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CONSTITUTIONALIST.
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 13,1869
COTTON— THE CROP AND PRICES.
Speculation is rife with planters, and all
others directly interested in this leading
Htaple as to the number of bales that will
be produced from the present crop, and the
probable prices which will rule. There is
such a variety of political and commercial
causes which may or may not affect the
price of cotton, that no prediction can be
implicitly relied upon, even were the exact
number of bales from this year’s crop pos
itively ascertained. Yet, there arc some
facts in connection with the amount of cot
ton now on hand in the markets of the
world, and the probable crop, upon which
a fair business calculation may be predi
cated.
In supplying the data of the amount of
cotton now in store and afloat, we are in
debted to the compilation of Easton &
Co.’s report for the week ending August
Cth, placed at our service by a gentleman
of this city, wiio is thoroughly conversant
with all matters pertaining to the cotton
trade. This report gives the following
statistics:
STATISTICAL POSITION OF COTTON AUGUST 6.
7 1869. 1868.
Stock in Liverpool 277.000 580,630
Afloat from India 587,000 035,000
Afloat from America 20,000
Stock in Loudon 43,250
Afloat for London 60,000 135,000
Stock in Havre
Afloat for Havre 115,068 109-^95
Stock in Bremen 10,086 ll.ldJ
Afloat for Bremen 4,701 18,v79
Stock in United States ports 33,615 69,460
Stock in the interior towns 1,425 6,t>Ua
Tola! 1,207,735 1,<138,495
Deficiency in visible supply 430,760
From these figures it will be observed
that the stock on hand, so far as visible,
falls 430,700 bales below the stock of 1868
at a corresponding period. This compara
tive deficit mast also be very largely in
created before the new crop is available.
In view of this comparative deficit, it
would«eeem to be perfectly reasonable and
legitimate to infer that present prices, at
least, will rule at the opening of trade on
the incoming crop, with a very probable
phance of advance before the expiration of
the cotton year, unless the excess of the
present crop, as compared with the crop of
last year, shall reach at least 500,000 bales, in
round numbers. From the lights before ns,
and the contingencies to which even present
promises are liable, we are inclined to
believe that the immediate prospective
crop will not largely exceed, if at all, the
crop of last year. Even should the excess
reach 500,000 bales, the deficiency existing
in the comparative statement above pre
sented, coupled witll its probable aug
mentation before the new crop moves
into market, will not be met by even that
extraordinary production. Another item
to lie taken into account is the increased
consumption of, and demand for, the staple
which is yearly developing. Appertaining
to this point, we make the following ex
tract from tlie circular-of Wm. P. Wright
& Cos., of New' York :
“ Cotton—lts Supply, Present and
Prospective. —The statistical position of
the article demonstrates the fact, that the
production of the past three or four years
has been inadequate for the consumption
of the world, and that the stocks on hand
have each year become smaller, until at
last we have arrived at the point when a
serious curtailment in manufactures is in
evitable. Late ..cablegrams tell us that
Manchester is alarmed at the prospect, and
that efforts are being made to induce the
Government to lend material aid to pro
mote the growth of cotton in India, since
the United States can bo no longer depend
ed on for a supply. We admit the pros
poets for next year and the year after are
not fluttering, but the time is not far dis
tant when the United States will again
supply the bulk of the cotton for the
world’s requirements. We have land
enough to grow a great many more mil
lions of bales than is generally supposed.
All we want is labor. Under the old sys
tem of African slave labor we reached
nearly 5,000,000 bales. Under the freed -
mail’s ret/ime we have produced 2,500,000
bales, but under the free Asiatic immigra
tion now about being inaugurated we see
no reason to put a limit on the production
of cotton in this country, and that too at
a price which will make its growth in other
countries unprofitable, and finally compel
its abandonment.”
Reasoning from this stand-point, it is
reasonable to conclude that the new crop
of cotton will command fully present prices,
if thrown upon the market in a judi
cious manner. Planters, if too eager to re
alize, in rushing the entire crop to market
as ?oou as gathered and prepared, may
cause a temporary glut and a consequent
decline in price to the advantage of specu
lation.
The pecuniary interests of the planter,
as subserved in the maintenance of at least
the present price of cotton, come in direct
collision with 'the advantages of the manu
facturer and speculator, who will employ
every available agency to force a low mar
ket in the early part of the season, from
which they will realize a per centage of
profit which would accrue to the producer,
provided prices were maintained by plant
ers regulating the supply. While the laws
of trade fail to place the matter of prices
of produce entirely within the control of
the planter, he nevertheless is enabled, by
judicious management, to realize a remu
nerative price for such products as the
commercial world demands and must have.
To yield this sceptre, it is only necessary
for the planter to place himself at the
mercy of speculation by rushiug to market
with his entire crop as soon as available.
To guard against this evil to themselves,
planters should note carefully the fluctua
tions of the market, and regulate their
sales in accordance with these changes.
How to Buiko Down the Price ov
Coal. —The New York Jourtutlof Commerce
advises coal consumers not to lay in any
forward stock, under an apprehension that
the present exorbitant scale of prices—the
result of speculative combinations—can be
maintained. It adds:
“ Up to last week, in spite of all the
death’s-head symbols and other threatening
posters about the mines, (the Journal says),
the attempt to cut down the product per
manently has failed. Some of the operators
have been compelled to keep behind, and
the yield in the aggregate is far less than It
ought to be; but there has been no little
done on the sly, and the total of anthracite
put on the market up to July 30 was
6,806,397 tons against 5,876,850 for the pre
vious year, a difference of only 70,453 tons,
while the production for the week then
ending was 357,683 tons, so that to-day the
yield for the current year is nearly 200,000
tons ahead of the corresponding figures of
1868. Bet us all keep cool, and not keep
coal. Buy at sl2, or $lO, or $9, or what
ever price you must pay ; but buy only as
you need. Leave the great bins empty, all
of you, all over the land. This will give
yon a falling market through the Autumn,
and teach the deluded men who have tried
to coerce you into their grasp a lesson by
which they may profit, if they can profit by
anything. Meantime everything will work
against them, and in your favor."
