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THE DAILY TIMES.
JOHN H. MARTIN, • - - Wlt#r.
Columbun. tin..
THURSDAY ... .T.':'. .APRIL 6, 1877.
LARGEST CIRCULATION
In the Ajfaeoat t and Trndlnn
nt Columlma.
The Marianna (Fla) Courier of
Thursday says that farmers of Its lo
cality were then busy planting cot
ton, and that the usual acreage would
bo planted.
The avenues leading to an early
grave have often been opened by a
cough or cold. Thousand have been
cured and saved by Dr. Bull’s Cough
Syrup.
At Augusta, on Tuesday, Augusta
Factory stock was sold at $lO5 per
share, and Langley Factory stock at
sllO per share. These prices are en
couraging.
Tin; Democrats elcoted Mr. Boyd,
thoir candidate for Mayor of Jack
sonville, Fla., by about sixty, on
Monday. The whole Democratic
ticket was probably elected. This
shows a considerable gain.
The Atlanta Constitution requests
us to say that it didn’t report Col.
Blandford’s speech at Talbotton, but
only commented upon It. We say it
emphatically, and would be happy if
wo could add its disclaimer of the
comments.
At a sale last week, in Now York
city, of the assets of the Ocean
National Bank, some very “hard
pan” prices were realized. Among
them were 485 shares of first prefer
red stoqk of the Brunswick and
Albany Railroad, and 97(1 shares of
common stock of same road, which
Detted exactly eighteen dollars.
Seth N. Broughton. Esqr., one of
the proprietors and editor of the
Milledgoville Union and Recorder died
in that city on Thursday last, of
pneumonia. He was about 76 years
of age, and had been connected With
the press of Milledgeville for ovor a
quarter of a oentury. His life was
long, honorable and useful.
A special to the Savannah News
givos asomowhat different statement
from the one furnished us by tele
graph of the fire in Jackal nville,
Fla. It says that the building was
ilooded by water, and there was but
little damage hy the fire. But it es
timates the loss at SIO,OOO fully, in
sured. It is bolieved that the fire
was the result of carelessness.
“Buell” telegraphed from Wash
ington on Monday night, to the New
Orleans Democrat, that Chamberlain
had prepared and served on Hayes
a flaming protest against what he
called the “betrayal of the men who
made him President.” Our own dis
patches have not reported how Cham
berlain received the decision to re
move the troops.
We learn from the Marianna Courier
that W. D. Holly and Freeman
were shot by unknown parties, in
Washington county, Fla., one day
last week. Holly bad been indicted
as principal, and Freeman as an ac
complice, in the murder of one
Kirkwood, of Washington county,
and they were out on bail. Holly
was killed, and Freeinand badly
wounded.
The Now York Chronicle’s table of
the visible supply of cotton, made up
on Friday night last, and including
the week ending that evening, show
ed 2,927,460 bales of cottcn in sight
against 2,960,578 at same time last
year-2,872,277 the yoar before and
2,986,118 in 1874—showing a decrease
of 39,218 bales on the supply of last
year—an increase of 65,183 on that of
the year before, and a decrease of
68,658 on the supply of 1874.
Mh. Gould, who has justoompleted
a business directory of St. Louis,
makes the population of the oity 501,-
489. This exhibit has stirrod up the
jealousy of Chicago, which will make
a great effort to get up a larger
showing. They are the great grow
ing rivals of the West, and the whole
country watches their progress with
interest. We believe that St. Louis
will draw out ahead in tho raoo, and
will always maintain the lead.
Tub Augusta Chronicle publishes a
letter from Judge James S. Hook on
the duty of the South to the new Ad
ministration, and epitomizes it as
follows; Judge Hook regards the
President as a good man and a con
servative man, who has evinced an
intention to offer the olive branch to
the South. He thinks that the South
should accept It—should moet the
President half way. He is oonfident
that Hayes will sustain himself
against the bloody shirt wing of his
party and that self government will
be secured to t he people ot Louisiana
and South Carolina. He sees no
reason why Southern men should
not accept offices from the Adminis
tration and do their whole duty in
them.
