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THE UNION & RECORDER.
[Old “Southern Recorder” and “Federal Union'
consolidated.]
IhXXZ.UDDOEVZXiLZl, OA:
Wednesday, January 15, 1872.
Secretary of State.—It gives us
great pleasure to be able to replace
the notice of the candidacy of Col.
N. C. Barnett for Secretary of State,
(which has so long occupied this place
in our paper,) by the announcement of
bis election to that position. The ac
tion of the General Assembly in re
storing this noble old Roman to the
office from which he was displaced by
the military, was wise, just and con
siderate ; and the people respond,
amen, for they know be is honest, ca
pable and deserving.
May our venerable friend live long
—an example of Christian excellence,
and usefulness to his country.
CS-ov. ftenith's IHEessagc.
We lay before our readers this week
the entire Message of Gov. Smith, and
also his Inaugural Address. These
two documents will take up a great
part of our space, to the exclusion of
other interesting matter. The j
sage is a plain, concise statement of
facts, but such facts as are interesting
to every citizen of Georgia, and we
hope all will read it for themselves..
In speaking of the public buildings
Gov. Smith, in some degree exposes
some of the rascality connected with
the purchase of the Opera House. It
appears there was a mortgage hang
ing over the Kimball Opera House ior
$60,000, with accruing interest. This
mortgage was recorded in the Clerk’s
office of Fulton county. The com
mittee of the Legislature knew of this
mortgage, and yet teported to the
Legislature that the title was free
The "State House Officebs.—We
were very much gratified with the
election of Col. N. C. Barnett as Sec
retary of State, and Capt. Jack Jones
as Treasurer. They are both good
and true men, have both been tried
and found worthy and well qualified;
but our joy at their election has been
greatly dashed with sorrow at the de
feat of our friend Col. Peterson
TLweatt for Comptroller General. We
know nothing about Mr. Goldsmith,
he may make a good Comptroller
General, but we do know that neither
he nor any other man will ever make
a better Comptroller than Peterson
Tbweatt. In that office be was em
phatically the right man in the right
place; Georgia never bad, and we
don’t bolieve ever will have, a better
Comptroller. We believe if Col.
Thweatt bad remained in Milledge-
ville until within a few days of the
election he would bare been elected
without difficulty ; but having lived
in Atlanta a short time people suspect
ed him, upon the principle that it is
impossible for a man to come through
a tar barrel without becoming defiled.
For (he Union Sc Recorder-
To the Members of the General As
sembly of Georgia.
Never in the political history of
Georgia have affairs effecting the pro-
foundest welfare of her people assum
ed a more important crisis than at
prosent. Georgia is now standing
upon the threshold of a future big
with transcendant importance. The
demands of a new era, must be met;
important changes are taking place
daily ; intricate questions of policy ;
commercial problems, whose solving
will tax the wisdom of the age, and
wonderful progression in all the chan
nels of social and material interest of
the country, are a few of the interest
ing features which address themselves
to the mind at first sight, a character
istic of the times we live in. It is
therefore simply a truism to state, a
finer or more fruitful field for the ex
ercise of enlarged statesmanship and
patriotism has never existed in the his
tory of our country. Georgia must
keep her rank among the foremost, and
to achieve this she must be represen
ted in Congress by her brightest and
most patriotic men. This crisis is
upon us. Let us meet it like sensible
men and good citizens. The General
Assembly of Georgia must prove them
selves equal to the task and above ev-
r . . ery consideration but the welfare of
from incumbrances. The City Coon- ^ wbole peop!( , of the State j„ the
GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE.
EXECUTIVE DEP’T. OF GEORGIA. I
Atlakta, Ga., Jan. 8, 1873. \
To tie General Assembly:
The following statement shows the financial opera
tion* of the State Government for the fiscal year end
ing December 3i, 1372:
RICK U TS.
Caahon bard Jannory 1, 1872......$ 186., 67 Oi
Received from general tax 940,811 75
Received from rental Western Sc Atlan
tic Railroad
Received from gale of bonds
Received from poll tax
Received from school tax
Received from gale of Agricultural College
Received from temporary loans
Received from tax on insurance companies
Received from railroad, bank and express
tax
Received from “ restitution'’ money
Reoeived from pay for convict labor.-...
Received from liquor tax
Received from balance of Fourth Rational
Bank
Reoeived from lax on circuses -
Reoeived from dividends of Georgia Rail
road stock -
Received from special reciprocity tax on
insurance
Received from rent of Capitol 1.J60 do
Received from United States for support
of convict#
Received from fees Secretary of State’s
office - ;••• ■
Reoeived from return premiums on insu
rance -
Received from Convention tax of 1868.—
Received from tax on wild lands •— 427 G5
Received from sale of damaged material
Georgia Penitentiary
Received from over drawn Exeoutivo war
rant ......
Received from “ conscience money’’
Received from mileage, over-drawn
Received from fees Executive office
Received from fees Comptroller General’s
office -
300,600 00
188,379 65
123 972 43
108,706 43
90,202 17
47,782 in)
25,711 93
21,432 13
19,674 21
9,577 26
9,333 30
7,553 48
3,201 26
3,031 80
2,833 33
1,348 75
762 00
733 22
510 00
350 no
100 00
50 00
43 00
40 00
31 50
Total received $2,101,340 84
disburse kents.
Paid principal and interest on public debt $692,892 00
Paid special appropriations 295,227 73
Paid Legislative pay-rolls
Paid civil establishment ..
Taid contingent fund of 1872
Paid printing fund of 1872
Paid educational fund
Paid over-payment of taxes.......
172,251 92
99,403 49
3*1,628 72
28,977 23
5,261 32
3,564 33
cil of Atlanta had agreed to pay $130,
000 cf the purchase money, but by a
secret understanding with Kimball,
only paid 100,000. Thus it appears
there was a combination between Bul
lock, Kimball, the Mayor and Coun
cil of Atlanta and the Legislative
committee to cheat the State, and they
succeeded. The Stare was badly
swindled. Tiiere appears to be some
mystery also about the bonds of the
city ot Atlanta to secure the State
against loss: these got into the bauds
of Kimball, and are gone where the
woodbine twineth. It thus appears
that the purchase of the Kimball Op
era House was a swindle from begiu-
niug to end. We hope the present
Legislature will ventilate that whole
affair.
Send him four copies of the
La Wo 1—Fitch, of the Grifliu Slur,
thinks he Inis been shamefully neg
Iected by the State Printers in their
distribution of the Laws, and pours
out his complaints in the following
pathetic eflusion.
