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THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS. UY C. H. C. WILLINGHAM. New Advertisements. v. K. HGDGINS. J. X. MOCXTCASTLK. Hudgins & flflountcastle, man UI’ACTTJR KKB of Hand-mado Harness, Bridles, Saddles, Etc., Etc., And Dealers in HARNESS HARDWARE, SOLE LEATHER, COLLARS, &e., West Ji.iin Street Next door to H. M. Clayton & Cos., CARTERS VILLE, GA. W. H. WIKLE Sc CO , DEALERS IX Bonis. Masic, Slatiouery. Pictnre Frames, Piclares, Notions. Toys, Novelties. Splints, Zepliyr, Perforated Board, Mottoes, And all other Material tor Ladies’ Fancy Work. i ;ive us a call. No trouble to show poods. Next door to Poaloffiee, Cartersvllle. H. M. CLjAYTOKT cfc CO., Cartersville. Oeorgia, DEALERS IN BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, ETC., Coafeotionory, Toys, Pictures, Etc., ■\ni CIGARS, FINE CHEWING AND S&iQKiNu TOBACCOS, PIPES, ETC. A gents for Mine. Dernorcst’s Reliable Patterns. A large lot of Zephyrs constantly on hand. oct 11-6 m P X MOOS j. L. moon. A LARGE AND FRESH STOCK —OF — Dry Goods, Notions, Men’s and Beys’ (Mini, Boots, Shoes, Hals, Ladies’ Dress Goods, Hardware, Crockery, Qucenaware, Cutlery, &e., I I'<T RECEIVED by P- L. MOON & SON, nil of which they are offering at very low prices f Those ill oring to purchase will do well to call and examine prices and buy their Goods. octii-Sm P. L. MOON & SON. _ McCanless & Williams, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, STOVES, TIN WARE, House^ THE MERCHANTS & MECHANICS INS. COMP’Y Of RICHMOND, Va. Cash Capital $230,000, Cash Assets $315,000 $25,000 in U. S. Bonds Deposited in the Treasury of Georgia for FURTHER Security of Policies! StS’uJStimmd ™ Dwelli,' stor.'a.’Merrhaiul i*o .^Mllls, Gin Homes mid Contents, insured at lair rates- at all prominent pointi in the State, to whom apply, or to R. STOKES SAYRE, Agent, _ CARTKRSVILLE, OA. i'OK THE FALL TRADE. BAKER & HAIL, Wm ■Wit DESLEBS. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. 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Bring vour Gotten to Home, and buy vv Hat you WHiit from us J. & S. BONES & CO., HARDWARE & IRON, Wagon Stock, Towers* Plows. TWO STOKES, FOUR FLOORS. ROUNSAVILLE & BRO., Groceries & Provisions, Banina Ties, Salt, Tobacco, and Leather. Heavy Stock. Nice Goods. Camp, Glover & Cos. LARGEST, Dry (JogiS, BflOtS, SIMS, BEST, fiats, Clothing, Carpets & Oil Cloths. T> OUGHT LOW DOWN FOR S> CASH, and will he SOLD CHEAPEST (LOSE. Wholesale Stock. J. M. L.OVELACE, BOOTS AND SHOES, CALF SKIN LININGS, ETC., ETC, rjpHIS Stoekwas bought complete this searon—t old Good*. HILLS & M c DONALD ? FURNITUK e, Mattr asses. Etc.! Fittest to Cheapest Grades. <<o in for Solid Comfort ami Fur nish Your Homes. Price# Right. W. M. GAMMON, Clotting for Men, Boys and Children, Oeuts* Shirts, Collars, Gloves and Cravats. NEW AND NOBBY GOODS THROUGHOUT. HAWKINS, BUTT 4 CO., STOVES & TINWARE, HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, AC. IMMENSE VARIETY of USEFUL ARTICLES for KEEPING house GEORGIA’S GREAT ISSUE FOR ATLANTA. THE HALLS OF UIIK FATHERS. The Old Ruin, a* Portrayed by a Jones County Man. To the FAitor of The Frpress: Excuse me for trespassing upon your valuable space, but the occasion seems one fraught with so many de mands for the opinion of the people that I have ventured to address you upon the capital question. Now you may know, and many of your readtrs may have heard through the public journals, that Milledge ville does occupy a certain spot in the county of Baldwin, however much the fact may have been doubted ; it is not between two large pine trees on the Eatonton branch of the C. It. It., as some people imagine, nor is it south of a large rock, and a little to the left, as others believe. No, Miiledgeville is quite a pretty place, for I am a man who can appreciate beauty wherever I discover it. Every one with liberal views approves a finely developed pumpkin, even if he prefers other vegetables; he says •‘that is a fine red pepper,” and yet he does not take it to his bosom. It is wise to enjoy all of the benefits of our short life and to forget itsevils. One arrives at Miiledgeville from two