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The Rome C<
FRIDAY MORNING,NOVEMBER 17.
AGENTS FOR THE COURIER.
MILTON RUSSELL, La Favette, Ga.
J. F. SMITH, Cedar Grove, Walker Co„ Ga.
\VM. STRANGE, Rock Springs, “
J. 8. SMITH. Alpine, Chattooga Co Ga.
R. tv. JONES, Melivllle,; . “
WM.HIX, Subligna,
DR. A. CLEMENTS YHlaCow, -" : "
TUB GOVERNOR.
Now (hat the order ler an election has
hem passed, it became the Democratic
Fxtcutivc Committee to call a convention of
the Deuiwracy, to make the nomination?.
County IJouveutious should beheld at once,
and whether a State Convention- is held or
nut, the voice oF the people should be heard
in selecting a landidite. If the legisla
ture i to make the nomination, the people
ought to instruct their representatives as to
their choice. It should not be descretionary
with the Ltgislaturj to make the nomina
tion, aud it is expedient and right that a
Convention be called. Charles J Jenkins
is the peoples first choice. John B. Gor-
oan next. If neither of these gentlemen
can be induced to acoept then A. H. Col
quitt, vVe want no ring whipper picked
up at .Atlanta.
We urge the people at once to call con
ventions." 'and send up delegates. While
we have in plicit faith in the integrity and
wisdom, of our immediate Representatives,
we are aware ol a ring combination at At
lanta, which seeks to control, and is, we
rc-grit to ray, condoling the action of the
Legislature. The people are also aware of
the existence of this ring, and are looking
with distrust upon the Legislature. They
are determined to support no such combi
nation,and for that reason insist upon fresh
delegates to a Convention.
Tub Legislature.—The proceedings of
the Legislature has simmered down to a
dull and manotomus routine, unimportant
to the general readers.
The Houso election bill was, with a slight
amendment, alteriog the time of holding
from the: second to the third Tuesday in
December, was passed.
Tuesday an election was held in both
Houses for United States Senator, result
ing in the election of Thos. M. Norwood.
Protests were offered and entered upon
the minutes by the Radicals in favor of the
thief Blodgett.
No other bills of a general character or
interest were before the Legislature.
Sow Wheat.—The prospect is that
wheat next year will bear a high price.
In assurance of this, Mr. J. J. Cohen,
authorizes us to say that he will piy SI 50
tier bushel for all of next years crop deliv
ered in the month of June.
He is willing to engage 50,000 bushels
at I hat rate, for Red wheat, and will make
written contracts now to that effect.
He also offers a premium of $10 00 in
gold for the best five acres of next years
crop.
Mr. Cohen is amply able to make his
pro uises good.and it seems to us that Plan
ters may do well by accepting his offer.
Is not wheat at SI 50, a more profita
ble crop than cotton at 16cts.
Good Railroad Management—We
are informed that Col. Lanier has made
arrangements to build a first class Howe
Bridge over the Tmobigbee, " near Demop-
olis, Ala. The road from Selma to Merid
ian, known as the Alabama & Central R.
R., is under the Superintendancy of C. B.
Wallace with Col. Lanier as President,
and no road in the South has been
better managed.
The traveling public are beginning to
appreciate this route under its present good
management, and heavy travel goes that
way.
It is the cheapest route for emigrants
ing West.
The new3 from the North comes full of
ciultant triumphs fir the Republicans.
They have swept the elections like a blaze
yf wdd fire, aud thei ■ rule for the hoar is
still more firmly fixed upou the people.
But while it brings u flush of triumph to
them, we do a- t feel di-appoiuted or griev
ously sorry, for.in the fight true Democracy
hag but little part. The defeat of Adams
-for reprosoutative iu Massachusetts, and
Horatio Seymour iu New York, is the on
ly feature in the .matter that causes us a
moments regret. The materia! consequence
of tlieir defeat are unimportant, hut when
we reflect upon the state of a people who
deliberately prefer the couusels of irresponsi-
b'e demerogues to such trusty, tried and
true patriots as John Quincy Adams and
Horatio Seymour,we are ready to renounce
all hopes of the nation, and to bow our
heads in shame aud despair.
Had it beau the Tammany frauds that
beat the Democracy iu New York, we could
have rejoiced, for the corruption of party
aud partisan officials we abominate, but it
was not that. Tweed the very head and
front of the enrruptiouist was triumphantly
elected, while Hoiaiio Seymour the impla
cable enemy of ail that savors offraud was
defeated. \Yc are glad to believe that the
endorsement of Tweed was made by the Re
publicans, and now that he is cut loose
from the Democracy there may be a hope
of still further purification. Purged ot
its corruption and freed from the odium re
flected upon it by such scoundrels it may
yet be well with it. At any rate we had
rather take our stand in the ranks of the
beaten Democracy of New York than lobe
carried high upon the tide of Republican
triumph.
New Jersey has honoted itself by elect
ing Joel Parker Governor by 5,000 majori
ty. The legislature is Republican.
Mississippi goes nigger, poor Mississippi.
SEVENTH DAT S PROCEEDINGS.
Death of Dr. A. I. McAlpin— The
following brief notice which we take from
the Macon Telegraph and Messenger, tells
the story of a life, useful in al! its works,
pleasant in all its relations, noble and gen
erous in al! its aspirations, honored and
reveled iu all its remembrances.
It was our pleasure to know him, and
while walking iq his presccee we felt that
we wore within the pale of an enoblin.
influence.
To his afflicted family we tender an
earnest sympathy, while we share with the
community, in which he so brightly moved
an unfeigned sorrow.
