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THE EXPRESS.
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or each additional publication, and no display
Rllovved ii the local columns of this paper.
February 17, 1876.
AROUND THE TOWN.
Notes Gathered Here and There by our
Reporters.
Lent will commence on the first
of March.
It's time to be< thinking about
“garden sass.” ' *
Mr. J. S. Hollinshead avertises
for lost overcoat.
Ii was in vain we looked for a
valentine Monday.*-
Dr. Jones, of Kingston, has been
in the city this week.
Dr. Baker and Maj. Cooper were
both at home on Sunday last.
Frank Cohen, of the‘Rome Com
mercial’, is back in his normal state
—in love.
“Ye local” regrets not being able
to attend the sociable at Taylorsville,
Monday night.
-Cols. Warren Akin and J. W.
Wofford are at Cedartown attend
ing Polk Superior Court.
The cry “go west” has ceased. An
editorial article in a western paper
is headed “Hop Yeast.”
“Tin; largest circulation in Bar
tow” is not known, .there having
been no lest of that proposition.
The belle of ltome is in the city,
and was the cynosure-of all eyes at
the masquerade party,Monday night.
The squad of soldiers who have
been in Carters vide for some weeks
have been ordered back to Atlanta.
Col. Abda Johnson is spending a
short time in the genial sun of “the
land of flowers.” lie will return in
a few days.
Mr. Isaac Liebman. of Elsas, May
& Cos., Atlanta, spent Sunday in Car
tersville, on a visit to his brothers \
Messrs. S. & M. Liebman.
“ileavig bless you, my darlig, my 1
breeious darlig —ker-chew” were the
last words he said as they parted
at the gate, Sunday night.
John Audi rson lias had his billiard
table re-modelled and fixed up in
styie, and says he intends to make
hi- the most pleasant place of resort
in the city.
The depression of the times lias .
greatly cimniied operations at the ;
Ilockmart Slate Quarries, and there j
are not more than twenty people at ;
work there at present.
A number of friends assembled at
the Tumlin residence Friday, and
enjoyed an elegant dinner given by :
Mrs. Tumlin, in honor of the mar
riage ot her son, Mr. N. B. Tumlin.
Everybody looks with awe and as
tonishment at the immense boot
which Jim Alfred has placed in front
of his shop. Nothing like letting
the people know where you are, Jim.
Anew svbseriber to The Express
from California yesterday. We are
receiving subscribers from various
distant parts of Georgia, and every
day from this and adjoining counties.
The repeal of the local option law
so far as Cartersville is concerned,
has passed both houses of the Legis
lature, and only needs the signature
ot Governor Smith to make it effect- j
ive.
Mr. A. Y. Chapman has become
connected with the splendid house of
McMillan & Snow, Atlanta, whole
sale family grocers. We congratu
late both the firm and Mr. Chapman
upon the new association.
Mr. Wm. Bell, of the firm of -E. F.
Shropshire & Cos., proprietors of the
Southern Shirt Manufactory, Atlan
ta, was in the city yesterday. Par
ties desiring fine shirts, can leave
their orders with Mr. Patillo. Mr. I
Bell will remain until Monday.
[ See advertisements inviting pro
posals to build bridges across Pump
pGnvilJe creek near Col. CM. Jones,
tin Allatoonu district, and across Eu-
Biarlee creek, in the 17th district, on
rwhat is called the new Alabama road
■between the places of J. G. and 1
iThomas Colbert.
[ Messrs. B. L., E. G. and W. J. j
■Willingham, and Maj. It. F. and
EVlr. .Jas. S. Lawton, all of Macon, j
Rvere in our city last week, going and
returning from the Tallapoosa copper ;
pane. They are all stockholders,
and we are glad to say they were well
pleased with their prospects. We
pad never met these gentlemen be
fore, although their grandfather and
{our grandfather were brothers. We
pope they will find it pleasant to
o.u ! this way again.
; 11. 1\ F on] is i;ow receiving a good lot of
limits, horse shoes, and horse shoe nails,
[which he prop <es to sell at the lowest cost
[prices.
The liveliest Place in Town.
Energy and industry make busi
ness, and well-directed enterprise
makes business a success. No man
need to sit down and wait for busi
ness, for it never will come to him.
Any business guided by intelligent
direction will succeed, and success is
the sure reward of indomitable per
severe nee. These truths aie illustra
ted by a visit to the Etowah foundry
qr.d machine £hop of Messrs. Wallace
& llackett. A few weeks ago this
establishment was comparatively
idl". A ft w months ago Mr. Hack
el i came to our town to try his for
tune. He secured an interest in the
fiundry and went to work. He
lulled up his sleeves and put bis iiand
to any and everything to be done.
■Beinga practical man, having been
brought up to the business and train
ed in all of its departments, he knew
how to and when to strike to the
Hjst advantage. The result is the
firm is turning out the finest charac
ter of eastings, including hollow
ware, manufactured anywhere. It
fjpon became necessary for an en
largement of their shop room, and
an additional moulding room is tAe
■suit. As soon as lumber is prepar
ed another large building is to be put
U]> for building portable engines.
■ The orders of the firm are a month
ahead of them, and some twenty
hands are now employed. This is a
Jug story told in a short but truthful
way, of the liveliest place in town.
THE TAr.T.A POOS A COPTER MINE.
Its Development ly the Middle Georgia
■ Mineral Association.
