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THE EXPRESS.
Cedartown, May 23rd
JNO. W. RADLEY Editor.
The Express has a larger circu
lation than any other newspaper
published In the 3Bth Senatorial
District
fcv Politics ia lively.
tf No flash in the pan this time.
WThs Republicans in Congress
oppose investigation.
W A torriflc tornado passed over
St. Louis Mo. last .Saturday.
EWThe Detroit Free Press is
newsier and brighter than ever since
the fire. “Purified by fire."
Hr The country is getting mon
strous tired of Congress. It will
hold six weeks yet.
LJ Rumor has it that Mr. Felton
failed to vote on the Potter resolu
tion. Bro. Willingham, cau it bo
true?
W The Georgia Press just now
os overflowing with accounts of the
grand excursions. The Colonels are
all happy.
Hr James Robinson, the celebra
ted bare-back rider, has taken the
bankrupt law. Wonder how riding
a horse can involve a man financial
ly-
iy Turn out the first Tuesday
in June and let’s have a rousing big
time. Leave behind . yon any preju
dices you have. Leave them at home.
Come out prepared to give and take.
Fire at Kingaton.
There was a disastrous conflagra
tion at Kingston last Sunday morn
ing in which there were seven stores
burned, and a loss of ahont 10,000.
Mostly covered by insurance.
Investigations.
At last the Congress has resolved
to investigate the election frauds per
petrated by the Republicans in 1878-
7.
The Republican members to almost
a man objected to an opening up of
the putrid mass of corruption. They
are very extremely anxious to let dy-
gones be by-gones.
The objeot of Democracy is not to
unseat Mr. Hayes. It is dene just
to show the country wherein the
greatest fraud ever perpetrated upou
humanity was enacted.
No harm can oome from it; muoli
good, however will. Let the good
work go on and may it be handed
down to our children’s children that
the Republican party foisted upon
the country by the most ontragious
frauds a man as President who was
never elected! Wbat a commentary
for future historians!
A Convention.
Elsewhere will be found a call from
the obairman, Mr. Jnle Peek, calling
on the people to assemble in mass
convention at the court house on the
first Tuesday in June to appoint del
egates to tbe Congressional conven
tion to meet at Ringgold on July 4th,
next. It is important that every
body attend this meeting. It is im
portant for several reasons.
In the first place, to be honest,
there has all along been more or less
dissatisfaction with the way conven
tions are managed; or, with tbe gen
eral plan of conventions.
Secondly, the country at large and
especially the Demooraoy are inter
ested in naming the choice of the
party.
Thirdly, it is the desire that it be
a peoples meeting.
We are aware of the hue and ory
that conventions are manipulated by
a few men. Granted. Why are they
so manipulated!’ Because the people
don’t interest themselves sufficiently
to attend. They stay away from the
convention, a nomination is mads by
those in attendance then some of the
self-appointed absentees hollow out:
“foul,” “give us lair play,” “swin
dling’’ and such like talk.
In tbe present campaign fair warn
ing is given that the attendance of
all democrats is wunted. They are
not only notified, but they are be-
seecbed, importuned. Now then,
give one day to this duty. Come up
and let’s dwell once more together m
unity and let’s all stop this buck-bi
ting and everlasting quarreling. The
Democratic cloak is big enough for
u* all, but none to spare
Ob! that -harmony could once
more be brought about. Friends,
democratic friends: yon, who voted
for Dabney and you who voted for
Felton, come out to the convention
next Tuesday week and begin anew
to fight tbe battles ot vour dear old
eeuntry and lave ber from JBadical
dominion.
CONVENTION.
A mass meeting of the democratic
party will convene at the court house
in Cedartown on first Tuesday in
June, to select delegates to represent
this county in the District Conven
tion whioli assembles at Ringgold on
4th July. The object, to nominate a
candidate for Congress. This May
22d 1878. Juliub A. Pubic,
Oh’n, Dein. Ex. Com. Polk, Co.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, May 20, 1878.