In the Supreme Court of the State.
TO THE MEMORY OF HOWELL COBB.
Atlanta, August 11,186!).
The committee appointed to report a
suitable tribute to the memory of the late
General Howell Cobb beg leave to submit
that, at a meeting of the Superior Court of
Bibb county, and the. Bar in attendance,
at Macon, on the 30th of November last,
the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted, to-wit:
General Howell Cobb, being on a visit to
the North, with his wife and daughter,
died in the city of New York, on the 9th
day of October last, at the age of 53 years.
He was seized suddenly, was prostrated in
a momefit of time, and expired in a few
minutes thereafter. A man of vigorous
constitution, and, until very recently, in
the enjoyment of uninterrupted health, no
one had a fairer promise of long life; and
surrounded with numerous and devoted
friends, and blessed with the sweetest and
richest endearments of home and family—
of a life of unuiingled happiness. He was
called hence without premonition, Inis
Providence, to our limited vision, looks
strange: but we well know that it is not
for us* to sit in judgment upon the inscru
table events of the Divine Government.—
We believe that the All-Wise and All-Mer
ciful Ruler ordereth all things well, and,
therefore, it is our duty and privilege to
acquiesce without a murrner in His dis
pensations. “Justice and Judgment are
the habitation of Thy Throne ; Mercy and
Truth shall go before Thy Face. When
the telegraph announced the death of our
brother, thousands of people all over this
broad land, and we arooug the number,
felt that they had lost a loved and cherish
ed personal friend. The country was
stricken with awe and tremnlousness.—
Sadness and sorrow and deep regrets
fell upon all who knew him. We may
not assume to speak of the effects of
tlieir great bereavement upon the family
of the deceased. Ihey have solved the
mystery of unutterable grief. And yet,
as* we shall see, even they are not left to
mourn as those who have no hope. It is a
melancholy pleasure for ns to honor the
name anil memory of General Cohb- Alas.
how melancholy! Still it is a pleasure. It
is indeed pleasant to be enabled to place
upon the records of this court our unani
mous, cordial, unqualified testimony to his
genius and learning, liis professional honor,
his statesmanship, his patriotism, his kind
ness of heart, and his unrivalled social at
tractiveness'. We lay this ottering upon
his tomb. It may be humble, but it ex
presses our affection and our respect for his
character as eloquently as would a monu
ment carved in marble and emblazoned
with gold.
General Cobb was a native of Georgia,
born of highly respectable, and pious par
ents, in the county of Jefferson. He was
graduated at tfie University of Georgia,
during the Presidency of Dr, Church, in
the class of 1834. Immediately after his
graduation he commenced the study ot law
under the direction of General Hardin, a
most excellent gentleman of that ilk, and
when admitted, at ap early age, settled in
the tow'll of Athens, Clarke cquqty. Very
soon he acquired a good practice, hotly in
his own county and in the circuit. For
several years lie held the office of Solicitor
General’of the Western Circuit, discharg
ing its duties efficiently—zealous to convict
the guilty, but forbearing towards the in
nocent.
Neither the sovereign of the State nor
the citizen suffered wrong at his hands. A
brilliant career awaited him- With a com
manding person, line voice, conciliating
address, industry, thorough furniture, and
ardent, self-reliant and ambitious, he
would have speedily reached the highest
level of professional distinction. But a
change came over the spirit of his dream,
and like the most of the young men of that
day who were cousclons of intellectual
power, he became enamored of political
life, and his aspirations in that direction
were so promptly realized, that his pro
fession became an object of secondary im
portance.
After the fall of the Confederate Govern
ment, he settled in the city of Macon, and
resumed the practice. His success was
equal to his most sanguine expectations;
clients multiplied, and at his death he
stood in the front rank of the Georgia Bar.
Upon an occasion so solemn as this, it
becomes us to say nothing for effect, and
to indulge in no exaggeration and we
may, therefore, hope that our estimate of
General Cobb, professionally and other
wise, will he taken as true and candid.
He was not, in %al argument, a dealer in
dull, dusty cases, with little or no applica
tion to the point at issue. He was master of
the principles of our noble science, and his
acute discrimination, and clear, vigorous
judgment enabled him to apply them suc
cessfully. Nor did he rely upon them and
his native originating power alone, hut
was wont to arm himself with authority,'
that latest authority which ruled the prin
ciple and most perspicuously illustrated
it. His manner of. argumentation was
logical, without the stiff, cold, formality
of scholasticism. Indeed, he was a natural
logician—he knew well how to assume
premises and draw conclusions, without
the aid of the sollogism or the tricks of
the sophist. Before the court he had great
power of condensation, and never weaken
ed his cause by repetition or profuse ela
boration. He was happy in the handling
of facts before the. jury, and skillful, though
fair, iu his statement of them—just to his
adversary, earnest and persuasive, not un
frequently wielding at will both the con
victions and the passions of the panel.
In this connection, it may be proper to say
that his eloquence found its happiest dis
play before large popular assemblies. He
was peculiarly at home at the hustings—
there lie achieved his most splendid tri
umphs, there he became regal. His clarion
voice reached the car of a great multitude,
and his honest, amiable character reached
their hearts.
General Cobb’s political career was not
only successful, but exceedingly brilliant.
He rose rapidly -from one position to an
other, until he became a recoguized leader
of the great Democratic party of the Amer
ican Union. This is not the occasion,
nor ours the duty, to trace his ascending
course. That responsible task will devolve
upon tlie historian or biographer. Suffice
it now to say. that before the war, he rep
resented his district in Congress for a num
ber of years; was Speaker of the House of
Representatives; Governor of Georgia, and
Secretary of the Treasury during Mr.
Buchanan’s administration. His political
record may be said to lie voluminous. Iu
it there is not to be found a blot or a blur.