What Have We Done.—We notice the Consti-
tution is complimenting moat of State oxchnngc-s with
a copy each of the laws passed by the last Legisla
ture. We have received no copy, and yet, as all out
establishment from the Devil up are brilliant inwyers,
we would like extremely much to get a copy without
P’'. r ' n K for it- We don't know what we have done to
offeod our Atlanta contemporary. When we meet
Hemphill we always say or think, amen, in n most de
vont way. When we see Avery, we take off our bat.
When we meet Col. Whidby, we wipe our nosesmost
devoutly. When we hear of Clark being about we
buckle on our armor and fight for him, in case he
ehoulu Lee:l help. Dor Sunday reading wt? always pre-
fer the Constitution to any other religious paper except
the Methodist Advocate or Christian Index, both of
which are as orthodox as the Constitution; therefore
we ask, whence this frigidity ?
From the above showing it would
coming election for U. S. Senator.
Fair minded men will deem it nothing
else but just, wise and patriotic; for
the people to insist that the choice
should fall upon Hon. Herschel V.
Johnson—a statesman of acknowl
edged eminence, unyielding in the
right, far-seeing and of great influ
ence among his peers. To him Geor
gians can safely entrust her interest as
sured of prompt and faithful service
and devotion to her cause. Hon. II.
V. Johnson has in the past illustrated
his rare qualifications for filling high
places of trust and honor. He is not
a tyro in states craft, but brings to us
the experience of years of practical
legislation. Can there be any reason
able question, therefore, as to the pro
priety of placing the interest and hon
or of Georgia in the Senate of the
United States into the hands of this
gifted and patriotic Georgian}' Cer
tainly not, and therefore the Legisla
ture by electing Hon. Herschel V.
Johnson will consult the wishes and
interest of all. Troup.
Appleton’s Journal.—The enter
prising publishers of this valuable pe
riodical continue to make it one of the
most interesting weekly publications
ever published on this continent.
From the first number to the present
they^have continued to keep up the
interest, and well deserve the great
patronage they receive.
The Credit Mobilier Investigation to be
Made Public.—There seems to be little qncstion
among those who have interested themselves on
the subject of the investigations cf the Credit
Room flint- tim T’Alt,-.,- si7„ o, i i1 Mobilier Committee, that when the members
seen tnat the Editor of the Ziar had cLarged with that inqairy reM . e mbie .a the 9th
instant, a resolution will be pasted opening the
doors of the committee room to the public, if in
deed a resolution is not pessed by the House on
Monday, under a suspension of the rules, ordeg’ng
the investigation to be public. That question at
all events will be the first one considered by the
committee, and the statement is made that three
of the members, namely, Niblack; McCraery, and
Merrick, will vote in favor of such a resolution,
and that they being a majority the proposition
will succeed. It is thought the inquiry will net
continue more than a fortnight from the time of
the reassembling of the committee. But a report
is not expected uatii the last of January, as the
testimony will roqnire much time in the printing.
The most emphatic statements continue to be
made regarding the fasts already elicted, and if
half of them are true, and their truth is affirmed
by respectable persons, the investigation wiil
show tbe most stupendous corruption ever elicited
iu connection with legislation. It is said that the
public thus far does cot know tbe important de
velopments that have been made by the commits
tee, and that tbe whole will Dever be known un
less an open investigation is had.
earned at least one copy of the Laws
from each of the conductors of the
Constitution, and they should in justice
send him one immediately. We have
never received a copy of the Laws
passed by the last Legislature, but we
have never had a chance to propitiate
tbe kindness of any of the editors of
the Constitution by any act of devo
tion on our part, and therefore we
shant expect but one copy.
A Model Cotton ‘Warehouse.—
Whilst in Savannah last week we were
shown over the large and convenient
warehouse of Messrs. Groover, Stubbs
& Go. This firm seem to be doing an
immense business in the receiving,
selling and shipping of cotton, and
they have a warehouse in -proportion
to their business. It is said that it
•will hold twenty thousand bales of
ootton. It has conveniences for re
packing and pressing. It has four
gates,'one on each side, so that drays
can pass iu and out in every direction
and load and unload in the warehouse.
It is called fire-proof and is perhaps
as nearly so as any warehouse in Sa
vannah. It has a hydrant in the mid
dle of the area and a large supply of
Lose by means of which water can be
thrown to any part of the warehouse
and extinguish a fire should one take
place inside. So far as we could judge,
this warehouse may be put down as a
first class warehouse, and the firm to
which it belongs can with great pro
priety, in point of character, resources
and reliability, be classed as first rate.
The Southern Magazine.—Tbe
January number of this very interest
ing Southern Periodical has been re
ceived. This is a valuable Magazine,
and should be patronized especially by
Southern readers. One of the princi
pal features of this magazine is the
collection and putting Oil record of
well authenticated facts in relation to
the late war, thus preserving them for
the future historian. 'Perms $4. Ad
dress Trumbull Bros., Baltimore, Md.
fd^It is reported from Atlanta that
Ex-Gov. Johnson and Gen. Benning
have withdrawn from the contest for
JJ. 8. Senator.
Election Facts.—A correspon
dent of the Charleston News says:
The returns of the popular votes in
all the States for President last Novem
ber are in, and show some facts of great
significance. Grant’s majority of vote,
actually polled is over 700,000, the
the largest ever received by a Presiden
tial candidate. But when the vote is
examined these figures melt into noth
ingness. The analysis demonstrates
that the election went by default, and
that Grant is a minority President.
His aggregate vote in round numbers
is 3,500,000. The number of citizens
entitled to vote, according to the census
of 1870, is 8,300,000. Allowing for two
years increase the figures show that
6,000,000 legal voters did not vote
for Grant—a majority against him of
fully 1,500,000. This oppesiton is
composed of those who voted for Gree
ley, O’Conor and Black, and those who
were not well eneugh satisfied with
either of the candidates in the field to
go to the polls. Mr. Grant has no rea
son, therefore to put on the airfi of an
autocrat, nor is the Republican party
in the impregnable position its more
zealous partisans imagine.
The other interesting revelations of
the complete retunrs are that nearly
half a million of Democrats who voted
in previous elections did not vote for
Horace Greeley. Charles O’Couor
was supported by but 28,000 of these.
The remainder stayed at home in the
sulks. There is food for study in these
figures.
Total disbursed $1,335,267 14
The balance on hand in Treasury ou January 1,
1873, was $766,133 70. Included in this balance is
the amount duo to the fund devoted to the support oi
common schools, and which cannot bo used tor gen
eral purposes.
