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Newspaper Page Text(Efttomcie anD gmfmei WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21,- 1877. NO OSCWIKO OLD FOB 1.0 VKK*. X looked in the tell-tale mirror, And saw the marks of care. The crow's feet end the wrinkles. And the grey in the derk-brown heir. Mr wife looked o’er my shoulder— ’Most beeutifnl wee the; “Thou will never grow old, my tore, she eeid. ‘•Never grow old to me. “P.w ege is the chilling of heert, And thine, es mine ceu tell, Is ea young end e erm es when first we ueerd The sound of our bridel bell I turned end kiseedher ripe, red lips; ••Let time do He worst on me. If in my soul, my love, my feitb, I never seem old to thee A STAB BEHIND THE CLOUD. No metier how dark the night, No matter how black the clouds may be, Up iu the shrouded sky, Hidden from watching eye, Glitters a star for me. Silvery bright end clear, Out in the fields of fadeless bine, Heedless of cloud and rain, Fearless of death and pain, Golden stars in their silent sphere Twinkle and burn for yon. Summer aßd Winter the same : No met'er if storm-clouds surge and roll Like waves on the frenzied sea ; In Heaven's bright gallery Twinkle and glow, with a quenchless flame, These types of the soul. No matter how dark thy life : No matter how gloomy thy watch may be ; 'Mid sorrow end pain end cere, Htill watching thee everywhere— Heck of the curtain of earthly strife Twinkles a star for thee. APAKT. Hear heart, I love thee so, I turn my face Again, again, each day Toward thy far oft place; I even note the way Of clouds, if thitherward thsy go, I love thee so. The time, not by my sun I count, but thine; I keep the reckoning By many a precious sign; I know so wed each thing Thou does, my thought can swiftly fore run Thy later sun. Oh, why are we apart ? No atom can From atom in the earth Kemove bat jar the plan God fashioned in its birth; How dare we break true love s true heart, Going apart ? THE PHILOSOPHIC LIFE. How happy is ho bom and tangbt That aerveth not another's will; Whose armor is his honest thong li t. And simple truth his utmost skill Whoso passions not his masters are. Whose soul is still prepar'd for death; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath. Who envies none that chance doth rise, Nor vice hath ever understood; How deepost wounds are given by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good. Who hath his life from rumors freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Who-e state can neither flitterers feed Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religions book or friend. Tins man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing yet hath all. Sir Henry Wotton. ;baptube. I know not death when life is all so sweet, When every rose Breathes hope into the soul, and at my feet The green earth glows. O passionate love! Thy song is softly borne On breeze and stream ; Thou art the grace and glory of the morn— The living dream. Oh! lam faint with rapture, and my bliss Is full of nain ; Yet still I watch the golden sunlight kiss The drooping grain ; Aud still I watch the tenderly wooing flowers, And seem to see New beauty born with all the passing hours— Olove ! for thee. Hark! through the sleeping stillness of the air A sweet voice calls— A woman eSwgeth of the old despair And love that falls. O rapturous Beauty! Let me worship ever Thy soul divine; No voice of doom, no doath’s despair shall sevor Thy heart and nano, {George Elgar Montgomery.] IN lEAItI.Y SPRING. The tiny snow drifts, melting fast, The breath of south wind floating past; The crimson in the maple shoots, The golden crocus at the roots; The yellow on the willow wands, The green of grass along the ponds; The swelling buds, the blue bird’s note, The dandelion ctn the moat; The earthly color of the stream, The warmer flush of sunrise gleam; The dampness of the upland mould, The new life in the open wold; The song of bird, the hum of bee, The dawn of woodside melody; The brighter glitter oa the hills, The rapid rush of little rills; The morning hoar frost on the hedge, The noonday drops upon the sedge; The changing color on the vine, The fresher hue of mountain pise; Are things that tell to eye and ear That bummer days are drawing near. .SAN FRANCISCO. Increasing Klcftacss of the Bonanza Mints— Thr Klt-clion Frauds. Ban Fbanoisoo, March 12.—Last week a number of mining operators and ex perts, by invitation of tbe managers of the Bounnza mines, inspected the Cali fornia Consolidated Virginia, paying more particular attention to the reoently opened 1,650 foot level of the latter mine. Several of them have, since their return, made their views public in formally through the newspapers, all concurring to the general effect tlmt the ore body widens as it descends, and tbe belief that the newly opened level will be richer when fully developed than the levels previously opened. Accompany ing these statements a break has oc curred in the market, which is variously accounted for, but more generally Attrib uted to the manipulations of heavy op erators. In the matter of the published list of illegal voters at the recent election in tha city, farther inquiries seem to indi dieate that not less than one-third of the names will be stricken out on a re canvass. Drucker, the third member of tbe Finanoe Committee, has made a mi nority report, claiming that the investi gation shows that the defeated party is responsible for the greater part of the frauds committed. While endorsing the action and the motives of a majority of the committee, lie alleges that they were imposed upon in making np the list as published without hia authority, before he had formally laid it before the Board of Supervisors, and that his in tention had been to rigidly revise it be fore reporting it. The matter creates considerable sensation, corrections be ing continually handed in by aggrieved patties. _____ H hat Starts Thought About Laaisiaaa wfcea Thr was No Fraudulent President. [From His Cooper Institute 4'tydeck.] Suppose that this intervention of mil itary power to protect the action of an independent State authority should hap pen to be exercised in Louisiana or any brthe States for the purpose oI taking oat the majority of an electoral college when they were choosing theJPresident; or suppose that, if by subverting the vote of that State, one man should be * chosen instead of the other who would j have been chosen if the State had voted without being acted upon by that au thority, what have yon then but civil wax, engaging vast passions apd vast j multitudes of men on the question of a dispute over the Presidency ? “Ah, you will never have that," yon say, “for we ; have the courage and that common sense of the American people which make free government possible and per manent and strong. Let anybody take; a step," you will say, “that surpasses the fair limits of political <xAapetition and political agitation, and the Presi dent who takes his seat under such s j title shall have nothing but curses and j imprisonment, and not the enjoyment of power." I submit it to you, feliow-citi- ; sens, that the moment we complacently , accept the side that profits by such inter*- vention.aud assume that nothing batdis-; appointment and political disgust are' on the other side, principles are gone, and the way will be open at last for namrpation. THE SEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. Jsacs, Demcr&t. Elected fjrta tke Fine Dis trict. Portsmouth, N. H., March 14. —The Republicans claim the State by 3,600 majority and the Seeoad and Third Con gressional Districts. The Democrats claim the First. Jones, Democrat, is