Dr. Augustine IrvingMcAlpine.of Tal
ladega, Ala, died in Philadelphia, last
Monday at tho age cf fifty. He left his
home some three weeks ago—attended
Presbytery ntTuskegee,and then paidshort
visits to his children and relatives in Mont
gomery and Macon, leaving Macon on the
25th of October, after viewing the State
Fair here, with which he was much delight
ed. He went to Philadelphia to gratify a
professional curiosity in regard to some re
cent improvements and discoveries in sur
gical and medical practice, stopping in
North Carolina on the way, to visit ason in
college in that State. In these joururyings
he contracted a cold, which terminated his
valuable life very suddenly after his arri
val in Philadelphia.
Dr. McAlpine was a skillful and expert
enced physician, engaged in a very large
practice, a ruling elder in the Presbyterian
Church for nearly a generation, and a
christain where cheeful and glowing piety
diffused hapiness all around him. Every
act and word were moulded by deep relig
ious feeling and principle, and the whole
manner of the man was as guileless as o
child. How such a man will be missed in
his family—missed at the bedside of the
sick—missed in the church—the prayer
meeting and social circle—missed every
where, as a living embodiment of the relig
ion of bis Savior, we can sorrowfully im
agine. It will be a sad day when the peo
ple of Talladega assembled to pay the last
honors to his venerated corf se.
The Tools of Oppression. —A s seve
ral good citizens of Polk and Haralson
counties, have recently been arrested under
indictments from the Federal Court at At
lanta, and dragged from their homes; it is
due to them that the character of the wit
nesses on whose evidence the indictments
were famished, snould he tna^e public.
We have reliable information that the
princ : pal witness against the parties in
Polk county,, was one Mastin Allred,
against whom two true bills for liny steal
ing have been found in his own county
and he now stands indicted for Perjury.
Some of the parties arrested through his
instrumentality are th; witnesses against
him, and it was probably his hope by this
means to prevent their testimony. Comment
is unnecessary.
NoRTn & South R. R.—Dirt Broke.
—The Work Commenced.—Messrs.
Clink ,Cherry of Columbus, Ga., have
taken the contract to grade 15 miles of the
above named Road, and commenced the
work on the Some end last Wednesday
with 60 ha.njji.'^'j
They propose to push on the work as rap
idly as .possible. They have already engaged
140 more hands who will be on the work
io a few days. ’ ’ r "
The hope and expectation is to have the
road completed to Cedar Town by the first
of next September. This looks like busi
ness,mid wo have the best kind of assuran
ces that this great and important enterprise
will suffer no unnecessary delay.
The work is moving ahead on the Co
lumbus end also. Fifty-five miles of the
road fire now tinder contract.
MM SUM
The. Democratic Executive Com-
MiTTEj^-This Cpmmitte held an -informal
meeting last Thursday, in Atlanta, and 3is-
cussed'the ‘propriety of calling a 1 Conven
tion oFAhe Democratic party, in tho event
of the.passage .of the bill ordering an elec
tion .H Jf D A./
The Committee was unanimous in the
opinion*that such a Convention for the pur
pose 6f 'making a ; nomination, should be
calle^-Sftj-. |i - -• «
The election hill will probably be acted
upon to-tfay, and the election ordered.
-But little time will be left for a Canvass
and thepeople ; mu8t think for. .themselves
Goy. Ghass J k Jenkins if eligible, stands
first injthe.hearts .of thf people., The,-gal
lant John B. Gordon next. Gordon is now
onr rjghtful Governor, and it would be bnt
a fti r n r ln the.
election fo say so in such thundering tones
as will silence all opponents.
Communicated.
Editor of the Courier:
There has been several tickets suggested
for our municipal officers, Place Tickets,
Conservative Tickets &c. &c.
We propose to suggest a good and sen
sible Ticket.
FOR MAYOR.
Dr.- West.
FOR COUNCIL.
Dr. Holmes, Judge Hoad, R. T. Har
grove, James Bale, Oapt. Griffith, John
Noble.
These men have got an axe to grind, and
they have a grindstone of their own to
grind it on. Their axes are now sharp and
they will do good work with them. If
they should find their axes getting dull,
my word for it, they will regrind them on
their own grindstones.
Pro novo Publico.
In addition to the above excellent ticket
the following gentlemen have been recom
mended : J. I Wright, Mayor; R. T.
Fouche, Mayor; D. S. I’rintup, Mayor; J.
W. Hooper, Mayor; and nearly half the
town for conncilmen.
SENATE.
Wednesday, November 8,1871.
The Senate met, President Trammell in
the chair. Prayer by Rev. E. W. War-,
rcu. The roll called, and the Journal
read and approved.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Griffin.
Mr. Hinton moved to reconsider the ac
tion of yesterday in the passage of the bill
to repeal the act i rganizing the District
Court and defining its jurisdiction He
considered some such Court indispensably
necessary, and wanted time lor some sub
stitute to be devised. The motion was
lost.
Mr. Brown offered the following:
Whereas, It has been alleged by cer
tain politicians, North and South, who es
teem the success of the party to which
they belong, and the accomplishment of
their political purposes more 1 ighly than
the peace, happiness aod prosperity of the
country, that there exists in this and other
Southern States, certain lawless bands of
persons commonly called Kuklnx, who are
banded together for'political purposes, and
are in the habit of committing great oat-
rages upon the peaceable and law-abiding
citizens of the country, and that the State
C iurts fail and refuse to afford sufficient
re Less; and.
Whereas, The Congress of the Uoited
States, at the last session, appointed n com
mittee to investigate said alleged outrages
and violatious of law; and,
Whereas. This Senate is satisfied that
no soch political organization exists in this
State, and desires to afford said committee
all the aid and facilities in its power, for
the purpose of enabling the said committee
to arrive at the truth in regard to all the
matters which it is their duty to invest!
gate; and.