Amidst all the violence of party warfare,
no one of his political opponents, however
unscrupulous, was ever known to utter a
word impugning his integrity as an officer
or his honor as a gentleman. The House
of Representatives of the United States is
a theatre upon whose boards demagogues
play for popularity, partisans for power,
genius and eloquence for renown, and pa
triots for peace, order and good govern
ment. It is, therefore, often disorder
ly, and frequently tumultuous. To pre
side over such a body with acceptability,
requires rare endowments—a thorough
knowledge of men—quickness of perception
—patience—self-control—firmness —a -clear
sense of justice—tact and impartiality.—
Especially is it necessary that the officer
command the respect of the House. That
is, in fact, the chief element of his authori
ty. All these qualities our friend possessed
in an eminent degree; and hence it was
that no Speaker, since the time of Mr.
Clay, discharged the duties of the Chair
with more marked efficiency than did he.
When the State seceded, having contribu
ted as much to the result as any other citi
zen, he gave himself unconditionally to
the cause of the South. He yielded to it
all the honors which he had won under the
Union, and consecrated to its success his
name, his estate, and his life. He was elect
ed a member of the Provisional Congress,
and vvljen it met was chosen Its presiding
officer. No body ever convened at the
South was more’ able or more patriotic
than this Congress. Party prepossessions,
committals, animosities and creeds, had no
place in the deliberations of that august
assembly. They could not live in an at
mosphere charged with the sublime respon
sibilities of a stupendious revolution. A
constitution was passed upon the basis
of the principles of 1776, which was an
improvement, as many believe, upon the
Federal Constitution—laws Were passed
and officers chosen to administer them.—
The civil revolution was, in a few
weeks accomplished, and the new gov
ernment moved forward with harmoni
ous grandeur unparalleled in the an-
nals of empire. To these ernls no mem
ber contributed more than General Cobb.
His experience, profound knowledge of
constitutional liberty, ami sound judg
ment, were all made available in that
great crisis. He was also a member
of the permanent. Confederate Congress;
but when the war began to rage, with its
terrific foreshadowing of slaughter, poverty
and the scaffold, he retired from i lie halls
of legislation and joined the artny, rising
rapidly to the grade of Major General In
the military service he was ever prudent,
obedient to” rightful authority, gallant and
energetic. When the Confederate Govern
ment—after sacrifices indescribable, and
the display of heroism unimagined in the
wildest dreams of romance—fell, he con
ceded the fact of its extinction by over
whelming force, and acquiesced in the
necessity' of the surrender of its armies.
Not only so, but he advised and urged tlie
return of the Southern States to their
former place in the Union. Uncomplain
ingly, and with quiet dignity, he retired to
the walks of private life. We looked to
him in these latter-day troubles and in the
contingencies of the future as one of our
wisest, safest advisers. We did well hope
that he would live to lie, as lie ever had
been, the champion of law and liberty.
But he has passed “ from gloom to glory',”
and his country has nothing left but the
heritage of his lame and virtues.
Tarn we now to contemplate him in his
private character. A mere outline sketch
is all that we are at liberty to appropriate
to a theme to which a volume might well
be devoted. Its necessary meagreness, how
ever, does riot make it otherwise than
grateful. It is sometimes the case that
eminent men, especially in political life,
draw around them friends, from fear, or fa
vor, or policy. Governor Cobb s friends
became such from affection. It is believed
that he left more personal friends than any
man who has lived ami died in the State.
These admired him for his ability, but lov
ed him for the kindness, generosity and no
bility of his nature. These were attracted
by his stern sense of justice—by his benev
olence—his charity and his genial compan
ionship. Had he been less distinguished
he would not have been less beloved. Po
litical antagonism engendered no bitterness
in his soul; rivalry created no hatred, aiid
disappointment did not lessen his cheerful
ness. Pnblic life did not cool the warmth
of his heapt, and Mg*) position did not
weaken in him the obligation ot social du
ties. Nor was he capricious in his likings,
but true and staunch, through evil and
through good report. The lowly and the
lofty alike, if meritorious, shared in his
good offices and elicited ljis sympathy.
In the relations of husband, parent
brother and companion, he was a mod
el map. His iujjereQqpte \yith his family
was governed by the law of love
As its head, he ruled with prudence and
authority, but it was the authority of
superior wisdom, united with forbearance,
tenderness and assiduous attention. His
wife and children alone know and they
only can tell, how sweet were the charities
of t heir home.
' The soidiers qf l}is command during the
war testify to his considerable attention.
The poor, the suffering and dying were
always the object of Ills care and kindness.
It has been represented by one occupying
a high place, recently, that lie visited
upop if sjpk and dying Federal prisoner
extreme and wanton cruelty. This charge
has been conclusively disproved, but if it
it were pqt, we”\vho knew him well, could
not—would not belieye it- It is contradic
ted by the tenor of liis life, and by the un
broken course of onr experience of his
character. And standing as we do, at the
brink of his recently opened grave, we take
the responsibility of saying, that the <?on
dqct attributed to him was utterly impossi
ble.
Perhaps in nothing was the goodness qf
his heart more beautifully manifested than
in his attention to dependants. Some of
the old and faithful servants, for
of the faipily. These he provided for and
protected. Destitution apd want always
drew from him symphathy and supplies.
It remains to speak of liic religious char
acter. He never made a public profession
of religion, but it is known to his intimate
friends that he. had made up his mind to
unite with the Baptist Church, the church
of his parents and of his wife, upon liis re
turn this Fall to Macon. Ip the judgment
of those friends lie died a Christian. And
this is the hope that we trust eycu now,
mitigates the sorrow of his monrning fam
ily and relations, and will, eve long, recoq
diptbem to' hts-iass. He was a praying
man for fifteen years before fits death, ac
cording to his own account, bpt was har
rassed with doubts about the divinity of
the Saviour—that is, as to the Godhead
dwelling in the humanity of Christ. He
could not solve the mistery of Godliness,
God manifest in the flesh, which the Scrip
tures themselves pronounce great. Unable
to believe without a satisfactory compre
hension of this fundamental truth of our
holy religion, he did not, until lately, enjoy
a sensible realization of pardon and peace.
