars. The horses sold pretty well. The Eagle and Phenlx stock was sold at 98';. It belonged to the Long estate, and was sold for a division among the heirs. Fifty shares wore bought by Mr. G. H. Thompson, 35 to Mr. Johnson, and 35 to HoNorrls. Such stock ought to be worth par, and would be but for the present stringency of the money market. Kverelf. the spiritualist To-night, in the Opera House, Everett the spiritualist gives one ot his seances.' Ur. Everett is a young man ot pleasing address, and promises to give to the pub lic something in the way ot epiritualiem that has never before been sees in Colum bus. Hesays he will bring spirits on the stage that can be seel? by the audience. His entertainment is after the order ot the Davenports, but regarded as much better. Everywhere he has been he hae had large audiences, mostly ladles. Go to-night and for seventy-live cents, see something at least wouderful, even if we hare no faith in it. Uve 1c Wilson s oelebratad Belts will euro ehiils, correct deranged nervous systems, strengthen the appetite, and actively aid in restoring m paired 1 <ealth. For sale at aprao U M. D. Hood & Co.'s. The Grand Central Hotel, New York, although the largest and finest hotel In the city, will be an exception, hereafter,to the general complaint of high prices. It has reduced from SI.OO to $2.50 and $3,000 per day. — Five hundred Balmoral Skirts received to-day at 65 oents, such as are being sold eelsewhere at sl. The beet stock of Kid Gloves in the city at the New York Store, at 73 cents and upward. I.ITTEB FROM ALBANY. Albany, Ga., Dec. 18,1876. K<HUa-m IHmtt: Dear Sirs—l have just completed a trip all alonß the line of the Southwestern Ball road to this city, and ttnd the towns In prosperous condition. At MarshaliviUo business seemed to be •dive and the merchants all busy. Here I found a former citizen of Columbus, Mr. Marshall Hatcher, dotnß business on a large scale. A t Montezuma things looked lively and trade brisk. Cotton coming In freely and the farmers spending their money. Messrs. Lewis A Son do the banking business of the place, and appear to have ample oapltal to accommodate the trade. Oglethorpe le tho next town. Before tho war It was a flourishing little place, arid Is a good trading point now. Amerlcus comes next This is a city, full of business, cotton and people. It Is the largest town along the line of the road and has enjoyed a large trade from Sump ter, Dooley and Terrell counties. But Hawkinsvliie is fast taking the wind out of her sails, offering goods choaperand paying more for cotton than Amerlcus can, because Amerlcus has to pay higher rates of freight than Hawkinsvliie. The good people of Amerlcus are about to loosen the grip of the cunning old Coon of the Central llallroad, by building a road from there to some eligible point on tho Macon A Brunswick llallroad, only forty miles distant. Then, they say, they will give a big barbecue and call them selves free. The Central Is guilty of some sharp practices; for Instance, they sell a man a thousand-mile ticket, and when ho rides only one or two miles the Conductor punches out llvo miles—which, they say, Is their Instructions. This does not seem quite honest, to say tho least of It, but such is the Imposition. The next town, If it is a town, is Srniths ville, a forsaken looking place. Hero I met Mr. Robert Watt and family of the Exchange Hotel at Montgomery, Ala., on their way to Florida to spend the winter. Mr. Watt’s health Is not very good, but ho tells me it Is better than it has been- I left Snilthsville for Albany, which I found to be a nice little city on the banks of the Flint. It. Is a live town, does a large trade and has three Railroads, Southwestern, Atlantic A Gulf and Al bany A Brunswick. I met our Alderman J. P. Manley, who spent the day here and enjoyed It hugely, going to chnrch like a good Christian. We went to hear Mr. John Mcßride, Is a 'young Presbyterian minister. He preached a fine sermon and a young man of promise, blds|falrtobe an able divine and do much good In his call ing. There are more evidences of substan tial Improvement In Albany than In any town of its size In Georgia. Here you see a large number of line brick stores, well stocked with seasonable