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The Rome Courier FRIDAY MORNING, Nov. 18. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. FOR CONGRESS GEN. P. M. B. YOUNG. OUR COUNTY NOMINEES. FOR THE LEGISLATURE, M. It. BALLENGER, II. A. GARTRELL. FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT. A. E. ROSS. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. JAMES T. MOORE. The next Congress. The editor ot the Columbus Enquirer has been figuring upon the election retains and this is the result : According to our ciphering the Radi cals will have a small majority in the next house of Representatives. The following is a table made up from the best informa tion at hand If there is any error in it. it is ia giving the Eadieals too many mem bers : FOR SHERIFF. J. II. LUMKIN. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR JAMES n. REYNOLDS. OR TAX COLLECTOR. S. 0. TROUT. FC1R TAX RECEIVI1K. 1C. W. BERRYHILL. FOR CORONER. U. PATILLO. WILL COTTON STILL RULE. Now that the year is drawing so nearly to a close, and men eau begin to estimate with some degree of certainty the result of their years’ operation, it may not be un wise lor them to cast a retrospective glance over the past, and if lessons of wisdom can be drawn from their experience, surely it is the duty of common prudence to heed them. The experiences of the past, though often bitter to their immediate fruits, have yet. a p rospective benefit that if rightly ap preciated, will prove absolute blessings. A present failurt may, if properly turned to account, pave the way fora future success, and if one would survive u misfortuu , one should uot sit and grie.e over it, but arise and seek u remedy—taking care in future to avoid a repetition of the causes that lead to his discomfiture. The review of the present years’ opera tions will not he a pleasant tusk to many of our farming friends. A careful balauciDg of the accounts will in most cases, show heavy losses, if not complete ruin. They started oat in the spring wish the hopef ul prospects of large crops and high prices. All of their e-tin.ates were based upon the expectation of realizing 20 cents pur pound at home for their cottou. Stimulated with this hope'ul pr. spect, they resolved to stake their all upon one croo of cottou. Encouraged too by their tactors, who were anxious to make profitable paying ad vances, they drew largely upon the to-! e made crops, and in addition to the hard earned money already in hand, they in volved their entire estates and hampered their future prospects fay the intole’abie shackles of debt. -Mules must bo bought, curu and fodder must be bought, baccu must be bought, fertilizers must be bought, negroes must be hunted up. cajoled and hired, more laud must bo cleared, and all this that a large crop of cottou might be made and twenty cents per pound be realized. The effort was an hoLest one—nay, it was a commendable one, for there is no more worthy effort in life than that of a man honestly striving to better bis condi tion, but alas for the certaiuty of human judgement, the effort proved a mistaken Sue. After a year of toil and peculiar annoy ance, the crop has been made, when now the low price of cotton has so discouraged the negroes that great complaint is heard for bauds to gather it. The dreams of large profits have vanished, and the planter is left with the almost certain prospect of bank ruptcy staring him in the face. ~‘The question then arises will the plan ters who have been thus so sadly disappoint cd, profit by his bitter experience, and shake off the madness that binds him so fatally to the ruinous policy, or will he con tinue unshaken in his blind devotion to the one idea of cotton. We siucerely trust he will not any lon ger let this delusion drive him on to ruin. That he will forswear at once and forever his allegiance to king cotton, and instead of being its helpless slave, he will arise and make it his servant. Aud this he can do. He can do it by making himself inde pendent of outside and foreign influences— by producing his own supplies at home— by raising his own stock, his owu corn, his own bacon, or beef, is much better; by re lying upon his own strong arm for support, and not upon the labor of the unwilling freeduau—by directing bis attention to fruits and small crops. Turn out his cotton fields —sow them in wheat, rye, oats or clover. The rest will restore his lard, and the crops will restore his prosperity. Not that we would wish to see cottou de stroyed, and its cultivation entirely discon tinued. In its proper place it is very im portant—indeed, it is really the paramount source of Southern prosperity, aud upon it depends more than any other one produe tion—the interest of the South as well as the entire Union, bat because it thus stands prominent -it does not follow that it is to outweigh all others. Take it as an indi vidual source of industry and of profit, it claims a special notice, but it is not to be estimated against all others. And in this we of the South have com mitted the great error. It is not in culti vating the cotton at all—but in allowing it to absorb our attention to the exclusion of all other products We might even with justice give it a pre-eminence in our favor, but we should not aive it an exclusive and entire control of of onr farming operations. Dividing our attention with other products makes the cotten we produce bring us more money, and really anablcs us to produce it for less. And the variety of products at our hands is really encouraging. No people under the sun ever had a more varied and profitable field opened to them. Oar soils are adapt ed to almost every species of grain, fruits and ^commercial commodities. Oar cli mate favors their full development, and yet with all these our planters devote all their efforts to cotton. A false and fatal delusion. When will they cast it off. Deai. Rad. Alabama, 3 3 Arkansas, 2 2 Delaware, 1 Florida 1 Illinois, 7 7 Indiana. 5 6 Iowa, (1 Kansas. 1 Kentucky. 9 Louisiana. 2 3 Maine, 5 Maryland, 5 Massachusetts. 10 Michigan. 1 5 Minnesota. 1 1 Missouri, U 3 Nebraska. 1 Nevada. 1 New Hampshire. 3 New Jersey. 2 3 New York. 17 14 North Carolina, 5 o Ohio, 5 14 Gregon, 1 Pennsylvania. 