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WILLIAM D. STONE, Editor.
ITOR-SYTM :
TUESDAY, : : : : : FEB. 25, 1837.
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The effort* of Genera! Chilton to obtain three
hundred thousand dollar# to build another factory
In Columbus are meeting with success.
Virgil Powers has been appointed general
superintendent of the Macon tfc M estern Railroad,
and has entered upon his duties.
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Mu. George C. Napier has sold his race-horse, i
“ Village Blacksmith,” to a gentleman in New
Orleans for 12,000.
While two little boys were playing in Coweta
county last week, one cut the other’e hand off
with an axe. __
Mk. T. J. Phillips, an Atlanta grocer, drew
17,500 in the Georgia State lottery a few days
since.
The Sun says it is reported In Atlanta that Gov
Smith has discharged Mr. L) ruell, keeper of the
penitentiary, and appointed In his stead a Mr.
Brown, a brother-in-law of the Governor.
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Washington county produces twenty five thou
sand bales of cotton annually, and tbe Sander -
Tille Georgian thinks th.t in a year or so more the
number will reach thirty thousand.
Dk. Bake vei.l, a' member of the Legislature
from Pulaski county, who had been ill ouly a few
day#, died at his boarding house iu Atlanta, on
tbe 20th, of congestion of the brain.
A letter from Colonel George H. Haziehurst
President of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad,’
says he Lvors the bond settlement, believing it to
be right. _
Athens voted on the proposition to subscribe
*25,000 in bonds to the State Agricultural Col
ege on Thursday, which was carried by 54 ma
jority.
W. L. Schuggs, of Atlauta, has been appointed
by the Presidant United States Minister to the re
public of the United States of Colombia, with
head quarters at Bogota. The salary is seven
thousand five hundred dollars per annum.
A man by the name of Anderson, hailing from
Atlanta, is In jail, at Weldon, North Carolina.
He has been playing the confidence game in Vir
ginia by passing himself off as the son of General
Wade Hamptons.
The Columbus Sun says since the war that city
has received 410,033 bales of cotton, being an
average of 63,359 bales for each of the six seasons.
This cotton has realized to planters over forty
millions of dollars, the vast proportion of which
has goue to the West to pay lor meat and corn.
The Tbomasfon Herald casually alludes to a
Good Templar of that town, who, “ with body
and soul steeped iu burs! head aleobol, deliberate
ly proceeds to howl his bacchanalian hyena-like
cries along the tboroughhires ol the respectibility,
Insulting the silver headed citizens.”
The Atlanta Council has adopted a resolution
Inviting the President, on his contemplated trip
to this State, to visit that city. A committee of
citizens are to be appointed to act with the Mayor
anj Council iu extending him the hospitalities of
tho Capital.
Tub Marietta Journal says the heavy rains have
played sad havoc with tbe mill dams in this coun
ty. Barnes’ Mill is minus a dam, but has a dam
site by the mill. The Paper Mill dam has beeu
swept away. Ruff’s, near Concord, is gone, and
also Burkhaltei’s. It will require considerable
time aud money to repair damages.
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The Washington Gazette, iu speaking of the
election for Congress in the Eighth District, to
morrow, says that the Hon. A. 11. Stephens is the
only candidate who has been publicly announced
for tbe place, but it does not know that the RadK
cals may not attempt to play a trick and run a
candidate secretly.
Major E. B. Walker, Master of Transportation
on the State Road, whose marriage we noticed a
few days since, was presented on the day before
the happy event with a silver service valued at
1800 to *IOOO. The donors were the officers and
employees of that road.
The Chattahoocbes was doing its best last week.
At Columbus all the mills and factories were
stopped. And tbe Atlanta Sun of the 22d says:
Passengers on tbe Air Line Road report yesterday
that at certain points 011 that liue the waters of
Chattahoochee river can be seen covering vast
tracts of country. We believe the nearest point
the road runs to this stream is six or seven miles.
From the Savannah Advertiser we learn that
from October Ist, 1871, to December 31st, 1872,
the exports of cotton from that port were 1,693
bales cf sea island, valued at *289,810, and 455,-
2SG bales of uplands, valued at *41,764.623, of
which England took 995 bales of sea island, and
934,674 of upland cotton. Of protissions—bacon,
pork and rice—the total value of exports was only
13,239, and of breadrtuffs only *3,412!
Tns floods have done considerable damage to
North Georgia. Rome is submerged and the peo
ple are evacuating their homes. The water stands
two feet deep in uiaDy stores, shops and the Post
office. The streets are full of water, and each
man “ paddles his own canoe” and takes it easy.
Fences and lumber are washed away. DeSoto is
completely submerged. The Rome Railroad Is
under water, but the bridges are safe.
Strange. —The Telegraph and Messenger say*
that “ gentlemen ” returning from the General
Assembly do not speak hopefully of the fi
nancial status. They express doubts of the ability
to plate the t1,2C0.C00 loan, aud intimate that an
extra session may probably have to be convened
to make some provision for accruing State liabili
ties. Some express the opinion that there was
really in the Legislature an overwhelming con
viction in favor of accepting the compromise
proposition of the holders of the illegal bonds, but
the legislators were afraid to take the responsi
bility— airaid of the outcry about “selling out”
to the bondholders. Aud the Telegraph adds :
We do uo: doubt for a moment that the State will
ultimately retire those bonds on a compromise.
She will se the necessity ot doing it. But it never
can be done so gracefully iu the future as it could
have been at the last session.
Mbrcbr University.— From the Telegraph and
Messenger we learn that Mercer will re-optn on
the 3i prex. This was determined at a meeting
oi the Board ot Trustees, held on the 13th.
We also learn that for several weeks, not a case
of meningitis has occurred in Macon or vicinity,
anti iu the meantime a general lustration has been
going on in the “ mess hail.” The ventilation
uuder the floors is now ample, transom lights
over every chamber door assure a free circulation
of ait, whitewash aid disinfectants have purified
and chanced every inch of space iu the building,
and itie dr*,iuac ul the arises is complete.
