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THE EXPRESS. The Express is the firm defender and advo cate of the rights and interests ofthc people of all classes, and the unrelenting opponent of all rings, cliques or combinations organized to defeat the popular will in politics or to injure any class of citizens materially. HLijißii-MrMaagamwMM———b— Cartersville, January 13,1876. •‘THE BLOODY SHIRT.” At the beginning of the new year— the centennial year of American in dependence—the year that is to be the jubilee year, when the whole American people are to come togeth er as brothers, as friends and as pa triots—forgetting and forgiving past differences—looking only to the fu ture glory of a common country, the perpetuity of a republic in the bonds of national fraternity—it remains for “the bloody shirt” to be shaken in Congress—in the legislative halls of the government, the existence of which it is proposed to swear renew ed allegiance to during this present year of jubilee. There is a bill before Congress granting a general amnesty to all who participated in the late war on the Southern side. To this bill Blaine, of Maine, an aspirant for Presidential distinction, proposes an amendment requiring the outlawed of the South not yet pardoned, to go before courts to make affidavit of their allegiance before receiving amnesty. The amendment of Blaine grants this privilege to all confederates yet un der the ban except Jefferson Davis. He is to be excluded from all am nesty, to live and die as an alien in his native land, while his kindred and friends are to celebrate the cen tennial year of jubilee. In support of this amendmenp Blaine made an acrimonious speech in the House on Monday, in which he arrayed “the bloody shirt” in all its harrowing details as it relates to the Anderson ville prison pen, charging Mr. Davis v/ith being the wilfull author of the suffering and death of Union soldiers mprisoned there. * In this the purpose of Blaine is too transparent not to be understood. He is waving “the bloody shirt for no other object than Jto arouse the asperities of the war in his own fa vor, hoping thereby to ride into pow er on the crimson tide of blood spill ed in the war—to gain favor of the North by re-opening the wound 3of the past. He hopes to unite the North against the South by appeal ing to prejudice. This coming at this time from a man who, but a few short months ago, was so conserva tive that Lamar, of Mississippi, was willing to accept him as a candidate for the Presidency on “the line of the Greeley philosophy,” is simply astounding, and goes to show how we are often deceived by the preten sions of professional politicians. Blaine’s object is to make capital for himself in the North at the sacri fice of the growing good feeling that is bringing the people North and South into the bonds of national fra ternity. 110 would drug the dead from the grave ana parade the skele tons of soldiers to carry his point. He is to the House what the syphi litic Morton is to the Senate in the waving of “the bloody shirt,” which no longer inspires decent respect in the minds of true men. He proposes to make hi3 Presidential campaign upon a fight with poor Jefferson Da vis, an old man struggling for a liv ing. With no principle upon which to go before the people, this recreant to the peace of the country would stir up animosity in his feeble effort to gain a goal he can never win. But Blaine met a foernan worthy of his steel in the Hon. B. H. Hill, who replied to him on Tuesday in a manner that brought reproach upon the Maine “bloody shirt” man. Mr, Hill refuted the falsity of Blaine’s in the light of a recreant to “the truth of history” and branded him in the eyes of all good men as a turbulent disturber of the peace of the country. Wo are glad Mr. Hill was thereto place upon Blaine the mark of a re creant wretch who would obliterate “the era of good feeling” which is to be consummated by a proper observ ance of our centennial year, to ad vance his own political fortune. There is an object and a purpose in Blaine’s speech. It is to arouse Southern members and to provoke them to do something rash that it may be used against the Democratic party in the approaching campaign. We would most respectfully advise against rash or impolitic speeches. All such provocations as Blaine’s, if properly met, will react upon him self and party. The Democrats should preserve an equible temper and meet all these assaults with dignity and firmness, eschewing crimination and recrimination as far as possible. This is the desire of the Republicans and it is their only capital for the coming Presidential fight. If they can provoke these they hope to arouse Northern prejudice against the South and the Democracy. “The bloody shirt” will avail noth ing if the Democratic members of Con gress will pursue a discreet and dig-! nified course on the floorsof Congress. In their disappointment