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Address CORNELIUS WILLINGHAM.
EDITORIAL EXPRESS-IONS.
An agricultural college, similar to
thjpse established at Americus, Dah-
aud Athens is being talked of
for Rome,
The remains of Lord Beaconsfield
were removed from his house in
Curzon street, Londou, to Padding
ton statiou on Sunday, whence the
body was conveyed on a special train
to Wycombe, and thence to liugheu*
den Manor.
John G. Hyatt, of New York, has
filed plans with the building depart
ment foT the erection of a house seven
stories high, which will contain apart
ments for forty-two families—six
families on each floor. The cost will
exceed half a million of dollars.
A woman in Corning, N. Y., who
has been receiving a government pen
sion for forty years, has just received
notice that it will be stopped, it hav
ing been discovered that her husband
did not serve in the war of 1812, a3
had been alleged.
James T. Fields, the finest literary
critic of America, died Monday. He
founded the Atlantic Magazine; was
an author of high merit; a lecturer
who always drew the most cultured
to hear him. Ho was an intimate
personal friend ot Charles Dickens,
and had clo e relations with many
other literary celebrities in England
and on the continent. Mr. Fields
had been out of active business for
some time on account of failing:
health.
Lord Beaconsfield bad two brothers
—James, deceased, and Ralph. He
never associated with any of his kin
dred, but he appointed Jatpes, in
1852, when he became chancellor of
the exchequer, a commissioner of in
land revenue, the salary of which is
£2,000 a year, and his brother Ralph
was, at his request, appointed by
Lord Chancellor Cairns, in 1867, dep
uty clerk of the house of lords, the
salary of which is £1,200. They both,
particularly James, bore a strong
likeness to their remarkable brother.
The statue to the memory of the
late Admiral David G. Farragut, re
cently erected in Farragut square, at
the intersection of Connecticut ave
nue and Seventeenth street, Wash
ington, was unveiled Monday with
imposing ceremonies. There was a
procession composed of naval, milita
ry and militia forces, attended by
several bands. The president deliv
ered an oration on the dead hero, and
eulogies were pronounced by Senator
Voorhees and Hon. Horace Maynard,
the orator of the day.
On the subject of “Education in
Georgia,” the New York Herald says:
The schoolmaster seems to be march
ing through Georgia at a very lively
pace. Ten years ago the white pu
pils in the public schools of the state
numbered less than forty-three thou
sand and the colored less than seven
thousand. Since that period each
year has witnessed a steady improve
ment in this scandalous condition of
affairs, and, according to statistics
just published, the school attendance
te-day is more than four times larger
than it was at the period referred to,
or, in other words, nearly a quarter
of a million. A glance at the report
made by the commissioner of educa
tion shows that the colored children
have not been ignored or forgotten
by the authorities. In round figures
the white pupils number one hun
dred sod fifty thousand, and the col
ored eighty-9ix thousand. Ihe dis
heartening feature of the situation is
that the appropriation for the pur
pose is ridiculously small, the total
amount from all sources—state, coun
ty and town —being only about hal*
a million dollars. It is to be hopec,
the new measures suggested for the
increase of the educational fund wil
be adopted. To educate its i! 1 berates
is tbt* first m; and h'g dn f '* of rv
state, and it us w .roe than fo*A,> to
hesitate at the cost.
The Cartersville Express.
THE EXPKESS.
CHANGE OF PUBLICATION DAY.
Aa Explanation, as well as aa Appeal to
oaf Fflends sat Patrons
An accident to the editor and pub
lisher of The Express, which oc
curred last week, forces him to carry
into consummation a purpose he has
been considering for some months,
viz: a change in the day of publica
tion from Thursday to Tuesday.
We are not afraid but that this ar
rangement will meet the appreval
of our pations, as well a3 the citizens
of our town generally, because it will
thereby erive Cartersville a semi
weekly paper in the two weekly
ones. It will also be more conveni
ent to us, and enable us to issue more
promptly each week.
While upon almost a peasonal sub
ject, we will say that we have no just
reason to grumble at the manner in
which our paper has been received,
since our connection with it. Our re
liance for support has been principal
ly on job work. The patronage given
us has been liberal and satisfactory.
Still, a large amount of work is sent
elsewhere, but we shall not cease to
strive to win our people to a support
of home industry.
