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m m ESTABLISHED nST 1843. lation^ in Cherokee Gteorglaf and is the Sestad-1® 13168 Senator frona South Carolina. I j a y S jj e bave 5100,000,000 to re-1 have examined and the following dockets THE COURIER has t „ fill on in Cherokee Gec_„ , vcrtislng medium in this section. H. DWjlMXL, Proprietor. Wednesday Morning, Jan. it),1878 Victor Emanuel, King of Italy, is re ported dangerously ill of iever. With Sharon and Patterson absent, the United States Senate stands Repub licans 37, Democrats 36, and David Davis. The case of the State vs. ex-Gov. Ru us B. Bullock, in Pulton Superior Court, has resulted in a verdict of not gniltv. Patterson, Senator from South Caro lina, being too unwell to sit in Congress, has gone home, somewhere up North, . to recuperate, The Kentucky Legislature has failed to elect a United Stafes Senator so far. It is necfe and neck between Lindsay and Williams. Queen Victoria has just established the “Imperial order of the crown of In dia,” the'honors and decorations of which are for ladies only. Congress meets to-day. Now look out for a hot contest between Blaine and Conkling for the ringmaster’s place in the Radical menagerie. Victor Emanuel, King of Italy, died at Rome last Wednesday evening. His son, Prince Humbert, was proclaimed King the same evening. A new graveyard was opened in a Col orado town on the first of January, and before night accommodated five gentle | men who had died suddenly with their boots on. Dispatches from Paris report the success of the Republicans, with con siderable gains, at the triennial munici pal elections held on Sunday last thoughcut the country. The Kentucky Legislature was ballot ing for United S'ates Senator at last ac count. The .first joint ballot resulted as I follows: Williams 50, Lindsey 49, Mc- Creery 24, Boyd, rep., 24. Atlanta was covered all over with ice I yesterday morning. A gentleman who I left there yesterday morning says there were several accidents from falling on the ice, one or two quite serious. Elaborate preparations are making I at Columbus to give “Uncle Dick Bis 1 hop” Democratic governor-elect of Ohir I a goood “send off” on the occasion of I his inauguration on Monday next. Advices from Mexico state that the I steamship City of New York, leaving I for the United States, carried with her |S100,000 of Mexican indemnity mon»y. I Look out for a scramble in the Court I of Claims. A War Reminiscence. On the night of the 1st instant the citizens cf Augusta, Ga., tendered e banquet to Gen. M. C. Butler, United Senator Oglesby in a recent speech | at Decatur, HL, said: “I think ihtTj ver bill will pass. I think the reaump-1 [ turn repeal bill will pass. I don’t think we can resume in a year.. Sherman in tbiu county. This we have been una ble to do, as the tax collector has not at our disporal a separate list of :-payere. Your committee on Justice Records | sume with in a year, but that won’t pay An address of welcome was delivered by Judge Claiborne Snead. Along I off ^h ree hundred’an'd _ fifty“minion8 oi with and appropriate to the chroni- greenbacbB . and what would ^ ^ n8 , cleing of this pleasant re-umon. the fol- I jp it wonld? Tne onl coaree lef , lowing letter from Gen. A R. Wright, woald be to take ^ np in fonr p „ now deceased, is pubhshed in the An- L ent> bondg . an d I swear by Almighti gusta Chronicle and Confcitutionalst, God Jnl never do it , Tfle debl itj our and. we gladly republish it in appre- own . we ^ boldit . we ghallviolate n , cation of the honor and courage of both faith xhe greenback is not a mere bit the living and the dead. The Chroni- of it ^ ^ m of this 'cle and Cons',lutionnhst says: We f 1 ( Continued from first page.) hr port of Board of Health. Rome, Ga., Jan. 7,1878. 7b Bon. T. W. Alexander, Mayor, and Members of City Council: Gentlemen—Daring the year 1877 we have bad continued good health in the city. We have had some few cases of typhoid fever in the sontbeast por-1 s - tion of the city, caused, probably, by publish in the Chronicle and Connitu- and I want fonr hundred millions right . . . now, with a view of increasing them tiona tst this morning a communion-1 un yj they become the only paper cur-1 which are gotten upin such form as meets tion w tc we ee assured will be of J rency _ j hope we have Seen the worst I our unqualified approval, interest to t e citizen so diery of the I t bege dark daya . y or ^ the clouds There being a special Jury taken from State, ac e-speem y to those who I mUB t B00E jjft from this earth, so must our body, we have been prevented from served in Wrights Brigade during the I t hig depression lift from this people—I making a more thorough examinatioo late war. It is a letter written by the 1 1 commander of that organization to Gen from all this country.” It will be per-1 into the county affairs. . . ceived that Oglesby is a rip-roaring fol-1 We tender onr thanks to the Solicitor Lee a