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‘ AUGUSTA. Or A.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. a, 1866.
IHTBBEBTING BEADING MATTEH ON 4TH PAGB
USURY-
Oor Legislature is busily at work diseasing j
Usury and agitating tha propriety of modify- ,
ing certain laws relating to Interest. It l
would seem that all argument upon the sob- ]
ject bad long since been exhausted, and while
we still bold the opinion that little good can
eventuate from such legislation until our po
litical status be decided, still, we are willing
to see that little accomplished and will aid its
inauguration to the extent of our ability,—
With such proviso, we speak of the abroga
tion of the Usury law of Georgia.
In Great Britain, the Usury act was re
pealed in 1864. Money obeys the great law
'of commerce —the law of snpply and demand
—just like labor or any article of trade. The
fluctuation in the price of interest marks,
an rely and inevitably, the financial condition
of the country, rising or falling, like the ba-
TOtneto-. according to prersnre. Surely, if a
practical te?w 0 f m ore than thirteen years in
such a rationality =* Great Britain, made by
a government which In- cg ts “prescription”
with sanctity; by a people w\, Q look down
with holv horror npon innovation : ourL°gls
latnre need not fear to remove this relic or
Jewish Oo'te from o"r statute books.
Practically, we think it will makebut little
difference, whether the T.egWattlre act upon
this matter or not. The necessities ts the
people will compel them to regard the present
law as a dead letter. Money is recognised by
the neonle a* a commodity. n a well ns a stan
dard of value, and will either directly or in
directly bring its value in the market. If the
Jaw. ps at prepent corstitnted, limits the rate
of interest to a charge of seven per cent, for
Use or enjovment. the farmer will make hi*
bond or no*e and. through the intervention o f
a broker, dispose of the same po as to nett the
lender ten or fifteen per cent per annum or
whatever the current vain-’may be. A prac
tical illustration of this is to be found in the
daily sa’e of Ru I road securities, all over the
State
The greatest present demand for money is
from ’he planters who have suffered by the
ravages of war. They hnve prod plantation*
and desire to keep and work them; hut they
are without fnnds to stock nnd equip them,
pay freedmon’s wage*, nnd do nil thing's ne
cessary to engineer the farm Three alterna
tive* nre ores l n*pd them viz: to sell and emi
grate, or tease —or borrow money and culti
vate. If they adopt the former, tbev sever
life-tong associations l , suhmit to ru’nous sacri
fices as to value, and tho State lores good eiM
gens. If they attempt the second, they find
*o many in the market nnd so few capitalists
who are skilled agriculturalists, that they get
but a mere pittance. When they propose
the third, thev are estopped, wc know not to
what, degree, by the State law, directing that
they shall pny no more than seven dollars a
year on eae’i hundred for the nse of money,
when the market value is much h ! gher. Co’ton
bears a good price and they are skilled In it*
culture. A reasonable calculation of profits
at present prices of cotton would warrant the
payment of double the legal interestpand leave
a respec*ab!e margin wherewith to pay the
debt, save their homeeteads and establish them
selves for coming years.
Now, ■««* >w iinfort.nno.ta sufferers how
shall wo counsel otherwise than— obey the lau>.
But we likewise commend to them the ex
ample of the State iUdf. Execute yonr bonds
with ooupons and mortgages or trust deeds
in the same manner and style as the Governor
will execute the State bonds, and place them
judiciously npnn the market. They are of a
high order of securities nnd will attract some
what of that capital which now seeks and is
absorbed by corporation bonds, de
triment.
Meanwhile, we are confident that the Gen
eral Assembly will Ret in the premises with
beooming wisdom and discretion.
OUR SENATORS
We congratulate the "State” of Georgia
ar.d the South generally upon the election of
the Hons. Alexander H. Stephens and Her
■chel V. Johnson as our Senatorial represen
tatives at-Washington. The fame, of these
gentleman is confined to no "pent up Utica,”
it is as broad as civilization and too well re
cognized for mere panegyric. Wherefore, we
enter into no unnecessary laudation and feel
that th*y will anpreciatc the modesty of th’S
notice. If anything additional be permitted,
we can only hope and pray that they may be
come Senators in deed and not in doubt.
Labor Regulations In Mississippi
Tie following is the substance of the labor re
gulations a rerd npon by ibe pi an tars In the
neighborhood of Vicksburg, Miss., and approved
by the F eednten'a Bureau.
1. One-half of the wages of the employees wip
be rot»in»d bv the employer until ihe end of the
contract for its fai’hfol performance.
2. The emp'oy e» will be rt to rise at
day-hreek. each one to feed and taue care of the
Btock allotted to him or perform any other hnsl
ness that mav be assigned to him; lo eat their
•>te«lr*act w d be ready for woik at the signal,
whirh trill be gtrm when the sun is ha labour
high. All’lme lost after the signal is given will
be deducted.
8. No general cmversatiop will bo allowed
during working boors.
4. Bad tymk will be assessed at its proper value
tt F r dis bedience one h«ur will be deducted
.6 Neglect nl du'y and leaving without perm *-
gion w II be considered disobeiti-nc“.
7. No live "tuck w p be permitted to be raiaed
by the errp'oyees without a special contract.
8. Apples, peaches r.rm“lor>B, or any other pro
duct rs the firm 'aken by the employee will hr
cnarg'd fir.
9. The • molojees ahill receive no vl*M»rs dn
ring work'og hours.
10. Three quarters as <*n boar will be allowed
during the wi months for dinner, and one
hou- »»<f » half during the months of June, Julj
and angnst
11. lmpuderce, swearing, or indecent and un
•eemly language v*. p r in the pre-ence of, tb
cranio'er or bis family <r at cot. orquareling and
fighting so as to disturb the peace o* the term.
Will be fined one dollar for the first iffeßee. nnd.
if repented, w 1' be fol'owed bv dismissal andlos
of roch pay as stall be sdjuged against the of
fer dtr by the p, O er authority
12. All d fflo.ii'ii-s that may arise between the
employees t-hall be ai Justed by the empl yer. and
if rot BstU’actory, an ape ea ! m ybe taken to »■
ng nt of the United States government or r
jrHgii-trs'e.
I*. A 1 a U'» rs stock, or willful breaking'!
tool* or throwing away gear, etc., will be chargee
up amt- the employee.
18 Oo< d and sufficient rations will be fnrnish. d
by ihe employer, not, however, to exceed six
pound >f so .n and one peek of meal per weet
for each adult.
. 16. Home rent and fuel will be furnished free
by tin employer.
16. No night work will be required of the em
ployee, but > uch as the necessities «f the farm
absolutely demand—suoh as laying np fodder
firing tooacco, setting plant beda afire, securing
a cop from the fro«t.,etc. *
17. A cheerful and wiping performance of dut\
wi i berfq iiroo of ibe employee.
18. block must be fed and attended to on Sun
day-
-18. The women will he required to do the cook
ing in ro’atiuuH on ■hnndav
20. The employee will bo expected to look after
and study the interest of his empleyei; to inform
iiiui ol atntriiig that is going amiss'; to he peso
able, ordeiiy and pleasant; it dsooursge the! ,
and endatror by his con .loot to establish a char
acter fir honesty, i dus try. and thrift.
21. In case of ar y oon mrersy in regard to the
O' intact ur its regulati .ds between the employer
and employee, the «g. nt of the Bureau lor tin
eonn-y shall be the common arbiter to whom the
difficulty shall be referred.