Ail UrU lime the divoied Daniel has stood his
gieuno aud pas.-ed uuecaihcd through the trying
ordeal to which he was sut jected.
a due degree of eauticn, however, the
Faculty have inane other sleeping airaugtments
tor the students, and tney will not be allowed to
re ociu,y the dot in.lories ior months to come, i
a. ail.
bui.dmgc contiguous to the grounds have been
tented lor the boarders, and many will he accom
modated also in private families.
Supreme Court Appointment.
We coigntuUte the people of Georgia upon
th*- appointment of the Hoc. R. P. Trippe, to tbe
re#pon#ib e and arduou- pos lion o Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court. The Governor
could have turtle no m -e judicious appointment,
nor one that would ha.e been more acceptable to
the people of the Btt*?. Judge Trippe posesst#
all the qualities of mithi and morals, that are re
quired to constitute and rcakea good Judge. We
are credibly informed that Judge Trippe was
acceptable to the Senate, and the only cause of
any opposition in his confirmation, arose from an
objection to the Governor’s course.
There were many applicants for the position of
Associate Justice, to secure which, there were
many influences brought to bear. The present
appointee was no applicant, aud used ro personal
efforts to secure the appointment. This in itself,
would have been a great recommendation. We
have no doubt but that the people of the
State will fully endorse and approve the appoint
ment, and not join in the fault findings ot disaps
pointed applicants and their friends.
Important Judicial Decision.
On Wednesday last the Supreme Court of Geor
gia rendered a decision which will probably gov
ern, to some extent, in the great case tow pend
ing in Monroe. The case decided came up from
Sumter county.
The Telegraph and Messenger says: It will be
seen that the court declares, substantially, that
the couLty authorities may, witfiout the recom
mendation ot the Grand Jury, levy a tax of fifty
per cent, upon the Stste tax for ordinary county
expenses. Upon the recommendation of the
Grand Jury they may levy an additional fifty per
cent, for extraordinary expenses, such as the erec
tion and repairs of pnblic buildings, etc., but tbe
object of the aoditional tax must be d'6tinctly
stated. Beyond this 100 per cent, the county au
thorities cannot go; and the Court sets aside a
Judgment against the sureties on a defaulting
Tax Collector’s bond, on the ground that the Or
dinary havieg levied a tax of 100 per cent, on the
State tax, the tax was illegal anu void, and the
sureties were not liahle for it:
W. J. Barlow et al. vs. George A. Brown, Ordi
nary. Illegality, from Sumter.
W’aknek, C. J..— On the 27th day of March,
1868, Wheeler, as Tax Collector of Sumter county,
together with the other defendants, as his securi
ties, executed their bond payable to R. B. Bul
lock, Governor of Georgia, and his successors iu
office, for the faithful performance of his duty as
such Tax Collector, during the time he should
continue in office, or discharge any of the duties
thereof. Wheeler continued in office under said
appointment until after the year 1870 and then
died, the exact time of his death does not appear
in the record. Subsequent to the death of Wheel
er, however, the Ordinary of aumter county, on
the 9th of November, 1873, issued an execution
against Wheeler as Tax Collector, and his seeui e
ties on said bond, for tbe sum of *7,879.44, recit
ing that he was in default of that amount to the
county of Sumter, in not paying over the tax as
sessed for the year 1870 lor county purposes.
This execution was levied on the property of the
defendants, when the securities of Wheeler filed
an affidavit of illegality thereto on tbe several
grounds as set forth in the recoid. The plaintiff
demurred to the defendants’ afll lavit of illegality,
which demurrer was sustained by the Court upon
all the grounds taken, except the one that there
could be no judicial interference in case of pay
ment in lull on a proper case made, but dismissed
the affidavit of illegality; whereupon the defend
ants expected.
One of the grounds of the illegality taken in tbe
affidavit, which the demurrer admits, is that the
Ordinary of said county of Sumter had no authori
ty to levy an extraordinary tax for county pur
poses on the general State tax, for the year 1870,
until after such a tax had betn recommended by
twoMhirds of the Grand Jury of said county, and
that the tax levied for the year 1870, was for one
hundred and fifty per cent., and without any re
commendation of ihe Grand Jury of said county,
aud that said tax was levied loDg after the defend
ants signed said bond. The Ordinary now stands
in the place of the Justices of the Inferior Court,
and has the same power aud authority under the
Code, to levy au extraordinary tax for county pur
poses as the Justices of the Inferior Court had no
other or greater power or authority to do so.
The Ordinaries of the respective counties in this
State have the power and authority under the pro
visions of the 536th section of the Code to levy a
tax sufficient to carry into effect the provisions of
the 530th and and 531st sections of the Code in re
lation to the erection and keeping in repair the
public buildings of the connty, etc., without the
recommendation of the Grand Jury; but when
the extra lax is levied for any of the purposes
specified In the 530th and 531st sections, the order
of the Ordinary levying such extra tax should
clearly and distinctly state the object and pur
pose for which it is levied. 777^
In all other cases, however, the Ordinary has no
power or authority to levy an extra tax on the
general Slate tax for county purposes, unless
two-thirds of the Grand Jury shall so recommend,
and then the extra tax is not to exceed 50 per
cent, upon the amount of the State tax for the
year it la levied. (Code 543.) If, however, from
any cause there is no Grand Jury impanelled, or
they adjourn without taking any action thereon,
or refuse to make such recommendation sufficient
to discharge any judgmeut obtained against the
county, or any payment whereof thereof there is
a mandamus, or the necessary current expenses of
the year, the Ordinary may levy the necessary tax
not to exceed fifty per ceut. on the State tax, for
that year, without the recommendation ot the
Grand Jury. Fifty per cent, is the limit pre
scribed for the levying an extra tax with the re
commendation of the Grand Jury, and the Ordi
nary cannot exceed that amount without it, and
the order of the Ordinary in all cases, should dis
tinctly 6pecily the object and purpose for which
the extra tax is levied. (Code, 550.) The tax
levied by the Ordinary of Sumter county, for the
year 1870, for county purposes, being an extraor
dinary tax, was levied without the recommenda
tion of the Grand Jury, as required by law, and
being lor oue hundred and fifty per cent, on the
general State tax, was an illegal and void tax, for
which the defendants were not liable on their
bond. Reynolds vs. Lofton, 18th Georgia Re
ports, 47.