I invite the attention of ilia General Assembly to
the following explanation ot the apparently large pay
ments made from the contingent fund during the year.
Claims were frequently presented at the Treasury
that con Id not be classed among the contingent ex
penses of the Government, and for the payment et
which no provision had been made by law. The Gen
eral Assembly, at the adjourned session, in the month
of July last, appropriated the sum of $20,000—or so
much thereof as might bo necessary—“ as a contingent
fund, to be used by the Governor in the^ payment of
just and legal claims against the Stato.” The fund
thus appropriated has been drawn upon to meet such
just and legal claims as have been presented at tho
Treasury, and for the payment of which no other pro
vision of law existed.
PUBLIC DEBT.
The public debt ton January 1,1873—as shewn by
the report of tho Treasurer, herewith transmitted—
amounted to $8,1S6,5G0. The amount of gold bond*
in 1870—due in 1890—reported by tho Treasurer, is
$2,59S,000. The total amount of currency bonds is
sued in 1872, is $70U,o00. The lust mentioned bonds
were issued for the purpose of redeeming the old six
por cent, uonds which fell due last summer.
According to information lately obtained through
the Treasurer, tho amonnt which has been disposed of,
including all sold for cash and thuse exchanged for old
bonds, is $277,000. In disposing of them, due regard
has been had to the public interest; audit is believ
ed, that in the improved elate of our credit—confi
dently expected soon to take place—tire substitution
of tho new for the old bonds reterreJ to w.;I not bo j
long delayed. t
The interest which has a ready accrued upon inn
gold bonds mentioned, and also that which will accrue
thereon the present year, must bo provided for. This
will increase the interest account of the present year,
and will render it necessary for an additional appro
priation to be made for its payment. Tire Treasurer
estimates the amount necessary to be raised the pres
ent year as follow*:
For the payment of State bonds maturing
In 1873, $
For interest on bonds for the last lmif of
1873 and the first haifof 1874,
For payment of unsettled claims against
ihe Western Sc Atlantic Railroad,
For ordinary disbursements ot the Gov
ernment, including Legislative pay-ioll, 600,000 00
137.000 00
561,935 00
120.000 00
COLLEGE OF AGRICL’LTMtE AND MECHANIC ARTS.
This college went into operation, in connection
with tbe State University, cu the first day of May
last, and has already reached a promising degree
cf development. One bond red and twentysseven
young men bare received instruction in it* classes
during tbe recent term; and taksn as a whole,
their progress has been, in a high degree, gratify
ing. The flattering success which hut attended
its operations demonstrate* the propriety of the
action of the Trustees in organising it under the
auspices of the State University.
Under the agreement of sale, by which tho Ag
ricultural College Laud Scrip was disposed of by
Acting-Uovi rnor Conley, it was provided that
$50,400 should be paid in caab. This sum ha*
been received, and lias been invested in tbe bonds
oi this State, under the authority conferred by tbe
act of December 12, 1866. These bonds have
been turned over to the Trustees of the Uuiversi-.
ty,in accordance with the provisions of tbe Ex
eculive order granting the fund to the Board.—
By tbe terms of tbe contract ef axle, time was
given upon the balance of tba Scrip until July 3,
1673. In the month of July last, the holder of the
agreement for tbe pnrehase of aix hundred and
sixty-nine pieces of tho Scrip offered to pay for
the same at a discount of seven per cent, per an
num from the contract price. Acting under tbe
authority of a joint resolution of the General As
sembly, I accepted the offer, and^he sum of $90,s
202 17 wag paid into the Treasury by the bolder.
The Trustees of the University, at a meeting of
the Beard held in November last, agreed, in ef
fect, to accept the amount paid into tbe Treasury
rn lieu of tbe contract price of the said aix hun
dred End sixty-niue pieces of Scrip. I recom
mend that authority be given to issue seven per
ceut. tweuiysyear bonds of the 8Ute, in wbicb
the proceed* of said Scrip, not already bonded as
aforesaid, may be invested as required by the
6aid act of 1666
rOFCLAR EDUCATION.
I herewith submit tbe report of tbe State School
Commissioner, showing tbe operations in bis de
partment during the year 1872.
By authority of au act approved Decemborll,
1858, State bends, amounting, in the aggregate,
to §>350,0i*0, were issued and placed in tbo office
of tbe Secretary of State, to be used for educa
tional purposes- There is litlie reason to doubt
that tbe General Assembly intended, by the pro
visions of this act, to establish a permanent euu-
CHtional fund, the annual interest only of which
was to be applied to purposes of education. To
carry this intention into effect, the act provided
that, “as any port cn of the benda of tbe public
debt shall be paid arid taken up, tbe Governor
shall issue au equal amount of bonds, in sums of
.$1,000, payable at such period in the future as be
may deem bust for the objects and interests in
view, to the Secretary of State, as the Trustee ot
lha educational fund of Georgia, so that, as the
public debt i*| extinguished, the educational fund
shall be increased.” And it was further provi
ded "that the interest ou said educational fund
shall be annually appropriated to educational pur
poses.’' The bonds referred to wero made pays'-
bio to tho Secretary of State, as Trustee of the ed
ucational fund of Georgia, aud were clearly in
tended to constitute a portiou of the fund which,
by tbe terras of the act, was to ha used for educa
tional purpose?. Paragraph I, sectiou 3, article
VI, of the Constitution of 1868, is iu tba follow
ing words : “The poll tax allowed by Ibis Con
stitution, any educational hind now belonging to
this .State—except the endowmeut of and debt due
to the State University—or that inay hereafter be
obtained iu any way, a special tax on shews and
exhibitions, nnd on tho sale of spirituous and
malt liquors—which tho General Assembly is
hereby authorized to assess—and the pioceeds
frorr, ihe cerniniitation for militia service,,aro here
by set apart aYid devoted to the support of com
mon schools.’' The bonds in question being, at
the time o* the adoption of the Constitution, by
virtuo of the act authorizing their issue, a portiou
cf an educational fund belonging to the State, are
by the paragraph ot the Constitution just quoted,
devoted to the support of common schools. It is
submitted whether the Legislature is not bound,
uuder IhcnDuiistitution, to appropriate the annual
interest upen these Lends to tho support of onr
present common school system.