We find the so lowing in a filthy Black Re
publics sheit: “ The Georgetown, D. 0.,
Council, at their weekly meeting on Thuredaj
list, elected a* town surrey or a man who
■erred in the rebel army during the war, ar d
Who has not yet been pardoned. This rebel
rejei red ten oat of the fourteen rotes <att,
white tiro good Union men who were run ii.g
Agnlßft him receired only two rotas soon.
■ 'WWifwn r ii a, i
Letter from Cot Belton, C. s.'X.bl'j >
Vindicating Officer* charged with Exhibiting 1
bad Faith in General Qrant’e Report of the 1
Surrender of the Trane Mieeiteippi Depart- t
meat |
To the Editor of tha New Yoi k News: t
“The pen is mightier then the sword I’’ To '
the potent point of the former, rather than to J
the keen edge of the latter, are the Federal
chief'ars indebted for many of their victories 1
snd consequent reputation in the late war—or '
rebel ion §o-called. “Go tell history it’a a 1
He I" raid Sir Walter Raleigh when America ’
was In its infancy. Had he lived till the pres- f
ent day. the mendacity of those chronicles 1
known ns military reports,, filed at the War 1
Department at Washington, would have left |
blm spot chless with sstoDishment.. Yet these
perhaps are the only data from whioh posterity <
is to Jesrn the history of the desperate struggle
for tho right of self-government made by a 1
people now without a name—almost without a 1
hope. Tradition may in after time throw a
new light upon the deeds of the past The 1
hslf ptiMed tongue of senility may hereafter 1
divulge certain acts they were known to some '
of the participators, hut these will b» mere '
local corrections, and the probability ie that
the great bi'dy of truth will forever remain at
the bdtom of the well, crushed ’neath the
weight of the bloody bayonets of the heroes of
66—Hie present champions of freedom, pro
gress and civilisation'. ,
The attention of the writer haa jnat been
called ‘o a certain portion of the report of
Lieutenant General Grant, United States Ar
mv, respecting tie surrender of the Tranß-
Miuissippi Department, 1 Con'ederate States Ar
my, commanded bv General E Kirby Snith,
in ITav, 1865. The statements therein made,
ossaili r ft the reputation of brave men, require
contradiction. Manhood forbids t Hence, even
under compulsion. Errors of figures, flights
, of fanev, simple exaggera ions, when only in
tended to add new glitter to the stars of Yan
-1 kee cenerala, are pardonable fictions, fully
' understood by intelligent re ders at home and
> ahroa!. In the present trartrin-lled state of
thefpe (?) press of the South, tbev can, with
' difficulty, be corrected, and, indeed, arescarce
. ly worth serious contradiction. Were those
g who know better to review seriatim the re
»oft i question, as hal been partially - one in
one ti-si-nce t,y Lieutenant General Early,
e Confederate Him-* Armv ihere might be but
few fi cts left therein to ij,p historic muse in
making up a true record. To au trm M #n
e tngnniu, even to slay a foe In fair 0«h», i, i e .
,2 gitimate To stab at the honor of a vanquish
ed and defenceless soldier is not right, is not
y manly, is not to be tolerated Fortunately.
- the offense is rare, almost unknown in civil
_- •ard countries; committed by magnanimous
men, never.
e • ‘ Kirby Smith's Bad Faith” is the sensation
p leads.-g of that portion of the United States
ir Luuti'nant General’s report which now claims
attention, ns prioted in The New York Times
of Wi dnesday, December 6, 1865. The text is
>f this:
( ‘ O.i the 4tb dtiy of M«y, Gen. Pick Taylor
’ surrendered to G©n. Canby all tt-e remaining
r oreea east of the Miwasiippi. A force sufficient
• >o inenre an easy,triumph over the enemy un
, der Kirby Smith west of the-Mississippi, wn«
immediately put in motion for Texas, and Mej
! Gen. Sheridan designated for it* immediate
command, but on the 26 h day of May, and
, in fore they reached their destination, Gen
Kirby Smith surrendered bis entire command
■ to Mj. Gen. Canby. This surrender did not
i ake pi see. however, until after the oapture of
, he rebel President a r ffYice-Preeident ; and
the had faith was exhibited < f first, dirbauding
■ tis nrtny nnd permbting an indiscriminate
plunder of public property.
"Owing to tho Teport that m.inv of those
lately in arms against the government had
taken refuge upon tbp rod of Mexico carrying
with them arms rightfully belonging t.'t-he
United States, which had been surrendered to
us by tho United States, which hsd been sur
rendered to us by agreement—among them
some of the leaders who had surrendered tn
person—and the disturbed pondilion of affairs
on the Rio Grands, the order* for tho troops to
proceed to Texas were not char ged ”
Now for facts. Kiiby Smith did not " dig
band most of his army K rby Smith did nor
permit an indiscrimina e plunder of pro lie
property. Kirby' Smith exhibited no had
faith .” On the contrary, General Smith was
not present at hia beapquarters at the breaking
up of big army, issued no orders in relation
thereto, and at the time had n > control over
the matter.
About tht 15th of May General Smith issued
an order directing the removal of the depart
i ment, headquarters from Shreveport, La., to
, Houston, Texas, which last named place had
for some weeks been in process of fortification
-1 under the imraediatt direction of Major General
Magruder General Smith leaving at ooce in
an ambulance with his mod 1 cal attendant, di
rected his staff to follow with the headquarter
train as soon as it could be prepared. De
moralization, which bad commenced with the
-itie-M noon the announcement
or Lee’S surrender, now spread io me artnv.—
Soldiers deserted by companies and re.iments.
Couriers left their posts, telegraph lines were
broken down, communication with distant
commands was no longer possible. The troops
were not disbanded, but the gabant array of
the Trans-Mississippi melted away despite the
efforts of its leaders, under the blighting influ
ence of demoralization. This aien.e bad ac
complished what the enemy had ev r failed to
! do. Fortunate was it for that enemy that if
was so, otherwise, instead of the "easy tri
umph ” anticipated, thay might have found
on the arid prairies of Texas only sqch laurels
as they once gathered in the wilderness of Vir
g nia ‘
The events which transpired at Shreveport
upon tho breakiog-up of the army, and which
were repealed with but little variation, at all
the ports, were such as might have been ex
pected at ibe failure of auy-great revolutionary
movement. Anarchy prevailed.
Owing to the difficulty of communicating with
the C'B-Mississippi, from whence oil the funds
were derived, the army had not been paid for
maoy months. Men who had hundreds due
ihero, found themselves without a dollar, ev. n
of Confederate money, then become useless.—
They claimed a division of public property as
simple justice. It was in vain that Shreveport
was declared an entrenched camp and martial
law proclaimed within its limits. There were
no means of enforcing it. The Missouri troops
aln ost alone remained with their colors, not
from excess of patriotism, but because, poor
fellows I they had no homes logo to. Upon
them devolved the police of the town. They
were too few to restrain the turbulent mob.—
The public stables and stores were plundered
Lieut. Gen. Bivckner, who, in addition to his
duties as commander of the consolidated dis
• riots of West Louisiana and Arkansas, wa
ll ho charged with those of chief of staff bav
log found it impossible to carry out tho instruc
! i>us of the commanding general, coiiater
rnanded the order for the removal of the head
qimriera to Houston; telegraphed General
Smith that he would arrange for the surrender
of the department upon terms similar to thost
granted General Lee, and left Shreveport at
once for this purpose. The terms were finally
agreed upon, and the articles signed at Baton
Rnuge on the 28th May. Tbua was Kirby
Smith separated from bis staff.