goods. The streets are In fine order and clean. The Postmaster here Is a former citizen of Columbus, the noted Dr. Chas. Arnold, of petticoat fame, and his delivery clerk Is a negro. The young men of the town often send him hoop-skirts to remind him of ths paraphernalia he donned during the war to keep out of the army. The doctor perhaps has some friends In Columbus who will b glad to learn that ho Is well. Yours truly, Juno. UKILUANT’ WKSVIXU. Last night the Presbyterian Church was tilled with friends, to witness the marriage of Mr. Robert 0. Johnson, of Baltimore, and Miss Kate Frazer, the daughter of Mr. John M. Frazer, Treas urer of the M. A G. Railroad. The cere mony was performed by Rev. J. 11. Nall. Mr. Johnson lived amoug us several years previous to his rerdoval to Balti more, and is esteemed for his many fine qualities. The bride is one of the most beautiful of many fair maidens of Columbus; oertainly our city has had few daughters possessed of a greater wealth of beauty, and such numberless attrac tions. The prettiest young ladles of the city were bridesmaids, aa<l a more lovely eight is rarely ever seen than was the array of beauty last night. The attendants were: Mr. Jas. Blanchard and Miss Goetchius. Mr. Wm. Blanchard and Miss Flournoy. Mr. W. D. Hill and Miss Swift. Mr. A. A. Coleman and Miss Clayton. Mr. F. 8. Grimes and Miss Beach. Mr. Joe Hill and Miss Epping. Mr. Carlton and Miss Redd. Mr. Henry Epping and Miss Adams. After the oeremony was concluded, the bridal party and friends repaired to the residence of the bride’s ount, Mrs. Leary, and were there given an elegnnt recep tion. The hearty good wishes of all whose privilege It was to know the bride, go with her in her new home. - —M ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. A Klin Man gall* la a Well and Break. HU Keek. COBOKSB’S INQJjItST. Yesterday an old negro man named Major Essies, about sixty-Qre years old, and kflSbwn through the city as a wood sawyer, fell into a well and broke his neck. The well was on a lot In the lower part of the city. Coroner Lloyd summoned a jury com posed of the following persons: R. W- Ledslnger, W. L. Cash, John Dodd, F. X. Donnelly, 8. A. Canters, A. W. Brantley, J. E. Davis, John W. Norris, M. M. Hud son, John Rees, J hn Durkin, and J. F. Wise, who returned the following verdict: "We, the jury, say that Major Essies came to his death by accidentally falllDg Into a well and breaking his neck.” The verdict was supported by the fol lowing BVIDKNOIt introduced before them: Emma Montague, sworn, says: I saw “Unde” Major sitting on the curb of the well, and ho was making a cob-pipe. He suddenly fell over into tho well. He had first been In the garden before going to the well. Martha Montague, sworn: I was in my room sewing, when my little girl came in and said, “Uncle Major Is in the well.” I said, “You arc such a story-teller I don’t believe you." Before this I had told my little girl to tell Uncle Major not. to go, as Eliza would be here directly. Wm. Greer, sworn, says: I was digging a well, and Eliza came over and asked, “Where Is Mr. Greer ? I want him to go and get Unde Major out of the well." I came over here with my rope, and drew him out of the well. He was lying with his head down in tha well, and was dead when I found him. The body of deceased was turned over to his son. For anything In Groceries, Provisions Grain, Ac., at "rock bottom,” prices call on J.H. Hamilton. nor! tf The Kltuatlon. Politicians may lay Impracticable plans, speculators may set their little snares, ohronlc grumblers may Increase their volume of voice and causes of com plaint, and tho corner loafer who, all the summer through, held np the walls of business houses, and has now rotired to the bar room to toast his shins and dis cuss politics, may despair of the Republic, but there are some pregnant facts rela ting to the situation which were never dreamed of In their philosophy. "Hard times,” Is tho cry. It Is argued that the success of one political party Is the salvation of tho country, while the triumph of tho other brings ruin In Its wake. Did It ever occur to these dream ers that svory man is the architect of his own fortune—that every citizen eventu ally finds his natural level, and