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Bill ARD on the Stock Market.

tt are honorable TO aekno,v1;led
that when I writ some Of the forego-
ing !. was q right smart fool. ! can
look back &c and see that I ain ! 9 prof.
fet.'., ProFesy amt my fortst,. Ne, and
the preachers was, both mistaken:
We thos we. would whip the whole of
the Gte, but. we OILY whipped two
thirds of it.r. We. whiped.,it at the
fust and in the middle, but they
whipped; us; at the e.olast.ao We. never
counted on haVin to fte all creashnn
in front and GEllik Brown and Joe
Stephens & Colin. the rear. Il It was
unfair contest. IF twas: a Yank 1
wouldn't never menshuD this war as
long as I liv'd.' I'd be- ashamed to.
Old Xerxes, with his big arnny, whip
ed a few Spartans, but histry amt
pot no respect for him. NowI don't
want to hurt feslins::d After a man
has done a mean thing and bin cotchs
at il, I ain the individual to keep q;
THROWN it up tt565i him. If,the YanRs
are ashamed of their konauct, I'm
wilhn to drap t'ard make friends.
The pure breed Of Yankees never
was favorite stock with me. When
its jewdishously crossed it does very
well, but even then. the ,oa Yank
will crop out ever and anon i, and show
the .skrub. There is as much differ
epee in people as, there IS in horses,
The pure Sontherner is blooded stock.
With. him honor and fair dealin and
family pride are bigger things than
money, The pure Yank is philthy
luker skrub. Money isgthe big thing.
Their chief: end of mansissto keep all
you git, and git all you can. They
like what other peepul lave got bet
ter than theirs, own, and they 60 for
it, and call it speoulatin. If they
cant get it fast enuR that. way, they
pass laws in Congress that will get it
by degrees. Through tariffs and
bounties andappropriashuns' they got
nearly all we had before the war;
and have stole alb the ballins SINCE
They look upon us as foemen worthy
Of their steal. When IA Yank gifts
rich and dom want any more, ,'he gifts
.sorter honest, and gives away sum to
churches and colleges. Then he lays
down and dies, and has a white Sc
pulker bilt over him, and goes abnut
huntin for Abraham's bu2zum.. i'.s''' =.
A pure Southerner don't keer for a,
tb1ip, but Yahk vii! git rich off Of
Goppers. He will bpy nails at four
dollars and 90 cents a keg and retail
5;r Ant S cents II pound: Ten cents
and Tar ~ fe.--..i .1t,i Z jllr I-,tt IN
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From tie wilm9ingten t Pfsslly Jlo,uilr7nal, l,il7'
Profits of. iKn-KIlxing, in South
.-a..,. i. Carolina. -rl,ita III.

! Our South Carolina friends seem to
| Be disposed to grumble at the large
I profits th,tti were mad made OUT Of tie
Ku-Klux Business in that State. y
The good y fortune of one Major
Lewis Merrill of the United States
Army is, especially. commented upon
and in q style that doubtless seems
!. quite ungracious to that much trusted
servant Of the best government the
world ever saw. Major, d Merrill did,
indeed it seems, reap a rich harvest
during bis. Occupation Of the. Palmet-
to. State, but our. friends there ought
to remember that the. work he per-
formed. was very dirty, work. a Nor
have they presented both sides of
Major. Merrill 8 case with the fullness
that truth, and justice seem to de-
mand. .n.,1 "a I.:lM ~ ~ 4.s1t.. ~
We have,xery. high authority, au-
thority thatleven, our South Carolina
friends themselves will not attempt
to controvert, for saying that Major.
Merrill and his command did not
constitute the worse federal grievance
inflicted upon our neighbors across
lifeline. There have been meaner
meniin South Carolina than Merrill.
,Iteocertainly capnot:ib be- forgotten
that Mr.. sBayard declared upon the
floor f'the United States Senate that
as an. innocent man he would prefer
to run the gauntlet -of the bullets Of
Merrill's cavalry rather than take
his chances in trialin the Federal
Court presided over by His Honor
judge Bond. p'ti: V -. - 'lt'i->. ~.
Unless they can show that the dis
tinguishe1 Senator was merely ridi-
culing the accuracy Of the aim of
MerrilI's men we beg our South Caro-
lima friends not to hold up the lucky
Merrill as the worst man in their
state. - ''''..1 '''7%'. ~
Major Merrill! will doubtless thank
us for bringing to public attention
one Of the few kindly words that
have been spoken of him. Some
people NAV think the Senator'S 's:re-s
mark was at best only qualified
praise. We do not pretend to decide.
that question with the fear Of Solici-
tor Cantwell before our eyes. 1t is
sufficient for us that Senator Bayard
intimates that Merrill with his caval,.
ry was preferable to Bond with his
Court, and as impartial'j journalists,
we, give Merrill the benefit of the
doubt. .ke5 go -. /.
Here is what the Ne1Us and Courier
has to say on the subject: m
4 No wonder that Major Lewis Mer-
rill, Of the United States Army, in
OK. ~ Of the counties under" mar
wos 'ac2'*J;si.b:: r hunting
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,Dexter'si Destined Rival.
5 [Hopkinsville. conservatives1sth.

