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JCXNSTIT (JTIONALIST.
AUGUSTA. GA.
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 3.1868
[Special Correspondence of the Baltimore Gazette.
From Washington.
The Delegations to New York—The Presi
dency and the Eleetonil Vole—Wanted, a
Nominee of Pluck—A 'lricky Suggestion—
Hancock—nis Engineer in Chief—Seward
Favors Grant and Colfax— The Tax Bdt-
The Report of the Smelling Committee— the
Celestials —Frauds in the War and Treasury
Departments.
Washington, June 29, 1868.
Very little of interest is transpiring here
at this moment. The local politicians of
Washington have nearly to a man gone to
New York, and those members of the con
vention who have visited us have made but
a brief stay. I conversed with several of
the Tennessee delegation yesterday. The
State will vote in a body for Mr. Johnson
at the first. But they, as Well as a ma
jority of the delegates who have called at
this point en route for New York, do not
seem to be wedded to any particular candi
date so far as to be refractory. It is uni
versally conceded, however, that no shilly
shally platform will be tolerated. Upon
this point there is fie utmost unanimity.
I have never known such interest manifest
ed, and at the same time so much of good
feeling and toleration. Professional poli
ticians, it is true, attempt the sensational,
and affect to think it necessary that some
one possessing present military authority
should be selected, in view of prospective
trouble from the House of Representatives.
I have never had a doubt, as is shown in
this correspondence, that the Radical lead
ers are prepared to go great lengths in the
exercise of their power to couut the elec
t iral votes. Doubtless, if the elections are
closely contested there is great danger of
an aggression in this respect. But it does
not follow tiiat. the selection of our candi
date should be guided solely by such a
consideration. The probability is that the
country will lie carried by the Democracy
by such overwhelming majorities that any
attempt to tamper with the vote would be
likely to subject offenders to summary
punishment, without even the semblance of
revolution or intestine warfare. lu intelli
gent circles it is thought that any of the
gentlemen named as candidates, if fairly
elected, would be sustained in taking his
seat by a citizen soldiery sufficient to sweep
from the face of the earth every vestige of
Hie rotten and lazy rascals under Grant’s
special command. If the people are not
ready to do this in the maintenance of
their clearly expressed will, then, indeed,
they are fit, subjects for the heel of the
despot t.<> lie put upon their necks at once.
Nevertheless, it may not be denied that it is
essential our nominee should not only be a
man of undoubted principles, but he should
be of unquestioned pluck. No man knows
what a day may bring forth.
In connection with this subject it is sug
gested that a scheme is on the lapis to add
to the two thirds rule the vote in the con
vention by ballot. A blind man can sec
the bottom of this contrivance. It is meant
to relieve weak-kneed delegates, pledged to
their constituents, from performing their
obligations. I have no faith in the ma
noeuvre. It is altogether too bare-faced —
a “weak invitation,” probably, “of the
enemy.’’
The main features of the platform upon
which the friends of Gen Hancock Intend
to base his pretentions have been made
known in select circles. They are quite
up to the mark in repudiating the recon
struction scheme of the Radicals. I learn
that Hon. Robe, t J. Walker is one of the
General’s chief engineers and author of his
programme. Everybody seems to concede
that the nomination on the 4th ultimo will
be equivalent to an election, and hence the
earnest contest for envied position. It must
be expected, therefore, that strenuous ef
forts will be made by friends of the differ
ent. candidates; but 1 feel authorized to say
that when the nomination shall have been
made, whatever it may be, it will be uni
versally and cheerfully acquiesced in.
It is stated, on authority, that Mr.
Seward has given in his adhesion to Grant
and Colfax. No one doubted his where
abouts except the President. Mr. Johnson
has been egregiously duped by his Secreta
ry of State—indeed, by all his Cabinet, if
old Mr. Welles be excepted. One would
have supposed that the tergiversation of
Weed and Raymond was sufficient to con
vince a wayfaring man of the position of
Mr. Seward. But, quantum suffieit. His
course is finished!
It is presumed that the Senate will dis
pose of the tax bill in about a week, and
will be prepared to adjourn by the 20th
proximo. The report of the impeachment
managers will not probably be presented
to the House before Wednesday. Several
more witnesses are to be examined. The
Senate committee appointed to inquire into
matters affecting its members, growing out
of the impeachment question, has not yet
entered upon the investigation.
Mandarin Burlingame and the other
members of the Chinese -Embassy, arrived
in Washington this morning. They will
remain here about ten days, then proceed
to Niagara, then to Boston, and from there
to New York, where they will embark for
Europe. . „
In the House to-day, on motion of Mr.
Cobb, of Wisconsin, the House (92 to 54)
adopted a resolution instructing the Com
mittee of Ways and Means to report a bill
taxing the interest on United States bonds
ten per cent. The Democrats, with the ex
ception of Mr. Sitgreaves, of New Jersey,
voted in the affirmative.
Much excitement prevails in respect to
to the gigantic frauds recently discovered
in the War and Treasury Departments.—
The Evening Express gives the following
particulars:
“The committee appointed by Congress
to investigate into these charges on Satur
day last took charge ol the desks and
rooms of about thirty clerks who had been
engaged in the settlement of the claims of
colored soldiers; the same occurred in the
Adjutaut General’s office and Paymaster
General’s. As yet the particulars have not
been given to the public. There seems to
be some difficulty in arriving at the facts;
but sufficient is known to make it certain
that serious frauds have been perpetrated in
this branch of the public service, by cer
tain clerks and claim agents. Public ru
mor has it that Messrs. Wolf and Heart
and Chipman and Ilosmer, claim agents,
are implicated, ami we learn that a Mr.
Blackmar, in charge of a division on boun
ty claims of deceased soldiers, is under ar
rest as a party Implicated. It is thought
that these frauds have been in progress for
some time past, and* will add up a large
amount. We hear it stated that the Secie
tarv of War lias appointed Colonel Scott,
and the Secretary of the Treasury General
Jeffries, to investigate the charges. It is
evidently a serious matter, and may involve
parties hitherto unsuspected.” X.