becomes just what he deserves to be? If a citizen won't work ho deserves nothing, but if he tries faithfully and falls, ho Is entitled to sympathy and that is all, unleeß his friends choose to do something more. While wo believe that the Inauguration of Tllden—who has been fairly and hon estly elected—would be the best possiblo event for the country, we cannot see what effect any especial form of government could huvo upon tho groat mass of our people, or why Tilden's Inauguration will make everybody comfortable. We must work for our living, and if wo do not work we deserve nothing. No matter who Is President, wo can till our lands, work our machinery, and gather our harvests, as well under one form of government ns another. And we may console ourselves with the reflection that no change Is pos sible which would not be an Improvement upon that of tho lost eight years. Let us, then, take courage and look forward with high hope for a Democratic Administra tion after March 4,1877; but fully resolv ing upon taking care of ourselves, even should a fraudulent President l>e inaugu rated. Taking this view of matters, let every body make arrangements to work next year. If you can’t get easy situations, or such as you think you are best suited for follow the advice of the statesman who called upon the youth of the land to “do the square thing.” fhaumkktm. —Eggs and wood have risen. —The coming man—Santa Cluus. —Bring in your Christmas advertise ments. —Go to-night and see Everette in his seance. —Where will Santa Claus have bis headquarters. —lfn man needs exercise, let him try to collect bills. —Mules and horses are plentiful in this market and cheap. —Girls, leap year is nearly gone. Make hay while the sun shines. —This is a cold, cold world just now— but who’d flee to a hotter. —The first of January, the day of swearing off, will soon be here. —What, will Good Templars, who love egg nog, do when Christmas comes ? ■ —lt is better to have suffered and lost that to have never nad uny property. —A young lady was overheard to say that if the weather did not moderate she was going to get married. —Pound—a nice, new buckskin, glove. If the owner will leave the other one at the office he will greaily oblige, &c. —lf you in'end to stand'up for right, stand up straight. There is too much crooked-backed friendship in the world. —Santa Claus is said to have left the reindeer country for this city some days since and will arrive promptly on time. —Our Job Office will be run night and day until after Christmas to accommodate those desiring work done, so bring In your orders. —A Detroit card writer, having nothing better to do, wrote in plain, legible letters no less than 1,000 words on the surface of a postal card. —A man in Indianapolis lias invented a new kind of fine tooth comb, and the citi zens say such a thing never entered their heads before. —George Washington offered himself to five women before he was accepted. He could lead armies, and govern nations, but did not comprehend the subtle influence of an attempted sigh. —Lucy Hooper regards the average American husband as a niggard. But how can she say so when lots of Ameri can husbands lose SIOO at faro and never mention the trifling circumstance ? —A pastor was conversing with that very gentle and most indispensable erittic, the pastor's wife, on a Sabbath evening about the morning sermon : “Was it good ? ‘‘Yes, very,” she replied. “Was it not a complete chain of thought with no link omitted.” "Yes, It was certainly that, but 1 seemed to me, husband, that at the hear ers' end, you forgot to put on the hook I" —Hearts, like doors can open with east. To vary llttla keys ; And don't forget that they are these. "I thank you, air,"and, “if you please.’’ Then let ua watch tha little thinge, And ao respect each other, That not a word, or look.or tone. Key wound a friend or brother. I liiirah Fair* and Lotteries. The Methodist Recordet' says: It is about the season now for church sociables. The little games of chance, incipient lot teries, palayer, pious deceit, and shoving of trifles into visitors' possessions, in re turn for their surplus cash—All this doubtful business is likely to begin. As managed, too many such enterprises re sult in putting brass into young ladies’ faces while taking the silver out of young gentlemen’s pockets. Money, to raised, is more apt to be an abombination than a blessing. Why should the people be in veighed into doing their duty? If churches cannot be built, and the gospel supported without resotring to means which are both silly and demoralizing, let there be no building and no preaching. Christ ianity is worthy of honest patronage, and is only hindered by any other. Jesus Christ is not a child, to be amused with trickets. He is the man of men, and ask manly service and candid discipleship. Good Sea Island Cotton at the New York Store at only Bc., such as you pay 10 cents per elsewhere. PATRICK IICMtVM !* ICO I*ll KUY. . ...... # . a wabninu iirmucij in thf. vihoinia CONVENTION ON Tllli ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION. Do not the words of Patrick Henry In the Virginia Convention oil the adoption of the Constitution In 1788 have especial significance ut this time ? “Your President may easily become king. Your Semite le so Imperfectly con structed that your dearest rights may bo sacrificed by what may boa sirall major ity; and a very small minority may con tinue forever unchangeably this govern ment, although horribly defective. Where are your chocks la this government? Your strongholds will bq, in the hands of your enemies. It is on the supposition that your American government shall be honest, that all tho good qualities of tho Government are founded, but its perfect and Imperfect construction puts It In their power to perpetrate the worst of mischiefs should they bo bad men. And, sir, would not all the world blame our distracted folly In the resting onr rights upon the contingency of our rulers being good or bad? Show rno that age and country, whero the rights and liberties of the people were placed on tho chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty, I say that tho loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty every supa mudo attempt. If your Amer ican chief be a man of ambition and abili ties, how easy will it be for him to render himself absolute. The army is in his hands, ami if lie be a man of address it will be the subject of long meditation with him to seize tho first auspicious moment to accomplish his design. And sir, will tho American spirit solely re lieve you when this happens? I would rather have a king, lords and commons, than a government so complete with such lnsupportably evils. If we make a king, we may prescribe the rules by which he shall rule his poople; but the President In the field at the head of of his army can proscribe the terms on which he shall reign master, so far It will puzzle any American even to get his neck from under the galling yoke !”—From the. Rochester Union and Advertiser. Exploits of aLondiin Detective. One of the most prominent of the Lon don detectives is Druskowitz, a Dal matian. Among the remarkable cases in which he has been engaged was one which happened about ten yeurs ago.— In 1860 Vital Dourt, a Bordeaux wine merchant, went to Paris and 1 nsured his life for a sum equal to about $55,000. Shortly afterwards he went to London in order to escape the consequences of a fraudulent bankruptcy. Some time la ter his wife, clad in widow’s attire, pre sented herself at the insurance office with the necessary legal document attesting her husband’s death. There was nothing sus picious in the papers.—Nevertheless, ihe company determined to make some in quires before handing over the amount of insurance, Druskowitz was called in, and he ascertained that on December 1, 1806, someone named Bernadi had called at the register’s office in Plaistow and registered tlie name of Dourt, nud it was entered as due to heart disease. Druskowitz found out the under taker who had conducted the fu neral, and learned that every thing had been properly order* and and paid for and tnat the luneral had been performed at Leytonstone. One thing seemed strange. The coffin had not been sent to any private house, but direct to the ceme tery Further inquiry failed to discover the name of any doctor attached to the certificate of death. The next step was to obtuiu an order for exhumation, and on the coffin being opened there was found, not the body of Vital Dourt, but u block of lead. Further inquiry elicited the fact that Dourt had been present at bis own funeral, and had afterward gone to America, whence he supplied liis wife with the documents intended for the in surance company.