11 13 Rhode Island. 2 South Carolina, 4 Tennessee, 6 2 Vermont 3 Virginia, 4 4 West Virginia, 2 1 Wisconsin, 2 4 9S 124 The States yet to elect are : California. 3, Connecticut 4. Georgia 7, Mississippi 5. Texas 4 -total 23. The Democrats ougLt to get 14 or 15 of these. Has Bill Ar[i Been on a ••High Mountain” Lately - In 1SG7, when Governor Drown eame out. in his famous letter advisiug us Georgi ans to work under the Reconstruction Acts, to ‘accept the situatiou’ and ‘strike quick ly with onr adversary’ lest ‘worse terms’ might thereafter be put upon us, aud while Drown was opposing the democratic policy of not action.Dill Arpe(Major C. II Smith, of Rome) eame out in oue :f his inimila ole and amusiag letters, and said that Joe Brown must have been takcu to “a high mountain,” aud there shown “beautiful things” in the prospect, &c. In a recent eunespoudenee between the Honorable Dunlap Scott and Dill Arp (Maj. Smith) it seems that this gentleman is now not on ly a supporter of a Mr. Duruett, a follower of.Joe Drown in 1S67 and now the Radi cal candidate lor Congress lor the 7lh Dis triet, hut that he actually advocated Dur uett’s election iu the Rome Daily, over tlie signature of ‘Flat Woods, or auy other Timber’ aud while thus doing so. and hav ing his fun, gave '.iuv. Drown a ‘‘sly dig in the ribs’ for ‘loukin .’ (as Dill Arpesays) ‘for a low rail in 'he Democratic pen to jump iuto it.’ And who reader, do you suppose Bill Arpe opposes aud votes against, when he thus goes in for Duruett ? None other than tout noble and gallant Confederate officer.Gen P. M. D. Youxo.the Democrat ie nominee of the 7th District, a gentleman entitled to the vote of every man in his District, and won en and children too il they had a votetif not for his patriotic and gallant services in defence of our rights aud liberties. This tiling puzzles us. We don't under stand it. Hence, we are disposed to ask. has Dill Arne been on ‘a high mountain’ lately, olid'has he there seen beautiful thiugs, iu the prospect '! We hope not trust not—but—‘Judge not,’ dtc.. ifce., ‘Chickabiddy,’ &c., &? , Mr Arpe —Southern Recorder. An Alabama darkie, in a recent speech says: De lladikal party does berry well for a poor ignerent darky wat do- 't know any better but darn a white man that would be long to it. Brother Burnett can’t you .ray. Grant's Admirable dmiuistratlon. Washington letter iu the Baltimore Ga zette thus paints the Radical party. “When the country at large shall have been brought to acknowledgi that the Radical faction is stil iu a minority, although supported by the full power ofGraDt’s army and navy, rein forced by the entire mass of iguoraut ne groes thoughout the country, aud the forc ed support of the poor laborers of the North under the lash of their purse-proud employ ers, then I verily believe that the peopl will begin to defy the power of their pilfer ing rulers, and put an in eud in some to the most audacious yet the most cowardly, the most hypocritical, and the most boastful yet the most ignorant Administration that ever disgraced any country upon the face of the earth.” Aud yet Burnetts party in this District, unqualifiedly eudorses thi3 delectable ad ministrations, and men fur frienlship will vote for Burnett, and thereby endorse it too IRONIC. The Atlanta True Georgian doses Gen. Grant with the following modicum of deli cate irony. President Grant went before the people ofthe Union on the square issues of honest government, rigid economy, aud faithful collection and disbursement o the resour ces, and upon this firm foundation he has been nobly sustained throughout the coun tr y Our people are tired of Demagogueism and heartily accept the securities f peace and prosperi'y which our present National Administration has secured unto them. Well don’t they though. A clear gain of thirty- seven Democr: tie members in Con gre-:s shows that the people are indeed tired of Demagogueism Wc wish Grant would come again with just such another endorsement Dry Walk.. The Journal of the Farm has these time ly remarks : A source of much discomfort during the winter and spring months around a majority of farm-houses, lies in muddy aud undrained walks. No matter how neat fences aud buildings may be, with this matter neglected, an un tidy aspect is preseutad. With many far mers we have visited,etpecially in the Wes tern States, a lot of old boards of various lengths and widths are distributed along the paths in the muddy season, aud these, with no attention piad to drainage, tilt and splash disgustingly. Why is it farmers don’t take more pains with their immediate surroundings'? A well raised path of gravel, rolled and roun ded, when the material can be had. forms the best and cheapest walk. But in ail parts of the country there are various re sources to remedy the evil of muddy paths and ouly simple ingenuity is requred to ap ply them. West Virginia goes Democratic by 10,- 000. OU.K HOME INDUSTRIES. In an article a few days ago, we assum ed the proposition that our material inter ests Were paramount to all others, and en deavored to show that when a people were individually prosperous, it would follow as a natural sequence that the nation would partake of and reflect that prosperity. The best way to restore the disaffection in the land is to restore our waste places, to recuperate our crippled and sickly in dustries, and to re-establish the morale of our domestic eeouomus. It may not be necessary to debate the truth of this proposition further. Assum ing that it is true, the next question that presents itself is, llow are we to restore our waste places, how are our crippled in dustries to be recuperated, aud what course shall we pursue that will unable us to es tablish our disorganized economy. This is a question more easily asked tbau satisfactorily answered. Indeed the questions of domestic economy are as intricate and as difficult of solution as are those of po litical eoonomy, and if, after all the time and talent devoted by a Say—an Adam Smith, a Ricardo aud a DeQuincy to the study of the one, its mysterious relations are still unexplained, it might appear a mat ter of supreme presumption iu us to say that we can unravel the mysteries of the other- We though, like every one else, have our theory, and as an interchange of views can only develop tile merits of a question, we are free to give ours for what it is worth. Our theory thou has for its base the ono central idea of home. Every man iu tho land should have a permanent home—uot merely as an abiding place tor the body— “a local habitation,” entitled him to the rights acquired by a domicil, but that home should be the abiding place of his af fection* as well The one spit upon earth to which his heart can turn for sympathy, for comfort, for Iotc. IA home around which ilia teuder thoigh‘3 entwine— from which his most ardent hopes reach oat. With such a home to gladden his exis tence, and to stimulate his energies, his tin t duty would be towards that home.