Mississippi- —The same old story. First, tl>c
•> constitution” is defeated and the returnsj arc
so cooked up that everything goes Radical.
This was the way in Virginia at the “conven
tion’’ election, and then in Georgia, when the
pretended constitution was put to the vote.
What is the use of the Southern whites voting ?
They have first to contend against as unscrupu
lous villains as ever stuffed a ballot-box, and if
they pile up such a tremendous majority as
even loyal tiguriHgcannot crush, then Congress
steps in and declares the constitution carried
anyhow, as it did in the case of Alabama. Do
not blame these tortured people, then, if they
do not vote. Many ol them, nearly a quarter
of a million of t hem, cannot vole—they are dis
franchised, and tiiose who can and do vote,
vote only to have their votes disregarded by a
Congress that has shown itself—we regret the
necessity ol such language—a common liar.
\New York World.
[From the Atlanta Intelligence.
Proceedings of the Military Commission
Assembled for the Trial of the Columbus
Prisoners.
THIRD DAY.
Wednesday, July 1,1868.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES MARSHALL RESUMED.
The court met.
The proceedings of previous days were read
and the witness asked if lie had any alterations
to make in the written report ot his speech, to
which question lie answered in the negative.
The Judge Advocate requested that the writ
ing of questions be discontinued, in order that,
the business wight proceed more rapidly. They
had reporters, and the questions and answers
could be written and react with much more ra
pidity.
Tbe court acquiesced, and the testimouy was
proceeded with.
Charles Marshall cross-examined by Mr. Ste
phens :
I beard the house in which Ashburn lived
spokeu of as a bad house ; it is not notoriously
a house of ill-fame as I know of; I know Han
nah Flournoy is spoken of as tiie proprietor of
the house ; she is a colored woman : as far as I
know, Ashbni n lived in that house ; I am not
positive. I saw Mr. Bedell before that night; I
spoke to him, 1 think, before the occurrence—
I won’t be, positive; I could not apecify as to
any particular part of Columbus where T did
speak to bim; If I*have spoken to him at all, it
was on the street; I am not positive that I have
done so before that occurrence; I am not posi
tive that I would recollect it, if l had; I spoke to a
great many persons with whom 1 am not ac
quainted; it would he likely for me to speak to
Bedell without having any acquaintance with
him; 1 would not swear that I did speak lo
him. It was in the fore part ot the afternoon
that I had the difficulty with Ashburn ; I think
it was between 8 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon;
I am not positive shout the hour; I went
round town alter that time; 1 went to several
places; I stopped in a saloon-two saloons ; I
stopped in tin' “ Arbor,” near Broad street; I
met the liar tender there, whom I knew; I
went also to Cook’s Hotel ; I met the man who
keeps the place there; there were some others
in teere, hut I am not positive who they were ;
i went after that lo my quarters ; I reached my
quarters about 5 o’clock; I did not remain
there until 10 o’clock ; I "went down town to
.supper ; l took supper at a friend’s house on
the lower part of Jackson street; his name was
Mr. McApadden; I came, buck to my quarters
about half-past 8 o’clock ; I remained there mi
l'll alter roll call ; VV. Harris went wish me; i
remained in my quarters about half an hour; t
went out then on Broad street and took a di'inl-:
at a saloon called the “ Ruby ;” I then went
track and remained there until about 11 V.<
o’clock ; that wus the time 1 left to go to the
party; I don’t remember who was on sentry
that night;l ain not positive; the men were not
permitted to pass in and nut any time of the
night, as a general thing; there was no restric
tion on me when passing out., because I was in
charge of my company; the coat. 1 testified
about I got near the Perry House ; llcnnis had
it there for me; I did not have three citizen
suits of my own when I was working lor the
Democratic Club.
Mr. Stephens—Did not you tol 1 them when
you were working for tiie Democratic Cluli you
would have three citizen suits for the soldiers
to go out ?
Witness—l never knew 1 was working for
the Democratic Club. I told a member ol the
Democratic Club that 1 could get the suits of
clothes; 1 did not tell him 1 had them ; I don’t
remember having told him that I had sent men
out with the clothes.
Question bv Mr. Stephens—As you were not
working tor the Democratic Club, wbat int.cr
ferenoe was it yon had with tiie election that
canned your arrest by Capt. Mills?
Answer—The Captain accused me of trying
to influence votes.
Question by Mr. Stephens—You stated yes
terday you were co-operating with these par
ties that spoke to you about the watch. Were
they or not Democrats ?
Answer—They were Democrats.
Question—ln what way did you co operate
with them In the election ?
Answer—l endeavored to influence the peo
ple’s votes.
Question—How was the election conducted
at the poll ?
Answer—ln the same way ns nearly all the
elections. There were sentries at tiie doors,
and judges of elections. There were two sen
tries in a row through which the voters had to
pass.
Question —Was it a matter of difficulty or
not for a colored man who was going to vote
the Democratic ticket to get to the polls ?
Answer—No, sir.
Question —Wasn’t it your business, being an
officer, to conduct that class of voters to the
polls ?
Answer—No, sir.
Question—Did you lake any of that class of
voters to the polls ?
The President of tiie court thought Hie ques
tion was not a proper one.
Mr. Brown—We did not thiuk so. Our ob
ject is to give all the latitude possible to the
defense.
Mr. Stephens—Our object is to explain an
other matter that has been testified to by the
witness.
After a short consultation, the Judge Advo
cate (as we understood him) stated to the
court that the couns el for the prosecution un
derstood the object ol the question.
Mr. Stephens, after a slight discussion, with
drew the question and proceeded with the
cross examination.
Question—You say the party were masked?
Answer - Yes, sir.
Question —What kiud of masks did they
wear ?
Answer—They bad different kinds of masks.
Question —What kind of a mask did you
have ?