The Ordinaries in this State have not a roving
commission to levy aud collect taxes from the
people, without authority of lajv, hut can only
do so in the matter prescribed by the law, which
should be the governing rule for their conduct in
levying taxes for county purposes in all cases. In
our judgmeut, tne original and amended affidavit
of the defendants as to the payment of the tax to
the county, was sufficient, and that the Court
erred in sustaining the demurrer thereto. The
averments of payment were sufficient to have
formed an issue thereon to have submitted to the
jury.
But there is still another view of this case,
which is fatal to the right ot the plaintiff to recov
er the county tax from the defendants on this
bond. This is a bond executed to the Governor
for the faithful performance of the duties of Tax
Collector in the collection of the general tax of
the State, aud not for the collection of the county
tax, tor which it is now sought to make the de
fendants liable. By the 933 section of the Code
the Tax Collector is required to give two bonds—
one for the collection ot the State tax, and anoth
er bond with sufficient security payable to the Or
dinary, conditioned for the laithtul performance
of his duties as collector of the county tax, in a
sum to be fixed by the Ordinary. The Ordiuary
has the same remedy to enforce the collection of
the county tax on this latter bond against the Tax
Collector and his securities thereto, as the Comp
troller General would have against the Collector
for State taxes when in default. Code 556.
The securities to the bond set forth in the
record never obligated themselves that their
principal should faithfully collect and pay over
the county for 18TO, or any other year, but only
obligated themselves that their principal should
faithtully perform his duties as Tax Collector in
collecting and paying over the State tax, and it is
alleged in the affidavit that he did collect and pay
over to the State all the State all taxes due to the
State in compliance with his bend. The 3614th
section of the Code declares that no replevin shall
be, nor anv judicial interference be had in any
levy, or distress for taxes, under the provisions of
this Code, but the money sought to be collected
in this case is not for auy tax legally imposed
uuder any provision of this Code or ot any other
Code, which in law would bind the people of
Sumter county to pay it, or the defendants as the
securities of the Tax Collector to refund it. The
money claimed as a tax, is not a tax under auy
provision of the Code, because illegally assessed
as such, and is simply void as a tax, and cannot
be enforced, Reynolds vs. Lofton, before cited,
18th Ga. Rep., 47.
Let the juegment of the Court below be re
versed.
Jcn&a Hall —A communication dated La
Grange, Feb. 2btb, to tbe Constitution, says :
My attention has just been called to some re
flections upon Governor Smith on appointing
cion Johu I. Hall, Judge of the Flint Circuit. 1
knew Mr. Hall when in the very first years ot his
maunood, he was representing the people ot Butts
county iu the Geotral Assembly of Georgia. I
was chairman of the Judiciary the
House during his service. There was good op
po.tunity afiorded me to know his qualifications;
aud I continently prediet that Judge Hall will
per.orm the duties ol his office wim ability, im-
Lfcftiality, fidelity and courtesy, so that the people
el Georgia will approve the judgment ol the Gov
ernor. This is doubtless tue expectation of hia
many admiters, Doth iu and out of the circuit
Oi her geui!men whose inuics were presented are.
worthy and well qualified. I write this in no
spirit of reflection upon them, tut because I feel
mat public opinion ought not to be forestalled by
writers lot the press?as to this young and able
Judge.
Gram** Tour In tlit* South.
Tour to Commence March 20th—Objects of the
Journey—A Promise that Carpetbagism aod
Corruption shall be Investigated—Harmony aDd
Peace Between the Sections to be Restored, etc.
Hcumd, Va, February 14, IS73.—There is
no event either of State or National interest that
occasions eo much commeut, consideration or
speculation among the Southern people the
contemplated tour o! President Grant through the
late rebellious States. Now, this is to be no or
dinary tflalr, as tLe mere casual announcement by
telegraph would seeia to imply. It is lull ot po
litical significance, and if the President’s observa
tions and deductions of the national feeling and
condition, both socially and politically, of the
Southern people justify his objects in making the
tour it will result in untold benefits to them.
This comes to me direct from the President
himself, through one of his most intimate friends
in this State—one who tDjoys his confidence and
esteem, acd who is also received at the White
House with masked courtesy and attention. This
gentleman returned here from the national capital
this morning, having bad a lengthy and confiden
tial chat with the President the day previous. The
conversation was altogether in reference to the
projected
TOUR THROUGH THE SOUTH.
Throughout the whole interview, which lasted
ove’ an hour, tne President took the deepest in
terest in inquiring into the condition of the peo
ple of the South, and he manifested the deepest
earnestness in trying beforehand to ascertain what
effect his visit would have with them. He frankly
admitted that a great barrier had been placed be
tween the Southern people and the national gov
ernment by the pernicious results of the Con
gressional plan of reconstruction, which had given
the control of the late rebellious States to men
whose policy it was to misrepresent, detract and
keep them in antagoni m with it. The four years
of his administration, now nearly closed, were
peculiarly in this lamentable condition. The so
cial aud political status of the Southern Stales,
with the exception of Virginia, was disturbed and
unsettled and iu his frequent efforts to effect some
good he was often circumvented and thwarted by
j designing and tricky politicians. While there was
not one of his administrative acts towards the
South with which he could reproach himself, hav
ing done the best he possibly could under the
circumstances, yet there were many instances
within his knowledge where a different line of
policy would have been decidedly better and more
| pleasing results In a national way. He deplored,
■ not the carpet-baggers as individuals, for there
were many of them good men, who had accom-
I plished a great deal In the way of loyalty and
' good feeling; but
thb carpet-bag ststbm
he thought was not only injurious but destruc
tive of the very objects sought to be attained. He
casually referred to the chaotic and unfortunate
governments in some of the Southern States, but
gave no expression of opinion as to the merits of
or the parties to the different quarrels. He was
especially gratified at the peaceable and prosper
ous condition of Virginia, and seemed to be proud
in the reflection that the electoral vote of the
mother of States and statesmen was cast for him,
the first time she voted in a Presidential campaign
since he conquered a peace on her sacred soil.