aud madness the Republicans would desecrate the present centennial year to one of discord, and bloodshed, if necessary, to win the Presidency. The deliber ations of Congress are to be made the field of winning capital for them if possible, and at every hazard of na tional peace if necessary. Therefore, while we would advise a manly and dignified vindication of “the truth of history,” we would also advise the policy that shall give the Republicans no advantage by rash or impolitic expressions upon the floors of Congress. A refreshment supper was to have been given in R >:ne last night, and L we learn from the (Jjurier that the knrice of admission would be SIOO for H gentleman and lady. What gen- was gallant enough to in dulge? - THE fiIBEBNATORIAt BEEI. To-day the aspirations of some are wafted to the pinnacle of the execu tive office, only to be lowered to morrow by some untoward breeze that collapses guano bags and sends tip money bags. To-day the hay seed market is buoyant and to-morrow national bank notes are in the as cendant. The gubernatorial quota tions vary with each succeeding day between the four most anxious mourners at the gubernatorial foot stool. To-day, one is said to be out of the race; but to-morrow his name looms up like a rocket only to fall like a stick. And, then, we have an occasional whisper that there is a feud between Kirkwood and the ex ecutive mansion, and that certain parties, rivals in the political dance, are making mouths at each other. The four-handed gubernatorial reel has often exhausted the enthusiasm of the fiddler, but an occasional squeak with his bow sets the dancers in motion, and they take a few short rounds in the gubernatorial ring, and then stop to blow while the fiddler passes around the hat for his pay. This dance has been going on too long ; it is tiresome to the spectators and exhausting to the physical pow ers of the strongest men. A round dance or two will bring them to a closer embrace as friends, and ought to end the frolic in a peaceable way, and allow the boys to “go home with the girls in the morning.” Wind will expand itself. Even the tornado has to cease its blow! Our gubernatorial dancers have shown quite a hurricane of wind and big lungs in the three or four years of dancing they have indulged in. The men with hay seed in their hair and pitchforks in their hands seem to have exhibited the most bottom, and have kept the middle of the iloor most of the time to the great amuse ment of the people who have stood gaping and looking on with wonder and astonishment at the nimbleness of the heels that have been so long cracking the gubernatorial floor. As we sMently look on at this four handed gubernatorial reel, and ad mire the wind of the lively dancers, and then remember amid the stilly hours of repose that about twenty nthpr modest gentlemen have been “suggested,” we mentally exclaim, “Where now are the Hebrew chil dren ?” and echo in the distance an swers faintly, “Safely in the promised land.” Where are Gartrell, Johnson, Wright, Underwood, Felton, Jen kins and the “innumerable throng” that have passed in solemn review in the funeral march to their political graves? And who can tell who will be “the last man in the piocession” unless it be either of the two on Peachtree street, the one at Kirk wood or the other at Vineville. And as that throng of the “disap pointed,” those who have danced the gubernatorial reel with such lively step to the music of the fiddler, slow ly, mournfully and despondingly, and with wan and weird countenan. ees from sheer exlmuslion, march along in the funeral procession of blighted hope, we hope the angels of peaceful retirement will enfold and teach them never to plug their wa termelons too soon. HON. A. H. STEPHENS. This distinguished and well belov ed Georgian still lingers with disease, and there are thousands of true hearts prayerfully wishing that his life may be long spared as a guide to all that is good and true in manhood, noble and grand in statesmanship, and pure and illustrious in all that make up the citizen, the patriot and the Chris tian. For weeks lie has suffered pa tiently and uncomplainingly, per fectly resigned to the dispensations of Providence and ready to meet the God, whom alone he fears, at any There cannot be found in the an nals of history a grander illustration of a pure and great man —simple- hearted in his greatness and great in his simplicity. His removal from among men would be the blotting out of a great mind that does not sparkle so brilliantly as it gives a steady and unflickering light, shining with clear brightness at all times, whether in the calm of repose or amid the clamor of excitement —a mind steadily poised on all great subjects—as unvarying in its deduc ductions from truth as it is possible for human mind to be. Mr. Stephens’ greatness does not consist alone in a well-balanced and cultivated mind. His love of truth, his