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ITEMS BY LATEST MAILS.
And still another fool is talking of a flying
machine. A chap in Baltimore is going to
build a machine, combining balloon, windmill,
and steam launch* with which he expects to
navigate the air. G. W. Gail, the celebrated
tobacco dealer, of that city, is going to furnish
him with money to do the' work.
Two-thirds of the town of Brianskc, in Rus
sia. was destroyed by lire Saturday night last.
The town comprised 13,000 inhabitants.
Gen. Geo. E. Pickett, of Va.. died in Norfolk
on the night of the 300).
Plymouth Church is raising a fund for Bessie
Turner.
An explosion, supposed to be volcanic, was
lieanlat Nlilledgeville, on Wednesday last.
It soinided like the explosion of many cannons,
and seemed to be in the immediate vicinity.
Andrew Johnson, ot Tennessee, died of
paralysis on Saturday morning last.
The value of real estate of Polk county, Ga.,
is assessed at $1,034,039. There are 1021 voting
population.
It is believed the Northeastern railroad will
be finished from Bellton to Athens by the Ist
of November.
A Philadelphia dandy nigger, who had rid
den all the way to Dalton in the ladies’ car,
was put out by the passengers alter getting on
the State road.
Miss Mary Telfair left to Savannah a hand
some house, and a legacy of SIOO,OOO, of which
to make a museum of works of art and scien
tific objects. It is intended to make it similar
to Agassiz’s Museum of Comparative Anatomy
in Boston.
Mrs. Casey, wife of the man whom Purifoy
killed at. Atlanta, was married last Thursday
night to I*. M. Wagner, a planter of Jasper
county.
The religious meetings in James’ Hall, in
Atlanta, are still progressing with unabated
zea>. Some of the most remarkable conver
sions have been made at these meetings, and
the people do not seem to tire of them, but
have expressed a desire for them to continue.
The geological exploring parties have visit
ed over fifty counties in this State, and have
more than live thousand specimens, which will
be forwarded to the Geological Department at
Atlanta.
The residence of D. L. Adams, of West Point,
Ga., was burned on the morning of the 29th
inst. Loss insured. Mr. Adams recently mar
ried Miss Brown, of Cassville, in tlrs county.
A colossal monument is proposed to the hus
band of the authore sof St. Elmo, in view of
the fact that he has got from her a pledge
never to write again.
Charley Smith (Bill Arp), is writing a
series ot lively and interesting letters from
Catoosa Springs to the Commercial.
Bonner, of the J.tilger, owns seventy-two
thorough-bred horses, among which aie Ed
ward Everett, Startle, Joe Elliot, Dexter, Bru
no, Membrino, Bertie, Lady Palmer, Peerless
and Pocahontas. The value of his stock is
put down at half a million dollars.
A firm in Chicago has received an order
from Glasgow to send to that port sixty head
of cattle per week, via Montreal, during the
season. A few days ago a cargo of wheat was
purchased in the same city, and forwarded via
Antwerp on account of parties in Europe who
preferred dealing direct with C'hieago to pur
chasing through New York.
The Marquis of Lome, Victoria’s
son-in-law, made one of the best
shots at Winbledon. He raised the
rifle to his left shoulder and fired off
hand, plugging, the bull’s eye.
We learn by a notice in the New
nan Herald that Col. F. S. Fitch will
publish a paper in that city. The
first number to appear early this
month.
The mother of little Mabel Young,
the victim of the Boston belfry trag
edy, lias suffered such acute mental
agony since that event that she has
to be constantly attended.
Should a man at any time feel dis
posed to over-estimate his impor
tance; feel that he is better than any
one else, he will please remember
that the world got along very well
before he was born, and very likely
they will do the same after he is
dead.
Verily the Irish are beginning to
be celebrated for big affairs. Not
long ago we gave an instance of a
young Irish couple having a baby
weighing 20£ pounds ; now we learn
that Hugh Donahue walked 1100
consecutive hours, nearly 46 days, one
mile each hour, and came out in
good condition.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has de
clined an offer of marriage.— Ex
change.
How does any body know this?
We believe it is all conjecture. We
have no idea that Mrs. Jackson ever
gave rise to anything that would
lead to a newspaper squib on the
subject.
We learn from the consolidated
report of crops of the State that the
cotton reports show a discouraging
fact that the principal cotton-produc
ing counties generally report thecon
dition of the crops below an average
while those which produce but little
report it above ; so that the general
average is really more flattering than
the actual condition of the crop in
the State justifies.
Gainesville is a great place for start
ing new newspapers. Now another
specimen 'called the Little Watchman
is issued there. It may, from not
being too heavy to break down of
it's own weight,last a little while, but
we fear it will share the fate of the
dozen or more that have been born
in that enterprising city. In the
face of all these new startings the
old Eagle still soars aloft, and blinks
its bright eyes in majestic grandeur.
Long may it soar.
