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AUGUSTA, Gt'A,
FRIDAY MORNIN^/fl-17,1566.
Pfryt.
[From the Baltimore .
The Negro in Liberia,
In a letter received by a German clergyman
residing in one of the Western States, the fol
lowing account is given of the condition of the
negroes in Liberia. The writer is a sea captain,
who lias visited Brazil, the West Indies and
Africa, and has observed (lie eoujjjliou of the
blacks in those various, countries. Jlis state
ments are entitled, therefore, to consideration,
and we are glad to receive a translation of his
letter for publication. It says :
The colony of Liberia was founded in the
year 1823, on the coast of Upper Guinea, in
Africa, by the Colonization Society in the United
States of America. It was designed to assist
colored people in emigrating to Africa, and to
aid them in finding an asylum in that country.
By buying land from chiefs of neighboring
tribes, the colony has been extended to the
limits of three hundred square spa miles. The
occupation assigned by nature to the inhabi
tants of Liberia is agriculture. The soil, ex
ceedingly rich and as fertile as any soil on the
surtacc of the earth, rewards all labor, even the
most negligent and superficial. Nevertheless,
the free colonist, having sprung from the negro
race, overcomes his natural indolence and lazi
ness no farther than to cultivate so much land
as is required lor keeping him from starvation.
In the vicinity ot Monrovia, the capital and seat
of government, named in honor of President
Monroe, there arc to be seen some thousand
acres with plantations of coffee and sugar, yield
ing the richest possible crops, but they belong,
to intelligent and ambitious inulattoes.
Farther in the interior of the country there
is no trace of any plantation or culture, al
though it is evident that the richest produce is
to be had for a small amount of labor. The
common negro has no impulse in himself to do
anything more than to gain in an easy manner
what is absolutely necessary for his subsistence,
which lie can easily obtain in a country on
which nature has bestowed so very great a fer
tility, producing all the necessities of life in
abundance. The laziness, which is inseparable
from the disposition of a negro, will lie the
rock on which tile Republic of Liberia will be
wrecked. A negro does not wish for anything
but sufiieient food aud scanty raiment for him
self and his family, and he works no more than
the greatest material necessity forces him to
work. The tillage of the earth is much too
laborious for him ; even the breeding of cattle
is too troublesome for him. The greater part
of the meat consumed in Liberia must he im
ported. A small trade with little tilings is the
only business that he is inclined to do. As a
mechanic he leaves his work so roughly and
hadlv done, or rather undone, as to satisfy no
one but himself. Everything of any usefulness
that is to he found in the four towns of Liberia
is imported. The Republic, with its present
limits, has been in existence for about forty
years past, and yet there is only one single
road, which lias the length of five sea miles and
the breadth of the track of one wagon. That
road was built under the superintendence of
the first American agent and witli American
money ; it runs from Monrovia toward tiie in
terior of the country. Since the time that Li
beria has had its own government nothing at
nil lias been done to promote communication.
The large natural forests in the immediate
neighborhood arc the abode of innumerable
wild beasts, which molest the colonists inces
santly ; these forests arc also the source of per
nicious exhalations and deadly miasmata, which
kill half of the inhabitants. It is for the inter
est of the commonwealth as well ns for that of
every inhabitant to cut down those forests, in
order to sell the precious wood of the large
trees, to purify the air, and to gaiu several mil
lions of acres of the richest virginal soil. The
inhabitants, however, are satisfied with taking
at a time no more wood than is necessary lor
building a small farm-house ; they suffer them
selves to be attacked by the wild beasts ol' the
forests, and they continue to breathe the air
tilled with a poisoning miasma, which causes
filial diseases among them, without making any
attempt to lie relieved of those plagues. Hence
we must conclude that, negroes tiy nature have
an aversion of tilling the earth, and that their
disposition to work industriously is by nature
no greater than it was in their condition of
bodily bondage. As in this condition only
force and the fear of punishment could move
them to work, so in Liberia absolute necessity
and the fear of starvation cause them to work,
because they have here no master who provides
them with food and raiment. It is evident,
therefore—the probability is very small, in
deed—-that negroes will ever cease to be slaves
of absolute necessity, and become diligent and
intelligent husbandmen. It is very improbable
that their race ever can exist by itself, and they
cannot mix witli white men in the manner in
which different races of white men have been
mixed together.
The inulattoes in Liberia form a separate caste,
higher than common negroes, a caste similar to
the rankol nobility in Europe, and they would
have usurped all power long ago if they had not
been watched ami kept down by the American
Colonization Society. As soon ms this pressure
is taken off the Government Mill fall into the
hands of the inulattoes, because property and
intelligence always rule, over indigence and
stupidity. The republican government then
will come to an end, and the inulattoes will
make themselves the lords of the land and the
despots over the people; they will be tyrants,
much worse than wiiite slaveholders ever weYo.
In reality, such jis at present already the con
dition of the people in Liberia. The negroes
which are called crewmen, natives of Africa
who have been subdued, a mild and meek race,
willingly bend under the yoke of bodily bon
dage. On the plantation of sugar and coffee,
mentioned above, in the houses of the rich
mulattocs and in those ot Christian negroes,
the whip is used upon their servants, who are
crewmen, as much as it was ever used upon
slaves iu America and in the West Indies.—
There are no worse masters than mulattocs.—
Although offsprings of the white and black
races they bate both races invcteratcly, and
they vent that hatred whenever they can. Be
sides, inulattoes are ruled by an indomitable
Jove of moneys and they looseness of principle
and their laxity ol morals let them indifferently
use all means to achieve their purposes. At
present they strive after riches by cultivating
their plantations, but undoubtedly they will
prefer the greater and easier profit of trading In
slaves as soon as they have the opportunity of
so doing. The Christian negroes in Liberia
will not join them in that trade, but they will
do nothing to hinder it. The Christian negroes
in Liberia, as well as negroes everywhere else,
are much too indolent and too lazy to do any
thing which they are not compelled to do, and
as long as they do not suffer from want mate
rially, it is all the same t o them whether Liberia
be a republic, an absolute monarchy or a slave
State, provided that they need not work.
The negroes in Liberia walk on the streets
silent and with slow steps; those who are
wealthy stride about, wearing high white era
vats, in the fashion of Puritanic preachers;
those ivlio are poor are dressed less uniformly,
but they keep their faces contracted in the same
solemn and stern wrinkles. They salute one
another in a formal, stiff manner. When two
men happen to meet on the street, who wish to
speak to each other, they do so with affected
manners, with a set speech and in a low voice,
as if they were afraid of disturbing the devo
tion of a congregation in church, lie who
knows the natural cheerfulness and merriness
of negroes, which cannot be exhausted.'and
never be extirpated, which require only the
least impulse to break lorth into loud and joy
ful mirth ; their fondness for talking and their
great pleasure in singing—qualities which can
not be suppressed even by the severest treat
ment, qualities which can be turned to virtues
and blessings for them by the grace of the
Gospel —must he greatly astonished at the ap
parent contrast which lie finds in the deport
ment of the inhabitants of Monrovia. This
deportment is the consequence ot the religions
constraint which sectarians and missionaries of
sects exert upon the inhabitants of Liberia.—
With blind zeal, mistaking I’harisiaism for
Christianity, they have endeavored, forcibly and
unnaturally, to change the harmless disposition
of the people. They have changed their char
acter in appearance—whether they have changed
their nature, and, if so, whether for good or
tor evil, will be discovered by future events.
The clergymen, those sent by American Mis
sionary Societies and sects, as well tis those
who are natives, have great authority over the
minds of the negroes in Liberia. But this au
thority seems to he fouuded ou fear and not on
love. All authority which is founded exelu
sively on fear, without being mixed witli love,
tends eventually to evil. If those who fouuded
Liberia wished to have this republic as a strong
hold for their religious doctrines, and to this
end endeavored to propagate and establish
those doctrines by the aid of missionaries,
nothing can be said against the policy which
has been followed in Liberia. The small num
ber of crimes which are committed in Liberia,
that is, as far as they are known, shows that
they have succeeded in suppressing the com
mission of evil deeds by the fear of punish
ment. But it does thence not follow that the
hearts of the negroes in Liberia have been es
sentially changed, and that they do not sin fro.
quently against the first four commandments.