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure
of meeting up with Mayor Huff and
Col. Nutting, of Macon, at the heme
of Gen. Young. They were’on their
return from the new copper mine in
Haralson county, formerly known as
'the Waldrop mine. They had j fine
specimens of the ore and seemed so
elated with the prospect of develop
ing a bonanza that we then deter
mined to visit the mine upon the
first opportunity. A few days there
after, Mr. John H. Furman, the su
perintendent, paid us a call, and gave
us a few dots on the subject, which
we published,and he invited us to see
hisoperations. r The opportunity pre
sented itself a few days ago, and we
had the pleasure of seeing what we
regaid as one of the biggest things in
Georgia in the way of mineral de
velopment.
Some twenty years or more ago an
attempt was made to develop what
appeared to be the outcroppings of a
copper mine on the land of Mr. TANARUS,
G. Waldrop. The want of expe
rience and capital made the experi
ment a failure. One or two rude
shafts or excavations were made and
the enterprise abandoned, as we have
said, without results, although the
outcroppings were exceedingly fa
vorable, resembling somewhat the
surface at the Ducktown mines.
Some time during the past year
Mr. John 11. Furman visited the.
place as a member of the Middle
Georgia Mineral Association. He at
once pronounced it from surface in
dications a opper mine of great vat-*
ue, secured the property for the as
soeiation # and, after preparing, began
the work proper for its development
on the first of last September.
The outcropping of tne vein con
sists mainly of a large body of gossan
coursing nearly north-east and south
west, which make what is termed in
mining technicality the strike of the
vein, which dips to the south-east at
an angle varying from twenty to
sixty degrees. The average width
of the vein shows a thickness of from
four to nine feet of solid ore; but
taking into consideration the poorer
portions, the width is much greater
as exposed fqv a distance of seventy
leet along the direction the vein
travels, with an increase of width as
it dips downward.
The first object of the superintend
ent in developing the mine was to
relieve it of the surface water at as
little expense as possible. To accom
plish this it was necessary to drive in
an adit-level or tunnel. To do this it
was further necessary to cut the open
ditch two hundred yards long and to
create an under drain a distance of
fifty yards. The tunnel proper is one
hundred and ninety feet long, reach
ing a depth below the surface of
sixty-five feet, which give's easy con
trol of the vein to over one hundred
feet in depth and about six hundred
feet on its strike. The whole is en
tered by a perpendicular shaft forty
four feet deep, thence down by steps
to the level below where the opera
tions of the miners are in progress.
The company control the most of the
gossan outcrop on the strike of this
vein.
There is now raised from the vein
und£r shelter over one hundred tons
of ore, with over one thousand tons
exposed to sight. The object has not
been to hurriedly 7 raise ore—which
so much damages many mines—but
to place it in condition for taking it
out in large quantities in the future.
What are now mostly needed are
smelters. These should be placed on
the grounds at once as a matter of
economy in transportation. The
great advantage of position, timber
and the vast saving of hauling,
freights, Ac., make the purchase of
smelters exceedingly desirable in
point of economy and good dividends
upon the money invested.
The following is an analysis of the
ore given by Prof. Land, of Atlanta,
who enjoys a high reputation as an
analytical chemist:
ANALYSIS.
Sulphur 47.21
Iron 32 61
'Copper 12.72
Oxygen,(with copper in ore) 03.12
Lead 0.82
Manganese and gange 3.20
Water, (with traces of gold and
silver 0.32
100.
This association, if true to itself,
has a brilliant future before it. It is
composed mostly of gentlemen of
Macon. In Mr. John 11, Furman,as
their superintendent, they have a
gentleman of indomitable energy, of
fine administrative qualities and an
economical worker. How he has ac
complished so much in so short a
time and upon a sum of money not
exceeding four thousand dollars is
only explained by the term good
•management. He certainly deserves
the implicit confidence of the asso
ciation. lie is careful of their funds
and uses every dollar with judgment
and discretion. Mr. T. S. McDaniel
and Mr. Bayard King, experienced
miners, and foremen of the two
shafts of the mine, are his safe and
faithful assistants. From these two
gentlemen we learn that this mine is
better than the Ducktown mines.
The Tallapoosa copper mine, now
one of the wonders of Georgia’s min
eral wealth, is located in Haralson
county, about four miles from where
Polk, Paulding and Haralson coun
ties corner. It is directly on the
Dallas and Buchanan road—eight
miles from the first and twelve from
the latter town and twelve miles
from Rock inart.
The land is still the property of
Mr. Thomas G. Waldrop, one of the
oldest and most respected citizens of
Haralson. We congratulate him
upon having a company developing
his mine that has the means to ac
complish the work. If he lives wo
have no doubt he will he in a few
years one of the richest men in the
JState.
Try EUREKA FERTILIZER. Thk Best.
IjL he Jj&st. i)A\RE CO., A^ouis.
EN MASQUE.
All about a Gay and Festive Occasion
We regret that pressing business
forbade us attending the elegant
masque party at the residence of Mr.
Hollinshead. We had a lively re
porter on, hand, however, and here
is what jie says about it:
“The river was up, and its chan
nel full deep,’* but upon the evening
of the 14th, the attraction lay just
across the waters. Mr. and Airs. J.
S. Hollinshead had issued to a long
list of their friends, invitations to at
tend a Masque Valentine Party, at
their residence, and they all had be
gun with one accord, not to make
excuse, but preparation.
an early hour the guests were
assembled and the masking began,
and as each new character entered
the parlor it was greeted with roars
of laughter or looks of wonder and
admiration. All varieties of charac
ter presented themselves and attempt
to particularize would insure a com
plimentary description of each. The
ladies in mask were all beautiful,
brilliant and attractive and were
only excelled by the same mask
ers unmasked, while the gentlemen
were hideous or handsome, witty or
clownish, just as their characters re
quired.
The maskers were as follows:
Miss Betsy BiSteswai—Mrs. Hollinshead.