Coming, then, to the object of his tour, the
President stated that it was more than probable
he would be accompanied by nearly all, if not the
whole, of the members of his Cabinet, besides
many other distinguished persons, Senators,mem
bers of Congress and others.
TO START ON THB TWENTJRTH OP MARCH.
They would start by special train on the 20th ol
March, and Richmond, the late Capital of the Con
federacy, would be his first stopping place. It is
his intenfion to remain a few days, for the pur
pose of receiving prominent citizens and of quietly
conversing with them as to the social, material
and political prospects of each State. Divested of
all official significance, the great Southern visit of
the President wili be, by a frank and friendly in
terchange of opinions, to arrive at the true solu
tion of the Southern problem, and, if possible, to
inaugurate anew and national era of good feeling
and prosperity. He has already lent his friendly
aid to the completion of Viiginia’s long-wished
for water line from the Chesapeake Bay to the
Ohio, and my informant thought the President in
tended to investigate carefully the material wants
and necessities of the South and to devise subse
quently the best means by which they can be con
sistently advanced with national aid. Perhaps the
burdensome public debts of each of these States
will also engage his attention. A feature of the
visit will be to examine thoroughly the working
of the carpet bag system, to root out such of the e
precious birds of prey as he finds obnoxious to the
interests of the respective people or States where
they are, and as far as he can to supply their offi
cial places with natives of character and respecta
bility among the people where they reside. Next,
and lastly, the President is determined to effectu
ally harmonize the people of the North and South,
and in this, his initial movement to make the next
four years of his administration years of unexam
pled national peace, good will and prosperity. 1
might have added, however, perhaps he wishes to
ascertain the opinions of tbe Southwestern people
with regard to the acquisition of Cuba, Mexico
and St. Domingo, as they, being the nearest
neighbors, might be most ntcrested.
PROMISED BENEFITS.
Already the contemplated tour of the President
has had a good effect.
But all these things have passed—General Grant
is about to enter upon his second and last term.
He has no inducement to resentment towards any
of the people or to use his office for his own ambi
tion, and we should by no means throw the
slightest obstacle In the way of his natural inclina
tion-situated and circumstanced as he is—to the
side of friendship and brotherhood between the
sections and confidence between the government
and the people.
Therefore, we suggest that it would be proper
for our city authorities to extend to General Grant
the invitation to take Richmond in his route, and
to receive him with the courtesy and decorum due
to his high office and to the reputation of this
Slate and city. We are sure the whole people will
heartily unite in the propriety of prompt meas
ures of this purpose.
At a meeting of the City Council of Richmond a
resolution was passed appointing a committee to
report at the next meeting a plan, and also to
provide in the meantime for giving a suitable re
ception to the President upon his arrival here.
The Legislature will also pass resolutions to the
same effect General Grant will be met and es
corted through the city by the civil authorities.
The First and Second regiments of volunteers
will turu out; a national salute will be fired, and
in short, his 6ojourn in Richmond will be a mag
nificent ovation. Similar preparations f-re being
made in Raleigh, Columbia and Atlanta, and the
prospects are that Grant’s tour in 1873 will be the
moat brilliant series of rejoicings that the Sooth
has known for many a day.
Georgia has a delegation in Ohio, attracting
some attention. The “Georgia Minstrels” are
traversing that State and doing the agreeable.
From a letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer, we learn
that Mr. L. Harper, of the Mt. Vernon Democratic
Banner, (formerly editor of the Pittsburg Post,)
entertained his friends on the 7th, and portion of
the evening was spent thus:
The “Georgia Minstrels,” a troupe of real ne
groes, gave a concert at Wolff’s Opera-house in
the early part of the evening, before a crowded
audience. About midnight ~they serenaded Mr.
and Mrs. Harper and their guests. The company
were invited in and treated to a sumptuous sup
per. After which, for nearly an hour, they sang
and played some of their best pieces, to the infi
nite delight of the company. Long, indeed, will
the happy incidents of that evening be remem
bered in Mt. Vernon.
Is view of the probable adverse decision of the
case pending against the Salma, Rome and Dalton
railroad in the United States court, the officers,
trains, engines, rolling stock, etc., have been
moved lrom Patona, Alabama (the headquarters
of the road), to Prior’s Station, Georgia.
Charles F. Adams has accepted the invitation
of the Sew York State Legislature in deliver the
address on the occasion of the memorial service
by the Btate in honor of the late William H. Sew
ard.
The Hogue Report in rngre*.
The report of the Credit .Vobilier Committee
to the House, was the great sensation ot the cur -
rent session of Congress. The Count, r was
crowded, and everybody <x*ectant. Buuet l .5
was in the ch = ir, and one coi 1 espoc dent says O-kio
Ames sat iu his Iron!, cUc iu a fresh suit ot blsck
for the occasion. Dawes sat ;o ihe iett ot the Speak
er, and tri‘ dto look unconeertod. old Bingham
braaened out the thing in his usdai conspicuous
position. Garfield sat, happy and expectant ot
the forthcoming whitewash. Kelley was like a
base ball fielder, and did not come to tbe frout.
Schofield was nowise conspicuous, even wheu
whitewashed.
Mr. Brooks, of New York, seemed to suffer. He
‘‘looked ashy pale, wasted and worn.”
It wag evident that the report had been careful*
ly prepared, and for a party purpose. Alter a
general history of the Credit Mobilier Company,
the report proceeds to tell what each man did, and
then to allot the separate degrees of guilt to each.
The idea of the document is that Oakes Ames,
with malice prepense and aforethought, diffitiribe,
or attempt to bribe, anumberof the leading inem
bers of Congress, but did it with such circum
spection and cunning that only one of the num
ber knew that he was was being bribed. These
gentlemen—Garfield, Dawes, Bingham, Kelly and
Schofield—were like Eve in her innocence, pure
aud unsuspicious. They tasted the forbidden
fruit, but did not fall. They took the stock
pocketed dividends of 140 per cent, in six months,
without a suspicion that it was for auy special
purpose that those golden favors were showered
upon them.
