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AUGUSTA, q-A.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 11,1870
“SENATOR” REVELS.^
This distinguished mulatto may become
as famous as Bred Bcott. The present
state of the case is reported as follows:
Senator Vickers, of Maryland, considers
that he has “a duty to perform,” and so,
when Revels claims his seat in the Senate,
lie will be objected to on the ground that
article 1 section 3 of the Constitution reads
thus;
“ No person shall be a Senator who shall
not have attained the age of thirty years,
and been nine years a citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when elected, be
an inhabitant of that State for which he
shall be chosen.” | # , ,
Jt is said that the quoting of this section
of the Constitution will not weigh a feather
with the Radicals; and so, Revels, in
spite of what purports to be the fundament
al law, will be allowed to sit beside
Charles Sumner in the “ Councils of the
Nation.” Now here is the dilemma. If
Revels be received, the Radicals must
practically admit that they spoke falsely
when they, claimed that the Civil Rights
bill initiated negro citizenship. If he be
rejected, there will be an expression of
sympathy for Constitutional Law very
novel and refreshing in the vocabulary of
the dominant faction. It seems to be con
ceded, however, that, stultification or no
stultification, Constitution or no Constitu
tion, the mulatto Senator will be allowed
to take his seat. The Democrats do not
seem averse' to it, believing that the
hair of the dog is the only cure for the bite.
With base ingratitude, the most strenuous
opposition to Revels comes from the car
pet-bag Senators, many of who m perhaps
would at this very moment be picking
oakum in a Skowhegan jail, if it had not
been for negro credulity and negro votes.
We learu that Revels’ former life has been
raked over industriously and many pecca
dilloes brought to light. He is accused,
when a pastor of a Kansas Church, of hav
ing whisky bottleg broken over his* head
and being “ unduly affectionate” with the
female members of his congregation. All
of these allegations may be true ; but just
think of these miserable carpet-bag adven
turers, who have climbed so high upon the
backs of negroes, and whose moral character
is no doubt as wholesome as the taint of a
rotten herring, sneakingly and hypocriti
cally, trying to avoid the contamination of
actual contact with mulatto Revels, who
is quite their equal in decency at least. The
aspiring colored man is a fishy customer; but
he applies for equality with men who are ten
times worse than he is; and so, he only asks
to go to his place. Home of these men have
murdered States and connived and rejoiced
at the murder of an innocent woman. Some
of them are robbers, some tricksters, and
some have records in the past a thousand
times blacker than Revels’ catalogue of
misdemeanors. It is downright impudence,
then, sos the beggarly carpet-baggers-to
snub him and seek to .stab him, when bona
fide loyalists are willing to swallow him
without pepper and salt. We call upon
the Hon. Aaron Alpeoria Bradley to
note this extraordinary conspiracy. When
Blodgett seeks a Senatorship let the
mulattoes and negroes in Gen. Terry’s
side-show teach him a salutary lesson. In
case he can not be defeated for one of the
Senatorial chairs, let it be understood that
his colleague shall be either a Slug-Sing or
Gteorarta negro. Os the twb, ttrts black man
will be the greater lion, and he can make
Blodgett trudge behind him at the Fed
eral Capital just as Jack Rugby “ followed
the heel ” of Dr. C<dvs.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Bupreme Court of the United States
decided, a few days since, that “ a contract
“ for the payment of money made before the
“ Legal-tender act of the 25th February,
“ 1862, had reference to coined money, and
“ could not be discharged, unless by con
“ sent, otherwise than by the tender of the
“ sum due in coin, and that such contract,
“ therefore, was in legal import a contract
“ for the payment of coin.”
This decision was pronounced by Chief
Justice Chase, and was assented to by
Justices Nelson, Clifford and Field.
The dissenting Justices were Miller,
Swaine and Davis, who concurred in up
holding the law of Congress as constitu
tional. It is thought that this decision
will cause a great deal of anxiety and em
barrassment, especially in the cases of
wards and orphans.
In delivering the opinion of the Court,
Chief Justice Chase took occasion ‘to de
liver some heavy blows, indirectly how
ever, at Congressional assumption. The
Baltimore Gazette, which is not always an
admirer of Mr. Chase, thus alludes to this
matter r
“ The decision Itself, important as it is,
“is rendered vastly more so by the able,
“ sound and independent manner in which
“it is delivered. It is a decision which
“makes one feel for a moment that the
“ Constitution is not' a myth, and liberty
“ not a sham. The many points discussed
“by Chief Justice Chase as to the rights
“ of Congress to issue paper money, to de
“ clare it legal tender for any debts what
ever, to resort to it as a war measure,
“ are of secondary importance. There is,
“ however, another question, incidentally
“referred to, which is a most important
“ one. That is, the rights of States to
“regulate their own currency, which Mr.
