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The Rome Courier ROME, GA. THURSDAY MORNING, Jaly 8. BUI ot Indictment igilut Got. Bullock. The Atlanta Era makes ont the Mow ing pretty strong bill against Rufus B. ■■ Bullock, acting Governor of Georgia.— i While that paper professes opposition to l impeachment, it states that the Governor has committed impeachable offences, and if impeached, the world would say amen; and ■ declares that he is dependent on the 'char ity of the Legislature. The following are the Era’s counts. ‘‘He may be impeaohed. 1st, Bor takingthe oathas^floveraor of: f Georgiy recognizing the Legislature; sign ing at d vetoing hills; appointing and nom inating officers under our present Consti tution; borrowing and spending money as Governor; commissioning .Congressmen; pardoning people out of the Penitentiary; acting as commander of the army and navy of the State; and for variousother acts too numerous to mention, and then going to Washington and issuing an address to Congress, at the expense of the people of Georgia, trying to get Congress to destroy the very government he had solemnly sworn to support as Governor—not Provisional Governor. 2d. He may he properly impeached for commissioning various officers in this State, without authority of law and in open vio- | lation oflaw. 3d. He may be properly impeaohed for drawing warrants upon the Treasury, in open and most willful violation of the ex- I press terms of the statutes, and then quar reling with the Treasurer for not paying them, and enjoining the Fourth National Bank from dealing with said Treasurer. :' and attempting to run the financial mat ters Of the State through the Executive Department. 4th. He may be properly impeached for exercising judicial functions in certain cas es, where there can he no excuse for such conduct, except at the sacrifice of h;s ■integrity or his intelligence. He cannot plead, ignorance, and his “misdemeanor" is patent., 5tb. He may be properly impeached for his reckless and unauthorized expenditure of the funds of the State, without the least shadow of the authority of the law, and in one noted caso, after the emphatic expres sion of the General Assembly, condemning his illegal conduct. 6th. He may be properly impeachol for f his willful violation of the statute in his unauthorized withdrawal of patronage from the State Printer. Other and well grounded charges of mis demeanors may be stated, but we have giv- ■ on enough, in all conscience, to arouse the fears of the moBt stolid. If the Intelligen cer wants more, we can give it” Negro Eligibility—Letter of Hon. A. H. Stephens. We publish to-day a letter from the above named distinguished Georgian.— While he believes that; negroes are eligi ble to office under the Constitution and laws of the State, as they now stand, he is thoroughly satisfied that the colored mem bers of the Legislature cannot be reseated, and all future Legislatures will have the , undoubted power to receive or reject colored persons a3 they may deem best. His ar gument is conclusive, and we presume the course he proposes will be adopted, and the matter be put to rest. To Justices of the P-*' 6, The commissioned Ju? , ‘ ccs Peace of thiscounty can get 11 gw Code,- the new Constitution, sod the public laws of Georgia, for the jearf'1868 and 1869, by calling on Jesso ijamberth, Clerk Court of Ordinary, who has been diligent in pre wiring all tin/laws and regulations the Justices were entitled to. He .says that the Express Company has been very prompt in delivering these books, for which he feels grateful False Rumor. The rumor that was circulated op our streets last Sunday evening and Monday, to the effect that a negro woman, confined in the jail, for lunacy,, had .died there, is en tirely without foundation, r . Her uamo Ts' Bettie Talliaferro. She is a raving mani ac, hut apparently in good, bodily health. Hot Weather. It is very seldom that we have as hot a spell as during the past week. On Satur day the Thermometer stood at 2 o’clock, p. m., at 96°, in the shade. For several days it was up to 93° or 94°. The nights also have been very warm fir tin; locality. Fine Potatoes. We have received from M r - C. P. Dean, of this county, two potatoes of the Peach Blow variety, the two weighing 22 • unces RECONSTRUCTION. President Grant and the Unreconstructed States. Washington’, July 3.—The question whether the members of the Virginia As sembly must take the iron clad has been brought to the attention of the President, but too late to make changes in the Vir ginia canvass, even should the President sustain them. His views on tho matter will be submitted to Hoar before the meet ing-of the Assembly, and a decision will establish a uniform rule for Virginia, Mis sissippi and Texas. It is certain the Pres ident has no present intention of molesting Georgia, as that State is in the Union, nor has he asked Hoar’s opinion regarding her political condition. GEORGE PEABODY. Gives another Billion Dollars for Southern Educational Purposes. New York, Jnly 3.—George Peabody has given another million in bonds for Southern education. Among the bonds are ..ineteen thousand Louisiana sixes, ten thousand New Orleans city sixes, thirty- five thousand Mobile city five per cents; seventy-nine thousand Alabama fives, sixty- cine thousand Louisiana consolidated Bank fives. All the securities are first class, and the dividends certain to be paid. In addition, he gives Florida six per cent bonds which, with over due coupons, amount to about three hundred and eighty-four thousand dollars. Those last, like the Mis- sissigpi bonds, will require many years for payment. A State Press Association. To the invitation of the LaGrange Re porter to form such a society, we say amen. The newspaper gang should be gov erned by uniform rules and regulations, ahd.publisbing rates carefully graduated and'adhered to. .. * Those papers which intend to dc a le gitimate business, will see no objection to this. As for the others, those who have not pride or reputation sufficient to desire respectability, we say let them slide. We are in favor, also, of adopting some code regulating the rules ot courtesy, and the personal relations of the Press. An association like that proposed would be of great advantage to the craft.—Cuth- bett Appeal. We fully endorse the above suggestions, and will heartily engage in the suggested project.