Adjutant-GeMral requesting the , QWer of , he John Sherman of 1S68,1 and His Honor, Judge Underwood, for promotion o Co . Claiborne Snead lor I wbo deo i ared that a bond-holder who I courtesies extended, and recommend the is 8 i and e ciency as an officer and | won i d no t b e paid in the same money publication of these presentments in the he paid for his bonds (greenbacks) was I city papers, they not charging more repudiator and extortioner to de-1 two dollars and a half each for the same, mand money more valuable than he I Respectfully submitted, gave.” _ I Terrence McGuire, Foreman; Ben jaooin V. Arnold, Henry A. J. Beard, or cleansed as the case required. We I S think we have one of the healthiest I s cities in the Union, and if kept wellI z I cleansed and drained there is no local I “ ''cause for sickness. I fe As onr body is about to dissolve and IM. for his gallantry as a soldier in the field. Long after Gen. Wright’s death a copy of the letter was accidentally found among his papers and furnished to the gentleman to whom it referred. A friend of his now gives it to the pub lic. It is with pleasure that we re-pro duce so handsome a tribute so well One of the leading Republican pa- Henry T.Bradahaw, Warren W. Bridges, pere of Paris has called lor the re- William A. Buffington, J. A. Franks m °val of the present commanders of jg^e c. Hanson, Foster Harper, Benja- deserved. We are glad to see, too, the the several army corps because they m i n Landrum, Winfield S. Lanadale warm interest which the Southern peo- are not Republicans. The French ar- Barnett Leake, James B. Lumpkin.’ ive place to another, I feel that it is I ^ ue to them and the officers to say that I ® Q tbe I have bad no cause for any unkind I ~ than' feelin 6 any of them, and hope 11 ® have not said or done anything to cause 1 s any uukindness toward myself, and in the clo6e of onr labors leave with a sincere desire for the future welfare and happiness of each. Respectfully, Wm. West, Chm’n. pie take in all matters relating to the m y has always been one of the moei j aco b C. Moore’ Henry C. Norton, Davis lecent war. The so.diers who fought | important factors of the domestic pol- s. Orndorff, Joseph L. Pearce, Smith B. in that great struggle won honor alone itica of the nation, and the plaything— Sale, John W. Turner, Andrew J. Wat and it is eminently fit that their heroic J though fatally dangerous at times—of I tere> James P. Winkle, deeds should not be allowed to sink politicians and demagogues. It wil> Ordered that the within presentments into oblivion: so continue as long as its numerical 0 f t h e Grand Jury be published in ac- Headquarters Wright’s Brigade, 1 I strength is great enough to make I C0r dan C e with the recommendation there- i ,,r tt rp , Ap . n ; ,, P ossible its use as a menace to the na- ln> and that tiia pu blUhers he paid as Col. W. H. Taylor, A. A. and I. Gen 11 tlon . Herein is found one of the great- therein recommended. This 12th day „ r . , , r „ , 1 est objections to a large military estab 0 f J anU arv. 1878 Colonel—I beg leave respectfully to I i,- = i, m „„ f • e . -JL . - , I « umuuurj, call the attention of the Commanding 1,shment ln a free country in times ot J. W. H. Underwood, General to the very gallant and men- P eace - Sala11 and comparatively in J. S. C. R. C. torioua conduct of the following officers I significant though the army of the Uui- J Entered on minutes of Court No. 15 and men of the Third Georgia Regi-1 ted States has been, since the close oi ment and ask for a recommendation of I the war, for years it was used by un- their promotion under act of Congress approved February last: b scrupulous ptlutctans as a machine t On the 19th of April, 1862, when sev- L serv « the most disreputable party ends. en companies of the Third Georgia I -* *■ Regiment were engaging two brigades I The outspoken utterances of Governor of the enemy under Gen. Reno and Col. Holliday, of Virginia, on the question Hawkins, at South Mills, N. C., Captain 1 1 6 M (then Lieutenant) Claiborne Snead, commanding Company G, Third Geor j page 213. Jar nary 12, 1878. A. E. Ross. Clerk S. C. F. C. CITY GOVERNMENT. Proceedings of tbe City ConncU. Rome, Ga., Jan. 10,1878. Council met pursuant to adjourn ment. Present, his Honor the Maycrj Al- of the public debt, leads the Richmond Dispatch to say that it is mere hypocrisy aia Regiment, under my orders, led his I to say that Virginia cannot pay her debt, men through a terrible fire and gained I It adds that she is amongst the least I dermen: ’ Clements, Dailey, Noble, “ position on the left, which enabled taxed of the StateS) and that her meaas Seay and Williamson. o re pu se tne enemy an win t e j and ability are constantly increasing. j The minutes of the la3t meeting were read and confirmed. Hon. Jas. Gilfillan, Treasurer of the | On motiou of Alderman Williamson day At Malvern Hill, on the 1st of July, 1862, Captain (then Lieutenant) Clai borne