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THE KXI*HESS. Cartersville, December 23,1875. •j Hi: NEW CONGRESS. Por Hie lirst time in fifteen years there is a Democratic* majority in the house. This majority is strong enough to prevent ail unfriendly or sectional legislation. It has the power to (lo much for the continued supremacy of the Democracy of the country, and to bring about “the era of good feeling” so necessary toad just the affairs of the country upon the scales of unity and harmony,and to make the centennial year of American independence a year of jubilee throughout the land in the grand success of Democracy, the overthrow of Radicalism and the restoration of good government. This depends upon the policy the Democratic majority inaugurates during the sessson. If that majority will confine its assaults upon the policy and measure* of the Republi can party, and not make the issue of war upon merely personal grounds, the array of charges in the shape of corruption in high places, peculations in office, and, above all, the violations of the constitution, originating with and growing out of the infamous reconstruction meas ures, these will be so overwhelm ingly damaging to the foes of good government as to overthrow them and to commit them and their acts to elon al damnation. This great end is le t to be second by furious declamation < r raging oratory. It is not to be accomplish ed through the diplomacy of coward ly expediency, but it is to be effected through firm adhesion to truth <i;~- played in the cool and deliberate ai ray of the facts of usurpation ami corruption of the Republics.n j-arty, showing to the people how shame fully the power of the gov* rnment has been used to defeat the ends of just government; to array section against section ami race against race. When tl use facts are made clear to the mind of the American people, dothtd in the simple hut powerful language of unvarnished truth, strip ped of all “glittering generalities,” there will well up from the Ameri can heart an universal demand for the overthrow of those who have desecrated the temple of liberty for the base and ignoble purposes of usurping power to steal ihe treasures ♦if the realm; who, in the name of liberty have put the yoke of bond age upon the necks of freemen ; and who, in order to retain power, have arrayed section against section and have sought to bring strife between the races. * These are the pregnable points of attacks to be made upon the power that has so long ruled for selfish end:-; against the usurpers who have sought to establish in the name of liberty a centralized government and to (rush constitutional government. The Democratic majority in the house are there, as we understand it, for the purpose of setting up again the altars of liberty and driving out the money changers who have desecrated the temple of liberty; not to concoct new schemes of political subservien cy, and to drive honest men from the Democratic party by the inaugura tion of a policy of expediency, co quetting and dallying with the so called “progressive ideas of the pres ent generation,” born in Radical corruption ami brought forth in the iniquitous measures of usurping po litical scoundrels. We say the new Congress has a higher duty to perform than to in dulge in mere delphie oratory or sophnmurie declamation-astonishing the country, and the constituents old members with displays of brilliant i wit, sparkling humor, cutting sar casm or burning satire. Xm wood’s | splendid civil rights speech, with its | corruscations *.f wit and red-hot sar casm, and Gordon’s chi vnlrous and impassioned eloquence are the severe and beautiful things of the past Con gress, and will go down to posterity embalmed m the pages of a future “American speaker;” but w hat we want now is that Hie Democracy in Congress shall stand upon the old Whip of State like steady ami reso lute sailors determimd to save the o'd Constitutional craft from being wrecked upon the quicksands, whith er she has been guided and driven l>y a mutinous crew bent upon destruction in order to secure the booty. Sagacity, statesmanship, patriotism of the highest type are more needed than eloquence or fine flow of lan guage ; firmness of purpose, rectitude in principle unit o<*nm_-iousnc>Ksi in the discharge of representative duties are more potent in steering the old craft than “striking attitudes” and “flow ery eloquence.” It is to make to the port of peace and prosperity with the the colors of constitutional liberty floating from the mast-head, inscrib ed with the motto of Constitutional ism vs. Centralism. Xo concession of principle and without sectionalism; one govern ment for all the Slates; the principles of the “better of the Republic,” the democracy and republican sim plicity of our fathers ; the restoration of honest government are the princi ples which the members of the Dem ocratic house are expected to unroll as ihe ground work of the next Pres idential campaign. With no “new departure,” we shall have no Greeley fiasco, but a grand success of Democ racy iu the centennial year of our confederated existence. The Express is the only pa|>er edited, published and printed entire ly in Bartow county. It is, there fore, the only legitimate medium, in the full meaning of the law, in which advertisements of the county can be properly made. The Expp.ess is produced by home labor and home enterprise, and is in no sense a bas tard publication, begotten elsewhere and born in this county. Ihe Express is the friend of the pebple; let thbxn stand by it. THE NORTH GEORGIA RIVERS. The SivreTary of the Treasury in nicking bis estimates for river and harbor appropriations for trie ensuing | year gives the following: For continuing the improvement of the Oostanaula and (’oosawattee rivers, Georgia, SIB,OOO. If the proper efforts