Tile whole amount of school revenue roeeived
into tho Treasury, from aii sources, prior to Octo
ber. 1, 1872—according t» the report of the
Comptroller General—was $492,924 27. This
amount, diminished by the sum reaiizod from the
Bpecial school t*x I vied for lha payment of the
claims of t- schers, and by tho expenses of the de .
partmnr.t hitherto iucurrod, will leave $353,924 27
now due from tbe State Treasury to the common
school fund- The Slate School Commissioner re
commends'.Lot this amount be bonded, and that
the bonds, iu amounts proportioned to the school
population in the several counties, be turned over
ro the county authorities, on the coedition that
the School debt shall be assumed by the respec
tive counties, aud with the further provision that
the toads shall not be disposed of at less than a
minimum price fixed by law I receninv-nd that
due consideration be given to this suggestion of
the Commissiooer, and that suitable measures be
adopted for tbe payment of the claims cf teachers
at an early day
Under tbe authority of an act, passed at the
last session of the Genera! Assembly, a special tax
of one.-tenth of one per cent on the value of the
j taxable property of tbe Mate was levied lo raise
Total $1,418,935 00
The bonds mentioned above—for the payment of
which means must be provided during the present
year—are of tbe issues of 1842 and of 1813, and mu
tore, cno-half during tbe present month of January,
and tbo remaining portiou on the first G:\y- of July
next. The amonnt necessary fo be raised to pay
claims against the Western 6c Atlantic Railroad, still
outstanding and onooUJad. is large, and in my opin
ion, is not overstated by tbe Treasur er.
Tho sources of revenue to the Slate riming tl
present vear najv bo stilted as follows: i - .. ... , . , T
* _ f ,r> - ,„i i:. • aroi'-y to i.»y a portion of these claims, and I
Rentals of the Western & Atlantic Railroad; divi- j . dir^eted the T
i!ends upon stock he!«l in tbe Georgia Railroad ac<i J
Banking Company; general taxa'ion, nnd titxe:
charge., and twenty-one escapes; one has been par ] and placed the same in the hands of a receiver.
doned; lourleeu Imvedied. o; o lias been killed by ac- IT-ving become satisfied that the road could not
cident, and one killed by the guard.
nance, railroads, express companies and lm-uranee
companies and tbo Lira of penitentiary convicts. The
amount of revenue necessary to meet tie want* of ibe
government, with the sources from which the sumo is
to be derived, is stated as follows, by the Treasurer:
Rating tiro taxable property of the State
tbe same ns last year, eight-tenths of
one per cent, on the same will yitld $1,875,939 00
One-halt of the rental of the Western &
Atlautic Railroad will yield 150,000 00
Estimated receipts from taxes on banks,
railroads, express and insurance com
panies, 35,000 00
The hire of Penitentiary convicts 20,000 00
Miscellaneous sources, 5,000 00
Total $2,085,999 00
By thi* statement, a balance would be left in the
Treasury, at the end of tho prepent year, of $067,000 di
minished by theoostof collecting the revenue and by
the amount of tbe Insolvent lists. The estimate of
tho amount ot revenue to be derived from general
taxes is based by the Treasurer upon tbe rate of valu
ation placed upon the taxable property of the State, as
shown by the returns of last year. He places that
valuation at $234,492,463. It is believed, with reason,
that the value of tbe taxable property of tho State is
much greater than the amount just mentioned. The
Comptroller General directs attention to the evils re
sulting from the very prevalent practice ou the part
of many tax-payere, of returning their properly ot
less than its fair market value. It is Ihe duty of the
Legislature to distribute the pubbo burdens as equal
ly as possible, and tho evil complained of should bo
remedied without delay. I respectfully recommend a
careful consideration of the ways and means eugge-st-
ad by the Treasurer. If the interests of the Com
monwealth demand an increase in the burden of taxa
tion, the responsibility of imposing the same should
be assumed without hesitation. By carefully revising
our tax laws, with a view to securing the return of
taxable properly at its fair market value, and by tbe
practice of rigid economy in our expenditures, it is be
lieved, however, that a sufficient amount to meet all
just de’mands upon the Troasury may be raised without
any material increase in the present rate of taxation.
I respectfully invite the attention of tbe Genera!
Assembly to the statistical tables embraced in the
report of the Comptroller General. They have been
prepared with great care, and contain much interest
ing information in relation to tiie wealth aud re
sources of the State,
The report of the Treasurer Bhows the amount of
State bonds issued, and of railroad bonds indorsed, du
ring the administration of Governor Bullock. (Jfthe
3,000,000 of gold bonds issued under the authority of
the act of September 15th, 1870, $3UC,000 have been
returned to tbe Treasury nnd cancelled. Certain oth
ers of the same series—tbe numbers of which are
specified in the act approved August 23, 1872, and
amonnting to $102,000—have been declared void by
Legislative enactment. The balance of the series,
amounting to $2,598,000, are recognized as legal, and
are included in the amount of the public debt already
stated. The gold bonds, issued under the ant oi Octo
ber, 1870, amonnting to $2,760,0 0, have been dis
posed of as follow*: $880,000 have been returned to
the Treasury and cancelled; the balance, amounting
to $1 ,880,000, have been declared void by Legislative
enactment. Of the Lanes of currency bonds under
the act of August 27,1870, $500,000 have been return
ed to the Treasury and cancelled ; and tho balance,
amounting to $t ,500,000, have been declared void by
Legislative enactment- The State currency bonds,
issued under the act of September 16,1868, amounting
to $600,000, have been returned to the Treasury and
cancelled. The indorsements of the bonds of the
Alabama Sc Chattanooga Railroad Company, aniount-
to $194,000, have not been declared invalid. The
in3orsements of the bonds of the S. C., Georgia <Sz
Florida Railroad Company, amounting to $464,000,
and the indorsements ot the the bonds of the Macon
be Brunswick Railroad Company, ainouuling to
$2,550,000 are admitted to be binding upon the Stale.
The indorsements of the bonds of the Brunswick Sc
Albany Railroad Company, amounting tn $3,300,000,
also the indorsements of the bonds of the Baiubridge,
Cuthbert Sc Columbus Railroad Company, amounting
to $600,000, and of tho Cartersville Sc Van Wert Rail
road Company, amounting to $275,000, and of the
Cberokoe Railroad Company, amounting to $300,000,
have all been declared void by legislative enactments.
STATE UNIVERSITY'
I transmit herewith the report of the Trnsteos
•f the University, and also that of the Board of
Visitors appointed to attend the University exam
ination preceding the last-annual commencement.
The Trustees report, that on the occasion of the
commencement, the total number of degrees con
ferred on membeft of tho University v.hs forty-
six. There were matriculated, in all departments
daring the year, three hnadred and seventeen stu
dents, who received constant instruction in tho
courses of education to which the University is
dovoted.