When the stato of affairs in the Trans-Mia
aissippi is rightly understood, the conduct of
•he troops is not without excuse. For years
hey had contended against a foe vastly su
porior in numbers, aimed aud equipped f»*fy
in all renpeota, aud supplied more beautifully
with stores of alt Kind than were armies
before, while they the-'-eives, with scanty
clothing aud i**a»reut food, were tonnred.
viih for impoverished famil.es. With
at railroad facilities and with but worn out
•isnsportaiion, these shoeless, foot-sore meu
had marched back and forth from the Rio
Grande to the Mississippi. They had traoked
i e enemy by the light of tbetr burning home.*
•o his gunboats on the Mississippi and the
Red, to hi* strongholds in Louisiaua and Ar
kansas. The smoke of Alexandria and Campte
van yet smarting their nostrija ; the remains o
i neir shattered penates, strewing the path ot
-he fluting foe were still present to their sight
What wonder, theQ, that these men were aox
ous to return aud giye to their deienc.-less
families such protection as their prerenco might
fiord. Four years experience of war had well
aught them what to expecj from the n<g-o al
I es and the foreign hirelings of that ben of gov
ernments which bad not spared feeble women
tnd litile children iu iu wrath, If they took
their aims with them, was it strange 7 They
mid either been wrested from the iDvad r b.t
their own individual prowess, or had been pur
chased abroad with the proceeds of the sale ol
cotton of their own raising, and hence, not
withstanding "orders” and "instructions,” they
nad come at all times to consider -them as por
soual property. If clothing was takeu from
the depots, did they not need it 7 if medical
purveyors were robbed of stores, were they not
wanted at borne 7—for the paternal govern
ment against which they bad rebelled, bad dis
covered and declared that healing drugs were
oi.irabsud of war,” and for long years they
mid been almost entirely deprived of all, save
vHiiO'i as wore indigenous. If horses and mule
were taken from the public stables, was it uot
because they claimed them as tbeir originh!
own™’ hßd not beeu P* id &> r them t
S&w’i 1 BUcb exceß8 <w be restrained 7
nnnW«na o ° minaDder ' wh ° "'re appea ed to
by unoffend.ng women for protection bom the
ust of Union soldiers," have att mmed t,
to screen themselves from Bham« n„ th ,
that they could not prev.nl outran P i"
JjSt 1 f *s* P“ ni * h *Jf Wtratora, When'hlen'
tided I - Let these officers answer as to the i,i s
vee ot accusing Confederate officers of deiiu
quency, at a time when the functions of theiT
government were suspended and their own au
thority no longer recognized. “ ,
Among those implicated as exhibiting b.d
faitr ib,doubtless, M-<jor Gen. F.igaa,upou whom
the command of tbe department devolved wbt-n
Lieutenant General Buckner lon Biireve,«.ri
for B iton Rouge. Never before was au ofle
plaocd in more trying circumstances Wit Lo.
moaof, and without resources other than hie
ownfsterling qualities, this proud soldier found
himself charged with the care of 'public stores,
yet intact, with the maintenance of order among
the troops atil' remaining at their posts, aijd
lastly, but more difficult than all, with the sub- '
sittcnce of those troops. • This, indeed, was a 1
very'serioua question, upon which all was de- i
pendent The commissariat was bankrupt ,
The principal depot at Jefferson had shared .
the fate of the others, and if supplies could
have been obtained, there was no public trans- 1
pnrtation for their removal. Those only who
were with and in the confidence of General Fa ;
gan can appreciate the difficulties which sur- i
rounded him at this time. Almost any other 1
man would have been overwhelmed; but the '
hero of Mark’s Mill rose superior to them all.
With indomitable energy he made available !
every possible means of procuring subsistence. 1
Whenever a bale of cotton which belonged to
or had been taken from the Confederate gov
ernment, could be found, it was used for the
purchase of rations, and when this source fail
ed, General Fsgan pledged his pr vate means
for payment. This was the bad faith exhibit
ed by ihe last Confederate commander at
Shrevei-ort; but this was starvation warded
off. and a train of consequent evils preveuted.
There is no historian to record the events of
those dirk days. Thpre is‘ no superior officer
to compliment in his reports those who deserv
ed well. But brilliant as have been the achieve
ments of James F Fagan on the field, there
was no lime in which that gallant young offi
cer more completely proved bis fitness for com
mand, more gloriously illustrated the nobility
of a true chivalrous soldier end the generous
qualities of the high toned and courteous gen
tleman, than when be stood—as it were like
the last pall bearer—at the grave of the infant
Confederacy, where, with the hopes of a people
were buried, all that remained of olvil and re
ligious liberty in a republic 'which grandvires
had established and fatf&rs and sons sough;
fruitlessly to perpetuate.
Os the leaders alluded to as having “surren
dered in person” and then taking refuge on
the side of Mexico most prominent is Majnr-
Ge: entl Sterling Price. Indeed be is perhaps
tbeonlv general officer In the Trans Mississippi
army who did surrender in p»rson and after
ward peek asylnm abroad. The circumstances
o' bis case are these: Gen. Price, faithful to
the interest of the Missouri troops to the last,
accompanied General Buckner to Baton Roug“
»o secure for them the best terns pessible, and
to provide for the safe return to their own State
of such as desired it. After the surrender at
' Raton Ronge. Gen. Price was then snd there
P&roled, wUh the rx|u esß ohjwst of avoidilnjf
delay in his contemplated journey to Mexico
- Tn reply to his inquiries he was told bv tbe
e Federal officers that, although the military
authorities could n t give him passports to
a leave the country, his doing so would not be
s considered a breach of his parole. This state
« ment was fully and freelv repe'ted at Shreve
s port, as he passed through on his way to Wasta
g ington, Texas, where his family were then re
siding. The exiled patriot, now safe in the
r enj vntent if the.t liberty denied him in his
3 native land, conscious of right, desiring pardon
t of no human power, and secure in the respect
and affection of his countrymen, to whom he
« has tbe beat years of bis liteand in whose
| service bis hairs have whitened, can well treat
p with silent scorn the purer efforts of those
j who would now attempt to sully his fair fame;
, bat vile indeed is that enemy who would ven
il lure'o asperse the rare Integrity, the noble
, houesty of purpose of S erling Price. _
>r M.'ijor General M M Parsons, of Missouri,
I another leader who sought refuge in Mexico,
3 mat have given his psrole at Shreveport. He,
e however, jias expiated his political sins, hiv
ing ’’"fn brutally murdered near Mo tert-y.
f. Mj >r Gerferol J O Shelby never surrender
i f. d - 1 hose who know that fearless chief be
t lieve Hint he would have endured a thousand
E tori ires and have sought death rather thaD
[» submit to those whom he had so woll- ts jgh’ to
„ 'ear him.
The terms of the surrender were first an
noriiicetj to General E Kirby Smith, at Gah
vet-ton. His approval of these terms was quali
fied try the proviso that Confederate officers de
siring to leave the country wore to be permit
ted to dc so , this wat) iqdor«ed oy#r his signa
ture. It was then that Mrjor General Ma
gnifier commenced his journey to Mexico, in
the exercise of a right justly-claimed by all
recusant leaders under the conditions of the
sum ud -r of the department. That so few
abandoned ibe country was not because of
their faith in the tnagniniruity of the conquer
ors. Indeed, many other brave hearts, fright
ed by the i-.o called -‘Ananfsty Proclamation,”
would have yi lded to tho impulse vybich
prompted expatriation, but. l*ck of means
prevented- General Smith himself, notwith
standing the base slauifera so fndu-trioualy cir
culated as so his speculations in cotton,, was
indebted to the generosity of friends for the
light purse with which be crossed the Rio
Grande. He had caused to be turned over to
the Federal commander the only public fund*
at his dip Bat, being several thousand dollars
unexpended balance of secret eer.