elected by "a good majority from the First District, THE NEW LEANDER. Translated for the Chroolcle and Hentlnel, Tran the Gorina r Mo Faa SrkUeaß. CHATTE* I—COHHSUKD. Then as the Count disappeared in the winding avenues Tommaso opened his band inquisitively—for the five lire pieces appeared jUfcsdiini on a touch to be ratb tan and ineignifi cant. But with hia hat passed back 00 his head and his expressionless <ves wide open with astonishment, Tommaso stared for several minutes at bis long lean hand, in which lay two large gold pieces with the ugly picture of Charles Albert upon them. Tommaso knew that each of these was worth a hundred lires Two hundred lires ! A whole yearV wages earned in an hour! Tommaso s official partiality was ao great that not the slightest feeling of gratitude rose in bis breast at this sight. His next thought was that it mast bo very im portant to the Count to keep him in a good humor. Involuntarily Tommaso looked up again and saw on one of the broad ter terraeee a white robed female whom a dark slender man had jost joined. It was without doubt his daughter, with whom the Count spoke, the same who had lost the glove among the iau palms near the harbor. The inspector gave a peculiar know ing whistle and his triumphant smile lid not improve bis hard features. But although the key to the singular be havior of the Count was offered him the solution of the mystery itself did not seem to be facilitated by it. Tommaso was too thoroughly an inspector to sup pose for a moment that any man, even out of love for the beautiful Countess, would swim the Lago Maggiori and ex pose himself to the bullets of the shore watch. Such an adventure, therefore, must have a more serious object, and if a love affair was at the botton of itTom tnaeo was inclined to believe that he was dealing with a lover of spying rather than a spy in love. Possibly both were united, and Count, daughter *ud lover, or the two latter, were play ing a concealed game. Be that as it may, however, this much appeared cer tain to Tommaso, that from this time it only depended upon hia cunning to add to the Charles Alberts a raw of companions, for he was at perfect lib erty to inform on the Count and his daughter at the proper time, as there were no witnesses of the bribery, and, according to the Sardinian law, it could not be proved, and the Connt would be held to as strict an account as the per son who had received the bribe, Tommaso pushed his uniform cap from the back of his head over hia, left cyp, and tamed to go home. He disarmed the belligerent hamor of the station cook by bis mysterious man ner and a few keep, significant words, but even more by an order for a bottle of her beat wine, which acquired im portance by the question whether or not she could change a Charles Albert of a hundred livres. CHAPTER 11. Soon after her father and Tommaso.the Countess Caroline entered the garden. Her tall youthful figure was a little in clined to’stoop, and the light yellow silk morning dress, which she wore, did not outirelv conceal the fragility of her soarcely developed form. A large gar den bat of white s'raw covered rich braids of shining black hair, to which the transparent whiteness of her skin, and her large deep blue almond shaped eyes, formed a singular contrast. Oae would have searched the face of the young Countess in vain for a single fea ture of her father, for neither the broad clear brow nor the small straight nose, and full chin reminded one of the sharp profile of the Count. Only the large mouth with its thin lips and strong beautifully white teeth indicated a cer tain obstinacy which was probably not inferior to that of her father. That in definite, harmonious working together of all visible expressions of life, which is generally considered a woman’s great est charm, belonged in a high degree to the appearance of the young Countess, although there was about her a decided ly peculiar stamp, while her father look ed just like every other Italian of the higher ranks. In spite of her youthful want of development, she had attained her full height, and possessed much of that self-relying womanhood which dis tinguishes women of German origin from those of all other nationa-how ever at the same time h<> was not want ing in that graceful quiokness and vigor of movent whioh is peouliai to the Ro man families, and which, also, nk' the deep black hair and the face with in ward passion breaking through its pale ness. indicated a close relation to a Southern people. ~ . The Countess, although she could not Imve known of the inspector’s visit, and the dark humo? of her father, seemed ranch absorbed in her though** and un der the sway of a generally depressing r?ood She even avoided somewhat shyly’the glances of the servants whom she met, and actually bestowed no at tention upon her camellias whioh she loved so mneb, although the rarest and most beautiful of them had just begun to bloom. . To*(ly ahe did not notice even tne in creased number of flowers on the large magnolia, under whose hanging branches she had hidden herself jeutmw fjm her waiting woman, and vainly the head gardener waited in a respectful attitude to communicate to the Countess, as on every other morning, the new events in the extensive green houses of the the delicate and rare plants of which de- manded bis whole CftfP, Without as usual passing er white hand over the smooth polished states of the rusty brown Birsetus Andrachnel, Carolina repaired to the terrace, from which one obtains a view of almost the whole Lake. Protected by ft large para sol, trimmed with gay streamers, from the already pretty warm rays of the morning sun, and leaning baok in a rocking chair with folded hands, and a somewhat fixed, but longing, earnest glance, Caroline looked out on tne deep blue water. Around and below her rose the dark green tree top# and thorny cacti, with their gleaming red ijm bellated flowers, the nightingales sobbed among the branches, the bees hummed and dived deep into the honev-suckle cups, above which one, nnconfused by the street which lay far below, looked out. into the blue flood. Large butterflies floated about iu the brilliant odor-laden atmosphere, and when they at last rested on ft flower they opened and shut their variegated wings as if they had some secret connection with the palpitations of the young heart, which close by them rose and fell so Ouly here sed tjfepc sounded the cracking of a whip, or a PfF, ff° m the invisible land street, where, wjih tpe risinesun. bnsiness and life had begun. Caroline heeded them not. Her gaze was fixed on the Basso del Ferro, the ‘•lron stone,” SPd the groups of houses in Lareno, which now. cleared from all mist, clustered around its base and rose at its side. Thst large red structure, apparently without a roof, was the pal ace which her father bad had built on the plan of the Venetian Doges’ palaces, and the square white building next to it was the new Austrian barracks, which had drives her father from Lareno, as he de Glared thst he oonld not listen to the sig nals and commands of his deadly enemy. Caroline, although she was very young, aud prrhapa 'forth&t reason had never ; been able to understand %uy the hand i some officer with the white coat and go*d | trimmings, who in the enetian palace I ol jjandimiani, had so often with his i merry Isugh vnd clashing sabre awaked ! the melancholy oCLtd fir th® °® r ' ridors and saloons—an* who. wk® 1 r - s “f was still smaller, had so often root®® her tenderly upon his knee, should all at opoe have become papa's deadly foe. She nndgretood this as little as many other things j for instance, her good bright mother had goon §yray suddenly and had never returned, and (P"°- line) and her father alone had occupied the large house in Lareno, which had been bnilt at mama’s special request, for alas loved the mountains so dearly that she had feared she would die in the sea port town of" homeal-kness for the snow oovered Alps. Caroline ttiU remember ! ad distinctly with what paem?