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THE CARTER S YILLE EXPRESS BY C. 11. C. WILLINGHAM. The Cartersville Express. [OLD STANDARD AND EXPRESS.] RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy me year $2 00 One copy six months 1 00 One copy three month* 50 In Aden net. Club*.—For Clubs of ten copies or more $1.50 per annum for each copy. RATES OF ADVERTISING. The following are our established rates for advertising, and will be strictly adhered to in all tasc-: in 1 ki2 ws .1 vvs 4ws 0 in. 3 m. *> m.|l2 m 1 |1 ooin 50 $ > 00 |J 59 f 4 50 $6 Oo!$9 Uojsl3 00 2 2 00 : 3 00 i 00 5 f(j 9 (41 12 (1017 00! -.2 00 S 3 00 4 90 5 '5 6 75 12 00 16 OOjai 00 30 00 4 4 001 9 75 7 25 890 <4 50 18 75.25 10 36 00 5 5 o*l 7 00 8 75 10 25 17 00 31 90 58 00 42 00 6 00! 8 23 10 23 12 00 ! 24 25:33 00 48 00 7 7 0U : 50 11 73:13 73 22 0" 27 00 37 00 51 00 6 8 Oujlb 75 13 25 15 50 24 50 29 71 41 00 60 00 9 9 00 12 00 14 75 17 25 27 00 32 50 45 0()| 60 00 1U 9 75 13 00 16 ftlilS 75 39 25 35 00 48 50 71 00 11 1U 50:14 IXI 17 25 20 25 31 50j37 50 52 00 76 00 12 11 15 1.) 00 18 50 2! 73 3-1 75 10 00 57 50 81 00 1 { 12 00|l6 00 19 7523 5 :fi IW 43 5o 59 IX)' 86 00 14 12 76|17 0> 21 00l 24 75 38 25 45 IX) 62 50 91 00 15 18 50 18 00 22 25 2*l 25 10 50!*7 50 •■*) i*B 96 00 16 14 35 19 00 2 1 50 27 73 12 75 50 0 69 SO! 101 00 17 14 75*19 75 24 50 39 00 41 75,52 25 72 50:105 ( 0 18 15 25 3 5O 25 50 3 ) 25 46 75 54 5'73 50 109 00 19 15 75'21 25 26 50 31 50 43 75156 75(78 501113 00 2) 16 25:12 00 27 50 32 75 50 75 59 00 81 U)jl)7 00 31 16 73 22 75 28 90 34 00.52 75'81 27- 84 50:121 (X) l7 33,13 50 29 50 35 23 54 75,03 5- 87 90|1;5 (O 21 17 75(24 25 30 50 36 50 56 75(65 7f 9.1 50 129 00 34 13 00124 73 3t 25;37 5C58 50‘67 75,93 00 13? O’) Persons sending in advertisements will please designate the department of the paper in whiehthey wish them inserted—whether in the “regular,” ‘special” or “local” column; also the length of time they wish them pub lished and the space (hey want them to occupy. Announcing names ol candidates tor office, five dollars, invariably in advance. I.egul Advertising. Sheriff sales, per levy $2.50' “ mortgage 11 fa sales, per inch 4.50 Citations for letters of administration ... 3.00 “ “ “ “ guardianship 3.1 X) Application for dismission from adinins’n. O.lX) •• “ “ “ guard’sbp 2.50 “ “ leave to sell laud 2.50 Sales of land per inch 2.50 Sales of perishable property, per inch.... 1 50 Notice to debtors and creditors 3.50 Foreclosures of mortgage, per inch 4.00 Estray notices, thirty days 2.50 Application lor homestead 1-50 All legal advertisements nnmt be paid for in adcanct , and officer* must act accordingly; and that they may know how to collect for those charged lor by the iiiv.lt, we will state that 125 words (in this type) mnlye an inch. Whim Bills are Due. All bills for advertising in tin's paper are due ktany time alter the first insertion of the same, un i will he collected at the pleasure of the proprietor, unless otherwise arranged by con tract. Travelers’ Guide. CHEROKEE RAILROAD. FROM and after this date the following Schedule will belrun on the Cherokee Kail- Leave U*i: kin art at T:<)0 A. M. " Taylorsville, 8:00 ** “ Still sboro, 8:23 “ Arrlvo at ( artersvillc, 9:10 11 Leave Cartersville 3:00 P. M. •* Stilisboro, 3:50 “ Tuv.orsville 4:30 “ Arrive at Roc km art 5:15 ** WESTERN Jfc ATLANTIC RAILROAD AND ITS CONNECTIONS. The following Schedule takes effect Novem ber 28, 1875. NORTHWARD. No. 1. Leave Atlanta 4 20 pm Arrive Cartersville 636 pm Arrive Kingston 6 42 p in Arrive Dalton .....7 04 pm Arrive Chattanooga 10 13 l> m N o. 3. Leave Atlanta 6 20 a m Arrive Cartersville 8 42 a in Arrive Kingston 9 1 1 a m Arrive Dalton 10 54 a m ArriveXJhattanooga 12 42 p in No. 11. Leave Atlanta 5 55 p m ArrivoTCartersville ~8 50 p m Arrive Kingston 9 24 p ui a .'rive Dalton 11 45 pm SOUTHWARD* No. 2. Arive Chattanooga 4 00 p in Leave Dalton 5 51 p m Arrive Kingston 7 31 p m Arrive Cartersville 8 02 p m Arrive Atlanta 10 10 p ni No. 4. Leave Chattanooga 5 15 a ni Arrive Dalton 7 14am Arrive Kingston 9 07 am Arrive Cartersville 9 45 am Arrive Atlanta 11 55 n’n No. 12. Arrive Dalton 1 00 am Arrive Kingston 4 21 a in Arrive Cartersville 5 18 a m Arrive Atlanta 9 42 a ni Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 2, be wi>en New Orleans and Baltimore. Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 4 be tween Atlanta and Nashville. Pullman I’alaee Cars run on Nos -u3 nd 3be twcen Louisville and Atlanta. ItTNoclia nj:e of cars between New Orleans Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltimore and onlv one change to New York. Passengers leaving Atlanta at 4 10 j). m , ar rive in New York the second thereafter at 4 00 p. m. • Excursion Tickets to the Virginia Springs and various Summer Resorts will be on sale In New Orleans. Mobile, Montgomery, Colum bus. Macon. Sav innah, Augusta and Atlanta, Hi greatly reduced rates Ist ol June. Parties" desiring a whole car through to the Virginia Springs or to Baltimore should ad dress the undersigned. Parties contemplating traveling should send for a copy of the A'enneeaic Rout* Gazette , con taining schedules, etc. tar - Ask for tickets via “Kennesaw Boute.” B. W. WKEN'N, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, may22—dtt Atlanta. Ga. KO.UE HAILItOAD COMPANY. On and after Sunday, Dec. 12th trains on the Koine ltailroad will run as follows: DAY TRAIN EVERT DAY. Leave Home at 7 a ni Arrive at Koine 11.30 a m SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMODATION. Leaves Rome at 5.45 p m Arrive at koine at 9 P m ATLANTA A WEST POINT KAILKOAU. PASSENGE K TKA IX-OUTWA UD. