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tin: COOSA It IV lilt ST HAM Kit 8
f c!S*.r r UiV " “™I- r
Leave Rome every Monday at i „
Leave Rome every Thursday "'Va
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CHKROKEE RAILROAD
after this date the followir g
.ehciHih will be'run on the Cherokee Rai.-
Leave lb- on art at 7:00 A.M.
1 av'orsville, .*
‘ Still *boro, s'.or, ii
Arrive at t artersville, V U:10 “
Eeave Ca'-tersville 3 7*. p. ?s.
Stic* boro 3:60
iay.orsville ..an •
Arrive at Rock mart s ; 'is ■■
ROME RAILROAD COMPANY.
On and after Sunday, Dec. 12th trains on the
l.' me Railroad will run as follows:
DAY TRAIN—EVERY DAY.
Leave Rome at a „
Arrive at Rome ii*.3o a m
SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMODATION.
Loaves Rome a; 5.45 p m
Arrive at Rome at 9 p m
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Day Passenger ! rains on Georgia Railroad.
Atlanta to Augusta, run as below:
Leaves Augusta at 8:45 am
Leaves Atlanta at. 7:00 a in
Arrives at Augusta 3:30 a m
Arrives at Atlanta 5:45pm
Night passenger trains as lollows:
Leaves Augusta at 8:15 p m
Leaves Atlanta at 10:50 pm
Arrives at Augusta 3:15 a in
Arrives at Atlanta 6:35 a m
Accomodation train as follows :
Leaves Atlanta 5:00 prn
Arrives at Atlanta 7.7..7.7. £ }|{
Arrives at Covington 7 :30 n Ja
SELMA, ROM & DALTON,
mail train daily--north.
Leave Rome it:top m
Arrive at Dalton 3:‘24p ra
Making cio-e connections at Dalton with the
Last Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road, and Western and Atlantic Railroad lo •
all Eastern and Western cities.
MAIL TRAIN DAILY—SOUTH.
Leave Dalton fi.oo p m
Arrive at Rome 0.10 p m
Arrive at Calera 5:10 a m
Arrive at Selma 10;£0 a m
Making close connection at Calera lor Mont
gomery and points South, and at Selma vvit-
Alabama ( ciit ral Railroad for Mobile, New Or
leans, .Meridian, Vicksburg, Jackson, all
points South in Texas. Louisiana and Missis
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R it Knight, Gen. 'i it ket and Pass’gr Agt.
ATLANTA & IVEST POINT RAILROAD
PASSENGER TRAIX-OUTWAKI).
STATIONS. AKKIVE. t-FAVp
AUu.it:. Ifiats'p. m.
East P0int....,, 10:44 p. 111. 10:44 p. m.
Red Oak g);59 p. ra. 11:44 p. n..
Fairburn 11:21 p. m. 11:22 p..m.
Palmetto 11:37 p. in. 11:38 )>. nr.
Po P)l'j l{> 11 ;5 p. m, 11 :f>9 p. nr.
Newiian 12;lf p. pi. 13:15 a. in.
Piukett’s ,42:30a m 12:35 am
Grantville 12:50 a in J2:61 am
Hogansville 1:08 a m 1:00 am
Whitfield’s 1:34 a m 1:35 am
LuGrange 1:54 a m 1:55 an;
Long Cane 2:21 a in 2:21 an
West l]pint 2:40 a m
P ASSENGEU TR A IN—IN WARD.
STATIONS. AUHIVE. LEAVE.
.Vest P0int..,.,.., 12:30 pn:
Long Cane,,,, HJ'3fs p m 13:38 jim
La Grange 1:02 pm } :113 pm
Whitfield’s 1:21 p m J :2l ). m
Hogan,villo I:2lpm 1:43 p m
Grantville I ;57 p m 1:58 pm
Puckett’s 243 p m 2:18 pm
Sewn an ,2:29pm g;3opm
Powell’s 2;44 p m 2:45 p m
Palmetto 3:00 p m 3:of p m
Fairburn 3:32 pm 2:23 pm
Red Oak 8:38 p m 3:42 p m
East Point 3:57 p in 3:57 pm
Atlanta... 4:ls|pm
WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAJI,BOAI>
AND ITS CONNECTIONS.
The following Schedule takes eflect April
30. 1875.
NORTHWARD. No. 1.