Whereas, the Superior Court Judges
of this State (a large majority of whom be
long to the Republican party) preside over
the courts of every county in this State,
and have ample opportunity of knowing
how the law is being administered and en
forced in the various parts of the State;
and,
Whereas, the Senate is satisfied that
a large number of witnesses have been call
ed to testify before said committee who
are not worthy of credit before any Coart
or honest community ; for the pur. ose of
making a record to be used for the accom
plishment of certain political ends which
greatly defames the people of this State;
and
Whereas, this Senate is satisfied .that
the people of this State Dever were, at any
time, in the history of this country, more
peaceable, qu : et and law abiding than they
are now; therefore,
Resolved, by the Senate; That we re-
spec'fully invite the portion of said com
mittee which is now assembled in this city
to summon as witnesses, before them all of
the Judges of the Superior Courts of this
State
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to
give to said committee aod the C urts of
the county, all the aid in our power to en
able them to investigate any outrages or
violations of law which may have been
committed against the laws of this State or
the United States, and to bring the gnilty
parties to speedy just ice.
Mr. Campbell (colored) opposed the
Kesolnt iocs, aod moved to lay them on the
table. Withdrawn.
some ooint on the Blue Ridge Railroad.
Passed.
The hour of adjournment Having arrived,
the Senate was declared adjourred until 10
o’clock a. M., to morrow.
Mr. McMillan ^presented a memorial from erton ’ ReT G ‘ 11 Maclul ^' reld the 8
Cave Spring, Nov. 8 1871 }
Evening prayer was read by Rev. W. C.
Williams, D. D. Dean and Rev. S. J.
Rev. W. A. Parks of the American Bible
Association, which was referred to the Fi
nance Committee. •
The bill to fix the perdiem of members at
S6 per day was re committed to the Finance
Committee.
The bill to restore the jurisdiction of
Notaries Public ; and Justices “ of the
Peace iu the 29th Senatorial District was
lost.
The bill to compensate jnrors in DeEalb
county was passed.
Tho bill to re eal the act to organixe the
District Conrt was read third time.
Mr. H Uyer moved to amend the report
of the committee which recommended the
passage of the bill by adding that saul Court
be abolished iu cou ties with less than
10,000 inhabitants.
Mr. Jackson moved to set down the bill
as the spjcial order for Saturday, in order
that ao amendment to the bill providing
the manner of transmitting the District
Court business to the Superior Court may
be made.
Mr. Griffin of Houston, moved to recom
mit to the Judiciary Committee.
The motion to make the matter the special
order for Saturday prevailed.
The bill to amend the act to incorporate
the Memphis Branch Railroad Company
was passed.
The bill to limit the lien of judgments in
Justices Courts was read the thi'd time aud
passed.
The bill to change the charter of the
State Uuiversity so as to add four additional
trustees to b selected by the Alumni Society,
was passed.
The biil <o repeal an act to provide for an
election, etc., approved October 3d, 1870,
was passed.
Several of the standing committees sub
mitted reports.
A number of bills were read the second
time.
Mr. Cummiog offered a resolution re
questing Hon. Benjamin Cooley, exercising
Executive powers, for information concern
ing the issuing of land scrip under act of
Congress dated 1862. Adopted.
Mr. Goldsmith offered a resolution requir
ing the messenger to furnish members with
copies of the Comptroller General’s report
Adopted.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
Pattillo, Rutherford and Colbv, and the
Doorkeeper.
On motion, the House adjourned until 9
A. M„ to-morrow.
Church of the Good Shepard.
Fire in Eatonton.
Mi. Brock spoke at length against the , . ,
Resolutions, assisting that they do not ap- ca “ e completely exhausted. Almost all
The Democratic Executive Committee
issues the following notice:
A quorum not having been preseutatthe
time appointed fir the meeting of the Com
mittce on the 2nd of November, inst., no
business was transacted.
It has been determined to call another
meeting of the Committee, to take place
on Tuesday, the 12th day of December
next.
All the members are therefore requested
to be present at theofficeof Judge & Holtz-
claw, in the City of Montgomery, on the
12th day of December next, at the hour of
10 o’clock, A. M.
A punctual attendance is requested, as
important business will be transacted by the
Committee, amongst which, will probably
be the calling of a State Convention, and
the fixing of the basis of representation
therein. ■
In organization, there is strength.
;,,t Tnos. J. JUDGE, .
George Goldthivaite,
Tnos. H. Watts.
, 1 . P. T. Sayre. J
Oentiul Committee.
• Montgomery is agitating the subject of a
cotton factory, with encouriging prospects.
The move is in the right direction. Rome
most watch the development and profit by
its suggestions. Factories are : the life of
onr cities. Let them be built all over the
'land. B |
Personal,—Wei bad the pleasure .of
meeting yesterday, Dr.'C. H. Gorman, of
Alpine,, Alabama.
Dr Gormon is ono of the most skillful and
distinguish!, d physicians of Alabama. He
is a native of this State, and we are glad
to learn that he contemplates returning to;
the dear old land, and making his home
among u3. His accession to our community
wonld be a desirable one, while the medi
cal fraternity might well be proud of his
membership.
We trust that be will come, and shall
extend a hearty welcome to him and hjs
estimable family.
ply to his District.
Mr. Candler repiie 1, denying the exist
ence of the lawlessness, aod the occurrence
of the outrages which had been alleged,
and maintained the truth of the resolu
tions,
By Mr. Hinton—To prevent sureties
upon bonds of persons charged with penal
offenses from avowing payment of aid bonds
by applying for and obtaining hi setting
apart of homestead or exemption of per
sonality.
Mr. Nunnaly offered a resolution that
the Senate shall hereafter meet at 10
o’clock a. M , and adjourn at 1 o’clock p.
M.; adopted.
By Mr. Jervis—o require the several
Jndg. s to give specially in charge to the
Grand Juries the section 1436 of the Code
at each term.
The following bills were read the third
time:
A bill to incorporate the Savannah and
Thunderbolt Railroad Compaiy, and to
provide railroad communication between
Savannah and Thunderbolt. Passed.