“ Chase says they have the power to do,
“ ‘ subject, as has been lately determined,
“ to the control of Congress, for the pur
“ pose of establishing and securing a Na
“ tional currency.’ Mr. Chase does not
“ say whether or not such control is con
“ stltutiooal, aud as he now boldly de
“ dares that the issue of greenbacks, which
** he himself advocated and fathered, was
“ in some respects, if not in all, dishonest
“and unconstitutional, there ir no reason
“ that he should not declare his own fa
“ vorite pet National bank system an out
“ rage upon the Constitution and a fraud
“ upon the people.”
A Mormon War. —The moral men at
Washington propose to extirpate polygamy
by warring upon the Mormons. Somebody
wants to steal the fruits of Mormon indus
try. That’s the secret of this agitation. If
the United States army has had such a
hard time in exterminating the poor In
dians, how long will It take to trample ont
the Mormons ? Os course, a hundred thou
sand murderous soldiers could perform the
.job, but it would be a costly experiment,
enriching a few rogues and tormenting the
people with additional taxes. Go ahead,
Jonathan ; go ahead, old humbug !
Hamlet.— Our friend T. C. De Leon has
brought out his burlesque of “ Hamlet ” at
the Olympic Theatre In NeW York. Ifrlsa
great hit and rivals in popular attraction,
tut. melancholy Dane of Edwin Booth and
the flai%n-haired laddife of Fechter.
Now for Bradley.— President-General
Grant asked the “Georgia Delegation”
who would be elected Senators when the
Legislature re-assembled. The delegation
replied that no nomination had yet been
made, but that Mr. Blodgett was she
unanimous choice of the party for one of
the vacancies, and the. other would be filled
by equally as good a Republican; that
whoever was regularly nominated by the
Republican caucus would be elected.
So far so good. Without negro aid,
Blodgett would be in the vocative. Let
the negroes see to it that the Hon. Aaron
Alpeoria Bradley shall go to Washing
ton as his colleague. “Gen.” Blodgett
and the Hon. Aaron Alpjsqria Bradley !
That’s a team for you 1 1
Very Drunk. —On Monday last, a Con
gressman, a newspu per reporter and a negro
doctor were fished out of one of the Wash
ington gutters. They were subsequently
locked up for fighting tom cats and pulling
snakes out of their hats.
Squabbling. —The editorial brethren of
Mobile and Memphis, are abusing each
other most cordially. A fine thing for the
sensation mongers, but.a bad thing lor the
public weal. Put up your swords, bully
rooks, put up your swords !
Spoon Fashion.— Beast Butler promises
to make war on Grant because the Presi
dent-General is afraid to give him any more
chances to steal, until Mr. Dawes shall lie
silenced.
Extract from the Decision of Judge
Chase.
THE CONT9ITUTION AND CONGRESS.
We do not think ourselves at liberty to
say that Congress did not intend to make
the notes authorized by it a legal tender in
payment of debts contracted before the
passage of the act. ■_ We are thus brought
to the question whether Congress has the
power to make notes, issued under its au
thority, a legal tender in payment of debts
which, when contracted, were made paya
ble by law in gold and silver coin. The
delicacy and importance of this question
has not been overstated in the argument.—
This court always approached the conside
ration of a question of this nature re
luctantly, and its constant rule of decision
has been, and is, that the acts of Congress
must be regarded as constitutional unless
clearly shown to be otherwise. But the
Constitution is the fundamental law of the
United States; by it the people have created
a government, defined its powers, pre
scribed their limits, distributed them among
the different departments, and directed in
general the manner of their exercise. No
department of the Government has any
other powers than those delegated to it by
the people. All the legislative power grant
ed by the Constitution belongs to Con
gress, but it has not legislative power
which is not thus granted, and the same
observation is equally true *in its applica
tion to the executive and judicial powers
granted respectively to the President aud
the courts. All these powers differ in kind,
but not in source or in limitation. They
all arise from the Constitution, and are
limited by its terms. It is the function of
the judiciary to interpret and apply the law
to cases between parties as they arise for
judgment. We can only declare what the
law' is, and enforce by proper process the
law thus declared. But in ascertaining the
respective rights of parties it frequently
becomes necessary to consult the Constitu
tion, for there can be no law inconsistent
with the fundamental law. No enactment
not In pursuance of the authority conferred
by it can create obligations or confer rights,
for such is the express declaration of the
Constitution itself, in these words : “ This
Constitution, and the laws of the United
States which shall be made in pursuance
thereof, and all treaties made, or which
shall be made, under the authority of the
United States, shall be the supreme law of
the land, and the judges of every State shall
be boundthereby. anything Constitu
tion or laws of any State to the contrary
notwithstanding.” Not every act of Con
gress then is to be regarded as the supreme
law of the land ; nor is it by every act of
Congress that the judges are bouud ; this
character and this force belongs to such
acts as are made in pursuance of the Con
stitution. Whin, therefore, a case arises
for judicial determination, and the decision
depends on the alleged inconsistency of a
legislative provision with the fundamental
laws, it is the plain duty of the court to
compare the act with the Constitution, and
if the former cannot, upon a fair construc
tion, be reconciled with the latter, to give
effect to the Constitution rather than the
statute. This seems so plain that it is im
possible to make it plainer by argument.