Leave Atlanta ? 10 pn;
Arrive Carter-vjllc 8 23 i> nr
* vrive Kingitdn,.. <> 52 p n;
Arrive Dalton .8 32 p m
Arrive Chattanooga, Hi pa
No. 3.
Leave Atlanta... 5 40 am
Arrive Cartersville . 7 57 an
Arrive Kingston 28 a m
Arrive. Chattanooga ~..21 iV
f cave Atlanta 8 W) 8 ID
trrive < artt rsvillc 10 20 a in
• vrive Kingston 10 53 a !■
iv.-ive Dalton 1 05 D n *
'iirTllW A RI)• No. 2.
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p ™
\. ! 1V > * •• -viilc ! ■> Phi
Ar'ri've UaV7V;?. .7'. 7 77777 7777 7.7 7 a m
\n ive Kingston * • 1 ‘
Af>:vet at-.• ■ •: d32am
Arrive Alia; a 3 “
Nu. 14.
Arrive Da 13 il ,;1
Arrive Kingston * '!* :l ; a
Arrive < nrtersvillc 0 00 a ..1
An ive Atlanta • *® 40 a 111
Pullman Palace Cars run 011 Nos. 1 and 2, be
ween New Orleans aud Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Cars run 011 Nos. 1 ana 4 be
tween Atlanta aud Nashville.
Fall man Falace Cars ran <n 'i3 nu 2oe
tween Lonisvilic and Atlant...
ryo change of ears t-etw- en New Orleans
Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta ltd Baltimore
and onlv one change to New \ ■ k,
Pa>-eutters leaving Atlanta at 10 p. 111 , ar
rive in New York the second tliei utter at 4 00
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au' l various Summer Re-arts will ne on sale
in New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Coluin
bu- Macon, Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta,
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Parties desiring a whole car through to the
Virginia Springs or to Baltimore should ad
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Parties contemplating traveling should send
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Atlanta, ua.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
First-Class Fare $2.50 Per Day
An “Old Virginia Welcome” by Hewitt.
WM. K. HXJSE,
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INSURANCE AGENT
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J.V companies :
anoitoiA nouns,
OF COLUMBUS, GA.
Rates ow and guarantees dividends yearly.
The private property of the stockholders bound
for all oi the obligations of tlio company.
N IAGAEA,
OF NEW YORK,
The assets are nearly a million and a ha U.
ATLAS,
OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
Assets are over half a million dollars.
AMERICAN,
OF PHILADELPHIA,
Incorporated in 1810. Charter perpetual. As
one ami a quarter million, surplus on
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HOME PROTECTION,
OF NORTH ATACAMA.
Invests onP. in United stall s bonds. Issues
against Lightning a- well as tire. Guarantees
dividends yearly. Losses adjusted by the
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OTHER FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES,
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at the lowest rates in first-class companies.—
All looses promptly and equitably adjusted.
Gartersville, Gu., May 4, IFTO.
THE CAMPAIGN.
Hon. John W. Wofford Reviews Dr. Eel*
ton.
Cartersville Ga., Sept. 20, *76.
A letter from a citizen of Dalton ad-
J dressed to me says: “Felton in his
•speech in this place last Saturday,
j said that he had been informed that
you (I) had said that Z. B. Hargrove
was the author of his ‘proposition’ to
submit to the question of his candi
dacy to the people by primary elec
tion, and if you (I) bad sc stated you
71) was an uhqualified liar.” To say
nothing of the decency of such lan
guage by a man who pretends to be
| a preacher, what I did say was this:
“That the delegate of the convention
who t< Id me that Major Hargrove
-aid that he was the author of Dr.
; Felton’s proposition.” Maj. John R.
i Towers, Jr., of the Floyd delegation,
had told me so that day. I stated in
my speech as it was stated to me. In
! support of what I then said I intro
i duce the following testimony:
On the afternoon of Wednesday,
the 30th day of August, 187 G, I met
Z. B. Hargrove, on Broad street Roire
Ga., near Carnoehati’s store, and ask
ed him if it was true that a certain
: proposition, known as the ‘Felton
proposition,’ had been made to and
accepted by Felton. He answered
that it was true, and he further re
marked that it is my proposition—
i x •..**a*, it u. uml- a W and they have
just now accepted it.