bad been made the improvement of the Etowah might have been included In the es timate. It is not yet too late for an amendment to ho made in the appro priations in favor of the Etowah when they come before llie House for ac tion. We have no doubt but our im mediate represents* ive will see to it that such an amendment be inserted. The importance of opening the Etowah is illustrated in the work already accomplished upon the Oosta naula and Coosavvattee, no more im portant streams than the Etowah. Willi a comparatively small appro priation, thirty odd wing-dams have been made on the Oostanaula and forty-three upon the Coosawuttee, giving thirty inches of water at the lowest summer depth on all points of the Oostanaula and twenty inches all the year round upon the Coosavvattee. The improvement of these two liv ers have been made under the charge of Gen. James Tilton, civil engineer, and if the thirteen thousand dollars of additional appropriation can be se cured, tlie General asserts be can make thirty inches all the year round from Rome to Taiking Rock, one hundred and six miles, and make these rivers entirely navigable for of as large a class as can i ossibiy be run. We would suggest, in this collec tion, that ihe people of Rome, or its city council, wouul do well to * ngage the servic* s of Gen. Tilton to assist our representative, Dr. Felton, in 01/tai. ing legislation in aid of the im provements of the North Georgia rivers, and f.r the further improve ment of the O nstanaula and Coosa watte, as his long experience in these matters, and familiarity with mem bers o; ('ongrsS, and full knowledge n it v io inform the committees be fore whom these matters come, we uld make bis aid to Dr. Felton invalua ble. We urge Dr. Felton to make a desperate effort to secure an appro priation for the Etowah and manage to get Gen. Tilton as the engineer to see the work as wed done as it is on the other rive s The improvement of the North Georgia rivers, and the opening of them to unobstructed and success ful navigation, will be the means of developing the finest agricultural and mineral section of the United .States, not only on the score of its great wealth, but upon that of its vast magnitude as to territory. In this work, every town in Cherokee Geor gia is interested to the amount, of millions of dollars in the advance ment of property. The opening of the Coosa to the Gulf cannot long be deferred. It is a matter not only of importance to this section hut of na tional import in regard to Federal revenue. That accomplished in cludes the improvement of its tribu taries all at the same time, and the connection of thirteen hundred miles of water lines with the high seas. The improvement of these rivers by making them navigable is one of the grandest schemes of cheap inland transportation on this continent. It is a vast system almost incompre hensible i‘i its magnitude of extent and the incalculable wealth it will develop, and the political and com mercial jlower it will confer upon lour millions of people now strug gling for anvanecment and prosperi ty. There are but few members of Congress familiar with these facts. They should be informed and edu cated in ngatd to them. Canton, our neighboring town, is aroused upon the subjet. Cat U rs'dlle and Bartow should he represented in the meeting to be bel 1 there <>n the first Tuesday in January. We hope our city autiio. itit s w ill call a meeting for theappointment of delegates at one; and if then* can be no meeting had, then let the may or and council appoint them. SUBSIDIES. In the U. S. 11 <*u.-e of R *pr senta tives, oil the U> h ins'., Mr. Holman offered the foliow'i >g resolution: Heratverf, That in tin* judgment of this House, in the. present condition of financial ail'd:s, no subsidies in uioiey s, bunds, public lauds, endorse ments or by pledge of the public credit should be granted by Congress to associations or corporations engag ed or proposing to engage in public or private enterprises, and that all appropriations from the public treas ury ought to be limited at this time j to such amounts only as shall be iin perativelv demanded by tifl* public i service. lie moved the previous question on I its adoption. Mr. Hoar inquired whether the res u nion was intended to cut off an ; appropriation for the Centennial. Mr. Holman replied that it was not : so intended, and that he did not sup pose it would have that effect, though he himself was willing it should be iso construed. The previous question i was accepted and the resolution | adopted—yeas 223, nays 33. All of the Georgia members voted for the resolution except Mr. Ste phens, who has not yet taken his I seat, but remains at home, not hav ing recovered from a late serious iII | ness sufficiently to go on to Wash j ington. We nri- indebted to Hon. B. 11. Hill for the daily publication of the | Congressional Record, for which we are under many thanks. Those of our friends desiring to see the daily proceedings of Congress can have the privilege of reading them at this office. As we shall preserve them, we cannot let them go put of the office. Read what the Georgia press has to say of The Express; read its columns week after week, and see if it is the organ, or mouth-piece, or cat’s paw of any ring trying to break down CarU rsvilleor to injure Bartow county. GAUGE YIELDS OF CORY. Late last season it was reported to the Solebury Farmers’ Club that Wilson Pearson had raised one hun dred and twenty bushels of shelled corn upon an acre of ground. Mem bers of the club expressed doubt as to the possibility of this being done. This year, in September, a commit tee was appointed by the club to visit and examine cornfields. Several field* were visited, among which were thus-* of Wilson Pearson and Charles White, both residents of this district. The modes of planting and