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THE EXPRESS.
Local Notices 15 cents per line, and 10 cents
for each additional publication, and no display
allowed in the local columns of this paper.
j Cartersville, February 1Q ; 1876.
Agents for the Express.
The following gentlemen arc authorized
agents for The Express:
I). B. Mull, Cassville,
Isaac Thompson, Pine Log, Ga.,
Thomas J. Pf.ury, Rome, Ga.
Payne & Vincent, Attorneys, Canton, Ga.
Edward llagin, Dallas, Paulding county,
Georgia.
Directory of County Officers.
Ordinary—J. a. Howard.
Clerk of Superior Court—Thomas A. Word.
Sheriff— v. M. Franklin. G. L. Franks,
Deputy.
Tax Reckivee-A. M. route.
Tax Collector—W, F. Corbin.
County Commissioners—Russel 11. Cannon,
Chairman. David V. Stokely, John C Aycoek,
R. 11. Dodd, John 11. Wiklc, Clerk.
CORONER—D. B. Mull.
SURVEYOR— H. J. McCormick, G. IV. Hill,
Deputy.
AROUND THE TOWN.
Notes Gathered Here and There hy our
Reporters •
Presto, change, and we have balmy
Spring again.
Couldn’t Prof. Tice give us a “let
uit” <;,i the rainy business.
Mr. Freeman Fontaine, late of the
Columbus Times is in the city.
Young ladies, how often arc you
to be told that tiiis is leap year?
Miss McNeil,*as [Fanchon, brought
down the House, Monday night.
The capacious Acton, of the Con
stitution, waddled In on us Monday.
George Blvnn, the old man, of
Mack’s Comedy Company is a darl
ing.
“Was it comic or sentimental?”
will be the prevailing question here
about next Monday.
Harry Mack is about the immens
est little man we ever saw on the
stage. Go see him to-night.
John ltowiand and .Brother Bank
ing left the city very mysteriously
Friday night, and they didn’t go to
Borne, either.
Col. Goodwynne, the invincible
Atlanta commercial pilgrim, “rocked
old Sawney,” at the Bartow House
hop, Friday night.”
We would like to see the young
man in Cartersville who has ‘not
fallen in love with Miss Laura Mc-
Neil. of Mack’s Comedy Company.
lias the Debating Society evet set
tled the momentous question, viz:
“Should old bachelors and their dogs
bo taxed to support old maids and
their ca£s?”
The Board of Commissioners of
the county will hold a meeting on
next Tuesday for the purpose of dis
posing of the prisoners, in jail under
sentence, to the citizens of the county.
It’s just about impossible for us to
get around to all the hops they are
having hereabout. Couldn’t some
of our young ladies hold out enough
inducements to get Bill Moore, ot
the Atlanta Herald up in these parts.
Our young friend Harry Irwin
went coon hunting a few nights
since, and succeeded in “ treeing a
coon.” Upon an investigation his
coonship proved so odoriferous that
Harry concluded it would be an act
of magnanimity on his part to let
him alone. Any one wishing a good
suit of clothes can apply to Harry.
The entire editorial and reportorial
gang of The Express have been
placed under obligations to W. H.
Wikle vt Cos for elegant note books,
which are very convenient to re-_
porters. We are now ready to in
terview any prominent Gubernato
rial candidate at the shortest notice.
Y locals have received an invita
tion to attend a ma-querade valen
tine party, on the 14th inst. Our
devil suggests that a clean shirt
would be tiie best mask we could get
in.
Not ire.
Remember that your teeth need attention,
and if you want them fixed up in good style,
!>v a flrst-elass Deutist, give Dr. Tigner a call.
Office on Main street, opposite Express of
fice.
A True Georgia Wonder.
Oil last Monday Mr. T. M. Calla
way, an acquaintance arid friend ot
auld lung syne reached our city with
little Mary Davis and parents, of
Murray county, and are at the Bar
tow House. Mr. and Mrs. Davis are
of medium size, of good appearance
and probably are about thirty years
of age. They have five children,
two older and two younger than
Mary, and who are saitl to be men
tally and physically as sound as
other children. Little Mary, how
ever, now in her fifth year and on
exhibition, is the yonuer—having a
head that measures, as you would
measure for a hat, 36 inches, while
the distance from the chin around
the crown is forty inches. Her fea
tures, except a slight widening of the
upper portion of the lace is not un
usual, but aie symmetrical aud al
together handsome. Her body is of
the usual proportions, her appetite
good and her mind active.
A half dozen or more of our phy
sicians say: “We have seen aud ex
amined the little girl on exhibition
by Mr. T. M. Callaway, affected with
hydrocephalus, and consider it one
of the most wonderful and interest
ng phenomena we ever witnessed—
interesting to the common people as
well as to the medical world.”
We think “Tom” has altogether a
good show; and as the family are in
digent and worthy, we trust his
efforts in bringing this case to the
public notice may be crowned with
abundant success.
Cotton ties at 5% cents per pound (by the
bundle) for the cash. Gilreatii & SON.
A Baity *t Stilesboro.
A social party and dance was given
in Stilesboro last week at the resi
dence of Dr. Tribble, which was at
tended by the elite of Stilesboro with
a sprinkling of Cartersville folks.
The party was splendidly managed
by Messrs. Stephens and Patterson
and to them all credit is due. We’ll
bet *our| old hat that Stilesboro cart
“show up” as many pretty girls as
any other town in Georgia.
BARTOW SUPERIOR COURT.
The Grand .T>i\v for the Fifth Week nucl
Cases Disposed Of.
The following are the names of the
grand jurors sworn for the fifth week
of the present term of this court:
H. 8. Crawford, T. F. Bridges, J.
G. Shaw, W. C. Edwards, J. 11.
Hyer, F. M. Johnson C. B. Conyers
Singleton McGuire, F. M. Ford, T.