If it be otherwise, the Constitution is not
the supreme law.
[From the New Orleans Picayune.
Dr. Sam Bard in Luck.
Some sixteen years ago there came from
Northern lands anew political star into
this, our Louisiana, bearing the significant
name of Bard—Dr. Samuel Bard—to be
more particular. Few knew anything
about his antecedents, or indeed busied
themselves in the least about them, for
those were days of liberal ideas. Those
who were acquainted with his personal
history said that he was from New York,
and followed the - two very inconsistent
callings of dentist aud preacher, until he
became also editor of a country paper in
the northern part of this State. * It did not
require a long acquaintance by those who
came iu contact with him to ascertain that
Bard was an individual who had a high ap
preciation of his own exalted merits, and
who never hid his lights under bushel mea
sures.
About that time there chanced to assem
ble at Baton Rouge a Democratic Conven
tion, to nominate candidates for State offi
cers. Bard was there, and industrious in
impressing upon the delegates his extraor
dinary personal merit, and, when it was
ascertained that no one else aspired to the
nomination for the post of Superintendent
of Public Education, he promptly and pa
triotically let it be known that he was
ready to take.that pdfcition. After his elec
tion he quietly installed himself in his offi
cial residence, made no attempt at show, for
really he was about as much fit to discharge
the and uties of the office as a second class boy
in a country school, and regularly and
quietly drew his salary as the quarterday
came round. Unlike the ambitious and
pretentious Conway of this day, he made
no exertions to extend liis powers, but left
educable children to their fate, under the
supervision of their parents.
When the war came about, Bard got a
commission in the Confederate army, and,
with admirable tact, always managed to get
into safe and comfortable berths. While the
struggle was going on, he took it into his
head to enter upon a course of theological
study, with a view to taking orders in the
Protestant Episcopal Church; but for some
cause he soon changed his mind, and by
the time the war was ended, it is said that
lie could swear as round and emphatic an
oath as a Texas cavalryman. When the
Conflict ended, he returned to Louisiana,
and set up an agency in this city to supply
free labor to planters; but not succeeding
in that, he transported his household goods
to Atlanta, where he managed to start a
newspaper, which soon espoused the Radi
cal cause with great enthusiasm, and now
we behold him rewarded with the Govern
orship of the far-away Territory of Idaho,
and we may expect that he will not long
delay in making it a State and himself one
of its Senators in Congress. Here, no one
soon failed to discover that Bard was ail
things to all men, and not to be relied on
by any one as to any pledge, promise oc
assertion.
We cannot congratulate the Idaho people
upon their new Governor; but we feel cer
tain that neither the Louisiana nor Georgia
people will be grieved to learn that he has
got so far away from them that it is not
likely he will ever again make his appear
ance in either State., •, V\ V .
There is a proportion before the Illinois
State Gonstltotio'baf Convention to abolish
the Senate, and to vest the legislative afi
thortty df the State in a single body, to be
caijpd the Legislative Assembly, composed
ofMfcs&e hundred members.
[Fro or tbs Baltimore Bob.
The Late Chief Justice Taney.
HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER —FORTHCOMING
BIOGRAPHY, AC.
The interest in the life and character of
the late Chief Justice Taney, revived by
the recent arrival of Rinehart’s admirable
model of the statue which he has been
commissioned to execute by the Legisla
ture of Maryland, will doubtless be much
enhanced by thfe appearance of the forth
coming biography in course of preparation
by Mr. Samuel Tyler, of Georgetown, D.
O. Shortly before the death of Mr. Taney
he placed in the hands of Mr, Tyler a col
lection of papers aud documents relating
to his private and official life, that gentle
man having long been his confidential
friend, and having signified a desire to
write the volume which is soon to make its
appearance. A Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, who has freely
conversed with the author upon the char
acter of the work, indicates that the mate
rials furnish a complete refutation of the
divers slanders which unscrupulous poli
ticians have cast upon the distinguished
jurist while living, aud continued since his
death.
Among the people of Maryland perhaps
no such refutation is necessary, but it is
well for the cause of truth and history that
the work of writing Judge Taney’s bio
graphy has been undertaken. One of these
slanders persistently quoted, though re
peatedly condemned, credits Judge Tan e y
with having asserted in the Dred Scott de
cision, that “a black man had no rights j n
this country which a white man wias bound
to respect,” the story originating in a
wanton omission ot the context, the ex
pression really being of the logical deduc
tion of legal and historical inquiry, and in
effect, that “it was manifest that at the
time of the adoption of the Constitution
negroes were regarded as persons who had
no rights which white men were bound to
respect.” The charges made in Congress
and throughout the country that he ren
dered his decision in the Dread Scott case
in the way and at the time he did for the
purpose of assisting Mr. Buchanan and the
extreme pro-slavery wing 6t the Demo
cratic party; and also the charge made,
during the campaign of 1860, that he sought
to influence the action of parties by an
nouncing his preference for Douglas, or in
any manner on any other occasion, will be
fully met. This last mentioned point was
answered in a private letter by Judge
Taney, the following extract from which
will show his temper upon the subject
generally.
