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e. II. V. WILLIffOBAM, BrfItor.
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Saturday Morning. April 24.1875
THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.
If we understand the objects of the
great centennial exposition at Philadel
phia, on the 4th of July, next year, it
is to celebrate the hundredth anniver
sary of the declaration of the inde
pendence of the United Colonies from
nil allegiance to the British crown. Tt
is proposed to gather at the “ city of
brotherly love” for exposition the pro
ducts of the country, agricultural, nat
ural, scientific and of the arts as an
exhibition of the progress and advance
ment of the whole country. It is to be
a national re-union to eelebinte, in
grand style, the hundredth anniversary
of the birth of the Republic, and to
restore, thereby, the fraternal brother
hood of the States, and to have a na
tional jubilee. All of this is very well.
It is right and proper that we should
celebrate so great an occasion as the
birth of a great and powerful nation, to
use the word nation in the popular
sense. Would to God that the occasion
could be made the event of that restor
ation of fraternal brotherhood that
should exist between the people of all
sections of the Union, and to re-unite
them in the bonds of peace and unity,
love and concord, upon the great pritv
ciples of free government which gave
birth to the occasion to be celebrated,
which we hope may yet lie the result,
For these hopes and ends we are in
clined to encourage the centennial ex
position. If the people of all the States
may come together to celebrate the cen
t nniul anniversary under the shadows
of Liberty Hall, from the towor ol
which was first proclaimed the birth of
freedom upon this continent, by the
ringing of the bell which still hangs
there; we say if the people can assem
ble there in the spirit of unity and con
cord and renew their vows of opposition
to oppression and kingly authority and
their love for freedom and against the
centralizing tendencies of the times, the
centennial ringing of the old bell will
reverberate over the whole country and
thrill the heart of every true liberty
loving patriot with new hope for tli
perpetuation of the Union and tli*
preservation of public liberty upon tli
American continent. If it is-to renev
the vows of freedom and of fraterna
brotherhood, wiping out the asporitiei
engendered by an internecine war and
the usurpations upon popular right
following that war, then the centennial
is worthy of the patronage and confi
dence of the people of all the States,
and will mark a new era In this country,
a revival of the spirit of true liberty in
the New World, and put at rest the oft-
repeated prediction that republican
government cannot be made permanent.
But, if the centennial celebration is
to be used for sectional or partisan pur
poses, it will be a fraud and a lie, and
an expenditure of the people’s money
to promote the mercenary aims and ob
jects of political tricksters or of specu
lating adventurers in “ filthy lucre.” If
Massachusetts and South Carolina, or
Georgia and New York, cannot meet
faeo to face as brethren, as patriotic
members of a common Union, with the
rights of each unimpaired under the
administration of the Government of
that Union, then the centennial will
fail to properly commemorate the cen
tennial of American independence and
free government, the great corner-stone
of which is local solf-government and
the sovereignty of the States.
We hope that the centennial exposi
tion will turn out all that is claimed for
it us the commemoration of American
Liberty, with a united and free people
—all alike enjoying, under the icgis of
the Constitution, the benefits conferred
by free government.
HON. H. II. Ilal.l..
The Gainesville Convention having
adopted the two ; thirds majority rules
for the nomination of a candidate,
have failed to make a nomination ac
cording to that rule Of the sixty-four
votes cast at the last ballot taken, forty-
three constituted a two-thirds majority.
—Mr. Estes receiving 30J and Mr. llill
241. Therefore, no nomination was
made, and the recommendation of Mr.
Estes as the standard-benrer is merely
the action of the friends of Mr. Bell,
who were determined to defeat Mr. Hill
at ail hazards. This action leaves Mr.
Hill free, we think, to appeal to the
people to express their choice for a
Congressman at the ballot-box. He
lias taken the field, made out a list of
appointments and will go before the
people at once.