Answer—l had an ordinary paste-board
mask'.
Question —How many had the same kind of
masks ?
Answer —I would not be positive about the
masks thev wore.
The witness was here interrogated as to the
description of masks Hie different parties wore,
but no information of a definite character was
elicited from bim.
Question —When the party left the vacant lot,
who spoke first?
Answer—The first remark I heard was when
wc got to the house. lam not positive that any
body, spoke when we left the vacant lot.--
There was something spoken after we arrived
there, but I am not certain what it was; Hennis
joined the party after be gave me the eoat; I
don’t think he led the parly ; Ashburn himself
opened the door leading into his room; Bar
ber, Duke, Hudson, Malone, and the man I
took lor Betts, were with us; Betts had on
dark pantaloons and light coat; I was with
them and we entered together ; the man I took
for Barber was the man who went first; 1
cau’t say positively who went uext; I was right
by the door ; no one got into Ashburn’s room ;
ail remained on the threshold ol the door and
all shot etauding at tbe door. I did not shoot
over anybody’s shoulder ; the man I took tor
Hudson was on my left; Barber was on my
right aud the remainder was iu the rear; they
shot over my shoulders ; no person got inside
of Hie door ; Ashburn was standing in tbe rear
of the table in the third room when I first saw
him; there was a round table in tbe centre
room and there was a bed in the room to the
right as you entered the door; lam not posi
tive what ether furniture was in the room ;
there was a candle on the table and I think it
remained there all the time while we were in
the house; I threw my mask away in Jackson
street; 1 tore it up and threw it away ; I threw
off the coat after leaving the house; I threw it
in Oglethorpe street; I struck Ashburn on the
eveuing before be was killed because 1 hud
some words with him.
Question—Was it uot because you knew he
was going to report you to Captain Mills next
day ?
Answer—No, sir ; I did not know anything
of the kind.
Question—Didn’t you tell Foster Chapman
that it was on that account yon struck him ?
Answer —No, sir; I did not tell him any
thing of the kiud. I told Chapman that 1
struck him, and that that was what he was
going to report me for.
Question—Do you swear you did not tell
Foster Chapman that Ashburn was going to
report you, and that you were going to kill
him V
Answer —I swear 1 tohl him that Ashtwrn
said he was going to report me, hut 1 did uot
tell him that I was going to kill Ashburn. 1
swear to that.
Question—Did you, or did you not, make the
same statement to Van Marcus the same
evening ?
Answer—l told him the same thing relative
to having struck A. that I had already told
Chapman.
Qaestiou —Was that the time you passed by
Cook’s saloou ?
Answer—Yes.
Question—Was there a political meeting
held in Columbus that night ?
Answer—l heard there \yas, hut I am not
positive as to that.
Mr. Stephens was about to press the question
when it was objected to by Gen. Marshall The
question was withdrawn liy Mr. Stephens.
Question—Do you know whether A. was at a
public meeting that night or not ?
Answer—ldo not. The majority of those
having influence in Colmnhns were ol his parly;
I mean a majority of voters.
Question —ls it, or not, in your knowledge
that there was strong A., existing
on account of his own ?
Answer—l never heard of it.
Question -Do you know a Mr. Bennett?
Answer —1 do, sir.
Question -I’id lie live in the same house in
which Mr. Ashburn lived.
Answer —I .don’t know. I did not see him in
the room that night. I! be had been there, he
had plenty opportunities for secreting himself.
I never spoke to Bennett in my life before the
Occurrence took place. I did not see anybody
in the room where we first entered. I did see
a person in the second room ; it was a white
woman ; I could not swear to the woman; I
never saw her before in my life ; I don’t think
I would kuow her if I was to see her again :
she remained on the right hand side of the
room where I saw her; I did not take much
notice of her ; I passed her quickly, and then
my hack was to lu-r ; she was there when 1 re
turned ; there was a candle lighting in that
room ; saw a colored woman get out of the side
window of the second room ; the woman was
not in tbe room wheu we eu tercel; I did not
know who she was, lint supposed it was Han
nah Flournoy; she was not in the room when
we relumed ; I am not positive, but did not see
tier there. I enlisted in the army in 1861, at
Trenton, New Jersey ; I next enlisted in Phila
delphia. on the Ist of October, 1861, for three
years; again I enlisted iu December, 1863, at
Brandy .Station, Virginia, for three years; aurl
I lien again at Bulfilo, New York, January Sib,
1860, (or three years I was first arrested be
tween three and four weeks ago; I was not then
aware that it was lor this matter l was arrested;
I became aware of it only when I was brought
here; I was first told ofit by Mr. Whitley; 1 don’t
know that jl was be who bad me arrested ; I
don’t know who bad me arrested. I did not
receive a letter from any person since my ar
rest ; I did not receive a written statement
from any person ; T did not, tell private Pierre,
of Cos. C, 1 fit 11 Infantry, that. I had received any
-neb slat efnent ; 1 don’t, know any such a ma:i,
■ml f have never made such a statement to any
body. Major Whitley told me first that I was
.nested tin connection with this transaction;
] was not aware of it-before. He tohlim-lh i!
it 1 knew anything about the aft air, 1 had bet
ter make a full conlcssion oi it. Ife said if was
triy duly, amt proved to me that the < vidcuci
against me was sufficient. He did not hold
out. any Inducements to me whatever ; lie did
not mention any certain fact for me to testily
to. I spoke to him three or, four times hrlore
lie said anything about the affair to me. lie
made no statement to roe about, testifying
against anybody, l.ut told me to state what I
knew about Ihe matter, lie told me, after I
made the confession to him, that. I would not
be punished. ] don’t reinemhor that he made
that statement tome before T tirade my con
le.sion to him. 1 knew ! could not be placed
on the stand and at the same time be tried. I
did not. know that 1 would save myself by
in iking the statement, I made, because l did
not think that, my < valence would he sufficient
-1 mean l>v tin? word “sufficient,” that iny
evidence might not convict, of itself. The first
inrpnvsion i labored under when T made the
statement was, that it was my duly to do so,
and on tiiat. account l made it openly and
frank! v, not, looking forward to anything in the
future.