This kind of struggle of 4 strong mind to
subject Revelation to the authority of rea
son is not uncommon. No doubt it is hard
for one accustomed to think, analyze and
understand, to become as a little child—>a
learner at tlie foot of the Cross. But sub
ordinating his pride of intellect and pride
of life to a simple effort of faith—and in
spired by the Holy careful study
of the Scriptures resultedTn a sense of ac
ceptance with God. He became a recipient
of that purest, best, and most sublime
blessings ever vouchsafed to humanity—re
generation. And thus anointed, sanctified
and accepted, his spirit entered rest —that
rest which shall endure through eternal
ages.
“ O, gracious God ! not frsinless is onr loss ;
A glorious sunbeam ftjldes thy sternest frown;
Aud while his country staggers with the erdss,
He rises with the crown.”
Ren >hed, That this bar, his country, and
his family, have sustained a great bereave
ment in the death of General Howell Cobb;
that lie was endeared to us by his manly,
generous, cordial professional companion
ship and association; to his country by
his sacrifices and services, and to his
family by his tender affection, his con
siderate providence and wise counsels;
that we deplore that one so dear to us aud
so full of the promise of future usefulness
should be called hence in the full maturity
of all bis powers; satisfied, however, that
onr loss is his great gain, we do not ques
tion the wisdom and mercy of God in
transfering his spirit from earth to heaven.
Resolved , That our respectful sympathy
and condolence are hereby tendered to his
family.
Resolved. , That this committee adopt the
form of their report upon the present occa
sion, and request that they be entered upon
the minutes of this court, and a copy be
transmitted to the family of General Cobb
by the clerk.
x T. Hall,
E. A. Nisbet,
Wm. Enakd,
W. H. Hull,
D. A. Vasox,
Committee.
THE RESPONSE OF THE COURT THROUGH
CHIEF JUSTICE IJKOWN.
Gentlemen of the Bar : In behalf of
the court, I submit the following reply to
your report and resolutions :
Howell Cobb was no ordinary
man. His name will occupy a large space
in the history of the country and the times
in which he lived. Richly endowed by na
ture with intellectual strength, which had
been developed and cultivated in a very
high degree, he was eminently fitted for
the mauy responsible positions which, by
the free suffrage of his countrymen, he
was called to fill. To great ability and
force of character were added industry and
energy, forming a combination which sel
dom falls to achieve success.
Geueral Cobb was admitted to the Bar
at an early age, as stated in your report,
and commenced the active duties of life as
a lawyer in tlie Western Circuit, in this,
his native State. With the advantages of
a fine personal appearance, a mind remark
ably active, logical and penetrating, aided
by a liberal education, he rose rapidly to
position and distinction. in his profession.
But he was soon called by the people to
lay aside, in a great measure, liis profes
sional pursuits, ami to serve them, as he
did during most of the remainder of his
life, in high official positions of great im
portance and responsibility.
In the Congress of the United States,
where he served during a long period of
its proudest history, he not only won rank
as a statesman, but he exercised great con
trol as a leader.
In the Executive Chair of his State, his
administration was distinguished for abiii
ty, liberality and vigilant atofetion to
all the duties imposed upon hiiuT;
Os the course of General Cobb <*jpug the
later and more thrilliug seeueAhrough
which we have passed, 1 will nqjßspeak. —
Justice requires that the histofifof these
times, as it is to be taansmitted |w>s teri
ty, shall not be written; nor tlOmotives
and conductor men wfeoacted
a part as did Gen. tm lie too mm criti
cised, till thopassiorijand which
were eujendered during the cmlat have
entirely subsided, and reason ha Resumed
her sway. When posterity has seenresults,
the historian,’ with the materi* which
will be preserved and placed afahis coin
- mahd, will be able to assign hisJfcper po
sition to each of the leading swpi ,who
took part in the war, and in t*"'fscon
struetton of the Government, afdßtbrdis
astrous and crushing defeat of w armies
of the South, and the hopeless lK of her
qan.se. r/
"•During the high jiolitical excipients of
the past, and the great conflict ado pin ion
as to what was the best that couWbe done
for our almost ruined section, und« all the
circumstances by which we were Mr round
ed at the.close of the civil war, iuvas the
misfortune of some of us to diflß widely
from General'Cobb; and in the ewwnent
of the times, when men had too li« chari
ty l'or|eaeh other while sitting iujßlgment
upon motives, those differencefteyay in
some cases have been productiffflpf per
sonal alienation, which led to erttriluation
and recrimination.
But all these differences, winch Jt>fiw out
of conflicting opinions on in
time of high political pro
duce alienation and lye eva
nescent, aud soon pass away. - Injl* grave
they are forgotten. And when iwpr Pi
viuc Providence one party precSis the
other, for a little while, to that haqltAtion
which awaits all the living, they wanfcver
remembered and cherished by aff^Jp#rfb lc
and generous survivor.
General Cobb was not only an hjß' ible,
upright citizen iu all the of
life, but he was distinguished
ble traits of character and mabjwivate
and social virtues. In liis death vkorgia
has lost one of her ablest stateaupjv the
Bar one of its brightest ornamentajgbeiety
one of its most cherished niemnKfi; ahd
his intelligent and amiable familjMin af
affectionate, kind, indulgent, AufjSßMtKl
But relatives, triends, and protimiOfial
associates, as well as States and afoions,
must bow in submission to these /■■live
dispensations of Providence, and win ns t
all say reverently, Thy will lie done.
It affords the coart pleasure t» Jfctify
their respect for the memory of General
Cobb as a distinguished memlxj cdlthis
Bar, by directing that the preaikl? aud
resolutions he entcrccj upon the qf
th'ig court!, ip coiqpliaqce with thdyequest
therein contained.
And it is so ordered-
Georgia State Lottery.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THK . I
Onihan's Hoim and Free
The following were the drawn numbers, ir
{•lt jjjcntary dehorn-, drawn at Augusta, flAis,
August 12, .
MORNING DRAWING-Cla'ss No. btt. y
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12 Drawn iN umbers.
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j October next.