There are a number of subscriptions
due the paper for which we send pri
vate accounts to the delinquents,
trusting that they will come prompt
ly to our relief. In conclusion we
ask some indulgence for this issue, as
the matter for it has been prepared
while we lie flat on our back suffer
ing agonies—the resuit of a brokeu
arm.
An Essay on the Dog.
The dog is a digitigmde carnivo
rous mammal. This will be new* to I
most persous, who had always sui*. I
posed that a dog was simply a dog. I
It has been bruited about that tbt
dog is the best friend to man among
the brute creation.
He pants after the thief. When
once he gets hold of the thief’s pants
he makes breaches.
A barking dog never bites; that is
to say, when he begins to bite he
stops barking. Conversely, a biting
dog never barks, and for similar rea
sons.
The hair of a dog wih cure his bite.
This is a curious superstition among
hair brained young men who are fast
going to the dogs.
Dogs are dentists by profession.
They insert teeth without charge.
The sea dog loves bis bark. Did
you ever see a dog that didn’t?
The bark of a tree is unlike the
bark of a dog. Even a dogwood know
this. % •
Dogs are not always kind, though
there are many kinds of dogs.
Every dog has his day, although
days last bat a few weeks in the year.
There must be a sirious error here.
The dog’s star is the dog’s, planet.
They plan it so that their days come
wnile the star is in the sky.
They do not fear it. It is pot a
Skye terrier.
When a dog enters a pitched battle
he uses the dog’s star.
Brutus said, “I had rather boa
dog and bay the moon than such a
Roma.”
Ho had seen the dogs roamin’
around on the Day.
They never get over the bay.
Sea?
A living dog is eaid to be better
than a dead lion. There is no lyin’
about this, but a dead dog is dog gone
bad.
Tray was a good dog, but trays is
worse than the deuce when it is
against you.
Doge are the original Argonauts.
They have never given over their
search for the flease.
The bull dog is a stubborn fellow.
He is not easily cowed.
A great many stories about the
di*g have obtained currency. The
man who left part of his clothing
with the dog was current.
See?
Puppies are born blind. They are
not see dogs then.
Tht-re ->re ocn-.ny types of dog, in-
t * ur j| -i* ... r v*>*'*•
* *v i jvJ b . ei*
Here.
* Howl line do for the dog?
CARTERSYILLE, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1881.
WAKING I SEE.
BETTER THAN DREAMING.
“C. Dnbbleyer’s” Soaaanbailstie Prophcs)
is Soßewnatijr Reviewed.
BY. DR. F. WM. MEMMLER
(Der Deutech* Frits.)
Mr. C. Dubbleyer.— Dear&r: In
your somnolence of Sabbath stillness
did you not develop more of the ef
fects of “an underdone potatoe,” or
overdone bit of beef, thar of reality?
Can the statements you make be ta
ken as facts ? Perhaps the measler j
was brooding over the scene wijn
preliminary influences. Let me >
Why this future for our town?
is quite another prospective opting
before our vision. A glance our
town certainly evidences othe f possi
bilities.
That some of our citizens have, by
energy and thrift and bushess acu
men accumulated wealth is not by
any means to be deplore* or envied.
May not this very suc*ss of some,
evidence a lack of the* qualities in
others not so fortune* ?
About three yea* since I came
here a stranger anda foreigner. At
the outset my was surely
bitter. I found IP city dull, appar
ently having bu/ enterprise or
public spirit, /he principal business
seemed to b* rawing and lawsuits.
Houses, stress and sidewalks were
looking diipidated. Merchants were
sitting out/de their doors whittling
with theiknives, ready to wait upon
customer* I had many offers made
to me t(^u r chaae property at very
low fig/es.
The* rms ftQ d farmers in the vici
nity /peared to be in a like condi
tion#^*l the town and its Inhabi
tant A large proportion of the
lanA were untended. The briers
washing rains alone seemed to be
inking progress. Iron manufacto
ries were dead. No ores were being
Shipped. Labor was cheap and abun*
lant. Laboii r, g men were looking
ofil and despondent. A feeling of
glbm prevailed over the greater por
[to of the population. Some were
Llish as to sell property and seek
elsewhere.
r( --
compare the present pros
pects. x have but recently traveled
throug ( [ ie s tafc et i n passing through
our cou.y j i seft the jands in good
process tcultivatiop. Old fields are
being ret ve^t Washing lands are
being rem4 ec j # Fences have under
gone repah aQC i houses are being
repaired New saw mills
and cotton g.. are going up. I see
improved facing machinery on
many farms. Bee everywhere to
kens of iuQprc, B toek. I
have noticed pa^ Q iarly this spring
more wheat, oau c j over> aiiC j SUC h
products than and j hope t 0
see further in the same
direction. More W(Xy circulating
among the farmers, vj more agree
able faces are seen. Aj a Q may now
command a hundred where
ip could only five thi ago.
