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K Y C. n. C. WILLINGHAM. •Hie Cartcreville Express. , -ription. 0 1 •>" • • ; ii'iei-. 50 O ' Jn Advance. .. < Uii, s of ton copies or more . vTi.r, Ol advertising. ~n e om e'tiiblislieil tates tor The >•> jU be s t, icUy adhered to in * lvorti'tft- • l • , ~. i V iTTiT - - —’ff,iToo 1 * *-*•• u ' • '■* / . ii t) •■> 12 oo il -• -2 Mi • o 1 ? ,• —, |on jr, (?) >i Oni *JO <x; • -i < 4 •l’ 0 ' - 5 1501575 32 !■";! 0* 0 r, ,7 A 5,1 24 25 •<: 4-s .• .. r, yij '• " • r. 7 - Ci 27 00 47 <*>• 51 M) ; ■ ■ ■ 1 • I- 5u 24 ■' -• v ( y ? ; -jl 50 r. 00| 1,6 Mi a 35 n ' -j 71 {<o I? . ‘ , jj 50 52 00 76 00 . . M'" ! 1 7 .•~ |(, <*, ,y> h: HI I J • 5 ’ r, 56 ) 42 .■> s*l oj ;-3 w | . ;s 25 45 ID * '! 'J! 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'-Vhe arst insertion of the same ctanv in U J' the pleasure ot the * ■ 'vill •' " ‘ ~the.rvvie arranged by con pr:;>ric‘tor, u- ,lc *° ■H- „■ tonal Caras. I J. M. NEAL. >v t. WUI'FOKI). 1 V7OFFOUO & attorneys at law. CAKl’KltS'' ILLE ’ GA ilc7-3in. —— ~ — j \S. II Alt HIS, JR T. s. MII.NE t. • _ __ w 11SLXKR 4.V HARMS* ATT OR N EYS A T LAW, CAKTERSVILLE, GA., Office on West Main Sh eet. JOIK A' W. WOFPOBDt A TTORNEY AT LAAV, Cartersville, Ga. n , j- . . 11;, ■ f. '*-l>?S. ~~ j. n. jioox, r LAW. cUSVIIAE, t<A. „vei >lokel> A W iili.tins. - ir * TTO RNEY-AT-I* A W. Offi Main Streer ( \V. ! iIII'VILLE. GA. 11 it ’ -—- LAW A REAL ESTATE. YY. T. WOFFORD, 3 •••! i.• in m>- dliee betwe. n the hours of 10 j. . . .-ruing, and will attend to any -i lo niy e r**._ ?I. . YTfiW ii<■ii Ni. Y 'A T LA V CARTERBVILI.:-, <IA- Wit* Col. Warren Akin,) i.-c : tin- courts ni Hartovv, Cobh, * field and ad .. * <h-c2-ly. It. w. MIJRPHEY, ATi’O. iNIC Y A T LA W, Cartersville, Ga. di > -r< in the hrick c ; ol Main and irwin streets. dcc2*tf. Ci. IS. KATES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Offiire in tbe Court House. deelMv _____ DEN TAL N O TIOE. Drs. Tigner & Johns on Office up-bLuth in Brick Building opposite The Express Cilice. .'■ i!i-1 .1~.1 -imi> mu! ai - frg mcsscU teeth, lilt and clean’ . \ teetb, extinct teeth, and in -- it artificial teeth. All work im> reaso. . aj '...v- - '^>*jis&aßaߣsa£m iHiiimipm Business Cards, livery, Sale & Feed Stable R„ D- & J. E. ROBERTS, .\ ar the Court- House. - .**S3gs* v CAKTERSVIUiH, GA. < Budgie-. Hacks. Carriages. Horses and ii . etui drivers, and at reasonable prices, 'fry - will t . . jun.f to-ly •v s Woki'op.d, c. 11. c. Willingham, . -at - I.a\v. Kditor Express. Seal -state Agents, t Georgia. an 1 pure!., -e Beal Estate . : oni n-'i-m. Any person having !• - . c . vv isi; ins? to purchase, can have —. *>\ .opti;- fion cither at- our law ._>• >•> letter through th V.'.- -vi . ) ex . in-- lands tor owners, ands • such information as - -jay and sire, ot price etc. tea r a s c, UVERY AM FEED STABLE. £&£: THOISPSON &, SCOTT ■' r (.) ’anti on hand good vehicles ti i t:i:e 'corses, and every conveyance to itcc aouiodato the public. K \l.i n street, Gartersville, Georgia. • A. 11. VJXDiVEBE, 3x ... AND CONFECTIONER. g r.- i‘i;- i Ui.LY informs his old lriends he -till at tin* old stand, ready and ?L! ■' it> serve tee hungry. Weddings & Parties Short Notice. Travelers 5 Gnitie. TMK COOSA BIVEU STBAMEBS. Steamers on the Coosa River will run as l ,cr -nhedtile as follows: , heave i.’oine every Monday at ‘ * rr heave ..... every Thursday - ; n Vrrive at Ca l,den Tuesday and Fri-h*.' • •;! ‘ Arrive i|t. It..me Vvedne-*dav and ?*atiird:i. *! , -h M. t.hi I*' I'd - CHEROKEE liAIUtOAU. FROM nd after this date the following Schedule will he'run on the t lieroke 1 ' rta' 1- heave If-v.: smart at .' : V “ 1 ;iv lors. ille, r iv it t artersville tl:1U i.oave * •r-rille ! •* St I -di.ir*. -i’-' “ Yu .or-1 5c 1 A trive fit Hock mart Gls LOH E -GUU’.OAD lOHl* A> V 'in and ler .-'unday, h*. v. 12lli trains u tin home Ruilr<>:t<t will run as follows: Ii.VY THAIS— FVEUV !>AV. LesVe Rome \ rrive at Rome da m s ATL'l’.llAY l.V>;V|N.i ACCOMOiIATION. h avc> If. at 7..!'• P hrrive at Romo at... ■ ) P GEORGIA RAILROAD. J>u . ! .sscnger Train- on Go. rgla Kailroa .. At! i t.. A ogiista, ! uii a, below : ! ave- At s.-i:-a at '':!•> :i l: Leaves Atlanta at " : • 1 • Arrive, al Augusta ■* 11 Arrives a*. Atlanta 5:13 put Night pa-senger trains as follows: Leaves An .-nst i at 1> 111 I.eaves Atlanta at 10:3d I* n Arrive, at Augusta 3:l-> arn Arrives at Atlanta 6:33 a m Accomodation train as follows : Lea es Atlanta P m heaves Covington 3:50 am Vnivesat Atlanta S;ls a m Arrives .-.t Covington SELMA, ROM & DALTON. MAIL TRAIN DAILY—NORTH. Leave Rome _G:lopim Arrive at Dalton 3:24 pm Making close mnnections at Dalton with the Hast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail road, and Western and Atlantic Railroad lor all Eastern and Western cities. MAIL TRAIN DAILY—SOL TIL Leave Dalton.... *’•-00 P n1 Arrive at Koine 9.10 p m Arrive at a m Arrive at Selma lU;2<) a m Making close connection at Cal era for Mont gotnery and points South, and at Selina wit- Alabama Central Railroad for Mobile, New Or leans, Meridian, Vicksburg, Jackson, an points South in Texas. Louisiana and Missis sippi. M. STANTON, Gen. Stip’h Kit Knight, Gen. Ticket and Pass’gt t. ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD. 1* ASSENGE K TRAIN—OUTW A It I>. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE Atlanta I?P' m ' East Point 10:44 p. m. 10:4i p. m lied Oak 10:59 p. m. 11:44 p. in. Kail-burn 11:21 p. in. 11:22 p.m. Palmetto 11:37 p. m. 11:38 p.m. Powell’.- lf.o's p. in, 11:39 P- m. Newnan 12:14 p.m. 13:1) a. m. Puckett's 12:30 a 111 12:3.) am Grantvilie 12:50 a m 18:51 am IJogansville 1:08 a m l:<9 am Whitfield’s 1:34 a m 1:3o am LaGrange 1:54 a m 1:55 am Eong Cane 2:21 a m -:21 am West Point 2:40 a m T ASSKNG Elt Tlt AIX -IN \V ARI >. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE. West Point If-^pm lona- Cane '..13:36 p m 13:36 p m ]'a (Trailge •• 1 : (, 2 1> m 11:93 1> m WhitHcld’s 1:21 pm Jiflpm llogansville 1:21 P m lH2p m Grantvillc 1P m . oi'Ts nn! Pn-kett’s 2:13 p m 2.18 p 111 Seu 'u 2:39pm 2:3opm PoweVl’s 2:44 P m 2:45 p m Palmetto.' ;|P m |£* P Fairliurn o vu 1111 T.'.'.'i ~ East Point 3 ; 5< p m 3.0i p m Atlanta _4 ftsjp m WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD AND ITS CONNECTIONS. Thcfcm ewing Si hednle take, 1 fleet Dcecjpbei 3. 1876. NORTE W ATID. N- ■ .• Leave Athinta .. Y ‘ ! Arrive Cartersville. t| f “J .* rrive King-don ‘ 1 - 1 Arrive Dalton *■ 9 J’ Arrive ( liatl.uio .j’ ni s.uve A Manta A 1 ' 1 M-rive i-artei-xville 4 .!] I’ J“ \rrive Dalton jl il \ri ivet liattanooga ' - '• 1’ 1,1 >Ol Til WARD- No. 2. L-.;iv. ' ha'tanoogii f i ;’ I’ lll Arrive I ilton 0; , m \ 1 rive Atlanta 19>’ J’ 111 ■; mooga \ \ • ‘ Arrive Daiton \ rrive King.,lo*: ", a .-rive Cartersvill.e . \;iive Atlanta H **) 11 11 7no. 11—Discontinued, No. 12. i. ( . .,v ( l;attanoo t -a 10 20 p m hi we liaft-on V ~ f* Arrive Kingston f * ’ ‘ l •" Arrive i ntersville *> a 111 Arrive A: junta 9 wi. K. husi:, GENERAL INSURANCE A SENT * Represents the following first-class companies : GEORGIA HOME, OF COLUMBUS, GA. Rates o\v and guarantees dividends yearly. The private property of the stockholders hound for all of the obligations of the company. NIAGARA, OF NEW YOltK, The assets are nearly a million ar.d a l.al!, ATLAS, 0F IIARTFORD," CONNECTICUT. Assets are over half a million dollars. AMERICAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, Incorporated Ik 1810. Charter''perpetual. As sets, one and a quarter million. Surplus on the first oi January h quarter ot a million. HOMS PROTECTION, OF NORTH ALABAMA. Invests onl vin United States bonds. Issues against Lightning as well as lire. Guarantees dividends yearly. Losses adjusted by the agent, # Also | represents OTHER FIRST-CLASS COMPAHIES, \ll 10-ses promptly and equitably adjusted. A Cartersville. Ga., May 4, lSTii. T. F. Goui&smitli, Manufacturer and dealer'in ILL KINDS OF FURNITURE, Baby Carrie es, Brackets, &c ar.d fine stock of METALLIC AKD WOOEEN COFFINS Kept oonstautly on hand. Mattresses to ® rc?e ‘ on S Notice. g;ra.v EST()N e s . Gravestones and gravemarble of.evory style cull he furnisiic to.dldsiringsu<. - NATION 1L HOTEL, ATLAN l, GEORGIA. First-Class Faro $2.50 Por Day An “Old Virginia Welcome'’ by Hewitt. REGRET, At Cartereville, Georgia, on Christmas day, after a brief iiim-.-s, Eioise Mantle Stovall, on ly :3G years of age, closed her eyes in the sleep of death, to open them in the eternal life of Heaven. —Const it at <• *" Vs/, December Jl -ft. If I had known, O gentle heart. When hand to baud, we sai l farewell, II ) v for all time our paths would part, What shadow o’er our fries and hip f- it, I should have clasped your hand so close Hy ti e warn: pn-.-uie of my own, Ti.at nn tuory -1 i!i would keep its grasp, If I had known. if I had known when, far and wide, We loitered through the summer laud, What presence wandered hy our side, And o’er yo .stretched Hs awful hand, I- b'vft.d have bushed my cart-less speech, To listen, close, to every tone T at from your ips fell low mid sweet, ii I im-.l known. If i had known when your kind eyes Met mine in parting, true and sad Eyes gravely lend-, r, g .. • wise, And earnest, rather, more than glad— How soon the :ii ii would lie above, As cold and unite a- r< ulplured stone, I should have t a.sun-d every glance, Ii 1 had kim vn. If Ih id known how, from the s!ri;e Of f.