Vldh roone*. nxw p-.n.cui,,r Instance of “bad
lauu ’ do a uot appear to have been mention
ed in the reports to the War D -partment. It
is to be hoped that the United Suites Treasurer
ban a record of the transaction.
The accusation of “ bad faith” comes in bad
tana from any official of tbe government which
has shown so much of it. There is uot sn
officer of the Confederate army who, if free to
day, would not thrust it deflautly iu the teeth
of him who would dare to utter it. Aye, and
uoi e so bold among ibe conquerors of the hour
as would not then hesilate ere lie made the
ch.irge. Punita sides in classic limes, express
ed the maximum of perfidy. It was for the
government of thp modern model republic to
inaugurate aud nationalize its superlative sar
torial faith; illustrated daily by tho arrest of
m'-n who fancied themselves protected by the
assurance given on their paroles that “tbe
above named officer will not Le distmbed by
the United Suites authorities as long as he ob
serves his parole aud the laws in force where
he resides”—this duly authenticated and sinned
by a commissioned officer of the United States
army. The prison bars of Raphael Serames, of
Winder, and of scores of others, aitost how well
these pledges are kept. The grave of the mur
dered Wirz stands a monument of national fi
delity.
It is due to the officers of the late Trans
,Mississippi Department to stats that tbe un
dersigued is alone responsible for writ he has
written in their vindication He had held no
communication with any of them upon ffhe
subject, nor even made kuown b>s intention
to correct- statements so calculated to do
wrong. Os all the m- mbers of the department
stuff he is probably the onlv one now in a po
sition to pen such refutation. It has bten no
pleasing task to recur to those days ofbittpr
sorrow, when rren who had stood together as
brothers amid leaden rain and iron bail, part
ed with crushed hopes, many to meet no more
Eyes moistened then that bad looked tearless
on the stark forms of fall- n kinsmen; but
though all else were lost, each heart felt that
honor was saved. What but fiendish malig
nity would seek so steal away that, tbe most
cherish d attribute of every true soldier?—
Yet men whom the natior, In its better days,
was proud to distinguish as its servants, are
now pursued even igto exile, with vile calum
nies intended to injure them in new homes ;
and this lor no other crime than devotion to
their untive land. With stume be it said that
these ai|«<ks have not all emanated from a
s itanic press. J. F Bei/ron,
L»'6 a.. A. General T. M. Departmont.
• Gztt. Gbxkt's PxpoaT —We pubich this morn
irg, from the N« w York News, a rep'y to cer
tain portions of Gen. Grant’s report, rrfl-oting
••tithe officers of the Trans Mlseistlppi depart
m nt of i.fcu late Confederate States. Tbe News,
• eterring to Col. Sellouts repprt, sa-.s :
We print elsewhere a Terr trenchant, rep’v to
hov* portions of Gen. Grant’s report, in which,
» hi'e r-f-rring to th» surrender of the Confed
r»‘e arrah-s wt stof the Mi-siss ppi, he charges
on. K Kirby Smith iri’h “the bad faith of first
standing his army, and then permittieg an in
•l;«crimir.»’e plunder of pot.tic property:” ar.d
wherein he ch iraes ©’her Confederate officers in
r'ne »rmT,“-rnd among- them soul© of the leader*,
who had snrrender-dJn perron,” wi'h bad faith
i takinir ‘-refnee upfit the soil of Mexico, car
rvinir with thr-m a in - ilahtfoily belonging to the
United Staten, and which ha 1 been surrendered
o bv us agreement,*’
The writer of the letter—Gol. J, F. T! Iton—
wsan offic r on the department atufi ot the
onfederate Department ot the Trans-Mimissip
pi, and wa- present when “the had faith” is si
'ege ' to have b-rn i xbibited. and claims by rea
-on of those o rouiostmoss, as well as from lib
in'imale aud constant, re atl >ns with most of thi
offic re who»e honor (a impugned hv Gen Gr'-nt,
’■o rp-ak p sitir. ly in vindic-tion of them, agamic
‘he grave charges which have been so tolcnraly
prs'erred against them.
That tiieletter Is written wlthagrest deal ot
feeling is not. to be wondered at, nor that tbe
vriter has. under the influence of that feeling,
used exnrf ssi- ns which can hardly be justified,
md said tbh'g* which we cannot indorse. Bat
dree no has chosen to pubtbh tbe letter over hi
own name, we Jo not feel called upon to poir-t
on* the expressions to which we allnde, nor to
controvert or qneg'ion any of ins statements. It
i-. m.Jy by the free di'CQision of tbe-e mat'era
that tbe truth, whinti ia our object, oko be elicit
d and m-'do to f-pp -’ar, and that a faith ml hiato
'V of the war can ever b* written, And surely
thev who have lost, all save their honor, can be
heard when they attempt to vindicate
that.
The Richmond Times objects to widows mar
rying until all the yonng ladist hafe secured
husbands, and thinks the Legislature ought to
interpose in behalf of the latter class, as under
present circumstances the former are playing
the grab game iu capturing all the marriage
able young men by their superior strategy and
experience iu the wiles of Cupid.
\ m
M<sars. Sam R. Anderson and Bushrod R. *
Johnson, both {Confederate generals in the late
war, hhv» entered into partnership for the
r»ng<g>tion of the real estate business in Nash- ,
vtlle. - 1
Augusta and Mllledgenile Railroad.
We clip the annexed sensible suggestions
from the Recorder of yesterday. Milledgeville
is indeed vitally interested in that road. With
out it she will go down. With it, we see no
reason why the should not maintain her posi
tion as the State capital and increase her trade
largely. Property holders at the capital should
open their eyes to the situation :
We are desirous of seeing the Milledgeville
railroad in amnoing condition within the next
six months ; an-) the reasons for such a desire
are many. In the first place, the real estate of |
our city will be enhanced at least 25 per cent., I
the value of our lands in this conntry wiH be
increased at least 10 per cent. The facilities
and advantages of four market* will be opened
to ns, vis : Macon, Augusta, Savannah, and
Charleston. Onr merchants will have no e|-
Irby they cannot fell as cheap as onr Mb
con neighbors; the same freights, or less this
to Macon, store rent far cheaper, and taxw
lighter. The farmer can look at the oott»
markels of the fohr places named, and sendfi-*
cotton along and get his money witw'
trouble. The vitality, the life, the eomdii
tion, the advantages, the enhancement of lor
real estate, the clinching argument to thefeV*
manent location of the capital at this pfi**:
all goes to add inducements of no ordinary
character, and to arouse our people to g4' ter
effort* in the quick completion of the MillaJg®-
ville and Augusta road.
As we remarked in a former article, lei onr
ci'.izeus subeodbe SIOO to<tbe enterprise if they
cannot contribute any more. One hundred
dollars from this one and that rne will itount
up into thousands ; only SIO,OOO is askati for
from the oountry as a cash subscription. Our
bonds will not be sold at a sacrifice, when the
directors are aware that the road Is no expri
meut, end that it will pay and pay immediate
ly- If n ur people will not do their duty to
themselves, we have only to wait until times
ere bettor, and the Northern capitalists are
satisfied that though we are much embargoed,
we stilt are able to help ourselves. Bnt.mfor
lunatel/, io waiting for better timet, our
strength and advantages are losing ground, and
other places will be growing rioh at. our eioeuse
If the amount called for was in the neighbor
hood of 50 or SIOO,OOO we would not have a
word to say, because we aro convinced jh> our
our own mind that our people could oot ra'se
it; but when we look at $lO 000 and a w-Mte
population in Baldwiu county of 8.720, it la
less than three dollars to each lodlvido* 1 But
tum we k«»- •> number or mttzens able to pay
at l»»s SIOO and many S6OO, and some few
$1 QOQ. it will not take a great effoif to raise
li)e SIOOOO.