“ From the time I was put upon the
bench of the Supreme Court of the United
States, I have endeavored to extricate
myself entirely from party politics, and I
have never permitted any man to approach
me as a politician. 1 have never even voted
since my appointment. I express my
opinions, of course, upon political, as well
as upon other questions in the private cir
cle. But a judge of the Supreme Court
ought never to be connected with the par
ties and politics of the country. If he
should, he will certainly destroy his own
usefulness on the bench, and the court itself
will be finally brought into the political
arena.”
Judge Taney refrained from expressing
any opinion on the origin of the war, fear
ing that the question might come before
him for adjudication. He did not hesitate,
however, to say in private conversation
that Mr. Buchanan’s timidity was to blame
for the great-disaster, aud that a little firm
ness on the part of that official would have
prevented it. Having in the early part of
the war issued a writ of habeas corpus in
favor of a man arrested for treason, he
thereby laid himself open to the criticisms
of the truly loyal, and though then upwards
of eighty years of age, was often threatened
with arrest upon a similar charge.
Although Judge Taney was a pro-slavery
man, and the greater part of his patrimony
was in slaves, lie manumitted every oue he
had when a young man, haviug little other
property, and with a family dependent
upon him. So far from his being cruel aud
tyrannical, as has been often represented,
says Mr. Tyler, “there will be facts cited
in this book to show that he was a man of
extraordinary kind heart and geutle na
ture; so far from his being haughty and
aristocratic he will be found very humble
and very democratic. As an instance oflhis
l will relate what Father McT&Vroy, WffwSef'
feasor, told me. The old man, though edu
cated as a Presbyterian, was a pious and
devout Catholic. When at his home in
Frederick, Maryland, he used to go regu
larly to confession. Most of the Catholics
of that; town were poor people. One day
the judge came to confession and had to
wait quite awhile, jthere being several who
had come beforyhim. When the judge en
tered the confessional the priest told him
he had better for the future come in by the
back way, so as to avoid the crowd and not
be detained. To this the judge dissented,
saying that whatever difference there might
be in rank and station among men in the
world, he couldn’t comejto confession as the.
Chief Justice of the United States, but as
an humble Christian, and that as a Christ
ian he had no more claim to priority at the
confessional than the poorest man in the
parish. There was not a man or woman
about him who did not soon learn to love
him for some act of kindness, Among the
first men drafted for the war was his body
servant. The family physician offered to
secure his release on the ground of physi
cal disability, but Judge Taney, though a
very poor man, declined the proffer, and
promptly purchased a substitute, for which
he paid several hundred dollars out of his
own pocket.
Judge Taney, after a long life in the ser
vice of the public, which included the po
sition of Secretary of the Treasury, died a
very poor man—so poor that his daughters
are now earning a living as copyists in
Washington. If poverty be a test of puri
ty, he certainly can not be said to have
been a corrupt man. Mr. Tyler relates
that soon after the outbreak of the war the
judae was notified that certain Virginia
State bonds, In which he had SIB,OOO in
vested, were very likely to be repudiated in
consequence of the inability of the State to
pay the interest, and the fact that many of
them were owned in the then hostile North.
He was told, however, that in consequence
of his distinguished character and extreme
age, the State authorities would redeem
his bonds if he would present them for pay
ment. But he declined, saying that he
knew no reason why his bonds should be
redeemed and all the rest repudiated.
Americans Shot in Havana for Wear
ing Blue Neck Ties—Prompt Action of
the Authorities. — Havana , February 7.
Yesterday raorniug, about 11 o’clock, four
Americans—lsaac Greenwall, Henry K.
Foster, Hugh Johnson and Gardner Wells,
all of New York, were on their way to
visit a photograph gallery. They intended
to have their pictures taken, and all wore
blue neckties, and when near the Tacon
theatre they were stopped by a man, who
pointed to their neck ties, and addressed
the men in an excited manner in Spanish.
None of the party understanding the lan
guage, no answer was returned.
The unknown man then took out his re
volver and fired upon them. Greenwall
was killed aud Foster and Johnson were
severely wounded, and are in a precarious
condition. Wells, who was unhurt, ran
lor his life. A number of people followed,
and raised a cry of “ Stop him,” but fie es
caped. The wounded men were badly
treated by the crowd which gathered
around them. The man who fired the shots
disappeared immediately after, and it is not
known whether he was a volunteer or note
The declarations of parties and witnesses
to the affair are now being taken by the
legal authorities, in the presence of the
United States Consul. The indignation of
the Captain General at the outrage is very
great. He has called on the Chief Justice
and other leading officers of the law to use
every means to diseover the perpetrator
and abettors. The people and all parties
denounce the act, and the officers and vol
unteers are uniting and hunting for the
assassin and his accomplices, and the Gov
ernor has placed the entire police force in
motion.