—Some time after wards be returned to Europe, went to Antwerp, bought a ship, sent her to sea with a lot.of rubbish, and, having insured her for a large sum, had her burned. Ar rested and brought to trial, be was visi ted by Druskowitz, who felt sure that this was the man he had wanted. Dourt was found guilty, and condemned to impris onment, with hard laber; but the French Government clained him under an extra dition treaty, and he was tried on the chragc of fraudulent bankruptcy, found guilty and sentenced to penal servitudefor a comparatively short period. wlilp Kens. Nsw York, Dec. 20.—Arrived out: Me ram, Melbourne, Montebello, Flora. Homeward: Contest. Alphonse, Marie, New Orleans; Euroclydon, Wilmington. Falmouth, Dec. 20.--Arrived: Rufus, from Wilmington, leaky. London, Deo. 20.—City of Bristol, Capt. Ellison, which left Liverpool on the 6th, for Philadelphia, lias put back to Queens town ; she lost her foremast, bowsprit and all attached, during a northwest gale, at noon on the 14th; the second officer and four seamen were washed overboard and drowned. TAILORING. The FALL FASHION PLATES dis play many handsome STYLES, which I am now making up to order. Merchants doallng 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. Holland HerriDgs $2.25 per keg. Boneless Codfish 5 It boxes 75c. Plain and Mixed Pickles by the gallon. Buckwheat Flour. Goshen Butter. By augls tf G. W. Brown. Nouethtaf Nice. Genuine English Plum Pudding Import ed, Canton Ginger Preserves. For sate by J. H. Hamilton. nov2 tf ABOVE COST. Onion Sets,*Hostetter’s Bitters, Vinegar Bitters, Wilder’s Bitters, Boschees’German Syrup, Simmons’ Liver Regulator, Hepatine, August Flower, Plantation Bitters, Fembertons’ Stllingla Globe Flower Syrup, Brooks’ Buchn. All the above articles, with everything else that is kept in a first-class Drug Store, for sale by oct22 tf A. M. Brannon. Cheap tor Cash. Dress Turkeys and Chickens, 15 cents per pound. Fresh Bay Oysters, at i led 2 lPt D. Avkretc. IUiT UK UK IV Ell. Foil UUBISTMAS I'HEHKN rs. Another shipment of Cloaks. All tho New Shades In Low and Medium priced Dress Goods. Large lot of Jeans ut a Bargain. New Ties, Scarfs, Ac. Navy, Plum, Seal and Myrtle Ribbons. Fine selection of Prints. Mens’ and Womens' Merino Underwear. Ladles’ Shawls, at greatly reduced prices. Immense lot of Ilulmoral Skirts from 50c. te $3.50. declO tf J. 8. Jones. TILDEN TO BE .INAUGURATED. Lot Returning Boards mako their re ports as they may, yet It will appear, Ist. That James A. Lewis carries five times tho largest stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Boots, Shoes. Ac., of any House in the olty. 2d. That James A. Lewis buys in such largo quantities as enables him to offer inducements that other houses can not. 3d. That James A. Lewis will not be under sold by any house South; hence all parties wanting any goods should not fail to examine his stock and prices before buying. mchlOdAwtf Scarcity oi Money. There is no doubt but the present condi tion of all kinds of business and industry Is fearfully depressed, and it behooves every family to look carefully to their ex penses. Winter is coming 141 when chil dren are liable to Croup, Whooping Cough, etc. Coughs and Colds will pre vail everywhere, and Consumption, with other throat and lung diseases, will carry off many.—Theso diseases should not be neglected. Doctor’s bills are expensive, and would advise our people to use Bos chee’s German Byrup. It never has failed. One bottle at, 75 cents [will keep your whole family well during tho winter. Two doses will relieve any case. Sold in all towns in the United States, and by your Druggists deciß dAwtf Gilbert A Thornton. Cora and Bran. Just received, a choice lot of Corn ut 75c per bushel. Fresh lot of Bran in any quantity at SI.OO per hundred,'sacks Included. novi2 tf J. H. Hamilton - - • Williams’ Art Gallery. One of the most attractive places in Co lumbus is the Drawing Rooms of G. T. Williams’ Art Gallery, over Dr. Carters’ drug