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■s RETURN from congress
. following, from our morning
omr y. the News, is so just that
f* it editorial prominence :
l Felton, on his return from
Lion, was serenaded by a por-
5 : t he citizens of Cartersville and
? an d in his address made use
^remarkable language
V matter whether Tilden or Hayes
<:ed, we
will have a good Presi-
olh being reformers; that there
' difference between Northern
■ and Northern Radicals, so
kcrats auu
^ South was concerned.
| E This speech, I>r. Felton was ad-
„ manv of the same men, negroes
•L Rods, that he addressed two
'before, when he was congratula-
■N . m on the success of the mixed
defeat of the Democracy,
f - a u e d in his election to Con
Ljja! honors.
iitlerence between Tilden and
Why then does he and Gen.
I rot try to establish a similarity
i' ca l rt forin between Felton and
£ Why not hold IIaye3 up as
reformer, and compare Dr.
him. and what he has done
a v of retrenchment and re-
Why is it not done? Because
g no reformer, and while Dr.
jJjoIJs out to his Radical sup-
idea that Hayes and the
' party are as much the friends
South as Tilden and the Dem-
rr, he knows that he perverses the
of history, and the facts as they
list
!. Felton allies himself with the
si party of this district—he relies
3 for his election; then why
re not act with them in Congress?
did he go into the Democratic
If there is no difference be-
ihe Radical? and the Democrats—
south can as well rely on the
; the other, why, we ask, did he
; with the party that elected him
.cess, and which he now relies on
; main support? If Hayes is a
ter: if he is as good a man as
i—if the South can trust him,
■ will do us the same justice as
why not say so in all his
s? Why attempt to make Dem-
helieve that b" repudiates and
ipon the Radical part}', when in
;din truth, he asserts and believes
lives is as good a man as Tilden,
at the Radicals North, are as re*
is the Democrats—that there is
aerence between them. If Dr.
. means what he said, and said
:e means, he is as much a Radi-
iay as he is a Democrat,
sder, do you not discern a differ-
sween Northern Democrats and
a Radicals? Who waves the
~ shirt?’ Who sends committees
t south,] and who protects the
s&nd scoundrels that prey upon
•Ne of a sovereign State to shoot
aceable citizens down in cold
"'bo protects these licensed
Valid,cut-throats? Who robs
«pie through taxation? Who
i:r.ds and appropriates them to
:i a use ? Who does these things
■•■Joasand others ? Can you not
«e picture the acts of the Radi-
R’ ho they not stand out in
"acolors, that he who runs may
we ask Dr. Felton to show us
Fth Democrats at the North have
Regie instance abused the confi-
: t:, e South ? Is it in speeches
or on the stump? Is it in
[Van- that have been made to
! upon the alleged outrages
e part of the Democrats in the
lt> what does it consist? The
f, Democratic party is the only
' petty in the United States, and
.■ one that has existed since the
'berment of the old whig party,
Seiton was the first man in
,0 join the Radicals to make
a its organization. He made
" n P on it two years ago, and
fenemous now than then.
' IF ? a chimera, and his own
•ondernn him. .Whatever of
. “ £ or ganization that does not
" di Dr. Felton’s ambition, he
accepts, but where he is in-,
is rotten, corrupt and thiev*.
“ >s it not remarkable that the
I •. of the Seventh Congressional
the only corrurit organiza-
j Vie Doctor can find in the
^tes? Ji e a c ce pts the Con-
caucus as orthodox. He
.. ie National Convention at
J R I 1Ure - He accepts the State
| ® at Atlanta as genuine,
I e em ocracy,and yet, the one
; A rt ^ *-bat Convention that is
....’ anta > "'at is to be trusted as
! t ' le democratic faith and
-j', ? c ' rine in that Convention
L '“Pure, as soon as it cuts
! ie Htate organization.
obv
•elton is
10Us > more than obvious,
.ft*
Kjj ’ fighting a shadow—
|, f i'. a su Pposed wrong, that he
Ap ^ ee P ll °wn in his heart,
/"Park of political hon-
. ®ains, does not exist in this
_ Ran a imagination is very
a Specially if he thinks
i Jf tltve d. An imaginary
• ea ' JU ‘lt upon and from a
n. ,, tDai ' e to partake of the
I ftp ° DS a mountain, and
I. er ‘Viable attitude that Dr.
IROCCUpiggJ!
Bjj ll ° n ff hich is to be sent
* ' u 'eh Geographical Society
6 interior of Sumatra will
51 tl >ee months.
VOLUME XXXI.
ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1876.
NEW SERIES-NO.
FELTON VS. TRAMMELL.
A correspondent of the Bulletin wants
to know if the Courier does not think
Dr. Felton deserves the gratitude of the
Democratic party for putting his ele
phantine foot down upon Trammell,
and squashing the political life out of
that pestilent trickster; or, in other
words he asks:
“If Dr. Felton and his friends had
not two years ago revolted at Tram
mell’s nomination, would not Trammell
have been the Congressman? It is the
custom of Congressional Rings to nom
inate a man the second time, if he lives,
and does not openly disgrace himself.
Is it not clear that Dr. Felton saved us
from a second dose of Trammell?
“Some of us helped him to save the
country from an overdose of Trammell,
and we propose to stand by him the
second time in gratitude for saving us
from too much nominating organization.
We look upon Mr. Dabney as ‘accessory
after the fact.’ Bartow County.”