John R. Towers, Jr.,
Sworn to and subscribed before rue
this, the 18th, of September 1870.
W. S. Cothehan, Jr., Notary
Public.
Hear another witness:
Sometime ago 1 was in front of
the post office in Rome, Ga., where a
crowd of persons wt re discussing the
chances of the different candidates,
and Maj. Z. B. Hargrove stated that
Felton’s proposition was one which
he suggested some time before it was
made by Felton ; in other words, 1
understood the Major to say he was
the author of it.
John Harkins.
Mr. Towers is a young man of as
good a character as any one. Mr,
Haikins is an old citizen of Rome,
and has been a leading member of
the Methodist church for many
years.
I think I have established my
authority for saying what I did. The
question of veracity is between Dr.
Felton Towers and Harkins, Ju
view of what has been proven on Dr, '
Felton in matters of veracity, I think
their character will not suffer when
brougnt in conflict with his. For Dr.
Felton stated in a public speech he
made in Rome is 1874, if Bass, Dab
ney, I'rintup or Lester had been
nominated by the Calhoun conven
tion that lie would not lmye been a
candidate. He afterwards admitted
in a public letter, published in the
Rome Commercial, under-date of the
16th of Semtomber, 1871, that he did
say on Saturday before the Calhoun
convention that he intended to run,
no matter who was nominated.
Xt js a dear case, with a view to
these coptrafiiptory statements by
Dr. Felton that lie was not candid
in what he said before the Calhoun
convention and in yvbat he said in
his Rome speech after the convention
for these statements show a conflict
painful to the conscience of a truthful
man,
While these things remain unex
plained: no respectable man’s testi
mony etui suuei vvueu uiojihuj oj
his aolae,
])r. Felton’s claim to the paternity
of hi? proposition, if good, puts him
in a \v< rse light than if it had been
suggested by another and accepted
by him. The proposition is an insult
to every white Democrat in the Dis
trict ; it it is Dr. Felton’s own it is a
deliG-Tivo, stpied outrage.
To make bjs proposition gs res
pec aide ... possible in bjs Calhoun
speech on trie tilth, he read extracts
from the RomeCt urier and the Ath
ens Waichnian endorsing liis propo
sition as fair, In that Dr. Felton
displayed his usual candor; for at
the very moment that he was read
ing these extracts he knew, as a
fact that each of these papers had
confessed to a mistake and had with
drawn their endorsement, J now
challenge Dr. Felton to deny this
statement,
I)r. Felton, in his spasmodic grabs
for Radical votes, proposes to put the
negro Radicals of the Seventh Con
gressional District on an eqality with
the w bite Democrats in the election
pf Democratic candidates. For he
says in pis proposition : “On the
day of the general election in Octo
ber, each voter in the Seventh Con
gressional District shall record upon
the back of his ticket for Governor
his preference for Congress, as be
tween myself and tiie nominee of
the approaching Dalton convention,
and 1 will abide the result.”
The Doctor says each voter ; each
voter is each negro and tach white
Radical. Dr. Felton never made
that proposition in good faith ; he
knew it would not he accepted by
the Democratic party, and it ought
not to be. It was a pure bid for ue
pro votes. He could say my colored
supporters you see the proposition
I have made to these white Demo
crats, to allow each voter to vote at a
primary election to select a Demo
erotic candidate, and that it has been
rejected; I thought you could ren
der the Democrats valuable aid in
caiMtir.n nf their candidates,
but they refuse you the privilege ;
now, as Dabney is the head of the re
fractory Democrats you cannot vote
for him hut each voter of you can vote
for me. That is the logic of Felton’s
proposition. I wonder what Felton
and his negro supporters would
think of the Democrats proposing
to go into the Radical family and se
lect candidates for them?
There is another reason why I was
inclined to think it according to the
fitness of things for MaJ. Hargrove
to haue suggested to Dr. Felton the
elan of the proposition. It is this:
Maj. Hargro\ e is a leading Republi
can, is known to be a warm and ar
dent supporter of Dr. Felton. Maj.
Hargrove is known to be hard at
work in the interest of Dr. Felton,
with the members of the Republican
pa rty.
When Dr. Felton arrived in C'ar
tersville from Washington, the first
week in August lie made a speech,
lut did not declare himself a candi
date. The middle of the next week
he went to Rome, and lam told in
good faith that Maj. Hargrove was
tne first to cali on the Doctor. He
got to Rome late in the afternoon of
one day, and left early next morning.
