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THE _CAIiTEBSVII.LE EXPRESS. 11l C. H. C. WILLINGHAM. The Cartersville Express. [OLD STANDARD AND EXPREB3.] bates of subscription. One copv one year $2 00 one copv six months 1 oo One copy three months 50 In Advance. dabs. —For Clubs of ten copies or more H_so per annum for each copy. bates of advertising. 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Travelers’ Cuide. CHEROKEE RAILROAD. FROM and after this date the following Schedule will be run on the Cherokee Rail- Leave Liut: kmart at 7:00 A.SI. “ Tav’ot'sville 8:00 “ “ Stilt sboro, 3:25 “ Arrive at t artersville, 9:10 “ Leave Cart eravilie 3:00 P. M. •‘ St'l is boro 3:50 “ Tay.orsville 4:30 “ Arrive at Roekmart 5:15 “ WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD AND ITS CONNECTIONS. The following Schedule takes effect Novem ber 28,1875. NORTHWARD. No. 1. I,cave Atlanta i 20 pm Arrive Ckrtersviile 636 pm s nive Kingston 6 42 p in Arrive Dalton 7 04 p m j Arrive Chattanooga 10 15 p m N o. 3. Leave Atlanta 6 20 a m j Arrive Cartersville 8 42 a m \ Arrive Kingston... ...0 li a m ! Arrive Dalton 10 54 a m j Arrive. Chattanooga 12 42 p m j No. 11. Leave Atlanta 5 55 p nt Arrive ( artersville 3 50 pin Arrive Kingston 9 24 p in n .wive Dalton ,11 45 p m SOUTHWARD- No. 2. Arive Chattanooga 4 Oo p m Leave Dalton 5 61 p m Arrive Kingston 1 31 p in Arrive Cartersville ........8 02 p ut ■ Arrive Atlanta ...10 10 p in j No. 4. ] Leave Chattanooga... 6 15 a m j Arrive Dalton v 14 ain , Arrive Kingston 9 07 a m A .-l ive Cartersville ' 45 a in Arrive Atlanta ° Arrive Dalton 1 I*o a m Arrive Kingston 4 21 am , Arrive Cartersville 6 13 a m Arrive Atlanta 042 am j Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 2, be- j wren \ew Orleans and Baltimore. Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 4 be- : tween Atlanta and Nashville. Pullman Palace ( ars run ' n Nos. ‘a3 nd 2oe- ; tween Louisville and Atlant . jjjTNn change of cars betvv cn New Orleans ’ Mobile, Montgomery, Atlant > nd Ituitimore ■ and only one change to New A b. Passengers leaving Atlanta at 10 p. in , ar rive in New Yolk the second thci alter at 4 00 P, m. . . Excursion Tickets to the A trpln a Springs *i. 'various Summer Resorts w .11 uc oil sale in New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Colum bus, Macon. Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta, at greatlv reduced rates Ist ot June. Parties desiring a whole car through to the Virginia Springs or to Baltimore should ad dre-s the undersigned. , ~ , Parties contcmi latrtig traveling should send for a, pyof the Kenne*aw Route Gazette , con taining schedules, etc. riU’A-k for tickets via “Keiumsaw Rotue. General Passenger and Ticket Agent, may22—dtt Atlanta. Ga. HOME BAILKOAD COMPANY. On nnd after Sunday, Dee. IStit trains on the , Rome Uailioad will run as follow?: DAY TRAIN—KVERY DAY. T.eave Rome at ni ! Arrive at Rome i4, ,J :l 111 I SATURDAY EVKNING ACCOMODATION. T.eaves Home at •* 4 ' R 1,1 j Arrive at Home at y C 111 | ATLANTA & WEST POINT it A if.ltO AD. I'ASSENG EH TRAIN—OUT\V AItD. stations. arrive. leave Atlanta 10:25 p.m. Last Point ... 1":44 j. m. 10:44 p. in. lost Oak 10:50 j. in. 11:44 p. m. Kail-burn 11:21 P- m. IJ-^P-j I '- Pal.netto U:3T p. m. 11.48 p. n. Power.’> 11 ;5“ p. m, 11:5 p. m. New nan 12:14 p. in. 1 : J *•”*• lhir!:eo’s 12:00 u m 12-to a t O rant villa 12:50 am 12 £an Y\ liitflehl’s 1=34 a m I:3> am LuG range I*4 a m 1-m a Long: Cane 2:21 atu -•~ 1 am West Point 2:40 a 454 P ASSEKGER TU AIN-IN WAR D. STATIONS. ARIUVK. LEAYR.^ Tone cane .... • • ..13:36 p m 13:36 p m S:S'S :::::: YVhitiieli’s 1:21 P m 1-1 P ' Hosraiisville j :?> P lO { !J " Grantvillc 1* p m 1. t> > Puckett’s 2:13 p in 2.18 t> Newnan 2:50 p in pm Palmetto 3:0. p m |3H p m lied Oak 3:38 pm 3-42 1 " East Point.. 3'■■>> P m 3 " J * |J 111 Atlanta 4 :!;><;> m SELMA, ROM & DALTON. mail train daily—no th. Leave Rome ® : .!, 0 >' “ Arrive at Dalton p .n Making close connections at Dalton with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Hhil road, anti Western anti Atlantic Railroad lot all Eastern and Western cities. MAIL TKAIN DAILY—SOUTH. Arrive at Rome ?'?, P Making close connection at Calera lor Mont gomerv ami points South, and at Selma wit- Al-hauia Central Kailroatl tor Mobile, New Oi lcans Meridian, Y iekshurg, .Jackson. a tmints South in Texas. Louisiana and Missis sippi. M. STANTON, t.en. Sup-. Ray Knight. Gen. Ticket and Pass gr Aat. GEOKG IV RAILROAD. Day Passenger Trains on Georgia Railroad. Atlanta to \ugesta, inn Its below: 1K,?,,, 1 "- '"**s 5 •Anires at Augusta ||*J j* “ Night pa-senge.r trains as lollows: Leaves Augusta at Vr/.i:’ f ™ Leaves Atlanta at al'l V Arrives at Augusta 2:1? ;* ' Arrives a t Atlanta... 