The idea of the report is that bribery does not
require two parties fur its transaction. As lor tbe
lying and perjury in which these parties have in
dulged, and the covering up of the purchase or
gift of stock by a trusteeship, these liule matters
the Committee did not stop to notice. They
gravely announce that in these cases no action is
required. On the announcement that Oakes Ames
ought to be expelled, a smile of contempt stole
over his face for the men who could sign 6uch a
partial report.
The great strength of the report was 6hown
in the elaborate indictment of Janies Brooks. A
Senator remarked that the only difference between
Mr. Brooks and others was that they were bought
at a small price and he fetched a large one. But
to the Committee Mr. Brooks is a very Titan of
crime, throwing even Oakes Ames into the shade.
On him they dwell with much unction and elo
quence, and at special length. It is true that both
he and Oakes Ames were reported for expulsion;
but the object of this long essay plainly is to
make the stature of Brooks’ crime loom up above
all others.
The Great Canal.
Thi a project was ably presented to Congress by
Hon. W. P. Price, of Ga., on the 13th. The pro
posed route was briefly stated as follows:
Leaving the Ohio at the mouth of the Tenuessee
river, we follow the natural channel of the latter
stream until we reach Gu tersville, in Alabama.
At this point, the waters of the Tennessee and
Coosa rivets are separated by a narrow strip or
neck of land only thirty miles iu wid'h. A canal
across this Isthmus will open navigation to the
Gulf of Mexico on the one hand and to Rome,
Georgia, on the other. From Rome the Can <1 will
follow the Etowah river about fifteen miles to a
point where it is feasible to connect the Etowah
with the Ocmulgee, thence iollowiug the latter
stream and the Altamaba until it reaches the At
lantic ocean.
Mr. Price stated that the bill before the House
‘‘provides that when the Atlantic and Great Wes
tern Canal Company has contracted and fully pre
pared for use ten consecutive miles of their canal,
and has satisfied the Secretary of the Treasury
that the same has beeu built in conformity to the
provisions of the act, that be is then, upon appli
cation of the said company authorized and requir
ed to endorse the guarantee of the Unite'd States
Government for the payment of the interest only
upon a number ot the company’s bonds not ex
ceeding *SO,OOO per mile upon that portion of the
work already constructed and completed, and so
on for each ten mile* thereafter until the whole
line Is completed. The bill further provides that
the United States shall have a prior lien and mort
gage upon the canal and all other property of the
company purchased with the proceeds of these
bonds; and this is givtu as security to the United
States for an indorsement which will not in any
case exceed tbe *36,C00 upon a section of ten
miles of the canal.”
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
gives the annexed graphic account of a public ap
pearance before, and reception by, a Georgia au
dience, of Hon. A. H. Stephens:
Alexander H. Stephens emerged from the Kim
ball House, wrapped up in three overcoats aud a
horse blanket. The bundle with a white head
stickiug out was put in a carriage right end up,
and propped in position by two crutches. The
bundle then coughed, and said it was all right,
rand away the carriage rolled to the Capitol. The
bundle was then taken out, unrolled, till Stephens
was found. Leaning on two stout men, with two
more carrying each a crutch, the procession en
tered the House ot Representatives. The building
was packed as I never saw it packed before. La
dles, politicians, members of the Legislature,
citizens, niggers and children had all turned out.
When Stephens appeared there went up a shout.
It was long and loud, and was followed by another
louder and longer. Then, when that died out,
another started and rsn its course.
Mr. Stephens bowed acknowledgments as well as
he could, considering that two stout men were
made a sort ol straight jacket. When he arose in
the speakers stand, the bright light falling upon
his pale, thin face and white head, there was more
cheering and applause. It was plain that Steph
ens had the hearts of his people. His crusade
against the Cincinnati platform has not dimin
ished his popularity, so far as one might judge
from the demonstration on Saturday night. He
spoke in an erect position, supported by a cruteh
under his left arm. His voice was clear and shrill,
and not a word was lost in any part of the hall,
unless the sound was drowned by applause. I
was in an extreme corner of the hall, wedged in
among a mass of humanity, and I know that each
word came with marvelous distinctness, although
his voice did not seem to be unduly elevated. And
this weak and wasted skeleton ot a man spoke
thus for more than two hours.
•••
Thb Freshbt at Rome.—The Rome Courier, of
Tuesday, has the following particulars of the flood
at that place:
The flood gates of North Georgia are opened,
and a freshes, such as has not been afloat since
1861, is roaring down upon us. In a single night
our proud City of the Hills has been metamor
phosed into the City of the Sea, and from imperial
Rome, we have been transported to queenly Ven
ice. Bateaux have taken the place of drays, and
jaunty little skiffs do duty as hacks and omnibus
es. The flood was not wholly unexpected, and in
the forecast of its coming, provisions were made
against it. At the time of this writing the waters
have attained a point, twelve inches higher than
the December freshet, and only twelve inches be
low the great lreshet of ’57. The greater portion
of Broad street is under water, the Empire Block,
the City Hall Block, the Shorter, Verandah, and
the Bone’s Blocks being all that are above water.
The damage will necessarily be heavy. The roll
ing mills and foundries are submerged, and hun
dreds ot hands are idle. The damage to property
is considerable, as weii as the loss of goods. The
postofflee is under water, and the mail Das stopped
its functions. Trains on the railroads have heard
of no damage being done to the roads. The
bridges at this place have so far stood the pressure
bravely.
Blodgett, as a refugee from Georgia justice, is
able te do the thing up handsomely in South Car
olina. A correspondent of the Constitution, writ
ing from Columbia, says:
I met Foster Blodgett this morning. He ap
peared at the breakfast table at 10 o’clock, and
was the observed of all observers. He resides at
Newberry, where he has erected a palatial mansion
surrounded by all tt e comforts of a fastidious
gentleman. His stud is said to be composed of
the most magnificent horses in the State, and the
Hamptons, Prestons, and gentlemen of the old
school look with astonishment at so much grand
eur in this unhappy age. He has a most beautiful
bret, drawn by a pair ot snow white mares. Last
week, it is said, he drove a pair ot blacks, and I
learn that be has three or four pairs ot the “finest
blood,” at his home in Newberry.
