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BY G. H. c. WILLINGIIA.U. The (artersville Express [OLD STANDARD \NI) EXPRESS.] BATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy one year $2 w One copy six months 1 (X One copy three months 5= In A dcu nee. Club*-—For Clubs of ten copies or mor. jI.SU per annum for each ooi>y. RATES OF ADVERTISING. 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Sheriff sales, per levy... 12.50 “ mortgage fl fa sales, per inch 4.50 Citations for letters of administration ... 3.00 .. guardianship 3 00 Application for dismission fro; 1 admins’n. 6 00 yy .. “ •• “ guard’slip 250 “ “ leave to sell and 2.60 Sales of land per inch 2 50 Sales of perishable property, p, * inch— 1 50 Notice to debtors and cieditors 3.50 Foreclosures of mortgage, per ii h 4.(X> IKstrav notices, thirty days 2.50 Application tor homestead 1-60 All legal advertisements must be paid for in advance, and officers must act accordingly; and (hat they in tv know how to collect fot charged lor h; the inch, we will state that 135 words (111 this type) make an inch. When B Us are Due. Ml pills for advertising in this paper are due tt anr c* me after the (i Ist insertion of the same, aad will he collected at ihb pleasure of the proprieUir, unless otherwise arranged by con tract. Travelers’ (guide. CHEROKEE RAILROAD. S'ROM and after this date the following jKihedule will be run 011 the Cherokee Kail- Leatre Koc Kmart at ’ Taylorsville b:Ut) *• Stih -boro, J;:25 Arriv-e at t artersville 9 ; ‘o Leave Cartersville i* Stdwboro, f- "X ~ “ Tayorsville 4:-30 Arrive at itockgiart 1>:lj WESTERN Si ATLANTIC RAILROAD AND ITS CONNECTIONS. The following Schedule takes eflect Novem ber 23,1875 NORTHWARD, No. 1. Leave Atlanta Arrive Kingston " '' F ■' Arrive Dalton * ;A , t ** Arrive Chattanooga * 3 U> Leave Atlanta ™ Arrive t;artersviilc ff- “ | Arrive Kingston 1} “ JJJ Arrive Dalton ‘® £ Arrive. Chattanooga \o 11 Arrive f artersville ® Arrive Kingston it di m SOUTH WARD- No. 2. A rive Chattanooga, •* P™ Leave Dalton s,\ Arrive Kingston.. '33 1 , “ A’ l-ive 8 ■- 1’ U 1 Arrive Atlanta lOj* ,u No. 4. Leave Chattanooga £ 15 !im Arrive Dalton ‘ a m Arrive Kingston 9 07 am Arrive Cartelsville ;9 4o a m Arrive Atlanta Arrive Dalton 1 29 :l I? 1 Arrive Kingston,... (J a Arrive i.ariersvilie.— ll m Arrive Atlanta *® ® 11 U 1 Pullman Palace t ars run on Nos. 1 and 2. bc ween New Orleans and Baltimore. Pullman Palace Cars run on Aos. 1 and 4 be tween Atlanta and Nashville. Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos ,'a3 nd oe tween Louisville anil Atlant . change of cars hetw in New Orleans Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta nd Baltimore and only one change to New Y’• k. Passengers leaving Atlanta at iIO p. m . ar irive in New York the second thei alter at 4 00 iJ.m. , _ ' Excursion Tickets to the Virgin a Springs a*. i various summer Resorts will ue on sale in New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Colum bus, Macon. Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta, at greatly reduced rates Ist nl June. Parties desiring a whole car through to the Virginia Springs or to Baltimore should ad dress the undersigned. Parties contemplating traveling slioulu send I’or a copy of the Kenne*aic Route Gazette, con taining schedules, etc. tgr Ask for tickets via “Kennesaw Route. B. \V. W RENN, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, ma\22—dtt Atlanta. Ga. ROME RAILROAD COMPANY. On and after Sunday, Dee. 12th trains on the ! Rome Railroad will iim as follow*: DAY THAIS—EVERY DAY. tLeirv* Rome at n m Arrive <it Rome ....il.JOam saxcrday evening accomooation. Leaves Rome at 5 45 p m Arrive at Rome at a I* m ATLANTA A WEST POINT RAILROAD. FASSENGE R TRAIN -OUTWARD. STirWKS. ARRIVE. , n LEAVE At 1 *tiit*\ ........ •* ) !*• East Point ... 10:44 p.m. 10:44 p.m. Red Oak 1> :00 :. in. H:44p. 111 Fairburu ll:i< P- '• Palmetto il :3 p. m. It l # * jJJ* Powell’s li;5“ 1- m. B:Mp. “• p. in. M ‘ ,n ’ Puckett's 12:30 a m l2:*o a m Graniville a m 12:51 am lloan*ville 1:<"8 a m J** “ W liiilleld’s 1:34 ain 1 ; A a m 1 til*ranuf6*■ •..........<•• 1 .<>l h in l “-'5 aKI lSl,x s*>*> 2:21 “ West Point 3:40 a m PASSENGER TRAIN—INWARD. ARRIVE. LEAVK. West Point : p“ Long Cane ,13:36pm p 111 I.a Grange 1 :U2 p m 1 ail p m Whitfield's 1:2l P m J=H P Ilogansville 1:2l p m 1 •** P Grautvilie I:s* P m I!' Puckett’s 2:13 pm 9UB p m Newuan 2:29 p m 2.30 i* ia Powell’s 2.44 pm V W ;TJmetto 33-6 pm i-M P lF<tbrlumi 3:32 pm 2:23 p m Jfcast Floint 3=s* P m 3.a1 p m .Atlant-* . - • 4:15 ;P m SEEMA, ROM & DALTON. MAIL TRAIN DAILY—NO TH. Leave Bran* ! Arrive at Dalton a - 4 P 1,1 Making elo-e connections at Dalton with the E c*t Tennessee, Virginia and Oeotgia Unit* void, and Western au-l Atlantic Railioad lor all Eastern aud Western cities. MAIL TKAIN DAILY—SOUTH. Leave Dalton p ™ Arrive at Rome *’ ” 1 Arrive at •5 *J an , Arrive at Selma a m i Making close connection atCalera lor Mont j gomerv and points South, anil at Selnia w it- . A1 .barna Central Kailio.ol for Mobile. New Or leans. Meridian, Vicksburg, Jackson, a** ; points South iu Texas. Louisiana and Missis- : i,ippi. M. STANTON, Gen. Sup t. • Rav Knight, Gen. Ticket and Pass gr Agt. GEORGIA RAILROAD. Day Passenger Trains on Georgia Railroad, Atlanta to Augusta, run as below; Ltlvl* -ingnsta at A* v -at W">ta : SfigtU passenger trains as lollow*: Leaves Augusta at -v - ™ Leaves Atlanta at ...