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CONSTITUTIONALIST.
AUGUSTA. GhA.
f SUNDAY MORNING. JAN. 5. 1868
DISENCHANTMENT.
The Nalian, an extreme Radical journal,
but of surpassing ability, is waxing elo
quently dolorous over the blunders of its
party in the past and the gloomy prospects
of the future. Its candor is certainly re
freshing, and we trust that its warnings
may prove as barren as those of Cassan
dra. Among other characterizations, the
Nation alludes to the year 1867 as the “ year
of disenchantment.” Congress, in its full
ness of power, imagined the death of De
mocracy ; the perpetuity of fanaticism ; the
complete enthrallment of the Northern
masses. Acting upon this presumptive
wisdom, the conspirators drove their cha
riot wheels over everything sacred to lib
erty and consecrated to law. Suddenly,
however, the mist has cleared away and an
awful abyss yawns before the reckless dri
vers. Recovering from darkness and stu
pefaction by means of dire distress, the
people become illuminated as to the cause
of their own and country’s woes. It takes,
they say, a surgical operation to make a
Scotchman understand a witticism; it
takes a tremendous shock to the pocket
nerve to make a Yankee sensible of hi.s
mortality. The day of disenchantment has
come, or, at all events, is rapidly coming.
The evidences are many. From the multi
tude before us, we select the following as
sufficiently pertinent and conclusive. A
writer in the Bridgeport (Conn.) Farmer
has awakened from slumber, and thus ex
patiates :
1 was oue of those patriotic cusses that con
sidered it to he his duty to fight for the Union.
I was always very fond of the Union, Messrs.
Editors, and supposed that all that was neces
sary to restore it was to lick the rebels. Can
dor, however, compels me to admit that I have
been mistaken. Much, however, lias been ac
complished, and muchly, if not more, has not
been accomplished. We will state it thusly :
NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
The restoration ol
the Union.
ACCOMPLISHED.
Rebels licked like thun
der.
500,000 men killed.
A few more disabled.
The desolation and de
vastation of the South-
The abolition ol slavery
ami the abolition of
the liberty ol the
white people of the
South ; also the aboli
tion of the Constitu
tion of tbe United
States.
An insignificant debt,
say two or three
thousand millions.
Heavy taxes.
Negro suffrage.
Negro representation
in Congress.
Africanization, misce
genation, etc., etc.,
etc.
These, Messrs. Editors, are but a few of the
objects which we have accomplished by the
war for the Union ! 1 trust, sirs, that in future
you will not have the audacity to claim that
“ the war was a failure.”
We should say that that individual was
thoroughly aroused from the big national
drunk. Congressional minions may put
him to sleep like the emissary of the Six
Nations did Colonel Parker; but we should
judge that a Connecticut man is too “cute”
for any tricks of any nations. Rather, we
opine, will the tricks be on the other side.
When the “patriotic cusses” of Yankee
land shake oft* their delusions completely,
the year 1867, which is called the year of
disenchantment, will recognize in the year
1808 the year of retribution.
Gossip About Bio Boos.—A Washing
ton correspondent of the New York limes
says Gen. Sherman is as “jolly and rolick
ing as ever.” It, will be consoling to Geor
gians to know that Sherman’s devastations
were all jocose, and, like Pope, he has a
habit of making fun of everything. Fancy
old Tecumseh poking Josh Him. in the
ribs and telling him how “jolly” he felt
when the household gods of the aforesaid
Josh expired in conflagration.
The same correspondent pictures Sum
ner as “worn, saddened and badly cut
up.” As misery loves company, perhaps
Ciiaw ns is merely exercising his infernal
power for mischief for the sake of society.
He is not happy himself, and is determined,
as far as possible, to make others misera
ble. “ Cat up,” eh ? Glad to hear it; but,
old boy, your present position is nothing to
what it will be hereafter, when your flesh
is cut down to grass.
Going to the Bad.— The London Spec
tator indicts the great mass of Englishmen
as rogues. The New York Tribune indicts
the Yankee nation as drunkards. We may
publish the lengthened accusation of the
Spectator , but here is the brief snarl of the
Tribune:
“ To show the fruit of wine-drinking on
the upper crust of our society, the follow
ing statement is significant: By last ac
counts of the State Inebriate Asylum at
Binghampton, there had been applications
for admission from 39 clergymen, 8 judges,
340 merchants, 256 physicians, 240 gentle
men, and, what is more cheering than all
the rest. 1,300 rich men’s daughters.”
The Littt.e Joker.—Raymond, of the
New York Times, is as nimble as a flea. At
one time, lie is a strong advocate of Con
gress ; at another, he is a stern antagonist.
The moon is not full with him at present.
He says Congress “ assumed the authority
of reconstruction and must be held respon
sible for the results.” Exactly so. If Ray
mond will stick to that text, his consisten
cy would be admirable; but he cannot per
manently stick to any fact. Next week,
he will swear that the South is responsible
and Congress as innocent as a sucking
dove. r
Hard on H. G.—Horace Greeley’s father
died at Fort Wayne, Pa., on the 18th lust.,
aged eighty-six years. The Mobile Tribune
is much moved thereat and says:
“Pity ho hadn’t died before he aud old Mrs.
Greeley took a notion about Horace.”
As old Greeley was innocent, we would
amend by an expression of pity that Horace
did not die before he took a notion about
Quashee-Gumbo.
Eclipse of the Moon. —Louis Napo
leon’s Government has recently disgraced
itself by proceeding against nineteen oppo
sition papers. La Lune (the Moon) was
suppressed, but lias reappeared as the
Eclipse.
“Happy Christmas.” —The Yankee pa
pers are taunting the negroes with passing
an unhappy Christmas. Who made them
wretched ?
Fatal Accident.—On Tuesday last the
Greenville train brought down a number of
soldiers from Newberry. On their arrival in
Columbia an attempt was made to form them
in ranks, but some of them, being under the
influence of liquor, strayed off and got behind
a locomotive, which was backing through the
yard, when one of them was killed* and another
had an arm broken, besides other injuries. We
could not learn the names of the unfortunates.
[ Phtmix.
, From the Yorkvillo (8. C.) Enquirer.
Fatal Affray.
On Tuesday evening, the 24th- ultimo, our
town was saddened by an affair of the most
painful character we have ever been compelled
to chronicle as occuring in our midst. The
ladies connected with the Presbyterian Church
oi this place had arranged to have a Christmas
tree, and other festivities at “ Moore’s Hall,”
on Main 6treet, in behalf of the Sabbath School
of their church. Towards the close of the en
tertainment, and about 9 o’clock in the even
ing, some missiles were thrown through the
windows of the hall, from a party of persons
in the street in front of the building, and some
little boys, it is supposed, responded by throw
ing sticks of wood into the crowd in the street.
The persons in the hall becoming excited by
the demonstration outside, three or four gen
tlemen, among whom was Dudley Jones, Jr.,
a young man of high character, went out upon
the street to ascertain the cause and character
of the disturbance. While in the street, Jones
used some violent language towards those who
bad thrown the missiles into the hall.
The company in the hall soon afterwards
dispersed, and as Jones returned by the hall,
after conducting a lady home, he was called to
account by Thomas A. Smith and William
Snider—two young men well esteemed in the
community'—for the language he had used re
specting the authors of the disturbance. Some
sharp words ensued, and Jones, it seems was
attacked by them and struck several times,
when drawing a pocket knife he began to cut
promiscuously at liis assailants. Thomas A.
Smith received a severe blow from the knife,
cutting his throat from one side to the other,
and producing death almost immediately. Wil
liam Snider received a severe wound from the
same knife, in the side and abdomen, from
which, however, it is hoped he will recover, as
he seems to he doing well under tlic treatment
of his surgeons, Drs. Bratton and Jackson.
Shortly after the painful occurrence, Jones
placed himself in the custody ol the sheriff, to
await a judicial inquiry into the affair.