This effect has been brought about in Liberia
by doing violence to the disposition of the ne
groes; for their childlike disposition lias been
suppressed and destroyed by the prohibition of
the most innocent'enjoyment under severe pen
alties, and in this way they have been deprived
of all moral power of their own,'or have lieen
misled to hypocrisy. Besides, friendly inter
course among them has been destroyed by sec
tarianism, which is in Liberia as comrnof as it
is in the United States of America. Intoler
ance of sectarians has brought it to' pass that, i
different sects oppose one another in such a ■
manner as to cause every member of one sect t
to shun ail communication with the members ,
of any other sect. • It is evident that this exclu- h
siveness of religious sects must materially in- i
jure the prosperity of the body politic of the i
commonwealth. ;
The Colouv of Liberia, founded and formed :
with great expectations in regard to civilization, i
seems to be moving in the opposite direction, 1
although this course may not appear openly he- i
fore half a century. Negroes are neither able. 1
nor , capable of establishing or maintaining a ]
civilized commonwealth, whatever form or f
name it may have. The negroes ot Liberia are <
and remain the same as others of their race.— (
They can be compelled by force to imitate and t
adopt the outward form of the government of <
(mother country j but, as soon as that force J
ceases to he exerted, they full back immediately
into the state of barbarity which is natural to
them. The colored .people in Liberia are pre
paring the way for white people; they will leave
the scene as soon'as they have played their part.
As the Indians in America have disappeared
wherever white men have come, so the negroes
in Africa will disappear when white men enter
into Africa, however distant from the present
day that time may be.
Wendell Phillips.
A correspondent of the Petersburg (Va.) In
sends that journal the following curious
Wendell Phillips:
I see him often—pass him on the street, and
always look hard at him, though now liis fea
tures all are familiar to me. His features and
his garb, his slouched grey felt hat, liis stoop
ing shoulders, liis cold, prying, observant eyes,
his badly fitting coat, well made, but placed on
a badly shaped body, his springy gait, etc,, but
liettor tor me so fulfill my premise to pho
tograph bim.-
ln stature, about 5 feet 11; in age, about 56.
His face is bloodless, more than bloodless—
puttyish gr*,’. John Randolph had a withered,
bloodless face, but it was of the yellow corn
tinge and texture. Phillips’ lace is grown out
ot a diet of peanut paste, putty sauce and pop
corn pudding. It is livid. For eyes, a pair of
sharp dots, oblique hi expression bnt not in
fancy, icy and wicked, very wicked ; and yet
with a leer running about their glances that
would he pitiless upon a wench, so tar as usual
consequences were concerned ; a flabby agility,
glutiuousld amorous, like the hidden passion
enveloped in the largely productive folds of au
oyster; ;
Spite stamped his crabbed foot upon the
mould which he was hatched, and everywhere
about the upper portion of liis lace you see the.
old devil mark. No lucid interval of sympa
thetic humanity could eradicate that, paste; and
when we come out to his nose, we touch the
sign of all—the paramount physique of his na
ture. It is destitute of muscle, and these gal
lant apetures through which courage snorts in
battle, are here but eyelet holes. It droops, it
turns, it lifts, it wreathes, it shifts, it doubles
up and down, and runs back when anybody of
fers him a hand, fearing a pull. Thank heaven,
I have no friend alive who lias such a nose as
Wendell wears ; nor would 1 ever stand spon
sor to a brother’s babe who had upon liis face
a thing like that.
I remember once seeing a.pieturc Retscli, the
great Germari devil anil goblin sketclior.in which
was the portrait of Mepliistopheles. The face
was turned partially away from you, and ex
hibited the ear of tlie distinguished and diaboli
cal limper.
The convulsions, the twists, the spasmodic
gutters ; the Uab, the l'ury, the malice, the ge
nius, the expression of all fiendish, in that car
is ever present to me, when I loolc upon tlie
face ot Wendell Phillips. They both seem made
of (lie same material, endowed with the same
nature, a quick wickedness,a virulent mischief,
a subtle force, a twisted depravity, that is all of
the nether, and none of tlie upper strata.
Over all this face, those queer eyes, latent
with vigilance, and talent, and lust, that nose
so bitter and pusillanimous, over a mouth scorn
ihl yet suppliant, biting and blustering, with
lips formed of eloquent emphasis, yet weak lor
aught that would express thoughts of personal
nobility and physical defiance against individu
al assault, presides a forehead of no vast dimen
sions, yet well enough developed lor the pur
poses of tlie phrenologist, aud a head badly
shaped and badly covered with, as I said, broom
soilge colored hair. On each side of his tem
ples lie cultivates a love curve, know to scien
tific explorers of the Bowery as soap locks.—
These are ever in place, not a hair loose, and as
important lo him for liis purpose as the big
organ in Music Hail is for tlie bluster aud greed
of its directory. These curls seem to be the
final make up of the decaying beau ; that last
resort of the mongrel nature of his gallantry,
and many a negro wench, and many a woman
wearing “bloomer,” has been able to distinguish
his sex by these phantoms of masculine co
quetry.
The size of a letter is scarce big enough for
the man’s full length. You must see it as he
jerks it over the pavement; as he slides it over
tbd platform; as he wheedles it at the lecture
desk. You must see it as Ido when he dives
through the passage leadiug to the box delivery
at tlie postoffice, greedy for his letters, and
when he gets those letters you should sec him
glide along, holding them tight, liis keen eyes,
Ids small keen eyes, watching everybody he
meets, but speaking to none, (I never saw a
public man with so few people to speak to,aud
in his own city, too.) Then you see the animal
before feeding time, quivering witli greed,
eager to get into some dark corner where, in
silence anil unobserved, lie can gobble down his
second-class garbage.
Thus looking at him, at this man so single
yet go plural; this one, so of a majority; this
creeping white, so black of purpose, so full of
art; this terrible unit, wielding so many mad
men ; this subtle brain, conspiring against tlie
very purposes of Heaven, and the wisdom and
good intents of men, against tilings sacred in
humanity and obligatory iu law; tins recreant
knight with ample weapons for all good and
gracious purposes, turning those weapons into
assaulting means against the fixed foundations
of our fathers' edifice; this Cataliuo without the
courage of the Roman brave, aud know 1 Hut
daily and hourly be is at work in bis nefarious
way, still to keep fresh the wdunds liis country
bleeds from, I wonder that Heaven lias not ere
lliis, or even now not too late, stripped its great
arm of justice and blasted him in liis course.
Anri lie is the leader of Ibe leaders. He rules
the Sumners, and tlie shoemaker turned states
iruiii, hemic >VU?,on; ■!»«• rules tiiu John BroWns
and the Jim Lhnehij4.be Sharp rifle crew "of poli
tical cut-throats; and whenever lie thinks pro
per, even Fessenden, the Onto (Heaven save
the mark !) of the Black Republicans, bows to
the “silver-togned” dictator. liis facile, elo
quence plays around old Tir'd. Stevens, and
illuminates, guides and controls even liis rug
ged pliuigiugs, and wide-spread over this dreary
Massachusetts, over this dull, this hollow, this
treacherous New England, for treachery here
is of private and public existence, as 1 will prove
hereafter, he has his host of followers if not
believers. He whom I have drawn may almost
he said to hold in his hands the destiny, not
only of the South, but of this country.
Outrage by the Prussian Government.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
On Board Steamship Baltic, l
August 5, 1866. )
As our present trip is drawing to close, I feel
bound to communicate to you a tact which hae
taken place on board of our ship. It occurred
at noon, on the 18th of July, at the very mo
ment when the steamer was leaving the dock at
Bremerhaven to go to sea. The annexed copy
of our Consul’s certificate will inform you suf
ficiently of what lias transpired. I think I am
not wrong in stating that our flag has been in
sulted, and that our Consul behaved like a good
German burger, but not as an American, it is
true that a commercial vessel is powerless in
face of lour mcn-of-war. It was only at the
very moment ol sailing that we received the
order to surrender one of our sailors, named
Charles Berger, although the man had been ou
board eight days, or the ship would be stopped.
The Captain, A. G. Jones—a whole-souled
American—finally determined that the whole
proceeding should take place under protest at
least, seeing that, right or wrong, we, liad to
submit to men-ot-war. So 1 had to pay off the
man in presence of our Consul, in my office,
and under the American flag; and from there
this man, Charles Berger, who wished to re
main, was taken from on board from under the
charge of our consular agent. And our Charge
il’Affaires was made tlie tool of a Prussian naval
officer, who did not deserve the title of com
mander, or lie would not have planted himself
close to our side-wheels, which nearly filled the
dock gates when we were hauled out, and, pa
rading his rattling sabre, walk off with the
Consul and Iris man.
i cannot say whether Charles Berger was a
citizen or not, whether he had taken out his
first papers or not; I was too much excited
about the whole proceedings, so I neglected to
ascertain that fact. But he was on our articles;
lie was shipped in New York, and was by no
means quite green.