WILLI Am“oGKK4
j • aul-3 fl (itii’l Bup't.
sa r SOCIAL LODGE, No 1, F.-. an 1 A.-. Mr.—
| ihe Regular Monthly Comniunicatkn of Social
Lodge, No. 1, will be held at Masonic Hall, I’Hld
(Fridayj EVENING, at 8 o’elork. a.
By order of £- D. ng+apl, W M••
WM. n CRANE, Jr,
a 431 Secretary-
Office Cljltf Engineer, A- F. D-, )
AUOCSTI, August 9, 1869. 5
Notice Is hereby given lo all concerned that no
Companies will he allowed to p rto. m any kind
of fire duty, either as Axemen or Engine Companies,
except the Rogulai chartered, t ompanies composing
the Auguata Fire Department and the ted; pendent
Companies, Georgia, Ist Division, and Mecbanie, 2d
Division, as I fiee® tlie present ehanered organiza
tion sufficient for any emery ncy that may arise ; and
would es'l ff)e afien ion qf all to 3 clion Ogotthe
General Or inancc of tfie City of Augusta.
WILLIAM BRYSON,
. Chief Engineer, A. F. D.
General Ordinance of the City of Augusta, Section
58, as amended Februaiy 6, 1869 :
1 ft shall not be law.'ul hereafter for any person or
persons to form < r organize any ad .i.ional FifiS or
Hose Comp tides within the co p- rale limits ofHhe
city, for (lie operation or use of cither Hand Kngities,
Steam Engines, How Com; au.es, Ilook and Ladder
Trucks, or any fire apparatus whatever, whether iide
pendentor otherwise. aulo-6
BSSTRICnMOND ACADEM Y AT AUGUSTA.—
The Exercises will recommence on Jst SEPTEM
BER. By arrangement with tfie Tnisbes the clratges
for Tuition have been refine id to 50 to |3 5Q in The
I’rimary Department, aud to $4 50 so $5 50 intdse
Hjgh 8cl)ool p,r month ; the second Polytechnic or
Coliegntie DepaUmetit, JB. Tlijs places the Acadtfiiy
on a lower scale of charges than any oih r Institution
in the South having a proper proportion of competent
Instructors.
’ The l’oiytechn c School for Chemical Analysis Will
open ou 15th OCTOBER.
GEO. W. RAINS, M. D.,
auO-tsepl Regent.
Sight is the Greatest of God's Blessings.
iIEi\RY JiMES OSBORNE,
OCULISTIC OPTICIAN,
PRINCIPAL OFFICE, S3Q BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
(Diagonally Opposite the PlaDteis’ llo'e>,)
Treats all defects ol Vision remediable by Specta
cles, with due reference to general health, congenital
checks or organic diseases.
'l'lie latest and most approved Works upon both
Sciences are always consulted in search after expe
rieuca in Practice, to useful ultiiaalions, aud with
tile least selfish ends.
jy9 6m
BATCHELOR’S HAIR DYE. |
Tlis Kp’eudid Hair Dye is the best in the world r-UMr
1 only tine and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, instanta
neous: no disappointment; uo ridiculous tints; reme
dies the ill effects of bad dyes; invigorates and leaves
the Hair soft and beautiful black or brown. Sold by all
Drumrists and Perfumers, and properly applied at the
Wig Factory, 16 Bond street. New York. mhlS-ly
■ST PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE.—A NkwCocrsk
of Lectures, as delivered at the New York Museum of
Anatomy, embracing the subjects: How to Live and
What to Live For; Youth. Maturity and Old Age; Man
hood Generally Reviewed; The Cause of Indigestion'
Flatulence aud Nervous Diseases accounted for; Marriage
Philosophically Considered, Ac. These Lectures will be
forwarded on receipt of four stamps, by addressing Skp’t
Baltimore Museum or Asatomy, 74 Meat Baltimore
street. Baltimore, Md. ap3-ly
ERRING BUrr IN(JBLE.
Self Help for Young Men who, having erred, desire
abetter MANHOOD. Scot in sealed letter envel
opes, free of charge. Address HOWARD SANI
TARY AID ASSOCIATION, Box P, Philadel
phia, Pa.
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Third day chills cured with King of Chills.
King of Chills eves seventh day cldlls.
After trying every other/ known remedy, King of
Chilis will cure you.
KT A VALUABLE GIFT.-Dr. B.S.FITOH'3 “Domes
tio Family Fhyhioiah,” 80 pages, describes all Dia-,
ases and their remedies. Sent by mail, free. Address
Dr. S. 8. FITCH,
ap*7-lr 714 Broadway. New York.
•SIOO for a case of chills which Dromgoole & Cos. can
not cure with tlieir King of Chills,
A permanent cu e, King Os Chills
Quit shaking, by using King of Chills.
• WIRE liAIXsINGI.
.j. FOR ENCLOSING OEMS
nfi*"tery Lots, Cottages, <tc. ;
JLvVV J|_ WIRE GUARDS and WIRE
MBiv/ork.
FOURDRINIER CLOTHS
manufactured by IC. WALKER dc SONS,
Jsnß4-iy No. 11 North 6th st., Philadelphia.
IST ew-sArd’yei^isemerits
NOTICE. 7
“ All That Olitters is not CoM,”
STILL AHEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS!
1~ CH ALLEMGE the Agents ofthe following
named Gins, lor which they are telipo :
E. CARVER,
GULLETT, and
D. PRATT GINS.
I ■will enter one of my Gins against three of
tbo above Gins—one of each—say, E. Carver,
GtTrxIJQH and D. Pratt. If two Out of three
of eifl&r ot them shall beat my Gin, then the
Committee shall barn mine. If one ont ol
raiue beats two ont of three of either ol them,
then theirs shall be: burnt by said Committee.
I will enter one ’of my l«£e improved Gins
against nine of the above Gins. It my Gin
beats five out of nine of theirs, they shall be
burnt. If live out of nine beat mine, then mine
to be burnt. I will name the kind of cotlon «>
he giimed, and size of- Gio, say 45 saws- Gin
to be propelled by two coimuou sized mules.
