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uT.oa^ ffi'iiuT VOL. 1. ROME, GEO., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9,1860. ®l)e Stri.toeekli) Courier PUBLISHED EVERY rOESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY HORN'OS By H. DWINELL. it FOUR DOLLARS a YEAR, Invariably In advance. Terms of Advertising in Tri-Weekly, rsn squash ov tex lutes. One insertion *{’?!! Each additional insertion .0,26 One Month, Two Months, Six Months,.......,., Twelve Months,..; >• 15 ’°° A liberal discount will be made to those who advertise larger amounts. Obituaries of more than five linos charged the same as advertisements. Notices of Marriages and Deaths, not ex ceeding Five Lines in length, aie published gratuitously in the Courier. The fnends of the parties are requested to send in these no tices accompanied with a responsible name and they will be published withjileasure^ £lrofesgioioj)l £^S- B. D. IIAHVBY, . . duxlm* scott. HARVEY & SCOTT, ATTORNEYS AT LAY, ROME r G ^’ A DVANCES of monoy can usually bo hod upon good claims left for collection. Koine, Juno 1.—ly. Z. B. HAUGBOVE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ROME, - - - - - - - GA. Office—Over Fort A Hargrove’s new store. febl9—ly * U Somi? GqHfe. NO HUMBUG, But the Poor Man's Relief, AND TUB RICK MAN’S FRIEND I Harris’ Twelve Pointed Donble MOULD BOARD T HE MERITS OF THIS' Plow over others, for the cultivation of both Cot ton and Corn are many, but' only its leading merits# With four wings, two small and two largo, lt can bo converted into Seven different Plows, all of whioh are very necessary for the cultivation of dif ferent crops. And another very important feature is durability. A Plow completed will last a man from two to five years, accord ing to tho soil he oultivates, and will only cost about Three Dollars to put it up. An Agency will soon be established in Rome, and then.planters will be invited to call and see for themselves. Address, B. F. REYNOLDS, mar20tritf. Kingston, Ga. GEO. T. STOVALL, attorney at law, ROME, °*" Wm# praotioe in the counties of Cherokee Go. Office over N. J. O.nberg’s Nothing store Rrprrrvcr—.Underwood A Smith, Romo Ga. T. R. R- Cobb, Esq., Athens;Ga. jan27 Seventh Year in the Trade—A foot age re- - . quires fast work IL SEAGO, PRO D U C E BROKER —AND— General Commission Merchant, Office in Seago's Block, No. 15, Alabama St,, ATLANTA, GA. S ELLS all Goods on arrival at 21 per cent. Will make returns within throe days from receipt of Goods. Will purchase, funds in this city, New York, New Orleans, Philadel phia, Baltimore, Boston, Nashville, Cincin nati, Saint Louis and Louisville at 21 per cent.; on sums of $1,000 or more at 1 per cent, in this City., The citizens of this City, or strangers in this City, on sums not lesB than $100, at 1 per cent.; on smaller sums at 2J percent jZSy*RespcctfuIly refers to Bankers and Merchants of this City. mar20trily. THOS. J. VERDERY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CEDAR TOWN, GA - Will practice in the counties of Floyd, l’.Ik, Paulding, Carroll, Haraldson and Cass. Strict attention (Rid to collecting. jan20-ly j. tv. n. underwood n. smith. UNDERWOOD & SMITH, attorneys at law, ROME, . . GA - PnACTicR in Upper Georgias also in the Fedornl District Court of Marietta. jan20'59-ly _____ C. H. SMITH, NOTARY PUBLIC, tlomtnissionor of Deeds for Alabama and Tennossoo. T. W. ALEXANDER,. ATTORNEY AT LAW, ROME GA - foblO'57 • W. B. TERHUNE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ROME GA. OrriCE—In City Hail Building. apr8-ly Dr. B. M. STRICKLAND, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, OFFICE at the Drug Store of Baker, Echols A Strickland. Room ovor McGuire A Pinson’s store. Rome, Go., July 14, trily. DR. H. V. H. MILLER, Has removed his Offica to the Rooms over Duucan’s Store. marl3,tri6m. J. B. W. NOWLIN, M. D„ ROME. - - - - - GEORGIA. aa-Offlce over Drug Storo of NEWMAN A NOWLIN. fob211rily. Dr. E. A. WARE, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Ton miles west of oet5’59—ly ROME, GA. WM. FARELL, M. D., ROME, GA - Osrrox—In the old Post Office. aprl’57 H. H. PENNY, GENERAL COLLECTING AGENT, CAVE SPRING, GA. Sept. 7, '5V.