There being no nomination in the
Ninth District, the contest is reduced
to a “scrub race,” in which Mr. Kill has
our fullest sympathy and would have
our efforts to the last blow if we were
in the District, lie has the sympathy,
beyond all question, ol a majority of
the Democracy of Georgia outside of
the District. More, he has the sympa
thy of Democrats everywhere, and if
the Democracy of the Ninth will elect
him, they will receive the thanks of an
almost united Democracy everywhere
for their patriotism and good sense in
elevating to Congressional honor one of
the ablest men in the United States.
His abilities are so far superior and
so grandly transcendant beyond those
of any other man in the District,it would
bo n blushing shame to defeat him
and elect an ordinary man. If Geor
gia can be represented by such men as
Mr. Stephens, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hartridge,
and others, she would stand before
the country in the glory and pride of a
Congressional delegation not surpassed
by any State in the Union.
We shall wait with intense anxiety
the result of the election in the Ninth,
trusting in the superior wisdom of
the Democratic voters of that District
in triumphantly electing to Congress
by far the ablest, man in their District.
The Ninth District
File Closing Scents ol I lie CalirtKVlIle Con
vention.
Texas
Movement t» Protect the l»co|.l; I'rnin Ma
rauding Mexican..
The closing scenes of the Gainesville
Convention on Thursday morning, cul
minated in the recommendation of Mr.
J. B. Estes ns the Democratic standard-
bcnrcK for Congress by those who
stuck so faithfully to Bell. The last bal
lot was the 410th and stood Ester,, 391
and Hilt 241—when a preamble and res-
lution .was offered that the convention
present the name of J. B. Estes, of the |
county of Hall, to the voters of the Ninth
District ns tho choice of the majority of
the Democratic party of said District
Galveston, Texas, April 21.—The
A’caV special from San Antonio of to
day says the following explains itself:
IfeadiptarUrs Department of Texas, San
l,ad Antonio, April 20.—To the Governor of
Texas: The following is just received
from theGenernl of the army, in answer
to one from prominent citizens of Cor
pus Christi, setting forth the condition
of affairs in that portion of Texas :
“Your dispatch of the 19th is re
ceived, and will he sent to the Secre
tary of War fur the information of the
President. The duty of tho troops on
the Rio Grande frontier is to protect
Slack Wap Democracy.—Every day
hut convinces us that the irou-ribbed De
mocracy, the Democracy of a Coustita
tiuual Union, and the Democracy of the
eountry, are opposed to everything like
slack wad Democracy. They want their
principles set forth in the next campaign
in unmistakeable terms, and without am
biguity, circumlocatiou, reservation or
mental evasiou. If there be any slack
wads who can’t take the party whole and
intact, they are no*, in the right pew.
They can find the “Greeley philosophy”
unadulterated in the Republican ranks.
Poor old man Hay. the victim of the
spiritual delusion, was in Cedurtown lust
week waiving his magic hand over the
heads of a circle without success. Tom
Gibson was of the circle and doubtless
drove the timid spirits away.
If Brother Beecher comes out victori
ous, you may depend upon it, thousands
of iuen over the land will be at once con
verted to the Plymouth “faith and or
al er.”
Under tho heading of “The Exchange
Tabic,” tho Detroit (Michigan) Free
Press lias the following complimentary
notice of The Courier :
The Courier, of Rome, Georgia, has
seen some trying times during its twenty-
nine years of life, but it is now sailing on
an even keel, ami filling every intellectu
al want of its subscribers. It is publish
ed weekly and tri weekly, and is a good
paper for Northern capitalists to subscribe
to.
The Free Press is a thorough Demo
cratic journal, and one of the best in the
North-west. Besides being a good polit
ical and newspaper, it is now the best
humorist paper in the United States.
And now it is bruited around Wash
ington City that Attorney General
Williams is soon to resign. He does
not positively deny the rumor, butsnys
he may probably do so before long to
engage in other pursuits. Ilis claims
tha* he will resign at the end of the
fiscal year.
Mrs. Jane Swisshelm thinks it danger
ous for a pretty woman to kiss one mau
in a thousand outside of his coffin. If
that were the only condition precedent to
such luxury, wo should have our cofliu
built at onco and occupy it whenever
there was a pretty woman about.