The cotton from short staple to longest, aud
dampest ever gi tun'd by auy Gin—Peabody,
Peeler, Six Owtis, Zippora, Brazil and Ham
mond—fine cotton.
The trial to take place at the Warehouse of
Beai.l, Speaks & Cos.
1 will meet one and all of them if they will
meet, say at Augusta, Macon, Charleston, Sa
vtmnab, Atlanta, Columbia, 8. C., Columbus.
Running light, picking seed clean, turning
out good and perfect staple, free of moats, cov
ering all good prioeiples of a good Giu. All
the above parties to give me ten days’ notice
through the papers, and name the place, iu or
der that a large number of Planters may be
present.
I will give Mr. Robert Sculey $36 to ac
cept my challenge, 'ihe Gins to be rnu in the
Warehouse yard ol Messrs. Beaix, Spears &
Cos., and notice be given in tbe Augusta papeis,
that as many Planters as desire may see the
operation.
aul3-dscT THOS. WYNNE.
HARPER C. BRYSON,
WAREHOUSE
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AUGUSTA, G A.
Civtomers supplied with
Hagging and- Hope,
AND FAMILYJJUPPLIES.
Prompt atlent’on pnid to Storage »ud
Sale of Cotton amt other Pinouce.
Office, \u. 158 Reynold* st.
wm. nursov, charter Campbell,
Augusta, Ga. Late of Madison, Ga.
aul3-d*e3iu
R. A. FLEMING,
WABKHOUSE
AND
Commission Merchant,
Will coutinue to give his personal attention
to the
Storage and Sftlo ot €ot(«n,
Corner Cawpbc l and Reynolds Streets,
AUGUSTA, GA.
anldd&^itt
CITY LOT.
I F not sooner sotii at private sale, will be of
fered at the Market House, in tbe city of Au
gusta, ou the first Tuesday in OCTOBER uext:
That LOT, with improvements Hierefin,
unted oq the South side bt hav
ing a front of eighty' nod runuing
back half way through to Taylor street; and
being known in tbe survey of tbe iofs in that
part of the city a#*numbers two hundred and
filty-lwo (25©)~and two hundred fifty three
(253).
For parlicalars, inquire at the*Grdinary’s
office. aul3-frsutd
fOOPY.J
Bcaeli Island, S. V., August 13, )gGp.
Messrs. M. HfAM* & Co-, Augusta, Ga.;
Gentlemen : I have used SOLOMONS’
BITTERS in my family and found it au excel
lent Tonic and Apetizer,
It has proved especially useful iu relieving
Sick Headache of a very obstinate character.
Yonrs, respectfully,
[Signed | VAU L F. HAM MON D.
an 13 2w
FARM HANDS WANTED,
"VVHITE OR COLORED. Also, a white
Man, having some mechanical experience, and
two or three sous, from 10 to 16 years old, to
work indoors until Ist January; au active apd
steady fEAMfcTER. Apply to
J, M. BURDEL,
aul3 3 Warren Block, Augusta.
Virginia Military Institute,
LEXINGTON, VA.
Gten . FRANCIS H. SMITH, Sup’t.
Col. J. T. L. Preston, Col. T. H. William
son, Col. R. L. Madison, Col. Scott Ship, Col.
J. W. Massie, Col. Wm. B Blaik, Gen. G. W.
C. Lee, Col. JonN M. Bhooke, Col. M. Mc-
Donald, Col. M. B. Hardin, Col. T. M.
Semmes, Cob W. D. Washington, Com. M. F.
Maury, LL. D.
Academic EgercLes will be resumed uiuler
Ihe above Faculty, SEPTEMBER Ist. Early
application should beicade to tbe undersigned.
FRANCIS H. SMITH,
au!3-laW3 Superintendent.
TO KENT,
From October Ist, a large and pleas
ant HOUSE, corner of Telfair and Elbert
streets. Apply to
THOS. H. lIOLLRYMAN,
aul3-tf at Augusta Orphan Asylum.
BOLTED MEAL.
80 BBLS. Bolted CORN MEAL]
lu store and for sale by
aul32 BLAIR, SMITH & CO.
CORN.
lO CAR LOADS prime WHITE CORN
In depot and for sale at lowest market rates.
aul3-2 BLAIR,“SMITH & Cos.
Horses ! Horses ! Horses !
J"UST ARRIVED, twenty.good Harness and
Saddle HORSES. For sale cheap. Apply to
JOHN B. POURNELLE,
aoll-3 Grey Eagle and Kentucky Stables.
Administrator’s Notice*
persona indebted to the estate of John
Bmall, late of Richmond county, deceased, and those
having claims against said estate, must present them
within the time prescribed by law.
CHARLES SPAETH, Adm’r.
Acqusta, August 9,1669. aulO-Ow
BENGAL BAGGING.
600 Rolls Extra tcayy BENGAL BAG*
GING
Jnst received and for sale by
.aull-6 BLAIR, SMITH & Cos.
New Advertisemenl s
T H E
Six (ireat Remedies
OF THE AGE.
Hurley’s Ague Tonic.
NO ARSENIC—NO MERCURY.
PERFECTLY RELIABLE.
Tbe only remedy for Chills and Fever, or Ague and
Fever, that Ivor cau be depended upon is HUR
LEY’S AGUE TONIC. There have been thousands
cured by using it who have tried the usual remedies
without benefit.
The follotting certificate horn a reliable citizen of
Al ssissippi speaks for itself:
Mkhidisn, Miss., Oct. 1% 1868.4
Mr. R. r. R. Chadwick :
DkarSib: This is to eertily that I bought from
you, by your recommendation, a bottle of Hurley’s
Ague Ton’e. and it cured two eases of fever and ague
o til ft cell months’ standing. I cheerfully recommend
Hurley’s Tonic to the public generally.
RespecLfully, yours, JOHN B. WRIGHT.
PURIFY YOUR BLOOD
USE .
BlfiLirS SAMMILLI.