Question Did not Whitley tell yon that he
would guarantee you protection from all Darin
on tbe part of the Government ?
Answer -lie never said a word about the
Government harming me.
Question Did not he tell you that he would
guarantee you against all harm, t' you would
disclose the whole affair?
Answer —He told me lie would guarantee me
protection; Whitley did not have any positive
control of me, since my arrest, so far as I know;
[ don’t know whether lie laid the power to ad
mit to see me or not; there was no person
came to see me to have an interview with me ;
1 did have ail interview with other persons be
sides Whill y ; 1 bad an interview while with
General Dunn and Governor Brown while at
Ihe Adjutant’s office; I was taken there by a
sentry ; the sergeant of the guard had control
ol the prison door under Ihe control of the of
ficer of the day ; 1 don’t know whether Whit
ley came when he pleased, or had to get per
mission ; there was nobody else came to see
me in the cell ; I spoke to Whitley three times;
I spoke to him first in the HiiaLCi’JiJbe second
time in Hie first (tell, after the partition waspnt
up, and the third time in the hall, when I was
being changed from one cell to another; the
sergeant ol the guard and, 1 think. Major
Smyth were there.
The witness here entered into :t topographi
cal description of the different, cells in reply to
questions of counsel, f spoke lo Whitley on
one occasion about a blanket; be then asked
me il I knew what T was arrested for.
Mr. Stephens—You have just said von did
not know what you had been arrested for until
he told you.
Witness —I was not, positive ; f knew what, 1
was arrested for, for my own Conscience told
that; In* told me of it. ii a rattier indirect man
ner; I can't swear lo (lie first word he spoke
when lie introduced the matter lo me; lie told
me to tell what 1 knew about the affair; lie
merely asked me to do if, lie did not demand
nte to do so ; 1 was in tin* third cell when that
occurred; the same kind Os conversation took
place in theseccnl cell ; there was less said in
tbe third cell Ilian in ihe other; lie spoke to
me about the matter within the first 24 hours
after 1 got here ; I was iu the tbiid cell over
24 hours; 1 first made my confession to Major
Whitley in the Adjutant’s office; there was no
person present ; f don’t know any more about,
the orders which Major Whitley had than you
do ; I mean by the “third cell” the “dark ceil;”
Whitley never told me wbat other parties bad
confessed; he never held out any inducement
lo me of any kind.
KE DIRECT EXAMINATION BY THE JUDGE ADVO
CATE.
Question—For what did Whitley tell you that,
he would guarantee your protection ; was it iu
order that you might tell the whole truth.
Answer—We don’t know. When I spoke of
the people being opposed to Ashburn, I was
speaking of a class ; I was speaking of the class
having most influence ; I was speaking ot ihe
whites and not of blacks ; Whitley charged me
not to implicate any innocent person. I was
on the afternoon than I was
on the night of the assassination. I saw Bedell
most every day ; I did know him well by sight.
I was not under the influence ot liquor the
night of ihe assassination.
By the Court—Did you at the time you re
ceived the loan from Mayor Wilkins intend to
pay ? '
Answer—l did not, sir.
By the Court —Did the person you believed
was Ciiipley have a revolver and fire on Ash
bum upon the night in question ?
Answer—No, sir.
By Hie Court —Had you made application for
your furlough before you were relieved as first
sergeant ?
Answer —Yes, sir.
A diagram of Hie house in which Ashburn
was killed was here handed to the witness,
when he was asked il it was a correct one. The
reply was in Hie affirmative.
By the Court —During your conversations
with the accused (Chipley), after 'the murder ol
A., was there anything said in reference to said
murder ? If so, state it.
Witness—There was not, sir.
By Mr. Stephens—Did Ohipley say anything
more Ilian “good morning” at the time yon
spoke to him after the death of Ashburn ?
Witness—Not as 1 recollect, sir.
This concluded the testimony oif this witness,
and though there has been hut very little said
on the subject, the truth is, he did not look at
all well, and even since yesterday he had under
gone a considerable alteration.
TESTIMONY OF GROKOR F. BETTS.
The examination of this party was next taken
up, and we must *ay that we regret we have not
space to give it to our readers. Jt is, however,
enough t>. say that it differed but little in sub
stance from that of the preceding witness.—
Both knew their business well. We give, how
ever, the following as a brief synopsis, and will
only add that it the witness had spoken louder,
we eoulii do much belter :
1 was iirst arrested on the Ist of May; after
my arrest I was taken to Fort l’ulaski; 1 was
put in charge of Captain Cook; I never seen
Mr. Whitley before till I-got to the fort. 1 have
spoken to Mr. Bedell; he has a lot, I suppose,
where he lived ; I don’t know whether it was
bis or not, Mr. Duke had on black clothes that
night. The moon had just gone down. Jkncw
them when masked, because 1 spoke to them;
I spoke to them wheu we went to the - house ;
they did not tell me their names. Duke was
not masked when I first saw him ; Fdon’t know
whether he put on a mask alter or not; t think
all the rest were masked. I knew them
from their talk, because 1 was raised up
with them ; I did not know Mr. Bedell as well
as myself; I never jjearil him speak except
that lie would lie pleased on his
lot; 1 heard him tnlftjphut not to me; 1 don’t
know who was prcsdbt; I don’t think 1 heard
him speak often"enough to tie familiar enough
with his voice to ktt(|f bis voice under a mask ;
Z would not say of Dr. Kirksefey ; I
would know him sooner hv his voice; I
don’t recollect how'ting I have known him—
some time; I was it<as raised with him ; I didn’t
sav I was raised wiiikhill °< them, but with the
biggest part of thcuH 1 knew him some eight
or nine months, l-Teckon; I vun’t tell how
long I have known Ilf. VVood ; I have known
him longer than Kkkscey; 1 could swear to
the best of my knowledge, that I could recog
nize his voice; 1 dojk’t recollect how VVood
was dressed that night; Hudson said on our
way to the house.from Hie vacant lot, let us
give him 1>—I; 1 kn#fr them very well; I don’t
know whether Mr. Whitley had charge of me
at Fort Pulaski or not; I did not make any dis
closures to him at that place; he did not make
any-effort to get me to make any disclosures—
nor particularly; I kaew that it i would discov
er against other parties that 1 would be pro
tected ;he told me ; I know his Duriue c s from
wbat I beard ; his business is as Government
detective or of some kind;
I dou’t recollect thicnc told me that if I did
not make a disclosmvl would be hung; I dou’t
recollect bim roe that the other men
were men of properly,-and that they would al
low me to be bang, and I bad better save my
own neck. Mr. Daniel was under arrest here ;
I never had any friend to come aud see me ; I
don’t think Whitley thld of the arrest of other
parties ; he did not take meand show me where
Mr. Daniel was, so as I could see him ; I knew
where be was ; Whitley did not tell roe that
Kirkscey and Cbipl|kibud bonded Daniel out,
and would leave nJßl.be bung ; I believe be
told rod tiiat Kb ktfliy and Cb'pley had said
that their money would save them ; t believe he
told me that if I would come out aud tell every
thing 1 would not be hurt ; be did not tell me
iu the presence oi iny father that the halter was
l'ouud my ueck ; Whitley was iu the room
when ipy father was Willi uie.