The next morning on the train he
said he was a candidate, and would
announce himself formally in a few
days.
Who doubts he consulted Hargrove
and got assurance of support? Who
doubts his candinacy was dependent
on the contingency of Hargrove’s ap
proval or disapproval.
I have said Dr. Felton was in
league with the Republican parrty.
I say so now. In this campaign he
CAUTEUSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTORER 5,1576.
has made speeches in Cobb, Chero
kee, Barlow, Polk, Gordon, Chattoo
ga, Whitfield, Walker and Catoosa.
I now defy any man to repeat a word
he has ever uttered for Tilden or
Colquitt. I defy any man to repeat
a,word he has ever uttered against
the election of Norcross. I defy any
man to repeat a word he has* ever
uttered in the hostility of JR. B.
Hayes. Hayes was a member of the
38 40th Congress, and recorded every
vote he ever cast on all questions
affecting the South, inimical to the
interest, the rights and the honor of
the Southern people. I defy any man
to produce a word Felton has ever
uttered of informaiion to the people
on this subject.
This testimony is easily produced
if it exists. It does not and Felton
never intends that it shall, for that
would countermand his bid for Radi
cal votes.
I said in my Dalton speech that he
never took ground in favorof Tilden
till I forced him to in my Carters
ville speech. I repeat that here.
On the night of his arrival from
Washington he made a speech in
which he used this language:
CARTERSVILLE Ga., Sept. 18th ’76
On the night of Dr. Felton’s arrival
in Cartersville from Washington he
made a speech to the crowd which
assembled to hear him. Inthecourse
of hia remarks he said that there was
no difference between the Northern
Democrats and Northern Radicals
in feeling towards the South. He
?pok of Tilden and Hayes as being
good, honest men. Said each politi
cal party had put forward their best
men for President and Vice-Presi
dent. Said the race between Tilden
and Hayes would be doubtful. He
also said not togive the Democrats
too large a majority; that it would
have a depressing and disastrous ef
fect on the north ; that each party in
the North was bent on getting rid of
the corruption in the Government
and no matter which candidate was
elected it would be a great improve
ment fund told an anecdote which
ended, “anything good Lord for a
change.”
R. W. Murpiiey,
J. W. Pritchett,
R. S. Patillo,
G. If- Bates.
F. M. Walker,
J. E. Field.
To this statement to which Dr.
Felton did say, a large number of
names pouid be got in addition to
those already to it. Part of those
given above were Felton men in
1874. The purpose of Dr. Felton
in saying what he did on that occa
sion is clear to a blind man. He was
bidding for Radical votes. While
he was nominally for Tilden he was
throwing cold water on the Demo
pratie cause.
His statement tflat the issue was
doubtful was encouragement to the
Radicals, and discouragement to the
Democrats. “Each party bent on
getting rid of corruption ; ” Dr. Fel
ton knew better than that when he
said it. The Republican party has
been in power since the 4th of March
1861, and not a solitary Radical rogue
has ever been exposed till the Dem
ocrats got a majority in the House in
December, lg7o.
He gays both parties put on their
best man, No one knows Detter than
Dr. Felton that Hayes as President
will be clay in the hands of such
men as Morton and others to be
moulded to their will.
I~T follr.'i *
We do not want a change of men
only j we want a change of parties.
We want a party the cardinal prin
ciples of which are-honesty in the
administration of the government,
and equality before the law for the
Confederate or Union man ; for the
Northern man and the Southern
man.
1 can see no good to the people of
this country in the ad ministration by
Uoy. IX ay pa. when he approves the
administration qf Qrafft, and will be
surrounded by the thieves, w ho have
made Grant’s administration a stink
in the nostrils of the world.
This speech of Felton’s was made
the first week in August. I made a
speepii the third week in August in
which I replied to fhat part of Fel
ton’s speech, and showed by the re
fold that Hayes white in Congress
and the Northern Radicals at his
side had voted for every measure of
oppression to the South, while ttie
Northern Democrats to a man ha-J
voted with us. Felton made a
speech that samejday a m isstated he
was for Tilden.
But for my speech exposing the
record of Hayes he would never have
opened his mouth for Tilden, and
there he said nothing except that he
was for Til-den.