The mueh-talked-of Atlanta cotton
factory, we regret to 6ee, is in such
difficulties as to make its completion
on the scale intended very doubtful.
Money is not only lacking to com
plete the building, but to pay for the
machinery, which was bought on
credit. Several propositions are pend
ing, One of which Is for each stock
holder who has paid up to increase
his subscription to half the original
amount; another is to mortgage the
property to a man who proposes to
lend the company sso,ooo—he then to
have a controlling vote in the elec
tion of officers, &c. Besides these,
Northern capitalists are proposing to
buy out the present stockholders and
complete the factory. The failure of
Col. Adair, the president, adds to the
difficulties. Some of the stockhold
ers are now in favor of re-electing
Mr. Kimball.
A HAD “IKKW BKPAHTI KK."
Sure enough, Humphreys, one of
the bogus Florida Electors, who cast
the vote of that State for Hayes, has
been appointed collector of the port
of Pensacola. Tho appointment of
Mclfin, anothor, of the Florida
Hayes Electors, as Federal Judge for
New Mexico, had previously been
announced. These appointments
have a bad look. Taken in connec
tion with nil the circumstances, they
are strongly suggestive of bargain
and corruption.
When John Quincy Adams was
olectod President by the House of
Representatives, in 1825, It whs by a
union of his supporters and most of
the members who had been support
ing Mr. Clay, and Mr. Clay was ap
pointed Beoretary of State by Mr.
Adams. These events excited much
suspicion and called forth much
deprecatory comment. The people
regarded thorn as affording presump
tive proof of a corrupt bargain be
tween Adams and Clay, notwitb
stsndtng such rebutting facts as
these: Ist, that Mr. Clay’s friends,
after seeing that his chance was
hopeless, had to go tooaeoftheother
candidates, and all the arguments
which they had used in support of
Clay inclined them to favor Adams
in preference to Jackson; 2d, that
Mr. Clay’s second choice was known
to bo Crawford, but the bad health of
the latter at that time forbade his
election; and 3d, that Mr. Clay was
eminently the fittest man for the
position to which Mr. Adams ap
pointed him. The appointments of
MoLln and Humphreys by President
Hayes have no such justification.
There is not a single circumstance to
parry the irrepressible suggestion
that Federal offices have been be
stowed upon them in consideration
of their services in wrongfully cast
ing the vote of Florida for Hayes.
We make these strictures not on
account of their personal bearings,
but because the facts stated admon
ish us of a great change in popular
sonsitlvenessto such things within
the last fifty years. Had Adams, in
stead of calling to his councils one
of the first men of the country, by
whose withdrawal from the contest
for the Presidency his elootion had
been assured, appointed to lucrative
positions members of Congress who
had voted for him against the known
wishes of their constituents, the ex
citement against him would have
been very great. He could hardly
have avoidod impeachment. But In
these times Hayes’ appointments of
McLin and Humphreys will probab
ly be confirmed when the Senate
meets, and anew application of the
doctrine “to the victors belong the
spoils” will have been established.
Truly we have fallen, politically,
upon evil times.
THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION.
The rather indefinite instructions
given to the Presidential commission
sent to Louisiana are published else
where; also some more specific ver
bal instructions which are reported
to have been given them. They may
bo briefly stated as instructions to
patch up an adjustment somehow, it
practicable, with particular refer
ence to a consolidation or re-construc
tion of the Legislature ns offering
the best means of effecting a settle
ment. It is worthy of remark that
the schedule of instructions is more
particular and speciilo in tell
ing the commission what they
are not to do than what they
are to try to accomplish.
They are not to re-canvass tho votes,
for that would necessarily push an
inquiry into other questions which it
is not now desirable to investigate.