Yesterday the House adjourned
again because I he Republicans, by
refusing to vote destroyed a quorum.
This condition of things may last
for several days longer. Demoorats
who have been absent are returning.
Pairs” that have been in force will
be broken pud the Democratic ma
jority will, probably on some day
this week, to-day, to-morow or Sat
urday, pass the Potter resolution for
the investigation of the frauds by
which the electoral votes of Florida
uud Louisiana were given to Hayes
after the people of those states had
given their suffrage to Tildcn.
It will be remembered that this
proposed investigation is based upon
the solemn resolution of the Legisla
ture of tho state of Maryland that,
by reason of fraud in the counting
of votes in Floridu and Louisiana,
Maryland had been deprived of her
just influence in the Electoral Col
lege.
While the House wus yesterday
disoussiug this resolution of inquiry,
Senator Herman wus explaining in
the Senate another matter which,
while of less immediate importance,
goes to the bottom of our Democrat
ic form of Government. It seems
that Congress some time since inves
tigated the afTuirs of a Naval officer
in Brooklin, N. Y. and that one of
the witnesses brought here to testify
in the case was Alexander Warner, a
luborer in the Brooklin Navy Yard,
and that when he returned to his du
ties, after giving his testimony, he
was dismissed from Government scr-
vioc. He made the facts known to
Kernan and that excellent Demoornt
introduced yesterday in the Senate
the following resolution.
Resolved, That the affidavit of Al
exander Warner be referred to the
committee on Naval affairs, with in
struotions to inquire into all the cir-
cumstanoer of his dismissal from the
public services at the Navy Yurd at
Brooklyn, and that in their invest!
gation the Committee have pow
er to send for persons and papers.
I give this resolution because it
seems to indicate the kind of De
mocracy the people of the country
have always wanted, and which or
dinarily, they will uphold. The
humblest laborer in Brooklyn is as
mnch entitled to all the machinery
of the Government for his protection
as any man in the country.
Give us a Democratic party which
will respect the voice of Maryland
or any other Sovereign State and at
the same time equally respect the in
dividual citizen, however humble,
and you will give us a Democratic
party that will control the country
forever. The Shite of Now York
doubly honored in the fact that one
of her Senators and one of her Rep-
resentatives are so promiuontly iden
tified with these two subjeots.
The question of a day for adjourn
ment will not be considered by the
House, as decided yesterday, until
the 29th inst.
Besides the appropriation bills, the
Texas Pacific Railroad schome and a
host of other important and unim
portant matters, all of which require
time, there is Mr. Wood’s tariff bill
to be discussed before an adjourn
ment can be had. As I said in a
former letter this can hardly be con
sidered a party measure. It will not
command the unanimous support of
House Democrats and some of its
provisions, if they could be voted on
separately, would be heartily suppor
ted by some Republicans. Mr. Wood,
if he finds it possible, will secure a
vote in the House before adjourn
ment. He does not, however, now
hope for the passage at this session,
of even a modified tariff bill.
Austin.
From Washingt m.
Below we republish from the
Washington Post a very appropriate
article, and one that should bo read
by all thoughtful persons. The wri
ter of tho article is at head-quarters,
in a position.to seo and know the in
side working of the maohincry of
two great political parties.
Read the article.