At a coroner’s jury convened the following
day, evidence was elicited in accordance witli
the above statement, and the following inquisi
tion agreed upon :
“ That the said Thomas A. Smith came to his
death, on Main street, in Yorkvillc, York Dis
trict, S. C., between the hours of nine and ten
o’clock, on the nigh- ol the 24th of December,
instant, by a mortal wound inflicted upon the
throat of the aforesaid Thomas A. Smith by a
knile In the hands of one Dudley Jones, Jr.,
which said knife was wilfully used by the said
Dudley Jones, Jr., in defending bis person from
the assault and battery by the aforesaid Thomas
A. Smith and one William Buider. And 60 the
jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do
say that the aforesaid Dudley Jones, Jr., in
manner and form aforesaid, the said Thomas A.
Smith then and there did kill, against the peace
and dignity of the same State aforesaid.”
An application for bail for Jones was made
by his counsel, Messrs. Williams & Son, and
Hart, on Monday last, before Judge Beatty, of
the District Court, and the defendant released
upon a bond, with sureties in the sum of two
thousand dollars for his appearance at the
Spring term of tlic Court of Sessions.
[From tlic Albany (Oa ) Nows.
Almost a Collision —Handsomo Conduct of
a Federal Officer-
Late in the afternoon of Christmas day, a
drunken suffragist of the colored persuasion,
was exercising the privileges of a freeman by
driving recklessly through our streets—he had
made several turns around town, greatly to the
annoyance and danger of every body on the
streets, when the police proceeded to capture
him ; a crowd of negroes made a rush for his
rescue, and succeeded in getting him away from
his captors ; hut while ttiis little prelude was
being enacted, the plain folks arrived and went
in to assist the police. The negroes threatened
vehemently and weapons were flourished pro
miscuously. The whites calmly awaited the
signal—eager to accept, but uuwilliug to begin
the fight. Lieutenant Howard, the gentlemanly
and efficient Bureau agent for this district, was
at this juncture appealed to by our worthy
Mayor, Gen. G. J. Wright, to employ the forces
at his command to suppress the riot and pre
vent bloodshed. The troops were instantly put
upon double quick for tlie*seene of action, and
uniting with the police, under the management
of Lieutenant Howard, General Wright and the
sheriff, Mr. Kemp, the ncg'Oes were promptly
dispersed, and the rescued darkey, who was the
cause of the disturbance, lodged in jail.
Lieutenant Howard then patrolled the streets
until all beligcrent colored gentlemen had dis
appeared, and quiet was restored.
This community is much indebted jo Lieut.
Howard for his prompt, determined, and ef
fectual interference, for there is scarcely any
thing more certain than that, but for bis timely
arrival and fearless conduct in dispersing the
crowd, a bloody flglit would have taken [dace.
The troops, too, behaved well, and deserve
much credit.
Our citizens behaved with unprecedented
coolness and forbearance. They want peace
and will make many sacrifices to preserve it,
but when the light is commenced by the f reed
nion they are determined to be found prepared
to balance accounts. We understand a white
fiend by the name of Fant was on a back street
urging the negroes to go in, help their color,
and make the light. Now, ten feet of hemp
and a lofty limb -would help that fellow some,
and we say to him and all others of liis villain
ous proclivities and practices, that such wifi,
ay, shall be their late if the dreaded conflict is
precipitated. It will not be in the power of
the United States troops or the Union League
to save them. One drop of blood iroru the
veins of a white citizen, shed under .such cir
cumstances, will kindle a flame that nothing
but blood can quench, and it will flow freely
from the black hearts that kindle it.
Gratifying News.—Wc are sure our citi
zens will rejoice to learn that there lias been a
glorious change in the lucrative office of Asses
sor of Internal Reveuue for this District, a po
sition so long held by those whose moral stul
tification in swallowing iron-clad test oaths for
the sake of filthy lucre and political lust, and
who were willing to prostitute the wealth and
power of that office to help fasten, not ouly
upon the citizens of Savannah, but upon the
people of Georgia aud the Southern States,
such tyrannical and unjust Jaws as were to be
framed by the odious members of bogus con
ventions. It is true that “mercy to the wicked
is injustice to the righteous,” and we therefore
tell the citizens of Georgia that the men who
financially, and in every other way, aided by
military power, succecced in foisting such
wretches as Bradley and Clift as delegates to
represent the people of Chatham county, are de
posed, beheaded, decapitated, and the places
that know them now will soon know them no
more forever.
Col. L. Waddell, an ex-Faderal officer, whose
gallantry on the field of battle won him a proud
distinction in the Union army, and who is a
gentleman in every sense of the word —who be
lieves purjury to be a heinous crime—and does
not believe either in Sing Sing graduates,
whether represented in the person of Aaron
Alpeoria Bradley, or anybody else, nor in the
use of the bludgeon to silence free speech, will
henceforth hold the position and administer
its affairs to the entire satisfaction of nil honest
people.
We make this announcement on the strength
offi private telegram received from Washing!on
late last evening, which tends to confirm our
previous prediction of a healthful change. Let
a few more removals be made, and we don’t
believe any injury would accrue either to the
Government or the people of Savannah.
What with the removal of such men from
places of honor and trust, and the downfall of
their military chief, Saddle Quarters Pope, and
the reinstatement of a pure patriot like Gen.
Meade, well may the people of Georgia feel en
couraged. Verily, “ when the wicked rule the
people mourn.”— Savannah Republican , Ist.
Col. I. G. Seymour.— lt has been noticed
that bis remains will be here for interment in a
few days, probably by the hist of this, or first
of next week, in care of his son, Capt. Win. J.
Seymour, who has gone to Virginia on the
sacred mission to transfer them to the resting
place of his mother and sister in our cemetery.
By an arrangement of some of our citizens,
and his old military associates, the following
have been selected as his “pail bearers,” to
receive, and take charge of his remains when
they arrive here:
Os his old corps, the Macon Volunteers, 8.
Rose, B. F. Ross, F.. E. Brown, Jas. Williams.
J. E. Wells, and Wm. Holmes. Citizens: C,
B. Cole, Howell Cohb, O. G. Sparks, J. L. Jones,
J. M. Boardman, Jas. A. Nisbet, Wm. B. John
son, Tho«. Hardeman.
Os all his fine company, nearly ninety in
number, which he commanded in the Seminole
campaign in Florida, only the following remain
iu our city, or vicinity, who will no doubt be
iu attendance to pay their last tribute of respect
to their once beloved commander : O. C. Hodg
kins, H. P. Redding, Thos. 11. Blount, E. C.
Bulkley, Jas. F. Cain, Robt. Birdsong, A. R.
McLaughlin, E. L. Shelton, D. R. Rogers.
f Macon Journal % Messenger'.
Audacious and Brutal Robbery.— On
Monday night, 23d of December, the dwelling
of Mrs. D. Rutland, a venerable widow lady,
living near the Columbia road, twelve or thir
teen miles from this place, was forcibly entered
by six negro fellows, who robbed it of money
to the amount of $75, and also of a considera
ble quantity of bed clothing, &c. Mrs. R. was
alone at the time—that is, had no one with her
save her servants—and in making her escape
was struck and maltreated by these black ruf
flans. —Edgefield Advertiser.
Nbwspaporial.— We have received the Sa
vannah Daily Advertiser in the enlarged form,
which it assumed on the Ist instant. Messrs.
E. O. Withington & Cos. are experienced jour
nalists, and with the admirable system of di
vision of labor which lias been adopted in
their office, there is no such word as fail. The
terms are $8 per annum.
THE FQETIETH CONGRESS.
The following is a full list of the members of
both Houses of the Fortieth Congress, the Re
publican members being marked “ R,” and the
opposition “ D
SENATE.
Benjamin F Wade, R, of Ohio, President.
John W Forney, R, of Pennsylvania, Secretary.