The first newspaper ever published
was in Venice, by order of the gov
ernment. It was in manuscript
called the Gazzem,magpie or chatterer.
The appearance of the Spanish
Armada was the epoch of the first
English newspaper. There.are sev
eral newspapers preserved in the
British museum, which were print
ed in 1588, while the Spanish lay in
British channel—the earliest of
which is entitled the English Mer
eurie.
“A brave, daring and cautious
soldier, and a kind-hearted man.”
Sherman in conversation after Frank
Blair's death.
“A political adventurer who joined
the army for the distinction it w ould
give him in politics.”— Sherman's
Opinion of Frank Blair in his Mem
oirs.
Possibly, when Wade Hampton
dies, if he should unfortunately leave
the world before Sherman, the Great
Bummer may lug out his bandanna
handkerchief and drop some croco
dile tears to the memory of the man
he so foully and falsely aspersed.
lISHEK AND BOSS SHEPHERD.
District Attorney Fisher, of Wash
ington City, it appears, did not take
much trouble to convict the Post
Office plunderers—the men arrested
for making fraudulent contracts. He
did not properly prepare the case or
avail himself of the evidence in pos
sesion of the department, and the
plunderers were discharged. Gov.
Jewell desired to employ additional
counsel, but Fisher declined, assum
ing that he could do the business,
and he did. It was susggested that
Fisher should be dismissed, as his
course was more advantageous to
the thieves than to the government.
Attorney General Pierrenont dis
missed him and appointed ex-Gov
ernor Wells, of Virginia. Fisher
and Boss Shepherd then went to
Long Branch, and President Grant
gave orders to suspend proceedings
in the dissmissal of Fisher. The
Boss was excited. He was active
as he usually is when the rings are
interfered with, and having more in
fluence with the President than
most men,he very soon got an order
in behalf of Fisher.
Grant made a visit from Long
Branch to Washington to consult his
Cabinet on the subject. He found
the opposition to Fisher rather strong
and the whole matter was finally re
ferred to the Attorney-General. This
was only a partial triumph for Boss
Shepherd, as it is understood Fisher
will have to yield to the pressure,and
retire as soon as he can fix up the
buisbess of his office. Boss Shepherd
is exceedingly indignant at the
course of Postmaster Jewell in this
matter. In conversation with a
newspaper reporter the other day,
he said, “The opposition to Fisher
does not come from Attorney Gener
al Pierrepont, who is a friend of
Judge Fisher, hut it comes from that
little bob tail elam Yankee over in
the Post Office,” There is evidently
trouble brewing among the Forty
Thieves in Washington.
INDEPENDENT AT LAST.
The Chicago Tribune sees a great
deal of magnificence in the new era
that has dawned upon the States
where once King Cotton held undis
puted sway. Southern planters have
experimented in the way of diversi
ty of products, and the experiment
has proved a wouderlul success. If
it had been predicted ten years ago
that any of the cotton-raising States
would in the year 1875 have a sur
plus of cereals, the existing facts and
prospects of the time would hardly
have borne out the prophecy. Yet
such is the situation. Texas, Tenne
see, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Ala
bama, will this year have enough
and to spare. In addition to this
unprecedented grain yield, the old
staple, though reduced in acreage
has, by a more thorough system of
cultivation, rewarded our planters
as never before, and they boast of an
independence that has heretofore
been unknown to that portion of the
country. They claim that with their
surplus of breadsuffs they can ob
tain the means by which they will
be enabled to hold their cotton, take
advantage of the market, and sell
for cash instead of following the
practice that has almost universally
obtained of mortgaging their crops
early in the season at ruinous figures.
How far this state of facts will influ
ence the prices of grain in the West,
is a matter which the Tribune leaves
for future development, remember
ing doubtless, that sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof.
REPUBLICAN RESPONSIBILITY FOR
“RAG MONEY.”
Here it is in a nut-shell. Those
virtuous souls who distress them
selves iO much about “rag money”
should remember that, the Republi
can party imposed it upon the coun
try against the protest of the Demo
cracy. They must also remember
that, to re-elect himeslf, Grant pack
ed the Supreme Court, against the
protests of the Democracy, for the
purpose of reversing the legal tender
decision, which was in accordiance
with the Constitution, and which,
had it been permitted to stand,would
have settled the question of resump
tionfour years ago at least. Now since
the Republican party, by a packed
Congress and a pack Supreme
Court, has forced this “rag money”
upon the people, Democracy insists
that the people shall have what ben
efits it confers, and that the legisla
tion and the legal decisions of the
country shall not always be in favor
of the bondholders and moneyed
aristocracy as a against the poorer
clsases.
Itefering to the State evidence of
Smith in the Mountain Meadow
massacre case in Utah, the Virginia
(New) Terr it oral Enterprse says that
“had he ten years ago attempted what
he now proposes to do his life would
not have been worth a penny.” And
it concludes that “the Mormon Chuch
is beginning to topple. The head
of the order is swiftly near
ing the grave. Schools are extend
ing, and it would be strange if in
the heart of our country there could
much longer thrive an institution
founded on the lust of men and the
degredation of women.”