— His dearest allegiance would be to its du ties, and to promote its welfare aud to make beautiful and lovely its precincts, would be his Sr t and greatest care. It is the homeless, floating class in a country that proves its greatest curse. Those who are bound to file laud Dy no particular tie, and are free to remove at any time from the effects of their indiscretions, have not that sense of responsibility resting upon them that those who are identified by a lo cal interest have, and consequently are less restrained in their actions, and more quick to fall into and encourage schemes of vio lcnce and outrage. The first step towards the restoration of our Southern prosperity is to impress upon «ur people the importance cf this idea ot home. Broken up in their fortunes by the war, the first thought with many < f them was to sell the old home and remove to some vill gc and enter upon a precarious specu la tion, or else to enumerate to the West. We need not say how sadly these have ru'-d the step. Bjtt all sadly as those who have experi enced the step may have dtplored it, there ureyet to day thousands who are anxious to commit the same folly Men stand rea dy te la f to sacrifice their homes for the purpose of removing to some town or vil lage, expecting by a happy turn of fortune to amass wealth, and to live a life of e ise and luxury. I his is a vain aud fatal delusion The home you are so much tired of, which seems so tasteless aud unprofitable now, is indeed a priceless treasure, and so far from parting with it, you should cherish it as the best boon of fortune. Instead of sel ling it, you si.ouid improve and beautify If you have more land than you can profitably cultivate, leave the surplus ac:es out, and improve those you do cultivate Do uot spend your substance for foreign supplies, but raise eu tyth'ng you need at home. This can be easily done. Instead of hundreds of dollars paid for foreign fertilizers, collect and apply the im mense quantities that aro yearly running to waste or washing away upon your own premises. Encourage your neighbor in habits of home economy and home iudu-tries. Show him by your example that yoa esteem labor as honora.de, and while you uiay not im pose a nominal drudgery upon his wife aud his daughters, let them know that such a labor is not of itself disgraceful. What a woman’s fair bauds can do, and finds to do is not derogatory to her digni ty, or even respectability, for her to do. The iudepeneence of doing ones’ own woik is far more honorable than a servile dependence upon a worthless negro to do it for you. Alter assuming the primary importance of having a home, the next step towards redeeming our waste land is to develope its home resources. These resources are boundless. The agri cultural varieties are rich, and all can be made profitable. But not only agricultural but mechanical manufacturing, and mineral as well. These should all be encouraged, for they are all mutually beneficial to each other. A michincshop in a community devel- opes as much industry as the opening of plantation. A saw mill gives value to the timber. Every mill erected near a tract of timber makes that land worth one dollar for every tree which stands upon it. The mechanic then is as much a part of the household as is the farmer, and he too should have his home, and should make that homo pleasant. But the limits of our columns will not allow the full discussion efthis subject We will revert to it again in our next. The late Jeremiah Mason was once en- gaged in a f amous trial, iu which some good Methodists brethereu wereconcenaed. One morning when tho court opened, an over- zealous tries of his client came to him, and in a solemn whisper srid- “Mr Masun, Mr. Mason: I had a vision last night* Gabriel apeared to me and t dd me that Brother A true innnnnnf Wn rnieftitra nnntif. *‘Ycry was innocent. No mistake about it.' well,” said the man of law, not so much as lifting his huge head from over the tab! on which he was writing, “very well; better have Gabriel snpoenaed immediately.’ CARPET-BAG DISCOMFITURE. When weak, crushed and bleeding at the feet of the Northern Couquerets, th South lay in its agony of desttur—the po litical vultures, scented upon the air the blood that arose from her gasping wounds, aud like commorants, they gathered around and not waiting even for her to die, they began at once to plunge their greedy ocaks into her side and to revel in gloating ful ness over her fatness. No more pitiable sight conltl be seen than that of our poor country groaning under the inordinate ravages of these creatures.