HE DIRECT EXAMINATION.
He did not promise ni • protection for testi
fying against any person or persons ; I dou’t
recollect particulanjj that lie told uie not lo
criminate any innocent person or persons; I
have cot, in any statement made here, crimi
nated any innocent person or persons; 1 was
well acquainted wiib Bedell by sight ; 1 know
many persons,by sigjit to whom 1 have never
been introduced or have never spoken ; 1 saw
persons in conversation in tbe house when: the
light shone upon them; 1 knew who they
were without the aid of the light ; 1 knew
before, they went in who tiny were; I did not
find myself mistaken iu any one of them upon
seeing them in tlie light; 1 heard Dr. Kirks
eey’s inline called in tiie crowd that night; 1
don’t know by whom it was called ; I heard
Barber’s name called; I also heard Ilennis’
name palled, and don’t recollect, any other.
Tbe Commission adjourned about 3 o’clock,
to meet this morning, at 10, a. in.
PtililEKAD NOTICE
THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES OF
Mr James Mullen, Hr.,nrul -Tames Mullen. Jr*, and
family, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
of the former from his late residence, No. 12 Fenwick
street, 'l'll 18 (Friday) KV EN INC, at 6 o’clock.
Georgia State Lottery
FOR TIIK BENEFIT OF TIIE
Mnso ni r Orphan’s Home.
The following were the drawn mtmhcrs. in the Sup
plementary Scheme, drawn at Augusta, Georgia,
-Tilly 2.
MORNING- DRAWING-CLASP No. TOO.
4r, 09 57 U 43 10 5 19 68 03 :»
Il Drawn Numbers.
EVENING DRAWING— CIass No. 64.
•IB 50 33 05 78 75 38 39 55 I 10 00 03
15 Drawn Numbers. >
The following are the Drawn Nlimbers o f the Com
bination Scheme, drawn at Atlanta, Ga.:
CLASH tail July 2.
32 13 58 03 74 14 70 34 30 37 7 51 9
13 Drawn Numbers.
A. F. RIIDLER, Agent,
Corner Jackson and Ellis streets.
,i)"*-l,
CONSIGNEES I’EE 8. O. RAILROAD, July 2.
W 0 J ssup A- Cos, Mu j.irky A- Bros, Gray A Turley,
C A Cheatham A. Bro,o A 8,-Tames A Gray A- Cos,
Kenny A Gray, J Hahn, 1 Levy, O A I), Chronie'e A
8.1) Hulling, Ga R R Cos, L M Churchill, GAA, J
If Blauvelt, J W Rigsby, Derry A Or, T 8 Morgan,
N Gaihiher, Stovall ami E, D L Adams, G Pemble, Z
McCord
CONHtGNKKH I’Mtt CENTRAL RAILROAD,
July 3-—J AT A Bone*, Eli Mustin, JO M, Jones, S
A Cos, G A Oates, O A 1), C A Kobbe, * Barrett, C A
Cos, Branch, Sons A Cos, Miss A C James, F Von
Ivamp, J Bender, J C Schreiner A Sons, West A May,
I Levy; O’D A M, F.Lotz, G A J Unppold, R W
Maher, fß,] |N,J [A.] G Voigt* «r. Cos, J A Gray A Cos,
10 R Schneider, Conley, F A Cos, J C Moore A Cos, *V
E Jackson, Moore A Cos, (1 II Warner, C A- Cos, T
Turner, I) li Strother, Lt Col I> W Flagler, J T Mil
ler, T W B, A Rodney, B I’ M, Jennings
SPECIAL NOTICKS.
SOCIAL LODGE, No. L F.\ A: A.*. M.\—A Cull
ed Communication of Social Lodges No. t, will oe held at
Masonic. Hull, THIS (Friday) EVENING, at Ik o’clock.
The E. A. Degree will be conferred.
By oider of S. D. Heard, W.\ M.\
WM. H. CRANK, Jr,
j y 3-1 Secretary.
August a Factory* ?
Augusta, Ist July, 18f>8. s
DIVIDEND, NO. 37.—A quarterly dividend of five per
oent., this day declared, will be piid lo stockholders on
demand. W. E. JACKSON,
jv2-6* President.
Georgia Railroad Banking Company, ?
Augusta, June 10,1868. $
DIVIDEND NO. 49 —The B*t..rd of Directors have de
clered a divide nd of FOUR DOLLARS per share, payable
on and after the 7th July next, free of tax.