AAAS SSA1SNA 'eAst ~ A"eAAsl
Il Some weeks sinbeiwe noticed the
sale by Messts. Bryant & Baker of
their trottiig. horse, *0xie," at
$1,000 cssh:: As Dixie had 'b.en used
and known up to that time only as a
saddle horse, having only been han.
died by a trainer tor. about two weeks
previously, some seemed. to doubt the
correctness, Of the statement. By
way Of. showing. that Dixie, was not
oyerestimated, we will. state that we
have it from reliable authority that
the present. owner: Of. Dixie .,has de-
clined an offer Of. ten ,thousandl! dol
lars for him.. and furthermoredeclsres
that twenty-five thousand would be
no inducement for the young prodigy.
Dixie can, already trot his,mile in two.
minutes. and twenty-five seconds, and
after thorough training Dexter may,
look to hislaarels. .Dexter's best time
is2.l74, showing Indifference of "A
seconds :oaly, whereas, Dexter was
we'll matured, properly and thorough
ly trained, while Gixie is:youngs un-
accustomed to the turf, amd'bas been
under training for about five Or six,
weeks. Dixie has as yet made ne
race, from the fact, no doubt, that,
Should be enter the ring green and.
untried horses 1T Nashville, he could
win at most only a purse Of about
$3.50, and 'then,- having mads record,
he would be excluded from the "green
ring" in tie Fall races Of the East,
where the purses do not stop at hun
dreds. Whatever Dixie may be known
to have accomplished, he can not, un-
der the turf rules, be excluded from
the green ring or the ring Of untried
horses, until he has at first made a
race, and it has been recorded on the
turf register. # we are CORRECTLY,
informed, only 90 horses in the whole
country have trotted their mile un7
der 2:23, and half of those were the
Rysdlk Hamiltonian family, from
whieh.we claim that our Dixie has
descended. e. pixie's dam was by
a Canadian horse raised in Bourbon,
and brought BY n, =. D.; ;Mit6his!Qpl .t9,
Caldwell; Dixie's grand dam was of
the Philip and Romplus& stock, and
Romulus was said to have come from,
the Hamiltonians. Z. .,y
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A Divorce Romance

Some twenty years since, :, says the
Cincinnati Tones, the daughter Of
at that time--oue of our wealt V
merchants. was married under tha
most fatteriug auspices. It was not,
however, veiy long before, the pair
discovered that there was not any
thing congenial between them, and,
after living together some nine years,
and having three children, they by
mutual agreement were divorced, the
children remaining with the father,
the mother. being permitted to see
them at her own. convenience. The
wife went home to her father, who
shortly afterwards died-helplessly
bankrupt The woman, who, previ-
ousfy the child of luxury and the
wife Of opulenoe, had never known
what it waste want for a single thing,
suddenly found herself thrown out
upon the world, and forced TO seek a
livelihood as best she could. At first
she undertook sewing for shops, then
attending stores, and finally keeping
a vel J plain. boarding house, in none
of which did she succeed. One day,
when almost driven to despair, she
mustered gp' courage and went to her
former home and asked the one who
had succeeded her as the mistress Of
the house'ifl she would not befriend
her, even ever so little, as she was op
the point Of starvation, as. her. wan
and baggard condition too plainly
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ears and hearts
are lever. open. to the sufarings Of
their more unfortunate fellow beings.
The etunfortunate. woman was invited
to remain until the husband returnedI
which she reluctantly did, and when
he came it was thoroughly discussed.
IT was mutually agreed for wife No.
1 to ttt'i remain and make 'hef home ii
the ,6oHss over which she had once
ruled as as mistress. And there she is
.iodndi Of al is: day, lay seemingly satisfed wifi
the change, and apparently not Gar
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ing;thatithe love that was once pledg-.
edsolemnly before to,heEaloneis now
bestowed upon anotherl,tssas. :, e,.,ii.9
! y -.5T-5s7T -.f:J''
."TheaSpirit of. f.thehS0dth." .