cultivation were reported to the club in October, as follows: Wilson Pearson’s field of II acres was manured in the fall and winter, at the rate of 33 two-horse loads per acre, or 253 loads on the 11 acres. Charles White’s field was manured two winters in succession before planting, at the rate of eight two imrse loads per acre, making a total of sixteen loads per acre, or 17G loads on the 11 acres. Both fields were ploughed inutile spring of 1875, and planted in corn in rows four feet apart and two grains of corn in the hill, which were two feet apart in the row. The corn was well work ed and tended during the season. The committee met October 30, to test results. In Mr. Pearson’s field one-eighth of an acre was measured, husked arid shelled in the presence of the coramitee, making 1(5 bushels and 1 quart of corn, being at the rate of 128 bushels and 8 quarts of shelled corn ier acre. In Mr. White’s field one-eighth of an acre was husked, shelled, and measured in presence oi the committee, making 15 bushels and IS) quarts of corn per acre. In both tielus of 11 acres acres, the total yield was estimated to be over 100 bushels of shelled corn per acre. On VKR BaEDEUSON, S. 11. Ru e, W. I*. M AGILE, E. Reeder, Committee. We ask the attention of our agri cultural friends to the ah.>ve report taken from the Country Gentleman. No part of the United States cat* ex cell Cherokee Georgia iii the produc tion of corn, if the means to that end are used. It is doubtful if the pro duction of corn in Georgia per acre will t xceli fi teen bushels; yet it might be m tde to yield 100 bushels per acre. Would it not be a g >od idea for every farmer t select a plat of Imd. make it rich, a id raise 100 or more bushels per acre on ic? Twenty-three two-horse loads of barn yard manure to the acre made Mr. Pearson 123 bushels of corn to the ecte. It is as easy to cultivate rich land . s poor land ; the additional la bor is simply in the additional in i nuri*. We are anxious to publish a report from a farmer in our section next fall who made 100 bushels corn on one acre. The Carters vi elf. Ex Pit ess says: The Columbus Times opposes Governor Smith for re-election on the ground of its opposition to the third term principle. We think the Times man had better fix his opposition on some other ground as Governor Smith has not yet had a second term. He did fill out a month of Bullock’s unexpired term, and was eiected to the present.” The Express is mis taken. Bullock’s term of office ex pired January, 1873. He fled the State in November, 1871. Mr. Con ley was acting Governor until Janu ary, 1872. when Gov. Smith was elected to fiil the unexpired term. He was afterwards elected for a full term of four years—commencing January, 1873, and expiring January, 1877.— Chronicle and Sentinel. The Chronicle is right and we stand corrected as to the time Gov. Smilh served out of Bullock’s term. But we yet deny he has filled two terms. Until he serves two fall terms, he cannot be properly said to be an aspirant for a third term. We stand to our original proposition ex cepting the correction made. THE THIRD TERM The present Congress is certainly very decidedly opposed to the third term principle. In the House, on the 15th inst., Mr. Springer, of Illi nois, offered the following res dution, and moved the previous question on its adopti >n: Resolved, That in the opinion of this House the precedent established by Washington and other Presidents ** t the United Stares in retiring from ilu' presidential office after their sec ond term, has become by universal concurrence a part of our republican system of government, and any de parture from this time-honored cus tom would be unwise, unpatriotic and fraught with peril to our free in stitutions. The previous question was second ed and the resolution adopted, yeas 232, nays 18. Upon this question all the Georgia members present voted “yen.” But tiiis may not prevent Gen. Grant from being a candidate for a third term. Well done, Baltimore, yes, well done, and wiseiy resolved! Oh, do be firm. Don’t let any sickly sen timentality change your firm pur pose. D, we pray you be consistent with your promise—don’t sell any more so called fertilizers to the South not for one year at least, unless for cash ! 'And don’t give any cotton 15 cents a pound options. Sell for cash one year, just try the experi ment for mercy’s sake one single gear, and let the poor Southern farmer have one crop lie can honestly call his own. It would be like a shower of mercy distilled from Heaven. The poor fellow could assert his indepen dence once more and join with loud acclaim preans to the Centennial of American Now don’t. Mr. John Hix Bass, for some time, local editor of the R >me Commercial has left that paper and gone to the Atlanta Herald. Mr. Bass is suc ceeded by Mr. Frank J. Cohen, who is making the Commercial quite a sprightly paper. We wish all par ties abundant success, and trust their future may be bright and successful. Our friend Whitman, of the Dal ton Citizen has already “knocked off” for the Christmas holidays. Just think of it; two weeks of play! These village editors will have a good time once a year. We have tried hard to coax Boully to exchange with us. Though we are friends of long standing, lie will not be moved from bis purpose to , tantalize us in tnia way. REFORM LEGISLATION. * The Legislature of our noble Com monwealth will soon convene and there is an open field for good, sound, practicable work. Adopt biennial sessions and thus save #100,003 to the people. What a heavy load this would lift off the shoulders of our over burdened tax payers, and move at once to the annulling of the home stead laws. Those for whose benefit they were enacted have felt that they are a curse to them instead of a bless ing. AH who have availed them selves of the act have suffered the wreck of credit and manly indepen dence and would undo the step if possible. No better law than God’s law can ever be enacted by man “Owe no man anything.” Our pres ent law says in effect, “Owe every one as much as possible, and pay no one.” Change this law for honesty’s sake. Residences of our Congress men in Washington.