J. MILLIGAN,
jell-eodtjylAilO Treasurer.
Let Us Protect Ourselves.
The physical structure of the strongest human beii%is
vulnerable everywhere. Our holies are endowed by
nature with a certain negative power, which protects
them, to some extent, from uuwholesome influences; but
this protection is imperfect, and cannot be safely relied
on in unhealthy regions, or under circumstances of more
than ordinary danger. Therefore, it is wisdom ;it is pru
dence ; it is common sense to provide a?ainst such con
tingencies, by taking an antidote in advance ; in other
words, by fortifying- the system with Bostetter’s
Stomach Bitters —the most complete protectiveag-ainst
all the epidemic and endemic maladies that has ever been
administered in any country. Asa remedy for Dyspepsia*
there is no medicine that will compare with it. Whoever
suffers the pangs of indigestion, anyv here on the tare of
the earth where Hos tetter’s Stomach Bitters can be
procured, does so voluntarily ; for, as surely as truth
exists, this invaluable tonic aud alterative would re
store his disordered stomach to a healthy condition. To
the nervous it is also especially recommended, and in
cases of confirmed constipation it also affords speedy and
permanent relief.
In all cases of fever and ague tbe Bitters is more
potent than any amount of quinine, while the most dan
geroys cases of bilious fever yield to its wonderlul pro
perties. Tbofo who have tried the medicine will never
use another for any of the ailments which the llostkt
ter Ihttkps professes to subdue. To those who have
not made the experiment we cordially recommend an
eaily application to the Ritters whenever they are
stricken by disease of the digestive organs.
.iyl-d&ceodtjyls
Bar THROUHII RATES OE FREIGHT BETWEEN
New York and Augusts, having been established by the
“ Black Star Line ” of Steam Ships, and “Oohen Line "
of first class, light draught, Iron Steamers, through
Bills of Lading will be given at reduced rales to shippers
in New York, by applying to It- I.ODimx, Agent, “ Black
Star Line,” 9i West street. New York.
For information, apply to
1\ A. SCRANTON «fc CO.,
AgentH Steamer Swan,
or STOVALL & KDMONDSTON,
ji'4-lm Agents Steamer Katie.
General SAiiierliiteiMleiii’a )
GEORGIA RAILROAD CO., [
Augusta, Ga., 1 th June, 1868. ;
BUSINESS TICKETS, entitling the holder to ride
One Thousand Miles on ibe Georgia Railroad and
Branches and the Macon anti Augusta Railroad, can bo
had for Twenty-Five Dollars, on application to J. A.\
Robert, General Ticket Agent.
Ministers ot the Gospel, traveling on these Roads
from point to point, on Ministerial duty, will he furnish
ed with authority, by the Station Agents, to travel at
BAI.F RATES. *>• OGLE,
General Superintendent.
■ar Atlanta, Milledgevlile. Athens, Covington, Madi
son. Greensboro, Washington and Sparta papers copy
datly 30 and weekly 5 tJinea.
ieM-dkclm
jNTew .Advertisements
TURNIP*
AT THE
AUGUSTA SERD STORE,
NO. 15 WASHINGTON STREET.
'JL 1 -,E subscriber las commenced to receive his
stock of the above, comprising a large assortment of*
Imported and American NEEDS ; the latter grown to
my order at the North th i-i’year. Comprising as fol
lows :
English Improved Swede, | White Flat Hutch,
assorted, ['White Globe and Nor-
Long White and Yel'ow • folk,
French, I Yellow Globe, (froe)
American Purple Top Red or Purple Top riti ap-
Ruta Bags, | pod Leaf,
Early Yellow Stone, (line) I Waite’s Eclipse, (large)
Early New Yellow Fin Hanover, or Tankard,
land,
With a few others not enumerated.
ALSO,
The finest quality of Winter aud Spring CABBAGE
BEED. 0. FKMBLE.
jy3-2mif
EXCELSIOR MILLS.
. o
Miller Wanted.
~W~E will pay a LIBERAL SALARY for a
GOOD MILLER, if application is made immediately.-
j, S lw ELLIOTT A- PARMELEF.
Fourth of July Races*
1 HERE will he a RUNNING RACE of a mile
on JULY 4lti, 1868, over Lafayette Course ; also, a
TROTTING and PACING RACK
The*BAß will he furnished by C. Qcentkl.
Admission', 50 cents.
There will boa god BARBECUE given at the
Track at I, p. m D F. WARD,
j > 3-2 Proprietor.
TO BENT,
F the first of October next, the TWO
.STORY DWELLING HOUSE, No. 15 Buy street,
containing five square looms and two smaller once,
with gas fixtures complete, and with necessary out
buildings. and I*ot extending to Reynolds ntreet.
For information, apply to
.INO. A. (HJlfiU,
j<»2B i Y\ r N o. 24 i 'Broad *t reef.
ProcJaiuatfou by tiie Governor Elect.
Un *er authority * ranted by an act ol Congre s, enti
tled **Au Act to admit tho States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louis ana, Georgia, Alabama and Flor
ida to representation in Googies?;,” which tlii i day be
came a law, tho per ons who were ehcled membeis oi
the Gene al Assembly o! this State, :U an election held
on the 20th, 21*:, 22 I and 231 days of April last, and who
arc eligible to office under said Act, are hereby notified
to convene in the city of Atlanta, sit twelve o’clock,
noon, on Saltrd ,y, the fourili day of July next.
RUFUS li. BULLOCK,
Governor «lect of the State of Georgia.
Augusta, Ga., June 25th, lfifo.
j.*>-td
iHacou & AiiS'imtn Railroad, ?
July 1. 1868. S
The COUPONS of this Koad, due Ist of July, 1868,
will he paid on presentation al the otlic ? of
JOHN J. COH KN A BON,
,iyl-2w Stock, Bond and Exchange Brokers.
imiiRiI&BAIISKCB.
ASSIGIN EES 1 SA LE.