MAINE
Term, expires
Lfet M Morrill, R 1869
Wm P Fessenden, R. 1871
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Aaron H Cragin, R.. 1871
Jas WPatterson, 1t..1873
VERMONT
OeoFEdmunds, R.. 1569
Justin S Morrill, R.. .1873
MASSACHUSETTS
Charles Sumner, R..18C9
Henry Wilson, R.... 1871
RHODE ISLAND
William Sprague, R.IBOD
nenry B Anthony, R. 1871
CONNECTICUT
.Tames Dixon, D 1860
Orris S Perry, R 1873
NEW YORK
Edwin 1> Morgan, R. 1569
Roscoe Conkling, R.. 1873
NEW JERSEY
FTFrelinghuysen R. 1869
Alex GGatteJl, R... 1871
PENNSYLVANIA
Ohas R Buekalew, D.1869
Simon Cameron, R.. 1873
DELAWARE
Geo R Ridule, D 1869
Wm Saulshury, D...1871
MARYLAND
Reverdy Johnson, D.1869
Philip F Thomas, D. 1873
WEST VIRGINIA
P G Van Winkle, K.. 1869
Waitman T Willey,R.lß7l
KENTUCKY
James Guthrie, D.. .1871
Garrett Davis, D 1871
TENNESSEE
DavidT Patterson,D.lß69
Joseph S Fowler, It.. 1871
♦Not admitted
OHIO
Term expires
Fenj F Wade, R 1869
John Sherman, R 1873
INDIANA
T A nendricks, D.. .1869
Oliver P Morton, R.. 1873
ILLINOIS
Richard Yetes, R 1871
Lyman Trumbull, 1t.1873
MICHIGAN
Zach Chandler, 1t... .1869
Jacob M Howard, R. 1571
WISCONSIN
Jas R Doolittle, D.. .1869
Timothy O Howe, K. 1873
MINNESOTA
Alex Ramsey, R 1869
Daniel S Norton, D..1571
IOWA
Jas W Grimes, 1t... .1871
James Ilarlan, K.... 1873
MISSOURI
Jno B Henderson, R. .1809
CliasD Drake, 1t.... 1873
KANSAS
Edmund G Itoss, R. .1871
Sam’l C Pomeroy,R. .1873
NEIIRASKA
Thos W Tipton, R. .1869
John M Thayer, R.. 1871
NEVADA
Wm M Stewart, It.. 1869
James W Nyc, 1t....1871
CALIKORNI »
John Conness, 1t.... 1869
Cornelius Cole, It 1871
OREGON
Gc-o II Williams, K.. 1871
nenry W Corbett, 11.1873
♦COLORADO
John Evans, R
Jerome B Chaffe, R..
'RECAPITULATION
Republicans. 44 | Dcmoc/ats and Conscrva-
I tives 12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TENNESSEE
1 Roderick it Butler, It
2 Horace Maynard, It
3 William 15 Stokes, It
4 James Mullins, It
5 John Trimble, it
0 Samuel M Arnell, R
7 Isaac It Hawkins, it
8 David A Nunn, It
omo
1 Benj Euglcston, It
2 Samuel' F Cary, It
3 Rob’t C Schenck, R
4 Wm Lawrence, It
5 Wm Mungen, I)
6 Reader W Cla ke, R
7 Sam’l Shellabarger, R
8 C S Hamilton, Jt
9 Ralph P Buckland, R
10 James M Ashley, It
11 John T Wilson, It
12 Paihul Van Tjump, D
13 George IV Morgan, X)
14 Martin Walker, li
15 Tobias A Plants, R
16 John A Bingli m. It
17 Kphriam K Eckley, R
18 Rufus P Spaulding, R
19 James A Garfield, It
INDIANA
1 Wm K Niblack, D
2 Michael C Kerr, D
3 Morton C Hunter, R
4 Wm S Holman, 1)
5 George W Julian, It
6 John Coburn, It
7 II D Washburn, It
8 Goodlove S Orth, R
9 Schuyler Colfax, U
10 V\ m Williams, K
11 Jno P C Shanks, It
ILLINOIS
At large—J A Logan, R
1 Norman B Judd, it
2 .fSio F Farnsworth, It
3 ivihu B VVashburne, It
4 Abner C Harding, li
5 Ebon C Ingersoll, it
6 Burton C Cook, It
7 II P Bromwe'l, It
8 Shelby M Oullom, R
9 Lewis W Ross, D
10 Albert G Burr, D
11 Sam’l S Marshall, D
12 Jehu Baker, R
13 Green B Raum, It
MICHIGAN
1 For C Beaman, It
2 Chas Upson, It
3 Austin Blair, R
4 Thos W Ferry, It
5 R K Trowbridge, It
6 Jno F Driggs,~R
WISCONSIN
1 Ilaibert E l’aino, R
2 Ben F Hopkins, it
3 Amasa Coob, It
4 Chas A Eldridge, D
5 Philetos Sawyer, It
6 C C Washburne, It
MINNESOTA
1 Wm Window, It
2 Ignatius Donnelly, R
IOWA
1 Jas F Wilson, R
2 Hiram Price, It
3 Wm B Allison, R
4 Win i.oughbridge, R
5 Geo M Dodge, it
0 .-Isabel W Hubbard, It
.MISSOURI
1 Wm A Pile, It
2 Chas A Newcomb, R
3 Jas B McCormick, It
4 Jos J Graveliy, li
5 Jos W McCiurg, It
6 Kohl T Van Horn, It
7 Ben F Loan, It
8 John F Benjamin, It
9 Geo W Anderson, It
NEBRASKA
1 John Ta le, li
NEVADA
1 Doles B Ashley, R
CALIFORNIA
1 Samuel B Axial!, D
2 William Iligby, it
3 James A Johnson, D
OREGON
I Rufus Mallory, It
♦COLORADO
1 George M Chiticolt, It
DELEGATES
ARIZONA
Coies Bashfbrd, It
DAKOTA
Waiter A Burleigh, It
IDAHO
E D Holbrook, D
MONTANA
Jas M Cavanaugh, D
NEW MEXICO
C P Clever, D (contested)