store. It is a treat to go there. Y’ou can spend an hour or two very pleasantly and proflitnhlyj in examining his varied and superb collections of Photographic Art Pictures, lie charges nothing for looking, being always glad to have any ono visit him and examine his collection. If yoiYshould want your picture taken in the highest style of art, ho can do it, and at figures that will surprise you In their smallness. Card size, $2 50 per dozen; Victoria, 3.00 “ Promenade, 4.00 “ Cabinet, 5.00 6% by 8% inch, 7.00 Bby 10 inch, 10.00 Ilalf-Lifo Size, 16x20, $3.00 each; Life Size, 21x27, SIO.OO each. Remember G. T. Williams’ Art Gallery over Carter's drug store. nov26 eodAwtf AT KIICVEVN. Black Alpacas, worth 500. only 40c. Colored Alpacas “ 25c. “ 20c. Repps (for wrappers), worth 35c. only 20c. Ladies’ and Childrens’ colored Hose, worth 40c. only 25c. Silk Scarfs, worth 30c. only 25c. Large Linen Towels, worth 25c. only 20c. Table Linen, worth 75c. only' 52%c. 10-4 Sheeting “ 30c. ” 22%c. Woolen Corsets, worth 75c. only 50c. 2-Button Kid Gloves, worth 75c. only 500. Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, worth 20c. only 12%c. A largo stock of Zephyr Wools, Dress Goods, Balmoral Skirts, Ribbons, Silk Scarfs just received and marked at very low prices. A call from you is solicited. J. Albert Kibyen. octl eodAwly FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW TMR’H PRESENTS CALL AT WITTICH A KINSEL’S JEWELRY STORE. Where you will find the useful, as well as the ornamental, for prices to suit the times. A large variety of new goods has lately been received in addition to our large stock of Watches, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Goods. A line display of Bridal Presents of every discription on hand. Gold and Silver Lace, as well as Span gles, for fancy dresses constantly on hand. Give us a call before purchasing else where, and you will not regret it. octß 3m PROPOSALS WANTED. SEALED PROPOSALS are invited for doing the city work for 1877 (January Ist to December 81st) as follows: For making and repairing carts and shoeing mules. For making and repairing harness. For feeding the city mules, the food, both in quality and quantity, to be such as the overseer of the street hands may admit. Marshal to board his horse at same rate and with*privilege of sto ring tools and such other property 01 the city as may be desired. For lumber, to be delivered from lumber yard, or in court house square. For making coffins for paupers, the name to be stained, and foot and head-boards, and boards for covering the coffin to be included. For medicines and stimulants, either in bulk or compounded, or a specified sum for the year, or medicines at certain rates and a specified sum for compounding them. For publishing proceedings of Council, offi dally if required, or full synopsis or report of same;also, any and all advertsements pertaining to mnnicipal affairs by the Mayor, any commit tee or officer of Council, including Treasurer. Clerk, Marshal (sales, &c. t ) and Chief Engineer of Fire Department. Also, any advertisement by the Commisisoner of Commons, or Trustees of Public Schools. For all job work, including all blanks and tax books of whatever character, as well as binding and job work of any description which may be required, including the publishing in pamphlet form of annual reports of committees, the addres sos of the Mayor, Ac., just made, and embracing the annual report of the Chief Engineer of Fire Department to be made in January, next. Bids may be varied in any manner to suit bid ders. and be handed in just previous to meting of Council on Monday evening, 25th inst. Coun cil reserves the right to reject any or all bids. M. M. MOORE, decl9 til2s Clerk Councii. Notice to Candidates. All announcements of candidacy, and communications in the interest of candi dates.must be paid for in advanse of pub lication in the Times. novl4 tf INSURANCE. THE OLDEST! STRONGEST! BEST! WILLCOX’S Insurance Agency Experienced ! Time-tried!! Fire-tested !! 0 Deals Carefully, Adjusts Fairly, Pays Promptly. No Doubtful Companies Represented! READ THE LIST: JEtna Insuranoo 00.. of Hartford, Cash Assets, 4.4>1.1>. - - - BT,HB,MT 41 Nortb. Britisb. ci; Morcantilo lias Cos. Cash Assets, OLD, - - - SIS,BNI,SOSI 2 Hartford 37*11*0 Insurance Comp’y, Cash Assets, 4.01.0, - - - $.1,350,000 Continental Insurance Company, New Y r ork, Cush As wets, COl.lt. - - - ‘ $3,000 000 liisuninee Coinpiiny o!