De Rodas has offered a reward of SI,OOO
for the arrest of the culpable parties, who,
if found, will be tried by a drum-head
court-martial and executed within two
hours after sentence is passed. The vic
tims of this unfortunate affair arrived here
from New York several weeks ago, to open
a cosmetic and perfumery factory tor Lau
man & Kemp.
The volunteers who took a prominent
part in the recent disturbance at
zas have been arrested by the orders of the
Captain General, and are now in Mbro Cas
tle awaiting trial.
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The following were I lie drav/n uurabere.it) tne mft.
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February 10.
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EVENING DRAWING—Cubs 70.
58 38 93 34 43 71 61 46 49 95 33 81
12 Drawn Number*.
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These are the mental phenomena of the disease, for
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hut they occasion much household discomfort. It is
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Mullarky Brothers.
On and after MONDAY NEXT, we will sell
our Stock of DKESB GOODS, BLANKETS,
FLANNELS, CaSSIMERS, SATINETS,
CLOAKS and #HAWLS, at GREATLY R®l
DUOED PRICES.-
Purchasers will do well to call and examine
these Goods, as they will be sold extremely
low. MULLARKY BROTHERS.
TSTEW GOODS,
• AT
Mullarky Brothers.
We ARE in receipt of a splendid variety
of NEW GOODS, purchased after the Christ
mas Holidays, inclnding the following :
Bleached aud Brown SHEETING
Bleached and Brown SHIRTING
Bleached and Brown PILLOW CASING
IRISH LINEN—for fronting, &c.—all qualities
Bleached and Browu TABLE DAMABK
Lineu and Cotton DIAPER
TOWELS, NAPKINS, D’OYLEYB
TICKING, OSNABURQB, Plain, Striped and
Cheeked
DRILLS, YARNS, PRINTB
And a variety of other Goods too numerous for
mention. All of which will be sold at the
Closest Prices.
MULLARKY BROTHERS.
lel>3B 1y25-sepl2-oct l7oovS-Jan9-tf 7
Wall Papers and Borders,
For Spring Trade.
A nic-i line of new Goods for Halls,
Parlor , Bed Rooms, Stores and Ceilings,
received and opened at
Jas. 4a. Bailie dc Bro’g.
feb6-8 • 5 .
New .Advertisements
The Best -in the Woild!
UNPRECEDENTED in the annals of Ameri
can Amusements, and standing without a
peer among its rivals, is
G. G. GRADY’S
OLD-FASHIOKED AMERICAS
CIRCUS
Now making a Fall and Winter Excursion
through the Southern Stales, with attractions,
in. point o! merit, tone nnd character, FAR
SUPERIOR to any ever presented in the arena.
Nothing but Ft'sl Class Artists in every de
partment. Nb subordinates thrust into prom
inent positions, and.foisted upon the public as
leading performers, but each and every one A
STAR IN THE PROFESSION.
A perfect Circus at last, with surroundings
superb aud complete than any ever wit
nessed iu an American Arena.
RIDERS,
LEAPERS,
VAULTERS, '
. TUMBLERS,
SOMERSAULTEUS,
CONTORTIONISTS,
GYMNASTS.
PAD, TRICK, TRAINED, LIBERTY
AND MENAGE HORSES!
UNSURPASSED IS T3H WORLD.
A Complete Concern in construction and
outfit, and adequate to the want* of this en
lightened aud progressive age.
NOVELTY, BEAUTY, GRANDEUR,
ADVANCEMENT AND IM
PROVEMENT!
Every Detail Perfect! Every Act New!
The Best Riders*in the World ! The Best
Leapers In the World ! Best Lady Gym
nasts In the World ! The Four Best Clowns
in the World! And the
BEST SHOW IN THE WORLD!
Placed before the public In the best possible
style, and in a blibeito unprecedented inanuor,
at an enormous cost, and a vast expenditure of
time aud labor, making altogether an enter
tainment of MATCHLESS GRANDEUR and
BEAUTY, giving the masses an opportunity
ol witnessing a real old fqshioned
American Circus iu Ail its Pristine
Splendor.
VOILA LE CORPS'D’ARENA:
MADAAIE MARIE MtUKTiu!
From the Cirque Napoleon, Paris. The pride
of tire Haul, F.eole of Eu’iope, and the mosi
dashing and graceful lady rider in the world,
fn’ly meriting the title bestowed tipton her bt
the Continental Press, as “ The Queen of the
Areua.”
Mrs. Gr. Gr. Grrady
Will introduce at each < titer tain men t her cele
brated Arabian-Steed,
LADY WILD FIRE!
La P«tite llosalie!