W. Simpson, J. 11. Wiiliamss, J. W.
Rich, J. C. Milam, J. P. Hood, 4 . 11.
S. Best, A. Y. Chapman, J. A.
Thomson, M. A. Hardin, J. T. Har
rison.
The following cases have been dis
posed of since our last report:
James M. Elliott vs. W. & A. R,
R. Cos., damages. Verdict of $5,000
for plaintiff. Wright A Fouche' for
plaintiff.
Win. Murray and Noah Shad wick
vs. Mary McDonald. Ejectment, etc,
Verdict for the plaintiff for the
premises in dispute. Warren Akin
A Son for plaintiffs.
Alford Trammell vs. J. C. Roper.
Appeal from County Court. Ver
dict for defendant. Wofford A Mil
ner for defendant.
A. F. Wooley vs. Rome Railroad
Cos. Verdict for plaintiff for SIOO.
Warren Akin A Son for plaintiff.
First National Bank of Americas,
Ga. vs. M. R. Stansell. Verdict for
defendant. Wofford A Milner for de
fendant.
Thos. J . McGill vs. E. M. Price.
Verdict for plaintiff for $59.31. A.
Johnson for plaintiff.
Head and Milner vs. Mrs. C. M.
Fields. Verdict for plaintiff for
Oh 22 with interest since Ist of Jan
uary, 1874. Wofford A Wikle for
plaintiff.
West A Edwards vs. L. M. Gil lam
A Cos. Judgment for plaintiff for the
sum of $266.24 with interest and coit.
G. C. Tumliu for plaintiff.
J E Morris vs Isaac Baker. Judg
ment for plaintiff for the sum of
$89.50 with interest and cost.
Georgo C Wyatt vs Thos II Couch-
Verdict lor plaintiff $142.65- Wof
ford A Wikle for plaintiff.
Ilarpold A llillyer vs J C Roper.
Verdict for the plaintiff for $288.16.
W Akin A Son for plaintiff.
Stokeley A Williams vs C A Bell.
Verdict for plaintiffs. A Johnson
for plaintiff.
Erwin A Gray, ad inn’s, etc,, vs Wm.
L Goodwin. Judgment for ppiintilfs
for SIOO with interest and cost. G.
C. Tumlin for plaintiffs.
Holmes, Calder A Cos. vs W E
Foute. Verdict for the . plaintiff for
$46,17. G C Tumlin for plaintiff.
The State vs Eliza Weems. Ver
dict of guilty. Solicitor General for
State.
Georgia Wesley 4 vs Oscar Wesley.
Libel for divorce. Granted. J II
Wikle foi plaintiff.
Sarah Hicks vs James ITicks. Li
bel for divorce. Granted. JllWi
kle for plaintiff.
EUREKA EUREKA
FERTILIZER.
Eureka Eureka
Has given good satisfaction for the past two
years on
Corn, Cotton, Wheat, Grass, Turnips
and Tobacco.
None better for the garden.
(Jail lor circulars and terms on
Sayre & Cos., Agents.
We rire also agents for the old and reliable
ATLANTA NURSERIES,
and will lie glad to give our friends quotations
for fruit and ornamcninl trees, hot house
plants, etc.
Fine assortment of FLOWER SEEDS on
hand and lor sale by SAYRE & CO.,
eb3-tf Druggists.
The West Point Cadetship.
Hon. W. 11. Felton’s circular is
creating quite a stir among our young
men. We hear of none spoken of
more prominently, however, than
our young friend Charlie Rowland.
He is fully capable of standing an
examination, and the committee
could not select a young man who
would reflect more credit on Georgia
in the West Point Military Institute
than Charlie Rowland. We sincerely
hope that he will receive the ap
pointment.
1 n the circular, as printed in The
Express last week, the name of Dr.
Lelaud, of Bartow, as a member of
the examining committee, was
omitted through mistake.
Air. W. W. Ricks, of the Ricks House,
wUhcs to purchase a good cow with a young
a If. It-
The Bartow House Hop.
The hop given on Friday evening
at the Bartow House by a few of the
young gentlemen of this place was a
splendid success The proprietor of
the house, Mr. Dickinson, together
with his estimable wife and accom
plished sister exerted every effort to
make the occasion enjoyable, and
well did they succeed. The Marietta
baud discoursed sweet music for the
merry party.
Heavy libbed uudershius at 62% cents.
N. Giereatu & Son.
To the Land of Flowers.
Persons contemplating taking a
trip to Florida or Savannah could
not do better than take the Magnolia
route ad vert isek in another column
by Mr. It. D. Mann, of Atlanta.
50 boxes Window Glass.
SOO lbs. Putty.
1,500 lbs. White Lead.
1 barrel Tanners Oil.
5 barrels Linseed Oil.
Full assortment colors, ready-mixed Paints.
Brushes, &e., recently received aud offered at
bottom figures, for cash, by
D. W. Curry,
Next door to to Post Office
Tidings from an Old Friend.
Glancing over tlie columns of the
Cartersville, Georgia, Express (a good
paper, by the way) we find in the ad
vertisement of “The Granger’s Life
and Health Insurance Company,”
tlie name of our esteemed friend,
formerly well known in Anson, Dr.
J. A. Jackson, in the list of stock
holders.
Giacl to hear from you Jim—
and hope you may long “live and do
well.”
Don’t you think it would conduce
to your temporal and spiritual wel
fare for you to i ecome a subscriber
to the Herald. — Wadesboro Herald.
[ VALEXUtfJfcS at W. H. Wiklo * Go.
CHEROKEE MIRRORED.
“Railroad” or “No Railroad” Is the Is
sue -Some Ollier “ Strange Things” in
Georgia—Petty Revenue Officials and
Their Doings-Ben Hill afler tha Offi
cial Scalp of Blacker—Ft Omne Id
Genus.