It ia not the SIO,OOO the road wants so
much, though ot course it would be a great
help as to the finishing, the gradiognud build
iog of bridges—as the advantage* it would
afford the directors to negotiate the bond* of
the road at par, or so near it as to realize a
sum sufficient that would put the road and
rolling stock beyond doqbt and failure.
The business of the road when finished will'
lie heavy, and it Is well to have Accommoda
tions so as to keep down everything like a
spirit of fault finding. Bald win county would
not like to see her bonus to the amount of
$60,000. sold in market at $25, jr eveu SSO on
tno hundred. Wo would, as a county, feel
that the Pirectors'ought to hare done better ;
and it is for this very reason, thuj they are ask
iog lor a cash subscription to srye those bouds
irom such a deprecation; when the northern
capitalist sees ibe road runidu* from Augusih
to It con, he, as a sensible aid calcu'ating
man, wjllaooat a giaccp that i|e road must
be a paying concern, and down ants his money
to b iy bonds, at their true valufi
Vi e would arouse our people to their inter
ests, and beg of them uot to Jet the present
moment slip, through indiffi-wpee. 'We bate
that mean pri-rciple in human nature that
would stuud idly by and see as energetic few
accomplish results that will fiiithe pickets of
those who should pu' their thanlders to the
wheel and help aloDg—reaping 111 the good,
but contributing not oue mi ,e. In the city ot
Milled*, ville there are, doubtless, those able
to contribute something, but we fear, like tbe
ox, will stand by *nd see the badger dig the
hole, and then slip in after it is done, and flat
t*r tbernse v<-e they were Bm»rt, not to aid,
but realize the labors of oihers. Their houses
and lots will be very valuable, but not through
their agency. We hope that we may be
wrong, but it looks like our people are rather
iudifferent. We, of course, have no allusion
to those we know cannot afford toco any
thing, but to those who can but will not.
Inwnrira Facts — There are in the United
• towns and villains by the name
' * Liberty.” Maine, Michigan, Illinois and
» Now Y*rk have one each, containing 1 116 891,
> L 077, and 2,612 inhabitants. Arkansas has
’ three, with 1,300 inhabi aute. lowa has four,
t wi n 1,811 inhabiiants. Pennsylvania has
t seven, with 5.781 inhabitants. Missouri has
■ five, with 6 089 inhabitants. Indiana has six—
• it e “hi* l wi&? Wotfi 11 abit^l a ,_Oh io has t wen -
t 679. The smallest “Liberty” is in Keokuk
r county, lowa, which has a population of 5. The
largest ‘ Liberty” is in Highland county, Ohio,
I which bas a population of 4 076, Surely we
i have enough liberties.—Louisville Journal.
1 There is no such places on our map. It was
, wiped out too long ago to think about, and if
| there is any liberty down here io Georgia, we
r taint heard tell on it in some time.’’ We hope
! Mr. M tchell will pui it down in his'next ■‘Ge
j ograpbee.”
A Strike—The Savannah Republican states
f that the colored longshoremen, whose usual
’ business consists In assisting to load and un
, load vessels of all kinds, struck Monday for
. higher wages. They have been receiving a
3 d.diar and a half per day, and now demand
1 two dollars. About two hundred are engaged
f in the strike.
1 ■»-■■■-.
■ SPECIAL NOTICES.
RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING THE
Inferior Courts io report des'kute Widows, Orphans
snd Disabled Soldiers: •
Resolved, That h i Excellency tin Governor be r l —
te aired the In.erlor Courts of tha seven!
, CounU -» >u ’hij State to r-jairt to the Comptroller
, General by the 15 h of January rext the number of
t destitute soldier.’ widows and orphans, and disabled
soldiers la their seversl O untie!| also, the number ol
, such widows, orphans and disabled soldiers who are
r able la part to support themselves; and, also, the pro
! batli smonnt of breadstuff* required to supply such
pe: sons till the Ist dav of October, 1866.
THOMAS HaBDEMAN, Jr„
i Speaker of the Home of Reprt sentstives.
t .T. D. VVaddsl,
Clerk of the House es Repreeeata Ives.
WM. GIBSON,
P.esidcnt of the Senate. '
Jr UN B. WXXUS,
Secreta'y ol the Senate.
Assented to 18? r Jnnnery. 1858.
CHARLES J. JENKINS,
Gov< rnor.
I'rFtOK or tub larntioK I'ornr, )
i Richmond €oant>, January 56. h, 1866. I
The above remind n of the Honorable the Lrjhla
ture of Gcoigia has bren forwarded by bis Excellency
the Governor dir. c*ing the Inf—■ ->—...... .me
names of all persoE* cam a la the resolution n the
County of Richmond, for ryhUU purpose a list will be
opened at the Cl* rt’s office to repleter them uniil
Saturday, th« 12th of Kebrohry, IMS, of wb eh all per
sons interested will take no Ice.
By order or the infer or Court,
Jan*#—eodiw
CLEttK'I OFFICE OF THE INFE
RIOR COURT, Richmond Cocktv, Jan. 80, 1 ; 86.
The Inferior Conr; requests the Al-gh irates in the
County Districts t * make a is‘. as n ar ss trey c.n as
certain of o' 1 the devi ~'e So.-lisrs, Wl o.vs and Or
phans, and disabled Soldiers wh are nr-abn. to support
themselves, and rep rt tin r.m tot'io Inferior Court
by the 12 r .h of Februa v next.
By order of the Jnt. r’or t our , ja«81-l«v
REAO THIS.—WHITE LKAb AND
Zlro White, best brands. Pain s, of .1: a lots, Furni
ture, Ooa h, a.d Pariar Varnlsoss, Brushes, Ac., all
ikat class articles, at the lowest prices.
For tetl j by
Jan 34 lia PLUMB A LEITNER.
jr. JT. ROBERTSON A CO., COTTON
Factors, have removed to the iarge and commotions
Fire-Proof Stare. No. 5 Warren Block, where thsy will
oonlinue the Factorage Bssiness In a I its bran hes.
Close storage for ' ott.m. dre2S-r-tf
PURE DRUGS AND HEDICINES,
Chemicals, Choice Paramery, Brushes, Ac., Ac,
Fur sale by
_ J«n34-lm PLUMB A LUTNER.
ITCH, ITCH.—O. K, ITCH LOTION,
a valuable r< ms ly for tbs Itch, free from sll disunit
ing gr< asine»sof ointments.
Fur sale by
J«n24 12 • PLUMB A LBITNER,
MARSHALL’S MING AND TETTER
{jQTIt'N— A certain care. A supply of this
old and valuable remedy on baud sn«l for sale, Whok
suL and Retail, by* '' I
Jvn24—l2 PLUMB A LBITNER.
RAFFLE.—A PEARL 81 T—wo ih SBOO
.n gold-will ho Raffled rt l. Mahan *Oo f , 262 Broad
strfi’t, sa sous as the chances art a'l taken at $lO a
nh Tin? bsok, ° on!T a Itw m ° r ' ) ohi,nc '-* >• l .
