The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, November 05, 1869, Image 1

Previous Issue Next Issue

Clip Visible Area View Page Text View PDF

Newspaper Page Text•WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION. 1 £2L. VOLUME XXIV- ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 5, 1869. ' ici'fjL* Editor and Proprietor- ... gR aDY, Associate Editor. «.:>» * " ___ PJ :uL!S(tKn EVE BY KATES OF. FRIDAY- WEEKLY. *3 011 , 175 1 00 r " V " 00 ^“Vont 1 26 »"* Simfnr advance. ^ o f F j„ or more one copy will be fur- ,Uh>J ? rJlii - M". DWINELL, Proprietor. . „. a advertisements. i’.»r Adne" tUtratore, Exector* or renibrci by law to be belAon i.yir eaca month, between the ■ ,» ;. r - ! Tu* ,j! ‘. ,a - *- ore noon and three in the jour* ,,,f ' '* (*„urt House in the county in ‘ * ia situated. . . , , i i* ..*/ S alcs mast bo given m a puo- >’• '.. V.,Vs previous. *'• '• personal property must ' ^‘c manner, through a public ga*- • f ; ' nreviou3 to sale day. ! i: .' ? jH,‘ors aud Creditors uf an estate, ' l ‘" UiShe JuMtton» will be mode to the ;. for leave to eell laad must be '™ U r^rG n uar™an”wp”o ”»y». V tlie foreclosure of Mortgage.!»«• * [ , _4i.iv for four months—for eg e publmhed montlili f te of three ■ t,l,i "'"V. ;„ mell nK titles trora Executor, or ’ l0 " ,h8 V Lr. where bond has been given by iiiuinutratev . . .. . e ,j three months, hedged, f ‘ continued accord- ?ubl f '°U l e e'“l rc.fuiremenU, uutess oth- "wileordp'rVd. at &e f .’lowing KATES. . , J4 n , r lew of ten lines or less $3 00 ?liprifT? Mil®- p r . . a j eg per levy, a 00 M.eritr* Merti.ge n. ra. J- 00 f«* ‘'"'leeonr ^fldministration- '* 00 < .. , , t “,“ 0 n’rorIMterao! Guardianship.... 3 00 ‘Se ct api.fieat.-ou for diamas'on frOTt g ^ «"lM'»»~"'dis’id^ion from ^ ## iliurdtasshlft. ...-j "7." 6 00 i!t:‘l' 0 Sebtomen,i Mr. ~ • J® i:v;i''l r !:;rvo"davs";.....- *« '\„t!..c the I>apP‘ .art »f Onlinsry fcie of periibibie property. 10 days......-- * vitrar aetices. 60 days. , r' rJ.,sure of Mertgace. per square ♦ e 1 ■ |,is wife, (In advance) 10 0 sv ru ItDVY MORNING. October *3. .... A burning shame. It lias Iriea rnu-ofed for sometime that [' < i;rant, the i’rcsiusnt of the United was implicated caiwinsllj’ in Uie late lifariceful contest between th* geld rin S 3 in .Yew York. \\V have maintained ». strict eileueo up- i n this subject, and have excluded from m , columns auythiujr that related to the accusation. v . .... We burned with shame for the people that would elect such a man to fill the Chief Executing Choir—we blushed fur the uiem- ory of the men who once filled that Chair -and we determined to Ik Id our columns clear from such a dumaias assertion, of the infinite meanness of the man Grant. But die time has come when it is pur duty to ,eil to the people the tale ot hie dishonor, A cartful perusal of our exchanges leaves as little room to hope that the charge was j false one. I‘, is proved certainly that either Bmt- ffd! or (.'rant wore interested personally in the gold speculation, and that they used their power over the Treasury to fluctuate cold so that it would la'' 1 into their pock et#. Boutwcll'a friends have about him of a criminal complicity, while the confessions of Corbin (Grant’s brolher-in- iaw) and a letter written from Mrs. Grant to'Mr#. CoVoiu. her «istcr, seriously inipli. cite Gen. Grant. Mew developments are conslanily beinn made, and we withhold a decision until all is told. rt'hilc jtc hate the Radical party and all its belongings, we do most sincerely hope (nt the honor of the Republic, that Gen. Grant's iiieads may cleir him of the crime He has disgraced the office already by his stupendous imbecility, and bin severe way. Let us pray that lie add not tlie character ol a scoundrel to his desirable composition- The Fire. A very disastrous fire occurred in Rome on Wednesday night. * It commenced in 1 the room of Mr, Sparks just over the store of Mr. Howell. Before it was discovered it was flashing fiercely and foon communicated itself to the adjoining stqre and residence of Mr. II. A. Smith. -Ml was intense confusion st thi, juncture, and the crowd teemed to eoaeeutrate their waolecffurtsin emptyingthe burning build ings of their contents, as » report had been circulated-that both engines were out of or dcr. Shortly, however, tlie Mountain City came handsomely to time, poured two streams upon the fire, and in half an hour hud completely conquered the flames. We have never seeu an engine do better un der auy> ciroumstanoCs than did the Moun- 1311 City on. that night. In fact, she did UK as well as'the Rainbow would have done U her.pumps had been all right. While comparisons are odious, we cannot avoid dis- .inguishing the actious of tke Messrs Noble, the W ell# Brothers, Messrs T. Cuyler, Tow ers ana Powers. They acted with the oool- ocss and courage of veteran firemen.— Vi e regret to learn that our excellent contem- pMtry. the Commercial, suffered some loss from fire There is enough of the Phoenix *n her composition, however, to bring her in 'Humph from her ashes. This office also -uffered a bottle of assafoetida was hro- *ea over the head of one of our Printers, oud we fear not the measels in our of- o-e to-day. The buildings generally, we were insured, and the goods Suffer 'd sotne 1,000 dollars loss, breakage, and stealage. ’ - fair ASSOCIATION—-JUDGES. Tha following committees, to act Judges, at the aopvoachirg Fair, have been appointed by'tho Directors, to which wjH be added other persons who may be present at the time: . . . ' . FIRST' DAY. Section I—Manufactured In tbe South. From No. 1 to 36, Inclusive. Capt. Dunlap Scott, Chairman. Mrs. Jno. A Bowie, Mrs. W H Jones, Mrs. Jd H Bunnw. MrsyJ o Broyrn, • Mrs. Wta. H Stiles, Mm. Seaborn Jones, From No. 36 tf 60 Dr. E. Hillyer, Chai.mau. Cel R B Kyle. J L Camp, Jno. J Howard, >Ira. A G Pitneay Mrs. T J Cox, Mrs. ; H-F-Wimberly, J R Stevens. id gscKeFS-Airt’iiiiiojr. , Eugene Le Hardy, ChturnSS!' 