The Child Wonder, in her remarkable exercises
upon the Hanging Cord and Tight Rope.
The UliHer Bribers,
The Renowned Trapeze Performers, Tumblers
and Leapers.
AM. O. M. organ,
The American Hercules and Cannon Ball Per
former, Clown and General Performer.
The Belmont Brothers,
From the Hippodrome der Koenig, Berlin,
Prussia, Champion Tumblers of the World,
aud the origiLal “ Arabin Brothers,” whose
magnificent performance has found worthless
imitators in all parts of the world who, envy
ing the fair lame of these matchless artists, have
basely—yet unsuccessfully—attempted to rob
them of their well earned laurels.
Mr. J eene J ohnson,
The Renowned Scenic Rider, in his beautiful
representations of “ Nations eu Costume.”
MASTER FRANK MORGAN,
The Wonderful Tumbler and Acrobatic Per
former.
The Group of Leapers, Vaulters and
Tumblers
Cousisting in part of Wentworth,
’BOsrsiiet, Armstrong, Brothers,
Miller Brothers, Berry, Sands, Amidon,
Hoyt, &c.
4 greaY clowns.
G. G. GRADY, the World’s Greatest Jester.
CHAS. COVELLI, Shaksperian Mimic.
CHAS. GRADY, Grotesque Clown.
GEO. DELEVAN, the Funny Clown.
NOTHING ADVERTISED BUT WHAT
IS TO BE SEEN WITHIN
THE ARENA.
To the Public.
As it is Mr. Grady’s intention to confine bis
energies toward perfecting theexhibitiou within
the arena, be does not therefore aim at making
any public display ; bnt tbe Band Chariot, con
taining Prof. SPERL’S SILVER CORNET
BAND, aud the Trained Horses, will parade
Obaprincipal streets on the day.of exhibition,
for she purpose of heralding the arrival of the
UNPRECEDENTED, OLD FASHIONED
AMERICAN CIRCUS.
G. G. GRADY. Sole Proprietor
CHAS. COVELLI Manager
W- C. MORGAN General Agent
- This MAMMOTH CIRCUS will give
TWO of its Grand Performances
A.T .A.TJGJ-TT bta,
Wednesday aud Thursday,
, . FEBRUARY 16th and 17th.
Afternoon at 2 o’clock. Eveplng at 7 o’clock *
Admission 75 and 50 Cents.
1 febl.l-5
New Advertisements
GIRARDKY’S OPERA HOUSE.
Three Nights Only I
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY,
February l»tH and teth, 1870.
the famous and original
Laßue’s Carnival Minstrels,
BRASS BAND,
And Burlesque Opera Troupe,
The most stupendous oiganization extant,
numbering 18 Distinguished Artists. The
Heroes of a Hemisphere, and Prime Ministers
of Momas, Terpsichore, Wit, Sentiment and
Opera Bonfle. Monarch* of the Profession.
Newly Augmented, Remodelled and En
larged for 1870.
THE GREAT RICARDO, the only Prima
Donna Outrivaling Adelina Patti.
A. J. TALBOT, Best End Man Living.
BILLY REEVE, Best Plantation Darkey in
the World.
STEVE RODGERS, Best Single Clog Daucer
and Song and Dance Performer on the Couti'.
nout.
‘ FUBSY JOE MACK,” Most Versatile Bur
lesque Artist In the Universe.
HUGH HAMALL, Best Ballad Binger in the
United States.
Laßue’s Original Sensation,
SHOO FLY, 1 LA. BUS'S C SHOO FLY,
SHOO FLY, V LA BUB’S < SHOO FLY,
SHOO FLY, ) I.A BUB’S ( SHOO FLY,
Kvery Night. Every Night.
Vanderbilt Slt.gs It, Gould Hums It, Fisk
Whistles It, the Blind Can Hear It,
the Deaf See It,
Kvery Night. Kvery Night.
Admission—sl; Gallery, 50 cents. Reserved
Seats for sale, without extra charge, at the
Book Stores of Schheinbr & Sow and Geo A.
Oates, where Diagrams of the Opera House
may be seen. Begins at 8.
MATINEE on WEDNESDAY, begins at 8
o’clock. » PH AT BOY,”
D. C. Laßue, Agent.
Manager. let. 9 6
SsSe-EXCURSION‘S
TO NEW YORK CITY!
THROUGH IN TWO HOURS.
Panorama
OF
NEW YORK CITY
TAKES THE SPECTATOR
FORTY-ONE MILES
THROUGH THE
Streets of Hew York. City
FAITHFULLY SHOWING! THE
' Business, Bustle aud Confusion
OF
CITY LIFE.
nE HAS A VIEW OF MORE THAN
700 Horses and Carriages
AND UPWARDS OF
•' 10,000 OF ITS PEOPLE,
H Miles of Shipping & Steamers,
Processions, Military Companies,
JJnnbs of Utosi t, Shipping, Steamers, est,
At e»cli Exhibition,An Explanatory Lecture will
!>• given, giving imtni valuable knowledge of
NEW YOiK AND ITS PEOPLE,
of great importance to a stranger, nmf of general
ana instructive information to JSVERYHODY.