UTAH
William II Hooper, D
WASHINGTON
Alvin Flanders, it
♦WYOMING
James S Casement, R
MAINE
1 John Lynch, It
2 Sidney Perlium, It
3 James G Blaine, It
4 John A Peters, It
5 Frederick A Pike, It
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1 Jacob II Kla, It
2 Aaron F. Stevens, R
3 Jacob Benton, It
VERMONT
1 F E Woodbridge, It
2 Luke P Poland, It
3 W C Smith, It
.MASSACHUSETTS
1 Thomas D Eliot, It
2 Cakes Ames, R
3 Ginery Twitched!, It
44fcmuel Hooper, It
5 Benjamin F Butler, R
6 Nathaniel P Banks, It
7 George S Bout well, It
8 John D Baldwin, It
8 Wm B Washburn, R
10 Henry L Dawes, li
RHODE ISLAND
1 Thomas 8 Jenckcs, It
2 Nathan F Dixon, it
CONNECTICUT
1 Richard D Hubbard, D
2 Julius Hotchkiss, D
3 II H Starkweather, R
4 Wm II Bnrnum, D
NEW YORK
1 Stephen Taber, D
2 Demas Baines, 1.)
3 Wm E Robinson, I)
4 John Fox, D
5 John Morrissey, D
6 Thos E Stewart, D
7 John W Chandler, 1)
8 Jas Brooks, D
9 Fernando Wood, D
10 Wm It Robertson, R
11 Thos II Van Wyck, It
12 John II Ketchum, It
13 Thos Cornell, It
14 John V L Pruyn, D
15 John A Griswold, It
16 Orange Ferris, It
17 Calvin T Ilulburd, It
18 Jas M Mervin, It
19 Wm C Fields, R
20 Addison II Laftin, It
21 Alex A Bailey, It
22 Jno C Churchill, It
23 Denis McCarthy, It
24 Theo M Pomeroy, It
25 Wm II Kelsey, R
26 Wm S Lincoln, It
27 Hamilton Ward, R
28 Lewis Helve, R
29 Burt Van Horn, It
30 Jas M Murphy, D
31 Henry Van Aornam, R
NEW JERSEY
1 Wm Moore, R
2 Ciias Haight, D
3 Chas Btatgreaves, D
4 John Hill, It
5 Geo A Halsey, It
1 Sam’l J Randall, D
2 Chas O’Neil!, R
3 Leonard Meyers, It
4 Wm D Kelley, It
5 Caleb N Taylor, R
6 Ben M Boyer, I)
7 John M Bromall, It
8 John L Getz, D
9 Thaddeus Slovens, It
10 Henry L Cake, It
11 D M Van Auken, D
12 Geo W Woodward, 1)
13 Ulysses Mercur, li
14 Geo F Milter, li
15 A J Grossbrenner, D
16 Wm II Koontz, li
17 Daniel J Morrell, it
18 Samuel F Wilson, R
19 Glenni W Schofield, R
20 Darwin A Finney, R
21 John Oovodc, R
22 Jas K Moorohoad, It
23 Thomas Williams, R
24 Geo V Lawrence, li
DELAWARE
1 John A Nichoison, D
MARYLAND
1 Hiram McCullook, D
2 Stevenson Archer, D
3 Chas E Phelps, D
4 Francis Thomas, 11
5 Frederick Stoue, D
WEST VIRGINIA
1 Chester D Hubbard, It
2 Bcthuol M Kitchen, it
3 Daniel Poisley, It
(.KENTUCKY
1 LS Trimble, D
2 John Y Brown, D
3 .John S Golladay, D
4 J l’roctor Knott, D
5 Asa P Grover, D
0 Thomas L Jones, D
7 James B Beck, 1 >£j
8 George M Adams, D
9 John D Young, D
KANSAS
1 Sidney Clarke, It
♦Not admitted.
recapitulation (without Delegates from Territo
ries.;
Republicans 145 | Dem & Conservatives 49
Oysters. —Messrs. Fitzgerald & Cos., the
great oyster packers of Norfolk, have touched
us on a tender point. They sent us a big
bucket ot their incomparable bivalves for a
Christmas gift; and, when we translated this
donation into pie, fry, stew and raw collations,
we fell, as though life was not altogether worth
less, even under the dominion of satraps in
blue and gold. Nay, more, wc had —what
tiQiiy others, we arc sorry to say, lacked—wc
had a Christmas feast. Wc were born by the
sea, and oysters were fed to us instead of
arrow-root, during the period of infancy, it
is said of the palm tree that, being a na
tive ot the coast, it thrives better by the
sounding main. Transplanted inland, it will
grow, indeed, but not so gloriously as
when the waves wash Us feet. Beside,
when thus transplanted, it bends forever to
ward the sea. Like that palm tree, we perpetu
ally' turn fe our thoughts oyster-ward. Thus
turning then, how shall we bless those who
make our thoughts blossom with bivalvular
magnificence? Fitzgerald & Cos. have our ben
ediction accordingly. May the choicest of
oysters come to their establishment and fatten
them with the crispest of greenbacks. If wc
ever prayed fervently, wc pray now that these
good gifts may come to those who remember
that editors have tastes as well as the rest of
mankind. Thanks, then, to Fitzgerald & Cos.
They keep tlic very best of the divine shell
fish. If any of our readers are inclined to try
them, we can promise unlimited satisfaction.
Dead Body .Found— Supposed Murder.—
Yesterday Coroner Rhodes held an inquest on
the body of a white man who had, evidently,
been murdered, as it was discovered that there
was a gunshot wound in the back of the head.
The body was lound in Hawk’s Gully in the
upper portion of the city, and had, to all
appearances been lying there seven or eight
days. Decomposition had proceeded so far as
to render recognition of features impossible.
We presume that a full statement ot circum
stances will be given to persons who may de
sire the information. Every endeavor will be
made by the officers of the police to ferret out
the mysterious affair.
The Late Railroad Accident at Angola.
lsuffalo , N. Y., December 29.—From the in
vestigation made by the coroner’s jury on Sat
urday last of the trucks of the cars throwu
from the track at the late Angola disaster, it is
established that the rear car was not thrown
from the track by a broken wheel, but by the
axle ol the Cleveland and Toledo coach (the
rear coach) being sprung, thus throwing the
wheels an inch and a half out of proper posi
tion. This fact will be officially brought out
before the coroner’s jury to-morrow. No com
promise cars were attached to the train on
which the accident occurred.
Meeting of Council.
At the meeting of Council held yesterday af
ternoon, at 3J£ o’clock, p. m., the following
petitions and communications were acted upon:
A petition from P. E. Gleason, Secretary of
Vigilant, No. 3, asking for an appropriation of
S6O to paint their hose carriage. Referred to
the Engine Committee with power to act.
A petition from Jno. O’Conner to, permit his
dwelling steps to continue in their present
position. Granted during the pleasure of
Council.
Petitions of sundry citizens, asking Council
to reconsider the ordinance of October 23,
1567, relative to meat houses. Referred to the
Market Committee, to report to 'Council, the
oi tliuancc to be enforced in the meantime.
A communication from Col. Ehlers, of the
Frccdmeu’s Bureau, with enclosures, asking
Council to lease to the Bureau certain city lots
in the first and second wards for the purpose
of erecting freedmen’s schools. Referred to
the South Commons Committee, power to
act.
A communication from F. A. Brahe, former
city clock keeper, relative to a contract to keep
said clock, and asking to reinstate him. Re
ferred to the Market Committee, to report to
Council.
A petition from R. J. Rives, asking for a
free license to trade in the city. Laid on the
table.
A petition to reduce a dray license. Laid on
tlic table.
A communication from G. A. Blount, offer
ing for the position of clerk of the lower mar
ket. Laid oa the table till the ueasmeeting.
The following reports of committees were
read :
Mr. Levy, Chairman of Engine Committee,
reported favorably in relation to using a
hose reel for No. 4 and new hose fqr No. 3.
By Mr. Tweedy—A resolution authorizing
the purchase of a hose reel for No. 4, uot to
cost exceeding SI,OOO.
Mr. Levy, from the Engine Committee, also
reported verbally that the engineer sent out by
the builders of No. 4 reported her not in good
order, and Mr. Levy recommends that she be
uot received.
The Mayor announced that he had instructed
the chief engineer to notify Messrs. Clapp &
Jones, the builders of the engine, that it would
not be received, as it does not cotnj up to \*ou
tiaet. Received.
The Mayor also reported adversely to taking
the census of tue~ city at present—the cost
would be about §I,OOO. Received and adopted.
The following reports of officers were read
anti received:
L. A. Piequct, bridge keeper, returns $715
for bridge tolls collected since the December
return, with Hie collector and treasurer’s re
ceipt for the same.
11. C. Foster, wharfinger, returns $715 68 for
wharfage fees collected 6iuce the December re
turn, with the collector and treasurer’s receipt
for the same.
J. A. Christian, chief of police, reports the
number of arrests for the month of December,
1807, at 70—whites, 30 ; blacks, 40 ; and returns
$122 50 for fines, fees, etc., collected since the
December return, with the collector and treas
urer’s receipt for the same.
T. C. Bridges, keeper of the jail, reports the
number of arrests for the month of December,
1567, at 68—whites, 6; blacks, 62.
Dr. DeSuussure Ford, acting city hospital
physician, reports the number of natients in
the hospital at the date of the *sst regular
monthly report at B—males, 3 ; feihales, 5 ; re
ceived during the month of December, 1867, 7
—males, 5 ; females, 2 ; discharged*" during the
month, 3 ; died during the month, 1; remain
ing in the hospital December 31, 1867, 11—
males, 7 ; females, 4.
T. A. Kuuze, city sexton, reports the number
of interments in the city cemetery during the
month of December, 1867, at 51—Whites, 27;
blacks, 24 ; of them 45 died in the city—whites,
22; blacks, 23 ; and 6 died out of the city—
whites, 5; blacks, 1. The number of deaths in
the different wards were as follows:
Whites. Blacks. Total.
Ward No. 1 5
Ward No. 2 7 8
Ward No. 3 0 12 12
Ward No. 4 10 6 1(5
Total 23 23 45
For the year 1867 the number of deaths was
as follows :
Whites. Blacks. Total.
In the city 210 406 022
Out of the city 66 48 114
Total 283 454 736
Ward No. 1 90 59 149
Ward No. 3 45 66 111
Ward No. 3 25 150 175
Ward No. 4 50 131 187
Total 216 406 622
P. 8. Holden, engineer of the Augusta Canal,
reports the lollowing producers having passed
down the canal during the month of Decem
ber, 1867:
From Georgia—l,l33 bales of cotton, 13 bales
of yarn, 140 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of
corn, 63 sacks of peas, 35 sacks of wheat, 29
passengers.