A bill to repeal an act to amend an act
iicorporating the Newnan and Americas
Railroad Passed.
A bill to amend an act to prescribe the
practice in cases of injunction and other
extraordinary remedies in equity, and to
provide the manner of taking judgments in
the same to the Sopreme Conrt. PaEsed.
A bill to relieve E. D. Snelson, a minor
of Clark county; lost.
A bill to repeal and alter the punish
ment prescribed in sections 4276, 4278,
4279, 4290, 4303,4307,4335,4345, 4348,
4349. 4350, 4351, 4353, 4368, (fromoneto
fire years,) 4372, 4373, 4404, 4408, 4403,
4411 and 4412, of the Revised Codo, was
on motion, made the special order fur Fri
day, and fifty copies ordered printed.
The Senate then adjourned until 10,
A. M., to morrow.
Eatonton, Ga., Nov. 9,1871.
Editors Daily Sun : A very consider
able and destructive conflagration occurred
here last night Four or five stores were
buined to the ground. Nearly all 'he bnsi
ness houses of the town were in a row op
posite the conrt house, and it is a great
wonder that the last one was not ransomed
for they are all except one, of wood, and
are vcey close together and old. But the
escape of those bnildings still standing
must be attributed to the fact that there
was one vacant lot between them and those
that were burned, and to the unceasing
manner in which all present worked,
Your correspondent never, in all his life
before, exerted himself so much—he be
the goods from the stores were carried oat
in the streets. But mauv were necessarily
ruined by being thrown about; some were
sluleD, while others were so badly injured
and damaged that they are totally' worth
less. The losses sustained will be heavy,
for none of the bnildings, I understand,
were insured. The origin of the fire is not
known.
Our people are taking a deep interest in
the proceedings of the Legislature. They
expect much good to be accomplished by
the intelligent, patriotic and honest rep
resentatives of our plundered State.
Yours, very truly, Z. I. F.
The following, upon the same subject,
iu an extract from a private letter received
here last night:
We have just learned that Eatonton was
burned night before last, or, at least,
twelve or thirteen stores on the north side
of the pnbiio square. Among the suffer
ers was John Champion and Tap. Ward—
occasioned from the use of a kerosene
lamp.
third
in the house.
The following bills were read the
time:
To incorporate the Excelsior Mioiug
Company of Polk Bounty; passed. ;To
amend cn act to authorize the Mayor
aod Council of Rome to subscribe to the
Memphis Branch Railroad: passed. To
repeal the act to pievent the collection of
the poll tax for 1867, 1868 and 1869;
passed.
To authorize a counter showing to a
motion for continnance in all cases in
Coarts of this State; recommitted and re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
To amend section 2267 of the Code,
abating rent in cases of destruction of
tenements by fire: recommitted and re
ferred to the Jndiciary Committee.
To authorize the County Commissioners
to audit claims of offioers for ex ra servi
ces; passed.
To repeal section 14 o r an act, 2d
clause of article 13 of the Constitution of
Georgia, in so far as it relates to the conn
ties of Towns, Habershaifi, Union and Ra
bun ; recommitted.
To repeal the 22d section of the Ap
propriation Act of 1869; recommitted.
To abolish the City Conrt of Macon;
To compensate jnrors in the eonnty of
Polk; passed.
To change time of the annual meeting
of the Legislature to the 3d Wednesday in
July; laid on the table, i
To prohibit the granting of license far
retail liquor in Gainsville; passed.
A message from the Governor inclosing
a communication from Joseph E. Brown,
calling attention to errors made in the in
ventory of State Road property, was re
ceived, and referred to the committee on
the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
Another message, inclosing the report
of the Secretary of State, giving the num
ber of railroad bonds indorsed by the State
and registered in his office; referred to
Finance Committee.
Thursday, Not. 9.
SENATE.
bills on third beading..
A bill to amend an act to open: and con
struct a railroad from Athens;. Georgia,
pear Clarksville, in Habersham eonnty, or
Shocking occurrences and great excite
ment have marked the past week in Gran-
iteville. A citizen of Graniteville, Mr James
Brewer, had in his imploy a negro girl as
a nurse for his child aged three years. On
Wednesday last the girl falling into a rage
with the child, picked np a gun and delio-
erately shot it in the head,killiog it instantly.
This happened about ten o’clock iu the
forenoon. Tbo girl immediately ran off.
and managed to ke p herself concealed until
about three o’clock in the afternoon, when
she was found in a certain hoose, and taken
charge of by Mr. G. Sharpton, a Constable,
who took her to the R. R. Depot, and placed
her under guard, preparatory to bringing
her to jail in this place. After nightfall,
Mr. Sharpton concluded to take her to his
owa house and keep her until next morning
in order to get a commitment. Whilst od
his way home, a distance of a mile and a
half, the prisoner in charge, with a heavy
guaid of negroes, the prisoner was shot
through the ho .d by some oue unknown,
and instantly killed. Great excitement
ensaed in the neighborhood, bnt nothing
farther of a startling nature happened until
Friday night.
On this night, about eight, or nine
o’clock amid ihe darkness and pelting rain,
Mr. Albert Turner, of Graniteville, was
a sermon was preached by Rev.'S. J.TPink-
ertoo from Eph. 4th 4.
After the service tho convocation was
called to order by t&e Dean. The roll being
tailed the following delegates answered to
their names; Rev. W. C. Williams, D. D.
A. J. Drysdale, ttij. B. if fit.* jerkins.
Lay Bcftgate— fthm- OlmHitf'WQood
Shepard.
Rev. S. J. Pinkerton moved that a com.
mittce be appointed by the Dean to exam
ine into and report upon the minutes of the
last Convocation.
The following were appointed: Revs.