Tlie trip before, l wanted to leave a man on
shore in Geestemnude, but the same Consul
protested against jit, unless I paid three months’
wages, and board besides. Now, sir, I know
that all this will be reported to Washington,
and I give you notice of it to make use of it
according lo your own convenience. With the
dignity of an American citizen, I feel that es
teem for us lias suffered abroad ; but if a cen
tralized government is the natural result of our
lost liberties during the iale war, our flag,
which has been dipped in fathoms of blood,
should at least command respect wherever it
floats, otherwise we are really not merely on an
equality with the nigger, but beneath him.
F. Wiechel,
Purser of the Steamship Baltic.
The following is the certificate of the Consu
lar Agent:
Consular Agent of the )
United States of America, V
Gbestemunde, July 18, 1866. )
I, the undersigned* Consular Agent of the
United States of America for Gecstemundeand
tlie dependencies thereof, do hereby certify,
that according to an order of the commander
of the Prussian man-of-war Nymphe, lying in
the river here, tlie Prussian citizen, Charles
Berger, is hound to become a navy soldier on
board tlie said man-of-war.' For .this reason
tlie said ■Charles Berger ran not return in the
steamship Baltic-to New York.
5 Given under my hand, and the seal of this
Consular Agency, the day and year above writ
ten. Edward Ulrichs,
United States Consular Agent.
Charge Against a United States Minis
ter. —It seems that a paper has been signed by
the citizens of the United States residing at Ca
raccas and Ouidad Bolivar, Venezuela, and for
warded to Secretary Seward, setting forth that
onr Government has been shamefully repre
sented by the resident Minister, E. C- Culver,
one of the Radical school, and protesting
against such a disgrace as his return would en
tail, for, reasons which we specify jp brief: He
■fe'rdpWsented as being decided
ly so as to make his appointment a matter ol
ridicule lin k toon tempt; that he rentß a house
and sub-lets the greater portion of it to negroes
aud to persons of bad repute ; that lie import*,;
under immunities granted by courtesy to the
legation of the United States, crinolines and
shoes in large quantities, for sale and pro
fit; that he can neither,, speak Spanish or 1
French, does not understand the language or ‘
government of the people to whom he is ac- c
credited, and is worse than useless to the inter
ests of the people ofthe United States, and that
the above are but a few of the reasons that
could be urged in fayor ol a more eligible ap- *
pointment, j
Georgia News.
The Newly Discovered Gold Region of
Georgia.— While in Atlanta, a few days since,
ivc saw a gentleman from the gold region of
Cobb and Cherokee counties. Specimens ob
tained from lot No. 63, 20th district of Cobb,
and the Crysonia Mine, were shown. The first
namedds hall a mile from Moon Station, and
immediately on the Western aud Atlantic Rail
road, and though recently discovered, is work
ed liy J. W. Grantham. The Crysonia Mine,
situated ou Rose Creek, eight miles northeast
of Acworth, is owned by Strong, King and
others. We were intormed that it was the in
tention of these gentlemen to oper.de on this
property on a large scale.
The reports of Professors Emmons and Dar
by, relative to the Glade Gold Mines, in Cass
county, are to the effect that they arc very rich.
Specimens of slate from the newly discovered
.Bartow Slate Quarry were placed in our hands.
Tliis quarry is also on the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, half a mile below Cass StAtion. We
were Induced to believe, from facts told us, that
this quarry would afford an almost unlimited
supply of slate, and that this is the riehest un
worked gold region in the State. The quality
and quantity of gold known to be in this sec
tion renders it certain that immense fortunes,
at no distant day, will be realized by those who
own the property, or their lessees, who have
the capital and energy to remove the precious
metal from its resting place.
[Wei onan Herald.
A Maniac.— On Wednesday last a white girl
calling herself Eliza Wright, supposed to be
about twenty years of age, aud of exceedingly
handsome features, came to Bainbridge, and
was soon discovered to be a maniac. She was
barefooted and extremely filthy imapparcl. She
says that she was in Atlanta last Spring. It is
presumed that she came from Florida. She is
being eared for by the city authorities.
[Baimbridge Argus, 11th.
Internal Revenue of Decatur County.
We obtained tlie following statement of the In
ternal Revenue tax of Decatur county from
Major R. R. Terrell, Assessor of tlie county:
Total amount of the internal revenue tax as
sessed from November 1, 1865, to August 1,
1866—nearly all of which has been paid, $37,-
576 25. There have been returned 161 gold
watches ; 192 carriages and 38 pianos. This is a
considerable sum to pay in support of a Gov
ernment which denies us any voice in making
its laws.— lbid.
Gold Ore. —Ricli specimens ot gold ore have
been exhibited during this week, by Messrs.
Alford Early and Joseph Early, taken from the
mining property of their father, J. C. Early,
which is very rich. Tlie vein has not yet un
dergone a thorough test.—Rome Courier.
Georgia Cotton.— The Macon papers allude
to the fact that New Orleans cotton dealers are
offering extraordinary inducements to the plan
ters of Southwestern Georgia to ship their cot
ton to that market. They furnish bagging’and
rope on most favorable terms, and are prepar
ing to increase tlie number ol boats ou tlie
Chattahoochee river. The freght on a bale of
cotton from Albany, Eulaula and Columbus to
New Orleans, will be three dollars per bale,
while the present freight by rail to Savannah is
from seven to seven dollars and ahalf.
Amertcusto Hawkinsvii.le. —At a meeting
of citizens of Amoricus and Sumter count}’,
held in Americns, on the 7th inst, a committee
was appointed to visit the counties of Dooly
and Pulaski, to confer with their people iu re
ference lo the proposed railroad from Ameri
cas to Hawkiusville; also, a committee to cor
respond with the authorities of Brunswick, and
the President and Directors of the Brunswick
railroad, in relatiou to tlie projected road. The
people of Sumter county appear to he in earn
est in this matter. We wish them success.
[Columbus Enquirer.
Proclamation to the Hungarians by
Gen. Klapka. —A correspondent of the Lon
don Times writes:
Gen. Klapka has issued the following pro
clamation to the Hungarian legion, made up of
prisoners of war, and ready to take the field at
a moment’s notice:
“ Brave warriors! At my country’s call I as
sume the command of tlie Hungarian armies,
and address you in the capacity of Coinmander
in-Chief. Our country is no longer left unbe
friended. The powerful kings of Prussia and
Italy hold out their right hands to us. Gari
baldi will assist us from Italy ; Turr will oper
ate against tlie Danube, Bethlen take the field
in Transylvania, while I will lead you forward
from Prussia. Ludwig Kossuth will be in our
midst. Thus united, we shall expel the Haps
burg dynasty, that has so long shed our best
blood and robbed us of our wealth. The coun
try of Arpad is our own, and we will secure it
to ourselves. In 1818 and 1849 we gained im
mortal glory without obtaining our wishes;
this time we shall gather fresh laurels and suc
ceed. Forward, then ! Gather around the Hun
garian standard, and remember that wherever
unfurled it is the duty of the Hungarians to
rally round it. But a few days’ inarch from
here are tlie frontiers ol our beloved country.
There I will guide you, there where parents,
sisters and brides await us with open arms.—
You have to choose between remaining pris
oners of war and sharing the honor of fighting
for the liberty of our country.
“ G. Klapka,
“ Hungarian General.”
The above was distributed among the legion
at. Neissc and a number of Hungarian prisoners
at (Slogan, who have not as yet enlisted in the
form. The legion, a* I *.»f?irve T have already
mentioned, consists of 9,000 men, who have ail*
voluntarily entered the ranks. Tlie 35,000 other
prisoners ol various nationalities taken in the
war are such a burden to the Government that
they have now been allowed, if they choose to
do so, to hire themselves out as field hands, and
make what bargain' they can with their em
ployers. The latter are, however, responsible
to the Government for tlie wages, the Crown
being in houor bound to provide for the pris
oners. As a rule, they am to work in gangs
under the guard of single soldiers, but excep
tions are permitted.
Immigrants Coming.
Gen. Richardson has furnished the Rich
mond Whig with the following letter. He au
thorizes it to say to any of its citizens who
may wish for some of the coming immigrants,
that he will receive their orders and represent
their interests without compensation. It is de
sirable that applications be forwarded without
delay, that the immigrants may not have to re
main here on expense after their arrival r
Land Dep’t American Emigrant Aid and )
llomested Co., 62 Broadway and 21 £
New Street, New York, July 31,1866. )
Cen. Wm. M. Richardson , Richmond, Va.:
Dear Sir : You arc right in regard to the one
difficulty iu the way of introducing English and
Scotch immigrants into your State; but that
difficulty will, in a few months, he obviated, for
the Union is sure to be restored, though that
event may depend upon the coming into power
of tlie Conservative men. But there is still
another important question which forcibly pre
sents itself, and that is, will the classes you
speak of he tlie kind of laboring people yon
really need, all things considered.