The follpwing buildings have been placed
on the Panorama the last year, at the
_ g •“ expense of $5,000.
ITHB CRYSTAL PALACE ON FIRE,
;BTEWART'S MARBLE PALACE,
THE METROPOLITAN nOTEL,
THE ST. NICHOLAS nOTEL,
TAYLOR’S SALOON & INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,
THE INTERIOR OP TAILOR S SALOON,
THE FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY,
* BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM.
Coon open an hour before the Panorama niovea
WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THIS HACK.
AT MASONIC HALL.
FOR FOUR DAYS,
Commencing SATURDAY, Feb. 12th.
Afternoon and Night of each day at 8 and 8.
Admission—Fifty Coots ;'Children under 12
years, 25 cents. Reserved Seats, 75 cents.
Ti-kcts at Oates’ Book Store two days in ad
vance. W. H. SMITH,
teblO-ft Agent.
Hlf Hard to Beat!
A_ LARGE supply of that superb Western
BEEF may be found at my Stall on Saturday
Morning and Evening. Also, some very fine,
very fat and very delicious HOG MEAT, SAU
SAGES, CORNED BEEF, etc.
JNO. P. FOSTER,
febl 1-1 Stall No. I, Lower Market.
LOST,
.On Walker street, a GREY SQUIRREL
MUFF. The finder will be suitably rewarded
by leaving it at the store of
febl 1-1 JONES, SMYTH & CO.
Exemption of Personalty.
GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY :
Obdisart’s Offiob fob said Codntt, )
Aoqcsta, February 1.), 1870 $
Eliza J. Ingalls havir g applied for exemption of Per
sonalty, I will pass upon the same st my office, la
Auaus’a, on Monday, the 21st day of February next,
at 10 o’clock, a. m.
Given under my hand and official signature, this 10th
day of Februa y, 1870.
SAMUEL LEVY,
fih6-2 Ordmary
DANGING ACADEMY.
' Profs. Hett and Cooper
Would sdlicit the attention of the public
to their Dancing Academy, feeling as
sured that all who witness the progress
made by their pupils, will give them
their patronage. Jan3o-tf
DE, D. W. AVERILL,
OGOULIST AND AURIST,
(yURES all cases ol
80RE EYES,
CROBS EYEB STRAIGHTENED,
CATARACTS REMOVED,
Aud all other operations performed in a care
ful and judicious manner.
He also treats a few other Special Diseases.
Office, 266 Broad street. Office Honrs from
11, a. m., to 4, p. m. jan2o-tf
Choice Famiiy Groceries,
Plantation Supplies,
Tuba, Churns, Buckets, Measures
Hair and Straw Brooms, Dusters, Brushes
Baskets of all kinds
Boots and Shoes.
We Invite the attention of the Citizens
of Augusta and Vldulty to our new Pall
Supplies ofthe above Goods.
All of which arc of Good Quality.
Fresh Supplies received Weekly.
JAS. G. BAILIE <fc BROTHER.
sepßo-6m
WANTED,
A. GOOD COOK, also a BUTLER and a
CHAMBERMAID. None need apply unless
well recommended. Apply at
Mrs. F. A. McCOY’S,
leblO-2* No. 284 Broad street.
W 9
V
DISSOLVED BONES,
t
N
Land Plaster,
iflilTH Hil mis
[Purity of all articles sold by us guaranteed.
Refer to the prominent [Planters of Georgia.
JOHN MERRYMAN <fc CO.,
Baltimore.
AJSTN~U'.AXi STATEMENT
OP THE
GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE CO.,
COLUMBUS. GEORGIA.
INOOEPOEATED 1859 CAPITAL, $350,000.
Assets January 1,1870, $408,071 42.
Eeceipts and Disbursements for Twelve Months ending January 1,1870.
RECEIPTS.
Premiums *229,001 80
iDtertst « 10,920 67
*289,921 97
Balance fiorn January 1, 1869 44,657 00
*284,578 97
DIVIDEND TO HOLDERS OF PARTICIPATING POLICIES, 25 PER CENT.
»The above (statement exhibits, iu a manner most flat
tering, the growing prospects of the above named
Company. Since the close of t.he war the Company has
paid out ovq;* $300,000 for losses. With a constantly
Increasing amount of assets, it presents its claims lor pa
tronage to the public. Apply to
A. Cr» HALLt Agent,
- a»l Broad 8 reet,
. AUfICSiA, QA.
DESIRABLE SECURITIES
FOR SALE.
rn
L HE attention of parties having fur.ds to
invest is iuvit.-d to the MORTGAGE BONDS
of the MACON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD
COMPANY.