The Courier does not think so. On
the other hand, the Courier is well as
sured that Hon. L. N. Trammell is a
better man in every respect, morally,
politically and mentally, than Dr. Fel-
He is a purer man, and a more
honest man, and in the days that tried
men’s souls—when the Democracy was
struggling in a death-grapple with Rad-
ealism, he did more to help choak out
the slimy monster than Dr. Felton is
capable of doing, though he were to live
a thousand years. Who heard of Fel
ton then? Nobody. He 6aid even less
then against Radicalism than he is will
ing to say now. Col. Trammell dealt
sledge-hammer blows upon its horny
head, while Dr. Felton said not one
word, and yet this great man Felton is
now to be exalted because by the most
unscrupulous charges and blatant re
iteration of his falsehoods he succeeded
by the aid of negroes and Radicals and
scalawags in driving him from the
field. And what makes the matter
worse, Dr. Felton knew in his own
heart that the infamous charges he ut
tered against Col. Trammell were false,
and as a proof of it we have the word
of his own chosen champion, his fidus
Achates and skillet-toter, Gen. Wofford-
Tatum, not Hon. John W.,—who in a
speech at Dalton, (we quote from the
Dalton Enterprise of the 24th), said Col.
Trammell was sacrified in that race by
these false accusations; or to give it in
the Enterprise's own words:
“ It is needless for us to go back and
dig up this matter, but suffice it to say,
that Gen. Wofford stated in his speech
that neither himself, Dr. Felton, or his
friends believed the trumped up story
against Col. Trammell, but, neverthe
less, it had the effect designed by his
traitorous friends of causing him to
withdraw from the race in favor of Col.
Dabney, who was put on the track in
his stead, leaving upon Col. Trammell
an ignomy, which, howeverundeserved,
he could never efface as a stigma upon
his character.”
Now is not this a humiliating con
fession—a minister of the gospel (sic ?)
coming down out of his pulpit, throw
ing his sacramental robes in the mud,
and mounting the stump and using all
tho eloquence of his silver tongue to
heap contumely and disgrace upon the
fair character of a man, “leaving upon
him an ignomy, which, however unde
served, he could never efface as a stigma
upon his name,” and then to come for
ward again and say that he knew the
story was a trumped up one, and he did
not believe it. Can moral turpitude
sink to any greater depth? Can the
needs of an unscrupulous demagogue
invent a more infamous shift? Can
the history of human degredation pre
sent a more revolting spectacle? We
trust not.
Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 22,1876.
Dr. Felton and his leading supporters
seem to think his election dependent
upon the downfall ot his opponents.
Where I nave crossed their tracks in
the upper counties of the District I find
this tale put in circulation:
“John W. Wofford was nominated
elector for the State at large through
mistake. The members of the Conven
tion thought they , were nominating
Gen. William T. Wofford.”
I will tell the facts and then let those
who feel an interest in the question say
how it is. The truth is, this is all pre
tense. Gen. William T. Wofford’s iden
tity was as well known to the people of
the State as that of any man in it
He was alternate elector on the Seymore
ticket in 1868, was elector on the Gree
ley ticket in .1872, was nominated for
the United States Senate in 1868 by
the Democrats of the Bullock Legisla
ture, and refused to run against Gov.
Brown, who was the Republican candi
date; had run against Young twice for
Congress in the Seventh District, and
against Smith for Governor in 1S72.
And to the foregoing can be added
that when the Convention of the Sev
enth District assembled in Cartersville
in May last for the purpose of sending
delegates to the St. Louis Convention,
when a y name was proposed as a del
egate for the State at large, Mr. John C.
Aycock, of the Bartow delegation, an
nounced the name of Gen. William T.
Wofford as a competitor with me for
the place: when the votes were counted,
1 received 27, and General William T.
Wofford 2. This Convention was held
in the county where we both live, and
where a question of identity could not
well arise.
In the State Convention my name
was announced as a candidate for Elec
tor by Mr. McKibben, of the county of
Butts. Col. James D. Waddell, who
was Secretary of the Convention, and
whose duty it was to enter on the record
the name of each candidate-as it was
announced, not understanding which
Wofford it was, asked from the clerk’s
desk which one was meant Captain
Thomas J. Lyon, a member of the Bar
tow delegation, arose and said in a dis
tinct voice, “it is John W. Wofford, and
not General William T. Wofford.” The
ballot proceeded and I was elected.
It does appear to me that this plain
statement of facts ought to put at rest
this silly story, but I have no idea that
it will. John W. Wofford.
What a Silent Spectator Thinks.
To the Editor of The Courier:
Thus far I have been a silent specta
tor of the canvass in this- district
However, as everybody seems to have
something to say, I thought I would
say a few' words myself.
I am sorry to say I can’t exactly
agree with the great ditch-cleaner and
eminent creek-navigator, Parson Felton
(otherwise, “Etowah Bill,”) in his views
on navigation. It seems to me that
money could be expended more profita
bly than in cleaning out every little
fish-pond in the country, and trying to
navigate a river utterly impassable for
steamboats, unless on wheels. But,
even admitting, for the sake of argu
ment, that the river could be made
navigable, Parson Bill has not obtained,
nor is he likely to obtain, a single dol
lar from Congress for this purpose.
Well, what else has the great parson
done ? He made a big speech, say the
Feltonites, againpt the revenue thieves.