6 -°° 11 Accomodation train as follows : Leaves Atlanta ?:00 P ™ Leavas Covington * ... Arrives at Atlanta v.L Arrives at Covington ‘-<D 0 1 THE COOSA RIVER STEAMERS, fttoamers ou the Coosa ltiver will run as pet schedule as follows: Leave Home every Monday at ‘ V *r Leave R.une every Thursday. . -- ••••• "“ ™ Ai rive a 1 G Aleu fue.sday and K rntay..B atn JOHNSON_vs. SMITH. A Lively Letter from a Friend of Gov. Smith. I To the Editor of The Express: In your issue of March 23d, I see that you array the Hon. H. V. John son in hostile attitude to Gov. Smith ! and openly declare that “he is the only man who can command the fol lowing necessary to defeat Smith.” exuberant in your praises of Johnson, the article smacks of quite as strong a desire to defeat the Gov ernor, as to elect Johnson. The pub lic is yet to learn that there is any very general desire to do either of these things, however strong may t>e the progress of his political ene mies. The very statement above extracted from your paper, would seem to argue that so far Smith is altogether acceptable to the people, if indeed it be true that Johnson is the only man who can defeat him. For many mouths past as is well known to the whole country, Col quitt, Hardeman, James and Gar trell have been most industriously and vociferously presenting their claims before the people for this ex alted office. From Dan to Beershe- ba the welkin has been made to l ing, and newspaper men and newspaper correspondents, have been lugged in to the particular support of each ot these gentlemen, and all for the pur pose of ejecting the Governor from the Executive Mansion. Now we are told that Colquitt is the man fa vored of gods and men and that there can be no doubt that he will be the executive candidate and wear the honor of the race. Now again comes up a shout for Hardeman that would make one think that all the people to a man and a good many besides, are solidly arrayed in his favor, and that Hardeman and Har deman only is the coming Governor. Then again from here and there staunch supporters cry lustily for James and his money bags, and others for Gartrell beeauseof ids mil- itary and legal abilities asserting in quite as positive terms that each of them are to shake themountainsand sweep the lower counties, and so of course take possession of the State Capitol; when lo! at last comes intel ligence that the true Richmond is in the held, and that Johnson and Johnson alone is the only man who can defeat Smith. All battlecries in favor of the men who have so long j occupied the field are to be drowned ! in the louder hurrahs which is in-; sisted are to go up for Johnson, i First it is asserted that he is the peo- j pie’s candidate. It may be so. 1 cannot say from any positive knovvl-; edge on the sulyeetj'but if he is, one j thing is absolutely certain, the peo ple have not as yet found it out or ; given expression to any desire of the sort. On the contrary it really does seem to an unprejudiced observer that an effort is being made to write J up tins idea in a few papers so as to create a feeling in beiiad of Johnson, a feeling not yet manifested if indeed it exists at all. How the idea ot putting Johnson on the track origi- j imied has not yet appeared, though! it has been suggested that Toombs; and Stephens have had something ] to do with it, a conclusion not incun- 1 sistent with the fact that Johnson has of late been a visitor at Liberty Hall, with other politicians. Doubt less liis visits resulted from a desire to see the veteran Congressman and sympathize with himjin his sickness ; but at the same time it i-s supposed that perhaps a dish of politics and this of a candidacy for the Governor ship was not altogether out of order. Be this as it may, there has, so far as one can learn from the people themselves or front any considerable number of papers published in Geor gia, no such demonstration or feeling in behalf of defeating Smith with Johnson been yet made to appear, and candidly 1 must say 1 do not think ever will. In the next place it is said that he (Johnson) is a man of ability, expe rience and honesty. Granted, fully, cheerfully. There can be no doubt of it. And thirdly—well—yes—let us see —he is the only man who can beat Smith for the office, and unless he should take the fieid in the place of Colquitt, Hardeman, Janies, Gar trcll, etc., why then Smith will la the Governor. The idea is to he it Smith. Buckingham'* head must. be taken off. Wen, my dear sir, can one readily see the cogency ot such a position! Johnson is now one of the Judges of the Superior Court. Johnson has been member of Con gress from Georgia and Governor ot the Shite