They will make the best ol citizens beyond
doubt, but I have an idea that the “Old Do
minion” should, must, give us another great
example, and prove that, two distinct classes of
men may live together and maintain in peace
and prosperity such relations as must, soon or
late, become the general rule in this country of
ours. This suggests a subject upon which 1
have no time now to dwell. In brief, you need
a tenantry; grauted? Then, what people of
the old continent will make the best tenants?
I have considered the subject maturely aud
practically. My best judgment inclines in favor
of the Scandinavians, especially the Danes and
the Swedes. They learn our language with
wonderful facility—they are religious, tem
perate, frugal, and faithful to their engagements
—and, as a large class, arc well educated enough
for their position. My judgment may be wrong,
and perhaps too hastily formed, hut I shall be
thankful if you will give it your earnest and
careful consideration.
You will find it it impossible to obtain the
Scotch and English in any great numbers, while
you have room and need for millions, but of the
Scandinavians and the peoples near to them in
Europe, you can obtain any desired number.—
Then, the habits of the Scandinavian tenantry
are nearer in adaptation to your wants and con
dition. The Scotch and English will come
amongst yon as proprietors, and as such they
will be the better for you. Our first ship (the
steamer Ottava) will leavo Copenhagen on the
15th proximo ; her full complement of passen
§ers and freight are engaged. We will send
>eni to Virginia. General Tochman, one of
our Directors, is now in Baltimore, and will be
in Richmond this present week, when he will
see you, I trust yon may find It useful to you
to co-operate with him. I shall hope for fre
quent communications from you.
With sincere regard, Your truly,
P. C. Wright.
A Gambler’s Teleoraph.— The Denver
(California) News gives an account of a signal
machine which was found in an old house just
pulled down, and formerly used by the sporting
fraternity for gambling purposes :
“It consists of a long lever made fast at one
end by a swinging joint to one of the joists upon
which the floor rests; about eighteen inches
from this joint there is a piece of board nailed
to the top of the lever and reaching within two
inches of the boards of the floor. Into the end
of this board a nail is driven, through a hole in
the floor, large enough to Admit of its playing
up and down freely; w’hen down the head of
this nail is level with the upper surface of the
floor. At the other end of the lever a string
passes up through the floor and between the
walls of a partition, subjected in some way to
the control of the band or foot of the gambler’s
confederate.
“The mode of operating was simply for the
gambler to sit on one side of the table, with his
foot on the head of the nail previously describ
ed, the pigeon to be plucked sitting on the op
posite side, and the gambler’s assistant behind
or on one side of him, so as to see the cards in
his hand. Then by a jerk of the string he could
cause the nail, previously descriced, to lift the
foot resting upon it, and by a series of this kind
of taps, could accurately inform the honest
sport just what he had to play against. It is a
beautiful arrangement for the purposes desired.
This lever is padded where it would strike the
joist below, so that in signaling not the slightest
concussion or sonnd may be produced.”
The Boston Post says that Bismark and all
the royal family have been on a tearing spree
in Berlin in honor of Prussia's success,
OBITUARY.
Died, at hi* residence, in Columbia county, on the
evening of the loth inst., of Pulmonary Abscess, Jesse
8. W Alton, aged 85 year*.
It Is with sincere regret that we have to announce 1
the death of our old and sincere friend, J. S. Walton.
Language fails us when we consider how much me
loved and respected him—what a friend he bad bjhi
to us when friends were few, and what interest and
fatherly care and solicitude he evinced towards us
when a stranger and unknown. It is enough to know
that he died universally regretted by all who knew
him. As a neighbor he was ever obliging, and his loss
will be severely felt in this community; as a husband,
kind and confiding; as a father, indulgent and affec
tionate ; and as a citizen, upright, high minded, hon
orable and just.
“ None knew him but to love him,
None named him but to praise.”
He breathed his last surrounded by his weeping
family, on the evening of Friday, the 10th inst., and
was buried by the Masonic Fraternity, in his family
-burial ground. It Is unnecessary to say that he met
death with calmness and confidence, without appre
hension and without dread, relying alone on the merits
of a Crucified Redeemer. Peace to his ashes.
c * Mao.
CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Aug. 16.—W H Potter, Clark &M, Jas Sullivan, J G
Bailie & Bro, Ramey & T, [C), H Schneider, L B Da
vis, Wyman & M, G Kahrs A Bro, C Myers & Co, G
Evers, T B Jones, [O DJ, Teague AC, Eli Schneider,
W F, W * F, Levy & J, D R Wright A- Co, J W Ba
con A Co.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Brjf" FOR MAYOR.—The many friends of JOHN I>.
SMITH announce him as a candidate for Mayor of the
city of Augusta, and will support him at the election to
be held TO-MORROW (Saturday).
RICHMOND BATH HIGH SCHOOL.-The Kx
erciscs of my School will be resumed on the first Monday
of SEPTEMBER. Sly number is now limited to twenty.
All the opportunities of a thorough course in Ancient and
Modern Literature, Science and Art, will be afforded.
Musical advantages at twenty dollars per quarter of three
months.
Board in the best of families can he had. I w ill take
two more into my own home. All Boaiders are under my
personal supervision and control.
lor the present. Tuition is twenty dollars per quarter,
and Boarding twenty-seven dollars per month, including
everything. Address,
Rkv. R. K. PORTER,
Bar OFFICE COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RAIL
ROAD COMPANY— Augusts, Ga., August 8, 1866.-All
instalment ot ten (Ift) i«*r cent, upon ail subscriptions
made to the Capital Stock of this Company since the first
of last September is due, and payable at this office on the
first day of September, 18CG.
By order of the Board of Directors.
WM. CR AIG,
angft-eodlm Sec'yand Treas. O. AA. R.%. Co.
#3T MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY, AN ESSAY OF
Warning and Instruction tor Young Men. ATSoTDtseases
and Abuses which prostrate the vital powers, with sure
means of relief. Sent free of charge in sealed letter en
velopes. Address, Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON,*How
ard Association, Philadelphia, Pa. auglj-3m
Words of Vital Interest.
Will the thousands who read columns of frivolous
verbiage every day devote five minutes to the perusal of
a few facts which couceru them nearly? Our text is
Health, and we will put our commentary into a nutshell.
Weakness is indirectly the cause of all sickness; for if
nature be strong enough to resist the morbid influences
which produce illness, ot course they are powerless.—
Seek strength, therefore. Invigorate and regulate the
system. When the quicksilver ranges from SO to SC de
grees in the shade, the most athletic are enfeebled, and
the weak are prostrated. It is at such a time that such
an Invigorator as
HOSTETTER’S STOMACH HITTKKS
is urgently needed. What are the effects of this rare
Vegetable Tonic? Would that all who have known its
benefits could condense their experience into this para
graph. They would tell the healthy, to protect their
health they must use this great safeguard against the
debilitating influences. They would exhort the weak to
discard all umnedicated anil impure stimulants and cling
to this wholesome and unfailing tonic and alterative as
the shipwrecked mariner would cling to a raft in a stormy
sea. They would, of dyspeptic pangs relieved, of appetite
restored, of shattered nerves restrung, of head aches
cured, of disordered functions regulated, of hypochondria
dissipated, of miasmatic diseases bathed, of fever and
ague cured, of liver complaints arrested, of heat, priva
tion and toil defied, of hope reanimated, and cheerfulness
restored. Such are the effects of HOSTETTER'S BIT
TBR3. _ auivtscpl
ELECTION IVOR, MAYOR.
An election for Mayor of the City of Augusta, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by tiie resignation of the lion. Janies
T. Gardiner, will be held in the several wards of this city,
on .SATURDAY, August tßtli, ISCG, at the places herein
after designated :
Wabo No. I.—At the Scale House, under the manage
ment of J. B. Bishop, J. I. C.; 11. T. I*cay and Tints. 11.
Holleymau, or either two of them.
Wabo No. 2.—At the Clerk of Council’s (iflice, City
Ilall, under the management of W. Milo Olin, J.P.; Thos.
R. Rhodes and Win. .7. Owens, or either two of them.
Warii No. 3. —At the Central Hotel, under the man
agement of R. M. Phiuizy, J. P.; F. Lamback and D. B.
Plumb, or either two of them.
Ward No. 4.—At the Planters’ Hotel, undet the man
agement of Matthew Sheron, J. P.; Clias. T. Butler and
Wm. V. Keener, or either two of them.