—Rome Courier. To be Slightly Altered. A writer in tbe Maoon Telegraph sug gests a few unimportant changes in the State and General Government, as follows: Suffrage to be restricted to those whose taxible property exceeds 83,000; the State Sena’e to have one member for each judi cial circuit, and the House a delegate for every 10,000 male inhabitants over the age of twenty-one; Superior Court Judges to be elected by the attorneys of five years standing in their respective circuits; the circuit Judges to elect the Superior Court; the Judges of the Supreme Courts of the various States to select the Supreme Court of the United States. j Got Enough of the Mormons. The following extract is taken from a letter written by Mr. B. V. Murdock, for merly of Chattooga county, to his sister, Mrs. Mathis. The genuineness of the ex tract is certified to by Mr. Abner Echols ! and J. R. Green. Mr. Murdock went off with the Mormons several months since, bnt, as we understand, did not fully join them. The letter is dated Omaha, Ne braska, May 29,1869. He seems to be fully disgusted with the Latter Day Saints, s as they call themselves, as we presume all other sensible people wonld be, if they could bnt see the practical workings of this fa- naticism. Here is what he says: <*, I will say to you to have nothing to do with the Elders of the Latter Day devils ajj « they are wolves in sheep’s clothing—they preach one thing and practice another.— ; There are whole oar .lbads of people coming .■if from Utah almost every day. Some of i' : them have been there ten to fifteen years, i it and have never had the ohanoe to get < *' • away until now. The Railroad and sjl- I'j diers have got there now,, and they have a i : chance to make their escape. All foe re- ports you have heard about their mean do ings is true, and the half is not told. Don’t ' write to me until you get another letter | from me. I will write as soon as I stop, 11 r and give you a foil history of tho devils, 1 as I expect to go through Utah. . ' : B. V.; Murdock. /I MURDER. We learn that a horrid murder was com mitted, at the residence of Mr. Hampton ! ; Penny, who lives near Judge G. • W. Thom as, in the lower part of this county, last ' : ,i Sunday evening. David Partin', a young 1 ; man, killed Stiles Mohtgomeiy, a grand ' : [' ; son of Bartly Montgomery, who was a so- ! .' ber, industrious*young man, about nine teen or twenty years old. He was stabbed *; three times, either of tfhieh wonld proba bly have proved fatal. The origin of the 1 ' difficulty is said to have been about some j .., -woman. Partin made his escape. Nobody Hurt. The Fourth of July, as well as tho 3d and 5th, passed off in our city without any disturbance or accident, so far as wc have been able to learn. We have seen greater demonstrations of joy than was in the re cent return of that anniversary day. but perhaps our town was never freer of head- chcs the day following than it is this year. If civil liberty is ever restored, then probably its birth day, ou this continent, rill be celebrated with more jobil nt de- nonstrations by Southern communities. Singer’s Serving Machines. I . They are, beyond doubt, the best offer- id—E. C. Hough is agent in Rome. An :cellent family wuehiae, plain, costs only ~ e dollars.—See adv. The Blue Ridge Railroad. R. K. Scott, Governor of South Oaroli na, and Chairman of the Executive Com mittee of the Blue Ridge Railroad, has ad vertised for proposals frou. contractors to complete the road from Anderson, South CONSTITUTION OF THE CHEROKEE stitution. If none apply, then the excess to MASONIC. AI«3 ASSOCIATION. .Richmond, July 2.—The barbecue giv en to J. Walker, a colored man, took place to-day on Yaoxhall’s Island, adjoining the city. About 3 o’clock the chain bridge leading te the island, was so crowded that it gave way, carrying down some sixty per sons. Col. Jas. R. Branch, a prominent broker, and the Conservative candidate for the Senate, was instantly killed, also Po liceman Kirkham, who was on duty to pre vent the crowd from rushing ou the bridge Several colored men were fatally wounded. The colored Conservative barbecue, which was ended by an accident, was at tended by about 300 colored men, and large numbers of whites. A large crowd had congregated at the bridge leading to the island, but were kept off by the po lice. Colonel Branch, who was managing the affair, while standing, directed the po lice to admit the crowd, which being done, the weight broke the structure, precipitat- iug numbeis into the water, where Colonel Branch, policeman Kirkham end Robert Ashley, were caught iu falling timbers and killed. Seven other persons were wounded, two of whom will die. The Lody of Colonel Branch was fol lowed to his residence by a procession of prominent citizens, and the police escorted the remains of Mr. Kirkham home. Colo nel Branch was one of the first business men of the city. Riohmond is pervaded in general gloom in consequence of the ca lamity. OFFICERS. Maj. C. H. Smith, President. M. W. Samuel Lawrence, G. M. Grand Lodge of Georgia, A’ice Pres. Thos. J. Perry, Secretary. Wm. West, Treasurer. AUDITING COMMITTEE. N. Yarbrough, Dr. S. F. Powers, C. O. Stillwell, T. McGuire and R. T. Hargrove. DIRECTORS. C H Smith, M Dwinell, J L Camp, E C Hough, Thos. J Perry, Dr. W West, Dr. R Y Mitchell. W T Williams, D M Hood, Col. D. S. Printup, B F Hooper, JI Wright, H D Austin, E H Colclough, M W Samuel Lawrence, G M, Grand Lodge of Ga., Marietta, Ga. Thos. J. Davis, Cave Spring, Ga. J T Crawford, Enon, Ala. D P Forney, Jacksonville, Ala. B B Kendrick, Pleasant Hill, Ga. R R Asbury, Talladega, Ala. Dr. J W Taylor, Lutherville, Ga. Judge A Darden, Cave Spring, Ga. S D Heard. Augusta, Ga. Rev H C Carter, Dalton, Gen. D. C. Turrentine, Gadsden. H C Kelly, Camming, Ga. Jas. M Veaeh, Adairsville, Ga Col. JAR Hanks, Dalton, Ga. Jno. Jones, Dirt Town, Ga. R B Kyle, Gadsden, Ala. ARTICLE 1. Section 1. The Association shall be blown as the Cherokee Masonic Aid Association, and be located In the city of Romo. Ga. ARTICLE H. Section 1. The officers of tho Association shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and a Board of Di rectors, consisting of thirty members, ten of whom shall be residents of Borne or vicinity. Sec. 2. four Directors, with the President shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of the President and Vice President, five Directors may make a President pro tern, and proceed to transac- business. Section 3. The annual meetings of the As sociation shall take place in the city of Rome, on the 24th day of June in each and every year. No special number shall be re quired to constitute aquornm, provided there be present a quorum of the Directors. Section 4. Each member present shall be entitled to one vote only. Section 5. The Directors shall he elected nnnnally att.bw nnnnal meeting in Jane—a majority vote of the members present shall be necessary to a choice. Section 6. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, shall he elected an nually,- at the annual meeting I — tors, and only from their body. Section 7. The regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held once a month, and at such time as the Board may determine. The Directors shall fill all va cancies in their Board, Memphis, Jaly 2.—An earthquake this morning was felt at Holly Springs and Cor inth, Mississippi, and Madison, Arkansas; the vibration lasted half a minute. FORTRESS MONROE. - Fortress Monroe, July 2.—The Carolina, to Knoxville Tennessee, a die- French jj^- Curriu ? from Martinique, tonee ofone hundred acd fifty-two is in Qaarantiae with eighteen caseS of Payment for the work .s to be made m the | on ^ g he twQ me „ at sea yesterday, three to-day, and three seven per cent first mortgage bon-ls of the road, principal and interest payable in ooin, and guaranteed -by the State. Pro posals will be received, until tin eighth of this month.—Chron. & Sen. Flic Cotton Crop of 1869. The following estimate in regard to this year’s crop of cotton is said to be as correct as it is possible to obtain from the present condition of affairs in the cotton-growing States,. and it nn.y therefore ba well to pre serve it for future reference: Number of acres planted last year, 7,500,000 Tan per cent increase in area, 750,000 At an average of 1 bale to 3 acres, bales, Twenty per ce it, increase in productive power of land ^from the use of fertili zers. • CONTRA. To loss of ten per cent, from injury to crops from cool spring, bales, Probable crop of 1869, 8,250,000 2,750,000 550,000 [Courier-Journal. 3,300,000 330,000 2,970,000 3,300,000 Tbe Adkins Murder. A Committee, composed of Republicans and Democrats aad also relatives of the family, petitioned Mrs. Adkins to give the name3 or name of the murderer. She failed to answer tho petition! The commit tee waited npon the family, and pledged them selves to arrest any one they should designate as gnilty of the crime, but Mrs. Adkins, who was within a short distance of the house, refased to see the committee,and the daughters abrubtly declined to give them any information! Did ever a community do more to aid in ferreting out a crime? And was ever the name of a murderer more tenaciously withheld from the officers of the law? There is a large number of troops here, sent for the purpose of .investigating the whole affair. The “appeal” is answered. The United States scud her soldiery to pro tect them, and the State her Attorney- Genet al to advise and defend them. Still, they bold tbe dying declaration of husband and father looked up in their own hearts, and the murderer goes un.vhipt of jus tice. We now ask, and call upontbe press to echo the interrogatioif: Why are not the gnilty parties made known?—Warrenton Clipper. Great Excitement in Decatur—A Ghost Appears in Daytime, Whis pers, Talks, nd Goes '.hrough a Solid Wall—Men Watch at Nioni for It, Ahmed to the Teeth.—The town of Decatur bos been startled from its qnietnde by t e appearance of a ghost in its midst. The ghost has chosen for its theatre of action a small school-house, to the great consternation of the schoolmistress and .the pupils. This ghost semis to be sui generis, for it appears to broad daylight, and not at midnights mystio hour. The schoolmistress hears it whisper in her ear, but oan tee ro bodily presence. IVhen spoken to it answers back, and when threatened with being shot, taqpttogly defies the boaster. It has gone through a solid- .wall, leaving no evidence of its entry. And while, the children were assembled in the ante-room good sized rocks c-’me through the ceiling abo?e them, and struck them on the head. Altbough Jhg plji'dren saw the rooks and felt the blow, they ecnjd Apt see any hole in the ceiling for the rocks to come through. Last pight several “plucky” youug men watched the premises, bnt the ghost did not pnt in. its appearaaoa, The effort- to eolvi the mystery has, thus far, proved unavailing. . Of course the excite ment is intense.—alt. Const. the day before. The Captain, First Officer and Surgeon, are all dead, and the Assist ant Surgeon is dyin_ . She will take in provisions and coal as scon as possi ble aud proceed north. CUBAN. New York, July 2.—Puerto Principe ad vices of the 22d report the condition of the Spanish troops dreadful. The hospitals are full, and there are ten deaths dai ly- A foraging party, one handed aud fifty strong, was driven into the city, forty of whom went into the hospital. The Cubans captured one hundred reg ulars at the first station from Princi pe. One regiment of volunteers has two hun dred sick. Quesada is in the vicinity. The Spaniards attribute his successes to the acqnisition of fillibosters, and state that forty thousand more troops are necessary. The Spanish garrison is dishearten ed. Gettysburg. Gettysburg, July 2.—Meade, in his speech, urges decent burial for the Confed erate dead. Senator Morton, tho orator of the day, in speaking of Cuba, says: “She is making a bold, vigorous, and, as we trust, a success ful effort to throw off the Spanish yoke and establish her independence.” He also said: “Iu tbe fields before us are the graves of the rebel dead, now suuk to the.level of the plain, unmarked, uuhonored, and un known. They were our countrymen, of ourblood, language and history. They dis played a courage worthy of their country and of a better cause, and wc may drop a tear to their memory. The news of this fatal field carried agony to thousands of Southern homes, and the wail of despair was heard iu the everglades and orange groves of the South.” Market. If etc Yorh, July 3.—Noon.—Stocks firm bat feverish. Money active at 7 per cent, with } commission. Sterling 206}. Golc 137. 