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE Atlanta * 10:23 p.m. East Point 10:14p. m. 10:44 ;i. in. Ked Oak 10:59 p. m. 11:4i p. m. Fairburn 11:2t p. m. 11:22 p. m Palmetto 11:37 p.m. 11:33 p. m. Powell’s 11 ;5“ i>. in, 11:59 p. m. New nan 12:11 p. in. 13:15 a.m. Puckett’s 12:30a m 12:35 am Grantvilie 12:50 a ni 12:51 am Uogaii'Tilie...! 1:08 a m 1:0# am IV hitliebl’s 1 CV4 a m 1:35 am LaGrange 1:54 a m 1:55 am Long Cane 2:21 a m 2:21 a m West Point 2:40 a in PASSENGER TBA IN-IN WA UD. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE. West Point 12:30 pin Long Cane 13:36 p m 13:30 p m l.a Grange 1:03 pm 1:03 p m W hitdeid’s 1:21 p in 1 :’2l p m Hogansville 1:21 p m 1:42 pni Grantvilie 1:51 p m 1:58 pm j Puckett's 2:13 p m 8:18 p m i Newnan 2:29 p m 2:30 p m Powell’s 2;44 p m 2:45 p in Palmetto 3:o p in 8:0* p m Fairburn 3:32 p m 2:3:1 p m Red Oak 3:38 p in 3:42 p in East Poiut 3:57 p m 3:57 p m Atlanta 4:15 |p m SELMA, HOME & DALTON. MAIL TRAIN DAILT--NOIITII. Leave Rome 6:10 p in Arrive at Dalton 3:24 p in Making close connections at Dalton with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail road, and Western and Atlantic Railroad for all Eastern and Western cities. MAIL TRAIN DAILY —SOUTH. Leave Dalton R -00 pni * Arrive at Rome 9.10 p in Arrive at C’alera 5:40 a m Arrive at Selma 10:20 a in Making close connection at Calera tor Mont gomerv and points South, and at Selma wit- Alabnina Central Railroad for Mobile, New Or leans, Meridian, Vicksburg, .Jackson, all points South in Texas. Louisiana and Missis sippi. M. STANTON, Gen. Sup’t. Ray Knight, Gen. Ticket and Pass’gr Agt. GEORGIA RAILROAD. Day Passenger Trains on Georgia Railroad, Atlanta to Augusta, run as below: Leaves Augusta at..— 8:45 am Leaves Atlanta at 7:00 am Arrives at Augusta. 3:30 a m Arrives at Atlanta 5:45 p m Night passenger trains as follows: Leaves Augusta at 8:15 p m Leaves Atlanta at 10:50 pm Arrives at Augusta 3:15 am Arrives at Atlanta . 6:35 a m Accomodation train as follows : Leave* Atlanta 5:00 p ni Leaves Covington 5:50 a m Arrives at Atlanta 8;15 a m Airivestft Coviugton. 7:30 p m THE COOSA RIVER STEAMERS. Steamers on the Coosa River will run as per schedule as follows: Leave Rome every Monday at 1 p m Leave Home every Thursday Bam Arrive al Gadsden Tuesday "and Friday..# a m Arrive at Rome Wednesday and Satnrda>6 p ir J. M. ELLIOTT. Geu’l SupU GEORGIA LEGISLATE RE, Twenty-Fifth Day-Wednesday Febrimry 9, 1876. SENATE. The Senate was called to order at 10 A. M. P eaident Simmons in the chair. RECONSIDERATIONS. Senator Harris moved to reconsid er the general tax bill, which was agreed to. Senator McAffee moved to recon sider the bill to exempt from taxa tion annual crops in the hands of the producer on the first day of April after such crops are produced. Agreed to. Reports from the various commit tees were received and read. The hour of 11 a. m. having arriv ed, the Senate took, up the bill to modify the lottery law of this State. Senator Reese moved to amend so that the act do not take effect until Nov. Ist, 1870. Agreed to. The biil was put upon its passage and upon a call of the yeas and nays the vote stood, nays 21, yeas 15. To regulate the feesof the attorney general of (he Skite in certain cases. Senator McAffee, 32d, desired the objects of the hill explained. Senator Reese stated the objects fully and the bill passed. To repeal certain portion of act to gather statistics of agriculture. Lost. To amend on act to establish con gressional districts. Laid on table subject to call. To repeal all local and special laws relating to the inspection of lumber. Reported by substitute and passed. To regulate the admission of pa tients into the State lunatic asylum. Indefinitely postponed. By Senator Heavy—To authorize executors and administrators to buy property at their own sales in certain cases. By Senator Harris —To authorize the sheriffs of certain counties to levy in other adjoining counties in certain cases. By Senator Reese —To provide a remedy for certain persons having liens under section 1979 of the code. The clerk of the House appeared anti delivered a message announcing the passage of certain acts by the House. SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING. To provide and prescribe the fee of physicians who make post mortem examinations. Lost. To provide compensation for cer tain county officers where none is now provided by law. Amended and passed. To amend the garnishment laws of this State. Lost. To regulate legal advertising by amending the present laws. Substi tute agreed ro and passed. To provide a penalty for escapes from chain-gangs. Passed. FIRST ANI) SECOND READING. The Senate took up its own bills heretofore read first time and read them a second time, with reference to appropriate committees. The Senate