As Judge Bradley would say, it would
be aliunde. And yet we cannot see
how the commission oan intelligently
undertake the task of reconstructing
the Legislature without first ascer
taining what members claiming seats
were fairly and legally elected. We
hope that no straws are to be drawn
or “heads and tails” thrown.
The duty which the Democrats and
Conservatives of Louisiana owe to
themselves and to the principles of
popular government, is plain. It is
to agree to no compromise or adjust
ment which excludes from a Beat in
the Legislature any member who
received a majority of the votes, and
not to consent to the seating of
any man who was elected by
the returning board and not by
tho people. The Democrats have
nothing to lose by rejecting
every overture of this commission,
Hayes will have to withdraw the
troops, and he manifests his appre
hension of this fact by the care
which he takes, both in the instruc
tions to this commission and in the
military orders sent to South Caro
lina, to throw upon the previous ad
ministration tho responsibility of
putting tho troops where they have
no business to be. Their withdrawal
and the leaving of the people of
Louisiana free to choose their own
local government may bo delayed by
devices like this commission, intend
ed to modify the manner ot doing it;
but it. is a question of time and mode
only.
We are glad to see that the Demo
crats of Louisiana are little disposed
to concession or bargaining. We
copy from the New Orleans Demo
crat of Tuesday;
We know very well that the elec
tion for members of the Legislature
resulted in giving to our side a ma
jority on joint ballot sufficiently
large to enable us to control the gov
ernment, and we know also that the
Federal Admistration expects and
desires that the Nicholls government
remain in undisputed posession of
the estate; but we do not propose to
be subjected to increased expense
and to the confusion which would
result from the doubt and uncertain
ty which such an arrangement would
raise respecting the legislation of the
last three months.
This suggestion of a reorganiza
tion of the Legislature is simply a
scheme devised by the friends
of Mr. Hayes as an easy mode of
relieving him from the embar
rassment entailed upon him by
the peculiar relation he bears to the
Louisiana question. They imagine
that, if they can induce the Demo
cratic and Republican members of
the Legislature who were really elect
ed to meet in a body, go through the
form of counting the votes aud de
clare Francis T. Nlcbotls Governor,
the Radical element of the Republi
can party at tho North will ho stop
ped from denouncing Mr. Hayes as
a traitor to his party andt.hu latter
remain master of the situation. No
doubt such would be the result, but
it is not our business to extricate
Mr. Hayes from the predicament In
which he is placed. If he is sincere
In his “Southern policy,” let him
show it by that boldness and
independence of spirit with
out which no statesumn-iiko poli
cy can be successfully carried
out. If ho wishes to enjoy the glory
of uprooting and destroying the
evils of Gruutism, that system which
has made a dreary waste of t.he fair
est portion of the country and sapp
ed the foundations of American
liberty, let him courageously tuke
the risk Involved in the attempt aud
not ask U3 to crook tho pregnant,
bingos of the knee that thrift, for
him. may follow our fawniog. The
halt ing met hods and slow processes
of Mr. Hayes, who seems to have
allowed himself to be bulldozed for
awhile by Blaine, the tricky purloin
er of the Mulligan letters, has al
ready occasioned us incalculable
damage, and we should be worse
tnan cowards if wo consented now to
add to the measure of our ills the
shame of self-humiliation.
A Significant Failure. —The fail
ure of the agent of the Pacitio and
Panama Mail Companies' should
serve to direct tho attention of tho
country most seriously to an evil that
Is a great stumbling block to a resto
ration of confidence in financial and
commercial affairs. It was gambling
in stocks that involved him. This
practice caused the commencement
of the “panic,” and it will be one of
the heaviest drags upon business and
commerce in the effort to pull
through it. Every step made in
the progress of tho country to
wards “better times” must needs
crush some of the gamblers in stocks
and produce, because a more certain
value und a solid basis must be estab
lished before confidence will be re
stored, and that condition is one in
which the stock gamblers cannot
prosper. He who makes calculations
upon the restoration of business ac
tivity and industrial prosperity,with
out considering the evil influence of
commercial and stock gam
bling, fails to take one of
the most important elements
into tho count, its magnitude
has assumed alarming proportions.