-ars, l;o| ei, passions, here below, ,Unto a purer, higher life You'd scon be called dear one, logo, 1 shou ;l have iingered by thy side. _ And hnshed each careless, laughing tone, To bid you a ho t, long Go [-speed, If I had known. If I had known to what strange place, What mystic, distant, silent shore. Would soon be turned that lightsome lace, After my 10-. ! steps left your door, I should have forged a golden link To bind the lie-art so constant, grown, And keep it constant ever there, If I had known. If I had known that, until death Shail with liis linger touch my brow, And still the quickening ot the breath That s'irs wi.li life's lull meaning now, Eo long my leet must tread the way Of our accustomed paths alone, I should have prized your presence more, If I had known. If I had known bow soon for you Drew near the ending ot the flight, And on your vision, fair and new, Eternal peace dawned into sight. I sh :uld Lave begged, as life’s las 1 gift, That you before God’s great white throne Would pray for one left here oe earth, If I had known. NORTH CAROLINA. The Xiip to tlie Old State and how it was Made. Dear Express:—After an absence of ten years from the “old North State,” your correspondent conclud ed .to pay his aged parents and friends residing here a flying’ visit. Accordingly on the morning of the 2AI ult., with my daughter and little son, I boarded the ears at Kingston, and in due time arrived in the “Gate City,” where we had to await about six hours the departure of the train on the Atlanta and |Richmond rail road. We spent the time very pleas antly, considering the inclemency of the weather, and about dusic got aboard of the train for Charlotte, North Carolina, at which place we arrived at about five o’clock a. m., thus bd tg tk-prived'of viewing the beautiful country and flourishing towns through which I am informed this nod passes. Judging from the rapid, y and smopihness of Urn train l would pronounce it a good road, and at least the train upon which I em.aarked was served by gentleman ly cor-duetors and baggage masters, notwithstanding I have somewhat to complain of, and.at the risk ot being considered egotistical, and per naps pronounced a proiessi*>u;4 gfutnbler, wfl! here eater a protest against the discrimination of the superintendent in regard to the sale of tickets on tno Air Lino, formerly they sold thous and rade tickets at reduced ratio, and any one could purchase, and his huiiiiy were privileged to ride on the same until it was rode out. On this occasion I applied to Mr. Porter, the ticket agent, lor one ot those tickets, and iie informed me that they had discontinued the sale oi that class of tickets, but advised me to call oil Mr. Peck, •*{}?? superinten dent, and if he would give irjp a ?pecitil lor b ticket of tu6 above mentioned class iie would be •housed to isisue it. i called upon Mr. I>. and stated mv business, whereupon he poiiteiy informed me that they no longer sold thousand mile tickets to anyone but mercantile find busi ne s men of Atlanta, and that ,ne man alone in whose name tlie ticket lias been issueti could make use oi it. He gave as an excufco for abolishing the old system and am.pmg toe present one, that parties had specu lated on t ties r tickets, tint her thin, I think, and not calculated to pro mote ihe interest of the Air Line. The discrimination is denounced by ail who are cognizant of the tacts. We met the connection with the North Carolina division ot the Air Line at Charlotte, where passengers and baggage were transferred at tbe junction without delay, and a run of two hours brought us to IJjis point —the home of my boyhood days —the place.dearest of ail earthly places Here we greeted many old and fa miliar faces, upon which lime hay plowed many furrows. Here we un expectedly met a brother, with his little family whom we had not seen in eighteen years —then a Dear dless boy—now a stately and stalwart man —so changed that we did not recog nize him. We arrived here on the morning of the 23d ult., being one day and night on the way, with a stop ot six hours in Atlanta. On the night alter our arrival uul tbe succeeding day it snowed, covering the earth to the depth of fourteen inches, and since that time snow has fallen uiorp or less nearly every day, and this, new year’s morning, it is coming down furiously, d'eigh riding is the order of the day, and we plight say night too with the young folks, for rigid merrily do the sleigh bell tinkle upon Uk cold clear niglu air, these beaut is ui moonlight nights, as they swiftly gdde owr the frozen snow. This is thetl-y set apart for the in auguration of Zeb. Vance, elected Governor of North Carolina. lam informed that great preparation has Leen made for the occasston, and that tiie biggest thing that ever hap pened in Baieigh was to be done up there to-itay, but 1 fear the snow I storm now prevailing wiil mar, if it does cot completely thwart the an ticipated pjersui' 1 of the day, Special trains nd half raws of fair have been pr vided on all the railroads in the State for visitors. The Democracy of North Carolina have done nobly, and achieved a great victory in tiie ; recent election. It elected, I believe, its entire picket for,Si ate oiiicers and has a majority of thirty in the senate and forty hi Uie House of Represen tatives. We have enjoyed a merry Christ mas with our oid friends and kindred CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JASCAItY 12,1"?7. here, and hope our neighbors and friends in G rgin, and especially the patrons of The