„• *"•*’ P ™ Arrives at Auguta ••• a ' Arrives at Atlanta *>• a w Accomodation train as follows ; (Leave* Atlanta..-. P {£ Leaves Covington .’3r * “ Arrives at Atlanta a ™ Arrives at Covington 1 p m THE COOSA RIVER STEAMERS. tceamers on the Coosa River will run as per schedule as follows: Leave Rome every Monday at 1 " “* jLeave Rome every Thursday ....■ '••••*? a %rriya at G-eSsdeu Tuesday and Friday • ain Pram the New \ ork ; imts.] A BEFUBLJCAtr VIEW. Condition of Affair* in Georgia—How Parties Are Divided—The Republican Weakness and M hat Came of It Rad Political Management and Incompetent Leaders—Views of Gov. bmith. Atlanta Ga., April 19. On the i>tl 01 ut-xt month the lie publicain of Georgui will meet in Slate- Convention to elect delegates to the iSational Convention at Cincin iati, and at this time there is no loubt liere that the representatives Jiusen will he unpledgi-d and umn <tmeted. This may not he the re sult, however, if in the interim a vig orous canvass is made in favor of any >1 the prominent candidates, for in vieorgiA, as in no other State, the Re publicans are careless, without self reliance, and ready to ‘‘follow their eader.” This stale of things is no loubt due in a great measure to the hoplessness of their situation as a party, but at the same time it is to be lUnbuted in no slight degree to the short-signtedness, the lack of energy, and the complete incapacity of their leaders. The average intelligence of the rank and tile of the party, of the colored voter, is much greater than iu South Carolina or Alabama, but uuiortumttely there is not one good negro leader in the State, and Moses, the robber Governor, was not far wrong when he said “to be successful we must have smart political nig gers.” One by one the colored lead ers have been killed off or driven out of the State, and the while men who nave remained in control have been content in the enjoyment of fat Fed eral offices, and, tearing trouble with ilieir Democratic neighbors, have quietly let local politics alone. H. P. Farrow, the Chairman of the Central Committee, is an active, intelligent man, and has worked hard; lie has bt-en aided nobly by one or two gen tlemen in Savannah, and there the leulership of the party ends. The-e statements cannot be successfully contradicted, for the facts in the case prove their truth. It is. of course, true that the Democrats have control of tne election machinery, and that by violence and partisan laws, of which i will speak in a future letter, they prevent the negroes from voting. But could they by these means carry the State by a majority of GO, OOO, as they did fouryears ago? Everything goes to show that they could not. In Louisiana the Republicans have had to contend with still greater difficul ties, bat by good management and bravery they have succeeded in get ting out their vote and carrying the lections. Georgia is naturally a Republican State, and there is no gotd reason why she should remain longer in the hands of the Demo crais. AMONG THE COLORED VOTERS. The present political situation is most keenly felt and deplored by the colored people. In a political sense, it wouid have been quite as well fur them if the war had never occurred, for they are practically as far from the ballot-box now as they were in tiie days of slavery. This morning I had conversations with several in telligent bIaCK men, and was assured by them all that they were not al lowed any voice in the State govern ment. One well-informed young fellow, a waiter iu the hotel here, said that because of this state of tilings thousands of his people were emigrating to South Carolina and Louisiana, where they knew they would lie permitted to exercise their political rights. My informant at tributed all the political troubles of the negroes to the apathy of the white Republicans. Said he, in the peculiarly soft and liquid dialect of the country: “Taint no use us niggers tryin’ to vote ef we isn’t backed up by de white folks. Niggers can’t vote alone, dat’s sure.” “in what way do you want your white friends to help yoq?” 1 asked. “Oli, we doesn't want much,” he replied ; “ef dey would come, a few of dem, and stand round about the polls’lection day, de boys wouldn’t be afeard ; dal would make a sort of moral persua sion like, and dey’d all step to de front. Dey wants to, sure,” “And won’t your white leaders do that much for you?” No. sah, not in de country; in de city dey is on hand ail right, but in de country don’t one on ’em come round; skeered 1 recken.” “Why should they be afraid?” I asked. “Wal,” said he, and then shook his head mysterious ly, “wal, ef you lived down dis a vvay, sah, recon yer’d And out dat uvar’nt healthy for no white Radi cals to be around Georgia country ’lection days.” “Then you mean to toil me that the negrots don’t vote because the white Republicans don t try to protect them, and that the white men stay away from the polls through fear?” “Yes, sah,” was the reply, “dat am just the cream in de churn, both on ’em is skevred.” In subsequent conversation with both white men and negroes, I learned that in many of the districts between Atlanta and Augusta there was not one white Republican—colored voters there were in thousands, but they seldom or never came to the polls, in Mime gases they had been threat- I ened with violence, many of them who attempted to vote had been | beaten, and there was a general un lersianding that “twor'nt healthy ; for them to be round on ’lection