*3Voi*th America, 4 2m-.11 Assets. GOLD, - $0.54>0,004> New York Underwriters’ Agency, Cush Assets, GOLD, - - $3,000,000 Union Marine and Fire Ins. Cos., ol Galvesto^'' Cash Assets, GOLD, .... $750,000 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS were paid out of these Com panies without delay to Chicago and Boston sufferers in 1871 and 1872. For seeire Insurance apply to D. F. WILLCOX, dec22-tf G-on’l Insurance Agt. GROCERIES. NEW GROCERY STORE, NO. 194 BROAD STREET. o MY STOCK OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES J 8 NOW FULL AND COMPLETE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, AND EMBRACES IN PART: BACON AND BULK SIDES. HAMS, SHOULDERS and LARD. FLOUR of EVERY GRADE an f’RICE. OATMEAL. SALT, BAQGING, TIES and TWINE. CHEESE, MACKEREL, SYRUP, WINES and LIOUOR of EVERY SORT and PRICE. TOBACCO, Every Grade, SUGAR, COFFEE and TEAS to SI IT ANY TASTE. SOAP, STARCH. BLUEING, SODA, BAKING POWDERS, and SKA FOAM. BLACKING. MATCHES, SHOT, POWDER and CAPS. COX’B GELATINE, ITA7 IAN MACARONI. PICKLES of EVERY KIND. LEA & PERRINS’ WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, PEPPER SAUCE and FRENCH MUSTARD. TURNER’S LEMON and SPICE DESERT SAUCE. C ANNED GOODS of EVERY DESCRIPTION —ALL NEW AND FRESH, a PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. GIVE ME A CALL. M. J. CRAWFOKD, Jr. HeptlT-d&wfipi CENTENNIAL STORES W. .A.. SWIFT, J NEW STORES ARE NOW OPEN AND FILLED WITH A | FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OF Groceries® Domestic Dry Goods, W hich will hi; gold at the lamest Cash Rates. TJACON. FI.OUB, nd FINE LIQUORS A SPECIALTY. BAGGING for Kale at 10c.; TIES t fk'. Mr. T. J. HUNT (formerly of Harris) and Mb. SOULE REDD, of Columbus, will give their ape cial attention to this department. o THE NEW CENTENNIAL WAGON YARD, JUST COMPLETED, is also connected with the eatabPehmt'nt. No expense has been spared to make it attractive both in comfort and Hecurity for the traveling public. Mr. ELIJAH MULLINS, of Harris, has charge, ami will do all in his power for the comfort of its patrons. Irepect fully ask from those visiting tha city to a trial of the NEW WAGON YARD, and solicit the patron age f the trading community to my stock of GROCERIES. VV. A. SWIFT, Proprietor. Great Reduction in Fine Photographs AT G. T. WILLIAMS' GALLERY COVER CAKTER’S DRU® STOREJ V LI. STYLES AND SIZES FINE PHOTOGRAPHS REDUCED CONSIDERABLE FROM FORMER PRICES; putting fine finished PHOTOGRAPHS in the reach of all. Call and examine NEW BTYLEB and PRICES, and you will be sure and have your picture taken at this GALLERY. Taking Children and Copying Pictures a Specialty. One visit will satisfy any one that no better PICTURES can be had than at this GALLERY. j ßemember the place is over Carter’s Drug Store. You are respectfully solicited to call. oct*2C tf M. D. HOOD & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, 'd-SSlfe. Broad St., Columbus, Ga., HtAVK IN STORK A LARGE AND CAREFULLY Fresh Drugs, Medicines, and Pure Chemicals, with which they are prepared to supply their former patrons, and the publio AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL, at prices that cannot fail to insure satisfaction. Let no one wanting any article in our line buy elsewhere before seeing eur goods and knowing our prices. All articles sold are guaranteed PURE, - PAINTS ! PAINTS!! We have full stocks of White Lead, Varnishes, Linseed Oils, Spirits Turpentine, And all the Colored Paints, both Dry and Ground in Oil and at Bottom Prices. o Window Glass and Putty at lowest prices. Parties at a distance will be furnished SASH when desired. o Home Made Fertilizers! Early in the Season we will have on hand largo supplies of CHEMICALS for Composting of Home Made Fertilizers, in which there is economy in buying. Our experience in the purchase and use of these Chemicals for the past six years justifies us in saying we are prepared to give valuable information with regard to the Composting for the various crops grown i this country. 11. I). HOOD & CO.