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WOKKOKD. 1 jJ. a. NEAL. WOFFORD A ]K££L, attorneys at law. CAttTEItSVILUS, GA. der7 3nl. rT. MII.BEH. J. V. UAKRIB, JE nBIA£K A lIARKIS, attorneys at law, CAKTERSVILLE, GA., Office on West Alain Street. J. M. JIOOX, ATTORNEY AT LAW. CAUTERSVILLE, GA. ofti.e: Up-stairs over Stokcly T & \\ illiams, Wes'. Main Mreet. apr2o James W. Harris, Nr. ATTO RNEY-AT LAW, i iloor East of Express Office, Mam Street ( ARI'EUSVILLE, GA. HILU *)0. ■; : , ■■ - A. M. FOiTE, ATTO RN E Y AT LAW CARTERSVILLE, GA ( With Col. Warren A kin,) \Vill practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb, r ilk. Klip,;. Cordon, Murray,Whitfield and ad oiuing counties. dec2-ly. It. W. 3UKPHIA, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cartersville, Ga. jFkIUE (up stairs) in the brick building •ii i,cr of Main and Irwin streets. dec2-tl. ii. SI. HATES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office up-stairs over* Postoffice, .kv9 l y ! Dr. J. Dickson Smith, PEJCfICING PHYSICIAN & SURGEON CARTERSVILLE, GA., Office ami Residence at the Ricks House janl9 tf. Business ( aids. lOTICK. rpnis i- to give notice that we are now pre S paicd to do general plautai ion work, liors sl'"ciug. \c. All orders laithlullvattended toe Give ns trial. JONKS &‘GOWER, 'anl2-tl. Successors Gower, Jones & Cos. Livery, Sale & Feed Stable R. C. & J. E. JROBERTS, Near the Court House. CAKTFKSVIBI.K, GA. Goo-I Buggies, Hacks. Carriages. Horses and Careful ilrivers, and at reasonable prices. Iry ti ami we will treat yon ligli). jnnefs-ly SALE, LIVERY AND FEED STABLE. M THOMPSON & SCOTT KEEP constantly on baud good vehicles uni tine horses, and every conveyance to a,, uioinodate the public. East Mai 11 street, Cartersville, Georgia. mayl-tf A. I>. VAKDIVEBE, SUKER AND CONFECTIONER. RESPECTFULLY, informs bis old triends that he is still at the old stand, ready and willing to serve tne hungry. Weddings it Parlies ServetTon Short Notice. JOHNTO WEN, At Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store. WILL sell Watches, Clocks and *7ew -1 T dry. Spectacles. Silver and Sil ' 1 r-plated Goods, and will sell them as cheap a-, they can be bought anywhere. Warranted to prove as represented. All work dome by me Warrants and to give sat taction. Give me a call. jan 27- COMFORT FOR THE FEET. ALL who would have leet tree from CORNS dres; the feet with with a view to health, g" ! taste and comfort. Shoe? niade/.on iny MODELED FROM INATUBE, an essentially {different style, and latest im provements. They press the foot evenly, giv ?ng ELASTICITY IN WALKING, and by the ingenuity of their construction they appear smaller than they really are, gving an elegant 'appearance; even [to the argest and c! umsiest feet. WILL!AM J. MALONE, Anatomical Boot and Shoemaker, octs 49 Broad Street, ATLANTA, GA. Travelers’ Guide. THE COOSA RIVER STEAMERS. Steamers on the Coosa River will run as i>r schedule as follows: Rome every Monday at 1 pm Leave Rome every Thursday a ,r Arrive al Gadsden Tilffdity and Kriilav..9 am Arriveat Rome Wednesday and sntimfa\6 0 m .T. M. F.f T.fOTT. Ge„’l Sup’* CHEROKEE RAILROAD. FROM and after this date the following Schedule will he" run on the Cherokee Rail- Leaveßackmart at 7:00 A.M. “ Tay'orsville,.. 6:00 “ _ “ Stiii sboro, 8:25 “ Arrive at ( artersville, *h:10 “ Leave Cartersville 3:00 I*. M “ St ; l;slioro, 3:50 “ Tav or'-ville 1 :30 “ Arrive ji.t Roc km art 5:15 “ ROME RAILROAD COMPANY. On and alter Sunday, April 29th, trains on the itutne Railroad will ran as follows: DAY TRAIN—EVERY DAY. Leave Rome at .....7.45 a m Arriveat Rome 12.15 a tu SATCRDAY EVENING ACCOJtO O ATION. Leaves Rome at 4.45 p m Arrive at Rome at S p m WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD. The following passenger schedule took e(- fect March 18, 1877 : NIGHT PASSENGER—UP. Leave Atlanta 3:25 pm Arrive at Cartersville 5:20 p in “ “ Kiug>tou 5:44 pm “ “ Dalton 7:24 pm “ “ Chattanooga 9:21 pm j 9 NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN-DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 4:2.5 p m Arrive at Dalton 6:00 pm “ “ Kingston 7:48 pm “ “ t’arlersyille 8:15 pm “ “ Atlanta 10:17 pm DAY PASSENG ERfl’ RAIX—UP, Leave Atlanta 6:55 n m ! Arrive at Cartersville 8:54 a in ; “ “ Kingston 9:22 am “ “ Dalton 11:04am it “ Chattanooga 12:45 p m , DAV PAS3P.NGER TRAIN—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 6:45 am Arrive at Dalton 8:45 am “ ** Kingston (.f0;44 J) tn “ “ Cartersville 11:10 a li) “ “ Atlanta 1:16 pm WM. K. HUSH, |GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTS- the