Did he ameliorate the system in any
particular? Not a particle. He has
done absolutely nothing, and yet he
puts himself before the people for re-
election, egotistically and falsely de
claring he has done wonders. Hail 1
wonderful man—prodigy of wisdom,
hail!
Let us look at Felton’s past political
record: ..... r . ■ .
When Georgia was under the heel of
Bullock and Radicalism ruled, where
was the great William then ? M as his
voice heard in the land ? Naiy time!
And now he actually tries to show that
there is no difference between Democ
racy and Radicalism, between Tilden
and Hayes.
The Doctor can’t gull the people any
longer, and after the election he will
sadly meditate on the instability of
rope bridle.’
Roman.
Oar Washington Letter-
human glory and peacefully)retireto ^ ^ m J „„
the bosom of his quie ami y, proclamation and the sending troops to
Washington, D. C., Oct. 23,1876.
The city never looked more beautiful
than is does to-day. We are having a
spell of old fashioned Indian summer,
and the light hays which is a destructive
feature of that period lends a charm to
the view which relieves the glint and
glare of brilliant sunshine. Then to the
surrounding woods (which are plainly
visible from either end of every street)
clothed in their early fall apparel make
a frame for the picture, rainbow like in
appearance, and truly beautiful.
The only thiDg of importance which
was before the Cabinet meeting on Friday
last, was the formal demand which has
been made upon the general Government
by the State of New York for the sur
render of Wm. M. Tweed upon’the ar
rival of the Franklin. Secretary Fish
said to the Cabinet that of course the
Government must respect this demand,
and it was therefore resolved that imme-'
diately upon j , the arrival of the vessel
Tweed should be handed over to tho
sheriff of New York. Governor Tilden
also requested ”lhat no'[unofficial com
munication be allowed with the vessel
until after Tweed is surrendered. This
request was also complied with; since
when quite a number of persons have
made applicaton to interview Tweed im
mediately upon his arrival but have all
been been refused.
The political war grows sharp and
more of the all powerful sinue is demand
ed by the Republican National Commit
tee and orders were issued on Saturday
for an additional assessments of two per
cent, upon the salaries of the Govern
ment employing most of the poor fellows
think they have paid enough already,
but they will have to pony up again.
For the first time in the history of these
raids even the more commissioned officers
and soldiers who have been detailed for
detailed for duty in the War Department
have been called upon to contribute their
quota.
The condition of the Republican party
in the State o e New York is really hope
less. If they fairly discuss the doings of
their party from 1869 to 1876 they are
doomed to destruction; and if they en
deavor to shirk Grant and his adminis
tration by talking only of events from
1860 to 1869 they shock and disgust men
whose votes are decide the election.
Blaine and Stoughton may fall as hard
they can but not the “ bloody shirt” nor
rebel claims can be stretched to cover and
conceal the conduct of their party since
It 69.
Tho great difficulty in the Republican
canvass is that the Republican leaders
can no longer tell how men heretofore
classed as Republicans intend to vote;
Honest Republicans have got their necks
out of the yoke and canont be counted
upon this year as formerly. A purpose
to have change is in the air and en
velopes the canvass as with a cloud.
The betting men have discovered this and
are acting upon iff Noticeably is this
the case since the issuance of Grant’s late
the South.
It appears that the real facts in the case
of the recent disturbance at Cainhoy in
South Carolina threw the blame upon
the misled colored men, and leave the
whites heretofore accused of aggressive
ness in a condition that must excite the
commiseration of every heart. They are
between two fires, and exercise the natu-
Georgia Legislature.
SENATORS HOLDING OVER.
Fisrt district—B E Lester, of Chatham.
Third district—,D G' Hopps, of Fierce.
Filth district—G -W Newborn, of Clinch.
Seventh district—J McDonald, of Thomas.
Ninth district—T J Perry, of Calhoun.
Eleventh district—W A Graham, of Clay.
^-Thirteenth district—L M Felton, of Ma-
Seyecteentb district—G B Black, of Sre-
ven. - : .ii
Nineteenth district—C S DnBose, of War
ren. 1 ...
Twenty-first district—W O’Daniel, of
Twiggs. , '
Twenty-third district—W Bntherford, of
Crawford.
Twenty fifth district— WI Hudson, of Har-
v-serenth. district—H D McDaniel,
Twa.ws
of Walton.
ral right of self-defense would only entail ^ - $ dutrict _T D Wilcox, of Irwin,
upon them additional penalties. The * “““
story is as simple as it is tragic. A joint
discussion was agreed upon and it was
contracted tbat both parties should meet
at the hustings unarmed, but the blacks
concealed a number of muskets in an old
building, and in the adjacent woods a dif
ficulty occurred and the blacks imme- m *
diately ran for their concealed weapons
and immediately began firing upon the
unarmed whites who fled to their boat in
which they had come terthe meeting pur
sued by the blacks who kept up a con
tinuous fire.
All of this was planned for days before
hand, and several gentleman were warned
by friendly colored men not to attend the
meeting. They were unable to make the
facts known to any authority who had
power to present the difficulty.
The commissioner of Indian affairs on
Saturday received from Fort Peck a dis
patch stating that messengers from Sitting
Bull’s camp report that the entire hostile
camp crossed the Yellowstone at the mou th
of Big Horn en route for Fort Peck. They
claim to want peace. The Indian agent
asks the Commissioner here what course
he must pursue. The Commissioner an
swers that peace will ODly be granted iqxra
the surrender of Sitting Bull and his en
tire force as prisoners of war. Reno.