in antebellum times di-tin guisetd as a political speaker and for many years a foremost party man—all* his lifetime an office-holder, | ond at this very hour one of the j Judges of Georgia, he must now he j taken from the bench by his too ea ger and over-zealous advocates and be made Governor and all because he is the only man who can beat Jim Smith. By the way, my friend, you know' that one of the points made furiously against Smith h that to elect him again would be to endorse the “thiup term” idea. Not to argue this point at all, you know that Smith has not served any two terms as yet an 1 therefore the {mint made must fall to the ground. But how is it \Y’iih yourself and those whom you would have beat Smith with Johnson. You know, my dear sir, that Johnson has twice been Governor of the State , and iflthe argument of “third term” has any force it applies with all its weight to him, and the mouths ot his advo cates just here ought to be closed and youis among them. . Frankly, Willingham, is it fair, is S it rigid. Gilt with it, and tell me, is J it fair and right, to say that it wrung j upon principle to elect a man Gov t-ieor more than twice, and then in j the very teeth of that principle, to • call upon the people to vote for a > yian who has already held the office ; twie? How can it, if the principle j no correct, how can it he right to re-1 ject Smith who never yet lias served iwo terms, and then in the face ot such an act, to turn around and vote for Johnson for the very same office when everybody knows that he has already tided it' for two successive terms? Please let me know and give me credit when 1 say, that 1 do not think you will be uneandid enough to assert so foolish and monstrous an absurdity. I may write you again on this sub ject if agreeable to you, and close now only because of the great length of this communication. But before 1 do allow mejuit here to say, that any idea that Gov. Smith is weak in Gvwyis* *utuytftker u take; and that so far as your own j county and city is concerned he is j to-day thestrongest man whose name j I‘hs been mentioned for the Govern orship. Doubtless all good Demo crats would unhesitatingly vote for i the nominee of the party, certainly for any fair and honest man put be i fore them by a proper convention, but it is by no means too much to j ay that if the voice of the people of ( North Georgia, including your own ! county, could he ascertained to-day, it would be largely in favor of Gov. •Smith. Ido not know that there is any man who can lie called the peo ple’s candidate, (that you know is ail balderdash, a trick to catch gudgeons with, and I am surprised that you incautiously use it) but this 1* do know, that if there be one man in the Strde wno is more nearly allied to the gieat body of the coinmon people and laboring men of the State than any other man in it, that man is lie who rose from the sweat and dust of the blacksmith’s forge and hammer by force of his intellect and character to a position at the bar and. in the Legislature and to the Execu tive chair of his native State—and that man is James M. Smith, Gov ernor. The Homestead Law, The Validity of a Waiver of the Homestead Exemption. Simmons vs. Anderson. Home stead, from Monroe. WARNER, C. J. This was a claim case, which was submitted to the decision of the court without the intervention of a jury oil the following agreed statement.of facts: “That this defendant in ff fa, Ji>mes M. Simmons, on the 27th day of M-areh, 1873,executed to the plain tiff', W. VV. Anderson, a mortgage upon one hundred acres of land ; that said instrument was sig. eti, sealed and deli vert and w.th all the solemnity necessary under the law, and is in ail respects a valid mortgage; that in said instrument, the said Simmons waved for himself and family, all right to a homestead to or out of said bargained and described penises that said mortage has been forecles-i ! ed, and ff fa, issued against the de fendant, and levied on said land ; that the defendant, as the bead of a family, has since said forecloure and levy on sab' ff fa, applied for, and j obtained a homestead on said land according to the requirement of the law, and has, as agent for his wife, filed his claim thereto.” Upon this statement of facts the court decided that the land was subject to the mort gage ff fa, levied thereon ; whereupon the claimant excepted. The only question made here on the foregoing statement of facts was whether Simmons the defendant in the mortage li fa, could waive his right, of the bead of a family, to a homestead in the property describ ed in the mortgage, so as to prevent him from afterwards obtaining a homestead on the specie properly mortgaged, and to