Lands are advancing pr ice and
more sales have been j n the
ast half year than for
previous. I see better prints foi a
farmer to make money ht t han h
many of the western and, or thern
states. If the same amount,* labor
and thrift be employed sec*
tlon that is applied there, <6ble the
amount of money will be ft return.
Three elemc nta are requil for the
promotion of the interests <a popu
lation. These are health, gd water
and good soil. The first t\nature
has abundantly given to t and a
foundation for the third. Ith the
necessary labor and care, oueetion
may be converted into a pa*ae. I
have never seen a country witreater
and so varied resources, am have
traveled far. I have never s such
opportunity for the accumu >n of
wealth. I cannot enter mupon
the ways and means in wh these
resources can be appropriate > the
promotion of the wealth of i ople,
but will make this reserve for
some future time. I havered
many small and large places, find
nowhere the business activity*! is
exhibited in our town in piciion
to size and population. Mi im
provements are being mad£ t ,-ear*
tbau for many years previc In
tact things present quite a (tent
appearance. I am very plei to
H id'n .T ur u*i -ah *vi y-3 upi
u- {? -i ai/* * ■ . • • -
nit .dtWttiE -ud
effictency of our oty hwaMiq*
equalled. Everywhere may be seen
their bright uniforms and smiling
faces, and order and quiet reign. I
am also glad to see that justice is dis
pensed and equal privilege obtained.
In reference to tH< wno
sunerea the arrest for selling Bibles,
I would respectfully say that he was
engaged in a traffic of maps and oth
! er articles, and should, by all means,
I have complied with the requirements
of our city authorities. More anon.
■
A Denver Man Arrested for Forging
His Own Signature.
Dtuyer Tribune,] . •
A singular case of forgery of signa
ture to a postal money order has just
been brought to official notice, and
the person charged with the act ar
rested and lodged in the county
jail to await an examination.
The facts of the case are as follows:
Som time in February last a money
order was presented at the postoffice
in this city for payment. The order
was drawn by the postmaster at Lead
ville, in favor of Thomas Elliott, for
the sum of fifteen dollars, and was
duly paid to Thomas Elliott, March
1. A few days after the said order
had been paid a complaint was made
to the postoffice' inspector, General
Cameron, that the money had been
paid to the wrong man. An investi
gation followed, when it was found
that, while Thomas Elliott had sign
ed for the money, after being proper
ly identified, the inaa receiving the
money was not the Thomas Elliott
for whom it was intended. Further
investigation also showed that there
were not less than three men in Den
ver who answered to that name, and
which one was the culprit vtas the
question.
The postal officers finally located
the right party, and yesterday effect
ed his arrest near the Rio Grande
railway shops.
When the money was received by
the accused, he immediately wrote a
le ter of acknowledgement to the re
mitter, simply signing it “Torn.” He
at once opened a bank account, aud
at the time of his arrest still had five
dallars left to his credit with his
oankers.
Elliott hails from Missouri, and
had been in Denver for several weeks.
His examination will be held before
United States Commissioner Brooks,
May 5. Did the man commit forgery
when he signed his own name to the
order? is the rather delicate point in
law which this case raises.
An Old Virginia Society Leader Dead.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Richmond, Va., April 26.—Mrs.
Louisa G. AlleD, one of the oldest
and best known laeies of this city, a
leaner of society during the olden
times, died here Saturday, aged 83
years. She was a niece of Colonel
John Mayo, who fell years ago, and
built across the James river the
bridge which is still called by his
name, The deceased was also a friend
of Mrs. General Winfield Scott. She
was born in New Jersey, her maiden
name being Patterson, and of the
family owning land after which the
city of that name is called in that
state. In 1832 the deceased married
John Allen, a well known and weal
thy Scottish merchant of this city.
Her husband, after the burning of
the Richmond theater in 1837, adopt
ed Edgar Alien Poe, the parents of
the infant having lost their lives,
along with Governor Smith of this
state and some eighty settlers. Mrs.
Vilen was buried to-day in Holly
wood cemetery.