51 ’'-* Camille Lo Hardy, Miss F, C Bayard, Miss F Howard, Mi«s Hansell Mrs. D S Piintup, Mrs. H H Smith, Re7. U Gwaltney, Rev. H H Parks, Rev. W C Williams. Rev. S KAxson, Section 3—Alnsica' Instruments. Du. L E Berckman, Chairman. Dr. L M Hall, E R Smith. L T Mitchell, C E- Hills, M A Nevin. Section 4—Poultry. Capt. H D Cothran, Chairman. R T Hoyt, Mnj DA Miller, Col; Prentiss, Dr. R Battey. See. 5—.Horsehold, Farm and Orchard. R 3 Norton, Chairman. Dr. L E Berckmaq, Dr, Nowlin, Mrs. Dr. Gregory, Mrs. W P Milam, Mrs. J R Stevens, Mrs. H C Cooper, Mrs. Sue Harper, Mrs. C M Harper, Miss Mary Miller, Miss Eva Glenn. Section G—Cereals. Ds. C K Ayer, Chairman^ Green Cunningham, N Kennebrew, Judge J R Lowe, W L Richardson, Col. Lewis Ttualin. Section T—Kitchen and Garden. BgRRY Hitche l. Chairman, Mrs. J E Veal, Mrs. H D-Austin, Mrs. J C Roper, Mrs. J C Eve, Mrs. F Right. Section 8—-Sundries. REV- <3 W IIOWARP. Chairman. D R Mitchell, Se?feorn Jones, Dr. John Kineiad, Jno Q AUefl, Section O—Yon ag America. Cot. W B Terhune, Chairman. J R Towers, C I Graves, E J McGruder, Edgar Ragland, . SECOND DAY. Section lO— Agricultural. Col. Marods H Bunn, Chairman. W H Woods, I#9W» Tumlin, John Jr aes ; WWalteynjire, W T Shook, . John Skinner, Section 11—Mechanical. John Noble, chairman. B E Whitehead, M A Wiui r ee. J G Daily, J J Cohen, JP, MaDowell, M Reese, John King. Section I*—Hogs. A J King, chairman. Dr W J) Jones. Judge Hutchings, Wm. H Jones, Henry W Bean. "Section l^— Slicey. W S Cothran, chairman. • 0 Duvall, •» IK Spronll. Dr. S B Pearoe, Geo. West, Hon. A R.Wright. Section 14—FIro Engiues- J‘ M Selkirk, chairman. J.M Elliott, JC Rawlins. -Julios Peek. TUIRD DAY. Section^ IS—Mules, Etc. Jas. GArlington, chairman. Jno. A Johnson, F M Freeman, Thomas Tumlin, C P Morton, Theo Rodgers, R S Znber. Section 16—Harness Gelding King: Capt. A Griffith, chairman. Dr. Carieton, C C Cfeghorn, TCAyor, Jno. O ‘Waddell. Section. IT—Speed Ring. Capt. J C Roper, ehairman. Jno. T Borne, Hiram Phillip*. J W H Underwood, T W Alexander, Section 18—Blooded Ring. Dr. 8 P Smith, chairman. D B Hamilton, K B Kyle, A J Weeme, ®H Waring. 1 Section 19-. Cattle.' A Shorter, chairman. Martin H*le, Rev. T C Crawford, J F Morton, E L Cooper, Section to—Saddle Ring. Dr. J B Underwood, chairman- A M Linn . L'BStono.. J G Blount, AjFVoplef. SeeOon SI—Brood Mares Dp. J King, chairman. J F Dailey. Dr. Pelham, Robt. Stilee, Abda Johnson. Section ft—Sweepatakee. A R Jonee, chairman. E U Harris, J R Graham. S F Smith, Fain, of Gordon. , Si O SI H Bufin, chairman. H W Dean, SM May, Rev. T C Srawford, J F Hoikinson, Terence McGuire. Sectieh S4—Sample Field Crops this Year, Dr. H M Anderson, chairman. R T Hargrove, Fielding Hight, AGPitner, Mjj. J C McDonald. \f P Hollingswarth, 8^W Johnson. Section SS—Touruamont, Gen. N B Forrest, chairman. A W Avery, JG Y.iacr, John J Black, Dr. Holmes, Cain Glover, F T s t 011 ®* John A Bowie, H A GartraU, Scctlen 30—Pidgeon Shooting. A A Jones, ® W F Ayor, C H Smith, M Dwinell, J ? b*Rl» J W Turner, . ^A Stewart, w, e sympathiie heartily with tfie soffer- New Livery Stable. - r. Char.ey Wxltcrmiru has - opened 'rery Stable at the- old Stand of Mr. ‘-aves. He has a stock of excellent horses' 1 vehicles, and treats his customcis Wu every body e]ie cleverly, W e hope w i receive a liberal patronage. See AdTOrtiseuieht. ' p)jieaMxiai'y f An Appeal for the Removal of the Confed erate Dead at Gettysburg. By correspondence and other means it has been brought to the special attention of the Hollywood Memorial Association of Richmond that over three thousand Con federate soldiers are bnried on and near the battle-field of Gettysburg. . David Willis, Esq., 1'resident of the Na tional Cemetry Company, says io a letter to Gen. Fitzhngh Lee: “There has never been any action by the board of managers of the Soldiers’ National Cemetry Company in reference to the disposition of the re mains of the Southern dead lying on this battlefield. Neither is there any action contemplated. The character of t e asso> ifation provides only for the interment of the remains of those who fell in defence of the Union. . There should be something done with the retrains of the Southern soldiers. There are ahont GOO marked graves, and these are fast becoming obliterated. Their names might be preserved and the remains gathered to- gether into a cemetery or burying ground, if any one would take the matter in hand.” Their trusted chief, Gen. Rob’t E. Lee, whom they followed, and fighting under .hose leadership they fell, approves the plan of removing their bodies to onr own soil. The Hollywood Memorial Association have the disposition to undertake this work, bat do not possess the ability unless gen erously aided by friends throughout the South. They offer ample grounds in their cemetery, and also the aid of their Associa tion to prosecute the work, should it be found practicable to remove the bodies to Richmond. To accomplish this purpose, meaus must be raised by the earnest efforts oi the sur vivors of the Confederate army, the moth ers, and sisters, and fathers, and brothers and friends of tbe slain. * Every Southern State has representives at Gettysburg. Will not active men and women, in every city and town and county at once volunteer to collect and send contributions ? In this way we may gather those “Who bore the flag of onr Nations trust. And fell in tbe cause, though lost, still just, Gather the corpes strewn (yer many a battle-plain, From many a grave that lies so lone, Gather the Southern slain." MR. GEO. W. RANDOLPH, MRS, R. E. LEE, MRS. J. L. M. CURRY, Cpipinqnicatiop^ and remittances may be sent t> Mrs. G. W. Randolph, Richmond, Southern papers urn respectfully tequept. ed to eopy this appeal at once, and urge its claims upon the generous public. C Vt Spronil, - : BF Jones, Miscellaneous Articles—Le. Articles tbft do not Fit any Section. Joel Branham, chairman. ' ' E C Hourb, C O Stillwell, T J Perry, W L Wadsworth, Sections 30 and- 31 same committee a* IS. Superintendents for Sections No. Jl, J and 3, G S Black V, P„ and C H Smith, Directors. Superintendent fop Sections 4,12 and 13, J W Director. Superintendent, far Sections M and 11, A A Jones, President Fair Association. ' Superintendent for Seejipns H^and M, J A itewarQffirfftgfe. 