day.” THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK. As I have alft-u.Jy intimated, the delegation from this State to the Cin cinnati Convention will probably go unpledged ami unifDtructed. Up to thi time no one of the Presidential candidates, except jierbapa Morton, lias been represented here, and the f ding of party leaders, if the Federal officials can he called so, is very even ly divided between Bristow, Hayes and Blaine. The Democrats seem to have a preference for Bayard or Han cock, though they slate positively that they are willing to let their •Northern and Western friends select the man, and that they will chide by the choice. This morning, during u long conversation I had with Gov. Smith, he gave expression to tnese and similar sentiments. He said that for the present, at least, the South should he content to take a second and minor part in the councils of the Democratic ; thismostsensible!)' Democrats in Georgia admitted, and although they might have their own opinion jis to candidates and men - ures they were nqt ready to express them at this time. The* Smith ik'sps in a smte of political anarchy, so to ; speak, and from that situation it could only be rescued by the votes of the Democratic masses of the North au| West. The strongest candidate, and bha man who was most popular with the people every where, was the candidate the South j would most gladly support. In an -1 swer to a direct question Governor Smith ?-aid that he believed Bristow would he very popular in the South were he nonitnated by Democrats, I hut in the event of hD leceivipa the j UL*4uWitttti wutfa*ui4 Jjtf <WU co mt on no aid from Democratic |so jrees. The St. Louis nominee, no | matter who i-> was, will be supported iby the Cotton States. Regarding the I rule of the Democrats in Georgia, Governor Smith was not very com municative. He is much toufaira man to sanction all the election tricks which are practiced by his party in this State, but he is, oi course, unwilling to say anything which would injure the men bv whose ! voies he was elected. He admitted, in wever, that there were thousands oi negroes in the State who never vot and. When asked how he ac eo i> ted this the Governor replied, “Oh, I snj pose they don’t want to vote,” then be changed tbe subject. R garding his political opponents he was more ready to talk than he was in reference to the acts of his own party. He said that much of the weakness of the Republican party in Georgia was to be attributed to the bad management of its leaders. They were, as a class, not good poli ticians, and they dio not work with that energy which brought success. The closeness with which the color line was drawn was also most unfor tunate for the Republicans, as by it they lost the influence and support of the old Whig and Union party. This was very strong in Georgia, and the men who composed it were among the best citizens of the State. On most national questions they were in accord with the Republicans of the North, but so long as the party in Georgia continued to be constituted as it was at present they would re fuse to vote anything but the Demo cratic ticket. “In a word,” said the Governor in conclusion, “divide the negro vote and you will increase the Republican strength in Georgia.” The same opinion 4s entertained by many of the leading politicians in the South. H. C. GOV. SMITH AND TIIE N. Y. TIMES. The New York Times, a well-known Radical organ, has a correspondent traveling through the South in the interest of Mr. Bristow. He was in Atlanta a short time since, and among other persons, he called on Gov. Smith, and gave certain state ments which he ascribes to the Gov ernor in regard to Southern and na tional -affairs. Believing that the correspondent had misrepresented -the interview, we called yesterday and learned from the Governor that he had absolutely refused to talk with the representa tive of the Times at all on public questions, except on condition that itie interview should not be publish ed. The Governor had been so often reported Incorrectly by Northern in l rviewers, that he was unwilling to have anything whatever to say to this particular reporter on political matters except on conditions. The Times correspondent Inis not only violated his promise, however, but has grossly misrepresented the en tire conversation. His statements in regard to Mr. Bristow and the negro vote in the South, we are assured, do t e Governor great injustice, while the fling at the Union men and old VVlugs is simply false and malicious. Not one word was spoken about the old YVhigs or Union men, nor was any allusion made to them whatever. The Governor was a Union man him self until Georgia seceded, and then he shouldered his musket and start ed to the front. —Atlanta Constitution. SORGHUM, Its Value to the Funner— An Interesting Article on the Subject. Editors Constitution: —It oc curs to the writer that perhaps a moral or two on the culture and manufacture of sugar and syrup would not be out of place in your Widely circulating and popular jour nal. To live at home and board at the same place, is what the people of’‘Dixie” ought to do in fact. We venture the assertion that no oneaiticleof produce among those adapted to our section of the globe can accomplish more in this direc tion than the cultivation of Sorgo or sugar millet, and we are glid to see that many ot our enterprising farm ers are awake to their own interests in this respect. We now want to