The rumors in regurd to the starting
of a Democratic daily in Washington
City have at last taken shape, a formal
announcement being made that such
paper will appear as an evening jour
nal, between the first and fifteenth o
next month.
Mr. J. B. Elites will be known as the
Rump Democratic candidate for Con
gress in tho Ninth District.
Delano in a Difficulty
Special to tho Cincinnati Enquirer ]
The statement published in the press,
to the effect that corruption has been
traced to the family of Secretary De
lano, and that his resignation has been
demanded by the President, is much
discussed in political circles, but is be
lieved to be considerably exaggerated.
John.G. Delano's participation in specu
lations connected with the Indian ser
vice is generally credited. Helms not,
however, been in ofiico lor more than
a year, and, although charges have been
filed with the President which implicate
Mr. Delano in this matter, the triends
of the Secretary, now in this city, deny
that thero is any truth in them what
ever. They also allege that Mr. De
lano has, for four or five months hack,
been anxious to retire and attend to
his private business, but they deny very
positively that his resignation lm’s been
demanded by the President.
Special to tho Cinoinuati Commercial].
It is tolerably certain that the next
House will investigate the Interior De
partment very thoroughly, and the re
sult will be bad for Air. Delano. If he
is got out of the way now, the exposure
of his corruption will not hurt the Re
publican party nearly so much as if
he niton LI continue at the head
of the department. So that, as a
matter of party policy, it spems advisa-
blo to drop lum now, as though liis
offenses had just been discovered.
Columbia, 8. C., April 21—Ex-Treas
urer Parker was arrested to-day ou the
charge of embezzling $28,000 of the
sinking fuud money of the State, He
lias not yet procured bail.
and request them to unite in his support, all officers of the General Government,
A report of the action on this rejoin-
tiun, we find in the I’onslthilion of yester
day as follows:
A motion to adopt I lie resolution was
made by Turnbull, of Banks.
Mr. Rucker, o Clark, made the point
of order, but there could be no nomina
tion, except by a two-thirds vote of the
convention, under the rule adopted by
the convention.
The president ruled the point well ta
ken, and sustained it.
Mr. Turnbull appealed from the decis
ion of the chair, and upon this be called
the previous question. Appeal sustained;
yeas 33 ; nays 17.
Upon the adoption of the resolution,
Mr. Speer called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. Allred insisted that the members
of the Bell side of the house merely sign
a petition to Col. Estes to run and not let
it go as the action of this convention; did
not want to take a snap judgment on the
party in the minority.
Upon the adoption of the resolution,
yeas 30, nays 23.
The minority gave notice that they
would enter their protest.
The following is tho protest of the
friends of Mr. Hill:
Tho undersigned, representing the
counties of Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett,
Hall, Habersham, Jackson, Morgan,
Oconee and Pickens, protest against the
action of Mr. Bell’s friends in this con
vention, in passing by a majority vote,
said majority being composed exclu
sively of the partisans of that gentle
man, the resolutions requesting Col. J.
B. Estes tu announce himself a candi
date for the Forty-fourth Congress from
the Ninth District, contrary to all par
liamentary usage, to the rules adopted
by the convention, to all precedent; and
iii defiance of the earnest and respect
ful protest of the minority, and thereby
attempting to foist upon the country, as
the action of this body, a mere caucus
resolution of the majority.
A Gainesville correspondent of the
Constitution,writing after the Convention
adjourned, says:
Mr. Bell stated to his friends this
morning, in Gainesville, that while he
•would take no active part in the cam
paign in the Ninth District, he would
most cordially support Mr. Estes in the
race, believing him to be the true expo
nent of tho organized Democracy of
tho District, Mr. Bell is very hopeful,
and thinks Mr. Estes will be elected.
It is due to Mr. Hill to say he has uni
formly advised his friends to drop his
name in the convention whenever in
their opinion it became to lie to the in
terest of the Democratic party to do so.