FEHDIN AjN D PlflNlZ V. WARE
HOUSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, will son
tlnne the Warehouse and Commission Business at tho
old stand of PMnixy A Olsyton,corner ol Raynoldi and
Campbell streets, and will give hi. personal attention
to tho S’orage, Forwarding and sale of Cotv*, and
Country Produce. Conslgnmeetf ar* rsepeetfmlly so- !
MM.
Augusta. Ait 10th, TBBB. J
COPPER TIPS FROllcr THE .
toes of children's shoes. One pair will outwear three
Without tips. Sold everywhere. JaM—4 m
tow APYERTISEMENIB
theatre: 7
Lessees and Managers,
Raymond a Hamilton^
(Also of Savannah.)
Friday Evening, Fab. 2d.
uOMPLIMENTAKY BENEFIT
TO
Mr. Theo. Hamilton,
When will be presented the great Play of
MARBLE HEART;
Ob THE BCULPTOR’3 DREAM I
With a great cast.
S»ats may be secured at Schreiner’s Music
Store. » e b2
~MERWIN & BRAY,
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF
Ballard’s Breech-Loading Carbines
AND
SPORTING RIFLES,
Eagle Iran Co.’a Belt and Pocket Revol
vers, Colt’s Model Arms of all sizes, Single
sum Breech-Loading Cartridge Pistols I)erin
ger’s Old and New Model, with a complete as
gprtment of all ‘he improved Sporting Arras o(
'he day. Ihe “ Ballard ” can be loaded and
flred fifteen times per minute, uses either kind ot
atnrauoiiion, and is effective st 1200 yards. The
Eagle Arms O.’s Pistols have no equal, are
loaded and discharged with four n otions, a de
gree of perfection never equaled. The Belt site
carries a ball 42 100 calibre, larger than Colt's
Navy, weighs onlv 22 onr.e°s, using either kiud
of ammunition. Tne Pocket air carri.s a ball
31-100 calibre, same as Colt’s « Inch, weighing
only half as much Both shoot with great force
*nd accuracy. No one wiehing a first class arm
should purchase before seeing these.
For further PVMcn'ara. 8 -nd te>r oronrietors’
circular MERWIN A BRAY,
,„ - N 0 868 BROADWAY, N. Y.
fehl- ra
MANURES.
are now receiving at Low Freights,
and offer to Planters at very Reasonable
Ratep,
Hoyt's Soper Phos. Lime
Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate
Ichaboe Guano
Soluble Pacific Gnano
Tlie first two of these Manures have been
too largely used in Georgia to need rcc<ro
mendution. We guarantee them of
Standard Exoellenoe.
APPLY TO
J. 0. MATHEWSON.
f b2—tf
Cotton Seed.
fj BN UIN R Zipporah CcUna Seed,
For sale by
ISAAC T. HEAR ) A CO.
f«b2— ts -
FiaOtm7
I On hand and for saie, a superior lot of Family
> Flour;
! IBAAO 7. HEARD & CO.
feb2-tf
i
! Hail to the Chieftain who in
1 Glory Advances.
TC EROSENE Oil at fl 40 pe- gallon. at the
[ **' -—•a* a# IlsmidtAll and Ellis fts.
’ M ~" B ' W ‘ LUa '
SIOO Reward.
S
, /"'VNE hundred dollars reward will be paid
for 'be recovery o' two Horses, stolen Irom
e m> stables, 1u Burke count v. Oa ,on the morn
» tog es the 26:b January. OuoaGiev Mare, 5
years old, with a wart on her right ineej int;
• vh? it a natural pacer and rather lasy. The
oth-T a Biy Horse, 9 years old. bis fret worn
voy much Irom cmaUnt use, and a burn tn hi
UftHhonld-'r; he moves in fine style.
S Bynum sad Dun -an were the pnriies who stole
] them. Bynum, 18 years old, had on when he
left, a pair of corded pan*s and black sick c»at,
- sod a liuen shirt marked Gee. W. Sapp, upon
r the bosom. Dantan, 21 year* old, had g. atre,
very tall and a!ib. They arc fron. Tenne>see
Ken toe sy. The men were in iny employ.
1 Th•; above reward will be pair. f,,r the horn-s, n- d
lonn hundred dollars more for the apprehension
of the thieves
Adcress, O. W. SAPP,
, feb2—B Waynesboro, Go.
Isa ao T. Hkakd. o. M. STOira.
; ISAAC T HEARD & CO.,
WAREHOUSE
) . A?« D
r
[ Commission Merchants,
* AETILL give fheir prompt and personal a‘-
> V T teotion to the Storage ard 8 tie of Corton
. and Country Produce of every description.
1 Corner Reynolds and Mclntosh Streets,
AUGUSTA. GA.
s-bl—ts
Truth and candor.-Th* Boyd*
Prolific Co’ton fkeil I oftef f or ssli* a?e. *
Ist, Entirely sound, hive never b-en »xp-'gr J
to the weather, and aro w«rr nted to be a-> 1
re pregen th-m.
2d, Thry ate in s*ore.
B<i, They are in racks and in good si ipuing o--
der, and *
4th, Are poIJ- sacks intladed. cheap at
•L»t. L. H. !)**y.'B,
Comni-sioo and Forwarding >' reha-t,
feb2 —6* 291 B-rv d st.
Day Board.
FEW Gentlemen can be eecommoda'ed
with Day Hoard, at 820 per month, by applying
at ti l-* Office.
feb2-l*
EGGS.
6 BARRELS
FRESH COUNTRY EGGS.
Jast arrived.
feh2-2 J_ O MATHF.WBON.
Carpet for Sale.
OzzinOm.c..p.i.
For sale low by
A D. WiLLIAMH,
feb2— 4 At cfHce C. A. Willirtni A Co.
Wanted Immediately,
able bodied Axe Men, for whom liberal
wages will be paid. Call at
FLEMING A ROWLAND’S.
feb2—6
Petit finlf Cotton Seed
FOR SAI.E.
SACKED, in store, and f.rssleet once at
$1 37X perhu hel. s-eVs in..| u j f d
L. B. f>* VH, 292 Broad tt
Forwarding and Conmis-ion Merrherit
«V>V'2- 2
WAITED IMMEDIATELY,
TO purchase, or lease for a term of vearr in
Oeorgit, a Oo’ton Plantation, of fro-n SCO
*o 3foo acre*, or thereabouts. of tbo beat Cotton
Land, wbotlr or psrtly planted, or . uliivsted, or
eligible for the pnrp-w, c'nvenienily situated
a< regards water or railwav carriage
Apply, Birin* fullest particulars as to ttrm*
situation, Ac., Ac., to
Mr. JOHN HUMPHREYS,
fd»>.2—2* Planters* Hofei.
WANTED IMMEDIATFiT.v
A N Oreraeor thorongbly conversant with tbe
management and cultivation o' a Cotton
Plantation in one of the Southern States. Norn
need spp'y except a person who has been simi
larly engaged, and wb-ee past practical expe
rienoe, character and competency are unexcep
tionable. A liberal rala-y will be given.
■ipp’.T, stating terms an A qualifications, with
references, Ac., Ac., to
Mr. JOHN HUMPHREYS,
feb2— 2* Planters’ Hotel,
JSJEW . AL> VERTIS RaiENTS
CENOTAPH.
Auction at Masonic Hall.