Express—and more especially its editor and his typos, the imp not excepted, have had a good old-fashioned Christmas, uch •as tl/c deeiplfs of Famt enjoyed, in the days of au'd lang i,e. G. A, F. HON. JOSEPH E. BROWN. He Give* Hi-; View * in Regard to the Florida Election. Atlanta, <;a., D'-e. 30, 1876. If.n. Joseph K. JI-own: Having contidence in your judgment anil 11. your political foresight and sagacity, and being -atistictl that you possess in a very high degree the confidence i and respect of our people, who are in ! every emergency anxious to know | your opinions and to have yourcoun i sel, we respectfully a- k you to give us, for publication, your views of the present political situation. Very respectfully, Campbell Wallace, C. C. HammocK, Clarke Howell, John Stephens, (). A. L :chmne, Geo. \Y. Parrott, li. F. Mat Id ox, aY. I>. Culberson, John li. Thorn, A. M. Perkerson, Jatiies It. Wylie, O. C. Carroll, Hoke Smith. GOV. BROWN'S REPLY. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. GO, IS7G. Gentlemen—l have the honor to acknowledge the receipt 1 f y .-ur com munication, asking my views upon the present political s*tuatM:i. in reply I have to state that I to not entertain the shad - .v of ad uibi inn'-.- 'Hlden and Hendri l:s were legally and fairly elected President and Ylu- President ■ f the. Lfliited tSt.iat- • h - election held on the 7th of November last. An effort has been mad;: by the Radicals by a false and fraudulent canvass of the votes in South Caroli na, Florida and Louisiana to count in ilitvtv and Who ter, and ihu gt t ti.o advantage of the Governor’.-.-, cer tificate and the seal of the State to enough votes to make a majority for their candidates, In this way they expected to get the benefit ot a prana fade case, and they intended to throw obstacles in the way of any rebuttal to their prima facie right to the in auguration of their candidates, The result in Oregon has changed even this, and given to the Dens cratic candidates, who are in tact fairly elected, the advantage of the prima facie case. This has no doubt very much frustrated the plans ot tn. Radicals, and caused them no iiUb‘ trouble. But there have been indi cations of a purpose on their part to have the President of the Senate, in violation of all usage and of every known rule, to assume the jurisdic tion to himself to make the count and declare the result in the presence of the two houses of Congress, when the constitution only authorizes him, as the presiding officer ot the Senate, to open the returns in the presence of Hie two houses. It docs not say that they s: all be counted by him, ami 1 believe the usage for three-quarters of a century lie - been to count them by tellers appointed by the respective' houses. In other words, the two h rinses of Congress have jurisdiction to count the vote and dc uuv JU.e re sult, and neither the p:\-sid.LgofiDer i,j- .. ... Venule nor ILoe , ■, nor the two combined, has any such power. I know that serious fears are enter tained that the lending epirits of the Radical party at W. • mgton have Ueli-ru'iiUco to so eon> thi* canv;i 0 oi the votes as wrongiully to decffire Hayes add Wheeler el etrd, and then inaugurate Gov. ilayts by mihlary force. This cannot bo dom-j as atl intelligent citizens know-, without, reckless disregard of the constitution and hr.,-a of the United States, and a revolution and change of our system of government, Whenever a candi date who has received a minority of the votes cast at aa election, and v> bo lias been counted in by die most shameless and u-iblusliing fraud and unfairness, fcliu 1 nave been inaugu rated a President of the United States and invented with ail the pow ers of that position by military force, our government ceases .to be a repub lic, and we become the subjects or military despotism. I ani aware it has been said, in suen an event there should be no resistance on'ered either by the people or the legally elected uaiqjidaleit, but that we should submit to the ia; Huge -did vote the parly perpetrating it out of power at the next eiecti >n. in otnei words, we should (Uscegard tiie purity of the ballot-box and abide 1 he mili tary usurpation. But ii such usurpa tion ,should be successful and should be acquiesced in, what reasonable hope can any intelligent person have of a better result at a subsequent elec tion ? Having succeeded by the use of such means', the party in power would strengthen its military force, and, if necessary, renew the fraud* and duplicate them again and again, at the subseqent election, and sustain their own announcement of the re sult by the use of the military. Should the people of the Uuited States submit patiently and peaceably to military usurpation cn the present occasion, it is mere mockery to talk of the peaceful remedy of the ballot box in the future. History shows that power once usurped by military force is never surrendered but at the point of the bayonet. But you may ask me what should be done in such