following first-class companies : GEORGIA HOME, OF COLUMBUS, GA. Rgt@i> ow and guarantees dividends yearly. The private property of the stockholders bound for all of the obligations of the company. NIAGARA, OF NEW fYORK, The assets flje nearly a million and a half. ATLAS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Asset* are over half a million dollars. AMERICAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, Incorporated in 1810. Chador perpetual. As | sets, one and a quarter million, hui piiis op 1 the first oi January, aquarterol amillioc. i HOME PROTECTION, OF NORTH ALABAMA. Invests only in United States bonds. Issves against Lightning s well as lire. Guarantees dividends yearly. Losses adjusted by the agent, ‘ Also J represents OTHEk FIRST-CLASS COMMIES, not enumerated above. Insurance guaranteed at the lowest rates in tirt-class companies.— All losses promptly and equitably adjusted. Cartersville, Ga., May 4, 1876. TR© Morning News, SAVANNAH, GA. THE political campaign of 1876. whicji Ifl clulies National, State an.l County elec tions. and which undoubtedly will be the most active and hotly contested of any since the memorable canvass ot ls(50, is now lairlj opened. The National Democratic Party will this year inak* ft bold, vigorous, and doubtless successiul struggle for maintenance supremacy ol those principles wtlieti ftlg Y I**4} to tlie prosperity of tlie public, aiul C£S£Pt*ftl to tiie well-being of tlie people. In addition to tho Presidential elect.on, the people in Georgia ami Florida will elect new State Governments. In Florida the campaign promises to be unusually vigorous, and there is a probability that lor tlie lirst time since tlie war. the peoubi of {.hat Radical-ridden State w ill elect a Denioertitu* tiovermneut. In these campaign* tiie people ftje ii(M*p}y jDd ,r " ested' and everv intelligent oitigeu, VP® Ra the welfare ol his country an.l his section at heart, should acquaint himsell with every de tail of redemption aud feform that is now going ° To this epd he should subscribe to and assist in circulating liig savannah Morning New*, an independent Deu,oui g}jp newspaper, ot pronounced opinions and ieai'les ,n tJi'.’jr ex pression; a paper (hat is recognised eve where as the best daily in the South. Its edi torial department is vigorous, thoughtful and consistent, while its news and local depart ments are marvel* of industry and complete ness. Its department of GeorgM 4 * londa affVirs isnot confined to a meie bftiTPP ppm tnarv of events transpiring In those states, bu is enlivened by comment at onco apt, timely ample resources of the establishment will be devoted to furnishing the readers ot the MORNING NEWS with the latest intelligence from all DiM'ti P f the world, through the press dispatches .pv cial dispatches, special ooi respondeßce and through these agencies, the paper earliest chronicler of every, noteworthj inci dent of the political campaign ot SIBSCKIFTION. Dailv, one year, $lO. 6 months, $5; 3 months 42.50. Tri-weekly-one year, fb; 6 months. $3, 3 months, li sp. Weekly—one year. $2, .ix months, si ; 8 months, fib egpts. nf five Specimen copies sent free, on .gcejpt oj flte *' Bri?" Money can be sent by Postofllce order, ed Litter, or,° a " B r . Tick’s FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS Are planted by a uiiUiPW of people in America. Sc© Vick’s Catalogue-300 illustrations, only two CC yjck's Floral Guide, Quarterly, 25 cents a '"vick’s Flower and Vegetable Garden, 50 cts. With eletantcloth covers one dollar. All my publications are printed i■ E"* ll ** X. NATION VL HOTEL, ATLAS * V, GEORGIA. JPirt-Cias* Faro #*.so Per Day At ’QiJ Virginia Welcome" I*7 WeffHl OES. ROBERT TOOMBS. His Views in Regard to tlie Necessity of a Constitutional Convention. i From the Chronicle ,t Constitutionalist. I Washington, Ga., April 2G, 77. Lear Sip.—Your letter of the 17th nil., requesting my “views upon the subject ofedUitur a convention of the people” to re new the present recog nized constitution of this State has been duly received. Other pressing : engagements have delayed tins re ply. Ido not know a single reason against the tall and the public secu rity and safety demand it. The ex isting constitution is not the act or deed of the people of Georgia. It | was forced upon them by force and fraud. Large tyuNiibers (if tier most | worthy, and* virtuous eit- I izens were denied the privilege of ! even voting fur members of the con j ventlon who, with but few’ exeep ; tions, were hungry, hostile, ailed ene j mies, domestic traitors and ignorant, vicious emancipated slaves. The ; last Legislature passed an act to allow j i the people to meet in convention and i review the work of ihese military appointees and to amend, change and alter it, or accept it if they like it and thus make it their organic law. It is a public shame that this permis sion w’as not given by the lirst free legislature and it successors which met after the ilight of Bullock. Every other one of the sister provinces exercised the right as soon as they were made able to do *<>. and have greatly benefitted themselves by so duing. The present govern ment of Georgia is a usurpation. It has no moral or legal claim to the support or obedience of the people, ft is wanting in the consent of the people=-tbb foundation stone of all rightful government. Thenefota it is a public shame, supported only by bad and wicked men for selfish pur poses. But independent of t!~.C workman t|pj work is not good. The present constitution deme the right of the States; subordinates them to their agent, the Federal government; in effect asserts that this is a consoli dated government; that we owe primary allegiance to the United States. We deny it. Let us assert the truth and maintain it when we can, or leave the truth tp bs defended by our children and children’s Chil dren whenever opportunity offers. The people wish to review the Executive Department of the gov erpipent; its tenure is condemned by many ao fpp Ippg and |ts patronage too great. Jts power over the judic iary department presents formidable objections to it. The judiciary sys tem itself is defective, totally inade quate to a speedy and impartial tfjgj of either criminal or civil causes. The jury system is vicious and subjects the country tq constant danger. Our old grand jury system was far preferable to the present. The legislative department demands reyfew by the people. The Senate is a mockery OP4 Rfinance. It has generally defended gif thp abuseo of il'.S corrupt rule of Bullock and his gang, the instruniC”. wll corrupt organizations to deplete the public treasury and use the public credit for t lie promotion of locai and per sonal objects and not for the general weal. It is true there have been a considerable number of able and honest patriotic finpP i n tliat body, but too few to defeat the gretiios portion or establish a sound policy for the State on mauy great and vital ques tions. It has defeated the call of a convention for four years, and last winter sought to defeat it by imped ing odious conditions to the bill, The Senate insisted upon submit ting the call to the people, hoping to rally ignorant treed m‘P| fill the rem nant of the Bullock gang, both inside and outside of the Democratic party, all the friends of the spurious bonds, ail “developers of resources” general ly, to defeat the convention. They remembered that the call for the present eon?UtHtin submit ted to the people but was the .Hirjcof “sabre sway.” Besides, the repre sentation in the Senate is grossly un equal. It is neither based upon pop ulation, taxation, territory protection of all interests, nor upon any other souird basis of representation- It is purely arbitrary, and W3B jp tended by its authors to perpetuate as {opg as possible the power of the usurpers in spite of the people. The tenure of office is too long, and ought to be shortened. Let the people meet in eon vent; op and try to adopt a better system, But the great defect in the consti tution is that it does not protect the property of the people against inva sion of the iegijatiyp poiypr* Jt is true that was the defect of our old constitution, as well as the present one. The same causes have greatly increased the danger from this source in all free representative government. The failures to limit by organic law the power of the legislative depart ment have brought the Federal and State governments and municipal corporations to the verge of bank ruptcy pud impoverished and ruined the people, Tnis lug beep mbit frightful source of all of our calami ties. We must remark and plainly define the dividing line between in dividual rights and public authority. The age in which we live has de ypjoned new dangers to free represen tative governfnP'itg. Even the in ventions and discoveFiew of gpp}iis in the* arts and sciences, with their bene fits and blessings to mankind, have also brought new dangers to good government. This is especially true of those inventions and discoveries which contribute largely to the promotion and distribution of wealth and the spreading of intelligence among men and nations. The im provement* ill the application of the illimitable power of steam and