different different diiections: Irom the Central or Georgia railroads, and upon emerging from the coach you find yourself standing in the midst of a' vast solitude, beautifuli> adapted to the purposes of thought and contemplation, the idea is car ried out by a number of cows that haunt the depot and, during the mo ments of leisure, repose by the brink of some crimson gully and chew the thoughtful cud. This is ail right, however, and is pastoral in its cnar acier — makes one incline to repealing H line from Virgil, a couplet from Bryant and the whole ol Lanier’s poem entitled “Corn.” One gets into town before one knows it, and opens the gate for a Serious difficulty by asking “How far to town?” . A person must have been in Mill | edgeviHe a long time to thoroughly enjoy it, there is an aspect of such solemn absence and dusty loneliness pervading the corporate limits, that the hoot of the cheerful owl and the bay of the diligent crop-eared cur is heard at marvellous distances. When one approaches the “Hafls of our fathers,” one must be squeezed between the trees of the forest which surround it, subserving the purpose of a fence by reason of its denseness, and one guesses how In the thunder that horse and buggy which the Miiledgeville campaign papers in variably post in front of Iho cupitol ever got through the surroundings; •and the only manner in which the difficulty can be conveniently settled in ones mind is t< suppose that it was transported over tne trees in a balloon or was built as represented by some enterprising cilinen o| (Jure tersvllle or Atlanta, When #nestands upon the capitol steps he observes rank spires of grass and numerous lizards escaping from the cracks and fissures, whereupon he beats a sudden retreat and gazes upon the venerable pile at a respect ful Uistanuo. U is, of foyrse, agree able to have grass about, but whin it comes to having ones doorsteps overrun with verdure, that is too much of a luxury. Then about Miiledgeville and in jts vicinity there is a certain creek or stream uf Witter upon the placid bosom whereof your correspondent is informed and believes flouts a squad of the whitest geese known to the inhabitants. They are, it is un derstood held up as an inducement for the capital to be removed to that cjty. Then going back to town you can see gep£e tracks all along, but when you arrive at the limits they are lost and obliterated in the rush of the billy goat and the manifold foot prints of the lowing herd. I have heard people pay that the surest sign of telling whether you are ip fowq or out of town is to stand in the middle of the road and if a darkey upon a very gallant nag runs oxer you every fifteen minutes, then you are in town, if not you are hopelessly in the country. lint 1 forgot about the capitol. I don’t really suppose that more ge nius was ever exercised in one place than than lias been in Miiledgeville as is evidenced by tne wajis of the brick building. Charcoals, pencils, paint brushes, blacking brushes, dirty finger^ —everything has been con scripted to subserve the overflowing intellect of the neighborhood. There you may find rhyme upon rhyme, as elegant and fair as the letter of a citizen of tire town to a yjoiiileqqarj (if Atlanta. There y* u may discover art pictures ad infinitum , the material untdeatiliness ot which two o. three thick applications of whitewash might correct bijt the moral untidi ness of which it would fake a uentqry to effectually wipe out. I do not want to intrude on your time, hut you may hear from me again as our campaign papers fcppe represent only one side of the ques tion, and that fanatically. Yours, with respect, Jones County. X. Y. z ” TACKLES “SKIK*I*§IIISR.’* To the Editor qf The Express • In The EkhkesSj of ilye 20th inst,, I notice a startling attach made Ly a certain skirmishing party upon At lanta, the Constitution, modern pro gress, etc., etc. White J read ids ar : ticie it occurred to me that possibly he was endeavoring to lay on the final finishing stroke in regard to that much talked of subject--the lo r cation of (he capital. One would jndge from the general tenor of his lengthy and patriotic eommunipatjon that he.jwould be pleased t ) see the legislature pick up their little all and go hack to Milledgeville and squat down in the dusty, bat-frequented “halls of our fathers. 