7tGfas 7tfaa4 za,les; d ST # tie s;'' Boston s's 4dysr-: =:
taseni:r q; ;..o,ia s..s! y.J.. 20" >.
Will yoa" permit a few words on
the subject of your article entitled
:" The Spirit Of the South" and the
series Of extracts from Richmond
newspapers Three months passed
IN the South during this winter and
spring ! entitle me to speak with some
confidence of the situati tion there, and
I may add that my owl. observations
and opinions have been shared and
eon6rmed by hundreds Of thougatful
people from the North, out Of the
twenty-five thousand who have visit.
ed Florida and -the-South this last
winter. These eiipersons, intelligent
men and wo,nenfrdm all parts of our
country, have been largely Republi:'
cans in politics, anxious for'the eGn-.
cation and elevation Of the colored
people, and most tenacious of what
are called the results" of the iwaf:. 7
do not care to offer, your readers any
South-sTde views or "copperhesd"
continents, nor even the political fault
findings of the Democracy. l would
have tlis' qidsstion' understood at the
North as it has been seen by Repub-
licanns-!and Republicans only.
',Iti is tedious matter to. discuss
the measures adopted for the recon
struction Of the South, or to appor5
ton the, blame upon .:ex-President
johnson or, the South, Or the failure
to. adopt the wise recommendations
Of, Governor: Andrews, fare,HellSad-
dress. Whatsoever the cause of the
muddle which now exists the. result
is simply horrible. .lrIn. our desire to.
protect the colored people from a real
or supposed.hostility Of their former'
masters we have given the suffrage
to them almost. of them hopeless;
lyignoranti; we. have organized them
into political leagues; elevated them
into positions'of high trust, for which
they"are deplorably unsuited;;;' and
then handed them over instheir help
lessness' to e1imest' CORRUPT and pin-'
competent set'of shysters, called car.
pet-baggers, from.the North, Of which
it is possible to conceive. I have yet
to learn of a single man who has
gone from the North to better his po-
litical fortuhasss WHO'S ".on the make"
as they them9s'esllIXees tell you,) W ho has
any real. eagnest: desire to he.p the
cclored people or, the community. in
which he. lives. .One.of these carpet
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Price Si1 cents.
<r4, A Lecture OH the
;sA1r1rN5Xgm Nature, Treatment,
-, lAYvtx$Sa and Radical Cure oi
~ S4Sg US Seminal Weakness,
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Involuntary Emissions, Impotency, Ner-
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The World-renowned author, in this
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and radically. This lecture will prove
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Sent underSseal, in plain envelope, to
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Also. DIR. CULvERWELLS "Marri-
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What wonderful thing love is to
a woman! How it helps her. !. to know
that some one is always fond of her,
and rejoices when she rejoices, and
sorrows when she grieves; to be sure
that her. faults ager loved, and that
her face is fairer to one, at least, than
faces that are more beautiful
one. great heart holds her sacred to
its innernrost recesses aboye all other
women? She can:do anything, suffer
anything thus, upheld. She grows
prettier under the sweet influences,
brighter, kinder, stronger and life
seems but foretaste Of heaven, and
all her dreams are soldens y,
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VOLUME ,xXxYIII.-No: 2s.

would Be easy to t: !; quote high political
and military authority iinsups4srt Of
thesesstatemen4s; and iaangdhiiuen-
;tial business men and Capitalists, and
persons; intefesteds.in phitanthfopfc
movements. aha Students Of social
problems, Have Feturped to their. !.
homes from their Southern visit de-
ternined to Do something to ellIighten
the public as 70 the outrageous state.
of thingsiin'the South: AND what's
shall be the remedy? 1t is difficult
to9ay6.,put (: one 9', tlh11gean .s5.dAo be- done.
and that is create 4 public sentiment
which shall enable the Southern
States to rid themselves Of their pres
ent political rulers, white ndsblack;
and secondly, withhold all govern
menta and political patronage from )
men known to connected with the
rings in the South !; and we can !"
safely leave the rest to.time, ,....ss 5s,as Z y
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T:HE BROWN
COTTON GIN

oLAXTERS should examine the
above-named old and reliable Gin
before buving any other. 1t combines
tbe required qualities of simplicity,
STRENGTH and Darabiiit". Il gins fast
and Clean. makes excellent lipt (often
bringing Lie. to l-2c' per 10. ABOVE
market.) and is universally admitted 10
be the lIghtest running gin made we
have had thirty years experience IN tne
business, and warrant every GIN periee.. e,s-
Gins constantly in the hands Oh our
AGENTS. to which we invite inspection.
Circulars; with testimonials ana fnll
particulars, may be had by addressing,
ISRAEL r. BROWN, nresioeht'
New London, COnn.s
Feb 26 4m IL ~
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.ArStrange' Growth.