Mr. Estes accepts the nomination in
a written communication!.
Mr. Hill has taken tho field and was
to have made his first speech at Gaines
ville yesterday, his succeeding eppoin
ments being as follows:
Cumming, Saturday, April 24.
Dftwsonville, Monday, April 20.
Dahlonega, Tuesday, April 27.
Cleveland, Wednesday, April 28.
Homer, Thursday, April 29.
Carnesviile, Friday, April 30.
DanielsvLlle, Saturday May 1.
DRY GOODS CHEAP FOR CASH \
JOHN HARKINS
HAS NOW IN STORE A FULL STOCK OF
Seasonable Dry Goods, Carpets, «Oil
Cloths, &c., &e.,
W11ICU HAVE BEEN RECENTLY FUR H/SED. THESE 000D8 WERE
BOUGHT TO SELL, AND THEY MUST BE SOLD!
and as far as possible, to aid the State
authorities in protecting the people
ngainst organized bandB of marauders
from any quarter, hut the State au
thorities should understand that on
them rests the duty in the first instance
and that we only can assist them.
Should it be a hostile measure from
Mexico, the President may order more
troops and a more positive course of
action. “R. C. Drum,
Assistant Adjutant General.”
Please inform me bow best 1 can co
operate with the State authorities in
protecting the frontier. I have order
ed out troops from Ringgold barracks
and Fort Brown. The troops should in
both cases be accompanied by civil
officers, empowered to make arrests.
Can you give directions to that effect.
E. O. C. Onn,
Bridadier General.
The following was received to-day:
Fort Brown, April 21.—To the Acting
AdjutantGeneral, Department of Texas,
San Antonia, Texas: Will send my dis
posable mounted force in the direction
of El Sause and Rio. Cano. No news
of the marauders to-day.
J. II. Potter,
Col. 24th Infantry, Commanding.
Louisiana Affairs.
New Orleans, April 21,1875.—Gov
ernor Kellogg to-day sent a special mes
sage to both Houses of the General As
sembly, calling attention to the fact
that the time for which Assembly was
convened is rapidly drawing to a close,
and earnestly urging the passage of a
bill for the relief of the city of New
Orleans, and recommending an amend
ment to the funding law. His message
closes as follows:
Permit me to say that it is expected
of you under the existing circumstances
that the great interests of the State and
city shall receive the preference in your
proceedings over the advancement of
party ends, and that our financial con
dition renders it very undesirable that
the term of this session should be ex
tended, nor can it be with justice to
the taxpayers or the creditors of the
State.
The following telegrams explains
themselves:
New Orleans, April 21.—To Hon.
Win. P. Frye, M. 0., Lewiston, Me.:
The Democrats unseated four Repub
lican members to-day. Telegraph me
whether, in your opinion, by the agree
ment signed, tho Democrats were to
disturb Jmore of tlie numbers of
of the House except those mentioned
in the award to go out?
[Signed,] J. B. Packard.
Lewiston, Me., April 21.—To Hon.
J. B. Packard, U. S. Marshal, New Or
leans; No. By the agreement and
award the status of your Legislature
to remain as wo left it. The Demo
crats violate their good faith and plight
ed honor in their outrageous attemptto
change it.
[Signed,] W. P. Frye.
The Ladle* ura invited to call aud iti8..ic* tl
particular line in this rard, but will Invito you t<».
to find how low vou can buy g'ods with the (' II
.1 iv < >.
apr22,tw2m
i- .11:110. 1 will n t name the pricoi o!
»l> • 1 n, y B “lien yen will bo netounde.l
HARKINS,
19 Shorter Block, Borne, Georgia.
New Goods! New Goods!
SPRING OPENING OF
FRENCH AND ENGLISH SUITINGS AND WORSTED GOODS, BROAD
CLOTH AND DOESKINS, ENGLISH MELTONS AND KERSEYS,
IN MJlNY NF.W AND BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS.
Gent’s Furnislmg Goods, the Latest Novelties
in Ties, Bows, Scarfs, Collars, &c., &j.