— Powerless to help itself, it could onIy : sub- mit with a patient trust- that things would some day be be'ter, while these vultures, only stimulated by the taste of the blood they were drawing from, its side, pluaged their beaks still deeper into its vitals. Wo shuddered with a sickening dread we beheld this unnatural feast, and at times would almost despair of ever behold ing that brighter and better day. But though doomed to a Pro ncathean agonv, ths South was possessed of a Promethean vitality, and ravenously as these Northern pests preyed upon her substance, she yet has life enough left to arise in an honest indignation, and shake them off. For five long years they have cursed our land. Em boldened t.y one successful species of vil lainy, they would plunge into another, and then another, until no bounds could be set to their rapacity. The very scum of the society from which they came—many of ^gm bearing the black marks of a felon’s shame upon their brows, the gidy height to which they were lifted by the madness of the times iu stead of dizzying their minds with a sense of their elevation, ouly served to sere their modesty, and c infirm them in their impu dence. Place, position and success, was the stan dard by which they measured merit. To succeed then, by any means however dis honorable, was by them adjudged to be tuer itorious. By the strong arm of a uiilitvy power, placed in authority, they used their posi tion to plunder and rob the people. When this military power was withdraws they still retained their places by pander ing to the ignorant prejudices of the delud ed Dcgro. Still favored and strengthened by the government, (to its eternal shame be it spo ken) they abused the forbearance of the people, au 1 sought to, conciliate the negro influence by teaching him that the native Southron was his deadly enemy. Ghostly stories were invented and told these credu lous creatures. The powerful influeaceof the Freedmans Bureau—aa institution supported by the taxes from the Northern Democrats, was used to perpetuate the reigo of these vam pires, and all that impudence could dare, cunning suggest or villainy excite was done to oppress the South, and to keep in pow er the rule of these alien scoundrels. But thanks to the inatestreng'h and vir tue of the Southern people, this state of af fairs could not always endure. Gradually these thieies arc being driven out. Oue by one the Southern S.ates are being re deemed from their prey, and disenthralled of their rule. It was pitiable to see these States groan ing under the oppressitf>h^u$s of alien ty rants, amt now it, is gldrious to see them as they emerge from their woe, and lift np their heads in the triumph of their rights. Our noble sister, Alabama, stands thus re deemed. The thieves who have so long and so tcarfilly cursed her are notified to leave: The virtuous indignation of an outraged people has overwhelmed them, and carpet, bags Can now be bought at a heavy dis count. We rejoice with our Alabama brothers It is a good thing to think that elephant Norris will have to slink hack to Sfcohe- IX MEMORIAM. gan. Book—even though a negro takes bis place—has to get out, and we are glad.— Florida too. is redeemed. Let us not let the good work stop where it is, but keep the ball in motion. Em- harassed t s we are hy the thievish machi nations of Bullock, Akcrman and Burnett, we yet have faith in our strength, and more than all, iu our right. Let us stand firm in these, and to the good report already rendered, let the name of Georgia be added THE PLOWING MATCH. The Committee on Plowing, leg leave to make the following report, relative to th» several plows on exhibition. Ohio stnbble Plows for one and two horses manufactured by Burnes & Co., of Ohio and introduced by Joseph Iicleudmp of Rome Georgia, were considered the best turning plows exhibited. The Collins and Dixie Plows were ruled out in consequence of their condition, they were unfit for use. The Reynolds subsoil plow was consider ed the best of its clafs exhibted to the Com mittee. The Combination Plow, manufactured by Col. Pennington for preparing the Soil, destribnting the fertilizers,dropping thesecd and covering them, also one exhibited by M. E Davis for chopping out cotton, were considered the best of their ejasses. Joseph Helcncamp en fatbits Plowman and was considered the best. E. W. Harris, Chairman of Mrs, JIary A. Choice, It is not true that the gobd which men do is in httred. with their bo neaL The spirit of a good action—the influence of a kind and gentle heart, the remembrance of a Christian yirtue live in the minds, of men, long after the mortal subject itself is lain out of the sight, and is cold in the silent grave. There is no more pleasing remembrance than that which clusters around the tomb of the truly good. For while the green sod that wraps the mortal remains can hide from ■onr sight.tho beloved form and feature, it cannot shut out from our hearts the kindly influence of that life which has . indeed ceas ed to flow, but not to live. And not only when dwelling upon the rec- olections of the loved ones gone before docs their influence affect us, but all unconscious ly and in a hundred different ways does their bright examples infuse itself into our being, and direct onr actions. The influence of the Christian dead is even os potent as is the ex ample of the Christian living. The recollection of a virtue clinging to the grave of one we loved is as happy in its ef fect upon our lives as is the active presence of a living exemplar. It is for this reason that the mind loves to turn from the living present to the buried past. To find in the history of those who have accomplished their mission, who have fought the good fight, and have kept the faith that plan of action, that model of exccllenre which is to distinguish our own lives, rather than to look to the example of the living, which, though imaculatc. to-day mav be a reproach to-morrow. So tar from the good which men do dying with them, it may very justly he considered as ouly beginning to live. It becomes sanc tified to us by the death of its subject, and is drank in our souls like spiritual whisperings from a better world. Such a kindly and pure influence was dif fused through our community by the pleas ant Christian life of Mrs. Mary A. Choice; and now that her mortal life is ende.1, its in fluence has become a thing of beauty—‘-a joy forever.” This estimable lady has long been an ornament to our society. Of more than ordinary intelligence, cultivated by the ac complishment of a chaste education, a taste refined and pure, a disposition gentle and kind, aud the whole softened and saDctificd by a Christian faith, and beautified by a Christiaus’jwalk, the circle amid which she moved was indeed favored. When death came it fond her strong in h»r Christian armor, and ready to meet it. For her it3 cruel summons had no terror—its piercing darts no sting, and now that she has gone from our midst and thj grave claims all that was mortal of her human life, she can not be said to be be dead. Her spirit liveth, up and beyond the skies it finds a heavenly life—while arouud us is moving the purity of her actions, the grateful influence of her con duct, and the happy spirit of a thousand pleasant deeds. Hail we the data at band wc would be glad to give a brief biographical sketch of this ex cellent lady, but in the absence of such wc can only sum it up in the brief sentence—in her life she was pleasant and altogether lovc- !?