Twenty-ninth district—W M Reese, of
Wilkes.
Thirty first district—J M Freeman, of
HabberSham.
Thirty-third district—G E Deadwyler, of
Jackjob.
Thirty-fifth district—E P Howell, of Ful
ton.
Thirty-seventh district—J T Slaughter, of
Canoll.
Thirty ninth district—E C McAfee, of For
syth,
Forty first district—J P Chastain, of Gil-
Forty-third district—R E Wilson, of Mur
ray.
SENATORS ELECTED.
Second district—J H Clifton, of Tatnsll.
Fourth district—J M Maddox.
Sixth district—J W Slaten, of Echols.
Eight district—I A Bosh, of Miller.
Tenth district—O Wesolowski, of Dough
erty.
Twelfth district—W H Harrison, of Quit-
an.
Fourteenth district—Drury Reid, of Wil-
Letter from Gov. Tilden.
His Policy ou the Amendments and in Re
lation to Confederate Claima.
Gov. Tilden has addressed to the Hon.
Abram Hewitt a letter dated October 24th,
declaring his position in regard to South
ern claims. He quotes the 14th amend
ment of the Constitution, and points to
the fact that it has been repeatedly ap
proved by the Democratic State Conven
tions of the South, and was adopted as a
>art of the platform of the last national
Democratic Convention which declared
that it be unianmoosly accepted os a
final settlement.
Gov. Tilden, after citing his own pub
lic declarations on the subject previously
made, says:
Should I be elected President, the pro
visions cf the fourteenth amendment
will, so far as depends upon me, be main
tained, executed and enforced in perfect
and absolute good Ibitb: No rebel debt
will be assumed or paid ; no claim for
loss or emancipation of any slave will be
allowed ; no claim for any loss or damage
incurred by disloyal persons arising from
the late war, whether covered by the
fourteenth amendment or not, will be re
cognized or paid; the cotton tax will not
be refunded. I shall deem it my duty to
veto every bill providing for the assump
tion or payment of any such debts, losses,
damages, claims, or for the refunding of
any such tax. The danger to the national
treasury is not from claims of persons
who aided the rebellion, but for claims of
persons who aided the rebellion, but from
claims of persons residing tn the South
ern States or having property In those
States who were or pretended to be or who
for the sake of aiding tho claims, now
pretend to have been loyal to the govern
ment of the United States. Such claims,
even of loyal persons, where they are
from acts caused by the operations of the
war, have been disowned by public law
civilized nations, condemned by adjudi-
fications of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and find any status by
force of the specific legislation, of Con
gress. These claims.have become stale 1
and are often tainted with fraud. They
are nearly always owned in whole or in
>art, by agents and by speculators, or
obbyists who have n« equitable claim
against the tax-payers or the public.
They should, in all cases, be scrutinized
with zealous care. The calamities to in-i
dividuals which were inflicted by the late
war are for the most part irreparable.
The government cannot recall' to life the
millions of youths who went to their un
timely graves, nor compensate the suffer
ings and sorrow of their relatives and
friends; it cannot read just between in
dividuals the burdens of taxation hither
to home, or debts incurred to sustain the
government which are yet to be paid. It
cannot apportion anew among our citi
zens the damages or losses_ incident to
military operations, or resulting in every
variety of form from its measures for
maintaining its own existence. It has no
safe general but to let by-gones be by
gones ; to turn from the dead pas to a new
and better future, and on that basis to as
sure peace, reconciliation and fraternity
between all sections, classes and races of
our people to the end that all the springs
of our productive industries may be
qusekened, and a new prosperity created
• ' Lf.i. tLn nn!la nf iTia nucf- all nil Via
in which the evils of the pask shall be
forgotten* Sam. J. Tilden.
ndek
Governor Kellogg’s direction, 10.500
fraudulent registration certificates have
been issued in Louisana, and bis hench
men are openly importing negroes by the
steamboat load from Alabama, Misissippi
and Arkansas to cast ballots on the certi
ficates. In addition to this, Kellogg has
had a negro militia battalion under drill
for some time at New Orleans, and the
metropolitan police are being recruited
up to one thousand men, whom he pro-,
] loses to arm, like the militia, with Spring-
ield rifles. His negro head-manager
has opnly stated that unless the im
ported voters are allowed to freely vote
on e lection day, there will be the
“damnedest hottest time ever seen in
New Orleans.” Tne Republicans expect
through this process, and by the arrest
and imprisonment of hundreds of Dem
ocrats, to carry the election for Packard
and Hayes, in these measures, be it re
membered, these revolutionists are hacked
by President Grant, Attorney General
Taft and Secretary Cameron.
The official majority in Indiana for
Williams, Democrat^ for Governor, over
Harrison, Republican, : is 5,119. The
Legislature will stand: Senate—Repub
licans, 3; Democrats, 25; Independents,
2. House—Republicans, 53; Demo
crats, 45; Independents, 2; giving the
Republicans a majority of two on joint
ballot.
Sixteenth district—Neil McLeod.
Eighteenth district—J T Shewmake, of
Richmond.
Twentieth District—F C Furman, of Bald
win. Jo-
Twenty second district—T B Cabaniss, of
Monroe,
Twenty fourth district—D C Cody, of Chat
tahoochee.
Twenty sixth district—T M Harkness, of
Batts.
Twenty eighth district—Dr J E Godfrey,
of ItorpLii.