see, and expect to see every farmer in Georgia producing syrup and su gar in auundaaco for home use and some to spare. This is easily accom plished, as land that will make 8 to 10 bushels of corn per acre will yield 30 to 50 gallons of syrup, and that land that will make forty bush els of corn, will produce 150 to 200 gallons tuid the syrup as now made on the improved evaporating system will readily sell at wholesale from 50 to 6-T cts., and at retail 75 cents per gallon; moreover this cane grows luxuriantly on land too wet for must other crops. The cost of machinery for manufac turing thejuice into syrup and sugar, has to a great degree retarded the de velopment of this enterprise, but now that the manufacture of ti new and greatly improved evaporator has commenced in our own city and which can be bought for about halt the cost of any heretofore made we may ceitainly look for rapid strides in the culture of this crop. It does not exhaust Che land if properly man aged. Wlieu reifdy to harvest strip off the blades, cut off the heads aim iet them drop back on the ground, and alter thejuice is pressed from the cane, scatter ih r e latter hack on the land and the soil will be improved. A well to do farmer remarked to the writer that sorghum was his cur rency. lie bought two bushels of corn jyjth a ga 1 n of syrup. He sold it readily at cents per gallon, iiis hogs fattened on the skimmfngs, and laborers first sought ms employ SS be had lots ol “long sweetening.” Among tlje varieties in cultivation we 'notice, Liberian, Boom uwa-a (Golden deeded,) ii-egUiar dorgo, Ooui Seand, Neeaaaua. The two first named are imports from the West coast ofand South Africa respectively, and seem to succeed best in our sec tion, and of these two varieties we ; prefer the Liberian as it seems to im | prove in quality ail the time. Ail me varieties of cane will mix with | each other and with bpuojq yorn, doura corn, etc., hence should not be j grow’u on the same or adjoining farms when ihe object is to raise j seed. In order to have good cane and a heavy yield it would be best to buy pure fresh seed every year, es : pecially as an outlay of only a dollar or so will obiain sufficient seed for an acre. Ligfyt §andy soil is best for a good I yield. From the fifteenth of April to the 20tn of May is the best seasou for planting. Respectfully, Mark W. Johnson. Giving tp the irregularities and frauds in p'oncordia Carrdii parishes, Louisianna, by the republican officers of election, the election committee of the House have decided to report in favor of Benjamin E. Spencer, democrat, against tfjo tfUUUig uieui- CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 4,1876. AGRICULTURAL. TK"Uglits fur th<-Month from the South ern Cultivator. “All is well that ends well,” but a good start tends greatly to insure a good end. The first workings of th > crop go far to make sub-equent cultivation easy or difficult. If the ground is put into good tilth, and ih * grass killed in May, s ibsequeot workings will be easy an I lijht.— Wide cutting, shallow ruun’ng plows can then be used, and much ground passed over in a day. CORN. Cotton planting over, upland corn is ready to receive its first working In Sandy lands or those not disposed to run together, the first working may be given with a sweep, its right wing let to throw a very little dirt to the corn—just enough to cover young grass. It is injurious to corn to hill it up much when very young. But if the land is stiff*, it is best to run near the corn with a coulter, suh soiler, narrow bull-tongue or other deep-running plow that throws lit tle dirt, and break out middles with scooters or long narrow shovels. Let the breaking of the land and destruc tion of grass and weeds be thorough —the time and labor spent will be saved in the end. Just as soon as the danger from birds and cut worms is over the corn should be thinned to a stand. This is best done with a paddie—hoe or hand very apt to leave root in the ground, which will shoot up again. Hoe hands should now go over rapidly, uncovering any corn covered by ploughs and cutting any grass or weeds left. By the time this is done, COTTON. will be ready for its first working.— This should begiven just as it is well up to a stand. As it will not do to risk bringing cotton to a stand at this time, it should be gone over very rapidly, so as to bring on the second working as soon as possible. The best hands with the best trained mules, should be put to “running around it.” The plow best suited to the work must be decided by circum stances. If the land is stumpy or rough or stiff, a short scoqter or small shovel will be best; if light, smooth and nicely bedded, a sweep or scraper will do good work. It is desirable to “stir” the earth quiet near the young plants, and at the same time avoid covering them with ilirt. The plows may precede tne hoes a week c: ten days; by that time all the young grass which has b en covered by them will be dead, and uncovering it with hoes a week or ten days: by that time all the young grass wliich lias been covered by them will be dead, and uncovering it with the hoes will make no differ ence. Whatever the final distance in the drill one decides upon, it is the best at the first working to leave the hills the width of a hoe apart. Should the cotton die outer other disaster befall it, tne large number of hills left, affords a better chance of secur ing a final stand, and those not needed, can easily