*** 4??- ! pair she had been kissed by her at part ing, when paps pame in like an evil spirit and lad away hie daughter, who cried anoeasingiy tor b<* ffiffther. i Caroline had also seen boy she bad thrown herself on the floor in the middle of the room and with onUtretobed arms, ; had cried: ‘'Leave me my child, Hippolyt —leave me my child if a spark of humanity dwells in thy breast s , But nar father held bis fittls daughter s wrist with a grasp ol iron, and J)d said to the Countess fa a voice which aeejped to belong to a stranger ; "Nature has committed an error, madame, in giving yon a danghter. Spare me the shame of telling yon before your child why we most part" Then the Goonhaaa rose pale, and an grily, aDd said : “I have sworn to you, Hippolyt, _ that lam mnnocenb Yon have not believed me, Xow I will never again try to con vince yon, for all is over between na forever.” And with these words bee t*U form disappeared behind the curtains* Hitherto Caroline had only sometimes feared her father bat then she hated him. However, hate had no abiding place in her young heart. She bad re mained timidly silent when her father sternly forbade all questions about her mother, bat although she was at that age in which there are so .many mysterious and desirable things for the heart of a maiden, she had never forgotten the image of her beautifal mother. So the two years passed away in the red castle of Lareno, even the in terior of whioh was fashioned after the Doge’s police, bat the Count’s face in dicated unmistakably that peace no longer reigned in his beast. Bat still he seemed to have forgotten his hatred since he no longer saw the uniforms, the sight of which be had so anxiously avoided of recent ye*s. Then sudden ly the news was brought to the cloister like seclusion ef the “red house” that Lafeuo had been made a garrison, and close by the walls of the castle park the foundation of the large new barracks had already been laid. With which news all peace had departed from the castle. After the Connt had vainly tried every lawfnl means to banish the bnildiDg from his vicinity, he was com pelled day after day to see the progress of his “enemies” work. For so he call ed the Germans, without Caroline’s ever perceiving why, for onoe they had been his most preferred friends he had chosen his wife from among their daugh ters, had made his only daughter speak their language, and when there were sny vacancies in his ousehold, he had always given Germans the preference, althoagu it was difficult for him to speak or understand their language. That had been in Venice. In Lareno everything was ohanged, and Connt Ban dimiani retired into his distant cham ber, when the imperial soldiers with drams and fifes and flyiDg colors took possession of their new quarters. Caroline, at that time, was scarcely less agitated than her papa, bnt her emotions were of a different nature The gay mnsio, the thundering cannon, whose echoes were repeated over the whole lake; the loud commands and the bright uniforms, put her in a sort of ec static revervie.in which she had a vision of a form, whioh in her grief for her lost mother she had almost forgotten—for where there was mnsic or guns cousin Henry could not be far off. In her memory there suddenly gathered again around the pioture of the blonde lien tenant all there had been in her child hood, of noisy, gay pleasure, of sports and jests and merry voices—from the gay, toy sail boats, with flags of gold paper, which swam proudly on the Ca nal grande from one shore to the other, to the chime of bells oa the guitar, which the young performer in uniform, used to execute again and again amid the applause of his yonthful audience. Consin Henry had keen the wizard Merlin of her yontb, who, to the amaze ment of all who saw him, c raid trans form delusive silk handkerchiefs into mice, and ooald swallow his regulation sabre, with epaulettes and shoulder straps. Bnt almost at the same time with her mother, Henry had disappeared from the horizon of his play-mate Caro line, and the image of the gay lieuten ant had been almost obliterated by the burden of ead feelings which had press ed upon the young heart of the little Venetian, But when ahe suddenly heard the music of the troops marching into Lareno, and saw their white uniforms, it at once oconrred to her that all this ooald only have been brought about by Henry, and that the sun-browned face with the gray eyes and light blonde moustache, would in the next moment rise before her; and while her glauoe was trying to penetrate the moving throng, all at onoe, the trellised gate of the garden opened, and somewhat older, and browner indeed, and with long whiskers, but withal the same person, he ascended the stairs of the red honse, and bowed as gaily and confidently as if years had not elapsed sines he had seen her last, and Caroline had nodded back at him, laughing and crying alternately, and springing up with glowing oheeks and flying hair, had hastened to her father’s study, snd called out breathlessly : “Father, father, Henry is here !” In her joy, she had spoken German, which for years had not been permitted iu the house of Bsndimiani, and was again going ont of the door and down the steps to run to her oounsin, as in days gone by, when the threatening voice of her father commanded her to re main. She had stood motionless from fright, while her father, dark as an evil spirit, had gone to her cousin. She heard the loud furious voice of the for mer, Saying in atajupt sentences things which she did not understand, about treachery and breach of hospitality, about crime and everlasting contempt— and there she saw from behind the cur tains where she had taken refuge, Henry who had scarcely answered a word, stagger with deathly pale countenance aoross the court. Then her father had called her forth from her hiding place, and she uad learned to hey deepest hor ror that Henry was “a vile oreature,” a "blonde viper,” whose name the Count wished never to hear in his house again. A few weeks after a villa on the oppo site shore had been purchased, and the move had been conducted almost like a flight. Caroline was deeply absorbed these memories, when a dark shadow fell near her on tho bright shining gravel. Glanc ing up she beheld the marble face of her father. A burning color mounted to her maiden phgeks, and she poqld scarcely endure the severe look in his cold eyes. She was still more confused when her father, so differently from his usual self, not at all angrily, but searchingly, with a oertain cold hostility in his voice, began: *‘l observe that you stay until late in the evening ip tfip d®5?P darkest part of the park. The season is not quite far enough advanced for that, and you will do well, on account of your health, to avoid that part of the park after sun set.” “I will obey,” whispered Caroline softly. But the colors chased each other in her f*cp lifce the shadows of Spring clouds—and her mai/jenjy fopm trem bled slightly under her father's glance, which rested upon her with § pepqliar expression. For a moment it seemed s if the Count were not altogether insensible to the affecting picture of genuine anguish, but then he laughed aloud, and Caroline collected herself — “Just so, with the same proud sub missiveness your mother used to an swer, when at