. Thirtieth district—R H Bollock, ot Madi-
800. j
Thirtjraecond district—R R Asbury.
Thirty fourth district—G W Bryant, of
Henry.
Thirty sixth district—P H Brewster, of
Coweta.
Thirty .eighth eistrict—W S Ragsdale.
Fortieth district— John S English, of
Union.
Forty second district—J R Gamble, of
Chattooga.
Forty fourth district—J .W Cureton, of
Dade.
REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED,
iling—J J RoEerfon.
(sr—Howes. ’• 1
hrra-*T A Green.
Banks—J I Turnbull.
Thomas, W M Hammond.
Troup, A H Cox, J F Awtry.
Talbot, J C Maund, J M Mathews.
Taliaferro, B F Moore.
Taylor, Bennett Stewart
Terrell, GT Marshall.
Telfair, J TFilcox.
Towns,- WG Goodman.
Twiggs, J T,Glover.
Union, T J Haralson.
Upson, Dr J W Brown.
fFalker, J M Shaw,
mdton. IFR Smith.
iFire, WA McDonald.
Darren, Dr W H Pilcher.
TFashington, J A Robinson, G ITPeacock.
IFilktnson, N C Hughes.
IFilkei, F H Colley, W B Callaway.
IForth, J if Rouse.
Wayne, James Knox.
IFebster, Dr W C Kendrick.
iFhite,——
IFhitfield, Rev W C Richardson.
Nora.—Democrats in Roman ; Radicals in
Italics; Independents in Small Capitals.
A Conundrum With a Murder
.Attachment.
—0 A Baoon,
Davis.
Berrien—Jas H Kirby.
Brooks—H G Turner
Bryan—L F Cox.
Butts—S F Smith.
Bullock—R WDeLoach.
Burke—'W F Walton.
Calhoun—Dr 0 H Paul. : j Lui. I
Carroll—H Hogan, E Phillips.
Campbell—J M Wilson.
Camden—G A Mailette.
Catoosa—J W Owenby.
Charlton—Felder Lang.
Chatham—J L Warren, PM Russell, Pratt
Adams. . * r,:
Chattahoochee—A Wolbridge.
Chattooga—W H Penn.
Cherokee—W B C Buckett
Clarke—Dr H H Carlton.
Clay—R E Kennon.
Clineh—Lewis Stricklank.-
Clayton—Rev A E Cloud.
Coffee—J Pearson.
Colmritt—James Vick.
Cobb—W Phillips, W P Harden.
Columbia—J P Williams.
Crawford- -S H Causey.
Coweta—W W Thomas, Dr R W North.
Decatur-—IF' IF Harrell, Hiram Brockell.
Dodge—Nicholas Rawlins.
Dade—James A Case.
Dawson—Joseph McAfee.
Dooly—Dr L W Mobley.
DeKalb—Mr Ragsdale. |
Dougherty, A M Wolihin, H Bunce (ool’d).
Douglas. C R Bowen.
Early, W C Shefiield.
Echols, J D Smith.
Effingham, H P Brewer.
Emanael.G W McGar.
Franklin, D J McEutire.
Elbert, J J Burch.
Fayette, W S Brown.
Floyd, J R Freeman. J H Reice.
Forsyth, Thomas Willingham.
Fulton, J H James, G TFry, H Hillyer.
Franklin, W C MeEntyre.
Gilmer, Joseph Prickett
Glascick, E G Scruggs. .
Glynn, James Blue (col’d).
Gordon. M J Dudley.
Greene, W H Branch, V D Gresham.
Gwinnett, N L Hutchins, W J Born.
Haralson, A R Welton,
Habersham, J H Grant.
Hall, A D Candler.
Hancock, W J Northern, J T Jordan.
Harris, L L Stanford, GAB Dozier.
Heard, M T Almon.
Henry, Geo E Wise.
Honston, A L Miller, B M Davis, JF
Sykes.
Hart, J B Benson.
Irwin, J B Fletcher.
Jackson, G R Duke, A T Bennett.
Jasper, j C Key. , M .
Jefferson, M A Evans, J C Polhill.
Johnson, S W Fortner.
Jones, N S Glover.
Lanrens, C S Guyton.
Lee, Adams (col’d).
Lincoln, Dr J L Wilkes.
Liberty, IF C Boom (col’d).
Lowndes, W A Carter.
Lumpkin, W P Price.
McDuffie, J S Jones.
McIntosh, W H Atwood.
Madison, S W Colbert.
Meriwether, J B Roper, J W Taylor.
Miller, H C Sheffield.
Mitchell, C W Collins.
Milton, J M Stewart.
Montgomery, D J McRae.
Murray, Dr Thos Leech.
Macon* W H Willis, J D Frederick.
Marion, Howell Hollis.
McDuffie, Dr J S Jones.
Monroe, Jeff Hagan, T S M Bloodworth.
Morgan, J S Reid.
Muscogee, R J Moses, N G Oattis.
Newton, J P Simms, L B Anderson. ■
Oconee, R R Murray.
Oglethorpe, J M Smith, A F Pope.
Paulding W J Gray
Pickens, L .1 Alfred.
Pulaski, Geo W Gordon.
Pierce, A E Cochran.
Pike, J B Mathews.
PoUt, Seaborn Jones.
Pntnam, J A Reid.'
Quitman, L P Dozier.
-Rabun, W M Peckett.