In his printed address to the peo
ple dated Bth of August, 1876, he
does not pen a word for the Demo
cratic candidates. He says that “if
'i iiden and Hendricks” are elected.
He takes good care never to men
tion their names in any other con
nection and no word of counsel or
encoragement can be found in that
paper for the Democratic candidates.
The name of Gen. Colquitt never ap
pears in.it at all, no reference is made
to him even, Why all this? Do
you ask—he is bidding for Radical
votes.
His effort is to ride two horses
through thisuampaign, as lie did in
1874. A Radical horse and a Demo
cratic horse are not homogenious; the
people see the incongruity, to say
nothing of the duniicitv of the ner
tormance.
I warn the Doctor now, to be
successful in bis role he needs the
dimplomacy of Richelieu and the
courage of Agamemnon.
I have sworn what I promised. I
now say there is no excuse
for the course of Dr. Felton but the
gratificatian of his own selfish, ambi
tious end. The success of the Demo
cratic party and its candidates and
principles are nothing to him when
interposed in the path of his ambi
tioif. To him the end—the means
nothing.
John W. Wofford.
A Gloucester letter-writer says cod
fish are caught with a line thirty
fathoms long provided with four
hooks, which are bated with “por
gie.” That kind of stuff may do to
tell away dowu in Gloucester, where
people ain’t posted, hut out west here
we have seen too many codfish sway
ing from the grocery awning in the
summer breeze not to know better
than all that gibbering bosh about
lines and hooks. You don’t catch
codfish, you buy them just like inack
eral.
Mama (who has been quietly
watching certain surreptitious pro
ceedings): “Willy, who helped you
to that cake?” Willy (promptly):
“Heben, mama.” Mama (sternly):
“Sh-sh-sh, you naughty boy, how
dare you tell such stories?” Willy:
“ ’Tain’t my fault if it’s a ’tory, ma.
Didn’t pa tell beggar man zat heben
helped zose zat helped erselves?”
PAULDING COUNTY.
Col. Dabney and Dr. Felton have a Tus>el
at Dallas.
Dallas, Ga ~ Sept, 26, 1876.
To the Editor of The Express:
On yesterday, the 26th, was Dr.
Felton’s appointment at this place.
I Col. Dabney was here also. Both
Felton and Dabney made speeches
to a targe assemblage of the yeoman
ry of Paulding county, while the le
gal profession of Cobb county was
also well represented—that is, those
of them who have pinned their faith
to “Etowah Bill.”
We will do Dr. Felton the justice
<o say that he brought down cheer
after cheer, by his monkey motions
and theatrical performances, from
the assembled multitude. But the
Doctor need not flatter himself that
all who cheered and shouted are go
ing to vote for the actor, to wit, Dr.
Felton.
The Doctor said that he has swal
lowed the St. Louis Convention, that
nominated Tilden and Hendricks; !
and the Atlanta Convention, that
nominated A, H. Colquitt; and that
they were like nice fresh eggs—that
they were fresh from the people;
but that the Dalton Convention was
like a rotten egg—when it wa j
cracked, it stank to heaven. We
Paulding folks tut Ills. TV o u aoo the I
pint” —that Convention did uot nom
inate the great actor, Dr. W. 11.
Felton! >
The Doctor, in act fourth, part
first, said Col. Dabney and Bill Good
win were in alliance with each other
for the purpose of defeating him (Dr.
Fe ton). That was very amusing,
and a most remarkable joke; and we
Paulding folks also “saw the pint” in
thal assertion.
There was once a man by tne name
of Sam Jones, who was one-eyed.
Sant was a great fighter, and the first
words he would say to his adversary
were, “You are a d—d one-eyed
scoundrel. Sam would say that, you
understand, to prevent Ids'antago
nist from saying it first. So with
the Doctor. He is one-eyed oh that
subject; therefore calls Col.. Dabney
one eyed; and we Paulding folks see
the *‘pint in that also. \
'The Doctor also said that Coi.
Dabney and John W. Wofford, by
big speeches, flowing eloquence and
rhetorical flourishes, moulded the
minds of we Paulding folks to send
Dabney delegates to Dalton. What
a pity! The Doctor ought not to
strain his imaginary powers in that
style. A few more strains of that
kind, and he will forget all about
“my record.”