also took from the cal endar House bills which were read the first time. At 1:40 p. m. the Senate adjourned to Thursday (to-morrow) morning, February 10th, at 10 a. m. HOUSE. The House was called to order at 10 a. M. by Speaker Hardeman. Mr. Furlow asked to be excused from service on the special investi gating committee relative to charges of bribery against the legislature of 1871, on account of relationship to one of the lessees, which request was granted. Mr. Livingston moved to reconsid er action on the bill to amend the road laws, which motion prevailed. The bill was referred to committee on internal improvements. BILLS ON FIRST READING. Mr. Neal—For the relief of Mrs. G. W. Underwood, of Bartow county. Mr. Whittle—To secure growing crops from the ravages of stock. Mr. Wofford—To provide for the redemption of property sold under execute *n. Mr. Hutchins—Toallowthe mayor and council of Cedartown to regulate the sale of liquor within their cor porate limits. Mr. Black—To authorize the State Treasurer to pay certain past due bonds and interest. Mr. Walsh—To incorporate the At lantic and Mexican Gulf canal com pany. Mr. Fulton—To regulate the leas ing out of convicts by the Governor. 200 copies ordered printed for the use of the House. Mr. Fain—To authorize the Gov ernor to lease out convicts to the Blairsville, Gainesville and North western railroad company. BILLS ON THIRD READING. To repeal the act creating a state board of health. Mr. Baker favored the repeal of the act. It was tyrannical. He did j not believe that virtue existed in man. Physicians will make out a larger report of eases treated than is true. Mr. Warren—Has the board of health had a fair trial ? Mr. Baker—lt would not in eterni ty. Mr. Carlton of Clarke opposed the repeal of the act in a dignified speech. He refuted the idea that the mem qers of the board violated medical ethics. His effort was forcible and eloquent, and placed him in the front rank as a debater and orator. The protection of life he contended was of far greater importance than the protection of property. Mr. Lawton hoped the house would consider this bill as a personal mat ter. The gentleman from Bartow was in love with the subject, and the subject was himself. Death loved a shining remark, and so did detrac tion and deprecation. Asa represen tative he demured to imputation be ing cast upon such men as Drs. Lo gan, Campbell. Stanford, Cromwell, Carlton and others of the hoard, to say nothing of Dr. Tnoraas, his es teemed colleague. No county could shower greater results in so short a time as that of this board. His eulo gium on the service and character of the hoard was eloquent and terse. Honorable as was tlie profession the report of the hoard honored it even more. Mr Tumlin moved to extend the time 30 minuies, which on motion did not prevail by yeas 52, nays 66. Mr. Pitman favored the repeal and had the floor at the hour of adjourn ment. THE APPROPRIATION BILL. The appropriation act being the special Order at 11 a. m., was dis charged and made special order for Thursday after the disposition of the special order already assigned. RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Stallings offered a resolution tnat the General Assembly adjourn sine die on the 19th. Mr. Carlton, of Clarke, offered a resolution calling upon the Governor fora detailed statement of the funds received from the agricultural land scrip, the manner in which the prin cipal and interest has been invested, how much for lands and houses, books, apparatus, salaries etc. • Mr. Candler ottered a resolution requesting our senators and repre j sentatives in Congress to use their ef forts to procure a modification of the 'aw as will stop prosecutions where the acts complained of relate to a pe riod more than two years ago. Tne House adjourned until 3 p. m, Tiventy-Sixtli Day—Thursday, February 10th, 1876. SENATE. Senate met at 10 a. m. President Simmons in the chair. RECONSIDERATION. Senator Hester moved to reconsid er the bill to abolish the Georgia State lottery. lie spoke fully upon this matter and the right and neces sity for its abolition. Senators Peavy and Winn als) spoke, the latter calling the previous question. The call was sustained and the bill was reconsidered on a call of the yeas and nays. Senator O’Daniel moved to recon sider the bill to regulate the admis sion in the State lunatic asylum. Agreed to. The president submitted a petition and resolution from the State agri cultural society in relation to the ne cessity for the passage of a dog law. Reports were received from the several committees which were read. BILLS ON FIRST READING. By Senator O’Daniel—To amend an act to create county courts, so far as the same relates to the county of Clayton. BILLS ON THIRD HEADING. To require railroad companies to begin construction of roads within certain time from the date of their charters. Recommitted. Pending consideration the Senate adjourned to 8 p. m. HOUSE. The House was called to order at 10 a. m. by Speaker Hardeman. The special order being the consid eration of the bill to require the pay ment of moneys arising from fines and forfeiturers into the county treas ury, and regulate the disbursement of the same, was taken up. It