-n46-ly. J. erREESE. M. D. SILVER CREEK, - - FLOYD, Co. GA Offloe at J. A Whiteheads* aug3.1y. R. J. JOHNSON, COMMISSION MERCHANT. Rome, Ga. Will give striot attention to the 8 SELLING OP COTTON. And all kinds ef Produce, and Heavy Good*, that may be consigned hr him. *,*0ffice attho Post Offioe corner, [ang.14 0. W. LANGWORTHY, rnovEsaon or [PIANO, ORGAN Guitar and Vocal XusiOj ROME, GA, ' augS.ly roil ICE! IOE! TfTE would respeotffilly inform the Pablio W that our lee House i* now stooked with the belt quality of ioe, which can be fttralsh. Gd all f .ho Summer. Families supplied from our Drug ft tore.— Caro taken in packing tor transportation by Boats, Railroad or Haekj. FARELL A YEISER. apr»—twawtf /^LARK’S Genuine Frlotlon Matohei—the ^RELL* YEISER- H. n. 1VITT J. S. WISE. WITT & WISE, DEALERS IN ICE! CENTRAL ICE HOUSE, ATLANTA, GA. T HIS Firm, at considerable expense, have fitted up an excellent IOE HOUSE, and will bo prepared during the coming season to furnish Ice of tho best quality. The Ice will be carefully put up and de livered at tho Depot, or to Adam’s Express Company, at tho following RATES S For 50 ibs„ or upwards 2 cents. Less than 50 lbs 3 cents. JOHN T. SMITH, wirn Geo. W. & Jehial Road, Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in HATS, CAPS, and Straw Goods, Paris style Bonnets, Flowers UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, Ac., 120 Chambers and 50 Warren Streets., NEW YORK, 4th and 5th Streots above tho ABtor House. jan26—trOm Business Cnrts. Dr. J. T. DUANE, RESIDENT DENTIST, ROME, GEO. Rooms over Fort A Hargrove. H AS been engaged in the practice of Dentistry in Europe and the United States for the last twelve years: and will guaran- teeto those that employ his services, entire satisfaction, in both, the operative and mechanical branch of the business. Particular attention given to regulating childrens teeth. ,*S9*AU work performed at reasonable charges. may!7—twly. VERANDA Boarding House In sight of the Depot—same side of th 8trcet. [feblltrily] S. G. WELLS, Pro. DeFOREST, ARMSTRONG, Ac Co. DRY GOOD MERCHANTS, 80 aud 82 Chambers St. N, Y. W OULD notify the Trado that they aro opening Weekly, in new and beauti ful patterns, the WAMSUTTA PRINTS, Also the AMOSKEAG, A Now Print, whioh excels evory Print in the country for perfection of execution and de sign in full Madder Colors. Our Prints are ohonper than any in market, and meeting with extensive sale. Orders promptly at- ' "’60,trily. tendodlo. Fob2’< ETOWAH HOUSE, ROME, GA. L. P. THOMAS, Pro’r. >i (Late of Eatonton Hotel.) The Stage Offices are kept at this IIoubo, and it is nearest the Depot. jan5 GRAHAM HOTEL, CAVE SPRING, GA. J. A. GRAHAM, Proprietor. THE REGULAR STAGE OFFICE. There is a Livery Stable kept in connection with this Hotel, where Horses and Vehioles aro kept for hire. , janl4twtf DAVID G. LOVE, NOTARY PUBLIC, PENMAN, Collector and General Agent, ffiS'OfRce in Drug Store of Baker A Ech ols. febl7-trily. FORT & HARGROVE, OFFER FOR SALE A LARGE ASSORTMENT OP Groceries & Staple Goods, adapted to Planter’s use— For Cash, Consisting of Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Molasses, Nails, Negro Kerseys, Blankets, Linseys, Negro Shoes, Stripes Shirtings, Osnuburgs, . «wjylB-ly. Factory Thread, Ac., Ac. DENTISTRY. Dr. J. T. Duane, I s now permanently located in Rome, and has taken roums over Fort A Hargrove's store, . where lie will be pleased to receive tke calls of tiros-- who may require his professional services. Ho would also state that ho is prepared to insert artificial teeth, on vulcanized rubber, which is fast superceeding all other styles of work, new made, combining as it dues, LIGHTNESS, AND \ Pleasant Degree of Elasticity, with Cleanliness and Durability. All work performed at Now York prices. mny4—ly SCHEDULE or Georgia R. R. Passenger Trains. Leovo Arrive. Augusta at 0.30 A. M. Atlanta at 0.