The polls wilt be opened from 8 o’clock, a. in., fa 2 o'clock,
p. in.
The Managers at each poll will appoint three Clerks to
assist them in conducting the election.
After Hie vote in the several wards has been counted,
the Managers will repairto the City Halt, and consolidate
the vote for Mayor, declaring the person having the high
est number of votes for that oifico duly elected Mayor.
By Order of Council.
ABNER P. ROBERTSON,
Mayor pro tern.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 9th, 1866. aug9-td
R-5' WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
Judge A. P. ROBERTSON as a candidate for Mayor, to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Hon.
JAMES T. GARDINER. Election takes place on the
18th inst. augfi-td
BS~ BATCHELOR’S HAIR DYE.—The original
and best in the world! The only true and perfect Hair
Dye. Harmless, Reliable and Instantaneous. Produces
immediately a splendid Black or natural Brown, without
injuring the hair or skin. Remedies the ill effects of bud
eyes. Sold by all Druggists. The genuine is signed
William B. Batchelor. Also,
For restoring and beautifying the Hair.
augl2-tdec29
CONSTITUTION WATER
Is, wi tliout doubt, the only known remedy for
DIABETES,
CALCULUS,
GRAVEL,
ERICK DUST DEPOSITS,
IRRITATION OF THE NECK,
OF THE BLADDER,
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS,
CATARRH OF THE BLADDER,
And all
FEMALE IRREGULARITIES.
Certificates of cures from well known persons from all
parts of the country, in circular, will be sent on by ad
dressing MORGAN & ALLEN, Agents,
No. 4G Cliff street, New Y’ork.
WM. 11. TUTT. Agent,
A New and Grand Epoch in Medicine I
Du. Maggiel is the founder of a new Medical System 1
The quantitarians, whose vast internal doses enfeeble
the stomach and paralyze the bowels, must give prece
dence to the man who restores health and appetite, with
from one to two of his extraordinary Pills, and cures the
most virulent sores with a box or so ot his wonderful and
all healing Salve. These two great specifics of the Doctor
are fast superseding all the stereotyped nostrums of the
day. Extraordinary cures by Maggiel’s Pills and Salve
have opened the eyes of the public to the inefficiency of
the (so called) remedies of others, and upon which people
have so long blindly depended. Maggiel s Pills are not
of tho class that are swallowed by the dozen, and of
which every box full taken creates an absolute necessity
for another. One or two of Maggicl’s Pills suffices to
place the bowels in perfect order, tone the stomach,
create an appetite, and render the spirits light and buoy
ant 1 There is no griping, and no reaction in ihe form of
constipation. If the liver is affected, its functions are
restored; and if the nervous system is feeble, it is invigo
rated. This last quality makes the medicines very desi
rable for the wants of delicate females. Ulcerous and
eruptive diseases are literally extinguished bythedisen
fectant power of Maggiel’s Salve. In fact, it is here an
nounced that Magsiel's Bilious. Dijspeptic and Diarrhea
Pills cure where all others fail. While for Burns, Scalds,
Chilblains, Cuts and all abrasions of tho skin, Maggiel's
Salve is infallible.
Sold by J. Maggiel, New York, and ail Druggists, at 25
cents per box. jylo-dac6m
Surely, Steadily,
Successfully,
Smolander’s Extract Bueku
IS CURING
every case of Kidney Disease, Rheumatism, Gravel,
Urinary Disorders, Weakness and Pains in the Back,
Female Complaints and Troubles arising from Excesses
of any kind. „■»
COME, YE AFFLICTED I
TRY SMOLANDER’S.
TAKE NO OTHER BUCKU.
Sold by all Apothecaries, l'ricc sl. D. BARNES
& CO., New Yoiffr, and BARNES, WARD & 00.,
New Orleans, Southern Agents. BURLEIGH &
ROGERS, Wholesale Druggists, Boston, Mass., Gen
eral Agents. mh2o-6m
FOR SALE,
T7hE RESIDENCE of the. subscriber, at Harri
sonviUe. The House contains six rooms. On the
premises are the usual out-huildlngs, good stable and
carriage house, well and pump of excellent water,
large garden, and nbout 25 acres wood land. Posses
sion given first October next.
For terms, &c., apply to
ang!6-2* W. E. JACKSON.
WILLIS & CHISOLM, .
Factors, Commission Merchants „
V
AND SHIPPING AGENTS, c .
Will attend to the purchase, sale, and shipment to
Foreign and Domestic Ports, as Cotton,
Rice, Lnmher, and Naval Stores.
Liberal advances made on Consignments to our '
friends in Northern Ports and Liverpool. 1
ALEX. R. CHISOLM.
E. WILLIS
»p!2-00dtf Atlantic Wars, Charleston, S. C.
NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS
Soldiers’ Loan and Building Associa
tion.
A.T the October Term of Richmond Superior
Court application will be made for an order granting
a Charter of incorporation to “The Soldier# Loan
and Building Association of Augusta, Georgia;” the
petition for the same being in terms of the law, filed and
recorded in the Clerk’s Office of said Court, and a
copy thereof published below, as follows.
JOS. GANAHL, SoHcttor.
Augusta, August 16tb, 1886.
STATE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY
—To the Honorable the Superior-Court of said coun
ty:
The petition of the undersigned, all of said county,
respectfully shows that they compose the President
and Directors of “ The Soldiers’ Loan and Building
Association, of Augusta, Georgia,” a company or
ganized and in operation since the 13th day of June
last past, and that they desire in behalf of the mem
bers of Baid Association a Charter of incorporation
from the Honorable Court.
The object of the Association is the accumulation
of a fund, by the savings on the shares of the mem
l)cvs thereof, to assist them in business, or enable them
to purchase for themselves respectively sucli real or
personal estate as they may deem desirable. The
particular business to be carried on being that usually
transacted by Mutual Loan and Building Associations.
The amount of capital to be employed being two
thousand two hundred and fifty shares of one dollar
per share, payable monthly until the accumulation
and profits shall amount to four hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, or each share shall have realized or
been borrowed and advanced on two hundred dollars.
The amount of capital actually paid in at the date
ot this petition is three monthly payments of the
said capital stock of two thousand two hundred and
fifty shares, amountingto six thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars.
The place of business to he the city of Augusta, in
which, and In the county of Richmond, your petition
ers and the other members of said Association reside.
The time for which your petitioners desire incorpora
tion is the period of twelve years from the granting of
this petition. And your petitioners will ever pray,
Ac., Ac.
LAFAYETTE MoLAWS, President.
ELISHA H ROGERS,
CHARLES F. McCAY,
EDWARD P. CLAYTON,
BENJAMIN H. BRODNAN,
JOHN D. BUTT,
FRANCIS COGIN,
auglß-laws Directors.
FIRE-PROOF WAREHOUSE.
JAMES W. WALKER,
(Formerly of the Finn J. B. Walker & Sons,)(
WAREHOUSE
AND
Commission Merchant,
No. 5 McINTOSII STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
U/EBPECTFULL f announces to liis old friends
and the public generally, that ho continues the above
business in all Its branches.
CONSIGNMENTS solicited of
COTTON, CORN, WHEAT, BACON
and other Produce.
Personal attention given to the
STORAGE AND SALE OF COTTON
and other Produce. angl7-4m
DISSOLUTION.
THE firm of MAYS A CODY was dissolved on
the Bth inst. by mutual consent. The business will
hereafter be conducted by B. G. CODY, at the old
stand. j. a. MAYS,
B. G. CODY.
WiRRKSTON, Ga., Aug. 16, 1860. augl6-3*
WANTED,
.A. FARM of one or two hundred acres, in Rich
mond county, with good dwelling and out-huildlngs.
Address, giving full particulars, W. D.,
atigll-l* Glass Box 03, Augusta P. O.
TO RENT,
COMFORTABLE DWELLING on llroad
street. Apply to
L. T. SHOPP,
augl7-8 Or to JOHN G. COFFIN.
TO RENtT
r n
X WO DESIRABLE HOUSES, on Greene and
Walker streets. Apply at
No. 3 WARREN BLOCK,
iuigl7-lf Up Stairs.
TO RENT,
FVoM THE FIRST OP OCTOBER noil, a
good DWELLING HOUSE, on Walker street, in
rear Medical College. Apply at
augn-6 ‘ THIS OFFICE.
FINE BUILDING LOTS
FOR SALE.
14: ONE-ACRE LOTS, on the Washington
Road, just outside the city, are offered for sale low, if
applied for soon. If not disposed of by THURSDAY
next, they will he sold at auction.
For particulars, apply to
C. V. WALKER & CO.,
angles 271 Broad st.