Snead, commanding Company Third Georgia Regiment, acted in the most gallant and heroic_manner in checking a retreat which came near United States, has our thanks for a I the bond of the clerk, VV. W. Seay, for pamphlet copy of his report to the Secre- L 5,000, was accepted. Also tbe bond tary of the Treasury for the fiscal year of Jas E Mullens, city sexton, for $300; amounting to a panic in a part of my I ending June 30,1877. I also of the treasurer, C. M. Fort, for own and a part -of Gen Armistead’s I — w I $10,000; of the marshal, for $1,000, ac- brigade. On this occasion Capt. Snead I The Louisville Courier-Journal treat- cepted. exposed himself m the most courageous ed itg readera to an gjghty-column pa- On motion of Alderman Clements manner, imparting confidence and firm ness to the men and greatly assisting restoring order in the troops. In this effort C .pt. Saead was seriously wounded, and did not rejoin his com mand until the morning of tbe battle per in its first issue for 1878. Grand Jury Presentments. The Democratic members af the Ohio [Legislature met in caucus Thursday | night and nominated George H Pendle- 1 ton for Senator. This assures his elec |tion, as the Democrats have a good [working majority. We, the Grand Jury chosen and sworn of Sharpsburg, in which action he bore I for the first week of the January Term, a conspicuous and gallant part, but be- 1878 make the following report: mg wounded myself early in the en-1 nr L lt . gagement his conduct, did not come We have - thro i a8 i tl appropriate com- under my personal observation. I mi ttees, examined the books and records At Cnanceilorsville, on Sunday morn- of the various officers of the county, and I , T” ing, Capt. Snead led the charge of the find them, so far as we can judge, correct, folloWln S 8tandln S COmmltteeS for the Third Georgia Regiment, and was the t those of the sheriff and tax col . y ear ' first to enter the enemy s works. His , * . , . . . 1 conduct on this occasion inspired the lector - who ’ throu g h circumstances be- the Committee on Room were ins'rnct- ed to secure the room of Jack King, over the Express office, for use of Coun cil, it being considered tbe most con venient to the largest number of busi ness men. On motion Alderman J. G. Dailey was unanimously elected Mayor, pro tem. The Mayor then announced the some miasma generated in that section. I £ Dr. Farrell, City Physician, with Dr. ■ W. D. Hoyt and myself visited all that 829th District, Wm. J. Howard. 923rd District, J. B. Espey. 949th District, J. P. Earle. 1059th District, T. C. Hampton. 1059th District. A. D. Hardin. 1120th District, J. P. Ayers. 1048th District, T. J. McClain. 1048th District, M. E. Davis. 924th District, S. H. Kyle. 1120ih District, G. D. Anderson. We recommend tbe Justices of the Peace to procure dockets of T. J. Perryhog pens in other parts of I 3 the city- We made a note of all such ' places and gave to the City Marshal. portion of the city where we thought I s causes might exist to produce disease. 1 “ We found nothing except in the flats behind the lots of Major Samuel, CoL Branham and Mr. H. H. Smith. There were some filthy drains and sewers, | § ■ .with orders to have the same abated I = Report ot Finance Committee. Rome, Ga., Dec. 31,1877. To the Honorable Mayor and Count'd: Gentlemen—Your Finance Com mittee having examined the books of I ® the Clerk and Treasurer for the year I « 1877, find them correc*. For a detail- 1 a ed statement of the financial condition of the city we refer yon to the reports of these officers. Respectfully submit ted, J. W. Bones, Chm’n. Report of the Clerk of Council. Rome, Da., Dec. 31,1877. 7b the Honorable Mayor and Council: _ Gentlemen—In submitting my an-1 8 nual report of the receipts and audited I §. accounts for the year 1877,1 desire to | g call your attention to the following recfitclation: (Jlaims audited for current expen8e8for 1877 $15,732.00 Claims audited for bond eet- Mlement Claims audited for 1869 “ “ 1873 “ “ 1875 “ 1876. 2,570.34, 120.12 & 2,228.70 Is 446.141 S Total $21,347.231 Respectfully submitted, J. F. Shankltn, Clk. to a cost of about $1,200, outside of the work done by the regular street hands. We have endeavored, wherever there was any considerable amount of work to be_done, to have it done in as sub stannal a manner as possible. By reference to the itemized account be low will tie seen the whole cost of the streets for 1877: Labor Corn, fodder, hay, etc Hardware Hire of mules —Jr Purchase of mnles- $1.347 73 Street overeeer Repairing bamessi-L.