• OX a fire engine or a fire company. Added to this is tne great profit, comfort and advan tage of watering the s reets and gardens, and sup-dying hauls and l'amtlies;and mills, and ga-yw rfcs, and builders. We are intormed shatit cost the gas company of this city over S1U0 during the past twelve months for a supply of water, and that it' has cost more than §500 to sup ply the masons aud planters wh • did the work on the block of buildings below the Choice Hotel. Th a Louisville aud Nash ville Railroad Company pays to Bowling Green water works 3150 per month for keeping a constant supply in their tacks. We herewith submit to you the tariff of rates charged by the Bowling Green com- missisiooers for tbe nse of-water. This tariff; is, we think, very iow, and places the use and enjoyment ot water within the reach of everybody and every branch of bus iness. It will be observed by you that ou ly iwenty-five cents a front foot per annum is charged to a merchant fur tile free and abundant use of water for sprinkling the street aod side-walk in front of his store, •nd washing his windows and cooling the front of his building. For most of the stores in the city this would aver age about six dollars and fifty oents a year The income derived from the works at Bowling Green has already proved sufficient to pay the running expenses, and meet the interest on the debt—and yet, not- half the city is supplied with water pririleg- They arc now extending the supply pipes as rapidly as possible, and at comparative ly small expense. It is estimated that an equal amount of Revenue will be derived from the last addition, and at only one eighth th® cost oi" the first. Tho whole system is very aptlv iiiustratsd by a com parison with the mode and manner of dis. t-touting and furnishing gas to the city of Rome, by Messrs. Gartrell & Co. The expenseol'opcratingthu waterworks at Bowling Greea is about 31,50‘J per Committee. The above report was by accident, left out of the Published Report of Premiums and awards at our last Fair. B. F. Jones, Seo’y. Golden Syrup Swindle. The following is clipped from the New Orleans Times: My attention has been directed to a sub stance sold largely by dealers, under the name of EUgar drips, and afterward retail ed as golden syrup, which, upon investi gation, appears to be a triumph of science over nature, since it contains no sugar at ail, but is produced by the destructive ac tion ot strong sulphuric acid (ell of vitriol) upon starch. As some prefer giving their young ones syrnp made oat of sugar cane, the old way. I will state a method for distinguishing the difference; Dissolve a teaspoonful of the ‘golden syrup’ in a wine glass of rain water; then add a few grains of tannic acid, when it will turn black as ink if the article is spurious. If not convenient to procure, make a cup of strong tea, (which contains taunin), and add a teaspoonful of the ‘golden,’ aud a fair quantity of ink will appear.. I would suggest tbo name of the brazen syrup to distinguish the vitriol from that of sugar Yety Respectfully, J. H. Pops, Druggist. Official. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE WATER WORKS. To the Honorable Mayor and Council- gentlemen: Wc have the honor to report the result of our visit to Bowling Green,, Ky., as a Committee appointed to I examine the system of water works recent ly completed iu that city. We have spar ed uo pains to make accurate observations ot everything connected therewith, and take pleasure in saying that every facility was oranted us by the City Authority and our thanks are especially due Dr. Wright, the Mayor, for his kindness aud attentions to us while we were iu the city. Dr. Wrigbt is considered there as the pioneer and main spriagol this enterprise and to hiui,more than all others, is due the praiss of haring by constant aud persistent importunity, originated and established a system of water works that is the pride and comfort an protection of the place At first there was violent opposition to what was believed to be the chimerical extrava gance of the proposition, but now that it is an established success, all has ceased, aud the whole community are pressing him. without distinction ot party, to accept the Mayoralitv for another year. But not to be prolix in this regard, we proceed to state that. The population of Bowling Greea is now about 7.Odd.but this includes a greater arcar of suburbs than is embraced by all ground contiguous to our city. Chelr Man ufacturing interests is greater in variety but not so great as ours in the capital in vested. Their financial condition, prior to the erection ot water works, was veiy much the same as ours. Barren river, at its Dearest point, is something over a mile from the hill whereon the reservoir, is situated Tbis hill vies adjacent to,an-l overhangs the city, and is about 150 feet higher than the aver age leve 1 of the city, but is 230 feet higher than the lower water mark of the river rom whence water if supplied. This river is a clear stream, and its near est point is bounded by a bluff of limestone rock about 50 feet high. The bluff has been excavated by blasting, and a sufficient opening mads to provide a situation for the winks, that is for the supply pool and the pumps.and the huuse thatshclters and protects the same. This blasting and rock work has been very expensive, cist ing not less than 39,- 0n0, nearly all of which expense can be avoided here. The piping from the river to the reservoir cost about $9,000—three fourths of which amount can be saved here by reason of the proximity of our rivers to the central portion oi onr city. Their reservoir is made of puddled earth and has a capacity of near cne million ot gallons. This reservoir cost abont twelve S12.000 