kindness of heart, his devotion to | justice and his many and innumera | ble acts of kindness in the dispensa i tion of which the left hand knows not what the right hand doeth, will only be revealed through the grati tude of the living after lie is dead. These make up a crown for the great commoner not leas transcendant than liis public virtues. But it is in the legislative halls and in the political forum where he will be most missed by the whole coun try, when he shall have left the stage of action. His sagacious statesman ship and profound wisdom, which have been so often illustrated, will transmit his name to posterity as the greatest statesman of his day. It is not strange, then, there are so many all over the Union anxiously hoping and praying that Mr. Stephens may be spared to his country and people to bless both by his wisdom. Col. Carey W. Styles, of the Al bany New s, thinks that the round dance should not be indulged in un til the lady is so wearied that she rests her ambrosial locks upon the breast of her enraptmed partner whose thumping heart is but music to her fondiy listening ear. Col. Styles may he right; but if we were the man in the dance we should have a different opinion. It’s a kind of a dance, however, we don’t indulge in j for which we have ample reason for j not doing; butterbehanged if it 1 wouldn’t be nice to whirl around on j one foot in that fix. A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The Georgia Legislature assembled yesterday at the State capiiol. What the character of the legislation will be there are no means of telling. There has been but little discussion as to what should be done unless we except the growing desire for a con stitutional convention to undo the bad work of 1868, when a bastard constitution was forced upon us at the point of the bayonet through the infamous reconstruction measures of Congress. As we have already said we have felt heretoiore but little per senal inclination for such a conven tion. Tnis indifference on our part has has grown out of a dread of tax ing the people to pay the expenses. We have thought it best to wait un til the poeple were more able to bear the burden ; but they are getting less able every year in consequence of the hurtfulness of our organic sys tem. The private credit of individ uals is the basis of State credit, and we see the former growing worse ev ery day. We see our agricultural in terests waning every year and the people becoming poorer upon each return of harvest time. Why is this? One of the reasons is the large homestead exemption which begets extravagance, because there are many who will go in debt as long as they can find credit, know ing that the homestead law will save for them three thousand dollars if the worst comes to the worst. Reek fessly going into debt In this way credit is soon gone and financial dis aster follows. The question of taxation has be come a serious impediment to the people’s prosperity. We are paying to-day four times as much taxes as we did twenty years ago on less than one-fourth of the property then own ed, and that property fur less remu nerative proportionately. Do we wonder that “when the wicked rule the people mourn?” Is it expected that our condition will become belter under legislation enacted in accord ance with the bas.ard constitution spewed out in our State by Itadical isrn ? As long as there is a vestige of Rod Lai legislation, whether in our organic laws or upon our statute books, remain unrepealed or blotted out, there will be dissati faction, and therefore want of confidence iu our State government. The constitution of 1868 is not a creation of the people of this State. It is the wo k of ce’pe* -baggers, scalawags and negroes, and is in no sense the sovereign will of the peo ple of Georgia. As such they despise it and would kick as a foot ball ex. cept they are a “law and ordei” peo ple, who submit 'o law only so long as they can peacefully and lawfully repeal it at the ballot-box. This is what their represenia ives should give them the opportunity of doing by calling a constitutional conven tion. The demand for it is coming up from every direction and that voice should be heard as the voice of justice crying out in condemnation of nn iiripoaltion forced upon tlio people at the point cf the bayonet. THE CANAL COMMISSION. Col. B. W.'Frobel, of Georgia, the chairman of the Canal Commission appointed by the National Board of Transportation and Commerce, is in Washington City. His object is to meet the other members ef the com mission scon to arrive, and present to Congress the action of the conven tion at Chicago, held last December, and urge the construction of the wa ter lines recommended by the Senate Committee on Transportation routes. The view of the convention was that the expenditures of liberal ap propriations along these lines would not only result in the revival of com merce, but relieve the present neces sities of the people in the sections of -""•'ttv where tjiere is the most dis tress resulting from tinanciai enunu rassments. We trust the commission will be able to make a strong impression upon Congress, and that the necessary means may be appropriated to inau gurate the great work. What the Erie canal has been to the North, the Great Western and Atlantic canal can be made to the South and South west. It is time that this part of the country were receiving some benefit from our federative system of gov ernment. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. This body assembled for the sectfnd session yesterday. As we went to press yesterday evening we have no intel ligence of what was done. A sjmop sis-of the proceedings will be given in The Express during the session. All important matters pertaining to this section will be given, omitting all local legislation in distant parts of the State in which our readers have no direct, if any, interest. We should be glad to give the proceed ings entire, but this cannot be done in a weekly paper. We really see but little for the Leg islature to do, except to call a con stitutional convention, and to make an effort to reduce the expenses of the State government and to relieve the people of so much taxation. These things must be done t if the in terests of the people are to be sub served, and the object of legislation is to benefit the whole people and not a few classes. The proceedings of the body will be jealously watched. The people are tired of peanut legislation, and will not consent to pay for such stuff as we have had for the past two or three years. The Express is emphatically the planter’s advocate in all that pertains to the welfare of that class of our fellow-citizens—the “bone and sinew of the land”—the lords of the soil and the true aristocracy of the coun try. Upon their success and favors hang tlie welfare of all other classes. What enchances their riches builds up all other interests. The farmers are the prop and mainstay of all prosperity. . OHIO AGAINST RESUMPTION; Ohio, which beat old Bill Allen for Governor, because be was regarded as an anti-resumptionist and an in flationist, is not so strong against his principles at last. There is a move ment in that state to memorial Con gress to repeal the resumption act. In Cleveland, a memorial to Congress, has been extensively circulated and received the signatures of a very large number of prominent business men, petitioning a repeal of so much of the act as provides for the payment of U. S. tender notes in coin, on the first day of January,lß79,and author izes the Secretary of the'Treasury to sell and dispose of bonds of the United States for the purpose of en abling him to redeem such legal ten der notes ; also, representing that, in the judgment of petitioners, the en forcement of the resumption clause of said act, would be exceedingly disastrous to the business interests of the country. There could be nothing more dis astrous to the country than early resumption and the rapid contraction of the currency. The safest way to resumption is a consolidation of all classes of the bonded debt of the government to 3 65 per cent enter changable bonds, and the issuance of a currency of its own, instead of giving a monoplyof furnishing the medium of exchange to a few nation al banks. With these interchange able bonds that could be converted into currency at the will of theowner into legal tenders would gradually, if not rapidly, appreciate both to a specie basis, as m this way the cur rency would always be kept equal to the wants of trade and commerce. the responsibii.ity of the elec tive FRANCHISE. Gov. Dix, in his lecture on “Our Social and Political defects,” favors a forfeiture of the elective franchise for neglecting for two years, without good cause, to exercise the franchise. He says : It is well known that, for many years, thousands of the best citizens of the State absented themselves from the polls and allowed the Govern ment to go into the hands of ig'noi ant and unscrupulous rulers, and we may trace to the influence of bad leg islation, procured by mercenary appli ances, much of the demoralization into whicn we have fallen. In free government the people are responsible for the conduct of their officials—that is to say they are re sponsible for the class of men they elect to office. Every man who is a voter is responsible proportionately for whatever of bad government ex ists, if that govornmentisadruinister ed by men placed in office by the aid of his vote. As to the question of the forfeiture of the elective fran chise for failing to vote, we do not know that we agree with Gov. Dix, especially as wo live under free gov ernment, where men are left to exer cise their own will. But we think it is every man’s duty to vote. The majority should rule throunrh un unifammoJlad i‘xer clse of the elective franchise. This right