an emergency. My reply is, everything possible should be clone peaceably to avert the ca lamity. And I have no doubt by the proper means it can be done. It is a fact, which cannot, I sup pose. be denied, that in the Northern States the Republican party is pos sessed of the larger portion of the wealth of that section. Tne largest bankers, brokers, bondholders, man ufacturers, etc., are generally itepub lieans, and they have a heavy pecu niary interest at stake in maintaining the peace and proemet jty o' the coun try. On the other hand there may be an association of politicians be longing to that parly at Washington who would preler civil war to a sur render of power. If' the Democratic party should quietly hack down, and permit itselt to be bud ied j and its candidates Vv ho were legally elected to be set aside, Hud the candidates defeated by them to be inaugurated by military power, the large eta .-a of wealthy pens >ns above-mentioned, while they might disapprove ihe act, would not trouble themselves to make any decided demonstration of their disapproval. They would leave their leaders to iindulge the government, while they -ace attention to their own private interests. But if the Democracy stand ttrraiy by their lights in every section of the Union, and let L be distinctly known that they intend to maintain them, the intelligent and wealthy class of Republicans North, to say nothing of ail* other persons joying peace and good order, would doubtless unite in compelling their headers to respect the popular will, uud would refuse to sustain them in j revolution and military usurpation, j I cannot entertain a doubt that a very large majorky of the intelligent j people of the North of both partita, | who hayejcgd the juirf. rent j-ulo.-ns In refer me to I .be c-wrivu of the votes n FUrida and Louisiana, believe in their ft arts, that the Republican canvassing boards l.ave decid' and most or.jastly. and perpetrated a gross fraud and outrage upon the country. I feel on* tirely satisfied that- the developments which have already btvn made in Florida, and which will be inado be** fore the time for the inauguration of the Pre-id- nt, will be such as to cause oil fair-mind .-i men to admit that the Slate gave an honest majori ty for Tii-d. *ll and Hendricks. With these convictions resting upon the minds of the intelligent people of the North of both parties, they will not sustain the action of a few ambi tious and selfish loaders at Washing ton, ii they attempt to set aside the popular Vv rdiotaqjl usurp thegoveru m -ut by military force. If, in the opinion of tie people, it been a s necessary to avert such a calamity as civil war or de-ally strife, they will make such demonstrations of disap pr ibaiion as will co ivince their rep- in Congress that such a course cannot command their ap i-.'V’ r d tfnd support. hi iudjuiar .. .tAnn.-foi’C, IS that the D • utk-evy of th< Nor Ih, conscious as tliey are that t : ir candidates tri umphed in the late election .and were fairly and honestly elected, should stand iirndy hy them and see that they are inaugurated and placed in tit'- lull possession of all the authority and rights resulting from such eke lion- Th re slmuld be no hesitation, no flinching a; and t o backing clown on ih'-hv part. Ft the Northern ‘Demo crats l-tko tin- course earnestly and reaoiiilely, and the Democrats of the Mouth will stand by them, and there will be no bloodshed, no war, 11.0 usurpation and no military revolu tion But the will of the people as expressed at the ballot-box will be carded out, and peace and prosperity Win be restored. The very fact that tie. country is dmormined not to sub m: to military usurpation, if the de termination is fully understood and iv dz and, will avert the usurpation. Xu that event, President Tilden, win is an able lawyer and statesman, an;’ who was brought up in the old school of the great statesmen who founded, and for many years admin istered the government, wiii natu rally, during bis administration, do all m liis power to bring it back into th,: old channels. He will make the mifite.ry. la tl no of peace, subordi nate to the civil authority, and he*' will restore local self-government to those States whore the right lias been taken from th m by fraud and mili tary usurpation, and by tfie end of his four years term we shall have re fur M*d to the old landmarks of the fathers. There will then be no more use of tha army of the United States to control elections or to aid in se curing a frau udent count of the votes caw. " And we will no more see thu mb.tary used to prevent the assem blage of the legally elected Legisla ture of a State. 