was discussed, amended and passed. The appropriation bid being the next special order was taken up. The house resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Candler in the chair. The hill was taken up by sections. The first section relative a of State lion**" officials, was agreed to. The salaries are unchanged. The second section fixes tlie sala ries of the clerical force of the G( n eral Assembly at the rate of last ses sion. Mr. Stallings offered an amend ment providing lbr the following salaries: $215 to the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house; $525 to the assistant secretary of the senate and assistant clerk of the house, and journalizing clerks of the house and senate; $6 per diem for the constitu tional clerks. Messrs. Stallings and Revill favor ed the amendments, and Messrs. Potts, Davis, Livingston, Allred, 11a rrison opposed it. Mr, Tumlin moved to indefinitely postpone the amendments, which mo tion prevailed and the second was agreed to. Mr. Revill offered an amendment to the second section “‘provided said clerks have beeu appointed and con firmed by the house,” which was re jected by a large majority. Mr. Warner offered an amendment to the third section by striking out “the mileage now allowed by law” and inserting $3 for every 20 miles,” and striking out “$7 per diem” aid inserting “$5 per diem.” Mr. Henderson moved to indefi nitely postpone the amendment, which prevailed by yeas 99, nays 25. Mr. ltevill moved to amend by 4triking out “three pages” and in serting “two” which was indefinite ly postponed. Mr. Warren moved to amend by paying Thomas Stafford £4 per diem for sweeping galleries. Mr. Little moved to amend by making the pay of Isaac Hill, $4 per day instead of $3, which was indefi nitely postponed. Mr. McKinley moved to amend by making the pay of the door-keep ers and messengers $8 per diem, without mileage, which was indefi nitely postponed. Mr. Bacon moved to amend the fifth section by appropriating $13,- 000 for the expenses, salaries, etc., of the Academy of the Blind and $4,000 for the erection of a work shop. Pending the remarks of Mr. Ba con, in advocacy of the amendment, Mr. Aired moved that the committee rise, report progress and ask leave to sit again, which'motion prevailed. Mr. Speer offered a resolution au thorizing the governor to burn $350,- 000 of bonds issued under act of De cember 11, 1853, $208,000 currency bonds issued in 1870, and $150,000 currency bonds issued in 1872, which was referred to the finance commit tee. The house akjourned until 3 p. M. Twenty-Seventh Day Friday, February 11, 1876. SENATE. The Senate was called to order at 10 a. m. President Simmons in the chair. Reports from the various commit tees were received and read. The Senate concurred in the house amendments to Seuate bills “to in corporate the Chestatee fluming and mining company,” “to legalizing the election otinunicipal officers of Ce durtown,” “to punish any person or persons who furnish any minor with deadly weapons,” to incorporate the Chestatee mining and Quartz wash ing company.” NEW BII.LS. By Senator Kibbee—To enable pur chasers of railroads to form corpora tions, etc. HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING. To require emigrant agents to pro cure license in each county. Passed. To amend an act for the registra tion of electors in certain counties. Passed. THE CONVENTION BILL. The hour of 11 a. m., having ar rived, the Senate took up the special order, being the convention bill. Amendments and a substitute were adopted, after a hard debate. Senate adjourned to 10 a. m. to morrow, (Saturday) February 12. HOUSE. The house was called to order at 9:30 a, m., by Speaker Hardeman. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1876. The special order being the consid eration of the bill amending the act to loan the credit of the State to tlx? Marietta, Canton and Ellijav rail road and for other purposes was ta ken up. Mr. Cassidy, from the committee on internal improvements, made a minority report adverse to the pas sage of the hill. Mr. Adams moved to discharge the special order until next Tuesday; and print 200 copies of the bill, which motion prevailed. BILLS ON THIRD READING. To prevent setting fire to woods. Amended by applying it only to counties where there are turpentine farms. To provide for the admission of colored deaf mutes into the deaf and dumb asylum. The house resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Clements, of Walker county in the chair. The committee rose and reported the bill back with the recommendation . that pass as amended, $2,000 appropriated instead of $8,500. Passed. To reorganize the government of the State University. Passed. To appropriate money for the pur chase of arms for the volunteer mili tary companies of the State. The house resolved itself into the com mittee of the whole, Mr. Speer in; the chair. The committee rose and* reported the bill back with the rec ommendation that it do not pass. The report was agreed to and the bill lost. SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING. To prescribe the mode of taxing shares of stock in banks and banking i associations. Passed. The senate bill to prevent the un- I lawful