It is strange indeed that such insti
tutions as the Mormon Church and
the Plymouth Church should thrive
at all in a country which boasts even
a “higher law” civilization. But
they both had their origin in fanatic
ism. The Mormon Church is an off
shoot of New England infidelity,
and Joe Smith, the prophet, like
Beecher, the saint, and John Brown,
the martyr, was a puritan fanatic.
The Louisville Courier-Jonrnal
says that “a company of gentlemen
have met with great success in gold
mining operations near Dahlonega,
Georgia, and believe they have a
bonanza equal to anything iu Cali
fornia or Nevada. They had a ban
quet the other evening in Cleveland
for purposes of mutual admiration
and felicitation.’ 7
Last week we gave some particu
lars of the infamous Mountain Mead
ow massacre. For nearly eighteen
years the Mormons have rested un
der the dark suspicion of responsi
bility for this horrible crime, and at
last that suspicion gives place to cer
tainly. The terrible story—as told
by one of the participants, elicited
on the trial of John D. Lee —is too
circumstantial to admit of doubt,
and is said to he fully corroborated
by the as yet suppressed confession
of Lee. It is clearly shown that the
massacre was ordered by the Coun
cil of Bishops of the Church, that the
property of the murdered emigrants
was placed in the care of the church
officials, and that Brigham Young
was at least an accessory after the
fact. It is one of the most damning
stories of modern times. Comment
ing on the description of the massa
cre, as given by Smith in his testi
mony before the court, the Chicago
Tribune says: “The recital of the
awful particulars strikes with fresh
force, and with the feeling of sick
horror which comes over the reader
there is mingled the righteous pas
sion of vengeance, and a wish that
the fate of the slaughtered women
and children might be visited upon
such of the Mormon fiends as are
still on the hither side of hell.”
The Philahelphia North American,
in the midst of its zealous and patri
octic labors in behalf of the Centen
nial, to which it invites the people
of the South to come up and
renew their pledges of loyalty
and fraternity, finds space in its edit
orial columns for the following para
graph, which it rolls as a sweet mor
sel under its tongue. The editor
says:
“The losses sustained by the South
in the civil war are estimated by a
correspondent of the New York
Evening Post to have been $1,288,-
000,000, indenpedent of the slave
property,which amounted to $2,400,-
000,000, making a total of $3,684,010,-
00. But this is below the mark, for
the correspodent estimates that had
not the war occurred the wealth of
the South, taking the ratio of the de
cade ending 1860 as a test, would in
1870, have reached $15,381,000,000,
instead of which it fell to only $5.-
492,000,000 —a difference of nearly
$10,000,000,000.”
Under such circumstances it is sur
prising that the American should
imagine that the Southern people,
even if they felt that way inclined,
could afford to take much stock in
its Centennial jubilee or indulge in
any very extravagant demonstrations
of gush in contemplating its ap
proach.
The cause of education in Louisiana
finds plenty of volunteers. A color
ed woman, who wants to teach,
writes: “To the president and
members of the School Borde I take
pleasure in writing you these few
lines requsting if ther is any Va
cant in any off parish school to he
filled that I may he granted withe the
the pleasire of filiingit as a assistance
teacher after examination if found
worther and I will do all that ly in
my power to in Struct the ignorance
to the light of knowledge so help me
god So I will eloss by saying I still
remained Respectfully your Rumble
Servant.”
We are prepared to believe that
just such a letter was written to a
School Board in Louisana. We
know a colored member of the Leg
islature of that State who was teach
ing school when he was elected to
that position, but whose English was
even more horribly murdered than
that in the above letter. He was
once employed by a colored benevo
lent society to write a constitution
and set off bylaws for them, which
we were to put into type, and print,
but when we tackled it, we found
that it made as much sense upside
down as held in any other way.
There are large numbers of just such
ignoramuses employed in parts of
that Radical nigger-ridden State, as
school masters and mistresses, who
barely know how to read, by spell
ing words of three syllables, which
they invariably mispronounce.
Kissing goes by favor, and in cases
where there is no local school super
intendent, almost any body, with a
glib tongue, and smooth speech can
get a license to teach school in the
greater portion of Louisiana.
* * * Southern demagogues and
unreconstructed rebels must be put
down at home, if the desire is to
have true reccnciliatiou.— Washing
ton Daily Pharisee, alias Chronicle.
It won’t do, replies the New Or
leans Times, that bloody shirt busi
ness is ausgespiel. The firing of the
National heart is a lost hope. The
people are very much in earnest now r ,
but their energies are to be devoted
to turning out the thieves. “The
Southern demagogues and the unre
constructed rebels” talked of by the
daily Pharisee, have taken things in
hand, and this ardent desire of such
sheets as the one wequotefrom,toput
them down, from the fact that
these “unreconstructed rebels” mean
to make an end of the thieveries of
the Pharisee and its class. Hence
these tears. The fool-killer could do
right smart of legitimate business
about the office of zealous organs
just now.