From South Carolina—4so bales of cotton,
25 sacks of oats, 5 sacks of corn, 37 sacks of
peas, 28 sacks ol wheat, 215 cords of wood, 24
passengers.
Mr. Conley, from the Finance! Committee,
reported in favor of continuing in force the
present Tax Ordinance for the hoj£ fiscal year,
and also the list of salaries of city officers for
the ensuing year.
The Clerk of Council was notified to give the
usual notice of the election to be held Satur
day, January 11th, 1868.
Mr. Tweedy, from the South Commons Com
mittee, reported adversely on the petition of
James O. Clarke, and asked further time in re
gard to the application of R. F. Urquhart.—
Received, and further time granted.
Mr. Rhodes, from the Streets and Draius
Committee, reported that the paving petition
ed for on Broad street, 4th ward, had not yet
been done. Ou motion of Mr. Bullock, three
months additional time was granted.
Mr. Levy, from the Special Water Works
Committee, reported that Mr. Malone was fill
ing the contract for supplying pipes for the
D’Anliguac street exteusion. Received.
By Mr. Tweedy—An ordinance TTTrepeal the
ordinance removing the toll on cotton wagons
coming over the Augusta bridge.. Adopted.
By Mr. Conley—An ordinance to authorize
the execution and issue of 250 londs of SSOO
each, to meet the call lor 25 per cent, of the
subscription made by the eity Ur the Augusta
and Macon Railroad. Adopted.
By Mr. Lynch—A resolution authorizing the
perfection of the agreement between the eity
ami Maj. A. 11. McLaws, in regard to removing
the night soil from the city, etc. Adopted.
By Mr. Tweedy—A resolution authorizing
the superintendent of water works, pumps and
wells to remove the two pumpe on Broad
street, between Washington and Centre streets.
Adopted. a
By Mr. Bullock—A resolution instructing the
collector and treasurer to colleetall accounts
due the city to this date, usiug all the powers
at his command iu the prompt exercise of this
instruction. Adopted.
The accounts and salaries, such as had been
properly audited, were passed for payment.
Council then adjourned until 8 o’clock Satur
day evening, January 11,1868.
Attempted Incendiarism.— Oa the morn
ing ol the 23d ult, while several colored boys
were returning from a ball in the lower end of
town, they discovered several bales of cotton
on fire at each cud of the piazza of Mr. Happs’
store.
Two or three of the boys passed on without
giving any alarm, otic of them remarking, “ let
it burn aud bed d.” But H,-. Jackson, one
of the crowd, promptly awoke Mr. Horace
Adams, who slept in the store, who, with the
assistance of said Jackson, put out the Are ere
much damage had been done. Jackson de
serves the thanks of this community for giving
the alarm when he did, and thereby preventing
what might have been a disastrous conflagra
tion, as some fifteen or sixteen hales of cotton
were lying in front of the store and adjoining.
[ SandertviUe Georgian. \
[For tho Constitutionalist.
To My Friend,
MB. P. JACOBUS, FATHER OF LIEUT. J. J. JACOBUS,
AUGUST A WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.
Dear Friend, good bye; far, far away
Thy tends
From our bright Southland, and afar,
From many, many friends;
Ah I soon the rapid waves of time
Will bear thee hence away 1
And when we all shall meet again
What sage or seer may say.
’Tis not a pleasant task to breathe
That little word farewell,
Which severs faithful hearts so oft;
No Prophet wise may tell 4
Whether these hands, which warmly clasp,
Shall clasp again or how;
Whether true friends shall meet again,
Who are sadly parting now.
We promise, hope, believe, but oh 1
Chill doubt will intervene
To cast its shndow on the heart,
And eioud the parting scene;
But yet we trust that our fond prayers
For thee are not all vain';
That thou’lt come back to us, dear friend,
Ere many moons shall wane.
I know thou lovcst the fair Southland,
For 'neath its sod reposes
The son so dear to thy fond heart;
No violets or roses
Bloom o’er the spot where he doth sleep;
The gallant, true and brave,
Who found beneath our sunny skies
A soldier’s honored grave.
And now farewell I our warmest prayers
Will follow thee afar;
The while thy memory shall burn
Like some pure planet star;
For our fond hearts will keep still bright
The link in friendship’s chain,
And trust our prayers for thy return
May not be all in vain.
Augusta, December, 1867. It. A. L.
New Year’s Calls.— The pleasant custom
of making New Year’s calls was observed very
generally by the gentlemen of Augusta. The
ladies were “at home,” and many were the
“ Happy New Year’s” wished to each other by
old friends who had not met, socially, for many
months.
En passant: Why is there less social inter
course in this fair city than, perhaps, in any
other place in the State ?
An esteemed friend—a gentleman whose age,
and whose position in society command the
respect of all, and whose practical wisdom has
been crowned with success in life—answers the
query thus : “ Our merchants and business men
meet on the street, and frequently in places of
public resort during the day, and those who do
not consume the lew hours from supper to bed
time hi answering correspondents, devote the
time to reading or waste it in billiards, bar, or
drinking saloons. Again ; in what is termed
polite circles, there is no longer any ol the old
fashioned visiting except among relatives, and
if, during the winter a cousin from the country
comes to visit a city family, a 1 party’ is given,
and gentlemen and ladies are expected to at
tend in full dress. All this involves expense ;
while, as every one knows, the enjoyment on
such occasions bears no proportion to the out
lay of money, time and solicitude, lest some one
may not receive that attention which he or she
may thiuk is due. So long as we are all human,
such displays beget a spirit of rivalry in society
and the consequence is extravagance in social
life, or uo social life at all. The family
of small means canuot afford to give a
soiree like unto that of Col. Dives, and
is unwilling to have such a one as the purse
will afford compared with that of their rich, or
it may be only extravagant, neighbor.”
What, and where is the remedy for this ob
jectionable feature iu society ? We are pleased
to hear from our friend again : “We must re
turn to the simplicity, not to say honesty, of
our ancestors. The wealthy and those of posi
tion can now confer incalculable benefit upon
society by making it fashionable to entertain
ladies and gentlemen as rational beings, with
mental and intellectual feasts, and not with bon
bons and wines, or other and more hurtful deli
cacies which affect the stomach aud not the head
and heart. Foriustance: Let some family of
known means and position give the circle of its
acquaintance to understand that on a given
night of every week, or less frequently if pre
ferred, the ‘home’ is open to visitors, and
that calls of, from five minutes to two or three
hours’ duration would be welcomed by the fam
ily. Music, conversation aud dancing can oc
cupy the time; thus the cvcuiug will be one of
recreation and not of show or mere pastime.”
These are the words of a gentleman of refine
ment aud culture, and one who loves his coun
try. Will onr people profit by his suggestion ?
Important to Parties Interested in Raf
fles.—Many persons wishing to get up raffles
of jewelry and other valuable articles for the
benefit of friends in distress have been pre
vented from carrying their charitable intentions
into execution by the impression that it would
b? necessary to take out a license, which would
cost more than the raffle would come to.
Among others so situated, says the Mercury,
were the generous managers of the Charleston
Hotel, who were getting up a raffle of a most
beautiful piece of shell-work, but withdrew it
on this very account. A thoughtful gentleman,
who does not take everything he hears for gos
pel, being interested in this shell-work raffle,
on account of its charitable object, wrote to
the Treasury Department at Washington for
definite information on the subject of the taxa
tion of raffles.
The following, which is the conclusion of
the answer which he received, sets the matter
at rest, and allows all persons concerned in
charitable raffles to proceed in their kind deeds
without let or hindrance, or the fear of detec
tives :
“ But raffles when conducted without tickets
or devices in the nature thereof, and only with
dice, are not taxed, and in such cases no per
mit of course is required.”
Thomas llarland,
Acting Commissioner.
Treasury Department, Washington, D. C.,
December 26, 1867.