“Tho great danger that threatens
the political character of the next
house of representatives is from the
South, where theory of the sham in
dependent and the bogus reformer is
already heard. The South, afier the
ravages of a long war, naturally dis
organized. Her men of wealth wore
reduced to penury; her men of au
thority and culture found themselves
subjected to the rule of the most ig
norunt and depraved. Their occu
pation and property departed hand
in hand. For a time, when tho possi
bility of relief dawned upon them,
they banded together in tho name of
the democracy ugainst threatened ne
gro and carpet-bag supremcoy, and
with but little effort threw it off
The danger boing removed the in
centive stems also to have been re
moved, and with it ugood deal of the
sound sense for whioli the South wus
famous. Democrats are beginning
to plot against their fellow demoorats,
not for the good of their respective
commonwealths, but for personal
greed and personal aggrandizement
The result will be that in scores of
congressional districts, where the de
mocratic vote is three to one, tho cer
tainty of a democratic representative
may be seriously threatened. In the
mean time the radionl party in the
north and west lose no chance of scor
ing a member in the hope of being
able to offset the inevitable loss of the
senule by a gain of the house organi
zation. We do not need to waste
words with our friends in support of
a proposition so startlingly plain
this. The satvution of the party
depends upon the institution of a
strict, party discipline in the southern
states and the subordination of indi
vidual ambition.”
J3T"It will be a proud day in the
history of Methodism when the two
great branches unite.
Garlio is a source of trouble to
some dairymen. Let the ccws out
to pasture whore these odorous plants
grow for half an hour, just before
milking; the milk or butter will not
taste. In a week or two the garlio
will have been eaten off so it will do
no further harm.
The silverware delivered by
the National Silver-plating Oo., No.
704 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
is giving entire satisfaction. All or
ders are promptly filled, and no one
need hesitate about sending them
money.—Lutheran Observer.
Here and There a Gem.
The Constitution charges thatoer-
tian Democratic papers in Georgia are
in favor of demoralizing tho Demo
cratic party in this Stnte.
That’s rich; that party has never
been otherwise than “demoralized.”
Georgia Republican.
If the Republican organization in
Georgia is consolidated and perpetu
ated, the people will have the inde
pendent canidates to thank tor it.”—
Constitution, 8th inst.
Right! Wo lift our hat to our
neighbors for the compliment, and
return thanks for tho acknowledge
ment. Republicans are independent,
in spirits and thought, wear no collar,
cringe to no party dictation.—Geor
gia Republican.
Organizing for Republican
Work.
The Republican Congressional
Commitee is going to work at once.
There are more enthusiasm and bel
ter spirits among Republicans in
Washington than since the election
of 1878, and the indications are fa
vorable. Hayes says he will subscribe
money, and hopes all office-holders
will do so. The first work of tbe
commitee will be the canvassing of
all doubtful districts, with a view to
unity among Republicans and good
nominations. Special atention will
be given to districts in the South ill
which there are largo colored majori
ties, and Republican organization will
bo revied. The committee will assume
that Southern Democrats have been
sincere in their pledgee to let negro
Ropublicnusalone, and the President
will be depended on to extend pro
tection over colored Republicans, so
that they eau hold meetings and vote
according to their conscience. Prom
inent Republicans will be sent into
the district to canvass und address
meetings, and tho campaign will be
conducted by Northern managers as
if there never had been such a thing
as Kuklnx and White Leagues. Men
in whom the President has confi
dence will be sent down to observe the
conduct of the Democrats towards
the negroes, and a practical test of
the pacification polioy will be made.
All’s well that ends well.—Otiama
(Neb.) Republican.
The above is dipped from the
Georgia Republican.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. I. WOODS,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
(Rear #nd NoyeB’ Warehouse,)
Oedartown, .... o-a.
will work for LOW PR1CBB. If you have not
tho Money, to pay for work, I will take in exchange
for my work, at Cash Prices, Hides, green or dry,
Tallow, Bees-wax, In fact, anything, bo as to keep
trade a going. Give me a call. may 88-2m
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
.LL peraens Indebted to the Estate of Thomaa
Lawson, late of Polk county deceased, will please
forward and make Immediate payment; and
all persons holding claims against said estate will
present them properly attested to the undersigned,
W. C. KNIGHT,
Administrator of Thomaa Lawton, Deceased.