'll QK 1^- O X I Superintendent for Sections If, 13, jt. lM **, 31,22,30 and 3 The Last Intrenchment. Our readers are familiar with the facts of the famous Merger case, and it wonld be su perfluous to now reproduce them. His ap plication to the Supreme Court for a writ of Habeas Corpus has been argued, and the coart has taken the case under advisement. We have intimated onr opinion that the Chief Justice Chase and a majority of the Supreme Court Judges would, at the first favorable opportunity, pronounce the Re construction acts void so far as they have ventured to sec up military Tribunals in the offences, and then ontsing the Jurisdiction not only of the State Courts, but of the Courts of the United States. Perhaps the Supreme Court may goto far as to decide that the Constitution does not coafer up on Congress the power io establish Unitary Governments in any State in time of peace. At any rate we have been and still are of opinion that Chief Justice Chase will re lease Yorger from the dutches of his mili tary ~ The following lines w re read in tho Temperance Family at Cedartown, Ga., on the ICth of September 1869, and published by request of the Family: To the Temperauce Family. Ye lovers of the Temperance Cause! I pray ye for a moment pause— And list: for I’ve a word to say, For the good of the (‘Temperance Family” Now lot me see—how long has it been Since the first c-f ns were mustered in? When we p’aced onr hands on the Holy Book And together, our “obligations” took? It was a bright cold winter’s day, That to the “Hali 1 - yc foqnd our way— I,think, if my memory serves me clear ’Tyas the JOth of February, this very year. We were a feeble handful then. I think we scaroely numbered ten. Our names were few—our hopes were bright For the cause of Temperance and of right The first who knocked at Temperance door, Was one whose bead was slivere d o'pr With the frost of years—his Seal was set And the Temperance Can‘e, he hono^g yet. And so, tliey dropped in, one by one, Till several weeks h«4 passed Cautious hut jfnjf, they gave thfiir Ua»d-y With the Te npemuqe Family took their stead- And then behold! knocks long tad loud. Fell on our ears from the anxious crowd, They came by tens —they came by scores. Wo welcomed them with open doors!— And then the weak and faint drew nigh ting a feeble prayer on high — That God would shield the tempted one Who from destruction’s paths had flown. ’Tway In thflse prosperous days of ours, That came apace the month of flpWfRS— The month of joy—the month of May — We set apart onr festal day— And oh! it was a glorious day! That “27th day of Mrnjr’ Let each upon his hxart record The 27th” a household word— Dost not remember how they eame, WRh eager haste and good their names? And pledg/st} to aid the holy cause Of Temperanye and support hpr laws? 8ince that proud day, we've marched along. Singing alond our “Temperance^ Song” Our march is oaward, our way is bright, ■p^e’re pledged to . Temperance and to right! Qh, let ns by each other stand, Faithfully grasp onr Brother’s hand! And let us ever strive to seek To uphold the feeble, aid the weak. May never an unkind word be heard To myr onr peace or breathe discoid, Let qs bp taoptrafe, » That we any, ; Aa ws gather bene, from day todyy— Oh! falter not! our cause le just, In the God above, we’ll put our trust And ever let our motto be, “Purity, Love, Fidelity”— A Member or the Fasult thus turn him over to the civil Coarts. We trust for the Honor and Freedom of the country that our expectations may be realized, and that the Supreme Judiciary will make one last, earnest, and courage ous effort to arouse the people to a consci ousness of their political perils, and to ar rest tho fatal progress of the Country to wards military centralisation. Something ought to be done. Something most be done, or all is loet. A majority of the North ern people—an ever decreasing majorities it is true—seem still to be saturated with the passions of the war; and while the Rad ical leaders are gradually inveigling them in their toils, they still delight to vote the Radical ticket Nor do we here speak of the classes of mere trading politicians and their relatives and immediate friends, nor of the Bondholders, Mannfactners and oth er rings of monopolists and parasites. In the accustomed Radical majorities are in cluded merchants, farmers, tradesmen and other nonpartisan classes who ought to be influenced by an earnest appreciation of the dangerous character of the revolution now in progress, b'nt who still insist on main* taining in the administration of the Gov ernment the men who are urging the coun try to headlong ruin. Unless the Supreme Court can check this tendency we are al most in despair as to the result. It is a good sign to perceive that the Washington Chronicle is under the im pression that the Court will grant the writ in the lerger case, and in anticipating this action of the Court, tries words to the Judges. The Chronicle declares that it wishes *tq call .the President*, attention to ‘.‘tbe grave duty (hat will devolve upon him in such a contingency.” If the people had not become too callous for any insult to arouse their susceptibilities, they would instantly comprehend and promptly resent the dreadful inference sought to be cenvey- cd by this language. What does the Chron icle think to be the duty of the President. Ik it to defy the Supremo Coart and to pre vent by force the execution of its mandates in a case it decides to be within its jurisdic tion ? It sorely means this or it means nothing.