Natu it’s Little Beauty—Miss Julia Parrott.
.M iry, Queen of Scots—Miss Mary Tram
mell.
“Guess Who?”—Mi-s Addie Trammell.
D •mio— Miss Lula Beni.am.
Flower Girl—Miss Lida Field.
Night—Miss Jennie Kiugsbcny.
Titauia—Miss Salim Parrott.
Sleepy Head—Mrs. J. C. Fain.
Fortune Teller—Miss Mary Sitterfleid.
“Olt Shucks !!”—MLs Florida Larramore,
Child at the Regiment—Miss Lula Peacock.
Twilight Star—Miss M, E. Curry.
The elegant appearance of “Donna
Isabel” comported well with the
natural gracefulness of Miss Katie
Brabson, of Tennessee; and Misss
lone Newman, of Rome, imper
sonated as beautiful a “Sunrise” as
could nature herself afford.
GENTLEMEN.
Red Cloud— W. H. Goldwire.
Hamlet—C. F. Stephens.
Clowns—P. L. Slu titan aud Henry Tumlin.
B truer Taylor—R. 11. Field
Barber de Saville—M. H. Field.
Little Barefoot—B.n Conyers.
Polly Perkins—C. C. Parrott.
Turk—Thomas Lumpkin.
Sir William Wallace—Ab Baker.
Du Solo—Charlie Rowland.
Comanche Qbief — Dr. Lindsey Johnson.
\\ minded Cotif. derate —Dr. T. J. Shepherd
Cenieuiiint of 177(5—E. L. Pehcock.
His Satanic Majesty—J. M. Moon.
“Twi'Ltb (K)night, or “What von will”—
j J. W. Harris, Jr.
i he Veiled Prophet of Korrassin— Harry J.
Erwin,
Gentlemen Elite— T. W. Akin, j. S. Row
land, J. C. Spronll.
The Attentive Host —Mr. J. S. Hollinshead
Present were also seen Mesdames
Parrott, Rowland and Conyers, con
tributing by their kindness to the
enjoyment of every one, and doubt
less enjoying the pleasure they gave
others.
The elegant supper merited and
received an especial attention from
each individual, and in fact it held
for a large portion of the evening the
unrivaled monopoly of time, atten
tion, thought and effort. During the
entire evening pleasure reigned su
preme and-many of the “wee snm’
hours” were spent Before the crowd
disbanded, all grateful to Mr. and
Mrs. H. for affording the a thef most
enjoyable opportunities - Nrxv
JUST ARRIVED.
50 boxes of window glass, all sizes.
Picture glass—large sizes.
Putty, in' cans.
Fifty kegs of strictly pure white lead.
Mixed and dry paints—ail colors.
Large assortment of
CLINTON’S
Paint, Varnish, White-wash and Shoe Brushes,
SAYRE & CO.
The Pauper Farm.
This farm is located ten and a half
miles from town on the Tennessee
Girt road. It comprises a body of
three hundred and thirty acres of
fair land, and upon it are the super
intendent’s house and four framed
double houses for the paupers. Mr.
W. T. Sexton took charge of the
farm on the first of last January and
he informs us there are now twenty
six inmates—seven men, ten women
and nine children.
The coifhty commissioner pay
Mr. Sexton three hundred dollars
and gives him half he can make on
the farm, furnishing two mules with
their feed and agricultural imple
ments. There are also on the farm
for the support of the inmates two
milch cows, four yearlings and six
teen head of hogs. The products of
the farm supported the inmates last
year lacking about $11,00(1.
'iherb are about one hundred acres
of land cleared —about fifty 7 of which
Mr. Sexton will cultivate, the bal
ance being sown in small grain.
Five of the inmates are able to do
a little work. Tiiere is a good school
and church at the farm.
Cotton ties at 5}4 cents per pound (by the
bundle) for the cash. Gii.bka.th & Sox'.
Pass Him Around.
Our ity was visited last week by a
dapper little fellow whose ostensible
business was dyeing and renovating
old hats, llis dyeing, as was after
wards learned, was done with some
thing of the nature of Mason’s black
ing, which, after drying, could he
easily shaken off. He was careful to
advise the ownen of the hats not to
touch or handle them until they
were thoroughly dry. One of our
citizens obtained a warrant and went
to Atlanta with an officer to arrest
him hut failed to find him. He is a
small, hatchet-faced, fast talking
chap, and wears a silk, hat, dark
pants and vest.
Hanleiter’s Judicial Guide.
This is a valuable p.unphlett of 42 pages,
which no professional or business man
should be without, It is for sale at the
news depot of 11. M. CLAYTON.
Broke Jail.
Allen J. Sanders and a man by the
name of Aubrey broke out of Bartow
county jail Saturday night last.
They made their escape by cutting
through the floor of one of the
ground cells and tunnelling under
the jail to the outer wall. They
W jco still at large at last accounts.
ROME NEWS.
Short and Quick Notes from Our Busy
Correspondent.
Our manufacturing interests are re
viving, and the hum of machinery
makes one feel like prosperous times
were returning. The nail machine
is again under headway ane turning
out the best of nails. The rolling
mill and machine shops are turning
out iron in various shapes and forms.
The cotton compress is kept
busy, the question is often asked,
“ Where does so much cotton come
from ?”
The city council is moving along
slowly but cautiously and in due sea
son will mature their programme
which will restore confidence and
prosperity - .
The steamboats are regular in
their trips.
The bitter question is agitating
the minds of many - as to whether
they - are Simmons’ pure bitters or
not. So the world wags.
Another and another Texan has
returned, fully satisfied that Chero
kee Georgia is the best country after
all.