JfayM,18TLW
NE W A DVEltTISE M EN TS
J^URDOOK MoBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BUOITANAN, GA.
vrr Will practice in all the Courts of the Romo
Circuit and adjolniug counties. may 23-78-tf
I. T. MEE,
DEALER IN
Stoves and Tinware,
CEDARTOWN, GA.
I am now prepared to sell
ITOTli
AND
TIN WARE
at Rome Prices. I will also do
all kinds of Tin and Sheet
Iron Work.
ROOFING and GUTTERING
done as cheap as any one.
I solicit the trade of Merchants.
B5?” If yon don’t believe I sell TIN
Cheap, oome and seo for your
self aud be convinced.
X. T. MBH.
may 93, 8m.
LEG A L AD VER T1 SEME NTS
POLK COUNTY.
GkOROIA-POLK COUNTY—Calvin Plillpot
lias appliod for tho Guardianship of Thomas It.
Moore, n minor under fourteen years of ngne,
therefore, all persona ronc< rued will llle object lorn
to the same, 11' any they have, at n Court of Ordi
nary to bo hold in said couuty on tho llrst Monday
tu June next as assigned by law. Given under ir
lmud this April 22d 187H. npr25 30d
JOKL BREWER, Ordinary.
Grr.OltGIA-POLKCOUNTY.-notit. S. White-
head has applied for tho Guardian of Iinlelgh W
Marlin, a minor under fourteen yeans of age, then
' ’* ? will file in my ofllcn objections t
the same, If nny they hare.
Monday In Juno nox‘
23d day of April 1878.
next. Given under ray hand this
JOEL BREWER, Ordinary.
G
BORGIA POLK OOUNTY.-Wllllam Ilogg
has npplled for letters of administration dr’
eatato of John R. Whitehead «f
county deceased. Therefore all persons concerned
will appear at a court of Ordinary to bo held
county on the flrst Monday In Juue next tc
cause if uny they have why said letters should not
he granted. This April 29th 1878.
may »-80d JOEL BREWER, Ordinary.
KORGIA—POLKOOUNTY.—W. O. Knight Ad-
minlstrator on the Estate of .Tames Carter (ie''*»“>»i
having npplled for letters of dismission Iti
dinlnlstrotlon. Therefore all persons
ned will ho and appear at a Court of Urdinary,
be held in said couuty on tho llrst Monday fu
_ «—* ... ifony they liavo why said
r my hand, this Marc
JOEL BREWER, (
G,
KORGIA POLK COUNTY.-Wm. I, Taylor
‘ "'’for permanent letters ofndn ' '
state ui R. W. Whitehead hi
^ c , ;; , r, r JiV, f-V",?- 1 V7.
n said county on tho 1st Monday In Juno next to
how cause why permanent letters of udmlnlstra-
ion should not ho grautod In said case. This Muy
st 1378.
muy2-gd JOEL BREWER, Ordinary.
Libel for Divorce In Polk Superior
Court.
Superior Court, February Term 1878.
llis Honor, J. W. U. Underwood,
Judge.
LOU BROWNER 1 Rule to perfect service,
JAME8 BROWNER, f February Terra, 1878.
It appearing to tho Court by return of tho Sheriff
that tho defendant door not reside In this county,
and it further appearing that he docs not reside in
the Htate, It is on motion of counsel, ordered, that
said defendant, appear and anewer at tho next
term of this Court, elso that the caso ho considered
tu default, mid plaintiff allowed to proceed. And
it Is further ordorud tlmt this rule be published in
the Cedartown Kxphkss, onee a month for Tour
months. J. W. il. Undkrwood, J. 8. C. R. C,
W. M. Sparks, Plaintiff’s Attorney,
mch 28-1 m4m.
&reat Reduction ^Prices
OF
Singer
Sewing
Machines.
262,316 SINGER MACHINES
SOLD IN 1876.
The Largest Sales because the Most
Popular,
The Most Popular because the Best
Over 2,000,000 now in Daily Use.