the same time she”— Tlie Count did qqt A remnant, if not of msgnupimity, still of good breeding, made him remember that he might not defame the mother before her 4 au ß hter . however guilty they both might seem to him at this moment. “Suoh madonna faces no longer make any impression upon me,” continued h© after a pause, and in spite of the dispassionate tone whioh he endeavored to assume, the words c £<hP forth harshly from his lips: “Since when have yog seen Enrjoo. you know, our pretty blonde eohsm Enrico ?” As if his words had opened the graves and called up the spirits of the depart ed, Cp-oline looked up terrified into her fatmerVfacv, imr nale lips moved invol untarily; U Umfi* from, as if the living breath had ,4 ed upon them. The effect of his words did not escape the Count. He stepped so close to Car oline that his hot breath touohed her cheek, a#d ftP pressed her hand until it ached'. How, do yon no longer undergtaua your mother tongue ? When did y° a last see gnrico ?” ... “InWfto yop Jfnow-qast before we came here/’ stammered oarplfue,but her countenance, pale as that of ? poi scions-sinner, gave the lie to her words. , Her father released her hand, and looked at bis daughter as if so much depravuj- ;n one so young was a myste ry to whfctfnature afforded no clue. “This aoswer was needed,*' be “without emotion, “to prove to me that I ' must renounce the last weakness of my *Uta—confidence in my child. Do not try *to yourself, for I do not blame you. butWysSf. Jtu fiotfoar fault that your mothers blood nows in your veins.” The Count turned and walked quickly away as if his daughter were no longer wqrtbj to see the pain with which he su aggied on her aocount. . . Contused? perplexed and with infinite amazement, Caroline looked Sftpf her father, and her helpless countenance said more plainly than words) that his cutting language had failed partly in their effect because they had not been there eame orer her a supersti tious horror, and she looked anxiously around her/ Was her father endowed with supernatural powers, that he k® aw with sacb oerxainfcy i what even now was TcaS ofej ToUq airing the ▼hoi* of tfee J° neJ y Winter a/ijS had thought simos t daily of her ponsro. and had some times for hours racked her brain to discover in what his srupe against papa oonld consist. It never oudd occurred to her that he could have done anythi?? whatever which should ipayj. ft her duty nC*ei to care about him on the contrary, *OB WB6 much more warmly ipfjfrested in the question of whether he wopi® ttwof her as angry as papa, and whet her be would be as friendly with her as before if be should meet her. ginpa the beginning of Spring, this boney-faokW tWe bad been her fa vorite spot, and, indeed, one had from hero a view of matches* Strangely enough, however, Caroline b eyes seldom wandered from the red house where abe bad onoe lived, and the great ugly barracks neyt to it whioh had caused her father so much distress, and which she could not spare from the landscape because Henry, the blonde wisard Merlin of her childhood’s years, dwelt therein. AH of which pap* seemed to know, f hrtngh the had not spoken a word about it to any living soul, and from his question ha appeared to know, too, what had frightened her bo much yesterday that she had not been able to oloae her eyea the whole night. It had already begu/ 1 to grow dark in the gar den, and far away in the Simplon pass rambled tl ,e first thunderstorm of Spring. Tl ,e lake roared dismally along the shore, as with a presentiment of the night storm which was to follow, and there was a sound of whispering above, the Leaf canopies of the fan-palms, although, as yet, the tall, slender branches stirred not. Then, just as she was thinking again of Henry, it seemed to her t’aat a white hand parted the laurel he dge opposite, and there appear ed (surrounded as • with a frame by tbe dark lea sea) the face of her childhood’s friend. It was pale, and the large gray eyes se >med fastened on her with an al most painful expression. Caroline had sprang up to fly, bnt her trembling limbs refased to serve her, and when she next returned to look at the laural hedge the apparition had van ished. Caroline hurried away shivering ly from the spot, and until now had not been able to make up her mind to go af ter the glove forgotten there or to men tion the place to one of her maids. Nevertheless she was almost convinc ed that she had deceived herself, for how could Henry have come suddenly late in the evening into her garden—and tbe wild flowers of imagination, the superstitions of the country, hadsolittle power over her German rearing that she was often looked upon by the Italian servonts as a half heathen. Only one idea, which has been shared by many educated people, and it is said, has been confirmed by many extraordin ary occurrences, obtained any lasting power over her heart and made it sad unto death, namely : that one, even widely separated, could appear in the hour of death to those whom he loved. Surely Henry was dead and had come to her in the hour of his disease. T Continued Next Sunday.} AUGUSTA AND KNOXVILLE RAILROAD. A Protest Against the Northeastern Sclaeiue. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel: “Follow ye not after false gods.” It has been a notorious fact in the his tory of the Georgia Railroad that when ever any movement is agitated for the benefit of this city, iu anywise pertain ing to interfere with its grand monopoly, that, with its wealth and power, and the influence of its stockholders, it has im mediately found some cheaper and more desirable route than the one projected, always agreeing to the necessities of the caße; but, by its good management, gaining control of sufficiency of stock to divert tbe line as originally projected, and making only collateral branches to its main trunk, adding to its wealth and losing none of the attributes of this monopoly. Such was the oase iu regard to the Macon and Augusta Railroad. The subscriptions to that stock were based upon the so lemn assurance that it would not be a branch of the Georgia Railroad. With those expectations our citizens sub scribed liberally; the city alone sub scribed $500,000, only to make a branch road connecting with the main trunk forty miles above tho city. A Grievous Wrong and Breach ot Contract. When the Augusta and Hartwell seem ed likely to sucoeed, a continuation of tha Georgia Railroad from Washington was advocated —it would save so much. Would it lessen your freight rates, mer chants of Augusta ? When the Colum bia, Charlotte and Augusts was built it was upon the promise of its workshops being located here that citizens and city subscribed. Have you those workshops, you half time mechanics to choose whether the Georgia Railroad or the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta will pay you the better wages ? No, you are in tbeir power, and until you shako it off by building an in dependent line, so long will your city be the way station it now is. lam not sur prised that a citizen of Athens and a Georgia Railroad Direotor should desire the Northeastern Railroad built. They have still aid and can afford to build it from the country it will benefit. But of what practical influence that will have in lessening your freights, exoept in its making this corporation so wealthy in its monopoly that it may become gener ous, I cannot see. Perhaps, too. they will put your mechanics on full rate when it is built. I contend that this city owes much of its prosperity to Co lumbia, Lincoln, Elbert and the upper river counties that will not be benefited by this Athens Georgia Railroad extension. $200,000 sub scribed