62s 1221. North Carolinas 57} asked, new 50}. Virginias, old 57. new 61. Ten nessee excoupons 611, new 57}. Louisi- anas, old 68 Levees 66}. Floor dull and unchanged. .Wheat scarcely so firm; Corn unchanged Pork dull at $31,75 to $31,87} Lard duil. . Cotton quiet at 34}. Freights qniet. Julius Caosar at West Point. Grant appointed no negro cadets. He thereby enraged the negroes of Washing ton. “What?” say they, “are colored men to be restricted in social intercourse to the mechanical classes, and their sops and heirs to be refased admission to the Nation al academics at West point and Annapolis? Per sh the thought!” Grant puts negroes into the printing offices and brick-yards and pavy-yarefs, bnt none into West Point. Tomato Ratter Cakes.—The season foi that highly esteemed vegetable, the tomato, being again at hand, we take occasion to recommend a made of sei ving them obtained from a newspaper, and which, after trial, we can pronounce excellent. It is to slice them, when ripe, cover them with batter, and fry on a griddle, like other cakes. They should he seasoned while frying. Larse and solid tomatoes are the best for this dish. Those who arc fond of tomatoes will take new delight in them fried ip this way for breakf-ist ; and we believe that many, who have not fancied them in the old style of serving, wi.l find them most palatable in tbf3 any—Exchange. ~ " eSS^Negro Clerks have been appointed jq the Washington postoffice. G r ant is at lea^p impart} il, lip treats goosg and gan T tier to the sam.e sauce. This ip as much right as a wrong thing can be.—Const- go to the permanent fond of the Company. ARTICLE VIII. Burns or rtisincNv. Section 1. It shall be the duty of tbe Presi dent and Board of Directors to take a gener al supervision over the affairs of the Compa ny see that the Constitution is duly and iromptly complied with, and Bee that the undsof the Company are appropriated as hereinafter provided. The President and Board of Directors shall select some member of the Association to deliver an annual ad dress each and every year, at the annual meeting.^-'* y-fY(t^r * , ARTICLE IX. • *' DUTUS or THK SICIETAKT. Section L It shall be the duty of the Sec retary to receive and receipt for all money due the Company—keep a full and faithful record of the same, and pay all moneys on hand over to the Company Treasurer, at least once a week, and take his receipt for the same. He shall keep a full and faithful re cord of all the transactions of the .Company, and shall make a quarterly report to the Board of Directors, and an annual report to the Company. Section 2. He shall keep a record of all the names and postoffice addresses of the mem bers of the Association, together with the age of each, at the time of admission, and commuicate all notices, and attend to all ARTICLE III. Section 1, There shall be an Auditing com mittee of five, elected annually, at the annu al meeting in Jane. The members of the committee shall not hold any other office m the Company, for the time being. ARTICLE IT. Section 1. Any Master Mason, in good standing, and in good health, not over sixty- five years of age, npon the recommendation of an officer of his Lodge, or of the Lodge in whose jurisdiction he resides, or of a Direc tors, upon the payment of five dollars ad mission fee, and one dollar and ten cents for next mortuary to occur, shall be eligible to membership. Section 2. The admission fee shall he in creased or diminished from year to year, as the funds in the Treasnry may justify. No investments of the funds shall be made, nor shall any more be allowed to accumulate than is sufficient to safely meet the current annu al expenses. Section 3. Paid up policies shall be issued to members who have paid all dues for twen ty years. Saidjpolicies payable at the death of the holder. The amount paid to be fixed by the number of members at the time of expiration of the twenty years. The amount due on policies shall he free from the claims of the representatives or the creditors of the deceased. Section 4. The future standing of a mem ber in his Lodge shall not effect nis member ship in this Association. Section 5. Any Lodgo may insure the lives of its members, and shall be entitled to as ma ny votes at any meeting of the Association as it has members present ARTICLE V. Section 1. There shall he three classes follows: Class A, limited to 1,000 members. Class B, limited to 3,000 members. Class C, limited to 5,000 members. . The admission fee to each, $5 00. Either class may he duplicated when full, and when full, shall he kept so, and when a No. is made vacant the next applicant for that class shall tale the vacant No. In order to provide for the prompt pay. ment of the amount due to the beneficiaries on the death of a member, each member will be required to pay, iu addition to his admis sion fee, one dollar and ten cents at the time of his admission. ARTICLE VI. Section 1. When a member dies, each sur viving member of the class the deceased be longed to, shall, within ten days, after re ceiving a notice from the Secretary, notify ing him of that fact, pay over to the Assooiar tion, or some one of its agents, the sum of one dollar and ten cents, which shall he a provision for the beneficiaries of the next member who dies. In default thereof - his name shall he stricken from the roll of mem bers, and he forfeit all claims upon the Asso ciation : Provided, however, the Board of Di rectors shall have power to reinstate suoh de linquent member, on sufficient cause for his Section 3. He shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his duties ns the President and Board of Directors may deter mine, and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time they think the interests of the Association demand it His books shall be open to inspection to any member at any time. ARTICLE X. DUTIES OF THE T1EFSCKE1. Section I. It'shall be the dutyof tho Treas urer to receive all moneys from the hands of the Secretary only, and give hi* receipt for the same, and pay it ont by order of the Board, signed by the President and counter- sighed by the Secretary, with his seal of of fice affixed, and shall make quarterly reports to the Board, and annual reports to the Asso ciation; and shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his dalles as the Board may require. Section 2. He shall be subject to removal by the Board when they have reason to be lieve tbe interests of the Company require it, and he shall receive sneh compensation as the President and Directors may determine. - ARTICLE XI. Section 1. It shall be the duty of the And-' iting Committee, at least once a year, to aud it the books of'the Secretary and Treasurer, and scrutinize all the official acts of the offi cers of the