1 .wry person acquainted with pop ui.o opinion in the Southern .State’s must admit 1 i ff there is a unanimity of sentiment upon this issue which is • v - -t: -r ; • .li-ei. Few candid persons deny that the grossest frauds have been perpetrated in South Carolina, Florida and Loui siana, by the Radicals, to secure the votes of those States for their candi date:, la defiance of the popular will a- legally and peaceably expressed at the bai!;ff-box. We s boiievo TUtleu and Hendricks are fairly elected, mul that the people of the United States sh; old see to it. that tliey are inaugurated. We are satisfied our Democratic brethren in the Northern States concur with us in tins opinion, arid that they are ready to vindicate the right. What thm should be our course in this crisis, when the fa lure existence of republican government hangs in the balance 4 / Ardently desiring a peace ful solution of the difficulty, we should do no rash act. Wo should be quiet, dignified and cautious, but should be firm and true. We should sacrifice upon the akar of patriotism all personal interest and ambition which conflict with duty. And we should have but a single reply to all inquiries after our p Htion Which reply, expressive of our firm resolve, should be this: “We have confidence in tlih Northern Democracy. We leave the mto decide tiffs lisue. And we will, during the emergency, stand by them with immovable firmness, he the consequences what they may." This reply assumes no leaders;:ip. It puts the South in her proper posi tion. It fully accords with popular sentiment, .it wiii not be misunder stood, and it will require no explana tion. ' Very respectfully, your foflow citizon. ’ Joseph K. Brown. In Scotland it has for a long time been usual to blazon on a man’s tombstone the symbols of his trade, especially has inis been so at Dual biane, where in the burying ground of the abbey, of those tombstones which are from Ititi to 230 years old about one-fourth arc thus marked, the S'; muoLs being in low relief. A cane indicates tiie grave of the go c u .m uxo ami q saw, with hammer aud nails, occurs on the grave of a car penter; an awl and a hammer on that of a shoemaker. Adonis: Miss Jones, do you think Brown so awfully ugly? Miss J. Ugly! No, indeed! Why, we all think him extremely good looking! Adonis : Well, I was talking to him on the stair ju-c now, aud a lady passed, and I heard her say, “that’s the ug'iest man i ever saw !” And there was nobody there but him and me! Texas has the railroad mania, the State being grid ironed with rail roads. Luckily there is method in the in. ilia and shr<?\w! calculation, as iron and aij ran road ptant is cheaper than it has ever been. A first-class road is about to bo builtTrOm Pales tine by way of Fuiriieul to Waco, at a cost of only SD,OUi) a mile. Jt might be for the‘soul’s health of the Hon. \Vm. A, Wheeler of Malone, to devote u half hour daily— say the half hour immediately after family prayers—to reading over his Louisiana report. He will find it ari interesting aud instructive docu ment. Dover, New Hampshire, has tne only genuine reform club heard from. It’s members turned out and spent Christmas day sawing and splitting wood for widows. Mr. Vanderbilt clung to life with surprising tenacity. He was an ex ample Of the advantages of main ing Habits of temperance in all mat ters of load and drink. DEATH or COMMODORE VANDER BILT. New York, January 4.-Commo dore Vanderbilt died this morning 0 !> minute- to eleven o'clock. F r ii ? last Aw days Commodore V o ltrbm’s physicians have be n ' U,* expecting his death. Jle died almost without a struggle. A cjuiffge for the : ptffe* }n (his condition about lour o’Goek flii^ CX, ft .r-ed :t dosife to Rev. Dr. Deems, 14s adviser. The latter was sooft prefer v,ii, and Commodore said to “I ipitik I-am 'u* ariy gone, doctor.” lb’, ilniiis , rn;. G, and tiie mem hers of the family who were sang a hymn. Ills physicians were at the dying mail’s bedside, and did all that medical aid could suggest to make his last moments peaceful. The funeral will take place {Sunday hiiorefng. New York, Januarv IVapdgy biit was owner having pret" nt market vaiuff M S.-'ST.th:o,o' -K and that of tills total fully 000,001) ct a asled of stock and bonds of New York Central and Hudson railroad. It is understood that the bulk of tiffs vast property is to be kept together, and that provision has been made for reinvesting accruing interest on it in, ms favorite securities. “Mamma, I Hear!'—An affecting incident oopurre I at the Acadejny q! Music lately. Among the audience, was a wealthy family, one of. tbp members of which has for years beep in delicate health, and was born deaf and dumb. It has been the custom of the family to take the afflicted daugh ter with them to the theatre and even to concerts, as she experienced acute nervous pain when left alone, and seemed to enjoy the excitement and action ol even musical entertainments, although she could not hear a sound It was observed that she seemed very much amused at the eomicali ties of Mr. Sol Smith Russoll, and enjoyed lire change of his facial expressions ns much as any of the au dience. When Tagliapieira came on. to sing, it was noticed that a curious light came into her eyes,, gad stretch in >; out her arms to her mother, slip spelled on her linger ;, wrth the great-- eat excitement, the words; “Mamma, I hear !” The next piece was an orchestral arrangement of “Trovatore,” played, by the combination of the Buerger, Family and the Vienna Ladies’ Or * chest ra. As the compositions pro ceeded the tears flowed down the poor child’s cheeks, and her excite ment became so great that it was deemed prudent to leave the theatre. On reaching home the exaustion pro duced by the evening was such that the family physician was summoned. As she lay on her couch she reached tor her slate and wrote: "Mother I think heaven must be music. The next day, in accordance with her request, Mr. Russell was.sent for and he kindly came and sjisg for the little sufferer’, liis fauiffus HOitg relat ing to a goose .stuffed with sage and iiigius. it was too iattfl Death had long marked the child for his own an she could not oven smile. Thp little lips arc cold no\v r and there is .a vacant chair in the family circle. The joy of the one evening, was tou much fo.r the delicate nervous t m now happily at rest, —rfan cisco JSeios Letter. The Queen of' tux Lbt;nY.-~A recent Washington letter says': “The . queen of the lobby is generally of two types. The first is a superb specimen of beauty, the latter of brains. The beauty-of the lobby is but rarely seen, kfhe lives quietly, but in perfect taste, at the very best hotel. She is either a bright blonde, with abundance of tawny hair, lithe in form and shapely of limb, with the clearest and most perfect complex ion; oreffe site is of that soft, smooth skinned type which belongs fo the semi- tropical woman of strong, jet black hair, and complexion like a magnolia, of rich, dead white with a cre miy softness, and eyes jet-black sometimes and s.t others the softest hazel-brown eyes, languid and indo lent iu there lusture, until something rouses them, and then they gleam like those a fo startled leopard. One might look and admire, but I should prefer to take my chances safely in the embrace of India’s fiercest tiger lather than in the willowy arms of one of these beauties.” The Florida muddle prows worse instead oi better: The (Supreme Court has accepted the answer of the Board ofSfite canvassers as a sub stantial compliance with the writ of mandamus and dismissed the case. This action gives the State to Drew and to the Mayes electors, and Drew was inaugurated Governor. The Supreme Court seems to have as - to a compromise which every honorable Demoeaat in the Slate should spurn with scornful indigna tion.—Uhrarticle & Sentinel. llow the It .vis Got the Corn.— A family in this vUllage had laid away a bag of dried corn for winter. The bag containing it was hung by a stout string from a nail driven in the beam of an outhouse, so as to be out of the reach of rats. The sly rodents, however, managed to secure it. The bag was drawn up by the string and laid snugly away on the beam, and the very last grain of corn was ab straeed through a hole in the bottom of the sack. London is, at present, unusually afflicted with small pox. Tire three hospitals at Hampstead. llohiQrtbn and St sekwelf dew; 1 1 to this'dis ease are full, and cdubuhi in' the ag gregate six hundred !Vhe fever hospital at 1 lomestof, accOm-' modati-ng -three hundred, has oegjT devote I i;> the sick with'small and others in Full nun- arid Deptford” I are now being built for TTfb purpose. The Duke of Wes till bust or has set t very good example to the other, : proprietors of London squares. He has ottered to the metropolitan board iof works tire- freehold of Hbury ; ijumo Gardens, in order that this : rpibce may be thrown open to the ! public. The Duke offers to give up ; absolutely to the public the fee simple | unhampered by any condition. This is the time when fortunate in vesters are drawing their dividends. It is estimated t hat over £20,000,000 will be thus paid out in New York this month on city, Slate, railroad, bank, insurance and other securi ties. OF >IOI3XI,ISr.YVX,7C g.w t ; j f „ - ifit *lt *o‘ ! * t*** * > n 'A Av % GSr T S $700,000. a.4 tpfe* f i * i sN* 0. ; > u.aa. *>•**• __| | s!V'|o>fll “4 biittJdl* '* * MAUMHtt MCCARTHY; • President, (JAMES JL. (MURPHY,; Viee-Pre'Mout, SHEPPARD ~ : p *■■ f # < | m **■*■ •A .HOMANS, Actuary; H. M. FRIEND, (Secretary. * KMM EM B K If,* itliSi the ,bite Life Insurance Com pan v insftred orev two thousand policies REMEMBER, That tin,Mobile Life Insuran c Companr works all approve 1 plans of in* A&ftiPfr*- UEMEMBER, T*h MoWFe Life makes a specialty of the “Life* Eaiowment" by w hMi an en dowment is scoured at the cheap life rates of premium. REMEMBER,. The “Y ewrlr lie no Table" is the cheapest plan extant, and therefore best suited to stvurodefc;or to **bri igeqver’’ for a term of years. liEM EMJIKR. Tiiat fortune is uncertain, ’nr-/ to g.