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THE EXPRESS. I.'v tl Noth os 15 rents per line, and 10 cents 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, dec#-#ia