traffic in farm products was read the first time. Mr. Wileoxon —To authorize naar- 1 ried women to act as guardians for children by former husbands. The house agreed to the resolution calling upon the Governor for infor mation concerning tlj£ disposition of the interest on the agricultural land scrip, etc. The house adjourned until 8 P. m. Twenty-eighth Day—Saturday, Feb. 12. SENATE. THE CONVENTION BILL. Senator Cooper said he would not detain the Senate by any speech upon his amendment. lie begged to cor rect the Senator from the Ist (Lester) that this matter divided the Senate into these for and those against. If the people wanted a convention he would vote for it as a Senator, when the question came before “the people” he would vote according to his own !l f was nothing more than right to give the people this opportunity to say wheth er they desired the convention or not. He withdrew his amendment. Senator Peavy offered an amend ment to the substitute providing that at the same election the people should vote whether they desired to remove the capitol from Atlanta to Milledge ville or not. The yeas and nays were called upon the amendment of Senator Peavy, and resulted as follows; Yeas 16, nays 20. The amendment was declared lost. Senator Dußose offered the folio w;- ing amendments: To strike out the first Wednesday in January, 1877, aiul insert first Wednesday in April, 1876, as the time for holding the election. Also, to add a section providing for the calling of a convention to as semble on the first Wednesday in July, 1876, if the convention is called at the April election. The previous question was ordered and the yeas and nays called, as fol lows : Y EA8 —Brimberry, Cain, Crawford, Deadwiler, Dußose, Gilmore, Hester, Hudson of the2Bth, Kibbee, Knight, Lester, Matthews, Mattox, McDan iel Payne, Peavy, Reese, Winn—lß. Nays Arnow, Black, Blance, Cannon, Carter, Chastain, Cooper, Felton, Freeman, Graham, Harris, Hupps, Howell, Hudson of the 25th, Me A tie of the 81d, McAffoe of the 39th, Newborn, O’Daniel, Perry, Robinson, Rutherford, Slaughter, Wilcox. Wilson—22. MESSAGES. The senate received a message from the governor, for which consid eration was asked in executive ses sion. Also, from the house announcing the passage of bills and transmitting the same. The hill was put upon its passage and was declared passed. Senate adjourned to Monday, 14th, at 10 a. M. HOUSE. The house was called to order at 10 a. M. by Hon. A. O. Bacon speak er pro tern. RECONSIDERATION. Mr. Clements of Dade moved to reconsider .action on the hill to pre vent the firing of woods, which mo tion prevailed. Mr. Jones of Burke, moved to re consider action on the hill appropri ating $25,000 for the purchase of arms, for the volunteer companies of the State, which motion prevailed. The special order being the consid eration of a hill to organize anev the public school system of the State was taken up, discharged and made the special order for Wednesday next, following the special order al ready set down. HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING. To promote trade and encourage honest and fair dealing*. Lost. To regulate the fees of justices o' the peace and constables in this State. Passed. To regulate the mode and manner of trial in certain chancery case*. Recommitted. To authorize the governor to issue bonds to retire bonds held by W. E Herring, et. al. Made the special order for next Monday, and 200 copies orderel printed. Mr. Livingston offered aresolutioi authorizing the attorney general t compromise fi. fas. against partis charged with State road frauds whicfi was referred to the finance com mittee. On motion of Mr. Speer the houa* adjourned until 10 A. M. Monday. Negro sentiment is undergoing a decided change. The black people are beginning to find out that tie war was not made by the north !o free them; yet it is rather strange to see them contributing so handsomely to the grave of Robert E. Lee* Tlie New York Tribune notes the fait that Norfolk, Va., has contribute! $1,269 87 to the Lee monument funf, a liberal portion of which was sub scribed by the colored citizens. Subscribe to The Cartbrsvilie Express the best weekly in Norlh Georgia. Georgia Water Works. Proposed Improvements that Will Adi! Greatly to Her Prosperity. The State of Georgia ranks as the ' Empire State of the South. Her lim its extend from the tropical regions !of Florida to latitudes where snow ; and ice abound in winter. No State in the Union can boast of a greater variety of products. Certainly no ' Southern State can show a more en ! terprising class of people. Her geo | graphical advantages place her in a position to become highways between the West and Atlantic. The South westerly course of the United States coast below Hatteras puts her sea ports nearer to some of the markets of the west than the northern ports. A WATER ROUTE ACROSS THE STATE ! lias been a scheme under considera tion for some years. A number of navigable streams rise injthe northern portion of Georgia and empty into the Atlantic Ocean between the Sa vannah and St. Mary’s rivers. There is also a river that empties into the gulfat Apalachicola, Florida, Al though railways have to; a great ex tent broken up