The Constitutionalist Re-Constructed.—
We are happy to be able to announce to our
readers and the public generally that the “Con
stitutionalist ” has been thoroughly and
completely re-constructed from stem to stern.
She was never in better running order, and can
carry as much steam as any other machine of
her build in the country ; with experienced en
gineers and firemen, good fuel and a sufficiency
of lubricating fluid, all that is asked is a clear
track and then schedule time is bound to be
observed. This locomotive, which was so bad
ly damaged some months since by running
into a chasm caused by a freshet in a creek
near Mcßean, on the Augusta and Savannah
Railroad, is on the track again, and looks “as
good as new.” The machinery work was re
paired at the company shops in Savannah, un
der the superintendence of that excellent mas
ter machinist, Mr. Wm. Burns, while the beau
tiful “ cab ” and other wood work is the result
of the “cunning handiwork” of our fellow
townsman, Mr. Leroy Wilkins, au employee in
the shops at the Augusta terminus of the road.
Long may onr namesake run, and may she
never me# with another disaster.
Indefatigable.—Such has been the eager
ness of the ladles to supply themselves with
the seasonable goods imported into this city
by Mr. H. L. A. Balk, and for sale at very low
prices, in his new store, No. 172 Broad street,
that nothing but the mo6t indefatigable ener
gy has been able to keep pace with the demand.
Mr. Balk has just received fresh supplies of
Fault de Chevre, new Delaines, new Prints,
Opera Flannel, fresh assortment of French
kid gloves. Remember 172 Broad street.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
From 'Washington.
Washington, January 1.
This evening’s Express says it is not the least
among the many creditable things done by
Gen. Howard that he has issued an order dis
missing from the employ of the Freedmen’s
Bureau those subordinates who have permitted
themselves to be nominated l'pr political offices.
Judge Busteed’s family lias received dis
patches from Mobile pronouncing his recovery
hopeless.
Representatives Washburnc and Culluni, of
Illinois, visit Richmond to-morrow to counsel
the convention.
The report of Revenue Commissioner Welles
will urge the substitution of specific for ad
valorem duties in ail possible cases.
Gen. O’Neil, recently elected Vice-President,
has, by President Roberts’ resignation, become
head of the Fenian Brotherhood. The Fenian
Senate has issued an address disclaiming com
plicity with the outrages in England.
The town treasurer of Spencer, Massachu
setts, has vamosed with $20,000 of the corpora
tion funds.
Dispatches to-day report five eases of drown
ing. caused by skating.
The immigration of 1867 exceeds that of
ISO 6 nearly 10,000.
Statistics of casualties on the Western aud
Southwestern rivers for the past, year shows
182 accidents ; 82 resulting ii; the total loss of
vessels. The loss involved is $645,000 ; insur
ance, $512,000. The loss of life approximates
ninety-seven.
Lloyd B. Waddell has been appointed Reve
nue Assessor in the first district ol Georgia,
vice Charles 11. Hopkins, roinoved.
The President’s levee was attended as usual
to-day by a large crowd, including foreign Min
isters in lull court dress, -and nearly every
prominent.official and army and navy officer.
Washington, January 2.
Burlingame, Minister from the United States
to China, telegraphs the Stale Department that
lie has been appointed by the Chinese Govern
ment envoy to the Western Powers, and has
accepted, and will leave immediately.
The Massachusetts Legislature has organ
ized. George O. Braston is President of the
Senate; Harvey Jewell is Speaker of the
House.
The Maine Legislature has organized, with
Joseph Crosby as President of the. Senate, and
Theodore C. Woodman Speaker of the House.
Gen. Meade will visit the President and Gen.
Grant to-morrow, aud depart Southward on
Saturday.
Revenue to-day, $2,118,000.
The interview between Secretary Seward and
the Sweedtsh Minister shows that no steps have
been taken towards the acquisition or thc-dis
posal of St. Bartholomew.
Specials from Havana state Vera Cruz dates
to the 27th are at hand : Congress was occupied
in the consideration of proposed constitutional
reforms. The rebellion in Yucatan was becom
ing more serious. Merida was captured by a
party from Havana. A descent was meditated
on Sisal. General Alatorre was ordered to
Yucatan, with three thousand men, to quell the
rebellion.
Au order has been issued banishing persons
convicted of siding with the Imperialists during
the war.
It is stated that the funds ol Georgia have
been removed from Millcdgcville to New York
for security.
Washington, January 3.
Governor Haight, of California, in his in
augural, says : The propriety of admitting
the blacks to suffrage belongs to each State to
determine for itself. Had Congress been able
to control this subject, both negro aud Chinese
suffrage would probably have been forced upon
the people of California against the will ol the
majority. Ignorance of the effects of such leg
islation, it would have inflicted on us evils ac
tually intolerable so far as California is con
cerned. The people of this State have express
ed their opposition both to negro and Chinese
suffrage.
The First National Bank of Bay City, Michi
gan, has failed badly.
General Meade left here this morning for At
lanta, to assume command of the Third Mili
tary District.
The Greek Legation have accounts of battles
on the 25th and 26th, near the village at Lake
Costi. The Turks were defeated with severe
loss. The reception of King George and Queen
Olga, iu Athens, was enthusiastic beyoud de
scription. The cry of “ down with the barba
rian Turks ” was universal.
The Government of St. Domingo has issued
a decree regarding the tariff of goods imported
direct from Europe or the United States, 15
per cent, less than when coming through the
West Indian Islands; proof is required that
thu-goods have not touched at any West India
Island, or should a vessel, by circumstances,
touch any island, a certificate from the republi
can commercial ageut that she made no opera
tions there is required. This decree went into
effect on the first of November last.
Minister Dickinson, Minister to Nicaragua,
transmits an elaborate account of the recent
volcano action. It continued sixteen days,
making itself a cone two hundred feet high,
with a crater in the top two hundred feet in
diameter. Sand covers the country from the
volcano to the Pacific, fifty miles. As seen at
night, the rim of the crater was white, half way
down, red heat. Height of tin flame and
flying cynders is five hundred feet. Mr. Dick
inson thinks the volcano was smothered by its
own discharges.
Gen. Howard has not issued an order dis
missing officers of the Freedmen’s Bureau for
engaging in politics, but he has established a
policy dealing with each case as it comes up.
Thus far, in several cases broughtto his notice,
he lias established the rule that acceptance ol
nomination for an office must be considered in
compatible with the duties required of officers
of the bureau. Such agents or officers have
been relieved. The latest case of this kind was
that of Mr. Pi'lsbury, of South Carolina, a
civilian ageut of the bureau, who was elected
to the convention and notified that he could
not hold both positions.
Gov. Chamberlain, of Maine, has been inau
gurated. He favors a fair and square payment,
of the national debt, but rot in one day or in a
generation.
Brown & Gillispic, wholesale merchants, at
Hamilton, Canada West, have failed.
Revenue to-day, $1,480,000.
There was a full Cabinet meeting to-day.
From Virginia.
Richmond, January 1.
A number of colored societies paraded to
day, in celebration of the fourth anniversary of
emancipation. They were addressed in the
Park by Governor Pierpont, Rev. Jas. Mitchell
and Geo. Rye, Secretary of the convention.
The distillery ol' Emil Ilelfrick, in Peters
burg, was seized yesterday, for violation of the
revenue laws.
Richmond, January 2.
In convention there was no quorum and it
adjourned.
The Northern Methodist Conference of Vir
ginia and North Carolina met to-day, Bishop
Janes, of New York, presiding.
Politicians are speculating to-day about the
gubernatorial office, the term for which Gov.
Pierpont was elected having expired January
Ist. No action ha3 yet been taken in the mat
ter by the military authorities.
Richmond, January 3.
In convention a resolution was offered urg
ing the continuance of the freedraen’s bureau
in the State, deprecating its withdrawal as a
calamity, and requesting Gen. Howard to con
tinue it under such agents as may best suit the
purpose. After a longjdebate it was adopted—
ayes, 52 ; noes, 14.
Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, addressed a
meeting at the African church to-night, lie
advised the convention to confer suffrage on
all males over twenty-one years of age, and se
cure it to them torever.