be cut out at the second worwuig. If the width of a hoe is o be the final distance, it is well to chop out the first time with a hoe wider than that which is to be used in subsequent workings. If the plants are left so near together that a hoe can just pass between them, a hand is obliged to hoe slowly, to avoid bruising or cutting the plants. As little dirt as possible should be taken off with the hoe—the stroke should tie a scraping rather than a cutting one—just enough to cut off the surplus cotton and the young grass. In other words the plants left should be disturbed just as little as possible. As soon as this working of cotton is finished, corn should receive its second working promptly, and the handf brought back to the cotton, to bring it finally to a stand. When the plant gets old enough to bear it, the sooner it is done the better—de lay in this matter will certainly cut short the crop. Another very im portant consideration is to get these hoed crops clean and well-worked before tne small-grain harvests, which will necessarily subject them to spine neglect. SWEET potatoes. It is very desirable that this crop should be largely i net eased upon our Southern farms. Especially does it commend itself' to all advocates of stock raising. Everyone knows its great value as hog food, and some perhaps as cow food. It is often re garded as a troublesome crop, and so it is for a few days in Spring, when the slips are to be set out, and a few days in the fall when the crop is to be gathered. But what are these to be compared to the trouble of a cot ton crop 9 Aqd whin designed for hogs, the bigger half of this little trouble is avoided, for they wid gather the crop themselves. To be sure of a good yield the slips should he put out in May— though witq some of the early ma turing varieties—such as that va riously designated in different local ities, as the rit. Domingo, Bahama, Mexican yam, Poor Man’s Potato, and another known as the red yarn fair crops may be made from slips set out as late as (he last of July.— Even with these early varieties, it is best to put out slips earlv, and thus secure a crop of vines which may be used as slips in the iqter plantings.— Last year we made a fair crop, of the two varieties above mentioned, from vines planted the first week iu Au gust, The best manure for sweet pota toes is that which suits best also for the Irish potato, viz: woods mould, or chip manure and ashes. In the absence of these a little superphos phate and K unit—7s pounds of each per acre, in drill—does remarkably Well. Cow-penned land which has had its grossness taken away by one or two years of some other crop, is also admirably iplapted io the sweet potato. A short time before the slips are to be out out, let the land be bedded. Just as soon after a rain as it gets in plowing order, is the time to do this —the ground will then re taiu moisture a long while, and slips planted in it be less liable to die. — Groqt thp sl|p§ in a puddle, of clay and cow dung—put in hole and if very dry partly fill the hole with dry dirt. Do this in the latter half of the afternoon. Slips can be tnus started in very dry weather. CRAB GRASS HAY. Plow and harrow twice this month some rich land, which has recently grown erabb grass for a crop of hay. The piowinga will kill the \yeeds and give the grasf full play. There is no cheaper method of raising good hay. But if any one desires more trouble, let him sow German millet ordri.led corn. Either of these on very rich land will make an immense amount of forage—useiesa to sow them on poor or even medium land. Succes sive sowings of these may be made from now until l.t of August. If a pier* oflMittom land can be had for the later iwwia|pj ( it will be ail the CLOVER. will be ready o cut by the last of the month. When in full bloom, with the earliest flowers turning dark it is ready for the blade. Cut after the dew is off—late in the afternoon turn overall that is well wilted and the next day throw this in small cocks—the next day in still larger ore ,and as soon as it will boar it put under shelter. Partially cured clover is ruined by getting wet. A s soon as it starts to grow again top dress with plaster or acid phosphate. GRASS. Cut when in full bloom also. Or chard grass particularly, makes worthless hay if cut too late. After blooming, woodley fibre is formed rapidly, at the expense of the sweet Juices. Remember that mowing is the life of a grass field—if there is not growth enough to pay for the mowing, in hay, the improved sub sequent growth will amply repay the labor and time. Top dress with fifty or seventy five pounds per acre, either of Ni traofSofla of * Rectified*‘Peruvian guano.