traffic by water routs, they still are of too much importance to be abandoned. What would the West do without ifs lakes and Mis sissippi liiver? How long would New York keep her grain trade with out the Erie Canal ? TO UTILIZE HER RIVERS, has been the first practicable step taken by the people of Georgia to wards constructing her water high ways. The Savannah River is navi gable to Augusta; the Altamahaand Ocmulgee which form oneat Hawk insville is navigable to Macon. On the Apalachicola and Chattahoochee which join their waters two hundred miles from the Gulf, steamboats ply toJColumbus. These five points nam ed are thriving inland cities,and have been for years, so that their growth has not been of the mushroom cha acter, but substantial. Above these cities obstructions to navigation ex ist, although between certain points small steamboats ply. With a view of removing the obstructions and ex- 4 tending navigation, SURVEYS ARE BEING MADE. The report of Col. B. W. Frobel, assistant engineer, states that on the 18th of October last he began the surveying of the Coosa liiver at the junction of the Etowah and Oostamaula rivers. For one hun dred and twenty miles the fall is three hundred and ninety feet per mile and free from shoals. The start ing point of the surveying party is a little below the flourishing city of Rome. For twenty-five years steam boats.of three VVreens without an accident. During this period land in the section has doubled in value, although the trade has necessarily been merely local and limited. There are near ly 10,060,000 acres in the coun ties watered by the Coosa river, about 3,600,000 of which tire improv ed, whose farm products are valued at $41,830 122 annually including 220,- 477 bales of cotton. These lands cou tain vast beds of coal and iron now lying useless for the want of a cheap outlet to market. The iron of this region is found to be superior for ord nance and machinery. THE RESULT OF THE SURVEY. Snowed that by the erection of a dam at a certain point with a lock of three left, from five to six feet of water can he depended upon at all seasons. The outlet that the opening of the Coosa river would give to the coal and iron would repay tiie cost an hundred fold, and be a means of drawing capital and emigration to the section that would double the value of the land in less than one half of twenty-five years. The most formidable obstructions on the Ocmulgee are two bridges be longing to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, which would have to be altered. Besides the benefits to thirty-six counties, containing over half a mil lion of people, that the completion of this work will give by developing new industries, it completes a largo portion of the great water route from the Mississippi to the Georgia coast, an enterprise that will be likely to re ceive anew impetus by the early opening of their line of river naviga tion from Savannah to Rome 4 — N. Y. South. Split Among the Alabama Republi cans, Special dispatch to the World. Washington, Feb. 7.— There has been a split in the Republican party in Alabama, which has divided into Spencer and anti-Spencer cliques, and the fued promises to be a bitter one. An anti-Spencer delegation is composed of ex-Govemor W. H. Smith, Judge J. Q. Smith and Sam Rice, will arrive here to-morrow to confer with leading Republicans in Washington, and will counsel a gen eral unloading in Alabama as the only hope for the salvation of their party, Spencer always has been ob noxious to the better class of Repub licans in that State, and the charac ter of his apppointees has been such as to create general disgust, and now a determined effort is to be made to throw off his yoke. A rumor pre vailed in Montgomery that Spencer contemplated resigning, but no such action on his partis looked for here. Spencer will not vacate his seat be fore the expiration of ids term unless the Senate asserts its respects and puts him out. The Alabama Legis lature has authorized the employ ment of an attorney to proceed to Washington to prosecute the Spencer matter before the Elections Commit tee. It is said that much of the pressure which has been brought to bear on Congress during the last week to pro cure a recognition of the illegality issued District 3.65 bonds, arises from the fact that the new banking firm in which Fred Grant and a nephew of Senator Sherman are partners, in vested largely in these securities, and furthermore one or more of the Dis trict Commissioners did the same thing. It is alleged also that Sena tor Sargent, who was so solicitous that Congress should endorse the ac tion of the Commissioners, has been a member of the District real estate ring, and recently moved into an ele gant dwelling erected by Boss Shep herd. It seems that Gen. Grant wiil oc cupy the White House one day in the third term without regard to the unwritten law of the republic. The 4th of March, 1877, will be Sunday, and consequently his Democratic suc cessor will not be inaugurated until Monday, the oth of March. This lias happened but twice in our his , tory—first iu 1821, when Monroe was inaugurated, and again in 1859, when General Taylor assumed his presi dential duties. Special Notices. COLONISTS, EMIGRANTS