by the citizens of Riohmond county will build nearly twenty miles of the road. That will carry it nearly through to Columbia. When that much is built, Columbia will believe you are in earnest, and will subscribe. Lincoln is red hot for it, and is a rich county— that is, she is out of debt, and can and will subscribe. There are some thirty or forty miles of graded road iu Elbert that could be utilized. I have no doubt, then, we are safe, as Hart, Franklin, Habersham and Rabun —the great grain counties, rioh in mineral wealth—will be too materially benefited to doubt their liberality. The rigtit of way and loca tions for stations will be gladly given, and, I opine, convieee the country peo ple you are in earnest, and they will subscribe. I begin to believe that you are in earnest, when I see that such men of influence apd wealth as Mr. Phinigy takes the trouble to advo cate the feasibility and desirability of still another extension to the Georgia Railroad. You have outlets by the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail road, the South Carolina Railroad, the Savannah and Augusta Railroad or Cen tral and the Port Royal Railroad, and yog bftye fiqt qne "iplpt," apd tbftt is the Georgia Railipad. I make no war on the Qeqrgia Railroad, but I want to ape this city take the uoeition it is en titled to on account of its age, wealth and natural advantages. Can a reflec tivo wind contemplate the vast difference between the Atlanta of ’65 and the At lanta of’77, and believe that the removal of the State Capital by the (gov ernment ftlopp tpc amuse o i its pros perity 1 You have more wealth among your citizens, I have often heard it as serted, than any town of its size iu the United States, and I am alqiost Qop etraiped tp ftdd leaj pnterpwse, Anti Monopoly. A PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRE. Mr. Joseph L. Lewis died on Tues day, at his home, in Hoboken, and on Wednesday his attorneys read Ijjs yfill. By it he jjjij petite property, excepting a few minor gifts, to the United States, to help pay the national debt. George D. fl. Gillespie, of the Manhattan Company Bank, and John Wolff are named as executors. Mr. Lewis was 87 years old, and he lived af ter his retirement from business very qqiptiv in Hoboken. He never married) 'find his o(d bdse|ieepfsr was the only inmate of his house besides himself. He was born of English parents, in the Island of Jamaica, and came to this coun try when a lad, In 1812 he enlisted in the Ameriean army, and h? fees always singe tfiep bepn a 24al patriot, pav ing learned tpe epgrayer’s trade he open ed a little store in Wall street, near New street, nearly fifty years ago, and his business inpre&spd ap ?apidiy fgst hp re moved iutp qiore ample quarters in Broadway, "ear Tripity Phprcb. Many of the card* for the fashionable weddings, aud a large share of the styl ish door plates so popular in the city thirty years ago were his work. He retired from business in 1848, with what was then a competency, and by wise investment? and frugal living bis property increased so that wuuer his will the Government will probably re ceive over $1,000,000. When the war broke oqt jn 1861, although old and weag, hn determined tfl eglist jn the Union army, and was only prevented from doing so by the positive oommands of his physicians. Mr. John Wolff, one of the executors, told a reporter on Wednesday that he believed that Mr. Lewis had no rela tives. He had never spoken to him of any. Cyrn3 B. Lentrdi of Francis & Lontrel, said that he had known Mf. Lewis for thirty years, and that he was not surprised at the bequest to the Gov ernment, as Mr. Lewis was one of the most patriotic of Americans, although English born. He had often told Mr. Lontrel thßt he had made all of his mon ey in this country. He owpd hp was worth to the United States, and he wished to repay this debt in some way. For the last fifteen years Mr. Lewis had looked for kome jyoft|iy object upon which to beak'oy his money after his death. He often talked with Mr- Gil lespie abbot it, He looked over the oily charities, but concluded not to give it to them. At one time he had in con templation the founding of a home for one armed and one-legged soldiers, but this project also fell through. He dis iiked to part with his wealth while he lived, +he Government seems to naive tmen his idea, and it is said to be in aeeordanfce *ito his marked eccentricity and originality. His will is to be offered for probate next week, and it is not likely thst there will be any contest over it. The United StaUs District-Attorney in Newark will probably be the Governments agent to receive the money ap<f tqrj it thro fee Treasury. Four doctor says exercise I Boeh i How can you exercise when sickt T“® Dr. J. H. McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier; it gives strength and purifies your blood, then you can exercise. Dr. J. H. Mc- Lean’s office, 314 Chestnut street, St. Louis. CHILDREN OF THE PUBLIC. HOW ACTORS ARE PAIR AND HOW THEY LIVE. The “Sipt” and the “Captain”—Seme I.wcal Reminiscences. It does not require any great originali ty of thought to advance the remark that actors, like all other kinds, classes and conditions, have their peculiarities. Perhaps eccentricities of one kind or another are better developed in the dis ciples of the stock and buskin than in any other strata of the community, save in the possible exception of these inde scribable anthropophagi who linger about the portals of leading newspapers and haraos the news-gatherers and moul ders of rrablic opinion on all possible occasions. There is a general sort of fraterniza tion among actors and actresses of all grades, from the variety artist to the beetle- browed leading man, which latter finds it to his advantage to drop his importance between and after acts, as there is much he depends upon in his uoderkings who can easily mar a good scene orimpair his dignity on the boards, a trick, which has not been unfrequent where the leader has been sffiicted with what is technically called in stage phrase “swell-heads.” Thus they are to be found banded together, “theatrical boarding houses” being as necessary to the life of a great city as its hotels, churches and brass bands. Here “after hours” can be seen “Ludovico” or “Chas, Surface” suffer ing at dominos or “Sanoho Pedro,” at the hands of a utility or responsible man. It is a matter of fact well-known, that no class is so often called upon to donate their talents to the puj poses of charity. Beyond Ibis there is always tome broth er or sis'jer in misfortune whose wants call npon their purses and it is seldom that thrjir appeals are not met, provided the improvident habits of the charitable disposed historian precludes him respond ing as he coaid wish. This is a matter of constant everyday occurrence among actors and it can never be known or told how much has been given or dis tributed in charity, without reference to the public affairs in which their services are given freely and almost invariable at call. Actors’ salaries range very differently; a good leading man or woman may com mand from S6O to SIOO, and thus they range downward. Some of the New York theatres have salary lists which are terrible to contemplate, and it is only through long runs, high prices and fail houses that they are enabled to pull through. The theatres in Sfc. Louis have much better companies than our oitizeas have an idea of, or are willing to think, but the c hief expense is in tbe dressings of tbe st age and the setting of uew plays with costumes, scenery, properties, etc. .But that is rather out of the line of the present article. Com paratively the best