A large lot of Choloe Eatables, consisting in part
of—
Turkeys, Ducks
Fowls, Hams
Meats, Oysters
Fruit and Pound Cakes, Jellies
Custards. Ambrosias, Oranges
Raisins, Almonds, Ac, Ae
Will be sold, wlihont any maimer of reserve, at
12 TO-DAY. ,
feM
A Handsome Reward
WILL he paid for the de'ivrrr at my office
of the Negro Man who insulted a Lady
and threp children, st ihe corner of Washington
and Rev nolde streets, on yesterday afternoon. He
is a wood sawyer by trade, as I have his wood
horse at my office. If he will call for it himselt,
t’ • reward will be cheerfully paid to him.
JNO. A. MOORE,
fe> 2 —1 Mclntosh street
Georgia, Morgan county.—
William I. Hnllinggwor h having applied
io be appointed Guardian of the person and pro
nerty ot Charles Hollingsworth, a minor, under
the age of fourteen years, a resident of said
county—
This i* to rite all persona concerned to be end
appear at my office on or bes-Te the first Monday
in March »-ext. to show cause, if thev can, why
the sain Wildam T. Hollingsworth sbou'd not b«
apoointed Guardian of the said Charles Hollings
worth.
Witness my official signature.
; G B. STOVALL,
fet2—e4 Ordinary Morgan county.
Just Received, *
COLT’S Pistols of all sms*, with improve
n eut-n
ALSO.
Com'uitihle Fnvelore Cartridges, e T pre»«lv
made for the asnre; SioMh A W-as m's 7 and 5
Shooters, and many oth-rs of the latest inven
tion ; Double and Single Shot Guns of the beat
European and Sineriean manufacture; Eiey’s A
W. Parker’s Gnn Wsddinss Phi camion Caps of
all quilit e*. Mrtalic Cartridges of every siie,
Powder Fla-Vs, Ph >t Pouches and Bags.
Fine fu'iery, including Razors, Hunting and
Bowie Knives.
Al.vo.
No 1 Razor Strop*, Porte Monnies, Tooth,
Kail aid Hair Brushes, Coin Vis, Perfumery, Ac,
Ao. For sale at A. PhONTAUT’S
apd ’ Tew( ‘l>'jr Establishment,
18S B-wad st., one door below Augusta Hotel.
ie'u2 —tt
W"B take this opportunity of informing
the eititens of
GEORGIA
and South Carolina who are seeking b rgalns,
to cul! end exani'ue our s'oek of the mn«t ap
proved styles of Coa’p, Pants and Vests,
which wc are selling at greatly reduced prices.
SENATORS
Statesmen, Merchants and others, who are
desirous of obtaining handsome fitting gar
ments, will find in the stock we have lately
RECEIVED ‘
the mokt unique assortment of Clothing ever
offered, auil at astonishingly LOW PRICES.
Among which aro several complete Sait*, of
very superior quality. To persons about
to marry, we a e gratified to sny if they will
treat themselves with one of these Suits they
w 11 be received
With Acclamations
Iby their sweethearts, and be the admired of
all admirers. To heads of families we ofiffer
■u-’i.-v;-...—»- o 1— nta,.
where. We have a large stock of Boys' and
youths’ Clothing, not to be surpassed
lii the United States
for quality, style aud cheapness. We can
furnish all with every description and grade
of Clothing, suitable to efery condition,
whether you grace the Bar, the Bench, the
Pulpit, or the
SENATE.
Country Merchants and Planters will find
it to their interest to give us a call. Low
Prices and rapid sale* is an established rale
with us. We wish to see you call again and
'■gain ; we are determined to give full satis •
faction and the worth of your money.
I. SIMON &, CO.,
Fashionable Clothing Enporiim,
224 Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, GEO.
dec22-.7m
Aiken Classical and Mathematical
SCHOOL
JL mi MONDAY. Janmiry BU, UO6
I hr; well known In nithinen r.l th ; s locility
m'l-A commtnd Uto nil; noil -he Pi inelpal* will
sp re m> exertions to give 'o e*cb scholar 'head
vantage, of ;i good English and Olon.-lo*!. da -a
--t 0.1.
(lorr.fi rtnbln hoard can be obtained 1 i Ibe
to -n at le-ianriabl" rates
. For teriLs an l p irticulara. hi ply t-- t* e ii'idor
i ~ied, at Aikeu, 8. C.
K. S. AGVKW
a,.,. * AMOUY UOi-F? S.
. -A.aCodlifl
SH§UjiggJ| B ' laroakah’i
BARBAPARILLA
'MBffWSjcOMPOOTD,
For the jpeedy and permanent core of
I/lrer Complaint, Rorotula, or Klaf'l
3Evll, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Neuralgia,
Epilepsy, Erysipelas, St. Anthony’s
Eire, Pimples, Pustules, BlotehesDolls,
Tnmors, Salt Rheum, Clears and Sores,
Rheumatism, fain In the Stomach, Side
and Bowels, Beneral Debility, Cterine I
Cleeration, Syphilis and XKereurlal Dis
ease, sad all complaints arising from or lesolt
h»rr in Impure Blood.
It Is double the strength of any other Sarsapa
rilla Compound In ths market, and is Indorsed
by the medical faculty aa the beet and cheapest
Blood Purifier extant.
Price SI.OO per Bottle.
Prepared by
t>K. E. B. KNIGHTS,... Chemist,
Hklrose, ILsaa.
LAROOKAHS
IjkMjt Indian Vegetable
IMligKMi syrup
Cures Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough,
Croup, Asthma, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Pain
in the Side, Night Sweats, Hoarseness, tq
which public speakers *n<J Ringers are liable,
Consumption, In Its sarly stages, sod all dis
eases of the Throat and-Lungs.
Indorsed by the highest medical authority,
clergymen of every denomination, authors, edi
tors, professors In our various colleges, and by
many of oar most omlnent publio men.
Containing no opium, it is adapted to every age,,
and may be used without fear of the dangerous
results which follow the use of many of the Cough
preparations of which opium and ipeoao are the
bM€s
Giro It a trial.
Price 00 cents and $1 per bottle.
Oh. B. KNIGHTS, Proprietor, Maltese, Bast,
■OLD BY.
W. H. TOTT, Augusta.
D. BAUNES A CO., New York.
BARNS 4, WARD A 00., New Orleans.
W. H. WALSH, Gen’l Agent, Savannah.
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AN IMPORTANT CHAPTER.
The following Valuable Remedies
are for Sale at the
DRU 6 AND CHEMICAL STOKE
OF
WM. H. TUTT,
#64 BROAD STREET.
KENNEDY’S MEDICAL DISCOVERY,
For Scrofula, Erysipelas, Rheumatism, end
Mercurial Ulcers.
WHITCOMBS REMEDY FOR
ASTHMA,
The bsat remedy extant.
CHEVALIER S LIFE FOR THE
HAIR,
Warranted to restore grey hair to its original
eolor, and stop its falling out.
WATSON’S NEURALGIA KING,
A valuable remedy for Neuralgia and Rheuma
tism.
BOERHAVE'S HOLLAND BITTERS,
For Djsoepaia and General Debility.
HEIMSTREET’S ORIGINAL HAIR
COLORING.
UPHAM S PILE ELECTUARY.
GOYSOTT S YELLOW DOCK AND
SARSAPARILLA,
For Impurities of Blood and Cutaneous Diseases.
BALM OP THOUSAND FLOWERS.
MEDICATED PIGS.
A pleasaut,Laxative.
DR. McLEAN S STRENGTHENING
OORDIAL AND BLOOD PURIFIER.
PHILOTOKEN. or FEMALE S
FRIEND.
LUCINA CORDIAL.
f MARCHISE’S U1 BRINE CATHOLICON
r
STANFORD'S OLIVE TAR,
A sure cure for Coughs, Croup aod Whooping
Cough.