Editor Express— ln a strict po
litical economic view Cherokee is
still a wilderness. True, the nightly
howl of the wolf, the screech of the
panther, the heavy tread of the bear
and the battle-cry of the savage are
no longer heard. These were con
quered and driven out by our ances
tral pioneers. But the subjugation
and annihilation of wild beast and
unlettered savages does not constitute
a complete victory over a wilderness.
To conquer a world is to conquer
more than beasts or savages—this
brute force can do ; it is to conquer
and subject to men’s control all the
elemental forces, both active and
passive, of Nature and make them
all conducive to the physical, intel
lectual, political and social elevation
of man. In this view Cherokee is
still a wilderness. Here lie beauti
ful fertile valleys, scarcely semi-cul
tivated, and vast beds of iron, and
veins of copper, graphite, and gold
practically untouched; unnumbered
water-powers still wasting them
selves away as they did while the
savage roamed here as lord of Chero
kee; and many other potent wealth
producing elements here exist,
most all of which are unconquered
and totally unutilized. The people are
cognizant of the native wealth of
their country, hut owing to their
impoverished condition they are un
able to develop and utilize it. They
accept, too, the maxim of political
economy that a country finds its high
est development and its people the
greatest prosperity in an equilibrium
of agriculture, manufacture and
commerce. But in their present in
sulation their agriculture is thriftless
because of the expense of marketing
its products; manufacturing is im
possible because the machinery can
not be transported over the moun
tainous roads, and if it could the pro
ducts of the machine shops could
find no market of profit here ; and
commerce without transportation fa
cilities is dwarfed and paralyzed.
This being the actual condition of
Cherokee, as well as Pickens, Fan
nin, Gilmer, Dawson, and other
counties in North Georgia, it should
not be a matter of surprise even to
demagogueical politicians that these
people along the projected M. AN.
C. R. R. have resolved to make the
issue of
“railroad” or “no railroad”
in the next State political campaign.
It is mere bosh and nonsense—j-”*.-
plv useless plan-*—!' -*” r the State
.LAniiiistration to say the people are
already too much burdened with tax
ation to lend the aid of the State in
the construction of the road. Geor
gia has not and will not suffer loss
hy judiciously aiding the construc
tion of railroads through such large
and undeveloped fertile territory as
North Georgia. But the Smith ad
ministration’s cry is hard times, bur
den of taxation, waxes warm and
eloquent when a question of progres
sive statesmanship is presented for
their consideration. Yes, so warm
and eloquent that their lamentations
over the high county and municipal
taxes sing out from the House and
Senate like the splashing of a pine
slab in a mud puddle. Perhaps
could the cry for retrenchment be ef
fectualized by diminishing the enor
mous expenses of the Legislature and
State government it would command
more the attention and confidence of
the honest, laboring masses of Geor
gia.
THE EXPRESS,
of the 3td inst., mentioned one “very
strong thing” that exists under the
the present administration of Geor
gia. jsit not another “strong thing”
that the taxes of Georgia are as high
as under the preceding administra
tion notwithstanding the repudiation
of the Bullock debt and the great
enhancement of taxable property
consequent upon the construction of
railroads under the thieving Bullock
regime? Retrenchment is a grand
battle-cry for political parties. It
captivates the tax-ridden working
men’of a nation—it's a regular war
whoop.
‘RETRENCHMENT in town, county
AND STATE.”
Isn’t it enticing ? Sound it! It is
triadic, tripoilie, tricuspid and musi
cal too —a winning three-pronged
trump. It was under this ery the
present administrative party got in
control of the State government.
And now the people ask—and they
intend to know —about that Jong
promised retrenchment. More zeal
ous in ridding the State of plunder
ers and thieves than wise in their
blinded devotion to mere party name,
they are now face to face with the
fact that the campaign battle-cry was
a deceptive war-whoop. Deep-dyed
Democrats, they will never march
to the music of an unressurreetiorm
ble Georgia Radicalism ; and their
sovereign behest will be heard at the
ballot-box, and then there will be an
enormous reaction in State policies.
Put a peg here.
Cherokee is common with the
mountainous section of Northern
Georgia is cursed with petty revenue
officials. Their doings forcibly re
mind one of the days when old John
Paine, of Hog-Back notoriety,
prowled around from pillar to post.
Their recent conduct in upper Chero
kee, if correctly represented, is not
only disreputable to the revenue of
ficials in charge and disgraceful to
the citizens of this section and a
down-right outrage upon republican
freedom. But there is some hope
for a riddance of these heartless, ir
responsible petty agents. Blacker
& Co’s, recent tragedy in Gilmer
county has been bought to the no
tice of
HON. B. H. HILL
In'Congress, and this patriotic, fear
less statesman will lend some of his
impassioned eloquence in taking off
the official scalps of many of these
seif-i m portan t officials.
Hurriedly, yours,
Gloveless North Georgia.
February 7, 1576.
VALENTINES at W. H. Wiklc & Co.’s.
Remember we are elosng out dress goo and
and shawls—a nice Breakfast shawl for 35
tents. N. Gilreatii & Sox.
Baker & Hall.
The attention of our readers is di
rected to the advertisement of Messrs.
Baker A Hall, who are now carrying
the most extensive stock of goods in
their line that has ever been brought
lo Cartersville. Those wishing field
seeds of any description will do well
to give these gentlemen a coil.
ROME NEWS.
Short and Ouiek Notes from Our Busy
Cor respondent
Mack’s New York Comedy Com
edy Company were here three nights
last week*; good houses each night.
Gen. P. M. B. Young came down
on the steamer Mary Carter last Fri
day evening and spent Saturday with
us. You know lie is a welcome
guest here. His interest in our river
enterpri es has not abated in the
least. The Commercial, in its Satur
day morning’s issue, nominated him
for Governor.
The rivers are in fine boating order
and the boats are doing a lively busi
ness.
The merchants say that business
is good, and that their customers are
paying up well. Our manufacturing
establishments are not doing much
at present, but will soon open out in
full blast.