AND TRAVELERS WESTWARD. I7ROR maf circulars, condensed time tables and general information in regard to ra asportation fucifities to all points in Ten i lies see, Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Colo rado, Kansas, Texas, lowa, New Mexico. Utah and California, apply to or address Al bert B. Wrkxv, General Railroad Agent, Atlanta, Ga. No one should go West without fi;-st getting in communication with the General Railroad A gent, and become informed as to the superior advantages, cheap and quirk transportation o( families, household goods, stock and farming implement* generally. All information cheer fully given. W. L. DAN LEY JO. I*. &T. A. MIRK 10 SI list RISERS. Tho mtuittg of all persons we found upon our subscription book whnn we purchased the Standard and Express, credited by advance payment will be famished Tue Express until the time puid lbr expires. The name* of those who had uot paid up, we have transferred to our new books, and begin their subscriptions from December 2, 1875. j These are respectfully and earnestly requested to cal' in and pay or send us two dollar* fyr tlu> current year's subscription. We are determined to give* our readers a good paper, and as it requires a c.on.tau cash outlay to do sc, we;hope all who have not paid will without delay. CART* RSVILLE CITI GOVERNMENT. Mayou-F. M. Ford. Ai.DKRME.v-A, li. Hudgins, G. W. Satter field, C. It. Conyers, A. L. Barron, J. A. Stover, S. F. Milam, Peter Marsh, H. S. Best. Ci.KHK -J. B. Conykks, acting. Treasurer- a.*L. Barron. Maushal-M. P. Maxwell. Attorney—J. B, Conyers. SRATON—II. s. Revell, COMMITTEES. Finance A. It. iludgins, C. B. Conyers, S. F. 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Any iierson who receives a newspaper and makes use of it, w hether he has ordered it or not, is held in law' to be a subscriber. 7. If subset ibers pay in arc bound to give notice to the publisher, at the end of their time, if they do not wish to con tinue taking it; otherwise the publisher is authorized to send it on, and the subscriber will be responsible until an express no tice, with payment of all arrearages, is sent to the publisher. IF YOU Wantb arders, Want a situation, Want a salesman, Want a servant girl, Want to rent a store, Want to sell a piano, Want to sell a horse. Want to buy a house. Want to buy a horse, Want to rent a house, Want to sell a carriage, Want a boarding place, Want to borrow money, Want to sell drygoods, Want to sell groceries. Want to sell furniture. Want to sell hardware. Want to sell real estato, Want a job of carpentering. Want a job of blacksiuithiug, \\ ant to sell millinery goods, Want to sell a house and lot, Want to advertise to advantage, Wan’t to find anyone’s address, 11 ant Cos sell a piece of furniture, Want to buy a seeoiul-liand carriage. Want to find any thing you have lost. Want to sell agricultural implements, IV ant to find an owner for lost property. Advertise in THE CARTERSVILLE EXUREBS. Professional Cards. EAW <V REAL ESTATE. W. T. WOFFORD, business lelt with Cu|>t. Sain ford and Mr. Witters, who arc in mv office, will re cii-ve my attention. I wiil be at my office m>u ally between the bouts of 10 and 11 each morn - peblb] W.T. WOKKOIia A. 31. FOUTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW CARTERSVILLE, GA. ( h’i/A Col. Warren Akin,) Will practice in the courts of liurtow, Cobb, Polk, Kloyd, Gordon, Murray, Whittield and ad joining counties. dec 2-1 y. It. W. M Fit PH EY, ATTORNEY A T LA W CARTERSVII.LE, GA. OFFICE (up stairs) in the brick building corner of Main arul Irwin streets. decS-tf. J. .31. 310031, ATTORNEY AT LAW. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. Office: Up-stairs, over Stokely A Williams, West Main Street. Marll J. W. HARRIS, Jr., ATTORNEY AT LAW, Carteiisville, Ga. OFFICE next door to TUB Expkess printing establishment. Jonx W. WOFFORD. THOMAS W. MII.NKK WOFFORD & MILNER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA., OFFICE up stairs, Bank Block. 9-5-tt. JAMES R. (OXTERS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ga. WILL practice in the Courts of Cherpkee and adjoining circuits. Particular attention given to all business entrusted to my care. Collecting made u specialty. Office up-stairs in tlie Bank Block. dcc23-ly. G. 11. RATES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office in the Court House. dec9-ly IIOMEMADII HONIEHY. PERSONS desiring good and serviceable SOCKS OB STOCKINGS, Cotton or Woolen, Can find them at the store of A. K. HUDGINS. Southern .Sliirt Mnnufuctory. ED. F. SHROPSHIRE & CO., . Manufacturers and Dealer* in WHITE AND COLOEED SHIRTS. Collars, Bosoms and Drawers, 21-3 East Alabama Street, ATLANTA, Georgia. tS??tt.. rt C * 1,1 c * rte, * v,,,e ordering from us can have their nu-.istirt? taken at Mr. Uatillo. SADDLES, HARfOS, LEATHER, ETC., ETC. HUDGINS & MOUNTCASTLE KEEP ON HAND AND MARK TO ORDER ON SHORT NOTICE SADDLES AND HARNESS OF THE BEST MATERIALS AND IN EVERY STYLE DESIRABI E. They keep on hand also a good stock of II \MES, COLLARS, BRIDLES, II ALTERS, WIIIPS Adso Harness. Hole and Upper I^etliei*N, KIP AND FiIKNCH CAT F SKINS. at“l7Sw%fp AND A k UK AUWAUB ANTED.' °“ r S *‘ UlC * arc nii “ lc Store wu West Main street, next it.