I .
TOLU ANODYNE,
, A certain and safe cure for Neuralgia and Ner
, vous Headaobe.
I
BURNETT’S PREPARATIONS.
Os Every Kind.
| "SANFORD’S LIVER INVIGORATOR,
A Valuable Medicine.
I
HEUEMAN’S FERRATED ELIXIR OF
BARK,
One of the Finest Tonics in the World.
SYRINGES AND TRUSSES
Os Every Description.
1
TURKISH TOWELS AND FLESH
GLOVES.
LUBIN'S EXTRACTS AND SOAPS,
One Hundred Dozen in Store.
CONGRESS WATER AND CITRATE
MAGNESIA,
Always Fresh.
SPONGES,
Ot all Kinds.
I*fc««ri T -prp ICE g,
In Great Variety.
HAIR AND NAIL BRUSHES,
An Endless Assortment.
TEA, TEA, TEA,
The Finest Imported.
COLOGNES,
Os all the -Best Manu'aotnrere.
TOILET WATERS AND AROMATIC
VINEGARS,
Os Fiaeat Qualities.
w
ALSO,
A Very Large Stock of Pare and Genuine
DRUGS,
CHEMICALS,
PAINTS,
OILS,
WINDOW GLASS,
And DYE STUFFS.
|aali-tf
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office ot Comptroller o! the Currency, (.
Wasuinoton, December 1, 1865. f
YET HERE AS, by satisfactory evidence pre
*Y sented to me undersigned, it has been
Aade to appear that the National Bank of Au
gtHta, iu the city ot Augusts, in the county of
Kichmand, and State of Georgia, has been duly
organized under and according to the reuutr l
mtnta of the Actnf Congra,-, entitled “An Act
to provide a National Currency, secured bv a
pledge of United State* Bonds, and to provide
| tor tbo circulation and redemption thereof *»
proved Juae »d, 1864, aud has eomplied with all
the provision of sui'i Act, req Ired to be com
Now, therefore, I, Freeman Clarke. Comptroll.
w J 1 th , e n ar £* ,D s y ’ do hereby certify that the
National Bank of Augusta, in the city of Au
gusta, in me county ot Richmond, and State of
Georgia, U authorized to oomraence the busineaa
or bankiug under the Act aforesaid
In testimony whereof, witness nay hand and sea*
I of office, this fii>t day of December, lggs
[L ‘k 3 ic.a FREEMAN CLARKE,
No. 1613. Comptroller.
The National Bank of Augusta.
I /.cou.ta, Gzo., December 18tb, 1865.
THIS BANK, with a capital of Fire Hun
dred thousand Dollars f *500.000) naid in
|w.Uope/i on Tuesday, the 19th instmffln the
buidmr of the Georgia Railroad and Banking
Company—entraroe on Mclntosh street—and be
prepared to' receive deposits and pav checks for
the same ; and ro soon as their notes for circula
tion are prepared, will be ready to do a Genera
Banking Justness
I ' YK, B. DINBMORE, President,
B- H. VVaRKEN , Vice-President,
GEO. M. TUEW, (Vshier.
decls—GO
FLOUR, SUGAR
Coffee, &c.
250 Flour
100 bbl« A, B and O Sugars
60 bags Rio Coffee
100 boxes Colgate’s. Soap
200 boxeß Caudles
8,000 bushels Black Seed Oats
50 000 pounds Unsmokod Bacon
100 barrels Whisky
600 doz Chadwick and Brooks’ Spool
Thread
60 bbls Lard
100 tin buckets Lard /
400 M Ely’s Gun Caps
An assortment of Ribbons, Fish Hooks,
Violin Strings, and other Fancy Goods, on
hantf nnd for sale low.
TO ARRIVE,
600 bushels Coro
60 bbls Corn Meal
For sale low by
C. A. WILLIAMS k CO.
fobl-icn
JOHN GRAY,
DEALER IN
Wooden Ware, Brooms, Pails,
BRUSHES, MATS, TWINES,
CORDAGE, TUBS,
Churns, Cradles,
WAGONS, CHAIR 3,
BASKETS, &c,
SOS. 16 FULTON AND 202 FRONT STREBT3,
ICsTIEW YORK.
felil—Sm
Co-Partnership Notioe.
JH4VE this da- asvomatcd with in'* in the
Wholesale and Retail fljonerv and C"tnmis
>n Business, mv am. Matthew F. Nilson.
I The bui-ines* will he conducted, from this d.te,
under the name and stylo of JOHN NELSON A
SON. Thankful for past favors, and soliciting a
rontlnnanoe of the same, I shill he happy to see
all my frier dr at the Old Stand, 3C4 Bred street.
JOHN NELSON.
February Ist, 1886. febl-12
! Bagging and Bop e
For Sale by
I Claghorn & Herring.
Ko. 7 Wnrr.n Block.
fel.l—l2
Dr. Thomas* J. Kfnchley
Respectfully i ff rs hla Profe«sional
servoes to the citize a of Augusta. Office at
H. C. Bryson’s Warehouse, cornet Broad and
Koliock streets, where be may be found at all
holir »- fel.l—o
! Sundries.
25 HAGS Rio Coffee
10 1 ogs Java Coffee
10 bags Laguayrn Coffee
15 casks Soot cli Ale
50 cases Bourbon Whisky
Just received and for sale by
O’DOWD * MULHERIN.
febl-5
Boots and Shoes.
THE und rsigned has removed his Boot aod
Shoe Shop to the East Rid* of Jackson street,
Detween wr*en<* and Ellin streets, wbrre he wttl
be pleased to see all of his old oostoners.
. ,■ a S. sauteh.
j in2B-6
Rose and White Cloud
Smoking Tobacco.
MAKING been appointed sole Agents for
the above celebrated brands ot Smoking
ccos." manufactured by Messrs. Chocklev A
Oliver, Richmond, V» , we are now prepared to
furnish the trade with any quantity, on the moat
tavo-able forms.
Dealers are rt qu. ated to call and examine tem
ples.
G. B CRUMP & CO.,
jan.lO- 6t 209 Broad street.
ON CONSIGNMENT,
A URGE i,OT OF
Solo Leather
Upper Leather
Kip Skins
Harness Leather
V. HENRY WARREN & C 0„
175 * 177 B ro*J street.
Harness, Harness,
300 * ) ° a,Zh *" d W **°* H "'
AT HALF PRICE,
ne *‘ doorto ,?!l’,!*Ji u '
Special Notice.
Ffe--
OUR or «re Gentlemen can be aooommo
uated with Board and Lodging.
' *PP>J J- 1> BURDETT,
Janil-tf A ‘ EB ‘ Lo “*'* Stor *'
Old Shades Saloon,
BLUS STREET,
HAS on had a,me of that Old Roblnaen
owra* A * ic nM °* ) Whisk . v * Brandiaa, Winea,
There is tl.t't a Shootlnjr Galler* attached All
who feel I k e lidultrinß in this amuaewent w«U
p'ease nitre na a oall.
j,n:io-3 JAS. K. POWKU,.
50 bbls Planting Potatoes
20 bbls Apples
Fop sale by
W. H. HOWARD ft SON,
jaoßl C
Sawed Wood
T AM now prepared to fnrnirh fl-st daea Dr*
1 Oak end Blackjack Wood, law-d to anj
Vnjrth deal red. and delivered, at 98 60 per oord
Order* left »t Machine Shop, on Kernel j*
next to the Express Oompauj’e Stable, will?*!
oeire prompt attention. -
JacSOr-lJ A. 8. MELUKJjf