- If it does mean what vfe suppose it indicates, we then have here presented that field of conflict in which the Constitu tion shall perhaps fight its last battle. Should President Grant, as advised by tbe Chronicle, draw his sword against or lay a hand of force upon the Supreme Court, and the people do not then interpose with in dignant and irresistible power in vindica tion of the parity and independence of the Federal Ermine, there may be afterwards a contest between a wonld be Oligarchy in Congress, and a wonld be Dictator in the White House, for the imperial spoils, but the People will have disappeared from the scene in their old character as the TELEGRAPHIC. Reported for tfce fri-Weekly Conner. Washington, Oct. 28.—The Court of Claims has adjourned tr the first Monday in December. The Executive Committee of the Union League are here, trying to raise funds to aid tbe extremests of Mississippi and Tex- Lawyers regard it as certain that Yer- Southern States to try citixons and criminal gcr will be brought to tha Bar of the Sn- pi emc Coart. The President has ordered that all com munications in relation to the Exeentive business shall be forwarded to the appro priate departments, or no attention will be paid to them. St. Louis, Oct. 28.—Private dispatches say the steamer Stonewall was burned forty five miles above Cairo. Of the crew and passengers, numbering one hundred and y Captors by granting the writ of Habe- j, nt i or t y * W ere aav ed Corpus for which he has petitioned, and Dispatches from Salt Lake indicate seri- ora. schisms in the Mormon church.. Sten- honse, editor cf tho Salt Lake Telegraph, and for many years Brigham Yonng’s most stanch supporters, heads the defection. His daughter is one of Brigham Yonng’s son Joseph’s wives. Wilmington, Oct. 28.—The testimony of the officers ia the Caban case closed to day. Nothing important. The ease will be argued by counsel to-morrow. Hayanna, Oct. 28.—Spanish steamers Pizaro and Austria, have gone to Nassau, looking after the Cilian. Serions frauds have been discovered in the bonded warehouses. The Judge of the Supreme Court, the Treasurer and Captain General are personally investigating. The Insurgent General Canada has is sued an order to his 'subordinates to bum the cornfields as soon as they are dry. London, Oct 28.—The Dublin Fenian Assembly Association passed a resolution regretting Gladstone’s refusal to release the Fenians, and resolved to continue the agi tation and form local associations through out the country. Richmond. Oct 28.—Col. John Borke, Inspector of Internal Revenue, J P Justis, Wm. Justis and R F Valentine, tobacco manufacturers, were arrested lut night, charged with conspiring to defrand the Revenue by means of counterfeit tobacco stamps. All were bailed for trial. The detectives last night poptqrod 18,000 worth of tobacco stamps. Washington, Oct. 2?.—The agricultu ral repoit, regarding cotton, reeonimeBifc that fertilizers be Uberally used in the Ati iantic States. Mach money his been in vested in improved implements. These agencies force crops to early maturity, and late picking ffilj be comparatively light. Dronght'in the Carolines and Georgia causes early bolls to drop on uplands, and the ravages of tha. caterpillar xnd boll worm, though sectionaily severe, by no means general, will cause the picking to be over unusually early, except on plantations short of labor. The r.-port concluded with a detailed and complete estimate of the gggregqtfi yield. Estimates have aot yet been calcala T ed.— There is no reason to believe, from an ex amination of the October reports, that the preliminary and conditional estimate here tofore made of 2,750,000 bain (the only one made this season) —newspaper reports to the contrary notwithstanding—can lto ex ceeded. In the next report will be giyeij a Retail ed summary of the yield alter final reports are received and earnfqlly examined. It is stated that npon the assembling of Congress a movement will bn inaugurated, giving powers to the Supreme Court to the Too Inquisitive.—“I went into bathe” J?“‘ Ww J long in the W» ter, I saw a huge, doable-ton# »har^nt ing rapidly towards me. What was to done? When hews* within a yard of me I faced around, dived under the shark, and ftkigg * 1»H b fro® “J ripped the monster up* * f'Bst didy6n.fc$tbe with, your clothes on?” asked in astonished listonp|r. and origin of all political power,” and will have ranged themselves as partizans under the opposing banners of the rival Cces- ers. Nevertheless we do sincerely hope that Chief Justice Chaso may take hisstandfirmly on t^e side qf tne Constitution and laws. On this issue the Democratic Party will stand to him as one man, and we believe thousands of hitherto Radical voters will also come to the rescue, if circumstances should require it. rrvsaBWgWi » Texan Affairs. The following synopsis of the politics of Texas will be read with interest, as Texas is now the centre of attraction, the other State elections be(ng oyer and M'^ssippi being settled square oat and out for Dent: Texas—The State of the Canvass. Tbe political situation in Texas is a per- j flexing one for the people of that State. i Conservative counsels are distracted by tbe nomination of a Democratic State ticket, and possibly the Conservative majority may be baulked of an otherwise assured success by this action of the “nnterrified.” Bat this is not all. Tbe Constitution framed by the Austin Convention is to be submitted for rejection or adoption at tbe approaching election, and with it the several ordinances passed by the opnyentiou. These are of a very important chaiacter, both in their leg islative scope and in relation to the financial interests of the State. If the .constitution is adopted, the brdinanoes are ratified,other wise not; in other terms, and as we under stand it, the ordinances are ratified or re jected, as the constitution is, uol independ ently of that instrument- Now gome of thejq qrdiuaqces approprj- ato large amounts of the publio domain and State bonds to public corporations, or ex empt such bodies to a more or less extent from the burthen of taxation, directly or in directly. And yet the people of Texas, no m.Hw how anxious to resume their relations with thp General Government, and willing to accept the Amptin constitution,ore I° rced to debate thequestion whether it would not be better to remain under the satrapy even ef a Reynolds than vote away the public domain and parse to mythical corporations and commit the State government to the gnidanbe of 1 the political gamesters who are most likely to be called to the ship of State should the constitution be ndopted. And farther, if we read some ?f otu Texas con temporaries Tightly, these orninaneesof the Convention have never been laid before the pnhHo in their entirety, a step the more nee- eseary as in legislating the Convention clear ly acted beyond the scope of its powers.— New Orleans Timet. 'A cautious itemizer tells what is the mat ter with a noted lady in the following terms: “The'Princes de Metfqrnjcfy is to retire from society fsr a little, while, and ia baying lots of edgings, insertions, muslins, and so oh, which she is making np into little gar ments too large for a doll and too small for source g ltcn t Jl subjecting all"decsions applying flupwmtendent for Sections i» and 13, J ^ «Weil,” answered the story tejler, reproach Pent, Diracior, ‘ fully, *}well,l do tfci'nk you need’nt be sc Superintendent ol ireek and senile, C ® tarnation particular Spronll, Director. . ~ - w m —:— Superintendent of polite and grjucd*, J V mKL y tj fa ujd to be the greatest Turner. Chief of police ; S»m Stewerf. K' po^to market in this country, Henry H Smith will designate the beet sad 3* -g m JR i beetaaimafe-ty-aUMliieg Four^.o’clock in the aftsrooonjs said now can’t make their ascent further than this e»designated- ‘ B F JO to be tile fashionable wedding hour. To Keep Rats out o» Gams.—Build the cribs oh pilous at least three feet high. Put a sheet of tin or zinc betweeu the sills and the pillars, with edges extending 4 or § inches over this pillars, and turned down (like a pan qr bisiq Inverted). The rats to reconstruction to the revision of a special joint judiciary committee of Congress. The policy of the government in the Yerger case seems to be to postpone the issue. St, Louis, Oct. 29.—The steamer Ru bicon arrived from Wieok, bringing but two more survivors. One thousand dollars was subscribed on change for a committee to visit the urreok and bnry the dead. Oth er subscribtions will be made for destitute families. Washington, Oqh l?.-=Ravenae to day 8690,090. The Committee on Foreign Relations meets next week—hope their action will push Caban interests. Boutwell has issued a circular to Reve nue officers directing thenj to enforce the law regarding the safoty of valuables on vessels carryir g passengers. Number 21, originnzlly from the State of Texas, vs Geo. Peabody, ete:,, Jadge Pas chal to-day obtained write of sobpoeaas in the case; returning the fir* Monday in De cember next, and the fint Friday in Feb ruary next for the hearing ef the motion for a preliminary injunction. It is apprehended that CoL Casey, Col lector of Customs at New Orleans, and fern fly, were aboard tha Stonewall Mrs AgMePaeohal, aged 124 years, oss of the last widowed pensioner* of tha Rev olution, died recently in Georgia. The following item is from a truthful source: Gen. Clark and other Texans, aad some issisaippians, havoappKed to _thq Pres- dent to havo tbe elections in these States indefinitely postponed. They insist that the decision in the Yerger esse, and the certainty that Hamilton aad Dent W)H car ry the elections, renders this necessary. It fa not probable that they will sucteed. Constantinople, Got. 21.—Shipping decorated, eify illuminated, much enthusi asm. Grand Turk received Kaiser. Madmd, Oct 29,-^Serja. battalions of volantoerstoon depart for' Com. EnHst- medts continue. Dissentions among the Cabinet and peo ple, touching the Monarch, London, Qeti 29.—A bottle was found containing a memorandum of the .founder ing of an imignnt vessel tha fint of July with 346 persons aboard. WiLMiNqroN, Opt 39.-rrCotto» quiet, at 24a24}. Argument in the can of the eflUers of the Cuba closed today. The derision of the Court rendered tomorrow at twelve o’clock. Macon, Oct 29.—Parties wishing steam power to run machinery at tha Georgia State Agricultural Fur, at Macon on the 16th November^ will telegraph to fhjj Seen require. men. Shermai, an an ed by Gen. Terry, has "ordered a number of army .tents to be placed at the service of th* States Agricultural Society, for county Agricultural Societies, Colleges and Schools camping on the grounds. The Railroads on the line from Alexandria,'Va., through Lynchburg, Charleston, Cleveland, Dalton, Atlanta and the Roads on the line from Cincinnati through Louisville, Nash ville. Chattanooga, Atlanta, the Roads from i St. Lotus, hy boats to Hiekaan through Nashville and Cbattanooaa, and Atlauta, the roads from Memphis through Chatta nooga, the roads firm Jackson. Mississippi through Selma, Rome, Atlanta, from Mont gomery, Alabama, through Columbia, Ga., the Florida road connecting wi'h the Georgia roads, the Petersburg and Weldon road, Wilmington and Weldon, -Wirming- ton and Manchester, South Carolina road, the road from Philadelphia to Baltimore, froinSt. Pauls to Milwanki, have consented to bring and return passengers for one fare, and articles for exhibition halt rates. Washington, Oct. 31.