Col. Dabney, in his speech, charged
Dr. Felton with being in alliance
with the Republican party, and that
ids object was to ride into office on
Republican shoulders and the inde
pendent element in the Democratic
party—put the Doctor on his trial,
asked the audience to consider them
selves a jury, produced his proof,
made his argument, and, so far as I
have heard, the veruict was and is,
Guilty. Paulding Folks.
P. S*—We, have a great national
victory to win or lose. It can only
be done by unity of purpose and
concert of action ; and, by the eternal
God, Paulding folks are in ranks.
P. F.
A STRAY THOUGHT OR TWO.
Anno f' 1M U KnvnPNVille.
Georgia.
Hallowed are the memories that
cluster around the old homestead.
How fancy likes to wander back and
paint upon the ever green canvas of
our minds the treasured scenes of
long ago, and bring again the faces
of those cherished ones that made
with their bright presence the sun
light of our childhood’s home!
Methinks I see it now—that rural
cottage by the wayside, with its
wealth of evergreens—the clinging
vines that deck the old piazza’s front,
where the humming bird fluttered
al! the day and sipped the peagreen
of its flowers, ever and anon pausing
to catch the sound of distant tread,
then darting off to await the coming
silence.
How often, too, I’ve sat me down
to watch the parting rays of Sol, as
slowly tie dropped beneath the west
ern horizon, leaving a faint gleam of
crimson light upon the platform near
the gate. ’Twas then pure thoughts
of heaven o’er me came with won
drous power, and caused my heart to
pour upon the balmy summer’s air
its songs of praise to Him who rules
on high, for the glorious gifts of na
ture; for who can look unmoved
upon its beauties without raising the
voice in hymns of joy to nature’s
God? Callous indeed must be the
heart that finds not within its depths
an answering song to its ever-varying
charms, beautiful, supremely beauti
ful in all its phases. ’Twas nature
that taught my lyre to warble strains
of joy while sweetly clothed in her
fresh and verdant robes; and when
the “ sere and yellow’ leaf” did come,
it breathed those notes which tell of
“blighted love”—of hearts grown old
ere the autumn of their days. Those
who amid the din and pageantry of
a city life hath made their homes,
know naught of the affection which
we associate with the lovely country
home; for beauties there are, rich
and grand, that dwell among the
waving pines and sturdy oaks, to fill
the rapturous dreams that
“Ye proud reveler iu the courtly hall”
knows not of.
My childhood’s home; though fate
hath willed my feet to wander far
from thee—though ’mid these strange
scenes and faces I have found
Fond friends aud true” —
at the tranquil hour of midnight,
when earth is clothed in sombre hues,
my heart doth wander hack to days
long past, and revels once again
among the scenes of early youth,
when free from these dreary woes of
life, a guileless child.
Will these halcyon days e’er re
turn? Can this heart, now chilled
and frozen with the cold formalities
of life, e’er live again the peaceful
hours it knew beneath that “ moss
grown roof?” Oh! no. And echo,
catching the sound, repeats, no, no,
no ! It comes into my soul like the
last walling cry of a dying heart, so
dirge-like is its dreary sound. Fur
ther back into the vista of the past,
each day, doth grow those blissful
days of youth, as the tide of time is
hurrying them
“On, on to eternity's goal.”
The papers announce the arrival of
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and wife at
Ithaca. When Ulyses returned to
Ithaca his faithful bnll-dog alone re
cognized him. Our Ulyses had no
bull-dog to do him the honor of re
cognition, having declined to pay ex
press charges on that canine.—Nash
ville American.
DEATH OF RET. K. H. MYERS.
We are called upon to chronicle the
death of the Rev. E H. Myers, pas
| tor of Trinity, M. E. Church, who
fell a victim to the prevailing epi
demic yesterday morning at 7
o’clock.
The blow falls with a crushing
force upon the whole community, and
more especially to the membership
of the church whose much loved pas
tor he was.
When the fever broke out Dr.
Myers was at Cape May as Chairman
!of the commission then in session
with their Northern brethren, en
gaged in adjusting the difficulties be
tween the Northern and Southern
branches of the M. E. Church. This
labor having * been successfully ac
complished, he was left in charge of
the work of publication of the min
utes of tire conference. But when
notified of the ravages of the epi
demic in our midst he at ouce re
turned to his charge in Savannah and
nobly engaged in his work of love,
until one week ago, when he became
stricken with fever, which termi
nated as above stated.