*5 A. M. « 230 P.M. “ 1145 P.M. Atlanta, 8.40 P. M. Augusta 5.66 A. M. " 0.05 A.M. « 8,20 P.M. ATHENS BRANCH. Leaves Arrives ro... n«a».{i5Sr & r3 P l^.No trains on Athens branah on Sun day to connect with trains leaving Augusta at 12.30 Saturday Night, and Atlanta at 8.40 Soturday Evening. WASHINGTON BRANCH. Leave . - • ■ • Arrive# rr ary Augusta at $.30 P. M. Washi’not 7.25 P. M. Washington 1.30 " {juisSato 11.45 « Atlanta at 9.05 A, M. Washg't’n 7.25 « Through Freight Trains Augusta to Atlanta. Leaves Arrrives Charleston 0.00 P. M > Augusta at 6,00 A M. Augusta 8.50 A.M. Atfanta 3.17 « ™ 1.46 P. M. " 6.40* >' Through Freight Trains Atlanta to Angasta. Leave Arrive Atlanta at 9 00 A. M. Augusta at 11.18 PM. << 6.16 P.M. “ 6.18 !' Freight Trains Branches. Leave Arrive Augusta at'8.10 A. H. Athens at 8.1QA.M. Atlanta 8.00 " « 8,18 " u 5.15P. M. * t 8.10 " Arrives at Washington 1.25 A. M. *< « « 7.15 “ « « « $.25 " marlOtrily. GEO. YONGE, Gen. Sup’t. Fare Train Oil. tebll. No. 3 Choice Hons * J. B. MURPHY RESIDENT DENTIST, R E8PECTFULLY informs bis friends, and the public generally, that he continues the practiceof DENT1STR Y in all its branch es, and has fitted up an office, over the store of MeGuiro A Pinson, where he is prepared to execute alloperations appertaining to Den tistry, in the most approved manner. lie would also call the particular attention of those in want of Artificial Work, to his su perior style of teeth, set on gold plate; for beauty, strength and life-like appeaeance, they are not surpassed. As in impression has been made that my prices for dental opera tions are higher than the usual run of Den tists, I bog leave to tay thatthoy are thesame as charged by Dentists at Augusta, Macon and Savannah. For Artificial Work my char ges are as follows: Entire Sots Upper and Lower from$l00 to $250 Half Sets, Upper or Lower, from 50 to ISO Temporary Sots, Upper and Lower, 25 each. Partial Sots in proportion to the above. As I am well posted in all thilate improve ments of the day, I feel confident that I can meet the wants of all who may need the ser vices of a Dentist, and if references are want ed; os to their utility in answering the purpo ses of nature, I ean give them In abundanoe, from those who have tested my skill, for the last fourteen years, in this, and adjoining States. , J. B. MURPHY. Roms, Sept. 14, 1859,-tf. THOS. J. PKRRY, 1 1 1 O. W. F. LAltKIN. PERRY & LA.MKIN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS, No. 4 Choieo Hotel, TYYILL keep constantly on hand, a well YV selected assortment of Groceries. Al so, Provisions, such as, Baoon, Lard, Flour, Meal’ Ac., Ac,, which we will sell low for Cash, or oountry produce, at cash prices. We feel grateful far past tkron, and hope by prompt attention to Dullness, and fair deal ing, to receive a liberal share of patronage.— Oar motto will be quiek sails and short pro fits. Give us a call before baying elsewhere, Rome, Aug. 31, ’60.tf. Mrs. Summerhays Is now selling off her Summor Stock of Bonnets, Hate, RIBBONS AND FLOWERS. The Ladles will find this worth their atton : tlon. Notice. I hereby authorize Miss Bailie Wilkerse to receipt ail bills paid to her durin senco. hire. M. July7 From thoN. Y. Evening Post. . ■ The Meteor and its Origin. The most disUngulshed strangW^tat has visited this part of the world for many years, not excepting the Japan ese princes or the Great Eastern, was the meteor seen traveling aoross -our firmament on the 20th inst. It Was seen by thousands of people, and over a range of the earth's surface of at least one thousand-miles of longitude; *■ v 'rtherremains yetto be as- TO THE LADIES I WMOBLMTOm HAVING RECEIVED THEI Spring and Summej WOULD CALL THE ATT! tlon of the LadieB. to their new and qlo assortment of BONNETS, KIBB4 AND FLOWERS, and everything longing to tho Milinrey business. Openi on Saturday. mar22triw. A. J. BEARDEN, AMBROTYPIST, ROME,'G A. jan31,1800; [Trily. 