the utilization of electricity are especial ly noteworthy elements in their ef fects upon society and governments, i They have made great associations of capital innumerable and gigantic corporations itoceasary fpr their de velopment. These corporations with large capitals are powerful, and, t herefore, dangerous to society. They first absorb individual capital—ail right enough —then all they can hor rovv—gtill right enough, and next the treasuries cf municipal corporations, i public iandfi unit !! other public I property, then the treasuries and credit of the National and State gov ernments—this is all wrong, violates |justice, transfers the sweat of the I poor to the coffers of the rich, nppro i priates the public funds to private use and profit, and opens the flood gate- of fraud and public demorali zation. What is the temedy for these great evils and dangers? We must And >t somewhere, or abandon representative government. We have seen Congress corrupted ; State Legislatures corrupted; city authori ties uorrupled; all opr gflarfis oyer public property and public credit cor rupted j b D6V power iB discovered, and political burglaiy is enrolled among the useful arts of goverument. The remedy is plain and sufficient for all of these things. We can accept no other security but this: We must CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1877. j put it out of the power of our rulers to injure society if they wish to do it. Let us make anew constitution and by tiiat constitution make the depository of tlie public treasury and public ere lit political burglar-proof, and put the key in the pockets of the people, by declaring that no debt shall ever he created by the Legisla ture or binding upon the State except for the public defense; that tin? State shall never be bound for the “debt, default or mlsvaniage of another.” This will save the people and the State from ruin. Nothing else will and it must bo done now or may he too late. Municipal corporations should be confined to their own limits and not permitted to endorse at al(Pr borrow, except for the good government of their respective corpo rations. The principal purpose and necessity for a call of a convention is to consider these and such others as tlie people may desire. All acknowl edge the evils. What present reason can be found against "the proposed search for a remedy by the people? The people have demanded it again and again almost unanimously through their House of Representa tives and all other recognised expo nents of the popular will. The people have spoken; let the convention meet, What are the objections to it ? Co vert enemies of the convention, those who hope to profit by its abuses, including others who have not well considered tne matter, have suggested many. Their prin cipal one is that the convention might endanger the homestead law. One of my own great objections t the present constitution is that it does not secure a sound, substan tial, real homestead to the women and children of the State. 1 want such a measure. It is far better for society that *he women Pnd c})jl dren of tlie State should lie •eeum} by an ample and sufficient homestead wi'iere *4: wv can be comfortable and happy and the children cgn support themselves and be brought up unde* vistUQua infiq? encos, than to be thrown on society houseless and homeless and penniless, outcasts, and wanderers, subject to all the temptations, to crime in its worst forms, aud finally to become tenants of jails and poor houses. Let us de mand such a homestead of the con vention; |t vyiii injure nobody. Jt will only withdraw from trade and traffic, crime or misfortune, a sacred sauctuary dedicated to humanity. The details may be safely trusted to a convention of the people. We ha\ e no epeh homestead. The prfspnt homestead may be tyaiyed by the head of the family. ft is but a life estate lu iiie hands of a family anp an estate only for years only in the minors and terminates at arrival of age. It is a sham, but even such as it is the objectors know thaiauoh rigid* nave 'weep under it are so secure that no con vention could touch them if they wished to do so. Tlie objection is onlv intended to deceive the igno rant apd unwary. But it is also objected that thocon vcniion may remove tiie capital from Atlanta. Well suppose they do. shall the supposed personal interest of a few ijQjile Yrrigh a feather against 'a goo'd ' eonsli+ution which will protect the rights, liberty aud property of all ? Away with such nonsense. This is not the true reason. The new constitution would certain ly dispose cr all lutMte bond ques