It is not generally known that in
the congressional library at Washing
ton there is an old Bible which is
well worth a walk to the capitol to
examine. It is of Italian origin, and
is supposed to have been written in
the thirteenth or fourteentb century,
but the actual date is unknown. It
is written in Latin, upon veil m, m
clear, bold characters, and extremely
uniform. The writing is In two col
umns, about three inches wide, with
a margin of two inches. It is em
bellished with 146 miniature point
ing**, and upward of 1,200 smaller il
luminations, which are beautifully
executed, and are as brilliant to-day
as the day they were done. The ini
tials of books and prologues are two
and half inches in height, and those
of the chapters are one inch in height.
It is contained in two largo volumes,
and cost the government $2,200 in
gold when gold was at a high pra
miam, and was purchased at a sale
of the library of Henry Perkins,
H-mwo 1, b Po’k, near London, in
Ju<.*S7B. TANARUS:. \*s ns * ‘ -.'is a
- iuiu< ii ; •e • u-u nt. aLrefL ejßr
c‘pl five ; in the * c .*U Vuim4lJ iucif
are nearly all perfect* 0141 i
DsLesseps’ Cashier Abscoads.
Associated Press Dispatch,
New York, April 25—The sud
den disappearance of the cashier of
the DeLessena canal company was
recently reported. For six weeks
ter his disappearance the company
kept the matter hushed and denied
the report. But the defalcation is
now admitted. The Canal , a paper
published in English, French and
Spanish, has brought the matter to
light, and asserts that the treasurer
fled with $30,000,000 belonging to the
company. He went away on a tug,
from which he boarded a steamer.
The canal company for a time at
tempted to account for the treasurer’s
absence by saying that he had com
mitted suicide for reasons of his own
by drowning himself in Chagres riv
er. The truth is now, however, ad
mitted. It is now reported that an
other official of the canal company
has absconded with SBOO.
There is a general feeling of dissat
isfaction on the isthmus with regard
to the canal people. The employees
are compelled to take board from the
company in order to get anything fit
to eat. For this they are charged a
good stiff price. Then even the food
thus dearly paid for is often too little
to satisfy, and so the unfortunate
employees are compelled to procure
more on credit. For this the most
outrageous prices are demanded, on
the plea that the company find it
next to impossible to procure the
regular supply alone. For instance,
at the station of Matuchiu an engin*
eer under the company was paying
for the board of himself, wife and
child sixty dollars per mouth. Not
getting enough to satisfy themselves
they took necessary extras, having
them charged against the husband’s
salary account. At the expiration of
the month, when the engineer went
to draw his salary, minus his board
bill, he found that extras charged
against his family by the company
amounted to $l2O, bringing him into
dobfc on his next month’s salary S6O.
An Englishman who had been at
work seven weeks for Hie .rwitcwmrjw
company at the end of fhaf time
went to settle up and was amazed to
fiad himself indebted tot le company
for extras S6O over and above all his
earnings. The food given by the
com puny is well calculated to pro*
mote a longing for extras. It con**
gists of native rice, dried beef, beans,
codfish and o casionally fresh beef,
given out in miserly measure. The
canal company’s commissary depart*
ment seems to be managed so as to
secure the labor of the company’s
employees for nothing. There have
been several strikes along the com*
pany’s line and but for the intprven
tion of some native gentlemen quite
a scene would have been made by
the strikers at Panama recently.
Vennor’s Prediction* for May.
Toward the end of the first week
in May, or about the sth and 6th,
snowfalls may be looked for in the
lower provinces of Canada, and about
May 3rd frosts are probable in central
and southern Illinois, with rain and
snow prevailing in some localities.
There will also, in all probability, be
snowfalls through the gulf and the
Sf. Lawrence district about the 7th
and Bth. After the 10th of May,
however, hot weather may be expec
ted, and after the 15th bush fires will
probably break out in certain dis
tricts, although thunder storms are
also probable on the 13th and 15th.
Between the 20th and 25th there will
probably be cloudy weather with
rains, and vegetation will have ad
vanced considerably by the 24h of
the month. Between the 20th and
25th the weather will probably be
cool. The month will end hot and
sultry.
The Cowpens Centennial.
Associated Fispateft.
Charleston, S. C. f April 26.