claim the same as a homestead as the agent of his w ife, from being suhj-ct to that mortgage li fa. The 1803 sec tion ot the code declares that “in this state, the husband i K,rTT * <:r 47ii.iiy nnrt the wife is subject to him her legal existence is merged in the husband except so far as the law rec ognizes her separately, either for her own protection, or for her benefit, or fir the preservation of the public or der.” The constitution of 1838 de clares that each head of a family of minor children, shall be entitled to a homestead of realty to the value of two thousand dollars in specie. &c., which when set apart, is exempt from levy and sale, except for taxes, money borrowed and expended in the improvement of the homestead or for tne purchase money of the same,and for labor done thereon, or material furnished therefor, or re moval of incumbrances thereon. When the constitution declares that each head of a family shall he entitled to a homestead in realty to the value of two thousand dollars in specie, it was not intended that it should be compulsory on each head of a family to take out a homestead in his land, whether he desired to do so or not. The obvious and fair con struction of this clause of the consti tion, is that each head of a family should be entitled to a homestead as (herein provided, if he desired to have oneand not otherwise. When yir. Simmons borrowed the money and executed his mortgage deed to secure its payment, he stipulated under his hand and seal, that he waved for himself and family, all right to a homestead in the mort gage premises; in other words, he declared that as the head of a family he did not desire to have a hmiie : stead on that land so mortgaged by by him. As the bead of his family, and owner of the land, ho could have made an absolute sale ot it, and t hus ■4mve vkft-.Ttvrt all claims of his fam ily to a homestead on the land. Why as the head of a family and the owner of the land, could he not stip ulate that he would not claim a homestead on it, the more especially j if he did not desire to have one? Be- j sides,it does not appear from the rec-1 ord in this case, but that the defend-; ant, Simmons,-iwd plenty of other land than that mortgaged, on which j he could have taken a homestead exemption as the head of a family. The obtaining and claiming a home stead exemption in the mortgaged property by Mr. Simmons, as the agent of his wife, after stipulating in the mortgage as the head of his family, lhat he waived for himself and family, all right to a homestead in the mortgaged premises, does not, we regret to say, exhibit a very high standard of either his legal or moral obligation to pay an honest debt. In viOY\' of the facts as disclosed in re cord we affirm the judgment of the court below. .Judgment affirmed. Hammond &. Berner, for plaintiff in error. J. S. Pinckard, for defendant. Ex-Governor Herchel V. Johnson is a Georgia statesman of an earlier peri and than any of 'the other candi dates spoken of. He has in his day filled nearly every office in the line of promotion from member ot the Legislature to United States senator, and given general satisfaction. He | was twice Governor and ought to 1 know how to run the machine. For years he has ranked among the fore most of Georgia lawyers. He is a man ot great talent, undoubted in- I tegrity and line administrative abii ! jty. Should he secure the coveted ; prize, Georgia affairs would no doubt :be safe in his hands. We doubt very much whether he mil! make:t.scram ble for the nomination, but if he should get it as a voluntary tribute to his merit and without political jugglery, he would doubtless be grat ified ut* the result.— Griffin JVew-si In order to hold government office ‘ in Germany one must have a uni- ( j vortsity uiuewtioii* CAIiTEKSV ILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 6,157 G. AGKICDLTDfiE. Thoughts for the Month from the old Southern Cultivator, Shall it be large or small, is a ques tion of great moment to {Southern farmers. If large with corresponding low price, not exceeding cost of pro duction, the prospects are exceeding dark and gioiny. We trust that they will provide against such a con tingency by raising an ample supply of provisions, so that if without money they may at least have bread. As tar as appearances can indicate, they point to the planting of a large cotton crop. Cotton brings ready money—money is very scarce —there- fore plant a plenty of cotton. Such seems to be the unscotiseious reason of the farmer ; and it would he very sound if the supply of cotton was not so large that production is al ready ireading sharply on the heels of consumption ; or, to be plain and brief if the cotton market was not