and is a beaatitul and seemingly a perfect work—nevertheless it has proved up to this time detective on account of leakage. It has not been ss yet more than une fourth full, hot they do not consider tbis ioconven ieuce or drawback, tor the reason that the > from the river to the reservoir not onlv supplies the reservoir but has a diverging pipe near the reservoir which supplies the distributing pipes, whether here is any water in the reservoir or not This ‘flank movement’ is in fact an illustra tion of the Holley system, which has no re servoir. We saggest a r servoir of 300,000 gal lons capaci y, made—not of puddled earth —but of boiler iron,say of 50 feet diameter and 40 feet high. This kind.ol » resrrvoir would insure against all leaks. It has been tr’ed in Augusta and Savannah a id proved satisfactory. The most prominent avantage and use fulness of the water woiks, as observed by os as Bowling Green, was the protection which they afforded the citizens against the ravage of fire. They have no use for Are engines. The simple attachment of a hose to a fire plug wi 1 throw a stream orer any house with sufficient toroe and quantity to . x- tinguish any fire. . . Every building in the . lower par: uf the city is fully protected, and iu the dead hour of night a citizen can protect his dwelling without waiting for the uncertain Fas'-c oi Gne thousand dollars for an engineer,aud live hundred dollars lor coal. This is all the expense Their small engine throw.- five hundred gallons per inmate iuto the res- ervoir It is ouly necessary to opt rate the puaips ton hour3 a day, and two day in a week. As the population increases, ana the de mand for water increases, if caurse it will require more constant work. The entire cost of these works amounts to 574,0C0, one-third of which eau Le cer tainly saved at Rime. They have laid dowu a little over three miles of piping aud are now adding to its extent. They experience m :ch difficulty iu lay ing down their pipes, for the city is under laid by lime-tone rock not mare than from 12 to IS inches under the surface. In or dcr to lay their pipe deep enouah to not be effected by cuts or scaling in the street, or hy freezes iu the winter, they have to blast nearly every foot of their ditches or exca vations. We will have ao such trouble here. On the whole we cordially and sincere- ly reeou.mend to you the immediate adop tion of a similar system, and feel assured that when it is dope it will prove a pride and a pleasure -it <i a protection to every citizen in this city. We herewith submit to you specifications oi' what we believe io be necessary to be done and hope you will advertise for pro - posals lor the work, and that you will spe cially require the contractor to complete the same before the 1st of May next. We see no reason why it should not be done by that time Yours, respectfully, J. A. Stewarf, John Noble, J- Gem. G. H. Smith, THE MONEYLESS MAN." I* theie no sccict plr.ee on the face uf the earth 'Yhrre charity dwellcth, where virtue hath birth’ Where besoms in mercy and kindness will heave And .the poor and the wretched shall ‘*ask and . receive?" Is there uo place on earth where a knock from the poor Will bring a kind angel to open the door? Ah, search the wide wor'd wherever you can, There is no open door fora moneyless man. Uo look in yon hall, where tho chandalier’* light Drives off with its splendor the darkness of night! Where the rich hanging velvet in shadowy fold, J Sweeps gracefully down with its trimming of gold, And the mirrors of silver take up and renew. In Jong-lighted vistas the wildering view— Uo there, in your patches, and find if you can A welcome Oi^sniiltfs for a m >ieyle3* man ! Go look in yon church <•!' a cloud-reaching spire. Which gives back to thu sun his same look of red tire: Where the arches and colcmns are gorgeous within, knd the trails hCiiu as pure as a soul without sin: Go dowu the loa* atisie—the rich and the great, in the pomp and the pride o r t’.cir wt.rkliv es tate— Walk d wn in your patches, 2nd find,' if you can. Who o]»eus a pe* to 2 moneyless man !„ . durk-fi >wing Go, look to yon judge, gown, With the scales wherein law weigheth equity down, Where he frowns ou the weak and smile? on the Strong, \nd punishes right while he justifies wrong: Where jurors their lips »u thu Bible have laid, To render a vtrdicfc they’ve already made— G* there, in the court-room, and find, if yon FOE SALE rpHE subscriber proposes te wn 1 • „ A 8 miles from Rome ontU v ll,IIo '«i:, contammiog 400 acre,. i 50 i„ Ifi. »«n£ waUrad, good Dwelling, Gin Hon 1 w and all necessary out-bui-Jin*, ’ Col tio § Also at same time and nlJL* „ * head Horses and Mules! Cows and Calves, Bug^f f Oxer, and alt Farming T-,oI. 3 r? smith’s Touts. * °“' 0, ie»ettof jJJ All the above will he sold at • premises on AUctI < t„ Thu « da y,Dec.l. 41! .persons indebted to ORDINARY'S i A pplication having been m , the roads in Cbntio District leading from Cooper’s Mill on Qn£ U>l,Ccn! ST Bass’ Ferry. Also from Safes Gwk* r-. Also a road diverging frai ii. Ttr '‘Fe H ''I'V ns ' Spring Creek,running bv on 1-i.ver geek to Rome at the land li^iS loo ..Oi doyd theme north between r !Wj * U .1.... oy n L cle-s to Rome U .‘l C! Fnrtie- interested will show ecu* 00 . ^ °-der f. he 1st .Mviuluy i:j December uhy ; u» i «oe.U KH-.ui.i n*.t he granted. ...vli-i-St-wYt “ J " ,OHSS 0^.0rdi i .n. Any law for tho cause of a moneyless man ! Go, look in the banks, where Mammon bxi told His hundreds and thousands of silver and gold; Where, ssle from the hanls ofthe starving and poor; Lies pile upon pile of the glittering ore; Walk up to tho .-»unter— ah, there you may stay, Till your limbs grow old and your hair turns Ana you 11 find at the banks no one of the clan With money to lend to a moneyless man ! ARF, ) aE, v Cc I. j Very in auy citizens of Georgia and es- espccially his old comrades iu arms, will regret to hear of tbe death oi Colonel James N. Ramsey, of Columbus, which occurred is that city on Wednesday last,after a very brief illness. Tho Enquirer of Thursday thus refers to the sad ereut: Our community was startled yesterday at the report of the .-uddeo and unexpect ed death of Colonel James N. Ramsey.