-i, harder to hoi l and although you are rich , to-day, you.may die penniless to-mono tv. U oi'inaiiii *s hat j been r;>- tied from poverty by husband. having RKME.'RIIiIt, ifhatfpy fri, csfin-'a a pittance you at once secure a legacy for vo loved opii?.. stire ard *tendi,su '■■>6l.o' i *■'■■**' —. fc l Jlf'dii, i i,a. iitesur t,ra.. is not an expense like Hrc Insurance, but a wise and prudent investment. ,- * r .j *_ < HBMIBrBEII, Ybatwha: j- thrown away will provi > f*r you a handsome capital if you live. and should you 1 ■ Etc whole ins;ir.ir>. • to go to tiic love ! ones, tiius protecting them I rum want, j R; ME TJ!EIf, It is .1 do y you owe to yourself, vour family and vour neighbor to keep vour life always insured, ’ 7 UE.dEiUiE t itat‘•Pfocr;ist.in.ition , is the thief-of time" n-l that .ae loiurcr d’o’n tlclay thd more it costs to insure. ~,, , * UEMKMtIKR, To tret■ ins'ir ri *, you have to apply when you arc (in good health. Don’t wait until it is fm in *. LE MEMBER, Viiafc insnr.ince gives pea •;> ifmin'l, nr.d in many it,stances “lcngtlieus a man’s nays, ns the most eminent physicians testify. REMEMBER, That delajiis, dangerous so insure nt once in the MOBILE -IJ FE INSURANCE CO. • i I ■ m ' Mi i}t '* HEM*-, t-giv-’ A . ; ill thought wUhoul action is wartiile • . Y,t ta.ya no promise * f , i <>E/o-morro#L "i** ; 'd, I'j; iS -goo-l, rWi-ablc men are wanted as agents In every to-.vn in thin section of _ tu.o e. , fc( Hft 1* * ; f I wEM every information is furnished by applying or writing to Oj i?-f^CSNS f Gan. Agant, Cartersvi|io f — j?: A" -V CASH STORE, I |f| *• *■' ! * '■ A ■ I! ‘jjiTimfll te&fitiw t *'M- Groat Bargains- goods at New York Cost. J. H. SATTERFXfiLD _-.- II returned to < hirter ville an 1 gained next door eMt of A i 1 ’ ,lu<:i,,s onc ol thr t*rfrst ami : tsi selected stocks, of Notions, ItalicV Goods, YSENTS FURBISHING COOPS, ' READY MADE CLOTHING. HATS, CAPS, BOOTS 4 SHOES TJiayhH.-ijMfer buc.y.\id hired In CartcrsVillc, which he offers to the cash trade nt prices that eatfnb* i • Scatt-dli fmsMido bf tUu Ea.-tewi market. 110 respectfully asks his old friends anil '■lMfST*** bIM gwAwflly to examine his tock before purchasing e)where. ?**■ I’iwii'f ,||l> 1 — 1,1,111 tee —rmn ;•- ■ —— urir-T* 1— ■■ r r rn.,11 yj ECONOMIZE AND SAVE YOUR MONEY I’.Y CALLING OX x. tx head co., . _ At EVliiam’s Old Stand WHO HAVE A FRESH. ANT) GOMPLIU'E LINGVO? ’ Staple aad Fancy Dry Soeis, Clcthiag, I t ATS, BOOTS AX I) SiiOES, &e., Ac. . -V i * iln ■' : * ; ■ ■$ '* i W Hirer tvo offer tothftCxaa Tn u>i:-r ?s.:.’tow ftn f surrounding counties at prices lo.wcr titan wasover before knffVß i:i this runik<;t. au examination of-good* amt price-;' will satisfy you that we meanbushiest., Our old e tv-turners are invited t j call and see us, utouiitiuK them - m OWcT Goods, sit: Paii Prices, courteous treatnjeut and iho sanije honest, fair dealing that they haKD ftlwar* foun t in our llon-r. - ' J. l). hLaL 4 to. - -j.-.-s;, rrrryr.'~rr?rrrr*'"'~9r~-~-‘~‘~-‘ — Earlier's and Farming Implements. BAKER HALI CALL Hie attention of Mwiv cKStomerslto atecneralfnadloomplet* stock of .IIARDW ARE aa<l Farming l.Mi'LkVkNl's .such as , PLOWS, HOES, COTTON PLANTERS, ETC*. Wc also have _a complete stock Of FIELD SEEDS such as Clover, Red Top, Orchard •ml Blue Grits?, GcVmari Mili-tt. etc. as cheap as their can be sold la this or any other market. Wc also have aoeiiaplete Stick of ttS ADYM VDE PLOWS both Iron aud Steel. We sell Adm , t 04.50 lari: 8/, t Hi cents Stool dabs •• to 12 ct* Ivon ."lftbs s >i to 7 cents ‘-list Stool ...20 to 25 cents. S wee A Iron Bto 0 cents. t ortho ctfeh wo can hell as -heap as thy same quality oftrooiU can be sold anywhere* thil-tf itiliKß os HALL. SriliU AT TIIEIB OLD STAND. STOKELY c WILLIAMS' DEALERSJIN STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS. DRESS GOODS, Clothing 1 , Hats, Boots and Shoes. pof&ft * 9* * , ?i .4 *:*£ ’ ( * * Jt# , ># V' *: l 4 T . s - T'VT'E '4*.-'ifc (in slate ho our old frfi ifEs and pnitronstha. *e are stilllrunning *our business W vvffli owr paying p itrons on time heretofore given, U -jt wiH Expect P y ompt Payment at Maturity. : •- { S Those fhrynniPSaMialt purchase will get the beipcilt. of a heavy deduction. Ard W Wald )ii!:<; ; t i.t :"t nest wi.o; ■ imrch'..- for to t*. 1 ■: the time: -W# v. ilk cash this bill.■ 5 then tno'more readily alllx price?, li there is nothing -aid vsr prices will £m gtvcii 4tt’i .if 'ancs.., f ** _____ Lit KELT * WILLIAMS. KP ..Th-.-seowiir: us due paper w'4l do ns a xreat fav-r : y <.’! and laekinir enry pay , Q. Vifetiffi ; march - STOICKLT A WILLI AMS. tee %imm sew im machine TOE FAVORITE. The Largest Sales because;the felogt Popular. - The Mogc Popula* iocauso Tho Best,. . VERDICT OF THEI'KOI'LK. Sales in ikn. ......: lnffsoa Stiles in 1872 219,758 Sales in 187iL 2i>3,4Li Sales in 1874 •' 241,070 !! \ Sales in 1875 249,8511 ! ! ! Address the Singer .Manufacturing Companv, 172 Lrot him stiver, Savannah, tin. C. S. Beatty. Ajrent; Corner Bioad and Alabama si,-... Atlanta, Ga.. tierg.- i\ r , Lconanl, Agent.aud utStokely and Willsams’ Popular store, Gurter.sville, Ha., W. 11. JUKCK WITH, Agent. fvb3-ly, VOLUME XTIII-3UMBS;ii 2