M. Pinkerton and Drysdale. On motion
Convocation adjourned to the hoar of morn,
ing prayer to-morrow.
Mobning Session, Nov. 9th.
Morning prayer was read by Rev. S. J
Pinkert’n and the Rev. Dean, and a ser
mon was preached by Rev. G. H. Macau-
ley.
Convocation was called to order by the
Dean.
Present as at the evening session.
Rev. S. J. Pinkerton from committee to
examine into miontes of last convocation
reported that there was nothing in the min
ntes reqniriog action sent the proposed
amendments to tha Constitution, aud on
motion the ’amendments aa a whole were
adopted.
It was moved and carried that the sub
ject for discussion to take np immediately
after evening prayer this eveiug.
On motion the Convocation took a recess
nntil the hour of evening prayer.
Evening Session.
Evening prayer was read by Rev. G. H.
Macauley and Rev. S. J. Pinkerton, Rev.
A. J. Drysdale reading the service,
sermon was preached by Rev. S. J. Pink
erton.
After the service the Convocation was
called to order by the Dean and the Secre
tary requested to announce the subject for
discussion, viz.
'‘Is there any mode by which we can
more effectually commend the chnrch to
the masses of the people ?’’
The discussion was participated in by
Rev. M. Macauley, Pinkerton and Drys
dale, pending the disonssion the Rev. M.
Pinkerton moved an adjournment, and the
discussion be resumed to-morrow.
IJOn motion, the Convocation adjourned to
the hoar ot morning prayer to-morrow.
Friday Morning, Nov. 10th.
The Ante communion service was read
by Rev. G. H. Maeanley and a sermon
was preached by the DeaD.
The Holy communion was administered
by Rev. S. J. Pinkerton assisted by Rev.
G. H. Maeanley.
Convocation wes called to order, and the
subject for discussion announced. Rev. W.
C. Williams. D. D. Dean, took the floor and
opend the discussion, and was followed by
Rev. M. Maeanley and Pinkerton.
It was moved by Rev S. J. Pinkerton
that the question of Episcopal succession set
to the Bnhject for consideration at the next
meeting ofConvocation.
Rev. A. J. Drysdale offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted.
Resolved, that the next meeting of con
vocation to hold at Dalton on Wednesday
the 24th day of January next, at 7 o’clock
in the evening.
Rev. G. H. Maeanley offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted.
Resolved, that the thanks of the mem
bers of this'Convocation be gratefully ten
dered to the citizens of Cave Spring for
their kindness and hospitality to its mem
bers dnrin - its meeting.
The following resolution was adopted.
Resolved, that the Secretary furnish for
publication the proceedings of this meeting
of convocation, to the Banner of the
Church and the Rome Courier.*
On motion, after prayer by the Rev.
Dean, tho convocation adjourned.
W. C. Wh-liams, D. D. Dean.
A. J. Drysdale, Scerrtary,
Legislate ~
shot throngb the right leg above the knee.
and now lies at the point of death and suf
fering great agony. Should he recover, it
most be with the loss of his leg. When
shot, he was leaving the house of Capt,
John Sentell, where Mr. Brewer and his
family board. Who shot him is still, ao far
as we.can learn, a profound mystery. And
so of the shooting of the negro girl. The
general suspicion hGranitevilleisthatBrew-
er is the man for whom the shot whioh Tur
ner received, was intended. Mr. Turner is
quite a young mac, recently married, and
of unusually quiet and pious character. Ho
has no enemies, and the sympathies of the
people are warmly aroused for him.—Edg
S- C. Advertiser. rt
Georgia Baptist Orphans’ Home.
Ed^irrsConstitudon: The nndetsfgnid
committee appointed for the pnrpose of se
lecting a suitable location for the Georgia
Baptist Orphans’ Home, and to report to
the Board of Trustees for ratification, res
pectfully ask all persons desiring to donate
locations or bnilding sites, either ip town,
city or eonntry near railroads, to inform ns
on or before the first of Deoember next, so
that we may visit those places deemed
eligible.
We hope that the money subscriptions
will continue throngb our agent, Rev. R.
W. Fuller, or onr treasurer, J. H. James.'
Will the press of Georgia feeling an in
terest in this matter give it a lew inser
tions? Address the undersigned at Atlanta,
Georgia. . C. Peeples, . tpiM
J. H. James,
Committee.
The proceed ings of If j Tuesday
and Saturday were imporwas. The House
passed the election bill ordering a special
election (or governor on tho 2d Wednesday
in December. The Senate read the bill
the first time and will act upon it with due
dispatch.
Ti.e Democratic members of both Houses
held caucus Thusday night for Uoited States
Senator, and nominated Thomas M. Nor
wood for the plaoe. The election wiU be
held to day, and as the nomination was
equivalent to ao election. Mr. Norwood
will be our next representative in the Uni
ted States Senate, provided the Radicals
in Congress do not prefer the Oily Blod
gett.
The following brief sketch of Mr. Nor
wood, we take from the Atlanta Sun:
The fact of bis being an expert with the
pincers, and lapstone will recommend bim
to the favor of Henry Wilson, and will also
enlist the sympathies of Conley.
Hea. Thomas Hanson Morwood.
Is 41 years old. Ha was bora, in Tal
bot county, Georgia^ aud brought np in
Monroe; and graduated at Emory College
in tho Class of 1850. 'He studied. law no
der Han. James M;Smith,!at Cnlloden,
and was admitted to the bar at Forsyth in
Februaiy,T852. He immediately went to
Savannah and entered npon the practice of
bis profesrion, where he has remained ever
since. Ho was a member of the Hoose of
Representatives in the.Georgia:Legialatnre
in; 1861-2; besides this, he never held any
office, either before or sinoe the war.