4 ’ Passing oyer what he says in regard to the “cham pions of Atlanta,” and certain “slan derererand misstatements, t’ I will go on to observe what “Skirmisher” seems to regard fi3 a most egregious blunder, lie says “they say 1 ' mase Atlanta great and we make Georgia great. This suggestion he, with his wonderful penetration, considers as fraught, not only wjtfi untruth, hut is so sharp as to see the selfishness and meanness at the bottom of it all. Where was there ever a great State CAItTERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY HORNING, NOVEMBER 8,1877. without a great capital? Thecapital is the heart of a country; her great est influence, her greatest wealth is there, her greati st progress, indeed, and her greatest power. The history of all nations who have risen and fallen attests the fact that a great capital is essential to a great nation. In the destruction of the eternal empire of K‘“n“ ’he first symptom* of decay in that capital city upon the seven hills. Then if the decline of the State may we not argue that the prog res* of the capital will be initiateu in the upbuilding of the State. Mr. “Skirmisher” tells us that he was bred and born a Cherokee Geor gian. Welt,thank God, I’m not, but lam so fortunate as to be able to claim a- the iaud of my birth that El Doiado of turpentine, pine tim ber, green sand, etc. 1 was born and bred in lower Georgia, hence 1 know whereof I speak and 1 am well pre pared to say that the country i= poor and annuaiiy becoming poorer. The “white population ” cannot possibly exceed one half the number of ne groes. And then, too, the country is not nearly so densely populated as North Georgia. Why has friend “Skirmisher” forgotten that the greatest weight should have the shortest end of the liver. Now if he lived in lower Georgia perhaps the short end of the liver would be on that -ide, but as it is let us keep the capital in Atlanta more with a view to the eouveuienee of thepeople than to the locating it iu the centre of the iand. Very true the capital was moved to Atlanta during the corrupt administration oi Bullock, but if it lias proven an advantage surely we’d be very foolish not to avail ourselves of it. But the most ungenerous thing of Which “.Skirmisher” is guilty is ifip unsparing way lie just literally de* molished (?) the Constitution. I couldn’t exactly sec how that con* cerued the capital question unless twas in that its managers were in telligent men and consequently de sired Atlanta as tne seat of our gov ernment. No, upon the whole, I must just conclude that “Skirmisher's” article was written by a liberal and sensible trieud of Atlanta who took those means to show to the people that no argument could be made >u that side of the question, and right sure am 1 that it will have just such ap effect, and Atlanta wib'b great HUWre capital wliileold Mdiedgevdle will pass into obiivioff with the melan ciiolic reflection *‘AYc transit gloria mundi.” X. V. Z. WIIJC4 IS TML Pi;*T4L f A Few Figure# Showing That the Mileage to Athol a M ill be Less Than to MilteOge vllte—An Air Castle of “Our Fa bers” Overturned. Southwestern Ga. Oct. 27, 1877. JtyitQfS OQUSttfuliCul t I noticed an editorial in the Telegraph and Mes senger of Suuday morning, headed, “Ben. Hill answered. Atlanta’s claims to supremacy effectually dis proved,” tbit may mislead some one, if it goes unanswered. I have put inv self to some little trouble to i*,spei+.iin the truth in this matter, and I herewith endoso you the ro suit which most exclusively shows that the “experienced draughtsman and the coinplier of one of our most popular maps,” is in error. By the way, don’t you suppose that the good'people of Miiledgeville WiU h'c greatly surprised to learn that Miiledgeville' is die great railroad centre of the state, when there are but two roads that pass through their city—the Macon and Augusta eight seven miles in length, and the Mtl ledgeville and Eatonton, thirty-nine miles in length—the terminal points of neither being Miiledgeville? A n d Atlanta—“grasping