-— B 'ackamithiug _J .... Lumber Freight and dray age Laying water-pipe to stable— Cinde.s Harvey ing — Brick and laying brick sewers. Rock work : Sew- r under Rome U. R.track Pavements around Baptist and Pr-sbyterian churches Shade trees rzu: 19329 6913 2250 125 00 29667 10.75 15385 343.84 4320 4221 13.75 15.00 85.93 287.94 800 $3,508.28 Tbe streets, alleys, crossings, etc., are at present in very good condition, and we believe that if a system of perma nent woik was adopted, in a few years onr principal streets wonid require very little work. Tbe city males and carts are in good condition. The mule purchased we intended t > have sold daring the fail, but failing to ret an offer fur it which wa felt justified in accepting, did not selL Respectfully submitted, J C. Rawlins, Chm’n, F. Woodruff, R. S. Norton. In the ^ SiLSsS**-. An Alpine Avalanche. tonnsts.wbiJevieitingt^iw \ with great diffic aitT , o a , f 8 * cl, ®oe f snow-covered pHtea’u |n ¥ tAin a Kn»tn. — . > ^ ord»*r to a better view of s„;o— - -» - contrast the beautv ait"”" midsummer below andstori^„Tr id S‘ he ^ku f S above them. T ■ lr,ler * r «>unH Tn . i , * r °Qna ai moist snow ; n io V* 1 *' ?l crowded it over it In falling it struck sobers , w immediately g a » e „„„ "°f’ whl > - avalanche wss tearing,“ , d h 8000 r tain side, burying n the mou jO 1 snow became ih, F avalanche, so the hackin sore throat and wi speedily develops into u , ^ *f tK strover, consnn...,.'? V. dread i stroyer, consumptiuD. 391-74 W Dr. Sage’s Ca.arrh 57.75 effect a cure, thou.-h _?■ — M cure, though ifth^bl^V.' fected or _ u ne of! Treasurer’s Report. j Jt J Oualtmey, Tnana-cr, in account via citu of Some, Ga. 1877. Dr. To cash B. H. West. Treuonr 119 4* “ J.F. 8., Clerk, water rents ...™.. 3778 24 “ “ * lieenae — 8802 88 " “ f eemsSerj 708 St realty ___ IlJtt «7 years. Inclosed find 81.50 for a con.* o) of your Common Sense Medical xJ ’ iaer. Ever prat^fnllv personalty M street tax... professions . fine! public building*™ auction sales «... insurance city weigher ^ H . 6882 52 784 03 235 00 178 75 2i0 50 11 lo 59 24 18 05 1877- Cr. 630847 92 BespectftiHy submitted, J. F. 8HANKLIN. » Clerk of Council. Rome, Ga., Jan. &A.1S78. Report of Cemetery Committee. Rome, Dec. 31,1877. Tabulated statement or tbe ExpemeJAc- Cennt of tbe City Government for tbe year 1827. and previous years, tbowlng the amount authorized to be paid tn each I To fa Mayor 'and City Gounod rpartm-nt | ggj ow g nd m y rgpojt f or J 8 77_ Amount expended on Cemetery |i||flif i fls!! 3 B 5 a - S ; * . erg 5 Zor" j: j:::*.*! 4 Mayor. The Grand Duke Nicholas telegraph? Ito the Czar that on the 9th inst. Gen ■Radetskey, after desperate fighting, lea ptured a Turkish force consisting of Iforty-one battalions, ten batteries and lone regiment of cavalry. Mr. L. J. Jenni-gs, in a London k i lter to the New York World, renews tli Irumor that Mr. James Gordon Bennett [is about to commence the publication lof a daily paper in that city, to be Icalled tbe London Herald. The Russians and Turks are talk! lof an armistice for six weeks. Ti |is virtually an end of the war, for when two nations at war with each other go Ifar enough to begin talk about peace, Ithey are not likely to go to fighting lagain. troops and contributed largely to the success of my brigade. At Gettysburg he led his company in advance of the brigide, and was the first to gain tbe Emmetsburg road and capture the enemy’s artillery at that point; and, pressing on, charged the enemy’s line posted behind the stone fence, and if we had been strongly supported would have held this posi tion. Captain Snead is an excellent drill officer, and one of the best disciplina rians in the service. Whether in camp, on the march, or in battle, he is always at his post and ready to render cheer ful obedience to all orders from his su perior officers. I, therefore, earnestly recommend him for promotion to tbe position of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Georgia Regiment, in which a vacancy exists by tbe recent recom mendation of a mediqai board for the retirement on the invalid corps Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Nisbet on ac count of disability from wounds. STANDING COMMITTEES. Finance Committee—Jas. G. Dailey, yond their control, have not been able to -p. J. Williamson, C. T. Clements. make a full report to-us as required by law. We have examined the public build-1 Street Committee—Jas. Noble, J. G. Dailey, Halsted Smith. Waterworks Committee—T. J. Will- ings, and find the Court House in a fair j an , son , J. J. Seay, Jas. Noble. condition ; Jail out of repair and unsafe Fire Department Committee—J. J. for keeping prisoners; we recom-1 g eay< Halsted Smith, T. J. William- mend the building of a new jail at an | Bon ” early a day as possible. The Alms House buildings we- find ] sufficient and in good condition; the | Police Committee—C. T. Clemente, J. G. Dailey, T. J. Williamson. Printing Committee—T. J. William- number of inmates are 32, and are prop- SUI1( j. j g eay , j q D a ji ey . erly cared for. Cemetery Committee — Halstead From the report of the Board of Com- gmith, J ils . Noble. J. J. Seay, missioned of Roads and Revenue we Board of Health—C. T. Clements, find that the county has expended for Noble, Halsted Smith.' the year 1877 on her poor, a total amount j of $2671.16. We