*: to A. A. Skinner A Cos. decl6-3ui. STOVES & TINWARE. To tlie Citizens of Cartcrsville and Hm*- founding- Country: HAVING BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN MY ARRANGE menu t, letve C.irteravllie, I have concluded to remain ud east my lot among her people. In opening l> tieitica here again 1 have concluded to do a*STRICTLY CASH mjgmmm I'oslncss, thereby enabling me to otfer goods at EXTKKM E LY LOW FIGURES. Those wishing to purchase STOVES, TINWARE A HOUSE FURwiSHiira aocDS, For CASH, RAGS, BEESWAX. axHtsua, OLD BRASS AND COPPER, CORN AND FODDER, or >"r*nTig that will sell, can gel the very bottom prices. But ri.KASK ix> Not ask Folt I'ltEDlT. I cannot afford to give it, even to the very (rest men iu 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 bo found at my old stand iu the old Exchange Hotel Building, on the PUBLIC SQUARE. (Janl-ly) J. S. ADAMS. J. I). HEAD. DR. T. 11. BAKER. W. G. DoBaON. x. t>. iik:a.d & CO., # DEALERS IN Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Dress Goods, r.uihing, HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES, &., tie,.. No. 71 Peachtree Street - Atlanta, Ga. OUR BARTOW, PAULDING AND CHEROKEE COUNTY FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO call and see ns when in the eity, promising them the same courteous treatment and fair, honest dealing they have had in our house whi.e at Carters ville. Our stock will lie found full and complete iu all its departments, and prices as low us can be found iu this market. N. 8.-lVe respectfully ask consignments of cotton from our friends who wish to sell in this market, promising them the fullest market prices—and no unnecessary expenses attached 40 the saleof same. J. D. HEAD & CO. Atlanta, Ga.. .Tannarv 6. 1576. ETOWAH FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP. allace & Flaekett, MANUFACTURERS OF Hollow Ware, Steam Ea&iaes, Grates, Mantels, Mill Machinery, &c. Highest Market Price for Old. Iron, Copper and Brass jan2o-tf. JOHN S. REESE & CO. • i* I * • * General Agents, Balti.uore, Md. T. W. BAXTER, Oai*tei*!S ville, Georgia, SOLE AGENT IN BARTOW AND ADJOINING COUNTIES, FOR THE PACITIC GUANO COMPANY. CAPITAL, SI,OOP,OOP. JUST RECEIVED AT WAREHOUSE OK GENERAL AGENT IN ATLANTA, 1,000 Toll* Soluble Pacific Guano, 100 Ton* of Acid Phosphide for Composting. (NO OLD STOCK ON HAND.) lAM now prepared to furnish dealers and planters in any quantity desired of the above high grade and popular tertil zers, which are fresh md in fine condition, and the analysis recently made, of the new stock, shows about 15 per cent, available phosphoric acid. S> A per rent. Ammonia, and nearly 2 per cent, potash- Sold on time as usual, at toe low price of sll2 50 per ton. delivered on lmard ears in Atlanta, with option to pay in cotton Ist N iveniber, at 15 cents per pound, basis New York Middlings. IW~ l'l an tors ill note th it freight is only from Atlanta $1.40 per ton. Call on or send to me for circulars and analysis. Respectfully. T. W. Baxter. jaii2o-2in THE GRANGERS li m nun mm m, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Anthorized 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 PAFLE3NTT OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA. CAPITAL STOCK, 100,000. W. H. KETCH* M, Preaidcnt. | F. E. DAVIDSON*. Vice President. | 11. W. FOltT, Sec’y GEORGIA DEPARTMENT, ROME, GA. Capital Stock *IOO,OOO Office No. 2 COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Major C. G. SAMUEL, President, ALFRED SHORTER, Vice-President, R. J. GWALTNEY Secretary, C. ROWELL, Attorney, lr. G. W. HOLMES, Medical Examiner. Board of Directors : A. P. Allgood, Trion Factory; C. Rowell. Rome, Oa.; Alfred Shorter. Rome. Ga.- John ll* Newton, Athens, Ga.; A. Jones. Cedartown. Ga.; lion. D. F. Hammond, Atlanta Ga • Ho*- D. B. Hamilton, Rome, Ga,; Cain Glover. Rome, Ga.; T. McGuire, Rome, Ga.; F.' Woodruff* Rome, Ga.; M. H. Bunn, Cedartown, Ga.; A. J. King, Cave Spring, Ga.; Hon. W M- Hutchins. Polk county, Ga. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT, MONTGOMERY, ALA. Capital Stock *IOO,OOO Hon. N. N. Clements, President and General Manager, Tuscaloosa. Ala.; Hon. David t lontou V ice President, Montgomery, Ala.; W. L. Chambers,Secretary; Stone & Giopton, Attorneys, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, MERIDIAN MISS. Capital Stock *IOO.OO O Col. James W. Beck, President, John 11. Gray, Vice-President, L. A. Duncan Secretary SECURITY, ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY, Are the Leading,prin<iples of this Company. ALL approved forms of Lire and Endowment Policies issued in sums of SIOO up to*lo,ooo Al<A Term Policies ol one, three, or seveu years. 4 * *' All Life policies non-forfeiting alter two annual payments, when the insured will be entitle 1 to paid np Policy or Cash Surreneer thereof snmie i Dividends may be used to protect policies against lapsing incase of failure to rav nre miums. This with the non-torfeiting and Cash Surrender features, are snffl. ieut toraAf h i Company popular among thinking men. AGEXTS WASTED, dec 2-tf W. G. ENGLAND,of Mobile, Ala., General Superiuteude.it of Agencies. W. K. HUSE, Agent, Cartersvilie, Georgia. VOLUME XVII—NUMBER 7.