Hamilton and Turner, representa
tives from Floyd, are giving general
satisfaction so far.
Wheat looking fine, fruit trees are :
in full bloom, which indicates a fail-1
ure in the fruit crop this year.
Rev. LaPrade, pastor of the Meth- j
odist church, although quite a young
man, is making it good impression
upon his congregation.
Dr. Williams of the Episcopal
church has been advised by his pby*
sieian to take a trip for his health.
Rev. Mr. Barnwell will fill bis pulpit
while absent. Henry.
[We are* compelled to abridge the
notes of our correspondent for want
of space.]
CALHOUN CHEWING TOBACCO,
Best iti the market Also other good brands.
Large stock of fine cigars and smoking to
bacco, at SAYRE & CO’S.
Tableau.
February 14.
The wondrous light of her glorious
eyes shimmered through the mists of
unshed tears like the glinting of
stars on the tremulous bosom of a
Florida lake; and her clasp on his
hand, slight and trembling at first,
tightened close, close and passionate,
as her gaze read an outstretched
palm.
“Your fate is—to—love—me !”
Gone the tear mists now. The
stag-like head is raised in its haught
iest poise; and lover’s flag (a maid
en’s blush) flutters in her checks as
some banner in the wind.
“Your fate is to love me! Yield
to destiny!” Is it wonderful, sir
t ynic, that his soul leaped up in pas
sionate response, and eyes and lips
and arms made answer, “love you !
love you ! Ah, my da: ling !”
Now the haughty little head
drooped till it nestled —shall I say
where!—and she sobbed half-laugh
ing, “and to think I had to court you
after all. ”
And the left lappel of that swallow
tail is in tiie wash now. Vidi.
Homemade Boot* and Shoes.
Messrs. Moon & Trammell me making the
cheapest boots and shoes ever put up in Car
tersville, nucGLose w ho have tried their shoes
say they are just the thing they have long
been wanting.
Poland China Hogs.
We have received a circular from
Mr. J. S. McCreary, of Jacksonville,
Illinois, appertaining to the celebra
ted Poland China hogs. He received
nearly every 7 premium at the great
St. Louis Fair in 1870. It is time
for Southern farmers and stock
raisers generally to raise better hogs
than they are noyv raising. It costs
less to raise a fine breed of hogs than
the common stock, while the Poland
China hog fattens more rapidly and
attains a greater weight. Mr. Mc-
Creary claims that if his hogs are
given good ordidary care they will
weigh at six months old, 225 to 250
pounds each ; one y r ear, 425 to 450
pounds; and will steadily grow until
they often attain the weight of 1,000
pounds. They are easily raised, do
not require much to feed them, and
gain more flesh than the common
hog— in fact, the very hog for
this section of country. Send for
circular and price list.
Notice.
Remember that your teeth need attention,
and if you wint them fixed up in good style,
by a first-class Dentist, give Dr. Tiguer a call.
Office on Main street, opposite Express of
ficc.
Boss of Fine Cows.
Judge Thomas Tumlin of this
county has recently lost two fine
milch cows with young calves.
These cows were in fine condition,
and their dying cannot he ac
counted for unless it is that they ate
some cotton seed from a pen which
was composted with Wan do phos
phate. He also has a fine full blood
Jersey cow with a young calf. .She
usually gives four gallons of milk a
day, which generally produces two
pounds of butter on fair feeding.
She does not now give more than a
quart of milk.
50 boxes Window Glass.
300 lbs. Putty.
1,500 lbs. White Lead. •
1 barrel Tanners Oil.
5 barrels Linseed Oil.
Full assortment colors, ready-mixed Paints.
Brushes, &c., recently received and offered at
bottom figures, for cash, by
D. W. Curry,
Next door to to Post Office
A Go id Hotel.
One of the best little hotels we
have stopped at in our travels up
down Georgia is the Euharlee
hotel at Rock mart, kept by Mr.
Preslpy. Without any attempt at
display, Mr. P.’s table is supplied
with the best the market affords, pre
pared in tiie most tempting style.
There is such an air of neatness and
cleanliness, and the cookery so spleu
did as to tejnptthe weakest appetite.
Heavy ribbed undershirts at cents.
N. GbEiiJiATii <& Son.
COUNTY CONVICTS.
A Good Disposition Made of them by tb
County Commissioners.
At an adjourned meeting of the
commissioners of Bartow county on
Tuesday 7 last, Judge Thomas Tumlin,
one of our progressive farmers, hired
the following convicts for the terms
of their sentence as follows:
Elizabeth Wort hen, time expires
July 26th v 1876; Eliza Weems, Jan.
28th, 1877 ; Wiley Dobbs, Jan. 28th,
1877; Charles Cothran, Jan. 26th,
1877 ; Wm. Barber, May 28th, 1876 ;
and Annie Robeson, Nov. 15th, 1876,
for which the said Tumlin is to pay
the county 877.
Eiiza Weems is to be returned at
the end of her service, there being
another bill of indictment against
her. It will be remembered she is
the woman charged with drowning
her child in a well on the Lana more
place in this city 7 .
We are of the opinion the com mis
sioners have acted wisely in this
matter. It relieves the county of an
expense of 815 per month for dieting
while in jail, and in placing them
where they will be compelled to la
bor, pay the county a small income,
and at the same time depriving these
lazy criminals of the pleasure of a
shelter and food as a compensation
for erime instead of the fear and cer
tainty of punishment.
We feel certain Bartow has a good
board of commissioners who have no
interest to subserve in the perform
ance of their duties except that of the
county 7 .
They will, of course, in the hands
of Judge Tumlin, be well treated and
properly cared for in all respects;
but at the same time, the rules of the
State chain gang will be rigidly en
forced.