Colleges and schools are all well
attended and giving satisfaction.
Lindsey Johnson and A. J. King
expect to go to the Legislature next
year.
The rolling mill lias resumed oper
ations again. The Nobles are a live
set of fellows. Panics and hard
times can’t crush them out. They
are truly iron men with iron wills
pluck* We wish we had more such.
Yve hope they may live Jong and
“multiply and replenish the earth.”
[Well, don’t they do it?—Express.]
The county court is in session this
week, grinding out justice as far as
poorfhuman nature can.
J. J. Cohen, Dr. Janes and Dr.
llillyer have gone to Brunswick to
attend the State Agricultural Con
vention. The professional men seem
to take more interest in agriculture
than the farmers themselves.
11. r. Ford is now receiving a good lot o
nails, horse shoes, and horse shoe nails,
which he proposes to sell at the lowest cost
prices.
South evil Earner ami Stock Journal.
We have received the January
number of this excellent monthly,
published by Billings A George, of
Madison, Ga. It is a quarto sheet of
orty columns, and brim lull ofchoice
matter on farm topics; the rearing
of stock, the cultivation of fruit, veg
etables and flowers, besides a rich
collodion of culinary and household
receipts. This paper is sent to sub
scribers at the very low price of fifty
cents per annum.
Homemade Boots and Shoes.
Messrs. Moon & Trammell are making the
cheapest boots and shoes ever put up in Car.
tcrsville, and those who have tried o-" - •
tuing they have long
say they arc '>■- a j •=>
wanting.
Hymeneal.
Married, at the residence of Mr.
Bryant, near Rome, on the 9tti inst.,
by Rev. Mr. Wright, Mr. N. B. Tum
lin, of Cartersville, to Miss Fannie
Bryant.
We congratulate the happy couple
upon the union, and regret we were
unable to accept an invitation to join
them in a reception at the residence
of Capt. T. J. Lyon, oh yesterday.
We are certain the occasion was
most enjoyable, as Tom Lyon would
not allow it to be otherwise.
H. P. Ford is the live grocer of which we
have hcrctofoie spoken, and any one trading
with Henry, will find that he does not adver
ti.se anything but what he means.
Mack’s COmedy Comx>any.
This party is now playing an en
gagement in the City Hall. Their
performances are giving entire satis
faction to those who nightly attend.
Miss Laura McNeil, the leading
lady, is an artiste of genuine merit,
and she is ably supported by the bal
lanee of the company, The troupe
appears for the last time in our city,
to-night, in “Lady Audley’s Secret.”
and tiie roaring fa ice “Cupid the
Stupid.”
Eggs for Hatching.—From tiic follow
ing varieties of pure bred fowls at two dol
lars Her dozen: Dark and Light Braraas; Bull
and Partridge Cochins, Brown aud White Leg
horns, Houdans and Si'ver Gray Dorkings.
1 guarantee my stock to be pure bred. Send
stamp for descriptive circular and price list.
Address J. B. Stickle,
fel.o-ly. Marlboro, Stark county, Ohio.
Homscidc at Dallas.
In a diffieuty with Poik Shelton,
and brother, at Dallas, Paulding
county this week, Mr. Ed Puckett
was shot and killed instantly, it is
supposed by the former. Mi. Puckett
was stabbed about th# face and head
and finally through the heart from
which lie died immediately. We
have no further particulars.
Scotch plaids, table damask, it isli liuens,
at greatly reduced prices.
N Gilreatii & Son.
Mathews' Compound Food.
Messrs. Baker & Hall keep this on
hand. It is invaluable to all who
keep horses, cattle, sheep, swine and
poultry, and for fattening animals.
It is highly recommended by livery
stable men and farmers who have
tested it. Call at the hardware store
and try a box.
Children’s hose 10 to 12% cents per pair.
Gilreatii & SON.
No More Onion Sets.
Those of our readers who are fond
of the “tearful bulb” are referred to
an advertisement of the El Paso
onion seed, which will be found in
another column.
Double width Aipnccas, in colors, nt 30
cents per yard- N. Gilreatii <k Son.
Will I I ■IBUMOWI,
The House appropriations Commit
tee voted on Thursday of last week
to reduce the President’s salary to
$25,000 a year after March 4, 1877.
There is, of course, a constitutional
inhibiiion which prevents a reduc
tion during the term of the present
incumbent, but the pending appro
priation covers four months after the
expiration of that term
Sam Cox has received orders from
the Democratic commitees of severs!
States lor great quantities of his
speech on amnesty, the total deman
ded at this time reachiug 175,000
copies.
GEORGIA LEGISLATE EE.
Twenty-Third Dav-M on day,February 1 tli
187 G.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at
30 A. M.
P. esidenf Simmons in the chair.
, , REPORTS.
Reports from the standing 1 com
mittees were received and read.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
By Senator Reese —To prescribe
the practice in the.* superior and su
preme courts in cases where the State
is a party interested.
RESOLUTION.
By Senator Ivibbee—To remove
eertian books from the library to an
other safe place in the capitol buil
ding.
HOUSE BILLS.
recently received were then taken up
and read.
To authorize the Granger’s Life
and Health insurance company to
establish a state department for this
State.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The Senate then took up the bills
heretofore introduced and read first
time, which were again read and
referred to appropriate committees.
SPECIAL ORDER—TRUST ESTATES.
The Senate took up “a bill to de
fine for whom a trust may be execu
ted and the reasons therefor,” bring
ing the special order for the hour ar
rived, 11 A. M.
Senator Reese offered an amend
ment providing for the divesting
of trust.
Senator Cain spoke urgently
against the passage of the bill and
multiplication of trusts.
The bill was put upon its passage
and carried.
By Senator Ivibbee —To require
railroad companies incorporated un
der the laws of this Slate to begin j
work within two years from the date i
of their incorporation. Read first j
time.
THE GENERAL TAX ACT.