Dr. Myers was one of the promi
nent ministers o| the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, and his
reputation was national. For the
past thirty years he has faithfully
j served the Church and his fellow
beings, occupying high positions,
for whioh l.is oiety and talents fitted
him. In the itineracy—as editor of
of the Southern Christian Advocate ,
as President of the Wesleyan Female
College, at Macon, and as Chairman
of the Commission of the Southern
Church at the recent convention—he
filled all the measure of his duties
and all the sacred trusts committed
to liis care; but especially as a pastor
in our city was he known and loved.
We close this necessarily brief notice
with the following from one with
whom he has labored in Christian
ministrations during this terrible vis
itation o f sickness and death:
“One more victory gained under
the Captain of four salvation, who
for his people hath abolished death;,
one more got/. and faithful servant
welcomed into the joy uf his Lord;
one more of tiie “adopted” gone up
leaning on the arm of the “only be
gotten,” to enter on the pledged in
heritance; one more voice to sw’e 1
the redemption song. ‘Unto him that
loved us and washed us from our
sins in His own blood, and hath made
us kings and priests unto God and
and bis Father; to Him be glory and
dominion forever and ever. Amen.’
Translated brother, we wish thee
joy !”—Savannah News.
CARTERSVILLE.
As you are aware this growing city
of northeast Georgia lies 48 miles
north of Atlanta on the Western &
Atlantic railroad and is the focus of
the grandest mineral region in the
South, in the midst of the choice ag
ricultural lands settled by an intel
ligent and progressive people.
Cartersville is the county seat of
the county of Bartow, one of the
most wealthy and prosperous in the
State; population of the city 3,500 to
4,ooo—commercial business, proba
bly a million and a half or more per
annum; numerous stocks of goods
are kept replenished in all the
branches of trade.
Exports from Cartersville are
chiefly cotton, iron, lumber, slate,
lime wheat, flour, corn, oats, small
farm products and manufactures; the
UtUtUICC Ul uauc auuuailjr UGVIUM^
from exports abroad is the basis of
that substantial growth of the city
reflected on her streets and through
out the agricultural and mining dis
tricts in the counties adjoining. The
Cherokee railroad extending down
the rich valley of the Etowah river,
thence through the lumber forests of
the vast slate quarries, and abundant
agricultural products of the bountiful
cedar valley country, wonderfully
rich in her iron ores, and fertile lands,
casting into the lap of the city pres
ent strength, with increasing pros
pect of yet larger ex oorts. The ex
port of cotton alone is from eight to
ten thousand bales. Next in impor
tance—pig-iron, hollow-ware, crude
iron,manganese, lumber,lime, wheat,
flour, manufactures of the foundry,
machine shops, coach and wagon fac
tory, sash, door and blind factory,
car shops and other industries. Two
attractive hotels, and numerous
boarding houses—all well kept—four
substantial churches, Methodist, Bap
tist, Presbyterian and Episcopal;
colored churches, Methodist and
Baptist, both substantial buildings;
seminaries and preparatory schools,
(none denominational), efficient and
acceptable. Professions all well rep
resented, quantum sufficit; one news
paper and that a superb one.— li. A.
C. in Atlanta Constitution .
GEN. J. B. GORDON.
Marietta Journal.
The following letttr from Senator
J, B. Gordon fully explains itself,
and at the same time shows that brag
and mere assertion do not amount to
anything in this campaign unless
supported by evidence, no matte
how “re-lie-able” the authority:
Atlanta, September 25, 1876.
Mr. W. -S'. N: Neal , Editor Ma
rietta Journal —My Dear Sir: Your
of the 23d is just received. You ask
if I will give you a denial of the fol
lowing paragrsuh clipped from some
paper:
“We learn from reliable authority
that General Gordon passed through
Acworlh the other day and declared
himself in favor of the re-election of
Dr. Felton. He says he thinks the
people ought to return him to Con
gress.—Canton Georgian , (Felton pa
per.)
I cannot imagine how such a report
could have found circulation. The
statement is a mistake in every par
ticular, except that I did pass through
Acworth a few days ago. I held,
however, no conversation whatever,
on the subject referred to and made
no such declaration there or else
where. I am, very truly, yours,
J. B. Gordon.
Home Again.— We rejoice with
his many friends, at the safe return
from his Eastern tour of Capt. M.