American Shoddy in the Eng
lish Market. — The widow and
daughter of the late wealthy Paran
Stevens, proprietor of a number of
hotels, are in England, and the young
lady has strongly attracted the young
Duke of Montrose, who desires to
marry her. His mother, the Duch
ess dowager, has therefore sent an
agent to this country to learn full
particulars respecting the property
of the young lady, with the view of
giving her consent to the contempla
ted union. The Duke is a young
man of twenty-three, not overbur
thened with cash.
The New Orleans Delta says Long
street is making up his personal re
cord of the battle of Gettysburg. A
little attention to his record since,
would be better for his fame.
MTLXIIM IN PARVO.
On Thursday last, the 29th ult.,
there were 108,262 hales of cotton less
in sight than there were at the same
date in 1874, and 30,435 hales less
than at the corresponding date of 1873
The report of the wrecking
of the Mary Carter, in the Ooslanaula
was untrue, she still floats Judge
L. E. Bleckley has accepted the ap
pointment as Judge upon the Bench
of the Supreme Court. The Court
will commence its summer term to
day It is suggested that the old
penitentiarybuilding at Milledgeville
he turned into an asylum for idiots.
It is said to be a very suitable build
ing for that purpose A telegraph
operator Denver Colorado, indulged
in a little joke, which cost him $187,-
50 in gold. He sent a dispatch to
Napoleon, which he expected would
stop at Omaha, hut it somehow went
on to the Tuelleries in France—but
how it was received is not told—the
Emperor did not pay for it and the
sender was hunted up, and it cost
him, as said 187,50. A pretty costly
joke Another fool is going to at
tempt to go from New York to Eng
land in a balloon. He says he ex
pects to make the trip in 55 hours.
It is proposed that the military of
the old Thirteen States, shall form
a Legion, to he represented at the
Centennial A memorial monu
ment is soon to be placed over the
remains of Edger A. Poe. This be
longs to Paul A. Hayne and the
Constitutionalist newspaper It
is rumored that the old Know Noth
ing order is to he revived. There
are said to he 40,000 members in
New York and 15,000 in Baltimore
The old principles—vote for nobody
for office except Americans or those
born of American parents—will here
vised. This is a sort of Radical move
mill at lowa city, a man was blown
500 feet in the air ; falling, he went
through the roof of a paint shop 70
yards away from the mill, knocking
a hole through the shingles, an inch
sheating beneath and breaking two
rafters. He was found lying on the
floor of the room beneath
The next cotton crop is predicted to
be 4,500,000 bales There was
quite a string of delegates recruited
from the counties of Mclntosh and
Chatham, sent to the penitentiary
last week The cost of the Cen
tennial will be from first to last $3,-
000,000 Ex-Judges Trippe and
McCay have formod a partnership in
Atlanta, It is said they have a case
already on hand, in which their fees
will amount to $12,000 —nearly as
much as they get in ten years on the
Supreme Bench A lady named
Susan M. Harwell,of Bangor, Maine,
is to be the professor of natural his
tory in Wellesley College, Massachu
setts, at a salary of SI,BOO.
The Cuban patriot, Gen. Ryan,
left a will, which was signed by one
witness, and for this reason the
Judge of a Probate Court, of Illinois,
has been compelled to refuse to let
it he probated. By the words of this
will, it is shown that General Ryan
claimed to be posessed of mining in
terests worth something over $150,-
000. It appears strange to us, having
been induced to believe Gen. Ryan
was a most affectionate and attached
husband and father, that he should
leave all his property to his brother
John, and make no provision at all
for his family. We are somewhat
disposed to doubt the validity of that
same will, and believe the Judge did
a good thing in not admitting it to
probate.
A queer story is told by <JUr corem
porary of the Savannah Advertiser.
It tells of a hen which had, after two
week’s patiently setting upon a hatch
ing of eggs,which she had laid, aban
doned them from some cause,leaving
them to rot, but in due course of time
without any covering or protection
whatever, they proceeded to hatch
themselves, each particular eggpro
ducinga little chick,all of which are
doing well and thriving. This story
is vouched for by respectable parties.
But we are left in the dark as to
whether the hen, which had done
most of the work, ultimately claim
ed the paternity and took charge of
the brood.
California is one of those happy
States that have no debt to speak of.
All the money which it owes to
creditors other than itself is $733,500,
and the San Francisco Bulletin says
that if a system of rigid economy
should be set on foot, California
might be, before the close of the
next four years, not only “compara
tively the wealthiest, but the most
prosperous State in the Union.” The
debt was once more than $3,000,000,
which, it is claimed, was illegally
contracted, but was, notwithstand
ing, aasumed by the people.