BACON, FLOUR, CORN,
ROPE,, TOBACCO.
IIhDS Choice Clear Bacon SIDES
nhds Choice Rib Bacon SIDES
llhds Choice Bacon SHOULDERS
Bhls Extra FLOUR
Bbls Extra Family FLOUR
Prime White Maryland CORN
Prime Yellow Maryland CORN
Richardson’s Grccnlcaf ROPE, in coils and
halt coils
Manilla ROPE
90 cases Sweet, Sound TOBACCO, in caddies
Just received and for sale low by
BLAIR, SMITH & CO.,
augl7-3 298 Broad street.
REMOVAL.
I AM once more in possession of my Shop, corner
of Ellis and Centre streets, where I am prepared to
BUILD CARRIAGES, WAGONS, &c\, anil do RE
PAIRING with dispatch. AH work done in good
style.
Thankful for past favors, I solicit a continuance ot
the same. j. H. LOWREY.
augl7-12
J. L. ADDISON,
ATTORNEY- AT LAW
AND
SOLICITOR IN EQUITY,
Edgefield C. H., S. C.,
VV ILL practice in the Courts of Edgefield, Ab
beville nnd Barnwell Districts. auglfi-8
THE EUREKA LEG,
INVENTED BY
HARVEY L. BYRD, M. D.,
Late PROFESSOR in two of the Medical Col
leges of Oeorgia, and Surgeon in the late Confederate
Army. This Leg possesses advantages over all others
in use in the Ventilation which its affords the stump,
thereby preserving Its health—a matter of the first im
portance to the wearer —and the lessening of friction in
walking, ami thus enabling it to he worn with greater
ease and more continuously. Tho movements of Us
joints approximate more nearly the natural ones, than
any other artificial Leg; and from the materials of
which they are lormed, and the mode of their con
struction, they are more durable, and 1 ss likely to get
out of order, than any of the others now before the
puplic. For farther Information, address
Dr. W. H. TUTT,
Druggist, 2ftl Broad street,
je23-6m . Augusta, Ga.
WANTED,
PARTNER FOR A LUCRATIVE BUSI
NESS, in Augusta, Qa. Capital required about
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Profits fifty to one hundred per centum. Address,
augl6-12 W. K., Lock Box 38, Augusta, Qa.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
During my temporary absence
from the city, Dr. DkSaussure Ford will attend to
my Professional and other business. Our residence
and office have been removed to No. 139 Qreenc st.,
North side, fourth door above Mclntosh.
augl64 LEWIS D. FORD.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry*
E. H. SUMMER,
Mclntosh st., one door north of Broad st.,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Wasc IIMAKERS’ TOOLS, MATERIALS
and GLASSES. Watches and Clocks repaired and
warranted. Jewelry made and repaired. All kind
ol Hair Braiding done. jyM6-l ni
FOR SALE,
NUMBER of Desirable BUILDING LOTS,
it Harrisonville. For particulars and terms, apply to
H. a BRYSON, Trustee,
Or L. D. LALLERBTEDT.
augl3eod2m
TO RENT,
FROM THE FIRST OF OCTOBER NEXT,
MJ’he residence of the undersigned, on the Georgia
Railroad, near narrisonville, about two miles from the
Augusta Post Office. There is dally railroad commu
nication with the city, by accommodation train.
The location is healthy and free from musfinifoos.
Dwelling of brick, fourteen rooms, witli gas fixtures
n rooms, halls and attic. Apparatus for the manufac
ture of gas on the premises, in good older. Hydrant
water supplied by lift pump from kitchen to upper
story, and by lift and force pump to grounds in front.
In addition, two wells of pnre cool water in back yard
and stable lot.
Commodious servants’ quarters, carriage house, cow
house and stable of brick. The iot contains sixteen
acres, on which are a garden, vineyard and orchard.
A billiard room and good billiard table in a detached
building, which will he rented with the dwelling.
For terms, apply at the Constitutionalist Office,
augll-tf JAMES GARDNER.
forlsale,
A_ FINE LARGE COW, with a CALF two
months old. Gives three gallons of milk a day. if
well fed, would give four gallons. Price, one hundred
and twenty-five dollars.
Apply at this office, or to
W. M. GARDNER,
augll-tf Hilton.
FOR SALE,
1 SINGER’S BEST SEWING MACHINES, in
splendid order
5 gallon DEMIJOHNS, wound witli willow
BURLAPS SACKS
OSNABURG SACKS
For sale by L. B. DAVIS,
augl”-5 292 Broad st.
1866. FOR 1866. 1866.
Bra die} ’s Celebrated
s (T, jiik'' l ' i
j£ J *
EACH HOOP BEING COMPOSED
or
TWO PERFECTLY TEMPERED
SINGLE SPRINGS,
Braided tightly and firmly together, edge to edge,
forming one HOOP, and making the
STRONGEST and
MOST FLEXIBLE,
THE LIGHTEST
IKS
MOST DURABLE SPRING MADE.
They will not bend or break like the single springs
hut will always
PRESERVE THKIB PERFECT
AND
BEAUTIFUL SHAPE.
IN ALL
CROWDED ASSEMBLAGES,
CHURCHES,
THEATRES,
RAILROAD CARS,
FOR PROMENADES
OR HOUSE DRESS,
In fact, they are superior to all otlieis, combining
COMFORT
ECONOMY,
LIGHTNESS and
DU R ABILITY
INQUIRE FOR
BRAD 11. IB V r .’S
DUPLEX E L LIP T T C
OR DOUBLE SPUING SRfUT.
For sale everywhere. Manufactured exclusively by
the owners of the Patent,
WEST, BRADLEY A CARY,
No. 07 Chambers, and
Nos. 70 and 81 Reade streets,
NEW YORK
trnm i v— —-—■
For sale in Augusta by
C. C. DRAKE,
E. B. LONG Ac CO.,
D. R. WRIGHT Ac CO.,
H. F. RUSSELL Ac CO.,
JAMES MILLER,
LUCY J. READ.
And all other Merchants who sell First Class Skirts
in this city, and throughout the Southern States.
THE NEW EMPRESS TRAIL
Is now the rage in New York, London, Paris and
throughout Europe and the United States.
feh2t-6m
M. P. STOVALL,
WAREHOUSE
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT
AUGUSTA, GA.,
w ILL continue to give his personal attention to
the Storage and Sale of COTTON, and OTHER
PRODUCE. Consignments of Cotton will be stored
in the New FIRE-PROOF Warehouse, on Jackson
street, on the site formerly occupied by “ Doughty,
Beall & Co.”
Ilis Sales Room and Office—New Granite Front
Building now erecting on the Northeast Corner of
Jackson and Reynolds streets. augll-tf
MILO HATCH, CIIAH. 11. PHELPS
Twenty years Cash’r Six years Agent and I'ash’r
Me.ch. Bank:, Augusta, (ia. Southern Express Co'
sAey * Nos. 19 Broad Street, and &
ir 67 Exchange Place, N. V. *
BANKERS A. NTT.) BROKERS.
WE buy and sell on COMMISSION Government
Securities, Gold, Southern Bank Notes, State, City
and Railroad Bonds and Coupons, and make Collec
tions at all accessible points in the United States.
GENERAL PURCHASING AGENCY.
We have arranged with llousenin every branch of
trade and business in New York, by which we can fur
nish any article, of whatever description, either for
personal tree or dealers’ supplies, on better terms than
parties abroad could obtain, if here, thuH saving them
the time, trouble, and expense of visiting the city in
person.
U. S. and Foreign Newspaper Advertising Agency
Advertisements inserted for Express, Railroad, and
Steamship Companies, Bankers, Merchants, Manufac
turers, and others in newspaper* throughout the
United States and Canadas, at the lowest cash terras
of the publishers.
BKFKREKCEn:
R. H. Lowry, Esq.. I'res’t Bank of Republic, N. Y.
.Tostan OAKKSjEsq., Y.-Pres tShoc & Leather B’k, <•
11. B. Plant, Esq., Pres’t ri. Express Co.,Augusta, Ga.
R. B. Bullock, Esq.,Hup’t «. Express Co., Augusta,Ga.
Also, Superintendents and Agents ot Express Co
mhl7-6m
NOTICE.
HAVE this day sold ray interest in the firm of
A. T. GRAY & CO. to my brother, Mr. CHRISTO
PHER GRAY, ot New York City. All claims
against the firm will be settled by Messrs. GRAY &
TURLEY, and all indebted will make payment to
same. A. T. GRAY.
AUGUSTA, August Ist, 1866.
CO-PARTNERSHIP.