Eggs for Hatching.—From the follow
ing varieties of pare bred fowls at two dol
lars per dozen: D irk "ltd Light Bianias; Buff
. ltd Partridge Cochins, Brown and White Leg
horns, Iloudans and Silver Gray Dorkings.
1 guarantee my stock to be pure bred. Send
stamp for descriptive circular and price list.
Address J. B. Stickle,
cb3-ly. Marlboro, Stark county, Ohio.
United States Commissioner's Court.
Business lias been quite dull this
week with Comm’r Collins. Out of
twelve prisoners brought here last
week for burning a house in Chero
kee county 7 , nine were bound over to
appear at the March term of the U.'
S. District Court. About twelve
persons were bound over last week
for violating the revenue law. The
United States Di ,p *‘ >t Attorney was
praoo.it last week at the investiga
tion of the parties accused of house
burning in Cheiokee.
H. P. Ford is the live grocer of which we
have herctofoie spoken, and ar.> one trading
with Henry, will find that he does not udver
list; anything but wluit he means.
A Situation Wanted.
Among our advertisements this
morning will be found the advertise
ment of a gentleman offering his ser
vices in the dry goods or grocery 7 bus
iness. We have known this gentle
man for many years and can truth
fully say 7 that any one wanting to
employ a good man, one who offers
twenty-eight years experience, can
do no better than to address “W M ”
care Cartersville Express office.
Scotch plaids, table damask, iiish linens,
at greatly reduced^)rices.
N Gilreath & Son.
Kun Off.
As the inward-hound train of the
Cartersville & Van Wert rwad had
approached within a mile of Carters
ville Monday morning, the engine
ran off the track and ditched two
cars. Fortunately there was no one
hurt, although the engine, Nicka
jack, sustained considerable damage.
Repairs will be completed and the
engine will go out as usual this after
noon.
~ Remember we ate c losing out drees good
and shawls—a nice Breakfast shawl for 35
cents. N. Gilheath & Son.
A Talk With Charles O’Con
or. — Charles O’Conor is no longer
under the treatment of his physicians
He needs only strength to enable
hi in to return to the active pursuit
of his professional duties. He cats
and sleeps naturally, walks about Iris
house without a cane,and is able dur
ing daylight to read his law hooks
and to conduct a correspondence with
his associates in the Ring suits, llis
first venture out of doors was made
in the mild weather of a fortnight
ago. For several days he made it a
practice to ride to Central Park or
along the Boulevard, leaving the
1 windows of his carriage open as long
i as he could safely do so.
“I have not fought the doctors, ex
actly,” he said yesterday. “They
and I agree upon what food I should
eat; although there was along per
iod during which I could retain any
food at all. The doctors had a little
difficulty in determining the nature
of my malady. Atrophy of the
i stomach was what they decided it to
' be. It has been weeks since my
| stomach repelled food. I eat just as
I used to —not quite so much [laugh
iter], hut the same variety of food I
I mean.”
It is said that a gentleman in this 1
city, of high representative position,
has received aletter from Hon. Ben.
H. Hill, in which the distinguished
statesman gives his views of the con
vention question now before the gen
eral assembley. It is understood to be
Mr. Hill’s decided opinion that the
interests of the people of Georgia, as
well as of the national democratic
party, demand that no convention
shall be called, at least during the
present year. —Atlanta Constant lon.
Children’s hose 10 to 12 cents per pair.
Gilkeath ik Sox.
The investigation into the mater of
Rcverdy Johnson's death leaves no
dotib that, while suffering from at at
tack of verdigo, lie fell down violent
ly, causing injuries which brought
about almost instant death.
Double width Aipnecas, in colors, at 30
cents per yard. N. Gilreath & Sos.
Congressman Kelly will, next Sat
uadray, deliver a speech on the finan
ces, in reply to Blaine’s recent har
angue. He will show at least that the
Republicans are not united on the
currency.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Twenty-Ninth Day Monday, February
7, 1876.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 a. m., Presi
dent Simmous in the chair.
Reports were received and read
from the various standing, commit
tees.
By Senator Cooper—To have print
ed every bill of public interest and
have it laid upon the tables of Sena
tors before coming to a third reading.
Goes ever by the rules.
By Senator Reese That Senate
meet daily at It) a. M., and adjourn
at 1 p. m. meet again at 3 p. in. and
adjourn at 5 p.tn.. Taken up and
adopted.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
By Senator Wilson—To fix the
time within which motions for new
trials shall be made.
Senator McDaniel moved to sus
pend the rules and take up the tax
act. Agreed to.
The bill was taken up, amended
and passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To protect the raising of sheep.
Laid on the table.
To amend section 1901 of the code.
The amendments and reports were
agreed and the bill passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To authorize the sheriff to levy and
collect tax fi. fas. for any amount.
To require certain judiciary officers
of the counties of this State to make
returns under oath to the grand ju
ries. Amended and passed.
The Senate adjourned until 3 p.
M.
HOUSE
The Senate met at 3 p. in.
House bills read first time.
Senate and House bills were read
the second time.
The Senate having read up all the
hills ready for the. first and second
reading, adjourned until 10 a. m.
Tuesday,
HOUSE •
The House was called to order at
10 a. in. by Speaker Hardeman,
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To change and fix the salaries of
t he Governor and other State officials.
Lost.
To appropriate money for the cen
tennial exhibition. Tabled.
To prevent setting fire to the woods
Amended by making it applicable
only to counties where there are tur
pentine farms. Indefinitely postpon
ed.
To prescribe the duties of the tax
collectors of this State. Amend by
inserting “live days’’ lor “fifteen
days” time required for collectors to
be at court house before closing of
books. Passed.