—We clip the following from the Congressional Record: Senators. —John B. Gordon, corner of Gay and Congress streets, George town ; T. M. Norwood, Metropolitan Hotel. Representatives.— James 11. Blount, 512 Thirteetli street, X. W.; Milton A. Chandler. Metropolitan Hotel; Philip Cook, Willard’s Hotel; Wil liam 11. Felton, National Hotel ; Ju lian Hartridge, (not given;) Benja min ii. Hill, Metropolitan Hotel; William E. Smith, Willard’s Hotel; Aiex il. Stephens, (riot returned to Washington.) The Express is the friend and ad vocate of Ihe interests of all classes. It do<sn’t represent any ring either to damage the welfare of Bartow county or to break down Cartersville. It is a free paper where everybody who have grievances to complain of may find expression when wi F ieri in respectful language. JTOPJg: wwmwyr ~ ~ lt New Advertisements. ATTEND TO THIS ! A LI- persons indebted to me for services or advances will plaase make settlement by the 6 h of January next, or I shall put the claims in judgment. December £2, 1873. tiec-.'jot John I*, wikee. GEORGIA. BARTOW COUNTY. A. A. Price ha- applied for setting apart and v* I uat ion ol homestead, and I will i>a*s upon the same at 10 o’clock a m . "n the 4ih day *of •I tninrv 1876. at my office. This December 2D*, 1875 J. A. Howard, Ordinary. EM. eiJ-’H. DENTAL NOTICE. DR. J. A. TICNER, Office Ricks House, Room 25. fjl R E ATS diseased gtim< and abscessed teeth, I fills and cleans teeth, extiacts teeth, and inserts anith-i-d teeth. All work guaranteed. Terms reasonable. HOMtKMADJR HOSIERY. PERSON'S desiring- stood and serviceable I SOCKS OR STO‘ KINGS. Cotton or Woolen, Can find them at the store of de.-2J tf A. It. HUDGINS. JAMES It. ( OXYEHS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, i Cartersville, Ga. WILE practice in the Courts of Cherokee and adjoining circuits. Particular attention given to till business entrusted to my care. Collecting made a specialty. Office up-stairs in theßa"k Block. dec23-ly. A GOOD Sowing; FOR SAUK ‘ HEAP. BUT little used and will be sold very low 1 l'>r the cash. 'lhe machine can be* seen 1 at the store of Mr. If. W. Satterfield. The machine will be ex.-banged for a first rate cow and vsiing calf. CARTERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL #WILL be open for the admission ol students of both sexes, on January 10, with tlie following rates of tni- Primary Department, per month .$2 00 j Intermediate “ “ “ 300 ! Classical *‘ “ “ 4 00 Incidental fee. per term. .. l oo do*23-1M- R. JoHXSOK. Principal. Barlow Superior EotirL 4 T the ensuing January term of Bartow /% Superior Court, the Duckets will he called in ihe following o der. The call ot any docket may he suspended before it is gone through with, if, i:i the discretion of the Court, the business of the teim should make it proper ~o 1 do So. I—t umuion Law. 2 Appeal. 3 Equity. 4—Claim. 5 Is-ue. The Ciiminal Docket Will be taken up on Monday oi the second week ol the term and will be called in conncc ion with such civil docket a- may then he in order. Motions and all other cases not requiring a jury trial w ill he in order and subject to call at anv time during the term. December £0.18*5, iict-23—Is .. D. McCUTCJIEN, J. S. C. C. C. CITY FINANCES. Report <if Clerk of (ouui.i of tlie City of Cartersville. By cash on hand from 1871 $ 94 16 ! “ liquor tax 1,542 30 I “ street t.i\ 192 00 I font marshal lines....* 175 15 ; “ tax on drays 61 30 ** billiard tables 49 95 j “ weighing on scales •... 12 00] “ taxes from marshal 634 00 j “ Borrowed 1,650 00 “ taxes on shows and peddlers.. 49 *H> “ rent of hall and lice tied 02 50 1 “ tax on malt liq’rs 12 !0 j *• Moving dead carcas 1 00 “ from Col. Howard, lumber, 7 33 “ Sexton digging graves 14 75 I “ street boss lor wood 6175! “ Col. Johnson for mt.le 99 00 I “ Taxes 3,761 61 j Total receipts and to he paid to the Treasurer *8.720 32 Respectfully, J. C. M addox, Cleik. Approved: A. C. Williams, F. M. Johnson, Finance Committee. Report of the Treasurer of the City of Car tersville, Ga., for the year 1875. FKCKIFTS. Ist quarter—From J. C. Maddox, cl’k. .$2,507 60 •• •* Insurance scrip 22 50 2nd “ “ J. C. Maddox, cl’k.. 1,365 45 3rd “ - “ 957 69 4th “ “ “ “ “ .. 8,880 71 I “ —T. Stokely, Mayor, on mule acc 40 00 j KXPKNDm’KES. Street and cemetery including Sexton’s salary 1,298 52 ] Accounts 395 01 ! Printing 75 00 Damages by streets assessed prior 1875 99 00 : Board of mules.. 219 19 , Lumber 144 32 j Insurance on City Hall 50 00 | Hanging Fire Bell 79 00 Repairs of City Hall root 41 45 Tax A>'essois, $25 each 50 00 Marshal, eleven months 550 00 Mayor’s Salary 100 00 Aldermen’s salaries (8) S3O each 240 (X) Tax Collector 150 00 Clerk 125 00 Treasurer 75 00 City Attorney’s salary 37 50 * fee in suit for damages 25 00 Donation to storm sufferers 45 00 Notes ami interest .. 4,165 90 Cash on hand 788 03 j $8,682 92 Dec 13, Ca*li on hand la-t report S7BB 03 “ By accounts - - - $ 350 Dec 15, “ note and interest - 318 56 •• " cash on hand - - 465 03 S7BB 03 Respectfully submitted, Dec. 13. 