The Senate then took for consider
ation the general tax act for 1876.
Amendments were reported by the
finance committee.
The bill was on motion made the
special order for Tuesday, (to-mor
row) February Bth, at 11 a. m.
Mr. Hudson, chairman of the com
mittee on asylum for the blind,made
a report of the visit of the committee
since the opening of the session.
Senate took up a bill to amend sec
tion 827 of the code. Passed.
Some lit tie discussion arflse between
Senators Harris and Reese upon the
necessity and propriety of the meas
ure.
The bill passed.
To repeal section II of the act to
incorporate the city of Madison.
Passed.
To require record of personal and
cnattel mortgages within 30’days from
date.
To amend the charter of the Sav
annah Bankarwi *—-- T 1
V Cl#
To amend section 4876 of the code
relating to arson. Passed.
After some filiihustering the bill
was laid upon the table for the
present.
The Senate took up the bill to pro
vide stenographers in the superior
courts of this State. Passed.
Authorize and require guardians
to settle with their female wards up
on their marriage to men of lawful
ag“s.
During remarks by Senator Hud
son the Senate adjourned to Tuesday
(to-morrow) Feb. Bth.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order at
10 a. M. by Speaker Hardeman.
R ECONSIDE RATION.
Mr. Maedors—Moved to reconsider
the bill to regulate the sale of opium
and thi 1 preparation thereof.
Mr. Baker—Supported the motion
to reconsider.
Mr. Pittman—Opposed the motion
in an earnest and logical effort. The
hill did not go far enough. The sale
of opium and its salts should be pro
hibited. lie knew of cases in Troup
county where parties had become
raving nianics by its use.
Mr. Chappell Approved the mo
tion to reconsider. The object and
operations of the bill was not and
would not centralize the trade in the
hands of druggists and physicians.
The motion to reconsider prevailed
by yeas 58 nays 41.
BILLS ON FIRST READING. -
Mr. Clements of W bitfield—To au
thorize tiie solicitor general of this
State lo enter a nolle prosse in cer
tain cases.
u Mr. Black—To proscribe the man
ner and time for making motions for
new trials in county courts.
Also, To require the mayor of Au
gusta to discharge the duty of record
er and limit hissalary.
Also, To require tiie courts of this
State to render judgment at the first
term in cases of contract where no
issuable pletqis filed.
Mr. Wofford—To compel the offi
cers and municipal officers of cities,
towns and villiages to impartially
discharge their duties and provideja
penalty for wilful neglect.
Mr. Milcher —To better regulate]
the receiving of tax returns in tills |
State.
Also, To better protect the propoga-'
tion of shall in the Ogechee river.
Mr. Jones of Burke—To provide
for the printing of the department of
agriculture.
Mr. Rankin—To provide for the
neglect or refusal of solicitors gener
al in taking cases to the supreme
court.
Mr. Nelms —T o amen and sec tion
3850 of the code.
Mr, Baker—To change tiie lines of
the city of Cartersville,
Also, To create a criminal court for
Bartow county.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend the fence laws. Lost.
To amend the act prohibiting the
sale of farm products between sunset
and sun rise in certain counties by
applying its provisions to Walton
county. Withdrawn.
To regulate the pay of jurors in
Bartow county. Passed.
To revive an act approved in 1871,
allowing maimed,indigent and blind
persons to peddle without license.
Lost.
To provide a State currency. Lost.
REPORTS.
The committee on the lunatic asy
lum report the institution in a pros
perous condition, reflecting the great
est credit oirthe trustees and officers,
and specially compliment the engin
eer. The committee recommend the
appropriation of $250 for purchase of
medical hooks, and of $20,000 for in
creasing water facilities 200 copies of
the report were ordered printed.
The committee on the academy for
the blind recommended an appro
priation of $15,000 for current expens
es, repairs and erection of new build
dings They compliment Prof Wil
liams and his assistants and say the
discipline is admirable.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Iloge offered a resolution that
on and after to day, the House meet
at 9. 30 a. M-, and adjourn at 1 p. m.,
and meet ut 0; P, M., ami adjourn at
5 80p. M.,and the order of business
laid down and the rules be carried
out except suspended as laid down
in the rules. The'rules were suspend
ed and the resolution agreed to.
On motion of 31r. Henderson the
House odjourned until 3 P. M.
The House met at 3 p. m., and was
called to order by Speaker Harde
man.
House bills were read the second
time and reft rred.
MESSAGE FROM TIIE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the
Governor, in reponse to the resolu
tion of the House calling for informa
tion concerning the amount of prop
erty exempt from taxation, which
was taxen up and read.
Executive Department, )
Atlanta Feb. 7, 1876. j
To the House of Representatives;
—ln response to a resolution of your
body requesting the Governor to
furnish at the earliest day practica
ble “ail information he has or can
obtain, In regard to the amount and
value of property in the Shite exempt
from taxation by the provisions of
section 798 of the code.” I have the
honor to transmit herewith a com
munication from the comptroller
general, to whom application was
made for the information desired.
It will he seen that that officer lifts no
I data at his command which will en
| able him to furnish it. I have also
1 caused to be made a careful search of
! the United States censue of 1870, but J
| it too is so deficient in its statistics on |
1 many of the particulars embraced in j
our local exemption laws that it af
fords no reliable basis for even an I
approximation to the amount and
| value of exemptions. In the absence ;
| of all available sources of correct in
formation on the subject, should it
be considered important to future
judicious legislation,l would respect
fully suggest that the forms of our
tax digests be so altered as to em
brace the property exempted as well
as the property taxed.
James M. Smith.
State of Georgia, )
j Comptroller Gen era l’s office j
Ilis Excellency James 31. Smith,
Governor.