Its operations seriously interfere
with the healthful action of the good
old law of supply and demand. To
say that it has “demoralized” the
business of the country would be to
use too mild a term; has vitiated it
..rather. The remedy would be a
harsh one, but it would promote the
best interests of the country, if the
most inveterate and pernicious of
these gamblers In the life and pros
perity of the country could be made
to “point a moral or adorn a tale”
in tho walls of State prisons.
A Washington dispatch of Tuesday
midnight says: Senator Gordon had a
daughter born to him yesterday. Si e
was immediately christened by tlieGener
al’s friends with the name of Carolina,
because of the General’s services to South
Carolina, which State is said to have been
born again simultaneously with the birth
of his daughter.
The Commission, will then state
that conflicting representations of
the condition of affairs in Louisiana
have beeu made to the President and
his advisers by representatives of the
two contesting governments, which
have produced uncertainty at Wash
ington as to which of the two govern
ments is entitled to the respect and
recognition of the other Slates and
of the Federal authorities as the true
and rightful government of Louisia
na, independently of t ie legal con
siderations already set forth.
Therefore, and in consideration of
these facts, the Commission delega
ted by the President and theOabinet,
offer to undertake and adjust all the
pending difficulties according to the
law aud the facts, beginning with a
recanvass of the vote for members of
the Legislature, in order that an in
disputable legal body may be organ
ized having the statutory power to
declare the election of Governor;
provided that, whereas it has not
been assumed that the commission
has any legal power in tho premises
except what may be conferred upon
it by common consent of the parties
legally interested, the said consent
shall be fully and freely given, and
also provided that suoh consent or
acquiscenee shall not be deemed by
either party to change the statu sguo
now existing pending the examina
tion proposed by the commission.
Maoßkide.
Simon Cameron thus illustrates his
idea of civil service reform : I have a
colored servant at home who has
been with me a long time. He gets
drunk and behaves badly; takes my
key and steals my best wiues aud
liquors, and yet I keep that scamp.
I hate to turn him away, because I
pity him. I have a gardener who has
been with me twenty years; he gets
os drunk as a “boiled owl” whenever
he has a chance, and acts scandal
ously, but I keep him. I can’t bear
to part with the eld fellow; he has
a family. I have another man, my
coach man, who gets off on a spree
and raises tho very devil; and he is a
humbug, any way; but I have had
him so many years I couldn’t count
them on the ends of my lingers. No,
I don’t believe in turning any mau
off as long as you can get along with
him. When I was a printer I never
discharged a printer. When I was in
the railroad business, or at manufac
turing, or president of a bunk, I
never discharged anybody except for
something awful.
A |irrlout< Klot.
Union Point, March 31.
Editors Constitution—A. serious riot
took place last night at Crawford, Ogle
thorpe county, between the negroes and
whites. Several of the whites were bad
ly hurt. None of the negroes were hurt.
The cause of the difficulty seems to be
this: the negroes had been holding secret
meetings, and the town marshal under
took to find out what they meant. He
and his posse were attacked and resulted
as above stated. The negroes or their
leaders shouted to the mob to “go for
the dammed whites. Shoot them, cut
their throats, etc.” Several arrests have
been made, bnt one Luke Johnson made
his escape. He is the principal leader
among the negroes.
Very truly,
O. A. McLatoitkin
Urn. lloli i K. Lft’i award-- Letter Irani
Cien. Grant.
The Bangor, (Me.) Whig recently
stated that at the time of uen. Robt.