WITH IODIDE POTASH
This is the pure and genuine extract of the root, and
will, on trial, be found to effect a certain and perfect
cure of the following complaints and diseases :
Affections of the Bones, Habitual Costive
ness, Debility’, Diseases of tbe Kid
neys. Dispcpsla, Krysipells, Female
Irregularities, Fistula, all fUin
Diseases, Liver Complaint,
Indigestion, I’ll s, Pul
monary Diseases, Scro
fula, or King’* Evil,
Syphilis.
To he. Tho3. A. Hurley:
Sir : 1 deem it an act of justhe to yon to slate that
in Ujp month ot February lu»i 1 had a soveto attack
< f inflammatory rheumatism, which completely pro.--
trite lme. At ttie my lungs were much
afflicted- J was *o reduced that it was with the great
est ditllou'ly that I o u and walk. I procured some of
your Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla, and com
menced lasing it. I found that I began to improve—
my cough became lets severe—the soreness of tny
lungs and breast gradually subsided—ray rheumat c
pain- !<•( s acu o. I attribute this mainly to your Sar
saparilla. I have now been taking it (or over two
months; hate taken in all five bottles. Its effec’s
have been most ralifactory to me, and 1 altise others
snn !arly afflicted to give you a trial.
JOB. CLEMENT.
The gentleman whose name is appended to the
above cert ficate h,.s long lesided here, and at the !
present time is one of the magistrates of tbe city of j
Louisville.
HURIiEY’B
Popular Worm Candy.
As this is really a specific for Worms, and the best
and most palatable lorui to give to children, It is not
surprising that it is last taking the place of nil other
preparations for Worms— it living perfectly tasteless,
and any child will take it.
Messrs. Jame ; Ruddle if: Cos :
Gentlkmkn : It gives me great pleasure tossy,
after using ad the other worm remedies known to nm,
with but partial success to my cbndreu, 1 was advisi and
to try l)r. T. A. Hurley’s, aud since uring it my chil
dren have become well and healthy, 'the children
wou’il egt it al the time, tt is so pleasant, if we would
Jet them. I believe it is cue ot the best and safest,
remedies known, and as such, recommend it to one
and all. JAB. W. TRAVIS.
Looist ille, July 3, Iscß.
NOTICE TO MOTHERS.
BE. SEABROOK’S
Infant Soothing Syrup.
, k
' Urte In the future only ME/VBHOOK’B, a combina
tion quito up with the advancement of the age.—
Pleasant to take, barmloss in Its action, e:Ticient and
reliable in ail cases. Invaluable in the following dis
eases:
SUMMER COMPLAINT, IRREGULARITIES
OF THE BOWELS, RE9TIVENEBB,
TEETHING, &c.
Gives health to the child and rest to the mother.
NASHTU-t e, February 12,1863.
| Jos. Ryc{dh ip Cq., Louisville, Kg.:
When living in your oity I used several bottles ol
DR- BEAU BOOR'S INFANT SOOTHING BYU
UP, and found it to do my child more good, audit
would rest better alter using it., than uny other reme
dy I ever tried. I can say with confidence, it is the
best medicine for children at present known. I wish
you would gel the Druggists hero to Keep it. If any
one does, please let me know; if not, send me one
dozen iy express, arid 1 will pay lor it at the oflicc
here. Write me when you send it, and'oblige
MKH. OAR All A. RANDOLPH.
HUH LE Y ’S
STOMACH BITTERS,
FOR
Debility, Lok> of Appetite, Weakuess, In
digestion, or Dyspepsia, Want
of action, of the Liver, or
Disordered Stomach.
There are. no Bitters that can compare with these in re
moving these distressing complaints. For sale or can
he had at any Drug Store in the United 3tates or from
the proprietors.
JAMES RUDDLE & CO.,
Louisville, Ky.
DR. SEABROOK’B
Elix«r of Pyrophosphate of Iroo
and I'alisaya.
This elegant combination possesses all the tonio
properties of Peruvian Bark and Iron, without the
disagreeablo taste and bad effects of either, separate
ly or in other preparations, ot these valuable medi
cines. It should Ire taken in all cases when a gentle
tonic impression is required alter convalescence from
fkvkhs or debilitating diseases, or in those distress
ing irregularities peculiar to lemaleg. No female
should be without it, if liable to such diseases, for
nothing cau well take its place.
Jas. Ruddle & Cos.,
PROPRIETORS,
LABORATORY NO. II BULLITT ST.,
Louisville, Ky.
/
All the above goods for sale by
PLUMB & LKITNKR,
„ BARRETT & CARTER,
EDWARD BARRY,
K.A. BEALL
W. n.TUTr 4 LAND,
W. B. WELLS,
A t'gust a, Ga.
nt>l6-eo<ldt*elv
“Universal Cotton Tie.”
BEALL, SPEARS & CO.,
F A 0 T <3 R B
ANI)
Commission Merohants,
A. GUC n x s.
-A UGUST A, O* A .
aul2-dAc2ua
A planter’s friend, King of Chills.
King ol Chills cures every time.
For Neuralgia and sun pain, King of Chills.
King of Chills saves time and money.
C. H. PHINTZY,
Cotton Factor and Commission Merchant,
Continues to give his intention to the STORAGE and SALE OP COTTON, at his
FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE, on JACKSON STREET.
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. jy27-dßm*r.flm
WARREN, LANE & CO..
Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants,
WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE THEIR BEST ATTENTION TO THE STORAGE
AND'SALE OF COTTON AND OTHER PRODUCE.
The Arrow Lie for Baling Cotton.
We are still Agents for this popular TIE find solicit the orders of Planters.
MERCHANTS and FACTORS supplied from Store or Depot lit the lowest
wholesale rates.
Warren, Lane & 06.
aul-3nid&c
STOVALL & EDMONDSTON,
Cotton B’actors and Commission Merchants,
No. 1 WARREN BLOCK. AUGUSTA, OA„
Continue to give strict Etteutlon to the STORAGE and SALE of COTTON and
other PRODUCE.
Consignments solicited.