Dear'Sir: In compliance with
your favor of the 2d inst. and the res
olution of the House of Representa
tives asking information lit regard
to the “amount and value of proper
ty in this State exempt from taxation
by the provisions of section 799 of the
code.” I beg leave to State thut l
have no rcx-on 1 or-rfcrtfi which would
give said information. The law ex
empting said property for taxation
in said section was passed in 1765
1802 and 1863, and hence on those
respective dates the exempted prop
erty was dropped from tne tax di
gest, therefore on record of the same
exists.
W. L. Goldsmith,
Comptroller General.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
31r. Bacon of Bibb seut to the
j . . ..... .. *-*' cm extruci
relative to the expenditure of money
on the legislature of 1871 to secure
the endorsement of the State road
base. After the reading, 31 r. Bacon
said that he was a member of the leg
islature of 1871, and the'fact was a
matter of pride with him. That leg
islature had been confronted wiih
grave duties and lmd discharged
them fearlessly in the face of threats
and attempts at intimidation. In this
he did not allude to the State road
lease but to other matters much more
important.. When he recalled the
names of those who were then mem
bers of the General Assembly he
could not believe that there was any
truth in the charge. But to allow
such a charge to pass unchallenged
would be an injustice to those who
were members of that body seme of
whom are now in their graves. If
any of them were guilty of receiving
bribes let their names be published
to the world that they might he held
in perpetual dishonor. If none were
guilty, let them and others impiica
bd in the charge,be fully vindicated.
The most undoubted evidence would
be necessary to sustain the charge.
He therefore offered a resolution for
the appointment of a committee to
investigate into the truth of the
charge, stating at the same time that
he should decline to serve as a mem
ber of the committee.
31r. Warren hoped the resolution
would be passed unanimously
although he did not believe a word
of the charge.
Twe nty-Fourtli Day—Tuesday, February
8, IS7G.
Senate met at 10 a. in., President
Simmons in the ctiair.
Senator Huds* n, 28-h, moved to
recommit the bill authorizing the
creation of trust estates for certain
persons, to the judiciary committee.
Agreed to.
Reports from the standing com
mittees were received and read.
Senator Reese moved that when
the Senate adjourned it be to 3:20 p.
m., for the purpose of reading bills
the first and second times. Tne mo
tion was agreed to.
By Senator Arnow—Resolution
that the Governor transmit to the
Senate all the correspondence between
ihe Executive Depart men i and
Henry Clews & Cos., with respect to
the 8146,000 in the bonds of the State
alleged to have been twice paid by
the State. Agreed to.
The following biiis were intro
duced and read the fir.-st time:
By Senator Kibbee —To require
the judges of the Superior Courts to
render judgments in certain cases at
the first term of Court.
To make the fraudulent conduct of
parties to avail themselves of the
homestead and exemption laws of
this State a felony. Lost.
To incorporate the Toeoa and Tal
; lulah railroad company. Passed,
j To regulate and define the liability
I of the Slate as owner of the Macon
l and Brunswick railroad, and to pre
scribe the mode of bringing suit
against the same.
Senator Lester moved to suspend
the rules to take up the bill to pro
vide tor thecaliing of a constitutional
convention. On motion it was made
the special order for Friday the 11th
inst., at 11 o’clock.
Tor. pial tlie act to modify the
law against lotteries. Made the spe
cial order for Wednesday at 11 o’clock
The hour of 11 having arrived the
| Senate passed to the consideration of
the bill to levy a tax for the support
of the government of the State for
the year 187(1.
V a nous were offered
! to the sections as read, and each sec
lion ad meed separately.
The hill passed o:i a call of the yeas
and nays.
Senator Kibbee. moved to suspend
| the rules and take up the resolution
of the House and investigate J ttie
charge of corruption in the 'State
I road lease.
!i Tiite resolution was taken up and
unanimously agreed to. Senators Mc
l Daniel and Dubose appointed for the
| Senate.
To amend the act prescribing the
mode of incorporating towns and vil
lages in this Slate. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To require the receivers of tax re
turns to take down upon their di
-1 gt'sts the Christian names of tax
| Payers. Passed.
for the relief of J. E. McGuire, ol
Bartow county. Re committed.
To exempt from taxation the cot
ton, corn and other produce of pre
\ iO’is year iu hands of producer.
Passed.
HOUSE.
r lhe House called to order hv Hon.
A. O. Bacon, Speaker pro tern*.
BILLS ON IHIRD READING.
To repeal the act regulating the
side of liquor in Bartow county. Ju
diciary committee recommend a sub
stitute repealing the act so far as re
hues to Cartersville. Passed bv sub
stitute.
To reo ganize the Georgia peniten
tiary. Last.
To prohibit attorneys at law from
becoming securities on the bonds of
county officers. Passed.
io authorize parties making vol
untary assignment to require assig
nees to give bond. . Passed.
lo repeal the third section of an
act to fix the compensation of tiie tax
receiver and collector of Cherokee
county. Passed.
To provide for road commissioners
for tlie several counties in this State.
The House resolved itself into the
committee of ihe whole, 3lr. llo <T e
in the chair
Mr. Peeples moved that the com
mittee rise and report the bill back
wtih the recommendation that it do
not pass which prevailed:
3lr. Livsngstun trusted the report
would not be agreed to. If the bill
was defective let it be perfected.
The House adjourned until 3 p. m.
1 he call of was. on motion,
I pensed with.
i The House resumed the considera
tion ot the following bill, as the un
finished business of the morning ses
sion, to-wit.
A bill to provide Road Commis
sioners for the several counties of
this State, to prescribe their duties
and tor other purposes.
After considerable discussion 3L\
Meadows, ot Alticll&on, moved the
previous question which was sustain
ed, and the report of the Committee
of the whole was agreed to and the
bill lost.
Walsh, of Richmond, moved that
the following hill, which had been
laid on the table, be taken up for
consideration, which was agreed to.
The order of business, reading of
House fulls, was resumed,
On motion of Rankin of Gordon
the rules were suspended anti the fol
lowing Senate bills were up
and read the G.ita tmie and disposi and
of as follows:
Graham, of Dade, chairman of the
committee on enrollment, submitted
the report of the committee.