The Cincinnati Commercial pub
lishes a special from a correspondent
at Glasgow Junction, Ky. It says
that an exploring parly left that place
on the 24th ultimo, for the Grand
Avenue Cave, and, after many hours’
search in Lee’s new discovery, they
found a perfect mummy, supposed to
belong to the mound builders of this
portion of the West. It is a female
in a perfect state, and can now be
seen by every one who may visit
this cave.
It will be remembered that a citi
zen of Memphis, Tenn., made a be
quest of SIO,OOO to the widow of Gen.
Stonewall Jackson, some three years
ago. Mrs. Jackson has never receiv
ed this money yet, although very
much in need of it. The estate is
amply able to pay the amonnt, and
the Washington Gazette is making
some pertinent enquiries relative to
the subject, and wishes to know why
it has not been paid over long ago.
One hundred and thirteen thou
sand Chinamen have arrived in Cal
ifornia within the past thirteen years.
The number who have departed
during the same time is very small.
NATIONAL SURGICAL INSTITUTE,
ATLANTA, GA.
[From the Macon Telegraph and Messenger.]
There is perhaps nothing calls
forth our gratitude, or gives more
real pleasure, than relief from great
suffering, whether it be mental or
physical. When relief is given after
having suffered many years from
bodily affliction, and when we have
given up all hopes of relief, it makes
us feel not only grateful to the au
thor of the cure, but we feel that we
want to let others know it; and, like
the woman who had lost her piece of
silver, or the man his sheep, we want
to call in our neighbors and friends
to rejoice with us. lam 55 years old
and have suffered for over ten years,
more than 1 can tell, from fistulo in
ano; and the continued drain upon
my system from this cause, had
gradually undermined my strength,
until I was rendered almost unfit for
the duties of life, and life itself had
become a burden almost too heavy
to bear. I had tried almost every
remedy I ever heard of, and submit
ted to three surgical operations, caus
ing suffering that I have no words to
express. Two of these operations
produced hemorrhage to such an ex
tent that I was brought to the verge
of the grave, and it took several
weeks on each occason for me to re
cover so I could be up at all. I was
in this condition when I received a
journal issued by the National Sur
gical Institute, established at Atlan
ta, Ga., a branch of the institution
that has been doing such good work
in Indianapolis, lnd., for many
years.
From the undoubted character of
the references they give, including
the State officials, from Governor
Hendrix down, and many of the
most prominent and best known cit
izens of the State, I was induced to
make another effort to get relief. I
went to Atlanta, and put myself un
der the treatment of the surgeons in
charge of the institute there, re
maining with them twenty-six days,
and returned home cured and sound,
and feeling as well as I ever did in
my life.
Knowing that there are hundreds
suffering from this same trouble, I
feel that it is my duty to let this be
known, that others may seek and
find relief where I have found it.
I will also say for the benefit of
the timorous, that their treatment is
almost painless and entirely free
from danger, as there is no cutting
done.
This institution has been establish
ed in Atlanta at an immense outlay
of means and appliances, nothing
having been spared for the accom
plishment of the great work being
performed. They are not only pre
pared, as their Journal states, for the
treatment of chronic diseases, such
as piles, fistula, cataarh, female dis
eases, scrofula, etc., but they manu
facture mechanical and surgical ap
pliances in their shops, for all kinds
of deformities of the body, such as
hip disease, spinal disease, club-feet,
rheumatism, crooked limbs, paraly
sis etc.; and while there I saw all
these and many other strange and
terrible diseases under successful
treatment, and the ample accommo
dations furnished by the Institution,
to provide board and lodging for
these patients is already taxed to its
full extent by the numbers coming
in for treatment. The proprietors
are casting about for larger quarters
in order that they may be able to ac
commodate the large number of pa
tients with board as well as treat
ment while they remain in the city.
The institution has beeh running
but little over a year in Atlanta, and
they have now under treatment at
the Institute and at their homes,
over 1,000 patients, so that the suc
cess of the enterprise is established
beyond any question. These pa
tients come from Tennessee, Missis
sippi, North and South Carolina,
Virginia and West Virginia, Flori
da, Alabama, Louisiana, and our
own favored State is well represent
ed. While there I saw many of
their old patients, who had been to
the institution at Indianapolis, and
they all spoke in the highest terms
of the establishment and its success
in the treatment of their various ills.
There is one feature in connection
with the institution not so pleasant
to contemplate, and that is the class
who present themselves for treat
ment, who either from neglecting
their troubles too long, bad treat
ment of their cases, or from the na
ture of their diseases, are beyond the
reach of medical aid. This class is
quite large, and as the surgeons are
very careful to undertake no case
that cannot be successfully treated,
it is really sad to see these unfortu
nates when they have been told their
cases are beyond the reach of hu
man aid. To those who may think
of visiting the Institute for relief, I
will say that they will find the sur
geons in charge not only skillful and
fully prepared to do all they profess,
but warm-hearted, courteous gentle
men, who will do all in their power
to make their stay at the Institute
not only profitable but pleasant.