—Bontwell di rects the Assistant Treasurer of New York to give notice that the sale of gold and pur chase of' bonds he contimTed, without eliange daring November. ,. fhe debt statement shows a decrease of nearly (even and a half millions. Coin balance one hundred and seventeen mil lions. Currency balance seven and a quar ter millions. Shipments of fractional cur rency to Charleston and New Orleaos, fifty thousand dollars; Mobile tweniy-five thous and dollars. Washington, Nov. 1:—Lelknap in stalled. It seems certain that Delano will oppose changes in taxes. A co nmittee of the Lonisvillb Conven tion had an interview with the President Wednesday. Supreme - Court—Thorington vs Smith & Harley, from Alabama, the derision be low reversed, and cause remanded for new trial. This derision gives validity to obligations within the Confederacy, computing dollars at the value of Confederate notes at the lima the obligation was inenreed. NIGHT DISPATCHES. Mobile, Nov. 1.—Cotton in good de mand. Stock offering goo 1—-closed steady —rales 16,00 bales; Middlings 24}; Re ceipts 339 bales. Washington, Nov. 1 —A fuller state ment of the Thorington vs Smith & Hart- Ityjease; a bill in equity for the enforcement of render’s lien. Smith and Hardy pur chased Thorington’s land and gave -promis- ory notes for part pay. Transaction oc curred in 1864. Without modifying circnmstanoe, Thor ington would be entitled to decree for amount and interest. Defence pleaded on- that Confederate notes was enrrent, and it the land was only worth 83,000 in re al money—contract price $45,000—actu ally pud $35,000 in Confederate money, and the note for the remaining $10,000 was to be discharged in the same manner, and it claims, on this state of facts that vender was entitled to no relief in the Uni ted Circuit Court, which claim was sus tained by the Court below, and the case dismissed. Questions before the Supreme Cotut up on appeal are, fint a contract for the pay ment of Confederate notes made during the late rebellion* between parties residing within the so-called Confederate States been enforced at all in the courts of the United States. Second, can evidence be received to prove that a promise, express ed to be for the payment in any other than lawful eqrrqncy of the United States.— Third, does the evidence in the reeord es tablish the fact that the note for ten thou- and dollars was to he paid, by agreement of the parties, in Confederate notes. The flrstqnestion was answered in tbe affirmative. The second question was also answered in the affirmative, with the fol lowing remarks : We are olearlj of opin ion that snob evidence mnst he received in rrapqct to qqch contract, in order that jus tice may be done between the parties, and that the party entitled to be pud ia these Confederate dollars, can only receive their actual value at the time and plaee of the contract, lawful money. We do not think it necessary to go into a detailed examinotlon of the evidenqe in the record. It is enough to say that it has left no doubt on our mind* that (he note for ten thousand dollars—to the Cir- cnit Court—was to be paid, by agreement of the parties in Confederate notes. The Supreme Court decides that the is sues of Tennessee State bonds previous to the war, are good tender for Tennessee State taxes. An order was issued compelling county officers to receive the notes for State cense. In the case of Samuel B- Paul, vs Vir ginia, indicted for issuing insurance poli cies without State ficense, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision—lower Court holding that corporations are net citizen* in the moaning of the Constitution, and that issuing insurance policies is not a part of commerce. Revenue over a million. Tha Pacific Railroad Commissioner’s re port rays it will require over a half a mil lion dollars to complete the Central, and a ifllton and a half dollars te complete the Pacific Railroad- . They report that the officers of both roads an working in good faith, St. Lquis, Nov. 1.—The Stonewall com mittee report 65 bodies only—colored stew ard and chambermaid recognised. - Richmond, Nov. 1.—Gov. Walker has derigaated Nov. 18th thanksgiving day— •ity very fall of strangers (o attend die State Fair, whffiH>peps (o-iporrtW, The Great Gold Gambler.—The Louiiville Courier-Journal rays: James Fisk, jr^ has served in qnito s number of capacities—for eight years as an employee of yam Amhorg’s menagerie;for s*metime as a peddler in Vermont; for two years as a merchant in Boston, and for torn* year* as a gold and stock speculator in New York. How long he is to serve in Sing Sing de pends a good dea) upon tha eaprioe of the jadge and jury.'' When the new Union Hotel of Leland Brothers, at Saratoga, is completed, it will be the laigest hotel in the world. It will have a frontage of 1,050 feet, five stories high. It will be bmlt of brjplf, qnd the buflding will he divided into, nine co meats, almost fire-proof. It is to b; finish ed and furnished, ready for the reception of guests, by the 1st day of June next.— [From, New York Tribune, Oct 20,1869. [For tho Bom* Courier. A Picture of Cimtianooira bv a well known IVriter. Chattanooga, Oct.2S. 1869. .. Mr. Editor—I like Chattanooga—that is, what I hav’nt seen of it—I" suppose I do—they say here that I do. Urs Veen all about this moi-uin ookin ate®—that is, at Chattanooga.:..Iaxedseveraj which was the town—they were silent in language, but in look and gesture“proudly imminent.” It, or her; or they, is so scattered and splotch ed about that I don’t know yet where it ot they, or her—Chattanooga, is. But I sup pose it is bcrc, or hereabouts. It seems to me like the place had had the measles, and by reason of the war the disease had turn ed into small pox; and was now gittin well in patches. ' . . . Five railroad* come in hero, but I conld’nt find but one depot, and one hotel—the through business wont justify any more— everything and everybody goes through.