2ETNA INSURANCE HARTFORD, CON. INCORPORATED 1819 I CHARTER PERPETUAL. Authorized Capital, $1,600,000 Paid up Capital 1,000,000 Assets 2,030,423 E. G. Ripley, Pres., T. A. Alexander, V. T. K. Brace, Seo’ty. A. A. Williams. Adi W. S. COTHP april5trily. IRAN, Agt., Rome, Ga. PHCENIX INSURANCE HARTFORD, CON. CAPITAL $400,000! CHARTER PERP’TU H. Kelloro, ScctV., S. L. Loomis, Pre W. S. COTHRAN, Agt., Rome, Ga.. npril5trily. Change of Schedule. Office Rome Railroad, 1 Romo, March 31, 1860. J O N and after Sunday tho 1st day of April the Morning train will leave Rome dnily at 7i o’clock, A. M., returning at 41 o’clock, P. M. Evening Train IcavcB Romo daily (8undays oxcepted) at 6J o’clock, P. M.,and return next day at fli o’clock. A. 51. W. S. COTHRAN, Gen'l Sup’t. W. & Atlantic (State) R, R. Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 mileB, fare $5— Jonx W. Lewis, Supo’t. MORNING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, at .10 20 A M Arrives at Chattanooga 7 84 p si Leaves Chattanooga at 3 25 a m Arrives at Atlanta 1 40 i- m EVENING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta at night.... 8 15 a m Arrives at Chattanooga 6 30 A u Leaves Chattanooga, at 3 00 r u Arrives at Atlanta 11 32 A M This road connects each way with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee A Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville A Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooga. marStri. 'HENRY A. SMITH, Bookseller & Stationer ROME, GA. JUST RECEIVED J/fWlStm ‘jsDJfissmKr Classical and Miscellaneous Books. Also, a large variety of Stationary, Wail Papering, Engravings, Paintings and Fancy Articles, suitable for tho Holidays. Merchants and School Teachers, supplied with Books and Stationary at Augusta prices. The attention of purchasers rcspeotfully solicited. Terms Oaah. jan3—twly BOOTS AND SHOES ' MANUFACTURED »T B . P. A. OMBERG, flhM ) ROME GA. ^IKSl The Subscriber is supplied, with a fine lot of extra FRENCH CALF, PA TENT LEATHER, and all other materials for Gentlemen’s Dress Boots A Shoes. He employ* the best- of Workmen and keep* posted on the latest fashions. Genteel Fits and Work warranted. Thankful for past favors he hopes to re ceive a continuation of patronage in this bronoh of heme industry. aug25—ly P. A. OMBERG. COTHRAN, JEFFERS & GO,, -SUCCESSORS TO- JEFFERS & COTHRAN, Factors A Commission Merchants, CENTRAL WHARF* charleston, SOtrtH CAHODINA. WADE S. OOTRAN, Rems, Go. HENRY LAFFERS,} 0hwUrt * a * * °’ September 7,—ly. R O ME MUTUAL INSURANCE ROME,'- ------ ua. • Ornoo—At Borne Railroad Depot W. fl. COTHRAN, Pres’t a H. STILLWELL, Seo’y. july28 COMPANY. - - GA. Gi cm? EXPRESS. A. SMITH, to. _ h lag established n Express Wagon, in Rome, it prepared to <U-G liver promptly oU light packages and carry paaseugarsaadiiggoge. th and about the o&y, tX reasonable rates. Orders may be left at bis Confectionary Store, or at the Rail road Depet axrlBtri, had from other stations, its parallax, and therefore, its truo distance from the earth, may readily be infeired.” Professor Bartlett’s theory for the explanation of these phenomena is as follows; again wo quote his lan guage : “These bodies are of the nature of. planets, and circulate about the sun in orbits as unerringly as their larger brethren. When they and the earth come simultaneously to those points of their