THE! SINGER
STILL TRIUMPHANT
Tnouon onr machines have been greatly r
ed in prices, the quality will be maintained at the
highest standard. Purchasers should bewaro of
spurious Machines, which are so inferior as to hear
lfttlo rotation to tho original, except in general ap-
pcarance. The purchaser will find It to his advan
tage to select tho genuine Machine, which may be
known by the patented trade mark and tho namo
This Singer Manufacturing Company printed
distinctly on the arm of the machine.
MACHINES FORWARDED TO ANY PART OF
TIIE COUNTRY.
No Charge made for Packing & Shipping
t with each machlno
at least #10 must accompany the order,
donee of good lalth.
We Guarantee Satisfaction.
Money may he sent by bank draft, post-office
money order, registered letter or express.
Send for onr new Price-List and Illustrated Cir
cular.
Purchase SINGER Mchines from
authorized Agents only.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
34 UNION SQUARE NEW YORK.
Principal Brance Office for Georgia, South Caro
lina, Florida, and part of Alabama, dornor Broad
nd Alabama Streets, Atlanta, Ga.
G. W. LEONARD, Agent.
AGENTS WANTED.^
i hoard, stable o
livery bills, t
L. G. KAY,
Canvassing Agent, Polk oounty.
8. P. SHEPARD,
Canvassing Agent, Cleborne county,
Ala. j»n. 31-6m
THOIPSOFS
RESTAURANT
AND
LA.3DIKS’ CAFE,
J A MSS’ BA NNRLO (7K,
ATLANTA, Ot-A.
0X0
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
tSgPAcoommmlations for Families,
and Meals at all Hours.
Pianos. Organs.
Nr.w, 7 Oct. $187 I New, 9 Stops, #67.
New, 7X Oct. $145 | New, 12 Stops, $78.
"Magnificent,” "bran now,” "lowost prlccB ever
riven. n Oh how this “cruel war” rages, hut LUI)-
->EN * BATE8 still hold the fluid and rain hot
shot In into the BOGUS manufacturers who deceive
the public
DY Iu
Humbug Grand Oflur
eulars exposing frauds or Plano ai
LUDDKN «fc BATES, Wholesale Plano and Orp
Dealers, Savannah, Ga.
John Lagomarsino,
WHOLESALE
OONNPOTIOrJHR,
Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
No 4, Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, GA.
Murch 14-Om
B, P. Buckwalter,
FASHIONABLE SHOEMAKER,
dome, o-a.
Any of tho citizens of Cedartown and vicinity be
ing desirous of something nice In tho wnyof tho
BOOT AND SHOE,
lino by calling on me can got It. No coarse work
made. april 25-4 in
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Mrs. T. B. Williams,
MILLINER,
Veal’s Jev/elry Store, Broad St., Rome, Ga.
l AS on hand lints, Flowers, Ribbons, Silk nnd nil other Goods iu her
line. Prices ns low ns the lowest. Onll nnd examine our Prices.
M«y 10, lB78-0m
MONEY SAVED.
New e##®® Cheap*
cash store:
J. S. Stubbs & Go,
CEDARTOWN, OA.
•‘“•RE now receiving nlnrgennd well selected Stock of
Dry Goods, Notions, Boots and
Shoes, Hats and
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
minuted to the SPRING TRADE. These goods were bought for the
C-.A.1ESH, nnd were selected with more cum, and bought cheeper
then ever before. They nisu linvo 11 lnrge stock of
Family Groceries, Hardware,
CROCKERY and GLASSWARE, at prices which defy competition.
When in need of GOODS, give them a call, and von will save
Money thereby. march 14-3m
1.1. WEIGHT,
IS,
Boots,
Shoes,
Hats,
CL0THIIG-,
Hardware,
Crockery,
GROCERIES
Which are being received
now, daily.
AGENT FOR
Soluble Pacific,
Bureka, Watson
and Clark’s,
Zells db Son’s
Guano,
and Pacific Acid
Phosphate for
Composting.