He devotes the mornings to billiard playing,
and in the afternoon he sleeps. The residue •
his time is spent in the society of such men as
Scott, Moses, Neagle and others of the Radical
stamp. It is said tnat Blodgett has at least three
hundred thousand dollars on deposit in the var
ous b anks of this State.
Thb merchants of St. Louis have commenced
vigorous yto secure the cotton made on Black
and upper White rivers. The Cairo and Fulton
Railroad, now in running order from the depot
near Jacksonport to St. Louis, has made a freight
tariff which will induce the farmers to ship to St.
Louis, because it is much cheaper than to ship to
Memphis or New Orleans.
Washington Items.
Coloi el John S. Mcaby, h ving been tendered a
position a- Government Counsel in certain 1 gal
cases, called ou the Attorney General to-day and
it- cctlully declined the appointment.
Tie pepa atloiia in Washington for the lorth
cjmiti: inauguration CTcror.niea are being con
ducted on the most liberal and extensive scale.
The indications are that it will be the greatest dis-
I'lay fcVi r witnessed in Washington. There will
be present about thirty different military organ!
ia*ions from various parts ol the country, each
with its band of music, and with the West Point
and naval cadets, will make a display never be
fore wimeased in thia country.
In order to overcome the many inconveniences
heretofore connected with inauguration bails, the
largest ball building ever erected in this country
is now being constructed. It i 325 feet in length,
and 150 feet in width, with a supper room the
whole length, which will be supplied by one ot
the most celebrated New York caterers, aud the
supper will be continuous from the opening to
the close of the ball. The hat and cloak rooms
extend the whole length, and every facility will
be made for the perfect accommodation o all
guests. There will be extensive dressing and re
tiring room*. In abort, every convenience is pro
vided The music for the ball will consist of the
Naval Academy, West Point and Marine Banda.
The illuminations and decorations of the ball
room will be very extensive, and with the thou
sands ot handsomely dressed ladies, the dignita
ries ol the land, me foreign representatives, the
cadets and other military olllcers, with distin
guished civilians will make it the handsomest ball
of the century.
Applications for tickets are coming from all
sections of the couuiry. The committee in charge
propose to limit the sale of tickets, so as to avoid
too great a jam.
The Supreme Court.—A correspondent of the
Telegraph and Messenger gives a description of
the Supreme Court, which now has a full bench.
He says the old Chief Justice Warner, looks as
flinty and grim as he did a quarter of a century
ago when sitting with those loved and honored
cotemporaries, Lumpkin and Nisbet; and if any
thing is to be predicted from mere appearance,
he bids fair to serve the public at least auother
quarter of a century—and to be delivering dissent
ing opinions to every departure from the stereo
typed notions of his early life. But the corres
pondent does not remember to have seen him
sleep on the bench in those days during the pro
gress of argument. He has attained to that gift—
and considering the short period in which he has
practiced it, lias made wondertni progress—still it
is lo 6igu ot age or idfirmity—for the Associate
Justice McKay, who is very watchful—who is a
first rate listener—as well as caviller aud interrog
ator, and who is known not to be old—for there
are living men who know when he came to the
bar—and who is in the vigor of manhood and
health, occasionally nods a little.
Of Justice Trippe the writer says: He looks
clean and neat, is of portly, well-rounded lorm,
and carries above a cranium large enough, out
side, to hold a brain ol capacity lor a judge of any
court. How much of the space is taken up by
flesh and bone, 1 am uot anatomist or phrenolo
gist enough to decide. But the eye, which is a
good index generally, tells of a brain that is both
strong and active. Andi should judge, if his
habits of industry are equal to his capacity, that
the old Commonwealth has a good judge in store
in Bob Trippe. That he has a big heart,, the peo
ple everywhere have always UaowD, and no man
who ever has official or social contact with him,
need ever lear any discount on his courtei y ; aud
the attributes of a true Georgia gentleman. And
the frieuds ol the general church hope that his
Christian virtues will adorn the ermine, as they
did ihe private sphere he filled in the old town oi
his home. We can say this much at least : those
I have met who belong to the same protession
wiih him speak well of his head and heart.
Current Intelligence,
The Pennsylvanian, at Gil City, has suspen
ded because the editor and his wife could not
agree about his employing female compositors.
A couple of wife-murderers confined in a
Savannaa jail got into a fight and cheated the
gallows before they could be separated.
A handsome monument in memory of the
late Bishop Polk, has been erected in St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church yard, in Augusta.
Thesnsw is twenty feet deep on the moun
tain sides at Little Cottonwood, and there is
great danger of slides.
The National Association for a religious
amendment to the Constitution propose to
hold another Convention.
Gen. Dick Taylor from Louisiana visited
the Attorney General in the interest, it is
said, of a compromise.
A Richmond man carried home a photo
graph of an actress which he had drawn in a
lottery, and his wife put out one of his eyes
under the impression that it was a local affair.
Courtland Square Bridgeport, Conn., con
sisting of fifteen first-class residences, burned.
Loss three-eighths of a million dollars. There
was a furious snow storm during the fire.
The lady to whom Henri Rochefort was
married, just before she received the last
sacraments of the Church, has recovered her
health and walks about Versailles.
The Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire,
is the first victim of the President's order, be
ing also Clerk of the United States District
Court. He let go of his Mayoralty.
Charleston papers itemize a resident of that
city who has actually read the Bible all
through. He did it for a bet, in a little over
two days and a half.
John F. Quarles, the colored lawyer* of Au
gusta, has been appointed Consul of the United
States at the port of Mahom, on the Island of
Minorea. The pay and emoluments of the
office amount to $1,500 per annum.
General Wade Hampton is to deliver an
address in Wilmington, North Carolina, in a
snort time, his subject being General Lee.
The proceeds of the lecture are to be devoted
to the Lee Memorial Fund.