orbits which are nearest together the aotioir of tho earth often becomes superior to that of the sun, and the small masses are drawn to its surface. Plunging with enormous velocity into our atmosphere, these little bodies com press the air in front and rub against it with such viplence on tne sides, as to produce heat enough to fuse, and light sufficient to illuminate the most refrac tory and darkest, of substances. The exterior and molten crust is swept to the rear by the resisting air; a new sur face becomes exposed ; this, in its turn, is fused and carried backward, and so on till finally the whole traok of the mete or is strewn with groups of disintegrat ed and scintillating material.” As yet we have nothing to indicate when or where our distinguished visitor terminated its journey. ^tTwas going oast at last accounts, and if it went far enough it probably ended its career in the ocean. We hope to hear of ho de predations committed by it on its jour ney, though we confess 1 that the less of such “fast company” we have about us the better we snail be content. Fortu nately they do not come often, for when they do come they are apt to do some thing to moke their visits remember ed. It is a well ascertained fact that mas ses of stone and lumps of iron—for. aerolites and meteors are the same thing' differing only in size and density—occa sionally fall from the upper i$gtohff of. the atmosphere, and have done fib from the earliest periods of reoordod history, often doing incalculable damage. On the 12th April, 1803, one of these bod ies fell near the lower L’Argle, in Nor mandy, and by its explosion scattered its fragments over an area of thirty square miles. Four instances are recor ded of peripft* fr%viinfreen killed by he descent of suoh bodies. Besides these more^ solid bodies, others of muoh loss density made their appearance as shooting stars, followed by trains of light. They now and then appear like great fiery balls traversing the upper regions of the atmosphere, sometimes leaving long laminous trains behind them, sometimes bursting with loud ex plosion, anti sometimes becoming qui etly extinct. Among the latter may be mentioned the refaarkable meteors of August 1783, whioh traversed the whole of Europe, from Shetland to Rome, with a velocity of thirty milee asecond, at a height of fifty milee above the earth with a light greatly surpassing that of the full moonf, ana a diameter of quite half a mile. On several ooowions meteors haveap- peared in astonishing numbers, follow ing like a shower of rookets; or flakes t • of enow, illuminating at onoe whole continents and oceans in both hernia?! pheres -, and it is remarkable that these \ displays have occurred in the early parts of November and August. From care- mi observation made at the extremity been inferred'that the heights of met ora at the'irifitant of first appearance and disappearance vary from sixteen to one hundred and' forty miles, and their- relative velocities from eighteen .to thir- ty-six miles a second. Altitudes and velocities as great as these indicate an independehtplanfitary circulation about the sun. FrbfeAor Bartlett suggests, as a condition of things not impossible, that some of those bodies may have been converted, by the' superior action of the earth, arising from proximity, into permanent satellites;; and there are those who.belleve in .the existence of at least one of these bodies, whioh completes its circuit about the earth in three hours twenty minutes, and at a mean distance of about five thousand miles. The Monster Petrified Tree of Black Rook- . The Alta California has the follow ing In relation to this gigantic pro duct: •- Some doubts having been expressed as to the truth of the discovery said-to have been recently made in the Black Rock region, of a petrified tree of some seven or eight hundred feet