A VERY COMPLETE STOCK OF CUSTOM MADE SHIRTS, MADE TO MY ORDER AND
WARRANTED AS GOOD AS THE BEST.
II A- T Si ! IT ATS ! ! II ATS!!!
ALL THE LATEST STYLES.
Call early and mako roar selection*. I am prepared to offer iou as liberal prices ai can ho had
in the State. Como and convince yourself that I mean business.
A. A. OMBERG, Merchant Tailor,
apr3,tocti5 97 Broad Street, Rome, Ga.
ROBERT DOHME,
A. G E KT T,
Dealer in
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles,
Silver and Silver-Plated Ware,
In Janes & Yeiser's Drug Store, No. 17 Broad Street, Rome, 6a.
N. B. — All parties having Watches, Clocks or Jewelry to be repaired, can
have it well and promptly done by leaving it at my Store.
MR. T . S . W O O I> ,
formerly of this city, has charge of my repairing department.
All Work Warranted to Give Satisfaction or no Pay.
ROBERT DOHME, Agent.
aprli Lwly
Georgia Baptist Convention.
This body assembled in Milledge-
ville yesterday, with two hundred dele
gate in attendance. A finer body of
men, intellectually and morally, has
never assembled in the state. "Among
those present is the venerable P. H.
Mell, considered one of the finest presi
dine officers in the United States; Gen
G, W. Evans, of Columbia county; Revs;
M. B. Wharton and J. S. Patterson, of
Augusta; Ilev. I,. II, Gwaltv, of Rome;
Rev. G. A. Nunnally, of Walton, coun
ty; Rev. T. U- Stout, o( Thomnston; Rev.
S. A. Goodwin, Iiev. C. W. CampbeJJ,
rising divines in southwest Georgia;
tlie Nestor of the convention, T. J. Bur
ney, of Madison; Rev. C. H. Strick
land; of Greensboro: and Rev. W. II.
Strickland, of P.arlington, S. C. The
people of MilledgoviVe aj'p expending
to the delegates the most generous aru?
lavish hospitality so characteristic
of the people of that prosperous
city,
Tho Convention organized by the re-
clcetion of I). J3, Butler, president, ant!
G, It, McCall and T. II. Stout, secret,a-
rles.—Atlanta Constitution of yester
day.
News and Courier Lima Suit.—
Charleston, April 21, 1875.—The jury in
the Bowen libel suit against lliordion
and Dawson, publishers of the News
and Courier, consists of six white and
six blacks. The publication was ad
mitted by the defense. Admission of
the proof of tho truth in the alleged
libels was combatted on every point by
the prosecution.
later,-via the libel case the entire
day was consumed by the defenso in
trying to implicate Bowon in brutal
murder committed eleven years
ago
The Graphic says Grant is not a candi
date for re-election for a third term and
hasneverbeen. He never suggested the
idea himself, and never gave anyone the
slightest warrant fur supposing that he
would take the nomination, Jf he had
ever been asked by any authoritative
body, he would have, declined to be
considered a candidate under tho
circumstances.
E. 13. CARTER
(FORMERLY OF JACKSON, TENN.)
DEALER IN
FURNITURE & CARPETS,
No. 106 Empire Block, Broad Street, Rome, Georgia,
HAS NOW IN STORE AND IS CONSTANTLY RECEIVING A COMPLETE LINK OF
THE ABOVE GOODS.
Ha Buys at tlie LOWEST CASH PRICES RuJ will Soil STRICTLY FOR CASH, ami can offer
Superior Inducements to Cash Buyers!
There shall be no necessity ol buying Rood* in any other market. IIo will kiep
A FULL ASSORTMENT.
Will I>efy Competition in 3r*rice, Quality and
Style witli any Honsc in tlie State.
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Destruction of Wheat and Fruit.
—Reports from sixty Ohio and thirty-
one Indiana towns indicate the complete
failure of tho peaches. Apples arc slight
ly injured. Twenty-four towns report
wheat uninjured ; twenty-two report half
crop, while twelve report no crop reports.