Company, and make a foil and fair report in writing, to the next annual meeting, a copy of which shall be furnished to each member. Section 2. If the Auditing Committee should, at any time, have reason to suspect that the officers, or any one of them, are not acting in good faith, and in accordance with tins Constitution, they shall proceed at once to examine into foe matter, and, if in their judgment, foe acts of such officer has been prejudicial to foe true interessts of this As sociation, they shall have power to call foe Company together, and submit foe facts to them in a written report, for their consider ation and action. After a fall and fiur inves tigation, if foe charges, are sustained, foe officer or officers complained of may be re moved, by a two-thirds vote of all foe mem bers present. ARTICLE XIL Section L This Constitution may be alter ed or emended by a two-thirds vote of the* members-present at foe annual meeting. SPECIAL NOTICE. The following resolutions were adopted foe Grand Lodge of Georgia. See procei ings 1868—page 50 and 57. Wbduus, An association has been organ ized in foe city of Rome, denominated foe Cherokee Masonic Life Insurance Company, (name now changed to Cherokee Mason ic Aid Association,) whose object is to insure foe lives of Master Masons, of r standing, in their respective Lodges, the purpose of providing means for foe relief and support of their families up on their decease, and upon terms which place it in foe power of all Master Masons, in good standing in their respective Lodges, to be come members of foe association, and to he entitled to all the benefits thereof, without foe payment of foe heavy premiums usually required in Life Insurance Companies; bo it therefore, Resolved, That foe Grand Lodge of Geor gia commend said Association to the favora ble consideration of foe members of subordi nate Lodges, and earnestly recommend them to avail themselves of foe benefits to be de rived from said Association. MASTER MASON’S DAUGHTERS MU TUAL AID SOCIETY GA, The wives and daughters of Master Ma sons, whether foe Mason be in life or de ceased, can become members of it. The officers of the Association are com- •L. M. Wil- i, Secreta 4th Section of the 3d Article of the Con stitution of Georgia, it is provided that ‘•Each House, shall be the judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of its members, &c.” By the 31st paragraph of the 2d Article cf the same Constitution it is declared that, “The Legislative, Executive and Ju dicial -Departments shall be distinct; and each department shall he confided to-a sep arate body of magistracy. No person, or collective persons,being ofone Department, shall exercise auy power properly attached to either of the other, &c. - Itiseems, therefore,to be exceedingly clear that the Senate , and House of -Representa tives, each House separately for itself, has the sole right and power to judge of the qualifications of its members, and the pow er to interfere is expressly denied to the ju diciary department. The question of the eligibility of the col ored members of the General Assembly has been fnlly considered and’ decided by the -two Houses, the proper tribunal having original, exclusive and final jurisdiction over the question; the decision has been rendered and the judgment executed. There can be no appeal or writ of error to any other Court, and no provision is made ' .for a new trial, and the question is closed forever. No precedent is remembered by me of a rehearing in such a case—either in . tho State Legislature, the Congress of the Uni ted States or foe British Parliament Nor is it believed that there is one There is nothing pecaliar in this case to render it an exception to an unvarying talc of law, and the nsage and practice of centu- ries. The decision of the Legislature was made in a case where the jurisdiction is undenia ble, and with which all interference is ex pressly forbidden,and other persons whose ligibUity is unquestioned, hold foe -seats— nd hold them legality, by the judgment of the only' department having a right to judge, ami cannot be distarbed in the exer cise of their rights. The balance of-the term of the presentyear Legislature is short and no reason is perceived for any change. With very high respect, Your obedient servant, J. W. H. Underwood. Chron. & Sen. posed of foe best men in < son, President, and C. H.' Ana vy and Treasurer. Class A limited to 1,000 Class B “ 3,000 Class C “ 3,000 Admission Fee $1 50. Address C. JEL Andrews, Secretary and Treasurer, Madijon, Morgan county, Geor gia, or Tbos. J-Yeny, Agent, Rome, Ga. , Steamer Etowah.—Rome.—Celebration. At a meeting of tbe passccgeis on board the Steauer Etiwah, during her recent ex cursion trip np . foe river, foe following Resolutions were, unanimously passed. Tbe Lady passengers on board participa ted in the proceedings and voted with a discretion which should assure the lords of creation that they need no longer oppose on discretionary grounds the passage of the Constitutional Amendment, guaranteeing to woman the right of sujferage. Resolved, 1st, -That we tender our thanks to Capt. Coniter, Mr. Wragg and other default, by paying all arrears. Officers of the Steamer Etowah, as also to Section 2, A notice .directed to a member’s th B ... Conroanv. for the kindness and postoffice, or. left at his place of business, or residence, as representea upon .* foe Secreta- ry’a books, shall he deemed a due and legal notice. Section 3. A member changing his place of residence or postoffice, must Rotity foe Sec retary immediately. If his absence he but temporary, he iqnst make arrangements with some one to meet his obligations daring his absence, or suffer the consequences. Section 4. Any member may withdraw from foe Company by forfeiting all claims, together with foe amount paid in, or he may be transferred from one class to another, at {jig pleasure, 5ec/faq 5. A-certificate of foo death of a member, signed by foe officers oi his Lodge, or of foe Lodge within whose jurisdiction he dies—with their seal attached, shall he deemed sufficient evidence of his death. ARTICLE VJI, Section 1. The President shall have power to convene the Board of Directors, or call a special meeting of the Association, when he thinks foe interests of the * Association de mand it. Section 2. Upon reliable information of foe death of a member, the President shall draw his draft upon the Treasurer within sixty days of such notice, for the sum of one dollar for every surviving member of the class, to which the deceased belonged, who shall pay (he same to the person or persons designated by the deoeased • Prayid&d, however, no per son shall he entitled to receive said payment other than the widow of foe deceased, his children, or adopted children, his mother or sister, or some Hosier Mason, or his family; and if there he no such beneficiary of foe de ceased- to be found at foe time or his death, then the President sljall apply a sujjjoienoy of the amount due the deceased to defray th* funeral and expenses of last' sickness'and retain the remainder twelve months, subject to foe order or those entitled to it/ under this Con- iSpecial Telegraphic Correspondent of the Oou- rier- Journal.] Mediation In Caban Affairs. Washing.os, July 2.