WILLIS DOWELL,
B. H. COOKE & CO.
Wl\ole$kle Clotljiei^,
NO. 70, PUBLIC SQUARE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
Fob, 91, 8m
BLobt, OT. Jennings & Cto.
j (Successors to JENNINGS, DISMVKES d- WOOL WINE,)
WHOLEBiVLE
i nil MWftepy*
CYRUS HALL.
TONSITORIAL PARLORS.
(West end J. 8. Noyes’ Ware Ilonso.)
OE:DA.riTow3xr, o-a.
tSVShuYing, Shampoolngnnd Ilalr Cutting done
neatly, cheaply and expeditiously. Glvo mo a call,
jau 81 tf JOE LASTER.
Some .
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
On and after SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1877, tho
rains will run on tho Rome Railroad as follows:
EVENING TRAIN.
Leave Rome dally at 6.00 P M
Return to Rome at 12.80 P M
SATURDAY ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Romo (Saturday only) at 5 00 A M
Return to Rome at 8.00 P M
O. M. PENNINGTON, Gen’l Bnp’t.
< JNO. E. STILLWELL. Tleket Ag’t
LADIES! FIATS TRIMMED TO ORDER
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Up. 4- Publishing House Block,
Nov. SS. lsn-fim
J. P. BUBKE. \v. K. MONIIOE. 1. I). CAMPBELL
J. F. BTJRKE&CO.
-^PROPRIETORS OP THK++
GEORGIA S13PI<O.E3 TVTTT ,T „ga
MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Coffees, Outsup, Allspice, Baking Powder, Ginger, Cloves, Cream Tartar.
Cayenne, Mace, Nutmegs, Indigo, Peanuts, Cinnamon, BuUh, Teas,
Saigon Bark, Flavoring Extracts, Grocers’Drugs, Ta
ble Sauce, Mustards, &c., &c.
ColTes, I?eanuts & JVIalt Roasted. for tli© Trade
Sole Manufacturers of tho celebrated "TOWN TALK" BAKING POWDERS, •
Corner Prior and Mitchell Streets ATLANTA GA.
w. H. tullek, President.
.tos. FLEiBHKL, Treasurer.
Stlkqtk City Comply.
MALSTERS AND LAGER BEER BREWERS,
ATLANTA, _______ GA
Office No. 8 West Hunter Street. Brewery Cor. Collins & Harris Streets,
mnch 14-8m
STATE LI3STF
DISTILLERY,
CORN WHISKY
In the State of Georgia.
oxo
The Undersigned will bo please to answer all
communications in regard to the ubovo DISTIL
LERY and tho goods made therein.
WM. RI0II, Atlanta Ga.
March 14-sm
NEW SHOP!
TTENTION Is invited to tho fact t
opened in Cedartown a First-class
WOOD and BLACKSMITH SHOP
Any work In cither branch can and will ho done In
a Workmaulikc style, and at fair living prices.
FOR THE OASB,
t^r HORSE SHOEING
a specialty. All I ask Is a trial, and I will gnaran
tee comp]eto satlr 1- ""**—
W. M- HATCH.
House and Sign Painter
(At Hand’s Blacksmith Shop.)
OEUA-HTOWN, OA.
$ar Buggy, Carriage and Wagon Painting t
Specialty, may 16 lm
W.F. Treadaway,
livery
Feed and Sale Stahl
(DOUGHERTY’S STABLE.)
omr>A.nTOW3xr, ai
I RESPECTFULLY solicit the patronage of
those wanting anything lu my line.
Good Stock and Elegant Vehicl
always on hand.
Charges Reasonable.
Be sure and give me a trial wh
you want to take a pleasant lion
back or buggy ride.
W. F. TREADAWAY.
fob. 28 3m
If you want Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Clrc
Cards, Handbills, Posters, or any thing la the
of Jub Printing, bring your orders to the