should be wielded in the cause of justice, and every man should seek to understand what true justice is by intelligent investigation. The Rome Courier says the most important matters demanding the attention of the Legislature is the enactment of the dog law. We ad mit that the dogs are bad among sheep and that the evil ought to be abated; but that it is “the most important” we deny. We think a constitutional convention, free and untrammled by a bayonet rule,should be allowed the people. The bastard constitution of the State is a greater evil than sheep killing dogs. Indeed, we think a sheep-killing-dog is more to be endured than a constitu tion framed under the threatenings of Federal bayonets and by Radical laarislnfion. What do vou think of that, Sawyer ? School Books. The next session of the Georgia Teachers’ Association will be held in Sav annah on the 2d, 3d, and 4th days of May. If the schoolmasters can do no more when they next meet than to agree upon a series of school books to be in general use, they will have accomplished a great benefit to their patrons if not to themselves. The constant changing of books every year, or the change of books used by one school to another is 100 much of a tax upon the people. Let the schoolmasters adopt a series of books at least in the lower classes and save their patrons a great deal of unnec essary expense. Among the bills introduced in the House of Congress, on Monday last, were the following: Mr. Felton of Georgia—the im provement of the Etowah, Coosa and other rivers in Georgia; also to re fund the expenses of Georgia in the revolutionary war. Mr. Harris of Georgia—The im provement of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers. The committee appointed at Can ton last week to memorialize Congress in regard to the opening of the Eto wah, should act promptly. The sooner they get to work the better for the’great project. The Macon public library is rapid ly increasing since Mr. Charles Herbst became its librarian. This we expected. Already thirty-three new members have been added in two weeks, and twelve more since Jan. 4th. Mr. Herbst would be the life of any association with which he might he connected. We Jhope the Macon people will treat him better than he was treated in Atlanta, and retain his services indefinitely. These country newspapers are hard to mix out of the toils of a Christmas frc.ie. We have vainly looked for the issue* of a number of them for last week. We refer to the LaGrange Reporter, the Dalton papers, the Al bany News and others. Are we to understand they were all too drunk to make their way to our sanctum ? THE NATIONAL RANKS. Sawyer, of the Koine Courier, wor ries us with more than a column edi torial in reply to our article of last week on national banks. He says: “Our conscientious and usually correct friend, Willingham, in the last number of his excellent paper devotes a column to this subject and proves to his own satisfaction by a tabular syloglsm that every vagabond tramp in the land was made so by these horrid national banks. It will be remembered that we gave the national banking system as one of the causes of the general financial distress of the country* Sawyer says: “The main trouble is at home, peo ple have been living too high, are too extravagant in their ideas, too greedy in their speculations, reach too far after large di\idends, and are consequently too reckless.” Now, we admit that extravagance is one of the evils afflicting our coun try, because it is true. This, togeth er with the enormous rate of interest we pay for our medium of exchange, has brought the people almost to universal bankruptcy and ruin. There are other evils, growing out of the reconstruction measures and Rad cal legislation which have conspired to ruin the country. The national banking system is nev ertheless a monster evil which we trust the Courier will neither defend or apologise for. Gen. George H. Pendleton has been visiting Macon, and in an editorial notice of the Ohio statesman, the Macon Telegraph says: Mr. Pendleton carries an exceed ingly frank, genial and attractive presence, and the unwrinkled front of youth. Pie is a fine sample of manhood in every particular, and his natural vivacity, united with extra ordinary mental and conversational powers, make a visit from him as memorable as it is pleasant. If we had the nomination of the Democratic candidate for President we should cal! for Mr. Pendleton. The feeling of many of the South ern members is adverse to voting for the centennial appropriation until a full and not a partial amnesty bill shall have been passed. They do not see the propriety of a mock "celebra tion of fraternal relations.