fjhi ted. But it is, and so it happens that the more cotton we make, the I less (not the more) money w e get. V. hat a pity it is that man will abuse the bench eat of providence. Asa uioitjj crop, nothing exceeds, perhaps no other equals cotton. With prop ur rotations, it enriches instead of im poverishing W\o hind—cleanses it from foul growth—through its debris and j seed lays the foundation for splendid ; oops of grain—is not perishable—is ; light of transpotation to j always finds ready sale. And jus; because it is so good— to use a home ly phrase—we “ride a free horse to death.” We allude to the matter now, because it is not yet t >o late to | diminish the acreage of cotton and and increase that the provisions | crops. Corn, peas, potatoes, ground peas,ehufas.etc.. may still be planted. Nor is it too late even yet, to avoid ci edit and reduce the operation of the farm. This, in our judgment, opens the true road to prosperity. Credit more than anything else has pushed j cotton production beyond its iigiti mate bones—credit has created the immense individual indebtedness which hang like millstones around I the neck of our farmers credit has bonished the hog from our borders—credit has swelled the busi ness of merchants and middlemen into unnatural proportions, and drawn thereby into cities and villa ges, in shape of clerks and drummers thousands of young men, who ought to have producers, and the noblemen of the land. But we must, stop—our business now is to deal with the ac tual, every day operations of the farm rather than its potimj. COTTON PLANTING Late planted cotton grows off bet ter than early planted, but the local ities where the seasons are short, it is important to plant early, to secure maturing of the crop. In such eases the plant may lie pushed off by sup plying it with easily assimilated food immediately within reach, as by soaking sped in stable manure wa ter and roiling in plaster, or rolling in amoniated featilizers, or applying small quantities of these (say 50 lbs.) in the drill with the see* l - Tm; non amouitftou wftysoiVikl i>ont\s or uciij phosphates must not be used for this j purpose, as they will injure the seed. Cotton should be planted very shal low — one inch is ample depth. But dry weather prevailing, it may not come up if the seed are so near the surface, ’ihe old-fashioned plan of opening furrow with scooter and covt A'iug with two furrows ofthesame and then knocking off' with board just as the cotton is ready to come up is the surest, but it is slow slow and tedious. A planter with wheel run ning in bottom of furrow, and press ing the earth in a narrow drill into which the seed fall, and covering with a board pressed down by a spring or by a block, will, under or dinary circumstances, give a good stand. If the beds are rough and cloddy, it is best to procede the planter with a harrow, which has been several times described by us heretofore, and which we will briefly describe again for the benefit of the new subscribers, it is simply an or dinary triangular harrow from two and a half to three feet in width be hind, and with teeth set a little slop ing backwards to prevent iis fouling. The front tooth should be about six inches long in the clear and the rear most 10 inches, the interventing ones increasing gradually in length from front to rear. Such a harrow will hug a bed; clean off, and still leave it elevated,and with a uniform round ed surface. We find it exceedingly useful in our own practice for smooth ing and freshen int/ the surface of beds. It is a great point gained in cotton culture to have the young plants in a straight narrow line on a smooth gently rounded bed—the first work ing can then be so easily given it. LATE COHN. A>i It*© cotton i.-) ptl fltetr, bottom corn should be put in, if the land is dry enough—last year we adopted the plan of planting a rather narrow bottom in checks, running the rows diagonally across the both directions, and were much pleased. The rows were of good length, the edges could be ploughed much bet ter, and the hoe work was greatly re duced. By running the rows up the slopes on each side, more os less dirt was washed down, and the low places Ailed up. It facilitated also the planting of peas, which were dropped between the hills of corn in the water-furrow of the 2d plough ing were thus readily covered by the next ploughing. UPLAND RTCE. Should be planted this month, to get it out of the way of the May birds, and to insure sufficient length of season for maturity. Highland rice is liable to be retarded by dry weather and fortunately,unlike corn, it will wait. Give it an early start and it is very apt to get through. We have published recently several articles on