E. Lee’s surrender he came to the
spot designated “wearing a splendid
testimonial sword that had been pre
sented to him, aud doubtless intend
ing that the weapon should become
the historic emblem of the lost cause
at the national capital. Gen. Grunt
prevented this by gracefully waiving
the surrender of the sword of his
vanquished foe, and hastily pencil
ing the terms he demanded passed
the memorandum of Lee, who be
came visibly affected with emotion
on perceiving the generosity with
which all the officers of his command
were to ho treated by their conquer
or.” The accuracy of this statement
has been denied by a communication
printed In the Richmond (Va.) Dis
patch, and the Wing substantiates It
tiy the following letter from General
Grant:
Washington. D. 0., March 23, 1877.
-C. A. Buuttelle, Esq., Bangor: The
Banger Whig and Courier’s account
is strictly correct except in this:
Nothing was said übout swords, side
arms, baggage, or private horses
until I wrote the terms of surrender,
in which I gave them, at which Gen.
Lee was much affected and said these
would have a good effect upon his
army.
He had on apparently an entirely
new uniform and a magnificent
sword-such as is not usually worn
in tho field—aud it certainly left the
impression that the expectation wus
to surrender it.
Nothing was said in tho prelimi
nary conversation to warrant the
assumption that anything more was
to be granted to tho rebel army thau
that they were to be permitted to
return to their homes on laying
down their arms, and not to be mo
lested in their persons so long as
they remained there and obeyed the
laws in force thereat. U, 8. Grant.
Nance for tlie Goose.
The old adge says, “What is sauce
for the goose is sauce for the gan
der.” Four or five years ago, when
tho Republican party was in undis
puted possession of all departments
of the National Government, a law
was passed empowering the Clerk of
the House of Representatives to
make up the roils of tho new House
according to his own notions of what
was right and politic. Of course, he
was notauthorized to be a full-fledged
returning board and count out mem
bers concerning whose election there
was no doubt; hut in case of contest
he could place either of the two on
the roll, and the ODe so placed would
vote as a member until his case was
considered by the House. Some
what in this way a member of Con
gress from Louisiana was permitted
to bold his seat until the last week
of the second session, when the
House admitted his contesting
opponent. It is said now that
the Democratic Clerk of the lust
House proposes to make up the rolls
of the present House on the principle
recognized five years ago. There
are about twelve contested seats,and
the Clerk is suspected of a purpose to
place the names of Democrats on the
rolls, so as to give such members a
voice in the election of Speaker and
other officers, including Mr. Clerk
Adams’ successor. Of course, no
fair man can defend this action ; but
the Republican members cannot de
nounce it with half the effect they
could if they had not done the same
thing when they had power. As the
present House is very nearly evenly
divided—there being an uncontested
Democratic majority of only five —
the Republicans may lose the organ
ization through this bit of sharp
practice, it now being thought prob
able that a few Southern Democrats
may vote with the Republicans.
Thus we see that in politics, us iu all
other of the affairs of life, a straight,
honest course is the best to pursue.
Power gained by fraud is of short
duration, aud is more bitter than
sweet while possessed.— San Francis
co Call (Rep.)
Fifteen Hunters Killed l>y Nieut.
Spatial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
St. Louis, April I.—Advices from
Leaven worth to-night bring intelli
gence of a light out on the buffalo
range between a party of hunters and
a band of Indians, said to be Sioux,
during which fifteen of the hunters
were killed. The Indian lobs is not
ascertained. After a day’s hard work
the hunters camped at night, and not
suspecting the presence of the reds
in the vicinity, neglected to put out
sentinels, as is customary. About
three o’clock iu the morning the
camp was surprised by a large body
of Indians, and as the hunters rushed
out to meet their foes they were shot
down like sheep.
After the first surprise was over
the hunters made a desperate charge
right into the midst of the ranks of
tho howling devils, scattering them,
and forcing them to retire. It is
definitely understood that several
Indians were killed, but as they
stopped long enough to take away
their dead aud wounded with them,
the exact number can not be ascer
tained. The loss sustained by the
by hunting party was principally by
tlie first lire of the Indians, as the
former rushed from their tents to re
pel the attack. The name of but one
hunter is known, he being Wm.