William Lowery, J. Ross Stewart and Rob
ert Hayes Mitchell, three Ku-Klux prisoners,
were released from the Albany penitentiary
on the 17th, There are fifty such prisoners in
the institution.
An Atlanta man writing to the Sun, says he
would rather see the city receive the rent paid
by Federal officials than the one hundred and
ten thousand dollars to be expended there for
public buildings.
The London correspondent of the New
York Herald predicts with great confidence
that Prince Napoleon is the coming man for
France, but declines to say how long before he
will come.
Some lunatic has proposed to “honor” the
memory of Mr. Greeley by establishing a chair
of journalism at the Cornell School, to be
ca.led by his name. “Of all horned cattle,’’
exclaimed Horace once, “deliver me from you
fellows just escaped from college, who thinks
they have been educated for journalists.”
The appraisement ot the estate of Horace
Greeley and wife has been completed and
sent to the Surrogate of Westchester county
to be filed. The daughters will have a for
tune of at least one hundred thousand dollars
after all legacies, including that of the Chil
dren’s Aid Society, have been paid.
The dispatches of the 20th announce that
the President has deferred his tour through
the Southern States on account of the unset
tled condition of political affairs in the State of
Louisiana. It was not, as has been reported,
because of the pressure ot public business like
ly to result from the extra session of the Sen
ate.
There appears to be circulated among the
freedmen a wide spread report that the ne
groes who are reported as having been engaged
to go to Arkansas, are really to be sent to
Cuba and made to fight the Spaniards. The
colored people talk of it as a certainty, and
who would not be surprised in these rapid
days at anything. The darkies should beware
of these emigration agents and their proSers.
They are up to any game.
It is stated that the counsel of Stokes have
found the woman who picked up the pistol
alleged to have belonged to Fisk, upon the
landing of the ladies entrance to the hotel.
Her presence at the hotel is verified by the
register, and her absence from previous trials
will be satisfactorily explained. Other im
portant evidence it is said has been discov
ered, and it is now believed that anew tria
or Stokes can be secured. 1
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ARRANGEMENT.
To My Dili Friends and Customers.
I BEG to announce to the public generally
that I have sold my stock of goods, etc., to Mr.
Jobn A. Steele, who will hereafter conduct a gen
eral mercantile bus-uess at tay old stand.
In taking leave of my truuds and customers I
desire to tender them the expression of my warm
est thanks for their long continued support. Also,
to commend my successor, Mr. Steele, as a gen
tleman who will be tound deserving of ail the
patronage the house has hitherto enjoyed. His
s-.ocs is now a large and unexceptional one, aud
will be tuily replenished for the early Spring
trade. Respectfully. W. W. ANDERSON.
To tlie Purchasing Public.
HAVING purchased the mercantile interest of
Mr. W. W. Anderson, I respectfully solicit a
continuance oi support from his old patrons, and
the citizens of Monroe and adjoining counties
generally. By pursuing a liberal course iu ail
business operations I intend to at least deserve a
liberal patronage. Very respectfully,
feb2s 3t JOHN A. STEELE.
THE BROWN
COTTON GIN.
PLANTERS should examine the above named
old and reliable Gin before buying any other.
It combines the required qualities of Simplicity,
Strength and Durability. It gins fast and clean,
makes excellent lint (often bringing j-±c. to
per lb. above market ) and is universally admitted
to be the lightest running gin made. We nave had
thirty years’ experience in the business, aud war
lant every gin perfect. Gins constantly in lbß
hands of onr agents, to which we invite inspection.
Ciiculars, with testimonials aud full particulars
may be bad by addressing
ISRAEL F. BKOW.Y, I’rcs.,
Brown Cotton Gin Cos.,
tcb2s.4m. New London, Ooun.
G U A N O sT ~
GUANO. PHOENIX GUANO.
WILCOX, GIBBS & CO.’S MANIPULATED
GUANO. These celebrated guan ,s imoorted
aud prepared by Wilcox, Gibbs & Cos., Savaunah,
Ga., and Charleston, S. C., are for sale ior cash,or
on credit ou accommodating terms, payable in
cottou, by B. PYE & SON, Ageuts, Forsyth, Ga.
Special alteution is called to the use ol the
PLoenlx Guano composted with Cotton Seed. Send
or apply as above tor circulars giving testimonials
from planters, prices, terms. Ac. feb2s.6w.
For Sale or Rent.
A VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT LOCATED
/Vat the toot of Main street, plastered and ceiled.
The lot contains about one acre and three-quar
ters. The above described premises will be sold
for a reasonable sum, or rented cheap. Persons
desiring to purchase or rent can call upon Col.
A. D. Hammond. ALEX. M. SPEER.
leb2s.tf.
eh - Ijattvshu,
* ll
ALSO, AGENT FOlt
Lodge and Notary Public Seals,
CANCELLATION, STAMPS, ETC.
No. 50, Whitehall Street,
ATLANTA, GA.
feblß-3m
TOMMEY, STEWART & BECK,
Hardware Merchants,
Cor. Decatur & Tryor Sts. fronting Kimball House,
ATLANTA, GA.
Dealers in Iron, Steel, Hoes, Chains,
Grain Cradles, Builder and Carriage Material,
Powder, Rope, Belting, Etc.
feblß.3m
CHAPMAN, RUCKER & CO.
Wholesale G-rocers
AND
Commission Merchants,
CCR. ALABAMA & FORSYTH STS.,
ATLANTA, GA.
feb!B.3m*
W. L. Carmichael & Cos.,
Having replenished their stock
since the lire, now offer for sale as eood a
stock oi PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES, DYE
STUFFS, PAINTS, OILS, TOBACCO, CIGARS,
and every article usually kept in a first class Drug
Store—all cheap, lor cash.
Also—a lull assortment of fresh Landreth’s and
Pinking’s Garden Seeds.
Call and see us; and if you owe don’t fall
to settle. Onr old books innst bebalauced.
feb4.ly.
A. W. TANNER
Dry Goods and Provision Merchant.
CORK, BUTTS COUNTY.