Atlanta” —how deep must be her mortification to learn, that with the Atlanta, and Richmond Air-Line, Atlanta and West Point, Central Georgia rail roads, all having their terminal points at Atlanta, by some strange inode of calculation, has been figured out by this “experienced draughtman to be a mere way-station —a sort of out of tne way place, where the trains merely stop for conductors to sin..' oqt—all aboard fop Alilledge ville?. That this experienced draughtman may ascertain exactly how 1 have reached my eoudusious, 1 vvi}| give him the data : In the first place, in alt instances where the members have to come to Macon In order to reach Miiledgeville, I have subtracted from the Mileage to Atlanta, fifteen dol lars, and from the distance, seventy live mih a. The distance Mh* con to Atlanta is one hundred and tnree miles—to Miiledgeville, twenty eight miles. Hence, the difference in the distance is seventy-five miles and this at ton cents per mile, go ing and coming, is fifteen dollars. W|tiiout enumerating the count jes that travel this route, ii is sufficient to say that it embraces all the coun ties in the state lying on or contigu ous to the Southwestern, as far west as Chattahoochee, Stewart, Musco.ee and Harris. These counties go to pokimbMij au<;l take tfie pout) to Qpe lika, Ala., and from that point to Atlanta— the distance from Colum* bus to Atlanta being one hundred and forty miles. It also embraces all the counties in the State that lie on or contiguous to the Brunswick road, and the Savannah and Gulf road \yest of Jessup, Jn all iqsUim ees where the members jniye to come through Atlanta, I have added to the mileage to Miiledgeville one hundred and thirty one miles, thig being (.ho distance IVoui i\tfqntq to i}i'lleqge.yfUo. Without enumerating these counties, it is enough to say that it embraces all of north Geor gia above Atlanta, a|l of qqrtfofapfl Georgia fhat lies o } or contiguous to the Richmond and Air Line Road and all the counties on the Atlan ta and West point road as far down as Troup. In all instances, where the mem bers have to pass through Gordon on the Central road, I have subtracted from the mileage to Atlanta one hun dred and six miles this being the difference in the distance from any point on the Central or its branches east of Gordon. In all instinces where the coun ties lie on or contiguous to the Geor gia r°ad, \ have taken the nearest practical route to either Atlanta or Miiledgeville. This mode of calculation necessari ly leads to correct results, and so far from favor ot Milledgeviiie it is in fRVQi or Atlanta. ft is true that the difference is small but this difference will be in creased with every recurring census, All candid men are compelled to admit that northern Georgia is in creasing in population and wealth more rapidly than southern and southeast Georgia is, and as the northern counties gain in population they will gain in members, . I will at my leisure, look further | into the article into the Telegraph and Messenger, and I have no doubt that I shall tie able to demonstrate the article is incorrect in all its main features. (Here the writer gives an alpha betical table of the distances of each of the counties ef the State and the mileage of the same which foots up as follows: Mileage to Atlanta $5,194.00 Mileage to Milledgeviiie, ..... li.Shi.SO Difference in favorof Atlanta t>isance to Atliint-* ...Sf.S,T3 instance# to Miiledgeville 960.81 Difference is favor ot Atlanta ill Wc have not the space to give the table in lull, hut give the total,*, which auswer all practical purposes.) In order that thhe above may be understood it will be necessary to state that the two columns of mileage do not foot up respectively 2-3,973 and 26,084, but the columns foot up respectively 20,980 to Atlanta and 21, 071 to Miiledgeville. Add to Allan ta 5,000 miles for these counties that have more than one member, and 4, 970 miles for the same counties to Miiledgeville, and we have the result given above. Southwest Georgia. For MILLEDGEVILLE THE KIMBALL OPERA HOUSE SWIN DLE. Under a pledge from Atlanta to fur nish the State of Georgia w ith ample quarters for the accommodation of i tlie Governor, Legislature