/. A phenomenon worthy, Of the at:
tentnn of the scientific world has
been brought to. light in Wilmington,
1t appears that in January, 1868,
o. gentlaman from another State died
in Wilmington while in the perform
a. ,e of some duty connected with the
army, and was buried in Oakdale
Cemetery. The body was placed i'll
ooffin, anu the coffin put in.ia box.
the space between the two being filed
with charcoal. On Tuesday, the. 9th,
the friends ofathe deceased gentle
man made application for the reno
val of the remains, and the superin-
tendent proceeded to comply with
their request. After digging down
to the box it was discovered that it
as we'll as the coffin had.rcompletely
decayed and was crumbfing to dust.
On the removal of the crumbling
lids of the. box and coffin the super
,intendent found a thick mass of gray
moss, apparently alive'ahd growing,
which Covered the entire body as
with a winding sheet and it had
matted and. grown So thick thatit waa
removed from the remains in d roll.
A 4 new Box had been Procured into
which The, remains Wereplaced,,s and
then the moss was returned to its
original position! ~ y, y ~. ~
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NEW WHITE GOODS.

~ s8Sx 3SSr.s 80
GRiFFIN & COBB have Just reesiy, ed 7,
ed, q beautifnl supply of " Hl ! j.
GOODS, viz. T.
plain and Striped Victoria Lawns,
Bishops Lawns. g.,l.a
Soft finished Camb#ias.
MuH. .Musins,. ta 1.3 =
Plain and Striped Swiss yMnslins,
Also, handsome LOTT Of Hamburg
Trimmings.
These Goods ave have marked at Sers
low prices.
June IL ~ tt tsz..N2a
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nghting the ,bondholders whilel pro-
tecting those who put off the bogus
bonds. No one will believe that it
hates the sin while it shows its love
for the sinners. OF the conversion
bonds, issued without authority Of
law according.to the attorney-general
and the: comptroller, no one could
have been sold Or hypothecated with
out the signatures Of the governor
and treasurer and the seal of the sec
retary Of State. We have frequently
been assured that written opinion,
asserting the lawfulness of the act
was secured in every case from the
attorney-general. Now, R. X. Scott
has not fled the State. Niles G. Par
ker may be seen any fine day in front.
Of his elegant.new hall. The portly
form Of F. L. Cardozo, now graces>
the treasurer's Office. And the at
torney-general knows the wherea-
bouts orihis own law-paftheY, ID! 81.
Chamberlain. Repu6h1an.
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"vhen a feller makes his arm
around his gal, .und she vas ;liken dot
pootyweil, dheh dot vas Shkrfbturei on
akround 1t wus. maken habiness come
on some waist blaces, amt itT aunJ
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MILLER, BIsE'LL ! & BURUM
WHOLESALE eRocERs
.fl4t54. Gsi.:.s.. - :, -,
Commission Merch It's
175 and III Broad Street,

10 and II fo.Uau Oeieet' =
Augusta, Ga.
are now receipt Fall Stock Of GROCERIES, consist
n Bacon e pASS SIDES Bacon SHOULDERS Dry saltsIDEs
SUGARS Of all grades = -
tSYRUPS-New Orleans and New York Drps.
.fMOLASSESs Rio Laguyra and Java COFFEE,
TOBACCO SALT PEPPER, SPICE,
: Crackers, Pickles Cove Oysters, : -: :
CANNED GOODS consisting Peaches Backeres Tomatoes &c
MACKERELi in Barrels half and quarter bbl and Kits
Case LIQUORS of BRANDY WHISKEY, GIN,
we are offering the eompiete and largest sok o BAKEE
LIQUORS of the City and selling prices that Will ndut
buyers to purchase home than in Eastern marke
10 the Planters and of Edgefed would take this
to express past liberal patronage and respectfully
quest continuance of the :,
uyng Goods for CASH prepared to sell as oW ana OIL
times lower, than any other House in the City 80
Augusta, Oct IL - *. et- - - 4l :,
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seS- New Jerssx servant girls hire by.
the month. These who's shave beaa4'''l
get eight dollars, and thoseo owho haven't
get twelve. Only one in, five hundred
gets twelve. un,,1asri. gu!a,aMe VI ~
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So =, = - = - - 80
FiesSin and the iSinnerat.