'T'HK attention *>t the citizens of Butts, Monroe,
JL Jasper and Jones counties is invited to the
lact that he keeps constantly on hand a full sup
ply of
Dry Goods of all Kinds
AND PROVISIONS.
Sales made cheap for cash, and at re&sonab
rates ont ime.
3m
P. 11. IIILLEK,
Attorney at law, fobs yth, Georgia.
Office in the Court House, Up Stairs.
Spotswood Hotel.
(Nearly Opposite Passenger Depot)
MACON, GEORGIA.
Board, Three Dollars per Day.
T. 11. HARRIS, Prop’r.
nov26.ct
T. B. CABANISS. C. A. TURNER.
CAISAMSS A TERSER,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, FORSYTH, GA.,
XV have associated themselves together in the
practice of civil law. Will practice in the Courts
of the Flint Circuit, in the Supreme Court of
Georgia, in the U. S. District Court at Savannah
and elsewhere by special contract. ,'ebll.ly
.IAS. W. GREENE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, THOM ASTON, GA.,
will practice in the Counties of the Flint
Circuit; Clayton, of the Atlanta Circuit and Tal
bot Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuits; also.
In the U. 8. District Courts of Georgia at Atlanta
and Savannah. ffcbll.3m.
~LAND AGENCY.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING MADE AR
rangements for the purchase and sale of lands
in this section of Georgia offer their service to the
public in that line. Persons wishing to sell or
purchase can communicate with either of us at
Forsyth, Monrce county, Ga.
A. D. HAMMOND
an2B.3m GEO. M. RHODES.
FOR SAFE—RARE CHAXCE.
WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT
House door in Forsyth on the first Tuesday
in March next, thirty-nine acres of land lying
on the public road to Gullettsviile and within
fifteen minutes walk of the Court Houee. The
land is well located and offer superior inducements
to those wishing to buy. The land will be open
for private sale until date advertised. Titles per
fect. For any information desired call on
febll.td DR. R. F. WRIGHT.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
R e PYE & SON.
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
G-ROCERY MERCHANTS
FORSYTH. : : : ; GEORGIA.
Having located in thk east room
of their
New Brick Block, on Main Street,
On the East side of the Public Square, keep con
stantly on hand and are daily receiving, a full stock
of all kinds of
GROCERIES AM> PROVISIONS
Which we offer to the public as low as any house
in Forsyth.
Wb have now on hand and to arri/e
80,000 lbs BULK MEAT.
2,000 Bushels SEED OATS.
1,500 “ CHOICE WHITE CORN,
60 Hhd MOLASSES,
25 Bbl MOLASSES,
and everything isaally kept in a first class grocery
store.
We are also prepared to accommodate our
planting irieuds on time.
Standard Fertilizers.
JgT’ They are also prepared to furnish the best
qualities of FERTILIZERS, for cash or on time,
jan'gl.ly
THE PIONEER CONFECTIONERY!
PALETHORPB & TURNER,
On Main Btreet, opposite The Advertiser Office,
F OESYTH, GEORGIA.
W E BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT BY OUR
recent arrangements we are euub'e 1 to
LARGELY INCREASE
Our former excellent rtock of
CONFECTIONS ol all kinds I
TOYS for the children—an ample stock!
ERUITB! NUTS! PICKLES I
PRESERVES, Etc., Etc.
All of which wi'lbe sold at as liberal rates as
can possibly be afforded. In addition we offer
daily
Fresh Family Tabie Supplies-
Such as BREAD, CAKES, Etc. Wedding Par
ties supplied on order.
®*WE DLFY COMPETITION ALWAYS
Excelsior is our motto. Give us a call. If we
fail to please we shall be disappointed,
PALETHORPE & TURNER.
jan2B 3m
k (MOD FIRI'ILBII
JJAVING THOROUGHLY TESTED THE
EUREKA FERTILIZER.
For three years past, I can confidently recommend
it to the planters of my county, as a good and
reliable|Guano. Having been appointed.
AGENT FOR THIS BEOTION,
I am now prepared to 6ell the same on reasonable
terms, either lor cash or on time.
B. H. NAPIER.
feb4 3m.
Chambers & Thomas,
(In The Advertiser Building,)
MAIN STREET, FORBYTH, GA.
WE beg to announce that we have on hand
and will continue to keep
The Best Stock of Boots and Shoes
In this Market! Our stock will embrace a full
line—from the finest Dump soled boot to the
heaviest brogan. We wil! sell as cheap as the
cheapest, and warrant all ffrst-dass goods We
ntend to build up a “
First-Class Root and Slioe Store,
Therefore you may expect to get good gooda
when you buy from us. 6 6
Thankful lor past favors we invite their conun—
nance. CHAMBERS & THOMAS.
jan2!3m
New Enterprise-New Advantages.
C* ON3TANTLY on hand on the North side of
Vx Public Square.
FRESH FISH AND OYSTERS,
And Fresh Beef, Steak, Pork and Sausage*.
Also—A full line of CONFECTIONERY
jMlilm CE °- " BENNETT.
WI. . STOXE,
A TTORNEY AT LAW. FORSYTH, GA , WILL
XV practice in the Courts of the F'int Circuit,
and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Gffice —Second door to the right, and
opposite office of The Advertiser ’
jan2l.tf
To Contractors.
T OFFER FOR RENT THE BRICK YARD
A formerly owned by Rev. W. C. Wilkes. The
iard is well located, being within the corporate
hrnits of Forsyth,” plenty of water, easy of access.
w,? hing to engage in the brick business
would do well to call on the undersigned.
febll.it. g. L. MI LLEC GE.
Justice of The Peace.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN
qualified as Justice ol the Peace for the 480th
M - * 8 prepared to transact business.
Tl fcSv" Office in the Ordinary’s room, in Court
“iS'st. t.w.ki.ng.
Marshall House.
SAVANNAH,
A. B. EECE, Proprietor.
oct29.ct
E. G. SIMMONS.
Attorney
septlO ly THOMABTON, GA.
JOB PRINTING of evety description neatly ex
ecuted at The Advxhtisss office.