—Grass must have nitrogen in some form. Akerman Testifies Under Protest;. Washington, April 2x—Ex-At torney General Akerman, to-day ask ed the committee on expenditures in the Department of Justice, to con sider w’hether they would demand of him an answer to the question propounded yesterday as to whether he conferred with the President be forepaying certain moneys to John I. Davenport. A full committee not being present, a reces was taken. On reassembling the committee de cided to require an answer. Mr. Akerman put in a protest on the ground that it was illegal and pro hibited by the statute that such com munications with the Executive should he made public. He then testified to conversations similiar to those narrated by ex-Attorny Gen eral Williams with the President. Akerman stated that some time in 1871, while the President was at Long Branch and he was iu Wash ington he received a letter written hv Gen. Porter in accordance with tiie direction of the President, stating that Mr. Davenport was engaged in searching out frauds against natural ization and registration in New York and suggesting to him that he could usefully employ a portion of the money given to him by Congress to suppress the election frauds in this case. Witness was at that time en gaged in an investigation into *he ku-klux affairs in the South, and he replied to the president’s suggestion tlrai lie had already appropriated money that way. He was told in a subsequent communication from the President that the funds could be used with as great advantage in New York city as in the South. After a a small explanation he authorized the payment to Divenport. These conversations with the President ex tended through the fail of 1870 and spring of 1871. The frauds in the elections were matters of frequent c insolation, and witness recom mended the employment of a special counsel. Among others employed in the New York cases were Caleb Cushing. He could net state any specific case in which the fraud* were committed but he knew that they wery general. He never thought the President was influenced by any partisan motive* He wanted to pre vent frauds and he did not care what parties they affected. He could not recollect that any portion of this money was used to defect frauds in Philadelphia. The latter was Repub lican; the former was Democratic. The frauds in New York seemed to he systematic. That was the field of Davenport’s operations, and the President was of the opinion that if his system could be of an advantage there, it would be elsewhere. The President never thought that he was acting in a partisan manner. The Democrats of New York- The Democratic State Convention re-assembled this morning and recog nized the Tamany delegates from New York as regular and gave them seats on the floor, without a voice from the anti-Tammany contestants. The Convention appointed the usual Committees and took a recess. Im mediately on the adoption of the re port favoring Tammany hall, the ram many ites left the convention. After the recess Francis Kernan, Win. Doisheimer, Henry C. Mur phy and Abram S. Hewitt were chosen delegates-at-large to the Na tional Convention. In the resolutions the Democratic party renew their fidelity to the principles set forth in their platform adopted in 1874 and 1875, well vindi cated in the illustrious administra tion of Gov. Tilden, and commended anew to their faith and adoption by the endorsement of an increasing ma jority of fellow Democrats of sister States- They instruct the delegates to vote as a unit in accordance with the will of the majority of the Dem ocratic party of New York. While committing to their delegates the duty of joining with the delegates of their fellow Democrats of all States in the momentous deliberations of the National Convention, tney de clare their settled conviction that a return to constitutional principles, frugal expenditure, and a pure ad ministration, is the first and most imperious necessity of the times and the commanding issue now before the people of the Union. They suggest with respectful def erence to their brethren of other States, and with cordial appreciation of other renowned Statesmen, faith ful like Him to thpir political princi ples and public trusts, that the nomi nation of Samuel J. Tilden to the office of President would insure the vote of New York a.*d would be ap proved throughout the Union as a recognition of this supreme necessity, (he incarnation of this vital issue, the pledge of our high purpose and the guarantee of a successful achievement or this arduous work of national re generation and reform. The French Journal des Debates says what is certainly true, that Queen Victoria’s new tittle may pro voke, but will hardly awe, the Rus sians; and he also says what is also doubtful, that by untitling the loyal ty of Englishmen to their ancient Crown, it is likely to prove the first step towards an English Re public, Rut he sites a good thing said about it, as he reports, by a Radical member of Parliament, who told a public meeting that Mr. Dis raeli was a label the new imperial crown for India as the apothecaries label linemeats—’‘for eternal use on ly.” —. The invesfigating committees and the grand juries are appropriately celebrating the centennial year by I utting stripes around a good urauv Special Notices. Directary of County} Officers. ORDIXARV—I. A. Howard. Clerk ofScperior Court—Thomas A. Word. *HE (iff— V. Al.’Franklin. G. L. Franks, Deputy. Tax Recki vek—A. M. Toute. Tax Coli.rctor—W, F. Corbin. County Commissioners— Russel H. Cannon. Chairman. David V. Stokeiy, John C. Aycock, R. H. Dodd, John 11. Wikle, Clerk. Coroner—D. B. Mull. Surveyor—ll. J. McCormick, G. W. Hill. Deputy. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The names of all persons we found upon our subscription book wh<*n we purchased the ntavd ard and Express, credited by advance payment will be furnished The Express until the time paid for expires. The names of those who had not paid up, we have transferred to our new books, and bejffn their subscriptions from December 2, 1815. These are respectfully aud earnestly requested to cal'iu and pay or send us two dollars for the current year’s subscription. We are determined to give our readers a good paper, and as it requires a eonstan cash outlay to do so. we.hope all.who have not pn ! d will do so without delay. CAHTS IIS VILLE CITY GOV ER.YMEVT. Mayor—F. M. Ford. Aldermen-A. R. Hudgins, G. W. Satter lield, C. B. Conyers, A. L. Barron, J. A. Stover, S. F. Milam, L’eter Marsh, 11. 