' These BONDS bear Seven per cent, interest
—coupons p'yable January and July—have
ten years to run, aud are GUARANTEED,
principal and interest, BY THE GEORGIA
RAILROAD AND BANKING COMPANY,
and authorized by the Legislature of tbe State
of Georgia.
Inquire of
J. A. 8. MILLIGAN, Treasurer,
At Georgia Railroad Bank.
feb4-lm
Use Xiussel Coe’s Su
per phosphate. Xt is the
Best.
Flower Seed.
JUOT RECEIVED, a fine assortment of
the CHOICEST FLOWER SEED. They
are from Reliable Seedsmen, and can be de
pended upon.
PLUMB & LEITNER.
febß-deod*clm
HARDWARE!
HARDWARE I HARDWARE
John & Thos. A. Bones,
(AT THE OI.D STAND)
185 Broad Street,
(ESTABLISHED IN 1818)
Take pleasure in aunouncing to their cus
tomers, and tbe public generally, that they are
how in receipt of a very large stock of
Hardware,
embracing almost every article known to the
trade. Their importation of
Swedes Iron
AND
XCnglish Blow Steel
This season is unusually large. Their stock of
Table and Pocket Cutlery
Is very large, and from the best Manufacturers
—such as Joseph Rodgers <ft Sons, George
Woatenholm, Fred Ward, Luke Firth. Their
supply of
CARFENTERB, WHEELWRIGHTS AND
BLACKSMITHS’ TOOLS
IS very extensive.
Builders’ Hardware,
In great variety.
Plantation Supplies,
Such as AXES, HOES, CHAINS, PLOWS, of
the best brands and in great variety.
All of the above ate of the Best Quality, and
offered for sale at tbe
Lowest market Kates.
dec24-3m ,
wool).
100 CORDS of Prime OAK AND
HICKORY WOOD, just received at the
Waynesboro Railroad Depot, and will be fur
nished at $5 per cord at Depot, or |6 delivered.
Orders left at Kentucky and Tennessee Stables
will receive prompt attention.
liwvaß-tf C. TOLER. >
DISBURSEMENTS.
Losses *98,768 17
Reinsurance and Return Premiums. 10,618 65
Commissions to Agcuts 29,301 32
Taxes and ail other expenses 89,251 44
Balance January 1,1870 100j.5-14 89
*284,578 97
Marblefzed Slate Mantels.
RICH AND ELEGANT DESIGNS.
More durable and nt half the price of Marble.
Carefully packed and shipped to any part of
tbe country. Bend for circular.
T. B. STEWART <fc CO.,
janßo-3tn 605 Sixth Ave., New York.
WANTED,
A_ PL ANT ATION of from 200 to 500 aerrs,
convenient to this city or railroads. Must be
well adapted for Colton and Grain, with im
provements and necessary Woodland.
Apply by letter, giving lull description, to
decll t! P. O. BOX NO. 188.
Hiiv the Best Super
phosphate of Lime—
Hussel Coe’s.
Dissolution of Partnership.
FREDERICK A. HOF having with
drawn from the firm of F. A. Hor <t Cos., the
undersigned will tontlmm at the Old Btand,
28 Centre street, to furnish his old customers,
and the public at large, with BREAD, CAKES,
PIES, and everything pertaining to a First
Class Bakery, aud solicits the liberal patronnge
of the public. GEORGE It. ROLL.
feb»-S
MILLINERY
Selling Off At and Below Cost
FOR OABH.
w IBHING to close business, I will dis
pose of my stock of MILLINERY, Ac., for
Cost and Below Cost, for Cash, at No. 155
Broad street, next door above Mechanics’
Bank. The Store also for rent. Possession
given immediately. Apply on the premiees, or
to W. A. Walton, Esq.
feb9-tf Mks. A. EDWARDS.
Apples, Eggs, Venison, &c.
100 BMs. Choice APPLEB
250 Doz. EGGS
1,000 Lbs. VENISON
500 Lbs. BUTTER
500 Lbs. CHEESE
1,000 Lbs. HOG PATES, in salt
200 Bbls. Assorted SUGAR
For sale by
jan23 ts BRANCH, BCOTT & CO.
MMES. BEGIN,
AT THB
FRENCH MILLINERY
AND
DEESS MAKING ESTABLISHMENT,
Has received another supply of MIL
LINERY GOODS, DREBB and CLOAK TRIM
MINGS, FANCY ARTICLES, Ac. Intending
to make this onr last Winter season, we would
in tor m Ladies that to effect a speedy disposal
of our BONNETS and HATS, we have reduced
them to such figures as will justify attention
by all.
Any orders In DRESS aud CLOAK MAK
ING, as well as Bridal Outfits or Ladies’ Dress
Caps, will be executed with punctuality.
- my 26 seplo-novl4tly 8
Carpets and Shadeß.
For a Large and Choice selection of new
Carpets and Shades, at low prices, go to
James Q. Bailie A Brother's.
CARPETS MADE AND LAID PROMPTLY,
deoßo-Sm