— Exchange,. We don’t know but the '‘Southern members” are about right. As long as there is an American white citi zen under the ban of outlawry what is the centennial worth ? Don’t vote any supplies to the centennial until every American is a freeman ! In his reply to “bioody shirt” Blaine, on Tuesday last, Hon. B. IT. Hill said : “We are here; we are in our fath ers’ house, our brothers and our com panions, and we are at home, thank God.” [Enthusiastic applause.] There we shall remain to drive out the money changers from the temple of liberty. We are glad to icarn that Mr. 11. W. Grady, of the Atlanta Herald , has recovered from his recent illness- We understand the pneumonia didn’t affect his appetite at all, and that he won <->r* ly m lltne. l it* ffas able to get out of a sick bed to make New Year’s calls. We are glad to learn that Hon. A. 11. Stephees was better on Monday, and able to sit up. If the prayers of the righteous and the good prevail, and of the people generally, Mr. Ste phens will be spared yet longer to bless his country by bis wisdom and statesmanship. The following we clip from the LaGrange Reporter, of Thursday: A steamer is now running the Eto wah river as high up as Cauton in Cherokee county. The holidays have had a bad effect upon Waterman. In other words, Waterman is decidedly mistaken. A colossal bronze statue of Grattan, mounted on a limestone pedestal, was unveiled, with appropriate cere monies, in College Green, in front of the (fid Parliament House, in Dub lin, on the 6th inst. Pendleton ! Bcndkton\! ! Pendle ton ! 1!W T e call for Pendleton as the next candidate for President. The directors of the Bank of Eng land, on the 6th inst. raised the Bank rate of discount to five per cent. ERWIN STREET SCHOOL, Cartersville, Ga. milE EXERCISES OE THIS SCHOOL WILL 1 be resumed on the 10th of January,'lß7o, and continue six calendar months. RATES OF TIJITiOW PER MONTH: FIRST GRADE. Spelling, Reading, Writing and Primary Arithmetic $2 00 SECOND GRADE. Geography, English Composition, English Grammar, Intermediate and Pracical Arithmetic, and History 3 00 THIRD GRADE. Higher English Branches, Latin and Greek 4 00 Contingent Fee per scholar, 50 cents; paya ble upon entrance. TUITION PAYABLE MONTHLY. No discount will he allowed for loss of time, except in case of sickness, of at least one week's continuance. L. B. MILLIGAN, Principal. dec3o-4t Alhs. M. G. MILLIGAN, Assistant J. 8. McCREARyT” JACKSOSTILLf. 11.1... Breeder aRd shipper of the celebrated POLAND GHSNA HOGS, OF TIIE BEST QUALITY. H6j?“Send for pi ice list and circular, ai.tt- ly DENTAL NOTICE. DR. J. A. TIC HER, Office Ricks House, Room 25. TREATS diseased gums and abscessed teeth, tills and cleans teeth, extiacts teeth, and inserts artificial teeth. All work guaranteed. Terms reasonable. (1 EOKGIA, BARTOW{COI'XTY: TT Whereas L. D. 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ADVERTISER’S STEREOPTICON ARTOPTICOX, SCHOOL LANTERN. FA MI BA' LANTERNS Each style being the best of its class in the market. Catalogues of lanters aid slides with direc tions for using sent on application. Any enterprising man can make money with a magic lantern. Cut out this advertisement for refer enee. SAYRE & CO., I) RU GCxIS TS. SUCCESSORS TO KIRKPATRICK A SAYRe: Have a full line of DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, GLASS, PATENT MEDICINES. SOAPS, PERFUMERY and FANCY GOODS. SPECIALTIES. Choice Teas. Choice Teas. Direct from flic Importer. RUBBER SHEETING and OII.ED SILKS For the Nursery. Over 100 Varieties of Choice Toilfst Soaps Ask tor the goods y ou w ant and if we have not got them Will order by earliest mode-of con veyance. SAYRE & CO. dec2-tf. - Bank rupt Property For Sale. WILL be sold before the Court House door in the city of Cartersvilie, ou the first Tuesday in January, in 1876, the following wiouerty. the same being Property belonging to the bankrupt estate of James G. uoers £ Cos. The south halfot lot No. 202, containing 6S acres more or less. That part of |ot No. 232 North of the Western * Atlautie Railroad containing 19 acres more or less. The south half of No. 230 containing 70 acres more or less. The north half of No. 220 containing 60 acres more or less. All the above land in the 16th district and tlynl section of Bartow ccuntv. This Decern her 14, 1375. K. W. MUKPHEY, deelO-tds Assignee of Jus, G. Rogers A (o. WE PAY 4’ASH FOR THE FOLLOWING : Otter Skins, Muskrat Skins Mink Skins, Deer Skins, ! Coon Skins, Wildcat Skins, Fox Skins, Beef Hides, Beeswax, .Beaver Skins, Price list lurnished on receipt of postal card. M. F. GO VAN & CO. Dealers in all kinds of Boots, Shots, Leather and Hides, 21 Broad -t., ROME, Ga. ROME MALE HIGH SCHOOL rpHB Spring Term will begin January 10, and JL will close June 24, 1876. Tuition in High School for 6 months - - Tuition in Grammar Department - - 24 One half of the above rates are required in advance, the other, at the end ot the term; or it preferred, hills may be paid at the close of each mouth. Charges will be made trom the time of en trance until the close of the session, no deduction except in cases of protracted sick ness. • Students will he prepared for any class in college,'or they can complete the collegiate course in this school. jantt-tf J.M. PROCTOR, Principal. Harlow Superior Court. AT the ensuing January term of Bartow Superior Court, the Dockets will he called in ihe following order. Tho call ot any docket may be suspended before it is gone through with, if, in the discretion of the Court, tiie business of the term should make it proper co do so. 1— Common Law. 2 Appeal. 