Randolph, Arthur Hood.
Richmond, J C C Black, Pat Walsh, W
Ewing Johnston.
Rockdale. W L Peck.
Schley, N J Wall.
. Screven, W P Wade. .
Stewart, C C Humber, B F Davis.
Sumter, Allen Fort, W H Davidson.
Spalding. J D Stewart.
Tatnall, Jas B Smith.
St. Louis Republican.}
The world is peopled with such. Es
pecially conundrums. A few weeks
ago a well-known divorce lawyer of
New York, named House, was shot
dead by his wife—nee Irene Vansant
The dead man had property and broth
ers and sisters, and Brad House came
post-haste from Kansas to hang the
murderess of his dear relative. As the
best place to go to for this purpose he
went to the house of Mr. Vansant in
Trenton, New Jersey, where the widow
Irene was staying, being out on baiL
He was received with “great hospitali
ty.” The widow had an affectionate
remembrance of the late Orson House,
whom she had assisted to another anti
a better world at the muzzle of her pis
tol, but she looked kindly on Brad.
“Dear Gerritt,” another brother living
in New York, for whose spiritual wel
fare Irene was anxious, was also kindly
affected towards her. “I don’t know
that I’ve got anything against her
now,” said Gerritt; “I wouldn’t do
anything to hang her, but 1 think she
hasn't just acted fair about Orson’s
property.” Cettie and Tizbah are two
sisters of the husband whom Irene
mourns, and they wish that she “should
cement our relationship by an addi
tional nnion with the House family;
that is by marrying Brad. Gerritt, in a
letter to the fascinating widow, seems
to have no objection to Brad becoming
his brother Orson’s successor. He tells
Irene in a letter that he wonld many
her and “ have no fear,” but that he is
already married. This is all very cheer
ful. Brad and Irene having “become
very sweet on each other,” the gentle
syren writes to “dear Gerritt:” “Be
serious; don’t you think it would be
wicked fur me to think of marrying
another of your brothers under the cir
cumstances, and so soon? He came
here to get me to say something to get
me-hung, and has got hftn3elf in love
instead—poor fellow—and ready to
become my husband now.” The situa
tion was somewhat delicate and per
plexing for a high-toned female with a
fondness for pistol practice. She had
th.e confidence of the House family,
however, notwithstanding the slight
unpleasantness with fire-arms. When
Irene lay in prison she writes: “Sister
Cettie slept on the cot beside me with
hands holding mine. She kissed my
hands over and over again, Gerritt, so
you know she did not blame.” Quite
an interesting family, the Houses.
Things, however, did not continue to
run smoothly with Brad. He got along
.swimmingly with the fair Irene, but
old man Vansant wouldn’t arrange the
little matter of dead Orson’s property to
suit Brad. The old man wasn’t in love
with Brad, which accounts for it He
couldn’t see his way clear to a settle
ment of the property, as Brad saw it.
When Brad found old Vansant deaf to
reason, he got mad about it. He threw
his love for Irene to the winds. He had
promised to study theology and be a
parson for her sweet sake, if she would
help him to write his sermons after
their marriage, which she agreed to do.
'He broke up this bright promise of a
hopeful future. Brad declares his love
for the bewitching widow to have been
“ all gammon,” and even goes so far as
to say that Irene is “ a deep-plotting
woman,and that money is at the bottom :
of all this business,” which seems prob
able. Thus the matter stands. It has
its mystifications. It is, in fact, open to
various constructions. If Brad acted as
a decoy for the House family to win the
widow and induce old Vansant, who is
said to be “worth a million,” to settle
the “property matters” amicably, it is
probable that Irene House and the old
man may have seen through the gauzi-
ness of their little game. By winning
or seeming to win the whole House
family to her side in a bond of friend
ship and active sympathy, an average
New York jury would have been venr
likely to pause before conviction. It
is a sensation story of the times and has
a cart-load of morals following its end.
Next United States Senate.
The terms of twenty-five United
States Senators expire on the 4th of
March, 1877. They are Messrs. Gold-
waite of Alabama, Clayton of Arkan-
sas,Saulsbury of Delaware, Norwood of
Georgia, Logan of Illinois, Wright of
Iowa, Harvey of Kansas, Stevenson of
Kentucky, Morrill (or rather Blaine) of
Maine, Boutwell of Massachusetts,
Ferry of Michigan, Windom of Minne
sota, Alcorn of Mississippi, Hitchcock
Frelinghuyeen of New Jersey, Hansom
of North Carolina, Kelly of Oregon,
Anthony of Rhode Island, Robertson. ... - .. . .; . ,
of South Carolina, Cooper of Teimes-' rotten branches
The Ohio Democratic State commit
tee has issured an address to the Dem
ocracy and friends of reform in that
State. The address refers to (he Dem
ocratic triumphs in Indiana and West
Virginia and to the small Republican
majority in Ohio. It claimes that by
a change of two in each precinct, or a
gain of one per cent on the late State
vote, it willjbe sufficient to make Ohio
snre for Tilden. It also claimes that
the Democrats can make gains and
even more by a slight effort, and begs
them to do their utmost A meeting
of the State committee oi^ Wednesday
Senator Thurman made a speech in
which he declared that it was in the
power of the Democrats to carry Ohio
at the November eliction. In bitter
words he denounced the proclamation
ordering the troops to South Carolina,
declaring it a outrage upon a free peo
ple and a disgrace to the nation.