—General Sick les, it is learned, took out most important instructions as Minister to Spain yesterday ou matters relating to the Cuban question. These were agreed on at the Cabinet meet- in" on Tuesday,and so desirous was the Pres ident that they should be kept secret that the Secretary went over to New York that night and delivered them :u person on Wednesday to Sickles. Of course the de tails of these instructions are not known y.‘t out of official circles, but the object cau be safety stated is au attempt on the part of the administration to put an status of those members in 'any decree end to further bloodshed iu Cuba by offer- whatever. By the first paragraph of foe ing friendly intercession. This is said to O.-.: .r,L. OJ I..T.U lio in an-!, n .-lintu. I h . I tKai*n ifi liltlo dnnht. The Legal Status of the Expelled Negro Members of the Legislature. ABLE LETTER FROM JUDGE UNDER WOOD. Rome Ga., June 28, 1869. Gen. A. R. Wright: Dear Sir:—Yours of the 21st instant, asking my “opinion upon the effect of the decision of the Supreme Court, relativ; to the eligibility of colore 1 citizens to office upon the status of the expelled negro mem bers of the present Legislature, --has been received, and for answer I have the honor to say that the decision referred to of the Snpreme Court caunot possibly affect the be in such a chape that there is little doubt bat Spain will accept. However, this in fect .that of foe'Boat’s Company, for the. kindness and courtesy extended us, during our recent trip to and from the Masonic Celebration at Rome, Ga. Resolved, 2nd. That so long is we are able to hear foe sound of foe gravel or ap preciate foe beautiful principles of Free Masonry, we will remember with grateful hearts the hospitality extended us by our brethren of foe order in Rome, daring our stay in that city. Resolved, 3rd. That our most heartfelt emotions go out toward the good and beau tiful ladies of Rome, (the wives apd daugh ters of our Moeonio brethren there,) who contributed to make our visit a happy one, no more by the splendid cheer spread at their hands, than the more splendid smiles wlich greeted ns at . every tarn—smiles of welcome. Resolved, 4fo, That foe Gadsden Times and Rome papers be requested to publish these resolutions, if conven ient. j,-, - ... . ., .Jos Fulcher, . W.L. Whitiock H. W. Heath, J. H Horton, W. D, Pope, J. H. Wright, A. W. Watson, R. II. Wynne, W. P. Parker, W. L. Hughes, D. A Miller, G. W. freeman, M. G. Milligan, L. W- Grant, R. O. Randall, J. A. Francis. I. N. Horn. ■g^An exchange wants to know why Grant has appointed so many negroes to office- Wp presume it was to give reipect- nbility to his other appointments, they being made Rom his lilt of relatives.—Woe York Democrat- A Sad and Sudden Death. As we sit down to write, the solemn monotone of the chnrch bell’s funeral toll tells ns of a striking instance of the preca rious tenure of human life. On last Sunday night, tbe Rev. John .Long, of Thomasvillc, North Carolina, a Methodist divine of twenty-five faithful years’ service in the pulpit, began preach ing to a large copgregation in Wesley Chapel—the chnrch of the Rev. Mr Kim- baU. He had continued some ten minutes, when he suddenly' 'stippea,and with a livid face and gaspingutterance asked Mr. Kim ball if anything appeared to be the matter with him. He sat down in an easy position, folding his hands and throwing his head back oa the sofa in a . reclining manner. Perceiving his illness-and at tbe same time observing that he was qniet, Mr.' Kimball arose and concluded the sermon,- all the time thinking that Mr. Long war better, from his quietness. As he ended his sermon, he tarned to speak tc Mr. Long and discovered that he was speechless. It Was ah apoplectic ftroke, from which ho never recovered. He died Monday morning abo at 5 o’clock. He never spoke again. The best medical attention was called in, bnt vainly. Doctors Boring and West moreland gave immediate care to the case. This sad event has created deep feeling in the city. All of tbe circumstances have tended to invest it with dnnsunl inter est. Mr. Long was a gentleman of fifty-eight years of age, of irreprbaohablb character and high chrHianstanding. He had been In the city bnt a week or two, and' con templated making his residence here. His family are still in Carolina,and have yet to learn the terrible intelligence. Mr. Long was buried this morning with dne solemnities Masonic honors were paid to him. We can conceive of no more impressive illustration of foe dread * omnipoteuco of death, than that it should thos invade the very sanotnaiy o£God,aadstrike down with relentless hand, in the sacred pulpit itself, the preacher-of the Divine Word, in the midst of his holy teachings. The -.Tarniog is awful, and carries with it a lesson full of solemn portent. That mind that conldpas3 by this striking ocourrenoe-wi A unthink ing indifference most be lost to Christian in fluence.— At. Const.of 6th. sa_Dr. Bayne, Norfolk negro, wlio per sists in tunning for Congress, has been mobbed on sight every time he has attempt ed to speak, by men of his own rare, who have beenpaid by foe Wells party io.. ruu him ont of.the district.because bis color is too strong for the midsummer canvass. No antidote, seems, however, to have been found for this Bayne,because lie is likely to be elected} and to be. one of tlie two black men whom earpet-baggery wil’ send to fc'ou- gress from the Old Donunion. - Senator Sprace and -tuk Colu ma Canal—The Project not yet Given Up.