Twenty towns in Western Pennsylvania
indicate half a crop of wheat and fruit.
Reports from Michigan indicate great
damage to wheat and destruction to peach
es. Apples promise well. Plentiful
rains may improve tlie peach crop.
The compulsory education scheme
is in working order in the city of Nc;v
York, and the truant agents put
on the streets looking after the shirk
ing pupils. Tlie agents have not yet,
grappled the most unruly element—
tbp newsboys apt] bootblacks. The
tug of war wjil qorqo w'lfU they are
reached.
y
proposition that Mecklenburg county,
.Nprth Carolina, is “the real cradle of
American liberty.” Furthermore if
advances tlie interesting fact that flip
Scotch blood that (lowed ip the veins
of those North Carolina people was 1 the
first in this country to boil over in the
tide of independence,”
E. C. HOUGH,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
115 Broad Street, Rome, Georgia.
WHITEIdflY’S
OLD RELIABLE
LIVERY STABLE!
W. L. WHITELEY, Proprietor.
KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON
haad to hire, Good Horses end
Excellent Vebiclos. Splendid
accommodation, for Drovers and others. Horses,
Carriages, and Buggies always on band for
sale. Entire satisfaction guar tatted to all who
patronise n*. lehgl.twly
Booraem & Van Ragltc,
18 YK8EY ST., NEW YOBK.
Belfast Ginger Ale
At $1 30 per Dozen.
GINGER ALE SYRUP FOR BOTTLERS, $1 50
TER GALLON.
RAplft.lWl?
Boarders Wanted.
M BS. A. O. HARRIS, corner of Howard and
Court streets, is prepsred to accommodate a
NUMBER OP BOARDERS, Her terms are
reasonable. f-blO-tf,
HAS A FILL AND COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
'IBOB GOODS
WILCU HE PROPOSES TO MAKE UP IN THE
Latest and Most Improved Styles.
ALSO A FINE STOCK OF
HATS I CRAVATS, SCARFS
ASD AND
FURNISHING GOODS UNDER WEAR
OF FINEST QUALITY.
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SPECIALITY.
MANUFACTURERS ANl> DEA' EH8 IN
^s—si■——ss—ws^S
■HILLS& M c DONALD,IKINGSFORD’S
OSWEGO
PURE AND
Silver Gloss Starch,
For tlio Laundry,
MANUFACTURED BY
T. KINGSFORD & SON,
The Best Starch in the World.
GIVES A BEAUTIFUL FINISH TO THE
Linen, and the difference in cost between it and
common starch is scarcely half a cent for an
ordinury washing. Ask your Groeoi for it.
FURNITURE,
15 liroad Street, Shorter Block.
HAVING PURCHASED B. S. LES
TER’S Stock of FURNITURE and
added to it that of
C. E. HILLS & CO.,
we are now opening ■ at B. S. Lester’s
old stand, with our New Goods con
stantly arriving,
TI*e Largest and Best Selected
Stock ever Offered to the Trade
of Cherokee Georgia.
We manufacture our medium and
low priced furniture, and sell all grades
from fine Dressing Case Suites to com
mon Bedsteads as low as any house ip
the State. Como anil prove it.
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KINGSFORD’S
Oswego Corn Starch
For Puddings, Blanc Mange,
Ice Cream,
Is Iho original — Established in 1848. And
pmerves ito reputation as runKit. btromgsr
and MonB delicate than any other arti
cle of tho kind offered, cither of the
same came or with other titles.
6tevknbon Macadam, Ph. D., Ac., the higheft
chemical authority ol Europe, carelully
h zed this Corn Stmch, and say* it is a ® 01 ,
excellent article of diet and in chernics!*® 1 *
feeding properties is fully equal to tha h®*
arrow root. ,
Directions for making Puddings, Cutt*r i »
Ac., accompany each one pound package.
For Sale by all First-class Grocers*
For sale by J. D. Carver, Rome, Gft*
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