paid men are those who possessing some years experience in the ranks, have acquired confidence and a certain amount of ease, are eleva ted to the dignity of utility or responsi ble, these receiving from fifteen to twenty dollars per week and having but light labor to perform; ladies in the same line receive a trifle less. The supernumerary is at the bottom rung in the ladder and is generally an aspirant for fame, one who is curious to see behind the scenes or an impecunious individual who can thus obtain the price of a meal. He is the victem of the “cap tain” generally, that diguitai y doing the engaging of the armies of France and Eugland, the happy peasantry, etc. He receives so much per head for a nnmber of soups and drills them into shape, either fogetting the matter of payment or subtracting his commission. “Supes” receive presumptively from twenty-five to fifty cents each performance, accord ing to the amount of work they have to perform. As was said, if affords some who are “stage-struck” an opportunity to start on stage life. This straDge disease not only affects those anxious to adopt the profession bnt many who have been on the boards all their lives. The excite ment and triumphs of the life has brought many to “die with harness on their backs” and there are many leading actresses and actors on the stage to-day who are narrowing the lapse between themselves and the grave by following a calling without which life would have no charms for them. The humble beginner is possibly well treated in his application as he is apt to be utilized by the “captain” of the supes. But there, those who wish to commence at nothing short of “Horatio” or “Cassio” at least, and these gentle men, generally well attired, with pensive air, flowing locksjand rolling collar, are re ceived with great courtesy—for another purpose, however. They are brought on the stage and told to give a test of of their quality, and probably get as far as “Her father loved mo, oft invited me—” When a huge “prop” ham, dropped from the flies, puts an end to the breath and speech of the spouting Roscius. He is soon soothed and pacified, when missiles in the shape of wooden bricks, canvas fish, and other material of the kind used in pantomimes, are showered upon him. If he can bo placed in a trap, be must be of good constitution to survive his descent—he might well term it, into “Inferno.” It may take the fancy of the tormen tors to “Pocahontas” the victim. He is suspended by a pully and line some ten feet above the stage, and let remain there at the pleasure of bis persecutors. At last someone who is bossing the matter, assuming to be tbe stage mana ger or prompter, calls all hands up angrily and discharges them for their bad treatment of the applicant. They in turn acouse him of being the oanse of their losing their situations and in continently waft him into the outer world, pretty well cured of his predilec tions for the stag^, Sometimes Ifiis will not work nicely. A muscular subject on one or two occa sions jn this city rendered it very warn for the boys and had matters bis own way. Again a well directed kick on a joker’s frontispice—he having placed himself on hia hands and knees in a dark for a "debutante” to fall ovor him—displaced several useful molars, not to mention some other very unsight ly and unpleasant bruises. A more popular method of applying “the cure” is the “grip-sack” plan whioh is as follows: An applicant is asked if he is willing to ipftfie himself useful around the iheari** and replies “yes,” very readily. He is given a note to the prop erty-man, instructing him to give the bearer the "grip-sack,” which is a stout oanvas reoeptao lefilled with stone and scraps of iron, so as to weigh not less than fifty er sixty pounds; be is told to c irry it to Mr. at De Bar’s or the Olympic, as the case may be, and as that gentleman has either just stepped out or is ftt Rooney's, or the Novelty, or the Comiqne, he generally ends by giving it up as a bad job. A laughable affair oc curred at one of the theatres a short time since, when ft jaunty aspirant was sent 0“ his mission with the grip-sack, Returned fresh as a flower in May, fol lowfd by a hand-cart man, replied that h ' was unable tq fiafi the gentleman. The Rip (lost hi# seventy-five cents, but he seemed to be well-to-do, and he at leftst saved his strength and had rather a laugh at the others’ expense. ft is ft little singular that of all those couples who affect the “song and dance” line there are but few who agree. Many of thorn, indeed, are bitter hostile enemies, never speaking to each other save when on the stage where they chaff, kick and throw each other abont without any apparent ill-will, meTely working in harness for tbe purpose of mutual inter est and business, for puce broken it is an indefinite tiifle when a new partner can be found 3139 tbs difficult business of workjug iu consort acquired. There is a great deal of talent on the variety stage whioh would be of great value if trained for legitimate drama. Bnt many of these people receive fabu lous salaries, and are well enough pleased with their easy finances and popularity with tb@ lower olftsa of theatre goers net to "let well enough aione," Volumes could be written on this sub ject, and it is an interesting one. There is much that cannot be pressed in this circumscribed space which will be re served for some future occasion. KEY. Will Appoint a Representative Republican as His Autetant—Expects to Demote His Per sonal Attention to the Snath, New Yobs, March la.— A Washington special to the Times says : “It is un derstood that Postmaster-General Key has intimated to Mr. Tyner that he would like to have him remain as First Assistant Postmaster-General and take charge of the appointments, particularly those for the Northern States. Mr. Ty ner declines to remain in the Depart ment as a subordinate, bat will assist thp aey Postmaster-General whenever his advice’and‘expgriencp will eery© in carrying’out his‘plans, hfr. Key will, ask the President to name for First Assistant Postmaster-General a repre sentative Republican, in order that the Republicans of the country may feel assured that he iptppd? tp pet in perfect accord Vitq that party and to insist the President ip administering the Govern ment in the interest of all the people. Mr. gey says be W* invited to a seat in the Cabinet to represent the South, and his purpose is to give his personal attentiou to that section.” District Judge Smalley, of Vermont,is dead, THE NEW COMMITTEES. The following are the names of the Senators who constitute the principal standing committees of the new Sen ate : On Privileges and Elections—Mr. Morton, Chairman; Messrs. Mitohell, Wadleigh, Cameron of Wisconsin, Mo- Millain, Hoar, Saulsbury, Merrimon and Hill. On Foreign Relations—Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania, Chairman; Messrs. Morton, Hamlin, Howe, Conkling, Mc- Crary, Bogy, Eaton and Johnston. On Finance—Air. Morrill, Chairman, Messrs. Dawes, Ferry, Jones of Nevada, Allison, Howe, Bayard, Reman and Wallace. On Appropriations—Mr. Windom, Chairman; Messrs. Sargent, Allison, Dorsey, Blaine, Davis of West Virginia, Withers, Eaton and Beck. On Military Affairs—Mr. Spencer, Chairman; Messrs. Wardleigh, Cam eron of Pennsylvania, Burnside, Tell er, Plnmb, Randolph, Cockrell and Maxey. On Naval Affairs— Mir. Sargent, Chair man; Messrs. Anthony, Conover, Blaine, Kirkwood, Whyte and McPherson. On Judiciary—Mr. Edmunds, Chair man; Messrs. Conkling, Howe, Chris tiancv, David of Illinois, Thurman and McDonald. On Railroads—Mr. Mitehell, Chairman, Messrs. Howe, Dawes, Dorsey, Teller, Ferry, Morton, Ransom, Bogy, Barnum