They are Agents for the sale of the PATAPSCO UIJANO. and TAYLOR’S
IMPROVED COTTON GIN, the cheapest and best in use.
au4-2awd&t-3tu2p
J. M. BURDELL,
Cotton Dactor and Commission JVLerchant,
NO. 0 WARREN BLOCK, AUGUSTA, GA.,
Will CONTINUE BUSINESS, as heretofore, IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. CON
SIGNMENTS SOLICITED. jy2o-d2aw*c6m
AT
JUS 1. CRAY I CO'S.
500 Doz. Linen Towels,at Deduced .Prices
h xtra Size Huckaback Bordered Towels
Pine Damask Bordered Towels
Large Turkish Bath Towels
1 Case 12-4 Honey C -ornb Quilts, deduced
1 Case 42-4: Honey Comb ’Bor’d Quilts, Ex
tra Heavy, deduced,
India Twilled Long Cloths, deduced
5-4 Soft Punish Cambrics, deduced.
White India dubber Cloth
India dubber Piano Covers
Choice Cassimeres and Cloths
Colorings, Good Quilities, Pine, Prices
exceedingly low
Black Preneii Drap D’Ete Broadcloths,
Doeskins, «&c.
200 Bales Domestic Goods
Sea l stand Shirtings and Sheetings
Osnaburgs, Stripes, Plaids, Denims
Ticks, Hickory Stripes,
Gingham Checks, &c.,
At the Lowest Prices, by the bale ur piece.
JAMES A. GRAY & CO.
228 Broad Street.
auS ts 7
PIEDMONT
UFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Os dichmond, V irginia.
HOME OFFICE, NORTHEAST CORNER MAIN AND NINTH STREFTS-
Authorized Capital - $1,000,000
Capital invested and well secured, 400,000
87j.,; PER CENTUM OF PROFtTS PAID TO POLICY HOLDERS.
W. C. CAHUI.V6TON, PrttiiUnt. K. 11. MAURY, Vice-President.
J. J. HOPKINS, Secretary. C. HENRY PERROW, M. D., Med. Adv.
JAMES E. WOLFF, Superintendent of Agencies.
DIRECTORS:
R. 11. MAURY, AB. LEE, RICHARD IRBY, O. F. WKIBIGKR, A. K. HARVEY,
W. A. ARMIBTEAD, D. TIDEMAN, W. O. CARRINGTON, J. J. HOPKINS.
ASSETS, FIRST OF APRIL, 1869, $407,121; Policies issued in a little over first eighteen
months ol aetive work,jiver 3,000; Income same time, over SISO,(KM) -a success beyond all
precedent. Insures on Mutual, Non-Forfeiitng and Return Premium Plans.
DIVIDENDS paid on Life Policies, FORTY PER CENT., which proves the economy of its
management and its careful selection of risks.
BRANCH° OFFICE,
Mclntosh Street, 2d Door from Georgia Railroad Bank, Augusta, Ga-
Dr. T. Stanley Beckwith, Gen'l Ag't.
JOHN CRAIG, Prcs’i of Board of Directors. T. 11. STAFFORD, Secretary.
directors :
K. P. CLAYTON, • K. A. FLEMING, Z Me CORD,
JAB. T. BOTH WELL, OKO. M. THEW, V. RICHARDS.
JOHN U. MEYER, J. W. HORTON, T. STANLEY BECKWITH.
r Phe ENTIRE CAPITAL OF THIS COMPANY has been furnished by citizens of Vir
ginia and Georgia.
It is estimated that over TEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS arc now anuuallv sent North for
I,IKE INSURANCE, every dollar of which takes so much from Southern vitality. Henceforth
let us keep our investments at home, and we will again assert and maintain our supremacy. This
BRANCH OFFICE oflers all inducements for Lite Insurance of a perfect Home Office, with
these advantages : The Capital is furnished, the. expense of commencing operations has been
incurred, the success, beyond peradventure, is established, and the whole Capital and Assets of
the Home Company stand committed to sustain it.
The entire management of the Piedmont is in the hands of Southern men, and its aim is to
sustain Southern interests. Why, then, should Southern men place their money and the inter
ests of their wives and children in the hands of Northern men, who, you know, do not love you, unit
who have moved that they do not desire your prosperity, and WHOSE CHARTERS FORIUD THE
INVESTMENT OK ONE CENT FOR YOUR BENEFIT?
THE PIEDMONT is uot only a thoroughly Southern Company, but pledges itself to invest
all funds accruing in Georgia, within the State, under the direction of Georgia gentlemen, in
whose integrity you must have entire confidence.
THE PIEDMONT gives 87 % per cent, of net profits to her Policy holders ; issues Gold Poli
cies to those who prefer to pay in Gold, or at Gold standard ; has already declared 40 per cent,
dividend on all of its Life Policies, and, in short, oilers all advantages that Southern men could
ask. We, therefore, confidently appeal to Soutlieru men to sustain au established and perma
nent institution o! their own, and we cannot doubt the results.
THE PIEDMONT claims to be equal in the privileges and hcneJUs granted its patrons, to any
other Company, surpassed by none, and superior to many, and only requests parties wishing to iu
snre not to do so until they have examined the merits of this established Southern Company.
Call on our Agents for information. Active, reliable and energetic Agents wanted.
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ST. LOUIS LEAD AND OIL COMPANY,
MANUFACTURERS OK
STRICTLY PURE WHITE LEAD!
CORRIDOKH AND GRINDERS
The Strictly Pare 0T
WHITE LEAD Manufur- // \ Strictly Pare White Le»*l
tured toy this Company i» // . r\-/"LNv
uot excelled In Whiteness / ZINC PAINTS.
or Fineness Ly any in the / > / UHV WIUIK LEAD
World. t/ |h — fy
wV '/£x\/S // RKJD t,KAO *
N\ Z' w. H. I’DLSIFKB, President.
Linseed, Castor, and Cot- NN j e. JACOBS, Secretary.
ton Seed Oils. Office and Factory Corner Cass
•f- “ and Second Streets, St. Louis.
Bold Wholesale and Retail, by "VVJM. H. TUTT Sc LAND,
ap22-6m DBUGGIBTB. AUGUSTA, GA,