Boyd, of Hodginan County, Kansas.
An Atlanta corespondent of the
Greensboro Herald writes as follows:
It is reported on the streets, that Ben
Hill will soon open a law office in Wash
ington and spend a largo part of his time
there.
Rumors of anew dialy paper, backed
by brain and money in large quantities,
are rife ou the streets. It is said that
Colonel P. W. Alexander, Governor
Smith’s private Secretary, will guide the
opinions, and Sorthern capital furnish the
backbone of the venture.
I). Si, .Marshal.tor Ueorgria.
We learn that very strong recommen
dations have been sent to the president
urging tho appointment of Col. W. A.
Bedell as marshal for Georgia. Col. Bedell
is a worthy gentleman and would make
a splendid officer. His appointment to
this office would give general satisfaction
in this state, and his many friends hope
the senators of Georgia will unite on him
as the mau for the place.- Atlanta Con
stitution.
ORDINANCE.
AMENDING MARKET REGULATIONS.
IT is ordained by the Mayor and Connell of the
City ot Columbus, that Section Three of the
Market Regularion be amended by striking out
he words, “and it shall not be lawful for any per
son to allow fresh meat to remain in the market
after market hnira from the Ist day ot April to
the Ist day of October.”
Done in Council, the 2d day of April, 1877.
M. M. MOORE, Clerk Council.
apr6 lw
To the Tax-Payers of Musco
gee County.
THE Tax Books are now open. Call and gire in
yonr Mate and County Taxes for 1877. Office
at D. F. Willcox s Insurance Office.
M. W. THWEATT,
aprS 3t+ Tax Receiver.
ST. PAUL FESTIVAL.
The Grandest Entertainment of the Season.
Begins on Tuesday Evening, April it.
Lasts till Friday Evening, April 6.
AT TUB PERRY HOUSE,
TITK L*riles have prepared everything to en
chant tho eye,and delight the taste: They have
■omathiug for every man, woman and child In
Oolumbna. An admission of ten cents ia charged
at the door. Beaton ticket twenty-five cents; no
charge daring the day. The baby ahow on
Wednesday afternoon; all the babica of the city
are invited. Parents are not committed to en
tering children as competitors for the prize by
sendiug them to the baby ahow. Let all the
babies come. No chhrge for admission in tho af
ternoon.
Springer’s Opera House.
Chah. H.Dcr*z.... Manager.
Tliurvinv Evening April 5.
Still on the Mtrch of Trinmph,
DUPREZ & BENEDICT’S
Gigantic Famous Minstrels,
Burlesque Opera Troupe & Brass Band;
On their twenty*fifth Annual Tour.
Our Centennial Brilliant Organization, Compos
ed of only Popular Distinguished Artists, of
various specialties, torming a strong
Corps of Vocalists, Comedians, Solo
Musicians, Ethiopian Delinea
tors, Artistic Dancers nd Fe
male Personators, intro
ducing Concerts of
Merit and Bril
liancy.
Admission $1.00; Gallery 50c.; no extra charge
for reserved seats,on sale at Chaffin's Book Store.
ap3,4&5 __ _
Springer Opera House.
TUESDAY, April 10th, 1876.
FIRST
GRAND CONCERT
OF THE
Columbus Choral Union.
CONSISTING OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENT
AL MUSIC BY THE FIRST TAL
ENT OF OUR CITY.
PaoF. Geo. W. Chare Musical Director.
Col. W. L. Salibrtjby Stage Manager.
A MONG the many attractions will be sclec
tions from the moßt popular and stendard
Operas and Oratories, with a Chorus of sixty
voices, together with Solos, Duets, Trios and
Quartettes.
Our citizens may be prepared to enjoy a rare
treat in this select and well prepared entertain
ment.