and Lamar. To Examine the Several Brandies of the Civil Service—Mr. Chaffee, Chair man; Messrs. Conkling, Windom, Mer rimon and Eaton. On Transportation Rontes to the Sea board—Mr. Cameron, of Wisoonsin, Chairman; Messrs. Windom, Conover, Burnside, Saunders, Davis of West Vir ginia, Harris, Lamar and Beck. Liverpool is only a town, but there is tallkofjiaisip^t^o^oivhyß^nitv^^^ Medical, HAS ARRIVED! Mystery of the Medical Profession I DR. CONNAUGHTON, (Surgeon Special!) HAS ABRIVED AT AUGUBTA, GA., AND TAKEN BOOMS AT THE GLOBE HOTEL, Where he can be consulted at his Medical Parlors, FIRST FLOOR, LADIES’ ENTRANCE, Until May 10th s 1877, O N DEAFNESS, Discharges from the Ear, Noises in the Head, and all Aural Complaints, Catarrh, In all its forms, whether aflecting the Nose, Head or Throat; EYE DISEASES, And all defects of Sight requiring either Medical or Surgical Aid, and all diseases of the THROAT AND LUKttS, Embracing Affections of the Voice, Asthma, and all Bronohial and Pulmonary Complaints. Lung and Throat Diseases TREATED BY ATOMONIZED MED ICO AERIAN SYSTEM. K¥E AND EAR. Db. Connaughton treats sucessfully the Diseases of the Eye and Ear. Female Diseases Such as are affiietiTe in their nature, and sooner or later, if not removed, will ruin the constitution, entail years of suffering or bring the victim to an un timely grave, SPECIAL NOTICE. Dr. Connaughton requires to see the pa tient but once, as his treatmqnt can afterward b$ applied at bogie by the patient with Perfect Stnocess, Remember, Dr. Connaughton does not promise to cure all stages of dis ease. While all diseasee are curable, if taken in time, all stages are not. Your eaae maybe curable this week, not next —to-day, not to-morrow; hence the danger of delay. fapNo case yill be treated inhere j there is any doubt of cure or relief. Invalids doTQOs ftf placing them selves qnder the treatment of Dr. CJon naughton are requested to apply at their earliest convenience, in order that they may secure all the attention which their easee may require, end (he full benefit of hie stay in Augusta. Address P. 0. Drawer, 164 * August* Ga. malt-dAwlm New Advertisement**. VEGETINE —is— The Great FAMILY MEDICINE -AND— HEALTH JjESTOBER. Greneral Debility. DEBILITY is a term used to denote defi ciency of blood. The nutritive constit uents of the blood are in less than their regu lar proportion, while the watery part is in ex cess. Debility is of frequent occurrence. It is incident to a variety of diseases. The low er limbs are apt to be swollen. The patient is feeble, and cannot bear much exertion. The circulation is irregular, but almost always weak. Palpitations of the heart is a very com mon symptom. Violent emotion often throws the heart in the most tumultuous action. The vital functions are languidly performed. The muscular strength is diminished; fatigue fol lows moderate or slight exercise. The breath ing. though quiet when at rest, becomes hur ried and even painfully agitated under exer tion, as in ruuning, ascending heights, etc. The nervous system is often greatly disorder ed. Vertigo, dizziness, and a feeling of faint ness are very common. Violent and obstinate neuralgic pains in tbe bead, side, breast, or other parts of the body, are also frequent at tendants upon the disease. The secretions are sometimes diminished. In females the menses are almost always either suspended or very partially perfarmed. The bile is scanty, and costiveness, with unhealthy evacuations from the bowels and dyspeptio state of the stomach, are extremely common symptoms. MARVELLOUS EFFECT. H. B. Stevens: Dear Sib— l have used Veoetine, and fool it a duty to acknowledge the great benefit it has done mo. In the Spring of tho year 1862 I was sick from general debility, cansed by overwork, want of sleep and proper rest. I was very weak and much emaciated. I tried many remedies, without receiving any benefit from any of them, until I was persuaded to try Veoetine. Before I had taken this one week my improved condit on gave me renewed hope and courage. I continued to take it every day, gaining more strength, until I was completely restored to health. The effect of this liemedy , in case of general debility, is indeed marvel lous. ELIZABETH A. FOLEY, 21 Webster Street, Charlestown, MaBS. SWOLLEN LIMBS. Lebanon, N. H., January 2ff, 1870. Dear Sir— i write this noto to inform you of the effect of your “Blood Purifier” upon my system. When I commenced taking it, a year ago, I was very much debilitated. My limbs were swollen bo that it was impossible for mo to get into or out from a carriage, and very painful to go up or down etairs. Indeod, I could scarcely stand on my feet. My appetite was gone, my strength failing rapidly. After using your medicine for a few weeks I began to improve. My appetite improved and my strength returned. I can now perform my duties as a nurse with my wonted ease; and I feel I owe it to Veoetine. Yours, gratefully, Mrs. C. A. H. TILDEN. A PERFECT CURE. Charlestown, June 11,1861. Mr. H. K. Stevens : Dear Sir— This is to certify that Veoetine made a perfect cure of mo when my attending physician had pronounced my case consump tion, and said I could not Burvive many days. Mrs. LED3TON, 85 Cook Street. The facts stated by Mrs. Ledeton are person ally known by me, and they are true. A. D. HAYNES. Would Not be Without VEGETINE FOR TEN TIMES ITS COST. The great benefit I have received from the use of VEGETINE induces me to give my tes timony in its favor. I believe it to be not only of great value for restoring the health, but a preventive of diseases peculiar to tho Spring and Summer seasons, I would not be without it for ten times its cost. EDWIN TILDEN, Attorney and General Agent for Massachusetts of the Craftsmen’s Life Insurance Compa ny, No. 49 Sears’ Building, Boston, Mass. Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists. mhl-wlm a. O. ROBINSON. HIDDEN & BATES. G. 0. ROBINSON & CO. Low Prices, Quick Sales. THE TBIUMPH of ALT. new and charming PIANO-HAKP ORGAN, the most Beauti ful Combination of Musical Tones; can bo uted separately or in connection with either or all, the stops of the Organ. Manufactured by the celebrated Mason A Hamlin Organ Cos., patented in Europe and America. PIANOS AND ORGANS. THE most eomplete and attractive assort ment south of Baltimore. THE BEST MAKERS, THE LOWEST PRICES; SSO to SIOO saved is the verdict of the numerous patrions of the AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE. New York wholesale prices to cash buyers. Small cash payments monthly will secure an elegant Piano or Organ at Lowest Factory Prices. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS of everv variety. SHEET MUSIC and MUSIC BOOKS, the Latest Publications. Orders Promptly Filled at Publishers’ Prices. Best Italian Strings and everything pertaining to a First Class Music House. Pianos and Organs for Rent. Tuning and Repairing by a First Class Work man of 26 years practical experience. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. 0. ROBINSON & €O., yon II road St. deol7-dtwAw6m W. H. Grego, Prcst. F. W. Rockwell, Sec Sonin Wiite Leal Go. //£y STRICTLY teLEADH \tA bleached Every package of this Company’s brand of Strictly l’ure White Lead bears the following guarantee: “ The Whits Lead contained in this package is guaranteed fey the Manu facturers, the SOUTHERN WHITE I LEAD CO ) St. Louis, Mo., to contain qo Adulteration whatever. It is com posed entirely of perfectly Pare Car bonate of Lead and Linseed Oil, and is sold subject to Chemical Analysis and the Blow Pipe Test. 1 ’ The name of this Company is placed only upon Strictly Pure Lead. It p not placed upon a second or inferior quality. So parties purchasing White Lead branded ‘‘SOUTHEBN COMPANY are absolutely sure of obtaining a Perfectly Pure Article. For sale hr Healers in Paints and Oils throughout the West and South, And exclusively in Augusta by E* BARRY k CO., ocls-6m Druggists, 261 Broad St. A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE !—FOURTH GRAND DRAW ING, 1877. At New Orleans, Tuesday, April 3. Louisiana Stale Lottery Company. This institution was regularly incorporated by the Legislature of tbe State for Educational purposes in 1868, sib a capital of $1,000,000, to wh^cßit has since added a reserve fund of $3t0.00& Its Grand •single Number Drawings w U take place month ly. It never wales yr jinslpoilcs. Look at tbe following scheme: CAPITAL PRIZE, $20,000. 100,000 Tickets HI One Dellnr'KacU. ~ list or prizes. 1 CAPITAL PRIZE. *20,0R) I do. do. 10, m 1 do, do 5,0 0. 2 prices or .......... 2,0) $ do. 50ft....,..,.,.,.. sft da to# ~, MOO loq do. 50,.,..,., a,eoo 100 ft do. 5. 5,000 irFßSxnmios prizes. $ Approximation Prizes of S2OO 1,800 9 do. do. 100 800 9 do. do. 50 450 R 57 Prizes, amounting t 0....... I’.. .$82,650 Write for Circulars or send orders to M. A. DAUPHIN, P. O. Box 692, New Orleans, La. FIFTH GRAND MONTHLY PBAWING, Tuesday, Msj Ut, * ' Capital Prize $30,000. Tickets $2 each. febJT-eodkwtd New AdTertlseinemis. m spring I Our buyer has just returned from the Northern markets, and as tbe re sult of bis labors there we submit for the inspection of the public—the ladies particularly—the largest, finest and best selected stock of Spring Dry Goods ever brought South. We have the most complete assortment to be found in the city iu Black Silks, Embroideries, Striped and Checked Silks, Kid Gloves, Japanese Silks, silk and Lisle Gloves, Spring Dress Goods, Hosiery, Melanges, Ladies’ Ties and Ftscbnes, Debrges, Ladies and Gents’Handkerch’fs, Afghan Suitings, . Parasols, Matlape Millings, Corsets, Linen Tupore Suitings, Ribbons and Kuching*, Lustres, Lawns, Cambrics, &c. Laces, etc., Linen sheeting, Marseilles Quilts, P. C. Linen, Picqnes. &c., Ac , Table Damasks, Cassimers, Towels, Cotton ades. Napkins and Doylies, Sheeting, Ticking, &c. LADIES’ DEPARTMENT--4mTIMASS, IN GREAT VARIETY ! THE HANDSOMEST SPRING COVERING OCT! .A. Unll Line of LADIES* UNDERWEAR. To ' rrive: A splendid Line of Ladies’ and Misses’ French Foulard and Linen Suits; also, Ladles’ Wbi’e Suits, in great variety. A Line of Boys’ suits. We are determined that this department shall continue to be ahead of anything of tbe kind in the South, and have made our arrange* nients accordingly. We will leave quality and price of goods to speak for themselves. Cali and examine them. mhis.tr JAMES A. GRAY & CO. JUST RECEIVED, MaM Stalls, in Vie and CoM, CHOICE GOODS AND AT VERY LOW PRIDES, AT THE Fredericksburg Store, Corner by the Planters’ Hotel. ALSO, beautiful Embroideries, Cambrics, Percales, and choice Dress Goods in other fabrics. Alao, a large assortment of New Alpacas and Mohairs of Superior Black and Brilliancy. THIS W EEK, We will receive New Spring Silks, in small checks, solid colors, and some oleg&nt Black do., ail at very low prices. We now have in stock some choice JAPANESE SILK POPLINS for Spring sales, new shades, and very handsome. A GREAT VARIETY Of other goods will be received this week, and to whioh we call the special attention of ail who wish a largo and choice stock to Belect from, and at the lowest prices. FOR GENTS AND BOYS, We are receiving a great variety of goods, suoh at TWEED 3 , CASSiMERS. BUIBTB HOSIERY, GLoVEs, hUSPENDEKS, Ac., Ac. It will pay you to oxamine our Stock be fore making your purchases. V. RICHARDS & BRO., mlill-d&wtf CORNER BY THE PLANTERS’ HOTEL. NEW PROCESS FLOUR. CRESCENT MILLS, AUGDBTA, GA. J. F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors. OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO EQUAL. mh4—d&wlv $50,000 Worth Of Dry Goods TO BE THROWN ON THE MARKET WITHOUT REGARJL TO COST! Must be Sold by the 20th of March. CHRIS. G-RAY & CO. HAVING BROUGHT THE HEAD OF THE FIRM FROM SAVAN’NAH, WHERE HE HAS BEEN MAKING A GRAND SALE, OFFER, A RARE CHIME FOR BARGAINS. HE IS DETERMINED TO MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK. WE MEAN BUSINESS—SLAUGHTER PRICES IS THE WORD. We promise our friends and tbo public that the CLOSING OUT SALE will bo more thorough than any within The Last Thirty Years. SEE OUR SPENDID LINE OF OVER £7,000 WORTH OF COLORED DRESS GOODS. SEE OUR MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF BLACK SILKS AND BLACK DRESS GOODS. SEE OUR MAGNIFIOENT STOCK OF LINEN TOWELS, N4PKINS, AND DAMASKS. See our splendid stock of CASSIMERES, See our stock, over 2,000 dozen, LADIES’ HOSE, See our stock, 1,500 dozen, CHILDREN’S white and solid HOSE, See our stock, over 200 dozen, LADIES’ OOBIiETS. See our stock, over 200 dozen, Gents’ and Ladies’ UNDERVESTS. See our stock of SHIRTINGS and SHEETINGS. See onr GENERAL STOCK, the largest tn Augusta. ALL OF WHIOH MUST BE CLOSED OUT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, RESARDLESS OF COST! feb27-tf AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF NEW SPRING GOODS AT MULLARKY BROS’. ______ ;o; THE Largest, Cheapest and Best Selected Stock of “SPRING DRYGOODS’’ ever offered in this city will be displayed on to-morrow morning. 20 Cases Assorted Spring Prints, in the newest and prettiest patterns. Bleached Sheetings. Shirtings, and Pillow Casings, in all the favorite brands. Marseilles, Honey Comb and Crochet Quilts, beautiful and cheap. Table Linens, Doylies, Napkins and Towels, in large quantities. A large assortment of Corsets, from the cheapest to the fined made, and also the favorite “ Norma.” at sl. Ladies’ and Mieses’ Hose, Ladies’ and Misses’ Handkerchiefs. Gents’ Half Hose and Gents’ Handkerchiefs, cheaper than ever. AND ALSO, 100 Bales Factory Sheetings. Shirtings and Drills. 10 Cases Assorted Plaid Osnaburgs, which, together with the above mentioned auricles;, will be sold at the very lowest prices for cash. • MULLARKY BROTHERS’, 262 BROAD MREET. feblt—dtw&w NEW SPRING GOODS AT L. RICHARDS' Augusta Dry Goods Store A LARGE ASSORTMENT cf Beautiful Spring Prints and Shirtings, new and choice titles 61, 8 and 10c. A beantifui line ol New and Choice Printed Cambrics at the lowr,ts prioes' Dress Goods—new. beautiful and cheap. Victoria Lawns and Nainsooks at 15, 20 and. 35c very cheap. Lonsdale, Lyman A Mattapan Cambrics, Bleached and Brown Sheetings an and Shirtings all the favorite brands (genuine), at the lowest prices. A splendid line of Spring Cassimeres, Tweeds and Linen* for Gants and Roys. Hosiery Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Combs, Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, etc., etc. A great variety AT bottom; prices. Corsets, all the best makes, from 35c. to the finest. A specialty in a Comet at 60c., the best in the market at the price. A large assortment of Plaid and Striped Osnaburgs. Factory. Shirtings and Sheetings, at Factor prices by the piece. ‘ TO ARRIVE DURING THE WEEK Another lot of those Popular Shirts, made of New York. Mills, finished complete, at sl, $1 25. the best Shirt far the price made. A beautiful line of' Parasols, with Opera Glasses in the handle—something new. A large aesortment of Hamburg at the lowest prices. Something New in Lace and Silk Fiaehues, Tie*, Country Merchants will do well to examine this stock before purchasing Country friends wiU save tima and money by sending for samples, as I wifl pay the exptaw age to their noarest s3]pMs office, when their orders amouot to ten dollas and over. L. RICHARDS, 1.M5-.14W 209 BrA4Strl, A.ftsu, Uwgte.