1875. It. A Clayton, Treasurer Examined and approved, F. M. Johnson,) J. A. En win, > Fin. Committee. A. c. Willtansi New Advertisement*. wothk. * LL persons indebted t> I'.' . ; ,r. Li- J\ win, Erwin Stokely A, ai..i Ei n A Ramsaur are requested to to ike imim'Mate payment. Tee debts due Miese fl-ms roust be collected. J'tN > ERG iN. dec 2-2 >n A. M. FOI'TK. A. TT O Ills E Y AT LA W CARTERSVILLE, <A ( With Col. Warren A kin,) Will practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb, Polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray,YVhilfield and ad joining counties. ’ dec2-ly. CLOCK.S. ALLEN & McOSKER 45BKO.ll) ST.. ROME, GA. * \RE receiving the largest stock of clocks ever brought to Rome, which they are j selling lower than ever before sold in Georgia. JEWELRY, SILVERWARE it SPECTACLES All kinds of Jewelry made to order, lie pairing neatly and promptly executed. dec6-3m SAYRK & CO., I> R U G GIST Ss SL'CCESSOUS TO KIRKPATRICK A SAYRe: HAVE a full line of DRUGS, PAIXIS, OILS, VARNISHES. GLASS. PATENT JIEDK INKS. SOAPS, PERFUMERY and ! FANCY GOODS. SPECIALTIES. Choice Teas. Choice Teas. Direct from the;lmporter. RUBBER SHEETING and OILED SILKS For the Nursery. Over 100 Varieties of Choice Toilet Soaps Ask lor the goods von want and if we have not got them will order bv earliest mode of con veyance. SAY BE .t CO. dec2-tt'. THE EXPRESS. Terms to Suit All. Let Every One Have a Good Paper. • ? \ .v-d- !. ii [ .. EXPRESS miy ' made L a ~m ui into pvc-v family in the • unty, i will t.ll-e in pa. lit it tor uliseri.itlon ISicltp.** iitickeuii, Eggs, Corn, Wheat, Heal, Flour, Fite-Wood, Llghlwooil, OR ANYTHING CONSUMED BY A FAMILY THE ATLANTA HERALD riIHE approach of the elections, State and J National, gives unusual importance to the events and developments of 1812-6. The llkr ai.l) will endeavor to describe them fully, faith fully and fearlessly. The Daily Herald, h lolio 26x38, will con tinue to he a coinjilete newspaper. All the news of the day will be found in it, condensed when unimportant, at full length when of mo ment and nlways.jpve trust, treated in a truth ful. clear, interesting and concise manner. T itk W Cekly llerai.P, a quarto, will he well-tilled with useful and entertaining read ing ot all kinds, bul will contain nothing that will offend the taste of any. It will contain serial and other stories and religious intelli gence, It will also have ail agricultural de partment, prepared with special relennee to the wants oYour planter’s homes. Terms —Daily, one year, $lO 6); six mouths |5 30. The Weekly H'euald, one year. $2 15; six monthf, sl.lO, postage prepaid oil each. Clubbing Rates.—To one address, one year, postage prepaid, the Daily, three copies $!8. six copies SSO. The weekly, three copies $5, six copies s'.), twelve copies sls, twenty copies $25 in advance. When possible, please send a dralt on At lanta or New York, or a postoffice money or der. When neither of these can be procured, send the money, but always in a registen and letter. The registration fee has been reduced to 8 cents, and the present system has been found by the postal autliortties to be an abso lute protection against losses by mail. Local agents wanted in every town where there are none already, to whom special and liberal inducements are offered. For particu lars and sample copies, address THE HERALD, Atlanta, Ga. THE SUNNY SOUTH! The Largest and Handsomest Literary Paper in America. r| >ll K following new stories willsoon lie com - I inclined, and will be the most intensely thrilling of any romances yet published in an American journal: HILDA ROSCOIC, Or “North and South.” A thrilling national romanced based upon the Administrations of Presidents Lincoln ami Johnson, and the exe cution of Mrs. Surratt iu 1865. Written by a distinguished statesman. WRITTEN IN BLOOD, Or “The M i lnight Pledge,” a story of the last Napoleon's reign, by M. Quad, of the Michigan Press. FIGHTING AGAINST FATE, Or “Alone in the World,” a brilliant society serial, now running, by Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, who is the finest story-writer of the age. EDITH HAWTHORNE, or “The Temptations of a Factory Girl,” by a popular novelists. REMINISCENCES OF THE CONFEDER ATE GOVERNMENT. By Col. 11. D. Caper-, Chief C lerk of the Treas ury Department under Mr. Memtningcr. This will he a deeply interesting series of sketches giving the early trials, disadvantages, and many amusing incidents of our people in th-ir efforts to establish an independent Govern ment. A number of iiniisuaiy brilliant short stories appear in each issue, with a greui variety of J sparkling, miscellaneous matter on all sub- ! jeels. Snbieription $3 a year. Clubs of four and upwards $2 56 each. Clubs of twenty and up wards $2.25 each. Extra copies free,'one year, for a club of lat $3 Sncoir en copies tree. Address ,1. II SEALS, Atlanta, Ga. ERWIN, RAMSAUR & GO DEALERS IS Dry Goods* Clothing, Boots* Shoes, Notions, Bagging, Ties, Etc. ami are officiing GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO THE TRADE Purchasers wanting GOOD GOODS, at low prices, are invited to examine their stock which is complcte,|and NEW GOODS CONSTANTLY ARRIVING, ec2-U THE TI M FIX HILL. I HAVE leased the Lewis Tumlin Mill and will Grind. Corn and Wheat for the public until disposed of by the admin- j jstrutors. (deeS-st) IL A. SMITH. SELLING OFF AT COST! UNTIL SATURDAY,DECEMBER 25th. HAVING determined on transferring oar busi less from (,'artersville to Atlanta, uv ir<n >* *to * -ii Stock of ‘ ' rp,sti r<‘ mm mm nr mm mm mm BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING, ETC At strict COST for CASH until the 25 th of December, Our Stock is new. seasonable and < u .:r in nil if- lqp.uimciM- | is now offered tor you to buy whit you want at your own price. Th •g> >l> have been bug it sir •<• th- he.n . decline and an'' ' 1,1 ■ " satisfy you that you can save the big profits usually ch >rgcd in th ? m tricot. We mi tu >.i-iness. and in pro >f ,‘.f u, w.-Vi j sell*v"'' " ; prints, new and desirable atyles at 7,‘ a cents, and good brands, good styb sand colors, at 6‘* to 7 cents. U.-well in p,-ta' l, ..Y" 1 ' ; - at 6>i cents. Heavy Jeans, Wool Ailing 20 to 25 cents, Doeskins, do 41 to 50 cent*. usual price 75 to W cents. Gk> i and iii' \ : Muslin. 