— We learn from his physcian that on Mon day he had a slight chill. On Tuesday he ate a hearty dinner, which is supposed to h^ve brongh on another chill. Tbis produced congest on of the brain, from which te died about one o’clock yes terday. Colonel Ramsey, bslore tbe war, was a citizen of Harris countv, which at one time he represented in the Georgia Legislature. He was generally regarded ns an impul sive politician, and was an ardent advocate of State rights and secession. At the breaking out of the late war he was elected Colonel of the First Georgia Volunteers, which regiment he first led to service at Pensacola, Florida quently went to West Virgi* experienced a Tigorous’roBfterri paign. After about one year’s service he return ed home, and during the war, or just after ward, removed from Harris to Columbus, where he has since resided. As a lawyer he w&9 possessed of fine legal abilities, and as a pleader had but few if any superiors at onr bar. Then go to your hovel; no raven has fed The wifo who has suffered too long for her broad; Kneel doirn by her pallet and ki?s the death frost From the lips of the angel your poverty lost; Then turn in your agony upward to God, And bless, while it smites you, the chastening rod; And you'll find at the end of your life's little span There’s a welcome above for a moneyless man! [We would add the following stanzas as but embodying the simple truth.] Sot only above, but also on earth, Is there ono spot at least where virtue hath birth— Where bosoms, in mercy and kindness will heave, And the poor and the wretched shall “ask and receive.” It is Chartiy’s Home, 'neath tbe Mystical Arch, Where Peace, Love and Unity constantly march Go there—give the Grand Hailing Sign—if you can : And wele *me you'll find—though a moneyless man. Not outward adornments; no ancestral name; No money or bonds; no tiular fame, An entrance can gain to thatssered retreat, Where, on true points of fellowship, brethren . the same meet. On one common leve!—tried plumb, Aro all woo within those precincts e’er koine: Due and truly prepared, must all l>e; nor. can * btrs, Ion mudly di At Trouble Bretrlng. The Stark County {Ohio) Democrat, thus prognosticates the sweet mess that will e entuate out of the fomentation of the “bit ter beer” now brewing in the Radical vat: A Washington dispatch to the Cincin nati Commercial gives some particulars abont a strong opposition to the administra tion that, it sajs. is expected to develope itself at the next session of Congress. President Grant, we are told, no longer acts as in the first year of bis term, .upon his impulses aud .according to his views of right. Among those who are named as displeased with the President for various reasons are Senators Fenton, Osborn Har ris, McDonald and Robertson. Sumner is set down as unfriendly oo ac count of San Domingo,hot more on account of Motley’s recall and for the latter reason Senator Wilson is called unfriendly. The imbroglio between Grant and Sebum is said to be assuming alarming proportions,while Senator Spencer, Ross Sprague. Fowler, and others, for personal reasons,will always vote against the President’s brother-in-law, Kramer, as Minister to Denmark, will be opposed, as well as tbe promotions of Ad miral Porter and Rowan. The removal or Secretary Cox is assigned as one cause of dissatisfaction. The dispatch con- clndes: There aro many Senators, sneh as Tram- boll, Sumner and Ballard, who will not go out ot their way to vote for anvthiog which the President- is particularly interested in, but will be likely to do the reverse. Aa Mr. Sumner personally, he will a'cept the gage of battle thrown down to him and will take open ground that the Executive is at. tempting to punish Senators for exercising their privilege in voting against treaties and appropriations, in assuming the same atti. rude toward Congress as that presumed on by Undrew Johnson. Tbe shrewd politicians, such as Morton, Cameron, Chandler,Williams and Sherman, may prevent a serious difference between the Senate and the President, but at the present time the political horizon as seen from the Capital is very cloudy.’' A chain-gang bos been inaugurated io “Norfolk. Negroes and Carpct-Bagsers. A correspondent ofthe New York W%ld gives the following true picture of the a groes of Radicalism in South Carolina. Charleston, S. C., Nov., 3. Possibly just now a few rough notes tak en by a business man iu South Carolina may be of interest to your readers and L’ive thea. an insight into Radical Republican political virtue where that party is dominant Alout Midwinter the writer was in Colum bia, S. O. Cariosity prompted him to vis it the- Lcgi lature, then >n session: He went to the gallery of the Heuse of Repre sentative just as the Sei ate was entering the Chamber to unite with the House in joint convention to eleet- a judge. The Speaker of the House, a Col. Moses (son ofthe Chief Justice cf the State,) was in the act of vacating his seat to the Presi dent of tbe Senate, Hon. D. H. Corbin. A few minutes brought the joint convention iuto organization, and the business of the day was proceeded with. As the election was by viva toco it was apparent at the close of the call of names that th° tavorite of the leading negro mem bers failed to have a majority of tbe entire vote. Just at the time the presiding offi cer rose to announce tbe vote an upr ar began that surpassed any tumult in the long experience of the writer A large burly, good looking negro, with a bright red necktie (R. B. Elliott, and since elect ed 11 Con res.