His father was pnnssBP&nfpn ample for-
tune, bnt believed it to he proper.for every
body to learn some bade. ' Accordingly, ho
had the subject of this notice; who was
jest child, to learn the trade Of a
shoo and boot maker,.wlrieh he did; and
he madai tbo boots' with; his own. hands,
which he wore when he went to . college. •
He is a thinker,. a systematic student,
whose mind is welt stored with scientific,
historic and legal lore; is an able speaker
mid debater, and one of the best informed
men of his age in Georgia* <v .. 1
■ » . ; .ill
The Union Times says: ‘‘Information
reaches ns that a squad of United Slates
soldiers under command of a Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal, went-to the residence of
J. Banks Lyle, one morning last week to
arrest him. Capt. Lyle was not at borne,
and the soldiers broke down doors and be
haved in a very unmanly manner. They
rode their horses into the Irom yard, took
corn, from Capt. Lyles’ crib and fed their
animals there. Capt. L. is principle of a
large Male Academy, aod when the squad
arrived the breakfast for the students was
either on the table or ready to be pat there.
This the soldiers took forcible possession of
and ate it up.
If this report is true, wc think >t the
greatest outrage perpetrated npon any one
individual iu this State, since Shermm r
bummers left.
Such conduct is allowed iu times oi war,
but cannot be tolerated ia times of profound
peace.
The recent arrests in Spaitenbnrg have
been accomplished too poacably and quietly
for theRadic Is in this State. The leaders
are disappointed and chagrined at finding
that onr people are ready and willing 'o
submit peacefully to the Fedeial authority.
They hoped to find resistance to that au
thority iu South Carolina, and iD that way
bolster up the infamous lies they have is
sued against us. They, however, are de
termined to do something that humanity
cannot submit to in order to force a resis
tance, even though it comes from women
and children, so that they may howl it into
willing ears, as corroboration of their dev
ilish lines.
Senator William Henry.
A correspondent of the Angnsta Chroni
cle and Sentinel revives the acts of this
atrocious case, which is, perhaps, as good
an illustration of Radical vil'any as could
be produced. The writer says:
“This case of Henry is an intensified in
famy in the long list of the shocking crimes
of the military tyranny we have been en
daring. It seems that an old mao by the
name of McCutchen was elected SenatoY, in
1868, from the 44th District.
“This poor old harmless man was not
only loyal, but super-loyal. He was ever
petted by the rovadiug army, and it was
proved by a special committee of the
Senate that the distinguished honor was
shown McCutchen by the Yankee au
thorities iD hoisting ‘‘the old flag” over his
house. This was, it would seem,
cmphasziing the idea that the invader
had of McCntchen’s Unionism with
vengeance. Weil, this old man died soon
after his election to the Senate. But it
seems that this little accident made no dif
ference with the late Senate, and they had
the defunct before them, and after a fair
trial, McCntchcn was declared ineligibl
(tho most terrible word, that, of the century)
—and this man Henry, who now fills the
Beat, was declared the sitting member. This
was done because Henry ran for the place
and was badly ’ eaten, and, furthermore,
because there was a great demand for
votes in the Senate about “those times.”
“But this i9 not all; the history of this
case further shows that Henry was allowed
and did actually draw fall pay, dating back
to 1868, the date of McCutchen’s election.
Is there balm in Gilead for each a case, or
more pertinently, is there an emetic known
to onr political dispensary powerful enough
to make Henry disgorge F”
THE GREAT FIRE.,
Further Details of the Great Calamity
Since our extra of yesterday, we have
come in possession of further facts, confirm,
ing the truth of our suspicion that the fire
was caused by an incendiary. We are in
formed that a small rubier hose attached to
n private hydrant, infrontofRnblc&Hight’s
store, was ent fonr times dniiog the fire.
We do not think the danger is over by any
means, either here or in onr neighboring
cities, and advise all to keep a sharp look
out.
The list of losses as given by ns yesterday,
was given on the best information attainable,
and we believe was generally accepted as
abont correct. Some of the owners of the
wooden bnildings, thought the estimate of
their losses too low, since the rents received
wonld represent a much larger snm, bnt we
wsro not far out of the way.
'Rnble & Hight’s loss, however, was
much greater than stated. We are inform
ed by Mr. Ruble that it was between $25,
000 and 830,000. This large margin is
given because it is impossible to tell at
this time, how moch of the machinery
can he made nsefnl again. They saved one
of Stndehaker’s fine baggies and abont
forty plows.—Chattanooga Times.
NOW FOR 1872.
The Alabama Babtist convention was in
sermon last week in Montgomery.' its pro
ceedings were hamonons and important
The Montgomery Advertiser says :
A little negro boy about twelve years old
_js burned to death about three o’clock
yesterday eveuiug on the premises of Mis.
Judge Chilton. He went np stairs and,
alter locking himself in, got in amongsome
bed clothing which he fired in some manner
and perished in tho flames.
The New York Sun of the 10th, has the
iollowing dispatch.
prospective union op democrats and
republicans against grant.
Washington, Not. 9.—The Washington
organ of the Democracy, after consultation
with several prominent Democratic leaders,
has decided to oppose any formal Domina
tion by the Democracv for President and
Yice-President, provided the anti-Grant
Republicans will put a ticket io the field,
nnd indicates a willingness to support even
Charlea Sumner.
Mr* A. A. Jones was reiectmt r
The stock holders of the Cherokee Fair “ oari *> *nd a new and nmri-j rroia Ht
in his stead. nW elt^
Association held their annual meeting last
Tuesday, for the purpose of receiving re
ports and electing a board of Directors fer
the ensuing year.
The following report of the committee
appointed by the board to examine into,
and report npon the condition of the Asso
ciation was received, and presented by tbe
board:
Rome, Ga., November 10.1871.