its culture and refer the reader to them. SWEET POTATOES. Be sure to have slips ready by the tirst of May, watering the beds freely if necessary, and covering them dur ing cold nights. On another page will be found apian to get slips in three weeksfromjthe time of bedding. GROUND-PEAS AND UtIUFAS. Should be planted this month. For the former select land that will not ‘icrust” readily that the young fruit may find no difficulty in penetrating the soil— if it does not it will perish. Manure as for cotton. Chufas will grow on any kind of soil—a moder ately sandy one seems to •suit them best. Plant in rows two and a half feet apart, and make hills one fool apart in the drill. Theehufa U not a grass proper,but | grows under similiar conditions, and ; ought to have the same kind of ma nuring— that is, in which theamoni eai element predominates. Cotton seed would doubtless be excellent. Wo had very numerous applications for chufas this season, from parties ■ detaruue of phmtinjj them* aud we ho} e s< me o < ur uade s w II make it a point to aise a lot )< r sale, and advertise them next fall. All the friends of hog raising ought to en courage their cultivation, MILLET AND DRILLED CORN. Should he planted the latter part ot tne month—it may he done later, but the early crops are the surest. It is useless to plant these c ops on any hut excessively rich land, if a piece of good lanj is ploughed and har rowed about the first of May, so as lo kill the spring weeds, crab grass will usually come up very thick, and will yield an abundant crop of first quality hay, wi kout the co.< f of seed ine). Ihe hay is easily cured, very nutritious, and highly relished by stoyk. It is strange our farmers do not utilize tiiis plant more extensive ly. it might be well to try the plan of sowing some peas to come up with the grass—the two combined would make still better hay. Good Bye, Ames Jackson, Miss., March 26. —1n consequence of the following letter, which was read during the session of the House ot Representatives, the House adopted a resolution, by a vote ot 78 yaes to 10 nays, instruct ing the managers of the Ames im peachment case to discontinue the proceedings and withdraw the arti cles: Executive . Mansion , Jlurch 29, | 1816—Messrs. Durant and Pryor: j Gentlemen.—ln reply to your sug | gestion, I beg to say that in conse quence of the election last Novem ber, I found myself confronted with a hostile Legislature and ernharassed and baffled in my endeavors to carry out mv pians for the welfare of ruv “dale and of my party. I resolved, ; therefore, to resign my office as Gov- j enqp-, but meanwhile, articles ot ini- j peachment were instituted against mc i •nd o i oouvnu I ooul-1 not rtn i would not retire from my position under any imputations or charges aff- I feeding my honor or integrity. For i tluf reason indicated, I still desire to \ escape the burdens which are com pensated by no public usefulness, and j if the :.r ie esef impeachn c t present ed .fagainst ine were dismissed, I should feel at liberty to carry out; my design. I am, very truly, yours. A DELBERT A Mrs. At 3 o’clock the impeachment court assembled, and Mr. Feathev ston presented the resolution and asked that the impeachment articles against Gov. Ames he dismissed. Mr. Durant, of Gov. Amos’ coun sel then read the following: Executive Office,, Jackson, March 29, 1876- —To the people of the State ot Mississippi-, i here by respectfully resign my office of Govenor of the State of Mississippi. (Signed) Adelbert Ames. J- M. Stom\ President pro tern of the Senate, was installed as Govenor at 5 o'clock P. M. The resognatiou of the Govenor was a complete suprise to all except a few, who had agreed on the plan last night. The Representatives quite indignant. Payne’s Currency Bill. In the House of Representatives, on Monday last Mr. Payne, moved to suspend the rules and pass his bill to provide for the gradual resumption of specie payment. The first section of the bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to set a side and retain in coin each year, until the United State notes shall be appreciated to pan with gold, an amount equal the three per cent, of the outstanding legal ten ders or legal tender notes to be held as a resumption found for the re demp ion of such legjd tender notes; provided, that such coin set aside and retained shall bo counted as a part of the sinking fund. The second sec tion requires national banks to set aside and retain from the coin receiv ed by them as interest on bonds de posited as security for their circula tion, an amount equal to 3 per enct !of their circulation, such coin to bo i counted as a part of their legal money i reserve. The third section