8. Best. Clerk —J. B. Conyers, acting. Treasurer—A. 1.. Barron. Marshal-M. F. Maxwell. Attorney— J. B. Conyers. Sexton—ll. S. Revell. COMMITTEES. Finance— A. R. Hudgius, C. B. Conyers, S. F. Milam. Street— 11. S. Best, J. A. Stover, G. W, Setter Held. A. L. Barron. Cemetery— l’eter Marsh. S. jF. Milam. C. B. Conyers. LAWS RELATING TO NEWSPAPER SUB SCRIPTIONS AVI) ARREARAGES. 1. Subscribers who do not give express no tice to the contrary, are considered wishing to cjntinue their subscription 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their periodicals, tiie publishers may continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their periodicals from the office to which they are directed, they are held responsible until they have settled their bills and ordered them discontinued. 4. If subscribers move to other places with out notifying publishers, and the papers are sent to the former direction, they are held re sponsible. 5. The Courts have decided that “refusing to take periodicals from die office or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facie evidence f intentional fraud.” 6. Any person who receives a newspaper and makes use of it. wbethcrhe hits ordered it or not, is held iu law to be a subscriber. 7. If subsetibers pay in advance, they are bound to give notice to the publisher, at the end of their time, if they do not wish to con tinue taking it; otherwise the publisher is authorized to send it on, and the subscriber will be responsible until an express no tice, with payment of all arrearages, is sent to the publisher. IF YOU Wantb arders, Want a situation, w,,nt a salesman. Want a st rvant girl, Want to rent a store, Want to sell a piano, Want to sell a horse, Want to buy a house. Want to buy a horse. Want to rent a houe, Want to sell a carriage, Want a boarding place, Want to borrow money. Want to sell drygoods, Want to sell groceries. Want to sell furniture, Want to sell-hardware. Want to sell real estate, Want a Job of carpentering, Want a job of blacks mi thing, Want to sell millinery goods, Want to sell a bouse and lot, W T ant to advertise to advantage, Wau’ttoflnd anyone’s address, Want to sell a piece of furniture, Want to buy a second-hand carriage, Want to find anything you hi\ve lst, Want to sell agricultural implements. Want to find an owner for lost property. Advertise in TIIE CARTERS VILLE EXPRESS. wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm — Professional Cards. j. n. noo\, ATTORNEY AT LAW. CAR TERSVILLE, GA. Office: Up-stairs over Stokeiy & Williams, West Main Street. apr2o James W. Harris, Sr. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, One door East of Express Office, Mam Street. CARTERSVILEE, GA. raay3o LAW & HEAL ESTATE. W. T. WOFFORD, A NY business left with Ca pt. Sam ford and Mr. Waters, who arc in my office, will re cieve my attention. I will be at my office usu ally between the hours of 10 and ll'each morn ing. lleblS] VV.T. WOFFORD. A. n. FOUTE, A.TTORIS £ Y AT LAW CARTERSVILLE, GA. ( With Col. Warren Akin.) Will practice in the courts ol Bartow, Cobb, Polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray,Whluteld and ud ji>inui£ couptltj*. dec2-ly. R. W. 511UPI1EY, ATTORNEY AT LAW Cartersville, Ga. OFFICE (up stairs) in the brick building corner of Main and lrivin streets. dec2-tf. J. W. HARRIS, Jr., ATTORNEY AT LAW. Carteiisville, Ga. OFFICE next door to The Express printing establishment. JOHN W. WOFFORD. THOMAS W. XILNFK WOFFORD fc niIAFH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA., OFFICE up stairs, Bank Block. JAMES B. IOXYERS, ATTORNEY A LAW, Cartersville, Ga. WILL practice ift the Courts of Cherokee and adjoining circuits. Particular attention given to ail business entrusted to my care. Collecting made a specialty. Office lip-stair* in the Bank Block. dec23-ly. €>. 11. BATES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office in the Court House. decft-ly RENTAL NOTICE. DR. J. A. TICNER, Office up-stairs, in Brick Building opposite Th* Express Office. .Manila. TKEATS diseased gums and ab scessed teeth, &1U and cleans teeth, exuacu teeth, and in. i X t-F scrt* artldcial teeth. Ail. work 1 ymm** . twavmmmm*' THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE r rilJ£ PEOPLE’S FAVORITE. The Largest Sales because the Most Popular. The Most Popular Because The Best. VERDICT OK THE PEOPLE. *alos in IRU „ 131. WW. HrtU-s in 1872 219.753 Sales in 1873 233,444 Sales ill 1874 _ 241,670! ! ! Verly 150,0>0 more than was sold by th" next highest competitor mt over MjMMCBore than was oUi by all other companies combined ! ! ! Address the Singer Manufacturing Company, 17$ ErotssMen street. Savannah, (>;i., C. S. Beatty. Agent; Corner liioad and Alabama sis.. Atlanta, Ga.. treorife W, L*no ml, Ag'C; and at Stokely and Williams’ Popular Store, l artersville, Ga., K. W. B. MKKKITT, Agent. irha-ly, Hardware and Farming Implements. * BAKER & TIAILL, CALL the attention of their customers to a general and complete stock of HARDWARE nJ Farming implements,such as PLOWS, HOES, ICO! TON PLANTERS, ETC. We also have a complete stock of FIELD SEEPS Mich as Clover, Red Top, Orchard and Bine Grass, German Miliett, etc. as cheap as thev can be sold in this or anv other market. We also have a complete stock of READY MADE PLOWS both Iron and Steel. \S c sell sa,ls5 a,ls $3.75 tot 50 2i ar , , o', >n , SM to 6.cuts Steel Slabs •• 9S, to 12 cts Iron slabs . . s?