and State House Officers for ten years free of \ cost to the State, thecapital was re moved to Atlanta. j The first session met iu the City Hall, 4th of July 1868, and remain* jed in sessson, if I mistake not, 95 ! days. Much dissatisfaction was ex pressed, on amount of the size, and inconvience of the Hails, &e., and Atlanta began to cast about for more commodious quarters ; for a re turn to Miiledgeville was threat ened. Mr. H. 1. Kimball appeared on the scene. He was in Atlanta, an of ficer of the Pullman Sleeping Car Company. The yjorpheu, anew car of tne line, arrived in Atlanta and the Legislature, en masse, was in vited to visit it. At the entrance to it, was a magnificently fitted up bar, from which was dealt oqt to the ussembljid wisdom, Wine, Bran- I dy, VViffsky, Gin, Uigura, &c„ ail of ! tne costliest varieties and without money,a\k\ without price, for there | was a bill to change tlie ; constitution and return the Capital ! to Miiledgeville, and Mr. K il MbaU ws!s tfie kttsine& j manage,: of a com pany, wiio had purchased the inco hate Opera House, which he and Ids eo-conspirators intended to make the future capitol of Georgia. The bill to return the Capital to Milledge viiie passed the House of Represen tatives 24 Sept. by a vote of ayes sg nays 87. On the succeed ing day tho House refused to recon sider its actiou, by a vote of ayes 50, nays 67. This same bill passed the Senate t y a majority, not being a two thirds majority of the teya( Representatives of the people in i'sfifi voted to remove back to Milledge viiie, Again mi the 9th of March j 1869, the House of Representative j j voted ayes 78 nayesol on the bill to amend the constitution and return j the capital to Miiledgeville, The Legislature was then sitting in the Opera House —aud H. I. Kimball sat in state in his small ante-room, wi(U* in 20 feet of the speaker’s desk—in which ante-room ’ was an elegant sideboard, furnished witn cut glass decanters, kept constantly filled with the choicest liquors free t > ad mem bers, while the luxurious chairs aud ottomans furnished the weary legis lator with cosy seats, while enjoying the genuine Havana, which the Royal Kimball dealt out with no un sparing hand to every member who called. This would ail have been very well had H. I. K. been satis fied'with the vote of thanks for the promptness with which he had fin ished up his old rickety Qpera House —bqt he had a deeper laid scheme—he wished to sell this out rageous piece of patchwork, putty, and paint to Georgia for a capitol— to relieve Atlanta from a bargain \yith wfiffib a qe cuuld not comply, and forever t<> seal Atlanta as the capital of the State, Soon the in sidious aid of a committee is invok ed. The majority of the committee reported in favor of releasing Atlan ta from her contract of buying tiie Opera House for 8200,000. There was a minority report, of which we speak hereafter. Upon the adop tion of tfie majority feporf, every rusti known to parliamentary law was exhausted; when the chivalrous, high toned, and honorable Flournoy of Washington county, rising in his place, gave notice that “lie would not he present when such a foul wrong was being perpetrated upon the people qf Georgia” aud called upon those who agreed will him to follow him—and they did follow, and left the Ilouse without a quorum. At night the House reassembled, and the vote on tin* majority report was ayes 51 nays 10, lacking 28 of a qou ru up Speaker barter reserved the'announcement qf the result ’tiff morning—this was March f7th, 1869. Purina that tk'ht "there was hurry ing to and fro,” and Speaker Mc- Whorter’s room in tho National Hotel was visited by the astute aip! learned expounders of parliamentary i law} by the lobbyists, whose bread ! and butter, were staked on the issue —well, every body was at vork that ; night —every body’s influence was ! invoked i Atiani’s iqteres’, and i against the empty Georgia treasury and the poor tax ridden and op pressed people—arid the accoucheur i iu tfio mqruing, declared there had beep u k a PPJ/ delivery—and the; people have found out ; to their cost, that no “insignificant mouse was born.” Though a “rUii*ulus mus ” run bee(i