—The Columbia Phoenix of yesterday says : “Colonel S. A: Pearce, late of.the United States Army, who, as an agent of Senator Spragne, of Rhode Island, pur chased the Columbia Canal aud a large por tion of the Kiuslcr “brick yard” proper ty, several months ago, is non- in Colum bia, accompanied by Mr. G. C. Tinsley, a surveyor, who has commenced making a survey and estimates for widening aud deepening the canal. Col. Pearce states that he has resigned his position in the ar my, for the purpose of taking charge cf this work ; and that- Mr. Sprague is determined to push ahead with it. Active operations may not be commenced during the summer mouths, but early in October, Col. P. as serts, a heavy force of workmen will be cm ptqyedCA' at — The Poor Contliigcut Fuml I — Its Ribs Ache. The thirteen Dem idrat ie newspapers'in this State, which are the recipients of so many substantial favors from our Republi can Governor, have receive! a new four column advertisement (accompanied by a large wood cut railroad map) in the form of the speeches reeeutty delivered by Gov. Bullock and Col. Hnlbcit. We presume, of course, the people are qnite willing to foot the bill for this whol. gide advertisement; and that the thirteen partices most interested in the publication, will be satisfactoralty paid off out of the Con- tengent Fund 1—Al. Era. CUBAN CONFIDENCE. The Representatives of the Jubans here are very reticent, but fuller than ever of confidence! iu their success. WASHINGTON. ; Washington, July 3.—The administra tion has finally -ettlel upon a definite poli cy regarding the difficulties iu Cuba, which is summed up in the authoritative declara tion that it will Dot remgoizc either foe bcligcreucy or the independence of the new republic. This course has been adopted af ter mature consideration. The negotia tions which will seen be reopened between our government and Great Britain, regard ing the Alabama difficulties have had much to do with the result, for the reason that a compliance with the wishes of the (Cubans would detract from the justice and consistency of our demands against Eng land. I The Aeriat Navigating Machine. San Francisco, June 30.—Recent suc cessful experiments have been made iu this city with the working of the model aerial navigation machine. It not only ascended intothe air, but was propelled in any re quired direction by machinery of capacity to carry eight or ten persons, being con structed for the purno-e of making a trip to New York. The inventor is confi dent the trip can be made in twenty-four hours. " . BOSTON. Boston, July 3. —The State Consta bles arc attempting to enforce the new pro hibitory liquor law throughout the State - Trouble is still feared at some of the lar gest places. The penalties under the law arc heavy, a single sale being $10 and from twenty to thirty days imprisonment; for a second violation, $20 and from thirty to sixty days imprisonment, with extra in each case where the fine is not paid. The keeping with Intent to sell is punished by S10 fine and twenty days imprisonment.— Tho seller is liable for all damage by the buyer aud drinker while drank, and any person arrested for drunkenness can escape prosecution by appearing as a witness against the men from whom he purchased the liquor. Markets. . Liverpool, July 6.—Noon—Cotton quiet and firmer; Uplands 12J; Orleans 12?; Sales 8,000 bales. Sales yesterday 10,000 bales. New York, July -6.—Stocks uasettled; money active. Sterling 9}. Gold 36}. Flour I0al5c better. Wheat 4a5e better. Corn lc better. Mess pork quie‘; new 32 12}. Lard dull—steam 19al9}. Cotton quiet at 341. St. Louis, July 3. Flour.$4 50a5 00. Wheat 81 llal 21. Corn S0a91c. Oats G7a70c. Mess pork $32 75a33 75. Bacon 13}, 14 and 18}e. Lard at l!)e. Chicago, July 3. FIjut unsetthd. Wheat $126}. Corn 72a72}c. Oats 63a64c. Louisville July 3. Corn 66c. Oats 70<r. - Mess'park $33 00. Bacon 14}, 18al8}o. Lard 19}c Hams 191c. Highwines 93c- Flour S4 25 Cincinnati, July 3. Flour $5 65a6 00. Corn 52a75c- Oats 66a6Sc. M hisky held at 92c. Mess pork ticldatS32 50. Bulk meats 12}al8c. Ba con 14?; 17}al8c. Wheat $120al 25. Rye $1 05al 10. Barley nominal. , Murder in. Bartow County. On Friday morning at four o’clock a bloody murder was committed iu Bartow county, about thirteen miles north of Car- tersvilie. Caroliue Evans, a white woman of thirty or more, has been living lor three years as a servant in the family of James M. Denman. She went into his room where he was sleeping with his wife and child, kindled a file, and taking au axe, reached over his wife and child and struck him across tho forehead, gashing out one eye. He raised up in the bed}'and asked her why she had cut him. She said she would toil • at the proper time. ->.He died Saturday morning. She has been arrested and is iu jail at Carferiville. She refuses to give her reasons for killing him. Mr. Denman was a man of some means, and much re spectability. lie was 35 years old, and leaves a .wife and three er four chil dren. These are tho facts as givea by a gentle man from that section. There are rumors as to the cause of the murder but nothing reliab'ei Itcertaiuly was a very coM-bloodcd transaction, and is marked by features of iinsual brutality — At Cons. cfGlh. Methodist -Union. Nurtb and South. 'lbe following ju>i vjtysut the New Or leans Christian Adv C ite in reference to the prop sed ic-uu.i u *>f the UaJieal p.d::i- cal Church North with tho Methodist EpiscopalLu Church South, are j :.it and empbalh : -' w. iwm ■ >— Wo have never boon able to see ihu de- fophliqess of "reuciyu” nr “u.-iioii” with ihu Northern 'Melhcdi'-I.-. It would in crease tho political force of that. Church greatly, which is already too ureal for tbe country’s guod. !u fact, all .these “reuu- ious” are iu the sole interest oi' that tenden cy toward a centralizing despotism which threatens all civil as weft as political liber ty. If the Church South could deliver herse.f from the common pressure by plac ing herself under the mgis of a body that prayed and fisted to induce foe Lord to im peach President Johnson, she would not, could not do it. No, her work is to live with her own people, and if need be, go down with them. The Methodist Church South is full large enough to do good work for Christ, the country, and tho world. We only seek to swell it by the conversion of sinners. The following extract from Bank’s order, dated New Orleans, January 13, 1864, is evidence of the rntrage and robbery penetrated on the Southern Methodist Churchmen: [Extraot.] In accordance with iustrnctions contain ed in a letter Irotn the Secretary