Te regulate the giving of mortgages
on crops. Lost. , ,
To me moue and terms
of sale of the N. &S. railroad. Fi
nance committee recommended a
substitute that both the North and
South railroad and Memphis branch
railroad be sold before June 1, 1873,
either at private or public sale, pro
vided no commission be allowed at
said sale.
Mr. Fannin presented amend
ment from the citizens of LaGrange
to purchase the North & South rail
road. They had paid between $350,-
000 and §400,000 in as stockholders.
I hey propose to pay the 8210,000 due
the State.
Air. Warner moved to amend by
providing that the road not be sold
for less than the value of the iron and
rolling stock Recommitted to com
mittee on internal improvement.
The special order being the consid
eration of a bill to authorize the Gov
ernor to issue bonds to retire by ex
change the bonds now field by W.
F. Herring, et ah, was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Livingston, the
committee rose, reporter* progress
arid asked leave to sit again.
The Houseadjouned until 3r. M.
HOUSE
The House was called to order at
3 j). m. hy Speaker Hardeman. •
The House resolved itself into the
committee of the whole, Mr. Candler
in the chair, to consider the unfinish
ed business of the morning', being the
bill to authorize.the the Governor to
issue bonds to retire by exchange
bonds purchased by \V. F. Herring,
et a!.
The committee rose and recom
mended that the hill do not pass.
Yeas 204, nays 38. The bill was with
drawn.
BILLS OX FIRST READING.
The following message was receiv
ed from the Governor.
EX EC UTIVG DE P A RTM EX T. )
Atlanta Ga., Feb. 14,1876. j
To the House of Representatives :
In answer to the resolution of the
House Representatives requesting
the Governor to furnish a detailed
statement of the funds received by
this State from the sale of lands do
nated by act of Congress for the es
tablishment of a “college of agricul
ture and Hie mechanic arts,’’and also
what application has been made of
said funds and of the interest ascur
ing thereon, 1 have the honor to sub
mit the following statement:
The amount realized from the sale
of said land under an agreement en
tered into hy acting Governor Con
ley was 8243,000, of which the sum
of $60,400 was paid in cash, and the
remainder was to be paid within
eighteen months after the day of the
sale. The said amount of $60,400
was invested in s< ven per cent bonds
of this State, under the authority
of an act approved December 12th,
18G6. Those bonds were turned over
to the trustees of t lie university of
Georgia, in accordance with the pro
visions of an executive order of
March 3d, 1872, granting the fund
to said board of trustees.
Under the authority of a resolu
tion approved July 26, 1872, author
izing the Governor to discount at the
rate of 7 per cent per annum from
tlie contract price, the notes of the
purchaser of said land scrip, half or
nearly half of the remainder of said
scrip was surrendered to the purchas
er and the sum of $90,202 17 was by
him paid into the treasury. In a
message to the General Assembly in
the summer of 1872 I recommended
“that authority be given to issue 7
percent 20 year bonds of the State in
which the proceeds of said scrip not
already bonded as aforesaid may be
invested as required by the act of
1806.” This rec inmendation was
not acted upon ; hut the General As
sembly by a resolution approved
Febuary 21, 1873, declared that
though t he purchase money of a por
tion of said scrip had been received
into the State Treasury “it was a
special fund, donated for special pur
| poses, and should not be placed with
the general fund of the State, or con
stitute a part thereof.” In accordance
with said resolution the sold sum of
$00,202 17 has remained in the Treas
ury as a specarate iuud ’and interest
thereon at the rate of 7 per cent, per
annum, has been regularly paid to
the trustees for the university.
In the month of July 1873, the last
payment for the agricultura. land
scrip, amouuting to $96,192 was re
iceived. Of t-h is $96,000 was invested
iu 8 per cent bonds of the State,which
were turned over to the trustees of
the university. Of the manner in
which the interest which lias secur
ed from the land <crip has been ap
plied, 1 am unable to furnish any in
formation. In the several reports
which have been made to this de
'partment by the board of .trustees no
discrimination has been made be
tween the income of the university
derived from this and from other
s<iuroes. Jami :s M. Smith.
Mr. Nelms offered a resolution
that after to-day the House hold
night sessions from 8 to 10 p. in.,
which was agreed to.
House and Senate bills were read
the second time.
The House adjourned until 9:3Q a.
m. Tuesday.
* •
Thirtieth D.iy Tuesday February, Bth,
1870.
SENATE
Senate met at 10 a. in. President
Simmons in the chair.
Senator Cooper moved to take up
his resolution to print all public bills.
Tht' rules were suspended, the reso
lution taken up and lost.
Senator Hudson, 28th, made a re
port from the committee on lunatic
asylum, of which fifty copies were
ordered printed.
Reports from other standing com
mittees were received and read.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To protect the raising of sheep
against tile destruction of dogs. Laid
on tlie table.
To change the age of admission for ;
deaf add dumb persons to the State
as vlum.
To provide for the registry of jus
tics’ judgments. Passed.
To regulate marriages in this State.
Recon muni tied.
To prohibit hunting or fi-hing on :
lands of another, except in certain :
cases. Indefinitely postponed.
To repeal an act to regulate the
sale of liquors in nearly ab the coun
ties of Cuerokee Georgia, so far as the
same relates to tiie town of Carters
vilie. Passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. j
Executive Secretary Warren ap
peared with a message from his ex
cellency, the Governor, announcing
the signing of
An act to alter and amend section
383 of the code of 1873 ; also,
An act to define and punish crimi
nal negligence.
An act to define tlie time within
which proceedings to set aside judg
ments and decrees of courts must be
instituted.