The Cowpens Centennial Committee
have received information that Pres
ident ami Mi. Garfield and Secretary
Btaine expect to be present at the
unveili of the Morgan statue at
Spartanburg ot* May 11. Ex-Presi
dent and Mr*. Hayes will probably
ho then
’ i —* —•••*
It Is said that Mr*. Helve A Lock
wood, attorney at law, of Washing
ton , has writterntletter to the presi
dent, applying fr# fb** pneifwn of
mitiisbr to Brazil, and setting forih
her qualifications for the post. -.!
f■i % i i
The Hudson River Tunnel Cpmpa
nv '• n n **• cord it New Y >rk
MV*-4* PTnnri iny
to bo used ia cuoatrucuiig the canal.
THE LATEST CULLINGS.
Still a large quantity of snow In the
northwest.
Senator Hill has distributed 50,000
copies of his M&hone speech.
Lord Beaconsfield never wore any
but patent leather shoes and boots.
Edison’s electric light shares are
uf to $1,600, and few or none for sale.
Mrs. Sinclair, the divorced wife of
Edwin Forrest, is living in New
York.
Uoited States senators to one an-*
other—“You are a liar, sir. I mean
it in no offensive sense,”
Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan are
going to call their new opera “Pa*
tience”—the name of the dairymaid
heroine.
The clergy list of the chuach of
England contains upward of 25,000
names. Those in pastoral service
number only 17,970.
Said Byron ; “I hate to see a dura*
py woman.” He meant to my that
he hated to see a good thing cut
short. That was all.
If you have plenty of money you
are the best man in the world. If
you have no money your opinion is
not worth listening to.
Some of the ladies of Paris are busy
organizing a paper bail. They will
appear at this festivity in toilets
made entirely of paper.
The largest and finest mass of am
ber ever discovered is now in the
Berlin cabinet and is worth #OO,OOO,
weighing eighteen peunds.
The Prince of Wales at the request
of the German Grown Prince, has
consented to allow his Indian trees*
ures to be exhibited at Berlin in the
coming autumn.
The poet master-general has issued
an order declaring postal cards ua
mailable when anything except the
direction is written on the address
side of the cards.
London World : “ ‘Homme sweet
Homme’ (according to the pro*
gramme) was sung at a concert at
CWHuva, 4*.r a .%■*, um| Wm nr
cored by the ladles present ”
Eighty-three thousand buffalo hide*
were sold at Miles City, Montana,
aloue, daring the past fall and win
ter, At this rate the buffaloes will
become extinct before long.
The streets of Cairo, Egypt, are to
have their names inscribed iu Arabic
and French, and the.houses number
ed. It will be the first Mussulman
town with such indications.
There are fourteen pin factories in
the United States, the annual pro
ductionbeing about 7,000,000,000 pins.
Correctly estimated, each person is
allowed yearly Only 140 pins.
It is said that Mrs. Abraham Lin*
coin will spend the summer in Pau,
southern France, where she has re*
sided several years. She has not
visited Washington since 1870.
Charles Reade: The fortunate man
is he who, born poor, or nobody,
works gradually up to wealth and
<*>nsiderarton; ahd, having got them,
dies before he finds they are not
worth so much trouble.
China wants a navy on the Amer
ican plan. All she has to do is to
scuttle a few old junks and prop
them up In shallow water for future
use. The officers can remain at Hong
Kong and lead the German.
Earthquakes are uncommonly live
ly. The great shock which carried
ruin to the classic island of Ohio, has
be#n follawed by less severe disturb*
airees In Asia Minor, the Spanish and
Italian peninsulas, the
and lastly in Lower Canada.
A Russian Grand Duke who stole
soma diamonds is in prison, and a
foreign Count has been arrested for
forging the signatures of the King
“and 9'*® -* EH *m a y
seems to nave iwoken loose among
the aobMiiIHWXWtTAO
Dr. R J. Gatling, the iaveotor of
the famous gun bearing his name,
was feared, the Buffalo Courier says,
in a rough little Tfig cabin in the
bect of the North Carolina back*
wood? What To time necarae the
Gatling gun is said to have sprung
JhA "H ibdlish *lrfbufp# tfe a
corn plantar#
Tbenew fiidysfone will
be visible in dear weather for seven
teen snd s half miles; it is to be 138
feet above water. It will be in
fuH working order by March 1882,
and It 4s expected that the duke of
Edinburgh, as master of the Trinity
house* will again visit the lighthouse
on di** r ecasftn t rf th* first lighting
|\4 o- w o.*?rn. He *aid the first
• i r. uma s.ruciura i& August
1579, ..Um J -aha#
NO. 17.