A FULL AND SELECT ORCHESTRA.
aj-Admlssion 60 cents. Reserved Seats S5
cents extra—to be had at J. W. Pease & Norman’e
Book Store, apr1,3,8,10
Dissolution Notice.
COLUMBUS, GA., April Ist, 1877.
THE firm of Swift. Murphy A Cos., is this day
dissolved by mutual consent; Mr. S. G. Mur
phy retiring from the business.
GEO. P. BWIFT,
S. G. MURPHY,
GEO. P. SWIFT, Jr.
IS JEW FIR .71:
The business will be continued by the under
signed in all its branches as heretofore, under
the firm name Geo. P. Bwift & Son; and we hope
to merit a continuance of all old customers of tbs
late firm, and as many new ones as will favor us
with their business. Patrons my rest assured
that any business entrusted to our care will
meet with prompt and careful attention.
Respectfully,
GEO. P. SWIFT,
GEO. P. SWIFT, Jr.
COLUMBUS, GA., April Ist, 1877.
In retiring from the business of Swift, Murphy
A Cos., I beg to return tuanks to all old patrons
of the firm for past favors, and hope the liberal
patronage heretofore extended the late firm, will
be continued with my successors, Geo. P. Swift
A Sob, who is duly authorized to settle up all
outstanding claims due the firm of Swift, Mur
pty k 00. 8. G. MURPHY.
prl lm
Election Notice.
A N election will he held on Monday, 9th in
.A. atant, at the Court Hsuse, for one Alderman
for First Ward to fill a vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Aid. John Mehaflfey.
By order of Council.
M M. MOORE.
aprS td Clerk Council.
EXECUTOR’S^SALE.
By C. $. HARRISON, Auctioneer,
ON the first Tuesday in May Bext, within the
legal hours of sale, I will sell at Abbott A
Newsom’s corner in the city of Columbus,a TWO
ROOM ED HOUSE, and the lot on which it stands,
situated on west side ot Oglethorpe St., nearly
opposite Perry House, and two doors below the
Steam Cotton Factory. Said premises belonging
to tho estate of the late Gridin Plnckard. and
knewn as his late residence. TERMS CASH.
Purchaser to pay tax of 1877.
THOB. K. WYNNE.
aprS tds Executor,
Attention Mail Contractors
CONGRESS having passed an act for the pay
ment of claims for Mail Contracts performed
previous to the War, we are prepared to collect
them.
If the Mail Contractor is dead, his heirs can
recover.
Apply for information to our Associate At
torney CHAB. H. WILLIAMS, Columbus, Ga.
PIKE & JOHNSON,
Attorneys at Law Washington, D. C.
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Cheap! Cheaper! Cheapest!
BEBT AND CHEAPFBT LOT OF Ham
burg Trimmings ever offered in
this market.
Ladles Silk Hondker
ohiefe, 40c., 50, 75 aiitl sl.
Complete Line ot LONDON CORDS Just Re
ceived.
BLACK ALPACA, Best Makes, Warranted to
Retain both Color and Lustre.
PRINTS. DOMESTICS, and all other GOODS at
Lowest Prices, by
F. C JOHNSON.
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DR. S. B. LAW,
Ojptice at A. M. Brannon's Drug Store. Office
hours from 12:30 to 2, and from 5 to 6.
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GROCERIES.
J. J. Whittle. Geo. M. Yarbrough. Jno. T. McLeod
J. J. Whittle & Cos.
HAVE OPENED A NEW
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERY HOUSE,
TTneiox- Central ECotol,
TTr HERE WE WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LA ROE AND COMPLETE BTOCK OF
W STAPLE and FANCY GItOCERIKH Oon.i.tiu* In par* of
Boots, Shoes and Staple Dry Hoods, Bacon, Lard, Su
gar, Coffee, Cheese, Flour, Syrup, Bagging & Ties,
r'BACCO, WHISKEY, BRANDY and WINES, of all grades. SALT. CORN, TEAS of all Brands,
MAKLIIEL and SOAP; together with a full line of all other goods kept in a first-class Grocery
House.