find from the report o? School Commissioner for the year 1876, that he received from all sources $3895 91 Paid out on proper vouchers— 3890 951 The resolution of the Ways and iMeans committee in the House to go in- |to a general investigation of all the de partments ought to have the support of [every honest member of the House, and jwe think it will. Watch, and see if it |does not. The Philadelphia Times having [heard that Wm. E. Chandler had his [hat full of proofs that he was (lying [to publish, says: “If he’ll just go on [dying nobody will be likely to pro- poke him to bring on his proofs ju 0 t [to save his life.” The Legislature of Wisconsin organ ized on the 9th inst., the Senate electing [Republican officers, but in the Assembly- coalition of Democrats and green- backers elected a greenbacker speaker Rnd Democrats to the offices of clerk and fcergeant-at-arms. A Washington correspondent observes that when the discovery was made, on [he first of January, that the White [louse hospitality did not include liquors, most of the company, who "tarried pocket-flasks, went out to the lireen-house to see the flowers. I am, very respectfully, your obedi ent servant, A. R. Wright, Brigadier General Commanding. [History.) Leaving a balance on hand—$ 4 96 Public Building Committee—Hal sted Smith, J. G. Dailey, J. J. Sea On motion, it was ordered that the license for the present year be as fol lows : Two-horse drays, $25, payable quar terly in advance. One-horse drays, $15, payable qnar- sAJLl grounds .'.$555 55 Cash collected for lots and graves bib 25 Showing a balance of net over ex penditure of $19.70. There is due for lots and graves for 1877 $ 74 00 There is doe for lots and graves for 1876 40 50 And for the yearn previous to 1876 475 00 »;SS| Treuurer. Pbyiicfan. Water- Works Engineer. I Clock Keeper. Shief Engineer Fire Dept. Fire Department. Bj cash paid on salary account 1 “ “ bond account “ * water account .... “ “ Fire Dept, acoonnt " “ STreet account..... “ “ current ezpen-e acct... “ m ** cemetery account .. “ “ “ local aerrice mount™ " “ “ printing arenunt.™™ " * u public building acct ™ “ “ “ g»* account _™ a u i. eatra police account.™ “ “ chanty account “ Dodd judgment against city.™. * miscellaneous, 1873.™™.™™.. Balance on hand.. ! 6430 80 10181 28 228 24 2018 48 3804 88 1131 02 672*8 380 60 283 78 176 88 80 78 80 87 >16 20 16(8 80 583 50 1078 87 $38847 82 (1073 87 1878. Jan. I.—To balance on hand... E. E, xaaoaxsDbK. Paid on coupons in Janaary (520 00 Paid on salary 35 os In cemetery fund is s to race of powder (75, and an item' of (88 26 from 1876. Rome, Ga., Jan. 1,1878. To the Mayor and Council, Rome, Ga.: Above please find my an rural report for receipts and expenditures for the year 1877. Respectfully submitted, R. J. Gwaltney, Tr. C. R. Victor Emanuel's Death Bed. On account of laying brick drains on the main'avenue and raising the grade _ and also a number of side drains there 51 has been more money needed than for 31 tbe previous year. As they were perma nent improvements I thought best to mat e x | them. Respectfully submitted, R. S. Norton, Chairman Cemetery Committee. Rome, January 12,—King Humbert has ordered the Italian court to go into mourning for six moots. It m said tocttd or impoverished it n, ast he ' nfierl and enriched hy Dr Pi!j? T Golden M-dical Discovery a, H u I fiver and bowels kept nclL tt he ‘ Pleasant Pmgauve Pellets. Many * rean despaired of J,fe and had been b y physicians and frie 0( j, mnl owejbeir restoration to the above re j Ely, Linn. Co, Iowa, M y 8 1877 Dr. Pierce. Buffalo, N Y : * ’ ' 8111—1 waa prostrated son*' dl wChleft 6 Wi ' b J' Vuro P 0 " u *' ^ ^uEh thatoL n" 1 * £roa, ' Jeso ® ” ml oonsnmption. I tried se veral remeffi^ 0 that are ad vertised to cure consuniD tiou, but without obtaining any rHi? or benefit Seeing your Golden Med 9 ical Discovery and Pleasant Pureatk, L™ Pellets adve,tned I concluded to J hem and I found them to he all V. 1 you claim for them. My restoration* M bas rerumned complete for over Ever gratefully yours, Jas-in C Bartholomew. Nervous little Bob R. wag nearl, J ur frightened into fits one day wbeu bans'- stn ling old Parson Pew. in his hard, xm vs smiling way, with a voice like thunder n A asked him suddenly: n “ “Who made the world in six da-n nn and rested the seventh 1 pis “I did i” screamed the child, barstia« f ’ into tears, “but—I’ll—never—do sT- vt any more!” Poor Bob was bothered into asjma. , 1 ing to himself the formation^ m verse, and told a sinless JlSmo" blurt out a promise of future goouffl dnet. v 7b0li eir ( “Hold hard, I am Dick Turpio!’ cried one dark night not long ago to a _ gentlemen driving along a lonely eu- B P bnrban road in London, a youth cfjto n seventeen, as he sprang from the ditch and seized the horse’s head. filled “Glad to see you, for I am Inspector HR , Rowe, of V Division,” cried the gentie-B$ ' men, as be sprang from his carriage, knocked down tbe astonished highwaj- man and handcuffed him. New Albany, Ind., has a boy wondfrl in the way of musical talent. He is6| years of age, and plays from memorj[ sixty-three distinct pieces of mus'c| When two years and a half old he! could" play a tuoe on the piano without| missing a. note. Iu fact, his crviog| was almost musical, he having a dis-j like to discord. Report of Sexton and Magazine Keeper# Rome, Dec. 31.1877. 01 To His Honor fa Mayor and City Ooun THE WAR IN EUROPE. The latest news from Europe indi cates a feeling of dissatisfaction on the part of the Russians at tbe idea of a cessation of hostilities. As yet there have been no definite terms of an arorstiee agreed upon, but the effect of the initiatory steps toward an armistice is to lessen the activity of the army, and, if correctly reported, the Russian army is desirous of marching on and grasping the trimph they feel is near at hand. We would recommend that no tax be | terly in advance, assessed in this county for school pur- Auctioneers, $50, payable quarterly poses during the present year. in advance, and 11 per cent, on gross The roads in onr county generally are sales, in good condition, rather better thaD usual Billiard tables, in public use, $25. for this season of the year. We call the “ “ “ private “ 10. attention of tbe proper authorities to the On motion, it was ordered that li- bridge across Big Cedar Creek on Cave lense for lager beer saloons be $25, pay Spring road; also to river road leading [ able in advance, down Coosa River for the first five miles. petitions. also to the Pleasant Valley road, which J Petition of G. J. Briant for license to is shown to be in bad condition for want retail liquors at No. 6 Broad street was of proper attention. J read. A counter petition of J. A. The Public (financial) says that per jury is the crimp of the age, and that it is not the rule but the exception if a sworn report as to the conditon of a public company is accepted without distrust or scrutiny. And then the general feeling is that much may be concealed by skillful bookkeeping, and the worst of the matter is that the wrong is generally one which the law cannot reach. The following is, so far as we can learn from data placed in our bauds, the finan cial condition of our county. Assets on hand first day of January, 1878: Cash in hands of Treasurer—8 1393 91 Cash in hands of Collector.. 18000 00 Claim against J. T. Moore 4056 46 Unpaid tax of 1877 6424 55 Unpaid tax of former years taken from report Grand Jury January 1st, 1877 $18,- 554.70, less amount paid in as per Treasurer’s books for 1873,1875 and 1876 $3365.- 07. Leaving $12989 63 Gov. Nicholls, of Louisiana, in his Inessage to the Legislature of that State, protests against the action of th< IJnited States Senate in denying a seat [. that body to Judge Spofford, who [as elected “ in accordance -with the Eonstitution and laws of the State and lie United States.” Redfield, in his last letter from Chatr lauooga to the Cincinnati Commercial, [peaking of the repudiation issue in fennessee, expresses the belief that Lien who desire an honorable settle- Cent of the State debt will vote togeth- |r for a leader who has that object in liew, without regard to party, at the lL x ' nubtrnaiorml election. Mr. Montgomery Blair has intro duced a resolution in the Maryland Legislature reviewing the electoral commission matter, referring to the charge that Hayes made a bargain with certain Democratic Congressmen in order to get the Presidency, and asking Congress to look into the mat ter, Gen. Badeau was dropped from the army under the law of march 30, 1868, which provides that any officer of the army accepting any consular or diplo matic office shall be considered as hav ing resigned his. place in the army and it shall be filled as a vacancy. A little nonsense from the New York Herald, with a slight variation: As be tween gold and silver give us plenty of greenbacks. Total $42864 55 Probable expenses of the coun ty taking last year as a crite- terion 13761 71 LIABILITIES. Bonds and coupons due in 1878 $6200.00, making total amount to be paid- during the year 1878 $18961 71 The above, of coarse, is butan approx imate estimate of the assets of our county, taking out the actual cash on hand, as it remains to be seen, hew much will be realized in the future on the claims, all these are in charge of tbe Commissioners of Roads and Revenue. We recommend that they close up all out-standing claims at once. We have fixed the pay of Jurors for this county for the ensuing year, 1878, at $2.00 per day. The Judge gave us specially in charge to examine and revise the list of voters Stansbury was also read, and both were referred to a special committee of Aider- men Clements, Seay and Dailey, with instructions to renort at next meeting, Adjourned to meet Monday night. Wm. W. Seay, C. C. C. Washington, Jan. 7.