On WHDNKPDAY, the 12lli<Uy oi AUGUST
next, in front <fi the Banking House, in the city ol
Augusta, Ga. (hereinafter iUscnUd), commencing al
12, rn , the undersigned, Assignees «*f the Augusta
Insurance and Banking Company, will still at public
outcry the following properly, held under the deed of
Assignment piadc to us by said corporation for the
benefit ot its creditors, to wit:
Real Estate.
This lot ami improvements on the Noilh Mile of
Broad street, in the city of Aunuf-ta, bet ween Jackson
and Camplx II streets, known as the Banking House
of the Augusta Insurance and Banking Company,
having a front on Broad street oi thirty-eight feel and
six inches (3S.fi), more or lews, nml a depth of two
hundred and eighty-one (281) feet, more or less, with
the privilege of the alloys in the rear, leading into
Reynolds street.
A I.BO,
acres of Land, more or less, in t iie county ol
Jackson, and Stale of Texas, conveyed lo the Ari|/us
ta Insurance and Banking Company l.y -John A.
Mitchell and wife.
Stocks, Ronds and Coupons.
Forty-four (41) Shares, SIOO each, of lha
Capital Stock of the Georgia Railroad
and Banking Company.
Ten (10) Bhates, SSO each, in the Washing
ton and New Orleans Telegraph Com
pany.
Fifteen (15) seven per cent. Bonds of tiie
City of A ngusta, dated October 9, 18G0,
and payable first December, 1876, viz:
10 of SI,OOO, and ft of SSOO, interest from
first June, 1868.... $12,500 00
Twenty-seven (27) Coupons for interest rn
these Bonds, due first June, 1868 787 50
Six (6) Bonds of the City of Memphis,
Tenn., each SI,OOO, dated May 1, 1855,
payable July 1, B°s interest six per
cent. Horn July 1, 1868 6,000 00
Sixty-six (66) Coupons, S3O each, for inter
est due on these Bonds—lß63 to 1863... 1,980 00
Forty-four (44) Bonds of the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad Company, dated
December 1, 1866, interest 8 per cent,
payable on and after first January, 1870,
viz : 42, each SI,OOO, 1 of SSOO, and 1 of
$200; also certificate of same company,
$25 42,725 00
TERMS :
The sale will be made for CASH, payable in Legal
Currency on the delivery of the property
Purehasers who are entilled to dividends under the
decrees of the Supepor Court of Richmond county,
in the case of R. Waiton and Wm. A. Walton, As
signees, vs W. D. Ellis and others, will be required
to pay, in Legal Currency, only the difference between
the amount of their respective purchases and their
pro rata shares of the proobeds of the property sold.
ROBERT WALTON,
WM. A. WALTON,
July 1, 1868. Assignees.
jyl-dSftctd
ijsTstjranice."
fillß, I! hum:. IM.tMI.
AND
-Accidental Insurance.
rETNA INSURANCE CO., HARTFORD.
PIJENIX INSURANCE CO., New York.
MANHATTAN INSURANCE CO., New York.
HOWARD INSURANCE CO., New York.
STANDARD INSURANCE CO., New York.
COMMERCE INSURANCE CO., New York.
LAMAR INSURANCE CO , New York.
FIREMAN'S INSURANCE CO., New York.
ASTOR INSURANCE CO., New York.
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CO., New York.
MERCANTILE INSURANCE ( 0., New York.
PIKE NIX INSURANCE CO., Hartford.
The above are all first classy COMPANIES
with ample means to meet their LIABILITIES.
All LOSSES promptly and equitably ad justed.
WM. SIII4AK, Agent.
ap'i-3m2p
NOTICE.
i HE undersigned have this day sold their stock
in trade ta Mr. John C. Foktkr, late of Edgefield
District, S. 0., who will conduct the GROCERY
BUSINESS at *f oir old stand; and wo would earnest
ly request a continuance of the favor of onr friends
to him.
The old firm will he found at his store, to close up
the old business, and will give their personal attention
and assistance to their successor.
W. A. RAMSEY & CO.
June 20, ISOS.
PUE undersigned, having purchased the slock in
trade of W. A. ltlMSar A Cos., would respectfully so
licit a continuance of the patroDage 60 liberally be
stowed upon them.
Mr. \V. A. Kinsey will always he found ot the
stole to wait upon customers, as usual.
jyl-12 JOHN C. POKIER.
GREAT REDUCTION
IN PRICES
AT
IHiillarky if Brothers,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers
IN
U’oreifijn and Domestic
DRY GOODS!
3tt*A Broad Street,
A U OUST A, O- EO R OIA.
\V K IT AV H THIS DAY reduced ihe prices of
our entire stock of DREWS GOODS.
Wc have also rod need our stock of DOMESTIC
GOODS, including all the favorite lnands in
1“ HINTS
BLKAOnKD BUI KTINGH
I’ILLOW-CASK COTTONS
AND SHEETINGS,
94, lo 4 and 11-4 Bleached and Unbleached.
I’at ties wishing to pm chase Goods in our line are
respectfully requested to call are! examine our Goods
and l’rices iiefore purchasing elsewhere.
iMiUAKKV BROTHERS,
, 262 BROAD STREET,
jelß-ly 4 ' Augusta, Ga.
iNOW READY!
A BOOK FOR THE TIMES
AN UNANSWERED AND UNANSWERABLE
EXPOSITION OF Til K NATURE AND
THEORY OK (>UR GOVERNMENT.
Til 16
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ITS
TRUE NATURE AND CHARACTER,
BEING A REVIEW OF
Judge Story's Commentaries
ON THE
Constitution of the Uniled States.
BY
.JUDGE ABEL P. UPSHUR, '
A Law Student under the instruction of William
Wirt, author of the Life of Patrick Henry,
Judge of the General Court of Virtinia,
Secretary of the Navy in 1841-2, and
Secretary of State on the retire
ment of Daniel Webster.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND COPIOUS
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES,
By C. CHAIINCEY BURR.