An act to provide for the adjust
ment of the rights of parties, in cases
where property, which has been sot
apart under the homestead and ex
emption laws of this State, has here
tofore been sold.
Resolution, that the Secretary at
once transmit to the house all bills
passed by the Senate, unless a notice
be given before such transmission of
amotion to reconsider. Taken uu and ,
arh.],t<xU.
Adjourned to 3 p. m.
HOUSE
The House called to order at 9:30
a. in. by Speaker Hardeman.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To provide for supplement proceed- j
ings against debtors wher judgments
are returned unsatisfied. Passed.
To amend the several laws relative
to the deaf and dumb institute at !
Cave Spring and for other purposes.
Passed.
To amend the act for the relief of
maimed and indigent soldiers. Lost.
To reenact the act to organize a
criminal court in Bartow county.
Passed.
To regulate the leasing of peniten
tiary convicts. Made the Special
order for Thursday.
STATE AID.
The special order being the consid
eration of the bill to amend the act
to loan the credit of State to the Mar
rietta, Canton and Eilijay railroad
and for other purposes, was taken
up.
After a number of amendments
Mr. Clements, of Walker moved to
indefinitely postpone the bill.
The House adjourned until 3 p. m.
HOUSE
The House met at 3 p. m. and was
called fo order by Speaker Harde
man.
To require county officers to make
returns to grand juries. Senate
amendments striking out tax collect
ors and school com missions. Con
curred in.
House hills were read the second
time and referred.
Senate bills were read first and
second time.
Mr. Bacon of Bibb, introduced the
following, which were agreed to
Without a dissenting vote;
Whereas, it has been charged upon
the floor of the United States Senate
and by a portion of tho public press
of the northern states that it is the
design of the legislature of Georgia
to abrogate or abridge the privileges
or rights now enjoyed by all citizens
of this State under the constitution
of the United States; Therefore be it
Resolved: As the sense of this gen
eral assembly that the equal politic
alrights of all citizens of this State re
gardless of race or previous condition
are permanently fixed and secured
by the constitution of the United
States which is recognized by thi
body as the supreme law of the
land, and that no abridgment of, or
interference with these rights is
proposed or contemplated or de i < and
in any action of this general assem
bly or by the people whom we rep
resent and that any and all legisla
tion is contravention thereof either
by the legislature or by a convention
of the people would be null and
void.
Resolved: That the political rela
tions of all classes in this State have
been harmoniously adjusted upon
the basis of the present provisions of
the constitution of the United States
that peace and good feeling between
the races prevails through! tne State
to reopen these questions which have
been thus permanently settled be
yond the power of agnation to dis
turb.
On motion of Mr. Brown, of Fan
nin, the House adjourned until 9:30
a. m., Wednesuay.
The State Road Committee,
i The committee appointed by the
| General Assembly to investigate the
; charges made against the lessees of
the Western & Atlantic Railroad fur
using money to procure said lease, is
composed of the following gentle
men of the Senate and House:
Senators McDaniel, of the 2.th,
chairman, and Du Bose, of the 19;h ;
Representatives Walsh, of liich
{ inond, Peeples, of Gwinnett, and
Smith, of Lowndes.
At the meeting last night at the
; Markham House, the committee ex
amined Mr. Hemphill, of the Vonxti
iution, in relation to the charge that
lie had received $6,000 from the les
sees of the Western & Atlantic Rail
road for aiding in the procurement
of the lease. Upon the direct ques
tion being put, Mr. Hemphill stated
that he bad received that amount of
money. This settles the question at
issue, and establishes the fact, be
yond peradventure, that the lease
was fraudulently obtained. —Atlanta
(jommon wealth ..
Northern Impre3tion of Georgia
lion B. 11. Hill thus writes to a
' member of the Legislature:
Since tne debate on the amnesty
bill, I have been the recipitent of let
ters in great quantities from every
State in the l nion. Quite a number
of writers express a great desire to
move to Georgia, anil the occupation
they wish* to follow point to North
Georgia as the region tea will suit
them. But they all desire to live in
eas_\ reach of railroads.' It is astound
ing io what an .extent the character
ot our people, as a civilized people
have been misunderstood by the mas
ses of the country. They have been
taught by a licentious press, in the
pay of miserable demagogues, to re
gard us a> brutal and cruel, and as
having no tegard for what is called
“human right." Those false impres
sions cannot last The masses of the
Northern people are not only willing
to know the truth concerning us, but
they will be really glad to know it and
this knowledge will bring great num
bers ol the best of the laboring class
es to settle amoug us.
1 here is a formidable anti-Spencer
Rebubli can revolt in Alabama, cx-
Gov-Smith, ex-Congressman Buckley
and other leading men, taking part.
Ihe Spencer fraction of the State
Commitee having called a State Con
vention for May 24, the “anti” ving
issue a call for May 16, and are going
to send a deputation to Washington
to make a statement of facts.
It is well enough to bear in mind,
“as we go along’\ as the late Andrew
Johnson would have said ,as the Cen
tennial campaign progresses, that the
Freedtneu’s Bank, the pet institution
of Republican philanthropists, only
duped that faithful voter, the “man
and brot her, ’ out of $3,000,000 of hard
earnings. Possibly the freedman put
his ballot and his fractional currency
in the wrong box
During January the demand for
postage stamps, postal cards and
stamped envelops reached the unpre
cedent amount of three and half mil
lion dollars worth. Those figures
are indicated of a rapid revival of
buisness throughl the country.