8 cents, Good Feather Ticking at 15 to 20 cents. A full and complete line of l.adie>\ Gents*. Bo\>’ him! < l.i'biiVm- ! SHOES at prices lower than you have ever known them. V big lot of CLOTH ING at 53 percent less than formerprh e? \f °. UTs AN b WOOL AND FUR HATS, from 40 cents -n $1,50. Call early and save money as this opportunity to supp! >. . ' : i, will not stay open longer than the 25tli of December, as we propose at that time to transfer our entire stock and bu-j. ‘ j*} ■ ' TO THOSE INDEBTED TO US. Parties knowing themselves indebted to us have been repeatedly and urgently requested to call and make navment <■ -i could not be granted. They will now ffnd their notes and accounts i„ the h inds of R. W. Murphey, Attorney, who Ii .in V° r ■ at once, and without further notice, by suitor otherwise. You will save cost by calling on him mil making’ inimc.ii ,‘iY ‘‘'"actions p> J.I.HI i 4Dd( o..r mmri „„, a . ROME STOVE HID MUIHK WORKS. A Written Guarantee with Every Stove Sold. If any Piece Streaks froisi ii anything is the matter with your Stove, bring It baek anti we Will f] v"“ it in two hour.** or Give Yon another tine. Every article War ranted. Pols, Ovens, SkiMits and Lids of all Sorts. SEAY BROTHERS, Proprietors OFFICE and SALESROOM fS!> ItltOAl) ST., HOME. <; A FOUNDRY CORNER FRANKLIN STREET AND RAILROAD. COPPER, TIN AND SHEET-IRON \V A1! ; Tin Roofing, Guttering and Job Work Promptly attended to. Tin-Ware Sold vo vC' , dec2tf J SADDLES, HARNESS, LEATHER, ETC., ETC. HUDGINS & MOUNTCASTLE KEEP ON HAND AND MAKE TO ORDER ON SHORT NOTICE SADDLES AND HARNESS OF THE BEST MATERIALS AND IN EVERY STYLE DESIRABLE. They keep on hand also a good stock of II \ MES, COLLARS, BRIDLES, II ALTERS, WHIPS Also Harness. Hole and Upper Leathers. KIP AND FRENCH CALF SKINS. and everything usually kept ie a first-class establishment. Our Saddles and Harness are made n our own shop AND ARE ALL WARRANTED. Store on West Main street, next door to A. A. Skinner & Cos. decl6-3in. THE GRANGERS LI ill HALTS IRiCI LI, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. .A. xit lionized. Capital 4,500,000. Of Which SIOO,OOO to be Owned in Each Department. Each Policy-Holder is entitled to a vote in the management of the Company PAR3SKTT OFFICE, MOBIIUE.ALA. CAPITAL STOCK, SIOO,OOO. YV. H. KETCIIUM, President. | F. E. DAVIDSON, Vice President. | R. Y\\ FORT, Sec’y (dlOKkli DKPARTJIEXT, SMKYIL, GA. Capital Stock *IOO,OOO Office No. 2 COMMERC IAL BUILDING. MajorC. G. SAMUEL. President, ALFRED SHORTER, Vice-President, H. .1. GWALTNEY, Secretary, C. KOWELI. Attorney, Dr G. YV. HOLMES, Medical Examiner. Board of Directors : A. P. Allgood, Tiion Factory; C. Rowell, Rome, (la.; Alfred Shorter, Rome. Ga.; John H. Newton, Athens, Ga.; A. Jones, Cedartown. Ga.; lion. I>. F. Hammond, Atlanta, Ga.; lion. D. B. Hamilton, Rome, Ga,; Cain Glover, Rome, Ga.; T. McGuire, Rome, Ga.; F. Woodruff. Rome, Ga.; M. 11. Bunn, Cedartown, Ga.; A. J. Kins, Cave Spring, Ga.; Hon. W M. Hutchins. Polk county, Ga. ALAIU9IA DKPAKTMEAT, 3105TT003IJERY. ALA. Capital Stock ...SIOO.OOO Hon. X. N. Clements, President and G meral Man iger, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; lion. David < lopton. Vice President, Montgomery, Ala.; W. L. ( hamaers,Secretary; Stone ot Cioptou, ittorneys, TIIHSISSIPPI IIKPAHTMKXT, YIKKIDiAA MISS. Capital Stock *IOO,OOO Col. James VV. Beck, President, John ii. Grav, Vice-President, L. A. Duncan, secretary. SECURITY, ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY, Are the Leading principles of this Company. ALL approvid forms of Life and Endowment Policies issued iu sums of slOl up to $10,030. Also Term Policies of one, three, or seven years. All Life policies non-forfeiting afteV two annual payments, when ihc insured will be entitled to paid up Policy or Cash Sum-m-er thereof. Dividends may be used to protect policies against lapsing incase of failure to pav pre miums. This with the non-fu-feiting and Cash Surrender features, are sufficient to make this ( Dinpuny popular among thinking men. J8eg“(iOOI) AGENTS WANTED, dec 2-tf W.'G. ENG L AN 1), of Mobile, Ala., General Superintendent of Agencies. W. K. HUSE, Agent, Cartersville, Ceorgia. Christian Index, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. rCYIIE CHRISTIAN INDEX ANI) BAPTIST M appeals to the affection as well as to the interest of every member of t lie gicat Baptist family in Georgia. Every Baptist in the South feels a lust pride in his or her denomination and paper, and should use every possible means to induce non-subscribing Baptists to lake this, THE BEST RELIGIOUS FAMILY PAP! R IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. In size, mechanical execution and complete ness it is UNSURPASSED. Its Editorial Stall' is composed of some of the most eminent writers in the Denomination. It has a large corps of naid Contributors and Correspondents. It is me Denominational Organ of Georgia Baptists, endorsed by their Conventions and urgcntlv recommended to the exclusive favor and patronage of the Denomination in Georgia. Therefore we urge and earnestly request ev ery Baptist in Georgia to subscribe for The In dex. Every Pastor should see to it that his membership i? supplied with the paper. {&lT‘ Lveiy Bn ptist in Georgia should make it ins duty to subscribe for and support the State Organ of his Denomination. See its Peculiar Merits ani Adrantaps, 1. Ax a Denominational Orya <i. In it are found discussed all topics and subjects vital to the Christianity of the age, and especially to us as Baptists. No paper evidences more wis dom in discussing the “signs of the times.” It does not sound the alarm alter urrorists have done their work. 2 The Index contains all the latest Church intelligence, revival and otherwise. All facts pertaining to the progress and prosperity of our Zion, that can he gathered from the press and correspondence, are to be found in its col umns. 3. The Spirit of the Press of all Denomina tions touching subjects vital to church, society and country, is carefully collated, so that you may see at a glance what the great minds of the age think, as to the subjects indicated, as well us of those who edit and control the paper. 