repeals so much of the resumption act of Jan 14, 1875, as provides for the redemption of legal tender notes to the amount of 80 per cent. Of the national hank notes in circulation and as much as provides for the redemption of the regal tender notes tu coin tiar Janu ary, 1879. Vfter a number of mo tions and questions the vote was ta ken aipl resulted—yeas, 81; nays ,15G, and the motion was defeated. It would have required a two-third vote to pass the bill, and the fact that there was nearly a two-third majori ty against it, caused laughter. Senator Bayard for President. The sin of the day is extravagance, ! waste and the natural results—bri- ■ herv and peculation. It is thus evi dent that we want a man for the j Presidency whose assured habits and well formed character are guaran-i tecs for his future conduct. Wes need a man of unquestioned integri ty, of strong, resolute purpose; one in the full vigor of manhood, who will see to it that his subordinates will clean out the dishonest parasi tica and barnacles in the various de partments, The country is thirsting for a man of pronounced opinions and with that lofty political inde pen den ire which unshaken fidelity to one’s party alone can give. Such a man as Thos. F. Bayard, of Dela ware. For the honor of our State and the good of our country we sug • gest an organized movement at once by the formation of a Bayard club, the duty of which will lie to keep his claims before the great public, and to unite with friends in other States to go 1,000 strong to St. Louis in the interest of Bayard and and honest government.— Wilmington ( Del) Her , aid. _ The price of silver has fallen to 52| pence an ounce in London, 'i bis is ! 8 5-8 pence less than the current rate in Febuarv, 1872, and is said to be the lowest ever quoted in the British market. “Senators” West, Spencer and Clayton, and some others of their j class, reassure him that there is not a word of truth in the reported swap I of a bloody shirt for a turkey cock. -Canada is. again agitating abou j the building of a Pacitio railway to ; JJuusu CviUUilnA. Special Polices. Directory of County Officers. Ordinary—J. A. Howard. Clerk oksppkrior Court—Thomas A. W ord. >nkriff—V. M Fr.i nUlin. (i. L. Franks, Deputy. 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Want to sell a bouse and lot, Want to advertise to advantage, Wan’t to find anyone's address, Want to sell a piece of furniture. Want to buy a second-h and carriage, Want to find anything you have lost, Want to sell agricultural implements, Want to tin i an owner lo lost property, Advertise in THE CARTEItSVILt.E l-NURES-. Professional Cards. Jiiuu'N W. Jlurris, Sr. ATTORN E Y-AT-L A W, One door East of Express Office, Main Street. CARTERSVILLE, GA. mar 50 LAW V ItIML ESTATE. W. T. WOFFORD, VNY business lelt with (.'apt. Sam ford and Mr. Water.-, w ho are in my office, will rc cicvc tnv attention. I will.be at my office usu ally between the hours of 10 and It'each morn ing. JloblSj W. T. WOFFORD. A. n. FOITE, A T TORN E Y A T L A W CARTERSVILLE, GA. ( With Col. Warren Akin,) Will practice in the courts ot Bartow, Cobb, Polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray,Whitlield and ad joining counties. decS-ly. It. W. n UtPHEY, ATTO RN E Y AT LA VV CART R LLE.GA. OFFICE (up stairs) in the brick builTling corner of Main and Irwin streets. decS-tf. J. W. HARRIS. Jr., ATTORNEY AT LAW. Cartersville, Ga. OFFICE next door to THE EXPRESS printing establishment. JOHN VV. WOFFORD. THOMAS W. MILNER WOFFORD A MIIAER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA , OFFICE up stairs, Bank Block. JAMEN . CONFERS, ATTORNEY A LAW, Cartersville, Ga., WILL practice m the Courts of Cherokee and adjoining circuits. Particular attention given to ail business ennnsted to my care. Collecting made a specialty. Office up-stair, in the It.Q'k Block. do<-23-ly. \i. 11. BATES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. j Office in the Court House. j . y Hardware and Farming Implements. BAKER HALL ( ' tp a *®ral and complete sleek or lIARDW ARK an 1 * A Kail NO lAIPLhAife&TS ,*tii’h ms PLOWS, HOES, (COTTON PLANTERS, ETC. e 8 , ls ? ~!ITe sUh * of Fit'Ll) SLEDS such as Dover, Red Top, Orchard and Blue ‘ *. w*’ as , ( v , '!! ,|ls { i'?y <*••* sol• lin this or mix other market. We also h.ue a complete stock ol KE.U>\ MADE FLOWS both Iron ami Steel. We sell s W eed iroa.. r fl r ,*, le c;l ' vt? can se " a ' cheap as the same quality of (roods can ic soid an v where. u BAKER * HALL ST OVES & TINWARE. 