TVe UNDERSIGNED HAVE THIS DAY
FORMED A COt-I’ARTNERSHIP UNDER THE
FIRM NAME OF
GRAY & TURLEY,
i ■
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRY GOODS BUSINESS
IN THIS CITY.
ri ■■
CHRISTOPHER GRAY,
Os New York City.
P. GRAY,
JAMES W. TURLEY.
Apopsta, August Ist, 1868, augls-12
WANTED.
10,000 HICKORY, White Oak or
Water Oak HOOP POLES, wanted immediately.
Inquire of
• MOSHER, THOMAS & 6CHAUB.
augl6-3
WRIGHT’S PATENT s
Improved Iron ©crew,
FOR PACKING COTTON.
THR attention of Cotton Planters if Invited to the
claims of this invention, which in
ECONOMY, DURABILITY and POWER, sur
passes any machine for haling cotton ever bcfoie pre
sented to the country. Its great excellence in those
respects make it
THE BEST MACHINE
FOR rA.CTvIN'Gr COTTON
IN WORLD!
1. Its Simplicity.—lt is a new and improved appli
cation of the SCREW POWER ; just as simple In Its
construction as the old fashioned wooden Screw, as
easily managed, aud no more liable to get out ot or
der. No ropes or pullics are used as iu the cotton
presses. •’
2. Its Economy.—lt lias lieen demonstrated by ac
tual experiment to be CHEAPER than the wooden
Screw. The timbers used in its construction are much
smaller and fewer than those employed in the old
Screw; the levers being only sixteen feet long, and the
height of the whole tntmo above the bed being only
ten feet. All these timbers can be procured on the
plantation, no matter how exhausted the forest. Any
ordinary wood workman can build the frame, and half
a dofcca hands will put it up in a few hours.
Its Durability.- The Screw and Nut nre of
Iron and WILL LAST FOR YEARS WITHOUT
ANY APPRECIABLE WEAR. The whole machine
occupies so little space that it can he completely-cov
ered at very small cost.
1. Its Tower.-- With a lever only sixteen feet long,
ONE MULE is sullicient tor packing the heaviest
uales. Planters who have used it say that with two
mules cotton may be compressed on this machine for
shipment.
This Screw was invented just before the opening of
the war, and lias consequently never been generally
introduced. Those who have used it and seen it used,
unanimously concur in the opinion that it is
Uurivalled as a Cotton Screw.
Tlic following testimonials from some of the liest
and most ivpntable planters in the country show the
estimate in which this Hcruw stands with those who
have tHi*d it:
We have used and seen in operation foi the last five
years, WRIGHT’S IMPROVED COTTON IRON
SCREW, and feel no hesitation in pronouncing it the
very best Cotton Hcrew we have ever known. So
highly do we esteem it, that if practicable to obtain
one of them, we would have no other. It is easily
built, simple in its ronptruction, not liable to get out
of order, packs well, with great power and witli great
facility. EDW’I) T. SHEPARD,
ELK AN All PACE,
O. Y. BANKS,
W. 11. MITCHELL.
Columbus, Ga., July l, IStJO.
All orders for this SCREW will be filled by
F. PIUNJZY & CO.,
Augusta, Ga., or
L. D. PALMER, Gen’l Agent.
jy27 diwiim lor South Carolina and Southern Ga.
WRIGHT & GIBSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Chronicle A- Sentinel Building, Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
HEAVING resumed the practice of LAW, will
attend promptly to all business in any ol' tbe Courts in
Richmond, Columbia, Warren, Glasscock, Jefferson,
Witsliin&lon, Burke, Scriven, Emanuel and Johnson
counties; also in the Supreme Court at Milledgevihe,
and in the United States Courts at Savannah.
A. 14. WRIGHT.
jc3o-d&w2m WM. GIBSON. _
New Steam Planing Mill,
„ CORNER CALIIOUN AND CENTRE 8T3.,
Near Waynesboro Railroad Depot.
MACIWURFHV & THOMPSON
WILL DRESS ALL KINDS OF LUMBER
in a Workman-like Manner and at Reduced Rates.
A. M. MACMURPHY. WM. K. THOMPSON
je7 ISm
Artificial Legs and Arms
IN AUGUSTA, GA.
I)R. DOUGLAS BLY, the Anatomist and Surgeo
who invented the Anatomical Ball and Socket
Leg, with lateral or side motion at the Ankle, like the
r natural one, has just opened an office in Augusta, Ga.,
second door front the Post. (mice, for the manufacture
and sale of his celebrated ARTIFICIAL LEGS and
ARMS.
The superiority of these Limbs lias caused them to
be sought for, throughout almost the entire world, as
will be seen by the following list of offices where they
ave manufactured and sold.
( OFFICES
’ LONDON, ENG LAND 29 Leicester Square
NEW YORK 658 Broadway
RICHMOND, VA Near the Post Office,
AUGUSTA, G A 2d door front Post Office
• NEW ORLEANS, LA 77 Oarondelot street
M EM I’ll IS, TENN 392 Main street'
NASHVILLE, ’I'ENN In Oity Hal 1
ST. LOUIS, MO 73 Pine street
CINCINNATI, OHIO 148 West Fourth street'
CHICAGO, ILL Opposite Post Office’
ROCHESTER, N. Y Over Post Office'
For further information, address
I)r. BLY,
feb22—daefirn At nearest Office.
The Cheapest Cotton Gins in the
Market.
rriHK Subscribers would inform cotton planters
.1, that they have on hand, and are prepared to
make to order COTTON GINS, of a superior quality,
which they offer tor sale on reasonable terms.
Parties purchasing of us may rely on being furnish
ed wilh the be* t quality of GlWß,aswe warrant them
to perform well.
Old GINI3 repaired in the best possible manner.
Twenty ye;ys experience in the manufacture of
COTTON GINS warrants us in saying our make
shall not he surpassed bv any other.
Price of Gins Tftßßfe DOLLARS AND FIFTY
CENTS PER SAW, with a credit until the first of
December next, with satisfactory reference.
Orders promptly filled.
J. D. & 11. T. HA MM A OK,
jy2o*df&clm Crawfordville, Ga.
To Cotton Planters.
T.. E “ARROW TIE 3” and “PAINTED
IRON RANDS” arc a complete substitute for rope
in baling cotton.
They combine (lie utmost simplicity' with the great
est possible sccui itv.
They are fastened quicker, hold the hale smaller,
and cost much less than rope.
These TIES are largely in use and very popular in
llie Gulf'fitates.
The undersigned is prepared to fill orders for any
quantity, deliverable in any of the principal sea ports.
They are for sale by Messrs. ANDREW LOW &
CO., (savannah, and Air. ROBERT MURE, Charles
ton.
For further particulars, address
11. T. BARTLETT, Gen’l Agent,
1y25-dlm*t3m 28 Carondclet at., New Orleans.
AGRICULTURAL and SEED AGENCY,
A. If. KETCH AM,
JACKSON STREET, NEAR THE BEI.I. TOWER,
AUGUSTA, GA.
I HOUR GENERAL AGENT in GEORGIA for
the Bale of Field,-Flower and Garden SEEDS,
also Agricultural ami Horticultural IMPLEMENTS,
of every descript ion.
Local dealers who require FRESH and GENUINE
GARDEN SEEDS, which can he fully warranted,
and will not disappoint the grower, can be supplied
through him with Morris’ Garden Seeds, in papers,
ready for sale by the 100 or 1,000, as well as in bulK.
Orders received through him for improved labor
saving AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS, will receive our prompt attention,
per steamers sailing regularly from this port.
Morris’ Garden Manual and Price Lists, Morris’
Monthly Rural Advertiser, with Catalogue of Imple
ments, Live Stock, Ac., will l>e supplied on appHcu
tion at A. if. Ketc dam’s Agricultural and Seed Ware
house in Augusta, opposite the Roll Tower.
PASUHALL MORRIS,
Seedsman and Agricultural Dealer,
1120 Market street, Philadelphia.
jy2l-dtm*o3m
COTTON WAREHOUSE
NEW FIRM.
J. J. PKAHOR. W. T. WIFELESS. CHAS. A. PEARCE
PEARCE, \V HE LESS A €O.,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
AUGUSTA, GA.
Having formed a co-partnership
as above, and having secured a Five-Proof Warehouse,
on Jackson street, formerly, occupied by Rees & Lin
ton, we will continue to store and sell COTTON and
other produce. Cush advances on produce in store.
Orders for family supplies filled at market prices. A
continuation of the patronage of our friends and ac
quuintanc.es is solicited. J. J. I’KARCE <fc SON
W. T. WHELMS,
Late of the lirnv of Fleming & Wheless.