Dwinell, who reached this city
Thursday morning, after an absence
of,constant travel, nearly six months.
The sights he saw and the tales he
can tell would fill a volume. In all
his travels he has been wonderfully
blessed with health, and he returns
to his home improved as much in
physical health and strength as in
mind, with experience and knowl
edge.—Home Courier.
In the death of ex-Gov. Henry A.
Wise, Virginia has lost an active, if
not a great man. He is the Gover
nor who made the great mistake of
hanging the lunatic, John BrowD,
when it would have been better to
have sent him to Boston or Oshkosh,
with a letter of recommendation to
some lightning-rod maker. Few
men are really deserving of martyr
dom. —Brick Pomeroy.
HERALDING THE ADVENT
—OF
THEOLD RELIABLE
The Standard Exhibition of America!
* A
At Cartersville One Day Only.
Monday, October 16 1870.
Old John Robinson’s
GBUTCOTjpiSIIH.
Great World's Exposition, Menagerie and Circus.
Reconstructed, Remodeled and Redecorated.
NOW on its fifty-filth triumphal annual tour, everywhere meeting with unprecedented suc
cess, absolutely augmented to double its former magnitude and ten times its pristine gran
deur. Everything bright, fresh and sparkling.
ew Chariots, New Vans, New Dens, New Wardrobe. Xgw Xevy Animals and
performing in tlie ring at the same time, The or.lv red maned sea lion ever captured. A giant
Ostrich, 14 feet high. A huge Itbinoeerous or Unicorn of Holy Writ, weighing ti.ooo pounds.
The great Tartary Yak, African Elan i and ttic woi.derful Performing Elk, “Juno,” recently
added to the best traveling Menagerie in America.
(/. „ Jik
Admission Reduced to Fift-v Cntse.
The leaders of the Arenic celebritieslarc:
TUEjCIIAMPION EQUESTRIAN —Mr. Robert Stiekucy and infaut eon.
MR. JOHN LOWLO W—The Challenge Wit of the World.
John Wilson, Eddie Rivers, Frank Robbins, Herbert Family, George Sloman,
Young Riley, the Hindoo Juggler, Charles McCarthy, Win. Thompson,
Miss JENNIE TURNOUR—The Aerial Queen,
Miss Christine Stiekney, The Arcnic Peeress,
Miss Rosaline, Miss Emma Lake, Miss Gertrude.
THE BLACK WONDER—The colored boy Lewis.
Together with a full corps of Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts; Vaultqrs, Leapers, and an
efficient auxiliary force, forming in all the most complete and elegant circus company on
this continent.
BSP*” At uiue o’clock on the morning of the exhibition, there will be given as a prelude to
the day’s sports.
A Grand Holiday Street Parade.
The most elaborate street pageant the world ever saw, headed by a ponderous team ofele
phauts, driven iu harness, dcawing a MASSIVE GOLDEN CHARIOT, containing Prof. M.
Sexton’s superb Military Brooklyn Band lartefully uniformed, discoursing the most popular
airs of the day, including the Great Centennial March, arrangod expressly for the occasion,
followed by a team of Egyptian Dromedaries drawing the ear of all nations—a team of 40 di
minutive ponies, drawiug the liberty chariot, containing a beautiful tableau of the Goddess of
Liberty, and George and Martha Washington, guarded by a company of Continentals, and the
long line of Vans, Dens and Cages, artistically decorated with historical pniutings and flags of
every nation, lorraing a living, moving panorama displaying the mauifoid resources of the
GREAT CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION. Regardless of the many new nd important acqui
sitions emploved for the present season, the price of admission has BEEN REDUCED TO
ONLY FIFTY CENTS.
A few reserved cushioned opera chairs can be secured at an additional charge of 35 cents,
Doors open at 1 and 7p. m. Round trip tickets Jor one fare will be sold on all railroads
running into Cartersville for visitors to the show, ihe Rockmart train will wait for visitors
until the close of the afternoon performances.. John Robinson’s Circus will also exnibit at
KINGSTON, Friday, October 13.
VOLUME XVII—-NUMBER 39
I o:i Reduced to Fifty Cents.