*,) comm-n-ed to call “Mr. Speaker!” Down came the gavel. “Mr Speaker!” he screamed again, aided by abont fifty other voices, agiin tbe gavel fell, and for eighty-seven times more by actual count did this occur until the Speak, er’s ai m seemed tired. During this time a small mulatto member wi to a prominent nose (DeDarge, since elected to Congress,) was busily engaged on the floor, passing from member to member,and at times leav ing the chamber and returhing with differ ent parties. All t£H3eq^lors and mem burs, four.Sfths of wfio u were colored,were discussing termscon riti- naltochang- the votes, some receiver what appear “ie money. I tamed to ask nn in til looking white man near me whether the delay wisely io give time to bribe, re fractor! and exacting members, He re plied: “Yes.” Pointing down to those nearly under our si ction oi'tbe gallery, he saidt “Every man you see there demands his pay for every vote ot importance he gives. Ellio t and DeLaree ar fomenting disorder to gain time, they are the intriguers of the House, and they well understand that they must arrange to securc-by pnrchase.enongh votes to make a majority. So noto ions is the fact that that part of the House is known as “The Forty Thieves.” In the same body I saw “Rainey.” a bright handsome mulatto, since elected to Congress from the Georgetown district. He seemed tally aware of the corruption, but sook uo part in it. Ransier was also there, since elected Lientcnant Governor,and bus ily helping Elliott and DeLarge. My gal lery informant said, ‘eaeh of these meo,De Large, Elliott, Moses, ete., came here poor, their pay is six dollars per day, they now owo and drive teams alone that coat double their pay for an entire session, and their living is consistcely extravagant. Some stylish women (colored) were on the floor. “Noted and influential courte zans and lobby members,” was jhis reply. “Their political lav or most be bought to se cure the passage of any important bill. This was the Leg!-lature of a proud old common wealth comp osed with only five or six ex ceptions entirely of negroes and Bepubli. cans. The corruption was unblushing, indecent acknowledged and undeniable, and yet for the six months since past I have fai ed to see a single rebuke in any Radical newspa. per iu or out of the State. The same Legislature increased the Stase debt by millions, without festering a single improvement, sold valuable privileges for personal considerations only, compelled equality in the theatres and academies .state rooms, and ladies’ cars, demanded recom pense pecuniarily for voting to educate their own children, and seemed ready as a face tious friend said, “to take a red hot stove, provided they could obtain iron gloves to lift it with. , And withal this Grant’s administration endorsed Scotts right, and supports his cause with the iafluence of his power, and Bnrnett’s party endorses Grant. NEW ~-- Boarding House. The Buena Vista Home. W ILL be opened on the i s! of . refitted and ready for tbe accomm a<r ’ •ucomnjojj,. of Hoarders. A limited number oi or single persons can be provided wifn PJ,‘Tided »ith ra « 1 '' a Mrs. E, W. xn,K en Two-Horse Wagons SALE. The undersigned offers for sale {„ strong troll made wagons, with Thin-1,!, Axels, VERY CHEAP. Call and iWZ.*** *nd it, ti tt ’ ym. Ramil Clover & Grass Seel | W. D. HOYT & Co, Have made arrangements to,;* I Growers of the West, for aa ample jajp.'j j. I tho various Grass Seeds For this Market These Seads will be sold for CASH 05LTs the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Ak, WHOLESALE AGENTS £^FORALL KINDS OF GARDEN SEED-* nov5tw3t-w3m* AGENTS WANTED FOE PEOF. FOT Laws of 8 usiness.l With full directions and forms for tU tna* I rions in tvery 8tate#f the Union, byTlicphili I Parsons LL. D. Trofessor of L*w in Hirrri | University, and author of many lawbooks. A naw book for every-body; explains theriph I duties and obligationsof all the relation of Lie I well as every kind of contract and lexal I tion. A correct, economical and life euauebr ri | »adviser. I So plain, full, accurate and complete that a I >erson can afford to be with out it Embodyit I in popular form the result of the labor tad utaj I of fcibe most popular and eaccessful writer oflff | book** in the country. Send for our descriptive circular with teal and testimonials. Address NATIONAL PH I LISHIXG CO., 274 and 276 Second Street, | phis, Tetin. septWtw v2i GRAND OI»E!STNG| OF THE Star Clothing House DRY GOODS EKPORIUH, No. 123, Broad \St., Borne, The Tropriitors beg leave\to wnoacfi - they are now lu receipt ot thei^r large stKUl FALL AND WINTER GOOD)! consisting in part of Dress Goods, Piv Woolen Goods, Blankets, Cloaks, Shava. Hosiery, Notions, Ac., and many othf* ■ not enumerated. FUBS! FUBS!! The Ladies are especially invited to examine our large stock of FURs J*- , ■ selected with great erre, direct from sn *£ri which enables us to *ell Io* er than ever |■ iis market. * | OUR STOCK OF Y OUTH’S —AND— m is the largest ever brought to tbw “A, .1 cannot be excelled in STYLE, PRICE. Our Mr. M. Rosenberg a » watching for bargains, which enables o ery day. COME f er tacjjju. arriving eve: LL to tie ST A [OuWpand i you greater Coods ai COME AL1 GOODS HO ters. Don’t forget that we aro at Joba® •AR CL»THtfG»nd£| make it yw Bert* I a| b IVIKUt wta* "*e "• “ — -— » old stand, So. 123. Broad St., Boo* oct6w2 J^^’bosesbbb^I Administrator’s Sale- A GREEABLE to an order ft® I Ordinary of Polk County, o! {iff I fore the Court House door in the v a $a Town, within the legal hoofl first Tuesday in January 18<I, r l lots of land as iho property v 0 5.U**^ ; l Springer Gibson, deceased, 4S5, 615, 518, 51i) and 528, in theJw ^ ?Uf 4th section* of originally CheroB _ f county. r ^ tbt W F* I Safe positive unless sold befort | vately. Terms cash. j^ii* WM. P. W00D,Adm.*^ novlOwtd. -—" GEORGIA, Floyd County. To the Ordinary of The undersigned, as Adtnn^^ (Stafford late of amid county, dec® plication for letters of dismissio ftWf I of said Samuel L. Stafford, as ministered the same according t cj^ ,1 ore prays the usual JfSSot he may obtain letters of dumi _ Samuel L. Stafford's estate, *n l will ever pray. JASPh* novlt. GEORGIA, Flotd Cocjctt. WHEBEAS, Elkanati of Thomas C. Hicks, l»te of I ed, applies tome for letters **Them «e therefore to ci “ o\$\ and singular thoaa concerned reser jiJ'y I at toy office within the to show eau«e if any they I should not be granted. jgjjjfspS, Or®^' I GEORGIA, Floyd County. Whereas ***$£!&%I for exemption °* fI^.SVl and valuation J* f vJ T amb* r ' lS * | .ameontbelDthdayof * h.j.johsso*,^ office in Borne, norl0w2t GEORGIA, Floyd County* Application of Floyd County, on the » ^ ^taW^l her nit Ibrleavato t»£'S' 1 Shirty, to®fjjJiJSd lot No. 70, Kd ^^f ou, 0<s®SV V wbic i tho heir, of®* For the benefit « m Thia Nor. 1, ggiTHEfi nor7td