7b the President and Board ot Directors of
the Agricultural Fair Association:
The undersigned Committee appointed
at the last meeting to examine the account#
and vouchers of the Secretary, and other
wise to make a clear aod succinct state
ment of tbe affaire of the Association, beg
to submit the following:
Beginning then from the first year, we
find that the Secretary received for
Stock, 234 shares, 810, 82340 00
From all other sources. 3355 80
S5685 00
Ain’t expen’d on imp’t 82902 85
“ “ “ exp’s 237135
$5274 20
Leaving ont the matter of stock, tho re
ceipts from other sources show an excess oi
expenditure, in amount 8973 65, part of
which w»s expended in improvements, and
balance in dividends.
The results of the second year are less
satisfactory, to wit: Received for
Stock, 232 shares, 810, 82320 00
From all other sources 2733 75
85053 75
Am’t expen’d on imp’t 83380 82
“ “ “ exp’s 3928 48
8730930
Leaving ont the amount received for
stock, tbe expenses exceed the receipts
8119473, ana as the improvement account
exceeded the stock account 81060 82, the
Association had to carry over a balance of
82255 45, which was expected to be liqui
dated by new stock, in which we failed ut
terly.
The results of tie third, present year,
are more satisfactory in some respects than
the second, and are as follows
Rec’d for Stock
from all other
sources,
80000,00
216020
Paid on Expense
Unpaid • “
583 14
1468 28
82160 20
Paid for Improvements
Unpaid Improvements
75 47
555 90
205142
To which add for val
ue of premiums on
handsiDce last year,
made available in
redacing tbisyea’rs
expenses, say
631
37
"oi of yesterday ^
^ It is due in this connection to t
DwineU, Mr.Then^nJ'Col 1
ran ahead of the ticket on fodfe 4 - J »»«
t," the nt J 8t0 -*‘ c^bv'^S
130 shares, decided the elect! 0na 0 * t ,
gentleman mnst feel flatered at N
some endorsement they receive
hands oi their constituents « a^T V k *
have been recognized al»ar.
and efficient me°n, and
not been cast,they wonld have be " M
Tae new Baard proceeds , ' " tti
following officers: ° eIett fit
Geo. S. Black, Preside
... „ -lent; W T i
Vive President; B. F. Jones, See , 1 "’ >
J. .J' Bl“ rck > Treasurer, and re’el^’
old board as co-operative Directum ^
Cherokee County, Al ABaiu ,,
TION. At the late eiectioo io t.f**
the following officers were elected bS**’
kee county: J. M. Daniel, Sheriff-p k
Savage, Tax Collector; A. Leath T
sessor; Capt. Millsapa, Treasurer' ^
Mobile has had a martial law l(
is a sad commentary npoa the ‘
tion, that such scares are so rif , *
shows that onr people have no »
m the friendliness or justness of the »
eminent. o Jt ‘
North and South Road _
“jlteCo.
Iambus Enquirer we see that the ir 00 f
the first ten miles of this road has arri j
at Columbus, together with a fi ne J-
aod cars. We are glad to chronicl, 1 J
fact that work is now ready to berin '
this end. The hands are now ready jJ!
as soon as the weather permits the pick
the spade will bo busy.
Southern Life Insurance Co«p Asr
-John C. Printnp, Etq, has beta ,
a special aeent nf th!« .-a l. '
600 00
3281
79
1176 56
73136
Expenses exceed tbe
receipts, theD,
From which deduct
For valne of improvements, and yon have
8545 22, the actnal loss sustained by the
Fair of 1871, to compare with 81194 73,
the loss of the Fair of 1870. These fig
ures must necessarily be taken in a rela
tive sense, as to arrive at them, they bad
to be picked out of a running cash account
tor three years, and with every precaution,
items may not have been perfectly separa
ted as to their precise location.
We have examined tbe books and voneh
era and find them correct Also carefully
examined as to the disposition of the Pre
miums, and find them properly accounted
for.
The Secretary’s report for this year
appended for yonr information, to-wit
Received from all
sources since last
report, 82450 82
Paid ont as vouch
ers exhibited 2450 82
Of tbe payments made, above referred
to, they are distributed as follows:
On acconnt o£ last
year’s obligations,
“ “ this year
“ of improvenents
this year
“ Dividends for 1869
178311
58334
75 47
10 00
2450 82
729 84
555 90
1468 28
A Family’s Ration.—The Relief aod
Aid Society of Chicago have adopted the
following as the standard daily ration for a
fa nily of five persons, the amount to be
varied according to the income of the family
from labor or other sources:
Bacon or pork 2 pounds.
Or beef 3 pounds.
Beans - 1 pint.
Potatoes 2 quarts.
Bread 3 pounds.
2 pounds.
1 onnee.
2} ounces.
............ 4 ounces.
... 4 ounces.
Soap 4 ounces.
Soft ooal } tun per month.
Or flour.
Tea
Or eoffee
Sugar ........
Bice
[Special t-> Courier.
COTTON MARKET.
New York, Nov. ’15.—Cotton quiet at
181 for Middlings; Liverpool unchanged
at 9} pence.
Our noble President is ont in another
Eo-Klnx bull, suspending the writ of ha
beas corpus in Marion District South Caro
lina. It will be remembered that Marion
eonnty was included in the first Fioclama-
tion, through a mistake, and was afterwards
withdrawn and Union eonnty rabstitnted.
Now it seems that the serene fit Marion so
well that they have to be applied again.
The Selma Fair will open to-day, we
trust that many of our ettixens will avail
themselves of- tbe occasion to establish
friendly relations with this pleasant mty,
we feel- assured that all will find a hearty
welcome, nad a pleasant entertainment.
Money of tbe Montgomery Building and
Loan Associations sold last week in Mont
gomery for 50 percent premium. This is a
material difference from the premium price
jie Borne Building and Loan.