The income of the University, for the year end
ing July 29, 1872—including the cash balance of
tbe previous year—was $29,221 iS. Of this
amount, tuition fees for the year wero §11,305.—
Tbe expenditures fxr tho same period were $29,-
337.10. The reports give au oncouraging account
of the condition of the University, and show that
the Trustees, the Chancellor, and the I’rofessors
forming the Faculties, have been faithful iu tbe
discharge of their respective duties. I cannot tso
strongly impress upon the General Assembly tbe
duty.devolving upon them to advance the gener
al interests of education by carefully fostering
and building np onr State University.
r-asurer to set apart the sum
ol $li:0,tr0t) from the r. venues of last year for this
purpose The School Comm'ssioner has appor
tioned this amount among the several counties
upon the basis ot tho number of children iu each
of school age. as fixed by the school law of Octo
her 13, 1870, arid has submitted his estimate to
this office ; a copy of which will be fonnd appen
ded to the report of tbe Commissioner herewith
transmitted.
The policy suggested by the Commissioner for
tbe support of common schools is respsctfully re
commended to your favorable consideration.
lunatic asylum.
I communicate herewith, for the information ot
the General Assembly, tbe report of the Board of
Trustees of the Lunatic Asylum, with accompanying
documents.
The report of the Superintendent shows a large in
crease in the percentage of admissions into the Asy
lum duriDg the past year. Sinoe the data of his form
er report, made in July last, the number of admissions
has bscn oue hundred aud twenty-four- The whole
number of patients in tbe instltatioo, at tbe present
tipie, is five hundred and nine. Of these, four hun
dred and twenty-three are white, and eighty-six are
colored. The number of lunatics is three hundred and
seventy-nine; of idiots, seventy four, and of epileptics,
fifty-six. The rapid increase of the number of these
aliiicted classes, indicated by tbe reports of the Su
perintendent, renders it probable that additional ac
commodations may soon become necessary for their
comfort and proper treatment The appropriations
required for this purpose should be made without hes
itation. I may here remark, however, that tbe ne
cessity for increased expenditures begets a corres
ponding necessity for greater care and economy in the
management of the affairs of the institution, aud rend
ers oven more imperative the duty of the Legislature,
while extending the benefits of this great charity, to
protect the people who support it from unnecessary
burdens.
As a means of increasing efficiency in the adminis
tration of the institution, I would suggest that the
iaw be so amended as to authorize the appointment
of two additional members on the Board of Trustees.
The existing law places the Asylum under the manage
ment of a Board composed of threo trustees. The du
ties which devolve upon the Board are numerous aud
important, and, since the institution has grown to its
present proportions, have become onarous. The pres
ence ot the Trustees at the institution is required more
frequently than formerly, and its domands upon their
time and attention ere constantly increasing. The
adoption of the recommendation for an increase of the
number of trustees would suable them to so divide
their labors as to give the required attention to the
varied wants-of the Asylum. 1 would also direct your
attention to the propriety of increasing the salary at
present allowed to tue Trustees. Their compensation
13 wholly inadequate—hardly sufficient, Indeed, to pay
their traveling expenses while engaged in performing
tho duties of their trust. A just public does not ex
pect that services, such as are required by law of the
Trustees, shall be gratuitously rendered. I recom
mend that the law be so amended as to give tbe
members of the Board u fixed per diem pay, aud ne
cessary traveling Skpenses, instead of tiro compensa
tion now allowed Much a provision might be so guard
ed as to protect the Treasury, and at the same time
givejust compensation for the services performed.
By referring to the report of the Comptroller Gener
al, it will be seen that the warrants drawn on Ihe
Treasury, in favor of the Asylam in the year 1872,
amounted to $160,359 40. - This amonnt icelndss $51,-
916 53 paid on special .appropriations for completing
buildings and for other improvements. It does not
include, however, the expenditures for the support of
the institution duriDg the last quarter an account of
which has not yet been rendered. With the number
of inmates constantly increasing, it is not proba
ble that the expenses of the last quarter have been
diminished. Notliingneed be added to imprest the
General Assembly with the importance of so amending
the laws governing the Asylam as to secure the proper
degree of economy in its administration.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
The report of the Trustees of the Academy for the
Education of the Deaf and Dumb, accompanying this
communication, shows the operations of that institution
for the year ending July 1, 1872. The whole number
of pupils who received instrnetion in the academy
dnring tbe year was sixty-one. The number will prob
ably be increased to seventy daring the present year,
and a corresponding increase in tbe amount appropri
ated for the support of the institution will be thereby
rendered necessary. The Trustees suggest that cer
tain improvements, pointed oni iu their report, be
made. Tbe report shows that the affairs of the aosde-
my were managed during part year, with dne regard
to economy. I recommend that the usual annual ap
propriation be made for its support during the present
year.
ACADIMT FOB THE BLIND.
I transmit herewith the reports of tho Board of
Trustees and of other officers of tbe Academy for tho
Blind. These reports shows, that the institution was
managed during the pant year with proper oar# aud
economy. The number of pupils, according to the re-
ports, is thirty-nine, and the whole amoont disbursed for
its support was $10,759. Tbe nnexpoaded balance in
the hands of the Treasurer of the academy at the date
of the report was $1,115. Aooording to the estimates
for the year 1873, submitted by the Priaoipal, the an
nual appropriation of $11,000, for the payment of sala
ries aua for the maintenance of the institution, will be
sufficient.
PBNITBNTIABT.
Th* report of the Principal Keeper, herewith trnns-
mitted. shows that the number of convicts now in the
Penitentiary is five hundred end thirty. Since the
conviots were turned overt* the Lessees, under their
present contract, there have bpsu forty-four die-
There has been & raaiked improvement recently in
the health of the convicts. They have been treated
with humanity, and the discipline has not been more
strict than was necessary lor their control and safe
keeping. The food furnished them has been wfaolo-
touw in quality and sufficient in quantity. The cloth
ing is snbstuulial and sufficient for their health nnd
comfort. Their condition, in all respect*, is reported
by tbe Principal Keeper to bens good as Ibeir circum
stances will allow. They are not required "to labor
excessively, and the Principal Keeper expresses the
opiniou that the Lessees are taithfuliy complying with
the requirements ot the law and of their contract.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
I respectfully invite your attention to the propriety
of adopting measures for the removal of the incum
brance resting npon the title of the Capitol building.