in length. J. E. Stevens, the captain of the late silver prospecting expedition in . that region, and who fathered the-won derful story, writers to the Marys ville Democrat on the subject. He says: ... “Our party, of^35 men, encamped at the lower end of what we termed the Little Canon, about three miles from which we found this famous petrifac tion, and which is truly a great curiosi ty and a wonder of the age sufficient to arouse the. incredulity of those who passed through the “High Bock Canon” in 1840; Atashortdistanoefrom this monster of a former age, it seemed to us to be a well defined line of drift wood deposited along the line of high water mark of some anoieht river whose bed is now an elevated mountain ridge; but on oloser inspection we unanimous- ly pronounoed it one tree, as we found it distinctly marked from the upturned roots to Its'forks; and itsrtwo woll defin ed forks to what was, when standing, 866 feet or 222 suoh steps as a Western frontiersman takes when. stepping. off his distance to shdbt at a target, or .any inan would take in pacing off a tul-nip patch. “At about 400 fe^t from the roots tho tree is divided into two parts, or forks, about equal in size; and at520 feet from the root I took off a specimen from one of these forks„havlng on Its surface at the time, the outer and inner Bark of the tree, and which specimen is now. in the office of Dr. Thompson oh D,.gt., between Third and Fourth. From the curves of the Itftes of growth we esti mated the diameter or the bronoh from which it was taken to be from 8 to 12 feet; and this, bear in mind, at a dis tance of 520 feet, from the root of the tree, and ohly half the tree at that.— This estimate may be too high or it may be too low, but in the height of the tree we cannot be far at fault in saying that it measured, when, stan ding, some revefi or eight hundred feet in height." Why do Children Die. The reason children'' die, says Hall’s Journal of Health, is because they ore not taken cJre of. From the day of their birth they ore etupified with food, choked with physio, sloshed with water, suffocated in not rooms, steamed in bed clothB. So muoh for indoor. When permited to breathe w -breath of pure air once a. week in summer, and once or twice during the colder months, on- » ’ r the nose is permitted to peer into aylight. A little later they are sent out with rio.olbthes at all on the parts of the body, whioh most needs. protec tion. Baro legs, bare arms, bare necks, girted middles, with an inverted .um brella to oolleot the air, and chill the other part of the body. A stout strong man goes out in,.»■ ooldday with gloves c doubled soled boots, with cork between and rubbers over. The,same day, a ohild of three years old, anin- fant of flesh and blood, and hone- and oonstirammfr^M.ohewl^fioM as thin tapster,' cotton nocks, logs uncovered to ihe ikxfefes^xMbk, bare~-ah exposure whioh, wpuld disable the nurso, kill the mother outright, and make the father an invalid for WCOkB. And why ? To harden them to a mode of dress which ritor*** hewer effagifed topraotiffifi— To aooustom the|iw4ea»OBftre,w W»h a down years latter would be considered downright foolery. To raise children thus for tlio slaughter pen, and lay it to the Lora, is too bod . We don’t- think the Almlght had ahy hand in.it. And to draw comfort from the presumption that lie had ony agency in the death of the child,' is a presumption fanation. Iffir.A little son of ThomasrLindsey'of Lincoln, Illinois, lost his life last week by standing too long on his head. ‘Me stood on bis head about five minutes.— After gaining his feet he immediately ran home, complaining that his head hurt him, and in a lew hours expired, the blood rushing to his head,; causing ROME HIGH SCHOOL. The Exercises of this school will 6e resumed on MONDAY. 27th August next. twtd. E.J.MAGRUPER.