raised throughout the State about it. The Speaker, when the Ilouse as sembled on the 18th, announced, that notwithstanding a quorum did not votp, the resolution was adopted. Thqs did Georgia become the happy possessor of the 11. I. K. Opera House; but “the last laid schemes of men and mice,” are often doomed to di appointment—for by a vote of asvs flq, nays 6.3, t lit* decision was overruled, and 11. I. K•,or somebody else, than the State of Georgia, as is the case now, s.iil owned the Opera House, monograms, paint , putty and all. The next time we hear ef this mon strous proposition, it is carried through the military senate of 1870, and came to the House as organized by the military appointed clerk pro. tem., A. L, Harris, of Ohio. Now, i there was uota respectable newspaper, or iionotable Georgian, who did not brand a majority of the legislature of ’7O a fixiud at the time; and even to this uay U right thinking men characterise the scenes enacted iu its organization as a base wrong and barefaced usurpation. One member was unseated because he had once been a road overseer, and many, very many were excluded from the seats to which they were legally elected for reasons, if possible, more trivial. And yet a Legislature thus villainous ly palmed off on Georgians as their legitimate representatives, purchased the Opera House. On the sth of August, 1870, the resolution to pur chase the Opera House for S.IBO,(XXI passed the Senate by a vote of ayes 20, nays 9, and on August 19, 1870, the House concurred in the same by a vote of ayes 78, nays 48. Now, such was ihe action of a fraudulent legislature, in the face of the following facts; Atlanta pledged itself “to furnish suitable and sufficient accommoda tions for all ihe purposes of State State Government at this place (At lanta) fur ten years, free of any ex penses to the State.” On March 16th, 1869, W. H. Hul sey, Esq , Mayor of Atlanta, says in a communication to the General As sembly, that “the propositions of ttie City Council of Atlanta, (relative to the State purchasing the Opera House) are not Intended to relieve the city from furnishing a mansion for the Executive, etc.” After the resolu ion was finally adopted in the House to purchase the House, Fitzpatrick, of Bibb, offered the following: “Whereas, it is cur rently reported, that certain mem bers of the Legislature, and others in authority , have used undue influence for the purple of controlling votes in favor of ttie purchase of the Kim ball Opera House for a State Capitol, Therefore, be it resolved, that a com mittee of five from this House he ap pointed for (fie purpose of investigat ing what influence, if any, wa brought to bear upon members of this House in favor of the purchase.” This resolution was lost. This history, necessarily short, is based on facts, and suggests the query, “Has Atlanta complied with her contract with the Constitutional Convention of 1869?” We think not, as the following statement will show 3 Atnaßhl Jiaiii IVr the Kimball opera Mouse .. .. $380,003 Amount paM for furnishing Kitnliall opera house 5i 500 Amount paid tor James’ house for ex ecutive mansion 100,000 A tumuit lor repairs, etc.,,,, 102.000 sfi3<i,soo CR. By opera hou e less mortgage, |BO.(K)J.. $000.(HH) By James' mansion (perhaps) lO.Oon Cash to balance (>-.0,(00 *630.500 The*ten years} have not yet expired, and more than half u million dollars w ill be required of the .Stale to pay for that which was to cost nothing. Where are the $100,00(1 of Atlanta bonds which were to pay donate! to the State to aid in purchasing the Opera House, and watch wore a part of the cotisidomtion, for releasing At lanta from her first contract? And iu the words of Atlanta’s proposi tion of March Bth, 1869, has the Op era House “become the property of! the State? Did not Atlanta know of the existence of the mortgage on the Opera House, when she made ti tles to the State? Instead of the .State propping to relieve Atlanta from her contract, did she not bring all her influence to hear to lobby through the legislature the resolution to buy this House and relieve her from "all further obligations? Did not one of Atlanta’s most influential citizens, and one