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AGENTS WANTED FOR
THE LIFE AND CAMPAIGNS OF
GENERAL (STONEWALL) JAOKSON.
By Prof. R. L. Dabney, D. D„ of Ta.
The Standard Biography of the Immoital Hero
The only edition authorized by his widow. The nu 1
thor a personal friend and Chief of Staff of the Chris
turn Soldier. Wo want an Agent in every county
Send for circulars and see onr terms.
Address NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO
Corner Main and 7th streets, Richmond, Va
augll-dqwlm
FOR SALE,
3,500 BUSH’S Prime Maryland OATS J
600 Sacks Liverpool SALT
50 Coils Baling ROPE J i
For sale by i
O. A. 8. HOWARD,
aug!s-6 No. 2 VanWlnkle Range, Jackson M. -
•PUBLIC ATTENTION
i IS CALLED TO THE
Sale of 1,760 Acres
OF
VALUABLE LAND
SITUATED NEAR ROME, GA.,
HICH will take place in that city, on the first
Tuesday In OCTOBER next.
This fine body of Land lies on the Etow.di River,
and embraces about sUU.acres of flic best .quality of
River Bottom, and nearly all the balance first quality
Upland. It will be sold in Lots or Farms, to suit pur
chasers.
These Lands beipng to the estate of the late Wm.
R. Smith, and are considered to be the most valuable
and desirable of any in Cherokee Georgia.
Below find the official notice of the sale. Letters
swercd. f ° r
» . - Administrator of W. R. Smith.
niai]
Administrator’s Salts
Pursuant to an order of the Ordinary of Floyd
county, Georgia, will be sold, before the Court llousu
door, at Rome, Ga., on the ffrsf. Tuesday in OCTO
BER next; Lots of Land numbers 274,288, 273, 248,
233, 232, 24!*, 272, 289, 312 and 250, all in the 23d District
and 3d Section of originally Cherokee, now Floyd
county. To be sold as the property of William R.
Smith, Into of Floyd county, deceased ; to be sold for
the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased.
CHARLES H. SMITH,
augl4-d6.ectd Administrator.
istew fiem.
J. C. DAWSON & BRO.,
PRODUCE
AND
Commission Merchants,
ATTGXJSTA., GrA.
o
r PHE UNDERSIGNED respectfully inform their
friends and the public that they will be prepared, on
the firat day of SEPTEMBER next, to receive at
their
STORAGE ROOMS, ON JACKSON ST.,
Consignments of COTTON, RICE, TOBACCO,
BAGGING, ROPE, DAY, HALT, WHEAT,
CORN, RYE, OATH, FLOUR, FEATHERS, BA
CON and LAItD, and in short, everything from and
every portion of the United States that will pay the
shipper a profit in this market.
Having had long experience in the WAREHOUSE
and COM MISSION BUSINESS, our Planting friends
may rely upon our best efforts to obtain the Highest
Market Rate for their COTTON, and the exercise of
our best judgment in the. purchase of BAGGING,
ROPE, Ac.
LIBER AI. ADVANCES will be made on Produce
in store, if desired. Our charges will be customary.
We hope by strict and punctual attention to busi
ness to merit the confidence and patronage ol the
public. J. C. DAWSON,
U. J. DAWSON,
augl4-d*c3ni of Greensboro.
INSURANCE.
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE
AND
TRAVELERS’ INSURANCE.
HOWARD INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
ARCTIC INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
ASTOR INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY’
OF NEW YORK
MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
PACIFIC M UTUAL INSURANCE COM PAN Y
OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW YORK
NATIONAL TRAVELERS’ INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW YORK
TRAVELERS’ INSURANCE COMPANY’
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
The above Companies are among the best in the
country, witli large capital and ample means to meet
losses, invested in United States Bonds and Mortgages
• on property in the cities of New York and Brooklyn.
They settle claims without any unnecessary delay.
WM. SHEAR, Agent,
Office, No. 199 Broad street,
l Next door to the National Bank of Augusta,
i jyß-6ni2p _ _
rOCI.IO WATERHOUSE. | E. O. PEARL. | J. F. CUMMIKGS.
WATERHOUSE, PEARL & U 0, 5
No. 19 NEW STREET,
JNJ e w Yo r k ■"
Buy and Sell COIN, EXCHANGE, SOUTH
EKN BANK NOTES and SECURITIES of all
kinds.
Make Collections and Purchase SIGHT and TIME
DRAFTS on all accessible points.
Lily- STOCKS and GOLD, solely on Commission, re
qnirtng ample margin in all cases.
Allow FOUR PERCENT. INTEREBTON DAILY
BALANCES, subject to Sight Check.
The correspondence of our Southern friends is re
speetfully solicited. ,iyl9-8m
NORTH CAROLINA, CASWELL COUNTY, )
In titk Cocrt of Equity,
Spring Term, a. d., leee. \
The Bank ok Yanceyville, )
ns. V
The Creditors or said Bank. )
This Bill is filed under an act of the Assenil.lv iatif
find on the 12th day or March, A. r> 1 ,,-, ,;i ■. f
“An Act to enable the Banks of ibis’ State to Hose
' tlieir business,” and it is pi dried b\ the Court tiiat
publication for six weeks bo made in the papers
herein specified, notifying the creditors ol the said
a,, d estaliiish their claims against the
Bum Bank, before Joseph J. Lawson, Commissioner,
appointed by this Cioutt at Yanccyvilic, Noith Caro
or J tho first day of January, A. I)., ISGB.
1 he following are the papers designated by the Court,
in winch publication shall be made, namely: The
National Intelligencer, Washington City, the Daily
Sentinel, at Raleigh, N. C., Wilmington Journal, Wil
ff .Jr on ’ Richmond Examiner, Ri« i.mond, Va..
Baltimore Gazette, Baltimore, Maryland, New York
Nows, Charleston Courier, Augusta Constitutionalist,
Macon Telegraph, Montgomery Advertiser, New Or
leans Delta, Nashrille Gazette, Lynchburg Republi
can, Memphis Appeal, and Philadelphia Pennsylva
nian. J
Witness Thomas A. Donoho, Clerk of said Court,
at oflico, the 6th Monday after the 4th Monday in
March, A. D., 1866.
jyls-6wd THQ3. A. DONOHO, CA- M.in E.
CHICHESTER & C 0.7
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Foreign and Domestic Hardware,
60 BEKKMAN and 85 ANN Sts.,
(up stairs,)
NEW YORK.
U. L. CHICHESTER, of Augnstn, Ga., late with
Carmichael & Bean, will he found at the above place,
where he will give his personal attention to all orders
trom any of ids Georgia friends who may favor him
with ordwi or a nail. ‘ lyat-tf
LUCY COBB INSTITUTE,
ATHENS, GTA-.
Mahamr SOPHIA SOBNOWSKI, Principal.
Till. Regular Scholastic Year, comprising two
Sessions, of this well known Institute for Young La
dies, will commence SEPTEMBER 15,1866, and close
on JULY 1, 1807.
The uniform and gratifying success which lias at
tended the efforts of the Principal for now over twenty
years in the education of Southern Young Ladies
both in Georgia and South Carolina, will, it is trusted
sccuro to her a share of the public patronage.
No pains will be spared liy her and tho Trustees to
make this beautiful Institute what the founders aimed
it to be-a pleasant and safe home school of high
gfaffe, where parents may place their daughters with
profit and confidence.
Circulars, giving all requisite information and par
ticulars, may be obtained on application to the Piin
cjPa-E-: • jy2o-2m
POLLARD, COX & CO.,
WAREHOUSE & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
CORNER OF
REYNOLDS AND CAMPBELL STREETS,
Augusta, Ga.
"W"ILL continue to give their strict personal at
tention to ull husiuees entrusted to thorn (after Ist of
September will occupy tho warehouse vacated by Mr.
E. R. Clayton). , Consignments of Cotton and Country
.Produce respectfully solicited from all sections.
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POLLARD, COX & CO.,
GENERAL GROCERY AND* COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
No. 2|)7 Broad Street,
lie, A few doors below the Planters’ Hotel.
Augusta, Georgia,
ILL continue to keep always on hand a choice
Stock of Goods in their line, suitable for Merchants
and Planters’ Trade. Are also Agents for REED’S
PHOSPHATE, the most relinble and economical Fer
tilizer now in use. The public are respectfully invited
to oxamiiiM their stook before purchasing.
anglO-tf
Lath Manufactory.
The undersigned is making LATHS of the Finest
Quality, and requests Builders and Contractors to
sond him thoir orders.
A. B. THRASHER,
augtl-lm Thomson, Ga,