On the 22d day of July, 1869, E. N. Kimball, who then
held the title to thp property, executed and delivered
a mortgage to the Northwestern Life insurance Com
pany. a corporation of the State of Wisconsin, to se
cure tbe payment of the sum of $60,600 and accru
ing interest thereon. This mortgage was duly recorded
in the office of ihe Clerk Of the Superior Court cf Ful
ton county. It was provided, in the mortgage, that
the company should have the right to foreclose, at the
end of twelve months after the date of the instrument,
if the sum mention wero not paid.
The existence of this incumbrance was known to the
Legislative Committee appointed to examine and re
port npon tbe title before the purchase of the proper
ty by the State. The rep'ort, made by this committee,
slated that the title was free from incumbrance, and
recommended that the puiV.ha.se be made.
It was arranged between Governor Bullook and
H. I. Kimball, wuo had become the owner of the
property, that a certificate for tbe payment to the
Stale of $130,000 of the city of Atlanta bonds issued by
tbe Mayor end Couucil, should be deposited with the
Governor to eecure the State against loas on account
of said mortgage. The certificate was issued, in ac
cordance with this arrangement, on the 23d of August,
1870, and w as placed iu the Governor’s hands on the
same day. By the terms of this certificate, the bonds,
thereby agreed to be paid to the State of Georgia,
were made deliverable to the bolder of the certificate.
It further app errs that it contained no words of nego
tiability.
Two days after the delivery of the certificate to
Governor Bollock, $30,000 of the bonds mentioned
therein were delivered to H. I. Kimball- I have not
been able to discover any evidence going to show that
Governor Bullock authorized the delivery of the said
bon is, or any portion thereof, to II. I. Kimball, or to
any other person. The amount of bonds paid upon this
certificate by the City Council of Atlanta was $100,-
000. Tiie evidence taken by the committee appointed,
by the authority of the last General Assembly, to in
vestigate the official conduct of Rufus B. Bullock,
shows that, at the time of the purchase of the property
by the State, an understanding existed between the
City Council of Atlanta and H. I. Kimball that he was
to receive ouly $100,UUO of city bonds, instead of the
full amount of $130,000, which the city bad undertaken
to contribute towards the pnrehase of tbe Capitol
property. There is evidence laislDg a etrong presump
tion that the existence of the arrangement between
Governor Bullock and II. 1.Kimball, for tho depositof
the certificate to secure the State agaimt loss ou ac
count of the mortgage, was not unknown to the Mayor
and Council of Atlanta.
The mortgage referred to is still held by the North
western Life Insurance Company, and it is olaimeu
that the same has not been paid, or otherwise satisfied.
The question arises, under the foregoing statement,
whether the Mayor and Council of Atlanta are not
bound to pay to the State the amonnt of tbe bonds of
the city mentioned in said certificate, or some portion
thereof. Without entering upon the discussion of This
question, I respectfully refer the whole subject to the
General Assembly, with the recommendation that such
action may be taken as will best protect the public in
terest.
The report of the Keeper of the Capitol shows that
the roof, tower and other portions of the bul.ding need
repairing. Repairs upon the Executive Mansion wiil
also become necessary during the present yearto pro
tect tho buiiatag from injury. I recommend the ap
propriation of sums sufficient to pay for all uec-ded re
paiie aud to defray tliu necessary expenses attend
ing the keeping of the Capitol Building, supplying the
samd with fuel, water, lights, etc.
During the past year, it became necessary tore-
place a portion of tue wall enclosing the Executive
Mansion at Miileilgeville, and to make other slight re
pairs upon the premises. Sinco the first quarter of
1872, tho care ot the public property in that city has
beeu without cost to the State.
Tho report of the Superintendent ef Public Work*
aud Keepur of tbe Capitol Buildings and Grounds is
herewith emnmitted, with the recommendation that
the same be properly considered.
VVXjTKUN AND ATLANTIC KA1LP.OAD.
The monthly rentals of tho Western Sc Atlantic
Railroad have been regularly paid into the Treasury.
authority of a joint resolution, passed at the last
session of the General Assembly, George G. Hull,
Charles B. Wallace aud James W. Robertson, compe
tent railroad men, were selected to make a new inveu
tory and appraisement of the property of the road in
the bands of tho Lessees. These Commissioners have
pertormedtheir duty, and their report has been sub
mitted and placed on file in the office of the Secreta
ry of Stale us directed by the resolution prescribing
their duties. Au examination of their report will show
that, the Commissioners did not fiudfiequent occasion
to differ materially with the former appraisers, iu the
valuation plat ed upon the property. The instances in
which they kuve found it necessary to differ from the
former appraisement, are catcfuily noted iu their re
port.
Attention in called in the report of the Commission
era to the iinpoituncc of having accurate surveys and
maps inaue of the lands belouging to tiie State, con
nected with the road, iu some instances the land
marks, distinguishing portions of these lands, have
been removed or destroyed. It is also believed that
instances exist, in which v.duabie portions of the lauds
have been taken posses-dua of by intruders, and it is
feared that the necessity has already arisen for a resert
to the courts for their recovery. The propriofy of the
recommendation of the Commissioners just referred to,
will not be questio.isii, when it is remembered that a
long period of time may elapse before the State wili
again take pes.-0fsion of these lands. During the term
of the 1-iise, the m juimenls of tirie.end aii other exist
ing means ofde«;guatmg their respective location aud
boundaries, may he iost or deatroyed. For the pro
tection of Urn interest of the State, 1 respectfully sug
gest, that the rccommerdition of tbe Commissi oners
be adopted, and that a ; efficient appropriation be
made to onable tlie work to bo done.
I respectfully recommend, also, tbsi s special appro
priation be made, sufficient in amount to pay the Com
missioners ar.d their Clerk, for the service rendered
the State in making and returning the said ffiventory
aud appraisement.
C OKOEGIA NATIONAL BANK.
Investigations made soon after I came into the Exec
utive office.let me to conclude that the Georgia Na
tional Bank, at Atlanta, was largely indebted to the
State, on account of deposits made during tbe admin
istration of Governor Bullock. Tbe bank having re
fused to make payment, I directed judicial proceed
ings to beiuetiluted to collect the sum of $122,953 59,
tbe amount claimed for the State. An attachment was
issued at the instance of the State, and tbe same was
levied on a portiou of the assets of the bonk. The
nominal amount of the assets seized was large, but
their real value, as I have been informed, will not *-
mount to more than one-half of tbe debt claimed.