The reader wili no doubt think this
a very lenghty article, but I close
with the feeling that I cannot do the
subject justice.
I would say in conclusion, that I
will be pleased to answer any enqui
ries addressed to me either person
ally or by letter, regarding the insti
tution and its work.
William D. Grace,
Howard, Taylor county, Ga.
THE FATE OF THE TRADE DOLLAR.
San Francisco Call.
It was a stroke of policy on the
part of our Government to devise in
the trade dollar a coin which should
compete with the Mexican dollar and
eventually drive it almost out of the
Chinese market. After reaching that
country it encounters an almost ig
nominious fate. The Chinese send it
to India for the purchase of opium.
They go into the Calcutta mint and
come out as rupees, which are stamp
ed with the native character on one
side and the value of the piece on
the other. The trade of China with
India in opium exceeds that of all
other commodities, as is shown by
the reports of the Chinese customs
service. The amount returned for
the last eight years, exclusive of the
amount smuggled, which, probably,
would double it, is 97,440,730 pounds.
The amount of American silver which
annually goes to India from China to
pay for opium is immense. A base
use for so beautiful a coin as the t rade
dollar, surely. ___
Danbury, Conn., is happy over the
return of one of its most distinguish
ed citizens, who has revisited the
scenes of his early manhood after an
absence of forty years. lie is an old
man now, and his words are full of
wisdom. He thinks it useless to re
vive the art of horse stealing, as his
term in the penitentiary has only
ended by a pardon, and he’s had
enough of that sort of life.
We should like to know aiso what
is the financial condition of the cot
ton planters in the different States,
and whether they are anywhere
largely in debt to factors, and thus
embarrassed in their operation.—
New York Herald.
John D. Lee,a Mormon,has turned
State’s evidence against his former
associates, and has promised to re
veal the facts of the massacre of emi
grants in 1857. In that year a large
train of emigrants passed through
Utah, on their way to California.
These were fired on several times by
parties whom they believed to
be Indians, but resisted desperately
and repulsed their assailants; but
a short time after a large company
of the latter, disguised as emigrants,
overtook them,and proposed to travel
in company. The emigrants agreed to
this,and put their guns in the wagons,
when the Mormons butchered them
in cold blood. By the evidence of
Lee we are now' to have some light
on this little exploit of Brigham’s de
vising.—Exchange.
We hope this matter will be
thoroughly sifted to its very bottom,
and must say that as old as the old
hog is, we would not be sorry to hear
that Brigham Young was stretched
upon the gallows. From all we have
read of this affair we are satisfied
that he not only instigated this
wholesale massacre, but hundreds of
others which were perpetrated by
his band of destroying angels, were
done by his express orders. We
doubt if a greater scoundrel is now
unhung—not even excepting Ben.
Butler.
A pretty tight story comes to us
from Mil ledge vi lie. Every Salurdag
says that a man in that city was en
gaged in filling small red balloons
with hydrogen gas; when he had
filled two of them “his hand became
entangled in the cords which dang
led from them, and, in less time
than it takes to tell it, he was sailing
through the air, heavenward, with
every prospect of landing there or
somewhere else. He was saved from
a dreadful fate by the balloons
coming in contact with the project
ing eaves of a house, and was taken
down by a ladder.” That is about as
tight a yarn as we have read in a
long time. One of those balloons
will hold, we suppose, about one gal
lon of gas, and the idea of two gal
lons of hydrogen gas lifting a man
from the ground is preposterous.
May-be Hunter was poking fun at
some of the denizens.
Carey Stiles, of the Albany, News,
don’t like the action of the Press As
sociation in restoring to member
ship the proprietors of ‘Patent Out
side’ newspapers. For ourselves, we
wish Carey woud get a patent outside
or some new’ type, so that we could
read at least half of his paper. As it
is now, w e defy an expert to read ei
ther side of the Albany News.
This is a source of great grief to most
of the profession in Georgia.— Griffin
Neics & Messenger.
Mr. Blanton Duncan, it is rumored
has temporarily resisted the entice
ments of politics to engage in a con
test with the managers of the Ken
tucky Library Lottery scheme. He
has just taken the legal prelimina
ries for enforcing full payment of the
prizes reduced by the managers, and
has in hand cases involving several
hundred thousand dollars.
BARTOW COUNTY SHERIFF SALES.
WILL HE SOLD before the Court House
door in Cartersville, on the First Tuesday
in September, 1815, within the usual hours of
sale,the following property, to-wit:
Seventy-three acres of land, number not
known, in the 10th District and 3d section of
Jiartow county, known as the property of Jas.
lteed,bounded on the east by the Koine railroad,
on south by land ol Couch, on the west by land
of McMakin. Levied on and sold as the prop
erty of said James Heed to satisfy one Bartow
Superior Court fl fa. in favor of Jas. G. Rogers,
use of Newell Rogers vs. said Jas. Reed. Prop
erty pointed out by defendant.