tions. There would be no further use for the lobby. Make your con stitution right and then there will l>e but one remaining question as to the capital auu that §imj)!v the comforts and convenience bl our public servants in discharging public trusts, Atlanta would have no com petUUm |n such a contest. It js not w’orth a thought with freemen. Some of the not very ardent friends of the convention have tiken anew disease which a distinguished Senator calls the “apprehensions.” They fear that tjie convention will put theipseivps and' everybody fcise' in jail tor debt: will establish Closes’ mode of punishment and do divers other old and wicked thing* if ever let them come together at Atlanta to consider their organic law. I believe it is not the practice oi organic laws to admit penal codes. That has idtperto uc4n cbnsideLed tne peculiar province of the and we are content that it shall remain there, But perhaps the “wicked flee when no man pursueth.” I am very respectfully, your obe dient servant. R. Toombs. Colonel Li. N. Trammed, ijaiton, ua. CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA. editors, Georgia Grange j As I have discovered a cure and preventive for hog cholera, I think it to be my duty to communicate it to tiie public. In ISfiS I lost pearly nil tpy ijoga with cholera; and in 1809 the disease returned, and after trying everything that I could think or hear of with out success, I gave them strychnine, which proved satisfactory. Having bffi hogs gnd little strychnine, I put a half gallon of shelled porn into a vessel; covered the corn with water, then dumped in all the strychnine that I had—l suppose about a half grain to the hog I placed it near the fire place, and kept it there all night. In the morning J pallet] the nogs, aud threw it among them. Being satisfied with the result I recommended it to my neighbors, and but few of them would venture to try it. I have used it ever since and it never fails to cure when prop erly given. A particle, tlie size of a grain of wheat, is a dose for a hog twelve months ©ld; if older give more, if younger give less. Arsenic is just as good, it does npt act so quickly. Be careful not to feed the sick hogs alone, lest the healthy ones get tpo much and should it so hap pen, drench with raw eggs, sweet milk or lard if the eggs are not con venient. The remedy will cure thumps in hogs; a seeotul (!(}■s<? is sometimes necessary. I often give it in my bread for thumps when but few have it. Yours respectfully, G. A. M INTER, Cedar Springs. Ga., March, 29 1873. A good practical education, in cluding a good trade, is a better out fit for a youth than a grand estate with the drawback of an empty mind. Many parents have slaved and pinched* to leave their children rich, when half the sun) thus lavished would have profited fgr ffmre had it been devoted to the cultiva tion of their minds, the enlargement of their capacity to think, observe aud work. The one structure that no neighborhood can do without is the school house. &?ven narrow gunge railroads run ning from Cincinnati in various di rections are commenced or projected. The hilly nature of that region gives great economical advantages, the cost fleing $15,000 a mile, against $60,000 for tha brood guage. A GOOD HAUL FOR GEORGIA. The State Receives Nearly 8200,500 From the General Government. The Atlanta Constitution gives the details of the recovery of 5i99,000 by 1 the State from the General Govern i ment: About two weeks ago Governor Colquitt went to Washington. Two or thr ?e days ago he returned to (he capital with a check for $199,000 to the credit of the State of Georgia in nis pocket. This is the way it came about: Just after the war the State of Georgia purchased for the W. & A. R. R. large amount of rolling •stock from the United States Gevern ment.. A general settlement was ef fected with the Government, under tne direction of three United States Commissioners, the State paying a large amount of money. Some year or so afterward, Messrs. Baugh A Garlington proposed to open the set tlement, on the ground that an ox horbitant amount had been paid by tlie State. Col. Baugh had been Su perintendent of the road under Pro visional Cfovernur Johnson. Tbcise gentlemen gut the claim into shape, and presented it at Washington. It was not pushed to a conclusion, and Col. R. A. Alston was co service in the claim. GeueM| Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah, believe, was also made a party to tilP prosecution, A long and stubbqrn poutest for a ensued, and finally Col. Alston went to Washington, just in the nitik of the Presidential