At the time tho legal proceedings referred to were
beguD, the books of the bank showed credits in favor
of divers private depositors, whose claims, in tiie ag
gregate, amounted to overone-balf the supposed value
of the assets seized. A number of tbe depositors ap
plied to me for the relase of a sufficient amount of the
assets to satisfy their claims. I deemed it my duty to
refuse the application. By virtue of the seizure, a
legal lien Dad already vested in the State, which 1 bad
no authority to discharge. <
A joint resolution was adopted at the session of tbe
General Assembly iu July last, authorizing the Govern
or to “release and turn over to private depositors,
their deposits upon the submission of satisfactory
proofs*” I gave my approval to this resolution with
reluctance. The vagueness and uncertainty of its
provisions render it difficult, if not impossible, to com
ply with its requirements, without doing injustice eith
er to tho State or the depositors. A portiou of the
depositors, 1 have beeu iufjrmcd, have brought
suits for the recovery of their respective claims,
and have caused assets and effects in the hands
of third persons to be attached, to irisnre collection.
My information is that some of the creditors have ai-
ready collet ted portions ot their claims, and there iB
reason to believe that others wili meet with similar
success. L'nder the circumstances, I have deemed it
my duty to defur action under the resolution referred
to, until tho meeting of the General Assembly. I res
pectfully roeommeud the passage of an act for tho re
lief of the depositors, particularly defining the manner
in whioh that relief shall be granted.
ALABAMA AND C11 ATT A N OO* A RAILROAD BONDS.
I respectfully invite the attention of the tho General
Assembly to the question of the liability of the State
upon tbe indorsed bonds of tho Alabama and Chatta
nooga Railroad Company. The actcxtending the aid
of the State to that company declared that it should
botheduty oftho Governor, whenever the company
had “fully completed aud cquip>ped that portion of the
road lying in tlieStatc- of Georgia, to indorse the secu
rity or tbe State ou tho second mortguge{bonds of tho
be operated without loss to the State, and being
unwilling to take the responsibility cf gelling it
under the provisions of the act referred to, I or
dered it to bo turned over 10 certain receivers, Bp-
pointed by the United State* Circuit Court far the
State of Alabama- The provisions of the agree*
ment under which the road was placed in their
possesion were, iu effect, that they would hold tbe
same, as tenant*.at will, acknowledging the right
of the State to resume possession at any time-—
This, under the circumstances, was deemed tbe
best arrangement that could be made for the State.
Tire foregoing statement will suffice toeall the
attention of the General Assembly, to the impor.
tance ol taking early action in relation to the iia-
bility of the State, on the mdofeements placed by
Governor Bullock upon tho bonds of the compa
ny- If, in the opinion of the Legialaiura, the
Stato is bound by th* indorsements, then, it will
be proper that possession of the road be resumed
at once, and that the same be disposed oi for tbo
interest of all concerned.
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS*
Under tbe authority of a joint resolution of the
last General Assembly, approved August 26,1872,
I appointed Mr. C. R. Hanleiter, a skilled prin
ter, to take in hand certain printing claims against
tho State, and audit and report upon tbe same, in
accordance with the requirements of the said res
olution* He has performed tbe service required,
and bis report has been submitted, approved and
placed on tile in tbe Executive office. The aggre
gate amount of the claims passed npon by him
was forty-seven thousand, seven hundred and for
ty-five dollars and seven cents, and th* amount
recommended for payment is twenty-seven thou
sand, six hundred aud eighty-nine dollars and fif
teen cents. The resolution referred to made it
the duty of the Governor, upon his approval of
tbe auditor’s report, “to draw his warrant upon
tbe Treasury ior the amount due, whenever ia hia
opiniou the condition of the finances in the Treas
ury would justify the payment of the claims.’'—
By this provision, the Governor was required to
draw money from the Treasury which had not
been appropriated by law. Tbe Const)f of
18CS declares that “No money shall be drawn
from the Treasury, except by appropriation made
by law.” Without pausing to consider th-. wide
distinction which exists between a resolution and
a law, 1 deem it only necessary to say that, in my
judgment, the resolution under consideration did
not legally authorize me to draw money from the
Treasury. It authorized the auditing of the
claims for the purpose c.’ ascertaining and settling
the amounts duo, and for that reason it received
my approval.
For the reason just stated, I have also declined
to draw warrants under' ti e authority of a joint
resolution, approved August 29, ls72. providing
for the payment to certain persons therein named,
of the amomiits therein stated, in the settlement
of their claims against tire State for rewards. For
similar reasons, I have also deemed it my duty to
decline to draw money from the Treasury under
the authority cf a joint resolution, Approved Au
gust 29, 1872, to pay claims hold by certain per
sons therein named, for supplies furnished to the
Georgia Penitentiary. The respective amounts of
tho claims mentioned in these resolutions, having
been ascertained and fixed, I recommend that'
money be appropriated by law for their payment.
By a joint resolution, approved August 26,
lc72, the Governor was “authorized and instruc
ted to draw his warrant upon the Treasury for the
sum cf twelve hundred dollars, in favor of Jfehu
Maier, in payment for a a portrrit of the Honora
ble Howell Gobb.” I was induced by the needy
circumstances of Mr. Maier, to draw a warrant in
his favor upon tho contingent fund, for ono- bird
of the amount named in the resolution, and 1 re
commend that the General Assembly appropriate,
at nn early day, a u amount sufficient ro pay the
balance cuo.
In conclusion I may be permitted to express the
hope, that a spirit of harmony may prevail in your
deliberations during the session, and that yotir
legislation may be so wisely directed as to ad
vance and secure the prosperity and happiness of
the people of the State.
James M. Smith.
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this medicine will rot requiro any aid to keep tho bow
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Jau. 6th, 1873. 24 lm.
oomparry to the extent of fl.OOtlpw mile, for tbatpart
of tue road, so finished and equipped, lying iu the
State of Georgia." The act further required, that the
Governor should be “satisfied that the said road hod
been fully completed, equipped and put iu complete
running order, and that the same was free from all
mortgages, or legal incambranctw, except the incum
brance of the bonds indorsed by the State of Alabama,
to the extent of $16,000 per mile upon that portion of
tbe said railroad lying within that State.” And, it was
further declared in said act, as the “express under
standing, that any indorsement ot said bonds bo mode,
shall not only subject all property purohased with said
bonds, or their proceeds, to the obligation of said first
mortgage lien, until all the principal and interest due
thereon ehail be paid, but that the same shall be a prior
Hen on all the property of the Company.*’
It will be observed that these provisions are uncer
tain,and even contradictory The Governor is author
ized and required, when the company shall have eom-
plied with certain conditions, to indorse the seeood
mortgage bonds of the company, to the extent .of $8,-
000 per mile, fer the portiou of the road lying in this
State. Another part of the act declares that any in
dorsement of the second morgage bonds, by the Gov
ernor, shall operate as a prior Gen upon all the prop
erty of the Company. Another provision of the act
distiuctly recognizes the prior lieu of the State of Ala
bama, on that portiou of the road lying within that
State.