Senate bills resumed..
Also, a bill to legalize the election
01 municipal officers of the town of
Cedartown, held on the first Satur
day in January, 1876, to adopt anew
charter for said town and fix tiie
boundaries of the same.
Graham, Dade, chairman'of the
committee of enrollment, submitted
the following
solution :
A resolution to investigate certain
charges published'in the Atlanta
Herald in relation to the endorse
ment of the lease of the Western
and Atlantic railroad by the Gener
eral Assembly.
A biil to amend section 860 of the
Code. Lost.
Also, a bill to provide for the ad
justment of the rights of parties in
eases where property which lias been
set apart under the homestead ami
exemption laws of this State, has
heretofore been sold. Passed.
Also, A bill to authorize the Comp
troller-General to collect by execu
tion debts due the State bv lessees of
penitentiary convicts. Passed.
Also; A Gill to altar and amend
section 383 of the code, in relation to
fixing the penalties for misconduct of
tne Woiieitor-General. Passed.
Also, a bill to define time within
which proceedings to set aside judg
ments and decrees of courts must be
instituted, Passed.
Aiso, a bin to prescribe the mode
of taxation on snares of stock in
banks in this State, and for otiicr
purposes. Laid on .he table.
On motion of 31r. Brown, of Dooly,
the House then adjourned until 10
o clock a. m, to-morrow.
The resolution was then agreed to.
It gives a committee power to send
lor persons and papers, to administer
oaths and compel the attendance ami
presence of witnesses.
The committee on the part of the
House consists of Messrs. Fur low,
Walsh and Peeples.
The House adjourned until 10 A.M.
Tuesday-
W ashingtoa telegrams state that
gentlemen^who have observed the
signs, predict that Bristow will va
cate his place jn the Cabinet at or
about the time of the Babcock trial,
no matter what will be the verdict in
that case.
T lie Honorable 3lr. Thornburgh,
sole Repuolican member of the Ten
nessee delegation in Congress, made
a speech last Friday. It*\vas to this
effect: “I move that the House do
now adjourn And the House adjour
ned.
lion. Henry 31. Starkweather,
who died iu Washington city on Fri
day, was the only Republican Rep
resentative from Conneticut. He
was elected last spring by a vote of
8.99 G against 8,054 for Mr. Foster,
his Democratic opponent.
The Rome Courier remarks,.with
some truthfulness: “The Atlanta Her
ald says Atlanta cannot do without
Kimball. If that be so, we are in fa
vor of moving the capital to to a
place that cau. What say the voters
of North Georgia to it?”
A pretty thorough canvass among
Congressmen, according Wash
ington special, develops the fact that
the proposition of the Af piopriation
Committee of the House to reduce
the salaries of Congressmen from
five thousand to four and a half
I thousand dollars will be defeated.
The many breakages in the United
States Direct Cable having already
| excited suspicion, it is now asserted
in a communication to the London
| Times that in each case the cable has.
! been deliberately severed fur stock-
I jobbing purposes.
Winslow, the great clerical forger
of Boston, was atone time business
manager of Zions Herald, of which
Gill Haven was editor. Both min
gled piety and politics in about equal
proportions.
Boston stands sad-eyed and silent
by the side of Winslow’s vacant
chair, and feels as if Faneuil hall uu|t.
; Bunker hid monument were in some
sense a failure.
Only three members of the low^ 1
| legislature are lowa born, and it
would be a good thing for the'State
i if most oftbem had never been born
[anywhere.
The Ne w York Herald , taking if*
cm* from a Western journal which
hoists the Presidential ticket of Mor
ton ami Blaine, reminds the latter
gentleman that if he would gr-ttifv
his aspirations for the PreskPuev
he must throw away the “bloodv
shirt,” for in waving'it he can oulv
play second fiddle to the Indian
paralytic. %
The .Tndieary Coimnitee of the
j House have agreed to a bill reftn><?-
ing the surplus over taxes actually
duo realized from tax sales in the
bouth during the war.
Tiie Woosimg and Shanghai ran
is ay, the first built iu China, will be
operated by July 1. It is nine and a
half miles in length, and has a gn;. ,
of two feet six inches.
Among l the mass of southern war
claims now before Congress in one to
pay Mr. A. E. Maxwell, of Macon’
$270, OJO for ordnance stores and
supplies taken from him at Knoxville
in 18G8.
The Galveston AVirs Evers that
3Tr. C ox s “Oil Blame, dry up,” is the
average sentiment of the countv re
garding the revival of war controver
sies.
A resolution passed by a former
Legislature of JJissis.-ippi,' approving
Gen. Sheridan’s conduct at New Or
leans has just been expunged from
the records.
Charles O’Conor can eat, walk and
talk but is not yet out of danger,
i wo or*three doctors are still hang
ing around his house.
Trade an lanee.
MONEY AND COTTON *Z ‘.UKr i.
Office of The FXrr.r.ss. i
Oakteksvli.ee, u a,, Fcbnori a, i ; 5 ,
Corrected We* -k 1 y by J .J. iiowanl, IV, -iu-nt
ol the Planters* and .Miners’ Hank.
FIX AX* E.
r , , , . Reiving Selling
Gold.premmm:... .-*• js j , ”
Gold closed in New York Tuesday, at 1.1-i.
cor TON.
Arrivals a trifle heavier. Prices range from
oto 11*,- Good demand lor orde rs.
Low middlings Toik yestor-
CIBTEKSYILLE RETAIL PRICES CDTEEXT
CORRECTED WEEKLY' IU 11. 8. BE-T.