From Havana.
Havana, December 31.
Lersundi’s address urges strict discipline on
the part of the troops and loyalty on the part
of the people as the only means of restoring
happier days. Alluding to the slave trade, he
says that public opinion is overwhelmingly
against it, and the decrees against il and pen
alties attached to the violation thereof, have
killed the traffic forever.
Paushoff Farento, Maximilian s servant and
bearer of his last words to Carlol.ta, died of
black vomit at St. Thomas.
A decree from Madrid authorizes the con
tinuance of the mail service by the regular
lines between Cuba and the United States.
Havana, January 3.
It is stated Santa Anna furnished Col. Villa
force money and men to inaugurate the Yuca
tan revolution. The Mexican Congress is
about increasing the regular army to eighteen
thousand.
From IST orth Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C., January 1.
Gen. Canby lias called the State Convention
to meet in this city on the 14th iust. The
notice is too short, members cannot all get here
in time.
From Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., January 1.
Os the 23 nominations made by the late Re
publican con /ention, all but II have declined to
be candidates.
Foreign.
[BY the CABLE. I
London, January 1.
Two head centres and five captains ol the
Fenian organization have been arrested at
Methyr, iu South Wales. ,
The Government has determined to proceed
against Mr. Sullivan, of the Dublin Nation, aud
other persons who have taken conspicuous
parts in recent funeral processions in honor of
the Fenians who were executed at Manchester.
It is reported the'meu who stormed the Mar
tellc Tower, near Cork, and broke into a gun
shop, came from the United States.
London, January 2.
The residence of Charles Mathew, brother of
Father Mathew, County Cork, was attacked
but the assailants were driven off. The attack
Is attributed to Fenians.
The Austrian Government forbids recruiting
for the Papal army.
The Emperor ol China Ims selected Burlin
game, the American Minister at Pekin, as special
envoy to revise treaties with the European
Powers; Burlingame- accepts.
San Francisco, January 2.
News by steamer! from China states .the Im
perial forces had met with a severe repulse.
A powder explosion at Wichung destroyed
many lives and ranch property. The Viceroy’s
palace was blown into the air.
The United States Cousul has made a treaty
with the Formosa savages, by which wrecked
seamen will be protected.
Commodore Watkins died on the steamer
Costa Rica. .
Ycddo and anew port on the island of Sado
will be opened on the Ist of April.
Tho Tycoon of Japan resigned his power to
the Mikado.
From Charleston.
Charleston, January 1.
Emancipation day was celebrated by a gen
eral parade of negro societies, fire companies
and political organizations ; an address was de
livered by F. L. Cardozo and there were festivi
ties at night; good order prevailed.
Charleston, January 2.
Gen. Scott, of the Freedmen’s Bureau, lias
issued a circular letter of advice to planters
and freedmen with regard to contracts for the
coming season. (Advice sent free.]
From Mobile.
Mobile, January 2.
Judge Busteed’s wounds are healing, and 11is
recovery is now considered certain. His phy
sicians think lie will necessarily he confined to
his room some weeks.
From Louisiana.
New Orleans, January 2.
In convention 10-day the discussion of the
Wiekliflo equality substitute was resumed.
Several amendments were offered, and consid
erable feeling manifested. The convention ad
journed Without coming to a vote.
New Orleans, January 3.
Paragraph 8 of Special Orders, No. 2,
headquarters fifth district, dated January 2,
1808, is as follows: 11 His Excellency li. F.
Flanders, Governor of the State of Louisiana,
having resigned that office, Mr. Joshua Baker
is hereby appointed to the vacancy occasioned
thereby. The same order assigns Brevet Ma
jor General It. C. Buchanan to duty as com
mander of the district of Louisiana and Assist
ant Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau.”
The Times , speaking of tho new Governor,
says: He is a native of Kentucky but an old
citizen of Louisiana, and was a member of the
Philadelphia .Conservative Convention of 1860,
is fully qualified under the reconstruction act
and can take the test oath.
The convention to-day resumed the discus
sion of the equality question. After several
amendments to Wickliif’s substitute had been
offered and voted down, the lollowing was of
fered by Pinchbeck, and adopted, as the 13tJi
article of the constitution :
AU persons shall enjoy equal rights; and
provides, while traveling in this State in any
conveyance of a public character and all busi
ness places or otherwise, carried o i by charter
or for which a license is required from either
State, parish or municipal authority, shall be
deemed places of a public character, aud shall
be open to the accommodation and patronage
of all persons, without distinction or discrimi
nation oh account of race or color.
In reply to a communication from Governor
Flanders, charging the police jury of the
Parish of Orleans, right bank, with official cor
ruption, and recommending their removal,
Gen. Hancock says these charges present a pro
per case for Judicial investigation and determi
nation, and it is evident to him that the courts
of justice can afford adequate relief for tho
wrongs complained of if proven. He hns con
cluded it is not advisable to resort to the meas
ure suggested.
From Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, January 3.
L. G. Hopkins, dry goods merchant, failed
for $1,000,000, mostly duo East.
From Savannah.
Savannah, January 3.
A. Bradley, the Boston nigger member of
Pope’s Atlanta convention, was arrested this
morning for threatening John E. Hayes, Esq.,
of the Republican, and drawing a pistol on him
iu the street.
Marine N*ews.
Savannah, January 3.
Sailed—Steamer Bienville, lor New York ;
bark B.aticola, for Liverpool; brig Kate Lip
liam, for Moutieello ; sehr. Fraucis B. Bard, for
Boston.
Wilmington, January 3.
Arrived— Steamship Mary Sanford, schooners
John, Helene, Pattcway, Meilart, brig Fannie
Delaraed.
Below—Adverse Winds.
Charleston, January 3.
Sailed—Steamer Emily B. Souder, for New
York; schr. Minerva, lor Matanzas; sehr. J.
Whitehouse, for Wilmington, N. C.
.Markets.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
London, January 3- Noou.
Consols, 91%@92. Bonds, 72%@72%.
London, January 3—2, P. M.
Consols, 92 lor money. Bonds, 72%.
Liverfool, January 3—Noon.
Cotton active and buoyant; prices advanced
%tl; uplands, 7%d.; Orleans, 7%; estimated
sales, 20,000 bales. Corn advanced —465. 9d.
Liverpool, January 3—2, P. M.
Cotton active and firmer; prices advanced
%; uplands, 7% ; Orleans, 7%. Breadstuffs
active and advancing.
New York, January 3—-Noon.
Stocks dull. Money, 6@7. Sterling, 10%.
Gold, 133%@138%. Bonds —old, 108%; new,
105%. Tennessee Sixes, ex-interest, 59%.
New York, January 3—P. M.
Money closed easy; call, o@7; prime dis
counts, 7@9. Gold linn at 133%. Sterling
quiet and steady. Stocks strong. Sub-treasu
ry balance, $97,000,000. Governments closed
steady.
New York, January 3—Noon.
Flour 10@20 cents better. Wheat 2@3 cents
better. Coin 1 cent belter. Rye quiet. Oats
shade better. Pork, s2l 12%. Lard, 12(18)2%;
Cotton shade (inner; upland, 10%. Turpen
tine, 52 for strained. Rosin, $3 06%@8 12%.
N|fw York, January 3—P. M.
Cotton firm and active ; advanced %<H>% ;
sales, 7,000 bales; 10%(3>17. Flour quiet;
State, $8 70@10 85; Southern, $lO 50@15. —
Wheat active. Corn—mixed Western, $1 41%;
yellow Southern, $1 38. Oats firmer. Pork
firm ats2l@3l. Lard firm at 12%@14. Gro
ceries quiet and steady. Turpentine, 51%@52.
Rosin, $2 75@7. Freights firm; grain, by
steam, 6(<86%.
Baltimore, January 3.
Cotton active and firmer at 16. Flour active
for jobbing at former prices. Wheat—red
Southern, $2 75@2 85 ; choice, $3. Corn steady.
Oats dull at 78@74. Rye quiet and unchanged.
Provisions dull and unchanged. Bulk shoul
ders, 9.
Ft. Louis, January 3.