— They are afraid to step bn account of freih- ets: Freshets are big things here. They have such high ones andso~ many ..of em, that the folks have got proud of em.. They talk about their freshets just like we do about steamboats and rolling mills, and commerce and trade—-just like nobedy else ever saw a freshet. “Was you ever herein time of high water ?” says a fellow to me. “A’o,” says I. ■ Well, sir, you don’t know anything abont maritime business,” says he. “Why, sir, I’ve seen the whole town from 17 to 47 feet deep in water. Why bit, there aint a city in these United States that has snch fioo ds. Old, Noah, sir, wonld have beenproudof.it. He would have compli mented ns, sir.” F7e no donbt of it myself I noticed the effects of em—‘-they are permanent and progressive. I counted 1700 one story shanties, abont 7 feet high in the pitch, aad the boards in the roofsdrawn up by the sun until they looked like one *f these frizzly chickens that Mr. Griffith has entered at the Fair. You see the freshet gits over em and retires, and while they are wet, tbe sun comes out and cups the boards like reap hooks. I did’nt see any shingles here much, and narry tin ot slate. Such things are entirely too expensive to risk in a fresh et. The houses, ! should say, with a few exceptions, cost abont' thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents a piece, on an average. The City Council passed an ordinance forbid- din the erection of stone op brick buildings in Main street- suppose they did, for I did’nt see hut two orthree, and it most' have took some bribeiy to have gotr such a privilege for them. Nearly all of the stores have a front shea over the sidewalk. These sheds don’t enp down like Mr! Gammon’s, bat all of em cup up for the purposes, I suppose, of holding water when the freshet comes. The houses and stores nre all built low, and have barrels on the ridge poles. They are built low to keep em from tnrnin over when the freshet comes, and the barrels are filled from high tide on snch occasions, and don’t evaporate all out until the next one comes along. The merchants bere Lave a hard time in the way of insurance, for they have to take oat both fire aid marine insurance., and what is more, they can’t buy any goods on time, unless they make their notes paya ble just before the nextirsshet. But I like Chattanooga—that is, if I know which one of em it is. I do know tbat there are many high hills aronnd heri or it, or them, which present a -romantic appearance, a»d all of wkiebare wisely and gracionsly intended as Ararat in timo of trouble. A good many citizens have bnflt respectable residences about in Spots, and have underground anchors runnin np to these hills. In the last big freshet I un derstood Mr. Divine had 47 houses fioatin around—all anchored by ropes to a big Took in Lookout Mountain, and the only difficulty he had was in settlin them down to their proper places, as the waters fell — Since then he has changed his business to Hardware principally. He axed me to visit his new edifice, which I did. Itwasa two story brick building 17 by 40—any- tning higher than 9 feet is called an edifice here. I like that; in fact, I like Chattanooga, what I hav’nt seen of it. There is a picture of a large Billy goat here, painted on a door, and the door is kept shot. I don’t know what it signifies, and I was afraid to ax, bntl like it. It has an air of the mys terious. Town politicks here is interesti*. The City Council are Rads, and have had the ropes and the treasury ever since the war. The town has got an injnnction - agin em, and now the. Rads have got a Knoxville Judge, named Temple, to dissolve the in junction, and give the concern back to the Rads. I heard a man say that Judge Tem ple could dissolve anything, and that he come here to do it. He: said he did’qt speak of him as the Temple of justice by no means. There are qqw other Temples' here—the Templeton*. Alice - and Isabel ape drawin crowded houses in their draw-, ers.and no Grand Jury in session. I want it understood, however, that Tm not follow- in am around, for I arrived this montiu, and shall leave this afternoon, . I did hear, however, that two of onr last Grand Jury anda Chattanooga '‘man were in town last night. Well, I don’t like that. But I like Chattanooga—that is, what I hav’nt seen of it. In haste, yours, Peregrine, P. Mr. Editor—Sir—Don’t publish the let- ter I wrote yon this mornin—by no means. A man told me while ago that if I writ any insinuations agin this city, I coald’nt trav el this way any more. He said he dident mind lies, hut Chattanooga wooldent take the truth from no man. I forgot to tell yon that every fence, and pile of trick and ont-honses and tree and stamp in the re gions is labeled “Hembolds Buehu.” I fear the people are gravelly. I doq’t like that. P. P. JUMBLED miscellany. Delaware has but one daily paper. The marriage rate in New York is 12 in 1,000, Brooklyn pairs off at 14 in 1,000. Sitka has sixty bar-rooms and two brew eries for 600 inhabitants. A French doctor reoommends water cresses as au antidote for smoking. A prize bull at the New Jerspy Fair gored an admiring boy to death. There is at length an American Daily paper in Paris, published by an Ameri- Cincinnati makes np buffalo fronting par ties on the Pacific Railroad, at $38 00 the round trip. The French surgeon, Dr (Nekton, gives the name of vesical hemmorhoids to Na poleon’s disease. The receipts from the exhibition of President Grant’s ox, at the late fair in St. Lotus, amounted to nearly 83,000, which goes to the benefit of the Soldiers’ Orphan Home. A lady iu Charleston gave birth to two babies within the last two weeks, the dif ference between the two births being abont 12 days. The total debt of the State of Tennessee, acrordiog to the report recently made by the Comptroller, is 838(207,682. Blackwood says the salutation “How do yon do!” really means “How do you thrive ?”