The Constitution of i 863 forbids the passage of
slaw granting or loaning the credit of th« State
to aid any Company witbont a provision that the
wbole property of the Company ehail bebonnd
for tbe security of tbe State, prior to any other
debt or lion, except to laborers. In the net uuder
consideration, there is an attempt to loan the credit
of the State, by an indorsement of the second
mortgage bonds of tbe company. Tbe lien of
this State is expressly postponed to the lien of the
Bute of Alabama npon far tbe larger portion of
tbe property, viz : upon all that part of the road of
tho company lying within tbat State. In addition
to tlris, the State oi Alabama, as I am informed,
bad, at tbo time ot tbe passage of the act, a first
lien on all tbat portion of tbe road lying within
this State. O'her objections to the act might be
mentioned, but tho foregoing are deemed snffi-
cient to show that its provisions are nnconstitu-
tianal and void.
Tho company having failed to pay the accrued
interest on its indorsed bonds. Governor Ballock
•sized tbat portion of tbe road 1/inf ia thia State,
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Read the following extract of a ieiter from 3Irs.
Rivers, wife ofKuvoreud Dr. Rivera, one of tire most
learned, eloquent and popular Ministers of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, and who is at present stationed
at Broadway Church, Louisville, Ky.
Lnuisru.LK, Kr., Oct. 8,1869.
Or. Jahn Bull—Dear Sir: Many thanks to yea
for the medicine you have so kindly given me. I have
beeu a great sufferer for years, an t had the advice of
various physicians. Some pronounced my spine, some
my lung.-, and some my heart to be the seat of my dis
ease. I have been burnt, blistered and cupped^until
I Lad become disheartened. Several very eminent
physicians who exarntued my spino informed me that
I was threatened with paralysis or appoplexy any day
cud that nothing but a setun would relieve mo. I had
a perfect horror of that, and was hesitating about
having one inserted, when you kindly sent me your
Snrrepai ilia which I immediately begun to take three
times a day. I had suffered terribly with a most
sente pain ro the right sido of my head, especially
when I would read or write for any length of time, and
on rising to my feel I would be perlectly blind for
several minutes, aud would have to hold to something
to prevent falling.
I atn most happy to inform you that the pain in ray
head is entirely relieved ; I suffer but seldom with my
spine and then not so acutely- My appetite is good ;
indeed for the first time in my lite I enjoy my dinner
more than any meal -luring the day.
You kindly sent me four bottles again last night,
and 1 began again this morning, and I hope to be en
tirely relieved. Please accept my heartfelt thanks and
best wishes.
Very truly your most grateful friend,
M. B. C. Rivbrs.
My ieurnal abounds with similar letters, all of
whicli I guarantee to be genuine aud written by the
pevsens whose nanu s they bear.
Do not suffer yourself to bo imposed ou. Don’t be
drawn away after new and doubtful experiments.
Don’t risk your health by letting novices experiment
upon jo\s with their trash. My Sarsaparilla has stood
tnetest for twenty five years ; it is still the Sarsaparilla
of the day, sod of the age, towering over ail other* ia
popularity and its curative qualities. Avoid all those
who are trying to palm off on you other extracts of
Sarsaparilla, so-called. Remember it is Dr. Joba
Bull’* Sarsaparilla, of Louisville, Ky . that is the old
aud reliable remedy tor imparities of tiie blood and
scrofulous affections. Always bear that iu mind.
Another Testimony.
Bsntos Barrack*, Mo-, J
April 30, 1866. (
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: Knowing the efficacy
of yoar Sarsaparilla, aud the healing and beneficial
qualities it possesses. I send you the following itats-
msnt of my eat#;
I was wounded about two years ago, was taken
prisoner and confined for sixteen months. Being
moved so ofton, my wounds have not healed yet. I
hove not sot np a moment since I was wounded. I
am shot through the hip*. My general health is im
paired, and I need something to assist nature; I have
more faith in your Sarsaparilla than anything else. I
wish that which is genuine. Please express me half a
dozen bottles, aud oblige.
CarT. C. P. JOHNSON,
St. Louis, Mo,
P. 8—The following was written April 30th, 1866
by Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother of Capt. Johnson:
Dr John Bull—Dear Sir: My husband, Dr. C. S.
Johnson. was a skillful surgeon anil physician in Cen
tral New York, where he died, leaving the above C.
P. Johnson to my care. At thirteen years of age lie
had a chronic diarrhea and scrofula, tor which I gave
your Sarsaparilla. It cured him. I have for ten
veurs recommended it to many in New York, Ohio
and Iowa, for scrofula, fever sores, and general debili
ty. Perfect success ha* attended it. The cures ef
fected in some cates of scrofula and fever yore* were
almost miraculon*. I am very anxious for my son
to again have recourse to yonr Sarsaparilla. He is
fearful of getting a spurious article, hence his writing
to yon for it. Hin wounds were terrible, but I believe
he will recover.
Respectfully,
JENNIE JOHNSON,-
BULL’S
WORM DESTROYER.
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM GEORGIA.
Villasow, Walker Co., Ga., ;
June 28. )
Dr John Bull—Dear Sir : 1 have recently given
J our Worm Destroyer several trials, and find it woa-
erfully efficacious. It has rot failed in a single in
stance to have the wished for effect. I am doing»
pretty large country practice aud havo daily use for
some'article of the kind.
I am, air, respectfully, „ „
JULIUS P- CLEMENT, M. D.
P. 8.—8* unqualified and numerous are the testimo
nials in favor ot my Worm Destroyer that nowapape r
space in entirely too small to tel! its merits.
It is an infallible remedy for Worms. Try it end be
oonvinced. See my Jonrnal for a more full desonp
tiou. JOHN BLLL.
Bull’s Oedron Bitters.
Ball’s Pectoral Wild Cherry.
Bull’s Extract Biicha.
Bull’s Vegetable Family Pills.
All th* abov* medicines prepared by Dr.
BULL, at hi* laboratory, Fifth Street, Louisville, RI-
For *ale in MIDedgevilie by JOHN M. CLA*»-
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