Also 145 acres, more or less, of lot of land No.
127 in the sth District and 3d Section of Bar
tow county. Levied on as the property of
Wade 11. W’offord, to satisfy one Superior Court
11 fa. in favor of Susan Gaines vs. Wade 11.
Wofford. Levy made by W. W. Rich, former
sheriff.
Also, all the mineral interest in lot of land
No. 149, in the 4th District and 3d section of
Bartow county, will be sold as the property of
W. H. Hargis, to satisfy one Justice Court fl fa
from 952d District Justice Court, G. M., in favor
of Robert B. Trippe vs. W. H. Hargis, l.evy
made by Wm. G. Anderson, L. C.
Also, one house and lot containing one and a
half acres, more or less, in the sth District and
3d Section of Bartow county. Sold as the prop
erty of Henry Russell, to satisfy one Justice
Court fl fa, from Justice Court 828th District, G.
M., in favor of Robert B. Trippe vs. Henry
Russell. Said property bounded by John A.
Crawford’s land on the west, by W’arren Akin
on the north, by Chapman’s property on the
east, and fronting the Cassville and Kingston
road, on the south side. Levy made and re
turned to me by J. L. Milhollin, L. C.
Also, the land and property known as the
Peck Lime Works ; property containing twen
ty acres of land, more or less, in the 4th L ist,
and 3d Sec. ot Bartow county, the same being
the cast half of lot of land No. live hundred
aud ninety-one (591). Said property is now in
possession of det’t Ladd. Levied on to satisfy a
Bartow Superior Court fl fa, in favor of Geo. I.
Briaut against Styles Peck, principal, aud A.
C. Ladd, endorser.
A. M. FRANKLIN, Sheriff.
G. L. FRANKS, Deputy.
Erwin-st. Male & Female School
C'ariersvllc, Oa.
rnHE FALL SESSION of this School will be-
JL gin August 2nd, and close Dec. 17,1875.
RATES OF TUITION--PER MONTH:
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Ist Class—Spelling, Reading, W’riting, Pri
mary Arithmetic and First steps in Geogra
phy $2 00
2nd Class—Spelling, Reading, VVriling, Pri
mary Geography, Primary History and Inter
mediate Arithmetic $2 50
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
English Grammar, English Composition, His
tory, Intermediate Geography and Higher
Arithmetic , $3 00
Higher English and Mathematical Depart
ment, inclnding all the higher branches, Latin
and Greek |4 00
The School will be taught in the old Metho
dist Church building.
The Public School Fund will be allowed on
the first three months of the school.
L. B. MILLIGAN, Principal.
Mrs. M. G. Mili.ican, Assistant.
July 15-2 m
Planters’ & Miners’ Bank.
Cartersville, Ga.
1875. LIABILITIES.
June 39 To Capital 5t0ck....550,000 00
“ Deposits 35,124 18
“ Commissions, etc., 3,84*1 65-$58968 83
ASSETS.
By loans & discount 38,412 00
“ amount drawn... 15,801 10
“ amt. dw’n f’m B’k 9.509 49
“ Real estate 10,775 00
Furniture....- 1,361 00
“ Int 898 33
“ Expense account 223 46
“ Sales “ 900 00
“ Tax “ 228 06
“ Cash 11.007 07—588908.83
GEORGIA, Bartow County —ln person
came D. W. K. Peacock, Cashier Planter’s and
Miner's Bank, Cartersville, who, upon being
sworn, deposes and says the above statement is
correct. D. W. K. PEACOCK,
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th
day of July, 1875. W. H. HOWARD,
Notary Public, B. C.
AMERICAN WASH BLUE.
For Laundry and Household Use,
MANUFACTURED AT THE
American Ultramarine Worts, Newark, N. J
Our Wash Blue is the best in the world. It
does not streak, contains nothing injurious to
health or fabric, and is used by all the large
laundries on account of its pleasing effect and
cheapness. Superior for w hitewashing. Put up
in packages convenient for familv use. Price
10 cents each.
For sale by grocers everywhere. Always ask
for the American Wash Blue, if you want
the cheapest and the best.
American Ultramarine Works,
Office, 12 William Street, New York.
April 15-3 m
For sale by Kirkpatrick & Sayre.
MISrrXLABTEOUS advertisements.
THE
Mobile Life Insurance Company,
Mobile , Alabama.
maurice McCarthy, h. m. friend,
President. Secretary.
JOHN MAGUIRE, SHEPPARD HOMANS,
Vice President. Actuary.
THE MOBILE LIFE SK5S5UiS. ,^iS*;‘-s
Has Issued over Four Thousand Policies,
and pai l out for death losses
OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Every death loss has been paid promptly and without delay.
THE MOBILE LIFE
Is rapidly coming into popular favor with Southern insurer*.
VIGOROUS and PROGRESSIVE
HOME COMPANY.
About the only Southern Company
that increased the number of its policy-ho'ders, last year.