—the second “do” being really the obsolete Soxoe word “dow” meaning to thrive. _ A new literary star has dawaed in Geer- gia, She call* herself, with some disre spect for grammar, Fanstns, and is engaged on a novel called “Erato; or Pride and Passion." She is said to he yonng, beauti ful and gifted. So says a Virginia paper. The smallest man in the United States lives in Wintorsot, Wisconsin, and his name is Johnny McKibben. Gen. Tom Thumb and Commodore Nntt, recently exhibited themselves there, when Tommy offered Johnny $3,000 a year to travel with his troupe. Bnt the little fellow deelined to travel with snch ordinary •haraoters. Officers of tbe Grand Lodge. The Macon Telegraph of the 28th says: “The eleetion of officers to serve the ensu ing year was held yesterday by the broth erhood now in convocation assembled in this city, and resulted as follows : Samuel Lawrence, M W G M. D N Austin, R W D G M, First Die- triefc. ’ J M Mobley, R W D M M, Second Dis trict. J I Wright, RWDGM, Third Dig triot D L Butler, RWDGM, Fourth Die. trict. J H Dunham, W, Senior G Warden. D Mayer, W Junior G Warden. J E Wells, Grand Treasurer. J Emmett Blackshear, Grand Secretary. O Y. Brown, G Senior Deacon. J W Taylor, G Junior Deaoon. G W Gammage, G Marshal. _ B H Mitchell, G Pursuivant. Rev. C W Key, G Chaplain, E Trice, First Grand Steward. J T Zimmerman, Third Grand Steward. C H Freeman, Grand Tyler. Mr. Butterfield Denies the Charge* Agnfautt Him. In his letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, dated the 22d inst., Gen. Butter field says: “The charge that I have been a party, or had any interest in-any combination to affect tbe price, or have bought any gold fur such purposes, or with snch parties, or authorized any person or party whatever in any way to do so, is wholly and unqualified ly false. The ohaige that I have received any pay emolument or profit for any service, infor mation, or assistance to any such persona or parties, is wholly and entirely fslse. The chargos that the gold or fnads of the Treasury have been sold o; used in any manner other than under your directions aad orders, and those of the Treasury of tho United States, all of which are public, is wholly false. The charge that I have used my private means in speculating in gold, or anthorized others to do so, is wholly false. One Act j! One act oftqa seoures men a world-wide ■ and lasting renown. Achan stole some gold and a Babylonish garment, and he emerged from obscurity and banded down his name to the last generation of time. 1 Annanias and Sapphiratolda lie, and en- rolled their names on the imperishable scroll of sbamo. Bratus kills Caesar, and lives in Rome , Diogenes takes up his abode in a tub,and secures renown by his'oddity. ' Harvey discovers the circulation of the blood, and writes his name indelibly on thq ' page of medical science. Lather resists tbe pope and doflh the Do minican attiro, and bounds from obscurity to the heights of fame and renown. Colnmbns discovers America, and secures a Continent for his monument. ; Arnold betrays his country, aad be comes the synopsis of tTOUaheij and mean- t ness. _ ' . - ' - E Boothe kills Lincoln, and seads his name over the world. And now tbe eloquent Hyacinth* aanonn- ces that he cannot longer take orders from tho Papal See, and his name rings through- ; out Christendom. One act makes or ruins a mas.—Ameri, ' cus Courier. i Her Favorite Name.—A manufactur er of tombstones lately received a call from a eountry man who wanted a stone to place over the grave of his mother. After look ing around for some time, and making sun dry remarks abont the taste of his deceas ed mother, he finally pitched npon*one which the stone-cutter had prepared for another person. “I like this one,” said he. “.Bat,” said the manufacturer, “that be longs to another man, and has Mrs. Perry’s name cut on it; it wouldn’t do for you mother.” “Oh, yes, it would,” said the country- 'Itis, eonseqently, "asserted “«». “Skeconldn’t read. And, besides," , . ‘ —a.- he oontmued, as he observed the wonder- meat of the stone-cutter. “Perry wag al ways a favorite name of hers, anyhow !’•' A Hitch in Mississippi.—The Charles ton News says a special dispatch was re ceived in Washington last Tuesday which states that a new interest attaches to the election for Governor in Mississippi, be cause qf assertions made, and accepted as having forte, that the 'disabilities of Gen. Alcstn, the candidate for Attorney Gen eral, have not yet been removed by any get of Congress. It is, eonseqently, asserted that Dent will be'the' only lawfhl candi date. A reporter, of the New York Telegram recently had an interview with the Chinese giant, and aksed hhn what his fellow-citi zens of the Celestial Empire thought of fe male suffrage. The reply was i “Wutti- quitinnskiohi Yawatawchowschiehi yoho- There Is a Pawlonia tree in the yard of Col. James K. Gibson, of Abrogdon, Va. the limbs of whioh grew 18 feet in one year. Some of the leaves measured 56 inches in circumference. The tree buds one year and blooms the next. Deep Flowing Fays, On a poor ridge this side of Harmony . ■ Grove, we observed, a few days ago, some f very fine corn—such as would do credit to that land any yecr. Upon inquiry, we . learned in the neighborhood that the ground had been broken np with a two-horse plow, f ; and tbe grass and weeds tuned under, , Mr- Wynn, of Banks, informed ns that : wherever laud had been thus broken up in .' that ooqnly, good crops were produced‘this , year. This has been tbe unvarying testl- mony of tbe most intelligent farmers with wbom we have eonversed. I If ever there was room for donbt on this 1 ' subject, this year’s experience ought to re move all doubts, u; deep plowing and good , crops ha7e gone band in band. it >J Will not onr farmers then, in view of, these facts, give up their old-fogy notions,f and plow deep hereafter, that they may, in); ■ the language of the old saw, “have corn to* sell and to keep ?”—Athens Watchman.. J The wives at Cairo, Illinois, bav* formed v'] themselves into a society, whose rnliag is to'j 1 ■ ' lock all doors at 10 p. M. after which* ,i? hourj“dad” don’t get into the house.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, November 05, 1869, Image 1