of War, under the date of November 30, 1863, all houses of worship within this department, belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church South, iu which a loyal minister, who has bees appointed by a loyal Bishop of said Church, docs not now officiate, are hereby placed at the disposal of the Rev. Bishop Ames. Commanding officers at tbe various points, where such houses of worship may be loca ted,arc directed to extend to the ministers, that may be appointed by Bishop Ames to conduct divine service in said hous es cf worship, all the a>d, countenance and support practicable ia foe execution of their mission. Married—At the Baptist f!hureh Cave Spring, oa the 27th nit bv th* * J-C. Brown, Dr. G. T. Dexs’o.v, 0 f* bama, to Miss Mattie Prentice , >-p/ 1 ** county, Ga. ’ to* Married—In this county, at the dence of the bride’s mother, on the ^ mst., by the Rev. Jesse Lamberth. R, ? F Manning and Miss Sallie K t ' an. Lo °' Also, on the 4th inst., at PorrestriUe b the Rev. Jesse Lamberth, Mr. j’ 1 Davis and Miss Mattie Nettles. ° DS Also, in this county, on the 1st ins t the Rev. Jesse Lamberth, Mr. Jobs jj. * ols and Mrs. D. Jones. Died—In Cave Spring, at the 1^. lute for the Deaf and Damb, on Satardar July 3d, at 9 o’clock, a. m., Jons Buckstone, a pupil, from Brooks county Ga—disease Typhoid Pneumonia, gj had been in school but two months, butlr his good conduct, had endeared himself to officers an J pupils. From signsgiven dur. iug his last moments, we are forced to be- lieve that his soul is .now in thatland where the deaf hear, and tho dumb sing praha to the Lau b. JMWfi#mtute. Floyd County Sheriff Sales. YTritL be sold before tbe Court House h, Rome, witlnn tbe legal boors of sale oa the 1st Tuesday in August next, the tolloiiu. property, viz: ° That portion of lots Nos. IW, 200 and Ml i. 24th district and 3d section of Floyd county- tie property is described io a deed froma A R. White to V. P. White, making in ell 350 acres: levied on as tbe property of A. R. White, to satisfy » « fa from Fulton Superior Court in levor of Jel B Xeal, Adm'r, vs A. A-Gaulding. principal, end A E. White aod K.J. Cowart, security. Property pointed out and levy ordered to be male by Cow- art’s Attorney, the execution transferred io him Tenant in possession not bed. POSTPONED SALE. Also, a part ot city lot No. 186, Coosa Divisios City of Eomc, Floyd County, on corner of Ho„. .ard and Cherokee streets, being tbe part ol !i:l lot now occupied by W. A. Fort, as tbe proptitv of William A. Frrt, by virtue of a li. fa. in® Floyd Superior Court, in favor ot C. W. Mills ri. said defendant, and other £. fas. in my handi * Property pointed ont by plaintiff’s attorney. J. Jt. LUMPKIN, julys Dep’y. Sbff. A Stock Farm WaOTED. A GEXTLEMAX desires to purchase a Farm of 200 or 300 acres, lying near I*om& or : n Vann’s Valley, suited to raising /grasses fori Stock Farm. Good improvements desirable.— Cash Trill be paid. Apply to J. E. STEVENS & CO, Home, Ga. ju!yltw3t-wim ANEW PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY ( IN SHORTER BLOCK. Messrs- PERkINS & PELQT, OF AUGUSTA, GA. \1T OCLD respectfully announce, that they will ▼ ▼ open their Gallery, in Rome, on orabont July 20th, where we shall introduce our New Style, and exquisitely beautiful Rustic Pictures, together with many ether improvements in ocr advancing art; including the Porcelain Ivory- iypa—the wonder of the age—f*’r its astonishing brilliancy and perfection of likeness. Portrait! in Oil, and Pastel, cither Crbinct or Life size, made from the smallest size Daguerreotype, Am- brotype, Photograph, or any other Pictnre of a. deceased relation or absent fiiend, or from life. These paintings are finished in unrivaled perfec- fectioh by our Artist, "tbe distinguished Kirrj- more." fiis paintings have excited 1 the admfn- tion. of all who have seen them. We confident T yassure onr patrons that no pains will be spared to give them satisfaction, and that the work entrusted to our care will folly equal that which has made onr Galleries famous throughout the States for the last twenty years. juIyStw-wtf CEDARTOWN MALE & FEMALE SCHOOL, CEDARTOWN, FOLK CO., GA. FALL TERM will open Angrst 16th and close 26th November next, bates pep. tep.m. Primary Class, - — * §9 Oil Intermediate *• - - - - 1.3 50 Higher “ - • 18 00 Incidental—each pupil, 50 Di.-cpiine mild hut firm. For furthor partin*- lars apply to the Principal or his Assistant. ' J. F. MIXON. A. M Principal,. ANNA E. ALDEN, Assistant. julyStwlm-wlt-pd GUN STOLEN. A RIFLE G (J2f from J. J. Cohen’s mill on- Spring Creek, Chulio District, on the night of the 23d or 24th of June, 1SC9. Said gun fc half stockeJ, rib barrel, the cylinder Is brass, and by taking out the tube it cau fce seen that it has been bushed with brass, and by taking off the hammer onc-third of the neck of the tum bling iron is split off, and a new hou.c-znale screw put in to hold the hammer on. The here is about ICO to the pound. It lias a trig ger. A liberal reward hr the -:un or ihief. Address JACOB 1IOSS. Ror..e,Ga. july3t\v-wtf GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS. Cotton Factors and Bankers,, HAYNE ST., CH1RLEST0N. Williams, Birnie & Off* COTTON FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 65 Beaver Street .a.kL 20 Exchange Place, NEW YORK. ju!jllw-w3m WHEAT & FLOUR RATES OFFREIGHT Savannah Route. S HIPPERS of Grain and Flour are lespectful- lv referred to the Rates underneath. With Four distinct Lines of fir3t-class Steam ships plying between the ports of New York and Sav-tnaab, arriving and departing every alter nate day, and with Weekly Lines of similar Tea sels to Philadelphia and Baltimore, expedition is guaranteed: Wheat per Bushel. Koine to Savannah, - - 35c New York, - - 48c Philadelphia, - 4Sc “ Baltimore, - - - 4fic Floor per Barrel. Rome to Savannah, - - §1 5(T * New York, - - - 2 00 “ Philadelphia, - . 2 00- u m Baltimore, - - - 1 90 Landings on Coosa River and Stations on tli* S. R. A D. Railroad, w ill take the Rome rate fro® that point. For further information applv to J. M. STILLWELL, Freight Agent, Rome RailroaJ- H W. BRONSON, M. T., M. k W. Railroal, Macon. Or to WM. ROGERS, Gtn’l Supt 0. R. R-, julyltw-w2m Savannah- ClaKAM wheat makes THE BEST FLOUR. THE McGINNISS SMUTTER The Johnston Bran Duster, At Reduced Prices. Roth Machines warraa* ed to give entire satisfaction, or the money inded. J. R. NOBLE, Ag% Champion Mills, Rome, Ga. jano22twlm-wlt