There are claims of last
year unpaid in am’t
Claims for this year,s
improvements,
“ “ this year’s ex
penses
2754 02
These unpaid claims are approximated
and generally unaudited, and are therefore
likely to vary either way somewhat.
By the foregoing it will be seen that the
stock will be represented by improvements.
First year, $2902 85
Second year, 3380 82
Tlird year, 555 90
86739 57
Besides other property, worth say 300 00
Total assets, 7039 57
“ Liabilities debt, 2754 02
“ “ for stock, 46 00
87414 02
To estimate the improvements cost, at
the Association is solvent excepting $374-
35.
The Fair for 1871 was conducted iD onr
opinion upon as economical a plan as it is
pcssib'e for it ever to be done. If it is
deemed to be of leas valne to the communi
ty than 82500 per annnm, we wonld re
commend its discontinuance. Ifit is deem
ed of that mnch valne to a community,
who gets back in some -shape every dollar
of it; then we wonld recommend that it be
continned, and that the stockholders make
an assessment of 50 per cent, on the pres
ent stock, which willclearthe Association of
liabilities, and leaee it in a condition to so
manage it as to make it io the future, self
sustaining.
If the stock holders decline to £iv* it
this ("pleasant’') direction aod thus re
lieve the directors, we recommend >h»t the
assets and business be closed np,
We trnst, however, that the stoek hol
ders will have seen the great good the As
sociation is doing in developing the great
resoarcea of onr section, will consider that
after straggling three years the Directors
are just in condition to make it one of tbe
meet nsefnl and attractive organisations io
the eonntry, and respond cheerfnDy to the
recommendations of the oummitteo.
R-speo.fnlly submitted,
J. M. Elliott,
W. F. Ayer,
Jno. J. Black, Committee.
After the reading of the report a practi
cal address was delivered by toe excellent
President A. A. Jones. When Col. Al
exander introduced the following resolu
tion:
Resolved, That the stoek holders of this
Association, owning more than ooe are re
quested to imcreise the stoek, at least fifty
per cent.; and that those holding only one
share be requested to donble it.
Mr. J. J. Cohen moved thatthe hooka be
opened, and pledged himself to take five
additional shares. This liberal proposition
was responded to in like spirit by the As
sociation.
The Association then proceeded with
the election of a Board'of Directors for the
ensuing year with the following resolt:
G. W. Spronll, Geo. 8. Black, A. Griff
feth .T. J. Perry, John W.Toreer, W.F.
Ayer, F. L Stone, J. G. Yeiser, and How
ard Jack.
It is to be regretted that by the operer-
ation of the city vote, whieh controlled the
election,the efficient sad worthy President,
pointed a special agent of this well knot!
and leading Life Insurance Comp,„
whieh has now large assetts and proa,^’
nnJer the business management of Gen ,\
H. Colquitt to rival the largest Life
ranee Company of the North.
Good News to E.MiGRANis.-fhoe. J
Perry the Agent of the Emigrant Lin#
has received orders to resume the nle of
Emigrant Tickets, to parties going Wm,
Those going West can get tickets bj ip
plying to him at this place for less than
half the regular rates, and go throngb i.
First Class Cars.
UpmaL
MxnniiD, in this city on the 8ih imt.biTltr
Lfn n /n P ” V' B ' 1110 Mi,s M * r ? J D«ii;,
both of Bartow Coant /, Ga.
Married, in this citj on th* 9th init, by Tice
J. Pery J. p., Newton Cardon, of this city to
Miss Mary Stafford, of Forestviile.
FLOYD SUPERIOR COURT.
O RDERED that a special term of Floyd Supe*
rior Co art be held for the trial of Crimisils
to commence on the fnarth Monday, the 27th
day nf this month. And that the Grand ini
Traverse Joron of the fint week of last term b*
required to serve as such at said special term.
Done at Chambers, Nov. 15,1871.
R. D. HARVEY, Judje 8. C. R. C.
A true copy, Nov. 13,1871.
A. E. ROSS, Clerk S. C- F. C.
Nov. 14, tw2t-w2t.
ESTRAY SAIjE,
ILL be sold before the Coart House door
W ]
in Rome, on Friday November 24th,
•yd County, and valued at $85,90. Bold ii
accordance with Law for estrajs, by order of the
Ordinary.
J. H. LUMPEIS, Sheriff.
Nor. 14, td.
CIGARS! CIGARS!
£ W. H. CHASTAIN, Q
® H
TTAS the following, and other fsror* *
H Hite Brands: Q
$ St. Elmo, jf
LORD BYRON, !
S Virginia Club
l LITTLE IB.
0
J H
*
►
Call No. 10 Broad Street, "fa “
CIGARS! CIGARS!
Nor. 11, tw3mwlt.
nkl
pTS,
It ti
STOKE HOUSE W EEST B
o
,NB of the treat «tand« ia tte '
_ .ale of Good, for root. Go*dSttV“
Hoose with comfortable
above, Spring Hons., Stable*. - . 5
flee, and if desired flftv
On the road. Uadmg from WM!? v0 0lA
Core to Chattanooga. Call on
.... cut.ij,. ahnn. Rock Sonne, u«-
PCE
Shield’s Shop, Bock Spring, C
Oct. 28, tw-wlw.
NOTICE TO EMIGRANT
apply to
Was. 1 Perry, AgM*:
ROME, GAt
-JOB yonr Tickets at rodnoed rstss,
I through on First Oats Cars.
Hot IS, tv-wlm
w d «>*
FOR SALB OB HC1ASG1 FOB 1
OH MQ1 anfl Wal
Near Jacksonville, Al*b*®**
rpHB undersigned desires ** Jfe
. Cash or exchange for a
Plantation near Romo, the ,.
in 5 ^SS^Bnok'flooring MSI,
a Roek Dabs* two sd*
lElli Stones and a
abundance of
.--ated near JackronriUe, ^
HOT. H, t*- w l”*