Theeomptralls 81. general asserts that
seven millions Of South gagSlina
bonds iarelon the marketeWitR6uE au-
thorityqof laR:sgIffthese bonds are
fraudulent, the men.who signed, seal.
ed and issued them are guilty Of az
felony.a. - g. - Z. ~ ~
If they we're issued issued without aus
thority Of law, then the men men Who, ISL
sued them!in the name OF the Stste I.
were guilty of malfeasance in Office. :
The comptroller reports that aslarge
amount of. bonds; reeeive1inexchahge
for conversion bonds, and thus re-''
deemed and paid, nskYad of being
cancelled were again issued sold or
hypothecated. .l..s.,, :.
If. this is true, a palpabfe fraud
was committed. No error of judg7i'
ment could bespleaded in mitigation
Of such an act. t'9 - y !
Che attorney general does not ;hesi. !
tate to plead the fraudulent character
of semsspf the bonds as reason why
a mandamus should not.issue against.
hisiclient the comptroller. If he be- !.
-lieyes this why 2does he noti proceed
to prosecute those who committed the
fraud and who were, guilty. Of such
an enormous malfeasance in office. -. -;
The men. responsible for the issu-i
ance of these bonds are not unknown.
We: do mott belieye that bond gwasc
placed on the market without the'l
knowledge and consent Of the imam
cial board, Certainly we.never heard
Of. a protest against them .until, Just
before the election. ia9
If the State expects 10 be able to-
make a compromise with the holders
Of these so-called fraudulent I lBonds,
tie prosecution of tle N uiIty Of
t.e crins : md
enetQe:ta 10 ~
TIC .ss-Ft5 t6eesiais :1eazS
r.iiiiI aa's 's"... nor De- pei - 30
be5.er Pip;,t 'ae be alYen fE +
noD-liaif Isl fi.i:ga ).
nqeds. - IL ,sgls .,:....,, ..,,.ss,,..,,5s KS
Who : rpetfa.ed The tfa:il -s''''i :s 49, ~
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+. GOI0red Dresses;

The Scientific American says: 1t
is not often that. we find scientific
items Of any especial degree Of in
terest to the members Of the fair sex
who may. y peIrtchan!Se; &c; glance over, our
pages ( but now: vi we believe we have
got one which is simply absorbing.
Probably. Madame or Miss, you are
the possesser Of. summer drese rade
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t.on III the Sou.t., %ii,c:- Is sTlil kept
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THE GREAT CAUSE
OF
HUMAN MIS- ERY !,

Just Published, in Sealed Envclope.
Price Si1 cents.
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Breyities and Levities.

~ p 80. 'sY-.i' ~ .
,LY ....!. gHi-sc ,siJz,.fi ST :. ~: y
-: ]. =. Wedding wssfately observr
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THE OLD CoNFEDERATE'.
/, ~
His History in 1888.
From the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
,G". u. o. r. JUS. - 2.
Gather near me, little children,
Stand you close around my knee,
For my voice is waxing feeble,
and your forms scarce can see.
Brief the time ere must leave you,
|, But, before Pm called to go,. 49,.
There 1s something I would tell you,
And, I think, you,d Like to know.
Close the shutters, draw the curtain,
See there are no guardsmen near,
For the words have for you. .,
Must not reach the public ear. 49,.
Make you sure the room is empty,
For in times Like these 1 own
It would seem the walls have sound
nerves
Centering to a Tyrants throne. ...
This old frame that braved mistaken,
Showers of shot and showers of shell
Calmly went through many a struggle
Where its friends by thousands fell,
Shakes and trembles Like an aspen
Now, ctis passing strange to me,
AT the merest glimpse or mention -.
Of tyrant's gallows tree.
So, my children, close the shutters,
See no soldiers lingef near,
Draw'the curtain, dim the 'lamplight f.,
Then approach, and lend an ear.
Marvel not at what told you,
For tell of long ago; $3.50
Of when was young, and see me
Now,;my LOCKS are white. as suow.r
~, 90 d,,olt {. ,,ooon,,a -. ~
In a land of peace and plenty
Bordering ON Southern sea. -;
Life with them was as spring time
Where no shadows ever moved;
They were Nature favored children,
Living in the hand they loved.
And there dwelt 9 kindred people
Next them, iurther'from the sun,
And the two had formed compact, !.
To 60 through the world as one. .'''t