contest, and succeeded In putting the claim through both houses just before the adjournment of Congress. The mat ter then caught in the Department, ped General Qordtfi Pfirmed it qjqng ffij* is Week op two, when he summon ed the Governor to oeme on to Wash ington. The Governor went expect ing to be absent only a day or two. He was delayed at every turn in the departments. Every clerk that he referred to demanded lliat the mas ter be explained to him, aud the orig inal bill be submitted to his searching gaze. He then invariably demanded a full day to decide whether or not lie would pass the thing along. At length the last outpost was carried, and the (joyoppor hqttqned his coat ploqejy, havjng tlie phepk enclosed in his pocket' The amount paid was one hundred and ninety-nine thous and dollars—a pretty good plum to pluck from tha national pudding these miserably stringent days. The Mato really Overpaid the general government about fejfiQ.QUQ in the set tlement alluded tr, but could only re recover about SIIOO,OOO. We do not know what amount the State paid her agents and buyers for this work. The contract made by Governor Nmßh tvitlj t.llfi MrtU* prescribed tht they ahouid be paid no absolcte fee, aud that the contingent fee should not exceed 25 per cent, of Muf net amount recovered, If Governor g!|o\ys w nop pent, Jdf the work, me fee will amount to lorty nine thousand dollars. We are not advised as to whether lie will reach to the limit or will grade the remu neration upon a lower scale. SXOSEWALL JACKSON’S SISTER, The Cleveland Leader prints tITe following in relation to Gen. Stone wall dacßson and his sister, tha atate ment'being derived from a lady who was, previous to the war, an inmate of the letter’d family : “They were orphan children, and were brought up together until he wepf tp West Koint. Like most"orphan children, they were unusually attached to each other. At a later time she married and settled in Beverly, where her husband oappieq on a farm or planta tion. Her brother, tiie General, fre quently visited her, and during these visits he would invariably go to the quarters of the slaves for the purpose of exhorting them qn tfip subject of i.eligiou, Frequently ‘hp great soD dier would be seen on his knees Irr the midst of the lowly ohiiereu of Africa, offering earnest prayers for their salvation. When the war broke out this singular difference between the affectionate brother and sister transpired. One espoused tpe pause u*' the youth anp became the greyest of all Confederate generals, with a worid-wide reputation fo* consum mate military ability, and laid down his li’e on tiie bloody field of Chan cel lorsvi lie. The sister, in spite of the opposition of her h|-pt{ier, fiuenceu by his brilliant achieve ments and the opposition of her hus band and her relatives, sided with the cause of the Union, aqd reiphinpd trqe tu thp cause to the end ’of the war. So great was tlie feeling engen dered against her that she eventually separated from her husband and moved to Springfield, Ohio, and re sided with a dntjgljtpr Who hau mar ried a Union officer. TO THE FARMERS. Under date of the 3rd inst., Com missioner Janes sends out the follow ing circular, No, 37; To the Fiirmersof Georgia: In view of the war in Europe, and the probable scarcity and high urices of breadstufls and low price or cot ton which will prevail, I again re spectfully advise that you will by every means in your power increase the planted in prevision crops. I suggest checking your fields of cot ton with corn, in rows fifteen to twen ty feet apart, one Dill at every inter section. With fair seasons, this will very largely increase t|ip product of corn without a corresponding decrease of the cotton, I further suggest the planting of the stubble fields in peas ao soon as the wheat and oats shall have been har vested. Pay spbcialjattention to the raising of every pound of pork possible. Take care of the pigs. These suggestions are not designed to alarm or create a sensation. A word to the wise is sufficient. “A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on and are punished*” Very respectfully. Thomas P. Janes, tJ uunissioner of Agriculture. A little girl asked her mother.* “What kind of a boar is a consecra ted cross-eyed bear?” The mother replied that she had never heanL uf such an animal. The plffld litfHed that they -Mug auout it at the school. “No,” said the is * A consecrated cross I bear.’^^^ The Sultan will exhaust all other means of defense ere he unfurls tiie standard of the prophet, U^y ard, the British Minister, advises this course, else ail effort to localize the war would fail. • The Czar telegraphs the Prince of Montenegro that he is firmly resolv ed this time to realize the sacred mis sion of CONDITION of the navy. A dispatch from Washington says.* ‘‘Experienced naval officers express the opinion that the United States navy should have at least ten thous and trained seamen. Initiatory steps for this purpose have already been taken, and we now have seven hun dred boys oti training ships being educated for the service. If Congress l would allow a larger number of bovs to be educated, and make provision tor them, we could soon have an effi cient force of trained seamen. Our navy now consists of seven thousand five hundred men, being the smallest of any nation in the world, except that of Portugal. The German navy, which is the youngest afloat, has eight thousand five hundred seamen. The next requisite for our service is a rifled ordinance in conformity to the plan adopted by every power on the I face of the earth, and next the con j struction of ships. It is argued that it should be the policy of the govern ment to build a certain number of ships every year and sell oft' the old [ones, that our navy should have forty ffilps of war in commission, and of this number ten should be in East ern seas, ten on our own coast ami in West India waters, five on the U rth Pacific, five or ten lu European wa |ters and on tb* coast of Africa, three on the Brazilian coast, and two or ■three in the Southern Pacific. The ■rargest cruisers we have are the frig ates Colorado, Franklin, Minnesota and Wabash, carrying from thirty nine to forty-six guns each, but they are armed with old-fashioned smooth bore guns instead of having rifted ordnance, the style of armament used in the navies of other nations. The only vessel in our navy carrying rifled guns is the new sloop Trenton, flagship of the European, squadron. She has a battery of eleven eight-inch rifled guns, converted from the old smooth-bores by lining with steel tubes.” V THE EXTRA SESSION. Washington, May 5. By the President of the United States: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, The final adjournment of the I4th Congress, without making the several appropriations for the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, presents an extraordinary occasion requiring the President to exercise the power vested in him by the constitution, to convene the hou3C3 of congress in anticipation of the day fixed by law for their next meeting: Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, president of the United States, do by virtue of the power to this end in me vested fly tfle constitution, con vene flotn houses of Congress to as semble at their respective chambers at 12 o’clock noon, on Monday the jloth,day of October next, then and there determine such measures as in their viaciam, their duly, and the welfare or the people may seem to demand. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of tiie United States to he affixed, Done at tbs city of Washington this sth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven and of the in dependence of the United Stifles of America the pfig hundred and first. it. B. Hayes. By the Presidsnt: Wm. M. Evarts, Secretary of gtto DEPARTURE OF GENERAL GRANT. Washington Star, The departure of Ex-President Grant and family from Philadelphia on an American Line steamer for Europe will be made an imposing event, according to the Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch , which says Presi dent Hayes offered him the use of a Government vessel for the passage, but the distinguished General declin ed. He will arrive in Philadelphia on the 14th of May and will be the guest of Ex-Secretary of the Navy Bone. On the evening of the loth inst. the Penn Club will tender him a brilliant reception, and Governor Hartranft and Adjutant-General Lat ta ate preparing for a military demon stration in his junior. A reception will also be tendered by the munici pality in Independence Hall, while at the sailing of the steamer Indiana, on the 17th, many distinguished offi qiala fram Washington and elsewhere together with eminent personages, will bid him a “God speed.” These will accompany the steamer having the Ex-president on board on a tug as far as Chester. The City .Oouneil’B Committee appointed-To arrange the ceremonies for the reception on the part of the city held a meeting yes* terdav, . % 1 IIAYES NOT A MOSES. Silas M. Patterson, of South Caro lina Supreme Court notoriety, a son of Honest John, who represents South Carolina in the Senate, has iust returned from Columbia, where