3 Equity. 4 Claim. 5 Issue. The Criminal Docket will he taken up on Monday ot the second week of the term and will be called in connection with such civil docket as may then he in order. Motions and all other cases not requiring a jury trial will be in order and subject tochll at any time during tho term. December --0,1875. de< 23-4 t (~ D. MeCL'TCHEX, J.S. C. C. C. A_- O A-liJMOCFLAISf Manufacturer and dealer iu SADDLES, HARNESS, ETC. . ROME, GA. A LL work warranted to be done well and XIL, op terms to suit tire .times. dec2 tf. BOAKDOG. (NEXTLEMEN attending Court can procure JT comfortable rooms with good hoard, at n oderate prices, at the residence of P. MARSH, on Main street. jan6-tfi J. D. HEAD. DR. T. 11. BAKER. J. 13. HJCO., dealers in Staple and Fancy Fry Goods, Fress Goods, Clothing, HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES, Ac., Ac., No. 71 Peachtree Street. - - - - Atlanta, Ga. T> . X,-,,-..,. nTVr ,vn rHEROKEE COUNTY FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO BAULDINGAND ratLyh*-® . courteous treatment and fair. call and see us when in the city, promt-ingAutm r>ur stn.-fc will i„. r n ,, ,t f„,i honest dealing they l-.avc had in our house wb.ne at Cartel-vilie. Oi r • j° UL 1 fuU and complete in all its departments, and prices as low a* cau be found in thm market, N. 8.-We respectfully ask consignments of colton from our friends who w.-l. to sell in this market, promising them the fullest market prices—and no unnecessary aitac to the sale of same. U ’ HhAI) 4 LO - Atlanta, Ga.. January (UlfrTfi. . STOVES & TINWARE. To tlie Citizens of Cartersvilie and Sur vounding Country: HAVING BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN MY ARRANGE nieuts to leave Cartersvilie, *1 have concluded to remain ijjffp&jl and cast my lot among her people. In opening busincs _ i, cr c again 1 have concluded to do a STRICTLY CASH ijjj business, thereby enabling me to offer goods at EXTREME 4T-‘' wishing to purchase STOVES, TINWARE & HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, For CASH, RAGS, BEESWAX, FEATHERS, OLD BRASS AND COPPER, CORN AND FODDER, or anything that will sell, can get the .very bottom prices. But fi.ka-e do N t ask for credit. I cannot afford to give it, eveu to the very best men in the country, as my goods are marked at CASH PRICES. .... Thanking my friends for their past patronage, and earnestly soliciting a continuance of the same, I can always be fouud at my old stand in the oid Exchange Hotel Building, on the PUBLIC SQUARE. (jaul-iy) J - 3. ADAMS. SADDLES, HARNESS, LEATHER, ETC., ETC, HUDGINS & MOUNTCASTLE KEEP OX 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 HAMES, COLLARS, BRIDLES, HALTERS, WHIPS Also Harness. Sole and Upper Leathers, KI J? 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. declG-3m. ~ THE GRANGERS” LIFE I’D HEALTH Mil H, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Authorized 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 PARENT OFFICE, MOBILE. ADA. CAPITAL STOCK, SIOO,OOO. W. U. KETCHUM, President. | E. E. DAVIDSON, Vice President. | R. AV. FORT, Sec’y KORfdi ROME, GA. Capital Stock 9100,000 Office No. 2 COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Major C. G. SAMUEL, President, ALFRED SHORTER, Vice-President, R. J. GWALTNEY, Secretary, C. ROWELL, Attorney, Dr. G. W. HOLMES, Medical Examiner. Board of Directors • A. P. Allgood, Trlon Factory; U. Howell,‘Rome, Ga.; Alfred Shorter. Rome, Ga.; .John If. Newton, Athens, Ga.; A. Jones,- Cedartown. Ga.; Hon. D. F. ilammond, Atlanta, Ga.: Hoc. D. B. Hamilton, Rome, Ga,; Cain Glover, Rome, Ga.; T. McGuire, Rome, Ga.; F. Woodruff. Rome, Ga.; M. 11. Bunn, Cedartown, Ga.; A. J. King, Cave Spring, Ga.; lion. W M. Hutchins. Polk county, Ga. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT, MONTGOMERY, ALA. Capital Stock SIOO,OOO Hon. N. N. Clements, President and General Manager, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Hon. David Clopton. Vice President, Montgomery, Ala.; W. L. Glia in hers, Secretary; stoue Jt Clopton, Attorneys, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, MLBIDIAA MISS. Capital Stock 9100,000 Col. Janies W. Beck, President, John U. Gray, Vice- President. L. A. Duncan, Secretary. SECURITY, ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY, Are the Leading principles of this Company. ALL approved form -of Life and Endowment Policies issued in sums of #IOO up to SIO,OOO. Also Term Policies of one, *hree, or seven years. All Life policies non-forfeiting alter two annual payments, when the insured will be entitled to paid up Policy or Cash Surrencer thereof. Dividends may be used to protect policies against lapsing incase of failure to i>av pre miums, lhi with the non-toriciting and Cash Surrender teaturos, are suilicient to make this Company popular among thinking men. / AGENTS WASTED, dec 2-tf W. G. ENGLAND, of Mobile, Ala., General Superintendent of Agencies, W. EC. HUSE, Agent, Cartersvilie, Georgia. New Advertisements, <T | n a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit 4ii £. and terms free. TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. ABBPEE TV KE K G U A It A XTE .i I) to agents. A / / Male and Female, in their own locali ” 1 * Iv. Term- ami OUTFIT FREE. Ad dress P. O. VICKERY & CO., Augusta, Maine. (PC !r C.OH P er <l av at home. Samples **)£> 4)£L worth fl free. Stinson & Cos. Portland, Maine. Mlml Reading, Psyclronaancy, Fascina tion, Soul Charming, Mesmerism, ami Marriage Guide, showing how either sex may-fascinate and gain the love and affection of any person they choose Instantly, 400 pages. Byjmait 50 cents. Hunt & Cos., 139 S. 7tli St. Philadelphia. 4 GENTS, tho greatest chance of the age. jtV. Address, with stamp. National Copying Company, Atlanta, Ga. tn CM fi per day. il'ls in ess Hon- W 111 A U orable and lucrative. Agents wanted. Address Marion Supply Com pany, Marion. Ohio. ADVERTISING IN Religious and Agricultural WEEKLIES, HILF-PBICE. SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE ON THE LIST PLAN. For information,address GEO. P. HOWELL & CO., 41 Park Row, New York. ADVERTISING IN GANADIAN NEWSPAPERS $1 for 25 Cents. SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE DIM THE LIST PLAN. For information, address CEO. P. ROWELL & CO , 41 Park Row, New Y'ork. CLOCKS. ALLEN & McOSKER 45 BROAD ST., ROME, GA. ARE receiving the largest stock of clocks ever brought to Rome, which they are .selling lower than ever before sold in Georgia. JEWELRY, SILVERWARE & SPECTACLES All kinds of Jewelry made to order. Re pairing neatly and promptly executed. dec6-3m Sargeant’s Restaurant, Rome, Ga. THIS old and popular restaurant is not only preparek to feed the hungry with the best the market affords, but is also pre pared to accommodate the public with IaCDaiKTGr. Board and Lodging, jer dy - - - *2 00 Single meal -----5;, Single Lodging - •- - - 51 The public arc respectfully invited tn give -a Cali. SARGHANT A W 4 88. CcBo-tf SOUTHERN FEMALE COLLEGE LaGHANGE, GA. I 1 -A. C TJ L T Y - I. F. CON. A.M.. President. Mathematics an i Ancient I.aug ages. Rev. A. U. CALLAWAY, Mental and Moral Sciences and Belles Lettres. Mile. E, V. FOL RNIFR, Native ot France. Modern Languages, Calisthenics, Ha r and tv ax Work; -also presides at French table where I rench only is spoken. Mra. I. F. COX, English Literature. Professor SCHIRMACHER, Principal of Music Department. Miss SALLIF C. COX, and Miss ALICE M. COX, Assistants in. Music Department. J. M. TOMLINSON, Portrait Painting, Sketching from Nature Theory of Colors, etc. Miss M. E. STAKELY, Drawing, Painting ip Water Colors, Oil and Pastel. T‘wm ch S n tU,i ° a in all its appointments * com P aris on with any in Prof. Schirmacher is a graduate of Leipsic, for years the pupil of Mendelsohn, David, Richter and Plaidy. Miss Stakelv is an artist ot rare merit and remarkable success. Prof, lonmnsun standout the head of his profession, the hundreds of portraits executed by him at J "™ ran K e attest his merits as an artist. T ie premium ot titty dollars lor “best mnsic class, and twenty-live dollars for “best per- were rewarded pupils of this College, at the State Fairm Atlanta, last year. They received the saute premiums, also Itwo years before, ihree different pupils received" pre miums as best pianists. 1 The Boarding Louse has been greatly en larged, and its capacity doubled, to accommo date the growing patronage. . SprJU * Tei iu opens the 19th of Jsnnary. Board, per ani.um. with washing fuel and lights, Tnition. S6O Music, |6O; Use ot vTAk : ,o 0 “v n, ’ ( ; n , , I lee - **-' Art Depa.tment, j.oO loffkuO. V oral Music, drawing and Calis thenics tree of charge. For particulars ad jStf I. F. COX, President. CARTERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ILL be open for the admission ol students of both sexes, on .Jannari 10, 1876. with the following ratas of tui- Primary Department, per month ft 00 Intermediate “ “ “ 3op Classical “ “ “ 4(> Incidental fee. per term " . 1 off decS3-lm. I!. JOHNSTON. Principal. A GOOD ~~ Sewing- 3lnoliino FOR SALE CHEAP. BUT little used and will be sold veryiovr f<>r ihe cash, ihe machine ean bc'scea at the store of Mr. It. IV. .■'attertield. The muchiuc will be exchange l for a first ate cow ami young calf. WASTED. ~ OA lbs - of OLD BRASS and COPPER, for which liberal prices will be paid, at T. H. STALL’S Tin Shop, Mum street.