of Iter largest tax payers, say in a speech before her Cify Council when it was discussing the proposition which was made to ' the Constitutional Convention in 1868, “Promise liberally gentlemen it will not cost a cent”? Will Atlanta pledge herself, in the event she is called on ( to fulfill h‘T present promise, (to build as good a capital us the one in Miiledgeville) not to ask the legisla ture to relieve her ? Vv'iil she prove to the satisfaction of the ci iz—ts of Georgia, that there is no mortgage on the City Hal! square, and that there shall be no unsatisfied mechan ics’ lien on the State House, when built? “I know of no way of judg ing the future, but by the past,” and I should like to kuow what there has been in the conduct of “Atlanta” to justify those hopes, with which “those would aolaoo themselves,” who voted for Atlanta under the im pression that her proposition to build anew capitol is binding in law, and can and will be enforced? The citi zens of Atlanta, among whom are as high-toned and honhrable gentle men, as can be found in Georgia or anywhere else, have not ratefled the action of the City Couueil—and who knows that tfiey will ? Georgia, poor as she is. and even taxed almost beyond the endurance of her citizens, can, when she needs It, build her own capitol. She has now, in Miiledgc- j vide, a capitol amply large for all her wants for the next fiity years. It don’t leak very much, since the miserable roof of Bong Island peb- i ty.es, put on ii by Mr. Architect Fay. j has been replaced by afgood tin roof, j There are elegant halts for tne two j Houses of the two legislatures; is | magnificent .Supreme Court Room, i and Committee and Clerks rooms, j and ample otfjeps fuf all l|ie bureaus, j Taxpayers of Georgia, look well to ! your interest, and vMs with Common Sense. P. 8. For our remarks on Legisla tive actions in this transaction, we refer the reader to the House Jour als of ’6B„ ’fib aud ’7O. C. S. THE CAPITAL. “Skli-mlnticr’' Sharpxhooting at the Editor of the Exprei*.* and Mr. Dill. When driven to the wall Atlanta’s champions adopt the same line of de fense and sectionalism. lam not at all surprised at such conduct on their part, for it is in keeping with the spirit ofhumbugthat prompted the promise to “build a capital as good as the one in Miiledgeville.” It is not at all uncommon fur them to praise themselves, insinuating that they are capaoie persons, and one with much bigotry says if lie was in favor of Miiledgeville lie could say lietter things than “Skirmisher” for that place. Well “Skirmisher” does not doubt that gentleman’s ability, statesmanship and military genius, but is very much surprised to see that his “stopper has leaked” whenever Atlanti needs reviving. Your argument, Mr. Editor, fail to impress me, for at a glance one can see that your whole desire is to array Cherokee or Upper Georgia against Lower Georgia to make votes for Atlanta, and so narrow is your aim that you iose sight of the welfare of your State taken as a whole. In this attempt it pleases me to know that you and all others on your line are awaking the peopleand bringing them to a proper appreciation of right and justice, for you enable them to see dearly that your ideas of Geor gia’s greatness begin and end with Atlanta. All of your talk about a great population in our region, irou (CDNTtsrpep o* rovßTu paos.) T. W. BAXTER, MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT J FOR SALE OF STANDARD FERTILIZERS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, GINS, MOWERS AND REAPERS, THRESHERS, HORSE POWERS, HORSE itAKIEs COTTON A HAY PHENSES, Steam Engines, Saw & Grist Mills & Mill Machinery, SOLD AT M VMPACTIHKS’ TERMS AND PRICES. OFFICE ON MAIN STREET AND WAREHOUSE ON W. & A. RAILROAD, CARTEUSVILLE, GA. —mmam m i— ■ >*l ... ROBERT H. JONES, CARTER SVII.LE. QA. The Oldest Carriage Haiiufacturer in the Slate-Ifctnb. lUhed in I S,Vi. His work, made bo: ore. and'sinee the war, is in all this country running still, ifc has the iif'C workmen in all the land. Ilis work is superior to am ma la in the State, and equal toany made in the United States. ‘ 1 "l u •" , ' 1 e'mra.uws every one the worth oTHis inenev. Ho is