4. “Our Pulpit” is another Important fea ture. Each issue contains a carefully prepared sermon, which, fa itself, is worth the subscrip tion price of the paper. 5. All information relating to Hcsbandkt— the laboring class or Granges—is carel ally ma nipulated lor your benefit. 6 The wants of your children are not neg lected. Selections are made from thebestSab bath school and children’s papers, making this department alike instructive and enter taining. . 7. From the secular press is gleaned the lptest political intelligence, national and in ternational. These are some of the peculiar merits of The Index. Now, as to its advantages: 1. You have, combined, the theological, lit erary, Sabbath school, political ai.d agricultu ral in our paper, all for Three Dollars. 2. The paper is centrally and eligibh located for gathering all intelligence pertaining to our Southern Zion. 3. Its publishers have their own publication house—hence the/tfr/ai/neney of the enterprise. Remember these advantages as well as mer its. Do not let this opportunity pass to secure the paper you need. .IAS. P. HARRISON & CO., Proprietors, Dec. 2,1875, Atlanta? Ga. THE WEEKLY SUY IBTC. \F.VF YORK. IBTC. 17UGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY’- ZJ six is the Centennial year. It is al?o the year in which an Opposition House of Repre sentatives. the first since the war, will he in power at Washington; and the year of a twen ty-third election of a President’of the United Mates. All of these events are sure to be ol great interest and importance, especially the two latter, anil all ol them and everything connected with them will be freely and’fresh ly reported and expounded iu THE SUN. The Opposition House of Representatives, taking up the line of inquiry opened years ago by TH E SUN, will sternly and diligently in vestigate the corruptions and misdeeds of Grant’s administration; and will, it i? to be hoped, lay the foundation lor anew and better period in our national history. Of all this I’MEsUN will contain complete mid accurate accounts, furnishing its re.ndess with early and trustworthy information these ab-orbing topics. The twenty-third Presidential elect ion, with the preparations for it, will he memorable as deciding upon Grant’s .aspirations tor a third term ot power and plunder, aud still more a.? deciding who shall be the party of Reform, and as electing that candidate'. Concerning all these subjects, those who read THE SUN will have the constant means of being thor otighlv well informed. THE WEEKLY’SUN, which has attained a circulation ot over eighty thousand copies, al ready has its readers in every State and Terri tory, and we trust that the year 1876 will see their numbers doubled. Jt’will continue to be a thorough newspaper. All the general news of the day will he found in it. condensed when unimportant, at fill* length when ol moment; and always, wc trust, treated in a clear, inter esting and instructive manner. It is our aim to make THE WEEKLY' SUN the best family newspaper in the world, and we shall continue to ghe in its columns a large amount of miscellaneous reading, such as stories, tales, poems, scientific intelligence and agricultural information, for which we are not able to make room in our daily edition. The agricultural department especially is one of it? prominent features. The fashions are also regularly reported in its columns, and so are the of every" kind. THE WEEKLY SUN, eight pages, with fifty six broad columns, is only one 51.20 a year, postage prepaid. As this priee barely repavs the cost of the paper, no discount can he made from this rate to clubs, agents, (K>stmasters, or anyone. THE DAILY' SUN, a large four-page news paper of twenty-eight columns, gives all the news tor tw’o cents a copy, Subscription, post age prepaid, 55c. a month, or *6.50 a year. Sunday" edition extra. *l.lO per year. ’ YVe have no traveling agents. Address THE SUN. Dec. 9, 1875. X. Y’. City. John T. Owen, At Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store, Main Strket, WILL SELL WATQHEs, CLOCKS AND Jewelry, Spectacles. Silver aud Silver Plated Goods as cheap ms they can be bought anywhere. Warranted to prove as represent ed." All w'ork done by me warranted to give sat isfaction. Give roe a call. Novi THE DAILY AMERICAN, .\a.Yliv ilio. Tceniossec. ' flVl E centralization of power in Washington JL and the control of currupt emu bin aliens oi the day in the Government at va r i<ms p, ti , tlirougliout the country to fleece the people of their hard earnings, has justly excited the pub lic. The unexampled policy of paving billions of debt in gold, at a period of general stagna tion iu business; the disposition manifested if not to convert the government into an absol lute monarchy, to reduce the free people of America to absolute serfdom; the continual cry of the tax gatherer; the building up of lto ft w at the expense of the muuy; the exce-sive inequalities of burdens imposed by the Gov ernment ou ils own cil izens, all of'whom are entitled to equal privileges; the results of all these in the general prostration of business al lied just cause lor alarm. 