Insuic in this Staunch and Reliable Company.
R. H. JONES, Agent,
Cartersville , Georgia.
** Agents w anted in every county in Georgia. Address
R. O. RANDALL,
Gei.eril Agent and Manager,
june24-Cm.
- ROME, GEORGIA.
niNci:i.i.A\i:ui!s.
SAVE YOUR MULES !!
Only Three Hundred Dollars.
Four - anil-a-Half Horse Power
ONLY S3OO 00 S
VTOUR ATTENTION is directed to the cx-
JL ceeding low price of the BOOK W r A I.TER
ENGINE. These engines are especially adapt
ed to the driving of Cotton Gins, smalLGrist
Mills, ete., and guaranteed to do all churned
for them or the money refunded.
Orders received and further Information
lurnishcd upon application to
T. W. BAXTER,
Agent for Manufacturer.
aplß-y. Ca rtersville, Ga
GOWER, JONES & CO.,
AFTER MANY' Y'EARS of close applica
tion and indefatigable labor, have suc
ceeded in building the best
WAGONS-BUGGIES,
Carriaxes & Phaetons
That were ever introduced into this country.
Their trade extends far and wide, and their
work has given entire satisfaction. They are
now selling a great many Jobs, and have
Reduced Tlieir Work
TO
EXTREMELY LOW FIGURES!
-- „
Thankful for past favors, they would solicit,
a continuance Oi their patronage.
Gower, Jones & Cos.
are also Agents for the celebrated
Studebaker Wagon,
and keep constantly on hand their
2-HORSE FARM WAGON.
1 ALSO
Diamond and 3-Spring Picnic Wagon,
for sale at extremely low prices. These wag
ons have been fully tested m this country, and
have been proven to he the very best Western
wagon ever introduced here.
PRICES FOR 2-MORSE WAGONS:
Thimble Skein Brake and Spring Seat $ 5
s>i ” ;* “ “ ioo
“ “ “ “ lO5
Diamond Spring Wagon iak
Picnic 3-Spring “ 150
apl23-y.
A. ROBIN
lanfntr nl Dealer
IN
FURNITURE.
Cartersville, Georgia.
A LL KINDS OF iHOUSEHOLD FUBXI
XX ture on hand and manufactured to order.
He makes a specialty of
WHEAT FANS
and keeps a full stock. His are undoubtedly
the best ever made.
Call and see bis fine display 0! Furniture.
noYHbtf.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
O. Pinkerton. Lindsey Johnson.
Drs. Pinkerton & Johnson.
Physicians and Surgeons,
OK?i'£ nson A Cn "^
J L. &J. M MOON,
ATTORNEYSAT LAW
CARTERS VILLEV GTSORgIa
U s‘ sUi r s > oTer Stokely A Williams
\\ est Main Street. Marll
'YyARREN AKIN & SON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Feb 11, ly.
QEO. C. TI MLIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
Office : Up-Stairs, Bank Block.
jan 29-ly
Q H. bates,
attorney AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
Office in the Court House.
Feb. 6-
M. IOUTE,
ATTORNEY at law
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
..... ( With Col. Warren Akin,)
P ' .W 10 ,®!" the courts of Bartow, Cobb.
loGGnl B ordoa > Murray, Whitfield and ad
joining counties. March 3U.
John w. wofford. thomas w. milni*
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
OFFICE up stairs, Bank Block.
9-5-tl.
W. MURPHEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE. GA.
Will practice in the courts of the Cheroke*
Circuit. Particular attention given to the col
ection of claims. Office over Baxter A Ckt*
fee’s store. Oct. 1
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
OFFICE with Col. Abda Johnson, in tb#
Court House.
may!3-lm.
Only Three Hundred Dollars.
D. and. McConnell,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL
LOR AT LAW
AC WORTH, GEORGIA.
"W ill give pn mpt attention to all
business entrusted to his care.
July 17. 1873.—1 y
GEORGE PAGE & CO.,
Manufacturer* of
PATENT PORTABLE CIRCULAR
SAW MILLS, if" 1
AL3CCTATI;KA2Y4?;3Ta3LE / [f\
STEAM EA'GIMES, / IV \
No-sN.Bchroeder st- y lk. IWI
_ Gr, *t Mill*, Leffel’e Turbine Water Wheel*
Wood Working Machinery of all kinda, and Ma
chinists’Sundries.
• END FOR CATALOGUES-
To Threshermen.
THE Massillon Threshing Machines manu
factured by Bussell A Cos., of Massillon
Ohio, are offered for the season 1875.
These machines combine all the points 01
real excellence, without any immaterial at
tachments, usually put on machines and her
alded to the world as wonderlul
They are guaranteed to do good work, to
made of the very best materia), to be proper l !
adjusted, and super, or in all points.
Information given promptly on applicatio*
to the Southern Agent.
F. M. HIGHT,
A pi.B 3m Chattanooga, Tepn-