givirur now his OWN I kI.SON \l, A 1 ThX 1 ION T< > Til KBt 'SI X ESS, having no partner. Ho will sell work owey than it has ever been sold in this Country. His lon* t-xperieneo and thorough KtiowleUrfo ot the InisiiU'S, and being alone, enables him to do so. His motto i-Live ami let live. 1 hero can be no excuse lor any one sending olf for anything in his line It good, ele tr.tntlv liiiished, tnshionutdeand reliable work bedesired. Lot the people of the South huilit up home enterprise. He keeps also iheceteblated STUDERAKKtt WAGON tor sale, auglb-ly. STILL AT THEIR OLD STAND* STOKELY < WILLIAMS PEAI.KItS IN STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes. WMTK desire l.u state to our old friends and l patrons th P we are stillj nuiningj'otu tnulnf‘% TT with o"r paying pProuson the usual time heretofore given, But wjii fcixpaci Prompt Payment at Maturity.: Those paving cash at purchase will get the benefit of a bears deduction. And wo would most respectfully request those purchasing Par cash to say to ns’at the time: *‘\V will cash tilts bill,” its wo will then tne more readilv ntiix prices. It there is nothing said our prices will be given atti.ir •'rates. STOKELY ,fc WILLIAMS. Nn Those oh ing us due paper will do us a great favor by calling and making vary pay . D, mcnt- Tin arch a) STOKKIY WILLIAMS IBOOK WALTER PORTABLE ENGINE. EFFECTIVE, SIMPLE-DURABLE & CHEAP, The want of a small portable engine and boiler, so eon structed as lobe lurnishcd at a price within the reach of T. W. BAXTER, DAVID W. CURRY, WHILE k HTML DRUGGIST, CARTEHSA II J.E, GA„ DEALER IN Patent 9fcilidues Paiats, Oih, Vai'aiKhen. Window Ginns, Putty, Lanipit ana Laiup Goods, Trusses of* the besl make. Fancy and Tei ef Articles. Hair, Tooth and Aail llrushes. Perfumery aul Toilet Noaps. Cigars and Tobacco* of the best Brands, Spices, &e., do. PHYSICIANS’ PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY CONiPOUXDcD AT ALL HOURS. Pure Burning Oils a specialty. Jnu tr-Jjr. B. J. Lowman & Bro., Proprietors, MAMUFACTURF.RS OF SORGHUM MILLS & EVAPORATORS, HOLLOW WARE, GRATES, MANTLES, ETC. All Kinds of Iron and Brass Castings, and Re pairing done with Neatness and Dispatch TO the public we would far that we are thoroughly e*p4cien<-,l in our business 1 ml do not hesitate to auaraptee satisfaction in all work done by tt>, as wo use nothing lit t the best m .terini and onrproy none hut the bestworkiuan. Carlri'-vill' 1 . Dtt„ ,* mil 27. Ist*!. Cartersville High School. • >' ■——— — mUE Fall Term 01 he CATITKItSTIL.EE IIIGTI SCHOOL will bexln August Oth. I?7T, I. and continue four and it half months. Rates ot Tuition froin |*2.50 to fl per month, accord ing to grade. TUITION I>iLYABI,E M O T ]£3C Xi Y. Patrons will receive the benefit of the Public School Fund. Parents are earnestly desired to enter their children at the beginning ot the session lo facilitate the classifying of pupils. Music will he taught in Connection with the School. The schoolrooms are pleasantly situated, retired from even thing'Hr*i might distract the attention ot the p"pils. Iluu' lcin be had with g<v*d families at mo l.rare prints. N<* effort, will he spares to deserve a c'dntinuation of the liberal patronage given lieretoioic. ii. .1 < > I I >< SyO fV Priviripal. The Stanton House, CHATTANOOGA, TENN. nn HE ST ASTON UOI.T3E is now prepared to accommodate permanent and transient guests Jl. witli every comfort and convensence to be found in any nist-efass hotel in the country, it is situated near Llic Railroad Depots, and but a stin t distance from the business centre of the eitv. The house has been recently refnriiisiied throughout. The sleeping rooms are large and comfortable, the sample rooms lor commercial agents spacious and convenient ; the dining room airy, cool, well ventilated and supplied with every variety the market affords, A Billiard Room, Bar Room, Barber Shop? and a Telegraph Office are Established in the House. We solicit the patronage of the traveling public, and feci assured we cau give I eUer ttcctxtt utodutlou than auv house i'onih, and guarantee satisfaction at all tir*>. Oniyxit P. PuoTd, Cliiet vierU, ' GKOUtiE J. WIGUT, Mwuiger. YOLVME XVIIT—NUMBER 44.