One vol. 12m0., Cloth. Price, $1 50.
Sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of Price. Ad
dress
VAN EVBIE, HORTON & CO.,
je3o-2 162 Nassau street, New York.
NOTICE.
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP now existing under
the name of F. Phinizy & Cos. will expire, by limita
tion, on the Ist September next.
Either Partner will he authorized to sign the firm
name in liquidation.
FERDINAND PHINIZY.
C. 11. rniNIZY.
J. M. BUR DELL.
July Ist, P6B. jyl 2mif
WILL continue the WAREHOUSE and COM
MISSION BUSINESS in all its branches, at the old
stand of F. Phinizy <4- Cos., on Jackson street, and
respectfully solicit, a continuance of the liberal pa
tronage extended to them.
C. H. PHINIZY.
Augusta, Ga., July 1,1868. jyl-lyif
|[E AGENCY of the SOUTHERN MHTDA L
INSURANCE COMPANY will lie continued bylhe
undersigned, i.t •he same office as heretofore, under
the name of F. Phinizy A- Cos.
The advantages of participation In the profits ot
this Company, by all holders of running policies, its
reliability and its promptness in payim lit of LOSSES,
recommend it to the favorable consideration of nil who
want insurance.
RATES the same as ill other First Class Compa
nies. FERDINAND PHINIZY.
jyl-2mif C. H. PHINIZY.
Summer House —Aiken Hotel.
r~P
nIS beautiful, cool and pleasant retreat is now
ready for the rccept ion of BUMMER GUKHTH, where
Board can he obtained on reasonable terms.
(Satisfactory arrangements can bo made for the ac
commodation of families, by applying to
HENRY BMYBKR, Proprietor.
Savannah News & Herald will please copy.
Jyl-2aw3w
]STew York Column.
Valuable Information.
Select. Your Own Number*
IN TIIE
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I HE most responsible institution of the klud in
the world. Selecting numbers in this Lotleiy is anew
idea and one well adapted to the wants of the people,
it affords a safer means ol speculative investment
than most ottier business risks.
For full information, address
LLOYD, SKMMKS & CO.,
Room 19,15 Nassau street, New York.
“ BTODART ”
Nkw Scale Overstrung, Full Irou Frame
PIANO-FORTES.
STODART & MORRIS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand, Square, and Upright Piano-Fortes.
Our New Scale. Pianos, in addition to their peculiar
merits, contain every really valuable modern improve
ment, rendering them Ihe most complete and perfect
instruments ever offered to the,public ; and for
Purity «f Tone, Delicacy of Touch, Dura
bility, mid also islanding the Test of
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RY, and'the manufacturers are at liberty to refer to
over ,
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Parties favoring n* with their orders, which will be
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All letters will be promptly answered by
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(184 Broadway, New York.
PREPARATIONS
EVERYBODY Tries Them!
EVERYBODY Uses Them !
EVERYBODY-? — Believes in Them !
EVERYBODY Recommends Them!
Arn you troubled by Kills, Mice, Roaches,
A ids, Arc.! SfcjT Buy a ‘2sc. or 60c. Box
of—
' Costar’s” Exterminators.
“Only Infallible Remedies known.*’—
“ Free from Poison.” “ Not dangerous to
tlie Human Family.” “ Bat*come outof
their boles to die.” Improved to keep in
any climate.
Are you annoyed with Hod-Bugs! Can’t
sleep nights! Bdf Huy a 126 c. or 60c, Bot
tle of—
“Costar’s” Bed-Bug Exter.
A Liquid “ Destroys and prevents Bed
Hugs.” “ Never Fails.”
For Moths in Furs, Woolens, Carpets,
Ac., Ac. Buy a 26c. or 60c. Flask of —
“Costars” Insect Powder.
Destroys instantly Fleas and all Insects
on Animats, Arc.
“ A sure thing.” Thousands test ly to it*
merits. K*T Buy a 25c. or 50c. Box of—
“ Costar’s ” Corn Solvent-
For Corns, Bunions, Warts, Ac. “ Try it.’*'
Don’ sutler with Pain I A Wonderful
power of Healing I Every family should
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60c. Box of —
“ Costar’s ” Buckthorn Salve-
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Bruises, Wounds, Sore Breasts, Piles, Ul
cers, Old Sores, Itch, Scrofula and Cuta
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Ac., Bites of Animals, Insects, Ac.
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80 years administered in a Physician’*
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Os extraordinary efficacy for Oostiveness,
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Dyspepsia, Dysentery, General Debility,
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“That Cough will kill you. Don’t neglect
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“ Costar’s ” Cough Remedy.
The children cry for it—it’s a “ Soothing
Syrup." For Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Bore Throat, Croup, Whooping Cough,
Asthma, Bronchial Affections, Singers,
Speakers, and all troubled with Throat
Complaints, will find tins a beneficial Pec
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Beautifies the Complexion, giving to that
skin a transparent freshness.
war- Bottles, $1 00
“ Costar’s ” Bitter-Sweet
and Orange Blossoms.
Renders the skin clear, Htnooth and soft.
Removes Tan, Freckles, Pimples, Ac.
Ladh s, try a bottle, and see its wonderful
quality.
111 Bjswure 111 ol all Worthless Imitations! '
£ out ‘ V 0" without “CfVSTAR’B ” Bignature.
r*. ;»“• an«l f*oe. sizes kept by all DRUOGIbTB.
00 eizos Rent by mail on receipt of price
»2 oo pays for any three |1 00 sizes by Kxnres*.
•ttU $a (Hi pays lor eight $1 00 sizes by Express.
Address '
HE WRY R. COSTAR,
*ir For sale b, *** Broadway, W. Y.
W. H. TUTT,
PhCMII A LKITNEH,
IlEAth At, HANKINSON,
AUGUSTA, ga.
„* ar ~ BoW h V kl * Wholesale Druggist* i n ali the largo