1° tli© Citizens ol' Cartersville and Sur rounding Country; HAVING BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN AIY ARRANGE, meats t> Icav • C rtersville, I have conrludtd to rem tin and east my lot among her people. In opening b usircs l here again l have concluded to do a STRICTLY CASH business, thereby enabling me to offer goods at EXTIIEM E LY LOW FIGURES. c ds Those wishing to purchase STOVES, TINWARE L HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, F o CASH, HAGS, BEESWAX, FEATHERS, OLD BRASS AND COPPER, CORN AND FODDER, or anything that will sell, can get the very bottom prices. But pi.kvse no Not ask fob CREDIT. I cannot afford to stive it, even to the very best men in the country, as my goods are marked at CASH PRICES Thanking my friends for their pist patronage, and earnestly soliciting a continuance ol tin 1 same, I can always be found at iuy ld slut i in the old Exchange Hotel Building, on the ■ ... ■ i w v J. D. HEAD. DR. T. H. BAKER. \V. Q. DOBSON. J. D. HEAD & CO., DEALERS IN Staple and Fancy Dry Seeds, Dress Goods, Clothing, HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES, &c., No. 71 Peachtree Street - Atlanta, Ga. OUR BAUTOW, PAULDING AND C’HEROK ’"'E COU.VrV FRIENDS AUK fNVITRD TO call and -oe us when in the city, promising them the >.t nc courteous treatment and fair, honest dealing they have h.ul in our house u l.de at Cartersville Our stock will be tound full and complete in all its departments, and prices as low as c m be found in this market. N. B.— We respectfully ask consignments of cotton from one friends who’wish to sell in this market, promising them the fullest mark3l prices—an Ino unnecessary erpeus -s attached to the sale of same. ' J. 1). iIKvUAU* A i lant.t ua,. -I anti .try fi. ISTC. -- —■== " 1 uWteCIMHm AND MACHINE SHOP. Wallace 1 Laohe ft, MANUFACTURERS OF Hollow Ware, Steam Eiipes, Grates, Maatels, ill Macliiaery, k Highest Market Price tor o Old Iron, Copper and. Brass- William L. Bradley’s Standard Fertilizers. PRINTUP BRO & POLLARD. FORM Eltl.Y Cotton Factors, General Agents, Augusta, Georgia. s SIL w § I d ur CS -Av, i § Q £i n fQ r W S W 3 ; it < i So.'i Fowl Caiiaiio. in Bags 200 lbs. each. E. (Ws Superphosphate ofLinic. in bags 200 H.a. The above standard Fertilizers having been in use for the past seven years in the south, | with unequalled success, are again offered at prices that cannot tail to give satisfaction, while (he stand nd i- guaranteed to he equal, if not -imerior ro anv over m<l 1. For prices and terms applv to T. \V. liVXTKIt, Agent. Cartersville. Ga. te>Q-3m. THE GRANGERS LIPS HEALTH Hid CO.. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Authorized Capital 4,500,000 - Of Which SIOO,OOO to be O n3:lia Each Dapartg^nt. Each Policy-Holder is entitled to a vote in the management of the Company PAnEIirT OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA. CAPITAL STOCK, - - - 100,000. YV. If. KETCHIH, President. | F. I„ DAVIDSON, Vice President. | R. W. FORT, .-oo’f GEOBGU DEPARTMENT, ROME, A. Capital Stock #lOO,OO Office N0.2 COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Major C. G. SAMUEL, President, ALFRED SHORTER, Vice-President, R. J. GWALTXEY , Secretary, C. ROWELL. Attorney, Dr G. W. HOLMES, Msiical Examiner. lioard of Directors : A. r. All good, Trion Factory; C. Rowell. R nic, Ha.; Alfred Shorter. Rome. Ga.; John It- Newton, Athens, Ga.; A. Jones, Cedartow.i. Ga ; Hon. I>. F. Hammond, Atlanta, Ga.; lion* I). IS. Hamilton, Rome. Ga,: ( ain Glover, It > n , Ga.; T. M • .uire, Rome, Git.; K. Woo Iruflf- Rome, Ga.; M. 11. Bunn, Cedartown, G-t ; A. J. King, Cave Spring, Ga.; lion. W M* Hutchins. Polk county, Ga. ALABI7IV DKPARTMKNT, MONTGOMERY, ALA. Capital Stock #IOO,OOO Hon. N. S. Clements. President uud General Manager, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Iton. David Clopt <u. Vice President, Montgomery, Ala.; W. L. Chambers,Secretary; Stoue A Clopton, Attorneys, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, MERIDIAN MIMS. Capital Stock - #IOO,OQ Col. James VV. Beck, President, John IT. Gray, Vice-President, L. A. Duncan, Secretary. SECURITY, ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY, Are the Leading principles of this Company. i ALL approved forms of Life and Endowment Policies issued in sums of ft Id up t06X0,090. Also 1 Term Policies of one, three, or seven years. All l.ife policies non-lorfeiting alter two annual payments, when the insured will be entitled ■ to paid tip Policy or Cash Surrender thereof. Dividends may lie used to protect policies against lapsing incase of failure to pay pre miums. Thi- with the non-forfeiting anti C ell surrender features, are sufficient to make thi* i ompany popular among thinking men. AGENTS WASTED, dec 2-tf W. G. ENGLAND, of Mobile, Ala-. General Superintendent of Agencies, W- K HU-E ? Agent, CariersviHey Georgia. VOLUME XVII—NUMBER 14.