—Col. Sfaafter, commanding the Neuces district in Texas, was examined before the sub committee on Militarv Affairs to-day. His testimony related nearly altogether to matters that have heretofore been published with regard to raids by In dians upon Texan soil The Colonel stated that the Mexicans had returned very little of the property stolen by raiding parties from American citizens. With regaid to the number of our troops on the borders, the Colonel thinks them sufficient for all purposes, so long as the Mexicans are willing to give sup port to our efforts to preserve order. Rather than take the responsibility of producing hostilities while in pursuit of a raiding party, if any organized party resented, Colonel Shafter thought he would let an unimportant stealing party go. The testimony was general ly to the effect that the difficulties are altogether caused by thieving Indians, whose outrages are condemned by re spectable citizens of Mexico. London, Jan. 7.—The steamship Alice, which reached Liverpool yester day from New Orleans, lost some of her rigging, and was slightly damaged by collision with another vesseL A part of the cargo of the bark Peter Ropcland, from Savannah for Bremen, before reported ashore and breaking np on Tucfiiselins Island, is being saved. 1 ed of Rome: Enclosed please find my anaual report of interments in the city cemeteries for tbe year ending December 31at, 1877: I would take this opportunity of re turning my sincere thanks to hi~ Honor the Mayor and Council and especially to Messrs. Norton, Bones and West for the many courtesies extended to me in my official capacity as city sexton and also to the able and efficient Clerk of Council, > I 52 ► U o. Mtoacei-owi, [Street Dept, 1877. Fire Dept, 1877. Gas Dept, 1S77. Water-Works Department, 1877. | J. F. Shanklio, for the many favors and kindnesses shown me in my official busi ness with bim during the past four years. I would also return m? sincere thanks to the citizens of Rome for the valuable help and assistance they have given me daring the past four, years assuring them that it has ever been my highest aim to make our loved city of the dead what ~ ought to be the pride, of Rome and of her PrimtinR"Dept., | citizens, and a place sacred to all. I am, respectfully yours, Jas. E. Mullen, City Sexton and Magazine Keeper. ANNUAL REPORT. 2b His Honor the Mayor and City Coun cil of Rome: There have been 95 interments for the year ending December 31st, 1877: Whites, under 10 years 21 Police Dept, 1S77. | Whites, under 20 yean Whites, under 30 years Public Building Dept.. 1877. Miscellaneous Current Expense, 1877. I B °" d ,°L. H “ uh ’ Whites, under 40 years II Hi Charity, 1877. I Whites, under 50 years - Whites, under 60 years I Whites, under 70 yean 4 I Whites, under 80 yean 3 B0Bd Whites, under 90 years-.- 00 ,| J&uo«U«ueuus ’[Current Expense, I lsre. Whites, under 100 years-—! 1 I Whites, over 100 years 1 49 | DgpmrtmenL 1876. 1 Colored, under 10 years 28 Colored, under 20 yean 5 II I *»“«■ | street Dept, 1S76. [ Colored, under 30 yean 5 1 |Colored, under 40yean 2 Colored, under 50 yean 2 Fire D * pt '' M7# - Colored, under 60 yeare’—- l Colored, under 70 years I Gas Dept, 1878. | Colored, under 80 yean 1 Colored, under 90 yean 00 Colored, under 100 years 1 Printing Dept., 1876. Pa, deposit made hj John Tem]' Police Dept, 1876. | Cash received for digging graves. 46 John Temple | Cash received for storage TraainraTn UM ° f P°. wder $75.00—875.00 in taxor Ladles* Ipaid to City Clerk.. $75.00 Memorial Amoci-1 Jas. E. Mullen, Sexton. Of the above sixteen whites and two street Dept, 1878. were non-residents of the city of 1 Rome. Judgment a a d I eerie is case of 1 Dodds Tl. Mayor [ and Council. 1878 g s $ Legal MrrinMud S 3 coete ia 1875. g Fin Dept , 1878 u r 2 ississEiiiii 8 sssssisssssj; Report of Street Committee. Rome, G A., Dec. 31,1877. 2b the Honorable Mayor and Oily Coun cil: Gentlemen—Your Committee Respectfully submitted, ' { J. F. Shankun, Clerk of Council Rome, Ga.,.Jan. 5,1878. ; of the work done daring the past year, with itemized cost of the same. As is well known to aU onr citizens, tbe streets "ir city require almost constant In to keep them in repair; this is owing, in a great measure, to the tem porary work done. During the year we have had much {permanent work tammRtiSS. M .H I done, which amounts, in the aggregate. «» »* — r - b WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.—The cabinet to-day determined that the Secretary and Treasurer should as soon as possible invite further subscriptions to the popu lar loan of four ceat. hoods, and so con duct it that all subscribers in all parts of tbe Uuited States shall have free and easy opportunity to subscribe to bonds of anv amount authorized by law through the national bank and baokers, and to allnw them to convert postal or ders, certificates of deposit ana United Slates notes into coin for the payment of bonds; and when necessary, to sell coin to facilittate subscriptions, and to favor any legislation that Congress might see fit to adopt to promote th<* deposit of sav ings for the fundiag of the national debt. A cannon ball, supposed to have been fired by one of Pizarro’s guns in his conquest of reru, has been present ed to the Territorial (California) Pio neers by W. G. Badger. It was found by tbe late Harry Meiggs, while some excavations were in progress, a consid erable distance below the surface of the ground. Sanannah, January 12.