GOODS are all NEW and FIiESH, aud were bought for the CASJI, and we will be able to
SELL THEM AS LOW AS THE LOWEST,
W“We solicit the patronage of the City and surrounding country,
J. J. WHITTLE & CO.
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W. J. WATT. J. A. W ALKKK. OHAB. H. WATT
WATT & WALKER,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Grocers and Commission Merchants
Corner under Rankin House.
Have the Largest and Best Selected Stock of Groceries in the Cltj ot Columbus.
consisting of
BACON SIDES, BULK SIDES, BACON SHOULDERS, BULK SHOUL
DERS, BULK HAMS BACON HAMS.
LARD in tierces, Lard in buckets and kegs.
FLOUR of all grades, including the celebrated SILVER LAKE brand,
the best in the world.
BAGGING, TIES, SALT, SUGAR, MACKEREL, SOAP, CHEESE,
COFFEE, OYSTERS, SARDINES, CRACKERS, POTASH, SODA,
STARCH. SHOES, BOOTS, and Staple Dry Goods, such as
OSNABURGS, SHEETING, SHIRTINGS, CHECKS, STRIPES, YARNS
and PANTS GOODS. Also, a well selected stock of
WHISKEY, from $1 per gallon to $5, and of any brand or per cent
proof that may be desired.
Our stock of SUGAR Includes every grade and price, and our lot of
SYRUP cannot be equaled in this city. It includes all grades of New Or
leans in barrels and half barrels; also several hundred barrels of choice
FLORIDA SYRUP, which is superior to anything in the market, and much
cheaper in price. It has a deligntful flavor and rich, elear color, and select
ed expressly for our trade.
Cash customers can always save money by giving us a trial before pur
chasing elsewhere.
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Hirseli &, Hecht,
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AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
100 Itroml St., Opposite Kaukiu House, Columbus, Lit.
Consignments solicited of every dlseription and liberal Cash Advances made and settled prompt
iy.
Corrospondonco Solicited..
References, by Permissions
Chattahoochee National Bank, - - - National Bank of Columbus, Qa.
Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Company.
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_____ DRY GOODS.
NEW STOCK! LOW PRICES !!
SPRING 1877!
See My Prices!
Maltese suitings, ioc. best London cords, ioc.
BUMMER SILK*, 66c. to $1.25. VICTORIA LAWNS, 15c.
Good HEMMED STITCHED H*NDKERCHIKFS. 12*c.
Large Stock SILK SCARFS at 20c. Large Stock bILK HANDKERCHIEFS at 26c.
Good LINEN DAMASK TOWELS. 20c.
TWO BUTTON Uudreaaed KID GLOVES, 50c. TWO BUTTON KID GLOVEB worth $1 only 60c.
MISSES TWO BUTTON KID GLOVES. 50c.
Good STOCK of FINER GRADES.
CHILDREN COLORED HOSE, 16c, to 60c. ALL LINEN COLLARS, 100.
errou ARE ASKFD TO CALL AND SEE THESE GOODS. No Trouble to
SHOW THEM.
J. ALBERT KIRVEN,
IVO, OOKHQ4W STREET,
WAREHOUSEMEN.
Planters Warehouse
GEO. P. SWIFT. GEO. P. SWIFT, Jr.
GEO. P. SWIFT & SON,
SUCCESSORS TO SWIFT, MLRPIIY & CO.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Columbus, Georgia.
Liberal Advances on Consignments of Cotton, and Special
Attention given to Sale and Storage of Same.
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The Great Fertilizer
FOR COTTON, FOR CORN AND ALL CROPS!!
WHANN’S
Raw Bone Super-Phosphate!
FOR SALE FOR CASH OR COTTON OPTION
BY
W. A. SWIFT,
Centennial Wagon Yard, Columbus, Ga.
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