A gentleman named Price was fined
£5 at the Kingston Country Court in
England the oust day for having driven
his horse and trap through the ranks
of detachment of the First life Guards
when on the march. His defence was
tbathe was driven hurriedly to the rail
way station, and seeing ah opening in
the ranks had driven thronh. Bat the
Bench did not accept the excuse, and,
after imposing the fine, told the defen
dant that if the ofienc were repeated
he wonld be sent to prison without the
option of a fine.
:The i ^
that Boss Shephei
ordered back on
treasury by exon
dent.
I Republican says
I’s mistress has been
he pay roll of the
ss order of the Presi-
The Soundest kind of Talk.
Kew Jersey’s War Governor Showing Why
Hayes Should be Defeated.
Now York Sun.]
Ex-Gov. Joel Parker delivered _
speech last evening in the Opera House
tn Newark to an immense audience.
“The other day,” said he, “Mr. Blaine
told us why he was opposed to the elec
tion of Mr. Tilden. Now I will tell you
in brief why I oppose the election of Mr,
Hayes. When he entered on his duties
as Governor a bill was passed reducing
fees in the State $300,000, bat this bill
was repealed. He certainly did not veto
it, but he used his influence against the
measure. He was in Congress for three
years, and not one Republican in ten
thousand remembered anything about
him after he got there. The only speech
he made was in explaining bis vote oh
subsidy for a railroad corporation.”
Mr. Parker added that his chief ob
jection to Mr. Hayes was because it
would be a continuation of the present
corrupt Federal Administration. Mr.
Hayes must continue in office the men
who are advancing his cause. [Cries of
Blaine, Belknap, Morton, Shepherd and
Chandler.j Who is it that congratulated
Mr. Hayes when he received the nomina
tion ? Grant and Blaine. The Ring at
Washington most be the men who will
snrronnd him and give tone to his admin
istration, and therefore the speaker
thought Hayes should not be elected.
The present Government has brought
almost financial ruin on the country; in
fact, it is going from bad to worse; we
have labor without employment, men
going from door begging their bread and
our commerce driven from the seas. The
Administration is incapable of conducting
a system of finance necessary for the
country’8 prosperity.
The speaker then showed how national
expenses had increased within the last
five years, and said there is not a vessel
in the navy tenday but is comparatively
worthless. The public lands have been
given away to railroad corporations. The
office-holders have been increased simply
to form an army of politicians to keep
the party in power.
Gen. Enrique Cerruti, who killed
himself lately in . California, had been
employed by the historian Bancroft as
translator. He had impoverished
himself by speculating in stocks.
Beecher, in his newspaper, a
pie to write to him for advice on
ality. Hesays: “Ifyou are perplexed
and want light counsel—write us. If
you are puzzled respecting Bible inter
pretation of practicial duty, write
see, Hamilton of Texas, Johnston of
Virginia, Davis of West Virginia, and
Howe of Wisconsin.
Of these nine are Democrats, who
will, without doubt, be succeeded by
Democrats. Clayton, West, Alcorn and
Robertson, Republicans, will almost
certainly be replaced by Democrats;
the vacancy now existing in Louisiana
will be filled by a Democrat, and Ham
ilton, of Texas, independent, has a
Democratic successor. As the Senate
now stands forty-two Republicans,
twenty-nine Democrats and two inde
pendents, the change above noted
would, if no others were made, leave it
very nearly balanced—thirty-eight Re
publicans, thirty-five Democrats and
one independent But the following
States also elect new Senators this
winter: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska,New Hampshire, New Jersev,
Rhode Island and Wisconsin. Of
these, New Jersey, Wisconsin and
perhaps Michigan, are among the doubt
ful ones. If two of these should send
Democrats the Senate would stand
thirty-six Republicans and thirty-seven
Democrats, with one independent It
will he seen, therefore, that it is by no
means impossible that the next Senate
shall have a small Democratic majority.
If the Republican managers continue
to make arbitrary greats in the South
they will probably so greatly alarm the
North as to fling even the Senate into
Democratic hands.—New York Herald.
People have read and heard of toads
having been found embedded in rock,
bnt now comes another cariosity to be
added to the list. Mr. John Adriance
of this city, has a Mexican coin dated
1710, which was taken from the centre
of a peice of rock found in the bottom
of the Rio Grande. The gentlemen
who sent the coin to this city, with the
particulars in connection with its dis
covery, lives at Laredo, and not having
sdecimen of the rock in which the
coin was found embedded, has been
asked by gentlemen connected with the
Historical Society, who are interested
in the matter, to do so, in - order that
theories as to the time the coin found
its way to the bed of the river maybe
deduced... The finder of the coin
writes that the rock is very hard and
almost transparent—From the Galveston
Neics. *' - ^ • •
The presidential vote will be coanted
on the second Wednesday in February.
In view of the probable closeness of
the result, it is quite posable that the
election will devolve upon the House
of Representatives, in which case Mr.
Tilden will, of course, be counted in.
The vote of any Stote objected to by
one house or the other most be reject
ed, as provided by the twenty-second
. oint role of the two houses. The ob-
' cting process might be. carried so far
that the count of the electoral vote
would show that neither candidate had
received a majority, and the election
wonld be thrown into the House.—
Washington Star, Rep.