'They afford also a just cause for a demand for a change in the National administration of public affair?, It is therefore the duty of the Democracy, which in its purity is the representative and defender of the people, and of the people themselves who are really the Democracy, correct the growing evils which threaten to overwhelm all in common ruin. There must ha a change ol *he National adraini-tralion before there is cither safety or real re l mm. This is the vital question before the people. Tdk American is on the side of the j.copls and oi change. It has its views and expresses them from day to day, and while doing so lranklv and honestly, it also fairly and as fully as its space will permit, gives the views and arguments of the other side. It claims nothing outside of the interests of the people, and seeks only to inform them truthfully of all matters m which they themselves are mostly concerned. On the eve of the Centennial of the Republic, and of a Presidential campaign of the greatest moment to the people, it behooves the Con servative and Democratic musses of this sec tion to supply themselves, in time, with polit ical news, facts and general political iuiorma tion Irom the nearest central distributing point. Tub American, issued from the cap ital of Tennessee, and supplying as well, much ol the territory ol Kentucky, Georgia and Ala bama, is the only Daily Democratic journal published w ithin a radius of more than a hun dred and fifty miles in which there are nearly if not quite a million of people. It luruishes to its readers, at heavy expense, the full vol ume of telegraphic reports of the Western As sociated Press, including the Congressional proceedings of the most interesting session for many years, in which the Democrat?, lor the first time since the war,have a majority ii, the Lower 1 louse and nearly half the members of the senate. The season is rapidly approaching near at hand when will be diseu??e.l political i-.-uts affecting the National, and Mate elections of 1876. The Presidential election ovi-rshao.ws all others iu ils importance at d;is time, no: to our section alone, but to friends and defendcr* of Republican institutions throughout the Union. Though times may be hard, the ,ery occasion of hard times is traceable to sources with which the people ought to he i.cquaii led, mdot v, hicli i, is tne rnis i -u ,and the Ameri can to inform them, an i we think it i? o n in opportune or immodest toa.k the atti.i tr-uof the masses of the people in its ctdninns, which w ill he always lull and reliable, 'ihe su. es tion to Democrat -and Conservatives of i t nie.-s --see and States adjacent, to help extend it? cir culation and enlarge its sphere ol uselulne?s, is the more confidently made in view of the very grave political and financial question? which are now agitating the public mind, and nhich will enter largely into the approaching Presidential canvass, and perhaps determine the character of the Government itself in the future. The Americas has nnderiatifigly stood forth in deiense ot the- Constitution, of the rights of the Stati ?, and of individual lib erty. Now, when all these are assailed by a powerful and corrupt centralized !.diuinisira tion, it pledges i:?elt anew to devote all its means and energies to political reform and the restoratii it of the old larii.iuaik? ..ml limita tions of delegated authority and of the stunu ard of offieiai honor. By a law ol Congress which went into effect on the first of January, is7s. the pt Wisher* of daily newspapeis an- required at tie time o. mailing, to prepay all postage, which relieves the subscriber of the payment of postage at the office ot delivery. 1 nder this law the j - : ~ age will be less than the previous law. the postage on the Daily will be fill cents instead m $1.20, on the Weekl' , 15 cents instead ol cents: and on the semi-weekly 2d cents iiistea-i of 40 cents. Our subscription prices two th .-refore, include the |w>stage, and will be 85 follows, by mail, payable in adeanct: Daily, one year. $10.60, >ix months $5.30, three month"?. s2.fi.\ one month sl. Bemi-weekly,oo year, $ 1 20, six months $2.10, three months y 1- • Weekly, one year $2 15, six months sllO, taiee months, 55 cent-. ... To clubs of five or more subscriber? we wiu send our Mammoth Weekly, postage iiaui, n $2 each. . Any one getting up a club of Tt:x at ?- ca.u, and one copy of the p a per. yrati* to the getter up ot the club—postage all paid. . Sr. Agents’commissions 10 per cent. t heretofore. ONLY ONE DOLLAR. THE SAVANNAH WEEKLY NEWS. Will be sen; to any address six months for ‘*ne Dollar. This is one of the cheape*: tceekhe*p • - lathed. It is not a blanket sheet in wbicßMJ soits of matter is promiscuously thrown, it ** a neatly printed four-page jiaper, conip sc uy made up, and edited with great care. Notring of a dull or heavy character is admitted inw the Weekly, it is an elaljorately comp l ”'' compendium of the best things that appear* the Daily News. The telegraphic dispatcher of the week are re-edited and carefully wcio ed of everything that is not strictly of a fjew? character." It also contains full reports oi in c markets; thus, those who nave not the a ‘ ,v! V;' tuge of a daily mail, can get all the new?. * six months, by sending One Dollar to tbe ptio lisher; or for one year by sending Two t* o The Daily Morning News is the same ret*;- ble organ of public opinion that it has ;tl " v been—vigorou?, thoughtful and conserva in the discretion of the issues of the day, anu lively, sparkling and entertaining in ***!'.. sentation of tlie news, in gathering and .< ■_ lishiug the latest information and in disc** > ing questions of public uohey, the Morn “g News is fully abreast of the most journalism of the times. Brice $lO lor td months; $5 for six months. The Tri-Weekly News has the same feature as the Daily News. Price $6 for 12 months, $3 for 6 months. , . P o. Money for either paper can be sent. t>y order, registered letter or Express, at publi.n ei’s risk. _ T ANARUS, T a"g-i |Mi "" Viagra. A OARNOCHAN Manufacturer and dealer *u SADDLES, HARNESS, ETC. ROME, OA. * LL work warranted to be ’ i;C tf. on term# to suit the |tun