FLOUR — ,;er cwt c,"„ i
COl FEE—for liest, f* ft
SUGAR— 11), fc\. C., ’£‘4 ~
“ “ A 13; ,
• •' “ “ Crush v
*• “ “ Yellow 11 .a—
SYHUP—p gal —N. O V, u.l _
“ “ S Drips li:i jz
MOLASSES—good quality, ro
.MACKEREL (new) tjt kit No. 1.... 2 v
“ “ “ No. 2 1 7., .
“ “ “ No. 3 I . _
CHEESE—best article cream, .j „
AN DLL trt lb v .* i
SALT--# sack a-- -
oAi.'D-r ib ] F . isi
IS AGON —hams —ft tb. j.* i. iu *
“ bulk rib sides— ft - jy
“ shoulders— f) 1b ja
EGGS—# dozen 2,) o>
01, i j'i-'.u—M lb v,, so
CHICKENS.. i
sO I>A CRACKERS, (fresh; 12 W 15
I.K.M ON ’• “ j., , _
UP ITER “ l5 o ..
-MiGAR “ “
CiIACKNF.LLS , ;;5
ASSORTED PRESERVES ■ jar).. :vi 33
“ JELLIES!in tumblers) 2b a, 25
“ (in goblets). • 30 ft 35
GINGER _
SPICK 5,5 s ..
PEPPER :>io. ..
CLOVES (It oz.) WYrt ..
NUTMEG “ „ 20 a ..
MACE “ l&L 20
sTARCH (corn).per oz 20 z. ..
“ fpeurljper. lb Ho, 10
EXTRACTS LEMON (U doz.) Si ; . i 50
“ VANILLA “ 4 5 11‘i
WORCESTER SAUCE “ son<6 00
t'OMA TO CATSUP “ 2.10)
liltouMS “ 3Tj0.04.V1
BUCKETS (painted) “ 2 50 3 on
t’Ußs “ ({ nojd) 4 Vj .ii in
WHEAT BRAN (ft nvt) l j jr,
SHORTS “ 1 25 l 5*
PtAin. OIIIT- (new) — ' ~ 4%
HARDEN see —per paper ....... 1-1 i ..
W ELL ROPE—, go 1
A X I,EG RE A SI,. ..(a jfla-
S. W. COLLINS AXES 1 4\im
nXE HANDLES rn ... ..
PLOW LlNES—pair (3z feet'... <s,o& ..
APPI.E VINEGAR—B iral .. . 3 ..
PICKLE (In barrel) —‘ft gal ■> ..
GROUND PEAS—A pt 03<(
'TICK CANDY —r* ft m „
FANCY CANDY —ft ft r, ~
PEACHES A PEARS (canuetl) doz. 3 su<fi ..
oY'TEßS—(canned) 2-ib 3 5<
SARDINES—f*. box 2V„
CURRANTS—ri ft 25
Cll RON—ft lb (r, <C .I
SttAPS —Various kinds 0.v,.-, j,
R AISINS—fI ft a-, ~ ..
51 ACCWRoXi—ft 2 u, u
A PPLES—ft tju-h 1 55,,,
LEMONS—per doz 75 „ j p.)
DRIED APPLr.S—pel ft . 7
“ PEACHES 7 “
GREEN TEA—f) 1b j 25,0 fin
KLACK TEA—j* ft j ns),
POIVDER - lb ' Ve
SHOT— ft 1b 12,5,
W. PROOF CAPS—ft box j:,,,,.
<‘>lA* CO—f'lb.. fy, ... J .5.,
CIGARS— 02@ 15
GCe— u,. 5.,^
CRASPTON’S IMPERIAL SOAP
IS “TSS K IS BIST.*'
TIIIE soap is mannloctiired from mire ma
,lbt 1
equal to the best imported Castile S<.ap, anil
,t the same time posses-c.- all the washing and
, causing properties of the celebrated German
usd French Laundry Soapy. It ts iherclore
recommended for use in the Laundry,
Kitchen and Bath robin, an,lfor generat house
hold purposes; also, for Printers, Painters,
Engineers and .Machinists, as it will remove
'tains of Ink, Grease. Tar, Oil, Paint, etc.,
from the hands. Manufactured only bv
For sale by Boynton, carter Cos, Atlanta.
Crarr.ptcn Bros.
2,4, fl. Hand It) Rn gers Place, ami 35 Jefferson
decW-ly Street, New Y’ork.
Iff ATS ASB Uo3rs£TS
AT •>
Wholesale and Retail
Lapik.=. when you visit Rome yon will not
see ali the attractions unless you visit
UJS, T. B. miAHS’ FASHIOS EMP3BIDI
where you will always find the finest and most
stylish millinery to be found in North Geor
gia. New York style? receive! weeklv, and
vvith long experience in the business, and a>-
'i'ted ly the lie't trintmers in the State, it is
almost imijjoskild,* to compete, with her in
>t. Its and prices. Call at No. 107 Broad stie
tlldse’ifth* ibve'* not Mr, r*
WE FAY 4JAS-I FOII'AHE
FOLLOWING :
Otter Skins, Muskrat Skips
Mink Skins, Deer Skins,
Coen Skins, Wildcat Skins,
Fox Skins, Beef Hides,
Beeswax, Beaver Skins,
Price list furnished on receipt of postal card.
M. F. GO VAX & CO.
Oealers in all kinds of Hoots, Sho s. Leather
and Hides, 21 Broad st., ROME. Ga.
CLOCKS.
ALLEN & McOSftER
45 BROAD ST.. ROME, GA.
AUK receiving the largest *‘eck of clo ks
ever brought to Home, which tiiev are
selling lower tiun aver before -oWi in Georgia.
JEWELRY, SILVERWARE & SPECTACLES
All kinds of Jewelry made to order. Re
pairing neatly promptly exec ited.
de-6-3.n ‘ '
ML- O ARNOC IT A X
mt Manufacturer and dealer iu
SADDLES, HARNESS, ETC.
ROME, 0 A.
A f-L work wafrante 1 r be done well aud
ISI on teflu* to un tac .tin-e,. deoSh