Charles Frauds Adams has nomi
nated Samuel Bowels, the famous ed
itor and agriculturalist, lor the vice
presidency. The Adams family never
make a move that does not inspire
tlie thought of what a great thing it
would be for the country if we were
all Adamses. _
The Western Northern Carolina
railroad is slowly but surely creeping
across the Blue Ridge. The trains
are now runniniug to Malone’s store,
a point eight miles beyond Old Fori.
011 Papers
For sale at this office a L fifty cents
per hundred. tf.
Trade and Finance.
MONEY AND COTTON MARKET.
Office of The Express, t
GatitrrSvli.le. Ga., Febru <ry 9, 1876. f
Corrected Weekly by .1. .1. Howard, President
of the I'lantcr*’ and Minors’ iiauk.
FINANCE.
Gold $1.11; silver $2.03; X. Y. exchange
per cent. premium.
Gold closed in New York Tuesday, at 1.13
COTTON.
The receipts are very light. The’quotations
are as follows: stain- to HD: middlings II;
strict middlings 11},' cents.
Low mi Idlings closed in New York yester
day at 12 .-16.
CARTERSV ILLE RETAIL PRICES H RRF.XT
CORRECTED WEEKLY liV H. S. BEST.
FLOCK—per cwt .|3 25f®4
COFFEE—for best, ft 1b..... 25;® 33
SLG All—ft it>, Ex. C., 12—
" “ A 13.„ i*
•* “ “ <'rush 15 ®
*• “ Yellow —
SYRUP—® gal X. O 751®1
** “ •* S Drips 9n® %
MOLASSES —good quality, 50,®
MACKEREL (new; p kit No. 1 2 (hi) o
“ “ *• No 2 1 7s®
“ “ “ Xo. 3 .. 1 50®
CHEESE—best article cream 25®
lANItI,KS—It. 85(9 41
SALT—f! sack 2 U\®
CORN—I-‘ bushel (® 50
MEaL—bushel 7)®
l.uat-t'. tb IF ® 18^
BACON —.hauls —tt> 15.® l(i
** hulk i ih sides—ft tb 15
“ shoulders —ft lb —fa 12
Ends--® dozen Si®
llUfTLit—t'- -T'.; -j ® 80
CHICKENS t-3> 2-5
SODA UJACKERS, (fresh) 12;,(® 13
LEMON “ “ V'tJi
Ht'rTUU. ** “ tv® -
SLGAR “ “ 20,® ..
CRACK NELLS.. :s J® 35
ASSORTED PRESERVES (%* jar).. 30® 35
JEI.LIEStin tumblers! 20® 25
“ ** (ingoblet*}.. Sid 35
GINGER 35;®
SPICE - 3.V® ..
PEPPER . 30a ..
CLOVLs Ct oz -> Ha® ..
NUTMEG *• 20-® ..
MACE 15® 2(1
STaRCII (corn).per oz 2or® ..
“ (pcarl)per. it) 8® 10
EXTRACTS LE .ION (ft doz.) $2 U0.®230
*• VANILLA “ 4 50..-15 (JO
WORCESTER SAUCE “ 5 00®C 00
TOMATO CATSUP “ 2 5 rad 0)
BROOMS “ 3 50a4 50
BUCKETS (painted) “ 2 50-'®3 00
I'UHs ** (V- nest) 4 50,'®# 00
Will. \T BRAN (ft cwt.) 1 OO jl 23
-noRTS “ 1 25 ®i 50
PEARL GRITS (new)—® lb •§ 4>i
GARDEN SEED—idr iaj,ci 10® ..
IVELI. ROPE —p !b....:.. 20.®
yxlegkea.se- box ..<$ ItiV
S. W. COI.LINS AX Es 1 40.® ..
axe Handles 2A® ..
I'LOW LINES—® pair (32 feet)... 40®
APPLE VINEGAR—-ft gal .. . 50® ..
PICKLE (In barrel)—ft gal 50 ® ..
GROUND PEAS—pt 05f® ..
.-TICK CANDY—ft tb 20® 3-J
FANCY CANDY—ft lb 35® 50
PEACHES & PEAKS (canned) doz. 3 50® ..
oYsfEJlS—(canned) 2-lb 3 30;® ..
SA It DIN Es—f *. box 23.® ..
CURRANTS—ft lb 20® ..
CITRON f*. lb . t>)® ..
SOAPS— Various kinds... 05® 15
RAISINS—ft lb 25® ..
MACUARONI—ft rb 2<>® ..
APPLE —ft hush. .... 1 50® ..
LEMONS—per doz... . - .3®l 02
DRIED Al'PEr.S—pel tfc 7a .
PEACHES 7q .
GREEN TEA—ft Pi. 1 2a® 1 M
BLACK TEA—fl lb 100.® ..
POWDER-ft lb 50'® ..
SHOT —ft tb 12),'® .
W. PROOF CAPS—fI box 15<®
10P.A1 Co—£tlb sual 50
CIGARS U2<® 15
RUE— 11 •
WE FAY CASH FOR THE
iollowlm; :
Otter Skins, Muskrat Skins
Mink Skins, Deer Skins,
Coon Skins, Wildcat Skins,
Fox Skins, Beef Hides,
Beeswax, Beaver Skins,
Price list furnished on receipt of postal card.
M. F. GOA'AX & CO.
j Dealers in all kinds of Hoots, Sho. s, Leather
ami Hides, 21 llrMdsk, ROME, Ga.
CL.OCK.®.
.
ALLEN . & McOSKER
45 BROAD ST., HOME, GA.
j 4 RE receiving the largest stock of clocks
1% ever brought to Rome, which tliey are
selling lower than ever before sold in Georgia.
JEWELRY. SILVERWARE & SPECTACLES
| All kinds of Jewelry mile to order. Re
-1 paii iag neatly and promptly executed,
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