Flour quiit and unchanged. Corn dull at
89@90. Provisions dull. Mess pork, s2l.
Bacon—shoulders, 9%(<6lt>; choice sides, 12%.
Lard, 12%.
Louisville, January 3.
Superfine flour, $7 75. Corn shelled, bulk,
6S@7O; ear, 73«t75. Bacon —shoulders, 8%;
clear sides, 11%. Mess pork, s2l 506822
Lard, 12%. v
V\ ilmington, January 3.
Spirits Turpentine firm at 47. Rosin quiet
at $2 15 lor No. 2. Tar, $1 90. Cotton active
and advanced le.; middling, 15e.
Charleston, January 3.
Cotton active and advanced %@%c.; sales,
1,300 bales; receipts, 900 bales; middling, 16.
Mobile, January 8,
Cotton—Sales to-day, 4,000 bales- clo«.h
firm; middling, U)£@l4%c.; receipts, 2 087°
sales week, 19,800; receipts, 16,537; exports ’
foreign, 11,520; coastwise, 3,746; stock; 65 813
bales. '
New Orleans, January 3.
Cotton excited and advanced ; ofloriugs Ifahi.
sales to day, 5,600; receipts, 8,307; exnnri.
4,600; middling, 15>*@15%; sales for th«
week, 31,611; receipts for week, 25 235 • er
ports for weekj coastwise, 1,775; foreign 24* ww’
Stock, 113,335 bales. Sugar very firm •’ quota’
tions unchanged. Molasses active and un"
changed ; Flour dull; superfine, $9 25- choice
sl4 25@15. Corn in fair demand at’ 95<a*i'
Oats dull and lower ; held at 73@75. Pork dull
and nominal; new mess, $2150; old *22
Bacon—shoulders retailing at 9k7aio’
sidus, 14@14 X- -Lard lower ; tierce, 13V • i ~',,
13 '/j. Sterling, nominally, 43@47. New York
sight, discount. Gold, 133. K
Savannah, January s.
Cotton active and advanced ; middling 151/ .
sales, 3,000 bales ; receipts, 1,910 bales. ’ ' / * ’
Augusta Market.
Orricß Daily Constitutionalist, j
Wednesday, January 3--p, jj j
FINANCIAL
GOLD.—Buying at 132 and selling nt 134,
BlLVElt—Buying at 128 and selling at 132.
COTTON.—Thu market lias been quiet, but.firm
to-day. Kellers are holding New York middling at
16c., hut buyers offer for it in connection with lower
grades, which precludes sales of any amount. Hales
amounted to 363 bales and receipts 102 bales,
BACON.— Shoulders, 13; B. B. Sides, 14Jf(gl5; c
11. Sides, 15X@1G; Clear Sides, ICM 18k ; D ry
Shoulders, U@lU'a ; Dry Salted C. It. Sides, 13j[@l4-
Hams chill at 185< 22.
CORN.—New White, $110; Mixed $1 05@1 08
WHEAT.-White, $2 70@2 85; Red,s2 20@230
COTTON MOVEMENTS.
New York, December3o.
Bales.
Receipts tins week pi (gg,
Receipts last week 16 72(t
Receipts preceding week 21248
Receipts since September 1, 1807 2W'349
Receipts since January 1, 1867 666,'32j
Receipts year ending September I, 1867 667 431
Receipts year ending January 1, 1867 667431
Receipts year ending September 1, 1860 611 630
Exports since Tuesday g'jj,,
Exports since September 1 126 784
Exports since January 1 436 120
Exports year ending September 1, 1867 472 694
Exports year ending December 31,1866 381009
Exports year ending September 1, 1800 406 309
Estimated Btock on hand here 62 600
MOVEMENTS IN COTTON AT ALL TIIE SHIPI'INO POUTB.
Receipts at nil the shipping ports of tho
United States from the close of tbo
war, May 1,1866, to September 1,1806...2 671 <)4o
Receipts at all the ports, since September l, ’
1867 752 000
Receipts nt a'l tlic ports \ car ending Septum- ’
her 1, 1807 1,051,988
Receipts prec. ding cotton yi nr o 154 470
Exports Irom all the porta since September 1, ’ ’
1807, to latest mail dates 364 000
Exports from all the ports year ending Sep- ’
lumber 1, 1807 1 657 064
Exports preceding cotton year .'1'654 604
Estimated stock on hand at all the ports '
August 31, 1867 gQ.jgg
Estimated slocK on hand at nil poits, at latest ’*
mail dates 290,000
MONTGOMERY COTTON STATEMENT.
Slock on hand September 1
Received past week 2,285
Received previously 44,172— 4G.45T
Total
Shipped past week 3,373
Shipped previously ; 24,170—27,549
Stock ou hand December 28 19,408
LONDON ANIL LANCASHIRE
Fire Insurance Company.
CAPITAL ONE MILLION POUNDS
STEELING.
Havin G boon appointed Agents of this very
responsible ENGLISH COMPANY, we are pre
pared to insure BUILDINGS, COTTON and U KII
CIIANDISE at lowest current rates.
Losses, if any, will ho adjusted and prnnijjfl
settled at ottr office.
J. SIBLEY & SONS,
janß-6 Agents.
CASH NOTICE.
Owing to the scarcity of money we will be com
pelled to adhere strictly to our Bill Heads, and r«-
quire CASH ON DELIVERY for all sales.
J. O. MATIIKWSON A CO.
jan3-6
Wood, Lumber and Shingles.
13 ■ KAURS «fc BRO., opposite Waynesboro’
Depot, Augusta, Ga. We havo, and are constantly
receiving, a largo assortment of WOOD, LUMBER
and SHINGLES, and are prepared to fill orders at
the lowest market rat s. All orders left at the Store,
corner Greene and Elbert streets, will be promptly at
tended to. dec27-6m
Dennison's Condition Powders,
FOR
Horses and Mules.
NLTKE other Medlcinesjind l’owder*, (heir
died is permanent, building up the animal, giving
strength to the LUNGS, and vitality to all parts of the
system. They rejuvenate old Horses and Mules, and
if you want your animals FAT, HEARTY, STRONG
and HEALTHY, use these Powders, and after giv
ing them a fair trial you will, like thousands of others
never be without them.
These Powders are unequalled fov Coughs, Colds,
Loss of Appetite, Hide Bound, Yellow Water, Sur
feit, Farcy, Diarrlieea or Purging, Lung Fever, Cholic,
and all diseases incident to Horace and Mules. All
persons having the care of those animals should keep
a supply on hand. A few doses given before and
alter a race or any extra work will keep the animal in
licalth and strength, and if given to a Horse or Mule
that Ims by hard labor or neglect been reduced In
(lesli and spirits, a complete restoration of health ami
beauty will bo at once effected.
Doss :-Onc Powder at night In wet food.
For sale at wholesale and retail by
M. U. MoKINNIE,
Corner Jackson and Ellis streets,
and by W. H. TUTT.
dccll-3ra
COTTON GINS
AND
COTTON PRESSES.
THE BEST
McCarthy gin ever made,
ITU THE TAYLOR, EAGLE, BROWN,
SOUTHERN, and the NEW CRAVEN SAW
GINS, COTTON PRESSES, with Engine and
Horse Powers, biul all supplies in store, for sale at the
lowest rales by
J. B. FULLER,
sep4-4m 47 Dey Street, New York City.
NOTICE.
PERSONS having claims against the es
tate ot William Jonss, deceased, iate of Columbia
county, will please present them at once to the under
signed for payment. Those indebted will also make
payment to us.
Onr address is Augusta, in care of Fleming &
Rowland.
WILLIAM H. JONES,
JOSHUA B. GRIFFIN,
docll-Ow . Executors.
LACE CURTAINS,
CURTAIN MUSLINS,
DAMASK and REPS,
CORNICES and BANDS,
CURTAIN TRIMMINGS,
Embroidered Clot* l PIANO COVERS,
A.t Pedaced Prices.
We offer, from lid® date. o ur entire stock of the
above Goods at
REDUCED prices.
In order to make room for other goods.
decl7-U»‘f JAB. G. BAILIE * BRO,