he has been in th^.interest of the Congressional Executive Committee of tfljs city. He declares that Hayes has sent the Radical party to [the devil, and that a Remiblican conven tion will never be held in that State again. He says the'*South Carolina negroes are very bitter against Hayes, and that if the President were to undertake a tour of tiiat State, they would pelt him with rot ton eggs. Patterson s&vs he is mor tified to think that n}s father is obliged to mingle with such men as Hayes and Evarts both of whom think returning boards are good .enough to make Presidents, but not decent enough to make Governors. I Mrs. Birch, a colored lady of Lou isiana, who espoused in her time, two colored politicians of that State, haa written to president Hayes. Her** is a specimen : You know that it was the Loui siana vote that made you President of the United States. It is the Re publican votes only ihat have placed j you where you are to-day. No*, not I one vote did you receive from the i Democrats. As for Governor Pack j ard, he did receive the votes of the 1 Republican party; and only that, he j received more than you dtd in Loui ! siana. The way in which Boutwell got ! his appointment on the Commission for the Revision of the Statutes lias just come to light. Grant nomina ted Kenneth Rayner, of North Car ! olina, a fortnight before the last ad ministration went out. The appoint : ment went to Bout well’s Committee on Revision of the Laws, where he held it as Chairman until the session was over and he ceased to be Senator. By a singular coincidence, Mr. Hayes then appointed Boutwell to this post. Reports from fifty parishes in Ohio nj’ination to ’been sent to select a posi l real iude- entrenched camp at the the Suez canal. j Important to Everybody! m. spbingltock. m I have just received one of the largest and and most complete stock of SPRING Am SUMMER, GOODS, CONSISTING IN DRY GOODS. M DIFS AXD GGXTS ITRXISIILYO GOODS, CLOTH (YG, BOOTS AYD SHOES, TRIJYHS, HATS, iV€., EVER lIROEGHT TO THIS IHARKET. The,goods were all selected by me in person and as I paid * CASH ! for my entire stock, bought them at remarkable low prices.* Now, as times are hard and money scarce, I will sell my goods at such prices as will enable everybody to buv what they want AT FIGURES NEVER BEFORE' KNOWN IN THIS MARKET. Call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. M. LIEBMAN, Formerly S. VI. Uebniau. West Main Street,, April 5, 1877 2m. T. W. BAXTER, MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT, TOH SALE OV STANDARD FERTILIZERS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, GINS, MOWERS AND REAPERS, THRESHERS, HORSE ROWERS, HORSE TAKES COTTON & 1I AY PRESSES, Steam Engines, Saw & Grist Mills & Mill Machinery, SOLli AT MANUFACTURES* TERMS AND PRICES. OFFICE .ON MAIN STREET AND WAREHOUSE ON W. & A. RAILROAD, CAIiTEKSVILLE, GA STILL AT THEIR OLD STAND. STOKELY * WILLIAMS lIFALEIii IV r , . “ f STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS. DRESS GOODS, Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes. WE desire to state to our old friends and* patrons that wc are stili'runnhig out business with o>ir paying p ilrons on the usual time heretofore given. But will Expect Prompt Payment at Maturity. Those paying ca-ih at purchase will get the benefit of a heavy deduction. Ami we w.uld most respectfully request those purchasing lor cash to say to us at the time: ‘We w i.l cash this hill,” as we will then tne more readily aUi.v prices. II there i~ nothing ~ad our pi will be given attinf 'rates. STOKELY A WILLIAMS. Nn Those owing us due paperwill do us a great favor by calling pd making earv pav , U. ment. (inarch 2) STOKELY A AY I Ll.I A 4!S‘ ESff&iSk BOOXV^LTSR PORTABLE ENGINE. EFFECTIVE, SIMPLE, DURABLE & CHEAP. The want of a small portable engine and boiler, tooon liaiiTt structed as to lie lurnishrd at a price within the reach of HHHHHBH every one, has long Leeu felt. For pro, e-ses rei|uiring threshing or running plantation corn mills. This is ex ;| pressl) adapted both in constructions ami costs. Kwrjr Mia|Bjr!aH| ei fine is thoroughly tested to luioa Use working power iWftMiVM and leaves vhe works complete. Jat as shown in cut. JBBfelFi'wllcWi Any InloiUiulion will Iw lurnished upon npplie.atiou to sjS Sn T. W. BAXTER, Agent lor Manufacturers. Look n,t tliese Prices r T. W. BAXTER* ■ — 1 SPECIAL NOTICE. t To Every bdy and the Rest of Mankind. Two fine new and unused Pianos can be bought at The Express office at first-rate bar gains. Three good sewing machines, bran new, can be bought cheap af st> VOLUME XVIII—NUMBER 19