—Robt Fish buruiund Walter S. Harley, of Water- boro, S. C., fought :i duel near this city this evening with revolvers. Harley was shot in the* abdomen at the first fire, and will die. Fishburm has fled. Tbe parties are brothers-in-law and lawyers. 1 ondon, Jan. 12.—The largest fire for many years is now burning on Fri day and Walling streets. The fire orig inated in the warehouse of Chocker, Sons & Co., calico printers. The whole block was threatened, but the fire is now believed to be under control. The Mobil(-(Ala.) Register appeals for retrenchment in city expenditures. It shows that for the five years ending with 1858 the cost of governing the city was $549,828,26, while for the fiive years ending with 1876 the cost $1,321,530,- 73. A northern English rector used to] think it polite not to begin service 6e-[ i maimej began: “When 'he wicked man—” “StOj>. Bir,” called out the clerk,‘Is hain’tcome yet!” os; The President of ihe Women’s Con- Humbert, though .originally in favor .fnrn.tho amieil ■frrii nfigjii oTTnnnf le-now disposes to agree to while ago he forgotThis n Victor Emanuel’s being interred in Rome; but will consult his brothers. Signor Marcini intends to introduce bill in parl’ament appointing the Pan theon as the future burial place of tbe Savov family. The Fafnlli reports that Victor Emanuel said on his death bed: “I have alway felt affection and deference coward the person of the pope. If I have personally displeased him I am sorry, hut in all my acts, I have al ways had the consciousness of bavin] fulfilled my. duties as a citizen am on nee and never having cooiraited any thing contrary to religion.” Henry M. Stanley, the African ex plorer .arrived here to-day. The medal which had been decreed bim by the late king was privately presented. ventton, Sara Spencer, in closing the exercises, made the follo w ing hit. She It? * said “there was a dying party at the capital, but they wonid gladly grab woman suffrage, or anything else, if they thought it wonid save them.” There is a sacred ness in teats. They I are not the mark of weakness hot of | power. They speak more el-qaentiy than ten thousand tongues. They an 1 the messengers of overwhelming grief, j of deep contrition and of unspeakable | love. The superintendent of a factory ia I Canada which manufactures paper I from wood, eaya that the process is no* fil Somu?h improved that the paper can be made ready for use ia six hoars if- P r the cutting ot the tree. L pu 14——i- ,*tter A wealthy New Yorker, wh"=* "■ 1 Jfcy ■ ft 877- daughter fell in love with a ' rustic, paid tbe young man i West and break off the msrcL The E# 8 boy hung for $80, but finally took P“ n: was offered. ’ stice, -*—»—— : fiaa: A cloth made from the down ofbinb Lea b is coming greatly into favor in Parw. md j It is waterproof, and estimated to be „ five times lighter and three times Mini- er than wool t be Clara Lonise Kellogg says it tikes her fully a year to learn an epera, bat then she gives herself dead awa J saying she knows and can sing f° rt 7 operas. :hei ang 1 "h , am ag£ i trap sha Only thirty-five Chinamen rl ^ ria ' a at Sampson’s shoe factory, in bor h Adams, Mass., and (I ese are at « orK aa he case, “al'e s-rnct- as Melican y. man.” A Lockpori won an tried to si 1 ? 0 , herself beciuse h-r tju-l»and,ina game at a party, Iti—‘heg ,r i too much apiwire.-i ..le.sui The people ol Can' r..ia are IO vote at their next gei . ral •l cuon . question of omti uii.g or prohibiting Chinese immigraumi , the credit ot .he It is to tne creon «• not repress.,J Wash- tothc Suffrage Convention in ington. and Osman Pasha * , c e |dwith r posed himself on the hat *- reckless disregard of tile. You never know h»w brave a man is . Mad until you hear him talk. FIRST NATIONAL BANfr Rome, Cwoorg’*®* A single word may disquiet an entire family for a whole day. One surly glance casts a gloom over the house hold, while a smile, like a gleam of sunshine, may light np the darkest and weariest hours. „ „, nfST . JNO. H. BKfl ALFRED >biORTLB* ' B I H (JO a US. ItisHie*- D»rc 35 degrees bdow —" w '" A gentleman who has been spending several weeks at Leadville, in Califor nia Gnlch, says that for two weeks the zero every morning. President Hayes first met Evarts when the latter wa3 called to Ohio to conduct a lawsuit in which the former was juuior counsel. THE 8PBIKG«^;tf| , -ill henin tt J / _ The man who sat down on the spur of the moment yill not do so 8g«ip r jant,tw-*lg. # School * il ’,J eRi r.r I fth of »e-tioo. weelit. . For term! ag'J^cjnJDEB, ‘.j-