Latest returns from Ohio indicate
that the Republican majority on the
congressional vote is under 4,000. The
majority' for Barnes for secretary of
State is about 6,000. The prohibition
vote, which amounted to nearly 8,000
last year, is ent down to 1,700 this
ear, the remainder having gone for
lames. But lor this change the vote
between Bams and his Democratic
pponent wonld have been very close.
There is talk in Ohio of Bell contest-
g the right of Barnes to take the Sec
retary of State’s office, an the ground of
the illegality of the Cuyahoga county
Republican tickets, which had an en
graved head apd were on thin letter,
paper, contrary to law.
Oao cohxmn one 36 00
On* column three months..... , 60 00
One column aiz months 104 00
One column twelre months.... 160 00
The longoing retea ere for either Weekly
ar Ttl-Weekly. When published in both papers,
50 per cent, additional upon table rates.
A girl in Charleston has bine hair.
The New owners of Boston’s Old
South Church prohibit religdus meet
ings in it.
A Boston policeman is under arrest
for puijury. In order to convict a
thief he swore too much.
A man died in Augusta, Me., of
wounds received at Bull Run. He
spent his lost days inglorously in jail.
A thousand and fifty-five more birnht
than deaths were registered in London
during the last week in September.
Gen. Di Cesnola, who is now living
in London, is engaged upon a work on
the history and antiquities of Cypress.
Mrs. Cora
seems not to be a happy i
has jost rid herself of a fourth husband
by divorce.
3. Cora Tappin, the spiritualist,
i not to be a happy medium. She
A son of Adelaide Murdoch, the lec
ture, and nephew of James E. Murdoch,
the tragedian, has shot and nearly
killed a woman in San Francisco.
Achurch member in Cneshire,Conn.,
broke up a Sunday school meeting by
reciting passages of Scripture that
seemed to describe the poster's pecu
liarities.
John Conway of St. Louis wrote to
his family that he was about to kill
himself in consequence of bad luck,
and that night he was found in the
street dead—drunk.
A brave and good little Ohio boy sat
on the fence two hours in the freezing
cold dead winter, watching a broken
rail on the railroad track, so as to carry
latest news of the impeding accidentto
his father, who was local editor.
As Hayes voted for every fraudulent
claim and job which came np when he .
was in Congress, so he is cordially in
favor of his own election by any fraud
ulent or violent means his friends,
Grant, Taft, Chandler and Cameron,
may use in his behalf.—Courier-Jour
nal.
Even the German universities are
conscious ofimperfections, and it has
and stip the dead foliage from them.
Especial complaint is made of the ne
potism and the favoritism taat control
the management and the appointments.
Professors Mommsen and Laugenback
have been com missioned by the Govern
ment ot make havoc of this corrupt
business.
The New York Hoarld announces
that the price of that paper has been
reduced iron
m four to three cents per
copy. The Herald says the reduebop
is made because it feels assured of a
healthy return of general business with
out a relapse into inflation, and
believes the present revival of trade' is
likely to be permanent, with a scale of
prices which will facilitate an early re^
turn to specie payments.
The Hanover Provincial Parliament
have passed a unanimous resolution to
the effect that the sequestered property
of King George of Hanover should be
restored to its owner. There is no
doubt that the motion will be appro
ved by the Imperial Government and
Parlirment, provided a guarantee is
given that this property, which am-
mounts to nearly £3,000,000, shall nQt
be applied to purposes hostile to Prusf
sia and Germany.
There will be shorn in New Sonth
Wales this year, 1876, upward of 25,-
000,000 sheep, yielding approximately
above 125,000,000 pounds of wool, equal
value, Is. per pound, to £6,250,000.
Every year wool is increasing in quanr
tity and rising in quality, so that by
the close of 1880, four years hence, New
South Wales ought to have at least 30,-
000,000 of sheep, which with horned
cattle and horses ought approximately
to represent in money value upward
£50,000,000.
The eudden death of Mr. Ferris on
the stage in Baltimore, recalls[the death
in the same city of Helen Western,
several years ago. After four nights
absence from the theatre on account of
sickness, she learned that the belief
was general that drunkenness, was her
ailment. Thereupon she insisted upon
reappearing, although advised by her
physician against it. and her week stag
gering manner and husky voice convin
ced many that she was drank. She
was hissed, and the play was not com
pleted. On the next day she died. -
A Peasant who chanched to be walk
ing near a lony wood, met a robber,
who asked him if he would like a
drink. The peasant replied tbat he
usually about that time took a little—
when the robber knocked him down
seized his pnrse, and giving him a six-
>ence therefrom, said: “Sirrah, go
rink my health.” “This;” said the
luckless rustic, “is robbery.” “No, I
have only assesed you for campaign
Durpoees;” replied the daring the dar-
ng thief Moral— 1 The above has none
but a great moral idea.— World Fablet.
Mrs. E. W. Neal, wife of Dr. Neal,
of the Augusta Asylum for the Insane
took “Pat,” the family horse, and'the
buggy some weeks ago, and with her
joy; four years of age, journeyed
down through Belfast and Ells wrath to
Pembroke, a distance one hundred
miles from Augusta, .to visit her. aged
parents and other relatives and;friends.
After foror weeks she returned over
nearly the same road, in the same way
with her mother and little boy. 0.ne
evening, geting belated in reaching the
place at which she designed to. remain
through the night, and not.knowing in
the dark which of two roads to take,
she got out of the carrage and lighted a
match, by the ray of whic|i she read
the guide-board, and so was able to
proceed oh her way to the place of her
destination, ' '