* io 7 cents Cast Steel . , 2U to 25 -cents. ft weed 1r0n... p ;o 9 cents. Fortne ca>h we can sell as cheap as the same quality of irocHls can be urn where. HAKKIt & HALL. STOVES & TINWARE, 'To tlie Citizens of* Cartersville and Sur rounding Country: HAVING BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN .MY ARRANGE nienIs t> leave Cartersville, I have concluded to remain and cast my lot among her people. In opening bnslnes j here again 1 have concluded to do a STRICTLY CASH business, thereby enabling me to offer goods at, EXTREME LY LOW FIGURES. Those wishing to purchase STOVES, TINWARE & HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, For CASH, RAGS, BEESWAX, FEATHERS. OLD BRASS AND COPPER. CORN AND FODDER, or anything that will sell, can gel the very bottom prices. But plkaw do sot ask Koit CREDIT. I cannot afford :<t wive it, eveu to the very best men in the country, as my goods are marked at CASH PRICES Thanking mv friends for their past patronage, and earnestly soliciting a continuance of the same, I can always be found at my old stand in the old Exchange Hotel B lildiiie, u.t the PUBLIC SQUARE. (janl-Iy; j s APvMs. J. D. HEAD. DR. T. H. BARER. W. G. DOIJSOX. J. D. HEhAJ3 & CO., DEALERS IN Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Clothing, HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES, &c., &e. No 71 Peachtree Street - Atlanta, Ga. OUR BARTOW. PAULDING AND CHEROK V E COUNTY FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO call and see us when in the city, promising tltem Ike same courteous treatment and fair, honest <te ding they have had in our house wlnie at Cartersville Our stock will he found fuii and complete ia all its departments, and prices as low as can be found in this market. X. B—We respectfully ask consignments of cotton from our friends Who wish to sell in this market, promising them the fullest market prices—and no unnecessary expenses attached to the sale of same. J. la. llEAU.ttu. Atlanta, ia,. January fi. 1870. ETOWAH FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP. AY allace & Haekett, [MANUFACTURERS OF Hollow Ware, Steam Eapes, Grates, Mantels, Mill Machinery, k Highest Market Price for Old Iron, Copper and Brass- STILL AT THEIR OLD STAND. BTOKELY c WILLIAMS, DEALERS IN* STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes. WE desire to state to our old friends and patrons that we are still running our business with o"r payiug patrons on the usual time heretofore giicn, But wifi Expect Prompt Payment at Maturity. Those paving ea-h at purchase will get the benefit of a heavy deduction. And we would most respectfully request those purchasing for cash to sav to us at the time* ‘We v i‘! <■ h this bill,” as we will then tne more readily affix prices. It there i- nothing -aid our m ice- n 1 be given at time rates. STOKELY & WILLIAMS. NO Those owing ns due paper will do us a great favor by calling : <nd making early ,> i < • h?/ >TuK KI Y A wfl.l I \X < THE GRANGERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A-iithor-ized Capital 4,500,000 Of Which SIOO,OOO to be O naliti Eich. Depart meat. E&<*h Policy-Holder is entitled to a vote in the management oftheCompan” PAR.EWT OFFICE, MOBILE, at.a CAPITAL STOCK, - - - 100.000. W. H. KETCHUM, President. |F. E. DAVIDSON*, Vice President. | .W. FORT. Sec’y GEORGIA DEPABTBEXT, ROVE, GA. Capital Stock 9100,000 Office No. 2 COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Major C. G. SAMUEL, President, ALFRED SHORTER, Vice-President, It. .1. GW.' Secretary, C. ROWELL. Attorney, I>r G. W. HOLMES, Medical Examiner? Board of Directors : A. P. Allgood. Trion Factory; C. Rowell. Rome. Ga.; Alfr.-d Shorter. Rome, Ga.; John IT Newton, Athens Os.; A. Junes, Cedar town. Ga; Hon. D. F. Hammond, Atlanta, Ga.- Hon* I). R. Hamilton, Rome. Ga,; Cain Glover. Rome, Go.; T. McGuire, Rome, Ga.; F? Woodruff" Koine. Ga.; M. H. Bunn, Ceuartown, tia.; A. J. King, Cave Spring, Ga.; Hon. IV M? Hutchins. Polk county, Ga. ALABAMA DEPARTMEAt7mATGOMERY, ALA. Capital Stock 9100.000 Hon. N. N. Clements, President and General Manager, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Hon. David C>o .ton Vice President, Montgomery, Ala.; W. L. Chambers, Secretary; Stone (t Cioptoni Attornevsj MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, MERIDIAN Capital Stock 9100.00 0 Col. James W. Beck, President, John 11. Grav, Vice-President, L. A. Duncan. Secretarv SECURITY, ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY, Are the Leading principles of this Company. AI.L approved forms or Life and Endowment Polities issued in sums of $l3O up to $lO <IOO AH Term Policies of one, three, or seven years. . All Life policies non-forfeiting alter two annual payments, when the inaared will be entitle,! to paid np Policy or Cash Surrencer thereof. s Dividends may be used to protect policies against lapsing in esse of failure to nav nre. miums. Thi with the non-forfeiting and Ca*h Surrender features. are suffi- ent to make thil Company popular among thinking men. AGENTS W ANTED. (Jeo 2-tf Wi Cl ENGLAND, of MoSllo, Ala., General ouj eriaoea teas of A eaoies W, K, HUSEy Agent, OartorevHlo, Georgra. VOLUME XVII—NUMBER IS